Millennium Witch.

Chapter 62 - 62 - Quite a big fuss

Yvette was not surprised by her newfound fame, after all, the Werewolf Killer was a well-known serial killer in Agasher, who had once caused quite a stir throughout the United States of New Eden.

However, she clearly lacked an understanding of the extent of the buzz this matter had generated. After all, she didn't follow current events closely, nor did she need to. She devoted most of her energy to monitoring bids from buyers on the dark web for the bio-suit she was listing.

Hearing Castor's excited tone, Yvette, unusually, checked social media and found that the "werewolf killer" was the top headline, trending far ahead of the others, and "Bird News" was the primary source of information about the event.

She remembered the message Miss Eileen had sent her a few days ago, asking if she wanted to remain anonymous in the press release. Of course, she thought it was unnecessary. If her mercenary identity as "Nameless" couldn't become famous, how could she get high-priced commissions?

She never expected things to go viral like this, not only throughout the United States of New Eden and the Black Tide Continent, but also attracting huge international attention.

"It's caused quite a stir," she couldn't help but say.

“Yes, it’s become a political issue,” Caster sighed over the voice message.

"Political event?"

“Yes, the public has a natural aversion and fear of super-capital. Not long ago, the government even introduced a new subsidy policy for Black Tower and Lintui, which is basically feeding taxpayers’ money to big companies. Now, coincidentally, Lintui Bio has been exposed for conducting malicious human experiments and killing innocent people... Heh heh, even if it is really the culprit 'Hewlett's' doing, as the company claims, who can believe it? Now there is another round of rioting and looting in the streets. I guess our 'great' President John is also having a lot of trouble right now…” Castor chuckled.

Yvette nodded slightly. Indeed, the key point of this matter was that it stirred up public dissatisfaction and fear towards large corporations. It wouldn't have come to this extent if it were just a simple case of a serial killer being caught.

However, she felt that Black Tower Pharmaceuticals must be behind this, since Bird News itself is a Black Tower-affiliated media outlet, which is why it can expose Lintui Bio's negative news so recklessly without worrying about the reports being blocked as soon as they are published.

But now the matter is getting bigger and bigger, and the overwhelming public opinion is attacking large companies indiscriminately. Even Black Tower Pharmaceuticals itself is being affected. So can this matter maintain its popularity?
……

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the call with Custer ended. It was clear that Custer's call was intended to strengthen the relationship and maintain his connection with this suddenly prominent and important person.

However, Caster did not give a clear answer regarding the new commission, only vaguely stating that thanks to the efforts of the great heroine, Miss Nameless, peace has been restored in Agasher recently, the people are living happily, and the local area is blessed with good weather and a peaceful and prosperous nation.

This means there aren't any big orders.

She could handle small orders, but with commissions costing tens of thousands, she preferred to focus more on the bio-engineered equipment she listed for sale on the dark web—the current prices for this item were around 210 million, which was clearly too low. With a little effort, she could easily break through 250 million.

While asking Caster to keep an eye out for big deals worth no less than 30, Yvette thought about asking a few more middlemen for information.

Although Castor stated that the large orders received by Agasher's middlemen were all roughly the same, meaning that the clients would assign orders to reputable middlemen and whoever took the order first would get it, who knows if he might be lying? It's always better to be safe than sorry.

He then hung up the phone and was about to leave when Miss Eileen called again.

She began by congratulating Yvette on becoming a prominent figure in Agasher—nowadays, you could find people talking about the werewolf killer incident and the mysterious female mercenary known as "Nameless" in any bar or similar place, making her the talk of the town.

Then Eileen excitedly announced that, thanks to the werewolf killer incident, she had been promoted from intern to investigative reporter in a lightning-fast fashion, also covering some criminal-related sections. Bird News would be awarding her an internal bonus at the end of the month, and the prize money seemed substantial. After Yvette offered a few perfunctory congratulatory remarks, she started complaining, and unsurprisingly, Bird News had received instructions from above that they would no longer continue their coverage of the werewolf killer incident and could not mention it again; they were to suppress the incident as much as possible.

This must have been at the behest of Black Tower Pharmaceuticals. They originally wanted to take the opportunity to punch a competitor, but unexpectedly, they were criticized even though they did nothing. Now, they probably reached some kind of agreement with Lintui Biotechnology, which is why they decided to cool things down as soon as possible.

However, this has nothing to do with Yvette. She already has enough fame, and now all she needs to do is wait for commissions.

……

While waiting for a reply from the Civilization Survival Association and for a new commission, Yvette spent a hefty sum of 20 to purchase a three-month auditing pass for Agassi University, so she could attend classes there.

As a seasoned rune hacker with hundreds of years of experience, Yvette has always been self-taught and has never experienced systematic training.

This leads her to frequently doubt whether the methods she uses are correct, whether they are unorthodox, or whether there are better methods that she hasn't discovered.

Now she can finally go to a prestigious university to find out for herself. Even if it's just to verify whether her past methods were correct, it will be a good supplement for her and can make her Dao heart more stable.

result……

You won't believe it until you go. After attending a few proper classes, Yvette discovered that the rune compilation tools in the Origin Civilization were actually quite sophisticated.

Furthermore, these software programs are so specialized that people outside the field would likely never even have heard of them. Although Yvette knew of their existence in the past, the subscription fees were too expensive, and she wasn't financially well-off when she entered the dream last time, so she couldn't bring herself to spend the money to try them out.

Now, after listening to lectures by university professors, she understands the hardships she endured in the past.

In the Origin Civilization, major corporations had long provided rune compilers with ready-made, complete development engines, as well as countless virtual assets in the marketplace. Many novice compilers only needed to combine a few assets, along with their teacher's instruction, a little artistic talent, and a few clever ideas, to develop an immature but functional spell.

Yvette had always developed her techniques from scratch, with nothing to begin with, making the process incredibly difficult and arduous. Comparing these experiences, her Dao heart not only failed to stabilize but was on the verge of collapse.

She felt sad, thinking she should have stayed.

She could have accepted the darkness, but why let her see the light?

What she regrets even more is that these tools require an internet connection to function in order to generate subscription revenue, making them virtually impossible to crack. Once she leaves the dream world, they become completely unusable.

So, with a wry smile, and while she was still in the dream, she decided to make the most of these professional tools and upgrade all her techniques from the original 6 standard to the 10 standard. Otherwise, once the dream ended, having to start from scratch and manually create everything again would be the death of her.

　I just realized that the previous chapters had written the escape time of Zero and One as mentioned by Hewlett incorrectly. It wasn't three years ago, it was last year. It has been corrected.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)