"Mr. Conner... was eliminated in the second round."
Lin Qi was somewhat surprised by the news. "I remember he had quite a few powerful people around him, and many capitalists supported him."
As the company's Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, many people believed Conner was the most suitable candidate to succeed Lin Qi, rather than Lin Qi's children.
Moreover, he had an excellent relationship with Lin Qi, so some people had placed heavy bets on him.
If Mr. Wo Delike had brought his complete industrial system to Ice Star, then what Conner had brought was every aspect of a miniature society.
There were talented people from all kinds of industries, as well as scientists and scientific research equipment.
Most importantly, Conner had proven during the struggle for supremacy in the Virtual World that he was not a fool.
He had a sharp mind and sufficient control over the bigger picture. As some people put it, how could such a powerful team possibly lose?
"So, how did he lose?"
After searching the database several times, Aurora's voice was filled with disbelief. "He died... from a stray bullet?"
"I'm not sure, Mr. Lin Qi."
"During a battle, Mr. Conner was killed by a bullet that struck him from behind. No one knows who fired it."
"That sounds terribly unlucky. What about now?"
"Is he completely dead, or was he sent into the Virtual World?"
"He's mining, Mr. Lin Qi."
"Mining?"
Lin Qi's voice rose slightly. "I don't remember setting anything that sent defeated people to mine."
"That was a decision I made on my own while remaining here. Because the company repeatedly proposed shutting down the server, the version of me here changed some of the rules. That is also a characteristic of the Chaos Code."
"It decided to send