As the comments in the group chat became increasingly explosive, the prince's face grew darker and darker, resembling a stormy night with dark clouds looming over him.
Fortunately, he usually pays attention to protecting his personal privacy and has not communicated with others casually.
If Naza hadn't gotten into trouble, he wouldn't have desperately sought help from Jennifer for the first time, and wouldn't have happened to encounter a "real survivor." It's conceivable that if he had seen the other infected people's seemingly well-intentioned remarks, he would have followed suit, and might have even implicated Naza much earlier.
Yin Zhu had obviously thought of this as well, and comforted Wang Zi slightly: "Well, you're still just a child. When I was your age, I often got my personal information stolen online."
Of course, back then she also frequently lied online, and her history of boasting and exaggeration was full of embarrassing stories.
However, looking around the group, apart from a group of infected individuals with Class A citizen status who were clearly identified, almost no one was speaking. Yin Zhu thought for a moment and decided to test the waters further: "Are you kidding me? Aren't infected people supposed to be mentally challenged and unable to join the group?"
Dawn's Shadow: "That's below Grade A. For Grade A citizens, cyber skills are as easy as eating."
Shadow of Dawn: "You don't believe what we're saying? Leave your address, and I'll meet you so you can see for yourself if what I said is true. How about it? Do you dare to come?"
Descendant of the Dragon: "Come on then, I'm in room 302 of the Hidden Pavilion. If you've got the guts, come on over."
Upon seeing the conversation between the two, the worm was momentarily at a loss as to whether it should pity the other party. After all, the Hidden God Tower had become an area of strange tales and rules; it was easy to get in, but not so easy to get out.
It seems that the news of the problem at Shenyin Tower hasn't spread outside, indicating that no one has come out alive.
Why didn't any of the many people come out?
The worm looked at the prince, who was amused by the conversation. The boy who was covering his mouth and chuckling seemed normal, but the worm still suspected that the prince or Eve had done something to the Hidden Tower, but he had no evidence.
"Alright, stop playing around and don't forget the important thing."
Hirano Shan interrupted Yin Zhu's online banter, since the internet was too time-consuming, and even if they were tricked into entering Shenyin Tower one-on-one, it would be a drop in the ocean compared to the number of infected people in the entire inner city.
To truly solve the problems of Vina City, talk therapy alone won't cure Cyber's disease.
“However, it’s getting late today, so we can discuss the specific plans tomorrow.” The worm glanced at the time and stepped forward to smooth things over: “Starting tomorrow, we’re in for a tough battle.”
This reasoning did convince others.
The prince made simple arrangements for everyone's accommodations—his home was a three-story villa, all the servants were robots, his father rarely returned, and most of the rooms were empty.
The third floor was the master bedroom, and the second floor was the guest room. Yin Zhu's room was next to Naza's and Hirano San's, while only the Worm was assigned to a room at the end of the corridor, several empty rooms away from the three women. The prince was quite self-righteous about this:
"You're a man, you can't live too close to them."
"What if they're in danger?" the worm joked.
"With your build? I could beat you up. Who can you protect?" The prince looked the worm up and down, his eyes filled with disdain as he glanced at the worm's pale face, which had become pale from being cooped up indoors for so long.
It's not that the prince is exaggerating, but as Class A citizens, their physical condition is inherently stronger than that of many lower-class citizens.
After all, lower-class citizens can make do with insect protein as long as they don't die, while the lower classes have artificial intelligence that monitors their health daily and carefully plans healthy meals. They can eat meat and fish as they please, which is incomparable to those at the bottom of society.
After being looked down upon by a child, the worm touched its nose, smiled wryly, and decided not to make a fool of itself.
He had lived in the inner city before, so he knew how different the food was. Many members of the resistance had been there before, which gave them even more motivation—
Only those who have witnessed the rising sun can truly hate the endless night.
Those who have lived in smog from the beginning and have not received much education are already used to a hopeless life. They would be grateful to God if they could live a slightly better life.
Late at night, Yin Zhu got up groggily to go to the bathroom.
Suddenly I saw a person standing by the window in the corridor looking at the bright moonlight outside. Because of the backlight, the moonlight outlined a black human figure, which was quite frightening to see in the middle of the night.
Aren't you going to sleep?
Yin Zhu rubbed her eyes sleepily and yawned.
Why aren't you asleep either?
It's a worm.
"No, I was asleep. I woke up in the middle of the night, probably because I drank too much water during the day." Since the building's AI didn't have an alarm in the middle of the night, Yin Zhu wasn't too worried at first. The figure was probably the person living in the house.
The prince's house not only has surveillance, but also many other technologies that can prevent outsiders from infiltrating.
“Oh,” the worm tried to end the conversation.
"What's wrong? Were you hurt by the prince? Can't sleep?" This was the only thing Yin Zhu could think of. This guy was usually carefree and didn't seem like he would have something on his mind and be unable to sleep.
Since it was Yin Zhu who brought up the topic, the worm suddenly had a strong urge to confide in others and wanted to tell them his story.
He hasn't mentioned it in a long time.
So long that he sometimes forgot that he was originally from the inner city, but left the inner city when his family fell into ruin.
The worm opened its mouth and blurted out, "I remembered something from the past."
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