Part 3
What puzzled him was that the Yaoming Group possessed the most outstanding manufacturing team in the Empire. As the sole heir, there was absolutely no need for Wei Yuanqing to seek out another manufacturer.
Wei Yuanqing’s smile deepened. “Since Yingzhi thinks that manufacturer is very good, he certainly won’t be too bad. Yingzhi, I’ll have to trouble you to contact him for me.”
Yun Yingzhiās mood was very complicated. He shook his head and declined, “Senior Wei, I think…”
Before he could finish his refusal, Wei Yuanqing said, “I’ll give you a thirty million credit deposit first. Is that enough?”
The moment “thirty million” was uttered, Jing Haomiao gasped.
Thinking about it, it made sense.
Generally, the market price for a Level 8 Source Weapon was between ten million and thirty million Imperial Credits. Of course, weapons made by famous manufacturers had a premium and would be far higher than the market price.
One could say Wei Yuanqingās offer was at the very top of the market range.
Wei Yuanqing smiled at Yun Yingzhi, meeting his dark eyes, and asked, “If thirty million isn’t enough, you can tell me, and I’ll transfer more.”
Yun Yingzhi: “…”
Yun Yingzhi: “…………” He said it was the deposit.
In other words, a premium was allowed.
To be honest, Yun Yingzhi originally wanted to refuse, but after hearing the number “thirty million,” he didn’t want to refuse at all.
Thirty million!
What did thirty million represent?
If things went smoothly, the cost for him to manufacture a Level 8 weapon was less than ten million. That meant the remaining twenty million would be his profit.
With this income, he wouldn’t have to worry at all about not having money to enter the preliminary rounds of the Star Brilliance Competition hosted by the Yaoming Group!
In fact, the main reason he wanted money was to manufacture the strongest Source Weapons to compete for the Valedictorian spot against Huai Boshe. With this twenty million, he felt he wouldn’t even need to participate in the competition; he could manufacture several weapons for himself!
Not only that, but he could also start trying to manufacture the Source Weapon to give to Yun Yinghui!
At this moment, Yun Yingzhi was a bit excited.
Oh.
The biggest problem now was: could he actually successfully manufacture a Level 8 Source Weapon?
Wei Yuanqing met Yun Yingzhi’s gaze and said with a smile, “By the way, Yingzhi, you haven’t mentioned whether that manufacturer you know can actually produce Level 8 weapons.”
Yun Yingzhi: “…”
It was a gamble. If he was very lucky, he might be able to make it; most of the time, the chance of failure was quite high.
Normally, to avoid wasting materials, he rarely touched materials for Level 8 or higher weapons unless his master, Alvin, requested it.
That stuff was expensive.
Wei Yuanqing asked, “Yingzhi, can that manufacturer do it?”
Yun Yingzhiās brow jumped violently. His mind was filled with the image of thirty million credits floating away on wings. After a moment of hesitation, he said without much self-awareness, “…I think, uh, Iāno, he is very capable.” He was still very guilty.
Wei Yuanqing’s smile deepened. “Thatās wonderful. I hope that manufacturer can give me the finished product as soon as possible.”
Yun Yingzhi hesitated and replied uncertainly, “I… I’ll urge him?”
Wei Yuanqing was very decisive and directly transferred the money to Yun Yingzhi.
Hearing the notification of the transfer in his account, Yun Yingzhiās heart hammered against his ribs. It was all money!
All money!
All money!
This was the first time he had ever seen such a massive sum. He even had the illusion that he didn’t need to work hard ever again.
In the next second, he faced reality.
Thirty million seemed like a lot, but if he failed even once while making the weapon for Wei Yuanqing, he might even end up losing money.
He had to work even harder.
Seeing how decisive Wei Yuanqing was, the three roommates looked at each other. Compared to thirty million, they suddenly felt the market price of three hundred thousand to one million for a Level 5 weapon was very cheap.
The three said no more and transferred money to Yun Yingzhi one by one. As students in the slacker class of Fense Academy, their family backgrounds were generally quite good.
With another large sum of money entering his account, Yun Yingzhiās lips curved upward. Happy little flowers bloomed around him, and he looked extremely joyful.
Actually, he lacked confidence in making a Level 8 weapon, but for the Level 6 weapons suited to his roommates, he felt the difficulty wasn’t high. He could do it.
“Yingzhi, it seems you really like that manufacturer,” Ji Xiaobo said.
Yun Yingzhi paused, then slowly nodded, his cheeks turning slightly red as he added, “Don’t worry, that manufacturer is truly impressive. Your combat power will definitely increase significantly!” He began to shamelessly praise himself.
“Iām looking forward to it then,” Wei Yuanqingās voice was full of amusement.
The moment Wei Yuanqing spoke, Yun Yingzhi felt immense pressure. The happy little flowers around him vanished instantly.
He had to work even harder.
It was already very late, so the group decided to leave.
Wei Yuanqing led the five of them out of the Yaoming Battle Arena. On the way, they heard someone say, “That Little Battle Bunny is just too cute!”
Yun Yingzhi: “…”
Wei Yuanqing and the other four stopped in their tracks, their gazes snapping toward Yun Yingzhi.
Unlike ordinary users, high-tier VIP guests of the arena could enter the VIP lounge directly through special paths. Under these circumstances, Wei Yuanqing and the others, who had been queuing for five matches straight, were completely unaware of the arenaās “Star of the Day,” the Little Battle Bunny.
Although they didn’t know about the Little Battle Bunny, they knew Yun Yingzhiās Second Form was a little rabbit.
Yun Yingzhi avoided their gazes and asked, “…Why are you looking at me?”
Yu Feiwen asked, “Yingzhi, are they talking about you?”
“Of course not!” Yun Yingzhi shouted back with a red face. After a pause, he added, “Itās actually quite a coincidence. Although a rabbit isn’t a rare Second Form, the warrior who appeared in the arena today has a form very similar to mine.” It was identical, actually, since it was him.
The four of them looked at Yun Yingzhi with meaningful gazes.
To make himself more convincing, Yun Yingzhi added, “Trust me, itās really not me. That warrior… I heard, I heard…”
Wei Yuanqing: “Hmm?”
Yun Yingzhiās mouth moved faster than his brain. “Heās an elementary schooler!” His already red cheeks turned even redder.
Yu Feiwen: “I see.”
“Itās the first time I’ve heard of an Ability Warrior with a white rabbit form who actually transforms into their Second Form to fight,” Ji Xiaobo said, sounding a bit puzzled.
Just then, another group of people passed them. One said to his companion, “The Little Battle Bunny is really ferocious and powerful. Heās on a three-match winning streak now; his record will probably be even better in the future.”
Jing Haomiao gasped, “That little bunny actually managed a three-match win streak?”
Another passerby said, “And then thereās that newly formed 5V5 team, the Carrot Team. Five consecutive losses. Even though theyāre a losing team, looking at the official website, their team has gathered a lot of fans in a short time. Iām going to go check out their replays.”
“Even a five-loss team has fans? Those fans probably just want to see how many matches in a row they can lose.”
“They might even break the record for the most consecutive losses in the Yaoming Battle Arena.”
Yun Yingzhi: “…”
The four members of the Carrot Team: “…”
The group tacitly stopped talking about the subject and quickened their pace back to Fense Academy.
The way back was simple: they asked a Space-type user to send them back.
Before parting, Wei Yuanqing looked at Yun Yingzhi and the others with a smile, his voice gentle. “Yingzhi, and classmates of Yingzhi, I think you need some special training. Don’t you agree?”
Under Wei Yuanqingās intense, focused gaze, Yu Feiwen and the other three bit the bullet and replied simultaneously, “We think so too!”
Yun Yingzhi didn’t react in time and thus didn’t respond immediately.
Wei Yuanqing asked Yun Yingzhi again, “Yingzhi, what do you think?”
Yun Yingzhiās eyelids twitched. After a pause, he said, “…I think so too.”
Wei Yuanqing nodded. “Good, then I’ll arrange it for you tomorrow.”
The four of them fled.
Back at the dorm, Yu Feiwen said anxiously, “Five losses… I think Senior Wei is definitely angry, which is why he wants to give us special training!”
“Itās all our fault for dragging Senior Wei down.”
The three began a new round of self-reflection. Even though Yun Yingzhi hadn’t participated, he was influenced by his roommates and joined in the self-reflection.
Thinking about it, Yun Yingzhi comforted his three roommates: “Wait until… my friend manufactures the Source Weapons. Weāll be even stronger!”
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