Reborn as the Darling of the Delta.

But what truly made me feel lucky was that on the day I saw Xiao Hao at the Tower of Babel, I not only secured my future, but also followed the clues to find Luna, whom I had been searching for all along.

Now, seeing the two of them lying beside her, even the usually carefree Claire felt her eyes welling up with tears. Her journey had been truly arduous, but thankfully, it had all been worth it.

"Luna, it's so nice to be able to sleep in the same bed and chat with you again..."

Luna also keenly sensed the emotion in Claire's words, and just as she had comforted Zhang Hao before, she reached out and gently patted Claire's head, saying softly:

"Alright, everything is fine now. When the time comes, let's follow Xiao Hao to help Said liberate Asara and bring peace to this land, and then we'll stay here and live together."

"Um!!!"

Zhang Hao was about to comfort Claire, but before he could even speak, Claire pouted and kissed him.

"Xiao Hao, stop talking, I understand. But let me do with you what you and Luna did before. I'm still very curious about how far you two went."

Luna: Damn it, I didn't expect that this guy's IQ would increase so much after he stayed at the Hafk Group for a while.

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At this moment, Dam Zero...

"What? You mean you saw that the old castle where they were building a residential area was being cleared out during your patrol today? The Asara soldiers and the Asara civilians who were planning to move there started packing their belongings?"

After hearing his men's report on the situation at Hamk's castle, Said asked uncertainly, "What is this Reiss up to now? Does he think he hasn't been reckless enough? Haven't enough people died yet?"

“That’s right, Boss Said, it’s absolutely true! We were just afraid you wouldn’t believe us, so we even recorded it. We were almost caught by Reis’s soldiers. Come on, Boss Said, take a look!”

The patrolling soldier handed the video he had taken to Sayed. Sayed took the phone and looked at it, and sure enough, it was exactly as the patrolling soldiers had said.

After dismissing those people, Said summoned Raven, Abel, Barton, and Nameless. Once everyone had arrived, Said announced that a brief meeting would be held.

After Sofia briefly explained the situation to the people in front of her, Said asked for their opinions, saying that he thought Reis was definitely up to something bad again.

"Heaven knows, but even if I'm not saying this, with the few men under Reiss's command, they don't even need the land at the castle. He's short-staffed in his own Longbow Valley right now. If you ask me, he might as well give that castle to us!"

Raven leaned back in his chair, his words full of disdain for Reis. In his view, although those people were the Asara commoners who had betrayed him, they were still his people. Reis, who wasted human lives like this, would be punished sooner or later.

“I think you should go ask Reis about the situation, Boss Said. I’m really afraid that Boss Reis will call those people back to fight Hafk again. If he keeps fighting like this, the children of Longbow Valley will all be going to the battlefield!”

Barton frowned and said, "You know, during this time, when I saw that Boss Reese had stopped causing trouble and was instead honestly delegating authority to develop things, Barton was very pleased."

Moreover, after learning about the internal conflicts at the space base, Barton thought that Reiss would behave himself and at least avoid any further casualties during this period.

But after being summoned by Boss Said and learning the news, Barton wanted to fly over and slap Reese twice. Couldn't he have thought about the soldiers and civilians below?

Hafk doesn't even have the energy to deal with you guys anymore, and yet you still want to fight like this. Apart from Reis, that war-loving bastard, everyone else is just an innocent expendable resource.

"Hmm, I'll call Reis later to ask. Hopefully, he won't go causing trouble with Hafk again this time. If he tells me, that's fine, but if he's hiding something from me this time..."

Seeing that Said had fallen silent, Sofia, who was beside him, continued his words:

"That most likely involves a third party. Maybe... the powerful backer behind Reis has given him a mission. Only in that case would Reis not tell us the truth."

Chapter 684 Said's Test

Said and Sofia couldn't help but recall what Xiao Hao had told them before. At that time, Xiao Hao was very suspicious about where Reis had gotten such a large amount of supplies and gold.

They even fed Said and the others whenever they had free time. You should know that this feeding meant that there was no shortage of gold, a hard international currency, in Reis's Longbow Valley.

However, since they could not find any information about the forces behind Reis, and Reis had easily evaded Said's previous attempts to probe them, they were at a loss.

Sofia: Don't you have any self-awareness, Said? Is it really that Reese's anti-fraud awareness is too strong, or are you too weak? I feel that everyone here already has the answer in their hearts.

"I'm not going to say anything more. Personally, I feel that it's inseparable from the forces behind Reis. Said, you should go and ask them first. I'll call Xiao Hao now and explain the situation."

After assigning tasks to Said, Sofia picked up the phone and called Zhang Hao to explain the intelligence they had just obtained.

Sair, feeling helpless, took his phone and climbed out the window onto the balcony. He then grabbed a pen and paper and began writing down everything he had in mind, so that he wouldn't forget what he was saying halfway through, just like before.

Said still remembers how embarrassed he was back then. He couldn't even ask Sofia for help. If Reis hadn't never doubted his intelligence, he would have been doubted by Reis when he tested him last time.

Said: Although it may sound a bit embarrassing, it's very convenient to use this as my camouflage. After all, even the high-ranking official on Hafk's side was too lazy to talk to me much.

But then Said thought again. Anyway, he had already tricked Reis's only strategist, and based on Reis's intelligence, Said believed that Reis might not be as good as him.

"Hey, Saeed! What brings you to call me all of a sudden?"

When Reis received the call from Said, he asked curiously, "Is this really the sun rising in the west?" But Reis immediately realized that Said's men must have seen him ordering the Asara soldiers in the castle to retreat.

"It's like this, I've noticed there's been some activity at your castle lately. What's going on? Has something happened? Do you need my help?"

Said feigned concern as he spoke to Reis, who, upon hearing Said's words, couldn't help but wonder to himself, "Wait, is the sun rising in the west today? Why is Said actually asking me if I need his help?"

You see, this Said would come up to me and whine about being broke whenever he had nothing to do. I had to start calculating how much I would have to spend to get this stingy guy to help me with something.

However, he couldn't let Said know about this shady deal he was making with Hudson. Even though Said was now his ally, Reese knew Said's stubborn nature. If Said found out that he was cooperating with Hafk's people, he might just send someone to kill him.

Saeed: Hehehe, just kidding. Even if you didn't cooperate with the Hafk Group, I'd still beat you up.

"Hahaha, my dear brother Said, you're just too Silverwing. But this time, I don't need your help, hehehe. Actually, it's nothing much. Let me tell you, the main problem is that we, the people of Longbow Valley, are just too few."

"I was thinking of having some people build some houses at the castle so that our residents could move in later, but my secretary told me these past few days that all my people are gone. I had no choice but to call those people back from the castle."

Reis realized that if he continued to cooperate with Hudson like this, it wouldn't be long before Hudson brought his people over, and the next second Said and the others would find out.

Reis immediately realized the crux of the matter. Even the simpleton Said had figured it out. If Yusef and the others found out, things would be much harder to explain.

Reese: Damn it, Said really is my good brother. He's found another fatal bug for me. I'll have to go find Hudson and tell him to keep an eye on this. Luckily, I haven't cleared the field yet, otherwise it would be hard to explain.

When Said saw Reis stammering and unable to speak, he understood everything. Reis did indeed have a secret, and he wondered what kind of force was behind him.

After exchanging a few words with Reis and finding he couldn't get any information, Said had no choice but to hang up the phone. He then got up, climbed back through the window, and returned to his office to explain the situation to Abel and the others.

Meanwhile, Sofia had just finished her call with Zhang Hao. Seeing Said's bitter expression, she asked:

"You didn't get anything useful again?"

After hearing this, Said scratched his head awkwardly and recounted his conversation with Reis. Sofia nodded in agreement. Reis really was treating Said like a fool, not even willing to give a decent excuse.

"It's now basically certain that Reis has a powerful force behind him, and as things stand, that force is planning to do something at the castle, which is why Reis drove the Asara civilians who originally lived there back to Longbow Valley."

Sophia also began to deduce based on these few clues, but what she couldn't understand was what the forces behind Reis wanted to do with that castle area, since it was only so-so in terms of geographical location and other resource abundance.

Unfortunately, Sofia never expected that the forces behind Reis were not yet focused on him, as the United States had witnessed Reis's previous brutal battle.

Chapter 685 The Genius Reis's Method

United States: Although our international reputation may not be so good, we are not so stupid as to let Reis, who has no people to begin with, lead a group to attack Hafk.

Moreover, it's unclear what's gotten into Reis. Previously, the people in the US had suggested that Reis use the resources they provided to recruit some mercenaries to help them deal with Hafk, and even to deal with Yousef on Asara's side.

But every time the US and Reis talked about this, Reis would either stammer and say something they didn't understand, or he would simply mute himself and pretend he couldn't hear them.

The US managers are also very troubled by this. Didn't you tell yourself before that you had no one to help? Now they've told you the solution, but you're pretending not to hear it.

Reis: Damn it, these bastards are just looking down on me. Just you wait, dealing with Hafk and resolving Asara's internal strife is all I need with my men!

Meanwhile, the United States watched as Reis's method of feigning inaction actually worked, and for a moment they were at a loss for words. The high-ranking official who had previously defied public opinion to choose Reis as a puppet was stripped of his voice.

Unfortunately, the puppet that everyone initially voted to find was Yusef. In terms of ability and reputation, Yusef was arguably more suitable for them than Bires.

However, this high-ranking official stated that Reis possessed a drive that none of the leaders in Asara had. In his description, Youssef lacked Reis's willingness to fight to the death, and on the battlefield, it was often people like Reis who could survive.

And now reality has proven that what this high-level executive said does have some truth to it. For example, Reese's survival skills are indeed incredibly impressive; he's practically invincible.

Reese: Just kidding, you don't even know who I am. But to be honest, if I were to go all out like before... I really wouldn't dare. The main thing is that Patton isn't here anymore, so I have to be a little more careful.

But aside from that survival ability... Reiss's fancy skills are indeed evident to all.

After receiving equipment and resources from the United States, Reiss could be considered the only one who could go toe-to-toe with Youssef in Asara, and Youssef was a ruthless man that even Demulan had never dared to touch.

And what about you, Reis? With your "super intelligence" and your extraordinary ability to court disaster, you managed to turn the once-dominant Longbow Valley into this mess.

US: Anyway, if it were our Sugar Baby, he probably wouldn't have thought of such a bizarre tactic as burning down his own hometown. And that Reese looked so smug in front of us back then? We really have no idea what he was showing off about.

Back to the present, after hanging up with Said, Reese immediately dialed the number that Hudson had previously used to contact him.

Meanwhile, in his office at the space base dock, Hudson looked at Reis, who had called him, and answered the phone with some curiosity. Why was Reis calling him now?

"Hello, this is Hudson, Mr. Reis. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Hudson initially thought that Reese felt his initial bid wasn't enough and wanted him to offer more funds, but Reese, seeing that the call had been successfully connected, hurriedly said:

"Your men shouldn't have arrived yet, right? Damn it, all I did today was have those people pack up and evacuate from the castle, and they were all discovered by those leaders' spies. If you suddenly send a large group of people to my castle, how am I supposed to explain this to those leaders?!"

Hudson was also completely overwhelmed by Reese's barrage of words. Under Reese's interjections, Hudson was forcibly rendered senseless for quite a while.

After his brain cleared up the negative effects that Reese had given him, Hudson rubbed his temples speechlessly and said:

"So you called and rushed over just to tell me this?"

"Otherwise what?! You think I'd like to chat with you? Don't be so narcissistic. If I wanted to chat, I'd find the most beautiful girl in my Chang Gong Valley. You don't even have a chance!"

Hudson: Damn, this Reese's mouth is really poisoned, isn't it? His words are like spewing filth. (? ? 皿?)

"You... can't you use your brain for even a second? You mean you're afraid my people will be discovered at the castle, so you're just planning to send them back the way they came?"

"Oh, that's no use. What I actually meant was to have your people change into my Asara uniforms, so I could explain to Yusef and his ilk... Damn, that's not easy to explain. Why don't you just help me take care of Yusef first, so I don't have to think about all that later."

After hearing Reese's advice, Hudson leaned back in his leather seat, took a drag of his asthma medication, covered his face with his hand, and began rubbing it.

He learned this method from an old professor in China. He noticed that whenever the professor was speechless, he would take off his glasses and start rubbing his face like that.

Hudson: Although doing this doesn't solve the problem, it's really satisfying.

"You can throw your idea in the trash. Listen to me, all you need to do is have a few soldiers take charge of the area around the castle. Do you understand counter-surveillance? There's no need to make such a simple thing so complicated. Besides, my men aren't going to be swaggering around with the Hafk Group flag in the middle."

Hudson then explained the solution to Reese in detail, and after hearing Reese's explanation, he immediately hung up the phone.

At this point, Hudson finally understood why Demulan had recklessly led his troops to attack Reis. Fighting this guy would inexplicably make you lose your mind. In this light, Demulan's actions back then were quite reasonable.

Hudson: I'm starting to regret choosing Reese as my ally.

Chapter 686 Reis: My Backer Has Been Discovered

"Rhys and the mysterious force behind him have made a move?"

In the Secret Service's living room, Deep Blue and the others began to discuss the matter after Zhang Hao recounted what Sophia had told him about Reis not long ago.

"By the way, Deep Blue, which power do you think is behind Reis? There must be very few in the entire world with that kind of wealth and influence, right?"