40. The HR Alliance Market

In Jiang-Nan city, one of the six major

headquarters in China, there was a

skyscraper that was 88 stories tall and full

of wealth. On the wall of the skyscraper

were two very flashy english characters:

'HR'. Around the first floor of the

skyscraper, there was a beautiful plaza

which had the largest fountain in the city.

Around the plaza, there were at least a

thousand soldiers patrolling with real

guns, preventing any outsider from

stepping even one step inside.

Every pedestrian who passes by looks at

the skyscraper in admiration.

Most of the people in the entire city have

never entered the area.

[BEEP!]

An electronic sound rang.

Within a moment, the patrolling soldiers

immediately made way for a military SUV

with 'HR' on the car body. It stopped in

front of the gate of the lobby, HUA, the door opened, and three fully armed

fighters came out, either carrying a spear,

a blade and a hexagonal shield, or two

metal boxes on their backs.

"Mister, please enter" the doorman of the

lobby's entrance greeted them

respectfully.

The three fighters immediately entered

the skyscraper's lobby.

"Let's go, Han Sen, let's go sit at the bar at

the side and wait for the captain and the

others to come" Chen Gu laughed.

"I still haven't seen the captain yet. I

wonder what he looks like" laughed Han Sen. At the same time, he observed the

HR alliance market. This was the

underground alliance that was built by the

power families and corporations all around

the world. It acted as their headquarters in

Jiang-Nan city, so this skyscraper was

extremely extravagant.

The lobby was full of eccentric people,

even their simple accessories were out of the ordinary.

The waiter in the lobby, the handsome

men and the beautiful women, each of

them had a refreshing smile.

Han Sen, Chen Gu, and the other member

'Zhang Ke' all sat on the sofa.

"What will you three be having?" smiled

the waiter as he bowed while asking.

"Tie Guan Yin"!

"Pu'Er tea, with a hint of Jasmine!"

Fire Cannon Chen Gu and Zhang Ke, these

two senior fighters spoke immediately,

which shocked Han Sen a bit. In the Limit

Hall, these two drank alcohol frequently.

Zhang Ke, whose biceps were bulging like a

gorilla's, laughed as he said: "Han Sen, the

wilderness is dangerous, so we can't drink

alcohol"

Han Sen suddenly came to, yes, you can't

take the wilderness lightly, how could you

drink alcohol now?

"I'll also have a cup of Pu'Er tea" laughed Han Sen .

A solemn, musical song was playing in the

lobby. It was a piece played by a flute. As to

what song it was, he couldn't tell.

However, the song was soothing, yet

energizing. It made one feel much more

refreshed.

"Han Sen, the first floor is the resting area

for guests. From the second floor and up,

it's where items are sold" Chen Gu smiled,

"In the underground alliance, the prices

are lower than the full price of the things

in the 'Limit Home"s internet market. Of

course, it costs more than our half price"

Han Sen nodded, half price was

something that only the members of the

Dojo could enjoy.

"The best thing about the underground

alliance marketplace is..... that we can sell

the ingredients we obtain from the

monsters for a high price to them"

explained Chen Gu, "if we sell the

ingredients from hunted monsters to the

Dojo, we also earn contribution points but the price is lower. If we sell them to the

underground alliance marketplace, we get

more money but no contribution points.

Naturally, which one you decide to sell to

is entirely up to you"

Han Sen laughed, as to this point, he

already read some posts on the fighter

discussion thread, so he knew this a long

time ago.

Selling to the Dojo gives contribution

points and money.

Selling to the underground alliance

marketplace gives only money, but a lot of

it.

"Brother Wang, you've already been

working for the entire night, take a break

and leave it to me" a soft sound rang. Han Sen, who was holding his tea cup,

suddenly turned his head as if he was

shocked by electricity.

At the bar, there was a young woman in a

white, collared shirt and long black pants,

who was changing positions with another manager.

In this bar, there were 12 waiters and a

manager. The bar was open 24 hours and

they had 8 hour shifts, so there were three

different groups.

"Xu Xin?" Han Sen looked with disbelief at

the female manager. A professional woman

who had an air of nobleness around her.

There is no way an ordinary person can

become the manager of the bar of the

underground alliance's lobby. This is a

place that was made just to serve

fighters!

Just to become a waiter, you would

probably have to graduate from a

prestigious college and undergo tons of

training, not to mention a bar manager.

"Xu Xin....."

How did that plain high school girl in the

past change herself so dramatically?

"Brother Chen, brother Zhang, I'm going to

go over there for a bit". Han Sen left his

bag, shield, blade, etc. on the sofa, and he stood up smiling as he headed over to the

bar.

In the bar.

Xu Xin's head was lowered as she checked

the supplies at the counter, suddenly -

"Xu Xin" - a familiar voice rang.

"Hm?" Xu Xin was shocked. The people

who knew her in the lobby usually called

her 'Manager Xu', and usually the fighters

don't know her name. How could someone

call her 'Xu Xin', and this voice sounds so

familiar. Xu Xin raised her head--

At this time, Han Sen's head was lowered

as he looked into the bar, and Xu Xin was

half-squatted as she finished checking the

wine and raised her head.

Their gazes met.

Han Sen and Xu Xin both suddenly had

the same feeling, their hearts throbbed a

bit.

"Han Sen, why are you here?" Xu Xin

reacted, and she stood up as she laughed."Even Xu Xin can become a manager here,

how come I can't be here?" laughed Han Sen as he said. Looking at the young

woman in front of him, Han Sen couldn't

help but to think about his times in high

school, where he sat in the back of the

classroom and silently looked at Xu Xin's

back..... he had a crush for a long time, but

he just didn't have the chance to

confess.

He thought he would probably never see

Xu Xin again, but he ended up meeting her

right before his first trip to the wilderness

at the HR alliance market.

"Ah, Han Sen, you're a fighter?" Xu Xin saw

Han Sen's outfit and couldn't help but to

say in surprise.

"Yea, I'll be going to the wilderness soon"

laughed Han Sen.

"The wilderness?" Xu Xin's face changed a

bit.

All over the world, the areas other than

the cities were called the wilderness. For the people who live in the cities, the

wilderness was basically a replacement for

the forbidden area of death. There were all

types of monsters there: sinister, strange

ones, and large, barbaric ones. There were

also existences that were near invincible.

Only the strongest of mankind, the

'fighters', could go there and fight the

monsters.

Xu Xin couldn't have thought..... that Han

Sen was a fighter, and that he was about

to enter the wilderness.

In reality, Xu Xin knew that Han Sen liked

her a bit..... this kind of thing was

impossible to hide. Han Sen constantly

looked at her every day in class, and Xu

Xin naturally caught Han Sen staring at

her when she turned her head. Naturally,

Xu Xin understood Han Sen's thoughts.

It was just that both sides failed to point it

out.

"Han Sen, the captain's here, come"

shouted Chen Gu."I'll be going there" said Han Sen to Xu

Xin.

"Okay" nodded Xu Xin.

Han Sen went back to his original place.

At this time, three people arrived, and two

of them looked similar. One look is enough

to tell you that they're twins. Both of them

had a shield and a scimitar on their backs.

The third man was extremely large and

had two black sledgehammers that were

glowing with a bit of silver.

"Han Sen, these two are the famous 'Twin

Moon Scimitar' brothers of the Wei family,

Wei Tie and Wei Qing" smiled Chen Gu as

he said.

The Wei brothers nodded their heads

towards Han Sen and put down their

shields and scimitars and sat down.

"Brother Tie, brother Qing" smiled Han Sen as he greeted.

The other members of the fire hammer

squad are much older than Han Sen, at least 10 years older. Compared to the

other five people, Han Sen indeed seems

like a little brother.

"This, is the captain of our fire hammer

squad, 'Dual Wind Hammer' Gao Feng" said

Chen Gu. Han Sen couldn't help but to

notice that captain 'Gao Feng', wasn't that

tall. He was barely past 180 cm. His

speciality was that he was extremely well

built, as if he was made out of steel

bars.

Gao Feng sneered, and the muscles of his

face were like rocks as he approached:

"Han Sen, you also use a blade, so after

entering the wilderness, try to get some

experience from Wei Tie and Wei Qing.

You have good talent, so I'm sure you'll

swiftly become a member of our team"

"Okay" nodded Han Sen.

No matter what, his first priority is to not

become a burden for this elite fighter

squad.

"Take a break and we'll leave" said Gao

Feng."Yes, captain"

Including Han Sen, the five of them

nodded.

In just twenty minutes, Gao Feng and the

others finished their drinks and stood up,

"Let's go, to the wilderness". Han Sen

immediately picked up his ghost blade,

shield, etc.

"Han Sen" - a sound rang.

Han Sen turned his head.

At this time, Xu Xin's chest pounded a bit.

For some reason, the thought of Han Sen

entering the dangerous wilderness made

her worried. Maybe Xu Xin also started to

develop some special feelings for the boy

who had a crush on her during high

school.

"Yes?" Han Sen looked at Xu Xin.

"In the next few days, school will start for

me. But during college, I'll be the manager

here on Fridays and the weekend" Xu Xin

yelled, "You better come at those times". As she yelled this, Xu Xin's face started to

turn red.

"Okay, I'll come for sure"

Han Sen let out a smile.

"You picked one up so quickly? Nice!" Chen

Gu slapped Han Sen shoulder as he

laughed loudly.

"This is one of the benefits of being young,

all the beautiful women stick to you"

laughed Gao Feng on the side. Since he

already determined to let Han Sen join

the fire hammer squad, naturally they'll

treat him as a brother.

Han Sen just laughed.

"Let's go!"

"Get on the car!"

The six of the Fire Squad team members

got on the HR alliance private car and

headed towards the train station, where

they'll ride a train headed towards the

wilderness.