"C'mon, speak up, why are you acting so cryptic?" Emir asked.
Sounding embarrassed, Kiera said, "Well, it's just that I've been wanting to ask you to co with us to a ruin dive, but we don't have much to give you in return, so I was afraid it might seem like we are taking advantage of you."
He thought about it for a mont and asked, "Why ask for my help now? You guys going to level up?"
She sounded a chuckle as she said, "Yes, after eting you, I realized that I-we can't go on like this, we have to go to more dangerous ruins if we want to make sure that we will live to see tomorrow."
"I see... Well, good on you, but what are my incentives to join you?"
"We have already decided on this, we would give you half of what we find and pay you 1 million UC. I know that this amount is nothing to you, and I'm embarrassed to even ntion it, but that's all we can afford."
Emir paused for a mont.
[Hey Lyra, don't you think that this might be a good opportunity for to learn about ruin team diving?]
[Of course, you have yet to beco strong enough to think of handling everything yourself, so getting accustod to team battles would be beneficial.]
'I'd like to know how those regular hunters operate in a ruin. Unfortunately, or rather fortunately, my own experience isn't exactly what I'd call ordinary.' He mused to himself.
Returning his attention to his terminal, he said, "There is no need for any paynt, just take it as you owing another favor."
"Said favor can potentially cost us more than the paynt we planned, quite smart, Emir. But if us owing you is what you want, then sure, I don't mind." She replied.
"Good, what ti and which ruin is it?"
"The Silent Archive, we et there in 4 hours, it's quite close to the sector, but make sure to leave so ti before the appointed rendezvous."
'Hoh... Interesting, we had our sights set on going there anyway. Talk about a stroke of luck~' He mused, now completely on board with joining them.
"No worries, I'll be there, though I didn't expect you to choose that ruin. Although the Silent Archive isn't really dangerous, but it has been infested with those underground factions. Are you sure about this?"
"We are, we planned this out for so ti, and if sothing happens, we have you there with us, don't we?"
"Don't you think that you're trusting too much?"
"I thought we already went past that? I'm not soone that trusts others easily either, but since we t, you didn't take any actions that would potentially harm us, and you don't have any benefit in doing so anyway, so it wouldn't make sense for you to stab us in the back."
"Good to see that you've thought this through. Anyways, best of luck with your preparations, and I'll see you there."
They soon bid each other goodbye and ended the call.
Emir then put his terminal back into his pocket as he silently exited the room.
And while he was heading ho, he reflected on the conversation he had with Kiera.
'I hope that she understands that anything suspicious on her part will result in the death of her entire gang, but let's hope it doesn't co to that.'
His thoughts then shifted to the upcoming dive he would be undertaking.
The ruin he'll be exploring this ti is quite different from the last one, after all, it used to be a grand library.
The prospect of exploring a once-grand library piqued his curiosity, and he wondered what secrets and relics he might uncover.
[Lyra, have you already bought the information package and routes?]
[Yes, do you want to send the information to your neural network?]
Emir nodded, and in the next mont, all information relating to the ruin and the routes leading to it was present in his brain.
While sifting through the information, he asked, [Do you want to co with?]
[....]
[Lyra?]
Her reply ca in stuttered and surprised, [I-I wasn't hallucinating? Are you sure, Emir? You know this might pose a slight chance of us getting exposed.]
[Well, I won't co out and say that I forgot all that happened in the past, I definitely didn't. Do I trust you fully? No, it would take a long ti to be able to do that, but we need to start sowhere, and what's a better way to rebuild a relationship with soone than in the guts of dead monsters and hunters?]
[And we both know that you can disguise yourself so we can et in the ruin no problem, let's just get our back stories straight on the way there, choose whoever you'll impersonate wisely.]
Lyra sounded a giggle as she said, [That would be quite romantic, I would love that. Alright, I'll reserve a spot for in the transportation bus. Is there anything you would like for to do before we go?]
[Yes, I need you to give a heads-up to my Mom. Tell her that I'll be gone for a while and that it might take a long ti to co back ho.]
[Are you sure? I'm not certain that the AI manager of that ruin would be active...]
[Yeah. It doesn't matter, I just need her to know that I might be away for a while in case it happens.]
[Alright. Anything else?]
[Right... If I'm gone, I need you to help her with the relic business, make it a company, do whatever that you see fit, just don't show her the illegal side of the business, cause when the Order does catch on to us one day, she might take the stand, and we both know what would happen then don't we?]
[Consider it done.]
[I also need you to set up a will for .] He said with determination seething through his
every word.
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