Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 786 - 31 Cooperation

Chapter 786: Chapter 31 Cooperation

Asgard was a rather straightforward person. This isn’t to say her disguise skills were poor. In fact, as a Ranger, Asgard was quite qualified in this area.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have had the chance to escape alive from Earth to the Asteroid Belt.

However, outside of "missions," Asgard’s first reaction was never to "disguise." It was the same during her training camp days. Sometimes, she only needed to play a little trick to perform the role of a "rule-abiding soldier" in front of the instructors, but it seemed she had a talent for irritating them.

In the initial years, the duration of Asgard’s "overtime training" alone could match that of an entire squad—Jeanne even suspected that Asgard could fight just because of this.

Back then, everyone saw Asgard as a source of fun. Everyone liked this silly girl. Although this "liking" was somewhat malicious, as Asgard was too straightforward, she felt that everyone was good.

She really had good relationships with many people.

"She was just muttering the names of former comrades..." Jeanne said, "With a large dose of Restoring Enzyme, she wouldn’t be like this."

"Hard to say. Twenty years ago, she probably wouldn’t have been like this," Tumor Xiang Shan said, "But time changes a person. What they become, nobody can say for sure."

"Really?"

"I still can’t believe that Xiang Shan would hide in a city to fight gangsters with wits and valor for half a lifetime, or become a singer—but it happened. You tell me if I believe it."

Jeanne knew this was about the Eighth Martial God and the Ninth Martial God.

"But Asgard is still the Asgard of those days, right?"

"Keep an eye out, it might be an act,"

That’s what Xiang Shan suggested, anyway.

Before long, Asgard emerged from a soundproof temporary room—these movable temporary rooms were very popular in the Neutral City-State. Asgard, carrying her weapon, saw Jeanne and then slammed it down violently.

It wasn’t very fast, and it was easy to dodge. It must have been a kind of greeting.

Jeanne rolled away and scoffed, "What’s gotten into you now?"

"I’m homeless again, Jeanne," Asgard said. "Let’s go outside and have a serious fight."

Jeanne clenched her fists, getting used to her new palm, "Not a bad idea. Let’s go."

"Is this how you Houndhawk exchange feelings? Don’t rush," Tumor Xiang Shan sighed. "I guess there’s still business to be discussed."

At that moment, the Cybernetically Enhanced Person who had called Asgard away reappeared. He shook his head and said, "Miss Asgard. According to what was said earlier, you are one of us until you return to headquarters. Please adhere to some rules."

This person’s prosthetic body was not high-end. The performance might be on par with the prosthetic bodies used for competitions in the Earth Martial Hall, but the radiation resistance was better implemented, gleaming silver all over.

"So, this Miss Jeanne..." he looked at Jeanne again, "Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Hu Mangli, a Grade B manager of the Hermo Association. I have a business proposal I’d like to discuss with you."

—What...

"I told you there was business to discuss. When I was young, oh, I was quite the shrewd businessman, you know."

Jeanne became even more wary, "I don’t seem to have any goods to sell to you, nor do I have... um..."

"I guess you meant to say ’a need to purchase goods from you,’"

"Shut up." "I have no need to purchase goods from you," Jeanne said.

"’Business’ involves more than just trading such goods, ma’am," the man said, his tone laced with amusement, "Let’s be frank, The Hermo Association would like to employ you temporarily as a defense mercenary. How does that sound? The terms are negotiable and bonus incentives are quite substantial."

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About an hour later, Tumor Xiang Shan exclaimed in Jeanne’s mind, "In this era, a decent offer really just amounts to ’providing a safe house,’ ’charging up,’ and ’being able to purchase supplies at internal prices when necessary’...

Jeanne was startled. "Are these terms poor? By business standards... was I duped?"

"...I think it’s not the business dealings that are wrong, but the era itself."

Jeanne said, "Would accepting it be a loss? You mean... should I have bargained more vigorously?"

Tumor Xiang Shan sighed, "Actually, at this point, if the conditions are not too outrageous, I generally recommend accepting them."

The man from the Hermo Association, Hu Mangli, was actually proposing cooperation with Jeanne in a rather indirect manner.

The content of the cooperation involved the Mobile Cavalry.

Although the Mobile Cavalry appeared to be targeting Asgard, and Asgard also believed they were the target, there was no memory information about the Mobile Cavalry obtained this time, nor any other evidence to substantiate this hypothesis.

What if the Mobile Cavalry had other targets?

What if there were other people within the chamber of commerce they were targeting?

Even if there were no "other targets"...

What if the Mobile Cavalry were bent on extermination?

When they attacked Asgard earlier, they weren’t just thinking about eliminating this target and being done.

They truly intended to completely annihilate the Hermo Association’s team.

Ah, of course, this also related to Asgard’s heightened security awareness.

Most of the time, Asgard stayed in positions difficult for snipers to attack. She only joined the battle after the Mobile Cavalry approached, but she acted extremely cautiously. Her first action upon arriving here was to identify positions suitable for sniping.

This was a habit of elite Mobile Cavalry.

The Mobile Cavalry really couldn’t find a direct opportunity to kill Asgard.

But no matter how you look at it, once the Mobile Cavalry exhibited the intent of "kill them all," Hu Mangli couldn’t just sit by and do nothing.

However, recruiting temporary help now was not a good idea. The Mobile Cavalry was a special force designed for infiltrating Jianghu. Some specialized Mobile Cavalry from Soth Divine Realm could deceive opponents with better Inner Strength skills through their acting. Recruiting now might just bring a ticking time bomb.

Keeping Jeanne around was thus an inevitable choice.

Hu Mangli said, "Miss Jeanne, I will not inquire about your reasons for coming to this city, nor will I interfere too much with your actions. But according to this arrangement, you need to stay here for at least four hours every 24 hours. Also, should an alarm go off here, you should drop whatever you are doing and come back for the rescue. On this basis, we will provide you with a safe recuperative environment, and you can purchase supplies at employee prices from us."

"Furthermore, if you are willing to take action against the Mobile Cavalry, we can offer some support."