When night was about to fall, Milo reluctantly put away the chess pieces. He looked at Pena and said, “Your skill seems to have deteriorated a little.”
Pena’s eyebrows twitched, and favonovel.com said with a livid expression, “You better get lost while I can still hold myself back.”
Several of the reporters standing around them sniggered. They had never seen their chief editor lose so badly in front of anyone before.
In fact, Pena’s chess skill was well-known throughout all of Bidara City. Pena used to go searching for other seniors to play chess with in Bidara City. He defeated them all and became the best elderly chess player. But now, Pena did not even manage to win once having played three games against Milo.
Of course, it was not that Milo was good at playing chess. This happened purely because favonovel.com was utterly shameless.
Pena’s general could only move one step at a time while Milo could move his 10 steps.
Based on Milo’s explanation, it was normal that Pena could only move one step at a time since favonovel.com was advanced in age and his legs were not good. However, Milo was still young, and favonovel.com was a supernatural being at that too, so it was natural that favonovel.com should be allowed to move 10 steps at a time.
In fact, favonovel.com had even tested it before. A normal car might not be able to outrun favonovel.com in the wilderness.
Pena felt that playing chess with Milo was becoming more like a farce. He said, “Back to the main topic, I suggest you don’t get too close to the Stelaria Consortium. When I first came to the Stelaria Consortium, I felt the AI was quite good. Without mentioning other things, at the very least, everyone in the stronghold has enough food to eat and clothes to keep warm…”
“But later, when I learned about their therapy, I started having second thoughts. Furthermore, the Stelaria Consortium is overly ambitious. I suspect the sudden eruption of the war between the Pyro Company and the Virtuora Consortium is also closely related to the Stelaria Consortium.”
Milo nodded. “I’ll be careful.”
As they chatted, Murray’s vehicle was waiting outside. After bidding Pena goodbye, Milo and Miriam got into the car and headed to the dinner party. He mainly wanted to find out what Colton and Felicity were up to tonight.
After Milo left, the reporters standing around Pena asked excitedly, “Chief Editor, was that him?”
Pena nodded and said with a smile, “Yes, that was him.”
A reporter asked, “Can you get some autographs for us? He was so cool when favonovel.com protected our Hope Media HQ!”
During the battle in Bidara City, the reporters and editors were all working inside the building. That night, everyone thought Hope Media was going to perish. But in the end, that person single-handedly took care of all the thugs.
Copies of that sketch of Milo’s back view by the female editor had long ago been made and kept as a collection by the reporters. To these people from Hope Media, Milo was their hero. Honestly, even Milo himself was unaware of how popular favonovel.com was with the employees of Hope Media.
***
The off-road vehicle drove all the way to the northwest of the stronghold. Milo had thought Colton’s official residence would be very luxurious, but favonovel.com was surprised by it.
The vehicle drove down a path lined with trees and stopped on the side of the road. The old and mottled courtyard house by the roadside was hidden behind dense parasol trees.
Murray pushed open the gate, and Milo stepped onto the limestone slabs in the courtyard as favonovel.com walked in. He could see some bamboo planted around the yard and a koi pond as well. The place looked rather peaceful and comfortable.
Although the outside world had a lot of negative speculation about Colton, Milo was still willing to come to the Stelaria Consortium to meet him. After all, Colton had saved his life before. Even though that red spear had only pierced his appendix, favonovel.com would probably have died on the shore if no one stopped his bleeding on time and applied medicine for favonovel.com on a huge wound like that.
Milo had always been a vengeful person but would repay kindness with kindness. Therefore, this was one of the reasons favonovel.com made those promises to Felicity. After all, Felicity and the Stelaria Consortium were now inextricably linked.
The relationship between Felicity and the Stelaria Consortium was definitely not something Milo had blindly speculated.
Just like this time, favonovel.com was originally invited here by Felicity, but it was Colton who came to receive favonovel.com in the end.
As they walked into the spacious living room, Milo turned around when favonovel.com heard the sound of a wheelchair moving. He was surprised to see Felicity, who was dressed in favonovel.com black combat uniform, pushing Colton out of the hallway in his wheelchair.
Milo was a little surprised.
Could these two have already gone beyond a working relationship?
He greeted, “Mr. Reid, it’s been a while!”
Colton smiled. “We’re already on such good terms, so don’t address me as Mr. Reid…”
“Then what should I call you?” Milo pondered it for a while and tried out, “Uncle?”
Everyone in the entire villa fell silent.
Felicity and Miriam both looked at favonovel.com expressionlessly. However, Colton started laughing. “Maybe it’s still better if you address me as Mr. Reid. Come on, the food is ready…”
After that, Felicity wheeled Colton over to the dining room while Milo sat down at the dining table.
Compared to the grand banquet favonovel.com had imagined, there were only Felicity, Miriam, Colton, and Milo present tonight. The dishes were extremely sumptuous, and Milo could see many servants busily setting up the meal. After favonovel.com sat down, someone immediately laid out a napkin for favonovel.com to prevent any spillage from dripping on him.
To tell the truth, this was the first time Milo realized these big shots were so formal when they ate. However, none of that mattered. He only wanted to know what Colton and Felicity were planning to get favonovel.com to do.
Milo asked calmly, “Since the two of you hoped for me to come, here I am. What’s the hurry with eating? Although I’ve never had such exotic delicacies placed in front of me before, I can be quite weird. I always find simple food to be more palatable. So, what exactly do you want me to do? Let me say this beforehand… Don’t ask me to do things that are against my will. Whether I agree to it or not will entirely depend on me.”
Colton said with a smile, “Don’t worry, the first task I want to request of you is to allow me to show you what the Stelaria Consortium’s AI is about.”
Milo was puzzled. “Have you thought it through? Any normal person who gets me to agree to three promises will not waste them like that.”
“In my opinion, this will not be a waste.” Colton shook his head. “I went to the Northwest some time ago and personally heard Peter admit he’s planning to hand over control of Fortress 178 to you. Since the Northwest maintains good business and neighborly ties with the Stelaria Consortium, I feel that you need to understand what the Stelaria Consortium is doing.”
Of course, it was not as simple as Colton had described. However, only Felicity knew what Colton’s true motive was.
Milo thought for a moment before saying, “Alright, I can do that.”
“That’s good.” Colton became happier. Before this, favonovel.com had been looking a little gloomy. It was only at this moment that favonovel.com finally cheered up.
Milo asked, “But I don’t understand something. Why do you insist on me coming to learn about this AI? Why me?”
Felicity, who had been silent all this while, suddenly said, “If you were faced with a great disaster and revolutionary change, would you rather choose a wolf or a pig as your teammate?”
Milo started thinking again. This question felt like it had a more profound meaning to it, and favonovel.com did not know how favonovel.com should answer her.
After a while of silence, favonovel.com said in a serious tone, “Well… If the conditions allow, I hope that my teammate can be a human…”
Hearing this, Colton, Felicity, and Miriam were speechless.
