Reborn as the Darling of the Delta

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Demulan picked up the cup beside him and handed it to Mary, asking her to make herself a cup of coffee. He then continued:

“Mr. Richard did not blame me this time. It is true that the Mandel bricks were stolen, but for the enemy to think they can use them as they please is just wishful thinking. As for Robert, my advice is to treat him as if he doesn’t exist. Rometheus is arrogant, and he has the right to be arrogant. But once Robert leaves his family, he is good for nothing except for his self-proclaimed perfect social etiquette.”

You know, nobody in Hafk really thinks Rometheus is bad, and nobody really thinks that Robert, that bastard, has any real skills.

"But...seeing you, Ms. Demurean, being humiliated like that by Robert, I..."

"Hehehe, that just shows that you still have a lot to learn, Mary. By the way, have all the reporters you brought back been settled? Are there any personnel oversights?"

As he spoke, Demulan thought of the reporters he had just picked up from Reis the night before. The scene when the two groups met was truly earth-shattering; many female reporters hugged each other and cried their eyes out upon seeing their acquaintances.

"I have arranged for a professional medical team to treat them. So far, no one is in any danger. What should we do with them after they have all been treated?"

“Send them back. It’s not safe for them to stay here. In my opinion, the current situation could change at any time. They are innocent, and they don’t belong here.”

After Mary left, Demulan sat quietly in her seat. Since Mary had come, she, who used to be busy, had become idle, which made her start thinking about the old Hafk flamethrower again.

Demulan: You're really useless, not even as good as my Mary.

Hafk Flamethrower Soldier: I haven't read many books, and you're unhappy if I'm actually in charge of handling things? Double standards!

As is well known, once people have free time, they will start looking for things to do, and Demoulins is no exception.

Looking at his watch, and seeing that there was still a while before his headache started, Demulan took out his phone and casually dialed Rometheus's number, ready to "share" the "treasure" he had discovered earlier.

Demulan: Hehehe, Xiao Hao, wait for me! I'm going to make all these people give me face and come looking for you. Kami, Mom has done her best. After Mom brings them back, it's all up to you. (●'?'●)

Chapter 160 Misunderstanding

"Ring ring ring!"

Far away in the Tower of Babel, Rometheus picked up his incessantly ringing phone with an impatient look. He felt that the carefree and pleasant days he used to spend were slipping away from him. A few days ago, that useless, scheming bitch Audrey kept bombarding him with messages. Today, he was going to see who it was this time.

"Demulan? What day is it today? Why are you calling me again?"

Rometheus stared at Demulan's name on his phone with a constipated expression, wondering whether he should answer the call or not.

"Hiss, usually when there's a mission, Demulan usually has her secretary email Ella, and then Ella informs me. I always have a bad feeling when she calls."

Just as Rometheus was still thinking, the phone automatically disconnected because it hadn't been answered for a long time.

Rometheus: Oh well, there's nothing we can do about it then. Maybe it's just fate, hehe! (●ˇ?ˇ●)

But before he could turn around and get back to work, Demoulins' second phone call came right away.

Rometheus: 6.

There was no other way; Rometheus knew that if he didn't answer the phone today, Demulan, that meticulous person, might really come looking for him with her two little tanks. So, Rometheus had no choice but to answer the phone.

"Hey? What do you want? Don't you have anything better to do right now?"

Demulan was also surprised after hearing this. "Wow, this is a high-IQ talent. He even knows when I call him to bother him for no reason."

"Oh? How did you know my dear secretary took on all my work to keep me from getting too tired? So I'm pretty bored right now. Don't overthink it, I'm not showing off, I just wanted to chat with you. (●'?'●)"

Rometheus: I don't believe you for a second. (╬▔皿▔)╯

"Just to chat with me? Demulan, I think you're so bored you're going to ruin your brain. Don't bother me unless it's important. I'm not like you; I have a bunch of problems waiting for me at Babel."

After Rometheus finished speaking, he turned to look outside and saw Ella with her back to him, frantically typing on the keyboard in front of the computer. Seeing this, he felt a little better. Fortunately, his good secretary was also constantly sharing the burden for him.

What he didn't know was that Ella, who appeared to be constantly working, was actually having a lively chat with the AI ​​clone that Mary had set up.

Ella: Mary, let me tell you, back in the day Rometheus was...

If Rometheus saw this, he would probably vomit blood and die on the spot.

Rometheus: No wonder I'm always so tired. Turns out I have a drafty little cotton-padded jacket next to me, and it's wet too. The wind makes it even colder.

"Hey, hey, don't hang up yet. I need your help with something this time too."

When Rometheus heard Demulan say this, he immediately became interested. It was rare for the old lady of space exploration to actually ask someone for a favor. It was truly like the sun rising in the west.

"Oh? Is there something else you need my help with? Tell me, and I'll see if I can help you."

Rometheus: Hehehe, the gossip from the old lady in the space program is delicious, hehehe. (～￣▽￣)～

"Yes, that's right. I once ran into Said, the leader of Dam Zero. There was a little kid with him that I took a liking to. I'll draw a picture of him for you later. If you see him, just bring him back to me. Remember not to hurt him."

After Demulan finished speaking, he waited for a long time, but there was no response from the other end. After waiting for a long time without any reply, Demulan even took a look and found that the call was still going on.

"Hey? Rometheus, are you still there?"

Demulan asked again, "Is it a bad signal? That can't be right, this is the Hafk Group's private line."

"De...Demulan, you...you actually, you're an incurable perverted shota-con!!!!"

First came Rometheus's intermittent voice on the other end of the phone, followed by Rometheus's scream.

Demoulin: Oh no! This is bad, people have misunderstood. I need to explain right away.

"Hey, hey, hey, Rometheus, don't yell! I forgot to tell you something. This is the future son-in-law I'm looking for for my daughter, not what you think. I'm not that perverted. If anyone's perverted, it's someone like Robert."

After listening to Demoulan's "explanation," Rometheus appropriately expressed his understanding.

"I understand, I understand, Demulan. We're both adults, and I understand that we have some 'interests' and such. But as your colleague, I'd like to kindly remind you that playing around with young boys is illegal!"

Demulan could only lean helplessly against her chair. She wanted to explain, but it was obvious that no matter what she said, Rometheus would assume she was just trying to cover something up.

Demoulan: I'm tired. Let's destroy it.

"Oh, don't worry about it. If you find any trace of him, just tell me. And hurry up and find that [Zero] of yours. Didn't you always treasure that thing?"

Seeing this, Demulan was too lazy to say anything more. Let it be. Since he had already asked Rometheus to help him find Xiao Hao's whereabouts, he might as well let him also look for the whereabouts of his "Zero". After the Mandel brick matter is over, that idiot Robert will definitely continue to involve this matter.

"Hey, don't worry about that. No matter how fast [Zero] runs, he can't escape Asara. Send me the pictures later. I'm really curious now. What does that cute little boy who can charm our space base's security director look like? (～￣▽￣)～"

Demoulan: ━━(￣ー￣*|||━━.

"Hmph, I didn't expect you to be so gossipy, Rometheus. I'll draw it out and send it to you."

After saying that, Demulan hung up the phone. He was furious. He had only left out one sentence: it was for his own Cammy. He never expected that it would be misunderstood. But Rometheus wasn't a big mouth, so he didn't care.

Seeing that there were still two hours left before the onset of the illness, Demulan took out paper and pen and began to draw Zhang Hao's appearance.

"Kami, you'd better live up to your mother's expectations after she brings you here. Your future happiness is what makes your mother lose all face!"

After hanging up the phone, Rometheus lost all interest in continuing the experiment and went outside for some fresh air to clear his head. He was joking, really; his heart had been completely captivated by that adorable little boy who had charmed Demulan.

"Is it really that good-looking? Tsk tsk tsk, this is probably because Demulan hasn't seen my [Zero] in real life yet. That little boy is nowhere near as good-looking as him. It's just that he lacks emotion, but don't worry, he should be able to learn it if I teach him slowly..."

Chapter 161 I want... I want...

"Xiao Hao, please call everyone down here. The higher-ups just gave us a mission."

That day, Zhang Hao and Mai Xiaowen had just come down from the second floor to have breakfast when Shen Lan asked Zhang Hao to call everyone down for a meeting.

Before long, everyone sat around the table, waiting for Deep Blue's instructions.

"Well, since everyone's here, I won't waste any more words. The higher-ups somehow got information that Hafk and Reis have reached some kind of agreement. Hafk and Reis won't take action against Reis for the next month. But if Reis still refuses to hand over the Mandel Brick after a month, then Hafk will directly deploy its weather weapons for a full-scale attack."

As soon as Deep Blue finished speaking, Roy jumped out:

"So the higher-ups are telling us to find a way to get our hands on Mandel bricks within this month?"

Deep Blue nodded silently.

"Damn, I can't believe they actually dared to give such an order. What, do the higher-ups dislike us and want us all to go and die?"

Roy was furious. He was joking, even though he was a doctor, he knew how difficult this mission from above was.

"The higher-ups said that any resources we need this month will be available on demand, and even if the mission fails, we'll make sure Reis is badly hurt."

"so..........?"

Everyone looked at Shenlan with anticipation.

Deep Blue silently covered his mouth and coughed twice, then said:

"So I'll say it again: if we do something but can't deliver, we'll just ask for more bombs and throw them away. It's not our money anyway. If that higher-up wants it so much, he definitely won't be stingy with us."

Everyone: That's the awareness of a veteran! We've learned something. (●ˇ?ˇ●)

"Alright, alright, I've said everything I needed to say. Is there anything else you'd like to add?"

Uluru then stepped forward:

"We need more resources this time. We're currently working with Mai Xiaowen on her little airplane project, and we're about to run out of them."

Deep Blue: Nods.

"I'd like two packets of Thirteen Spices, and... a can of goji berries..."

Wei Long quietly leaned close to Shen Lan's ear and whispered something.

Deep Blue glanced at Dragon and nodded.

And so, these people, including our Xiao Hao, started asking Shen Lan to get approval from that higher-up for things that weren't usually available. When Terry, who had been silent all along, spoke up, everyone was stunned.

"Um... one infantry fighting vehicle, one attack helicopter, and one large tank, is that alright, Deep Blue?"

Deep Blue/The rest of the group:................

Deep Blue finally said that he couldn't be so greedy, and said that he would go to that high-ranking official to see if he could get a tank.

"Alright, that's settled then. Once the stuff arrives, we can drop a few bombs whenever we have time."

After finishing his sentence, Shen Lan went upstairs to his room to find the higher-up. He wouldn't let this opportunity slip by, since it was a rare chance to ask for resources.

Deep Blue: Hehehe, get Xiao Hao a top-of-the-line set of equipment, but make sure he doesn't get hurt. Also, get him some extra food so he can show off a bit more, and I can learn a lot too.

The crowd below then began a lively discussion.

"If you ask me, we should just drive a tank straight to that King Hotel in Reis and blast him to smithereens. Let him know he likes to show off all the time, and then he'll be crying and kneeling in front of his grandpa Uluru singing 'Conquer'!"

Uluru said that as long as the firepower is in place, he can blow up Reese. You know, even if he is a superman, as long as he is a carbon-based life form, he can't avoid being blasted into dust by firepower.

"Hey, you make it sound so easy. You think you can just drive a tank and blast it apart all by yourself? You'd need at least two people. Besides, if they send someone to just self-destruct with you, you'd just be trapped inside and waiting to die."

Veyron sternly refuted Uluru's pointless suggestion, considering he had destroyed countless tanks on the battlefield. (I think Veyron wasn't nerfed in the original large-scale battle mode. ???)

"Exactly, isn't Deep Blue's meaning obvious? They're asking us to risk our lives instead of doing anything to maintain balance. We should just ignore what that higher-up said."

Roy, while munching on a sandwich and crossing his legs, shared his insights.

"Hmph, it's alright. When the resources arrive, I'll manufacture the little plane and use it to bomb Reis to see how it goes. I'll also avenge our little Hao Hao. Don't you think so, little Hao Hao?"

Zhang Hao: Hehe, it seems I've gotten my revenge. Those two spiral bullets weren't to be underestimated. (●'?'●)

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And in Baksh, inside the Tower of Babel.

At that moment, Rometheus was looking at the picture that Demulan had sent him on his computer.

What could possibly stop Rometheus, who's always been considered a workaholic? What could calm Rometheus, who's been acting crazy in front of Ella? Let's see what's on the computer screen!

"Hmm, tsk, to be honest, Demulan's drawing does look somewhat similar to [Zero]."

Rometheus stared at the face uploaded to the computer screen and, upon closer inspection, noticed a resemblance to the long-lost Zero. Both were the cute type, but the little boy drawn by Demulan... seemed to be even more handsome than his own Zero.

"Damn, tsk tsk tsk tsk, you big-eyed Demulan, are you? Ella, transmit this image to the Blue Eagle Squad's data terminal and have them check if they can spot it during their patrols."

Ella also came over to take a look at this "mysterious man," and was shocked to see that his appearance was only sketched in pencil.

Ella: No way, Demulan is really beautiful and has a lot of tricks up her sleeve!

Demulan: Slander! You two are blatantly slandering me! One day I'll really take my M700 to your place for a chat.

"Okay, but teacher... are you really going to hand him over directly?"

Ella hesitated for a moment, but decided to save the poor "little mouse".

"Huh? Why won't you give it to me? Are you going to let me stay here and eat my rice?"

When Ella saw Rometheus start acting like a jerk again, she kicked him in the butt.

"This is clearly a minor. How can you just throw him over there? By the way, don't you think he looks a bit like [Zero]? We could raise him here for a while before sending him over!"

Upon hearing this, Rometheus thought, "Hey, that's really true. Ever since Zero ran away, I've indeed been feeling a bit lonely."

"Okay, we'll see when the time comes."