Chapter 98: The Enlightened One’s Base
Chapter 98: The Enlightened One’s Base (Part )
Faced with almost destructive use, the locomotive finally couldn't hold on and leaned against the wall of the alley. A large amount of steam gushed out with a "puff", and the hood trembled and spewed out smoke.
Getting out is not as difficult as you might think.
After abandoning the need for the "defensive shuttle", FlashStar was completely liberated, tampering with the cameras and positioning shields along the way. However, Harold's driving skills were better than expected. He sped along the retreat route planned by FlashStar and crashed into the deep moss area.
In a sense, the "value" of all the other members of the First Action Team combined is not as great as that of Shanxing alone.
Because it is much easier to quickly learn something by pure force than to cultivate an excellent cyber hacker - even for a company, both are consumables, and the latter is a far more precious consumable than the former.
What's more, Flashstar, who is in the second ring [Balance], is a "psychic hacker".
As long as she doesn't go head-on with the company's massive computing power and cybersecurity experts, she can take the initiative.
"Nandou, your injury."
Harold got out of the car and looked at Song Shi, who was spraying a bottle of wound healing spray on his body.
"It's nothing serious."
This patented wound spray comes from Jade Pharmaceuticals. The sprayed liquid will quickly condense into a sticky film on the wound to prevent secondary contamination, expansion and deterioration of the wound. At the same time, the drug ingredients in the film will quickly penetrate into the wound to sterilize, stop bleeding and accelerate healing.
"That guy wanted to force me back and adjust the distance, so he gathered most of the lightning plasma and detonated it. It was indeed quite troublesome. I can't be completely fine." Song Shi took out a few more pills and stuffed them into his mouth: "But most of them are external injuries, not a big problem, just rest for a few days."
Harold obviously didn't believe it.
It was not until he carefully observed Song Shi for a while and found that apart from a few scars on his body, his overall mental state was even better than at first that he finally withdrew his gaze and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Nandou."
Harold hesitated for a moment, as if considering his words, but then he made a decision and spoke directly.
"Are you interested in staying with us for a few days?"
"In the coming period of time, the Security Bureau and Emerald Pharmaceuticals will be desperate to find us. Even in the Deep Moss District, it may not be safe. After all, Flash Star cannot provide 24-hour network support. Since you are in danger because of working with us, Enlightenment has the responsibility to bear the consequences."
Harold paused, then said frankly: "Of course, from the perspective of 'cooperation' alone, we don't want to see an excellent collaborator get into trouble. You should have read the news. We suffered a serious blow a year ago. Now we need to fight for every bit of strength."
What's more, he was a precious fighter who could kill a senior executive commissioner head-on and whose stance was biased towards his side...
he thought.
Go ahead, the man looked at Song Shi seriously, waiting for the latter's decision.
“Are you responsible for the follow-up?”
Song Shi casually inserted the trauma spray into his bag, shook his head and laughed: "As long as the remuneration is reasonable, why would the employer be obligated to provide extra care for the bounty hunters?"
"But staying for a few days sounds good, so I can go get the 'Ember' directly." Song Shi stretched his body, nodded and chuckled, "I really want to see the 'Pearl Bird' in person."
"Believe me, you will definitely fall in love with the boss, I promise."
Hearing this, Harold also laughed: "You have only met him in 'Thousand Star City', right? Ha, you definitely can't imagine what he looks like in person."
"Oh?"
"As for the details, wait until you see him yourself."
Song Shi raised his eyebrows slightly, then put them down and said, "Before I go, I have to go home to get some things. Don't worry, it won't take too long. Come with me?"
Harold nodded.
The two men changed their clothes in the alley, put on their hoods, and naturally blended into the crowd on the street. It was completely impossible to tell that these two people had staged a "trial" that shocked Palose not long ago.
Along the way, Harold hesitated, as if he was having a complicated psychological struggle, but after a while, he finally couldn't help but speak.
"Nandou, you don't want to say something to me too, do you?"
".Hmm?" Song Shi turned his head, somewhat confused.
"I heard clearly what you said to Xu Tong in the headphones just now."
Harold pointed at his hands, feet, chest, and head, and said seriously, "My level of prosthetics is much higher than Xu Tong's. You don't think that I am... let me think how to put it, 'pure' enough?"
Song Shi was silent for a moment, then asked, "Don't you fight without attacking the heart?"
"...Ah?" Harold was also stunned: "What you just said is not true?"
"That's not the case"
As Song Shi walked, he casually said, "If we only talk about 'force', Xu Tong's set is at least quite capable at the second level. Otherwise, he wouldn't be a senior executive. With the equipment, prosthetics, and psychic skills accumulated by the company, he can't be said to be weak. At least he is above the standard."
"If we have to classify it, it's the middle of the second ring, which is not too weak, or a third-level unit."
“So that’s how it is”
"However, this does not mean that there is a problem with what I said about the Great Source Path."
"I was right, he was wrong. It's human nature to want to correct something that's wrong." Song Shi said calmly, "Plus it was rare to see a great source again, so I just said a little more at that time."
"But you know, this kind of thing."
Song Shi spread his hands: "No one will change because of what others say. But it's a personal habit. If I really meet you, I'd still like to say a few words."
this moment.
Even though he understood what the other party meant, Harold still couldn't suppress the thought that arose in his mind.
Are you some kind of "Dayuan" policeman?
But then, Harold quickly shook off this inexplicable thought, coughed lightly, and his expression returned to normal.
In the following time, Song Shi returned to the rented house, quickly packed up, destroyed his personal information, and left again.
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"——So, you guys are staying here."
A sickening smell permeated the damp air.
The pipes and brackets had long since been corroded to the core, leaving only their general shapes and mottled rust marks. In the cracks in the corners that were difficult to see, unknown mosses poked out little by little, revealing a wet corner.
"The sewers are no wonder Emerald Pharmaceuticals has never really found the Enlightened Ones' base."
“In fact, there have been some speculations.”
Harold jumped down the ladder and walked ahead with ease.
"But the sewer system in Palose was built during the Seven Lands War. The original design data has been lost, and it has been continuously expanded and modified over the years. Even the government does not know the full picture."
"As for using reconnaissance robots to explore the entire Palose sewer network, with Flashstar here, it doesn't make much sense to do so - unless all these reconnaissance robots are run as 'wetware', but the cost is too high. After evaluation, Emerald Pharmaceuticals gave up this plan."
"Oh come to think of it, I thought you would be more uncomfortable."
"What do you mean?" Song Shi raised his head.
"Compared to a place like this."
Harold pointed around, and amid the sound of rushing, sewage of indistinguishable color was rushing down the drain. "Those well-known rotten blocks in Deep Moss District are considered clean. This is your first time in a place like this. Even if you don't care, you should at least frown, right? But you didn't react at all?"
Song Shi said succinctly: "The basic qualities of a qualified bounty hunter."
I've never heard that the entry standards for bounty hunters have become so high.
Harold choked, resisted the urge to speak, and continued to lead the way.
An hour later, he stopped for the first time.
"Welcome to... 'In the Same Situation'."
(End of this chapter)