Reborn as the Darling of the Delta

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"How could I possibly look down on Xiao Hao? Think before you speak. I simply look down on you."

"You...you just wait, Xiao Hao. Don't worry, I will definitely train you to be faster than Red Wolf with his exoskeleton. I visited the motorized infantry company back then."

Zhang Hao: 〒▽〒 I don't think my injury has healed yet, teach me, Sister Xiaowen!

Chapter 57 Awesome

Days passed by, and Zhang Hao returned to the grueling training, while our poor Mai Xiaowen's academic studies were taken over by Zoya, who claimed she was still recovering from an injury.

Mai Xiaowen: No! I don't want to be the victim!

At Dam Zero, Sayed looked at the group of people who had already integrated into his group and nodded in satisfaction.

Among these young men were a few with good learning abilities, so Sayed specially found a private tutor for them to teach them. After they finished learning, they would teach others and spread the revolutionary spirit of China from that time.

"Oh my, what Xiao Hao teaches is really good. It would have been better if the previous King Asara had been eliminated sooner. If this were in the book Xiao Hao gave us, it would probably be called 'Fighting the Landlord'."

Said lay on the dam top, flipping through the book "The Spirit of the Red Revolution" that Zhang Hao had given him. After attending a few lessons with him, Said had also learned the words in the book. Now, he likes to look through the pile of books that Zhang Hao had exchanged with 9527 when he has nothing to do.

"Sigh, it's been so long and Xiao Hao still hasn't come to play. I should give him a call, so he doesn't forget about me later."

As he spoke, Sayed took out his phone and dialed Zhang Hao's number. At that moment, Zhang Hao was carrying a large bag and running around the perimeter of the Special Operations Department with a look of utter despair on his face.

The culprit behind all this—Wei Long—was leisurely lying on a recliner, holding a timer to record Zhang Hao's speed, occasionally shouting "Accelerate! Accelerate!" before continuing to lie back and enjoy his leisurely time.

Just then, Zhang Hao's phone, which was lying to the side, rang. Wei Long picked it up and saw that it was Sayid calling, so he answered the call for Zhang Hao.

"Hey! Xiao Hao, the weather's been pretty nice these past few days. When are you coming over to visit me?"

"Said, Xiao Hao is still training. Wait a moment, I'll call him over when he runs over. By the way, do you have some good news? You sound so happy. Are you preparing a surprise for Xiao Hao?"

When Sayid heard that it wasn't Xiao Hao's voice on the phone, he immediately thought that Xiao Hao might have been kidnapped. But after listening carefully, he realized it was Wei Long's voice and was relieved.

"Hehe, this is a surprise for Xiao Hao, so I won't tell you yet. Hey, don't train Xiao Hao too hard. He's only 16. His body can't be put to such a strain all the time. Let him come here with me sometime. I promise I'll fatten him up nicely."

"Hey Lao Sai, I didn't expect you to have gone astray like this. You're even trying to kidnap Xiao Hao right under my nose. Well, are you going to class every day now?"

Hearing Wei Long's teasing, Said smiled smugly. Just kidding. Ever since he learned to read, he had been sneaking to the back of the children's classroom every day to listen to the lessons. He had also carefully read all the books Xiao Hao had given him. Said was now quite confident in his intelligence. Based on the arithmetic lessons he had overheard, his brain was probably equivalent to three Reiss's.

Reese: Damn it, I'm at a disadvantage because of my looks. Now anyone can try to scam me. Even if that piece of trash Saeed goes to school for another 3 years, he'll still be no match for me. He'll be able to take a few classes with elementary school kids and that'll be something.

"Haha, what's that old Chinese saying? 'A scholar should be looked at with new eyes after three days of separation.' Hehe, what do you think?"

When Wei Long saw Zhang Hao running over breathlessly, he quickly called out to him.

"Sure, Xiao Hao's here. Go tell him about the surprise you prepared!"

When Zhang Hao arrived in front of Wei Long, Wei Long gave him Said's phone number and then handed the phone to Zhang Hao.

"Hey, Uncle Said, what do you need me for?"

Hearing Zhang Hao still breathing heavily on the other end of the phone, Sayed asked with concern:

"No rush, no rush, calm down first. Ugh, they're really something. Xiao Hao, why don't you come here with me? I'll protect you. Why do you need to work so hard with them every day?"

"Oh, Uncle Said, this is necessary for my growth. Didn't you say that you went crocodile hunting with your dad when you were with me for a long time? I need to practice more so that I can have the power to protect everyone in the future!"

"Alright, alright, keep up the good work. You need to do your best too. By the way, Xiao Hao, a group of people from Reis came to join us last week. They've integrated in now, and everyone has started systematic learning and training in batches. We're just waiting for you, the dam's strategist, to put them to the test."

Upon hearing that the dam's condition was improving, Zhang Hao happily offered his encouragement:

"Wow, Uncle Said, you're awesome! It seems your leadership skills have also improved. Hmm, I'll tell everyone I'm coming to visit you this weekend!"

After hearing Zhang Hao's praise, Said's face behind the mask almost blossomed into a wide smile. Upon receiving news that Zhang Hao was coming this weekend, he immediately stood up, ready to go down and prepare how to warmly welcome Xiao Hao.

"Stop, Uncle Saeed, don't make a big fuss. We don't have many resources to begin with, so let's not waste them here."

When the topic of resources came up, Sayed proudly told Zhang Hao again:

"By the way, Xiao Hao, I have some good news. Yusef, the leader of the Asara Guard, and I had a phone call recently. He said that the organization will fund the restart of the railway on the dam for foreign trade with other places, and will vigorously develop our No. 0 Dam. In a little while, we will not lack resources."

Zhang Hao was quite surprised to hear that the dam would be vigorously developed. Usually, such good things don't go to dams. Reis's Longbow Valley is obviously better than the dam guarded by Said, but this time the opportunity was given to Said. It seems that Reis's behavior has aroused dissatisfaction from above.

"Really? That's wonderful! The dam is in dire need of these right now. Uncle Said, you must seize this opportunity! I'll come over this weekend and we can discuss it in detail!"

"Hehehe! Okay, okay, Xiao Hao, I'll wait for you here. You go ahead and do your work. Uncle is going to carve some wood for you."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Hao couldn't help but sigh as he thought about how cheerful Said had become. Said, who was ruthless and had a super cool image in the game, had unexpectedly fallen apart in front of him.

"But if the village hadn't been massacred, Uncle Said might really have been this cheerful!"

Zhang Hao could only sigh at the tragedy that Saeed had experienced. The village where he had lived was murdered by his own clansmen during one of his trips away from home, and his father, who had given him a second life, was hanged from the burnt-down roof beams. If he had experienced all of that, perhaps he would not have fared as well as Saeed.

"What are you thinking about after you finished the call? Don't slack off, keep running! There are only two kilometers left. Come on, come on, Xiao Hao! I'm waiting for you to slap Red Wolf in the face!"

"Didn't you promise to run away with me? What do you mean by lying here now?"

Zhang Hao pouted angrily and questioned Wei Long, who was lying on the chair.

"Oh dear, my injury hasn't healed yet. Don't worry, I'll definitely run with you once I'm healed."

Seeing Wei Long making excuses for himself, Zhang Hao was so angry that he was about to go into "red heat mode," but after thinking about it again, he decided to take revenge on Wei Long in a different way.

"Oh, then I'll take Uncle Red Wolf with me this time when I go to visit Uncle Said. You're still injured, so just stay here and rest! I'm going for a run."

Without giving Weilong a chance to react, Zhang Hao picked up his backpack and continued running the rest of the way after saying those words, leaving Weilong "delicately" sprawled on the recliner, looking at the sky with a lifeless expression.

Wei Long: Waaaaah, Xiao Hao doesn't love me anymore! That damned Red Wolf, it must have been you! I'm not done with you yet! /(ㄒoㄒ)/~~

Chapter 58 The Spaceflight Granny

Unlike the bustling Special Operations Unit and the revitalized Dam Zero, the space base remains deserted.

Audrey brought a security layout diagram prepared by her subordinates to Demulan's office and knocked on the door.

A hoarse, mechanical voice echoed from the room, a sound that was a nightmare for all the soldiers at the space base.

"It's me, Audrey Demulan. I've brought the security map for the operations team you led at this press conference."

Upon hearing that it was Audrey, Desmoulins immediately got up and personally opened the door to greet her.

"Thank you for your trouble, but this is my responsibility. During the last meeting, the higher-ups emphasized that I would personally oversee the arrangements, and the defense map must not be shown to anyone. You'll need to bring this over this time..."

"Oh dear, that's what we said at the meeting, but look, I even specially invited a military expert to come up with this tactic. Besides, it's all for the safety of Hafk's press conference, so what's the harm in taking what's mine?"

Demulan looked at the smiling Audrey in front of him. The two hadn't had much contact before at the space base, and Audrey usually only came to his place when the higher-ups were having meetings. He didn't know what was going on today, but she was so enthusiastic and even brought a deployment map.

However, now that the old woman has a Relink brain-computer interface installed in her brain, her rational thinking is no longer at the level of an ordinary person, so she once again refused the defense map brought by Audrey.

"No need, Ms. Audrey. It is precisely because this matter is of great importance that we cannot be careless. Rest assured, with the support of my brain-computer interface, preparing a defense map is absolutely no problem. And since I am personally in charge, there will be absolutely no leaks. Besides, I have already begun to make arrangements."

Looking at the stubborn Demulan before her, Audrey secretly cursed her in her heart. This half-dead thing was only able to survive until now because of this damned brain. Even Rometheus had to give her some face. How could this damned Demulan ruin my plans?

But Audrey had another way out. She took out a quantum storage device from her pocket and showed it to Desmulan:

"Alright then, can I borrow your computer for a bit? I'll show you my thought process; it might give you some reference."

Demulan initially considered refusing, but then he thought that since Demulan was a high-ranking executive in the company, he couldn't keep refusing to save face for others. Besides, it was just a test for him; he could simply not accept the offer later. So he gave up the computer behind him.

"Please go ahead, I'll be watching from behind."

"OK, thanks."

After Audrey plugged the quantum storage into Demulan's computer, she couldn't help but smile. She knew that she had already had a virus specifically targeting the Hafk Group's security network planted in the quantum storage, and all the data on Demulan's computer would be transferred to her.

Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Audrey began to briefly introduce the defense plan she had previously commissioned. Demulan stood quietly behind her watching. In her eyes, the defense plan made by the so-called "expert" was full of flaws. If it were actually used, simple Asara soldiers would be fine, but if it encountered Reis or Said, it would turn the entire press conference upside down.

"Well, that's all. What do you think, Demulan?"

Audrey recited the design details to Desmulan as if reading from a script. She knew Desmulan would definitely look down on such a flawed and poorly made design, but in order to go through the process smoothly and avoid suspicion, she still asked Desmulan, who was behind her, for more information.

"It's a pity, Audrey, if you have any other military designers, my advice is to get rid of him as soon as possible. This kind of brainless guy who only wants to freeload in Hafk is completely worthless. In my opinion, this design is full of flaws. Please don't blame me for being so harsh, but this is the truth."

Audrey quickly offered some polite words. She had just paid 2000 Haver coins to a foreign college student to do this. You know, outsourcing this kind of work to college students is cheap and can be mass-produced. But unfortunately, while it might be an excellent piece of work for him, the gap between the work and the reality is still too big.

Audrey also glanced at Demulan, who stood behind her with a serious expression. Considering Demulan's inflexible and stubborn personality, it seemed that her actions were going to face more difficulties later on.

"Ah! I'm so sorry, Demulan, for taking up so much of your time. In that case, I'll head back now. Please keep an eye on the press conference as well, since the resistance from these natives like Asara is really a headache!"

Audrey was also preparing to leave. This time, she had also obtained Demulan's plan draft, and she would just give it to that chimpanzee, Reis, later.

"Go slowly and don't send me away!"

Demulan sat in her seat, feeling that something was wrong, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what it was.

"Maybe I've been too sensitive lately. The side effects of brain-computer interfaces are getting worse and are starting to affect my thinking."

Demulan shook his head, opened the drawer, took out a painkiller and took one. He was becoming more and more dependent on this drug, from occasionally taking one to now taking one every day, and he might have to increase the dosage in the future.

Then he took out a photograph. It showed a sweet-looking girl and a beautiful woman with long, flowing, light blonde hair, both smiling happily at the camera in Disneyland. Demulan touched the girl in the photograph and murmured:

"Kami, Mom will come back to see you after this period is over and celebrate your coming-of-age ceremony with you."

Thinking about his experiences after arriving in Asara, Demulan couldn't help but feel helpless. He was originally just a small supervisor in Hafk, usually dealing with some documents in the building. However, during the explosion caused by Reis, he was the only survivor and, by a stroke of luck, received the best treatment and was fitted with the most advanced brain-computer interface at the time. He quickly became the security supervisor of the space base and also gained superb sniping talent and combat capabilities because of the brain-computer interface.

"Let's finish the design drawings first; there aren't many days left until the press conference."

Demulan opened the blueprints and resumed her daily grind as a corporate slave. She wanted to earn lots and lots of money for Mika so that she could find someone she loved, and no matter what that person was like, she just wanted to make sure Mika wouldn't suffer financially.

Meanwhile, Audrey boarded the car to return. She had gone to such great lengths to completely cripple Robert. Unlike him, who had a family to rely on, she had climbed her way up to the top through sheer hard work. The darkness she had revealed would terrify many. But now, Robert was the biggest obstacle to her progress. Without eliminating him, she would have little chance of further advancement.

"Robert, you better look forward to the surprise I have in store for you!"

Chapter 59 Art is explosion

Secret Service, in Dragon's room.

"What? You're saying you want to find inspiration in my magnetic bomb?"

Wei Long looked at Zhang Hao with some surprise. After Zhang Hao and Luna discussed the arrows he had developed, Zhang Hao's first thought was whether he could find some inspiration from the magnetic bombs that Wei Long threw out every day like "red envelopes" or "flyers".

Zhang Hao thought about how amazing it would be if he could really develop an arrow that would explode after being launched. It would be so cool to fight tanks on the battlefield. If he ran into an old lady and her car at the space center, no problem, one arrow would be enough. What? You say one arrow isn't enough? Then we'll send another one.

Thinking about his genius idea, Zhang Hao stood there and started daydreaming, chuckling to himself.

Wei Long: It seems that Reese really did make the kid stupid before.

"But Xiao Hao, I think your problem is that your chemistry level... can it really support your ideas? You can't possibly tie my magnetic bomb to your arrow, can you?"

Zhang Hao, who had been chuckling to himself, suddenly realized that he was probably a complete idiot when it came to science.

Then, from Wei Long's perspective, Zhang Hao silently squatted down and started drawing circles on the ground.

"So, it seems I still can't do anything?"

This greatly worried Wei Long. If those people found out that he had almost driven Xiao Hao to despair, his old injuries hadn't even healed before he was covered in new ones.

Wei Long quickly considered who could take the blame for him, and after filtering through the members of the Special Operations Department one by one, he finally focused on Uluru.

Dragon: You're an expert in chemistry, after all, and you're tough and can take a beating. That's right, it's you, Uluru!

Wei Long quickly called out to Zhang Hao, who was still moaning on the ground, and said to him:

"It's okay, Xiao Hao. Although I'm not good at this, you might not know this, but Uluru is an expert in these things. Let's go find him and ask him."

Zhang Hao stood up with some doubt and followed Wei Long to find Uluru. After knocking on the door, Wei Long explained Zhang Hao's needs to Uluru, who was looking completely bewildered.

"Explosion? Explosion is great! He has to learn how to make explosions! Don't worry, Xiao Hao, it's just a mere explosive arrow. See how your Uncle Uluru makes it for you. Give me a week, I'm going to look up some books to see how to make this thing."

When he heard Uluru say that he had the ability to build it, Zhang Hao's dim eyes lit up again.

"Really, Uncle Uluru? Wow, if you can really make it, I'll mix you a new cocktail!"

"Really? Hahaha, it's a deal."

Uluru was also excited when he heard about the new flavor of alcohol. At this moment, he felt full of energy, and his brain began to work at high speed, with countless chemical knowledge going through his mind.

"Alright, I'm going to the lab now. You guys can do whatever you want. I'm going to earn some more wine."

Uluru picked up an extremely thick book, waved to the two of them, and headed to the laboratory outside the Special Operations Department. Judging from his posture, he probably wouldn't come out until he had created the explosive arrow that Zhang Hao wanted.

"Hmm! If there really were explosive arrows, I could wipe out Reis in no time."

Meanwhile, the Reis that Zhang Hao mentioned is currently personally training his soldiers on a vast plain.

"Damn it, all of you run faster! We're going to pull off something big next month. Once it's done, all that Hamk and Yusef can go to hell. I'll be Asara's new king. You all better train hard, you hear? You! Run faster!"

Reis stood on the jeep, a cigar dangling from his lips, ordering around a bunch of soldiers running wildly ahead, scolding them with exasperation. He didn't want to miss this opportunity; he had never been content with being a regional leader under Yusef, and this was such a good opportunity that he had no reason to mess it up.

"Why hasn't that woman Audrey given me their plans yet? This constant training is so boring. I wonder if she can't get her hands on the defense map."

These past few days have passed, but Audrey has not contacted Reis again. The equipment and deposit she had promised have been handed over to Reis, which has left the usually impatient Reis waiting anxiously.