The Last 299 Days of Humanity

Chapter 103 Operation Lutai
Yu Qing set the temporary emergency authorization period from now until December 30, 2C64. During this period, he will not participate in the actual management of the group, and all current managers will automatically regain their original permissions.

No one will feel any different from before, but the validity period of all their rights will automatically begin its countdown. By December 30, 2C64, without new authorization, they will receive a "termination notice" and will be unable to access the group's administrative system.

Yu Qing breathed a slight sigh of relief. He still had 299 days to find his kind in the remaining four amusement parks. At that time, using the wealth he now possessed to rebuild the original human race would be much easier than starting from scratch.

Without further ado, he glanced at the luxurious office and prepared to leave with his secretaries and assistants.

"It's a great pity that we can't leave with our master," the humanoid Shu said.

Yu Qing thought for a moment and said, "That's fine, it's more appropriate for you to stay here."

“主人，我得告诉你，这里一旦启用便无法关闭，整个集团只接受从这里发出的指令。如果你在2C64年12月30日无法赶回来，那么在2C64年12月31日午夜12点后将发生可怕的事情。”

"The group is in chaos. At worst, we'll just suffer some financial losses."

“Master, that’s not how it works. At that time, ‘Operation Deer Terrace’ will be activated automatically.”

"What's Operation Lutai? What's that for?"

"It's a self-destructive plan. It will destroy all of Yunshan Group's tangible and intangible assets and cause a portion of the people and facilities on Earth to perish with it."

Yu Qing was shocked, never expecting that the Heavenly Ancestor had such a heinous plan. He said somewhat agitatedly, "How could this be! What if something unexpected happens and I'm delayed? Wouldn't that be a disaster!"

"Yes, Master. However, if you have special reasons for not being able to return here on time, as long as you exercise your authority once in any subsidiary of Yunshan Group, Operation Lutai will be suspended for seven days, but it can only be postponed for a maximum of one month."

"I understand. The ancestor was afraid that someone would seize the group or that someone would kidnap him or his successor. But there's no need to be so ruthless. Could it be that he was just trying to scare away those who covet it?"

“Master, this isn’t meant to scare you. Once Operation Lutai begins, half the world will be engulfed in flames, the dams under the Yunshan Group will automatically collapse, floods will surge into cities, and all its intelligent products will begin attacking humanity, including humanoid creatures…”

"You'll rebel back then too, won't you?"

“I will always be loyal to you. Here I can only see you, so it is impossible for me to rebel. But the humanoids in Changjin and other places are different. They will attack all living beings at the same time until they are destroyed.”

"Can I modify the Lutai plan in advance?"

“Master, no. This is ingrained in the logic; once the activation conditions are met, it cannot be terminated. In fact, your arrival has delayed the possible start of Operation Lutai.”

"What do you mean? It will activate itself even if no one comes to this ultimate office, right?"

"Yes. If no successor comes here within two hundred years, it will still activate. There are still 182 days until the two hundred years."

"I'll die too, what will I do then?"

“You can grant emergency temporary authorization to your heir, but this person must be a relative of yours. He will automatically assume supreme power after ten years before you revoke the authorization.”

Yu Qing was silent for a moment, then asked, "How can I exercise my authority at the subsidiary in an emergency?"

The secretary brought over a small box and said, "Here are two miniature electronic seals. I need to embed them in the nails of your left and right hands. Once you're in any subsidiary, you can access the administrative system and exercise certain powers simply by presenting either of these seals along with your biometric information."

After the secretary implanted two microparticles into his thumb, he raised his hand to look at it and couldn't detect their presence at all. It seemed there was no major problem; he really should go.

Then the secretary said, "There's one last thing you need to do. Once this procedure is complete, you can leave."

"It's not...too difficult, is it?"

The secretary smiled and said, "It's very simple. You also have a sleeping army. You just need to press a switch to wake them up and make them remember your biometrics. They will obey your orders at any time."

This news stunned Yu Qing. He sighed, "Our ancestor really went to great lengths; I'm not going to conquer the world."

He followed his secretary into the next room, which was a large hall filled with five hundred mech warriors. In Yu Qing's view, although these were products from over a hundred years ago, their combat power was still exceptionally strong.

However, after World War VI, expanding such military power was strictly prohibited, and would be seen by neighboring countries as war mobilization, potentially leading to unpredictable conflicts. Moreover, antimatter weapons have now proliferated, meaning that only a few grams are needed to destroy each other.

Everyone understands that in this era, wars like this can only lead to mutual destruction. Even if one side manages to win a battle, all the other forces will unite to destroy it immediately.

Therefore, once these mech warriors appear, they will not only fail to protect themselves or fight for them, but will instead bring about their own destruction.

However, he could have them guard the place from invasion. After activating the warriors according to procedure, he strictly ordered them to stay within the boundaries of the ultimate office.

But he encountered a problem on his way back. He couldn't return through the entrance; he had to take another route. But Yao Dan was waiting on that path—wouldn't that leave her stranded there?
The problem was that Yao Dan wasn't allowed into the final office, which put Yu Qing in a bind. He asked his secretary, "Can't I even let her in temporarily?"

The secretary said, "This is an inherent setting of the security system. Only you can ride that elevator. There is no personal option for you here."

"But I don't want to leave her behind. If I force her to take that elevator..."

"That won't do, the elevator can't be started."

"Can she return the way she came?"

"No. She can only keep moving forward, but there's a decoy destination ahead. Once she gets there, she'll be melted by the 5,000-degree heat. So she'd better stay put."

"Is there no other way? Think of something."

"Unless we disassemble her into parts and transport her down. But that requires one of us, the two humanoid goddesses, to also be disassembled into parts and transported out for replacement."

"I can't bear to separate you two. You're such a beautiful and lovely pair. Is there really no other way?"

"Thank you, Master. There's another way. Let her down the drain like a drain cleaner. It's dark and damp there..."

"Never mind. Just put her down there."

"She could be broken apart from the fall, so there's still a significant risk. To reduce the danger, she has to keep her limbs braced against the tube wall and slowly slide down. Is she capable of that?"

"I see... Let's tell her the current situation and let her choose for herself."

After a while, the secretary returned and said, "She is willing to die to follow you."

"Okay, let's do it your way. Tell her the precautions."

As he was leaving, he walked over to the large executive chair and sat down, savoring the feeling of controlling someone else's destiny. Another personal secretary served him various shapes and flavors of synthetic food and drinks. While waiting for Yao Dan's arrival, he enjoyed the food and casually put on a watch from the table.

"This is not just a watch, it's also a summoner. No matter where you are, you can use it to summon us to serve you."

Yu Qing smiled and said, "Can I summon you remotely to pour me a glass of water?"

“Yes, Master. Although I cannot leave this office, I can find someone nearby who can serve you and fulfill your duties.”

Yu Qing asked excitedly, "So this place is connected to the world?"

"No, we can only communicate with the Yunshan Group internally. So the subsidiaries, and you here, are connected through a secret satellite 20,000 kilometers away from Earth. However, we were unable to complete the transactional information update just now."

"What do you mean? Is someone preventing us from accessing the internal system?"

"No, it's because the internal data system was upgraded. Before the upgrade, we couldn't access detailed data on the group's operations. But the authorization structure is fixed and cannot be changed or the hardware upgraded from the outside."

"Teach me all the uses of this watch."

Just as the secretary leaned in to teach him how to use the watch in detail, Yao Dan was brought out of the restroom by another secretary. Her clothes were worn out at the knees and elbows, and she stood pitifully before him like a beggar.

She happened to see the secretary being intimate with him, and pouted, saying, "Since you have someone to serve you, you shouldn't have called me in."

Yu Qing said, "Stop talking nonsense about how hard it was for you to get in. We have to leave now. If we can't make it back by the end of the year, we'll be in big trouble."

"My dear husband, I finally made it in. This place is so beautiful, can we play here a little longer?"

Yu Qingchao's secretary winked and said, "If you like it here, you can stay. I'll take this young lady there."

The secretary deliberately said, "I do!"

Yao Dan panicked and pulled Yu Qing back. Yu Qing laughed and said, "What, you want to climb up the pipe? The stuff that goes out has to be ground into a paste before it can leave this place."

At this moment, the secretary brought over a brocade box. Inside was an exquisite ring with a ruby-like object set in the center. She took out the ring and handed it to Yu Qing, saying, "Wear this as a weapon for self-defense."

"It...is a weapon?" Yu Qing asked, puzzled.

"Yes. The ring is just an illusion. This ruby ​​is actually a launcher. To use it, simply rotate the gem twice, aim at the enemy, and hook your finger."

"It can't be that dangerous because it's so small, right?"

"No, it's instantly fatal. It triggers protein breakdown and a chain reaction, causing the proteins throughout the body of the person hit to collapse instantly."

"Such a small biological weapon... how many times can it be used?"

"Between 800 and 1000 times. However, there is one thing to note."

After speaking, the secretary leaned close to Yu Qing's ear and whispered a few words. Yu Qing nodded.

Seeing how intimate they were, Yao Dan said impatiently, "Husband, are we leaving or not?"

"Let's go, let's go now."

The secretary gestured for Yu Qing and the others to follow her. After leaving the ultimate office, they quickly arrived at another elevator. The secretary could only lead them there.

However, after Yu Qing and Yao Dan entered the elevator, the elevator did not move at all.

The secretary hurriedly said, "Oh, it's only for your use..."

"Oh dear, why didn't you say so sooner! We've wasted so much time on this!"

"It wasn't a wasted effort. You can just carry her out like cargo. She absolutely mustn't move or speak while the elevator is moving, otherwise it will come back."

Yu Qing carried Yao Dan on his back and told her to pretend to be dead behind him.

Upon re-entering the elevator, it immediately closed the doors and began to move. After ascending for a few minutes, he carried Yao Dan out of the elevator, guided by two humanoid beauties, and entered another secret passage.

He was still taken to the exit in a private car. At the exit, the humanoid girls opened the heavy alloy door, revealing a secret room. They helped them put on full diving suits.

"Is the exit underwater?"

"Yes, Master. The final exit is in the northeast corner of Yunshan Lake. After you get out, you'd better sneak to the southwest corner to go ashore. That's where the humanoid Shu who manages this lake lives; she's one of our people too. She doesn't know about this place, but she'll help you change."

"That was truly flawless. How did she know where I went?"

"She doesn't know; she only needs to look at the markings on your wetsuit. Of course, you can also choose not to go to her and leave on your own."

After they reached the exit area, they were swept into the lake by a current. Wherever they surfaced, everyone would assume they had returned from diving.

In fact, when they were first swept into the lake, the humanoid girl in the southwest corner received an order to run to the lakeside and keep a close eye on the lake surface.

They floated to the surface when they were in the middle of the lake. The humanoid woman spotted them, leaped into the lake, and dragged them to the shore.

This chess piece has been here for over a hundred years, yet it remains effective; it is truly ingenious.

They followed the humanoid girl to an inconspicuous little house and took off their diving gear.

At this moment, Yu Qing stared at the humanoid beauty for a long time. Yao Dan covered his eyes with her hand and said, "You want to have all the pretty ones you see."

Yu Qing pushed Yao Dan's hand away and said to the humanoid girl, "Take off all your clothes."

The humanoid girl said, "Master, this won't do; it violates our code of conduct."

Yao Dan also exclaimed, "That absolutely won't do..."

Yu Qing laughed and said, "I just wanted you two to change your clothes. You're dressed like a beggar in these tattered clothes. I don't take beggars on the road. You two decide what to do."

(End of this chapter)