"Is this the art of bookkeeping?"
"Actually, this is nothing, meow. While 500,000 is a lot for an average person, it's nothing for an entity of the Comprehensive Underworld's size. Besides, it's said that when Lord Underworld heard that the food was this snake, she showed a very happy expression. I don't know if she has a taste for that, meow."
Humphrey looked like he had just discovered his superior's preferences and was preparing to send a gift. However, it was unclear if this posturing would just get him cooked into a dragon stew.
Arriving at the reception room, there was a Succubus Miss dressed very daringly acting as the receptionist. The moment Jean walked in, she blew a flirtatious wink at Jean.
It was said that she was a professional specifically trained to make those coming here to place commissions feel right at home.
"No need for the welcoming script, meow. Lord Jean is one of us, meow."
"I understand, Lord Humphrey. Is there anything you need, Lord Jean?" The Succubus Miss became serious.
This caused Jean, who had originally wanted to understand what "professionalism" was, to feel a hint of disappointment—well, just a hint.
However, Jean quickly regained composure. Perhaps this was true charm; without any mental or energy-related means, simply standing there made people harbor impure thoughts. It was truly terrifying.
"Lord Jean?" Just as the lecherous person was finding excuses for himself, the Succubus Miss asked again with a puzzled look. Only then did Jean snap back to reality and hurriedly stated his request:
"I want to customize four… no, five sets of equipment. They need to be equipped to match their energy."
"May I ask what the budget is? If they are still in a growth phase, it is not recommended that the overall increase exceeds 50% of their total output."
"Why is that?" Jean asked, feeling curious.
"Because it will affect their senses and slow down the rate of strength improvement."
"I understand. Then please put more effort into the defense. As for the specific budget… uh, is there any reference standard?"
"This is generally planned according to their personal strength. Before breaking through the limit, it's usually around 3000T points at most. However, we recently stocked a large batch of Snake God scales. An additional 3000T points can significantly improve the defensive capabilities."
"Snake God scales?"
"It's the scales from that big snake, meow. The durability is truly excellent material for armor, meow." Humphrey answered the question.
"Then let's customize 5 sets like that." Jean then reported the names of a few people. However, the confidentiality level of FrostNova and the others' data was quite high, and it was only retrieved after being authenticated by Jean's authorization.
"The total comes to 31,000T points. The design drafts will be ready for your confirmation in about 5 days, and after confirmation, the finished products can be made in about 3 days."
"There are a few other things. Help me research them to see if any results can be produced."
Jean then took out the reverse light sword, the Wind Crystal Butterfly, the 'overture', and the accompanying ammunition, as well as Gilgamesh's hand.
The Succubus Miss's eyes lit up when she first saw the Wind Crystal Butterfly; although its performance wasn't great, its appearance was indeed very intimidating. The reverse light sword, however, was a bit puzzling, as this thing was usually just a stone ball.
And when she finally saw the hand, she even took a step away from Jean, which was quite hurtful.
"I hope to analyze the principles of the reverse light sword. For the Wind Crystal Butterfly, I want to see if there are any modification plans. As for this gun, I want to strengthen its performance and ammunition. The hand… uh, find me a bottle that can properly preserve the hand."
Although he wanted to dispose of this hand, Fuyuki City would be his territory in the future. It might have some use, and it would be good to use it to disgust Gilgamesh one day.
"May I ask if the research results of the reverse light sword can be shared with the Underworld?" The Succubus Miss took the stone ball of the reverse light sword off a testing platform and asked Jean with an excited expression.
"It is possible, but when setting the confidentiality level, it needs to be decided by Ms. Underworld." It was better to leave things he didn't understand to the professionals. Jean didn't know how valuable this thing that could strike first by striking later was, so he had to trouble Ms. Underworld.
"Please rest assured, all projects directly related to the Seven Laws are personally handled by Lord Underworld."
The Seven Laws… Time, Existence, Beginning, End, Matter, Change, Immutability. The reverse light sword belongs to the Time category, so it seems quite important.
"Then how much will these costs be in total?" Jean asked. Since these items were not urgent, he was prepared to put them aside if they were too expensive.
"For research objects with significant value like this reverse light sword, not only will there be no charge, but you will also be given a reward. Although the specific value has not yet been determined, it is certain that it will cover the costs of the other items."
Hearing that it was free and that he could even make money, Jean immediately became happy. Free is a great civilization.
After performing some operations, a researcher brought over a glass jar, put Gilgamesh's arm inside, and handed it back to Jean. The remaining items were also taken away, while the reverse light sword was put into a sealed box right in front of Jean.
"This box can only be opened by Lord Underworld, meow." Humphrey said. It seems the reverse light sword is much more important than Jean imagined.
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With nothing else to do, Jean bid farewell to the Succubus Miss. Although he didn't get to enjoy any special services in the end, this trip was quite fruitful.
However, this good mood didn't last long after returning to the office.
It was still an ocean of documents. Fortunately, after so many days of understanding, he was no longer looking at the content through a fog; at least he could understand what they were all talking about.
FrostNova and the others seemed to have gone back first. Jean went all out and finally finished today's work after three hours. Thus, with Jean's constant grinding, the files accumulated by 'D' had been processed just about completely.
However, Jean could clearly feel that the old files and the ones sent daily were different; the ones sent daily were mostly urgent, and the volume was much smaller.
And those long, convoluted, and useless matters in the old files rarely appeared anymore, especially the reports submitted by that silly cat, Humphrey.
As for the specific reason? Jean wasn't stupid and wouldn't pursue that. After all, 'D' had accumulated a week's worth, and by the time Jean finished, it had been nearly two weeks. As for whether it could be accumulated for a few months to give someone a surprise, what did that have to do with Jean?
Anyway, Jean had already packed his things and returned home happily.
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