Tough Guy

From Pingjiang District in southwestern Xia City to Li Lan District in the northeast was a diagonal route straight across the entire city. This transit line was usually known for being busy and congested. Ronan had rushed out of class, hailed a Centipede Flyer before most people got off work or out of school, and headed for Shang Ding Building.

Traffic was already much better than usual at this hour, but Ronan could only feel how slow it was. At times like this, he especially missed having Qin Yikun and Gao De around to help him out—particularly the latter's flyer, which was fast, steady, and went directly from one stop to the next. It was far better than this metal centipede winding around between buildings.

Sitting in the vehicle, taking twists and turns despite traveling in a straight line, Ronan inevitably grew restless. Fortunately, Octopus was online the whole time, chatting with him. "They went through the bounty channel. They even sent over photos and some photocopies, so there's basically no need to doubt their authenticity. It's just that they don't think much of me as an 'agent,' so they want you to negotiate in person."

"Mm... Thanks, Octopus Bro."

At this moment, whatever small resentment Ronan had felt over the paternity test had long been flung beyond the clouds. All he felt toward Octopus was gratitude—deep gratitude.

The "bounty channel" they were discussing was the task bounty section on the Ability User Association's official website, the sole official channel through which Ability Users and their various factions and organizations arranged employment.

It was Octopus's doing that Ronan's grandfather's notes had been put up there as a bounty.

That had happened late last September.

Back then, Ronan had just completed his first mission after joining the Xia City Branch. He