I rely on myself

Chapter 188 The first confrontation
Lin Yuan couldn't help but feel happy because he had solved the problem of God's Workshop. Even the research that had encountered a bottleneck recently made progress because of this. This undoubtedly made Lin Yuan very happy during this period of time.

In this way, a week passed quickly, and the matter concerning God's Workshop was basically declared over. The Magician's Association no longer focused on it and began to arrange how to place the children brought back from God's Workshop and the dogs that served as forbidden puppets.

Even in this situation, Lin Yuan received a rare phone call.

"Are you sure there is no mistake in this specific entrustment, Virginie?" Lin Yuan asked uncertainly after listening to the content transmitted through the microphone.

On the other side of the phone was Lin Yuan's maid and assistant Virginie. When she heard Lin Yuan's question, she knew very well why Lin Yuan was like this, but that was the fact.

"Yes, although it was very sudden, this commission did indeed specify you, Master Lin Yuan. I have confirmed it many times and there is no mistake."

"That's it..."

After hearing this, Lin Yuan fell into deep thought. Just now, Lin Yuan suddenly received a call. After answering the call, he found that the call was from Virginie. The matter was very simple. Lin Yuan was specially assigned as a mercenary.

This was undoubtedly a very unusual thing. After all, although Lin Yuan's mission success rate as a mercenary had been 100% so far, the number of commissions he had carried out was not large, and there was nothing special about him, so he did not have much of a reputation.

In such a situation, someone specifically entrusted Lin Yuan. This is problematic no matter how you look at it, right? That's why Lin Yuan repeatedly asked Virginie if she was wrong, but in fact it was true.

Such a strange situation made Lin Yuan fall into deep thought. Virginie waited for a long time but didn't hear Lin Yuan's reply, so she asked anxiously: "Master Lin Yuan, are you still there?"

"Ah, I'm still here, Virginie. I'm just thinking about why someone would specifically entrust me with the task. I'm fine." Lin Yuan was awakened from his thoughts when he heard Virginie's call and quickly comforted her.

"But it's unusual that someone would specifically commission a mercenary like me who has no reputation."

Listening to Lin Yuan's words, Virginie subconsciously replied: "Master Lin Yuan, do you mean to reject this commission?"

"No, I want to meet with the client. After all, he has come to my door, which means he has at least some information about me. Although I don't know the reason, it's better to meet him and find out."

But Lin Yuan finally decided to meet the other party in order to find out what was going on.

Virginie, as a maid, was of course worried about this: "Is it really okay, Master Lin Yuan? Isn't this too dangerous? Or should we reject this commission?"

"You don't have to worry so much, Virginie. I will go there in the puppet body of a mercenary. Even if there is any danger, it doesn't matter. Let's just leave it at that."

"...Okay, Master Lin Yuan, I will contact the client to decide the time and place for the meeting. Please rest assured."

Although she was worried, Virginie, as a maid, still followed Lin Yuan's instructions and contacted the party that issued the specific commission to arrange a meeting time and place.

Putting the microphone back on the landline, Lin Yuan thought to himself: "A specific commission? Since I, a mercenary with no reputation, have received such a commission, there must be something wrong, okay? The most likely accident is the unknown bird-shaped puppet in the operation against the God's Workshop a week ago. "Although there is no evidence, Lin Yuan has a feeling that the reason why he was specifically commissioned as a mercenary this time is definitely related to the unknown bird-shaped puppet operator.

The bird-shaped doll had already been disassembled by Lin Yuan, and no special structure was found in it. Moreover, all the parts that made it up could be bought on the market, so there was no clue that could help Lin Yuan identify the person behind it.

"Let's see what you're up to."

After whispering this to himself, Lin Yuan returned to his bedroom and planned to rest early. As for the problem of this matter, Lin Yuan was not worried because he had enough confidence. No matter what the situation was, with his current strength, he could break it directly, so there was nothing to worry about.

Soon after a day, Virginie contacted Lin Yuan again by phone and told him the news that the client was willing to meet Lin Yuan as well as the agreed meeting place and time.

Of course Lin Yuan was immediately ready after hearing this, and then used a special device to connect his consciousness to the puppet's body again and act.

According to the address he received, Lin Yuan came to a dock in Liverpool. Because of the large amount of cargo transportation here, there are large warehouses, and the meeting place is one of the warehouses.

Lin Yuan controlled the puppet's body and arrived at the target location. Looking at the very quiet warehouse in front of him, he walked in without any hesitation.

It was pitch black inside. Even with the moonlight shining through the tiny window, it was not enough to see what was going on inside.

Looking at this scene, Lin Yuan couldn't help but mutter to himself: "Has it not arrived yet, client? Or have you been fooled?"

"No, I've been waiting for a long time."

The sudden voice answered Lin Yuan's question. To be honest, in such a dark, quiet and claustrophobic space, a sudden voice was somewhat creepy, but Lin Yuan did not have any emotion about it. He just turned his head to look in the direction where the voice came from.

Suddenly, a light appeared in the dark warehouse. It turned out to be a monitor placed on a table. It was obvious that the client had no intention of coming here, so he placed the monitor here to meet Lin Yuan.

A picture appeared on the monitor at this time. It showed the figure of a young boy sitting, but the part above his chin was dark, making it impossible to see his appearance clearly. It was obvious that he was trying to conceal his true identity.

Lin Yuan mocked, "Are you the one who specifically entrusted me with this? You said we were going to meet and talk, but you used this method. Don't you think it's a bit rude?"

“Oh my, I’m so sorry. It’s true that I was rude in this regard. But didn’t you come here without your real body? Your current body is obviously a puppet’s body, right? So in this regard, we are on the same side, hehe…”

The young man in the picture was not angry after hearing Lin Yuan's ridicule, and apologized very readily. He also pointed out that Lin Yuan was not present in person and everyone was in the same situation.

This first confrontation ended in a draw.

(End of this chapter)