"Sorry, I take back what I said." The Joker said, "I don't like you, I love you to death, so, what do you think? Do you want to participate in this game?"
Bai Ye said, "I'm honored."
The Joker said, "2250 Alex Avenue, it's an apartment building. In the underground garage, there's something you can use. Before tomorrow evening, no problem?"
"Of course, no problem." Bai Ye said, "Leave this to me, and I wish you a good time with Batman."
The Joker grinned, "I believe it will be a very pleasant time."
After the Joker finished speaking, he pulled his head back into the car and then drove away quickly.
At the same time...
"You have successfully rescued the Joker, and received mission rewards: Sin Points x100, Joker's Poker Card x1"
Joker's Poker Card (Item) (White): After committing a crime, the Joker always likes to leave his mark at the scene. It's the Joker card from a deck of cards. His madness allows him to constantly defy his fate, so, do you dare to gamble with his poker card?
Effect: Fate (You will receive a poker card. When the card is flipped over, it will reveal either the Joker or the Jack. If it's the Joker, you can designate two physical attributes for a random numerical increase, or one ability for a quality upgrade. If it's the Jack, you must designate two physical attributes for a random numerical decrease, or one ability for a quality decrease. The fate effect lasts for 60 minutes, with a 24-hour cooldown.)
Sin Points...
Bai Ye wasn't very interested now, after all, Bai Ye had already accumulated a thousand Sin Points.
As for the Joker's Poker Card...
It's actually very easy to understand. A 50% chance of a beneficial effect, and a 50% chance of a negative effect. Furthermore, both the beneficial and negative effects are random.
Therefore, labeling the Joker's Poker Card as white quality is a bit unfair. The quality of this item should also be random.
If you draw the Joker and then choose to randomly increase two attributes, and the random increase is 200 points, then this item is definitely a golden quality buff item.
However, if you draw the Jack...
Then it's garbage no matter what. The only question is how much garbage it is. White quality is already unpleasant.
But this uncertainty perfectly fits the Joker's style.
Bai Ye pondered for a moment and took the Joker's Poker Card from his inventory.
When the Joker's Poker Card is taken out, it will always be face down to Bai Ye, and then...
Bai Ye slowly flipped the card over, feeling his heartbeat quicken slightly, until the answer was revealed!
Joker!
Bai Ye let out a long sigh of relief.
"Please designate two physical attributes for a random numerical increase, or one ability for a quality upgrade."
Bai Ye thought for a moment, then said, "Ability quality."
Bai Ye's physical attributes are excellent. Even the formidable enemy Adam's physical attributes only surpassed Bai Ye after unlocking his gene lock. Under normal circumstances, very few can overpower Bai Ye in terms of physical attributes, and even fewer can match him.
Therefore, since it's already an advantage, there's no need to improve it. It's better to randomly improve an ability and increase his advantages.
For example, if the Poison-Poison Fruit could be temporarily upgraded to golden quality, wouldn't that be wonderful?
Unfortunately...
Bai Ye did not get his wish.
"Your 'Invisible Blast' has been temporarily upgraded to black quality."
Invisible Blast (Ability) (Black): Allows the creation of an invisible remote-controlled bomb out of thin air at any location. Bombs can be stacked at the same location, and their power will multiply. The maximum number of bombs is three.
With Invisible Blast upgraded to black quality, the method of use hasn't changed, but there's an added bomb stacking effect. This means that after placing three invisible remote-controlled bombs in the same location, the explosion power will be cumulative. At blue quality, multiple Invisible Bombs could not be placed at the same location; only one could be placed. Even if placed in close proximity, the power could not be stacked. It could only be detonated twice consecutively, causing secondary damage.
Bai Ye mused for a bit and felt it was acceptable.
The Invisible Blast ability was already quite useful, and it became even more so when upgraded to black quality. It was just a slight pity that the Poison-Poison Fruit's ability wasn't temporarily upgraded to golden quality.
Bai Ye thought to himself and then waved his hand, making the light screen disappear. Immediately, he strode away.
...
After the Joker was rescued, the other missions disappeared.
The conflict and chaos between the two major factions would thus come to an end.
Bai Ye shamelessly mused that he was truly a good person. He rescued the Joker, thus ending the conflict. Otherwise, how many more people would have died?
However, the chaos in Sin City had not ended.
The Joker's escape meant that...
He would cause more trouble.
As the sun began to rise, Bai Ye drove to 2250 Alex Avenue, as the Joker had said. However, Bai Ye didn't enter immediately. Instead, he walked into a nearby coffee shop because the television was broadcasting news that interested him.
"One latte, one juicy beef and egg sandwich."
Bai Ye said to the server and then sat down in a corner.
On the coffee shop's television, the latest news was being broadcast.
A reporter, whose figure was bursting despite her tight-fitting suit, stood with a microphone in front of a pile of rubble. The sound of police sirens could be heard all around, and a large group of medical personnel carrying first-aid kits and stretchers were moving through the ruins.
The rubble was the central hospital of Sin City. Half an hour ago, it had been attacked by an explosion. The deployment of a large number of bombs had reduced the central hospital to ruins. Although the casualties had not been announced, looking at the collapsed ruins and the flames still burning around, it was clear that the casualties were countless.
The coffee shop was also abuzz with discussion. Some faces were pale, some were cursing, but regardless of the emotion expressed, the underlying sentiment was the same:
Fear!
The news did not mention the Joker, but Bai Ye knew that this was definitely the Joker's masterpiece. To carry out his plan, he needed to plunge the entire Sin City into a state of panic.
And what was the second step?
Bai Ye didn't need to guess, because the television screen suddenly went black, showing a large amount of static with a "shhh, shhh" sound. After about half a minute, the picture returned to normal.
On the screen, a Joker stood there.
...