Several hours before Bai Fu found the player, Xia Shi brought back the latest news from all around.
"The task arrangement has come through."
"Raiding and inspecting the secret base that the Dark Web has set up in Lynn."
Xia Shi began to explain in detail.
On the Ancestral Origin Star, aside from the Genetic Primordial and five other major forces like the Truth Society, there were many smaller forces not to be underestimated, and one of them was the Makarov Family, the secret operator behind the Dark Web.
The Makarov Family was once a globally renowned mercenary organization before the war. After the war, the surviving family members expanded their business to survive, turning to the trade of assassins.
These people were extremely capable in their work, and after more than a decade without a single failure, they decided to move behind the scenes and set up a platform.
The Makarov Family had always been praised for their "tight-lipped nature, never revealing client information," so when they launched this platform, it immediately garnered attention from many assassins and people in need of such services.
To reassure these individuals, the head of the Makarov Family at the time declared that agreements reached between assassins and employers on the Dark Web would be fully guaranteed by the Makarov Family.
Should either party dare to break the agreement without prior negotiation, it would be seen as a provocation to the Makarov Family and would result in being hunted by them.
At the beginning of the platform's operation, the Makarov Family also launched a promotional policy for some lucky customers called "Second Job Half Price."
Thanks to this incredible management strategy, the Makarov Family's platform overcame all competitors, and today it has become the only true god in the world of assassination, even becoming the official partner of several major forces.
[More efficient, faster, stronger, for assassinations, look no further than Makarov!]
Watching the slogan displayed on the official Dark Web site that Xia Shi opened in front of her, Bai Fu didn't know what to say for a moment.
What the hell, just a straightforward murder service!
Xia Shi added, "The logistics team has reviewed the radio tower communication records from the time the assassin came to kill you and found no abnormal signals, which likely means the spy is hiding in Lynn, and it's very possible that he is communicating with the assassins and the Truth Society through the Dark Web."
Bai Fu was puzzled, "But didn't you say the Makarov Family is known for being tight-lipped? Will they willingly hand over the communication records? And wouldn't this mean we're breaking with the Makarov Family?"
"At this point, who cares," Xia Shi quirked her mouth. "It doesn't matter if the Dark Web won't share; we can find the records ourselves. Even if we can't, it's not a big deal. This operation is our official declaration of war against that spy. We're just giving him three chances!"
She held up three fingers.
"This is the first time. After this, there will be another operation. If he still refuses to show himself, the director's plan is to take you to Sea Capital. Once we get there, it will be even harder for him to make a move on you."
"What if he never comes out?"
Xia Shi spread her hands helplessly. If that was the case, everyone from Section Four might just have to take a vacation for the time being, withdrawing entirely from any upcoming operations of the Intelligence Bureau.
Bai Fu thoughtfully considered.
After Xia Shi finished introducing the current situation, she received a game prompt.
[You have triggered the Task [Raiding the Dark Web]]
[Task Brief: In order to draw out the spy lurking in the shadows, Section Four has devised a plan to conduct a raid on the Dark Web's base in Lynn, hoping you will cooperate with the operation as bait.]
[Task Objective: Find the database of the Dark Web's headquarters in Lynn.]
[Reward: 5000 Experience points, 5 Genetic Primordial Camp Reputation]
As support personnel, just by completing the task, one could earn 5000 Experience points; this reward was quite generous indeed.
But Bai Fu was not satisfied.
After acquiring the Spiritual Ability Knowledge Chain of the Genetic Primordial, she had thought of leaving Lynn to gather other Spiritual Ability Knowledge Chains. The only reason she stayed was to see if she could get some high-reward tasks from Section Four.
Now it seemed she could probably dismiss this notion as 5000 Experience points, which was a lot for her past self, was not enough for her to level up.
"Guess I have to take matters into my own hands."
She was definitely leaving, but before that, Bai Fu planned to complete the [Shadow of Truth] task triggered by the increased bounty from the Truth Society, which not only offered 30,000 Experience points but also an additional title.
The objective of the task was to take out the new assassins, but, currently, under Section Four's strict protection, those assassins didn't dare to show themselves anytime soon.
"Gotta think of something."
Bai Fu decided to use the players as bait.
If Section Four could use her as bait, she could use the players as bait in turn; all the Affinity she had built up with them wasn't for nothing!
And so, Bai Fu went to the inn where Digging Girl was staying, along with An Ya.
At that time, there were only a few players in the inn; the others were out looking for suitable attack targets. Thanks to money borrowed from local Evil Forces, Patrick and the others had bought quite a few firearms. With the support of powerful firearms, they had taken down several small Evil Gangs in the last few days, and their Experience points were shooting up rapidly.
Patrick, who had already been the highest Level among them, had now successfully unlocked the Advanced Profession of Martial Artist and evolved from a rookie to a staunch force on the Newbie Planet, eliciting the envy of countless players.