Don't use yourself as payment for the commission!

In response to Bai Xun's explanation, Mebius simply swung his delicate white feet casually, looking at him with a smile.

Finally, the overall curve of the foot is also a kind of curvilinear beauty and shapely beauty. The exquisite curves drive the visual changes in the thickness of the shape, making the warm and fair jade feet as exquisite as the finest jade artifacts, inspiring endless reverie. So, what's so special about it?

Chapter 86 The Little Dragon's Candy - Rhine Life Takes Office (4k)

So you're showing it off in my mouth? (???)

In the end, Bai Xun finally revealed his true colors, showing an abstract expression resembling a Want Want miniature character.

She gently stroked the beautiful little feet that Mebius had handed her, as if holding some rare treasure, and lightly tickled the smooth, concave soles, causing the smiling Mebius to let out a soft moan.

But just as Bai Xun was about to enjoy this rare delicacy, the system panel popped up, completely oblivious to the atmosphere.

[Host, the Silver Key Gate is about to open. Please prepare to receive guests.]

"System, shut up! Don't ruin my plans!"

The trench system has been quiet for so many days, why did it have to choose to do something big at home?

Bai Xun reluctantly put down Mebius's small feet and turned to look at the silver-white door that was slowly opening in mid-air in the living room.

"Oh dear, manager, we have a customer!"

Mebius knew that a new guest had arrived, and he shook his head with regret as he put on his shoes and socks.

She then looked at the silver key door with great interest, wondering what kind of world this guest came from and what kind of fun he could bring her.

However, Mebius might be disappointed this time, because Bai Xun had already learned from the system that the guests this time did not come from other worlds, but from this very land.

Bai Xun couldn't help but feel that the system's prediction when she first acquired the agency—that "the agency is currently located in Terra, and the chances of guests from that world entering the agency are increased"—had been proven true.

As the silvery light gradually faded, a thin Safra girl dressed in a hospital gown cautiously peeked out from the silvery door, looking at Bai Xun and Mebius beside him with surprise and restraint.

The girl named Ifrit, a Safra, was so thin that even the small hospital gown looked a little too loose on her.

"You, who are you?"

Suddenly finding herself in an unfamiliar environment, surrounded by two strangers, Ifrit clenched her fists, her eyes filled with wariness.

In Ifrit's eyes, Bai Xun was alright, but the green-haired older sister in a wheelchair next to him instinctively made Ifrit feel a sense of disgust and fear.

Bai Xun was slightly taken aback when he saw the newcomer's identity and attire. After a moment, he realized that the thin Safra girl in front of him was the invincible little fire dragon that he had wanted to put on the field no matter what when the game started.

"I'm the manager of the Dimensional Agency. You can think of me as... well, like a fairy from a fairy tale, a little helper who can grant everyone's wishes. I can make any wish come true for you~"

While explaining in a businesslike manner, Bai Xun recalled the general situation of Charmander in the original Ark storyline at this point in time.

Under normal circumstances, Bai Xun would have forgotten these specific plot details long ago after so many years of time travel, but he is not a serious person and has the habit of writing a diary.

The first thing I did after realizing I had been transported to Arknights was to write down the plot and key moments I could still remember and review them from time to time. It was like I had created my own simplified version of the Terra Encyclopedia.

It's only the year 1095 now, and the Balrog incident doesn't seem to have broken out yet, but it's coming soon. In other words, Charmander should still be receiving "treatment" at Rhine Lab.

Just as Bai Xun thought, Ifrit is indeed still receiving "treatment" at Rhine Lab, and has reached the final stage.

Ifrit, who was just a child, didn't doubt Bai Xun's words much after suddenly arriving in a magical place, and directly believed the fairy-tale-like setting Bai Xun described.

Excitedly clenching her little fists and with shining eyes, she pressed on, asking...

Any wish!

"Can you cure my illness and bring Saria back to see me sooner?"

At this point, Ifrit's excited expression dimmed slightly, and she even lowered her head.

“Saria has been coming back less and less lately. I must have done something to disappoint her. I want to go and apologize to her... but the doctors won’t let me leave the ward, and Himer won’t allow it either.”

What a well-behaved child.

Seeing the little fire dragon's well-behaved and sensible appearance, even Bai Xun, the blood demon, felt a warmth on his body.

As expected, the little dragon only showed his irritability and anger to outsiders; when it came to his parents, he was a sensible and well-behaved child.

Of course, Haku Xun doesn't deny that the reason she finds Charmander so pleasing to the eye is because the big head attacks the small head, and the rabbit head replaces thinking.

After all, Charmander was the fourth of the three legendary gods at the start of the game. Even though Charmander has long since been out of meta, Bai Xun, a player who was stuck at the start of the game, still has a strong preference for her.

However, while I may have some preferences, I still need to make things clear.

"Little dragon, miracles and magic don't come for free. You have to pay a price when you make a wish."

Bai Xun knelt down in front of the little fire dragon and looked into the eyes of the thin child. Her smile was gentle, but her words sounded somewhat cold.

"But...but I don't have any money..."

The girl's two little hands were tucked together, and a flustered and disappointed expression appeared on her face, making Bai Xun want to slap her.

Bai Xun didn't really intend to be like a vampire, exploiting even the remaining value of a child. He was simply trying to get a reward from the system to fulfill the conditions of the "commission," so he quickly explained.

"I don't want money. Anything you think is valuable or precious is acceptable as payment."

"Like this?"

Upon hearing this, Ifrit finally raised her head again. After thinking for a moment and blinking, she solemnly took out a candy from her pocket, presented it to Bai Xun with both hands, and asked carefully, "..."

"Is this okay? It's my favorite strawberry-flavored candy; I was originally planning to save it for Saria..."

Seeing the little fire dragon present the candy to her as if it were some priceless treasure, Bai Xun was slightly taken aback. After a moment, she accepted the candy and smiled gently.

"A very valuable reward, therefore, the commission is established."

As Bai Xun finished speaking, the system panel finally appeared as Bai Xun wished.

[Triggering the quest [The Lair of the Flame Demon]]

[Commission Introduction: The ancient Balrog royal court has passed away, but its remains and fragments have been collected and studied by various interested parties. The Colombian military is eager to reproduce the power of the Balrog and turn it into a weapon, and Ifrit is the most successful experimental subject.]

Whether for the sake of this poor child, or to prevent the remains of your kind from being defiled, you have decided to travel to Rhine Lab to save Ifrit and put an end to the Balrog's plan.

[Compensation for the Commission: Charmander's Candy (provided by the client), Balrog's Blood, and 1 chance to win a prize]

[Item: Charmander's Candy]

Description: Strawberry-flavored candy, besides being very sweet, has no other special features, but it is the only comfort a child can hold in their hand during times of suffering.

Effect: Showing this will greatly increase the favorability between Himeru and Saria.

"Wait a moment, we'll make some preparations and then come to help you fulfill your wish."

"Really? Can you hurry up? Hemer will worry if I'm gone for too long!"

Ifrit, sitting on the sofa swinging her little feet, spoke impatiently, but she didn't actually do anything radical because she was in a hurry. She just bit her nails and tried her best to suppress her excitement.

Bai Xun, however, pushed Mebius, who was sitting in a wheelchair, a little further. Rarely treated this way by Bai Xun, Mebius tilted his head back and looked up at Bai Xun, chuckling softly.

"Manager, do you know what I'm thinking right now?"

"Do you inwardly marvel at my own uprightness, kindness, and gentleness?"

Bai Xun, who felt quite self-satisfied, said this without any shame, but Möbius stuck out his tongue in disgust upon hearing it.

"Unfortunately, you guessed completely wrong~"

People now seriously suspect that you, shopkeeper, are a super-powerful philanderer!

"what?"

"It's because other people have to sell themselves to the shopkeeper to get his help, while this kid only needs a piece of candy to bribe him... I guess I'll have to design my body to be a bit smaller, otherwise it might not suit your taste, shopkeeper~"

"Hiss, how dare you slander someone's innocence out of thin air!"

Bai Xun pinched the doll's soft, bouncy cheeks in dissatisfaction.

"Can't you think of me for once? I just want to help this poor child, and you'll get a lot of benefits from it too."

Bai Xun originally thought there were no suitable conditions to help Möbius with the laboratory, but now that Charmander has arrived, there are ready-made solutions.

Thinking this way, Bai Xun shared the information about Rhine Lab and the little fire dragon with Mebius, especially about the actions of a certain golden retriever who wanted to fly and the old goat Parvis.

“Rhine Labs is one of the top academic institutions in Terra. If we go with Charmander, we can go find out about Rhine Labs’ affairs. I’ll take care of the head of the Structural Engineering Department at Rhine Labs for you. You should be able to handle the rest on your own, right?”

"Hmph, they're just a bunch of little animals. Don't even mention being just the head of a department; I think I could take over the entire leadership position!"

If I can't beat a cosmic-level genius like Black Tower, do you think I, Mebius, can't beat a bunch of geniuses from a bunch of small animals?

Mebius was more confident than ever before!

However, Bai Xun also knew that Mebius was just saying that. She was only interested in science, and she would definitely be fine with having her do experiments, but she was definitely not interested in a position like the one that required coordinating and commanding all parties.

Bai Xun and Mebius briefly discussed the action plan.

The main plot is that Bai Xun uses his super power to single-handedly defeat the entire Rhine Lab, and then Mebius uses her super intelligence to confront Christen and resolve the aftermath of Bai Xun's rampage at Rhine Lab, while also managing to extract some research resources from Rhine Lab.

Simple and clear.

"Let's go, let's take over Rhine!"

With a wave of his hand, Bai Xun led the impatient Ifrit and Mebius into the reopened Gate of Light.

...................

Columbia, Rhine Life Sciences, Structural Engineering.

After Himer was removed from his position as the person in charge of Ifrit's daily treatment by Parvis, Albert, the only remaining researcher who cared about Ifrit, was also not present today. Only a few researchers led by Leon, who were under Parvis's command, were responsible for the daily supervision of Ifrit.

Ifrit's sudden disappearance threw Leon and his group into complete chaos. While sending people to inform Palvis, they frantically analyzed the situation.

"How could she suddenly disappear? Could it be that someone used Originium Arts to infiltrate the department and take Ifrit away? But... wait, Ifrit has reappeared!"

Leon, standing outside the isolation room, was stunned to see Ifrit appear out of thin air just as suddenly as she had vanished, through the glass wall.

But the next second, two more figures appeared in Ifrit. Their confident expressions and strange wheelchairs made it clear that this man and woman who suddenly appeared were no ordinary people.

Who exactly is this expert who has arrived!

"Buhou, someone's invading! Get back immediately!"

Leon immediately realized the seriousness of the situation and, while calling on his colleagues to evacuate, hurriedly called for backup from the defense department.

Bai Xun didn't pay attention to the NPC's reaction. Instead, she nodded to Möbius, took the little dragon's hand, and led her out of the isolation room.

"Come on, didn't you want to meet Saria? I'll take you to her."

Seeing Bai Xun casually kick down the isolation room door, Ifrit stopped in her tracks. When Bai Xun turned to look at her, she pursed her lips and whispered...

"Hime will worry if you run around, and so will Saria. I promised you that you would behave and wait for them to come back."

What a good boy.

In other circumstances, Bai Xunzhen would have gone along with Ifrit, but it's clear that's not the case now.

"Actually, Himer and Saria also want you to leave here. Rhine Lab is not treating your illness at all, but using you for experiments, just like before you met Saria and Himer."

The terrifying truth that suddenly reached her ears made Ifrit instinctively tremble with fear, and the horrific experiments she had encountered in Hayden's laboratory seemed to reappear before her eyes.

She may be a child, but she's not stupid.

The way that annoying old goat looked at her was no different from the way those bad guys in Hayden's lab looked at her. It was only because of the presence of Saria, Himer, Albert and others that Ifrit had chosen to ignore and tolerate it.

But Bai Xun chose to tear away this veil directly. He knelt down in front of Ifrit, held the girl's thin arms, looked her in the eye, and said slowly,

“I have accepted your payment, so I will definitely complete your request. Listen to me, let’s leave here and find Saria.”

"But..."

Seeing that Ifrit was still struggling with her decision, Bai Xun couldn't help but sigh.

"Then let me ask you, if Himer and Saria weren't here, would you still want to stay here?"

"Of course not!"

"Then it's over, isn't it?"

This time, Ifrit gave her answer without hesitation, and Bai Xun finally smiled upon hearing it.

Just as Charmander made his decision, a group of defense officers in power armor arrived at the scene, causing Ifrit to immediately grip Bai Xun's hand tightly and ask anxiously,

"Bai Xun, what should we do?"

Bai Xun merely smiled dismissively at this.

"It's simple, my super intelligence tells me it's time to use my super power."