How Am I Still Alive?

Lu Sheng, the former title keeper of the "Grey Gold Traveler", is now one of the executive deputy directors of the Ancient City Bureau of Abnormalities.

Even though he has been on the front line for at least five years, he is still one of the strongest secret keepers in the ancient city.

At this moment, with a tired face, he rushed to this familiar place just after completing two funerals.

Forbidden substances management department.

"Patter."

In the empty hall, the sound of water could be heard far away.

They're carrying things, a small cart, ready to go.

But above, there are only two seemingly ordinary items.

"Two rule-level items, according to the rules, are to be sent to the state capital, but Lao Zhao and I have found a reason to withhold them, and now they are also the old base of the Gucheng Bureau of Different Administration. If something happens to me, it will be your turn to use it. They are extremely powerful, but also extremely dangerous, and their abilities are"

Behind him, there are two senior captains of the special service team, they nodded silently, and recorded the confidential information that must not be leaked.

Due to previous "mistakes", the Bureau of Different Administration also unsealed its own inventory in accordance with the emergency regulations at critical times.

In addition to these two "nuclear weapons", more silver weapons have also begun to be issued to suitable users.

More importantly, the Ancient City Alien Management Bureau, which has entered a state of emergency, also has the authority to adopt more special measures, and certain taboos and reconnaissance methods will also be put into use.

"Kill them and avenge Xiao Huang and Ake."

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While falling into the prefix of the storm outside, Lu Pingan was also doing his daily life silently.

Not to mention anything else, he has already determined that with his small body, which has not yet reached the second level, if he is really involved in a frontal firefight, it will be the end of the game in an instant.

But he is still very satisfied with his harvest.

[A specific variant of the Sith white flower, a brass upper magic plant. 】

The simple description given by Life Bank has already pointed out the direction for Ping An.

With a name and characteristics, Lu Pingan took the initiative to undertake the exploration mission.

He took a trip to Guda, not only to help his "gardener leek" buff, but also to ask someone to study it with official funds.

He also bought the specific information of Sith White Flower by the way. Of course, spending a little more money to buy cultivation materials and raw material development purposes is also a reasonable consumption.

"Sith White Flower, our world calls it 'White Sleeping Sakura', the raw material of a powerful sleeping potion in the other world."

Is it sleeping pills? This made Lu Pingan a little surprised.

It's not that he suspects something is wrong with the data, but that with the serious vigilance of professionals, if this thing is "harmless pollen", it shouldn't take effect so quickly.

At that time, watching a person fall, they suspected that they died suddenly.

"The Sith white flower is also called the fear flower. Its pollen is very special. It can penetrate into the surface of the human body when it touches the skin. Once it enters the body and merges into the blood vessels, the more emotional you are, the more blood vessels will expand, and the effect will be faster. If you are calm If you face it, it will take effect much slower, and you won't even fall asleep. Moreover, this is a 'reduced species', which has undergone localization transformation, and the effect is very strong."

downgrade? Lu Ping'an has only seen people upgrade with life modules.

And after careful inquiry, this is another common usage of magic plant grafting.

Normal Sith white flowers are third-order alien magic plants, but these seem to be native "magic cherry blossoms" that have been grafted and bred to obtain a weaker second-order variant, and the pink flower color is the most easily identifiable feature .

Its "sleep" effect is naturally weaker than that of the original version, but it is much easier to reproduce after downgrading, and because of "localization", it is much easier to plant locally and grow in large areas.

"In our world, there is always a strong sense of incongruity and pollution penetration. If it weren't for this localized subspecies, the ambush would not be so successful."

Lu Pingan tried it himself. If he had direct contact, he would be able to barely resist, but if he deliberately kept his emotions agitated, it would be the result of a second of sleep.

At this time, Lu Ping'an also received an unexpected surprise for the extra funds spent.

".The other half of the grafted mother body is not our job. It seems to be a special cherry blossom from the island country in the east. That means"

That means, that gardener might be a foreigner from the east? This is undoubtedly a major intelligence clue, and Lu Pingan will feel a lot more at ease when reporting the funds.

And just as he returned to the office, he received an extra surprise.

"Red envelopes? So much?"

"This is an official big mission. There are Tier 4 attackers. At least it counts as a B-level mission. Considering the difficulty, it has been upgraded to A-level. You also killed a Tier-3 monster. 50,000 is not too much."

"...Didn't it fail?"

"At least 70,000 if successful."

At this moment, Lu Ping'an finally understood why the Alien Administration Bureau and the Special Service Team could use a "not high" monthly salary to attract powerful combat positions.

It turns out that the monthly salary is only guaranteed, and the bonuses and bounties are the big ones. The more you do, the more you get.

Not to mention the reality of those professionals, the growth of professionals also requires a lot of money, and some resources are impossible to provide officially.

And if you can't advance smoothly, the "shelf life" of a professional will be at most ten years. Naturally, it is tempting to consider the common interests of human society for the future, but you can't let others take righteousness as a meal.

Generally speaking, people in the workplace have an unspoken rule of "not inquiring about other people's salaries", but now some excited young newcomers are naturally keen to inquire about other people's bonuses. In a sense, this is what the captain expects to see , Nothing can boost morale and fighting spirit more than a "huge sum of money".

Senior sister Hua is 35,000, Xue En is 25,000. Judging from the results, he should be guaranteed, but in the team, he is indeed the most excited one.

Perhaps, he has never touched such a huge sum of money. Considering that in a sense, this is also his first major task after obtaining the "temporary license", this is probably also a reality.

"How much is Sister Xia?" Lu Pingan asked carelessly, something that others wanted to know but didn't dare to ask.

"120,000, I have a level bonus, plus the mercenary bonus of 200,000." This is quite an exaggeration, but considering her performance, it's normal.

And that kind of mercenary who has been doing dirty work for a long time has naturally accumulated a lot of hatred. With Captain Xia's official background, it is easy to get the reward.

"It was only half of this at most before, and the bonus system has also been reformed. You have caught up with the good times." Xia Qin changed the subject and added something.

"Generally speaking, it's better not to ask about other people's bonuses. But since you are all newcomers, I'll just talk nonsense, do you know 5221? Oh, it seems that you don't know, it's an income distribution mechanism." Xia Qin Casually said some "rules" of the official secret keeper.

This kind of mission with huge profits is actually not common. If it is really common, the special service team has become a high-risk department, although it is quite high-risk now.

Once you get the bonus, it is easy to squander it, especially for professionals. A piece of good equipment may drain all your savings. If you spend recklessly, no matter how much you earn, you will be sad in your old age.

". Five, that is, half of the income. It is invested in aspects related to the improvement of one's professional strength. This is the big head. If a professional does not improve, he will die. No matter how high the investment is, it is necessary." This is actually the rule of the special service team. Alright, after the first bonus comes down, teach newcomers how to use it.

Whether they listen or not is one thing, but a competent captain needs to nag.

"Second, it is equipment, including various consumables, potions, weapons, etc. After you get up, the maintenance fee of weapons may not be enough, and it will be increased at that time. However, it is not recommended to smash this bottomless pit in the early stage. The manufacturers are too It's dark." Lu Pingan actually had a vague understanding of this point, the potion is really expensive.

"There is another two, that is to save, you can buy precious metals or bank deposits. You all know the reasons, so I won't go into details. But I personally recommend buying 'consumables' for saving, which is the most valuable and can avoid fluctuations " Xia Qin said very calmly, but Lu Pingan was able to read more things from it.

Due to the existence of precious metals in other worlds, once the "customs" get out of control, it is very likely that something serious will happen, and it is normal not to recommend it.

Bank deposits are also not recommended? why? Once the social order collapses, the million-dollar property may become waste paper in an instant.

Only consumables for professionals, as long as there are super powers and pollution in this world, they will naturally retain their value absolutely.

"The last one is to donate. Don't look at me so surprised. You don't want you to donate to a certain church. Most companies, associations, and churches have this kind of 'donation' mechanism. It is voluntary, or it is given to certain recipients. The unlucky ones who are seriously injured or even retired will either be given to the family members of those unlucky ones, many colleagues died without half a dime in their pockets, or others can’t find it at all.”

It's not a pleasant topic, but quite realistic.

There is also a "fund" within the Gucheng Special Service Team, which is specially used to deal with these miscellaneous matters. Don't get me wrong. The pensions and compensation funds of official agencies are operating normally. This is just a private fundraising, operation, and compensation.

If you donate, you are a member of the foundation, and you have the right to benefit in case of accidents.

Of course, all kinds of nasty things are indispensable, but at least because of the existence of "contracts" and the perverted desire for "credibility" in the other world, its advantages outweigh its disadvantages, and its existence is valuable.

When it really works, there are a series of procedures such as resignation, resignation, transfer, etc., and it also involves the relationship between the special service team and the upper and lower departments of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs, so I won’t expand on this point.

Xia Qin made it very clear, and at the same time revealed the fact that 90% of her colleagues would choose to join. There are always people who do not take the usual path.

The newcomers looked at each other face to face, hesitated a little, and naturally chose to join.

"5221 is a common bonus distribution mechanism. In fact, you can see that 70% of it is used to improve your immediate combat power. Strength is the foundation of everything. You can consider the distribution ratio yourself, but at least there must be a ratio. Otherwise." Xia Qin silently glanced at Mr. Lei in the office, who was pretending to read the report seriously.

It seems that someone's moonlight is really not a disguise.

Lu Pingan thought for a while, and set the ratio as "91" without hesitation.

It's not that he has any preference for this number, but that deposits seem to be meaningless to him, as long as the income after completing the "monthly payment" is all invested in improving his strength.

After the strength has improved, there is time to think about other things.

For newcomers, once they get their first income, they will naturally spend happily.

But Xia Qin stopped Lu Pingan, who was about to leave, and gave him a task.

"This task is very suitable for you. It happens that you have a bonus, maybe you can use it there. If it is not enough, you can borrow it from me. I will see if I can reimburse part of the intelligence expenses." In Xia Qin's view, this is a good idea. A good job.

This task was quite simple, but it made Lu Pingan a little confused.

"I'm going to contact the local Tu Ge Chamber of Commerce? Why did you let me go?" Not to mention that the GT Demon God actually has a Chamber of Commerce, and it is outrageous for a newcomer to do intelligence work.

"Because you are probably the only effective gardener in the Zion District Special Service Team."