Kindling Tomorrow's Flame

"Just call me Yaqing, Joyce. Has anyone ever told you that your tone is actually very similar to President Otto's?"

As soon as Joyce grasped Yaqing's hand and heard Yaqing's words, he felt a sudden sense of unease, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

Yaqing and Joyce pushed Dr. Maki back to the research institute from the park. On the way, the two "foxes" kept trying to get information out of each other.

Yaqing and Mobius left.

Joyce watched the exhaust fumes from the car as it started moving, then glanced at the research institute's gate. Her expression, which had just been smiling as she saw Yaqing off, turned serious.

The feeling Yaqing gave him was like that of a little Otto, speaking flawlessly and acting calmly. He had no idea that Schicksal had such a junior director who understood the future of Anti-Entropy...

Who was that just now?

On the way back to the hotel, Mobius asked.

"Welt Joyce, a respectable opponent, and an extremely difficult one."

Yaqing held the steering wheel with one hand.

"Oh? It's that CEO of Anti-Entropy. He actually managed to scare you, you guinea pig. Tsk tsk tsk."

Mobius made a joking remark.

"It wasn't fear, but solemnity."

Yaqing rubbed the ring on her finger with her other hand.

"President Otto once told me that the pressure Joyce brought as an opponent was not because he was so smart or so great, but because he possessed an extremely rare talent."

"What?"

"Identify people, use people, and nurture people."

When Yaqing and Mobius returned to the hotel, they didn't find Kevin and Mei. But that wasn't surprising, since they were on vacation and who would stay in the hotel all day?

"Senior, I need you to attend the banquet tonight..."

Yaqing whispered in Mobius's ear.

In the afternoon, Kevin and May returned carrying a lot of things, looking at Yaqing and Mobius with suspicion, who hadn't bought anything.

"Banquet?!"

Kevin screamed.

"Calm down, Kevin. Don't act like you've never seen anything like this before. Don't embarrass yourself tonight. Be more alert. You're someone who survived Honkai anime."

Yaqing kept encouraging Kevin.

"Yes, be more alert."

Mobius fanned the flames.

Kevin roared, startling the three of them.

Kevin thought he would have to take a taxi there, but he didn't expect that Yaqing also had assets in Singapore, with a garage almost full of luxury cars.

The Anti-Entropy gathering was held at one of Singapore's most prestigious restaurants.

"Yaqing, you've arrived."

"Joyce, I'm late. I've kept you waiting outside for so long."

"It's alright, it's not too late."

The two met and beamed with joy, like long-lost friends reuniting.

It was impossible to tell that the two of them were wary of each other.

"Oh, so this is the legendary young director with Schicksal in his heart?"

The blue-haired "girl" emerged from behind Joyce; it was Edison.

"Legend? Compared to Edison. Edison, how could I be called a legend?"

Yaqing said modestly.

He knew the background and academic achievements of the blue-haired girl with a high ponytail in front of him.

"Young director, you've already got such a sweet tongue since we first met, completely different from someone else."

Edison smiled, his smile carrying a hidden meaning.

Joyce smiled helplessly.

Kevin stared in surprise at the surrounding decor, only to be elbowed by Mei in an annoyed manner.

The private room for the gathering featured a large round table.

Tesla, Einstein, Dr. Maki and Lynn, Schrödinger, and Planck were already seated, and with Joyce and Edison added, it was truly a reunion of Anti-Entropy.

Yaqing thought, "If we throw a grenade here, wouldn't that perfectly eliminate the Anti-Entropy?"

He chuckled, realizing it was just a joke.

"Yaqing, you rascal!"

Tesla slammed his fist on the table and stood up.

Yaqing was startled and wondered if this was Anti-Entropy -Entropy.

"You bastard... you actually portrayed me as a comedian! That's complete slander! I will never let you get away with this. If I make you stand up and leave the table today, I, Frederica, will not be Tesla!"

Yaqing breathed a sigh of relief, and for a moment he didn't realize who Frederica was.

But that doesn't matter at all.

The purpose of his attendance at the banquet today was twofold: firstly, to continue discussing cooperation with Anti-Entropy in the upcoming Honkai anime; and secondly, to find out exactly what Anti-Entropy was up to.

Rumors are circulating around the world that Anti-Entropy is planning to build underground cities.

I don't know where it came from.

Anti-Entropy has never come forward to clarify.

Perhaps apart from those within Anti-Entropy, outsiders have no idea whether this rumor is true.

Yaqing came to Singapore this time because she knew in advance that Joyce was coming to Singapore, and she was preparing to act according to the situation and subtly probe.

Schicksal wants to develop a space station, Anti-Entropy wants to develop underground cities.

This world has finally gone mad.

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407

Chapter 407 Ignite the Flame of Tomorrow.

Yaqing is facing Einstein and other top-tier PhDs. On one hand, she can't let them notice her, and on the other hand, she has to find out the secret of Anti-Entropy. It's an incredibly difficult task.

Even though Yaqing and Mobius tried their best, they couldn't get a single piece of information about the underground city from them.

Perhaps Einstein and the others had already guessed Yaqing's purpose, but both sides tacitly refrained from bringing the matter to light.

Everyone at the banquet had their own agenda, and Kevin was probably the only one who was truly enjoying the meal.

"Drink... drink some more!"

Dr. Tesla is a case of someone who is bad at things but has a strong addiction to them.

He got drunk after just a few drinks.

But Einstein did not give Yaqing the opportunity to question him while he was drunk.

On the way back to the hotel after the party.

Kevin was still rubbing his full stomach.

"It's delicious. Yaqing, please invite me again if there's a dinner party like this next time."

"Calling you? I'll call you grandma's leg!"

Yaqing gritted her teeth in anger.

Bringing Kevin to the party was definitely the biggest mistake he ever made.

Kevin devoured the delicious food on the table like a starving ghost, making Mei, who was sitting next to him, unable to bear it any longer. She desperately wanted to pretend she didn't know him, but Kevin seemed not to notice and kept putting food on Mei's plate.

The main purpose of coming to Singapore has been achieved.

The rest of the trip is no longer important.

After spending a few days with Mobius in Singapore, the group boarded a plane together to return to Golden Courtyard.

Elysia is watching a TV series with Pardo.

When the four returned, his eyes were filled with resentment.

"Hmph, so you know how to come back, huh?"

Elysia was like a resentful woman, full of complaints as if she had just discovered her husband was drunk and not coming home.

Yaqing scratched his head.

"Elysia, these are gifts we brought for you from Singapore."

Mei took a vacuum-packed doll out of her bag, tore open the packaging, and the doll puffed up the moment it came into contact with the air. It was a pink fox-shaped doll, very cute.

Elysia hugged the doll, clearly having calmed down considerably.

"Sister Mei, where's mine?"

Pardo couldn't help but ask, her eyes gleaming with golden light.

"Of course you'll have one, Pardo."

Mei took out the gift she had prepared.

Because it was Saturday, most people in the courtyard were staying home.

Distribute the gifts to everyone.

"Hey, little white mouse, why did you rush back in such a hurry? Didn't you say you had something important to discuss?"

Mobius stared with dead fish eyes.

Immersed in the joy of receiving the gifts, everyone looked up, glancing at Yaqing and Mobius with a puzzled expression, a bold guess forming in their minds.

Could it be...?

A warm smile immediately appeared on her face.

Yaqing only realized what was happening after Mobius reminded him.

"Yes, yes, everyone, I swear on my integrity as the CEO, today's episode will be absolutely amazing!"

Yaqing couldn't help but slam her hand on the table and excitedly exclaimed.

"Gong... huh?"

Sakura almost blurted out "Congratulations," but she swallowed it back, her expression strange.

Everyone was inclined to believe that Yaqing would announce some good news.

Unexpectedly, it was related to the anime "Honkai".

"Come on, last time you said the plot was absolutely amazing, but in the end we didn't have a good week. And now you're saying... tsk tsk tsk."

Vill-V didn't believe it at all.

"Believe me! You really believe me!"

Yaqing couldn't resist pulling Mobius to the Home Theater.

Mobius tried to break free, but couldn't.

"Little white mouse, why are you pulling me? You're pulling those who don't believe!"

As they headed towards the Home Theater, everyone watched. Even though Yaqing didn't say anything, they were all curious about the week's plot.

After all, the ending of last week's episode was full of foreshadowing.