46: School Beauty's Mercedes

“No, Dad, you didn’t steal these things, did you?”

As soon as Xiao Yun finished his suspicion, Xiao Qingtian immediately punched him on the head.

“You think so little of your dad? Do you think I’m a good-for-nothing who only brags and fishes all day?”

“...You really are.”

Xiao Yun recalled his impression of Xiao Qingtian.

It wasn’t that he was idle, but he didn’t seem to have any ambition.

And he almost never talked about anything related to the Forbidden Zone.

Who would have thought that he would hide so many treasures in a small convenience store?

But then he thought about it.

The fact that he could avoid talking about Forbidden Zone-related matters actually meant that he understood the Forbidden Zone very well.

It was like choosing all the answers on a multiple-choice test and still getting a zero.

Only by knowing the correct answers could he avoid all of them.

Could it be that all this time, Dad had actually been secretly acting as a Shu Shu, running knives in the Forbidden Zone, always getting a good haul, but had been hiding it from him all these years?

“Alright, I know what you’re thinking, but some things aren’t that I’m deliberately hiding them from you.”

Xiao Qingtian slowly said.

“Many things in the Forbidden Zone require you to explore them yourself.”

“I’m old now, and I don’t have much ambition left. What I can provide you with are these pieces of equipment and weapons, as well as my many years of Forbidden Zone experience.”

“Do you know what the essence of this game is?”

Hearing this question, Xiao Yun suddenly felt a little helpless.

Why did this sound so familiar?

Wasn’t this exactly what he had said to Lu Xueqing earlier?

“I know, it’s the collection and processing of information.”

Xiao Yun replied calmly.

“Oh? Why do you say that?”

“As long as you have information superiority, you can defeat the strong with the weak, and the many with the few. This is also the key to running knives, because if you don’t wear a six-piece set into the map, you can’t be sure that your equipment is the best. You must always assume that the enemy is stronger than you to come up with the most stable strategy.”

Listening to Xiao Yun’s answer, the smile on Xiao Qingtian’s face grew wider.

He didn’t expect that his son would grasp the essence of running knives in just one day!

“Since you know all this, there’s nothing more I can teach you.”

No, is that all you have to teach?

Xiao Yun was speechless for a moment.

After all that, that’s all he wanted to say?

However, on second thought, it was understandable.

Running knives is something you learn after playing for a hundred hours in the game.

But for the people of this world, it might take years, or even decades, of experience to summarize.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yun became even more suspicious of Xiao Qingtian’s past.

What exactly was he doing before? How could he have such a profound understanding of the Forbidden Zone?

However, it was clear that he would not explain these things now.

“However, I still have to warn you...”

Xiao Qingtian’s expression suddenly turned serious, and his tone became earnest.

“You must be careful of GTI, especially those high-ranking members.”

......

“Dad told me to be careful of GTI, what does that mean?”

After lunch.

Xiao Yun stood at the warehouse entrance waiting for the car, his mind filled with Xiao Qingtian’s words.

After telling him to be careful of GTI, he wouldn’t explain anything further.

Xiao Yun could sense that Xiao Qingtian might have some grievances with GTI.

And the reason he chose to open a small convenience store and live a peaceful life might also be related to GTI.

As for the items in Dad’s arsenal, Xiao Yun didn’t take a single one.

After all, he was a pure knife runner, what good equipment would he need?

Moreover, the items in Dad’s arsenal looked packed to the brim, creating a strong visual impact.

But in reality, the total value might only be less than two or three million.

Normally, Xiao Yun wouldn’t bring equipment into the map.

Only when encountering high-level Forbidden Zones with combat readiness value restrictions would there be a need to bring equipment.

Otherwise, even for the Secret Bureau, entering and taking over a bot, and equipping three magazines, would be enough to fight.

After all, in a third-tier small city like Haibei City, there probably wouldn’t be more than ten people like Li Wenzhe who would go in fully equipped.

Those who could afford a six-piece set were almost non-existent.

And even if he encountered a fully equipped team, Xiao Yun could likely win by relying on his skills to maneuver and “trim their feet.”

The most urgent task now.

Is to go to the Forbidden Zone, first get the 12 consecutive losses for the Bounty Hunter Trait, and then consider playing a few million-dollar extractions.

One is to earn money by getting big red, and the other is for the recommendation quota to Tsinghua University and Peking University, and incidentally to complete the mission and receive a new secure container trial card.

Having experienced the power of SS-grade skills, Xiao Yun also decided to earn more money and acquire the other two SS-grade skills.

As for other matters, he would consider them later.

And to complete the 12 consecutive losses for the bounty.

While eating, Xiao Yun also took the opportunity to study the two Forbidden Zones in Haibei North Port.

One was in Nine Warehouse, and the other was on a yacht on the sea.

Renting a yacht back and forth would take about twenty minutes each way.

If Xiao Yun went back and forth between the two locations to give away consecutive losses, he could finish it in just three hours.

“Xiao Yun! Over here.”

Just as Xiao Yun was thinking.

A black Mercedes was parked across the street, and Liu Shihhan poked her head out of the back window and waved at Xiao Yun.

She had changed her clothes; a light pink long-sleeved shirt, a black suspender dress, and after styling her hair, with her hair tied into ponytails on both sides, she looked like a character from an anime.

“Why are you here?”

Seeing her appearance, Xiao Yun was surprised.

“To pick you up to go to the Forbidden Zone.”

“No, how did you know I live here?”

“I asked Teacher Yu.”

Liu Shihhan smiled.

Hearing this, Xiao Yun was speechless.

That Yu Youya, she just casually gave out his home address!

If someone came looking for trouble, wouldn’t that be the end of it?

“I already called a car on the app.”

“Oh, just cancel the order.”

“...Alright.”

Xiao Yun reluctantly canceled the order and got into the Miss Liu’s Mercedes.

The man in the driver’s seat wore sunglasses and white gloves, dressed in a suit, looking like their family’s private driver.

“Miss Liu, I didn’t expect you to be from a wealthy family too.”

“Of course! Didn’t you notice the bags I usually carry or the shoes I wear?”

“I actually didn’t pay attention...”

“You!”

Liu Shihhan suddenly became a little angry, and Xiao Yun didn’t know why she was angry.

However, her pouting expression showed no trace of the composure of a school beauty, but rather a contrasting cuteness.

“I heard you ran into Li Wenzhe again this morning? Did you lose anything?”

“No, but he seems to have worse and worse equipment. He’s actually wearing a four-piece set now.”

“Hahaha! That’s because you made him go bankrupt.”

“His family is so rich, and he’d go bankrupt?”

“You don’t understand this. Their family is rich, but for those doing big business, most of their money flows into the market. Who wouldn’t feel bad losing millions in a day?”

“Does that mean his parents aren’t willing to give him money to play anymore?”

“You could say that. In short, you really made Li Wenzhe suffer.”

Xiao Yun and Liu Shihhan chatted, and soon arrived at Haibei North Port.

As soon as the car stopped, Liu Shihhan looked at Xiao Yun with anticipation.

“Hey, do you want to team up with me?”