Gunfire, Punk and Necromancer

"Are you having a brain cramp? Run away!" Lucy yelled into the phone: "The gangs are gathering around you on a large scale. Normal people will be scared away. Only those guys who have evil intentions in their hearts and pretend that nothing is wrong will do it." Stay and don’t leave! You idiot, your thinking is the opposite!"

Sometimes, a thing makes sense in both pros and cons, and a decision can only be made based on interests. As Lucy said, regardless of suspicion or not, the most important thing is to escape from the dangerous area and save your life. It is better to be a living person with suspicion than a dead person without suspicion.

"I hope he can escape in time." Lucy put down the phone and sighed. "Gang activities have escalated. I can't just persuade others, I have to take action myself. Before the security company is established, the third activity base must be established. However, what is the Canghuo Gang doing...what are they doing from outside the city? Is something coming?”

After thinking over and over again, she made up her mind and called Zhuang Xuteng who was waiting at the door. "Something happened temporarily. The Canghuo Gang gathered on a large scale and may cause trouble. I hope you go and investigate and see what they are doing. If you find any abnormalities, it may be related to the convoy they escorted in from outside the city."

Zhuang Xuteng scratched his head and said: "Just ten minutes ago, you asked us not to get close to the Canghuo Gang's activities. Why did you suddenly change your mind? Oh, if you had said that ten minutes ago, now I have to refuse you. "

"Eh? Why?" Lucy tilted her head and asked.

"Morgana came to me just now. There is an event tomorrow night - it was rescheduled to tomorrow night - and the two of us will attend it together, and I have already promised her." Zhuang Xuteng said: "At the event, she will The circle that introduced me to her, if I'm not lucky, I might even meet her parents. I'm a little nervous now, my heart is pounding, and I'm not in a mission state today."

"Oh! So that's the case. It's understandable, completely understandable!" Lucy thought for a moment and said, "You should be participating in the 'Holy Light Bridge' charity auction, right?"

"Yes, it seems to be that name. Morgana said something vague. She didn't like this auction, but she had to go, so she took me there." Zhuang Xuteng reminded Lucy and said: "Sister Lucy, you That investigation operation against the Canghuo Gang..."

"If you don't go, I won't send mercenaries to avoid trouble. It's almost the same to find some surveillance first, and then investigate afterwards, which is safer." Lucy rubbed her hands, looking very excited. Said: "The charity auction is more interesting, and a ticket there is not easy to get. Because the PCPD was bombed before, the auction had to be postponed. Huh? Isn't that right? The date was changed to tomorrow. This news was announced four days ago Yes, how did Morgana know?"

"She hasn't gone home during this time and has been busy at the new house, so it may be a little late to get the news." Zhuang Xuteng said: "I have to send her back today so that she can prepare some clothes. I will also send her back at noon tomorrow. Pick her up in the car and go to the venue together - phew, hope it goes better."

"You'll be fine! You're not afraid of strong winds or waves. This little thing... just treat it like a bodyguard-type mercenary mission." Lucy came over and patted Zhuang Xuteng twice on the shoulder to encourage him. "The protagonist is not you, but Morgana, so you just need to remember to make Morgana feel comfortable. By the way, which car are you driving?"

"The Armored Weasel is safe and comfortable. It looks very low-key, and at the same time it doesn't look too shabby to be banned from entry, so overall, I still use that car."

"Okay, as long as I don't drive your armored car." Lucy thought for a while and said: "Tomorrow... there is still some time. I will give you a phone number of the modification factory, and you can go there after sending Morgana off tonight. Two Things: One is to change the appearance of the armored vehicle, and the other is to upgrade the interior of the armored ferret. Make it more luxurious so that Morgana can sit comfortably without losing face. From now on, whenever you use an armored vehicle in action, you can go to this place to do it Doing exterior decoration. It doesn’t cost a lot of money, but it’s very effective. It only opens at night, so it’s useless during the day, you know?”

"Okay!" Zhuang Xuteng nodded, took the signed note with the modification shop's address and contact information from Lucy, and went out happily.

When he got downstairs, Nightingale was lying on the sofa yawning. Morgana had packed a set meal of sauced pork rice bowl and was waiting for him there. Zhuang Xuteng had a few words with Nightingale, specifically telling them not to go to the Canghuo Gang's territory recently and that it was best to stay at home. Then he left with Morgana, who had been carrying food.

"Sorry, my family thought I would go back two days ago and planned to wait until I came back to talk, but then they forgot about it. The auction will be held at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon, which will take about three or four hours, followed by a dinner and dance. There will be a cocktail party in between..."

"It sounds quite complicated." Zhuang Xuteng scratched his head and said, "I have no experience, so you have to guide me."

"I only have the experience of watching, not participating - I'm not a party animal." Morgana sat in the passenger seat with the packed dinner on her lap. She stared at the lunch box in a daze. "On this previous occasion, I can safely be a decoration. Tomorrow, there may be many people coming to visit us - I am very nervous now."

"Just watch. Are their eyes implants that can emit flames or poisonous gas?" Zhuang Xuteng smiled and comforted Morgana: "Sister Lucy has a good saying: treat it as a mercenary. Mission. Your mission goal is to act as the you they imagined, and I will be your bodyguard. If you feel uncomfortable, just point your finger and I will pounce on you and bite you."

"Bite? Are you a bodyguard or a meat bag?" Morgana finally smiled and felt much more relaxed. She said: "You may not know that I can find a way to turn down other social activities, but not this one. Holy Light Bridge - from the name, you know that it is related to the Holy Light and the Church. In fact, it was originally After the gods left, the inheritance auction activity by the successors of the Holy Light Church slowly developed into what it is now, becoming an event that is mainly social and supplemented by auctions."

Zhuang Xuteng tilted his head and asked, "Is it because socializing is the main thing because things are almost sold out?"

"That's not true. The Holy Light Church was the largest church in terms of size, population and financial resources, and left behind a huge amount of things. The main purpose of choosing the auction method is to control the quantity, create a sense of scarcity, and increase the auction price. So many things are really If you release it all at once, it will be worthless immediately." Morgana said: "To put it bluntly, our family also sells church inheritance to make money, and because it was sold earlier, the investment went smoothly, so we have the wealth we have today. .”

"Oh, it turns out there is such a thing. I have never heard of it before and I have no idea about it."

"Only the so-called 'people above' know this kind of thing. You won't hear about it in news reports. At most, if you know that there is such a charity auction, its origin and fundamental purpose will be hidden and not reported. .Oh, by the way, this is for you, you want it.”

Morgana took out the small box containing the implant from her backpack. Seeing that it was difficult for Zhuang Xuteng to drive with both hands, she put it in the drawer in the front of the car for him. "If you want it, Brother Dao will let the appraiser take a look first. He agrees with me that this is a customized neural reinforcement implant installed in the spine, most likely the cervical spine, close to the brainstem. It If the function is unknown, don’t ask someone to install it.”

"I'm not pretending. I'm mainly interested in the box. I have some access to implants, so it's very convenient to have such a small box."

"I have a box! If you need a box, you can tell me. We have all the big, medium and small sizes."

"Thank you, but... hahaha, do you think I can wholesale implants? I just resell them and make a profit when doing tasks. Mercenaries are my main business, implant dealers are not. In most cases, you send it out as soon as you get it, and there is no need for a storage device. My attitude is to keep it if you encounter it, and it doesn’t matter if you don’t encounter it, so I haven’t mentioned this requirement to you."

Morgana nodded, not doubting Zhuang Xuteng's words at all.

The two men then discussed what they would wear tomorrow, and then divided their cash dividends equally. Although Morgana only counts as half as a newcomer, that's in the team. By the time Zhuang Xuteng and Morgana came together, they were evenly divided.

Strictly speaking, this is Morgana's first mercenary mission, but from another perspective, this is already her third time. The first time was in the drainage canal, when she, Zhuang Xuteng and Ge Gongdao intercepted the robbers; the second time was as the Holy Light Witch, together with Otter, to find clues about the Blue Savage, and now it is the third time. The activities of her and Zhuang Xuteng tracking the Blue Savage transportation line cannot be counted in any case, because that time she clearly entrusted someone to go there as a supervisor.

There are a maximum of three actions in the novice period. If there is another time, she cannot be allowed to take only half of the money. Although Morgana is indeed not short of money, she attaches great importance to the salary she received from the PCPD and the reward for this operation. She believes that it is something she earned through her own hard work and is more memorable.

For novices who have just received their reward, Zhuang Xuteng will give two caring instructions: "Take your money, don't spend it lavishly, especially don't go to places where there are sensual things... Haha, I know you won't go, so just let me It’s a great time. I used to be the youngest, I heard others say so, but now I finally meet someone who is more novice! Okay, stop making faces, see you at noon tomorrow!”

Morgana returned home carrying a large bag of money from the trunk. Zhuang Xuteng immediately took out the implant from the drawer, opened it and placed it in the palm of his hand. "Finally..." The Lich Master muttered a few words in his head, and then asked him to absorb the energy of the Shadow Slave.

Zhuang Xuteng immediately followed the instructions. The implant in his hand was sucked dry instantly, completely lost its activity and shrank, and soon dried up. Its overall mass has obviously decreased, which shows that some of it was absorbed by Zhuang Xuteng and sent to the Lich Master.

The Lich Master soon sent the next words: "I need to study it first, and come find me later."

It says "go there later", which actually means "go there as soon as you have time". This skeleton speaks very awkwardly, unlike Zhuang Xuteng who is as straight-forward as Zhuang Xuteng. You have to carefully consider its hidden emotions and character. Zhuang Xuteng has always found it difficult to get along with the Lich Master - anyone trying to guess the mood and personality of a skeleton would burn a lot of brain cells. However, as long as he thought that his brain could be used easily, relying on absorbing the intelligence of the Lich Master, he felt balanced in his heart.

The armored vehicle needs to change its appearance, and the armored ferret needs to change its interior. Considering that he would need to use the car at noon tomorrow, Zhuang Xuteng went home and put on the armored ferret that he needed more urgently, and found the modification factory based on the address. It was a place with no signboard and looked like a warehouse. Only the ruts on the ground could give away some information. Zhuang Xuteng pricked up his ears and could vaguely hear the sounds of metal being struck and gas released, and he knew there was a factory hidden here.

After finding the walkie-talkie and saying the password, the warehouse door opened and Zhuang Xuteng drove in. The renovation workshop is underground, and the ground floor is mainly composed of various pipes to dispose of waste gas, waste water, waste oil and other things without leaving a trace.

Zhuang Xuteng told him his needs, and the "underground modification factory" immediately understood and started working overtime after receiving overtime pay. The efficiency and morale were very high at first glance. They promised to work all night and have the interior upgrade completed by six o'clock tomorrow morning.

One good thing about this tuning shop: there is absolutely no sales pitch. They just listen to the customer's requirements without asking why, and they don't take the initiative to give suggestions, but they can always come up with a plan immediately when the customer asks. They don't care what customers do or what their needs will be in the future, so they won't say that this or that car is better, or that a certain modification program can meet the needs.

A modification factory that only focuses on the current task behaves much like a mercenary that only focuses on the current task, full of professionalism. Zhuang Xuteng likes the atmosphere here very much and can cooperate with them more in the future. He asked who the boss of this underground modification factory was, but the people here laughed and didn't answer, saying that it had nothing to do with the specific work.

"This is good. I pay for the requirements, and you get paid to do the work. Do the work well! I still have a car that needs to have its exterior modified. I'll go back and drive it over." As soon as Zhuang Xuteng finished speaking, he saw the modification The master of the factory pushed a small motorcycle over to him and indicated that he could use it for transportation.

It was a small, purely electric motorcycle that sacrificed everything for its size. A large battery occupies more than half of the volume. The seat is directly on the battery. Under the battery are four wheels. The two front steering wheels are connected to the upright handle. Basically, it's just a suitcase on wheels. Compared with a suitcase, its wheels are larger and its speed is much faster. The box is full of batteries...

This car was so eye-catching that Zhuang Xuteng immediately got on it to test its speed and flexibility. Compared with a motorcycle, this thing is not fast or powerful enough, but it is small enough that it can be placed in the trunk of any car, and it can be started by picking it up without preheating the steam engine. I asked about the battery life, and the people at the modification factory said that it can run a hundred kilometers on a full charge. As long as you don't deliberately take detours, there is no problem in going back and forth in Peicheng.

"I want to buy one, and make it look like a suitcase, so that the handle can be bent and retracted, and it can be placed on the side of the box." Zhuang Xuteng thought of another need and said, "Can this car accommodate two people? I Such a body shape. To increase the load-bearing capacity, get a folding seat in the back, and use a triangle support after pulling it up. Well, the original seat is directly flat, and there is no need to leave a butt shape. In this way, when the two-seater is used, I move it forward to ease the weight. balance."

The modification factory believes that there is no problem with this requirement, but the construction period needs to be postponed and the urgent work must be done first. Zhuang Xuteng went out on an electric suitcase and returned home to drive out the armored vehicle. On the way, Soth, the owner of the wonton shop, unexpectedly called him.