Chapter 287: Pet? No hat!

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"How do you know?"

Jierte hadn't yet said what he wanted, but the other side had already guessed it.

"Don't underestimate our intelligence organization!"

The big cat smiled mysteriously; as a neutral organization caught between various forces, if they didn't have a good intelligence network, they would have died countless times already.

"And then? Do you have the ability to meet my request?"

"Of course! We can guarantee that your aunt will live five more years!"

Jierte stared wide-eyed; how could the other party just admit it so confidently?

Why does he feel a bit doubtful?

"What's the price? Or how should I believe you?"

The big cat thought for a moment, then revealed a wicked smile.

"The price is, you join us!"

"That's enough!"

"As for what I said, Heiyuan, show him."

The person named Heiyuan from the team stepped forward, rolled up his sleeve, revealing his arm that had turned black after being eroded by spiritual energy.

"Note, this is already crystallized and then reversed; now can you believe me?"

The big cat was very proud of his organization, while Jierte kept looking at the blue gemstone at his feet, thinking deeply.

"What about your... benefits?"

"As for benefits, at least we won't withhold wages."

"Food and lodging provided, though sometimes the organization may have difficulties, possibly not having enough to eat."

".........."

Jierte looked speechlessly at the embarrassed big cat.

I truly thank you for telling me the truth!

Hehe, anyway, our organization is still a place full of love!

Jierte pondered for a moment, activated the Evil Vision, saw a group of guys glowing with golden light, and then nodded.

"Alright, I agree."

"But the premise is, you need to fulfill the responsibility of curing my aunt."

"Consider it done!"

The big cat grinned, showing his big white teeth, then pulled out a form he had prepared long ago from behind him and handed it to Jierte.

"First fill out the form! This determines your position in the organization, equivalent to signing a contract!"

Jierte:.......

"Alright then."

Just as Jierte picked up the form, he suddenly felt something poke him somewhere not covered by his armor.

It was Lanbaoshi; she stared at Jierte with eyes full of tears, pouting her lips in grievance.

"Knight Sir... what about me?"

Jierte:......

"Um... does your organization allow keeping pets?"

"Cough cough, personal preferences can be accommodated."

"Mainly, does your pet eat a lot?"

Jierte froze for a moment, then looked at the catgirl mockingly.

Lanbaoshi embarrassedly scratched her cat ears, saying uncertainly.

"She doesn't eat much...."

"You two.... are you sure?"

Lanbaoshi immediately looked pitifully at the big cat, who couldn't resist such a cute creature looking at him, so he hurriedly pulled out a form from his bag and handed it to Lanbaoshi.

"Is this okay now?"

"Mm-hmm!"

Lanbaoshi was very satisfied, feeling the same respect as Jierte!

The two casually found a spot and began filling out the form given by the big cat.

"How should this occupation be filled in?"

"Um... just write Knight."

"And me!"

"You... you just fill in pet...."

Lanbaoshi:.......

"No hat!"

Lanbaoshi was dissatisfied, he swept his brush across the form, writing the four big characters 'Gemstone Knight' in a crooked manner, making the big cat's mouth twitch.

How come just Jierte saying she's a pet is enough....

You're playing double standards, right!

"Hobbies.... stealing! hoarding money! eating!"

The catgirl chattered while filling it out, while Jierte's side was quite normal.

After Jierte finished filling it in, Da Mao took a rough look and was immediately startled.

"You have level-III combat power???"

"Pretty close to level IV, huh?"

Da Mao opened their mouth wide, looking back and forth at Jierte several times.

"Age.... 15???"

She felt she had wasted all those years, but thinking that the other party was an offspring of the Gotton family, she let it go.

After all, every member of the Gotton family is a complete monster.

"OK!"

"Then that means we're teammates!"

Da Mao felt somewhat happy, while Jierte, looking at their smile, always felt as if he had boarded a pirate ship.

"Your organization.... really is a proper organization, right?"

"Bao's brothers!"

Da Mao patted their sturdy pectoral muscles, giving a sincere guarantee, but the more they did so, the less Jierte believed.

"Forget it, the agreement has already been signed."

Jierte felt helpless; if this organization really isn't that bad for him, he can still leave in time.

He truly didn't believe anyone could stop him.

"So now, what arrangements do you have?"

"Of course!"

Da Mao took out a specially made terminal and kept operating something.

"Our Boss has spoken; under his expectation, after recruiting you, we will have enough strength to complete the breakthrough mission."

"Although it's risky, this is still much higher than our own success rate for breaking through."

"Your Boss?"

Jierte always felt something was off; could it be that his joining was seen as an inevitable result in their eyes?

"Our Boss is really smart, so don't just randomly guess—you'll never figure out what's on his mind."

"In short, don't think too much; first, to work with our Boss, you have to toss out your brain!"

"..... That amazing?"

"Bao's brothers! Bao's!"

Afterward, Jierte was considered to have temporarily joined Da Mao's team, and several people went to carry out several missions issued by the Boss.

From just these few missions, Jierte could see the other party's terrifying planning ability; each one was link after link, and even if any link were missing, the remaining

Could not be done at all.

These several missions were all about persuading various factions or persuading a certain individual, but after several attempts, the Boss always used people's relationship networks to perfectly solve the problem of persuading others.

This made Jierte unable to help but admire the other party's talent; no wonder Da Mao said that following their command only requires tossing out your brain.

And after the other party completed the layout plans of various forces, they formally launched his plan.

That is, to eliminate the demons influencing all of this!

Or, to find a way to escape.

And Jierte also finally saw the behind-the-scenes commander who was likewise trapped here, the Boss himself.

That was a man with a gloomy appearance, but the sharpness in his eyes was genuine.

And Jierte, facing this extremely mysterious man, curiously opened the vision of sin.

"!!!"

The sight before him made Jierte widen his eyes.

Blazing gold mixed with boundless sin; the black-and-gold dual colors burned wildly in Jierte's eyes, and likewise burned wildly behind the Boss.

This was a sight Jierte had never seen before.

"You......."

Jierte stared at them, his mouth moving a few times, and finally uttered only a strange sentence.

"You.... who exactly are you?"

"???"

"Wasn't I just introduced? This is our Boss."

Da Mao stared at Jierte with a blank look, while Jierte continued to warily eye the Boss.

"What's wrong, Mr. Jierte?"

Their eyes were like an abyss, as if nothing could escape their discernment, including what Jierte was thinking at that moment.

"Who exactly are you?"

The two stared at each other in silence, the atmosphere instantly stalled, and after a moment, Boss spoke first.

According to our intelligence organization, Mr. Jierte, you very likely possess the ability to discern sin.

Tell me, what did you see?

Jierte gazed at the blazing gold and black fire, remained silent for a moment, then finally spoke slowly.

"You are a.... person whose sin is boundless...."

"But at the same time, you are also a.... great person...."

Boss's brows and eyes relaxed, as if he had gotten the answer he wanted.

You need not be overly wary of me, Mr. Jierte.

Those are all things of the past; I have always believed that merit and fault cannot offset each other—wrong is wrong, right is right.

"But at least now, I'm not doing anything bad, right?"

"However, I still hope you will follow your own precepts."

""

The other party's control over information and human nature, and their strength, had reached the extreme; a few words were enough to lay out their position—something that this stubborn guy Jierte could never manage no matter what.

Boss patted the thoughtful Jierte, then walked toward another room, while Da Mao looked at the two blankly and ultimately chose to follow Boss's side, chirping at Jierte.

"Boss, what's up with that brother?"

"......"

"You stubborn guy, in short you'd better not do bad things; that guy is turning strangely righteous."

Boss looked at the dazed Da Mao, smiling as he patted her shoulder, while in fact Da Mao had already begun recalling the bad things she had done.

For example, using the roommate's washing machine to wash underwear, secretly eating the roommate's dragon fruit, secretly using the roommate's toothbrush and shampoo, and even secretly taking the roommate's small h-book as her own!

"She is guilty!"

Upon thinking of Jierte's eyes full of righteous vigor, Da Mao suddenly shuddered all over.

Finally, Da Mao seemed to have made some resolution, and without hesitation walked over to Jierte, clasping her hands together to begin repenting.

"Knight Sir! I have sinned!"

Jierte:???

Lan Baoshi:!!!

Jierte was full of doubt, activating his ability to discern sin, and indeed a golden light flickered on Da Mao's body.

"So what sin does she have...?"

"I shouldn't have used the roommate's washing machine to wash underwear! I shouldn't have secretly eaten the roommate's boxed meal! I shouldn't...."

Da Mao began to weep as she confessed, each of her misdeeds being spoken out, when at that moment a small girl with horns on her head walked out from the other room, seeing Da Mao kneeling and confessing, also looking bewildered.

She was about to step forward to help, but suddenly heard Da Mao's words clearly; as each matter was spoken out, her face grew darker and darker.

There's no other reason—she herself is the protagonist of all these sins!

"Da Mao!"

"You really deserve to die!"

Da Mao shuddered all over, and upon seeing that angry figure behind her, she instantly froze.

"No... no!"

"Knight Sir! Save me! I'm about to be claimed by an evil ghost!!!"

"Da Mao!!"

Da Mao, face wet with tears, crawled up, while the petite horned girl behind her suddenly lunged forward and went straight for a chokehold.

Da Mao was choked by the evil ghost.

"I was wrong! I was wrong! Don't kill me, sob sob sob...."

Watching this farce, Jierte's heavy heart eased a little.

And encountering such a special situation also inevitably provoked his deep thought.

In the past, whenever he looked at a person, he communicated through his power to discern sin, even forgetting that humans are essentially gray, neither black nor white, with no one truly leaning to either side.

Perhaps he needs to start learning how not to use his power to discern sin, and try to get along with others.

"Come on, Lan Baoshi, let's see how the food here is."

"Great!"

Afterward, Lan Baoshi gave Boss a stern lesson, and also gave Da Mao a lesson, showing what a big eater is!

However, Boss didn't say anything; food expenses have always been the biggest expenditure here, and this organization has many many greedy people—if they aren't fed well, how could they possibly work properly for themselves?

Afterward, it was the other side's another precise layout, firmly binding all forces together to face that demon head-on.

The day before departure, Jierte sat on a certain hillside, holding his aunt's photo in his hand.

"Aunt..... I've found a way to let you live a few more years."

Only now did Jierte realize that external contact had long been cut off, not knowing whether his aunt had already realized something was wrong with him.

In short, the aunt has been saved, although not completely saved, but at least the urgent time has been greatly eased, and the big stone in Jierte's heart has also fallen.

The organization's technology has already proven to Jierte that what they said is indeed true; all that remains is to kill that demon, leave the Demon Land, and then everything will become possible.

In the distance, a great blazing fire could be seen, which is this time's target; however, Jierte does not understand the combat strength of that demon, and can only judge based on the data left behind.

Mainly, back then his aunt was incredibly badass—a legendary Golden Knight who, with just a single shot, split the Demon Land in two, and to this day that canyon remains the best defensive line against the hellish demons of the Demon Land.

And the demon causing trouble this time is simply the one that his aunt happened to cut down when she split the Demon Land with a shot.

This is why he doesn't have much data to look up; he only knows that this demon had lain dormant in underground magma for ten years before reappearing.

It is stronger than before, but its strength definitely does not exceed level V, so everything is still within the range that can be resisted.

Jierte held beautiful hopes, but he didn't know that his aunt had already entered the Demon Land at this very moment.