Chapter 36 Stormy Seas and Plans

Zhou Jing felt a storm of uncertainty within.

He wouldn't be surprised to see this thing anywhere in the main world, but this was another dimension! How could something from the main world appear here?

First, he could confirm that this thing wasn't something he brought in. This emblem was the national emblem of Hein.

Hein was another member of the "Top Seven Nations" in the Starry Sky United Commonwealth, and his nationality was the Republic of Chidu, not the same country.

The appearance of the Hein national emblem in the Alien Beast World meant that people from the main world must have come here long ago.

The question was, how did they get here? Did someone time-travel in history, or was there another way?

And did the main world know about this? If so, what level of people knew?

In any case, Zhou Jing could confirm that he had never seen a single word about this in all his years of surfing the internet.

'What exactly is going on?'

Zhou Jing's heart surged.

What kind of mechanism allowed his Star Realm Shuttle Panel to locate this world?

Was it random... or was it because there was some kind of entanglement between the Alien Beast World and the main world that it was located?

What was the connection between the main world and this plane?

A flood of questions rushed into his mind.

Zhou Jing thought that he was the only outsider who had come to this plane, but now he suddenly discovered that the waters of Star Realm Shuttling seemed to be deeper than he had imagined.

Originally, he was thinking about whether to move knowledge from the main world and carry out some technological reforms, but now it seemed that this idea had to be shelved.

Before he figured out the situation, he couldn't mess around.

Thinking of this, Zhou Jing suddenly felt a little lucky.

He hadn't obtained the Star Realm Shuttle Panel for very long, and fortunately, out of habit, he had always kept a low profile, silently working towards his goal.

He still restrained his desires and didn't become arrogant and reckless in a strange world just because he had obtained this opportunity.

If he had been unscrupulous, unpredictable things might have happened...

At this moment, Griff noticed that Zhou Jing had been staring at the emblem and asked curiously, "Jason, do you recognize this emblem?"

Zhou Jing immediately reacted, his mind racing. He shifted his gaze and shook his head.

"I can't identify it either."

He didn't know what the situation was, and he didn't plan to reveal that he knew about the main world.

Although he wasn't using his main body now, but the body of a Star Realm Apostle, wearing an impenetrable disguise, he still planned to be careful.

"Since no one recognizes it, let's just leave it for now."

Griff shrugged and threw the Hein national emblem back into the loot.

Zhou Jing turned his gaze to the pile of miscellaneous loot, his eyes flickering slightly.

Putting aside how this national emblem came to the Alien Beast World... the question was, how did this thing appear in the lair of the Dig Bones?

Did these Dig Bones ever kill a visitor from the main world? Or did someone in a looted caravan collect this emblem? Or was it simply picked up?

Zhou Jing's thoughts raced, and he then looked at the nest burning with raging flames, feeling a little helpless.

All the Dig Bones had been thrown in to be cremated, and there wasn't a single living person left to question.

Tsk, everyone was too fast...

Now, there were only the corpses of two Razor-toothed Dragons left in the field. This thing was at least an alien beast, and if it was sent to the Hunter Workshop in White Plains City, it could be sold for a sum of money.

As for the Razor-toothed Dragon that Baron and Weiss had dealt with, it hadn't been killed. It had lost its treasure and its fighting spirit, and had been lying down throughout the entire battle, whimpering at the moment.

A living Razor-toothed Dragon could be sold for more money. Seeing that it had lost its vigor, Weiss didn't deliver a killing blow, planning to ride it back to White Plains City and sell it.

Moreover, castrated alien beasts were easier to tame... Weiss's fighting style was not only a personal hobby, but also in line with economic benefits. It was the result of his careful consideration.

In any case, Weiss felt that his fighting style was quite clever.

When the nest was almost burned, everyone had sorted out the spoils, collected the body of the unlucky soldier who had been headshot, and dragged the corpses of the two Razor-toothed Dragons, setting off on their return journey.

Zhou Jing followed everyone back.

He was silent along the way, looking preoccupied. Everyone thought that he was still immersed in the emotions of avenging his brother, so they didn't talk to him to disturb him.

……

Two days later, everyone walked out of the Black Shirt Forest, and the Frostwood Village by the river came into view.

Seeing the familiar scene, everyone relaxed.

"We're finally out."

Baron was in high spirits.

Not only had he solved the Dig Bones and avenged his companions, but he had also retrieved his battle axe that he had used for many years. He was in a good mood at the moment.

At this time, Weiss came up to him, rubbing his fingers together, the meaning self-evident.

"Are you in such a hurry?" Baron chuckled, took out his money bag from his arms, and threw it to Weiss.

Weiss didn't need to open the bag. He weighed it slightly and knew that it weighed two hundred Terra Silver Coins. He was immediately overjoyed.

"Hey, the thing I like most about you is that you give money readily... although it was originally my money."

"In any case, thank you for this time." Baron nodded his thanks.

Although it was a monetary employment, Weiss agreed to it partly because of their friendship. After all, hunters weren't really short of money. Baron wouldn't feel that just because he paid, it meant that people should help him. The simple values of this world weren't so materialistic.

"It's a small matter. Actually, Jason is enough. He's already so strong. I just came to lend a hand."

Weiss waved his hand dismissively, then turned over and rode on the Razor-toothed Dragon mother... or rather, the Razor-toothed Dragon (mother).

"The matter is settled, so I'll leave directly."

"Aren't you going back to the village to rest for a while?" Griff asked.

"I'm not going. The corpses of these two Razor-toothed Dragons aren't very fresh anymore. I have to take them back to White Plains City quickly, otherwise the selling price will drop again..." Weiss said, then smacked his lips: "Besides, there's nothing to do in your village. I miss the soft breasts of the inn's maid."

"Alright, alright, then get out of here quickly." Baron scolded with a smile.

"Hmph, I can't be bothered with you. Remember to come to the tavern and find me to split the money when the time comes... You guards, drag these two Razor-toothed Dragon corpses and follow me back to the city. I'll treat you to a round at the tavern when we get back."

Weiss curled his lips, drove the Razor-toothed Dragon (mother) away, and the nine White Plains City soldiers hurriedly dragged the corpses of the two Razor-toothed Dragons and followed, leaving together.

In the field, only Zhou Jing, Baron, Griff and the other Frostwood Village hunters were left.

The few people crossed the small bridge and returned to Frostwood Village, bringing back the news that the Dig Bones nest had been destroyed, which quickly spread throughout the village.

Groups of villagers were greatly excited and put down their farm work to rush over, surrounding the hunter team and curiously asking about the details. When they heard that the Dig Bones were no longer a threat, they were all overjoyed.

This Dig Bones nest had always been a hidden danger for Frostwood Village, but it had always been difficult to solve. They had appealed to the lord many times without results. Originally, the villagers of Frostwood Village felt that they would have to live with the Dig Bones nest for a long time, but now that this danger had been eliminated once and for all, the villagers were extremely happy and praised the few people endlessly.

"Oh, thanks to Captain Baron, this problem was solved."

"It's a good thing our village has you guarding it!"

Many villagers praised in unison.

At this time, Baron raised his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet. Then, he put his arm around Zhou Jing's shoulders and said loudly:

"Everyone, if it weren't for Jason, we wouldn't have solved the Dig Bones so quickly. His contribution is just as great."

Baron didn't want to take credit, and that was what he thought in his heart.

Although he had guided Zhou Jing, he had learned so quickly, and that was his ability. In just half a year, he had gained combat power that surpassed his own, and that was why he was able to avenge the Dig Bones in such a short period of time.

Otherwise, this problem would have plagued them for a longer time.

When the many villagers heard this, they nodded one after another, looked at Zhou Jing, and praised him enthusiastically.

"Jason Wood" had stayed in Frostwood Village for half a year, and the villagers were familiar with him. The folk customs here were simple, and they had long regarded him as one of their own.

"There's no need to say these things, I'm just avenging my brother." Zhou Jing once again used this excuse.

At this time, Leiner squeezed out of the crowd, looking around: "Where's Uncle Weiss?"

"He went back to the city." A hunter replied.

"Ah... he didn't even say goodbye to me." Leiner was disappointed.

"You brat, you only care about your Uncle Weiss, don't you care about your father?" Baron said unhappily.

"I've already seen that Father is fine." Leiner scratched his head.

"He's just a child." Griff didn't take it to heart, and smiled as he picked up Leiner.

Leiner turned his head to look at Zhou Jing, and suddenly asked curiously: "Uncle Jason, why haven't I seen Uncle Ross recently? Did he get lost?"

Zhou Jing: "..."

Crap, these two days I've been thinking about the national emblem, I was wondering if I forgot something!

I forgot to call Ross back on the road!

The corner of Zhou Jing's eye twitched slightly, and he quickly checked the location, but found that Ross hadn't stayed in the Black Shirt Forest, but had returned to the vicinity of Frostwood Village.

...Fortunately, it seems that this follower isn't that stupid. If he can't wait for anyone, he knows to come back.

"He might be playing around somewhere, I'll go find him."

Zhou Jing perfunctorily said, taking the opportunity to get away from the crowd and slipped away alone.

The others didn't stop him.

Griff watched Zhou Jing leave in a hurry, shook his head with a smile, and suddenly remembered something. He took out the Hein national emblem from his arms, handed it to Leiner, and said with a loving smile:

"That's right, I brought you a gift."

"Wow, so pretty."

Leiner's gaze was immediately attracted by the exquisite Hein national emblem.

……

On the other side.

Zhou Jing followed the location for a while and found Ross by the small river a distance away from Frostwood Village. This was the place where he first summoned Ross.

He saw Ross squatting by the river bank, maintaining this posture for an unknown amount of time, with a layer of floating dust on his head and shoulders.

Noticing someone approaching, he silently turned his head, hugging his knees and looking up at Zhou Jing.

Ross:

Whether it was an illusion or not, Zhou Jing seemed to see a hint of grievance in these big eyes.

Zhou Jing coughed to cover up his embarrassment and touched Ross's head, reading the follower's experience log.

Ross's encounters in the past two days were quickly read. At first, he had stayed in the location where he had first discovered the Dig Bones, acting as an eye, as instructed by Zhou Jing.

But when the group solved the Dig Bones and returned, Zhou Jing was shocked by the discovery of the Hein national emblem, and his mind was completely focused on it. He actually forgot to call him halfway.

Ross obediently squatted there for another day and night.

It wasn't until Zhou Jing's location was far away that Ross acted and ran all the way out of the Black Shirt Forest.

Because the subjugation team was carrying spoils and prey, he was much faster, and actually returned to the vicinity of Frostwood Village earlier.

So Ross silently returned to his "birthplace" and obediently waited, planning to wait for Zhou Jing to remember so that he could find himself easily.

"Uh, sorry... I almost forgot about you."

Zhou Jing was actually a little embarrassed.

Ross was expressionless, stood up, and followed behind Zhou Jing as usual.

The way you're acting is making me feel even more ashamed...

Zhou Jing scratched his head and took Ross back to the village.

By the time he returned to the house, it was already evening.

Zhou Jing casually ordered Ross to cook, sat down at the table himself, and pondered over his thoughts these past few days.

After two days of easing, Zhou Jing wasn't as shocked as he was when he first saw the Hein national emblem.

He felt that this doubt could not be answered for the time being, so he suppressed it in his heart and decided to investigate this matter in secret, treating it as a goal to act upon.

But for now, the most important thing was to manage the Star Realm Apostle, and to arrange his code of conduct in this situation. He already had some ideas.

"I have to pay attention to my usual behavior..."

Zhou Jing muttered to himself.

He felt that before he figured out the connection between the main world and this plane, he still had to hide himself, not only relying on the appearance of the Star Realm Apostle to disguise himself, but also paying attention to his usual behavior.

Although he was used to being low-key, before this, he was somewhat casual in his dealings with the people of the Alien Beast World. Now he had to pay attention to this area and try not to show the habits of the main world.

And the solution was actually readily available, and that was to deeply play a "characteristic" of a Star Realm Apostle, not just to farm synchronization.

The more he got into the role, the less likely he was to show his original habits.

The Alien Beast World itself was quite dangerous, but at this moment, it was shrouded in a layer of mysterious mist in Zhou Jing's eyes.

"Clues about the main world are hard to come by, and deliberately investigating them may not be fruitful. It's enough to pay more attention to it usually... Now, the most important thing is to clear the Star Realm Apostle. This is a more substantial benefit."

Zhou Jing calmed his mind and distinguished between the primary and secondary contradictions.

……

Nothing happened overnight.

Early the next morning, before Zhou Jing got out of bed, there was a knock on the door.

Knock, knock, knock...

"Who is it, coming to find me so early in the morning?"

Zhou Jing got up and opened the door. Seeing that the visitor was Baron, he invited Baron in.

Baron walked in and asked with concern:

"Jason, I saw that you were preoccupied a few days ago. How are you?"

"I'm fine... I just miss Will."

Zhou Jing shook his head, once again offering his always effective "brother."

Baron nodded, hesitated, and was a little hesitant.

Zhou Jing noticed Baron's expression and felt strange:

"What do you want to say? This is not like you to be so coy."

"Alright... I wanted to ask, we have already avenged Will, what are you going to do next?"

Baron's tone was probing.

Hearing this, Zhou Jing immediately understood Baron's meaning.

The main reason why he stayed in Frostwood Village in the first place was to avenge his "brother."

Now that he had successfully avenged himself, it seemed that there was no reason to continue staying.

Maybe when they were in the forest a few days ago, Baron had already wanted to ask, but he misunderstood that he was missing his brother and was preoccupied, so he didn't open his mouth...

Zhou Jing's mind raced.

Baron nurtured him, in addition to being a tradition for Alien Beast Hunters, there may also be the meaning of nurturing a successor, and it seems that he wanted him to replace him as the garrison hunter of Frostwood Village, so now he came to ask about his plans?

"What you want to ask is, will I still stay in Frostwood Village?"

Zhou Jing didn't beat around the bush and directly broke the point.

Baron was silent for a while, didn't answer directly, and slowly opened his mouth:

"In the beginning, I taught you, and I did have some thoughts of expanding the White Plains City area hunters, and I also hoped that you would stay in Frostwood Village and become the second garrison hunter..."

At this time, Baron suddenly changed the subject:

"But now it seems that this may not be the best choice."

Zhou Jing raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean?"

Baron shook his head and said sincerely:

"In the past half a year, I have seen your talent, and perhaps your future should not be in this remote place... If you travel to other places, you can become stronger, protect more people, and kill more alien beasts."

"Are you chasing me away?" Zhou Jing was surprised, and didn't expect Baron to have such an attitude.

"That's not the case, I'm just making a suggestion." Baron shook his head, then smiled heartily: "Of course, I'd be very happy if you stayed."

Hearing this, Zhou Jing pondered for a while, and didn't hide anything, and said: "I'll still stay here for a while, but in the distant future, I should go to other places and see more of this world as a hunter. I don't want to hide this from you."

According to his plan, he would naturally stay near White Plains City before the secondary enhancement, but he wouldn't always stay here.

This was only a corner of the Alien Beast World, and there were still too many unknown areas to explore. He still wanted to understand this world further.

Hearing this, Baron laughed, without any hypocrisy, and said sincerely:

"Don't mind me, your idea is very normal... Before I guarded Frostwood Village, I also had a life of traveling around, seeing all kinds of people and things, and finally chose to settle in this remote corner of the world, planning to guard here and retire.

Every Alien Beast Hunter should have such an experience, and I support you.

A person can only find a place where they truly want to stay after experiencing the journey."

"...I'll remember it."

Zhou Jing nodded lightly, touched, and a slight ripple arose in his heart.

At this moment, there was a burst of noise from the direction of the village entrance, and villagers ran past the window from time to time.

The two were slightly stunned and opened the door to stop a villager.

"What happened?"

When the villager saw that it was the two of them calling him, he stopped immediately and replied:

"Captain Baron, Jason, the grain collection team from White Plains City is here."