412: Chapter 411 - Boom! Gone.

Seeing Zheng Yi again, Wang Shuo was still deeply stunned by the unique aura she possessed as a soldier, which caused him to stand dazed for two seconds before he noticed the Middle-aged man behind Zheng Yi.

Seeing that Zheng Yi had no intention of introducing him, Wang Shuo put away his curiosity.

"Sister Zheng, it's so late, is something the matter?"

Wang Shuo greeted her familiarly.

If it weren't for Zheng Yi, he wouldn't have come out to meet anyone at this hour; the feeling of being struck by a stick three times in a row was still fresh in his memory.

"Hmm."

Zheng Yi never wasted words and went straight to the point: "I have business with you, it requires a face-to-face talk."

"So urgent?"

Wang Shuo found it a bit strange and took another look at the Middle-aged man behind Zheng Yi. After confirming that Zheng Yi didn't want to do anything strange with him, he nodded and said: "Then let's go to the warehouse, it's quiet there."

Zheng Yi asked: "Where is the Night Crow right now?"

"You want to see the Night Crow?"

Wang Shuo suddenly understood Zheng Yi's purpose: "The warehouse. It sustained some damage last time, and I'm having Zero repair it."

He raised his wrist to look at the Casio digital watch he had bought before starting school, silently calculated the time, and said: "It should be just about repaired by now."

Zheng Yi nodded: "Then let's go to the warehouse."

The warehouse was not far from where they met; after walking for ten minutes or so, they arrived in front of the warehouse's massive steel door.

As the door slowly opened and the lights inside the warehouse turned on in sections, a gentle male voice echoed in everyone's ears.

"Welcome back, Sir."

Just as Wang Shuo was about to respond with a single word, Zero's voice paused for a second before speaking again: "Welcome, Ms. Zheng."

The three of them were stunned for a moment.

Wang Shuo smiled with gratification; Zero seemed to have evolved again.

This was good.

Compared to Zero, his own progress as the creator was minimal. He had been muddling along for several months and couldn't even provide Zero with the most basic logistical support; he had a bunch of ideas in his head but was limited by reality and couldn't bring them to fruition.

Thinking about it, it was a bit of a failure.

Sighing inwardly, Wang Shuo put a smile on his face.

"Is this... Zero?"

Zheng Yi was a bit uncertain.

She had been here many times, but she had never heard Zero greet anyone other than Wang Shuo.

"It is Zero."

Wang Shuo said with a smile: "Please, make yourself at home."

Watching Zheng Yi and the Middle-aged man sit down, Wang Shuo ordered: "Zero, three cups of black tea."

"Very well, Sir, please wait a moment."

Zero's voice gave Wang Shuo plenty of face.

A few minutes later, two robotic arms moved quickly to the coffee table. One of the robotic arms was carrying a tray, with three steaming cups of black tea on it.

The other robotic arm flexibly placed the black tea in front of everyone one by one.

"Sir, guests, please enjoy."

As Zero's voice faded, the two robotic arms quickly retreated.

Watching the departing robotic arms and the steaming black tea on the table, the Middle-aged man seemed to fall into a state of shock, staring at the teacup on the table without saying a word.

"Ahem."

His vanity slightly satisfied, Wang Shuo smiled and said: "Sister Zheng, and this... uncle, please have some tea."

Zheng Yi glanced at Wang Shuo, her eyes unreadable. She picked up the teacup, took a gentle sip, and looked surprised: "Did you put sugar in this?"

"Of course."

Wang Shuo took a satisfied sip, the warmth of the tea dispelling the chill: "The program I gave Zero is to add sugar. Tea without sugar doesn't taste good."

Zheng Yi looked at the two robotic arms and asked: "Has it reached this point already?"

She remembered clearly that when she first met Wang Shuo, Zero already existed, but back then, Zero's behavioral logic and functionality were very simple. It had only been a few months, right?

"These are just some simple little programs."

Wang Shuo said modestly: "Sister Zheng, your zero egg can do it too."

"Really?"

Zheng Yi was skeptical.

"Of course it's true."

Wang Shuo explained earnestly: "All zero eggs are program sub-entities generated based on Zero. Although they operate independently, the fundamental core is still Zero. As long as Zero knows how to do it, it can be synchronized to all zero eggs."

"Is that so?"

This was not Zheng Yi's voice, but the Middle-aged man's. The Middle-aged man, who had been trapped in a state of shock and self-doubt, seemed to have finally woken up and asked: "Any command is possible?"

As soon as the Middle-aged man spoke, Zheng Yi stopped talking. Wang Shuo could only explain to the Middle-aged man: "As long as it is something Zero knows how to do, it's possible."

The Middle-aged man touched the teacup in his hand: "Then... what if I need it to control a Drone?"

"Naturally, that is also possible..."

Wang Shuo's words suddenly stopped.

"It really was you."

The Middle-aged man snorted coldly: "During the last military operation, the one who used a Drone to blow up the basement alloy door was you, right?"

Wang Shuo didn't quite know how to answer. He secretly observed Zheng Yi, and seeing her indifferent expression as she silently drank her tea, he instantly felt reassured.

He readily nodded: "It was me."

After saying that, he explained: "That was because the situation was urgent at the time, and Sister Zheng was in life-threatening danger. I had no choice but to let Zero control the Drone to go and rescue her."

"Hmph, consider that a lame excuse."

The Middle-aged man didn't speak often, but when he did, his presence was imposing.

"Then how do you explain the origin of the Drone? Do you know that China prohibits private ownership of explosives? Do you believe that I can send a... cough, a report letter and have you thrown in prison?"

Wang Shuo was a bit speechless. If it weren't for Zheng Yi, he might have actually been intimidated by the Middle-aged man. But now, no matter how imposing the man was, with a beautiful woman sitting next to him leisurely drinking tea, he just couldn't bring himself to be afraid.

"The Drone was built by me."

Wang Shuo very bluntly took all the responsibility upon himself.

"You built it?"

The Middle-aged man was so angry he laughed. He pointed at the things in the factory and then at the ceiling: "These... did you build all of these?"

"Of course."

Wang Shuo nodded readily, pointing at the items in the factory.

"Zero, I wrote the source code, and it wrote the rest itself. Of course, I built it."

"The robotic arms, I modified the chassis and some of the mechanical structure, so that counts as me building it."

"The Machining Center was made according to the blueprints I modified, and the system was also built by me."

The Middle-aged man's mouth twitched a few times. He had always heard from Zheng Yi about how good and how much of a genius young man in front of him was, but he hadn't expected him to be so brazen.

"Heh, I believe you built the other things, but the explosive in the Drone was a high-grade explosive. You'd better tell the truth, and I might consider giving you a lighter sentence if you cooperate."

The Middle-aged man revealed a trace of ruthlessness.

Wang Shuo glanced at Zheng Yi. The young lady Zheng Yi took a gentle sip of tea and even crossed her legs.

He knew where he stood.

Wang Shuo showed a look of worldly dominance and said quite loftily: "Of course I can make explosives. It's just C4, right? The process of refining Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine isn't difficult, plastic binders are everywhere, and you can buy antioxidants at any chemical plant. Isn't that something anyone with hands can make?"

The Middle-aged man's mouth twitched uncontrollably. Damn it, he was just trying to scare him, and the kid actually blurted out the formula for C4 explosives. This was serious!

Just as he was about to sternly interrupt young man, he heard young man continue: "If you ask me, things like C4 or RDX explosives are still a bit weak. Anionic salts and solid hydrogen are the future of the explosives world. If you mix the two in a certain ratio, the power..."

Wang Shuo looked at the Middle-aged man, pressed his thumb against his pinky, and showed a tiny bit: "You only need this much, bang, and everything here, it's gone."

Zheng Yi, who was drinking tea, raised her head and looked at Wang Shuo with a frown.

And the Middle-aged man, who had been stern and severe just a moment ago, was once again stunned on the spot.