I, the warden of Delta, am a science popularizer and advocate for nuclear peace and friendliness.

"What else can we do? Let's go."

Reis sighed, picked up his car keys from the sofa, and walked out.

Saeed's eyes narrowed slightly beneath his red mask, and he caught up after a while.

"Ah, Hafk..."

Outside the East Building manager's office, people come and go in a constant stream. Unlike the deserted administrative building in the instance, you can even see some clerical staff moving around here.

Conversely, there were very few soldiers on the second floor; most of them were concentrated on the first floor or at the windows of the corridor.

As soon as Reis stepped out, the two Asara soldiers guarding the manager's room turned around and gave him an Asara salute.

Then Said came out, and the two of them went through two work areas before arriving at the entrance of the East Building staircase.

Indeed, the administration building of the Great World seemed to have been renovated, and its previous desolate and chaotic appearance was completely unrecognizable.

The interior was even expanded, making the entire administration building much larger, but the soldiers were still carrying Bison assault rifles.

It's just a fully modified bison, so it's clear they're doing quite well.

After going downstairs to the outside of the administration building, Reis used his car key to unlock an SUV parked next to the door. The Asara logo was painted in red ink on the back and hood of the car.

day!

day--

As the key was inserted, the SUV's engine roared to life. Said sat in the passenger seat, and the two drove around for a bit before entering the wilderness through the western gate of the administration building.

"To be honest, the economic development of Dam Zero is too slow. You should really consider accepting Hafk's investment. They're just stationing some troops at the dam; they won't damage your pristine environment."

"You don't have much of a foundation, so what's the point of just holding on? You agree, right, old Sai?"

With one hand on the steering wheel, Reis talked incessantly to Said beside him.

"Look at our Longbow Valley, they've already built five or six missile launchers. You only have three here, including the one that was originally built next to the administration building."

Saeed listened silently, without offering any objections.

Reiss is right. Becoming an affiliate of Hafk may bring spring to Dam Zero, but once spring is over, winter will eventually come.

Seeing that Said didn't speak, Reis wasn't annoyed. Instead, he changed the subject and brought up Shigure.

"So, what do you think Hafk wants to do by sending Paghros all this time?"

Reis's words clearly had a hidden meaning, and Said naturally understood what the monster next to him meant.

"Hmph, if Hafk wanted to seize it by force, he wouldn't have sent just one person."

"Dam Zero is Asara's territory, and what they want is a complete Dam Zero, so they certainly aren't here to declare war."

"Pfft!"

When Reese heard this, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Hahaha, old Sai, old Sai, don't you know that guy's fighting strength?"

"The UN couldn't kill him with a single guided missile back then, do you really think your bunch of lowly soldiers can keep him here?"

Reis's tone was undisguisedly sarcastic, and Said fell silent, because what he said was true.

Hafk was forcibly suppressed by the United Nations for initiating a world war. In the end, each side dropped a nuclear bomb, and the war never actually broke out.

Although Hafk is a technology company, its size is astonishing.

If it were a direct confrontation, the United Nations would definitely be able to defeat Hafk, but it's estimated that after the fight, the five permanent members would become three and two.

"Tsk, I know what to do, you don't need to remind me!"

Sayed gave a perfunctory reply, and the two ended their conversation.

The off-road vehicle drove for more than ten minutes across the wilderness, winding its way through a military camp and over a bridge before finally arriving near the northern part of the cement plant.

"arrive."

Reis gave a warning, and the soldiers guarding the area immediately let them through after seeing that they were the two leaders. The SUV drove straight in.

"Hello, boss!"

The Asara soldiers patrolling along the route saluted the off-road vehicle before continuing their patrol.

Beep beep, sizzle—

The SUV suddenly accelerated, and Reese spun the steering wheel wildly, giving the SUV a big fishtail, and then gracefully drifted to a stop.

After the two got out of the car, Sayed took a G18 from the car and clipped it to his waist, then led the way toward the cement plant office.

"Watch your mouth from now on!"

Said solemnly reminded Reis, who raised an eyebrow and replied dismissively.

"Heh heh, I admire Gherros far more than you do. You're the one who should watch your words!"

"snort."

Said snorted coldly and ignored Reis.

He hurried to the office door, where Reinus was already waiting.

After the expansion, the cement plant office became three times larger, and a large stained-glass window was added directly opposite the door.

Renus saluted Said as he approached and then opened the door himself.

"It's inside."

"Okay, keep watch at the door from the outside."

"yes!"

As Sayed pushed open the door, he was greeted by the shimmering sunlight reflecting off the stained glass.

This was originally designed by Reinus for his peculiar mood, but in this context, it does have a rather peculiar feel.

The air seemed to freeze the moment Said and Reis stepped into the room.

The colorful light and shadow refracted by the stained glass flowed slowly on Shi Yu's pure white mask. He stood with his back to them, hands behind his back, like a cold, emotionless statue.

The silence, though only a few seconds long, felt as long as the countdown before a trial.

"They're here."

Shi Yu's voice rang out, not loud, but like a cold metal sheet scraping across the silent hall, each syllable carrying precise weight, striking the nerves of the two people.

He did not turn around.

"The scenery at Dam Zero is beautiful," he continued, his tone calm yet authoritative. "Looking at it for a long time makes you forget... where the boundary is."

Saeed's Adam's apple bobbed slightly. Reis also abandoned his nonchalant demeanor and straightened up a bit.

At this moment, Shigure finally turned around slowly. His gaze, seen through the colored light behind the mask's eye sockets, fell on the two of them, devoid of any emotion, yet seemingly able to penetrate all pretense.

"I heard things have been a bit unsettled around the dam lately. Was it caused by GTI?"

Shiyu approached the two, the sound of her boots striking the ground clear and loud.

"Yes."

Saeed responded, and then remained silent.

Shigure stopped a step away from the two of them, tilting her head slightly to look at Said, as if scrutinizing him.

His tone was icy cold, devoid of any warmth.

"lead the way."

As the words fell, only the silent rotation of the colored halo remained in the room. There were no threatening words, no lengthy explanations.

With just three short sentences and one question, all the answers that Said had envisioned on the road were utterly crushed.

There was no way around it; the pressure from the other side was on a completely different level compared to the two of them.