pjbooks Chapter 144 Who... exactly are you! What is your purpose in approaching me?
Chapter 144 Who... exactly are you! What is your purpose in approaching me?
A professional matter?
Should we leave it to professionals?
Chen Yifan looked at Luo Tian with great surprise.
The setup this guy has is not like a locksmith's.
It was more like a bomb disposal operation with precision down to the millimeter.
His goggles, with their three layers of lenses, had a rustic design, exuding an industrial aesthetic reminiscent of a lost civilization.
Chen Yifan's gaze fell on the tools that Luo Tian had taken out.
There are more than a dozen metal probes of varying lengths, each tip engraved with tiny runes that are indistinguishable to the naked eye.
"Boss."
Luo Tian deftly moved his ten fingers on the pair of gloves that were as thin as cicada wings.
Behind his goggles, his eyes changed.
That witty and humorous persona has vanished without a trace.
Instead, there is an almost obsessive, pure focus.
"Watch me."
His voice was very low, and without waiting for Chen Yifan's agreement, he confidently continued:
"Professional matters should be left to us professionals."
Chen Yifan didn't say anything, he just watched.
He was completely helpless against this thing.
In addition, the black box is constantly sending location signals.
He couldn't possibly take this thing home to study it, or even bring it back to Jiangcheng.
Now Luo Tian has volunteered...
He admitted that he had doubts.
After all, this was an unorthodox seal placed by the "Holy Church," capable of devouring even his spiritual power in one gulp.
Luo Tian can fix it with just a few needles?
But Luo Tian's next action made him silently swallow his doubts.
Luo Tian didn't rush to touch the box, but first peeled off the first layer of dark red lenses.
His gaze swept over the surface of the box inch by inch.
"The thermal sensing is normal, the internal explosive energy core is stable, and preheating has not been triggered."
"Very good, the electronic lock part is still a dead object."
Then, he removed the second layer of blue lenses.
"Stable psionic circuit, low-power standby for the signal transmitter, encrypted frequency band...tsk...that's pretty difficult for others!"
"But for me... it's still the same old story. The technicians at Qilin Group are just taking a paycheck and not doing any work."
Finally, he removed the innermost, jet-black lens.
The moment the lens covered his eyes, Luo Tian's mental energy fluctuations underwent a strange distortion.
Chen Yifan's "mind's eye" was always locked on the black box.
In his perception, the "Energy-Devouring Eye" on the back of the box was still an energy vortex radiating pure malice.
Hunger, greed, and a predatory nature.
But in Luo Tian's eyes, with his black-rimmed glasses on, the world clearly looked quite different.
"I see……"
Luo Tian adjusted his goggles, a knowing smile curving his lips.
He picked up the thinnest probe from the row of probes, as thin as a cow's hair.
He didn't use the probe to pry or scrape.
Instead, the needle tip was held three millimeters above the "pupil" pattern.
hum...
A barely perceptible vibration.
The tip of the probe emitted a faint white light.
Immediately afterwards, Luo Tian began to shake his wrist at an incredible frequency and rhythm.
Under his control, the probe turned into a blurry afterimage.
The white light from the needle tip drew countless intricate and mysterious trajectories in the air, as if drawing an invisible talisman in the void.
This isn't just wandering around aimlessly.
Chen Yifan's shrewdness saw everything clearly.
A strange energy was being "released" from the probe.
Then, in a unique way, it slowly covered the "Energy-Devouring Eye".
This energy is completely different from the chaotic and evil power of the "Holy Church".
But its essence...
It is also the power of heretics!
Chen Yifan's heart skipped a beat.
From the very first time he met Luo Tian, he made a ruthless move.
The opponent easily cracked it!
That's it!
This guy is playing dumb to fool others.
As time slowly passed.
Luo Tian followed the same method, doing the same thing on all four sides and four corners of the box.
Fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, but his hands remained as steady as a rock.
"……alright."
He muttered to himself, and with his other hand, he swiftly picked up three more probes of different shapes from the velvet cloth and precisely pierced three different nodes in the pupil pattern.
"Now...the final step."
boo...
A barely audible cracking sound.
The persistent energy layer that Chen Yifan sensed burst open like a soap bubble.
Become!
Chen Yifan's pupils suddenly contracted.
This guy... actually did it!
There were no earth-shattering energy clashes, and no flashy skill effects.
With just a few needles and incredible skills, he managed to "dismantle" an external seal!
He stared at Luo Tian in disbelief, a thought suddenly exploding in his mind.
The external seal on my sister's body.
Can Luo Tian also crack this?
"Phew...done."
At this moment, Luo Tian let out a long breath, took off his goggles, and his face returned to its usual playful expression.
It was as if the focused and sharp "master" from just now wasn't him at all.
"Boss, see that? Professional. You can't deal with these kinds of charlatans using conventional methods."
He wiped his sweat as he turned to the electronic combination lock on the front of the box.
"As for this, it's even simpler."
He pulled a palm-sized object, resembling an old-fashioned game console, out of his backpack.
Then he pulled out a data cable, found a very hidden maintenance interface on the side of the combination lock, and plugged it in.
The mini-game console screen lit up, and countless green codes cascaded down like a waterfall.
"Tsk tsk, the K-7 military encryption algorithm, how outdated."
While complaining, Luo Tian's fingers were clicking away on the game console.
Less than ten seconds.
"drop--"
With a soft click, the red light on the combination lock went out, and the green light came on.
When the crisp sound rang out, Chen Yifan found himself speechless.
A complex mix of shock, absurdity, and ecstasy washed over his every nerve.
He originally thought that his possession of the "Thief of All Things" was already the greatest variable and opportunity in the world.
But now, looking at the guy in front of him cracking military codes with an old-fashioned game console, he began to doubt his own understanding for the first time.
The world seemed to be much bigger than he had imagined.
Moreover, compared to the person in front of him, this F-level thief was practically an amateur among amateurs.
Luo Tian's methods are more like those of a thief than those of a world-renowned, officially recognized thief!
Even the grandmaster level!
Click.
Accompanied by the crisp sound of the last mechanism snapping open.
The black box that had attracted countless outlaws finally opened slowly before them.
At the top of the box, three areas are separated by soft black velvet.
On the left, a black card shimmered with a dim light.
In the center of the card, a blurry figure blends into the shadows, exuding a terrifying aura of being absorbed into the darkness and dominating the shadows.
S-Rank, Unique, Shadow Overlord Job Change Card.
I've got this!
He can then completely get rid of the profession of thief.
Then, Chen Yifan's gaze fell on the center.
An ancient mask, neither gold nor jade.
Its surface is covered with naturally formed patterns, which, when viewed from different angles, sometimes appear to be crying and sometimes laughing, creating a strange sense of life.
SS-rank equipment: The Deceitful Mask.
On the right is a key fragment, about the size of a fingernail, carved from obsidian.
Below, several skill books lay quietly, three of which were extremely rare space-type skills!
Chen Yifan's breathing almost stopped at that moment.
Get rich!
This time, it's a truly astonishing windfall!
He instinctively reached out his hand.
"etc."
Luo Tian grabbed his hand.
"Don't rush."
Luo Tian's eyes sharpened again.
"Professional service, and one last step—inspection."
He pulled out a spotlight-like device from his backpack and scanned the three items in the box.
The beam swept across, but there was no reaction.
"Confirmed no follow-up tracking markers, no residual curses, and no energy traps."
"Okay, we're safe now."
Luo Tian clapped his hands, grinned, and revealed a set of white teeth:
"Boss, how's it going?"
"From a technical point of view, this job has a difficulty level of 9.5 and a risk level of 9.9."
"Taking 300 million from you, does it feel like giving it away for free?"
Three hundred million?
Free?
Chen Yifan ignored Luo Tian's banter.
He reached out and steadily picked up the mask that was neither gold nor jade.
Next, there was the black key fragment.
Finally, his fingertips touched the S-rank job change card that emitted a dim light.
The card has been acquired.
A unique psionic energy fluctuation emanated from his fingertips.
Is this the attribute ability that psionic powers grant after changing jobs?
Chen Yifan slowly tightened his grip on the card.
Only now can we truly say that the ultimate goal of this trip has been achieved.
He carefully stored the three treasures in his storage ring, his excitement lingering for a long time.
About ten minutes later.
He turned his gaze to Luo Tian, who was humming a tune and taking stock of the remaining rare materials in the box.
"What you just used was not the power of the professional system."
"Who...are you?!"
"What's your purpose in getting close to me!"