Lu Sheng, the former secret keeper of the "Grey Gold Traveler", is now one of the executive deputy directors of the Ancient City Alien Management Bureau.
Even though he has been out of the field for at least five years, he is still one of the strongest secret keepers in the ancient city.
At this moment, with a tired look on his face, he had just completed two funerals and arrived at this familiar place.
Prohibited items management department.
"Crack."
In the empty hall, the sound of water carried far away.
They were carrying things, and a small cart was ready.
But above, there are only two seemingly ordinary items.
"The two rule-level items, according to the rules, were to be sent to the state capital, but Lao Zhao and I found reasons to withhold them. Now we are also the bosses of the Ancient City Alien Management Bureau. If something happens to me, it will be your turn to use it.
They are extremely powerful, but also extremely dangerous, and their abilities are..."
Behind him, there were two senior captains of the special service team. They nodded silently and recorded this confidential information that must not be leaked.
Due to previous "mistakes", the Administration also unsealed its own inventory in accordance with emergency regulations in critical moments.
In addition to these two "nuclear weapons", more silver weapons have also begun to be issued to suitable users.
More importantly, the Ancient City Alien Management Bureau, which has still entered a state of emergency, also has the authority to take more special measures, and certain taboos and reconnaissance methods will also be put into use...
"Kill them and avenge Xiao Huang and Ako..."
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While being caught in the storm outside, Lu Ping'an was also quietly going about his daily life.
Not to mention anything else, he had already determined that if he were to be caught in a head-on firefight with a body as small as his own, it would be over in an instant.
But he is still very satisfied with his harvest.
[A specific variant of the Sith White Flower, a brass superior magic plant.]
The simple description given by Life Bank has already helped Lu Ping An point the way.
With a name and characteristics, Lu Pingan took the initiative to take on the exploration mission.
He made a trip to Guda University, not only to help his "Gardener Chives" replenish the buff, but also to use official funds to hire someone to study it.
He also bought specific information on Sith white flowers... Of course, spending a little more money to buy cultivation information and raw material development purposes is also a reasonable consumption.
"The Sith White Flower, called 'White Sleeping Cherry' in our world, is the raw material for powerful sleeping potions in other worlds."
Is it a sleeping pill? Lu Ping'an was a little surprised by this.
This is not because he suspects that there is something wrong with the data, but because of the serious vigilance of professionals, if this thing is "harmless pollen", it should not be effective so quickly.
At that time, when I saw a person fall, I suspected that they died suddenly.
"The Sith white flower is also called the fear flower. Its pollen is very special and can penetrate into the surface of the human body when it is close to the skin. Once it enters the body and integrates into the blood vessels, the more excited you are, the more your blood vessels will expand, and the faster the effect will be. If you are calm
If faced with it, it will take effect much slower and may not even fall asleep. Moreover, this is a 'reduced species' that has undergone localized transformation and is very effective..."
Downgrading? Lu Ping'an has only seen people upgrading using life modules.
And upon closer inspection, it turns out that this is another common use of magic plant grafting.
Normal Sith white flowers are third-order alien magic plants, but these seem to be local "demonized cherry blossoms" that have been grafted and reproduced to obtain weaker second-order variants. The pink flower color is the most easily identifiable feature.
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Its "sleeping" effect is naturally weaker than the original version, but it is much easier to reproduce after downgrading, and because it has been "localized", it is much easier to plant locally and plant in large areas.
"There is always a strong sense of disharmony and pollution infiltrated by alien demonic plants in our world. If it were not for this localized subspecies, the ambush would not be so successful."
Lu Ping'an tried it himself. If he was in direct contact, he would be able to barely resist, but if he deliberately kept his emotions aroused, he would fall asleep instantly.
At this time, Lu Ping'an also received an unexpected blessing from the additional funds.
"...The other half of the grafted mother body is not our work. It seems to be the special cherry blossoms of the eastern island country. That means..."
Does that mean that the gardener may be a foreigner from the east? This is undoubtedly a major intelligence clue, and Lu Pingping will feel much more at ease when reporting funds.
And as soon as he returned to the office, he received an extra surprise.
"Red envelopes? So many?"
"This is an official big mission. A fourth-level attacker appeared. It is at least considered a B-level mission. Considering the difficulty, it has been upgraded to A-level. You also killed a third-level monster. Fifty thousand is not much."
"...Didn't it fail?"
"If successful, at least 70,000."
At this moment, Lu Ping'an finally understood why the Alien Management Bureau and the Special Service Team were able to attract powerful combatants with "not too high" monthly salaries.
It turns out that the monthly salary is only a guarantee, and bonuses and bounties are the bulk. The more you do, the more you get.
Not to mention the reality of those professionals, the growth of professionals also requires a lot of money, and some resources cannot be provided by the government.
And if you can't advance smoothly, the "shelf life" of professionals will only be a dozen years at most. Naturally, you have to consider the future... The common interests of human society are indeed attractive, but you can't let others take your righteousness as an excuse.
Let’s eat.
Generally speaking, people in the workplace have an unspoken rule of "not asking about other people's salaries", but now some excited young newcomers are naturally keen to ask about other people's bonuses... In a sense, this is also
What captains expect to see is nothing that can boost morale and fighting spirit more than a "huge sum of money".
Senior Hua's is 35,000, Xue En's is 25,000... Judging from the results, he should be guaranteed, but in the team, he is indeed the most excited.
Perhaps, he has never touched such a huge sum of money... Considering that in a sense, this is also his first big task after getting the "temporary license", this is probably true.
"How old is Sister Xia?" Lu Ping'an asked carelessly, something that others wanted to know but didn't dare to ask.
"Twenty thousand, I have a level bonus, plus the mercenary bonus of two hundred thousand." This is quite exaggerated, but considering her performance, this is normal.
The kind of mercenaries who have done dirty work for a long time have naturally accumulated a lot of grudges. With Captain Xia's official background, it is easy to get the reward.
"Before, it was only half of this at most. The bonus system has also been reformed. You have caught up with the good times." After saying that, Xia Qin changed the subject and added.
"Generally speaking, it's better not to ask about other people's bonuses. But since you are all newbies, let me just talk nonsense. Do you know 5221? Oh, it seems you don't know. It is an income distribution mechanism...
." Xia Qin casually mentioned some of the "rules" of official secret keepers.
This kind of mission with huge benefits is actually not common... If it were really common, the special service team would also become a high-risk department, although it is quite high-risk now.
Once you get the bonus, it is easy to squander it, especially for professionals. A piece of good equipment may drain all your savings. If you spend it carelessly, no matter how much you earn, you will be sad in your later years.
"...Five means half of the income, invested in aspects related to improving one's professional strength. This is the bulk. If a professional does not make progress, he will die. No matter how high the investment is, it is necessary." This is actually the case.
It is also the rule of the special team. After the first bonus comes, teach the newcomers how to use it.
Whether they listen or not is one thing, but a competent captain should nag.
"Second, it's equipment, including various consumables, magic potions, weapons, etc. After you get up, the maintenance fee for the weapons may not be enough, and you can just add more at that time. But it is not recommended to spend this bottomless pit in the early stage. The manufacturers are too
It's dark." Lu Ping'an actually has a vague understanding of this, potions are really expensive.
"The other two is to save it. You can buy precious metals or bank deposits. You all know the reason, so I won't go into details. But I personally recommend buying 'consumables' and saving them, which is the best way to preserve value and avoid fluctuations.
." Xia Qin said very calmly, but Lu Pingan could read more.
Due to the existence of precious metals in other worlds, once the "customs" are out of control, big trouble is likely to occur, so it is normal not to recommend it.
Bank deposits are also not recommended? Why? Once the social order collapses, millions of dollars in wealth may become useless paper in an instant.
There are only consumables for professionals. As long as there are super powers and pollution in this world, they will naturally maintain their value absolutely.
"The last one is to donate... Don't look at me so surprised. I'm not asking you to donate to a certain church. Most companies, societies, and churches have this kind of 'donation' mechanism within them. It's voluntary.
Either to some unlucky people who were seriously injured or even retired, or to the families of those unlucky people. Many colleagues died without half a cent in their pockets, or others couldn't find them at all..."
This is not a pleasant topic, but it is quite realistic.
There is also a "fund" within the ancient city special service team, which is specially used to deal with these chores... Don't get me wrong, the pensions and compensation funds of official organizations operate normally, this is just private fundraising, operation, and compensation.
If you donate, you are a member of the foundation and have the right to benefit if anything happens.
Of course, there are all kinds of dirty things involved, but at least because of the existence of the "contract" and the perverted desire for "credit" in the world, its advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and its existence is valuable.
When it really works, there are a series of processes such as resignation, retirement, transfer, etc., and it also involves the relationship between the special service team and the superior and subordinate departments of the different management bureaus, which I will not go into.
Xia Qin made it very clear, and also revealed the fact that 90% of her colleagues would choose to join... There are always people who don't take the usual path.
The newcomers looked at each other, hesitated a little, and naturally chose to join.
"5221 is a common bonus distribution mechanism. In fact, you can see that 70% of it is used to improve your immediate combat strength. Strength is the foundation of everything. You can consider the distribution ratio yourself, but there must be at least a ratio.
Otherwise..." Xia Qin silently glanced at Lei in the office, who was pretending to read the report seriously.
It seems that someone's moonlight is really not a disguise.
Lu Pingan thought for a while and without hesitation set the ratio at "91".
It's not that he has any preference for this number, but that deposits seem to be meaningless to him. As long as the income after completing the "monthly payment" is spent, all of it can be invested in improving his strength.
Once your strength improves, you will have time to think about other things.
For newcomers, after getting their first income, they will naturally spend happily.
But Xia Qin grabbed Lu Pingan who was about to leave and gave him a task.
"This mission is very suitable for you. You happen to have a bonus that you can use inside. If it's not enough, you can borrow it from me. I'll see if I can reimburse part of the intelligence expenses." In Xia Qin's view, this is a good idea.
A good deal.
This task is quite simple, but it is a bit confusing to make the road safe.
"I'm going to contact the local Tu Ge Chamber of Commerce? Why should I go?" Let's not mention that GT Evil God actually has such a thing as a chamber of commerce. It is outrageous in itself to ask a newcomer to do intelligence work.
"Because you are probably the only gardener with combat effectiveness in the Zion District SWAT team."