Chapter 441: Silly Games

Lyca spent the whole night working with Lai Su and Ronan. Then spent the whole day sleeping, which meant she wasn't able to have some time to talk to Shen Qui. She was extremely busy, which was actually new to everyone around her.

Instead of sleeping, Lyca was actually working? Instead of looking for food, she was actually eating crackers in the lab? Everyone around her except Shen Qui started to wonder what was going on. After all, this was not like the Lyca that they knew.

Of course, they didn't know anything about Xu Ke. Everyone thought that this was because Lyca realized the money that they could get from the exhibit. The weapons and prototypes that they will display were actually top notch and it could attract governments and companies.

After a few days of being cooped up in her lab, Lyca and everyone else finally finished their security system. Something that they wanted to install In the hall where the exhibit would happen. This security system is not only motion censored. It also had the ability to detect any changes in temperature inside the room, and any use of radio waves would trigger its alarm.

Once the alarm is triggered, it would automatically release a poisonous gas that would kill people in a matter of seconds. Yes, Lyca's goal was to kill the thieves. She wanted to use this opportunity to create a new standard for security in this country.

"You look like sh*t." Tang Ruyi who visited Lyca in the ranch said. She came here with her grandfather and Tang Jinyi for the exhibit. "Did you and Shen Qui had a fight?"

Lyca made a face. What made her think that she would fight with Shen Qui? "No. We never fight."

"Then what's with the eye bags? I don't remember you having one of those before." Tang Ruyi said curiosity filled her eyes. Lyca liked to sleep — a lot. She couldn't remember when was the last time she saw her having eye bags from not sleeping.

"Working on a project," Lyca downed her umpteenth coffee for the day.

"Project?" Tang Ruyi eyed her grandfather, who was looking at the various weapons that were used to decorate the living room. These were the weapons that Lyca used to have in the Huang Family mansion. Spears and some arrows, swords, and daggers were neatly arranged on the wall.

"Are those… real weapons?" Old Man Tang asked.

"It is." Shen Qui made it… not personally, of course. But he designed it. He could remember everything that he saw, so he remembered the weapons and draw them. Then he made someone handmade it base on the design. He didn't even tell her about this. He just showed it to her one morning when she woke up.

Because of this… Lyca gave him a bl*wj*b. Kidding. She just gave him a light kiss.

Just the thought of it made her smile.

"Those are pretty good ones."

"They look cool too." Tang Ruyi added. "So… back to the eye bags. The exhibit will be tomorrow. Are you going to show up with those eye bags?"

"No. I'm going to sleep." After she finished the programming part of the security system. Lyca wasn't really good in robotics or any programming. But spending a lot of time with Ronan made her learn a skill or two. She realized that programming only looked complicated at first glance. Actually, you just needed to know how to code and do advanced mathematics and the rest is as easy as eating.

Of course, her skills couldn't match Ronan's but at least she already understood its basic. She was pretty proud of that.

"Ah… by the way… we came here— grandpa! Tell her! Tell her!"

"What's wrong with her?"Lyca asked her grandfather. She was actually used to Tang Ruyi's attitude when she wasn't in her uniform but she felt something was off with this woman.

"She got promoted. Colonel." Grandfather Tang smiled. "And was assigned out of the field. I believe, she would work with the Tech and Weapons unit soon."

"She doesn't have the background for that," Lyca said.

"True. But you will work with me so… I guess I would become the liaison?"

Lyca's expression didn't change, but inside, all the tiredness that she had already vanished. Liaison? When did she say that she would work with the military? Of course, she already knew that this was Xu Ke's idea. He must be planning to use her cousin as a hostage to make her work for him.

As expected of that cunning fox.

She was actually working hard not just because of the security, but she wanted to build something dangerous that would scare someone like Xu Ke off. She wanted to prepare for that man's assault. But then again, she was clearly underestimating him.

Since she refused to come out of the ranch and talk to anyone, he actually dared to use her cousin, the only woman she considered her close friend. Of course, she knew that this was totally his style.

Xu Ke was a psychopath. Someone that wouldn't hesitate to use everyone around him just to get what he wanted. Who cares about the method? All he wanted was the result!

Just like how using Tang Ruyi would force Lyca to work for him so she could protect her cousin. Lyca snorted inwardly.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Tang Ruyi asked, confused. "You don't want to work with me?" She asked.

Lyca just smiled. She could of course see Xu Ke and maybe try to fight against him, threatened him to not involve anyone else in his silly games. But that is nothing but a band-aid solution. Something that could temporarily stop him from doing this.

Lyca would have no assurance that he wouldn't try this again.

Unless, of course, she kills him.

Sadly, this is a little impossible right now. Xu Ke is more influential than her in this world. There is also the possibility that his research is a bit advanced than hers. Knowing him, he would surely try to research magic after arriving in this world.