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"Okay, no problem. Answer the phone quickly, don't keep Xiao Hao waiting. He's calling now, so he's probably planning to come visit us this weekend!"

[Zero] nodded after hearing this, and then answered the call from Zhang Hao.

"Hey! [Zero] What are you doing? I didn't disturb you, did I?"

Because Zero had waited a while for Rometheus to hang up first, Zhang Hao assumed that Zero was already asleep.

But looking at the 8 o'clock mark on his phone, Zhang Hao was a little confused. This... probably isn't someone who's asleep; most likely, they've gone to take a shower.

"No, Rometheus was on the phone with Demulan, so I answered the call after they hung up. Okay, don't touch me, I'll put it on speakerphone, alright?"

[Zero] impatiently slapped away Rometheus, who had been groping him. This guy was really annoying, he could even make his android angry. [Zero] even sought help from Ella, trying to throw Rometheus into the desert outside Asara while he was asleep.

"Hey! Xiao Hao, are you planning to come over to my place this weekend? Oh, I've been waiting for you so long! Um... I'll have someone go buy some groceries tomorrow. Xiao Hao, you'd better show off your cooking skills! I'm so sick of eating in the cafeteria here."

The moment after [Zero] turned on speakerphone, Rometheus started chatting away with Zhang Hao, becoming more and more excited as he talked. He picked up a piece of paper and a pen and began to write down the Chinese delicacies he had previously browsed on his phone.

Ella/[Zero]: This guy... has he forgotten what he looked like when he passed out from the spiciness of spicy hot pot? He's really fearless!

Rometheus: No! That just shows your ignorance. Although the spicy hot pot Xiao Hao prepared for me was indeed very hot, would I care? No! Because this fiery feeling is really great! Of course, it's a bit of a hassle when I'm taking a dump.

The other three: No! What are you talking about? Is this even human language? Why can't we understand it?

Before Rometheus could finish his rant, he was kicked away by the annoyed Zero. Zero then spoke to Zhang Hao:

"It's alright, you can come and go as you please. Anyway, this Tower of Babel will be mine in the future, so you don't need to worry about Rometheus. When are you planning to come? I'll go and clean your room."

Rometheus: Waaaaah, my big son has grown up so much! He even knows how to tidy up other people's rooms now. I just wonder when I'll get to experience that kind of treatment?

Zhang Hao also mentioned that Claire would be coming to the Tower of Babel that weekend. Upon hearing that the little girl Claire was coming, Rometheus couldn't help but say:

"Wow, Demulan is really something else. When they didn't need him, they sent him to Tide Prison. Now that they're short of troops, they've called him back. Tsk tsk tsk."

Zhang Hao: Uncle Rometheus, you're likely to get beaten up for saying that. You know, this big guy next to you could betray you at any moment. (?'?`?)

Chapter 424 Zoya: Look at my work!

After confirming the time with Rometheus and the others, Zhang Hao hung up the phone. After arranging his weekend itinerary, Zhang Hao stood up and stretched.

Before I called Uncle Rometheus and the others, it seemed that Sister Zoya sent me a text message asking me to come to her place. Now that I've finished the call and have nothing else to do, I can go there.

Zhang Hao: Hmm, my Xiao Hao radar wasn't triggered this time. It seems that Sister Zoya won't be trying to make me wear women's clothes again. Speaking of which, how can a dignified seven-foot man like me be forced to wear women's clothes every day!

But then Zhang Hao thought for a moment, "Wait a minute, isn't that because I was taking a shower in Zoya's room that she caught me..." So, all I have to do is avoid showering in Zoya's room from now on, right? Hehe, I'm so clever. (?'?`?)

So Zhang Hao instantly teleported to Zoya's door, knocked, and asked inside:

"Zoya-nee, I'm coming in!"

"Xiao Hao is here? Come in quickly, I've been waiting for you for ages."

After Zhang Hao finished speaking, Zoya's voice came from inside the room. After hearing what Zoya said, Zhang Hao pushed the door open and went in.

Upon arriving at Zoya's room, Zhang Hao immediately noticed the firefly-shaped device piled on the table and a stack of draft drawings spread out to the side.

Zhang Hao couldn't help but think that he hadn't been to Zoya's room for a while. Judging from the current situation, Zoya was planning to come up with some new and interesting things.

When Zoya, who was sitting at the table, saw Zhang Hao, she quickly waved to him and said:

"Hey Xiaohao, what are you still standing there for? Come on over here, come on over and take a look at the new features I designed for this firefly."

Hearing Zoya's excited voice, Zhang Hao walked over out of curiosity and saw the firefly shimmering with a faint green light in Zoya's hand.

"Sister Zoya, what is this...?"

Zhang Hao: Looking at this color, could it be that Sister Zoya is planning to fully develop the functions of this firefly?

"Hmph, that's right. This is the firefly that I developed to heal your wounds. The firefly I designed before could only inject you with a little adrenaline and give you some benefits in battle."

Zoya chuckled. They never took her with them on missions before, and every time she went to Deep Blue to reason with him, that awful old Deng would tell her that his role on the battlefield was not as important as Roy's.

"Hmph, I'm different now. I got the formula for Roy's hormone gun from him and added it directly into my Firefly. Now look at me, am I a genius? Next time we go to Hantian for a mission, I'll definitely show you all."

After showing off her work, Zoya hugged Zhang Hao tightly, teased him a bit, and then released him, asking:

"Xiao Hao, you have so many ideas! Can you help me think of a way to further enhance the offensive power of my firefly-releasing device? I've thought about adding blades or something, but that would make it impossible to control the weight. What other methods do you think there are?"

After learning about Zoya's troubles, Zhang Hao immediately tried to recall if he had ever seen any alternative ways to use small drones like Zoya Firefly.

Zoya looked at Zhang Hao, who was deep in thought, and saw his furrowed brows. She looked at him with a heart in her eyes and started to argue with him again.

Zoya: Hmm~~~ Xiao Hao, who is so earnest in helping his older sister, is so cute. Oh my, what a coincidence! I never thought there would actually be someone in this world who looks exactly like me. Forget about that bastard Rometheus sculpting him; do you think I don't know his techniques? That's why my Xiao Hao is so cute, okay?

"Ah! I've got it!"

Just as Zoya was still basking in the glow of Zhang Hao's soft, chubby face, Zhang Hao exclaimed in surprise, then scrambled out of Zoya's arms. Under Zoya's somewhat disappointed gaze, Zhang Hao ran to the side and said to her:

"Zoya, if I remember correctly, every time you release the fireflies, you can only release them in one direction, right?"

"Yeah, uh... of course, if some collide with the terrain, they will also deviate slightly in direction. What's wrong?"

After thinking for a moment, Zoya replied, somewhat puzzled as to what Xiaohao had been thinking about and why he was suddenly asking her this question.

"Zoya, why don't we try to control your Firefly swarm to turn and move? This would not only greatly increase the mobility of your Fireflies, but also cause continuous damage to the enemy."

After hearing Zhang Hao's suggestion, Zoya couldn't help but smile wryly. Oh, this adorable little Hao! If it were really possible to control the direction at will, wouldn't she have done it already? This way, she wouldn't have been forced to make the fireflies fly in only one direction all this time!

"Xiao Hao, how could I not have thought of this idea? But think about it, firstly I need to install a control module on each firefly. Actually, it's not that simple, it's just that there are a lot of them."

Zoya paused after speaking, thought for a moment, and then said:

"And this idea is indeed very good, but the difficulty lies in how I should control them. Xiao Hao, think about it. If I were on the battlefield, after I released the Firefly Swarm, I would have to take out a remote control to operate them. That would obviously be very inappropriate."

After listening to Zoya's explanation, Zhang Hao nodded in agreement. Yes, this was indeed a problem that needed to be considered. In this way, not only would Zoya have to be distracted to control the fireflies, but someone in the team would also have to be assigned to watch over her, which was indeed very inconvenient.

"But... Zoya, why didn't you ever think of using Relink brain-computer interface?"

Chapter 425 Betraying My Love

"what?"

When Zoya heard Zhang Hao explain why he didn't think about using the Relink brain-computer interface, she was clearly taken aback. Using the Relink brain-computer interface to control these fireflies was something she had never actually considered before.

"But Xiaohao, this involves writing the code for manipulating fireflies into the Relink brain-computer interface. Do you know how to do that?"

Zhang Hao: Um... Don't ask me about computer-related questions, I'm just a poor student.

"Um...hey, we can go find Sister Xiaowen. She definitely knows something about computers."

Zhang Hao immediately thought of his dear Xiaowen, but when he turned to look at Zoya, he found that Zoya had a displeased expression on her face.

"Huh? We still have to go find that guy Mai Xiaowen? Can't there be another way? I wonder if that guy Uluru would do something like this."

In fact, when Zoya heard Zhang Hao mention using the Relink brain-computer interface to control the Firefly, she knew that this method would definitely work. Not to mention what kind of mess Rometheus had made of the Relink brain-computer interface, just the fact that when she and Rometheus first created the Relink brain-computer interface, it already had some functions of using the brain to control electronic devices.

Moreover, the Relink brain-computer interface later fell into the hands of Rometheus, that obsessed STEM guy. Zoya didn't even need to think about it; as long as the control code for the Relink brain-computer interface was written, her swarm of Fireflies could be freely controlled according to her own thoughts.

But! What's most troubling now is that Zoya can already imagine what kind of face Mai Xiaowen will have when she goes to ask her to help her write code.

Zoya: Damn it, if I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have been so harsh on her. Ugh... What should we do now? Given that brat's personality, should we sell Xiao Hao?

As Zoya pondered this, she secretly glanced at Zhang Hao.

Zhang Hao: Hmm? Something's not right. Why did my little radar suddenly trigger an alarm? This shouldn't be happening. Who else is thinking of messing with me now? It can't be...it's over.

Zhang Hao was curiously looking around at the location of the radar alarm when he turned his head and saw Sister Zoya looking at him with a strange expression.

Zhang Hao: Oh no, now I know who's been plotting against me all along. What is Sister Zoya up to now?

"Zoya-nee, why are you looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?"

After being stared at by Zoya, Zhang Hao couldn't help but wipe away non-existent sweat from his forehead, and his brain began to work frantically.

Zhang Hao: Damn it, my super brain, hurry up and think of a reasonable way to escape! If I don't leave now... I'm afraid I'll die here today.

"Xiao Hao, you'll help your sister, right?"

Unfortunately, before Zhang Hao could figure out a way to escape, Zoya quickly ran to the door and locked the door that represented "hope" under Zhang Hao's "desperate" gaze.

Zhang Hao: Damn it, looks like I'm going to be powerless to do anything about it again today. Ugh! (;'??Д??`)

"Zoya, can't we talk this out? Why are you closing the door like that? Aren't you just afraid that Xiaowen will reject you? It's okay! I'll go and talk to her for you, okay?"

However, faced with Zhang Hao's overflowing survival instinct, Zoya closed her eyes, shook her head, and said:

"No, Xiao Hao, you don't understand. You have no idea that as a woman, if I want her to help me with this, I have to pay a price. So, Xiao Hao, you will definitely help your sister, right?"

Zoya looked at Zhang Hao with some reluctance. Thinking about what she had to do later, Zoya could only silently apologize to Zhang Hao in her heart.

Zoya: I'm sorry, Hao. I really don't want to do this anymore, but I have no choice. In order to gain more power to protect you, I have to sacrifice you for now.

When Zhang Hao saw Zoya's look, a terrible thought flashed through his mind: Could it really be what I imagined?

"Zoya (trembling voice), what do you want me to do? Can you give me a slightly more dignified way to die?"

However, after hearing Zhang Hao's request, Zoya remained silent for a moment, then quietly walked to a wardrobe, took out a maid outfit with cat ears, and looked at Zhang Hao, saying:

"Xiao Hao, I heard that Mai Xiaowen and you both like kittens. What a coincidence! I actually have some cute kitten costumes here. I think if you dress up like that, no matter how much of a grudge I have against her, she won't be able to resist."

When Zhang Hao saw Zoya pull out the maid outfit with the cat on it, he quickly shook his head. No way! Why did he have to dress up as a woman again? Besides, Xiaowen would see him this time.

Thinking back to the time when Xiaowen treated him like a cat while they slept together, Zhang Hao couldn't even imagine how crazy Xiaowen would be if he wore this outfit.

"Sister Zoya, didn't I say before? How could I, Zhang Hao, a dignified man, dress as a woman! Besides, this isn't your style, Sister Zoya! Don't worry, Sister Zoya, I will definitely persuade Sister Xiaowen to come and help you. Please open the door first!"

However, Zoya shook her head, then took out her phone from her pocket and showed it to Zhang Hao.

"It's too late, Xiao Hao. The contract is already in effect. I'm so sorry, Xiao Hao. You must remember to fight back! Don't let Mai Xiaowen do whatever she wants to you! She'll be here soon. I'll head out now."

Mai Xiaowen: Hehehe, it seems I'm the real big boss! Oh no, I'm the rightful wife!

Chapter 426 My Tears Fell Down

Taking advantage of Zhang Hao's momentary lapse in attention, Zoya scooped him up in her arms, grabbed the clothes from the bed, and left.

Zhang Hao: No!!!

In a flash, Zoya threw Zhang Hao, clothes and all, into Mai Xiaowen's room. After hearing the door click shut from the inside, Zoya slumped down in front of Mai Xiaowen's door, exhausted.

Zoya: No! Why am I going to become a loser too?! This can't be! Am I still not good enough? If I knew how to use a computer, would Xiaohao...................

While Zoya was still grappling with self-blame, Mai Xiaowen in the room was a completely different person. She looked at Zhang Hao, who was trembling under the covers, with an excited and chuckled: