Han Xiao felt the car stop, and someone pushed him out of the car. He stood there alone for a while, and then heard the sound of the car leaving. Only then did he take off his black mask and look around. He was already at an intersection a few streets away from the repair shop.
Several moons hung in the sky.
"So mysterious." Han Xiao curled his lips.
Han Xiao had achieved his goal. He hummed a tune and strolled leisurely. Not long after, he arrived at the repair shop. When he saw that the lights were still on, he cursed under his breath. Lu Qian must be very worried about him after he disappeared for three days.
As soon as he entered, he saw a worried Lu Qian pacing back and forth.
Lu Qian's face darkened. She immediately rushed over and scolded him. "Why are you only back now? Do you know how worried I was? You're an outsider. I thought something had happened to you. I almost called the police! "
Han Xiao knew that he was in the wrong, so he simply opened his eyes wide like a dead fish and acted like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water.
"Where did you go?"
"Taking a stroll."
Lu Qian was furious. "Can't you find a better excuse?"
"I think it's pretty reliable …"
"Yesterday, I saw on the news that there was a gunfight at Kroger's junkyard. I thought something had happened to you."
So that was why Lu Qian was so worried. Han Xiao listened to Lu Qian's nagging. He was not annoyed at all. Instead, he felt warm inside.
It was not easy to have someone who cared about him.
However, this feeling was instantly shattered by Old Man Lu.
"I thought you wouldn't come back alive. How disappointing."
"Haha."
Damn old man!
Lu Qian gritted her teeth and said, "I'll buy you a new phone in a few days. Don't lose contact again. I'll deduct the phone cost from your salary."
"No need. I already have one." Han Xiao took out the black phone.
Division 13 said that this number could not be given to others?
I don't want to listen, you bastard.
Old Man Lu's eyes flashed. He pulled Han Xiao aside and asked with a frown, "This is Division 13's encrypted phone. You've joined them?"
"Oh, you're quite knowledgeable." Han Xiao gave a perfunctory compliment.
"Hmph! Since you've joined Division 13, why are you still working in my shop? Get the hell out of here!"
"If you want to scram, then scram. Anyway, I'm not scramming."
"Aiya, you stinking brat, how dare you talk to me like that. Do you have some ulterior motive for staying in my shop …"
Old Man Lu was enraged. Suddenly, his expression changed as he glared at Han Xiao. "Don't tell me you've taken a fancy to my granddaughter!"
"You've misunderstood!" Han Xiao suddenly had a bad feeling.
Old Man Lu's expression changed several times. In a single second, he went through hostility, contemplation, relief, excitement, sizing up, satisfaction, gratification, benevolence, and so on. It was even more magical than the face-changing of a Sichuan opera. It was as if he was looking at his grandson-in-law, which made Han Xiao's hair stand on end.
Wait, that's not how the script is supposed to go!
"Little Han, my Xiaoqian isn't young anymore. Why don't you … do it?"
Han Xiao's expression stiffened. "Old Man Lu, as the saying goes, a forced melon won't be sweet."
"If you don't force it, you won't even get a melon. My unlucky son's only contribution was to give birth to a granddaughter for me. Our family needs to continue the next generation. You should work hard and get me a great-grandson too."
Who's' our family 'with you? Don't create trouble for me!
"Hehe, you youngsters should be vigorous when it comes to relationships. How can you be so slow? I can only help you up to this point." Old Man Lu patted Han Xiao on the shoulder with an unfathomable expression on his face. Then, he slowly walked away, leaving Han Xiao standing there in the wind.
An old man who yearns to carry a child is too scary!
Han Xiao turned around, only to see Lu Qian standing behind him without him noticing. Her eyes were bright and watery as she stared straight at Han Xiao without saying a word.
"If I say this is a misunderstanding, would you believe me?"
"Bad, bad guy." Lu Qian covered her red cheeks, turned around, and ran upstairs.
Fine, looks like she doesn't believe me.
Han Xiao had a pained expression on his face as he facepalmed.
What happened today was just too bizarre.
…
Luo Xuan couldn't sit still for the past few days. He was worried that Han Xiao would join the logistics department in the future and affect his position.
Finally, Luo Xuan couldn't take it anymore and asked the department head about Han Xiao's background.
"His specific information is confidential." The department head was a fat man with a big belly and a smile on his face. He looked around and saw that there was no one around. "I can only tell you that he has joined Division 13."
Luo Xuan felt his heart skip a beat. "Will he join the logistics department or the research department?" he asked nervously.
If he joined the logistics department, he would be able to suppress him. If he joined the research department, he wouldn't be able to do anything.
The department head shook his head. "Neither. He has been specially recruited to the covert operations department. He will report there in a few days."
Luo Xuan was caught off guard and was stunned by the news.
He didn't even want to come to the logistics department to play with him. How was he supposed to suppress him?
He had worked hard for years and still didn't have the qualifications to join the covert operations department. However, that mysterious colleague of his had been specially recruited on the first day. The position that he had always wanted to enter the covert operations department was suddenly taken by someone else. Luo Xuan was furious.
This was unfair!
…
A week after the gunfight at the junkyard in Kro, the leaders of the other six districts gathered to discuss a major event that had happened recently. The territory of District 7 had lost its leader, and Raccoon had disappeared from the world.
The other leaders found out through various channels that Raccoon's disappearance had something to do with Division 13, which shocked all the leaders.
What exactly did the civet cat do to provoke such a huge monster?
The leader of District 2, who was also the initiator of this meeting, said solemnly, "Raccoon has gone missing. He has offended someone he shouldn't have. I don't think we'll see him again."
All of the bosses present were grieving for the loss of their own kind. Even though they seemed to be very powerful on the outside, everyone knew that Division 13 could make any of them disappear from the face of the earth at any time. Underground forces like them would not even be able to cause a ripple in the ocean.
After all, the Western Capital was the capital of a country. Although they looked grand, they were nothing more than rats who ate leftovers in the dark corners. They couldn't even compare to the arms dealers and intelligence dealers who did business in the slums. Those people all had powerful backers, while these bosses were nothing more than tools in the hands of some Stardragon officials. If they didn't like them one day, they could kill them with a single word.
"Who will take over the territory of District 7?"
The leaders looked at each other, but no one said anything.
Originally, the new territory should have been a new round of profit distribution, but no one said anything. It wasn't that they didn't want Raccoon's territory, but that the situation was still unclear. District 7 had become a tiger's den in their eyes. Who knew if they would get into trouble like Raccoon?
The leader of District 2 looked around and said solemnly, "No one wants to take over?"
Everyone was silent.
"Okay, then let's wait for the newcomer to take over." The leader of District 2 was expressionless.
The gray area of District 7 had lost its leader, and it would definitely lead to a bloodbath. Some of the "smart people" who were suppressed by Raccoon would see a chance to move forward.
However, this wasn't because the leaders were willing to give the newcomer a chance. They were waiting for an "ambitious" cannon fodder to scout the way for them and understand the situation in District 7. When that happened, the leaders would make their move. They would use their complicated forces to get rid of the newcomer and distribute the territory of District 7 internally.
It was naturally a good thing to have one less person to share the profits with. They wouldn't allow a new leader to appear who was on equal footing with them.
…
Han Xiao stayed in the repair shop for a few days and begged for an advance of his first month's salary. He then ordered a batch of materials from Division 13.
A dark red bullet lay quietly in Han Xiao's palm. There was a flame-shaped pattern engraved on the tip of the bullet.
High Explosive Bullet: After hitting the target, a radius of three meters will start to burn, causing continuous burning damage.
The introduction was simple, but Han Xiao knew that the real effect was much more powerful than the introduction.
The theory behind the high explosive bullet was that it was filled with an extremely flammable and sticky gas as the incendiary agent. It was easier to burn than armor-piercing incendiary bullets, and it didn't require any combustible material to self-ignite. It was a special type of bullet that was specially made for burning. This kind of extreme gas needed to be collected through a chemical reaction and mixed with another inert gas in proportion to prevent it from burning. Using gas as the combustion agent was more difficult to extract than liquid or particle combustion agent. Once the warhead was opened, even in a vacuum environment, the flammable gas could temporarily burn itself out, which naturally had the property of confidentiality.
The extraction method of the gas had strict experimental steps on the blueprint. Han Xiao had not learned the energy branch of [Basic Biochemistry] yet, so he didn't know the theory behind it.
He just had to follow the instructions. Ammunition could be made into various calibers, from handgun bullets to sniper bullets. Furthermore, it was easy to make, very practical, and had a wide market. In the past few days, he had made dozens of high explosive bullets.
Han Xiao also used better steel to make a retractable knife. It weighed 5.3 pounds and weighed 0.65 meters. After folding, the handle was 0.12 meters. It had a melee attack power of 13 ~ 19, and its entire body was shiny black. There were many folding patterns on the knife, and the tip of the knife was at a right angle. This kind of newbie melee weapon was not very useful to him, but it was better than nothing.
Han Xiao used the experience he gained from making the high explosive bullets and the retractable knife to level up [Basic Machinery Affinity] to Level 4.
The max level of [Basic Machinery Affinity] was Level 5, and he still needed 15,000 EXP. [Basic Shooting] was currently Level 8, and he needed 45,000 EXP to level it up to Level 4. He only needed to spend another 60,000 EXP to gain two more potential points.
Every country had different class advancement knowledges, and they treated them as secrets. One of the uses was to attract powerful Supers who traveled alone. Planet Aquamarine only had the knowledge of three main classes: Esper, Pugilist, and Mechanic.
There was not a single novice planet that had the complete knowledge of all five main professions. The profession preference questionnaire that the players had at the beginning determined the type of novice planet that the system would assign them to.
For example, if one wanted to create machinery on a novice planet with an ancient setting, would it be possible?
Sigh, it was actually possible.
However, one would have to manually forge, forge, and smelt. Without a lathe and equipment, one would have to do everything by hand. Furthermore, many things could not be made, and the raw materials were not perfect. The efficiency was extremely low.
Coincidentally, the class advancement knowledge that Division 13 had was related to Mechanic's Armed Forces. However, it was only available to high authority personnel, and only those who were at least [Respected] could browse it.
Han Xiao thought to himself. If he wanted to obtain class advancement knowledge in a short period of time, he would have to take the opportunity to do something unexpected. Thus, his class advancement mission would fall on Division 13's shoulders.
Currently, there was no opportunity, so he could only wait.
Han Xiao did not forget about the order from the repair shop. To him, it was not considered work at all.
For the past few days, Lu Qian had been avoiding Han Xiao everywhere, not daring to look him in the eye. After a few words, she would run away with a red face. This made Han Xiao feel very helpless.
It's all Old Man Lu's fault!
This old baldy is still laughing at the side. Come here if you have the guts. I'll show you a treasure.
Lu Qian's feelings toward Han Xiao were very complicated. More than once, she asked herself, Do I hate Han Xiao? The answer was no.
But do I like Han Xiao? The answer was also no. It was definitely not a love between a man and a woman. To be more precise, it should be 'appreciation'.
However, if she rejected Han Xiao directly, would Han Xiao quit in anger? Lu Qian could not bear to part with such a good (cheap) assistant.
Thus, Lu Qian was very conflicted. She avoided Han Xiao, worried that Han Xiao would ask her to give a direct answer. She tossed a coin in her heart. If he confesses, what should I do?
Ignoring Lu Qian's conflicted thoughts, Han Xiao's phone rang.
Feng Jun sent a message, "Your credentials have been approved. You'll be reporting in today."
"You're finally here."
Han Xiao's eyes flashed.
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