Chapter 1302: NO.206:【Deep Coffee】
NO. 206: 【Deep Coffee】
For an organisation that does not follow an elite policy but instead, like Commander Blake back then, has a considerable amount of industrial supply, Lu Zas is naturally not short of manpower.
Although most of this manpower consists of mid-to-low-level personnel, and even most of them are not necessarily skilled in combat but rather more adept in technical and managerial aspects, they are still useful.
— at least in Aomo's eyes they are useful.
And then came the time for that line to take the stage — we must assume that extraterrestrials have brains!
He has always been like this: he can tolerate a bunch of scheming fools whose plans all come to nothing, but he cannot tolerate himself ending up with an irreparable result due to insufficient foresight.
Having once disliked losing, he has repeatedly thought of doing better.
He cannot handle sudden blows, but a prearranged duel with a clear target must be treated with the utmost courtesy.
This treatment also includes positioning.
Since Lu Zas first showed signs in the Uma Musume domain, Aomo has already defined him as a troublesome cautious type.
It's hard to say whether he is smart or not, but at least he has brains, hasn't given in to the fantasy of overnight success, and has found the best developmental path.
In the Holy Terra Federation, the most dangerous are not those who want to invade Earth, rule the universe, or destroy the world, but those who are single-mindedly obsessed with making money.
The criminals serving the longest sentences here always stand at the forefront of the economy, whether they are stirring up trouble in finance or simply choosing to resist the law with countless riches, which can make most people feel uneasy from the bottom of their hearts.
And among them, those who single-mindedly pursue power for themselves are, of course, not looked down upon.
Because reality is like a meat rogue with overly piled-up content: as long as you have money, you can combine limited options into nearly infinite possibilities.
But Lu Zas is not merely a criminal organisation.
It is also an Avengers Alliance.
Holohaiya's intelligence has long shown that their upper echelon only accepts those who bear grudges against Ultramen.
Although common sense tells us that the superstructure is determined by the base, the same common sense also tells us that people in upper departments often can shake the life and fate of those in lower departments.
The nature of "revenge" makes them hardly abide by the rules or honestly make money; they will surely be eager to get involved in various options for "efficient development," and in such options, they will lean toward the column that "adds trouble for Ultramen."
And as long as they can add trouble for Ultramen, they obviously won't mind taking action against non-Ultramen who are nonetheless related to Ultramen.
And among them, Aomo Lindun is obviously a rather special type, for although he is not an Ultraman, he has deep ties with them and is also a formidable monster tamer.
Dealing with him requires not a low cost.
For an organisation that is developing on one hand while having set a major project on the other, with finances not yet very ample or relaxed, this is not a good idea.
Even if he holds a batch of monster cards worth a city each, his combat record in this intelligence is something an organisation must think twice about.
But...
What is he doing to the people around him?
From the very beginning, it has been a slide from dealing with Ultramen to dealing with the people around Ultramen; for these extraterrestrials whose strengths are caution and meticulousness, whose weaknesses are equally caution and meticulousness, a further slide in thought is not difficult at all.
Countless stories of heroes hiding their identities have already clarified the devastating effect of "doxxing" on modern society residents, and Aomo Lindun's such "reckless" provocation, like Iron Man's, should be fiercely targeted at his beloved kin!!!
— they will probably think this way.
In an organisation without a specific leader, but formed as a council, it is inevitable to avoid multiple styles of measures being carried out in parallel, and achieving the goal by any means necessary is precisely the most common one.
Coincidentally, Aomo Lindun also has the same way of thinking.
Although recently he has softened his methods due to various influences, his default way of thinking remains unchanged and can still be easily applied to his enemies.
But he also has a point of excessive confidence.
In that they do not truly understand Uma Musume.
A group that makes big money in the circle through the most brutal means will not, like a true audience or fans, ponder a girl's joys and sorrows.
Thus they also cannot understand why they dare to boast like Iron Man.
To be honest, Aomo's original plan was not to become famous by riding a rocket in this way.
In his original plan, in this industry he would at least grind for two years before considering truly pushing everything forward, anyway he is still young, he will be over twenty in a few months, two years later he would also be twenty-two, still able to be praised as "young and accomplished."
But three months ago, when he had to admit that his sudden rise to prominence was now unavoidable, in order not to die suddenly, he had to consider a proposal he had previously rejected.
That proposal had once been made by his Uma Musume liaison, which he rejected on the grounds of "this is dangerous," but two months later he had to reconsider it.
Monster cards.
Ailisuzhi — Carmilla
Chazuo — Gatanjea
Meipu Bourbon — Jinko Bridge
And recently, after truly handing over the cards, acknowledging that she can master them — 【47】 Aimu Zhiji — Lian Gui
Thus line: Aimu Zhiji—Love Ghost
Usually instructing her to go to Chazuo to seek experience in spirit-learning, not merely to let her see her older sister in higher definition, color, and higher frame rate.
He already had a pair of discerning eyes, and the double affection of Uma Musume fans and monster lovers has opened up a completely new narrow track for him — he can determine at first sight which type of monster suits this girl.
Of course, Carmilla is not a monster.
Before obtaining this card, in Aomo's eyes, the card suitable for Suzi was still hesitating between EQ and Jetton.
As for after obtaining it, everyone knows.
A compatibility of up to 98.4%, which remains the highest record Aomo has tested so far, while Tressys and Yibaba are only 82.5%, not even as high as Chazuo and Gatanjea's initial 86.4%.
However, compatibility can also increase; Chazuo is now 90%, and the Bourbon group has risen from 83% to 86%, while only Aizhi, due to practice time of less than a month, remains at 93% with no change.
Although 93% is already terrifying.
Aomo also does not think higher compatibility is a good thing, after all, 70% compatibility is enough for you to drive monsters at will, and higher compatibility is merely to raise the upper limit — that is, the numerical domain that strength-focused players pay special attention to.
But reality is far from needing to pursue that harsh model of full life and full potential, so that compatibility increase turns out to be a hidden danger instead.
Suitability and the ability to control are two different things; once unable to control, high suitability merely accelerates the process of destruction, which is more like an awakening, where what awakens is not ability, but the heart.
The change in Chazuo from 86.4% to 90% itself is sufficient to be regarded as an increasingly extreme mindset and attitude, although it is more like a subtle, unconscious change, yet it is also enough to make him take notice.
Whether it is the stimulation of the card or some real-life experience, Aomo does not know, but merely putting himself in the past, he would likely have stopped it, even directly confiscated that Gatanjea card.
Now he hesitates whether to let this change take its course.
Because he himself is an example, and Trexiss is also an example, the darkness within is not beyond suppression, nor beyond relief.
The usual appearance of Chazuo showed no abnormality at all, allowing her to release the darkness in her heart into dreams, into enemies—both acceptable choices, and undoubtedly the most important—
What the monster card reveals is not merely a trait confined to one place, but a facet of the entire personality.
Seemingly intense emotions may well be part of the construction of his spirit.
Thus the essence of this hesitation is no different from the worry revealed to him by the Sirius symbol in the parking lot.
Which trainer would willingly extinguish the spirit of a horse girl?
Which trainer would not wish to witness the true manifestation of a horse girl's spirit?
At this moment, he gazes at the darkness mist filling the passage exit, watching those pale golden pupils gradually pierce the darkness, revealing to himself the two fallen attackers beside him.
Even as events continue to unfold as expected, the furrowed brow that could not be relaxed finally eased slightly.
He stroked the head of the expectant girl who had drawn near, observing her cat-like comfortable response, and smiled.
"Well done."
End of Chapter
