F-class thief? Sorry, I can steal anything.

Chapter 283 The Meeting at the Abandoned Factory! Another Agent!

The abandoned factory to the west of the school is a notorious "no man's land" in Kyoto Takeda.

This used to be the school's logistics factory.

Later, due to aging equipment and severe pollution, it was abandoned.

Aside from a few daring young couples who come here seeking thrills, nobody else would come to this godforsaken place.

Chen Yifan walked alone through the overgrown factory area.

The surrounding area consisted of rusted steel skeletons and dilapidated factory buildings, casting menacing shadows in the moonlight, like monsters ready to devour their prey.

The air was filled with the smell of rust and dust.

He did not deliberately hide the sound of his footsteps.

Leather boots crunched on the gravel road.

The rustling sound was exceptionally clear in the deathly silence.

He knew that the other party was definitely watching him in secret.

He wanted to use this method to tell the other party that he had arrived and that he was not afraid at all.

Finally, he arrived at the agreed-upon location.

An assembly workshop with several large holes in its dome.

Moonlight poured down through the hole, casting pale patches of light on the dusty ground.

In the center of the workshop, a figure stood quietly with his back to him.

The man was wearing a black trench coat and a wide-brimmed hat, completely hiding his face in shadow.

He was like a gentleman who had stepped out of the Middle Ages, completely out of place in the dilapidated environment around him.

Chen Yifan stopped and stood about ten meters away from the other person.

He didn't speak, but just quietly watched the figure's back.

He is waiting.

Wait for the other party to speak first.

The two stood there, one in front of the other, one in the light and one in the shadows.

The air seemed to freeze.

I don't know how much time has passed.

The man in black finally moved.

He slowly turned around, raised his head, and looked at Chen Yifan.

He wore a silver mask without any patterns on his face.

Beneath the mask, only a pair of eyes were visible.

A pair of deep eyes, as dark as the starry sky.

"You are braver than I imagined."

The voice of the man in black was still the same altered voice, indistinguishable between male and female.

"You're even better at playing tricks than I thought."

Chen Yifan replied casually.

The man in black seemed to smile.

"I enjoy dealing with intelligent people," he said. "So, intelligent man, you should know why I've called you here today."

"Recruit me?"

"You could say that," the man in black nodded. "Your performance was outstanding. Both your strength and your intelligence far exceeded our expectations."

"Someone like you shouldn't be buried in this small campus. You deserve a much bigger stage."

"We can give you this stage."

Chen Yifan sneered inwardly after hearing this.

It's the same old excuse again.

It's exactly the same brainwashing rhetoric used by pyramid schemes.

"Who are you?" Chen Yifan asked directly.

"us?"

The man in black paused for a moment, seemingly pondering what word to use to define himself.

"We are pioneers at the forefront of the times."

"We are revolutionaries who are about to usher in a new era."

"We are the advocates of 'order'."

order?

Chen Yifan's brows furrowed slightly.

This was the first time he had ever heard this word.

However, those who bind themselves to order are generally not good people.

"I don't understand." Chen Yifan shook his head. "Say something I can understand."

"Alright." The man in black seemed quite patient. "Simply put, we believe the world is sick."

"The emergence of the World Engine, while giving humanity the power to protect itself, has also brought endless chaos and conflict."

"Professionals fight each other for resources. Nations compete openly and covertly for interests."

"And those so-called 'outer gods' are like a pack of greedy hyenas, watching from the sidelines, ready to rush up and grab a share of the pie at any moment."

"This world needs to be purified. A completely new, absolute order needs to be established."

"And we are the builders and guardians of this new order."

As Chen Yifan listened to his eloquent speech, his mind was racing with analysis.

This guy's words conveyed a single message.

They seemed to look down on other "Outer God" agents.

Are these "Outer God" agents not a united front?

They also divide themselves into different classes and look down on each other?

"Your ideals sound very lofty," Chen Yifan said calmly. "But what does that have to do with me?"

"Of course it's related," the man in black said. "Because we see potential in you. We believe you're qualified to be one of us."

"Join us and you will gain unimaginable power and knowledge."

"You will break free from the shackles of mortals and become the rule-maker."

"You will even gain immortality."

It's immortality again.

Chen Yifan has been confirmed.

This guy is a complete madman!

but……

"That sounds very tempting."

Chen Yifan nodded seriously.

"However, I'm a practical person. I don't want to hear these empty slogans; I just want to know what tangible benefits I can get."

"for example?"

"For example," Chen Yifan's eyes narrowed, "help me kill someone."

"Who?"

"Li Yuantu".

Chen Yifan stared intently at the man in black, trying to glean some clues from his reaction.

However, the man in black reacted indifferently.

"Li Yuantu?" He seemed to ponder for a moment. "The heir to the Kyoto branch of the Black Gold Chamber of Commerce? A low-level believer of 'Bloodline'?"

His tone was full of disdain.

"Killing him is simple."

"But why should we help you kill him?"

"Because he wanted to kill me," Chen Yifan said. "The enemy of my enemy is my friend, isn't he?"

"Heh." The man in black chuckled. "That's a perfectly valid reason."

"However, we won't help you kill him."

Why?

"Because we want to see your own strength," the man in black said. "We want to see just how fast this thoroughbred we've chosen can run."

"Here's what I'll do: I'll give you some information as a gift to mark our cooperation."

"What intelligence?"

"Li Yuantu has a secret laboratory in a manor on the outskirts of Kyoto. It's heavily guarded and is where he conducts some shady experiments."

"At the same time, that was also one of his hiding places."

After the man in black finished speaking, he threw over a metal chip.

"This contains a detailed map of the manor and its defensive deployment."

Whether you can kill him or not depends on your own ability.

"This is our first test for you."

"If you can pass this test, then welcome to join our 'Order Council'."

After he finished speaking, the figure of the man in black began to blur and gradually disappeared into the darkness behind him.

Oh, right, I forgot to tell you.

His voice echoed in the empty workshop.

"Besides Li Yuantu, there's another 'little gift' in that lab that you might be interested in."

"Good luck."

The sound completely disappeared.

Chen Yifan stood there, looking at the chip in his hand, his eyes becoming incredibly deep.

Council of Order?

test?

Small gift?

What is this madman up to?