Chapter? ?32? ?

    ?

    Ever? ?since? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?could? ?remember,? ?he? ?has? ?always? ?been? ?a? ?

    back-up? ?God.? ?

    ?

    The? ?only? ?thing? ?he? ?needed? ?to? ?do? ?was? ?learn? ?how? ?to? ?become? ?a? ?God.? ?

    ?

    He? ?was? ?a? ?very? ?quick? ?learner? ?and? ?stood? ?out? ?amongst? ?the? ?crowd? ?of? ?

    back-up? ?Gods.? ?Thus,? ?he? ?obtained? ?the? ?opportunity? ?to? ?intern? ?as? ?a? ?

    God? ?of? ?Wealth.? ?

    ?

    The? ?only? ?thing? ?that? ?occupied? ?his? ?heart? ?has? ?always? ?been? ?how? ?to? ?

    become? ?a? ?real,? ?official? ?God? ?of? ?Wealth.? ?He''s? ?never? ?thought? ?about? ?

    romance? ?before? ?and? ?never? ?even? ?considered? ?this? ?kind? ?of? ?thing? ?

    within? ?his? ?plans.? ?

    ?

    When? ?he? ?thought? ?Cheng? ?JinXue? ?wanted? ?to? ?get? ?married,? ?Zhuang? ?

    Zhou? ?did? ?his? ?best? ?to? ?fulfill? ?his? ?follower''s? ?wish? ?and? ?bless? ?him? ?with? ?

    good? ?fortune? ?so? ?he? ?could? ?get? ?married? ?soon.? ?There? ?was? ?no? ?

    Matchmaker? ?here? ?after? ?all.? ?

    ?

    If? ?this? ?were? ?on? ?Earth,? ?he? ?would? ?have? ?already? ?asked? ?about? ?Cheng? ?

    JinXue’s? ?fated? ?person? ?so? ?that? ?he? ?could? ?shorten? ?the? ?red? ?string? ?that? ?

    tied? ?these? ?two? ?together.? ?

    ?

    He? ?really? ?has? ?never? ?imagined? ?that? ?he’d? ?face? ?this? ?thing? ?as? ?well.? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?has? ?always? ?treated? ?him? ?very? ?well.? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?

    clearly? ?knew? ?he? ?held? ?many? ?abnormal? ?aspects,? ?but? ?the? ?other? ?never? ?

    mentioned? ?anything? ?and? ?would? ?even? ?help? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?cover? ?up.? ?

    ?

    In? ?other? ?words...…? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?likes? ?him?? ?

    ?

    Is? ?it? ?the? ?kind? ?of? ?like,? ?where? ?you? ?want? ?to? ?get? ?married?? ?

    ?

    Or,? ?was? ?it? ?the? ?same? ?kind? ?of? ?like,? ?similar? ?to? ?how? ?he? ?liked? ?Cheng? ?

    JinXue?? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?buried? ?his? ?head? ?further? ?into? ?the? ?blankets.? ?Very? ?

    quickly,? ?he? ?popped? ?his? ?head? ?out? ?again,? ?feeling? ?very? ?conflicted? ?

    inside.? ?

    ?

    "The? ?High? ?God? ?also? ?never? ?told? ?me...…? ?if? ?Gods? ?could? ?marry...…."? ?

    ?

    Forget? ?it,? ?forget? ?it.? ?Just? ?stop? ?thinking.? ?

    ?

    He? ?pulled? ?out? ?videos? ?of? ?the? ?mecha? ?tournament? ?and? ?started? ?

    watching.? ?

    ?

    The? ?finals? ?of? ?the? ?Grand? ?Mecha? ?Designing? ?Tournament? ?were? ?in? ?two? ?

    days.? ?There’s? ?a? ?dark? ?horse? ?in? ?the? ?contest? ?this? ?time--? ?the? ?person? ?

    called? ?Hong? ?ShiJun.? ?

    ?

    Hong? ?ShiJun,? ?was? ?the? ?oldest? ?son? ?of? ?the? ?Hong? ?family.? ?Duchess? ?

    BoDun? ?was? ?born? ?of? ?the? ?Hong? ?Family.? ?Thus,? ?as? ?the? ?birth? ?family? ?of? ?

    the? ?Duchess? ?BoDun,? ?the? ?Hong? ?family? ?was? ?naturally? ?also? ?a? ?family? ?

    of? ?powerful? ?and? ?influential? ?aristocrats.? ?

    ?

    Everyone? ?says? ?that? ?children? ?of? ?aristocrats? ?loved? ?to? ?idle? ?about? ?and? ?

    indulge? ?in? ?a? ?life? ?of? ?pleasure.? ?As? ?the? ?oldest? ?son? ?of? ?the? ?Hong? ?family,? ?

    this? ?Hong? ?ShiJun? ?really? ?displayed? ?this? ?indulgence? ?to? ?the? ?pinnacle.? ?

    ?

    But? ?who? ?would? ?have? ?imagined,? ?it? ?was? ?this? ?kind? ?of? ?playboy,? ?who? ?

    indulged? ?in? ?a? ?life? ?of? ?debauchery,? ?that? ?would? ?shine? ?extraordinarily? ?

    in? ?this? ?year’s? ?Mecha? ?Designing? ?Tournament,? ?and? ?become? ?the? ?dark? ?

    horse? ?that? ?everyone? ?focused? ?their? ?attentions? ?upon!? ?

    ?

    “You? ?really? ?can’t? ?tell? ?that? ?Hong? ?ShiJun? ?has? ?this? ?kind? ?of? ?talent!”? ?

    ?

    “Don’t? ?even? ?talk? ?about? ?us.? ?Can’t? ?you? ?see,? ?even? ?the? ?Hong? ?family? ?

    themselves? ?didn’t? ?expect? ?this!”? ?

    ?

    “Hahaha? ?Hong? ?ShiJun’s? ?father? ?had? ?mouthed? ?off? ?in? ?all? ?sorts? ?of? ?

    manners? ?in? ?the? ?past,? ?declaring? ?that? ?he? ?didn’t? ?have? ?this? ?son.? ?Now? ?

    look? ?at? ?him.? ?He? ?practically? ?wants? ?the? ?entire? ?world? ?to? ?know? ?that? ?

    Hong? ?ShiJun? ?was? ?his? ?son.”? ?

    ?

    “Speaking? ?honestly,? ?if? ?my? ?son? ?could? ?create? ?a? ?mecha? ?that? ?is? ?100%? ?

    shielded? ?from? ?energy? ?radiation,? ?I? ?would? ?brag? ?about? ?him? ?everyday? ?

    as? ?well!”? ?

    ?

    “100%? ?radiation? ?shielding? ?is? ?real?? ?Did? ?the? ?officials? ?assess? ?it?”? ?

    ?

    “It’s? ?already? ?assessed!? ?A? ?few? ?master? ?mecha? ?designers? ?tested? ?it? ?on? ?

    the? ?spot.? ?The? ?radiation? ?was? ?100%? ?shielded.? ?Several? ?large? ?mecha? ?

    manufacturing? ?companies? ?have? ?offered? ?Hong? ?ShiJun? ?collaboration? ?

    contracts? ?already!”? ?

    ?

    “It’s? ?only? ?an? ?energy? ?source? ?installation? ?system!? ?What? ?if? ?once? ?it’s? ?

    placed? ?into? ?a? ?mecha,? ?it? ?is? ?unable? ?to? ?reach? ?100%? ?shielding?”? ?

    ?

    “Oh? ?fck,? ?how? ?much? ?money? ?would? ?this? ?cost?? ?You? ?really? ?couldn’t? ?tell? ?

    at? ?all? ?that? ?Hong? ?ShiJun? ?was? ?this? ?impressive!”? ?

    ?

    The? ?net? ?users? ?discussed? ?heatedly.? ?The? ?truth? ?was? ?also? ?as? ?they? ?said.? ?

    Several? ?big? ?mecha? ?manufacturing? ?companies? ?all? ?visited? ?the? ?Hong? ?

    family? ?one? ?after? ?another,? ?wanting? ?to? ?see? ?Hong? ?ShiJun,? ?and? ?

    wanting? ?to? ?obtain? ?the? ?design? ?for? ?creating? ?this? ?energy? ?source? ?

    installation? ?system? ?that? ?was? ?capable? ?of? ?shielding? ?radiation? ?by? ?

    100%.? ?

    ?

    Even? ?other? ?nations? ?learned? ?of? ?this? ?news? ?and? ?were? ?all? ?concocting? ?

    plans? ?to? ?make? ?contact? ?with? ?the? ?Hong? ?family.? ?

    ?

    Because? ?everyone? ?knew,? ?energy? ?radiation? ?was? ?the? ?biggest? ?

    headache? ?and? ?nightmare? ?for? ?people? ?within? ?the? ?universe.? ?How? ?

    many? ?talented? ?individuals? ?have? ?been? ?ruined? ?by? ?the? ?radiation? ?

    previously.? ?

    ?

    For? ?example,? ?the? ?Empire’s? ?youngest? ?battle? ?god,? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun.? ?

    Wasn’t? ?he? ?also? ?a? ?severe? ?victim?? ?Hasn’t? ?his? ?psychic? ?level? ?already? ?

    started? ?to? ?decline?? ?

    ?

    At? ?this? ?moment,? ?the? ?gates? ?of? ?the? ?Hong? ?family? ?were? ?practically? ?

    opened? ?continuously? ?all? ?day? ?as? ?people? ?streamed? ?in? ?and? ?out? ?

    endlessly.? ?

    ?

    The? ?head? ?of? ?the? ?Hong? ?family? ?beamed? ?with? ?delight? ?on? ?his? ?face.? ?

    Previously,? ?he? ?had? ?disliked? ?his? ?eldest? ?son? ?for? ?all? ?sorts? ?of? ?reasons.? ?

    Now,? ?the? ?more? ?he? ?looked? ?at? ?his? ?eldest,? ?the? ?more? ?pleasing? ?the? ?

    other? ?looked? ?in? ?his? ?eyes.? ?

    ?

    “Master,? ?another? ?mecha? ?manufacturing? ?company? ?came? ?to? ?talk? ?

    with? ?da-shaoye,? ?wanting? ?to? ?collaborate? ?with? ?him.? ?They? ?mentioned? ?

    submitting? ?a? ?patent? ?to? ?obtain? ?usage? ?rights,? ?wanting? ?to? ?gain? ?the? ?

    authority? ?to? ?manufacture? ?the? ?energy? ?source? ?installation? ?system? ?

    that? ?da-shaoye? ?created.? ?They? ?said? ?that? ?they’re? ?willing? ?to? ?discuss? ?

    the? ?price? ?freely.”? ?

    ?

    Willing? ?to? ?discuss? ?the? ?price? ?freely,? ?wasn’t? ?this? ?equivalent? ?to? ?letting? ?

    you? ?set? ?the? ?price? ?to? ?whatever? ?you? ?wanted?? ?

    ?

    The? ?head? ?of? ?the? ?Hong? ?family? ?had? ?a? ?rosy? ?complexion:? ?“ShiJun? ?has? ?

    really? ?become? ?more? ?and? ?more? ?grown? ?up.? ?What? ?did? ?I? ?say,? ?how? ?can? ?

    my? ?son? ?be? ?talentless?”? ?

    ?

    The? ?manager? ?hastily? ?praised:? ?“I? ?know? ?right?? ?2-shaoye? ?is? ?still? ?

    young,? ?but? ?he? ?has? ?already? ?been? ?tested? ?to? ?have? ?S? ?level? ?physical? ?

    strength? ?and? ?psychic? ?powers.? ?His? ?future? ?prospects? ?are? ?limitless.? ?

    At? ?first,? ?you? ?were? ?still? ?worried? ?about? ?Da-shaoye,? ?but? ?now? ?look,? ?

    Da-shaoye? ?also? ?has? ?his? ?own? ?gift? ?as? ?well.”? ?

    ?

    “Exactly? ?as? ?you? ?say? ?haha.? ?Before,? ?I? ?didn’t? ?treat? ?ShiJun? ?very? ?well.? ?

    In? ?the? ?future,? ?I? ?will? ?definitely? ?make? ?it? ?up? ?to? ?him!”? ?In? ?a? ?pretty? ?good? ?

    mood,? ?the? ?head? ?of? ?the? ?Hong? ?family? ?indeed? ?felt? ?a? ?bit? ?of? ?regret.? ?

    ?

    In? ?the? ?past,? ?he? ?really? ?did? ?favor? ?his? ?younger? ?son? ?more.? ?But? ?who? ?let? ?

    his? ?younger? ?son? ?be? ?more? ?outstanding?? ?Testing? ?for? ?such? ?high? ?

    abilities? ?at? ?only? ?10? ?years? ?old.? ?He? ?definitely? ?needed? ?to? ?be? ?groomed? ?

    well.? ?Unlike? ?his? ?eldest? ?son? ?who? ?spent? ?the? ?entire? ?day? ?drinking? ?and? ?

    playing.? ?

    ?

    Good? ?thing,? ?this? ?brat? ?of? ?his? ?still? ?had? ?a? ?bit? ?of? ?his? ?own? ?talent.? ?

    ?

    “Oh? ?right,? ?where’s? ?ShiJun? ?right? ?now?”? ?

    ?

    “Master,? ?Da-shaoye? ?went? ?out.”? ?

    ?

    “This? ?child.”? ?The? ?head? ?of? ?the? ?Hong? ?family? ?furrowed? ?his? ?brows? ?

    again:? ?“The? ?finals? ?are? ?in? ?two? ?days.? ?Why’s? ?he? ?still? ?running? ?amok?”? ?

    ?

    Despite? ?saying? ?this,? ?the? ?head? ?of? ?the? ?Hong? ?Family? ?didn’t? ?want? ?to? ?

    make? ?Hong? ?ShiJun? ?unhappy,? ?because? ?he? ?has? ?already? ?become? ?the? ?

    face? ?of? ?the? ?Hong? ?family’s? ?reputation? ?right? ?now.? ?After? ?complaining? ?

    slightly,? ?the? ?head? ?didn’t? ?say? ?anymore.? ?

    ?

    Meanwhile,? ?at? ?this? ?time.? ?

    ?

    In? ?a? ?research? ?facility? ?far? ?away? ?from? ?the? ?Hong? ?family,? ?Hong? ?ShiJun? ?

    was? ?currently? ?throwing? ?a? ?temper.? ?

    ?

    “How? ?can? ?it? ?not? ?work?? ?I? ?followed? ?this? ?design? ?completely!? ?It’s? ?

    exactly? ?the? ?same!”? ?

    ?

    A? ?mecha? ?designer? ?said? ?in? ?a? ?small? ?tiny? ?voice:? ?“Hong-shaoye,? ?I? ?told? ?

    you? ?from? ?the? ?start.? ?This? ?energy? ?source? ?installation? ?system? ?didn’t? ?

    have? ?anything? ?special? ?to? ?it.? ?On? ?the? ?contrary,? ?it’s? ?very? ?simple? ?and? ?

    crude.? ?Anyone? ?can? ?create? ?it.? ?In? ?my? ?opinion,? ?from? ?what? ?I? ?can? ?see? ?

    of? ?its? ?structure,? ?it? ?was? ?created? ?completely? ?using? ?useless,? ?tossed? ?

    away? ?garbage? ?components.? ?Nothing? ?here? ?is? ?capable? ?of? ?shielding? ?

    energy? ?radiation.”? ?

    ?

    Hong? ?ShiJun? ?grabbed? ?him? ?by? ?the? ?shirt? ?collar? ?and? ?said? ?furiously:? ?

    “Then? ?how? ?can? ?that? ?decrepit? ?robot? ?do? ?it?!? ?The? ?same? ?assembly? ?

    method,? ?why? ?can? ?he? ?create? ?a? ?robot? ?that? ?can? ?shield? ?energy? ?

    radiation? ?by? ?100%?!? ?

    ?

    Afraid? ?that? ?Hong? ?ShiJun? ?would? ?really? ?hurt? ?him? ?or? ?something,? ?the? ?

    mecha? ?designer? ?hastily? ?explained:? ?“According? ?to? ?my? ?hypothesis,? ?

    perhaps? ?the? ?step? ?involving? ?connecting? ?the? ?wires? ?to? ?the? ?energy? ?

    source? ?differs.? ?The? ?person? ?who? ?created? ?this? ?robot……? ?may? ?have? ?

    a……? ?very? ?high? ?psychic? ?level……”? ?

    ?

    In? ?the? ?process? ?of? ?building? ?a? ?mecha,? ?connecting? ?the? ?wires? ?to? ?the? ?

    energy? ?source? ?was? ?one? ?of? ?the? ?most? ?important? ?steps.? ?The? ?theory? ?

    here? ?was? ?guiding? ?the? ?energy? ?from? ?the? ?energy? ?stone? ?into? ?the? ?

    connecting? ?wires.? ?If? ?this? ?step? ?was? ?done? ?well,? ?it? ?can? ?reduce? ?the? ?

    energy? ?radiation? ?by? ?a? ?lot.? ?

    ?

    The? ?reason? ?why? ?people? ?within? ?the? ?universe? ?placed? ?a? ?lot? ?of? ?value? ?in? ?

    psychic? ?level? ?was? ?mostly? ?because? ?of? ?this.? ?With? ?a? ?high? ?psychic? ?

    level,? ?no? ?matter? ?what? ?profession,? ?the? ?individual? ?would? ?be? ?the? ?

    cream? ?of? ?the? ?crop.? ?

    ?

    In? ?the? ?profession? ?of? ?mecha? ?manufacturing,? ?it? ?was? ?the? ?same.? ?With? ?

    a? ?higher? ?psychic? ?level,? ?the? ?largest? ?possible? ?amount? ?of? ?energy? ?can? ?

    be? ?guided? ?into? ?the? ?wires,? ?which? ?results? ?in? ?a? ?decreased? ?level? ?of? ?

    radiation.? ?

    ?

    Yet? ?Hong? ?ShiJun’s? ?psychic? ?level? ?was? ?only? ?B+,? ?not? ?even? ?reaching? ?A.? ?

    His? ?physical? ?strength? ?just? ?barely? ?reached? ?A.? ?

    ?

    However,? ?after? ?so? ?many? ?years? ?of? ?debauchery? ?and? ?drinking,? ?he? ?has? ?

    long? ?since? ?destroyed? ?his? ?body.? ?Right? ?now,? ?his? ?physical? ?strength? ?

    probably? ?didn’t? ?even? ?reach? ?A.? ?

    ?

    Hearing? ?this,? ?Hong? ?ShiJun’s? ?complexion? ?became? ?even? ?more? ?

    unsightly.? ?In? ?anger,? ?he? ?smashed? ?everything? ?in? ?front? ?of? ?him? ?onto? ?

    the? ?floor!? ?

    ?

    “Useless? ?trash!”? ?He? ?cursed? ?quietly.? ?

    ?

    Hong? ?ShiJun? ?opened? ?his? ?personal? ?comm? ?and? ?looked? ?at? ?the? ?

    information? ?sent? ?by? ?Manager? ?Huan? ?from? ?the? ?online? ?market? ?

    company.? ?It? ?was? ?the? ?identification? ?card? ?that? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?

    submitted.? ?Hong? ?ShiJun’s? ?eyes? ?were? ?filled? ?with? ?a? ?dark? ?haze.? ?

    ?

    He? ?was? ?indeed? ?the? ?person? ?who? ?had? ?bought? ?the? ?robot.? ?It? ?was? ?

    almost? ?his? ?little? ?brother’s? ?birthday.? ?However,? ?he? ?detested? ?his? ?step? ?

    mother? ?and? ?his? ?little? ?brother.? ?Even? ?more? ?so,? ?he? ?detested? ?his? ?

    father’s? ?fickleness? ?and? ?favoritism.? ?Naturally,? ?he? ?wasn’t? ?planning? ?to? ?

    prepare? ?a? ?thoughtful? ?birthday? ?present.? ?

    ?

    Not? ?only? ?this,? ?he? ?even? ?wanted? ?to? ?disgust? ?his? ?step? ?mother? ?and? ?little? ?

    brother? ?just? ?a? ?bit.? ?Thus,? ?he? ?started? ?randomly? ?searching? ?around? ?

    online? ?to? ?see? ?if? ?there? ?was? ?anything? ?shoddy? ?that? ?was? ?most? ?suited? ?

    for? ?nauseating? ?an? ?aristocrat.? ?

    ?

    Then? ?he? ?ended? ?up? ?finding? ?Xiao? ?PoLan#1.? ?PoLan#1? ?really? ?looked? ?

    very? ?decrepit.? ? ?

    ?

    However,? ?after? ?he? ?bought? ?it,? ?he? ?discovered? ?that? ?there? ?was? ?

    something? ?strange? ?about? ?this? ?robot.? ?Its? ?energy? ?radiation? ?was? ?0.? ?

    In? ?other? ?words,? ?the? ?energy? ?source? ?installation? ?system? ?in? ?this? ?

    robot? ?was? ?shielding? ?the? ?radiation? ?completely.? ?

    ?

    Hong? ?ShiJun? ?wasn’t? ?dumb.? ?Naturally? ?he? ?knew? ?what? ?kind? ?of? ?

    treasure? ?this? ?was.? ?Immediately,? ?he? ?contacted? ?the? ?shop? ?owner,? ?

    wanting? ?to? ?buy? ?more.? ?However,? ?he? ?never? ?received? ?any? ?replies? ?

    from? ?the? ?other? ?side.? ?Even? ?the? ?location? ?where? ?the? ?delivery? ?came? ?

    from? ?was? ?the? ?name? ?of? ?a? ?random? ?remote? ?planet.? ?

    ?

    If? ?someone? ?had? ?power? ?and? ?prestige,? ?and? ?were? ?capable? ?of? ?creating? ?

    a? ?robot? ?like? ?this,? ?no? ?matter? ?what,? ?it? ?was? ?unlikely? ?for? ?them? ?to? ?open? ?

    a? ?shop? ?online? ?like? ?this.? ?And? ?to? ?even? ?sell? ?it? ?for? ?only? ?a? ?few? ?thousand? ?

    coins.? ?

    ?

    This? ?must? ?have? ?been? ?a? ?commoner.? ?

    ?

    Since? ?the? ?shop? ?owner? ?had? ?refused? ?to? ?collaborate,? ?Hong? ?ShiJun? ?

    had? ?another? ?plan.? ?He? ?can? ?use? ?this? ?energy? ?installation? ?system? ?to? ?

    enter? ?the? ?Grand? ?Mecha? ?Designing? ?Tournament? ?and? ?ride? ?to? ?victory.? ?

    Then? ?he? ?could? ?enjoy? ?glory? ?and? ?adulation? ?like? ?he? ?has? ?never? ?

    experienced? ?before.? ? ?

    ?

    But? ?he? ?would? ?have? ?never? ?imagined,? ?this? ?seemingly? ?easy? ?to? ?

    replicate? ?energy? ?source? ?installation? ?system? ?wasn’t? ?as? ?simple? ?as? ?he? ?

    had? ?thought.? ?

    ?

    The? ?mecha? ?designer? ?quietly? ?asked:? ?“Young? ?master,? ?what? ?do? ?we? ?do? ?

    now?? ?The? ?big? ?mecha? ?manufacturing? ?companies? ?are? ?all? ?waiting? ?to? ?

    sign? ?contracts? ?with? ?us.? ?The? ?finals? ?are? ?in? ?two? ?days? ?as? ?well.? ?We……”? ?

    ?

    Hong? ?ShiJun? ?sent? ?him? ?the? ?info? ?that? ?Manager? ?Huang? ?provided? ?

    coldly? ?and? ?said? ?in? ?a? ?heavy? ?voice:? ?“You? ?can? ?sign? ?the? ?contracts.? ?Let? ?

    them? ?pay? ?for? ?2/3? ?of? ?the? ?expense? ?first.? ?I? ?will? ?continue? ?to? ?

    participate? ?in? ?the? ?tournament? ?as? ?well? ?and? ?send? ?people? ?to? ?kidnap? ?

    this? ?person? ?back.”? ?

    ?

    Hearing? ?this,? ?the? ?mecha? ?designer? ?didn’t? ?dare? ?to? ?respond.? ?He? ?

    understood? ?what? ?Hong? ?ShiJun? ?meant? ?very? ?well.? ?

    ?

    After? ?kidnapping? ?this? ?person? ?back,? ?they? ?would? ?be? ?locked? ?up? ?in? ?a? ?

    closed? ?off? ?research? ?facility,? ?only? ?permitted? ?to? ?connect? ?these? ?

    energy? ?wires,? ?day? ?in? ?and? ?out.? ?And? ?those? ?things? ?would? ?be? ?sold? ?out? ?

    under? ?Hong? ?ShiJun’s? ?name.? ?

    ?

    -? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?didn’t? ?even? ?know? ?he? ?was? ?being? ?hunted.? ?

    ?

    He? ?was? ?busy? ?studying? ?the? ?schedule? ?of? ?the? ?mecha? ?tournament.? ?

    The? ?mecha? ?tournament? ?was? ?separated? ?into? ?three? ?phases.? ?The? ?first? ?

    phase? ?involves? ?the? ?energy? ?source? ?installation? ?system.? ?This? ?is? ?the? ?

    core? ?of? ?every? ?mecha.? ?Without? ?an? ?energy? ?source? ?system,? ?nothing? ?

    else? ?works.? ? ?

    ?

    The? ?second? ?phase? ?involves? ?the? ?polish? ?and? ?design? ?of? ?the? ?mecha’s? ?

    individual? ?components.? ?The? ?third? ?phase? ?involves? ?assembling? ?the? ?

    mecha? ?together.? ?

    ?

    The? ?finals? ?consisted? ?of? ?these? ?three? ?phases.? ?After? ?the? ?mecha? ?is? ?

    assembled,? ?the? ?stats? ?of? ?the? ?mecha? ?are? ?judged? ?to? ?determine? ?the? ?

    winner.? ?

    ?

    After? ?the? ?winning? ?creator? ?is? ?selected,? ?there? ?will? ?also? ?be? ?an? ?

    entertainment? ?segment--? ?a? ?casual,? ?fun? ?match.? ?

    ?

    Anyone? ?in? ?the? ?crowd? ?will? ?be? ?able? ?to? ?issue? ?a? ?duel? ?to? ?the? ?winning? ?

    mecha? ?in? ?a? ?fun? ?match.? ?This? ?kind? ?of? ?duel? ?ends? ?upon? ?touch,? ?but? ?it? ?

    allows? ?everyone? ?to? ?see? ?the? ?specific? ?capabilities? ?and? ?strengths? ?of? ?

    the? ?winning? ?mecha.? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?carefully? ?examined? ?this? ?segment,? ?eyes? ?bright.? ?

    ?

    Then,? ?he? ?called? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun.? ?

    ?

    In? ?the? ?military.? ?

    ?

    Recently,? ?everyone? ?within? ?the? ?3rd? ?Legion? ?was? ?in? ?a? ?pretty? ?bad? ?

    mood.? ?

    ?

    The? ?reason? ?was? ?because? ?of? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun’s? ?psychic? ?level.? ?

    ?

    Although? ?the? ?other? ?Legions? ?didn’t? ?say? ?it? ?outright,? ?secretly? ?they? ?

    had? ?been? ?ridiculing? ?the? ?3rd? ?Legion,? ?saying? ?that? ?their? ?3rd? ?legion’s? ?

    commander? ?was? ?about? ?to? ?switch? ?to? ?another? ?person;? ?that? ?Wen? ?

    XiaoYun? ?can? ?no? ?longer? ?be? ?the? ?commander.? ?

    ?

    This? ?impacted? ?the? ?mood? ?of? ?everyone? ?within? ?the? ?3rd? ?legion.? ?They? ?

    didn’t? ?actually? ?want? ?someone? ?else? ?to? ?come? ?and? ?replace? ?Wen? ?

    XiaoYun,? ?because? ?almost? ?everyone? ?here? ?were? ?soldiers? ?trained? ?by? ?

    the? ?Wen? ?family.? ?

    ?

    If? ?not? ?the? ?previous? ?battle? ?god,? ?Wen? ?Tian;? ?then? ?the? ?current? ?Wen? ?

    XiaoYun.? ?

    ?

    Because? ?of? ?this? ?impact,? ?in? ?the? ?last? ?few? ?days,? ?everyone? ?has? ?been? ?

    listless.? ?During? ?training,? ?their? ?scores? ?were? ?so? ?bad,? ?it? ?was? ?an? ?utter? ?

    disaster.? ?

    ?

    After? ?seeing? ?these? ?scores,? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?held? ?a? ?meeting.? ?

    ?

    In? ?the? ?meeting,? ?he? ?didn’t? ?actually? ?scold? ?people? ?directly.? ?He? ?only? ?

    projected? ?the? ?videos? ?of? ?their? ?training? ?onto? ?the? ?screen.? ?

    ?

    “Lieutenant? ?Su.? ?This? ?is? ?your? ?summary? ?score? ?from? ?today’s? ?

    training.”? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun’s? ?voice? ?was? ?as? ?tranquil? ?as? ?before.? ?His? ?

    handsome,? ?ironclad? ?face? ?was? ?in? ?its? ?usual? ?calm.? ?However,? ?this? ?

    intangible? ?sense? ?of? ?pressure? ?made? ?everyone? ?inside? ?the? ?conference? ?

    room? ?feel? ?like? ?a? ?mountain? ?was? ?pressing? ?down? ?on? ?their? ?chest.? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?said? ?coolly:? ?“It’s? ?4? ?points? ?lower? ?than? ?your? ?usual? ?

    score.? ?It’s? ?1? ?point? ?lower? ?than? ?your? ?own? ?subordinate.”? ?

    ?

    “Wang? ?Cheng,? ?your? ?mecha? ?operation? ?score? ?is? ?the? ?lowest? ?since? ?you? ?

    joined.? ?You’re? ?making? ?me? ?doubt? ?my? ?original? ?decision? ?of? ?

    transferring? ?you? ?over? ?from? ?the? ?academy.”? ?

    ?

    “Zhang? ?KaiWen,? ?is? ?there? ?something? ?wrong? ?with? ?your? ?eyes?? ?

    Shooting? ?10? ?targets,? ?missing? ?3.”? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?spoke? ?calmly,? ?but? ?every? ?person? ?who? ?got? ?called? ?out? ?

    all? ?lowered? ?their? ?heads? ?in? ?shame,? ?face? ?color? ?turning? ?red? ?and? ?then? ?

    white.? ?

    ?

    “Admiral,? ?it’s? ?because? ?we……”? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?nodded? ?his? ?head? ?faintly,? ?interrupting? ?them:? ?“I? ?don’t? ?

    want? ?to? ?hear? ?any? ?excuses.”? ?

    ?

    “You? ?guys? ?enlisted? ?not? ?for? ?me.? ?It? ?was? ?for? ?yourself.? ?For? ?the? ?Empire.? ?

    No? ?matter? ?what? ?your? ?reason? ?is,? ?it’s? ?not? ?an? ?excuse? ?for? ?your? ?

    setbacks.”? ?

    ?

    Those? ?people? ?who? ?got? ?called? ?out? ?all? ?panicked.? ?They? ?knew? ?very? ?

    well? ?that? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?definitely? ?wouldn’t? ?tolerate? ?this? ?kind? ?of? ?

    situation.? ?Deeply? ?afraid? ?that? ?they? ?might? ?be? ?dismissed? ?before? ?Wen? ?

    XiaoYun? ?even? ?left? ?himself,? ?they? ?hastily? ?said:? ?“Admiral,? ?give? ?us? ?

    another? ?chance!”? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?didn’t? ?say? ?anything.? ?

    ?

    The? ?intangible? ?sense? ?of? ?pressure? ?slowly? ?enveloped? ?the? ?entire? ?

    meeting.? ?The? ?heaviness? ?in? ?the? ?air? ?instantly? ?made? ?people? ?feel? ?

    breathless.? ?

    ?

    Under? ?this? ?kind? ?of? ?intolerable? ?atmosphere,? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun’s? ?comm? ?

    suddenly? ?started? ?ringing.? ?

    ?

    The? ?crowd? ?felt? ?even? ?more? ?panicked? ?inside.? ?They? ?can? ?all? ?tell? ?that? ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?was? ?in? ?a? ?terrible? ?mood.? ?Jumping? ?in? ?at? ?a? ?time? ?like? ?

    this,? ?was? ?this? ?person? ?rushing? ?to? ?get? ?yelled? ?at?? ?What? ?if? ?they? ?made? ?

    the? ?admiral’s? ?mood? ?worse,? ?then? ?what!? ?

    ?

    Unexpectedly,? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun’s? ?ironclad? ?face? ?instantly? ?softened? ?with? ?

    only? ?a? ?glance? ?of? ?the? ?comm? ?number.? ?The? ?depths? ?of? ?his? ?eyes? ?gained? ?

    some? ?warmth? ?as? ?well.? ?

    ?

    Sweeping? ?his? ?gaze? ?around? ?the? ?conference? ?room,? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?got? ?

    up? ?and? ?said? ?coolly:? ?“Whatever? ?your? ?reason? ?is,? ?I? ?don’t? ?want? ?to? ?see? ?

    it? ?happening? ?again.”? ?

    ?

    “Yes,? ?admiral!”? ?

    ?

    After? ?throwing? ?down? ?these? ?words,? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?started? ?to? ?walk? ?

    out? ?in? ?large? ?strides.? ?At? ?the? ?same? ?time,? ?he? ?answered? ?the? ?call.? ?

    ?

    The? ?sharp-eared? ?people? ?immediately? ?heard? ?a? ?happy,? ?pleasant? ?

    sounding? ?voice? ?travel? ?into? ?the? ?conference? ?room.? ?

    ?

    “Wen? ?XiaoYun!? ?Are? ?you? ?busy?”? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?quietly? ?replied:? ?“Not? ?busy,? ?what’s? ?the? ?matter?”? ?

    ?

    “You? ?seem? ?to? ?have? ?a? ?lot? ?of? ?people? ?next? ?to? ?you.? ?Do? ?they? ?need? ?you? ?

    for? ?something?”? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?said:? ?“No,? ?they’re? ?all? ?fake? ?people.? ?Statues.”? ?

    ?

    The? ?crowd? ?immediately? ?stopped,? ?completely? ?motionless,? ?all? ?

    pretending? ?to? ?be? ?fake? ?people:? ?“......”? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?walked? ?out? ?of? ?the? ?big? ?doors? ?of? ?the? ?conference? ?room.? ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?could? ?no? ?longer? ?see? ?the? ?people? ?behind? ?Wen? ?

    XiaoYun.? ?Therefore,? ?he? ?no? ?longer? ?questioned? ?if? ?those? ?were? ?fake? ?

    people? ?or? ?not.? ?Instead,? ?he? ?said:? ?“Do? ?you? ?have? ?time? ?in? ?two? ?days?? ?

    Let’s? ?go? ?see? ?the? ?finals? ?of? ?the? ?Mecha? ?Tournament? ?in? ?person?”? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?acknowledged? ?with? ?an? ?‘en’:? ?“What? ?do? ?you? ?want? ?to? ?

    do?”? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?hummed? ?twice.? ?He? ?didn’t? ?explain,? ?but? ?said:? ?“You’ll? ?

    know? ?when? ?the? ?time? ?comes!”? ?

    ?

    After? ?two? ?days.? ?

    ?

    The? ?finals? ?of? ?the? ?Mecha? ?Tournament? ?officially? ?began.? ?

    ?

    The? ?Mecha? ?Designing? ?Tournament? ?can? ?be? ?counted? ?as? ?one? ?of? ?those? ?

    events? ?that? ?all? ?citizens? ?of? ?the? ?Empire? ?paid? ?close? ?attention? ?to.? ?On? ?

    the? ?day? ?of? ?the? ?finals,? ?the? ?site? ?of? ?the? ?tournament? ?was? ?packed? ?with? ?

    an? ?ocean? ?of? ?people.? ?Those? ?unable? ?to? ?make? ?it? ?in? ?person? ?still? ?waited? ?

    online? ?in? ?front? ?of? ?the? ?screen? ?of? ?the? ?live? ?broadcast.? ?

    ?

    Early? ?morning? ?on? ?this? ?day,? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?and? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?left? ?

    together? ?to? ?pick? ?up? ?Xiao? ?PoLan,? ?planning? ?to? ?take? ?Xiao? ?PoLan? ?to? ?

    see? ?the? ?mecha? ?tournament? ?as? ?well.? ?

    ?

    After? ?coming? ?back? ?these? ?last? ?few? ?days,? ?Xiao? ?PoLan? ?has? ?been? ?

    supervised? ?by? ?Cheng? ?JinXue? ?to? ?participate? ?in? ?great? ?master? ?Ge? ?

    LuEn’s? ?examinations? ?and? ?tests.? ?It’s? ?been? ?two? ?days? ?since? ?Zhuang? ?

    Zhou? ?saw? ?Xiao? ?PoLan.? ?He? ?rather? ?missed? ?it.? ?

    ?

    Arriving? ?at? ?the? ?research? ?facility,? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?immediately? ?saw? ?

    Xiao? ?PoLan? ?waiting? ?at? ?the? ?entrance.? ?

    ?

    Seeing? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou,? ?Xiao? ?PoLan? ?also? ?acted? ?like? ?seeing? ?a? ?lover? ?

    and? ?affectionately? ?hugged? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou’s? ?thighs.? ?Its? ?mechanical? ?

    head? ?rubbed? ?back? ?and? ?forth? ?on? ?Zhou? ?Zhou’s? ?legs? ?as? ?it? ?let? ?out? ?

    mechanical? ?“sob? ?sob? ?sob”? ?sounds.? ?

    ?

    Looking? ?like? ?it? ?really? ?suffered? ?quite? ?the? ?injustice.? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?picked? ?up? ?Xiao? ?PoLan? ?with? ?a? ?heartache:? ?“Be? ?good,? ?

    don’t? ?cry.? ?I’m? ?picking? ?you? ?up? ?right? ?now.? ?Sorry,? ?you? ?were? ?forced? ?to? ?

    work? ?hard? ?the? ?last? ?few? ?days.”? ?

    ?

    Cheng? ?JinXue? ?and? ?Ge? ?LuEn:? ?“......”? ?

    ?

    No.? ?It? ?didn’t? ?work? ?hard? ?at? ?all.? ?Clearly,? ?it? ?was? ?us? ?who? ?worked? ?hard!? ?

    ?

    Only? ?heaven? ?knew? ?how? ?hard? ?it? ?was? ?to? ?deal? ?with? ?this? ?PoLan-daye!? ?

    ?

    No? ?matter? ?what? ?experiment? ?they? ?wanted? ?to? ?do,? ?without? ?10? ?

    sentences? ?of? ?praise,? ?it? ?would? ?refuse? ?to? ?cooperate!? ?

    ?

    Good? ?thing? ?Cheng? ?JinXue? ?had? ?a? ?sweet? ?mouth? ?and? ?knew? ?how? ?to? ?

    give? ?all? ?sorts? ?of? ?flattery.? ?He? ?managed? ?to? ?coax? ?PoLan-daye? ?into? ?a? ?

    pretty? ?good? ?mood? ?to? ?cooperate? ?with? ?their? ?examinations.? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?was? ?unaware? ?of? ?the? ?twists? ?and? ?turns? ?in? ?here.? ?He? ?

    only? ?saw? ?Xiao? ?PoLan? ?sulking? ?and? ?felt? ?his? ?heart? ?about? ?to? ?melt:? ?“Ok? ?

    ok? ?ok.? ?In? ?the? ?future,? ?I’ll? ?keep? ?you? ?by? ?myself? ?always……? ?En? ?En?? ?

    Was? ?it? ?very? ?tiring?? ?Doing? ?so? ?many? ?inspections? ?everyday?”? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?gave? ?the? ?great? ?master? ?Ge? ?LuEn? ?a? ?disapproving? ?look.? ?

    ?

    Ge? ?LuEn:? ?“.......”? ?

    ?

    Three!? ?They? ?only? ?did? ?three? ?inspections? ?per? ?day!? ?

    ?

    Everytime? ?they? ?finished? ?an? ?inspection,? ?Xiao? ?PoLan? ?needed? ?to? ?

    watch? ?four? ?hours? ?of? ?cartoons!? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?rubbed? ?Xiao? ?PoLan’s? ?head:? ?“Oh? ?right,? ?Xiao? ?PoLan.? ?

    Let? ?me? ?introduce? ?to? ?you? ?briefly.”? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?pulled? ?out? ?another? ?little? ?robot? ?from? ?his? ?GanKun? ?

    pouch? ?and? ?happily? ?introduced? ?it? ?to? ?Xiao? ?PoLan:? ?“Xiao? ?PoLan,? ?look.? ?

    This? ?is? ?Xiao? ?PoLan#4!”? ?

    ?

    Xiao? ?PoLan? ?instantly? ?became? ?stunned.? ?

    ?

    Xiao? ?PoLan:? ?“????”? ?

    ?

    This? ?was? ?the? ?reason? ?why? ?you? ?threw? ?me? ?to? ?the? ?care? ?of? ?someone? ?

    else?? ?

    ?

    I? ?already? ?have? ?a? ?version? ?#4???? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?looked? ?at? ?the? ?dumbfounded? ?Xiao? ?PoLan? ?and? ?

    explained? ?happily:? ?“I? ?just? ?finished? ?making? ?it? ?yesterday!”? ?

    ?

    Xiao? ?PoLan#4? ?was? ?taller? ?than? ?it,? ?newer? ?than? ?it,? ?and? ?also? ?cooler? ?

    than? ?it.? ?

    ?

    Xiao? ?PoLan:? ?“......”? ?

    ?

    Xiao? ?PoLan? ?stopped? ?replying.? ?

    ?

    It? ?slowly? ?rolled? ?its? ?wheels,? ?and? ?rolled? ?back? ?to? ?Cheng? ?JinXue’s? ?side.? ?

    ?

    Sure? ?enough.? ?Affairs? ?only? ?occurred? ?0? ?times? ?or? ?countless? ?times.? ?

    ?

    Ever? ?since? ?Master? ?made? ?#1,? ?it’s? ?been? ?nonstop.? ?Right? ?now,? ?there? ?

    was? ?even? ?a? ?version? ?#4.? ?

    ?

    Xiao? ?PoLan? ?raised? ?its? ?head? ?and? ?looked? ?at? ?Cheng? ?JinXue? ?briefly.? ?

    Forget? ?it,? ?forget? ?it.? ?A? ?demon? ?can’t? ?have? ?such? ?high? ?demands.? ?

    Having? ?a? ?human? ?slave? ?was? ?enough.? ?

    ?

    The? ?next? ?second,? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?gave? ?Xiao? ?PoLan#4? ?to? ?Cheng? ?

    JinXue.? ?

    ?

    “Cheng? ?JinXue!? ?I’m? ?giving? ?#4? ?to? ?you!”? ?

    ?

    Xiao? ?PoLan:? ?“???”? ?

    ?

    Cheng? ?JinXue? ?instantly? ?became? ?delighted:? ?“Zhou? ?Zhou,? ?is? ?this? ?

    Xiao? ?PoLan#4? ?the? ?same? ?as? ?Zhou? ?HongYi? ?and? ?Zhang? ?Feng’s……? ?Can? ?

    it? ?be? ?linked? ?through? ?psychic? ?powers?”? ?

    ?

    “That’s? ?right!”? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?proudly? ?puffed? ?up? ?his? ?chest:? ?“I? ?also? ?

    modified? ?it.? ?Once? ?it? ?recognizes? ?you? ?as? ?its? ?master,? ?you’ll? ?know? ?what? ?

    #4? ?can? ?do.”? ?

    ?

    In? ?order? ?to? ?make? ?this? ?robot,? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?wasn’t? ?able? ?to? ?expand? ?

    his? ?customers? ?for? ?two? ?nights!? ?

    ?

    Thus,? ?on? ?the? ?road? ?to? ?the? ?mecha? ?tournament,? ?inside? ?the? ?hover? ?car,? ?

    the? ?stupidly? ?happy? ?Cheng? ?JinXue? ?endlessly? ?exclaimed? ?how? ?

    awesome? ?and? ?amazing? ?Xiao? ?PoLan#4? ?was.? ?

    ?

    In? ?the? ?corner,? ?Xiao? ?PoLan? ?watched? ?their? ?gaiety? ?and? ?scoffed? ?coldly.? ?

    ?

    Their? ?gaiety? ?has? ?nothing? ?to? ?do? ?with? ?me.? ?I? ?only? ?think? ?it’s? ?noisy.? ?

    ?

    -? ?

    ?

    Arriving? ?at? ?the? ?location? ?of? ?the? ?Mecha? ?Tournament,? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?

    exclaimed? ?once? ?again,? ?there? ?were? ?so? ?many? ?people!? ?

    ?

    Then? ?he? ?became? ?even? ?happier.? ?Tonight? ?he? ?was? ?going? ?to? ?work? ?

    overtime? ?again!? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?had? ?special? ?privileges.? ?He? ?also? ?made? ?early? ?

    arrangements? ?for? ?the? ?seating.? ?He? ?directly? ?brought? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?

    to? ?a? ?relatively? ?quiet? ?place.? ?

    ?

    At? ?this? ?time,? ?the? ?tournament? ?already? ?proceeded? ?halfway.? ?Amongst? ?

    the? ?10? ?people? ?participating,? ?6? ?people? ?have? ?already? ?finished? ?

    assembling? ?their? ?mechas.? ?

    ?

    However,? ?most? ?of? ?the? ?crowd’s? ?attention? ?was? ?focused? ?on? ?Hong? ?

    ShiJun.? ?

    ?

    Everyone? ?wanted? ?to? ?know? ?just? ?how? ?powerful? ?was? ?this? ?mecha? ?

    made? ?by? ?the? ?competition’s? ?dark? ?horse,? ?Hong? ?ShiJun.? ?

    ?

    The? ?various? ?big? ?mecha? ?manufacturing? ?companies? ?stared? ?even? ?

    more? ?closely,? ?wanting? ?urgently? ?to? ?see? ?the? ?birth? ?of? ?a? ?mecha? ?

    capable? ?of? ?shielding? ?energy? ?radiation? ?100%!? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?was? ?also? ?watching? ?Hong? ?ShiJun.? ?Hong? ?ShiJun? ?

    looked? ?pretty? ?much? ?the? ?same? ?as? ?what? ?Zhuang? ?zhou? ?saw? ?online.? ?

    He? ?carried? ?an? ?unpleasant? ?odor? ?around? ?him.? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?furrowed? ?his? ?brows? ?and? ?said? ?quietly:? ?“The? ?smell? ?on? ?

    him? ?is? ?really? ?unpleasant.? ?He? ?must? ?have? ?done? ?plenty? ?of? ?bad? ?

    things.”? ?

    ?

    Hearing? ?this,? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?didn’t? ?even? ?get? ?a? ?chance? ?to? ?speak? ?yet? ?

    when? ?Ge? ?LuEn? ?said? ?exasperatedly:? ?“Little? ?friend,? ?don’t? ?joke.? ?We’re? ?

    in? ?the? ?observer’s? ?booth.? ?Hong? ?ShiJun? ?is? ?on? ?the? ?competition? ?field.? ?

    With? ?such? ?a? ?distance,? ?even? ?just? ?seeing? ?him? ?clearly? ?requires? ?

    magnification? ?by? ?the? ?big? ?screen.? ?How? ?can? ?you? ?smell? ?his? ?odor?”? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?said:? ?“You? ?don’t? ?understand.”? ?

    ?

    Ge? ?LuEn:? ?“Okay? ?okay? ?okay.? ?I? ?don’t? ?understand.? ?Is? ?it? ?that? ?God? ?of? ?

    yours? ?again? ?who? ?said? ?this?? ?Ai,? ?you? ?group? ?of? ?kids? ?are? ?really……? ?so? ?

    superstitious? ?every? ?day.”? ?

    ?

    He? ?didn’t? ?even? ?want? ?to? ?advise? ?them? ?anymore? ?about? ?how? ?God? ?

    absolutely? ?did? ?not? ?exist? ?in? ?this? ?world.? ?

    ?

    Last? ?time,? ?the? ?little? ?friend? ?got? ?angry? ?at? ?him? ?because? ?of? ?this.? ?It? ?

    wasn’t? ?good? ?to? ?bring? ?it? ?up? ?again.? ?

    ?

    The? ?only? ?thing? ?that? ?made? ?Ge? ?LuEn? ?rejoice? ?was? ?that? ?this? ?so-called? ?

    ‘God? ?of? ?Wealth’? ?wasn’t? ?like? ?the? ?pagan? ?god? ?of? ?an? ?evil? ?cult;? ?he? ?didn’t? ?

    brainwash? ?people? ?into? ?insanity.? ?

    ?

    Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?reached? ?out? ?a? ?hand? ?and? ?covered? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou’s? ?

    nose,? ?saying? ?softly:? ?“Then? ?don’t? ?smell? ?it.”? ?

    ?

    His? ?hand? ?was? ?very? ?big.? ?Covering? ?Zhuang? ?Zhou’s? ?face,? ?it? ?made? ?the? ?

    youth’s? ?face? ?seem? ?even? ?smaller.? ?

    ?

    Zhuang? ?Zhou? ?raised? ?his? ?eyes? ?and? ?met? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun’s? ?eyes.? ?Then? ?

    he? ?swiftly? ?looked? ?away.? ?Ears? ?turning? ?faintly? ?red,? ?he? ?finally? ?said? ?‘en’? ?

    after? ?a? ?long? ?while? ?later.? ?

    ?

    But? ?he? ?also? ?didn’t? ?tell? ?Wen? ?XiaoYun? ?to? ?move? ?his? ?hand? ?away.? ?

    Instead,? ?he? ?allowed? ?the? ?other? ?to? ?cover? ?his? ?nose? ?and? ?face.? ?

    ?

    Very? ?quickly,? ?Hong? ?ShiJun? ?also? ?finished? ?assembling? ?his? ?mecha.? ?

    ?

    He? ?was? ?the? ?second? ?to? ?last? ?to? ?finish? ?the? ?assembly.? ?Not? ?long? ?after? ?

    him,? ?the? ?last? ?person? ?also? ?finished.? ?

    ?

    Now? ?that? ?the? ?10? ?contestants? ?finished? ?building? ?their? ?mecha,? ?it’s? ?

    time? ?to? ?wait? ?for? ?the? ?judging.? ?

    ?

    The? ?10? ?people? ?have? ?already? ?passed? ?through? ?several? ?rounds? ?of? ?

    eliminations? ?to? ?enter? ?the? ?finals.? ?Naturally,? ?each? ?of? ?their? ?mecha? ?

    designs? ?were? ?strong.? ?

    ?

    When? ?Hong? ?ShiJun’s? ?mecha? ?was? ?judged,? ?the? ?official? ?host? ?gave? ?an? ?

    extremely? ?high? ?evaluation? ?result--? ?

    ?

    “Offensive? ?stats? ?AA,? ?defensive? ?stats? ?A+,? ?resistance? ?stats? ?A+,? ?

    energy? ?radiation? ?level? ?0!”? ?

    ?

    As? ?soon? ?as? ?these? ?words? ?appeared,? ?the? ?entire? ?crowd? ?threw? ?an? ?

    uproar!? ?

    ?

    Radiation? ?level? ?0!? ?

    ?

    It? ?really? ?can? ?shield? ?radiation? ?100%!? ?

    ?

    To? ?be? ?able? ?to? ?enter? ?the? ?finals,? ?the? ?contestants? ?were? ?all? ?basically? ?

    very? ?outstanding? ?mecha? ?designers.? ?The? ?mechas? ?they? ?created? ?

    basically? ?all? ?had? ?A+? ?stats.? ?

    ?

    But? ?no? ?matter? ?how? ?they? ?tried? ?to? ?suppress? ?the? ?radiation? ?level,? ?it? ?

    would? ?always? ?hang? ?around? ?10-20%.? ?

    ?

    Today,? ?beside? ?Hong? ?ShiJun,? ?the? ?lowest? ?radiation? ?level? ?was? ?still? ?

    11%.? ?

    ?

    With? ?merely? ?a? ?‘radiation? ?level? ?0,’? ?Hong? ?ShiJun? ?had? ?enough? ?to? ?

    suppress? ?everyone’s? ?scores!? ?

    ?

    As? ?expected,? ?completely? ?lacking? ?any? ?surprise,? ?Hong? ?ShiJun? ?won? ?

    the? ?tournament? ?under? ?the? ?eyes? ?of? ?the? ?crowd!? ?

    ?

    The? ?various? ?big? ?mecha? ?manufacturing? ?companies? ?scrambled? ?over? ?

    each? ?other? ?to? ?give? ?Hong? ?ShiJun? ?their? ?business? ?cards,? ?wanting? ?to? ?

    discuss? ?a? ?collaboration? ?with? ?him.? ?

    ?

    Hong? ?ShiJun? ?accepted? ?each? ?card? ?with? ?a? ?smile? ?and? ?expressed:? ?

    “We’ll? ?talk? ?about? ?collaboration? ?later.? ?I? ?still? ?have? ?to? ?go? ?accept? ?my? ?

    prize.”? ?

    ?

    Hugging? ?the? ?trophy? ?cup? ?of? ?the? ?#1? ?Mecha? ?Designer? ?of? ?the? ?

    tournament? ?in? ?his? ?arms,? ?Hong? ?ShiJun? ?stood? ?on? ?the? ?high? ?pedestal,? ?

    looking? ?out? ?at? ?the? ?hundred? ?of? ?thousands? ?of? ?speculators,? ?as? ?well? ?as? ?

    all? ?of? ?the? ?people? ?in? ?the? ?universe? ?watching? ?on? ?the? ?live? ?broadcast,? ?a? ?

    sense? ?of? ?haughtiness? ?and? ?arrogance? ?rising? ?inside? ?his? ?heart.? ?

    ?

    This? ?was? ?the? ?glory? ?that? ?he? ?wanted.? ?He? ?wanted? ?everyone’s? ?gazes? ?

    to? ?be? ?looking? ?him.? ?Wanted? ?everyone? ?to? ?respect? ?him,? ?to? ?kneel? ?

    down? ?and? ?lick? ?his? ?feet!? ?

    ?

    “Next? ?is? ?the? ?most? ?exciting? ?moment!? ?Everyone,? ?do? ?you? ?want? ?to? ?see? ?

    the? ?strength? ?of? ?Mr.Hong’s? ?mecha,? ?‘Cold? ?Frost?’? ?in? ?action?”? ?

    ?

    “Yes!!”? ?

    ?

    The? ?host? ?said? ?with? ?a? ?smile:? ?“Then? ?is? ?there? ?anyone? ?who? ?wants? ?to? ?

    come? ?up? ?and? ?challenge? ?‘Cold? ?Frost’?”? ?

    ?

    As? ?soon? ?as? ?he? ?said? ?this,? ?plenty? ?of? ?people? ?within? ?the? ?crowd? ?yelled? ?

    frantically? ?and? ?loudly? ?that? ?they? ?wanted? ?to? ?head? ?up.? ?

    ?

    At? ?this? ?time,? ?a? ?person? ?used? ?their? ?special? ?privilege? ?to? ?step? ?directly? ?

    onto? ?stage:? ?“Allow? ?me.”? ?

    ?

    Seeing? ?this? ?person,? ?the? ?crowd’s? ?sharp? ?screams? ?pierced? ?through? ?

    the? ?heavens? ?even? ?more.? ?

    ?

    “Ahhhhhhh? ?it’s? ?Vice-Admiral? ?Cheng!”? ?

    ?

    “It’s? ?Vice-Admiral? ?Cheng? ?JinXue!!!”? ?

    ?

    The? ?host? ?didn’t? ?even? ?expect? ?that? ?this? ?very? ?well-known? ?Cheng? ?

    JinXue? ?from? ?the? ?military? ?would? ?come? ?on? ?stage.? ?After? ?freezing? ?for? ?

    quite? ?a? ?while,? ?he? ?finally? ?said? ?excitedly:? ?“Vice-Admiral? ?Cheng!? ?I? ?

    didn’t? ?expect? ?it? ?to? ?be? ?you!”? ?

    ?

    Cheng? ?JinXue? ?smiled? ?faintly:? ?“A? ?mecha? ?without? ?radiation? ?is? ?a? ?big? ?

    concern? ?for? ?everyone? ?within? ?the? ?Empire.? ?Naturally,? ?the? ?military? ?is? ?

    also? ?very? ?interested.? ?If? ?the? ?mecha? ?created? ?by? ?this? ?Mr.Hong? ?is? ?also? ?

    very? ?outstanding? ?in? ?other? ?aspects,? ?the? ?military? ?would? ?gladly? ?

    collaborate? ?together? ?with? ?Mr.Hong.”? ?

    ?

    Hearing? ?these? ?words,? ?the? ?entire? ?audience? ?went? ?through? ?another? ?

    uproar.? ?The? ?gazes? ?they? ?used? ?to? ?look? ?at? ?Hong? ?ShiJun? ?became? ?even? ?

    more? ?reverent? ?and? ?envious!? ?

    ?

    Hong? ?ShiJun? ?didn’t? ?expect? ?this? ?to? ?happen? ?either.? ?Internally,? ?he? ?felt? ?

    somewhat? ?excited? ?as? ?well.? ?

    ?

    If? ?Duke? ?Bo? ?Dun? ?knew? ?that? ?he? ?was? ?very? ?close? ?to? ?the? ?military,? ?it? ?

    would? ?make? ?doing? ?whatever? ?he? ?wanted? ?in? ?the? ?future? ?even? ?easier!? ?

    ?

    His? ?father? ?would? ?also? ?never? ?belittle? ?him? ?ever? ?again!? ?

    ?

    Thinking? ?this,? ?Hong? ?ShiJun? ?did? ?his? ?best? ?to? ?remain? ?calm.? ?With? ?a? ?

    faint? ?smile,? ?he? ?said:? ?“Many? ?thanks? ?for? ?Vice-Admiral? ?Cheng’s? ?

    appreciation.”? ?

    ?

    Cheng? ?JinXue? ?waved? ?his? ?hand:? ?“Let’s? ?not? ?waste? ?any? ?time.? ?Come,? ?

    let’s? ?test? ?the? ?strength? ?of? ?your? ?mecha,? ?‘Cold? ?Frost’.”? ?

    ?

    Hong? ?ShiJun? ?immediately? ?called? ?over? ?a? ?fighter? ?that? ?specializes? ?in? ?

    operating? ?mechas? ?and? ?gave? ?them? ?the? ?authorization? ?to? ?enter? ?the? ?

    mecha.? ?

    ?

    The? ?match? ?started.? ?However,? ?Cheng? ?JinXue? ?didn’t? ?actually? ?take? ?

    out? ?his? ?mecha.? ?The? ?crowd? ?couldn’t? ?help? ?but? ?feel? ?somewhat? ?

    skeptical.? ?

    ?

    Cheng? ?JinXue’s? ?face? ?split? ?into? ?a? ?smile? ?and? ?summoned? ?Xiao? ?

    PoLan#4,? ?who? ?had? ?already? ?received? ?a? ?drop? ?of? ?his? ?blood? ?and? ?

    recognized? ?him? ?as? ?master.? ?He? ?said? ?slowly:? ?“Come.”? ?

    ?

    The? ?entire? ?audience? ?was? ?stunned.? ?

    ?

    What? ?did? ?Vice-Admiral? ?Cheng? ?mean? ?by? ?this?? ?Did? ?he? ?want? ?to? ?use? ?

    this? ?seemingly? ?tattered? ?and? ?broken? ?down? ?little? ?robot? ?to? ?face? ?off? ?

    against? ?a? ?mecha? ?that? ?was? ?practically? ?colossal? ?in? ?comparison?!? ?

    ?

    Was? ?he? ?playing? ?a? ?joke? ?here!? ?

    ?

    Only? ?Hong? ?ShiJun.? ?

    ?

    When? ?seeing? ?Xiao? ?PoLan#4,? ?his? ?heart? ?skipped? ?a? ?beat.? ?His? ?

    expression? ?instantly? ?changed.? ?

    ?

    Cheng? ?JinXue? ?smiled? ?faintly:? ?“Looking? ?familiar,? ?my? ?friend?? ?This? ?is? ?

    the? ?4.0? ?version~”?