“You’ve overlooked one thing.”0

Shen pondered the matter for a moment before slowly saying, “Surely, you did not forget how our attempt failed in the past? As you said before, the new Zero City was built by you and the current GM. More, he has become the main controller of the new Zero City. If the Development Team could lock down on Taiyi’s location to have the refresh begin from inside Thirty-three Heavens in the past, they will be able to do the same thing now.”0

“I’ve already found an alternative.” Chen Xiaolian smiled. “You should still remember… the little boy you encountered back when you attacked Zero City, don’t you?”0

“Adam?” Shen raised his brows. “Of course. It’s thanks to him that I was able to re-enter the Longevity Palace.”0

“Before the Oddity’s extraction and the collapse of Zero City, I had teleported out all the living beings inside, except for you guys. Naturally, that includes Adam.” There was a confident smile on Chen Xiaolian’s face.0

“Although those resident guilds in Zero City did not possess any authority, let alone make contact with the Oddity, they were able to, hmm… through a rather roundabout method, find some ways to control Zero City.0

“Adam is not just a simple AI. Rather, he is a virtual living being created by the researchers of the resident guilds by using the facilities in Zero City that they have access to. I do not know the specific technical details myself, but, generally speaking, he can be considered as a simplified version of the GM that can control a certain limited number of Zero City’s functions.”0

“Naturally, I understand that.” Shen nodded.0

“Thus, after returning, I found Adam...0