11: Accomplice

"What is your identity in this World?"

"Uh..."

Hearing Polaris's question, Joa didn't know how to answer.

Should I say I'm a professional robber?

That doesn't sound very glorious.

"Cough, cough... You can think of me as a mover of nature."

Upon hearing this, Polaris was completely confused.

'Hmm? A mover of nature?'

'What kind of profession is that?'

"Oh, don't worry about these trivial matters."

"Let's go in first and see if there's any damage."

Leading Polaris into the warehouse, Joa felt a little relieved seeing the shelves filled with boxes.

"It seems those people were all blocked outside and didn't break in."

Joa was increasingly satisfied with the mercenaries in his company.

He pondered that when he entered the Resident Evil world, he might be able to bring some of the company's mercenaries with him.

The system space could fit a lot of firearms, food, and Water.

Even tanks, planes, and fuel—anything useful could be put in.

As long as there were enough people, snatching the T-Virus and G-Virus would be foolproof.

At that time, as long as he found a top biological scientist in the Marvel Universe, he might be able to turn all his company's mercenaries into super soldiers like Captain America.

But to achieve this goal,

It would cost an endless amount of money.

'Hiss, why do I feel like I'm getting more and more short on money?'

'Alas, I'm just destined to work hard.'

'For now, I'll just plan robberies like crazy.'

With this thought, Joa opened the task interface in the system panel.

"[Task Customization]"

"[Please host arrange the next task yourself. The system will give rewards based on the task difficulty.]"

'Eh? This system is good.'

'The degree of freedom is quite high, completely unlike other systems that issue mandatory tasks.'

'It can even customize tasks according to one's own purpose, it's too user-friendly.'

'It seems the system World is also competitive.'

Nodding in satisfaction, Joa pondered his next goal.

With Polaris's addition, robbing a bank would definitely make a fortune.

'United Savings?'

Joa shook his head.

He had no experience robbing banks in reality, so there was no need to start with the most difficult one.

United Savings was America's largest bank, with far more security than other banks.

The most difficult.

'Pacific Standard Bank?'

'Or Garden Bank?'

'Hmm... forget about Garden Bank. Avi said that after the money is laundered, it will be transferred to my Garden Bank account.'

'If I rob the bank where I deposit my money, and accidentally bankrupt them, my hard-earned money would be gone.'

'Then it'll be Pacific Standard Bank.'

'After getting the gold, I'll transport it directly to East University, exchange it for U.S. dollars, and then increase investment in firearms research.'

"[Ding!]"

"[Task: Pacific Standard Bank Job.]"

"[The vault of Pacific Standard Bank contains about fifty tons of gold. Rob as much as possible within a limited time. (The more you take, the richer the reward.)]"

"[Minimum target: Ten tons of gold.]"

"[Reward asset: Bunker. (Can be used for weapon research and production.)]"

'Okay, the mission reward is good.'

'After this job, I can use the bunker to research some weapons, then I can start preparing to go to the Resident Evil world to snatch the virus and launch the Super Soldier project.'

'You have to eat one bite at a time, and walk one step at a time.'

'If other dungeons can be refreshed later, one day I can become the strongest in the Marvel Universe.'

'No! Not just the strongest in the Marvel World, but the strongest in all Universes.'

As Joa set his goal and clarified his thoughts,

Polaris curiously opened a box of goods on the shelf.

She lifted the wooden board and looked inside.

"Oh my God!"

"A box of RPGs?"

Her eyes wide with surprise, Polaris turned her head to look at the warehouse full of crates.

"Is this... all this stuff?"

Polaris's exclamation brought Joa back to his senses, and he moved closer to her.

Looking at the RPG Rocket launchers inside the box, Joa, despite being mentally prepared, couldn't help but feel his heart race when he saw them with his own eyes.

These were all great killing machines!

He also cast his gaze on the boxes of military supplies in the warehouse.

Joa suddenly felt like he could easily conquer the Resident Evil World.

With this firepower, plus his system space, no matter how many zombies came, they would all die.

The only regrettable thing was that these weapons were goods produced by regular military factories, and every bullet had a serial number.

They couldn't be used to rob banks.

If Joa really dared to use these weapons to rob a bank, FIB would be knocking on his door within a day.

'These can't be used, but the weapons produced later can be made without any markings or serial numbers.'

"Tsk tsk, I'm suddenly a bit reluctant to sell these weapons."

Hearing Joa's muttering, Polaris tilted her head in confusion.

"What? Do you want to establish a country in the Middle East? Hahaha."

"Hiss, what you said isn't too far off, but it's not about establishing a country, it's about getting something that can make me stronger."

Polaris was just joking, but Joa's answer surprised her.

"Something that can make you stronger? What is it? Where is it?"

Understanding the dangers of this World, Polaris also vaguely longed to become stronger.

She could finally escape the days of hiding, and she hadn't enjoyed life yet.

If her longed-for life was affected by some strange guys messing around, she would never accept that.

So, becoming strong enough to ensure no one could threaten her, and perhaps Joa's safety too?

Probably.

Then she would go back to living a normal life.

This was her current ideal.

"Well, you'll know later."

"But before that, I need your help with something."

"This concerns our quality of life in this World."

Upon hearing this, Polaris's expression immediately became serious.

"What help?"

Joa slowly began to explain the difficulties his company was currently facing, and how they had to find a way to strengthen themselves to protect themselves in this dangerous World.

"Is that so?"

Understanding Joa's company's predicament, Polaris's delicate brows furrowed slightly, then she shrugged, tilted her head, raised an eyebrow, and said,

"How can I help you with this?"

"You know, I don't have a single penny."

Hearing this, Joa revealed a sunny smile.

"I have a way to get money, I just don't know if you can accept it."

"Tell me."

"Robbing a bank!"

"What?"

Polaris's eyes widened, and she stood frozen, feeling like she must have misheard.

"You didn't mishear, it's robbing a bank."

Joa's words confirmed to Polaris that she hadn't misheard.

Then she looked at him with a complicated expression.

"You! You're really bold!"

"Are the Police in this World incompetent?"

"Or is S.H.I.E.L.D., which you mentioned, incompetent?"

"Aren't you afraid of getting yourself killed?"

"Hehehe, Los Santos, it's just so simple and honest, with many five-star good citizens. I love it here."

Completely failing to understand what nonsense Joa was spouting, Polaris let out a deep sigh.

"Alas, since I've already come to this World with you, I guess I have no way out."

"If we really encounter danger, I don't think you'd abandon me and run away, would you?"

Seeing Polaris looking at him seriously, Joa's expression unconsciously became serious as well.

"Of course, you have to trust your accomplice."

"Accomplice? Interesting."