Reborn as the Darling of the Delta

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"What are you looking at? You're questioning my intelligence, okay? Is this kind of thing so hard to guess? That's true, you don't know what kind of person Jacob is, but I do."

Seeing that even he was starting to doubt his own intelligence, Rometheus decided to stand up and speak out for his intelligence, explaining that he simply enjoyed playing with abstract concepts.

But how could you look at me like that? It really hurts me!

After saying that, Rometheus began to reason with the three people in front of him about why he had guessed all along why Richard's trip to Asara would be his last stop.

"Think about it, the Hafk Group does indeed set up a board of directors in each region to manage the senior management of that region, but why did Richard come at such a convenient time this time?"

After asking this question, Zhang Hao and Zero exchanged a brief glance before turning back to continue playing their game.

After all, from this point on, the two realized that they couldn't understand it at all, so let the two adults go and "cultivate" their relationship properly.

"Hmm? Is that a coincidence? I've almost forgotten when Richard came to the Asara region."

Even our equally "incredibly clever" Ella was stumped by Rometheus's question. When did Richard come here? She didn't seem to know at all.

"Huh? Didn't I tell you this before?"

Seeing Ella's expression, Rometheus was slightly taken aback. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that he really hadn't told Ella about it.

"Cough cough, it's nothing, it's not too late to tell you now."

Ignoring Ella's resentful gaze, Rometheus could only cough twice to ease the awkwardness. Was his memory starting to decline? He shouldn't have forgotten this, right?

“Do you remember the press conference for the Mandel Brick a few months ago? Just a few days before that, Richard brought the Mandel supercomputing unit that Jacob gave him to us.”

“Oh! Now that you mention it, I vaguely remember. It seems that’s true. Ever since Richard came to Asara, these unexpected events have been happening one after another.”

Rometheus nodded in satisfaction. "This child is teachable. It seems I won't need to waste my breath explaining things to Ella later."

"So you were making these deductions based on this? But you didn't know so many things would happen afterward?"

However, these alone cannot serve as direct evidence for judgment. Ella naturally did not believe that Rometheus could deduce this solely based on the frequency of accidents that occurred after Richard arrived in Asara.

"Why are you in such a hurry? If I could really guess it just from these things, wouldn't I be bragging? Think about it, the Mandel supercomputing unit, the new stuff coming from headquarters, I felt something was off right away."

"how do I say this?"

"Based on my understanding of Jacob, how could this guy be so kind as to bring out such a newly developed product? Of course, that's not the main reason for my judgment. The main reason I started to have doubts was when Wuming appeared."

"Nameless? Didn't he run away from the Hafk Group on his own? How did you make that connection?"

Ella couldn't keep up with Rometheus's train of thought for a moment. How did this suddenly lead to Wuming? Could there be some connection between them?

"Sigh, that just shows you're still too inexperienced. That's true, since you've been by my side ever since you graduated, it's normal that you don't know. Young man, you still have a lot to learn."

Ella, annoyed, slapped Rometheus, signaling him to hurry up and stop being so mysterious.

"You have to think about it. No matter how skilled Wuming is, it would be almost impossible for him to escape from the Hafk Group."

"So... what do you mean?"

"Don't forget, the Mandel supercomputing unit was stolen by Wuming. Aren't you even a little bit curious about how all of this... just makes so much sense?"

Under Rometheus's guidance, Ella gradually caught up with his line of thinking.

"But is Jacob really so confident that everything will go as he plans? You know, if Wuming hadn't stolen that Mandel supercomputing unit, wouldn't Jacob have just let him out for nothing?"

Ella was surprised that Jacob was so confident that everything would go according to his plan, which was something Ella simply couldn't understand.

"I think that since Jacob is so powerful, even if Wuming doesn't steal that Mandel supercomputing unit, he will probably arrange for someone else to do it. After all, if I were that powerful, it wouldn't be me going with the flow, but the flow following my ideas."

At this moment, Zhang Hao, who was playing games with [Zero], stuck his head over and said something.

Hearing Zhang Hao say this, Rometheus looked over with a face full of surprise. This brought Rometheus too many surprises. Even Zhang Hao, who did not know Jacob's true identity, could roughly guess. It seems that Ella's moral bottom line is too high.

Zhang Hao: Hmm~~~ Why do I feel like Uncle Rometheus isn't actually praising me? Is it just my imagination?

"Look, even Xiao Hao knows this much. Ella, you're still too naive. I've been too protective of you. You should know that even in the eyes of those at the top, these things that you think are impossible are just a matter of words."

"And not long after the nameless man stole that Mandel supercomputing unit, the major incident occurred in which Reis destroyed our Hafk Group's Skynet system. Ella, didn't you notice at the time that Demulan and I weren't too panicked when faced with such a big incident?"

"Did you already know that back then, teacher?"

Looking at Rometheus, who had suddenly become so impressive, Ella's eyes lit up again. This was the Rometheus she knew before!

"Of course, don't you even know who I am?"

Rometheus: Hehehe, actually Demulan had already given me some information back then. I had the answer in my hands, so why would I panic!

Chapter 331 Mandel Brick?

"Sigh, it seems like I don't know what will happen to Asara next."

Ella sighed helplessly as she considered the complicated situation. It seemed that before she came to Asara, Rometheus had told her that the conflict between Asara and Hafk was already quite serious.

Ella glanced at Xiao Hao, who was playing games with Zero, and her expression became somewhat complicated.

After all, although Xiao Hao's relationship with them was fairly good, if you really think about it, whether it was Saeed from Asara's side or GTI, their side didn't seem to have any advantage.

Seeing that Zhang Hao, who was still so young, was about to join this cruel and chaotic war, Ella could only sigh helplessly, even though she wanted to persuade him to join their Hafk Group.

But upon closer reflection, even Rometheus admitted that if he hadn't been forced into it, he would have run away after receiving funding from the Hafk Group; he just hadn't expected to be unable to escape now.

Ella: Sigh, where... where is the place of peace and justice?!

Rometheus, who was standing nearby, noticed Ella's conflicted expression and whispered in her ear:

"Alright, stop worrying like an old woman. We need to trust Xiao Hao. You know, he's much better than you think."

After saying this, Rometheus pulled Ella up and spoke to the two kids who were still playing games:

"Little ones, don't stay up all night! You'll have plenty to experience later, so cherish your sleep now. Of course, this is also my advice. We won't bother you any longer, get some rest!"

After saying that, he pulled Ella out of Zhang Hao's room.

At the same time, Rometheus couldn't help but sigh, "It's good to be young. If I were to play a game now, I'd probably lose interest in it completely after a few minutes."

Rometheus: Ah, back in the day, I was also...

Ella: Come on, so what if you have electronic erectile dysfunction? Stop reminiscing about the old days and just leave.

After Rometheus and Ella left, the only sound left in the room was the two of them constantly typing on their keyboards.

"Xiao Hao, do you think you've forgotten something?"

At this moment, [Zero], who had been continuously outputting damage, suddenly said this. Zhang Hao was slightly stunned upon hearing this, and was then cleanly and decisively killed by the opponent's set of skills.

Zhang Hao: No!!! My sports car, now there's a real difference in skill level.

"Forgot what? I think given the current situation, both sides will probably focus on peaceful development for the time being. After all, the Hafk Group has lost a high-ranking member, so they can't possibly continue to cause trouble, right?"

While waiting to be resurrected, Zhang Hao began to recall things. Could it be that there was really something he could forget? Come to think of it, his memory had always been quite good.

Zhang Hao: Hmph, that's right! Aside from making me study, I, Zhang Hao, am all-around amazing and invincible! (～￣▽￣)～

"Really not? I'm afraid I'm overthinking it. I was wondering if Demulan would go to Asara to get the Mandel Bricks back after cleaning up this mess? If I remember correctly, the Mandel Bricks are still with Said, right? Do you really think there won't be any problems?"

This point came to Rometheus's mind when he was deducing with Ella, but Zero refrained from asking Zhang Hao about it on the spot, since he considered it a "little secret" between him and Xiao Hao.

He still needed to avoid Rometheus and Ella, two people he wasn't "very familiar" with.

Rometheus: Waaaaah, Daddy, I'm so sad [Zero], but thinking about how you've grown up, I'm also very gratified, waaaaah. Ella, do you think I should cry or laugh now? Crying and laughing at the same time seems a bit crazy.

Reminded by Zero, Zhang Hao suddenly remembered that the Mandel Brick hadn't been given to anyone yet and was still in Said's hands. Moreover, Zhang Hao still vividly remembered what happened to Reis when Demulan tried to get the Mandel Brick back.

Zhang Hao: Oh no, oh no, oh no, how could I forget about this? Speaking of which, should we ask Uncle Said to sell this Mandel Brick back at a high price? Anyway, judging from our current level of weaponry, it's too far-fetched to think that we can go to the space base to crack this Mandel Brick and bring it out!

Meanwhile, amidst Zhang Hao's concerns, our protagonist, Said, sneezed loudly and then curiously asked Sophia beside him:

"Sophia, were you just mentally cursing me? How could someone with my superhuman physical abilities possibly sneeze?"

However, Sofia, who was already used to such things, simply ignored what Said said. After all, her mind was starting to struggle to keep up with Said's thought process.

But as Said continued his incessant chatter in her ear, Sofia finally lost her patience, rolled her eyes at Said, and said:

"Shut up, I didn't insult you, okay? Maybe Xiao Hao is just thinking about you. You can go away and enjoy your own happiness!"

Back inside the Tower of Babel, Zhang Hao thought for a while before deciding to discuss the situation with Deep Blue and the others. After all, he was still too inexperienced in this area and needed to consult with the experienced Deep Blue.

So Zhang Hao took out his phone and tagged Shenlan in the "We Are a Loving Family" group chat.

The cutest white fluffy dumpling in the world: Uncle Deep Blue, are you free now? I have something I want to ask you.

Let me save one more: What! Xiao Hao is actually online at this hour? Xiao Hao, why don't you stop asking questions and start a game first?

Moscow Doesn't Believe in Tears: Get out of here, Xiao Hao, come play with me instead. I spent several 648s a few days ago, I'll carry you. Roy, you hardcore gamer, get out of here.

Let me save one more: Zoya, what do you mean by this?! Does having money make you superior?! I'm enjoying the grind of this game, don't you understand?!

First Sharpshooter: I saw Deep Blue take out his phone in the living room. Guess who's going to be in trouble?

Zoya/Roy: Oh ho, looks like we're doomed.

Chapter 332 Discusses the Ownership of Bricks

Soviet Captain: Roy, Zoya, I'm going to receive your personal self-criticisms tomorrow. Zoya, it's about your revenge spending in the game. Roy, you... If this happens again, I'll force you to quit internet addiction.

Roy/Zoya: No! Deep Blue, we were wrong, can we please not write a self-criticism? /(ㄒoㄒ)/~~

Soviet Captain: Xiao Hao, just ask me anything you want to know. I think I can help you.

Zhang Hao: Is this the sense of security that comes from Uncle Deep Blue? I love it!

So Zhang Hao told Deep Blue about the Mandel Brick he had discussed with Zero, wanting to know whether he should have Said take the brick to exchange for more resources under these circumstances.

After reading the message sent by Zhang Hao, some people who had been hiding in the shadows also came out.

China's Number One Genius Girl: Huh? I almost forgot about Mandel Bricks, but Xiao Hao, what you're saying is that you want Said to go to Demulan to exchange some resources?

The cutest white fluffy dumpling in the world: Well, it seems that Uncle Said's fighting power is still far inferior to that of the space base. If Demulan ever thinks of this place and tries to forcibly seize it by force, then I'm afraid we won't get anything.

Soviet Captain: Indeed, the Zero Dam is still in a phase of rapid development, and it is unrealistic to expect it to reach a level comparable to the space base in a short period of time.

Seeing that Uncle Shenlan had said so, Zhang Hao proudly showed it to Zero, and subsequently received applause from Zero.

[Zero]: Is this Xiao Hao's strategy? It seems I'm still lacking in this area. If you ask me, wouldn't it be better to just find some time to take care of that guy named Demulan? Why go through all this trouble?

Rometheus: My good son, even I, your father, am not this bold! Haven't I always taught you to use your brain before acting? How come you still prefer to solve problems by simply throwing things at you? Did I make a mistake in some code before? That shouldn't be the case.

Majestic Dragon: But... in my opinion, isn't this just sending a signal of weakness to Demulan? Why don't we let Said go to Reis? Didn't Reis entrust the Mandel Brick to Said for safekeeping before?

The cutest white fluffy dumpling in the world: Huh? It can happen like this? What should I do?

After listening to Wei Long's words, Zhang Hao began to rethink how to perfectly deal with this Mandel brick, which could be described as a bomb that could explode at any moment.

Soviet Captain: Xiao Hao, don't be in such a hurry. Actually, it's not as urgent as you think right now. After all, if all else fails, we can still blame it on GTI, provided that there's no locator or anything on that Mandel brick.

Upon seeing this message, everyone exclaimed: What?! Are you really Instructor Shenlan? Your favoritism towards Xiaohao is far too obvious! Before Xiaohao arrived, you always told us to solve problems independently whenever we encountered difficulties. Shenlan, aren't you afraid that Zoya will be heartbroken by doing this?

Zoya: Hehe, actually I'm used to it. Sure enough, a new generation replaces the old. I, who am disliked by everyone, should just obediently go to bed and quietly shed my little pearls.

Deep Blue: Aren't you talking nonsense? Where do you get the confidence to compare yourself to Xiao Hao? Do you know how much trouble you've caused me since you were little? Look at Xiao Hao, how well-behaved and cute he is, and look at you...sigh.

Zoya: (╬▔ dishes▔)╯

Dragon's message also received support from Red Wolf and Uluru.

The Warlike Wolf: I agree with Wei Long. After all, Reis was already putting a lot of pressure on Demulan before. If we add Said's current strategist power, I think even Demulan will be somewhat wary.

After all, after Demulan launched that missile last time, GTI's top brass acted like wolves that smelled blood, immediately launching an attack on the Hafk Group in the International Court of Justice.

However, it was Reis who struck first that time, and Demulan immediately presented evidence to show that he was only acting in self-defense this time.

Reese: Actually, I think this might have been excessive self-defense, since I hadn't even gotten home yet when I saw that my house had been bombed to the ground.

With the addition of Red Wolf and others, the usually quiet "We Are a Loving Family" group immediately became very popular.

After much discussion, the group tacitly split into two camps: one led by Mai Xiaowen, who wanted to use Mandel bricks to exchange for resources with Demulan.

On the other side, the pro-war faction, led by Wei Long, also expressed their opinions and began a heated discussion in the group.

Of course, Deep Blue, who acted as the stabilizing force, and Zhang Hao, the initiator, were still observing from the shore, given the current situation.

These two sides could probably argue all night without a clear winner, and besides... we should also ask Saeed, the person involved, for his opinion on this matter.

The cutest white fluffy dumpling in the world: Okay, everyone stop arguing. Let me go ask Uncle Saeed, the person involved, for his opinion. Anyway, there are only two suggestions right now. Let's see how Uncle Saeed chooses.

Soviet Captain: Sure, I'm also curious whether Said will come up with any new tricks, after all, his thought process... has been somewhat assimilated by Roy.

Roy: ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

So Zhang Hao turned around and started contacting Said: