Old Peel's residence, a bit far from the business district.

The cottage is hidden in a wooded area and is not easily detected from the outside.

It's been three days since I entered the business district, and in Raymond's opinion, there are scammers here, but there are no robbers, let alone thieves.

In other words, in the commercial area, no matter what the reason, the power of the original individual has been deliberately abandoned, and any way can be chosen, but only 'force' will not be used.

Raymond, who came here with Augustus, also thought about the reason along the way, in his opinion, because the bracelet on the wrist has a uniqueness, so even if it can be used to transfer funds, it will not be spied on because of this.

A short walk through a secluded forest path leads to a wooden house built on the side of the stream, and the gentle stream seems to have broken down a corner of the courtyard wall, destroying the overall beauty.

However, unlike the reinforced concrete buildings that are used to seeing in commercial areas, this hut on the bank of the forest stream is completely made of wood, and it has a low-key luxury, revealing a little bit of the wealth that the 'settlers' can have.

However, for the large Raymond and Augustus, the owner of the cottage would not welcome them in, and even the courtyard seemed unwilling to let them touch, and the woman in the maid's costume who was waiting in front of the courtyard greeted Augustus when she saw it. "Come with me!"

With a charming face and a tall posture, this woman with vertical pupils who seems to be an ordinary person has a very unique temperament. It doesn't look like a maid at all, and in Raymond's sense, it should be the personality of someone who is used to directing others.

Sure enough, when the maid who led the way in front came to the brook behind the house. He pointed to the thin fellow who was sitting in the small pavilion in the middle of the stream, and returned alone without saying a word.

In the stream, which was no more than three or four meters wide and shallow at most ten centimeters, there were no fish that were commonly seen, but a black strange fish with loach-like body shape but extremely sharp teeth.

The gaze penetrated the stream. Raymond could only vaguely see that what was being frantically bitten and attacked by these strange fish seemed to be an oval bait, but there were too many strange fish covering its surface, and it was impossible to discern what the bait was.

Raymond wants to get a closer look. But Augustus stopped him a few meters from the bank of the stream and spoke. "Old Peele, this is Lieutenant Mitheus, whom I knew the other day. If you have any requirements, you can say it now......"

The thin guy with his back to the hut turned his face. As if his eyesight was not very good, he looked at Raymond and Augustus standing by the stream for a moment, and then nodded and motioned to wait.

Old Peel, who stood up, picked up the boom in his hand and hung it on the support beside him, so that the bait covered by a large school of black strange fish was finally revealed.

So where is the bait!

It was a bitten vertical pupil head that couldn't see its original appearance!

The size is similar to that of ordinary vertical pupils, but the wounds on the neck are uneven, and even the vertebrae are still hanging in two.

The old Peel with loose skin and a dull complexion. A flick of his finger on the skull-covered monster fish caused them to fall back into the stream. Then he took out the silk scarf and carefully wiped and cleaned it on the head that had been eaten up most of the flesh, and when there were no more water stains on the skull, he turned his face and sighed. "This is the major general Gulimi who invited me to the club last time, there is no way to do it, so at her request, I will disappear everything that belongs to her, but she doesn't want to be recycled......"

It's just that Augustus's body, who heard this, suddenly tensed and shouted in a deep voice. "Old Peel, you're doing this illegally! even if she's a settler, she needs to be sent back to the furnace to be reclaimed, and your behavior is inappropriate!"

"Yes, these are all illegal, but as Guremi's old friend for many years, Old Peel didn't want her to be recycled like this, so he had to bribe those law enforcement officers to take her body back and dispose of it according to her wishes......"

Old Peel, who was stroking the head as he spoke, had a sigh and remembrance in his expression, but this strange behavior made Augustus, who was a little angry before, no longer speak.

The strange atmosphere gradually appeared, and old Peel walked over to the pontoon bridge after he was done, raised his face to examine Raymond for a moment, and spoke. "Lieutenant Mitheus, it's very risky to go to the epidemic area, not only to face the consequences of breaking the law, but also to bear the threat of epidemic there. But the reward is enough to make you ignore a qiē, and if you are willing to accept my employment, then you will be here in three days!"

"How many employees are there on this trip?"

"If you add you to exactly three, your mission is definitely within your ability......"

As he spoke, he tossed out a black bracelet and motioned for Raymond to wear it on his left hand. "This is a tool that integrates communication and other facilities, you can read the instructions for yourself, and all its permissions will be opened after departure......"

Raymond, who caught the black bracelet, felt that its material was quite soft, and after configuring it, it covered its wrist and became transparent, and it was impossible to see its storage without looking closely.

However, when Raymond's finger rubbed over it, a phantom screen appeared, as if it were some kind of communicator, with several channels to be selected.

The options under the communication channel selection are all grayed out, which is obviously the reason why the permission has not been opened.

And Augustus, who came over, looked a little stunned after seeing the screen on Raymond's wrist clearly, and then spoke. "Old Peele, is that done?"

"Your payment will be paid in a fifth before departure, and it will be paid in full when I return safely......"

Augustus, who bowed slightly, saluted, and then quickly left the hut with Raymond.

Seeing Augustus' joyful expression on his return, Raymond inquired about the reason.

"You have seen the appearance of old Peel, he can hold on for another month or two at most before he completely collapses, the head you saw before is the old woman you saw in the clubhouse, I didn't expect it to have become like that in just two days......"

Thinking back to what he had seen inside the booth at the time, Raymond was a little puzzled. "Old woman, are you the youngest person sitting together that day?"

"This is what happens to settlers a few days before their bodies are about to collapse, only then their bodies will completely collapse and will be sent to the furnace for recycling!"

Hearing this, Raymond's heart moved, and he spoke. "I've always said 'to return to the Crucible is to return to the arms of the Holy Lord,' but I never knew what it really meant......"

"You can't discuss this! This topic is a taboo among taboos, even if you accept the employment of old Peel and will go to the epidemic area, such a topic cannot be touched!" But before Raymond could finish speaking, Augustus, whose expression changed suddenly, lowered his voice and stopped.

"It's all illegal anyway, is there still a big difference between them?"

Raymond's tone startled Augustus. "Different! Different! Going to the epidemic area to be caught is at most being sent to the most dangerous plane, and discussing this will be immediately executed, don't think that there is not much difference between them!"

Realizing that the topic was too sensitive, Raymond stopped talking and instead asked about the reward that Augustus would receive, and how much he would be paid if he accepted the offer to complete the task.

Augustus, who raised his left arm to open the bracelet, smiled after checking his asset balance. "Mitheus, I can't imagine the reward you received, the fifth of the money transferred to me has reached 6,000 holy coins, so when you come back from completing the mission, I will get 30,000 holy coins......"

With such a huge amount of income from a single referral, what will be the amount of remuneration to be paid to the person being hired? (To be continued......