Delta: I have a 1-Haf Coin instant kill system!

When Zhang Zhao pushed the door open, the bee doctor was leaning against the long table at the very back.

He was holding a handful of peanuts and popping them into his mouth.

Gu sat opposite him, a tablet spread out in front of him, occasionally swiping the screen with her fingertips.

Uluru sat at the other end of the long table, whispering something to Bit beside him.

Bit was listening intently to Uluru speak, nodding occasionally.

Hearing Zhang Zhao push open the door, she looked up and nodded at him.

"Here you are." The bee doctor popped a peanut into his mouth, clapped his hands, and said, "Sit down, we haven't started yet."

Zhang Zhao sat down in the empty seat next to the bee doctor. Just as he settled down, the door was pushed open again.

Luna walked ahead with brisk steps, followed by Butterfly.

Butterfly looked much more energetic than she had been in the room; perhaps she had already taken her medication.

Luna and Die took their seats on the other side of the long table, right opposite Zhang Zhao.

As Die sat down, her gaze met Zhang Zhao's. She nodded slightly, the message conveyed in her eyes was self-evident.

Gu waited until everyone was seated before putting down the tablet.

Now that everyone's here, let's talk about a few things.

She picked up a document from beside her; the cover was in the official GTI format, with a serial number stamped in the upper left corner.

"The first thing is about butterflies."

She opened the document and laid it flat on the table. "The higher-ups have already approved it. She's been directly added to the reserve operator roster, initially assigned to medical logistics. The set of disc-shaped drones in the warehouse is now hers!"

The bee doctor chuckled.

"I told you, with your skill level and ability, you couldn't escape!"

Butterfly didn't reply. Her gaze fell on the document, and after flipping through two pages, she saw the signature section.

She was silent for a moment, then looked up. "What do I need to sign?"

"Go to the administration office tomorrow morning; someone will guide you through the procedures." Gu closed the documents and pushed them onto the table.

"Don't rush the rest. Let's get the formalities done first, and then we can talk about the follow-up plans."

Butterfly nodded and tucked the file inside her coat.

Gu sat up straighter and tapped her fingers lightly on the table.

"The second thing, and the main reason I called you all here tonight," she paused, her gaze sweeping over everyone present.

"Have you heard about Rometheus?"

The atmosphere around the table fell silent for a moment.

The bee doctor stopped touching the peanut.

Uluru straightened up slightly, and even Bit raised his head.

"Relink brain-computer interface," Gu uttered the term.

"Rometheus's research has entered its final stage, and it's time to begin popularizing and promoting it to the general public."

"Hafk has set a time to hold a press conference at the Tower of Babel."

"When?" Luna asked.

"Three days later!" Gu said.

Zhang Zhao remained silent.

He had only one thing in his head, and it was Rometheus who put it there himself!

However, based on his understanding, the version that was released for public distribution this time was probably just a basic, censored version.

"GTI's higher-ups think this matter isn't that simple," Gu continued.

"You've all heard of Rometheus. The higher-ups know Hafk's style better than we do."

Uluru frowned.

"You mean... there's a conspiracy behind the widespread adoption of Relink brain-computer interfaces?"

"Unsure." Gu shook her head.

"But the higher-ups are more inclined to this assessment! So—we need to send someone to the Tower of Babel to take a look."

There was silence on the long table for a few seconds.

The bee doctor pushed the peanut dish aside, unusually refraining from making any jokes.

Luna's fingers rested on the edge of the table, moving at a steady, unhurried pace.

Butterfly tilted her head to look at Gu, waiting for her to continue.

Gu's gaze swept over everyone, finally landing on Zhang Zhao.

"After discussing it with Deep Blue, Flint, and myself, we've decided that this operation will only involve three people—me, Claw, and..."

She paused, then said, "Zhang Zhao!"

Zhang Zhao looked up in surprise. "Me?"

"Yes." Gu's expression was serious.

"Your special equipment will be of great use there."

Hearing this, Zhang Zhao breathed a slight sigh of relief and nodded.

He even thought that the Relink brain-computer interface in his brain had been exposed.

Fortunately, Gu only had his Shadow Set in mind.

Gu continued, "The three of us will go out, while Luna, Bee Doctor, Uluru, Bit, and Butterfly will stay at the base!"

"If Deep Blue and Flint call for help, Luna and Bee Doctor can go and provide support..."

Everyone nodded and agreed to the distribution.

Sitting in the corner, the monstrous claw suddenly raised its head and its gaze fell on the Gu.

"What should we do? What's the general plan?"

Gu remained silent for a moment.

She didn't answer immediately; her fingertips unconsciously rubbed against the edge of the table, as if a thought had pulled her thoughts away.

Hawthorn did not urge her, but simply watched her quietly.

Zhang Zhao remained silent; he knew what Gu was trying to achieve by remaining silent.

In the game's backstory, Gu and Rometheus were old acquaintances.

She was even part of the initial research on Relink brain-computer interfaces.

This is something that Zhang Zhao is probably not the only one present who knows.

At the other end of the long table, the bee doctor seemed to have also noticed the change in atmosphere.

Uluru and Bit were both quiet.

After a few seconds, Gu spoke again.

"No need to sneak in," she said. "We'll just walk right through."

Zhang Zhao raised an eyebrow slightly.

"This press conference by Hafk was by invitation only, and GTI, as an international organization, received a formal invitation."

Gu turned the tablet around, and on the screen was a scanned copy of an electronic invitation, formal in format and polite in tone.

Luna raised an eyebrow slightly. "They invited us themselves?"

"That's how it appears on the surface," Gu said.

"But Hafk never does anything without a purpose! The fact that they sent us there means they want us to see something."

Zhang Zhao didn't speak, but he silently added in his mind: Or perhaps, they wanted certain people to see them.

"The three of us will go," Gu repeated.

"On the surface, I am the representative of GTI, and you two are my bodyguards. Take this opportunity to have Zhang Zhao take a tour of the entire Tower of Babel and mark the main passages and key areas."

Zhang Zhao nodded upon hearing this.

Gu glanced at him and added, "That will make it easier to teleport later."

The meaning is quite clear now that things have been said to this extent.

This trip to the Tower of Babel wasn't just to watch the press conference.

More importantly, the Tower of Babel was engraved into Zhang Zhao's "Separation of Soul".

After a moment of silence, Hawthorn asked, "What's the departure time?"

"We'll depart the day after tomorrow, arriving a day early to settle in the outer perimeter of the Tower of Babel before entering the venue on the day of the press conference," Gu said.