Chapter 258 Deep Virtual 85
"We are very sorry for the inconvenience caused to the two guests. This is our compensation for you. Please accept our apology."
The waiter handed over two tickets, and Anika's eyes lit up. After the waiter left, she whispered excitedly, "Ning, this is the Brilliant Star Theatre Company's famous opera, The Clown Night. We're so lucky! We never thought we'd be able to see it here."
Although I prefer Mimicry to traditional opera, it's one of the most famous companies, and tickets are usually sold out!
Even just seeing it once is an eye-opening experience.
Ning, what are you looking at?
Xie Ning snapped out of her reverie and smiled, "I saw a customer order a dessert that looked pretty good, so I'd like to pack one up to take home and eat."
Actually, no. She had just seen a boy's profile that looked familiar, but she couldn't remember who it was for the moment.
With several hours to go before the banquet Dr. Ji mentioned, the two of them wandered around the ship, trying out new and interesting things to relax.
In less than half a day, the sky darkened again, dark clouds gathered, and raindrops pelted the deck. Xie Ning retreated to the open area, his gaze still fixed on the people running outside towards shelter.
Cruise ships have a large passenger capacity, but as of now, the number of passengers is less than half. In theory, the company would issue some last-minute tickets the day before the cruise ship is about to set sail to attract ordinary guests and increase revenue.
It appears that there are not many passengers on board, at least not compared to the number of passengers carried on the cruise ship's previous voyages.
Annika didn't want to go back yet, her eyes fixed on the buoy in the sea. She had been there for two hours and hadn't caught a single fish. She was having such bad luck!
Anika absolutely refused to admit that there was a problem with her technique, because Xie Ning's fishing rod also failed to catch any fish!
Xie Ning glanced at the time and urged, "The banquet is about to start. Didn't you say you wanted to get dressed up? Let's go back first and come fishing tomorrow."
After saying that, he took a deep look at the churning sea. The official answer was that the alien creature crawled out of the sea, but so far, there has been no abnormality on the sea surface, and the staff on the cruise ship have not taken any measures.
Annika went back dejectedly, still thinking about catching some fish to make sashimi.
Because she didn't know she was going to a banquet, Xie Ning brought mostly casual everyday clothes, with only one French-style long dress.
This was what the original owner wore to her graduation ball, but Xie Ning didn't mind. After all, she was just a supporting character and didn't need to dress too outstandingly.
Thinking that something might happen at the banquet, Xie Ning put on sweatpants underneath, just in case.
Jiang Teng and Xiao Li waited outside the door in advance, since their rooms were next to each other, while Dr. Ji's room was on the floor above.
Before even meeting Dr. Ji, Annika began quietly asking Jiang Teng about the banquet. After all, while they were having fun, the trip was clearly not as relaxing as it seemed, and none of them knew the theme of the banquet.
At least Jiang Teng, as Dr. Ji's confidant, would know more.
"I don't know the specific destination, but this banquet is a kind of exchange meeting. There are investors from various families and important officials from the federal government participating. The main purpose is for the project we have, no, I should say the project Professor Lillian has."
Our project combining androids and machines has stalled and we need to bring in new partners for investment. Also, regarding the prosthetic limb modification project, while we've secured a major partner, we can still attract other investments to maximize profits…”
The prosthetic limb modification project was given to the Shen family, and they even offered them a discount. After all, the previous android mechanical experiment had gone wrong, and the Shen family was the largest investor, so they still needed to rely on them.
Jiang Teng said everything he could, and finally told the group not to talk nonsense, just to follow Dr. Ji closely, and to be prepared if there was anything that needed to be demonstrated.
Annika's face stiffened. She thought that since it was a holiday, she hadn't done any of the data analysis tasks Jiang Teng had given her the past two days. Who would have thought that she would have to do a work report while on vacation?
"You didn't do it?" Xie Ning asked in a low voice.
"I planned to do it after I went on my trip, and since Clerk Jiang didn't give me a specific time to collect payment, I didn't do it..."
Don't ask anymore, the answer is always regret, that damn procrastination of hers! Ugh!
Xie Ning silently sent an email. Annika opened it with a dejected look, then immediately turned into a screaming chicken, hugging Xie Ning and spinning him around.
Jiang Teng and Xiao Li, who were walking ahead, were startled. Even the waiter not far away looked over with a puzzled expression, as if asking if they needed help.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Teng touched his heart; Annika was really loud and boisterous.
"It's okay, Annika won the lottery, so she's happy," Xie Ning said with a smile, trying to make amends for Annika.
"Waaaaah, I love you so much, Ning, how could you do mine too?" Annika asked, her eyes brimming with tears.
"Didn't I ask you about the ED analysis program before? I used this data to analyze it, and it just so happens that you can use it this time."
She learns new knowledge every day because she needs to update the analysis program for the rabbits, and sometimes when she's too lazy to find data for verification, she uses the existing data in the lab.
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