Episode 4

"Click."

The crisp sound of a lighter echoed as Calvin lit the cigarette between his lips. He stood at the entrance of Tribeca Park, observing the aftermath of the tragedy inside the adjacent mall. His mouth twitched involuntarily as he muttered to himself.

"Bro, I finally understand what the experts mean when they say retiring early can prolong your life."

"I can barely control myself after a few of these missions."

"Let's get to work."

Seo remained silent, calmly retrieving a foldable rubber bucket from the luggage compartment of their van.

He began to toss the pieces of flesh on the ground into the container one by one.

Meanwhile, Calvin crouched nearby, adjusting the concentration of sodium hydroxide solution and pouring it into a spray bottle to clean the bloodstains off the tiles.

This things was perfect for cleaning fresh bloodstains.

However, they had to be careful as blood contains protein, and cleaning it with hot water could cause it to coagulate.

Quickly.

In less than an hour.

Seo and Calvin had cleaned up almost all the scattered meat and blood on the first-floor lobby.

Then, Calvin transformed into a grout specialist and began to clean the blood that had seeped into the cracks between the tiles.

For most people, the rule of not thinking about ghosts was extremely rigorous.

However, for Seo, it seemed as if this rule did not exist.

Fear was not a part of his DNA.

In his dictionary, there were all types of words except for the word fear.

Fear was not equivalent to ghosts.

One important reason why it is difficult for ordinary people to banish ghosts from their minds is that, under fear, it is difficult to control their emotions.

If there is no fear.

Even if ghosts come to mind, they can easily be driven out of the brain like entering the sage state in an instant.

Calvin was kneeling on the ground, carefully cleaning up the bloodstains while asking casually.

"Brother, all the money the Enforcement Bureau gave us during this period was exchanged into points."

"Can this really work?"

"What if this points is of no use? Or it's of no great use."

"If the money hadn't been exchanged for points, it would have been a big fortune."

After Seo cleaned up the minced meat on the ground, he began to pick up the skill fragments next to the corpse. As long as the player died, a skill fragment would drop next to the corpse.

It's like killing monsters and exploding equipment.

"It definitely will."

Seo replied as he cleaning, "It's a simple logic. The updates have been twice every month on the 1st."

"Since this month's update includes point rewards."

"Then, next month there is a high chance that these points can be used to purchase skills or have other greater effects."

"Otherwise, there is no reason for these points to appear."

"But..."

Calvin hesitated and said, "I also think so, but currently only a small number of people are collecting points on the market, and it seems that even the Enforcement Bureau does not have a strong awareness."

Seo shook his head and collected all the skill fragments on the floor in his arms.

"Do you remember when that big country launched a war against the small country?"

"The moment the war began, the currency of that big country started to depreciate. Almost everyone judged that the depreciation of that big country was only temporary, and that it was a good idea to exchange their currency for it at that moment."

"When the big country quelled the war, the currency quickly returned to its original exchange rate."

"This way, you can earn a lot of money from it."

"The fact is, how many people actually profit from it?"

"Making a correct judgment isn't too difficult, as long as one has some knowledge."

"But using your own real money to execute that judgment requires some courage."

"Everyone can make a judgment, but not everyone has the courage to execute it."

"Just like now."

"No one is a fool, but...most people just can't afford to lose. They don't want to end up like a gambler, putting all their hard-earned wealth on the table."

"Oh."

Calvin nodded vaguely, then continued, "Is our collection speed for the point too slow? Those companies that have already accumulated a lot of wealth will surely be able to collect more points than us."

"..."

Seo fell silent for a while before continuing his actions.

"Having the knowledge to make a judgment is important."

"Having the courage to execute it is even more important."

"But what's more important than these two points is having the capital to execute it in bulk."

"And the final point is what we lack."

At this moment----

"Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained one D-level skill fragment: 'Deliberate Bombardment' x1."

"Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained one E-level skill fragment: 'Era of Fireworks' x1."

"Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained one E-level skill fragment: 'Heaven on Earth' x1."

"..."

Seo silently collected all of these skill fragments into his backpack.

Everyone has a backpack.

It was handed out for free during the first version update.

It had 100 squares of space and the same type of thing could be accumulated without limit in one square, although it seemed that only skill fragments could be placed in it.

Things like the white gloves he had in his hand could not be placed in his backpack.

He guessed that only things produced by this game could be placed in the backpack.

This time he collected a total of 18 skill fragments.

The highest level skill fragment was D-level.

Combined with the skill fragments he had collected before.

Now he had a total of 308 skill fragments.

Five skill fragments could be combined to form a complete skill, but he only had one complete skill at the moment.

"Skill Name": Tranquil Heart.

"Skill Level": D-level.

"Skill Type": Passive Skill.

"Skill Effect": When you have no fear in your heart, your physical fitness doubles.

"Skill Description": "Go ahead to dangers."

A passive skill that perfectly fits him.

It keeps his physical fitness doubled at all times.

Seo shook his head without speaking, ready to pack up his tools and leave, his mission was considered done.

The Enforcement Bureau values skill fragments greatly.

Even though the Skill Fragments that are dropped belong to the "Special Event Cleaner", but they still offer high price one hundred million for one fragment.

In fact.

Some wealthy companies are also paying high prices to collect Skill Fragments.

It is still unknown whether the Points will be useful in the future, but the existence of Skill Fragments can definitely change the world's situation for the better.

However.

As of now, the only ones who have access to Skill Fragments are the "Special Event Cleaners" in the entire city.

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