Akari lay on the bed, bored out of her mind, so she fiddled with the tablet in her hand.
Using a tablet to watch videos was actually pretty nice.
…
In the blink of an eye, half a month passed, and Akari completed her discharge procedures from the hospital.
She had to admit, this hospital was truly a total ripoff.
Room and board for over half a month cost nearly two thousand.
Almost all the money from this commission was swallowed up by these expenses.
She even had to pay a few hundred out of her own pocket.
But fortunately, she was finally discharged.
Next, she needed to contact that investigator, take the data collection device he prepared, and head into the Hollow to gather data.
“Honestly, this stupid thing delayed me for half a month…” Even now, Akari still felt a faint ache in her head.
That blow with the stick had almost turned her into an idiot.
Before long, Akari got in touch with the investigator.
As for why she wasn’t afraid of exposing herself, it was entirely because Akari was prepared to run at any moment.
These days, due to the scarcity of specialized technical talent, various factions were doing everything they could to win over and recruit relevant professionals.
Someone like her…
getting a job in one of these departments to keep her safe shouldn’t be much of a problem.
At least she wouldn’t be chased around by the Public Security Bureau anymore.
However, getting noticed by official departments and recruited into their ranks was also no easy task.
“Miss, are you the Echo I’m supposed to be working with?” The man in the investigator uniform expressed some doubt.
The young girl before him didn’t quite match the account named Echo on Inter-Knot.
That guy named Echo gave off an impression of being not only professional and reliable, but also a ruthless person of few words—a stark contrast to the girl in front of him.
The girl before him looked a bit dazed, as if she hadn’t been beaten down by society yet, her eyes shining with a clear, unadulterated foolishness.
“I am, and yet I’m not.
If you want to cooperate with me, then I am Echo.
If you’re looking for something else, then I’m not.” Akari answered his question in a witty and humorous manner.
“Alright, I don’t really care who you are.
Even if you were a mutated Ethereal, I wouldn’t care.
As long as you complete my commission, do whatever you like.” The investigator didn’t question whether the girl’s identity was genuine.
As long as his commission was completed, who cared who she was?
He would just pay the agreed commission reward.
“By the way, roughly when can we set out?” After confirming all details of the task, the investigator handed the data collection device to Akari, instructing her to upload the data according to his requirements.
The requirements for uploading data weren’t complex: she just needed to upload data every few minutes, and once the investigator confirmed receipt, collect five consecutive sampling data sets from inside the Hollow.
Truth be told, this wasn’t a combat-type commission, so it was relatively easy to carry out.
…
Before long, Akari quickly gathered all the data.
Thanks to XN’s help, Akari softly closed her eyes and soon reappeared near that investigator.
The investigator was sitting in a cafe, picking up his coffee and just about to take a sip when Akari returned to the cafe.
“Mission successfully completed.
Here, this is the data you wanted.” “Oh right, I forgot to tell you—seeing as I completed the task so quickly, could you leave me a good review?” “If you have more commissions next time, feel free to find me.
When I fulfill commissions, I care about two things: efficiency and quality.” Akari gave a soft smile, twirling a keychain on her finger—that was the data collection device the investigator had handed her earlier.
Although the device was disguised, after learning how to use and activate it, Akari hadn’t tampered with it at all, handing it back to the investigator completely intact.
In this regard, the difference between Akari and the Cunning Hares was huge.
“Heh, the task was indeed completed quickly, and the quality is high too.
I look forward to our next cooperation, and I’ll definitely leave a good review.” “By the way, my name is Jiang Che.
‘Che’ as in ‘clear’.” Holding the keychain, the investigator confirmed there were no anomalies with the collected data, gave a gentle smile, and left with his coffee.
Before leaving, he told Akari his name.
“Not bad.
The second commission went so smoothly.
It seems Goddess Luck is smiling on me today.” Akari curled up her lips, wearing a contented, girlish smile.
It seemed she only needed to complete one last commission, and the task assigned by the system would be done.
Besides, the rewards given by the system were quite generous.
That was a skill that negated Hollow corruption and all negative effects, meaning that as long as she obtained this reward from the system, she could walk tall and unchecked in Hollows from then on.
At the thought of settling down in a Hollow, Akari couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
Although a bit comical, settling down in a Hollow shouldn’t be a problem.
“Host, please set off to complete the third commission!
This is the final commission of this quest!
As long as you complete this commission, the first quest assigned to you by the system will be officially finished~” Listening to XN’s urging voice, Akari felt more and more that this last commission was definitely not simple.
On the surface, the content of this commission was very simple: nothing more than spending a day playing around with a wealthy heiress.
But how could such a good deal fall onto her lap?
Given her usual unlucky constitution and Xiao Nuo fanning the flames beside her, Akari was certain that some unseen scheme was waiting for her.
“XN, can you swear to me that you won’t trip me up on this last commission?” Akari’s smile stiffened, but her eyes remained fixed on XN.
The Pink-haired Girl in front of her was practically a born chaotic joker; every day she was either thinking of ways to trick her or on her way to tricking her.
If not for XN’s “assistance”, completing commissions would have been an absolute breeze for her.
“Rest assured~ How could this system be that kind of person?
To help the host complete the quest, this system specially rewards the host with the following perks.” “Reward: Observation.” “Reward: Charm Boost.” “Reward: Master Linguist (Temporary new skills rewarded will be reclaimed after the commission is completed).” “With these three skills, the host’s ability to read the room has increased, coming infinitely close to a professional debater’s level of communication.” “The host’s charm has increased to the level of a third-tier minor star.” “The host’s emotional intelligence during communication has increased.
When communicating with others, you will unconsciously make them feel comfortable.” Now, no matter how dull-witted Akari was, she realized what XN meant.
The content of the last commission seemed far from simple.
XN had rewarded her with three skills all at once for the sake of this commission, and all of them revolved around the core of that commission.
Obviously, the last commission was the most important one.
However, from another angle, this meant XN had most likely set a trap for her again.
Akari could feel herself becoming visibly more confident, acquiring an aura out of nowhere that naturally drew people in.
Even walking down the street, countless people were casting their glances toward her.