Chapter 1004: The Headhunter Organization

Baoding City, located north of Yellow River City, is a large city situated between Shijiazhuang to the north and Beijing to the south.
Baoding City is not very famous in the Central Plains, but there is a small town outside it that is renowned throughout the martial arts world—known to almost all martial artists in the region!
Longmen Town!
It is said that many years ago, Longmen Town did not bear this name. During an invasion by the Tartars, hundreds of members of the Longmen Escort Agency, along with heroes from various outlaw groups and masters from different martial sects, defended the town for three whole months. In the end, the city walls were destroyed, most of the martial sect members perished, and only the head of the Longmen Escort Agency and a few escorts survived.
Blood stained the entire town!
There were so many corpses—those of martial sect masters, escort agents, ordinary people, and elite Tartar soldiers—that they could not be buried all!
Through this battle, the Longmen Escort Agency became renowned throughout the martial arts world…
Due to this battle, the agency formed a deep bond with the townspeople, deciding to establish a branch there to connect heroes from both the north and south.
This battle!
The Longmen Escort Agency intimidated both the legitimate and criminal worlds with its courage, ensuring that no bandits in a hundreds-of-miles radius could stop their escort caravans.
The town was thus renamed Longmen Town!
After this battle, Longmen Town became the only town in the Central Plains without repaired city walls. It also became a crucial hub where heroes from the north and south met. With a mix of good and evil, martial experts from both sides coexisted without interfering with each other, and criminals were not pursued by the authorities—proving just how powerful the Longmen Escort Agency was in this area!
For players, however, Longmen Town is an important location for receiving missions.
As their level increases, the requirements for missions given by their sects become higher, with increasing demands for reputation and chivalry points. Each mission requires tens of thousands of reputation and chivalry points…
In the Central Plains, the only way to gain a large amount of reputation in a short time is by taking missions from escort agencies—such as protecting caravans or individuals (unlike evil characters, who mainly engage in robbery and murder).
The Longmen Escort Agency is the largest escort service in the Central Plains!
It is also one of the few agencies that can issue high-difficulty missions, attracting countless skilled fighters from all over the region.
Tens of thousands of players pass through here almost every day!
For this reason, there are more and more restaurants, teahouses, brothels, and gambling houses around the Longmen Escort Agency, gradually forming a bustling community.

A wilderness city without city walls stood atop a hub for travelers coming from all directions!
…
Longmen Town was not short of taverns. These taverns gathered the latest and most timely information from all over the land, making them popular among players without much influence or wealth—they could collect various rumors circulating in these taverns to easily stay informed about the current affairs in the martial world.
There were even dedicated people in these taverns responsible for gathering intelligence!
A handsome man with a gentle demeanor had just entered the lobby of a tavern near Longmen Escort Agency, and immediately someone greeted him with a smile:
“Hey! Over here!”
Here, speaking loudly and greeting others was not seen as annoying; instead, it conveyed a sense of boldness and sincerity.
“Jian Bo.”
The handsome man smiled and walked over to sit beside the middle-aged man.
“How have you been lately?”
“Same as always.”
The handsome man smiled, but there seemed to be an indelible heaviness in his expression.
The middle-aged man ordered a pot of wine for him:
“Trying to lie to me? Who in Longmen Escort Agency doesn’t know that Jian Bo has the best information? How could you hide anything from me?”
“…”
“Alright, I won’t press you further. I still mean what I said—join me. Although I, Jian Bo, can’t help you deal with the First Rank Hall or the Blood Alliance, within Longmen Escort Agency, not even people from the First Rank Hall are a threat.” Jian Bo was in his forties and seemed to enjoy considerable prestige here. As he spoke, several tables nearby cast envious glances at the handsome man.
The latter gave a bitter smile, sighed, and replied:
“Jian Bo, you know, my goals are different from yours. I have a job outside that allows me to support myself… I joined the ‘Martial World’ not just to gather information or work for others… I’m sorry.”
“Yu Cha.” Though rejected, Jian Bo wasn’t surprised at all:
“I know your dream. It’s the same as many others’… But you’re also aware of your current situation… By offending the First Rank Hall and the Blood Alliance, if you want to succeed in the ‘Martial World,’ you either have to delete your account and start over or you’ll never make it in this life.”
“…”
Yu Cha remained silent.
The handsome man sitting opposite Jian Bo, looking somewhat despondent, was none other than Yu Cha, the former deputy leader of the Colorful Robes Sect.
Jian Bo continued to persuade him:
“A month ago, you were attacked twice by members of the Blood Alliance in the wilderness. Unable to train, you could only do intelligence gathering tasks. I found out about it that very day.”
“…”

“During this time, it’s been me who assigned you intelligence missions. You’ve been very diligent and done an excellent job, earning almost as much as the price of a ‘Life and Death Dream Pill’ in silver… It turns out that young people like you are quick-witted, which is why I want to train you as my successor to help me run the Hunting Organization! Once you officially join the Hunting Organization, you’ll become the vice president, and by then, what you’ll earn will be several times, even ten times, what you have now!”
“Jian Bo…”
“Don’t rush to refuse. Think it over carefully.” After a pause, Jian Bo continued, “Although that classmate you mentioned has now returned to being among the top experts in the Central Plains, he hasn’t been in touch with anyone from your Caiyi Gate for over two months. He might not even remember you, and Caiyi Gate might not be able to rise from the ashes again…”
Patting the shoulder of Yu Chaye, Jian Bo stood up, ready to leave!
Just then, several people rushed in like the wind from outside…
“Boss! The latest news! Big news!!”
“Jian Bo! Hurry! Urgent news! It’s worth a fortune if sold!!”
A group of people rushed in in a hurry, their loud chatter causing many people in the restaurant to change expressions and gather around.
The news and intelligence in the Hunting Organization are always classified into different levels!
First-class news is major intelligence second only to top-tier news! It’s the kind that requires immediate action!
Jian Bo stopped immediately, sat back down across from Yu Chaye, and had the people sit down on either side of him…
The group murmured among themselves.
Yu Chaye silently watched as they communicated using secret messaging, his eyes narrowing slightly as he focused on one person’s moving lips, carefully hiding the shock in his eyes!
“…I understand. The reward will be given to you according to the standards for first-class news!” After listening for a while, Jian Bo quickly regained his composure, waved his hand to send the group away, and turned his gaze back to Yu Chaye’s face:
“It’s indeed top-quality first-class news, Yu Chaye… Do you want to know what else has happened in the martial world right now?”
“…”
By this point, Yu Chaye had already withdrawn his gaze and shook his head gently.
Jian Bo obtained news in a rather old-fashioned way, gathering it from the streets of various cities—mostly not very confidential information. Yet, such free information still held some profit potential in today’s martial world.
For example!
Something significant had happened south of the Yangtze River, something that might affect the area north of it. Although forums would quickly spread the news, those in the game would have to wait at least half an hour, or even longer, to get the information…
That time gap was where the profit lay.

Headhunting organizations are responsible for gathering intelligence and also contacting buyers on their own to sell it to those in need! These buyers can be a specific player, a small gang, or a massive entity like the Xifeng Tower. Thus, there are different levels of quality among such intelligence. Pricing is determined based on the urgency of the information. Yu Chaye has previously helped headhunting organizations obtain high-grade intelligence, such as the locations of certain NPCs, specific task items available for sale in the market, and even information about players possessing the Tian Sha Xing effect. “First-class intelligence is very rare.” “You’re right. First-class intelligence can bring us tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of taels in revenue… With careful handling, it can even double that amount.” As he spoke, Jian Bo smiled broadly and quickly sent over a dozen pigeon messages: “What I can tell you now is that this intelligence is related to Happy.” “I know.” “Oh?” Jian Bo was surprised. Just now, several members of the headhunting team rushed in and precisely stated the exact time when the Yipin Tang branch was attacked. During that time, Yu Chaye hadn’t sent any pigeon messages. It was impossible for Yu Chaye to know about events happening hundreds of miles away, unless he had other informants in the tavern. “You say you know what’s going on. Why don’t you tell me?” Jian Bo was skeptical. Yu Chaye smiled and took a sip of wine. “Let me guess—the recipients of your messages just now were likely the leaders of some southern coastal cities, right?” Although Jian Bo was prepared to obtain intelligence from Yu Chaye, he still wasn’t expecting him to reveal the targets of his messages so directly. “…The reason I wanted you to join the headhunting organization to help me is because of your sharp mind and access to information… And it seems you have a solid network of information sources.” “Jian Bo, you’re too kind.” Yu Chaye smiled calmly. “Though my ambition isn’t in headhunting, thanks to your support, I’d like to make a suggestion—to expand the range of buyers for this intelligence!” “I’d love to hear more!” Jian Bo’s eyes lit up. Gaining intelligence isn’t difficult, but coming up with more suitable buyers within a short time frame requires real cleverness. The more buyers there are, the greater the potential profit from that information!

“Since Happy is ready to take over Yipin Hall’s branch in Shijiazhuang, he will surely mobilize many gangs to deal with Yipin Hall. Aside from the gang alliance in the southern coastal cities, which are farthest from the capital and most capable of dealing with Yipin Hall, the gangs here in the north can also be mobilized… Happy has come all the way from Nanjing; he probably doesn’t just want to destroy an ordinary branch… He might have even bigger ambitions!”
“…”
Hearing this, Jian Bo seemed to think of something, his expression changing as he gasped in shock: “That’s a very bold idea!”