Translator: CinderTL
After leaving the recruitment hall, the two headed straight to a nearby hotel, completed registration, and checked in.
The hotels in the supply zone were surprisingly luxurious, rivaling high-end hotels in the city, yet the rates were remarkably affordable.
This was because the supply zone primarily served frontline soldiers and staff maintaining the area. The hotels were subsidized by the municipal government, operating at a loss. Even the food provided here was heavily discounted.
They didn't need to worry about running out of funds to cover their expenses.
After settling into the hotel, Feng Qi and the Lord of the Mist spent the following days strategizing the battle group's development.
In the early stages, the most crucial task was accepting missions to accumulate honor points and improve the battle group's evaluation grade.
Achieving a higher evaluation grade would grant them a free permanent base, priority access to intelligence, and a monthly quota of resources.
Their current discussions revolved around the types of missions they should accept.
As the battle group was still unrated, they couldn't access high-level missions or attract skilled recruits. They were limited to accepting missions with low difficulty ratings.
After putting down his luggage, Feng Qi approached the Lord of the Mist and glanced at the tablet he was examining.
The screen displayed a list of low-level missions currently available to their battle group.
After reviewing the options for a moment, the Lord of the Mist sighed and looked up. "The rewards for these missions are too meager. Should we just explore the Domain Fields directly?"
"Let's not rush," Feng Qi replied. "We should start with a few missions to get used to the battle group's procedures."
Hearing this, the Lord of the Mist nodded reluctantly.
In the following days, Feng Qi and the Lord of the Mist entered a frenzy of mission completion.
The Old Day City East Supply Zone had an abundance of trivial tasks, most of which were related to the sea.
Even missions like offshore fishing were handled by low-level battle groups.
The reason was simple: the ocean teemed with Domain Fields and even Domain-Transcending Creatures.
Ordinary fishermen who encountered such creatures at sea had no chance of survival.
These missions were thus entrusted to low-level domain combat teams, who received substantial rewards for each successful completion.
The harvested seafood was then transported to Old Day City or shipped to other cities in exchange for goods of equivalent value.
For example, every year, vast quantities of seafood were flown from the Old Day City East Supply Zone's airport to Winterfrost City, where they were traded for various mineral resources.
While each city maintained relative autonomy, their resources were mutually complementary.
Three months later.
After three months of development, thanks to the joint efforts of Feng Qi and the Lord of the Mist, their battle group had achieved an F-grade evaluation.
They had also been allocated free housing in the supply zone.
Having spent half a year familiarizing themselves with the domain combat team's operations, they now had a thorough understanding of its processes.
The only regret was that they had yet to recruit a single new member.
Feng Qi strongly suspected this might be due to the battle group's name, chosen by the Lord of the Mist.
However, he wasn't particularly concerned about this issue.
According to the normal course of history, he knew that one day the Lord of the Mist would come to his senses, abandon the idea of building his own battle group, and instead opt for direct body possession.
Compared to personally establishing a force, taking over an existing one was clearly more convenient and efficient.
For now, Feng Qi was simply helping the Lord of the Mist adapt to the environment and understand the battle group's processes.
Mastering these aspects would make it easier to manage the newly acquired force after the body possession.
One month later.
Feng Qi and the Lord of the Mist received their first invitation to participate in a joint operation.
Before embarking on their mission, the two finally made their decision.
At dawn, they donned their gear, slung their packs over their shoulders, and headed to Pier 3 in the supply zone.
As soon as they stepped out of the vehicle, the salty sea breeze hit them full in the face.
A light rain was falling, making the ground slick and damp.
The ships moored at the pier bobbed and swayed with the rhythm of the waves.
Years of corrosion by seawater had left many warships covered in rust, emitting a faint odor of mixed paint and iron oxide.
Gazing out toward the horizon, they could see a pitch-black barrier rising from the sea's edge, obscuring their view like a celestial curtain stretched across the sky.
This joint operation, in which Feng Qi and the Lord of the Mist were participating, aimed to explore this Domain Field.
Their mission was simple: transport and guard supplies.
Combat was entirely handled by several Core Battle Groups, requiring no involvement from them.
By now, Pier 3 was teeming with personnel.
Battle group flags fluttered in the light rain, making it easy to identify the location of their own unit.
Many other low-ranking battle group members, like them, were responsible for transporting supplies.
While they waited, a dignified man in plain clothes, carrying a serrated greatsword on his back, strode toward them from the distance.
Behind him marched a squad of elite warriors in full battle armor.
It was clear that their equipment was forged from precious minerals mined within the Domain Field, their cold, metallic gleam flashing ominously in the rain.
Trailing behind the dignified man was a warrior carrying a flag emblazoned with crossed scythesโthe emblem of the Harvester Battle Group.
The Harvester Battle Group was one of the Core Battle Groups leading this joint operation. The dignified man at its head was Wang Lin, the overall commander of this expedition.
Wang Lin halted at the edge of the dock and addressed the waiting warriors:
"Begin transporting supplies. Board the ships!"
Upon hearing the order, Feng Qi, Lord of the Mist, and the other battle group members responsible for supplies sprang into action.
They began loading batches of supplies brought by the various battle groups onto the transport ships.
During this time, members of the Core Battle Groups were also busy helping with the transportation.
However, once they officially entered the Domain Field, the core personnel of each battle group would shift their focus entirely to exploring the Domain Field, leaving resource management entirely to them.
Their current assistance with the transportation was purely a matter of courtesy.
The fleet consisted of twenty-three warships, and it had already taken over an hour to transfer all the supplies onto the vessels.
Next, at Wang Lin's command, the battle group officially set sail, braving the surging waves.
In the distance, dark clouds converged, and the rain intensified.
But with their stabilizers activated, the warships navigated steadily through the storm, barely affected by the turbulent waves.
As the battle group gradually approached the pitch-black barrier of the Domain Field,
the Lord of the Mist turned to Feng Qi and asked, "When do you think it's the right time to strike?"
Hearing this, Feng Qi turned to look at the imposing man standing on the deck of the adjacent warship and replied expressionlessly, "Let's wait until we're inside the Domain Field. It's too risky to act out here."
(End of the Chapter)
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