Tomb Raider: What the hell is this strange commission?

Chi Yu spent the entire morning lost in the threads of the braided rope.

In order to satisfy the inexplicable sense of ritual in her heart, Chi Yu bought a "Knitting Guide", started the work with full confidence, and finished it in a hurry.

Snakes, as living creatures, can tie themselves into knots, but why would these threads also tie themselves into knots? I clearly followed the tutorial step by step - are they really alive?

Chi Yu ended the struggle by complaining in a humorous way.

Although the process was not pleasant, the result was gratifying. Chi Yu got a hand-woven rope that was completely in line with her own aesthetic taste, which is really cause for celebration.

Chi Yu gestured with the snake jade, thinking that the pendant only needed a bead to be strung on it to look perfect, so he rummaged through the system bag to look for it.

There were so many spoils gained during the first tomb-diving that Chi Yu was so busy collecting things that he didn't pay much attention. As a result, he was almost overwhelmed by the choices now.

Chi Yu had a hard time choosing among a series of jewels, and finally selected a smaller oval carnelian. She no longer bothered about other styles and strung it together in no time.

Finally, I couldn't help but sigh that it is indeed very easy for people to lose self-control when facing jewelry. If they can restrain themselves, it is definitely because the number of jewelry is not enough.

After solving the primary problem, Chi Yu opened the system interface.

【Communication box: a mailbox used to deliver power of attorney. 】

[Current pending commissions: 1]

Originally, Chi Yu had thought about it, why not just give up and stop working for this crappy game company.

Unfortunately, the evil company may have guessed that some players would become passive and lazy, so they implemented a level system that directly links player levels to lifespan.

In other words, if Chi Yu does not complete the commission and upgrade his level, as a Lv.2, he can only live until the second year.

Chi Yu was severely controlled by this system, and decided to roll it to level 90 first, and then start directly.

[Random Commission: Exploration]

[Task Description: "I don't believe in fake things like aliens. I must find out what is under Baigong Mountain!"]

After Chi Yu confirmed that he accepted the commission, a paper letter fell from mid-air.

Chi Yu opened the letter and saw that it stated the author's needs and imagination about exploring Baigong Mountain, and he hoped to gather some like-minded people.

He also said that he would pay money as a reward for exploration, and promised that he would bear all the exploration equipment and corresponding expenses.

The letter ends with the place and time of the meeting.

Chi Yu looked at the calendar and found that it was three days later, so there was plenty of time.

So I found a pen and paper, made a list of the props I needed, and wrote in the reply: I am very interested in your exploration plan, and I will arrive at the designated location at the agreed time.

After confirming that it is correct, throw it back into the communication box.

Soon, the letter was delivered to the client through a method that Chi Yu could not understand.

The other party was very happy to receive the reply, thinking that his commission had been hanging out for almost a month, and no one even consulted.

But now it’s different. Finally, there is someone who is interested in the secrets of Baigong Mountain like him.

When the time comes for them to go on an adventure together, he will finally have a companion he can talk to.

Chi Yu, who had no idea what kind of wrong expectations the client had of him, packed his limited luggage and arrived in Delingha on the agreed day.

The destination of the collection is the community where the client lives.

When Chi Yu arrived, there was a man standing next to the security booth, talking on the phone.

I don't know what he said to the person on the other end of the phone. He handed the phone into the security booth, leaned against the window with an ambiguous smile on his face, and was soon let in.

Chi Yu watched the man go in, walked up, and handed the letter of authorization to the security guard, "Hello, I have an appointment with Mr. Zhou in Building A-3."

The other party glanced at the letter of authorization, called to confirm, and returned the letter to Chi Yu: "Okay, you go in."

The door slowly rose, and Chi Yu heard the security guard muttering in the back, "Another one."

The villas starting with A are all single-family villas. Chi Yu walked around the community for a while before reaching her destination. While waiting for someone to open the door, she ran into the man she had met before in the security booth.

Clearly, he entered the community before Chi Yu, but somehow he went around to the back and arrived only after the door opened.

Out of politeness, Chi Yu nodded slightly to the man.

The other party raised his eyebrows and chuckled: "Hey, let's go together."

Chi Yu smiled and said nothing.

They were led into the living room by a middle-aged man dressed as a butler.

There were two people sitting inside. After hearing the sound, they looked towards the entrance together, but for a moment they couldn't tell who was coming.

They were all wearing sunglasses, one of them was wearing a leather jacket, the other was wearing a leather windbreaker, they both had pendants around their necks, and they were all dressed in black.

The two were speechless for a while, staring at each other, and finally the older one coughed dryly and asked, "Excuse me, who is Mr. Black Glasses?"

The man who came in with Chi Yu came forward and sat on the sofa next to him without any hesitation: “I am.”

Seeing this, the young man looked at Chi Yu and said, "So you are the one who sent me the letter?"

Chi Yu then realized that he and the man with black glasses were dressed too similarly, which made it difficult for the client to identify him.

Wuyan took off the sunglasses he bought to reduce the scrutiny caused by his eye color, and said calmly as if nothing had happened, "It's me."

Seeing Chi Yu nod, the young man cheered and looked very happy. He came up to him and pulled him to the second floor. "I've been waiting for you for a few days. You're finally here!" Then he said to the elder casually, "Dad, I'm going to the room to talk with my friend. I'm leaving first."

After entering the room and closing the door, he asked Chi Yu mysteriously: "Friend, you are here to explore the secrets under Baigong Mountain, right?"

Chi Yu didn't know what he was saying and thought to himself, what nonsense is this? He has already accepted the task.

But in order to save the client's face, he nodded: "Yes."

"Good brother, I knew you were someone who had the same pursuit as me!"

The other party patted Chi Yu's shoulder and wanted to say something, but suddenly got stuck and laughed dryly, "I forgot to ask, my name is Zhou Zixu, the Xu in the rising sun, what's your name, brother?"

"Chi Yu, Chi of Chi Shui, Yu of Jin Yu."

"Oh! It's Brother Chi." Zhou Zixu laughed and began to talk to Chi Yu unilaterally about the information he had collected about Baigong Mountain.

Chi Yu had a wooden face and listened to him telling the story in a different way. He responded from time to time and thought it was a pity that Zhou Zixu didn't become a storyteller.

"…Luckily you are willing to accompany me on this adventure, otherwise I would have to face the bodyguards my father hired for me. You don't know, those guys all have cold and stern faces, which would be boring."

Chi Yu asked in confusion, "Hmm?"

Zhou Zixu curled his lips and pointed downstairs: "In addition to the bodyguards, there is also the guy with black glasses who came with you. They were all invited by my father to accompany me on the adventure."

"I told him I could find someone myself, but he still didn't believe me. So he hired a man who is said to be very famous in the underworld at a high price. In my opinion, he doesn't seem as reliable as you, brother..."

Hearing this, Chi Yu felt a little embarrassed. He really didn't know where this silly son of a landlord got such a weird filter for him.

Is it really because Chi Yu wrote him a letter back then?

There was a knock on the door, saving Chi Yu from the fire and interrupting Zhou Zixu's chattering.

"Master, the master wants you and another gentleman to go to the restaurant for dinner."

"Okay, I'll be right there." Zhou Zixu responded, and called out to Chi Yu, "Are you hungry? Let's go eat."

Chi Yu walked out of the room with him and found Black Glasses leaning to one side with his arms folded. When he saw him looking over, he said, "Is the reliable one coming out?"

Chi Yu: ...

Chi Yu couldn't help but look back at the door.

Why isn't this thing soundproof?

Now that you are talking about someone behind their back, the person you are talking about has heard it.