pjbooks Chapter 347 Talk Business with Me?
Chapter 347 Talk Business with Me?
Council of Order!
It's them!
Chen Yifan's knuckles turned slightly white as he gripped the communicator.
The other party was able to accurately find his other private number!
Just how deep has their surveillance of themselves gone?
"Time and place."
Chen Yifan suppressed the turmoil in his heart, his voice revealing no emotion.
Since we've already been targeted, there's no point in running away.
He possesses the innate ability to return all thoughts to their source.
As long as he leaves a shadow clone beforehand, he won't die.
He wanted to see what these tin cans hiding in the shadows were really up to.
"Cannes, the 'Eye in the Sky' Ferris wheel, the highest cabin."
"We're waiting for you."
As soon as he finished speaking, the communication was abruptly cut off.
Chen Yifan put down the communicator and looked at the giant Ferris wheel in the city center that was still flashing neon lights in the night rain. An indescribable smile appeared on his lips.
A Feast at Hongmen?
interesting.
……
Twenty minutes later.
Like an ordinary tourist, Chen Yifan bought a ticket, had it checked, and boarded the Ferris wheel cabin that was slowly rising into the air.
Raindrops clung to the elevator windows, blurring the myriad lights outside into shimmering halos. The city below him gradually shrank, like an inverted galaxy.
When the car reaches its highest point, the vertical distance from the ground exceeds two hundred meters.
Shila-
The lights inside the elevator flickered.
A holographic projection composed of countless blue data streams slowly condensed and took shape in front of Chen Yifan.
It was a figure dressed in an elegant tailcoat, but with a smooth silver mask covering his face.
His facial features were not visible, nor could any signs of life be sensed. Only a pair of eyes covered by the light of data were calmly "gazing" at Chen Yifan.
"Mr. Chen Yifan, it's a pleasure to meet you."
The masked man's voice was exactly the same as the one on the phone, full of a metallic, synthetic quality.
"Let me introduce myself. You can call me 'The Messenger of Truth'."
"Truth?" Chen Yifan leaned against the other side of the sedan chair, hands in his pockets, a half-smile on his face. "When did your Order Council start believing in a god?"
"We don't believe in God." The masked man shook his head. "We only believe in absolute order and logic. And machines are the only path to truth."
He paused, and the projected gaze seemed to sweep over Chen Yifan.
"We've been observing you for a long time, from when you crippled Lu Changyuan with a single move at the Sky Tower Plaza of Kyoto Martial Arts University, to when you faced the encirclement and suppression of two major forces alone in the Jiangcheng mine..."
"The power within you is very special. It doesn't belong to the rules of the World Engine, nor is it the same as those ancient heretics who believe in flesh and decay."
"You are like a peerless weapon that has broken free from all restraints and is sharp enough to tear everything apart."
The masked man spread his hands, his posture elegant.
"And we need a 'weapon' like you to clear away the ignorance and obstacles that prevent the 'truth' from coming to us."
Should we get straight to the point?
Empty glove white wolf?
Promises made in vain?
Chen Yifan was almost laughing out of anger.
He finally understood. These guys had thoroughly investigated him, analyzed his personality, and understood his abilities. Then they came over, hoping to use a few nice words to get him to become a free thug.
Do you really think he's a fool?
"Since you've been observing for so long..."
The smile on Chen Yifan's face vanished completely, replaced by indifference.
He held up one finger.
"You want me to be your 'weapon'? Fine."
"But you must first offer me a reward that satisfies me."
The masked man seemed to have anticipated his words; there was no surprise in the synthesized voice.
"We anticipated your appetite. Tell us, what do you want? Merit? Wealth? Or perhaps our Order Council's latest mechanical modification technology?"
"I have no interest in that garbage."
Chen Yifan interrupted him directly.
He pulled a miniature data terminal from his pocket, quickly operated it a few times, and then turned the screen towards the masked man.
On the screen was an outrageously long list.
[The Void Dragon Lizard's Reverse Scale] x3
【Starry Sky Steel Mother】x1kg
【Deep Sea Monster's Soul Tentacle】(Living) x1
[High-Dimensional Spiritual Crystal] x10
[Earth's Core Lava Seed] x1
……
The list consists entirely of top-tier rare materials that are legendary and extremely rare.
Each of these items is enough to bankrupt a strong person.
And this is precisely the core material needed for that heaven-defying secret technique that can forcibly break through the "genetic lock" and "mental lock" of others!
Of course, he wasn't that stupid.
This also includes some materials that he recklessly leaked.
"In addition," Chen Yifan put away his terminal and added one last condition, "I need specific information about a fragment of the 'World Core'."
That's outrageous!
This is blatant extortion!
A long silence fell inside the elevator car.
The masked man's eyes, covered in data, seemed to be flashing at an extremely high frequency, as if he were performing massive calculations and analyses in the background.
Chen Yifan didn't urge him, and just quietly watched him.
He wanted to see just how sincere these guys who claimed to have the "truth" really were.
After a long while, the masked man finally spoke again, his synthesized voice carrying a barely perceptible fluctuation.
"...The materials on your list have very strange uses."
"They seem to have no connection whatsoever with any known psionic or heterodox systems."
"Mr. Chen Yifan, the 'path' you have taken is indeed extraordinary."
This is a test.
Chen Yifan knew exactly what was going on, but he simply raised an eyebrow:
"This is my business, none of yours. You just need to answer: give it or not."
He thought the other party would try to negotiate or even refuse outright.
Or, guess something from some of the materials.
After all, the value of this list is beyond common sense.
However, the masked man's answer was completely beyond his expectations.
"Can."
The masked man answered with unusually quick reflexes.
"We can pay you a 'deposit' for one-third of the materials on the list immediately."
"A coordinate is also included."
Chen Yifan was stunned.
So straightforward?
Could it be that they have no idea what the materials in here are for?
"What are your terms?"
He pressed for an answer.
"Our 'business' is very simple."
With a wave of his hand, the masked man's projection displayed a three-dimensional map in the center of the elevator car.
On the map, a location marked with a red dot stands out prominently.
"Cannes Lamplighter, the Seventh Secret Base."
"According to our intelligence, a 'holy relic' of vital importance to us has been seized there."
"We need you to get it back."
The masked man looked at Chen Yifan, his voice now carrying a hint of seduction.
"Once it's done, we'll provide you with all the remaining materials. And we'll tell you the exact location of the other 'World Core' fragment."
The nuclear fragments of the world!
Chen Yifan's heart skipped a beat uncontrollably.
These canned goods are indeed loaded!
He simply couldn't refuse this offer.
"In that case, give me the materials from the beginning."
"Once the materials are in hand, let's begin the collaboration!"
Chen Yifan agreed almost without hesitation.
"No problem, it's a pleasure to work with you."
The masked man seemed quite pleased with his reaction.
"The deposit and coordinates will be sent to you within 3 hours."
After he finished speaking, his holographic projection began to blur, and the data stream slowly dissipated like mist.
Just before the projection was about to disappear completely, that metallic synthesized voice rang out in the elevator car for the last time.
"Oh, by the way, Mr. Chen Yifan."
"Just a friendly reminder."
"The 'jailers' in the Lamplighter's secret hideout are no ordinary people."
"Good luck."