I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature-Chapter 1411 - 1004: It Really Is Negotiable (2)

"It’s really quite devoid of human rights, this ’discussion’ was actually asking me if I want to go solo. It’s truly heartless."

Zheng Yichen took big gulps of his drink, while Du Gang couldn’t help but chuckle: "At least Dusk asked for your opinion. Look at me; Dusk just assigns the appropriate tasks, and my opinion doesn’t even matter."

No matter how bad Zheng Yichen’s situation is, Dusk specifically asked, which directly indicates the difference between Proxy Agents.

"Maybe it’s because your performance and improvement are so strong, making Dusk look at you differently. This news, to me, is also good news."

Du Gang looked into Zheng Yichen’s eyes. Although staring straight into someone’s eyes feels odd, Du Gang didn’t have any other thoughts. What he saw was the Dusk in Zheng Yichen’s eyes.

The kind of Dusk color that gave Du Gang himself the illusion of facing a Dusk nun.

As long as Zheng Yichen grows long hair, hides his strong build and face, only showing those eyes, Du Gang thinks this guy could impersonate a Dusk nun and fool most Proxy Agents.

Including himself.

And compared to Zheng Yichen, the Dusk color in his eyes was extremely different.

"Good news... it really is good news, at least it shows that our Proxy Agents aren’t unchanged."

Zheng Yichen nodded.

Dusk’s attitude towards Proxy Agents isn’t static; it gradually changes, though this change is difficult. But it has already happened with him.

This is a not too small new hope for Proxy Agents.

Old Proxy Agents do have several chances to be retained, but this thing only ensures personal immortality—it doesn’t keep them from ’retirement.’ As long as they’re in service, more chances are only useful till they’re exhausted.

Just like the Extermination Order, Du Gang has gone through it once, during which indeed some Proxy Agents died, and they were not Dusk mercenaries.

Just like himself, he died once while exploring the Great World with Zheng Yichen.

And compared to other Proxy Agents, who barely have frequent tasks—at least relatively—he could rest for over two months’ time. How long did Zheng Yichen get to rest this time?

Looking at various situations, Zheng Yichen has always been someone Dusk views differently. Though, this different treatment is somewhat...

It seems that because Zheng Yichen is overly excellent, they vigorously use him, making Du Gang feel sorry for him.

But now, because Zheng Yichen can directly discuss things with Dusk due to this unique treatment, he no longer feels sorry for Zheng Yichen.

Comparing with himself, Du Gang even feels that as a Proxy Agent for so many years, he seems a bit too lazy.

If he were more diligent, perhaps he could have discussed things with Dusk long ago.

However, regarding task arrangements, it’s not just that he can discuss whenever he wants.

Executing a Twilight Mission in advance? Impossible.

Dusk only notifies when the time comes, and assignments are carried out accordingly. It’s not that he can work overtime just because he wants to.

Whether to work overtime is up to Dusk.

Therefore, in Zheng Yichen’s situation, he can only envy a bit. As for when he himself would get such treatment...

Du Gang thought about it; it’s probably after frequently going to work himself?

But he’s been a Proxy Agent for over ten years, and the intervals of his working time remain around every two months.

Stable as can be, essentially unchanged.

Occasionally there’s a little variation, but that kind of variation can be considered a delusion. Without saying more, he still has records of each task.

This isn’t counted as a diary, but a kind of log entry.

Du Gang didn’t record much previously, but later made a habit out of it, thus making corresponding records. Moreover, now with Illusory Eye, a special ’computer,’ some records became easier to keep.

During his task execution intervals, based on normal months, the shortest was fifty-one days and the longest was seventy-three days.

His task times floated within this range.

Zheng Yichen’s was much simpler, about one month, very stable, and with a deviation not exceeding five days.

"Really, if it were as easy as you said, haven’t you been a Proxy Agent for over ten years without any change?"

Zheng Yichen, on the contrary, envied Du Gang’s routine as a Dusk mercenary.

"Hahaha, the way you say it, makes me feel my years as a Proxy Agent seem quite a failure." Du Gang laughed twice: "You envy me like this, I also envy you like that."

"Things from other people are always nice, huh." Zheng Yichen chuckled, "Since I encountered this situation first, there’s nothing much to say, just work harder, live a few more years and maybe there’ll be new changes."

"A few more years isn’t enough? You being looked upon so favorably by Dusk, maybe Dusk wouldn’t want you to die." As Du Gang spoke, he got more interested: "Shall we find a place to have a couple of drinks?"

"Let’s go, it won’t take long."

He now had forty-eight hours of preparation time, normally for a Twilight Mission, he would tell Du Gang to wait for him to return from the task before eating and drinking together.

After all, after the first two ’lessons,’ Zheng Yichen knew that the forty-eight-hour time essentially traded with his normal task time.

For him to have that extra time wasn’t because of Dusk’s special advance notice.

But because Zheng Yichen’s ability value is strong enough, allowing him to do the Twilight Mission a bit later.

As long as the strength is enough, going a bit later is harmless, anyway, as long as Zheng Yichen can solve problems in a shorter time it’s fine.

This is fundamentally not Dusk’s ’forgiveness,’ but a merit earned based on ability.

Though the preparation time is extended, it’s still taken from the same resources.

"Wait for me for a moment," Having thought of this matter, as he left Dusk Cathedral, Zheng Yichen found Tia again and asked a new question.

"Could my preparation time be extended a bit this time?"

This question also served as a test, since Dusk expressed that some things wouldn’t be lied about, but the information sometimes acts like hidden missions, without hints, needing you to figure out how to trigger them.

"This time you’re executing the Extermination Order, preparation time won’t be extended. You just received advance notice."

Tia provided her answer.

Zheng Yichen continued asking: "Then for the previous tasks? Was there no so-called advance notice, and preparation time is cut from the normal task time?"

He hadn’t asked this question before, but after chatting with Du Gang, he thought a lot, so he asked casually to ascertain his assumptions.

"That’s correct."

"Damn—" Really? Zheng Yichen’s lips twitched uncontrollably: "So it means my preparation time could be more flexible?"

"Within the upper limit, you can choose."

Now it felt right, within the upper limit means the maximum preparation time Dusk allows; him choosing doesn’t count as negotiating with Dusk.

"Can my other tasks have somewhat extended preparation time? I could, right?"

"You can, but there’s no need for you, as you don’t need that much preparation time."

Tia’s tone remained as calm as ever, forty-eight hours could accomplish many things. No matter how much preparation is needed, that time isn’t necessary.

"If I encounter certain situations that can’t be avoided..."

"Then it can be extended."

"..." Du Gang patted Zheng Yichen’s shoulder: "Come on, your treatment is really good."

Having asked to this point, Zheng Yichen didn’t need to continue further; the difference in treatment between fellow Proxy Agents was already clear.

Zheng Yichen could now extend preparation time; it’s just that in Dusk’s view that extension is meaningless.

But if he truly needed an extension, he indeed could. How long... Prioress Tia didn’t explicitly say, but her vague expression implied that there’s a lot of wiggle room.

And what about him, Du Gang?

This extension doesn’t exist for him, he had a twenty-four-hour preparation time over a decade ago, and it’s still the same now, and throughout these years, he truly encountered some emergency situations almost missing the preparation.

At that time, there was no extension treatment either! Let alone discussing it, even just this once.

The difference between fellow Proxy Agents is really huge.