Chapter 510: Special Technologies Mastered by the “Branch”
"Go to Ruins Marked 796 and reclaim a special location above. The mission reward is a reduced price for the 'base vehicle', an energy crystal, and 999 pieces of black bread."
When Colin saw the third one, he looked puzzled, wondering what this black bread came from.
At first, he didn't think about having eaten those black breads before...
After all, this is the first time I have received such a strange reward in Colin's mission for so long.
But soon, seeing Shana take out a black bread from the "storage room", his expression suddenly changed: "This... are you sure this can be used as a mission reward?"
"Yeah." Shana nodded, looking at the task requirements, feeling a little excited.
The black bread given in this quest isn't the sour and hard kind...
In other words, this place alone is worth more than 300 points, and the value can be reduced by adding the base vehicle points.
That... seems pretty good?
At least it's much better than before...
Of course, Shana also noticed that since Colin appeared, the points she received for her tasks seemed to have increased.
"What do you think?" Shana held the parchment and turned her head to look at Colin next to her for advice.
"I tend to say no."
Colin shook his head and gave his advice decisively.
Damn, who are you trying to fool by giving this crappy thing called "black bread" as a mission reward?
He has done so many tasks, but this is the first time he has seen such a strange one.
After a pause, Colin added, "I don't know how difficult this mission is, but they actually used black bread to make up the numbers. I don't know how they had the nerve to do it. And the price has been reduced, but there's no confirmation. Who knows how much it will be reduced...
“Unless it goes straight to the production line, it’s meaningless.
"Well, let's talk about the difficulty. How difficult do you think this mission will be?"
Generally speaking, "Ms. Rabbit" will not inform you of the reward in advance. The final amount will be determined based on what you have actually obtained. However, most of the time, there is a guaranteed appearance fee of several thousand points by default.
I will never use "black bread" to make up the numbers...
If the reward is given first, it can be regarded as having known the whole process of the task, so the reward can be given in advance.
And through this reward, you can roughly guess the difficulty of the task.
Of course, this is also some advanced knowledge on task difficulty judgment released by "Life Mentor Keaiduo" among employees.
Shana looked at the reward, resting her index finger on her chin as she pondered, "Hmm... probably, we'll encounter some incomplete Ancient God-level beings, but we don't need to confront them directly..."
"What?!"
Colin was stunned, wondering if he had heard it wrong. This kind of reward could allow him to encounter an ancient god who was at least at the peak of the second-level containment or even the first-level containment level?
An unknown amount of the "base vehicle" has been dropped. It is an energy crystal with a function similar to that of the "colorless crystal".
Another thousand loaves of black bread...
Let him use these things to fight the ancient gods?
Well, it's not about fighting the ancient gods, but there is a high probability of encountering...
Colin suddenly felt sorry for this "saint". He must have taken on such missions before, right?
"Wait, before?"
He vaguely felt that he needed to figure something out, but logically, it didn't connect, just like 1+1=2, but there was a missing "+" sign in the middle.
This feeling is very strange...
At the side, Shana saw his gaze and said uncertainly:
"Probably..."
Although she didn't know what Colin was thinking, she could see that what seemed like a lucrative task to her a few months ago might not be so satisfactory in Mr. Colin's eyes.
Sure enough, after listening to her, Colin waved his hand and responded:
"Reject. It's a waste of time to look at it any more."
"Okay, I understand..."
Shana nodded. With 20,000 points in her pocket, she felt less anxious and didn't need to take any more risks.
Following Colin's suggestion, he rarely refused the task.
"I will be responsible for the affairs of the territory. You don't have to worry too much. After all, rescuing them will bring me many benefits. You can understand the overall situation from the side. If there is a time when I can't come over, you can just help with maintenance."
Colin simply said that the "colorless crystals" produced by the believers now feel like the meal eaten before a fight.
If I don’t have a few pieces, I feel like I don’t have the strength to punch.
"Okay." Shana nodded again without objection.
"Of course, if you help look after the territory, I'll share some points with you."
Without waiting for the other party to refuse, Colin continued, "All matters in the territory require points to be spent. Besides, this matter itself is profitable. We can all work together, but it's not appropriate for me to take it alone."
If we can rely on a small amount of basic mission points, we can let Shana stay here permanently.
He felt it was a good deal...
After a while of talking, Shana did not refuse.
…
As Colin and Shana were inspecting the various aspects of the territory and talking, not far away, Warden Calder, who was communicating with an engineering team led by an E-level employee, saw the two passing by and couldn't help but sigh...
He suddenly realized that his vision was still too narrow.
When the "hunger" incident broke out in the city, Miss Helena, the daughter of the great nobleman, obeyed Colin's instructions throughout the whole process. He thought that there was some improper relationship between the two.
After all, some nobles do play around quite lavishly...
And to be honest, Helena's reputation is that she is spoiled and willful.
Seeing that a real person would actually listen to the words of a "prisoner" with a mysterious identity, it really makes people think too much.
But it was not until now that he realized that the other party had a good relationship with the saint.
Looks like a friend...
Then came Helena - he had also heard that she seemed to have remained willful during the disaster, and was transformed from the inside out by the Saint of the "Light" Church.
Of course, this is also Helena's luck, as she has not done anything immoral.
Otherwise, the Saint would have wiped her out without hesitation.
In this regard, although this generation of saints is a woman and looks relatively gentle, no one would doubt the decisiveness she would show when she really wants to take action.
Helena's family was somewhat dissatisfied with this, but they could only endure it.
After all, compared to Shana's direct "trial" against them as a whole, this kind of thing is just a small matter.
Don't even mention that it just slightly erased some bad morals...
They would do it as long as they had to wash Helena and send her to the Saint's bed.
"Brother Calder, you said earlier that the third underground prison needed to be significantly strengthened, requiring alloy doors and even requiring some extraordinary means of reinforcement?" The E-level employee next to him said in confusion.
“We are building a refugee prison, not a shelter…
"There are only ordinary refugees here. Not to mention the iron door, even the wooden door is hard to break open. Is this necessary?"
During this time, Calder has chosen to settle here and serve as their warden.
After hearing the employee's words, Carde came back to his senses. After listening, he pursed his lips and thought for a while, recalling the scene deep in his memory when the red-haired giant beast broke through the prison door and rushed out, pinning him to the ground and beating him violently.
Then, Calder nodded heavily:
"Yes, believe me, absolutely."
Although the prisoners are all refugees who have made mistakes, there will always be accidents. A prison must have a strong enough layer to make people feel safe.
If you really can't lock up the enemy, locking up your friends to hide is also a good option.
…
The dark and bright night passed quickly...
As the day and night turned, the maid suddenly reported to Colin that she had received some special vibration frequencies.
If nothing unexpected happens, it should come from the "King of Mad Sound".
Although he didn't know what this guy was doing, Colin still flew over to see why he was looking for him.
About half an hour later, Colin entered the underground maze area closest to the territory.
"Congratulations, your strength has improved again." As soon as Colin came in, he heard the compliment from the "King of Mad Sound", and then sensed through the "flame" that the other party was standing not far away.
"What's the matter?" Colin waved his hand.
"Um, can I ask, regarding... my matter, is there any response from the higher-ups?" The "King of Mad Sound" asked in a low voice.
It seemed like nothing at all. Ms. Rabbit didn't reply anyway... Colin muttered inwardly, but remained calm and said:
"Don't worry, the organization has noticed your performance. If you work harder, you'll have the opportunity to work for the company."
"That's good, that's good, I can't wait to get to work!" The "King of Crazy Sound" immediately expressed his opinion.
"Did you call me here this time just to ask this question?" Colin asked curiously.
In fact, even if the "King of Mad Sound" didn't look for him this time, he would still come to this guy and ask some questions.
"No, no, no, actually there are some things..."
The "King of Mad Sound" hesitated, as if considering something difficult to say.
"What?" Colin raised his eyebrows.
"Well, let me be clear, this isn't some conspiracy..."
Colin became curious, and then saw the "King of Mad Sound" say, "Actually, you've been frequently modifying the contents of the 'Logic Point Shielding' function recently. Could you please cancel one of them? I can't remember some of the more important ones, so I'd like to ask you to make some minor changes. It's probably some of the shielding point contents from the day before..."
Because of this, he seemed unable to remember what important things he should do.
I am very distressed...
But before he could finish, Colin interrupted him: "'Logical point shield'? What is this?"
Seeing Colin's expression, the "King of Mad Sound" realized something was wrong: "...wasn't it you who modified it?"
"No." Kelin shook his head: "Can you tell me what this is first?"
Soon, he learned from the subject what this so-called "Logic Point Shield" was.
In general, it is like a firewall of thought, generally speaking, to avoid those dangerous things that have the potential to pollute.
"Right now, in this entire world, no mortal knows the true name of a single 'God'. This is because of this. However, compared to this ultra-high-intensity cognitive concealment, the level of this 'Logic Point Shielding' is much lower, but the effect is still there..."
"The King of Mad Sound" simply gave an example.
"Tell me, if it wasn't me, then who could it be?" Colin suddenly realized some reasons.
"I'm not sure. Perhaps it's part of the company stationed here? Of course, I'm not trying to instigate. What I mean is, if you didn't touch it, then it must be the company's maintainer here. Other things, even some unimaginable existence that descended, can't do it. They can destroy it, but they can only destroy it. I can vaguely feel that it has been changing quite frequently recently..."
The King of Mad Sound spoke cautiously.
During this period of time, he always felt that he couldn't remember this or that, and it felt like his brain was about to break down...
Recently... Colin nodded, and after asking some details, he was basically sure that "recently" referred to the time since he appeared.
What is the “branch” covering up?
"How can I deal with this influence?" Colin asked directly.
"This, this has something to do with your level of authority and your position in the company. I'm not sure how exactly, but I can be sure that there's a range. Once you leave here, you'll be able to make the connection..."
The "King of Mad Sound" doesn't know much about how some of the company's internal functions actually work. After all, he is a prisoner, not an employee, so he can only give some guesses as best he can.
"But generally speaking, if you already know this, they definitely won't be able to influence you. After all, you're a candidate for Fire Wielder, a transcendental status. A slight impact on your cognition is already their limit. As for deeper impacts, your brain's memory level is beyond their control..."
The King of Mad Sound gave another example and said:
"It's like, there was once a bottle of cola in this room. If I hadn't told you, you probably wouldn't have realized it..."
"But if I tell you, then you know it."
“As long as you know it, even if it covers up all traces, it won’t affect what you know.”
“…”
"I understand." Colin nodded, indicating that he roughly understood.
Putting aside the fact that the branch office made some changes for some unknown reason, this function is quite interesting. By blocking a logical point, it makes it impossible to connect the entire logic.
"Come to think of it, it does seem like the company has the technology, but it's being used in a wrong way."
But it’s not a big problem. Colin feels that he is very close to the truth.
As long as the other party can't erase the information he knows, he should be able to figure out the reason after thinking about it...
"Besides that, if you want to withstand this kind of influence with your brute force, you need to be at least a first-level containment creature." The "King of Mad Sound" added briefly.
One level higher? I have this strength, I'm afraid it wouldn't dare to appear in front of me.
Kelin couldn't help but think of the night when he exchanged 300,000 points.
Normally, when he was in contact with the company, he didn't dare to show this thing directly, for fear of being caught by "Ms. Bunny".
Only when everything is cut off, it dares to appear stealthily...
"Okay, I understand. That's right, the information you provided this time is good." Colin nodded in approval. Now it will take the initiative to report the situation, which is much better than before.
It's time to consider giving it a sleepless 007 job...
Ke Lin said with a warning: "If there is anything abnormal in the future, you can also notify me and report it immediately."
"Okay, your future employee, ready to serve you at any time!"
"Um."
Colin nodded, and suddenly realized something:
"Won't it retaliate against you if you do this ?"
From the current perspective, the branch of "Ms. Thorn" is full of talented people, but this branch here is the most unconventional one he has ever seen...
There is no guarantee that after this "tip-off", the "branch company" will do something to his "Colin employee" reserve.
