Chapter 174

There's a problem…

Zhouri Ningjing stands amidst the fleeing data, gazing at the sole unmoving text.

Beneath its feet, the Andlu Beast is gradually fading, turning into scattered points of light.

Such fully evolved Digital Beasts originating from the Digital Machine Empire lack will and emotion, acting strictly according to program, and thus often team up with Guard Beasts in small squads to provide data guarding services.

Since there is an Andlu Beast lying here, we should send more Guard Beasts.

As an intruder, under what pretext does Zhouri Ningjing launch the attack?

"No permission… no… permission," "Shut up, you're annoying!"

In his vexed and distracted state, the falling black shoe struck with the force of a thousand jin, utterly crushing the data's cohesion without hindrance, causing the dying, repetitive mechanical guard to completely collapse into exploding fragments, returning to the entire data space.

Without a doubt, this person no longer followed the proper procedure.

Ignoring the URA association's credentials, he infiltrated the local police database with weak security.

Meanwhile, using a method more familiar with the electronic world than Digital Beasts, he blocked a data stream and defeated the Digital Beast guarding the database.

The whole procedure went off without a hitch, like a seasoned offender.

'Black Sunday' is naturally a habitual offender; compared to the official status of a committee member, this nickname in the gray zone is far more widely known.

Naturally, it is through hearsay.

Just as Aomo's initial impression of her was: a clever criminal.

You can suspect her, but you cannot be certain unless she directly confronts you.

Even the former Aomo had never encountered any information containing the name Zhouri Ningjing; on the contrary, he had heard of Black Sunday.

After all, he has always been keeping an eye on some gray, even black-market news.

Even if he wasn't particularly attentive, he had once heard rumors about which black horse girls had broken through which organizations or companies.

But there are so many horse girls in the world that even the label 'horse girl' cannot narrow down to the racing horse girls of the Three Goddesses lineage.

What comes to mind more easily is actually the group of female humanoid horses represented by the time travelers of Rhode Island Company.

The horse girl Ma Han of the self-proclaimed Kulanta Tribe more often chooses combat development over racing, making it easier to achieve a distinguished record as 'Black Sunday'.

As for now, Zhouri Ningjing doesn't care whether Aomo has doubts or suspicions.

She only feels annoyed.

That guy suspiciously questions a deceased colleague, all while serving as a Central Trainer.

How does a Central Trainer differ from a Local Trainer and from ordinary people?

Naturally, the Central Trainer advocates far more strictly and seriously than the Local Trainer or ordinary people the ideal of 'two people, three legs, one heart and one body'.

This principle is repeatedly emphasized at Tresen Academy, with the Central Trainer placing even greater emphasis on it.

Only when horse girls and trainers truly cooperate and support each other can they win in this arduous journey—a notion promoted year after year until students, teachers, and trainers all believed it, and the whole environment follows suit; although some rebellious horse girls still resist this rule, they never manage to make a significant impact.

But ironically, the most famous 'automatic' racing horse girl, Ludaofu Xiangzheng, is currently serving as Student Council President.

Your school promotes this, yet the Student Council President himself is a living example of rebellion—quite ironic.

It's funny enough to make Zhouri Ningjing laugh hysterically, shouting 'Mizuki, what are you talking about?' while bursting into laughter.

Fortunately, the Emperor is unique, and successful examples of practicing the 'two people, three legs' ideal are always more numerous, making it the mainstream ideology.

Under this ideology, how could anyone suspect a trainer of ulterior motives, let alone one who trains a Triple Crown racing horse girl?

Aomo: 'Haha, I just suspect.'

A newcomer, someone who entered the field midway, whose subordinate racing horse girl directly conflicted with a former trainer, leading to contract termination—Zhouri Ningjing recalled Aomo Lindun's situation and found that his emergence of such 'rebellious' ideas was actually… quite normal…

But it's fortunate that this skepticism is directed at her, because Zhouri Ningjing herself doesn't really buy into the idea that trainers and racing horse girls must be of one mind; after all, her time as a racing horse girl was constantly troubled, and in the later stages of her career she was utterly alone.

Moreover, at that time she lived in Anmei District, where her parents were inconvenient to look after her, and only her younger sister Chazuo frequently messaged to stay in touch.

These are not worth recalling; the cause of her vexation isn't those past events, but rather her reluctance to admit that the rebellious mercenary trainer actually guessed right!

Damn it, when she arrived she even thought this guy would find work for her—since when does Party B make Party A work overtime!

After confirming everything, I'll go back to mock him and maybe deduct his bonus—that money doesn't matter, but seeing him embarrassed would make me happy—but now…

Now Zhouri Ningjing looks at the annulled death certificate in the records and the follow-up status file of True Person Dongzi, her brows furrowing ever more.

She sees that long before becoming a trainer, the other person had a past as a Spiritual System Ascendant, and moreover, that they initially worked as a researcher at Yuger Company—all of which makes that brief trainer stint look like a scam.

She should have gone straight to greet them in person, but the address clearly shows an employee dormitory of Yuger Company on the foreign side.

She should have gone straight to the door to 'pay a visit', but that address was conspicuously marked as the employee dormitory of Yuger Company on one side of the foreign realm——

This is a major problem, because the alarm has already been raised; even if the Symbol Family's 'Silly Sirius' plans to charge once more, it would hardly be effective.

That company researches monsters and can also use them for defense; last time nothing happened because she aimed to withdraw, while the other side actually held permits for monster defense and transport.

The ones violating regulations are actually her and the Sirius Symbol group.

The Symbol Family of the Boundary Gate District is a true local tyrant; they might sell a bit of face once, but dealing with them again is uncertain.

As for infiltration… she is actually quite confident, being a horse girl who has long been active in spirit form and has ample operational experience, making Zhouri Ningjing quite a veteran.

But infiltrating a large corporation in foreign territory still requires considerable preparation.

But to infiltrate a large company in a foreign realm, one still needs to make considerable preparations.

Thinking of this, it's better to act than to merely feel moved!

After removing the file locks and clearing access traces, Zhouri Ningjing, well-versed in the routine, fled before the alarm sounded and smoothly reached a villa in the West District of the Boundary Gate District.

This is her temporary residence in the Boundary Gate District, also her property—fully equipped, luxurious and spacious—except that all the servants are mechanical bodies of primitive construction.

This is her temporary residence in the Boundary Gate area, also her property—fully equipped, luxurious and spacious—except that all the servants are mechanical bodies of primitive construction.

Chazuo also knows this place, but she doesn't like its atmosphere; when school holidays arrive, she prefers to go help out at that coffee shop.

Zhouri Ningjing spends most of her time beside her, watching her, but occasionally comes here.

Preparing her plan, she lays down her fatigue in that spacious, monotonous space, where only the bedding is soft.

She prepared her plan, poured out her fatigue, in that spacious, monotonous space, only the bedroom's bedding was soft.

Yuehuanshe: 【Are you there? Have you lifted the ban for me?】

……

Zhouri Ningjing, who had her head buried in the blanket, was annoyed by the reminder from the spirit-body directly connected terminal; lifting her head, she saw that name and felt even worse.

Although she had already lifted the message blockade earlier, she still didn't want to reply to that guy's message.

She, unaware of her own initiative, only felt that the other party had a lot of matters and was annoying.

【Seeing the system didn't prompt a rejection, I'll just treat this as a message sent to you

Suzi's side has made progress; I've returned to the dream room, and if there are concrete results I'll contact you again】

……

I don't know whether to sigh at how this guy keeps producing results one after another, or to curse him for the bad feeling that something else is about to be dumped on me; Zhouri Ningjing fell silent for a few seconds, but still accepted the fact that 'this is a good thing'.

Turning back, she thought, I'll still raise his bounty a bit… and she buried her face back into the blanket.

Before organizing the infiltration preparations, she first confirmed something in her mind.

This mercenary is a real pain in the ass.