"Insolence! You, a mere Contractor, dare to speak to the Emperor in such a way?"
"You should have reached the valve by now, immediately open it," Niu Ben said coldly, essentially issuing an order.
"Open the valve? Ha-ha, right now, the control is in my hands, and if I don't open it, what can you do?" Mu Rufeng said indifferently.
"Not opening it? Ha-ha, you are Contractors, if you don't complete the mission, you will be erased."
"You also have bombs I've implanted within you, I can detonate them at any time," Niu Ben added.
At that moment, a prompt chimed in Mu Rufeng's mind again.
[You've received a secret, would you like to view it?]
"A secret at this time?—View," Mu Rufeng silently noted.
[Bombs, ha-ha, there actually are no bombs, you wouldn't believe that I can actually influence the tasks you are issued]
[Secret Owner: Niu Ben from Qingye Farm]
"Hmm???" Mu Rufeng looked surprised.
There… is actually no bomb, how bizarre is that, this Niu Ben can even influence task issuance?
Mu Rufeng's expression became somewhat intriguing.
"Erased? As a Level 9 Ghost Emperor, don't you know that the official departments in the real world have already developed the Login Bracelet?"
"With the Login Bracelet, do you think you can kill us?" Mu Rufeng said with a faint smile.
"The Login Bracelet, of course, I know, but, even then, it's an exceedingly rare item."
"Are you sure all five of you Contractors have the Login Bracelet?" Niu Ben said with a smile.
"Oh? Is that so? Why don't you try detonating one of the bombs?" Mu Rufeng suddenly said.
The moment he said this, a chill ran through the hearts of the other Contractors.
Apart from Mu Rufeng, among the other four Contractors, only Zhao Mai from the relevant department and Qi Wei from the big company had a Login Bracelet.
The independent Contractors, Sun Liancheng and Sun Guo, did not have a Login Bracelet.
Just as Sun Liancheng was about to speak, he was immediately silenced by a glare from Mu Rufeng, who dared not speak any further.
"Are you Mu Rufeng?" Niu Ben asked.
"Boss Niu, I didn't expect you could guess my name," Mu Rufeng said, somewhat surprised.
"From your name, I knew you wouldn't peacefully complete the mission, but if you aren't afraid of the bomb, are they also not afraid?"
"Are you not afraid that I'll detonate the bomb inside you, forcing Lina and the other four Contractors to open the valve?"
"Also, aren't you aware that I have arranged Contractors in the two other buildings as well? Missing one of you wouldn't matter," Niu Ben said slowly.
"From my name?" Mu Rufeng heard this, slightly startled, but did not show it.
"Then go ahead and detonate it," Mu Rufeng said nonchalantly.
"...." There was a moment of silence on the other end.
A loud rumbling sound came from the other end of the phone.
Then, the rumbling sound came from above, and the walls around them shook again.
"Boss Niu? Did you detonate it? There was no reaction."
"And, as far as I know, your plan should have been leaked already; are the Contractors on the other side wiped out?" Mu Rufeng asked.
Silence, another bout of silence.
"You win, there are no bombs, go ahead and open the valve, consider that I owe you a favor," Niu Ben said.
"A favor is no good, I need to know your plan, and the answers to the things I mentioned before, most importantly, I need to know why there's a clone of me in the factory," Mu Rufeng said slowly.
Niu Ben paused for a moment, then uttered, "Okay."
Once Niu Ben agreed, Mu Rufeng immediately turned off the speaker and put the phone to his ear.
"However, I have one condition, after you open the valve, you cannot return, but must continue to help me do one more thing," Niu Ben's voice sounded again.
[Fourth Stage Task Released, will you accept the request from Qingye Farm's Boss Niu Ben? Please note, once accepted, the Fourth Stage Task must be completed to clear the instance and return.]
A prompt sounded in Mu Rufeng's mind, causing him to frown slightly.
He didn't answer immediately, but instead looked at the other Contractors.
Mu Rufeng didn't notice any change in their expressions or in their eyes.
Clearly, they likely didn't receive a prompt in their minds.
Based on Niu Ben's words, that meant after completing the Third Rank task, they could return.
"I agree with you, but I'll still take that favor," Mu Rufeng said with a firm voice.
[Fourth Stage Task Released, please complete the Third Rank task first to view the specific information.]
Right then, Niu Ben explained everything Mu Rufeng had asked about.
Firstly, it was about the supposed bombs inside Mu Rufeng and the other Contractors.
And that bomb story starts from the moment they entered the instance.
Due to the instance's rules, Mu Rufeng and the others had fallen asleep upon entering, being unconscious.
Items on their person could enter their Item Slot, all due to the rules of the instance, and he also appeared directly inside the Clone Factory.
From beginning to end, Niu Ben had never met Mu Rufeng, so how could he have implanted a bomb?
It's just that, as the person behind the scenes arranged as a spy here, he could to some extent influence the tasks of the instance, though this influence was very minimal.