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Old Liu... Liu Ziyi, a person well-known to everyone in the Central Federation!

During the tumultuous time seventy years ago, it was he who stabilized the front lines, swiftly captured the Outer Islands and the surrounding Baiyue territories, and directly severed the Red Sun’s ties with the Western Federation.

In just forty days, he subdued the Central Federation’s archenemy and permanently incorporated it into the Central Federation’s territory!

Afterward, as the three great Federations stood side by side, the Central Federation’s territory nearly doubled in size, which was almost single-handedly achieved by this old gentleman!

After the war, Old Liu’s prestige was unmatched.

If he had run for the position of Eastern Federation Chairman, it would have been a certainty, but at the height of his fame, he retired.

For decades, there was no news of him, and there were even conspiracy theories claiming that the old gentleman had been secretly harmed by the powerful elite.

Unexpectedly... to find him here?

Looking at Ziyue’s surprised gaze, Old Liu cracked a slight smile, seeming not to be among those undercover.

If he were, he wouldn’t have shown such surprise upon seeing himself; that expression didn’t seem feigned, and it was clear that she hadn’t anticipated that he would be the person behind the curtain.

"Do you know me, young lady?"

Old Liu sat opposite Ziyue and gently asked.

"As someone from the Central Federation, I’m afraid there’s no one who wouldn’t recognize Old Liu," Ziyue quickly regained her composure and sat down across from him.

That instantaneous display of composure surprised Old Liu, who then skeptically observed her.

He was experienced in reading people and could tell at a glance that this young lady was no ordinary individual...

Ordinary people, even with much nerve, would feel somewhat restrained upon hearing his name, yet aside from a flash of initial surprise, the way she immediately reined in her emotions and the feeling from staring him down made him clearly sense that this young woman was no simple character.

It was a demeanor of a powerful person; such a presence was uncommon even among the present-day second generation of noble families. One must have experienced significant events to possess such composure.

Could she really just be a marginalized technician?

"You have quite a presence, young lady, it’s a shame to only be a technician," Old Liu, sipping the already prepared aged tea, commented with a smile.

"In this era, whether one can achieve something is not just about personal ability, right?" Ziyue smiled, "Before you came, Old Liu, didn’t you investigate why I ended up working for a private company?"

"Being in a private company isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

.." Old Liu set down his tea cup, "Nowadays, good companies offer benefits that research institutes can’t compete with.

At your young age, being able to buy a house in the Magic Capital and have such savings is a life many cannot even imagine. "

"That’s what I earned through my own abilities."

"But you still needed the right environment," Old Liu said earnestly, "If the Central Federation didn’t have its current stable environment, if the country wasn’t as prosperous as it is now, even with great abilities, you might be like refugees in some countries today."

"So because those people contributed to the country, it’s justified that I was marginalized?" Ziyue laughed as well.

Old Liu was silent for a few seconds, "I’m not saying what they did was correct."

"But you didn’t stop them," Ziyue put away her smile, "In your eyes, it’s just a trivial little matter – a bit of capricious use of power. Yet for many people, it could mean an entire lifetime’s fate.

I really want to know, what does it feel like to decide someone else’s fate with a mere gesture? Is it satisfying?"

"You don’t seem like someone who would only complain," he remarked.

"You think too highly of me," Ziyue replied with a smile.

But in her heart, she began to ponder the intelligence about Digital City.

According to the information Chen Qing brought back, in the future of Digital City, the Liu Family didn’t seem to be famous among the well-known noble families, and even in this era, they seemed quite ordinary.

It is said that Liu’s youngest son just opened a barbershop.

It was even exposed at the time that despite their father’s illustrious achievements, his descendants did not make use of any resources and still carried out the work of ordinary people, setting a perfect example!

If the descendants were so undistinguished and receded from the limelight in the Digital City era, could the mastermind behind it all really be him?

Wasn’t this hiding too deep? Even willing for his descendants to gradually decline?

If that were the case... this person was truly ruthless...

"I’ve heard you have found the reason why this game can experience reincarnation?" Old Liu asked, looking at her.

"All the data passes through my hands, especially the test data regarding the game world. Although I don’t understand why only this game can make the reincarnation effect happen, as long as you give me some time, I will definitely find the reason," she said, pausing before emphatically adding, "If it could be done in cooperation with Pu YunChuan. "

Pu YunChuan’s current state was very strange; it was said that he was connected to a supercomputer, yielding considerable computational power, but then his entire being was confined within the game, not allowed to step out, because no one knew whether a data life form connected to a supercomputer could control the entire digital world like in some sci-fi movies.

So she was eager to know Pu YunChuan’s current state.

Only by contacting Pu YunChuan could she know what exactly happened all those years ago and whether Pu YunChuan survived in the end.

This was crucial: whether Chen Qing was Pu YunChuan or Pu YunChuan’s brother, why did he have Pu YunChuan’s memories?

Those investors who funded the game back then were likely the masterminds behind the subsequent Century War, but where had this group gone afterward?

Various pieces of intelligence showed that the top players in the game now were the initial group of Adventurers, who controlled the entire world. But would such an outcome be what those behind the scenes wanted to see?

They caused all of this, surely not so that outsiders could enjoy the fruits of their labor?

But nowadays, whether in Digital City or the Demonic World, there was no sign of them. Who else participated in the experiment back then?

Where are these people now?

What exactly do they want?

Ziyue felt she was getting close to the truth!

"Is that so?" Old Liu nodded, "The young people nowadays are really something; it seems like any problem handed to you all can be solved. When the old man first came across this project, he treated it as a sci-fi story, never thought you could actually make it real."

"Huh?" Ziyue was taken aback, then smilingly said, "Isn’t this what Old Liu wanted?"

"Indeed..." Old Liu nodded slightly, looking at Ziyue, a hint of pity appearing in his eyes, "Such a young lady, like a flower in bloom, so capable... It’s a pity..."

"What?" Ziyue’s brow furrowed, a bad feeling arising in her heart.

"I’m very sorry, but this old man has to do this..."

Then Ziyue was horrified to see the old man pulling out a gun aiming it at her!

At this moment, all her memories surged toward her like a tidal wave!

She remembered...

She didn’t die of natural causes, she... was murdered.

Yes... it was the man before her who killed her!!