941: Chapter 936 My Knight

Shen Yan sat up.

He rubbed his slightly throbbing temples. He had returned too late yesterday, but the sense of security made him sleep the most peacefully he had in a long time.

The door was quietly pushed open a crack.

A small head peeked in.

It was Shen An.

He was still clutching the deformed robot. Seeing his father awake, the little guy immediately pushed the door open and rushed over.

"Daddy, you big lazybones!"

"The sun is already high in the sky!"

Shen Yan caught his son in one go and kissed his chubby little face. The stubble made the little guy giggle.

"Where is Sister Youyou?"

Shen Yan asked.

"Sister is doing her homework,"

Shen An said in a milky voice.

"Sister said she wants to get first place today to show Daddy."

Shen Yan's heart ached.

Since bringing Youyou back, this child had always been exceptionally sensible.

So sensible it was heartbreaking.

She was always trying hard to prove herself, terrified of being abandoned again.

Shen Yan carried his son out of the bedroom.

In the living room.

Youyou was currently leaning over the coffee table, writing.

The morning light illuminated her delicate profile.

Her serious expression was strikingly similar to the past Shen Ya.

Hearing the movement.

Youyou looked up, her eyes sparkling.

"Good morning, Daddy."

"Morning."

Shen Yan walked over.

And patted his daughter's head.

"You don't need to work so hard."

"Daddy can earn money now,"

"You can get whatever rank you want in the future."

Youyou shook her head.

"I want to be as amazing as Daddy."

"I watched the news yesterday,"

"Daddy beat up the bad guys on TV."

Shen Yan froze for a moment.

He hadn't expected his daughter to be paying attention to these things.

At this moment.

Liu Hui came out of the kitchen holding breakfast. She was wearing simple loungewear, her hair casually tied up, yet she possessed a comforting kind of beauty.

"Wash your hands and come eat,"

She gave the father and son a mild, chiding look.

"Making such a racket so early in the morning."

The family sat around the dining table.

Simple millet porridge, golden-brown fried eggs, and a few plates of refreshing side dishes were ten thousand times more precious than the French haute cuisine they hadn't gotten to eat last night.

The TV was still replaying yesterday's news.

T&T Group announced a 2% global layoff.

The stock price plunge triggered a chain reaction.

The US Department of Commerce urgently convened a press conference.

Stating they were willing to resume "constructive" negotiations on trade issues.

The so-called constructive.

In Shen Yan's view, it was synonymous with admitting defeat.

"It looks like I'll be even busier from now on,"

Liu Hui peeled an egg for Shen Yan, her tone carrying a trace of heartache.

"It's fine,"

Shen Yan took a sip of porridge.

"The hardest part is over."

"Next,"

"It's our turn to make a move."

He glanced at Youyou, who was eating obediently, and then thought of the System's mission.

A fairy tale world?

Shen Yan put down his chopsticks.

"Youyou."

"Hm?"

Youyou looked up, a grain of rice still clinging to the corner of her mouth.

"Do you want to go to an amusement park?"

Youyou's eyes instantly lit up, but quickly dimmed again.

"But... I have to go to school today."

Shen Yan smiled.

He reached out his hand.

To wipe the grain of rice from his daughter's mouth.

"We'll go this weekend,"

"And,"

"Daddy plans to give you a special gift."

He thought of the idle server at the company, and the L2-level Artificial Intelligence algorithm that had just been unlocked yesterday.

If he combined the prototype of that 'Nuwa,' integrated it with the current Deep Space System, and added holographic projection technology.

Perhaps he could truly create a fairy tale world belonging only to Youyou.

Moreover.

This might be a business opportunity even larger than the rare earth mine.

Artificial Intelligence.

That was the true future.

Shen Yan's thoughts had already flown into an ocean of code.

"CEO Shen,"

Chen Guangke's call came in at the opportune moment.

Shattering the warm breakfast time.

"Brother Yan, something's wrong."

Chen Guangke's voice sounded a bit urgent.

"What's wrong?"

Shen Yan frowned slightly.

Could it be that the US side was causing trouble again?

"It's not the Americans."

"It's that Alice."

"She hacked our company's servers."

"What?"

Shen Yan thought he had misheard.

That little mute girl who only knew how to tremble in the corner?

Hacked Deep Space Technology's servers?

"She... she left a line of text on our homepage."

"What did it say?"

"'Thank you, my knight.'"

"And she also fixed a deep-level vulnerability in our firewall while she was at it."

"That technique... it's simply divine."

"The people in the Technology Department are all stunned."

Shen Yan hung up the phone.

The corners of his mouth couldn't help but curve upward.

It seemed.

This trip to Paris.

He hadn't just brought back an heir to a rare earth mine.

But also a genius hacker forgotten by the world.

Now.

The last piece of the puzzle for Artificial Intelligence was also in place.

After the call from Chen Guangke ended, Shen Yan didn't feel relieved because the US blockade had been resolved.

On the contrary, a more acute business instinct immediately made him realize that the card he held was even hotter to handle than that rare earth mine.

Alice Rothschild.

She was not only the heir to the family that controlled the economic lifeline of Europe, but also a genius hacker who could treat the 'Deep Space' system like her own backyard.

A person like this, if she couldn't become one of them, even just letting her wander outside, would be a huge hidden danger to Deep Space Technology's future AI layout.

Shen Yan made a decisive move, instructing Wu Ya to book the earliest flight to Paris.

This time, he didn't bring Chen Guangke, nor did he bring Wu Ya; he went alone.

Some negotiations, having more people present only showed a lack of confidence.

After a twelve-hour flight, Shen Yan once again set foot on French soil.

Unlike the previous visit filled with continuous drizzle, the sunlight in Paris today was somewhat dazzling.

The Rothschild Family's manor was located deep within the Forest of Fontainebleau, outside Paris.

There were no signposts here, and the map couldn't locate it.

Only the massive wrought-iron gate covered in climbing roses silently proclaimed the identity of the residents here.

The person who came to pick him up was the head bodyguard named George from last time.

This fellow had a gun pointed at his head by Shen Yan previously. Seeing Shen Yan now, his expression was still as sour as if he had just swallowed a fly.

But he still respectfully opened the door of the extended Lincoln.

"Mr. Shen, the Old Patriarch is waiting for you in the study."

George's voice was stiff, carrying a hint of reluctance.

Shen Yan didn't care about the attitude of such a minor character.

He sat in the car and looked at the ancient oak trees flashing past the bulletproof glass.

The System interface in his mind flickered once.

[Intelligence Update: A power transition is underway within the Rothschild Family. Pierre intends to have Alice engage with the core family business early, but this is strongly opposed by collateral relatives.]

The corners of Shen Yan's mouth curved up slightly.

This was getting interesting.

At this critical juncture, if he had a powerful external ally supporting him, that old fox Pierre should know how to choose.