“Your na will be registered on the deep web.”
“what?”
Lennok, who was about to drink whiskey, hesitated at Jenny’s sudden words.
“What do you an?”
“Thanks to Ban’s work so well, the tedious process started to be taken care of quickly. Sotis this happens when the client’s satisfaction is high.”
As Jenny said that, she began mixing the cocktail with her skilful hands.
I hadn’t noticed it because I always watched Jordan mix drinks, but she also seed quite skilled as a bartender.
“By the way, where is Jordan?”
“Originally, I leave my seat once every two weeks. There was sothing I used to do, but it seed like I was going to help for a while.”
It’s been a while… Lennok rembered the first ti he caught a bounty and handed it to him.
Considering how he pulled out all sorts of information even after examining the corpse, Jordan’s work would not be so smooth either.
“It’s a pretty regular schedule, and I and Jordan knew it from the ti we set up the bar. Thanks to that, sotis I… have to work like this.”
She sighed deeply, finished the task quickly, and tossed a cocktail at the custor sitting next to Lennok.
“Eat and search, you idiot.”
“Oh, that looks very delicious. Hehehe.”
Dylan, a tall man wearing a mask, let out a sinister laugh as he drank the cocktail in one gulp. Jenny, who was staring at the scene
on the deep web
like a disgusting insect, struck Dylan on the head with the shaker she was holding in her hand.
Quung!
“Keep!”
Jenny let out a roar of rage as Dylan smashed his head into the cocktail he was holding.
“Are you going to get drunk after failing the request so stupidly, you idiot!!”
“I couldn’t help it either!! How do those fuckers put ridiculous conditions on the client in the first place!”
Lennox sighed secretly at the quarrel between the two, which quickly turned the quiet bar into a riot.
Apparently, Dylan took the request arranged by Jenny very seriously, and both of them seed to have a lot to say about it.
I heard that Jenny is cold with the high commission, and Dylan is given as a reward for success of the request…. Guido? It seems that they were caught by the equipnt called, but neither of them seed to do anything well.
Lennok watched the two n growl and argue for a while, then opened his mouth again just as Jenny passed out from exhaustion.
“So what happens when you register your identity on the deep web?”
“There is no particular risk. However, it has the advantage of being able to pick out a lot of requests that had to be handled verbally until now more… neatly.”
“For example?”
Jenny thoughtfully organized her thoughts for a mont and continued her explanation.
“First of all, half of your career is recorded on the network, and when you receive a request, you can accurately na the desired pay or kind? In addition, if there is a the for the quest you want, you can actively reflect it through the client.”
“Oh, that’s what I heard from our boss.”
Dylan interrupted the conversation, wiping the cocktail off his face with his leather jacket.
“A year after I entered the office? From then on, if there was a request, they said to tell the connector separately. I knew my na was registered on the deep web, but that was the story.”
“okay. Originally, it would take at least 10 months for your na to go up on that network, no matter how fast it is. Because it is a structure that allows clients to view only freelancers whose skills and credit have been thoroughly verified, there is no way to do it due to the procedure.”
“But I was registered exceptionally quickly?”
“okay. According to rumors, it seems that other clients put their requests to the Deep Web first. Custors who do not have a direct connection with are in trouble because there is no way to request you.”
“After all, that ans he wasn’t your doctor.”
“Of course, we shouldn’t ignore soone who has asked for only the requests our wizard wants.”
At Lennox’s sharp point, Jenny quietly protested.
“It’s probably not thanks to the greedy woman trying to monopolize a great wizard.”
At Dylan’s muttering words next to him, Lennok involuntarily burst into laughter.
Lennok asked again, lowering his head slightly to avoid Jenny, who picked up the shaker and swung it at Dylan.
“The word ‘registration’ itself doesn’t sound good, but is there any particular risk?”
According to Jenny, it seems that it was not her intention to have her na listed on the deep web in the first place, but it was necessary to point out the danger.
“If it’s about information leakage, you can rest easy. The security level is ridiculous because it is used by opening a back door to the main integrated network used by the city governnt. In effect, they are protected in the sa place as city governnt docunts.”
“That makes sense… ah.”
Lennok, who was about to say that the assumption itself of creating a back door to the main network does not hold true, realized sothing and stopped talking.
Actually, if you think about it, it was a very simple story.
Jenny answered with a grin, probably understanding Lennok’s feelings.
“okay. It would be impossible to even attempt it without the cooperation of the city governnt in the first place.”
“……”
Not surprising.
The reason why the area of outlaws scattered in the 40th division can be maintained so intact.
The reason why this street, filled with gunshots and blood every day, escapes the eyes of city agents and police.
It would be rather surprising if the high-ranking Balkans were not involved behind all the causalities.
As expected and beyond imagination—-
it was a rotten city.
“So, when you receive a request, do you have any requirents to fill out? Less specific items, or simple categories are fine. Since your na is registered anyway, isn’t it better to use it properly?”
“Ummm……”
Lennok fell into deep trouble at Jenny’s words.
Right after escaping from the factory, Lennok had seldom faced it properly, even though he had clearly set his goals.
It was always clear what he wanted, but he lived hiding his true feelings while suffering from the risk of his life and vigilance.
Because he thought that revealing his goals to others was both an advantage and an exposure of his weaknesses.
But is it ti to move on?
It is already approaching half a year since he settled down in a galopolis and started to walk a tightrope between the sun and the dark.
I always told myself that I shouldn’t rush, but I can’t just hang on to the reality forever.
They want more than just taking care of their health and taking their dications.
Lennok’s wishes could not reach anywhere unless he reached out his hand directly beyond what he wanted and looked at.
Thinking that far, the words ca out of Lennok’s mouth involuntarily.
“……Unique magic.”
“what?”
“Please write that you want a very rare type of unique magic… or a valuable artifact or elixir comparable to that.”
I can feel the eyes of Jenny and Dylan looking back at us.
For the first ti since waking up in this world, Lennok felt afraid of those gazes.
It was scary and not easy to reveal what he wanted, but
it was sothing that had to be done soday.
Even if soone noticed that this was Lennok’s wrath.
Lennok had to keep moving forward.
The mont that should have co at any ti was just now.
“Are you okay? A request to give such things as a reward is, um… no matter how famous you are, it won’t be easy.”
“That’s none of your business, Jenny.”
Dylan said in a low voice.
“…..what?”
“I told you to tell what you want, so I was just being honest. Don’t you think Van would have thought of that?”
“For to accept a request like that in the first place… No, it was definitely presumptuous. I’m sorry Van.”
An impatient Jenny was about to fire a shot at Dylan, but hesitated, then sighed and shook her head.
It seed more like he rembered sothing while looking at Dylan, rather than looking at Lennok.
Lennox understood them.
It’s obvious, but everyone has circumstances.
“It’s not that I’m only going to accept requests from those people, it’s just that I set my preferred reward or related the that way. That’s all.”
“good. okay. First of all, I’ll put a registration information change application on the deep web… Can you tell roughly what kind of series you want?”
“……Ti or space. Or a very strong regeneration line.”
“Wow, it’s not easy.”
Lennox knows it well. It’s because I’ve already searched enough to get tired of related knowledge.
To the extent that even Dylan whistles, the magic of this series is a rare series that is far too far away to even co into direct contact with.
In this rare series, there were few people who were even sure of its existence, let alone a separate mage tower.
But even knowing that, Lennok couldn’t stop.
After tapping the keyboard on the bar a few tis, Jenny said.
“Once I put in a change request. Applications from this side are processed a little late, so it will probably take about a week. In the anti, I recomnd not carrying out the quest.”
“what? Why?”
“Because the difference between the ransom offered to you and half after you have properly registered is quite large. No matter how low you set it, you will lose more than 10 million cells.”
“That’s…”
Even thinking about it, Lennok wasn’t wrong.
According to Jenny and Dylan, listing your na on the deep web itself can be seen as a step toward being recognized as a freelancer.
However, the problem was that Lennok, who needed an imdiate supply of money, could not just wait for the ransom to rise.
Dylan, who was watching him from the side, asked casually.
“Do you need money right now?”
“……There are circumstances.”
Lennox silently nodded at Dylan’s words, and Jenny’s face turned serious as well.
If Lennok, who seldom talked about himself, expressed his intentions first, it would not be such a light situation.
Jenny, who quickly looked at Lennok’s notice, opened her mouth right away.
“No, well… it’s not like you shouldn’t make a request. If money is urgent right now, it’s a ransom, it’s nabal, and you have to get a request. However, if clients find out that the market price is different after being registered on the deep web, a claim may co in…”
Dylan, who was biting his lips as he watched Jenny babble sothing close to an excuse, said as if he had suddenly rembered it.
“Oh, how about this?”
“what.”
“These days, rcenaries sotis do things to earn pocket money. how is it?”
“……It’s not enough to just have pocket money. No matter how much you need at least 20 million cells.”
“It’s okay because it’s not necessarily a fixed amount. If you have the ability, you can pull over 10 million cells in one day. Are you interested?”
“…….”
At this point, it was hard for Lennox to ignore Dylan’s words.
Please don’t lie about this.
As Lennok looked at him and straightened up, he could feel him grin through his mask.
“You know that there are undeveloped districts outside the 50th zone, right?”
“okay.”
“Because of the contaminants that appear there, the city governnt has offered a subjugation reward. Because of them, the outcasts living there seem to be dying like crazy lately.”
“……..”
“The corpses piled up and rotted, and only useless animals were gathered for no reason, and later turned into pollutants, causing a vicious cycle.
“What about subjugation rewards?”
“One million cells per bird. It’s like you can catch 10 of them and get 10 million cells as a reward. All you have to do is pluck out the pollutant’s eyeballs and submit them to the city governnt’s Environnt Agency.”
It’s a million cells per bird… It’s cheaper than the amount of catching one bounty, but if you think about consuming half a day for bounty hunting, it might be better to get money in a short ti.
Lennok began to estimate how much effort it would take to catch the taint for that amount of money.
Normally, it would not be burdenso to think of spending an entire day catching a bounty and getting a sum of money around a million cells, but it bothers that I have to go find the contaminant myself.
When bounty hunting, it was possible to actively use tracking magic such as [Bloody Chase], but it is questionable whether a similar thod would work against contaminants.
Jenny also shut her mouth tight when Lennok seed to be seriously worried and started shaking the shaker.
Even though the order hadn’t co in, it seed that Lennok wanted to put off the request this ti.
It’s not that she doesn’t understand her feelings.
If the unit price Lenok accepts goes up, so does the commission she earns.
‘Yeah… not bad.’
The date that the elixir Stemonia auction ends is approximately next week.
It is not too late to judge after visiting an undeveloped district for a day or so.
At that ti, if the inco does not co out as expected, it is enough to accept the request.
After careful consideration, Lennok nodded with difficulty.
“I would like to hear a detailed explanation.”
Undeveloped district
Undeveloped district.
It refers to the grandiose ruins that stretched across the second half of the 50’s and the ‘outside area’ that didn’t even have a number.
It was designed with an ambitious plan to greatly expand the residential area for city residents along with the rapid expansion of the galopolis of Balkan in the past.
After failing to control the 40th district, which was first created due to corruption and profiteering, the 50th district was treated as an abandoned child in the city governnt’s policy.
Dusty concrete and rebar. Abandoned construction equipnt without even knowing when it would resu.
An area full of emptiness, as if it had been broken rather than built.
Organizations that make this their ho base are known for being quite insane or malicious enough to be unable to set foot inside the city.
A hell where vagrants and madn who lost their self-sustainability and were driven out of the city lost their way.
And it was also the place Lennok chose for this activity.
“No. 484. rember the number If you look at the electronic signboard, I will send you in in groups of four, so I’m waiting until then.”
The receptionist handed Lennok a ticket without even looking at him properly.
The 5th guard post of the District Managent Headquarters under the Environnt Agency of the municipal governnt installed in District 50.
It is a place to register and manage the identities of various rcenaries heading to the undeveloped district after receiving a subjugation request from the city governnt.
Rather than blindly going inside the undeveloped district and asking them to catch the contaminants that appear, they are surprisingly concerned about safety, such as sending rcenaries in teams of four.
Of course, this wasn’t very good news for Lennok, who was planning to move alone.
First of all, I decided to follow the receptionist’s words and quietly wait for my turn.
As I was sitting on a nearby chair and looking around, other rcenaries who ca to participate in the subjugation of the pollutants caught my eye.
Their appearance was different, but all of them had an indelible expression of fatigue on their faces, so it was clear that they were people working here.
‘This is the first ti I’ve seen so many rcenaries.’
I have worked with the Krimgal rcenary Office, but the scale of the office there is not that large.
Unless you worked together, how many tis would you encounter rcenaries on a regular basis?
Even the number of rcenaries gathered at the post now seed to be over 30, so Lennok hid his expression and began to look carefully at the rcenaries.
The equipnt used is quite diverse, even considering the type of rcenary.
Usually, if the body was trained, it seed that they did not mind cold weapons, and even if they did not, it was common for everyone to carry at least one firearm in their arms.
In a way, it is natural. This is a real world different from the ga, and we won’t impose unnecessary penalties for carrying multiple weapons.
If Lennok could properly apply enchantnts to things, it would be much easier to store and store than now…
Looking around, it seed that it took a little while for Lennok’s turn to co, as there were few people who ca alone and there were many who worked in teams.
When I went out in front of the display board, I saw three rcenaries looking around.
The man in the lead, who t Lennok’s gaze, strode forward and offered to shake his hand.
“hello. Are you number 484? My na is Miguel.”
A face whose expression is difficult to understand on dark skin. The hand that asks for a handshake has hard calluses, and the forearm is strong.
The weapons used are short spears and submachine guns. It’s an unbalanced combination, but if it was a rcenary rolling on the floor, it wouldn’t have looked pretentious.
A cool smile hung on his lips, but Lennok didn’t miss Miguel’s gaze as he looked up and down at him in that brief mont.
Lennok politely shook hands and greeted the rest of the group behind him.
Two n and one woman, including Miguel.
The man is Eriksen. The woman was called Claria.
Is it a thod of two n standing in the vanguard and a woman supporting firepower with a rifle in the back?
I lightly raised magic and looked at their appearance, but I only know how to use the minimum amount of magic to strengthen my body, but it doesn’t seem to have any special ability.
After a brief maintenance with the three of them, Lennok left the post and started walking.
The distance from here to the undeveloped district is not too far.
It wouldn’t be easy to et the pollutant just by heading out of the city right away, but I liked the fact that I didn’t have to wander far.
Perhaps the three of them had known each other from the beginning, so they skillfully continued their conversation so as not to feel awkward even with Lennok between them.
It’s hard to remain silent while working together, so should this be considered an experience?
“It must be very difficult for people who work outside the Balkans. Although it is quite recent that the prevalence of contaminants has increased, you always have to go to and from the city with such a risk.”
“So if you dig up factories or buildings built outside the city, they say that they often have poor results. It ans that only those who commit absurd things that the lax city governnt can’t tolerate go outside. Ah, can this also be called prejudice?”
Those words reminded Lennok of the factory he had first awakened from.
The factory where people were caught, exploited, and black magicians made corpse shredders and sold them to the union… It certainly wasn’t a healthy working environnt.
The three of them continued the conversation while chatting sparsely, and Lennok would occasionally add a word to the conversation.
The story flowed smoothly, and before we knew it, we were heading towards introducing how each other fought.
“One million cells as a reward for defeating one pollutant. It’s not easy, but it’s not common to have a quest that can be accepted at any ti. For rcenaries like us, the existence of an undeveloped district is not necessarily so reluctant.”
“My shotgun helps a lot, especially when it cos to catching and slashing them.”
Eriksen smiled kindly as he pointed at the shotgun strapped to his back.
“By the way, Mr. Ban seems to have only one revolver. Do you have any other equipnt you use?”
Claria’s question passes by as if passing by very lightly while asking about each other’s current situation.
But Lennok couldn’t help but laugh as he watched the three of them exchanging glances in that brief mont.
It seed like he was trying hard not to show it, but it was obvious.
They try to obscure its importance by burying it in the flow of conversation, but what they are most curious about Lennok is a law that has been decided from the beginning.
As there was nothing to hide now, Lennok replied calmly.
“I am researching lightning-type magic.”
“…..Are you referring to the pure elent type when it cos to electric shocks?”
“You would be right to see that.”
After Lennok answered, he felt sothing strange and frowned.
The atmosphere of the rcenaries, who had been friendly, had changed in an instant.
Miguel with an embarrassed expression and Eriksen looking at a pathetic person. And Claria with an expressionless face.
Everyone was looking at Lennok as if he were a completely different person.
Miguel said with a small sigh.
“We must have misunderstood.”
“In what sense?”
Lennok replied. It was only natural that the other side’s attitude beca strange, so the words were shortened.
“I thought Mr. Ban was a wizard who had learned popular magic such as shock magic. Wizards who usually travel alone work hard to develop the ability to work together with other team mbers at any ti.”
“…….”
It was the first ti he had made such an excuse since he started working with electric shock magic at the forefront.
I heard that in the early stages of learning the pure elent series, it was relatively ineffective and was not favorably treated, but it was strange to reject them for not having learned the magic of the series they wanted so blatantly.
Did he intend to drop Lennok from the beginning and move separately? It’s understandable if it’s that much of a plan.
While Lennok was lost in thought, Miguel’s words continued.
“At this point, we might have to reconsider doing the Pollution Bounty together. I want to work with soone who can provide ample fire support on our side too…” His
conclusive tone, as if Lennok hadn’t made that effort.
That ambiguous attitude of saying that he doesn’t want to work together now makes sigh.
I knew there would be ti to asure things before we started working together, but I never thought I would change my attitude in an instant like this.
Catastrophe cos quickly.
Even if we were forced to accompany them here, it would be like boarding a ship that was collapsing.
I had no intention of hanging on for too long.
“I only ask you one thing.”
“yes?”
“Does all four of us have to go together when we subdue pollutants and get paid?”
“……I don’t think so. Dealing with the pollutants is not that easy, and there may be casualties, but you have to pay for the right number of people.”
“That’s all right.”
Lennok nodded and turned his back.
“Wizard?”
“If we don’t agree with each other, even if we’ve been together for a long ti, we’ll only hurt our feelings. Once the number of people has been adjusted, we have entered the undeveloped district, so it will not be too much to act separately from here.”
Miguel glanced at him and asked.
“……Are you really going to be okay with that?”
He says so, but his voice drips with eagerness.
The expressions of Eriksen and Claria, who were standing behind, also beca much more refreshed.
Even if Lennok was really an inexperienced wizard, he wouldn’t be of any help in this subjugation request, but they just didn’t want to share the reward received from subjugating pollutants.
If the number of heads is reduced by even one, the return pie will grow.
Lennox nodded gently.
“It would have been much cleaner if we had talked about it from the ti we first ford the team, but it bothered for no reason.”
“Oh no. I can’t say that outright.”
Miguel’s tone was still polite, but he seed to have no intention of hiding his true feelings any longer.
“Then let’s break up here for now. In order to achieve satisfactory results from each other, we must keep a reasonable distance.”
“If you do, we are really grateful….. Oh no. I’m sure all of the class mages have their thoughts.”
There was a slight crack in Miguel’s smiling face, but he quickly rectified his mistake.
Lennok nodded and imdiately turned his back.
Not all corporations and gangs are bad, and not all rcenaries and freelancers are good people.
If it’s a gain, take it, if it’s a loss, throw it away.
They are just one of those common people.
Of course, I couldn’t help but feel annoyed because I didn’t expect to be treated like this by the rcenaries, but I can’t help but show off my skills by sticking to the rcenaries right here.
It will be self-satisfying by crushing them for a while, but in the end, it will be Lennok who loses the commission money as they go together.
Because Lennok knew that fact very well, he resigned obediently according to the rcenaries’ wishes.
The important thing is not to blow away the money you can earn while fighting pride with them.
It was enough to save face later in front of the settlent office.
Raising his mana and spreading it out in all directions without hesitation, Lennok quickly shook off his thoughts and began to concentrate.
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