Reborn as the Darling of the Delta.

"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.

"Which one?"

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.

"Goodbye and don't come back!"

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 an 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.

"Damn, looks like I need to get moving too. I'll just elbow him in, grab that Mandel brick, and run. That'll be a hundred million Haff coins in no time."

Amid Reese's complaints, the two soldiers in front of the vehicle could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground with their legs giving way.

"Lord Reis, I really can't run anymore, I really can't hold on any longer."

For once, Reis didn't get angry. After stopping everyone in front, Reis gathered them all in front of the jeep.

"Alright, that concludes today's physical training!"

When the soldiers heard that Reiss had actually allowed them to rest, a hint of relief flashed in their eyes.

"Hehehe, don't get too excited yet. Tomorrow, you'll all line up and have one-on-one sparring with me. The two of you who couldn't hold on today will start tomorrow. Make sure you get a good rest today!"

Reis revealed his "kind" smile, and everyone below couldn't help but shiver, especially the two who had given up first. They were now filled with despair, knowing that tomorrow they would face a fully victorious Reis. If he were to elbow them, their small frame would be gone.

"Alright, disperse. As for how to get back, well, you'll have to figure that out yourselves."

Amidst cries of agony, Reis quickly returned to the King Hotel in the car. These soldiers were already nearing their physical limits; if they slowly made their way back, it would probably be dark by then.

"Stop sighing and complaining. Go back and get some rest. You have to spar with Commander Reis tomorrow."

So these people could only drag their tired bodies back the way they came. But as they walked, one soldier couldn’t help but share how his comrade had boasted to him in Saidna about how good his treatment was now.

"Sigh, I heard that Said's soldiers are treated quite well. How come we're treated like animals every day?"

"I've heard that too. It seems like they all get the same treatment, unlike us who are divided into guards and regular soldiers. Damn it, we're just left out when we're not needed, but now that there's going to be a war, they only remember us."

"If you ask me, after we finish this, we should go and join Said. We non-bodyguards are afraid that if Reis is in a bad mood, we'll lose our heads here."

"I can see it."

Zhang Hao: Running? Running is great! If you run into me next time, I'll crush you all.

Soldier: You're just bragging. Look at Reis following you around, are you alright? It's easy for you to talk when you're not the one suffering.