The development of the Taiping Continent was progressing rapidly under the influence of money, even surpassing Lin Miao's expectations.

The productivity of this world had reached an exaggerated level, with colonies even being built on the moon.

If it weren't for a combination of unexpected factors hindering the development of the production cap, people would have long stopped being confined in enclosed cities.

And Lin Miao now was merely uncovering the tip of the iceberg, yet the resistance was already considerable.

Troubles were piling up one after the other, some were self-inflicted, while others were inevitable due to the times.

"Huang Ban Lai Xuan..."

On the TV news, that tall and thin Japanese man did not hide his hostility towards Military Technology and the Horizon Corporation.

"The attack on Yunding and Ganbi Mansion by the Horizon Corporation under the orders of Military Technology was a serious provocation against Huang Ban's authority, and strong retaliation should be given to these people. However, Huang Ban Meizhi was indifferent to this, even reaching a cooperation agreement with the Horizon Corporation. I believe this is due to her past American education influencing her stance, making her unsuitable to lead the Huangban Bridgehead of Night City..."

This thorough hawkish attitude of the Huang Ban young master was giving Lin Miao a headache.

Although Huang Ban seemed to have suffered a lot of setbacks in recent months on the surface—Ganbi Mansion was crashed, the support for Chaotic Blade Association's armaments failed miserably, and their minions, the Tiger Claw Gang, were arrested...

But they only lost face, anyone with keen eyes could see they hadn't lost anything at all; in fact, they even gained. Lin Miao later made quite a few compensations to Huang Ban Meizhi.

The water purification technology still had to be shared, she still secured the rights to neural modulator distribution within Neon, and with this development of the Taiping Continent, Huang Ban was also one of the major shareholders, earning every penny.

This was also why Lin Miao dared to repeatedly brush off Huang Ban's authority.

Otherwise, the matter of Adam's Hammer would not have ended just like that.

Instructing a Haki is just like this; when it acts up, it deserves a hard beating, but afterwards, if it continues to behave, you still have to give it treats when needed.

But this guy Huang Ban Lai Xuan, in Lin Miao's eyes, seemed like an old goat who would pounce on you in a spinosaurus form just to take a bite, even if you placed the treat right in front of its mouth.

If Huang Ban Lai Xuan were just being foul-mouthed in Neon, Lin Miao would at most regard him as the Zhang Jiadian who has a meltdown once a year. But according to the intel from Wagako, this guy seemed to have rallied quite a few people to his side, wanting to take over Huangban Tower in Night City.

Even Huang Ban Sanlang didn't seem to resist, portraying a very ambiguous attitude.

Moreover, this old thing had always disliked Huang Ban Meizhi, and there's no guarantee that he wouldn't suddenly send Huang Ban Lai Xuan over on a whim.

Then Lin Miao could declare that his good days were over and prepare to deal with a bunch of Agent Huangbans.

If they felt ruthless, it's not impossible they might drop a nuclear bomb on his face, after all, the bottom line of warfare in the cyber world has long hit zero.

"What to do... what to do..."

Lin Miao sat on the sofa, looking helpless. He really didn't want the reasonable Meizhi to be replaced by this second young master.

But he absolutely couldn't influence Huang Ban Sanlang's decisions, he could only wait for the developments to unfold.

"Why are you fretting over this guy?"

Cool fingers gently massaged his temples, even though it offered only psychological comfort, Lin Miao couldn't help but close his eyes and lean back in his chair, enjoying the massage.

"Because this annoying guy is about to reach Night City."

"Lucy, what do you think this fellow is thinking? Why isn't he enjoying being a rich second-generation but instead comes here to make things difficult for me?"

Lin Miao couldn't understand. He investigated Huang Ban Lai Xuan's life and found that this guy didn't have a good relationship with his cheap old man.

Young as he was, he argued with his dad and left home to mix with the underworld, even forming his own gang, the Iron Dragon, in Neon.

Later, for some unknown reason, he suddenly disappeared. Some said Huang Ban Lai Xuan was killed by the Soul Killer, while others claimed to have seen the figure of this rich second-gen in the slums.

In any case, Huang Banjing died in the Fourth Corporate War, and Huang Ban Lai Xuan, who was not taken seriously before, suddenly became much sought after.

Because Huang Ban Sanlang was a very traditional East Asian family patriarch, and also the most stubborn of the Neon People, everyone knew he absolutely would not hand over the company's and family's power to a woman.

Even if it meant cloning a new successor, he would not let Huang Ban Hua Zi or Huang Ban Meizhi become the head of the family.

So now, as the only male in the Huang Ban family, Huang Ban Lai Xuan's power naturally became apparent, basically being one step away from ascending the throne as the crown prince.

But this person, who previously didn't care at all about the company affairs, suddenly made a high-profile return to Huang Ban, expressing willingness to inherit the family.

This was very strange.

Because the elder brother Huang Banjing had been dead for many years.

Huang Ban Lai Xuan had long acquired the inheritance rights, why had he waited until now?

And why was he confronting Military Technology which he didn't even know or had any conflicts with?

To please Huang Ban Sanlang?

Don't joke; if Lin Miao were Huang Ban Lai Xuan, he'd wait for the right moment and suffocate the old goat with a pillow on his sickbed, put on an act of filial piety, and ascend the throne immediately.

Lucy didn't care much about political affairs, let alone something involving the Huang Ban she hated the most, so she naturally had no good impression of Huang Ban Lai Xuan either.

"Hmm..."

Lucy slightly looked up, let out a cute nasal sound, and then smiled and said: