The Only Question Was Whether It Could Make Money-Who Cared If It Was a Ghost?
"Knock knock knock..." A crisp and rhythmic knocking sound rang out, but it wasn't a real knock; it was a visitor notification relayed from the system.
Feng Xue opened the middleware, checked the visitor's identity, then changed her appearance in front of the mirror, switched her surface identity on the middleware using Facial Recognition, tidied her clothes, and walked towards the door.
He wasn't dressed in Unruly Fashion at the moment, but rather in a relatively durable-looking woolen overcoat. While he didn't quite look like a successful person, he did exude a bit of the aura of a detective from the old days.
The Room Door opened, and a middle-aged man dressed in simple clothes stood outside. Although he appeared quite peaceful, Feng Xue, with her Mirror of Clarity, could sense a hint of arrogance in his demeanor.
"Welcome to Blackthorn Ghost Catching Agency! I'm Dunn Simone, the manager. Do you have an appointment?"
Feng Xue gave a formulaic smile and asked, "..." The middle-aged man then manipulated the terminal to send an identification code.
"I am Miss Katarina's butler; you can call me Jenning."
Having already known the other party's identity, Feng Xue glanced at the identification code with feigned ignorance before stepping aside and saying:
"So it's Mr. Jenning. Please come in and talk."
The two entered the Living Room, which had been converted into the firm's Living Room. Looking at the empty space, Jenning frowned but didn't say much. Only after Feng Xue placed the tea in front of him did he speak:
"I heard you can deal with ghosts and monsters?"
Hearing Jenning's question, Feng Xue smiled slightly and said:
"To be precise, it's dealing with ghosts; as for monsters, they're not within my professional skills."
"Alright, so what's your ghost-hunting plan?" Jenning had no interest in playing word games and went straight to the point.
"It's simple: find the ghost, capture the ghost, and destroy the ghost."
Hearing Feng Xue's utterly nonsensical words, which were akin to putting an elephant in a refrigerator, his tone became somewhat serious:
"What I mean is a concrete plan. You can't use this kind of nonsense to secure a project worth hundreds of thousands! Didn't you do project briefings in your previous jobs?"
"It seems you've done some investigation." Feng Xue didn't respond, but simply said calmly:
"Although it's called a ghost-catching business, it's really no different from hiring someone. You pay, I do the work. As for how it works, what's the point of asking so many questions? Sign a contract, get paid if it's successful, it's that simple. As a layman, even if I showed you a bunch of technical jargon, would you really understand it?"
"This..." Jenning was momentarily speechless, but Feng Xue directly pulled a contract from under the table and placed it in front of Jenning, pointing to the terms on it and saying:
"The basic requirements are all here. There are different prices depending on the impact and severity rating of the ghost. If the client lies, I can abandon the commission. Also, please check the furniture display at the execution site before the contract begins and move any high-value items out. If they are not moved out and damage occurs, our company will only pay a maximum of one-third of the commission fee. After all, if you have a bunch of valuable antiques at home, I dare not start the work."
Jenning flipped through the contract Feng Xue handed him, showing no interest in the advance notices and compensation details, but instead squinted and said:
How can we be sure you've actually caught the ghost?
"First, you can watch the ghost-catching process on-site or monitor it in real time. Of course, you can also ask me to live stream it. Second, after the ghost-catching is over, you can have contact with the ghost. Finally, there is a three-month after-sales guarantee. If you encounter a ghost again within three months, I will capture it for free. These contents are on the sixth line of the third page of the contract, after the section on the responsibilities and obligations of Party B."
Feng Xue pointed to the contract in Jenning's hand. He nodded, flipped the contract to the place Feng Xue pointed to, and began to read it carefully. However, through the perception of the Mirror of Clarity, Feng Xue could clearly sense that the other party was conducting remote communication through some plugin.
After a moment, Jenning, who appeared to have finished reading the contract, placed it back on the table and said in a slightly serious tone:
"You said before that we could observe it in person, right?"
"That's right." Feng Xue nodded, and Jenning continued:
"Guarantee the personal safety of observers?"
"Of course, as long as you follow my orders—well, reasonable instructions, which are all in the contract—there won't be any situation where you evade responsibility by issuing impossible orders."
Feng Xue's expression remained a formulaic smile, completely as if everything was expected. Jenning, seemingly having received a definite answer from the other end of the communication, spoke up:
"Mr. Dunn, my owner is a somewhat famous public figure who wants the entire ghost-catching process broadcast live, so your company can get some good advertising."
"So, do I have to pay advertising fees instead?" Feng Xue narrowed her eyes, a teasing smile playing on her lips. Jenning shook her head and said:
"Of course not."
"No problem. Do you need me to revise the contract now? Or should we wait for you to bring a lawyer?" Feng Xue reached for the contract, but Jenning shook his head and said:
"No need, I am a licensed lawyer and can sign it right now."
After about an hour of haggling, the contract, which had been notarized by a professional notary office, was finally signed. Feng Xue, led by Jenning, then arrived at the ghost-hunting location.
Waiting for him there was a young woman with medium-length platinum blonde hair, dressed in trendy clothes.
Katarina, whose real name is unknown, is a celebrity with some fame in the Asgari City. On the surface, she is backed by a medium-sized company, but in reality, she is the daughter of a senior director of Dore Media.
The reason Feng Xue knew so much was not because he looked up information after commissioning the client; on the contrary, it was because he looked up information that he chose this particular client.
To be precise, he selected more than a dozen clients, but this was the first one to come to him.
"Hello, Mr. Dunn, it's a pleasure to work with you." Katarina had a youthful smile on her face. Sensing the other party's emotions, Feng Xue could roughly grasp what she was thinking.
Dore Media is one of the four major media companies in Asgari City and a subsidiary of the Fukuten Group. After Burrlett Vol caused a sensation on the company's live Live Broadcast Platform by encountering Ghost Encounter but not talking about it, Dore Media naturally became very interested in the profits that this "ghost" could bring.
Just then, the daughter of a director of Dore Media was suspected of Ghost Encounter. After initially confirming that the problem could not be solved by ordinary means, they realized that there was a business opportunity in this, so they immediately found a ghost-catching company and planned to continue to explore this hot topic.
Whether Dunn can actually catch the ghost is not important. In fact, if Dunn and Katarina die on the live broadcast, Dore Media will only be happy and may even continue to hype up the story to make Katarina's death more valuable.
Of course, it's possible that Dore Media has already confirmed through certain channels that Burrlett's identity has been bought, but even if they knew, they would only acquiesce, or perhaps even be happier.
This proves precisely that "Dunne" can indeed catch "ghosts".
I'm telling you, this is amazing! The new ending for the level 15 Water Moon rogue team, Heart Over Matter, is incredible. My Golden Brigade of twelve, a bunch of top-tier DPS characters, with fully potential-boosted, serene, and incredibly fast characters like Yide De and Yedao, the uncle who fights to the death for the sake of civilization, and the psychic with horns, puppets, dolls, cameras, and Video Tape... even SilverAsh, used for reducing deployment and breaking Silver Ash, and the mentally challenged older brother with a question mark above his head, all seem like gods of war. Aside from lacking Coin Operated Toy and Knight's Discipline, there's no better setup.
Upon entering the room, the Survivor Contract and the Chitin Knife were both given to the mentally unstable Myrtle...
Although it's over now, you know, this feeling is just so... awful.
It's especially frustrating when monsters slip through and PSRT3 isn't unlocked.