Reborn as the Darling of the Delta.

"Um, Sister Luna, what brings you here so late? Haha, he was playing video games here, and when I came out of the shower, I found him asleep. I was just worried he'd wake up when I carried him back home, hehe."

Seeing Luna looking at her like that, Mai Xiaowen felt a little uneasy and quickly explained.

"It's nothing. I just heard from Weilong that Xiaohao's ankle was blistered, so I brought my special ointment to apply to Xiaohao."

"It's alright, it's alright. I saw it when Xiaohao came to my room to play earlier (( ?(* ˊωˋ *)? )). I just applied some medicine for him. Is there anything else? If not, I'll go and put Xiaohao to sleep now!"

After hearing Luna's words, Mai Xiaowen breathed a sigh of relief. She had thought that Luna shared the same thoughts as her and almost regarded Luna as her competitor.

"...That's all, I'll head back now. Don't tire Xiaohao out tomorrow. Learning these things takes time, especially since Xiaohao is still a child, understand?" (What if Xiaohao gets tired and falls asleep in my class the day after tomorrow?)

"Of course, I wouldn't want Xiao Hao to get tired, unlike someone who exhausted him on the first day. Don't worry, Sister Luna, if there's nothing else, then goodnight!"

After saying that, Mai Xiaowen closed the door, slipped back onto the bed, looked at Zhang Hao's fair face and his steady breathing, raised her eyebrows, and couldn't help but give him a kiss on the cheek.

Goodnight, Hao Hao.

.........................

Luna returns to her room:

"Damn, it seems I was too slow. That girl Mai Xiaowen got lucky. She was even thinking of applying medicine to Xiao Hao to make him get closer to me."

"Looks like I'll need to have more physical contact with Xiao Hao during the lesson the day after tomorrow!"

Luna thought about what would happen the day after tomorrow, and returned to her room with a smile on her lips.

Chapter 8 I really can't learn it!

My name is Zhang Hao, I'm from China, and I've been single for 19 years. When I was in junior high, a senior girl confessed her feelings to me and I believed her. But it turned out she was just teasing me after losing a game of Truth or Dare. From then on, I decided to shut myself off from love and become an emotionless learning machine, so that those women who once looked down on me would regret it.

But fate had other plans. I encountered a surge in the cutoff scores for the high school entrance exam, and as someone who was second only to the worst student, I ended up in a third-rate high school. Seeing the mockery in their eyes, I decided to study hard in high school and make those women who once looked down on me speechless.

Alas, I miscalculated again. My grades in high school remained mediocre, and what's more, why did the college entrance exam change for me? Just as I expected, I could only watch as the girls who once looked down on me either went to prestigious universities or studied abroad, while I could only attend a relatively good junior college.

But! It wasn't all bad news. In my senior year of high school, my handsome looks started to show, so I decided to have a passionate romance during my college years. In my sophomore year, I met what I thought was my true love. Unfortunately, in the end, I could only watch helplessly as she took the money I had saved for meals and got into a rich kid's car.

After that, I felt like my life had turned completely dark. I thought love was nothing but a joke. I gave up on myself and became obsessed with online games, playing them all night long. So, what is this situation now?! (Hysterical)

Zhang Hao stared blankly at Mai Xiaowen, who had buried her head in his stomach. Mai Xiaowen's arms were tightly wrapped around him, preventing her from moving. Her warm breath tickled Zhang Hao's lower abdomen. Seeing that Mai Xiaowen wouldn't wake up anytime soon, Zhang Hao also held her head. The sunlight shone on her face, making even the fine downy hairs on her skin visible. At this moment, everything was peaceful and serene.

"Hehe, little Hao Hao, don't run away, hehe, take off your pants and let your older sister see how you're developing, hehehe."

Unfortunately, the next moment, Mai Xiaowen's voice, which sounded like that of a lovesick woman, came from Zhang Hao's stomach, leaving Zhang Hao speechless.

He remembered when he was in kindergarten, his aunt would tease him like that every time she came to visit. But now he was at least 16 years old, and Xiaowen didn't know how to tone it down a bit.

"Don't run!"

Suddenly, Mai Xiaowen shouted, her whole body jolted, and then she slowly opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was Zhang Hao, who was almost curled up like a shrimp.

"Hey? Hao Hao, what's wrong? Is your stomach upset?"

( 'oωo` )

"It's okay, I'm fine. It's just that next time you sleep, please don't bury your head in my stomach. Luckily, I don't have anything in my stomach right now, otherwise, after what you just did, you'd probably have to wash your hair first thing in the morning."

As Mai Xiaowen gradually regained consciousness, Zhang Hao broke free from her embrace, rolled up his clothes, and looked at them. A bright red mark was clearly visible on them.

('⊙ω⊙`)

"Waaaaah, Hao Hao, I was wrong ( '???)σ, please don't refuse to sleep with me, I promise I won't make this mistake again!"

Amidst their playful banter, at 8:30, the two finished getting ready and prepared to begin [Zhang Hao's training plan].

"Since you're only 16 years old, you wouldn't understand a lot of hacking knowledge if I explained it to you now. So I'll start with the basics and explain it to you. You have to listen carefully, because I'll ask you questions after I finish."

Looking at the little one in front of her, Mai Xiaowen suddenly realized a serious problem: it was unrealistic to explain complex code to a small child. It seemed she had to start from the basics.

"Don't worry, Xiaowen. I'm a genius when it comes to computers. You know, I passed the first level of that game last night."

Looking at Zhang Hao's confident face, Mai Xiaowen and 9527 both fell silent. However, not wanting to dampen the child's enthusiasm, Mai Xiaowen smiled and encouraged him:

"I definitely believe in you, Hao Hao, so let's start with the simplest university-level computer science! This is the foundation, you know, if your foundation isn't solid, it will be hard for you to keep up later."

Upon hearing that it was a university computer science program, Zhang Hao instantly became incredibly excited. It seemed like it was time to give them a little shock from a top student. Nobody would have guessed that my soul was that of a 19-year-old, hehehe ヾ(*'? ˋ*)ノ.

"Then let's begin..."

As knowledge continued to pour in, Zhang Hao's originally confident smile gradually disappeared, his once lively eyes lost their luster, and he exuded the same "lifeless aura" he had when he was in school.

"So, that's the basic content we covered today, understand? Hmm? Xiao Hao, Xiao Hao, what's wrong? Don't scare me, Xiao Hao! Roy, where's Roy? Xiao Hao's gone mad!"

Hearing the shouts, the crowd rushed over, and Roy squeezed his way out:

"Hey, make way, make way, don't crowd together. Are you doctors? Come on over. Hey, David, what's that smell on you? Haven't you showered in days? Get out, get out, don't let Zhang Hao get sick from the stench."

Squeezing his way to Zhang Hao, Roy fiddled with Zhang Hao for a while, then stopped and looked back at the crowd:

"What's going on, Roy? What's wrong with him?"

With red eyes and a trembling voice, Mai Xiaowen asked, "This is Zhang Hao's first time teaching me, and he's already made me stupid? Am I cursed?"

"Well, let me put it this way, Zhang Hao is actually fine. In today's parlance, his brain's CPU probably overheated and got stuck while processing things. He'll be fine on his own after a while."

Facing the gazes of the crowd, the bee doctor forced a wry smile and revealed his test results.

"??????"

"The CPU burned out? This... I taught him the very basics, and I even explained it to him in plain language. This can't be serious, Roy. Are you sure your checks are correct?"

After the results were announced, everyone turned their attention to Mai Xiaowen. This time, Mai Xiaowen broke out in a cold sweat. You see, Zhang Hao is the darling of the entire GTI right now. If he were to be ruined by her, what would happen?

"Haizhua, Zhang Hao might still be too young. Why don't you stop teaching him this course for now and let him learn more about wilderness survival from me? That might be more helpful. What do you think?"

Hearing Luna's words, Mai Xiaowen stared at her with wide eyes. "You, Luna, I treat you like an older sister, and you actually want to take my child away from me?"

Before anyone could speak, Mai Xiaowen suddenly jumped onto the stool and shouted:

"No, if you only know how to survive but don't have any theoretical knowledge, then you'll be just like Uluru. You know, he's a survival expert, and he almost died out there, but in the end, he was rescued by Veelong."

Seeing the two women locked in a tense standoff, Uluru outside timidly raised his hand:

"I can still operate loitering munitions; I'm not illiterate as you say."

Unfortunately, everyone's attention was on the two women, and no one paid any attention to Uluru.

Just as the two were preparing for their second encounter, Roy suddenly said:

"Stop arguing, Zhang Hao has calmed down."

Upon hearing this, the crowd gathered around again.

Zhang Hao had just come to his senses when he realized that his soul had seemingly left his body and was drifting towards a vague, ethereal place. There, he seemed to see a river and a small boat. Unfortunately, before he could get there, his consciousness returned.

Looking around, Zhang Hao was stunned to see everyone staring at him. What was going on? Why was he surrounded like this? Just then, Mai Xiaowen suddenly reached out and picked him up, looking at him and saying:

"Xiao Hao, are you alright now? Is there anything wrong with your body or brain? Why did you suddenly act like you lost consciousness?"

After listening to Mai Xiaowen's words, Zhang Hao couldn't help but fall into his own memories.

At first, he thought it was a computer course from a world university, but as Mai Xiaowen explained, he suddenly realized that he couldn't understand anything. The knowledge he remembered seemed to have disappeared. Wasn't it supposed to start with computer codes? How did it suddenly start teaching programming?

Looking back, Zhang Hao felt increasingly aggrieved. He thought to himself, a college student, that even after being reborn, he couldn't escape his fate as a poor student. He buried his face in Mai Xiaowen's shoulder and burst into tears.

"Waaaaah, Xiaowen, I can't learn it, I really can't learn it, waaaaah (╥﹏╥)."

Seeing such a cute little one lying on her body crying her eyes out, not only Mai Xiaowen, but everyone's heart ached.

"It's okay, Xiao Hao, don't cry. You've cried like a little kitten. If you can't learn it, we won't learn it for now. Come on, how about I take you to learn archery?"

Just as everyone was thinking about how to comfort Zhang Hao, Luna's words broke the balance, and she clapped her hands at Zhang Hao, signaling him to come over to her.

Mai Xiaowen: ΩДΩ, damn it, I didn't expect the betrayal to come so suddenly, you brainless idiot, hurry up and think of a way to comfort and keep Xiao Hao Hao!

Unfortunately, after hearing this, Zhang Hao saw Luna clapping her hands at him with a smile, and he actually leaned into Luna's arms as if possessed.

Mai Xiaowen: No way! (?'ω`?) I don't want this to happen to me!

Chapter 9 Friction

Unlike the cheerful atmosphere at GTI, the conflict between Hafk and Asara intensified.

“Doctor, we did not find any trace of Zero during the conflict with Asara at Dam Zero, as if he were not in Asara’s guard.”

At the top of the Tower of Babel, Rometheus listened to the report from the soldiers behind him, a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth:

"Oh? You came to report to me right after you finished surveying Dam Zero? You know what I want to know, right, hmm?"

After Rometheus finished speaking, he turned around and gave the Hafk soldier a cold look. Under Rometheus's gaze, the soldier began to sweat profusely, feeling as if he were being stared at by a venomous snake.

"Yes...yes, I will immediately organize a team to conduct a thorough search of Longbow Valley and Bakshi. Give me three more days, no, no need, I can give you an answer in two days."

The soldier, his lips trembling, spoke hesitantly to Rometheus.

"Hmph, Hafk didn't give you so many high-quality resources to cultivate trash. This is my last bit of patience, and your last chance. Listen to me carefully. If I don't see you next time you see me, you can think carefully about what the consequences will be. I think you've been a captain for too long and have forgotten the cruelty of being at the bottom of Hafk."

After saying that, Rometheus looked away, took out his phone, and dialed a number:

"Ella, immediately prepare a car and escort for me at the foot of the Tower of Babel. I need to go to the space base for a meeting in 10 minutes, understand?"

"Yes, teacher. I'll make the arrangements right away. Do you need me to come with you?"

A clear and pleasant voice came from the other end of the phone.

"No, you can continue your experiments at Babel. It's no big deal. I'll be right back."

After hanging up the phone, Rometheus walked off the rooftop without looking back.

After watching Rometheus descend the elevator, the Huffman soldier gasped for breath. The pressure of standing next to the doctor had been immense; his heart was pounding in his chest. Once his breathing calmed down, he realized that his back was completely soaked.

After calming down, he quickly began to gather his men.

"Listen up, all of you. I'm giving you two days to conduct a thorough search of Longbow Valley, Zero Dam, and the outskirts of Bakshi for any trace of 'Zero.' Understand? I need your results in two days. Those who find it will be richly rewarded, but if you don't, you're on your own!"

Looking at the formation before him, and at the power he now possessed, the wonderful feeling was simply irresistible. He knew perfectly well how he had become the commander-in-chief; it was a position built on betrayal and lies.

So when he heard Rometheus's warning, he was afraid. He was afraid that everything he had now would vanish. Right now, many people were eyeing his position covetously. If he were to step down from this position, he feared that they would devour him, leaving not even bones behind.

"Squad leaders, begin organizing your operations. Don't waste time; the time you waste now might be the time you waste later. Disband!"

Seeing that everyone had taken action, his anxious heart calmed down a little. He understood that his future depended on the outcome of these two days.

As Rometheus sat down in the conference hall of the space base, a neatly dressed, tall, and rather imposing European man asked him: