My Last Hunt

Bargain 

Nothing is free of price

The lodge was exceptionally clean and nicely decorated with essentials. It resembled as someone having a stable income and rent a beautiful apartment. This said the higher level hunter has a stable salary according to Qiao. The hunter led him toward his training room. There were few weapons hanging on the wall and some of the stone shining in the middle of the room. Qiao was shocked to see the stone. If he was not wrong then these stones were active but when did the hunter spawn his control over them or commanded? 

"With the level increased the control over the stone and the distance improve greatly. When I go outside of my lodge I leave them active to make sure no one break in or rob my possessions." Deadwater explained seeing the look of astonishment on the face of the young hunter. Qiao nodded. "After you left the hunter king told me that you were the one fighting against the Grand Delirium so I decided to search and ask for a favor." The higher level hunter spoke. He has delayed his test trials more than once. Another test trials date was near and he has yet to grasp the fifth element of his hunting. 

"What is it? I wonder if a level five hunter can be helpful for a level eight hunter?" Qiao was amazed now. If the hunter was looking for him then he wished to know the reason in brief. "It is not about the tendency or part of any injury but my consciousness has a scar which hinders me from acquiring a faithfulness of a beast. I had been doing everything to look for the solution of this problem but could find one. Someone told me that only a hunter with superior level consciousness can heal this scar." The hunter uttered. 

"So according to this since I fought with the Phantasm I possess stronger consciousness?" Qiao was pleasantly surprised. The hunter gestured him to sit on the chair. He also sat in front of Qiao. "Considering your age and the level; it can be highly regarded stronger than a level eight." The hunter sighed. "I am called Deadwater by the way but it is not my real name." The hunter placed his hand on his chest while introducing. He toned it like he was speaking with an equal level hunter which was evident from his actions. 

"What is your real name?" Qiao eased up on the chair and asked. He was sitting in front of the higher level hunter; from his clothing to his styled chain hanging around his waist everything was exquisite. His hair style matched with the Roman Reign a wrestler in the advanced world. The above hair was secured with band. The hair was not longer than the neck length. The super bright eyes showed his plain nature. There was a mark of some symbol on the back of his left hand. 

"My name is Dachin." The hunter replied. "Brother Dachin let me say that you did not go all out in finding the solution, is that true?" Qiao immediately turned down his claim that he has done many ways to solve the problem. It was truth. He did not go all out because most of the solutions led toward evil means. "Haha you are quite smart. To be honest I cannot go against my own rules no matter if I fail the grueling struggle. You can name it anything, be it stubborn or odd." The hunter eased up speaking. "If you are confident then I may can be of some help and heal the scar." Qiao shook his shoulders. 

According to him the hunter must have done homework about it that's why he was waiting for him. "For this there is a set price. Would you mind paying?" Qiao came to his point straight. Seeing that the higher level hunter wanted his favor then there was no slick asking favor in return. "Sure I would not be taking it granted as well. I don't mind the price." Dachin shook his shoulders gladly. What was most gearing other than the Test Trials for Hunter King? No matter if the level five hunter ask exuberant price; he has means to pay. 

For all these years he has accumulated many assets. Using half of them for healing his worry would not count much. Qiao was not thinking to demand spoils or anything similar. He wanted to learn the advance hunting hence he was about to join Hunting School but there was a problem. Spending lot of time on the inner field learning would waste his time. He wanted to skip the slow burn process similar of a school in advanced world. Three months; only three months were ahead for him to decide his fate. 

The Hunting Schools would enroll him for the classes and then the boring mentors. No matter what place a mentor belongs; its characteristics never change. They keep giving warnings. They mention some horrible events of the students who failed to follow the guidance of the mentor and then lost forever. They warn and scare the students so on and so forth. Qiao could imagine why the hunters take hundred of years in learning and advancing a single level; the credit goes to nasty teachers. Some of students take the warning on their hearts and never take risk in life. 

For Qiao he has lesser time to go through such circumstances again. He has already done his junior and junior high schooling in the advanced world and facing the mentors again would not add up in his knowledge unless someone really helpful end up in front of him. Goodness that the higher level hunter was waiting for him else he would have doomed in the Schools of Hunting. Qiao has thought what price he would ask in return. But first he needed to know whether he could heal the scar or not. It was not that the higher level hunter would grant him the price no matter Qiao failed. This only happens in the hospitals of the advance world where the patient's family had to pay despite the fact that the doctors were unable to save the dear one.