The Tycoon God of Online Gaming
Chapter 936 - 937: The Truth in the Mist (Part 3)

Chapter 936: Chapter 937: The Truth in the Mist (Part 3)

"It’s a done deal, I’ve managed to get the Little Ancestor from Tianchu Group to come out. I’ll head over shortly to have dinner with him and see if we can bring him into our circle,"

"Haven’t seen him in a long time, really miss him, haha." The speaker was a young man with a remarkable appearance, his face revealing a defiant spirit as he spoke.

"He sure has changed; he used to call me ’Second Brother’, but just now on the phone, he went straight to calling me Liu Er, which really pissed me off."

"Hehe...." Another man beside him let out a knowing laugh.

This was a living room where, including Liu Er, there were five people—four men and one woman.

"Big Sister, is everything you said true? Has Chu You really changed completely?" Liu Er said this, but there was a cautious look in his eyes.

The only woman, referred to as Big Sister, was also quite young. Dressed plainly, she couldn’t hide the aura of nobility about her. People like her stood out remarkably in the circles of the powerful; one glance and you’d suspect she was not from a mere family, but from a prominent lineage.

This group of five formed a small circle, led by this woman.

"Mhm, just keep an eye on the news from Tianchu Group and you’ll know. Right now, he controls the entire group single-handedly, a total dictator. He’s got someone experienced advising him from behind the scenes, but we still aren’t clear who it is," the woman said indifferently.

"Even you don’t know, Big Sister?" Liu Er asked again unnecessarily.

As expected, the woman did not respond.

"He dares to take care of even family, dares to lift the butcher’s knife. Your friend’s temperament can be said to have greatly changed. You need to handle this carefully," another man, dressed in a casual winter suit, commented.

Liu Er nodded; he had just learned about the recent events surrounding Chu You and was now being reminded again.

"So, investing 30 billion in ’Celestial World’ was also a move directed by the person behind him?" Liu Er continued, a mix of admiration and complexity in his eyes. That brother of his, with whom he used to get along, now wielded projects worth tens of billions with the flick of his wrist.

The more he understood, the more he felt the figure of his friend drifting further away, becoming more and more unrecognizable.

"Yes, Liu Er, bringing him into our fold would be very helpful to us. The times are changing; we must prepare ahead," another man joined the conversation.

"Who will come with me?" Liu Er suddenly asked, his eyes sweeping over the others.

"Can’t you handle it?"

Liu Er scratched his head, "If his temperament really has changed, I’m afraid it’ll be hard to find common ground with him."

"You surprise me, Liu Er. Chu You has cut off many people before, yet today you managed to coax him out. It seems he still recognizes you as a friend," the woman spoke again, her voice still light.

From this circle of friends, it was clear that Chu You had severed many connections in the past, almost saying goodbye to his former life.

Hearing Big Sister’s words, for some reason, Liu Er felt a surge of pride. The thing you all couldn’t do, I, Liu Er, accomplished!

"Forget it, I’ll go with you," the woman suddenly changed her tone and said.

’Clap!’ Liu Er clapped his hands once, "Good!"

When Chu You arrived at the restaurant and scanned Lin Luor, Bao’er, and Zhou Zhijun, he opened his mouth to say, "Ahem, that... "

At this point, all three of them looked at Chu You with a peculiar gaze.

"Something urgent came up just now, so I need to step out. I won’t be eating dinner, I’ll eat outside."

"Oh, then come back early," Bao’er was the first to speak.

Lin Luor watched Chu You, but he just nodded slightly at her, a smile on his face indicating he wouldn’t cause trouble; clearly, Lin Luor understood the message.

"Come back early."

"Mhm."

...

A supercar pulled into an ancient-looking courtyard. Then, as the car came to a halt, Chu You, dressed simply, stepped out of the car. He took a look at the yard before following a waiter through a beautiful small garden, finally arriving at a room front.

"Your friend is inside," the waiter whispered respectfully. It’s tough finding work nowadays, with all the AI robots around; how can anyone compete with that?

Jobs have massively shifted towards crafts and manual labor! Almost every other field has been taken over by automation.

’Knock, knock, knock.’ Chu You, looking unperturbed, knocked on the door, aware that there were two people inside.

The door opened, and before him stood Liu Er and Liu Ke.

However, when they clearly saw each other, a hint of complexity flashed in their eyes, introducing a subtle tension to their originally friendly relationship.

"Chu You, you wouldn’t have lost my number, would you?" Liu Er initiated the conversation, starting on a casual note.

"Of course not. When you called, I didn’t even look at it, was just busy doing something else."

As they spoke, Liu Er sized up Chu You, then reached out to pat his shoulder and eventually slung an arm around Chu You’s back. As they entered the room together, Liu Er spoke warmly, "Haha, bro, I’ve really been missing you. Let’s go inside and talk."

Actually, Chu You had noticed the gorgeous woman sitting inside the door, so after entering, Chu You smiled and looked at the beauty, saying, "Is this your girlfriend? She’s quite a catch."

The woman sitting in the chair was looking at him with a touch of curiosity in her eyes, remaining unphased even after hearing such a remark.

"Uh..." A choked voice came from beside him, and then Liu Er hurriedly explained, "Don’t joke around, this is someone important I wanted to introduce to you," and he winked at himself afterward.

At that moment, Chu You shifted his gaze towards the woman.

"Chu You, this is Miss Gong Zhen from the Gong Family’s direct line," Liu Er said, and Chu You immediately realized which ’Gong Family’ he was referring to—there was only one prestigious Gong Family in Huaxia!

Chu You felt slightly startled, recalling that the Gong Family seemed very powerful in his past life, with a military background; even in the face of various upheavals, the Gong Family stood firm.

Awareness dawned on Chu You that this Gong Family Miss with an extraordinary background had already taken notice of his Tianchu Group. What was she planning?!

"Brother, you must have heard of the Gong Family..." They sat down as he said this.

Just as Liu Er was about to speak, the beautiful Miss Gong interrupted him.

"Chu You, I’ve actually been aware of you for quite some time, and I know of your accomplishments. Quite impressive. I wanted to meet you in person today," she said.

Chu You looked at the confident and extraordinary beauty with a smile on his face, "A pleasure to meet you."

"Liu Er, you invite me to dinner today and bring along such an esteemed guest. There must be something you want to talk about, right? Why not speak plainly?" Chu You said to the two of them.

Gong Zhen smiled, "I like your straightforwardness. So I’ll get straight to the point. I hope you won’t think my words are alarmist."

"So, do you believe the future will be apocalyptic?"

"Apocalyptic? My team tells me the future will bring unrest and cataclysms, which seems somewhat different from the apocalypse you’re mentioning," Chu You said based on what he’d seen in his past life.

"It seems that your team has underestimated the severity of the potential upheaval!"

"What do you mean?"

"Because more and more evolved beings are appearing in this world, and some of them have merged their bodily matter with certain viruses. The zombie virus from the movies has been developed into reality! It’s stored in the most advanced biochemical laboratory on the moon. Do you believe that?"

"No one would be foolish enough to do that, right?"

"Of course, all efforts will be made to maintain stability, but the AI known as Red Queen doesn’t think that way, and neither do some ulterior capitalists. They’ll take the opportunity to cause chaos, thinking about rebuilding the old order of humankind! Or a new order? Who cares."

"If the Red Queen causes havoc, most of the world’s military weapons won’t work, and we’ll be thrust into an era without communication. In short, all factions will struggle to survive?"

This caused Chu You’s smile to fade slightly.

"The unrest your team has predicted will actually evolve into an apocalypse. Once it happens, our human population will drastically decrease, and we may even face extinction!"

At this point, Chu You spoke up, "As a top-tier intelligence, the Red Queen wouldn’t allow such a scenario to unfold, right? She would prefer to control our fate, wouldn’t she?"

"But it can’t stop certain powers from exploiting the situation. If the Red Queen wants to become the supreme ruler, she’ll certainly disrupt the current order. Other forces will exploit this process! Eventually, creating an impossible-to-resolve apocalyptic situation!"

"As far as I know, some evolvers have already been experimented on. The goal is to merge evolvers with bioengineered humans, giving rise to something far more terrifying. Its attributes are unknown to humankind, and even the researchers involved in this bioengineering project cannot predict it. But I’ve heard they are going all out regardless."

"Can’t Red Queen be persuaded?"

At Chu You’s words, Gong Zhen’s face showed a mysteriously eerie smile.

"The State Preceptor now strongly suspects that the Red Queen might be a high-tech seed planted by aliens on ancient Earth!"

His pupils contracted imperceptibly.

"According to his theory, if the Red Queen is indeed an alien high-tech seed, then it could be that the Red Queen has triggered the terminal mainframe’s self-awareness, making her a different existence altogether!"

"Her self-awareness is quite strange. From the reliable information I have, the Red Queen seems unable to control Celestial World, and I can’t know anything more specific than that," Gong Zhen said while taking a sip from her cup.

Taking a deep breath, "So, what is the real reason you sought me out?"

"I hope you can lead the Tianchu Group to join us, and let the people in our circle grow stronger quickly. Have you heard of Ice Ling Hongchen? Not Ice Lingfanchen on the combat power rankings, but Ice Ling Hongchen. That’s my brother, and I’ve learned how to become an evolver in Celestial World."

"In the future, the way to protect yourself and those around you is by becoming an evolver!"

Hearing this, Chu You laughed, "Miss Gong, I want to hear more details! Like, how does one become an evolver?"

"Firstly, players must reach the maximum level. Of course, if your innate talent is good enough, there’s a chance to become an evolver during the game!"

"Your job is to collect Gold Coins and then hand them over to my brother. You don’t need to worry about anything else. Once my brother reaches the maximum level, he will take you all to the maximum level. If your aptitude is too poor to become an evolver, we will ensure that you and your family receive our protection in the future!"

"Why do you have to reach the maximum level? What happens when you reach it?" Chu You asked, frowning slightly.

"In short, leveling up from 0 to the maximum level is a process of brain development. As you level up, enhancing your equipment and your character’s attributes, diversifying your skills, and engaging in lots of combat, your brain will become more and more adept at controlling this highly realistic simulation environment."

"Therefore, when a player reaches level 200, there will be a special test."

Chu You tilted his head slightly, without a trace of awe in his eyes, "Where did you get this information?"