2035, Jiangcheng, Imperial Crown Building.
Late at night, Huyan Lan, who had just celebrated his 31st birthday with family and friends, rushed back to the president's office and looked at the group's financial report. " Imperial Crown is already the largest technology company in Huaxia, but the money in its accounts is getting less and less."
Huyan Lan frowned deeply. The current Imperial Crown is no longer the King of Glory team of 2025. After ten years of Frenzy development, it has become an extremely large business empire.
Spanning the technology industry, military industry...
With a market capitalization of 30 trillion RMB, the group is Huaxia's largest technology company and the world's second-largest technology giant United States of America Apple.
However--
" Liuli's Time Research Institute is a bottomless pit, consuming trillions of RMB in investment every year. Moreover, because it is a top-secret national SSS-level project, we have no way of knowing the progress of Liuli's time machine manufacturing."
Huyan Lan pinched the bridge of her nose. It wasn't that she was afraid of Liuli spending money; on the contrary, the more money Liuli spent, the happier she was, because that would indirectly show that Liuli had made significant progress in creating the time machine.
However, in the first half of 2035, affected by the third disputed territory war in Huaxia, the Time Research Institute of Liuli was placed under complete military management and subsequently cut off from the outside world.
"Does it have any impact from external campaigns?"
Huyan Lan picked up the relevant documents. In 2033, the first battle over the disputed territory broke out. The Imperial Crown Group bet its entire assets and laid out its military industry. Through connections and maneuvering, it became the state-designated private arms supplier.
Subsequently, in 2034 and 2035, the second and third battles over the disputed territories were launched. Imperial Crown firmly established itself in the military industry, continuously providing the country with military equipment and earning a huge amount of money.
"The youngest major general since the founding of the People's Republic of China?"
Huyan Lan noticed a top-secret document: this 28-year-old soldier, codenamed "Sha," had distinguished himself in Triple Ultimate battles fought on disputed territories, rising from [Army Major] to [Army Major General].
"A 28-year-old army commander!" Huyan Lan exclaimed in astonishment. This was no longer just a promising future; it was a meteoric rise. With his accumulated military achievements, he could become the youngest theater commander within ten years!
That is, the highest military rank in Huaxia, General.
"I remember Su Hang used to want to join the army too." Huyan Lan's beautiful eyes softened as she recalled Su Hang's image. "If he had enlisted and participated in the Triple Ultimate campaigns, he probably would have been just as good as this guy codenamed 'Sha'."
Huyan Lan closed her eyes and leaned back in her chair. Although ten years had passed since Su Hang disappeared, she had never given up the idea of finding him.
After all, Su Hang was her absolutely loyal lover.
What does it taste like?
Huyan Lan suddenly opened her eyes as billowing white smoke rushed in through the doorway. She hurriedly covered her mouth and nose and stood up. "Is there a fire?"
But before she could take two steps, her body suddenly went limp and she collapsed to the ground. Her eyelids felt as if they were weighed down by a thousand pounds. In her dying moments, she seemed to see a group of people dressed in Huaxia military uniforms burst into the office.
" Corps Commander Su, we have followed instructions from higher command and used anesthetic smoke to anesthetize Huyan Lan, the president of the Imperial Crown Group. What should we do next?"
" Huyan Lan Yanlan and move her to Jiangcheng Port, where she will be handed over to the naval special forces heading to Imperial Crown Island."
"Yes, Corps Commander Su."
" Sister Lan, wake up, wake up quickly."
"Holy crap! Big-breasted girl, why aren't you awake yet?"
"Damn it, everyone get out of the way, let me slap her awake."
A familiar, anxious voice reached my ears.
Huyan Lan slowly opened her eyes. She sat up, rubbing her aching temples, and mumbled, "Where am I?"
" Sister Xiao Lan, you're finally awake!" Jiang Sui cried with joy and immediately threw herself into Huyan Lan's arms. "I was so worried about you!"
Yin Long and Hu Xiao also breathed a sigh of relief.
" Suisui? Yin Long? Hu Xiao?" Huyan Lan was taken aback. She clearly remembered that after her 31st birthday, everyone left Jiangcheng and went their separate ways. How could they suddenly reappear before her eyes?
What brings you here?
" Sister Lan, we don't know either," Jiang Sui said, shaking her head fearfully. "It seems everyone was drugged and taken to Imperial Crown Island."
"Drowsiness? Imperial Crown Island?"
Jiang Sui's reminder brought Huyan Lan back to reality. Looking at the room, which felt both strange and familiar, his memory was instantly awakened. "Is this the Imperial Fortress?"
"Yes!" Jiang Sui nodded her little head.
"Damn it, could it be like what happened on Imperial Crown Island ten years ago, we've run into terrorists?" Hu Xiao, who had become the owner of the largest loan company in Northeast China, said nervously.
"Damn it!" Yin Long, who had become the CEO of a listed company with billions in assets, clung to Hu Xiao's leg and wailed, "I'm only 28 years old, I haven't even spent all my money yet, I don't want to die!"
" Coin Sex Fiend, you are a disgrace to the Imperial Crown." Huyan Lan glanced at us disdainfully. "Since the terrorists went to such lengths to gather us together, they must have some ulterior motive. We won't die anytime soon."
Sudden.
Just then...
The room lights went out, and it was pitch black.
"Ah!"
Jiang Sui hugged Huyan Lan tightly.
"Holy crap!"
Yin Long hugged Hu Xiao tightly.
A moment later, the lights came on again.
"It was just unstable voltage, scared the hell out of me!" Yin Long wiped the sweat from his brow, but when he looked up to the east, his eyes widened in shock, and he scrambled to his feet, screaming, "A ghost—!"
Everyone turned to look immediately, and were instantly shocked.
She was a girl with long purple hair, jet-black eyes, a beautiful face, and wore a white dress. She exuded a cold and aloof aura.
" Sister Liuli?" Jiang Sui exclaimed in surprise.
"She's not Liuli!" Huyan Lan grabbed Jiang Sui, his eyes wary. " Suisui, look closely. Although she looks seven-tenths like Liuli, but..."
Halfway through her sentence, Huyan Lan froze. When she carefully examined the purple-haired girl's face, she was surprised to find that she looked somewhat like Su Hang, especially those cold eyes, which were practically identical.
Hu Xiao Roar mustered his courage and asked, "Who the hell are you?"
"[ Eve ]," the purple-haired girl said calmly, arms crossed, "The supercomputer of the Imperial Crown Time Research Institute."
" Eve? A supercomputer?"
Everyone was completely baffled.
Sensing that the other party meant no harm, Jiang Sui tiptoed closer and touched their body, only to find nothing. She exclaimed in surprise, " Sister Lan, she doesn't have a physical form!"
"Because I am merely a holographic projection." Eve's body twisted and disappeared, reappearing beside Huyan Lan. "My mother often mentions you to me."
Huyan Lan was startled. "Who is your mother?"
" Su Liuli," Eve said.
Everyone was stunned.
"Stop fooling around, Su Xia, bring them to the research institute." A familiar female voice came from the loudspeaker hanging in the room.
"It's Su Sui!" Jiang Sui gritted her teeth instantly. She would recognize the owner of that voice even if he were reduced to ashes.
"Understood, Aunt Su Sui."
Eve stepped in front of the crowd and smiled, "Have you ever ridden a drop tower?"
An ominous premonition rose in everyone's hearts.
Eve snapped her fingers and said, "I'll give you a free experience of rappelling 1000 meters underwater."
The next second, the ground shook, and with a deafening roar, the entire room, encased in steel, plummeted at an alarming speed!
"Ah--"