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Ms. Black Tower has lived for so many years and has never seen anyone who dares to provoke her like this. Although she usually laughs off the provocations of mortals and does not take them seriously at all, the Silver Wolf...she can barely be considered a target worthy of Black Tower's ruthless attack.
"Haha, even if Dr. Kong strongly recommends you, I will still settle the account of invading my space station with you."
Heita laughed out of anger - no, to be precise, she calmed down a lot when she thought of the way she beat the children. Finally, under the helpless gaze of Screw Gumu and Kong, she activated the last link of the anti-tracking.
"Didi, your account has been logged in elsewhere."
As a series of prompt sounds came from Silver Wolf's mansion, the games that were idle on her dozen computers went offline one after another, making her smell a hint of danger.
"Black Tower... you did it after all."
ScrewGum sighed with some regret, following Sora's lead.
"What did you do? Wait! My account was cancelled? No, it was banned! Qiong, let me down - my game account -"
137. Woohoo, so pitiful~
"It's gone, all gone, there's really nothing left, it's too much, it's really too much—"
Listening to the sound in the communication that Silver Wolf was almost... maybe already crying, Kong still felt a little bit sorry for him.
This punishment was heavy for Kong, and even more so for Silver Wolf...
On the other side of the communication, she hurriedly dispersed all her clones and frantically searched for every possible surviving game account, but in the end all were wiped out.
Not sure if it was an illusion, but Kong seemed to vaguely hear another woman's chuckle. However, when he turned to look at Heita, who was looking smug but still not satisfied enough, he was sure that Heita's laughter should be even more inhuman and not so subtle.
"You're with Kafka? Silver Wolf?"
"Ah, yes, she's laughing at me." Silver Wolf looked so sad that he might faint at any moment.
"Isn't Black Tower afraid of being punished by God?"
"Even the divine punishment can't kill the Order Envoy... And you invaded twice, and they didn't kill you on the spot, make you into chips and throw you into the Black Network Cemetery, which is already civilized."
"Why are you describing it so specifically? Have you ever seen someone who has been made into a chip?"
...This child is already an adult. It's okay if her mind can't keep up once or twice, but if she acts in this tone every time, she is bound to suffer a greater loss. Kong can only "reluctantly" teach her the concept of "responsibility".
There are many choices in the world that you can't see any cost or responsibility to bear when you make them, but as time goes by, the accumulated debt will crush a person little by little. This is not whining without illness. Silver Wolf already has the sign of getting herself into trouble because of her reckless behavior... Detonating a lesson in advance saved her life.
As for what happens next...she will at least understand that if she wants to challenge "justice", she must be prepared to be crushed by "justice", regardless of whether "justice" is correct or not.
Kong didn't necessarily want to "recruit" her, he simply hoped that she would be more considerate before taking action. After all, they would be partners in the future.
Apart from the fact that Black Tower had some intention of deliberately taking revenge on Silver Wolf and Kong Kong's affair, both Screw Gumm and Ruan Mei agreed to let Silver Wolf intervene, and Stephen abstained from voting.
It was reasonable to give new partners a "small" warning. In addition, Kong did prepare a backdoor for Silver Wolf. Choosing to cooperate with the club was itself a backdoor to regain the account, which could quickly repair everyone's relationship after something went wrong.
"You are in the same group with them, and with me... You said you would shut down the simulation, but you didn't tell me how long it would be shut down. It was only shut down for a week - damn, hiding the truth is also a lie! Qiong, I trusted you so much - I don't understand, what on earth is this... Did you help the Black Tower with this rotten idea?"
Silver Wolf thought that if Kong said "yes", she would not call Kong to play games with him for a month.
"Don't slander me. I know your game account is your lifeblood. Silver Wolf, there is still a way to save your accounts. Do you want to listen to my suggestion?"
Hearing Silver Wolf's questioning, Kong remained frank, and Silver Wolf couldn't tell whether he was just pretending to be shameless or he really felt that he had not participated in the persecution of Silver Wolf and that everything was her own fault.
Without Silver Wolf's noticing, Kong pulled out an old-fashioned game cartridge with a blue glow - that was the Punk Lord Spirit, the rare item that hackers had been dreaming of. It was not a fake, nor was it a copy of the data, but what Black Tower had just taken out of Curry and handed over to him.
It is based on an adventure, telling the life story of a legendary hacker who becomes a sea patroller. It can be played as a game and can also tamper with reality.
Only the real thing can tamper with reality; copied data alone cannot be used 100% as it should.
Through a series of methods used by Silver Wolf, including the quantum clone showing off a little bit, although Black Tower was very unhappy with Silver Wolf's teasing of Kong and made her angry, she tacitly agreed with Kong's judgment of Silver Wolf... Although he was annoying, he was a little guy worth winning over.
"Just sign an indefinite loan contract. You'll be the guarantor, Dr. Kong. If she gets lost, you'll have to find a way to help her pay off the debt."
Kong saw Heita licking his lips secretly, and immediately felt a chill, as if all the heat was sucked away by the other's cherry lips.
He had no choice but to switch the frequency band to establish a holographic communication with Silver Wolf... It seemed that the blow was too great. After Silver Wolf rejected the call twice, her eyes were a little red in the video that lit up.
"I didn't cry or make a scene, Kafka, but at least I brought the replica with me."
Although Kong had originally agreed to make a replica for her to play with, at this moment she could only comfort herself with the method of moral victory.
"I lost because my opponent prepared a poor venue... This time it doesn't count - Qiong, what is the proposal you mentioned?"
If she had continued to be angry with Kong and Heita, Silver Wolf would have definitely dealt with the follow-up issues of the account herself, but the fact that she chose to connect with the video showed that she had thought it through and knew how to negotiate in exchange for convenience.
But the anger had already been vented, and as an "old senior", Heita would not really keep a grudge against Silver Wolf. She cheerfully said "See you at the dinner table", then dropped the screw and continued talking to Silver Wolf with Kong where she was.
Maybe she also didn't want to give Silver Wolf any chance to beg for mercy.
"We should invite Miss Silver Wolf to dine with us."
However, Luosi's suggestion was more humane: "Since we are going to use her technology, we should show some sincerity beyond punishment."
"She is still a wanted criminal after all. Although the club is not looking for her, if she moves around freely in the space station, she is likely to be seen by the company's spies."
Sora pointed out, "Next time I come back, go set up a table in my office. We don't have enough time today, and you'll have to show up later to show everyone that your relationship with Heita is still intact. That's the end of the story, there will be another troublesome guy tonight."
"Hey, what exactly is your solution, Qiong?"
Compared to having a meal, Silver Wolf cares more about his account.
"Come and take this genuine cassette, Silver Wolf, and then use advanced etheric programming to reshape your account—"
"Your idea..."
Under Sora's confident gaze, Silver Wolf seemed constipated and hesitated for a long time. "Even if I get the Ether cartridge, it will take me a long time to understand and use it to hack... But I will be bored to death if I don't have games to play even for one day... I'm afraid I have to go to Pierpoint and play while walking."
"What I mean is that you can just use this thing to create a few identical accounts from your previous one, instead of taking the risk of hacking into the head office server." Sora added some explanation.
"…The problem is, there are too many. Over 70 accounts. If it was just one or two, it would be fine, but this time it's too big... I thought you wanted me to beg for mercy from the Black Tower - anyway, Qiong! Since you gave me the tape, I will consider cooperation, but asking me to beg for mercy from the Black Tower is impossible!"
Well, it's a good thing for young people to be a little arrogant.
"…Then I'll ask Estelle if there's any way to get you into the company headquarters legally," Sora said, sounding nonchalant.
"Eh? Still, it's still possible?"
At that moment, Silver Wolf seemed to understand the dangers of the dirty human network society.
138. It’s amazing, how come this guy hasn’t been hacked to death yet?
"What a surprise, Silver Wolf didn't stab you to death—"
"Of course it's because I gave the cassette to her... Paimon, when you have to decide to do something sorry for others, it's best to have bargaining chips in your hand that can make the other party forgive you, and make sure that this bargaining chip is enough to prevent the other party's anger from accumulating. Otherwise, it will be difficult to gain trust after a few more times."
Sora added: "...You don't have to worry about enemies. The targets I'm talking about are friends, or people who have the potential to become friends. Silver Wolf is worth my extra effort to arrange this for her."
"You obviously value commitment and contracts just like Zhongli, but I always feel something is not right... It seems like you are too picky about people."
"Zhongli's living environment has been transformed by him to be simpler, but our living environment is still very complicated. Identifying who is useful to you is also a part of survival. Of course, it doesn't matter if Silver Wolf is not useful enough. At least she is cute and satisfies my spiritual need to protect beautiful girls. This can also be considered useful."
"Wow, you said such scumbag words without hesitation..."
Not only Silver Wolf, Paimon's eyes also turned outward when he heard what Kong said without bothering to hide it.
"Isn't it a bit rude for you to discuss me right in front of me?"
Silver Wolf, who had already inserted the cartridge into the game console and was playing while rushing to the shuttle platform, said unhappily to Kong who was still using the public frequency.
After Kong accepted Silver Wolf as a companion, he also shared his spiritual link with her.
"But I see you seem to be enjoying it."
"Huh, isn't that because you praised me as a beautiful girl?"
Silver Wolf pouted his lips that might say "trash~" or "that's it~" at any time. "Seriously, Qiong, although your methods are despicable to me, the method you came up with that not only fits Elio's script but also meets my needs... makes me more curious about what you went through during the time you were sealed - I'm a little worried... Is it that the memories of the aliens have changed you a lot? Do you want to... come back for a while and follow Kafka and me to get a feel for it? You can come in and out of the train freely, right?"
"I won't go back. If you leave a beacon on the space station or train, we can contact each other at any time."
The young man thought for a while, then said in a relatively serious tone: "Call me 'Kong' from now on, to distinguish me from my previous code name."
"But that's the code name Kafka gave you... Oh, she doesn't have any objections. Well... Uh, Sora, I'm Silver Wolf, and I'll return the favor - I'll come find you tonight."
Although this guy seemed a little hesitant on the surface, his expectant look actually confirmed Kong's guess... She really wanted to try her own taste, so she just found an excuse to do it that day.
...Do you also want to practice repaying a favor?
Kong was in a dilemma: "Don't come. The Black Tower has been keeping an eye on me recently. Besides, the Trans-Era Celebration is coming up. How could you forget about this?"
"Oh, by the way, this Amber Age is about to pass... Krippo's hammer is really irregular."
She immediately remembered how Kong had dressed up today and said with some displeasure, "Tsk, wearing such beautiful clothes to serve a rich woman... There's no need to worry about the lack of meat in the Black Tower, but that stationmaster is indeed a bit difficult to deal with..."
"I think you should stop making comments about them... Or you might die someday without knowing it. They just issued you an ID, can't you say something nice about them?"
After Sora finished complaining, he turned to Screw-Gum who was cutting steaks nearby.
Although he is a member of the mechanical race, he is willing to taste human delicacies. While maintaining the appearance of the mechanical race, he has transformed his energy intake channels. He really knows how to enjoy life.
"Silver Wolf is on his way to Pierpoint. Is there anything you need to take care of while he's at it, Dr. Screw?"
"Thank you for your concern, but I am different from Heita. I have less cooperation with the company."
ScrewGum looked up and wiped the condensation off his head as he was stared at by the Black Tower's "death stare".
"You are obviously the closest to the Intellectual Order of Protection. If you didn't obtain enough resources, I wouldn't have to bother the company to sign a contract."
Heita snorted.
"In the end, this was also an opportunity for you to get to know Esta and Dr. Kong."
"…if that's how you want to understand it."
Heita's eyes first looked up at the ceiling, then drifted towards Estelle - he didn't seem to be very interested in the food on the plate.
Outside their table, at the long table in the side hall, the train crew was chatting and laughing with the section chiefs. Ester filled everyone's glasses with drinks, as if she was running errands for the reception department, which made Heita feel a little distressed:
"…Should I regard her as a girl or a student…"
"It's probably both." Kong Leng said suddenly.
"Does Dr. Nakong intend to take her as a student? I can transfer her, okay?"
Hearing Kong's random analysis, Heita squinted his eyes and threw the difficult problem to him.
"No, I won't officially be her mentor. You don't know how terrible and challenging teacher-student love is."
Sora waved his hands hastily, stabbing the grilled chicken with his fork casually, and explained with narrowed eyes.
"The school I worked at had only one male teacher, so they developed an annual 'chicken-eating contest'... This bullshit event allowed students to fight with guns in the city to decide who would dominate the city for a day... You can't imagine how chaotic it was."