Douluo: The Thousand-Faced Angel in the Dragon King

Chapter 136 The Matter of the Star Battle Network

Qian waved his hand to comfort Le Zheng'en and said slowly, "I understand, but I have reasons why I have to do this."

"I can't tell you the real story right now. I can only tell you, Grandpa, that Sima Jinchi's identity is not simple, and his destiny is not in the Southern Army."

"You've found Sima Jinchi's true origins," Le Zheng'en asked curiously.

As the most valued talent by Le Zheng'en, Sima Jinchi naturally underwent a detailed background investigation. Le Zheng'en was aware that Sima Jinchi was an orphan who had been abandoned and that his current parents were his adoptive parents.

In fact, Le Zheng'en had done some investigation into Sima Jinchi's biological parents. One reason was that he wanted to make Sima Jinchi owe the Southern Legion a favor so that he would stay with the Southern Legion wholeheartedly. On the other hand, Le Zheng'en was also very curious about what kind of parents could inherit such a super martial soul as the Dragon Slayer Blade.

However, after a series of investigations, Le Zhengen found no clues whatsoever. Sima Jinchi seemed to have popped out of nowhere, and the matter was ultimately dropped.

But now, judging from Qianmo's words, he already knows Sima Jinchi's background.

Qian Mo should really know about this, because Sima Jinchi chatted with Qian Mo and Gu Yuena for a while, and his whole body underwent a great change, and his strength also made a qualitative breakthrough.

Seeing the curiosity and doubt in Le Zheng'en's eyes, Qian Mo shook his head. "I know Sima Jinchi's true background, but I can't tell you. Sima Jinchi has a huge hidden influence behind him, which is not something the Southern Legion can get involved in."

"Even the Southern Legion can't get involved, so how can you possibly get involved?" Le Zheng'en said bluntly.

"Because I know a lot of things," Qianmo said calmly.

Le Zheng'en frowned deeply, only then realizing that his grandson, whom he had watched grow up, seemed somewhat unfamiliar.

"Grandpa, I'm all grown up now, and I know what I'm doing," Qianmo continued.

After a long silence, Le Zheng'en sighed deeply and said helplessly, "Fine, but whatever you're hiding, you need to be aware of the situation. If things don't look right, you need to back out immediately, understand?"

"Don't worry, Grandpa, your grandson is very protective of his life," Qianmo said with a smile.

Le Zheng'en nodded. "Alright, I will approve Sima Jinchi's resignation. Let him go with you."

"Thank you for your understanding, Grandpa," Qianmo said in a deep voice.

"Don't worry, even after Sima Jinchi leaves, he will still stand on our side, only his status may change," Qian Mo added.

As Qianmo walked out of the office, he saw Gu Yuena waiting, with Sima Jinchi standing respectfully to one side.

Qian Mo took out Sima Jinchi's resignation document and handed it to him, saying calmly, "From today onwards, you are no longer a member of the Southern Legion."

Sima Jinchi accepted the resignation documents, a complex and sorrowful look flashing in his eyes.

Qianmo turned to look at Gu Yuena and said gently, "Na'er, you take Sima Jinchi away first. I'm going to check on Qianmo Group. Old Kong sent me a message yesterday, saying he needs to talk to me."

"Okay," Gu Yuena nodded, and without any hesitation, took Sima Jinchi away to meet his future colleagues.

Qianmo rushed back to Nanyang City without stopping and arrived at Qianmo Group, which he hadn't visited in a long time.

Inside the Soul Guidance Laboratory on the highest floor, Qianmo once again met Duan Hongchen and Kong Taining, whom he had not seen for a long time.

"Old Duan, Master Kong," Qian Mo called out, a faint smile on his face.

"Long time no see," Duan Hongchen adjusted his single-lens glasses, a smile also appearing on his lips.

Kong Taining, leaning on his cane, came up to the two of them and said, "Alright, we can catch up later, let's get down to business first."

Qian Mo's expression turned serious. "Master Kong, please speak."

Kong Taining spends his days relaxing at Qianmo Group. He doesn't usually get involved in or talk about anything, but when he does, it's always something important.

Kong Taining took out a document and handed it to Qian Mo.

While Qianmo was looking through the documents, Kong Taining slowly revealed the purpose of his visit to Qianmo.

"In recent years, the Federal Academy of Sciences has been investing a lot of resources in a special large project called Star Wars Network."

Star Battle Network? Qian Mo paused in his flipping through the pages, his brows furrowing slightly. Was this the virtual world from the original story?

"Star Battle Network is a simulated world built with virtual reality technology. Similar to the Spirit Ascension Platform, it aims to allow all Soul Masters and Mech Pilots to break through the distance of reality and fight and compete with each other on the same platform," Kong Taining slowly introduced.

Qian Mo quickly finished browsing the information Kong Taining had given him, which provided a fairly detailed overview of the Star Battle Network project.

"Hiss, this document should be a classified file of the Federal Academy of Sciences, right? They just showed it to me like this, and you probably can't get it now that you're retired." Qian Mo looked at Kong Taining with suspicion.

Kong Taining stroked his white beard and said with a smile, "Although I'm old and retired, and my legs aren't very convenient anymore, my mind is still sharp. Many old friends from the Academy of Sciences still contact me to discuss issues related to soul tools."

"The Federal Academy of Sciences is stuck on the Star Battle Network data. Coincidentally, a friend of mine is one of the people in charge of the Star Battle Network project, so he sent me the data, hoping I could offer some suggestions."

"They trust you and entrusted you with the data from the Star Battle Network. It's not right for you to hand it over to me," Qian Mo said.

Kong Taining snorted, "This information isn't as important as you think, and the solution to the problems encountered by the Star Dou Battle Network project lies with you."

Upon hearing this, Qian Mo raised an eyebrow. "Oh! The solution lies with me. Please enlighten me, Elder Kong."

Kong Taining slowly explained the reason: "For the Star Dou Battle Network to completely simulate Soul Masters like the Spirit Ascension Platform, it needs a very powerful computing and data processing capability from its main brain. The current Soul Guidance Device of the Federal Academy of Sciences cannot support this, and its ability to create a virtual world ecosystem is very poor."

Hearing this, Qianmo understood why Kong Taining said the key to breaking the deadlock lay with him.

"So, Master Kong, you mean the sacred treasure trove of knowledge?" Qian Mo said.

Kong Taining nodded. "That's right. Currently, the only entity in the Federation with the computing power to maintain a virtual world is the Sacred Knowledge Treasury."

"My suggestion is that, with my help, you cooperate with the Federal Academy of Sciences in the name of the Southern Legion, making the Sacred Treasury of Knowledge the mainframe of the Star Wars Network."

"With the data processing capabilities of the sacred knowledge repository, we can not only meet the needs of the Star Battle Network, but also create a virtual world ecosystem that is better than the original plan of the Federal Academy of Sciences."

After a moment's thought, Qian Mo asked, "How much profit can I expect?"

(End of this chapter)