Late-Night Operations and the Organization's Foundations

In the dead of night in Jiang City, when even the late-night food stalls were closing up shop and the drunks had all gone home, Lin Yu took a taxi to the location Good Night had mentioned—Tom's Supermarket in Jiang City.

This is a large chain supermarket located on the Outer Ring of Jiang City. It is a typical foreign-funded Western-style large department store, which looks almost as big as a Stadium from a distance.

The supermarket was obviously not open at this time, but the trucks and staff who came to restock had already started working.

Lin Yu got out of the taxi, looked around for a while, and then found Good Night.

A week later, Good Night's injuries had almost healed, but his left hand was still in Plaster.

He was dressed in a very Korean style, wearing a baseball cap, leather jacket, and wide-leg pants, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth. He stood in the empty parking lot in front of the supermarket, leaning against a lamppost.

His demeanor and attire made him look like a seasoned Korea cop straight out of a Korea crime drama.

Lin Yu walked straight over, and Good Night noticed Lin Yu's arrival. He stubbed out his cigarette with one hand and flicked it towards a trash can not far away.

Then, Good Night spoke up, "Wow, you got here pretty fast..."

"You must be exhausted from just finishing Instance. Logically, you should have taken a break after encountering the 'Diviner,' but the situation is urgent..."

Anyway, the two of us are going out on a field mission now.

Good Night spoke, Lin Yu seemed somewhat surprised.

"Why so suddenly... And why me?"

In that instant, Lin Yu pondered many things.

Although Good Night is nominally the captain of Jiangcheng Team One, he has only recently taken office in Jiang City and his foundation is very shallow.

In addition, he may have been hospitalized for the past week, so he may not be familiar with his "team members".

So, it's quite possible that I, the one who just joined "Order," am the most trustworthy.

But Good Night saw Lin Yu's thoughtful expression and heard his question, and guessed his guess.

"You're overthinking it. I don't have any conflicts with the members of Jiang City's 'Order'... Rather, I was just an extra in this selection process."

"Ah?"

Lin Yu asked curiously.

"Your good friend 'Sherlock' has been seconded to 'Gambler,' the Administrator of Sea City, to investigate something," Good Night, taking off his baseball cap and adjusting his wig. "Xi Ba specifically asked for your assistance, and since you have a good reputation with Li Hua agreed."

"Rather than saying I'm taking you on this field mission... it's more accurate to say that you're the main character this time, and I'm just your 'bodyguard' and 'assistant'."

Good Night spoke, Lin Yu was quite surprised.

"They specifically asked for me... Sherlock and the Gambler, so it seems some kind of 'case' has occurred?"

Good Night snapped his fingers, "Smart, a very serious case of a 'Player' being murdered has occurred in the East China Region."

"The deceased was a well-known high-level Player, and the murderer also stole some very important [Item]."

Hearing what Good Night said, Lin Yu already had a headache. "This is really troublesome. Do you know now who died, where they died, and what was lost?"

"The detailed information hasn't arrived yet," Good Night shrugged, "But I have some general idea."

"The deceased was 'Carrot,' one of the Founder of the 'Player Mutual Aid Society.' He was originally scheduled to attend the 'auction' in Sea City, but was found dead in a hotel in Sea City."

"And the lost item is some kind of extremely dangerous [Item]... According to what the higher-ups are saying, if it's not handled properly, it could cause an earthquake in the entire Player community—maybe tens of thousands of people could die."

Lin Yu was stunned when he heard Good Night's words, and realized the seriousness of the matter.

"Is it really appropriate for just the two of us to go to something of this level?"

He couldn't help but ask.

Good Night waved his hand. "Precisely because this matter is of great importance, we cannot involve too many people... Of course, if we handle it well, it will certainly be a great achievement."

"Alright, let's go!"

Good Night spoke, he patted Lin Yu on the shoulder and led him toward the supermarket Cargo Hold.

Lin Yu felt something was off again.

"Wait, wait... given how urgent the situation is, what are we doing here at the supermarket?"

"Shouldn't we rush to Sea City immediately?"

Good Night waved his hand. "Don't rush, 'Order' can't just send you out on field missions without even providing you with equipment!"

"Although your system isn't quite up to par in terms of formal procedures, I've already used my authority to apply for one for you in advance... Not only that, but it's a high-end one."

"Logically, you should go to the old shipyard in the South District, or the 'Order' Headquarters in Jiang City, to collect it."

"But we'll handle this as a special case!"

As Good Night fell, a medium-sized logistics truck was parked in the shadows in a corner of the Cargo Hold.

He casually patted the opening of the carriage.

"Jiang City Team One Captain, ID Z-27010102, come pick up your items."

A very upright man jumped out of the cab. Although he was wearing a logistics uniform, Lin Yu judged from his movements that he should be a soldier.

Or rather, they had a long period of military service.

He didn't speak, but nodded slightly to Good Night, quickly walked to the front of the cargo compartment, opened it, and pulled out a cardboard box from inside.

"This is a 'Level 2' [Item Integration Set]. Please inspect it, Captain."

The other party handed Good Night a shipping box with the Tom's Supermarket logo printed on it. Good Night shook it and nodded.

"There won't be any problems, you can go ahead."

Then, the man nodded, climbed back into the cab, and drove the truck back to the normal unloading line.

Good Night then handed the box directly to Lin Yu.

"Bind it."

Lin Yu was surprised to discover...

This entire cardboard box was actually a "Item"!

The words "[Item Integration Set]" appeared before Lin Yu!

Although it is already known that most large organizations will have the means to mass-produce [Item] through the "Tier 2" [Bestiary] access.

But when Lin Yu actually saw that "Order" had sent out an entire cardboard box, he still felt a little uneasy.

Moreover, when he tied this unclaimed cardboard box to his Item...

This thing actually turned into four Item and appeared in my [Item Space]!

[Intermediate Protective Suit], [Targeting Dagger], [Reusable Universal Healing Potion], [Reusable Universal Buff Potion]...

Armor, weapons, recovery items, and buffs.

It covers almost all the needs of frontal combat.

"They really are... loaded with money."

Lin Yu couldn't help but sigh.

Good Night laughed.

"Of course! Otherwise, how do you think 'Order' managed to attract so many members and become recognized as the most powerful organization?"

"While high-end combat capabilities are certainly important, what we are most proud of is not the pinnacle of our organization, but rather its foundation and depth as an organization!"