Star Programmer 6
There was still some time before the live broadcast started, so they sat down and started chatting.
"What should I do? I'm so nervous, I think I can even hear my own heartbeat."
"Why are you so nervous? You're already married with kids. It's Segiri who should be nervous."
"What does this have to do with me being married and having children? I'm... Oh, that's right. The most nervous person right now should be Segiri."
"Why should I be the most nervous? Can't I be as nervous as you guys?" Segri said with a smile.
"How can your nervousness be the same as our nervousness?"
"So, we're nervous because we and General Mai Wei are both from the Third Military Region and we hope he wins. But you're different. You're more worried than we are, so you're even more nervous, and your feelings are different from ours."
"You always make fun of me like this, don't ask me for help in the future." Segri pretended to be angry and embarrassed.
"How can we be laughing at you? We're actually envious of you. Speaking of which, when are you and General Mai Wei getting married?"
"How should I know? It's not something I can decide."
"Don't be shy. Take the initiative and urge him. You'll feel at ease if it's settled sooner, right?"
"Yeah, if you don't take the initiative, and someone else snatches it away, you'll regret it."
"The live broadcast has started, stop talking." When Segri saw the screen in front of him light up, he immediately opened his eyes wide and pretended to be concentrating.
Tao Yuan drank the coffee brought by his assistant, knowing very well that the reason why Segri asked him to sit together was to let him hear these words.
Those people must have said these things often, so he came to tell him to talk to them when he had time. But Tao Yuan always preferred to be alone and didn't want to actively talk to others, so Segri seized the opportunity today and let Tao Yuan hear these words. Tao Yuan didn't even bother to react to this little trick.
As the livestream began, Tao Yuan watched the screen intently. Mai Wei was one of the rare individuals with A1 mental power, so his ability to control mechas in combat was undeniable. However, Tao Yuan still wanted to see how well he could utilize his upgraded program and energy crystal card.
From the outset, the two sides engaged in a fierce battle, treating each other like real enemies and attacking without mercy. In such a match, the damage sustained by the mechas was truly real, and each military region sent out its best mechas, a truly lavish display.
However, such a competition only takes place once every three years, and it not only concerns the honor of the military region, but also the pursuit and allocation of subsequent tasks.
Although the live broadcast on the screen showed that Mai Wei was clearly in the upper hand, it still made people feel nervous. Tao Yuan had originally been confident in Mai Wei and felt that he could not lose, but as he watched, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
When entering the most intense stage, the mecha driven by Mai Wei seemed to be upgraded and transformed suddenly. The energy light suddenly surged, and the speed was so fast that the opponent could not keep up at all. The flexibility and attack energy cannon instantly crushed the opponent.
Everyone except Tao Yuan was stunned. They thought they knew the Maiwei mechas best, not just Maiwei's own, but the entire military region's mechas in terms of their capabilities. However, the Maiwei mecha's current state made them suspect he wasn't piloting the same mecha as before, but a new, secretly manufactured model.
"Oh my god, is this really the mecha that General Maiwei had before? Am I seeing things? Is this a newly manufactured mecha?"
"Even if it's a newly manufactured mecha, our Programming Department should definitely know about it. But why is it that General Maiwei has changed his mecha, and our Programming Department has no information at all?"
The Programming Department is responsible for handling programming issues for all mechas and is also responsible for program upgrades and other tasks, so as long as any new mecha arrives in the military area, they will definitely know about it.
"This speed, this agility, and this energy intensity are so much worse than before. How did they do it?!"
"General Maiwei's mecha is too powerful. It's not even on the same level as the opponent. There's no suspense in this match anymore."
"General Maiwei's mecha has been assigned to a team for program maintenance this year. They must know something, but they haven't said anything."
"We don't know what's going on either." The person in front said, looking back.
Segri turned his head and looked at Tao Yuan, suddenly feeling a little flustered. He has always been known as a programming genius and is recognized as the youngest but most promising person in the entire department. His biggest wish is to get Mai Wei's recognition and become his exclusive programmer, but looking at the battle scene just now, Mai Wei's mecha has become so powerful that it is impossible for him to do it now.
Maiwei won, and won beautifully. The opponent had almost no power to fight back and was crushed by Maiwei for a while. In order to protect the mecha, he automatically surrendered.
Although everyone was shocked and confused, they were still very happy that Maiwei won. After the live broadcast ended, everyone walked out while discussing with smiles on their faces.
Tao Yuan also stood up and walked out. Segri was looking at his back with an expressionless face, as if he was thinking about something.
Mai Wei won the honorary title of the empire's strongest mecha warrior. The entire military region was very happy and prepared to celebrate.
Tao Yuan planned to be a lonely and melancholic person in this life, so he would not participate in any celebration, big or small, and would just stay alone.
The next day, Tao Yuan sat in his office, bored and lost in thought, remembering the original owner and his lover. He wondered, if he only had one lifetime's worth of memories, and already deeply loved someone, yet was forced by his family to marry and have children with someone he didn't love, how painful would that be?
The programmers were sitting in the rest area outside in groups of three or four, drinking coffee and chatting. The topic that almost everyone was talking about now was, of course, how Maiwei crushed his opponents and became the strongest warrior in the empire.
The protagonist of the topic, Mai Wei, suddenly walked into the programming department. When those people saw him, they immediately became excited.
"Look, look, General Maiwei is coming."
"So handsome! No matter when I look at him, General Maiwei is truly the most handsome man I have ever seen."
"Segri, go and greet them."
"He must be here to talk to a team leader about something. He can go and say hello after they finish talking." Segri said with a smile.
Then Mai Wei walked out of Tao Yuan's office under the gaze of those people.
Mai Wei raised his hand to press the glass door, but saw Tao Yuan in a daze with tears in his eyes and a very sad expression, which made him stunned for a moment before he pressed the glass door.
Hearing the sudden sound of music, Tao Yuan suddenly came back to his senses. He looked up and saw Mai Wei standing outside. He immediately turned around and wiped his tears, then opened the glass door. He was too engrossed in his thoughts just now, and because he felt too much of the original owner's sad emotions, he couldn't help but cry.
After Mai Wei walked in, he pressed the glass door from the inside, and then the glass wall and glass door all turned dark blue. No one from inside could see outside, and no one from outside could see inside.
The people outside were stunned, and then they started to speculate one after another about the reason why Mai Wei came to see Tao Yuan. Although they all knew that Tao Yuan was brought in by Mai Wei, they were still curious about the fact that Mai Wei came to see Tao Yuan in person.
Tao Yuan looked at Mai Wei and asked, "What's wrong?"
Mai Wei walked over, sat down and said, "I'm here to congratulate you."
"Congratulations?" Tao Yuan was stunned for a moment and said, "I should be the one congratulating you. You won the title of the strongest soldier, which is given only once every three years. The entire military region is happy for you. Why are you congratulating me?"
"Because since I came back yesterday, until now, I haven't waited for you to look for me or send me a message. Since you didn't come to congratulate me, then I have no choice but to come to congratulate you."
Seeing that he looked very dissatisfied, Tao Yuan smiled and said, "Then what do you want to congratulate me for?"
"Not only can you be promoted three levels in a row now, but my father also said that if you can achieve even greater results in the future, he will consider giving you a military rank. The promotion notice will be coming soon, and there will be bonuses. However, as for the military rank, you can only obtain it with your current fake identity. Your real identity must not be exposed."
"As long as I can achieve my goal of revenge, I don't care about anything else." Tao Yuan said calmly.
"So getting promoted and obtaining a military rank doesn't make you happy?" Mai Wei looked at him and asked.
"I think you deserve more joy for receiving the title of the Empire's Strongest Mecha Warrior," Tao Yuan said. "How about I cook for you myself to celebrate?"
"That would be great." Mai Wei raised his eyebrows.
Tao Yuan glanced at the time and said, "Studio time is over. Do you want to do it at your place or mine?"
"Do it?" The scene in Mai Wei's dream appeared uncontrollably in his mind again.
Tao Yuan then realized that he had made a pun, and then forced himself to remain calm, pretending not to realize it and said, "I have the ingredients. How about you come over to my place and cook for me?"
"Come to my place. With my authority, you can choose many high-quality ingredients. Whatever you want, someone will deliver it to you immediately." Mai Wei instantly had other purposes in his mind, so he wanted to take Tao Yuan to his place.
"Let's go." Tao Yuan stood up and said.
Mai Wei also stood up, and the two walked out together.
When people outside saw the two walking together, they couldn't help but look at them, but this was also because Mai Wei was the focus wherever he went.
When he walked to the top of the corridor outside, Segri was about to go back. When he saw Mai Wei and Tao Yuan coming out together, he was stunned for a moment, then looked at Mai Wei with a smile.
"Brother Mai Wei, where are you going? I..."
"We have important things to do, you go and do your own thing." Mai Wei said as he walked past him without even giving him a glance.
Segri originally wanted to say that he would go with them, but before he could say anything, he was interrupted by Maiwei.
Segri looked at the backs of the two men, the smile on his face slowly disappeared, and his eyes became very gloomy.
Arriving at Mai Wei's residence, Tao Yuan went straight to the kitchen, selected the ingredients on the computer, and then waited for them to be delivered. While waiting, Tao Yuan took the opportunity to visit Mai Wei's residence. As he looked around, he thought that the treatment of a general-level official was indeed good. Such a large and luxurious duplex was not something that ordinary people could live in, no matter what era.
Mai Wei went to take a shower. When he came out, Tao Yuan was already cooking.
Mai Wei went to the wine room and got out two bottles of wine, then sat in the restaurant, drinking and watching Tao Yuan cook. He felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction in his heart at this moment.
Tao Yuan quickly prepared several dishes. After serving them on the table, he looked at Mai Wei and said, "Try it and see if it tastes good."
Mai Wei picked up a piece of braised beef with a fork, put it in his mouth and was stunned for a moment after tasting it. He really didn't expect that Tao Yuan's cooking would be so delicious. This beef was no worse than that made by the military chef.
"Is it delicious?" Tao Yuan looked at him expectantly.
"Your cooking skills are so good?" Mai Wei was really surprised. Nowadays, except for professional chefs, few people cook their own food, and even fewer can cook so well.
"I practiced it specifically." Tao Yuan knew how to cook in his original world. After traveling through so many lives, he would occasionally cook for his lover.
Mai Wei looked at Tao Yuan for a while, then opened another bottle of wine and poured a glass for Tao Yuan. "This is Fragrant Honey Wine, try it."
Tao Yuan picked up the wine glass and sniffed it first. It was very sweet, then he took a sip and found it not very strong. However, Tao Yuan knew in his heart that this wine was delicious and had a strong aftertaste.
"It tastes good." After finishing a glass, Tao Yuan looked at Mai Wei's bottle of wine and said, "I'll have some of yours."
"This wine is very strong. Are you sure you want to drink it?" Mai Wei looked at him and said.
"Let me try some." Tao Yuan extended the wine glass.
Mai Wei poured him half a cup.
Tao Yuan frowned immediately after taking a sip, but still drank half the glass of wine.
The two of them ate, chatted and drank at the same time. The two bottles of wine were soon empty, so Mai Wei went to get another bottle of fruit wine for Tao Yuan.
The two of them ate and drank, and two hours passed quickly. Tao Yuan felt dizzy from drinking and stood up to go back.
Mai Wei immediately stood up, strode over to support him and said, "You can't even walk to the door like this, how are you going to go back? Take a break first and sober up."
Mai Wei half hugged and half embraced Tao Yuan and walked towards the living room.
Tao Yuan was completely exhausted, leaning limply against him. Although he felt dizzy, he was still conscious. He knew that Mai Wei had given him so much delicious wine for a purpose, hoping to have sex with him after drinking. He hesitated, wondering whether to let him succeed.
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