Apocalypse Online For All Worlds - Chapter 22

Chapter 22: Terminated

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Early the next morning.

Gu Qingshan put on his work uniform, had breakfast in the staff canteen, then reached his own laboratory soon after.

He took about five minutes to complete the topic that he had used to request for this lab, then he started to daydream.

Something wasn’t quite right.

He just couldn’t remember certain things.

He had forgotten so many things, including those battles that had pushed him to the verge of death, and how he had commanded the human troops to fight fiercely against the demons. He had forgotten several sword techniques and battle experiences, too.

All he had left were a bunch of pointless life experiences. He could remember those vividly.

Did he have to remain an idiot?

“System, can’t you unseal my memories earlier?” asked Gu Qingshan.

DING!

“Going through Space-time will attract the surveillance of dangerous parties, so the system has to seal both your memories and abilities so that you won’t attract any attention.”

“When can I have my memories back?” asked Gu Qingshan.

“Please wait patiently. You will need to travel between the two worlds about two more times before you can regain all your memories,” replied the system.

Gu Qingshan sighed.

If even his memories had been sealed away, then he was like an incomplete person.

The price of being reborn was too costly.

What was the War God Operating Interface afraid of?

Just as he was thinking about this, an electronic voice suddenly started speaking.

“Greetings, Number 41157. Director Su has asked you to wait in the office lobby.”

Gu Qingshan sat up, then got up and walked out.

Any researcher in the midst of doing research would not like to be interrupted unless someone from the company’s upper management wanted to see them.

But that didn’t make sense. The Impartiality Goddess had personally promised him to keep whatever happened the day before a secret, so she definitely wouldn’t have told anyone.

So why was someone from the Su family looking for him?

Gu Qingshan took the lift and reached the office lobby.

Two men wearing black uniforms approached him.

“Are you Gu Qingshan?” asked one of them.

“That’s right.”

“Come with me. Madam has called you over to a banquet.”

The only person they would call Madam would be the eldest daughter-in-law of the Su family, Su Xue’er’s mother.

Gu Qingshan was a little taken aback. He replied, “Okay.”

The two of them walked out of Changning Steel Mecha Tech with Gu Qingshan and headed for the Su residence in a flying shuttle.

After traveling for about twenty minutes in the flying shuttle, it landed near a vast lake.

Gu Qingshan walked out from the flying shuttle and looked around. All he could see was the shimmer of the lake from the wind blowing against the water.

There was an island in the middle of the lake, and that was where the Su residence was located.

The Su family of the nine counties was one of the founders of this country.

“Please take the small boat and head for the island in the middle of the lake,” instructed the men who had brought him to the lake. Then, they left him there.

Gu Qingshan thanked them and walked over to the side of the lake.

He didn’t raise any objections since he knew the rules around this place. Flying shuttles and other flying objects were not allowed to fly over the island in the middle of the lake.

Part of this consideration was for safety, but also for decorum.

There was a small boat waiting by the lakeside.

There was another young man already standing in the small boat.

“You must be Gu Qingshan, right?” the other young man greeted him with a smile.

“I am, but may I ask who you are?” asked Gu Qingshan.

“My surname is Bai. My name is Bai Hongyu. I’m from Baisha County,” the young man replied with a tinge of arrogance on his face.

The magistrate’s family of Baisha County was also a Bai.

Since this young man could stand here and have an opportunity to be on a boat headed for the Su residence, then he was very possibly from that Bai family—one of the nine major aristocratic families that ruled the Federation.

“Nice to meet you,” Gu Qingshan replied and started getting into the boat.

Bai Hongyu blocked his way. “Wait a moment.”

Gu Qingshan paused and looked at the other man.

Bai Hongyu had his nose in the air as he continued, “It’s that for a low-class fellow like you doesn’t attend the Su family’s banquet. Otherwise, you might make all the aristocrats at the banquet feel very uncomfortable.”

Gu Qingshan calmly said, “It’s Mrs. Su who invited me over.”

Bai Hongyu laughed with a mocking face, “Go back. I’ll tell Mrs. Su that you’re unwell and didn’t turn up.”

Gu Qingshan said, “And if I don’t go back?”

Bai Hongyu replied, “I’m from the Bai family of Baisha County, and the head of the Bai family is my father. That’s all I will say. You should know what will happen if you don’t listen to me.”

Gu Qingshan said, “Please, step aside.”

Bai Hongyu looked straight at Gu Qingshan as if he were looking at an idiot.

He shook his head and said, “We’re at the Su residence, so I don’t want to do anything impolite. But I will guarantee you that you’re going to regret this for the rest of your life.”

Gu Qingshan broke into a smile and replied, “I’ll make you regret this for the rest of your life right now.”

On the island in the middle of the lake.

In the Su residence gardens.

There was a middle-aged woman seated upright in the pavilion and focused on brewing her tea.

“Reporting to Madam. Bai Hongyu and Gu Qingshan have both reached the lake’s shore, but there’s a little problem.”

“What problem?” the middle-aged woman asked without even turning her head back.

“The two of them seem to have gotten into a conflict. Only one person has managed to get onto the boat and is on the way here right now.”

The middle-aged woman had a faint smile on her face as she murmured to herself, “Bai Hongyu has matured, after all, and knows how to make someone give in to him without putting up a fight. That’s good. That makes him worthy to be an aristocrat.”

“Madam, that’s not what happened. The one on the boat now is Gu Qingshan.”

The middle-aged woman asked in surprise, “Then, what about Bai Hongyu?”

“Gu Qingshan pulled all his clothes off and kicked him into the lake.”

The subordinate reporting continued in a low voice, “The Bai family and their guards have all come to the island in batches, and as per the custom for anyone here to ask for a daughter’s hand in marriage, Bai Hongyu has waited for a boat at the lakeside. That’s how he ended up being confronted by Gu Qingshan.”

“Outrageous!” The middle-aged woman shut her eyes and spoke again after she calmed down. “Tell Gu Qingshan to see me. Bring Bai Hongyu to the back to get changed and let him attend the banquet. I’ll go over and explain things to him personally later.”

“Yes Madam.”

The middle-aged woman was no longer in the mood to brew her tea. She laughed coldly and murmured, “This little toad dares to dream of climbing up the social ladder, eh?”

She quietly sat where she was and waited for that irritating, young punk to come over.

Gu Qingshan recognized her the minute he walked over.

Mrs. Su looked just like Su Xue’er, and since she often appeared in the news, it was impossible for him not to recognize her.

“Hello, Mrs. Su,” Gu Qingshan bowed.

Mrs. Su threw a glance at him and said, “Don’t talk. Just listen.”

Gu Qingshan froze and started to hear many sounds from a place not far from where they were.

This was the back garden. Not far in front was the banquet hall and hunting grounds.

The wind brought the voices of the people in those places over and they could be heard clearly.

In the noisy chatter, there were some speaking eloquently about world politics, while some were quietly exchanging business opportunities. As for the ladies, they were discussing which clothes and bags were more fashionable, or which holiday destination they were headed for.

Mrs. Su let Gu Qingshan listen to all this for a while before speaking again. “What did you hear?”

Gu Qingshan replied, “I’m hearing a lot of information on military movement and business dealings.”

Mrs. Su said, “That’s right. Those talking about the military are all military officers that are of higher rank than a Major. Those talking business are all descendants of the Su family and the Bai family. They’re now preparing to invest more than ten billion into starting a new company.”

“Everything they are doing will not only help the Federation to advance but will also improve the lives of the millions of ordinary citizens in this country.”

“As for the ladies, any piece of clothing or bags they mentioned are luxury items that you could never afford to buy even if you worked hard for several years.”

Mrs. Su turned to look at Gu Qingshan. “You are of such a lowly class—so poor and so weak. If Su Xue’er hadn’t spoken up for you, did you think you could really enter the Su family’s Changning Steel Mecha Tech yourself?”

Gu Qingshan was quiet for a few moments before replying very seriously, “Mrs. Su, based on my own capabilities, I am qualified to be part of the Research and Development Department.”

“You still don’t get it?” Mrs. Su shook her head.

She turned on her communication device and gave instructions, “Terminate Gu Qingshan of Changning Steel Mecha Tech’s Research and Development Department. With immediate effect.”

The moment Mrs. Su finished speaking, Gu Qingshan’s communication device started ringing.

The other party only said one sentence.

“From today onward, you have been terminated from work.”