[Appraisal: Gore Slater, First Order Transcendent, a 'Environmentalist member' who loves courting death.
Extraordinary Characteristics: [Danger Warning].
Once participated in the Michigan Great Lakes Relic expedition, and after surviving, became one of the targets hunted by the 'Carnival Convoy'.]
Regarding the Rose Hotel...
Su Wen knew at once it wasn't a respectable place.
But Gore's meaning was that he didn't have money.
Just saying some nice words.
He praised these people's shamelessness.
Su Wen wasn't going to waste time, deciding to push forward the main quest, so he calmly said:
"I heard there's a Freezing Point Bar nearby. Buy me a glass of whiskey, I don't need any other reward."
"Are you sure? I suspect that bar's owner sells fake alcohol."
Su Wen now understood why the system had recommended the identity of a bartender or barman to him.
(Difficulty: Low)
It really did make sense.
Gore looked at the two corpses being washed by the heavy rain.
Finally.
He chose to take him through the downpour to a small bar lit with dark blue neon lights, with the words [Freezing bar] written on it.
Inside the Freezing Point Bar.
There were very few customers drinking.
A middle-aged white man with silver hair was wiping the tables.
[Appraisal: Fern Onions, Tier 2 Transcendent, White Hound, Extraordinary Characteristics: [Hunting]. Former security director of Leisangton Company Detroit, chose to leave after witnessing certain things]
"Hey, Fern, get me and my new friend two whiskeys, the most authentic English whiskey."
Seeing it was this guy.
Fern Onions said in a hoarse voice:
"Gore, you can only buy American whiskey in Michigan."
"If you consider the eighteenth-century George Washington statute, some Pennsylvania brewing merchants produced monon-gahela whiskey based on imported English technology.
The historical origins of the two are actually the same."
Su Wen said.
He needed to gain the White Hound's trust through his identity as a bartender.
Then, alcohol-related topics were probably the best entry point.
"Gore, the friend you brought this time is a little different from before."
Onions raised his head, a prominent scar on his chiseled face:
"How much money did you prepare this time?"
"Ten, no, five dollars."
Twenty seconds later.
Accompanying the dim light on the bar reflecting the water ripples.
Su Wen received a glass of inferior whiskey mixed with water.
[You have obtained the achievement: Equivalent Exchange]
[Achievement Description: Fake wine bought for five dollars, its taste is probably as intoxicating as its cheap price]
He finally understood why Gore said the Freezing Point Bar sold fake alcohol.
The next moment.
Just as Su Wen was preparing to finish this glass of wine.
And comment on it from a professional perspective and launch a subsequent bartender self-recommendation.
A card flew in from outside the Freezing Point Bar's window and happened to embed itself in the bar's black-brown solid wood counter.
[Appraisal: A letter from a stranger]
Fern Onions opened the envelope.
Then his eyes gradually turned cold:
"These bastards."
"Gore, how many people can the Environmentalist organization mobilize right now?"
"Including me, three. The rest of the members have all gone to Hawaii for vacation."
Gore Slater shrugged.
"You know, summer, beaches, surfing—these things are always inevitable. Besides, because of the bill proposed by that Duke of Bavaria, Transcendent are starting to slack off and take vacations."
"I'm hiring you to come with me to Fals Casino."
"How much are you willing to pay?"
"A thousand dollars."
"Two thousand. That's my bottom line."
"Fifteen hundred."
"Alright, deal."
After completing Gore's hiring, the silver-haired, middle-aged owner Fern looked at Su Wen again.
But before he could even ask, Su Wen calmly gave his answer:
"Ten thousand dollars, plus a glass of genuine whiskey from Pennsylvania."
Gore glanced at the 'Rhine Mr.', who remained expressionless while tasting the inferior fake alcohol, and said with admiration, "He's stronger than me. If it weren't for this Rhine Mr., I'd probably be lying on the side of the road right now."
White Hound Fern took a deep look at Su Wen.
Then he nodded hoarsely and said, "I hope you can bring me surprises beyond the plan."
[Due to Gore's praise, White Hound has expectations for your strength. 'Freezing Point Bar' faction favorability +30] [Currently, the player has obtained the buff: Tequila Sunrise] [Buff effect: Your attack power is increased by 10] [You have experienced the event: Beginning of Anger] [Obtain one chance to draw a temporary Ability Card for this game]
Su Wen realized he hadn't used the card draw opportunity he got last time.
He drew twice in a row:
Skill Card: [Disguise Level 1 (Energy Consumption 23%) (Disguise as another person when not under attack)] Skill Card: [Confuser Level 2 (Energy Consumption 43%): Make someone temporarily believe your lie]
At this moment, Looking at the skill descriptions, Su Wen, who had been exploring whether there were any easy ways to clear this game, suddenly had some ideas.
"Compared to active skills, it seems that the Detroit faction favorability buffs might be more useful."
He thought of a bold idea.
After thinking for a while, he smiled and said, "If this idea works, then this game might become very simple."
In the scene.
The three had already disguised themselves and arrived at the entrance of Fals Casino.
Compared to the deserted Freezing Point Bar, this was probably the condensed essence of Detroit's nightlife.
Fern walked to the front desk, slammed his hand heavily on the table, and said to the staff, "Tell Old York to come see me. Otherwise, this place will be a ruin in ten minutes."
"Sir, to see York Mr., you need to make an appointment in advance. Do you have an appointment letter?"
The receptionist asked.
Just as Fern attracted the attention of most of the guards, Su Wen also walked up to a senior security personnel who was probably an Administrator.
In his pocket, his hand held a playing card engraved with a Joker's laughing face.
Then, As the playing card turned into a wisp of green smoke and dissipated, His voice carried a mental suggestion that was enough to inspire trust:
"Leis Angton wants your boss dead. See that silver-haired man in front?
He's a defector from Leis Angton's security department and also my companion.
I'm risking my life to get this information to you.
"Are you sure you don't want to notify York?"
Amidst the half-truths and veiled language, Su Wen noticed the prompt from the screen:
[Because you proactively stated your intentions, and the Joker card [Deceiver] is in effect, 'Fals Casino' faction favorability +15] [Current player buff: Seventeen-Sided Dice] [Buff effect: The damage you inflict will be subjected to a dice roll at the end of the calculation, and multiplied according to the resulting number (greater than 9 for a positive calculation, less than 9 for a negative calculation)] [You have experienced the event: Person Who Forges Secrets] [Gained one opportunity to draw a temporary Ability Card for this game]
The ability was interesting.
But upon seeing the above prompt, Su Wen received the answer he was most concerned about:
Positive faction favorability is not restricted; it can even be fabricated.
It seems.
Stirring the waters, making the mud turbid, that's the real operation hidden behind City of Chaos.
He thought.
He had probably found his approach for the next phase of the game.
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