Chapter 124 It's not impossible to help you.
Three days later, at the Alliance Elite Training Center.
"Miss Ning, your progress is incredibly rapid!" Fang Yan exclaimed as he watched her sheathe her sword. "If you continue like this, you may soon break through to the next level."
Ning Shuyin's dozen or so consecutive dodges were performed with great ease.
Moreover, the stability of her movements is exceptionally high. It's not uncommon for an average trainee to perform a movement correctly once or twice. The challenge lies in maintaining that stability as if it were the first time, even as physical exertion increases.
The alliance has almost no female warriors, and he originally thought that this Miss Ning was just here to learn some self-defense techniques for women.
Unexpectedly, her skill level had already surpassed that of those low-level warriors.
Moreover, she was not delicate at all during training; she was incredibly hardworking.
Fang Yan's admiration deepened even further.
Ning Shuyin diligently honed her skills, not only for self-defense, but also for another reason she couldn't reveal—the Rose Society, which she could no longer return to.
The news of Situ Linchen's outburst at Rose Gray and his subsequent punishment of the vice president on the day of the incident at the movie theater had already spread like wildfire.
After this incident, it's no longer possible for her to pretend to be weak and deceive others, to go back to work as an ordinary office worker, and to use her night shift to enter the computer room to delete data for Su Qianqian.
She would probably be given a grand welcome as soon as she steps into the company.
From the receptionist to the president, everyone pays close attention to her every move and treats her with utmost respect.
There won't even be any space for free movement, let alone working the grueling night shift.
If you want to delete data, you have to find another way, sneaking into the computer room undetected.
"Fang Yan, I was just about to ask you about breaking through combat power levels..." Ning Shuyin wanted to ask Fang Yan about his experience in breaking through his ability level, but the system notification suddenly sounded.
She had a bad feeling.
Things turned out exactly as she had predicted.
[Host, we have detected that Caesar, an important male supporting character in the novel, has gone missing. The probability of him being in danger is greater than 99.99%.]
This event will significantly reduce the stability of the storyline in the target area.
Ning Shuyin's heart skipped a beat. She barely heard what Fang Yan said next about breaking through the level of superpowers.
"System, Caesar is out of contact? What does that mean?"
[Literal meaning, host. According to this system's monitoring of world data, Caesar's vital signs have gone missing. He is currently untraceable.]
Ning Shuyin frowned.
I thought back to the last time I saw him at the ancient civilization art exhibition. I remembered his conversation with Gu Lei.
According to them, the high-dimensional object she named "Multicolored Black" harbors a threat to this world.
Caesar would take the things with him and throw them as far away as possible. Was that why he was in danger?
Ning Shuyin suddenly felt as if she had suddenly become an interstellar firefighter.
A decline in world stability directly threatens the stability of the main storyline, so she, as the "plot maintainer," has to get to work.
She left the training room like a gust of wind, leaving Fang Yan standing there dumbfounded: "Miss Ning, what happened?"
As Ning Shuyin hurried toward the helipad, she found Goat's contact information in her address book.
She did not act rashly.
Caesar had his own loyal team and advisors. The most logical approach was to contact his people first.
The communication was immediately established.
That iconic goatee appeared in the holographic projection.
"Ms. Ning, it's an honor to receive your call." The goat had a warm smile on his face.
Ning Shuyin's eyes narrowed for a moment, then her expression immediately returned to normal: "I need to speak with Mr. Caesar about something, and I'd like to ask if he's available now?"
The goat touched its nose.
“Miss Ning, this is really unfortunate.” Goat gave an apologetic smile. “Wang is currently inspecting an important project, and all communications are temporarily shut down. This is his usual practice, so please don’t worry.”
After saying that, he added, "Please try not to disturb him."
"Really? When will he be able to finish work?"
"I don't know about that. But just an hour ago, he sent me a text message saying that he would be busy with work for a few more days."
The goat continued with a smile, "Speaking of which, when will Miss Ning have time to visit the outer border again? I'll make arrangements to receive her then."
"Okay, I'll definitely do it next time." Ning Shuyin smiled and hung up the call, but the smile on her face immediately disappeared after the call ended.
Something's not right.
The goat was Caesar's close attendant. If he didn't want to reveal Caesar's whereabouts to outsiders, there was absolutely no need for him to answer without being asked and tell her that Caesar had recently sent a message.
She glanced at the time on her personal terminal.
My gaze fell on the signal sign in the upper right corner.
She suddenly remembered the time Caesar took her to the outer reaches of space. There was a 48-hour communication delay between the Alliance core area where Planet A was located and the outer star system.
Her conversation with the goat was real-time. This means one thing—the goat is not currently in the outer star system.
How can someone who is not outside the circle claim to have received a message from Caesar an hour ago?
There's something fishy about this.
A question arose in her mind. She recalled more, such as the three assassins in the labyrinth of love.
Ning Shuyin activated the Hyperdimensional Ledger again without hesitation.
He tried hard to recall the steps Zhou Zhiheng took last time when he investigated his assistant Alex's betrayal.
This time, she set her sights on goats.
"Hyperdimensional Ledger, please deduce, with the goat's betrayal as the given outcome, all possible abnormal nodes that could form a logical chain in reverse search."
Time ticked by. The wind on the tarmac ruffled her hair.
From a distance, the girl appeared slender and surrounded by a hazy white light.
She faced the wind, exuding elegance and grace, as if awaiting an answer from some distant starry sky.
The console performs high-speed calculations, and the ledger interface is clear and concise.
However, just as a massive amount of clues were converging, the console's processing speed suddenly slowed down.
The data on the screen became choppy.
[Warning: Ledger computing power insufficient. The target object involves multi-layered encrypted information from extraterrestrial star systems, and further in-depth analysis is not currently supported.]
So close!
She reluctantly restarted the calculation, but the result was still the same: it would get stuck at that node.
Ning Shuyin stretched out her finger, wanting to close the interface.
However, a call with the highest priority popped up directly in the ledger's internal address book.
"Ning Shuyin!" A flamboyant voice demanded an explanation.
The holographic projection lit up, revealing Zhou Zhiheng's handsome face.
Today he wore his hair in a low ponytail, a navy blue traditional Chinese robe, and even had a pair of small round-lens frameless glasses perched on his nose.
"What did you do with the ledger? My quantitative trading models across the entire star system almost collapsed."
Ning Shuyin looked guilty. She hadn't expected to cause such a commotion.
She hesitated. Should she ask Zhou Zhiheng for computing power? But the calculations just now almost caused a disaster. Would he give it to her?
But to find Caesar, she at least needed to confirm whether the goat was a viable entry point.
After weighing the pros and cons, she decided to be honest: "Caesar has disappeared. I was just looking into someone, Caesar's strategist, the Goat."
She spoke calmly, at a moderate pace.
Zhou Zhiheng looked displeased after hearing her explanation: "Hmph, what does his disappearance have to do with me?"
Ning Shuyin explained, "The high-dimensional fragment that Caesar took away at the museum last time was very dangerous. He probably got into trouble on his way to throw it away."
"So, I'd like you to lend me some more computing power so I can find out the truth."
Zhou Zhiheng's purple eyes flashed with emotion. He showed no surprise upon hearing these words.
After returning from the corridor of memories, he had obviously done some investigation and knew the whereabouts of the golden grain of rice, which was also the "colorful black".
Ning Shuyin awaited his reply. She wasn't sure if he would agree.
Zhou Zhiheng seemed to feel that this crisis was somewhat related to him, and finally spoke up: "It's not that I can't help you."
Ning Shuyin was about to thank him when he pointed at his own personal terminal with his slender fingers, and then pointed at hers.
"However, I have one condition."
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