Chapter 12: Shura Boss, Please Carry Me!
"Shura, it's me."
The masked girl—handle Arke—appeared in Fenric's holographic call window. Like him, she used a custom avatar with face covering. In Samsara Space, appearances could be altered freely to hide identity… though gender couldn't be spoofed.
"How do you want to trade the Infernal Affairs strategy?" she asked.
"I said I want cash," Fenric replied. Then he paused, considered logistics, and revised: "On second thought, twenty million in bills is too bulky. Let's do gold bars worth twenty million. Easier to move."
Twenty million in banknotes wouldn't fit in a small sack. Gold would fit in a suitcase.
"No problem… but how do I get the gold to you?" Arke asked.
Good question.
A face‑to‑face meet would expose identities. Unacceptable.
"If you trust me," she said, "give me a delivery address. I'll courier the gold. Once you confirm receipt, we meet back here tonight and you give me the full Infernal Affairs walkthrough."
"Nope." Fenric shut that down immediately. Any address—real or staged—left a trail. Enough digging and someone could track him in the real world.
"Then the only option is Samsara system escrow," Arke said. "But the fee is brutal—30%. You cover it."
Fenric's eyes lit. There's a built‑in trade channel? Expensive, but safe.
Thirty percent of twenty million was six million. Painful—but survivable for security.
"We go through Samsara trade," Fenric said. "Fee split—half each."
Arke: "…"
(I swear I have words I shouldn't say!)
"…Fine. Tomorrow night. Deal." She cut the call—clearly annoyed.
Fenric closed the window, amused.
He'd barely shut the Arke call when a new notification chimed:
New communication: "CatLover" requests video.
"Accept," Fenric said.
A burly, over‑excited man materialized. "Whoa! You're the Shura boss! That SSS rating—insane! Can you share the Infernal Affairs strat with me!?"
"No." Click. Call terminated.
Another chime.
New communication: "SikaDeer" requests video.
He accepted. A cute‑girl avatar pouted into frame. "Hi, Shura~ I really want to clear Infernal Affairs. I don't have money but I'm super pretty. If you give me your strat, I'll stay with you for a month. Anything you wa—"
Click. Gone.
More pings poured in. Dozens. Maybe hundreds. His comm queue stacked like spam mail after a holiday.
Annoyed, Fenric told the system, "Reject all incoming calls except Arke."
—Acknowledged. Non‑priority communications will be intercepted.
Silence. Finally,
Time to process loot.
Mission Rewards (Infernal Affairs – SSS):
Samsara Points: +10,000
Spirit: +10 (auto‑applied)
Skill Unlocked:Camouflage / Disguise (Mastery) — auto‑learned
Dungeon Cooldown Refresh Card (Safe Zone eligible; stored in Personal Warehouse)
For a Safe Zone dungeon? This haul was huge. Below S‑rank, most runs dropped only a handful of points and maybe one low‑tier item.
Fenric's Spirit increase and skill unlock were already applied. That left two things to manage:
10,000 samsara Points
Cooldown Refresh Card
The card was the real gem: normally, the same dungeon can only be re‑entered once per month—success or failure. Use the card, skip the wait, jump straight into another run. Perfect for speed progression.
He handled points first.
In Samsara Space, points are hard currency:
Buy items, meds, gear from the Samsara Mall.
Rarely: purchase special skills (if listed).
Pay penalties when you fail Safe Zone missions.
Boost skill proficiency.
Convert to Potential for raw stat growth.
Rate: 300 points → 1 Potential.
Fenric redeemed 6,000 points for 20 Potential, then split them accordingly:
He left 4,000 points in reserve for emergency purchases or future upgrades.