In the mission lobby, veteran players were busily going in and out.
Among them were some unlucky souls who got injured and had to return to settle their tasks.
"Boss, who's the outside help you found?" Huai Xu asked.
Qin Ze: "You'll know when you see them."
Wen Jing's long hair was tied up, he was dressed in a close-fitting outfit, and had a black backpack on his back, showing that he was well prepared.
The fat man looked listless, clearly having overexerted himself.
"Sorry, I took the wrong route and I'm late."
A few minutes later, Lu Tongtong came running over, panting.
Little Deer was dressed in all black today, just like Wen Jing.
The old bear costume has been replaced with a more practical combat suit, with a belt tightly fastened around the waist.
Qin Ze was somewhat surprised.
Unexpectedly, Lu Tongtong is actually a hidden B-level expert.
At such a young age, he has a bright future ahead of him.
Huai Xu and the fat man instantly perked up.
Neither of them expected that the helper Qin Ze had found would be Lu Tongtong.
Wen Jing was quite surprised.
"It's not late, it's not late either, we just arrived."
Is your bag heavy? Do you want me to carry it for you?
Huai Xu and Fatty stood on either side of Lu Tongtong, who was startled by their enthusiasm.
"Get lost." Qin Ze kicked the two men away. "They're all classmates, you know them all, so I won't introduce them."
"Let's hurry, let's choose a task first."
Lu Tongtong nodded and followed Qin Ze into the mission hall.
Since the start of the semester, she has only communicated with Qin Ze a handful of times.
Lu Tongtong didn't know why she had inexplicably agreed to Qin Ze's request.
Perhaps she wanted to see the outside world, perhaps she was curious about how Qin Ze could resist her abilities, or perhaps it was both.
In short, she arrived.
Accepting tasks is very simple.
There are dozens of computers in the mission lobby.
The details of the task and the reward are displayed above.
After selecting the desired task, simply confirm it using your campus card.
You can also abandon the mission midway.
However, there is a penalty of deducting merit points.
Qin Ze quickly browsed the task list.
He immediately passed over tasks with high difficulty levels, such as hunting alien beasts in the Abyss.
He's fine, but bringing other people along would be a big problem.
Soon, Qin Ze found a suitable one.
How about this one?
" Level Two Martial Artist Fugitive."
"The mission location is in Pearl City, not far from Sea Capital."
"Mission complete. Each of us will receive ten merit points."
This is the easiest task on the task list, and also the lowest-paying one.
Experienced players would generally look down on it.
That's why the task remained unclaimed for two days.
In the team, Qin Ze is Level Two Martial Artist, so taking on a level three martial artist is no problem for him.
Apart from the fat guy, the average level of the other three is 1.5.
Beating up a level 2 Karami would be no problem at all.
Wen Jing nodded. "It's quite suitable, let's take this one."
Huai Xu smugly said, "Only level two, ez."
Lu Tongtong didn't offer any opinion, but simply winked at Qin Ze, as if to say, "I'll do whatever you say."
Qin Ze made the decision. "This is it, let's go to Pearl City!"
After receiving the mission using their campus cards, the five immediately headed to the station and boarded a bus to Pearl City.
The straight-line distance between Pearl City and Sea Capital is less than 150 kilometers, and it only takes two hours to get there.
In the car, Qin Ze pulled up the mission briefing and showed it to everyone.
The target was a 30-year-old man named Fan Mingjie, who had a kind and gentle appearance and was the captain of the security team of a company in Pearl City.
The custodian stole important company assets and also murdered company employees.
The latest sighting of Brother Jie was last night in the slums of Pearl City.
Law Enforcement quickly searched the area but found nothing.
The mission objective is to apprehend Brother Jie and bring him to justice.
The person who posted the task was Brother Jie's former employer, Pearl Machinery Manufacturing and Energy Co., Ltd.
"Is this guy out of his mind? He's been wandering around the city for so long without leaving," Huai Xu remarked after reading the briefing.
Qin Ze raised an eyebrow. "Someone who can successfully steal important company assets, do you think he's mentally unstable?"
Wen Jing seemed to understand something. "He deliberately didn't leave the city; he's very likely waiting for his trading partner."
"Once you get your hands on something, you need to convert it into cash; otherwise, it's no different from junk."
Qin Ze nodded.
He has recently come to realize this firsthand.
Every day, Brother Devour and Giant Overlord are thinking of ways to monetize the pirate treasure.
The fat man muttered, "Shouldn't we contact the buyer beforehand and then take action?"
"After successfully acquiring the goods, the transaction process was very quick."
Instead of fleeing after stealing, they linger right under the noses of Law Enforcement; they truly don't treat Law Enforcement as human beings.
Seeing that Lu Tongtong seemed hesitant to speak, Qin Ze asked, " Tongtong, is there anything you want to say?"
Lu Tongtong blushed slightly and whispered, "I have a guess, but I don't know if it's right."
Qin Ze replied, "Just say whatever comes to mind. Speak freely. We're a team now, it's okay."
Huai Xu chimed in, "Just say what you think."
Lu Tongtong thought for a moment and said, "Could he have deliberately exposed himself?"
Wen Jing frowned slightly. "What good would it do him to deliberately expose himself?"
Lu Tongtong placed her hands together on her thighs and continued, "He couldn't reach an agreement with his trading partner, or the other party's terms were too low, so he refused."
"Intentionally exposing oneself to Law Enforcement and the public eye to create a sense of urgency for the trading partner."
Wen Jing, Huai Xu, and the fat man suddenly realized.
"That's right, how come I didn't think of that!" Huai Xu suddenly slapped his thigh.
Qin Ze said calmly, " Tongtong's prediction is most likely correct."
He had actually thought of these things long ago; after all, a few hundred Stinking Cobbler on Local Area Network can be just as good as one Zhuge Liang.
"In any case, don't let your guard down just because your opponent is weak."
"Even Lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit."
Several people nodded.
After all, it was their first mission, and everyone wanted a happy ending.
"Since we're teammates, let's all talk about our abilities so we can coordinate better," Qin Ze said.
Huai Xu was the first to speak, "My innate ability is Eagle Eye, which allows me to hit exactly where I point, so I usually use a bow and arrow."
The fat man then said, "My ability is Teleportation, but it's still a bit short right now, so it can't be of much help."
" Blood Burning," Wen Jing said, "Burning one's essence blood to increase cultivation allows one to directly fight against level two cultivators."
Qin Ze looked at Lu Tongtong, Little Deer Lu whispered, "My innate ability is Deduction, which allows me to predict the changes of an individual within the next two minutes, but I must be looking at the other person to activate the ability."
Upon hearing this, Qin Ze thought to himself, "Wow!"
With so many talented individuals gathered around, and four overpowered individuals sitting nearby, who's really the protagonist?
Qin Ze stretched out his right hand, opened his palm, and a small blue flame burned quietly.
"This is my ability."