Chapter 147
Chapter 28 Human Hunting (1)
The system launched a recruiting mission, but did not give any criteria for selecting whom.
Recruiting bounty hunters meant that it was entirely up to me.
Of course, I didn’t think the system gave me this permission because it trusted me.
I know the system treats me special and has an eye on me, but I can’t call that trust.
‘I don’t know if he’s using it.’
That’s why I didn’t attach much meaning to this recruiting mission.
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Just a tool to help you achieve your goals.
‘It’s ridiculous not to use it when I have a means.’
In this way, the recruitment of a new bounty hunter was carried out entirely according to my own subjectivity.
Of course, not everyone chose, and there were certain conditions.
‘You have to have a clear sense of purpose.’
In this war where there are more people who don’t know than people who know, it’s the best if it’s clear to protect.
It doesn’t matter if it’s family, peace, wealth, or personal comfort or honor.
It is enough if you have the determination to endure anything for the sake of your goals.
Even if you have to give up the comforts of rest, even if you have to struggle with guilt from time to time with blood on your hands.
‘It has to be these guys who can hunt humans with a grin.’
The system has been suffering from a lack of divinity since the beginning of the game, and because of that, the perk of being a bounty hunter is not available to the majority.
In fact, the recruiting mission was accompanied by an ambiguous number 4.
‘Five including me.’
An ambiguous point in time where you can’t be sure whether an additional recruitment mission will appear or not.
For a while, with 5 people, we have to cover problems caused by players all over the world.
You can’t waste your seat by making weak noises and sitting those who will fall behind.
It’s simple if it’s simple, but it was the most important condition out of the three or four conditions I set.
The first thing that came to my mind about that condition was Ethan, whom I met a few hours ago.
“It’s taking too long.”
And the next thing I thought of was the man sitting behind me.
A Caucasian male sitting against the backdrop of Griffith Park in Los Angeles.
He was wearing a light beige bungee hat and had a shaggy beard.
Thanks to that, it was difficult to confirm the impression, but he and I were clearly acquainted.
‘Code name sniper.’
As an American national player, it was through ‘Club 249’, a leading group, that he got to know him.
It was a name created in consultation with those who participated in the meeting, and it meant the number of countries registered with the International Organization for Standardization.
It was intended to promote international harmony.
Club 249 was on the way to what I initially wanted.
And the sniper had very good conditions to recruit as a bounty hunter among the people he met there.
Remembering the sniper’s story, I answered calmly.
“That kind of haste doesn’t speed things up.”
“I wasn’t complaining. Whether it takes long or not, I will definitely do the bounty mission.”
I recruited the sniper because he’s heating up the random box.
His son is suffering from a rare disease that has been judged incurable, and because of that, he wants divine water to come out of a random box.
‘Sacred water, literally the water in which divinity is dissolved.’
If the potion is an item that increases the speed of recovery, sacred water is close to a panacea.
No, in a sense, it was something greater than that.
‘It’s said that not only can all kinds of diseases be cured, but even the severed body is returned.’
Compared to its ability, the method of making it was not too complicated.
All you have to do is pour the power of the seven gods sequentially and continuously until the divinity dissolves in the water.
However, for a simple recipe, the amount was not large.
‘Currently, the 7 major churches have only two bottles of sacred water.’
This is because the manufacturing period is too long.
On average, it takes about 3 years to make sacred water.
It couldn’t be easy to continue injecting the power of the Seven Great Gods for several years, not just one or two months.
‘It must be especially difficult because of the Kalos Church.’
In the Kalos Church, it is difficult for even priests to receive divine protection.
It is safe to say that only the apostles can use the power of God.
However, there are only two apostles, and their usual behavior is even vague.
Given this situation, it is only natural that the difficulty of manufacturing sacred water would increase.
‘It’s hard to get such a valuable item the normal way.’
So it seemed like he was staring at a random box.
‘There is no guarantee that sacred water will come out of here.’
There is no guarantee that it will not come out.
That’s why if you want to put your hope on it, you can’t stop it.
“If it is my condition, can I solve the mission in another continent?”
I was not very surprised by the question that followed because I knew the situation of the sniper to some extent.
‘The fact that random boxes can be synthesized has already been disclosed in the guide.’
Since then, the sniper has been aiming for the random box more recklessly than the others.
I almost unconditionally participated in missions dedicated to the Church that exist to promote the Church’s talented people.
Even in the main scenario, he persistently pursued his contribution to the point of notoriety and received ranking rewards.
‘Bounty missions give one random box per target.’
They gave me 3 on the Afghanistan mission, so that’s for sure.
Because he shared that fact, the sniper showed much more enthusiasm than Ethan.
And I had no reason to put a brake on that passion.
“I have no intention of saying no. But at least talk to the local person in charge beforehand.”
“If they refuse, I guess I’ll have to convince myself.”
“of course.”
“Did Europe say that English kid? Is he close to the regime? I’m going to be busy in many ways, so I think you’ll drive it to me… … you? Are you in charge of Asia?”
“Yes, I don’t care if you take care of it first without prior arrangement.”
This degree can be conceded at the gender level.
‘Anyway, I have to stick to the main scenario soon.’
There won’t be much time to return to Earth.
If a sniper can fill that void, there’s nothing wrong with me.
“It’s filthy far, but… … You can’t choose a job by looking at those things. thanks.”
The sniper’s interests and mine coincided perfectly, so you could say it was a great deal.
At the end of the transaction, I added a word as a request.
“If you’re grateful, don’t be swayed by pointless guilt and pay attention to resolving it.”
“It’s about that much if you drive the work. Well, it’s not difficult. Let me know when another person is decided.”
“Don’t worry, you can check it from your side as well.”
“Good.”
It is well known that even within Club 249, I value harmony with civilians.
So I don’t need to tell you every word of why I value bounty hunting missions.
‘I have no choice but to trust and entrust the future work.’
The progress I checked just in time was 99%.
As soon as I stood up from my seat, a message I had already seen before came up.
“Goes.”
“See you next time.”
Did he take three or four steps after seeing the sniper’s codename appear on the bounty hunter icon?
I couldn’t go far and had to stop. Because the message window was suddenly updated.
「The list of HIDDEN MISSIONs will be updated.」
It was the moment when the hidden mission, which had been barely reduced, increased again.
‘The timing is real.’
Seriously, this damn system just doesn’t work for me.
“Whoa.”
I closed my eyes, caught my breath, and checked the newly opened mission.
A total of two missions have been added.
“Whoa.”
The sniper, who confirmed the two missions almost at the same time as me, let out a low exclamation.
It deserves it. The new missions had 11 and 17 targets, respectively.
* * *
Inside the dark underground tunnel where cheap lighting barely illuminates.
“Huh.”
Before the protracted yawns were over, a secret proposal followed.
“How are you after today? On the way back, I saw a lot of pretty kids come in.”
At the low-level proposal with the addition of vulgar gestures, the person who yawned giggled and replied.
“Are you already on the way?”
“her? You said you went alone?”
“Joaquin took the kids downstairs and went for a spin.”
At that, the man who had made the proposal first sighed and blamed himself.
“If I knew that, I would stay too!”
“I told you to move a little more then go.”
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Just in time, drooling, drooling.
A train moving along the rails appeared beyond the dark tunnel.
“You don’t want to take me today?”
“I don’t know.”
The conversation continued casually, as if it was a familiar sight to them.
“Still, you seemed to have had quite a bit of fun yesterday, so why don’t we go again?”
“Okay, I’ll try to hold on for today.”
“The baby who reveals it anyway.”
While the two of them giggled and chatted, the train that came on the rails came to a halt.
At about the same time, another person who had gone to pick up someone upstairs came down.
“Oh, have you already arrived?”
“If you come, let’s move quickly.”
The age group of those who came downstairs along the lead was mostly young.
A rough estimate is mid-teens to early 20s.
As if they all knew what was going on, they approached the long line of trains without raising any questions.
All that was heard after that was low-level conversation between two or three people and irregular footsteps.
The player’s keen senses were not lacking in overhearing all the sounds coming from under their feet.
But I was more concerned with the smell wafting from beyond the wall than the conversation coming from below.
I was approaching the warehouse with one of the current targets in invisible state.
The warehouse smelled really strange.
‘What smell is this?’
It’s spicy and sour, it smells like vinegar mixed with it, or it smells like rotten mugwort.
It was the first smell I ever smelled.
I was concentrating on what this smelled like, said the sniper who was holding onto my shoulder.
“Looks like cocaine, but it also smells like marijuana… … .”
I slowly looked back.
The sniper didn’t care about my reaction and continued talking by tapping the ground with his feet.
“These guys are drug traffickers.”
The words that came out of the sniper’s mouth were shocking.
On top of that, there was also quite a bit of embarrassment.
Because by my standards, it didn’t make sense to know drugs well enough to tell them apart.
“hmm? Why do you look like that?”
However, the sniper asked me casually, as if he did not understand my reaction.
Instead of showing a special reaction, I reserved my words.
Because there was a fact that came to mind before I spoke.
‘There are states in the US where the sale of marijuana is legal.’
This was a country’s legal and cultural differences before individual likes and dislikes.
It is too early to conclude that he is an addict based on his knowledge of drugs.
Even if the sniper was smoking marijuana, it wasn’t something I could interfere with as he was an American.
‘If the other side doesn’t get into an accident because of the drugs, I have no choice but to cover it up and go.’
Fortunately, from what I’ve seen so far, the sniper has never lost his judgment while drunk.
It’s the first time I’ve smelled it today, and I’ve never smelled marijuana.
‘That’s enough.’
Reaching a simple and clear conclusion, I took my eyes off the sniper.
I put the personal shock behind and thought about how to resolve this situation.
‘I don’t know why drug trafficking is related to games… … .’
This wasn’t something I and the sniper line could solve.
It wasn’t just a case involving players, it was a problem involving a large criminal organization.
If you tamper with it on an individual level, it may cause bigger problems.
If so, there is only one way left.
Finally, I clicked my tongue and said.
“If these guys are really into drugs, you should contact Lily Evans.”
The sniper nodded as if agreeing with me.