All of us are one

Chapter 117 Mutual Benefit

"Tell me, what kind of firsthand information did you get?" Jiang Yanming returned to the sofa and sat down.

"You are indeed interested in this mission." Eric chuckled, and seeing Jiang Yanming about to leave, he quickly said, "Here's the thing, the employer didn't give me much information, not even detailed information about the target's identity, just a general introduction."

"There was no other way, I had to investigate on my own. That's how I found out that six months ago, Li Ang was a taxi driver, and suddenly he was connected to the Carter family..."

Dengdeng!

Jiang Yanming impatiently tapped the table to interrupt, "Get to the point!"

"Okay." Eric shrugged. "I found out that before the target, Leon, had his car accident, he attended a gathering of scions of a large family, and shortly after leaving the scene, he was involved in the accident."

"First-hand intelligence, and that's it?" Jiang Yanming said indifferently.

"I've only just started investigating, isn't that enough?" Eric asked, sounding doubtful. "Only by continuing the investigation will we eventually uncover the truth and the whole story of the car accident."

"I thought you'd found something crucial, but it turns out it's just some trivial stuff." Jiang Yanming shook his head slightly. "If I were you, I'd take my advice, abandon this deal, and pay the penalty for breach of contract to ensure safety."

"J, you must know something!" Eric said confidently. "If you and I team up, we can definitely complete this mission. At worst, you can do 60% and I'll do 40%."

"I've already made you pay some penalty money to save your life," Jiang Yanming sighed. "If you weren't my senior brother, I wouldn't have kept advising you; I would have just let you fend for yourself."

Eric remained silent upon hearing this, realizing that Jiang Yanming was not joking, but he could not abandon the mission.

"Jiang, I can't give up this mission." Eric changed his form of address and said with some difficulty, "I've already spent all the deposit the employer gave me. I can't even come up with the deposit money, let alone pay the penalty for breach of contract."

"Huh?" Jiang Yanming was quite surprised. "You're supposed to be a well-known cyber hacker in the Four Nations Alliance, how come you're so poor now that you can't even afford the penalty for breach of contract?"

The Quad alliance is neither too large nor too small. Although the various factions are unlikely to go to war, there is still competition and infighting behind the scenes.

In such an environment, it is easy for well-known cyber hackers to make money. As long as they keep a good eye on their actions, they will not be retaliated against by the party who suffers the loss.

Jiang Yanming's identity as an electronic hacker was developed and earned in this environment, gradually upgrading the miniature supercomputer he carried.

"After losing to you, I returned to the Four Nations Alliance and took on several missions. Two of them involved encountering a cyber hacker," Eric said somewhat helplessly. "The opponent was also a well-known cyber hacker in the Four Nations Alliance, known as 'Black Rose'."

"I've heard of him. He's a well-known and skilled cyber hacker." Jiang Yanming recalled briefly and realized that there was indeed such a person in his memory, and that his cyber hacking skills were quite high.

"I lost to 'Black Rose' twice in a row, not only paying two breach of contract penalties, but also encountering some problems with the implanted modules, and even the aircraft needs maintenance," Eric said, spreading his hands. "If it weren't for Old Jack allowing me to put it on hold, my computing power would probably be less than one-tenth of what it used to be."

"So, you want me to help you through this crisis?" Jiang Yanming asked with a sigh.

"You can think of it that way," Eric emphasized, "but I'm more inclined to believe it's a mutually beneficial collaboration."

Give me some time to think.

Jiang Yanming raised his hand to interrupt Eric, who was about to speak, and began to consider whether he could hire the latter to assist him.

Undoubtedly, Eric, as an electronic hacker, is not particularly strong in direct combat, at most at the level of a level four cyborg. However, in terms of hacking and dealing with cyborgs, he can single-handedly handle a level six cyborg.

If he and Eric teamed up, they could actually handle a typical level seven cyborg.

"How about we try a different way of cooperating?" Jiang Yanming tapped the edge of the table lightly.

"What kind of cooperation?" Eric asked.

"Continue with your investigation. I won't take any of your earnings. In fact, I'll do my best to help you complete the mission and protect your safety," Jiang Yanming said softly.

"What are your terms?" Eric asked solemnly.

"My conditions are very simple," Jiang Yanming said calmly. "I happen to have something to do, and it is related to your mission objective. We can benefit each other and help each other."

"Of course, by 'help,' I mean you need to help me until the whole thing is over!"

"Damn it! I knew things weren't that simple. No wonder they chose me for such a high-paying mission!" Eric exclaimed, looking annoyed. "So this mission is related to you!"

"Oh, you noticed?" Jiang Yanming said casually.

"Only a fool wouldn't see that, otherwise why would I wait for you?" Eric shook his head, his mind no longer driven by the desire to win, and he was now very clear-headed.

"So, what's your decision?" Jiang Yanming asked.

"I can help you," Eric said, changing the subject, "but you have to tell me which faction you're working for, and whether you're afraid of retaliation from the military technology sector?"

He trusted Jiang Yanming's abilities and character, after all, Jiang had spared his life, but for the sake of his own life, he still needed to confirm.

"Don't worry, you don't need to worry about military technology when working for me," Jiang Yanming said calmly. "Of course, I can't rule out the possibility that some people will resort to desperate measures and do something crazy."

"You have to tell me which faction you're working for, then I'll feel at ease," Eric emphasized.

"The Divine Martial Kingdom." Jiang Yanming's eyes narrowed slightly.

"What?" Eric was shocked and jumped up from the sofa, his face showing disbelief.

The Divine Martial Kingdom is too mysterious. Even a famous cyber hacker like Eric knows very little about it.

Jiang Yanming's claim that he was working for the Shenwu Kingdom naturally shocked him, since the Shenwu Kingdom was no less powerful than the Four Kingdoms Alliance and held the upper hand in their cooperative relationship!

It is no exaggeration to say that without the help of the Divine Martial Kingdom, the Four Kingdoms Alliance would not have been able to achieve independence!

"Don't get excited, sit down and talk." Jiang Yanming gently pressed his hand down.

"I'm not excited, I just didn't expect it..." Eric naturally denied being excited, and sat down to ask, "Jiang, are you really working for the Divine Martial Kingdom?"

"That's right." Jiang Yanming nodded calmly.

"I've heard, well... just heard," Eric emphasized, "that the Divine Martial Kingdom is internally chaotic, much like the Four Nations Alliance, with almost no single power holding any real say. Can you truly represent the Divine Martial Kingdom?"

"Eric, you're trying to trick me into saying this," Jiang Yanming said with a half-smile.

"Uh, you could answer that you're just doing things for the Divine Martial Kingdom..." Eric shrugged, picked up his water glass, and was about to drink.

"I represent the Divine Martial Kingdom," Jiang Yanming replied with a smile.

Cough!

Eric, who was drinking water, choked and looked at Jiang Yanming incredulously while coughing. What does it mean to represent the Divine Martial Kingdom?

It is no exaggeration to say that the Divine Martial Kingdom can act with impunity in the Four Nations Alliance, and all the giants in military technology and other fields have to step aside and obediently accept the "condolences" from the Divine Martial Kingdom's representatives.

"Jiang, you're not kidding?" Eric was somewhat convinced, but he still couldn't help but want to confirm it again.

"What do you think?" Jiang Yanming asked with a smile.

"I don't think you're joking," Eric stated his assessment. "You don't like to joke."

"Good to know." Jiang Yanming stood up and said, "Wait for me here. I'm going to find Old Jack to get the things. Then we'll go to Shining City together."

"Why go to Shining City?" Eric asked, puzzled.

"You'll see when you get there. Don't worry about your mission." Jiang Yanming walked towards Old Jack's technical room without turning his head.

Dengdeng!

Jiang Yanming knocked on the door of the technical room.

"Is that J?" Old Jack's voice came from inside the door.

"It's me," Jiang Yanming replied.

"Come in."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yanming pushed open the door and entered the technical room. He could see many pieces of equipment neatly arranged in the room, with the electronic lights on some of the equipment flashing continuously, indicating that they were still in operation.

Old Jack, dressed in a white dustproof suit and wearing anti-glare glasses, was sitting at a workbench, his hands busy adjusting a miniature supercomputer that resembled an arm protector.

"The debugging work was already finished, but A gave me some more inspiration," Old Jack said without turning his head. "By the way, how did your talk with A go?"

"Not bad, mutually beneficial, helping each other." Jiang Yanming walked to a spot not far from Old Jack and saw the microcomputer being debugged on the workbench.

"J, thank you for your hard work." Old Jack's words contained a mixture of gratitude and helplessness. "You're younger, yet you're helping the older A."

"It's nothing," Jiang Yanming replied calmly. "As long as A doesn't do anything stupid that forces me to kill him, it's fine."

"Heh, A knows you were serious last time. You've calmed down a lot now." Old Jack chuckled, then handed over the silver arm guard-like miniature supercomputer. "It's been debugged. You can test its quality."

Jiang Yanming took the miniature supercomputer, rolled up his sleeves and put it on his arm. As his skin touched the cool metal, he immediately connected to the miniature supercomputer with dark energy.

hum...

A slight rumbling sound arose, and as he continued to increase the computing power demand, the temperature of the micro supercomputer gradually rose, and silver flames seemed to rise on the surface of the arm guard.

"What's this?" Jiang Yanming looked at Old Jack with some surprise when he saw this scene.

"I heard from A that you're also good at close combat, so you made some improvements to the microcomputer, making it barely usable as a weapon," Old Jack chuckled. "And it looks pretty cool, doesn't it?"

"Yes, it's very cool." Jiang Yanming nodded in agreement. He added that after experiments, it was confirmed that the performance of this micro supercomputer was quite good, even better than the large supercomputer he had carried before.

"Old Jack, have you improved the performance of the microcomputer?" Jiang Yanming asked.

"The previous inventory module will come in handy," Old Jack chuckled. "We don't need to stand on ceremony."

"Thank you." Jiang Yanming nodded upon hearing this, without mentioning making up the price difference or anything like that.

Old Jack was his elder, and if he offered to make up the difference, he would be ridiculed by Old Jack.

"Go ahead, be careful on your mission, and look after A for me," Old Jack said softly.

"No problem." Jiang Yanming nodded and turned to leave the technical room.

In the living room, Eric saw Jiang Yanming come out and quickly asked, "How did it go?"

"It's all done, let's go." Jiang Yanming walked straight out of the villa without turning his head.

Seeing this, Eric quickly followed and sent a message to old Jack.