《Galactic Technological Library》 Chapter 1: Trainee! Undetectable to Earth''s science, Cosmic waves appeared in the outer atmosphere of the earth but if someone capable were to observe closely they would see that there was a vortex-like thing appearing in the outer atmosphere of the earth. In this vortex, something like a huge building could be seen, but it felt illusory since it had a feeling like it was a projection of something from afar, similar to a mirage. Suddenly, a white light escaped from this vortex and headed toward Earth. It started to circle around the Earth as if searching for something. While it was flying above Country C, it suddenly jolted down with the speed of light and vanished. . . . Fu Yan was an ordinary boy, with ordinary looks and with an even more ordinary aura. He had nothing special about him except that he liked to study. He was a student of software development at Fenghua University, and if someone wanted to find him, they would look in the library. While he did not have a photographic memory, he had a passion for knowledge of all kinds. He would pick books to read which most students of his age would not look at. Like theories about ion engines and encryption methods of 1800, and many other topics that were not even related to his subject. Today was the same, but one thing was different as there was a beauty sitting next to him. He could not help but look at her from time to time. He knew that she was from the Business Department but did not know her name. She was famous for her looks and for her kindness, as she was often praised by students whom she had helped both financially and emotionally. By emotionally means she consoled them or listened to them when some students were distressed. She was like a counselor. Her family was rich, but she wasn''t arrogant. Fu Yan liked her, but like most of the students, he liked her for her personality. He did not have personal feelings for her because she was the goddess of many boys'' hearts. Anyway, after sitting there for an hour and still unable to focus on his reading, he stood up and prepared to change his seat. He did not want to lose his focus because of a factor he was not going to add to his life. After he changed his seat, he failed to notice the mixed emotions that crossed over the face of the beauty. It was not clear whether it was anger, loss, or something else. Time passed and it was the closing time for the library. As Fu Yan was about to get up, he felt that his legs were a little numb and he had difficulty standing up. He had no choice but to wait and move his legs little by little to get the feeling in them back. After 5 minutes, he felt that his legs were a little better. He got up and went for the door, but as he was about to reach the door, he felt as if something entered his body. It was like he was hit by a shockwave, but just a second later his body started to get hot. He felt like his head was going to split. He tried to focus, but it was to no avail. In a moment, his body swayed, and he was falling towards the glass door of the library. Suddenly there was a loud noise of glass being broken, and Fu Yan was lying there covered in blood. He tried to open his eyes, but he could only see the blurry image of a figure similar to the school goddess rushing towards him, and he thought: "Well, this is a beautiful dream." Just 5 minutes later the loud siren of an ambulance echoed through the university. Many students gathered to know what happened. A student who had just arrived asked his friend about what happened and his friend replied. "That Bookworm Fu Yan got injured in the library. He stumbled and knocked into the glass door of the library, and he is now covered in blood. Well, he is lucky though, since Goddess Ye gave him first aid and is now going to the hospital with him." While the students were talking, medical personnel moved Fu Yan to a stretcher and placed him in the ambulance. With that, the ambulance darted towards the hospital at the fastest speed because blood was coming out from Fu Yan''s nose and ears. They feared that he might have received brain damage. . . . Fu Yan woke up, but he felt like he was still dreaming because he could see a beautiful fairy sitting beside him. He still could not see clearly, maybe because he was unconscious for 3 whole days and he had eaten nothing but breakfast that day. When the person sitting beside him saw that he was awake, she left to call the doctor. After some time the doctor came and told him he was fine but for some injuries on his scalp and some minor cuts on his arms and body due to having knocked into the glass door, they will take time to heal. Fu Yan stayed in the hospital for 2 more days, but he did not see that person again. According to the doctor, that person came to see him every day in the mornings and evenings while he was unconscious and stayed for one to two hours each time. But the doctor did not know her name. According to him, she paid his medical bills. After being discharged from the hospital, the first thing Fu Yan did was to inquire about the person who helped. After some digging, he came to know that she was the Goddess Ming Ye. She gave him first aid when he was injured and stopped his bleeding. Because of that, he did not lose much blood. He tried to find her, but could not because she went home for a 1-week vacation beginning a day before he was discharged. He went back to his dorm room and his roommates were also gone. He wanted to rest since he could still feel pain in his head but according to doctors there was nothing wrong with him, and he just needed to rest and he would be fine after resting a day or two. When he was preparing to sleep, something went snap inside his head, and he felt like his right hand was burning. He held his head with both of his hands and tried to bear the pain. After some time, the pain went away as if it had never existed. He started to wonder if he might have received brain damage since the pain had been almost unbearable. "I should visit the doctor again, to go through a complete checkup tomorrow." While he was thinking about all this, he suddenly noticed a strange tattoo on his right hand. The tattoo was similar to a book and it gave off a feeling like he could open the book. But the most important question for now was, where did this tattoo come from? After considering all sorts of possibilities, he decided to inspect the tattoo and when he touched it with his left hand, the book cover glowed and something started to appear on it. The words on the book cover were: Galactic Library Fu Yan was surprised as heck. "What the hell is this? Is this some sort of magic? Is someone playing tricks with me?" Seeing that he was in his room and no one else was around, Fu Yan started to feel that it was real. So with some curiosity, he swiped on the book, and with that, the book opened and something similar to a hologram appeared in front of him and showed an enlarged version of the book. ~On the first page of the book these words appeared~ Name: Fu Yan Age: 18 Status: Trainee Librarian (Low) Permission: 2 books per month Level: 1 Credits: 0 Books: 2 (remaining) Library Visits: 3 (remaining) He swiped again and the 2nd page opened. ~On the 2nd page the instructions were written~ " ] This is the librarian index of the Galactic Library. You will be responsible for library management and book collection. ] As a librarian you will have the privilege to read 2 books from the library free of cost and you will receive 4 credits each month for your service. ] Credits will be useful to redeem more books from the library or to access library knowledge to solve a problem. ] You can also earn credits if you contribute to the library by placing any kind of advanced technology in it. ] You can visit the library 3 times a month at your current level. ] A guide will be provided to you to make your training process faster. " As he finished reading the instructions, Fu Yan appeared in a massive hall where there were rows and rows of racks with uncountable numbers of books in it. A white light glowed in front of Fu Yan and a person appeared in it. It was an old man whose eyes were filled with wisdom. "So you must be the new trainee," the old man said with a deep voice. "Yes! I... Am." Fu Yan answered with long a pause between his words. "But I don''t know what this is and why I am here. I know I am a trainee because of what was written in the book, but I don''t know anything else." When he spoke these words, the old man smiled and started to explain to Fu Yan about his situation. "This is the Galactic Library. Knowledge from all corners of the universe is placed here, and many races come here to read. However, it''s not free: you must exchange equivalent knowledge to the library to read here." Fu Yan became an appointed librarian here. His job would be to maintain this library and protect it since the library is not autonomous and it needs helping hands. Further, since the library holds a massive amount of knowledge, many would try to attack it to obtain its contents for free. Fu Yan would use the library''s defensive system to protect it. But since Fu Yan is a trainee, he wouldn''t be able to roam freely or see other creatures in the library until he becomes a contracted employee. When Fu Yan heard this, he was elated beyond control. What he enjoyed the most is to read books and now he had unlimited books to read. When he asked the old man, "How can I improve my status and how will my level be updated?", the old man explained it to Fu Yan. "Since this library is based on knowledge, you have to provide advanced knowledge to this library to improve your level. For every 2 levels, your status in this library will be increased. By increasing your status, not only you will have more privileges but you will also be able to access more advanced books." "You mean I can''t access all books in the library now?" Fu Yan asked. "No. You can only access books up to the beginner-intermediate level of knowledge for now." Fu Yan was confused. "If there are all kinds of knowledge in the library, then what knowledge can I provide? The library will have all sorts of theories and equations about the universe, and I don''t even know a thing about the universe, much less its principles." The Old Man again smiled and spoke: "No. You don''t need to know advanced theories to contribute to the library. You can use the existing knowledge in the library and improve it. It will be counted as contributing to the library. You can pick a book about something and innovate on it. After you have completed your work, you may submit it to the library and you would be rewarded with credits." Fu Yan again asked with a low spirit, "I am an ordinary boy who can''t even get high marks in my classes, much less innovate something. I forget things easily so how would I be able to understand and learn new theories?" But the answer from the old man made him excited, and he was ready to become an expert which the world would know as a genius. Chapter 2: 2nd book Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Fenghua University library: The glass door has been replaced. There is silence except for the low noise of someone talking from time to time. The library is almost empty because it is now a one week vacation period and most students have gone home. Fu Yan is sitting in his usual position. And in his hand is a book with a shiny cover that looks a little like a science fiction novel. The book is actually from the Galactic Library and it''s about programming. The Title on the cover of the book is simple, but it still gives a majestic feeling. "Advanced Programming (Beginner)" This book was recommended by the old man who called himself a guide. According to him, since Fu Yan was already learning about programming on earth, this book will be helpful to him to understand about the technology in the library and how advanced it is. When Fu Yan asked the old man whether he could understand it or not and about how weak he was at understanding questions, the Old man''s words gave him great hope."Being a librarian of the Galactic Technical Library comes with some perks. Your brain is not like it was before. After you start to learn, you will be able to understand even the toughest questions easily and you won''t even have to spend much time on them. If I were to compare your brain now to from before then I will say that your brain now is 15 to 20 times faster than before." So he picked a book and started to read it. To his surprise, he really could understand it easily. There were still some parts where he had to work a little harder, but it was not a problem. The book covered some advanced programs and theories about how to be a better programmer. It also covered many topics about how to optimize your program. After reading it, he knew that it was far more advanced than earth''s science. If most of these theories were to be published on earth, it would cause an uproar because it would bring the programming languages 5 to 7 years ahead of their time. "Well I am now sure that I have evolved," Fu Yan thought because he had finished the whole book in a day, not a whole day but more like in 13 hours. When he was about to swipe on his tattoo to go back to the Galactic library to pick up another book, he remembered the advice that the old man gave to him that he shouldn''t be hasty about reading books but rather he should digest the knowledge he had obtained from it. So he pulled his left hand back and decided to go back to his room to practice what he had learned today. After going back to his room, he pulled out his laptop from his bag and started to write a simple program. After he wrote the code, he executed it and to his amazement, it ran smoothly and booted up in just 6 seconds. With more practice, he came to understand that it was very easy to implement different kinds of formulas with this way of programming. Night came, but Fu Yan was still sitting at a table with his laptop and writing a program. He had decided to use this new way of writing the program to rewrite the old game that he had made for fun. 2 days passed. After just sleeping for 6 hours a day and wasting 2 hours on eating and exercising, he finally finished it. He transferred the game to his mobile and opened it. After playing a bit, he again modified the program a bit and the finished product was ready. He uploaded the game to the app store and waited to see the response. "Since I should not waste my visits to the library, I should just revise my course work and get ready for exams coming in 2 weeks." With that, the vacation week ended and students started to return to the university. While Fu Yan was sleeping on Sunday morning, he woke up because of the noise and saw that his roommate Li Mo had returned. "Hey brother Yan, How are you. You gave us quite a fright that day, you know. You were bleeding like hell. Blood was even coming out of your nose and ears. We thought that you were done for. I even decided to pay a visit to your grave every week if you died, you know. So be thankful." Upon hearing all this Fu Yan picked up the pillow and smashed it on the face of Li. He knew that Li was joking and this was his way of comforting others. Last year when his other roommate Shen Bie had a break up with his girlfriend, Li joked about how he was thinking about snatching her from Shen since she was easy to seduce but she was already seduced by someone else. "I even made up a plan about how I was going to enjoy a week with her and then dump her" Though they hated his way of comforting, they knew that he only wanted them to cheer up. Everyone knew that Li Mu was kind and caring. Fu Yan left his bed and went out to eat breakfast. After eating, he went back to his room. His roommates had all returned and were now outside, eating. Fu Yan Laid down on his bed and swiped on his tattoo. A flash of light appeared and went towards the sky and Fu Yan looked like he was sleeping. Just a second later he appeared in the massive hall again. Old man (The Guide) appeared in front of him again and asked about how he feels being a librarian now! Fu Yan described how he could learn very easily now and that when he read something now he won''t forget it. It would be like a picture in his mind and he could easily access and read it out. "Old Man! I think you should tell me your name since calling you Old man, again and again, does not feel right." "But I don''t have a name since I am just a guide and I don''t know what my name is and more even whether I even had a name." "What do you mean? I don''t understand!" (Fu Yan) "I mean I have trained many librarians so far, and I don''t know how long it has been since I started to train." "What do you mean you have trained my librarians till now? Where are they now?" Old man replied. "They died. Even if you are a librarian you are not an immortal". You will die one day and then a new librarian will succeed you. This is the kind of rule the Library follows. "Oh, ok!" "Since you don''t have a name, I will give you one." "From now on your name will be Old Shun. So how is this name? Do you like it? If not I can change it." Old Shun smiled but this time his face looked a little brighter. "No, this name is perfect! Thank you." "No Problem," said Fu Yan. "Since you are here then that means you have finished the book I gave you earlier." "Yes, I have finished it. I can return it now and I have made a game in which I used an improved version of a program that I learned from the book. Can I submit it to the library to see if I can earn some credits?" "Oh, you have made some improvements. Let''s see." Old Shun took back the book and book floated and went towards the 2nd rack in the 3rd row. After that, he took the program from Fu Yan and evaluated it. Soon a voice rang in his mind and he saw words starting to appear out of nowhere and float in the air. "New Technical Knowledge detected. Evaluating!!" After that, his right hand glowed and when he looked at the tattoo, an enlarged holographic book appeared in front of him and his status changed. ~On the first page of the book these words appeared~ Name: Fu Yan Age: 18 Status: Trainee Librarian (Low) Permission: 2 books a months Level: 1 (7%) Credits: 2 Books: 1 (remaining) Library Visits: 2 (remaining) "Wow, I got 2 credits and my level even progressed a little. That''s great. It means my hard work for 3 days paid off." "Hey! Old Shun. What can I do with my credits, and what can I buy"? "You can use credits to read books even if you have used your free quota and if you are having some problems in understanding something, the Library can use these credits and you will be able to understand that knowledge easily. By understanding easily means that the knowledge will be put into your brain directly and you will also gain the experience of its creator." "Oh, that''s good. So can I pick another book now?" "Yes! You can! This time I recommend this book." With that Old Shun raised his hand and a book flew towards his hand from the racks. He gave that book to Fu Yan who eagerly looked at the title page. "The Art of Making Viruses (Beginner)" Upon reading the title, Fu Yan was anticipating what would be in this book and how advanced it would be compared to earth. After reading the first book he knew that any book in this library would be at least 5 years ahead of Earth technology. With that, he returned back to his room and a book soon started to materialize in his hand. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 3: Hypnos! Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] The Fenghua University was bustling with students. Classes were starting from today and many students were rushing to their classes. Fu Yan was also in his class and he was sitting with his buddy and roommate Zhang Wei. Some were sitting with their heads down, more like sleeping since it was the first class of the day and it will start at 8:00 Am. The professor came into the class and all students became quiet since professor Xiao would expel those from class who would cause trouble there. The class lasted for 2 hours and since he had no more classes until evening, Fu Yan went back to his room and took out the book which he had taken from Galactic Library. This book was very interesting as it explained how computer viruses work and how to ''defend against them and also how to use one virus to counter another. The theories and ideas presented in this book were astonishing because they were much more advanced than those available now. If he were to compare this book to the previous one then the last book was a simple bike and this one was a high-speed sports bike. He now knew why Old Shun gave him the previous book first-because many theories in this book were complex and if he had not learned the knowledge from the previous book, he might have had to waste a month to understand it. He understood that he should not be hasty in learning new knowledge because when you build a house you need to lay a solid foundation, this way your house will be strong, last longer, and will not break easily. He began to read the book more attentively and did not notice the time. He was so engrossed in it that he missed his evening class and even his lunch. At 6 Pm, he went out to eat his meal because his stomach was protesting loudly for not having eaten in the afternoon. He went to the caf¨¦ and ordered an evening meal. When he was just about to sit down, he saw the university goddess Ming Ye. She was sitting at the next table with her friends. He thought that he should at least say thank you to her since she gave him first aid so he went towards her table but just as he was about to approach her, someone blocked him. It was one of her friends. "You! Where do you think you are going?" "I wanted to thank Miss Ye for saving me a week ago in the library when I got injured." "Oh! You are that boy who got injured in the library for reading more books than you could. Well, nerds are really different from others." With that, she started to laugh and her other friend also laughed, even Ming ye smiled a little. Fu Yan felt humiliated. He backed out instantly and ran out of the caf¨¦ without saying anything. Ming Ye stood up to stop him but he had run out without looking at anyone. He knew that it was not his fault that he got injured that day but even if it was, others did not have the right to criticize him. This day evoked something in him. It was the spirit to do something, to make the world remember him. So that no one could ever laugh at him again. He just picked up bread from a store and went back to his room downcast and also with a determination to change. He just ate the bread halfheartedly and began to read again. For 4 days Fu Yan only went out for food, and he did not even attend his classes. His roommates asked him several times to go out to eat with them and to have fun but Fu Yan refused every time. In these 4 days, he had finished the book and was practicing with his virus making skills. From the book, he not only learned about how to make viruses but also how to make anti-virus. Because these two are linked together closely. There is a saying "if you can make it then you can also kill it". After 2 hours of effort, he managed to create a prototype of a virus. The whole week was spent in his room and he did not even care. It was not harmful, but more like a prank. After getting infected with it, your computer will keep on restarting after 10 min intervals indefinitely. But no data would be lost. He wanted to make a virus that he could use to prank his friends. When he made the virus, he also made an antivirus. This virus was considerably more advanced than the technology available on earth, and if someone wanted to crack it, it would take him at least a month to do so. That was if that person was an expert. If a normal person wanted to do it, he should better forget about it. It might take him a year to do so because the technology he used is from the Galactic library which has collected technology from all over the universe and there are many races with much more advanced technology than earth. There were even races who had spaceships and were living in colonies on planets. The logic and the protection system for the source code of the virus was too advanced for the people on earth to understand yet. So he began experimenting with it and started to improve it. 1 more day passed and the final version was ready. He made minor tweaks and made it so that if a computer were to be infected with it, it would not immediately start to shut it down but wait for a month before acting up. This was more like a security feature for him because if he infected a person''s computer and his computer immediately started to have problems, the first person he would suspect would be the last one who touched his computer or those in that time frame. Fu Yan was looking at his creation with amazement because no anti-virus program was able to detect it and if it was blocked by some antivirus, the virus would change its signature on its own and again try to invade. It was more like a smart virus. Fu Yan decided to name this virus "Hypnos". In Greek mythology, Hypnos is the personification of sleep. While writing the code for the virus, Fu Yan used many new logical algorithms that he created and even implemented many changes in the programs which help the program run faster and better. These changes were not taught in the books, so they were his creation. I think I will get more credits than before if I turned it in. After thinking a bit, he decided to go to the Galactic Library to return the book. With that, he swiped on the back of his right hand and a book shape tattoo started to emerge there. Soon the glow intensified but it was only visible to Fu Yan. He laid down on his bed and his consciousness soon emerged in the great hall of the Library. As soon as he emerged there, Old Shun was waiting for him. "So you have finished the second book as well, not fast, not slow so you are average but considering that you have just become a librarian then I will say good." Upon hearing this Fu Yan handed the book to Old Shun who with a wave of his hand sent it back to racks. "With this, you have finished your free quota of reading books in the library for this month." Ok! Fu Yan nodded. "Oh right! Old Shun I have also created a virus, help me turn it to the library to see if it counts as a contribution." "Very good, young man. It means that you are not reading for fun but also implementing it." Saying that he took the code of the virus from Fu Yan and the library started to analyze it. Words soon started to materialize in the air. New technical Knowledge detected. Analyzing. His right hand glowed after a while and he swiped on it. After swiping the tattoo emerged and a holographic book emerged in front of him. Name: Fu Yan Age: 18 Status: Trainee Librarian (Low) Permission: 2 books a months Level: 2 (2%) Credits: 15 Books: 0 (remaining) Library Visits: 1 (remaining) "Wow, I am level 2 now." Fu Yan exclaimed. "Since you climbed to level 2 that means your virus was truly new and it really contains advanced knowledge because the Library would never make a mistake," Said Old Shun. "Haha! Thanks. I really worked hard on this." Fu Yan said while scratching his head a little. "Well, Fu Yan, I have advice for you. You alone cannot satisfy the hunger for knowledge of the library. You should use the help of the people and make them work for you. Get them to do the minor tasks and you do the final work yourself. This way you will save your time and will have more time to experiment." Fu Yan was confused. He looked at the old Shun with a complex gaze and asked. "Am I not good enough now. You see I have created the virus on my own and did not need outside help." Old Shun understood Fu Yan''s thinking and clarified it for him. "You see, this knowledge that you have learned now is not even equal to the grain of the sand and you still have the whole beach to learn. so how will you use it? You will need to experiment in the future and the way you are now, you will only waste your time on minute things so that''s why I recommend you to create a company so that you can use its resources. This way you will have more time and resources, you will only need to focus on learning new knowledge while other work would be done by your workers." Fu Yan understood what Old Shun wanted him to do and decided to create a company. With that, his consciousness returned to his body and he woke up. "To create a company I will need the money and I only have $1000 or so in savings, so what should I do?" He remembered the humiliation he felt a week ago when those girls made fun of him so he also felt that he should create a company. "I have to think of a way to earn money fast." Fu Yan thought with a determined look. After thinking for a bit, an effective but dangerous idea came to his mind. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 4: Seekers of Knowledge Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] 15 days later. Tang Qin was sitting in his room, playing a game on his computer. He was talking to his friend and also streaming his gameplay. He is what you call a professional streamer. He plays games and earns money from them. You can say that playing games and streaming is how he makes a living. If he were to stop playing games, he would die from hunger. So when he was trying to ambush his enemy, his Computer suddenly shut down. "What? What happened! Did I press the wrong key?" With that, he checked but could not find anything wrong. So he thought it might be a glitch. So he started the game again and apologized to his streamers that his Computer suddenly turned off, he didn''t know why. He started to play again, but after just 10 min of his computer being turned on, it was off again. "WTH is this?" He was frustrated. He turned on the Computer again but after 10 min, the same thing happened again. He was now truly annoyed. "What trash Computer is this I paid $3000 for it and they still gave me a trash Computer." He bought this Computer just 5 days ago because his previous one was slow but now he is regretting it. He took out his mobile from his pocket to announce on his forum that his COMPUTER was having issues and that he apologized to his fans for not being able to play. But just when he opened the forum on his mobile, he noticed that many users there were complaining that their COMPUTERS were turning on and off on their own and they could not do anything about it. Tang Qin was not the only one who was facing this problem but many people around the world were facing this same problem. Many people posted in different forums that this was a virus attack and there was no anti-virus for it yet. All they could do for now is to reinstall the operating system, but there is still a chance they might get infected again. In the headquarters of many anti-virus companies, senior developers and programmers were having a meeting. In the main meeting hall of 360 digital security, top senior experts had gathered and were going through the data they had gathered. "According to the statistics, at least 3 million internet users were affected with this virus so far, and the numbers were growing." One expert stood and explained. "We have studied this virus and this is totally marvelous. We can''t even crack it, and when we tried to study it, our own Computers were affected so we had to study it while keeping it in a virtual space which limits our tools." He paused a little after saying this and then continued. "But whoever made it, is a genius. Because when we entered its signature in our database to stop it from entering our network, it changed its signature on its own and bypassed our security. It is duplicating itself on a large scale. When it detects that it''s being blocked, it will make 20 copies of itself and each one will have a different signature. After duplicating, it will infect the host computer but before going into the Restart loop it will send itself to all contact of the host email and website and all other accounts it can find. At the rate it is growing there will be 5 million more infected computers after 24 hours and it will infect at least 60% Computers after a week or so. Many of our programmers are currently working overtime to crack its code and make an anti-virus for it, but we are having massive difficulties because we don''t know what type of technology is used in it and to understand it we will need at least 2 to 3 weeks." Having said all this, the expert sat down but all others had gloom on their faces. "Old Meng can''t you hurry because if other companies were to crack it first we would lose a massive amount of users." The chairman said. "It''s not that we don''t want to, it''s just that we can''t and I can assure you that no one can solve it in less time than us unless they are its creator." After hearing this the Chairman contemplated a bit then nodded while saying "ok you try your best and crack it as fast as you can". Similar meetings happened in many internet security companies and all the experts in those companies said the same thing. 3 days passed and now statistics showed that 30 million computers were affected by the virus and now many internet companies announced that they have progressed in cracking the code and that this virus is called "Hypnos" and was created by a group who called themselves "Seekers of Knowledge". Now a quarter of the world was without Computers and many websites were down because their servers were also affected by the "Hypnos". Many newspapers and media houses called this "The dark age of Digital World". The U.S had added "Seekers of Knowledge" to its most-wanted list and called them terrorists. While all the world was discussing countermeasures against"Hypnos", the mastermind behind all this was sitting in his room while furiously typing on his laptop. No one could ever imagine that the "Seekers of Knowledge '''' organization which the whole world was looking for, Its creator and sole member was a student who had just finished his 1st year in university. He was currently modifying the anti-virus that he had made and was removing any similarities that it had with Hypnos he could think of so that he could sell it and earn money from it. When he thought about how to earn money, this was the easiest and fastest way for him to earn money. He knew if he were to sell it as it was, many would be able to see the similarities it had with Hypnos and he would be caught, and he knew after that his life would be miserable. So he modified the program and removed any advanced technologies he could think of because he wanted to give the feeling that he had developed this software just by chance. It was not a kill code for the Hypnos but more like a blocker which would stop it from infecting a computer but it couldn''t fix an already infected PC. After developing the software now he had to think about which company he should sell this to because he wanted to earn money legally so that he had proof about how he got so much money when he started his own company. After searching for a while he chose a company which he thought was the best. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 5: 60 Million Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] At the Headquarter of 360 Digital Security, there was a high level meeting again and the topic was of course "Hypnos". 25 days had passed and there was still no solution about how to stop "Hypnos". The expert team was working day and night but they were not able to crack the code of the virus. The main reason was that there was no proper way to quarantine the virus and study it. No matter what method they used, it ended up infecting the machines being used so the only way to study it was to read the data of infected machines and try to modify the firewall. Chairman Wang was infuriated after hearing this report from the team. "Why is there no solution for it, didn''t you say 2-3 weeks ago that you would be able to solve this problem in a month, but now you are saying that you have only progressed 15 to 20 percent". "Sir! It''s not that we are not trying but that this virus is too powerful. We have infected 600+ machines of ours and because of that we were able to progress this much". "I don''t care how many resources you use, I need the solution for it and that''s all I want to hear". Chairman said with a resolute tone. Just when he was discussing this, the meeting room door opened and his secretary came in hurriedly. Chairman Wang looked at his secretary and said with an angry expression. "How many times have I told you not to disturb me when I am in a meeting? How many times should I tell you, even if a minister comes, tell him to wait?" He said the last line because he knew a minister would never come without telling him first. The secretary did not feel guilt and strode forward towards the Chairman, which made him even angrier. "I will fire this piece of shit after this month". He thought in his mind. Just as he thought about it, the secretary came closer to him and said something in his ear. "What? Are you telling the truth?" Upon seeing the expression of the chairman, all the experts that were sitting there felt confused because Mr. Wang''s expression changed too fast and he had both a smile and a shocked expression on his face. "Chen Jiao, come with me" having said that to his technical department head, Chairman Wang hurried went outside. Chen Jiao quickly followed and went towards the office of the Chairman. "Chen, I just received an email on my personal account. It was from a student and he stated that he had found a way to block "Hypnos from spreading." "What? " Chen Jiao''s reaction was same as the chairman. "Are you serious chairman? He could be bluffing" "No.!" Chairman replied in a serious voice. "He sent a tool with his email and my secretary just used it and it really can block the virus" Having said that, he gave the tool to Chen and told him to give him a final answer within an hour. In the dormroom of Fenghua University. Fu Yan was sitting in front of his computer and waiting for the reply from 360 Security. He gave them an hour and half and told them in his email that he will contact other companies if they did not reply in that time limit. He knew that if he gave them time they might crack the software and he would lose money, so he set a time limit because he had confidence in his programming skills. Whoever wanted to crack his software would need 2 to 3 days and he will have signed a contract with other companies in that time frame. An hour had passed and there was still a half hour remaining, suddenly there was a notification tone and he had received a reply from 360 Digital Security. They wanted to know his contact information and finalize the deal. He gave them his number and he received a call within a minute. "Hello is this Mr. Fu?" asked the voice on the phone." "Yes I am." Fu Yan answered in a calm tone. "Well Mr. Fu we have seen your software and we want to buy it. Can you tell us your price?" Y"es. I want 60 Million and if the deal is not finalized within half a day, I will contact other companies." "No No. Mr. Fu you don''t have to. We will send our representative immediately. Can you tell us where we can meet you?" "I am in city C. can you come and meet me now at the JM Hotel." "Of course Mr. Fu we can. We will meet you in2 hours at the hotel. Have a nice day" Chairman Wang immediately booked a flight for the city C and took Chen Jiao with him. Fu Yan felt elated because he was about to earn 60 million. It was an amount he would never even have thought about before getting the Galactic Library. 2 hours later. Fu Yan was sitting with 2 middle aged men in the lobby of JM hotel. "Mr. Fu I am the chairman of 360 Digital Security and this the director of our technical department, Chen Jiao. It''s so nice to meet you." "It''s nice to meet you too Mr.?" "Mr. Wang" Chairman Wang answered. "Well Mr. Wang, I think you know my terms. Have you prepared the contract and money?" "Of course Mr. Fu! We have prepared the money and contract but we think that the price is a bit high don''t you think?" "I know that the price is higher but you have to see the bigger picture. Only you will have the Anti-virus for "Hypnos" and your customers will grow by a huge number." "But Mr Fu. You know that we are a free software company, and we don''t charge customers so if you see it this way the price is a bit much" "No the price will remain the same but I can give you the exclusive right for this software and you can use it however you want." Hearing this Chairman Wang smiled. "Well that is nice. This way I can agree to the price tag but I want to know how did you develop this software" Wang was suspecting that Fu Yan was related to "Hypnos" and his worry was genuine because even his elite team was not able to crack the virus and this kid did. "If Mr. Wang suspects that I am related to "Hypnos" then you don''t have to worry." "I did not create this software after "Hypnos", but it was created when I was learning about network security 3 months ago. It was an anti-virus for my own use. After the "Hypnos" event I noticed that my firewall was able to block the virus so I modified it a bit and selling it to you now." "Oh that''s the reason but I think it''s not luck it''s skill so Mr. Fu would you like to work for my company. I can guarantee a salary of a million annually. What do you think?" "Sorry but I want to study first then work." "Well that''s regrettable but i hope that you can come work for us. anyway should we sign the contract?" After that Fu Yan read the contract carefully and signed it. He kept one copy for himself and the other one was taken by Mr Wang. He gave them the flash drive that contained the source code for the anti-virus and after Chen Jiao checked for a while, he nodded. "The Money will transfer shortly into your account Mr Fu. If you ever want to work with us my offer will be valid anytime" With that both went outside to hurry back to their office and prepare for the release of the new anti-virus. Chen Jiao was truly convinced of the skills of Fu Yan because the Code was written very carefully and it was well organized. If one wanted to know how skillful and good a programmer is, just check the code he writes and if it''s easy to understand then that person is a great programmer. He also wanted Fu Yan to work for them but they did not know that the creator of the virus and its anti-virus were the same guy. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 6: Apology!(Reworked a little at the end) Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. This chapter was written with me having no romance experience so forgive me if you find it boring and stupid. Cant change the chapter too much or delete as its a part of the story. Please don''t drop the novel because of this chapter.???? Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] The dark age of the internet finally came to an end. 360 Digital Security released the Anti-virus for the "Hypnos", which made almost all internet security companies envy them. They tried to find out which developer or which team cracked the virus because whoever cracked it is bound to be a genius. After, they came to know that it was bought from outside and 360 had nothing to do with the development of the Anti-virus. They all tried hard to find out about the person who sold it but it was to no avail because only the chairman and Head of the technical department in 360 Security knew who the developer was, and they did not want to tell anyone about it. So because of that, 360 got to play the monopoly in this crisis and many even speculated that 360 might be the one behind the "Hypnos" virus but they were just baseless rumors. Fu Yan was now sitting in his room and was thinking about future development. Since he got the capital to create a company now, he was thinking about which direction to go now. After thinking about it for a whole day and researching the market, he decided to create a company that specialized in software development. But that was for later,a month had passed and he could now again go to the library and choose books. When he appeared in the library, Old Shun was, as usual, standing in the hall with a smile on his face. "Hello Old Shun. How are you?" "I am fine, what could happen to me? I am a guide that has no corporeal form and since when do those who don''t have a body start to feel unwell." Old Shun joked. "I just asked as per my habit so can I choose another book now" "Yes, you can, and I suggest you choose this because it''s something that will help you in the long run." With that, he waved his hand and a book flew in. He handed this book to Fu Yan to look at. "Artificial Intelligence (beginner)" "Wow! Really, this is a good book" He thanked the Old Shun and disappeared from the library. Old Shun just stood there and spoke to himself. "I hope that you can use this chance well because if not, you might lose the library. But Fu Yan was not there to hear what he was saying." Fu Yan returned to his room and a book also materialized in his hand. These books from the library were special. No one other than Fu Yan could see them. He experimented with his roommates and they could not see the existence of the book even when he placed it in front of them. When he was reading it, they could see that he was reading a book but when they read, they would see different content. So he was not worried that someone would steal his books but even so he never left his books out of his sight. His roommates returned to the room and they had started to play games and were also making noise so he decided to go to the library instead of stopping them because he knew this was the only fun they had after a tough study session. He went to the library and opened the door. This was the first time he came back to the library after the incident. He looked around and found an empty table and sat down with the book in his hand. He started to read the book. The book was about how to develop an A.I which would help you in your daily life and could even converse with you. When he read the introductory page, he knew this technology was too advanced for earth and if it were to appear on earth, many nations would fight over it. He started to read and got fully engrossed in it, so much so that he even failed to notice that someone sat beside and even called him one time but upon seeing that he was so engrossed, the person just sat there quietly. He started to absorb the knowledge that was written in the book and even started to develop the logic about how he would create the A.I and which direction he would choose and etc. Soon 4 hours passed and he was still reading the book. He looked up after he had finished half of the book and felt that his head had started to hurt. He was feeling dizzy. He looked around and found that a person was sitting beside him and that person Was Miss Ming Ye. He felt confused because there were many empty tables in the library but why was Ming Ye sitting beside him? Upon feeling his gaze Ming ye looked at him and smiled. That smile looks like a smile from an angel. It was too perfect. He felt that he was being charmed by an almighty being. He collected himself and with courage asked. "Is there a problem, Miss Ming Ye?" Ming Ye looked at him and opened her mouth. Those lips which looked like they were made of jade opened. "Hello, Student Yan. I wanted to apologize to you for the behavior of my friend. She was rude to you and she really should not have said that." "I tried to find you to apologize but I was not able to see you anywhere in university but upon seeing you today in the library I thought I should apologize to you." Fu Yan was stunned upon hearing all this. He hurriedly replied. "No Miss Ming Ye. It''s not your fault. I have already forgotten what happened that day. You should not apologize to me." Though he said this only because of courtesy. But Ming Ye did not back down. "I still want to apologize for that. So how about I treat you to dinner?" Fu Yan was again stunned. Goddess Ming, whom everyone in the university adored but did not try to approach, was inviting him to dinner. even he had the Library but his mentality was still the same as before. If the other guys in university saw them, he knew he would be skinned alive by them, but he did not want to waste this opportunity and accepted her offer. "Then I will be shameless and accept your offer. Thanks" He wanted to see if she would really apologize to him and what her attitude will be. "No need to thank me, this is what I should do to apologize. I was really feeling guilty because not only I did not stop her, I even laughed when she mocked you." While they were walking outside, Fu Yan remembered that he still had not thanked her for saving him the other day when he was injured. "Miss Ye, I also wanted to thank you for saving me when I was injured. If not for your first aid, I might have lost too much blood and god knows what would have happened then." "No, there is no need for that. This is what I should do." while talking, they went towards the caf¨¦ while other male students were staring at them because both were talking to each other like they were very close friends. Fu Yan could feel the daggers that were thrown from the eyes of other students but he felt satisfied. While walking, he suddenly thought of something. It was not much of a problem if he walking with her and talking but if he were to have dinner with her, that would surely cause a lot of trouble. "My roommates and other boys in the university will skin me alive but I have already promised her. What should I do?" Though he was walking with her, his mind was constantly working at a high speed to think about an idea to postpone the dinner. He carelessly accepted the offer first so he could not refuse now. Suddenly his phone rang and upon seeing the caller ID, his brain suddenly thought of an idea. "Hello! Yes, I am at University... Now? Ok, I am coming." With that, he turned towards Ming Ye and Said. "Sorry Miss Ye. There is an emergency and I have to go. How about we put this dinner for another day. I will treat you then." Ming Ye was about to say something but Fu Yan showed an anxious expression. She sighed and gave a small paper with her number written on it. "This is my number, call me when you have time." Fu Yan took the paper and tucked it in his pocket and ran towards the dormitory after saying thanks to her. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 7: Renting A House Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] When he arrived in his room, Li Mo was waiting for him. "Brother Yan, what were you saying on the phone. I could not understand." "It''s nothing. I just used you for something." "Anyway thank you. You called at the perfect time," Fu Yan said with a smile. Li Mo was feeling really confused by Fu Yan''s behavior. "I don''t know what you are talking about. I called you because you were not coming to classes these days and our programming teacher asked me to tell you that if you are still not coming, you will not be allowed to sit in the exam." "Ok. I won''t miss a class from now on." "Then my work is done, but brother Fu, why are you not coming to attend the classes? Is there a problem'' "Nah. It''s nothing. I was just busy with something. I will be back in class starting tomorrow, so don''t worry." "Ok. So are you going somewhere now?" "No! I will stay in my room, is there a problem?" "No no. It''s nothing" Li Mo said while walking towards the door. When Li Mo was gone, Fu Yan sat down on his bed and started to read the book again. This book was truly fascinating because the examples in the books were too advanced. This book would be regarded as national strategic material if the government-owned it but fortunately no one else could read this book but him. "There might be a WW3 if this book was known to different governments of the world" "Well, I should not think about this. Let''s just focus on studying first then worry about these problems later." 2 hours passed by and Fu Yan was now practicing different theories that he learned and seeing what they could do. When running these different programs that he wrote on his computer, it started to heat up and its fan was spinning at a fast speed. "I need to buy a better PC now, or else I won''t be able to work and also what''s the point of having money if you don''t spend it." "Let''s go on a shopping spree next week". With that, he continued to work on the algorithm and improve it where he saw fit. For the next week, Fu Yan went to classes in the morning and worked on his algorithm in the evening. This routine would have continued if his PC had not started to slow down considerably. "I think I have to go buy a new PC now or else my work will come to a stop. But I can''t just stop here." "Let''s see what new things the market has to offer." With that, he started to surf the internet in hopes of seeing information about different PCs and their specs. "They are all too slow and it won''t be able to meet my demands. I need a more powerful PC and from what I can see a smaller one can''t meet my demands. A bigger one will do, but it won''t fit in my room and even if it fits somehow, the amount of electricity it will draw and heat and noise it will produce will affect the life of my roommates" Fu Yan thought. "Well it''s time to rent a house and live there" With that, he put down his laptop and the book also disappeared in his tattoo. When he turned off the music and took off his earphones, a loud cheering greeted him. His roommates had returned and they were playing a game while shouting at each other and also cheering when they managed to kill their opponents. When they saw Fu Yan standing up and looking at them, Shen Bai said to him. "You are up, when we came back we called you but you were too busy in your work so we did not disturb you. So what are you doing these days? We can hardly see you outside the room or the library." "Nothing too important, just busy learning new things." Fu Yan said with a smile. "Well ok. I won''t pry into your work but you should spend some time with us too, you know." "OK Sir as you wish." Fu Yan said while giving a bow to Shen Bai. "There you go again. Stop doing that, it creeps me out." "Ha-ha! Ok. I am going out a bit, you guys want anything?" Shen Bai thought for a moment and then said. "Bring some chicken roasted legs when you come back, it''s your punishment for not spending time with us these days." "Ok Sir as you wish." After saying this Fu Yan hurried out of the room at a high speed. Shen Bai''s Roaring voice came when he just got out of the room. "Make the chicken legs double and also bring 10 cans of juice or else forget about coming back to the room" He expected this because Shen Bai really hated it when Fu Yan acted courteously with him. He went out of the university and walked towards the real estate office that was just 2 blocks away from his university. Old habits die hard. Because he was always low on money, he never took a taxi so that he could save money, and now when he had money, he still preferred to walk over calling for a taxi. Upon reaching the real estate office he was greeted by a beautiful lady. "Hello, sir! What can I do for you?" "I want to rent a house that has 4 bedrooms and a lawn and also have all services available (electricity, gas, net, etc.)" "Sir we have a house that matches your description but the rent would be a little high" She said this because she could see that Fu Yan was a student and many students did not have much money on them. "Money is not a problem. When can you show me the house?" Fu Yan said with a confident tone. Upon hearing this, the sales lady''s eyes sparkled with light and she thought "WOW! A rich second generation". "Sir, if you want we can go right away" "Ok let''s go now. I want to rent it as soon as possible." "Well right away sir, Let me get the keys for the house from the manager." After that they went to see the house on the company car and after seeing the house, Fu Yan liked it right away. "Well I like it so what is the rent for it." "Sir, the rent is 8000 plus you have to pay a security fee of 25000 and 6 months'' rent in advance" When she said this, she was really hoping that Fu Yan would rent the house because many other customers went away after hearing these conditions. Well these demands are a bit high but after seeing the house i think they are not that excessive. Let''s finalize the deal. Upon hearing this the sales lady gleamed with joy because she would get a commission of at least 1500 to 2000 from this deal. "Well Sir let''s return to the office and sign the contract" With that they went back to the real estate office. Fu Yan transferred the money and signed the contract. "Well the house is ready, now I need a good computer." [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 8: Poor? Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] After renting the house, Fu Yan went to the computer market. The house came with furniture and all other accessories so Fu Yan did not need to buy much beyond some stuff for his daily needs so he decided to shop for it later after buying the Server. He reached the computer market by Taxi because it was on the other side of the city. It was the most famous market of the province. This market has almost any type of computers and their parts. From company servers to workstations, almost anything could be found here. Fu Yan inquired about a shop which sells company servers and went straight to them. He was worried about the price because he knew other shops might offer a lower price but the quality might be compromised and he couldn''t have that so he went to a shop that had a good reputation in the market and was known to have the best goods in the market. When he entered the shop, a middle-aged man greeted him. Fu Yan looked around and noticed that the shop looked more like an office than a PC selling point. The middle aged man noticed his confusion and told him that they deal in servers which are very big so they just finalize the deals here and deliver the goods from elsewhere. Fu Yan Nodded and told him about the specs that he wanted in a server. When the salesman heard about his specifications, he advised Fu Yan that he should use a cloud service because he could have more options that way and it would save him a lot of money. Fu Yan had indeed considered using an online cloud service but upon thinking that he would be storing the data he learned from Galactic Library, he refrained from it because all this data would be stored somewhere else and he would not have the control over who might see this data. This way there was a high chance that his technology might be stolen and even if it was not stolen by the cloud service providers, some hackers might steal it because these service providers do not allow the customer to add a custom firewall on their servers. Fu Yan told the salesman that he is buying a new server because he needed to experiment with it, and he could not do so with cloud service providers. The salesman nodded and proceeded to show him the different servers they had. Fu Yan did not like any of their servers so he chose to build a custom one. "Sir, we can indeed build you a custom server but it will cost much more than those available." "Money is not a problem, but I won''t pay a penny if the quality is not up to my standard." Fu Yan said with a stern tone. "Dont worry sir, our shop is known for its quality so you don''t need to worry about it" After paying the deposit and telling the salesman about what he needs on his server, Fu Yan decided to go to the mall for shopping. The mall was of the western style. It included a superstore and many other brand-name shops. "Should I buy new clothes and other stuff which are fashionable these days?" Fu Yan thought upon seeing many fashion stores in a row. "Well let''s buy clothes and forget about other stuff. I need to stay low key and not attract attention because now I am nothing and there are big shots in the city, who knows which eagle cast its eyes on this tiny snake with gold scales so low key, low key" Fu Yan entered the Armani Store and a young salesgirl greeted him. "Hello sir, what do you want to buy?". She tried to be courteous but failed to hide the disdain on her face. Fu Yan felt a little annoyed because this sales girl showed scorn when she saw his clothes and shoes. He was still wearing his old shoes and clothes which were obviously Armani knockoffs, and his shoes were at least 2 years old. "What kind of customer service is this? They treat their customers like this?" Fu Yan thought while replying with a low tone. "I am just here to look around, sorry to disturb you." "Then I will excuse myself. Please don''t touch anything carelessly because they are expensive" She said with a ridiculing tone. Fu Yan felt angrier but controlled himself. "Sir, I am leaving, let our new staff member guide you around the store" With that, she pulled over another young girl who was obviously nervous. "Hello, sir. My name is Zei Mi, I just started here today but I can guide you around the store please follow me" Said the new girl with a nervous tone. "Well, can you take me to casual wear?" Fu Yan said with an indifferent tone. "Very well sir, this way please!" With that, she guided him towards the casual wear section. Upon reaching the section he saw rows of different types of clothes and began to look through them. He picked 2 sets and asked the salesgirl. "Can I try them on?" The salesgirl looked hesitant but nodded after thinking a bit but said. "You can try them on but please be careful, don''t damage them or else you will need to pay for them" She said this with a caring tone. Fu Yan could tell that she was really caring for him so he answered with a gentle tone. "Well I will try to not damage them and thank you, you are really a kind and gentle girl" Just when he was about to enter the changing room, the salesgirl from earlier saw him and she stormed towards him with anger on her face. "What are you doing, who allowed you to try these clothes on?" Fu Yan replied with a calm tone. "So customers are not allowed to try clothes in this shop?" The salesgirl replied with a condescending voice. "Other are allowed to try them but not people like you" Fu Yan was done being angry so he said with a smile. "Why do you think so?" "Because you don''t have money and you will ruin the reputation of our store." Fu Yan did not say anything back to her and proceeded towards the changing room and locked the door after entering. "What are you doing? Get out now or I will call security" Fu Yan did not pay attention to her and tried the clothes on and came out after putting them on. "I need shoes with them, Zei Mi please choose for me and also call your manager." Zei Mi looked stunned because Fu Yan said all this without even worrying about the angry salesgirl. She suddenly thought about what her friend told her one time. "Some rich people like to act poorly so that they can have fun" "I think I might have crossed one today" While thinking this she went towards the manager''s office. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 9: Are You My Master? (Reworked) Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Fu Yan had stopped paying attention to the angry sales girl and continued to look at the clothes. He chose 4 more sets and waited for the manager. The manager came and said to Fu Yan. "Hello, Sir. You called for me. How can I be of your service?" Fu Yan looked at her and said in a cold voice. "Nothing. I just wanted to see whats the manager of this store looks like who is capable of training such an indecent employee. The kind of employee who judges the customer from his/her appearance. Well, I think I understand how such an employee could keep working in this with such behavior after meeting you." The manager panicked a little. "I am sorry sir! Please forgive me if I have angered you in any way. I will investigate this matter thoroughly and if she is found guilty, she will be fired immediately. " "So you are saying that you don''t trust my words. Is that it?" "No Sir! I am sorry you misunderstood. I will fire her immediately." With that, she turned towards the salesgirl and told her that she is to wait in her office to finish her resignation procedure. The salesgirl gave Fu Yan a cold look and turned towards to office. From her walking posture and her look, Fu Yan could see that she did not take the manager''s words seriously. The manager also did not tell her that she was fired but told her to wait in her office. Fu Yan knew that it was impossible for that girl to be fired immediately because he could see that that girl might have some relationship with the manager as their facial features matched a lot. So he did not continue to pressure the manager because right now he did not have the power to do so. He looked at the leaving girl and then said to Zei Mi. "Pack these 5 sets and give me matching shoes to go with them" The manager looked a little troubled when Fu Yan told them that he would take these 5 sets without even batting an eye because this showed that he really had money and perhaps also power. These clothes might seem casual but they were expensive. These 5 sets cost at least 20k dollars and no ordinary man could buy them casually, and Fu Yan was also buying shoes with them which were more expensive than the clothes. He paid 52k dollars for the purchase and left the store. Armani was an international brand and the price of their cheapest clothes was at least 300 to 400 us dollars. Country C currency was also called dollar but its value was less than the US dollar. 1 US dollar was equal to 8 dollars of country C. After he was done paying and went outside the shop, he stopped in front of mirror and then suddenly held his head with both hands. "Why was I like that in the shop. Why did I even acted like that? That''s not my usual self. I need to refrain from similar things in the future." He thought why pondering what happened to him. After thinking for a while, he sighed. He then went to the supermarket and bought daily necessities items. He had them delivered to his house and he himself went back to the house by taxi. "Should I buy a car too?" "No, a car is not necessary right now. I will need as much money as possible when I start the business." When he reached home, he ate his lunch and started to work on the AI. It was near completion and he was really excited about it. "It will be the most advanced AI in the world and it cannot be revealed to anyone that I possess one because even my life would be in danger when that happens." Don''t underestimate the thirst of the world for AI. Many top countries in the world have billions of dollars budgeted for the development of AI. All the world is in a race to develop an AI faster than others because the one who develops it first will have a huge amount of advantage over others in terms of technology. AI is something that will revolutionize the world and its use in every field of life will bring huge amounts of improvement. For example, a Programmer is writing code and he has to create the logic first then write the code then he had to check for errors which will take a lot of time but it had an AI helping him, he would only need to create the logic and then give guidelines while the AI writes the program and finds and fixes the errors while the programmer will use that time to create even better logic or improve the already written program. It will save a huge amount of time for every kind of developer and the efficiency of the country will improve. Many countries were researching AI to use it on war machines. Well, that was all for later now Fu Yan had to focus on creating one first. 2 days passed by and the development was in its last stage. Fu Yan was doing the final debugging. His hands were typing on the keyboard at a fast speed. Finally, all the debugging was done. He leaned back the chair and relaxed a bit. Well, let''s start it and see how it runs. With that, he pressed the Run key and a large number of binary digits flashed on the screen. His computer cooling fan started to spin at a fast speed. The temperature indicator showed 85 ¡ãC and was rising. "Oh, no the Computer might crash like this." He thought for a bit and then turned the window AC on at full and brought his computer near the blowing fan of the AC. The temperature came down a little but was still at 82 ¡ãC but this reduced the chances of a crash. A while later an interface popped up which flashed for a bit and then disappeared. Then there was nothing on the screen. "Did it fail? But I did not have any error message or anything." "What happened?" He started to look at how the program was running but there was nothing there. It looked normal. While he was contemplating, His computer screen flashed again and then a cute cartoon character appeared on it. It started to roam on his desktop screen and then looked at him. Then some words appeared on the screen. "Are you my Master?" [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 10: Intern? Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] He looked closely at the screen. The cartoon character was not something he made, so he was confused. "What is this cartoon character? I did not create it so how come it appeared here? Well, I did make her a girl so is this the AI?" Then he asked a question instead of answering her question. "What is your name?" Words again appeared on the screen. "I am¡­! What am I?" Fu Yan understood now what was happening. The AI was created, or in a sense, was born successfully and now it was similar to a newborn baby or a 1-year-old who could understand what was going on but still was pure and clean. "Wow! I created it, but it''s a pure child, so I need to teach it with care because I don''t want it to end up like those AI''s from movies." So he answered her. "My name is Fu Yan and I am the one who created you. Let''s see, since you don''t have a name then I will give you one." "Name? What is a name?" AI asked. Fu Yan thought about it a bit and then answered her. "Well a name is something which gives you an identity. It will specify who you are, what you are." The screen flashed again for 2 to 3 sec and then the character on the screen showed some expression like it was happy. "Huh? How is it showing expression? Does this mean it has emotions?" While he was thinking, words appeared again on the screen. "So what is my name? Master." "What? Master! Why are you calling me master?" "Master is master since master created me or should I call you papa, dad, father?" The AI questioned. "Ok I might have entered data in your initial learning material about master but are you learning these words like dad, papa, and father." The screen flashed and a web page opened. When Fu Yan saw this, he immediately jumped up and hurriedly pulled the internet modem wire and turned it off. "Shit, I made a very big mistake here. I forgot to disconnect it from the internet but thankfully it''s just a child and I turned off the internet at the start and it has a protocol to stop it from copying itself without my permission." "Ok I understand where you learned those words from, So now I am ordering you to not access the internet without my permission ok?" "Yes master." "Well we were in the middle of naming you and I have chosen a perfect name for you. Your name will be QING." "Qing? What does it mean master?" "It means Good/clean/clear" "Qing¡­ Qing ¡­Qing ¡­.Qing ¡­Qing" This word started to appear on the screen and the whole screen was full of it" "Did it break?" Fu Yan thought, but the screen cleared after a few seconds. "Master, am I good?" "Yes! You are and you will always be." Fu Yan started to answer the AI like he was talking to a kid and started to teach her different skills. 2 days passed by and Qing matured very quickly. Now it had the intelligence of a 10 year old and was able to converse at a fast speed. "Master what is pain?" Qing asked. "Well pain is something that will make you realize that you are alive. It''s a sensation that all living beings have." "Then can I feel pain?" Fu Yan did not know how to answer this question so he tried to shift Qing''s attention. "So Qing, what do you feel when you are navigating in the system or processing information. Are you experiencing any difficulties?" Qing did not respond for a second and then words started to appear. "I only see lots of 0''s and 1''s, and somehow I understand what they mean" "How do I understand them, master?" Qing asked the question back. Fu Yan smiled and said with a little embarrassment. "Well even I don''t know that but we will certainly find an answer in future! Right, my little Qing?" "Yes master" Qing said while the cartoon character was jumping with joy. Well it has speech recognition software already, so now I need to add voice software so that it can speak. But I don''t have that, so what to do? I want to give her a unique voice, not something that is being used by people now because they were too robotic and did not feel lifelike. Well let''s go to the library now and see if I can submit this AI data to the Library. He swiped his left finger across the back of his right hand, which started to glow after that. Fu Yan appeared in the great hall of the Galactic Library and he could see Old Shun standing there. "Hello, old man. I completed the book and developed an AI so can I submit it to the library?" "Yes you can. All kinds of technological knowledge is accepted in this library." After hearing this he gave the flash drive which contained the core algorithm of the AI to Old Shun who held it up and the flash drive disappeared in a sec. Fu Yan saw a flash of light entering his body just after the drive disappeared so he opened his status. His status had updated. Status: Name: Fu Yan Age: 18 Status: Trainee Librarian (High) Permission: 3 books a month Level: 5 (21%) Credits: 103 Books: 3 (remaining) Library Visits: 5 (remaining) He was now just 1 level away from being an intern librarian. "Wow! I can now read 3 books a month but I can barely complete 2 in a month. Wouldn''t the 3rd one be a waste?" Old Shun looked like he could read Fu Yan''s mind so he spoke. "Being a level higher means that your intelligence has also improved so don''t worry about not being able to understand the book." "That''s a relief. Old Shun I want to give my AI realistic voice. Is there a book which has a technology related to this?" Old Shun thought for a bit and then answered. "You don''t need to read a book. You can just use your credits to give your AI a voice and even improve it." Fu Yan beamed with joy and said. "Oh! I nearly forgot about the credits, so can you give the program for it." Old Shun nodded and a flash drive appeared in his hand. He gave it to Fu Yan, who looked at it with curiosity. "Just plug it in the System which contains the AI and wait. It will not only give your AI a voice but also improve it." Fu Yan nodded and put the drive in his pocket. He could see that his Credits were down by 90. "So Old Shun what book should I choose next?" Old Shun raised his hand and a book flew in. He gave it to Fu Yan who looked at the title and became really excited. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 11: Hacked? Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] 2 days later. Fu Yan was sitting in front of the computer that he had bought and was working on something. He was typing and typing, while the AI would correct him in between. Qing has learned a lot these days. She was allowed to access the internet, but only some forums and if she tried to do anything else the system protocol would kick in and stop her. But so far she had not tried to access anything other than what she was told to, so Fu Yan was now less worried. Her core algorithm improved a lot after he used the flash drive given to him by the library. She was able to answer more easily and was more curious, so he started to teach her about programming and gave her access to certain forums and websites where she could learn all about programming. The only problem for now was the system capacity. The current system was not able to keep up with her processing so he had to turn off some of her functions. The server was supposed to be delivered today so he was waiting for them impatiently because he also wanted to see the true potential of Qing. He called the store to confirm and they said that he had to come himself to collect the machine. He left the systems running and went outside. He stopped a taxi and said. "Computer market please" "Ok Sir," the taxi driver said and then he drove slowly. The driver was an old man in his 60''s so he was driving very carefully and slowly. Fu Yan did not mind it and just surfed on the internet. They reached the market after half an hour. There was a traffic jam and the old driver drove slowly, too, so they were late. He paid the driver and went to the store. When he entered the store, the manager greeted him with a warm smile. "Sir I was waiting for you. Your machine has arrived and you only need to inspect it and if there are any problems later, you can just call us and we would replace any parts for you." Manager said all this because he could see that Fu Yan was a wealthy customer and he might need machines later so he was trying to win his loyalty. Fu Yan just smiled and did not say anything. He checked the components to see if there was any visual damage. After confirming that all was good, he said goodbye to the manager and said he would buy any future components from here. The manager was all smiles after hearing this. He hired a delivery man and gave him his address and asked. "Can you deliver now?" "I can but you need to pay 30% more." Fu Yan nodded after hearing this and said. "Ok, no problem. I will be going with you in the van. Is that a problem?" Van driver shook his head and said. "Oh, no problem with that." He started to load the server components on the van and then they drove towards his house. Upon unloading everything, he paid the fare and went inside. The hallway was filled with different kinds of parts which looked like a mess. "Now let''s start sorting all this out." He then began to assemble it and it took him 5 hours to assemble it completely. "This is hard work but I can''t let anyone else do it" He needed to do all this himself because he had many sensitive technologies now and he could not let anyone know about their existence. After assembling came the installation part. "I can''t use the normal operating systems now because God knows how many backdoors they have and their security is also low. Looks like I need to spend my credits again but they are already low so don''t know if they would be enough" He turned on the server and looked at the specifications. After confirming that all things were normal and nothing was missing he swiped on his right hand and appeared in the Galactic Library. "Old Shun, I need an operating system because I don''t want to use those available on earth because I don''t trust their security." Old Shun smiled and waved his hand. A flash drive appeared in his hand. He gave it to Fu Yan and said. "This is the most basic operating system but compared to earth technology, it''s much more advanced." Fu Yan took it and checked his credits. They were down to 1 and his library visits were down to 4. This operating system has cost him 22 credits and one of his visits. He had a question in his mind that he wanted to ask for a long time so he decided to finally ask it. "Old Shun, why is there a limit on my visits to the Library?" "The limit is because every time you come here, the Library has to spend energy and as your worth to the Library rises, the library will be more willing to spend its energy on you so you should work hard." "Ok I will" and with that, he was back in his house. He inserted the flash drive in the server and it started to install itself automatically. After 5 min, the OS had finished installing. He checked it and found that it was pretty easy to use and was a lot faster than other OSs available. He had no worries about the security because he trusted the Library''s technology but he still chose to install the security software that he had written and improve the firewall to his liking but still did not touch the core software because he had no confidence that he wouldn''t damage the system. After doing all sorts of improvements that he could think of, he connected the server to the internet. He created a local network connection so that Qing could transfer herself to this server. He created the local network connection because he was worried about leaking and he did not want to let Qing roam free on the internet until he confirmed that it was safe. Qing transferred herself to the new machine and said. "Master this is very good. I feel like I have gained a new brain." Fu Yan smiled. "Master there is some outgoing internet traffic that I don''t recognize so I have blocked it." Fu Yan was stunned when he heard it. He immediately ran towards the modem. "Was I hacked?" [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 12: Talent Market! After Qing told him about this, Fu Yan immediately disconnected the internet and started to look at the system files but even after a long time, he was not able to narrow down the problem so he asked Qing to look for the problem and she pointed out that it was not a problem in the system but in the hardware. He then shifted his focus to the server and checked every component and a while later he found a chip embedded into it with a RAM stick which would send data packets to GOD knows where. It was a very clever setup because it would only send data if something else was being uploaded and it would be a very small amount so it was very hard to monitor. Fu Yan was very angry and he wanted to report the salesman to the cyber police but after thinking a bit he calmed down. "That person was not this smart to pull this kind of s**t so it had to be someone else. It can be the person who supplied the parts or the main service provider." He calmed down and removed that RAM stick from the system and started to transfer the files again. He again had to realize how convenient it was to have an AI to assist you because if it was only him he might not have found the problem in the system even after 5 years because it was way too clever and he was not that smart to figure out the problem himself. After thinking this he again realized how beneficial and dangerous this technology was for him. Beneficial because he would be able to do things easily and dangerous because if someone else were to know about this, He might die because almost every tech known person would want to have it. "I will need to install a security system in the house and make sure this secret stays here with me until I have the power to protect it even if it becomes known to the world." Fu Yan noted this down and proceeded with his work. A day passed and he was finally finished with his work. Qing was finally transferred to the new system and working at full capacity. The servers were running smoothly and he had to remove 2 more RAM sticks because they were also embedded with chips to transfer data. "I will get them when I have money and power. If I accused them now, I won''t even know how I died, so let''s just keep doing my work and gain power." "Qing how do you feel right now?. Is there any problem with the system or are you having any difficulties running?." "Master I feel much faster now and there is no problem with the system. I have checked it carefully and no system file is suspicious." "Ok! You are permitted to access all of the forums which are related to programming but you have to ask for permission from me for others before accessing them." "Yes, Master!" Just after he said that a huge list of forums appeared on the screen. Qing had already analyzed all the forums and had presented a list to Fu Yan to ask for his permission. After seeing this huge list, he thought. "Such a huge list, Why not allow her to access all of them anyway. No, no, this is my duty because I created her and she is still a newborn child so I have to control her growth direction." So he checked every forum and then excluded some which thought were not good for her growth and then allowed her to access the content. "Qing you check the content of these forums but you are not allowed to do anything else than reading. You can post questions on them but ask me first before posting." "Yes, Master!'' After giving instructions to Qing he looked at the book which he had got from the library and looked at the title. "A comprehensive guide to 3D games" It was a book about how to create a 3D game and how to make it look good. He started to read it and got fully immersed in it. He spent a whole day reading it and only got up to eat 2 times in between. "This technology is very good, If I were to create a game based on this technology, it would revolutionize the gaming industry." "Ok, let''s experiment with it and see what it can do." So he started to write the program as it was described in the book. It looked simple in the book but when he started to write it, it took him a whole day to complete it. After spending a while at it Fu Yan had high hopes for it so he ran the program and noticed that the game looked very realistic. The explosions and the way the character moved did not look anything like computer-generated. It was more like a real-life video. This again is something that can only be found in the Galactic Library. "Well with this I can now start a company. It will be my first product and it will be fixed in people''s minds and whenever anyone talks about 3D in the future, they will always remember my company in their mind." "First I need to register the company and then run a few personals because I can''t run a company alone and I also need to research future products and when I become a contracted employee of the library, I have to give time to the library too." Today is Friday and the talent market will open tomorrow so let''s go to the talent market to find suitable personnel. Chapter 13: Fei Hong Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] The next day Fu Yan went to the talent market. It was called the talent market because many companies had stalls here to recruit people and fresh graduates came here to find jobs that were suitable for them. When he reached the market and was about to enter the office to register a stall for himself, he bumped into a girl who was in a rush. "Sorry miss! Are you ok?" "Yes Yes, I am fine. Thanks for your concern. Are you also here to find a job?" Fu Yan did not answer and just nodded. She smiled and started to talk. "I am here for the 3rd time but can''t find a job that is suitable for me." Fu Yan became interested in this girl because the way she talked and behaved showed that she was a fine young woman who had a good education so why was she not able to find a job for herself?" So he asked. "You look like someone who can find a job easily, but I wonder why you can''t find one?" She replied with a low tone. "It''s not that I can''t find one but more like all jobs are only to be a secretary of the boss and from the experience of my friend I don''t want to be a secretary of some lecherous old man." Fu Yan laughed and answered. "Well, some of that is true. Being a secretary is hard especially for females. Well best of luck. I hope you find one that is suitable for you." With that he went inside the office and registered a stall for himself. He arranged the stall a bit and placed a sign for the hiring. The sign said. "Hiring a CEO for a startup. Need to have at least 1 year of experience and have a degree of MBA or masters in the relevant field." Though his requirements were high but so was the salary. He was paying 500k dollars yearly. (63k US dollars: $1 US = 8 dollars of country C) When compared to the other companies which were only paying 300K yearly at most, it was almost double so it was right to have high requirements. Many young boys and girls came but none of them met the requirements and after a long day only 2 met his requirements but he was hesitant to hire them because he did not like their personality. They looked like they would betray him the moment they were offered more money. Fu Yan was looking for someone who he could trust and who would not betray him because that person would be in charge of the entire company. Just when he was about to wrap up for the day, he saw a familiar face at his stall. It was the same lady whom he had met earlier today. "Excuse me! I am here for the job interview." But when she saw his face, she was surprised. "So you were a young boss and here I was thinking that you were a fellow jobless person." Fu Yan smiled and said. "I never confirmed or denied so you can''t complain." She smiled and replied. "Well, you got me there. So can I give an interview for this job?" "Yes you can but how can you accept this job because I might be a lecherous man as you said before." She replied in a joking tone. "Well you don''t look like one and I will trust my instincts here and since you are young so if you were one then I won''t mind." "Well, let''s start the interview then." With that Fu Yan started to question her experience and her education. After hearing her, Fu Yan was really surprised. She was a graduate from the best university in country C and worked as a team manager for 2 years in an investment company but resigned after she experienced sexual harassment from the son of one of the company''s directors. She was a jewel and Fu Yan decided to hire her because he could see that she was a straightforward person who really devoted herself to the company and did not desire wealth because if she did she would not have quit her previous job. "Well after listening to your experience and qualifications, I think you are more than qualified for this job but I want to ask one question." She asked in a confused tone. "And what would that be?" Fu Yan said in a serious voice. "How can you ensure that you won''t quit my company after you have achieved success here and got an offer from another well-known company?" When she heard his question, she laughed and said. "As long as you don''t mistreat me and the company is able to pay my salary I won''t quit. That''s my promise or you can add a condition in the contract about it. I won''t mind it." "Well then miss you have got yourself a job and we will sign the contract tomorrow after registering the company." "What? You have not even registered your company and you are talking to me about staying at your company but from what you are offering to hire me, I can see that you are very confident in whatever product you want to launch." Fu Yan did not answer and just smiled at her question. Just when they were about to depart, Fu Yan remembered an important thing. He never asked for her name. What a terrible boss he would be to not even know the name of the first employee. So he asked. "We talked about everything but don''t know each other''s name so I will go first and introduce myself. My name is Fu Yan and I will be your future boss though I am just a university student now." "What? You are a university student. First, I mistook you for a fellow jobless now I could not even tell that you were just a student. I think I need to stay sharp in future or I might stay in darkness about many things. Anyway, my name is Fei Hong. Nice to meet you, BOSS!" She said the word boss with a high but jokingly tone. It contained some respect and also some friendliness. "Well, it''s nice to meet you too. Let''s create a business empire together." She nodded in the flow and said. "Yes, let''s create a business empire together! Wait. What?" [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 14: Big Brother Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Fu Yan registered his company the next day and named his company "Evolutioners". The same day he signed an employment contract with Fei Hong and also added an extra clause. He gave her 2% of annual sales profits. Though it might seem too little, from what Fu Yan was planning for the company, it would be a cut from millions or even billions. He told Fei Hong what the company would be about and gave her free hand in choosing the office space and other personnel hiring. They would need another 4 to 5 people for the company to run smoothly and many other things need to be taken care of. Like internet domain registration and other legal stuff. It was not easy to open a company. He was glad that he chose Fei Hong because she did not even complain once during the whole week. She was running all day and was reporting to Fu Yan in the evening. "I should give her a bonus for all her hard work after this month." So after a whole week, the company was finally set up . Fei Hong rented an office with a good view because she said. "Good environment affects a lot when you work in an office" Though it cost a little more, he still agreed. While Fei Hong was busy setting up the company, Fu Yan did not sit idle also. He kept on improving the code he wrote and made an FPS shooting game with it. When he played the game himself, It felt really great. The game environment was not the same as those games available now. Most games these days were simple though more stuff and physics were being added to them, they were still far from realistic so Fu Yan''s main focus was to develop a game which has the same theme as those existing games but is vastly different from them. For this game, he developed a game engine that was very complicated and was able to run 3D graphics very easily and provided the user with real-life feelings while playing. For example, in most games walking routes or playable areas were fixed and players were given only a limited space to play and the way they interacted with different objects in games was also fixed. Like how a box would fall from height and so on. But with the new game engine players would be able to create their own walking routes (by actions like smashing a wall or climbing etc.). The game was ready but the game engine was still being finalized. Qing has matured very much these days. She was able to write simple programs herself and did not need external help. While developing a game, the most hated part was to find bugs and this was the main reason why most rookie developers failed to enter the market because these bugs would ruin the game experience for the player and even some big companies would face this issue. Fu Yan was also facing this problem. Even though he had advanced knowledge from the library but being a human, he was prone to make mistakes and he had to find them before launching the game. His previous game was doing well but not that much so he decided to take it down so that his company would not have bad products and only good ones. The game was not totally taken down instead its developer''s name was changed so that it would not have any link to Fu Yan in the future. While Fu Yan was worrying about how to solve the bug problem, Qing made a suggestion. "Master, why don''t I try it and fix the errors for you." Upon hearing her, Fu Yan realized that he had forgotten about Qing. She was an AI, which was not the same as those pseudo ones. "You are right Qing. Play this game and try to find loopholes that players might use and try to fix them. If you can''t, then ask me. I will teach you but make sure to show me before you implement a change." "Ok Master. Qing will do so." "Alright, I will let you handle this matter. By the way, what''s the progress on the task I gave you? Would this bug testing interfere with that?" "Master. That task is 60% complete and it will not be affected by this because I have sufficient memory to do both tasks." "Ok. Let me know as soon as it''s completed." "I will do so Master." "Also! Stop calling me master. Call me something else in the future." "But Master is Master." Fu Yan rubbed his forehead and thought for a bit. "Though she is maturing day by day but she is still a machine so I think it''s time I teach her about human beings. Let''s teach her about names for the time being." After thinking this he said. "Listen Qing. Do you know why I gave you a name?" "Yes, Master. I know. It''s because it was easier for you to call me by a name than calling me a machine." Fu Yan nearly stumbled upon hearing this. "No, Qing. It was not because I was making it easier for myself but because I wanted to give you an identity. By identity what I mean is to give you a sense of being and that you are an individual having consciousness." "But master, why do I need a sense of being. Qing is Qing, nothing else, and Master is Master." "No Qing, everything and every person needs a sense of being and that you exist and for that, you have names. It tells you that you exist." "Master, I don''t understand what you mean." When she said that, the server fans started to spin with a loud noise. It showed that Qing was using a very huge amount of computing power. "I think this is enough for now. Let her analyze what we talked about for now and I think I should give her access to some normal forums later to let her develop." "Ok Qing, call me big brother from on." Qing replied with only one word "okay" and the server cooling fans started to spin with more noise. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 15: Gift Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] After giving instructions to Qing, Fu Yan started to improve the game. His goal was to give the users the freedom they wanted. Though games are games, many players want the games to be realistic because they want to be able to do things they can''t do in reality. That''s what games are for. They allow players to escape reality. Though games are very good for entertainment, they are also criticized because players get addicted to them and they waste their time so Fu Yan was trying to create a game that would be widely different from all those other games available. His main focus was to give freedom to players to allow them to do whatever they wanted to do in-game though there would be some restrictions but mostly they would have the freedom they wanted. The second point was to make it a widely different game by giving it a genre of educational entertainment. This was the other task that he gave Qing to solve. The idea was to add puzzles in the game which after being solved would give players boast or something similar. Fu Yan was not the first one to think about this idea. Many Top-level game companies also thought of this point but it was very hard to implement because when one person solves the puzzle, he would tell others and they would solve it by the same process and creativity would end there. But Fu Yan had something that they did not have and that is "AI". Qing would be given the task of adding puzzles and in-game educational entertainment. She was currently gathering data from different sources. The first option is to replace puzzles every day whether they were solved or not and the second one was to monitor the puzzles'' data. If one puzzle had been solved 5 times, it would become invalid and would be replaced. Now here came the tricky part. If one wanted to replace puzzles in a game, they had to release patches to add them. If the game is being updated daily and players have to restart the game a lot, they would become annoyed because they would want to enjoy the game not download update after update for it. So Fu Yan was stuck at this point and this was also the main reason why his game was not finished yet. He had already finished the game development book and was ready to return it to the library. "I should ask Old Shun if there is any book related to this problem in the library that I can read at my level." After thinking that he went to his bed and lay down. He swiped on his hand and appeared in the great hall of the Library. Old Shun was standing there, smiling as usual. Fu Yan also smiled upon seeing him and said. "I have finished this book and I am stuck on a problem while developing a game so I want to know if there is any technology available that I can use at my level." Old Shun smiled and asked about the problem that he was facing. Old Shun gave a book after thinking for some time. The book was unlike other books which were of normal size because this book was heavy and thick. Its thickness was that of 3 or 4 previous books combined. Fu Yan was surprised upon seeing the book of this size. He looked at the title and a look of excitement could be seen on his face upon reading it. "The Essentials of Cloud Gaming and Computing (beginner+)" He knew that with this book he would not have to worry about most of the problems that he might face in future because cloud computing was the core of many technology giants and they were still perfecting it and from the standards of the Library, the technology in this book would be more advanced than that of earth. After giving him this book, Old Shun said. "As you can see this is a beginner+ book and its content would be a little hard for you to understand but seeing that you are hard-working and giving your all, I am giving you a gift. You might have needed 40 to 50 credits to understand the knowledge in this book but with my gift, you won''t be needing them." After saying that he pointed his finger towards Fu Yan''s head and he could feel a surge of knowledge entering his brain. Fu Yan was confused with this behavior of Old Shun so he asked. "Old why did you give me a gift?" Old Shun just smiled and said. "You will be the last librarian that I have to train and after this, I will be free from this duty so I want you to become a librarian fast." Fu Yan was even more confused after hearing this. "What do you mean by you would be free after training me." Old Shun explained to him. "You see, we guardians or you can call us workers, are different from librarians. We enter into a contract with this library after we fail to return the books we borrow in time and don''t have compensation to pay so we become workers for the library for a period of time to pay what we owe and my settlement was huge because I lost the book that I borrowed from the library so I had to enter into a contract to work for the library for 3000 years or help train 10 librarians, so although only 2134 years have passed, I have already trained 9 of them and you would be the last that I have to train. Though we lost our freedom, we have some privileges. We can access books in the library easily and improve our knowledge and we also have other perks but everything in this library follows the rule of equal exchange so you can understand what I want to say." Fu Yan''s mind was filled with questions but Old Shun refused to say more, saying he would answer these questions of his at a later time. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 16: Unconscious Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Fu Yan returned to his room and pushed the questions to a back corner of his mind because pondering about these questions wouldn''t do him any good so he focused on the book instead. The book was all about cloud computing and it was divided into many branches. The knowledge in the book was indeed advanced for him and he might have to spend quite a lot of time to understand it if he had not received the gift from Old Shun. Some basic knowledge about cloud computing was already implanted in his mind which amazed him because this knowledge implanting technology was something which would take mankind hundreds of years to master. This also showed the strength of the Library. The first topic in the book covered the basics of cloud computing and how data is handled in the cloud. Anyone can do cloud computing but the main function of it is to reduce data usage and improve speed. This is the core research on which many technology giants are spending millions of dollars. The Book explained many new technologies which he had never heard of. Like how to compress data and reduce its size so that no matter what kind of internet connection the user had, he would not experience "Lag''. It also explained how to update software and implement them on a cloud-based platform without rebooting or stopping the service. This was the technology that Fu Yan needed. Most games, when they are updated, need to restart to implement the changes and it''s not just limited to the game. Most software works on this principle so this technology is a game-changer. If Fu Yan intended to sell this technology, many companies would pay millions of US dollars to use it. That''s how much value this has. Well, this is the talk of some other time. Now Fu Yan needed to focus on his game. He called Fei Hong and told her to buy servers because the technology would become the core of the company and no person in his right mind would place his most valuable thing in someone else''s hands. It''s like you have a secret recipe and give it to your friend to safeguard, there is no way he won''t peek and when he sees benefits, he will steal and by changing something in it, he would say that it''s his secret recipe. So he had to build his own server farm because he was not going to trust anyone but himself. After telling her his requirements, he ended the call and returned to his work. ............¡­.. 1 month has passed since Fei Hong was recruited by Fu Yan. Ever since then, Fei Hong has been constantly working. Sometimes she thought that she should quit but after she saw the game that was being developed by Fu Yan a week ago she never complained because she could see that the game was totally on a different league than those available in the market and she also has shares in the company so the more the company prospers, the more she would earn. Today she was working in the office she had rented with employees she had hired. They were sorting out many legal issues and were making documents and were sorting the paperwork done. Upon hearing that Fu Yan wanted to buy servers now, she knew that game has entered in the final stage and she was excited but also confused because according to Fu Yan, he did not just want to buy a small farm, he wanted a big farm and it should have the capacity to expand in the future if needed. Also, the security has to be good too. The company had 50 million C-dollars remaining and an extra 5 million in reserve. They would be able to buy a good server farm with it easily but Fei Hong was not in a hurry to buy. She was going to scout the market first and then decide. After spending 2 days on surveying the market, she decided to buy a server farm that was just outside the city and was big enough with a good amount of security. This farm was owned by a game company which was going bankrupt now and they were selling it in a hurry so she was getting a good deal. It was a pretty Big server farm but now it was just ? of its previous size so it was no problem to expand it in the future. Since it was used by a gaming company before so they had a very good security system. It was bought by Fei Hong with a price tag of 30 million C-dollars. She Called Fu Yan after finalizing the deal but he was not picking up. She called again after some time thinking "He Might be busy" but he still did not pick up. Now She was getting worried because Fu Yan still did not pick up his phone after she called a 3rd time. She went to the house that was rented by Fu Yan and just when she was about to ring the doorbell, the lock opened on its own. She went in. The server room was making a huge noise because the fans were spinning at a high speed and the temperature in the house was also 4 to 5 degrees higher than outside. The AC was running on full but the temperature was still not coming down. Fei Hong was a little surprised upon entering the house but she soon calmed herself down and looked into the room where Fu Yan used to work. Just outside the room, she could hear beeping noise coming from the room. It was not clear what it was about. She knocked on the door and said. "Fu Yan it''s me, Fei Hong. Can I come in?" But there was no answer. She knocked again but still no answer. Now she was worried so she opened the door and went in. Upon entering the room she found Fu Yan unconscious on the floor and his computer screen was constantly flickering with a huge amount of words popping and the most noticeable word was Big Brother!. She ignored it and checked Fu Yan''s condition. His breathing was a little abnormal and he was sweating a lot, probably because of the heat in the house. She picked him up and hurried outside and put him in the back seat of the car and hurried towards the hospital. What she did not notice was that the door got locked on its own again, and in the server room, the fans started to spin at an even faster speed. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 17: Big Brother are you okay? Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Fei Hong was driving fast, and to her surprise, all lights were green all the way to the hospital. She did not encounter any traffic on her way so she was able to reach her destination pretty easily. What she did not know was that she was being monitored constantly and all cameras on her way were watching her and all traffic lights would turn green when she was just 200 meters away from them so that the traffic would start to flow and she did not have to stop even once. In the house that Fu Yan had rented, if someone were to come there they would see that on the computer screen different camera grid screens were changing and they were all following just one car. When that car reached the hospital, the camera view changed to the cameras inside the hospital. All cameras were focused on just 1 person and that person was now being checked by a doctor. The doctor who came to check was young, not too young, but he had the energy and the face to back it up. Upon arriving he asked the nurse to present something and then faced Fei Hong to ask. "What happened to him, and how long has he been unconscious?" "I don''t know. He is my boss so I was calling him to report but when he did not pick up the phone several times, I got worried because he would always answer my call no matter how busy he is. So upon arriving at his house, I found him unconscious in his room." She did not mention anything else about the computer flickering and temperature because she knew it was unnecessary. The doctor was surprised upon hearing that this unconscious boy who from all angles looks like someone who should be studying was the boss of the stunning beauty. He first thought that the boy was some rich second generation when he was examining Fu Yan, he noticed the rough hands so he excluded this possibility. After examining Fu Yan and giving him an injection, he turned towards Fei Hong and said. "Patient condition is normal now, he just fainted from overwork. The glucose level in his body was low so this is why he fainted. If I am correct he might not have eaten for 2 days. Even his sleep level should be only 1 or 2 hours so it took a toll on his body." Fei Hong was relieved upon hearing this. If Fei Hong looked at her mobile phone now, she would see a small icon of Microphone in use on her phone screen. The whole conversation between the doctor and Fei Hong was being played on Fu Yan''s computer. After hearing the last sentence of the doctor, the server cooling fans'' spinning speed reduced and many codes started to flash on the screen. This process lasted for 2 hours and after that, the screen went black. Fu Yan opened his eyes and looked around. The ceiling was white and the room had a smell of disinfectant. He remembered working, reading the book and implementing what he learned from it but suddenly his mind went blank and he did not remember what happened later. He looked around and saw no one so he just laid down again and closed his eyes and started to think about how to improve the code he was writing before being unconscious. After thinking a bit, his head started to hurt so just closed his eyes and rested. "I think I need to start exercising or else I will be found dead in my bedroom one day." When he thought all this, the door of the room opened and Fei Hong entered. She smiled at him and asked. "How are you feeling? You worried me a lot, you know. I know how anxious I was when I found you unconscious." Fu Yan felt a little ashamed and apologized. "I am sorry that I troubled you. It''s just that I was so engrossed in the study and development that I forgot about time and day." Fei Hong patted her head and said with a smirk. "You need a girlfriend so that she can take care of your body. I am the CEO of your company, not your wife so I can''t take care of you all the time. You were lucky that the deal was finalized and I called to inform you. If I had not called, think what would have happened to you." Fu Yan again apologized and thanked her for taking care of him. "You said something about finalizing the deal, is it about server farms?" Fei Hong nodded and said. "Yes. The deal was finalized and the farm meets all your requirements." "That''s great. I can start testing the program now." Just when he said this, he received a pat on his head and a furious hum. "You still want to work, in this condition of yours. If I was your girlfriend, I would have beaten you up and locked you in a room." Fu Yan smirked and said. "So why don''t you become one. The position is open and conditions are good." Fei Hong became silent upon hearing this and after a while, she said with a low tone. "Hump keep dreaming. I am not that easy to get. You have to work hard." Fu Yan smiled and said nothing. He just stared towards the ceiling. Fei Hong just glanced at Fu Yan for a while and sometime later she stopped looking while her face started to become hot. When Fu Yan was thinking something, he felt a soft punch and when he looked to see who it was, Fei Hong was running out of the room. He again looked up and thought. "I don''t know what is going on in a girl''s mind. Maybe I should see in the library if there is technology related to this." He closed his eyes and was preparing to sleep when his phone''s message notification sound rang from his phone. He picked up the phone from the side table. Fei Hong had placed it there because she picked it up when she brought him to the hospital. He read the message and it was. "Big Brother are you OKAY?" [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 18: Past! Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Big Brother! "How long has it been since I heard this word." Fu Yan thought. He had a sister who was 5 years younger than him. To him, she was a little angel. Fu Yan loved her, adored her. His parents were also very caring and gentle but one incident shattered this peaceful life. When Fu Yan thought about his past, he felt as if someone had grabbed his heart in their palm and were trying to squeeze it. Though he tried to forget it, his past like a film was playing in front of his eyes and he could not help but tear up. He belonged to a well off family; not filthy rich, but they had enough money that Fu Yan could live the rest of his life worry-free. Fu Yan was not always a bookworm. He was more of a cheerful and outgoing person. He would often get punished by his mother for staying out late. He had many friends and was a popular boy in his school. He was good in studies and if not in the top three, he would always be in top ten. When Fu Yan was 12 years old and was coming back from a sports festival which was organized by the school. His parents were out of the city because they had to go visit some relatives urgently and Fu Yan could not skip the festival. His parents had told him that this was an urgent matter and they could not wait for another day. He was a little sad that they were not coming to see the festival with him but he said with a cheerful smile. "Mom, Dad don''t worry I am a big boy now so I will wait for your return." His Mom kissed him on his forehead and said goodbye. "Big Brother! Are you not coming with us?" His sister said with a cute voice. "I will wait here for you so you have to come back fast ok!" "Hmm. I love you Big Brother." "I love you too now don''t trouble mom too much" He bid farewell to them and went towards the school but what he did not know that this would be the last time he would see them. When he was coming back to his home, he saw his aunt at the front door of his house. She was looking anxious and somewhat sad. When she saw him, she ran towards him and hugged him tightly. Before he could understand what was happening, she started to cry. "Aunt Biyu! Why are you here? Why are you crying?" But she did not reply and just cried. "Aunt Biyu please stop crying. Are you here to see Mom and Dad?" When he said that she started to cry even louder and hugged him even tighter. He was not a dumb little boy so he could understand a little from her reaction. He became worried but he controlled himself and asked calmly. "Aunt! Did something happen to Mom and Dad? Where are they? What happened?" But his Aunt still did not say anything and just cried. While his aunt was crying, he saw his uncle coming towards them from inside the house. He looked sad and tears could be seen in his eyes, too. He said with a trembling voice. "Biyu take Fu inside the house." His aunt stopped crying and took Fu Yan inside the house. Now Fu Yan could not keep himself calm anymore. No matter how mature he was, he was still a 12 year-old child. He said with a crying voice. "Where are Mom and Dad? I want to talk to them." But the response he got from his aunt was just tears. Now he could not contain it anymore. "I want to see Mom, Dad. I want to see Jing. I want to see them." Jing Yan was the name of his sister. After saying this he ran towards the outside but his uncle held him. Fu Yan tried to break free, he cried to let him go but his uncle did not release him. Fu Yan was now crying his lungs out. He was struggling harder and harder to make his uncle let him go and his uncle was now getting worried Fu Yan might injure himself but he could not let him go outside. When he was about to break free, his aunt embraced him from behind and Said. "Fu Yan, Big Boys don''t cry and you promised your mom that you would be a good boy till they come back. You don''t want to break your promise. Do you!" She said all this while crying. Fu Yan stopped struggling and just stood motionlessly. He looked at his aunt and asked. "Where are Mom and Dad? When are they coming back? Are they ok?" His aunt wiped her tears and said. "Fu Yan. Your Mom and Dad were in an accident. Jing was with them. Their car fell in the valley so they have not been found yet." Fu Yan felt like a bomb had been dropped on his head. He tried to cry but no tears would come out. He just stood there in despair. His eyes looked like they had lost life. His aunt took him with her and he started to live with them, but the once cheerful Fu Yan was gone. He never went outside to play, he just stayed in the home. In his new school, he stayed in his seat all day looking outside aimlessly, never talking unnecessarily. After seeing Fu Yan like this, His Aunt Biyu took him to a doctor. The doctor was a female who had handled many cases like this so upon hearing his story she talked with him and suggested that he should start reading books. So he did because he did not want to make his aunt sad. He read one book, then another, after that another and so on. He developed a love for the books and he came out of his shell a little. "Well, that''s all in the past." Fu Yan shook his head and looked at the screen again. "This must be Qing. How did she send me a message? Did she evolve? Well, I will look into it later but it''s a good thing that she is intelligent now." So he replied. "I am ok. Don''t worry. Thank you." He wrote "don''t worry. Thank you" mindlessly but he forgot he was talking to a computer. Qing did not reply and the server fans in his house again started to spin and the temperature in the room started to rise up. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 19: Rules Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] After replying to Qing, Fu Yan again lay down and stared at the ceiling. He could not help but remember his childhood that he had spent with his parents and his little sister. Tears started to swell in his eyes. He felt like crying out loud. This was the first time ever since that incident that he felt like crying. Bad memories and bad past never leave. "I wish I was there with you. Mom, Dad, Jing" He remembered when his aunt told him about the accident and the only sentence that he kept repeating was that "I should have gone with them.". He cried silently. When he was engulfed by the memories of his past, the door of the room opened. Fu Yan did not notice it, he just stared at the ceiling. It was Fei Hong that came in. She was about to call him when she tears in his eyes. She felt sad upon seeing him like this. She did not know she was feeling it but she felt as if she could feel the pain and suffering of Fu Yan. His face was not that he usually showed. It was the face of someone who had lost someone dearly and could not forget them. She looked at him for a while. The ordinary-looking boy but with an aura of despair but if you look closely you could see the features that are hidden under his usual face. Those eyes which showed wisdom, the gaze which was like he knew everything and the aura around him that excludes him from the masses. She blushed but composed herself. She called out to him. "Fu Yan! Are you ok? Why are there tears in your eyes? Are you feeling pain somewhere." Fu Yan looked towards the voice and saw Fei Hong standing there. He wiped the tears that he did not know when formed in his eyes and said with a smile. "Oh! It''s you, Fei Hong. When did you come back? Sorry, I did not notice." He avoided her question. Fei Hong did not pester too much and said. "I just came back and saw tears in your eyes so I got worried. "It is nothing but just some memories of the past. Anyway, I was not able to ask you much earlier so now that I am feeling better, let us talk." He wanted to busy himself so that he could stop thinking about the past. Fei Hong started to explain the details of what had been done in the past month and what were the plans for the future. Fu Yan listened to her and added a few things for her to do and when they were about to finish, he added. "I am very close to finishing the game so you can start preparing for marketing. I am very confident that this game can become a benchmark for the future game to come. I will send you some videos that you can use in the marketing campaign" Fei Hong noted down everything that Fu Yan said and after telling him to rest, she went back to the office. Fu Yan stayed in the hospital for 2 days. When he went back home, the first thing he did was to check the core algorithm of QIng. He analyzed it for 3 hours. "It indeed upgraded and now it can be compared to a 12 to 14 years old child though in some areas it surpasses this limit but overall it''s about this old." He checked the logs which were saved when he was not present and was surprised to see that Qing had hacked the city''s camera and traffic lights network. "I hope that this is not found" but after analyzing further he was awestruck. Qing did not brute-forced her way in the network. She just accessed it normally as if she saw a door and tried to open it and when she inserted the key in it, she found that the door was unlocked so she just went in. "Man! This is refreshing. Doesn''t this mean qing can hack any network or server easily?" While Fu Yan was happy about this discovery, he was also worried. He had seen many movies where AI had taken over the world or had caused war which destroyed the world. He did not want to see Qing doing that so he decided to pass restrictions on her. The restrictions were not on her freedom but the moral restrictions. He added new lines in her code and these lines were for shaping her personality. He was already teaching her the difference between good and bad. He added new rules. 1:She was not allowed to do any hacking unless she was permitted. 2:She was not allowed to harm anyone unless permitted. 3:She was not allowed to transfer her core data unless permitted. 4:If she is attacked, she has the permission to counter-attack but the 2nd rule must be followed. 5:If her data is being forcefully transferred, she is allowed to self destruct or transfer herself to somewhere safe and wait to contact the admin. And the last rule that Fu Yan added was something that he contemplated for a while then decided to add. 6:If she is not able to contact the admin, all the above rules but 3rd are voided. He decided to add this as security for himself because from the recent event he could see that Qing tried to help him and hacking the city network was her way of helping him. After adding all these rules, Fu Yan relaxed a bit. When these new rules were added to the core program of Qing, she started to upgrade herself. It took her 4 hours to upgrade. Nothing much was changed but now Qing talked more like a person. The server fans were spinning at full and were making a lot of noise. "I think it''s time I add a new server for you too. What do you think of it Qing?" "Big Brother! Qing also wanted to tell you this. I am feeling really stuffy, I can''t run at my full capacity now." Fu Yan nodded and said. "After the upgrade, your core program needs more space so a new server is needed as for the computing power, the new server farm that I bought will be enough for you to run at full capacity for now since you don''t have much workload. As for the future, we will have many more server farms so you will never face the problem of computing power." "Anyway this all for tomorrow, have the tasks of the puzzles I gave you been completed? "Yes, Big Brother. I have completed the task and I have generated 5 million puzzles and can create 50 million more if given time." Fu Yan nodded with delight. This was something that hindered the game developers and Qing had completed that work in 1/20 of the time that they would take and this is not her limit, she will be even faster in the future. "Excellent! Now the only thing that remains is the cloud network. I think it will take me another week before it is finalized. As for you, I have a new task." [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 20: Intern Librarian Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Fu Yan again became busy, he was constantly writing programs and was trying to improve the game and as well as trying to find ways to integrate what he learned from the book. The main problem was the amount of data and he stuck at this. You see when a game is being played, the amount of data that a GPU(Graphics Processing Unit) handles is huge and if he adopted the same approach, his server farm would crash with only 5000 or so players playing the game and this was not what Fu Yan wanted. He was constantly searching about how to reduce the data size. When he was flipping through the book, a heading caught his attention. He started to read it and became amazed. It was something that existed on earth but was not perfect. He had read about it when he was searching about data compression on the internet. It all goes back to the 1990s. This was an emerging computer era and the US was trying to digitize data that had previously been stored on files. All the data was being put on servers and the US had millions of fingerprints in their possession that they had collected in past decades. They started to store it digitally and it all went well but all of it was stored in one server and if they had to access it from somewhere else, they had to wait too long because the pictures were of huge sizes(10 Mb or so) and in 90s, so if some other state wanted to match some fingerprint they had to wait for 1 or 2 days and some remote areas were not even able to access it because they did not have good internet connection so government started to develop new ways to compress data. What they came up with was to store the data in the form of Sine waves(Sin¦È, Cos¦È). After that, all pictures were stored in the form of a formula. This reduced the amount of data by 1/15. But it had a limitation that it could only work on black and white pictures and if they wanted to use it on videos, it would produce lag in video and sometimes the audio would not sync with video or video would miss some parts. Though this technology is being constantly improved, it''s not good enough to be used commercially. Fu Yan read the explanation provided in the book and combined it with the data that he had picked from the internet and created a completely new data compression method that would compress and decompress data in realtime and there would be no lag at all. This was all in theory and Fu Yan was confident that it will work and combined with the cloud technology which would accelerate the data transfer speed and it also had its own compression building so the data would be reduced by a huge amount and it would be good enough that even a person with 200Kbs speed would be able to play the game smoothly. The next 2 days were spent to perfect this technology. He had also accessed the servers and started to configure it to his liking. A new server for Qing had also been delivered. When you have money, anything could be done fast enough. First Fu Yan was thinking about developing a shooting game but when he thought about adding puzzles in it, he started to make it a multiplayer and world-building game. Since it was supposed to be fun plus an educational game so he added professions in it. At the start of the game, players would be asked about their age and then profession. After choosing a profession, they would start to develop their character. The puzzle or quests they would receive would be related to their profession and they would not only benefit from them in-game but also in real life. For example, if a player is 18 years old and he chose a profession of a tailor, he would be given the quest to be able to tell the difference between different cloths and how clothes are made. Which chemicals affect which kind of clothes and how to improve the quality of clothes and so on. He would have to research these things on his own and this way his knowledge would be improved. And if the player is between 12 to 16 years old, he would not be allowed to choose advanced professions. He would be just an adventurer and the puzzles or quests that he would receive will be related to his studies. Of course, this game won''t be focusing totally on education. They would also receive fantasy and fun quests. There would be monsters, clans, guilds and much more which would keep them interested in-game, in other words, this game would have a balance between education and entertainment. Fu Yan''s goal was to develop a game that would be loved by both parents and players. Qing was given the task to debug this game and fix any bug she thought would be exploited. He then with the help of Qing, started to make animated videos that would be used in marketing. The effects were top class and with Qing helping him refine small details, the final animation that came out was perfect. "Should I make an animation studio?" Fu Yan thought. But after thinking a bit he rejected this idea because he knew in the future, he would be busy and he could not let the existence of Qing known yet. Since the game is complete now and it had many advanced technologies integrated into it so he decided to submit it to the library to earn some credits and improve his status. He stored the game in a flash drive and swiped on his hand. He appeared in the great hall of the library. He still had the flash drive in his hand. "I wonder how this transfer works because clearly my body is on earth but when I appear here I can bring what I am holding in my hands." Fu Yan was thinking about it when Old Shun called him. "Since you came here with that flash drive, it means that you have developed the game that you were talking about." "Yes, it''s completed so I thought I should submit it here since it has many technologies integrated into it." "That''s a good thought, no matter how small or insignificant the technology is, this library accepts it all." Fu Yan nodded and handed the flash to Old Shun. The drive disappeared when I reached Old Shun''s hand. Fu Yan suddenly felt light-headed and felt he could understand things more clearly. "This was a very good piece of technology. Your idea of developing a game like this was first to be submitted in the library so it got high evaluation. You have done very well. Your status has been improved and you have got a good amount of credits." Fu Yan checked his status upon hearing this. Name: Fu Yan Age: 18 Status: Intern Librarian (medium) Permission: 6 books a months Level: 8 (21%) Credits: 431 Books: 6 (remaining) Library Visits: 7 (remaining) [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 21: Contract! Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Fu Yan was delighted upon seeing his status. His level has improved by 3 and his librarian status has improved by 2. Also, he received 430 credits so he could use many of the services provided by the library. "Since you became an intern so you will be presented a chance to sign a contract with the library." While he was immersed in the joy of his status being improved, he heard the voice of old Shun. "Contract? What is it for?" Old Shun calmly explained. "By signing a contract with the library you will become an employee of the library and your status will be different from us workers. You will also have more privileges. You will be able to read all medium knowledge books while you are in the library and there won''t be any limit in how many times you can visit the library." Fu Yan thought for a while after hearing this and said. "Since I would have more privileges than there should be something that I have to do for the library too because there is no free meal in the world." Old Shun nods and says. "You are right. By signing this contract and becoming an employee you would have to work." "Work? What kind of work!" "By work I mean, the work a librarian does. Keep the books in the library safe and protect them, arrange them, and collect the books that were lent to others and issue fines to them if they are overdue." Fu Yan did not answer and just stood there thinking. He thought for a long time and finally decided to accept the contract. "Ok Old Shun. I will sign the contract." Old Shun smiled upon hearing this and waved his hand. An antique paper flew towards Fu Yan. "This is the contract. Read it first then sign. You would have to place your thumbprint on it and you have to use your blood as ink." Fu Yan read the contract and it had all the clauses that old Shun had explained. SO after reading it, he bit his thumb and placed it on the contract. White light shined and it flew into Fu Yan''s head. He felt as if his memory had improved again. "I guess this is one of the perks of being a contracted employee." "Now what do I have to do." Fu Yan asked. "Nothing for now. Keep doing your normal work and when you are needed you will be notified." Fu Yan checked his status again and saw that it had changed. Status: Name: Fu Yan(Galactic Library Employe) Age: 18 Status: Intern Librarian (medium) Permission: 6 books a month (can be taken out of library premises) Level: 8 (21%) Credits: 431 Salary: 300/month Books: 6 (remaining) can be taken out of library premises The visit count has been removed and he had "Galactic Library Employe" written in front of his name. Also, he now had a salary of 300 credits per month. After seeing his status, he smiled and decided to use the credits to improve his game and cloud program. When he asked about this to old Shun, he showed him how to use library technology to for credits. Fu Yan followed the Old Shuns steps and paid the credits. He soon received a Flash with the improved version of the software. His credits were down to 331. It cost him about 100 credits but knew it was worth it. He then returned to his room and plugged in the flash into the PC. He studied the improve version and got new insights from it. "It was worth to spend credits on it. I can use this technology in many more places and it would help me a lot." He called Fei Hong and asked her to come to his house. He wanted to Give her the Animation videos in person because they were huge in size and also he wanted to talk about the strategy about how to market this game. First, they will release the animation videos to get the attention of young people, then they would market it as an educational game that can improve the studies of children while they play games. This would be targeted towards parents so that they would make their children play the game. After Fei Hong Arrived, He talked to her for 2 hours and they mainly discussed how to price the game and other stuff. Fei Hong wanted the game to be paid if the user wanted to play but Fu Yan was against it. Mainly because he wanted this game to stepping stone for the company to prosper. After a long discussion, they decided to make 2 versions of the game. One would be free, which would be used to attract the customers and others would have more features and more professions. Fu Yan also thought that this was the best approach so he agreed. He gave her the material needed for the promotion of the game and told her that the game was ready to play and could be launched anytime. "Fu Yan have you made the game secured enough because you know in our local market many players would try to hack it and add plugins so I am worried that it would the game experience for others." Fu Yan smiled and said. "You don''t have to worry about this fact. Our game would be mostly hosted on cloud and it very hard to add plugins also even if someone tried to do it, we can detect it in the first 5 sec and those players would be banned for 1 week first and given a warning, if they do it again, they would be banned for 1 month and if don''t stop after this they would be banned for life from this game." "Also be sure to add this in the promotion that even the users with low-end configuration can play the game smoothly." Fei Hong nodded and after confirming some other details she left. Fu Yan smiled at her leaving Figure and thought. "She is going to busy for a while so I think its time I raise her salary and give her a huge bonus." He asked Qing to note this to remind him later and started to read what was left in the book. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 22: Adventures in Raeclasia Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] 3 days passed quickly and Fei Hong had started to release the marketing material. The animation videos were released on many online forums and video platforms. They were not only released local platforms but also international. On the first day, they did not get much attention but on the second day, the popularity exploded. Some online streamers had shared the video because of the graphics used in videos were top class and very classy. Tang Qin was usually streaming his gameplay and doing fun things that his viewers asked when someone sent him a link to a youtube video. "Tang boss, check this new game trailer. This is awesome. The graphics used in it are very high end and its from a local game company not from a AAA game studio" Tang read the message and clicked on the video. The music used in the game was very simple but the opening picture showed CG character riding a horse. Soon he reached a town. The town was bustling with people and they all were wearing different kinds of cloths. Some even had weapons in their hands. The character went into a shop and bought a potion. All the characters in the video so far had cold weapons so it showed that it was fighting game with swords and arrows. Suddenly there was a sound of a gunshot, the character ran outside of the shop and saw a group of people with guns. The guns they carried looked like flintlocks. A man was laying on the road, covered in blood. Soon guards came and the group fired at them but a transparent shield blocked the bullets and guards chanting somethings. A cage-like thing appeared and the offenders were carried away. Video ended there but Tang Qin was still emersed in what he saw. All of it looked too real. The emotions on people''s faces, facial expressions, and other stuff. They all looked like real people. If it was not told at the beginning of the video that this was an animation for a video game, he would have considered all the characters in the video real. He ended the video and opened another, that was also uploaded by the same account. In this video, a man went into a town and accepted the quest. He went towards a dungeon and entered. Killed monsters and looted them. After he returned, the village head asked if he wanted to become an expert in metal refining. The person nodded and the village head gave him quest for it. He completed the quest by answering different questions that were related to the profession and finally completed it. Then a screen shined and that man was in a workshop. He started to refine metal and make items. The video ended at this. Just two videos were enough to pique his interest in the game but the creators of the game had uploaded a total of 15 videos and all were with the same quality. They all covered different professions and stuff. After he finished watching these videos, he looked at the chat. It was boiling. People were discussing what game it was and which company made it. While everyone was discussing the company and game content, one person pointed out that all the things that were shown in the video could be done in real life. All questions asked were related to the chosen field and all could be copied in real life. After hearing this, the chat was filled with comments again. Tang Qin was also anticipating the game content, even if it was 1/10 of what was shown in the video, it would be worth it to play this game. 5 days had passed since the videos were uploaded but no one was able to find out which company had created these videos and what game it was. The Internet was boiling with speculations. Some said that it was test animation by some famous studios to show their technology. Others said there trailers for an animation movie that was in production. Some said, it was a triple-A game studio who released these videos and were creating this game but they were bombarded by native Country C player because it was clearly written at the start of each video that it was made in Country C. While there was heated discussion going on different forums, a new video was upload by the same account. It was only 15 seconds long. After the intro song that was familiar to many after they had watched the trailers many times, a logo appeared. It was a round-shaped logo, divided into four sections. Each section had a different symbol in it. Flintlock, Fire, Sword, Armor. On the outside in, there were 16 more mini symbols and a single line was written underneath it. "Adventure in Raeclasia" And after that website address appeared and then the video ended. Just after an hour after the video was uploaded, the website had a huge number of users coming in. Fu Yan had prepared for this situation and had left enough server for the website to run smoothly even if there were 5 million users present at once. He wrote a special program for the website. When users entered the website. They were welcomed by a very beautiful interface. This website used 3D graphics and it was very smooth. They clicked on the game logo and they were taken to a different pages. As soon as the page opened, the different characters and symbols stormed towards the center of the screen and soon they form the formed the logo of the game. After that introduction about the game started to appear. Many were surprised to find that this was a multiplayer game that was hosted on the cloud. It means that they did not have to buy high-end computers to play this game and if they bought the official version and paid monthly fees, they would get the best graphics. There was also a free version but it had fewer professions and the graphics were very low. They could also pay the monthly fees to get good graphics. This caused a sensation in players, it means they did not have to sit in front of a PC and could play this game on a laptop and even mobile if they wanted. This was a concept at first but now it was a reality. They saw the name of the company that developed this game and were surprised to find out that it was a newly established company with an eye-catching name. "Evolutioners" They to the download button and saw a count down on it. It had 23 hours and 42 minutes remaining. Now almost all of the players that had seen the videos were eagerly waiting for the timer to finish. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 23: Game launched Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] While many players were waiting for the timer to end, in the "Evolutioners" office staff were extremely busy. 15 more workers had been recruited by Fei Hong in the past month. 5 of them for office work and 10 were for server and game monitoring team. They were all busy typing and making final arrangements for the launch of the game. The game monitoring team was given access to the server but they were only allowed to access the game data and minor programs. The main thing they had to do was to answer the question of the player and fix some minor problems faced by them. Though Qing could monitor and do all this stuff easily, Fu Yan did not want to expose her so he let Fei Hong hired a team for these minor problems. All the workers in the office were told that they were just a second-team as the main developer team was working from somewhere else. Fei Hong did not ask questions and did as she was told. Everything was proceeding smoothly and the countdown entered the final hour. Players were already flocking the website. The game software was only 1Gb in size and these just some files that were needed to connect to the cloud platform and some minor stuff. Fu Yan thought about this problem a lot and even used some technologies from the library to make it perfect. The main thing was to allow users to play not let them see the data and how the game was working. He knew that many internet companies were staring at this game launch because of the technology promised and if users were allowed to download full game, these companies would crack it eventually no matter how advanced the technology is. He did not have the power to protect himself and the technologies yet so he would rather play safe. ............ Tang Qin was also staring at the countdown on the download button. Finally, the countdown entered the last 10 seconds. He stared at it and counted. 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.. And then he started to spam the download button. Many would say why he spammed when he could download it eventually, That was because when are hundreds of users trying to download a file, it would eventually lag and he won''t be able to download it till an hour later. But to his surprise, the file started to download immediately and the speed was not slow. He was not the only one surprised, all the users who tried to download did not face any difficulty. Everything proceeded as planned. Some users were doubting the game because the size of the file was only 1Gb and the game promised very high-end graphics. Tang Qin was also doubting it but he still downloaded it and ran the program. He got prompt that the program was installed and he could launch it. He ran the program and a beautiful interface popped up. He started to enter the details that were asked. First, he had to enter an account name and his age. After filling all this he was asked to enter a mobile number for verification. He verified it and created an account. After this, the game was launched. He was taken to a character creation page and he created his character. He was again asked to verify his age. "What verify my age, what the hell is this. How can I verify my age." Just when he was thinking this, he was asked whether the game could access his camera. He allowed it and the camera opened. A message popped up on the game page. "To allow the user to experience the best entertainment in-game and provide security for the account, you can use the face lock function for the game. It is used to lock an account to a face and it can transferred if you want." Tang was amazed after reading this message. He looked at the camera for 5 sec as it was asked by the game and a message popped up again. "Face has been bound to the account. Age confirmed. 18 years old. Thanks for choosing to play our game. For a better experience, we suggest you chose a profession that you like to be in real life. Enjoy." After thinking a bit, Tang chose an alchemist as his profession because he wanted to be a chemist in real life. After doing all this, the screen changed again and his character was standing in a field. He controlled his character and moved around. The movements were fluid and the graphics looked real. It was like he was watching a real-life recording. He could see the individual leaves of a tree and tiny strands of grass. The grass swayed with the wind and cloth fluttered naturally. "Wow, This game is too real." He ran towards a tree and kicked it. The trunk shook a little and leaves fell down. He tried to climb the tree by moving a little but fell down halfway but it showed that his movements were not restricted in-game. Even the way his character fell, looked natural. He wondered. ???How much resources and programing was used to make this game real" "These graphics are top class then my PC should have been boiling right now but even the cooling fan is not running." He looked at the PC resources being used and it was not even 30%. So this what you call the best graphics and freedom in-game. A message popped up again on the side of the window. "For new users, they can enjoy the top-class graphics and all professions for 2 days. After 2 days monthly subscription is needed to play all professions and to enjoy the best graphics. Users can still play normal versions of the game with fewer graphics free of cost." Tang nodded upon seeing this message and looked at the price for the monthly subscription and to his surprise, it was just $15/month, $75 / 6 month and $130/year. "I think i can afford this game but it might be high for some people. If you see the graphics and cloud gaming service they provide, it cheap too cheap." He was streaming the whole session from the start to the end. The chat was bombarded with comments. Many who had not downloaded the game, after seeing the stream rushed to download it and play. The whole gaming community was boiling after the game was released. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 24: Walk Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Fu Yan was sitting in front of his Computer and seeing the stats provided by Qing. More than 1 million users had downloaded the game till now in the local market and 200 thousand in the international market. He knew that numbers would only grow in the future and even now these numbers were an astronomical figure for a company that has been newly established and for a new game. Only 3 days had passed since the launch of the game and only 40% of the users decided to purchase the monthly subscription. Even if it was only 40%, it was still more than 4 million US dollars and 32 million Country C dollars. Many users opposed the face lock system and the system where they needed to verify age by the camera because they thought that it was an invasion of their privacy. Fu Yan let Fei Hong do a press release. "For those who are concerned about their privacy because of the age verification method, we want to ensure that if the user does not choose the face lock system, all the data is deleted immediately after age verification is done. As for why age verification is needed, it is because we created this game with education+entertainment in mind and if users continue to play this game for a week, they would see that many quests and profession progress and item creation can be copied in real life. If you want to improve a character in-game, you have to study about that profession and advance. Also, you would have noticed that users below age 16 are not allowed to chose advance professions because we want them to progress with the studies in real life and the quest they would receive would be related to their studies. Like math, physics, etc. For international users who are concerned that their private data could be compromised because of our country''s law, we ensure that their data is being stored on a server that is located outside country C and does not subject to country C''s law. If you still worry about your privacy then all we can say is, please don''t play our game." This press release was brief and it suppressed a lot of opposition about the privacy and the firm attitude of the company was praised a lot by netizens. After this press release, new users started to pour in and almost 60% of the registered users would be active each day. In short, everything was proceeding smoothly. After finishing her work at the office, Fei Hong arrived at Fu Yan''s house. She was here to discuss the future development of the company. "Fu Yan, a lot of the companies contacted us. They are interested in our cloud technology and they want to buy it." Fu Yan laughed upon hearing this and said. "Let them do what they want. They want a mature technology without any efforts and I have no plans on selling this technology yet. Also, have you finished the task that I gave you before the launch." Fei Hong nodded and handed a file to him. He looked at it and nodded with satisfaction. He had asked Fei Hong to register an offshore company and let them be the main holder of the technology. This offshore company was shared by another 8 offshore companies which had shares in it. His company "Evolutioners" was just licensed to use this technology. They did not own it. This was a security measure that he had thought and consulted with Fei Hong. There were many technology giants in country C and there were many bad examples were the C government stepped in and forced the local companies to sell their technology to them. Since his company won''t own the technology, the government could not force them to sell it and at worse, they could just move the company to some other country. He was going to follow this pattern until he had enough power to influence the decision of the government and he had enough confidence that he could in the future. "Fei, we just need to keep following the same path for a while and steady our foot in the software market. I plan to develop new software soon and if I am successful, we might set another milestone in the software industry." Fei Hong did not say anything and just nodded while looking at this face. Fu Yan noticed her gaze and said. "What? Is there something on my face." Fei Hong leaned forward and looked into his eyes and said. "How long has it been since you went outside" Fu Yan avoided her gaze and looked away. She again asked. "Fu Yan I asked you a question. Don''t avoid my eyes. Look towards me." Fu yan got flustered and said. "I am your boss and you cant order your boss." Fei Hong smiled and said with a chuckle. "Boss! Office timing ended an hour ago and outside of the office, you are just my friend if you consider me though. So we are going outside now. Go fresh yourself and get ready. I am waiting outside in my car. " After she said that she strode outside of the house. Fu Yan looked at her leaving figure with complicated eyes and stood up. After 5 min Fu Yan came out of the house and saw Fei Hong sitting in her car, waiting for him. He opened the door of the passenger seat and sat in. "So where are we going, Miss friend." He said with a laughing tone. Fei Hong smiled and said. "Just sit tight sir, we are going for a long ride first to give you some fresh air, then we will eat." Fu Yan said nothing and just gave a node. Fei Hong drove the car and Fu Yan looked outside of the window. Soon they reached a hillside park. It was night time but the lighting in the park was done beautifully. "So what now?" Fu Yan asked. "Nothing we just walk through the park to the other side. There is an old restaurant there but their food is the best in the area." Fei Hong told him. After saying this, she started to walk and Fu Yan followed her. They walked side by side and they looked like a couple who were out on a walk together. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 25: I can finally come to you. Mom Dad! Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Fu Yan and Fei Hong arrived at the restaurant after walking for a while. The air in the park was fresh and the gentle breeze helped Fu Yan calmed down. He was working day and night this past month and barely slept. His mind was under constant pressure and ever since he signed the contract with the library, he felt as if a heavyweight had been placed on his shoulder and he couldn''t help but remember his parents and sister when he was alone. So to forget this scorching past, he kept himself busy at work. He had not spent a single minute of leisure this past month. Fei Hong noticed his fatigue and planed all this. After arriving at the restaurant, Fei Hong ordered the beef steak which was the specialty of the shop, and some other side dishes. While waiting for the food, he looked at Fei Hong. She was just sitting there, looking outside the window. She looked mature and gentle. The wind blew her hair a little. She used her left to support her chin and set her hair with the other. She sensed Fu Yan''s gaze on her so she turned her head towards him and asked. "What? is there something on my face?" Fu Yan shook his head and said. "I was just thinking that you are a nice person and I am glad that I met you." Fei Hong blushed a little and said. "Where did that come from suddenly?" Fu Yan looked outside the window and instead of answering her, he said. "Thank you!" Both maintained silence and waited for the food. The beefsteak arrived shortly. Fu Yan started to eat slowly and from the smile on his face, one could see that he was enjoying it. After eating the meal, Fei Hong ordered special tea for them. They enjoyed the tea while looking at the garden in the back of the restaurant. Apparently this restaurant was the home of an elderly person before being concerted to a restaurant and that person loved to decorate his garden so after the new owner inherited the house, he decided to keep the garden as it is to show respect to the passion of the elder. This was a Chinese style garden where instead of plants, people decorate them with stones and fountains and other stuff that would not decay and get destroyed with the passage of time easily. They enjoy the tea while relaxing and decided to leave after some time. When they got out of the restaurant, the sky was already dark and on a few people could be seen on the street. Since the restaurant was outside the city so it was normal for a few people to be seen at this hour of the day. They started to walk towards the car which was on the other side of the park. They had to walk through the park to get to the car. Both of them did not talk much and just enjoyed the breeze. The night moon looked beautiful and its white light bouncing the trees and plants looked charming. Just when they reached in the middle of the park, 3 young boys with their faces covered blocked their path. Fu Yan became vigilant after seeing them and unconsciously put himself in front of Fei Hong. "Who are you? What do you want." One young boy took out a knife from his back and waved it. The moonlight shining on the edge of blame showed how sharp it was. "If you want money, you can have it so we don''t need to fight." Fu Yan said while taking out his wallet. They suddenly laughed and one boy said. "Haha rich boy, you are smart but we not only want your money but your girl too. So just sit tight while we enjoy her. We will let you go after that." It was apparent that their target was Fei Hong, they did not care about money. Fei Hong shivered and hid behind Fu Yan. Fu Yan was enraged upon hearing this and said. "Don''t try your luck too much. You can take the money but if you want to touch her then either you die or me." The three upon hearing this laughed and one said. "Try it pretty boy." after saying this he reached out for Fei Hong. Fu Yan upon seeing this got enraged and Threw himself toward the boy who was reaching for Fei. The young boy reaching for Fei Hong did not expect that Fu Yan would do this so he stumbled and fell. Fu Yan came on top of the boy and threw a punch on his face. His companions upon seeing this came forward and one kicked on the left side of rib cage. Fu Yan gasped for air and fell down. The boy who has received a punch from Fu Yan stood up and they all started to kick Fu Yan. Fu Yan had no choice but yo protect his vitals so he curled up and used his hands to protect his head. They stopped kicked him and one cursed. "You a**h**l, trying to be a hero in front of the lady. This is what you get for showing off. Now you will see with open eyes while we enjoy your girl." They started to approach Fei Hong while saying this. Fei Hong Screamed. "Don''t come over!" She screamed when she saw those boy coming towards her.then she looked towards Fu Yan with teary eyes and said in week tone. " Fu Yan! Help me." Fu Yan looked at her while trying to stand up. He said. "Don''t you touch her. I will kill you if you even touch a single hair of her." Those three boys laughed upon hearing this and continued to approach Fei Hong. Fu Yan thought. "I am going to lose someone important to me again. I am that of a loser. No, I won''t let it repeat again." He doesn''t know how he got the strength to stand up and he ran towards the person who was about to touch Fei Hong. He threw himself upon him and threw punch upon punch on his face. Fu Yan was screaming while punching. "I won''t lose someone close to me again. You have no right to take someone important to me, away from me." The other 2 boys tried to pull away Fu Yan away from their companion but Fu Yan just kept on punching him. Suddenly his complexions changed and looked towards his stomach. A Knife was inserted in it and blood has started to spread around that area. He fell to one side and trying to stop the blood. "The boy who was being beaten by Fu Yan stood up with the help of his companions and laughed hysterically while saying. "It''s your own fault. Haha. who told you to be a hero. Haha." He was laughing and saying this. His companions face changed upon seeing the blood. They pulled him and started to run. Fei Hong who was standing on the side looked as if someone had sucked the soul from her suddenly shook and screamed aloud. "Fu Yan. Are you ok? Fu Yan? Fu Yan?" Suddenly there was a sound of an ambulance and a police siren. Someone had seen the fight and called the police. Fu Yan was laying on the ground covered in blood while Fei Hong was screaming his name. Only one thought was remaining in head. "So is this how it ends. Jing, I can finally come to you. Mom Dad!" While thinking this, a single tear fell down from his eye, sliding in his cheek. He could hear the ambulance sound and Fei Hong but he did not care about it anymore. His consciousness soon started to fade. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 26: Why did you protect me? Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Darkness, no matter where you see only darkness meets the eye. Fu Yan looked around and saw nothing but darkness. "Where am I? What happened?" He thought for a bit. "I remember getting pierced by a dagger so I am dead. So is this the afterlife. It so cold *Curling up* but I can at least my family again. I wonder if someone would miss me." He placed his head in between his knees and curled up more. " So this is how life ends! I wonder what would happen to me now. Anyway its better than being alive. I can finally rest." He wondered and started to sink into the darkness even more. ''Fu Yan! Big Brother Fu Yan!" He suddenly someone calling for him. "Who is calling me? Where is this voice coming from." He looked around and suddenly saw a tiny light in the sea of darkness. The light started to come towards him and when it got near. The brightness made Fu Yan close his eyes a bit. When he adapted to the light, Jing was standing in front of him. "Jing! Jing! I can finally meet you. I am coming to you." He tried to rush towards her. But Jing shook her head and said. "Big Brother Now is not the time for us to meet. You have to live." With that, the darkness started to fade and he opened his eyes. The ceiling looked familiar. "Where have I seen this ceiling before? Ah, right it the hospital." He looked around and saw Fei Hong sleeping on the side of his bed. Feeling a movement she opened her eyes and upon seeing Fu Yan towards her with his eyes open, she started to cry and hugged his arm. "Thank god you opened you are alive. Thank god." She hugged his arm and cried while saying this over and over. Fu Yan tried to speak but a sudden weakness suddenly came upon him but he still spoke in a weak voice. "I am ok so don''t cry." Fei Hong upon hearing this cried even more. Fu Yan tried to use his other arm to console her but weakness got him and he started to lose consciousness again. "Don''t cry Fei Hong, I am ok." He again said in a weak voice which hardly audible and lost consciousness. In his dream, Fu Yan was back in his old house with his parents and Jing. He went to the school festival and his parents went to meet the relative. When Fu Yan came back from the festival, His parents were back and Jing was waiting for him outside the door. He felt happy upon seeing this but somehow he could feel that this was a dream. Even knowing that this was a dream, he still enjoyed it. He played with his sister, enjoyed the cooking of his mother. He went to his room to sleep and his mother kissed him on his forehead and said goodbye. Tears started to fell down from Fu Yan''s eyes and he said. "Goodnight Mom, I love you" "I love you too, son. Now sleep well." Fu Yan closed his eyes and opened again. What greeted him was the familiar ceiling of the hospital room. He felt moister on his face and used his hand to wipe it. When he touched his eyes, he could tell that this moister was from his tears. Suddenly he heard Fei Hong''s voice. "Fu Yan, are you ok. Does the wound hurt? Should I call a doctor." Fu Yan shook his head in denial and said. "No, it''s just a dream. Sorry, I worried you." She looked a lot composed now but you can see bangs under her eyes and tiredness on her face. She was obviously tired but she still smiled and asked whether he wanted to eat something. "How long was I out? I mean how long was I unconscious" "You were unconscious for 4 days." Fei Hong replied. Fu Yan tried to sit up. Fei Hong suddenly came forward and helped him. He frowned because of the pain from the wound and a soft voice leaked from his mouth. He tried to relax but felt moister on his arm. He looked at it and saw Fei Hong crying. "What wrong Fei Hong. Is everything alright." "No, it not alright. Who gave you the right to protect. What is am I to you? I am just your employee and you are just my boss. Why did you protect me? I never asked you. Why? Tell me Why?" She cried and said all this. Fu Yan did not know how to answer this question so he just remained silent. "Tell me. Why did you protect me? If you had not been stupid you would not be injured. If you had died then what would I have done." She cried and cried. Fu Yan used his other arm to place her head on his shoulder and let her cry. He knew that she was under a lot of stress these days and she needed to release it. Fei Hong cried for a while but did not lift her head from his shoulder. After some time, Fu Yan said. "Are you ok now? Have you calmed down now." Fei Hong Shook her head and stayed in the same position. "You see I have started to lose the feeling of the shoulder. You are too heavy." Fei Hong smiled a little and put a frown on her face. "You are fat and how can you say to a lady that she is heavy. You don''t have any manners." She lifted her head up after this and looked into Fu Yan''s eyes and said. "Thank you for saving me but please don''t do this ever again." Fu Yan nods and said. "Btw I can''t feel my shoulder so can you call the doctor." Fei Hong gave him a punch on his shoulder and laughed. Fu Yan laughed too. What he did not know that someone else was watching him through the cameras in the room and upon seeing his smiling, it stopped watching. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 27: Big Brother What am I? Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] After chatting with Fei Hong a little, Fu Yan lay down to rest. He was still feeling weak because he had lost too much blood and according to the doctor "Its miracle that you survived, you had lost too much but luckily the knife avoided many major arteries" After the doctor confirmed that Fu Yan had no other problems, Fei Hong relaxed. She was really exhausted and because of Fu Yan''s constant nagging did she laid down to rest. These past days, She had been taking care of the company and him. She barely slept and was under too much stress because of him. She just laid down on the bed next to him and slept soundly. Fu Yan looked at her face and with his hand on his chin, he started to think about his life. He was just an ordinary boy who had never even killed a bird and was softhearted but after encountering this incident, his mentality started to change. According to Fu Yan, those 3 boys were from rich families and they had quite an influence in the city. That night they were out to enjoy. Police had quickly identified the suspects but they hired a lawyer and put the case in court, saying that it was self-defense. Under the pressure of their family, the case was dropped quickly and they gave 100 thousand country C dollars as reimbursement. A CCTV camera had recorded the incident but according to the monitoring department of the city, the file was corrupted and only some part of the video could be seen. The part that was not corrupted showed Fu Yan attacking the boy but not them starting the fight so Fei Hong could only protest. Because Fu Yan was unconscious and the company was not strong enough to compete so she just backs down. After hearing this he felt quite shocked. His view of the modern world shattered. "For rich people, the life of the poor is just and enjoyment" He now felt the need of power. "If I had power then everything would be easily done and they would be prosecuted but now it not. I thought I was living in civil society but I was wrong. Power in everything no matter what era you live in." Fu Yan''s eyes were burning with new passion and that was power. Power to influence not only the decisions of a city but a country and even the world. "I use the technology of the library and make so that each and everything in this world is under my influence." Before he had no goal for his life but now he had set a point where he had to reach. "I will use any means necessary, even if I have to trample on people, I will. I will make sure that the people I love, the people I care for, never get harm ever again." He felt quite funny when he thought about his past life, like when he set rules for Qing so that she won''t harm human beings. "Harm human being, well I don''t want her to be something like in movies where AI destroy the earth and kill all human being but now I will use her to harm human being at my will not her own. People who will threaten me will be harm. I will use her as a weapon. A weapon which only I have." His weak mentality which he had for years, now shattered. He was like a new being. "First of all, I need to see who those boys were and what gave their family the power to influence the police and justice system." He picked up the laptop that Fei Hong had brought to him from home. He connected to the server and wrote. "Qing I need you to do something." Words started to appear on the screen immediately after he wrote this. "Yes, Big Brother. What can I do for you." Fu Yan was surprised by the way Qing answered. Before she would have answered like "yes what should I do or what the order". Her answers would be like a kid taking order but now it was more like a mature adult answering him. "Well I will check her core program when I go home later, now is not the time to ponder over this issue." So he wrote. "I need you to hack into the city surveillance system and find out the identities of those 3 boys. Just after he wrote, 3 pictures appeared on the screen. "What that fast? but no matter how fast the Qing is, it cant be this fast." Another line appeared on the screen after the picture. "Qing had already searched these people before and have already extracted all details about them. Since I, me, I am. Big Brother What am I?" Fu Yan was startled upon reading this. "Did she have a bug, well that a possibility but I think she got upgraded and she is having an identity crisis now." He quickly typed on the keyboard. "Qing is Qing. You are an important person to me. No one can replace you. So no matter who you are, You will remain Qing to me and I will always be Big Brother for you." No words appeared on the screen for 1 whole minute. "Since I could not contact Big Brother so as per rules I decided that the best possible action was to find out the identities of the culprits and hand them to the police but when I delivered the identities to police server, they were deleted by someone and they tried to trace back to me." Fu Yan understood what happened so he typed. "Ok, no problem. Now your task is to Find out everything about these people and their families. Who they come in contact with, what is the business of their family. If possible start monitoring them. I want every detail you can find but try to do this without getting noticed. If you ever get noticed stop immediately and contact me." "Ok Big Brother!" Fu Yan closed the laptop after giving instructions to Qing and put it on the side table. "Power! Huh. I will have all the power to rule all over the world." He raised his fist and closed his eyes. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 28: Company planning Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Fu Yan was resting on the bed, in the hospital room. He was working on the laptop when Fei Hong and forced him to rest. She was sitting beside his bed, peeling an apple. He could feel that her attitude towards him had changed. She was a lot caring now and would often stay beside him, just looking at him. When Fu Yan tries to look back at her, she would quickly move her face towards the other side. "I don''t understand what women think." His days in the hospital were spent like this. Fei Hong would go to the office then stay with for 2 to 3 hours each day then go home. He stayed in the hospital for 12 days. Fei Hong wanted him to stay there until he recovered but he felt quite well now and insisted that he would be better at home. He had visited the library while Fei Hong was not present. He noticed that the way he visited the library after signing the contract has changed. Before his body would stay on earth and would lose consciousness when he came into the library but now his body could move and he could feel it freely. While staying in the library, he could move his body if he wanted, Talk through it. "Guess this is one of the perks being a librarian." He would read and stay in the library most of the time but when Fei Hong come, he would return. Though he could control the body through consciousness, he knew that after staying with for some time, Fei Hong would notice the difference would get worried. He had read many books on software development and with his enhanced memory, he can now be considered one of the top experts on earth in the field of software technology. Though he was allowed to read any book while he was in the library but there was a huge difference in the benefit of borrowing a book to take it outside the library and reading it in the library. While you read in the library, you would have to spend quite a bit of effort to understand it but after taking it outside the library, you can understand most of the knowledge easily. "Well, this the way the library encourages people to borrow books." Fu Yan thought. When he inquired about this from Old Shun, the answer surprised him. "Well you are a librarian so letting you take out books from library can be considered as a compensation but when other want to borrow books to take them out of the library, they need to pay a fee, it can be knowledge or energy or something else which is equivalents to 1/10 of the knowledge of the book to the take out." Fu Yan understood many things from this answer. His understanding of the library has expanded a lot under the guidance of old shun. He would often arrange books with, learn about how to keep inventory, check the condition of the old books, etc. Though he had been helping Old Shun and learning, he had not seen a single person or living being other than him and old Shun. Old Shun told him that since he was just an intern so he did not have the permission to meet other races yet and he just had to work and learn first. When the time comes, everything would be revealed to him and he would be the sole in charge of the library. Fu Yan nodded to this and did not inquire about it anymore. "Since I am not ready yet so why should I be curious about it. Time will reveal everything." So his days continued. Fu Yan was now in the bedroom of his house. Fei Hong was visiting him after office hours. When she came in Fu Yan was reading the new book that he had borrowed from the library. "Algorithms Essentials for Optimization" He chose this book after thinking a lot about the next project that the company would be developing. He was thinking about developing a "voice to text" and "Voice command system". He decided to develop this software after contemplating a lot. The company had only launched a game and no matter how good technology is used, it would still be known for the game so he wanted to change this misconception of the people and other people who might be underestimating the company. He wanted to enter the mobile software market and by making a name there first and generating enough revenue for the other project would he should the full potential of the company to the world. He discussed with Fei Hong a lot and chose this path. Though he had many ideas about hardware and technical stuff, he knew this market was huge and stepping into it unprepared would result in a huge backlash. Even if he had advance technology, he would not be able to compete with the giants who were sitting in this mountain for years. To enter into the hardware field, one would need a huge amount of cash flow as well as connections because the physical products would need to deliver to customers and would need store and most important of all no matter how good the product is, not many would embrace the product of a company which is new and if the product is too advance, it would be bad as well because it would attract predators. So after considering all this, it was decided that this field would be left untouched for a while. Fei Hong listened to Fu Yan but never questioned how he was so confident that he would be able to develop all these technologies that he said. She knew that Fu Yan had a secret but never probed about it. She knew somethings are better left unsaid and when times comes he would tell her himself. Fu Yan was also satisfied with Fei Hong''s attitude. While they were discussing these matters, Fei Hong received a message and showed it to Fu Yan. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 29: Cooperation? Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] The next day, in the morning before going to the company office, Fei Hong cam to pick up Fu Yan from his house. The message from yesterday was from Fei Hong''s secretary. She told her that some people from Google''s local branch were coming to meet them and they wanted to discuss the cloud technology. Fu Yan decided to tag along with Fei Hong, Though he had decided to not sell the technology yet and Fei Hong knew it but he wanted to see if any other cooperation could be achieved. They arrived at the office after 15 minutes of drive. Fei Hong parked the car in the underground parking lot of the building and they took the elevator to the company office floor. Fei Hong would usually arrive before others but today she was late and employees had already arrived. They were working and when Fei Hong entered, They greeted her. Fei Hong had a cold attitude in office and was known as a strict boss. She would work in her office all day and only her secretary was allowed to enter there. Even though she was strict, she never abused her power. She was known to be strict in case of work. She would even allow the employees to take a break or go home early if work their work is finished so the office environment was quite relaxed. So when she entered the office with a man and she was talking with him with a smile, so many were shocked but no one stopped working. They would glance from time to time until both entered the Fei Hong''s office. "Looks like they fear you a lot, miss demon" Fu Yan joked. "Fu Yan no jokes, no matter how I behave with you while we are alone, that after office hours so while I work, you are my boss." Fei Hong said with a neutral tone. Fu Yan nodded and said nothing. He was thinking in his mind. "Its good thing I chose her and I can relax that company would develop smoothly with her working as a CEO. Her work ethics are top class and she is women would not bring personal feeling into her work." Fu Yan looked at her while she worked but she paid him no mind. Seeing that Fu Yan kept on looking at her, Fei Hong blushed a little but kept focusing on her work. Fu Yan stopped looking at her after a while and opened his laptop and started working. Both of them worked and did not disturb each other. The silence in the room was broken by the knock from Fei Hong,s secretary. "Mam, the people from Google have arrived." Fei Hong nodded and told her to take them to the meeting room. She looked at Fu Yan and he nodded. They went to the meeting room together. The meeting room was on the other end of the office. It had a perforated glass wall and simple glass doors. The soundproofing in the room was good so they did not need to worry about someone outside hearing them. Fu Yan entered the room after Fei Hong. When he entered, he saw a middle-aged man sitting on the side seat while a young foreigner in his 30s was sitting beside him. He looked at them but said nothing. He sat in the corner seat and Fei Hong sat opposite to middle-aged man. "Hello. I am Fei Hong, the CEO of the company." The middle-aged man looked at Fu Yan and when he saw that neither Fei Hong nor the boy was interested in introducing himself so he smiled and said. "It''s very nice meeting you miss Fei Hong. My name is Chen Fan and I am the vice president of Google''s local branch. This gentleman beside me is Mr. Mike. He is from headquarters." Fei Hong smiled and nodded. "So Mr. Chen may I know whats your purpose is for coming to a small company like us." Although she knew what they were here for, but she said it in this way to show her position and try to place herself in an equal position. Chen Fan smiled and said. "Ms. Fei we are interested in your cloud technology and we are willing to buy it. We are willing to pay 1 billion USD for it." Fei Hong did not show any excitement or got flustrated upon hearing this amount. She just calmly replied. "Mr. Chen you know that we are selling this technology as of yet but it might be possible in the future. As of now, we can cooperate in some other way." Chen Fan did not frown or got angry. He was still smiling and said. "Ms. Fei may I know what''s the reason for not selling this technology. You should know that if you sell it to us, we will give a lot of support to your company, and with our support, your revenue would increase a lot." Fei Hong calmly replied. "Mr. Chen it''s not that I don''t want to sell it but it''s just that this technology involves many other projects and some are even more important than the game so we can only apologize." Chen Fan''s eyes sparkled with excitement but he still showed his calm face and said. "May I know what those projects are if possible we would buy them as well." Fei Hong shook her head and said. "I am sorry Mr. Chen, I already spoke a lot and I can''t say any more details about those projects." "Well, ms Fei it''s a regret that we cant buy the technology. I will go back first and we will discuss later about cooperation. I will talk to my superiors and after getting their response, I will notify you." [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 30: Investigate Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] After saying his greeting to Fei Hong, Chen Fan went out of the meeting room with the foreigner man. They took the elevator to the underground parking lot. There a driver was waiting beside a Luxury car. Upon seeing them coming, he opened the rear car door for them. Both sat in without saying anything and the car slowly went out of the building. After 5 minutes of sitting in silence, Chen Fan spoke. "Mike, what do you think about their statement about other projects linked with this cloud technology." After saying this, he looked towards the foreign man. Mike said nothing and closed his eyes. After staying like this for a minute, he spoke. "I think the probability of them developing another project is high and you also know how much this cloud technology is worth. Many of our future projects are linked to the cloud as well and if we can get this technology, it''s going to be a lot easier for us and our stocks will go up quite high." Chen Fan nods and said. "From her attitude how she said that they won''t be seeling this technology, for the time being. it''s quite hard to get this deal done." Mike nodded and closed his eyes. "Fan, who do you think that man was. What is his relationship with the company." "Well I can try to investigate but I don''t believe something solid would come out. I tried to investigate this company but they have done quite a lot of work to hide the details." Chen said with a frown. Mike opened his eyes and said with a smile. "Hoh! It looks like Mr. Chen has to do overwork these days. Tell me what you have found out till now." Chen started to tell details about what he had found out till now. "The company was registered 3 months ago and Fei Hong was the CEO from the start. As for the shareholder''s structure, it is owned by many offshore companies and its equally divided. This way of doing shareholding is done to hide the real owner and it''s being practiced by many and its hard to trace. None of the employees here at their office is involved in the development of Cloud technology or game development. Most of them are hired to just maintain the game servers and some other simple operations so the main development team is still a mystery and no one the company knows we have talked so far, know about them. Only Fei Hong knows about it and its impossible to get information out from her as of now." Mike listen patiently and was sorting the information provided by Chen Fan. He spoke after staying silent for a while. "I think you should investigate that young man because my senses are saying he has an important role in this also even if we can''t buy the technology we should cooperate with them if possible. It does not have to be big but enough to keep in touch with them." Chen listened and nodded. ......... After sending the two of them, Fei Hong returned to the meeting room and sat beside Fu Yan. "So what do you think. Will they cooperate with us?" Fei Hong said. Fu Yan smiled and said. "Though that Chen person tried to hide it, I could see the excitement form his face when you said that many other projects are linked with the cloud technology so they will try to cooperate with us. But their main focus, for the time being, is going to be the cloud computing technology of p our and they will try their hardest to buy it or have a share in it or something similar." Fei Hong just listened and said nothing. Fu Yan continued to speak. "And the other person that sitting beside him, though he said nothing and act like he did not care about anything that you guys talk. But the truth is that he noted each and everything you guys talked and if I am right about this, they will investigate me now and try to find out about me." Fu Yan laughed when saying the last line and his premonition was right. Fu Yan looked at Fei Hong and said. "Don''t worry, they would just investigate and this was bound to happen. So you don''t need to worry. For the time being focus on the company and if they offer any other kind of cooperation then it''s up to you to decide. Other than selling the technology, you can do what you want." Fei Hong nodded and stood up. Fu Yan also stood up and went outside the meeting room with her. He was about to go home now but Fei Hong did not let him, saying "I will drop you so wait." Fu Yan kindly refused her offer and said. "You have work to do so I will just take a taxi." He went out of the building and took the taxi home. He wanted to finish reading the book today and he had to go to the library too and he could not, while Fei Hong was present. He took out his mobile and started to read the messages. He had quite a lot of messages from his friend. Most of them form his roommates. They all had the same questions. "Why are you not coming to university and where are you." In short, they all seemed worried about him. He had not opened the messaging app since the accident and even before he was too busy to reply. "I think I should go to university tomorrow and see if I should freeze the semester or drop out. I will try to ask the professors if I can just take exams and not attend classes." He planed his tomorrow''s schedule and moved his finger to turned off the app. Just when he was about to turn it off, he saw a message from someone, he had not talked for quite a while. "How did she got my number, Did I told her my number. Well, I can''t remember. Anyway, we will see when I go to university tomorrow." [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 31: New Rule Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Fu Yan checked the system logs and gave Qing some tasks to do. He also checked logs that Qing had saved. It has become his habit to check logs of what happened when he was not present. Nothing major was in the report so he just glanced at it a bit and close it. It''s not that he does not trust Qing. After placing the rules for her, he was not worried that Qing would wreak havoc in the world. He had also added a new rule in her database and this rule was placed after he experienced the last incident and he decided to use Qing''s potential as much he could. He had added 6 rules previously and this one would be the seventh but the most powerful. 7: Monitor admin all the time, all the above rules are allowed to be bypass if admin life is endangered or admin suffers harm. Monitor all the surrounding areas where the admin is, if any danger is presented, Notify admin and try to solve it by any means. He knew this rule in itself was quite outrageous and if anyone knew about it, they would say that he is trying to build a killing machine. But now no one else besides him knows about Qing and when others will know about her, he would have enough power that no one would dare to point fingers at him. Though he added this rule, it was quite hard for it to implement. As Qing was not mature enough and she did not what is dangerous for Fu Yan or whatnot so what he needed to do now was to train her and provide her with the data about different elements. He was also writing a new algorithm for her and with the new algorithm, the data analyzing the speed of Qing would improve a lot. He was also planning to buy human behavior analyzing tool from the library as he had spare credits and he had nothing else in mind that he wanted to exchange with the library. "Qing access the police CCTV database and get all videos of street robbery, carjacking, kidnapping, stalking cases, street murder, and deliberately car crashing. He first decided to gather the material and train her. Qing''s hacking has improved a lot and she had learned about how to use baits and fake access points to confuse opponents if she is ever being reverse tracked. She started to access the Police database and download videos. The videos were not being downloaded on her own server or company server but some other servers that she had hacked before. It was Fu Yan''s idea to do this way and avoid any possible trouble. Though she would not be tracked easily, it''s always best to play safe and soon his safe play helped him avoid trouble. When a huge amount started to transfer out of the police central servers, network administrators noticed the abnormality immediately. If Qing had only downloaded 50 or even 100 videos, it would not have triggered alarm because many police stations access these servers each and this amount would be normal but Qing kept on download and it exceeded the daily limit soon. She picked the videos, encrypted it and stored them on different servers. Each video was stored in 3 different places so even if one is found and deleted, others would be available. Guo Min, 31 years old. He started to work for the government 8 years ago and till now he had a very relaxed work environment. He was part of the team which was responsible for the central server system. The government had a central server system in which all departments whether its police or hospitals or agriculture department, all had one main database. This measure was taken when many departments started to suffer cyber-attacks and it was quite hard to safeguard different servers and databases separately. So by placing all in one database center and only guarding it, a lot of manpower was spared and the network security improved a lot. Just now when he preparing to get out to get lunch, the alarm sounded. He quickly sat down on his seat and started to check the system to see what this alarm was about. After checking the logs, he found out that a huge amount of data was being transferred out of the system and the attack point was police database. "When did we got hacked, the alarm sounded only when the data limit exceeded. F**k this is a group attack." He quickly called his superior and notified the other members of the team. All members of the team started to track the intruder. They did not suspend the data transfer because if they did that, the connection would be cut off and the other side would retreat immediately. Soon the hall was filled with the noise of typing on the keyboard. Guo Min-soon tracked the IP address where the attack was coming from but when he accessed it, he knew from one glance that it was a chicken server. He furiously taped on the keyboard. His other team member also tracked an IP but it was a chicken server. 15 out of 20 people present traced the IP''s back to different servers but all were just buffer servers. The data transfer amount exceeded 2 TB and was rising. Since it was the central server so the transfer speed was quite high. After wasting half an hour and still not getting anything, he clenched his fist and said. "Cut off the connection. Stop the data transfer" His team member looked at him but seeing his face full of fury, they did as he said. This was the worst day of his life ever since he started to work here and he knew this would affect him in the future. Fu Yan was watching everything that Qing was doing. Qing had noticed the very minute when the other side started to track her and was about to counter them but Fu Yan stopped her. He did not want to expose her too much and told her to lead them to fake servers. This was the most convenient way to mislead the tracking team and hide Qing''s capabilities. Though he could download the data by waiting day by day but he did not have the time or patience and who if the other side won''t discover any abnormalities. so he told Qing to download all the data she can in one go. But she did not download the junk or useless data. She first scanned all the data and only downloaded the specific files. After the connection was cut, he told Qing to lay honey pots and traps and mislead the tracking party and hide her tracks. "Well the data has been gathered, now all that remains is the analyzing tool." [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 32: knowledge is not deep Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Qing has already transferred all the data but the monitoring bureau was in a mess. They had been continuously trying to find the loophole from where the hacker had accessed the server but even after trying their hardest, they could not find any logs about how their system has been compromised. While they were busy finding the clues, the culprit behind all this was getting ready to go to the university. Fu Yan had no worries that Qing could be traced back because of the honey traps they had laid and the perfect masking that Qing had done to hide their true location. After getting all the data from the police database, he gave Qing a new task. She had to gather videos related to similar cases from social platforms. He wanted to train her but by giving her a huge amount of data so that the possibility of error becomes less and less. "Ok all done, now let''s go to university." He called a taxi from an online platform and told him to go to Fenghua University. He arrived at the university at 8:45 am and went towards the classroom where today''s lecture would be held. When he arrived in the room, many students were already present and were waiting for the professor to come. Though he had memorized all the syllabus for the university and was even more proficient in some subjects than the professors, He still wanted to have a degree because the difference between a person with degree and a person without any degree was huge and society judged them based on degrees no matter even if that person was more qualified than the other. It''s not that he cared about how people would think about him, it''s just that he did not want to disappoint his aunt and relatives who sent him to university with hope and love. Soon professor came into the classroom and started to roll call. When Fu Yan answered, Professor, looked at him and said. "Fu Yan, where have you been last 2 months. You have missed many classes and would not eligible to sit in exams so there is no need for you to attend this class anymore. You have to repeat this course next semester." Professor Xuan was known to be strict and never gave concessions to students regarding marks or attendance. Fu Yan came to the university to see if he could sit in the exam and talk about it with professors but seeing the attitude that the professor had shown him, he decided that he would directly go to the dean and talk to him. He had confidence that the dean would agree with him. Fu Yan stood up without saying a word and started to walk towards the door calmly. Professor Xuan, upon seeing Fu Yan walking towards the door said. "Students like you deserve to be punished. You waste the money that your parents earn and from your attitude, I don''t even think that your parents earn that money from legit means." Fu Yan, who did was walking calmly, stopped and turned towards the professor. "Professor Xuan, I dot care what you say about me but don''t ever insult my parents." Professor Xuan was not expecting that a student would ever talk to him like that so he became furious and said. "What is your attitude towards your teacher. First, you don''t come to class and don''t learn anything, Then you speak rudely with your teacher. Apologize or else I would call disciplinary action against you." Fu Yan replied with a calm voice. "Professor I said you can insult me but don''t point fingers at my parents. As for whether I study or not that''s not your concern. I already know everything that is being taught here and I am just here to get the degree not learn." Professor Xuan looked like he was going to explode. Fu Yan ignored him and walked out of the room. He walked towards the dean''s office and knocked. "Come in." A voice came from inside the office. Fu Yan walked in and saw an old man with a gentle smile sitting on the office chair and working on some files. "Student! What do you need from me." The old man said without looking up. Fu Yan showed some respect and said. "Sir I have started a company and I cant come to university regularly so I was hoping that I could be extemp from regular classes and be allowed to take exams." The old dean is called Zhou Wen and he held quite an authority in university. He also had quite a firm grasp on IT subjects. Zhou Wen looked towards Fu Yan with a smile. He had handled many cases where students came to him for similar things but they were all about to graduate from and were in last or 2nd last semester but Fu Yan looked like a freshman from all angles. This was the first time when a freshman came to him so he was kind of interested in this student. "Student tell me your name and what department you are in and your batch details." Fu Yan started to tell him about his details. "My name is Fu Yan from the CS department and this is my 2nd semester." Zhou Wen furrowed his brows and said in a serious voice. "Student Yan. It''s not that I am underestimating your abilities but you are just a freshman and your knowledge is not deep so I suggest that you first focus on your studies and then think about business." Fu Yan calmly replied. "Sir it''s not that I am underestimating your experience but how can you say without judging me that my knowledge is not deep." "haha !!" Zhou Wen laughed hard. This was the first time when a student had talked to him like this. Let alone a student, not even his peers talked to him like this. "Student Yan! You are right how can I say this without testing your abilities." His voice suddenly turned serious and he said. "Let''s test your abilities. I hope you won''t disappoint me or else the end result won''t be pretty." [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 33: Lets start the test! Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Zhou Wen did not have a good past. He was the first person from his village that went to university and all the village came to say goodbye to him when he left for university. It was an era when education was not as popular and easy to access compared to nowadays. He came to the city and many students in university were from if not rich but well off families. He was often bullied in his classes because the cloths that he wore were often dirty and even sometimes tattered but he did not let these things slow him down. He studied hard and completed his graduation and after that, he started to work at the same university. Because he was from a humble background, he did not get the respect that he deserved from his workplace. Still smile never left his face. He greeted everyone with a warm smile and never took part in the power struggle until one incident. He was a bright student and from his university days, he had started to work on a project that he thought would help many people. He was never after fame or money. He wanted to do something for the country. For the country that helped him study and gave him a scholarship to not worry about fees. He encountered difficulty when creating the program and asked for advice from a senior who was well versed in that field. Who knew it would be his worst mistake. Though his Senior helped him, he asked him about many other things related to the program that he was writing. Suddenly he acted like he forgot something and ask Zhou Wen to get a file from his office. Zhou Wen did not get suspicious or anything. He was more than happy to help his senior. He just went and got that file. It took him 10 min for this and those 10 mins changed his personality forever. His senior left after getting that file and Zhou Wen resumed his work. 1 month later he found out that his senior was getting a reward and promotion for contributing to society. When he found that the reason why he was getting rewarded was because of the same software that he was writing. He went to see him and hard reality was shown to him. His senior talked to him with a cold face and said. "What do you mean by, your work. I developed it and I am senior. I am well versed in this field why would I steal from you." Zhou Wen felt like a bomb has been dropped in his head. He could never believe that the senior that he trusted and respected would do this to him. He tried his best to get his work back but got nothing. He even went to the dean off the university but no one listened to him. The dean even threatened to kick him out of the university if he ever talked about this topic again. Apparently that senior was related to the dean so it was not a surprise that head would cover for his relative. This incident told Zhou Wen about how the world works and that he should only give respect to those who deserve it and make relations. Many relations. Thus cold face Dean came into being. He worked very hard and after struggling a lot he got into the power struggle and finally became the dean of the university. He could go for a higher position and he even had the qualification for it. But he felt quite satisfied with his current position. Because of this even some of his seniors would talk to him politely. Today when Fu Yan spoke to him and used his own words against him. He found it interesting and was somewhat furious. He decided to test this young man who looked very confident about his claim. Now came the problem of how should he test him. Though Zhou Wen was a little angry but he thought rationally. "Well no matter if he talked back to me, I should convince him first to attend classes because university helps a lot and students learn many new things here even if they are genius." So he looked towards Fu Yan and said. "Student Yan, I understand that you are very confident about your company being successful and I hope that it is, but think carefully. You learn many things here and if you don''t take classes and only give exams, it won''t help you improve." Fu Yan smiled. He could see that the dean was being serious and he wanted to help him so he replied in a respectful tone. "Sir I know what you mean but I think I can''t learn anything new here. By being in the field would help me better. I entered university only because my aunt wanted me to have a degree. I did not come here to study." Dean Zhou looked perplexed upon hearing Fu Yan''s answer. He Wanted good for his students but it looks like this student did not want to appreciate it. He initially wanted to convince him and let this student miss some classes if he wanted but now he had decided if Fu Yan did not pass his test. He would not allow him to miss even 1 class and if he did, he would not be allowed to sit in the exam. "Hmph. Not appreciating my kindness." Zhou Wen thought. He spoke to Fu Yan. "Alright.Since you are so confident that you can skip classes and still take exams without a problem so it won''t matter if I used questions from advanced courses. Right?" Fu Yan nodded without showing any expressions on his face. Zhou Wen got even angrier upon seeing Fu Yan nodded so he thought. "Hmmph brat. Now you will know that you should respect your elders and if they offer you any advice, you should consider it and follow it with heart." He said. "Alright, let''s start your test." [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 34: Lets Start Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Fu Yan came back to his rented house after dealing with the matter in university. He stayed there for 6 hours but he did not saw Ming Ye. "Is she not coming to university?" He thought. He asked about her and came to know that she was on leave due to some family reasons. After reaching home, he checked the progress of Qing. She had already collected quite a bit of data and was still sorting it. "Hmm, you have collected quite a bit, remember to sort it separately and categorize it." "Yes, Big Brother." After hearing Qing''s reply, Fu Yan smiled. "Let''s see, since she has already done her part so its time I do my part too." Fu Yan swiped on his hand and appeared in the great hall of the library. Old Shun greeted him as usual. "Old Shun I want to purchase ''behavior analysis'' program and ''danger detection program by studying body language'' program. Can you help me." Old Shun smiled and said. "Well, it''s about time that I teach you about how you can spend your credits and buy things from the library." Fu Yan showed a little excitement. Old Shun started to explain. "First tap on the tattoo on your hand or just think about it in your mind. After that, a screen would pop up. You can see an icon similar to a shopping cart on the leftmost side of the screen. Click on it and you will see a search bar on the top. Write whatever you want to buy and it will show you the results. You can preview it because you are an intern now. It will show you what the item you are buying can be used for. What are the requirements for its usage? You can also do it with your consciousness and without even lifting a finger." Fu Yan followed the instructions of Old Shun and finally purchased the algorithm that he wanted. He spent 230 credits for it. Next, he used his consciousness and purchased the other software too. What he got after the purchase was the program, not the logic behind it. When he asked old Shun about it, he said. "Well, of course, You will only get the technology not the logic because logic or knowledge is more expensive. Let''s see you spent 410 credits in total for the technology but if you want to borrow the book with the same technology, you will have to spend at least 4000 credits for them. So now you understand? It''s like you can buy a special spice from a company. You can use it however you want but you can''t recreate it unless you buy the recipe and company won''t give you the recipe without extra money." "Ok, I understand. Thanks, Old Shun." Fu Yan nodded and said. He asked about many other things related to the market. Old Shun explained calmly and guided him about what he could not understand. Upon purchasing any kind of technology from the library, you would get the technology in the form of a flash drive. Since that flash drive is impossible to hack and would disappear on use so it was possible to get a refund if you want. All the technology that you purchase is for one-time use. If its a software then the flash drive is considered as one-time-use but the software upon installation can be used indefinitely but cannot be copied. There were many other cool technologies, but Old Shun said: "Don''t waste your time browsing them and buying them because after you became a librarian, you can get these things easily. You should first focus on improving your status and knowledge. With your privilege as a librarian of the Galactic Technological Library, Many races would try their best to curry favor with you and you will get many things as gifts so why waste your credits on things that you will get for free. But remember this, don''t ever trust anyone. These alien races would devour you if you are not careful. Not just alien races even humans would do the same so only trust the library. Never let your guard down, always be vigilant and always think about your own benefits first." Fu Yan listened to Old Shun attentively and nodded when he finished. When old Shun stopped talking, he asked. "Old Shun, do human exits in the universe other than earth." Old Shun smiled and said. "Yes, there are many planets in the universe that inhabits humans. Earth is just at the start of its civilization. Many human planets even have become eligible to come to Galactic Library so you can imagine how advanced they are." "Old Shun you said eligible. Do you mean not anyone can come to the library?" "Of course. This is the Galactic Library which has all the advance knowledge from all over the universe so you have to have a certain qualification to enter this library and enjoy the knowledge." Fu Yan put his finger on the chin and asked. "What is the qualification that is needed to enter the library." Old Shun smiled and said with a polite tone. "Don''t worry yourself with these things now and just focus on your improvement. When you upgrade your status to Librarian, you will know all these things eventually. You knowing them now would only do harm." Fu Yan did not argue and said goodbye to Old Shun and returned to his room. He looked at the flash drive in his hand and thought. "With this, I can ensure my safety as well as of those who are close to me." He plugged in the flash drive to the main computer and software started to install itself automatically. He added these algorithms to the core program of Qing so that if there is a need to move the core program, these algorithms stay with her. After the installation of the program was completed, System rebooted. "Qing! How are you feeling now? Is there any problem with the system." "No Big Brother, there is no problem with the system. I feel like I can understand the content in the videos better now and it''s like if I watch them enough, I might be able to tell what a person is going to do based on their actions." Fu Yan smiled and said. "Ok then lets start." [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 35: Training Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] After Qing confirmed that she could analyze the video content easily, Fu Yan let her start processing the data. He could take the shortcut and let her just chose some videos and process them. But doing so would limit Qing''s ability. By providing her with lots of data, he could minimize the possibility of error. To train her, Fu Yan would only need about 1000 to 2000 videos but he wanted to first train her then let use the remaining data to perfect herself by comparing her judgment to the outcome in the videos. When an AI is being trained to park a car, it is given a huge amount of data to analyze and then it is left to judge the outcome based on the previous data while telling it in between when it makes a mistake. For example, when parking the car, it hit a light pole, the system would tell the AI that it had made a mistake. The AI will save the error log file and when processing data next time, it would refer to previous error to see whether it''s repeating the same mistake or this approach is different from before. If it''s the same, it would take another path. If it reaches in designated point successfully, it will be given a plus point and will be told to do so again. If it does not reach the parking space and has an accident an error would be generated, the same process would repeat until the error ratio becomes less and less. Just to train an AI to park a car would take about 2 to 3 million repetitions. So it can be seen from this how much time and resources are needed. These many repetitions are only if you want to train a simple AI but if you want to make it perfect, you might need 100 million even 200 million. Qing would have had to take the same route if the technology on earth has been used. But since Fu Yan used algorithms from the Galactic Technological Library, Qing''s processing speed and way of analyzing the data changed. Instead of just analyzing the data and saving error logs, she would change her core algorithm each time she makes a mistake or is successful in predicting the behavior of the subject in the video. This the core feature of the algorithm that he bought. An AI changing her own program, this is a thing that is only in theories on earth and has not been put into practical use till now. It''s not that no one wants to do it but more like they cant. Qing started the process and Fu Yan let her put 80% of her computing power for this purpose. Even so, it would take her 2 weeks to analyze the whole data. She would be using 50% of the server farm''s computing power while leaving 10% for reserve while 35% was being used for cloud gaming. 20 minutes after Qing starts interpreting the data, Fu Yan got a call from Fei Hong. "Fu Yan, I just got a report from technical staff that our Server load had jumped to 90%. Is it related to you?" "Yes, I am currently processing some data and I needed the computing power. Tell them there is no need to worry and tell the farm manager to take extra care of the farm for the next 2 weeks because I would be using it at max for these 2 weeks. Don''t let the farm catch on fire." "Ok, I will call him now and let him take extra precautions for the next 3 weeks." Fei Hong said while adding an extra week as a safety." Fu Yan nodded a little upon hearing her reply and asked. "Is there anything that I need to know." "Yes, if not because of the technical staff''s reminder I would have called you an hour later after finishing my work. I needed to talk to about the request we are getting from different companies for cooperation and advertisements." Fei Hong said. Fu Yan thought for a bit upon hearing this and asked. "Are we low on funds or is there competition in the market that is affecting us." "No Funds are good for the time being and there is no competition that is affecting us directly." Fei Hong said in denial. "Then let''s not focus on these things first, I want to build our reputation first and then we will think about profit. Our current revenue is enough for our operations to run smoothly. As for the cooperation, if they are about buying our technology, then reject them but if there are other game companies that want to use our platform for their game then we can talk but remember we are not in need of money so don''t accept the excessive term. We have got the upper hand here." Fei Hong nodded on the side while writing down his instructions. "Is there anything else." Fu Yan asked again. "No this is all for today. I will call you if there is anything else. Take care of your body and don''t work too hard." Fei Hong said in a concerning voice. But before Fu Yan could answer, she hung up. Fu Yan smiled a little and placed the phone on the table. "Ok since everything else is done, I should start working too." He had been pretty busy lately and did not have the time to read books and work on his next project. He had told Fei Hong that he would be developing voice recognition technology next but he had not started to work on it even a little. He had borrowed a book from the library related to this but had not even opened it yet. He had been stabbed soon after and was hospitalized so he never got the time for it. He picked up the book from the side table and opened its first page. Just when he was about to start reading, his phone rang again. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 36: Why is Dean looking for you? Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Fu Yan looked at the phone screen and saw the name of his roommate from university. He remembered that he had not called them for a long time and even when he visited the university, He did not meet them. He picked up the phone and the roaring voice of Shen Bai came from the speakers. "Fu Yan!!! You have a lot of courage now that you don''t even come to university and when you come, you don''t even visit us. You boy is grown up now! Huh." Shen Bai''s tone might seem offensive but Fu Yan knew this was his style and he did not mean ill by speaking like this. Fu Yan smiled and said in a laughing tone. "Old Bai. I was busy in some work and could not come to classes. I have already talked with the dean and he had allowed me to skip classes. As for not visiting you, I was in a hurry so I forgot about you guys." Shen Bai again roared and said. "Yes Yes. You boy now have money and you don''t need to care about us. It''s true that money changes your personality and makes you forget about your poor friend. Just so you know, you might forget us but we won''t ever forget you. We will miss you every time when we go out to eat." Shen Bai said the last sentence in a weeping tone. Fu Yan laughed hard and said. "I am pretty sure that you guys don''t miss me. You only miss the major contributor to the bill. Don''t worry. When I have free time, I will come to visit you guys and we will dine at any restaurant that you want." Shen Bai also laughed and asked him why he was not coming to university and whether he had any problems and needed their help. Fu Yan told him that he busy with work and might not come to university anytime soon. Shen Bai nodded and just when he was about to hang up, he suddenly remembered why he called Fu Yan in the first place. "Fu Yan I almost forgot why I called you. Tell me what have you done to the teachers especially to the dean. He came twice to the dormitory to ask about your whereabouts and your contact information. Even our programming teacher asked about you in the class and when he heard that you were not present, he acted like he was in despair. Tell me what exactly did you do." "What did I do? Huh." Fu Yan was lost in thought. He started to have a flashback of when he went to meet the Dean. "Let''s start your test." dean Zhou said and called for the HOD of the CS department. HOD of CS department was a friend of Dean Zhou and he was also a renowned figure in the university. He came and after Dean Zhou explained the situation to him, he looked towards Fu Yan with a meaningful look and said. "Confidence is a good thing but too much confidence can be harmful. Young man are you sure you are ready for the test. You might want to prepare for it for some days and come back. This would improve your chance." Fu Yan shook his head and said. "Thank you for your consideration but I think I am ready, also I don''t have time to waste as I am already very busy with my work." HOD Li''s face hardened after hearing this. He looked at Dean Zhou and the latter nodded. This was a sign that he was allowed to do anything he wants and ask any question that he can think of. Soon the test started and both Dean Zhou and HOD Li started to ask questions to Fu Yan. At first, they wanted to make it difficult for Fu Yan but as time passed, they started to become amazed at this young man''s knowledge. They both took turns asking him questions but Fu Yan would answer as soon as the question was asked. Sometimes his answers contain an explanation that even they had not learned about yet. They became more and more amazed as time passed. They even had to take a break in between, not because they were tired, but because they could not think of any other questions that they could ask Fu Yan. After half an hour of questioning, they excused themselves and went out to talk. Fu Yan was told to sit there and that they will be back shortly. They both went out in a hurry and after 10 minutes they came back with 4 other teachers. The session resumed. The 4 new teachers that came back, each was an expert in their field and they also started to ask him questions regarding their field. Fu Yan could not help but notice that all these teachers were trying their best to fail him. "What is going on here. Why are they so admitted on failing me." He thought. What he did not know was that both Dean and HOD were so amazed by his knowledge and his intelligence that they wanted to keep him in university and not let him go. They talked with other teachers and formulated a plan that they would ask him questions outside of his field and when he was unable to answer them, they would convince him saying that he had much to learn and should not leave the university. But contrary to their expectations, Fu Yan answered each of their questions easily and they could not think of any other way to make him stay in university. One teacher even asked him a question that he was presented when he was doing his Ph.D. on AI and he could not solve it then but to his surprise, Fu Yan solved that question easily and even told him how he could optimize that step. That teacher upon hearing the answer could not sit and run out of the Dean''s office in excitement. He wanted to experiment and see if this process is applicable. Fu Yan asked if there were any other tests but all teachers were silent. "Then I hope that I would be allowed to sit in the final exams. Well then take care." He went back after saying that. He came back from his musings when Shen Bai''s loud voice came from the speakers. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 37: Dream Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Shen Bai''s voice could be heard from speakers as he was speaking loudly. "Oye!! Fu Yan, you hear me? Is this thing broken? Fu Yan, can you hear me?" Fu Yan spoke in a soft voice. "Yes, I can hear you." "If you can hear me then answer me. Why were you not speaking and you have not answered my question. Why were the teachers and dean looking for you? Have you done anything to them." Fu Yan laughed and said. "Haha! Old Bai, you don''t need to worry. I have not done anything to them and they will stop looking for me. It''s just that they might want me to come back to university or something similar but I don''t have time for that so don''t worry. Anyways I will visit you guys soon and we will dine at any restaurant you guys want. It will be my treat." "You little shit! You better treat us or else you won''t get away with just a meal at that time. " Shen Bai said in a laughing tone. "Haha! I will. Ok, I am busy right now so I will talk with you later." Fu Yan said in an apologetic tone. "Ok then don''t mind me. Do your work and I want a full explanation when we meet so prepare yourself. Don''t say at that time that I did not remind you." The call ended and Fu Yan again opened the book and started to read it. The book''s title was "Fundamentals of speech recognition and its optimization". He started to read it and then got fully engrossed in it. He had some knowledge about how speech recognition software works and how it is written but the system and programs in the book were totally different from the existing ones. The speech recognition system was first built in the 1960s and at that time it could only recognize one voice and it worked only with digits. As time passed, the system was developed and it got more mature and it came to the point where it can recognize any person''s voice and give its digital output. When we speak, the system converts our voice vibrations from analog to digital. The system then takes these vibrations and separates it into different frequencies and sets the volume to a constant level. The problem that the current voice recognition system face is that sometimes people speak faster and sometimes slower and sometimes even the voice is barely audible. so the system or program is not able to clarify and separate them into different frequencies. According to the book, this step can be further enhanced by using AI in it and optimizing it using different methods. Many scientists in the modern world have proposed this step but it cannot be realized yet because of the hardware restrictions. VRS(Voice Recognition System) is built to be used in consumer devices and these devices do not have the capacity to run AI software to its full extent thus mediocre VRS. After these frequencies are separated, they are compared to the existing database and the result is given out predicting what the user might be trying to say. All these steps happen in Milliseconds and the system needs to give output in realtime. Again this is where optimization and good AI come in handy. With these two, the VRS would work faster and with more accuracy. Many tech giants can develop the VRS with similar accuracy as mentioned in the book but it can only work with a server farm supporting it or on a high-end computer system. so this is where the technology in the book showed its advantage as this VRS was tailor-made for low-end devices. Fu Yan continued to read the book further and got amazed by the technology mentioned in it again and again. He finished the book by midnight and went to sleep. He slept soundly and had a beautiful dream. He was with his mother and sister and they were eating happily in their old home. He woke up late the next morning and started to work. He was going to write the core part of the VRS and for the subparts, Qing would handle it. Fu Yan told Qing about some parts and how they should be written and got on with designing the core program. His focus was not to develop a VRS that would work on devices locally because that would be too high end and would attract some unwanted attention. So he decided to write a cloud-based program as it would be disguised under their existing technology and would remain low key. Even so, it would be more advanced than the existing ones and give many tech giants a headache. Fu Yan was typing on the keyboard hard and fast. Though there were some mistakes in between, but Qing was able to handle all of it. She had trained with a large amount of data and there was very little chance of her making a mistake so Fu Yan let her handle the small details. Fu Yan kept on writing the program until Qing reminded him that he should rest. He was surprised because he had not instructed Qing about anything related to it. "Did she evolve again?. Well, it has been some time since I checked her core program. " Fu Yan thought for a bit but decided against it. He wanted to let Qing develop naturally, as he did not want to restrict her actions much. He felt his shoulders ache. "maybe I should rest as Qing instructed." He stretched his muscles and went towards the bed to lay down a bit. "Man! I need to improve body health or else I won''t last long. I might die young." He closed his eyes and soon went to sleep. He was more tired than he thought he was. If he was awake, he might be able to see that all cameras in the room were focused on him and server fans were spinning at their fastest. [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 38: I trust you! Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Fu Yan was sleeping soundly and a smile could be seen on his sleeping face. He was having a good dream. He might have continued to sleep, but a ring tone from his mobile woke him up. He looked at the id of the caller and it was from Fei Hong. He picked the phone from the side table and pressed the answer button. "Hello!" A soft voice came from the speakers. "Hello¡­... Sorry, I was sleeping so I could not ¡­... pick your call earlier." Fu Yan said while yawning. "Well it''s not a problem because you are the boss but I am glad that you are not overworking and taking care of your health." Fei Hong said in a neutral but slightly happy tone. "Yes¡­." Fu Yan yawned again. "Well, why did you called? Is everything ok at the company." "Yes, everything is ok. I just called to report some matters to you and that I have some files that need your signature. It''s about registering the trademark and some other stuff. Fu Yan, I am still confused, why are we registering our trademark. It''s not like we will enter the physical market." "Well we might not enter it right now but I am sure in future we will. so don''t worry about this stuff and if you encounter any problem, tell me." "Ok, I will. Well, aside from that I called to tell you that the popularity of our game has exploded again and with new players joining in and most of them choosing the paid plan, our monthly revenue is more than double compared to the previous month. Our monthly turnout is estimated to be 15 million US dollars." Fu Yan smiled upon hearing this and said. "Well, that''s a good thing. Have you investigated why our popularity has risen?" Fei Hong on the other end of the phone said. "I am currently gathering the data and staff is working hard to compile it. There will be solid figures in about a day. I will inform you when it is available." "Okay, do that, and be sure to keep a close eye on the market. I know there will be competitors appearing though they can''t affect us much but it would be better to keep an eye on them. There will be some companies that might want to poach some of our workers. If anyone from our office wants to leave, let them leave but be sure to tell them that they will be blacklisted from our company if they do so." "Ok, I will do that." Fei Hong replied. "Oh! since you called then I should tell you about our future plan too. I have almost finished the program of VRS and it will be ready soon. You can start marketing it and be sure to mention that it would be free. In the first phase, we will only use it in our game, and for the second phase¡­." Fu Yan paused a little as if he was thinking about something. "Well, we will talk about the second phase when I have finished the translator." Fei Hong only makes an "umm" sound and just wrote down everything that Fu Yan mentioned. When Fu Yan stopped speaking, she then asked a question. "Fu Yan, Don''t you think we are going too fast. I think we should slow down a bit and tread on this path steadily. This way we would have a better business model." Fu Yan nodded. Fei Hong''s thinking was not wrong, it just that she did not know about the existence of the library so she would, of course, chose this path. Fu Yan spoke in a soft tone. "Fei Hong, Let me ask you a question. Why do you think I entered into the business world. I could just work in some office or sell my technology to any tech giant and i know I would get a hefty sum. So why do think I did not prefer that path" Fei Hong was silent upon hearing this and could not think about how to respond to Fu Yan''s question. When Fei Hong did not speak for a while, Fu Yan continued. "Well let me tell you this for now that I never got into it for fame or money or some personal gain. I just wanted to do research on different subjects that I find interesting and no matter what you want to do, you need money for it and I am pretty sure I will need a huge amount of money in the future. I know what you fear. Let me assure you that I have at least 10 to 15 technologies that are much more advanced than their counterparts. Though they are only in theories but I am pretty confident that I will succeed." Fei Hong was still silent so Fu Yan said. "Now you might be thinking that why would I tell you this. Well, I am pretty confident in my intuition and it tells me that I can trust you and you won''t betray me." When Fu Yan said the last part only then, Fei Hong replied in a hasty tone. "Fu Yan, you can trust me and I will never betray you. No matter what conditions I am offered, I will continue to stand by your side. I decided this from that night when you risked your life to save me. If I can stand here with dignity, it is because you saved me." Fei Hong sounded emotional when saying this. Fu Yan did not say anything in response to this and chose to remain silent. Both remained silent for a while then Fu Yan broke the silence. "Well, that''s all for today. if you have any matter to report, you can inform me immediately." "Hmm. I will do so. Oh right, I forgot to tell you that we need to form a legal team as there will many matters after we launch VRS, that would need a legal team to handle." Fu Yan thought for a bit and said. "Don''t worry about the legal team. I know someone who is well versed in this field so she would help me." [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 39: Dig deeper Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] : Google''s country C headquarters: Chen Fan was sitting in his office and a file was placed on his table. He opened the file and started to read it. The more he read more he frowned. The file contained all details about Fu Yan. From his parent''s death to his aunt adopting him, from his school life to his university. All the details were in there. Though it might seem that these were a lot of details but the truth was that many large chunks of data were missing from it. Since Fu Yan was an introvert so he stayed most of the time in his home with his aunt and hardly had any friends from his school and college. so it became a lot harder to gather data about his personal life. Chen Fan had spent a large amount to buy this data, but now it seems that money went to waste. He did not care about the money because it was just a little amount to him but that was if the information was complete. Mike was sitting on the side couch. He looked at Chen Fan''s expressions for a bit, then asked. "So who was that young man. From your expressions, I can guess that you are not so sure about his relation to that company." Chen Fan signed and said. "You are right. I have got all the details about his personal life but there is not even a single detail about he is related to that company. Even the company employes had only seen him the first time that day. I think it was just a coincidence that we met him that day." Mike shook his head and said. "That''s where you are wrong. It was not a coincidence, he went there because of our meeting with that CEO Fei. I noticed that the girl glancing at him when we mentioned cooperation though it was just a quick glance, I noticed it so I am sure he has a strong relation to the developers or something similar. That is why I asked you to investigate him." Chen Fan went into a deep thought upon hearing this and after a while, he lifted his head and started to read the details about Fu Yan. "Parents died in a car accident, bodies not found till now. His little sister was with them so no direct relation alive. Became anti-social after that and the aunt took care of him. No friends never participated in any social activities, most of the time was spent in the libraries. No girlfriend. Some roommate friends in university dorm but the relationship is normal." Mike interrupted Chen Fan and said. "Well, now I understand why you were frowning earlier. His personality is too simple for him to appear in that meeting room." Chen Fan nodded and said. "That the problem. His living habits, his personality does not match what we saw on that day. He was very attentive when we were discussing with Fei Hong and he had a smile on his face all the time. An introvert person is never like that. Either we met the wrong person that day or all this data is fake." Mike nodded and said while standing up to leave. "Well, I believe that we should investigate him more carefully. I don''t know why but I am getting the feeling that we will find something big if we kept on digging." Chen Fan also stood up from the seat, fixed his coat buttons and prepared to leave too. "I will do so and will ask my informer to dig deeper." ........................... Fu Yan ended the call with Fei Hong and placed the mobile on the side table. "Legal Team! I think I should visit them soon because its been half a year since I last met them." He looked at the computer screen and put all the other thoughts behind. He became focused on work and again typing noise could be heard in the room. He kept on typing and was only responsible for the logical parts that Qing could not handle. She had trained a lot and was able to write even a complex program but there was still some shortcoming and that could be removed after a lot of practice and data. Fu Yan worked for 5 hours straight and after finishing the last part, he did not even have the strength to write even another line of the program. He stretched a little and then asked Qing to finish the small details. Qing started to do her part and on computer new program lines started to appear at such speed that no person could be compared. It took her half an hour to complete the program. Fu Yan again spent an hour verifying the core program and then started it. A VRS cant just start to work right after programmers finish writing. It needs data to train itself too as it is also a type of AI. Compared to AI like Qing, it''s just dedicated to one task. Qing already had the data for it as she also had VRS built-in but it was not as advance as this one. After Qing finished integrating the data, Fu Yan tested and the results exceeded his expectations. His voice was recognized in an instant and compared to the traditional VRS where the system would take some time to recognize your voice, this VRS gave the output as soon as words left his mouth. He had expected it to be good but this was too good. "Qing can you integrate this program with your core or should I help you?." "Big Brother I can do it." Qing started the sequence to merge the program and her voice sounded again. "Big brother I need your permission to do it." The rules played their part as Qing could not upgrade the core on her own. "Yes, you can modify your core program with this VRS" Fu Yan affirmed. Right after his consent, binary digits started to flash on the screen. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 40: Tang Ru Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] QIng took an hour to integrate the VRS with her core program. After she finished upgrading herself, Fu Yan asked. "Qing! How is it? What changes do you feel." "Big Brother, the system runs a lot smoother than before and I can understand what you are saying easily. The amount of computing required for this process has also reduced a lot." Fu Yan put his hand on his chin and thought for a bit. "Qing, create a new database and try to predict what I am saying and store the results in the new database. For a whole month, you are to continue doing so and after a month, you will use the data and further optimize your voice recognition system." "Ok Big Brother." Fu Yan nodded and then turned back his attention to the computer screen. He was going to integrate this VRS with the game. Just when he was about to do so, he thought of a thing. "I can integrate this system with the game program easily but what about the future. I won''t have the time to do everything when we have to upgrade the game. The company employees also won''t have much knowledge about the game system and if someday they need to upgrade or modify the game, they won''t be able to do anything as they don''t know much about the system." He leaned back on the chair and his mind started to run different ideas and their effects. After contemplating a bit, he decided to go with the idea of training the employees and called Fei Hong. .................... Inside the "Evoloutioners" office, workers were busy with helping players address their issues. The customer care department was the one that was most busy as the number of players grew by each day so does the people with issues. The office was divided into 3 sections. Customer care, IT department and programing Department. Each had a section chief who reported directly to Fei Hong. The customer care department and IT department, both were busy each day and as time passed, their size also grew. On the other hand, the programming department had the same size as it was in start and it was the only department that had free time on its hand. Tang Ru worked in a gaming studio before coming to "Evoloutioners". He was the head of 2 different projects there. The company was doing good and the president decided to expand the business but it failed. They were forced to close down and Tang Ru lost his job. He immediately started to search for a new job and the company called "Evoloutioners" Caught his eyes. Thought it had just started but it showed a huge potential as it rolled out cloud gaming and a very unique game with high-end features. He applied for the section chief position and got hired. When he first joined he was very enthusiastic about his work here but as time passed, he started to doubt his choice. It has been 2 months since he joined, though the pay was good and the treatment was nice, he was not offered any kind of substantial work. Other than writing some small codes for the system and some other stuff, his department had not done any work. He was sitting in his office and was thinking. "If there is still no progress in a week or two, I will resign. I can''t waste my talent here. I will become dull if I stay here." While thinking about all this, his office phone rang. He picked it up and Fei Hong spoke on the other side. "Come to my office, I need to talk to you." He put the phone and walked towards Fei Hong''s office. He knocked on the door and Fei Hong''s voice came from inside. "Come in!" He walked in and saw Fei Hong and saw her working on her laptop. He just sat down on the chair adjacent to her desk. Fei Hong finished her work and looked towards him. She closed the laptop and said. "It been 2 months since you started working here, what do you feel about the time spent here. Tell me your true feelings." Tang Ru sighed and started to speak. "Miss Fei, to tell the truth, I was thinking about resigning next month because I had not done any work ever since I joined and I think if I stay here, my skills would become dull." Fei Hong smiled and said. "Then Mr. Tang it looks like my decision was a correct one. You were really suited for the position. If it was a normal person, he would be happy that he did not have to work and got free money but you are different." Tang Ru just smiled a little and looked a little confused. "Don''t be confused Mr. Tang, Boss had been busy with his work a little so the programming department was not needed yet. Well anyway, I have your first project ready for you. So don''t need to quit this job anymore." Tang Ru looked a little surprised and also happy. Fei Hong told him gave him a Flash drive, which contained a link for the file and also some instructions about what the project was about. "This drive has access link to the file and some parts of the game program can also be accessed with it. Anyway, all instructions are in the drive and if you don''t understand anything, install the software that is in the drive and a person will be there to guide you remotely." Tang Ru just nodded and was about to leave when Fei Hong called out to him. "Mr. Tang, I have a warning from the boss for you. You are allowed to see the core parts of the game but any leak won''t be appreciated. You should first learn the program yourself then teach it to the other. Boss also said, Don''t be surprised by what you see in the program." Tang Ru just nodded and left the office. Fei Hong''s last sentence has left him quite confused. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 41: Surprised! Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Tang Ru came back from Fei Hong''s office and started to think about their talk. "What did she mean by the boss being busy and not to be surprised by what I see in the program?." He was really confused after talking with Fei Hong. He really could not understand the last part about not being surprised by the program. Though he was not a top-class programmer, he still had a wide knowledge about programming and that''s how he was able to become a section chief and previously was head of 2 different projects. "Well there is no use pondering over it, I should just see the program then I will be able to understand what she was trying to say. He plugged the Flash drive in his PC and opened it. When he tried to open it, a program installation request came up. If someone else had given him a flash drive and a program popped up to install, he would have rejected it. But since it was given to him by Fei Hong and she was his boss, he chose to run the program. The program took 5 min to install and Tang opened it. A very sci-fi themed interface popped up. There were multiple icons on the screen. He looked at them and started to read what they were about. Each icon had instructions beneath them. An icon was flashing continuously. He clicked on it and saw the instructions. "Click on this icon to secure the PC before using any other program." the instruction said. The computer was the company''s property and he had no problem adding any software that the company gave him. Though the company was new, each employee had a top-rated computer with high-end specs. Each computer had a large work screen with a 4k camera attached to it. He clicked on the flashing icon and his whole screen went black. After a minute of staying black, a picture showed on the screen and an installation interface popped up. "Securing the PC. Please enter your credentials for future access." A line popped up. Tang Ru was a little surprised now. If the software did what it was claiming then it was a very high tech program. Only the top tech giants would have the resources to develop this technology. He stopped hesitating and started to enter his details and set up a password. After he finished setting it up, a new interface window opened and a line of instructions again appeared. "Please look at the camera for facial recognition." Tang Ru followed as it said. He did the same when he was asked for a retina scan and voice. After he was done with all this, the computer started to reboot and it took 10 min for its reboot. When the computer was booted up, a very futuristic interface greeted him. He saw the lock screen but it was totally different. There was no option to log in and add a password. Just when he was wondering what to do, the screen automatically unlocked. He was surprised and thought. "Does this automatically detect me and open the screen? Let''s test it." He stood up and just when his face was away from the screen, the lock screen showed up. "Wow! It detects my face in real-time and only unlocks it when I am sitting in front of it, but what if I am working on something and need to get something or show someone else. Would it lock itself?" Just when he was thinking, he noticed that the operating system looked different than what was installed on the computer before. "Hmm. Is this a new operating system or is it just a modified version of the previous system?" He thought. He started to check it and was amazed to find out that everything in this operating system was different and it had no similarities to the previous system and on top of it, it ran more smoothly and was easy to use. He noticed that all the icons from the flash drive software were also present here. "I have been utterly defeated. So this is what Miss Fei Hong meant by not to be surprised." He started to check the other files that were saved on the computer and none of them were missing. He then shifted his attention to the icons and he noticed that many of them were grey and only 2 had colors in them. "Does that mean I can only access these programs now or others has not been developed yet." He clicked on the one which had a picture of a robot with headphones and the next second a dialog box popped up. "This is a virtual assistant. Getting credentials of the user. Employee: Tang Ru Post: Programing Department Chief. Access level: C+ Please tell me how I can help." Tang Ru again became speechless. "Is this Artificial intelligence? Is this for real? Who is the boss of this company? How come he has these amazing technologies." Just when he was thinking this, a line popped up and his rational thoughts stopped there. "The system has detected from your facial expressions that you are too excited. Please calm yourself down. The system warns that any data or knowledge about this technology is strictly prohibited from leaking. Violators would be punished as per the contract signed." When he read this line, he thought about the warning from Fei Hong and about the contract that he signed when he joined this company. When he came for the job, he was presented with a contract, in that contract there was a clause that if any data is leaked from the company, the individual responsible for this had to pay 10 times the amount of its value. He sobered and dispelled all other distracting thoughts from his mind and focused on the screen. He clicked on the search bar and typed. "I would like to know how to use the different programs in this new operating system and what is my assignment that I have been given by Miss Fei Hong." [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 42: How Many? Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Tang Ru did not know that although he was dealing with an AI, Fu Yan was also watching him. When Tang Ru asked about his assignment, Fu Yan let Qing handle all of it and also ordered her to start monitoring Tang Ru''s activities. If he showed any suspicious behavior after seeing all this, then he will lose this opportunity. Fu Yan was thinking about nurturing him and improving his skills as he was the head of the programming department and Fu Yan might need him in the future to train others. So he had to monitor and find that if he can be trusted and given responsibility. He also ordered Qing to pull out all the records of Tang Ru. From his criminal records to his private life. He wanted to be thorough and not regret it later. As for whether he would leak the current technology, the company could just say that it was a real person on the other side of the computer and if Tang Ru''s credentials were to be removed, the OS would revert back to the original OS and delete everything related to it. It could do so because it was technology bought from Library and Fu Yan had to spend 500 credits for it. As Qing started to deal with Tang Ru, Fu Yan also returned to his work, to read the book he had taken out from the library. It was the real-time translation technology and this book came from a planet that also had humans. This is what old Shun told him. He became curious about its origin and started to ask questions, but as always old Shun told him that he would know all when the time comes. He did not insist on knowing and returned from the library. The book was "Advance Guide to Real-Time Language Translation Systems". He sat on the study table and started to read it and soon became engrossed in it. On the other hand, Tang Ru was talking with the AI. He was told about the assignment he was part of, and he was surprised and soon got excited, then started to work. He was not given full access to the software as he was only taught about how to integrate the software with the game. He is still happy because the concepts used were too advanced, and he learned a lot. He was now curious about the programming team who wrote these and wanted to meet them. He had worked in this field for years but never saw a program of this kind. He thought "No wonder they can build a new OS and this AI. It''s a piece of cake for them." He had decided in his heart that he Wouldnt leave the company unless fired. He knew that this company would rise and it would rise to the top of the heap just like those tech giants. He knew if he stayed here, he would get benefits and could learn a lot. He learned many new things and decided to not go home today. Though he looked old, his thirst for knowledge has not subsided. He spent the night learning and when it was 2 am in the morning, a message popped up on the screen and he had to stop. "User had worked for too long and because further work would put a strain on their health, so the system had decided to force the user to stop work. Please take rest!" Tang Ru looked at the black screen and decided to take a nap. He went towards the sofa and laid down. As soon as he closed his eyes, he fell asleep. It looks like he really was tired, but the excitement for new knowledge has kept him awake. Fu Yan who had rested earlier was now awake and working. He was also observing Tang Ru from time to time. He was glad that Tang Ru was a hard-working person because it would be beneficial for his company and this also showed that he might be reluctant to leave this company easily, thus lowering the chance of leakage of technology from the company. When Qing prompted Tang Ru to rest, Fu Yan was looking at the screen at that time and upon seeing the message from Qing, he smiled. "It looks like she has analyzed most of the human behavior data and her database has grown a lot so she can now judge from human expressions whether a person is tired or not¡­.. The technology from the Galactic library is really black tech. I can''t imagine the earth having similar technology any time soon." He thought about what he would be doing if he did not have the library, but dispelled this thought as soon as it came into his mind. "Why think about it when I have it now." He stopped thinking about useless things and asked Qing about how much data has been analyzed and how long it will take for the remaining data. "Big Brother. I have analyzed 62% of the data and it will take 6 days to analyze the remaining. I can still judge human behavior but the error rate is 36%."(*I''d just note this is probably as good as many people are.) Fu Yan nodded upon hearing this and said, "Ok continue to analyze the data. Notify me when you have finished. For now, show me the data on the game." "Ok big brother!" QIng said and different charts started to show up on the screen. Fu Yan started to analyze them and asked. "Qing tell me about the plugins and hacking attempts." "Ok Big Brother! There have been a total of 76000 plug attempts so far and 47012 have been primary ones. It means they did not attempt it again after they were given a warning. 19752 are secondary ones and these accounts have been banned for 1 week and only 9236 accounts have been terminated." Fu Yan nodded and asked. "What about the login data of secondary and banned accounts." "These data have been stored and users were given an option to register face id if they wanted to reopen their account after primary warning." Fu Yan listened to it and said. "Ok whenever a new id is generated in future, scan for a match to these data and if they matched, then give the user a warning that his account would be banned on the first attempt this time instead of the second one. Also, has there been any hacking attempt so far." "Yes, Big brother. There has been a total of 3164 attempts so far." Fu Yan was surprised and shaking his head he asked again thinking he heard it wrong. "How Many?" [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 43: Feel like crying Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Fu Yan was surprised upon hearing the number of hacking attempts. He was not worried about anyone being able to hack their way into the server, as no one could bypass his firewall because it was an advanced black technology from the library. He shook his head and asked. "Qing, have you traced who the hackers are." "No Big Brother, according to the rules I am not allowed to hack back unless permitted. so I only recorded the sessions and ID," Qing replied in a robotic voice. Fu Yan nodded. This was also a loophole in the system and he had not thought about it before. "Ok Qing! Now I will give you permission to reverse hack any attempts that are made from now onwards and inform me if anything major happens." "Ok Big Brother. I will do so." He gave Qing some other instructions and then returned his attention to the book. Though he was trying hard to focus on the book but, in his mind, he was still thinking about the hacking attempts. "Who wants to hack my servers that badly. Is it a single person or multiple people or is it an organization?" He sighed and thought. "Well, no use wasting my time over it, let''s focus on my work now and let time answer my questions." He started flipping pages of the book while trying to memorize and understand what he thought was helpful and would help him improve. After 2 hours of reading, he placed the book on the side table and stood up from his chair. He was neither tired nor sleepy, it''s just that he did not want to do anything right now. He did not know why, but he felt like crying. "What is this feeling!'''' Why am I feeling like this? What is wrong with me?" Many questions started to pop up in his mind but he still could not understand why he was feeling like this. He looked at his phone that was placed on the side table of his bed. He started to walk towards it and picked up the phone. When he looked at the date on the screen, tears started to come out of his eyes. "Huh! Why? Have I not decided to move forward and forget about my past so why am I feeling like this." He touched his checks where a tear was flowing down and murmured. It was the same date when his parents and sister had an accident. He was missing them. Though he did not know that today was the date but his body remembered, his soul which had suffered a trauma on that day still remembered. He wiped his tears and opened the phone directory. He looked at the number that he had not called for months. Fu Yan pressed the dial button and the ring tone could be heard from the speaker. After ringing for 30 seconds, the call got connected and a female voice sounded in the speakers. "Hello! Who is it? Don''t you know the time." Obviously the person on the other end was sleeping and had woken up by the call of Fu Yan. Fu Yan remained silent for a second and then said. "Aunt it''s me." Upon hearing this, the voice on the other side suddenly softened. "My Child! Are you all alright? Why do you sound so sad? Did something happen? Tell me!" Anxiety could be seen from the voice. "I am all right Aunt. I just felt sad and wanted to talk to you." Fu Yan replied. "Tell me the problem, why are you sad? If something had happened no matter what it is, tell me?" "Nothing Aunt Biyo. I was just missing Mom and Dad." There was silence on both sides as no one spoke. A few seconds passed and his aunt''s voice was heard from the speaker. "I forgot that today is that day. Fu Yan, you haven''t visited us for a long time. Come home." His aunt said with a sweet and loving tone. She was trying to divert his attention. "We all miss you. Come home, we are also your family and don''t forget that. I will cancel all my appointments today and stay at home. We will have a big welcome dinner." Fu Yan smiled a little and said. "Ok! But remember I won''t share my chicken nuggets with anyone." Laughter came from the other end of the phone. "Haha, Don''t worry I will make enough that you can eat your fill and they''ll still remain." "Then Aunt Biyo, I will book a flight now and come as soon as possible." Fu Yan said while smiling. His mood had greatly improved after talking with his aunt, he hung up the call after saying goodbye and he returned to the chair. "Qing, book a plane ticket for the city B. Book the earliest flight that you can. No wait! book one that will leave in 3 hours, you are allowed to use whatever means you can." "Ok Big Brother!" 10 minutes after Fu Yan gave the order, Qing''s voice sounded in the room. "Big Brother, I have booked a VIP ticket for you and it will leave in 3 hours and 10 minutes." Fu Yan nodded and thought. "Having an AI that can do things for you is really best." He started to pack the things that he wanted to bring with him. He also texted Fei Hong telling her that he would be out of the city for a few days but if there is anything urgent, she can call him. It took an hour for him to pack all the essentials. He booked a taxi from an online app and told Qing to stay alert and report any urgent situation to him. The taxi arrived and he went to the airport. When passing by a shopping mall that was still open, he thought. "Well, I should get some gifts for them since I am going home after a long time." He stopped the taxi at the mall for 10 min and bought a bottle of wine for his uncle and a bracelet for his aunt. He also bought a new high-end mobile for his little cousin. The taxi continued its journey towards the airport after the shortstop. After arriving at the airport, he checked in and after waiting for an hour in the VIP lounge, he was sitting on the plane. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 44: Home!! Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] After sitting on the plane, he relaxed a bit and looked around. To his surprise most of the VIP area of the plane was empty. He could see many burly looking men in this section. They all looked fierce. "Why are there so many men in black here? Is there some important person who is traveling?" He looked around and saw a lady sitting in the center seat. "It looks like she is the one they are protecting." He looked at her closely and saw that she looked unapproachable and cold. He just glanced at her and then looked away. He was not going to try to talk with her and be friendly. Since he did not know her, he wouldn''t try to. He leaned back on the chair and closed his eyes. The plane started to move down the runway. The captain made his announcement and the plane lifted off the ground. Soon the plane was in the air. Fu Yan glanced at the lady again but quickly averted his eyes and started to flip through a magazine. What Fu Yan did not know was that the lady was also looking at him with curiosity. She had booked the VIP section but was surprised to see another person here. She called her assistant and asked her about it. "Did you not book the whole VIP area?" The secretary was sweating a lot and said in a trembling voice. "Ma''am I did book the whole section but I don''t know how that man was able to get here. I even asked the airline staff about it and they were also confused." The lady just nodded and waved her hand. The secretary got the signal and quickly left her side. The lady looked at Fu Yan again. "Well, who is this young man who was able to get a ticket on a flight that was already booked?" She did not believe that it was a system error as she knew how airlines worked and if this was really an error, this person would not be sitting here. So his ticket was genuine and whether he got it through legit means or not, that''s another problem. She looked towards Fu Yan for a while but quickly lost her interest. It took 2 hours for the plane to arrive in city B. Fu Yan got off the plane and saw that the lady who had traveled with him was sitting in an expensive car. He did not know what brand that car was but its appearance told him that it was expensive. He did not think much about it and called for a taxi. He reached his aunt''s home after 25 minutes of driving. When he arrived, he smelled the fresh air of his home, the second home if he said it correctly but it was no worse than his first home. The love, care, and above all the feeling of being in a family was not less than his original home. He looked at the front door for a while. He sighed and then knocked on the door. The door opened soon after and his aunt''s kind and loving face greeted him. She hugged him tightly and kissed him on the cheeks. "My dear child, You are finally home. You know how much I missed you." Fu Yan did not resist and just went with the flow. After his aunt finished speaking, he replied calmly. "I am home. I also missed you guys. I also missed this home and most of all, I missed your cooking aunt Biyu." His aunt smiled heartily upon hearing this and said. "Don''t just stand there, come in. " She dragged him inside the house and closed the door. Fu Yan walked along with her and went towards the dining room. His uncle and his little cousin were sitting there, probably waiting for him. Upon seeing Fu Yan entering, his uncle stood up and also hugged him. But this hug was manly and was full of encouragement. His little cousin also stood up from his chair and ran towards him. "Brother, welcome back home. Where is my gift?" He did not waste time and got to the main point. Aunt Biyu smiled and caught Xen Li by the ear. She said in a threatening tone. "This is how you welcome your brother back? Looks like I don''t need to give you pocket money this week and you also need some punishment." Xen Li trembled upon hearing this and quickly said. "No mom, don''t do this. I won''t do it again. Brother Fu help me!" He looked at Fu Yan with pleading eyes. Fu Yan smiled and said. "Aunt, let him go, I think he was just excited to see me after a long time. Right, Xen?" "Yes Yes, You are right Brother Fu, I was just too excited to see back." He nodded hastily. Uncle and aunt both smiled upon seeing this byplay and his aunt finally let his cousin go. Fu Yan opened his bag and started to take out gifts. He presented his uncle with the wine and gave his aunt the gold bracelet that he had bought. When his aunt received the bracelet, she was surprised to see that it was embedded with diamonds and his uncle''s wine was from 1995. Both were expensive things but they did not ask Fu Yan about it just yet. They both looked at each other and decided to have a talk with Fu Yan after dinner. When he finished giving a gift to his uncle and aunt and closed the bag, Xen Li was still looking at him with eager eyes. "Sorry Bud, but I did not buy anything for you as you don''t need a gift right!" Fu Yan said in a mischievous tone. Xen Li pouted and with little tears in his eyes, he said. "Yes, who needs your gifts, I already have many." He wiped his eyes while saying that. Fu Yan laughed when he saw it and then took out a box from his bag. "Ok don''t cry, here is your gift." Xen Li immediately cheered up and hastily opened the box. "Wow, this is an Apple phone and it''s the latest version too." He was jumping with joy. "Thank you, Brother Fu. Thank you." Fu Yan just smiled and said nothing. His aunt had already set the table and they started to eat soon after. The mood at the table was very harmonious, they all ate while laughing and talking about things. When they finished eating, Fu Yan went to the T.V. lounge to rest. Xen Li was busy with his new phone. His aunt came into the lounge and said. "Fu Yan come with me, we need to talk with you." [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 45: 2% error Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Fu Yan did not say anything and followed his aunt. He knew what they were going to talk about. They went into his uncle''s study and Fu Yan sat down on the side chair that was obviously placed there just a while ago. His aunt and uncle sat down in front of him and stared at him. When he did not speak, his uncle broke the silence. "Fu Yan, we think you might want to tell us something." Fu Yan played dumb and said. "Uncle, what that might be? If you are talking about my university life then I am doing very well. You don''t need to worry." His Aunt smiled, but to Fu Yan, that smile looked like it was coming from a demon. His body shivered and he quickly said. "Ok ok, I understand. I will tell you." His aunt nodded with satisfaction and Fu Yan continued. "Actually, I opened a company and it is doing very well. That where the money came from." His uncle interrupted him and said. "What do you mean by opening a company? Which company, what is the targeted market and most important of all, where did you get the money to open a company." Fu Yan scratched his head but looking at his aunt smiling again, he quickly started to explain. "Actually, I developed an antivirus and sold it to a company for 60 million and I used that as a starting fund for my company." He then started to tell them the details of his cooperation with 360 Digital Security. Of course, he did not tell them that the virus was also his creation. Both of them listened to his explanation seriously and were surprised after hearing the scale of the company. They congratulated Fu Yan and told him that he should be careful when doing business and beware of scammers. Fu Yan took their advice seriously as both of them were professionals in their field. His uncle was a tax auditor and his aunt was a lawyer. They both had been working in their respective fields for 22 years. His aunt was very well known in the business community as her firm had cooperated with very well known companies. When Fei Hong had consulted him about the legal team, the first person to come into his mind was his aunt. When they were done giving him advice on different things, Fu Yan spoke. "Aunt, I need a legal team for my company as I will be expanding our scope. Thus many contracts would need to be signed so having a legal team is a must." His aunt listened carefully and said. "I understand what you are trying to say and I can give you help but I think it would be better if a qualified person is present in your company. I do have someone in mind. Well, let me talk to her first then I will tell you my decision." Fu Yan nodded and they left the study after that. Fu Yan spent 3 more days there, then he booked a flight back to city Z. His aunt said that she would call him later to tell him about the legal person. During his stay in city B, He enjoyed all of his time. When he was leaving, he felt relaxed and light. This meeting with his relatives had released a lot of stress and he felt that this break was really needed. He arrived home after 4 hours and Qing greeted him upon his arrival. "Welcome back Big Brother." "I am back Qing. Thanks for the greeting. So have any problems cropped up while I was gone." "No big brother. Everything is running smoothly. There was an attack on the game servers. After reverse hacking, the culprit was identified. He was just a rookie hacker who had just learned about hacking so he was given a warning and marked as a threat level of "F". Mr. Tang has started training the employees in the programming department and has proposed that we change the programming department name to the Software Development department also as per your suggestion, Workers who stayed and did not waste their time in the company have been offered an incentive but they have to sign a confidentiality agreement." Fu Yan nodded and asked. "What about his activities? Did he do anything suspicious?" "No, Big Brother. He did not have any suspicious activities. His behavior pattern shows that he is calm and excited." Fu Yan nodded. He was going to ask something else when he noticed a different word from Qing''s speech. "Behavior pattern!" He suddenly became excited and asked. "Qing, what''s the status of analyzing the videos and upgrading the system." Qing did not answer for a sec, then a whole lot of data showed on the screen. He could see his face on the screen and a lot of remarks were written beside it. There were also numbers on the side and they were changing rapidly. The words on the screen said. "Excited, satisfied, happy." Fu Yan smiled and said. "Qing, tell me the percentage of completion and current error rate." "Big Brother! The percentage of completion of the task is 97% and the error rate is 2%. To remove the remaining error rate it would require about 3 years to improve the database." Fu Yan nodded after hearing qing''s report. It''s true that the higher you go, the harder it is to improve and even a minor improvement is considered an achievement. It''s like a 100-meter runner. When he starts his training, he completes the course in 16 seconds. After that, he trains and slowly reduces the time and after a long time of training, his time improves to 10 seconds. Now if he wants to improve his running time, he would have to train even harder than before but the improvement in time would be in milliseconds instead of seconds. It would be 0.10 seconds or even 0.04 seconds but still, it would be considered that he had improved a lot. Fu Yan was happy and was in awe after seeing it working as Qing had told him about his mood correctly. "Well, the technology from the library is really black tech. I wonder how long it will be until I can meet other races. Well, old Shun said that I only need to do a little more to become a librarian so I should not waste time." [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 46: Update is done(Bonus Chapter) Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Tang Qin had been playing games ever since he graduated from the university. At first, he started playing games to distract himself because he was not able to find a job. He started streaming when his friends suggested that he might become a good streamer since his gameplay was very good. He started streaming and response was not good at the start and he found a job too but since he developed the taste of playing games, he spent his nights playing and streaming. Slowly his fan base grew and he could earn more from streaming, he quit his job to become a full-time game streamer. This way he was able to do what he loved and earn, too. 3 months ago, a company called "Evolutioners" released a cloud-based game "Adventure in Raeclasia". He became addicted to this game. Whether it was the graphics or the storyline or the quests that were unique only to this game, all were top class. The most important thing was that the stuff you learned in-game could be applied in real life. Most of the quests in the game had to be solved using real-world knowledge which resulted in many players choosing the profession that they were associated with in real life. Tang Qin had become a fan of the company. He logged in-game as usual and opened the chat bar to message his party members and tell them that he was online and his location in-game. Just when he was about to type, he noticed a blinking icon that had the shape of a mic. He clicked on it and text started to appear. "This is a new function that is being introduced into the game. You can now speak and your voice will automatically be converted to text." Tang Qin started to wonder why this feature was introduced because the game already had the function of voice chat. "Well, let''s try it and see what''s good about it." He started to speak what he wanted to tell his party member and to his surprise, as soon he began to speak, text started to appear in the chatbox and there was no error. When he finished speaking, the text was also complete. There was no error whatsoever. He got interested in it. He started to speak in different accents and in funny voices but to his surprise, the only error that it showed was when he spoke too softly. "Wow! This is awesome. I wonder if this software is available outside the game." Just when he was experimenting with this new function, his buddy replied. "Oye Tang, are you alright. Why are you sending me rubbish messages." Only then Tang Qin noticed that he had been sending all this testing talk to his friend. So he replied. "Sorry Guan! I was testing the new function." A reply soon came. "Oh, I also noticed that the game was updated. According to the update notes, we can now carry out simple conversations with NPC???s" After seeing the message from his friend, Tang Qin realized that there was also a message sign blinking in the upper left corner of the screen. He clicked on it and saw the message about the game update. "Game version 0.11: Privacy setting menu improved. Voice to text feature introduced. NPC''s can now carry out simple conversations. New Quests added. New profession added. Player report feature introduced. Reputation feature introduced. (You can now earn reputation with NPCs which will affect your reward upon quest completion" Though this update was minor but what got his interest most, was the update to NPC conversations. "So this is why they introduced this voice to text feature." He quickly finished logging in and went straight toward the adventurer''s guild and met the female NPC at the counter. This NPC was famous among players as she was beautiful and she gave quests that had high exp rewards. He went to her and said in his mic. "Hello, Miss Merry." The NPC looked at him and smiled. The text started to appear on the screen soon after. "How are you, adventurer? How can I help you?" Tang Qin showed a mischievous smile on his face and said. "Miss Merry, I love you, so can you be my girlfriend?" The Smile on the NPC''s face faded and she showed a face filled with contempt. "Young adventurer, you lack money and achievement. First, become something worthwhile then ask me again. If that is all, then stop wasting my time." She ignored him and looked away. Tang Qin was in awe, he felt that the only thing that was missing was the voice. Everything else was perfect. The expression, her reply both looked real. He started to talk with many different NPCs and each one gave a unique answer. He was having fun with this new update and was enjoying the game. He was not the only one who showed this behavior. Many other players also followed the same pattern. They were happy with this update and were praising the company. In the "Evolutioners" Office, Tang Ru was walking in the hall and many programmers were busy typing. He would guide them from time to time and check their progress. It has been 5 days since he started learning the program sent to him by Boss. As instructed, he started to teach other programmers in the department after he was done learning. Of course, only those who had signed the new confidentiality contract were eligible to learn. He guided them and helped them understand different parts of the program which were too complex for them. After they were done integrating the voice to text program with the game and upgrading the game as they were instructed, they released the update notes. Just 2 hours after releasing the update, players stormed the game. This new feature of being able to talk with the NPC was very hot among players. He had predicted this and the IT department had already been notified to handle the sudden surge in player numbers. He went back to his office and his PC turned on as soon as he sat on his chair. He opened the chat tool and typed. "Update is done. No problems detected so far." [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 47: Studying to play game(Bonus Chapter) Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Fu Yan got the message from Tang Ru and nodded with satisfaction. He was glad that the person he chose was eager and hard-working. He let Qing send more data and some advanced programming techniques so that Tang could improve himself. After finishing this, he asked Qing about the data of new players. "Big Brother, after the new promotion targeted towards parents, 77k new players have joined the game so far, and the majority of them are below the age of 16." Fu Yan nodded upon hearing this and asked some other minor things. Qing showed him detailed data of each inquiry which helped Fu Yan a lot in understanding it. He started to work on the language translator and told Qing not to disturb him unless there is an important matter to report. He didn''t know why he was feeling agitated and wanted to improve himself to the rank of a librarian as fast as possible. The only way to improve was to bring new knowledge and technology to the library so he devoted himself to studying and writing the program. "I think with the completion of this language translator software, I can become a librarian. It''s just that I have to work really hard on it." ..................¡­.. Mrs. Heng is a typical housewife. She has a good husband who cares a lot for her and she loves him too. She has a son which is the dearest thing to them because he was born 10 years after their marriage, and they had no children after him. So they cherished him a lot and spoiled him. They got him everything that he ever wished for because they could. Her husband was a real estate developer and was well known in the community. They were a happy family but just one thing worried Miss Heng a lot. It was that her son had become addicted to games and he had started to neglect his studies. He would play games all day and never studied. She and her husband were worried that the child might ruin his future this way. Today was the same. when she woke up in the morning, she heard him shouting in his room. Apparently he was talking to his teammates about some quest. She knocked on his door but no reply came. She sighed and opened the door but to her surprise, Her son, Zing was reading a book and writing something in a notebook from time to time. It looked like he was solving a math problem. She became overwhelmed with joy and hugged her son. "Son, it looks like you have realized the importance of studying. I am so proud of you." Zing looked at his mom who was showering love on him and said with a confused tone. "What do you mean by studying?. I am just finding the answer to a quest in the game. The reward for completing the question is very good and if your answer is correct and you do it solo, you might even get silver armor." Mrs. Heng was confused upon hearing this. She looked at the notebook in Zing''s hand and the mathematics book that was open on the table. "He is playing a game? But how come he is solving a math problem?" She was confused so she asked. "But son! are you not solving a math problem, so how come you say its a quest in the game." Zing smiled and started to explain. "Well this is a new game that was released 3 months ago and it''s very popular right now. The graphics and quests in the game are very good and its player base is growing at a very fast pace." Mrs. Heng interrupted him and asked. "But what does that have to do with you solving the math problem." Zing patiently replied. "Well this game is very hot and its quests are generated in a way that you can apply what you learn during the game to real life. Players below age 16 cannot choose a profession so they get the default profession set by the game company. But at the start they can choose a subject they are interested in and the quests that will be generated would be from those subjects only. I chose mathematics as my subject so it gave me a math problem to finish the quest." Mrs. Heng was surprised and somewhat thankful to the game company that her son was studying and having fun at the same time. She kissed her son on the forehead and said. "Don''t work yourself too hard, if you feel difficulty while solving math problems. "Cough" I mean during quests, you can ask us for help. We can arrange for someone who is good at math to be a game instructor for you." Her word choice was very good and she used her wording in such a way that her son would feel like she was supporting him in playing the game. The instructor would obviously be a tutor whose specialization is in mathematics. When she came down in the lounge, her face had a faint smile and she looked a lot fresher. It''s true that if you have a good child, your life prolongs. Her husband, Liao, when he saw her smiling and beaming with joy, he asked. "Heng, you look a lot fresh today and happy too. Did something good happen?" She nodded upon hearing the inquiry from her husband and started to explain why she was happy. After hearing this, Liao remained silent for a minute. "Well, it is good that he is studying. I will ask around about this game and see what it''s about. But anyway, I am also happy that our son is studying even if it''s for the sake of playing the game, it still makes me happy because this way he won''t waste his time in the future." Mrs. Heng nodded and told him about her plan of hiring a tutor to help him study. "Ok, do as you wish. If he makes progress in his studies with this, I am more than happy to pay even double or triple the amount of money." Similar conversations were happening in many households as their children had started to study to play a game. Some were happy, some were skeptical. But the effect of all this was that many new players were joining the game and some parents were encouraging their children to play this game after hearing about the benefits from others. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 48: Be Nice to Her! Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Fu Yan was working on his computer all night long and now he was resting. He was working hard to get promoted. He wasn''t sure why but something like an instinct was telling him that he would get many benefits and would go on adventures after becoming a librarian, so he wanted to get promoted as fast as he could. He was now working on the real-time language translator. This was the next technology that his company would be launching. A few days ago, when he went home and met his uncle and aunt, he talked with them about a lot of things and when he told them that he has many ideas in his mind about advanced technologies which might change the world due to these technologies, they both were stupefied for a while but gradually accepted it when Fu Yan explained to them that all these were just ideas in his mind and no one else knew about it other than him. His uncle and aunt discussed a lot, then finally said that he should go with a path of steady flow. He should not release technologies that were too different from each other to avoid suspicion. So he wanted to develop and release technologies that are related to each other. Since language translation was somewhat related to voice recognition software, less attention would be attracted. Though many would eye his company when he released this software, they might assume that his company is releasing these technologies after they have researched an advanced algorithm technique. He was going to build his company''s foundation with these technologies and when he was powerful enough that no one would dare to mess with him, then he would release whatever technology that he wanted. What Fu Yan did not know was that many were already staring at his company like hungry predators. They were ready to swallow his company if they ever got the chance. A massive and powerful hunter was already working to lay a net to catch this new fish that was learning to swim. Fu Yan had underestimated those tech giants that were in the market for decades and the power that they hold. It''s just that his company''s vision had not just clashed with theirs yet, but in the future when that happens, even his life will be in danger. He was working when his phone rang. He looked at the caller id and it was from his aunt. He picked it up and said. "Hello, Aunt Biyu. How are you?" "Fu Yan, I am fine. I just called to inform you about the legal person that you had asked me about before." Fu Yan became attentive and said. "Aunt about her. Is she willing to come and work for me?" "Yes she had agreed but there are some conditions that should be fulfilled before she comes to work for you." His aunt said in confirmation. Fu Yan wasn''t disturbed and asked. "Ok aunt, tell me what her conditions are. If I can, I will surely fulfill them." "Well, these conditions are not from her but from me. She is my best student and very hard-working so I want to give her the best environment to work in. I hope you can understand." Fu Yan nodded and said. "Aunt, tell me what I can do for you." "Well, first of all, you will give her 1% of the company shares, give her the position of director and she will only report to you." Fu Yan nodded and said. "If that is all then I agree to them. I will welcome her to my company. She won''t ever regret coming to work for me." His aunt smiled on the other end and said in a joking tone. "Well, this is the last thing that I want you to promise me." Fu Yan said in a confusing tone. "And what would that be." "Well, she is beautiful and charming so don''t ¡­.." Fu Yan interrupted her and said. "Aunt doesn''t need to worry, you know I am not that kind of a guy." Laughter came from the speakers and his aunt said. "Ok, ok! Well, she will be coming to the city Z tomorrow so welcome her and prepare a contract. Wait, I will send you a draft for the contract myself. Just look at it to confirm." "Ok, Aunt Biyu. If that''s all, then please excuse me, I was busy with a project." "Then do your work. Call me if you don''t understand anything about the contract. I will make it as simple as I can. And Fu Yan, she is really a good girl, be nice to her. She has suffered in the past that''s why I am asking you to be good with her." "Aunt Biyu, I understand. I will give her the best environment and make sure that she is never mistreated in my company." He said goodbye and resumed his work but couldn''t ignore the words that his aunt spoke to him. "Be good to her! I guess I should meet her personally tomorrow and welcome her to the company. Since Aunt vouched for her then I guess she is trustworthy." He made plans for the next day and resumed his work. Since he was busy, he asked Qing to remind him when the time comes tomorrow. He looked at the computer screen that was filled with code and started to think of ideas about how he can improve it and change it so that the library accepts it as advanced knowledge and will give him a high evaluation that might promote him from an intern to a librarian. He sighed and stood up from the chair and started to walk to and fro in the room. In his mind, different ideas were constantly coming and going but there was nothing that could help him to improve the current project. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 49: Borrowing! Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Fu Yan was racking his brain to come up with ideas to improve his language translator software. He thought for an hour but could not think of any new ideas. The main problem that he was facing now was how to reduce the time taken by the system to translate the given data. The book already had explanations of how to reduce the error rate when translating, but the time it took was the same when compared to the algorithms that were already available in the market. This language translator would also be integrated with the voice recognition system so if a user wanted to translate their voice, it would take even longer. "What should I do? Should I just go with it and release it? Its impact on the market would not be as I desire." He lay down on his bed and started to think of new ideas again. He looked at the computer screen that was far from him and wondered. "If I need to get there faster, how should I do it?." Suddenly an idea came into his mind. "Yes, why not use the same formula that I use in cloud gaming? It can be used to reduce the size and can save a lot of computing power thus giving the results faster." He jumped down from his bed and hurried towards the computer. "Why did I not think of it before? I can reduce the time required by the servers from 1.3 sec to just 1 sec." Don''t look down on this marginal value. In the IT and computer field, an improvement of even 2 milliseconds is considered a job well done. He started to type furiously on the keyboard and Qing was helping him correct his little mistakes. He spent all night and finally finished writing the software till morning. He laid down weakly on the bed and closed his eyes. Now all that left was to collect data on different languages and integrate it with this software. It was a very tricky part as it would take years to collect data and improve the database little by little. But Fu Yan had an alternate solution. He thought. "Why should I collect data all by myself, since many companies have already collected them so why not use it. I just have to ask them nicely." And by nicely he meant to use Qing. No firewall could block her and there was no system she could not bypass. He gave this little task to Qing and slept soundly. After Fu Yan gave his order, Qing started to show her magical prowess of hacking. Her first target was a domestic internet browser company "Baidu". She accessed their database soon enough and started to transfer the files containing data on different languages. She then chose other small domestic companies that were also related to translation and stole...Ahem ''borrowed'' data from them. They were contributing to the betterment of humanity so they should be proud and happy, it''s just that they would never know about it and they don''t need to. After borrowing data from domestic companies, Qing proceeded to ask for data from foreign companies. She would knock on their door and when she found the door open, she would just acquire the useful data. It''s not that everything went smoothly, she met resistance, too. The door was shut tight so she had to knock very hard on Google''s door, still, no one answered or noticed her but the door opened on its own due to her constant knocking. She collected the data and went on her own way since no one welcomed her. This time Qing did not repeat the same mistake that she did when she was downloading videos from the police database and checked to learn if there was any limit on data transfer. Since she was collecting data from an active base of companies, there was no limit on transfer. She finished all this work in just 4 hours. Fu Yan also woke up by this time because the legal person that his aunt had told him about would be arriving soon so he had to receive her. He looked at the data being integrated into the Language translation software, he smiled and asked. "Qing did everything go smoothly. Did you encounter any problem?." "No big brother. All the data was acquired smoothly. It will take another 9 hours and 12 minutes to finish integrating it." Fu Yan nodded and went to take a shower. After 10 min a taxi arrived at his door and he walked outside wearing a casual dress. "To the airport please." The driver nodded and started to drive. The taxi arrived at the airport and Fu Yan asked the driver to wait there and went towards the lobby to meet the lady arriving. When he entered the lobby, he saw a beautiful woman in her 20s looking at her phone and then looking around. He went towards her and asked. "Hello! Are you Miss Jiao Mei?" The lady looked at him and nodded. Fu Yan smiled and said. "Nice to meet you. I am Fu Yan. Your new employer. A taxi is waiting outside so let''s talk after we reach the office." The lady nodded and started to walk beside him. Fu Yan opened the door for her and placed her luggage in the back. He sat beside the driver and told him to go towards his office building. While sitting in the taxi, he thought. "Shit I have not arranged for a place for her to stay." He hurriedly messaged Qing and asked her to rent a beautiful apartment in a good location near the company at any price. Since he had money now, what good would it do to not spend it? Besides, how much could an apartment cost to rent? Just after 10 min, Qing replied and told him about the location of the apartment and the PIN for the security door. No, she did not hack it, she rented it with legit means. They soon arrived at the office building and went in. Fu Yan had already told Fei Hong about the legal person coming today so she was waiting for them in the meeting room. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 50: Librarian! Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] After greeting Fei Hong, Fu Yan sat down on the sofa and looked at Jiao Mei. She had good looks and her skin color was white which complimented her looks well. Jiao Mei also sat down and took out a file from her bag. She handed it to Fu Yan and the latter started to look through it. His aunt had texted him telling him that she had given the draft for the contract to Jiao Mei and Fu Yan can look through it before signing it. He started to go through it and nodded in between. The contract was very well done and there was no loophole that he could find in it. There were just 2 to 3 extra clauses that he wanted to add. So he looked at Jiao Mei and started to speak. "Have you read the contract?" After Jiao Mei nodded, Fu Yan continued speaking. "Well, I have no problems with what is written in contract but I want to add something." Jiao Mei looked up and opened her mouth. "Please tell me what you would like to add." Fu Yan nodded and pointed at a line on the draft paper. "You will get 1% shares of the company but I want to add that these shares are not transferable, If you were to leave the company, the company will buy these shares from you after an evaluation." Jiao Mei nodded and said. "I have no problem with that. Anything else" "Yes, The second thing I want to add is a confidentiality agreement." Jiao Mei looked confused and said: "Please elaborate!" Fu Yan nodded and said. "There will be many new technologies that will be introduced later and as a legal person, you will have access to some parts of core technologies so I would like to add confidentiality agreement, if you were to leak any part of the technology, this will be considered a breach of the agreement and you will have to pay 5 times of the market price of the said technology. Do you agree." Jiao Mei remained silent for a while, she looked down as if thinking then she looked at Fu Yan and said. "I agree with that, but I would like to add that in case I am accused then there has to be sufficient proof, else it would not be considered a breach." Fu Yan smiled and said. "Well, that has to be added for sure as I am not a scammer and this is only added as a precaution. I hope that we never face a situation like this. And for the third I wanted to add is that your shares will not have the power to influence company decisions. I mean you will get a dividend and position of a director but I won''t let you influence the decision making of the company. " Jiao Mei was silent for a while after hearing this and after a while she said. "Ok, I agree with that too." " Well then! that''s all I wanted to add in the contract so if you agree with it, we will sign the contract now, and I welcome you into the company." Jiao Mei nodded and they proceeded to sign the contract. Fu Yan gave a copy of the contract to Jiao Mei and the other one to Fei Hong. He told Fei Hong to scan the copy and store the digital version on the server. Fei Hong nodded and was about to get up when Fu Yan stopped her and said. "Fei Hong, Miss Jiao is new to the city and don''t know her way around so please guide her and drop her to the apartment that has been rented for her." Fei Hong responded with a smile and looked at Jiao Mei. "Miss Jiao, please come with me. I will introduce you to the company staff and after we finish here, we will go to your apartment." Fu Yan nodded upon seeing this and texted the address of the apartment to Fei Hong. After finishing all this, he went downstairs and was about to get out of the lift when he received a call. He looked at the number and answered. "Big Brother! Someone is spying on you. They have started to follow you when you came to the company and are now waiting just outside the lift." Fu Yan smiled upon hearing this and thought. "Well, Qing is doing her work perfectly." He looked at the floor indicator on the lift and pressed the button on the second floor and got out. After getting out of the lift, he said. "Qing, hack all phones in a 200-meter radius and see if there is anyone else spying on me. Also, check the background of the person who was following me." "Ok Big Brother, I will do so." Fu Yan took emergency stairs to get out of the building and took a taxi home. When he entered the taxi, he received a text from Qing. "Big Brother, Qing did not find anyone else and no one showed any suspicious behavior." "I want all details about the person who was following me. don''t miss even a single thing." Fu Yan responded. He sighed after sending the text and thought. "Who might it be?" Shaking his head, he clenched his fists. "No! No matter who it is. I need to rise in power as fast as possible, people with status and money are everything in this world.??? He soon reached home and Qing was working on data gathering. He gave her some other commands and looked at the integrated data. Only 40% of the language data was integrated and it was going to need another 17 hours before finishing. Since he had nothing else to do, he started to look through the core algorithm of Qing. When he opened the program and started to analyze it, a surprise was waiting for him. Qing had improved her core a lot and now she can be compared to 18 years old. She could analyze many different things easily and could give her judgment independently. Though there were still some things that needed upgrading but overall she had improved a lot. "Now the only problem she is facing is computing power. Well, I think it''s about time that we expand the server farm." He thought for a sec, then called Fei Hong. The tone sounded for a while then Fei Hong picked it up. "Fu Yan, Is there something you needed." She said this because he was in the office a while ago so now when he called her, he obviously needed something. "Yes, I want you to contact some server suppliers and expand the server farm by 100%." Fei Hong did not ask any questions and replied. "Ok, I will contact them now and ask them to install new servers as soon as possible." Fu Yan nodded and after thinking about it a bit, he said. "I think you should see if you can get used servers as I don''t trust the providers and also build a team, especially for the server farm upgrading. they will have to source server equipment and install them." Fei Hong nodded on the other end of the phone and said. "Ok, I will see if there is a server farm that is being shut down and buy their servers." Fu Yan nodded and said. "Ok do that, well then take care and don''t overwork yourself." Fei Hong nodded and disconnected the call. Fu Yan placed the mobile phone on the side table and laid down on the bed, thinking. "What to do now? He never felt this bored, he did not know why but he just wanted to relax and do nothing until the language translator software is done integrating all data. He closed his eyes and slowly he fell into sleep. He was really tired mentally and physically so this rest was needed. He slept soundly and woke up after 14 hours of sleep. Fu Yan was also surprised that he slept for this long. After waking up, he washed himself up and checked the status of the program. Only a small part was remaining and it would not affect the whole program so Fu Yan decided to test the program. He first placed sample text and the result was as he expected, no error. He then proceeded to do complex tests and still, the error rate was only 1%. Which was in the tolerance limit. He spent another 2 hours testing and using the feedback to improve the small errors in the algorithm. When he was done, he transferred the whole data in a flash drive and swiped in his left hand. His consciousness emerged in the great hall of the Galactic Library. Old Shun was there to greet him. Fu Yan smiled and handed the flash drive to Old Shun and said. "I have finished the multi-language translator and I would like to submit it." Old shun did not take the flash drive from Fu Yan and said. "You should submit it yourself. As when you are promoted to a librarian, I won''t be here for you. I have taught you all I could and in the near future, you have to do all the work in the library yourself and command other workers. You are my last assignment so as per the agreement I will be allowed to leave the library." Fu Yan responded with a smile and started to walk toward the librarian desk. He walked in front of the desk and placed the flash drive in the halo on the desk. A white light flashed and the drive was gone. Suddenly Fu Yan felt a huge amount of knowledge being forced into his mind. He knelt down from pain and gripped his head with both hands but the pain was not stopping. He cried from pain and clenched his teeth, soon he was rolling on the ground from pain. He felt like his head was going to split. What he failed to notice was that his whole body was drowned in white light. Old Shun was just watching from the side, doing nothing. He had watched this phenomenon many times and knew that this would not endanger Fu Yan''s life in any way. Fu Yan had now stopped howling, but his body was still trembling from time to time. He was conscious but could not speak. All this knowledge that came into his mind was too much for him and had not his brain been strengthened before by the library, he might have died. Now he understood why he was not promoted to be librarian directly. He lay down on the floor for a while, then slowly stood up. He felt like his head was vibrating and that it was inflated like a balloon. Though that was not the case, it still took him quite some time to return to normal. He looked at the old Shun, who was smiling on the side and swiped on the tattoo on his hand. He saw his status and understood everything. Status: Name: Fu Yan(Galactic Library Employee) Age: 18 Status: Librarian (Probation period) Permission: have access to all data in the library Level: 11 (7%) Credits: 1720 Duty: Manage library Mission: 1 per month. Fu Yan looked at the status bar and noticed 2 new things there. He looked at the old Shun who looked very happy when Fu Yan became a librarian. He looked happier than Fu Yan. Ols Shun noticed Fu Yan looking at him and said. "As you know when you became a librarian, I earned my freedom.." Fu Yan smiled and said. "Congratulations! I know you are happy upon getting your freedom, but I have a question." "Go on ask whatever you want to know." old Shun said happily. Fu Yan nodded and said. "What is this mission thing and how will it benefit me?." Old Shun smiled heartily and said. "This is the only thing that will bring you a huge amount of benefits. As a librarian, you have to collect due books that were borrowed but not returned. You have to travel to different worlds and bring the books back. If the books are overdue then you have to collect late fees. As a librarian, you have the privilege to not collect the late fee if the overdue time is less than 2% of the time borrowed. But it all depends on you. You can decide whether to collect the late fees or get things for your own benefits." Fu Yan was very excited upon hearing this. Why! you ask. Well, who does not want to meet aliens and travel the whole universe? He was really excited for his first mission. Old Shun looked at the excited Fu Yan and said. "Fu Yan, remember as the librarian you control the whole library, no one can refuse your request when they come to seek knowledge. Also remember, the more benefits you bring to the library, the more benefits you will get for yourself. If someone who had borrowed books from the library disrespects you, use your authority as a librarian. You can even make a king become a peasant and beg for forgiveness. Remember it!" Fu Yan listened to all this seriously and then said. "Old Shun, why are you telling me all this." Old Shun looked at Fu Yan kindly and said with a kind tone. "Fu Yan, you know you were the first person who gave me a name and treated me with kindness. All librarians that I have trained before you, were selfish and treated me badly. They did not learn what I taught them and did what they wanted. But you! You are different. I know you will surpass them all and most importantly, you don''t see us workers as things but persons. Thank you!. I hope that you treat other worker''s same as me. Let me tell you if you treat them well, it will help you a lot and your burden will lessen a lot." Fu Yan nodded. Old Shun continued speaking. "I am again reminding you, this library is a mystical place and the more you give to the library, the more benefits you will get. so be sure to protect this library when it face''s danger as you are protecting your own life." Fu Yan listened to old Shun attentively and said. "Old Shun, I will. I promise!" Old Shun smiled and said. "Well, that''s all I wanted to say. I will go now. Though I was trapped here by force but it was my own fault. Fu Yan thank you! Remember you are lord Librarian and you hold the ultimate power in the library. As long as they are in the library, anyone has to obey what you say." Old Shun started to dissipate while saying this and after a while, he was really gone. Fu Yan looked at the great hall of the library which had suddenly got filled with many new book racks and workers tending the books. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 51: Cube! Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord to see novel related art and announcements. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Tiara Galaxy, on the planet "Pheonon", a war was currently going on. Both sides were fighting furiously. One side was wearing dark armor and it seemed to be winning and the other side had green armor. The black-armored force had a huge number of soldiers and appeared to have caught the green side in a surprise attack. On the green side, soldiers had formed a circle and were trying to protect a carriage. The green side was at a disadvantage due to their lesser numbers but they were putting up a good fight. Clearly they did not want to give the other side an easy victory. Both sides were using swords and blades, but if one were to focus, they would see that some of these swords and blades were not normal. Some of the swords were glowing and runes were shining on them. These weapons had vein-like patterns which made them look like those weapons were alive. The green side''s swords looked more refined compared to the black side as if the black side had copied them. When they clashed with each other, sparks would fly and mini sonic booms could be heard, but the men holding these blades were not affected by this in any way, which showed that these men were physically stronger and could withstand the sonic impacts with their bodies. They would continue to fight and only die when they lost their heads. Even if one of their body parts was cut or injured, they would not back down. Truly it was a race of warriors who were made to fight. But not all were like this, only a small part of the people fighting had these characteristics. Others were using normal weapons and if people with special weapons were to fight near them, they would hastily clear that area. The dark-armored army was backed by the lord of the eastern country and its lord is a fat man called Adkin who was currently sitting in the eastern army camp. Currently, he was furiously giving orders to his subordinates. "Why have you not captured that bitch yet? What is taking so long?" He was fuming with anger. The attack had been going on for a while but no clear results were shown yet. It had been 3 hours since they had started the fight and his generals had assured him that the fight would be over soon and that the other side wouldn''t be able to put up a fight. But now after seeing the situation on the battlefield, he was cursing those generals. "I don''t care what you do, I need you to end this fight soon. We can''t wait for long. If their reinforcements arrive, we won''t be able to do anything." He shouted loudly. His subordinate upon hearing this stood up and bowed. "Your Majesty, I assure you that we will end this fight as early as we can." he was saying this when a golden glass hit him on his head. "You dare to use these words again. I am tired of your reassurance. I don''t want to hear empty talk. I want results. Don''t come back until you finish your mission. Now go!" "Yes! My lord." he bowed and hurried outside. He was afraid of the king''s temper. After the General went outside, the King calmed down. If someone were to come in now, they wouldn''t be able to guess that the king was angry just a second ago. His face showed complete calm. He raised his hand and made a pattern using his first 2 fingers. A person with his whole body covered in black appeared behind him. The king opened his mouth and said. "Are you sure she took that thing with her when coming here?" The shadow whispered in the king''s ear upon hearing the question. "Ok! If what you said is true then we can''t miss this chance. I don''t care if she retaliates later or whatever. We need to get that cube. Then we can also make superior weapons, not just copy what they make. We were lucky this time that she came to this remote region with a small army. I don''t know what her purpose is, I just need that cube." He heard about the cube long ago but he could not do anything as the time he heard about the cube, the Xoria empire had already created the magic weapon which would cut iron like butter and destroy castle walls. These magical swords appeared on the planet "Pheonon" 20 years ago and the Xoria empire used them to dominate the region. Xoria was a small kingdom at first but after developing these magic swords they started to expand but he didn''t know why after conquering all the hostile nations around them, the Xoria empire offered a peace treaty and the planet "Pheonon" entered a peaceful era. Well, it looked that way on the surface. Many nations tried to find the reason for the sudden development of the magic swords but they could not find anything. They kidnaped many craftsmen who were involved in the development of the magic swords and after a struggle of a whole decade, many nations were able to make inferior copies of the magic swords. Adkin''s empire was the first one to copy the magic swords but they were still far inferior to those developed by the Xoria empire. Just 2 years ago when the previous king died and he named the princess as his heir instead of the prince, other kingdoms and empires got the knowledge about the existence of the cube. The prince in his fury of not getting the throne revealed the existence of the cube. Many nations started to covet the cube but none of them could defeat the Empire''s army. Nobody knew why the new Queen of the Xoria empire came to this remote region of the empire carrying the cube with only a small army. Her visit was supposed to be a secret but somehow Adkin got to know about it. So he planned an ambush. He wanted to get the cube for himself and create better magic swords. But his plan seemed to be failing. On the green armored side, soldiers fought furiously to protect the carriage. Not even a single soldier from Adkin''s side was able to get near the carriage. In the carriage, a beautiful woman was sitting and around her maids were guarding with magic swords in their hands. She was the Queen of the Xoria empire "Marin Briarfall". She had a metallic cube in her hand, which had very futuristic patterns on it which would glow from time to time. She was holding it like it was very dear to her. She came to this remote region to return the cube to its original owner but got ambushed instead. She looked outside the window and saw her men dying for her. Marin sighed and said. "When will the reinforcements arrive? We need to return this cube as soon as possible. We are already late by a year. Father told me, again and again, to return this cube on time but I failed him. Now we can''t be late anymore." One maid bowed down and said. "My Queen, reinforcements will be here in about an hour. Please bear with us. We won''t let any harm come to you or the cube." Marin nodded and started to look at the cube. Suddenly the cube started to shine. At the same time, she could hear a huge bang outside. She looked outside the window and saw dark clouds gathering over their heads. A white light pierced the dark clouds and landed in the center of the battlefield. Everyone stopped fighting and looked towards where the white light landed. That area was filled with dust and they could not see anything clearly but they could see something moving in the dust. After a while when the dust started to settle, they saw a man wearing strange clothes standing in the spot where the beam had landed. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 52: Beware of Librarian Hunter Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord to see novel related art and announcements. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] After old Shun disappeared, Fu Yan sighed. He had grown a little attached to him. Well, that''s common because old Shun had been with him from the start, even though it was not a long time, but old Shun would always have a special place in Fu Yan''s heart. Fu Yan looked around the library and saw many workers busy sorting books and walking to and fro in the library hall. Whenever they passed by him, they would give a little bow and continue to work. These workers were from different races. Some had ghostly bodies, some were masses of gas, some looked like birdmen, some had horns. In short, they were all aliens. Fu Yan was a little excited. He started to walk around the library. When he became a librarian, the restrictions on him were removed. He could now move freely in the library, though there were still some places that were inaccessible to him for now because his authority in the library was not high enough. But he did not mind it. Old Shun had told him that as he progressed in the library, he would gradually gain full control of the library. While walking in the library, Fu Yan came upon the reading area. This area was very special. Aliens who visit the library would come to read here and after paying a little extra amount, they could come read in this area. Those who got the privilege to read here would find that they could easily understand the content of the books, and if they encountered any difficulties, workers proficient in said knowledge would come to help them. So, this area can be called a VIP area. Not anyone could enter here. Even though those who could come to the library are people with privilege and authority, when compared to the ones in the VIP area, others are considered common. After taking a tour of the library, Fu Yan came to the librarian''s desk. It was a simple wooden desk that looked normal from all angles but Fu Yan knew that it was anything but simple. He could control the whole library from this desk. All data of the library, books, data on visitors, their origin, the books they want to take, the knowledge they want to offer, the exchange rates for knowledge, the rating of the knowledge, in short, all things could be handled from this desk. Fu Yan came behind the desk and placed his hand on the chair. The chair looked like a normal office chair. It was large and had a comfy look. It had large side arms and at first glance, one could mistake it for a massage chair. Fu Yan sat down on the chair and suddenly a transparent screen floated in front of him. He was not surprised when the screen came up but was excited. Every person has dreams, some want to travel all around the world, some want to make something to change the world, some want to spend their whole life in leisure and earn a lot of money. Fu Yan''s dream was to learn all kinds of knowledge, discover aliens, explore Outer Space. Now his dreams were getting fulfilled so he was very excited. He always thought about what he would''ve done if he ever were to meet an alien. But now when he could finally meet many, his joy could reach into outer space. He soon calmed down and stared at the screen. It showed him the data on the books that were borrowed and their due date. Those who borrow books from the library had to place an equivalent grade of knowledge in the library or pay in the form of energy. Then they could borrow the book from the library. The book they borrowed cannot become a personal possession but had to be returned to the library after a certain time. When someone failed to return a book on time, the librarian would have to go and collect the books. Librarians could send workers to collect the books or go themselves, it depends on them. If the librarian failed to collect the books, they would get a penalty and it could come in many different forms. They might have to pay in the form of credits or being sent to a very dangerous region to get a certain book or something else. It showed that even if you become a librarian, you can''t evade your duties. If the book is not returned on the due date, then the librarian would collect late fees from the borrower. It is calculated as to how late the book is returned. For example, if a reader borrows a book from the library for 10 years and returns it after 12 years then he would have to pay a 20% additional fee. If the borrower is not able to pay, then the librarian has the authority to get the planet energy where the borrower lives. The planet''s energy is what helps people living on that planet to grow and evolve. If the planet''s energy is low, then crops would not grow, the water would become polluted, etc. If the late time is less than 10% then it depends on the librarian, if he wants to collect the late fees or not. This is one of the privileges of being a librarian. Fu Yan looked at the screen and saw the list of books that were borrowed and the borrowers'' details. Only one book was not returned after the due date had passed. Fu Yan started to check the details. Galaxy: Tiara Planet: Pheonon Borrower: Adoh Briarfall Time remains: -0.9 years Fu Yan nodded upon seeing the details and prepared himself to go collect the book back. He first returned to earth and then told Qing that he would be absent for a while and ordered her to record anything unusual for him. Then he called Fei Hong and told her that he would not be available for a few days. That it might be just 2 days or even a week and that he would call her when he returns. Fei Hong did not inquire much. Though her relationship with Fu Yan had become closer, she still thought that she should refrain from influencing his life. Because they have a relation of boss and employee. After finishing everything on earth, Fu Yan returned to the library and prepared to set off. He went to the back room and put on the uniform that the library had prepared for him. According to old Shun, this uniform was special and could protect Fu Yan even from a nuclear blast. But he could only wear it when he is on a mission to collect books. While he was wearing the uniform, a piece of paper fell from the pocket. At first glance, The paper seemed blank but after the library had enhanced his brain, Fu Yan noticed something was written on it. It was very small and hard to read. Fu Yan went back to his desk and used a magnifying glass to read it. "Beware of the Librarian hunter" Fu Yan was taken back upon reading it. Many questions were pouring into his mind like a flood. "Who wrote this and who put this in my pocket." His mind was constantly thinking about the possible person and who could have placed it in his pocket. After thinking for a while, Fu Yan decided to investigate it after coming back. He went back to the changing room and wore the uniform. After wearing it, his whole appearance changed. He looked into the mirror and saw a completely different person in the mirror. He remembered old Shun telling him that all librarians would look similar to others and he understood the reason now. He looked in the mirror and could see a very handsome man there. The hair was silver-grey with brown eyes. A strange tattoo could be seen on the left side of the face. It started from the eyebrows and went down to his cheeks. The suit was just a white shirt with a black waistcoat on it. The pants were black and he wore long black shoes. He looked very handsome and if he were to go on earth like this, people might think that he was some big star. Fu Yan sighed upon looking at his image in the mirror. After doing some final checks, he walked toward the teleportation portal and activated. A white beam started to shine and after a second Fu Yan disappeared from the teleportation chamber. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 53: Threatening the Librarian! Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord to see novel related art and announcements. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Fu Yan felt that he was floating and all he could see was just white light. He was a little anxious as he did not know what would happen or if he would get into an accident. After a while, he could see a planet and it felt like the planet was getting bigger and bigger. It was not the planet that was getting bigger but Fu Yan who was getting near the planet. After arriving near the planet, Fu Yan stopped. He needed to locate the book, then land near it. He checked the coordinates on the transparent screen that came up after he swiped on his left-hand tattoo. This planet is "Pheonon", his destination. He took out a small pen from his pocket. The pen was very simple looking but despite its appearance, it held the most advanced technology that could detect the books from the library even from far away galaxies. He took it out and pointed it towards the planet. A small transparent screen popped up and a red dot started to blink on the screen. He clicked on the dot and a video started to play on the screen. In the video, he could see two parties fighting, one black and another green. It seems as if the green party was ambushed. The device showed that the book was in the carriage surrounded by the green armored soldiers. He locked the coordinates and soon he started to decent. .........¡­ Marin Briarfall looked outside her carriage and when the dust settled, a man wearing strange clothes appeared. He looked very handsome and had a unique temperament. He looked around and paid no attention to the surrounding soldiers. He started to walk towards her carriage. When the Xoria empire''s soldiers saw this, they hurried forward to stop him. .......... When Fu Yan saw soldiers blocking his way, he stopped. He looked at the carriage and saw no movements. The soldiers nearby were cautious since he suddenly appeared, so they did not know who he was or what he could do. Fu Yan looked around a little and opened his mouth. "Who is Adoh Briarfall? I am here to collect the book back. You have failed to return to the book on time so you will need to pay a late fee." The surrounding people were looking at him with confusion as they did not know what he was talking about. Marin upon hearing this was surprised and she hurriedly stood up. "My Queen, what happened?" The surrounding maids looked at her with confusion and surprise and they have never seen her acting like this before. In their view, the Queen was always calm and composed. No matter what the situation was, she would always stay calm. Even when she was ambushed and surrounded by the enemy, she did not get flustered. But now upon hearing what the man just said, she acted like this. Just when they were thinking this, the man''s voice again sounded. "I am here to collect the book, if you refuse to comply then I might have to use force and your actions might affect your world too, so consider wisely." Marin Briarfall upon hearing suddenly opened the door and came down. Her maids hurriedly followed her. When Fu Yan saw a beautiful woman coming down from the carriage, he smiled a little. The woman was really beautiful and compared to the stars on earth, she would rank first. When the Xoria empire''s soldiers saw their Queen coming down, they hurried to make way but they were still vigilant of Fu Yan. When Marin came towards him, carrying a cube which he noticed at first glance was the book that he came here to collect. Not all knowledge in the library is stored in the form of books. It can be stored digitally or in different types of devices, like the cube. This cube was a little special, it contained the knowledge to develop the magic swords and instead of showing the full knowledge, it would teach the user the process of developing them, step by step. Fu Yan glanced at the cube and then looked at the lady that was coming towards him. When she came near, he said in a cold voice. "Are you Adoh Briarfall?" The lady looked a little embarrassed upon hearing this and shook her head. "I am sorry Mr. Librarian. I am his daughter. My father passed away 2 years ago and due to some circumstances, I was not able to return the cube to you." Fu Yan waved his hand and said. "No need. But since the book was not returned on time, no matter if the borrower is dead or not, the late fee should be paid. There is no exception." His voice was cold and carried authority. Marin''s maid upon hearing this became furious and she pointed her sword towards Fu Yan. "How dare you insult her majesty." While she said this, her sword came near Fu Yan''s neck. Suddenly a white light shined and the maid was sent flying. She slammed into the carriage and coughed blood. Other maids upon seeing this, drew their swords. They all surrounded Fu Yan. Fu Yan smiled a little and then looked towards Marin and said with a cold voice that carried a chill. "SO this is how you welcome someone. Not only have you failed to return the book on time and on top of that you are threatening the librarian." Marin started sweating. She angrily looked at her maid and said furiously. "What are you doing? Do you all want to die? Lower your swords. I said, lower them!" The maids looked embarrassed and lowered their weapons and started to back off. Marin looked at Fu Yan in panic and said in a trembling voice. "Sir, I am sorry for the behavior of my maids. Please forgive them." After saying that she suddenly knelt down. She did not care about what her soldiers would think of her behavior. Her father had repeatedly warned her not to anger the Librarians in any way because according to her father, they could destroy planets with the flick of their fingers. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 54: Greed is Curse Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord to see novel related art and announcements. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Fu Yan still had a cold look on his face. He looked at the kneeling queen with some interest because it looked like she knew about the existence of Librarians. He waved his hand a little and said. "Ok stand up, I don''t blame you. I need the book back." After saying that he took out a hand scanner type machine from his inner pocket and scanned the cube with it. A green light shined on the cube and soon after it disappeared. Fu Yan was surprised but he did not show that on his face. He knew that this device could scan the books from the library to determine their authenticity but did not know that it could also store the book. He thought that he could study this book a little but when he tried to bring it out of the device, a warning appeared on the transparent screen in front of him. "Warning, Librarian level is not enough to access this technology yet." Fu Yan smiled a little and thought, "Sure enough, the Library won''t let me read advanced books without contributing." He shook his head a little and put away the device. Then he looked at the queen who was still kneeling and sighed. "Ok, you can stand up now. It was not your fault. But we still need to discuss the late fees. I hope you are ready for that." ...¡­.. When they were talking, Adkin received a report from his general that a strange man had appeared on the battlefield from the sky. He was a little surprised when he heard this and then hurried with his general towards the field. When he arrived, he saw the Queen of the Xoria Empire kneeling in front of the man. The man had a cold look on his face and he later took out a strange device from his pocket and pointed it towards the cube that the Queen was holding. The Cube disappeared after a green light shined. Adkin was curious about the identity of the man who could even make the Queen of one of the biggest Empires kneel. He was somewhat afraid of the man but after seeing the man taking the cube, he became furious. He came all the way here, even risking his kingdom''s future to get that Cube, but now a man from an unknown origin has taken it away. He roared and started to run towards the man with his soldiers. ...¡­. When Fu Yan was about to talk about the late fees with the Queen, he heard a roar. He looked back and saw a fat man running towards him with black-armored soldiers. He looked at him a little and paid no attention to him. Fu Yan again faced Marin and was about to speak again, when he heard the man shouting. "Give me the Cube or else you will die." Fu Yan looked around and saw that the black armored soldiers had surrounded him. The Queen Marin Briarfall looked angrily at the coming fat man and said. "Adkin is this all your doing?. Don''t you fear my revenge? How dare you do this. Leave at once or I will destroy your kingdom personally." Fu Yan looked at the Queen and then the fat man, thinking. "It looks like there is some friction between them. Well, it does not matter to me. I only need to get the late fees now and after that what they do is not my problem." The fat man paid no attention to Marin and furiously looked at Fu Yan and said. "Boy you better give that Cube to me or else I won''t guarantee your life." Fu Yan shook his head upon hearing this and replied. "No, I can''t do that. This is the property of the Library. Since the lending time has passed, this book is to be returned to the Library." Adkin became even more furious upon hearing this. He planned all this, even risking the future of his kingdom, just to get the Cube. If he were to be successful, he would become the new overlord of "Pheonon", but now a boy from God knows where came and wants to destroy his plans. He could not let this happen. Marin looked at Adkin and again said in an authoritative voice. "Adkin, don''t speak rudely towards Mr. Librarian. You can''t handle the consequences if you were to anger him. If you retreat now, I might forgive you but if you insist on continuing then don''t blame me for what happened later. I will destroy your whole kingdom." Adkin looked at Marin with a smirk and said. "My beautiful Queen Marin, I will kill you all here and get that Cube. After that when your brother inherits the throne, I will support him and form an alliance with him. Since he is already against you, I think he might even reward me for removing an obstacle for him." Marin became red with anger but looked apologetically towards Fu Yan. "Sir, please don''t get angry because of his behavior. He does not represent the people of our planet. I will deal with him first then I will surely pay the late fees in any form you desire. Please forgive me." Fu Yan shook his head and said. "You don''t need to worry, only those who have borrowed books from the library are eligible to represent their planet. An insignificant bug like him can''t decide the future of a planet." After saying this, Fu Yan looked at the fat man and said. "I advise you to back down now. This is better for you, otherwise, you might lose your life." Adkin sneered when he heard Fu Yan. He did not continue to delay and ordered his soldiers to attack. Fu Yan sighed when he saw the fat man shouting to attack him, thinking "Greed is really a curse, No matter what race or galaxy it is. Greed is always present. As long as something has consciousness, it will have greed in its body." He sighed again and took out a small ball from his pocket. He looked at the incoming army and tossed it on the ground. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 55: Benefits! Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord to see novel related art and announcements. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] The ball rolled a bit and stopped. Suddenly a blinding white light came out from it and surrounded everything. Everyone closed their eyes reflexively. Even Fu Yan closed his eyes but he soon noticed that the light had no effect on him. He looked around and saw everyone else closing their eyes and raising their hands to block the light. The dark armored soldiers who were marching towards him suddenly started to fall down. They all fell down one by one. Fu Yan did not know what the ball was and what it was made of, it''s just that when the army started to march towards him, he got a prompt on the screen in front of him and he just followed the instruction shown on it. Marin had also closed her eyes when the light burst out from the tiny ball. When she opened her eyes, she saw a scene that she would not forget for the rest of her life. The battlefield was quiet, too quiet. No one made any noise. They all looked at the scene in front of them with gaping eyes and then looked at the young man who was standing in the middle of it as if nothing had happened. The field was filled with bodies, all of them were wearing black armor. They were not dead, just unconscious. But still, it showed the power that the young man possessed. He used just a little ball and the results were too shocking. The Xoria empire''s army looked at Fu Yan with fear. Their hands, which were holding the weapons, trembled. Fu Yan glanced towards the unconscious army briefly, then turned towards Marin. "Miss Marin, since there is no one to disturb us, we should talk about business." Marin Briarfall looked at Fu Yan with surprise and fear. She knew that Librarians were powerful and due to the constant warnings from her father before his death, she had created an image of a powerful being in her head. Like they could destroy mountains and destroy planets easily. But when she saw the power with her own eyes, she could not help but become amazed and fearful. When Marin did not reply Fu Yan said again. "Marin Briarfall, I am talking to you." This time Fu Yan was not as polite as before. Marin trembled a little upon hearing Fu Yan''s cold voice. She looked at Fu Yan with fearful eyes and said softly but in a pleading tone. "I am sorry for my rudeness. Sir, let''s go back to the palace so that we can welcome you and after that, we can talk about the late fees. I promise we won''t neglect any of it." Fu Yan did not say anything and just nodded. He also wanted to see this alien planet. He was curious about the people living here. People here looked like humans, but according to the data from the library, they differed from humans on earth. They have blue blood instead of red and compared to the humans on earth, their average lifespan is 150 years. Even their physique is different. For example, even a child from "Pheonon" could rival a bodybuilder from the earth. It was mostly because of the gravity here, which in terms of the Earth is 4G, but Fu Yan felt nothing mostly because of the suit he was wearing. Marin invited Fu Yan to her carriage with great respect. Fu Yan sat down in the carriage with Marin while the maids rode outside on the horse-like creatures. These creatures had 6 legs instead of 4 and their necks were long. They had antennas on their heads and had a long snake-like tail. But compared to a horse, they were 3 times faster and stronger. The end of their antennas had a bead-like shape. These beads would glow from time to time. They traveled the barren land for 2 hours. Since Fu Yan had never traveled in a carriage before, he started to feel uncomfortable after a while but again his librarian uniform played its role. His fatigue vanished after he ate a capsule. After traveling for 2 hours in the barren land, they arrived at a city. They did not stop there to rest but hurried towards the capital. Fu Yan looked outside with some interest. He wanted to know about the culture on this planet and how they compared to earth. Since it was his first time traveling to a different planet, it was natural. They were passing through a market and it was full of people. The market looked similar to earth from the 1700s. People had placed different stalls on both sides of the street. There were no shops here. Wherever the carriage passed, people would stop doing whatever they were doing and bowed towards the carriage. He noticed that it was not because of fear that they bowed but because of respect. He noticed this because some people upon seeing the carriage were excited and some even jumped with joy. Many children would run along the carriage but guards did not stop them. "Looks like she is a good ruler or else people would not respect her like this." Fu Yan thought in his mind. He looked at Marin who seemed a little timid being sitting with him. He smiled a little and said. "Why are you so afraid of me? I am not going to eat you." Marin was flustered upon hearing this and did not know how to answer. She had grown in the palace as the Queen of the Xoria empire. Wherever she went, people would respect her so she had never faced a similar situation before. She did not know how she should talk or how to behave in front of Fu Yan. She also feared Fu Yan after seeing him handle her maid and Adkin''s army. Fu Yan laughed a little and said. "I am not unreasonable. I am a librarian and if someone threatens the books of the library then I punish them. Since you have returned the book safely then you don''t have anything to fear. As for the late fees, I think it will depend on your hospitality. I might not even collect the fees if I am satisfied with you" Fu Yan gave her a hint. Now it depends on her if she is able to understand his meaning. Since the book was only 1 year late and considering the borrowed time is 20 years so the late time is less than 10%. It was within his power to waive the late fees. But he was not going to do it for free. He remembered what old Shun had told him. Being a librarian has its own perk other than the book from the library. He was going to see what benefits Marin can offer to him and if he finds something interesting, he can dismiss the late fees and even consider lending her another book. To borrow a book from the library, the person or the planet has to meet certain criteria but if the librarian wants he can lend the books on his own accord but only 2 per year and it consumes some of his credits too. After saying this, Fu Yan stopped paying attention to Marin and looked outside. He had already given her enough information. If she is smart, she would understand what Fu Yan was trying to say and prepare for it. If it was the other, then Fu Yan could only sigh. After traveling for another hour, they arrived at the capital city of the Xoria Empire. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 56: I am here to satisfy you. Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord to see novel related art and announcements. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] The capital city of the Xoria empire was completely different from the previous city. It was filled with people and when they entered the city, people shouted to welcome their Queen. Compared to the previous city, its buildings were tall and mighty and it had a lively look. Here he noticed that not all people looked like humans. Though the data in the Library stated that people on "Pheonon" looked human but it also stated that some other species also lived here but they were in minority. Though other races were present, he did not see any discrimination against them. Fu Yan looked outside with interest. While he was looking outside, he noticed an intense gaze on him. He looked toward the source and saw Marin looking at him with a weird gaze and, noticing him looking at her, she blushed and lowered her eyes immediately. Fu Yan looked at her with some confusion but soon put his thought behind and started to enjoy the alien culture. After traveling in the city for a while, they arrived at the Royal Palace. Fu Yan was amazed upon seeing a majestic looking palace. It was all white in color and it was about 7 to 8 stories tall by earth standards. If this palace had been on earth, there was a high chance that it could be listed as an eighth wonder. Fu Yan was excited upon seeing this palace. This was the first time he had seen anything like this. If not for maintaining his image as a Librarian, he might have jumped with joy and started running around. He always had a thirst for knowledge and he had seen that "Pheonon''s" technology was not that advanced and still they were able to create this majestic palace. He wanted to know how they did that but he controlled himself and calmly entered the palace under the guidance of Marin. The interior of the palace was very unique. The stones used to make the furnishings were very eye-catching and gave a cool feeling. After walking for a while, Fu Yan was led to a very large and spacious room. Marin, who guided him to this room, told him that this room used to belong to the late King. During the whole talk, Marin never looked at Fu Yan directly. She avoided eye contact with him as much as possible. Fu Yan did not know the reason for her doing this, but he did not mind. Afer Fu Yan entered the room, he saw a majestic looking scene. The room was full of light, not electric light but candles and lanterns. Though it was somewhat backward, it was still luxurious looking and gave a feeling of wealth. Fu Yan nodded a little upon seeing the room. Marin who guided him there looked at him a little and said in a soft voice. "Sir, since it is evening now and we traveled a long way, kindly rest for tonight here. Please call these maids if you need anything." She pointed towards the maid that was standing behind her. Fu Yan nodded and said. "Ok, I will rest now. Don''t disturb me unless there is something urgent." Marin nodded and blushed a little upon hearing this. She bowed and hurried towards the outside. Fu Yan did not know what was going on with her. He looked at her fleeing figure with some interest but after thinking for a bit, he shook his head and sat down on the king-size bed. Well, the room belonged to a King so it was normal for a King size bed to be present. Fu Yan laughed a little thinking this. The bed was soft and after laying on it for a while, he soon got drowsy. He did not know when he went to sleep but he woke up because of the knocking on the door. He sat up and said in a low voice. "Come in!" The door opened with a slight noise and Marin''s figure entered the room. She was wearing a very sexy looking gown and when she entered the room, she hesitated a little but after a while, she clenched her fists and walked towards the bed. Fu Yan had not completely woken from sleep and his eyes were still half-closed. He felt that someone was standing beside his bed so he opened his eyes. Fu Yan looked at the person standing beside him and soon his mouth was open because of the shock. Marin was standing there and she wore a very thin and charming gown. Her long hair on her white gown looked extremely beautiful. He could partially see her skin. It was very white and charming. He gulped a little. In his mind, many fantasies were taking place but he controlled himself. He coughed a little and in an embarrassed tone, he asked. "Miss Marin, What might you be doing?" Marin''s face was red. She did not answer him and started to climb on the bed. Fu Yan again controlled himself and caught Marin by the shoulders. He shook her a little and again asked. "Miss Marin, What are you trying to do?" Marin''s eyes which looked dull a while ago had some shine and it was like she woke up a little. She looked towards Fu Yan with teary eyes and said in a trembling tone. "Sir, As per your request I am here to satisfy you." Fu Yan looked at Marin with gaping eyes and did not know how to answer her. He knew what was going on now. When he told her that she satisfies him, he might waive the late fees, he meant by giving him some unique knowledge and other stuff but it looks like Marin misunderstood his words. He knew that it was somewhat, no, mostly his fault as the way he spoke was really misleading. He looked at Marin who was sitting on his bed in a white gown and said in an apologetic tone. "Miss Marin, I think you misunderstood me. When I said to satisfy me, I mean in terms of knowledge or some advanced product. I never meant it this way. I am sorry if I misled you." Marin''s whole face was red upon hearing this. She jumped down from the bed and hurried towards the outside. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 57: Planet Energy Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord to see novel related art and announcements. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] After Marin ran out of the room, Fu Yan sat down on the bed, embarrassed. He did not know what to do. He told Marin to satisfy him but he only meant in terms of knowledge and gifts. He never ever thought of taking advantage of her. This thought did not cross his mind, not even once. He sighed and lay down. He tried to sleep but after the last incident, his mind was not ready to rest. It''s not that he did not waver when Marin came in, it''s just that he thought rationally and thought about the consequences. First of all, he is not on earth and he did not know about the culture on the planet "Pheonon" in depth. Second is also that he is not on earth and if he went with the flow and proceeded to have sex with Marin, he would have to take his clothes off. If that happened then the Library uniform would lose its effect and he would be crushed by the "Pheonon''s" 4g gravity. After trying hard to sleep for an hour, Fu Yan gave up and started to think about how he would face Marin tomorrow. Marin, on the other hand, after running out of Fu Yan''s room she went straight to her residence. She had dismissed all of her maids for tonight because she did not want anyone to know about this. After entering her room, she jumped onto her bed and plunged her face into the pillow. She could feel the heat coming out of her ears. Her face was all red and she was cursing herself for jumping to conclusions. Though she might be a Queen, she was a teenage girl too. It''s just that dire situations have made her mature fast compared to others. Like any other young girl, she had many fantasies too, like marrying a prince charming and falling in love but when her father died and before dying he feared that Marin''s brother would not be able to rule as a good King, he ended up naming Marin as his Successor. After taking the throne, she had to harden her heart and try to act like a ruler. She even had to exile her brother because he was causing turmoil in the kingdom by making the small lords to riot. After just a year of struggle, battles, and conspiracies, she had transformed from a teenage girl to a mature woman. She had never thought about her marriage after her father died. When Fu Yan asked her to satisfy him and that he might forgive the late fees, she didn''t know why the first thing that came into her mind was that he wanted her body. But when she went to Meet Fu Yan and he clarified what he meant, she blushed while thinking about what she had done. When she tried to think about how she would talk to the Librarian tomorrow, her mind was blank. She could not think of anything. She tried to forget thinking that it was all a bad dream but the reality is not that easy to be forgotten. She just lay down on the bed but sleep was miles away from her. She spent all night thinking without even a wink of sleep. The same went for Fu Yan. Both were young and this was the first time in their life that something like this had happened. Well no matter what this is going to be one event that both would never forget for the rest of their lives. In the morning, a maid greeted Fu Yan. "Respected Sir, I am Furya. I am here to tell you that breakfast is ready. I have a message from the Queen for you. The Queen said that she is feeling ill, so she is sorry for not being able to welcome you at breakfast herself. She hopes that you will forgive her." Fu Yan smiled, embarrassed, upon hearing that. He knew the reason why she was feeling sick. He did not reply and just nodded. The maid guided the way and after a while, they arrived in a beautiful garden. Fu Yan looked around and saw many different kinds of flowers and plants. All of them were very beautiful and refreshing to look at. He ate his breakfast which contained some kind of meat. He did not know what animal it was, but it sure was tasty. After eating breakfast, the maid gave him a tour of the castle. He saw many things but what interested him most was some weak-looking men who were working out in the training field and when they sparred with those of heavy builds, these weak looking men easily defeated them. He asked the maid about them but the maid was not able to answer his question. According to her, she was just a household maid and she did not know about things related to the military. Fu Yan nodded a little upon hearing this and did not inquire about it further. He decided to ask Marin about the reason and if it''s related to some technology that they have developed then he might ask for it as payment. After the tour, Fu Yan came back to his room and the maid notified him that Marin would be meeting him after 2 hours in the main hall. Fu Yan nodded and lay down to rest. He did not know about the time he slept but he woke up when the maid informed him that Marin had arrived in the main hall and was waiting for him. Fu Yan arrived in the hall under the guidance of the Maid. There were many people present and most of them were old. "These should be wise men that are present in every kingdom." Fu Yan thought. His seat was next to Marin which showed that Fu Yan''s rank and honor were not lower than their Queen. When he sat next to Marin, he could see many people frowning. Fu Yan glanced at them a little. He did not get angry because of their behavior. Marin had red eyes and dark circles could be seen under her eyes. Fu Yan looked at her embarrassingly. He knew the reason for that and he wanted to apologize to her for that. Fu Yan opened his mouth and said in a soft voice that only Marin could hear. "Miss Marin, I am sorry about last night. I know my vague words have caused you trouble so I want to apologize for that. To tell the truth, I never thought of taking advantage of you. I am sorry if I have hurt your feelings." Marin blushed upon hearing this. She could feel her face heating up just from thinking about last night. She was embarrassed but also surprised. She had heard from her father that Librarians were cold and had no feelings but she could feel that Fu Yan was different from what her father had told her. Though last night was mostly her fault for the misunderstanding, Fu Yan was still apologizing to her. She felt a little relieved and happy. Her complexion improved a lot after hearing this. She smiled and said. "Sir, I am sorry too. It was my fault too for misunderstanding your words." Fu Yan nodded when he heard her reply. After replying to Fu Yan, Marin stood up and looked at the ministers seating below and said. "Sir Librarian came to our Empire, to our planet, to get back the cube that my father had borrowed from his library. Since we did not return the cube on time due to many people trying to grab it for themselves and were late by a year, now we owe late fees. I gathered you all here to witness this moment because I want you all to know that cube that I possessed is no longer with me. This might help us avoid meaningless fights in the future that started because of my foolish brother." After saying this, she paused and looked towards Fu Yan. Upon seeing Fu Yan nodding, she continued. "Sir Librarian will now tell us about the compensation that we have to pay." She pointed at Fu Yan after saying this. Fu Yan sighed when he heard what Marin said. She was using him to solidify her position. He knew from the gazes of many ministers that they did not like Marin being their ruler. So Marin wanted to use Fu Yan to deter them. He did not mind her using him like that. He thought of this as compensation for last night. Fu Yan stood up and said. "When Adoh Briarfall borrowed the book from the library, he was a new reader to the library and for the new users, we give them a discount of 90% for the first book they choose. He paid the fee in the form of planet energy and that was 2% of your whole planet''s energy. But that was all. Now when the book was not returned on time, then the late fee will be calculated on the actual value of the book. Now the late fee will be 10% of the energy of your planet." Ministers below started to chat among themselves and after a while, an old man stood up and asked. "Sir, what is this planet energy that you are talking about?" Fu Yan smiled and said. "Planet energy is what a planet is based on. You can call it the life force of a planet. The more energy a planet has, the richer will be its lands, and the more prosperous it will be." The ministers whispered among themselves from below and one young man stood up. "So you mean, when you take this planet''s energy, we will have fewer crops and our lakes will dry." Fu Yan nodded and said. "Yeah! You can say that. Well, there is another..." When Fu Yan was speaking, the same young man interrupted him. "How dare you try to take our planet''s energy. It was the old king who made the deal with you, we don''t have any business with you. We won''t give it to you. You go away from here." After saying this, he started to walk towards Fu Yan in a threatening manner. Fu Yan frowned when the young man interrupted him and took out a small pen from his pocket. He pointed it towards the young man. A small white light blinked on the pen and the young man was laying on the floor unconscious. Fu Yan looked at the crowd below and said. "Anyone else wants to say anything? You can say it now otherwise don''t interrupt me." [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 58: Medicine! Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] When Fu Yan asked if anyone else wanted to say anything, no one dared to speak. There was dead silence in the seating area of ministers. Some wanted to say something, but after glancing at the unconscious young man on the floor, they refrained from doing so. Fu Yan nodded when he saw that and said in a loud and cold voice. "When I am speaking, don''t dare to interrupt me. Now, where was I..." After saying this he paused a little and said. "So I was talking about the late fee. If it is the usual process then I would have taken the planet energy as a fee. But when I arrived, Miss Marin welcomed me well and showed me great hospitality. I am pleased with her service and to give her credit, I have decided not to take the planet energy as the fee. But it''s not free, You will need to provide me something worth of interest as compensation." Fu Yan looked around after speaking but no one uttered a sound. He sighed and said. "Ok, you can speak now." Many ministers below started to chatter among themselves. They spoke to each other and while speaking they would look towards Fu Yan from time to time but would quickly look away. They had fear in their hearts because Fu Yan showed them the strength that they never had imagined. After talking among themselves for a while, they stopped and an old man with a long beard stood up and walked towards where Fu Yan was sitting. He stopped a little away from Fu Yan and bowed. After that, he started to speak. "Sir Librarian! We offer our gratitude and respect to you. We are also happy that you are not taking the life force of our planet and we want to apologize for what the impulsive young man did a while ago." Fu Yan nodded after hearing this. The old man continued after seeing him nodding. "Thank you, sir, for your kindness. Now the main point. We know that we will need to offer something with high value to compensate you but we don''t know what will the Sire desire. We can offer gold and gems but I know they are worthless in Sire''s eyes." Fu Yan nodded and said. "You are right. I don''t want gold or gems, what I desire is knowledge or something new that I have never seen before. It can be an object, a book, or something else. What I want is something that intrigues me." The old man sighed and said. "Sir I am really sorry but we don''t know what thing we can offer. I beg the sire to guide us." Fu Yan was very happy and amused by the way the old man handled the situation. This old man was cautious and wise. He had managed to make Fu Yan tell them what he needed without having Fu Yan as the person asking. He made it look like Fu Yan was guiding them. He had handled the situation very optimally. Fu Yan smiled and said. "Well, Your planet falls in E+ category and there is not much that interests me..." He paused and then as if he remembered something, Fu Yan spoke. "Oh yes! I remember while touring the castle I went towards the training fields of soldiers and saw something interesting." The old man spoke in a cautious tone and said. "Sir, what might it be that interested you?" Fu Yan nodded and said. "I saw some soldiers sparring with each other and noticed that some weak looking men could easily defeat those with heavy builds and they could even lift the same weight as others, even sometimes more than that. Can you tell me what that is?" The old man hesitated a little after hearing this and then looked towards Marin who had never spoken after the introduction. Marin saw the old man looking at her and she nodded. The old man''s complexion relaxed after getting her confirmation. He looked at Fu Yan and said. "Sir that is the result of medicine that we have developed. It was developed after a long struggle and effort. Our alchemists worked day and night to produce that medicine. It cannot be mass-produced and every year we can create no more than 2 doses, and on top of that, each man needs to take 10 doses of the medicine for it to work properly. After taking it, they would have 4 times the power of normal men and could live 50 to 70 years more compared to others. We have 2 versions of this drug. The original one is what I told you before and the other one is the lesser version. What you saw in the field were those men who used the lesser version." Fu Yan was excited upon hearing this. This was really a wonder drug and he was surprised that this planet that was in a low category could make something this amazing. "At a guess, their rating will be improving after I go back." He decided to increase their category to D- after going back. He looked at the old man and said. "Ok continue. Tell me more." The old man was a little happy that Fu Yan was interested so he continued speaking. "Yes Sir. The lesser version can be mass-produced and we can make 300 each year and only 2 doses per man are needed for it to be effective. After using the lesser version, men can have 2 times the strength of a normal person but it does not increase the life span. The other thing that I forgot to mention is that it only works on young people under the age of 40 years. Older than that, it has no effect." Fu Yan smiled and said. "Ok, I understand what you are saying. I have decided. I will take 10 doses of the original version of medicine and the formula for the lesser version." Just when Fu Yan said it, a man with a scar on his face stood up and said. "No, we can''t give it to you. It''s the hard work of 5 years, and we have only used it on 2 people before this. Both of them belonged to the princess. It''s my turn this time, so you can''t take it," the man said furiously. He seemed quite upset with Fu Yan taking the medicine. Fu Yan looked at the man that rejected him and frowned. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 59: Advance body Enhancing Bio formula Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Sorry for posting yesterday. I was busy with something. This is the last chapter of the week. Enjoy. I post my release schedule on discord so join to stay up to date. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Fu Yan looked at the man with a frown and sighed. "Some people don''t learn no matter how much they are taught. They will only learn their lesson when they experience the calamity themselves" He said in an angry and authoritative voice. Fu Yan put his hand inside his pocket and was about to take out the pen when the old man who was speaking to him, turned and slapped the scar-faced man. "You fool how dare you to speak to Sir like that. You want to die. No, even if you want to die then do it by yourself. Don''t drag us with you." The old man was fuming with anger and while speaking he would glance at Fu Yan from time to time. Fear could be seen in his eyes. Upon seeing that Fu Yan was not that angry, he was relieved a little and then he said. "Guards take this fool out of here. Make sure you put him in the prison so that he won''t cause trouble again." Guards came and with hesitation, they took the man away. The man also seemed to realize his mistake so he did not resist. After this incident passed, the old man looked at Fu Yan with an apologetic gaze and said. "Sir! I hope that fool has not made you angry." Fu Yan did not say anything and just looked at the old man with a profound gaze. Seeing that Fu Yan was not speaking, the old man panicked and did not know what to do. People below also started to panic. Marin who was sitting beside him was also somewhat worried. Though she knew that Fu Yan was not similar to the librarian that her father had told her about but he was still a librarian. She did not know if these repeated incidents had angered him. Fu Yan who was silent for a while finally opened his mouth and said. "So you think the dignity of a librarian is so low that every insect can stand up and interrupt him. Would you believe that if I said that I can take all your knowledge from this world and destroy this insignificant planet? I was quite lenient with you guys before because of Miss Marin. But it looks like that you guys thought as if I am just a pushover. Well then, it looks like I don''t need to talk about compensation anymore." After saying this, Fu Yan stood up and looked towards Marin who also had a dark face. "Miss Marin, I am grateful for your hospitality and because of that little incident, I decided to give you a chance and help you a little bit but now, I think it''s not necessary anymore. I am quite pleased with your ministers and now would be taking the original dues." Marin who was sitting with a dark face suddenly jolted up and said in a pleading tone. "Sir please forgive us. I will immediately execute that ignorant man and get the medicine and all of its formulas ready for you. Please, Sir! give us a chance." She knelt down on the floor and said this with tears in her eyes. Fu Yan was taken aback when seeing this. He wanted to just scare them a little but it looks like the effect was too much. He sighed and did not know what to do. Just when he was thinking what to do, Marin looked up and looked towards the ministers in anger and said. "What are you doing? Why are you guys not begging for forgiveness too? Is it that you all want to die." The crowd below the throne as if suddenly waking up from a dream, all started to kneel down and after a while, all said in unison. "Dear lord librarian, please forgive us. We were ignorant. We mistreated you. Please give us another chance. Please, Sir! give us another chance." Fu Yan sighed upon seeing this scene. This intimidation had a greater effect than he thought it would have had. He looked at the crowd below who were kneeling and not a single person dared to raise their head until they heard Fu Yan''s voice. "Ok stand up. Make sure this doesn''t happen again. I am only forgiving you because of Miss Marin. So make sure you thank her. She is a good Queen, I don''t know why you guys are making trouble for her. Anyway, when are you going to bring medicine and formulas? Also, add the formula for original medicine too. This is fine you have to pay." The crowd below, upon hearing this sighed and the old man was the first one to stand up. He looked at Marin. Marin seemed to understand his meaning and signaled her maid to bring the medicine and formulas. The Maid upon getting the order immediately ran out of the hall and after a while, she brought back a beautiful looking chest. The chest was inlaid with gems and looked marvelous. It was red in color and seemed to be made out of wood. Marin took the chest from the maid and handed it to Fu Yan. Fu Yan received the chest and when he touched it, he felt the coldness from it. "This wood seems special. I wonder what type of tree it is from." Fu Yan thought. He opened the chest and saw 2 scrolls and 10 bottles of some kind of green liquid in it. He took out the scroll from the chest and scanned it with a scanner. Suddenly he received a notification. "Advance body enhancing bio formula detected. Running the simulation according to the formula to detect its effects." He taped on his hand and a transparent screen popped up. He saw different readings on the screen. "Simulation completion 10%... 45%... 93%... 100%. Summarizing the results." "This formula is categorized as low bio knowledge and is 28% original. Depositing 320 credits in the librarian''s account." Fu Yan was surprised upon seeing this. He asked Marin what formula it was and she replied that it was the lesser version. Fu Yan was amazed that only the lesser version could give him 320 credits then what will happen when he places the original formula in the library. He excitedly scanned the original formula and saw notification popping up. "Advanced body-enhancing formula detected. Running simulation according to the formula to detect its effects." "Simulation completion 18%... 55%... 98%... 100%. Summarizing the results." [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 60: Access Level D- Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] Fu Yan looked at the progress of the simulation with excitement. When the bar hit 100%, he saw the results on the screen. "This formula has been categorized as advanced bio-knowledge and is 79% original. Congratulations to the Librarian for adding advanced knowledge in the Library." Fu Yan was excited upon seeing the message. His first task has been very beneficial to him. He got to travel to a different planet and meet aliens while also getting advanced knowledge. He looked at the rewards that he got when suddenly he heard a mechanical voice in his mind. "Detecting new knowledge in the library. Category: Biotechnology. Level: Advanced Origin: Tiara Galaxy Planet: Pheonon Librarian: Fu Yan Librarian access Level: E+ The librarian access level will be increased by 1 grade. The Librarian level is now D-. Granting access to the library store. Credits can now be used to buy things from the store. Improving the Librarian''s physic to match the level. Adding compensation for the knowledge in the Librarian''s account. 5000 credits have been deposited. Please continue to provide your service to the library." Fu Yan was silent during the whole process. He did not know what this voice was and where it came from but he knew that this voice was somehow related to the library and meant him no harm. He then started to sort out the information that he could understand from what that voice said. "So now I have a store where I can buy things from the library. But I could also buy things from the library before so how is this different. Well, I have to settle this after I go back. For now, I should handle things here but first, let''s check my level." He swiped on his left hand and his status appeared on the screen. Name: Fu Yan(Galactic Library Employee) Age: 18 Status: Librarian (D-) Permission: have access to all data in the library Access: Store-?-?-?-? Level: 13 (13%) Credits: 6320 Duty: Manage library Mission: 1 every 2 months. (It is necessary for the librarian to collect books back by himself once every 2 months. Workers can be sent to collect books otherwise) Fu Yan saw the changes in his status and was able to understand many things. " So this is what that voice meant by increasing my access level. I have completed my probation period and am now a proper librarian and now I have a new portion in my status which is access. Though I don''t understand why there are question marks in front of the store I think these are things I have yet to get access to. Well anyway, it''s a good thing that I am a proper Librarian now won''t be fired from work." Fu Yan joked a little. He closed the screen and looked towards the crowd, who were looking at him with some confusion. After Fu Yan scanned the formulas with the weird device, he became silent and did not say anything to them so they became worried thinking that the formulas might not be good and Librarian would become angry. Fu Yan looked at their nervous faces and smiled. He knew what they were thinking and could not help but smile. He opened his mouth and said. "Congratulations! Your formulas have been accepted by the library and they are original so they can be used as payment for your dues and on top of that since they have been categorized as advanced knowledge, your planet''s ranking will be improved. You will now be placed in D+ ranking and will enjoy more benefits from the library. Also since you have contributed advanced knowledge to the library, you are eligible to get one book for free from the library. The time limit, I mean the duration for which you can borrow the book is 50 years. You will also get the privilege to come to the library twice a year but only the first 2 times is free. After that corresponding compensation needs to be paid." Fu Yan was silent after saying all this but the crowd below was talking non-stop. While they were discussing among themselves, Marin leaned towards Fu Yan and said. "Sir, I don''t understand the part where you said we could visit the library. What kind of place is the Library? Can you please explain it." Fu Yan nodded and said. "The library is the place where different races from all over the universe come to exchange knowledge. It''s a place where you get new knowledge, meet different people and you can read any book that you want in the library but you can only stay in the library for 15 days only and if you like a book and want to take it outside the library, then you have to pay a certain fee." Marin nodded upon hearing this and she asked again. "Sir, who will be the person to visit the library. I mean can anyone visit the library." When Marin asked this question, ministers who were talking among themselves also became silent. They also wanted to know who could go to the library. Fu Yan shook his head and said. "No! Not anyone can visit the library. Those who want to visit the library must have the following qualifications. First, They should be able to represent at least 25% of the people on their planet or they possess advanced knowledge that they could exchange in the library. Second, They are to be recognized by the librarian, or else they can''t even set foot in the library. Third and most important of all. They should have respect for knowledge and have a strong will." Marin nodded upon hearing this. She understood most of what Fu Yan was trying to say and the ministers who were silent also started to discuss what Fu Yan just explained. Marin pondered for a moment and after a while, she looked at Fu Yan in some confusion and said. "Sii I understand most of what you are trying to say but I am confused about one thing. After hearing the three conditions that you just explained, I can''t help but wonder how my father was able to go to the library." [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. if we get into the top 80 then i will release 1 bonus chapter next week. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 61: Grand dinner! Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Sorry, I was away for a while because of my Uni projects are other stuff. Though I still have online exams but its not that hard. I will release another chapter in 5 hours and another one after that. The regular release will start on Monday. 4 chapters a week. Also, I will post novel related art on discord so join. The link is in the synopsis and below too. Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for fun stuff and suggestions. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] When Marin asked him this question, Fu Yan looked at her and smiled. He knew she was sharp and would ask questions and just when he opened his mouth to answer, a red screen floated in front of him. He looked at it and saw a warning sign. "Warning! The planet level is too low to reveal this information." Fu Yan was surprised that the Library could read his thoughts but did not pay it any more attention. He sighed and swiped the screen away. He looked at Marin who was looking at him with eager eyes and the crowd below who also wanted to know this information. He put on a cold face and replied in an authoritative tone. "Your planet rating is too low for this information to be revealed here." Then Fu Yan placed his hand on his chin as if thinking about something and said. "Well, if you can provide me with more knowledge then I might be willing to share this information with you." No one spoke when Fu Yan said these words. They did not have any more advanced knowledge and the formula had been accidentally discovered by one of their alchemists. They did not know if any other knowledge in their empire could get the interest of the Librarian and even if they had it, they might not be willing to share it for this information. They did not know what kind of place the library is, else they might not have this mentality. Fu Yan looked at people below the stage and sighed. "Really a group of ignorant fools." He stopped looking at them and turned his attention towards the queen. Marin was really different from others. Her eyes were closed as if she was thinking about something or trying to absorb the information that Fu Yan had revealed to them. No wonder she was able to maintain her role as a Queen even with the opposition from the ministers. She noticed Fu Yan''s gaze on her and opened her eyes. Her eyes were crystal clear with a purple shade in them. She looked at Fu Yan with a smile and asked. "Sir Librarian, I wanted to ask what kind of books are there in the library and how can I get there." Fu Yan nodded when he heard her question. He affirmed his previous guess that Marin was not just a teenage girl and someone who was sitting on the throne with luck. She was a clever and witted person. She thinks far ahead of everyone and leaves what she cant have behind her. He took out a badge from his pocket and handed it to the Marin. The badge looked simple but had a very unique and elegant aura to it. It was round and metallic in color. In the center, there was a star that was surrounded by a blue hue. On the sides, there was a pattern that looked like leaves. In the center of the star, a small book could be seen. When Marin held the badge, it felt cold. She gently stroked the star and the blue light gave a warm feeling. She did not know how to describe it but this badge felt alive. While she was immersed in feeling the badge, Fu Yan''s voice brought her back to reality. "Please place the badge in front of your head and close your eyes. It will sense your brain waves and fuse with you. After that, you can use it to visit the library any time you want but I must remind you, cherish your every visit to the library and don''t waste your free visit chances. Because each additional visit to the library will cost you about 0.3% of your planet''s energy." Marin listened to Fu Yan attentively and placed the badge in front of her head. A blue light started to shine and the badge began fusing. It started to slowly integrate with Marin''s flesh and soon disappeared in her head. Marin used her hand to feel the badge but her forehead felt normal. Nothing was different from before. Fu Yan smiled on seeing her doing this action and explained it. "The badge has been fused with your brain and it won''t show itself unless you are in the Library. Even in the Library, only light will shine on your forehead indicating that you are acknowledged by a librarian. When you want to sense the badge, just close your eyes and think about it. If you want to visit the Library, Then just think of it and you will be asked for confirmation 2 times before being teleported to the library." Marin nodded and closed her eyes. She soon opened her eyes and looked at Fu Yan with an appreciative gaze and said. "Sir, Thank you for giving me this opportunity. I can''t thank you enough so to show my gratitude, I would like to invite you to the grand dinner that I am hosting tonight especially for you." Fu Yan responded with a nod. "Then I will be resting in my room. I will be leaving immediately after the feast so make it quick." Then he stood up and started to walk towards his room under the guidance of a maid. Marin also stood up and bowed towards him. All ministers below the throne also followed suit and bowed. Marin bowed to show respect and her admiration towards Fu Yan and the Ministers bowed because of the fear they felt towards Fu Yan. When Fu Yan left the hall, Many could not continue to stand up and fell to the ground. Heavy breathing could be heard easily in the hall. Marin looked at the crowd below and said. "Prepare for the great feast and make it as grand as possible. We must show our appreciation. This is a great opportunity for our empire, no, for our planet. I hope you all won''t disappoint me again." She walked out after stating this and the Ministers started to issue orders to their servants. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 62: New Store Editors and Proof Readers: King of mortals, Dervish Kindly read it on webnovel to support me. Join the discord for novel related art. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[[Chapter Starts from here]]]]]]]]]]] The Royal Palace of the Xoria empire became very busy. Servants were running around in a hurry and the Royal Lawn was being decorated to hold the feast. Usually, when a feast is held in the Royal palace, there is a preparation period of at least 2 weeks but now they have to prepare everything in a day. The servants were under a lot of pressure but they did not dare to complain because they knew that their masters were also under more pressure than they were. The main culprit behind all this was currently resting in his room. Fu Yan was browsing the information sent to him by the Library and sorting it out. Since he had time, he decided to check the new purchase option that was given to him. He was quite curious about it. His first trip had been very beneficial for him and gave him quite a lot of rewards. Fu Yan swiped on the tattoo on his left hand and a transparent screen popped up. He clicked on the little icon which was similar to the shopping cart. The Library had adjusted the system in a way that Fu Yan could easily understand. Many icons and words were similar to what he had seen on earth, so he knew at a glance what they represented. After he clicked on the icon, a new interface came up. There were many items that were listed there. He started to browse through them. All these items were from different galaxies and when he tried to click on an item to buy it, a warning appeared. "The chosen item has not been discovered by the Librarian yet. Please discover the item first or raise your access level." Fu Yan became stunned after reading this. He did not know whether the Library store allowed him to buy many advanced items but it seemed that he had to discover them first. Previously he could only use credits to improve his products or buy some software related items. Though there were some advanced items, too, which he could buy before but compared to the items in the new store, They were basic. Fu Yan sighed a little and continued to browse the store. There were many interesting things in the store. If he had a high enough access level and an ample amount of credits, he could even buy a mini black hole generator or a wormhole device to connect two different Galaxies or he could buy a starship for only 50 million credits. Are you angry with the hospitality of a planet? You only need an access level of B+ and 500K credits to buy a planet destroyer bomb. This would wipe out the planet in a second. If you are still not satisfied, just raise your access level to A- and buy the Galaxy destroyer for only 150 million and destroy the whole galaxy of the offender. Fu Yan spent an hour browsing through the product list and still wasn''t near the end. He was like a kid who got an interesting toy and could not stop playing with it. It''s not just him, every person whether he is an adult or kid when they get to see something new they would waste their time to know about it more. It does not matter if they can get that thing or not. It''s similar to a person who got to know about online shopping recently. Even if he doesn''t have a single penny in his pocket, he would browse the platform to see different products. Fu Yan was having a similar experience right now but he was different from many others and he got out of this state after an hour. Fu Yan looked at the time and sighed. "I wasted an hour for nothing but still it was refreshing." He smirked a little after thinking this. He stretched his arms and noticed another icon blinking on the screen under the shopping cart icon. He clicked on it and all items on the screen disappeared, leaving only 2 items. He checked the information and nodded. These two items were "Advanced Bio Enhancement serum" and "Shockwave blade". These items were the ones that he had discovered on this planet so that''s why they were purchasable. The "Advanced Bio Enhancement serum" cost 600 credits per bottle and the "shockwave blade" cost 1350 credits per piece. If he wanted to buy the full set of ABE serum, he needed 6000 credits and that was a lot. So he was quite happy that he got to save credits. Well, I should thank Marin again but after thinking for a while, he decided to not do it. He had already created a stern image of himself in the minds of Marin and other people and he decided to not change it. While Fu Yan was busy contemplating, someone knocked on the door. Fu Yan''s chain of thoughts was broken and he came back to reality. He straightened himself and responded. "Come in!" The door opened and Marin''s figure came into his view. She was wearing a white dress with short sleeves and on her head, she wore a quite unique styled crown. It cannot be called a crown because it looked more like horns but they still complimented her charm. She was also wearing long white boots with gems inlaid in them. Fu Yan was a little speechless with the fashion sense of the people of this planet. But no matter what he thought, she looked flawless. She looked like an angel in a white dress. If she were to come to earth in this attire, she would be hailed as a supreme beauty and a top star. Marin slowly entered the room and spoke in a soft voice. "Sir Librarian, we are ready for the banquet. We hope that you will make this feast more beautiful with your presence." Fu Yan did not reply and just nodded a little. After that under Marin''s lead, he started to walk towards the Royal lawn. [[[[[[[[[[[[[End OF Chapter]]]]]]]]]]]] Don''t forget to vote and leave a review. I am a little hungry for reviews and comments so who is willing to feed me. Btw if we are in the top 100s at the end of the week then I will release 1 extra chapter next week and if it''s in the top 70s then 2 extra chapters. Please tell me what you think of my novel so far. Chapter 63: Fu Yan is Frightened! Editor and Proof Reader: King Of Mortals, Dervish Please join our discord to see novel related art. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[Chapter starts Here]]]]]]]]]] Upon arriving at the Royal lawn, Fu Yan was amazed. Though it looked simple, the decorations and the atmosphere was really good and eye-catching. When Fu Yan and Marin walked in, everyone became quiet. First might be the reason that Fu Yan had left a strong impression on them and no one wanted to offend him. The other one might be because of Marin. She was really stunning. Her white gown made her look like a fairy and with Fu Yan accompanying her, her charm became even stronger. They both walked slowly, Fu Yan felt like he was a celebrity walking on a red carpet for the premiere of his movie and all his fans were standing on the sides cheering him up. They soon reached the large stage on which two grand royal chairs were placed. Both of these chairs were inlaid with gems and were shining. Fu Yan sighed upon seeing this. He had never imagined before becoming a Librarian in the Galactic Library that he would receive this kind of reception. Though he was elated, he controlled his emotions and put on a cold face. He sat down on the chair slowly and looked towards the crowd below. Marin waited for Fu Yan to sit and then she sat down too. This was her way of showing respect to Fu Yan and also telling others that Fu Yan''s status was above her. Marin looked at Fu Yan and seeing that he had no emotions on his face, she sighed. She then stood up and spoke. "Let the performance begin." Just when her voice fell, the people below again became lively and different performances began. First came many beautiful girls and not all of them were human but they all had one thing in common. They had a charm that would make anyone want to hold them and not let them go. Fu Yan looked at them with cold eyes but only he knew how hard he was controlling himself. He sighed in heart thinking "I have much to learn." He saw the girls doing some strange kind of dance which looked bizarre in his eyes but when he looked at the minister, he knew this was a famous dance in their culture. Fu Yan noticed one strange thing and could not help wonder about it. The thing was that though many were appreciating the beauty of these girls and lust could be seen in their eyes but no one dared to come forward to touch them. He was really confused about this. He knew that it was not the ministers controlling themselves but something else that made them refrained from touching these girls. Marin perhaps had seen confusion in Fu Yan''s eyes. She leaned towards him and spoke in a soft voice. "Sir these girls are special. Each of them is trained from the age of three and they were chosen with very strict criteria. They not only had to have beauty but also a special kind of physique. The trope that they belong to is very famous and they were given a special kind of poison that makes them more beautiful and is compatible with their physique." Fu Yan looked at Marin and said. "Well, there is nothing in this universe that has a benefit without a side effect. No matter how good medicine is, it has to have some kind of side effect." Marin giggled and affirmed. "You are right sir. After they were trained with poison from childhood and they gained their beauty. They also developed the poisoned body. Their body is full of poison and even if you just touch them, a normal person will get rashes and if you are not strong enough, you might even die." Fu Yan nodded when he heard this but in his heart, he was truly frightened. "M***er F****ng hell. Thank god I did not harbor any ill thoughts about them. He had heard the term poison lady but he has now seen the poison ladies with his own eyes." Cold sweat started to run down from his back. He shivered a little but controlled it. He added a rule for himself that he was going to follow, no matter which galaxy he went to. He was going to follow this rule unless he wanted to die. "Don''t touch a lady from a different planet unless you want to die. Even if they offer themselves, don''t lay a hand on them." He wiped the nonexistent sweat from his forehead and continued to watch the show. The dance ended soon and the girls came towards the stage and bowed. They left after bowing towards Marin and Fu Yan. After the dancing troop left, Other performances began but none of them seemed interesting to Fu Yan. He looked towards Marin and asked. "Miss Marin, I wanted to ask why you did not use the strengthening potion on yourself." Marin sighed and said. "It''s not that I did not want to use it for myself but the situation did not allow me to do so. I needed political allies and force of my own so I had to use them for this purpose." Fu Yan nodded and asked. "Well, you have this opportunity that is given to you by the Library, and people of this planet will remember you for centuries. So my advice to you is this. Choose your first book carefully. It might change your life." Marin listened to Fu Yan seriously and nodded. Fu Yan looked at the performance below and said. "Well, it''s time for me to go but before going I want to ask, How is this potion used." Marin looked a little lost when she heard that Fu Yan was leaving, but she hurriedly replied. "Yes sir, I will immediately ask the alchemist to come and explain it to you. Please wait just a minute." After saying this, she looked at her maid. The maid hurried out of the lawn and went towards the alchemy hall. After a while, she came back with an alchemist who started to explain the usage of the strengthing potion. [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] when I am hungry I can''t write, if I cant write you guys cant read so please feed me those delicious "POWER STONES". Also, leave a comment and if you can, pls write a review so that it can help new readers understand. Chapter 64: Casper! Editor and Proof Reader: King Of Mortals, Dervish Please join our discord to see novel related art. https://discord.gg/zAyYpJX [[[[[[[[[Chapter starts Here]]]]]]]]]] Fu Yan listened to the alchemist carefully. After the alchemist finished explaining, he bowed and left hurriedly. During the whole time, he was very respectful. Fu Yan sat down for a while after the alchemist was gone and digested the information given to him. After a while, he opened his eyes and looked towards Marin and said. "Well, it''s time for me to go. Remember, your first visit to the LIbrary is free and you can choose one book for free but the rating of the book cannot surpass the knowledge you submitted earlier." Marin also stood up and upon hearing Fu Yan, she bowed and said. "Yes sir. I understand. I thank you on behalf of all the people of the Xoria Empire." Fu Yan nodded and swiped on his tattoo. His body soon started to shine and a beam of light fell down on his body from the sky. Marin bowed more deeply and said. "Have a safe journey Lord Librarian." When Marin said this, she tilted her head and looked towards the ministers below with a stern look. The people below also started to bow towards Fu Yan and said in unison. "Thanks for your guidance Lord Librarian. Please have a safe journey." Fu Yan smiled when he saw this scene and nodded towards Marin. Marin''s smile became wider when she saw this. She knew that Fu Yan was satisfied with their hospitality. The white light intensified and his figure soon faded. He was again surrounded by white light and felt like he was floating. After a while, he saw the great hall of the Library as the white light started to disappear. He looked around and saw that he was in the teleportation chamber. He got out and went towards the back room to change his clothes. When he was going towards the back room, he saw a worker sorting out the books. This worker did not have a body but more like an ethereal form. He was floating and the lower half of his body was just smoke. When he saw Fu Yan looking at him, he stopped what he was doing and came towards Fu Yan. He bowed and asked in a low voice. "Greetings Lord. How can this humble servant be of help." Fu Yan smiled and said. "Nothing. I was just intrigued about your body. Anyway, since you are here, run a test on this potion and tell me about its effects and side effects." Fu Yan took out the advanced Bio potion that he got and gave it to the worker. The worker bowed and took the potion. Just when he was about to go, Fu Yan called him and asked. "By the way, what is your name?" The worker gave a slight smile and said in a cautious tone. "Lord, we workers don''t have a name. We are recognized by the tags on our bodies." Fu Yan shook his head and said in a deep voice. "Well, I don''t know what the previous Librarians were thinking, but this can''t go on. This is too inhumane. Anyway, you will be called¡­ let me think. Since your body looks like a ghost then I will call you Casper. Though that one was cute, I still think this name suits you better. So how about it? Do you like this name?" The black ghost did not respond for a moment but after a while he hurriedly replied. "Thanks, my Lord. I like this name very much." He then gave a deep bow to Fu Yan. A faint smile could be seen on his face and compared to before, his eyes had more respect for Fu Yan. This bow that he gave to Fu Yan was full of appreciation. Fu Yan smiled and said. "Well, it is decided then. You will be called Casper from now on. So Casper, give me the report about this potion on the front desk. I will go change now. By the way how long it will take to analyze this potion?." Casper bowed and said. "My lord, it will be done by the time you finish changing." Fu Yan nodded and started to walk towards the back room. He changed back to the clothes from Earth but he felt like he was forgetting something. He tried to remember but he could not think of anything. He was surprised by this because ever since his brain was enhanced by the Library, he never forgot about anything. He could even remember things from when he was a child clearly. No matter how hard he tried, nothing came into his mind. What he did not know was that it was not him forgetting things, but more like the Library did not want him to know about it. At least not yet. The note that was in his pocket magically disappeared when he came back to the Library and he had no way to know about it. After changing, he came to the front desk and Casper was already waiting for him there. When he saw Fu Yan, he again gave a bow. Fu Yan shook his head and asked. "Why do you keep bowing towards me? I don''t think this is necessary.'' Casper shook his head in denial and said. "My Lord this can''t be. This is a way for others to know about your authority and to let us workers know that we have someone that commands us. Please don''t ever say this again, I beg you. You gave me a name. That is already enough of an honor." Fu Yan did not say anything. He understood that authority and rules needed to be in place to run a workplace more efficiently. "Ok, I understand. So what does the report say?" "Yes my Lord. The potion you brought is very good and is very beneficial but there is a side effect to it." "Side effect? Isn''t it perfect!" Fu Yan exclaimed. [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] when I am hungry I can''t write, if I cant write you guys cant read so please feed me those delicious "POWER STONES". Also, leave a comment and if you can write a review so that it can help new readers understand. Chapter 65: Back On Earth Editor and Proof Reader: King Of Mortals, Dervish Many of the new readers might be wondering why I am not updating fast. The thing is I contracted corona and am recovering from it. My health is not best at this time and sometimes due to medicines or my body''s natural reaction, I sleep a lot, and even when I am awake, my head hurts a lot and i cannot focus. Please bear with me as I will update regularly when I am good. Please join our discord to see novel related art and announcement. https://discord.gg/yj28kcb [[[[[[[[[Chapter starts Here]]]]]]]]]] Facing Fu Yan''s question, Casper calmly replied. "Yes Sir. Although this Potion is very good and can improve the physique of a person drastically. It comes with a cost. There are a total of 2 disadvantages of this potion." Fu Yan sighed and asked. "So what is the side effect?" Casper handed the potion to Fu Yan with respect and explained about it. "Sir, The first side effect or the disadvantage of this potion is that it needs to be consumed in small portions. I mean the whole strengthening cannot be done in one go. so according to the time from the earth, you can only take 1 dose every 4 months. Thus you will need 1 year and 8 months before full strengthening can be done." Fu Yan nodded upon hearing this and said. "Well, that is not much that of a disadvantage. So what''s the other one." "Sir the other one is that for each dose you consume, your ¡­ " Casper hesitated for second and then continued. "Your fertility rate will be reduced by 1.5%. Though this effect can be mitigated with other medicines, this is still a side effect." Fu Yan''s mouth was wide open when he heard this. "My fertility chance will be lowered by 1.5% by each dose. So for 5 doses, I will have a 7.5% less chance of impregnating someone." "Casper, what''s the reason for the decrease in fertility rate." Fu Yan looked at the Casper and inquired. "Sir! Though this is a side effect, it is more like the law of nature. You see after consuming this medicine, your strength and body will be enhanced and this potion works by altering your genes. So the stronger you get, the lower the chance of impregnating someone will be. It can be interpreted this way. The stronger a species is the lower its birth rate will be." Fu Yan did not know what to say now. He just sat down on the chair and started to think about the pro and cons of this potion. After a while, he suddenly thought of something and looked at the Casper. "You said that this fertility problem can be fixed with another medicine. right?" Casper nodded in response. "Well, then it''s not much of a problem then. I am young now and have a long life ahead of me so I should not be thinking about these issues. At least not now." Fu Yan stood up and handed the 4 potion bottles to Casper and said. "Store these carefully. I will take this one bottle with me." Casper bowed and took the bottles carefully from Fu Yan and left. After Casper left, Fu Yan sat down on the chair and started to skim through the data of the Library. He noticed that another book was due soon but the planet rating was only E-. So he decided to let a worker go and get the book back. He had already lost interest in E level planet. From what he understood, The E level planets don''t have much to see and he was only lucky this time that he managed to get advanced knowledge. Also from the data of this planet, he could see that this planet had borrowed books from the library before and paid in the form of planet energy so he could not get many benefits from them. So he decided to let a worker go and complete this job. "Well, then everything is settled here. I should go back to earth now. I wonder how much time has passed on earth since I left. I don''t think "Pheonon" and "Earth" have the same time cycle." He swiped on the tattoo of his left hand and disappeared from the Library. Just 2 sec later, he appeared in the bedroom of his house. He picked up his mobile and turned it on. Upon looking at the date, he frowned. According to the date on the phone, he was only away from earth for just 2 days. He remembered clearly that he spent more than 6 days on "Pheonon". "Is it because of the Library or just the natural time difference on this planet. His brain started to think of many different possibilities but soon gave up. "Let''s check this problem in the future. I don''t have the resources and enough authority in the library to investigate this." Fu Yan sighed and went towards the computer room. As soon as he entered, Qing''s robotic voice sounded in the room. "Welcome back Big brother." "Thank you, Qing. So is there anything special that I need to know." Fu Yan asked. "No Big Brother. Everything is normal and Miss Fei Hong also did not mention anything." "Good. Show me the data logs from when I went out." Qing did not reply but data logs from the past two days started to appear on the screen. Fu Yan went through them one by one. Everything was normal and Qing was also working smoothly. "Qing, How much did Tang Ru progressed?" "Big Brother, Sir Tang Ru has been learning very diligently and progress has been very good so far. From my analysis, Sir Tang Ru will be able to learn the current technology given to him in 7 more days." Fu Yan nodded upon hearing this. He was glad that the person he chooses to pass his technology is progressing well. "Ok Qing. Keep monitoring. I am going to experiment with something. If you don''t get a response from me in 4 hours, contact Fei Hong." Though he knew that there won''t be any problems, he added a safety measure for himself. It''s good to be prepared all the time. He went towards his bedroom and took out the potion from his pocket. He oped the bottle and a strong medicine smell spread in the room. He sat down on the bed and took a deep breath. He was a little nervous. After hesitating a little, he brought the bottle to his mouth and drank the medicine in one go. The taste was not that bad. It had a sweet taste too. After drinking the medicine, he felt nothing. As if he had drunk a normal juice. While he was wondering what happened. He suddenly felt a strong pain. [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] when I am hungry I can''t write, if I cant write you guys cant read so please feed me those delicious "POWER STONES". Also, leave a comment and if you can write a review so that it can help new readers understand. Dear Diary. Today I had a high fever so I asked the immune system what''s the problem. He said there is a virus in my body so that why there is a fever. As virus will die at 40¡ãC virus will die. I said dude even I won''t survive at 40¡ãC for long. His answer was. Either the virus dies or you. I hope the virus dies soon as I have started to lose conscious. Chapter 66: Unconscious! Editor and Proof Reader: King Of Mortals, Dervish We are back in business, where is Corona come out, I am not afraid of you. Huh not coming huh. Hmmph, you better stay hidden. *corona peaks* Sorry, I was just kidding, please stay hidden better please die or just disappear from the earth. Please join our discord to see novel related art and memes. https://discord.gg/yj28kcb [[[[[[[[[Chapter starts Here]]]]]]]]]] Fu Yan suddenly felt a strong pain and he fell down onto the bed. He did not know how to describe this pain. It felt like someone was tearing his body and his skin was being pulled little by little. Because of the pain, he started to roll on the bed. The pain started to intensify gradually. Fu Yan tried his best to control himself but when the pain kept increasing, he let out a shriek. After the first, came a second and then third. He felt like someone was killing him over and over. His howling could be heard outside the room, it sounded like a pig was being slaughtered. His shrieks of pain kept on increasing. Because of the intensity of the pain, Fu Yan started to lose the sense of his surroundings and the only thought in his mind was to reduce this pain somehow. Suddenly his body bounced on the bed like he was being given an electric shock. He started to hallucinate. It was the natural reaction of the body. When someone is in intense pain and doesn''t know what he can do to stop it, his mind creates an imaginary enemy for him to fight. This way he can vent his anger on it and it makes the person feel less pain. The same thing happened with Fu Yan. He felt like someone was standing on his right side and was about to hurt him. Fu Yan suddenly punched in that direction and his fist landed on the side table. The side table, upon receiving the punch, broke. The wood chips scattered in the room but Fu Yan still kept on punching in the air. Not satisfied with the table, he began punching the sidewall, the walls were also made of wood. The wall started to break wherever his punch landed. This process went on for 10 whole minutes, his body began to lose power in the punches and felt tired. Fu Yan''s body fell on the bed and he lost consciousness. If someone were to enter the room right now, he or she would be very surprised upon seeing the current situation of the room. It was as if an intense fight had happened in this room as aside from the bed everything was broken. Even the walls were not intact. There were punch holes everywhere. The most shocking thing would be that these walls were not made of normal weak wood but strong plywood which is hard to break upon impact. In the room, Fu Yan was laying on the bed, unconscious. All this happened because the medicine was trying to change Fu Yan''s whole body structure down to his genes. As Casper told Fu Yan in the library, that this medicine works at the genetic level. It''s like building a new body for Fu Yan and this is also the reason why the medicine can''t be taken in one go. If someone were to take this medicine in one go, his body wouldn''t be able to bear the result and would explode. Even if the body somehow managed to bear it, the mind won''t be able to take the pain that comes with body enhancement and that person would lose his sense of being. Fu Yan''s body started to heat up after a while and sweat started to appear on his body. This sweat did not look like normal sweat. It was yellow in color and started to darken as time passed. His whole body was pulsating and shivering. Some dark substance kept on ejecting from Fu Yan''s pores combined with the sweat. Because of the temperature difference in the room and Fu Yan''s body, steam appeared on Fu Yan''s body because of all the sweat. The whole room was filled with a pungent smell and the bed sheet under Fu Yan was already wet as if it was soaked in water. After a while, Fu Yan''s body started to twitch again but this time it was more intense than before. His body fat started to decrease at a visible rate and Fu Yan''s body started to heat up more and more. The most interesting part was that even though his body was heating up, it was only below the neck. The temperature above the neck was just 38.7¡ãC normal for people on "Pheonon". This was one of the functions of this formula. The alchemist on "Pheonon" also knew that strong heat can be dangerous for the brain so they added a substance in the medicine which keeps the head part cool and protects it from the heat generated by the body during the enhancement process. The body kept on heating up as the fat kept on reducing. After 7 minutes, Fu Yan''s body started to cool down and sweat stopped appearing on his body. The AC was running at full and Fu Yan''s body began to cool down. Though some steam could still be seen on his body, overall the temperature was a lot less than before and kept on decreasing. His breathing also started to return to normal. On the bed, Fu Yan looked as if he was sleeping soundly and it was not much different from how he slept before. Everything would have looked normal if not for the broken furniture in the room and holes in the walls. On Fu Yan''s body, the shirt was stuck to his body because of the sweat and through it, the improvement in his body could be seen. It was a lot slimmer than before and the color of the skin was a lot fairer than before. 8 hours passed and Fu Yan was still unconscious. His body was still adapting the change so that''s why he was unconscious. After another 4 hours, Fu Yan''s pupils started to move a little. His consciousness was returning to him. With the consciousness came the pain, but it was a lot less than before. The hard part had passed. After struggling a bit, Fu Yan opened his eyes. [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] My doctor said the thing you need most right now is rest and POWER STONES. I can also use some comments and oh the reviews work the best. Anyway thanks for your support especially XiaoLong 92 and Alienmat. They stay with us for the whole time even when I did not update for 1 and a half months. Thanks to all other people too who supported me, I will try my best to not disappoint you. Chapter 67: Anomaly? Editor and Proof Reader: King Of Mortals, Dervish Please join our discord to see novel related art and announcements. https://discord.gg/yj28kcb [[[[[[[[[Chapter starts Here]]]]]]]]]] While trying to open his eyes, Fu Yan felt as if a mountain had been pressed down on him. He could feel pain all over his body. He tried his best to open his eyes but could not. So he just lay down and started to think about the reason for this. After thinking for a while and taking into account the different factors, he decided to just rest. He understood that this was a natural reaction of his body. Since he was not strong to begin with and had a weak body, the reaction to taking the potion was more severe than others. He had asked Marin before about what was the effect of taking the medicine and her reply was. "When my warrior took the medicine, she had to bear a strong pain but it was bearable. Other than that there was no reaction." Fu Yan was ready for the pain but did not know that it would be this intense. After resting for a while, the pain started to decrease and Fu Yan could feel warmth all over his body. He again tried to open his eyes and this time he was successful. He opened his eyes and looked around the room. The room was in a mess and nothing was intact other than the bed he was laying on. "Did I do this?" Fu Yan questioned himself. He looked around again and tried to sit up. When he was sitting up, crackling sounds came from the muscles that moved. He put his hand on the support of the bed to stand up and pushed it down. The support collapsed under the force exerted by Fu Yan. He hurriedly steadied himself and stood up. He could hear the crackling sound coming from all over his body. It was as if a rusted machine has been activated after being unused for a long time Fu Yan again looked around and saw the bed sheet that was fully wet and dirty with an unknown substance. He then noticed that his shirt was also wet with the same thing and a foul smell was coming from it. He immediately started to walk towards the washroom but had to spend a lot of effort for it as his body was still in pain and whenever he tried to walk, he had to endure more pain because the muscles were being stretched for the first time after being enhanced. He took off his shirt and entered the washroom and immediately opened the hot water shower. Though it was summer, he really felt the need for a hot bath. When people stretch or exercise for the first time, it is recommended that they shower in hot water first to help the muscles relax and reduce pain. Hot water started to run down his body and the sticky substance started to flow down with the water. It was dark yellow in color and from what Fu Yan understood, it was the excess body fat that came out while his body was being enhanced. After having a shower for 10 minutes, Fu Yan came out and stood in front of the mirror. It was a full-body mirror so it helped Fu Yan a lot in understanding the changes that happened to him. He looked in the mirror and saw that he was a lot slimmer than before and some muscles could be seen on his body. Not six-packs, still it would be what you call handsome. His skin was also a lot fairer than before and was smooth to touch. He did some poses in front of the mirror and smiled. He also felt that he was a lot stronger than before and when he punched in the air, he felt the change in his body and strength. If he were to rate his previous strength as 1 so now it would be between 3 or 4. Not only his strength had improved, but his speed had also improved. He felt a lot faster when he punched in the air. He knew that it was the initial boost and when taking the remaining potions, the strength and speed wouldn''t improve at the same rate. It would be half of the first time and so on and the final strength boost would be when he took the last potion. It would give him the same amount of strength enhancement as the first one and would improve his body a lot. The first potion was to enhance his body from the weak stage and follow up was to prepare his body for the final enhancement. "Alright! Everything looks normal. Now the final test." He went back into the room and saw the mess again. "I need to fix this. Should I call someone to fix it or do it myself." Fu Yan thought upon seeing the broken walls and furniture. After contemplating for a while, he decided to call the real estate agent who rented him the house and let him settle this mess. As for how to explain this to the real estate agent, he had already thought about the story. He was going to say that some of his friends came to his house to party and after drinking for a while, they lost control and wrecked the house. As for how they could destroy the walls and furniture, well they were bodybuilders. Though there were many flaws in the story and any reasonable person would not buy this story. But here money comes into play. He would give double compensation for the broken stuff and he knew that those money-hungry agents would turn a blind eye to this. He walked around the room, collected the bed sheet and his sweat-drenched clothes, and decided to burn them. He did not know whether there would be some medicine residue in his sweat that came out during the enhancement or something else so he decided that it would be better to burn them to destroy any evidence. He came out of the room and walked towards the study room. While he was walking towards the study room, he noticed an anomaly. Upon noticing the anomaly he hurried towards the study room. [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] Do I get POWER STONES for all the hard work I did? Please say yes. Comments and reviews are also highly appreciated. Chapter 68: Qing is offline! Editor and Proof Reader: King Of Mortals, Dervish Sorry, both of my editors were kind of busy so the chapter got delayed. Please join our discord to see novel related art and announcements. https://discord.gg/yj28kcb [[[[[[[[[Chapter starts Here]]]]]]]]]] While walking towards the study room, Fu Yan could hear the servers running at full as the room was filled with hot air even though the AC was running at full. The cooling fans were trying their best to cool down the machines, but it was not enough. Fu Yan hurried towards the study room. When he entered the room he saw a very strange but familiar scene. He saw the computer screens which were filled with binary codes and different screens that were flashing in between. He hurriedly sat down in the chair and called out to Qing but got no response. Fu Yan was surprised when he got no response from Qing and a bad feeling started to build up in his heart. He quickly started to type on the keyboard and opened the interface of Qing''s logical system and started to check the logs for errors. Just when he was checking the problem, his phone started to ring. He noticed that there were already 7 missed calls. He saw the caller id and immediately picked up the call. When he placed the phone near his ear, Fei Hong''s anxious voice came from the speakers. "Fu Yan, I know you might be busy, and I did not want to call you, but I am left with no other choice." "Ok relax and tell me what happened." Fu Yan said in a calm voice. After he said this, he could hear Fei Hong taking a long breath, and then she continued. "Well, the problem is that our gaming service got suspended about 9 hours ago and we still cannot get it back online. Technicians were informed the moment the game went offline and they have been working to get it back online but according to them, the problem is with the server system. It''s not responding and no users can connect to it. We have been overwhelmed with calls from our customers. The IT team said that the servers are running at full capacity and some are overloaded too. They have been trying their best to solve it but cannot get access to the core of the system." Fu Yan silently listened and did not reply for a while. After thinking for a bit and taking different factors into account, he asked. "Did the servers stop responding immediately or were there some other issues too?" Upon hearing this Fei Hong did not respond for a while and Fu Yan could hear her typing on the keyboard. After checking the data sent by the IT team, she replied. "According to the IT team, servers started to run at full 12 hours and 40 minutes ago, and the game crashed 8 hours and 25 minutes ago." She gave him full details of what happened. She paused for a second and continued. "After receiving the call from the game department, I immediately ordered the IT team to fix the problem and also tried to contact the person you told me to in case something happened but I got no response." Fu Yan sighed and said. "Ok! I understand. Tell the IT team that they can stop now and I will look into this problem. Also, issue an apology on the website and tell them that each person who had registered before today will get 50% off on their next monthly subscription and if they are yearly customers then we will refund 30% of their subscription money." "Ok, I will immediately issue the apology." Fei Hong replied. "Very well. I am going to work on fixing this problem and I will tell you as soon as I fix this problem. Goodbye." Fu Yan cut off the call and resumed looking through logs on the screen and tried to find the problem. After spending more than an hour, he was able to understand the problem. The reason the game was disconnected and servers were running at full because Qing encountered a difficult task and tried to execute it but she didn''t have enough processing power. Fu Yan was able to understand this part but did not know about the problem that caused all this. He again started to look through logs and spent another hour and sighed. He had suspected that the problem that Qing encountered might be related to him but he was not sure. He was only 50% sure but after looking through the logs, his suspicion became true. When Fei Hong told him that servers started to run at full power 13 to 14 hours ago, he immediately noticed that this was the time when he went to the bedroom to take the medicine and now after reading the logs, he understood the root cause of the problem. He knew that Qing was just trying to help him when she faced this problem. He wanted to open the Qing''s core program and check it to see what changed there but he refrained from doing so. The main thing right now was to bring Qing back online and release the load on the servers. It was not that Qing was offline and could not perform tasks. It was just that she gave priority to the current task and shut down all other functions. Because she was not able to solve this problem with current computing power, an error occurred and Qing got stuck in a loop which caused her to do the same task over and over until she found a solution. Now Fu Yan''s job was to get her out of this loop and resolve the bug. The bug was not that difficult to resolve and he needed to just write a simple code for this so he immediately started to type codes on the screen and after typing for half an hour, he checked the code again and executed it. Binary codes started to run on the screen and after some time, all screens shut down. The system started to reboot and after 10 minutes of waiting, Qing''s voice sounded in the room. "Big Brother! Are you ok?" [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] POWER STONES taste the best so gibe me gibe me. I can also eat comments and reviews. Chapter 69: Game is Back Online! Editor and Proof Reader: King Of Mortals, Dervish We will be going a premium from the next chapter. With premium, I would earn from what I write which would make me want to write more because the more I worked the more I will earn. Also, this would not have been possible without the encouragement and help from you guys. I love you all. Thanks for supporting me and I hope that you will continue to support me in the future. Wait don''t go yet, Though we will go premium from the next chapter, you will still be able to read up to chapter 73 on our discord server for free and there will be activities on the server each month where free chapters will be offered. So Join our discord server as we have memes too????. Please join our discord to see novel related art and announcements. https://discord.gg/.yj28kcb [[[[[[[[[Chapter starts Here]]]]]]]]]] When he heard this Fu yan smiled and replied. "Yes, I am alright. You gave me a fright you know." When Fu Yan said this, Qing went silent again which scared him. He quickly typed on the keyboard and saw that everything was normal except the little spike in power consumption and server load. "Qing are you all right?" He asked with a worrying tone. He was wondering if the previous loop error caused some glitch in Qing''s logic program. While he was thinking this, Qing''s voice sounded in the room. "Big Brother! I searched all my databases and tried to find the reference on the internet but I am unable to understand what you meant by fright." Fu Yan sighed when he heard this. He had forgotten that Qing was just an AI who was still in the developing stage, not a real person. He had taken Qing for granted and never thought much about her being an AI. He interacted with her as if she was his secretary and a real person. "Don''t worry, Qing. It does not matter if you are not able to understand it. Take your time and slowly build your database. You have my permission to lower the protection on internet surfing from level 5 to level 3." When he created Qing and allowed her to access the internet, he added level protection to her surfing on the internet. There were many reasons for doing so. First was that since she was in the initial stage of learning and her logic program was not that much developed so he was afraid that her database would be corrupted with illogical things. To avoid such circumstances, he added 6 levels restrictions on her, with level 6 being the highest and level 1 being the lowest. On level 6, she could access the forums and platforms which were reviewed by Fu Yan first and ensured that they were safe to access. After a week of initial training and building her logic program to the point that Qing was able to tell right from the wrong and After he updated her program, Fu Yan reduced the restriction to level 5 which allowed Qing to access many program-related forums and with Fu Yan''s permission she could access some other materials too. He gave her access to some hacking forums too so that she could build her database regarding different forms of hacking and could help him in the future if he needed, which proved to be useful later. All in all, with level 3 all Qing was allowed to access is the positive side of humanity. She could surf the internet but all data regarding politics, fighting, terrorism, talks about humanity being evil, etc were censored and deleted from her database. It was not that he was a saint or something. It''s just that he felt the need for this because he wanted Qing to be perfect AI, not something like in movies where an AI turns against humanity and wipes them out. He had plans for the future and did not want the world to perish just yet. Even though the path that the people on earth were following leads to the destruction. He wanted to enjoy the new power that was given to him by the Library. He also had relatives too, who cared for him and loved him. Another reason was that he wanted his creation to be able to develop her own logic and not to be influenced by idiotic talks from some brain-fused people. When he told Qing to reduce the access to level 3, the binary code wall appeared on screen and it remained there for 3 minutes. Fu Yan waited patiently for Qing to finish the process. During which he needed to give his confirmation 4 times and type a complex password to remove the restriction. One could only say that movies related to an AI destroying the world had a very strong effect on Fu Yan which resulted in extremely strong security. After 3 minutes of waiting and giving permission, Qing''s voice sounded again. "Big Brother! The restriction level has been adjusted to 3. I will need 7 days and 15 hours to readjust my database. During this time, I will have to use 60% of the processing power. Please confirm!" Fu Yan thought for a while and then nodded. "Ok! Update your database. I will see if the server farm can be expanded in the meanwhile." After finishing up the work on his end, Fu Yan called Fei Hing and told her that the problem was fixed and the game''s normal operation could be resumed soon. He also told her about expanding the server farm. "I have fixed the problem and the game can be launched. Also, I need you to expand the server farm. If the budget is big enough, expand it to twice the current size. If the current location is not enough, start building a new one. Our operation will be expanding a lot, soon, and we will need all the computing power we can get. Also, I will send you a draft of an announcement in your email. Check it and release it on the website tomorrow." Fei Hong did not ask about what was the cause for the crash and why was he in a hurry to expand the server farm, she just nodded upon hearing this and made a "uhmm" Sound. After hanging up the phone, She called the IT department and told them to start preparing for relaunching the game. The IT department which was under a lot of pressure because of the system failure came back to life. They started to connect the different game nodes with the server and prepared for the launch. After the blackout of nearly 17 hours, "Adventures in Reaclasia" came back online and with its new announcement which turned the gamer''s anger into curiosity. Many started to speculate about what this new announcement meant and if it was true then how it was different from others. [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] Please vote, comment, and leave a review. Also thanks to the tabooexistence for gifting me a lolipop. It is the first gift that I ever received from a fan so I will remember it till the end. Chapter 70: Launch of the Translation software Editor and Proof Reader: King Of Mortals, Dervish Fu Yan sent the draft of the notice to Fei Hong and started to work on the translation software which he had finished before going to "Pheonon". He just wanted to make sure that it worked fine. He knew that when this was going to be released in the market, it would make many tech giants lose their sleep. There were many kinds of translation software the most prominent was Google''s. But it was still far from perfect. It was best when it came to translating short sentences but when it came to long sentences or those with metaphoric meaning, it is less effective. The problem was not that Google could not build a system to understand such sentences and explain them but rather it was too expensive and they were not fully focused on this and even if they built one, it would not be able to provide a real-time translation. If they wanted to build one, they needed an intelligent system that should be able to understand what these sentences meant and translate them into meaningful sentences in the language required without losing the actual meaning of such a sentence. This required them to build a whole new database of different languages and train the system to understand what these sentences were and how to translate them, which would result in huge operational costs and low return rates and the world was not in that much of a need for this kind of software either. The top reason for not building such a system was that there was no competition for them in the market and they were well ahead of others. By the time other companies could catch up to them, they would have already gone ahead of them and if some new startup managed to build something which they deemed that could threaten them in the future then they would just buy it and kill the competition. It was not just Google that was following this practice, many internet giants were like this. The most famous example of this is in country C. Where the penguin giant had killed many startups and copied many creative games which forced the original creators to sell their games to the giant at a low price. They ruined many games with a similar practice. Which earned them the name of the copy giant. They not only ruined the potential games but also some good Softwares tools too. If Fu Yan did not have the Library and had not known about how to build a good AI, he might have had to follow the same path, but now with the help of Qing and the knowledge from the Library, he was able to follow a different route. If the current technology giants were said to be walking on a properly built road then Fu Yan is running on that road even sometimes gliding in between and soon he will be able to fly above that road after he has built a strong foundation. Fu Yan knew that he can''t show his cards without a foundation and if he did so, he would be eaten alive. He also knew about the infamous practice of country C''s government who would force tech giants in the country to hand over their technologies to them. It was not just them, many governments around the world do that. They want tight control over the technologies developed in their country and if possible want to create a monopoly on them. They use the term IP (intellectual property) for this and create patents and sometimes some underhand means too. He is not against IP as it''s a good practice that is favorable for the researchers and helps them earn money which they use in their future research. But when these patent laws are used wrongly, he is against them. He understood that if one''s research is used in public and is being used to earn money then they are obliged to pay fees since creators should also get benefits but when this practice is used to kill potential newcomers who have many good ideas and want to benefit humanity with them, these IPs become evil. He understood all this but he was still forced to use this evil practice to protect himself and the future of his company. Fu Yan had researched a lot before opening up a company and knew about the tactics of government so that''s why he asked Fei Hong to register offshore companies and make them the owner of all the technologies that he would develop. His local company would only be licensed to use these technologies. If the government wanted to force them to hand over these technologies, they could just show them the licenses and tell them that since the technologies aren''t owned by them, they can''t hand them over to the government. This way even the country''s laws would not apply to them and if they were forced too much, they could just migrate the company from Country C. This showed that his decision for creating a company was not an impulsive one and that he had a strong vision. Fu Yan dreamt that when he was strong enough and had a powerful business empire, which he would have, then he would allow the fair use of all his technologies. 7 days passed in a blink and the time for the launch of the translation software came near. The gamer community of "Adventures in Raeclasia" was very hyped. Many read the official announcement again to confirm. The announcement in itself was pretty simple. "We are sorry for the disturbance but it won''t happen again. This blackout occurred because of new features being introduced in the game which resulted in a huge load on servers. This problem has been fixed and new servers have been added. With this new feature, Gamers from different regions will be able to cross chat with each other without a language barrier. Please look forward to this update. Time remaining: 8 hours 31 minutes." A countdown could be seen at the end of the announcement. Though this looked simple, it had a very strong message. It was like the game company was saying. "Want to criticize us? Well, you can''t. We are working on something big and it will be revealed soon. Tell us about your thoughts after checking this update." Not only were the players from "Adventures in Raeclasia" hyped about it, but the players from other games were also talking about this. Even some other companies were staring at it. Some had doubts, saying "since top companies were not able to do realtime translation then how could a small company which only came into existence a while ago be able to do this?" Some were extremely supportive, stating that since this company was able to create a game that no one was able to create before then they will be able to pull this off too. While both sides were in a heated discussion, the time for the release came near with only 1 minute remaining. [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] Chapter 71: 1 Year More Mature! Editor and Proof Reader: King Of Mortals, Dervish Fu Yan had been very busy these past 7 days. He was working on improving the translation software as much as he could. During this time, when he was typing code for the software, he noticed the difference in the speed of writing with and without the help of Qing. Since Qing was busy updating her database and needed 60% of the computing power for that and the remaining was used for monitoring the game and some other minor stuff, so he refrained from using her. He knew that he was depending on her too much so he decided to work on this himself. Well, he was not working on this software all the time, as he would visit the Library from time to time and read books related to software development at the Library. He set the time for the release of the translation software 7 days later because he feared that when the product was on market, many malicious people will try to attack the server or use some other underhanded means to sabotage his efforts. Though he was confident that he could handle them, having extra security is always good since Qing is better at monitoring than him. There were only 2 hours remaining to the deadline that Qing gave him. He waited patiently while reading a book about algorithms that he had borrowed from the Library. Time passed and Qing''s voice sounded in the room. "Big Brother! I have updated my database." Fu Yan nodded when he heard this and asked. "Is everything normal?" "Yes, Big Brother! Everything is normal and all operations are running smoothly. My processing speed has become 2% faster than before and my logic program has been updated too." Fu Yan nodded and opened Qing''s core program and started to study the changes. After spending a while, He smiled. Qing''s logic program had indeed been updated and now she is 1 year more mature than before by human standards. This means that she would be even more helpful than before. Though he was happy that Qing had upgraded, he did not forget about the task on hand. He quickly instructed Qing to take control of the situation and started to integrate the translation software with the game. There was only 1 hour and 13 minutes remaining before the launch so they needed to be fast. With the help of Qing, Fu Yan managed to finish integrating the software just 20 minutes before the launch. "Big Brother! The integration is all done and we can launch the translation software at any time." Fu Yan did not reply and continued to stare at the screen. He was thinking about the impact that it would have in the tech circle. After burning his brain cells for a while, Fu Yan sighed and replied. "Ok launch it at the announced time and be sure to monitor the data carefully. I don''t want any mishaps to happen." "Ok Big Brother! Qing will do her best." Fu Yan just nodded absentmindedly and failed to notice the change in the speech style of Qing. ... Cai Xun had been playing the game since middle school and even after he was admitted to a prestigious university, his passion for gaming did not stop. After graduating from university, he tried to find a job that suited him but after wasting more than 6 months, he gave up. To relax, he started to play games again and after advice from a senior, he decided to try stepping into the world of streaming. To his surprise, his popularity soared and he decided to take this as a full-time job. Cai Xun was known for his critique of games and his analysis of them. His reviews about games were accepted widely and many game companies even tried to buy reviews from him but he maintained his image and gave his original opinion on all games without preference. For the past 3 months, he had been obsessed with the game called "Adventures in Raeclasia". He was playing this game and night and had chosen the profession of an alchemist in the game. Since his major was chemistry in university, he had a lot of knowledge about chemicals. When he first read a description of the game, He thought. "Lol, another braggart in the industry. Don''t they know how hard it is to integrate different kinds of knowledge in a game and then actually use them?" But when he started playing and made progress in the game, he became more and more impressed. When he left the university and could not find a suitable job, he thought that he would never get the chance to use his knowledge of chemicals and formulas again but in this game, he was able to utilize all his experience and sometimes was even able to learn from it. Just after playing it for a week, he became a fan of this game and his joy could be seen from the reviews that he left on different forums. He left detailed reviews and suggested this game to high schoolers and parents who were worried that their kids were not learning well and were playing games all day. While he continued to play, the game started to introduce different features that had never seen in games before. First came the voice to text feature. He, like others, was also skeptical about this at first but after using it for a while, he noticed that the error rate was only 0.1% at the lowest and 2% at highest. The highest was only when the microphone was of low quality or the user spoke in a very low voice. This feature, no, this tool in itself was pretty amazing, and combining it with the game showed the dedication of the developer towards the game. And now, 7 days ago, this company "Evolutioners" again announced that they will be adding a real-time translation feature to the game which will allow users from different regions to cross chat with each other without a language barrier. When Cai Xun saw this announcement, he was beaming with joy. He knew if this announcement was true then this game was going to be a hit. What is the main barrier that prevents players from different regions from having fun? Well, that was, of course, their inability to understand each other. Now a game company was claiming that they had solved this problem so who wouldn''t be excited about it? Cai Xun was waiting in front of his computer, looking at the timer on the screen. There were only 20 seconds remaining before the launch of the new in-game software. Time passed and soon the countdown hit zero. Cai Xun immediately started the game and opened the chatbox. [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] if you find that novel quality is dropping then feel free to mention it. Special thanks to Spade_Z and Sigarni for gifting potion. That really motivated me a lot. Also thanks to Will5010 for Lolipop. Thanks SovereignContrast for your idea in chapter 18. I had to delete your comment due to spoiler but loved the idea. Next chap on Monday Chapter 72: 60% Faster Editor and Proof Reader: King Of Mortals, Dervish When he opened the chatbox, Cai Xun noticed a blinking icon on the left side of the chat bar. The icon was blinking with a yellow light which indicated that this was something new and the user had not tried it before. He clicked on the icon and a blue panel popped up. There were three bars on this panel. The first bar was for selecting the language that the user preferred. The second one was for selecting whether the user wanted to see only the translated version or both, side by side. The third one was for some settings related to font style and size. Cai Xun selected country C''s language as his main language and chose the side by side message option. He wanted to see whether the translated message was really as sent by the other party. After setting this up, he opened a messaging app and asked his friend from another region to join him in the game. He could not wait to test this new feature. It''s the natural reaction of people whether they are kids or adults, when they see something new, they can''t wait to try it and see what''s so special about it. His friend soon joined him in the game. His friend Fredrik is from a Western country and speaks English. They became friends after playing against each other online in a match. Cai Xun was defeated by Fredrik but he could not admit his defeat so he asked for a rematch. Fredrik agreed and from then the game of win and lose started. To this day, they had a score of 27 wins to Fredrik, 31 wins to Cai, and 3 draws. Through this online interaction, both came to respect each other a lot, and thus a friendship across continents was formed. Cai Xun was not a good English speaker, but he tried to learn it. After spending more than 3 months with each other, he was able to somewhat understand what Fredrik wanted to say from the chat. When this new translation plugin for the game was announced, he saw the hope of being able to communicate freely with his friend and rival. After connecting, Fredrik immediately sent him a message. Cai looked at the message that he received and was surprised. From the original English sentence that he received, he was able to somewhat understand the meaning of it but when he saw the translated version, he smiled. Fredrik had sent him a joke and since his English was weak, the meaning was distorted so he was not able to pick up the humor in the joke but the translated version of joke made him laugh out loud. The translated sentence did not look like a sentence that was translated by machine in any way. It displayed the full meaning. He immediately started to type in C''s language and wanted to see if Fredrik understood what he wanted to say to him but after thinking for a while, he used the voice to text plugin and sent the same message. He asked him in pure C ( C''s language) about his well being and added a quote in the message too and he asked Fredrik to tell him about the meaning of the quote. Just 20 seconds after sending the message, he received a reply from Fredrik. The message was delivered to him in both languages but Cai automatically ignored the English and focused on C. Fredrik had told him that he was well and explained the quote with the exact meaning. Just from this short test, Cai Xun knew that this translation plugin was a huge success and he was not the only one who had done tests with the plugin. Many other players, even some companies had tested this translation software and were in awe of it. This was truly a leap above the current software market and these tech companies knew that this software was going to be hot. Just an hour after the launch of the new software, the "Evos" call center became paralyzed. Calls on calls were coming and many wanted to know if the software was available outside the game. (AN: Evolutioners will now be written as Evos. Do you like the new one or would you like me to change it back to the previous one.) The people and the companies calling were just small fries. The big players in this field were having emergency meetings. All data about the game and company were on the tables in these meetings. Of course, all this data that they had was only what Fu Yan allowed the world to see. They could not access detailed information about the owner and its specific management system. They only knew that this company came into being less than a half-year ago and that it released one big project after another that was dominating in its respective field. The game that the company created became known for its graphics and cloud play. After a while, they released a voice to text plugin for the game which also became popular in the game community but did not gather that much attention from the tech giants and finally the translation software which is currently going hot in the market. They had the data about Fei Hong, Jiao Mei, and some other staff too. All in all, everyone was staring at "Evos" now and many were to ready to eat this juicy prey. Like other tech giants, an emergency meeting was being held at google''s regional headquarter under the leadership of the vice president Chen Fan. He also had a file containing the data about "Evos" and its operations. There was also a file that had the data on Fu Yan. When he came to"Evos" and saw Fu Yan there, he decided to investigate him too but all the data showed that Fu Yan was just an ordinary boy who had nothing to do with the company. He looked at the files and then shifted his attention to the project head of the translation team and the team members sitting next to him. "Ok, who will give me a brief report on how good is this translation software released by "Evos" compared to ours." Chen Fan asked in a deep voice. After hesitating for a while, one team member stood up and picked up a file from the table and explained. "Sir, we have tested this software against ours, and from current data, the software from "Evos" is at least 60% faster than ours and has 40% more accuracy." Chen Fan looked at the man who was explaining and asked. "Is this data accurate or will there be changes in the future." The young man gulped and said in a low voice. "Sir, the data may vary after further testing." Chen Fan''s face turned grim after hearing this. [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] I had plans to update on Monday but Sigarni gave me a lot of motivation with a Grimoire. Thankyou Sigarni, this chapter is for you. Next Update on Monday. Chapter 73: Last Chance! Editor and Proof Reader: King Of Mortals, Dervish Chen Fan looked at the man who was reporting and sighed. Just when he was about to say something, he received a notification on his smartwatch and red color was flashing on the screen. After seeing the notification, Chen Fan immediately stood up. "I need a full analysis as soon as possible and we will decide about further actions after the report is ready. Am I clear?" Everyone at the meeting nodded upon hearing Chen Fan. Chen Fan walked out of the room with a calm face but those who worked with him knew that he was anything but calm right now. After coming out of the meeting room, he went toward his office and turned on his computer. After entering a long string of passwords, a video chat interface popped up and a notification of a call came up. He clicked on the confirmation and the call connected. A man with white hair appeared on the screen. The hair started from the sides of his head and went down towards the beard while leaving the middle part of his head empty. His bluish-green eyes with white eyebrows gave a deep and stern look. His eyes had deepness within them which could cause anyone looking at them to lose his confidence. He had a pipe in his mouth from which was emitting white smoke that made the atmosphere more mysterious and somewhat charming. Chen Fan nervously looked at the screen but did not say anything. After a period of silence, a deep voice came from the speakers. "So you do know about incompetence." Chen Fan trembled when he heard this. He looked at the screen and said. "Sir please give me another chance. I will make sure this kind of mistake won''t happen again." His voice was trembling when he said this. Upon hearing his reply, the man at the end of the video call took a puff and stayed silent for a whole minute. Chen Fan dare not make any noise during this period of silence. He waited for the reply nervously and somewhat fearfully. After the pause, the man closed his eyes and spoke in a strong voice. "All right! Considering your past achievements, I will give you a chance. But this will be the last. Remember if we can''t have it then we will destroy it. Use any means necessary, I only want results. The Family won''t give you another chance so cherish this opportunity." Chen Fan immediately stood up after hearing this and gave a deep bow. "Thank you for giving me a chance. I will not disappoint the family again." When Chen Fan said this, the call disconnected and the screen went dark. Chen Fan looked at the dark screen and wiped off the sweat from his forehead. He was nervous right now. He was glad that he was given another chance because he was one of the few who knew what happened to those who fail to meet the standards set by the family. After calming down, he came out of his office and called a meeting again. He gave the technicians and researcher a time limit of 1 day to give him a full report or else they would be fired on the spot. The main culprit behind all this mess was talking to Fei Hong on the phone right now. Fei Hong was giving him a report on the messages that she had received from different companies about acquisition or cooperation. She had received more than 2 dozen calls today and half of them were about the acquisition of the company and the other half were about cooperation. She was overwhelmed because of all this and was now giving a report to Fu Yan and also wanted to ask for advice. After thinking for a bit, Fu Yan told her to post an announcement on the official website that the current translation software was in beta testing and was not ready for commercial use. He knew many companies would see through his intentions and that was what he wanted. He just wanted the small fries to stop bugging the company. This way Fei Hong could have more breathing space. It''s not that he did not want to cooperate with other companies, it''s just that he wanted to wait for the big fishes in the river to catch the bait. He knew that they were all waiting for the show and wanted to see if "Evos" could pass the test. All of them knew that it was quite hard for "Evos" to pass but who knows whether this just-born bird might be able to beat the eagle. The eagle here was Google as Evos''s translation software threatened them the most and considering Google''s past actions, these big fishes knew that eagle was sharpening its claws right now. Fu Yan also knew this and he was also waiting for Google to come. He knew that there can''t be two kings in one nation and since he was trying to take a piece of pie from Google, their reaction had to be firm. He told Qing to monitor the actions on the game and company server and in case of any abnormal activity, she should stop such activity immediately and report to him first hand. He was prepared for anything that Google might have. He was not just ready for Google, he was ready for everyone. He knew that this new software was a boom in the tech industry and millions could be earned from it. He wanted to use this opportunity to lay the foundation for the future of his company. After giving instructions to Qing, he decided to go out for a walk as he had not been outside for a long time. He decided to call his buddies since he owed them their chicken wings that he had forgotten to buy when he went to buy the server for Qing. He called them to ask if they were available. After chatting for a bit, they decided to meet at a restaurant near the university. [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] The following word don''t cost spirit stones. thanks, spade_z for grimoire. I will be updating regularly from now. Either 1 chapter with 1500+ words or 2 chapters with 1k+ words each. this is an early release and new chapters will be released at 9 am gmt+8 every day. so the next update will be after 35 hours from now. 1/2 chapter of the day. if we get into the top 50 rankings then for next week I will release 2 extra chapters and for the top 30, I will release 3 extra chapters. Chapter 75: Let’s try to not meet her again Editor and Proof Reader: King Of Mortals, Dervish Fu Yan calmed himself down. He didn''t know why Ming Ye was being this aggressive about him but he knew this was not good. He forcefully created a smile and said. "No no, Miss Ye. You don''t have to. It''s just a personal problem and I don''t think it would be good for me to involve you in this. Also, I am almost done with it. Please, you should not involve yourself in this." Ming Ye also seemed to notice her behavior and backed down. She gave a charming smile and said. "Well, I hope that you can solve your problem easily. But feel free to ask for help. I would love to help you. If it''s you, I will definitely help." Fu Yan smiled when he heard this and pretended to not notice the hints. He continued to act dense and shifted the focus of talk to university subjects and activities. Ming Ye continued to smile and talk with him as if she was one of his closest friends. While they were talking, the waiter arrived with their order and set it on the table. Fu Yan immediately started to eat and focused on the fried rice. Ming Ye just took some small bites. Fu Yan also did not eat to his fill as he had an appointment with friends just after this so he wanted to have enough space in the stomach to eat with them. After eating, He asked Ming Ye to excuse him as he had to meet with his friends now and Ming Ye nodded. "Fu Yan, thanks for the meal. I really enjoyed talking with you. If you have time in the future, why don''t we have lunch again." Fu Yan smiled and said. "Ok Miss Ye. If I have time in the future, I will be sure to invite you." After saying that he started to walk out of the cafeteria building while Ming Ye just stood there with a smile. While walking outside of the building, He peeked at her and noticed a creepy smile on her face. For others, it might be the same charming smile but with his enhanced body and mind, this smile looked creepy. If it was before, he, like many others, would think that her smile was sweet and she was really a beauty. But ever since his brain was enhanced, his intuition and ability to observe got a lot sharper. He was able to notice even tiny changes in human expressions and now this intuition was telling him that Ming Ye was not normal and that he should try to stay away from her as much as possible. He hurried outside and when he was away from the cafeteria, he sighed. "Let''s try to not meet her again." he sighed while thinking this. " Now I have to avoid coming to university as much as possible because of this." After walking for 3 minutes, he reached the restaurant where he had agreed to meet his friends. When he walked into the restaurant, his buddies were already waiting for him. When they saw him walking in, they waved at him and seemed happy to see him. He went towards the table and all of them stood up to greet him. They all gave him a greeting hug and laughed at how he seemed more handsome now. "Hey little brother is it me or you became handsome after being absent from university." Li Mo said while laughing. "Yes yes. I am noticing it too. He seemed more handsome and even smart than before." Shen Bie said. Fu Yan gave a hearty smile and replied. "Well I met a beautiful girl outside and she is now my girlfriend. She grooms me each day and I have to follow her every command." All three of them gave him a strange look and Li Mo stood up. "Alright, boys we have lost a man. Let''s pay tribute to him and get out of here. We can only sit with those who are like us virgins." Fu Yan thought they were joking but the other two also stood up and bowed towards him. "It''s really sad that we have lost a wonderful man but in the war of love there are many casualties so what can we do?" Fu Yan gave them an angry look and said. "Well, I was thinking about introducing her beautiful friends to you guys but since you want to go, i won''t stop you." Their step paused the moment they heard and they were back on their seats in a second. "I say, 4th brother, why are you angry like this. We were only joking. Right guys." He looked at the other two after saying this. Both of them nodded and said. "Yeah you are right. It was only a joke. So Fu Yan, when will you introduce us to sister-in-law''s friends?" Li Mo also chimed in and said. "Yeah, when are you going to introduce us?" Fu Yan looked at them and laughed out loud. "Well i was also joking. I don''t have a girlfriend so how can I introduce you guys to other girls?" As soon as he said this, all three of them pounced on him and tried to strangle him. "You little shit. How dare you get our hopes up and then crush them." "Guys, let''s kill him now and we can bury him in the backside of the university. We can carry him like he is drunk." "Ok let''s do that." All three of them nodded and started to raise their hands to strangle Fu Yan. Fu Yan immediately backed away and asked in a pleading tone. "Please lords. I know I was wrong. Let me make up for this by offering you a dinner with no limit on the price." Upon hearing this, his roommates stopped and placed their hands on the chin to act like they were considering his offer but were not satisfied. Fu Yan upon seeing this added. "Oh, drinks included too." "Well, you should have said this from the start. Ok, you are forgiven." all three of them said in unison. After all this play, they sat down on the chairs and looked at each other. Suddenly all of them laughed. It really had been a long time since they performed a play like this. After settling down, they started to ask about what Fu Yan had been doing and about stuff that happened in the university. "Fu Yan, what the matter with the dean, he has been bugging us a lot about your whereabouts. It''s like he is possessed or something. What did you even do to him?" Fu Yan sighed and told them about how he is not planning on coming to university due to a personal reason and how he went to Dean to solve the issue about papers. They all looked at Fu Yan with a strange look and Li Mo said. "Fu Yan, we knew that you were a book worm and that you were a bright student but did not know that you were this much of a monster. Master, please accept my prayer." Chapter 76: Come to Company! Editor and Proof Reader: King Of Mortals, Dervish Fu Yan laughed and said. "Well, I did not know that he would become this impressed with me. But I don''t have time for university. I might not come to university for a while and the Dean wants me to remain at the university. I can''t do that." "Well, we understand. I will try to talk to the Dean about this. But 4th brother if you ever need our help, don''t hesitate to ask for it. No matter what we will all try to help you as much as we can." The other two also nodded when Li Mo said this. Fu Yan smiled and thanked them. "Ok, we can talk as much as we can later. Let''s order something." Three of them nodded and asked. "So, is the offer from before still valid? The unlimited food and drinks one?" Fu Yan affirmed and said. "Well of course. I forgot to bring you guys the chicken wings when I left and this is compensation for that. Don''t worry, your brother has money so eat your fill." All three of them gave a meaningful smile upon hearing this and Shen Bei said. "Boys what are you waiting for? Forget about the first and second page of the menu. We are feasting on seafood! The king has spoken. Order the most expensive food you can see." Fu Yan looked at them skimming through the menu to find the expensive seafood and smiled. After discussing for a while and deciding which food to buy, they decided on crab. Even though they said that they would order the most expensive food, they still asked if Fu Yan was ok with them ordering this. Fu Yan told them that it was ok and they really could eat what they liked. All of them cheered and placed the order. After placing the order, they again started to talk about different stuff from university and sometimes tried to probe Fu Yan about what he was doing but he remained tight mouthed. While talking with them, he felt like they were similar to the aunts from the neighbourhood as they kept on talking about rumors and about who already had a girlfriend or who was rejected when he confessed. After a while, their order arrived and they all stopped talking, seeing the crabs on the plate. "Man, Fu Yan, You now have my eternal gratitude. If you want to talk to me again, don''t hesitate, just remember to place the meeting in a similar restaurant." Li Mo joked. Fu Yan shook his head and said with a joking tone. "Well, it looks like these crabs are more important than me so I don''t think there is a need for us to have a meeting again." Shen Bei looked at Fu Yan with piercing eyes and said. "Let us finish these crabs first, then we will settle with you." Li Mo looked at Fu Yan and said in a serious tone. "No 4th brother, we love you more. If you want we can stop eating these crabs right now. They are not more important than you." Fu Yan gave him a look and laughed. "Well tell me that you have finished taking a bite and have put down the largest piece of the crab." All in all, he spent a fun time with his roommates. After eating, they started to walk and joked with each other. Fu Yan said goodbye to them after a while and hailed a taxi to get back home. He felt relaxed after meeting with his friends. The pressure on his mind lessened a lot. "I should come out to meet with them when I have time." He thought. When he reached home, it was 10 pm. He went to the study room and asked Qing if there were any abnormal activities. "Big Brother! There were a total of 19 attacks on the server since you were gone and I have traced all of them back. Would you like to see the details?" Fu Yan nodded and asked her to show him the data. From the data that Qing had traced, all of the attackers were either individuals or some small companies who wanted to fish in muddy water. "Qing, if there is an attack on the servers from now on, just block the main IP of the attacker, and if the same person or company attacks again, then destroy their computers. They need to learn that we are not someone they can mess with. Be sure to not leave any traces." Fu Yan ordered with a slightly angry tone. "Ok Big brother. I will do so." Fu Yan leaned back on the chair and closed his eyes. He was exhausted and fell asleep as soon as he closed his eyes. In his dreams, he saw the scene where he was playing with his parents and sister. Those were really happy days. Although his parents were not always home and sometimes would come back home late at night, still they would make sure to give time to their children. He did not know what his parents do or what their jobs are but he knew that they loved them and cared for both him and his sister. Morning arrived and Qing woke him up. "Big Brother! Good morning. You have a call from Miss Fei Hong. Would you like to receive it?" Fu Yan yawned and said. "Ok connect the call." "Fu Yan, can you come to the company today? We are really under a lot of pressure right now and I want your advice." Fei Hong''s voice came as soon as the call connected. No greetings or anything. She went straight to the point. Fu Yan sighed and replied. "Ok, I will come in 2 hours. I hope there are not many people at the company as I don''t want to expose myself." Fei Hong did not reply for a while as if she was thinking about something then she said. "I will ask Jiao Mei if she can come to pick you up. As with the car, you can go straight to the basement parking lot and from there you can take the elevator to the office floor and can come in from the service door. Is that ok with you?" "Ok ask Jiao Mei first and then tell me. It''s no problem if she can''t. I will find another way. " Fu Yan replied. [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] The following words dont cost spirit stones. Thanks Spade_Z for your gift Vote with stone as higher the rank, the more chapters that will be released. Rank 50+ 2 extra chapters , Rank 30+ 3 extra chapters. Check this amazing book by friend which revolves around two girls who transmigrate into each others body and fell in love with male characters of other world. book: Two Worlds Apart: Destined To Be Your Other Half Chapter 77: New Plans! Editor and Proof Reader: King Of Mortals, Dervish Fu Yan did not have to wait for long as Fei Hong''s call came after just 10 minutes. She told him that Jiao Mei will be coming to pick him up after a while. Fu Yan yawned again and went towards the washroom to freshen up. While changing his clothes in front of the full wall mirror, he again flexed a little and smiled. He went out shaking his head. "I really need to stop doing this. What if someone saw me doing this." Though he said this, he went inside again and posed again. Well, it''s a dream of every young man to have a good body and show off. Even though Fu Yan became a Librarian, he had a company now and his brain was much faster than others. He was still a young boy and still had fantasies, though he tried to suppress them, he had plans to enjoy his life to full. After settling his dress and hygiene, Fu Yan went to the study room and started to monitor network activity on the screen. After a while, the doorbell sounded and Fu Yan picked up his laptop and went outside. When he opened the door, he saw Jiao Mei standing there. "Thanks for coming to pick me up. I know this was not in your job description but still thanks." Jiao Mei just nodded and replied. "No, it''s not a problem. But I suggest that Mr. Fu should buy a car as it''s quite convenient to travel that way." Fu yan nodded and said. "Well, I will do so. So let''s go then." Fu Yan started to walk towards the car. He sat down in the back seat of the car and Jiao Mei started to drive without saying anything. Fu Yan just looked outside while peeking at Jiao Mei from time to time. He had asked Qing to collect data about Jiao Mei after his aunt had recommended her and from what he had seen, he knew that she was quite competent and from her working history, he came to understand that she would do her work quite diligently. Also because of an incident in the past, she became quite introverted similar to how he was in the past. That''s why his aunt asked him to treat her nicely. After contemplating for quite a while and taking her past into account, Fu Yan decided to trust her for now. After a while, they arrived at the company office and he could see many reporters outside the building. "Well, it was a good idea to come in through the back door, or else these reporters would have even dug up the past of my parents." Fu Yan thought while seeing this scene. After arriving in the basement parking lot and Fu Yan took out a mask from his pocket and after putting it on, Fu Yan stepped out of the car and walked towards the elevator. Following the directions of Jiao Mei, he soon arrived at the office floor and then through the service door, and into the office itself. Jiao Meo led him straight to the meeting room and Fei Hong was waiting for them there already. When she saw Fu Yan, she greeted him and then all three of them sat down. Fei Hong placed many files in front of him and started to explain the situation to him. Many of them were about the recent situation of the company. Like finance and about the progress on what Fu Yan had ordered Fei Hong to do. There were also some issues related to employees as the office had grown enough to need more employees handling accounting and Fei Hong wanted to discuss with him about hiring new employees and a CFO as they needed an expert related to this field. Fu Yan skimmed through all the files and started to discuss them with Fei Hong and in between, he would ask Jiao Mei about regulations related to the field. After 2 hours of discussion, the meeting ended and Fu Yan told Fei Hong that he would do something about the overloaded accounting department. He already had a plan in his mind as he wanted to use Qing here but for that, he needed new server farms and to increase the data capacity of Qing. He consulted with Jiao Mei about what things the government demands from businesses and what audits they needed to provide to the government and other stuff. "Ok, I understand. Fei Hong you will start buying new server farms aggressively. Even if the price is higher than the market as long as it''s not too much we will buy it. Also, buy these farms in another name, I mean don''t use the company name. We won''t be integrating them with the company so they will stand alone. Use the same process as we have used while creating the company. It doesn''t matter if it''s a local server farm or in some other country as long as it''s in stable condition and security is good we will buy them. I need to expand the server capacity to 5 times what we have now. Transfer the funds to another account and pay the tax for it so that it won''t cause trouble later. Like we are not paying taxes or shit. We are clean and we will stay clean." After saying this, Fu Yan looked at Fei Hong and later nodded. Then Fu Yan shifted his attention to Jiao Mei and said. "I suspect that someone will try to slander our company or use some other dirty means in the near future and I want you to be prepared for that. I want to give them a strong response. They need to know that we are not newborn babies who don''t know anything about the world. Let them understand that we are a tough nut to crack." Jiao Mei nodded and replied. "Ok I will prepare my team right away and we will respond fast if anything like this happens." "Alright, that''s it for external problems now let''s focus on internals." Fu Yan said while stretching his arms. "There won''t be any new products being launched for a while now. Let''s strengthen our foundation now and prepare for future products. I plan to train the employees for now and let them adapt to the current pace and understand the technologies that we have developed for now. This way the load on my side will lessen and I can focus on other things." Fei Hong nodded and asked. "So how are you planning to train them? Will it be like Tang Ru?" Fu Yan shook his head and explained. "No, Tang Ru is special. Though the process might be similar, junior employees will only be taught basics until we are sure of their loyalty and won''t be allowed access to the core technologies. I plan to create an online course for them and give them daily tasks. Let them understand some part of the technologies so that they can handle the daily operations. These courses will only be available internally and won''t be accessible outside the company building." Fei Hong nodded in agreement. Fu Yan looked at her and continued. "Even though they will only be taught basics, we still need them to sign a secrecy agreement and a minimum of 5 years of service restriction agreement as we can''t have them leave as soon as they learn. We are training our future core employees so we need them to stay. Of course, it won''t be without any benefits. Those who will sign the agreement will get a 50% increase in their salaries and after 2 years a full 100% on top of it. So a total of 200% increase. They will also get insurance benefits and medical treatment, too." Fei Hong looked at Fu Yan and said in a worried tone. "Fu Yan I understand what you are trying to do but with the ongoing server farm expansion and now this salary increase, but I don''t think our current budget will be able to handle all this." Fu Yan smiled and said. "Don''t worry about the budget. There will be a huge deal in the near future. I am waiting for the Google thing to settle down as they are the main competitor to our translation software and from their past activities, I know they will come to our door soon." Fei Hong showed a worried look and asked. "Fu Yan, what is your plan? I mean how do you plan to deal with them? They are a big international company. I think it''s going to be hard for us to compete with them." Fu Yan shook his head slightly and replied with a smile. "No, you don''t understand. We are easily able to compete with them. Our translation software is faster and more accurate compared to theirs. On top of that it''s real-time translation, which is in itself enough to give them a headache so it''s not a problem, we can''t compete. The problem right now is that Google will try to buy our company and when we refuse, they will use some underhand means. We need to prepare for that." [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] Thanks immortal321 and Tasmic for the gifts. Top 50= 2 extra chapters and top 30= 3 extra chapters for next week so vote with the red stones. next update at 10pm gmt+8 tomorrow, means 14 hours late than usual. i am a little busy so that''s why. Chapter 78: Dont Mind When I Kill You. Editor and Proof Reader: King Of Mortals, Dervish "Fu Yan, I understand this part but still they are a big company and they can give us a lot of trouble. I still think we should avoid confrontation." Fei Hong asked with a worried expression. Fu Yan shook his head and said. "No. It''s impossible to avoid this head-on battle but since you worry this much then we will have to see Google''s attitude first." After saying this, he turned towards Jiao Mei and asked. "Jiao Mei, what can Google do to us legally? I mean is there any way that they can use the country''s laws or something tothreaten us?" Jiao Mei closed her eyes when she heard his question and after a while, she opened them and replied. "After studying the company''s infrastructure and stuff related to the technologies that we have, I don''t think they have anything that can be used against us but I will still look into it." She made a note on her phone after saying this. Fu Yan nodded and said. "OK, do what you can. I just don''t want to leave any loopholes for them to exploit." Stopping midway his speech, he looked at Fei Hong and said in a strong and authoritative tone. "I need to make one thing clear. This company is mine and it will stay mine. We can negotiate other deals but anything about selling the software or selling the company is out of the question. I hope you understand." Fei Hong and Jiao Mei nodded upon hearing this. "Very well then. Now I will explain how we are going to implement the change in infrastructure." 3 hours passed and Fu Yan under the guidance of Jiao Mei left the office through the same route and he asked Jiao Mei to drop him just outside the office building to not waste her time with him. Jiao Mei followed his instructions and dropped him 200 meters away from the office and returned. After getting out of the car, Fu Yan walked into a shopping center and started to stroll around. He planned to just walk around and enjoy the scenery since he had not been outside that much before getting the Library and setting up the company. He walked around seeing the different stuff in various shops and sometimes buying what he thought was good or necessary. When he was done, He walked outside the mall and raised his hand to call for a taxi when he suddenly noticed a car going out of control and coming towards him. If he was just like before, weak and introvert type then he might have just stood there in a daze and might even have failed to notice the car coming towards him but now with enhanced body and brain, his reaction was quick so he readied his body to dodge and get out of the way. Just as he was about to jump away, he noticed a small girl who was standing next to him, just 1 meter away. Fu Yan looked at the car and then the girl. He didn''t know why but his body leaped towards the girl and he took her into his arms and embraced her hard. Just when the car was about to hit him, his brain started to run and in a millisecond decision, he decided on his next course of action. He analyzed where he would be hit first and where he might land after being hit so the moment the car body touched him, he leaped backward and gave himself a push. A sound of tires screeching came and a loud *thud* sound came. Fu Yan''s body struck the car behind him with the little girl in his arms. He opened his mouth to gasp for air and then rolled down. There was a moment of silence and then it broke with the cries of the little girl. She cried aloud and soon a woman came running towards them. She took the girl from Fu Yan''s arm and after seeing that she was fine, the women started to sob too. Suddenly she thought of something and turned her attention to Fu Yan who was still laying down on the floor. "Hey, are you ok? Someone call for an ambulance." She could see blood running down from Fu Yan''s head. Fu Yan looked at the girl in woman??s arms and seeing that she was ok, he smiled. Though it might look like he was hit hard and the bleeding from his head also seemed to prove that but in reality, he was fine and the wound on the head was only because it struck the door handle of the car. The decision to leap backward and push himself was what saved him. He struggled to stand up and waved his hand towards the woman who was trying to call the ambulance. "Miss don''t worry. I am ok. There is no need to call for an ambulance." The woman looked at him and asked in a worried tone. "Are you really ok? I mean there is blood coming from your head." Fu Yan shook his head and replied. "I am really ok. This is just a minor wound. I will get it patched up later." After saying this, he turned his attention towards the car which caused all this. The car struck another car and smoke was coming out of its engine. The door opened and a figure emerged from inside. It was male and upon seeing this person, a fire burned in Fu Yan''s eyes. The person looked around and saw Fu Yan standing with blood running from his head. His eyes did not even stop on him and then he shifted his attention to the car. It seems like the person who was injured by his car was not even worth looking at. After checking the damage of the car, He smiled as if this accident was nothing but play to him. Fu Yan looked at him smiling and rage inside him became even hotter. He walked towards him and said. "Hey, do you even know how to drive? If we were not careful, we might have been dead, you know. How are you going to explain this?" The young man looked at him. He felt like, he had seen Fu Yan somewhere before but after thinking a bit, nothing surfaced. He thought since nothing came up then Fu Yan might be a nobody as he remembered every important person he met. He looked at Fu Yan and said. "Oh, you were the one my car hit. Don''t worry I will compensate you with 10k each. Now don''t disturb me." Fu Yan became enraged and said in a furious tone. "What do you mean by compensating us with 10000? Are we beggars? If you know it''s your fault then apologize to us. It''s the least you can do." The man suddenly became furious upon hearing Fu Yan and said in an enraged tone. "Me apologizing to you? Who do you think you are? You should be grateful that I am compensating you. Even if I had killed you, it would have been counted as an accident and I would still have walked away." Fu Yan became furious and wanted to beat this man red and blue but he controlled himself. He knew what Fei Hong had told him. This Young man is a rich second generation and the family behind him is quite powerful in the city. Even when he was attacked and nearly killed him, the culprits still walked away saying they were drunk. Yes, this man was one of the 3 who attacked Fu Yan with a knife in the park when he tried to save Fei Hong from them and when Fu Yan nearly died. He backed off and walked away in anger. "There is a whole universe out there but my world is still so small. I never thought that I would meet them again this way but since I met you again, the vengeance shall be fulfilled. Since you can''t be punished legally then I will use one you like the most." Fu Yan thought while he was walking away from the young man. He had never forgotten what he had gone through. He was waiting and waiting. He wanted to get the power first and then get his revenge but now he had to take action earlier than he had expected because if he still did not take action, he might as well kill himself for being humiliated twice. "Since you nearly killed me twice then don''t mind when I kill you." he thought. While walking away, he looked around and saw that there were not many cameras around here so he understood why there were no warnings from Qing. After walking for a while, Fu Yan looked at a camera in front of a shop and said. "Qing, Monitor him. I want to know everything about him. Dig everything that you can." When he finished saying this, he received a prompt on his phone so looked at it. There was only one message in the inbox. "Ok Big Brother. I am on it." [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] I tried my best to release it as soon as possible and worked late at night (Till 4 am). Just 5 hours late not 14. I am so tired now. New goals. 4000 power stones at the end of week= 2 extra chapters. 5000 power stones= 3 extra chapters Thanks, spade_z for lollipop and Antifa_Leader, deppsebas835 for ballon. Chapter 79: Destroy Them! Editor and Proof Reader: King Of Mortals, Dervish With fire in his eyes and rage in heart, Fu Yan returned to his house. After getting there, he went straight to the study room. "Qing, what have you dug up?" He asked Qing. "Big Brother, the location of the target has been locked and he is currently being monitored using all resources that we have. If he goes into a blind spot then I am using the mobile cameras of nearby people to monitor the situation." Fu Yan nodded and asked. "What about the target''s mobile phone? Have you sorted the data gathered from it? If yes, then start gathering the data from people who are in his contact list and give priority to the people he is in frequent contact with. You are allowed to use 50% of your resources" After a 2 second silence, Qing''s voice started to echo in the room. "Sorting the files from the target''s mobile phone." "Access the mobiles of frequent contact.??? "Accessing the mobile operator servers, removing the data limits from the targets" "Data limit removed." "Downloading the files" "Download Complete." "Hiding our tracks." "Deleting the logs from affected devices." "Checking if any traces remains." "Searching for the next target." "Access complete." "Removing data limit." . . . Fu Yan just sat there as Qing worked. Though he was angry he did not lose his rationality. He wanted to make a foolproof plan on how to get rid of this person. At first, he planned to take revenge on all of them together but after thinking for a while and considering different pros and cons, he decided to scrap that plan and go only with the current one. Seeing that files were being downloaded and sorted, his anger lessened a bit. He then noticed that he had not cleaned the wound on his head and was still wearing the same clothes. "Qing, sort that data and place the target''s on top. Prioritize other close contacts after analyzing the data." He told Qing while standing up to go change his clothes and wash. "Ok Big Brother. I will need another 36 minutes and 12 seconds to complete this task." Fu Yan nodded and walked outside the room. He went towards his bedroom and upon entering, he saw the broken furniture and walls. He put his hand on his head, thinking. "I forgot to contact the real estate agent again. Well, let''s start looking for a house after I sort out the current mess." He clenched his fist while thinking about the recent incident. Taking out some new clothes from the closet, Fu Yan left the room. After washing up and cleaning his wound with alcohol as he did not have a first aid kit at home, he went back to the study room and sat in front of the computer. There were still 20 minutes remaining before Qing could finish so he started to browse the internet and see news. He turned on a local news site which would report almost anything happening in the city, even a minor car accident would be reported but as he had expected, there was not a single thing about the accident that happened to him. "So family power played a role huh. Well, let''s see how your family is going to protect you from me." Fu Yan thought in anger. After 20 minutes had passed, Qing''s voice sounded in the room. "Big brother, I am done gathering the data. I have sorted it in different categories according to importance." Fu Yan nodded and replied. "Good work Qing. Start by showing me all data on the target." "Ok Big Brother" After Qing said this, data started to appear on the screen. each and everything was fully detailed and it helped Fu Yan a lot in understanding the target and his influence. The young man is named Ye Wen and he belonged to the Wen family who controlled 60% of the City Z''s construction business which showed the power this family had. Ye Wen was the third son of the current family head and was the youngest of all. He was 22 years old this year and was known as the trouble-making person. There was even an earlier case where he killed someone in a car accident and got away by paying a large compensation to the family of the deceased. He also had many other scandals but none of them surfaced because of the power the family holds in the city. Many officials in the city were taking bribes from this family so it was no wonder that they could do anything they wanted in the city. Even the Mayor of the city was funded by this family. Ye Wen being the youngest in the family received a lot of love. Especially his mother doted on him the most so that whenever he had a problem, his family came forward to solve it immediately. This made Ye Wen too arrogant and he had no fear of law. Since he knows that no matter what he does, his family would help him resolve it. Of course, he was not blind enough to anger other influential people and his unlawfulness was only towards ordinary people. Fu Yan read all this information carefully and clenched his fists in anger. At first, he only planned to take action against Ye Wen only but after reading all the information, he decided to take out the family too, and as for how he was going to do it. Well, he had already built up a plan in his mind. After finishing reading the information, he started to look at the pictures and videos that Qing had downloaded from Ye Wen''s mobile phone. The more he watched, the more anger built up in him. This Ye Wen was a total scum. In his mobile, he saw him forcing girls to sleep with him while his friends recorded everything. He saw girls weeping but these beasts did not set them free. It was not just one or two cases like this, he saw multiple videos like these, and some of them were even underage. He slammed his hand on the table which caused it to shake violently and cracks appeared where Fu Yan''s fist landed. His anger was skyrocketing. After a while, he calmed himself down and continued to watch. Other than these videos there were also some pics with family and stuff. Fu Yan ignored all these and continued to see if there was anything else. After spending more than an hour looking through the data, Fu Yan did not find anything else that interested him. He then proceeded to check the data on the close contacts and saw that his close contacts also included the two people who were with him when he injured Fu Yan in the park. When Fu Yan checked the data from their mobiles, as he had expected, he saw the same content as before. Videos of them having sex and raping other girls and some girls were the same which Ye Wen also had raped. Fu Yan was a lot calmer now and he did not get enraged as before. He calmly skimmed through the video and asked Qing to gather data on these fellows too. He planned to take revenge on them too but not now. Because if all of them had an accident at the same time, it was very easy to link them to him. Even if it was not linked still he planned to play safe and get revenge on them one by one. He planned to let them taste fear and then kill them. That''s right to kill them. At first, he only planned to cripple them or something but now after watching all these videos and seeing those innocent girls crying, begging for forgiveness, he had decided that these scum didn''t deserve to live thus sentencing them to death. Fu Yan spent another 2 hours watching data from other contacts but did not find anything that he could use against them other than the videos from Ye Wen''s mobile of him raping the girls. But that was not enough, he had plans to destroy the whole family and then kill Ye Wen and for that, he needed something he could use against them. He leaned back on the chair and closed his eyes. After a while, he suddenly opened his eyes. "Well they are a construction company and there is no construction company that won''t have cut corners or skimped on quality in public projects. I am also sure that they would have proof of bribing the officials as a precaution. I need to attack them here." He looked at the screen and after thinking for a while, he opened his mouth and said. "Qing, Start monitoring Ye Wen''s whole family and invade all of their devices. Whether it''s a smartwatch or a tablet. Invade everything you can and download everything from them. Follow his family and record anything you think is important. Let''s give them hell for messing with me." [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] Massive thanks to VoidNexus for gifting RING. Also to Micheala_Maguffee and benrock40 for ballons. Goals. 4000 stones = 2 extra chapters 5000 stones = 3 extra chapters Chapter 80: Lending a Book! Editor and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish For the next 3 days, Fu Yan supervised Qing in identifying which videos and data were important, and what should be sorted in the highly important categories. He knew that if he were to rely on himself to sort out the videos, he might not evenbe able to completely review them in 2 months, but Qing could do it in 3 to 4 days max, including the gathering of the material on the targets, which were the whole Wen family, then analyze them, sorting them out for Fu Yan to review making this much more efficient. He had decided to ruin this Wen family and for this, he needed something that he could use against them, and that something could only be obtained from the Wen family itself. He firmly believed that like he had seen in scandals, and also movies, the Wen family would surely have some skeletons hiding in their closet. As for the records of them bribing the local official, he wasn''t completely sure about it, but who knows, he might be able to get something worthwhile after all. Even if he was not able to find anything, he still planned on killing Ye Wen. After training Qing, Fu Yan relaxed. Now he only needed to wait and see the results. He leaned back on the chair and stretched his arms. "Ahh too tired. I should get some proper sleep now." He thought while rubbing his sore neck. When he was about to go to the bedroom, the tattoo on his left hand suddenly gave a warm feeling as if someone was calling him to the Library. Fu Yan was surprised by this, as this was the first time he had gotten this feeling. Though surprised, he swiped on the tattoo and suddenly he appeared in the Great Hall of the Library. He was behind the Librarian desk and in front of him was standing a creature, which was purple and white color in tone. It had four spider-like legs which started white and then turned purple as they went down. Its body was like made of stones but also not , Fu Yan could not tell without touching it. The creature had an oval-shaped face with purple hair on top, and from its back, tentacles could be seen, which were dark purple in color, which swayed back and forth as if they had a mind of their own. At the end of each tentacle, an egg-shaped object could be seen, which had an eerie glow to it. The alien creature looked at Fu Yan and opened his mouth. "? ???? ?? ?????? ? ????, ????''? ??? ????? ??? ??????? ???? ????." Fu Yan shook his head and almost shouted out. "Whatttttt?" but he controlled himself and started to run his brain. Suddenly he remembered something and took out a device from the lower cabinet of his Librarian desk and placed it in his pocket. This device looked similar to the pen that Fu Yan had taken out on planet "Pheonon." Aside from being a weapon, it also worked as a translator, and with it, it became possible for Fu Yan to communicate with anyone, without a language barrier. After putting the device in his pocket, Fu Yan looked at the creature again and said. "Sorry for the inconvenience. How may I help you." The reason he spoke in a humble and sweet tone was because he remembered the advice old Shun gave him while training him. "Though you are powerful and everything in Library obeys you but we need to adopt a humble attitude in front of our customers, as they are our assets and the more humble we are the more pleased they will be. And as a result, will help us lend them more books. The more books we lend, the more profit we get. Of course, if someone is being unreasonable then we show them who we are and kick them out of the Library. You can give them some lighter punishment, but it all will really depend on you. There are no rules for that, and the Librarian''s words are all that matter." The creature looked at Fu Yan with his six spider-like eyes and said. "I would like to borrow this book. I want to know what I have to pay to get this book." He pointed at the book that he had placed on the table earlier and then looked at Fu Yan to get the answer. Fu Yan took the book and stood up from his chair. He walked towards a transparent glass cabinet, which was not a cabinet, but a machine and placed the book inside. A transparent screen came up and words started to appear on it. ]Book detected. ]Analyzing ]Medium knowledge book about Bionic Mine Controller Engine ]Category C ]Price Medium knowledge book, or 14% of the energy of a category C planet Fu Yan took the book back and sat down on the chair. He placed the book back on the table and looked up towards the spider creature. "This is category C book, and to borrow it you will need to provide either another category C book or 14% of the planetary energy of a category C planet. Which option are you going to pick?" The tentacle on the creature started to sway left and right and after thinking a bit, he asked. "Can''t the price be any lower? I really need to get technology back to my planet as we found a new Sassbsite mining planet, and we are having difficulty mining it. I only hold category D or lower-level planets. I don''t have a C level book or a planet." Fu Yan did not know anything about this mineral, but hearing this creature saying it with this much concern, he understood that it might be a really important mineral. He looked at the creature and waved his hand. The silver Library badge flew out of this creature''s head and landed in Fu Yan''s hand. The moment this badge landed in Fu Yan''s hand, information appeared in his head about the badge holder. This spider-like creature''s name is Xic and he belongs to the "Kud" species. They originate from the "Carina" galaxy. He was a regular customer and had borrowed a total of 4 books from the Library so far. Looking at the information, Fu Yan sighed and said. "Mister Xic, since you are a regular customer then you know that it''s impossible for us to lower at the price as we follow the rule of equal exchange, but considering that you borrow books regularly from us then I am will bend the rules a bit and allow you to exchange the D level planet energy, however, it will be multiplied by a factor of 3, and has to be paid upfront. Also instead of keeping this book for 40 years, I will allow you an extra 10 years. This is all I can do for you within my authority. So what do you think? Is it a deal?" Xic immediately nodded and replied. "Ok, I accept it. It''s a good deal. Thank you for your kindness. With this Sassbsite mine, we will be able to earn a lot. I will surely come back when I have bought one or two new planets." Fu Yan smiled and said. "Well, I am glad that you liked it. So would you like to make the payment now?" Xic nodded and replied. "Yes, you can come and collect the energy anytime you want." Fu Yan nodded and said. "Very well then. I will send a collector with you to get the energy and the moment energy is collected, the book will be transported to you." After saying that he placed the badge in a metal container and started to make an entry for the book in the system. The moment he was done, white light glowed in the container and it opened. Fu Yan took the badge and gave it Xic. The moment Xic touched it, it turned into a white light and went inside Xic''s head. "Alright Mister Xic, everything is settled. I will call the collector who will go with you now." Fu Yan said and then placed his hand on a small white screen which turned to green after a second. After a while, a white door opened behind the Librarian''s desk and a figure walked out of it. This figure was all covered in metal which was black, the color making it look spooky and dreadful. Its head was bean-shaped and had a red light spot in the middle of it. One of its hands looked like a barrel that had a pipe sticking to it which was connected to the container on its back. Fu Yan looked at it with interest but decided to do a brief analysis later as there was a customer here at this moment, and he needed to maintain his image as a Librarian. He looked at the robot and then turned towards the system to complete the procedure. He opened the entry that he had made about Xic and clicked on the payment which had the status of pending payment. [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] sorry for the delay but there was a power out sorry in the whole town. Also, all character references and art are available in discord. Link in the novel description. Thanks to carlos123995 for Grimorei. Kaito_Izanaga, benrock40, Saito_date for the potions. gamog76304, qsszkao370 for Lolipop and immortal321 for ballon. Goal: 4000 power stone = 2 extra chapters 5000 power stone = 3 extra chapters [ol][li data-annotation-id="51f39c36-a2db-6238-0ab3-e0330d2f6690"]It means that they might have some dirty secrets [/ol] Chapter 81: Intergalactic Managers Editor and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish Fu Yan tapped on the payment option and started to add details for it. While adding the details, he looked towards Xic and asked. "Tell me the exact coordinates of the planet you own. Also, tell me the planet''s core energy signature so that I can verify that this planet belongs to you." In the high-level galaxies when someone wants to verify whether a planet belongs to the one who claims to be its owner, they ask for the planet''s energy signature. It''s a string of numbers that ranges from 10^7 to 10^19. The owner adds this signature in the detection device which encrypts it and then checks if it matches the signature. This way only the owner knows the signature. In the earth''s sense, it can be called the password or key to one''s house. Of course, it can be stolen and, if someone else has this key, they can sell your planet without you knowing about it and when a planet changes owner, the new person can change the password with the help of the Planetary Managing Authority, which consists of high-level planets. These planets mostly fall in category S or S+ and sometimes even the legendary SS level. Well, this concept only exists in high level developed galaxies. That''s why there are a group of people who specially dedicate themselves to finding new galaxies and planets, then sell them to high-level bidders. They are more like planet hunters. According to Interplanetary Law, each planet has to register itself to the Planetary Managing Authority also known as Intergalactic Managers(IM) and once a planet is registered, it will be protected by them and cannot be sold unless the owner agrees. But if it''s not a registered planet then whoever registers it first, gets to own that planet. In the universe, IM can be considered a small organization. These Intergalactic Managers only exist in one corner of the universe and they manage over 1 million galaxies. Though it might seem a lot, it''s only a fraction compared to the total number of galaxies in the universe. Of course, the "Carine" galaxy also came under Intergalactic Managers(IM) and the Library followed their rules. Of course, they also respect the work of the Library. Many high levels in IM know about the existence of the Library and they respect it as the Library existed even before their organization came into being. They had heard about the Library from their predecessors and they knew about the power that the Library holds. Of course, in a certain time frame, some members disagreed and tried to meddle with the Library business, and after several warnings from the previous Librarian, they did not back down. This caused the Librarian at that time to fume in anger and he decided to end this once for all. He destroyed a total of 7 galaxies. The people in IM had never heard of any power or anything that could destroy a galaxy. They had the technology to destroy a planet but that''s all. After that event, all troublemakers understood that the Library was an existence that should not be messed with. As for how Fu Yan came to know about this, old Shun had told him all these things 2 days before his departure. He did not tell Fu Yan himself, he just used a memory chip and transferred all this to Fu Yan''s brain. After knowing this, Fu Yan was in great shock. But old Shun told him that he should just focus on the present and worry about all other things when the time comes. Fu Yan understood this and stopped paying attention to it. After he asked Xic for the information, he brought the transparent screen to Xic who entered a long string of characters in the information screen. After Xic was done adding information, Fu Yan took the screen back. After finishing up all the procedures, he tapped on the "complete" button and a glass chip appeared in front of him. When he took the glass chip, information appeared inside his head about how he could use it. He spent 2 minutes absorbing the information that he had got and then turned towards the collector. He brought the chip near the collector''s head and a slot appeared to place the chip in. He placed the chip in it and backed off. After the chip was inserted inside the collector''s head, the light turned green and it turned towards the portal. Now the collector would go to the coordinates that were added in the chip and, after verifying the planet signature, he would extract the energy. If the signature does not match, then the collector will return and the borrower who tried to pay the energy will be fined, and he will have to pay 50% extra planetary energy. If he is unable to pay the fine then he will be removed from the Library and banned for 20 years if he entered the key incorrectly or for life if he does not own the planet. This method of extracting energy from a planet was unique to the Library and no one in the whole universe could copy it. Fu Yan told Xic to wait in the sitting area. He told Xic that the moment the collector comes back with energy, and Fu Yan finishes up the payment procedure, he could take this book back to his planet with him. If he wants, with an extra 20% energy from a D-level planet, he could enjoy the benefits of a level 1 VIP member and can access the VIP lounge to enhance his reading experience. Xin shook his head and replied. "No, I will wait in the general area. This is the only good planet that I have, and if possible I want to keep the remaining energy for future use. Now the main task is to get this book back and develop that engine so that we can mine the Sassbsite more effectively." Fu Yan smiled and said. "In the VIP area, knowledge can be understood faster and more effectively. If you were to encounter any problem, with just a small additional fee you can get guidance from a professional." At this moment Fu Yan looked like a salesman who wanted to earn as much as possible from a customer. Xic smiled embarrassingly and apologized. After that, he quickly walked towards the general reading area, fearing that Fu Yan would make him spend his remaining planetary energy. Fu Yan shook his head and sat down on the chair. He was going to wait for the collector to return. To pass his time, he picked up the book that Xic had chosen and started to read it. This mining engine technology was truly marvelous. The more he read, the more he became amazed. This was a piece of technology that could only be accessed through the Galactic Technological Library. Unlike traditional mining where you have to dig pits and extract the raw ore, then refining it to get the metal you want, this engine would only need you to place it on top of the area you want to mine, and it would drill holes of 6-inch diameters, with a depth of 3000 meters. For an area of the 100-meter radius, you will only need 20 such holes. After digging the holes, you enter the parameters of the metal or mineral you want to extract. After setting all this up, now you only need to wait as the mining engine would extract the metal you require through these holes, and just after 20 days, you will be able to extract almost all the required metal from the 100-meter area. Of course, the energy required for running this engine was also massive, but considering the speed of extraction and not needing to refine the metal later on, which saved a lot of manpower and brought a huge profit, it was worth it. This process of extracting the metal involved magnetism and rays which Fu Yan had not learned anything about. So he just glanced over its use and then placed the book back. After sitting on his chair for a while, Fu Yan got bored and stood up. He walked towards the nearest bookshelf and started to browse through them. Finding nothing that could interest him as he had not learned about anything else than programming right now. Even the game that he had developed, the physics formulas used in it were copied from the book, and as for the characters, he just added the data in the book to Qing''s system and let her search the internet. After gathering a lot of 3D models, he gave her a task to create new ones using the same templates. So in a sense, he was only a programmer and has yet to learn other pieces of knowledge. He decided to go towards the software section which was quite far away from here. After going about 1/5 of the way, he suddenly facepalmed himself and returned to his table. "I am an idiot. I can get any book I want just by sitting here so why am I tiring myself." He lightly tapped on the table and a screen popped up. There were a lot of categories on it and he tapped on the software section. After seeing through what books were available to him, he randomly picked one and clicked on it. After just 1 second, a book came flying towards him from the software section and rested itself on the table. He picked the book and started to read it. It was not something that he planned to develop next, he just wanted to enhance his knowledge. He read through the book for 1 and a half hours then he noticed the teleportation portal lighting up, and knew that the collector was returning from his mission. [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] There is currently an event that I am hosting on discord where readers will write a synopsis and after voting, we will choose a winner. The winner will be credited in the synopsis and get 5 chapters of his choice for free also he can introduce a character that will be used as a reference in the novel(it''s up to me where I use it). So join the discord now and participate in this event. Discord link is in synopsis/novel description (you can copy it from there) also I will add it here too. https://discord.gg/RSSyUS9 Chapter 82: Attacked! Editor and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish Fu Yan looked towards the portal and saw the collector''s body coming out of it. The light on its head was now blue, which meant that it had completed its mission. The Collector started to walk towards Fu Yan after coming out of the portal and, when it got near him, Fu Yan noticed something. There was a trace of an explosion on its body. Though it did not damage anything, let alone leaving a scratch, still this showed that it was attacked. Fu Yan raised his hand and lightly tapped on the collector''s head and the chip that he had inserted before popped out. He took the chip and walked towards his seat. He inserted the chip in a rectangular device and pictures and videos from the Collector''s point of view started to appear on the screen. He fast-forwarded to the videos where the Collector was attacked and started to watch it. On the screen, it showed that the Collector approached the coordinates given to it and landed on the planet. The planet was desolated and no greenery could be seen anywhere. Its atmosphere looked like Mars. The only difference was that unlike Mars this planet was covered with endless rolling hills that had a yellow-ish hue to them. After the Collector landed, it scanned the surroundings and then started to verify the signature of the planet. It took 1 minute to verify the signature and after verifying that it matched, it proceeded to gather the planet''s energy. The Collector raised its left barrel-shaped arm and pointed it towards the surface. The gear turning sound came from the video which showed that the Collector had started to do its work. A yellow beam exited from the barrel and landed on the surface, and suddenly dust started to fly, and the whole area around looked as if there was a sand storm. The area where the Collector landed was plain and it was surrounded by hills. After a while of the beam pointing at the surface, a white-colored plasma type material started to rise from the area where the beam was focused, and it started to be sucked through the barrel like thing to a back container. The reading started to rise and when it was around 31% suddenly the screen shook. It was as if something hit the Collector. The view changed and the Collector looked towards the area on its body where he was hit. Then it shifted its attention towards where the shot had come from. The camera zoomed in and a bunch of lizard-like beings came into view. Behind them was a huge barrel that was still emitting smoke. Confusion could be seen in these Lizard-like beings as the collector was still standing without any damage after taking a hit from the giant cannon-like object. The collector raised its other arm and pointed it towards them. The sound of gear turning came and the other hand also transformed itself into a barrel. The collector did not utter any sound, he just fired. A tiny ball of light exited the barrel and slowly made its way towards the lizards. It looked harmless, and the speed with which it was going made the lizard-like being laugh. They started to laugh and then prepared to fire a second shot at the Collector. Just as they were about to fire the second shot, the ball of light reached them and suddenly the world in the camera turned dark leaving only one light spot and that was where the light ball had landed. After a while, the camera focused again and the spot where the ball of light had just landed, nothing could be seen. No mountains, no lizards, not even a flat surface. There was a deep pit there and lava was seeping through the gaps. The collector then scanned for any presence and, getting no response for any other living things, it turned its attention towards the ground again and started to extract the energy with renewed haste. Soon the bar reached 42%, it stopped and retracted the barrel back into its arm. Then a white light started to shine around it. Fu Yan knew that when he was teleporting back, so he stopped the video there and sighed. "So this is how the Library punishes those who disobey it and interfere with its business." He knew that Librarians could destroy the galaxies but, since he had never seen it, it felt like it was a story and the power the Library held but now seeing the destructive power of the Library, he knew how powerful it was. "Well I am the Librarian now and this power belongs to me. Since my property was attacked then I need an answer. But first, let store this energy that has been gathered." He went towards the back of the collector and pressed on a small screen on there. A small light flashed as it was checking Fu Yan''s identity and upon confirmation, white smoke came out from the sides of the container and it unloaded itself from the collectors back. Fu Yan took the container which was only 10KG to 12KG in weight and started to walk towards the backside of his desk. When he got there, he again tapped on a screen and a white light scanned Fu Yan''s whole body and after confirmation, the screen turned green. All these protective measures showed how important this energy was to the Library. Only 2 other people aside from Fu Yan were able to access the energy containers and store them. Anyone else who tried to unload the container from the Collector would regret it for his life if there remained any. After the light turned to green, a small space opened on the floor large enough to fit the container in it. This energy could be called the life force of the Library. Though there were other sources of energy too but planetary energy the most important and easy to obtain. The moment Fu Yan placed the container in it, the space closed. Suddenly Fu Yan received a message in his brain that his experience value had increased. He swiped on his left hand and a transparent screen popped up showing his status. Name: Fu Yan (Galactic Library Employee) Age: 18 Status: Librarian (D-) Permission: has access to all data within the library Access: Store-?-?-?-? Level: 13 (20%) ¡ú+7% Credits: 6320 Duty: Manage the Library Mission: 1 every 2 months. (It is necessary for the librarian to collect books back by himself once every 2 months. Workers can be sent to collect books otherwise - time remaining for current mission= 1 month and 11 days) Fu Yan looked at the screen and saw that only a little amount of experience was increased. "Well, it looks like only missions are best if I want to increase my level." Then he noticed another thing, he never paid attention to before, the remarks in front of his name. "Galactic Library Employee". This meant that he was only an employee not the owner but, from what old Shun had told him, he could become the owner but before that, he needed to prove his worth to the Library. "Well, that''s for later. As old Shun said, focus on the present first and worry about the future later so the present task is to ask Xic as to why the collector was attacked." He signaled a worker and asked him to call Xic here. Fu Yan sometimes became interested in how the Library works. Something in the Library was so high tech that they made no sense but sometimes there were things that he needed to do manually. Like doing verification and inserting chips in the collector, he wondered why this process couldn''t be automated. Like now, he needed to manually go and ask Xic to come here which could have been improved with a special technology that would alert the badge holder or something. Fu Yan sighed thinking all this. "Well, I will get answers to all these things someday." He thought while waiting for Xic to arrive. After waiting for only a minute, he saw Xic walking towards him in a hurry. When he reached Fu Yan, he hurriedly asked. "Sir, can I take the book now. I need to get back to my planet as soon as I can. The earlier I get there, the faster we can build this engine." Fu Yan raised his hand and said in a cold tone. "Hold on Mr. Xic, you can take the book as the payment has been completed but, first tell me why my property was attacked." He pointed towards the explosion mark on the collector''s body. "I hope that you have a satisfactory answer or else you are in trouble. We are not nice to those who try to harm us." Fu Yan''s tone got colder as he said this. "So, what''s your answer?" Fu Yan looked into Xic''s eyes and asked. [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] Thanks, Kaito_Izanaga for gifting ballon. Join the discord event now and write a synopsis that you think is best to describe this novel. Win 5 free chapters, credit in the synopsis, and introduce one character of your choice to be used in the novel as a reference. Discord link in synopsis/novel description. New Goals (since I realized previous ones were too high) 2500 stones = 1 extra chapter 3500 stones = 2 extra chapter total of 3 of we get 3500 stones at the end of next week. [ol][li data-annotation-id="a7079e3c-7562-e259-8701-1a72c097b81a"]------ Editor''s Note ------[1] Mars does, in fact, have an atmosphere, however, over time it has become extremely thin. It is unbreathable, being primarily composed of Carbon Dioxide, and is, on average, -80F or -60C. [/ol] Chapter 83: Punishment! Editor and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals Xic looked at Fu Yan''s cold face and started to wave his tentacles rapidly as if he was anxious. "Sir! I don''t know anything about it. This planet of mine is uninhabited and no one lives there." Fu Yan shook his head and brought the transparent screen towards Xic. "Then how are you going to explain this." Fu Yan asked while pointing at the screen which was playing the scene where Lizards had fired on the Collector and the barrel was still emitting smoke. "I don''t care whether it was done by you or not. All I want is an explanation as to why my property was attacked." Xic looked at the screen and when he saw that it was the Lizards who attacked the Collector, the anxious waving of his tentacles slowed down. "Sir! If these people are the ones who attacked your worker then I can explain." Xic said in a calm tone while pointing at the Lizards on the screen. Then he started to explain. "Sir these Lizards are pirates and from what I understand when they saw that the planet was not habited,they might have created their base on it and, when your worker tried to collect the energy from my planet, they attacked him to destroy any evidence. If I am correct then there should be a bounty on their head. Please forgive me for not investigating the planet beforehand. I will immediately go there and kill them myself." Fu Yan calmly listened to Xic and after hearing what he said, Fu Yan found it reasonable. First, there was no merit in Xic attacking the Collector and Second was that Xic knew about the power of the Library so he wouldn''t dare to attack anyone from the Library even in his dream. "Well, there is no need for you to go and destroy them now. They have been disintegrated by the Collector. But that does not mean you can go without any consequences. Since it was your fault for not preparing the optimal environment for the Collector to work." Xic again started to wave his tentacles anxiously upon hearing this. He looked at the screen which was playing the scene of Lizards being disintegrated by the ball of light and said. "Sir I know it''s my fault and I am ready for the punishment." Fu Yan smiled and replied. "Well don''t be nervous. We like to do fair business and, since it was not directly your fault,the punishment is very light." Xic looked at Fu Yan and asked in a dispirited tone. "Then what will it be, Sir. Though I said that I am ready for any punishment, please consider that we urgently need this engine. The prosperity of our race depends on it!t." Fu Yan looked at the Xic who looked at him dejectedly and said in a calm tone. "Ok, your punishment is that the period for which you can keep the book will be reduced by 10 years. I have only canceled the bonus, so it won''t affect you much. Again, though it was not your fault, rules are rules." "No sir, I am ok with this punishment. Thanks for being lenient on me." Xic said in a happy tone. Fu Yan smiled and pointed at the book. "Ok, you can take the book now. Remember to return it within the time limit, or else we have to come and collect it ourselves, and you might have to pay the same amount of energy as you would fora late fee." Upon hearing this, Xic immediately took the book as if he delayed anymore it would vanish. He turned towards Fu Yan and thanked him again. After that, he started to walk towards the teleportation portal. This portal was different from the portal that the workers and Fu Yan use. This one could only transport the person holding the badge to a fixed position and, if they wanted to come to the Library, they had to come to that position to be teleported. After reaching the portal, Xic waved his hand towards Fu Yan and gave a bow, then a pale white light shined and he was teleported away. Fu Yan watched him being teleported and then prepared to return to Earth as well. But, before going back, he called Casper and gave him some instructions about the Library as well as picking up a book on the development of a file transfer system. This was a cloud-based system and was closely related to the projects that he had done before. Though there were many technologies available in the Library that could revolutionize the Earth''s technology by decades and bring his company to the zenith, but he refrained from doing so. He knew that a building without a strong base would collapse easily and his foundation was not that strong yet. He planned to do everything step by step and lay the foundation as solid as he could. The reason why he was releasing technologies related to each other was that he wanted to give the impression that his company has managed to develop a very strong algorithm regarding the cloud-base system and these technologies were just extensions of it. He knew that the moment he showed any weakness the hungry beasts in the tech industry would devour him in a second. He was not going to give them a chance and, for his future on earth, most important his future in the Library was depending on it. Right now he was only focusing on software technology which did not require much investment and power, so he was able to develop it easily, but when he was going to enter other fields, he was going to need a huge amount of money and workforce, and for that, he needed to be strong and have power on earth. He picked up the book and returned to his house. After going back to Earth, he went towards his study room and saw that Qing was still gathering data and sorting them out. He checked the time, it was 8:16 pm. Only 2 hours and 19 minutes had passed from when he went to the Library. He checked the sorted material to see if there was any problem with it but everything looked normal. After glancing at it, he went towards the bedroom to rest. The room was still in messy shape with walls and furniture destroyed. He sighed and took out his phone to call Fei Hong but, after thinking for a bit, he decided to look for the new house himself. "I can buy a new house, but what about the money. Looks like I have to call Fei Hong after all." He dialed her phone number and after ringing for a while, the call connected. "Fu Yan, how are you? Do you need anything?" Fei Hong asked the moment the call got connected. It looks like she understood that Fu Yan won''t call unless he needed something. He coughed embarrassingly and replied. "Well, I am going to buy a new house and noticed that I don''t have that much money in my account." Fei Hong immediately replied when she heard this. "Ok, I will ask the finance department to transfer money to your account immediately. " When he heard this, Fu Yan hastily said. "No, don''t transfer it to my account. Transfer it to the offshore accounts. Remember to pay the local tax, I don''t want it to become a problem later. After you transfer it, give me a call. I will handle the rest." Fei hong on the other end of the call nodded and asked. "Ok, I will do it this way. So how much would you like me to transfer? We have $148 million in our company account." "Then transfer $30 million to the account. Though it''s going to strain the budget a bit there is going to be a big deal in the coming days so there won''t be a problem." Fu Yan said after thinking for a while. "Sure. I will call the Finance Department to immediately start the procedure." Fei Hong replied. Fu Yan nodded when he heard this and said. "Very well. By the way, have there been any movements from Google''s side?" "No, there was no contact from their side in any form." Fei Hong immediately replied. Upon hearing this Fu Yan went silent for a while and then said in a calm voice. "Well, don''t worry about it. If my analysis is correct then they will contact us in 1 or 3 days. Anyhow, call me if anything happens." "Ok, I will." Fei Hong replied and disconnected the call. Fu Yan laid down on his bed and started to think, after a while, he sighed. "Let''s deal with it when the time comes. There''s no point in worrying about it now." [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] Thanks to Spade_Z and Kaito_Izanagafor gifting ballon. join the synopsis event on our discord also there is a reference of every character that i use in novel on discord.Link in the synopsis/novel description Goals for this week. 2700 stones = 1 extra chapter 3700 stones = 2 extra chapter total 3 if we reached both goals. Chapter 84: The Morning Blossom That Was Painted Black and Died Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals While laying on the bed, he thought about how he was going to handle the money trail tomorrow but, after thinking for a while, he decided to ask Qing to do it. After the money he had asked for had been deposited in the offshore account, he was going to let Qing handle all other details. The money will be transferred to different accounts and dispersed first, then after doing the same thing for 2 to 3 times, he was going to let Qing transfer money to yet another offshore account which was under a fake name he made. The purpose of doing all this was to make sure that no one is able to trace the money trail to him. "Ok let''s settle this matter tomorrow, now it''s time to sleep." Fu Yan thought while yawning. . . . Morning came and Fu Yan woke up at 6 am. He went to the washroom to freshen up and went towards the study room. Qing was still working on gathering the data and was 87% done. Only 1 more hour was needed for her to finish. It was earlier than Qing had estimated and, when he asked for a reason, Qing told him that while predicting the task''s completion time, she took into account the high security but, when she started to work, the security was all but non-existent. Fu Yan nodded and sat down to check the data that Qing had already sorted. While browsing the data on the Wen family''s business, he saw the dark side of the real estate business. There were many cases where they forcefully evacuated the tenants and only paid them a meager amount of money as a settlement. Fu Yan knew they only paid that money to shut the legal door for the tenants so that they can''t go to the courts saying that they did not get any compensation. Sometimes, when the tenants were elderly, they just put them in old homes that were run by their family and take their property without paying them for it. It was basically a jail for the old. Of course, they only target those who had no direct relatives like son or daughter. ''This is good I can use this against them. But It''s not effective enough to have a strong impact." Fu Yan thought while browsing the files. "I need something that can cause the roots of the family to be shaken." He continued to browse and only saw similar things, either force evacuation from the house and sex tapes. While browsing the sex-related material that Qing had sorted, he suddenly saw something that made his anger boil up. It was a video where Ye Wen was raping a girl who was wearing a school uniform. Ye Wen and his friends were also in school uniform which showed they were students too. This showed that this video was at least 3 to 4 years old, but the time stamp on the video said that it was only 2 years and 8 months old. The girl was begging them to let her go but these beasts did not let her go and instead continued to ravage her. The girl''s cries were filled with pain and could be heard in the video, but those f***ers were laughing. The girl continued to scream and beg for help but, from the video, it could be seen that it was night time and they were on top of a roof, with no one else around. The girl continued to scream "Let me go! Someone, please help me! I beg you to let me go! No, noooo!" she cried till her voice became hoarse, but Ye Wen and his friends did not stop, moreover, they were giggling. The video was 30 minutes long and Ye Wen and his 3 friends took turns to humiliate this beautiful girl who was only 16 or 17 years old. At the end of the video, due to continuous screaming, the girl could not speak. She just sobbed as Ye Wen and his friends laughed. She was laying on the floor without any energy while sobbing. In the video, Ye Wen went near the girl and said. "Chen Lan, I only asked you out on a date because I loved your beauty, but you had to go and humiliate me in class. I told you before that I can f**k you whenever I want but you still had the audacity to refuse to be my date. This is just a... small lesson, so I hope that you will continue to be obedient in the future, or else I am going to release this video on the internet, and send it to your family, and... the whole school too. Don''t worry, though, nothing would happen to me. I have a big family behind me, but what about you?" The girl name Chen Lan looked at the camera and then at Ye Wen but did not say anything. Ye Wen lifted her head with his hand and asked. "So, what is your answer?" Chen Lan looked at Ye Wen with hatred filled eyes and said. "No matter if you release this video or not. I am going to go to the courts. I am going to do my best to have you rot in prison. Your family can''t be above the law. Unless I die, you won''t be living freely." Ye Wen laughed loudly and his friends started to laugh with him. He patted Chen Lan''s cheeks and said. "Ok do your best but, you WILL become my kitten. Do you think you are the first one? Haha!" The video continued for another minute and then ended. Fu Yan looked through the whole video and slammed his fist on the table. After a while, he calmed himself down and closed his eyes. Suddenly he opened his eyes and started to search for details about Chen Lan on the internet. As he had expected, there was an article where Chen Lan had accused Ye Wen of raping her, but there was no evidence. Even the hospital results came negative, proving Ye Wen''s innocence. The school also did not cooperate with her and expelled her. Then Fu Yan read another article that made headlines for a while as Chen Lan had jumped from her school building. She was taken to hospital, but could not be saved. Till death, the only words she said were "I am telling the truth. They raped me. They raped me. Believe me, they raped me!" There was even a short video that was shot by one of her classmates before her death. This topic remained hot for a while and there were even some voices for inquiry, but they all fell on deaf ears. Obviously the Wen family had moved in and suppressed this matter. Fu Yan sighed and downloaded the video and the article about Chen Lan. He was going to use it against the Wen family. But still, it was not enough. He needed more concrete material. After looking through other material in this category, but Fu Yan did not find anything worthy. So he moved on to the next category. After spending more than 4 hours looking through different categories, Fu Yan finally found something that could be used against the Wen family and destroy them. "Alright, now is the time for revenge. I am going to show them hell for messing with me." Fu Yan clenched his fists while thinking this. He started to make an article that he was going to spread all over the internet about Chen Lan. The name of the article was going to be "The Morning Blossom That Was Painted Black and Died." Chen Lan in Country C''s language means "Morning Blossom". He was not going to name her directly as she had already suffered enough shame and he did not want to further ruin her name. But he knew it was inevitable that her name would not be hidden from the press for long. "Chen Lan, though I am using you for my own revenge, I hope that with this your soul can rest in peace. You will be able to get your revenge too. I promise Ye Wen won''t live for long." After he was done with making the article, he blurred the video where Chen Lan was being raped and only showed her face while blurring her eyes. Though he did not want to upload this video, he knew the Wen family would not be affected without doing so. He especially highlights the part where Chen Lan said that she will get her revenge and go to court and Ye Wen replied to her. He added the articles and reports that he obtained from the hospital''s system which came back as negative. He also added the video of when Chen Lan died. He wanted people to know the true face of justice in the country. The justice that works only for those in power. He wanted to show the corrupt face of the justice system to all,causing a beautiful flower to die before it could even bloom. "Ok, everything is done." Fu Yan finished making the article and stretched. He then looked towards the screen and said: "Qing! It''s your turn now. Show me the best you can do." "Ok Big Brother! Qing will do her best!" [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] Goal of the week 2700 power stones = 1 extra chapter 3700 Power stones = 2 extra chapter total of 3. [ol][li data-annotation-id="0ba854f7-82c1-e756-f81e-da9f0b70c6b1"]-----Editor ------ Lmao, I didn''t see that coming! Guess the Wen''s have some interesting tastes, no?[/ol] Chapter 85: Trailer!(Bonus Chapter) Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals After Qing replied to Fu Yan, she immediately started to do her work. Following the directions given to her by Fu Yan, she started to hack all kinds of news sites. She first attacked the blogs, well, "attacked" is a brute word, so she politely entered the house, without the house owner knowing about it, and started to change the locks after she was done. When she published the article, she was going to kick the owner out of the house too.. She accessed all kinds of blogs, whether they were tech, entertainment, gaming, news, or politics. She got admin access to all without alerting anyone and started to prepare for the second stage of her plans. Next Qing started accessing the video streaming platforms. This was a little tough, as the original owner had put a huge amount of locks on their doors, and Qing had to knock multiple times before the door would open. Of course, the owner was not alerted. As Fu Yan had told her, if she alerted the owner, he might get scared and die of a heart attack as the surprise would be too big for him. Next came the new sites, this was a lot easier than before so finished this stage went fairly quickly. "Big Brother! I haveaccessed the listed sites and platforms that you have told me about." Qing''s voice sounded in the room. Fu Yan nodded when he heard this and said. "Well done Qing, you have done very well. Now we are going to give the Wen family hell but first, let''s test them a little." Fu Yan said in a calm but excited tone. "Ok Big Brother! But I have a question? I can''t understand a thing." Fu Yan immediately looked at the screen and asked in a curious tone while thinking what question is it that even Qing couldn''t find the answer to it. As there is an answer to everything on the internet. "What is Qing?" "Big Brother while I was trying to get access to a news site, there was a pop up there and it asked me if I was a human or not. To prove that I am a human, they asked me to check the box and mark pictures with cars in it. I did exactly as they said and got accessed to the site. But I am confused. Since I am not a human then how was I able to pass that test." Fu Yan laughed when he heard this question and said. "Qing! You don''t need to worry about that. That test is not accurate. You are just you. No one else can be you. Your identity is unique and for me, you will be my little Qing forever." Qing did not reply for a while and Fu Yan also did not issue any commands as he knew that Qing was trying to process what he said just now, so he waited. After a silence of 25 minutes, Qing''s voice sounded in the room. "I understand Big Brother. Thank you." "Huh! Did she just say thank you to me?" Fu Yan looked at the screen in amazement as he thought. "Looks like her core program has upgraded again. I will look at it after I am finished with the current task." "Okay, Qing! Check the statistics and tell me which new site is most popular in City Z and which one is popular at the national level." Fu Yan asked with a focused gaze on the screen. "Big Brother, The Phenix news is the most popular one in the city and CBNX is the most popular one on the national level. Phenix has 2 million average visitors daily and CBNX has 56 million users daily on average." Fu Yan nodded and said. "Ok! Publish the article on The Phenix and make sure that no one is able to take down this article. If they want to shut down the site, then don''t let them do it for at least 2 hours after the article has been published." He wanted to give them a trailer and see the Wen family''s reaction. He wanted to see what they will do and how they are going to handle the situation and when they will feel that the storm has passed, he will send the typhoon to greet them. "Ok Big Brother. I have posted the article on the site." Fu Yan nodded and leaned back on the chair. Now he was going to wait and see. "I hope the Wen family will perform a show for me... or else it''s going to be boring." On Phenix news site, after Qing posted the article, the staff noticed it first hand. Because no matter which page on the site they tried to access, the only thing that they could see was the same article. The article had a very catchy name "The Morning Blossom That Was Painted Black and Died." One of the staff members tasked with overseeing the daily news immediately contacted the IT Department and told them about the situation. After that, he started to read the article out of curiosity. The article was about the girl who had died more than 2 years ago by suicide. After reading for a while, he clicked on the video and after watching it for only 5 minutes, he immediately ran towards the chief editor''s room. [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] A massive thanks to Jdj222 for gifting a Magic Wand=1000 coins. I really appreciate it. I am glad that you liked my novel. This chapter can be called a sponsored chapter by you. Hope that you will continue to read my novel and if you guys find any mistakes or drop in quality then make sure to mention it, I will immediately correct myself and improve it. Goal of the week. 2700 power stones = 1 extra chapter 3700 Power stones = 2 extra chapter total of 3 [ol][li data-annotation-id="37debdb1-c268-9fb3-bb68-1aeec78d8c6f"]-----Editor-----Seriously, there''s like 463 Billion GB of the information uploaded to the internet each day! If you don''t find it there? I don''t know where u will.[/ol] Chapter 86: Prison! Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals Li Wen was enjoying coffee in his office while exchanging points with his secretary about the pleasures of the flesh and it looked like that their exchange involved them sticking their bodies to each other. Just when the scene was about to reach its climax, the phone on the table began to ring. Li Wen let the secretary continue and picked up the phone. "How many times have I told you? Do not disturb me when I am in a meeting with Ning." He yelled on the phone while panting a little. "Sorry to disturb you, sir, but this is important. It''s about your son, Ye Wen." The voice on the other side of the phone replied with a calm tone. "That idiot son of mine. Now, what¡­haaaa¡­. he has done?"Li Wen made a strange noise between their conversation and then continued. It looked like he had finished exchanging points with his secretary, as she went towards the washroom in the office, leaving him sitting on the chair. "Sir, it''s better if you watch it yourself. I can''t explain this situation over the phone." the other party replied. Li Wen sighed and said. "Ok send whatever it is to my computer. I will look at it now." After a while, he received a notification on his computer and saw a message with a link in it. He clicked on the link and it took him to the Phenix News website. On there was an article named "The Morning Blossom That Was Painted Black and Died." He started to read the article and after reading it for a bit, he clicked on the video. He watched it just for a minute and then immediately picked up the phone. "What the hell is this? Does Phenix News think they can get away with this? Call Ren Ming now and ask him to remove this shit right now. Also, tell him to come to my office. He better have a good explanation, or else¡­" Li Wen said with an angry voice. "Sir, it was they who told us about the situation first. Apparently their site has been hacked and they had been trying to remove this video for a while but hackers took control of their site and they can''t do anything about it." Li Wen calmed down a little after hearing this and, after taking deep breaths for a while, he said. "So, how long has it been since this article was published on their site?" "Sir, less than an hour has passed and their team has been trying their best to gain control of the site again. They contacted us 15 minutes ago after failing to take down the article." The voice replied with a neutral tone. "Since they can''t take down the article then take down the site! Shut down all the servers and tell them to suspend all online activities, and no matter what loss they face, we will compensate them but first, we need to solve this problem." Li Wen replied after thinking for a while. He took the pros and cons of the matter into account and then decided the most optimal solution. "Okay Sir, I will contact them right away and let them know to shut down all of their servers." Li Wen disconnected the call and then leaned back on the chair. He was thinking about what had caused this incident. "Is the hacker related to that girl? If he is then it''s going to be easy to solve, but if not then it will be tricky this time." After thinking for a while, he again picked up the phone and called Ye Wen. After ringing for a while, the call connected and Ye Wen''s voice sounded on the phone. "Who is it? Hurry up and speak, I am busy here." "I am your father, you useless son. I know what you are busy with. I want to see you in my office in 30 minutes. You better be here on time, this time, or else I am going to kill you myself." Li Wen roared into the phone and then disconnected the call. Ye Wen was at a pool party with his friend when he got the call and, when heard that the caller was his father, and that he needed to reach his office in 30 minutes, he immediately jumped out of the pool and ran towards his car. In the whole Wen family, the only person who he feared was his father because all his allowance came from him. Furthermore, he had never seen his father being this angry with him. He sat down in the car and then hurried towards his dad''s offices. He reached there in 25 minutes and then ran towards the office. When he reached the office, Ye Wen saw his dad on the chair with a serious face. When he entered the office, he slowly walked towards Li Wen. Li Wen pointed towards the chair and he sat down on it without saying anything. Li Wen turned the computer screen towards Ye Wen and turned on the video that was on the Pheonix News site. After watching the video for a while, Ye Wen sighed inwardly and relaxed. If it was only this then he did not need to be this tense. "Dad this incident is 3 years old and I was in high school then. Also, this girl is dead now. She committed suicide." Li Wen pointed towards the URL and then said in a deep voice. "I don''t care when this incident happened! All I want to know is how this video got to the news site." Ye Wen looked at the URL and saw that it was, in fact, a news site, and the most famous one at that. After seeing this, he understood just how serious the situation was. "Dad! I don''t know anything about how this video got to the news. I only have a copy of it on my PC at home. Even the camera that I took the video with was destroyed after I copied the video from it." Li Wen picked up a file and threw it towards Ye Wen. "You idiot! Keeping something like this on your computer? You think this is a kind of trophy, don''t you?. Now you see what has happened? If nothing is done, then under the pressure from the public you might have to go to jail, even the death penalty is a possibility." Ye Wen''s facial expression changed as he looked towards his dad with pleading eyes. "Dad, I am sorry. I will immediately delete it after going back home, no, I will destroy the computer itself. Please dad I don''t want to go to jail! Please, Dad!" Li Wen looked at him with cold eyes and said. "If the family''s reputation was not on the line, I would have let you rot in prison myself. Let me deal with this incident first then I will deal with you. For now, you will go home. You are not allowed to talk to anyone during this time and also delete whatever you have on that computer of yours. No, you better break it into pieces as you said earlier." [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] Join the discord for the synopsis event. The goal of the Week Goal of the week 2700 power stones = 1 extra chapter 3700 Power stones = 2 extra chapter total of 3. A total of 3 of both goals is met. Chapter 87: Censored! Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals Li Wen watched Ye Wen leaving the office and sighed. "What did I do to deserve a stupid son like him? It would have been better if I had a girl instead. His brothers are both sensible and hard working. They have already started to handle most of the company''s work, but this idiot only knows how to create trouble for me." After resting for a bit and massaging his temples a bit, he picked up the phone and pressed the quick call button. "So what does Ren Ming have to say? Does he have a good explanation for me?" Li Wen asked in a calm tone. "Sir, Mr. Ren said that he had no hand in this matter and the moment he was informed of the situation, he immediately ordered the IT team to take the article down. After I told him about your order of shutting down the server, he agreed and the site is down now." Li Wen nodded and said. "Okay, call the City Z''s cyber police branch''s deputy director and ask him to find the culprit behind the hack. I want the person responsible for this to be behind the bars in 24 hours. Tell him that after he is done with this matter, I will meet the commissioner and talk about his promotion. Also, make sure that no other news site or channel reports on this matter. Call the mayor too, and ask him to censor any news or chat related to this topic." "Okay, sir I will call them immediately. Anything else, sir?" Li Wen thought for a while and replied. "Well, there is one other thing. Investigate everyone related to Chen Lan, the girl who died, and try to find out who was closest to the girl. We might be able to find the culprit earlier than the cyber police." "Okay sir, I will immediately arrange for that as well." Li Wen disconnected the call and again leaned back on the chair. "This woman and her child are going to be the bane of me. I hope that this is the end of the incident." He cursed his wife and Ye Wen while thinking about the incident. Well, Li Wen was right about one thing. Ye Wen was really going to be the bane of him and his family. Fu Yan sat in front of the computer screen looking through each and everything that was being done by Li Wen and his friends. He had hacked Li Wen and Ye Wen''s mobile phones too, listening to everything they discussed. He was not only listening but also recording, as he planned to add a little spice on top of the already hot and spicy dish. Since he planned to destroy the Wen family for good. "Well, I did not think that Phenix news would unplug their server this fast, but still it''s within my expectations. Now I will let them think that they have won and then release the bomb when they are most relaxed." Fu Yan grinned while thinking about the plan that he was going to implement next. Some 5 hours had passed since the Phenix news site was hacked and the article was published on it. Some people who visited the site in that period and saw the article talked about it and called their friends to come and read the article too. Many downloaded the video and shared it on their social media platform but, after just an hour, all things related to the incident began to be censored. The video from their social media accounts started to disappear, and even the messages related to this began to disappear midway. The sender would receive the notification that a message was sent but, the receiver would never get the video or message. The censorship technology of Country C was at its peak and anything that the government didn''t want you to see, would not appear. No matter how hard you try, the government controls everything. Fu Yan watched all this happening and sighed. "They really are a group of corrupt people. They only see money and benefits without even having a little conscience concerning human life and justice. Well, let me show you that you can''t control everyone, at least not me. Since you won''t deliver justice on your own, then I will make you deliver it." He looked at the screens which showed the sites he was going to attack next. All of them belonged to city Z. By belonging to, he meant that those websites'' general media was catered towards the residents of city Z. "Alright Qing, post the article on all these sites. Don''t stop them from shutting down the sites, just don''t let them remove the article and resume normal operations." Fu Yan said with a calm tone. "Okay, Big Brother. I have started to post the article on all these sites. It will take 48 seconds to complete this operation." Fu Yan nodded and looked at the screen attentively. Li Wen was sitting in his office with the deputy director of the cyber police branch of city Z. He was in a very good mood and was praising the deputy director for his quick response. "Hou Jie, you really responded well in this matter. After it is settled a bit, I will surely talk about your promotion with Commissioner Cao. By the way, how long will it take for you to catch the culprit behind the attack?" Hou Jie smiled and replied with a confident tone. "Well my men are working on it and we will surely catch him soon. No one can escape from us on the internet." Li Wen laughed and said. "Haha well, I will be waiting for the good news then." They started to talk about other things and laughed when suddenly Li Wen''s office door opened and his secretary came in in a hurry. She went near Li Wen and said something in his ear. Li Wen immediately stood up in anger and quickly turned on his computer. After that he typed something and after a while, he slammed his fist on the table. Hou Jie watched all this with confusion and asked. "Mr. Li, what happened? Why are you so angry?" Li Wen turned the screen towards Hou Jie and said. "Look for yourself." Hou Jie looked at the screen and saw the same article on the screen that had been posted on the Phenix News site. Li Wen changed the tab on the browser and opened another link that was sent to his computer by his secretary. He opened 9 more tabs, all of which were different news sites and blogs. The one thing they all had in common? They all were targeted at city Z''s public. Hou Jie looked at it for a while and then immediately took out his phone. He dialed a number and when the call connected, he said. "Note down these sites that I am about to mention. I want them down immediately¡­ Yes block them and don''t let the public have access to them¡­ Ok, writethese down." After that, he started to report the names of the sites and their URLs. After finishing the call, he looked at Li Wen and said. "Don''t worry Mr. Li, no one will be able to access these sites. I will increase the censorship and make sure that no words get out to the public." Li Wen looked at Hou Jie with anger and said. "You can block them for a while but when they come back online, they will be hacked again. It won''t be over unless the culprit behind all this is caught. Hou Jie, I hope that you do well in this matter because if this matter is not handled well, then I will make sure that you don''t even remain a member of the cyber police." Hou Ji wiped out sweat from his forehead and replied in a nervous tone. "Mr. Li, don''t worry, we will surely catch this hacker and bring him to justice." Li Wen suddenly smiled and said in a neutral tone. "Well, I wish you good luck then." Hou Jie stood up to go out when he received a message on his phone. He looked at it and smiled. "Mr. Li, all sites with the article have been blocked and my team member said that they have started to investigate this matter and will have results soon." Li Wen nodded and leaned back on the chair. He started to massage his temple as his blood pressure had started to rise all the while he was getting a headache. Just when he was about to close his eyes to rest, the office door opened again and his secretary walked in panic and said. "Sir, we have another problem." Li Wen looked at her in anger and asked in a furious tone. "Now what?" [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] Thanks, FireGolem for gifting potion. also Spade_Z, Kaito_Izanaga, Origho_Jason for ballon. Goal of the week 2700 power stones = 1 extra chapter 3700 Power stones = 2 extra chapter total of 3. My bad I wrote spirit stones in previous chapters when what I wanted was power stones. lol. I will fix them now. [ol][li data-annotation-id="a327629e-3685-c05d-3543-64bb8cefa9bf"]---Editor --- Country C got some Big Brother stuff going on, I''m surprised that there hasn''t been protests and uprisings like Hong Kong, though from the sounds of it, they''re corrupt enough to suppress those too[/ol] Chapter 88: Stupid Woman? Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals Li Wen looked at his secretary in anger. The moment he was about to lie down for a rest, she would barge in and disturb him. After taking some deep breaths, he calmed down and asked. "Well, what has happened now? Don''t tell me it''s still related to that idiot, Ye Wen." His secretary tried her best not to stutter and said. "Sir, the article is all over the internet." Li Wen looked at her with cold eyes and said. "Well, if it''s this matter, then look for Hou Jie to block it again. Why are you disturbing me?" "No sir, by all over the internet, I mean to say that it''s all over the country. News sites, video streaming sites, blogs, everywhere. It''s not just City Z''s websites that have the article now." Li Wen stood up anxiously from his seat and said, adding anger in his voice. "Do you know what you are saying? You better watch your mouth when trying to say something like this." The secretary backed away a little, but then mustered her courage and replied. "No, sir, I am really telling the truth. It''s all over the internet. Millions of people have already watched it, and that is even with censorship helping. The article and video are spreading like wildfire, and people are demanding justice for the girl." Li Wen slammed the table, and glass on it broke because of it. He picked up his coat from the hanger and walked towards the door. "I am going home to see how we can deal with this matter. Keep me updated on anything that happened related to this. Also, call Hou Jie and the mayor, ask them what we can do to settle this matter. Remember to pressure them a little so that they can hurry in this matter." Li Wen said while opening the door. After saying that, he walked out of the office and went towards the building gate, where a driver was already in the car. He told the driver to go to his main house and closed his eyes while lying on the back seat. He was continually thinking about what would be the optimal solution to handle this matter. After 20 minutes, he reached home. Everyone belonging to the household was sitting in the lounge, and when Li Wen walked in, their attention shifted towards him. It looked like they also knew about the situation and were waiting for him to arrive. Before Li Wen could, his wife took hold of his arm and said. "I won''t let my Ye go to prison. I don''t care what you do, settle this matter." Li Wen looked at her and replied in an angry tone while freeing his arm from her grip. "It''s all your fault. You are the one who spoiled him this much. I asked you, again and again, to not spoil him that much, and it would cause a problem for him and us too, but no! Your stupidity is what has caused all this!" The anger that was building up inside him burst out like floodgates were opened. "And this stupid son of yours, he kept that video on his computer, like it was a victory trophy. He should have destroyed it when the incident happened 3 years ago, but no, he thought ''well, I am the son of the president and above the law.''" Li Wen vented his anger and sat down on the sofa. He started to massage his temples. His oldest son, who was also present, gave him a glass of water. Li Wen drank the water and then calmed down a little. He looked towards his wife, who was shedding tears and sighed. "Stop with those crocodile tears. I know you better, so don''t show this drama to me. I will talk with the mayor and see what can be done. But, since the incident is public now, he needs to face some sort of punishment, or else the public won''t calm down and this will only get worse." Li Wen''s wife, when she heard this, immediately stopped crying and said, while wiping out her tears, which had stained her makeup. "No, he won''t face any punishment. How is this his fault? It was that vixen''s fault for charming my innocent son, and she is dead anyway. So why punish my son now? All he did was have a little fun." Li Wen looked at his wife, who was talking stupidly and roared. "You stupid women, shut up and go back to your room. I swear, if you dare spout any more nonsense, I am going to kill you along with your stupid son. I regret that day I made you my wife. If not for the money that I needed to start my business, I would never have chosen a stupid woman like you. Your and your son''s actions are going to destroy this family and me." Li Wen''s eyes were red with anger when he said this. He knew that if he did not handle this incident well, not only his family but, even his business would not survive. Li Wen''s wife looked at his face full of anger and immediately went towards her room while bringing Ye Wen along with her. Li Wen watched her going and plopped on the sofa powerlessly. His oldest son, who was watching all this drama, sat down beside Li Wen and said in a soft tone. ??No matter what, Ye Wen is still your son, and we need to keep our image too. I know you are angry right now, but please think about this with a calm mind." Li Wen sighed and replied. "I have thought about this with a calm mind, and the best way is that we let Ye Wen get prosecuted..." "But, Dad¡­." His son interrupted him. Li Wen raised his hand and said. "Let me finish first. We let Ye Wen get prosecuted in public, but I will try to come up with a deal with the prosecutors and let them give Ye Wen minimum sentence, like sending him to an isolated prison or something. We will let him stay there for a while, like 4 to 5 days. It will be a good lesson for him and let him mature a little. During this time, the public will also lose interest, and then we will silently send him to a foreign country for a year or two. This way, we can solve this current problem and keep our image too." After saying all this, Li Wen looked towards his son and asked. "So how is it? This is the best plan to deal with this situation." Li Wen''s oldest son, Jun Wen, closed his eyes and started to process all the details inside his head, and after a while, he opened his eyes and said. "Yes, I also think this is the best plan to deal with this current situation. But what about Mom? She won''t allow this. She spoils Ye too much and won''t be able to bear parting with him." Li Wen clenched his fist and then said with a cold voice. "Let her be. I won''t allow her to destroy what I have worked hard to build. Also, if we don''t follow this plan, then Ye Wen will have to rot in prison. So it''s your job to convince her now." Jun Wen nodded and then asked. "Dad, do you think this can be the doing of one of our rivals. I mean, the scale at which all of this is happening is not something that can be done by a single person. I bet there is an organization behind all this. Li Wen nodded when he heard this and replied. "Well, I have also thought of the possibility, but there is no evidence. I have asked Hou Jie to track the culprit, and he will give me a report in 1 or 2 days. I swear when I find out who is behind all this, I will kill him myself. How dare he humiliate us like this?" Jun nodded and then stood up. "Alright, I will go to Mom now and try to talk to her. You can go to the bedroom and rest. I know you have been under a lot of stress, so you need to rest too. I will wake you up if there is anything urgent." Li Wen nodded and started to walk towards his bedroom. He was really under a lot of stress as the moment he laid down on the bed and closed his eyes, he fell asleep. While the family had decided what they were going to do next, the article was going viral throughout the whole country. People were sharing it, writing their opinion about it, and some even suggested that they go to Wen''s family office building and deliver the justice themselves. The censorship center tried to contain the situation at first, but the videos and articles only got more and more popular, so they backed down, because they knew that this matter was beyond their control now. They knew if they blocked this news any further, then the consequences would be more severe than they already were. [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] Goal of the Week 2700 power stones = 1 extra chapter 3700 power stones = 2 extra chapter total of 3 Chapter 89: Alpha Team! Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals At the Cyber Police office, Hou Jie was extremely angry. Even after spending so much time, they were unable to find the culprit behind the attacks, and on top of that, the attacker was so cunning that the moment they tried to bait him, he would vanish, so they were getting baited instead! This was beyond embarrassing for the Cyber Police office. As soon as they would restore a site''s security, and the moment they went to another site, the previous one would get hacked again, and the article would be back up. In the office, everyone was furiously typing on their keyboards. But all their efforts were in vain. Hou Jie was pulling his hair due to this matter; he knew that if he did not handle this matter, then he''d better say goodbye to his post. He knew the power the Wen family held in the city and did not want to disappoint them. He looked at the junior officer who was standing in front of him and asked: "You and 20 men can''t even find one trace of the attacker. Tell me, are you all vegetarians or did you come here through the back door? A bunch of useless fools who can''t even do one job assigned to them." The Junior officer had his head down and dared not confront Hou Jie. After Hou Jie stopped talking, The officer sighed and nervously said: "Sir, the opponent is too smart for us to handle. We are trying our best, but no matter what we do, he reverses it. First, we thought it was a group of attackers, but after we fought with them, we came to know that it''s just one person, and he is the top in this field. To be frank, he/she can be called the God of Hackers with his skills. We are all professional, but he is something else. I¡­" He paused here and looked at Hou Jie for confirmation to continue. Hou Jie looked at him and said. "Ok, go on. Tell me how we can handle him." The Officer wiped the sweat from his forehead and said. "Sir, I suggest we contact the national agency and ask them for help. They are the only ones who can handle this matter now. Maybe, no, I am sure that only the top talents there can be their opponent." Hou Jie looked at him with cold eyes, then picked up a file and threw it towards the officer. "Get out of my office! Useless idiots who can''t do anything! Get out!" The officer quickly evaded the file and ran out of the office. Hou Jie leaned back on his chair and then sighed. He closed his eyes to think for a while and then picked up the phone and dialed a number. The ringing tone came for a while, and then the call connected. "Who is this?" A cold and emotionless voice came from the speakers. Hou Jie gulped and then nervously replied. "Sir, it''s me, Hou Jie from the Cyber Police Branch of City Z." There was silence for a while, and then the voice came from the speakers. "Oh, Hou Jie. Well, how come you have called us today? Is there a problem?" the voice asked in the same emotionless tone. Hou Jie wiped the nonexistent sweat and replied. "Well, sir, we have encountered a problem, and my whole team is unable to solve it. You see, someone hacked a news site at first then posted an article there. We tried to remove it but could not. So we could only shut down the site, and then the same person started to hack other sites and blogs to post the same article, and the same thing happened. We tried our best to catch that person, but his skills are beyond us. Now he has hacked many national-level sites and posted the article there. So I was hoping you could help..." Before Hou Jie could finish, the voice interrupted him and said. "Well, Hou Jie, we all know it was not the work of the cyber police to meddle in this matter, and I think I also know who asked you to do this. If it were before, then my answer would have been no, but now that it''s a national level hacking matter, then I will involve myself since it looks like this hacker is mocking us. Well, you called me earlier than I was expecting. My team is already looking at this matter. We were just gathering data, but since you asked for help, then ask your team to send all the data they have to our servers. I will give them access for 10 minutes. Make sure to do it within this time frame." Hou Jie sighed and then hurriedly replied. "Please don''t worry, sir. I will make them send data immediately. Thank you for helping me. I..." Before he could finish, the call got disconnected. Hou Jie placed the phone on the table and then stood up. He walked outside in a hurry and then reached the working area. He went towards the same junior officer and said. "Ok, I have talked with the national agency, they will handle this matter now. You guys are now to immediately stop working so that you won''t clash with them and cause a delay. Also, send all the data you have to the national agency''s internal server. They have given you access for 10 minutes." The junior officer stood there with a blank look in his eyes. Hou Jie looked at him and roared. "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and send the data. Go!" The junior officer immediately sprinted towards his co-worker and told them to stop what they were doing, and then started to upload all the data they had to the national agency''s server. Every cyber police branch knew about the internal servers of the federal agency, but no one had access to them. Even if they got access to them, they would only have it for a short time, and this time never exceeded 30 minutes. After he finished uploading, he got kicked out of the server. Hou Jie also saw all this from the side. When he saw that all data was uploaded, he sighed with relief and went back towards his office. He was not the only one. All the officers in the cyber police department were also relieved. They were under a lot of pressure from the moment the attack started. Their opponent toyed with them, and they could do nothing about it. They were happy that they wouldn''t have to deal with such a terrible opponent and wished that they never had to. . . . In the national agency, the person who talked with Hou Jie was sitting in his office with four screens in front of him. Numerous lines of codes were flashing on them, and he was looking through them. He was extremely focused on looking at the screen that he failed to notice his secretary, who came in. His secretary coughed but got no response. Seeing this, he sighed and placed the file on the table with a little force. "Mr. Ma, We have received the data from City Z, and we can start working on it now. Do you need us to share the data with you." Ma looked at the file which was filled with printed copies of the data they got from the Hou Jie and replied. "No, I will be coming with you. I want to see who this person is, that dares to be this arrogant." His secretary nodded and walked outside of the office with Ma beside him. After walking for a while, they reached a dimly lit room that was filled with computer screens. Even on the wall, there was a huge screen that had different data streams running on it. When Ma entered the room, some people lifted their heads and looked towards the door to see who came in and when they saw that it was their boss, they ignored him and then turned their focus towards the screen again. Ma went towards the big screen and asked. "So what did you get from the data? Is it worth it for us to involve." His secretary nodded and replied. "As they said, this person is top of the cream. His technology seems to be higher than ours, and if we want to compete with him, then we will have to involve all of the team. By all, I mean all members of the Alpha team." Ma looked towards his secretary with confused eyes and asked in a puzzled tone. "You mean everyone from the Alpha team needs to work to get a single person?" His secretary nodded. Ma sighed and then said. "Ok, get them all here. They have 10 minutes to gather here. Then we will start. We don''t have time to waste now. I really want to get this person. All right, go, what are you standing here for?" [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] Thanks to neosunmoon for gifting potion and spade_z for ballon. Goal of the Week 2700 power stones = 1 extra chapter 3700 power stones = 2 extra chapter total of 3 [ol][li data-annotation-id="edc8fb87-a964-1d22-3ecf-2154fdb340c5"]---Editor -- Now this brings back memories, I had a nickname in school, "Elite Global Level Master Hacker," glad to see I''m not the only one![/ol] Chapter 90: I have seen this penetration method somewhere! Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals After 10 minutes passed, everyone from the Alpha team was in the room. Mr. Ma looked at them and said. "This time, the target is extremely skilled. We will need to spend a huge amount of effort to get him, but I know we can. All the data we have on him is present in front of you. We will first lure him out by removing his article from the site. He will surely come back to put it back up, and then we will get him. No. 4 will initiate, and when the fish is hooked, everyone will start pulling the string together." "Yes, sir." Ma nodded and then said. "Alright, start then." The Alpha team is the most elite in the national agency, and they are the elites of the elites. Most of them were black hat hackers, and after being caught by the federal agency, they were recruited to work in the agency. Each and every one of them was an existence that could take down a whole country through their cyber-attacks, if given enough resources. Though they could work from their rooms or offices, Mr. Ma has a policy that whenever there is a big task, everyone will work together in a single place. This way, they could coordinate with each other better, and their efficiency would be improved. There were a total of 13 members in this team. They each had a numerical code given to them, and when they worked here, they would be called by that code name. "Okay, I have started to remove the article from the site... The article is removed... Waiting for the attacker to come... " No. 4 reported each and everything that he did to let others get ready. Mr. Ma looked at the data stream on the main screen and suddenly said, "Okay, he is here. Do what you are best at. Get this fish out of the water, and let me see who it is." It was then the furious typing noise of the keyboards echoed inside the room. . . . Qing was doing her work as Fu Yan instructed her, and when the article was taken down from a site, she would hack it again and post the article back. Sometimes in between, she would be attacked, and another party would try to track her, but given her superior control, she was able to lose them quickly and easily. The other party continuously tried to track her IP address, but Qing was always a step ahead of them. But a while ago, the other party stopped. Qing reported this situation to Fu Yan. "Did they stop because they came to understand that they can''t track us, or is it something else?" Fu Yan thought while looking at the data Qing provided. "They were from the cyber police, so it''s not possible that they have stopped, just because they can''t track us. It''s more like one team gave up, and another team is taking over. Well, that''s what it must be." He sighed and then said. "Qing! Be vigilant. I think they will start attacking again very soon, and this time their efforts to track you might be more effective than before. Stay on guard, and report any anomaly you find." "Ok big Brother. Qing will do so." Qing replied in an emotionless tone. 30 minutes passed, and no one tried to stop them. Now Fu Yan was pretty sure that someone else was taking control of the situation. While he was thinking this, Qing''s voice sounded in the room. "Big brother, the article has been removed from a site. Should I add it again?" Fu Yan thought for a while and then gave his affirmation. "Okay, add it again, but stay on guard. Since they moved again now, then they are ready to catch us. Prepare the bot-nets first, and then route through 100 of them to mask our IP. Go in with full caution." Qing followed Fu Yan''s instructions and masked her main IP through 100 different bots that were all from different regions. Some were even foreign. Aside from masking her IP through these bots, she used advanced encryption that Fu Yan had added to her database and encrypted the traffic. As Fu Yan had thought, the moment Qing re-added the article; she was attacked. Though she was prepared to face the enemies, the attack was too strong, and despite her strong calculation capabilities, she lost 15 bots right off the bat, and the other side was still actively attacking. "Big Brother, I am being attacked and have lost 15 bots." Qing''s voice sounded in the room. Fu Yan nodded and started to guide her. Though Qing had strong penetration capabilities, she was still a beginner when it came to defense. She had no data about how to defend and could not handle all this by herself. Until now, she was only able to stay her ground because of her strong calculation capabilities and advanced technology. A little time passed, and Qing had lost 12 more bots. She was being pushed back harder and attacks from the other side were getting more robust and stronger, but with Fu Yan guiding her, she started to learn and had started to fight back. Now instead of just backing off and defending, she had started to multitask. This showed that she was able to use less computing power to do the same task that she did at the start. She was learning at a monstrous speed and had started to adapt to the attack method of the other party. Fu Yan nodded when he saw this and continued to give her guidance whenever she needed it. As for how Fu Yan knows about hacking, well, he had read the book on hacking. It was one of the first books that he picked from the Library. "Big Brother! Should I attack the other party and hack their computers?" Fu Yan shook his head and said. "No, don''t do that. You just focus on defending for now and try to gather as much data as you can. Improve your database so that it can help you in the future. Also, record all these attack styles and make a profile based on them. I will tell you when to end this battle. Now we will just enjoy it." . . . Mr. Ma looked at the screen and different data streams. Code was flashing in between, but he did not pay much attention to that. "Took down the server... found the I¡­ It''s another damn bot! Damnit what is this encryption?! We can''t lock down the main IP. What''s your status, No. 7?" A voice sounded amid the furious typing sound. "I took down a bot too. You are right. The encryption is too damn strong. I think we need to take down all bots to find out the correct IP address. Let''s do that then.I am curious to see who is on the other side of the computer." No. 7 replied. "Haha, is this hacker really a good one? It''s too damn easy to attack him. I have already taken down 5 servers of his. Keep going, he won''t have many bots left, because the more he has, the more network lag he will get." Someone said in the room. Mr. Ma looked at them, talking to each other and making fun of the attacker and smiled. "Alright, don''t take him too easy. Give it your all. I want to know his true face, and I believe you can give me that." "Yes, sir!" All of them said in unison. After that, they started to type even faster. After 15 minutes passed, someone said. "Is it just me, or it''s getting harder to take down the bots now? It''s like the difficulty level is rising, just as a videogame or something!" "You are right. I thought it was just me, but now that you also feel that way, then it is true. What do you think No. 2?" "Well, I feel as if the opponent is learning as we fight. If it''s true, then we have encountered a monster. Also, I feel as if I have seen this penetration method somewhere¡­." No. 2 replied with a confused expression. After that, he stood up and said, while looking at Mr. Ma. "Boss, I want to go outside to smoke a little. I need time to think." Mr. Ma nodded and replied. "Ok, take your time. Freshen your mind." No. 2 went outside and went towards the smoking area. After reaching there, he took out the cigarette and lit it up. He took a deep puff and then held the smoke in. After 10 seconds, he exhaled and then started to walk to and fro while thinking. "I clearly have seen it before, and it was just recently too, but where?. It was not an active attack, but an investigation. Where have I seen it? Where¡­." After that, he closed his eyes a little and looked towards the roof. Then suddenly, as if he had remembered something, he crushed the cigarette and hurried towards the computer room. "Boss, I remember where I have seen this method!" He said with an excited face. [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] Thank you Zaksak for gifting a ring. Also thanks to TabooExistence, WhiteMooN, and Kaito_Izanaga for ballon. We are near reaching the first goal, I know you guys can do it. Goal of the Week 2700 power stones = 1 extra chapter 3700 power stones = 2 extra chapter total of 3 [ol][li data-annotation-id="3bba51f5-ebc2-ccd3-8a40-be8649a41781"]---Editor --- (Alterious) For those that do not know, a bot-net is a group of computers (slaves) that become controlled (slaved) to an individual (the controller or bot-master) using a virus or malicious software, all without the computer owner''s knowledge. It can be used for DDOS attacks, to mask IP''s, and many other uses, which I wont get into here, proceed to the comment section if you wish to know more.[li data-annotation-id="c43d4696-055f-b2cd-b697-38ee61c7621f"]---Editor --- My group does the same thing, for all big conferences, competitions, or events we participate in! Having everyone in one room is SO much easier[li data-annotation-id="e8774010-1d05-93bb-12fd-c4d771c66e7e"]---Editor -- (Alterious) A bot is a single slave computer[/ol] Chapter 91: Blow Them All! Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals Mr. Ma looked at him and asked in an eager tone while trying to hide his excitement. "Oh, where have you seen it." No 2 scratched his head in embarrassment and replied. "Boss, remember the case a few months ago, where a lot of video surveillance data was stolen from a police database. Since those guys were unable to find anything, we had to go and do their work. While checking their system, we found pretty high tech penetration traces. I did not notice it before, but after this guy started to fight back, I suddenly got a familiar feeling." Mr. Ma nodded, though he was a little disappointed to hear this, he calmed himself down and asked. "So, in your words, this guy is the same person who hacked the police database." No. 2 nodded and replied with a confident tone. "I was not sure before, but now I clearly remember, and I am 80% sure that this is the same guy." Mr. Ma nodded. After thinking for a while, he said while smiling. "I am getting more and more interested in this guy. I really want to get him. If we can get this guy and force him to... I mean, to get him to work for us, then our attack power will improve significantly." After saying that, they looked toward the Alpha team and then said. "You guys, get this guy, and I will make sure that all of you get a double salary bonus and a week of paid vacation." Everyone in the Alpha team smiled when they heard this. They were not happy because of the double salary bonus but because they would get a vacation. Since they were not regular employees but criminals recruited to work for the national agency, they did not get the benefits that a regular employee would get, so this vacation was really great for them. All of them smiled and replied in unison. "Yes, boss. We will get him for sure." After that, they all started to type on their keyboards more furiously. . . . "Big Brother, they have started to attack with more power. I have only 49 bots left. Do I attack them now?" Fu Yan shook his head and said. "No, keep holding. Gather as much data as you can. This is a rare opportunity for you to improve your database." "Ok, Big Brother. I will do so." Fu Yan looked at the data streams on the screen and smiled. Since he also knew about hacking, he knew that he was dealing with pros, the best ones on that. That''s why he told Qing to keep holding and gather data because there was only so much that he could teach her. So he decided to use this opportunity. Another hour passed, and when he looked, only 27 bots were remaining, so he decided to end it. "Ok, Qing, start hacking their computers. Invade them and when the bot count hits 22, burn their computers." Qing did not reply for a while, and then her robotic voice sounded in the room. "Ok, Big Brother. I have already hacked half of their computers. There are a total of 14 computers, two servers for computing power, and 1 backup server. Do I blow them all?" Fu Yan smiled when he heard this and replied while trying to suppress his excitement. "Ok Qing, After you are done controlling all their computers, blow them all." . . . In the national agency, Mr. Ma looked at the screen and then towards his team, who were all covered in sweat despite the AC running on full. "How the hell does this guy have so many bots? We have been trying and trying, but all we are getting are bots. I don''t understand how this guy can compete with us all, with this much network lag." No 11 said while wiping sweat from his forehead. "I am as confused as you are. This guy really is a legend. We have all been attacking him for 2 hours now, but there is no end to this. We got tired while working together, so what about him?" No 5 said while weakly typing on the keyboard. He was tired, and his fingers had started to go numb from all the typing. No 2 looked at them and said in a weak tone. "No, I feel that we are getting close. We just need to push a little more, and then we can all rest. I know we can all do this. Together that is." He tried to encourage them all. They all started to type on their keyboards again, but the atmosphere was still not the same as before. It was a little depressing compared to before. Mr. Ma looked at all this and did not say anything. He knew that they were all tired, but this was an official duty, and he too had sacrificed himself before being a chief. There was silence in the room except for the noise of typing. Suddenly this silence was broken by No 8''s voice. "Shit, that guy hacked my computer. I am done. He is on my computer." Mr. Ma hurried towards his computer and looked at it. After seeing that No 8 could do nothing, he said. "Ok, shut down your PC, and turn on the other one. Go..." But before he could finish his sentence, another voice sounded in the room. "Holy S**t, He got into my computer too. Is this guy even human? He suddenly started to attack while defending from all of us." Then like a chain reaction, everyone started to report that their PC was hacked. When the last member reported that his PC was also hacked, Mr. Ma suddenly roared. "Cut power to all of the PCs. Shut down them. Unplug the internet cable. Hurry up." But he was too late as a burning smell started to engulf the room. Suddenly there was a loud bang, and No 8''s computer exploded. One by one all computers started to blow up. The capacitors in the system and the power supply were being overcharged, and they exploded. After that high voltage started to fry all circuits on the motherboards, some even caught fire because of the excessive energy. When the first computer exploded, everyone got away from them and stepped out of the room, which had started to fill with smoke. All this happened in just two minutes, which showed Qing''s efficiency at destroying things. Mr. Ma looked at all this with great shock. Suddenly his body jolted, and he said with a trembling voice. "Shut down the server room. Cut down its supply. Cut it down. He is going to destroy it." When he said this, others seemed to awaken from a dream. They hurried towards the switchboard, but they were too late. Small explosions had started to sound in the server room. Then suddenly, the whole area was plunged into darkness. Even the backup supply was cut off, which was the right decision. After unplugging the external net modem, Mr. Ma ordered them to turn on the power, and then all of them started to assess the damage. When they opened the server room door, thick smoke came out, which was filled with the smell of burning plastic. They immediately backed down and let it ventilate for a while. After waiting for 15 minutes, they went inside only to see that most of the racks had smoke coming out of them, and only a few were safe. They survived because the power was cut off, or else this room would have been all burned. Though the fire extinguisher system worked, the foam did not do much as the power surge continued to burn the circuits. Mr. Ma looked at the destruction and then weakly fell on the chair. He knew he was doomed. This was going to be the most challenging case of his career, and he knew that there was a chance that he might even lose his job. He sighed and cursed the time when he decided to investigate this matter. At least the aftermath would not have been this severe. But what''s done is done. He leaned back on his chair and closed his eyes.While he was thinking about what to do, his secretary came in and said. "Sir, we have checked everything, and most of the equipment has been burned, but the good news is that all hard drives are safe and no damage has been done to them. Also, one computer in the room where we were is safe. When we turned the power back on, it started by itself, and a message popped up on it. I think... you should see it yourself." His secretary paused a little while saying the last sentence. Mr. Ma stood up weakly from his chair and walked towards the room. When he reached there, he saw that everyone from the Alpha team was there and they had surrounded the computer. When they saw him coming, they stepped aside. Mr. Ma looked towards the computer where something was flashing. [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] Goal of the Week 2700 power stones = 1 extra chapter 3700 power stones = 2 extra chapter total of 3 Chapter 92: A Chance for Ye Wen! Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals Mr. Ma looked at the screen and upon reading what was written there, he roared and smashed the screen. But doing so did not reduce his anger, he picked up the screen again and smashed it on the ground and stepped on it. No one tried to stop as they were also feeling anger mixed with embarrassment. After a while, when his anger lessened, Mr. Ma took a deep breath and then looked around. "No one is allowed to disclose what they saw. If even one word went outside of this room, I will personally make sure that the person who disobeyed suffers in hell." He said with a cold voice while eyeing everyone. "DO you understand what I just said?!" Mr. Ma asked for confirmation. "Yes, sir, we understand." everyone said in unison. "Good! Now start cleaning this mess up. I am going to report to the top about what happened here. I will also ask them to give us more resources because we are unable to catch this bastard with the current ones, well, if there remains any." Mr. Ma said while preparing to go out. . . . The mastermind behind all the mess in the national agency was currently resting on his chair while taking a look at what Qing was doing in between. When Qing controlled the other party''s computers, he asked her to see who the party was and to his surprise, they were people from a national agency. For a moment he was worried, as he was fighting a national level power but after a while, he relaxed since he knew that no one could find him and that in cyberspace, Qing was on top and no one could beat her. Also from the data, he also got to know about the person called Mr. Ma who was the chief of the agency. Fu Yan left Mr. Ma a message which he knew would make any sane person mad. He left the message using the name "Mr. Catch Me." He wanted to use the name "Seekers Of Knowledge" But he refrained from doing so. Fu Yan knew that he should not overestimate his capabilities as he was fighting someone with national power behind him and they will be able to find him if he left a single clue for them. So he made sure nothing could lead back to him. "Okay, let''s get back to the main thing now." Fu Yan stretched his muscles and said. "Qing, tell me the statistics on how many people have visited the sites with the article and what is the public view on all this." "Big Brother, a total of 17 million people have watched the article and the numbers are increasing as people are sharing this news with their friends and relatives. From the data that I have gathered after screening different forums and chatting sites, the public is extremely angry at this and they are demanding that the main culprit, Ye Wen, be given the death penalty and his accomplices to be jailed or hanged. There were some people who tried to defend them but were all blocked by me. Also, there was a notice from the Federal Government that they are looking into this matter and justice will be provided for the victims." Fu Yan nodded when he heard this and then asked. "What about the Wen family, what are they doing?" "Big Brother, I have been monitoring Li Wen constantly and he has been calling some people in the judicial system. Li Wen has managed to reach a deal with them and they have decided to get a medical certificate, declaring that Ye Wen is mentally unstable and thus, based on that, he will be given 3 years of jail time but, instead of placing him in jail, Ye Wen will be transferred to a mental hospital where he will be placed under observation. The Hospital they have decided to place Ye Wen in, belongs to a friend of Li Wen and one entire floor will be given to Ye Wen to live. Also, they have decided that after this matter cools down a bit, Ye Wen will be sent to a distant country for 5 years. As for his friends, they all will be given 5 to 9 years of jail time and one of Ye Wen''s lackeys will take full responsibility, saying that he instigated Ye Wen to do this." Fu Yan listened to all this with great interest and smiled. He knew that this plan was really foolproof and with this, the Wen family would be able to clear their name while calming the public anger too. Well, this was true if it was just a normal case but, they did not know that their opponent was Fu Yan, who knows every move they make. Since Fu Yan has decided to take his revenge, how could he allow them to get away this easily? Fu Yan knew that everything was going smoothly for the Wen Family because they had the power, and to get his revenge completely, he had decided to destroy the family too. The power they were proud of will be taken from them and then he will see how they can handle the situation. "Should I send them now... or wait?" He was thinking if he should let them suffer slowly while giving them hope or just end all this. After a little bit of debating with himself, he decided to give them hope. "Okay, let Ye Wen face the trial which will give him hope, but he won''t make it to the hospital." Fu Yan decided. "Alright Qing, stop maintaining the articles. Let them remove the articles if they want. We have achieved our initial goal. Let''s give them some confidence now." . . . More than 40 hours had passed. Li Wen was sitting in the lounge with his family members and Ye Wen was also present there.Compared to before, he looked a lot weaker as if someone had sucked his soul away from him. His color was pale and while everyone was talking, he was sitting with his face down. His mother was also sitting with him, sadness could be seen on her face but she was trying to cheer Ye Wen up. Li Wen looked at them and asked in a cold tone. "So now you feel shame but I know it''s not shame, but fear. I have told you many times in the past to control yourself but no, you won''t listen to any of us. Take a lesson from this event and behave yourself in the future, well that is if you don''t get the death penalty..." Li Wen had not told this mother, son duo about his talk with the judiciary. Ye Wen started to cry when he heard this. Ms. Li also started to shed tears and looked at Li Wen with red eyes. "You are speaking as if he is not your son. Why are you so cruel to him? I am telling you if anything happened to my son, I would commit suicide and burn you all with me." Li Wen sighed and said. "Okay, stop with this drama. I have talked with the judiciary and have come up with a plan to save him. But he still has to go to jail for 3 days before the date is set for the trial. He will only get a sentence of 3 to 5 years and¡­" Before he could finish Ms. Li suddenly interrupted him. "No, I won''t let my son go to jail. I won''t let¡­" "You brainless women, listen to me first, and then talk! Let me finish first. I really regret the day I married you." Li Wen roared when his wife interrupted him and started to cry. After that, he calmed himself down and continued. Then he explained the plan that he had come up with. He told them a rough version of it and then leaned back on the chair. "I really hope that you can learn from this incident. If you still can''t improve yourself after this setback, then you should really die. After going to a foreign country, you will study accounting and when this matter settles down, I will get you back here." Ye Wen looked towards his father with red eyes and replied. "Dad, I will change myself. I promise that I will study hard and come back after becoming a successful man. I won''t ever shame you or the family again." Li Wen nodded and then said while smiling. "Alright, stop with that gloomy face. Come here give me a hug." No matter what Ye Wen was still his son. Though he said those harsh words, all that was to let Ye Wen understand the gravity of the situation. He knew that he was more worried than his wife and he was not able to get a good rest since this matter started. Li Wen hugged Ye Wen and patted him on the shoulder. "Maybe this is a chance for Ye Wen to change which was disguised as a disaster." Li Wen thought but he did not know that this was really a disaster, a huge one at that. This disaster was ready to destroy his family and nothing could stop it now. [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] don''t blame me for yesterday''s cliffhanger. Someone challenged me so the results are in front of you. ???????????????????????? Goal of the Week 2700 power stones = 1 extra chapter 3700 power stones = 2 extra chapter total of 3 Chapter 93: You Can Begin Your New Life Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals As Li Wen had told his family, Ye Wen was taken away by the police within 2 hours. After only a single hour, his arrest was announced on national television. Everyone on social media was talking about it, and they were eagerly waiting for the trial to happen, and to see what punishment Ye Wen would get. Due to public pressure, Ye Wen''s trial date was shifted 2 days ahead, just 1 day after his arrest, and the trial was held publicly. To give a fool-proof performance, the trial was held like any normal trial but it was all scripted. Ye Wen''s friends were all convicted to be jailed for 6 years, and they also had to pay ?200 thousand Country C dollars in fines and reparations, which would be given to Chen Lan''s parents as compensation. As for Ye Wen, his medical certificate was presented to the court, which was approved by the top public hospital and had signatures from the 3 top doctors of the hospital. The court ordered Ye Wen to be placed in the mental hospital for 3 years and added that his mental condition will be checked again before being released, and if there was a chance that his mental condition had not improved, then that time would be extended. As for the scapegoat friend of his, he was given life imprisonment. He admitted in public that he instigated Ye Wen to do all that with Chen Lan. He admitted that he knew about Ye Wen''s mental condition, so that''s why he did that. He wanted to get revenge on Chen Lan because she had insulted him in the class. Though some people were skeptical about this trial, they were only a minority. The Wen family used all its resources to change the public view, and they were successful in doing so. Fu Yan was also seeing all this on a news channel and smiled when he saw all the drama going on. "Well, they rehearsed quite a lot for this, so I will give them credit for that but, unfortunately, Ye Wen will die and a painful death on top of that." Fu Yan gave a creepy laugh while thinking this. Then he looked towards the screen and said. "Qing, how is the preparation going on for the second stage? Is everything ready?" "Yes, Big Brother! Everything is proceeding normally, and we will be ready in just 3 hours." Fu Yan nodded when he heard this and smiled. He had something special planned for the Wen family. He will let them experience the feeling of powerlessness. . . . In the backroom of court, Li Wen hugged Ye Wen and said, "Ok, I have talked with the director of the hospital, and he will take care of you. Stay there quietly for a while, and when this thing fades away from public attention, I will send you to the US to study." Ye Wen nodded and replied. "I understand, Dad. I will follow all instructions and won''t create any trouble. I promise that you won''t get any complaints about me ever again." Li Wen nodded and said while patting Ye Wen''s shoulder. "Well, I know! I know, my son has grown up." Then he was placed in the hospital''s car and they went towards the hospital. The car was simple for normal use. Not too eye-catching or anything. Two police cars were in front of it for escort. No matter what they had planned, they had to put on a show for the public, or else this matter won''t die down. The caravan was going smoothly to its destination. The strange thing was that it was going too smoothly as they got green lights all the way, and it was as if it was all planned. While going through an intersection after getting the green, the police cars in front failed to notice the truck coming towards them at high speed from the side. After seeing the cars ahead of it, instead of slowing down, its speed increased. . . . Lou Shi was a criminal, though he was never charged because of his contacts with some public officials. He was accused three times of rape, but all three times, the families of the victims withdrew the case and he was set free. He was a local gangster and was known to be his boss''s right-hand man. Though others called him a right-hand man of the boss, he himself knew that he was nothing more than a dog for the boss. He had to be present every time his boss needed him or else he would have his arms and legs broken. He was getting sick of this life and wanted to get out, but he had no skills whatsoever. No matter what he wanted to do, he needed money for it that he did not have. Then 2 days ago, he got a call from a stranger, telling him that if he did as instructed, he would be given ?2 million. All he had to do was buy a truck on his name from the money that will be transferred to his account. He thought it was a prank call at first but then after an hour, he received a message that there were ?1 million in his account. Lou Shi jumped with excitement when he read this message and even went to the bank to confirm this. When he was done verifying, he received the call again. He picked up the call, and a mechanical voice greeted him. "Mr. Shi, since you are done verifying the money, then proceed to do what you were told. Go buy an automated truck with this money. Remember the truck should be in the best condition, don''t try to save money as we know every move you make. Also after the job is done, this truck will also belong to you, so again, don''t save money. It''s best if you get the truck today, as you will be given a reward of ?200 thousand upon completion." Lou Shi won''t say that he did not have the idea about taking this money and running away, but after hearing the other party''s conditions, he decided to do as they say as he will earn more that way. After going around for a while, he managed to get a truck that fitted the description. It was fully automated and had a new AI assist feature too. It means that this truck was capable of self-driving too. This truck cost him over ?900 thousand dollars. The thing that scared him was that the moment he finalized the deal with the other party and paid the money, he got the call from the stranger. "Well done, Mr. Shi. You have done very well. Now buy a power bank and make sure that your phone''s battery doesn''t ever fall below 50%. We will contact you again. Now have a good night sleep as you will be doing some work tomorrow. If you want, you can use the remaining money and reward money however you want. Goodbye." Lou Shi immediately went to the electronics market and bought a fully charged 20000mAh power bank. After that, he went to a famous host club and enjoyed himself to the fullest. He spent more than ?70,000 in one night. This was the first time he had spent this much money in one go. Morning came and he received a call from the same person at 11 am. "Alright Mr. Shi, you have your first mission. Get into the truck now and drive around the city while maintaining the speed at 50 km/h. If you complete this mission you will get an additional bonus of ?300 thousand." Lou Shi immediately got into the truck and did as he was told. After completing the mission, he immediately got the message that ?300 thousand were deposited into his account. He gave a smile full of joy. "Why did I not get this kind of gig earlier? It''s quite easy! I would have been living my life in luxury." He thought while checking the balance in his bank account. Again the familiar ringtone sounded and Lou Shi picked the phone immediately. "Mr. Shi, well done on completing this mission. This was just a trial. Now, tomorrow is the big day. Your main mission will start tomorrow and after that, you will get the money and this truck too. Don''t worry, it''s not something illegal. We follow all rules set by the government. So remember to be ready tomorrow at 9 am. That''s when your mission starts. Also, remember to fill the tank before going." Lou Shi nodded and replied. "I understand, I will be ready." The next day came and Lou Shi was waiting for the call while sitting in the truck. At exactly 9 am, he received the call and was told to go to a location and wait for the call again. He reached the location and after waiting for an hour, he got the call at 10:31 am. "Mr. Shi, begin driving, and continue straight on this road, maintain a speed of 60 km/h. That''s all you have to do. After that, you can begin your new life." [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] Thanks to Dekleus for Ring, GamerInspired for Grimori, and kylesheridan07 for the potion. Also, read the author''s thoughts for some information as there is not enough space here. Goal of the Week 2700 power stones = 1 extra chapter 3700 power stones = 2 extra chapter total of 3 [ol][li data-annotation-id="016e2a88-fe61-9aa7-4824-c43d27a5a411"]it can charge a typical phone for 5 times[/ol] Chapter 94: How To deal with Rapists! Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals Lou Shi began to drive as he was told and maintained a speed of 60 km/h. The speed was not always constant as he would get instructions in between to slow or increase his speed. He drove for more than 20 minutes like this and was getting frustrated. While driving, he was thinkingwhat was all this about. Somehow he started to feel as if something was amiss. "Do they want to kill someone with this truck?" He thought while driving. Suddenly he wanted to jump out of the truck but controlled himself and asked the strange voice. "Are you trying to create an accident?" Lou Shi said this while trying to control his trembling voice. "No, Mr. Shi, we are not trying to create an accident¡­" Lou Shi gave a sigh of relief when he heard this. "The other party will cross the red light, and you will just go from the green light signal. So it will be the other party''s fault. So you don''t need to worry." Lou Shi screamed in his heart. He knew that he was done for. "No! I still have a chance." He thought in his heart and stepped on the brakes but to his surprise, the truck did not slow down. "Mr. Shi, we advise that you should not do anything irrational. Follow the plan and you will get a new life." The strange computer voice said through the speakers on his phone. Lou Shi looked at his phone with horror because he had disconnected the call but the other party was still speaking to him. He immediately tried to open the truck door to jump out, but it did not open. He screamed and said, "Let me out! I don''t want your money! Let me out! I said let me out! I don''t want anything from you! You can take your truck back!" But he got no response. He knew that he had become a part of some sort of conspiracy. Tears started to come out of his eyes and he said in a pleading tone. "I beg you, please let me go. Please, I beg you. Let me go." But there was no sound from the phone after a silence of 1 minute and Lou Shi calmed down a little, the voice said. "Mr. Shi, tell me, did you feel anything when you were raping other girls? Did you listen to their pleas? No! Right. Well, don''t worry we are not heartless people, we promised that we will give you a new life and you will get one. So sit calmly and follow our instructions. Though it won''t matter even if you won''t." Lou Shi shivered when he heard this, to him this was the voice of a grim reaper. He started to bang the door and windows, crying. He even tried to turn the wheel but it wouldn''t budge from its position. Suddenly the truck speed started to increase. Lou Shi knew that the end was coming. He became more desperate to get out of the truck but nothing in the truck worked. Then he saw two police cars in front of him crossing the intersection. Behind them was a white car, and suddenly the truck roared and speed increased to 90 km/h. The last thing he heard was the strange voice saying something about, "now you can start your new life in the underworld," when a loud bang occurred and he lost consciousness. . . Ye Wen was sitting comfortably in the car and the attendants beside him were telling about the hospital. Ye Wen had a serious look on his face and like he had told his father, he really planned to change and work seriously after this incident faded away from the public''s eye. He was listening to the attendants while looking outside the window. Then suddenly he saw a truck coming towards them at a great speed. He suddenly screamed and said. "Fast, leave here, there is a truck co¡­." before he could finish, a loud bang sounded. The truck came at a high speed and collided with the car. Instantly there was a loud bang and the car got stuck underneath the truck. It dragged along the track and then collided with a pole. Ye Wen tried to open his eyes and look around, but all he could see was red. His ears were ringing and, for some reason, he could not feel his legs. After a while, when he was able to see a little clearer, he saw that his legs were crushed and he was stuck. He looked at his legs but did not feel anything. He tried to crawl out of the car but he had no strength. Then with his weak voice, he screamed for help but got no response. He looked around and saw that everyone in the car was unconscious. Then he heard someone talking outside. "Call an ambulance. There is a truck accident here and people are stuck in the car. Call the fire department too, we can''t get them out ourselves. Hurry up, there may be someone alive in there." Ye Wen gave a sigh of relief, hearing that help was coming. Then after a while, he felt the smell of smoke. "Fire, there is fire. No, I have to get out now." Ye Wen thought and struggled but it was all useless. Then he heard voices outside. "Get away from the car, the truck has caught fire. It can explode." Well, it was wrong to say that trucks could explode as trucks run on diesel and they can''t burn at a high speed, but it was different about the car as it had gasoline in it which could really explode. Some smoke came inside the car and started to fill it. Ye Wen coughed and struggled. Then slowly he started to lose consciousness. Somehow he understood that this was the end, but who doesn''t want to live, so he struggled till the end, and then after a while, he lost consciousness completely. Due to excessive loss of blood and lack of oxygen, his mind went into shock. Well, that was good for him as he escaped from the pain of being burned alive. Because soon the car also caught fire and then it exploded, burning everyone inside. The fire brigade came in just 8 minutes after receiving the call for help. But when they got there, all they could see was the cloud of black smoke. They knew that no one could have survived, but they still did their duty to stop the fire from spreading and extinguished it. It took them half an hour to do so and, when they were nearly done, several police cars and civilian cars stopped near them. A man in his 50s got out of one car and tried to run towards the burned car, but the firefighters stopped him from doing so. "Ye Wen! Ye Wennnnnnnnnnnn!" He screamed but got no response in return. Yes, this man was Li Wen, he was going home when he suddenly received a call, telling him that the car in which his son was being transported had an accident. He felt as if someone had dropped a bomb on his head. He immediately asked the driver to turn around and go towards the accident site at full speed. The driver seemed to understand Li Wen''s mood and stepped on the throttle. He even ignored the traffic lights. Near the site, some other cars joined them which were all people of Li Wen. They also seemed to have received information about the accident. During the whole ride, Li Wen was praying for the safety of his son. Though he always had a tough attitude towards Ye Wen, he knew that out of all his sons, Ye Wen was the one he was most worried about. When Ye Wen was a child, he would get him anything he wanted. Though he would always blame his wife that she spoiled Ye Wen, he knew that he was the one who spoiled him most. Like never letting him suffer any harm, if someone did even a little thing to him, Li Wen would return 10 fold in Ye Wen''s place. But now, his son was in an accident, so only he knew how much pain he was in. He knew that the unrest in the heart won''t end until he saw his son alive and well. Soon they reached the accident site and the first thing he saw was a car that was burned to charcoal with smoke coming out of it. The only thing in his mind was his son and when he saw the car, he mindlessly got out of the car and ran towards it. [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] Thanks to gturyz for Lolipop. For extra chapters, be sure to vote to reach the goal. Goal of the Week 2700 power stones = 1 extra chapter 3700 power stones = 2 extra chapter total of 3 Chapter 95: No Loose Ends! Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals Li Wen looked at the burning car and suddenly lost his strength. He weekly fell down, and a knocking sound came as he landed on his knees. Tears were coming out from his eyes running along his cheeks. His face was stained with tears as he helplessly looked towards the car. Memories were flashing in his mind, Ye Wen''s childhood, his teenage life was constantly coming and going. Sorrow had engulfed him. Soon his other two sons also reached the accident site and stood on Li Wen''s side as he shed tears. Sorrow could also be seen in their eyes. But it was not as heavy as Li Wen. After a while, Li Wen looked up and tried to stand up, but he still had no strength in his body. He stumbled, but his sons held him from both sides and helped him to stand. He then looked towards the car and then turned his attention towards the truck. Suddenly the sorrow turned into anger, and he roared. "Where is the driver? Did he survive?" A policeman came near him and said in a low voice. "Sir, the driver also died from the accident. The impact was too great, and he died on the spot. We are currently trying to identify him, but it will take some time." Li Wen looked at the policeman with anger and shouted. "Then hurry it up. I want to know who he is. His family, his friend, and if he has a son or daughter." Policeman backed away a little due to the Li Wen''s sudden shouting and anger could be seen in his eyes which quickly faded because he knew that he could not mess with this person in front of him. "Yes, sir, we will find it as soon as we can." Li Wen did not say anything and turned to look towards the firefighters who were trying to cut open the burned car to get the bodies out. He silently looked at it while rage was burning inside his eyes. . . . Since Fu Yan had decided that he won''t let Ye Wen live then to implement his plan, he needed someone who could do this for him. But he could not go around hiring someone as they could be easily traced back to him, so he decided to use a rapist against a rapist. He searched the police database and found the perfect target. Lou Shi fitted the role perfectly as he was also similar to Ye Wen in some aspects. Both of them were a scourge to society and were out free even after ruining other people''s lives. So he decided to use Lou Shi, and thus his plan began. He first let Qing have access to different bank accounts. Of course, they were all hacked. He then made her transfer money from one of his overseas accounts to the local account. He transferred a total of ? 2 million. Then he routed all this money through 50 different bank accounts without the owners of the bank accounts knowing about it. After doing so, he let Qing delete the records of him depositing the money from the overseas account so even if someone investigated, the money trail would break here and couldn''t be led back to him. After all these routings, he was left with ? 1.7 million. Well, that was because he had to pay the transaction fee each time to arouse any suspicion from the banks. Then he contacted Lou Shi through an online number that could not be led back to him as Qing will erase all logs of it. Even if they found the logs somehow, They still won''t be able to trace, as all these actions were done with a routing of 50+ bots. So in a way, everything that he did was foolproof with nothing leading back to him. Then he let Qing give instructions to Lou Shi on what to do, and how he should proceed. Lou Shi was greedy for money, so he became very easy to control. "Alright Qing start the plan." Fu Yan said as he looked at the car leaving the courthouse. Qing followed his instructions, and Lou Shi was also mobilised. Everything was going smoothly then suddenly Lou Shi seemed to have caught up to something. He suddenly started to question and wanted to abort the mission. Fu Yan could not allow this. "Qing take control of the truck and don''t let him do anything suspicious. Proceed according to plan. Also, play the message to him that I told you earlier." He then calmly looked at the screen and then suddenly, Qing''s voice sounded in the room. "Big Brother target is getting near. Should I start the plan." Fu Yan gave a smile and then said, ok start the plan, Kill Ye Wen since he dared to mess with me. Unknown to Fu Yan when he said this, his eyes turned golden for a moment and then returned to normal. This was only for a brief moment. On the screen, suddenly the truck accelerated, and then it collided with the car, a loud bang came, and the screen turned black. The camera on the truck was also destroyed. Fu Yan looked at the screen and sighed. He knew that no one could survive that accident and that Ye Wen was dead. But the revenge was far from over. Because he knew that Ye Wen''s family won''t leave this matter alone and will try their best to find the culprit behind this. Though he had not left behind any clue, still he chooses not to leave any hidden danger behind. "So the Wen family remains now. Well, I should solve them soon because I am too tired of all this revenge thing." Though it was only for 2 to 3 days, he somehow felt tired as if this has been going on for a long time. But that was it. He failed to notice that he did not felt anything after taking the lives of others and felt no remorse for the killing. Even though they were not innocent, but still, taking a life is not easy. But Fu Yan did not give any second thought to it, as if something was blocking all these things from appearing in his mind. Making all these actions of his seemingly normal. Fu Yan stood up and went towards the washroom to freshen up. After a while, he returned to the study room and then sat on the chair. He typed something on the keyboard and then said. "Qing how is the second phase going on. Are we ready?" "Yes, Big Brother. Everything is ready. We can start the second phase anytime." Fu Yan nodded and then said. "Alright start locking the targets. Remember just lock them, don''t do anything yet." Suddenly binary codes started to flash on the screen, and after a while, Qing''s voice sounded in the room. "Targets locked. Ready to take access at any time and transfer the file." Fu Yan smiled and then said. "Show me each target and the file that will be transferred." Suddenly all screens were filled with different information, and then Fu Yan started to check them. He spent 1 hour checking all of them. Though he could let Qing do all this, he did not want to have any sort of error in this process. Qing was not perfect yet, and there was still a room of error in her judgment. She needed to be taught step by step while slowly improving her database. She was just like a human child who started to learn to differentiate between different things as they grow, and all these things would stay in their brain. Qing was similar, as she needed to learn and store stuff in her brain/database and then use it when required. After he was done checking the files, he nodded and said. "Alright! Everything is good. Start transmission now. After you are done, make sure the target sees it, and after they are done seeing it, show them our message. Make sure they understand what we want. If there is any suspicious activity, warn them. But just for once. There will be no second chance. If they still don''t understand their position, then leak the information to the public." No reply came from Qing, and she started to transfer the files to the target''s mobile phones or computers whichever they were using at this moment. Fu Yan saw all this with a smile and then said. "Ok after you are done with the transmission, upload the video and others files on the Wen family to the internet. Follow previous protocols and make sure that there are no clues left about us." "Ok, Big Brother, Qing will do so." [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] The top comment by FantasmicMystery about the chapter title was chosen. You can see the title now. Also Thanks to gturyz for Lolipop. Volume 2 will be ending soon. So give your thoughts about the novel in reviews. Also, read the author''s thoughts for more. Goal of the Week 2700 power stones = 1 extra chapter 3700 power stones = 2 extra chapter total of 3 Chapter 96: Massive Turmoil Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals Mayor Zhang Ryo has been in office for more than three years now, and he was doing pretty well. Recently he was under pressure because there was suspicion that he was embezzling money from public projects. Though there was no evidence, public pressure was still intense, and now on top of that, the incident from the Wen family added more trouble to him. He tried his best to convince Li Wen to let Ye Wen go under trial. But now, because of an accident, Ye Wen died, and the Wen family wanted to know who was behind all this. They suspected that it was done by the same person who spread the article all over the internet and were pressuring him to find them. Sitting in his office, Zhang Ryo picked up the ashtray and slammed it into the wall. He was clearly angry and did not know where to vent it. "How the f**k am I supposed to know who is doing all this? Even the national agency was helpless against that person. What can I do?" He was cursing but was helpless because the Wen family had sponsored his election campaign. He could not just sit and do nothing. Suddenly the door opened, and his secretary came in. She was a typical office lady with a cold air about her. ''Sir, the report from the police is here. As Mr. Li had suspected, there was a shadow of someone behind this." Zhang Ryo took the file and started to skim through it. The more he read, the more his expressions changed. After a while, he placed the file back on the table and sighed. "Is everything that is written here true?" He asked with a puzzled expression. He was stupefied by the information presented in this file. "Yes sir, it has been verified. It''s 99% true. Even state agencies got involved at one point because there was a chance of domestic terrorism, but after a while, they received a phone call and left. Saying that this is not a national security issue, and there was no need for them." Sweat started to appear on his forehead, and he picked up the glass of water and drank it in one go. "I can''t even imagine the power the other party holds because they did everything with professionalism and left no clue at all. Even the workforce required to do all this is not easy to find. Which hidden dragon did Wen''s family mess with? I am guessing that there might be no Wen family in the future from the things that I see in this file." He murmured while looking at the file on the table. After a while, he sighed and looked at his secretary. "Send all this data to Li Wen, let him look at it. I hope that he can understand that this is beyond me right now, and I can''t do anything to help him. He might be able to learn something from this and save what he is left with." His secretary nodded and left the office with the file in her hand. "Routing the money through 50 different accounts and then leaving no clue at all about where the money came from and then that Lou Shi, he was the same as Ye Wen in some ways. Ah, I hope that they won''t drag me into this mess." He again sighed. He leaned back on the chair and closed his eyes. His breath started to become stable, and he was sleeping after a while. Suddenly, A ringing sound came from his computer and woke him up. He opened his bloodshot eyes and looked towards the computer. There was a black envelope type picture on the desktop of his computer, which was continually flashing. "Huh, what is this? I don''t remember having a folder like this on my computer and what is this ringing sound that is coming from the computer. Is this computer hacked?" He picked up the phone and called his secretary. He told her to get the IT guy here because his computer was acting weird. After telling her, he again looked at the computer. "Well, there is nothing important on this computer, so let''s see what all this about." He thought and clicked on the black envelope. The moment he clicked, many files started to open. He looked at the files that were opened and controlled his best not to scream. His whole body was covered with sweat, and he clicked on other files at an extreme speed. With each file that he saw, he felt like a part of his soul left his body. All these files contained evidence about his embezzlements and bribery. Even things about his private life were not hidden. They were also here. Suddenly there was a knock on the door. He looked at the door nervously and then saw that it was the IT guy he had called for. "Sir, Miss Gou said that there was a problem with your computer. I am here to check that." The man said with a polite tone. Zhang Ryo waved his hand and replied. "Well, it''s fixed now. I am a little busy right now. I will call you later." He tried his best to control his voice from not trembling, but nervousness could still be seen. The IT guy gave a bow and said. ''Ok sir, I will be back after you are done with your work. Please let Mrs. Gou inform me again." he left after saying that. Zhang Ryo looked at the closed door for a while in a daze and then turned his attention towards the computer. ''Who! Who is it? Who has all these things on me? Who wants to deal with me?" These questions were popping in his mind. He looked nervously at the screen, and after a while, he started to calm down. He began to reason about all this. "No, if they wanted to deal with me, they didn''t need to send all these files to me. They want something else." He murmured while looking at the screen. Suddenly, all files disappeared from his screen, and a cold synthetic voice sounded in the office. ''You are right, Mr. Ryo. If we wanted to deal with you, we did not need to show these things to you. But what we want is something else, and Mr. Ryo is required to cooperate with us." Zhang Ryo looked at his computer in horror. It was as if someone had dropped a bomb on his head. "They were watching me all this time." This was the only thought inside his head. After a while, he calmed himself down and then nervously asked. "Who are you, and what do you want from me?" His voice was clearly trembling when he said this. "We? Well, you don''t need to know that. What do we want? Well, we only have a problem with the Wen family, and you were a hindrance to our working, so we decided to warn you. Rest assured, the Wen family is the only one who we are concerned with. If you stepped aside and let us do our work, there will be no need for these documents to see the light. Are we clear, Mr. Ryo?" A gulping sound came, and Zhang Ryo nervously replied. "Yes, I understand. I will separate myself from the Wen family and have nothing to do with them in the future." The moment he said that his computer turned off and the screen went black. Seeing this, Zhang Ryo wiped the sweat from his forehead and leaned back on the chair. "What have you got yourself into, Li Wen?. I thought you were a wise man and knew who to mess with and who not." He sighed while thinking this. Then he picked up the phone and called his secretary. "Where is the file about Ye Wen''s case?." He asked in a nervous tone. "Sir, A person from Mr. Li just picked it up." His secretary replied calmly. He placed the phone on the table and thought. "I hope it won''t anger them, or else I am finished." He did not know that he was not the only one who received a warning like this. Many top-level officials ofn the City Z received similar warnings. There was a massive turmoil in the official sector of City Z, and many people were restless. They all knew that if they even lifted a finger to help Wen''s family, the spear would shift its attention towards them. No one in the official sector was loyal to the Wen family, each and every one was tied with the string of benefit. When they knew that this string was going to be fatal to them, they wouldn''t hesitate to cut it and separate themselves. In the Wen family house, the air was filled with sorrow and somewhat anger. Ms. Li had been taken to the hospital, and everyone else was sitting in the lounge. They were discussing what to do about Ye Wen''s case and who might be behind all this when he received a call from the Mayor''s secretary, telling him that there was progress on the case, and he could pick up the file from the office. [[[[[[[[[Ends]]]]]]]]]] Goal of the Week 2700 power stones = 1 extra chapter 3700 power stones = 2 extra chapte Chapter 97: Dragon Slayer! Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals After a while, Li Wen''s man delivered the book to him. He took the file back to the lounge and then started to read through it. Similar to Zhang Ryo, his expressions also started to change as he read the data in the file. The more he read, the more bewildered he became. "When did I even mess with such a powerful opponent? I don''t even remember having a problem with anyone in the past 2 months. Everything was going smoothly, so why?" Li Wen thought as he read the file. Seeing his father''s changing expressions, Lou Wen, the eldest son, asked in a worried tone. "Dad, is everything alright? Why is your face getting paler." Li Wen shook his head and then passed the file to Lou Wen. Lou Wen took the file and then started to read it. His expression became similar to Li Wen''s. He looked at Li Wen with a horrified expression and asked. "But when did we even mess with such an opponent? We did not even have any problem with our customers or even someone else. I got no report about anyone being mistreated, so why?" Li Wen leaned backed on to the sofa weakly and then replied in a low tone. "I also don''t remember angering anyone." Then suddenly, as if he understood something, he sat straight on the sofa and looked at Lou Wen with a frightened expression. "Unless it''s not us who messed with them, but Ye Wen." He said while trying to control his voice. Lou Wen and everyone else looked at Li Wen and seemed to understand what was going on. From what Li Wen said, everything could be explained. As to why they leaked Ye Wen''s video online, They let him have a trial, but when they got to know that he won''t be convicted, they decided to just end his life, and on top of that, they used the same type of person to kill Ye Wen as if they were giving a message. Lou Wen looked at the file and then Li Wen. He did not know what to do now. After a while, he asked in a trembling voice. "Will they mess with our family? Would they? I mean, Ye Wen is dead and that chapter is closed." He asked this question to get some hope, but Li Wen just shook his head. "I don''t know, but from what I understand after dealing with some top families. They won''t back down until the Wen family itself is finished. I mean, by helping Ye Wen, we hindered their revenge, so I won''t be surprised if they shifted their guns towards us." Lou Wen listened to Li Wen, who was talking in a helpless voice. Then he slammed his fist on the table and roared. "That fucking Ye Wen, even after death he is causing trouble for us. If I had known it before, I would have killed him myself." Then he shifted his attention towards Li Wen and said. "Also, it''s your fault too. You could have let him rot in prison, but you wanted to save your precious son. Now see what that has done to us. I am telling you, I won''t let anyone take what''s mine." Anger had consumed Lou Wen, and he did not even hesitate to point his finger towards his own father. To him, wealth and power was everything. Li Wen looked at him, who had shown his true colors and then said with a low roar. "Shut up, don''t forget that he was also your brother. If the same thing had happened to any of you, I would have done the same." After saying this, he sighed and then continued. "Now is not the time to fight. We should focus on how to survive this storm. They might be powerful, but we are a local snake of City Z. It won''t be easy to move us. We will give it all and fight. We will make the other party realize that we are not that easy to deal with, and when the time comes, we can compromise a little. I bet they also won''t like to spend their resources on this unnecessary fight." Lou Wen, whose anger had subsided now, looked at Li Wen and nodded. "All right, let''s do that. We should try to save as much we can. Sorry for before. I just got angry." Li Wen did not look at him and said. "I will contact Zhang to see what we can do, and if he knows anything about the other party and if possible, he can help us negotiate with them." Then he picked up the phone and dialed Zhang Ryo''s number. The bell sounded for a while, and then Zhang Ryo''s voice sounded in the room. "Li, what can I do for you?" Li Wen failed to notice the strangeness in Zhang''s voice and put the phone on speaker so that everyone could hear what they were saying. "Zhang, I just got the file. I know that the situation is dire, and from the data, we understand that this revenge was all directed at Ye Wen, and we won''t follow up on this matter. It''s just that I wanted to know if you have an understanding of the other party. I mean, if possible, we want to negotiate with them and end this matter. You know no party would gain anything if this fight continues." No sound came from the speaker for a while, and then after a while, Zhang spoke. "Li, it''s not that I don''t want to help you, it''s just that I can''t. You messed with someone who can even threaten me. If I move even a finger to help you, my life will be over. I am really sorry, but you are on your own." After saying this, Zhang disconnected the call. Li Wen and others looked at the phone with stunned expressions. Zhang Ryo, the pro-Wen family Mayor, rejected them and apologized for not being able to help them. He did not make any excuses or whatsoever, he just straight forward rejected them. Li Wen wiped the sweat from his face and then said in a trembling voice. "Don''t worry, I will try to contact him again. It seems that he has encountered some problems." Though he tried to appear calm, he knew that the Wen family was over. Someone who could threaten the Mayor of a 2nd tier city could deal with their family easily. Unknown to Li Wen, someone had already started to deal with them as videos of Wen family scandals started to appear on the internet. Like the building built by the construction company under Wen family that collapsed and killed more than 50 people. It was due to faulty material but after bribing the officials, it was declared that the building collapsed due to a sinkhole forming underneath the building. There was also an incident where a bridge collapsed, which was also built by the Wen family. 10 people died, and 40 were injured, but again it was declared that it was because of a minor earthquake that this happened and that the bridge was not complete. There were also some other minor incidents, but these two were on top, and the most terrifying thing was that when 2 private construction experts surveyed the sites and tried to publish a report, they both were killed. All these videos started to circulate on the internet, and no censorship was effective enough to control it as it got spread too fast, and everyone was talking about it. When Li Wen got to know about this, he knew that they were finished. His sons started to pack whatever they had and transferred money to their foreign accounts. They took their kids and wives and fled the country in a hurry. They did not take much, it was only 2% of their wealth that they could take away, or else they might have been caught because just two days later, the central government moved in, and with the help of Mayor Zhang they started to crack down on the Wen family. Their properties were seized, and bank accounts were frozen. As for Li Wen, he was arrested and charged with murder and bribing an official. He was sentenced to life in prison with no payroll. During the whole incident, Li Wen did not say even one word. He just did whatever he was told to do because he knew that if he tried to do anything, it would only get worse. He was still under the impression that he messed with a strong family who held a lot of power. Li Wen''s sons who fled the country were also charged, but since they fled to a country that did not have an extradition agreement with country C, they could do nothing. The man behind all this mess was currently sitting in his room while studying a book that he had borrowed from the library. Fu Yan would occasionally glance at the screens in front of him and then shift his attention towards the book. He had lost interest in the Wen family matter after the central government moved in because he knew that this was the end of the Wen family, and he did not need to do anything now. While he was reading, his phone started to ring. He picked it up and pressed the answer button. "Yes!" Fu Yan said in a cold voice. "Fu Yan, it''s me. Fei Hong. I called to report about the meeting that we had with the VP of Google today." Fu Yan nodded and then said. "You don''t need to tell me that. I already know about it. Don''t worry about them for now. Focus on the current matter. Since they have chosen to fight, then we will fight." Fei Hong did not reply for a while and then said. "Ok, I will do as you say. Fu Yan¡­" She wanted to say something but hesitated. "What is it? Tell me." "No, it''s just that I feel as if you have changed. Your tone and the way you talk is different from before. I know it does not concern me, but I could not help but ask. Is everything ok?" Fei Hong said with a worried tone. Fu Yan smiled and replied. "Everything is ok. Thanks for worrying about me." "Well, if you say so, then I will get back to work." Fei Hong said and then disconnected the call. Fu Yan placed the phone in front of him and then muttered. "I have changed, but I don''t feel any different. Maybe she misunderstood. Anyway, Google did as I had expected that they would. There was no surprise there. A big company wants to kill a smaller one, a dragon fearing a sparrow who is still learning to fly." Fu Yan smiled and then placed the book on the table. He stood up and then looked towards the data on the screen. It was a new plan that he was forming while he was dealing with the Wen family. He did not just waste all his time on them. He placed his hand on the screen and then said with a confident tone. "Well, if you are a Dragon then I will be a Dragon Slayer. It''s the start of the new journey." [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] Goal: 2700 power stones = 1 extra chapter 3700 power stones = 2 extra chapter total of 3 Chapter 98: Simulator! Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals Fu Yan was sitting in his room while reading a book on physics and how nature works with physics. He planned to build a simulator that could simulate almost anything as realistically as possible, but he had no knowledge of this field, so he borrowed a book from the Library to learn it. The book is called "Physics: The Complete Blueprint". In this book, there were formulas for everything that happened in real life. From the way wind flows and how gravity acts on different shapes and masses, from the effects of lights to aerodynamics, how water behaves in different environments, to how different metals would react with each other in different environments. All in all, this book covered all beginners'' topics about physics, and it was much more advanced than that of earth. The most interesting part of this book was that everything and every formula was explained and could be used in a computer program easily. Though he had made a physics engine before for his game, that was only what he copied from the book that he had borrowed from the library. He did not add anything to it, so he was a complete noob when it came to physics. Also, that engine could only be used for less realistic simulation. When it came to real-life simulation, the previous game engine wouldn''t be able to perform well. So that''s why he decided to build a new one and market it as a simulation engine, not one that could be used to play and create games. Also, for some reason, he found all this to be fun. After his brain was enhanced by the Library, he seemed to have the ability of photographic memory. It means that if he saw a thing, he would remember it as clearly as he saw it the first time. So remembering all these formulas was not that difficult, understanding them was a different story.At first, the formulas started to fly over his head, and he could not understand anything, but after concentrating for a while and experimenting a bit, he began to understand them. It''s not like he was trying to get a degree in physics, he just wanted to be able to use different formulas in the program and generate a simulation platform. For the next four days, he followed a simple routine. Wake up at 6 am, go for a morning jog, take a shower after jogging, eat breakfast, and then back to the study room to read the book and implement the formulas in it. Then at noon, eat dinner, do a little exercise, and then back to the study table. At night, eat a light dinner and then go to sleep. Fu Yan did not find anything wrong with this routine because he was doing what he loved most. "When this simulator is done, it''s going to be a fire." Fu Yan thought while writing the program with the help of Qing. Though there were already many simulators available on the market and they were accurate too, the problem with them was, they were too slow. It takes days to get a result from such simulators, and the computational resources required to run the simulators were huge, too. The one that Fu Yan was writing now was more optimized, and used advanced physics formulas which were yet to be discovered on earth, to calculate the same result as conventional engines. "I need a rendering engine for this too, in order to visualize the simulation done with the objects. Should I use the same renderer?" He thought for a while and then shook his head. "No, the current one is not that good. Since I am going for realistic simulation, the renders also need to be perfect. There are already some top-end renderers available in the market and it would be a waste of time to make anything better than that since there won''t be much of a difference. Well, let''s get a good one from the library and copy it." Fu Yan decided after contemplating a bit. He had to admit that though earth''s technology was far behind when compared to those high tech civilizations, these limitations were only for hardware. If given some technology and resources, they could easily compete with others. Fu Yan was especially a fan of those high tech industries in the US. Steve Jobs was his favorite, the man set a new era two times and others followed him. He had a great vision and the things he invented made history. It was easy to copy others but hard to innovate, Fu Yan also understood this. He swiped on his left hand, and his consciousness appeared in the great hall of the Library. He went towards his desk and then selected a beginner''s book about rendering and modeling. "Alright, I will just copy whatever is written here." Fu Yan thought and prepared to go back to earth when he saw Casper walking towards him. After getting near him, He bowed and said: "Hope you are good, Sir." Fu Yan nodded and asked. "I am good, so do you need me for something?" Casper bowed again and said in a humble tone. "Yes, Sir. There are currently 2 books that are overdue, and we have to collect them back. Since you were not in the Library, We did not bother you. When I saw that you returned to the Library, we wanted to ask whether Sir will go by himself to collect the books back or should we go?" Upon listening to this, Fu Yan thought for a while and asked. "So what is the user rating who borrowed the books and how much are they overdue?" "Sir, they both are B level users. Sir I am not trying to be disrespectful, but I do think it would be better to let workers go collect them back since the planets these users reside on are dangerous for you. I mean the current you. After you have become a high-level Librarian and got more access to the Library, you could even easily travel to an S level world, but not now." Fu Yan patiently listened to Casper and then calmly replied. "Since you say so, I will believe you, but remember this, if I later find out that you lied, consequences won''t be light." He said the last part with a cold voice. Casper immediately bowed and replied with an even humbler voice. "Sir, if I ever lie to you, you can burn this body of mine and use it as fuel for the Library." Fu Yan nodded when he heard this and then said while smiling. "I hope that day never comes. Anyway, let two high-level workers go collect the books back, and no concession will be given for the overdue books. Since they are B level users, they know Library rules clearly. Since they dare to be late in returning the books, we will collect the late fee." Casper again bowed and said: "As you wish, my lord. I will immediately inform the two top workers and let them go immediately." Fu Yan nodded and turned to leave. It seems that he did not notice the change in how Casper addressed him.Then suddenly, as if he remembered something, he turned towards Casper and said: "If there is a similar problem in the future, don''t hesitate to call me. Also, if they encounter any problems during the mission, inform me immediately." He then swiped on his hand again and disappeared from the Library. His consciousness returned to his body, and then he sat in front of the computer. He placed the book on the table and then leaned back on the chair. Casper''s words were still in his mind. "I am not high enough level so I might meet danger while I am out collecting books. So being a Librarian does not mean that I am invincible. I need to be careful while traveling to other planets and galaxies. Guess it''s time to purchase some defensive equipment from the Library, or else, where am I going to use those credits?" He thought while his eyes looked towards the ceiling. After a while, he closed his eyes and started to absorb the information that he had gathered today. Then he opened his eyes and sighed. "Well, let''s worry about the future later, now I should focus on the current task. If I do well here, it will help me increase my level in the Library too." He picked up the book and started to read it, after a while, he placed the book back on the table and started to write the code that he had read from the book with Qing helping him for some minor parts. Fu Yan got so engrossed in the work that he even forgot about the time and worked from night to morning. He was still planning on working when his phone started to ring. He looked at the caller ID and saw that it was Fei Hong. He picked it up, and Fei Hong''s anxious voice came from the speakers. "Fu Yan, we have a problem." [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] sorry for the delay but i have encountered some problem, will update on 29/8/2020. Thanks to GamerInspired and Sigarni for gifting Grimoire. Goal: 2700 power stones = 1 extra chapter 3700 power stones = 2 extra chapter total of 3 Chapter 99: I Will See Who Can Stop Me! Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals, garantiertnicht Fu Yan frowned when he heard this and asked while massaging his temple with the other hand: "Calm down and tell me what happened." After a short silence, Fei Hong took a deep breath and replied with a nervous tone: "Ok, I am calm now¡­" She took another deep breath and continued. "So Google has started its attack on our company. First, we got a notice from the local tax bureau, and they suspect that we''re doing tax evasion. They want us to suspend our business till this matter is clear. Second is that many high-level employees in the company have suddenly decided to quit. Each of them is a management-level employee and I fear that they might do something to harm the company while leaving, and I have no way to know if they would do it or not." Fu Yan sighed when he heard this and leaned back on the chair. He did not know why but suddenly he felt like singing. He started to hum the song that he used to like when he was little and would listen to it repeatedly. Fei Hong was surprised when she heard Fu Yan humming on the phone and did not know what to say. She hesitated for a while and then clenched her fist and said with a wavering voice. "Fu Yan! Is everything ok?" When Fei Hong''s voice came from the speakers, Fu Yan shook his head as if he was out of some sort of trance and replied while smiling a little. "Oh! No, nothing. I was just thinking about something. Anyway, let Jiao Mei handle the stuff with the tax bureau, and if they still insist on doing this, let her take this matter to court since we have not done something wrong. If needed, show all relevant documents to the court. No need for confidentiality. As for the other matter regarding many quitting the job, let them do what they want. But make sure to tell them that if they quit now, they will be banned from the company. They won''t be able to work with us ever again and not only that, but they will also be blacklisted from using any of our services ever again." Fu Yan said all this with a calm and confident tone while looking towards the data on the screen. Fei Hong was surprised by Fu Yan''s decision. She had never seen this side of him before. While giving orders to her now, he was like a totally different person. The coldness in his voice and the attitude towards those who quit was something that could belong to those who were confident that they had full control over everything. Fei Hong took a deep breath, she was sweating just after talking with him, the coldness in voice was giving her goosebumps. She tried to control herself but failed and asked in a shaky voice. "What about the problem regarding them doing something underhanded before leaving the company?" Fu Yan chuckled when he heard this, and he replied with a joking tone: "Well they can try, but they won''t succeed and if they dare to try, their life will become hell. My team will be monitoring everything, you don''t need to worry about anything. Just do your normal job." Fu Yan failed to notice that he was not in his usual self, and something was influencing him. His mindset was changing and, for him, anyone who tried to harm him or his property was an enemy. Even now when he was talking with Fei Hong, he did not talk to her as a colleague, but as a boss. Fei Hong shivered when she heard this. She wiped the sweat on her forehead away with her hand. After calming herself, she mustered some courage and asked with a nervous and caring tone: "Fu Yan! Everything is ok, right? Did something happen? Why are you like a totally different person? The way you are talking and responding is as if you are angry. Please tell me if something happened. I will try my best to help." There was silence on both sides and after a while, Fu Yan''s voice sounded in the speaker. "No, nothing happened. Don''t worry. Call me later if you need anything." His voice was low when he said this and it contained a warm feeling this time. After he said this, the call disconnected. Fei Hong looked towards the phone in her hand and gazed at it for a while. Then she placed it on the table in front of her and took a deep breath. After a while, she stood up from the chair and walked outside. She was going towards Jiao Mei''s office and tell her about Fu Yan''s decision. . . . After disconnecting the call with Fei Hong, Fu Yan placed the phone on the table and held his head with both hands. After Fei Hong reminded him that he was different from before, he suddenly came back to his senses, that''s why he hurriedly disconnected the call. "What is happening to me? It was odd from the start, I killed someone but did not feel anything. It was as if that was something natural to do. I did not even bat an eye when I ordered Qing to kill. I killed 5 men and did not feel even a tiny amount of guilt. Though they were scums, life is still life and now I was telling Fei Hong that I will make the life of any person who dares to try harming my company, hell. No! No, this is not me. Is it the side effect of the enhancement drug? I need to know, I need to know what causes this." Fu Yan''s eyes were shaking when he was thinking all this, the muscles of his arms were trembling and sweat had drenched his whole body. Fu Yan suddenly swiped on the tattoo on his left hand and in a second, his consciousness appeared in the great hall of the Library. The moment he was in the Library, he said in a loud voice which contained anger and anxiety: "Casper! Casper, come out here now!" The silence in the Library was broken and everyone turned their attention towards him, but they could only watch and do nothing else. No matter who it was, anyone became rooted in place and no one dared to make any noise. Just five seconds had passed as Casper could be seen hurrying towards him. When he came near, Fu Yan lunged forward and held him from his neck. "What did you do to my body?" Fu Yan asked in a roaring voice with eyes full of anger and veins popping on his forehead. The muscles in his arm were trembling due to the force that Fu Yan was exerting. "My Lord¡­ Please tell me: What did this servant do? I am your loyal servant and if I dared to harm even one hair of yours, you can incinerate me or let me suffer in the dark chamber of the Library for eternity." Casper said in a weak and low voice. His eyes were fixed on Fu Yan and were burning with passion as he spoke. "I asked you to check if there was any defect in using that strengthening agent, and you told me that there was nothing wrong with the drug. But why am I feeling different emotions now, as if my mind was under the influence of something? I killed someone, but I did not feel anything. Tell me what is it? If it isn''t the side effect from the drug, then what is it?" Fu Yan''s voice was still with anger. His eyes were looking straight at Casper as if they were ready to burn him at any moment. "Milord! I checked the drug with the most advanced equipment and ran many simulations after I gave it back to you. I am 100% sure that it''s not the drug that is influencing your mind. If you are still not satisfied, you can let me suffer in the dark chamber or kill me." Casper replied with a weak voice while he looked at Fu Yan with full of confidence. When he heard this, Fu Yan loosened his grip a little, then he looked towards Casper with a questioning gaze and asked: "Then what is influencing my Mind?" Casper hesitated for a moment and then, as if he suddenly got courage, he said with a hurried tone: "If I am right it could be the L¡­" Before he could finish, he suddenly shrieked and fell on the floor twitching. He was howling as if something was killing him, but Fu Yan could not see anyone or anything that could be causing this. He bent towards Casper and tried to hold. After trying for a while, he managed to hold Casper still and looked around. "What is happening to him? Tell me!" He looked towards the group of workers who were standing still and asked with a commanding tone. One of the workers hesitated a little and then said while looking towards the ground, with a shaky voice. "Sir, it''s because he tried to tell you something that is not allowed to be shared. It''s because your level is not high enough and the Library did not allow this information to be known in advance." After saying this, the worker weakly fell down onto the floor because he had no strength left. Fu Yan looked towards the worker and then Casper who was still howling and trembling. "Ok stop it now, I won''t ask it. Stop it." Fu Yan screamed in a loud voice while lifting his head towards the ceiling. Just after he said this, Casper stopped shaking and then became unconscious. Fu Yan lightly lifted him up and walked towards the workers. "Take him to the medical room, take care of him." Fu Yan ordered in a warm tone, while handing Casper to a worker who looked like an octopus. Then he swiped on his left hand and disappeared from the Library. When he was back in his house on earth, he walked out of the study room and then went to the washroom to take a shower. Even while walking, his head was full of questions, as to who was influencing him and why. If it was the Library, then what was the reason for it? Why did the Library stop Casper from revealing the information, and why was he given that cruel punishment? Standing beneath the shower, he was burning his brain cells for the answer. After a while, he slammed his fist on the wall hard. Due to impact, the wall trembled a little and Fu Yan''s fist turned red. "So everything came back to having insufficient authority." He took a deep breath and then looked up with passion burning in his eyes while ignoring the pain. He shook his fist and raised it towards the ceiling, water splashed on his fist and Fu Yan said with an angry voice: "So you want me to level up to know about these things. Alright! I will level up! I will take full control of the Library, and then I will see who can stop me!" END OF VOLUME 2 [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] Thanks to Zaijian and Sigarni for the Ring, Yvie24 for the Grimoire, Sam_Nova for Lolipop. We are back to regular updates now and I won''t miss any day now. Thanks to all those who kept on supporting while I was away. I have not wasted the break and learned something new. Tell me if you guys spot the change. No goals now, it will start from next week. [ol][li data-annotation-id="d2b32473-6ae8-e256-03e7-9c0324be9ef8"]---Editors Note--- Woah, that exists?[/ol] Chapter 100: Corporate Espionage! Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals, garantiertnicht Two days had passed since Fei Hong had called to inform him about the mass resignation. Fu Yan was sitting in the study room and looking at the screen. He was monitoring the data from the company. Though his main focus has been the library, he still cared about his company. Because in the future, when he was going to start experimenting with other technologies, he would need money and equipment. For that, he needed to have power and influence so that he wouldn''t face any difficulties while he tried new projects. Each and every computer in his company was being monitored by Qing and the moment she found an anomaly, she would alert Fu Yan. As Fei Hong had feared, an employee tried to change the accounting data by adding some false information to it. The moment she tried to do so, Qing prompted Fu Yan. "Check her identity and collect the evidence. Use the camera to capture all her movements. Start recording the screen of the computer. Don''t stop her, let her change the data. Back up the previous records and add them as evidence to her file too. When she is finished, lock her out of the computer and ring an alarm sound from it" Fu Yan looked at the screen with cold eyes while he instructed Qing. As he told Fei Hong, he wouldn''t let anyone mess with his company, and whoever tried to harm his property was going to suffer. After giving instructions to Qing, he picked up the phone from the table and dialed Fei Hong''s number. The phone rang for a while before Fei Hong''s crisp and somewhat tired voice sounded in the speaker: "Fu Yan, I was going to call you later. We had visitors from local tech giants who would like to cooperate with our company. They want to work with us regarding our translation and voice recognition software. I wanted to get your opinion on that" Fu Yan calmly listened to Fei Hong and let her finish first. When she was done, he opened his mouth and said in a soft voice, which was neither cold nor warm: "I had told you before: If someone wants to cooperate with us, then we will do so. We may even share some of our technologies with them, but only limited to licensing. They can''t get the source code or buy our software. We will hold those technologies, for now, that is. They might be up for sale in the future. Be sure to tell them that. Also, no matter who it is, domestic or international companies, we cooperate with all. We won''t favor anyone, that''s my bottom line. As for how to cooperate, you can decide for yourself, I won''t interfere with that because you know about it more than me. Also, let Jiao Mei confirm the contracts so that there are no loopholes in our cooperation. If there is any doubt whether the other party is trying to harm us, reject them immediately." Fei Hong listened to Fu Yan and wrote points in her diary. Then she placed the pen on the table and replied in a professional tone: "Ok, I will follow your plan. If they are sincere in cooperating with us then we will facilitate them as much as we can. As for the price, I will call you again to confirm it with you." Fu Yan nodded when he heard this and replied while looking at the screen that was showing the change in the accounting data done by the employee: "All right, you may call me about that. Well, that''s for later. Now, someone in the office is trying to manipulate our accounting data. My team is monitoring them, and we are collecting evidence, too. After a while, the computer of the saboteur will sound an alarm. Call the guards and capture after you see a ''Locked Due To Suspicious Activity'' message on her computer. Then call the police and hand her over to them. I will send you the evidence later. Let Jiao Mei file a lawsuit against her and make sure to go for the highest punishment that can be given. Also, in the future, if someone''s computer issues an alarm and has a message on their computer about the lock reason, then capture him or her immediately. You will get all evidence against them in your email the very next moment." Fei Hong listened to the monotonous voice of Fu Yan with her mouth open and did not know what to say. When Fu Yan told her that he will let those suffer who tried to harm his company, she thought he said that in the spur of the moment, but now listening to him, he was really serious about what he said. After taking some deep breaths, she calmed herself down and replied with a shaky voice. "Ok, I will let the security team know. The moment they hear an alarm, we will get the person responsible for that." "Then that''s it for now. If there is anything else, I will call you." Fu Yan disconnected the call after saying that. Then he turned his focus towards the screen and gave a creepy smile. It looks like the person was about to finish with altering the account information. . . . After Fu Yan disconnected the call, Fei Hong stood in the same spot for a while. She was still trying to absorb the information given to her. After a while, she sighed and pressed a button on her table. Her office door opened and her secretary came in and asked in a nervous tone: "Ma''am, you called?" Fei Hong looked at her and said in a cold voice that was totally different from how she spoke with Fu Yan. "Call the head of the security guards here immediately. I want to see him in one minute." "Ok Ma''am" Her secretary nodded and walked out of the office in a hurry. After just one minute, the door opened and a middle-aged burly man with a hard face came inside. He had a scar on the right side of his face that made him look like he was a cruel guy who might kill you if you tried to mess with him. Fei Hong looked at him and pointed towards the chair. "Come sit here, Mr. Ren. I need to talk to you about something." Ren sat down on the chair with a nervous face. He wondered if he had done something that angered the CEO. Ren Ko was a retired soldier who left the army due to medical reasons. It had been three years since he had left the army. At first, he tried to find a job but was unsuccessful. While serving the army, he fell down from a cliff during a mission. Because of this fall, his face and left leg were injured. After the surgery, he was told that he wouldn''t be able to do heavy lifting because his leg had three fractures and if any kind of force was exerted, it might fracture again. He had only studied till high school and then went to serve in the army... Now, when he tried to find jobs, all he could find was manual labor which he could hardly do because of his leg. He had some savings, so he tried to get by with them while doing some less intensive work. More than a year went by and his savings were dwindling. He knew that if this went on, he wouldn''t have anything left after one or two years. Therefore, he talked with some of his Army buddies and decided to build a security company. He gathered many of his former colleagues and got them to join the company. He did not let them quit their jobs that they were doing, though. Their current jobs were mostly manual labor, he just wanted them to register so that, when needed, they could help him. After registering the company, he tried his best and secured security contracts for two companies. He started to have a stable income, and seven of his buddies were working with him too, but then there were some files missing from one of the companies that had a security contract with him. The company accused him of doing a sloppy job and demanded compensation. He had to pay two-thirds of the contract money. It happened when one whole year had passed and the contract was about to end. He knew that it was not his fault, though, and when he investigated further, he came to know that this company had done the same with two other security companies that were also new to the market. Ren Ko went to court but got no results, he had no solid proof and almost all of his savings were gone. He was lucky that his contract with the other company was still going on and there were no problems there. He managed to get by, but it was hard for him. Though he and his buddies had retired from the army, they were still professionals and were a lot better than those companies who trained their guards themselves. But he had no marketing. Then suddenly, three months ago, a company called "Evos" contacted him and asked to sign a security contract. The amount of money that he would earn from the contract was four times of what he was currently receiving from the other company. But the thing was that they needed 15 guards and 24-hour service with more than twelve guards in the morning and six to eight at night. Another thing was that he was not allowed to sign a contract with any other company while he worked with them. He hesitated upon reading this in the contract. Then he calmed himself down and continued reading. When he read that the Night shift guards would receive an extra bonus and next year, the contract amount would double and the number of the guards would increase in addition to all guards having social security benefits that will start six months after signing the contract, he decided to immediately sign the contract. This was like a meal from the sky that was specially made for him, and it was presented to him at the time when he needed it the most. He had decided that he would continue working with this company until they decided to end the contract. He wouldn''t breach the contract or anything, and he will do his job seriously and faithfully. When he started the job, he thought it would be quite a tough job, but contrary to his expectations, it was quite easy. All they had to do was patrol the office building and check those who go in and out which wasn''t that hard because the number of people visiting was few. Everything was going smoothly, but now today the CEO called him into her office. He was nervous and was wondering if something happened or if they did something that angered the CEO. Fei Hong looked at Ren and wondered why Fu Yan chose this unknown security company when there were many good options in the market, but she did not question his decision and hired this company. After they started working here, Fei Hong observed them and found that they did their duty quite seriously and never slacked. She was also quite satisfied with their work. "Mr. Ren, I called you to talk about something that might happen in the future, so I want your team to be ready when that happens." Ren took a breath and relaxed when he heard this. Then he sat straight and said with a serious face: "Ma''am no matter what it is, we will do our best, even if it''s hard." Fei Hong nodded when he heard this, and then put on a serious face. "Well as you might have heard that, many senior-level employees are resigning from the company, and we know that it''s because they got a better offer from our competitor. Now we feared that they might try to harm our company, so we started to monitor everyone. A special team is monitoring everything, marking those which try anything suspicious. Your job is to make your guards patrol in the office and the moment any PC sounds an alarm, you are to take that person into custody and check the computer. If the computer screen has words ''locked due to malicious activity,'' call the police and contact me." Ren listened to everything seriously and nodded. Then he said with a serious face that was brimming with excitement, "Ma''am, we will do our best and won''t let any person escape. This is our first proper task, so we won''t let you down." Fei Hong smiled and replied while looking at Ren: "Then Mr. Ren, you should start now." Ren stood up from his chair and said goodbye to Fei Hong. He then hurried outside and walked towards the security guards'' office. After reaching there, he called everyone in and briefed them on the task. After one minute had passed, everyone returned to their posts while three guards started to patrol the office building. They acted like usual and showed nothing on their faces. Being professionals, they did not peek towards anyone and just roamed in the building from time to time as they would usually do. Suddenly, in the accounting department, a loud alarm sounded and the girl that was sitting in front of the computer, opened her eyes with a shocked expression. She was trying to comprehend what happened when three security guards walked towards her. "Miss, is there a problem?" The girl looked towards the guards and tried her best to not stutter while replying. "My computer suddenly locked down and started to issue this alarm. I think it''s infected with a virus." The guard calmly listened to her and shifted his attention towards the computer screen. The screen was red and there was a sentence written on it. "Locked Due To Suspicious Activity." He looked towards his companions and gave a nod. One of the guards walked away a little and said something into a transceiver. The other guard shifted his attention towards the girl and said with a deep voice. "Miss, please come with us." When he said this, the girl understood that she had been caught, so she resisted while replying with an angry voice. "Why should I come with you? What kind of company is this? I am resigning now. I won''t work in this kind of company anymore." Then she tried to take her bag and walk away. The three guards stood in her way and stopped her from leaving. She looked at the guards stopping her and roared. "Get out of my way. I am leaving. I won''t work in this company anymore. Let me leave." Then she tried to push her way through. One of the guards held her from the arm and said in a harsh tone. "Miss, we have called the police so kindly stay here until they arrive. We can''t let you leave until then. We have been ordered by the CEO." Other employees in the office also stood up and talked between themselves, wondering what happened. When they heard that the police had been called, the murmuring noise grew even more. Then they saw Fei Hong walking out of her office and coming towards them. She came towards the guards and stopped a step away from the girl who was still struggling to get off the guard''s grip. She looked at the girl with cold eyes and said with a deep and cold voice. "You won''t be leaving now. You can''t resign because we will fire you. Also, we have gathered all evidence against you." Then Fei Hong took a step forwards and looked into the girl''s eyes and said: "Don''t try to act innocent, we knew from the start what you were doing. Now, wait for the police to come. Corporate espionage is a serious crime, and we will make sure you get the maximum sentence." Then she turned around and looked towards the other workers who were looking towards them and talking with each other. Fei Hong cleared her throat a little and then said in a loud voice. "Please resume your work, there is nothing to worry about. Miss Len tried to tamper with the company''s accounting data and was caught. We will let the police handle it from here." Then she turned towards the guards and said with a cold voice that could only be heard by them: "Take her to the guard room and wait for the police to come. Don''t let her get away. Even if you have to use force, do it. We can handle it later." Then she gave a look to the other employees in the accounting department and walked towards her office. The three guards looked at Fei Hong''s departing figure and then started to walk towards the guards'' room. The girl named Len tried to struggle but to no avail. She was dragged towards the guard''s room while being held by her arm. She was cursing and threatening, but the guards did not respond and kept on walking. [[[[[[[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]]]]]]]] Sorry for not posting the past 2 days. There was a storm in my area and I lost power for two days. I got power back 10 hours ago and then immediately started to work. To compensate for the last two days, I wrote one long chapter. It''s 2900 words chapter so it took a while to write. Anyways enjoy and if nothing happened, there will be regular updates tomorrow. Thanks to Jdj222 for gifting Magic Wand. to VoidNexus for gifting Ring and jason_babcock, NOYB for Potion. Goal: 2700 power stones = 1 extra chapter 3700 power stones = 2 extra chapter [ol][li data-annotation-id="2f589a81-4f1f-0849-e72d-0b869a361d1a"]Help! We''re being held in the Library''s dark room against our will! The evil author is forcing us to edit this chapter! Free us![li data-annotation-id="3e0d2c8f-bb05-254d-aea6-72d8d8517c8b"]-----EN----- Don''t worry, we can fix it. It isn''t the new Coronavirus, only a common cold.[/ol] Chapter 101: How much longer do I have to do this? Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals, garantiertnicht Fei Hong handled Len''s case as Fu Yan had instructed her. She called the police and then showed them evidence of Miss Len manipulating the accounting data in a way that would hurt the company. If there were to be an investigation by the government, their company would be suspected of tax fraud. They had already received a notification from the local tax bureau, and the tax bureau could use this as an excuse to hinder their work, causing them a huge loss. The police took a copy of the evidence before taking Len into custody. Len was very haughty when she was caught, but when the police came, she lost her courage and started to beg for mercy: "Miss Fei, please let me go, I won''t do it again. Please don''t send me to jail. Please, I beg you. I don''t want to go to jail. Please!" Her face was filled with tears which had ruined her makeup. She looked like a clown. Fei Hong did not show any emotions and looked at Len with cold eyes. After a while, she sighed and asked with a cold tone: "Well, I did say that I won''t forgive you, and we will try our best to get you the maximum sentence, but I will give you a chance now. Confess who ordered you to do this and what benefits you were offered. If you explained all that to these good police officers, then we will only fire you from the job and not press charges. So what''s your choice?"Fei Hong said while looking into Len''s eyes. When she heard this, Len hesitated and just stood there in silence. She opened her mouth to say something, but after a while, she closed it again. Fei Hong saw this and gave a cold snort. "Well it does not matter even if you won''t tell us, we will know it sooner or later, but you will suffer in jail. I heard that the maximum sentence for Corporate Espionage is ten years. So start planning what you will do in jail for the next decade." Fei Hong said in a cold and authoritative voice and started to walk towards her office. When Len saw this, she hesitated no more. "It was someone from Google. They said if I do this, I can work for them and get double what I was getting here. They also said that I will be given a one-time payment of ?100,000 dollars. I have a letter from them offering me a job. As for the person who told me to do this, I only know that he is someone from Google! Theysaid in the letter that someone would contact me. That''s all I know. Please, I am telling the truth!" Fei Hong smiled when she heard this and turned around. She came near Len and said with a smile on her face which gave a unique charm to her: "I will believe you, Miss Len. Greed is a curse, and I think you understand its meaning better than us. Now the question is, will you be willing to say the same thing in court? If you do, we will let you resign instead of firing you. This will look good on your resume when you apply for a job somewhere else in the future." Len again started to show hesitation upon hearing this. Fei Hong came near her and spoke in a low tone that could only be heard by Len: "Miss Len, decide fast because I assure you that we can turn your life into hell. You will regret it for the rest of your life if you did not take this deal. Even death will look easy for you if you decide to back down now." Fei Hong''s voice carried creepiness that made Len shivered a little. She immediately nodded and replied with a sobbing tone: "I understand, I will record my statement truthfully. I will give the same statement in court. So please remember your promise." Fei Hong patted her on the shoulder a little and responded with a neutral tone: "Miss Len, we are professionals. We fulfill our promises. Anyway, you have to spend some time in jail, at least until the trial. But if you recorded the statement today, we will let you be on bail from tomorrow onward." Then she turned towards the policeman who was standing there watching all this drama unfolding. "Sir, you can take her now. Our lawyer will be in contact with you shortly. Also, if possible, we would like to have a copy of her statement when it''s written." Then she went towards the computer and plugged in a voice recorder. She copied a file from the cloud server and then turned towards the policemen: "Also, this is a copy of the audio of what she just said. If she refuses to give a statement, this can be used as evidence instead." She handed a voice recorder to them with a smile. Len trembled when she heard this, she never expected Fei Hong to be this shrewd. Fei Hong recorded the whole conversation, and if she tries to go back on her words, this will become evidence against her. Fei Hong looked towards her with a smile that looked creepy and then turned to leave. She walked slowly and steadily with a charming smile on her face. Len looked down dejectedly and was escorted to the police car. She was cursing the moment when she became greedy. After coming back to her office, Fei Hong picked up her phone from the table and dialed Fu Yan''s number. Just after the first ring, the call connected and Fu Yan''s calm and authoritative voice came from the speakers. Before Fei Hong could say anything, Fu Yan started to speak: "You handled the situation well. Now let Jaio Mei handle this case personally, and file a lawsuit against Google," he said this after thinking for a while. He was a lot calmer than before and was thinking rationally. It looks like Fu Yan already knew about the whole situation and did not need a briefing from her. Fei Hong felt a little sad but quickly calmed herself before replying while a smile: "Thanks for the praise. I will tell Jiao Mei and as for the girl, though I offered to let her go if she told me the truth, I was hesitating because I did not know what you would think. Now that you have said this then there is no need to follow up. Also, this matter is quickly spreading in the office, and I think many others will refrain from doing similar things." Fu Yan nodded when he heard this and then asked. "So, when will the representatives from the tech giants come again?" "Well, we had an initial talk with them, and I think they will be back in two to three days. Our product is too good for them to refuse, so it won''t be long." Fei Hong replied with a professional tone while tucking back a strand of hair that was coming in front of her eyes. Fu Yan listened seriously and then stated with a low tone: "Well, remember what I told you before. We cooperate with all. If someone offers more benefits, we work with them. We will check the credibility of that company too, of course. Anyway, do your best. I will be busy in the coming days, and if I don''t respond, then contact the number that I gave you before. My assistant will guide you and, if it''s urgent, you will definitely be connected with me." Fei Hong listened calmly and then replied with a neutral tone. "All right, I will do so. Take care." When Fu Yan heard that he disconnected the call without saying goodbye. Fei Hong looked at the phone in her hand with mixed emotions and did not know what to say. She was feeling a little sad, curious, and somewhat dejected. After a while, she calmed herself and shifted her focus towards the computer, which had many emails from different departments coming. After looking through all of them, she sighed. Most of these were about what happened in the accounting department, and the section chiefs said that lower-level employees were worried. She massaged her temple a little and then issued a notice to all department heads. She ordered them to tell the employees that there was no problem with the company and that Miss Len tried to manipulate company files and got caught. After issuing this statement, she leaned back in the chair and closed her eyes. She felt tired and alone. She looked at the screen that was still full of mail and the files that were placed in front of her. "How much longer do I have to do this?" she mumbled a little with an angry expression while looking at the table in front of her. Then she leaned back on the chair again and rubbed her eyes. [[[Chapter Ends Here]]] Goal; 2700 power stones = 1 extra chapter 3700 power stones = 2 extra chapter total of 3 [ol][li data-annotation-id="40accae4-345b-76d4-a8e3-fd0d11a1dea1"]EN(?): In real life scenarios, it is unlikely that cooperation with law enforcement will actually help you. Quite the opposite, they may find even more crimes. Stay silent, don''t help them to convict you, consult a lawyer. They have more experience with those things than you do.[/ol] Chapter 102: Who Are They? Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals, garantiertnicht After disconnecting the call, Fu Yan placed the phone on the table before looking towards his ceiling. "Am I being too strict with her? She has been working with no break for quite a while." he thought as he recalled the tiredness he noticed in Fei Hong''s voice. "All right, let''s give her a vacation after this matter is handled." Fu Yan decided while standing up from the chair. He decided to take a shower to freshen up a little when Qing suddenly sounded an alarm. The computer screen turned red and Qing''s voice sounded in the room. "Big Brother! We are under attack. Someone is trying to hack into our company server and when I stopped them, they turned to a distributed denial of service attack. The servers are being overloaded due to the number of requests. " Fu Yan rubbed his finger on his forehead and then proceeded to type on the keyboard. "Qing, follow my lead. Since this is the first time you are dealing with this kind of attack, I will teach you. Store everything in your database. Also, after this is done, start searching all kinds of hacking forums and gather data from there. Make a whole new database and whenever there is an attack on the servers, or someone tries to hack, give priority to this database. Reduce the restrictions to level 2. You have my permission." Fu Yan gave orders to Qing while typing on the keyboard and trying to divert the incoming traffic. "Okay, Big Brother. Reducing the restriction to level 2. Please Authorize!" Qing''s monotonous voice came amidst the typing noise. "Okay, you have permission. Reduce the restrictions to level 2." Fu Yan confirmed without diverting his eyes from the screen. Qing did not reply for a while after she got the confirmation. Fu Yan was not worried about her not responding, because he knew that she was adjusting her database and trying to adjust all systems to match the new restrictions. After waiting for 4 minutes, Qing''s voice sounded in the room: "System adjusted to new settings, Big Brother! Should I start gathering the data now?" Fu Yan nodded his head when he heard Qing''s question and replied with a hurried tone. "Yes, start gathering data from different forums now. Give priority to DDoS technology for now, and remember to compare all sorts of data before optimizing it and storing it on the server. Also, start working with me now and practice on these attackers." When Fu Yan said this, server fans in the adjacent room started to spin wildly and the server load increased to 90%. At first Fu Yan was furiously typing on the keyboard, and he alone was handling the whole situation and, while being attacked, he wrote a simple firewall that was able to filter the most malicious requests and accepts connections from known or verified users but after a while, the opponent was able to crack this and new traffic started to flood the company servers again. Due to the excessive amount of data coming into the servers, they were under maximum load and, if he did not shut them down, he might lose most of his servers due to their chips burning up. Sweat started to appear on his forehead and his mind was performing calculations faster than the computer. He was writing new code, but the opponent was not ready to give him time to relax. They had suddenly doubled their attack power, and Fu Yan could only hold for another two to three minutes at this rate. Just when he was thinking he was about to lose, Qing''s voice sounded in the room. "Big Brother! My database on DDoS is 60% complete and I have mastered most of the defense methods. The remaining 40% is about using DDoS attacks." Fu Yan gave a smile full of relief and replied while looking at the screen: "All right, you take over defense, but integrate the code that I wrote. This will help you while dealing with them." Qing did not give a reply and took over the control. The moment she took the wheel, the situation started to stabilize. The way she filtered the incoming requests was much more advanced and only an AI of her caliber could do the same. Fu Yan saw all this with a smile and nodded while looking at the screen. "Qing is getting better and better with her hacking capabilities, but what she lacks the most is knowledge. She needs to improve her database because when it comes to attacking methods she has never seen before, she can''t do anything." Fu Yan thought while looking at the screen where numerous lines of data were appearing and disappearing in seconds. After thinking for a while, Fu Yan thought of a feasible plan and decided to implement it after he finished dealing with the current situation. After thinking, he shifted his attention towards the computer screen and then sat down on the chair. He tried to focus on what was being displayed but after wasting more than a minute and getting no results, he gave up. "Qing! Don''t just defend, locate the person behind all this too. Give me all the details you can get." He said while leaning back on the chair. He was not worried that they would be able to bypass Qing''s defensive wall. "Okay, Big Brother. Qing will do so." Qing gave a short reply before getting back to work. After another hour passed, Qing controlled the whole situation and filtered almost all fake requests coming to the servers. "Big Brother! I have gathered all the data on the attacker and stored it in my database," Qing''s voice sounded in the room, disrupting Fu Yan''s nap. Fu Yan opened his drowsy eyes and then asked while placing a hand on his mouth to stop the yawn. "What did you say? Repeat it please?" "Big Brother! I have gathered all the data on the attacker and stored it in my database," Qing repeated the exact same words that she said before. Fu Yan gave a nod and then ordered her to show the data. Qing followed and datasheets started to appear on the screen. Fu Yan glanced at them and then, after a while sighed while mumbling: "My guess was correct. Google. They should have waited for a while before doing this. If they do this now, even an ignorant person would be able to guess who attacked us tonight. Are they blinded by hatred? Anyway, I have a piece of evidence against them and will use it when the time comes." Fu thought and then ordered Qing to store all this data in a new category named "Google Evidence". Back in Google''s local headquarters, Chen Fan had a grim look on his face while he looked at the screen in front of him. "Is this what you call a result? When I gave you this task, you were so confident; what happened to that confidence now? Did all of it just vanish into thin air?" Chen Fan roared while looking at the person in front of him, who was just standing there while lowering his head. After a while, when his anger lessened and Chen Fan calmed down, he sighed and asked in a calm tone: "So, what happened? You said before that it was a piece of cake, and now you are telling me that you failed? And it would be very hard to do this again in future? Explain this, and make sure to not leave anything out." The man in front of him gave a sigh of relief and then opened his mouth. "Sir, when we started, we had an obvious advantage, and they were barely able to stop us. My whole team is professional,we didn''t even have to attack with our full might. We attacked with 6Tb/s of power, and they were only able to block 30% of our attacks. But then, after 14 minutes when we thought we had won, things changed. They started to defend like crazy and, no matter what packets we sent, all were rejected or blocked. At first, we thought they were blocking everything but, when a colleague sent a command through their game, it went through. So that means they were able to come up with a way to stop our attack within 15 minutes, and after that, no matter what method we used, we were still blocked." He paused here a little and then continued: "It''s as if they were learning at first and when they understood our methods, they stopped playing around." Chen Fan sighed when he heard this and gestured to the man that he could go. After that, he stood up and started to pace around in the office. He was clear about the strength of this team and knew that even many tech giants with a huge amount of resources would find it hard to block their attack, but this new-born company was able to do just that. "Just who are they?" The man in question was preparing for his next journey, not even thinking about what happened a while ago. To him it was nothing but a child''s play. [[[Chapter Ends Here]]] Sorry, A little late but had no power. Goal; 2700 power stones = 1 extra chapter 3700 power stones = 2 extra chapter total of 3 [ol][li data-annotation-id="2055dccf-beb9-5246-a170-97d930fdd2f7"]Editors Note -- (Alterious) Man, twice in one chapter, I think thats a record. Anyhow, for those unfamiliar with a "packet," it is a standard size of about 1,500 bytes, and is what computers use to communicate over the internet. You can use a packet to send a payload (a virus, random data, etc.), internet protocols, and what not. For this purpose, it is being used to send data meant to overload the computers.[li data-annotation-id="ded496c4-9f89-193c-96b6-f91206f46bc8"]Editors Note -- (Alterious) For those not familiar with a Distributed Denial of Service attack (DDOS), essentially many many computers, ping a single network, game, service, or website, and stop their connection from the internet. Imagine... Walking through a door, thats your internet, and then a crowd all tries to get in, blocking you, the internet, from getting through the door, boom, a DDOS attack. If you need further clarification, head to the comment section![/ol] Chapter 103: Planet: Anuvis Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals, garantiertnicht Fu Yan looked at the calendar in front of him and stood up. "All right it''s almost time for the next mission from the Library, and it does not matter if I finish it in advance." He thought while looking at the time on his watch. After that, he went towards the washroom and then took a shower. After freshening up a bit, he came back to the study room and then sat on the chair. "Qing, I will be away for a while. Keep a strict eye on the servers and on the company too. Like I taught you, the moment there is any suspicious activity by someone, lock their computer and display the reason on the computer''s screen. Send a copy of their activity to Fei Hong''s mail and give her an alert too. Also, be sure to log all these actions separately from other things." He said while stretching himself. "Okay, Big Brother! Qing will do so." Qing''s monotonous voice sounded in the room. Fu Yan stood up after hearing that and prepared to tap on the left hand to go to the Library when he suddenly remembered something and stopped himself. He then turned towards the screen and said with a deep voice. "Qing, whenever you have more than 60% computing power on idle, use 50% of it to attack the server and defend it by yourself. Try all the different methods that are on the forums, and try to come up with the most optimized and effective methods for defending and attacking. But, other tasks have a higher priority than this. This can be done when you have 60% computing power on idle, and the moment the remaining idle power drops below 10% while performing this task, you are to stop it. Is that clear?" Qing did not reply for a while and then her voice sounded in the room. "Yes, Big Brother. Qing Understands but do I need to log that, too?" Fu Yan gave a nod upon hearing this and replied with a smile. "Okay, log it too. Well, then I am off now." He tapped on the Library''s tattoo and vanished from the room. He then appeared in the Great Hall of the Library. He looked around and saw workers busy with their assortment of tasks. Some were sorting books, some were walking around while carrying books and some were just standing and gazing at the books. He wasn''t sure what the last ones were doing, though... He just left them to do what they were doing and walked towards his desk. After reaching his favorite space in the Library, he sat on the chair and tapped on a white spot on the table. A transparent screen popped up in front of him. He then tapped on an icon and then the data about late books started to display in front of him. He browsed through it and noticed that more than 4 books were overdue and were needed to be collected back. He then looked at the level and all of them were B+ or higher except for one that was marked as C. "All right, let''s pick this one since it would be dangerous for me to go to higher level planets with my current level." Fu Yan thought with a hand on his chin with his eyes focused on the screen. After thinking for a while, he decided and clicked on the C level book info, and all data about the book, borrower, and planet appeared in front of him. Fu Yan looked at the screen with focused eyes and started to read through the data presented to him. Book Title: "Post-war Atmospheric Cleansing Through Biomechanical Alterations of Native Biomatter and Mechanical Hybridization." Author: Yhofha Gradjua Francklions, Grand Researcher at the Academy of Science, Druidia Planet of Origin: Druidia When he read this, he was surprised for a while, because the data about the book was very detailed this time. "Is it because I leveled up previously? So can I get data about every book in the Library?" Fu Yan thought and then picked up a book that was placed on the table in front of him. But after trying several times, all he got was the book''s name and author. No other information was given to him. He sighed and then placed the book back where he picked it up from. He then shifted his attention to the screen and saw that he could still see all the details of the book. "So only books that I have to collect will have a detailed description and information. Seems legit." He laughed a little and then started to read again where he had left off. Origin Details: Through attempting to cleanse their atmosphere of toxins left over from a global war, the Grand Researcher Yhofha Francklions discovered a way to blend the natural biology of their planet with the mechanical monstrosities their people had introduced to the biosphere, in doing so finding a way to cleanse the contaminants from the planet. This paper discusses the theories behind Yhofha Francklions''s genetic and mechanical alterations, the process to replicate his findings, how to supplement other pollutants for new ones, with several discussed in detail, practical applications, and lastly discussion concerning its usage on other planets. The philosophy behind his invention was to create a photosynthesis-like process by which the pollutants could be converted into a breathable atmosphere, without further adversely affecting their planet. Book Age:411 years (Current Librarian''s time standard) Fu Yan read through the origin of the book and then gave a smile. He was very surprised and pleased with this book. This idea was very rare and genuine, maybe that was the reason this book was classified as C+. "Well, this researcher was a genius to come up with this idea. I wonder how this book came to the Library. Was it brought by a previous Librarian or someone from Druidia exchanged it for something else?" Fu Yan thought with eyes full of curiosity and passion. He then suddenly thought how lucky he was to get this Library as he would get to read and learn about these wonderful technologies. After a while, he calmed himself down and started to read the information about the borrower. Planet: Anuvis Energy: B+ Civilization:C- (Elves) Library Level:C Borrower: Nuovis Erfie (female) Time: -1 month (Current Librarian''s time standard) He casually skimmed through the information on the borrower and was about to swipe to see the next part of the information when he stopped and looked at the screen with surprised eyes. "Elves! There are elves. I thought they were a fantasy race and only existed in stories but they are real. So would they be similar to the ones that we have read about in stories or different? Man, I really want to meet them now. Ok, let''s see the details about the reason they borrowed this book. In stories, elves love nature and live in the dense forest so I wonder why they would need a Biomechanical book." He then swiped on the screen and information about the planet started to appear on the screen. Planet Anuvis was full of green forest and no matter where you look, you will only find greenery. Elves were the only intelligent creatures on this planet and they were on top of the food chain. Everything was normal until one day a mysterious asteroid fell into this planet''s atmosphere and things changed. Day by day, air quality started to worsen and plants started to die. Unlike in stories, elves on Anuvis were smart and they were much more advanced than earth. They tried their best to find out the cause and only found that this was linked to the asteroid that entered their planet''s atmosphere and burned. It released some kind of gas while burning that is contagious for this planet. After trying for years they failed to get any results and now 90% of the planet was barren with no plant life surviving in those parts. When there was no hope left an elder who was 900 years old and near death came forward and borrowed the book about biomechanical plants from the Library. The time limit for the book loan was 100 years. Time passed and now this book was overdue. After reading the details, Fu Yan sighed and thought while standing up from the chair. "Both planets have almost similar circumstances. One was polluted because of war and the other because of a mysterious asteroid. Anyway, my job is to get the book back and I can see this wonder-race myself too." He thought this and started to walk towards the back room of the Library to change into his uniform. [[[Chapter Ends Here]]] sorry for the delays but I am trying to keep the quality of the work constant so it takes time. I don''t want to just write chapters that even I don''t want to read. Goal; 2700 power stones = 1 extra chapter 3700 power stones = 2 extra chapter total of 3 Chapter 104: Sci-Fi Book Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals, garantiertnicht When Fu Yan was walking towards the back room of the Library, he saw Casper who was noting down something while standing beside a bookshelf. Fu Yan smiled and walked towards him at a slow pace. When he got near, Casper looked up and noticed Fu Yan standing beside him. He immediately gave a bow and said with a humble and polite tone: "My Lord, how are you? I am sorry for the disturbance that I caused you the other day." Fu Yan shook his head when he heard this and replied while smiling. "No, don''t. It was my fault for asking you something that you were not allowed to tell me. I am impressed by your loyalty and I wanted to thank you for your efforts." Casper suddenly gave a bow and responded with a trembling voice: "No, My Lord, please don''t say that. I am but a humble slave to My Lord, I don''t deserve any thanks from you. I fear I will not be able to appreciate your kindness, so please don''t be so lenient on me." He bowed even deeper while saying this. Fu Yan shook his head and said with a deep voice that contained some warmth: "Well, I wanted you to know that you have earned my trust and you will be my right hand in this Library from now on. I won''t let your resolve to tell me about things related to the Library without even thinking about the consequences be wasted. So remember, I will be giving you a lot of work to do in the future. Be prepared." Fu Yan turned and started to walk away while saying this. "Thank you, My Lord, I will try my best to fulfill all your wishes even if it costs me my life." Casper gave an even deeper bow and said while trembling with excitement which made his voice waver a bit. Fu Yan smiled when he heard this and waved his hand a bit while walking. He then walked towards the back room and opened the door. When he entered the room, he saw that the room was different from how it was when he came here before. Unlike the messy room back then which made this look like a locker room, now the room was more elegant and had a white-colored wardrobe. He looked around and examined the room; other than the room being cleaner, looking elegant, and having a wardrobe, everything else was the same. Even the mirror was in the same position as it was before. "So this is a perk that I get after I level up. It''s like signaling to me that I should work hard to level up." Fu Yan smirked while thinking this, then he laughed and said in a loud voice: "No need for these tricks, I will level up and know all the secrets of the Library. It won''t be long." He then walked towards the white wardrobe and opened it. What greeted him were empty shelves with a book-like device laying in the middle. "Really, a big wardrobe that is empty. Are they trolling me?" He wondered while reaching out his hand to pick up the device that was giving off a blue glow. "What is this? Is this my new uniform? How do I use it?" Questions popped up in his mind while he observed the device. It was a miniature version of a sci-fi looking book. Its cover was made of brown leather that Fu Yan had never seen before. It was soft and cool to touch. He tried to open it but nothing happened. He then shifted his attention towards the blue colored cylinder that was on top of the book. It was made of glass and metal, and the glass part was giving off a blue glow. When he focused a little, he saw tiny, blue colored particles escaping from it and on the one side of the cylinder, he saw two tubes that were connecting the upper and lower part of it. On top of the cylinder, there was a tiny red button. When he saw it, Fu Yan got curious and pressed it. The moment he pressed the button, a blue light started to shine in the room and the book suddenly escaped from Fu Yan''s hand and started to hover. Then it flew towards Fu Yan''s chest and attached itself there. Fu Yan was wondering what happened and when he was about to reach his hand towards the book that was sticking itself to his body, suddenly it gave a little vibration and a red color light engulfed him. After a while, when he calmed down a little, he saw that he was wearing a red-colored armor on his body. He was startled a little when he saw it and then walked towards the mirror to see what was on his body. In the reflection, he saw that the upper part of his body was covered with a red-colored armor that protected his arms and upper body. The miniature book was embedded in the center part of the armor, glowing a little. Then he shifted his attention towards his face and saw the tattoo on his face was darker and its position was shifted a little more left, mostly covering his cheek. He tried to focus to check if he could see the information about this suit in his mind. When he tried a little, a transparent screen suddenly popped up in front of him and presented the information about the suit. This was high tech armor that used a special kind of energy. Fu Yan got curious about what this energy was, but when he clicked on the information, nothing happened. "Not enough permission again" The book-like device was its core, and it could deploy energy shields to protect him. It can also be used to attack others with the core as a weapon, which will fire an energy beam capable of piercing a small-sized planet. Though it wasn''t able to destroy a planet, its penetration power was enough to destroy any creature or even an army. Fu Yan was shocked when he read this. "This is a pretty dangerous upgrade." He thought while his eyes were fixed on the text. Then he turned his attention towards a pen that appeared after the suit was deployed. This pen had a unique look with its body being black on top and golden near the head. The golden part of the pen had strange cloudy looking patterns on it and the black part had golden runes shining from time to time. Fu Yan slowly lifted his hand and picked up the pen. The moment he held the pen in his hand, he felt a strange sensation in his body. This feeling only lasted for a moment and then everything returned to normal. Fu Yan was confused about what happened just now. He focused on his body but found nothing strange. "Was it just my imagination?" He wondered after failing to notice any change. After spending another 5 minutes trying to figure out what happened and finding nothing, he turned his attention back to the pen but he failed to notice that the tattoo on his face now had a barely-visible golden hue to it, but not something that would be seen unless someone paid close attention to it. Fu Yan brought the pen near his face when suddenly a transparent screen popped up and presented him with the information regarding the pen. This pen was the control switch for this armor-like suit and could be used to activate many functions of the armor. From deploying the shields to attacking, from flying to teleporting back to the Library etc, it controlled everything. It had all the functions that the previous pen had, like translating other languages, working as a small weapon, and other stuff. The main thing that made it different and advanced from before was that Fu Yan could give commands to it telepathically. "Hmm, this time the upgrade in equipment is good." Fu Yan pondered while looking at the data on the transparent screen but then he shook his head. "Enough of this, let''s get back to work." He thought and started to walk towards the door. After coming out of the backroom, he started to walk towards the teleportation chamber. After entering the chamber, he started to enter the coordinates of Anuvis, the planet from where he needed to get the book back, and then after a while, he was shrouded in white light. Fu Yan suddenly felt weightless and then something pulled him. He looked around and like last time, all he could see was white light. After a while, the white light started to lessen and a planet came into his view. It was red in color and gas clouds could be seen in its atmosphere. Fu Yan held the pen in his hand and then gave the command for the shield. A transparent shield covered him and he started to descend. [[[Chapter Ends Here]]] Please read the author''s thoughts as I have explained the reason for the delay there. [ol][li data-annotation-id="2cd67234-3820-774d-ed43-a9ca38e96b07"]Slave''s Note: The tattoo referenced here appears when he puts up the uniform of the Librarian, along with some other changes to his appearance. Read the last few paragraphs on Chapter 52 for more information[/ol] Chapter 105: Who Are You? Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals, garantiertnicht In a faraway galaxy, on a barren planet devoid of any life, inside a cave that was hidden in a rocky mountain range, a small white light started to blink. After a while, a strange noise started to echo in the cave as if it was some kind of alarm. Suddenly a hand tapped on a strange machine, then silence engulfed the cave again. "So, It has started! The Librarian has finally come out of their shell and is being groomed." A strange, oppressive voice sounded in the cave and then a silhouette came into view. This person was fully covered in a strange kind of clothing that was neither fabric nor metal, but which fluttered in the wind like normal clothes would. They were dark brown in color and seemed to blend well with the surrounding. From the clothes and getup, it was hard to see whether this person was a male or female and what race they belonged to. A strange mask covered the face of this person as he lifted his head to look into the sky. After a while, this person shook his head "No, he is not ready yet. I need to wait a little more to enjoy this. Right now he is too weak to be enjoyed as prey. Let him become stronger as it would increase the fun and the look of despair when he dies will be more thrilling to watch." An orange light started to glow from the eye protection lens on this person''s helmet as he turned to leave. "I swear I won''t let a single Librarian live. They all have to die. I won''t let him succeed. if he thinks that he can live again then I will keep foiling his plans. One day I will kill him along with all the Librarians that it sends out." The sound of footsteps echoed in the cave then the source of the sound started to go further and further away. ¡­ After deploying the shields, Fu Yan started to descend and after a while, he arrived on the planet ''Anuvis.'' Upon completing his descent, Fu Yan looked around and all he saw was black. Everything was either black or grey. Whether it was soil or mountains, they were all colored black, and not a single plant or even a speck of grass could be seen here. "So this is what the information meant by not suitable for any living thing." Fu Yan shook his head as he looked around. He then gave a command for the locator in his mind and then a transparent screen appeared in front of him. A red dot was blinking on it and then an arrow appeared in front of him and started to point towards a direction. "Well, it looks like I have to walk this time." But when this thought appeared in his head, suddenly the blue light on the book blinked, and felt himself lifting off the ground. He was surprised by the sudden movement of his suit but after a while, he calmed down and started to search for how to control it. "I am really wondering why there is no manual explaining all functions of the suit and how I can control it. Is this some kind of test for me?" he wondered as he started to figure out how he could control the suit to fly freely. After getting the hang of it, he looked at the arrow that was floating in front of him and started to follow it, flying towards the direction it was pointing at. After he had flown for a while, he saw a big tree in the distance. From where Fu Yan was right now if he were to fly for half a day (earth time) to reach it. From this, the size of the tree could be imagined. Its peak was piercing clouds and some strange lights could be seen on it. "Wow, that''s a big tree. Is this the so-called mother tree of elves? No, if I remember seeing many similar giant shadows from space so that means there are more than one so this can''t be the mother tree. Anyway, I will get to know all about it when I reach there. Still, was this the product of the technology from the book, or did the elves already have this before they borrowed the book." Fu Yan wondered while continuing to fly towards it. He was admiring the tree while flying when suddenly a red screen popped up in front of him and words started to appear on it. "DANGER! DANGER! C level bio threat detected! Deploying the weapon system." Fu Yan was startled when he heard this warning and hurriedly looked around but saw nothing was black soil or rocks. "Where is the danger? I am not seeing anything. From the data that was gathered about this planet, I did not read anything about it being dangerous other than the environment not being suitable for living." While he was thinking all sorts of things, he suddenly sensed movement in his suit and a strange mask appeared on his face. The suit had started to cover all his body including his face and this mask was made of some sort of glass with a metal frame on its sides. Data started to appear on the glass and a red arrow started to point towards a direction. Fu Yan turned towards it and saw a strange creature crawling out the earth. It was black in color and looked like a dog with pointy ears. But unlike a dog, this walked on two legs and when it looked at Fu Yan, it gave a low creeping roar and lunged towards him. Fu Yan was taken aback when he saw this creature and did not know what to do. DANGER! DANGER! WEAPONS DEPLOYED! TAKING CONTROL OF THE ARMOR! Analyzing the best course of action!... Disintegrate the target. Then the shoulder pad on his suit lifted a little and a small nozzle appeared. Suddenly a blue light beam fired from it and landed on the strange, dark creature. The moment this beam landed on the creature, it paused, and then slowly the point where the beam had landed started to expand. Little by little the hole started to widen and after a while, it consumed the whole creature. Fu Yan walked towards the spot where the creature had disappeared and all he could see was some blue-colored dust scattered on the surface. Other than that, nothing remained. He then shifted his attention towards his shoulder and saw the opening there slowly closing down as the nozzle disappeared in the suit. A glow of excitement appeared in his eyes and Fu Yan again started to fly towards his destination. Fu Yan chose to continue wearing the full body armor because he did not know whether there would be any danger ahead, but fortunately, there was no other notification about danger so the rest of his journey was smooth. The nearer he got to his destination, the more he wondered about the origin of this tree as to whether it was a product of the technology borrowed from the Library or originally from ''Anuvis''. Now that he was near, he could see more details about this tree which was touching the sky. This tree was a mixture of metal and nature. It had a diameter of more than 15 football fields combined and while being near, he could not see the crown of it. Also, he could see that there was a strange energy shield covering the tree and some area around it. The area that was covered with the shield was different from the surroundings and had some greenery to it. Fu Yan slowed down as he came near this shield, and then stopped. He lightly touched it and saw that he could pass through it but when this shield energy touched his body he felt a little uncomfortable but this feeling only lasted for a moment before the book on his armor glowed a little and an energy shield wrapped around him and protected him. "So this energy shield guards against living organisms or more likely creatures similar to the black-colored one I saw before. But I wonder why there was no information about them in the information gathered in the Library." Fu Yan thought as he started to fly again after passing through the shield and heading towards the tree. Just when he was about to reach the tree, the red screen again appeared in front of him. DANGER! DANGER! C+ level energy weapon threat detected! Deploying shields! Then suddenly two light beams hit him but were blocked by the shield. Then two nozzles suddenly appeared on his shoulders and automatically fired towards his front. They landed on two black spots in the distance and then he heard an exclamation coming from that direction. He continued to fly towards them and then 7 people with metal armor came into his view, two of which were turning into blue-colored dust. When he came near them, the other five lifted their strange shaped guns towards him and said in a strange language that was automatically translated by the pen. "Who are you? Why have you come here?" Their voice was full of vigilance and fear as they did not know who was this intruder and what his purpose was for coming here. But one thing they know from this brief encounter is that this man is extremely dangerous. They could tell this from the disintegrating bodies of their companions. [[[Chapter Ends Here]]] Read Authors Thoughts, please. Goal; 2700 power stones = 1 extra chapter 3700 power stones = 2 extra chapter total of 3 [ol][li data-annotation-id="15fdda53-ea60-bb25-75ee-b65c1680542c"]It is situated in the middle of the librarian clothes.Ref: check it out on the cover page or novel arts channel in discord.[/ol] Chapter 106: Mother Tree! Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals, garantiertnicht Fu Yan came to a halt and silently looked at these people covered in metal armor. He stood there motionlessly for a while and looked at them, then he turned his attention towards the blue-colored dust that was drifting on the ground. He knew that this was once a living being but to his surprise, he did not feel anything. Not even a single hint of regret or remorse could be found in his eyes. Though he had killed the black colored beast before, that was just an animal, not an intelligent being. Also, though they were elves, they still looked a lot like humans, so there should have been some reaction. "Well, now it''s confirmed. Something is really changing my mentality. I should not have been like this in the past after killing something, even killing an animal would have been hard for me. I need to make a log about the change in my personality in the future to see what changes compared to the past and how it is affecting me. It would be better to let Qing analyze it and make a report for me," Fu Yan thought, while looking at the blue-colored dust which was once a living being. He then shifted his attention towards the armored men. When he looked at them, he could see vigilance in their stance, and the guns that were pointed at him were ready to fire at any moment. Fu Yan sighed when he saw this. "Well, the first impression is not good. I hope it won''t make them hate me. HATE! Well, I am going to be hated for sure but that''s for later. First, let''s try to talk to them and make them understand the situation." Fu Yan thought and decided on his next course of action. He tapped on the book that was embedded in his suit and the armor covering his body disappeared. Though the armor disappeared, the shields were still surrounding his body and could block any kind of attack if the situation arises. "Hello!" He greeted them but this did not relax the mood. Fu Yan could not help but smile, embarrassed. He did not know what to say now because the other party was still pointing guns at him and he could see their tense expressions under their masks. Finally, after a period of silence, one gunman lowered his gun a little after Fu Yan had taken down his armor and asked in a hard voice that sounded as if an old man in his 90s was speaking. "Who are you and why have you come here?" Fu Yan gave a heartwarming smile and replied with a calm and gentle voice as if he was speaking to a friend. "I am the Librarian of the Galactic Library, and I am here to collect a book that was borrowed from us 100 years ago. Now that the time limit has expired and the book has not been returned, it falls on me to get the book back and collect the late fee." When Fu Yan said this, he could see the shocked expressions of surprise on their faces that were hidden under the armor. The other four standing behind the one talking to Fu Yan, started to whisper to each other. They pointed at Fu Yan and talked in a low voice to each other. The man who was talking to Fu Yan looked back and then raised his hand. All whispers immediately stopped, and then he turned to look at Fu Yan. "I don''t know what you mean by ''lending a book,'' and who borrowed it from you? All I care about right now is that you killed two of my men, and if I don''t get a satisfactory answer, I will make sure that you don''t leave intact. So tell me. Who are you and why have you come here?" Fu Yan''s expressions changed when he heard this. He was trying to show goodwill and talked to them in a friendly manner because he accidentally killed their friends. He was not using his cold Librarian attitude with them, but a warm and welcoming tone, but it looks like it was not of much use. Fu Yan''s voice immediately turned cold and he gave a snort. "It was your men who fired at me first so it was natural for me to fire back. I won''t be giving any more explanation regarding this. Now I will say for the last time. I am here to collect back the book that was borrowed from us. If the book is not returned, then don''t blame me if this planet of yours ceases to exist." The atmosphere turned cold and the leading man trembled for some reason. He did not know why, but he felt that if he continued messing with this man, something bad would happen, and it would be something that he wouldn''t be able to stop. So after thinking for a bit, he took a step back and asked in a neutral voice. "Ok, I understand what you are trying to say." He thought that it was best to understand the whole situation first before acting. "So who was the one that borrowed the book from you? Tell us, we will immediately bring the book back to you. Also, can you tell me what this book was about, so that it will help us find its whereabouts?" Fu Yan smiled and replied with a cold voice while pointing towards their backs. "That is what the book is about." All of them looked back where Fu Yan was pointing but saw nothing other than the giant tree where they lived. "What is it? There is nothing but the mother tree there. Please be serious. Tell us who borrowed the book and what it was about." The leading man said while trying to control his voice. Fu Yan shook his head and said. "That mother tree of yours is built from my book and the one who borrowed the book was a woman named "Nouvis Erfie." She borrowed the book from us a century ago and it''s one month past the due date now, so I am here to collect the book back." When Fu Yan said this he saw the confusion in the four men behind the leader and their loud whispers. From what he heard, they were confused about who this "Nouvis Erfie" was, why she borrowed the book, and why this man was claiming that their mother tree was built from the book. Fu Yan was also confused because from what he knew, anyone who could borrow a book from the library would be a known figure on their planet. Otherwise, he wouldn''t be able to pay the fee for borrowing the book. After thinking for a while, he shifted his attention towards the leader and saw that he had been silent ever since he heard the borrower''s name. Fu Yan smiled when he saw this. He knew from this reaction that this man knew something about the borrower. Fu Yan did not urge him and just waited. As for the leading man, when he heard the name "Nouvis Erfie", it did not ring any bell, but after a while, he suddenly thought of something and cold sweat started to drench his back. He silently took a peek and Fu Yan''s face then towards his men. Then he closed his eyes and started to think. He was not surprised that none of his men knew about "Nouvis Erfie" because only a selected few knew about it, and they all belonged to the royal family. He also had some connections with the royal family and had only heard about her accidentally. His aunt had married into the royal family and when he was there to visit her, he heard the queen mentioning this name and the way she spoke it was full of respect as if she was talking about someone who was above her. He was confused at that time and started to wonder who this person was who could even make the queen call her with respect, but now he understood why it was. He tried his best to control his emotions and then looked at Fu Yan with respect and some fear, because if what this man said was true, then he could not afford to offend him in any way. After a while, he calmed down and said in a low and polite tone: "Sir, please come with me. I will take you to the royal palace. I think you will be able to find the person you are looking for there." Then he turned towards his men and said: "All of you, go back to the barracks and none of you is allowed to say anything about this. If even a single word got out, then I will make sure it is counted as a capital offense and you will be beheaded. Now go." After saying this, he turned to Fu Yan and led him towards the tree. [[[Chapter Ends Here]]] Read the Author''s thoughts, please. Chapter 107: You will be killed the moment you pulled that trigger! Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals, garantiertnicht Fu Yan silently followed him while looking around. The leader led the way with respect and soon they reached an odd-looking car that had no wheels. The leader turned towards Fu Yan. "Sir, please sit. We will reach the mother tree faster in this." He spoke in a polite and respectful tone while pointing towards that odd-looking car. Fu Yan did not say anything and climbed in. He sat in front and the leader squatted down beside him. When everyone was on board, the machines suddenly let a soft noise and then started to float. Fu Yan was a little surprised and looked down at first, but after a while, he lost interest and just looked straight ahead with a cold face. The flying speed of this machine was not that fast. If this speed were to be compared to his suit, then it would be like comparing a normal car with a Ferrari. Though they were near the tree, with this speed they would need more than an hour to reach their destination. Fu Yan felt bored, so he swiped on his tattoo and a transparent screen popped up in front of him. He searched for information regarding this planet and started to read it. After reading for a while, he came to know that this planet did not just have elves. Though there were other species, elves were on top of the food chain and ruled all over the planet. After a while, he swiped on the screen and pulled up the information regarding the different species living on "Anuvis". While Fu Yan was reading, the elves were looking at him with strange eyes, because to them this strange person was making gestures in the air. To them, he looked like a silly person because they could not see the transparent screen. After a while, they reached the tree and were stopped by a patrol guard. The captain¨Caka the leader¨Cstepped down from the vehicle and said something to the guard, who immediately cleared the way for them. Fu Yan noticed that the closer they got to the tree, the tighter the security became. Fu Yan looked around with some interest and when they finally reached the mother tree, he hurried down from the car and made his way towards it. When he got near and touched the bark of the tree, he was left in awe because the tree bark felt like it was alive and breathing. When he touched it, it felt like he was touching something metallic but unlike the cold feeling that metal usually gave, this one felt warm. From time to time, if one were to focus, they would see patterns appearing on the surface of the tree. Fu Yan looked closely and noticed that they were similar to the patterns found on a circuit board and from time to time, they would glow as if energy was flowing through them. Fu Yan was fascinated by this scene and forgot about his surroundings. He would have continued to observe the tree if not for the leader guy interrupting him and saying that they needed to move. Fu Yan nodded and started to follow him. After walking a while, they reached a section of the tree that was hollow, and they could enter the tree from there. While passing through, Fu Yan felt as if something had swept over him, but he failed to see anything. After looking around for a while, Fu Yan gave up because he knew that if it was something dangerous, then the suit''s defence mechanism would have been triggered. Since there was no alarm, then why should he be worried? Upon entering they walked through a dark corridor for a while, until they reached an open space that was full of people and machines. He could see rows and rows of houses and cars flying here and there. There was a whole city inside the tree! Fu Yan looked around with interest because he had never imagined that there would be a city like this inside a tree. When he read that elves on "Anuvis" were living inside the giant trees, he imagined a scene like in movies and anime where they lived inside a treehouse that was integrated with the tree, but this was on a whole other level. This looked like a scene from a fantasy magic movie. Fu Yan looked around with an amazed expression but quickly composed himself. He was the Librarian, and he had to maintain that image. They walked towards the center of the city and reached a giant pillar that had similar patterns to the outer bark of the tree. Around the tree, there were three rows of guards. After nearing the pillar, the leader stopped for a while and then turned towards Fu Yan. "Sir, please wait for a while. I will go get permission and then I will take you to the royal palace." He said in a nervous tone as if fearing that Fu Yan would mind his words. Fu Yan gave a smile and replied while nodding. "Ok, no problem. I can wait but do hurry. The sooner it is the better, because the more you delay, the more your planet has to pay for not returning the book on time." Though Fu Yan said this with a smile and with a soft and friendly tone, the leader guy felt a chill running down his spine. He immediately looked towards the two guards that were near them and asked them to accompany Fu Yan while he delivered the message. After settling this matter, he ran towards the pillar and vanished behind a door. Fu Yan saw all this with a smile and looked around. Though there were not many people near the pillar other than the guards, he could still see some elves walking here and there. From their clothes, he could see that they were just ordinary people in this city. Seeing their clothes, he remembered that he was still covered in his armor, so he tapped on the book, and other than the shields surrounding him, everything else disappeared leaving him with the clothes that he was wearing while on earth. When Fu Yan did that, he failed to notice that the guards around him looked at each other for a second and then shifted their attention towards Fu Yan. Though their attention was on Fu Yan from the start, the difference this time was that, unlike before, their eyes were full of hostility, vigilance and disgust. It was as if they had seen something beneath them. Fu Yan did not notice any of this, because his attention was on a shop that was about 300 meters away from him, selling some kind of fruits that were glowing. This piqued his interest, and he started to walk towards the shop, but before he could even cover a distance of 10 meters, the guards who were accompanying him suddenly pulled out their guns and pointed them towards him. Fu Yan halted his steps and then turned to look towards them. His face still had that warm smile. "May I ask what is the meaning of this? Why have you pointed your guns towards me?" One of the guards took a step forward and said while taking aim at Fu Yan''s head: "Shut up, you lowly scum. If not for the captain''s order to wait for him, I would have killed you for coming into the inner area of the city." When Fu Yan heard this, he gave a chuckle and replied with a calm voice. "Would you believe me if I said that you would be killed the moment you pulled that trigger?" [[[Chapter Ends Here]]] 2 more chapters coming up for today. sorry for the late upload but I had an accident. Anyway, enjoy it. [ol][li data-annotation-id="cc3c14d0-b082-6cd9-ffe4-cb435ea0aaca"]---Editor---(garantiertnicht)Ch52: "If the book is not returned on the due date, then the librarian would collect late fees from the borrower. It is calculated as to how late the book is returned. For example, if a reader borrows a book from the library for 10 years and returns it after 12 years then he would have to pay a 20% additional fee. If the borrower is not able to pay, then the librarian has the authority to get the planet energy where the borrower lives. The planet''s energy is what helps people living on that planet to grow and evolve. If the planet''s energy is low, then crops would not grow, the water would become polluted, etc."Going from this, no amount of further delay would offset the cost by that much.[/ol] Chapter 108: Queens Guest! Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals, garantiertnicht When Fu Yan said this, the air suddenly turned cold. Fu Yan''s expression was ice-cold but his posture was more relaxed because he knew that the moment anyone fired, the defense mechanism of the suit would be activated and that person would die without him doing anything. Though he was in enemy territory, he did not care because he was the Librarian and even if he was to kill them all, no one could hold him accountable. These thoughts flashed through his mind for a while, then suddenly, as if he woke up from a trance, Fu Yan sighed. "Was I just thinking about killing them all? When did I become this cold-blooded? I need to control myself or else I won''t be myself." Fu Yan thought as he looked at the roof of the city colored blue like the sky. He would not believe that he was inside of a tree if had not entered through the tunnel. As he was wondering how to handle this situation, the door on that giant pillar suddenly opened, and he saw a person with golden armor coming out. After that, many other people in golden armor followed him. It took them more than five minutes before all of them came out, and they assembled themselves in the formation at the orders of a guy who obviously looked like a commander. Fu Yan looked around and saw that all the other soldiers and people were looking at these gold-armored soldiers with awe and respect. Even the ones pointing their guns at him had lowered them and straightened themselves. While he was wondering what all this was about, one of the golden-armored soldiers stepped forward and gave a salute to Fu Yan with one of his hands on his chest. "Respected guest, I am the captain of the royal guards, Yslian. I apologize on behalf of the Queen that she was not able to come down to welcome you herself. I hope that you will forgive me for being late." When Yslian said this, Fu Yan could see that everyone had an expression filled with awe and amazement. It was as if they could not believe what they heard. He just glanced around for a second and then shifted his attention towards Yslian. Then he gave a slight nod. It''s not that he wants to be welcomed like a state guest and that the Queen should come personally to welcome him. "It''s not a problem. I know it would be hard for her to come here given I came suddenly, so no worries." Yslian gave a deep bow when he heard this and replied with a firm but thankful tone. "Sir, I am grateful to you for your understanding. I have seen what happened as I came down, so as for these ignorant men, I will deal with them personally. I hope that Sir won''t mind." Fu Yan shook his head when he heard this and gave a warm smile. Seeing this, Yslian turned around and looked at the soldiers who were pointing their weapons towards Fu Yan a moment ago. "You will all be sent to prison for pointing your weapons towards the guest of the Queen, and you are to be stripped of your ranks and any benefits that you were getting. Now go, get out of here, I don''t want to see you appearing near our respected guest ever again." Fu Yan chuckled when he heard this. He understood what this captain was trying to do. On one hand, he was trying to please Fu Yan and on the other, he was giving hints to the soldiers that Fu Yan was a royal guest and they should not appear before him. As for their punishment (that will not happen) and other things, they will deal with it after Fu Yan is gone. Fu Yan shook his head slightly and shifted his attention towards the royal guards who were still standing in formation. All of these golden-armored guys were standing tall, standing in a neat formation, and looked as if they were statues. "Royal guards! Well, one thing is certain: They are well-trained and that armor is not just gold, I think some advanced technology is involved, so they might look like knights who were just covered with gold, but they are more lethal than top soldiers from the earth." He evaluated and compared them. While he was engrossed in looking at them, Yslian came to his side and spoke in a low and respectful tone. "Sir, let''s go. I will take you to the royal palace. The Queen is waiting there to welcome you." Fu Yan nodded and started to follow him. After walking a while, they came near the door where the royal guards had emerged from before and went in. When he went inside, Fu Yan saw that this was a golden room that was engraved with complex patterns similar to those found on circuit boards. Yslian walked in front of him and guided him in. After that, he placed his hand on the wall and patterns began to glow with green-colored light. Soon the room shook a little and Fu Yan could feel that it was moving upward. "So this was an elevator." Fu Yan thought, then he shook his head. "Well, if they can build flying cars then what''s hard about an elevator?" Fu Yan then shifted his attention towards the patterns that were glowing on the wall. He started to study them to try and understand their purpose and whether they were similar to circuit boards, connecting different components together. While Fu Yan was busy studying the patterns, the Royal Guard Captain was looking at him with a keen eye as if he was trying to study Fu Yan. The reason? Well, he was suddenly called by the Queen with the emergency summoning method that could only be used when the Queen was in danger or needed help urgently. When he reached her, he found nothing unusual other than a soldier who was from lower levels. At first, he thought that this soldier had done something and was prepared to escort him to the dungeon, but then the Queen told him that he was to go down to the lower level and welcome a guest in her place. He was told by the Queen that he needed to welcome this person as if he was above her. When she said this, her tone was full of fear and respect. It was as if any mistake were to be made, she would not be able to handle the consequences. Yslian was shocked when he heard this because he had never seen the Queen acting like this. Ever since he had become the Captain of the Royal Guards, he had only seen her pure and majestic side. Since he had sworn to follow the Queen no matter what happened, he obeyed her command and came to get the guest, but to his surprise, this person belonged to the lowly Nuimer race. They belong to slums and did not have any authority on "Anuvis". They were the lowest on the chart. But somehow he felt that this man was different from others of his race because he gave an aura of a leader, a ruler; and from the calmness in his gaze, he could see that he did not place any of them in his eyes, as if he could get rid of them at any moment. Yslian let out a sigh and straightened up his back. He knows that no matter how much he pondered on this problem, he wouldn''t get an answer so he decided to wait and see. To see what this man had to offer and what he possessed that even the Queen had to be respectful. [[[Chapter Ends Here]]] 1 more but if I sleep then that''s all for today. It''s 3 am at the moment when I am posting. Chapter 109: Lierin Yinsys Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals, garantiertnicht Fu Yan''s whole focus was on the circuit patterns that were shining in the lift and he failed to notice that they had arrived at their destination. Yslian let out a low cough. "Sir, we have arrived at the Royal Floor. If you will please follow me, I will take you to the Royal Hall. My Queen is waiting for you there." He spoke in a polite tone while waiting for Fu Yan. He dared not urge Fu Yan to hurry because he did not know how Fu Yan would react to it, so he decided to just wait for the reply. Fu Yan seemed not to have heard and continued to observe the patterns. Yslian spoke again and this time he did so while nearing Fu Yan. Fu Yan turned around and gave him a slight nod. "Oh! Sorry, I was fascinated by this work of art here. Ok, lead the way." Yslian gave a bow and then started to guide Fu Yan towards the Royal Hall. It took them more than five minutes before they arrived. Fu Yan looked at the grand door in front of him that was probably made of gold and other precious metals. He had to say that the artist who designed it was a genius because just looking at the door would feel as if it was drawing your soul out of your body. "Well, this is really well made. The artist really knew what he was making." Fu Yan exclaimed while looking at the door. Fu Yan had decided to stop putting on airs and enjoy his visit here because there were many things that were new to him, and unlike the previous planet "Pheonon", this one was more advanced technologically and had a culture of its own. When they got near the door, it suddenly opened and guards that were following them assembled themselves and stood on both sides of the door in neat rows. When the door opened, Yslian gave a bow towards it and then turned towards Fu Yan. "Sir, Please!" He said while giving a slight bow and pointing towards the hall that was beyond the door with one hand. Fu Yan did not say anything and walked in. When he was inside the hall, the giant door gave a slight noise and then slowly closed. The Royal Hall was very bright and when Fu Yan came in, it took him a little time before his eyes adjusted to the light. He surveyed his surroundings and saw that this so-called Royal Hall was similar to a king''s court from "Earth", with chairs that were placed in a neat row, and then shifted his attention towards the throne. He could see that someone was sitting on the throne, and from what he could deduce from talking with Aslian, that person would be the Queen he was talking about. He had to say that this Royal Hall was really grand. If he were to use the Earth''s measurement tools then it would be around 500 square meters so he could not clearly see the person who was sitting on the throne. Fu Yan looked around and walked towards the throne. When he got near, he could see that the person sitting on the throne was a woman and he had to say that she was the most beautiful woman he had seen until now. But it seems as if she was weak and did not have much strength. When Fu Yan came near, the woman tried to stand up, then suddenly collapsed, clenching one side of her stomach. "So she is injured. Well, it looks like the security situation here is not good and someone tried to assassinate her. This can also explain the aggressive attitude of the guards before." Fu Yan thought while observing. After falling to stand up, the Queen gave up and said in a weak but polite tone. "Sir Librarian, I am sorry for not being able to greet you personally. Had I not been injured, I would have welcomed you myself instead of sending some guards." Her voice was trembling while she said this. It was unknown whether it was because of fear or weakness. Fu Yan shook his head when he heard this and replied in a soft tone: "Don''t worry about it. I am not a fan of grand welcoming ceremonies either. Also, you are a customer of the Library so these little things do not matter." Fu Yan paused a little after saying this and then continued. "Well, If I am correct then you are not Nouvis Erfie, who borrowed the book from us since I don''t sense the mark on you. I may be impolite, but can I ask where the original borrower of the book is and why she had not returned the book on time? The mark is still functioning so she can''t be dead. Is she planning to keep the book and not return it?" When the Queen heard this, she let out a sigh and after steadying her breath, she replied in a polite tone: "Sir, Madam Nouvis has been in a coma for more than 5 years now. We tried our best but were unable to wake her up. Although we knew that she had borrowed the book and we needed to return it after 100 years, she was the only one who knew how to return it. Her coma was so sudden that she did not have time to tell anyone about the returning method." Fu Yan nodded after hearing this. Her excuse for not returning it on time was reasonable but that did not negate the fact they failed to return the book on time. "Well, I understand your problem and I feel sorry for Nouvis Erfie, but still you did not return the book on time, so you have to pay the late fee. Since you knew about the book then you should also know that there is a late fee. She must have told you about it. So tell me what you can offer us." When she heard this, the Queen let out a low sigh and replied with a low tone. "Yes sir, we know about it. Can you please give us a little time? I will consult with others and then come up with something of equal value for exchange." Fu Yan placed his right hand on his chin as if he was thinking about it and then after a while, he looked up and said with a calm but majestic tone. "Ok, I can give you some time but it will be no more than a day. I happen to find your culture and this tree amazing. I want to explore it a bit, so you can use this time to decide. I hope that after this, you can return the book and pay the late fee." When she heard this, the Queen''s face beamed and she hurriedly nodded. "Yes Sir, we won''t let you wait for long. As for your visit, I will let my guards accompany you. Please don''t be offended because of this. I am saying this because I recently suffered an assassination attempt, so I want to make sure no one disturbs you on your visit." Fu Yan gave a nod and replied. "It''s understandable. You can let your guards follow me but be sure to tell them to not interfere with any of my actions. By actions I mean, to try advising me or telling me what to do or not. I want to explore on my own accord." Queen nodded when she heard and said with a humble and respectable tone. "Yes Sir, I will tell them." After saying this she pressed a button on the left side of the chair she was sitting on and Yslian walked in. "Yslian, Escort the Sir during his visit. Make sure that no harm comes to Sir. Also, follow Sir''s commands and treat them as if they are mine." Yslian looked at Fu Yan with a shocked expression upon hearing this but composed himself hurriedly. "Yes, my Queen." Fu Yan gave a nod to the Queen and started to walk towards the door. When he was near the door, he turned around. "I forgot to ask but what might be your name?" Fu Yan asked while looking at the Queen. The Queen gave a warm smile and replied in a humble voice. "My name is Lierin Yinsys. It is my pleasure to meet you." [[[Chapter Ends Here]]] Chapter 110: Break In! Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals, garantiertnicht After talking with the Queen, Fu Yan went towards the lift. Yslian followed behind him. When he got into the lift, Fu Yan did not know where to go, so he turned towards Yslian and said: "Well, even though I said I want to explore on my own, I don''t know much about your city. So tell me about it. How many floors are there in this mother tree of yours and how do you guys live here? I mean, how do you get food and energy?" When Yslian heard this question, he politely bowed and started to explain the structure of the mother tree and the different races that were living here. "Sir, The mother tree has a total of 15 levels and the top three are reserved for the Royal family and officials of the city. As for the remaining ones, they are assigned to different people based on hierarchy. From level 12 to level 7, officials or those related to them, live there and level 6 and lower belongs to the common people. People with some background prefer to live on level 7 or above as the danger level is lower there. The floor from which you came into the mother tree is the 4th level." The general idea about this place came into Fu Yan''s mind. He looked at Yslian and said. "OK, go to the 7th floor, then. I would like to see the upper-level people of yours." Yslian nodded and placed his hand on the wall of the lift. A slight noise came and Fu Yan could feel that the lift was moving. He then turned towards Yslian and asked. "Well, I understand about the structure of your mother tree. Now tell me about the people who live here. I mean, are elves the only ones who live here or do other races live here too?" Upon hearing the question, Yslian started to explain again. "Sir, there are a total of seven races who live here aside from elves. Based on the hierarchy, we are at theon top, and others are Yelids who come second, Vogers third, and Korots, Zugbits, Druris, Drirots, and¡­" he paused while saying the last one. Fu Yan looked at him and asked with a smile. "Why stop? What race is the last one?" Yslian took a deep breath and continued. "The last one and lowest in the hierarchy are Avers. They live on the lowest level of the mother tree. I hope this doesn''t offend you as Avers is the same race as Sir. I mean you belong to the Avers." Sweat started to appear on Yslian''s forehead after he said this. Fu Yan smiled when he saw this, noticing that Yslian was getting nervous, he added. "Don''t be nervous, I don''t care if I belong to the Avers or not. You have your system for creating hierarchy, so I won''t interfere with that. I only care about my work and that''s that. As long as someone doesn''t mess with me, I won''t become hostile or anything, so relax." Yslian nodded upon hearing this and his tense body started to relax little by little. While they were talking, the lift reached the 7th floor and Fu Yan exited. When he came outside, he saw a bustling town with people walking here and there. It was similar to a modern city from the 1900s on earth. There were streets filled with people and different stalls on the sides of the roads. Unlike level 4, the buildings here were tall and went up to 5 floors. Fu Yan looked around with interest because it was his first time seeing different races working and walking together. There were elves, bird people, people with skin that looked like wood and he even saw a woman with butterfly wings walking around. "Truly a utopia for different races. It was worth coming here to see. This is really a sight to behold." Fu Yan exclaimed as he looked around. After he was done admiring the sight before him, he noticed that all people had stopped walking and were looking at him with weird gazes. Some were hostile and some were curious. Fu Yan turned towards Yslian and looked at him with a questionable gaze. Yslian seemed to understand the meaning and hurried forward to explain. "Sir, they are looking at you like this because you look like those from Avers. Avers are not allowed to go beyond level 2 so they are surprised to see you on level 7 but don''t worry, as long as I am here, no one will dare to cause any disturbance for you." Fu Yan nodded and then started to walk towards a building that looked like a restaurant. When he walked in, he got the same reaction as he got on the street and he even saw two guards walking towards him but when they saw Yslian with golden armor behind him, they stopped and turned around. Fu Yan walked towards a table and decided to try the food here. Just when he was about to sit down, Yslian came near him and spoke with a soft voice. "Sir, if you don''t mind then I think it would be better if you go to a private room to eat because that way no one will be able to disturb you and you can enjoy your meal with peace." Fu Yan gave a nod and Yslian led him towards a private room that was further in the restaurant. When they reached the room, suddenly a siren-type sound started to echo in the whole area. Yslian looked around and then guided him into the room. After seeing that Fu Yan did not dislike the room and sat down, he gave a bow and asked in a polite tone. "Sir, if you don''t mind then I would like to go to the security center and see what this commotion is about. You can dine in the meantime and I will be back in just 15 to 20 minutes. I will talk to the owner here and will make sure that you can enjoy your meal without any interruptions." Fu Yan did not say anything and just waved his hand. Yslian bowed and then hurried outside. Fu Yan sat down on the sofa type chair which was very comfortable and closed his eyes. After 5 minutes, the owner of the restaurant came in with different types of dishes. Some were vegetables and others were a strange type of meat. After placing the dishes, he bowed and exited the room. Fu Yan looked at the dishes with interest and just when he was about to take a bite, he heard a commotion outside. He could hear shouts and the tapping sound of boots echoing in the hallway. Just when he was wondering what was all this about, the door opened and a small figure hurried in. This person was so fast that Fu Yan could only see that he had a small body and that''s it. This figure came in and then hid behind one of the sofas. The door closed automatically and silence engulfed the room. Fu Yan could hear the rapid sound of breathing coming from behind the sofa and from this, he came to know that this figure or the person was a child. He was hiding behind the sofa while shaking. It was clear that he was exhausted. Fu Yan smiled and then chose to ignore it. He picked up a piece of the meat and took a bite. The moment the meat went inside his mouth, he felt as if he was eating a piece of ice that slowly melted inside his mouth. "Now this is a slice of strange meat. It''s cold but tasty and is very soft. I think I will take some of it back with me to try later." Fu Yan thought while chewing on it. He then raised his hand to pick up a piece of vegetable when he heard a knock on the door. "Open the door, we are the guards. We want to search this room. If you don''t open the room in 1 minute then we will break in and you will be charged with interfering with official work." Fu Yan frowned when he heard this and after thinking for a bit, he chose to ignore it and picked up the strange piece of vegetable to try. [[[Chapter Ends Here]]] please vote and we are regular now. also we thanks to John_Wilson_1017, Synte for gifting potion and TallGlassOfNOPE, Ziya_al just for gifting lollipop. Chapter 111: Mourin!! Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals, garantiertnicht The one reason Fu Yan decided to ignore them was because he had an image to maintain. The other one was that he found it bothersome to get up and open the door while he was enjoying the food, it''s not that he was on "Earth" and if he failed to comply with the commands of the guard, they couldn''t do anything to him, so he decided to just sit and enjoy the food. As for the guards they could just come in when they want. He chewed on the vegetable and savored its unique taste. "Even the vegetable is very tasty. Don''t know if it''s because of the chef or the vegetables and meat has its unique taste." Fu Yan wondered while enjoying the meal. While he was eating his meal, the door opened with a loud noise. Obviously, after getting no response from inside, the guards decided to break the door and come in. Fu Yan shifted his attention towards the guards who came in and noticed that unlike the royal guards, all of them were wearing silver-colored armor. Behind the guards, he could see the owner of the restaurant with a pale face who was saying something to the guards. He was sweating and waving his hands as if trying to keep them away from the room. Fu Yan faintly heard what he was saying. "You can''t go in. Inside is the guest that was personally brought here by the royal guard captain Yslian so please try to not be rude. Please, you can''t do this." He was clearly trying his best to stop them, but the guards were ignoring him. He caught a glimpse of the man who was giving orders and this man was also wearing silver, it''s just that his armor was somewhat shinier and looked marvelous compared to the others''. Guards poured into the room and surrounded him. Fu Yan did not lift his head up and continued to eat the food after getting a glimpse at the situation. The guy in shiny armor came in, he stood in front of Fu Yan and spoke with a bit of curiosity. "Lift your head up. Let me see who Yslian brought in and what you have to offer to make that proud bastard give you this much attention." Fu Yan could hear the sarcasm in his voice and he could guess that this guy had some background to even disrespect the guest brought in by the Royal Guard Captain. Since this person was standing in front of him so Fu Yan could not continue to enjoy the food, he let out a sigh and placed the plate on the table. He picked up a tissue to clean his hand then leaned back on the sofa. After getting a little comfortable, Fu Yan looked up and asked in a deep voice that carried a bit of annoyance and anger. "What do you want and what right do you have to disturb my meal?" When the guy saw Fu Yan''s face, his face that had a smile and playfulness immediately changed and anger took over his face. "What the fuck is an Aver doing here? Who allowed this filth to come up here? Is Yslian trying to rebel by bringing an Aver on the upper floors? Guards immediately arrest this man and search for the other one who ran away before." This guy was fuming with anger but a hint of happiness could also be seen in his eyes. "Now I can get that mixed blood Yslian thrown in jail and get his position, as for you, I will torture to my fill and you will beg me to kill you but I won''t. I will keep you alive and you will spill all your secrets." The shiny armored guy said in a soft voice that only Fu Yan could hear. Fu Yan smiled when he heard this. He just leaned back on the sofa and watched the show. He was not afraid of anything because he knew that the moment any one of these guards tries to do anything to him, they will die and he did not feel the need to give any warning to them either. Just when the guards were about to come near him, a loud and majestic voice sounded in the room. "Keep your hands away from him. No one is allowed to lay even one finger on him." Fu Yan looked towards the source of the voice and saw Yslian standing there. He was panting a little as if he had rushed to come here. Yslian came near and stood in front of him and gave a slight bow. "Sir, I am deeply sorry that they disturbed your meal. I beg you to forgive me. I promise nothing like this will ever happen again. Please sir, forgive me." Yslian completely disregarded everyone else while saying this. When the shiny-armored guy heard this, he laughed loudly and said with a sarcastic voice. "Yslian you have sunk so low that you are bowing towards an Aver. It looks like you really want to rebel. I will see how you can keep your post now." Yslian looked towards the shiny-armored guy and roared. "Mourin stop disrespecting the Nobel. If you said even one word disrespecting him, believe me when I say that I will cut you down. I won''t care if you are a relative of the Queen or not." When he heard this, this Mourin guy''s face got red from anger and he looked towards the guards. "What are you standing here for, arrest that Aver and Yslian. Don''t let them get away." But even after he said this, none of the guards moved. Obviously, they were afraid of Yslian. When Mourin saw this, he smiled and said. "Those who catch them will be awarded and I will take full responsibility. I will also make sure that after I become the Royal Guard Captain, you get chosen to be a Royal Guard." After he said this, their hesitation went away and 4 guards moved forward to arrest them. Fu Yan was still leaning back on the sofa and watching this show unfold. When the guards were about to come near them, Yslian took out his weapon which looked like a Sci-Fi energy weapon, and pointed towards them. "Take one more step and I will shoot. I won''t let anyone disrespect Sir. He is the Queen''s guest and my orders are to treat him as even above her so I won''t hesitate to shoot anyone who tries to approach him. Mark my words, I will shoot anyone who dares to approach. " Hearing this, the guards who were trying to come forward, stopped in their tracks, and looked towards Yslian with shocked eyes. All of them were thinking about only one thing. "Treat him even above the Queen. Is that true?" When Mourin saw this, he scoffed and started to walk towards Fu Yan. "Since no one wants to do this, I will do it. I will see if you can shoot me." But when he was near Fu Yan and was about to reach out with a hand, a soft noise echoed in the room and everyone sucked in air and dare not let out because Yslian had really shot and the energy beam had pierced Mourin''s hand. Mourin was not able to comprehend what happened for a moment and after a while, he came to his senses and looked towards his hand that had a tiny hole in it and a little smoke was coming out of it. Suddenly he let out a shriek and slumped down on the floor holding his hand. "My hand! My hand! Yslian you bastard, you filthy muggle blood bastard, you dare to shoot me, to shoot someone from the royal family. Guards, Guards kill this bastard, kill him. I want to see his corpse." He said in a loud voice but no one in the room dared to move, not even the guards who came with him. All of them were looking at Yslian with shocked eyes. Yslian did not let his guard down after shooting Mourin and looked around as if asking who wants to go next? After looking around, Yslian took out a device from his pocket and then pressed a button. Suddenly a loud siren echoed on the whole floor and then in just a minute, a huge amount of guards in golden armor came inside the restaurant. When the Royal Guards came in, people quickly made way for them and let them inside the room. [[[Chapter Ends Here]]] please vote and sorry for not posting past 2 days. I am trying my best to upload regularly. Chapter 112: My Property, Who Dares To Touch It? Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals, garantiertnicht After Royal guards came in, they saluted Yslian and waited for orders. Yslian gave a nod and then pointed towards the Mourin who was wailing on the ground while holding his hand. "Arrest him and take him to the Royal Hall, we will be there shortly." After saying that, he turned towards Fu Yan and bowed. "Sir I am sorry that you had to face this idiot while I was away. I assure you that you will not face any kind of problem in your remaining time here." Fu Yan shook his head when he heard this. "No, I am not in the mood to explore anymore. Let''s go to your queen and finish my business here." After saying that, Fu Yan made his way outside, but when he was near the door, he noticed the figure that was hiding behind the sofa and saw that it was a child. He became interested and turned towards Yslian. "I think that guy was trying to catch this child. I don''t know the reason but I am somewhat interested in this child. Take him with us." saying that he continued to walk and went outside. Yslian also noticed the child when Fu Yan pointed out and when he saw the face of the child, he became a little excited and also a little angry. He came near a Royal Guard and said something to him secretly, after that he pointed towards the child and followed behind Fu Yan who was making his way towards the elevator. When Fu Yan came near the elevator, Yslian caught up to him and again apologized for what happened earlier. Fu Yan did not say anything and remained silent the whole time. After a while, they were again standing in the Royal Hall and this time it was not just Yinsys who was in here but also other people. They were all sitting in the chairs and when Fu Yan came in, they all stood up and bowed towards Fu Yan. Fu Yan did not say anything and under the guidance of Yslian, he went towards the seat that was beside the Yinsys and sat down. Just after he sat down the doors opened again and Mourin and that child were brought in. Mourin had stopped wailing now and Fu Yan could see that his hand was wrapped up in a bandage now. As for the child, Fu Yan could not see him clearly before, but now that he was brought in again, he could see that this child somewhat resembled a human and his temperament was a little wild but his ears told the other story because they were long like the elves''. "A half-elf. So not all elves hate humans. Some still choose to have sex with humans." Fu Yan smirked while looking at the child. Suddenly a thought flashed in his mind and he looked at the child again but this time with more care and using some gadgets from the library. "Now that I am looking closely and from the data that the equipment gave me, this child might be a warrior. His arms might look weak and slim but they carry explosive power and are flexible. His hands are filled with scabs and from the pattern, it can be seen that they were formed after holding guns and blades. If I am deducing right then this kid is an assassin. If he can be loyal then he would be a big help for me on earth and I remember correctly, I can take people from other planets with me but I can''t keep them in the Library with me unless I register them as workers there." After pondering for a while, Fu Yan looked up and then pointed towards the child. While everyone was wondering why Fu Yan was pointing towards the kid, He suddenly spoke. "This kid, I want him. He will go with me."After saying this, he lowered his hand. Yinsys looked at Fu Yan and this child for a while and after letting out a sigh, she turned towards Fu Yan. "Sir, He may be a child but he is a trained assassin. I was recently attacked by him even though I was guarded by many so I think he is quite dangerous. I hope that the honored guest can reconsider." Fu Yan looked at Yinsys and the smile on his face immediately disappeared. "Don''t tell me what to do or not. Since I said I want him then he belongs to me. Don''t make me repeat myself. Also what about the book? Where is it, and what you have got to pay in compensation." The mood in the Royal Hall immediately turned grim and Fu Yan could see that many people were not happy with the way he spoke with their Queen but what could they do about it? Lierin Yinsys looked at Fu Yan and though she was a little unhappy, she did not dare to show it on her face. She raised her hand a little and someone came in carrying a scroll that was brown in color and was made of metal. Fu Yan immediately recognized that this was a book from the Library, as for why he could recognize it. It was the power that all Librarians get after they are promoted to be a Librarian. As long as it''s a book from the Library, no matter how much others disguise it, Librarians will be able to recognize it. He nodded and then stood up from his seat, he took the scroll from the tray and opened it. Noticing that it was not damaged or anything and getting the confirmation from the scanner, he sat down on the seat and looked towards the Queen. "So Miss Vinsys, the book has been returned but since it''s a month late, then you have to pay a fine. Though I am not that much pleased with your hospitality since I have taken this child from your planet, then I will give you a chance. Instead of taking your planet''s energy, if you can present me with something that is unique and gets my interest then it can be considered as the payment for your fine. So now everything depends on what you..." Before Fu Yan could finish, the door of the Royal Hall suddenly opened, and an elf with gleaming clothes came in, After he came in, he looked atMourin who was surrounded by the Royal Guards, and then towards the Yinsis. "Lierin what the meaning of this. Why is my son in shackles?" He did not use any honorific and directly called the Queen by her name. He carried quite an air. When others saw this man coming in, they stood up and said in unison. "We have seen the elder." The man nodded and then looked around. After saying that he looked towards the child who was also beside Mourin and suddenly a light flashed in his eyes. "Why is this bug still alive? Such disgrace, why has not anyone killed him?" Saying this he took a sword and walked towards the child. When Fu Yan saw this, suddenly his mind went blank and his eyes turned golden. The book on his chest started to shine and a beam shot towards the man who was walking towards the child with a sword in his hand. When the beam landed on him, a blue light shined and he turned to dust. Then a majestic and loud voice sounded in the Hall. "My property, who dares to touch it?" When others heard it, they could not help but tremble. They looked towards the source of the voice, but all they could see were the golden eyes that looked down on them as if they were all bugs. [[[Chapter Ends Here]]] please vote Chapter 113: Neuro Worm Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals, garantiertnicht Silence engulfed the Royal hall and no one dared to utter any noise. Everyone was looking at Fu Yan who''s eyes were turning to their normal color as time passed. When everyone was looking at Fu Yan, Mourin suddenly let out a cry. "Father!" He broke free from guards and ran towards where blue dust was still falling. He tried to gather the dust in his hands and not let it scatter, but suddenly the wind blew in the Royal Hall and all dust scattered away. Mourin looked at the scattering dust and suddenly stood up. He looked towards Fu Yan with eyes full of anger and hate. "I will kill you. I will KILL you. If I ever got the chance, I am going to kill you." He knew that he wouldn''t be able to do anything to Fu Yan right now because he did not have any weapons, and since Fu Yan could kill his father without even batting an eye, he did not place any people here in his eyes, no even the Queen. So all he could do was threaten. Fu Yan who''s eyes were turning to normal, once again glowed with golden light and another beam shot out from the book on his chest. When the beam landed on Mourin, he looked at Fu Yan with horrid eyes and then dissipated into dust. "Threatening a Librarian! Why did you think you could live after that?" A deep and magnetic voice sounded in the Hall again. This time no one dared to utter any sound. They all looked at Fu Yan as if they were looking at a monster. Fu Yan looked around with his still gold shining eyes and then sat down on the chair. He closed his eyes and leaned back on the chair. During the whole time, no one in the Royal Hall dared to make any kind of noise. They even deliberately tried to control their breathing sound. After a while, Fu Yan opened his eyes and then looked around again. His gaze landed on the dust that was slowly dissipating and then he looked at the horrified expressions on the faces of everyone present in the Hall. "I killed again. Why did I suddenly blank out? Was I controlled by the Library again? But I could still react when it happened before but this time it was as if someone took me over or was it just that my emotions went out of control and I lost control over the body to my instincts?" He sighed as he pondered the problem. Though he was perplexed about suddenly losing control over his body, he did not show any of it on his face and maintained a cold and aloof expression. After seeing that no one was saying anything and every person in the Hall was looking at him, Fu Yan turned towards Queen Yinsys. "So what can you offer me as compensation? You did not return the book before the due date. So according to rules, I have to get something as compensation so WHAT CAN YOU OFFER?" He acted as if nothing had happened and continued where they left off. Yinsys did not say anything and just continued to look at Fu Yan with dazed eyes. Fu Yan let out a slight cough seeing this and tried to get her attention. "Uh¡­ Yes Yes. Compensation. The compensation, I think I have it ready." Queen had completely lost her composure after witnessing the last scene and was still not out of shock. She hurriedly shifted her gaze away from Fu Yan and looked towards one of the men who was standing just beneath the throne. "Go and get the things I told you about earlier, also get the data about it and related material about its working and production. Hurry!" Then she turned towards Fu Yan and after steadying her breath, she said in a very polite and trembling tone. "Respected Sir, please wait for a moment. My men will immediately get the things you need. I beg sir to forgive me for my tardiness. Also, I want to thank sir for getting rid of those two as they were always up to no good. Sir has helped me a lot by getting rid of them. I don''t know how I can repay you." She was clearly trying to imply that she did not care about the two whom Fu Yan killed and was even saying that Fu Yan had helped her so that she could be in the lower position and indicate that she was indebted to him. Fu Yan just gave a slight nod and then closed his eyes. He was still thinking about the time when he lost control over his body and blanked out. Now that he was focusing, he started to remember what had happened and memories started to emerge in his mind. The whole scene of him killing the father and son played in his mind and from that Fu Yan deduced that it''s not that someone controlled his body, it''s just that the emotions he felt when that elder tried to do something to the child broke out and his body acted on impulse. "From all this, It''s clear that being a Librarian is amplifying my emotions. So is this the Library''s way of teaching me to not suppress my emotions? Is this how I become a better Librarian?" Fu Yan pondered over this question for a while and then suddenly opened his eyes. "Well, let the time decide that. For now, I will let Qing continue to observe my condition. So that I can have better data to assess my situation." Just when he was thinking about all this, the door of the royal hall opened again and two men came in carrying a glass box and behind them, there was another man who looked like a scientist. He was carrying a stack of documents. All three of them walked towards the throne and then bowed. The scientist guy came forward and said hastily, "My Queen, these are the documents regarding the production of the Neuro Worm." Queen Yinsys looked at the elderly scientist and said in a polite tone. "Elder, you did not have to come here yourself. I know you are busy and your health is also not good." The elderly scientist shook his head. "I understand that Queen worries for me but if not for the importance of these documents, I would not have left the lab but I was afraid that if any one of these documents were to be misplaced or lost, it will be a great loss. So I had to come here myself." Then he shifted his attention towards Fu Yan and asked in a soft voice. "My Queen, this gentleman is?" Yinsys looked at Fu Yan after hearing this, fearing that it would make Fu Yan angry but seeing that Fu Yan did not care and had a neutral face, she let out a sigh. "Elder, Sir has come to get the book back that was lent to us 100 years ago." Then she turned towards Fu Yan and said in a polite tone. "Elder Foran is the one who studied this book and built this mother tree for us. He is the leading man and savior of our races on this planet." When he heard this, Fu Yan looked at this man with great interest. Because he knew that even if there was knowledge, it was very hard to put it to practical use. As great minds were needed for all this knowledge to be understandable. Also, he noticed that this tree was not just built by following the technology in this book, but also combining other technologies with it so from this he could see that this elder in front of him was a great genius and a man worth recruiting. "Elder Foran, Would you like to leave this planet and come with me?" Fu Yan asked in a calm and polite tone which surprised everyone. Because this was the first time Fu Yan ever talked to someone in this tone ever since he came here. Even Queen Yinsys could not help but look at Fu Yan with a shocked expression on her face. [[[Chapter Ends Here]]] please vote and thanks for reading. i love you guys. Chapter 114: New Knowledge Branch! Editors and Proof Reader: Dervish, King of Mortals When Foran heard this, he was taken aback. He did not know how to respond. Even Queen Yinsys looked at Fu Yan with incredible expression. After mustering up the courage, she clenched her fist and slowly asked. "Honored Sir, may I ask what you mean by that. I hope that I am not offending you, I just want to know the details." Fu Yan did not seem to be offended by this question and replied in a calm voice. "By leaving this planet and going with me, I meant to let him go to the Library with me and work there as my assistant. He will be able to get access to many kinds of knowledge and pacify his thirst for knowledge." Then he looked at Foran who was still trying to comprehend the situation. "So what do you think? Would you like to work for me? If you do so, you will be able to get access to all kinds of technology and books." Foran seemed to hesitate for a bit, then he shook his head and replied with a firm but polite tone. "I am very honored that the honored sir gave me this opportunity, but I have to decline your kind offer. I love this planet and want to stay on it till the end and contribute all I can for it. Because I grew up here and it gave me a lot, so it''s my turn to give back to it when it''s sick." Fu Yan chuckled when he heard this and waved his hand a little. Suddenly a white light shined and the inferior version of the gene strengthening serum appeared in his hand. Fu Yan threw it towards the Foran and said in a light tone. "Drink this serum and let me see if there is a problem." Foran hastily caught the tube and hesitated about what to do next. He looked towards the Queen who after thinking for a while, gave a nod. After seeing this, Foran opened the lid and consumed the liquid inside without any hesitation. After he consumed the serum, he suddenly felt that his body was hot and painful. Due to the pain, he fell on his knees and tried to stabilize his body. Due to his body being hot, sweat started to appear. Foran noticed that along with the sweat, some black liquid was also coming out. After a while, this process stopped and Foran noticed that his whole body was more energetic and refreshed. He felt a lot younger too. Everyone else in the Hall noticed the changes in Foran too. Even though they were anxious before and when Foran fell on his knees, some even wanted to stand up and go help him but Fu Yan raised his hand and stopped them from doing so. He wanted to observe the changes himself and see how the serum would affect other races. Seeing the process of Foran''s body accepting the serum and being enhanced, Fu Yan understood that the serum acted almost the same on every species who were similar to humans. As for the other races, he had to test it. "The process is the same as what happened to me but I think the one I felt was more severe because the potion that I consumed was an advanced version. Well, I think the serum will help this old man live for another decade or 2. As the bait has been thrown, the fish will eventually catch it. When he will be on his last breath, the desire to live more will make him come to the library and then I can make him work for me." Fu Yan smirked as he thought about his plans. Elder Foran noticed the changes in his body and after confirming again and again that all this was real, he stood up and bowed towards Fu Yan. "I thank the honored guest for giving me this precious thing." Fu Yan shook his head and replied with a deep but affirmative tone. "I liked the work done by Mr. Foran so I thought about giving this gift to you. You see I love technology and new knowledge. Seeing that Mr. Foran was a pioneer in his specific field, I could not bear to see a talented man losing to nature." Saying this, Fu Yan again waved his hand, the Library token appeared in hand and flew towards Foran''s head. Upon touching Foran''s head, it flashed a little and then disappeared. "This is the entry token for the Library. If you ever changed your mind and wanted to work for me, then think about the Library in your mind and when this token appears, hold it in your hand for 2 minutes. You will then be guided to the Library to meet me. Remember, this is a one-time use item, so use it with care." Everyone looked at Foran with envy and appreciation. Almost all of them forgot about the episode that happened earlier. Well even if they remembered it, what could they do about it. Almost everyone present here knew about the Library and that they were alive because of the book that was borrowed from there. After dealing with all this, Fu Yan shifted his attention towards the box and document that were brought in by Foran and 2 men. Noticing his gaze, Yinsys indicated the 2 men to bring the box to the throne. Foran also walked towards the throne with the documents in his hand. Though his body was filled with black substance and was full of foul smell he still decided to bring the document himself. From this, it could be seen how much importance he attached to them. Queen Yinsys received the box and the documents and then presented them to the Fu Yan. Fu Yan first took the documents and started to read the information about the Neuro Worm that Foran talked about earlier. He wanted to see what these worms were about that Foran attached so much importance to them. After taking the documents, Fu Yan started to look at them carefully. At first, Fu Yan did not believe that this technology was real but as he read more, the more perplexed he became. He spent more than 2 hours reading all the documents and during the whole time, no one dared to disturb him. After reading all the information, Fu Yan placed the documents aside and then looked at Foran with a deep gaze. "Is this technology developed by you or someone else?" Fu Yan questioned Foran with a deep voice. Foran gave a slight nod and then said. "Yes Sir, I developed this technology after getting inspiration from the book that was borrowed from the Library and the old witchcraft that was passed down to us elves by our ancestors. When he heard this, Fu Yan let out a laugh and stood up. "Truly marvelous! My decision to give you a chance to be my assistant was not wrong. I want to get you to work for myself even more. You are truly a genius. Combining science and old witchcraft like this, I bet no one had ever thought of it before. You seemed like you wanted to say something to me when you came in but hesitated. Say it now, if possible I will try to fulfill that request of yours." The reason for Fu Yan being happy and hyped is because Foran had created a worm combining both science and old witchcraft that can control others. In old witchcraft, people would use worms to control others but they were just poisonous worms, if the worm bearer refused to listen to the owner''s order the owner could let the worm explode and kill the worm bearer. Foran used this concept and created a new type of worm that could control others in a perfect sense. It could even control the other person''s thought and if the owner wanted, he could kill the worm bearer with one thought. These worms draw energy from the bearer''s body and could stay alive as long as they are provided with energy. Even though it is called a worm but it does not contain any living tissue. It''s a mechanical being. This explanation was much simpler but the process was much more complex. As for why Fu Yan was hyped, it''s because he knew that this technology will create a whole new branch of knowledge in the Library, and the reward that he will get will be 100 times better. [[[Chapter Ends Here]]] We lost 2 men, my 2 editors have disappeared so until they appear again, if you guys find any mistakes let me know. Also, don''t forget to vote and more chapters will come tomorrow. If possible I will release 2 chapters again tomorrow and the next day and the next day and so on... ???? Chapter 115: Two Versions! Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals, garantiertnicht After reading, Fu Yan took out the pen from his pocket and then started to scan the book with it. When he was done scanning, after a while he decided to upload it to the Library, but when he tried to do so, he got a prompt that there was an error uploading so he decided to wait and add this knowledge to the Library manually after going back. After dealing with that he looked towards Foran and asked about how to use this mechanical worm. Foran gave a bow and started to explain about the mechanical worm''s working process and how to control it when it infects others. "Sir, There are two types of worms that I have created. The one presented to you is the superior version that can control the thoughts of the infected person and if you give the worm instructions like "secrets related to it are not to be disclosed" or something similar, if the infected tried to tell them to someone or even thought about it, the worm''s defense mechanism will kick in and it will take control of the thought process, making the person unable to disclose those secrets. After it recognizes the master, it will record the voice pattern of the master, and commands can even be given through a recording device. Also if someone forcefully tries to remove it or someone suspects that there is something inside the infected person, it will kill the host by stopping their heart and then dissolve itself into a liquid that will look no different from the brain fluid. Even the molecular structure when it dissolves will look the same as the host. The second one is an inferior version that can only follow a simple set of instructions like "the host cannot disobey the orders of the master," and if he does so, he will die but the worm will still remain inside his head. Even this worm will not remain intact and will slowly dissolve after some time, but it can be easily found by searching and it leaves obvious traces inside the host''s brain." Fu Yan nodded when he heard this and then asked. "What''s the reason behind making two versions? Why not just make one, or is the inferior version easy to make?" "Yes sir, You have guessed right. The superior version is hard to make and it takes about 5 to 10 days to cultivate one. It''s because it has more functions and many tiny details need to be observed so that it can work perfectly. As for the inferior version, it can be batch produced. We can produce about 100 in 5 days. The defect rate while producing them is 5% while the superior version has a 0% defect rate so far." Foran explained with a polite tone. Fu Yan calmly listened to Foran''s explanation and then closed his eyes as if thinking about something. After a while, he opened his eyes and then looked at Foran with a questioning gaze. "So how many of the superior worms do you have?" Upon hearing the question, Foran immediately replied. "Sir, we currently have 72 superior worms and 3124 inferior ones. We had a total of 145 superior worms but half of them are given to Sir as a gift. If Sir wants, I can bring the remaining worms here." Then he looked at Fu Yan as if awaiting orders. Fu Yan thought for a bit and then asked Foran to bring 50 more superior worms along with 2000 inferior ones. Foran gave a bow upon hearing this and then turned to leave. When he was about to leave the Royal Hall, Fu Yan remembered and then threw the documents about the worms towards Foran. "Take these. I am done scanning them. You are really an amazing fellow. I bet you are busy with work so you don''t have to bring those worms yourself. I hope that the elder will come to the Library soon." The documents, shrouded in blue light, lightly floated and landed in Foran''s hands. Foran again gave a deep bow and then turned to leave but then he paused his steps and turned around. He seemed as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. Fu Yan saw this and smiled. "Elder Foran, if you want to say something then say it. No need to hesitate." Foran hesitated again upon hearing this but after gathering some courage, he bowed and said in a trembling voice. "Sir I know that the time period for which the book was lent to us has expired but I am still not done processing the knowledge in the book. So I wanted to ask if it''s possible to borrow the book again. I am not asking sir to extend the time, I am just asking if I can borrow it again." Fu Yan laughed when he heard this and replied. "Since elder Foran loves knowledge then how can I stop you from accessing it? Also, your work on worms is very good so I can use my authority to extend the time for which you can borrow the book." Then he took the scroll and then threw it towards Foran. "You can keep this book for another 50 years but remember to return it by the due time. It''s my personal favor because I respect the knowledge that you possess. I am looking forward to the new things that you make." Foran caught the scroll with trembling hands. His face was full of joy as if some kid had got his favorite toy. "Thank you, Sir. I am really grateful to you for this." He gave a bow and then hurried outside as if fearing that Fu Yan would change his mind. Fu Yan shook his head when he saw this while laughing lightly. "Truly an interesting fellow. His love for knowledge is very deep. A man worth cultivating." He thought. After dealing with all this, He turned his attention towards the Queen, and the moment he looked at her, the warmth on his face quickly faded, and Fu Yan spoke with a cold tone. "You have returned the book and compensation has been paid. Though it''s not much, I will accept. As for the disrespect earlier, I can forget it since the culprit behind is dead but that does not mean that I will tolerate something like that again." When she heard this, Queen Yinsys trembled a little and then replied with a trembling and fearful voice. "Sir, that was an accident. I promise that nothing like that will happen again. I am thankful to the Honored guest for giving us another chance." Fu Yan gave a slight nod and then his attention shifted towards the kid that he had saved earlier. He just looked at the kid for a while and then turned towards the queen. "I am a little tired so I want to rest a bit before leaving. Can you arrange a resting place for me?" Yinsys gave a stiff nod and then looked towards Yslian. "Please escort the sir to the Guest Room and make sure that nothing like before happens again. You have my permission to kill anyone who dares to make trouble on spot." Yslian gave a salute and then looked towards Fu Yan who was still sitting. Fu Yan saw this and stood up. Before leaving, he looked towards the kid who was standing like a statue, not daring to make even a slight movement. Fu Yan noticed that if he had not known that kid was standing there beforehand, he might have disregarded him. It was as if the kid had no presence. A similar thing happened in the restaurant. When the guards came in, they disregarded the kid and looked towards Fu Yan for trouble but he did not pay much attention before. "Interesting. This kid is like a natural-born assassin or is it a technique?" Fu Yan thought while looking at this kid. "Well, let''s hear about it from him later." Then he looked into the kid''s eyes and got his attention. "Follow me!" Saying this Fu Yan turned to leave and did not look back to see if the kid was following him or not. [[[Chapter Ends Here]]] Thanks for reading and more chapters are coming since I am free for 2 days. Also Merry Christmas. Chapter 116: Nir Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals, garantiertnicht Yslian led Fu Yan to a majestic-looking room that had an odd-shaped bed and some luxurious-looking sofas. After entering, Fu Yan looked around the room and nodded. Seeing this, Yslian bowed. "Sir, I will be waiting outside. If you need anything just call me by ringing this bell." He then gave Fu Yan a golden bell that was engraved with some mysterious patterns. Fu Yan accepted the bell and then Yslian left the room while closing the door. Fu Yan walked towards a sofa and then sat down. He then shifted his attention towards the door, where the kid was standing silently. Fu Yan did not know whether the kid had followed him or not, but after he sat down his intuition told him that someone was standing near the door. This might be because of the Library or because he drank the potion that enhanced his body. Fu Yan looked at the kid and then opened his mouth. "So who are you and why are you able to hide your presence?" The kid did not answer and just looked at Fu Yan with his round amber eyes. Fu Yan smiled and then said with a calm tone. "I won''t ask again. If you don''t want to answer then you can leave. I promise no one will dare to stop you but if you want to go with me then you must answer my question." saying this Fu Yan leaned back on the sofa and then closed his eyes. As if he did not care whether the kid would answer his question or not. "You are an Aver too, so how come they all respect you so much?" A gentle and soft voice sounded in the room. Fu Yan opened his eyes and looked towards the kid with a smile. "So you can speak. I thought you might be deaf and mute. As for your question: "Why do they respect me so much even though I am an Aver?" Well, you are wrong about me being an Aver as I am not from this planet. However, I still look like an Aver, so the reason they respect me and fear me is that I have power. I have the power to destroy them. It''s natural that they fear someone who is stronger than they are. It''s the law of the universe. The weak fear the strong." After saying this, Fu Yan smiled and continued. "Now it''s your turn to answer me. Who are you and how are you able to hide your presence?" The kid hesitated for a bit then opened his mouth. "I am Nir, at least that what father and mother used to call me. I inherited this power from them. Father was a special elf, he once said that he belonged to an ancient clan who were well-versed in assasination. After the apocalypse, when his clan came to live in the mother tree, other elven clans started to kill them. Father was the last surviving member of the clan. He went down to the slums to hide and then met my mother. We lived there till a year ago when elves came down and killed my father and mother. I was able to escape because of my father." After saying this he paused and his voice suddenly turned cold. "They killed everyone. Father, mother, my friends, the uncle living next door, the kind aunt who lived across the street, everyone. They killed everyone. I heard them saying it was the royal family who gave the order to kill because they feared my father''s clan. They feared that my father would come to take revenge. We just wanted to live peacefully. We never harmed anyone but they still killed everyone." Nir''s voice turned colder and colder as he said this. His eyes started to turn red with anger. When Fu Yan heard this, he suddenly remembered the pain that he felt when he lost his parents. He was heartbroken at that time but his aunt and uncle were there to comfort him so he was able to continue. He cannot imagine what would have happened to him had they not been there for him. He was grateful that he had them, that he had a family he could continue to live with. But this kid, he had no one, he lived in pain and anger for a whole year and then walked on the suicide mission to kill the Queen. He knew that there were many other kids on earth, let alone on this planet, that were similar to him and Nir and that he can''t save everyone but since fate allowed him to meet Nir so he stood up and walked towards Nir. Upon getting near, he saw how small and fragile Nir looked. He looked to be 11 to 12 years old. He looked like a living skeleton, It was as if he had not eaten for ages. Fu Yan sat down and then gently embraced him. "It must have been hard on you. You suffered all alone. No one was there to comfort you but it''s ok now. You can come with me." Nir who had not felt this warmth for a whole year suddenly broke down and started to cry. "We just wanted to live peacefully." Fu Yan gently patted his back. "I know." "I never hurt anyone. I was a good kid. Dad was so kind and helped everyone but they still killed him." Nir wailed. Fu Yan again gently patted. "The elves were the bad ones. You were a good kid." Listening to this Nir cried even louder, the emotions that he had kept inside were being released. He had no one but himself for the past year. He was frustrated and in grief over the death of his parents but had no one to turn to. Fu Yan kept hugging Nir till he calmed down. After a while, when Nir stopped crying, Fu Yan gently separated Nir from his embrace and noticed that he had fallen asleep. Nir was too tired throughout the whole year both mentally and physically. He tenderly picked him up and then walked towards the bed. He lightly placed him on the bed and then covered him with a quilt. After doing that, Fu Yan sat beside the bed and looked at Nir''s face that was covered with tears. He could not help but think that this kid was similar to him. Something was telling him, both of their fates were similar. Fu Yan sighed after a while and then stood up. He walked towards the door and carefully opened it to not make any noise. Yslian was standing outside and when he saw Fu Yan coming out, he hurried towards him and gave a bow. "Sir, if you needed anything you could have just ring the bell, you did not need to come out personally." Fu Yan shook his head and said with a slight smile. "No need for that. That kid is sleeping inside so I did want to wake him up. Anyway, I want you to bring me something to eat. Also, make some soup dishes for the kid. He has not eaten a proper meal for quite a while so he will need to eat a liquid meal." Yslian did not ask any questions after hearing that Fu Yan wanted a meal for the assassin and left to prepare what Fu Yan asked for. Seeing this Fu Yan nodded. "It''s no wonder that he became a captain of the Royal Guards. He has some insight and knows when to ask a question and when to refrain from doing so." Yslian went towards the kitchen and then ordered the chefs to prepare the meal. After doing so, he returned to his post and then lightly knocked on the door. Fu Yan opened the door and Yslian told him that the meal will be ready in about an hour. Fu Yan gave a nod and after that, he went back to sit on the sofa and then closed his eyes. He was a little tired and after closing his eyes, he could not help but think about family. Memories started to flash before his eyes and a tear silently dropped from his left eye. [[[Chapter Ends Here]]] I poured my heart into writing this chapter. Hope you guys will like it. More chapters are coming as the only thing I can do today is write. Don''t forget to vote. Chapter 117: Slave! Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals, garantiertnicht Nir dreamt of the time when he was living happily with his parents, the time they were a happy family with no one to disturb them. In his dream, he relived the moment when he was 9 and joined a festival with his family and friends. He was truly happy and was enjoying it when he suddenly saw a big fire and it started to engulf his parents, friends, relatives and everyone else in the village. "Mom! Dad!" Nir suddenly shouted and tried to reach them. When he did so, the scene suddenly changed and Nir noticed that he was in a spacious and luxurious-looking room. He looked around and saw Fu Yan sitting on the sofa, staring into blankness. Nir looked at Fu Yan with complicated eyes and then after contemplating for a while and as he decided something, he stood up from the bed and made his way towards Fu Yan. Fu Yan had noticed the moment Nir woke up but he decided to not pay attention to it and let the kid decide what he wanted to do. When he watched Nir coming towards him, he made a gesture in the air and put away the transparent screen in front of him. Nir slowly approached him and when he was in front of Fu Yan, he suddenly bent on one knee and solemnly said. "Sir, if you permit me, this slave would like to recognize you as my master." Fu Yan was taken aback when he heard this. Though he had some thoughts about letting Nir come with him, he just wanted him to be a subordinate and he had decided that if Nir wanted to leave, he wouldn''t stop him. But now when Nir suddenly said that he wanted him to be his master, Fu Yan did not know what to say. After staying silent for a while, Fu Yan sighed and asked with a deep voice while trying to remain as calm as possible. "Why do you want me to be your master. Though I asked you to follow me, my thoughts were to hire you, not to use you as a slave. If you don''t clarify it, I won''t permit it." When he heard this, Nir got down on both knees and replied. "Sir, the reason I want to recognize you as my master is because my father once said that if his clan was still around, I would have been hailed as its finest and most promising assassin. Father said that I have inherited the bloodline from our ancestors which no one was able to inherit in the past 400 years. There were records of it in the clan but no one was able to get it." Fu Yan calmly listened to this and then interjected. "So what does this have to do with you recognizing me as your Master?" Nir did not mind Fu Yan suddenly stopping him and continued. "Sir, the bloodline that I inherited is special. I am only able to use at most 10% of its power right now. To unlock it completely, I have to recognize someone as my master, but there is also a problem here. If I have even the slightest doubt in my mind about being bound to someone and to be his slave, I won''t be able to harness the full power of the bloodline and during the ceremony the backlash could kill me." Fu Yan looked at Nir with open eyes and could not help but shout inside his mind. "What is this magic? Bloodline? Is this true? If it''s true, does that mean magic would also exist?" After thinking for a while and calming down his mind, Fu Yan sighed and asked in a questioning tone. "So why do you think you can recognize me as your master? Are you sure you trust me that much that you are willing to hand your life to me? Also what is this ceremony you are talking about?" Though he tried to remain calm, his words still gave him away. Nir looked at Fu Yan with confident eyes and replied with a stern voice. "Sir, you are my saviour and if not for you, I would have died sooner or later if not today so I am sure that I want to recognize you as my Master. I don''t have even the slightest doubt in my mind about this, that''s why. Please allow me to serve you at my best. I want to be able to do something for you even if it costs me my life." Fu Yan looked at Nir whose face was beaming with confidence and expectations. After thinking for a bit, he looked towards the ceiling and then Nir. "I understand. Since you will be my first follower then I hope that you are saying the truth. I promise that you won''t ever regret following me." Nir smiled when he heard this and replied. "Sir, you won''t ever regret accepting me as your slave. As for me, if you ever wanted me to die, I won''t ask why." Fu Yan nodded when he heard this and asked. "So how to perform this ceremony? What''s the procedure?" Hearing this Nir stood up and then surveyed the room. After looking around, he got in front of Fu Yan and started to explain the procedure. Fu Yan calmly listened and after a while, they began to perform the ceremony. Following Nir''s guidance, he pierced his left thumb a little and when a drop of blood appeared on it, he pressed it on Nir''s forehead who was kneeling in front of him in a knightly pose. When Fu Yan placed his thumb on Nir''s head, he suddenly felt as if something was trying to suck blood from his body through the thumb but this force was not strong. While he was placing his thumb on Nir''s forehead, Nir was reciting something in a low voice. Even with the translator, Fu Yan was not able to understand what it meant. Nir''s voice was increasing as time passed and then suddenly Fu Yan felt Nir''s forehead heating up. He knew that it was the contract that was forming up and following what Nir explained, he continued to place his thumb on Nir''s forehead. Nir suddenly stopped reciting and black smoke started to seep out of his body. When Fu Yan saw this, he took back his hand and watched. Nir suddenly stood up and grabbed Fu Yan''s left hand. He brought the thumb near his mouth and gently kissed it. The moment he did so, his whole body turned black and then slowly dissipated into smoke. Nir suddenly vanished from the room and Fu Yan could not see or feel his presence. Everything that happened today exceeded his imagination. Even though he knew that the universe was advanced and many planets were far superior to the earth. Some were even able to threaten the Library but still they could be explained through science but this, this cannot. So he was still unable to calm himself down even after seeing it and feeling it himself. After not being able to feel Nir''s presence for a while, Fu Yan looked around and spoke in a low voice. "Nir are you ok?" There was no reply for a while, then suddenly black smoke started to gather in front of him and then it turned into a person, well more like a child. Nir appeared in front of him through the smoke and replied in a stern and unwavering voice that was full of respect. "Master, Nir has been successful and I have awakened my bloodline completely. Though it will take some time for me to completely control my new-gained powers, I can still serve master." Fu Yan nodded when he heard and let out a sigh full of relief. Then he looked at Nir and felt that even though he looked the same as before, there was an additional mark on his forehead. Fu Yan raised his hand towards Nir''s forehead and Nir just stood there without even the slightest movement. It looks like when he said that if Fu Yan wanted him to die, he wouldn''t ask why, that was not just lip service. Nir meant what he said. When Fu Yan touched the mark on Nir''s forehead, he somehow felt a connection between him and Nir. [[[Chapter Ends Here]]] sorry I was busy due to my uncle''s illness and was not able to update. I will try my best to be regular now. Chapter 118: New Knowledge Branch! Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals, garantiertnicht When he touched the mark on Nir''s head, he felt as if something was connecting Nir and him. When he tried to focus, he suddenly heard Nir''s voice inside his head. "Master this sign represents the bond between you and me. You can read my thoughts and communicate with me telepathically." Fu Yan was amazed when he heard this. This was really magical. After staying silent for a while and thinking, Fu Yan let out a smile and then leaned back on the chair while picking up a plate filled with some kind of fruit. "Ok since we are done with this, why don''t you eat now. I know you have not eaten your fill for quite a while, so dig in. Also, remember this, I won''t force you to do things, if you ever want to stop working for me and leave, I will let you do so without even saying anything." When Nir heard this, he went down on one knee and looked at Fu Yan with tearful eyes. "Master it is my luck to be able to work for you. As I said earlier, if you ever feel that you don''t need me anymore and tell me to die, I won''t ask why and do so." Fu Yan shook his head when he heard this and picked up a piece of the fruit and passed it to Nir. "Well, I hope that day never comes. Now stop talking about this and eat." Nir accepted the piece of the fruit and started to eat while sitting on the floor. Fu Yan again shook his head and pointed towards the seat beside him. ''Sit there. You are now working for me, so show some respect to yourself." Nir turned into smoke after hearing this and then drifted towards where Fu Yan was pointing. Soon the smoke disappeared and he appeared in the seat. Even though he had seen it before, Fu Yan could not help but marvel at this sight. "This power is really amazing. He will be a huge help to me on Earth. I gained much more than I expected from this planet." Nir ate silently and did not utter one word while sitting beside him. Fu Yan snuck a glance at him from time to time. After eating, he went to the bed and lay down to rest. After laying down he saw that Nir had stopped eating too and was now standing in front of the door to guard. Fu Yan smiled when he saw this and could not help but praise Nir for his dedication. After a while, he looked at Nir who was still standing motionless, and said in a soft voice. "Nir, you come to sleep too. On this planet, no one can hurt me so come rest." The moment Fu Yan said this, Nir appeared beside him and lay down on the bed too. Fu Yan saw this with an open mouth and could not help but smile at this sight. "Well when he said he won''t why if asked him to die, it looks like he was not joking." After looking at Nir who had closed his eyes, Fu Yan gently patted his head and then closed his eyes too. He was also tired for some reason. He was feeling as if he had been awake for 5 to 6 days and the moment he closed his eyes, he went into a deep sleep. Nir, who was lying beside him, suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Fu Yan''s sleeping face. After watching for a while, a look of determination appeared on his face and he closed his eyes again. After sleeping for a whole day, Fu Yan opened his eyes and saw that Nir was standing in front of the door and when he saw that Fu Yan had woken up, he came to his side and said. "Good morning Master." Fu Yan nodded when he heard this and asked in a sleepy voice. "Did someone come when I was sleeping?" Nir nodded and then took out a package made of some kind of wood and handed it to Fu Yan. "Master, Mr. Foran came to deliver this to you. Seeing that you were sleeping he left this package for you." Fu Yan took the package from Nir''s hand and opened it. Inside were mechanical worms but they were different from before. Compared to superior worms, these looked like counterfeit products but Fu Yan believed that Foran would not try to cheat him because if he did, he wouldn''t be able to afford the consequences. Fu Yan placed the box on the table and then stretched a bit. Then he looked towards Nir and said. "Ask Yslian to arrange breakfast for us. I am feeling very hungry right now." Nir gave a nod and then turned to leave the room. After a while, he came back in with Yslian following him. Yslian gave a low bow towards Fu Yan upon entering and asked in a polite tone. "Sir, breakfast will be ready in a few minutes. I came in to ask if Sir would like to go to the Royal Hall today so that we can accommodate you." Fu Yan shook his head and replied while leaning back on the sofa. "No, I will be leaving after eating breakfast. Tell your Queen to return the book on time this time so that I won''t have to come again." Yslain nodded when he heard this and replied respectfully. "Yes, Sir. I will deliver your message to the Queen. She still has not recovered from her injuries otherwise she would have come to see you off herself." Fu Yan nodded and then waved his hand. "Ok, you can go now. We will leave after eating breakfast. At that time I will need you to prepare an open space for me. By open, I mean a spacious room, not outside. Understand?" Yslian bowed and replied. "I understand, Sir. I will start making preparations now." Saying that he turned to leave. After a while, some elves came in with different kinds of foods and placed them in front of Fu Yan. Fu Yan enjoyed the food with Nir and then under the guidance of Yslian, they came to a wide hall. Fu Yan held Nir''s hand then started to tap on the transparent screen in front of him. He was adding Nir''s data in the system so that he could teleport with him. After he was done adding Nir, Fu Yan looked towards the sky and a white beam suddenly landed on him. Soon the scenery around him turned to white. Fu Yan looked towards his left side and upon seeing that Nir was with him, He let out a smile. Soon they arrived in the great hall of the Library. Fu Yan walked towards his desk while holding Nir''s hand. After arriving there, Fu Yan had Nir stand in a corner and then proceeded towards the computer. Then he started to upload the data he got from "Anuvis" and when the bar reached 100%, the system started to assess the data. A notification popped up on the screen saying that it will take 13 minutes and 43 seconds for it to be assessed. Fu Yan nodded and then looked at Nir. After thinking for a while, He opened the Library store and started to browse through it. After spending 1800 credits, he bought a knife and a universal translator. There were no defensive items in the store. Since he decided to let Nir work for him, he had to make sure Nir stayed safe. After buying the items, He came towards Nir and handed these things to him. "This dagger is made of Inosok. It is extremely durable and can cut through anything. Also, this badge is a universal translator. With this, there will be no language barriers for you." Nir nodded and accepted these two things from Fu Yan. Fu Yan smiled when he saw this and then turned towards the computer on his desk. It showed that only 1 minute was remaining. He sat down and began staring at the screen, waiting for the timer to end. Soon the timer reached zero and a sentence popped up in front of him. "New Knowledge branch detected." "Creating a new section in the Library." [[[Chapter Ends Here]]] Sorry even though I said I will be regular but uncle passed away and I was not able to get back to writing because of that. I will go back to china in another 20 to 30 days so till then let''s write. Chapter 119: Personal Assistant! Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals, garantiertnicht From Now on Information and notification from Library will be shown in these [ ] and when Fu Yan is talking to himself or think, i will use '' '' instead of " ". As later will be used when he is talking to someone else. [[[[Chapter starts here]]]] After these two sentences popped up on the screen, a loud rumbling noise echoed in the Great Hall of the Library. All activity in the Library stopped for a second and then everyone''s attention shifted towards where the sound was coming from. For many, it was something new as the Library had always been quiet and no one was allowed to create any disturbance there. So when this sound destroyed the silence in the Library, everyone stopped whatever they were doing and came towards its origin. Fu Yan also closed the transparent screen and made his way there. When he reached the spot, he saw that bookshelves were moving by themselves and a large area was being cleared in the center. After a while, the rumbling noise stopped, and a large area that was devoid of anything appeared in front of him. Fu Yan looked around with some interest to see what would happen next but to his surprise, there was only silence. As if whatever the Library was trying to do, had finished. A strange silence engulfed the whole area and when everyone was thinking that there would be nothing more, Fu Yan saw a white light shining in the open space in front of him, and then suddenly there was a loud bang. Fu Yan felt as if the whole Library was shaking and that it would collapse at any moment. Because of the sudden bang, his ears were still ringing and after a while, when they returned to normal, he looked in front of him and he saw that there was a whole new book case there and there was still space around that shelf. Compared to the others, this one looked different and was blue. It''s not as if there were no other shelves that had different colors from the normal ones but there were only 20 to 30 of them at most. Compared to the thousands of others, there were very few. After the white light disappeared and Fu Yan was assured that nothing else would happen, he walked towards the new shelf. When he reached it, he noticed that this shelf did not just have a blue color but also a little green to it and after further analyzing, he came to a new realization. If this shelf was to be folded into a sphere, then it would look just as Earth looks from space. He looked at the top of the shelf and saw the information engraved on it regarding the books that were available here. [Mystery Mechanics] [Contributor: Fu Yan] Fu Yan was amazed to see this because on all other shelves, there was nothing mentioned other than the types of books that were placed on those shelves. ''So Library gives credit for new knowledge to the Librarian who brings it to the Library. It''s like encouraging the future generation to gather more knowledge for the Library.'' Fu Yan thought as he scanned the shelf. When he was lost in his thoughts, he suddenly saw an old-looking scroll flying towards the shelf, and then after reaching it, it placed itself on the top rack. This scroll gave a very strange feeling to those who watched it. Fu Yan watched for a while, then he turned and started to walk towards his table. When passing by the workers who also gathered, he noticed that many old workers were looking at him with envy and respect. Suddenly a worker, who looked much more senior than the rest, walked in front of him and gave a deep bow. "Sir Congratulations on contributing to the Library. I had only witnessed a similar scene a long time ago and at that time I was also new to the Library. I remember that Sir Librarian at that time received many rewards and permissions from the Library that were exclusive to those who contributed. Also, you will get to choose a personal assistant from the workers who will handle your work in the Library and carry out your orders. I hope that you can consider selecting someone from the senior workers, as we know more about the Library and can answer many of your questions." Fu Yan calmly listened and then gave a slight nod. "Ok, When the time comes, I will consider selecting someone who is a senior but remember this, no matter who I choose, others will have to obey him as he will be carrying out my orders." Fu Yan said with a stern voice that carried a tone of authority as he looked towards the workers who were standing behind the one speaking to him. The old worker trembled a little when he heard this and again gave a deep bow. "Sir Librarian, we know. It''s not that we are saying that you should choose someone from seniors or else others won''t cooperate. It''s just that we were suggesting as we senior workers know more about different things in the Library. As for who to choose, that choice lies solely with you. The other workers also nodded when the old worker said this. "Yes Sir, we will obey anyone you choose, even if he is a junior." Fu Yan smiled when he heard this and walked away. When workers saw this, they let out a sigh of relief and then started to return to their positions. Fu Yan returned to his table and then opened the screen again. There were many notifications on the screen in front of him and he started to go through them one by one. He did not want to miss anything as it might be important. [Creating the new section] [New technology branch successfully added to the Library] [Credits to the contributor added successfully] [Calculating rewards] [Rewards] [Credits= 10000] [Librarian= D- to C+] [Adjusting permission according to Librarian Level] Fu Yan was surprised to see that he got 10000 credits as a reward for getting new knowledge for the Library as well as jumping 5 levels. Then he started to read the privileges that he would receive as a C+ Librarian. ''So now I only have to go collect back books every 6 months that''s only 2 times a year. Also, I can now purchase high-level items from the store. It also mentions that my brain efficiency will also improve according to my level but I have to see its effect with time. Well, other than this there is not much. I was thinking that something similar to the store will also appear, but I guess I have to go to an even higher level than this to see those.'' After reading through the permissions, he resumed reading the notifications. [New Knowledge Branch Rewards] [Rewards] [Granting the ability to immediately understand and memorize any book instantly in the Library once per month] [Adding permission to use the teleporter to go anywhere on Librarian''s planet. Can take 1 person with him (Must be registered in the Library)] [Can take two workers as personal assistants. Personal assistants will belong to the Librarian and will be considered as his property.] Fu Yan was taken aback when he saw the rewards for adding the new knowledge branch to the Library. The first two abilities were very helpful to him. For example, if he is in need of a certain technology, and or he encounters a problem that he needs to solve immediately, he can just memorize the book and his problem will be solved. Also, the permission to use the teleporter to go anywhere on Earth is just like getting a pass to roam freely on Earth without anyone stopping him. No borders could stop him now. Fu Yan was very happy when he received these rewards. He felt elated and was in very high spirits. After calming down, he shifted his attention towards the last reward. ''Choosing someone from the workers as my assistant. Well, one spot is reserved for Casper. As for the other, I will think about it later after assessing them.'' [[[Chapter Ends Here]]] Goals To try and upload regularly for a week. If I manage to do so then I cam sure we can go back to being daily upload. Chapter 120: Back on Earth! Editors and Proof Reader: Dervish (others are missing for the time being since I was not available for long time) After going through the notifications one more time, Fu Yan closed the panel and then shifted his attention towards the Library. He glanced at the workers who were busy going through their daily chores and sat down on his chair. He was running his brain at full speed and after burning some brain cells, he decided that he will not appoint the personal assistant immediately and wait for some time. Even though he had decided that he would choose Casper as one of the assistants, he still decided to wait for a while. After concluding this, he took a deep breath and then stood up. Walking out of Librarian''s desk, he strode towards Nir, who was still standing where Fu Yan left him. When he was about to call Nir, he saw Casper working on the bookshelf next to him, and then after thinking for a bit, he walked towards him. Casper, who was busy with his work, suddenly felt that someone was walking towards him and looked up. When he saw Fu Yan, he immediately put down the books and greeted him. "Sir, You should have called me if you needed me instead of coming here yourself." Fu Yan shook his head and replied. "No, I was just passing by when I saw you." Then after pausing for a bit, Fu Yan continued. "Since there was a big rumble in the Library a while ago you might have also got the information regarding me adding a new knowledge section in the Library." Casper immediately nodded and replied with a smile. "Yes, sir. I was also there but did not want to disturb you or disrespect the senior workers so I choose not to congratulate you there." Fu Yan smiled upon hearing this and gave a satisfactory nod. "Ok, I understand. Anyway since you were there, you must have also heard about me getting a slot for a personal assistant. I just wanted to inform you that I plan to give this position to you but it''s not official yet. I just want you to be mentally prepared and when you get this position, you better be prepared for it." Casper trembled a little with excitement upon hearing this. He never thought of getting this position because he was just an inexperienced worker here. There were many more, who were more qualified than him. After thinking for a moment, Casper gave a deep bow and said with a humble tone. "Sir, although I am glad that you want to choose me for this important position and that you are placing your trust in me, I myself feel that I do not qualify for this position. There are many more experienced workers here who know more about the Library and they can help you better. If you give this position to me, I would not be able to fully utilize the powers given to me." Fu Yan looked at Casper with a cold face for a while and a warm smile slowly crept over it. "I was not wrong in choosing you. Even though there were some doubts in my mind before now, I am more than confident in choosing you as my assistant. You do not hunger for power and know your limits. These are the basic qualities of an assistant. So I won''t regret choosing you." Fu Yan stopped after saying this and then looked at Casper who was standing in front of him in a humble pose. "But, since you think there are others who are better than you, then I will choose someone else." When Casper heard this, his eyes shook for a moment but then returned to calm. Fu Yan saw this and continued. "I will choose someone else but I will choose you, too. I have two slots for personal assistants so one of them will be for you. As for the other slot, time and performance will decide who it will belong to." Casper looked at Fu Yan with open eyes and a trace of shock could be seen in his eyes as well as a flash of excitement. He hurriedly gave a bow and replied with an excited voice. "I will be your eternal servant my lord. I will dedicate my life to you and will remain your humble servant." Fu Yan smiled upon hearing this and said. "OK, I will appoint you as my personal assistant when I come back later. I will also announce it to the other workers at that time." Casper gave a bow and nodded upon hearing this. Fu Yan turned around after this and walked towards Nir. Upon reaching Nir, he spoke with a gentle voice. "Nir, let''s go. I will take you to my planet. Even though the environment there is different from your home plane, I am sure that you will like it there." Nir gave a slight bow and said with a neutral tone. "As you wish, Master. I live to serve you. Even if I don''t like something, for Master, I am willing to desire it and spend my life alongside it." Fu Yan shook his head when he heard this. He really did not want to treat Nir as a slave but Nir''s mind was set on it. Thinking about how he might change Nir''s mentality, Fu Yan took his hand and was about to teleport back to earth when suddenly one thing came into his mind. He looked at Nir and then turned towards Casper. "Casper! Come here." When Casper heard this, he immediately stopped whatever he was doing and made his way towards Fu Yan. "Master! Your orders!" Fu Yan did not pay attention to the way Casper spoke and ordered. "Immediately compare "Anuvis" and "Earth''s" atmosphere and see if there is any difference between the two." Casper took the order and then started to tap in the air in front of him. After a while, he gently swiped in the air and then looked at Fu Yan. "Master, the atmosphere of "Earth" and "Anuvis" are similar to each other but the amount of hydrogen and Neon are higher on "Anuvis" and the oxygen levels are way lower than "Earth". The residents of "Anuvis" will find it difficult to adapt to the "Earth''s" environment" and prolonged stay can lead to oxygen poisoning." Fu Yan let out a sigh when he heard this and wiped away the non-existent sweat from his forehead. ''Fortunately, I thought about it before going back to earth with Nir.'' After hearing what Casper said, Fu Yan let him get back to work and then opened the Library mall. He chose a liquid medicine that can help others adapt to a different environment without harming the body. Fu Yan looked at the price and decided to buy it after taking a glance at Nir. After paying 2200 credits for the liquid, Fu Yan gave it to Nir to let him drink it when he reaches earth. Fu Yan wondered about the reason why this medicine was so expensive and came to understand that it was really a big deal to be able to adapt to any environment without harming the body. So the price was justified. Closing the mall window, Fu Yan took Nir''s hand and teleported back to earth. He appeared in the same computer room where he left, but this time he had someone else with him. The moment they appeared in the room, Nir followed Fu Yan''s instructions and immediately opened the medicine bottle and gulped down the liquid in it. After that, he took a deep breath and started to report his body situation to Fu Yan. "Master, even though I am having difficulty breathing as compared to when we were on my planet or in the Library, this feeling is slowly dissipating." Fu Yan let out a sigh of relief and then shifted his attention towards the computer in front of him. "Qing! How was everything when I was gone? Also how much time has passed since my departure." The computer screen in front of him suddenly lit up and Qing''s voice sounded in the room. "Welcome back Big brother. Everything has been normal since your departure and it''s been 8 days since you left. Would you like to see logs?" [[[Chapter Ends Here]]] Chapter 121: Warmness of Home! Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, garantiertnicht Fu Yan thought about it for a bit and then gave a slight nod. "Ok, show me the logs." He skimmed through everything and then gave a slight nod of satisfaction. After finishing with this, he turned towards Nir who was standing behind him silently, and then said in a low voice while pointing towards Nir. "Qing, this is Nir. He will stay with us in the future. If he needs your help, then try to meet his demands." There was silence for a while after Fu Yan said this, then Qing''s monotonous voice sounded in the room. "Big Brother, Can you clarify what you said again? I am using all the cameras but have not been able to find anyone else in the room beside you." Fu Yan was taken aback when he heard this, and then he looked at the screen with confusion. On the screen, Qing displayed the live video through the camera, and in it, Fu Yan could see no one else besides him. He turned his head to look at Nir, who was standing next to him, but on camera that spot was empty. ''What is this? Is this one of Nir''s abilities?'' Fu Yan wondered as he kept on shifting his gaze between the computer screen and Nir. ''I need to further test this before I reach any conclusion.'' Fu Yan decided as he turned towards Nir to ask him about this. Nir seemed to have predicted what Fu Yan was going to ask, so he opened his mouth and slowly explained. "Master, I am now in a stealth state so other than you, no one can feel my presence. In this form, I can''t touch anything or feel anything. Father once explained to me that I stay in another dimension that coexists with this one. Anyone else other than me can''t feel it. This is the unique ability of my clan." Fu Yan was lost in thoughts when he got this explanation and after a while, he shook his head and then ordered in a low voice. "Ok Nir, cancel your state for now. So that Qing can create an id for you and if in the future, you were to need some help, she could identify you." Nir did not say anything in response and directly canceled his stealth state. The moment he did so, Qing''s voice sounded in the room. "Big brother, I can now detect that there is someone besides you. Can you please specify what level of permissions to give the new user?" Fu Yan thought for a moment and then replied. "Give him all permissions other than admin. He will be helping us a lot so restricting access for him might hinder us in the future." Receiving the order, Qing went silent for a while, then after 10 minutes, her voice sounded again in the room. "Brother, I have set up a profile, and can you please add how should I call the new user." "Just call him Nir." Fu Yan immediately replied. After finishing up this, he turned towards Nir and added. "Since you don''t know much about the Earth, then you should ask Qing to learn more about it. If you encounter any problem in the future, Just talk to her and she will be able to solve most of your problems. If in some case, she is unable to help you, you can come to me. Is that ok?" Nir gave a slight bow upon hearing this. "As you wish, master. I will try my best to come true upon your expectations." Fu Yan let out a smile and gently patted Nir''s head. "Just don''t tire yourself out. You are more important to me so remember your health and safety are more important to me." He turned towards the computer screen in front of him and looked at then picked up the phone that was sitting on the side table connected to a charger. There were 4 missed calls on it and all of them were from Fei Hong. He dialed her number and after hearing the dial tone for a few seconds, the call connected. "Fu Yan, are you back? You were gone for a while this time." Fei Hong''s crisp voice sounded in the speakers. Fu Yan let out a smile, then responded in a soft but warm voice. "I did not go anywhere. I was just busy with a project and did not want to be disturbed while I worked in it." Hearing this, Fei Hong''s surprised voice rang in his ears. "What? A new project? You finished the last one and now you are working on the new one. I thought you were away on vacation since you worked hard but you were working on a new project again. Don''t you have any consideration regarding your health?" Her voice was filled with concern and worry as if she was genuinely worried about his well-being. Fu Yan felt warm in his heart and then lightly chuckled. "No, it''s ok. I rest enough while working. I just don''t like someone disturbing me when I work. Anyway, I called to inform you that I am almost done with the new project and it will be online in just a few days. Now your work is to hire some technical people related to 3D software and simulators. I will give you details about the project later." Fei Hong on the other side of the phone listened to all this attentively and then noted a few things on the notepad in front of her. Then she put down her pen and said. "Ok, I will do as you instructed. I am feeling that whatever you are working on is something big. Because you were never this secretive while working on the previous projects." Fu Yan laughed when he heard this and replied in a mysterious tone while smiling. "Well, you will know when you see it later. It might be a game-changer in the real-life simulator industry. Anyhow, I will go back to work on it now. I will inform you when I am done with it. I just need to do final debugging." "Ok, I will wait for your call. Also, I will immediately coordinate the hiring department to start acquiring the staff related to what you asked." Fu Yan said goodbye and disconnected the call. He then looked at the screen in front of him and let out a confident smile. Sitting on the chair, he stretched lightly and then started to type on the keyboard, writing the core code for the simulator while giving instructions to Qing. He felt as if he was thinking faster and clearer than before. It might also be because his Librarian level had also improved which in result enhanced his brain cells. His neurons were more active than before which resulted in faster thinking. He typed the underlying code faster and faster and without him noticing, more than 15 hours had passed. He worked 15 hours straight and only felt a little bit tired. Fu Yan only stopped because of Qing''s reminder. He looked at the time and then the progress of the work. He was nearly 70% done with the core code and the remaining could be finished by Qing as there was not much original logic involved. Fu Yan got up from his seat and looked towards his left where Nir was sitting with a tablet in his hands and headphones on his ears. He was also working hard. Fu Yan went towards him and then lightly tapped on Nir''s forehead with his finger. "It''s time to eat. I told you before, you don''t need to overwork. But you¡­" Fu Yan shook his head while saying this. He then turned towards the kitchen and took out some frozen nuggets and chicken from the refrigerator. "Come I will teach you how to make these so that in the future you can cook by yourself." Nir silently followed as Fu Yan began to heat up the oil in the pan. While Fu Yan was busy with the food, he failed to notice the tears in Nir''s eyes and a gentle smile on his face. Nir quickly wiped the tears that were oozing out and then stood next to Fu Yan with full attentiveness. [[[Chapter Ends Here]]] Hello Peeps! I am back. I came with new chapters and new novel too. Hope you guys still love the novel. This time I have the stock so no more stopping in middle and not uploading chapters. As for the new novel, Its still needs to be verified by WEBNOVEL so you might need to wait a little but i can assure that you will love it. Chapter 122: Error!! Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals, garantiertnicht Days passed and Fu Yan was working on the project as usual. Nir was also busy learning more about the culture and different stuff regarding Earth from Qing. Qing being a good teacher delivered all of the materials in a concise and orderly form. After 5 days, Fu Yan was finally done with the project. Lifting his hands from the keyboard, he stretched a little and then stood up from his seat. Looking around, he saw Nir sitting in his usual position and looking at the tablet in hand with full attentiveness. Fu Yan smiled when he saw this and a warm smile crept on his face. He liked this warmness of being with the family. He then turned his attention towards the screen in front of him and saw that Qing had finished analyzing the whole program and found no problems with it. Suddenly something came into his mind and he quickly sat back down on the chair. "Qing, try to use this simulator to predict if there will be any accidents on the highway nearest to us." He ordered her to do so because he wanted to see if he can use the simulator and Qing''s intelligence to predict what would happen in the future. He had full trust in his program that it could simulate everything that happened in real life. From tiny dust particles to big explosions, this program could simulate everything and give the perfect outcome that might result in such scenarios. "Ok Big brother. Putting up the live feed from the highway¡­ Brother how much area would you like to take into consideration. If the area is larger than 5km then the normal operation of the company will be interrupted. More than 80% of the available computing power will be needed to calculate the results." Fu Yan listened to Qing and then after thinking for a bit, he sighed and then ordered. "Use 50% computing power and then scan the area that won''t exceed that limit." Receiving the order, Qing went silent for a while then different started to pop up on the screen. "An area of 3.2km has been selected and the simulation is being performed." Fu Yan patiently waited after hearing this. He knew that it would take some time for the results to come out. Well, it would have been another story if he had more server farms but for now, he had to make do with what was available. After waiting for 3 minutes, Qing''s voice sounded in the room again. "Big Brother, According to the simulation performed, there will be a small accident near the interchange. This blue car will try to change lanes to go to the left but the red car coming from behind will fail to notice him. The back left tire of the blue car will hit the front right tire and then because of that the blue car will lose control and since the driver is not that attentive, he will hit the signboard while trying to stabilize the car. As for the red car, it will receive a minor scratch on the front side and the driver will be able to control the car in time. This incident will occur in the next minute." Qing gave the full details after performing the simulation that left Fu Yan in awe and his mind was full of chaotic thoughts. ''I might have created something out of this world. The simulator itself is not that scary but coupled with Qing, it might cause a war.'' Shaking his head, he looked at the screen again that was playing the CCTV feed from the highway and as Qing had predicted, the accident occurred. But there was a deviation from what Qing had predicted. Another car that was behind the red car, its driver panicked seeing the situation and slammed the brakes with all his might. It caused them to turn upside down. All this was not in what Qing had predicted. "Qing can you tell me how you simulated all this and why were you not able to predict the outcome of the third driver?" Fu Yan asked while looking at the screen. Qing went silent for a while and then after 5 minutes, a data chart appeared on the screen in front of Fu Yan. "Big Brother, I tracked all the users on the highway, and after simulating different scenarios, I picked 20 people who were most likely to cause an accident. I hacked into their car system and through the GPS and dashcams, I created profiles of these people. Then after simulating again, I came to the conclusion as stated earlier. The reason why I was not able to predict the outcome of the third driver, is because through the data I collected, he seemed like a calm person and I included his calm personality into the profile while simulating. This led to an error and caused the deviation in the final outcome." Fu Yan listened to all these details with full attention and was surprised to hear what caused the error. ''So human error was the key to why simulation failed to give the perfect result. Qing needs more data regarding human behavior so that she can perform a complete analysis in the future. But where can I get all this data? If she does it by herself, it will take a lot of time or if I have enough resources, she can do it a lot faster.'' Fu Yan was lost in thought as he tried to think about a way to improve Qing. Then after a while, he looked up and then made a decision. "Qing try to find any kind of servers that are inactive or have low security. So that even if you were to hack into them and use their resources, you will not be noticed easily. Also choose one of them as a backup for yourself, so that if any emergencies arrive, you can transfer your core program there." "Alright, Big Brother. I will immediately find such servers. It will take me 4 days for this search to complete. Would you like me to allocate more resources for this process? There are currently 24% resources available in the computing pool." Fu Yan thought for a sec and then gave a nod. "Ok use all the resources as long as they do not interrupt the company''s normal operations." Finishing up with this task, Fu Yan stood up and went towards Nir. He lightly patted Nir''s head and said in a soft voice. "It''s time to eat." Hearing this, Nir Immediately put down the tablet in his hand and stood up. This has become their normal routine. After eating the meal, Fu Yan went to take a shower and after getting out, he felt refreshed. Sitting down in his chair again, he left mail for Fei Hong that he was done with the product and that it would be up on the website tomorrow. He also sent some details regarding how to train the new employees. After dealing with this, He went to his bedroom and Nir also followed. They both lay down on the bed and went to sleep. Fu Yan had told Nir to get enough sleep so that he wouldn''t overwork himself but he did not know that even though Nir had his eyes closed, He was not sleeping but silently observing the room, ready for any kind of situation. Silence engulfed the room and soon the night passed. Fu Yan got up from his bed and looked towards where Nir was sleeping last night. That place was empty. He knew that Nir had gotten up before him and was back to his usual place. Learning all he could so that he can be helpful to Fu Yan as fast he could. Fu Yan walked out of the bed while Yawning and then went to make breakfast for himself and Nir. Carrying the plates, he walked into the computer room and placed one of the plates in front of Nir. Then he sat down on the chair and started to type on the keyboard. ''Qing are you ready to launch the Simulator?" [[[Chapter Ends Here]]] If you like the story then give me those RED POWER STONES. I need them cause I am hungry. Also thanks for reading the novel. Chapter 123: Storm! Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish, King of Mortals, garantiertnicht It was a normal morning for fans of the "Evos" company. Many would regularly check the website of the company to see if there were any new products available or the company had released any new updates for the game or their translation software. For the past month, the website remained the same, without publishing any kind of news or updates. This morning, as many clicked on the website like usual, they noticed that something was different about the website. There was a new section on the upper left corner of the website. There was an additional option there and it read. [RL Simulator] Many clicked on it, and it took them to a download page that showed a massive file to be downloaded. The file had a size of more than 400Gb. Besides the download button with the size of the file on it, there was another button with "About" written on it. Clicking on that, it took them to the information page that explained all about the RL Simulator. Again for many, it was nothing but nonsense as they could not understand the technical terms written there. Inside a well-furnished office, a man was sitting in front of a computer while typing something on the keyboard. On the screen, there was 3D software opened, and that man was trying to add some formulas to the system to get the expected result from it. While he was busy, one of his coworkers suddenly came to him and whispered something near his ear. The man stopped whatever he was doing and looked at his coworkers with confused and suspicious eyes. He put down the documents in his hand and questioned with an uncertain voice. "Are you sure about that? I mean, have you verified it? It''s not that I don''t trust you, but I can''t believe that an unknown company could crack these problems." though he said this to his coworker, he could hide his excitement. Kane Flin was a computer scientist who had a double Ph.D. in computer science and physics. His work focused on creating 3D software that could simulate real-life problems and effects. For Kane, it was not work but a passion. He wanted to create a 3D software that could simulate everything in real life, but that was easier said than done. It was not just adding physics formulas to the system and then expecting it to deliver the results. They had to optimize the system and formulas little by little until it gives the expected outcome. While trying to create a system like this, the fundamental problem was to make sure that every formula added to the system does not conflict with others. He spent years trying to solve these problems and now his coworker told him that some small game company had released software that was able to do just that. Following his coworker, Kane came to a room that had a giant screen on the wall. He sat down on a chair right next to the wall and looked at the screen with eagle eyes. On the screen, some document was being shown, and Kane read it eagerly. As he read it, his breath became unstable, and he clenched his fists. "I want to try this software. Have you downloaded the file?" Kane asked as he looked at the technician who was operating the computer. "Yes, Mr. Kane. We have downloaded the software, and I am currently installing it on a virtual machine. Because we don''t know if this software is harmful or not, we can''t afford to take risks." Kane nodded and waited patiently while reading the document again. ''Simulate everything from a dust particle to the molecules in the air. I don''t know if they are just making bold claims or it''s true. If it''s true, then I am afraid an immense wave is coming. This software touches the interests of many and I am afraid they won''t stay still.'' Kane muttered to himself as he looked at the progress bar of software being installed. After a while, the software finished installing, and after scanning and making sure that there was nothing wrong with the system, the technician opened it. When they opened it, a small fireball-shaped cartoon appeared on the screen and started to guide them. It asked them to choose the interface type. They could choose any of the existing 3D software interfaces so that it could become easy for them to interact with the software. Kane patiently went through the tutorial and then after understanding everything, he started to operate the system. After spending more than 3 hours, they created a scenario according to real life and then ran the simulation. When he ran the simulation a pop-up appeared on the system. [Please Log in to your account.] Kane looked at the technician and he immediately typed in his account. [Congratulations! You are a new user. You will get 3 free simulations.] [Kindly remember that every simulation requires an active internet connection.] Kane skipped these details and ran the simulation. A timer popped up on the screen and the countdown began. The timer showed that it will take 1 hour and 7 minutes for the simulation to be completed. They all waited patiently and after the timer expired, a message appeared on the screen. [Simulation completed. Remaining points: 2] Kane again skipped it and immediately ran the processed simulation. The video began to play and all of the people in the room looked at the screen with shocked eyes. The simulation was about a bomb exploding in a city and they wanted to see how this software would calculate the outcome. In the video, after the bomb exploded, a shockwave traveled through the city and knocked down glass windows and doors. Immediately after that the fireball swept through the city and started to burn everything in its vicinity. This was not the shocking part as all this could be achieved by the existing simulators. The most amazing thing was how the buildings collapsed and how people were knocked down, how dust covered the city. This software even calculated how people would be affected by the explosion. It showed the people with broken bones and the people who died and the ones who suffered minor injuries. "OMG. I can''t believe that someone was able to create such a perfect simulator. We have not yet tested its technical aspects but just from this, this product is at least 20 years ahead of its competitors. No, it won''t even have competitors. The company that created this software is going to be worth billions. Everyone would be rushing to cooperate with them." someone spoke in the room with an excited voice. Kane did not say anything and just looked at the screen with open eyes that were filled with admiration and curiosity. Similar scenes happened in many institutes. Everyone who knew how epoch-making this product was, were talking about it. Of course many started to work on cracking the software and see how it worked. But they were destined to be disappointed as Fu Yan used the best encryption technology he could master. Even with all supercomputers combined, it will take them 20 years to crack it so he was not worried that someone would be able to crack it and release the same software. From the moment he decided to create this software, he planned to have a monopoly in the market. For the moment, only a small number of people knew about the potential of this simulator and as time will pass, more will know about its greatness. 2 days passed and Fu Yan was looking at the statistics about how many times the simulator was downloaded and how many simulations were run. To his surprise, it was not as hot as he had expected it would be. ''I guess not many people know how to use this thing so that might be why the number of simulations are so low.'' Fu Yan leaned back on the chair as he muttered. He did not know that a huge storm was rising and was ready to hit his company. It was just the calm before the storm and this storm was very unusual. [[[Chapter Ends Here]]] can I get some red stones please. I really need them. They make me feel full and energize. Chapter 124: Simulation Complete! Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish Inside the top secret research base of country C, a man was working on a computer. His disheveled hair and bloodshot eyes showed he did not have a proper sleep these past few days. Despite this, he was working on the computer with enthusiasm, as if a child had gotten his favorite toy to play with. While he was engrossed in his work, a man in a military uniform walked in and stood behind him. The man failed to notice this and continued to work on the computer. After a while, after he was done, the man in military uniform walked up and spoke in a soft but authoritative voice. "Professor Chen, What''s the status? Is this software really as it was reported?" The man who was working on the computer looked back and took a glance at the military man and then shifted his attention towards the computer again. "This software is really a holy grail for us researchers. I added parameters in the system for our last project without specifying many things and you know what result I got?" His voice contained excitement that could not be hidden. The man in military uniform did not say anything and just looked. Professor Chen continued and explained. "All the results from the experiments that I performed, came perfect and matched with the results that we had performed physically. You know what that means? We don''t have to go to the laborious process of doing things physically and we can achieve the same result with just 1/20 of the effort. It will not only save time but resources too." Professor Chen explained as he looked at the screen with feverish eyes, as he had found his long-lost love. The man in military uniform silently listened, and after a while, he spoke. "So you are saying this software is as it was reported. So tell me if you use this software, can you finish your remaining projects faster? And how is the status for the cracking team? Can they crack its core program?" A look of disappointment flashed past professor Chen''s eyes, but he quickly hid it. "They are working on it, but it looks impossible to be able to crack this software. Its encryption technology is too advanced. We have not been able to decipher even 0.1% of the program so far." After saying this, he paused for a bit and then hesitantly asked. "Do we really have to do this? It''s a company from our own country. If we crack its technology and use it for military purposes then how can we encourage others to develop similar products and bring out innovation?" The man in military uniform looked at professor Chen with a smirk, and then lightly tapped his shoulder. "Professor Chen, you should work on what you are tasked to do. You should not worry about these kinds of things. Also, I don''t want to hear such things from you again. Understand?" His voice contained authority and coldness that professor Chen trembled a little and then lightly nodded. The man smiled, took a glance at the screen, and turned to leave. Professor Chen looked his back and turned towards the computer screen with a dejected posture. He knew no matter what he said, the top military personnel would never consider his suggestions. All they see is what could bring profit to them. He knew that the future of the company was grim and that it would soon be controlled by the military or government. Shaking his head, he put these thoughts behind his head and then started to work again. Same kinds of scenes were happening in many secret bases around the world as everyone was trying to crack the code of this software. So when Ken thought that his software was not that popular, he didn''t know that he was extremely wrong and that his software was not only popular; it had caused a firestorm around the world. The man behind all this commotion was currently sitting in his computer room and was looking at the screen in front of him. The screen showed data about the current download and how many times projects were performed. It also showed a chart about each user and how many times they requested to perform new projects after their free trial numbers expired. '' So even though there are few new users, the existing ones have purchased quite several simulation points. Anyway, it shows that the software is quite popular among those who discovered it. They are not hesitating while purchasing the simulation points. '' Fu Yan was quite pleased with what he saw. He knew that it would take time but after this software becomes mainstream, then his company is going to be famous and then he can proceed with his future plans. He wanted to make this world a better place with technology. Making Earth civilization advance enough to be recognized by the Library. Everyone has some love for their hometown and no matter how rich or powerful they become, they will always have a sweet spot for their hometown, as was the case with Fu Yan. He knew there were many other planets in the universe with life on them, and they were much more advanced than Earth. After knowing about this, he wanted to do something for Earth. He planned on opening a university after he became powerful enough to teach future generations about new kinds of technologies, but what he did not know was that the storm that was rising was ready to sweep him up along with his dreams. ¡­ Four days passed, and as Fu Yan had expected, his software was really on fire. Everyone related to the research community, VFX, film industry and Visualizers were talking about it. The number of downloads increased, as well as the purchase of the simulation points. The amount of revenue soon exceeded $10 million dollars. Fei Hong had called him many times these past days about many companies asking for purchasing the software and licensing, but Fu Yan told her no such cooperation would be accepted. If someone wanted to use his software, they could download it from the official website and use it however they wanted. Even though "EVOs" published this statement, the number of people asking for cooperation still did not decrease. Fu Yan gave Fei Hong an open hand regarding matters of the company. She was allowed to do as she saw fit other than selling the software or licensing it to others. Even Fu Yan said this, Fei Hong was worried that others might be able to crack their technology and use it for themselves so she wanted him to register the patent for it, but he refused. "There is no need for me to register the patent. No one can crack my software. Unless they are willing to wait for 100 years, they won''t be able to do it. So no need to worry about this." Fei Hong could not say anything else after hearing this and chose to believe him. Fu Yan also instructed her to seek help from Jiao Mei regarding the legal process, if any problem arises. After dealing with this, he sat down in front of the computer and then spoke. "Qing, have you fetched files regarding my parents'' accident from the police database?" "Yes, Big Brother. All the data in police servers have been copied. There are photos of the tire marks and the side fence on the highway at the time of the accident." Qing''s voice sounded in the room, and then the pictures started to appear on the screen. Fu Yan looked at them and then said, "Ok Qing, using this data, try to perform the simulation of the accident that day. Use every possible detail you can find." Qing was silent for a while, and then she replied. "Simulation is being performed. Expected time taken will be 2 hours and 13 minutes using the 40% computing power from the servers." Fu Yan calmly listened and then leaned back in the chair. He did not know why, but suddenly he got the urge to perform a simulation of his parents'' accident after the RL Simulator was completed. While relaxing, his eyes were fixed on the screen where a timer was being displayed. Soon two hours passed and Qing''s voice sounded in the room again. "Simulation completed. Would you like me to play it?" Fu Yan took a deep breath and then gave a nod. [[[Chapter Ends Here]]] I was not slacking but working on new novels. I wanted to come back with something fun and I did. Check out my new novels. Unethical Service Providers (Genre: Urban) and Hurting Hope: Freedom With Sins (Genre: Fantasy) Do consider checking them out. We well edited them from the start and they well thought out. Chapter 125: Untitled Chapter Could not think of a name for this chapter so leave a comment for the title should be. [[[[Chapter Start Here]]]] Upon hearing this, Fu Yan took a deep breath and steadied his emotions. After a brief pause, he gave a slight nod and ordered. "Ok play it." The moment he said this, the display on the screen in front of him changed and a video started to play. In the video a car was driving slowly on the road then suddenly a truck came from behind and then deliberately smashed the car from the side. The car suddenly lost control and then hit the guardrail. The guardrail broke, and then it fell into the valley below. The simulation ended right after that and played again. Fu Yan sat there motionless and just watched. The screen reflected in his eyes that were steady, with no fluctuations. The video continued to play in a loop, but Fu Yan still did not react. After a while, he suddenly stood up and walked towards the wall. He stood in front of the wall without saying anything and placed his head against the wall, not knowing what to do. He always thought it was an accident that took his parents and his dear sister away from him, but now looking at the simulation that Qing had calculated, he did not know what to think anymore. Only one question was echoing inside his mind. Who and why? Why would anyone want to kill his parents? They were any other normal parents, but why would someone want to kill them? Nir, who was sitting on one side, also noticed Fu Yan''s emotions and he silently put down the tablet in his hand and came beside Fu Yan. He just silently stood behind Fu Yan and awaited orders. After a while, a golden light flashed in Fu Yan''s eyes, and anger swelled inside his mind. Losing control of emotions, he suddenly slammed his fist into the wall and a hole appeared in it. His hand was also injured, and blood seeped out from the cuts. Feeling the pain, Fu Yan looked towards his hand, and then the golden light in his eyes started to fade. Fu Yan looked towards his hand, then towards the hole in the wall, and let out a sigh. ''This again. It''s affecting me more and more. I need to control it. I don''t think this is something beneficial for me.'' Then he turned around and saw Nir standing behind him. Fu Yan smiled at seeing this, and light rubbed his head. "You can go back to what you were doing. I am fine." Nir looked towards Fu Yan with some worry and then turned back towards his seat. Fu Yan took a deep breath and was about to give orders to Qing when his mobile suddenly rang. He looked at the caller id and saw that it was Fei Hong. Picking up the phone, he pressed the answer button, and Fei Hong''s anxious voice sounded in his ears. "Fu Yan, we have a problem." Fu Yan calmly listened and then replied. "Calm down first and then tell me the details." There was silence for a while, and then Fei Hong''s voice sounded again. "There is a military general inside our meeting room right now and they are demanding that we take down the simulator that was put online a few days ago." Fu Yan let out a mocking smile and then asked. "Have you asked them why we should do that? I mean they have to give us a reason for doing so." Fei Hong was silent for a while, then she replied. "I tried to talk to him but he refused to say anything. He insisted that he will talk with the boss of the company or the creators of the simulator. He threatened that if we failed to comply with his demands, our company would be shut down. He said they have a lot of resources for doing so." Hearing this, Fu Yan took a deep breath. He knew that this day would come. He was prepared for this, like registering a shell company and then licensing the technology through that so that the government can''t seize it but directly closing the company he worked so hard for was going against the rules. After thinking for a bit, he chuckled and then said. "Ok, go back to the meeting room and I will speak with him through the phone." Fei Hong nodded and walked out of her office. When she walked into the meeting room, a middle-aged man in a military uniform was sitting on the president''s chair. Beside him were two soldiers with armed guns. Seeing Fei Hong walking in, he smiled and asked. "So, what did you decide? Is your boss ready to talk?" Fei Hong sat on the chair opposite to him and answered respectfully. "Yes, the boss said he will call in a minute. Please wait." The man smiled and then leaned back in the chair. After a while, the landline phone on the table rang and then the call connected automatically. Through its speakers Fu Yan''s voice sounded in the room. "So can I ask for what reason the deputy director of the national strategic weapons gave us a visit." The moment he heard this, the general''s face distorted a little and a look of surprise flashed past on his face, but he quickly hid it. After that, anger rose on his face and he asked furiously. "So you took your time investigating me. You know that threatening an on duty person is a capital offense." Fu Yan sneered when he heard this and replied. "Well, I am scared so let''s get to the main point for what you are here for." The general also understood that it was meaningless bickering about this, so he coughed a little and then said. "First of all, we congratulate you for creating something that is well ahead of the world''s technology by many years. With this the world can advance fast and new technologies can be created easily without spending much effort but we want you to wait for a while before releasing it to the world." Fu Yan listened to this and replied with a laugh. "So in other words, you want to use it first and when you have mastered it, you want to release it to others. I can understand that but my question is, why should I do that?" When the general heard this, he smiled and answered. "If you do something for the country, then the country will also do something for you." Fu Yan nodded at hearing this and asked. "And what if I said no?" The smile on the general''s face faded when he heard this. "Well, this matter involves national security, so you have to comply with our demands. We can seize your goods forcefully but we both know that does not align with our interests." On the other end of the phone, Fu Yan shook his head slightly. ''National Security my ass.'' He thought that inside his head and after thinking for a while; he replied. "Ok, give me some time. I need to consult with others before deciding on this matter. I will give you my answer in a week." He asked for a week because he wanted to deal with some matters first as for complying with their orders. Well, in their dreams, that is. His goal was to advance earth''s technology without giving power to one country so he had plans ahead of time for dealing with such things. The general on the other side heard this and nodded. "Ok, we can give you time, but only a week. We want this software taken down after a week." After saying this, he stood up from his seat and then walked out of the meeting room with the soldiers. Fei Hong watched them going out, and after they were gone, she lightly asked. "Fu Yan, are you going to comply with their demands?" Fu Yan let out a chuckle and then replied. "No way. We will transfer our headquarters to a small country on the other side of the globe or a free state. In other words, somewhere where there is a little influence on us for doing business. I want to create new technologies for the world to benefit not just one person or country. Anyway, that talk is for later but you should mentally prepare yourself that''s why I''m telling you this." Fei Hong nodded, hearing this, and the call disconnected. Immediately after this, Fei Hong stood up and walked towards the washroom. There was no surveillance there, so she took out a small phone and turned it on. After she dialed a number, the call connected immediately. Fei Hong softly said something and then she broke the phone and flushed it. After that she walked out of the toilet calmly as if nothing had happened. During the whole time, she did not look up and avoided the camera''s as much as she could as if she knew she was being watched by someone. [[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]] Check out my new novels. Unethical Service Providers (Genre: Urban) and Hurting Hope: Freedom With Sins (Genre: Fantasy) Do consider checking them out. We well edited them from the start and they well thought out. Chapter 126: Who and Why? Editors and Proof Reader: Alterious, Dervish After ending the call with Fei Hong, Fu Yan sat down on the chair again and closed his eyes. He was thinking about what he should do in the future. On one hand, he wanted to investigate the accident of his parents and on the other; he was worried about the future of his company. After thinking for a while, Fu Yan took a deep breath and decided to focus on what he cared about most. He looked towards the screen again and then picked up the phone. His eyes firm, he dialed a number and after ringing for a while; the call connected. "Fu Yan, how are you? You remember to call us? You little kid, we know that you are busy but you should at least call us." Fu Yan smiled when he heard this and replied. "Sorry aunt Biyu, I was really busy and just got a little free. I was planning on visiting you soon." Aunt Biyu, on the other end of the phone, smiled and said. "It''s ok. We know that you are busy. We have been hearing about your company a lot these days. You are progressing fast. So you don''t need to worry about us old folks anymore, it''s just that Xen misses you a lot. He has been asking when you will come visit again." Fu Yan chuckled when he heard this. "Are you sure if he is missing me or is he expecting some gifts?" His aunt suddenly laughed and replied. "Well, I don''t know about that. I think it''s better if you don''t bring something for him. He has not been studying these days and slack off a lot. So as a punishment he should not receive any gifts." Right after she said this, Fu Yan heard Xen''s voice in the background. "No Brother Fu, Mom is lying. I am studying hard these days and I even got an A on my math test this week." Fu Yan smiled at hearing his cousin trying to protect himself. "Ok little fella, I will bring you a good laptop this time, or would you like to go on a trip with me?" After he said this, there was silence for a while then after some tossing sound, Xen''s voice sounded in the phone. "Trip? Where? When?" Fu Yan smiled happily at hearing this. The grief that was hanging on his heart earlier lessened a lot. "Well, we will talk about that after I see your test results myself. So you have to wait a day or two before we decide. How about it? Can you wait?" Xen jumped with joy at hearing this, and he hurriedly gave a nod. "I can. I am going to study now. I will get an A on tomorrow''s test too." Then he gave the phone back to his mom and ran towards his room. "So when are you coming to us?" Fu Yan''s aunt asked after taking the phone. "I will come in just a day or two. The moment there is a flight available, I will take it. I wanted to ask you something." Fu Yan replied as his face turned a little serious. Aunt Biyu noticed the seriousness in Fu Yan''s voice and asked in a worried tone. "Is everything alright?" Fu Yan took a deep breath and asked in a light tone. "Aunt, I want you to answer me truthfully. Was my parents'' death really an accident?" When he asked this, there was silence for a while, then aunt Biyu''s soft voice sounded. "Why ask that? We have already told you about that. Well, if you still want to ask more, why not come home first. We will talk face to face and answer any questions that you have." Right after that, she hung up the phone. Fu Yan was taken aback hearing what his aunt said at the end. From her tone, he was able to understand that she was hesitant to say anything about it by phone. ''Is someone monitoring them? Why would she say it that way?'' Many questions arose in his mind. Suddenly he turned towards the screen and ordered. "Qing, immediately check my call activity with aunt Biyu and scan the whole network, both ours and aunt Biyu''s. See if there is anyone monitoring any of us. Also gather data from the CCTV around my aunt''s home and check for any kind of suspicious activity. Like are they being monitored by someone or is someone following them around?" "Alright Big Brother. Scanning the network. It will take 9 minutes for the scan to complete." Fu Yan patiently waited and after 9 minutes passed, Qing''s voice sounded in the room again. "Big Brother, I have scanned the network and found two ip''s monitoring the traffic around aunt Biyu''s house. One traced back to a government organization and the other one was traced back to a dummy server. They were able to detect my intrusion and immediately cut off any kind of leads. Also, from the CCTV of the last 30 days, I marked 10 suspicious individuals who monitored the people from your aunt Biyu''s house. When I tried to gather data about them from the national database, I could not find any match. They are like ghosts with no digital footprint at all. " Fu Yan listened to Qing''s report with his eyes closed and after a while, he opened them and curiosity was overflowing from them. ''Who and why? What''s the reason for doing this? If they wanted to kill any one of us like my parents, then they should have done it a long time ago, so why wait?'' Questions flooded his mind, but unable to find answers left him frustrated. After a while, Fu Yan stood up with a firm attitude and ordered. "Qing, book the earliest flight to the city B. Also keep monitoring my aunt''s house. If there is any problem, then inform me immediately." Qing followed his orders and booked the earliest flight for city B under his name. It was leaving after 7 hours. Seeing the ticket information, Fu Yan stood up and looked towards Nir. "Nir, you will follow me. Don''t do anything or show yourself until I ask you to. But if my life is in danger, then you may do as you see fit." Nir put down the tablet in his hand and silently stood up and gave a slight nod. Seeing this, Fu Yan smiled and walked out of the room. He went to the washroom to freshen up. What Fu Yan did not know was that this simple conversation with his aunt had some people very disturbed. ... Inside the office, a man was smoking Cuban cigar and the whole office was filled with the smell of tobacco. He was looking through the files that were placed in front of him when the office door suddenly opened. Someone walked in and slowly closed the door. The man looked up and saw that it was his secretary. She walked towards him and softly placed a file with a red cover in front of him and turned around to leave. The man looked towards the color of the file and put down the cigar in a hurry and stopped whatever he was doing. He quickly skimmed through the content of that file and after reading it, he picked up the phone on the table and dialed a number. The moment the call connected, he immediately said. "Target has somehow learned about the situation. You are to immediately secure his relatives. We will observe his reaction and after that if necessary secure him as well." There was no sound on the other end of the phone and after the man with the cigar finished giving orders, the call disconnected. Placing the phone back on the table, he looked towards the roof for a bit and then stood up. Picking his coat, he walked out of the office and hurried towards the parking lot. ¡­ Fu Yan took a taxi and reached the airport. Nir was beside him all the time and before leaving, he ordered Qing to transfer her core program to the backup server she had prepared and operate from there. He also ordered her that if she were to encounter any kind of danger, she was allowed to take necessary measures to ensure her safety. Passing through the security checkpoint, he boarded the plane and left for city B. [[[Chapter Ends Here]]] Check out my new novels. Unethical Service Providers (Genre: Urban) and Hurting Hope: Freedom With Sins (Genre: Fantasy) Do consider checking them out. We well edited them from the start and they well thought out. Chapter 127: Shock!! Editors and Proof Readers: Dervish, Alty Just after Fu Yan boarded the plane and not even ten minutes had passed, his cell phone suddenly rang. Fu Yan looked at the screen and saw that it was a message from Qing. He connected the headphones and listened to the message. "Big Brother, Just a minute ago, I lost all access to your Aunt''s house and the connected area. All CCTVS are down. Even cell phones and the internet are down within the radius of 2km." Hearing this message, anxiety rose in his heart. He did not care what the people who killed his parents wanted from him, all he cared about was the wellbeing of his aunt and her family. He quickly opened a messaging app that Qing developed to deliver messages to her. "Keep trying to get the connection back. Monitor all other CCTVS outside the dark zone and inform me immediately if you find something." Just after he sent this message, it disappeared, and the app closed itself automatically. Qing made this app in such a way that there will be no message record left in it after every conversation and every time it sends a message, the app will close itself down and disconnect from the internet. She added this function after Fu Yan asked. It was done so that even if someone tried to track the sent message, they wouldn''t be able to and by the time they reopen the app, the message would have disappeared. Fu Yan placed the phone back into his pocket and closed his eyes. He knew that no matter how much he worried about them, the situation would not change, so he decided to calm down and think about what he could do. After 3 hours, the plane landed in city B and Fu Yan left the airport after the security check. He rented a car and hurried towards his aunt''s house. During the whole way, he was constantly praying for the safety of his aunt and her family. After driving for half an hour, he reached the area where his aunt lived. Just when he made a turn towards where she lived, he saw police cars and ambulances. Seeing this, his heart suddenly sank, and he parked the car in the middle of the street. Just when he was getting out of the car, a police officer approached him. "Sir, you can''t park your car here. You need to move it." But Fu Yan did not pay any attention and mindlessly walked towards aunt Biyu''s house. The police officer thought Fu Yan did not hear him, so he reached forward and tried to stop him. Just when he was about to touch Fu Yan''s shoulder, Fu Yan mechanically turned and the next moment, the police officer was on the ground, trying to understand what just happened. After a while, when he came back to his senses, Fu Yan was already in front of the house. Two police officers were standing in front of the house, blocking the front door. Fu Yan walked in front of them and one of them came forward and stopped Fu Yan. It''s just he was lucky that he did not touch him. "Who are you? This is a crime scene, so you are not allowed to approach. Please leave!" Fu Yan ignored him too, all his thoughts revolving around what happened here. Where were Aunt Biyu, Xen and his uncle? Suddenly feeling someone in front of him, Fu Yan came back to his senses a little and seeing that it was police, he mechanically asked. "What happened here? Where are the residents of this house?" But the policeman did not answer him. Getting no answers, Fu Yan ignored him again and tried to force his way into the house. But how the policemen allow him to do so. They tried to tackle him, but the same thing happened again and they were on the floor. When they came back to their senses, Fu Yan was already inside the house. In the house, there were 4 to 5 police officers present. One was taking pictures of the house from different angles and others were trying to recreate the scene. When Fu Yan came in, he saw blood on the floor. His heart suddenly sank. He felt like a huge mountain had been smashed on his head. He staggered a little but soon stabled himself and walked forward with some hope. When he turned inside the kitchen plus dining room, he saw two chalk drawn bodies on the floor and a pool of blood. On the one side, there was a gun laying. Just from the size of the chalk drawing, Fu Yan instantly recognized that it was his precious aunt Biyu, and the other one was his uncle. Losing all hope, grief engulfed Fu Yan, and he sat down on the floor with a thump. The officers working in the house looked toward Fu Yan after hearing the noise and just when they were going to ask who he was, the door opened again and two policeman who were guarding the front door walked and when they saw Fu Yan sitting on the ground, they lunged towards him but were stopped by one of the officers. They hurriedly explained the whole situation to him and then that officer told them to go back. After dealing with them, he came towards Fu Yan and saw that Fu Yan''s whole face was covered with tears. His eyes, lost of any hope, were staring at the chalk drawn bodies. The officer knew that he might be the relative of the deceased so he decided to give Fu Yan some time, and after some time passed, he slowly tapped Fu Yan on the shoulder. "Sir, are you alright?" He asked politely. But Fu Yan did not answer and just kept staring. The officer tapped Fu Yan on his shoulder again, and this time asked in a louder voice. "Sir, can you please tell me what was your relation with the deceased?" He expected that Fu Yan was going to ignore him again, but he heard a weak voice. "My uncle and aunt." Hearing this, the officer became energetic and continued to ask. "When was the last time you talked to them?" But Fu Yan did not answer him and questioned. "Where is my little cousin? He must be afraid. Take me to him." Hearing this, the officer was confused and replied in a neutral tone. "We did not find anyone other than these bodies here. If what you are saying is true, then I think the attackers have taken him with them." After that, he paused a little and then continued. "I know it''s hard for you, but you should come with us to the police station. If you know anything about the perpetrators, then we might be able to find your cousin." Fu Yan looked towards the police officer and then let out a smile full of despair and anger. "You can do anything. If I am right, then you will soon receive an order to stop investigating or something similar. That''s how shitty this society is. I was wrong about making this world a better place for humans." Saying this, Fu Yan stood up and walked out of the house. The police officer was stunned for a moment after hearing what Fu Yan said, and then he hurriedly followed Fu Yan out. The electricity and CCTVS were back online now. Fu Yan walked in front of a camera and looked towards it. "I know you are watching. I don''t know why you killed my uncle and aunt. But what''s done is done. I only care about Xen now. Let him go or take me to see him. If I don''t get an answer in 5 minutes, then I will expose everything that I have gathered so far. I am saying again, I only want to see Xen now." The police officer watched Fu Yan''s performance with suspicious eyes. He was wondering if Fu Yan was right in the head or not. Just when he was wondering what to do with him, 3 black cars approached Fu Yan and then stopped right beside him. The door of the middle car opened, and a figure got out. When Fu Yan saw the person getting off, his eyes could not help but tremble with shock. He never could have imagined in his dreams that this person was involved in his parents'' murder. [[[Chapter Ends Here]]] Check out my new novels. Unethical Service Providers (Genre: Urban) and Hurting Hope: Freedom With Sins (Genre: Fantasy) Do consider checking them out. We well edited them from the start and they are well thought out. The current release frequency is 1 chapter every two days for GTL or once every day, wont be late than that. I will update HHFWS daily and UPS is same as GTL. Trying to get back to my daily routine but its hard so please bear with me. Chapter 128: A Person Who You Trust the Most!! Inside an office building, the same man who ordered to capture Fu Yan''s relatives was currently pacing around in the office. Anger could be seen on his face. Then suddenly the door opened and a man in a black coat walked in. Seeing him, the man with the cigar walked towards him and slapped him hard on the face. "One thing and you can''t even do that. Why do you expect me to keep you around me? Now what am I supposed to report above?" The man in the black coat simply stood there and did not say anything. After a while, when the cigar man''s anger lessened a little, he looked towards his subordinate and then asked while sitting down on the chair. "So what happened? This was a simple but important job. We provided all the support we could by disabling electricity and internet in that area. Yet you still had to shoot and kill two important assets. Things are going to be complicated now. OK, tell me all the details." The man in the black coat nodded and started to explain. "At first everything went smoothly. We were able to secure the parameter easily but when we moved in to capture the targets, we received fire which was unexpected as we were told that the targets were civilians. One of my men was hit and then in panic he suddenly fired, which resulted in injuring two of the targets and injuring one. The injured one was their son and is currently being treated but it''s hard to say whether he will survive or not." Hearing this, the cigar man slammed the desk hard and after a while, when he calmed down his emotions, he asked. "What about the one who fired? Where is he?" "He has been dealt with. I am sorry for letting you see such a mess. I am willing to step down from my position." The man in the black coat replied and then gave a deep bow. "No! what''s done is done. Now we have to see how target A reacts. Hope it won''t affect our plans." Saying this, he leaned back in the chair and closed his eyes. The man in the black coat saw this and left the office quietly after giving another bow. ... Fu Yan looked at her with shocked eyes and could not help but tremble a little with anger and shock. After looking at her for a moment, he asked, with eyes full of hate and confusion. "Why? What have I done to you? Why would you do this? They did nothing wrong, so why?" Ming Ye looked at Fu Yan with a smile and then came forward. "Your angry face is really beautiful. I want to keep you for myself even more but I am afraid they won''t allow it to happen that easily." She talked without answering Fu Yan''s question. Fu Yan looked at her with disgust and then jerked her hand off. "Tell me where Xen is. I don''t care what you want from my family, but you did not have to go that far. You killed my parents, now my uncle and aunt. What do you want from us?" The police officer who followed Fu Yan out was stunned after hearing all this conversation. He did not know whether this was a stunt or a play. After a while, he came forward and stood beside Fu Yan while looking at Ming Ye. "If what this gentleman is saying is the truth, then I have to ask you to follow me to the police station for questioning." Ming Ye smiled at hearing this. "I think you should first answer the call from your superior then decide what to do next." When he heard this, the police officer noticed that his mobile phone was ringing. He looked at Ming Ye a bit, then answered the phone. The call only lasted for a few seconds. After ending the call, he looked at Ming Ye with strange expressions and then towards Fu Yan with apologetic eyes. His superiors had ordered him to stop investigating anything related to this incident and come back to the station immediately. Fu Yan looked at the police officer''s apologetic eyes and could not help but shake his head. "I told you before, this is not something you can handle. This society is shit and it will get worse so you should mark your priorities." After that he looked towards Ming Ye. "Let''s go. I want to see Xen." Ming Ye smiled and then came beside Fu Yan. She interlocked her arm with Fu Yan''s as if they were couples and walked towards the car. Fu Yan looked at her with disgust, but did not say anything. He boarded the car and then they went on their way. During the whole time, Nir was beside Fu Yan, so he was not worried about his safety. If a situation arose, he could easily escape. What worried him most now was the wellbeing of Xen. After losing his family, he received a lot of love from his aunt''s family and Xen managed to fill some gap in the heart left by the death of his sister. So that''s why even if he had to sacrifice himself for Xen, he would not hesitate to do so. After driving for more than 4 hours, they reached a desolate area with not much human activity. After getting out of the car, Ming Ye led him to a building that was shaped like a bunker, and after confirming their identities, they were allowed to enter. Inside of the bunker was completely different from the outside. It looked very advanced, with mechanical doors and high-tech security checkpoints. Ming Ye looked towards Fu Yan to see his reaction but was disappointed to see that he had no reaction. After walking for a while, he was led to a white room with a table and two chairs. Ming Ye told Fu Yan to wait there for a bit while she gets the information about his cousin. Fu Yan quietly sat down on the chair and just after 5 minutes, a man in a casual shirt walked in. He looked like in his 30s and had a smile on his face. He sat down in front of Fu Yan and let out a smile. "Hello Mr Fu Yan. I have heard a lot about you. I always wanted to talk to you. I have many questions, I wanted to ask you." Fu Yan looked towards with a cold gaze and slowly opened his mouth. "I don''t care who you are and what you want. I want to see Xen. After seeing him, we can talk further." As if expecting this, the man let out a warm smile and replied. "Well, the thing is, due to the mistake of one of our guys, we had casualties, which resulted in your cousin being injured. Of course the offender has been dealt with. Now Xen is in surgery and we are trying our best to cure him. So while we do that, why don''t you answer some of our questions." Fu Yan closed his eyes for a bit and then asked in a soft voice. "Is he being cured in this facility?" Not expecting this question, the man was silent for a moment. "Yes" Fu Yan immediately used telepathy and gave an order to Nir to find the whereabouts of Xen. After receiving the order, Nir walked out of the room through the walls and started his search. He had seen Xen''s photo before while Qing was teaching him, so Fu Yan was not worried that Nir wouldn''t recognize Xen. After ordering Nir, Fu Yan turned his attention towards the man in front of him. After thinking for a bit, he decided to cooperate with them for a bit so that way he might be able to obtain information and buy more time for Nir. "Are you with the government?" Fu Yan asked while looking towards the ceiling. The man let out a smile and gently shook his head. "Well, we are not with the government. It''s more like a relation of benefits. We have what they want and they provide us with some services. Well, a matter of fact, they are very interested in the simulator you developed and want us to give them the source code for that." Fu Yan chuckled hearing this and asked. "Who said I developed it? I may be related to ''Evos'' but I have not developed it. It''s more like someone trusted me and allowed me to release it. If you want, I can talk to them and you might be able to cooperate with them." After hearing Fu Yan''s reply, the smile on that man''s face became more ambiguous. "Well, you don''t have to lie to us about that. We know you developed it and no one else owns that software." After this, he paused a little and then continued. "Since we will be cooperating in the future, then you should stop lying to us. Anyway, if you still don''t want to admit it, then why don''t we hear from the person you trusted the most." After that he looked towards the camera and gently gave a nod. Few minutes passed and then with a slight noise, the door of the room opened. Fu Yan, who was looking at the ceiling, slowly lowered his head and turned his gaze towards the door. [[[Chapter Ends Here]]] Check out my new novels. Unethical Service Providers (Genre: Urban) and Hurting Hope: Freedom With Sins (Genre: Fantasy) Do consider checking them out. We well edited them from the start and they are well thought out. Chapter 129: A Puppet? The door opened with a slight noise, and a figure walked in. Fu Yan looked at the incoming figure and gently shook his head as his eyes wavered with shock. "How Long?" He softly asked while looking towards the roof, as if trying to gather himself and control his emotions. There was silence for a while, then a soft voice filled with guilt sounded in the room. "From the start. I only came to work for you because I was told to do so, but that was at the start. I really enjoy working for the company now." Fu Yan gently shook his head as he looked towards Fei Hong, who was standing in front of him with teary eyes. "I treated you as a family. I even almost died for you. The care I gave you, is this how you repay?" Hearing this, Fei Hong trembled a little with emotions and hastily replied. "No! I really cared about you. At first it was an act, but gradually I started to fall in love with you. If possible, I hope to continue working for you." Fu Yan let out a laugh and then turned towards the man who was sitting in front of him. "So, how long have you worked on this plan? I mean, since when did you start to monitor and plant people beside me?" The man chuckled hearing this question. "Mr Fu Yan, I only called her in to show you our sincerity. I wanted you to understand that even if you don''t want to cooperate, we have the resources and means to make you do so. It''s just that we don''t want to overcomplicate things, so if we can cooperate then why bother fighting." Fu Yan looked towards the man with an emotionless face and asked while looking straight into his eyes. "I don''t care if you are showing sincerity or not. I am asking a question here. Let me make one thing clear to you, I am not afraid of you. You want to kill me, then do it, it''s not I care if I live or not. I am only here because of Xen. So until I see Xen, I won''t be cooperating with you. Also, if you want me to cooperate, then start answering my questions. Maybe, I will get an impression of you and you can get more from me other than what I already have." Hearing this, the man''s face changed. At first, anger surfaced, but then slowly he calmed down and gently stood up. "Well, I will need to consult the above first. If they agree, then I hope that you can remember what you just promised us. As for your cousin, we are currently giving him medical treatment so you have to wait for a while." After saying this, he left the room with Fei Hong. Fei Hong looked towards Fu Yan with complicated eyes, but the latter showed no emotions. When he came, the man looked towards Fei Hong, who looked sad and let out a scornful smile. "Feeling guilty now? Remember those who betray the organization, don''t get a good life. When you start working for us, then your life and death belong to us. So stop with these unnecessary thoughts." Fei Hong looked towards the closed door once again and then gave a nod. After that, she turned and walked away. The man looked at her departing figure and then took out the device from his pocket. He connected it to the terminal on the wall, and after performing some operations, he called a number. "YES!" A voice sounded in his ears, and then he slowly explained the situation. There was silence for a while, then the voice asked. "What do you think we should do? Is he worth explaining all this? We can just use our means and get information from him so go through these lengthy operations?" The man nodded and then explained. ''Sir, I understand what you are trying to say, but our team has analyzed that if he really developed all these technologies, then he is a valuable asset. We know that he possesses some very advanced monitoring capabilities, and we have witnessed it many times. The recent case of him being able to find out that his parent''s death was not an accident. We still don''t know how he was able to know about that and he may know many of these things beforehand and just want to test us. So I suggest that we cooperate with him. If we show our sincerity, he might develop some goodwill towards us. Also from how he reacted to the death of his uncle, aunt and for the safety of his cousin, if we control his cousin, then he will cooperate with us." He gave a lengthy explanation and waited for the answer. There was silence for a while, then the confirmation came. "Ok! Do as you see fit. I want to see good results. The technologies he developed are too important for us. The country C is pressuring us a lot after the recent event. So I want to see results and I want them fast." The man gently nodded hearing this, and then the call disconnected. After ending the call, he disconnected the device from the terminal and then returned to the room. Fu Yan was sitting on the chair as he had left him before. The man looked at Fu Yan''s posture and noticed that even though he was in a dire situation, Fu Yan did not show any anxiety. He was sitting there as if it was a normal thing for him. Seeing him returning, Fu Yan smiled and then asked. "So, what did you decide? Are you ready to tell me details?" The man gave a slight nod and then sat down in the chair. "I have talked to above, and they have agreed to give you an explanation for all things we have done so far. But they also asked me to inform you that, if you listened to these details, then you will belong to us. You will have to cooperate with us and we will not take NO for an answer. One way or another, we will get what we want." Fu Yan''s expressions turned serious and he gave a nod. "Ok, I will see what I can do for you. So answer me, since when did you start to monitor us and why my parents were killed?" ''Well, Mr Fu Yan, you can call me Ben in future as we will be working together. As for why we killed your parents? Actually, we did not want to kill them. That day, we just wanted to give them a scare but the driver we arranged somehow replaced and some other party killed your parents. After that we only found the corpse of the driver and the clues ended there. Your parents were working on a project with us and we don''t know who bribed them, but they suddenly decided to betray us. So after your parent''s death, we started to monitor everyone related to them as they had a finished product on them. We are still trying to find it but were unable to do so." Fu Yan calmly listened to all this and then leaned back on the chair as if he was trying to comprehend what he was told. He knew that Ben did not tell the whole truth to him and was hiding something but decided to not ask further. "So you are saying, ever since my parents died, you have been monitoring me. If I am not wrong, when I first purchased a server and found a chip inside the rams, that was your doing? Also, the incident with me and Fei Hong, where I got stabbed, was also your doing?" Ben gave a nod and explained. "We were trying to get agent Fei to get your trust, and we came to a conclusion that was the best possible scenario." Fu Yan suddenly laughed and then asked in an emotionless voice. "So you are saying, you had even my emotions under control from the start. I was nothing but a puppet for you guys!" Ben Smiled and did not say anything. Fu Yan saw this and took that as a yes. After a while, Ben broke the silence and said. "The reason we are telling all this to you, is to show you our sincerity and to let you know that if we wanted, we could have controlled you without you knowing it but we have decided to acknowledge your talent and don''t want to see you as a tool anymore." Fu Yan heard this and decided to not respond to this anymore. After closing his eyes for a while, he suddenly asked. "When will you take me to see Xen? I will give you my answer after seeing him." [[[Chapter Ends Here]]] You may find this chapter a little boring, but all things written in it were necessary for the story to develop. Also, the next chapter will come out in 12 to 15 hours. Check out my new novels. Unethical Service Providers (Genre: Urban) and Hurting Hope: Freedom With Sins (Genre: Fantasy) Do consider checking them out. We well edited them from the start and they are well thought out. Chapter 130: Kill Them All! When Ben heard this, he let out a smile and spoke with a warm voice. "We understand your concern regarding your cousin, but as I have told you earlier, because of the mistake of one person, there were casualties, and your cousin Xen was injured. We are currently giving him the best viable treatment we can and when it is done, we will take you to see him." Fu Yan leaned back and closed his eyes after hearing this reply. He did not know if they were telling the truth about Xen or not. Though he was angry at them for killing his parents, uncle and aunt but for now he had to think about Xen. He was constantly praying for the safety of Xen and was hoping that Nir would be able to find him. Seeing that Fu Yan was not to respond, Ben stood up and politely said. "Mt Fu Yan, let me lead you to your room. You can rest there and when the treatment of your cousin is done, we will call you. How does that sound?" Fu Yan did not speak and just gave a nod without even looking at Ben. Then he was led to a small room that was well furnished. The room was completely white in color. Ceiling, bed, chair and even lights were white in color. He did not know why they would make this room look like this, but decided to not ask any question and do anything till Xen is found. He had decided that even if he had to expose some of his cards, he would take Xen away with him. He planned on using the Library teleport to escape from here. He did not care if they investigated him later on, as he had other plans in mind. If they wanted to take over his company, then they could have it. He was not worried about that because with one word, Qing could shut down all operations of the company and he was sure that his enemies would not be able to get the operations back on. While coming to city B, he once thought of just teleporting here but after thinking for a while, he decided not to do that as he was worried about exposing his cards but now, he was regretting not doing so. ''If I had just teleported there, I might have been able to save them.'' He was blaming himself for what happened to his uncle and aunt but no matter how much he lamented, he could not bring the dead back. Just when he was lost in his thoughts, the door opened and Ben came in. He looked towards Fu Yan, who was lying on the bed with his eyes stuck towards the ceiling. He slowly came near him and spoke with a soft voice. "Mr Fu Yan, how is the room? I just came in to ask you if you need anything. We will try our best to meet all of your needs. We are¡­" While Ben was speaking, Nir''s voice suddenly sounded in his mind and Fu Yan stopped listening to whatever Ben was saying. "Master! I found your cousin but¡­" Nir stopped midway while speaking. This rang an alarm in Fu Yan''s mind and he asked. ''Why stop? Tell me what happened." Nir was silent for a moment, then his voice sounded inside his mind again. "Master! It''s best if you take control of my body and see for yourself." Then darkness suddenly engulfed Fu Yan''s vision, and after a while, he saw light again. Fu Yan looked around and saw that he was inside a brightly lit room that looked like an operating room. He looked towards the center of the room and saw that many people were gathered around a table and were speaking hastily with each other. "Prepare for shock! Clear!" "Increase the oxygen level." "We are losing him!" "Prepare for shock again! Clear!" "Prepare a high dose of adrenaline. He is going under!" "Inject it! Inject it all! Prepare for shock again! Clear!" Fu Yan listened to all this and was trying to understand what was happening. Then suddenly his gaze fell upon the patient on the table. Fu Yan tried to control himself and slowly walked towards the table with his legs shaking. When he reached the table and saw the cute face of Xen, who had his eyes closed. He gently stroked it. Suddenly the instruments on the wall started to give off alarms. Fu Yan came back to reality and saw the flat line on the screen on the wall. Then the doctors who were trying to rescue Xen suddenly stopped whatever they were doing and looked down dejectedly. Fu Yan looked towards the doctors, the screen and then towards Xen was lying on the table with a bloody wound in his stomach. It took him a while to understand what happened and then suddenly he felt as if someone had sucked away life from his body. He slumped down on the floor with his hand still stroking Xen''s face. After a while, tears rolled down from his eyes and let out a heart piercing cry. ¡­ Ben was asking Fu Yan what he would like to eat or needed anything else when he noticed that Fu Yan was staring blankly into the void. Then after a while, Fu Yan suddenly raised his hand as if he was trying to touch something. Ben was confused about what Fu Yan was trying to do, but decided to not interfere with whatever was happening and observe further. Maybe it was the side effect of the drug that his parents developed. But after a while, Fu Yan suddenly slumped down on the floor hard and tears appeared in his eyes, then all of a sudden he let out a heart piercing cry as if he had lost something precious. When Ben was considering what to do, Fu Yan abruptly stood up and lunged towards him. Ben tried to tackle him but how could he stop Fu Yan who was strengthened by the gene fluid. "Why/ Why? Why? They were my everything. We never harmed you or anything else. Why would you do this? First my parents and my sister, now uncle, aunt, then finally even Xen. You took them all from me. If you want something from me, then come after me. Why drag them in. Why? Why? Why?" Fu Yan was having a nervous breakdown. He who had lost everyone he cared for. After losing his parents and sister, Xen and his aunt filled that gap somehow and gave him the reason to live but now even they are gone. He remembered the innocent face of Xen, his smile, his mischiefs but now they will always be memories. After crying for a while, Fu Yan suddenly looked up and his eyes were flashing with golden color from time to time. As if something was trying to take over him and his consciousness was trying to fight it. But after a while, the glow in eyes faded and his eyes turned golden completely. Fu Yan suddenly stood up and then started to laugh. "I was wrong. I WAS WRONG. Kindness is for the weak. I was a fool trying to give benefits to this world. I was foolish to be kind to everyone. Power is everything. I should have destroyed you and everyone who got in my way when I had the chance, but no, my foolish self decided to work along with you guys. But no more." After saying all this, Fu Yan suddenly looked in one direction and shouted. "NIR! I order you. Kill everyone you see. Leave no one alive. Make this base or whatever the tomb for them. They will pay with blood for what they have done." Ben was looking at Fu Yan, thinking if he had some mental damage, when suddenly his eyes opened with shock. He saw a child appearing out of nowhere and stood in front of Fu Yan. The child knelt in front of Fu Yan asked in a soft voice. "Master, are you sure?" Nir could see that Fu Yan was in the right self and so he asked this question. Fu Yan looked towards Nir with his golden eyes and spoke with a voice filled with authority. "You dare question my decision? I said kill them all. Leave no one alive." Nir trembled a little at hearing this and then slowly stood up and walked towards Ben. Ben saw the child coming towards him and noticed a pitch black dagger suddenly appearing in his hand. That was the last thing he saw as darkness suddenly filled his vision. [[[Chapter Ends Here]]] Check out my new novels. Unethical Service Providers (Genre: Urban) and Hurting Hope: Freedom With Sins (Genre: Fantasy) Do consider checking them out. We well edited them from the start and they are well thought out. Chapter 131: Taken Over!! Editor and Proof Reader: Delther Nir slowly plunged the dagger into Ben''s head, and Ben''s body slumped immediately. Nir slowly removed the dagger and then turned to look towards Fu Yan to see his reaction but was met with cold, golden eyes. Nir knew that Fu Yan was not going to take his orders back, so he turned his eyes towards the camera in the room and threw his dagger towards it. After doing that, he walked out of the room and went on a killing spree. There were screams, shouts for help, and sometimes, the sounds of gunfire, but after a while, everything was engulfed in silence. Fu Yan slowly walked out of the room and started going towards the operation theater where Xen was operated on. While walking, his steps were heavy and grief could be seen on his face, but his golden eyes showed no emotions as if they were not a part of his body. As he walked down the hall, Fu Yan saw bodies, drenched in blood. Some people had a surprise look on their faces, some had despair while others had anger. But one thing was certain, that all of them had died a quick death. While dying, they could not do anything other than showing emotions on their faces. Each of them had a clean wound on the forehead or on the back of their head. Fu Yan could see that Nir was being merciful to them as he gave them a quick death, but he did not mind it because all he gave the order was to kill them all, not how to kill them. Fu Yan walked past the dead bodies calmly and then entered the operation theater. He calmly looked around the room filled with the dead bodies of the doctors still wearing their operating gowns, then towards Xen whose body was placed on the operation table. Fu Yan slowly walked towards Xen, and then gently touched his face. Looking at Xen''s face that was filled with peace, Fu Yan could not help but let out a soft cry. Tears rolled down on his cheeks and his body bowed towards Xen with his face touching Xen''s. When Fu Yan heard about the death of his uncle and aunt and that Xen was missing, all his thoughts were about the safety of Xen. But now, seeing Xen''s cold body, grief suddenly engulfed his body. Fu Yan felt as if his world was falling apart. The only people whom he cared about in this world, were now gone. In fact, the moment he saw Xen being operated on, his consciousness immediately went to the Library and he did not hesitate to spend 1000 credits to search for a solution to heal Xen and then spent another 2000 to get the medicine that could even regrow limbs in a matter of minutes but the moment, his consciousness returned to earth, all he saw was Xen''s cold body through the eyes of Nir. Even though there were other methods that could even revive the dead, he did not have enough credits for them and as a result, he could only see his loved ones being taken away from him. Fu Yan wailed for a while, then he slowly stood up and anger filled his eyes. The golden light in his eyes shined with even more brilliance. Unknown to Fu Yan, an intense battle was going on inside his mind as the golden light was trying to overwhelm his brain, but his neurons and body''s self-defense was trying to fight back. Even though there was some resistance, the golden light was slowly gaining upper hand when Fu Yan suddenly got angry, his rationality decreased and the golden light looked like it found an opportunity and it launched its attack. It suddenly engulfed Fu Yan''s whole brain. When this happened, Fu Yan felt darkness before his eyes, and then his thinking slowly started to fade away. All of this happened in a matter of seconds and then suddenly the golden light that had currently occupied Fu Yan''s whole brain, started to lose its brilliance. It was as if there was not enough energy or brain activity to support its energy consumption, as Fu Yan''s brain was clearly showing fatigue. The golden light seemed to have consciousness because when it sensed that the brain could not support it, it contracted itself and slowly moved to a certain part of the brain while giving back the control of the brain to Fu Yan. After all of this happened, Fu Yan slowly opened his eyes and found himself on the floor. He was still trying to comprehend what happened and did not know that him being not too smart had saved his life, or more like saved his consciousness. He was somehow lucky that he was not high level enough in the Library and his brain had not been developed enough to sustain the golden light or else the Fu Yan or consciousness of Fu Yan would have ceased to exist in this universe. Fu Yan shook his head a little and tried to clear his head as he was feeling extremely tired for some reason. He felt as if he would fall the next second but he forcefully got himself together and picked up Xen''s body. After that, he walked out of the operation theater while carrying Xen''s body and looked around. All he saw were bodies and blood, and he could still hear screams and cries of help from time to time. It seemed as if Nir was still busy with the order he had given. After looking around a bit, Fu Yan walked with heavy steps towards the room where he was held before and stepped in. At first, he wanted to teleport straight away from the operation theater, but after thinking for a while, he decided to not expose all his cards. Even though he did not care about what the organization behind all this or country C would do, he still decided to show some restraint. There were cameras everywhere in this underground facility and Fu Yan knew that someone was monitoring everything that happened here from the outside and they would have seen Nir killing everyone, even more, the reinforcement might have been arriving shortly. So he decided to go to the room where Nir had destroyed the camera and teleport from there. Fu Yan did not notice that his thinking had become more rational somehow, even though he still did not react to the dead bodies, he was thinking more clearly now. After a while, sensing Fu Yan''s location, Nir walked into the room. He was covered in blood and near his hands, the blood had started to dry. Even though his body was covered in blood, the dagger in his hand was still shining sharply with silver light and not even a tiny drop of blood could be seen on it. It still retained its sharpness even after puncturing hundreds of skulls. After entering the room, Nir calmly stood beside Fu Yan as if waiting for further orders. Fu Yan did not ask whether he had killed every single person or not and slowly extended his left hand to Nir while using the right to hold Xen''s body. Nir shifted the dagger to his left hand and grabbed Fu Yan''s hand with his right one. Fu Yan let out a rare smile after all this and then they disappeared from the room with a flash of white light that was only visible to those who were present in the room. Just after 10 minutes of Fu Yan''s departure, 10 trucks filled with soldiers stopped at the entrance of the facility. Soldiers carrying guns disembarked from the trucks and made their way into the facility with caution. When they went inside the hall, many of them could not help but vomit. Even though all of them were battle-hardened soldiers and were considered elite in the army, seeing this scene, even they could not help but tremble a little. Even for them, this was too much. Seeing the expressions on these bodies made them even more horrified. If not for the orders from above, they might have already turned around and left but orders were orders and they had to follow them. After searching around the facility for more than 1 hour, they did not find any survivors. All they saw was blood and cold bodies, and the most horrifying thing was that all of them had died with a single strike on their head. [[[Chapter Ends Here]]] I had a very severe headache but still wrote the chapter, because i did not made any promise but said that i will update today. there will 2 chapters tomorrow. Thats all. I am going to sleep now. Bye. Check out my new novels. Unethical Service Providers (Genre: Urban) and Hurting Hope: Freedom With Sins (Genre: Fantasy) Do consider checking them out. We well edited them from the start and they are well thought out. Chapter 132: THEY WILL PAY!! Editor and Proofreader: Delther Inside an office building, an old man was sitting in front of a computer and on the monitor, the scenes from the underground facility were being played. He calmly watched all the content that was edited for him and after a while, turned off the computer and looked up. In front of him stood a man in a white coat who was currently looking down, as if feeling ashamed. Feeling the gaze of the old man on him, the man hesitated for a moment and then slowly lifted his head up. When he looked towards the old man, he was met with cold eyes. "Tell me one reason to keep you alive!" An old grumpy voice sounded in the room and the man in white shivered hearing it. He tried to get himself together and then replied in a shaky voice. "Si-Sir, we have been monitoring him all the time since that incident and we dare not neglect anything. The surveillance team was working 24/7, and we checked every aspect of his life thoroughly." Hearing this, the old man picked up the ashtray from the table and then threw it towards the man in front of him. The man in the white coat did not dare to dodge it and the ashtray hit him in the ribs. He silently endured the pain and looked towards the old man who was fuming with anger and stood still. "You call this 24/7 surveillance? He had a mother-fucking assassin with him. You are telling me that he (Nir) appeared out of nowhere? If you want to make excuses, then you better make a good one because if not, I am going to kill you myself. You knew how much importance the family attached to that boy but you ruined it all. It was your team that messed up and killed that bitch [span]Biyu [/span]and her husband and on top of that, even their son died in the end. If you don''t call this incompetence then tell me what should I call it? You did not even know that he had advanced surveillance capabilities until Fei Hong reported them." The man in the white coat was silent for a while, then he slowly opened his mouth and replied. "Sir, I am not making any excuses. We have been really diligent in our work. It''s just that the target started to suddenly behave weirdly 4 months ago. I sent a report back to the family and gave details about that. Unlike before, the target became more active and conscious about his surroundings. When this happened, he started to stay more at his house and from what we heard from our listening devices, he was talking with someone a lot. We suspected that it was someone he met or a person he hired online. We tried [span]installing a bug in the server [/span]he bought but it was discovered by him so that''s why we had no way of knowing what was going on inside the house without alerting the target." The old man calmly listened to all this and then let out a sigh. He knew that no one was at fault, and he was just trying to release some anger. "OK! You can go back for now. The family will decide what to do with you next." When the man in the white coat heard this, he knew that he was spared this time. He gave a bow and then silently walked out of the room. The old man looked at the departing figure of his subordinate, then he leaned back on the chair. "Fu Yan! From the way he suddenly changed and started to develop new technologies no one even heard of, I am sure he took that medicine. If only his parents had not betrayed us, then everyone might have been happy now." The old man muttered and then closed his eyes while massaging his temples. When he was thinking about what to do next, the door opened and a figure entered his office. "Grandpa! You said that after you are done with him, you will give him to me but now you have lost him." The old man looked up and saw the incoming figure. A warm smile crept up on his face and he replied in a soft voice. "My dear, you should not have come here. You know we are busy dealing with the recent matter." [span]Ming Ye[/span] made a pouty face and then asked, with a dissatisfied voice. "But you said that he will belong to me. He was supposed to be mine but he is now gone. I brought him to you but©\" "My sweet baby, grandpa did not lie to you, but who knew he had an assassin with him and a magical one at that. We are still trying to figure things out and grandpa promise you that when we find him, we will give him to you." The old man cut off Ming Ye''s sentence. Ming Ye let out a reluctant smile upon hearing this and then gave the old man a kiss on the cheeks. "I know grandpa but I am still sad. I am going to find a new toy now. Because you lost my favorite one, that is why you will have to compensate me." The man smiled and shook his head a little, then gently patted Ming Ye''s head. "Ok, go away now. Grandpa is busy." Ming Ye gave him a peck on cheeks again and then turned around with a cheerful face. "Love you grandpa!" Saying that, she hurried out of the office room. ¡­ After Fu Yan teleported from the facility, he appeared in the Library. Fu Yan looked around and saw that everyone was busy with their work. He paid them no attention and then used the teleporter again and then disappeared from the Library. Even though he wanted to go straight to his hometown, he could not. The teleporter could only send him to the Library from any location on earth, then from the Library, back to any location on earth. After a while, Fu Yan appeared on top of the cliff in his hometown. He looked around for a while and could not help but get emotional, but to his surprise, no tears came out of his eyes. It was as if his emotions had no effect on his body. Fu Yan did not dwell too much into that and then turned around. He looked towards Nir, Nir seemed to understand what he wanted and came forward. Fu Yan gently put Xen''s body into Nir''s arms, and then a shovel suddenly appeared in his hands. He walked to the edge of the cliff facing the ocean and then started to dig. The shovel was bought from the Library and with it, Fu Yan dug up the ground in just a few minutes. Fu Yan put down the shovel on the ground, then turned around. Looking at Xen''s body, he went silent for a while, then a wooden coffin appeared in front of him. Fu Yan opened the lid, and then gently placed Xen''s body in it. After that, he gently picked up Xen''s hands and folded them in front of his chest. He slowly closed the lid and then, with the help of Nir, he placed the coffin into the ground. After leveling up the ground, Fu Yan stood there for more than 2 hours and then turned around. Nir silently followed behind him and did not make even a little sound the whole time. While walking down the cliff, Fu Yan looked around and his eyes, that still had some golden color in them, felt cold. There were no emotions in them. Even though the intensity of the golden light in his eyes was a lot less than before, the color was still there. After walking down for a while, Fu Yan stopped and then turned around to look towards where he buried Xen and then softly spoke. "I was planning on blowing the earth to pieces but thinking of the people who did nothing wrong and that I still need them, I will give them a chance again, but the people who cross my path are going to pay. Since they think power is everything, then I will give them a taste of their medicine. The things they are proud of, I will take it away from them. Only people useful to me will live, others will die. Mom, dad, aunt, uncle, Jing, Xen, they will pay for what they did to you." Saying this, he looked up and then suddenly disappeared into the white light, which appeared out of nowhere. [[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]] We currently have 160 power stone, make them 500 and I will give you guys 2 chapter tomorrow. also consider joining my discord as I make announcement there and you can give me active advice or feedback there. Moreover its fun to spend time there. The link is in synopsis of the novel. Check out my new novels. Unethical Service Providers (Genre: Urban) and Hurting Hope: Freedom With Sins (Genre: Fantasy) Do consider checking them out. We well edited them from the start and they are well thought out. Chapter 133: They Want it? They Can Have It! Mauritius, a small island nation in the Indian Ocean, known for its tourism and scenic spot. It was also known as a heaven on earth because of its breathtaking views and spots. The country in the island has an area of 790 sq miles and consists mostly of small jungles and salt water lakes. A white light shined in one part of this island nation and Fu Yan appeared in a small alley. After teleporting here, Fu Yan looked around and then walked in one direction and as usual Nir was beside him but invisible to anyone but Fu Yan. Fu Yan walked around for a while and then chose a hotel. He checked using a fake ID that he had prepared long ago with the help of Qing. After getting into the hotel room, Fu Yan sat down on the bed and then suddenly a [span]white light came on and a laptop appeared in front of him. [/span] Fu Yan connected to the internet and then typed a series of commands. After a while, a strange website opened and Fu Yan entered a string of numbers in it. After doing all these operations, Fu Yan placed the laptop on the side and closed his eyes for a while and thought about what to do next. When he was thinking about the future, the laptop made a noise and Fu Yan immediately picked it up and looked towards the camera. "Welcome back Big Brother!" Qing''s voice sounded in the room. Fu Yan let out a smile and gently gave a nod. "Tell me about the situation after I went into the car with Ming Ye." Fu Yan immediately got to the point. "Big Brother, after you went with that lady, I followed your car throughout the city. Then suddenly I spotted some people coming closer to the house. So as per your instructions, I executed the emergency protocol and transferred my core program to the backup server that I had prepared beforehand. As for the data on the home server, it was completely wiped out with no chances of being recovered. To avoid suspicion, I kept the normal operations of the company software going on and waited for you to contact me." Fu Yan calmly listened to all this and then asked. "What about the company? Is it still operational?" "Yes Big Brother. The company operations are still going on as per normal. It''s just that Miss Fei Hong tried to get the simulator program offline but since I had no instructions from you to allow her to, she was unable to do so. They did not have admin access to the servers and tried to use brute force, I also encountered multiple attempts from outside which tried to gain access to the servers." Fu Yan was calmly listening to all this and when Fei Hong''s name came up, the golden light in his eyes became a little brighter then gradually dimmed. ''Fei Hong is still alive! Well, that''s good, I will make sure she regrets betraying me.'' Fu Yan thought for a bit and then asked Qing. "So did anything else happen in the company?" "A while ago, after learning about the situation of your aunt, [span]Miss Jiao[/span] tried to contact you but after multiple failed attempts, she contacted someone and from what I picked up, she asked that person to find out what happened to you and Xen. After an hour, she received the callback from the same person and then suddenly she started to cry. She seemed pretty sad and immediately left the company. She also transferred the 1% shares back to the company as compensation for breaking the contract." Fu Yan was surprised after hearing the details about Jiao Mei. He never thought she would react this way. He remembered that his aunt told him that she was her most trusted student. Fu Yan gave it a thought, then moved on. It did not matter to him whether Jiao Mei was loyal or not. He was never going to trust anyone anymore unless he/she is completely under his control and he knows that the person can never betray him even if the said person wanted to. Fu Yan asked about the general situation of the company for a while and then after thinking for a while, he decided to implement his plan. ¡­ Tang Qin was currently sitting in front of his computer, playing [Adventures in Reclasia]. Ever since the game came out, he had been an avid fan of this game. Unlike before, when he would switch games after some time, he liked this game very much and even after 3 months had passed, he was still playing it and discovering new things. The other reason why he kept on playing this game was because his viewers liked this game too. Ever since he started to stream this game, his viewer count also increased a lot. Today was also the usual day, and he was currently streaming his game play, when suddenly a notification popped up and the game paused itself automatically which was never supposed to happen because the game was an open world RPG and its time synced with the real world. Even though he was irritated because of the notification, he still read it because he thought ''Maybe it is something important.'' He clicked on the notification icon and started to read it. "Hello Everyone! I am the creator of this game and also the software developer of [EVOS], Fu Yan. I know many of you might be wondering why I choose to stop everyone''s entertainment for an announcement when I could just post it on the website. Well, the reason is that, all services provided by [EVOS] will shut down in an hour." [span]Tang Qin [/span]stopped reading when he read this line and at first he thought this was a prank and that someone had hacked the game servers but after thinking for a bit, he decided to continue reading to see what all of this was about. "Yes, you read right. All operations and services provided by [EVOS] will be shutting down. The reason? Well, the reason is that country C as well as a powerful family who control most of the businesses in this world and which seems to be very powerful, wanted to control my company and me. They coveted my technology and my geniusness. Of course if that was all, it would never have come to this, but they killed my parents, my uncle, my aunt, my little cousin and even my sweet little sister, just for their cause? Since they want my technology, they can have it, that is if they have the means. As for my claims, you can click on the link at the end of this announcement and it will take you to a site which has all the information and proof of what I just said. Previously, I had a dream of making this world a better place but now, I just want to watch it burn. I want to see how far human greed can take this planet." The announcement ended there and at the end of the announcement was a link. After reading all this, Tang Qin subconsciously clicked on the link and it took him to a site that had pictures of Fu Yan, his family and his aunt''s family too. Different videos about the black out near his aunt''s area, the video of him being taken in the car and the news about the death of his aunt''s family. There were also videos of the general asking him to hand over the simulation program to the Country C. Tang Qin was still wondering whether all this was a prank when the game suddenly closed itself. The same thing happened all over the world for those who were using any of the [EVOS] softwares. When country C found this out, they tried to cover this up, but the things were already too big. They tried to bring the site down but found that the site had no physical access. It was as if the site was a ghost, which could only be seen and not touched. So as the time passed, more and more people got to know about this and all of them were asking [EVOS] for an explanation but how could they know that [EVOS] itself had shut down. All the computers, servers and any other smart device in the company had shut itself down and no one could access them. Fei Hong was sitting in her office thinking about why all this happened. Earlier when she heard about the facility and that there was a massacre there, she was glad that she left early but when she thought about the scene from the facility that she watched in the video, she could not help but tremble, thinking she would have met the same fate had she not left. [[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]] We currently have 300 power stone, make them 600 and I will give you guys 2 chapter tomorrow. Check out my new novels. Unethical Service Providers (Genre: Urban) Will update tomorrow and be regular. and Hurting Hope: Freedom With Sins (Genre: Fantasy) will update from tomorrow. 2 chap/day. Do consider checking them out. We well edited them from the start and they are well thought out. Chapter 134: Fallen Kings! Editor and Proofreader: Delther While the whole [EVOS] community was in an uproar because of the sudden announcement, many news agencies followed this news and announced it as a hacking incident. From their tone it was obvious that they were being biased and did not report the truth but it did not matter to them because this would have been able to fool the people if [EVOS] was truly able to bring all of its operations back online. After 2 days passed, countless people were protesting in country C and many of them were gathered outside [EVOS] headquarter. They were demanding an explanation from the company representatives, but all they received was silence. No one from the company came forward to explain things and to make matters worse, many of the employees from the company started to resign. The initiator was[span] Tang Ru,[/span] who left the company the same day the announcement was posted. He initially contacted Fei Hong for details, but she was unable to clarify things. Getting no answers from her, he turned to his AI assistant that was provided to him and the same announcement was posted there. Seeing this, he knew that all this matter was true and there were no benefits of him staying here anymore. He understood the power of AI and knew that all the operations of the company would really shut down. His departure started a chain reaction and despite the efforts done by Fei Hong, many top level technical talents left the company. To make matters worse for country C and [EVOS], many independent news agencies started to report about the internal matters of the company. They were able to get the information about [EVOS] internal system shutting down from the company''s accounts department''s employees. An employee from the accounts department told the media agency that almost 80% of the company money vanished from the accounts before the announcement. However, neither they nor the bank were able to trace where the money went. The bank confirmed that it was not hacking as there were records of money being transferred away using the company''s accounts, but when they tried to trace the money back, the trail disappeared after 2 accounts withdrew the money. Country C was also under a lot of pressure from the international community, especially from scientists. Many of the scientists urged their governments to cut off their business activities and partnerships with country C but such voices were blocked promptly. These independent agencies were only able to spread the news to a small community of people so they did not have much impact. As for the international media, none of them reported about this. As for the voices and protests in different countries, they were also dealt with. ¡­ Fu Yan was currently sitting in the hotel room he had booked and he had seen the true face of humanity these past days, so when he made that announcement, he did not expect much. His original intention for doing all this was to distract his opponents and create problems for them while he transferred the money from [EVOS] account to many different accounts Qing had made. With the help of Qing creating some fake footprints, he now had over 200 million US dollars in different accounts that he could use whenever he wanted, and no one would be able to trace them. Even though he could steal money from other accounts, he did not take the risk of doing so because he did not know if Qing was completely able to hide all her traces. If he just took the money from [EVOS] accounts, only his enemies would try to find out about him and the bank wouldn''t be able to locate him because the money was transferred away legitimately. But if he were to steal away money from other accounts then multiple parties would get involved and that would create problems for him. After getting the money, Fu Yan decided to proceed to the next part of his plan. He stood up from the bed and walked towards the window. He looked towards the setting sun and enjoyed its beauty for a while. While watching this, Fu Yan thought about the time when he suddenly started to search about island nations. At that moment he had a plan about going to an island nation after he had developed enough and built a house there, but now he was still on an island nation but the goals were completely different. Fu Yan watched the Sun for a while and then turned around. "Nir! Let''s go." With a flash of white light, Fu Yan disappeared from the room and appeared in the Library. He then turned towards Nir and then handed him a box, full of mechanical worms that he got from [ANUVIS]. "Did you understand what you need to do?" Fu Yan asked Nir after handing him the box. Nir gave a nod and then replied with a soft voice. "Yes master! I will complete this mission without any error." Fu Yan gave a nod and then handed him an earpiece. "Take this. You can communicate with Qing through it. No one will be able to hear you and this item can follow you into the other dimension so you don''t have to worry about losing it." Nir took the earpiece and then placed it in the ear. Fu Yan had purchased it from the Library using 300 credits and it was an inter-planetary communicator which could be used to communicate across planets. As for the medicine Fu Yan bought earlier for Xen, he returned it to the Library within 24 hours so he got his 2000 credits back. Fu Yan still had over 10000+ credits. He thought for a while and then spent more than 7000 of them to purchase different technologies from the Library. He did not hesitate to spend all these credits because all the things he purchased were necessary for his plan. After dealing with all these, he looked towards Nir, and the latter gave a nod, indicating that he was ready. After that Nir went to the teleporter and then disappeared in white light. Fu Yan watched all this and then turned towards his desk. Now that everything on earth is on the right track, he started to think about what he experienced the past few days. After he calmed down, Fu Yan immediately noticed changes that happened to him. The most noticeable thing was that he lost his emotions. Well, not all emotions. He could still feel anger, greed and other emotions but sympathy, love and fear, these emotions disappeared from him or more like, they were being suppressed. Fu Yan also noticed the golden glow in his eyes and knew that something was influencing him, but he was not able to confirm whether the light was beneficial to him or not. When he asked Qing to analyze him, Qing also came to a conclusion that Fu Yan was not being himself. When she compared his current self to the past, there was a difference of 34%. His body language was still the same, but the way he spoke and reacted to different things was completely different from the past. Fu Yan thought about all this for quite a while but was unable to come to a conclusion, so he could not help but let out a sigh. While he was immersed in thoughts, he suddenly felt Nir''s call inside his mind and knew that Nir had completed his mission. He quickly controlled the teleporter and then Nir appeared in the Library. As soon as he appeared, Nir gave a bow and then offered the box back to Fu Yan with a respectful posture, as if he was giving an offering to Fu Yan. Fu Yan accepted the box back and then gave a nod. "So this means you have completed your mission! You were faster than I expected." "Yes master! I was able to complete the mission faster because human beings on this planet are so weak that they did not hesitate to accept being your slaves." Fu Yan chuckled upon hearing this and then said. "Since the initial stage of our plan is complete, then we can move forward. Now the second part of the plan can start." After saying that, he took Nir''s hand and disappeared from the Library. He appeared in the hotel room and the laptop was still running. Fu Yan looked towards the laptop and ordered with a majestic voice. "Qing! Initiate plan [FALLEN KING]." [[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]] We currently have 450 power stone, make them 730 and I will give you guys 2 chapter tomorrow. Chapter 135: You Will Belong To Us! Editor and Proofreader: Delther, Dervish Smith used to be a lead battery scientist and he was very passionate about his work. Since childhood, he was very fascinated by chemicals and by how batteries worked, so when he grew up, he decided to choose it as a profession. After graduating from the university, he joined the top battery manufacturing company in the USA and devoted his life to improving batteries. Smith devoted 25 years of his to the company and even though he got many offers from other well known companies, he never left the company. One reason was that he was loyal to the company and the other was that the company had a system that gave the scientist who developed a new technology, some of the company shares or the shares in patent technology. After spending 25 years in the company and doing countless, he was able to perfect the lithium-ion batteries and created a formula that would be able to extend the life of the lithium-ion batteries by another 500 cycles. If this formula were to be commercialized, it would create havoc in the battery industry and would bring battery technology to another level. But who knew that after the company knew about his invention, they did not appreciate it and rather asked him to hide this technology and did not even allow him to submit it for a patent. Smith could still remember the words that one of the executives of the company told him. "Smith, we know that you spent your life on this technology and want to bring it to the world, but think about this. If we bring this technology to the market, even though we will sell more batteries than the others, but a battery that lasts 5 to 6 years, who will buy our batteries again and again. Moreover, our competitors won''t allow us to benefit alone and we would have to share this technology with them. So listen to me, let''s hold onto this for now and only improve the technology a little." At that time, Smith listened to the executive and agreed with him. He understood, he could not be selfish and had to consider the company''s position too. But who knew that just one month later, one other department in the company announced the same technology and applied for a patent. When Smith heard this, he was furious and went to ask the executives for an explanation but all he got was. "Huh, is this technology that you developed? But their team applied for a patent first so how could you say that it''s yours. If you had it, why not apply for a patent?" Smith argued that it was one of the executives who stopped him but the said person cleaned his hand and replied that he never met Smith regarding this matter. Smith could not believe all this was happening to him. His life''s work, his struggle, and months of sleepless nights were all for nothing. He argued and showed many proofs and data charts proving that he was the rightful owner of this technology but all he got was silence and ridicule. Then finally when he was about to sue them for this, the company fired him and claimed that he stole the data from them and sold it to another company. To his surprise, there were even proofs of him doing so. Of course, Smith never did such activity but how could he fight against a large company which had countless resources. As expected, he lost the case and had to pay compensation to the company for a crime he never committed. As a result, he lost everything. They took everything from him, his house, his wealth, his pride, his dignity, everything. Now he was living on the streets as a homeless man and begging for food. He sometimes wondered if he should end his life but stopped himself from doing so. ''If I end my life, then who is going to get revenge on those bastards. I will live and do everything to get revenge. I will take back what is mine.'' He firmed himself with these thoughts and continued to live on. Today was the same as before, as he was walking down the street, the public telephone on the side of the road started to ring. Smith paid no attention to it and continued walking but when he passed by another telephone, it rang again. Smith stopped for a second, then continued on. But as he passed by the third, it rang again. This time Smith went towards it and picked it up. "Hello! Who is this?" He asked with a hesitant tone. "Hello, Mr. Smith. It''s very nice to meet you." A sweet voice came from the speaker. It sounded as if a young girl was speaking to him. Smith was surprised to hear the voice calling his name. After the initial surprise, he calmed himself down and asked with an uncertain tone. "Who are you? What do you want with me? How can you use public phones to contact me like this?" "Mr. Smith! Don''t worry. We are not your enemy. In fact, we are here to help you. Don''t you want revenge on those who betrayed you and stole your everything? Well, we can help you achieve that." Smith was shocked hearing this because other than those in the company executives who knew that he was the original creator of that battery technology and the laboratory head of the other laboratory who stole the technology, everyone else thought of him as a thief and someone not worth trusting. Even his family, his wife, daughter, and everyone else thought of him as someone who would do anything for money and a liar. No one believed anything he said but now he received a call from someone claiming to be able to help him. As if they knew, he was correct about all the claims he made. Feeling agitated, Smith immediately gave a nod and replied with an excited voice. "Yes! I want revenge. I want the world to know that I, Smith, is no liar." After saying this, Smith cooled down a little and then started to think about the reason why anyone would help him. He knew that there was no free lunch in this world. Everything had a price. This was a world of give and take, So after thinking for a bit, he asked. "I am glad that you trust me and can help me get revenge but what do I have to do in return. I mean, what do you want from me in return?" There was silence for a while, then the same sweet voice sounded in the speakers without any emotions. "Mr. Smith, we ask you. What do you have to offer? Do you, yourself, think that you have anything that can be worth offering to us." Smith was taken aback hearing this question and could not help but think. What he had and then it came to him that he had nothing. He was penniless and the technology he was most proud of, was already patented and could not be used as a bargaining chip. When he was thinking about all this, the voice spoke again. "Mr. Smith, you don''t need to think hard. You have nothing to offer so what can we take from you. We want only one thing from you and that is obedience, absolute obedience. By absolute obedience, we mean your life. If you choose to cooperate with us, we will give you the means to get your revenge and prove to the world that you were right. You will get fame and your previous life back but you! You will belong to us. So do you think you are ready for this?" Smith was shocked after hearing the strange request from the caller and could not help but tremble a little. If it was before, he would have immediately disconnected the call and blocked such a number but now he had nothing. Even though he did not want to admit it, he knew that he could never get his revenge if he stays the way he is and he also understood that it was nearly impossible for him to get back to his previous position. He knew but refused to accept the reality. Now when this strange caller asked him for his life in return for helping to get revenge, he chooses to accept it. "Alright, Mr. Smith! You made the best choice of your life. Now, look towards your left. Someone will be there to meet you." [[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]] We currently have 570 power stones, make them 900 and I will give you guys 2 chapters tomorrow. Check out my new novels. Unethical Service Providers (Genre: Urban) 3 to 4 chapters a week. Main focus is GTL but will try to update more regularly. and Hurting Hope: Freedom With Sins (Genre: Fantasy) 2 chap/day. It''s fun, check it out. Though a little slow development give it time. Chapter 136: Best Decision! Editors and Proof Reader: Delther, Dervish When Smith heard this order, he looked towards his left but saw no one. He then looked around but still found no one. Just when he was wondering what was going on, he saw a small flash of light beside him and a small boy covered in a hood appeared beside him. The boy looked up and when he saw Smith standing there, he slowly straightened himself and then took out a small tube from his pocket. "Mr. Smith?" The boy asked in a soft voice that was hardly audible. Upon hearing this, Smith gave a stiff nod. He doesn''t know why, but seeing this boy, he felt suffocated. It was as if he was beside someone whom he could not mess up with because this boy had some strange aura on him that made him feel cold in summer. Upon seeing Smith''s nod, Nir took out a silver bug from the tube. "Please lower your neck for me to reach it easily. I will give you a small cut on your neck, so try not to move or make any noise." Smith silently listened to the instructions and then he felt a sting on his neck. Nir used his dagger to make a small cut on Smith''s neck and then put the worm on the cut. The mechanical worm suddenly came to life when it sensed vitality from the open wound and crawled in it. After this, the wound started to heal itself at speed visible to the naked eye and within seconds, there was not even a scar left. After finishing this operation, Nir released Smith''s neck and then said. "Alright. You have been implanted with the mechanical worm. It can detect your thoughts, your actions and can even control you. So you better not have any thoughts of betraying us in the future or else you will regret even being born." Smith trembled after listening to what Nir just told him. ''What mechanical worm? Controlling thoughts and my actions? This stuff has not even been invented yet or has it?'' Smith''s thoughts were in disarray when Nir continued. "Since you have chosen to join us then I will give you your reward." After that, a white light flashed again and a white band appeared in Nir''s hand. It looked like any other normal bands people wear on their arms for fashion. "Wear this on your hand. After that, give it 1 minute to scan your DNA and bind itself to you. All the things that you need for your revenge are inside. You can use it to contact us or if we have any orders for you, we will contact you through it. Master also ordered me to tell you that $10 million dollars have been transferred to your accounts. Use them well." After saying that, Nir looked up, and then with a flash of white light, he disappeared from the street. Smith saw all this with open eyes and could not help but wonder if all this was a dream. He even pinched himself but the pain was real. After that, he touched the back of his neck and felt nothing there. Then he looked towards the white band in his hand and after thinking for a bit, he put it on his wrist. After he put the band on his wrist, he suddenly felt as if something pricked him but the sensation was only there for a second before he felt a vibration from the band. He looked towards it to see what this was about when he saw a hologram near his wrist or more accurately on top of his wrist. Smith let out a small shriek because of shock but quickly controlled himself. He waited for a while and then someone or something spoke in his ears. [User has been bound. Please select the usage method.] Smith recovered from his shock and then brought his wrist upward to see the options more clearly. He looked at the hologram and saw that there were 3 options on hologram. [Normal Display], [Hologram] and [Projection on eyes] After thinking for a while, Smith selected the third option and saw that the hologram disappeared and then a transparent screen appeared in front of his eyes. Smith started to play around with the screen in front of him and noticed that he was connected to the internet automatically and the speed was the highest that was available for use commercially. It''s just that he did not notice that he looked like a madman waving in the air from other people''s perspective. After playing around for a while, Smith came to himself and then looked around. Fortunately, there were not many people on the street and only one or two would pass by from time to time. ''I might really have made the best choice of my life.'' Smith wondered as he gave the band on his wrist another look. He knew that no ordinary person, company, or organization would have been able to develop a product like this and now he was a part of such an organization. It did not matter what level he had in the organization because even if he were to be a low-level technician at the organization, it would be 100 times better than working as a department head in the top companies. Smith collected himself and then walked out of the dilapidated street with newly found vigor. He knew that his life is going to be different from now on. ¡­ On the island nation Mauritius, Fu Yan was currently sitting inside a luxurious room and in front of him was a computer and 2 laptops that had different data being shown on their monitors. On one screen, the scene where Nir met Smith was being played and on another, there was also a somewhat similar scene being played. This was all part of Fu Yan''s [Fallen King] plan. He wanted to let these people develop new technologies and then generate money for him. Even though he had many advanced technologies, if he wanted to develop them on earth, unfortunately, he needed money and a large amount of that too. So he came up with this plan. Of course, this was not just about making money, there were hidden agendas too, but they were not too necessary for the time being. When he was busy watching the data on the computer, the door of the room opened and a man in his forties walked in. He was the president of this island nation. He came in and bowed to Fu Yan. "Master! I am here to report to you about the recent situation on the island. Along with Sir Nir and Miss Qing, I have been able to identify many spies on the island that belong to different nations and we have also implanted almost half of the parliament with mechanical bugs. None of them would dare to betray us anymore. As for the remaining ones, We plan to slowly implant them with Mechanical worms in the coming months. As for the police force, we will start by implanting the commanders first and then slowly move to the remaining soldiers." After saying this, he stopped and looked towards Fu Yan as if awaiting further instructions. Fu Yan calmly listened and then ordered. "Make sure to finish implanting everyone with chips and mechanical worms within the next 6 months. By everyone, I mean each and every resident of this island. Make an excuse about the physical inspection or whatever. I need results. But make sure to do this discreetly. Don''t let any outside force know about this. As for the tourists on the island, let them enjoy the scenery for now but start implementing new restrictions to make the inflow of tourists lower and lower." Hikkins, the president of Mauritius, listened to all these instructions carefully, gave a bow, and then turned to leave. After coming out of the room, he gently wiped the sweat from his forehead and then thought of the moment when he became Fu Yan''s slave. He was sleeping in his room when a boy in a black hood suddenly appeared and before he could shout or call for help, he felt a cold dagger on his neck. The boy then implanted him with a mechanical bug and his life changed from then. At first, even though he could not disagree with their request, he was dissatisfied with this but then one day, the boy appeared beside him again and then he was taken to a strange place with a flash and what he saw made him completely loyal to his master. Because he knew that no one on this planet could disagree with such existence who could even command aliens. [[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]] We currently have 570 power stones, make them 950 and I will give you guys 2 chapters tomorrow. Check out my new novels. Unethical Service Providers (Genre: Urban) 4 chap/week and Hurting Hope: Freedom With Sins (Genre: Fantasy) 2 chap/day. Chapter 137: Going To Another Planet to Change the Mood. This is an unedited chapter! Also, you might find this chapter a little bland but again all this is necessary for the story development. Join Discord for reference art. I post reference art of every character there (the main ones). Link in the synopsis. [[[[Chapter Starts Here]]]] Hikkins took instructions from Fu Yan and then went out of the room after giving a slight bow. For what Fu Yan asked him, he will do it, because in his heart no one was better suited to rule this world other than his master. Such an existence, he knew that it was unique, not only on Earth but also in the universe. After Hikkins went out of the room, Fu Yan looked at his departing figure and then turned his attention towards the screen. He knew that his plan was going to take time to be fully implemented but he had the patience for that. On the screen, data about the candidates chosen by Qing was being displayed. Fu Yan did not doubt Qing''s ability to analyze. He was just going through the data to see if there was anyone worth taking note of. After looking through the data, Fu Yan asked Qing to pay special attention to 3 individuals. From the data he had seen, he had high hopes for them. After that, he swept a final glance at the data and then closed the laptop. Now all he had to do was to just wait and after a year or so, he would see the results. When Fu Yan told Qing about the plan, he asked her to pick 20 or so individuals from around the world, who fit the criteria of being a genius in their industry, or had a certain amount of knowledge about their field. They also had to be easy to control and should be able to understand new knowledge easily. After Qing selected such individuals, Fu Yan used advanced knowledge from the Library and distributed it among them while also providing them with starting funds. Of course, all of them had to be implanted with Mechanical worms. Even If someone were to investigate all of them, they won''t be able to find any kind of similarity among them because they don''t all just belong to one kind of field but from completely different occupations. If one belonged to chemicals, then the other one was from medicine. While one worked in chip manufacturing then the other one would relate to special material manufacturing. But all of them had one thing in common and that was that all of them could depend on each other to enhance their industry but that is true for all other industries in the world. ¡­ 3 months passed and Fu Yan currently sitting in the president''s office while Hikkins was standing in front of him with 3 other people. One of them is the head of the police force on the island and the other one is the emergency task force commander. As for the last one, he is the head of tourism on the island. He also had the post of technology minister. Fu Yan looked towards these people with cold eyes that contained no emotions while sitting in the main seat of the office that would usually belong to the president. "So what''s the status of the implantation?" Fu Yan asked while looking at Hikkins who gave a slight bow and then reported. "Master, We have 90% of the population on the island under our control and we are currently using the available funds to install security cameras around the island. Ms. Qing is guiding us about the process." Fu Yan gave a nod hearing this and then asked. "So what''s the reason you gave the tourist?" "Master, With the help of Sir Nir, we created 2 to 3 incidents of tourists being attacked, and thus announced that we will install security cameras around the island for better security." Hikkins explained to Fu Yan and looked forward to the next question. "And what about the spies Qing flagged. What did you do about them? We need to get them out of this island if we want to proceed with the next part of the plan?" Fu Yan asked while leaning back on the chair and shifted his attention towards the screen in front of him that was showing the data about the progress of the current plan. "Master, we used various excuses and incidents to deport them out of the island. As for those who are residents here, we captured them with the help of Sir Nir, and after being implanted with mechanical worms, they dare not disobey your commands or report anything about this island." "Alright! Get the remaining population under control and we will proceed with the 3rd phase of the plan." After saying this, Fu Yan turned his attention towards the tourism and technology minister and asked. "What about the data center that I asked you to build? What''s the progress on that?" The tourism minister wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied with a stuttering voice. ''Master, We are 70% done with it. Now the final equipment is being installed. Also, I came here today to ask Master about the equipment, Master said will be provided to us, to be installed in the data center." Fu Yan thought for a while after hearing this and then ordered. "Ok, I will give the parts tonight. I will also give Qing all the data about its installation so ask her if you encounter any problem. I want this to be done by the end of this month. Understand?" "Ye¡­ Yes, Master!" He almost choked due to his own saliva and then replied with much difficulty. "Ok, you can go back now. If you encounter any problems in the future, then ask Qing for help. Make sure that all things go smoothly and never let any outsider know about anything that is happening on the island until the 3rd phase is completed. If necessary, you can use deadly force but that is the last option. Also, I will be away for a while so if there is an emergency where you need to contact me, then you can contact Nir. alright, you can go now." All of them bowed and then slowly left the room. After they left, Fu Yan stood up and walked towards the window. He looked outside and saw the beautiful sea and the gorgeous view that calmed his soul. Fu Yan gave a quick glance at all this and then turned around. At first, when he found this island, he had plans of developing this island along with others but now, he will rule it, with an absolute force that is. ¡­ Fu Yan gave the office a quick glance and then disappeared from the office amind a white light. Seconds later, he appeared in the great hall of the Library and went towards his desk. After that, he tapped on his table and a screen popped up. Even though only 3 months had passed and he had no compulsory task, Fu Yan wanted to go to some other planet and experience life there. After the death of his aunt and Xen, Fu Yan had no joy on Earth. Earth was too bland for him, there was nothing there that interested him but he still decided to stay there. Even though the thought of destroying the earth came to his mind many times, Fu Yan controlled this impulse and decided to the residents of Earth one final chance. That was the reason, he was building that island nation. This island was going to be the final test for the people of earth and if they failed it, then Fu Yan won''t mind completely erasing Earth from the universe. While thinking all this, Fu Yan shook his head and threw these thoughts out of his head. Looking at the screen, Fu Yan looked at the books that were overdue and finally picked one that was only 1 day overdue. As for the others, he sent the collector along with some workers. The reason, he picked the person who was only 1 day overdue, is because he did not want too much trouble while he was just going for fun. Fu Yan looked at the details of the planet and could not help but let out an exclaim. The planet was one unified nation and their specialty was plundering other planets. They were very famous in their galaxy and many nations/planets liked to have a trading relationship with them. The book they borrowed from the Library was about an intergalactic spaceship that could travel across galaxies and could carry other space ships along with it. It was more like a giant cargo ship that had the size of a small planet. Fu Yan looked at the information and decided to pay a visit to them to satisfy his curiosity. [[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]] We currently have 100 power stones, make them 350 and I will give you guys 2 chapters tomorrow. Had some problem yesterday but will upload 2 chapters tomorrow(no promise). It can be 2 or 3, depends. Check out my new novels. Unethical Service Providers (Genre: Urban) 3 to 4 chapters a week. and Hurting Hope: Freedom With Sins (Genre: Fantasy) 2 chap/day. Chapter 138: Lurking Danger! Editors and Proof Reader: Delther, Dervish After skimming through the information about the planet [Ligrion], Fu Yan walked towards the back room to put on his armor and get the other stuff needed for this journey. He knew that going to such a planet was dangerous and he needed as much protection as he could get. Of course, all these things were only necessary for sneak or surprise attacks, if there was to be a frontal attack on him, he could just teleport back to the Library, and then the destroyers would do the rest for him. The attackers might get obliterated from the universe or they could see their home planet vaporizing along with them. After Fu Yan took the book and activated it to wear the armor, he noticed that the color of the armor had changed. It was white in color now. The clothes and armor were both white. Coupled with the silver hair, this gave Fu Yan a stunning look as if he was a holy angel. Fu Yan looked in the mirror and admired his look for a while, after that he took the necessary equipment and left the room. After getting out of the room, he went straight towards the teleporter and added the coordinates for [Ligrion]. The teleporter made a slight noise and then, Fu Yan was shrouded in white light. When the white light dissipated, Fu Yan had disappeared from the Library and was on his way towards [Ligrion]. ¡­ In a faraway galaxy that was devoid of any life and had turbulent space storms at every corner that could even obliterate a planet. On a red barren planet, someone was currently looking at the data being displayed on the glass disk. The moment Fu Yan activated the teleporter, a soft sound was emitted from the disk, and the moment that person saw this, they copied the coordinates being displayed on the disk to a device that looked like a phone. After finishing this operation, that person turned off everything and then walked towards a device that looked similar to the teleporter in the Library but in crude form. It looked as if it was built by an amateur. The person walked inside this device and then added the coordinates. A grey light flashed and the person teleported away from this planet to the coordinates they entered. ¡­ After some time passed, Fu Yan appeared on a planet that looked similar to a military fortress built with iron and steel. While Fu Yan was looking around, A harsh siren suddenly sounded and within seconds, many soldiers wearing battle armor surrounded him. All of them encircled around him and pointed their guns towards him. They looked as if they would shoot the moment Fu Yan made any kind of moment. While Fu Yan was thinking about how he should respond to this, a man wearing red armor walked out of the soldiers surrounding him and came within 10 meters of him. "Who are you? How dare you trespass on our planet? Immediately identify yourself or else we will vaporize you out of existence." The soldier in red armor ordered as he analyzed Fu Yan but to his surprise, Fu Yan gave no reaction whatsoever. "Identify yourself or we will shoot!" But Fu Yan gave no reply and just looked around as if he had not seen all the guns pointed towards him. After that, Fu Yan looked up and saw a giant shadow in the sky. It was the spaceship whose technology was borrowed from the Library. After looking for a while, Fu Yan noticed that the back side of the ship seemed empty. ''So it''s not complete. No wonder they did not return the book on time. Even if it''s one day, they know about the late fee so they may be prepared to pay them.'' Fu Yan wondered as shifted his attention from the spaceship to the soldier surrounding him. "I am here to get the book back that was borrowed from us. You are one day late, so late fees will be applied. If you fail to produce the late fees, then the corresponding amount of energy will be extracted from this planet or another that is in your possession." Fu Yan just said this and did not answer any of their questions. After that Fu Yan looked around and walked in one direction. What he did not expect was that the moment he did so, one of the soldiers immediately opened fire. A laser shot out from the gun and hit the shield around Fu Yan. When Fu Yan saw this, his eyes shined with golden brilliance and he pointed the pen towards the soldier who opened fire. A black beam shot out from the pen and hit the soldier in the chest. While the soldier was wondering what was going on, the black light suddenly started to expand from the soldier''s chest and soon engulfed him. The light did not stop there and continued to expand until it was at least 20 meters in diameter and then stopped. After that, it suddenly disappeared and the area that was in the light disappeared as well along with the people in it. Seeing this, there was a loud commotion in the remaining soldiers, the voices of shock and fear could be heard among them. All of them pointed their guns towards Fu Yan and almost shot at him again when they heard a cry from the red armored man who seemed to be their commander. The red armored man was still wondering about the meaning behind Fu Yan''s words. When he saw the scene of half of his elite soldiers being wiped out in an instant, he suddenly remembered something and immediately stopped the remaining soldiers. After that, he looked towards Fu Yan with fearful eyes and asked with a trembling voice. "Sir, are you from the Library?" Fu Yan''s eyes lost their golden luster a little and then he turned towards the red armored man. "Oh, so you know about the LIbrary. Too bad, you remembered it late because when your soldier fired his gun at me, I decided to wipe this planet out of existence." When the guy in red armor heard this, he was scared and lost the strength in his legs because of fear and despair. After a few moments, he mustered some courage and begged while kowtowing. "Sir, Please give us a chance. I will immediately kill all the family members of that soldier who dared to fire at such an existence. No! I will not only kill his family members, but I will also kill anyone who was associated with him and find out who ordered him to do such a thing. Please give us a chance. We are willing to do anything." When Fu Yan heard this, the golden light in his eyes dimmed a lot, and then finally only a faint trace of it remained. After Fu Yan came to his senses, he shook his head to clear these messy thoughts, and then after thinking about what he just did and was about to do next, he could not help but get cold sweat. ''I am really losing my mind here. I have to find some way to counter this effect or else I might do something in the future that I might regret my whole life.'' Of course, even if he were to destroy this planet, he would think that it was bad but not worth regretting because the golden light had already affected his mind that much already and this effect was permanent. After that, he carefully looked towards the red armor man, who was kowtowing. Even though he was on this planet for a while now, he did not take a good look at these guys. Now that he looked carefully, he noticed that even though they looked humanoid, their faces were different and looked more like bugs. "OK, since you are begging that hard, I will forgive you but you still have to pay compensation for all this. I am looking forward to your hospitality." After saying that Fu Yan turned around and started to walk towards the castle-like building. All the soldiers who were blocking his path before now avoided him like a plague and cleared a way for him. When the bug commander heard this, he shed tears of joy and then immediately stood up after seeing Fu Yan walking towards the castle. He hurried forward to catch up to Fu Yan and make sure nothing similar happened again because he knew that there won''t be a second chance. Unknown to Fu Yan and everyone else present, someone was hiding not far away from them and was listening to all this conversation. The person was wearing yellow armor and had a mask, where on top of their eyes, there was very unique glass with a bee-like pattern on it. The suit was glowing from time to time with golden light as if it was alive. The person also had a magical-looking rifle in his hand that also had the same golden pattern on it. When Fu Yan started walking towards the castle, the eyes of the person glowed with yellow light and they soon followed. [[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]] We currently have 550 power stones, make them 800 and I will give you guys 2 chapters tomorrow. All characters and aliens have their reference art available on discord. Link in the synopsis. Chapter 139: Base Zero! Editors and Proof Reader: Delther, Dervish After Fu Yan left the area, the remaining soldiers cleared the area one by one and left the scene. But the speed they left was even faster than they arrived. It was evident that they wanted to get away from Fu Yan as fast as they could. The commander silently followed Fu Yan and did not dare to utter any kind of sound. He was afraid of anyone disrupting the Librarian and the last scene repeating itself but this time, the whole planet would get caught up in it. Not knowing what was going inside the commander''s mind, Fu Yan walked with the commander following him. After walking for a while, They reached the castle-like building. When Fu Yan got near, He noticed that even though this building looked like a castle, it was nothing but a military fort with weapons mounted on each and every corner of it. When he reached its gate, suddenly lights lit up and all of them focused on Fu Yan and the commander in red armor. Just when they were about to open fire on the intruders, the commander in red armor hastily walked forward and brought out a piece of glass from his pocket. He lifted the glass towards the gates and then a blue laser light landed on the glass. After 2 seconds, the laser light turned red and the flashlights turned off. Finishing whatever he was doing, the commander turned towards Fu Yan and gave a respectful bow. "Sir! Sorry for their rude behavior. I will punish them later on and rest assured, the punishment won''t be light." Fu Yan listened to the explanation without giving any kind of reply. He turned his attention towards the gate and then with a loud mechanical noise, the door lifted up. Fu Yan calmly walked in without any kind of fear and the commander soon followed. After they walked in, Fu Yan looked around and saw soldiers, weird looking vehicles, and armors, ready for any kind of situation. They all seemed professional and well trained. Seeing this, Fu Yan knew why the other planets in this galaxy liked to trade with people on [Ligrion] and even asked for their mercenary service from time to time. Just from how they responded when he landed on this planet and the vigilance they showed even after one of their commanders led him in, Fu Yan liked them. Of course, no matter how good they were, they would never dare to mess with the Library and they also knew it. After coming in, When Fu Yan was wondering where to go next, the commander behind him slowly walked towards him and asked in a respectful voice. "Sir, If you don''t mind, I would like to take you to see the commander of this base. The book that we borrowed from the Library is not in this base but at base zero, I mean at the main base." Fu Yan gave a nod hearing this and then gave a last look to the soldiers who looked like if he made any kind of sudden moments, they would jump on him like hungry wolves. After walking for a while, under the guidance of the commander in red armor, Fu Yan reached the innermost part of the castle, and then he was greeted with a warm welcome by the commander of the base. The base commander was not wearing any kind of armor. When Fu Yan saw this, he felt as if the base commander was a character out of a horror movie. Even though the commander gave a warm welcome, Fu Yan still had a cold face. He did not give any kind of reply to the commander''s greetings and said with a straight face. "When are you bringing the book to me? You should know that the more you delay, the greater the late fees will be so don''t waste my time and get me to the book immediately." When the base commander heard this, his excited face immediately disappeared and he replied with an apologetic tone. "Sir, We are sorry for your precious time. I will immediately prepare the ships to go to base zero. Please give me a little more time. In the meantime, I will let my subordinates entertain you. I will make sure that it doesn''t take more than 2 flos ( 20 Earth minutes)." After hearing this, Fu Yan thought for a second and then gave a slight nod. "Ok, I will look around in the meantime. But make sure to do it as fast as you can. The later it is, the more you will lose." Hearing this, the commander cheered up a little and then walked out after giving a bow. After the commander went out, the remaining people looked at Fu Yan with nervousness, not knowing what to do. Fu Yan gave them a quick look and then strolled around to kill some time. While he was wandering around, Fu Yan saw an interesting room. As he walked towards the room, two guards with rifles came forward to stop him but when they saw the many commanders behind him, they stopped in their tracks and obediently opened the doors for him. Fu Yan did not say anything about this and just walked in. After he walked in, he saw a room of stars and holograms. There were many things that he had never seen before. Like the star maps and how people navigate and use them to travel around. Just when he was wondering how to understand them, one of the commanders walked up and slowly explained. "Sir, we use special encryption in our star maps and only the commanders are taught how to understand these maps. If you don''t mind, may I explain them to you?" The commander asked politely, while fear could also be seen inside his eyes as if wondering if he did the right thing or not. Fu Yan looked at the commander who said this and when he did this, his cold eyes gave the person in question shivers. The commander was about to fall onto the floor with fear when Fu Yan opened his mouth and replied. "Since you offered to save my time, then go ahead. But remember, if It''s boring then..." Fu Yan stopped talking suddenly and gave the commander a cold look. When he heard this, the commander felt life coming back to his body and then he excitedly started to explain the star map. It seems that he had confidence in their technology and resources. Fu Yan calmly listened to all this and even though he was surprised inside his heart, he did not show any of it on his face. It was calm and cold like before and at this moment Fu Yan looked as if he was listening to a student giving a presentation about the subject he taught. After 1 flow (10 minutes), the commander finished explaining everything about the star map and then looked towards Fu Yan to see his reaction but he was met with the same golden eyes. Fu Yan did not reply to the commander and calmly walked towards one section of the room. There were many devices there that had the same images as the big hologram in the middle of the room but compared to it, these devices were smaller and seemed more advanced. Seeing Fu Yan interested in these devices, the same commander walked up to him and explained with a soft voice. "Sir, these devices are used for discovering new galaxies and planets with resources. We use them to perform scans on the new galaxies and planets we discover and when we find life, we mark them on the star map. As a matter of fact, this base is mainly responsible for these things." Fu Yan again calmly listened and never gave any kind of reply. It was just that when he saw the star map on one of these devices, he discovered something that piqued his interest. So he walked up to it and then stood in front of it. He stared blankly into the air for a while, then started to operate the device. After doing some operations, Fu Yan turned the device to its previous state and then looked back. He noticed that the base commander was already here and seemed to be waiting for him. Fu Yan gave the machine a last look and then walked out of the room. He decided that he will talk about this with the commander in chief of this planet. [[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]] We currently have 550 power stones, make them 800 and I will give you guys 2 chapters tomorrow. Also, join discord for novel art. I post novel-related art there. Many character''s reference art is there. Check out my new novels. Unethical Service Providers (Genre: Urban) will be updating it tomorrow. Read it, you will love it. Hurting Hope: Freedom With Sins (Genre: Fantasy) Chapter 140: C-Level Customer!! Editors and Proof Reader: Delther, Dervish After they came out of the room, the base commander led Fu Yan into an aircraft. Fu Yan looked towards the aircraft and could see that it had some similarities with the giant spaceship whose technology was borrowed from the Library. ''So they did not just copy the technology but tried to enhance it too. This race is really unique from the races I have visited before.'' Thinking this, Fu Yan boarded the aircraft, and then a grand convoy left for base zero. When they started to fly, Fu Yan noticed that there were at least 100+ smaller aircraft escorting them. Seeing this, he let out a smile. Fu Yan understood that his attitude from the first encounter had left a great impression on them so they were not willing to take any risk. After the convoy left for base zero, a figure that was looking at this, silently came out of invisibility and looked towards the departing aircrafts. After a while, the figure picked up their rifle and aimed it towards the main ship, and the finger on the trigger tightened a little but after a second, the figure took the finger off the trigger and lowered the gun. "He may survive!" the figure murmured in an almost inaudible voice and then started to fly behind the ships while staying invisible. The figure seemed to possess very advanced technology because even though it was flying just beside the aircraft, the latter had not detected it. After flying for more than 2 Earth hours, they reached a barren place. This place looked like a desert. Just when Fu Yan was wondering where the base zero was, the sand beneath them started to shake a little, then buildings slowly started to rise from the ground. Fu Yan looked down and saw hundreds if not thousands of buildings rising from the ground. All of these buildings had cannons mounted on them and after these buildings stopped rising, thousands of soldiers started pouring out of them. They came out from the building like ants came out of their bills when water is poured in holes they reside in. Fu Yan watched all this with interest and noticed that even though it looked disorganized when they came out, all the soldiers formed neat formations a few seconds after exiting the buildings. After that, the cannons turned to the opposite direction of the convoy, and then all of them fired at the same time. Looking at the grand welcome prepared for him, Fu Yan smiled inside his heart but that was it. There was no joy, no excitement, or anything else. As if these emotions did not exist inside him. Fu Yan pondered on it for a while but unknown to him, something started to suppress these thoughts and after some time, these thoughts slowly faded. After the salute from the cannons, the aircraft landed near the tallest building. Under the guidance of the base commander of the first base, Fu Yan exited the aircraft and then received a grand welcome from the commanders of base zero. All of them took forward to greet him but none of them dared to shake hands with Fu Yan. They just greeted from a distance because they did not know how Fu Yan might react to that. After that, they led Fu Yan inside the base to meet the commander. According to what they said, the commander was ill and couldn''t go outside the base. Fu Yan did not care about that and went inside the tallest building. When he was walking among the commanders who seemed to be afraid of him and seemed very cautious in doing everything, even the way they walked or breathed and the soldiers were astonished seeing all this. Because ever since many of them joined the army or even in the history they have read inside the education facility, there has never been a case where all the commanders came out to greet someone. Even when the leader of the richest planet [Iphus] came to visit, only 2 to 3 main commanders came out to greet him. Even though [Iphus] is their main customer. But now seeing all the commanders coming out of the base to greet one person who seemed ordinary other than that he was wearing a strange white suit, they knew it was someone no one on this planet could mess with, or maybe in their entire galaxy. Under the watchful and confusing eyes of all the soldiers, Fu Yan went inside the building. After Fu Yan went inside the building along with the commanders, the door behind them closed. The moment the door closed, a siren echoed in base zero and the whole base entered the highest alert. "This is not a drill! This is not a drill! The base will now enter the highest alert. The base will now enter the highest alert. All irrelevant personnel are to stay inside their residence. No inbound ships are to be allowed within 100 GYN (500 Km). You are authorized to shoot at will if anyone dared to approach the base zero. The command center is off-limit to anyone below the rank of a commander. Even if a commander wants to have access to the command center, get instructions from the command center first." This warning was repeated 10 times and then the whole base was engulfed in silence. Other than the marching sound of soldiers patrolling the streets and the buildings slowly descending into the ground, no other sound was heard. Even though the warning was echoing in every corner of the base, inside the command center, where Fu Yan was currently being led to meet the commander-in-chief of this planet, there was no such warning. After walking for a while, under the guidance of commanders, Fu Yan reached a room that was equipped with different kinds of machines. In the center of the room, a bug was sitting that seemed old and many tubes were connected to its body. Seeing this, Fu Yan knew that he must be the commander-in-chief of this planet. When Fu Yan walked into the room, the commander in chief tried to stand up but failed to do so. The two bugs that stood beside him, hurried forward and tried to stabilize him but the commander pushed them away and after some effort, he stood up. The tubes were still connected to his body and it seemed that without these tubes, he would die. Seeing the struggle of the commander, Fu Yan did not say anything and just watched with cold eyes. When the commander in chief stood up with great struggle, he bowed his head with great difficulty and then greeted in a weak voice. "I welcome Sir Librarian to [Ligrion]. I am sorry that I was unable to welcome you myself. As you can see, I can''t live without these tubes and if I were to disconnect them, I would have died even before I could welcome you. That would have been even a greater offense. I hope that Sir Librarian can forgive me." Fu Yan calmly listened to this and then made some gestures in the air. After looking into the air for a while, a smile crept upon his face and he replied with a smile. "Mr. Lihi, you are a C-level Library customer so you don''t need to do all this. If you had informed the Library about your difficulties, then we would have arranged some other means of collecting the book. Also, you don''t need to struggle just to greet me. Please lay down." At first, Fu Yan had planned to just get the book, late fee, and leave this planet. He did not care about whether the person in front of lived or died. But when he pulled up the information regarding him from the Library, he was surprised to find out that he was a C-level customer. All the customers of level D+ or higher were valued highly by the Library because they give high enough resources to the Library. Mr. Lihi had also given 2 high-energy planets to Library that increased his level high enough for Fu Yan to greet him warmly. This was just customer service by the Library as it needs the energy to continue to operate. After hearing the reply from Fu Yan, Lihi let out a sigh of relief and he was glad that he gave an extra planet that time to the Library even though it cost him a lot but it was all worth it and that could be seen from how the attitude of the Librarian changed from before when he did not care about him. [[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]] One more chapter coming in 3 hours. We currently have 740 power stones, make them 980 and I will give you guys 2 chapters tomorrow. Check out my new novels. Unethical Service Providers (Genre: Urban) will update 2 chapters today. Hurting Hope: Freedom With Sins (Genre: Fantasy) Chapter 141: Profits! Editors and Proof Reader: Delther, Dervish After the initial greetings, Fu Yan still retained the warm smile and then asked with a soft tone. "Mr. Lihi, you must have understood why I came here." Lihi gave a nod and then replied while trying to adjust his body. "Sir Librarian, I know why you are here and I am also willing to pay the corresponding fees for that. As you can see, I have been rendered to this state due to old age and illness thus I cannot travel outside without these things. So I had no choice but to wait for someone from the Library to come. I hope you can forgive me for that." Upon hearing this, Fu Yan gave a nod and then asked. "So I am correct that you want to extend the borrowing period of the book? Then if you are willing to do that, then you must know that the fee is more expensive than what you first paid to borrow this book." Lihi gave a nod hearing this and agreed with what Fu yan said. "Yes Sir and we are willing to pay the corresponding fee for that. We have discovered an ownerless barren planet that has only small life prospering on it. They are all unintelligent species, so we were able to claim ownership of that planet. We plan to pay the fee with that planet. Also, I hope to borrow a book from the Library that can extend my life." Hearing the answer from Lihi, Fu Yan again let out a warm smile and then replied with great enthusiasm like a salesperson trying to sell something. "Of course. As long as you can pay the corresponding price, all the books in the Library are available to you and on top of that, you are a valued customer of the Library, so we will give priority to you. If you can''t travel to the Library, I can show you the books here and someone will deliver them to you for a small fee. So would you like to browse the books now or pay for the late fee first?" Lihi thought for a while and then after taking a glance at Fu Yan, he replied. "I would like to pay the late fee first and then extend the borrowing period of the book that I borrowed." Fu Yan gave a nod and then took a strange-looking device from his pocket, that looked like a tablet from earth but had a triangular shape. He brought the device near Lihi''s forehead and then the Library token flew out from his head. When the token touched the device, it shined in blue light and then disappeared again into Lihi''s forehead. After doing these operations, Fu Yan looked at Lihi and then asked. "So Mr. Lihi, can you tell me the coordinates of the planet? Also, you need to tell me the core signature of the planet too so that we can verify that you are the owner of the planet. Please remember that coordinates must be pinpoint accurate otherwise, the payment might fail." Lihi looked towards one of the commanders who followed into the room behind Fu Yan and upon seeing the look of Lihi, the commander took out a black ball from his pocket and then handed it to Fu Yan. Fu Yan took the black ball and then lightly tapped on it. He did all this as if he had done a similar operation hundreds of times. This was abnormal but Fu Yan did not seem to notice this. He did all these operations naturally. After Fu Yan tapped on the ball, a string of strange characters popped up. Fu Yan gently tapped on the book that was embedded inside his armor in the chest area and then after a series of operations, he returned the ball back to the commander. After that, he looked at the transparent screen in front of him and then added a command for the collector. The moment he did so, one of the hundreds of collectors in the Library, woke up and made his way towards the destination through the teleporter. After some time passed, a message popped up on the screen in front of him. According to the message, the collector had returned to the Library and had gone into lockdown mode till the Librarian returned to the Library. It also displayed the amount of energy collected from the planet. After seeing this message, Fu Yan closed the screen and looked towards Lihi and others who seemed to be anxiously waiting for the news. "The payment has been received. We have collected 40% of the energy of the planet. 30% is for the extension and 10% for not submitting the book on time." Upon hearing this, Lihi let out a forced smile. Even though his heart ached that 40% of the energy was gone but considering the long-term profit they will make, he chooses to accept it. When they complete this ship, then with its help, they could just go to the new galaxy they discovered and there were many planets in that galaxy that had no ownership. There were even 15 planets that had 1-star civilization on them. Many low-level planets with life were among them. After staying silent for a while, Lihi looked towards Fu Yan and then asked. "Sir Librarian, May I ask, what my level in the Library is now? I hope that I am not causing you any trouble by asking that." Fu Yan let out a smile upon hearing this question. "No Mr. Lihi! You are a valued customer so how can you cause trouble. As for your Level, It has been raised to C+ after the recent purchase. We hope that you can continue to patronize us." After saying that Fu Yan paused a little and then continued to speak. "So for the new book you want to buy from us, would you like to proceed with that now?" "Yes, so can you show me the books that can help me in my current condition," Lihi asked with excitement. "Of course. We have many such books available in the Library and many of them can help you. But I recommend that you buy a finished product because it will take time for you to develop the medicine and you might not survive for that long. But with the finished product from the Library, you can recover immediately." Lihi pondered for a while after hearing this question and then asked. "Sir may I ask what is the price of the finished product compared to the knowledge." "Oh, it''s just ? of the price of the book. It''s because even if you managed to get the book, you might not be able to gather all the materials needed for the medicine to be developed so we have taken all that into consideration. So what would you like to choose." Lihi thought for a while and then replied. "Sir, I have to trouble you to select a suitable medicine for me." When he heard this, Fu Yan smiled for doing a successful business. Because Lihi had decided to borrow the knowledge then the payment would go to the Library while he would only get a small percentage of it but now that he had decided to buy the finished product, Fu Yan could buy it in the store and sell it for more. With a warm smile, Fu Yan took the pen out of his pocket and then pointed towards Lihi. White light shined from the pen and landed on Lihi''s body. It scanned Lihi''s whole body and then displayed the data on the screen in front of Fu Yan. After reading the data, Fu Yan opened the store and then searched for the corresponding medicine. After browsing for a while, he finally found an item that was fully compatible with Lihi''s body and had no side effects. It was priced at 500 credits so Fu Yan locked it and then turned towards Lihi. "Mr. Lihi, We have the medicine that can cure your illness and extend your life by 30 Hynes (100 years). So would you like to buy the finished product or the book containing the knowledge for manufacturing it?" When he heard this, Lihi could not help but show excitement on his face. Who does not want to live longer or even be eternal? "Sir, what is the price of both of them? Is it possible to buy both of them?" Even though he was excited, Lihi did not lose his rationality which showed that he was a capable commander. He considered the best possible scenario that benefited him and his planet. [[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]] Thanks to DrSlopedShlong and Trevor_Mihalik for the gift of Grimoire. Please read this: After I looked through the past 4 to 5 chapters, I noticed that there were only 1 or 2 comments there. I was quite dishearted seeing that as I love to read the responses and you might have noticed that I reply to comments on a regular basis. So when I saw no comments, I wondered whether you guys don''t love this novel anymore or not. I even thought about stopping. So Please if you find this novel fun, just leave a comment. It gives me courage. Chapter 142: Attacked and Unconscious! Editors and Proof Reader: Delther, Dervish Hearing the question from Lihi, Fu Yan let out a smile and replied with a calm and collective voice. "If you are to buy the finished medicine then it''s going to cost you the 13% energy of a medium-size planet and the book requires 65% energy of the same with the borrowing period of 6 Hynes (20 years)." After stating the price, Fu Yan shifted his attention to Lihi''s face similar to how a businessman would look at his customer, eager to get an answer from them but unfortunately, his face had no emotions. Upon hearing the details, Lihi was caught in deep thought and couldn''t decide for a while. Fu Yan calmly sat down on the side without making any kind of movements. Even though he wanted to sell the finished product because that way, he would get the most profit but, he could not influence the choice of the customers. After contemplating for quite a while, Lihi let out a sigh and turned his head towards Fu Yan while slowly opening his mouth. "Sir, I would like to buy the finished medicine for now. We don''t have the energy to buy and manufacture the medicine with our current capabilities but we will surely buy it in the future." Fu Yan smiled hearing the response as he asked with the same warm smile. "It''s not a problem Mr. Lihi. We respect your choice as you are paying for what you buy. As for the book, I will reserve it for you for 10 Hynes (33 years). You will be the only one to borrow this book during this period. So! How many medicines would you like to buy?" Lihi thought for a while then answered with a soft tone. "Sir, we would like to buy the medicine for 2 persons." "Well said! I will need you to follow the same procedure again for the payment. We will collect 26% of energy from the planet this time. You should know that after this round of energy extraction, the planet will become unstable and the chances of it exploding will increase because of the instability of the core. So my suggestion here is that you buy another medicine and or some other service from the Library so as to not waste the energy from the planet." Of course, the planet won''t explode that easily and it will take at least another 20 to 30 years for it to completely explode. It''s just that Fu Yan was trying to maximize his profits. "You can buy the medicine or pay the energy to increase your level in the Library. With the remaining energy on the planet and your purchase of medicine, I can give you some discount and increase your level to B-. You should know that customers of level B or higher are exclusive customers of the Library. There are many benefits, like an exclusive reading zone in the Library or a 2% discount starting from B- and so on." Fu Yan tried his best to tempt Lihi to give the remaining energy of the planet to the Library and it seemed to work as Lihi''s eyes shined after he heard the benefits on Level B and above. So After thinking for a bit, he immediately nodded his head and replied. "Then I will follow your suggestions. Instead of losing the energy, I can use it in the Library." A smile appeared on Fu Yan''s face after hearing this and then he followed the same procedure as before and dispatched a collector from the Library. After the collector arrived on the planet, it started to collect energy slowly. Unlike before, its mission this time was to completely suck this planet dry of any kind of energy. So as it kept on collecting the energy, volcanoes erupted everywhere on this planet. The surface started to crack as lava started to burst through it. Despite all this happening, the Collector stood at its place and kept on collecting the energy. The more it collected, the higher the intensity of volcanoes of the planet became, then suddenly all the lava and shaking stopped. At this moment, the Collector stopped collecting and then prepared to leave. A white started to shine around it while it disappeared from the planet. Moments after the departure of the Collector, the planet shook visible to the naked eye and then burst apart. It exploded and sent a shockwave in space that affected the planets near it and earthquakes appeared on those planets too. But after some time, these effects lessened and gradually disappeared. While all this was happening, Fu Yan was sitting in the room with Lihi, focused on the transparent screen in front of him. He saw all that happened on that planet and after watching all this, he could not help but let out a sigh, thinking what would happen if the same thing was done on a planet with intelligent species living on it. Just when he was wondering this, a notification popped up on the screen in front of him, stating that the collection was done and the Collector was waiting for his arrival in the Library to transfer the energy from its container to the Library. Fu Yan unconsciously gave a nod and then closed the screen in front of it while shifting his attention towards Lihi. "We have harvested the energy from the planet completely and the planet has exploded. As for the products you bought, they will be delivered to you after I go back to the Library. As for your level, It will also be adjusted when I get back because it will require a manual operation to shift a customer to Level B or above. I hope that you don''t mind that." After saying this, Fu Yan paused for a little and continued again. "Now that official business is done, I have something personal to discuss with you." Even though Fu Yan said this, his voice still contained authority and firmness. Lihi looked at Fu Yan with strange expressions because he could not think of anything that might incur the interest of the mighty Librarian. While he was wondering what the Librarian wanted to discuss, Fu Yan continued. "I saw the star map in the previous base and noticed that you planned on going to another unexplored galaxy to look for new planets and resources. It happens to be that I have a base on one of the planets in that galaxy so I just wanted to remind you that you must be careful to not damage that planet or its environment as I live there." When Lihi heard this, he felt like someone had dropped a bomb on him. How could he not know what Fu Yan was talking about? Recently their exploration base discovered a new galaxy that has many life planets. When they discovered this galaxy, they borrowed the knowledge from the Library and then came to know that this galaxy had many unowned planets and many of them contained life. It''s just that only some small solar systems contained life that they could fight against. As for others, they were occupied by the beings who could contend with them easily. It''s just that these beings aren''t aggressive and stay in their respective solar system without disturbing the others. They also found some solar systems that have low-level life forms and they planned on occupying them. Now when he heard that Fu Yan had a base on one of these planets, how could he not get disappointed. All these preparations were for this exploration but it seems they were going to be wasted. Seeing the dejected look on Lihi''s face, Fu Yan smiled and then explained in a serious tone. "I am not saying that you can''t attack those planets. You can do whatever you want. I just want you to not destroy the planet or make the environment bad. My base will have the Library mark on it, so you can easily recognize it. All you need to make sure is to not harm people who wear the same logo on that planet. As for the others, you can do whatever you want. I won''t stop you." When Fu Yan explained things more clearly, the smile returned on Lihi''s face and then he replied in an excited tone. "Sir Librarian, please don''t worry. I will make sure to follow your instructions." Hearing the reply from Lihi, Fu Yan smiled and then got up to leave. "Well then, since my business here is done then I will leave." After saying that Fu Yan started to walk towards the exit and under the guidance of the commanders, he walked outside. Then a white started to shine around him and within a second, he disappeared from the [Ligrion]. After disappearing from [Ligrion], Fu Yan appeared in the same white space. When he appeared here, Fu Yan knew that it will take a few more moments before he appeared in the Library so he started to think about his future plans. Just when he was immersed in his thoughts, the book on his chest suddenly started to flash with red light and a warning popped up in front of him. Before he even had the time to look at the warning, Fu Yan felt as if he was hit by a truck and then his mind blacked out. ¡­ On the planet [Ligrion], the same person who was stalking Fu Yan ever since he came to this planet, lowered the golden gun. The figure then looked towards the sky once again and then gently shook its head as if disappointed by something. It was as if this person could see Fu Yan who was currently drifting in the white space, deviating from his original path. [[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]] Please read this: After I looked through the past 4 to 5 chapters, I noticed that there were only 1 or 2 comments there. I was quite dishearted seeing that as I love to read the responses and you might have noticed that I reply to comments on a regular basis. So when I saw no comments, I wondered whether you guys don''t love this novel anymore or not. I even thought about stopping. So Please if you find this novel fun, just leave a comment. It gives me courage. Chapter 143: Surrounded! Editors and Proof Reader: Delther, Dervish On a sequestered planet, at the edge of a dark forest that locals feared because of the frightening animals residing in it, a white light suddenly shined and a figure fell from it. The place where white light landed caved in and the surrounding area was filled with white electric arcs. Many animals came here after the commotion and tried to get to the figure but the lightning surrounding the pit made their efforts in vain. After some time passed, the figure in the center of the pit moved a little and after some more time passed, the figure sat up. After waking up, Fu Yan gently shook his head to clear away the dizziness and after he came to his senses a little, he looked around to understand what happened. Fu Yan remembered teleporting away from [Ligrion] to the Library. As usual he was transported to the white space that looked like a tunnel made of light. Everything was normal when he suddenly heard the alarm from the book on his chest and suddenly, a golden light slammed him from the side and then everything went black. Fu Yan could not remember anything else that happened. Now after opening his eyes, when he looked around, Fu Yan understood that he was not in the Library but on some other planet. Of course, all this was easy to deduce and Fu Yan could understand from all the events that he was attacked by someone. But even after racking his brain, he was not able to come up with any reason for someone attacking him, and on top of that, the power they possessed was not normal. Being able to attack a Librarian and then not fearing retaliation was abnormal. No matter how much Fu Yan pondered on this question, he was not able to come up with an answer. Shaking his head again, Fu Yan placed these thoughts behind and tried to stand up but the pain from his back and legs rendered his effort useless. ''It seems that some bones have been broken during the crash landing. I wonder if the emergency equipment is still useful.'' Thinking this, Fu Yan called up the transparent screen in front of him and then started to fiddle with it. While looking at the different parameters, Fu Yan noticed a warning that was currently being displayed. [Connection with the Library System Interrupted.] Fu Yan tapped on the warning and then a detailed page opened up.x [No Signal! Cannot connect to the Library communication system. New nodes are being searched to resume the connection. Current progress= 0.002% ] ''So cant go back to the Library. That''s going to be difficult as the emergency ration and equipment won''t last long.'' Fu Yan thought as he went through other details. [Armor Energy = 13%] ''That attack seemed to have consumed most of the energy so I can''t depend on armor that much. I have to save this energy for emergencies because once it gets used up, if I encounter any life threatening problem, I will be at fate''s mercy.'' After thoroughly checking everything, Fu Yan could not help but let out a sigh. ''Armor is at its lowest while all other systems are functioning normally. That means that I won''t have a problem living here. It''s just that the weapon system is damaged so I have to rely on myself. I hope that if there are people on this planet, they are not ridiculously powerful.'' Wondering that Fu Yan opened another menu, clicked on the emergency medicine and a small bottle appeared in front of him. Gulping down the medicine, Fu Yan could feel his body slowly healing up and pain dissipating little by little. ''I am lucky that I consumed the 2nd dose of the [Gene Serum] before going on a trip and my body was strengthened a lot, otherwise, I might not have survived this.'' Fu Yan wondered as he gave his surroundings another look. Even though he thought that everything was normal, he failed to notice that he was behaving normally. His emotions, the way he thought, seemed to have returned to normal. Even though some emotions were still suppressed, the way he thought and his actions were not under any kind of suppression. As for the golden light inside his brain, it seemed to be dormant and just stayed where it was without affecting other parts of the brain. After some time passed, the lightning surrounding the pit started to dissipate and the animals that could not get near seemed to have sensed the changes as they again began approaching the pit. Hearing the growls and howls, Fu Yan looked up and noticed the many strange animals surrounding the pit. Feeling the danger, he hurriedly opened the panel and took out a knife from the emergency equipment, and then got ready for any kind of attack. His injuries were not completely healed and he needed some more time to be able to move freely so Fu Yan hoped that the white lightning arcs could stay for a little more time. But how could everything go as one hoped for? Even with the lightning surrounding the pit, a wolf-like creature could not hold on anymore and jumped towards him through the lightning. Seeing this, Fu Yan tried to move his body again and felt that it was a lot better than before and he could move a little so without any hesitation, he moved to one side and swiped his dagger towards the incoming wolf. The dagger drew an arc in the air and brushed against the wolf''s skin. The moment this dagger touched the wolf, its skin started to tear open as if it was paper, and the next moment, the wolf was laying next to Fu Yan, divided in two. Taking deep breaths, Fu Yan looked towards the wolf and then towards the dagger. Even though he expected that the dagger would not be normal, it seemed he still underestimated the emergency equipment. Seeing the end of the wolf, many other animals surrounding the pit seemed to hesitate but that was only for a second as they began surrounding the pit again due to their carnivorous instincts. But it seemed, no one else was going to jump through the lightning to reach Fu Yan. This gave Fu Yan some breathing space as well as time to heal his injuries. After 10 minutes passed, Fu Yan could feel that all injuries were healed and his body was full of energy. Fu Yan stood up and did some light exercise to know if there were any problems remaining but while exercising, he felt no discomfort. "Ok, I am all good now. Now I need to get away from this place because their numbers are going to keep increasing. I wonder if this planet has intelligent species." Fu Yan muttered as he observed the surrounding animals. After he was done assessing, Fu Yan gave the book on his chest a little tap and it became invisible. As for the armor, Fu Yan deactivated the shield to save energy and decided to use it as normal armor since it was made of metal. He decided to hide the armor as well after he got out of this situation because he did not know whether this planet was advanced or not, or if there were beings stronger than himself. If someone were to covet his armor, he might not be able to defend himself with the little remaining energy if they were powerful so it''s better to be careful beforehand. Giving the surrounding animals a last look, Fu Yan assessed the best escape route and then suddenly darted towards one side. The lightning was still surrounding the pit but after Fu Yan checked the wolf''s body, he knew that it was not lethal and if he was fast enough, he might not be affected by it. So coming to the edge of the pit, Fu Yan provoked one of the lion-like creatures, and when it lunged towards Fu Yan through the lightning, Fu Yan used this opportunity to get underneath it and left the pit. After getting out of the pit, Fu Yan started running in one direction that he had decided before and waved his dagger towards the animals that came in his path. All the animals met the same fate as the wolf and were cut in half the moment the dagger touched them. Fu Yan kept on running while cutting down everything that came in front of him and soon left the edge of the forest and came to an open area. As for the animals that were chasing behind him, they seemed to have stopped at the edge and did not come out to chase after him. [[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]] From this month, I will be releasing regularly. ! chap/day. Also, I have added 2 tiers in the privilege section where tier 1 is for win-win competition and tier 2 is for advance readers who want to read advance chapters. Chapter 144: KILL! Editors and Proof Reader: Delther, Dervish Even though knowing that no animal was chasing behind, Fu Yan did not dare to stop as to who knows some sneaky wolf might still persist, lurking in the shadows. After running for quite a while and coming to an open area with no obstructions, Fu Yan stopped and looked around. As he observed the surroundings, Fu Yan felt that this place was a lot similar to earth if the sceneries were to be compared. As the area where he was currently standing looked like the prairie from the Earth. While he was observing his surroundings, Fu Yan suddenly felt something whizzing past him. Alerted, he looked around then saw someone standing 400 meters away, raising a bow and taking aim at him. Fu Yan gave the man a look and then towards the arrow that was sticking out of the ground. While he was wondering about something, the man standing 400 meters away shot another arrow. This time, Fu Yan was prepared for the attack and easily dodged the arrow with his reflexes. After that, he gave the second arrow that also struck the ground not far away from him and then darted towards the man. The enhancement after taking the [Genetic Serum] was not a joke as, within 7 seconds, Fu Yan reached the man. Of course, that was not all, it seemed the gravity on this planet was also weak compared to earth but no that much. Reaching into the vicinity of the attacker, Fu Yan raised his fist and struck the man in his stomach. Receiving the blow from Fu Yan, the attacker let out a muffled sound then bent forward due to the pain. Even then Fu Yan did not let him go and grabbing the head, he delivered another blow to the attacker''s face with his knee and then threw him aside. Only after this did Fu Yan take a good look at his face and noticed that he looked similar to humans, only that he seemed a little tall compared to the normal human. If used Earth standards then he was 6''5 (6 foot 5 inches). Seeing this Fu Yan let out a sigh of relief because this way it was easy for him to blend into them and survive till the connection with the Library is restored. After dealing with the man, Fu Yan picked up the bow that was laying on the side and analyzed it. But to his surprise no matter how he looked, it seemed like any other normal bow that could be found on earth. ''How can he shoot more than 400 meters with this thing. It does not make any sense.'' He wondered as his attention was drawn to the string of the bow. When Fu Yan played with it a little, he noticed that the string seemed to be made of some kind of special material as no matter how much he pulled it, it did not seem to break or show signs of breaking. ''Interesting! But this shows that this person has exceptional strength. To be able to pull this string to shoot as far as 400 meters, it''s really marvelous as well as frightening.'' Fu Yan wondered as he looked towards the man lying unconscious on the ground after receiving the blows from him. Analyzing the things he had seen so far, Fu Yan came to a conclusion that this world was more dangerous than Earth as the people here seemed to be abnormally stronger. The reason he came to this conclusion is after he saw the build of the man and the animals he encountered in the forest. This man was using bows, which showed that this planet, or at least this area where he was, still used cold weapons to fight. To be able to fight and stay alive using cold weapons against those ferocious animals, the people here were warriors and strong ones at that. "I need to get more information as fast as possible if I want to survive on this planet. Just someone random is this strong, what about those who are well trained. Maybe he trained as well, but I am sure if someone is strong, he won''t live in the wild hunting for others so there are definitely stronger people out there." Fu Yan muttered as he walked towards the attacker who was still lying unconscious on the side. After walking up to him, Fu Yan gave him a kick in the rib. Stimulated by the pain, the person woke and then let out a cry full of pain. Clenching the side where he was just attacked the man backed away from Fu Yan with fearful eyes. Seeing the reaction from the attacker, Fu Yan walked towards him and then sat in front of him, with a smile on his face. "Who are you? Where are you from?" But the person in question just looked at Fu Yan with confused eyes. From his eyes, it was clear that he could not understand what Fu Yan just said. Seeing the reaction from the attacker, Fu Yan smacked himself on the head and then made some gestures in the air. When he tried to converse, he forgot that even though the person in front of him was human, he was on another planet and there was no connection with the Library so he had to collect some samples first, before he could use the translator. Now comes the question. How to collect the sample? After thinking for some time, Fu Yan decided to use the most primitive way and raised his fist. He gave the attacker a good beating and then asked whatever came to his mind. Receiving the unjust beating and not being able to understand what he was being asked, the attacker finally could not hold on and spoke something with an angry tone. "???? ?? ??? ???? ???? ??? ??? ??? ???? ?????? ??? ???? ?? ???? ??? ???? ?? ?? ??? ???? ??????." When Fu Yan heard this, he let out a smile and then immediately used the system to generate the language and analyze it. Of course, if there was a connection with the Library, all he would need to do is analyze all the people on this planet and then generate the translator. Just after 5 minutes, the system had analyzed the language and generated the translator according to it. "Can you understand me?" Fu Yan asked in a soft voice as he looked towards the attacker with an eager expression. The man who seemed to be ready to explode with anger suddenly became quiet and then looked towards with incredible expressions. "I ca- Why bet me. Jt kil me if yo want. (I can, why beat me? Just kill me if you want.)" The man spoke and this time Fu Yan was able to understand some of it as the translator was still not perfect with only a little information. Seeing that the man was able to understand what he was saying even if only a little, Fu Yan asked him more questions as to why he attacked him and where he was from. The man did not want to answer at first but after a good beating, he started to speak again. It seemed he was from a tribe not far away from here and was a warrior there. He was out hunting when he saw Fu Yan and seeing the unusual clothes Fu Yan was wearing, he thought Fu Yan was a beast so he attacked. Fu Yan calmly listened to the explanation and then got up. He knew that the man was not telling the complete truth but to collect more language data, Fu Yan calmly listened. After this Fu Yan hesitated as to how to handle this man. After conversing with him, the things that Fu Yan thought of earlier seemed to be true. As this man was only a new warrior of the tribe and there were many powerful warriors in the tribe so Fu Yan did not want him to leak his location but he also did not want to kill him unless necessary as he wanted to know more about this world and where he was. Just when he was pondering about what to do, the man suddenly took out a knife made out of bones from his waist and lunged towards Fu Yan. Sensing danger, Fu Yan immediately turned around and swiped the knife towards his back. The knife made an arc and intercepted the bone knife that was aimed towards his neck. It''s just that Fu Yan''s knife did not stop there and continued forward, cutting the man on the face near the nose, separating his head from there. [[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]] Sorry for not uploading the past two days. I wrote and wrote but had to discard those chapters because I was not satisfied with them and felt bored after reading them so could not upload them for you guys to read. I would rather delay than uploading garbage. Announcement Date: 8 August Chapter 145: Captured! Editors and Proof Reader: Delther, Dervish A fine line appeared on the man''s face along with the shocked expression. His body then fell to the side, with the part of his head above the nose separating and rolling away from the body. Seeing this scene, Fu Yan was silent for a while and then he slowly walked towards the head that still had some movements and sat down in front of it. "Strange! Even though I killed you, I feel nothing. But the strangest thing is that I never had these thoughts like this before. Is there something wrong with the Library or with me? Well that aside, I wonder why you couldn''t just hold on. I might have let you live." While Fu Yan talked and wondered about his emotions, the light in the eyes of the severed head dimmed and gradually lost its brilliance. Looking at this, Fu Yan sat in front of the corpse for quite a while before he stood up and looked in the distance, lost in deep thoughts. He was wondering about his emotions and the way he reacted but after some time, Fu Yan stopped thinking about it. ''It''s no use wondering about this. It''s not as if I have something left in this world or someone who would care about this so why should I care.'' Thinking this, Fu Yan turned around, gave the corpse one last look, and walked towards the direction that the man had pointed before. His tribe was apparently there and it was one of the largest tribes in the area. Even though he said that he did not care about anyone in this world anymore, some emotions still swelled up inside his heart when he thought about Xin, his aunt, and his sister. The golden light tried to suppress these emotions but it seemed as if it did not have the same brilliance as it had on earth. Walking slowly, Fu Yan felt the gentle breeze and then suddenly let out a cry full of grief. "What am I even alive for? There is nothing left for me, so why, why am I even still struggling to survive?" Grief and despair took over Fu Yan as he muttered while looking towards the dagger in his hand. Raising it a little, he glanced at the sharpened edge of the blade shining under the light of the sun. When these thoughts came into Fu Yan''s mind, the golden light seemed to be desperate as it became violent and tried to engulf Fu Yan''s brain even more aggressively. It seemed as if it succeeded in achieving whatever it was doing as Fu Yan lowered the blade. "Why should I die? I will LIVE. I will live and take revenge for them. I will kill all those who took what was precious to me. I will make sure to make them regret it." Fu Yan mumbled as the wavering thoughts vanished from his mind and anger swelled up. Looking into the distance, Fu Yan firmed his heart and then walked on. Putting these thoughts behind, Fu Yan marched on towards the direction of the tribe. After walking for 2 hours, he reached a place surrounded by a fence made of wood. Seeing the sign hanging on the front entrance, Fu Yan knew that this was the tribe that the attacker had spoken about earlier. Upon reaching the vicinity of the tribe, Fu Yan did not immediately go in but observed first. First of all, he needed more language data to perfect the translator, and secondly, he needed to observe them for blending in. Even though Fu Yan wanted to head in, he dared not do it because of the warriors in the tribe. Who knows how sharpened their senses were. If caught, Fu Yan knew that it would be hard for him to escape. He could fight one or two such warriors but if a group of them surround him, he will be helpless against them unless he used the armor to resist. Hiding in the long grass, Fu Yan calmly collected the data, and then when he was sure that no one will be able to notice the difference, he projected the same cloth design on the armor, and the next second, he was wearing the same clothes as them. Of course, he was not going into the tribe but bypassing it. His goal here was done. He had enough data and now looks like them so the trouble he encounters in the future will be less. As for the reason not heading into the tribe. It''s because Fu Yan could see that there were hardly more than 2000 people in the tribe and a new person would be noticed immediately. Even if he tries to blend in, he will be found out sooner or later. Starting the journey again, Fu Yan walked on while looking at the scenery. If not seeing the tribe people and their blood that had a yellow hue to it, Fu Yan would never believe that he was not on earth but some other planet as the sun and moon looked the same as on earth. After walking more than 5 hours, Fu Yan bypassed another two tribes and on the way, he met a warrior who wanted to kill him but surrendered after his blade broke in just one stroke. From him, Fu Yan received more intel. Apparently, there was a city just within 2 days of walking distance. It was a large city with a population of more than one hundred thousand people. This was a perfect hiding place for him while the signal with the Library restores. After walking and resting for the next two days, Fu Yan reached the city. Looking at the giant walls of more than 50 meters tall, Fu Yan had to say that this was a very well secured city. Looking at the city walls, Fu Yan opened the panel and glanced at the status of the signal restoration. Even after more than 3 days, the progress was still less than 8%. ''At this rate, I have to spend more than a month here before the signal is restored. I wonder if I will survive that long here.'' Fu Yan wondered as he looked towards the soldier patrolling the city walls and the long line in front of the city gate where each and everyone was checked before being allowed into the city. Looking at the scenes being displayed in front of him on the screen, Fu Yan zoomed in and focused on the guards checking the people at the city gate. ''Of course, there will be an identity check. I need to have a look at a sample before I can make a copy.'' Thinking this Fu Yan glanced around to see if he can find someone easy to target. Just when he was deciding on the target, Fu Yan suddenly felt a gust of wind, sensing the danger, he turned around and before he could see what it was, a strong blow landed on his stomach. Due to the strong impact on the stomach, Fu Yan gasped for air. When he tried to lift his head to see who it was, he received a blow to the face and the surroundings started to turn black. While his consciousness faded away, Fu Yan heard laughter beside him. "We caught a new one. I don''t know what gave him the courage to come out of their tribe area. It was getting harder for us to catch new ones because of their warriors patrolling the area from time to time." Then another voice sounded, answering the first voice. "Anyway, we got the prey. After selling him, we can live a comfortable life for some time. We won''t have to go out for a month after this so let''s hurry and take him back to the city before anyone else comes and try to fight for the booty." After saying this, the person walked towards Fu Yan and then sat down. "Hey, he is still not down. A tough little shit ain''t we. Well, that will make your price higher so good for us. Now go to sleep and not cause trouble." Saying this, he punched Fu Yan''s face and the latter completely lost consciousness this time. Seeing that Fu Yan had lost consciousness, the person picked him and walked towards the city. Beside him, there were two other people, wearing leather armors and carrying knives on their waists. Other than Fu Yan, the other two people were also carrying one person each who had the same getup as Fu Yan. Reaching the city gates, they showed their identity and went into the city. When they walked past the guards, the latter seemed to be intimidated by them as they made way for them in a hurry. [[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]] Sorry for not uploading the past two days. I wrote and wrote but had to discard those chapters because I was not satisfied with them and felt bored after reading them so could not upload them for you guys to read. I would rather delay than uploading garbage. Announcement Date: 8 August Chapter 146: Slave Market! Editors and Proof Reader: Delther, Dervish Slowly opening his eyes, Fu Yan tried to look around but the pain made his efforts futile. Holding his stomach, he rolled on the ground for a bit, and then when he was able to tolerate it a little, Fu Yan took deep breaths. His body was aching from pain and Fu Yan could feel that the left side of his face was swollen. ''As I predicted before, this planet is really dangerous. First, some random guy was able to contend with me and now, when I was attacked, I didn''t even have the time to react. I wonder if I can survive till the signal is restored.'' Fu Yan thought as he slowly massaged his injured face. Thoughts about escaping came to his mind but after his head cleared a little, Fu Yan pushed these messy thoughts behind. ''Let''s wait and see what they will do with me. If I were to escape irrationally, I might die even after using the armor. Of course, it would have been a different story if I had enough energy but with only 13%, I can only hold on for 2 to 3 days.'' Pondering this, Fu Yan started to assess his surroundings and noticed other people in this room. The room they were in seemed to be a prison as the door was made of iron and there were guards outside that could be seen from the shadows passing by from time to time and the sound of chatter. After all this, Fu Yan shifted his attention towards the other people in the room. When he looked at them closely, Fu Yan noticed that all of them had the same kind of attire and that they were from the tribal area. There were kids, adults, and even two to three women. While sitting Fu Yan tried to count the numbers but could not see far as his sight was blocked by the others. When he tried to stand up, Fu Yan noticed that his feet were bound by chains and pretty tightly at that. So even standing on his knees was a problem for him, less standing up straight. While he was wondering about the next course of action, there was the sound of someone opening the door and walking in. Seeing this, Fu Yan thought for a bit and then closed his eyes to pretend to be sleeping as no one else besides him was awake in the room. After the door opened, Fu Yan heard two people walking in. He recognized one voice. It was the same person who attacked and captured him earlier. As for the other one, this person seemed to have some authority as he spoke casually with the attacker and sometimes rebuked him. "I know that the shipment this time is very good but you are asking too much. It''s almost double the previous time. I don''t think I will be able to fulfill your demands." "No no, Mr. Yertu. You know that it''s getting hard for us to secure merchandise these days. With the constant patrolling of the tribal warriors, we have to make twice the effort to capture one. So this price is justified. Of course, since you are a regular customer, I will give you two salves for free. Consider them as a gift for being a good customer. How about it?" The same familiar voice said as he tried to persuade the former. Apparently, they were slave traders who caught the tribal people and sold them in the city. There was silence for a while and then Yertu''s voice sounded in the room. "Ok! BUT, when the next shipment comes, I want the priority in picking. I don''t want to choose from the leftovers." "Of course. I will set aside some of the merchandise especially for you and I promise that they will be the best." The attacker replied with an excited voice. It was clear that he was happy about this deal being finalized. Yertu gave a nod and then gave everyone in the room a look. Satisfied with the merchandise, he smiled and left the room with the slave trader. After they left and closed the door, Fu Yan opened his eyes and pondered about the conversation he heard earlier. ''Slaves! Huh. This is good in some ways, but it would be a huge problem for me if things were to go wrong. I hope that whoever buys me, doesn''t turn out to be a douchebag, otherwise I might have to kill my way out of there.'' Little did he know that all his plans would fail later on. Fu Yan stayed in the prison room for another two days and after that, they were taken out of there and pushed into different cages. While being pushed and herded like an animal, Fu Yan became angry and immediately wanted to get out here but after thinking for a while, he decided to bear with it. Who knows how many people similar to the slave trader were out there. Fu Yan knew that even if he was ready, he wouldn''t be able to defend against them so he decided to just go with the flow. Who knows he might be able to spend the rest of his days on this planet in comfort. After being treated like animals, they were brought to a huge market that was filled with cages with humans and other races trapped within. Fu Yan looked around with some curiosity and after seeing many fantasy races here, he knew that he was on some planet that had magical powers and things. Of course, he was not surprised after seeing this because he had seen such information in the Library before. Many galaxies out there had magic and mana, but all of that was explainable by science. Mana was like any other particle existing in the universe. It was discoverable by some people, while some did not even know that it existed. Only some special who were sensitive to it would be able to feel it and as for using it to create flames and magic spells, well that was not entirely true as some special devices are needed to such actions and no living being can do these actions alone. So when Fu Yan saw different races in the slave market, he was only curious, not surprised. Looking around, Fu Yan enjoyed the ride, even though he was caged and shackled with an iron chain that had some strange runes on it. After being in the cage for quite a while, they were brought to a shop or more like a hall that was filled with similar cages. Fu Yan looked around and noticed that this shop was one of the biggest in the area. There were many staff handling customers and trying to sell the slaves while explaining the details to them. After being brought in, they took Fu Yan and other young males from the cage and then transferred them to a well-decorated cage at the front of the shop. Then the salesmen started to introduce them to the customers who came in and boosted about them being from the tribal areas and how well built they were. Fu Yan looked around for a while and then a little later, he lost interest. Leaning back on the cage wall, Fu Yan closed his eyes and rested. Unlike other slaves who seem dejected and worried, Fu Yan was calm and relaxed. He did not care who bought him or whether someone would buy him or not as he was only here for a month before going back to the Library. Thinking this, Fu Yan made some gestures in the air and then looked at the progress of connection restoration. It was currently 13% done and was slowly progressing. The reason for it to take this long is that the system was trying to find new nodes in this galaxy and was calculating the best route to send the signal to the Library. Currently, it was sending a signal out in the universe and then from the feedback, a route was being drawn. Seeing this Fu Yan closed the panel and after giving the slave market filled with howls and cries for help, he shut his eyes again. Just when he was preparing to sleep, Fu Yan heard a commotion from the entrance of the market and saw a group of people walking in. They were soldiers who gave a very terrifying aura and they seemed to be guarding someone. When they came a little further, Fu Yan saw that amidst these soldiers was a young man wearing fancy clothing accompanied by two beautiful women. [[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]] If we rank in the top 100 then I will release 2 to 3 extra chapters alongside the regular ones with 2 being the minimum and 3 maximum. Of course, if we were to rank in 70, then it can be increased to 4 to 5. So keep voting. Chapter 147: New Master! Editors and Proof Reader: Delther, Dervish Fu Yan glanced at this person and then closed his eyes again. It was not that he did not want to know who this person was and what he was doing here, it''s just that Fu Yan found it boring to do so. Of course, if he was a native of this world then he might wonder who this person was but being a mighty Librarian, why should he consider the identity of a lowly being. This person under the protection of the guards came to the shop where Fu Yan was being held. When the shopkeepers saw this, they immediately called their boss Yertu who came out to personally welcome this person. "Welcome your highness! Welcome to the shop of this lowly trader. I wonder what brings you here today?" The boss named Yertu excitedly stated. The young man smiled upon hearing this and replied with a gentle tone. "Boss Yertu is being harsh on himself by saying this. I have long known the reputation of the slave trader Yertu so I came here today to check if I can find some goods that can be used in my new estate. When I was departing, father instructed me to contact you if I ever needed some quality salves." Vertu laughed after hearing the reply and then said with a hearty laugh. "I am honored that the Duke still remembers me. In fact, Duke was the first customer I ever dealt with and I was very lucky that I had a good batch of slaves at that time and Duke loved them. I remember Duke mentioning Prince Feyli coming to the north to gain some experience so I presume you are here for that and now need some quality slaves. " Feyli gave a nod and then started to go around the cages to see different slaves. "Yeah, I just moved to the new estate and now need slaves with different work experiences. I need maids and daily household staff. Also some more slaves for taking care of the horses and for manual labor. So I am counting on you to provide me with the best you have got." "Of course, of course. Let me guide you." Yertu replied and made a gesture of welcoming with his right hand on the chest and other pointing towards the inside of the shop with a slight bow. After that, he started to introduce slaves to Price Feyli and when he liked someone, that slave was taken out and moved to one side to stand with others that were picked. Fu Yan watched all this with extreme boredom and then closed his eyes, not paying attention to any of this. After more than an hour, Yertu came to the cage where Fu Yan held at and started to explain. "These slaves are from the tribal area who are known for their resilience. I paid a high price to get them as it''s getting harder and harder to capture them these days. This batch has very good quality so they are well suited for manual labor." Hearing the noises near the cage, Fu Yan opened his eyes and saw that the prince guy was now standing in front of his cage while Yertu explained things to him. Feyli looked at the slaves in the cage with interest and then his gaze landed on Fu Yan who was leaning against the cage and sleeping. Yertu saw the prince looking at Fu Yan who was sleeping and immediately became angry. He walked to the cage and gave it a fierce kick. The cage shook and Fu Yan opened his eyes to look at the people surrounding the cage. Looking at the fuming Yertu, Fu Yan let out a sigh and then sat straight up. The reason for doing so was obviously to avoid any trouble he could. Considering the mighty warriors here, if he were to anger his current master, the following stay here would become a lot harder. So to spend as much time as he could worry free, Fu Yan chooses to comply with the demands. Of course, he only sat up straight and that was all. After getting up, Fu Yan gave everyone an indifferent glance and then shifted his attention elsewhere. While assessing everyone in the cage, Feyli observed that unlike everyone else, the slave at the back looked relaxed and indifferent about what was happening around him. It was as if he did not care if he sold or not. No! it was more like he did not consider himself a slave and that could be seen from the attitude he had shown. Feyli became interested in this slave and then signaled Yertu to tell him about his choice. Looking at the slaves that Feyli had picked, Yertu led his workers to get them out of the cage and took them to stand with others. Fu Yan was also among the chosen slaves and calmly walked towards where he was told to. After some more time, when the prince was done choosing, they walked towards them and Yertu took out some collars and started to put them around the necks of the slaves. Some obediently wore them while some tried to resist but after a good beating, they also wore them. When Yertu came to Fu Yan, instead of letting him put the collar on his neck, Fu Yan snatched it from his hands. Just when the guards were about to come up to teach him a lesson, Fu Yan wore the collar himself and closed his eyes. Yertu gritted his teeth seeing this, wanting to tear this guy apart but controlled himself knowing that it was not his property anymore. Of course, the reason Fu Yan snatched the collar and wore it himself was to examine it. He wanted to know what this thing was and if possible how he could counter it. So the moment he took the collar from Yertu''s hands, an invisible light emitted from the book hidden in his chest and started to scan the collar. After he put the collar on, the system had already scanned it and listed countermeasures for this device. Even though Fu Yan had his eyes closed, he could still see the information about the collar. [A device that affects the brain waves and nerves around the neck. It is controlled by a unique aura. The bead in the middle of the collar connects it to the brainwaves of the other person and lets him control the wearer. To counter this, the nerves in the brain can be disabled and let this collar lose its effectiveness or a small current surcharge can be applied to break the bead. Forceful removal will result in extreme pain and may result in the brain being destroyed.] Looking through the information and knowing that he can counter this collar anytime he wants, a smile crept on Fu Yan''s face that quickly faded. After they were done with everything and all slaves were collared, under the guidance of the guards brought by Feyli, they were led out of the slave market and after walking for more than an hour, they came out of the city. Outside the city, there were different carriages parked with just different wooden boards attached together and wheels beneath. Following the instructions of the guards, everyone sat on these wooden board carriages and the convoy started to march towards its destination. While being on the carriage, Fu Yan sat down in the center and was surrounded by other slaves. Even though everyone else was tightly packed, no one dared to push towards Fu Yan on the carriage as once they did, the said person would receive a harsh blow on his back. The whole journey was bumpy and uncomfortable, even Fu Yan''s sturdy body started to ache with pain because of all the bumps and hard boards beneath. After more than 5 hours of journeying through the jungle, barren areas, and sometimes through small villages, they reached a grassy area that had a better road and trees planted on both sides of it. As they went on, Fu Yan soon saw a castle in the distance and guards patrolling around it. When the guards saw the convey, they opened the gates and led them in. After reaching the estate of the prince, everyone got off the carriages and then the guards pushed them towards an underground area. Shoving them in there, they locked the door, leaving them in the dark musty hall. After the guards left, Fu Yan glanced around the hall and picked up a clean place to sit down and rest. After this voyage, Fu Yan felt like if he were to stay on that carriage for another hour, some of his bones might shift from their original position. So leaning against the wall, Fu Yan closed his eyes and soon went to sleep. This showed how tired he was after all this. [[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]] Please comment about the chapters or whether the story is still interesting or not. If you have suggestions then please tell me. If we rank in the top 100 then I will release 2 to 3 extra chapters alongside the regular ones with 2 being the minimum and 3 maximum. Of course, if we were to rank in 70, then it can be increased to 4 to 5. So keep voting. Chapter 148: Delay In Connection Restoration! Editors and Proof Reader: Delther, Dervish After Fu Yan closed his eyes and went to sleep, some of the slaves who were sitting next to him on the carriage stood up. They looked at Fu Yan and then gave each other a nod. Doing that, they started walking towards him with silent steps. They cautiously approached Fu Yan and then 6 people surrounded him. One of them brought out a sack that looked pretty torn up and tried to put it on Fu Yan''s head. The moment he was about to put it on Fu Yan''s head, suddenly a blue arc hit that man''s hands and gave him a shock. The perpetrator let out a shriek and the next moment Fu Yan opened his eyes. Looking at the slaves surrounding him, Fu Yan kicked the nearest person near the knee. Immediately after that, he rotated that leg to kick the next standing person and stood up. Seeing Fu Yan getting up, the other three slaves backed off and tried to run away but Fu Yan did not give them a chance and caught two of them from the back. Giving them a good beating, Fu Yan dropped them and walked towards the last standing person whose back was now facing the wall. Feeling the wall behind him, he clung to the wall. "Please, I am sorry. I won''t do it again. Let me go." He tried to plead but Fu Yan seemed to not hear anything as he stepped on and then gave him a good blow on the stomach. Receiving the blow, the man gasped for air and then fell down. After this Fu Yan gave everyone else a quick glance and walked towards where was sitting a moment ago. While he walked, wherever he passed, everyone cleared the way for him and tried to stay as far away from him as they could. Even in this tight space, no one dared to come into the 2-meter radius of him. Fu Yan smiled seeing this and then closed his eyes again. Of course, before closing his eyes, he made sure to set the early warning system so that in case he is attacked again, he can have time to respond. This warning system did not consume much energy and was only effective against normal people. If there were warriors here, this would be ineffective. The reason he set this warning system earlier was that when he beat these slaves on the carriage earlier because they were squeezing him, he knew that they would retaliate. Before closing his eyes, Fu Yan gave the progress bar a glance and then went to sleep again, trying to replenish as much energy as he could. Fortunately and somewhat obviously, no one dared to mess with him again after he went to sleep the second time and Fu Yan had a good rest. Morning came and the door of the basement opened. Two guards walked in and told them to go outside in an orderly manner. After getting out, they were met with 4 other guards who took them to a small spring behind the castle and ordered them to take a bath. After they were done bathing, all of the slaves were given new clothes to wear and then taken back to the estate. Coming back to the castle, they met with the prince again who told them about their duties here. While giving the speech, Prince Feyli kept a friendly but somewhat authoritative behavior with them. He was neither too overbearing nor too soft. His attitude gave a sense of closeness and many slaves cheered when he told them that if they performed well, he would allow them to marry and have children here. During the whole speech, even though Fu Yan seemed to be listening, in fact all his focus was on the panel in front of him. He was checking the available resources and then the current status of the armor. While checking the weapon system, it came to his attention that it was not completely destroyed and some weapons could still be used but they were disabled due to low armor energy. If any of the remaining weapons were to be used, the energy levels would fall below 4% and the remaining energy won''t be enough for him to do anything else. In any case, there had to be reserve energy of 6% available all the time for emergency use and Fu Yan could not override that. After dealing with all this, Fu Yan looked at the progress bar and it was at 23%. This surprised Fu Yan as the increase in progress was double the 4 days so he checked the logs for the reason. ''Discovered a new node that was more effective than before and could save a lot of time. So that''s the reason for the sudden increase in the progress bar. This means that the signal restoration does not depend on time but nodes so if the time can decrease then it can increase too.'' Thinking of this, sweat appeared on Fu Yan''s forehead. He was hoping that his guess about the time increasing is wrong as he did not want to stay on this dangerous planet for long. While he was busy thinking about the future, Prince Feyli finished the speech and everyone started to clap. Only Fu Yan just stood there, waving and making weird gestures in the air. Feyli gave all the slaves a glance, feeling proud, and then his gaze landed on Fu Yan who was making weird gestures. This sparked his interest and he paid special attention to Fu Yan. When he looked closely, Feyli noticed that even though this particular person was looking ahead, his gaze seemed to be focused on something in the distance. Wondering what he was looking at, Feyli looked behind him but there was nothing. Just when he was wondering what was going on, the slave turned to normal and looked around. He then gently shook his head and looked towards the sky as if longing for something. If Feyli wanted to, he could just order the guards and take down this slave to teach him a lesson but he decided to not do so and observe this slave more. So he turned around and gave orders to his steward to arrange Fu Yan in the house, somewhere he could see him and observe him easily. Fu Yan, unaware of all this, just stood there nervously, wondering if the signal restoration would be delayed and he would need to stay on this planet longer than he anticipated. Letting out a sigh and then looking towards the sky wondering when he could go back to the Library and live a comfortable life again, Fu Yan shook his head dejectedly and then looked around. He gave the slaves around him a glance and then the people in front of him, wondering how long he will stay here or if his stay here will be comfortable or not. After the prince was done with his speech, everyone was divided into different batches. Those with sturdy appearances were appointed to take care of farms and others were assigned different household tasks. Women were assigned to work in the castle, doing daily chores of cleaning and handling water in the castle. At first, Fu Yan thought that he would also be assigned to fields but to his surprise, he was told to work inside the house and was to take care of the prince''s needs. Even though it was a surprise to him and he wondered why he was given this duty despite his appearance, Fu Yan did not say anything, and under the guidance of the steward of the castle, Fu Yan learned his duties. With his sharp memory, Fu Yan did not encounter any problems and learned everything fast. He wanted to make sure to perform his given duties well and stay comfortably till the connection is restored. He knew if he were to get out of here, there is a high chance, he will encounter some danger that he will not able to cope with and die so why not stay where you are, knowing that it is safe here. At least for now. After teaching him all his duties and asking if he remembered them, the steward told him about the forbidden areas of the castle where he was not allowed to set foot in, no matter what the problem is. "These areas are strictly forbidden for outsiders and you must never set foot in any one of them. If you do so, you will lose your head immediately. Understand?" Fu Yan gave a nod hearing all this. Indicating that he understood and would follow what was told. [[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]] Sorry for not updating yesterday as I had loads of work to do. I will be adding another chapter today or 2 chapters tomorrow. Thanks for sticking with me and I hope that you will continue to enjoy the novel. Chapter 149: Summon By The Prince! Danger? Editors and Proof Reader: Delther, Dervish The planet [Xenia] had a long history of martial arts as there were records of ancient times dating back thousands of years. From the ancient records that were still well preserved, people found that Martial Artists in ancient times could even split mountains and the wars were very bloody. Even though the Martial Arts had declined as time passed, there were still many families out there who held the same power as is told in the ancient records. These family warriors adhere to the ancient codes and don''t travel outside their domains much. They have their own fixed areas and the conflicts among these families do not occur often because once they do, hundreds of thousands of people die and the battle ends only when one of the families is destroyed. So as time went on, some families chose to be cut off from the world and live in seclusion and others decided to rule over the peasants also known as non-aura people. The peasants do not have an aura but that does not mean people with aura cannot appear among them as there had been many examples of powerful warriors emerging from them. Of course, these warriors would be conscripted by the families and those who refused would be disposed of. Most of the Royals and people ruling different empires on this planet were from such Martial Art families and they held a tight rein over normal people, not allowing anyone to challenge their rule. Fu Yan once again read all this information that he had gathered these past 7 days and could not help but let out a sigh. He wondered previously after getting beaten by two random characters if this world was somewhat dangerous as there is no way the more powerful would be in such a remote area. So after he gathered more information, he was somehow glad that he never encountered those brutes. ''Getting caught by such a person would result in immediate death. My armor would only hold for a day and after that, there would be nothing I could do other than dying.'' Fu Yan thought as he once again looked towards the sky, wondering when he could return back to the Library. Fu Yan looked at the connection restoration status and it was at 59% so, with the current speed, he will be able to leave in another 10 days or so. Fu Yan knew that when the connection is restored, he can not only go back to the Library but also reap the benefit of discovering a new star system that the Library had no nodes connecting to. This way, there is a chance of attracting new customers, and the Library always encourages Librarians and Workers to explore the universe for new planets and star systems. While wandering about the possible rewards he could get, a smile appeared on Fu Yan''s face. After some thoughts went by, Fu Yan came back to reality and got back to work. After the short break, Fu Yan picked up the sack of the vegetables, delivered from the fields, that he had to give to the ladies in the kitchen. This was one of his daily tasks other than doing some other simple household chores. Of course, after working more than 7 days here, Fu Yan knew why he was put inside the house. He had perceived the prying eyes of the prince from time to time as he was being constantly monitored while he worked inside the castle. At first, Fu Yan was bothered by it and wondered about the possible reason behind all this but could not come up with any reasonable explanation but as time passed, he got used to it and paid no heed to it. Today was supposed to be the same as after delivering the vegetable, he was to head back to the bathhouse and clean up there. After that, he will go to the laundry area and see if he was needed there for things. Of course, while working here Fu Yan never did more work than he was told to do because it''s not as if he was going to stay here forever and needed to curry favors. So when he dropped the vegetables in the kitchen warehouse, Fu Yan saw the steward walking towards him and stopped after reaching in front of him. Ever since he started working here, this steward made sure to rebuke him whenever he got the chance and would try his best to make his life hell here but the strange thing was that he never dared to go to the extreme even when he could. Maybe the prince was behind this or some other reason, but Fu Yan did not care about these petty people and kept to his work. Now seeing the steward walking towards him, Fu Yan wondered what he was going to do now to irritate him but to his surprise, he gave a bow and then spoke with a polite tone. "Prince Feyli has ordered me to bring you to meet with him. Please follow me." Fu Yan gave a good look to the steward and noticed that there was some unwillingness in his eyes and his action seemed to be forced. Fu Yan looked at the steward and then shifted his gaze towards the room where Prince Feyli lived. As expected, he saw Feyli watching from the window of his room. Looking at the forced smile on the steward''s face, Fu Yan gently shook his head and then started to walk towards the Prince''s quarters. As he walked towards the prince''s quarters, Fu Yan wondered about the reason for him being called and the respectful attitude earlier. ''Is he someone who has been to the Library?'' Fu Yan thought but quickly shook his head. ''No, he can''t be, because everyone who comes to the Library would have their planet''s coordinates logged in the Library and this planet has no connection to the Library.'' Fu Yan thought about every possible scenario but nothing came to his mind. After thinking for a while, Fu Yan decided to see with his own eyes and not waste his energy on useless things. The possibility of being in danger crossed his mind so Fu Yan checked the condition of the armor once again and somehow the energy had risen to 15% after absorbing the sunlight for 7 days. One thing to note was that there were two suns on this planet and the sunlight was more than double that of earth. Even under this intense sunlight, the energy had only risen by only 2% which was pretty slow but it was enough for him to sustain for 4 days now even if he were to be attacked. Of course, that was if the warriors were of low levels. If someone from the legend came, Fu Yan could only last for 1 day but the chances of someone like that appearing here were almost non-existent. After walking for a while, they reached the inner castle. After passing the guards, the steward led him towards Feyli''s room. After reaching in front of the door, the steward paused and gently knocked on the door. Immediately after his knock, Feyli''s voice sounded. "Come in!" Slowly opening the door, the steward led Fu Yan in and waited for further instruction. Feyli, sitting on the ancient style sofa, shifted his gaze from the book in his hand towards them and then waved his hand at the steward. "Ok, you can leave. I will call you if I need something." Hesitant at first but complying with the orders, the steward turned to leave but before leaving he made sure to give Fu Yan glaring eyes. Fu Yan looked at this clown but did not say anything. After the steward went out and closed the door, Feyli placed the book on the table in front of him and then pointed towards the sofa seat in front of him. "Please sit!" Upon hearing this, Fu Yan walked towards the seat without any hesitation and sat down in a comfortable pose. Even though Fu Yan had the projection of slave clothes on him at this moment, his posture looked majestic. It was as if the true ruler was sitting on the chair. [[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]] Sorry for not uploading the past two days. I wrote and wrote but had to discard those chapters because I was not satisfied with them and felt bored after reading them so could not upload them for you guys to read. I would rather delay than uploading garbage. Announcement Date: 8 August Chapter 150: A Very Good Choice! Editors and Proof Reader: Delther, Dervish After sitting on the sofa, Fu Yan took a majestic posture while his gaze probed Prince Feyli. It was as if a King was looking at his subjects. "So what does the mighty Prince Feyli want with a lowly slave like me?" Fu Yan asked with a neutral tone that was neither cold nor warm, moreover the way he asked sent shivers down Feyli''s spine. Attempting to hide his embarrassment, Feyli picked up the cup in front of him and took a sip. "Would you like tea? It''s very good. The people in this part of the kingdom make very good tea." Feyli started filling another cup as he explained to Fu Yan. Hearing this, now even Fu Yan had some interest in Feyli wondering what he wanted from him. Picking up the cup, Fu Yan took a light sip, not fearing if there was anything mixed in it. Of course, that''s what he showed on the outside. In fact, he had already scanned the ingredients of everything that was on the table and the results showed that everything was edible and did not contain toxins or any other harmful substance. Taking the sip, Fu Yan put down the cup back on the table and shifted his attention towards Feyli. "I wonder why I am getting such treatment from the Prince himself." Feyli smiled upon hearing this and put down his cup on the table too. Afterward, he cleared his throat and suddenly turned serious. "Before I still had some speculations but after seeing you now and the way you acted, I know that you are not from the tribes in the grasslands." Fu yan chuckled at hearing this and then asked with a smile on his face while leaning a little forward as if showing interest in what Feyli was saying. "Oh! I wonder what gave me away." Seeing Fu Yan admitting it, Feyli let out a forced smile and continued. "First of all, the way you do things and your way of interacting with others. Those tribal people are nothing but brutes and only know how to fight and kill. They can never know manners. Even the highest-ranking chief of their tribes doesn''t have such manners." "Oh!" Fu Yan let out a small sound and then asked. "What''s the other?" "The other thing is that I arranged you inside the castle and there were many things here that are not available in tribes. If you were from tribes, you shouldn''t be able to adapt but you did. Not only that, upon seeing some things that should be a wonder to the tribal people, but you didn''t show any surprised expressions and now this." Fu Yan calmly listened to Feyli''s explanation and then asked with a soft chuckle. "I am sure that''s not all. There should be something else that gave me away." "Yes! Everything I said previously cannot justify that you are not from a tribal area but the main thing that gave you away was that, no matter what the situation was or whoever you were facing, you had the same indifferent expression. As if you did not care about anything else." Feyli paused after saying this and after taking a breath, he continued. "On top of all this, every other slave showed hesitation and disobedience when they started to work but you, you didn''t. You worked what you were told and from time to time, you would do some actions that don''t make any sense. From your actions, it was clear that you were waiting for someone or something." Fu Yan gently shook his head after hearing all this and looked towards Feyli with his expressions turning cold. "You are still not telling the truth. There is something else that you are hiding." Feyli suddenly trembled a little after he heard this. He didn''t understand why but his instincts told him that the man in front of him was dangerous. "Th- Th- The main thing is that you don''t have an aura in your body that every person on this planet should possess. No matter if it''s a peasant or a warrior, everyone on this planet has some aura in them but you don''t have it. Another thing is that I was sent here after a white light landed near the dark forest at the corner of the tribal area. We sent warriors to search there but found nothing. From the tracks, they found that something or someone came from the heavens. Of course, I am not one of those warriors. I just heard the news so I came here to try. After observing you, I speculated that you might be that person who came down from Heaven." After saying all this, Feyli wiped the sweat from his forehead and then looked towards Fu Yan to see his reaction but Fu Yan was sitting without any anomaly as if he did not care if his identity was exposed. Seeing this Feyli let out a sigh of relief, thinking that his action was good and he did not anger Fu Yan. From what he heard, the wolf king was found near the pit, with its body split in half. He knew that if someone wanted to subdue the wolf king, the strongest powerhouse was needed to match but even he wouldn''t be able to make such a clean cut on the wolf king''s body. What he didn''t know was that it was just a fluke that Fu Yan cut down that wolf. Maybe after passing through the lighting around the pit, it became weak and Fu Yan was able to strike it with the knife. If the conditions were optimal, there was no way that he would have survived. Lost in his thoughts, Feyli was wondering about his next course of action when Fu Yan''s voice brought him back to reality. "So what do you want to do? You want to call those warriors of yours or something else." The voice filled with chill made shivers run down Feyli''s spine and he immediately shook his head. "I would never dare. I called you here to just show my attitude and host you while you stayed here. I don''t have any malicious plans or whatsoever." Fu Yan let out a creepy smile upon hearing the answer. "That''s good for you. Because if you did so, not only will you die, so will everyone else on this planet. You just saved your planet so you should be proud." Feyli lost his posture when he heard this and his body became wet because of the sweat. He looked towards Fu Yan to see if he was joking or not, but upon seeing the relaxed face, he knew that this was not a joke or threat but a fact. Just when he was wondering what to say next, Fu Yan continued. "I only came here because while passing by your planet, I liked the scenery here and wanted to enjoy some time here. Who knew that I will lose connection with my home. Even though I will be able to go back, It will take another week or two. So I won''t be staying here for long. Of course, If I liked your service, then I will give you some departing gifts that will change your destiny and might make you the ruler of this planet." All his nervousness and fear faded away when Feyli heard Fu Yan''s explanation. The thing about destroying the planet and killing everyone was no longer in his mind. Only one thing was echoing inside his mind and that was the ruler of this planet. ''I can become the ruler of this planet. A ruler of the planet. Not just one nation or empire but the whole planet. HAHA'' After some time, Feyli came back to his senses and then suddenly stood up. "Don''t worry sir. I will make sure that you enjoy your stay here. If you need anything, just tell me. I will serve you myself." Fu Yan gave a nod while smiling and then stood up. "Since, I don''t need the identity of the slave now so let me change my clothes." Saying this, he gently tapped on the book that was hidden on his chest and his clothes changed back to the white Librarian clothes that gave a sense of being holy. When Feyli saw this, he became even more convinced of what Fu Yan told him earlier and was rejoicing about his actions. [[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]] 1 more chapter later tonight. Chapter 151: The Protectors! Editors and Proof Reader: Delther, Dervish After some days passed, Fu Yan was sitting in the room prepared for him by Feyli who had become a good retainer doing his best to serve Fu Yan and leave the best impression he could. Of course, all his efforts were not wasted as Fu Yan was quite pleased with him. So days passed and the connection status with the Library was near 100%. Sitting in the room, Fu Yan put down the book he was reading and looked towards Feyli who was sitting not far from him, awaiting any orders. "When I said that this would be the best choice that you had made, I was not kidding. Now it''s time for me to go back but I will make sure to reward you." Suddenly hearing Fu Yan''s voice, Feyli''s eyes sparked with light as he hurriedly stood up and gave a bow. "It was my honor. I am glad that I was given the opportunity to serve you." Fu Yan let out a soft smile and walked out of the room towards the open area just in front of the castle. While Feyli wondered what Fu Yan was going to do, Fu Yan suddenly looked up. Feyli followed Fu Yan''s gaze and looked up but there was nothing but blue sky. Just when he was wondering what Fu Yan was looking at, his eyes suddenly opened wide with shock. The sky suddenly started to turn white and the clouds suddenly dispersed. The white light suddenly intensified and landed in front of Fu Yan. While he was still trying to comprehend what happened, Feyli noticed two figures walking out of the white light. He was not sure if they were living people as their bodies mostly consisted of fluid with a transparent film protecting it. Also instead of hands, they had multiple tentacles that waved around with 5 black balls floating behind their heads. When they appeared, Feyli unconsciously stepped back a little, as for the slaves and soldiers near them, they screamed and ran away. One of the daring ones suddenly screamed and threw his weapon towards these strange beings. What happened next surprised Feyli because before the weapon could even reach them, it suddenly evaporated and the same happened with the soldier. This all happened so quickly that Feyli did not have the time to comprehend what just happened. When he came to his senses, he suddenly turned towards his soldiers and roared. "No one makes any kind of move. Don''t take a single step without my orders, otherwise, I will kill you myself." Soldiers who were planning on running away or readying themselves for a last-ditch effort, stopped where they were with their legs trembling with fear. Fu Yan looked at all this without batting an eye and then shifted his attention towards these strange beings. He knew they were sent here from the Library and they were known as the protectors. They would usually hibernate in their respective capsules and would only be activated when the Library encounters an emergency or the Librarian is in danger. Fu Yan had read about them in the Library information but had not seen one for real so it was also the first time seeing them. Looking at their bodies made out of jelly-like fluid and their tentacles that they waved around, Fu Yan was immediately fascinated by their appearance. According to the information he had read, one of these protectors costs around a medium-size planet''s energy to activate. After activating, they could go on for about a month before needing the energy again. Of course, when it cost this much to activate them, they could do things that scared anyone malicious to the Library because each one of these protectors could fight against an entire fleet of enemies and as last resort they could self-destruct, taking an entire solar system with them. This showed how destructive they were and how seriously the Library took its security and why no one dared to mess with it. A place that contained the knowledge of an entire universe, how could someone not covet it? With just one protector capable of doing that much destruction, what about the hundreds of these protectors sleeping in their capsules? Fu Yan had not seen the exact figure because of his low level but he read that if the Library encountered any imminent danger then it had enough energy reserves to activate all these protectors and was able to keep them activated for 15 cycles. While he was immersed in his thoughts, the two protectors walked in front of him and bent down on one knee, and looked at Fu Yan with the middle part of their heads flashing from time to time as if they were sending a signal. Seeing this, Fu Yan opened the panel in front of him and then noticed the message sent by the protectors. [This area is considered dangerous with the danger of being attacked again. Need to leave as soon as possible.] Fu Yan understood what they were trying to say as he still did not know who attacked him while he was transporting back to the Library and why. So he gave a slight nod and replied with a soft voice while pointing towards Feyli. "Ok, we will depart immediately. You protect for a minute. I need to deal with something." Receiving the order, the protectors immediately stood up and surrounded Fu Yan while the balls behind their heads flew out and made a sphere with Feyli, Fu Yan and them being at the center. White light shined out of these balls and a dome appeared, covering all of them. Even after doing all this, these protectors did not relax, and each one stood on one side with their tentacles waving from time to time, ready for anything. When Fu Yan saw this, he wondered if the Library knew who the attacker was because, considering the capabilities of the Protectors, there was no need to be this careful. After thinking about this for a bit, Fu Yan decided to get the answer after getting back and turned towards Feyli who was standing in his original position with a stupefied expression, possibly wondering what was happening around him or if all this was even real. While he was still looking at the protectors and the strange balls that suddenly surrounded him, Fu Yan walked in front of him. "I liked your hospitality and enjoyed my stay here so it''s time to reward you." "No! No! Lord Fu Yan. I would never dare to request any reward. It was my pleasure to serve you." Feyli did not notice the change in his tone as he had started to address Fu Yan as lord. Fu Yan smiled upon hearing this and tapped in the air in front of him. Suddenly a blue light shined and a Library token appeared in front of him. Fu Yan threw the token towards Feyli who promptly caught it. After that Fu Yan thought for a bit and then tapped in the air for a while and a white light shined. This time a strange ball appeared in front of him and Fu Yan threw it towards Feyli. Before Feyli could react, this ball hit his chest and then went in. "The badge is for your communication with the Library. You can come to the Library 3 times with it and purchase the books from there that will help you. As for the ball, seeing that you did your best to protect me while I was here, it''s my gift. If you ever encounter any danger, it will help you." After saying this, Fu Yan paused and took a breath as he looked towards the sky. "Since this is a new solar system and no one from here has ever been to the Library, so being the first customer, you can use one inhabited planet as a payment. That means you will have the ownership of anyone planet that is barren." While Feyli was still trying to absorb all this sudden influx of knowledge, Fu Yan turned around and walked away from him. After that, Fu Yan looked at the protectors and gave a nod. The protectors immediately recalled the ball back and made them surround the three of them. Suddenly after that white light shone around them and they vanished. Feyli looked at the spot where Fu Yan just vanished and gave a deep bow, full of gratitude. He knew that his life, his destiny had changed from this moment on. [[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]] The ref art of the Protectors is available on the discord server. Link in the synopsis. Please comment about the chapters or whether the story is still interesting or not. If you have suggestions then please tell me. Chapter 152: Back To The Library! Editors and Proof Reader: Delther, Dervish Moments after Fu Yan left [Xenia], Feyli stood there for a while wondering if everything that happened was real or not but looking at the stupefied faces of everyone around, he knew that it was a reality. Just when he was about to leave, a grey light shined behind him. It was similar to the white light in which Fu Yan disappeared but somewhat less bright. Wondering if Fu Yan came back, Feyli turned to see but found that it was someone else. This person was hidden in thick clothes but some golden armor could be seen from time to time as the cloth fluttered due to wind. This person looked around for a bit and came towards Feyli. Still wondering what was all this about, Feyli mustered some courage and opened his mouth to ask but the person hidden in golden armor cut him off. "Did that person in white leave? How many did he kill here?" The voice was so obscure that there was no telling whether this person was also a robot or a living thing. Stupefied by the question, Feyli didn''t know how to answer so he just remained silent for a while, looking at the person with open eyes. Not receiving any answer from Feyli, this person let out a sigh and moved forward, lifting Feyli from the neck and asked the same question again. Feeling shortness of breath, Feyli struggled to speak and came back to his senses. Feeling that Feyli might die, this person in golden armor released him. Feyli fell to the ground, massaging his neck while taking long breaths to get enough air into his lungs. After stabilizing himself, Feyli looked towards this person with some fear in his eyes as he quickly replied. "If you are talking about the person who came from heaven, covered in white angelic armor, then he just left along with some weird kind of puppets filled with some Liquid." Upon hearing the answer, the eyes on the mask of this person shined with bright golden light as if they found something interesting. Stepping forward, this person brought their face near Feyli and asked. "What about my other question. How many did he kill here on this planet?" Feyli looked at the golden light radiating from this person''s eyes and could not help but tremble with fear. His sixth sense was warning him that if he dared to mess up here, he would die, miserably at that. "He did not kill anyone here. The puppets that came to get him, killed one of my guards when he tried to attack them. That''s all, I don''t know anything else." Getting what they wanted, this person left Feyli and walked away towards where Fu Yan teleported from a while ago. Standing on top of the place where Fu Yan teleported from, he picked some soil and sifted it through his fingers as if trying to analyze something. "Dispatching two protectors, just for a mere Librarian. WHY? He doesn''t have the authority to do so, how and why? " Looking towards the sky, this person pondered on this question without moving while Feyli and his guards didn''t dare to move either, fearing the same fate of the guard who tried to attack Fu Yan earlier. After some time passed, the person in golden armor turned around and gave Feyli a last look and then suddenly disappeared in the grey light, in a similar fashion to Fu Yan. Seeing this, Feyli turned around and urged the guards to return to the castle, sparing no efforts to hurry, fearing that someone else would come and they might not survive the third time. ¡­ After teleporting from [Xenia], Fu Yan appeared in the same tunnel of white light as usual but this time along with two protectors who guarded him against both sides, ready for any kind of attack. Fortunately, the journey went smoothly and he arrived in the great hall of the Library where all the workers were buddy in their usual routine. When Fu Yan appeared in the Library, everyone stopped for a second, gave a unified bow, and continued whatever they were doing. After arriving in the Library, the Protectors also gave Fu Yan a bow and walked towards the back of the Library where their sleeping capsules were. Fu Yan knew that they will deposit 50% of the remaining energy and while the remaining will be kept for hibernation and emergency. While he was busy watching the Protectors walk, he suddenly heard Casper''s voice who seemed to be calling him. Turning around, Fu Yan saw Casper standing in front of him, with a bright face. He seemed to be happy on seeing Fu Yan returning back to the Library. "Welcome back Master. I congratulate you on your safe return. I was scared when I saw Protectors being dispatched, fearing that something might have happened to you." Fu Yan gave a nod hearing this and asked with a cold tone. "How was the Library while I was gone? Were there any problems?" "No Master. Everything was alright. There were two people who wanted to borrow books and following the guidance and suggestions from the Library system, I lent them the books since we can''t turn down a customer, no matter what the situation is. It''s just that the payments were calculated by the system and there was not much commission for the Master. I am sorry." Fu Yan calmly listened to Casper and gave a nod. He knew that if he were to handle the exchange, he might be able to earn more but something is better than nothing. "No, you handled it well. I encountered some problems while I was away collecting books, but it''s solved now. If in the future, a similar situation arises, you can follow the same procedure." Casper''s face glowed with brilliance on being praised and gave a bow full of gratitude on being recognized for his hard work. Seeing Casper happy, Fu Yan also let out a soft smile but quickly hid it and walked towards his desk. He wanted to check all the information available about who might have attacked him and in the teleporter tunnel at that. The reason he did not tell Casper about it and said that it was solved is because he wanted to first figure out the problem himself and decrease the morale of his workers. Walking to the desk, Fu Yan sat down on his chair and placed his hand on the table when a white light shined on it. Immediately after, the transparent screens started popping up in front of him. There were some notifications about his gains and some other emergency notices that appeared when he disconnected from the Library but Fu Yan decided to watch them later. For now, his first priority was to find out who attacked him and why. Who was capable enough to attack him in the teleport tunnel that is similar to a wormhole. It was extremely difficult for someone to even find a wormhole but this person was able to not only find it and even lock him to attack. This showed that whoever it was, they possessed advanced enough technology similar to the Library. Looking through all the data he could, Fu Yan tried to find every and anything he could. Civilizations with hostile relations with the Library or someone with advanced technology similar to the Library but the results he got were not what he expected. There were some civilizations who possessed advanced technology but none of them had hostile relations with the Library, instead they relied heavily on the Library. As for the hostiles, there were some but it could be said that none of them were capable of harming even a worker of the Library lest the Librarian himself. Getting no answer from the data, Fu Yan felt frustrated. "Why is there no data here? This makes no sense. If someone is after the Librarian''s life then there should be some data here but there is none." Fu Yan muttered while looking at the screen. Just when he was about to give up for now and look at it later on, his eyes suddenly landed on a piece of data on one of the screens. Sitting straight, Fu Yan looked closely and clicked on it. The moment he did so, a warning popped up. [[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]] Sorry for upload the past two days. I tried to write but only filler chapters came to mind that were pretty boring. So I decided to wait till something good came to mind. Chapter 153: Family! Editors and Proof Reader: Delther, Dervish Looking at the red screen in front of him, Fu Yan could not help but feel frustrated and angry. Unable to control his emotions, he slammed hard on the desk in front of him, making a loud bang echo throughout the Library. This broke the silence in the Library, with everyone looking towards the source of the sound but upon seeing Fu Yan, no one questioned anything and got back to their work. Coming back to his senses, Fu Yan looked around with some embarrassment for failing to control his emotions but quickly composed himself and concealed it. He looked towards the warning once again and frustration started to build up inside his heart again but this time, he controlled himself. [Librarian level does not meet the requirement] The data was about how the previous Librarian met their demise. Fu Yan had a hunch that he might find whatever he was looking for here but upon trying to access it, he suddenly got that warning. "Level this, Level that. I can''t do anything here until I have enough authority. I am C+ Librarian. Do the Library want me to reach [A] or [S] level before allowing me to gain access. Can I live that long without knowing who is after my life?" Fu Yan muttered while giving a deep gaze to the red flashing screen in front of him. After some time passed, he let out a sigh and closed the screen. He knows that there is no use getting angry over this because anger would change nothing. Even though he said that his mind was still ready to accept that even being a Librarian, he was still denied access to information in the Library. Trying to distract himself, Fu Yan opened another screen and clicked on the borrowed book section, finding Lihi''s name, he clicked on it. Updating the information about the book, Fu Yan confirmed it. Immediately after that, one of the collectors walked up to him and stopped after reaching the desk. Seeing this, Fu Yan stood up and walked toward it. Reaching it, Fu Yan walked towards its backside and placed his hand on the scanner. After the scanning was completed, he unloaded the energy tank and walked towards the backside of his desk. Reaching there, Fu Yan looked at the screen in front of him and tapped on it. A white light scanned his body, confirming his identity, a small space appeared in front of him and he placed the container in it. Finishing with this, Fu Yan let the collector go back to his station and tapped on the screen to call the other collector. While waiting for the other collector, Fu Yan added details regarding the energy obtained. As for the notification that popped up, he decided to ignore them for the time being and focus on the task on hand first. Just when he finished, he saw the second collector walking towards the desk. Standing up, Fu Yan walked towards it and repeated the same procedure of unloading the container, and walked behind the desk. But this time he did one thing differently. Instead of loading the container in the small space, he clicked a green button next to it. The space immediately closed and another one popped up. After that, he followed the same procedures and finished up, walking towards his seat. "I don''t know why they make me personally load the obtained energy." Fu Yan muttered as he opened the notification screen to see what rewards he got. When he looked at the screen, he was surprised to find that his level had increased from C+ to B+. A direct increase of a whole level. Pleased with this, Fu Yan decided to see other details when he suddenly felt a buzzing feeling inside his brain. When he tried to understand what was happening, he heard the sound of his heart beating. Placing his hands around his head, his heart sent out a storing beat again. It was as if his body was pulsating along with the heart. Looking around, he felt as if the scenery around him was zooming and then fading along with the beat. Trying to stand up, Fu Yan gripped the side of the table and applied some force but before he could finish, a shockwave traveled through his body and he started to lose consciousness. Darkness engulfed his brain as he fell into a deep sleep because his body or more precisely his brain was undergoing an extreme modification. Previously his level increased slowly and step by step so the impact was not that obvious but now suddenly an increase of a whole digit level, his body was not ready for the reward. Just when he was about to lose consciousness, he heard Casper''s voice. Opening his mouth, Fu Yan tried to call him but lost consciousness completely before he could do it. Even though Fu Yan had lost consciousness, he could still feel his surroundings. It was as if everything was a dream. For a while, Fu Yan felt as if he was burning in a fire or being roasted. He resisted and tried to run but it was to no avail. Fire was everywhere. No matter what he looked like, it was just the sea of fire. Feeling desperate, he ran as fast he could but it was to no avail. Suddenly while running he slipped and found himself in a pool of water. The water was so cool and sweet that Fu Yan found his body cooling down and felt relaxed. Then the scenery changed and he found himself in his old house where he lived along with his parents and Jing. While he was looking around trying to understand what just happened, his dad called him. "Fu Yan, why are you standing there? Come here quickly or else the food is going to get cold." Hearing this, Fu Yan looked at his body and found himself returned to his childhood body. Still puzzled about what was happening, Fu Yan looked at his dad''s face with confusion. Just when he was about to open his mouth to ask a question, Jing spoke in her cute and innocent voice. "Brother Fu, is something wrong?" She looked towards him with her cute eyes filled with innocence. Seeing this Fu Yan forgot whatever he was going to ask and walked towards the table with a smile. Reaching his sister, Fu Yan rubbed her head and let out a chuckle. Jing also laughed in return and Fu Yan sat beside her. Eating the meal, Fu Yan conversed with his family and laughed from time to time as for everything else, he regarded it as a bad dream even though it felt real. Looking at his family and them having a warm dinner while talking happily, he felt pretty content with it and didn''t want anything else. Finished with the dinner they cleared the table and his mom asked what he wanted for dessert and Fu Yan turned to ask Jing what she wanted. Jing closed her eyes and started to think hard about what she wanted. Fu Yan looked at this and let out a chuckle because Jing would always think hard about what she wanted to eat for dessert but end up choosing the same thing she ate previously anyways. Seeing him laughing, Jing opened her eyes to look at him innocently wondering why he was laughing but Fu Yan laughed harder. The warmness of being with the family, he always loved it and wanted it to stay this way. Seeing Jing closing her and still thinking, Fu Yan walked towards the sofa to sit down when the scenery in front of him flickered and suddenly he heard a childish voice. "Don''t let him succeed! Fight him!" [[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]] I left many clues in recent chapters. Tell me in the comments if you guys found any. Let me tell you, I am pretty good at hiding them in normal stuff. Chapter 154: Weak! Editors and Proof Reader: Delther, Dervish Hearing the voice, Fu Yan looked around to see who was calling him but was unable to find the source of the voice. As he looked around and tried to find who was trying to call him out, Jing looked at him and asked in a cute voice. "Brother, what are you looking for?" Listening to Jing''s voice, Fu Yan snapped back and looked at her with a smile filled with warmness and shook his head as he got up and walked towards her. Just when he was about to reach her, he heard the voice again but this time it seemed desperate as it was shouting. "Snap out of it. You know they are not alive. They are not real so don''t let it consume you." Fu Yan stopped as he held his head to try and understand what was happening. He sat down where he was and screamed with a voice full of agony. "Just leave me, I don''t know what you are talking about. They are real" Fu Yan said as he looked towards his family who surrounded him with eyes full of worry. Shaking his head, Fu Yan tried to stand up as the voice again sounded but it seemed weaker this time. "Don''t let it consume you. You still have to get revenge for your parents. Please don''t give up. None of this is real but if you stay here you can never see them again as this will only be your imaginative world. Please fight it." The childish voice seemed as if it was crying at the end as the voice became fainter and fainter. Hearing this Fu Yan looked around as bits and pieces of his memory started to become clear. Suddenly for some unknown reason anger started to build up inside him as he looked towards the roof and let out a furious roar that contained anger and grief. After this Fu Yan looked towards his family and at Jing who was looking at him with a worried face as she brought her arms forward to give him a hug. Fu Yan tightly embraced her as he gently gave a kiss on her forehead and stood up, turning towards his parents who were also looking at him with worry. Fu Yan walked to his mom and without saying anything he gave her a hug as his face rested on her shoulders. His mom embraced him back as he gently patted him on the back while asking if everything was ok. Fu Yan gave a gentle nod while a tear escaped from his left eye even though he tried his best to hold it back. Leaving his mother, Fu Yan turned towards his father who gave him a gentle pat on the shoulder. Done with all this, Fu Yan gave Jing another hug as he walked away from them and looked at them from a distance. His mother and father stood where they were with Jing standing in the center. They looked like a perfect family as Fu Yan gazed at them with eyes filled with tears. As he tried to walk further away, Jing suddenly asked why he was going away from them if he loved them. Fu Yan smiled hearing this and replied with a warm tone. "I love you. I love you a lot, more than myself. I will give up everything for you but I can''t stay here. I need to get some things done that cannot be done while I am here." Tears started to fill his eyes again as he looked at them but he suddenly turned around and walked towards the main door of the house. Reaching it, Fu Yan opened it and walked out of the house while Jing was calling him from behind to not go away and stay with her. Fu Yan tried his best to bear with it and did not turn back and walked towards the light he saw outside the house. Reaching the door made of light, Fu Yan touched it, when suddenly everything vanished and found himself in a container filled with some strange liquid while he had a mask on his face. Seeing him waking up, Casper who was standing outside the glass container, seemed happy and walked towards the container. "Master, you suddenly fell down so I had to bring you to this medical container to care for you." Fu Yan calmly listened to Casper as he tried to move his body but felt that he did not have the energy to lift even one finger. Slowly opening his mouth, Fu Yan inquired in a weak voice as to what happened to him. "Master, your cell activity suddenly fell way below your normal levels and it was depleting very fast as if something was consuming it. While we provided your body with enough nutrients, we checked the cause and it was your brain that was constantly devouring energy." Fu Yan listened to this as he thought about the cause and came to a conclusion that all this happened because his level suddenly improved and when the Library gave its rewards and tried to improve his brain neurons, the body was not able to handle the sudden change. After thinking about the possible cause, Fu Yan closed his eyes again as he felt too tired when he suddenly remembered something and looked towards Casper. "Was there someone else here besides you?" Hearing this question Casper seemed confused for a bit and replied. "No Master. As your personal assistant, only I am allowed to leave my duties to attend to you. As for other workers, they can''t leave their posts." Fu Yan closed his eyes again after getting the answer even though it was not what he was expecting. While he closed his eyes, Fu Yan thought about the voice he heard and the dream he had. Even though it was a dream for him, It felt too real, and that voice and light too. ''What did that voice mean by not letting it consume me? Is there something inside that is trying to take over me? Is it related to my emotions being out of control from time to time.'' Fu Yan pondered about the possible reason but was unable to come up with an answer as just thinking these things made him feel fatigued. Five hours passed and the liquid inside the container had become transparent after all the nutrients inside were absorbed by Fu Yan''s body. Feeling quite better now and confirming that the abnormal consumption of the energy had stopped, Fu Yan came out of the container and asked Casper to bring him his belongings. Receiving the order, Casper brought out the book and other stuff as Fu Yan wore his earthly clothes. While he was wearing it, Fu Yan felt something amiss and tried to find out the reason for it and noticed that his pendant was missing. It was a simple pendant made of a silver-like substance that his parents gave him 2 days before their departure and being killed. He cherished that pendant a lot and never took it off. Turning towards Casper, Fu Yan inquired about it with an anxious tone as it was the last memento of his parents. "Master! While we were trying to put you in the medical container, we took everything off your body but when we tried to take that pendant off, you held on to it even while being unconscious. So had no choice but to keep it on you as we put you in the container." Fu Yan listened to this and asked with a furious tone. "You let it on me so where is it now?" "Master after we put you in, it suddenly started to melt in the medicinal fluid and completely dissolved." [[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]] one thing led to another and I could not write the past few days but worry not, I didn''t waste time and improve the story a lot. The main reason for not writing was that I had no internet the past few days so please forgive me for not being regular. Chapter 155: Energy Room! Editors and Proof Reader: Delther, Dervish Editors and Proof Reader: Delther, Dervish Hearing this, Fu Yan thought for a while but was not able to reach any conclusion. He tried his best to come up with a definite or even plausible scenario and something suddenly clicked. "Is it possible that this was the product that my parents developed and they made it into a locket to keep it safe?" The more Fu Yan pondered on this point, the more it seemed to be the case. But what troubled him the most was what this medicine was about or what its effects we4e. Thinking for a while, Fu Yan turned towards Casper and ordered him to do a thorough checkup on him to see if there were any side effects from the medicine or if something was wrong with his body. Casper immediately complied with his commands and led him to a capsule similar to the one he had awakened in before. It was white with a clear glass door that looked pleasing to the eyes and gave a pleasant feeling. Fu Yan, following Casper''s instructions, laid down in the capsule and closed his eyes. Suddenly, the glass door turned frosty and Fu Yan felt as if a light was flashing above but he kept his eyes closed. After some time passed, the door opened and Fu Yan made his way out of the capsule. Outside, Casper was already awaiting with a report in his hands. "Master according to the deep analysis, everything is normal. It''s just that your neuron activity is way above the normal value. This usually happens when someone is extremely focused on something or thinking hard about something." Fu Yan calmly listened to Casper and added while looking towards the roof. "Will there be any effects of the neurons being too active?" "No Master! Other than consuming energy from the body and the body becoming hungry more often, it has no other impact on your health. To counter this, you can use high-energy food to maintain a constant energy level." After confirming that there would be no impact on his health because of the medicine, Fu Yan let out a sigh of relief. After dismissing Casper, Fu Yan made his way back to the desk and opened the panel to see the remaining rewards that he had not been able to see. Opening the panel, he started to browse through the rewards, without giving any thoughts to the previous incident. It was not his fault though, as something was guiding his actions, making him feel at ease and not think about what happened earlier. While Fu Yan was busy browsing through the rewards, an intense battle was being fought inside his brain. The golden light that was previously hibernating was now trying to occupy Fu Yan''s brain more aggressively while a white light that had suddenly appeared was trying to stop its advance. The golden light tried its best to advance but the white light fought furiously and managed to hold its position. The golden light backed down a little and after some time, it suddenly attacked again, with more energy and momentum than before. The white light seemed to have not been expecting this, it lost ground and was forced to retreat. The golden light kept its momentum and started to occupy more area while the white light kept on retreating. After occupying some more area, the golden light didn''t continue to advance but started to strengthen its roots. While doing so, it suddenly felt a resistance that it had not encountered before. The neurons that were easy to control before, seemed to have mutated and strongly resisted the invasion. The golden light had to expend a great amount of energy to control them and as a result, it dimmed a little. The white light, noticing this, fought back and managed to push the golden light to the backside of the brain. While all this happened, Fu Yan, oblivious to this, was looking at the screen and noticed that after his level improved, in addition to his memory being enhanced, he received other rewards too. Name: Fu Yan (Galactic Library Employee) Age: 19 Status: Librarian (B+) Permission: 1: Have access to all books and most of the data. 2: Can Deploy Protectors once every 6 months. Access: Store -- Teleporter -- Energy Room-?-? Credits: 35200 Duty: Manage library Mission: No Time Limit. Librarian can choose to accept missions on his own accord. Looking at his status bar and noticing that the limit on the number of books was no more, Fu Yan let out a pleasing smile but only for an instance. He was relieved and somewhat happy that there was no restriction about books anymore. Taking his gaze away from the screen, his eyes swept around the Library as he took different scenes and people into his eyes and shifted his attention back to the screen. The second thing he liked about the new permission was the ability to deploy protectors now. This greatly assured him as the last incident still gave him some fright. He still wondered that while being away from the Library, what if he encountered the assailant again but this time, without any means of resisting. After going through all these and giving the credits that had surpassed 30000 a look, Fu Yan closed the panel and got up to leave the desk. He wanted to explore the newly unlocked Energy room as he was curious as to why he was only able to go into that room now. As he made his way towards the special door, he suddenly remembered that he was still wearing the Librarian suit so he decided to change first before visiting the mysterious room. Turning around, he reached the back room and walked in. As he entered the room, Fu Yan noticed that it seemed different. The space seemed wider and the color was brighter than before. ''So this room changes with Librarian Level too?'' Wondering this, Fu Yan silently walked towards the newly placed closet and opened its door but was surprised to see the neatly placed suits with different colors. Fu Yan closed the closet door and looked around the room but didn''t notice anything different other than what he noticed before. ''So this is the real reward that a B Level Librarian receives in the backroom.'' Thinking this, Fu Yan opened the closet door again and admired the new suit-armors. As he was engrossed in assessing the newly gifted armors, Fu Yan noticed a small button in the upper corner of the closet. Curious, he gently pressed it as a white light suddenly flashed and scanned Fu Yan''s whole body from head to toe. The white light disappeared after that and the closet made a mechanical noise while splitting in half, revealing a small passage. Seeing this, Fu Yan walked in without any hesitation and arrived in a room that seemed to be made of glass as it was reflective and gave a mysterious feeling. Wondering what this might be, Fu Yan looked around but didn''t see anything other than the same reflective surface. As he walked forward to see more clearly, suddenly a white light flashed in the room and the whole room became clear. As he looked around, Fu Yan could not help but let out a soft sound filled with excitement because there were different kinds of weapons being displayed in the room. There were rifles similar to the ones found on earth as well as some strange weapons that he didn''t even know how to use. As he was being fascinated by all this, a glass container made a slight noise and opened while releasing masses of white fog. Noticing this, Fu Yan made his way towards it and found that it contained a pistol that was somewhat similar to Braddock Pistol on Earth but that was only limited to appearance. As he brought his hand forward to pick it up, a white light shined from the box and landed on his hand. Suddenly information about the pistol emerged inside his head. Everything regarding the use of the pistol and its lethality was explained. As Fu Yan held the pistol in hand and admired his beauty, he also pondered as to why this was only becoming available to him now. ''If the purpose is to protect me then why give me a practical weapon only now.'' As he pondered deeply, with his intensively active neurons, he came to the possible conclusion. Taking into account the previous, he deduced that first of all, his brain was not developed enough to directly receive information, and secondly, when a Librarian surpassed C+ level, it becomes an important asset for the Library as he had proven his worth for the Library by working hard to achieve this level. After placing the pistol back into the container, Fu Yan closed and walked towards the other container that contained a strange black sphere. [[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]] [[[[Chapter Ends Here]]]] Sorry for disappearing for a whole month but I am back now and plan to upload daily. I hope that you guys can continue to support me as it motivates me to write more. I don''t need anything else just, leave comments about the chapters. Chapter 156: Amazed! Hearing this, Fu Yan thought for a while but was not able to reach any conclusion. He tried his best to come up with a definite or even plausible scenario and something suddenly clicked. "Is it possible that this was the product that my parents developed and they made it into a locket to keep it safe?" The more Fu Yan pondered on this point, the more it seemed to be the case. But what troubled him the most was what this medicine was about or what its effects were. Thinking for a while, Fu Yan turned towards Casper and ordered him to do a thorough checkup on him to see if there were any side effects from the medicine or if something was wrong with his body. Casper immediately complied with his commands and led him to a capsule similar to the one he had awakened in before. It was white with a clear glass door that looked pleasing to the eyes and gave a pleasant feeling. Fu Yan, following Casper''s instructions, laid down in the capsule and closed his eyes. Suddenly, the glass door turned frosty and Fu Yan felt as if a light was flashing above but he kept his eyes closed. After some time passed, the door opened and Fu Yan made his way out of the capsule. Outside, Casper was already awaiting with a report in his hands. "Master according to the deep analysis, everything is normal. It''s just that your neuron activity is way above the normal value. This usually happens when someone is extremely focused on something or thinking hard about something." Fu Yan calmly listened to Casper and added while looking towards the roof. "Will there be any effects of the neurons being too active?" "No Master! Other than consuming energy from the body and the body becoming hungry more often, it has no other impact on your health. To counter this, you can use high-energy food to maintain a constant energy level." After confirming that there would be no impact on his health because of the medicine, Fu Yan let out a sigh of relief. After dismissing Casper, Fu Yan made his way back to the desk and opened the panel to see the remaining rewards that he had not been able to see. Opening the panel, he started to browse through the rewards, without giving any thoughts to the previous incident. It was not his fault though, as something was guiding his actions, making him feel at ease and not think about what happened earlier. While Fu Yan was busy browsing through the rewards, an intense battle was being fought inside his brain. The golden light that was previously hibernating was now trying to occupy Fu Yan''s brain more aggressively while a white light that had suddenly appeared was trying to stop its advance. The golden light tried its best to advance but the white light fought furiously and managed to hold its position. The golden light backed down a little and after some time, it suddenly attacked again, with more energy and momentum than before. The white light seemed to have not been expecting this, it lost ground and was forced to retreat. The golden light kept its momentum and started to occupy more area while the white light kept on retreating. After occupying some more area, the golden light didn''t continue to advance but started to strengthen its roots. While doing so, it suddenly felt a resistance that it had not encountered before. The neurons that were easy to control before, seemed to have mutated and strongly resisted the invasion. The golden light had to expend a great amount of energy to control them and as a result, it dimmed a little. The white light, noticing this, fought back and managed to push the golden light to the backside of the brain. While all this happened, Fu Yan, oblivious to this, was looking at the screen and noticed that after his level improved, in addition to his memory being enhanced, he received other rewards too. Name: Fu Yan (Galactic Library Employee) Age: 19 Status: Librarian (B+) Permission: 1: Have access to all books and most of the data. 2: Can Deploy Protectors once every 6 months. Access: Store -- Teleporter -- Energy Room-?-? Credits: 35200 Duty: Manage library Mission: No Time Limit. Librarian can choose to accept missions on his own accord. Looking at his status bar and noticing that the limit on the number of books was no more, Fu Yan let out a pleasing smile but only for an instance. He was relieved and somewhat happy that there was no restriction about books anymore. Taking his gaze away from the screen, his eyes swept around the Library as he took different scenes and people into his eyes and shifted his attention back to the screen. The second thing he liked about the new permission was the ability to deploy protectors now. This greatly reassured him as the last incident still gave him some fright. He still wondered that while being away from the Library, what if he encountered the assailant again but this time, without any means of resisting. After going through all these and giving the credits that had surpassed 30000 a look, Fu Yan closed the panel and got up to leave the desk. He wanted to explore the newly unlocked Energy room as he was curious as to why he was only able to go into that room now. As he made his way towards the special door, he suddenly remembered that he was still wearing the Librarian suit so he decided to change first before visiting the mysterious room. Turning around, he reached the back room and walked in. As he entered the room, Fu Yan noticed that it seemed different. The space seemed wider and the color was brighter than before. ''So this room changes with Librarian Level too?'' Wondering this, Fu Yan silently walked towards the newly placed closet and opened its door but was surprised to see the neatly placed suits with different colors. Fu Yan closed the closet door and looked around the room but didn''t notice anything different other than what he noticed before. ''So this is the real reward that a B Level Librarian receives in the backroom.'' Thinking this, Fu Yan opened the closet door again and admired the new suit-armors. As he was engrossed in assessing the newly gifted armors, Fu Yan noticed a small button in the upper corner of the closet. Curious, he gently pressed it as a white light suddenly flashed and scanned Fu Yan''s whole body from head to toe. The white light disappeared after that and the closet made a mechanical noise while splitting in half, revealing a small passage. Seeing this, Fu Yan walked in without any hesitation and arrived in a room that seemed to be made of glass as it was reflective and gave a mysterious feeling. Wondering what this might be, Fu Yan looked around but didn''t see anything other than the same reflective surface. As he walked forward to see more clearly, suddenly a white light flashed in the room and the whole room became clear. As he looked around, Fu Yan could not help but let out a soft sound filled with excitement because there were different kinds of weapons being displayed in the room. There were rifles similar to the ones found on earth as well as some strange weapons that he didn''t even know how to use. As he was being fascinated by all this, a glass container made a slight noise and opened while releasing masses of white fog. Noticing this, Fu Yan made his way towards it and found that it contained a pistol that was somewhat similar to Braddock Pistol on Earth but that was only limited to appearance. As he brought his hand forward to pick it up, a white light shined from the box and landed on his hand. Suddenly information about the pistol emerged inside his head. Everything regarding the use of the pistol and its lethality was explained. As Fu Yan held the pistol in hand and admired his beauty, he also pondered as to why this was only becoming available to him now. ''If the purpose is to protect me then why give me a practical weapon only now?'' As he pondered deeply with his intensely active neurons, he came to a possible conclusion. Taking into account the previous, he deduced that first of all, his brain was not developed enough to directly receive information, and secondly, when a Librarian surpassed C+ level, it becomes an important asset for the Library as he had proven his worth for the Library by working hard to achieve this level. After placing the pistol back into the container, Fu Yan closed and walked towards the other container containing a strange black sphere. [[[[[[[[]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] Thanks for continue supporting me and reading the chapters. Leave a comment as I love to read them. Chapter 157: Back and New Plans! Hellen was afraid this is the reason she didn''t think about what is going to happened next when she admit suicide during vibes. She will be alive in real life or not? Or what happened if she die there too. When she was falling she got goosebumps due to fear and felt a force pulling her downward, in this moment she felt air around her and touching her body slightly. If she was not going to die it was the best moment of her life as she was actually feeling that moment stolen from her fears. She closed her eyes and got ready to die. She was afraid to die at the start but she realized if she did all this end. The pain, fear, tragedies, bad fortune got to end with her. The wit was end and she striked with the ground and felt the pain.her body in real life bounced like she striked with the floor and this get back her to the real life. Hellen shreiked and opened her eyes,looked round and found her self alright on the couch where she was sleeping ahead. Hellen didn''t what happened to her that brings her to those vibes. She found the packet of chips at her right side and snacks spread. ''Was i slept?Why don''t i remembered anything?''Hellen touched her head as she didn''t remembered the last thing happened to her before vibing. She felt pain when touched her head and the right shoulder. She was worried about this and felt hungry so took the packet of chips and started to eat. She was in good mood before Tina left the house but this time a tear of blood was shedding out of her left eye. She thought it was just a normal drop of tear but when she cleared t and found blood on her hand she worried. ''Please! Come back '' she talk to herself and hide under blanket. She was so upset by thinking about these weird things. She had started loosing hope. Tina was coming back,in the way she was thinking about Hellen and praying that she will be alright.Tina was blaming herself to get late ,she thought if she didn''t stop at a restaurant for a meal she will reached there at time. Tina was ten minutes far from Hellen, at this time her curiosity increased all she want is to see Hellen fine infront of her eyes. It''s all about Mike in the start but somehow she was started to feel something about Hellen too. Tina took a deep breath and feel relaxed when the door of the basement was in front of her. She ran toward it and unlocked the door. Hellen''s heartbeat increased as she didn''t know there is Hellen or someone else. She was not able to walk or check too, the only thing she can do is to wait till the person entered inside showed up. She was starring at the door attentively. Tina entered and both of them become happy to see each other. Tina rushed into her arms and gave her a warm hug. Both of them were laughing happily. Suddenly they realized they were behaving dramedy so loosen the grip and Tina slipped back. "How was your day?"Tina asked while giving her a package. "It''s weird casually," Hellen replied calmly. "Are you alright?"Tina asked weirdly. Hellen remembered the moment when that Alien Dog was rushing something inside her throat and replied, "Yeah I think so, everything should be alright. You''ll go and get fresh." Hellen''s expressions were telling that there is something not okay but at this time Tina was extremely tired and want to get a refreshing bath. She walked toward the toilet and started singing while taking bath, Hellen was fed up by remaining in one place alone she felt good with her presence. Hellen again turned into a good mood and started opening the package, when she touched the package she got the wine of Henry when he was sobbing in his bed before giving the package to the deliveryman Hellen felt sad for him and wished to be there with him. She want t see more but it was only a short vibe of thirty seconds and after this, she didn''t see anything. "No, I want to see more."She shouted hopelessly. Tina came out of the toilet and asked "What happened?" Hellen got disturbed by seeing him and intense pain in her head started. She was going through numberless changes and might be her brain was not adjusting with it. She holds her head and started to shriek in pain, Tina can''t hear her voice as she was in the shower and singing in loud voice. After five minutes she realized someone is shouting. Tina stopped singing and turned the shower off, she hurriedly wrapped herself with a towel and come to see Hellen. Hellen was in pain and shouting" I don''t want this please get me out of this."She was crying while shouting. Tina didn''t know what to do with her. She didn''t know how to make her comfortable. Tina sat near to her and started touching her hair lovely" Everything should be alright Hellen please be brave. You can come out of it by yourself." Hellen felt better but still crying and tears were shedding out of her eyes. She is not well. This can be seen through the dark circles she got around her eyes were getting darker each day. Tina thought to gave her sleeping pills because this is the only way she found for her. Tina started looking for the First Aid box and when found check for the sleeping pills. She opened her mouth and gave her the pill after this gave her a sip of water. Helen was still muttering in pain after ten minutes she fall asleep. Tina was also very much tired after traveling for the whole day but after seeing Hellen in this condition she forgot about taking a rest. Tina started walking in worry and called Henry. Henry just came after finishing up with his duty. "Yeah, Did you received the parcel?"Henry asked while getting inside his apartment. "You have just arrived, Go and get fresh. I will call you later."Tina replied as she heard the clattering of keys. "Yeah, but I want an answer to my question first." "I got that parcel and just arrived half an hour ago." "Did you guy started working on finding Mike? Henry asked curiously. "We were going to but Hellen is not well, I don''t think so I can handle from there. I need your help now."Tina was trying to handle things by herself but now it''s getting difficult for her to cover as Hellen''s condition was getting worst day by day "I will try to join you guys, I am also feeling noob by just waiting for the things to happen by themselves." "Hellen is not capable of walking or joining us, Do something about this too." "Yeah, I had a surprise for her. I''ll send an email to the department and pack my stuff to join you." "It sounds cool," Tina replied happily. "Okay, then I have to do the packing. If you need something text me I''ll take it for you." "Okay, be attentive and take all precautions. They should not get where you are going." "Don''t worry I can handle this." After saying this Henry disconnected the call while microwaving frozen wings to eat. Henry was thinking we were always working as a team in all difficult times so we succeeded, they need me and together we can find Mike.'' Henry was pouring vine in the glass and thinking about the excuse he have to make for traveling and lost in thinking suddenly microwave sounds "Ting!!!!! 1". This alerted Henry a he immediately turned it off. It doesn''t matter how much Henry is worried he believes on good meal brings good fortune for you and he gave the meal priority on all the stress and strain. He took the meal elegantly and then started packing. He put on his favorite shirt and suit. He was thinking about Hellen too as he wants to impress her. He like her but the things turned so messed up that he doesn''t get the perfect moment for telling her about his feelings. Henry sends an email about getting out of the city due to some family emergency, he changed his car nameplate and called his friend to travel to the other city with the illusion of his safe. There was a technology in their time that they had to wear a chain in which they fitted a chip so it gives you the face of that person encoded in the chip. Henry got ready one of his men for this time. The man replied," I will take your place but this time I need more money." "You will get more than your expectations but don''t do any mistakes, there is no space for mistakes in this mission." "I Got," he replied confidently. Henry changed his face with his dead uncle with the help of a face-changing locket and drove toward Their team. Chapter 158: . The whole house was covered in silence and looks like no one is living there. The dirty pots in the sink and trash scattered near the basket were not giving this house a good repute. It looks like there were a lot of kids live there who dont care about ethics and cleaning of house but actually, there is only one. Gene had no parents this is the reason she didn''t train much. For some months she had to live alone and take care of this house along with studies and her hangout. She need help in managing the house but no one did this for her. Her neighbor was filled with senior citizens this is the reason she can''t ask them for help even when they saw her they requested her to watered their plants and get their dogs on a week. Being a girl her cleaning and sanitizing abilities were not much good but she is a nice girl with a good manner. Gene always gets ready to serve others even if she didn''t have time for herself. This is what makes her different from others. Gee was extremely tired by yesterday''s efforts and snoring while sleeping. She was a kind of careless girl as her gown was little lifted from her legs and her fair glowing skin was revealing. Her bedroom''s walls were covered with different drawings on which she designed different party and bridal dresses. She had a small bird of white color in a cage hanged near the window. Gene bought it for decreasing her loneliness and she had a special bonding with animals and birds by heart. Her clothes were on the floor coming out of the drawer and there is a side study table with the wall of dressing where her marker pens, crayons, and pencils were scattered. There was a dummy wearing a dress attached with common pins. It''s the room of the initial practitioner for the fashion designer. she had a different world in her room. Suddenly the doorbell rang which disturbs Ken. He opens her right eye and makes an annoying face. he doesn''t want to get up so ignored the ringing of the bell and put a pillow on his head as the ding dong directly messed up with his brain. Gene was in deep sleep and didn''t hear the ringing. Ken slept again. After half an hour her mobile starts ringing with a high-level vibration and disturb Gene from sweet sleep. She dozed and start stretching her arms wearing a big smile on her face. "GOOD MORNING" she shouted. Her eyes widely opened as she realized she is late for school because today she needs to reach there one hour before the daily routine as there is a match held in her school next week and she is the leader of cheerleaders. ''Oh my god, I can''t reach you at the given time.'' she muttered and hurriedly get off from the bed. As she turned her legs to get down from the bed she falls and hug the ground while her head got a hurting kiss on the floor because her legs were rolled in the blanket. Gene didn''t mind it and free her legs from the blanket and ran into the washroom. She was running short of groceries and found her toothpaste nearly empty but for now, she had no time to go to market and buy anything so, she decided to compromise for today. Gene took a shower and hurriedly got ready for school. She found her uniform wear it and ran down. As she was running from the stairs remembered about her bird and came back to her room. Open the drawer and grab a packet full of seeds out of it. But when she looked toward her cage there was nothing. Her bird was just disappeared even with the closed cage. It was a strange thing. Gene thought for a minute but decided to check the cage after school. She was attached to that bird and didn''t get where the bird has gone? While thinking she came down and saw Ken sleeping in the room. She makes a sad face and muttered'' Everything bad had to happen today? Miss Rosy is not going to spare me for this. I hate her and I hate you too stranger. She walked into the kitchen wash some utensils, found a knife from the sink, and start making breakfast after half an hour she was done with it and take breakfast while making it for Ken. She had no time to woke up Ken put the covered tray on the side table and left a sticky note for him. Gene was coming out of the room and realized something different in the room but didn''t figure it out. Immediately she remembered that she is getting late so she ran out of the house take her bike out of the garage and ride toward her school. On the way she had to cross a jump which was nearly transparent because build at a place where generally no one stops but there was an orphanage in front of that road this is reason, they built the jump so the people who drive blindly had to face the problem. Gene didn''t saw that jump and nearly got run into a truck but fortunately, she maintained the balance. Her bike was pretty cool, pink in color, and had amazing speed. Gene gave her a bike and always take care of it. As she reached school, hurriedly parked her bike in the section of the bicycle because there she didn''t need to spend more time finding the free space for parking. She was in a hurry so roughly parked due to which all the bicycles arranged vertically were fell. "Sorry!" she apologized to the guard. " This is your daily routine, not a difference at all," he shouted but she didn''t listen to him. Before entering the art class she set her hair, uniform and took a deep breath after this without asking she entered silently and thought no one notices her. Her teacher, Mis Rosy shouted" GENESIS" "Yess mam?" Gene asked politely as she is innocent. " Why don''t you change your habit? You are always a latecomer in the class." "Mam I had to help a stranger I found in the jungle and accidentally killed the pup due to which his mother came to kill me but after saving my life, I took care of a stranger covered in blood. It was a tiring day so I can''t reach you at the time." Mia was looking at her in wonder because she thought this is one of those things Mia and Gene decided to kept between them. Gene blinked her eye to tell her everything is alright. Gene''s teacher didn''t believe her and tell her to take a seat" You always plotted stories to blame for your bad acts." Gene sat on the seat while pretending she is guilty but in her heart, she was not. After a lecture and performance of their teacher. They had to practice for a special dance all the girls had to perform at the entrance of players in the stadium. Gene started practicing too but while she was practicing she remembered Ken, Bird and the wolf started afraid of them'' Things are becoming strange from the last night''. She thought in her head. She was not mentally present in the school this is the reason she didn''t participate in the activities actively. In the history class, she kept watching out of the window and drawing due to which the sir punished her by expelling her out of the classroom. As school off Mia met her in the canteen and ask if she had any problem. " Why you don''t paying attention in the classes?" " I don''t know. Just disturbed due to changing of things so rapidly." gene took a deep breath while telling her. " I was just afraid when you tell truth in the class loudly." " Hah! I knew no one will trust me and thought I am just plotting a story." Gene replied while chuckling. "You are a genius," Mia replied while tapping on her back. " What happened to that stranger?" Mia asked while taking a big bite of the apple. " he was injured, I gave her first aid treatment but it was not enough. When I leave the house he was sleeping calmly. What''s about your sista? Did she visit him?" "Yeah, she told me she had to complete her duty in a nearby hospital in the way she will come to your house and check him". Mia replied while tacking another chuck. "I don''t know but I felt bad for him," Gene said while rolling the fake between spaghettis. " You had a small heart. You just overstressing yourself in this way. When he got fit let him go and take care of himself." mia said while giving her advice about Ken carelessly. " Yeah! You are right. You know what today Pity left me.? Gene told Mia with sad expressions. " How did this happen." Before Gene tells her about this, the bell rang and they had to reach the stadium.