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"Such a good deal? Are you going to bet on me losing?"
The field was quiet for a few seconds.
He realized something at that moment: since he had chosen to believe Li Ji from the beginning, he had to believe him to the end!
Trusting those you respect is never a bad thing.
Kiyono has already lost, so how could he not want to win another game?
"No, quite the opposite, I bet you'll win!"
Chapter Twenty-Four: If you don't open the recharge option, what am I supposed to buy?!
Li Ji hung up the voice call from Qingye.
He hadn't actually thought about poaching anyone.
The main reason was that the system only provided him with 'virtual operators', which could only be used for war sandbox simulations. Subconsciously, Li Ji believed that the operators would not be poached.
But since outsiders don't know that Li Ji's agents are all virtual, they will naturally have their own ideas about them.
But... I want to find Texas himself to negotiate terms.
It would take someone to do that.
To put it bluntly, his current operators are very close to the images of characters like Chu○Future and Luo○Yi. You can see them online, but if you want to find real people in real life, you can only find cosplayers.
If they want him to transfer, Li Ji is their only way.
If Li Ji doesn't give up, no one can succeed.
Li Ji was worried that the other party might resort to some underhanded tricks in order to obtain the Silent Texas.
According to Kiyono's description, the other party was willing to use even illegal means to gain benefits and achieve their goals.
This includes not only kidnapping and extortion, threats and intimidation, coercion and bribery... but also official means such as transferring family members to work, for example, sending parents to the most dangerous and remote border areas for duty.
Fortunately, Li Ji inherited the fine tradition of orphans from protagonists in time-travel novels: an only child with no parents.
Even this house is rented, and the rent is almost due.
Apart from his own safety, he is now completely alone.
So all he needs to do is protect himself.
However, the other party is unlikely to take action anytime soon; at most, they will send someone to test his intentions.
If Li Ji is willing to let Silent Texas transfer, then the other party only needs to pay the money, and everyone will be happy.
Li Ji took the money, and the other party took the person.
Things that money can solve are simple things.
There's no need for backstabbing or creating unpleasant situations for everyone.
"It's not time for us to turn against each other yet, but we probably need to prepare more recently, as there are likely many things to face ahead."
Li Ji stared at the ceiling, thinking to himself.
Now that they've come into the public eye, they have to deal with some troubles from various forces.
"Let's collect the mission reward first and see what other missions are coming up... In any case, we need to improve our strength. Only when we have a strong fist will we have the right to speak."
With that, Li Ji took the equipment and entered Ark of Tomorrow.
【Arknight~】
Welcome, Dr. Wanfeng. Good evening.
【任务二：直播一场明日方舟游戏，并至少有五千名观众观看。（14046/5000）】【时间限制：72：00：00】（√）
【Task 3: Livestream an Arknights game and receive at least 3000 RMB in donations from strangers. (6200/3000)】 (√)
Congratulations! You have obtained: 1 Unlock Pass for Any Operator, 3 Sanity Potions
Where is my operator recruitment feature?
Li Ji had already exited the app to check out the new features when he suddenly realized that the unlock button was still off.
When he returned to the task interface, he realized that the task was not completed at all.
[Mission 1: Assemble a team to complete a raid operation with a difficulty level no lower than the previous operation (0/1)] [Mission Reward: Unlock Operator Recruitment Function.]
"Damn it, I was so busy showing off and letting Kiyono choose the map that I forgot the mission was to launch a surprise attack."
Li Ji slapped his forehead, realizing he had lost his mind, and immediately reflected, "No, next time I need to think about the mission before showing off!"
As Li Ji spoke, he quickly opened the sand table and randomly selected a raid map with a difficulty level greater than SK-5.
Initially, he thought he could just play a map with a difficulty level greater than 4-4, but after reading the mission carefully, he realized that it described the previous battle, but it didn't specify which battle it was.
To save time, Li Ji decided to play a later map so he wouldn't have to come back and play it all again later.
Time passed quickly, and Li Ji finished the battle in no time, returning to the Arknights system.
[Mission completed...]
[New Unlock: Operator Recruitment Feature.]
[Congratulations, Dr. Wanfeng, on completing the beginner's quest. Please confirm whether you wish to unlock the next stage of the quest.]
"Confirmed to be enabled".
Li Ji did not hesitate this time. The start of the mission was inevitable. Since he urgently needed to improve his strength, he could not delay any longer.
The follow-up to the first phase of the mission has begun.
[Task 1: Assemble a team to complete any battle with a difficulty level no lower than the previous battle (0/1). Reward: One Operator Recruitment attempt.]
[Task 2: Livestream an Arknights game and attract at least 10000 viewers. (0/10000), Reward: 1 Unlock Voucher for any Operator.]
[Task 3: Certify your team in this world and achieve a rating of Tier 3 or higher. Reward: Dormitory infrastructure.]
[The time limit for all the above tasks is 72:00:00, starting from when the Doctor exits the system.]
"Dormitory infrastructure functions?"
When Li Ji saw the infrastructure button, he thought it was a similar function to that in the game, but it turned out to be just a simple dormitory.
"It looks like it's specifically for restoring sanity to operators after a battle."
The problem is... there's no map in this world that produces furniture parts.
Do I have to go to a furniture store to buy furniture for my dorm room?
"No, something's wrong! Oh no, I have a bad feeling..."
As he spoke, he rushed into the purchasing center, but as soon as he opened the door, a large item in front of him made his vision go black.
He opened the purchasing center's control panel, and the first item on it was the large table in front of him:
[Black Mahjong Table] Price: 20 Originium.
Purchase limit: ∞
Use: Enjoy a thrilling game of mahjong.
—A black mahjong table. It's said that early mahjong sets were made from strange plants. It can be used to decorate dormitories and improve the atmosphere. Operator [Nian] should be particularly interested in it. When [Nian] is in the dormitory, it accelerates the Sanity recovery rate of all operators in the dormitory.
Li Ji was right; these ridiculously expensive furniture items could only be purchased at the purchasing center.
However, he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the furniture was purchased in a separate column and did not take up the daily refresh item slot.
He thought the furniture would clutter the already limited space for everyday goods.
If such a large amount of furniture were mixed in with the daily merchandise, then Li Ji would truly wish Precys and his family 'happiness'.
The daily inventory originally had only five sections, which were also mixed with a large number of collectibles and countless strange items.
If all the furniture were mixed in, then Li Ji's dream of the old palm-leaf fan would only remain a dream.
Special Mission 1: Purchase one item from the Purchasing Center. Mission Reward: +1 daily inventory slot refresh.
Seeing the sudden mission notification, Li Ji couldn't help but say:
"I only have ten Originium Stones. You won't even give me a mission, and you won't even let me top up my account. Where am I supposed to steal Originium Stones for you? What am I supposed to buy?!"
[The recharge function is not yet available. Please stay tuned.]
“You…” Li Ji had just raised his finger, but then immediately lowered it again. “Forget it, I don’t expect anything from you anymore. Scolding you won’t solve anything.”
This question and answer made Li Ji lose all desire to browse the store. He only glanced at it briefly and left the purchasing center after finding nothing he could afford.
Anyway, the system doesn't intend for him to be able to afford it now, unless it's -99.9%, then what's the point of looking at it?
How despicable!
"Let's check the operator recruitment."
Chapter Twenty-Five: Personnel Contracts
Operator Recruitment
Welcome, Dr. Wanfeng, to the Operator Recruitment feature. Since this is your first time using this feature, we will provide a brief introduction to the rules.