Jiang Shu "withdrew" 1,000 points from the vault, exchanging them for a [10 of Coins] tarot card, then activated her authority through her personal panel.
"Ding! Congratulations player, you have used the [10 of Pentacles] card and triggered the 'Transaction' authority. You may 'commission' the following Free NPCs." (Different NPCs only accept their own respective commissions.)
Below the panel were four dimmed portrait frames.
Jiang Shu selected the first one.
"Transaction complete. Your commission has been conveyed to the designated Free NPC. It will be carried out according to schedule after midnight tonight."
Closing the panel, Jiang Shu spoke faintly. "I hope that before dawn, his head will be delivered to me as a gift. That would make me very happy."
North of the city, inside an unfinished building.
Deep amid a chaotic pile of trash, a battered, broken-down motorcycle covered in dust seemed to have been casually discarded there by someone after being scrapped...
"Ding! You have received a new order from a customer whose phone number ends in 3369. Please check it promptly. Complete the order acceptance and delivery after midnight tonight. Do not exceed the time limit."
On the phone mounted to the handlebars, the screen lit up and an order notification popped up.
Then eerie energy seeped out from the motorcycle.
The engine revved once before falling silent again.
After all the commotion at the [Dawn Church], time had passed quickly. Dusk faded, and an unknown, unsettling night quietly descended.
To the Real world, nighttime was when all things slept.
But to the Eerie World, nighttime was the best time for eerie things to revel.
Looking down over the city, its intersecting, glittering streets and alleys resembled the lines in a palm, tangled and intricate.
Beneath the clamorous neon lights, all the players began