Half the day had just passed, but Qin Siyang was already running low on stamina, so he took the lead in suggesting they return to the safe zone.
After seeing Qin Siyang's haul, the others had lost much of their interest in hunting gods for the day. Instead, they were all thinking about whether they could get a share of his profits, so they agreed as well.
On the way back, Zhao Sifang was the first to speak.
"Brother Qin, you've got so many Doom Octopuses. Can you spare me a few?"
Qin Siyang wasn't very guarded around Zhao Sifang and asked directly, "I don't mind giving you some, but what do you need those corpses for? You can't use gods I killed to claim rewards anyway."
Zhao Sifang scratched his head and smiled, "I don't need gods myself. I'm asking on behalf of my dad and second uncle."
"You don't need to worry about those two. I used your storage boxes this time. They'll definitely come to me for their cut."
"Oh... okay. Then I won't ask for any right now. By the way, brother-in-law, what are your plans after we get back?"
Although Zhao Sifang talked a lot, his straightforward personality and lack of tricks made him the kind of person no guy his age would dislike.
Gu Yunpeng said, "President Qin, can I tell my family about what we gained from today's trip?"
"It's not anything important. It doesn't matter if you tell them."
"Okay, thank you."
Taking the opportunity, Chu Baxiang asked, "Then can I tell my dad too?"
Qin Siyang lifted his chin and glanced at Chu Baxiang, who was sitting in the front passenger seat.
"You make it sound like you wouldn't tell him if I said no."
Chu Baxiang lowered his head slightly, "But Gu Yunpeng and Zhao Sifang both asked you."
Qin Siyang clicked his tongue, "The difference is that if I said no to them, they really wouldn't say anything. You're not the same."
Hu Chan, who was driving the drill cabin, turned around and gave Qin Siyang a flattering smile, "Boss Qin, then what about me..."
Qin Siyang waved his hand impatiently, "Tell whoever you want."
"..."
"Anyway, you're the boss of the Zephyr Church. I can't even be bothered to give you face, so I care even less about the people around you."
Faced with Qin Siyang's blunt response, Hu Chan could only swallow his frustration and continue humbly.
"Boss Qin, at least I contributed the storage boxes..."
"I'll return them."
"But—"
"No more 'buts.' Out of everyone in this cabin, you're the one who owes me the most! Every day, instead of thinking about how to pay back your debts, you're always trying to squeeze benefits out of me! If I were you, I'd shut up and focus on being a driver!"
The corners of Hu Chan's mouth nearly drooped to his chin.
"However, if you can deal with the Trinity Church at United Government Academy and completely take control of the Seventh District's church influence, there'll definitely be benefits for you."
The moment Qin Siyang loosened up, Hu Chan, who had been cursing him in his heart, immediately smiled again, "Boss Qin, but the Trinity Church is a major church too. If I want to deal with them, I'll need some upfront investment."
Qin Siyang closed his eyes and said tiredly, "Bring me some results first. I'll decide how much to invest afterward."
"Great! Boss Qin is the best!"
Chu Baxiang, sitting nearby, said, "Hu Chan, the way you were talking to Qin Siyang just now, you looked like a dog. You're a Holy Son. Is that really appropriate?"
"What's inappropriate about it? It's completely normal for a person to have several identities. Are you the same in front of your dad as you are in front of Boss Qin? In the Zephyr Church, I'm the son of the God Zephyr. But beside Boss Qin, I'm Boss Qin's supporter!"
"You sound pretty proud of that."
"I am proud! Being friends with Boss Qin makes me proud! What about you, Crown Prince Chu? Don't tell me you look down on Boss Qin?"
Chu Baxiang snorted, turned his head away, and said nothing more.
After returning to South Glory University, Qin Siyang and the others headed straight for the mission hall without stopping.
Because of the series of attention-grabbing things Qin Siyang had done since school started, more and more students now recognized him.
Many people in the mission hall spotted him as well.
"Isn't that Qin Siyang? He looks familiar. I'm pretty sure I didn't mistake him."
"It's him. I don't have a deep impression of what Qin Siyang looks like, but the Gu Yunpeng beside him is so handsome that there's no second person like him at South Glory University. No way I'd mistake him."
"By the way, why is Qin Siyang back at the mission hall again? Didn't he say he'd complete five medium-sized god missions this month? Shouldn't he be out hunting gods?"
"As if it's that easy! In the past, finishing missions wasn't a problem. But yesterday, Zong Maohui said he wanted to teach that sharp-tongued Qin Siyang a lesson. The second-year students rushed to turn in almost all the one-star and two-star medium-sized god missions. I bet most of the gods still left on the mission board can't even be found within ten kilometers outside the safe zone!"
"If you ask me, forcing yourself to keep hunting gods right now is basically playing with fire. If he were smart, he'd have spent the whole night figuring out a way out. Coincidentally, Zong Maohui is also here submitting missions. Let's see what happens when the two of them meet."
The commotion among the crowd also caught Zong Maohui's attention.
He glanced at Qin Siyang and the string of storage boxes hanging from his waist but said nothing. His gaze soon returned to the god mission board.
Zong Maohui's silence surprised Qin Siyang a little.
He had thought this senior with the buzz cut would assume he couldn't possibly kill even a single three-star mission medium-sized god in such a short time and would come over to mock him.
But Zong Maohui simply stared at the mission board as if Qin Siyang didn't exist.
Qin Siyang ignored him as well. He walked to the mission counter and said to the uniformed staff member, "I want to submit a mission. What's the procedure?"
"Which mission would you like to submit?"
"The four-star mission. Doom Octopus."
The moment people heard Qin Siyang was submitting a Doom Octopus mission, everyone present was shocked, while others suddenly understood.
"Doom Octopus? He actually killed a Doom Octopus? My god, every time I leave the safe zone, I never dare go into underground tunnels because I'm afraid of running into one."
"I thought there was no way he'd be able to submit a mission this quickly... As expected, the Rookie King isn't someone to underestimate. Hunting a Doom Octopus isn't easy at all. That's putting your life on the line."
"Yeah. Doom Octopuses are such troublesome gods. If you run into one, things usually end badly! But I heard Qin Siyang successfully killed a Doom Octopus before. Maybe he has some experience?"
"Experience my ass! Killing a Doom Octopus is pure gambling with your life! Honestly, when Qin Siyang turns in a Doom Octopus mission, I'm not jealous at all! That's the kind of job where you can lose your life at any moment!"
"But... even if he got lucky and killed one Doom Octopus to complete a mission, he still has four more missions left. How's he going to handle those? He can't keep gambling his life against Doom Octopuses, can he?"
Listening to the whispers around them, Chu Baxiang and the others all showed looks of contempt.
Gambling with his life?
As if it deserved that description.
Qin Siyang was practically slaughtering Doom Octopuses like ants.