NOVPUBChapter 122: Chapter 121: Helper
Chapter 122 -121: Helper
“Hmm… So you need my help?” Her tone suddenly became light and cheerful.
“Given our relationship, you wouldn’t refuse me, would you?”
“I wouldn’t go so far as to refuse, after all, my people and I owe you a fair bit, but—” Ailuodi’s tone shifted, “there will be a fee! My team can’t be busy for nothing.”
“Five million euros,” Chaoyang replied without hesitation.
“This…” Ailuodi was taken aback, “that’s too much. Are you sure you can afford such a high hiring fee?”
“Demons never lie about the contents of a contract,” Chaoyang replied with an undisturbed tone, looking as calm as could be, because he had no intention of paying the money himself. Since someone had their eye on him, naturally, that cost should also be billed to them.
“Actually… I was thinking you’d give maybe ten or twenty thousand…” The voice on the other end suddenly became a bit muffled.
“What? What can ten or twenty thousand do?”
“You need money for takeout and taxis…” Ailuodi muttered, “but I must admit, my team really does need funds to keep operating. So, if you think it’s no strain… I mean, if this money won’t have any effect on you at all…”
“I get it, no strain, five million,” Chaoyang cut her off directly.
“Then tell me, what do you want us to do? Start by tracking Jason Tyler?” Ailuodi’s voice instantly returned to its initial cheerfulness, “Blan and Xi Er are good at tracking, you just need to provide us with the target’s location.”
“No, that’s unnecessary, I don’t need Skeleton Hand to do any tailing,” Chaoyang negated, “We’re most likely dealing with professionals this time, and your people might not just fail; they could lose their lives. Listen well, if they want to kill you, they won’t even frown.”
“So, you mean to say…”
“You can track a demon’s scent, right? And even follow it through the cables that connect two worlds, an ability that’s simply unreasonable.”
“Uh… There are some limitations,” Ailuodi suddenly became somewhat embarrassed, “I must be close to the demon’s scent to begin tracking. If I just stay at home, I won’t detect anything.”
If angels could sense the location of demons just by waking up and opening their eyes, the latter would have long since been annihilated and would not have garnered such an evil reputation.
Despite his inner snark, Chaoyang seriously said, “What I want you to do is simple — later on, I’ll infuse wishing power onto the individuals of Tyler, Anthony, and Qianyuan Meiko. And since you are in City L, start with tracking Tyler first. After the initial proximity to lock in the scent, do nothing else but return to your place. Then, wait for five days, and hand over to me the tracking data of the scent gathered during that time.”
“You want to know where he has been over these five days?”
“Exactly. If it can’t be found on the internet, then directly investigate their real selves. Paradise is in a silent phase right now, and those tracking me will definitely be working overtime. This is my best chance to find their flaws.”
“I understand,” Ailuodi agreed, “But how are you going to attach the wishing power to them?”
“Through VR glasses. It’s their only way to enter Paradise, so they value them highly. Tyler and Anthony keep the VR in their studies and check it daily. Qianyuan Meiko, on the other hand, carries it with her, especially when traveling far.”
“Yuck… You’re not using it to peek on Miss Asahara’s private life, are you?” The angel’s tone suddenly became strange.
Chaoyang replied irritably, “Firstly, any camera connected to the internet can be my eyes. Secondly, under my power, everything I see is flowing code, no more questions, right?”
“Actually, what I mean is… a peek wouldn’t be that big of a problem.” Ailuodi smirked, “Curiosity… one can’t help it. Alright, since you’re so upstanding, I won’t joke about it. If there’s nothing wrong found on Tyler, does that mean I’ll have to fly to Russia?”
“Yes, you can take your friends with you, and perhaps even take a five-day vacation while you’re at it.”
“Got it.”
“OK, once they’re imbued with wishing power, I’ll inform you.” With that, Chaoyang hung up the phone.
On the other side, Ailuodi put away her phone, returned to the storeroom, and opened her arms wide to the group, “Everyone, we’ve got a new mission!”
“For real?” Xi Er and the others immediately crowded around her.
“Was that a call from the client just now? Your smile doesn’t quite seem like it.”
Manager Qing, with keen interest, set down his coffee cup, “What kind of mission is it? How much is the reward?”
“They’re offering five million, Euros!”
At those words, the base immediately burst into an uproar!
“F-five million?” Kaka stuttered, “Boss, you didn’t mishear, did you?”
“Holy… Then I can replace all my equipment with the latest models!” Frey excitedly tapped on her keyboard, “An enterprise-level data server only costs five hundred thousand…”
“What does our gold sponsor want us to do? It’s not blowing up the Eiffel Tower, is it?” Blan was somewhat skeptical, “We’ll have to properly tally up the cost.”
“Let’s first hear what the mission is about.” Qing was the only one who still kept his composure, “If Ailuodi is willing to take it on, she must feel that we’re up to the task. But honestly, I can’t think of any mission that would pay this much… not even Lucy Mormen’s head is worth that much.”
“The mission is to travel,” Ailuodi said with an easy smile, “First to Europe, then Asia.”
“Huh?” This time, nobody believed her.
Only then did she relay the commission conveyed on the phone, “In any case, what they need is my ability, and only the power of an Angel can do it—so paying a bit more for something uniquely indispensable is normal! If he doesn’t agree, he’s the one who’ll lose out!”
“Wow, boss, you really know how to do business,” Xi Er said with heartfelt admiration.
“But who exactly is the other party? It feels like you’re pretty familiar with them.” Blan was curious, “He not only knows you’re an Angel but also how your abilities work… and he’s so wealthy too!”
“Yeah, what’s his name?”
“That…” Ailuodi hesitated, “Why do you care so much, can’t we just call him Party A?”
“If it’s truly a regular Party A, I’m a bit worried,” Qing admitted, looking at her seriously, “You’ve also said, Skeleton Hand needs to maintain independent will by having its own independent income. If you have no connection to him, and yet he’s offering such favorable terms, then I can only suspect he has ulterior motives.”
“I… have indeed known him for some time,” Ailuodi admitted with a bit of guilt but ultimately did not look away, “This person may not seem serious, but he’s not bad at heart. At least for now, I can trust him.”
No matter what, she couldn’t bring herself to divulge that her ‘gold sponsor’ could be a Demon.
“Alright, we trust you too!” Xi Er said breezily, “Since he’s someone the boss trusts, we’ll just go ahead and do it with peace of mind!”
“Are you talking about traveling with peace of mind?” Frey spread her hands, “That’s just like a fool.”
“Hey, it’s also part of the job! We pretend to be leisurely and unoccupied, just to cover for Miss Angel!”
…Watching the boisterous crowd, Ailuodi also curved up the corner of her mouth, she stepped forward and extended her right hand.
Everyone followed, reaching out their palms to stack on top of one another.
“Then… Skeleton Hand, let’s set off!”
