"Mr. Lee, now that we're alone, you can tell me your true purpose, can't you?"
After that little interlude, Dukao brought Lee Stein alone into a conference room.
"Actually, I already said it. I just came back to see if there was anything I could help with."
Lee Stein smiled as he spread his hands, then changed the subject. "Of course, I intend to provide some tangible support. However, due to costs and restrictions from the group's upper management, I can't simply give it away. I can only make a deal with you."
"Oh? A deal?"
Dukao neither confirmed nor denied it. Rather than exposing Lee Stein's flimsy lie, he put on an interested expression. "It is only natural for merchants to profit from selling goods. I've long heard of the Stein Group, though over there..."
Halfway through, Dukao seemed to realize something. Smiling, he waved his hand. "Forget it, let's not discuss that. Tell me the specifics. I'm very interested in your deal."
"Very well, then let me briefly introduce my merchandise."
Lee Stein rose with a smile and clapped his hands. The faceplate section of the Project Armor flew in through the window, hovering between the two of them as it projected a holographic screen onto the wall.
"This is a Virtual Game Pod, our latest product. It is currently only in the closed testing stage and has not been publicly released on a large scale."
Lee Stein made a swiping gesture to the left, and the image on the screen switched to that of an egg-shaped metal object.
"A game pod? What can that be used for..."
Dukao was taken aback.
"The Taotie are coming in force, and these Black Armored warriors of the Super God Academy... I imagine their training is giving you quite a headache,