Honkai, they all became my stigmata

Chapter No.17

moment in the sky

The city under the night is brightly lit and neon lights are flickering, illuminating the streets in colorful colors.People shuttle in a hurry, rushing to catch up with the distance, as if time is their enemy.

There was only a silver-haired girl sitting on the street corner, as if waiting for something.

The neon lights flickered, and the red, green and green lights shone in turn, illuminating her delicate little face without any blemishes.

After waiting for a while, the girl took out a timer from her pocket and looked at the time on it.

There are still four minutes and 53 seconds before the agreed transaction time, but the footsteps she expected did not appear.

The waiting place she chose happened to be at a crossroad, and there wasn't much traffic around. If the person she was waiting for was approaching, with her observation ability and vigilance, she would naturally be able to spot it in time.

She sighed, waiting patiently for the time to pass.

My own big plan cannot go wrong in the first step.

And when the countdown on the timer reached zero, the girl's eyes were in a daze, and a figure dressed in black and with a hood appeared abruptly in front of her.

He was holding a silver box in his hand, which was exactly what she wanted to trade.

"Oh, you came on time, Mr. Ferryman."

"Punctuality is a virtue, Miss Brownie."

The dark figure said with a low smile.

"Ha, is this your professional level? It's not in vain that I gave up [Snake Eye] and chose to trade with you instead."

The silver-haired girl stretched out her hand, begging for the box.

"Since you are able to give up the largest underground intelligence organization in Tianqiong City and trust me, a lone rogue, I shall also repay your trust, Miss Brownie."

While speaking, the man in black handed the silver box to the other party.

"Lone wanderer... Hey."

The girl called Brownie thought of something, lightly sneered, and took the box.

She took off her gloves and placed her hand on the disc in the middle of the box.Then, there was a mechanical click

It sounded like a series of precise locks being unlocked one by one.

Everything was silent, as if waiting for the reassuring [click] sound when the box bounced open.

Is this the case in most movie scenes?The two parties who traded in a place with few people, the party who got the traded item couldn't wait to open the received box and check the goods inside.

If the goods are not right, I am afraid that the two sides will fight on the spot.

But nothing happened.Only the girl's fingertips—to be precise, the void a few millimeters in front of the girl's fingertips were lit up.

A silent stream of information danced through her fingertips.In her field of vision, countless complicated noises quickly combined into many visible images, and then dissipated immediately.

——This is exactly what the girl wants, not something substantive, but some extremely important information and data.

She concentrated on accepting these data, carefully reviewing the contents:

"Visual interactive demo map... Well, this is what they prepare for customers who come to visit their company.

"On-site duty inspection, monitoring terminal distribution points and auxiliary positioning points...

"Alarm records and optimization reports in the last three months, alarm threshold and level analysis..."

The boundless flow of information illuminates the dark part of the girl's hood, and reveals the corners of the girl's mouth that bends upward unconsciously.

She said happily to the person in front of her:

"It is indeed worth the risk. It is a good deal. I am very satisfied with the goods you have provided, Mr. Ferryman."

With these data, she has a lot more confidence in what she wants to do next.

"It's just that...the information is too detailed. You guys, you must be the ghost of the Shencheng Group, right?"

"How could it be? It's not like you and I don't know the horror of the Shencheng Group."

The man in black chuckled and continued:

"I don't belong to any group, not from Shencheng Technology, not from Taixu Gate, and not from Snake Eye."

Today, the largest technology group in Tianqiong City, the Shencheng Group, is the de facto ruler of this city shrouded in light curtains.

And two other large organizations that are slightly inferior to it, Taixumen and Snake Eye, control other resources of the city through different channels.

Anyone who tries to disobey their rule will probably disappear without a trace.

Hearing this answer, the silver-haired girl narrowed her eyes slightly and said in a low voice:

"It's hard to imagine... If you don't belong to a certain group, where did these materials come from? Why do you want to help me?"

"Well, the reason why I choose to help you is very simple. It's like singing a popular phrase on the Internet forums in Tianqiong City recently-'Help every dream that lives or dies', that's all."

The man in black said nonchalantly:

"Just like what you're going to do... Isn't it a near-death attempt?"

"Huh... Interesting. If we are both alive in the end, I would like to make friends with you."

"Very happy."

At this moment, a group of heavily armed gangsters suddenly rushed out from the corner of the street.

They all wore jackets embroidered with tiger heads, but each had its own style—some were inlaid with neon tubes, some were twisted with circuit boards, and one seemed to be painted on.

"Little ones, keep an eye on this little bastard! She is the one who hacked our Tiger Head Gang online!"

"Don't worry, brother, it's not online. With so many of us, how can we let this little bastard get away?"

"What the hell! The most famous hacker on the road [Horror Rabbit] is actually such a brat?"

"Beat both of these bastards together!"

Their voices were noisy, but they didn't seem to disturb the two people who were doing the transaction at all.

The silver-haired girl accepted the data she got, and her gray eyes looked at the man in black in front of her:

"It's a good deal. Tell me, Mr. Ferryman, how much is the information you sold me worth? I really want to know how much I am worth in your heart."

"It's a trade secret, Miss Brownie."

The man in black tactfully refused to answer this question.

"...All right, it's fine if you don't want to say it, I won't spend money to buy my own life."

Brownie said indifferently.

The man in black looked back at the gangsters who were gradually approaching, and said with a low smile:

"Miss Brownie, do you need my help?"

"...It's not worth it, if you want to go, go quickly,"

The silver-haired girl pulled her hood and stood up.

"Then there will be a time later, dear little rabbit."

Accompanied by another burst of trance, the figure of the ferryman disappeared.

The girl was alone facing this group of gangsters with sharp weapons, but she didn't show a trace of fear at all.

The virtualized gun projections continued to emerge around her, until finally, they condensed into reality.

"I have to go back to work, you guys, don't waste my time too much."

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

In an inconspicuous alley in the city, walk a few hundred meters along the alley, and when you go out, you can see a bar with simple and elegant decoration on the outside, and a metal sign with "Raven's" hanging on the wall.

The silver-haired girl put on the waitress outfit she had always been accustomed to, and worked in front of the bar counter with peace of mind.

Although those little gangsters wasted a little of her time, she still came back at the right time, um, work and life are balanced.

Her favorite song [Angel Reconstruction] is playing on the jukebox in the bar. It is rumored that it is sung by a certain underworld daughter "HANSER" whose true colors have not been seen so far.

At this moment, the door of the bar was pushed open, and a person walked in.

"Hi, welcome to Raven's, what would you like to order?"

In line with professional ethics, she showed a mechanical smile and greeted the guests.

However, the guest in front of him is quite familiar - recently, he has come here every day, to the bar.

Although there are quite a few repeat customers of Raven's, Brownie dares to guarantee with her excellent observation ability that ninety-nine percent of them came to listen to Siora's insults when she was on duty. in this way.

After all, it was obvious that when he came, it was not when Xiora was on duty, either when he was on duty, or when he asked his good friend Teresa to be on duty.

Thinking so, he took the initiative to ask:

"Still the same?"

"Well, it's still the same."

The silver-haired girl turned around and skillfully mixed the drink, then handed over the wine glass.

"Your sugar-free grapefruit juice."

The guest sat near her and started drinking like this.

At this point in time, it was still a while before the bar really became active, and there were only two or three sporadic customers here.

The eyes of the silver-haired girl involuntarily fell on the TV in the bar.

There, an ad is playing on a loop:

"At Shencheng Technology, everyone has unique value.

"Omnipotent smart technology, ubiquitous information network... Shencheng Technology will provide you with the highest quality guarantee for your freedom and safety.

"A carefree life is only when—

"The sky under the [Light Curtain].

"Join Shencheng Technology and guard [the last paradise of mankind] with us."

Even in this remote corner of the bar, the girl can easily see the light curtain that goes straight to the sky.

The entire Sky City is isolated from the world by this [Light Curtain], and it has been like this for decades, no, probably hundreds of years.

The girl stared blankly at the light curtain, wondering what she was thinking.

"The light curtain...its existence is far longer than any person in this city. It has enveloped this sky since before people were born."

The drinker suddenly said softly.

Because of the many visits, she is quite familiar with this guest, and it is very common for her to have a few conversations like now when there is no one around.

Brownie naturally took over the conversation and said:

"It's like the sun and the moon, it exists there naturally and can be seen every day."

Therefore, the vast majority of people in this city have long been accustomed to this.

Few people think so - perhaps, it can "not exist".

"I've heard a lot of theories on the Internet, [Shencheng Conspiracy Theory], [Light Curtain Isolation Theory]... What do you think of these theories, Miss Brownie?"

"...I don't care what the meaning of the light curtain is, that's not important to me."

The silver-haired girl replied tactfully.

This sentence is true, but it is only half of it.

She really doesn't care about the meaning of the light curtain itself, what she cares about is the world outside the light curtain.

What's it like outside?What kind of world is beyond the light curtain?

This is the reason why she started to act and seek a deal.

"Well, Miss Brownie, the way you think seriously reminds me of one of my girlfriends."

"Sir, this strike-up technique is outdated. Also, what does one mean...?"

Brownie replied in a calm voice.