Resurrection Empire

Chapter 803 306: The Infected, an Era Has Betrayed Us, a Tacit Understanding [4,300 Words]

The topic about the Deep Communication Group is almost over, and Ren Zhong no longer presses further, instead asking her how long it might be before she is released.

Hua Yuelan shrugged, "Although there's no clear statement, it's impossible for me to get out."

"What do you mean?"

"The people from the Deep Communication Group hinted to me that when I hand over the secret key, they will help restore my freedom. But in this kind of matter, once a crack appears, how could it possibly be repaired? I am sure that when I hand over the secret key, it will be time for me to die. So, I don't plan to leave. After all, I won't live to see the Great Migration day anyway, so being like this now is just fine."

Hua Yuelan spoke very casually, as if hiding her disappointment deep in her heart.

Ren Zhong suddenly asked, "Being able to design such an operational system proves your talent. It's a shame to be pinned down for life as a mere game maintenance worker."

Hua Yuelan: "So what? Isn't it my talent that saves my life, that helps me hold on to a slight ideal? That's all my talent is good for. Who asked me to be born into an ordinary citizen family? No one supports me. I originally wanted to be someone else's pillar, so I worked hard from a young age. Who would have thought that as I climbed higher, my own mountain would collapse?"

Ren Zhong: "Maybe that's just reality."

"Among all the S-level prisoners in the Second Prison, I am probably the weakest one. So that's why I've been trying so hard to meet more big figures like you! Mr. Ren, you're going to get out, right?"

Ren Zhong nodded with a smile, "Of course."

Hua Yuelan straightened her expression, "Then... if there's a chance, may I ask for a favor? But just talking isn't enough, we need to have a more substantial relationship. How about I show you some of the skills I learned while designing the sensory details of 'Dream Inn'?"

Ren Zhong laughed heartily, "That's not necessary. I prefer the young ones."

"So realistic."

"But I would love to learn your programmer knowledge. I'm very eager to know more about the data storage and computational principles of Crystal Chip and Crystal Core. I'm interested in this. The satisfaction knowledge gives me outweighs the fleeting pleasure of sex."

"You really are a madman who likes and excels at learning."

"Thanks for the compliment."

Hua Yuelan sized him up and down, "Today, in my free time, I looked up a lot about you. You're interested in so many fields, wanting to learn everything. I heard you even made an appointment with Qian Wangshen to discuss some things in the hibernation space at night. Are you really so busy?"

"Time is like water in a towel, you can always squeeze some out, human potential is boundless."

"Your metaphor is really interesting."

...

In the following days, Ren Zhong continued to live an extremely fulfilling life, learning programming during the day with Hua Yuelan, and entering Qian Wangshen's virtual design studio at night to lend a hand.

Ren Zhong's progress was fast. With Hua Yuelan, he started from a complete beginner, only able to complete some basic tasks by himself, and in just a few days, he gradually was able to assist Hua Yuelan in fixing some small bugs in 'Dream Inn' due to continuous data stacking.

Hua Yuelan did not hide this, but truthfully reported it to the higher-ups of the Deep Communication Group that she was in contact with.

The Deep Communication Group not only had no objections but was very happy to take advantage of Ren Zhong without charge, even proactively contacting Ren Zhong to ask if he was interested in joining the 'Dream Inn' project more deeply.

Ren Zhong took the opportunity to express his real interest, which was the auxiliary department handling the underlying logic algorithms mastered by the Deep Communication Group.

This department's name came up during his small talk with Hua Yuelan.

He wanted to understand how the Deep Communication Group managed to run such a large, globally servicing system so stably.

The other party expressed regret that this department was not open to outsiders, only staffed by the highest family members within the Deep Communication Group.

The executive who contacted Ren Zhong was also a member of that family.

This family was in fact the founders of the Deep Communication Group, formed by the descendants of one of the nine frozen Elders.

Ren Zhong immediately changed his tune, saying he was just speaking offhandedly, and that he was fine as it was.

The secretive counterpart did not mind and instead took the initiative to disclose that he had always been dealing with descendants of that family.

The Yangsheng Ma clan was one of the branches, but due to genetic variation and other reasons, they lost their talent in programming, and instead, went down the path of combat talent.