Chapter 758 - 728: Settled

The room fell completely silent.

After a full minute, Guan An seemed to snap out of his daze. He looked at Lin Xinghai and said hesitantly, "Captain Lin, if you can really do it—arrive on site within 10 minutes and help the mission team eliminate the Mutated Zombie—then this plan is definitely viable."

"Of course, there might be a lot of details to iron out, but those are minor issues. I believe they won’t be difficult to handle."

"Great!" Lin Xinghai clapped his hands. "That’s what I was waiting to hear. Later, you and Ye Xin will form a command organization, something like a general staff."

"As for manpower, you can draw from our two squads. Of course, since you won’t be undertaking missions and won’t get any Point rewards, I’ll compensate you with Credit Points."

"When the time comes, I’ll compensate you at three times the income of a first-rate squad. How does that sound?" Lin Xinghai asked.

Initially, Guan An hadn’t thought much about the income. He was purely motivated by the idea of contributing to the academy.

But after hearing Lin Xinghai’s proposal, he was instantly swayed.

You have to understand, the squad he led couldn’t even be considered first-rate. At best, they were at a second-rate level.

Now, Lin Xinghai was promising three times the income of a first-rate squad. This was equivalent to his own income increasing five or sixfold!

Of course, since they wouldn’t be earning any Points, they could forget about competing for the leaderboard.

However, Guan An hadn’t even managed to break into the top 500 of the Points leaderboard so far, so he wasn’t too concerned about that aspect. The plan Lin Xinghai offered was already excellent.

"In that case, let me first thank you for your generosity, Captain Lin. When I was drafting that plan before, I actually did some follow-up planning. Now I just need to make a few adjustments and we can use it directly. I’m confident I can get it done within half an hour."

"But there’s one thing I’d like to confirm with you. You’ll be responsible for killing the Mutated Zombies now. So, will you still be following the previous rule and splitting the earnings fifty-fifty with the other squads?" Guan An inquired.

"I don’t need to take that much. A 30% cut should be enough," Lin Xinghai said after some thought.

In fact, killing the Mutated Zombie is the most difficult part of any mission. If Lin Xinghai took on this part, it wouldn’t be unreasonable at all for him to take a 50% share of the rewards.

Because generally speaking, depending on the difficulty, taking a 50% to 70% share of the rewards is considered reasonable.

However, for the current Lin Xinghai, killing Mutated Zombies was simply too easy. So, he decided to take a smaller cut, treating it as a benefit for everyone.

Besides, the 30% cut he was taking would be calculated based on the total earnings of all the students. When accumulated for him personally, the Points would definitely be in the hundreds of millions.

"Alright. In that case, I have no more questions," Guan An stated immediately.

Next was to hammer out the details.

This kind of work was tedious. Fortunately, the price Lin Xinghai offered was very high, and Guan An easily convinced all the students in his team to come over.

Such a high income was something ordinary students just couldn’t resist.

As for the Xinghai Squad, half of its members also chose to stay behind for logistics work.

The other members, like the Special Class Students Yan Feijie, Qiu Liang, and Yuan Zheng, were definitely unwilling. They preferred to fight themselves.

Lin Xinghai was quite supportive of their decision. As for the difficulty of carrying out missions with a smaller squad, that was also easy to solve. Lin Xinghai would just have to look out for them a bit more, and they could simply choose easier missions.

This way, even without Lin Xinghai around, these members could fully utilize their own abilities.

Time passed, and the agreed-upon hour was soon up.

By now, the open space outside the dormitory area was already packed with a dense crowd of people.

Little Fatty had also arranged for people from Hongyu Group to come over and had set up a platform at the very front of this open space.

Under the crowd’s expectant gazes, Lin Xinghai stepped onto the platform. He scanned the people below and began, "Sorry to keep you all waiting."

"I hope this past hour of preparation has allowed everyone to get enough rest, so you can fight in peak condition."

As soon as Lin Xinghai started speaking, a wave of good-natured laughter rose from below. Of course, some were getting impatient and urged him to hurry up and reveal the plan.

"As for the plan! It’s actually quite simple." Lin Xinghai said, clapping his hands. Little Fatty immediately had someone bring a small projector onto the stage and turn it on.

A holographic projection immediately appeared on the high platform. The crowd below only needed a glance to recognize it as a map of Changshi City.

However, compared to a normal map, this one had a particularly conspicuous red circle on it.

Lin Xinghai pointed to the red circle and said, "See this area I’ve circled? From now on, you will accept missions within this red-circled area according to your respective team’s strength."

"When you’re carrying out your missions, I will arrive at your mission location within 10 minutes and help you kill the Mutated Zombie."

As Lin Xinghai’s voice fell, the area instantly grew quiet. His words were simple and clear, but everyone had a sense that they couldn’t quite understand.

"What does that mean?" someone finally asked in a weak, soft voice.

"To put it simply, you accept missions within the area I’ve designated, and I’ll help you kill the Mutated Zombie. You only need to deal with the ordinary Abyssal Creatures. This way, everyone can complete missions with the greatest efficiency," Lin Xinghai patiently explained.

However, his explanation only left the people below even more bewildered.

The person who had just spoken asked in a low voice, "Uh... I’m not questioning you! But can you really do that?"

"That’s right." Lin Xinghai nodded affirmatively. Then he added, "Also, I was very clear just now. I will arrive at your mission location *within* 10 minutes; I can’t help you kill the Mutated Zombie *instantly*. Don’t get that part wrong."

At this point, Shi Anzhi, who had been standing silently below, finally voiced a question after processing his shock. "I have a question. As everyone knows, the main difficulty of a mission is usually the Mutated Zombies. If you’re handling that, how will the mission rewards be calculated?"

Shi Anzhi’s words immediately hit the crucial point. Everyone instantly perked up their ears.

"If a Mutated Zombie appears in your mission and I’m the one to deal with it, I will take a 30% cut of your mission reward."

"Of course, if a squad feels they don’t need my help and can handle the Mutated Zombie on their own, then I naturally won’t charge any fee."

"Additionally, there’s another possibility. The Mutated Zombie you encounter might not match the intel, putting you in danger. In that situation, you can request for me to come and rescue you in advance," Lin Xinghai said.

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Only one Chapter today. Taking a day off to think about the upcoming plot.