It was a very bad day for the penguin man.
A kind of unfortunate aura hung over him, making him unlucky from morning till night.
First, in the morning, half of the members of the City Hall Guard who had infiltrated had been sent to hell, and the other half had been sent to the prison hospital, to serve their sentences after surgery, making a seamless connection.
The people he was planning to buy off in the city government departments were still hesitant, but when this happened, they immediately stopped cooperating with him.
The new mayor doesn't seem to be someone who is easy to mess with. This killing of a chicken to scare the monkeys indicates that if you resist her, the end result will be either prison or hell.
After this battle, the cooperation between Penguin and Black Mask was temporarily severed. Of course, it was only "temporarily". People like them have no permanent enemies...except Batman.
However, our dear Mr. Cobblepot has other troubles, that is the urging from the Court of Owl, because some business with Black Mask may not be able to continue, a batch of goods is piled up in his hands, and on the other hand, the Court of Owl requires him to pay a large amount of cash.
These vicious parasites may deserve to go to hell more than "businessmen" like him.
Cobert sneered.
But his business has to go on, and he needs to continue to deal with the Owl Court - they are part of the darkness of Gotham, or the darkness itself. Most members of the Owl Court are the real rulers of Gotham, and they allow Cobert's business to go smoothly.
Compared to them, Mayor Anna Alec is just a stupid, reckless fool. I believe that after finding out her true colors, this mayor will disappear quietly and turn into a corpse like her predecessors and many more predecessors.
So, Cobert needed cash, and the court members who didn't want to be exposed didn't accept virtual transfers.
However, he was unable to obtain a large amount of cash in a short period of time, and his capital turnover had problems, not to mention mercury trading and Robin. Compared with the capital problem, those were just minor episodes.
This put the penguin in a very grumpy mood all day, until this moment -
【"Hello?"】
He received "investment" or "friendship" from a mysterious person.
【“You can call me Mr. C.”】
The voice on the other end of the phone was obviously a synthesized voice, and it was impossible to tell whether it was a man or a woman. Most of Cobert's guests were like this, hiding their true colors, but the mysterious man brought about a collaboration.
"Mr. C" solved his cash flow problem, but...
[“I’m addicted to all bets. I like to take a gamble at any time - 15 days, and after 15 days, I will return all the money I invested, regardless of profit or loss, as long as I get the original amount, how about it?”]
If "Mr. C" is really a gambler, then he must not be good at gambling.
"So what's the price?" The penguin man was still very cautious. Mr. C, who appeared out of nowhere, was very suspicious.
[“I like excitement,” the other side smiled, “If you can’t give it back, you must give me your all.”]
——If this guy really likes gambling, he will definitely choose "Stud" often.
"That's not fair," the Penguin Man said slyly, "unless you put everything on the table, too."
【“Then it’s settled.” The other party said briskly, and then there was only silence on the other end of the line.】
Cobert: “…”
The next second, a huge amount of money was transferred into his account, which was the amount they had agreed on.
The light shone on his gloomy face. The penguin man gnashed his teeth, but he didn't think anything was wrong. Would he not be able to pay back the money in half a month? How could it be possible? But he might not pay back the money.
So this is really just a gesture of good will?
Staring at the numbers on the account, he casually threw the brandy beside him on the forehead of the subordinate in front of him. The wine splashed and blood slowly flowed down. His subordinates dared not move.
——They had just been defeated by Robin and even their goods were taken away.
A bunch of garbage.
At the same time, the call on Weiwei's interface disappeared.
In the slowly burning special effects, a contract with red letters on a black background appeared along with the flames, like a devil's contract.
[Contract requirements: Penguin returns the investment of 500,000 gold coins on April 18]
[If the Penguin Man successfully returns, everything that the investor "Mr. C" has will belong to the Penguin Man]
[If the Penguin Man's return fails, all of the Penguin Man's assets will belong to the investor "Mr. C"]
[Everything on both sides is on the scale]
【Contract has come into effect】
The most amazing thing is that the contract also has the signatures of Vivi and Penguin Man.
They are "Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot" and the "C" that Vivi made up.
Compared to Mr. Cobert, who signed his full name, Vivi's signature seemed very perfunctory.
What is all that Mr. C has... Weiwei thought about it and decided that it should be "his" name.
But she didn't think about what would happen if she failed, because it was just a game.
The current balance in the public account is less than 800,000 gold coins. Weiwei's personal account is still quite sufficient, but if she follows her plan, it will probably not last more than fifteen days.
Under such circumstances, she opened the gold coin mall and was reluctant to spend money——
[Colorful Time Street Tree, Price: 300 Gold Coins]
[It can only be planted in open-air areas in cities. It will light up in different colors when it senses strong emotions from nearby humans. It may be used to create a festive atmosphere.]
[Can be purchased repeatedly, upper limit 0/10]
[Speed Limit Warning License Plate, Price: 400 Gold Coins]
[Circular license plates with the number "60" always cause various accidents in cities. Maybe it's time to let them know the dangers of speeding]
[Enforce speed limits. Recommended to be placed in areas prone to traffic accidents.]
[Second-hand AI, price: 88888 gold coins (after discount)]
[It is a second-hand product that can only appear on the computer. It has been bought by the previous owner, but it is powerful enough to carry some panel data and complete some necessary deductions.]
[It is only used for one-way transmission and cannot appear directly on the player's system panel. Because it is a second-hand product, the price is already discounted.]
Whenever it comes to this, I feel that money is really not enough... Weiwei looked at her balance and felt sad.
Forget about the roadside trees and license plates. The second-hand AI is what Weiwei urgently needs but cannot afford. From the description, she understands that she should rely on this to export the "map" or "file" on her system panel to the computer, which will definitely be useful in completing the main task of underground construction later.
Sometimes she wouldn’t use the items she bought from the gold mall right away, such as the hammer. However, the mall had a purchase limit and was refreshed every day, so some items would probably be gone if she didn’t buy them - and she didn’t know if the trash can from the first day would appear again.
Faced with the words "limited time and limited quantity", no matter how cunning the players are, they cannot defeat the evil plan. Damn it!
Since she couldn't afford the most expensive one, Weiwei simply didn't buy any.
Considering the misunderstanding about Robin's existence at night, she simply took out her computer and, while the NPCs were resting, she looked at the news reports one by one.
The night was dark and most of the lights were off. In the city hall, only the faint reflection of the computer screen could be seen.
The next few days passed uneventfully.
The task of exploring the underground and the two rings were given to Sheila, who controlled the mice much more efficiently than Vivi. Sheila gradually became familiar with Millie, and it seemed that they were doing a good job as roommates. Sherk quickly adapted to his new position after learning about it. Perhaps there is no limit to true office workers.
Black Mask didn't move. Was he still observing her? Or maybe he had finished the plot for now and was waiting for the next plot point to be triggered. Vivi was concentrating on dealing with the penguin man. However, the gold mall didn't produce any special props. Most of them were ordinary decorations like the trees. It was worth mentioning that AI was put on the shelves again, but Vivi still couldn't afford it and could only sigh at the screen.
There were some special events in the past few days, one of which was Sheila:
"I met some strange people underground. Some I had seen before, some I hadn't seen before, and some who didn't look like humans. They looked like reptiles."
"I avoided them."
It looks like a new branch will be triggered here, but Vivi will need to accompany Sheila.
Another one is Serge:
"The Black Mask tried to contact me... but I managed to avoid them without leaving any traces through my work. What do you think I should do, Ms. Alec?"
This should be the trigger for Black Mask's subsequent mission. Vivi tells Sherk to "stay alert and ignore it for now."
She can postpone this task.
In addition to collecting information, she also did not forget to touch her own corpse once a day, and thus chose option "C". Her order with the Penguin Man had been scheduled until next month - Weiwei had discovered it before, and she seemed to have discovered a loophole in the system. The transaction of three liters of mercury was mandatory, and both parties had to trade as long as an order was placed. However, she had never triggered the "probability of encountering Cobert" once.
Option C is interesting. Who would have thought that both investors and mysterious buyers are actually code-named "C"?
Time quickly came to the second delivery day——
It was still night, but the location changed from the "Diamond District" to "Crime Alley".
She took off her glasses, put on a hammer, put a gun on her waist, and entered the sewer with familiarity.
——The current completion rate of [Main Mission: Underground Map] is 43%.
Tim hit the Enter key.
"Next to the house at 17 Crime Alley, in the sewer just below the manhole cover..." The blue-green light screen splashed on his face, and he complained, "Why do they like to trade underground now?"
Even though being a vigilante is an unpaid job, he still hopes that his working environment can be better.
However, this time, the one responsible for stopping the Penguin Man was not him, but the person on the other side of the communication line.
"Maybe they've finally figured out the stinky rats in their gutters, eh, Bat?"
"You have to stay alert," a hoarse, deep male voice came from the other side, "Back me up, Robin."
Tim shrugged.
He certainly wasn't being too relaxed or cocky, he just... that was Batman, wasn't it?
With Batman, the master of stealth, around, he didn't think a situation like last time would happen again. Who knew the sewers of Gotham better than Batman himself?
Weiwei threw the hammer back and forth, and rats and cockroaches swarmed past her, so she could only avoid these little creatures helplessly.
She stared at the strange dot on the map and spoke slowly: "...Batman?"
Can she get this batch of goods for free again?