You were told to search and attack, but you're supporting Asara?

Chen Xiao sneered inwardly, but kept it hidden on his face, revealing a reluctant expression. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Mr. Reis's suggestion... is not something that can't be considered."

Reis's eyes lit up, and he leaned forward slightly. "Sir, you've agreed?"

"Whether you agree or not depends on your ability." Chen Xiao stood up, dusted off his pants, and said, "You have to take down the Superstar Station before we can talk. If you can't, everything else is just empty talk."

Reis beamed with joy, his face breaking into a wide smile: "Fight! Definitely! Don't worry, sir, give me half a month, and I guarantee we'll take over the Superstar Station!"

"Half a month?" Chen Xiao gave him a half-smile. "Mr. Reis doesn't seem to understand what I mean."

"Before we take over the Superstar Station... our warriors won't go anywhere else but Longbow Valley."

Reis's expression was a complex mix of emotions. He gritted his teeth and declared, "Three days! I will definitely take over the Super Star Station in three days!"

Chen Xiao nodded and turned to walk towards Said. As he passed Reis, he suddenly stopped, turned his head, and said, "By the way, Commander Reis, our soldiers are all a bit of a collector. You'd better nail everything in the hotel to the wall. Otherwise, I'm afraid you'll come back after the battle at the Super Star Station and find even the plaster has been scraped off."

Reis paused for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Sir, you're joking!"

Chen Xiao didn't say anything more and got into the car with Saeed.

Reese watched the group leave, when one of his underlings, seemingly out of nowhere, leaned over and asked, "Boss, why aren't we getting a share of the profits?"

"You don't know anything." Reis glanced disdainfully at his underling. "Those GTI guys are all rolling in money. They're willing to pay 550,000 HAF dollars per person just to take them to Bakshi. How rich must they be?"

"What kind of place is the Diamond Queen Hotel?" Reese asked smugly. "It's a notorious den of iniquity."

"If any of those people come in, I guarantee they'll leave their underwear in my hands!"

"Boss is brilliant!" the younger brother exclaimed with admiration.

"Let's go, let's go back and have a proper discussion about taking the bus to the station."

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Chen Xiao knew Reis's intentions, but he could only say that Reis didn't understand these players at all.

To be precise, they simply don't understand Delta Force players at all.

Back in the day, Overwatch's "One Breath Transforms into Three Pure Ones" was a legendary tale. Pride was given to Variant, arrogance to GO, and the rest of greed poured into Delta.

If you want to squeeze money out of them, go pluck feathers from a miser.

The convoy drove out of the abandoned town, bumping along in the night. Said, sitting in the passenger seat, looked out at the dark desert and suddenly spoke: "You really intend to cooperate with him?"

"There's no better option for now." Chen Xiao leaned back in his seat and rubbed his temples. "Baksh needs a stable troop transport line. Although Reis is a bad person, his territory is right between Dam Zero and Baksh. There's no way around it."

"I don't believe him," Said said firmly.

"I don't believe it either," Chen said with a smile. "So we have to let him do the work first. After taking down the Superstar Station, plus the recent fierce attacks, at least half of his resources have been depleted, and he's also gotten into trouble with Hafk. By then, he won't have the resources to turn against us."

Said was silent for a moment, then snorted, "You're much more cunning than him."

"That's called strategy." Chen smiled. "Old Sai, you're just too straightforward. You're good at fighting, but you're not so good at playing mind games."

It was late at night when Chen Xiao returned to the Special Operations Unit. He sat in front of the control panel and turned on the tool-running system.

The group chat was still buzzing with discussion about today's results. He typed a line of text and sent it.

"Brothers, big news! The top-secret Bakshi is about to open."

The group was quiet for a few seconds, then it exploded.

"Holy crap? Really?"

"Baksh? The Baksh who could enter the Tower of Babel??"

"Where did the big shot get this information?"

"Forget whether it's real or fake, let's stock up on Haf coins first! We'll definitely need tickets to enter Bakshi!"

Chen Xiao added, "Entry requires 550,000 Haff coins."

The group chat exploded even more.

"Five hundred and fifty thousand? That's highway robbery!"

"But with top-secret Baksh stuff, you could easily recoup your investment just by touching a little bit, right?"

"Charge! We'll sell everything we own to charge!"

As Chen Xiao watched his group members debating whether a trip to Bakshi was worthwhile, another big piece of news was dropped.

"By paying this 550,000, you can not only go to Bakshi, but also pick up a set of equipment supplies at the Diamond Queen Hotel."

"In other words, is it worth spending 550,000 Haf coins on an elite uniform voucher?"

Holy crap!!

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The news spread faster than wildfire. Overnight, the ratio of real-world currency to HAFcoin skyrocketed from 1:30 to 1:20. The real world was in turmoil; some regretted not accumulating coins sooner, while others were relieved they had just exchanged their holdings a couple of days prior.

"I should have charged more! We lost a hundred million!"

"Brothers, is it too late to rush in now?"

"It's too late. I just checked the exchange, and everyone's buying up everything."

"This ratio is terrifying, 1:20? My entire month's salary is only enough to exchange for one million HAF coins?"

"50,000 a month? Big shot, send me a red envelope to see my capabilities."

Chen Xiao, who had just woken up, looked at the messages flooding the group chat and a slight smile appeared on his lips. The more frenzied the players became, the greater the pressure on Reis. Regardless of whether the Super Star Station could be captured in a week, Reis would be in a very difficult position.

He stretched and answered the call from Said.

"What's going on?" Sayed said. "I have a bunch of people asking if they can pay for their trip to Bakshi in advance."

"What kind of spell did you cast on them?"

"Ignore them." Chen Xiao sat down on the sofa. "Let's talk about it after Reis takes down the Super Star Station. If we can't take it down, it's all just empty talk."

Saeed didn't ask any more questions.

In the distance, from the direction of Longbow Valley, sporadic gunfire could be faintly heard. The players were still tirelessly harassing Reis's outpost, while Reis's guards had already retreated to the Queen Hotel and sent a portion of their forces to attack the Superstar Station.

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Two peaceful days passed before two "uninvited guests" arrived at the Special Operations Department.

Chen Xiao was reviewing the production list that Lina had just compiled in the medical department when Xiao Que's voice came from the control panel: "Agent Chen, the two agents dispatched by headquarters have arrived in Asara and are expected to arrive at the Special Operations Division in an hour."

"So fast?" Chen Xiao raised an eyebrow, put down the data panel in his hand, "It seems that headquarters is more concerned about the cooperation with Said than I thought."

Lina peeked out from behind a row of incubators, holding a freshly packaged combat stimulant in her hand: "Anyone want to try?"

"Headquarters sent them to inspect the Said cooperation project." Chen Xiao crossed his arms and looked at the notification sent by Zoya: "Wuming and Bit. You know Wuming, he's the one Zoya sent to Babel Tower to hack into the Skynet terminal."

Lina paused for a moment. She certainly remembered that operation; the Nameless One's failure was discovered by Jacob, and things nearly spiraled out of control. That led to the subsequent Ascended Operation.

"And the other person?" Lina asked.

"Bit, a native of Asara," Chen Xiao recalled his file. "One of the few Asara-origin operators in GTI, he's said to be very familiar with the local situation. Headquarters probably sent him here because they thought he would be easier to deal with Said."

Lina was silent for a moment, then put the stimulant into the incubator and closed the door. "They're here... to replace you?"

"It's not a replacement, it's an 'evaluation'." Chen Xiao smiled casually: "To see what I've done poorly, and if so, I'll assist you like 'Luna'."

Chen Xiao raised an eyebrow and glanced at Luna, who was diligently checking her equipment.

Luna acted as if she hadn't heard.

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