Chapter 41: You Are About to Give Birth part 1
At the same time, on the other end.
Jin Taichu stepped out of the appraisal center and met up with Yun Yinghui and the others. The group headed to the training hall of the Generalâs Manor for their own assessment.
Yun Yinghui opened one of the cheaply packaged boxes, and what greeted his eyes was…
An exceptionally gaudy Source Weapon.
It featured a hero wearing red underwear on the outside, a green dinosaur wearing a head-flower, a particularly derpy triceratops, and various other heroes and monsters gathered together on the weapon’s casing.
Everyone looked at this exterior in momentary, speechless silence.
Yun Yinghuiâs eyelids twitched. He suddenly remembered Yun Yingzhi asking him what kind of appearance he liked. And the result…
Was this it?
At this moment, he thought that even a standardized, mass-produced look would have been better.
After a moment of silence, Yun Yinghui moved on to the second box. Inside were…
Red flowers, yellow flowersâan incredibly flashy and gaudy Source Weapon.
The group fell into silence once again.
After a short while, someone in the team said, “I suddenly feel that the standardized appearance is actually quite good.”
Jin Taichu added, “I remember when watching the livestream, the Source Weapons Yingzhi made all had standardized appearances?”
Yun Yinghuiâs eyelids jumped wildly. He said, “A while ago, Zhizhi might have…” He let out a soft breath before continuing, “In order to show more sincerity, he specially made some ‘modifications’ to the appearance.”
Nangong Qing and the others thought to themselves:
So this is the kind of Source Weaponâthe kind favored by children under the age of fifteenâthat everyone in Yun Yinghuiâs team might soon be carrying.
That image was truly…
Well, quite unique.
Everyone unpacked the boxes one by one, taking out the various gaudy Source Weapons to begin testing.
Different Source Weapons were suited for different ability warriors.
For the same Source Weapon, the attack power was very low when Jin Taichu used it, but when switched to Nangong Qing, the attack value became very high.
Compared to the Level 4 Source Weapon appraised today, the twenty Source Weapons Yun Yingzhi had made for Yun Yinghui were very balanced in all aspects. They had essential passive skills, buff skills, defensive skills, and attack skills…
It could almost be said they had no weaknesses.
In their view, these weapons weren’t as “dazzling” as that Level 4 weapon, as the instinct to pursue raw power was natural. However, upon closer inspection, aside from raw attack power, these weapons were actually stronger than that Level 4 weapon in every other regard.
This must have been a matter of trade-offs Yun Yingzhi made during the manufacturing process.
There was one more thing that felt very strange to them.
All twenty Source Weapons had an identical inscription.
While other inscriptions had clearly testable skill effects, these twenty identical inscriptions only produced a spatial fluctuation when used. As the source energy was channeled, the range of the ability would expand.
Clearly, it belonged to the spatial element.
But…
How should they put it? They couldn’t sense what the specific effect of this spatial ability was at all.
Within this limited spatial range, they couldn’t teleport freely, nor could they store items. It seemed like an ineffective skill.
Yet, it was obvious that these twenty Source Weapons revolved primarily around this identical spatial ability.
After their appraisal, Nangong Qing and the others could not reach a conclusion.
Jin Taichu looked at Yun Yinghui and said, “Yinghui, why don’t you ask Yingzhi?”
Yun Yinghui gave a soft hum of agreement and contacted Yun Yingzhi.
Yun Yingzhi quickly sent a reply.
Looking at Yun Yingzhiâs text message, Yun Yinghui froze, looking somewhat dazed.
It wasn’t until Nangong Qing called his name several times that he snapped out of his stupor.
Nangong Qing asked, “Yinghui, whatâs wrong?”
“…” After a pause, Yun Yinghui said, “Zhizhi says it’s a spatial ability.”
Everyone knew that much. The problem was that even now, they didn’t know the specific effect of the skill.
Amidst their confusion, Yun Yinghui continued, “…This Source Weapon is mainly intended for battle against the Zerg legions. Zhizhi says the coverage of this spatial ability can isolate the Zerg Queenâs mental waves, cutting off the connection between the Zerg legions and the Queen.”
The entire training hall fell into absolute silence.
They knew better than anyone that the Zerg legions obeyed the Queen’s orders absolutely. No matter how far the distance, no one had ever been able to block the connection between the Queen and her legions.
It was an unbreakable bond.
Even more terrifying was that under the influence of the Queenâs mental fluctuations, the Zerg legions could significantly increase their strength in a short period at the cost of their lives, charging forward for a mutual destruction without hesitation.
This tactic undoubtedly caused massive casualties for the humans.
And now, Yun Yingzhi was telling them that this Source Weapon could sever that connection.
This was a problem that countless people had failed to solve despite endless brainstorming.
Scientists had thought about it, ability warriors had thought about it, and Source Weapon masters had thought about it as well, but…
Yun Yingzhi said the Source Weapons he made could achieve this step.
After the brief silence, Jia Qingwan suddenly spoke, “Iâm thinking of Xingchen.”
Everyone turned to look at Jia Qingwan.
Jia Qingwan said, “Xingchen always creates Source Weapons that others cannot,” she paused, then added, “Like Source Weapons with passive skills.”
“…Xingchen can’t be Yingzhi. When Xingchen first appeared, Yingzhi was still very young.”
“Calculating by time, Yingzhi would have only been eleven or twelve years old then, right?”
Suddenly, Yun Yinghui received another private message from Yun Yingzhi.
Yun Yinghui looked at his personal terminal, and what greeted him was this line of text:
[Yun Yingzhi: Brother! Wait for me! Iâve been researching how to simulate the Zerg Queenâs mental waves recently to make those Zerg legions slaughter each other!]
Yun Yinghuiâs eyelids twitched.
With this message from Yun Yingzhi, a scene surfaced in his mind: Zerg legions isolated within a restricted spatial range, confused by fake mental waves, and pointlessly killing one another.
Yun Yinghui thought back to what the people in the livestream chat said today during Jin Taichuâs appraisal.
For a long time, the barrage of comments collectively claimed that the maker of that Source Weapon was absolutely cruel, ruthless, and violentâa real tough character.
When he saw those messages at the time, he felt a subtle sense that those people were offending Yun Yingzhi. In his heart, Yun Yingzhi was just a well-behaved, weak, and pampered younger brother. However…
At this moment…
Yun Yinghui: “…”
Even for Yun Yinghui, looking at the message sent by Yun Yingzhi, he couldn’t stop his pupils from trembling in sheer shock.
Nangong Qing and the others, who were discussing the identity of Xingchen, noticed Yun Yinghuiâs abnormality and turned their gazes toward him in unison.
Yun Yinghui was still in a state of shock.
Jin Taichu asked, “Yinghui, whatâs wrong?”
Yun Yinghui slowly regained his composure, his lips twitching as he said, “Zhizhi just sent me a message.”
The group immediately became interested and pressed, “What did Zhizhi say this time?”
“He said heâs already researching how to simulate the Zerg Queenâs mental waves to create an inscription that makes the Zerg legions kill each other,” Yun Yinghui said.
Everyone present: “…”
Everyone present: “…………”
The entire venue fell into silence once more.
After a brief silence, Nangong Qing took a deep breath and said, “Yinghui, ask Zhizhi… is he Xingchen?”
Yun Yinghuiâs pupils shifted slightly. He looked at Nangong Qing, then typed out the words and sent them to Yun Yingzhi.
[Yun Yinghui: Zhizhi, are you Xingchen?]
Very quickly, Yun Yinghui received a reply.
[Yun Yingzhi: ?]
[Yun Yingzhi: Brother, you didn’t know? I am! Brother, are you really that unconcerned about me?]
Yun Yingzhi turned the tables, bombarding Yun Yinghui with a flurry of messages, claiming that Yun Yinghui didn’t care enough about him, which was why he didn’t know Xingchen was his alias.
Through the text, Yun Yinghui could feel Yun Yingzhiâs anger and grievance.
Yun Yinghui: “…”
Was this really his fault?
After a moment of wordless resignation, Yun Yinghuiâs eyelids moved as he looked at everyone and said, “Zhizhi is.”
Jin Taichu: “Hmm?”
Yun Yinghui: “…He is Xingchen.”
Everyone present: “…” It truly was too shocking.
The person who, in their minds, was the most outstanding Source Weapon master in the Empireâsomeone who could even be said to have opened a new chapter in Source Weapon historyâwas actually the spoiled little brother they had watched grow up.
It was too unexpected.
After an unknown amount of time, Yun Yinghui spoke again, “The fact that these Source Weapons can block the Zerg Queenâs mental waves is a secret. Do not spread it.”
Nangong Qing and the others responded one by one.
If the Zerg Queen found out, they wouldn’t be able to maximize the damage dealt to the Zerg. This matter had to remain confidential for now.
Yun Yinghui added, “Iâm going to the Military Department.”
Jin Taichu: “Iâll go with you.”
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