Clown Game-Chapter 49 - 40 Task Settlement
Chapter 49: Chapter 40 Task Settlement
Chapter 49 -40 Task Settlement
“K City Abnormal Creatures Research Area”
Mrs. Liu was still wearing her white lab coat, the sound of her high heels clearly echoing in the corridor.
And following behind her was a visibly distressed Chen Xiao.
“Hey hey~ this isn’t fair, why should all the property damage be deducted from me alone?”
As Mrs. Liu walked, she was flipping through the documents in her hand, anyway, she was like this, as if she didn’t have a second of free time.
“The damage you caused was the greatest, and in the end, in front of so many police officers, you fired at a villa filled with gas, it’s hard to downplay that.” Her tone was very calm, but Chen Xiao heard it, she was chastising him.
“There was no other way at the time! The situation was urgent, and if that bunch of things had burst out, the consequences would have been unimaginable!”
Chen Xiao was still trying his best to explain.
“The field team exists to prevent such incidents. That’s your job. In fact, you destroyed the entire villa area’s electrical system plus half a street’s gas pipeline, which isn’t that big of a deal. The key point is, you shot and blew up a building in front of 29 guards, and even three people recorded it on their cell phones. Do you know how photogenic your smile is? A D-class mission turned into this mess. Honestly, I think the mission reward… was deducted too little!”
Mrs. Liu said it with no sympathy at all. Then she added, “Moreover, the organization won’t give you a chance to haggle over funds, this isn’t some supermarket or farmer’s market, so telling me this is pointless.”
In his heart, Chen Xiao bitterly complained, “How come after looking at those weird exchange recommendations, it just feels exactly like a supermarket or farmer’s market?!!”
But on the surface, he still had to say with a forced smile, “Then can’t I get a share from the reward of the person who was parasitized? Look, he actually didn’t do much and even caused a lot of trouble!”
Chen Xiao didn’t even think before selling out “Stone”.
Mrs. Liu angrily snapped her document folder shut, turned to look at Chen Xiao, with a face that read, “Why are you so annoying?”
“No!” She glared at Chen Xiao, furious.
Chen Xiao looked at Mrs. Liu with an attitude that said, “If you dare to argue with me again, do you believe that I’ll launch a gene virus on you right now?” and promptly dropped the subject.
“Oh!~ That makes sense!”
He then added in a quieter voice, “No wonder you can’t find a boyfriend, being so fierce!”
Although the voice was low, it was obviously meant for Mrs. Liu to hear. And the next moment, Chen Xiao felt the surrounding air freeze with an oppressive aura.
“Goodbye, Mrs. Liu, I wish you find a partner soon!”
He said this very quickly, then turned and ran away without looking back.
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At this moment, whether it was because of blowing up the house or collapsing the gas pipeline, the mission reward was reduced from 80 points to just 55 points after deductions.
He had just visited the medical department, hoping for a quick fix on his wounds, but the twisted medics didn’t say a word, pinned him to a bed and went at him with ointment and bandages, and in under fifteen minutes, they had treated all of Chen Xiao’s wounds so thoroughly that it looked like not even scars would be left.
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After that, they charged him 20 points.
“What the hell is this, strong-arming me? How long has it been since you’ve had a sale, am I just here to be your cash cow?”
So now, after this mission, Chen Xiao was left with only 35 points, and together with the previous 25 points, that made a total of 60 points.
Fortunately, the Foundation had extracted a worm from “Stone’s” body, and the mission was deemed a successful containment, rewarding an additional 60 points. Furthermore, Chen Xiao had managed to deduce the little critter’s habits, which was a great help in compiling its file, earning him an extra 10 points.
So now, Chen Xiao had a total of 130 points.
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“Damn, all this life and death effort, good thing it was a successful containment, otherwise everything would’ve been deducted, now what should I exchange for?” Chen Xiao muttered to himself as he walked. Since he had memorized all of the D-class exchange area, he didn’t need to check his phone, “20 points can’t be touched, need to keep that for emergency aid, setting aside 10 points for a hemostatic spray is a must. The bulletproof suit seemed pretty good, but now I can’t afford it. Serums are way too expensive. One-time-use medical items have good effects, but the side effects are too severe to consider right now so it seems I can only trade for some weapons.”
He continued to mumble to himself.
“High-explosive fragmentation grenades are 10 points each, powerful but gone after one use, the reinforced semi-automatic pistol is just within budget, but there wouldn’t be enough for bullets… Hmm… I could get two standard pistols and several alloy bullet clips!”
Chen Xiao’s mental calculations clicked and clacked away.
“Buzz”
“Buzz”
Just then, his phone began to vibrate. Chen Xiao paused, pulling out his phone.
An envelope icon was displayed.
“Huh? What’s this, an overdue bill?” He paused for a moment, then opened the message.
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Thank you.
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It was just that simple phrase.
But Chen Xiao knew it was sent by Captain Li or Shi Tou. Below the message, the word “Attachment” was flashing.
Chen Xiao felt a surge of excitement.
“Ahahaha, they must think that since I helped save a teammate’s life, they’re giving me a few hundred or thousand in funds,” he thought, and then eagerly clicked on the “Attachment”.
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“Elite Competition Permit Scroll”
Description: Upon use, you’ll receive one opportunity to participate in the D-class ‘Elite Competition’,
Received!
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Chen Xiao was stunned and thought to himself, “What’s this thing? I haven’t seen it in the D-class exchange area.”
So, he clicked on the introduction to this “omnipotent competition”.
An introduction panel popped up.
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Description: Do you feel unnoticed? Do you believe your talents are buried? Don’t worry, the Foundation will not forget any of its employees. Participate in the “Elite Competition” to show off your skills. Foundation employees who win will obtain a higher-level item specific to a skill category (strength, reflex, thinking). These items include, but are not limited to, weapons, armor, medicines, serums from a higher-level category.
Notice: Each employee can only have one opportunity to participate in each class level. Whether you win or lose, 100 points will be deducted from your funds.
————You have a chance to prove yourself, but it’s not free.
Sincerely, to all employees of the Order Foundation.
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After reading the introduction, Chen Xiao frowned.
“What’s this, a forced deduction of 100 points regardless of winning or losing? That’s quite a cost.”
Well…it must be said, 100 points of prize money in the D-class area is indeed a significant cost, equivalent to the reward for one or even two ordinary missions. In other words, if you participate and don’t win, you’re essentially risking your life for nothing one or two times over.
So what’s the point of this “Elite Competition”?
Literally speaking, the Foundation is selecting the elite.
For every field operative, after completing the fifth or sixth mission, if they’re still alive, the Foundation will give you an “Elite Competition Permit Scroll” as a form of encouragement. Because they think you are still…well…of some use.
When you use the permit scroll, it lets you choose whether to favor strength, reflex or thinking type, and winning in each category will reward you with a higher-level item. For example, if Chen Xiao, who is currently in the D-class, wins, he would receive a C-class reward, significantly boosting his power at his current level.
But setting aside the question of whether one can obtain a permit scroll, the sheer setting of deducting 100 points of prize money has deterred many.
Therefore, unless one is thoroughly confident in themselves, hardly anyone will use this permit scroll.
And “Shi Tou”, after the recent mission, just happened to obtain a permit scroll, but he didn’t want to use it, so he sold Chen Xiao a favor.
In any case, adhering to the principle of take it or leave it, this “Elite Competition” just kept on existing, and at the same time, it indeed selected many elite talents for the Foundation.
Therefore, Chen Xiao chuckled and clicked on —————— Use.
It wasn’t that he was so confident he could win.
The reason he chose to use it was simple.
Because he felt that this “Elite Competition” might be quite interesting.
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