The Future yawned, bleary-eyed: "There's no benefit for to set you up. I've already adjusted your basic modifications to the optimal state, whether it's the original body's tolerance or the prosthetic configuration paraters, both are impeccable."
"You may not feel any difference now, but when you really go into battle, especially using the prosthetics in combat, then you'll understand the vast difference between professional and amateur modifications."
Dongdong thought for a mont and asked hesitantly: "By the way, if I later replace all my original body parts with prosthetics, will I beco like the robots covered in tal from the movies? That would be horrifically ugly..."
The Future slowly said: "Don't worry, prosthetic technology is very advanced now, perfect bionics have long been achievable."
"Bionic prosthetics can make their appearance and texture indistinguishable from the original body. Even if you replace your whole body with prosthetics, your appearance can be exactly the sa as before."
Dongdong laughed with her hands on her hips: "Then I'm relieved, or else New Moon City would lose an invincibly cute pretty girl~"
Just then, Su Mo walked in: "Hey, Dongdong can get out of bed and move around?"
He handed over a long rectangular gift box with a smile: "Look at the gift I brought you."
"What, what!" Dongdong eagerly took it and started unwrapping imdiately.
Seeing what was inside, her eyes lit up: "Wow! A baseball bat!"
A shiny silver baseball bat lay in the gift box, with a flawless surface without scratches, custom-sized to perfectly fit Dongdong's small hand.
She swung the baseball bat and laughed happily: "Chief, how did you know I like this?"
Su Mo thought: Did you forget you ambushed 18 tis with this thing?
According to Dongdong herself, she actually has another na, but changed it to "Dongdong" because she liked the "dong, dong" sound a baseball bat makes when hitting soone on the head.
At the ti, Su Mo had one thought—amusent.
The Future widened her eyes and asked: "The material of this baseball bat is... dragon steel?"
Su Mo nodded with a smile.
Dongdong asked: "What is dragon steel?"
The Future admired: "It's a very durable specialty material, often used in high-end military equipnt. Put it this way, shooting a large caliber armor-piercing bullet at this baseball bat will at most leave just a tiny white mark."
Dongdong gasped: "Chief, this isn't cheap, is it?"
Any material praised by the Future certainly isn't cheap.
Just this small volu of dragon steel in the baseball bat cost Su Mo over a million.
Of course, money isn't really important, Dongdong went through so much hardship during the remodeling, it's only right to reward her with sothing.
Su Mo smiled and said: "The price is okay, as long as it feels right for you to use."
Dongdong, straightforward by nature, wouldn't exchange pleasantries, she swung the baseball bat excitedly and said: "With such an amazing weapon, I'll make sure to bash in more enemies' heads with it in the future!"
Su Mo laughed heartily.
"Ring ring." Just then, his phone rang.
"You guys have fun, I'll answer the call."
He took his phone to the living room and answered: "Hello?"
A man's enthusiastic voice ca from the other end: "Hey, you must be the famous Old Su!"
"Uh?" This opener had Su Mo confused.
It felt as if a heap of dirty work no one else wanted was about to be dumped on him.
Su Mo: "Who are you?"
The person on the other end: "I'm Dress, a middleman in New Moon City."
Su Mo was taken aback.
Dress!
The "D" in Ou Chenyu's phone!
Last ti, Ou Chenyu intercepted the Hegemony Company's convoy on Desert Stone Road, that ga mission nad "Mad Sand" was commissioned by Dress.
Dress is a well-known major interdiary, his status in New Moon City's rcenary Realm is comparable to Audiana, so Su Mo responded courteously: "Oh hello hello, I've heard so much about you."
Dress, a sowhat flamboyant self-proclaid social butterfly, spoke as if they were chatting casually: "Little Anna gave your number to , I heard your efficiency and quality are quite good. How about it, interested in working for ?"
In the rcenary Realm, interdiaries compete, but they also share resources.
Today you recomnd a reliable rcenary to , tomorrow I'll introduce you to a forthcoming employer, mutual cooperation and beneficial exchange are quite common.
For the vast majority of rcenaries, taking commissions is free, there's no restriction like only being able to take commissions from interdiary A and not work for interdiary B.
Unless you're an "exclusive rcenary," like Nuobai.
Nuobai started as a free rcenary, dealing with various interdiaries.
Until she contracted Blood Code Dissociation Syndro, to obtain gene compiling proteins, she signed an "exclusive agreent" with interdiary Elder Tang, becoming obligated to work exclusively for Elder Tang.
Normally, without signing an exclusive agreent, a rcenary working for one interdiary wouldn't upset another.
However, if two interdiaries are involved in the sa commission or so conflict of interest arises, the rcenary must consider their position carefully... of course, these are special cases and not common.
Now with a second renowned interdiary besides Audiana linking up with him, Su Mo had no reason to refuse and agreed on the spot: "Of course I'm interested, what kind of commission? Tell the details."
Dress laughed loudly: "Aha! Old Su is indeed straightforward!"
"It's like this, the Iron Blood Alliance recently expanded into a new Land of No Master, lacking internal personnel, so they outsourced so work to rcenaries."
"I got assigned a task to organize an exploratory team to a site with their internal code TL730."
"I've already found a dozen people, all excellent rcenary rookies, there's still room for a few, and Little Anna just recomnded you to , so I'm asking if you're interested."
"The rewards are generous! If you die, family gets compensation; if you return alive, the Iron Blood Alliance will gift you a set of 'Black Cat Type' prosthetics full component, all 'Stringently Managed Level 3' quality goods."
Upon hearing the code "TL730," Su Mo instantly retrieved the corresponding information from his mory bank.
TL730...
Isn't this the location for the side mission "Entering the Ruins" in the ga "Dawn"?
According to standard procedure, this mission should have been assigned to the Tiger Fang rcenary Corps, led by Ou Chenyu, why is it coming to now?
Moreover, it shouldn't be happening at this ti.
The word "world line alteration" suddenly popped into Su Mo's mind!
The storyline has been changed!
In the Desert Stone Road "Mad Sand" mission, due to his obstruction, Ou Chenyu suffered heavy losses and presumably had a falling out with Dress.
This led to a rift between the two, triggering a series of subsequent butterfly effects.
During this period, clearly he didn't directly interfere with the "Entering the Ruins" mission.
But under the indirect influence of the "Mad Sand" mission, the commission originally ant for Ou Chenyu has ended up with him prematurely!
World line changed!
...
Not hearing Su Mo's response, Dress asked: "Hey, Old Su, why are you silent? Not satisfied with the reward? Oh yeah, I heard you're a Mad Corpse Blood Code Carrier and can't use prosthetics..."
"Never mind, the prosthetics can be kept for your subordinates or traded to , I'll buy them back at standard market price, what do you think?"
Su Mo snapped back, smiled, and said: "No, I'm not dissatisfied. Can I bring a helper?"
Dress readily said: "Of course you can, very welco."
Su Mo: "Alright, I'll take the job."
The commission reward "Black Cat Type" prosthetics are good stuff, a very powerful close combat specialized prosthetic set, buying them on the black market would cost several million.
Apart from the commission reward, Su Mo is more concerned with the things inside TL730.
The side mission "Entering the Ruins" is highly recomnded by many elite players as a must-do initial task.
Because TL730 holds a weapon.
An absurdly powerful weapon in the early stage.
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