Looking at the message received on his jade device, Levi slowly typed a question mark in the chat box.
"?"
"What do you mean 'already gave it to me'?"
He seriously suspected this was Silver Wolf's excuse to dodge the payment.
On the surface she said she had already given it to him, but in reality she just did not want to hand it over.
After all, the Aether Editor was basically the lifeline of hackers in Punklorde. How could she possibly give it to a stranger she had only met once.
Levi guessed that Silver Wolf might even say next that she had hidden the Aether Editor technology somewhere in his house and tell him to go find it himself.
And in reality, there would be nothing at all.
"Don't make me get rough with you, little Silver Wolf."
Levi dialed her number with a cold voice. "Even if you're my friend, you can't play dumb with me when it comes to payment."
You have to settle accounts clearly even between brothers.
Not to mention he and Silver Wolf were not even family.
"So that means if we're 'family,' then it's fine?"
Silver Wolf let out a light laugh. "I can pull your account into my family group right now. Want me to?"
Then her voice turned tempting. "If you join my family group, you can enjoy thousands of famous titles in my game library for free. I can even give you a free virtual reality set so you can experience the games better."
"Well? Tempted or not?"
Hearing the string of benefits coming out of Silver Wolf's mouth, anyone would feel tempted.
But smart Levi had already seen through her trick.
"You want to put me in as a child account, right?"
In a family group, child accounts are controlled by the parent account. If he entered with that identity, he would truly understand what a 'cyber chastity lock' meant.
Beware of cyber scams.
Seeing that Levi did not fall for it, Silver Wolf felt a little regret.
"Don't try to change the topic! Hand over my payment now!"
Levi's sharp shout came from the phone, and a playful expression appeared on Silver Wolf's face.
'This guy really did not know where that thing is!'
"I hid it in your house, but I forgot where I put it. Go find it yourself and see if you can find it…"
Just as he had expected, Silver Wolf really said the thing was hidden there.
"Looks like I'll have to use some special methods before you're willing to 'pay up,' Stellaron Hunter!"
Levi grinned. "Today, I, a diviner of the Divination Commission, will make a great achievement and capture all three Stellaron Hunters who sneaked into the Luofu!"
If that happened, being promoted to Master Diviner of the Divination Commission would be just around the corner.
Cough! Cough!
"That position is better left to Fu Xuan or Qingque. I'm better off slacking at the bottom, playing cards and enjoying life."
Hearing Levi's fierce voice, Silver Wolf on the other end of the jade device fell silent for a moment.
She also picked up a cold tone and questioned, "Fine then, let me ask you, what exactly happened to my clothes?!"
When Levi heard Silver Wolf's words, the leg he had just stepped forward with froze midair, and his expression changed quickly.
'What's up! Did she find out it was me?!'
Seeing that Levi had not made a sound for a long time, the smile on Silver Wolf's face slowly disappeared.
For every second Levi stayed silent, her gaze grew sharper.
Her small brows knitted tightly together.
Could it really have been this guy?
Although he was indeed the biggest suspect, the timing did not match, so Silver Wolf had not really suspected him.
But this joking accusation had been met with silence from Levi.
Silver Wolf began to look at him again, this number one suspect.
At that moment, Levi suddenly reacted.
It was the hired worker who did it. What does it have to do with me, Levi.
He returned to his calm look and snorted. "What? You're trying to pin that kind of thing on me?"
"Explain to me first why you went silent."
"I did too many things today. Don't I need a moment to think…"
'Wow, you did so many bad things that you need time to think about it, huh!'
"Compared to us Stellaron Hunters, I think you're the worse one!"
"Judge the matter, not the person. Which thing I've done is worse than what you Stellaron Hunters have done?"
Levi let out a cold laugh.
If he was really that bad, why was the Interastral Peace Corporation not hunting him down, but instead hunting the Stellaron Hunters?
Ding! Dong!
A message popped up on the jade device.
[Currently, Madam Herta has joined hands with the Interastral Peace Corporation to issue a warrant for 'Mr. Cold Feet']
[According to Madam Herta's information, his location is judged to be the Xianzhou Luofu.]
[If his whereabouts are found and reported, the reward is one hundred thousand credits.]
[If he is captured and detained at the Luofu company office, the reward is one hundred million credits, plus a favor from Madam Herta, and the qualification to enter the Herta Space Station to choose one Curio.]
"…"
'That does not count!'
'It must be that petty Herta used her connections!'
'Otherwise how could a nobody like him… no, how could a nobody like Mr. Cold Feet end up being wanted by the company.'
Looking at the message on the jade device, Levi still said the same thing.
"The one being wanted is Mr. Cold Feet. What does it have to do with me… huh? Mr. Cold Feet is on the Xianzhou Luofu?"
Seeing the place name mixed into the message, Levi admitted he panicked a little, but only for a second.
Even if Herta somehow learned his location.
Could she even recognize him?
He had never shown his face in front of Herta.
Levi was sure that even if he stood right in front of Herta and let her look, she would not recognize him.
"Hey hey hey! Why did you go silent again… huh? Why do I hear water on your side? Did someone come over to your house in the middle of the night?"
As for what kind of guest... Hard to say.
Silver Wolf's voice pulled Levi back from his thoughts.
He replied, "Stop nagging. You don't need sleep in the middle of the night, but I do!"
"I'm not lying to you. It's really hidden in your house!"
As for why she did not know where.
She was not the one who cleaned up. How would she know where it was put?
Silver Wolf let out a yawn.
"I'll briefly describe what it looks like. Go look around your room. Don't throw it away thinking it's trash."
Following Silver Wolf's description, Levi found the thing that was long on two sides and short on the other two, with Silver Wolf's portrait printed on it.
Looking at the thing in his hand, Levi's expression turned complicated.
"Aether cartridge…"
The thing in his hand was the Aether cartridge Silver Wolf had lost to him at noon.
No matter what, he had never expected that Silver Wolf would treat the Aether Editor technology as the reward for beating her.
He had thought there was something ordinary inside.
Who would have thought.
'Silver Wolf is actually so generous!'
"The Aether cartridge is a hacker's second brain. That's not a joke."
"Since you misunderstood me and hurt my feelings, I won't give you any experience. Figure it out yourself!"
The call ended. Levi put down the jade device and carefully examined the Aether cartridge.
"How do you use this thing?"
"Is it like other cartridges, needing some device to read the information inside?"
"Probably not."
As the second brain of hackers in Punklorde, how could the Aether cartridge be so inconvenient.
It probably did not need any specific device to be used directly.
Ding! Dong!
Just as Levi was studying it, Silver Wolf sent another message.
[Silver Wolf: One more thing. Hurry up and return the hired worker to me!]
"…"