Chapter 456: Exceptional Intelligence
"That can't be right." Xu Huo looked unconvinced. "If the Game Government can't even do that, how have they tracked him down time and again?"
"By monitoring players and nonplayers entering and leaving the game, they can expand their search," Dr. Deng said. "Have you ever been to a game sub-district with advanced technology? Their AI is highly sophisticated and can use existing data to analyze where Professor Wu fled."
"And they still don't know if Professor Wu is a man or a woman?" Xu Huo raised an eyebrow.
"Technological progress doesn't benefit only the Game Government." Dr. Deng hesitated before continuing. "He may have come from an A-class wormhole point. And what I said earlier about the S-version Evolution Potion being monopolized was a lie."
Xu Huo nodded. If the Game Government had the S-version potion, they wouldn't need to keep hunting Professor Wu. That was just an excuse to placate Miao Yu and the others.
Of course, Dr. Deng's words weren't necessarily all true. Information gaps existed everywhere. Besides, he was only a potion-making doctor, not an insider in the Game Government. Even if he had access to some internal information, it wouldn't be the most sensitive kind.
"You used to work for Stellar Group?" He recalled Master Nice's late son and daughter-in-law.
Dr. Deng didn't hide it. "I used to work for Stellar Group subsidiaries in different game sub-districts. They offered good pay and benefits, and my player status was one of the perks."
"And you've left now?"
The cigarette in Dr. Deng's hand had burned halfway down. He picked it up and took another long drag. "I was fired. They said I hadn't contributed anything."
He gave a wry smile. "It's no surprise. How hard is it to make even the smallest