Chapter Five: The Earlier You Buy, The Earlier You Enjoy_1

Dog Head George was very curious about this world, but being pinned here, he couldn't learn more. Observing Dog Head George's behavior, it seemed he was taking this opportunity to 'recruit talent' and wasn't much interested in ordinary humans. He paid close attention to those with non-human traits.

Perhaps such beings naturally possessed some special passives?

Not to mention anything else, but Dog Head George, wearing the police uniform of this world, likely had a sense of smell that was no worse than an ordinary dog's.

So, it was best to slip away. Once he returned to Hazy City and got his license, he could explore the extraordinary while moonlighting as a civilian Fog Traveler. He refused to believe that other anomalies that appeared in the thick fog would result in the same situation, being bound as soon as he arrived.

"Leaving already? Then you better hurry up," said Dog Head George directly. He was mainly interested in retaining those with specialized traits, not someone like Zheng Yichen. People with specialized traits were in high demand across many industries in this world. For instance, the person with scales worked steadily in the marine field.

As for humans like Zheng Yichen... it wasn't that they couldn't stay, it's just that there were simply too many humans.

One more didn't make a difference, one less didn't matter.

Thus, Zheng Yichen was taken back to where he had been before, and the things that had been confiscated were also returned to him: "It's fine to come back the way you came, but returning more than half an hour late will be against the rules."

Dog Head George reminded Zheng Yichen, who then stepped back into the mist. Looking around, his luck wasn't as good this time; he didn't arrive in a familiar environment but in a very damp place, where he could see figures moving through the mist.

There were some 'people' nearby, lying on the ground motionless, their bodies covered with scales. In this environment, Zheng Yichen could distinctly feel that his 'bodily sensations' had changed again. If in Dog Head's world his body felt extraordinarily active, here it was the environment that felt 'active'.

He could even vaguely sense the 'moisture' in the air, and it wasn't the normal feeling of environmental dampness.

Without any delay, Zheng Yichen retreated from the place. Though he was curious and wanted to explore further, his main priority was to return to the world where he had lived for a long time after transmigrating.

"Oh? Took the wrong turn?" Dog Head George asked, as he watched Zheng Yichen returning, and he lightly raised an eyebrow.

"I'm curious, since you want to recruit people, why don't you just go over there to recruit directly?"

"That's useless," Dog Head George said bluntly. "Those who can't pass through the rift on their own have terrible adaptability."

"Understood," said Zheng Yichen as he ran back into the mist. Dog Head George watched Zheng Yichen's retreating figure, a thoughtful expression appearing on his dog face. Other transmigrators, who could cross rifts, would be exhausted after just one short leap due to the pressure from the rifts.

Yet Zheng Yichen seemed to show no signs of fatigue. Was his adaptability exceptionally good, or was he keeping his true capabilities hidden?

Dog Head George didn't wait for Zheng Yichen to return again.

Zheng Yichen, having made it back to Hazy City on his second attempt, felt somewhat emotional. Dog Head George's side only had mist where the rifts appeared, while Hazy City was famous for its year-round mist. Could there be similarities between this mist and the rift-covered mist?

Zheng Yichen didn't know, but he was aware that Hazy City was definitely a hotspot for 'rifts'.

After returning, the first thing Zheng Yichen did was to find a place to hide until he was 'found' by the law enforcement officers who had sealed the scene and were driving people away. The officers were quite impatient with Zheng Yichen. After they had secured the area, those civilian Fog Travelers began playing hide and seek.

They still haven't found everyone, and on top of that, they had to rescue some Fog Travelers who fainted near the extraordinary phenomenon, clear out nearby active extraordinary creatures, and as for those extraordinary creatures, as for those fainted Fog Travelers, a hefty rescue bill was waiting for them afterward.

As for those who were awake, it was mainly about driving them away; there was no need to confiscate their equipment. The phenomena in the fog of Hazy City were no secret, managing the online aspect was sufficient, and also, due to the presence of these civilian Fog Travelers, the local research on the phenomenon had made numerous breakthroughs.

With more people filming, there would always be someone who captured some hard-to-capture scenes.

After blustering his way through, Zheng Yichen breathed a sigh of relief and put away his mobile phone.

Night Banquet Bar.

The bartender looked at the arriving Zheng Yichen and raised his eyebrows slightly, "You didn't bring a chicken, but you brought a few big rats?"

"What's wrong with big rats? The big rats are mutated." Zheng Yichen shook the bag in his hand.

"Alright, follow me." The bartender's gaze moved away from the bag. The big rats Zheng Yichen brought had been cleaned, so they didn't emit any abnormal odors, which was considered quite polite behavior.

He led Zheng Yichen to the back of the bar and again examined the big rats with gloves on, the bartender was quite surprised, "Not bad technique, all killed with a single strike."

The fatal wound on each big rat was a penetrating head wound, not caused by firearms, but more like the work of a long spear. The big rats did not move slowly, to precisely pierce their brains required accuracy, if Zheng Yichen really did that, then the bartender admitted he had underestimated the young man.

Confirming there were no issues with the proof, the bartender straightforwardly brought out some previously taken photos, printed a license, and then stamped it. After laminating it, he handed it to Zheng Yichen, "From today, you are a 'Hunter,' I wish you a long journey on this path."

Those who couldn't go far were dead.

Getting a license wasn't complicated, after all, it was the era of the internet, how troublesome could it be to get a certificate?

Zheng Yichen took out his mobile phone, "I also have a video here of the phenomenon shot from up close, does this place buy that?"

"Hmm? The phenomenon from yesterday? The specific value depends on how much useful information you captured." The bartender took out a list with prices for buying videos of the phenomenon, ranging from twenty bucks to two million, depending on what was captured near the phenomenon, the clarity of the images, etc.

Zheng Yichen took out some of the footage, which included parts of Dog Head George emerging from the fog. It was shot with his mobile phone, so the image quality naturally wasn't as clear as professional equipment would give, but such a large dog-headed person…

"You're really lucky, a video like this generally starts at fifty thousand." The bartender didn't inquire where the rest of the video was, but simply stated a price, "You can try to sell it to other research institutions, we don't primarily buy such videos here, we charge a 5% commission on the sale price for acting as an intermediary, which you may find high, but we're absolutely trustworthy in this regard."

"That straightforward? Can you give me more details?" Just capturing Dog Head George's image could fetch such a start price? Wouldn't professional equipment shoot straight to the moon?

The bartender smiled lightly and tossed his gloves into the trash bin, "If you want to know more details, that's going to cost, ranging from five thousand to five hundred thousand."

"Of course~ you could also choose to explore on your own. With buying information, the sooner you buy, the sooner you enjoy the benefits."