Poverty makes me capable of anything.

"Harrison commissioned us to investigate you."

"Huh?" An Ran's mouth dropped open slightly. "As Night Owl agents, you still take on commissions?"

It's that same bastard again? He's like a persistent ghost.

"I have no comment on that."

"Could it be..."

An Ran thought of Harrison's recent behavior, which was quite different from before: "Could it be that he has joined you?"

"No comment."

“It seems that even if I didn’t join you, I’m at least cooperating with you.” An Ran nodded, grabbed Nadia, and quickly left, heading towards the edge of the city.

"What are you trying to do?" the man on the other end demanded.

"To discuss important matters."

"..."

"Your goal is also to take down Fitch, right? So, are you interested in cooperating with me?"

"what?"

With a light touch of the ground, Anran quickly leaped to the top of a building, displaying agility even surpassing that of Spider-Man.

Looking around, I didn't see any unusual black dots in the sky.

No suspicious people were seen on the ground.

"To be honest, I am actually the second most wanted person in the Blue Forest. Since you can cooperate with Harrison, there shouldn't be any problem with cooperating with me, right?"

"what?"

What a triple combo.

Each time, the person on the other end of the communication channel sounded increasingly surprised.

According to their investigation, the two girls with the billion-dollar bounty were put on their heads because they killed Fitch's son.

If what she says is true, then working with her is clearly more reliable than working with Harrison.

"Let me verify it for you."

After An Ran finished speaking, she grabbed Nadia's collar with her right hand and shook her violently: "Hey, wake up, wake up! Stop pretending to be unconscious."

You're not even experiencing dizziness, what are you pretending for?

Nadia slowly "woke up," his face full of "pain": "Stop shaking me, or I'll die."

“Okay, don’t move, I’m going to remove my makeup,” An Ran said.

"..."

Nadia stood still, not intending to do anything more, staring in disbelief as makeup remover material appeared out of thin air in An Ran's hand.

Soon after, a brand new face appeared before him.

It's not exactly new; there are only a few changes. But the face, covered by makeup, looks even cuter.

It's exactly the same as the photo on the bounty poster!

And Harrison said she also had an assistant, so that made it two people.

"Nadia?" someone called out from the other end.

“It is indeed the same,” Nadia said.

"How about it?"

"I need to contact someone higher up to make a decision."

“Very good, go ahead and contact them. I'll borrow Nadia for a while.”

Anran tied Nadia up with a rope, then held the rope with one hand, thus suspending herself above the swarm of insects in the wild.

"I……"

"Don't be afraid, you're thin, so the bugs might not want to eat you."

"I……"

Chapter 33 Even if I become an NPC, I'll still bring my sister along.

Nadia wasn't suspended in the air for too long; he should thank his superiors for reacting quickly enough, otherwise the insects, which were almost stacked into a tower, might have actually managed to bite him.

"Whoosh-"

That's the sound of the wind.

Although he wasn't hung up, Nadia was safely strapped to the lightning rod this time.

He watched An Ran talking to her boss with a visibly uneasy expression. Even on a clear, sunny day, he couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Walter, the superior, said slowly, "Your strength has been recognized by us. Your goal is Fitch, and our goal is the entire Blue Forest. These two goals are not mutually exclusive."

Grandpa from the grass.

Nadia cursed inwardly, "Can't you speak more fluently at a time like this?"

I am so surprised.

"But now we want to know how you would like to collaborate."

"emmm..."

Of course, I'd send you to the front lines to fight the Imperial army to the death, while I pick up the scraps from behind. But I can't say that outright.

Anran then asked, "What kind of cooperation model do you have with Harrison?"

Walter's blue model suddenly turned around.

It seems they are discussing things with the person behind the scenes.

“It’s no problem to tell you this,” Walter said, turning around. “Harrison contacted us after his identity was exposed. Our cooperation model is simple: we provide him with information, some supplies, and shelter when necessary, while he helps us create chaos in the Blue Forest and rescues our people when necessary.”

“That makes perfect sense.” An Ran nodded.

That's all Harrison can do.

The so-called creation of chaos is nothing more than sabotage and assassination.

“I think we can collaborate in the same way,” Anran said.

But Walter frowned: "There are only two of you."

Harrison's core team consists of seven people, along with many others working for them behind the scenes, plus the new recruits—this is a force to be reckoned with.

Still think there aren't enough people?

An Ran pursed her lips. "You only saw two people, that's true, but I also have a pirate crew under my command."

"..."

Anyone can spout nonsense.

"And I am a mechanic."

"..."

so what?

"In that case, we can try to make contact first."

"What do you mean?"

“Before finalizing the formal cooperation method, you can see what my capabilities are, and I can see what your level really is,” An Ran said. “Although you have a high opinion of yourselves, based on this brief contact, you are really quite incompetent.”

"You..." Walter's face darkened, looking down on himself.

"You're still not convinced? Why don't you go and kill Fitch's son? Just don't let me find out when you're following me."

An Ran retorted directly, stating that in cooperation, one must take the initiative, or at least be on an equal footing.

She didn't actually intend to work for Night Owl, but it would be great to be able to use their agents.

Some confidential information cannot be obtained by players alone, and she herself has no way to obtain it.

Although the Empire had achieved victory against the Ninth Expeditionary Force, it quickly withdrew some troops from the Sixth Expeditionary Force. Moreover, the situation was different this time. The previous defeat had made many people more cautious, so the Sixth Expeditionary Force had ample logistical supplies.

Furthermore, since the insects in its own territory had not yet been cleared out, Night Owl dared not venture into the Blue Forest rashly.

This means that it is possible for Enron to take the initiative.

The owl was still at a disadvantage at this point.

"..."

Walter was about to say something, but he stopped when he opened his mouth, because the person behind him called out to him.

He turned around and saw the person shake their head, then nod.

He took a deep breath, straightened his clothes, and said, "Okay, so how do you plan to try it?"

"Let's exchange contact information first. Since this is a tentative contact, we should naturally see how each other fares."

After a moment of silence, Walter said, "Okay."

After agreeing on the terms, Walter provided his contact information.

However, this is not a direct means of contact. Instead, if Anran or Night Owl's agents want to find the other party, they can issue a special mission through the Star Hunter Guild and then proceed according to the plan.

In short, it is a complex but relatively safe approach.

"Congratulations, you can leave now." An Ran untied the metal ropes binding Nadia, a pleased smile on her face.

Nadia wore a bitter expression. He felt extremely weak when his feet touched the ground, as if he had successfully survived a tribulation.

Even breathing in the slightly cool air at high altitudes felt warm.

"Then goodbye."

After saying that, An Ran lightly stepped on the ground and flew out.

Just as Nadia was about to feel relieved that the devilish woman was gone, he suddenly took another step forward and shouted, "Hey..."