The so-called currency is a contract between the owner of a property and the market regarding the right of exchange, which is essentially an agreement between the owners.
The gold coins of the Continental Hotel naturally also have the basic properties of currency.
It is an exchange contract of "interpersonal relationships" and a common agreement between the issuer's high table and many participants.
Just as a country cannot issue currency without limit and cause the economic system to collapse, the gold coins of the Continental Hotel cannot be produced at will.
For every gold coin, someone needs to contribute his or her "relationships" to serve the dark world.
Therefore, mainland hotels are not killer platforms, but rather dark trading platforms in a broader sense.
Killing is just one of the services.
Other items such as arms, equipment, intelligence, various professional items, and even male (female) professional services can be purchased with gold coins.
As long as you can afford it, it's better than the dollar.
When Luke was starting out, if he had access to mainland hotels, he would have been able to buy most of the scientific research equipment and materials he needed.
Of course, if you join this system, you will naturally be bound and supervised by this system.
By tracking ordinary people's credit card and bank account spending records, the police can get a pretty good idea of their daily movements.
The High Table and the Continental Hotel can also conduct extensive surveillance on people in the dark world through the consumption of gold coins.
Before, Luke would definitely not join this system because he has too many secrets and it would be troublesome to be monitored.
Now? His... alter ego, John Wick, the killer in the dark, is thirsty.
Moreover, this face-changing plan is still in the preparation stage, but it has already generated good profits.
System: You defeated John Wick and obtained a list of his abilities.
John Wick's ability list: Basic Combat, Basic Cold Weapons... Primary Assassination, Primary Firearms, Primary Stealth (Gene mutation, prerequisites: Strength 20, Agility 20, Spirit 20, Points 10,000.)
The Night Demon is indeed not an ordinary person.
Luke had only met a few people who owned basic firearms.
Frank did have this ability after he was electrocuted by him a few days ago, but Luke didn't want this cheap uncle who was already alone to be even more unlucky, so he found an opportunity to eliminate the win-loss status of both sides.
As for John Wick, it doesn't matter if he has some bad luck, after all, he has done a lot of bad things.
Luke uses his abilities to do good deeds, which can be considered as a disguised atonement for this super killer.
The elementary assassination was a bonus, allowing him to be more realistic when playing John.
The biggest gain is still the primary concealment.
To put it simply, this ability is similar to a "transparent" halo.
After using it, one can greatly restrain one's own aura and presence, making people subconsciously ignore it.
If used properly, this ability is similar to invisibility.
Of course, this is only limited to humans or certain animals. Various technological products such as cameras and detectors cannot deceive them.
But it's powerful enough.
John's reputation as the Night Demon is largely due to this ability.
Relying on it, John sneaked into assassinations and killed many notorious underground bosses while surrounded by a large number of guards.
Besides being used to impersonate John, this ability can also be used by the detective himself.
The detective himself does not need to use his full strength. He can kill with one strike as long as he uses it at the critical moment. It is not as conspicuous as other abilities and is not likely to arouse suspicion.
Luke decisively learned all three basic abilities, and it only cost him 12,000 points, which was just a drop in the bucket.
Currently, his points balance is still 167,500.
It’s not that he has become inflated recently, but that he does not need the capabilities that can be purchased in the short term, and the prerequisites for the capabilities he needs are not sufficient.
For example, the primary copy of Stacy, which he wanted most, required a strength of 60. The next was the primary tempering of Ironhide Krich, which required a strength of 80.
Until your agility reaches 40, you don't need to consider them.
However, he actually wanted to upgrade the storage module function.
According to his speculation, the next upgrade of the storage module should require 1 million points.
To get such a huge amount of points, he would have to raise his character level to more than half of level 18.
I am still too poor! He muttered in his heart: High Table, I am counting on you, don’t let me down!
…
On January 20th, a handsome man in a suit named John West boarded a flight to Rome.
It was also the first time that Luke felt how terrifying it was to be a handsome guy and sit in first class.
If his appearance and temperament were defined as a seven out of ten, he would be so handsome that he would make people's eyes light up when he dresses up.
John Wick's appearance and temperament are at least 90 points. It is no exaggeration to say that he is so handsome that many women become incontinent.
So, after he boarded the plane with John's face, two beautiful first-class flight attendants kindly asked him many times if he needed any service, including but not limited to coffee, tea or... ahem.
During the flight, even the two flight attendants in charge of economy class came to join in the fun and asked him if he wanted a blanket.
Okay, that might be a bit of an exaggeration. These two older flight attendants were only about 40 years old, and their looks and dress were outstanding among their peers.
In response, Luke could only stroke the beard on his chin silently: Is it because of the beard that makes the charm of this vest too "mature"
And it turns out that a lot of women like rich guys, but they actually prefer... really handsome rich guys.
The other passengers in the first class cabin were obviously not short of money, but the number of times they received care from the flight attendants was less than one-third of what Luke received.
This fully demonstrates that people in the world who like to look at faces are not limited to men.
When the plane landed at Fiumicino Airport, Luke was still the focus of everyone's attention on the way out of the airport.
Before getting into the taxi, he had already received two small pieces of paper with phone numbers on them.
Shaking his head helplessly, he threw them together with the four small notes he had received on the plane into the trash can at the entrance of the hall, then got in a taxi and headed straight for the hotel.
Arriving outside an ancient building, he entered through the arched pointed-roof door that looked like a church, and saw a magnificent scene inside.
On the dome of the long hall is a gorgeous and exquisite ancient mural, surrounded by various gods and angels, looking down at the people passing by.
Luke walked to the counter. The tall African-American receptionist had an interested look in her eyes, but she asked politely, "Welcome to the Continental Hotel Rome. How can I help you?"
He took out a gold coin, put it on the counter and pushed it over: "I want to get a room."
The receptionist smiled, took the gold coins deftly and put them in the box under the reception desk.
A green light swept across the gold coin, and a small screen in front of the front desk displayed "passed", confirming that the gold coin was numbered correctly, the pattern matched, and it was not a counterfeit.
She nodded and said, "Please wait a moment, sir."
"Jonathan?" a voice came from not far away.