This time, his knowledge and worldview returned to the examination room of the past, but his Brain Reaction Index was already ten times what it was back then.
The Dream Weaving Bug made him do questions, it was practically handed to him for free.
Actually, Ren Zhong felt that if this nightmare chose the time when he was about to collapse in the small grove, it might have been more dangerous.
But then he thought, if his memory also returned to that time, his parents’ last words would surely appear, and he might clear the level even faster than doing questions.
To be fair, doing questions was already the optimal choice.
Of course, if he had truly failed time and again in Starfire Town, seeing no hope, and personally witnessed following the despaired and aimlessly fleeing nomads, watching person after person fall by the wayside, either dying of exhaustion or starvation, or being devoured alive by the Ruined Beast, that might indeed become his nightmare, overshadowing the mere fear of doing questions.
But after all, this had not happened yet, and there was still a chance.
In any case, things had turned out surprisingly without further danger, otherwise, Ren Zhong and Zheng Tian wouldn’t be standing in the plaza of Starfire Resources right now.
"Could you calculate the amount for me, please?"
Seeing the other person hesitate, Ren Zhong urged, while having Zheng Tian bring over the Chip Storage Box and showing the female staff the chip list.
When the girl saw it, she took a sharp breath.
Two Fourth Level Crystal Chips, twenty-one Third Level Crystal Chips, forty-two Second Level Crystal Chips.
Isn’t this a professional team?!
She hurriedly waved her hand, "No...no, Mr. Ren, that’s not doable. The amount is too large, and I don’t have the authority to make purchases during overtime."
Ren Zhong widened his eyes, "Huh?"
This was something he hadn’t anticipated.
Zheng Tian was also unsure.
Ren Zhong: "So what should we do?"
"Mr. Ren, please wait a moment. The boss happened to be in the office today, I need to report to him. Please don’t leave! Wait for me!"
After speaking, the lady turned around and ran inside without waiting for Ren Zhong’s reply.
Ren Zhong frowned and looked at Zheng Tian, asking, "What’s going on here?"
Zheng Tian shook her head, "I’m not sure either. Should we...should we wait?"
Ren Zhong nodded, "Wait, after all, we don’t have another choice."
Zheng Tian said anxiously again, "It seems like our previous little tricks might not remain hidden."
Ren Zhong waved his hand indifferently, "From the moment I decided to go to the abandoned mine pit, it was impossible to hide it anymore."
After waiting for about three minutes, the woman ran out quickly again, waving from a distance, "Mr. Ren, the boss wants you to go to his office. Follow me. The other person should wait outside."
Although he had seen the gigantic submarine building countless times from the outside, entering it was his first experience.
Just as he entered, Ren Zhong felt as though he had stepped into another world.
A large number of robots moved back and forth rapidly along paths that seemed chaotic but were orderly and prevented collisions.
Conveyor belts artistically arranged, capable of making every OCD sufferer let out a sigh of relief.
Ruined Beast carcasses followed the conveyor belt through one module after another of machinery.
With each machine the carcass passed through, a component would be missing.
At the other end of the modular machinery was another slightly smaller conveyor belt leading elsewhere.
An entire Ruined Beast carcass would at most pass through dozens of modular machines before being disassembled into its most basic components.
This vast building felt like a massive, ultra-efficient assembly line factory, with only a few people sitting cross-legged in front of data-loaded control panels for monitoring.
This factory had pushed automation to the extreme.
In fact, these few technicians seemed unnecessary.
"Mr. Ren, stop looking. You can visit again next time. The boss is waiting for you at the top floor. He has a tight schedule, hurry up."
The female staff urged.
Just before entering the elevator, two guards in finely tailored Exoskeleton Armor approached, asking Ren Zhong to remove his armor.
Ren Zhong complied as directed.
A machine emerged from behind the wall, skillfully and neatly storing his armor on the adjacent shelf.
Ren Zhong stepped into the elevator, his heartbeat slightly accelerating.
This was an unforeseen contingency he had not expected.
Unexpectedly, before killing Lin Wang, he was able to meet the boss behind everything, who had power in Starfire Town second only to, or perhaps even exceeding, Ma Dafu.
It’s like meeting King Yan before killing the little demon, that’s how it felt.
If this building really was an airship, then the boss’s office location would be the bridge and cockpit.
Before entering the office, Ren Zhong mentally analyzed the boss’s information.
Name: Yang Bingzhong.
Identity: One of the bosses of Starfire Resource Recycling Company, the de facto manager in charge of operations.
This was information Ren Zhong had already known, coming from the mouths of Zheng Tian and Ma Dafu.
As for anything else, he was entirely unaware.
Zheng Tian had only ever seen this mysterious boss from Starfire Resources, whose existence everyone knew but almost no one had seen, two or three times from afar.
Ren Zhong had developed a strong curiosity about Yang Bingzhong due to Ma Dafu.
But since there was no possibility of any intersection between them, he didn’t want to expose too much information, so he never actively inquired.
He had planned to actively chat with Old Ma in the next couple of days to probe a bit, unexpectedly today he had an unexpected opportunity to meet in advance due to an accident.
"Alright, I’ll escort you here. Go in by yourself."
The female staff indicated with a motion before slipping away.
"Alright, thank you very much."
Ren Zhong responded politely.
The person paused slightly before leaving, and turned back to whisper, "Sorry, I already informed the boss about you coming here alone sell goods and our little transactions. I’m really not trying to betray you; I truly can’t hide anything from the boss."
"It’s fine, I understand. Thank you very much."
"Alright, go chat with the boss yourself."
Ren Zhong took a deep breath and lightly tapped on the door, "Hello, Mr. Yang, I’m Ren Zhong."