Chapter 205: Playing the anchor point, the king's flash, the hidden rules (asking for monthly tickets)
"By the way, did the hacker find out the origins of those children?"
"I don't know, ask him yourself."
It was late at night, and the Big Ben in the distance was ringing. Xia Pingzhu and Ayase Origami were walking side by side on the streets of London.
The evening breeze blew over the city, and they shuttled among the bustling crowd.
Looking at the various figures, Ayase Origami walked in front nonchalantly with her hands behind her back.
Xia Pingzhou thought for a moment and asked again, "Aren't you very concerned about the two children in hospital gowns in the underground bar?"
The kimono girl next to him shook her head.
"I care, so I don't want to ask."
"That's true."
Xia Pingzhou waited silently for a few seconds, took out his mobile phone from his black coat, and the electronic pet arrived as expected.
[Hacker: I checked the surveillance video and found that the five kids in hospital gowns came to London from a cargo ship.]
[Xia Pingzhou: How can a little brat call others little brats? ]
[Hacker: Humph, it's obvious that they are not as mature as Master Hacker. ]
【Xia Pingzhou: How old are you? 】
【Hacker: 13 years old.】
Well, then we are indeed younger than you, Xia Pingzhou thought, and the Savior team was defeated.
He typed on the chat box, changing the subject.
【Xia Pingzhou: What’s next? 】
[Hacker: Then, as soon as the cargo ship arrived at the shore, the mythical kid used the somersault cloud to carry them up to the sky, briefly out of the surveillance view, and the next second they appeared in the "Garden of Eden" underground bar. ]
[Xia Pingzhou: It's normal for the Somersault Cloud to be so fast. Can you tell me something useful, such as where did the cargo ship go afterwards? Or where did the cargo ship enter London from?]
[Hacker: I didn’t find any. The cargo ship is out of London’s surveillance range, and there are no electronic devices on board that I can hack into.]
[Hacker: The last time I tracked the cargo ship was on the South Bank of London, after that it disappeared.]
Xia Pingzhou's pupils reflected the line of text on the phone, and he thought to himself:
"Aren't the metal collars worn by Sun Changkong and I considered electronic devices? Or are hackers unable to hack into them? After all, they belong to the Salvation Society..."
He had originally been fantasizing that he could rely on the abilities of this genius prodigy, Ryodan, to find out the base of the Savior Society, so that there would be no need for his brother to join Rainbow Wing and work for him.
All you need to do is let a few bodies develop safely for a period of time, gather connections, and then just kick down the door of the Savior Society and take people to check the water meter.
But now it seems that this idea is still not very realistic.
Xia Pingzhou was not surprised. It would be really lame if the location of the Salvation Society could be found by a hacker.
However, in this case, we have to start with the members of Rainbow Wing headed by "Urushihara Ruri" - this is the clue with the highest certainty, but also the most difficult.
As long as we follow the clues, we will be able to find the base of the Salvation Society.
Thinking of this, Xia Pingzhou typed two words on the screen with an expressionless face to vent his dissatisfaction.
【Xia Pingzhou: Waste.】
If Unit-1's entire family dies, it'll be your fault, he added in his mind.
【Hacker: What about quality? 】
[Hacker: Do you have any misunderstanding about me? I am not omnipotent. Do you want me to hack into the satellite? ]
[Xia Pingzhou: No way, no way, can’t you get in secretly? ]
[Hacker: If you want me dead, just say so. I don't want to wake up tomorrow and see Hongyi's people coming to check my water meter.]
[Hacker: You are indeed our little cat lover. When talking to women, every word and action shows your high emotional intelligence. When talking to brothers, your true nature is exposed. You can only suppress them. ]
[Xia Pingzhou: Don't be jealous. If you dress up as a woman, I can adopt you as my goddaughter.]
[Hacker: Get lost. I will take a screenshot of the message log in which you said you were gay and send it to other members.]
[Xia Pingzhou: Have you arranged our tickets to Norway? Didn't the Ripper say that the next operation would be on August 1st? It's only a few days away.]
【Hacker: Don't change the subject. 】
【Xia Pingzhou: In the game, please do not disturb (automatic reply).】
【hacker:?】
[Xia Pingzhou: After someone tricked me, he went to play games. Next time the team gathers, if you want to be beaten by an old woman and a young lady, just tell them.]
[Hacker: It's arranged. The flight is at 3pm tomorrow, still to London Heathrow International Airport. You, the Ripper, and the Missy will sit in the first class cabin.]
Xia Pingzhou shrugged, thinking that the hacker at this time was as efficient as a real electronic pet, and was becoming more and more skilled in training.
[Hacker: The leader wants you to be careful on the road and not to attract attention.]
[Xia Pingzhou: Yes, I have fought with people from that organization before, and I know how dangerous they are better than you do.]
He looked away from the screen and turned off his phone.
Ayase Origami tilted her head, put her hands behind her back, and stared at a black and white bear doll in the mall with her dark eyes.
Her pace slowed.
Xia Pingzhou also stopped, turned his head to look at her, and then followed her gaze to look at the dimly lit shopping mall.
"This bear is very unlucky. It's in the anime called Danganronpa," he said.
“I haven’t seen it.”
"You won't like it after you see it."
While saying this, Xia Pingzhou walked into the store, picked up the black and white bear doll from the shelf, and then scanned the code to pay with the clerk with an expressionless face.
He walked back out onto the street and handed the doll to Ayase Origami.
The girl in kimono took the palm-sized doll in one hand and touched the top of his head.
"Buy a doll for the owner, good cat."
Afterwards, just in case, the two did not go back directly to the hotel in Westminster, but temporarily moved to a secluded place to stay.
The location of this residence is right next to the underground clinic where Xia Pingzhou woke up.
In that overly long underground corridor, there was not only a small clinic, but also several empty rooms available for use. It was said that this was the hideout used by a supernatural criminal organization called "Dragon Bird" in London.
Now that they have moved their base, this place has become vacant, with only a few logistics personnel remaining there, and it was one of them who was a doctor who helped Xia Pingzhou alleviate his injuries.
Because the Ripper knew the manager of this organization, she told Xia Ping and Ayase Origami: "You can use these rooms as you like, as long as you don't do anything inappropriate."
Xia Pingzhu told the eldest lady that he wanted to sleep alone tonight, so he and Ayase Origami were each assigned a room. She slept next door, so if anything happened, they could take care of each other.
After closing the door, he let out a long sigh, thinking that he could finally be alone.
In order to prevent being harassed by hackers, he handed his mobile phone to Ayase Origami for safekeeping. At this moment, there were no electronic devices in this cramped basement, so hackers lost any opportunity to take advantage.
"Finally, I am free from being watched 24 hours a day."
Xia Pingzhou thought so in his mind, leaning silently against the bed, shrugging his shoulders, and then opened the character panel of the No. 2 machine with peace of mind and allocated the few attributes it had.
[The "Speed" attribute of your second unit "Chess Player" has changed: B++ → A (the speed of your "Chess Type" will also increase accordingly)]
[Attribute points have been allocated. The current skill points are: 3. Do you want to go to the "Skill Tree Panel" to develop them immediately? ]
He raised his hand and poked the prompt box.
Then the skill tree panel with a black and white chess board as the background came into view.
[Branch 1 (Group): Recruit Soldiers (already learned) → Soldier Training (already learned) → Build Cannon Carriage (already learned) → Cavalry Training (already learned) → Puppet King (already learned) → King's Flash (needs to consume "3" skill points)...]
[Branch 2 (Brave): Chess Evolution (already learned) → Chess Second Evolution (Condition: You need to spend a total of "10" skill points on other branches before you can learn this skill) (Learning this skill requires "2" skill points)...]
[Branch Three (Soul): Demon Hunter (already learned) → Bridge of Humans and Demons (needs to consume “2” skill points) → Unknown…]
[King's Flash ("Group" branch): After learning, unlock the king's ultimate power. ]
[Bridge of Humans and Demons ("Soul" branch): Briefly fuse one of your chess pieces with the demon chess piece (the duration of the fusion depends on your "Spiritual Attribute").]
"No matter how you look at it, we should unlock the king's second power first, although we don't know what the effect is yet."
"The learning conditions for the second chess evolution are a bit harsh... After learning 'King's Flash', I still need to spend a skill point to learn 'Chess Evolution'."
When Xia Pingzhou was in Venice, he had left a skill point unused.
Adding the 2 skill points obtained in the last mission of the "Red Light" main storyline, there are currently a total of 3 skill points available for allocation, which just meet the requirements for learning [Flash of the King].
So he raised his hand, poked and long the skill icon of "King's Flash", and watched the text on the panel change from dark to bright, finally illuminating his dark pupils.
[Consume "3" skill points to successfully learn the skill of the branch "Group" - "King's Flash". (This power can only be used after sacrificing three chess pieces on the field)]
"How harsh! I have to sacrifice three chess pieces before I can use it?" Xia Pingzhou suddenly thought, "If I use the copy demon to copy the king, can I use the King's Flash twice?"
[Tip: The next skill of the branch "Group" has been opened for learning - "Final Recruitment" (2 skill points) (obtain one knight chess piece and three soldier chess pieces)]
He took a look at the effect of the new skill, and then silently closed a series of panels.
The whole world suddenly became quiet, with only the buzzing sound of the exhaust fan on the ceiling.
"In this case, the second unit should be very close to or even reach the strength of 'quasi-disaster level', right?"
Xia Pingzhou leaned the back of his head against the bed, tilted his head back, and stared at the ceiling for a while, with a lot of thoughts running through his mind.
"That seems to be true... The setting of Unit 2 does not allow it to forgive the Ripper, so if Enma Rin is not killed, Unit 2 will exceed the limit of 'acting as an anchor', go out of control, and then self-destruct."
He glanced at the anchor.
[Current role anchor point deviation of Unit 2: 40% (When the deviation exceeds "70%", there is a certain probability that the character will enter a rampage state)]
"Is this the original setting of the machine? Then other machines should also have similar hidden rules. For example... I killed all my family members with Unit 1, so will the Black Pupa also lose control and self-destruct?"
Xia Pingzhou suddenly felt a chill in his heart.
At the same time, a huge prompt panel suddenly appeared before his eyes.
His pupils shrank and he slowly raised his eyes, only to see that what was displayed on the panel was not anything weird.
[It is detected that the player has stayed in the same city (London, UK) for three days, and the "Event Card" of the city has been unlocked: Every once in a while, a "Card Event" may occur somewhere in the city. After completing the Card Event, you can get an "Event Card". ]
Staring at the words on the panel, Xia Pingzhou was stunned for a long time, then he lowered his head and breathed a sigh of relief.
"London is still very dangerous right now. I wonder if the Salvation Society members are still around. Do you want to go out for a walk?"
Then he thought, "But I'm going to Norway tomorrow, and it would be a shame to miss the card event. Anyway, my ability system won't cheat me. If it knows there is a risk that it can't handle nearby, it won't give me an event prompt."
With his thoughts focused on this, Xia Pingzhou slowly stood up from the ground.
He turned the doorknob gently so as not to wake up the kimono girl in the next room and pushed the door open.
"It's a good time to try out new abilities."
Xia Pingzhou walked in the dark corridor, moving towards the end step by step.
(End of this chapter)
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