The two of them left the department store and directly found a small inn nearby — under the premise of not knowing what was in the box, Sun Hang decided to find a private place to open it.

He had considered using the mind reading technique on Copper Finger, but despite Copper Finger's weakness, Sun Hang was still a Mysterious Creature Hunter. Copper Finger would sense it if Sun Hang used the mind reading technique on him. If they fell out, it would be difficult for Sun Hang to take over this task from him... let alone if Copper Finger himself didn't know what was in the box.

"Hi, a room by the hour, please," Sun Hang said to the inn's receptionist.

Candle Dragon had already reserved a hotel in Dragon City beforehand, but that hotel was far from their current location, requiring at least a two-hour journey on foot.

As for driving... it would also take about two hours.

"By the hour?" The young girl at the front desk glanced at Sun Hang and then at Xue Yue, who was closely following Sun Hang and seemed slightly nervous. "Just one room? Do you need a twin or a double?"

"Either is fine," Sun Hang replied.

"Either is fine?" The receptionist's breath caught, "Are you sure?"

"Yes, sure," Sun Hang said slightly puzzled, wondering why booking a room was taking so long. Was there some other procedure for booking a room in Dragon City to rest?

Suppressing the urge to read the receptionist's mind, he continued, "Any room will do, we're in a hurry."

"Oh, I see... Sir, please take a look at our available rooms," the receptionist said, handing Sun Hang a booklet from under the counter. As Sun Hang bent down to look, she discreetly winked at Xue Yue behind him.

"This one will do," Sun Hang selected a random vacant room. When he looked up, the receptionist's expression instantly returned to a professional smile.

"Okay, as per usual, I need to register your identity... Is this young lady an adult? What's your relationship with her?"

"Not an adult, she's my sister," Sun Hang said casually.

"Sister?" The receptionist's eyes flashed with suspicion, and one hand slipped into the pocket at the side of her skirt, gripping her phone.

"Could you please show both of your identifications?" the receptionist asked.

At that moment, Sun Hang suddenly understood why the receptionist was so talkative — she thought he was a criminal abducting an underage girl!

"Uh, she doesn't have her ID with her..." As soon as Sun Hang said this, the receptionist's breathing quickened, and the hand she had hidden under the counter pressed the phone's light on, ready to dial a report at any moment.

"I don't have an ID, would this do?" Sun Hang pulled out a Hunter license and tossed it on the counter.

"Mysterious Creature Hunter?" The receptionist became even more tense.

In Dragon City, Mysterious Creature Hunters are not rare; even pulling a random passerby on the street might result in finding a Mysterious Creature Hunter... Her nervousness wasn't because Sun Hang was a Hunter, but because a potential abductor might be a Hunter.

Not all Mysterious Creature Hunters are honest; many free hunters use their special abilities for shady dealings, especially in Dragon City. As the saying goes, "In a big forest, there are all kinds of birds," and every year, not a few free hunters are caught or even "neutralized" for illegal activities.

Free hunters are less regulated than employed hunters, but in turn, they also receive less "protection"... If they get into trouble, no direct supervisor or research institute behind them will help cover up for them.

The receptionist took a deep breath, silently deleted the reported number she had just typed—if the other party was a Hunter, calling the Public Security Bureau would probably not resolve the issue, perhaps directly contacting the Hunter Management Bureau or the City Defense Army would be more appropriate...

But what the receptionist didn't know was that all her thoughts had already been clearly read by Sun Hang.

Xue Yue stared at the receptionist puzzled, wondering why the big sister suddenly had so many negative emotions emanating from her...

"Well, I think you might have misunderstood. My sister is also a Hunter, and we're on a mission, using the room to handle some confidential documents. Moreover, we're employed hunters, not free hunters." Sun Hang thought about it, then took out another credential from his pocket.

This was a pass with the highest authority from Dubhe Tower that the main controller had prepared for Sun Hang. Its function is equivalent to a modern version of the "Imperial Sword," allowing Sun Hang to mobilize the Dragon City's City Defense Army when necessary — even if he ordered the City Defense Army to blow up the Dragon City's Management Committee, they would have to execute it.

"I've never seen this credential before," The receptionist repeatedly turned over the small black card with golden patterns, "Is this emblem... possibly from Chunming City's Dubhe Tower?"

"You know your stuff," Sun Hang said.

In other cities, ordinary people might not recognize the emblem of Dubhe Tower — much like the emblem of the Huaxia Academy of Sciences, if the text were removed, and someone randomly asked on the street which organization this emblem belongs to, few might get it correct.

But it's different in Dragon City. There are too many Hunters in Dragon City, and one cannot avoid important discussions about Dubhe Tower when interacting with Hunters.