In the second week, they are full of malice towards me

Cat Ear Cafe.

After ordering a cup of hot chocolate, Liao Ji found a seat by the window and sat down. Not long after, a middle-aged woman in a professional suit pushed the door in. After seeing Liao Ji by the window, she walked quickly.

"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry Professor, I didn't expect you to arrive so early, I kept you waiting."

The middle-aged woman kept apologizing until Liao Ji waved her hand several times before she sat down opposite Liao Ji.

"Mrs. Grand, before I get down to business, can I ask you a more personal question?"

"You mean...?"

"Don't be nervous, I'm just curious. I heard from William that your position in the Fantasy Supervision Bureau is not low, and you are also a department manager. If this is the case, why does your husband still want it?"

Liao Ji didn't need to go any further, the meaning was very clear. In his opinion, Mrs. Grande's family was a middle class even if it wasn't wealthy, right?In this case, why do you still want to be an explorer in No. [-] Huanmeng, and do this kind of high-risk work that costs your life for money?
The woman on the opposite side paused, clenched her fists and then let go, then shook her head and smiled wryly:

"Professor, you are from Mocheng, that's why you think that the officials in my position have great power, but in fact, we don't have any decision-making power. The real management of the Supervision Bureau...is the major companies."

"Major companies?"

"Well, the Mechanic Alliance was originally managed by the super omnic life "Zero", so there is no tradition of government. The current government is funded by the major companies and chaebols at the time after "Zero" went dormant. It was just established, and the tax revenue of City of Dreams is very low, which cannot afford the government at all. All our expenses and financial sources mainly rely on donations from companies and enterprises. "

After listening to Mrs. Grande's words, Liao Ji realized his preconceived ideas.

Indeed, the role of the government seems to be perfectly banned by a super AI like "Zero", and even Zero is more fair and just, comprehensive, but as a result, it is like now, after "Zero" is gone, the inexperienced new government , directly became the puppet of the company and the chaebol.

"My husband, like me, used to work in the Supervision Bureau. In order to get married, we bought a house together with a savings loan. The combined salary of the two of us is just enough to pay off the mortgage every month, and sometimes there is a little left over. Appreciate it."

"But then we had David, and my husband said that he didn't want David to be as mediocre as us, and he wanted to give David a good education, so that David could become an employee of the company one day, so we sold the house again, It took several times the loan to snatch a house in the school district next to Kell College, so that David is eligible to go to the primary school invested by Kell Technology. As long as he has good grades, he can follow this road. Step by step to get into Kell University, and then join Kell Technology"

"But whether it's the tuition fees of these private schools, the high mortgage of the school district housing, and David's daily needs, he can no longer eat cheap and non-nutritious synthetic food like us, and needs to buy advanced teaching equipment required by private schools. All kinds of expenses are simply unaffordable for the staff of our two agencies, and the savings are about to bottom out, so Bill will use the little relationship left in the Supervision Bureau to apply to Kyle Technology."

Hearing this, Liao Ji couldn't help but interrupted: "Wait a minute, apply? Do you still need to apply for such a job?"

"Yes, if it wasn't for her husband, who is a member of the Illusionary Dream Supervision Bureau, has experience related to fantasy dreams, and can get in touch with high-level companies like Lord William through the Supervision Bureau, otherwise he would not be selected."

"Although this job is dangerous, its weekly salary may be as much as the two of us combined for a month. There are countless people who want to take part in this job. I think my husband is also afraid of asking for leave. After that, the work will be squeezed out by others, so "

The voice of Mrs. Grand opposite was getting weaker and weaker, and the mournful look on her face seemed to make her look a lot older. Her whole back was bent, as if she was too heavy to stand upright due to the pressure of life. This also explained, Why does Mrs. Grand often show a very humble attitude, because their family has reached its limit, and if there is a slight accident, it may be the last straw that overwhelms the camel.

Through the epitome of Mrs. Grande, Liao Ji almost has a better understanding of the current situation in the City of Dreams. There are only two ways to live like a person here, or to be a pure low-level person with nothing and nothing extravagant. You can rely on the high-tech of Dream City to live and dream, or you can only join the company and become an employee of a super enterprise and a chaebol.

Those who are caught in the middle like Mrs. Grand are the most painful, but in fact, such people are the most numerous in the City of Dreams. Most of them may end up declaring bankruptcy and leaving this bustling city sadly. But the City of Dreams doesn't care. After all, this is the core of the Mechanical Alliance. Every year, countless young people with fresh blood gather from all over the world to pursue their dreams.

"Thank you, Mrs. Grand, I believe life will be better. After your husband finishes his work, if it is convenient, I will treat you to a meal. After all, I am very happy with someone like your husband who has rich experience in the old world. Would like to get acquainted."

"No, no, no, how, how can I ask the professor to thank you, thank you so much, it is his honor for Bill to know a great professor of ancient studies like you, you are willing to put down your identity and eat with people like us, how can we still able"

In the eyes of Mrs. Grande, Liao Ji is someone who can be personally introduced by Manager William, and with the title of professor, these are all out of reach for ordinary people. Finally, Mrs. Grande was a little overwhelmed, she kept thanking Liao Ji, but she was so nervous that her face flushed, she didn't know what to say.

It was Liao Ji who quickly changed the subject, which relieved Mrs. Grand who was so cramped that she didn't know what to say.

Liao Jixian pretended to ask some other very basic questions about No. [-] Fantasy, such as the time of appearance, scale and scope, the control policy at that time, etc., as if he was really researching the market for the Quess Group.

When Mrs. Grande finally mentioned the concept of "fantasy expansion", Liao Jicai seemed to be aroused and asked the details. Mrs. Grande nodded and said:
"Yes, when this phenomenon was discovered at the time, it caused panic among the Supervision Bureau and the companies, because according to experts' calculations, once a certain critical value is exceeded, everyone will be forced to become a digital life and inhale the No. [-] fantasy dream. It seems that the abnormality of Dream Zero was also detected, and two hundred omnic AI actively communicated with us and entered Dream Zero to curb the expansion."

"These [-] omnic lifeforms are recorded as replicas produced by "Zero" imitating himself a hundred years ago. worldwide. "

"After the two hundred omnics handed over the core chips to us for storage, they sneaked into No. [-] Phantom. After that, the expansion trend of No. [-] Phantom stopped immediately, and the crisis was lifted. After that, every once in a while, there will be companies from the company. The scientific researchers came over to maintain these chips and maintain the stability of No. [-] Fantasy."

Listening to Mrs. Grand's information, Liao Ji thought to himself.

There are two key points, one is the number "two hundred", but according to the data I got from Control No. [-], there are at least tens of thousands of servants in No. [-] Fantasy.

The one that matches the number of two hundred should be the servants of the "Control Machine" series.

Combined with the information obtained from 86 before, the number of observation objects released from zero in the world should be consistent with tens of thousands, and the outline of the matter became clear.

All the "observation bodies" on the mainland "dream" and turned into machine servants, but only in the city of dreams, the two hundred observation bodies closest to zero retain high computing power and are regarded as intelligent "control machines" command model.

The rest of the observation bodies are combat bodies or other logistics models that mainly follow orders and do not have autonomous consciousness.

No wonder Reina said that these "observing bodies" cannot be woken up from the dream. They are no longer observing bodies, but have turned into emotionless killing machines in the battles in the dream over and over again, becoming Servant.

If it is not corrected, when they return to reality, it will only bring destruction.

The second important information is that the company will regularly maintain the chips of the two hundred controllers. After Liao Ji asked in detail, Mrs. Grande told him that the main force is Kyle Technology, and the second is... squad.

"Okay, Mrs. Grand, what you provided today is very helpful to me, thank you very much, I think it's getting late, why don't we do this today first?" After chatting for a while, Liao Ji The meeting ended voluntarily.

"Okay, okay professor, then I won't disturb your work, I"

Seeing that Mrs. Ge Lang was about to get up, before leaving, Liao Ji handed over the package that he had kept beside the seat.

It could be seen that Mrs. Grand was surprised and puzzled. After opening the package, she showed a confused expression, because she only saw a gift box with toys inside?
"I just saw this when I was passing by the mall, and I bought it. Now this kind of mech toy seems to be very popular, and it is very popular among children. Since David's birthday is coming soon, let's treat it as a birthday present." .”

Liao Ji seemed to speak casually, but Mrs. Grand was greatly taken aback. She stared blankly at the mecha toy in her hand. Even if she was killed, she would never have imagined that the young professor opposite was so careful, so airless, no, this Where is the question of shelf, simply, yes
Mrs. Grand found that she couldn't find a description with her poor words. Perhaps it was also because she had never met such a kind stranger in the City of Dreams for more than 30 years.

Especially when Mrs. Grand saw the label on the mech toy that hadn't been torn off from the corner of her eye, and the four-digit toy price on it made her dare not even think about it. Just lying on the window and looking at it greedily. Although David is young, he is very sensible. He knows that the conditions at home can’t afford it. Now
"Mrs. Grand?" Liao Ji looked at the dull middle-aged woman opposite and reminded.

She was suddenly shocked, subconsciously, she couldn't accept such an expensive gift, but then, thinking of a young and famous professor like Liao Ji, maybe this was really nothing, just a wish, so she thanked her a thousand times Accepted.

Before the final parting, Mrs. Grande stared at Liao Ji's eyes very sincerely, and said word by word: "Professor, I believe this birthday gift from you will be the most important part of David's life, and I will use it to teach him well." He, I don't expect David to reach your height, but I hope David can become a good person like you in the future."

Mrs. Ge Lang left with the gift, looked at the back of the other party going away, and then remembered the other party's gratitude just now, but Liao Ji shook his head a little self-deprecatingly. The alliance, traced back to the source, is inseparable from him, and some responsibilities really need to be fulfilled by oneself.

Thinking of Liao Ji here, the figure of a pink-haired succubus appeared in his mind again.

He seems to understand a little bit now, why Reina has not come to meet him for a long time, and even seems to be guiding him, traveling from country to country.

Liao Ji had this feeling when he was in Longguo, but now that he is here with Mrs. Ge Lang, it is even clearer.

Everyone I met during the journey, even if they have different nationalities and identities, they all seem to be Lena's microphone, like the pink-haired succubi using their mouths to scold me for 500 years. Playing with the scumbag emperor who disappeared as soon as he said a word.

This kind of arrogance, daring to be angry with the emperor, indeed, among the "them", only Reina can do it.

but.
Liao Ji flipped his wrist, and there was a capsule-shaped object quietly lying in his palm. This is the "zero" patch that Leina gave, and it can bring new vitality to the mechanical alliance.

This kind of behavior of scolding oneself and helping oneself, constantly paving the way for oneself secretly, for fear of overturning the car, is indeed far less fragrant in the eyes of ordinary people than "give it for nothing".

No wonder Tsundere has no market.

But that's fine too.

Just being yourself is enough.

And Liao Ji really needs such a process, after all, he is no longer the Ashes Emperor, and now he is Liao Ji, no longer using the identity of the Ashes Emperor, but more "Liao Ji" to find them again , which is what he has been doing.

This is also why, when he was in charge with William before, Liao Ji would use "symbols" to describe Emperor Ashes. He didn't want "they" to like them. What he loved was only this symbol, but him. For this reason, Liao Ji was willing to pay a lot. Many actions come from the inherent impression brought by the symbol of ashes.

Two days later, the press conference of Kyle Technology was held as scheduled. Under the overwhelming publicity, coupled with the fact that Kyle Technology is already a high-profile super enterprise, at this moment, various media and countless journalists gathered in Kyle Technology. square.

Under the spotlights, a grand open-air press conference is about to start in 5 minutes.

In order to ensure the safety of the press conference, Kyle Plaza on that day had strict restrictions on the number of people entering the square. It was difficult for ordinary people to enter the square. Except for the media, the invited participants were basically practitioners in related industries. Academic experts, as well as government agencies, such as the Fantasy Supervision Bureau.

If other Dream City people want to watch the press conference, they can only rely on the live broadcast of the major radio stations, so for the radio industry, today is also very important.

Almost every radio station is broadcasting the press conference of Kyle Technology, and they all want to grab today's huge audience traffic. For this reason, almost every radio station has their own ace host on the stage.

Now accompanying Liao Ji as a guest, Yilin, who was bored waiting, was secretly watching the live broadcast on a smart virtual machine.

This feeling of being on TV by herself made Erin very excited.

The channel she is watching now is the night love radio station that used to focus on all kinds of mysteries and ghost stories, and once broadcast the "Murderer" program.

This radio station is said to come from the most chaotic thirteenth district, and it is a company established spontaneously by the people, so it is not like other radio stations, it has to be more official, pay attention to the wording, the night love radio station is mainly a fun style, with cheerful commentary , bringing smiles to the audience.