Grim returned to the mission hall the next day. He passed wolf fangs to the receptionist and waited for the formalities to end.

"Your token please." The receptionist requested.

"Here." Grim handed the token to her.

"Ten points have been transferred to your token. Here." She returned the token.

He took the token back and thought.

"We are likely to meet often. So, I might as well familiarise myself with her."

"Excuse me Senior. Do you have a name?"

"My name is Xue Ah. However, you can call me sister Xue." She replied with a slight smile.

"Farewell, sister Xue." Grim bowed, then made his way back.

The shack was noisy as ever.

"I need to become an inner disciple to cultivate properly. The only way I can cultivate for now is by going on missions." He was lost in his thoughts.

"Brother Grim, would you like to join us for a mission."

Grim was suddenly jolted back to reality. He looked at the two disciples.

One was skinny and another was on the chubbier side.

"Brother Grim, would you like to join us for a mission?" The chubby disciple asked again.

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Grim was about to deny it when the skinny disciple opened his mouth.

"Brother Grim, the reward is 60 points for completing mission. So, we can get 20 points each."

"The rewards are so generous, the mission must be quite dangerous too. So, I'm out." Grim rejected them.

The chubby disciple injected, "Brother Grim, the mission is to find the rare herb 'moon grass'. You can also get a bonus of 10 points for finding an extra herb."

"Well, why did you choose me of all disciples?"

The chubby disciple replied "All of the disciples have already taken a mission of their own. You just came back from a mission. So, you are our only option."

Grim went into a deep thought "I need 50 points for the liquid Qi worth a month. But, hunting missions will take me a couple of months to collect the required points."

"Give me the detail of the mission." Grim would make his decision after hearing the details of the mission.

The chubby disciple came forward and introduced himself.

"First, let us introduce ourselves. I am Meng Rong, and my family is a merchant. You can call me Brother Rong"

"He is Teng Guo, and he is from the Gou family. You can call him Brother Gou."

"Nice to meet you, Bother Rong, and Bother Guo. Do you mind sharing mission detail now?"

"Of course, Brother Grim. The mission is to collect 'moon grass'. They are located in the middle region of the forest, and they only shine at night making them easier to identify."

"It is located in the middle region? It is too dangerous for us."

"Brother Grim, I know a safer route. I have been there in the past. So, you don't need to worry about it." Meng Rong ensured him.

" Fine. So, when are we moving out?"

"We can start our journey tomorrow." Meng Rong replied.

"The time limit for the mission is one month. So, Brother Grim don't forget to make necessary preparations." Meng Rong reminded

They all decided to take a rest for the night.

The next morning, Grim woke up and went to the treasury. It was time to collect his cultivation resources for this month.

"Greeting senior Xia. I'm here for this month's cultivation resources."

"You are the kid with the peculiar name."

"Here is your liquid Qi." Treasurer Ren Xia handed the bottle to Grim.

Grim left the treasury and went to the market that was within the academy. He purchased food and water that would last him for a month and returned to the shack.

Meng Rong and Teng Guo were waiting for him.

"Let's move Brother Grim."

The journey had begun for three of them.

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