299: Red Wolf Identity

“Boss Xiao, I haven’t introduced myself yet, my apologies.”

The blond boss said from outside the restroom door.

“Mm.”

Xiao Yun didn't say much, quietly opening the safe to check the contents.

After all, who wants to know the name of a second-hand shop owner!

Whether he introduced himself or not didn't matter, as long as he brought the materials he needed.

The family heirloom dagger's next upgrade required a precious mechanical watch commonly known as a Rolex. Xiao Yun glanced at the safe and found he had 4 of them. Based on 16 materials needed per upgrade stage, he only needed to buy 12 more to upgrade the family heirloom dagger to the next stage.

However, right after completing the dagger's upgrade, Xiao Yun instantly regretted it.

Those broken second-hand materials were so cheap, he should have just bought 16 directly as upgrade materials.

If he had kept those few pocket watches and rented them out, the annual rent would have been enough to buy sixteen damaged ones!

“Boss Xiao, to be frank, my name is Shi Erzhu. I was once a GTI Professional Agent. Many of the items in my shop now were actually retrieved by me from the restricted zone back then.”

Boss Shi stood outside the door, speaking slowly.

“You’ve been to the restricted zone?”

Hearing his introduction, Xiao Yun was immediately surprised.

Originally, looking at Boss Shi's condition, Xiao Yun had thought he had no connection to the restricted zone. After all, a cripple usually had trouble even walking, let alone carrying a gun into the restricted zone to fight.

But listening to Shi Erzhu's description, it seemed there was more to the story.

“So those old, broken pocket watches just now, were they also something you brought out of the restricted zone?”

“No, I’ve only brought out two red-quality items. But the gold coins, gold cups, and grandfather clocks in the shop are basically all things I brought out back then.”

“Understood.”

Xiao Yun nodded silently, feeling a bit confused at the same time.

He didn't think Boss Shi was saying all this without a purpose, especially since the two were in a relatively private space. Since he specifically chose this moment to tell him so much, he definitely had his own objective.

Xiao Yun had already deduced this when he entered the restroom and Boss Shi stood at the door without leaving.

However, Xiao Yun had thought he was going to ask about material restoration, but he didn't expect him to start talking about his experiences running through the restricted zone when he opened his mouth.

This made Xiao Yun even more unsure of his purpose.

“But why are you telling me all this?”

“Boss Xiao, I heard that current GTI Professional Agents can obtain a special identity within the restricted zone?”

“How do you know?”

As soon as Boss Shi said this, Xiao Yun was also a little surprised.

Most things related to GTI should be kept confidential.

And Shi Erzhu, as an agent who was once able to bring out red-quality materials from the restricted zone, is now disabled and unable to enter the restricted zone again. It seems clear that he deliberately inquired about this; it couldn't have been intentionally told to him by a GTI Professional Agent. This made Xiao Yun even more suspicious of his motives.

“Boss Xiao, I want to ask you for a favor. If you can help me with this, then in the future, any old materials you need, as long as I have them, I will provide them for free.”

Shi Erzhu's tone suddenly became a little excited, especially with the conditions he offered; it was clear he was going all out.

At this moment, he must have believed that Xiao Yun possessed some means of restoring materials, capable of making damaged old materials double in value. As long as he still wanted those old and damaged collection items, he would definitely be a regular customer at the shop in the future.

If all the damaged materials here were free, it would be worth at least hundreds of millions.

With such generous compensation, Xiao Yun also understood that the favor he was asking for would certainly not be simple.

“Tell me what it is first.”

Xiao Yun pushed open the cubicle door and saw the blond uncle again, who also looked up at him.

“I want to obtain the Red Wolf identity.”

Shi Erzhu spoke bluntly.

“That’s very difficult.”

Xiao Yun frowned slightly, considering the possibility.

Since Boss Shi already knew about Red Wolf, it meant he had already inquired about all this. He wanted to be able to stand on his own two feet again.

However, was this truly possible?

Although becoming a GTI Professional Agent and completing missions could indeed grant the Red Wolf identity and allow one to master his abilities, strictly speaking, the device Red Wolf used was merely an exoskeleton attached to the outside of his legs, not fully mechanical legs.

And given Shi Erzhu's condition, both of his lower legs had been amputated, and only half of his thighs remained.

Xiao Yun was unsure if, even with Red Wolf's abilities, he would be able to use them in such a situation.

“If you become Red Wolf, can you stand up?”

“At least in the restricted zone, I'd be satisfied if I could move normally in there.”

“Are you sure?”

“Yes, there are already examples of this abroad. I have to say, the restricted zone is truly a magical place.”

Shi Erzhu said, a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes.

“And now, I am just one step away from the Black Hawk rank, just one step…”

“Even if you reach the Black Hawk rank, you might not necessarily pass the GTI assessment.”

“I know, that’s why I want to entrust you to be my escort until I obtain the Red Wolf identity.”

Shi Erzhu said.

“Why do you think I can do it?”

“Because I’ve seen your GTI file, Xiao Yun. If you can’t do it, I’m afraid no one in Haibei City, no, in this world, can.”

Shi Erzhu said, resting his body on his leather shoes, then pulling out his phone from his pocket.

Xiao Yun was quite surprised by this. So what he said earlier about having met him wasn't just a polite remark!

“Ever since I saw your report in the news, I looked up your GTI file. Although there are only 40 recorded matches so far, you have achieved an astonishing 100% extraction rate! And you reached Black Hawk Rank 5 in just 40 matches, with the average value of materials brought out per match exceeding a million… Whenever I see these statistics, I am deeply shocked. Are you a human or a god?”

Shi Erzhu checked the information on his phone again, his face filled with surprise.

Seeing this, Xiao Yun also felt a bit helpless.

He hadn't taken the last school interview seriously, but he didn't expect the impact to be so great.

Even the owner of this second-hand shop knew his strength.

Moreover, Xiao Yun also noticed that it seemed the more achievements people had in the restricted zone, the more they paid attention to restricted zone news, whereas ordinary people didn't care much about these things.

“Although I do have the ability to do all this…”

Xiao Yun frowned slightly, looking as if he was contemplating the feasibility of the matter.

And seeing his expression, Shi Erzhu's face became even more hopeful.

“So that means…?”

“But it’s too much trouble. I’m not doing it.”

Xiao Yun sighed, speaking indifferently.

“Why!?”

Shi Erzhu looked astonished, completely not expecting Xiao Yun to refuse.

“First, we just met. Second, the compensation you’re offering is too little!”