Uchiha of Zero Zone

"Boom boom boom!"

Hearing the hurried footsteps coming from upstairs, the male protagonist Zhe, who was tidying up the shelves downstairs, couldn't help but feel a little confused.

He locked the door of the video store and hung up a closing sign. When he turned around, he saw Ling, who was soaking wet, running down from upstairs.

At this time, Ling had changed into a simple casual outfit, but because her hair had not been blown dry yet, her whole body looked wet.

Seeing his sister's panicked look, he put away the videotapes he was organizing and asked, "What's wrong with you? Why are you so anxious?"

Ling, who was asked the question, did not explain too much, but just picked up the phone in her hand and said, "Brother, I just received a commission request from the rope network, please take a look."

When Zhe heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then he smiled bitterly and said, "Didn't we agree on this? We won't accept ordinary commissions. If we are too active on the rope net, we will probably be investigated by the Public Security Bureau."

The profession of rope maker is high-risk and high-reward, especially for rope makers like them who have extremely high prestige in the rope network and are more likely to be targeted by the authorities.

Therefore, after their fame gradually grew, the brother and sister reduced their active activities on the rope net. Up to now, they have not cooperated with a series of illegal elements such as cave thieves for a long time.

Because of this, the funds they had previously accumulated were being consumed at a rate visible to the naked eye. Even though running the video store could generate some income, Dinny's money came in much faster than it went out.

These days, Zhe has been thinking about whether he should take on a few well-paid commissions on the rope network to help them survive in the next few months.

Ling's actions undoubtedly disrupted his plan, but fortunately, Ling did not accept the commission directly. As long as she spent a little time and effort to politely refuse the other party, all problems would be solved.

However, what Ling said next surprised Zhe: "Of course I know that I won't accept ordinary commissions, but this commission is different. You will know it for yourself."

As she spoke, Ling handed the phone to Zhe. Zhe had no choice but to take a look at what the person who issued the request said first.

[Anonymous: Mr. Phaethon, I heard that you haven't accepted any commissions from others for a long time. Excuse me, I have a good cooperation condition here. I wonder if you are willing to accept it? If you are interested, please continue to listen. ]

[Anonymous: Not long ago, the Red Fang Gang attacked a research institute of the Wistar Association and stole a safe from the institute, so I plan to take the safe that the Red Fang Gang stole. ]

[Anonymous: However, in order to protect the safe and to evade the investigation of the Public Security Bureau, the Red Fang Gang hid in the cave. This requires an experienced rope maker to draw a cave map for me to ensure that I will not get lost in the cave.]

[Anonymous: The above is my motivation for coming to entrust you. If you think there is no problem, you can give me a response. As for the reward, after the matter is completed, I am willing to offer you...]

[Anonymous: Ten million Dinis! ]

When he saw the final amount of reward, Zhe couldn't help but gasp.

Now he finally understood why Ling's reaction was so exaggerated.

Ten million dinars. Even when they were the most active on the rope net, they had never accepted a commission with such an exaggerated amount of reward.

If this task is successfully completed and the reward is obtained, they will not have to worry about money for at least half a year.

Now...it seems like I can't find any reason to reject the other party.

"This...why don't you think about it again?" Zhe said stiffly. He knew that there must be some doubts in such a commission, but there was nothing he could do because the other party offered too much.

Hearing this, Ling immediately retorted: "Why are you hesitating? That's 10 million denarii, brother. It's almost equal to our annual income. If we get more commissions like this, we can just retire."

Under her repeated requests, Zhe had no choice but to accept the commission. Anyway, they didn't need to meet the client in person, and at most they could communicate through the sensory connection of Bomb, so there shouldn't be any problem.

At the same time, Zhong Yan, who had just returned home, also received a reply from the Phaethon brothers and sisters on the rope network.

[Phaethon: Yes, but we have to agree on the time of action in advance. I need to prepare. Also, your reward is too high. I don’t believe you really have the financial resources.]

[Phaethon: If you can really pay 10 million denarii, please leave a deposit of 3 million denarii first, otherwise I will not cooperate with you.]

After seeing these two sentences, Zhong Yan couldn't help but admire the professionalism of the brother and sister.

However, although three million dinars was not a small sum, Zhong Yan could still afford it, so he transferred the money without thinking.

In the rope net, there is no limit on the transaction amount. Unless the other party crosses the river and burns the bridge, or takes the money but does not do the job, there will generally be no problems.

As for the possibility that the underlying code may be hacked, there is no need to worry about it. The tightness of the rope net is so strong that it can only be cracked by Ghost, one of the four major artificial intelligences.

As for the Public Security Bureau, if they tried their best to crack it, they might have a chance of success, but there was no need for that.

The complete collapse of the rope network was not particularly beneficial to the official organizations that cleaned up the holes.

Otherwise, they would not have turned a blind eye to those cave robbers and rope makers.

After the transfer was received, Zhong Yan received another reply from Phaethon.

[Phaethon: A trustworthy partner, let's pick a time to meet up. ]

[Zhong Yan: Tomorrow at noon, there is a small alley in the corner of the northwest block. The depth of the alley is connected to the entrance of the cave. I will wait for you there.]

【Phaethon: I understand.】

After ending the conversation, Zhong Yan put away his phone, threw his schoolbag onto the sofa beside him, then fell headfirst onto the bed and began to think about what to do next.

The Red Fang Gang is definitely not a concern, and after getting the safe, what he has to do is to create an accident so that the brother and sister will have to agree to open the safe and release Fairy.

In the process of doing this, Phaethon's HDD system is likely to be hacked by mysterious hackers. It would be the best if that were the case, because once the data about [Carrot] is cleared, they can only rely on Fairy to escape from the hole.

However, what worries Zhong Yan is whether those people and forces fighting for Fairy but who have never appeared in the plot will appear earlier as the world line changes.

If things really develop to that point, it will be a bit troublesome.