Dual Worlds: I Have a Doomsday World

As long as the management is meticulous enough, every node will have a corresponding record.

days ago, 3 PM, passing through the Modu Region.

If all goes according to plan, the records from Hongshan Camp alone should be enough to narrow it down to a general area.

After preparing the letter, Lin Qi found Wang Ziru and gave his instructions. "Deliver this to Ding Yang. Just like last time, make sure he reads it himself."

Wang Ziru nodded seriously and quickly arranged for a team to move out.

Lin Qi returned to the conference room. Barring any surprises, he wouldn’t receive a detailed report from Hongshan Camp until tomorrow.

The matter was critical, so Ding Yang would definitely send someone to Headquarters to verify the information.

Then, they would cross-reference the records from multiple Survivor Camps while ensuring confidentiality to identify the suspected target.

The back-and-forth would take time. In fact, knowing Ding Yang’s personality, he might even travel to Headquarters himself to ensure absolute secrecy.

There was still a long time before the Door’s cooldown was complete. Not wanting to waste time, Lin Qi began to meditate at half efficiency.

...

「1:58 AM, March 25, 2089. Lin Qi returned to the Cyber World.」

His head was throbbing slightly—a result of excessive Meditation.

In the Doomsday World, he had a "buff" that made excessive meditation effortless, but back in the Cyber World, he still felt some discomfort.

’I still need to meditate for a while to reach the next stage, probably about seven or eight days, but at least I don’t have to be so anxious anymore.’

This past month had been the busiest and most eventful time of Lin Qi’s life.

From Red Fruit City to Greenfield City, then back to Red Fruit, and now all the way to Alliance City.

The Cyber World alone was enough to keep Lin Qi swamped, to say nothing of his affairs in the Doomsday World.

If it weren’t for the abundant energy of an Extraordinary Professional, Lin Qi would have collapsed long ago.

Lin Qi lay down on the bed, ready for a good night’s sleep.

He had barely laid his head down when an email from Liu Xuan suddenly arrived, before he could even drift off to sleep.

"The Liu Clan’s security team will arrive in Alliance City at 8 AM. We’ll go with them to the Council Building, hand over the S-Class Pharmacy Literature, and then return to Red Fruit City immediately."

Reading the email, Lin Qi sighed to himself.

’A corporation is a corporation, after all. Even as a director, I still have to work like a beast of burden.’

’The Liu Clan certainly moves fast. They put together a security team for this escort mission in just one day.’

’Technically, today was supposed to be my day off, but the Mercenary Corps just had to have a mission.’

’I was planning to sleep in until nine, but so much for getting any rest.’

’Oh well. I can rest when I get back to Red Fruit City.’

’I need to take a day off to visit the old man at the Prosthetic Clinic. I hope he doesn’t wear himself out playing the part of the Divine Iron Bull.’

With these thoughts running through his head, Lin Qi set his alarm for 7:30 AM.

That gave him half an hour to wash up before meeting the security team and heading to the Council Building...

Lin Qi could get a little over five hours of rest.

He was working around the clock across two worlds, yet this was all the rest he got. Thank goodness he was a Tier Three Wizard.

...

His consciousness was roused by the alarm set by his Intelligent Brain.

Lin Qi opened his eyes, feeling little fatigue.

For someone like Lin Qi, who had clawed his way up from the bottom of Cyber Society, survived its cutthroat academic world, and then worked at a corporation for over a year, the pressure was actually manageable.

From a purely energetic standpoint, he could continue working nonstop for several more days and still perform every task flawlessly.

After all, he was a workhorse powered by the Extraordinary.

He got up quickly and washed his face.

At 7:58 AM sharp, Lin Qi arrived at Brother Green Hair’s door.

Like Lin Qi, Brother Green Hair was full of energy.

Unlike Lin Qi, Brother Green Hair had actually gotten a full day of rest. Plus, with his high-spec Prosthetic Body, he was a bona fide nuclear-powered workhorse.

"Liu Xuan’s here," he said. "The Liu Clan’s security team arrived early. They’re waiting for us at the docking port on the roof."

Lin Qi had already received an email from Liu Xuan, urging him to hurry.

From a corporate standpoint, the handover of the S-Class Pharmacy Literature and the subsequent transport mission were extremely serious affairs that allowed no room for error.

As expected, the Black Market site DEEP was undoubtedly filled with bounties for the S-Class Pharmacy Literature.

Whether any Mercenary Corps would be daring enough to make a move depended on the power of the client who posted the bounty.

It wasn’t just about the size of the reward; the client behind the scenes also needed the capability to actually handle such a prize.

S-Class Pharmacy—this was tied to the Big Business Alliance’s, and even the Eastern Alliance’s, strategic plans for the entire Pharmacy industry within the Asian Administrative Region.

Lin Qi and Brother Green Hair left the suite that had been their home for the past several days.

They took the elevator to the rooftop docking port and saw the Liu Clan’s security team.

A full six Floating Vehicles!

Three of the vehicles were openly displaying their armaments, bristling with A-Class firepower and even some S-Class Weapons.

The other three were more discreet, but one could easily guess their hidden firepower was no less formidable.

These were the types of vehicles that required special permission from the Big Business Alliance to even enter Alliance City.

To take on a formation like this by force, you would probably need more than one Tier Four Extraordinary, not to mention a meticulously planned operation.

Liu Xuan was waiting for Lin Qi inside one of the Floating Vehicles, a fact his Spiritual Vision saw with perfect clarity.

’Twenty A-Class Prosthetic Implanters and one S-Class... that’s the one who was overseeing Greenfield City.’

The armed Floating Vehicles were only one part of the security detail. The S-Class Prosthetic Implanter was the real heavyweight.

This S-Class Prosthetic Implanter was a member of the Liu Clan: Liu Xinglu, the younger brother of the clan’s leader, Liu Xingyuan, and Liu Xuan’s fourth uncle.

At that moment, Liu Xinglu was sitting directly across from Liu Xuan.

And, according to Liu Xuan’s email, Lin Qi was supposed to ride in the same vehicle as her.

For some reason, seeing Liu Xuan’s elder made Lin Qi feel inexplicably nervous.

He wasn’t scared, just... a little apprehensive.

His thoughts were complex, but his actions were swift. Lin Qi quickly boarded the Floating Vehicle, made his way to the second level, and saw Liu Xuan.

This was an armed Floating Vehicle, so the space on the second level wasn’t as spacious as the one he had taken to get here.

Still, there was a C-shaped sofa area with a coffee table in the center.

Liu Xuan and Liu Xinglu were sitting opposite each other, and Liu Xuan had intentionally left an empty seat next to her, by the aisle.

It was clearly the seat meant for him.

"So you’re Lin Qi?"

Liu Xinglu looked at Lin Qi, his gaze scrutinizing.

Lin Qi’s senses were keen; he immediately felt a subtle tension in the air.

"Sit."

Before Lin Qi could speak, Liu Xuan gestured to the seat beside her.

Then she looked at Liu Xinglu and said, "This is Lin Qi, a member of the board of directors for our United Pharmaceutical."

As Lin Qi walked to Liu Xuan’s side, he considered her choice of words.

She seemed to have deliberately emphasized the words "member of the board of directors."

’So that’s where the tension is coming from,’ Lin Qi thought.

’Company shares?’

’A conflict over the internal distribution of profits?’

Outwardly, Lin Qi showed no sign of this, simply sitting down naturally beside Liu Xuan. "Hello, I’m Lin Qi," he said.

He nodded at Liu Xinglu.

At the same time, Lin Qi activated his Spiritual Vision to carefully assess Liu Xinglu.

’A Pure Prosthetic Implanter, huh.’

’Full-body S-Class prosthetics, including a special type built from Extraordinary Items... also known as an Immortal Prosthetic Body. His on-paper specs are impressive.’

’But for an Underworld Wizard like me, this kind of Pure Prosthetic Implanter is just a paper tiger.’

’One touch and he’d shatter!’

’If I wanted to, I could dismantle all his prosthetics in an instant!’

’I could make him regrow flesh and blood in a matter of minutes, stripping him of everything he takes pride in!’

Liu Xinglu glanced at Liu Xuan, then back at Lin Qi. His attitude wasn’t overtly hostile. He introduced himself as well, "I’m on the board of directors for Liu’s Heavy Industries. And I’m Liu Xuan’s fourth uncle."