The Daily Life Of A Cyberpunk Magician

Chapter 159 - 139 - : The Internal Logic of the Character Card System_2
Chapter 159: 139 Chapter: The Internal Logic of the Character Card System_2Wolf’s eyes lit up, ”That’s pretty much the idea.”

”Okay, I got it.” Jiang Shu nodded, then suddenly swung his fist as if invigorating, ”Then, I will try my best to capture the Deception Group!”

”Eh?” Wolf looked at Jiang Shu, who had a face full of fighting spirit, somewhat surprised as it seemed a bit different from the Jiang Shu he knew, ”At this time, shouldn’t you be saying, ’We should overcome all difficulties and get the Chief of Police here?’ You actually don’t want to be lazy?”

Jiang Shu scratched his head embarrassingly and showed a shy smile, ”That’s because I’m not familiar with it.”

”Alright then.” Wolf still felt something was off; when it came to being lazy, Jiang Shu was always willing to overcome all obstacles.

”Believe in yourself.” Jiang Shu interrupted Wolf, ”We are already gradually uncovering the secrets of the Deception Group, aren’t we?”

”Right.” Jiang Shu grabbed Xiao Jia and showed him to Wolf, ”This person, he is very likely from the Deception Group.”

On Xiao Jia’s screen, there unmistakably was the painter in the white suit.

”Hmm?” Wolf was drawn to the painter and looked at the photo processed by Xiao Jia to become clearer, ”Who is he? Why do you suspect him?”

”His name is Fang Yue, a... washed-up painter?” Jiang Shu didn’t know how to describe Fang Yue’s identity, ”As for why I suspect him... because he doesn’t fit in with the audience at the scene, don’t you feel that?”

”Now that you mention it, indeed there is.” Wolf nodded, ”But just based on this...”

”There’s another point.” Jiang Shu opened another discovery by Xiao Jia in a different video; it had just been found, ”’Glass Fortress’ case, right... here.”

He was pulling the progress bar, and Xiao Jia had already helped him set the position.

The performance video of the Glass Fortress was also filmed by the audience on-site, and it was extremely shaky, especially during the few seconds of the explosion.

However, as Xiao Jia zoomed in on another building in the background of the explosion, the two could easily see, on a certain floor of that building, a white figure briefly lingered there.

If this video was to be viewed by a person, the focus would definitely be on the massive engineering demolition, and no one would notice such pixel points in the background.

From the silhouette and clothing, the likelihood is high that it was the same person at both Deception performance scenes.

”Appearing twice at the Deception performance scene, this...” Jiang Shu tapped Xiao Jia’s screen with his knuckles, ”should be enough to ’invite’ him to assist the investigation, right?”

”Mm, I will have someone follow up on this lead.” Wolf also realized that this painter was very likely up to something odd, but he found it curious, ”Fox and Devil Wind were at the scene, and he doesn’t look like Ancient Snake, so who is he? He surely can’t be Mu Jin, right?”

”I don’t know that, maybe he’s a new member recruited by the Deception Group?” Jiang Shu offered a possibility, ”Don’t you believe that the police are a bit short-handed? Perhaps they feel the same way?”

”It’s not impossible.” Wolf agreed, then a bit excited, ”If he really is a new member of the Deception Group, it might be a breakthrough.”

”Mm, that’s what I was thinking too, compared to other members, he seems... not very experienced.” Jiang Shu agreed with Wolf, then he looked at the convenience meal box, ”Kirie and Xiaoou, breakfast has been delayed by all these matters.”

”In the lab, Kirie should be analyzing the components of the explosives,” Wolf thought for a moment and replied, ”I still have things to handle, you go by yourself.”

”Okay.” Jiang Shu responded, then packed up the two tacos, and stepped out of Wolf’s office, heading towards the lab deep in the corridor.

Just in time, he also had some things to ask Kirie, about the Character Card.

”Knock knock knock—” Jiang Shu knocked on the tightly closed door of the lab.

Soon, the door was opened, and it was Su Xiaoou who came to open it.

”Jiang Shu! Teacher!” Su Xiaoou, upon seeing Jiang Shu, immediately exclaimed in surprise, ”You’ve come!”

”Mm, I’ve come to take you back,” Jiang Shu replied, entering the lab, ”and to check on what you’ve learned during this time.”

”I’ve practiced well.” Su Xiaoou grinned, ”I’ve already managed to deceive many people.”

At one of the lab’s tables, Kirie was intently analyzing the chemical residues from the explosion scene.

Jiang Shu carefully placed the lunch box on the table not far from her, opened it, and took one out for Su Xiaoou, ”Here, have something to eat.”

He didn’t disturb Kirie, but Kirie’s delicate nostrils twitched as she looked toward the taco in the lunch box... and at Jiang Shu in front of the table.

”Jiang Shu... you’re here.” Kirie blinked, she had heard about Jiang Shu’s release from prison yesterday, but she was detained and couldn’t contact him.

”Um, are you busy right now?” Jiang Shu pointed to the work in front of her, ”If not, eat something first.”

”It’s fine, this is the second verification.” Kirie nodded, ”Routine military-grade explosives, these are rare and easy to trace.”

”Regarding the military...” Jiang Shu handed the taco to her, ”It might have come from a Disciple of Mechanics, in the previous case of the fox’s feigned death, the Disciple of Mechanics was involved with the Deception Group.”

”Um...” Kirie responded, perhaps she had just finished working, or maybe it was because she hadn’t seen him for a while, but she seemed normal now, not as strange as she usually was.

She took a bite of the taco, and her tightly furrowed brows slightly relaxed, visibly brightening her mood.

”Kirie, I want to ask you something.” Jiang Shu looked at Kirie and went straight to the point, ”I have a friend whose Entry Value on his Character Card isn’t showing, do you know what might be going on?”

”Entry Value?” Kirie chewed more slowly as she thought, it was rare for there to be no Entry Value, ”Entry Value helps to determine when a job should be promoted, so if there’s no Entry Value, it’s usually a new profession.”

”Like... your Magician profession?” Kirie was not foolish, and she quickly guessed that Jiang Shu’s ”friend” must be himself, so she conjectured, ”Maybe the Main Brain also doesn’t know what your profession really is, so it can’t give a reference value.”

”If it’s a normal profession, obtaining a few key entries would show prompts about promotion on the Character Card.” Kirie continued, her broad knowledge helping out, as not many people understood this information.

”What about my promotion?” Jiang Shu frowned.

”You need to go to the Awakening Hall yourself.” Kirie took another bite of the taco, her pink tongue licking the light green avocado sauce off her lips, ”It’s like reporting your job level to the Main Brain, and if you can be promoted, then you will be.”

She continued, ”But I feel like your level has long been enough for a promotion, even if it’s in the Entertainment Series, your standard is far beyond T4.”

”Um?” Jiang Shu noticed her expressions and sharply realized something, ”Oh, another question, how do you guys obtain Entry Values?”

”Through learning.” Kirie looked a bit puzzled; she didn’t understand why he would ask this, ”You must have heard this, right? An Entry Value is a translation of personal ability. Through learning, training, and such, having such abilities, you would naturally possess the corresponding Entry Values, how come?”

”Nothing much.” Jiang Shu waved his hand, taking a deep breath to calm the shock in his heart.

He began to understand, to understand everything about the Main Brain, about the Magician, about the Character Card, and what Clo had said.

He had always thought that proving his abilities through milestones like those would earn the Main Brain’s approval and thus the Entry Values, but now from Kirie’s words, it was not necessarily the case.

Apart from him, everyone else received Entry Values by completing learning or training exercises, only he was different!

”The Main Brain, it doesn’t understand you, doesn’t understand your profession and Character.”

Clo’s words echoed again in his heart.

And because the Main Brain didn’t understand, his journey to obtain Entry Values was more like... proving to the Main Brain what kind of abilities he possessed.

Rather than gaining Entry Values the moment he had the abilities.

That being said...

The ”Deception” Entry Value...

”You’re different, you’re the most special person in this city.”

”You are a Magician, you are the best at deceiving.”

”I need you.”