Reborn as the Darling of the Delta

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"How...how come one is different?"

Demulan looked at Claire nervously. She greatly admired Claire; she saw a resemblance to her younger self in her. This was a promising talent, and with proper nurturing, it would only be a matter of time before she reached Demulan's current status.

"He seems a bit unreliable... well, he gives me a cynical vibe. Ella seems a bit better than him."

Hearing Claire's description, Demulan breathed a sigh of relief. That's right, this is Rometheus's true face. Back then, he also thought Rometheus should be a serious and cold scientist. Although Rometheus was indeed like that when they first met, after they got to know each other better, Demulan realized that this guy had no intention of staying loyal to the Hafk Group forever.

"Yeah, it's okay. He's always been like that. It's tough on Ella who's always been by his side, having such an irresponsible leader. But Claire, don't worry. With me, there are way more opportunities than with Rometheus."

After promising Claire a few rosy goals, Demulan told her to go back and rest. In a few days, he would start assigning her some tasks. Before that, as a responsible leader, he needed to prepare some necessary safety measures for his new employee.

“Mary, keep a close eye on who goes looking for Claire these next few days. I think some of them are probably getting restless. Just show me the information you’ve gathered in a few days.”

"Yes, Ms. Desmoulins."

After Mary left and closed the office door, Demulan began writing an email, the recipient of which was Jacob Hafk.

Even Richard didn't know that Demulan was no longer the security director who outwardly obeyed him. After being fitted with the Relink brain-computer interface that Jacob and his team had personally prepared for her, Demulan became a pawn directly under Jacob's command. Her role was to help him seize leverage over those high-ranking executives or board members, allowing Jacob to better control them or kick them out of the Hafk Group.

Now, Demulan has also reported that Richard lost the Mandel supercomputing unit that Jacob had previously given him and that it was taken by Reis, which led to the destruction of Hafk's Skynet satellite. He also reported that Audrey was poisoned by the Nameless One. The report also noted that Audrey seemed to have a secret cooperative relationship with the Nameless One, Reis, and others.

After finishing all this, Demulan stood up from his chair, stretched, and then took out his phone to check. His adorable Camille had sent him recent photos and other daily life pictures. Looking at the messages, Demulan patiently began to reply to each one.

If possible, Demulan really didn't want Camille to follow in her footsteps after graduation. The reason was simple: war was just too cruel, and he himself had almost lost his life there.

However, you can't deny that the Hafk Group is indeed arguably the safest and most profitable company in the world right now, but only if you can secure a position at the top.

"Kami, Mom will clear all the obstacles in your way. We'll be alright. You're right. Rometheus kept saying he'd help me find Xiao Hao and his stupid son [Zero] from all angles, but we still haven't heard a thing!"

The thought of Rometheus skipping out on his task again, looking so serious, made Demulan want to ride his bike over right now and stick his North Star into Rometheus's butt. He usually just teases that idiot Robert, but now he's actually trying to fool him.

"Damn it, I'm calling him right now."

Demulan, looking annoyed, found Rometheus's phone number. Just as he was about to call, the image of Rometheus making promises to him earlier automatically popped into his mind.

If I call him this time, he'll probably try to keep me calm and then back out again.

"Alright, alright, I won't call this time. After I'm done with this busy period and reshuffle the senior management here, I will definitely bring my Polaris and M700 to personally go find your Rometheus."

Rometheus, far away in the Tower of Babel, sneezed:

"Oh no, something's not right. I feel like I'm being watched by something. Oh well, I'd better deal with the documents first. Why is Ella leaving all of this to me? Just because she gets along better with [Zero] than me, what's with the act? She acts like I'm her secretary."

Thinking of Rometheus, this eccentric man, Demulan also had a hard time judging him. You could say he was a good person, but he did things he shouldn't have done. You could say he was bad, but he would embezzle public funds to help the refugees around him.

“Alas, Rometheus, did you leave these incriminating clues for Jacob on purpose? But that’s far from enough.”

Chapter 245 The Gluttonous Dragon

"Go to Roy and call everyone down for dinner. Don't let Xiao Hao go hungry."

Roy turned around and curled his lip. Starving Xiao Hao? What a joke! Xiao Hao can't possibly go hungry. The potato chips in Mai Xiaowen's room are no joke, and there's also iced cola in the fridge if you're thirsty. Instead of worrying about this, why don't you take better care of your treasure doctor in the Special Operations Department?

However, Roy mentally rehearsed the consequences of telling Deep Blue this, and in the end, he quietly went upstairs and called everyone down for dinner.

Upon reaching the second floor, Roy saw Uluru and Terry repairing the dark blue room's door frame, and he stood by, shaking his head and making clicking noises. (Talking Tom style)

"Damn it, Roy, you're asking for it again, aren't you? Don't force me to go to your room in the middle of the night!"

Uluru was already getting irritated from repairing the gate, and then Roy, that "jerk," dared to provoke him in front of him. This almost made Uluru so angry that he was ready to give Roy a good shove.

"Hey, what are you trying to do? Let me tell you, Deep Blue is right down there. If you touch me, do you think you can escape? Just bear with it. Remember to come down for dinner. I'm leaving now."

Roy patted Uluru's bottom with a grin and ran off to Zhang Hao's room.

"Xiao Hao, dinner's ready! Hey? What are you guys doing? Luna, you're here too?"

When Roy pushed open Zhang Hao's door, he thought that Xiao Hao, the internet addict, would be at his computer desk starting his day's battle (after all, even when he was invited to Rometheus's place, Xiao Hao still played games). But to his surprise, what Roy saw when he opened the door was Zhang Hao, Mai Xiaowen, and Luna sitting on Zhang Hao's bed, playing some game on their phones.

"Hey! Can you hear me? Is it really that fun? Let me see what it is!"

Seeing that none of the three people paid any attention to him, Roy curiously went over to see what kind of game could make even a special operations unit's Happy Bean be ignored.

Roy: Damn it, when did I become inferior to mobile games? Speaking of which, isn't Xiao Hao a gaming "genius"? Has he actually found a game that suits him? He's a "genius" who can even play Tetris terribly!

"Oh? It's Roy. Uncle Deep Blue must have invited us to dinner. He'll be right there."

At this moment, Zhang Hao looked up and saw Luo Yi walking over, indicating that they would be going down to eat soon.

"Huh? A tower defense game? And it even has... beautiful girls in it?"

When Roy went closer to take a look, he realized that all three of them were playing this game.

"Oh, this was recommended to us by Sister Luna. Originally, Sister Xiaowen asked me to come here to play that MOBA game, but after looking at this game, it seems pretty good, so Sister Xiaowen and I both downloaded it to try it out."

Seeing Roy's enthusiastic expression, Zhang Hao gave him a brief introduction to the basic gameplay of the game.

"Oh! I see, it's pretty simple. I'll go download it and play it later. By the way, you guys should hurry down and eat, don't keep Deep Blue waiting."

After Roy finished speaking, he tossed his phone to Zhang Hao, asking him to pass it on to the next person so he could play with it, as he still needed to call the remaining people to go eat.

After Zhang Hao and the others came downstairs, everyone sat down. Looking at the table full of delicious dishes, Wei Long and Roy's eyes widened. Roy even copied Wei Long and took off his belt to avoid greatly weakening his fighting ability when the battle started.

Wei Long: Thanks to Xiao Hao, I can have a blast today! I'm evolving at noon! I've become a Perfect Dragon! A gluttonous dragon!!!

Meanwhile, Terry, realizing today wasn't his indulgent meal, lost his initially pleasant mood. As if noticing Terry's low spirits, Deep Blue patted him on the shoulder, pointed to the kitchen, and said:

"I know today isn't your day to indulge, so I made you some low-fat, high-protein stuff in there. These are all things Xiaohao taught me to make, and they taste pretty good."

Terry's eyes lit up when he heard this. He smiled at Deep Blue, went into the kitchen, took out his special rice bowl, and happily started eating.

"Alright, everyone, stop just watching. Help yourselves to whatever you want to eat. Come on, Xiao Hao, have this chicken leg, and this pork knuckle. I've stewed it until it's very tender, I guarantee it will be delicious."

Hearing Shenlan's words, everyone started to devour the food in front of them! Shenlan frantically piled food onto Zhang Hao's plate, saying that eating more now would help him grow taller.

Zhang Hao: Why does everyone keep telling themselves that eating more will make them grow taller? Do you think I don't know whether they can grow taller or not? (;???Д??`)

Meanwhile, Wei Long and Roy seemed to be comparing themselves, and the two began to frantically devour the food in front of them. Their bold actions even caught the attention of Uluru sitting on the other side. Goodness, how long have these two been starving? If a high-ranking member of GTI were to come down for an inspection at this moment and see this situation, he would definitely question Deep Blue's team members about why they couldn't even get enough to eat.

Wei Long scooped a large handful of the dark blue Mapo Tofu into a bowl, then filled it with rice, stirred it well, blew on it a couple of times, and then started a quick sweep, muttering a few words as he breathed:

"Mmm, smells delicious! It's not as good as Xiao Hao's, but it's still very good. More, more! I can still fight!!!"

Meanwhile, Roy grabbed the pork knuckle with his bare hands and started gnawing on it, eating with great relish. After his mouth was full of oil, he showed an expression of enjoyment.

Zhang Hao was also stunned by the two's behavior. What was going on? Had Wei Long and Luo Yi not eaten anything while he was away? Or had Uncle Shen Lan's cooking skills evolved to an extraordinary level? This... this couldn't possibly be due to them eating like this.

Zhang Hao also turned to look at Mai Xiaowen, who was sitting to the side, and looked at her with a questioning gaze.

Mai Xiaowen also covered her face in embarrassment. Weilong was fine before, but ever since he ate Xiaohao's Mapo Tofu here, it was as if a seal had been broken. He would turn into a glutton after eating the delicious Mapo Tofu.

As for Roy, well, this guy is just pretending to be crazy to accompany Wei Long. His appetite is about the same as Red Wolf's. If he wants to surpass Wei Long... he'd better go back and practice more before coming back.

Chapter 246 The Big-Eater Dragon

"Um, I'm full, Uncle Shenlan, please stop putting food in my bowl."

Shen Lan looked at Zhang Hao, who was already quite chubby from eating, and then stopped putting food on his plate.

Zhang Hao: Hmm, I was thinking about how I ate so much at Uncle Rometheus's place that my stomach was bulging. Did I experience that feeling again after coming back? It was quite blissful. (???`?)

"By the way, Uncle Deep Blue, what about the guy who went to blow up the signal station with Uncle Red Wolf? I haven't seen him."

At this moment, Zhang Haotai suddenly remembered something very important: Where is Wuming? Wasn't Wuming brought back by Uncle Red Wolf? Why haven't I seen him yet?

"Huh? Xiao Hao, how do you know that Nameless guy? Wait, you just said you saw me and Nameless going to blow up the signal station at the Tower of Babel?"

Red Wolf belatedly exclaimed in surprise, "What the heck? Didn't Nameless say this was a secret infiltration? This... this doesn't seem secret at all!"

"Yes, Uncle Rometheus and I saw your actions together. In fact, Uncle Rometheus even sent his Black Hawk Squad to pick you up, in case you couldn't escape."

Red Wolf: Okay, now I know where that feeling of unease came from. Good heavens, this wasn't a secret infiltration at all; it was a performance in front of the capitalists!

"Oh right, you still haven't told us where that guy named Wuming went?"

At this moment, Roy, having finished eating, patted his round belly and said to Zhang Hao:

"Damn, I'm full, I'm going to throw up if I eat any more. That nameless guy you mentioned, he seems to have just managed to escape. I told him to go find Said and get revenge on the Hafk Group together. Hehe, anyway, they're both thinking about how to deal with Hafk."

Zhang Hao: Wardfa? The Nameless One ran off to find Saeed? What a joke! Is this still Delta? It feels like everything's completely messed up since I arrived.

But after thinking about it, I realized I didn't know what would happen next, so I could only let things take their course.

“Then I’ll call Uncle Said and see if Nameless has gone to his place. Uncle Rometheus also told me to persuade Nameless to join GTI if I run into him.”

"Hmph, that bastard Rometheus is still so naive. Why would GTI want someone who was originally from Hafk, especially someone who has undergone Relink brain-computer interface modification, and still think about joining GTI? They don't just take anyone here. Those higher-ups are all incredibly shrewd."

Zoya also mocked Rometheus's idea, saying, "Are you kidding? This isn't Hafk, where a high-ranking person like him can just send Wuming anywhere with a single word."

"Oh, Uncle Rometheus said that I should tell Nameless to reveal the secrets of Hafk that he knew before as a pledge of loyalty, and then go to Uncle Deep Blue. He said that although he has never formally met Uncle Deep Blue, Uncle Deep Blue's reputation has reached him."

Zoya (silently shut her mouth): This Rometheus really has no bottom line. What kind of good person would reveal their secrets as a pledge of loyalty? Or is this guy just using the Hafk Group as a stepping stone? He's not loyal at all.

After saying that, Zhang Hao took out his phone and called Said.

"Hey, Uncle Said, how have you been lately? I'm back at the Special Operations Department now!"

"Oh, it's the same old routine. Planting corn and potatoes, and helping out with house construction when I'm free. Hey Xiao Hao, when you come over sometime, could you please talk to Sophia for me? She's thinking of teaching me Chinese high school math now. I... I'd rather die than learn that! (;???Д??`)"

Hearing Said's complaint, Zhang Hao gave a wry smile. "Chinese high school math? Don't worry, Uncle Said, maybe even Sister Sophia won't be able to do it later on. After all, Chinese math isn't the kind she learned before!" (???`?)

"By the way, Uncle Said, has anyone named Wuming come to your place recently? He seems to have curly hair and wears a mask."

When Zhang Hao asked about this, Sayed began to recall the new members he had received in the past few days, but after thinking about it, Sayed said that he had not seen the person Zhang Hao was talking about in the past few days.

"What's wrong, Xiao Hao? Do you know this person? Should I send someone out to look for him around here?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Hao immediately rejected Said's dangerous suggestion. If he remembered correctly, his Uncle Rometheus had told him that the Nameless One had very strong counter-surveillance abilities. If they deliberately sent people to search for him, they might not be able to find him.

"Uh, it's alright, Uncle Said. Just remember, if a masked person approaches you and says they want to join you, just agree. After all, this person is also thinking about how to overthrow the Hafk Group, and they're quite skilled."

After finishing his call with Saeed, Zhang Hao sighed helplessly. Neither of them liked to talk much. Uncle Saeed was alright; if you got to know him, he'd like to chatter on and on. As for Wuming... Zhang Hao admitted he didn't know him well.

"Phew! This is so delicious! I can't even walk anymore, my stomach is so big!"

At this moment, everyone's attention turned to Veyron, who had just finished his performance. Veyron had now activated his gluttonous form and was leaning back in his chair with a satisfied expression, a stark contrast to Uluru, who was flushed from drinking.

Uluru: Awesome! Luckily, Xiao Hao mixed this drink for me and it tastes great. I can drink it all the time!

Wei Long: It's a pity that Xiao Hao didn't personally cook this delicious meal, otherwise, I could have kept eating it.

Then, with the combined efforts of Roy and Red Wolf, they managed to carry the exhausted Dragon back to his room, while Terry carried Uluru back, squirming and squirming along the way, shouting:

"Not enough, I want to keep drinking! I'm so happy Xiao Hao's back, let's drink until we drop, okay? And let me tell you... ugh~~~"

Terry:...............

Uluru was successfully soothed to sleep by Terry's iron fist, and it looks like he can finally take a good nap.

Just as Zhang Hao was about to go back to his room to rest, he heard the voices of three women behind him:

"Xiao Hao, don't even think about running away! I haven't held you while you slept for so many days. Come on, Xiao Hao, choose one of the three of us!"

Chapter 247 Luna's Cosplay Outfit

Zhang Hao: Oh no, is this another one of those death-defying choices? No, I can't possibly say something like "we'll all sleep together," because if I did, I'd probably die!

Seeing the three men looking at him with "smiles" and waiting for his choice, sweat began to bead on Zhang Hao's forehead. If he didn't answer well, he might be eliminated on the spot.

"Um... I've thought of a very fair solution! You guys play rock-paper-scissors, and whoever wins gets to keep it."

Zhang Hao: Ugh, choosing this is so difficult. Maybe I should just throw the question back at me. Wait a minute, looking at it this way, I feel like I'm a trophy! (⊙o⊙)

"Hmph, so what do you say? Are you coming or not?"

Zoya rolled her eyes at Zhang Hao in dissatisfaction, then looked at Mai Xiaowen and Luna beside her. She was determined to take Xiao Hao back to her room to play dress-up games at noon today, and no one could stop her. What, you want to know where she got the confidence to beat the other two?

Zoya: Isn't it just a game of probability? Just be confident.

"Come on, Xiao Hao is definitely mine. Just wait, Xiao Hao, you just watch how your sister Xiao Wen takes on two opponents at once!"

Mai Xiaowen: Hmph, I'm a gaming genius. No matter what game it is, Xiao Hao, you'd better wash your butt and wait for your older sister in bed!

Luna: Those two silly, chuunibyou girls have corrupted Xiao Hao.

"Come on, rock, paper, scissors!"

After all three of them made their moves, the atmosphere on the scene froze.

Mai Xiaowen and Zoya were both wearing cloth, while Luna stared blankly as her scissors killed the two people in front of her.

"What the hell are you doing, Mai Xiaowen? Why... why don't you play a cloth too?!"