The King of Black Fog

(Cat Head, the reward for the third item has been changed to introducing two local shop players.)

(Regardless of whether they agree, send them the lecture tickets.)

(This is an order from the Special Warfare Bureau, remember, this is an order, not a suggestion.)

Such situations occasionally occur where the logistics team would report important information to the Special Warfare Bureau in a timely manner, and the bureau would then directly issue commands to Zheng Qing.

(Here's a suggestion: don't rush to mention the free tickets, let's include that in the task reward as well.)

(Remember, we should maintain a good relationship with potential players, but it must be under the premise of not committing evil.)

Yang Qinglan seemed thoughtful.

Since the other party decided to put the originally free tickets into the task rewards, could their side also slightly adjust the demands?

For instance, could they increase the number of shop players from two to three, four, or even five? Or perhaps include the whole of Ming City?

As for the terms like third level and forth level personnel, Yang Qinglan didn't take them to heart much.

If they wanted, by exchanging the points from "Honey Pot World," they could completely stack up three people to become forth level personnel, meaning maxed out in all four categories.

Zheng Qing digested the information and responded to Li Qianxia's question.

"This is a state secret; if you want to know, you must join the Special Warfare Bureau," she said with a smile.

"Then forget it," Li Qianxia continued playing the game.

The next second.

The game voice shouted—Angela! Are you aiming your third skill at your own team?!

Li Qianxia pressed the talk button, her lips to the mic, and said lightly, "Standard operation, sit."

Suddenly in the game, a shout—Oh my! It's actually a girl! Nice voice! Girl, I'll protect you, follow me!

Li Qianxia pressed the talk button again, her voice indifferent, "No need, I've turned on my phone screen."

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!" Li Qianxia put down her foot, slipped on her shoes, and sat on the arm of the rocking chair.

She grabbed Li Changzhou's arm, "Bro, hurry, wipe them all out for me! Let them witness the 'Li Clan Diao Chan's' operation!"

Her gaming ID was 'Li Clan Diao Chan,' not because she liked Diao Chan, but because she considered herself as beautiful as Diao Chan.

Not until Li Changzhou took the phone and turned the sound effects off, was Zheng Qing able to continue talking.

The distraction seemed to reduce her momentum, making it clear that the other party didn't care about the bureau's benefits.

"The third item," she said, "is actually a mission."

Yang Qinglan picked up his cup and took a sip.

Continuing to listen to Zheng Qing:

"After the Value Game started, various creatures began mutating. The country first focused on the food, followed by the medicinal herbs.

"In order to research a special herb, a scholar from the National Medicine Bureau and his students, under the protection of the Special Warfare Bureau, went to an island in the Indian Ocean for a research mission.

"They encountered a series of dangers during the mission, which were still manageable. They safely made it through with the protection of the bureau's players, but the plane leaving the island was sabotaged by another force."

"Are you asking us to rescue them?" Yang Qinglan asked, "Does the Special Warfare Bureau no longer have any manpower?"

"While national incidents are frequent and though there is still some manpower to spare, this mission values the quality of the support team more than the number of people—meaning it requires experts capable of dealing with strong players."

"So, compared to the Special Warfare Bureau's players, we are the experts?" Li Changzhou laughed, still watching the game screen.

"...Yes," Zheng Qing was slightly somber.

Li Qianxia, who had been cheerfully shouting kill, kill, kill, suddenly quieted down and turned on her mic.

Still with an expert's indifferent tone, "Beating you lot of diamonds just requires me to turn on the screen, no hands needed."

The three present could testify for her; she indeed hadn't used her hands.

"Sorry, Officer Zheng," Yang Qinglan set down his cup, "While it may seem a bit selfish, I still suggest the Special Warfare Bureau should send the national team, or players who have broken through their limits."

"The national team has few members, mostly with important missions, and some of them are already on other countries' assassination lists because they were exposed too early and can't leave the country freely."

"What that means—" Li Qianxia looked over, "Officer Zheng, does that mean we too might be attacked by other countries' national teams if we go out?"

"...There's that possibility." Zheng Qing didn't lie, "The objective of this mission is very important, otherwise the scholar from the National Medicine Bureau wouldn't have risked traveling halfway across the world to an isolated island."

"No way, no way!" Li Qianxia firmly refused.

Zheng Qing gritted her teeth and said, "If you're willing, you can keep the proceeds from the lecture tickets, and also, I will introduce you to two players who run shops."

"You can only contribute if you're alive, so don't foolishly rush in every time you see an enemy," Li Changzhou educated his sister.

(Cat head, he's hinting at you.)

'I know!' Zheng Qing picked up a glass of water and took a sip, now, only the taste of water could comfort her.

Why does a warrior even need to do a negotiator's job? She was still more accustomed to simply picking up a gun and dealing with people that way.

(Mention some specific information about the shop-running players.)

"You can first listen to the information about the two shop-running players," Zheng Qing put down her glass.

Yang Qinglan nodded, making a gesture to go on, since it won't cost anything, listening to more information could only be beneficial.

"First is a divination player," Zheng Qing said, "She was once a witch woman, the kind you'd report and have the police come knocking, but after 'Value Game' started, she gained the 'witch woman' instinct, allowing her future self to possess her and reveal some future insights."

"Why would the country allow such a person to run a shop?" Yang Qinglan wondered.

"No choice. The witch woman claimed that if the government deliberately raised her level to have her future self reveal future world situations or the direction of the game, she would die suddenly. In her words, that was the finest Heavenly Mechanism, not to be revealed."

Li Changzhou was using Angela's third ability, Bloodspring, while thinking.

This 'witch woman' was as kooky as her name suggested.

"I think we can go and check it out," Li Qianxia got her phone back, having already won, "I want to see when I can reach King."

"No need for the witch woman, I can calculate that for you," Li Changzhou drummed his fingers on the rocking chair armrest.

"When?"

"Next lifetime."

Li Qianxia twisted his arm.

Yang Qinglan signaled Zheng Qing to continue.

"The second is a doctor," she began, "hearing this profession, you should guess what it means—as long as the injury doesn't involve the head and the person is not yet dead, he can heal, but only within the hospital. Outside the hospital, his instinct doesn't work."

"Then how does he survive in the game?" Li Qianxia asked in surprise.

"So, he was one of the first to join the game, asking for the country's protection," Zheng Qing explained.

To join meant to join the Special Warfare Bureau.

She added, "In the future, if you get hurt, whether it's in the game or in real life, as long as you're not dead and your head isn't injured, you can go to him, even severed limbs can regrow."

She thought this 'witch woman' and 'doctor' were very attractive.

Who doesn't want to know their future?

Who doesn't want a hospital that can treat injuries?

But...

Li Changzhou gave Yang Qinglan a look—We can open a shop selling Blood Pearls and make a fortune!

Yang Qinglan gave him a look—With that tiny frame of yours, how much can you possibly make?

Li Changzhou argued—My body is outstandingly strong!

Yang Qinglan responded—Why didn't I know about that? (Li Changzhou translated)

...What are you two doing, exchanging looks like that?