Chapter 544 (2/2)

Zhao Jiayi remained silent. He did not want to constrain his daughter from a relationship while she was still a student. Parents who did that often stressed their children to get married right after their graduation.

Zhao Jiayi assumed that Zhao Youyue had yet to find a guy she liked. It never once crossed his mind that no boys were on par with his daughter. She was just too good at everything, nothing would impress her. Other than that, she was not lacking in friendship. She might only have a handful of friends, but she did have lots of adorable and playful pets.

Zhao Jiayi’s words served as a reminder for Zhao Youyue. To tighten her grip on family influence and wealth, she must continue to enhance her skill and better herself. One day, she would have to contribute to her family.

Although her father did not pressure her on her relationships, she might be forced into marriage when the time was right. If she was not interested in anyone, her family would decide on her spouse.

Zhao Youyue had to prepare herself for this possibility. Given her family’s standing in this society, was it possible to remain single at all times?

Such an idea struck Zhao Youyue like lightning, opening her eyes to a possible future.

She now had to fight fire with fire. She had high hopes in her “Two Dimensional Gate.” It had been able to open a path into a martial art and magical world of low energy level. She was certain that it would soon be able to bring her to worlds with a higher energy level.

Zhao Youyue had to acquire more skills. The “Two Dimensional Gate” could enhance her with different sets of skills with higher energy levels, preferably. At the same time, she would draft out a new development plan for her company. The company’s focus at the moment was limited to the entertainment sector. Perhaps she should plagiarize some Black Technology from another world for her company to monopolize the market.[5] That would be better than running a company like Umbrella Corps. [6] By then, who could stop her from staying single?

Her life goal had been set. Perhaps it is time for her to begin her own journey. She should get things started by gathering the authors of science fiction and produce an iconic science fiction novel…

Before that, she had to build a firm foundation for her Black Technology company. It had to be well-funded. Her current company lacked cash flow at the moment.

Entertainment businesses could only reap in limited profits. Each year, her publishing company only generated a few hundred thousands dollars worth of income. To her, that was mere pocket money. Even her livestreams paid more…

Translation Note:

[1] “They Are Billions” is a post-apocalyptic real-time strategy survival video game developed and published by Numantian Games. Available exclusively on Microsoft Windows, it was released onto Steam’s Early Access program in December 2017. They Are Billions pits the player in a randomly generated steampunk themed, zombie-infested world. The player’s goal is to build a base to protect themselves, by planning the layout and defenses, exploring the map, collecting resources and expanding while fighting the local zombie population at the same time. Infected villages, called Villages of Doom, can be pillaged for resources, although a backlash of zombie swarms can result.

[2] Command & Conquer: Red Alert is a real-time strategy video game of the Command & Conquer franchise, produced by Westwood Studios and released by Virgin Interactive Entertainment in 1996.

[3] Age of Empires is a series of historical real-time strategy video games, originally developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Studios. The first title of the series was Age of Empires, released in 1997.

[4] Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is a real-time strategy game (RTS), developed by Blizzard Entertainment and published by Blizzard and Interplay Productions. The MS-DOS version was released on 23 November 1994 and the Macintosh version in early 1996.

[5] Black Technology is a term used in “Full Metal Panic!”. is technology that is far more advanced than those of the real world. They are created by a category of humans called the Whispered. With the origins of Black Technology being a tightly kept secret, the general populace is unaware that the Whispered exist, let alone that they are the sole source of Black Technology or that the term “Black Technology” exists and is used to distinguish from conventionally developed technology. Pieces of Black Technology, such as Arm Slaves, have become as ordinary and commonplace as the real world’s F-22’s. So the ordinary civilian is unaware of the vast difference in technological advancement.