Frost Moon's eagerness for the Information Reconnaissance Chip was beyond Yun You's expectations.

She really didn't expect that the chip she bought from Yuanbao for seventy-five thousand would be so valuable in a hacker's eyes, making a hacker of Frost Moon's caliber willing to work for free just to study the chip for ten minutes.

Yun You initially found it a bit unbelievable, but upon reflection, she let it go.

The creator of the Reconnaissance Chip, Yuanbao, is a Tier Two Apprentice Death God, inherently powerful and fond of handmade crafting. The things she creates often exceed the quality of some megacorporation products.

Moreover, Yuanbao herself said that this chip was made by imitating Ethernet technology principles, with a high technical content, and is a unique existence in Nest City.

Frost Moon herself is also into technology, so being attracted to such a high-level chip is completely normal.

Yun You just didn't understand, since the Information Reconnaissance Chip is so powerful, why does Yuanbao sell it to her for just seventy-five thousand, such a low price.

After thinking it over, the only possibility was: Yuanbao is a recluse.

She rejects all offline social interactions, staying in her dark, gloomy rental house all day, practicing and crafting.

When hungry, she orders takeout, and when out of money, she goes online to sell some handmade products. Everything happens online, so she doesn't really know the actual value of her products, just randomly filling in whatever numbers she thinks are okay.

Perhaps it was precisely because of this that Yun You stumbled upon such a treasure.

But on the other hand, although the chip was already in Yun You's hands, the technical patent still belonged to Yuanbao after all.

So regarding Frost Moon's request, Yun You didn't agree immediately but instead sent a message to Yuanbao, asking if she'd be willing to let others tinker with the chip.

She initially thought Yuanbao would refuse, but unexpectedly, the girl agreed without hesitation, even throwing over a 200GB permission unlock file, allowing Yun You to do as she pleased.

Apparently, this girl has great confidence in her technology, completely unconcerned about others having the ability to copy it.

Seeing this line of code, Frost Moon still wore that expressionless look, but his legs itched so much that he couldn't walk, and in the end, it was Jack who spoke up to remind him, calming him down. Then, at light speed, he signed a labor contract with Yun You with a monthly salary of zero...

"Now everything is settled."

Jack put away the contract, smiling as he handed over a drink, asking, "Have you decided on the team's name, Chica?"

"Ko-Hoshi."

Yun You answered without hesitation, "Let's call it Team Ko-Hoshi."

This name, like her bar, symbolizes a new star that even the sun and moonlight cannot block.

"Nice name."

Jack grinned and asked again, "When can we take action?"

"The sooner, the better. Preferably start preparing now and set off tonight."

Yun You looked at the two of them and casually asked, "Are you both free? If there's nothing urgent, let's check the information together."

Frost Moon was indeed free and nodded.

But Jack seemed a bit hesitant.

"I... should I go back and let my family know first?"

He hesitated for a while but eventually let go of the idea.

"Forget it, my mom is recuperating in Nest City No. 5. It'll take at least three days for a round trip... really too long, can't delay Wu Ming's time."

With this in mind, he nodded along with Frost Moon and said, "No problem."

So Yun You locked the private room door, opened the computer, and started analyzing the information with the two of them.

The mission location is G District, situated in Midtown District of Nest City No. 3.

Unlike other midtown areas filled with office buildings and shopping streets, G District is a rare industrial area and also the largest oil and coal mining collection area in Nest City.

A mining site covering an area larger than the Black Market is located there.

Due to long-term underground mining operations, the mining site has countless pits, with an average depth exceeding a thousand meters.

And the mission's location is within one of these pits.

The owner of the mining site is the G District's Civil Protection Officer, Tier Two Apprentice Death God Black Tiger.

The intel provided in the mission was not much, except for the introductory description seen at the beginning in the mission bar, there was only a torn electronic diary providing some information.

It's said that the owner of this diary was a worker master at the mining site. Not long after entering the so-called "bottomless pit," he completely lost contact.

After quite some time, people stumbled upon a tablet he somehow sent out at the pit entrance, along with the strange accounts within the device.

Yun You downloaded the electronic diary and began reading.

...

[Work Log—Records of Entering Mine 021]

[Author: Senior Worker Miles of the Mining Site]

[Preface]

[I am Miles, a worker at the mining site of Tiger Head Heavy Industry Group in Zone G, responsible for underground excavation work. Recently, there have been more than a dozen cases of people disappearing on the site. Investigations suggest they may all be related to Mine 021]

[This mine is ancient. It's said to have been hollowed out in the 50s. Anyway, since I started working at the mine, the place has been cordoned off by warning lines, not opened for more than twenty years]

[Some workers rumor that there are monsters in that mine, specifically eating those who accidentally enter the mine. It's said so vividly... unfortunately, I don't believe it. I've worked at the mine for twenty years, seen all sorts of accidents, but never seen a monster eating people]

[Alright, strayed too far, back to the point]

[The reason for this mine entry action is that a "Spirit Exploration" team suddenly came to the mine, saying they want to shoot a spirit exploration program in this pit, and accompany the celebrity in their team to relax]

[Damn, rich people really are idle, can't they find somewhere better to play, coming to the mine is nothing but suffering]

[...]

[I initially reprimanded those people, but unfortunately, they offered way too much, so I could only shut up, play dumb... just take it as a paid vacation]

[Some young folks advised me not to go, saying things like "the rumors might be real"... but nonsense, just because a few people went missing doesn't mean there's a haunting, people die on the site every day for various reasons, getting crushed by rocks, buried by explosives, falling into crushers...]

[To prevent deduction of performance and safety bonuses, which site manager doesn't report it as "missing"? I'm all too familiar with the practice, and the so-called disappearances in Mine 021 are probably just to cover for the site where someone died]

[In any case, we plan to set off tonight]

[Incidentally, before entering the mine, the supervisor instructed me to make sure to bring the log computer, to firmly record everything seen, not to miss any detail. This is the reason why this piece of diary exists]

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