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Han Xiao didn't just enjoy "growing his business" and "making friends." It was more than that for him. Players need strong factions that allow them to easily grow and improve their strength.
Han Xiao knew this from the beginning, so he continued to grow steadily, creating the perfect faction so he could attract more and more players to the point of competing with the three universal civilizations.
Without this, he would lose players eventually, and his advancement would be compromised.
He doesn't fully understand this yet, but as he goes through difficulties, he will realize it sooner or later.
The man himself also seems to enjoy this, growing not just as an individual, but as a group. Perhaps this is the mindset of a mechanic, perhaps it's due to the poverty of the class that he's always craving more, being able to build whatever he wants.
Ringo could understand, truly, but he's not that kind of guy.
In fact, except for becoming stronger individually, he has no desire to create a massive organization, but he will still have to create one, because, like Han Xiao, he needs help to evolve. Subjecting himself to extreme environments is good, but what then? Technology and biology will carry him forward.
That's why he wants Emerald Grass. He doesn't intend to create an army like Han Xiao, but rather an organization focused on Evolution!
A place where individuals can help each other reach a higher level through any means possible.
It doesn't need to be large, it doesn't need to have millions of members. Hell, even if it's just a few thousand, even a few dozen, as long as they're all useful for evolution, he'll accept it.
Of course, this only comes down to normal members; mobs to do the job are still necessary, like the black spider he's after; even the invisible demon that appears in the original seems like a good henchman.
With his nightmarish ability, turning these criminals into free and loyal contributors is a real possibility.
Ringo's plans have the same goal, but go to the opposite extreme.
Shrugging, he stopped thinking about it and turned back to the Tablet. It was at that moment that he received a request.
He looked at the request and narrowed his eyes.
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[Internal Call (Not Public)]
[Hiring Purpose: Blood Pact Society Assassins (Dark Rank and above), Hired Mercenaries (Two-Star and above).]
[Current Participants: 6 Assassins, 123 Mercenaries]
[Task Location: East Stardragon, 20 km north of Gull City, Rivervale Manor.]
[Task Details: Defend Rivervale Manor.]
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Looking at the mission, he fell into deep thought. The Militant Rose mission is still there and this internal call hasn't even started long ago. That means Old Han is close to arriving.
He narrowed his eyes thoughtfully. Should he go to the mansion? But that would mean losing the felony serum. He probably had basic or even intermediate health enhancement. He honestly didn't know because he barely got hurt. But his health was quite high, and from what he'd been through, he wouldn't be surprised if he had a number of molding talents related to endurance.
But the serum itself might enhance this talent, even if it doesn't, it will bring him closer to improving it. In other words, it's a useful serum, something he needs right now.
Sure, he could send a message to Old Han asking for one. Money wasn't a problem, but it was too risky. He'd rather go get it himself. He could only sigh. Basic Enhanced Life was a talent that had accompanied Han Xiao for a long time and was the beginning of his Tank career. He couldn't take it away from him without serious consequences, even leading to his early death.
So, Ringo narrowed his eyes thoughtfully, deciding what to do.
Ringo began to think from another angle. He didn't need to rush, he could use this time before Old Han arrived for something else, like finding the location of the Death Bell Island.
If it had been before, he might have had some difficulty with that, but now? Like a nightmare, it became much simpler.
He changed targets and began searching the list for a qualified target. Soon, he found something useful, Joseph Hibbert, General of Hesla. The reward is 15 million! Even bigger than his, but what impressed him was the Dark Net's courage in daring to accept this kind of contract.
A general is no a ordinary individual, practically at the top of his military career. A general is part of the face of a country, even if he's not responsible for the death, becoming a facilitator seems like a very poor choice for the Dark Net.
Even so, he didn't care one bit. The man was a target and Ringo needed someone high enough in rank to know the details. At the very least, he could be used to get close to someone even higher in rank.
Looking at the information, he discovered that the general didn't live in the capital, but in a region east of Hesla. A military camp wasn't available on the map, but was available in the Dark Net's information. Of course, only the general location was given for free, he had to pay for more.
Ringo rolled his eyes at the Dark Net's obvious rigged sale and bought the information. After reading it, he nodded.
The base was called Eye of Fire, a weapons testing zone and missile launch base.
Extremely dangerous place.
Ringo was even more confused by the Dark Net's audacity. He almost thought it was a bad joke, but it didn't matter. A base with missiles... there must be radioactive materials. This will be useful for his development. Along with the information and the reward, he has no reason to refuse.
So, he left that same day. Since he was going on an infiltration mission, he couldn't take Will and Jack, so he went to Antonio.
The man looked at him with a professional smile, but Ringo could hear his rapid heartbeat, releasing his aura even stronger. Antonio sweated profusely, swallowing hard, he asked.
-Mr. Death Scream, what can I do for you this time? - Antonio wanted to curse. Ringo seemed even stronger and he almost fell to his knees. He took a deep breath and wiped his forehead with a handkerchief he took from his shirt pocket.
-I'll have to go away for a while. Take care of my... wolves. I should be back in a week, maybe sooner, maybe later. - Ringo commented, calling Jack and Will, who looked around with interest.
Antonio wanted to complain. This isn't a kennel! But he couldn't, not when Ringo's aura was suffocating him. He gave a long and resigned sigh. - Okay.
Ringo nodded, smiling with satisfaction. He removed his aura and pulled out a list of how to take care of them, handing them over one hundred thousand for care and service fees.
This made Antonio's face lighten slightly.
Ringo bent down and spoke to the pair. By this point, they had a general understanding: they would basically be keeping the "flesh barrel" for a few days, they should behave themselves.
Although they were upset, the duo didn't make a fuss about it. They whimpered as Ringo sighed and petted them. Antonio could only pretend not to see.
When he stood up, he spoke. - If anything happens to them, not just you, but the entire Fabian company will go to their graves. - He didn't raise his voice, nor did he use a threatening tone, he simply commented as if he were talking about the weather.
Antonio wanted to cry at this point. - "Damn it! Who have I offended to attract this lunatic?!"
He could only nod repeatedly, quickly agreeing.
Ringo nodded in satisfaction, said goodbye to the Duo, and left directly.
Leaving the city, he went to a hidden spot, transformed into his spirit form, and flew at an impressive speed through the dark night.
In this form, his speed depends on his energy. Since he is unaffected by the air, his acceleration drives him faster and faster, soon he was nothing more than a flash of purple energy speeding through the darkness.
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