SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire

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[Revolver Contrarian]

[Quality: Rare.]

[Status: Hard to Direct Gaze (Integrity 11%).]

[Energy Level: None.]

[Effect: Extremely low recoil, compatible with various standard pistol and rifle bullets, can attach certain skill effects to bullets for attacks with special effects.]

[Exclusive Trait "Quick Draw Slash (American Style)": Complete the action from drawing the revolver to firing within 0.2 seconds.]

[——Requires 300 Points to activate this skill.]

[Exclusive Trait "Adaptive Aiming": With it, even a three-year-old could easily explode the head of a well-off enemy from eighty meters away with one shot.]

[——Requires 300 Points to activate this skill.]

[Remarks: 99% new, self-used by a girl...]

[Next Repair: 3346 Points + a Golden Clearance Certificate (repair to unlock more functions).]

"Damn, rare?"

Colin looked at the revolver in his hand and muttered to himself, feeling a mix of joy and worry at the bottom of his heart...

Getting a piece of orange equipment, only one notch below golden, from a box is certainly a joyous occasion, a very joyous one at that.

What worried him was that he genuinely feared, as someone had said, that every gift from fate was secretly marked with a price.

After all, on his first successful completion of a task — even if 99% relied on himself — the 1% contribution of the Dice of Probability couldn't be overlooked.

Therefore, he didn't know if there would be any price to pay after the effect wore off.

"'Dice of Probability' is really harsh, everything went so smoothly today, it's just a pity that there's only one box. The luck granted by it lasts only twenty-four hours..."

Colin reined in his emotions and sighed.

If only he could be this lucky every day...

Huh? Wait a second...

Colin suddenly thought, could he, before his luck effect ran out, continue using "Book of Fate: Fragment" to roll for luck again?

If that's possible...

Couldn't he then infinitely refill his luck?

After thinking it over, Colin opened the parchment and posed a question — "I have a friend who..."

Soon after sending out the question, he got a number of replies — it was not going to work.

"'Dice of Probability's' luck isn't unheard of. Sometimes, when a mission goes awry and people are driven into a tight corner, some will do just that. Although most end in an even more desperate finish, there are exceptions. Some of these exceptions have tried to 'refill' and ended up with instant brain explosion and death, reasons unknown..."

An employee privately shared this little-known information with Colin.

"Is the information reliable?" Colin replied.

"All I can tell you is that we are the ones who sell that stuff. You asking this question probably means you rolled a 'luck.' There's no need to lie to me about it; I'm well acquainted with it. For example, the fact that I don't frequent the Interaction Hall and yet manage to see and respond to your post the moment you put it up shows you're quite lucky, which corroborates that you rolled a 'luck.'

"As for the 'refill,' believe it or not, it's up to you. I can only tell you not to try it. No amount of good luck can save someone determined to be reckless..."

Seeing this answer, Colin abandoned the idea of "refilling" his luck. After pausing, he added in his reply, "Not me, a friend of mine..."

No reply came.

"Sigh, it's a shame. If we count the Other World, there should still be seven or eight hours of effect left. Later on, I'll go out and buy some scratch cards to pad my wallet a bit..."

Colin sighed, then started to organize his current equipment —

"Time: Stasis," "Revolver Contrarian," "Decoding Lenses," "Ring of Flame Dominion," "Book of Fate: Fragment" *1...

Four pieces of equipment plus one disposable item.

"This, this, plus this... should be enough to deal with that monster, right?"

Colin looked at the five items laid out on the table, feeling somewhat reassured, but not entirely confident...

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"The 'Book of Fate' mentioned he thought his wings were full-fledged enough to cope with the enemy... but still, the same old saying."

Wonder if he counted the Golden Card and the equipment he bought as part of being full-fledged.

The only thing certain was that the 'orange gear' was definitely counted because you could get that just by showing up in the hall...

"Forget it, no rush, we'll see when the time comes, after all, this 'Book of Fate' will definitely be used..."

Colin packed away the items one by one into the Storage Room, and then, as he was putting away the 'Contrarian,' he suddenly thought of something... What about the bullets?

Colin blinked his eyes. Is there still time to buy bullets abroad?

Seems not possible...

Right, check the auction.

Colin opened the auction and was lucky to find bullets for sale, with the cheapest bullets costing three Points each.

According to the mall's exchange rate, that's almost five hundred bucks a pop...

With the Interaction Hall's offline exchange rate, it was a price that made Colin's heart bleed.

The only thing that could comfort Colin a bit was that it seemed to have a special effect added to it.

[Silver-plated Bullet: Against evil spirits and unclean creatures, it deals 150% of the damage of a normal bullet.]

"150%... Wouldn't two shots do the job?"

Colin joked, but he ended up buying thirteen bullets anyway, and his savings dropped from 62 Points to 23 Points...

"This must be the first time I've spent money so freely, huh?"

Colin didn't think much of it at first, but after doing the math, he realized that in just a few hours, he had spent at least thirty thousand or more...

Exaggerated.

But just at that moment...

A message suddenly appeared on the parchment: You have a new quest "Call from Afar" added to [Quests], please decide whether to accept within one hour.

"Oh, right, I almost forgot, I haven't checked the quest log yet."

Colin clicked on the quest log.

There were now three quests inside...

The first was the pinned quest "Expel All Invaders," straightforward in its demand to clear all robots from the Interaction Hall.

Of course... it was confirmed to be impossible.

The second was "Uncharted Territory," which was the quest that would arrive in seven days.

The third was the one he had just received—

[Call from Afar]

[Description: Some mysterious disappearances within marginal groups have caught the company's attention; after investigation, a force is found seeping into reality, taking individuals to unknown locations by means undetectable to ordinary people.]

[Requirement: On the Wednesday noon following the acceptance of the quest, follow the call in your sleep and, as a dispatched employee, go forth to find and contain the source behind the scenes.]

[Suitable Employee Level: F Level or above.]

[Note: When entering, suppress your memories to prevent the adversary from escaping, and please refrain from revealing your identity before confirming the source.]

[Do you accept this quest?]

"F Level or above, I'm just fit for it, it's just a shame it's the day after tomorrow, otherwise with the luck effect still on, everything would likely go smoothly... no, wait..."

Colin leaned on his wheelchair, tilted his head, and thought it over. This was a quest received under the status of luck, especially since...

He had just felt the need for money, and then the quest came along.

So this quest itself should be fine.

Therefore, he didn't hesitate much and accepted it.

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