The white-haired school beauty sighs every day, yet he keeps getting stronger.

The Monster Hunter Guild is an officially supported nationwide guild for card players.

This institution is usually established in every city, town, and market town near the border.

In order to hunt monsters in the dimensional rift, card masters must first go to the Monster Hunting Guild to obtain a qualification certificate.

Becoming a Level 1 Card Master is the most basic requirement for obtaining a qualification certificate.

Confirm your identity information, demonstrate your capabilities, and pay the registration fee.

After completing this series of procedures at the guild window, you can become a demon hunter.

Cai Kun helped Zhang Ziyang quickly complete the formalities and soon obtained the qualification certificate.

These are two palm-sized black cards.

The material is a special adhesive, which is very strong and not easily damaged.

The front is engraved with the logo of the Demon Hunter Guild, and the background features a long sword with the sun and moon intertwined.

The back of the card features the two people's names.

The issuing location and date are engraved in the corner.

Inside the certificate, there is also a small electromagnetic chip.

It can be recognized with just a scan.

It functions similarly to a meal card issued by the school, but it is more advanced.

"Brother Yang, take a look at this."

As Cai Kun spoke, he casually handed Zhang Ziyang a stack of detailed instructions regarding the upgrade of his qualification certificate.

This was given to me by the staff when I was applying for the qualification certificate at the window.

"it is good."

Zhang Ziyang took it and quickly scanned it.

The text states that each Tier 1 Card Master initially receives the lowest-level black certificate.

This type of qualification certificate only has one very basic function.

That is, it allows cardholders to enter lower-level rifts to hunt monsters.

Apart from that, there are no other benefits or perks.

And the qualification certificate can be upgraded!

The Demon Hunter Guild classifies qualification certificates according to the quality of the Soul Cards.

From lowest to highest: black, white, green, blue, purple, yellow, orange, red, gold.

The higher the level of the qualification certificate, the more benefits and perks you can enjoy provided by the labor union.

The most basic benefit is that you can get a discount when purchasing desired items through guild channels.

Rare monster materials;

The large number of crystal cores required for cultivation;

A powerful tactic that is difficult to obtain through ordinary channels;

A top-tier meditation method that is priceless...

These resources, which are difficult to obtain from outside sources, can be obtained through labor unions.

In addition, advanced qualifications offer great convenience in daily life.

For example, there are preferential policies for buying a house, interest-free loans of different amounts can be obtained from banks based on the qualification level, priority channels can be used to buy train and plane tickets, admission to major domestic tourist attractions can be free, two free physical examinations can be conducted annually at local top-tier hospitals, families of those who die in battle receive high compensation, and families can be evacuated first in the event of a major disaster... and so on.

It can be said that as long as the card operator's qualification certificate is of a high enough level, they can fully enjoy the various conveniences and preferential policies provided by the state.

To upgrade your certification, you need points.

So how do you earn points?

First, hunt down monsters.

After a card master kills a monster, they bring its corpse or materials back to sell to the guild.

The Monster Hunter Guild will buy back the monsters at a reasonable market price and award corresponding points.

This is also one of the main ways for card dealers to upgrade their qualification certificates.

The more powerful the monster you hunt, the more points you get.

Second, complete the tasks assigned by the union.

On the large display screen in the union hall, tasks of varying difficulty are usually issued.

For example--

Collect a certain number of specific body parts from a certain type of monster;

Collect the unique herbs found within the boundary;

Escort the research team to conduct in-depth investigations into the boundary gap;

To apprehend a criminal card dealer or to provide them with intelligence;

Card players can earn money and corresponding points as long as they complete guild tasks.

Third, bring back the remains of the victims who perished within the boundary.

Exploring the rift will involve fighting with monsters, and a moment's carelessness can lead to death and destruction.

The number of card masters who die each year while exploring the rifts is an alarming figure.

In addition, the remains of card masters contain energy, and monsters that eat them will become even stronger.

This move not only aims to curb the growth of monsters, but also to allow these card masters to return to their roots.

The Monster Hunter Guild will award bonuses and points to anyone who brings back the remains of the deceased card master.

"I see."

Zhang Ziyang closed the instruction manual, having already gained a general understanding of the matter.

It seems the government is providing significant support to the Demon Hunter Guild!

Therefore, it is necessary to upgrade this qualification certificate.

Zhang Ziyang turned to look at Cai Kun and asked:

"Ah Kun, how many points do we need to upgrade our qualification certificate from black to white?"

Once you upgrade to a white-level certificate, you can purchase items on the Monster Hunter Guild's official website and enjoy a 10% discount.

He will need a large number of crystal cores for his subsequent cultivation.

Buying it at the normal market price is simply unaffordable.

With a 10% discount, you can save quite a bit.

Cai Kun answered without hesitation:

"It takes 100 points. The guild will give about 5 points for hunting ordinary Tier 1 monsters. That means each person would need to kill 20, so the two of us together would need 40."

Zhang Ziyang pressed further, "What about the second-tier demonic beasts?"

Cai Kun replied:

"Hunting a regular second-tier demonic beast will give you about fifteen points from the guild, and you'll need to kill about seven to level up. But Yang-ge, are we even capable of handling second-tier demonic beasts?"

First-tier monsters typically possess only one bloodline ability.

In most cases, they fight solely with their demonic bodies, which are far stronger than those of humans.

For card players who possess release devices and wildcards, winning is not difficult; they can achieve it simply by remaining calm and composed.

But second-tier monsters are different.

They possess at least two bloodline abilities, and their demonic body strength is significantly increased compared to the first tier.

For a first-tier card master to kill them at a higher tier is extremely difficult.

Of course, the strong are not included.

Zhang Ziyang glanced at Cai Kun:

"What are you saying? Don't you believe in my abilities?"

First-tier demonic beasts pose no challenge to him at present.

He would only be able to take it seriously if it were against a second-tier demon beast.

Given this, it's natural to prioritize quality over quantity.

Otherwise, just taking out dozens of demonic beasts would be a huge undertaking.

Cai Kun chuckled:

"How could that be? I'd rather doubt myself than doubt your abilities, Brother Yang! Enough with the chit-chat, let's go to the task display screen in the lobby now and see if there are any tasks we can take on."

Cai Kun had already asked about it on the way here.

Zhang Ziyang has now reached the first tier, five stars.

It's just one step away from reaching Tier 1, Six Stars.

Upon hearing this reply, Cai Kun exclaimed "pervert!" several times.

Improving one's cultivation level becomes increasingly difficult as one progresses, but Zhang Ziyang has been making rapid progress all the way, which is truly admirable.

Even before breaking through to the first tier, Zhang Ziyang was able to defeat a first-tier, two-star monster puppet in a matter of seconds.

Now...

Ordinary second-tier monsters probably wouldn't be enough for Brother Yang to kill!

Thinking of this, Cai Kun couldn't help but feel a little smug.

Fortunately, he dragged his adoptive father over to form a team, otherwise he really wouldn't have dared to come down to the dimensional rift so soon after breaking through to the first level.

"Let's go!"

The two walked side by side.

We quickly arrived at the task display screen in the lobby.

It was already afternoon, but there were still many card masters gathered here to receive their tasks.

With more people, the composition of the air becomes more diverse.

Sweaty feet, the smell of blood, tobacco, engine oil, cheap perfume...

The stench almost knocked the two people, who had just entered and weren't used to the environment, to the ground.

It is estimated that only a very small number of people are ecstatic.

On the display screen, which is several meters long, a series of union tasks are listed.

The task section is divided into two lists, left and right.

The left side is more difficult and offers greater rewards.

The right side is slightly less difficult, but the rewards are also less.

The card dealers at the scene spontaneously divided themselves into two camps based on their own abilities.

They were all staring at the screen, searching for tasks within their capabilities that offered decent rewards.

At that moment, a scene suddenly popped into Zhang Ziyang's mind: he and Xiao Kunkun squeezed forward, pushing through the crowd, saying, "Make way! Make way!"

Hmm~ Doing it like this... I hope I won't get beaten to death?