Mission Agency

Han Che strolled slowly along the riverbank, as if taking a walk after dinner; it was already dark by then.

He spent an extra day in the player community, during which he visited various small clubs offline.

He went to find out the specific size of the small club and how many people it had.

He also inquired about rental and purchase prices. The housing prices here are comparable to those in first-tier cities of the previous era—incredibly expensive.

Fortunately, he has a considerable balance in his personal account, so finding a place to live would not be a problem if he really wanted to.

The rest of the time, he also surfed the internet intensively. Inside the prison, the player operator's goggles could only connect to live streaming websites.

Since other websites were unavailable, he took this opportunity to gain a general understanding of the worldview.

This world is highly similar to his previous life, and even the styles of the world's major countries are similar.

For these countries, their operations in dangerous areas are more like a mineral resource.

Although various countries attach great importance to this, it is limited to this; they all allocate funds to specific companies or clubs for contracting.

The advanced technology contained in the red items they brought out was also used for national development and military confrontations in the real world.

This was unexpected for Han Che, who had assumed that the so-called advanced technologies were specifically designed for conquering dangerous areas.

Unexpectedly, it also plays a role in the player world.

The Bald Eagle Society has also been embroiled in various controversies recently due to its previous operation, Tidal Prison.

Major associations, countries, and clubs joined forces to condemn the Bald Eagle Association for secretly conducting brain-computer interface experiments.

It violates human rights and international law, and has been greatly affected.

At the same time, the stock market and reputation were severely impacted, with billions of dollars in market value evaporating overnight.

In addition, Han Che noticed that the terms "Tidal Prison" and "Warden" appeared frequently on various websites.

Netizens have produced a plethora of analyses, speculations, video edits, and even derivative works.

In particular, he came across a recently popular supernatural tale about rules:

1. Tidal Prison is quiet. If you hear a lot of gunfire and footsteps when you enter Tidal Prison, please be careful not to go to the core area, where a new team will be waiting for you.

2. The large safety pins at the bottom of the elevator shaft usually show a bright red indicator, but watch out for the ones above your head; they're right there.

3. When you hear a menacing drumbeat, move away immediately; he's coming!

4. When you see a cloud of black smoke explode on the ground, immediately take cover and never expose any part of your body.

5. Be careful in the prison area; they are everywhere there.

Han Che was also reading with great interest. Although it was written in a mysterious style, it also showed that the player world had a basic understanding of him and the Tidal Prison.

In contrast, other maps don't generate much buzz, and Han Che has to specifically search for them to find a few related posts.

However, a few posts still caught his attention: "The explosion rate of Dam Zero has increased recently, but the difficulty has also increased."

Also, Han Che spent the whole day wandering around outside.

He wanted to find out if anyone was following him, but the gaze that had been following him that day never returned.

He observed for a long time along the way to make sure that no one was following or discovering him.

He then changed back into his warden's uniform, put on his mask, jumped into the water, and returned to Tide Prison.

"Your Excellency the Warden, you're back."

Pushing open the door to the warden's office, one found only rifleman Lin Feng inside.

"Oh, Lin Feng, you're here? Where's the others?"

"Your Excellency Warden, Captain Shi Ding is still leading the other prison guards in training. Da Yong and Shi Lei should be taking the new members to familiarize themselves with the terrain on the outskirts right now."

Han Che nodded in satisfaction. "How are you? Are you getting used to the new equipment and environment?"

"Reporting to Your Excellency the Warden, everything is now familiar."

"Good, not bad. Go and call Shi Ding over."

"yes!"

Not long after, there was a knock on the office door. After receiving Han Che's permission, Shi Ding entered the office.

"Your Excellency the Warden, you're back."

"Yeah, I just got back. How did you find out what parts of the prison have been updated?"

"Everything has been figured out." Shi Ding stepped forward, pointing to the map on the table, and explained to Han Che. "The main changes are a few points. First, many rooms have added access control systems."

"It requires a corresponding access key card to open, and I don't quite understand its purpose yet. For now, I understand it as a way to protect prison property."

Shi Ding explained his guess, glanced at the warden, and seeing that he did not interrupt, continued.

"Also, several new mission mechanisms have been added that can be used."

"There is a mission called Operation Black Tide. Once activated, it will activate the tidal control system within the prison to flood the prison. The purpose of this mission is currently unclear."

Han Che thought to himself, "So it turns out that the Black Tide Operation has been added as a benchmark mission. Its significance is not yet clear, but it's just because the prison hasn't been opened yet and there are no player operators."

Once the player operator accepts this mission, the prison will be in for a ruckus.

Shi Ding continued, "The other two are called Operation Suppression and Operation Star Slayer. I just tested them. I started both missions once, and there were no specific changes in the prison."

"?" Han Che paused noticeably upon hearing this.

Shi Ding immediately noticed the warden's change and asked, "What's wrong, Warden? Is something amiss?"

"When you initiated those two operations, didn't that raven in the cell come out?"

"No, wasn't he locked up? How could he be out?"

"His cell door isn't open?"

"Huh?" This time, Shi Ding was completely confused. When he initiated these two special operations, there were no changes at all inside the prison.

As for which door in the cell or somewhere else was open, he obviously didn't notice.

Without saying a word, Han Che immediately pushed open the door and strode towards the cell, thinking to himself, "I hope he doesn't actually escape."

When he arrived at the cell where the ravens had been held, he pushed the cell door open and found it unlocked.

Shi Ding followed closely behind the warden and was shocked to see that the cell door was unlocked.

"How... how could this be?" Shi Ding was completely confused. How could the raven have disappeared for no reason?

"Your Excellency Warden, it was my negligence! I will immediately summon the prison guards and conduct a full search of the prison."

"Wait a minute!" Han Che stopped Shi Ding's actions and took two steps toward the room next door, the cell where Da Chui was imprisoned.

"Have you seen your boss? Where did he go?" Han Che asked Big Hammer.

"Our boss? He's not here?" The guy with the big hammer spoke in a rough tone, not like he was lying. "I haven't seen him. Go check over there? The place where you stored our gear before, isn't that where he went?"

Han Che nodded to the guy with the big hammer, and then immediately went to the room where he stored the prisoners' equipment.

As soon as they pushed open the door, a figure with his back to them was squatting in the corner, rummaging through boxes on the floor.

A moment later, he pulled a two-handed sledgehammer out of the box and jumped up and down with childlike joy.

"Haha, I finally found the sledgehammer!"

Before he could finish his celebration, he turned around and saw the door wide open, with the warden and a shield bearer standing in the doorway, silently watching him.

The raven was so embarrassed that it dug its toes into the ground.