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Can props change the NPC’s attributes?
After taking out the prop and examining it several times, carefully reading the supplementary introduction, Vivi finally understood that the effect of the spray paint was to make people feel pleasure while working. If it was sprayed on the floor initially, it would only make the employees feel good, work more efficiently, and enjoy staying at the workplace more. However, she sprayed it directly on Shelk’s shoe soles, and the continuous, intense “happiness” eroded him; he was completely addicted to the pleasure.
If she forcibly removed Shelk’s shoes and locked him up, the influence would disappear in a few months. This craving for work was related to the [Occupation] on the system panel. If it was sprayed on [Spider-Man], he would probably try to raise the average performance of local thieves. It has advantages and disadvantages and must not be used on those with red names.
“Madam Mayor,” Shelk said, with a pair of brown eyes, “I think, if you want to deal with Black Mask, I might be able to offer some help?”
Vivi stared at Shelk for a while, then suddenly smiled.
“Let’s hear it.”
【A new side mission has been triggered, and the current mission “Obtain compensation for the glass from the gang leader Black Mask” has been merged.】
【Mission series updated: Black Mask】
【Mission Description: Everyone has weaknesses, everyone can be used, send Black Mask to where he belongs, prison or hell. Your actions determine the outcome.】
【Reward: 0~500,000 gold coins】
【Unlock the Influence Module】
【New Influence Discovered: Black Mask (Hostile)】
【All actions to eliminate this influence’s minions will receive varying gold coin rewards.】
Vivi: “Why did you suddenly come to your senses?”
“For solving your problems,” Shelk said, “that’s also the secretary’s job.”
The pale dawn light appeared on the horizon, short and thin like the belly of an upside-down fish. Shelk listened to his heart “pounding.” Would he be accepted? After all, he was suspected of colluding with Black Mask to assassinate the Mayor. But he realized what he wanted; the joy of working could only be given by the woman in front of him… And she might need him.
God bless him to be valuable.
After a brief and long few seconds, Mayor Anna Alek accepted Shelk’s loyalty.
In ancient times, this might have been a king accepting a knight’s loyalty, tapping each of his shoulders with a long sword. But in the current situation, it was like a demon accepting a hyena crouching at her feet, making both parties feel nauseated.
Half an hour later, Shelk, holding a powerful flashlight, stood excitedly by the sewer manhole cover next to the city hall garden, where the Mayor assigned him his first task.
The first “job.”
He would navigate through the sewers following the Mayor’s real-time guidance and transmit everything he saw back through the cameras.
Meanwhile, Vivi: “Good, I don’t have to go down to retrieve the body myself.”
Next time, she won’t throw the body into the sewer; it’s too dirty.
&
While Shelk was exploring the sewers, his former boss Black Mask came across a trending tweet.
—From their city’s Mayor, Anna Alek.
Black Mask: “……”
He screenshot the current screen, sent it to the assassin, and attached a message.
[You failed twice, you’ve mocked me twice!]
[There was a bit of an accident, but there won’t be a next time.]
The assassin replied.
Roman gritted his teeth and slammed his phone on the table. He touched his face, where the black mask, due to scorching, had permanently stuck to his face, a symbol of his inborn sin that he would carry for life.
This is abnormal, he thought. Didn’t the Diamond family abandon this illegitimate daughter?
Anna Alek’s past wasn’t hard to investigate. She was born into the famous upper-class Diamond family of New York, but with the humble status of an illegitimate daughter. She wasn’t even allowed to bear the Diamond surname; her surname followed her despised mother.
But because of the family’s wealth, she still received elite education. Anna, seemingly a natural politician, quickly formed her own social circle. Even with her status as an illegitimate daughter, she was quite popular in that circle. With the help of a few classmates, she became a judge right after graduation. However, she was too young and inadvertently fell into someone’s trap, being “forced” to take up the role of Mayor of Gotham.
—From the day she became Mayor, the Diamond family seemed to think she wouldn’t come back alive. They would nurture many such illegitimate children, and as long as some grew up, they would become the family’s strength in the future. Anna wasn’t irreplaceable.
This made Roman easily decide to assassinate her… because Anna now had no value for cooperation, unlike the previous Mayor, who was allowed to live a few more years.
But, the assassin acted twice, and the new Mayor didn’t die.
He believed the assassin didn’t lie to him. It wasn’t logical. Clearly, their Mayor had other ways to avoid death.
Roman became genuinely interested in her.
He ordered his subordinates, “Find a way to sneak into the city hall, invite this new Mayor over.”
For some reason, Anna Alek never left the city hall; she seemed to live in the office. Didn’t she have anywhere else to go?
But after his subordinates left, they were perplexed by the word “sneak in.”
He picked two men and let the younger brother drive the car, but halfway through, he understood why the boss’s request was “to sneak into the City Hall.” The Mayor never left City Hall, and it was rare to even see her leave her office. The original plan to kidnap her on her way home from work was clearly not going to work —
She never left work.
This minor leader of Black Mask’s men kicked the younger brother to investigate and soon learned from their own backdoor channels a piece of news. The Mayor had requested the engineering team to bring equipment to repair her office early in the morning. The minor leader immediately thought of a plan.
The engineering team could drive into City Hall without attracting attention, as this time it was just a wall repair, and not many people would be needed. The three of them could replace the most important driver, and in this way, after kidnapping the Mayor, they could directly stuff her into the engineering vehicle and leave City Hall openly.
Perhaps they would even have time to buy a Mexican burrito on the way back!
*
Elsewhere, Floyd Lawton AKA Deadshot recently encountered the Waterloo of his career.
He had a hundred percent accuracy in shooting. As a hired assassin, he often completed his assassination missions by sniping enemies from a distance. Except for a very few people, no one could escape his deadly bullets.
But he…
Okay, he encountered the Waterloo of his career.
He failed twice against the same person, and that person had not undergone any combat training, a thorough ordinary person!
Black Mask had paid in full before the killing. For his reputation, he must kill Anna Alek.
He decided on his third assassination attempt, but this time it was not a remote sniping — both remote assassination attempts had failed — he wanted to infiltrate City Hall, kill Mayor Anna Alek face to face, and take her body away.
This was no longer just Black Mask’s task; it concerned “Deadshot’s” professional reputation. Success was the only option; failure was not an option.
Deadshot soon found out that the Mayor had requested the engineering team to come and repair the wall of her office on the morning of April 2nd. He decided to blend into the engineering team. The Mayor lady hardly ever left her office, making it the most convenient way to approach her.
*
Gotham Academy.
At the moment of scrolling through Twitter, Peter almost dropped his phone in a flurry but managed to hook it onto the top of the wardrobe at the last second.
The most prominent on the screen was the photo of the blonde female, and Peter couldn’t help but curse and cover his eyes when he saw the verification behind her ID.
“She’s actually the Mayor, and she clearly saw my mask…”
He frowned, somewhat agitated, refreshing the #SpiderMan# tag. Fortunately, not many people suspected that New York’s friendly neighborhood Spider-Man had gone to Gotham, but rather sporadically, some people were saying that Gotham’s Mayor was a fan of “Spider-Man.”
However, this was due to Anna Alek’s vaguely worded tweet, but it was enough to cause little Spider’s anxiety. The boy couldn’t help but think of the events of last night.
I wonder how that girl is doing?
At the time, she suddenly disappeared behind him. Now thinking about it, Peter guessed there was a mechanism in the office, and she was probably caught by the Mayor —
This made him a bit worried.
His spider-sense didn’t trigger when facing the girl, and he always felt she wasn’t a bad person… Her infiltration into City Hall might have a reason.
He had already asked Tim to find her, but how could he get results so quickly.
Peter frowned in thought for a while, this time deciding to do it himself.
Luckily, it was the weekend.
Peter planned to take a taxi to near the City Government, but halfway there, the taxi picked up a man clutching his stomach in pain, suffering from acute appendicitis, and had to turn towards Gotham Hospital.
In this situation, Peter naturally had nothing to say, but during their conversation, he learned some information —
“You’re a member of the City Government’s engineering team? You’re going to help the Mayor fix her office today?”
Right! He damaged that wall when he left last night!
“Uh, sir, are you sure you want to contact other colleagues to replace you?” Peter was a bit excited, his eyes slightly bright, “Why not let me try? No, not like that. I’m a student at Gotham Academy, and we need to complete a semester practical this week, needing students to have a work experience, right! I don’t need a salary, right!”
He had an idea!
Half an hour later, although the workers doubted several times whether he was strong enough to carry the equipment, Peter still managed to get this temporary job for free with the guise of a “distant nephew” pulled in by the workers.
Wearing an ill-fitting helmet and a work suit a
size too large, Peter zipped up his jacket, pulled up his collar, and lowered his head slightly to cover most of his face.
He stood at the corner and looked around. An engineering vehicle approached at an arrogant speed, reluctantly stopping only when it was extremely close to him.
Peter quickly got in the vehicle, but his nervousness only made him notice that his colleagues this time were four burly men.
He didn’t realize that among these four burly men, there was also an unusual atmosphere.
Three seemed like familiar buddies, occasionally communicating with eye contact, including the driver.
Another person had his hands in his pockets, staring out the window, his fingertips rubbing the air as if missing something in his hand.
Peter, the most out-of-place in stature, adjusted his clothes:
He felt the air conditioning in the car was a bit low; his hairs was standing on end.
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Just a translator :)
okay this crossover is actually hilarious