Psychics don't die from gunfire

Chapter 71 Will there be blood?
The meeting with the Enlightened "Commander" happened faster than expected.

When the clock pointed to eleven, Song Shi put on the "external deep-diving equipment" and once again passed through the [Internet firewall], turning into a flash of light and entering Thousand Star City.

Isolated from the [Domain Firewall], the [Abyss] is divided into levels based on "depth". There may be occasional exceptions, but generally speaking, the value and danger of the diving area are proportional to the "depth".

But the position of [Depth 1] is somewhat special.

In a sense, this place does not completely belong to the [Abyss], it is more like the border between the [Abyss] and the [Upper Domain] - this place is not "white" or "black", but a not-so-pure "gray".

Therefore, even if a person does not have psychic powers, even if a person's Internet skills are very average, for these people [Depth 1] is still a "relatively safe" environment, and they do not have to be vigilant against various dangers all the time.

This is also an important reason why [Thousand Star City] has become the most well-known and largest "Abyss Domain".

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He pushed aside the black curtain and stepped into the room.

Structurally, this is a standard reception room, but in terms of style, the orange-yellow lighting, pure wooden furniture, and fluffy carpet make the entire room look very gentle.

Even though we know that the essence of these things is "data", it still makes people subconsciously relax a lot.

Someone has already sat down at the cherry wood table.

He was a man who looked quite thin. He was wearing loose casual clothes. He sat on the sofa and smiled at the visitor.

No, that's a bit inaccurate.

Because the other party didn't pinch his face.

Under the "anonymous service" provided by Qianxing City, he chose the default mode, which means his face was blurred and countless tiny blocks of color swayed like bubbles.

But inexplicably, Song Shi felt that the other person was smiling.

--【consensus】?
Not really. I didn't feel any fluctuation of spiritual energy.

Song Shi thought.

"It is my duty to hide my identity, but I don't like lying."

The man pointed to his face and said, "So I didn't make a fake face, and you don't seem to like it?"

"I just don't want to cause any trouble."

Song Shi, who also had a mosaic face, sat down on the other side of the wooden table.

The two looked at each other.

"Bounty hunter, Nandou."

"The Enlightened One, the Palose Branch, the current commander, Zhuniao."

After the two finished talking, there was a brief pause, and Zhuniao spoke first.

"More than 20 years ago, Palose was not just the territory of Emerald Pharmaceuticals. At that time, there were a large number of companies stationed here. They were not simply sales departments, but were divided into different areas, each assuming a certain jurisdictional function."

"Life in Palouse was actually pretty good back then. Companies would sometimes compete with each other over 'benefits'. Although people still died frequently, the situation was not as bad as it is today. The 'Deep Moss District' back then was just a little backward and old, but it was still a normal Palouse city area, not the 'garbage bin' it is today."

"It was only during the 'Fourth Total Corporate War' that Emerald Pharmaceuticals moved into Plosser and forcibly expelled other companies. They enclosed the entire Plosser as their own private land and transformed the urban planning and industrial structure. From then on, everything was created just for 'Emerald Pharmaceuticals'."

"To this day, some people still miss the 'era of corporate co-governance.'"

Zhuniao said softly: "But no matter what, the good and bad of Palose are only related to the 'company', right?"

He crossed his fingers and looked at Song Shi seriously:

"I already knew about the private port from Shock and Sparroweye, but I still want to hear your thoughts in person."

"There is one thing I must explain."

Song Shi straightened up and his tone became unusually serious.

"I recognize the philosophy of the Enlightened Ones and support your cause, but I will not join them."

"Understandable."

Hearing this, Zhuniao nodded and said, "Please rest assured, we will not force others to join. Even if a member intends to quit the Enlightened Ones midway, we will not stop him."

He added: "Of course, out of necessary precautions, we will still do things like "classified amnesiacs."

"Also, regarding whether you will join the Enlightened One, I think we can put it aside for now and not make such a direct decision." Zhuniao smiled: "With your strength and position, I think we will have many opportunities for cooperation in the future. How about we talk about this later?"

"also."

Song Shi replied.

But he couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

These words are so familiar.

In my previous life, when I was participating in the [Corporate Alliance], many people in the “Enlightened Ones” invited me to join - some of them were half-joking, some were sincere, and some were just like the pearl bird in front of me, believing that there was a long future ahead of them.

"——In that case, let's talk about cooperation."

Suppressing these emotions, Song Shi spoke.

"Dennis Serra, how much do you know about this name?"

"The senior executive specialist of the security department of Emerald Pharmaceuticals' Plosser branch."

Hearing this name, Zhuniao seemed to think of something, and his tone changed slightly: "Is he your target?"

Song Shi nodded and said, "Based on your battles over the years, you should have more detailed information about him."

"In the past year, five of our members died at his hands." Zhuniao said calmly, "We do have information about him. There may be some deviations, but apart from Emerald Pharmaceuticals, no force in Palose knows more than us."

No one said "My condolences."

Song Shi just nodded slightly.

Then, he pointed at himself and said calmly: "Although I said 'cooperation', can you really trust me? A mercenary who suddenly appeared, even if he killed a person from Emerald Pharmaceuticals, who can rule out that this is just an act--"

"Yamashima Yukiji."

Zhuniao suddenly spoke up: "The second-level consensus psychic who controls Carmen's 'doll' is named 'Yamashima Yukiji'. Like Dennis Serra, he is also one of the five senior executives of the Security Department."

"He chose the 'spiritual' route. The psychic skills he mastered can subtly influence others, cast anchors, and eventually turn them into puppets under his control."

"In the past few years of confrontation, he directly and indirectly took the lives of 19 of our compatriots by manipulating the puppets."

Zhuniao said: "We have defeated four of his puppets in total, but we have never been able to kill his real body."

"But every time a puppet is destroyed, it will cause some trauma to him." Zhuniao said softly: "You defeated his puppet this time. For a period of time in the future, he will not be able to take action again - on behalf of the Enlightened One, I thank you for your help."

"As a thank you, we can provide some help within our capacity. Nandou, what do you need?"

Song Shi was silent for a moment.

".Tsk."

Then, he couldn't help but let out a soft sigh.

"You always have good intentions towards everyone, trusting that they will choose your cause, generous and stingy."

Be generous with your life and kindness, and be stingy with your dignity and beliefs.

"Maybe." Upon hearing this, Zhuniao shook his head slightly, "But I think that 'repaying kindness' is just a person's most basic principle."

"I understand."

Song Shi sighed and said bluntly: "Dennis and I, or Emerald Pharmaceuticals, have some things to resolve, and I think you too."

"Except for Gabey himself and the Ice Troops, the Senior Executive Specialist is the strongest individual soldier that Emerald Pharmaceuticals can mobilize in Plosser. If we want to defeat Emerald Pharmaceuticals, even if it is just a branch, a head-on confrontation will be very troublesome. We need to tear and swallow its flesh and blood bit by bit."

"Pearl Bird."

"I can tell you that Dennis's target now is me."

Song Shi said word by word: "I will be the bait and the main attacker to lure Dennis out."

"Emerald Pharmaceuticals... a giant company?"

He raised his index finger and pressed it on the wooden table:
"—there is nothing that does not bleed."

(End of this chapter)