Another week or so passed in the blink of an eye.
Luna had stopped logging in two days ago. Without even saying goodbye, she had quietly vanished.
She had logged into the game behind the back of her sister-obsessed brother this time. She was probably getting a severe beating right now and being watched like a hawk.
Still, Li Si had more or less achieved his goal. Together, he and Luna had completed the fire-control system for the new weapon, and she had also given him the foundational algorithms for strong AI.
Li Si had originally intended to trade other technologies for it, but Luna had made no demands this time and simply handed over the foundational algorithms. It made him feel like some creepy old man tricking a little girl out of her lollipop, which was rather awkward.
"Forget it. At worst, I'll give Disaster Association a one-percent discount next time I sell them something."
Li Si comforted himself with that thought, and only then did he feel a little better.
A one-percent discount was a huge deal, okay? Disaster Association had practically struck gold.
After Luna left, everything continued as usual. Every day, he accompanied Gwen to and from work, then went to the company and continued living the life of a fat shut-in.
The all-purpose multifunctional combat platform he was building this time was exceptionally complex. Nearly every component, inside and out, had to be designed from scratch. He had already drawn hundreds of blueprints, yet a finished product remained far beyond reach.
By now, it was not just him. Even Otto Gunther, who had already been flabbily overweight, was rapidly packing on pounds alongside him. He walked around with dark circles under his eyes every day, much to Max's malicious delight. Max had burst out