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Chapter 948: 770: If the Sun Explodes in One Year

Chapter 948: Chapter 770: If the Sun Explodes in One Year

Xu Shuo walked out of the café.

Not too far away, Luo Kai, who hadn’t left at all, quickly approached him.

“Did you check it out? Does that Judgement avatar actually work? Oh, and he didn’t ban us from continuing research on the defensive mechanism’s power, right?” Luo Kai asked eagerly.

“…”

Xu Shuo was originally walking straight toward the studio without looking around, but hearing Luo Kai’s incessant chatter, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Luo Kai immediately halted as well.

He stood there, clearly anticipating a response.

After a moment’s silence,

Xu Shuo turned to look at him and asked seriously: “Are there programmers on the research team at the Yuhua Institute?”

Luo Kai: “…”

To Luo Kai, it seemed like no normal person would ask such a question.

But then he thought about it,

this guy wasn’t exactly normal either.

So he calmly took it in stride.

And calmly made a phone call, tossing the question to Captain Zheng, asking him to investigate the Yuhua Institute’s situation. Eventually, they confirmed that there were no programmers among the teams stationed at the institute.

“Why did you suddenly ask that?”

After finishing the process, Luo Kai asked curiously.

Looking at the red traffic light while crossing the street, Xu Shuo said, “The defensive mechanism is like a precise mechanical program, which means its operation follows patterns. But most researchers, when faced with the unknown, tend to overcomplicate things.”

Luo Kai nodded thoughtfully.

That explanation was indeed straightforward and easy to understand.

In summary, Xu Shuo seemed to want programmers to join the research on the defensive mechanism, though it wasn’t clear if he misunderstood the capabilities of programmers.

If nothing else, even if the “defensive mechanism” had some computational patterns,

it wouldn’t be something programmers could decipher.

Since Xu Shuo didn’t stop walking, Luo Kai followed him all the way to the office building beneath the studio.

The two of them discussed the defensive mechanism at length on the street. As for confidentiality, it didn’t feel necessary—any passerby overhearing bits of their conversation probably wouldn’t understand the context.

And if any script players were eavesdropping,

it wouldn’t matter either.

This was because Luo Kai planned to suggest that the official team publicly release some information about the monsters in order to attract more players to reveal themselves.

In the real world, if High Rank script players wanted to remain hidden,

it would be almost impossible for anyone to find them.

Whereas Low Rank script players,

rookies who had just entered the acting scene often lacked good performance skills. If their disposition was poor, they might even show off or boast a little, allowing traces of abnormalities to surface through mere snippets of their conversations.

But High Rank players were much more cautious.

Their composure seemed deeply ingrained in their very being.

Take Radiant Game Studio, for example—an official priority surveillance unit—and yet, despite this level of surveillance, no one had discovered Los’s unusual identity.

This speaks to how composed that powerhouse truly is!

Of course, his strength might also be a factor.

But given the current crisis, no one in this world can remain unaffected anymore.

They need to rally together all the players in this world,

and protect the world together.

…

After dropping Xu Shuo off at the studio,

Luo Kai stood outside the building, took a deep breath, glanced around, and waved down a taxi that frequently stopped on this street.

The taxi hesitated for a moment before driving over.

Luo Kai opened the passenger door and got in directly.

“To the Safety Bureau.”

“…Huh?”

The taxi driver froze, eyes slightly wide.

Seeing that the car hadn’t started, Luo Kai turned to look at him.

Saying nothing, just staring.

The two locked eyes.

Until a faint electrical buzz came through Luo Kai’s Bluetooth earpiece; the taxi driver’s expression subtly shifted, and he looked away. Without another word, he quickly shifted gears and slammed on the gas pedal.

With a screech, the car sped off!

…

…

Radiant Game Studio.

Xu Shuo had just returned to the office.

While exchanging information with Pei Hong, Pei Sheng sneaked in, looking suspicious. Seeing Xu Shuo was on the phone, he remained silent for the moment.

But before long,

he realized Xu Shuo seemed to be talking to his older brother.

“Wait, is that Pei Hong?”

Pei Sheng’s eyes shot wide open!

Xu Shuo, speaking softly into the phone, lifted his head at the sound, glancing at Pei Sheng indifferently before turning back to continue his call.

But this reaction made Pei Sheng instantly more lively!

Xu Shuo, still turned away, continued his phone call when suddenly his phone was snatched away. Pei Sheng swiftly put some distance between himself and the desk before loudly answering the call.

“Hello?!”

“Why are you calling? Investment plans?”

“Then what do you want…”

“Nope.”

“Not happening!”

After blurting out the last two phrases frantically, Pei Sheng tossed the phone back to Xu Shuo as if it were burning hot and tried to bolt out of the office.

But just as he reached the door,

he remembered his original purpose for coming.

So he froze, still standing by the door, warily watching Xu Shuo.

Xu Shuo, calm as ever, picked up the phone again.

“Hello?”

“Mm.”

“Tonight.”

“That works.”

After finishing the call, Xu Shuo hung up.

Pei Sheng stared at him curiously: “What are you and my brother scheming? He won’t invest in your studio, and he’s not going to find you projects either. What could you two possibly have to talk about?”

The Pei Family’s investment in Radiant Game Studio had always been represented by Pei Sheng.

No matter where the money came from,

the representative was undoubtedly Pei Sheng.

At this moment, Pei Sheng suddenly remembered something.