Qianji's Infiltration Training

The business vehicle circled the base once, finding no weaknesses, and finally had to stop by the roadside to discuss countermeasures.

It was now 10 PM. On the secluded street, not many pedestrians could be seen, but the target base was still brightly lit and heavily guarded.

Yong'an City was filled with countless gangs, large and small. The one before them was the stronghold of the Black Tiger Gang.

The three entrances were not only heavily guarded but also monitored by several surveillance systems, making entry difficult.

Ying Xiaoxiao opened the communication device and displayed a photo of the target for the night.

"Tonight's target is a bracelet. Hmm, it should be something good? Anyway, the reward is quite decent."

The bracelet was not large, but its surface was carved with intricate golden patterns. A faint blue ripple seemed to flow across its surface, like some kind of mystical rune.

Sha Tu, with his extensive knowledge, immediately recognized the bracelet's extraordinary nature.

"This is likely a product of an alien civilization. No wonder the Security Bureau is interested in it."

"Uncle Sha, can you understand this thing?" Baozi asked with admiration.

Sha Tu shook his head. "Of course, I can't understand it. If I could, I'd be rich. It's precisely because I can't understand it that it's a product of an alien civilization."

While the answer was blunt, it wasn't without reason.

The Void, the Spirit Realm... these were all manifestations of connections to other planes. The appearance of alien technology wasn't strange. When encountering something incomprehensible, it was best to attribute it to alien technology.

When in doubt, blame alien technology.

With the target confirmed, the next step was the action plan.

"Same old, we'll roll dice to decide who undertakes the stealth mission." Ying Xiaoxiao took out a die and gently tossed it onto the aisle of the vehicle.

The die rolled twice before stopping at a 3.

"I got a 3, next is..."

"Wait, wait! How can you decide on a stealth mission by rolling dice?" Xu Jiang stopped Ying Xiaoxiao.

How could such a ridiculous decision have no objections from the others present? What kind of mess was this? Did they always execute missions like this?

Baozi shrugged helplessly from the side. "We can't help it. None of us are skilled in infiltration, so we have to rely on luck."

Hearing Baozi's explanation, Xu Jiang felt a headache coming on.

Indeed, for missions like robbery, stealth was the best approach to prevent the target from being moved.

The key to stealth was disabling all surveillance.

Although Team 17 had the capability to create Trojans, they needed to infiltrate the internal network to hack it, which was precisely what none of them were good at.

"So you're relying on luck? Gambling that the enemy is blind? Has it ever succeeded before?"

"Yes, Baozi once succeeded by pretending to be a delivery person, and Xiao Zhen just walked in and succeeded too."

Xu Jiang glanced at Baozi, who was already taking out a delivery uniform, preparing to disguise himself as a late-night snack deliveryman.

As for Xiao Zhen, the little loli seemed quite nonchalant, holding her little ghost like a balloon. It was likely she had gotten in purely by being cute.

For a moment, Xu Jiang felt like running away. The death rate of Team 17 was probably higher than he had anticipated!

While he was hesitating, Qianji spoke.

"General, are we preparing for a stealth operation? Qianji requests deployment!"

At this moment, the mecha also wanted to join the fray. But if it deployed, wouldn't that mean he had to deploy too?

Didn't he see how much heavy firepower was set up on the other side? If the infiltration failed, he'd be riddled with bullets on the spot. He didn't want to risk his life for a mere robbery mission.

However, Xu Jiang had underestimated the self-discipline of a mecha. Qianji would never miss an opportunity to train.

[Congratulations, Admiral Qianji has entered an excited state and temporarily learned the skill: Reconnaissance Sense lv1. If the stealth mission is completed, the skill will be permanently retained; otherwise, it will disappear.]

[Reconnaissance Sense lv1: Can sense the detection range of mechanical units.]

It had entered an excited state again. Qianji was truly a self-improving powerhouse, never forgetting to improve herself at any time.

Looking at the description of [Reconnaissance Sense], although it was brief, the word 'powerful' was practically thrown in his face.

At just level 1, it could sense the detection range of mechanical units. If it reached level 10, it would likely have even more formidable functions. He absolutely couldn't miss this opportunity.

Gritting his teeth, Xu Jiang stopped the others from rolling the dice.

"Stop arguing, I'm new here, I'll go." Xu Jiang volunteered for the mission, surprising everyone.

Ying Xiaoxiao lowered her head and thought for a moment, saying with some difficulty, "Your combat power isn't high, this mission is too dangerous for you. We agreed this would be a welcome feast for you, we can't let anything happen to you."

So... this was really a welcome feast?

Xu Jiang looked at Ying Xiaoxiao, feeling a bit perplexed.

What normal person would consider a robbery a welcome feast? This was clearly just an excuse she found to go on a looting spree, wasn't it?

But looking at her expression now, it didn't seem fake. It was truly baffling.

Never mind, he'd complete the mission first.

Xu Jiang said resolutely, "Don't worry, I have a skill similar to stealth. I should be able to evade the surveillance's detection."

Hearing Xu Jiang's description, everyone finally relaxed, telling him to go on his way with peace of mind. If any problems arose, they would rush over to rescue him immediately. Xu Jiang just rolled his eyes at each of them.

"Let's do it this way, give me the Trojan horse. I'll access the internal network," Xu Jiang said, holding out his hand and asking Sha Tu for the USB drive.

But Sha Tu shrugged and said helplessly, "My specialty is really just prosthetic technology. Making prosthetic limbs is no problem, but I don't know anything about Trojan viruses or anything like that."

"What! You don't know? Then who does?" Xu Jiang felt like he was being played.

They had spent half the day discussing the infiltration plan, talking about hacking into the enemy's defense system, and now he was saying he didn't know how? How were they supposed to infiltrate?

Poke~~ Poke~~

A small hand gently touched Xu Jiang. It was Xiao Zhen, like a mascot.

Xiao Zhen's cute face still showed little expression, and she said softly, "I can make a Trojan horse."

"You can?" Xu Jiang was surprised. Wasn't she a Mystic? And also a hacker?

Xiao Zhen nodded seriously and gave him a demonstration on the spot.

Her fair and tender little hands were placed in front of her chest as if holding something up. From her palm, a faint blue power transformed into threads, gradually gathering into a ball of energy.

"Illusory Creation," Xiao Zhen whispered softly.

The ball of energy began to expand, growing to half a meter in diameter before stopping. Then, it underwent another transformation and molding, finally solidifying.

Xu Jiang: ...

"A Trojan horse? You call this a Trojan horse?" Xu Jiang couldn't help but complain.

Xiao Zhen looked up, blinking her adorable big eyes at him, and asked, "Isn't this a Trojan horse?"

"This... That's right, it's a Trojan horse."

No wonder the outside world rumored that Team 17 was a bunch of lunatics. Even such a cute little girl was a bit abnormal.

Although he hadn't studied hacking, he had seen plenty in movies.

Trojan horse viruses were usually loaded onto USB drives and inserted into other people's computers to attack the system.

But now, he saw a small horse about half a meter long and wide.

After solidifying, its material was indistinguishable from wood. The horse's head was lifelike, as if grinning at him. Its four hooves were replaced by curved bases, and when placed on the ground, it could even sway back and forth.

This was a real, tangible Trojan horse.

"Can this toy bypass surveillance?"

"Of course, as long as you use it to touch one of the surveillance devices, Xiao Zhen can disable all the surveillance in the base," Baozi quickly added from the side.

No wonder they said they weren't good at infiltration. Carrying such a large Trojan horse toy, it would be hard not to be discovered.

Looking at the brightly lit Black Tiger Gang base, Xu Jiang could only hope that Qianji's new skill would be more effective.