In summary, after much deliberation, Motan decided to take the risk, and while using the character of ’Tan Mo’, he appeared in front of the two brothers as a familiar face and directly revealed his identity.
Of course, he had a backup plan while revealing himself~
The first backup plan was that although he had inquired about the locations of all the [Quirky] branches, he never indicated he would definitely add Feili and Joe, who were definitely like him, players, as friends, thereby hiding his more superficial player information.
The second backup plan was that during the second meeting with the brothers, he showcased his ’Hundred Forms’, directly letting Feili and Joe know the secret that he could easily change his appearance. He even signed a contract on a large transaction platform outside the game with a deposit of three thousand and a daily rate of five hundred, renting out the Hundred Forms to the twins for research for a week, easily earning more than three thousand.
Therefore, if things really go awry, even if he gets recognized while being Hei Fan, he can use [Hundred Forms] as an excuse. Although a major leak would appear, considering that both parties are ’himself’, Motan has some confidence that he can explain it away.
The difference between Half-Elves and Humans is not large, and details like hairstyle, hair color, appearance, ears, etc., fall within the range that [Hundred Forms] can handle. In terms of height, even if as a human Hei Fan he might be slightly shorter, it’s hard to recognize at first glance if not looked at carefully.
In summary, after making some preparations, Motan... to be precise, the character ’Tan Mo’, never ceased interactions with Quirky.
"The things I mentioned before should all be ready, right?"
Casually removing Frank Hughes’ iconic glasses, Motan’s entire aura changed visibly, becoming lazily with each step, and the gentle and broad smile on his lips gradually revealed an unpredictable mischievousness.
"Who do you think you’re talking to?"
Joe Lais grinned arrogantly, spreading a traditional Western handsome guy’s smile on his face: "Quirky never delays orders, never misses deadlines, whether it’s new product releases or custom designs, never lets customers wait even a minute."
"Very good."
Motan skillfully pushed open the door and walked into an area less than ten square meters, yet incredibly comfortable VIP room. He bent down and picked up a square cushion from the soft carpet, casually tossing it onto the room’s only chair, which had no apparent clues on its surface but was actually coated with Hengshui toad fish oil... simply put, something akin to super glue, before sitting on it and extending his right hand to Joe: "Pass it over."
"Hey, look how anxious you are~"
Joe grinned mischievously and snapped a crisp finger: "Take it, this took quite some effort from Feili and me to secure for you."
Motan was momentarily stunned, only then realizing and lowering his head to find a necklace quietly lying on his lap.
That’s right, a necklace.
"No, this is completely wrong."
Motan forced a laugh and picked up the necklace from his knee, consisting of twelve identically-shaped, sized, and patterned pale-purple shells. Under the glow of the Magic Crystal Lamp, it flowed with purple, jade, blue, and pink hues, twitching at the corner of his mouth as he looked up to Joe and asked: "This is what you and Feili took much effort to create?"
Just as he finished speaking, Feili Les’ figure appeared in front of Motan abruptly, laughingly saying: "Weren’t you the one who asked us to help create a gift for a girl? After some consideration, we custom-made this for you, named [Coral Lover]. The raw material is a whole high-purity deep-sea crystal, and just the secondary purification and demolding took half a month. The crafting process was entirely handmade by Joe and me, every [Love Shell] is identical in specification, and..."
"No..."
"Moreover, it has a full set of complex magic patterns carved on it, capable of storing three highest-level Epic Tier magics, it can also collect free elements in the air, even if left alone it can be fully charged in three days, equivalent to an Epic..."
"Hold on..."
"Equivalent to a full Epic Tier Mage’s magic power, and if you observe the back, you’ll find it engraved with elvish script... well, actually it’s just English in cursive says Frank·Hughes."
"But I..."
"But you don’t have to worry, since we’re long-standing acquaintances, Joe and I certainly won’t rip you off, our usual rules, the stuff is yours first, help us with ten or more good ideas when you can, and we’ll call it even."
"I meant just to have you casually..."
"By the way, the material cost has already been deducted from our playing cards budget."
Interrupting Motan’s words one last time, the twins revealed friendly smiles simultaneously, saying in unison: "A total of seventy-eight thousand six hundred fifty-two Gold Coins, rounded down to seventy-eight thousand six hundred fifty Gold Coins, thank you for your patronage."
"..."
Quite rare, Motan remained silent for a full five minutes in a ’Chaotic Neutral’ state before bursting into laughter, casually storing the [Coral Lover], a Unique Epic quality necklace with a material cost alone nearing eighty thousand Gold Coins into his pack, his mouth upturned joyfully: "Beautiful, you two did a beautiful job, you bastards!"
"Thank you for the compliment."
Feili graciously bowed to Motan.
"Oh, and this purple inflatable tail for you."
Joe suddenly slapped his forehead, pulling out an item resembling a sausage balloon from his pack, casually tossing it toward Motan: "You mentioned this before."
Motan immediately raised his hand to catch the item named [Purple Inflatable Tail], exhaling slowly: "How does it work?"
"There’s an inflation port on the pointy side, just blow air into it."
Feili casually said, shrugging: "Then cut a hole in your pants to fasten it on, once inflated, it can maintain its shape for thirty-six hours without transformation, and the temperature will adjust with your body temperature, in terms of feel, it’s no different from a common half-Dragon person’s tail, as long as it’s unfamiliar, should suffice for masquerading."
Motan nodded, storing the inflatable tail into his pack before standing up briskly: "Thanks, but can you do me another favor?"
The twins simultaneously made exaggerated faces, speaking in unison: "Let’s hear it first."
"I’m going to step away briefly, using another identity."
Motan placed [Hundred Forms] on his face, immediately transforming into a inconspicuous brown-haired teenager, awkwardly smiling: "So during this time... please pretend I’m still here ’inspecting goods’."
...
Half an hour later
Game Time AM02:21
Academy City Outer Circle, 19 Champs Street
"Who’s there?"
Silently appearing behind the ’intruder’, Cole Shuren gently placed the dagger in his hand near the former’s neck, coldly stating: "Why are you breaking into my..."
"This house isn’t yours, buddy."
Even though bearing a face he’s entirely unfamiliar with, that frivolous and amusing smile at Motan’s lips made Cole immediately lower his weapon nervously and stand straight, fearfully addressing him as ’Sir’.
And then—
"Hey~ah~!"
A broom, which didn’t appear to have much lethality at first glance, came swooshing down, ’thump,’ knocking Motan onto the ground.
[?!]
Cole was flabbergasted at that moment.
"Oh, turns out it’s the master."
With fluffy silver hair, dressed in simple black and white maid attire, looking like a porcelain doll with quite no expression, and a boastful chest, Lijie Te · Xueyi feigned surprise in a monotone before hiding the half broom behind her: "I didn’t do it on purpose."
"Be truthful."
"I did it on purpose."
"Feelings on it?"
"It’s quite joyful indeed."
"Ugh, I’m really starting to like you more and more, Liz."
"Liz likes you too, Master."
"Honestly speaking?"
"If only I could have killed you straightaway, Master."
"Hehe, anything else?"
"Welcome back, Master; Liz did miss you somewhat."
Chapter one thousand one hundred forty-two: End
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