"You just need to fill out a registration form."
After saying that, Lux took out a terminal and tapped it a few times.
Firefly looked down at the terminal and saw a document titled "Mercenary Association Registration Form" appear on her screen.
The content required for the registration form was very concise and clear; one only needed to fill in their code name, specialty, rank, and contact information.
Looking at the information, Firefly simply scanned it and directly began to fill it out.
Code Name: Sam, Specialty: Annihilation Operations, Rank: S, Contact Information: xxxxxxxxxxx
"S-rank?"
After receiving the registration form and seeing the rank filled in, Lux couldn't help but speak out loud.
Immediately after, her expression turned serious as she looked up at Sam and said:
"Mr. Sam, are you sure? If this rank is genuine, we will issue you a commission with a danger level of A+ to S-. Your strength evaluation will only be considered passed if you can complete the corresponding commission. Of course, the commission reward will be paid."
"Understood. What is the content of the commission?"
Firefly nodded in agreement to her proposal. After all, she had come here to take commissions and earn money; this way, she could both take commissions to earn money and have the Mercenary Association evaluate her strength level—it was a win-win for her.
"Alright, please wait a moment. While you wait, let me take you to the lounge area."
After saying that, Lux walked out of the room first...
On the fifteenth floor of the Mercenary Association building, in the VIP lounge, Lux had originally opened a private room for Firefly and Yui each to rest in, but Yui said she had companions downstairs to look after, so she left the place first.
Upon arriving at the VIP room, the first thing she did was sense the surrounding environment. After finding no surveillance-like devices, Firefly deactivated the Sam armor.
"Phew... Acting cool on purpose is really difficult."
Sitting on the sofa and personally feeling its softness with her own body, Firefly let out a long sigh of relief.
During this time, in order to maintain Sam's cool persona, she felt like she was about to be stifled into silence!
She really didn't know how the Firefly in the story managed to be one way inside Sam and another way when she was Firefly...
Thinking of this, Firefly sighed again. Through the black screen of the terminal, she saw herself, who looked identical to Firefly—
"Sigh, fortunately, I ended up in a world where the combat power isn't too strong. If I had really gone to the Honkai side, it would have been no different from a hellish start."
After all despite possessing a Considerable strength even in HSR, but in the face of real power house, these armor still seemed so fragile and insignificant.
Her feelings toward the Honkai: Star Rail world were always a mix of curiosity and longing, yet also tinged with deep fear.
She was curious: if she appeared before the Astral Express Crew or the Stellaron Hunters as "Firefly," what would they take her for? A surviving clone from the Empire?
She also wanted to know: if she stepped onto the land of Amphoreus as "Cipher" with Bartholos, what interesting reactions would the original Cipher and Bartholos have?
If she could really reach Amphoreus before the plot's timeline in the future, would she have the ability to end the cycles?
After all, logically speaking, she wasn't data simulated by the Scepter... there should be hope, right?
She longed to rewrite the plot, to fill in those untold tragedies and regrets, and lead the story of Honkai: Star Rail toward a better ending.
But beneath this longing was a fear hard to dispel—she feared that in that grand and terrifying worldview, her strength was but a negligible speck of dust. And that not even guaranteed to become better ending, what if she mess up everything instead?
"Forget it, forget it, I won't think about these things anymore!"
Feeling herself starting to get sentimental for no reason again, she hurriedly rubbed her cheeks to interrupt her thoughts.
"Why do I always get so sentimental whenever I'm in a quiet environment? Besides, if there's really a chance to go to the Honkai: Star Rail side in the future, I'll have to pull an Emanator before I go in."
Speaking of which, Firefly's mind couldn't help but replay the scene where Acheron split Penacony open with a single slash.
"When the time comes, if I really run into any problems, then go talk to my 'Nihility'!"
After saying that, she took a deep breath to let her emotions return to normal. Then, she picked up the tablet-like terminal placed on the table in the VIP private room, intending to see what tasks it was.
"Eliminating Mutated Beast threats, clearing out Beast Cult branches, clearing out Forest Fury branches, escorting teams through the deep forest, searching for lost cargo in certain places..."
"The tasks here are much more varied than in the Pit Bottom District, and basically, there are tasks ranging from a few thousand to hundreds of thousands of credit points."
Looking at the commissions, Firefly murmured to herself.
When she going as Cipher before, she had also glanced at the tasks on the big screen there a few times; the highest tasks there only reached a few thousand at most, and she hadn't seen a single one worth ten thousand.
Could it be said that this is the gap between big cities?
"Wait... I think I see an extraordinary commission."
In her rapid browsing, Firefly suddenly discovered a commission with a name she was very familiar with. She immediately stopped browsing and scrolled back up to find it.
Soon, the commission that felt familiar appeared before her.
[High-Value Bounty Commission
Bounty Target: Cifera]
"I'm actually on a commission? Was it issued by the Reverse Current Alliance?"
With strong curiosity, Firefly clicked on the commission.
[Issuing Organization: Reverse Current Alliance
Bounty Reason:
The target "Cifera" carried out a destructive action against Experimental Base No. 036 belonging to this organization within the Pit Bottom District of the Pan-Pacific, resulting in irreversible damage to core experimental data.
Target's Dangerous Characteristics (Verified):
Ability: Possesses invisibility and wall-phasing capabilities.
Speculation: Ability attribute is a physical intangibility-type superpower.
Bounty Conditions and Amount:
Capture Alive: Deliver the target "Cifera" herself intact and alive.
Bounty: 3,000,000 credit points
Confirmed Kill: Provide conclusive evidence proving that the target "Cifera" has been eliminated.
Bounty: 1,000,000 credit points
Mandatory Requirement:
Identity Verification: Regardless of the method used to complete the commission, irrefutable evidence must be provided to prove the target is "Cifera" herself.]