Reborn as the Darling of the Delta

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But when Audrey stood in front of the mirror, she saw a thin line of black blood beginning to appear on her neck. Had this despicable man guessed that she would find an opportunity to kill him after he gave her the Mandel brick? Had he deliberately given her poison to control her?

"Hey, when are you going to give me the antidote you mentioned? Look at my neck, I'm afraid I'll..."

Just as Audrey was about to show her neck to Nameless, Nameless interrupted her directly:

"I will give you the antidote right after the rocket destroys the Skynet system. Now, no matter what you say, you won't get it, so just give up on that idea."

Seeing Wuming's state, Audrey gave up on using her "honey trap" on him. She knew that even if she stripped naked and lay on top of this man, she probably wouldn't get the antidote, and might even be taken advantage of.

Anonymous: No, you're overthinking it. I wouldn't touch a woman as filthy as you. Disgusting.

Audrey also called Reis and told him about the next steps. During the call, Reis even tricked her into giving him 1 million Haff coins.

Audrey: You all think I'm some kind of pushover, huh? I'm a genuine high-ranking executive at the Hafk Group, a woman about to become a board member! Once I'm on the board, you'll all be dead!

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Since passing the hot potato of the Mandel brick to Said these past few days, Reis has been living a very comfortable life, no longer having to worry about that old woman Demulan coming to cause trouble for him when the time comes.

When the time comes, she can come and ask him, and he can say that the Mandel brick was stolen by Saeed, and if she has the ability, she can go and take it back from Saeed. He can still happily slack off and be Asara's new king!

Moreover, just now, after taking on that big order from Audrey, he also used his powerful "vocal skills" to forcibly extract 1 million Haff coins from that slut. This will allow him to live a comfortable life again. He can also use some of it to recruit soldiers and reward his subordinates, since his troops have been insufficient recently, and he has even started borrowing men from Said.

"Damn it, this place is probably the richest in Asara, and there are still people who don't come here but go to Said's place. Aren't they just making trouble for themselves? They're all starving."

Reese was lying on a deck chair, with a large umbrella set up beside him to shield him from the scorching sun. On the table next to him were chilled watermelon and chilled cocktails. He watched the two construction teams working frantically at the Diamond Queen Hotel like an old man.

"Hmm, Said does a good job managing these bastards. Not bad, not bad. Call them over next time something breaks down."

Seeing Reis in this state, the construction workers felt helpless. Damn it, their commander, Said, was so much better to them. Even in the middle of the day, he would tell them to rest in the shade, and even bring watermelons and water to share. He would also say to them:

"Comrades, you've worked hard. The sun is too strong, so take a rest. You are the backbone of the dam! Building the dam, building Asara, depends on you!"

Chapter 187 Fighter (Intermediate)

"Sigh, say less and get this done so you can go home sooner. Working for Reis here is really going to shorten your lifespan."

An older man interrupted their complaints. He had run away from Reis to seek refuge with Said, and he knew all too well that if Reis heard what they were saying, they might as well not go back.

"Oh, let's see what kind of awesome plan Audrey can come up with for me. She even tells me I have to act according to this. Damn it, has this bitch ever been on the battlefield or killed anyone? And she's telling me how to do things here."

Audrey: I killed far more people than you did back in the day when I trafficked people and organs. You're nothing in my eyes.

"Huh? So you just paid me to install a board, right? That's it? Hehehe, I've made another hundred million for free. Damn, these high-ranking members of Hafk are all incredibly rich. I really don't know where all that money comes from. 2 million, they just give it away like that!"

Seeing that Audrey, just a minor leader in Hafk, could have so much money, Reese, who had always thought he was quite wealthy, felt his own insignificance for the first time.

"Damn it, if I could conquer that slut Audrey... wouldn't I be financially free? Hehehe, I'm a genius."

Reese lay back in his recliner and began to indulge in his fantasies, occasionally chuckling to himself.

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Inside the Secret Service.

"Wow, Brother Weilong, can you get out of bed by yourself now?"

Early in the morning, Zhang Hao was walking out of Luna's room when he turned around and saw Wei Long, who was leaning on two crutches, also limping out of the room.

"Ah! Of course, who is your Brother Weilong? By the way, Xiao Hao, are you alright now? Don't worry, I will never take you on such risky adventures again."

At this moment, Luna followed Zhang Hao out, stretched, and said to Weilong:

"Don't even think about it. You've already lost the chance to go out alone with Xiao Hao. Even if Xiao Hao goes out with you in the future, he won't be in the same car as you. If you ever feel lonely with no one around, go find Red Wolf or Roy!"

Wei Long: What a joke! That's a passionate bond between me and Xiao Hao! How could you do this?! (;???Д??`)

Ignoring the frozen dragon, Luna picked up Zhang Hao, took a deep breath, and carried him downstairs. She'd had a wonderful night's sleep holding Xiao Hao, and life felt so much better. Things were getting better and better!

Once the food was served, Shenlan brought out breakfast. As everyone began to enjoy the delicious breakfast (while Weilong was still silently shedding tears), 9527's voice rang in Zhang Hao's mind.

"I forgot to tell you, it's already next month! Do you want to try your luck at the mystery shop?"

Zhang Hao perked up immediately upon hearing this. Although he felt he didn't need anything extra right now, getting something for free always made him happy.

"Absolutely. By the way, 9527, could you secretly adjust the drop rate for me?"

Zhang Hao then began to use his "cuteness trick" on 9527, a tactic that had always worked on Mai Xiaowen and the others.

"Hey, unless you hand over half of your current points right now, I can still forcefully upgrade this Mystery Shop to a higher level for you!"

Zhang Hao: Hey, we're all brothers, talking about points would hurt our feelings, let's just forget about it.

"Forget it, you stingy person. I'll just take the first one then, it doesn't matter anyway."

Zhang Hao pretended to be nonchalant and casually chose the first box.

"Oh?! That's impressive. You even got a Fighter (Intermediate) this time. Now you're a bit stronger than Mai Xiaowen, and about the same level as Zoya."

After seeing what Zhang Hao had drawn, 9527 was also surprised. It was rare for his host to have such good luck. This time, he really didn't cheat. The other two were also support skills (mainly to make Mai Xiaowen and the others feel comfortable). He didn't expect his host to be able to draw the only combat skill.

"Hmph! Of course! Don't you know who I am?!"

Zhang Hao was excited to see that he, the unluckiest person, had actually drawn the Fighter talent he had always longed for. However, when he heard that it was only slightly better than Sister Xiaowen's, he became resentful. He clearly remembered that his strength and speed had increased significantly last time.

"Oh, host, as a Chinese person, don't you know there's a difference between the trial version and the retail version? Besides, this time we just didn't boost your physical attributes. You know, last time you thought you were strong, it was just because we gave you a bit too many stats. You didn't even use any of the techniques we gave you in the Fighter class!"

Zhang Hao: Oh no, I've become a numerical monster.

"So what's the point of this move now that I've lost my stats? Am I just going to show off my completely harmless rear-naked choke to others?"

Zhang Hao discovered that he did indeed possess a considerable amount of knowledge about fighting, and unlike what Red Wolf had taught him before, Zhang Hao was now able to utilize it all.

"You can work on your stats on your own, or maybe next time you'll get lucky and they'll just pull out your adult talent. Right now, you should just stick to training with your Uncle Terry!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Hao realized there were no shortcuts available and could only resign himself to this cruel reality.

Zhang Hao: Waaaaah, all the other transmigrators are instantly invincible with cheat codes, why am I so pitiful! ε(┬┬﹏┬┬)3

After Zhang Hao and the others finished breakfast, Wei Long, who had successfully come back to life, was moved downstairs. Just as he was about to go eat, Terry, who was coming from the opposite direction, grabbed him and dragged him to the gym.

"Hey Terry, what are you doing? I haven't eaten yet! Where are you taking me? Why are you taking me to the gym? This is blatant revenge, Xiao Hao! Xiao Hao, come save me!"

Veelong tried to throw a couple of leaps as a form of resistance, but under Terry's control, he could only watch helplessly as he got closer and closer to the gym.

"It's okay, Weilong. You'll throw up after you've eaten. Besides, this isn't revenge. Last time, I only watched Shenlan beat you up and didn't even get a chance to fight back. This time, I'm just getting revenge for Xiaohao. Didn't you want to come to me to train your legs last time? Come on, I'll give you a good workout today."

Wei Long: No! I really know I was wrong. How many more chapters will it take before you let me go?!

Chapter 188 Archery

Since Zoya and Shenlan told Zhang Hao to rest, he didn't need to train these past few days. Now, with nothing to do, Zhang Hao decided to go upstairs to play games after dinner.

Zhang Hao: Hmph! The gaming genius is about to log in! Tremble, mortals, for you are about to face the longest river in the gaming world!

"Hey Xiaohao, come with me to practice archery. You use that M700 every day, I don't even know how your archery skills are doing anymore!"

Just as Zhang Hao was about to go upstairs, Luna, who practiced archery alone every day, called him over. She knew that it had been a long time since she had trained with Xiao Hao. This time, Xiao Hao had finally stayed home and wasn't out having fun, so she had no reason not to ask him to come and do that boring training with her!

Zhang Hao thought about it and realized that it had indeed been a long time since he had practiced archery with Luna. (Even his own incendiary arrows hadn't been used in a long time.) So he agreed and went to the shooting range with Luna.

Mai Xiaowen, who was about to go play games with Zhang Hao: Wait a minute? Something's not right! It seems like that bastard Luna stole my character!!!

And so, the three of them headed to the firing range together.

"Hey, Mai Xiaowen, what are you doing here? Weren't you going to hack Hafk's Skynet system? Go away, you're disturbing my and Xiaohao's training."

Seeing Mai Xiaowen following behind like a piece of chewing gum, Luna was also annoyed. Why did this hateful Mai Xiaowen disturb her and Xiao Hao's sweet time alone every day? It was so annoying.

Luna: Ugh, you wicked Mai Xiaowen! Just you wait, the day you put Xiao Hao to sleep, I'll just stick it in and see how you feel.

"Hmph! Who said this place belongs to you? Can't I practice too? If you're not convinced, let's have a go."

Mai Xiaowen also engaged in her usual backtalk, and now the entire Special Operations Department knows about it. If Mai Xiaowen and Luna don't exchange a few sarcastic remarks one day, people will start to suspect that these two are imposters hired by Hafk.

As for why Zoya wasn't included, Zoya said that these two little kids couldn't compare to her; they were two people who couldn't even get a hot meal while fighting over food.

"Alright, Xiaowen, you... you shouldn't go looking for trouble. It seems you've lost to Luna nine games in a row. If you lose one more game today, you'll be ranked 10th."

Zhang Hao quietly reminded Mai Xiaowen that ever since Luna kissed her, Mai Xiaowen had never won against Luna in shooting contests, and even draws were extremely rare.

Luna: Hmph, ignorant Mai Xiaowen, this is the power of love! You're just asking for trouble by challenging me now.

When Mai Xiaowen heard that even her beloved Xiao Hao Hao was starting to have little faith in her, she skillfully switched into "frizzy" mode:

"Hmph, Hao Hao, just you wait and see! Your sister Xiaowen is also a super genius when it comes to shooting. It's just that my hacking skills are so dazzling that you've forgotten my real skills. You'll see today!"

Zhang Hao stared speechlessly at Mai Xiaowen, who was in a "high-spirited" state. Xiaowen said these kinds of tough words before almost every match, but the results each time...

"Then... then I'll participate in this competition too!"

Zhang Hao thought about it and decided that rather than letting Xiaowen lose face alone, he might as well drag Luna down with him. After all, if both of them lost, they would be on the same level!

Zhang Hao isn't bragging, but if it really comes down to shooting, none of the people in the Special Operations Department here can match him. Last time, he even specifically asked Zero, and Zero said that it's very likely that this body hasn't forgotten those habits, so Zhang Hao can be considered a high-precision robot in terms of shooting.

"Alright, it's been a long time since I've seen you, Hao Hao. Come and have a match with your older sister. Don't get angry like Mai Xiaowen if you lose! Of course, if you do get angry, I can still drag you into my room and 'calm you down'!"

Luna smiled and winked at Zhang Hao, which made our innocent Xiao Chunan blush again.

Zhang Hao: Damn it, Sister Luna is so good at this! I can't resist this temptation!

"Hey! What are you pretending for? You were even teasing the players before the match? Have you no shame? Come on, just prepare to accept defeat!"

When Mai Xiaowen saw that Luna was so bold as to commit such a "crime" right in front of her, her anger immediately soared to the maximum.

"Now that Mai Xiaowen has joined us, Xiao Hao, let's have an archery competition. It's been almost two weeks since you last touched your bow, hasn't it?"

Hearing this, Zhang Hao scratched his head sheepishly. Indeed, after Shenlan gave him that M700, he rarely used the bow and arrow that Luna had assembled for him.

Zhang Hao: I'd like to too, but there's nowhere I can use my burning arrows... Wait! I forgot to shoot two arrows at Reis's hometown when I bombed it last time... Not enough, not enough, I should have shot about twenty arrows.

Mai Xiaowen was dumbfounded. She had thought Luna would offer to help her by comparing sniping skills, since her archery skills were only so-so. But now that the words had been spoken, she was in trouble…

"Okay, Sister Luna, it's been a long time since I've practiced archery. It seems like I haven't had any special training since you taught me. I've mostly been practicing sniping techniques."

Mai Xiaowen shut her mouth. There was no other way now; she could only bite the bullet and go for it.

"God help me, Amitabha, please let me win no matter how I shoot! I can't lose face in front of Xiao Hao, even though I already know I probably can't beat him. So please let Xiao Hao take down Luna!"

Mai Xiaowen also turned her back and began to pray to God, looking exactly like Zhang Hao before his exams in his previous life.

As the three picked up their bows and arrows, Luna explained the rules for the event:

"Ten arrows, same scoring as always, whoever gets the highest score wins!"

Mai Xiaowen naturally couldn't go first, and Zhang Hao said it didn't matter who went first, so Luna became the first person.

Fifteen minutes later, Zhang Hao skipped out again, saying cheerfully:

"You two can just stand there for a while! I'll go and cook with Uncle Shenlan and then come back to call you."

Inside the shooting range, Mai Xiaowen covered her head as she looked at Zhang Haoquan's record of hitting the bullseye, and recalled his earlier casual remark, "Next time, let's compete in shooting farther; shooting close is really boring."

Luna collapsed to the ground as if her Dao heart had shattered. She had already achieved very good results, but Xiao Hao was cheating!

Luna: I... I need to keep practicing!

Mai Xiaowen: I... sigh, my English is better than Xiaohao's, and not just English, hehe, that feels good. (●ˇ?ˇ●)

Chapter 189 Hot Pot

Zhang Hao ignored the two men who had collapsed at the shooting range, glanced at the time, and skipped into the kitchen. Since he had nothing to do today, he decided to cook with Uncle Shenlan.

"Hmm? It's rare for Xiao Hao to come here today. What's up? Are you going to show off your skills for us again?"

When Shen Lan saw Zhang Hao coming over, she smiled and rubbed his head. Even though Zhang Hao is now 1.7 meters tall, Shen Lan can still grab his head with one hand.

"Yes, I just had an archery competition with Sister Xiaowen and Sister Luna. I'll call them over for dinner later."

After hearing this, Shenlan knew that the two of them would probably need a long time to recover, after all, Xiao Hao's talent in shooting was truly freakish.

However, what Deep Blue didn't know was that after experiencing multiple setbacks, the two of them had each developed their own ways of comforting themselves, and they would probably come over soon, drawn by the fragrance.

"What is Xiao Hao planning to cook this time? I can learn a new dish too."

Shenlan is also full of anticipation for the new products that Zhang Hao will be preparing for everyone today.

"Hmm, let me see, what's here?"