Reborn as the Darling of the Delta

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Saeed: That's it, I have nothing to say.

“I know you were tired last night too. Next time you’re tired, let me do it, okay? Don’t always ask Abel to do this and that.”

"I don't do it every day..."

"I see."

Under Sofia's deathly gaze, Said could only obediently submit. But upon reflection, he realized that he had indeed made Abel do quite a few things for him, and he felt that he hadn't been very kind.

"I...I'll give Abel a day off later!"

But before giving Abel a break, Said had something more important to do: call Zhang Hao and share the latest gossip he'd heard last night.

Seeing this, Sofia could only shake her head and walk out, and perhaps she could also tell poor Abel that he was about to take a vacation!

"Hey Xiaohao! Are you awake yet? Oh, time for breakfast. I have something to tell you, last night Reis and the others..."

Xiao Hao, who was initially sleepy, was completely awake after hearing such a juicy piece of gossip.

"What?! Hamk blew up Reis's house again? And then he was kicked out? What's going on now?"

Meanwhile, Mai Xiaowen, Weilong, and Luo Yi also smelled the aroma of melons immediately, and the three of them gathered around Zhang Hao to eavesdrop.

"Yes, but fortunately, Reis has almost wiped out Hamk's soldiers. As it stands, Hamk has no manpower or resources to do anything right now. I'm thinking that once Reis has dealt with his Longbow Valley, we'll join forces and take Hamk out. I'm miserable that he's still alive here in Asara."

"Go for it! Old Sai, listen to me, just do it."

At this moment, Roy suddenly shouted, startling Zhang Hao so much that he almost threw his phone away. Mai Xiaowen and Weilong were also frightened to varying degrees.

"Hey Roy, what's wrong with you? Dragon, get him!"

Roy was about to explain something to the three enraged men when Vee-Long covered his mouth.

"Roy, remember this in your next life: if you're going to eavesdrop, then eavesdrop properly, don't shout all the time. Be careful next time!"

Roy: Okay, guys, we've completed the daily injury mission. If you miss me later, remember to come see me on the operating table.

"Xiao Hao, what's going on over there? Was that Roy you just calling out to?"

"It's alright, Uncle Said. This guy will get the punishment he deserves. For example, Brother Weilong will demonstrate the powerful bond between Kaiseru and 502 to him soon. I believe Roy won't be yelling anymore after that."

Said: Huh? What kind of exciting combo can Kaiseru and 502 do? I still don't know enough.

"I think it's fine. Anyway, Uncle Said, your current strength is more than enough to bully Hamk. But remember, after you take it down, you must get your hands on his tank. It's a real treasure."

"Yeah, it seems Reese specifically told me about this tank, saying that even explosives wouldn't work, and I'll take it down next time I go!"

Hamk: I'm still alive, why are you already eyeing my inheritance?

Chapter 180 Leg Training Day (Bonus Chapter)

After finishing his call with Said, Zhang Hao put the last bit of bread into his mouth and turned to look at Roy, who had promised to go on patrol with him today, to see what was going on.

Roy: Thanks for your concern, I'm a bit dead.

"Hey Roy, what are you doing covering your butt? Aren't you going on patrol or not? If you're not, I'm going to tell Uncle Deep Blue on you!"

"You... bastard!"

The only response he received was Roy's weak voice.

Roy: Sigh, I've wasted my time. I've been so good to you all this time, all I ever did was tease you a little. Boys really shouldn't be so petty. My daughter gets teased like that every day and she's never like this. 〒▽〒

"Oh well, Xiao Hao, it looks like he's going to be in a bad mood today. After all, that was a high-octane combination of glycerin and super glue! As the culprit, I'll reluctantly help him with the patrol today. Sigh, what can I do? I, Wang Yuhao, am just so understanding, gentle and kind!"

Zhang Hao/Mai Xiaowen, who witnessed everything: If I didn't know what kind of person you are, I almost would have believed it.

"Let's go, Xiao Hao. After patrolling, we need to find Terry for strength training today."

When Zhang Hao heard that there was a strength class with Terry waiting for him when he got back, he couldn't help but feel a headache. Although he was already very good at fighting (he had surpassed Mai Xiaowen in strength), every time he trained legs with Terry, Zhang Hao only had one thought in his mind: I want to go back, I want to lie in my warm little bed and sleep, I don't want to train legs!

Previously, Wei Long, not believing in superstition, saw Zhang Hao howling like a ghost. Out of the Chinese people's inherent love for joining in the fun, he also joined the leg training team. After being trained by Terry in only 4 moves, Wei Long also started lying on the ground howling like a ghost.

"Brother Weilong, do you... really like leg training? It seems like you and Terry had a leg training session today, right?"

Zhang Hao looked at Wei Long with a strange expression. Could it be that his older brother Wei Long had awakened some kind of terrible fetish after that training session? That would be terrifying. Could he actually go to Uncle Terry to train his legs?

"Huh? Me? Actually, it's alright. It's just that Terry told me last time that muscles don't grow on cowards, and I think that makes a lot of sense. Besides, do you feel like your legs aren't under your control the day after you finish leg training? I think it's quite fun, even though it hurts a lot."

Zhang Hao: Hmm, my super CPU analysis is almost complete. Brother Weilong is a bit of a monster. I won't train with them in legs next time, I'm afraid I'll be assimilated too.

"Let's go then. Hey, where is Roy patrolling today?"

“Baksh”.

"Okay! Let's go, Xiao Hao. Your big brother Wei Long is taking you for a race. By the way, do you want to drive your own car this time?"

"No thanks, I can't keep up with you guys at all. It would be funny if I disappeared."

Wei Long thought about it for a moment. After all, Xiao Hao hadn't been tortured by those people in the army yet, so it was normal for him not to like driving fast. So he gave up on the idea.

"Okay, let's go then. When we get back, let's do those ecstasy-inducing hack squats!"

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Baksh, Tower of Babel.

At this moment, Rometheus stretched and walked out of the laboratory. Seeing Ella already sitting at her desk working, he greeted her:

"Oh dear, I've stayed up all night again. Ella, nothing major has happened these past few days, right? Never mind, don't say anything now, I can tell. Let me get some sleep first before you tell me!"

Ella: Are you kidding me? (╬▔皿▔)╯..............

Ring ring............

"Sigh, who is it? Does it have the ability to predict the future? It called me as soon as I came out. Let me guess, it's that stupid woman Audrey."

Rometheus impatiently pulled his phone out of his pocket, glanced at the caller with surprise for less than a second, and then answered the call:

"Hey Demulan, what's it about above that requires you to personally contact me this time? I don't understand. I'm just a researcher, and my time is extremely precious to me. Can you please stop calling me around all the time for no reason?"

Demulan had just gotten through to Rometheus when he was stunned by a combo of Rometheus's skills. After a few seconds of silence, Demulan said in a "gentle" tone:

“If you keep talking to me like that, I don’t mind making you lose something with my North Star, you know?”

Rometheus: Cough cough, we are all scholars, why be so violent? It's just a knife, do you think I'm afraid of you?

"Okay, I understand, I won't do it again next time, but why are you contacting me so early?"

Rometheus also sincerely admitted defeat. Others might not have noticed, but as one of the inventors of brain-computer interfaces, he had seen Demulan's current changes firsthand. If he had to say, the word "out of control" might be more appropriate for Demulan now. After all, when Jacob had someone modify the brain-computer interface and install it on Demulan, she was more like a robot. There were no emotional fluctuations in her, except when she was video chatting with her daughter.

But now he can clearly feel that Demulan's "human" side is gradually recovering. However, based on his previous adjustments, if she doesn't take painkillers, she might faint from the pain. Even if Demulan is like a robot and has no emotions, she is still capable of feeling pain.

Demulan: You big-eyed Rometheus, I knew it was you! You're finished! I told you, I'd give you two openings.

"Hmph! It's been almost a week, how's the situation with Xiao Hao that I asked you to find for me? Don't tell me you haven't even started looking yet."

Rometheus's face stiffened on the other end of the phone. Damn it, this Demulan must know prophecy. She even predicted that he hadn't even asked the Blue Eagle Squad to go looking for her yet.

"Ahem, well... I've recently made a major breakthrough in modifying the Relink brain-computer interface, so..."

"Oh? As far as I know, our busy man only started his experiments in the lab the day before yesterday, but if I remember correctly, I asked you to help me find someone on this day last week, right? Let me see, wow, he still had the mood to order a sizzling steak at 11 pm the night before last? Isn't that right, busy man Rometheus?"

"Ella! I demand an explanation from you right now: why did Demulan know about my movements!"

Chapter 181 Cyclonus

After hearing Demulan accurately report his whereabouts, Rometheus immediately looked at Ella, who was sweating profusely.

The only person here who knows such details is his good student and secretary, Ella.

"Well... I guess I accidentally let it slip when I was chatting with Mary!"

Ella replied guiltily, then silently condemned Mary's betrayal of her teammate. She considered Mary her best friend, and this was a secret between the two girls. How could Mary tell her boss?

"You...you just wait, I'll deal with you later."

Seeing Ella's state, Rometheus was so angry he couldn't speak. He turned around and decided to play a game of cat and mouse with Demulan for a while.

"Oh dear, look at my brain. I spent quite a while looking at it. I'm not saying this, but the kid you're looking for actually looks a bit like my [Zero]."

As a seasoned shrew, Demulan was well aware that Rometheus was stalling for time to calm him down, but upon hearing Rometheus compare his little Hao to [Zero], he couldn't help but join the conversation:

"Come on, you think your 'Zero' can compare to my Xiao Hao? That dead fish eye you produced wouldn't even be considered by my Kami. And stop arguing with me. Right now, send your Blue Eagle squad to patrol and look for them, understand? And remember to keep a close eye on Dam Zero; I saw Xiao Hao and Said together last time."

Seeing that Demulan showed no signs of continuing to get angry, Rometheus quickly nodded to indicate that there was no problem and that his side would immediately arrange for his Blue Eagle helicopter to search for Xiao Hao's whereabouts.

Zhang Hao, who was sitting behind Weilong: Huh? My sixth sense tells me that something's not right.

"Hmph, I hope you won't try to fool me this time. Also, there's a high-level meeting this Sunday, don't forget to come and discuss our next steps after Hamk attacked Longbow Valley in Reis."

"Huh? Another meeting... Wait, what did you just say? Longbow Valley in Reiss was attacked by Hamk?"

Just as Rometheus was about to complain about why he had to be called to the meeting again, he suddenly realized after a quick mental check that Demulan had just said that Reiss's hometown had been bombed.

"Oh, didn't your Ella tell you? Don't make a fuss, don't ask me, that's all I have to say, bye!"

As Demulan hung up the phone, Rometheus forced his brain, which had been working for two days and two nights, to start filtering and processing what she had said. Then, he turned around sharply and stared intently at Ella, who was touching the door frame.

"What do you want to do? Come here. You're not leaving until you've explained things to me clearly."

Ella: Ugh, best friend, you've really got me killed. ???

Under Rometheus's "powerful" pressure, Ella revealed that she sometimes chatted with Mary after finishing her work.

“I didn’t ask you that. I asked about Reis’s matter. Oh, by the way, first go and have the Blue Eagle team fly a helicopter to help Demulan find that little boy. Just keep Demulan informed of any news so she won’t bother me again. After you’re done, come here and tell me all about Reis.”

Ella, who had already become obedient, obediently went to transmit Zhang Hao's current portrait to the Blue Eagle Squad's mission, ordering them to report it directly to Demulan as soon as they discovered it.

He then jogged back to Rometheus, pulled up the footage captured by the Skynet system, and began to tell Rometheus about it.

Unaware that he was being targeted, Zhang Hao was still yelling for the Weilong to go faster, saying it wasn't exciting enough.

"Wuhu, how's that, Xiao Hao? This is the fastest!"

Wei Long twisted the accelerator to the floor, and the all-terrain vehicle shot off like a bullet, accompanied by Zhang Hao's excited shouts.

"Wow! That's exciting! But Brother Weilong, is that a pit ahead?!"

Zhang Hao grabbed Wei Long's clothes with one hand and pointed to a large pothole in the road ahead with the other.

"It's okay, Xiao Hao. Watch your big brother Wei Long show you what the coolest drift in history is all about!"

Wei Long was really into it and decided to show off in front of Xiao Hao. He immediately started adjusting his movements to prepare for the drift later.

"Wuhu, did you see Xiao Hao? Isn't your brother Wei Long's drifting cool? Huh? Where did he go?"

Just a moment ago, Weilong was proudly waiting for Zhang Hao's praise, but the loosened clothes and the lighter car made Weilong feel uneasy.

Wei Long: Oh no, just now, my right eyelid started twitching more frequently than ever before. I feel like I'm in deep trouble.

Wei Long quickly slowed down and looked back, so frightened that he almost died on the spot.

Zhang Hao had failed to grab onto the dragon's clothes during its previous drift and was thrown off by the powerful inertia, now lying motionless where it had fallen.

"Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! It's all over, it's all over, it's all over, Xiao Hao!!! Are you alright?!"

Wei Long immediately turned around and drove towards Zhang Hao's location. This was bad; they had to check on Xiao Hao's condition quickly.

When Wei Long arrived at Zhang Hao's side, he found that Zhang Hao's clothes were already tattered and worn, basically comparable to what Said was wearing.

"Xiao...Xiao Hao! I'm so sorry! Xiao Hao, wake up!"

Seeing this, Wei Long immediately knelt down beside Zhang Hao and started crying. But at that moment, Zhang Hao, who had been lying motionless on the ground, suddenly sat up and looked at Wei Long, who was stunned in place.

"Xiao Hao? You... what's going on?"

"Ouch, it's nothing. It just fell really hard and shut down my phone. I just turned it back on. Hey, Brother Weilong, why are you crying?"

"Waaaah, Xiao Hao! I thought I'd never see you again! I was wrong, I'll never drive that fast again. I'm so glad you're okay. Let's go back now and have Roy check on you. Come on, let's stop patrolling."

And so, Zhang Hao was once again bewildered as Wei Long carried him into the car. This time, Wei Long even placed Zhang Hao in the front and drove back very carefully.

Zhang Hao: What just happened? I think I was thrown around.

Zero: No... cough cough cough, nothing happened, pfft!

9527: Well... I'll let you off this time. Are you really okay?

Zero (currently unconscious):............

Unbeknownst to them, in the distant sky, images of Wei Long and Zhang Hao had already been captured by Black Hawk using high-precision photography equipment and transmitted to Demulan, who was far away at the space base.