SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 697 - 697 509 The Anomaly of the Moonlight_2

Chapter 697: Chapter 509 “The Anomaly of the Moonlight!”_2 Chapter 697: Chapter 509 “The Anomaly of the Moonlight!”_2 Colin pondered for a while and then looked towards the internal chat channel where his employees frequently huddled together.

They had been working on “The Descent Project” for seven days, with individual point earnings ranging from eight hundred to over two thousand, and unlike Colin’s mindset, they all seemed quite happy with these points.

“Sigh, all blame on ‘Lady Rabbit’, who initially offered too many points,” Colin lamented. “It caused me to lose any sense of excitement for a few thousand points. My threshold is too high, and I can’t get happy about it.”

After sighing, Colin didn’t dwell on it but reined in his thoughts.

He rarely sent some messages to inquire about their opinions on the “little golden beans” BUFF.

He asked how many points they would find acceptable for this thing.

Upon seeing Colin’s appearance, the employees were quite excited and shared their expectations.

Watching their ongoing flood of chat messages,

ultimately, after about an hour of discussion, Colin had an initial sense of the situation.

Currently, some people found ten to fifty points acceptable, with employees of higher ranks tending to cite the larger sums of points.

Naturally, those of lower ranks, with smaller point incomes, would quote lower amounts.

Weighing his decision, Colin planned to settle on a middle figure.

“Thirty points should be about right.”

Colin stroked his chin, considering the short-term, almost disposable nature of the low-tier BUFF; it couldn’t be sold too dearly.

This amount should be just about right…

And Shana, over the course of a week, could craft about three to five hundred manually, netting roughly ten thousand points.

That was fairly good.

‘It seems the ‘Light’ Church and other Bishops, less powerful than her, could also be considered to join the production workforce, to craft some to sell. Numbers matter.’

Sitting cross-legged on his bed, Colin stroked his chin while deep in thought.

Extracting points from a mega-church proved to be much more profitable than just from Shana alone.

Once this almost monopolistic trade was initiated, Colin couldn’t predict how much he would earn.

The only problem was not knowing how to compensate them.

Points, to the ‘Light’ Church, didn’t hold much significance.

On his side, he apparently couldn’t think of anything to trade in good time.

‘Later on, I’ll consult with the officials, too; there’s money to be made for everyone.’

Without dwelling on the matter and paying attention to the number of his messages to ensure it didn’t exceed the limit, Colin notified everyone that he was preparing to launch a batch of “golden beans” for sale, available for those interested to purchase.

Then, he opened the auction house and uploaded his items for auction.

Afterward, seeing “Book of Fate: Fragment” available, he promptly snatched up all six copies.

At two hundred points each, their effects were quite good.

Although they came with risks and one might see things they shouldn’t, Colin could have his companions use them to transfer the risk, so it wasn’t a big issue.

“Speaking of which, the officials are still diligently infiltrating the company with the ‘Book of Fate,'”

he muttered, looking at the newly acquired “Book of Fate: Fragment.”

The reason the “Book of Fate: Fragment” appeared in the “auction house” was because the officials were using it to continually infiltrate the company, creating a connection with the official side and thus better understanding…

In response to this, whether it was Lady Bunny or someone else’s decision, the company’s upper echelons had accepted it anyway.

After processing, they sold it again at a moderate price.

And the effect after processing was somewhat better than the original.

However, Colin couldn’t help but recall a conversation with Xu Duojin, who had confided that if employees made excessive use of these items, the probability of clashing with the company would increase.

It was like a magnet, and regardless of how much the company tried to cleanse it, its magnetic nature remained.

“In this regard, those old hands are quite vigilant.”

Colin thought of the seasoned D Level staff who knew all too well that the side effects of “Book of Fate: Fragment” went beyond what was stated on the parchment.

They were more cautious in its use; for example, the parchment instructions allowed for three uses a day as long as one didn’t use it consecutively…

But they usually limited themselves to no more than three times a week, with a day’s gap after each use to avoid continuous usage.

However, since the officials had already started to work with him for the company, they wouldn’t, as before, go out of their way to find employees who had not joined the officials—

If they wished to join the officials, they were welcomed; if not… it was fine as long as they weren’t discovered.

Xu Duojin had told Colin that if they were found, it wasn’t about forcibly recruiting them, but it was necessary to inquire about some situations and clear up misunderstandings.

They would definitely vie for what could be contended for.

Don’t look at the employees one or two at a time, especially D Level staff. They might be considered “inferior” compared to the company’s D Level in the past, but they are still quite valuable to the officials.

After all, their strength is equivalent to Sixth, Seventh, or even Eighth Level Personnel, and they can use their extraordinary abilities without any negative effects.

It’s quite impressive.

Then, Colin collected his somewhat scattered thoughts, preparing to put away the parchment.

But suddenly, a message popped up.

[…Detected promotion in your job rank. According to the “Talent Excellence Plan,” your current privileges will be updated…]

“Oh? The authority upgrade from D to D+ came through?”

Colin’s eyebrows rose as he sensed the specific changes to his privileges.

“The current 5 cubic meters of additional space has been changed again, increased to 10 cubic meters, doubled directly.”

“Staff transfer limit went from 50 to 100 people, also doubled. The recruitment requirements are pretty much the same…”

“And there’s one more, one thousand points plus a Gold Mission Voucher to buy a special color name, so in the future, in the internal chat group, my name can turn flame red, with a special effect display. However, one thousand points and a Mission Voucher only last for a month, ugh, what a waste, why not give something more practical…”

“The main changes are the first two; the rest don’t seem to have changed much.”

Having quickly assessed the situation, Colin felt it was not bad, the only useless thing that tempted him to complain was that purchase right for the special effect name.

Although one thousand points wasn’t a big problem for him, the Gold Mission Voucher was still quite precious.

Any sensible person would certainly not waste it on some trashy name effect.

“Ten cubic meters of space, feel like I could bring some larger vehicles now. Take them apart, stack them neatly, then pack them in. When I arrive, I’ll have the employees put them together. The oil and such are more troublesome, oh right, I can use those power-generating energy creatures. I’ll see if I could retrofit one.”

“Damn it, during the ‘Ghost Train’ incident, there were some battery-turned-monsters. I should’ve captured one of them back then.”

“That thing’s electrical output seemed quite a bit stronger than those smaller ones.”

Thoughts whirled in Colin’s mind, shaping up some ideas.

Then, he looked at the internal chat group, a slight smile appearing on his lips.

Another fifty lucky employees could be picked to go to the Other World.

However, just as he was starting the selection, Colin suddenly felt an intense sense of horror rise within him. Flames burst forth from his body, and at the same time, he turned his gaze to the window.

But even with his swift reaction, he could only see that everything seemed to have already ended.

The only thing observed…

“Was the moonlight color just now a bit off?”

Colin frowned, although looking at it now, it appeared bright and no different than before.

But he was sure that there had been a change just now.

And…

Although he hadn’t seen the extent of the color change, the word “red” inexplicably came to his mind.

After some thought, Colin felt an uncomfortable sense of unease. He put away the parchment, took out his phone, and was about to contact Xu Duojin to inquire about the situation—

For such mysterious and strange occurrences, the “Fate Propeller” Extraordinary Ones are much more sensitive than he is.

But before they could communicate, Qin Chuan’s call suddenly came in.

“What’s going on?” Colin answered without any pleasantries and went straight to the question.

Qin Chuan wouldn’t normally call directly, usually sending a text message instead.

“Mr. Colin, be careful, we just saw something rush into your room!”

“Hmm?”

Colin was surprised, then had a realization, lifted his foot, and kicked open the bedroom door. Outside, a figure dangled from a rope in midair.

As the door opened, the figure facing Colin flashed a pale face with a grotesque smile, the black corners of the lips twisted.

“Click.”

The next second, Colin felt something tighten around his neck as if caught by a rope and pulled upward. A terrifying force caused his neck bones to crack.

His entire spine seemed as though it was about to be pulled straight out.

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