Reborn as the Darling of the Delta.

“Go, Old Deng. Uluru isn’t here this time, so it’s your turn to shine. You’ve just succeeded in your challenge, so you can give that keyboard and mouse set to Xiao Hao as a New Year’s gift. Xiao Hao will definitely be very happy.”

Hearing Zoya say that Xiaohao would be very happy, Shenlan did not hesitate and went forward to sign up.

Those around were amazed by Shen Lan's strong physique. Several people had previously chosen to take on the challenge, but none of them had been able to withstand eight bowls.

"Sir, please pay here. The registration fee is 200 yuan. If you successfully complete the challenge, you can take your gift home!"

Mai Xiaowen paid the registration fee for Shen Lan and then quietly watched Shen Lan's performance from the side.

"Hurrah!"

After Shenlan finished speaking, he immediately picked up the first bowl of wine in front of him and drank it. After finishing it, he immediately drank the second bowl. Zoya also took out her phone to record it for Shenlan so that she could use it to tempt Uluru later.

As Shen Lan calmly poured bowls of strong liquor into his mouth, the people around him couldn't help but cheer. Then, amidst the countdown, Shen Lan downed all eight bowls of strong liquor in one go.

"Hmm! That feels better. It'll be enough to whet my appetite. Zoya, would you like to come over for a drink with me again tonight?"

Zoya shook her head repeatedly at this, saying, "What a joke! Tonight, all of them are going to stay up with Xiao Hao to celebrate the New Year. If they drink with this old man tonight, they'll probably pass out right there in the restaurant."

"Congratulations! You've won our grand prize. This latest keyboard and mouse set is yours for the taking."

The organizer was also staring blankly at the deep blue figure in front of him. Was this person really not a monster? It looked like he was just drinking water.

"Hey Xiaohao, this is for you, Happy New Year!"

Zhang Hao also accepted the keyboard and mouse handed to him by Shen Lan with a look of surprise, and gave Shen Lan a thumbs up.

Deep Blue: (Secretly pleased) As expected, it has to be me! I have to give Xiao Hao whatever he wants!

As time passed, Wei Long and Luo Yi, who had bought fireworks, returned to the group. After checking the time, Mai Xiaowen immediately decided to go to the hotel she had booked earlier for dinner.

"Let's go, let's eat. After we finish eating, we'll go see a fireworks show together, and then when we get back in the evening, we'll watch the Spring Festival Gala together and stay up with Xiao Hao Hao to welcome the New Year."

After enjoying their meal, the group arrived at the fireworks show location. Looking at the sea of ​​people, even Deep Blue, with his superhuman physical abilities, could only be pushed along by the crowd.

"Look, look! The fireworks show has started!"

Upon hearing Zhang Hao's words, everyone looked up at the sky. As fireworks soared into the sky one by one, a spectacular fireworks show began.

Happy New Year! Wishing you all a prosperous Year of the Horse!

Happy New Year, Xiao Hao! Wishing you happiness every day and that Asara achieves final victory soon.

Meanwhile, at Uluru, far away in the Special Operations Department...

"Waaaaah, Terry, I regret it! I really regret it! There were rewards for drinking! Why did I volunteer to defend the base? Waaaaah, I want to go there to drink and eat meat too!"

Terry, who was looking at the Bible, glanced at Uluru and sighed inwardly.

"Alright, didn't you see Xiao Hao say in the group chat that he'd make you drinks when he gets back? Besides, we haven't sent them New Year's greetings yet!"

Upon hearing this, Uluru immediately sat up with a jolt, and then pulled Terry to make a video call to Zhang Hao and the others.

"Hey! Happy New Year, Xiao Hao! Remember to take me to play on the bridge at the space base when you come back!"

Chapter 616 I Want Chaos (2)

"Until we have an absolute chance of winning, I will do as Xiao Hao said and continue to build up our strength. This is called the wisdom of patience."

Said nodded his head, indicating that Raven's idea was utter nonsense in his eyes. This guy had completely gone mad from being in prison, and all he could think about was creating chaos.

Said: He's not doing enough work each day, which is why he has time to think about all sorts of strange things. I'll give him more work starting tomorrow.

"Alright, stop nagging me. Instead of wasting your time talking about this, you should go out into the community and do something to help people restore your reputation."

Perhaps because this raven was different from the other members of the Asara royal family, most of the Asara people at the dam simply didn't dare to approach and interact with it after seeing it.

They did not exhibit the level of universal condemnation that Reis and Youssef had previously described.

After talking to Raven, Said picked up his hoe and headed back to the manager's office in the east building. By now, Xiao Hao should be back from Demulan's place. He'd call him later to see if Xiao Hao was coming to the dam to play.

"Hey, what's the rush? If you ask me, isn't what you're doing just plain cowardly?"

Raven had originally intended to have a serious talk with Said, but the guy just left after saying what he wanted to say, so Raven had no choice but to hurry after him.

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"What? Xiao Hao, you're saying Hafk is getting a new guy? Oh, a new leader, and his position is even higher than that Demulan guy? Checks and balances, huh? But just how big is the Hafk Group anyway? It always feels like they're constantly fighting each other."

After having dinner together, Said made a very precise call when Zhang Hao and Mai Xiaowen were playing games together. Fortunately, Zhang Hao was no longer the noob who was solo killed by F6.

He turned on the hands-free mode and, while operating it, explained to Said the changes that would be made at the Hafk Group in the coming period.

"Hiss... This doesn't seem to have much to do with Asara, does it? If they do this at their space base, won't it just hurt their own people in the end? What's the point of them doing this? Aren't they all Hafk's people?"

After listening to Zhang Hao's brief explanation, Sayed said that although he did not fully understand, he could tell that something big was going to happen at the space base.

After all, two tigers cannot share the same mountain. Moreover, after hearing Xiao Hao's introduction of Hudson, Said made a preliminary judgment about this guy: he couldn't beat him.

Said: Of course, you can't be so absolute. If he's so capable, why doesn't he use his few chariots and lock me in a room with him? You'll see if he's singing "Conquer" to me when the door opens.

“Uncle Said, you should actually pray that Aunt Demulan and Aunt Daisy can keep Hudson in check, otherwise, Asara will be completely messed up by Hudson.”

After Saeed put his phone on speakerphone and explained the situation to Sofia, and then Sofia translated it for Saeed face-to-face, Saeed understood the seriousness of the matter.

"Well, for now, I guess I'll just have to keep quiet. Don't worry, Hao. I've noticed that Youssef is probably interested in Reiss's resources. I'll see if I can get involved and squeeze some benefits out of him."

Said also thought of Yousef, who had started to act strangely lately. You see, Yousef usually sent teams to constantly patrol and inspect the various places in Asara.

However, ever since he told him about what happened in the Tide Prison, Said discovered that the soldiers who used to patrol his area without fail had all disappeared while he was farming.

At the time, Said hadn't thought much about it, but wanting to take another look, he sent Nameless to find out what Yousef was planning to do.

When Wuming returned, he also said that he saw that Youssef had started training his troops frantically in broad daylight and had begun purchasing weapons and equipment.

However, Wuming then added that when he returned, he saw quite a few soldiers observing Reiss's side in Longbow Valley.

"Hmm... it's hard to say. Let's hold off for now. Didn't you bring back that Barton last time? He should be very familiar with Longbow Valley. We can ask him for the information about Longbow Valley, and then we can analyze it accordingly."

After easily defeating the opposing team, Zhang Hao leaned back in his chair and, thinking of Patton, who had shamelessly followed him back to the dam, said:

"Oh yeah, Xiao Hao, I almost forgot. There's some news about Reis. Barton told us all about Reis's private matters. Let me find it. Sophia even wrote it down in her notebook that day."

"Um... that Boss Said, I can repeat it again, he's right here."

Seeing Said scratching his head in frustration after searching for his notebook for ages, Barton weakly raised his hand as well.

"Oh, I forgot about you. Come on, you and Xiaohao should talk it over. I'll listen to it again. I've almost forgotten what you said before."

Saeed scratched his head, then asked Barton and Zhang Hao to repeat themselves:

"That Lord Zhang Hao, when I was working under Reis, I discovered that it seemed like there was a force supporting Reis. Otherwise, given the development speed of our Longbow Valley at that time, we wouldn't have been able to obtain so many resources unless we ransacked Yousef's hometown."

"You mean... Rhys has someone backing him?"

Upon hearing the news, Zhang Hao sat up straight, while Mai Xianwan and Luna, who had just entered, curiously gathered around. This battlefield was becoming increasingly chaotic, with all sorts of strange and powerful figures trying to get involved.

“That’s right. Although I don’t know exactly what kind of organization it is, it definitely has a certain influence internationally. You know, the things that Boss Reis gave to Boss Said were just the tip of the iceberg of what that organization gave us.”

Chapter 617 The Wronged Patton (1)

"Tip of the iceberg? Patton, are you sure you're not joking? I don't recall you mentioning this last time, did you?"

Said was the first to jump up excitedly. He had always thought that Reis really valued his abilities, which was why he would occasionally give them some of the funds from Longbow Valley to build a good relationship.

Even if Reis had a little more money, he would accept it. But now you've said something like "the tip of the iceberg," and Said is really about to lose his temper.

Sayed said that since he became the leader of the dam, he has been leading by example in saving every penny, and he has been wearing a tattered level 5 armor for who knows how long.

When he received the resources from Reis and Yousef, Said immediately distributed them to his soldiers and civilians in Asara. He devoted most of the gold bars that Reis sent to his military and agriculture.

As a result, all the efforts he had put in were easily accomplished by that guy Reis's funding. Said felt that his Dao heart was almost shattered by that guy Reis.

"Ahem, Uncle Said, calm down first. There's no such thing as a free lunch. Think about it, if that organization really didn't want anything, do you think that's possible?"

After hearing that Said's tone was a bit off, Zhang Hao quickly said, "Uncle Said is getting easier and easier to break down these days. It seems that he has been living too comfortably lately. It's time to send their divine beast Roy to him to train Uncle Said properly."

Zhang Hao: Tsk tsk tsk, looking at it this way, Roy's schedule is really packed. He has to come with me to the Tower of Babel, and he also has to help Uncle Said get some proper training. Let him go to Uncle Said's place first, and we can also take this Brother Weilong, who's been cooped up in the Special Operations Department, over for a good stroll.

"Yes, just like what Lord Zhang Hao said. I also eavesdropped outside the door for a bit. Although I didn't hear the specifics of what was being said, Lord Reis must have been scolded by the other side. It's the first time I've ever seen Boss Reis get scolded and not even bother to talk back."

"Huh? That guy Rhys got called a grandson? Tsk tsk tsk, looks like making money is really tough and getting into trouble is tough."

Mai Xiaowen chimed in, saying that she really couldn't imagine how arrogant the chimpanzee Reis would be silenced by being insulted. Just hearing the news was already incredibly satisfying, and she couldn't even imagine how satisfying it would be to see it in person.

"Hmm... In that case, if Youssef takes action against Reis this time, we might be able to learn something about the power behind Reis. There's no rush. Reis is just an obstacle in our way, and we'll get rid of him sooner or later."

Zhang Hao nodded and then turned the topic to Barton. Although he was supposed to be working as an assistant to Uncle Said, he had already abandoned Reis and sided with Said today. How could he be sure that Barton wouldn't betray Said and side with someone else tomorrow?

"Barton, tell us what you think of that guy Reese. And while you're at it, tell us honestly what happened in Longbow Valley. Don't hide anything, it's for your own good."

Barton tensed up upon hearing this. Was Lord Zhang Hao testing him? But would they really believe him?

“Well… Lord Zhang Hao, I understand what you mean. Actually, I am indeed grateful to Boss Reis, after all, he gave me that position in Longbow Valley, but… but I don’t think he is Asara’s final choice.”

"Boss Reis's ultimate goal is to become the new emperor of Asara. Once he has enough resources, his plan is to join forces with Boss Said to overthrow Yousef, reclaim the entire Asara region, and then give Boss Said the position of Grand General."

Said: Oh! So I really am involved. I didn't expect I still have such a high status with Reis... No, no! Asara belongs to the people of Asara. Reis's behavior must be eliminated.

"Oh? It seems Reese still trusts you. You know about these things. What are your thoughts? From what you said before, it seems you had some different opinions?"

Zhang Hao also sensed the hidden meaning in Barton's words and asked, wanting to hear what this seemingly cowardly guy thought:

"I... I actually didn't have any objection to Boss Reis's plan, as long as... as long as war doesn't break out on the land of Asara again."

“We have already lost too many people, whether it is Asara or Hafk, too many innocent people have died on this battlefield. I don’t care who Asara’s master is, I just want the war to end. So at that time, I thought that Reis, who was the most powerful and economically strong, would be my best choice.”

"But later I realized I was wrong, terribly wrong. Boss Reis might really be able to end the war, but given Boss Reis's personality, if he really becomes the new emperor of Asara, the lives of the people of Asara will not improve at all."

"I did consider switching to the dam, but a series of events left me no time to stop. There was the raging wildfire, the defense against Dmurran's attack, and then I was forcibly taken to the space center to decipher the Mandel Bricks..."

As Barton continued, his eyes welled up with tears, and he began to sob, looking both aggrieved and innocent:

“I… I don’t have any fighting ability to begin with, and I don’t want to get involved in this, but Boss Reis insists that he will bring me back safely. Every time, he catches me on the front line. I don’t want to do this anymore. I don’t want to die. I just want to live a good life. I feel that I have done nothing wrong, but why does he always treat me like this!”

Abel: Wow, putting yourself in the shoes of a weakling does seem a bit hopeless. Every situation is a guaranteed death, but if you were to follow that path, well, you'd be following the wrong person.

Chapter 618 The Wronged Patton (2)

Anonymous: Why are you suddenly crying like a woman? Are you that aggrieved? You're not dead yet, are you?