Chapter 122: 121 Psychology +1 (Extra update for monthly pass)

"You have other arrangements."Bai E was acutely aware of his current shortcomings.

To improve his insight level, he relied on Dai Lian and Gong Yan to hunt rats in the sewers; for reflexes and combat skills, he depended on Kuang Xin, a naturally gifted melee fighter.

Based on Instructor Dan's requirements today, the selection criteria for the secret military operation were combat skills. Knowing that he was lacking in this area, Bai E truly wanted to enhance his skills.

Working hard on his own was too slow. Players, you need to put in the effort too!

[Quest description is being auto-generated...]

[Side Mission—Underground Boxing King (Combat Commission): The dark currents of Black Street surge, with the most attention-grabbing undoubtedly being the underground boxing matches that attract both eyes and money. The organization needs to understand the inner workings and has decided to send someone to investigate. The best way to do that, undoubtedly, is to blend in with them...]

Mission requirements: Complete at least 0/3 bouts in "Black Street Underground Boxing"; or secure at least 0/1 victory.

Mission reward: 200 general experience points, Item reward: Exquisite Brass Bullets* (25+12).]

(Note: As there is a physical submission stage, the current commission cannot be "automatically completed" and must be "verification completed"; after confirming the release of the commission, "permissions" and "expenditures" will be deducted and locked.)

[Do you want to release this commission?]

Confirm!

"200 experience points!" Kuang Xin trembled at the sight of the mission reward. No wonder Yanzi and Dai looked so excited just now—they had never enjoyed such treatment from other NPCs.

25 or 50 points were common, but previously a stable 100 general experience points from E had already made him feel like a big shot, but now... 200!

Skyrocket!

"I will not let you down!"

"Hmm..." Bai E's gaze finally swept around the underground cave one last time.

What started as an unpremeditated act now seemed to be on the rise.

In the end, he might actually be able to create a fully functional, safe, and stable underground base...

"I'm leaving now."

"Goodbye, E~"

"Oh, right..." Just as he reached the ladder, Bai E turned around and, pointing at the clothes he had neatly stacked in a dry corner, said with a smile, "I've tried the clothes. They fit perfectly. Thank you for the gesture."

Gong Yan, with her little face raised, just smiled and said, "It's nothing, E. It's just our small way of showing gratitude."

"..."

"I'm off."

As they watched E's figure disappear into the distance, Gong Yan remained smiling. It was only after a while that she softly said, "We've got bullets." Explore more at mvl

Just when needed, the pillow arrives.

They originally had 131 bullets; completing today's six tasks together, they received 114 from the cement task and 390 from the rat-plague task, totaling 635 bullets.

100 or so bullets, whether odd or even, might be hard to convince others, but with a full 600 bullets, Gong Yan was confident she could persuade those NPCs to work for her without charge again.

They still had value to her, and without them, it would indeed be troublesome to find cement on their own, so there was no rush to take them out of the equation yet.

When they were no longer of any use...

"I'm a little afraid of losing them..." Gong Yan, holding the hefty 600 bullets, appeared somewhat worried, "What if they still don't believe me?"

"No worries." Dai Lian comforted her gently, "We're here for you. If they still don't believe, we'll deal with them directly!"

As for the missions... they were bonus. Without these NPCs, they could find other methods. In Dai Lian's view, the game was full of possibilities.

"Alright." Gong Yan nodded, smiling brightly, "Then I'll give it a try."

...

"This is the confidence you wanted."

Gong Yan casually threw a cloth bag filled with bullets in front of Black Street ruffian, Jonathan, and it landed heavily on the ground.

The underling eagerly approached and opened it, the golden shine instantly blinding his dog eyes.

Jonathan excitedly grabbed a handful and examined each one closely in front of his eyes, "Real... real... all of them are real! They feel even better than the stuff they got!"

In his excitement, Jonathan suddenly paused and hurriedly put down the bullets, walking back respectfully towards Gong Yan, who leaned against the wall not far away with a slight smile and arms folded.

"My lord... is this all there is?"

"You wanted trust, and I've given it to you, but you haven't earned my trust yet. 600 not enough? I'll give you 10,000, 20,000, 100,000? Can you handle that?"

"..." Jonathan's face was plastered with a smile, "You're right, my lord, you're right... In that case, how does my lord wish to deal with this batch?"

"Money," Gong Yan declared firmly, "You can take five percent."

It was too suspicious for these people to exchange pristine bullets for poor quality ones; better to exchange for money. Whatever they needed, they could purchase on their own without suffering a loss.

He and Dai Lian were not Kuang Xin.

"If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now. I don't want to be seen mingling with you lot."

"My lord, take care..." Jonathan bowed deeply, oozing sycophancy, "Oh, I almost forgot. We've prepared a gift to celebrate your triumphant return from the last military operation. Could you possibly deliver it for us?"

As Gong Yan turned away, her eyes flickered and she smirked coldly, "The operation was a failure, and the camp is on high alert these days, don't bring trouble upon yourself!" Sёarch* The novёlF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"Yes! Yes..."

Only after Gong Yan's delicate figure had disappeared around the corner did the underling draw close to Jonathan, eyeing the bullets with greed, "Boss... what if we keep them all for ourselves?"

A rough knock on the underling's head answered him, "Shortsighted! This is just an appetizer; what's the rush!"

Watching as the figure disappeared at the end of the street, Jonathan stroked his golden mustache in a daze, "So certain about the failed operation, it must be true... But, they still don't trust our strength?"

Indeed, he didn't trust his own strength much either.

Well... let's test our skills with these 600 bullets first!

Nobles and generals, is there not a natural order!

With military support behind me, I could very well have the potential to be the king of Black Street!

[You have completed a perfect psychological operation, Psychology +2.]

[Psychology +2: Now you can more easily gain the trust of strange NPCs through your words. Charisma performance +2; also gaining a unique advantage in power management and certain technological research.]

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[Feedback from a commission, your Technology—Psychology +1.]

[Psychology +1: Now you have won the trust of a larger population under your control, allowing you to pre-deploy more tasks. The same type of commission can be stacked one more time, consuming relative authority quota on the second natural day.]

"..."

Bai E had just returned to the camp when he received this message.

Is this... from Dai Lian? Or Gong Yan?

Seems I've been conning NPCs pretty well.

Worth encouraging, keep up the good work.

Grow bigger, create more glory!

"Bai E, Bai E! Come on!"

Just as Bai E set foot on the shooting range to practice his archery, he was quickly intercepted by an excited Carlos, "Here you are! That secret military operation selection I told you about—they're considering shooting skills now. Go try out!"