Moreover, the offer was very high. Ada had cooperated many times.
For Ada, Tricell and Wesker were indeed old customers. In a sense, abandoning an old customer's order and instead transferring the goods to someone else is a very unethical practice in the industry.
Although this is a matter of course in the eyes of a Merchant, as they prioritize profit and sell to whoever offers the highest price, over time, no one will be willing to give you work.
It was precisely by taking such a risk that Ada, at the cost of offending Tricell and Wesker, still transferred the "Amber" sample to Javier, and even at a low price of four million USD. There is no doubt that Javier indeed got a great deal.
But in Javier's eyes...
Getting a good deal? What a joke. A broken amber sold to him for four million USD? Only a fool would buy it. He's not foolish, and he doesn't have much money. That crazy woman wants to con him? No way.
Besides... Javier knew Ada's moral bottom line. Once Ada knew that Wesker could use the Plaga parasite to wipe out tens of millions, or even over a hundred million, people on Earth, she would definitely give up.
Because Ada is definitely not a heartless person who only cares about money. Like Javier, she also has her own moral bottom line and would not cross it for money. That is her last shred of dignity as a human being.
"Four million USD? No..."
"Two million USD? No. One million USD as a cooperation deposit I can still afford. My organization team is currently just starting. How about when the Plaga parasite medicine is truly researched and sells well, I'll pay you back then? Should I owe you for now?"
Shamelessly, Javier said this to Ada.
Upon hearing this, Ada's face darkened, her beautiful face clouded with gloom. After a long silence, she finally spat out one word: "Scram."
Undoubtedly... facing someone like Javier, who didn't appreciate favors, Ada was too lazy to bother with him anymore.
After the group spent a long time in the cave, they finally waited for night to fall.
At this moment, a large number of Plaga Parasite Villagers had already returned to their residences to sleep according to their usual mechanical commands. As a result, the number of Plaga Parasite Villagers in Wolf's Valley had greatly decreased, with only a few figures still aimlessly wandering the roads.
This made Javier and the others realize they could act.
And for the rescue, Javier and his group once again chose to split into two teams.
Javier and Ada returned to the lakeside cabin, while Leon and Luis went to the church first to clear out the minions. The reason was simple: the church door and the secret room where Ashley was hidden could not be opened without a key. The iron door was exceptionally thick.
Using landmines would create too much noise, attracting all the Plaga Parasite Villagers in Wolf's Valley Village to awaken and attack, including the furious Village Chief Mendez, who had been searching for Javier and Ada for a long time.
For this reason, Javier still had to contend with the Master of the Lake in Wolf's Valley Lake. Then, after crossing the Quarry and killing the sleeping giant, only by following the process could he obtain the key to open the church door and the secret room from the sacrificial cave. As for why these people would put the key so far away...
This is probably just how it's set up...
Therefore, Javier and Leon chose to split into two teams, letting Leon and Luis clear out the minions near the church first. When Village Chief Mendez's second-stage form was blown up by Ada, the entire Wolf's Valley Village had already been disturbed. The news of outsiders breaking in would surely alarm Sadler, the leader of The Illuminados.
And if all goes as expected, although the number of Plaga Parasite Villagers on the road has decreased significantly, the Plaga Parasite Villagers near the church will certainly not decrease, and may even increase.
Sadler, the leader, had already sent people back to defend, and he himself might even come in person, as Ashley, the President of the United States's daughter, was very important to them and could not be lost. Therefore, Leon and Luis's task was not an easy one.
"Alright,"
"The division of labor is complete. We'll meet in about an hour. Don't die, or it will be very troublesome!"
Finally, after Javier and Leon said goodbye, they went their separate ways. One prepared to go to the church to clear out the Plaga Parasite Villagers, while the other returned to the lakeside cabin.
"So...",
"What does this have to do with me? Javier, I'm here to find the 'Amber' sample, not to accompany you to rescue some President of the United States's daughter. What does the church key have to do with the 'Amber' sample?"
Her black high heels clacked on the ground, a vibrant red cheongsam swayed. Ada, following behind, crossed her arms and looked at Javier, who was whistling in front, asking with extreme impatience.
Truly, she was genuinely angry this time.
Ada found herself increasingly deviating from the main objective. She was here to find the "Amber" sample, complete the mission, and collect her payment, not to play adventure quests with Javier. Now she even had to find some church key? What did the President of the United States's daughter have to do with her? She wasn't hired, so why should she help?
At this moment, Ada's emotions were on the verge of exploding. If it weren't for the fact that she currently didn't know the exact whereabouts of the "Amber" sample, or still needed Javier's help, she might have stomped her foot in anger and turned to leave long ago.
So Ada decided to question Javier. What on earth was this man thinking?
"Shh!"
"Lower your voice, it won't be good if you attract other Plaga Parasite Villagers. Don't sigh like a resentful woman, Ada. I'm kindly bringing you here to earn some extra money. Didn't you want me to spend four million USD to buy the 'Amber' sample? I'm currently in the process of raising funds for it."
"Although the President of the United States's daughter has nothing to do with you, she's very valuable! At least much more valuable than the 'Amber' sample. If we let the President of the United States personally pay for her ransom, it would probably be worth twenty million USD. So don't be angry..."
He held up a finger to his lips, shushing her.
Looking at Ada, who was seething with resentment behind him, Javier still provocatively replied. Although the President of the United States's daughter was not their concern, the treasures in the Quarry's sacrificial cave and the church were very important to Javier. He always knew what he was there for: to plunder, plunder, and still plunder...!
There were many precious gems and antiques in the sacrificial cave, which were all ritual tools used by The Illuminados themselves, including the items in the church—they were all good treasures. This was also why Javier said he was earning extra money.
Instead of just eliminating Plaga Parasite Villagers, it was better to earn some extra money along the way. Therefore, the task of clearing out the minions was left to Leon and Luis, while he and Ada would first grab some gems and antiques to satisfy their hunger. This was a rare treasure hunt dungeon; if they missed it, there wouldn't be as many opportunities.
"As for the Plaga parasite sample 'Amber'..." Javier then said, "Let me give you a piece of information first, Ada."
"I don't know where Luis hid his Amber sample, but it's very likely that there's no trace of the Plaga parasite sample Amber in the village, including in that ancient castle."
"The other Amber is on the Island. There's an Island on the outskirts of Wolf's Valley, where Sadler discovered a large Amber sample underground, and he's excavating there. If you truly want it, you can go there to search in advance."
"However, there are even more Plaga parasite monsters on the Island, and it's very dangerous. My suggestion is to go with me then. I can guarantee you'll get the Amber, but for now... let's earn some extra money. If the mission really fails, at least we won't have gained nothing, right?"
As he spoke, Javier pulled a gold coin from his pocket and tossed it to Ada. It had an unusual pattern engraved on it, likely a gold coin minted and circulated since the Middle Ages. In a sense, Wolf's Valley was full of treasures—
Chapter 19: White Wolf Howling at the Moon
Soon, Javier and Ada arrived near the riverbank of the lakeside cabin. It was late at night, and darkness had fallen. Without any lights, the surroundings were pitch black.
The prominent lakeside cabin had already become a ruin. Village Chief Mendez had disappeared without a trace, and a deathly silence filled the air, accompanied by a cool evening breeze.
Indeed, in an eerie place, not only did every blade of grass and tree appear extremely strange, but even the blowing evening breeze was so chilling...
"Awooo—!!!"
"Ooh ooh... hisss...!!!"
However, before they even got close, Javier and Ada heard the sound of wolf howling in the distance, accompanied by a few whimpers. This made them stop in their tracks and slowly turn their gaze.
Under the clear glow of the pale moonlight, a White Wolf with snow-white fur was confronting and fighting with several gray wolves.
Four ferocious gray wolves were cornering one White Wolf. The White Wolf, outnumbered, could only constantly maneuver and retreat, while also letting out hissing sounds as a warning.
But the four surrounding gray wolves showed no fear. Instead, they relentlessly pursued it, even taking the opportunity to bite it. Faint blood stained the beautiful white fur on its hind leg.
"..."
"Is it being disliked by its own kind because of its unusual color?"
From a higher vantage point, Ada leaned down and glanced at the White Wolf being surrounded by four gray wolves on the riverbank, muttering softly.
Although wolf packs are united, they are also cold and rational. It is generally very difficult for an outsider lone wolf, especially one with an unusual color, to join a pack. They either have to show extraordinary strength and even replace the alpha, or they have to be a female to be easily accepted.
If it was just an ordinary male wolf, then its unusual color would naturally make it easily isolated and rejected.
And the White Wolf before them was clearly the latter.
As for why there were so many wolves, it was naturally because this was Wolf's Valley, Spain. It was called Wolf's Valley precisely because of its abundance of wolves.
Near the village, wolf packs would gradually decrease, but once you left the village and entered the wilderness, you would then discover just how many wild wolves there were...
"Wait for me a moment..."
Listening to Ada's words, Javier drew the Desert Eagle from his waist and slowly walked directly towards the several wild wolves by the lakeside.
It seemed he intended to meddle in this trivial matter, which made Ada, who was standing nearby, raise an eyebrow and couldn't help but sigh, this man sometimes really loved to meddle!
Because from Ada's survival philosophy, being a wolf of an unusual color with beautiful fur naturally came with certain drawbacks, such as now... being easily rejected by its own kind and subjected to being hunted down. Ada would not bother with the White Wolf.
Because in critical moments of danger, one can only rely on oneself, not others. If this White Wolf couldn't even escape this difficulty, then naturally there was no need for it to survive.
Even saving it would be pointless. The next time it faced such a situation, this White Wolf would still be unable to protect itself—!
Therefore, this was Ada's reason for observing.
However, while that's what she said, it actually expressed Ada's own survival philosophy. As a beautiful woman, she knew her charm and was often coveted by other scoundrels. She detested that feeling, so Ada never asked for help from other men. She always went her own way, relying only on her own strength to survive—independent, resilient, and stubborn—
Of course, after a long philosophical monologue, Javier was actually just trying to trigger a small Easter egg. He wasn't thinking about all those complicated things. If Javier's guess was correct, this White Wolf should be the little White Wolf from the original story that got its hind leg caught in a villager's trap and couldn't escape.
If he didn't choose to rescue it, it would die because it couldn't escape the trap.
But if he chose to rescue it, then later, during the big battle against the Plaga parasite giant in the Quarry, this adorable White Wolf would come to help out of gratitude, distracting the giant and making it easier for the player to hit the Plaga parasite main body on the giant's back.
Therefore, Javier was just trying to trigger this small Easter egg. As for why the White Wolf wasn't rescued by Leon at the village entrance, that was probably because of the butterfly effect altering the world line! But even so, the White Wolf would still encounter danger. Wasn't it being attacked by other members of its kind right now?
"Thump, thump, thump..."
"It seems these gray wolves aren't just ordinary gray wolves; they're the ones infected by the Plaga parasite."
However, as Javier slowly approached, he realized that these gray wolves were not simple. Their eyes emitted a crimson, fierce glow, their back fur was ulcerated, with a mass of tumor attached, accompanied by a foul stench.
Undoubtedly... these were gray wolves infested with the Plaga parasite, and like the zombie Hellhounds, they were a very difficult type to deal with.
Especially since these gray wolves' backs were prone to Exploding Bug, once Plaga parasite tentacles grew from their backs, their attack range increased. Coupled with their naturally fast speed, they were very difficult to deal with in narrow spaces and could easily be surrounded and killed.
In the old version of the game, players would lure the wild wolves to a small boat on the shore, and then use the infinite harpoons on the boat to kill them, as harpoons dealt high damage, and these gray wolves dared not enter the water.
"Whoosh—!"
Looking at these parasitic gray wolves, Javier whistled loudly and clearly to attract their attention. This indeed immediately caught the attention of the wolf pack, and they all turned their ferocious gazes towards him.
Facing these fierce beasts, Javier showed no panic. Instead, he quickly raised his silver-plated short-barreled shotgun, the.50 caliber Desert Eagle.
In terms of boss battles, there was no doubt that this pistol's power was gradually becoming insufficient.