Zenless Zone Zero: I'm a Succubus in Sixth Street

"I heard your conversation just now. Your name should be Wise, right? I'm sorry you had to see such a mess. I hope you won't question our professionalism because of it."

After being put down, Koleda also looked up at Wise in front of her. After her eyes accidentally met his direct gaze, for some reason, she, who had never been afraid of anything, felt an inexplicable flutter in her heart. This was a very new and unprecedented experience.

"Mmm, of course not. I've long heard of the fame and ability of Belobog Heavy Industries and its president."

"Ah, fame and all that... ahem, those are just rumors. It's mainly thanks to everyone's joint efforts." Koleda's face showed a hint of joy after hearing Wise's praise for her, but she quickly covered it up. "Alright, let's talk business. When I heard from Anton that a renowned Rope-master like you was willing to take our commission, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Anton should have mentioned some of it to you. Although our company won the subway project, because there have always been enemies creating obstacles, the project's progress has not been smooth..."

"Uh, uh, President, directly calling those people 'enemies' in front of young Mr. Wise is a bit impolite, isn't it..." Hearing Koleda's blunt words, Ben also reminded her from the side. However, Anton didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

And at this moment, Wise also understood. The "enemies" Koleda was talking about were probably the rival companies of Belobog Heavy Industries. He then learned that these rival companies, in order to snatch the subway renovation project from Belobog Heavy Industries, had tried every means to make them have problems just like Vista did, including but not limited to getting banks not to issue low-interest loans, having thugs come to the construction site to cause trouble, and holding up construction and fire permits, etc.

But these were not too big of a problem. The real main issue was an accident that had recently occurred.

"Yes. Last week, three of our children got lost in a Hollow."

"Ahem, Grace, wait a minute. If you say it like that, you'll give young Mr. Wise the wrong idea."

Ben then explained the actual situation. "Mmm, young Mr. Wise, you should have heard of our company's independently developed 'Intelligent Construction Machines for Hollows', right? Oh, right, it's the one you helped us control just now."

"Mmm, I understand. So the three lost children Miss Grace just mentioned should be three intelligent construction machines."

"That's right! Wise, as expected of the person who can easily subdue my dear child, you understood my words so easily." Grace at this moment also puffed out her massive assets and introduced them very proudly. "The core competitiveness of Belobog Heavy Industries is these intelligent machines that can operate safely in Hollows for long periods of time. At the same time, they are also the children I am proud of! Not only can they effectively resist Aether corrosion, but their intelligence level is also very high. They can operate autonomously according to the environment inside a Hollow and are also equipped with a special voice module, so voice communication is not a problem. Oh, right, speaking of which..."

Just then, Grace seemed to have suddenly thought of something. She shamelessly moved closer to Wise and continued to speak with some excitement. "Just now, Wise, how did you make that child obey you? It's clear that you were not recognized in the smart program, but she was able to obey your words. Did you use some special means? Or is it that..."

"Alright, Grace. You're making it difficult for our guest like this." Seeing that Grace was about to press herself against Wise's body, Ben at the side promptly reminded her. The former also reacted upon hearing this. Seeing that her assets were about to brush against the other party, she immediately retreated, a rare girlish shyness appearing on her face.

"Sorry. Because a few days ago, I just updated the logic cores of those three missing children, and then when they were working in the Hollow, they ignored commands and went to the depths of the Hollow on their own. And just now, Wise, you were actually able to command that child without command authority, so that's why I..."

"Hmph! Speaking of which, if you hadn't insisted on loading the code left by that guy into the core, I don't think what's happening now would have happened at all." Koleda at this moment also angrily retorted at Grace. The latter immediately retorted upon hearing this.

"Wait a minute, shorty. We can't be sure it's the chip's problem yet, can we? Besides, a beautiful and powerful machine naturally needs a soul to match." As Grace said this, she also clasped her hands together by the side of her face and spoke with an intoxicated expression. "So, as the president of an intelligent development enterprise, don't you think so?"

"Hmph, I don't care about souls. It's precisely because I'm the president that it's more appropriate to just classify those machines as assets. And if it's really not the chip's problem, then why do you think Wise was able to command that machine just now?"

"This... I didn't load the code into that child, so this should be an exception." Grace was also quite curious about this. Almost in an instant, everyone subconsciously looked at Wise. And he, seeing this, had no choice but to explain.

"Mmm, this should be a personal exception of mine. You can understand it as my personal special hacking technique." (The kind that ignores species and biological forms.)

"I see. As expected of Phaethon. If there's a chance, could I discuss it with you?" It was clear that with the title of a legendary Rope-master, such an outrageous thing also became reasonable. At least, for now, it seemed everyone believed it.

"Alright, Grace. That thing is definitely a secret for Wise, so don't push your luck." After saying this, Koleda also brought up the previous topic again. "Back to the topic. Setting aside the enemy's side, the production cost of the intelligent machines is also extremely high. We cannot tolerate this level of asset loss."

Speaking of which, Koleda also looked at Wise again and then spoke in a very serious tone. "Wise, our commission is to ask you to take us to the depths of the Hollow to find those three lost machines. And we have also located the approximate position of two of them. Next, if there's anything you want to know, you can talk to Grace and Anton separately."

As soon as her voice fell, Wise felt his arm being pulled. He turned his head and saw it was Grace. Her expectant look clearly showed that she had some questions she wanted to ask him.

"Uh, Miss Grace, is there something you need?"

"You can just call me Grace. I just wanted to ask you about that hacking technique you mentioned. Of course, I'm not asking you to tell me directly, I just want you to command that child in front of me again."

"Alright, Grace. But let's talk about this after the commission is completed. After all, the top priority right now is to first find your... mmm, those three children."

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