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"Old Liu, what happened? You killed someone just like that?"

"The enigmatic Eastern elder was clearly not satisfied with Old Liu upon their next meeting.

"That woman was no ordinary person..." Old Liu shook his head with a bitter smile: "I wanted to hold back, but at that distance, I could feel that if I hesitated for a moment, I would have been the one dead."

"Who do you think is trying to kill you?" the old man asked with a frown.

"I’m not sure..." Old Liu murmured: "But the timing chosen by the other party was good. If I died here, to avoid scandal, many things would be inconvenient to investigate, and it might allow the person behind the scenes to slip through. It looks like we’ve been exposed for some time."

"Is that so..." The old man’s brow furrowed tightly. The security here was excellent, and everyone went through thorough checks. Apart from that batch of game designers who had just arrived, if the other party made their move through them, it would indeed be troublesome.

But... we’re just one step away now!

The old man looked at his gaunt arms, his gaze turning grim. The crucial moment had arrived, and he didn’t have much time left. To continue to hold onto his position, this experiment had to succeed and could not fail!

"Now that we’re without a Data Master, the remaining people must be cautious. They were also the original designers of this game and should understand it far more than ordinary people."

"That is true..." Old Liu nodded: "Let’s hope it’s not too late."

"If it is too late, then we can only make do with this simulation environment for now."

"This environment?" Old Liu was startled: "Haven’t you seen the content? This game is specifically designed to torment people; it’s not easy to stay alive in it."

"But one can reincarnate indefinitely, right?"

"According to what Pu Yunchuan said, it’s only possible for now.

In the original plan, in the final phase, the reincarnation mechanism would be severed.

.. It’s also because of this that the players’ data would be reset, and that’s why there was a conflict with the chief strategist on the other side. "

"So the final version of the game now does allow for infinite reincarnation."

"That’s the online version..." Old Liu frowned: "What we’re using is the old version that was retained. If we want to use the latest patch... we’ll have to go online."

"Contact that game company and have them send over the latest patch.

Just upload it here," the elder said in a low voice.

"Pu Yunchuan has connected to the supercomputer to refine this world’s concept, trying to make the game as comprehensive and realistic as possible.

His role is indispensable, but he must not be let out, do you understand? "

Old Liu nodded upon hearing this. Once the network is connected, Pu Yunchuan would be like a dragon in the sea, beyond anyone’s control, unless the entire world’s networks could be shut down.

"I’ll make arrangements..." Old Liu stood up.

"You take a rest..." the elder also stood up and said: "You’ve had quite a scare this time. As for the game company, I’ll make contact."

Old Liu didn’t mind and nodded: "Alright..."

But when he turned his head, a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

Pu Yunchuan observed everything, having some speculations in his heart.

The place he was in now might be some sort of realistic memory environment. Although it trapped him, it was also his best chance to understand the truth behind the incidents of the past. If he missed this chance, he might never find out what had really happened.

With this in mind, he hesitated no longer and made an important decision in his heart!

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After leaving the meeting room, Old Liu slowly made his way back to his resting room. The luxurious resting room had everything, including an intelligent robotic nursemaid responsible for supplying cigarettes and drinks on demand.

"Mister Liu, your optimal sleep time is nine o’clock. The doctor suggests a cup of warm milk before bed. Shall I prepare it for you now?"

Old Liu did not even lift his head, responding indifferently: "Go ahead and arrange it..."

Instead of exiting to prepare the milk as usual, the robot glided forward on its four wheels, slowly approaching.

Old Liu noticed something odd about the robot, unexpectedly lifted his head, and immediately saw the robot staring intently at Old Liu’s cellphone: "The doctor suggests that you drink a cup of warm milk before bed. Would you like me to prepare it now?"

Old Liu’s brow furrowed, initially thinking there was a problem with the device, he was about to call for someone outside when he suddenly saw the robot’s finger, seemingly by malfunction, point at his own cellphone.

He was startled at first, but immediately realized, as the robot lifted its hand, its back conveniently obscured the line of sight for the surveillance camera behind it.

With his experience as a former spy, he instantly determined that the surveillance could not catch the subtle movement of the robot’s hand.

Old Liu immediately suppressed the impulse to call out and stared blankly at the other party. After hesitating for two seconds, he nodded slightly, "Confirm, heat the milk and bring it in."

"Alright, please wait a moment..." The robot respectfully bowed its head and then promptly backed away, showing no signs of any malfunction.

Liu kept a poker face, casually took off his outerwear, lounged on the bed, picked up his cellphone, and opened Plants vs. Zombies...

The surveillance camera above captured this scene, flickered slightly, then moved its angle towards the area the robot had left.

Out of the corner of his eye, Old Liu saw this and without any hesitation switched the interface, opened the settings, and tapped on Network.

Indeed, there was a new hotspot named "Milk" added to the LAN!

"Interesting..." Old Liu pursed his lips and unhesitatingly connected to that hotspot.

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It was a dangerous move, one that could fully expose himself, but within the already unreal memories, he had enough reason to take the risk.

The moment the other party connected to the hotspot, Pu YunChuan silently hid that hotspot. After confirming no one else had discovered it, he used the network the other party was connected to and took control of his cellphone.

On the cellphone screen was still the game Plants vs. Zombies, with the old man playing it clumsily but with enjoyment. However, Chen Qing managed to type out text through the input bar on the single-player game page.

"Hello... General Old Liu...."

"Hello..." Old Liu also quickly responded on the keyboard: "How should I address you? Mister Pu YunChuan... or some other new entity?"

"Whichever you prefer..." Pu YunChuan spoke indifferently: "I’ve seen your actions today, Mister Old Liu... What exactly are you planning?"

"I’ve said it before, she wants to kill me, I was defending myself, what’s the plan? Oh... right, that girl must be your friend, right? Don’t tell me... you’re also in cahoots with her?"

"Do you think you can get rid of me with that excuse? The other backers might not buy it, eh?"

Old Liu smiled: "That’s true..."

If he could, he would have acted already; there would be no need for such trouble in shooting an innocent young girl.

"I really want to know, what are you thinking?"

"What am I thinking?" Old Liu fell silent; even a person like him hesitated in how to respond at this moment.

"Or... shall I take a guess?"

"Oh? That’s fine too, take a guess..."

"Old Liu doesn’t want those people... to become immortal data lifeforms, right?"

"Where does that theory come from? This project has cost me the better part of my life’s savings, it’s not easy to get onto this ship. Why would I want to sabotage it?"

"The old master wants to be the only one?"

"Hahaha... Are you joking? Don’t you know what kind of backgrounds those people have? To get rid of them in order to be the only one is akin to becoming public enemy number one, isn’t it? What would be my gain?"

"Aiming for... the peace of this world..."

As soon as these words were spoken, Old Liu’s originally smiling face suddenly stiffened, and through the screen, Pu YunChuan could feel the chill emanating from the Central Federation’s War God!