On my second playthrough, they were full of malice towards me.

Chapter 223 Competition

The reason he was able to enter Zero Dream ahead of time was because of his connection with Luo Xiaoji, a rich second-generation, which allowed him to connect with the Black Fire Gang and make a "Black Dream" deal at the Night Charm Bar.

Afterwards, by using the 86 to crack the Blackfire Gang's Dream Terminal, he not only obtained a "one-time" Dream Zero login anchor point, but also a set of unexpected intelligence.

These members of the Black Fire Gang were indeed up to no good. While selling them Black Dream, they also installed a backdoor for Luo Xiaoji, implanting a virus program into the Dream terminal. As long as Luo Xiaoji wore it, these viruses could infiltrate his electronic devices.

After that, as long as Luo Xiaoji enters Kyle Technology again, the Black Fire Gang can rely on Luo Xiaoji to steal intelligence from Kyle Technology, especially about the press conference two days later.

In the Blackfire Gang meeting records that were deciphered by 86, their ultimate goal was to disrupt the press conference and even seize the press conference's logo on the spot!

Liao Ji had previously put this information aside because he was in a hurry to enter the Zero Dream.

And now

"86, could you optimize these programs and viruses further? And change the settings so they can't identify who the wearer is?"

Since the Blackfire Gang was also eyeing the press conference, Liao Ji decided to go with the flow and help them by leaking information about Kyle Technology.

In this way, the bigger the commotion the Blackfire Gang makes at the press conference, the more advantageous it will be for him. He can even be made a scapegoat so that he can not only steal the Brand, but also continue to stay in Kyle Technology openly.

A rough outline of a plan was rapidly taking shape in Liao Ji's mind.

"Excuse me, could I take up a little of your time? If Dr. Liao Ji joins our project, our department head promises you that we can provide you with 30% more resources than even the most advanced laboratories in your company. Here is our department head's contact information."

On the already bustling streets, with their heavy traffic, employees from various companies, carrying briefcases, began another busy day of work at Tongcheng.

The secondary encoding of the Blackfire Gang virus was completed very quickly, in less than 15 minutes, just as it was 7 a.m.

After glaring at the female office worker who was frantically flirting with Liao Ji and driving her away, the tigress-like Irene was still furious. Did she think Irene was invisible?

From this small incident alone, Liao Ji could easily see that the competition within Keltech was also fierce.

However, the security personnel from Keltech, upon seeing that Liao Ji was picked up by a company car, were quite considerate and treated him much better than they would treat ordinary employees, bowing and smiling obsequiously.

After all, for ordinary families, becoming an employee of a super company is indeed the greatest expectation and comfort many parents have for their children.

Liao Ji instructed Yilin to quickly wash up and change her clothes, as she, as a formal employee of Kai'er Technology, should also experience her first day at work.

of course.

Liao Ji walked to the hotel window, waved his hand, and the electronic curtains automatically opened to both sides, revealing skyscrapers reflecting the morning sun.

These scholars are generally easy to identify because, like Liao Ji, they are quite individualistic and don't wear company uniforms to work, which naturally makes them stand out in a crowd.

Dr. Liao Ji, who joined as a scholar consultant, is considered a junior manager at KEL Technology. Unlike ordinary employees, he doesn't need to squeeze onto the subway or take the bus. As soon as he steps out of the hotel, a dedicated driverless taxi is waiting for him.

Liao Ji walked straight through the lobby to the main elevator. Along the way, he saw many people in research uniforms carrying numerous documents, looking extremely busy. He also encountered several people who took the initiative to greet him. Liao Ji looked at their name tags and saw that they were all team leaders, and some were even deputy ministers.

Their goals were quite simple.

Although Liao Ji didn't like Luo Xiaoji's lifestyle, after getting to know him, he thought Luo Xiaoji was a good person. Besides, this should also be considered part of Hei Huanmeng's agreement. If something really happened to Luo Xiaoji and his sister came looking for him, he wouldn't know how to explain it.

By the time the press conference arrived, Luo Xiaoji hadn't joined Kyle Technology; he must have already flown back to Magic City. Afterwards, the Black Fire Gang couldn't find him even if they wanted to investigate further.

"Dr. Liao Ji, it's a pleasure to meet you! Our group has a research topic that I feel is very compatible with yours. What do you think?"

"Dr. Doctor, you're so young! How about we go for a drink at Nightfall after get off work today? It's on me, but only for the two of us, okay? I'd like to have some more in-depth conversations with you, Dr. Doctor."

The hotel was not far from the Keltech Building. A few minutes' drive later, Liao Ji brought Yilin to the company gate.

The reason Liao Ji still instructed 86 to modify the "wearer" setting was that he didn't want to involve Luo Xiaoji, since the plan could easily turn into a bloody battle later on.

Liao Ji remembered that Lena's resume wasn't particularly impressive; it was just average. Yet so many people were vying to poach him from their projects, and so openly at that. This showed that it wasn't a united company; the various factions, and even the projects themselves, weren't on friendly terms with each other.

After the 86 modifications, the Blackfire Gang believed that Luo Xiaoji was being kept in the dark, carrying their virus and helping to steal company information, when in fact they were the ones doing the work.

It's no coincidence that so many people are coming to me now.

As a large technology company, all employees must undergo identity verification and full-body scanning before entering.

"Oh? You must be Dr. Liao Ji? I've heard so much about you. Several of your papers have been very helpful to our group's projects. I wonder if I could invite you to join us?"

After only a brief check of Liao Ji's employee ID card, they quickly let him through.

It was obvious that news of Steward William's successful undermining of the Demon City had been leaked, causing many people in the company to be waiting in the lobby like they were camping out, specifically for scholars like themselves who had just joined the company yesterday to come to work.

Liao Ji straightened his collar in front of the mirror. He was still wearing the gray trench coat that Lena had given him before. However, Yilin next to him was happily changing into the employee uniform of Keltech. She even asked 86 to take a picture of her to send to her mother in the Holy Kingdom later.

Indeed, where there is profit, there is competition. There are only so many resources and positions in a company, and everyone wants to climb the corporate ladder, so open and covert struggles are inevitable.

perhaps

Could this become a point that I can use in the future?

Liao Ji secretly planned to pay more attention. After the faction of Kyle Technology was formed, he finally got rid of the crowd and took the main elevator to the research and development department under General Manager William.

As soon as Liao Jigang swiped his card to enter, he heard Professor Einstein, who was considered a "grandmaster" in the ancient academic circles of the Demon City, leading many assistants and other scholars in a heated discussion about the "Emperor of Ashes".

Chapter 224 Nonsense

"Absurd! Ignorant!"

"That's complete nonsense!"

"Absolutely stupid and outrageous!"

"Nonsense!!!"

Liao Jicai pushed open the laboratory door, and the old professor's roar could be clearly heard even from the doorway, making it easy to feel the anger within.

At the doorway, many other researchers in the lab shrank back in fear, barely daring to breathe, all standing as far away as they could from the morning meeting room.

But Yilin, who was with Liao Ji, was a different story.

The girl seemed to have a keen sense of what was going to happen, and immediately, filled with curiosity and excitement, she pulled Liao Ji along and quickly walked towards the conference room from which the angry roars were coming from.

The conference room is very large, probably able to accommodate hundreds of people. This is only a small part of the entire laboratory, which shows how much Keltech values ​​these scholars from Shanghai. All kinds of venues and equipment are of the highest standard and have everything one could need.

The meeting room door was not closed. Liao Ji looked through the doorway and could see Professor Einstein and his team of assistants arguing heatedly with another group of researchers from Kyle Technology.

"Do you know how easy it is for the demi-human race to have offspring? If the Great Emperor and that Dragon Empress had gotten together, with the Dragon-human race's fertility, it wouldn't have been a problem to produce a football field full of demi-human children with the Great Emperor's bloodline!"

"Finally, there are the elves. I'll ask you, have you ever studied elves? How many papers have you written about the elven race? Let me tell you, the elven race is similar to mechanical life forms in some ways. They don't care about mortal bodies; they pursue the soul. They can achieve soul fusion at the level of consciousness, and then reproduce through the World Tree, giving birth to new life from the flower mushroom."

"Let me tell you! If the Emperor really had that intention, then the current Mechanic Alliance wouldn't have a place for your Kyle Technology to be a giant enterprise. No, let alone the Mechanic Alliance, the entire world would be filled with the Emperor's offspring, and it would be ruled by a vast Ash Family!"

"What do you take this for? Playing house? A tragic and inspiring epic story of countless hardships, countless followers passing on the torch, great pioneers one after another, searching for that faint glimmer of hope in despair, and ultimately saving the world at a great cost—and what has it become in your hands? Stealing men? Romantic flings? I—pah!"

Liao Ji narrowed his eyes at this, because these mural materials were none other than the ones he had seen in Kano Village, and they were very similar to those he had seen before, indicating that they had been deliberately altered.

Besides these two groups, some other scholars also attended the morning meeting. However, it was not hard to see that under the wrath of the old giant Einstein, all the scholars were trembling with fear and kept silent, not daring to say a word. Some even kept glancing at the doorway out of the corner of their eyes, trying to sneak away from the morning meeting.

"Okay, even if we don't talk about demi-humans, let's talk about mechanical life forms. It's even simpler. They don't even need the Emperor to do anything with them. As long as there has been an exchange of bodily fluids, even just a kiss, the mechanical life form can extract the Emperor's genetic material from the saliva. With zero computing power, creating a digital life form of the Emperor's offspring is by no means a difficult task."

The researchers at Kyle Technology, despite being thoroughly berated, still had to grit their teeth and emphasize to the old professor that it was real. After all, this was precious data produced within "Dream Zero," so it couldn't be fake, could it?

When Professor Einstein saw that the people from Kyle Technology were still stubbornly refusing to see the light, he was furious.

These murals appear to be newly obtained by Kyle Technology, so they immediately wanted the scholars of the Demon City to discuss their possibilities and study the ancient academic value behind the mural stories.

"According to your so-called bullshit evidence, the Emperor and Zero are in love? And then Lady Reina got jealous and wanted to compete with Zero for his affections?"

But Irene has a question. Of the five bodyguards, Professor Einstein only mentioned three. As for the other two, we can rule out the goddess because she is human, since humans do have limitations and cannot compare to those other races. But there is still a succubus left, so why not mention the succubus?

Irene's whispered words were overheard by a scholar from the Demon City nearby. The scholar gave Irene a disdainful look, then puffed out his chest and proudly declared:

The old professor's spittle was practically spraying onto the faces of the researchers at Kyle Technology across from him.

By the end, the old professor was clutching his chest and pointing his finger at the nose of the researchers from Kyle Technology across from him, seemingly too angry to speak.

"We urge the people at Kyle Technology to respect history. Adaptation is not fabrication, and fictionalization is not nonsense! Ancient studies is a serious and rigorous field of knowledge, not a tool for you to sensationalize!"

As the people from Kyle Technology spoke, they pointed to Professor Einstein with an emphasis on the mural projected on the screen, which they called the historical evidence they had obtained.

The morning meeting was open to all scholars, and given the intense argument between the two sides, few people paid attention to the newcomers, Yilin and Liao Ji.

"So, according to you, the Emperor's five personal guards are only thinking about having children with the Emperor and fighting each other for his man? What do you think this is? A low-class TV drama? Or a restricted erotic film?"

That is why the story above is like pulling out Professor Einstein's beard, making him so furious that he glared and even started cursing, disregarding his esteemed status.

After listening to Professor Einstein's words, Irene nodded thoughtfully.

She understood what the old professor meant: if the emperor had ever harbored any improper thoughts about his personal guards, the children born now would be running all over the world.

The identities implied by the maid, the witch, and the young scientist were self-evident to the scholars present.

But Irene was different. As soon as the girl saw the title of the morning meeting from afar, especially after seeing the word "Emperor" in the PPT projected on the big screen, her eyes lit up again. She immediately pulled Liao Ji along, and the two quietly entered the meeting room. After finding a seat at random, the girl began to listen attentively.

"Let me tell you, this isn't the Imperial Guard, nor is it the Emperor. This is something only you lot, people with nothing but filthy thoughts and pornography, would do!"

Although the old professor was advanced in years and had graying temples, he still had a strong voice, and his scathing rebuke was deafening, every word of which was precious.

The assistant next to him quickly brought him water and tea. The old professor took a big gulp of tea and, after calming down, continued his angry rant.

"Discuss? What's so valuable about discussing it!?"

Moreover, the story in the mural was deliberately not presented in its entirety; it only depicted the love between the discarded maid and the young scientist, followed by the witch stealing their love away and ultimately "dividing" the young man's life.

"Professor Einstein, I would like to reiterate that we invited you to this morning meeting precisely because we have obtained relevant historical evidence. We hope that you can set aside your personal biases, calm down, and discuss with us the possibility that there is a relationship between the Emperor and the Five Guards that goes beyond a superior-subordinate relationship."

"Why would we need Lady Tyrena? If Lady Tyrena really attacked the Emperor, what chance would the other four have? They wouldn't even have a drop of soup left. The only imperial offspring in this world would be the succubus race!"

The morning meeting lasted less than half an hour before ending with the researchers from Kyle Technology leaving in a disheveled and embarrassed state.

Irene was a little disappointed because she hadn't had enough yet, while Liao Ji ignored the girl and took advantage of the meeting ending to walk quickly toward Professor Einstein.

Chapter 225: The professor's criticisms were all reasonable.

Everyone knew that the old professor was harboring a lot of anger, so no one dared to approach him. This made it easy for Liao Ji to get to the old professor with his graying temples.

"Professor Einstein, I think your criticism was excellent and very satisfying! It helped me a lot, and I'm very grateful. However, I have a few questions I'd like to ask you about what you just said."

The old professor glanced at the young man who had taken the initiative to strike up a conversation with him.