Chapter 70

"How is that possible?" Upon hearing Wenlong say that he was far inferior to Catherine in two aspects, Claude found it hard to believe.

After all, he was a genuine two-star high-level hunter, and although he had failed his three-star hunter promotion mission, he had been just one step away! And that woman was merely at the level of a one-star high-level hunter. How could she be compared to him?

"It must be this Elin cat in front of me who made a mistake. Yes, it must be..." Claude thought to himself.

So Claude said, "I think you must be mistaken. How could I be inferior to a one-star hunter? You should know that I am currently the most powerful newcomer in the Meijeboltan Hunter's Guild, a two-star high-level hunter. I not only possess greater strength than the average hunter but also have the potential to grow further due to my age!"

At this point, Claude had abandoned his usual modest demeanor and spoke with excitement.

"Oh, oh, strength isn't something you can claim yourself," Wenlong said with a smile. "You are indeed stronger than that clumsy woman now, but if we talk about a hunter's potential and the possibility of becoming stronger in the future, I actually have more faith in that clumsy woman. And that's the first aspect where you are inferior to her, meow!"

"Potential? In terms of age, I'm not older than her. Why would my potential be less than hers?" Clearly, Wenlong's words had not convinced Claude.

So Wenlong continued, "I know you don't believe me, but I can't prove it now. After all, only time can prove potential. How about we make a bet, meow?"

"A bet? How do we bet?"

"Well, it's simple. Since you are a two-star high-level hunter, and the highest-level hunter in Mirard Village, as far as I know, is only a two-star low-level hunter, you must not be from Mirard Village. Instead, you were sent by the Hunter's Guild from Meijeboltan to investigate the recent mysterious monster sightings, right?"

"Yes, that's correct," Claude nodded, acknowledging that Wenlong's deduction was accurate.

"In that case, it's easy. Let's make this urgent investigation mission the bet. The goal is to see who can find the true identity of the monster first! What do you think? After all, compared to simply hunting a monster, this mission, where we don't even know the true identity of the target, will better test a hunter's skills, meow?"

Claude thought for a moment and then said, "No problem. If I win, will you be willing to be my companion cat?"

"Of course!" Wenlong said confidently. "But if you lose, you'll have to give me everything in this entire box, meow!"

"Agreed." Like Wenlong, Claude believed he wouldn't lose, so he immediately agreed. "But a verbal agreement isn't enough. How about we write it down?"

"Of course, no problem."

So, Wenlong and Claude signed a paper contract to serve as a formal agreement for the bet.

Then Claude asked, "Can I ask what the second aspect is where you say I am inferior to that woman named Catherine?"

"Oh, the second aspect where you are inferior to her is that while you might be good at solo hunting, you don't seem to know how to cooperate with others in hunting, meow."

"I don't understand what you mean. How can you tell if I can work with others or not?" In Claude's memory, Wenlong had never seen him hunt, so he didn't believe Wenlong could know how he usually hunted.

"I can tell, of course. Look at you, you have six Elin cats serving you in your room, but you don't take any of them with you when you go out. Isn't that clear enough, meow?"

"That's... because they are too weak. They would only hold me back if we hunted together! That's why I need a powerful Elin cat like you to assist me!" Claude argued.

"Is that so? Because they are too weak and would only hold you back, you don't want to take them hunting. But when you were weak, did you ever have someone stronger take you along?"

"Seems... like... yes... I did." Claude recalled that there was indeed an old hunter who had helped him when he was weak and hunted monsters with him.

In fact, if you think about it, every hunter has had the experience of teaming up with someone stronger. After all, even the strongest hunters started as clueless new hunters. At that time, they were the weaker ones. So, Wenlong believed that the concept of strength and weakness was relative.

"So, you secretly rejoice when you team up with someone stronger, but as soon as you encounter a weaker teammate, you immediately look down on them. How can someone with such double standards understand what it means to put yourself in someone else's shoes, meow?"

"Put yourself in someone else's shoes?" Claude was familiar with the term, but he had never thought about how it related to hunting.

"Simply put, it means putting yourself in the other person's position to think about the problem. It's a skill that allows you to predict what actions your teammates might take. Imagine if you didn't predict your teammate's actions and got hurt by their attacks. Wouldn't that be terrible?"

"Furthermore, if we follow your standards, I would never team up with you, because in front of me, you are just a weakling who would only hold me back, meow!"

Although Wenlong said this with a very righteous expression and tone, he had forgotten about the times he had looked down on Catherine for being too weak.

"Standing on the moral high ground to criticize others is indeed a very satisfying thing, meow."

With this thought, Wenlong left Claude's room...

As soon as he stepped out of the Silver Dragon Pavilion hotel, Wenlong saw Catherine running towards him.

"Mr. Cat, Mr. Cat, I finally got my new hunter badge, a one-star gold badge. I'm finally a one-star high-level hunter!" Undoubtedly, becoming a one-star high-level hunter had made Catherine very excited.

"Good job, woman. But a new hunt is about to begin. Don't embarrass me, meow!" Wenlong said, shaking the cloth bag containing eighty gold coins.

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