Reborn as the Darling of the Delta

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"Uncle Saeed, are you still awake?"

Zhang Hao glanced at the clock on the wall; it was already 11 p.m. But after thinking about Uncle Said's usual schedule, Zhang Hao decided to just make a phone call.

As for why he didn't send a message, well, when it comes to electronic products... he's not entirely satisfied. Besides, he has a habit of turning off all notification sounds for text messages when he's not busy.

According to him, a skilled hunter cannot make a sound when capturing prey, so apart from a few special people who can make a sound when making a phone call, whether or not you can get through to Sayid's phone depends entirely on luck.

Chapter 333 Ownership (2)

"I'm not asleep yet, what's wrong, Xiao Hao?"

When Sayid, who was at the dam, saw that it was his own son, Xiao Hao, calling him, he was shocked and looked at Sofia sitting next to him.

Could it be that Sophia now possesses precognitive abilities? So it really is Xiao Hao coming to find me. Did Sophia already know that I skipped physics homework this afternoon to go gardening?

Said: Oh no, I can't secretly bribe Wuming with two steamed buns to do my homework anymore. Sophia will definitely find out if I do that, after all... that's a prophetic spell!

However, after the phone rang twice, Said quickly answered it. Even though he was surprised to learn that Sophia had the ability to predict the future, it was still more important that Xiao Hao was coming to find him.

Sophia: Huh? Me? Prophecy?

After successfully getting through to Sayid, Zhang Hao told Sayid about the two plans that everyone had discussed in the "We Are a Loving Family" group chat.

"I'm sorry, Uncle Said, I completely forgot about the Mandel bricks lately. By the way, hasn't Reis contacted you to get them back or anything?"

Zhang Hao and the others in the Special Operations Department were also quite curious about Reis. Judging from the financial resources Reis had demonstrated so far, it seemed safer for him to guard the Mandel Brick himself.

The conflict with the Hafk Group is now almost over, and even his Longbow Valley has been rebuilt. How can he keep leaving this "hard-won" Mandel brick with Said?

Upon hearing Zhang Hao's words, Said was stunned, then chuckled awkwardly twice, before turning to Sofia and asking:

"Sophia, where did we put that Mandel brick? Hmm... I... my memory isn't very good, I've forgotten some of it."

Zhang Hao: Well, even Uncle Said himself has forgotten about Mandel Brick. It seems that Mandel Brick, which caused a bloodbath in the game, is not so popular here.

Mandel Brick: Isn't that obvious? In the game, do you guys want to specifically crack me? If I were an uncrackable Mandel Brick, would you want me? If you're so capable, take me to the space station and crack me. Once I'm cracked, see how popular I become.

Zhang Hao: According to you, who hasn't had their glory days? I even got noticed by Aunt Demulan and she wanted to take me as her son-in-law! You... you should just stay in the box and behave yourself.

Sofia was caught off guard by Said's question and didn't immediately understand. The two of them just stared at each other in silence, and the entire office fell silent.

"Hello? Is there no signal? Hello, Uncle Said, can you hear me?"

When Zhang Hao saw that there was no sound on the other end of the phone, he quickly called out a few times. Could it be that? He had been in this world for so long, and it seemed that apart from the time when Skynet was destroyed and there was no communication signal, he had never experienced a phone going silent before.

"Xiao Hao, I can hear you. Um... wait a minute, Uncle, let me go find where I put that Mandel brick. It's been so long... Uncle just forgot about it."

On the other end, he heard Said's somewhat embarrassed voice and Sophia's complaints, which left Zhang Hao dumbfounded.

Zhang Hao couldn't believe that even Mandel Brick could be forgotten about where he put it? It seems Uncle Saeed's mental fortitude is truly extraordinary.

“I remember now, it’s in the safe inside the dam. Oh, Xiao Hao, I remember now, but it seems a bit late today. How about I get it for you tomorrow? I was afraid it would be stolen, so I put it in the safest place on our dam.”

A short while later, Sayed remembered where the Mandel bricks were stored. He was terrified, almost thinking that he had lost them all. Fortunately, he managed to remember them in the end.

"Um... good that you remember. But Uncle Said, don't you have any thoughts on this? Either of these two options, which one do you think is better?"

Zhang Hao: Hiss~~~ Based on my understanding of Uncle Said, if we disregard Uncle Said asking Sister Sophia, I think Uncle Said is most likely going to rebel with Reis.

As expected, after a moment of contemplation, Sayyid said:

“Xiao Hao, I think what Wei Long said makes a lot of sense. After all, we have always been in a relatively weak position in our confrontation with the Hafk Group. If we choose to exchange this Mandel brick for resources, I think Hafk might think that we are showing weakness to them. Who knows what they might do if they take advantage of us later.”

Demran: You, Saeed, all you do is frame and smear our Hafk Group every day. You should know that I used to be a peace-loving young girl. All of this is related to you, Asara. We, the Hafk, came here to help the technological development of your Asara region, but we didn't expect that you people here are all backstabbers.

"Is that so? I understand. In that case, Uncle Said, you'll have to find some time to discuss this with Reis. After all, right now, with just the strength of our dam..."

Said: Damn it, am I still too weak? Even though what Xiao Hao said is true, why... why am I so sad and upset?! ε(┬┬﹏┬┬)3

"I understand, Xiao Hao. I'll go talk to Reis about this in a few days. Maybe I can get some more resources from him. You know, I don't know what's wrong with Reis lately; he even has money to start upgrading his Longbow Valley."

Speaking of Reis, Said was also a bit confused. His house had been bombed twice, so why was he still so rich? Even recently, his scouts reported that Reis's Longbow Valley had started upgrading and rebuilding nearby residential areas and some large facilities.

Many of the people who had run from Changgong Valley into their own dam wanted to run back.

This is quite distressing for Saeed as well.

Chapter 334 Let's discuss it with Reis

Said began to suspect that Reis might have unearthed the tomb of the former Emperor Asara, otherwise where did he get so much money?

I've only managed to improve the overall food quality at the dam site in the last few months, but even that's still not up to the previous standard at Reis's place, let alone now.

Said: Damn it, and some of my people are even planning to move back. Is Reese really the chosen one?

"Um, Uncle Said, you seem a little... disappointed? It's alright, Uncle Said. You know, although our dam's overall strength is currently the weakest, if we think about it another way, aren't we the one with the greatest potential? Doesn't thinking about it this way make you feel much better?"

Seeing that Said seemed to be in a bad mood on the other end of the phone, Zhang Hao quickly offered a few words of comfort. Now that he at least knew what Said was thinking, he would wait for Said to go and discuss it with Reis and see if there would be any issues at the space base.

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Hao stood up and stretched. It seemed the matter wasn't over yet. Hopefully, Hafk had forgotten about the Mandel brick incident.

If Uncle Said can really crack the Mandel Brick at the space station after he levels up a bit more, that would be amazing! It would be equivalent to the computing power of a small country. Just hearing about it makes me feel incredibly awesome.

Demulan: Actually, Xiao Hao, it's not that complicated at all. You should have more confidence in yourself. In Auntie's eyes, you are much more valuable than Mandel bricks. I don't know if Auntie remembers Mandel bricks, but if Auntie's Kami comes here, Auntie will look for you.

"Hey [Zero], do you think we should go to Uncle Rometheus for some advice on the Mandel brick issue? I think Uncle Rometheus should be able to give us a better comprehensive solution."

"Xiao Hao, my advice is that you should give up this dangerous idea. If you're asking about things related to Rometheus's profession, he is indeed quite reliable, but about this... hehe."

[Zero] also stopped Zhang Hao's dangerous idea. How could he not know what kind of person Rometheus was and what his abilities were? If you asked him about Relink brain-computer interfaces or anything like that, you could listen to what he had to say.

But to be honest, [Zero] feels that it would be better to just let Xiao Hao take him to Hafk for a beating instead of saying so much. Just give him a pack of explosives and he can use his European and American fighting style.

"Sigh, let's not worry about that for now. This is going to be almost midnight. Let's go to bed early."

After rubbing his head, Zhang Hao decided to put these troublesome things aside until he woke up tomorrow. It was so late now, he should go to sleep.

Upon hearing this, Zero immediately climbed onto the bed behind him, then lifted the blanket and lay down, patting the empty space next to him to signal Zhang Hao to lie down as well.

Zhang Hao: So natural! [Zero], who did you learn this from?! (っ°Д °;)っ

"Don't just stand there like an idiot, Xiao Hao. Didn't you say you were going to sleep?"

[Zero] tilted his head, indicating that he was very confused. Why was Xiao Hao looking at him but not going to bed? Did he expect him to carry him up to bed?

"Go to sleep, but [Zero], it still feels a bit strange that you're looking at me like that. I'm turning off the lights."

Zhang Hao shook his head helplessly, thinking of asking where Zero had learned those cheesy pickup lines from. But it seemed a bit inappropriate to use them on himself!

But as soon as Zhang Hao lay down on the bed, drowsiness washed over him like a tide, and within seconds of closing his eyes, he had fallen into a deep sleep.

Seeing this, Shenlan thought: Hmm? Could it be that the beds in our Special Operations Unit aren't comfortable enough? Why did Xiao Hao like staying up all night playing games so much when he was in the Special Operations Unit? It seems we'll have to ask our superiors for a comfortable big bed after this period is over.

Three girls: That's right, that's right! We also felt it was a bit cramped sleeping with Xiaohao. Shenlan, you absolutely must remember to request a big bed!!!

Seeing Zhang Hao lying next to him, who immediately fell into a "coma," Zero had no choice but to give up. He was still thinking of showing Xiao Hao the "knowledge" he had just learned from that book.

Time passed and the next morning arrived. As Rometheus had drawn back the curtains at the appointed time, sunlight streamed into the room.

At this moment, Zhang Hao and [Zero] were on the large bed.

At this moment, Zero was helplessly squeezed to the edge of the bed, and could only barely cover his stomach with a little bit of the blanket he had pulled from Zhang Hao's side.

The culprit behind this phenomenon—Zhang Hao—was sleeping in a completely unrestrained posture, almost lying sideways. Fortunately, Zero's height was about the same as Zhang Hao's, so he wasn't kicked off the bed by Zhang Hao.

As for why Zhang Hao slept like that with Luna and Mai Xiaowen, you have to understand that these days, there aren't many people who sleep like a well-behaved baby like [Zero]. Mai Xiaowen's sleeping posture... can only be said to completely suppress Zhang Hao, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it surpasses him.

As for Luna and Zoya, they completely suppressed Zhang Hao. You should know that especially when sleeping with Zoya, Zhang Hao had already gotten into the habit of raising his head to sleep, since he might just faint in Zoya's "broad" bosom.

So Zhang Hao even made a ranking of them, and the first place undoubtedly belongs to our sister Luna. After all, apart from being a little "uncomfortable" when she is occasionally very aggressive, she is quite nice the rest of the time.

The second one is our Zoya. As for her shortcomings, we've already mentioned them, so we won't delve into the details of that night.

Finally, there was Mai Xiaowen, who was quite unconvinced, but it was indeed true. After all, Zhang Hao would only kick off the blanket when he slept with Mai Xiaowen, while Mai Xiaowen would sometimes kick off the blanket when she slept alone.

Moreover, Zhang Hao also said that Sister Xiaowen always treated him like a giant body pillow, which left Zhang Hao, who wanted to rise above his circumstances, feeling utterly helpless.

So without the control of these three people, Zhang Hao completely let loose.

Chapter 335 Strange Sleeping Postures

"Hmm~~~ Good morning, [Zero]! Looks like it's going to be another beautiful day!"

Not long after Zero woke up, Zhang Hao also woke up groggily. After yawning widely, he turned to Zero and greeted him.

"Good morning."

“By the way, [Zero], why are you almost down there? And in this direction... Ahahaha, sorry [Zero], it's been too long since I've slept this relaxed, I couldn't control myself for a moment.”

When Zhang Hao opened his eyes, he saw that Zero was lying on the edge of the bed in a very "strange" position. At first, Zhang Hao thought that Zero's sleeping posture at night was not very elegant.

However, just as Zhang Hao was about to introduce his own handsome sleeping posture to Zero, he inadvertently saw his own current posture and position.

Zhang Hao: Uh... It seems that without Sister Xiaowen's constraints, I completely let loose when I went to sleep last night.

"It's okay. You only pushed me out of bed at night. I feel better than you kicked me."

Seeing Zhang Hao's guilty expression, [Zero] thought about the comparison method mentioned in the book and quickly comforted Zhang Hao.

Zhang Hao: Waaaaaah, [Zero], what you said makes me feel even more guilty. I... I'm really not a human being.

Zero herself hadn't expected that, even though she was comforting Xiao Hao, Xiao Hao now seemed even more guilty.

[Zero]: As expected of the person I would protect with my life, Xiao Hao is so kind. I hope Rometheus can learn from Xiao Hao.

Rometheus, who had just woken up: Achoo! Oh dear, I've caught a cold. Oh no, I guess I'll have to take a sick leave. Well, at least I have a legitimate reason!

After Zhang Hao and Zero finished washing up, they saw Rometheus and Ella on the sofa where Rometheus usually liked to stay.

"Xiao Hao, wake up! How did you sleep last night? Did you feel more comfortable? I had your beds custom-made according to your individual body measurements."

Seeing the two adorable little ones walking side by side, Rometheus felt that his life had been worthwhile. Of course, if Zero could smile at him more often like Xiao Hao, he might actually be moved to tears.

"Why don't you go to the lab? Don't you have anything to do?"

[Zero] walked over, gave Rometheus a disdainful look, and asked, "Why do I feel like Rometheus is always slacking off? Every time I see Ella sitting in front of the computer, typing away non-stop."

Rometheus liked to complain about being tired in front of him all the time, and to ask him to call him "Dad" or something like that.

Therefore, in [Zero]'s understanding, Rometheus is an absolute "useless" person who leaves all the things he should do to Ella every day, and after slacking off in the laboratory, he still has the nerve to come to him and complain that he is tired.

Rometheus: (Staring at Ella, who was starting to break out in a cold sweat) Oh? I didn't expect there to be such a hardworking person in our Tower of Babel. But why haven't I seen her in all this time? Ella, don't you think so?

Ella (shivering): Yes... Of course there is! Isn't it you, teacher? I've never seen anyone more responsible than you, teacher... Why aren't you happy?

Rometheus: Aren't you just stating the facts? Why would I be happy? And Ella, I don't think you'd want me to install surveillance software on your computer, right? After all, I'm really afraid that one day you'll get carried away chatting with Demulan's secretary and betray your teacher, don't you think?

Ella: Teacher, I was wrong. I'll never slack off again. /(ㄒoㄒ)/~~

Fortunately, Rometheus only thought these words in his head and didn't say them out loud. If he had, Rometheus probably would have run to the window and performed a freefall without a parachute.

"Oh dear, my dear son, what you said really hurts my feelings. I sneezed as soon as I woke up today, and I seriously suspect I have a cold. Luckily, Xiao Hao is here, so I'll reluctantly take a day off."

After hearing Rometheus's "shameless" reason, even Ella, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but turn her head away to indicate that she didn't recognize the person next to her.

Seeing that Zhang Hao and the others had arrived, the four of them rushed to the cafeteria. After finishing breakfast, Zhang Hao couldn't help but sigh:

"Sigh, Claire was with us last time we had dinner, but it seems she's gone to work guarding a prison now. I wonder if she's bored there?"

"Oh? Claire? That little girl with the explosive spinal cord enhancement? I can't believe Demulan would throw such a promising talent into Tidal Prison?"

Rometheus was stunned when he heard the news. What had Demulan gone mad? Such a good combatant was just thrown into that godforsaken place, Tide Prison.

"Sigh, that guy Demulan is really senile. I should have taken that girl with me. I'm quite interested in that explosive spinal assist device on her. You know, I put a lot of effort into its creation. I feel like I can upgrade it based on that girl's physical attributes."

Rometheus was also very disappointed. What was Demulan doing? Didn't the Tide Prison already have a warden? Could it be that so many Hafk soldiers couldn't hold a former prince of Asara?

"Oh right, Uncle Rometheus and Sister Ella, have you shown [Zero] anything strange lately?"

After Zhang Hao finished lamenting Claire's situation, he couldn't help but ask Rometheus and Ella, because not only was Mai Xiaowen shocked that night, but even he himself still couldn't understand how the seemingly human-machine "Zero" could say such things.

Zhang Hao: Waaaaah, Xiaowen back then... Waaaaah, it was so hard for me! (〒▽〒)

"Huh? Xiao Hao, why are you asking this? There's nothing strange here. At most, it's just that some of the experimental materials in my lab are a bit 'strange.' What did [Zero] say to you?"

Seeing Rometheus's puzzled expression and the curious glances from Zero and Ella, Zhang Hao sighed helplessly and showed Zero his previous chat history on his phone.

Chapter 336 Look at your good-looking son

Zhang Hao: Sigh, I know this is definitely not something that [Zero] himself can say, but it's not good to ask him directly about this kind of thing. I can only try to find out in a more subtle way what turned my honest and upright [Zero] into the way he is now!