Part 2
Yun Yinghui sighed softly and said, “Zhizhi, look at the cubs. Do you think you can leave them to go compete?” More than that, he was worried about Yun Yingzhi’s health.
No matter how “ruthless” Yun Yingzhi’s thoughts were, it couldn’t change the fact that he was naturally fragile.
Regarding this point, even though Yun Yinghui had seen Yun Yingzhi demonstrate strong physical fitness in all aspects during the initial rounds of the competition, he still couldn’t shake the belief that Yun Yingzhi was delicate.
Especially since Yun Yingzhi was holding an seemingly extremely fragile rabbit cub that shared his own form.
Yun Yingzhi said loudly, “Brother, I worked so hard to participate in the Star Glory Competition. How can Brother be like this?” After a pause, he added, “Does Brother know how cheap the source materials for the Star Glory Competition are?”
Yun Yinghui frowned. “Zhizhi, you must understand that your body does not allow you to do this.”
Yun Yingzhi turned his head away in anger and said, “I don’t care, I have to go!”
Yun Yinghui poked Yun Yingzhi’s cheek.
Yun Yingzhi moved his body away, creating a small distance between himself and Yun Yinghui, silently sulking.
A short while later, Yun Yinghui sighed softly. “The preliminaries last for seven days. You must stay in the hospital for at least ten days. You can have a physical checkup on the 25th. If the doctor allows it, I’ll let you compete.” After a pause, he added, “The 26th and 27th should be enough for your match, right?”
Yun Yingzhi paused, feeling a bit reluctant to miss the chance to “fleece the wool” from the 21st to the 25th. However, since Yun Yinghui was finally allowing him to compete, he was secretly overjoyed.
Yun Yingzhi pursed his lips into a line and nodded slowly. In his heart, he was still worried: what if the physical checkup on the 25th showed he was weak?
Yun Yingzhi was worried sick over his own constitution.
Amidst Yun Yingzhi’s anxious state, time flew by, and it was December 21st.
The Star Glory Competition preliminary rounds began.
the number of contestants had sharply decreased. According to official data, over 90% of people were eliminated in the initial rounds. Every survivor was a very capable Source Weapon manufacturer.
According to the contestant numbers, Yun Yingzhi and other military academy students should be competing in the First Arena.
Yun Yingzhi entered the livestream for the First Arena.
It was 9:00 AM—theoretically working hours for many—but the livestream was already packed with people.
Yun Yingzhi saw Grandmaster Tang once again.
Grandmaster Tang spoke about the rules for the preliminaries.
While the initial rounds had no specific requirements, the requirement for the preliminaries was to create a Pure Defense-type Source Weapon.
At the same time, Yun Yingzhi saw the text scrolling across the livestream barrage.
[Where is the Red Peony guy?]
[Why do the preliminary rules require a pure defense-type weapon? Is it because of the Red Peony guy? Because he’s so good at making pure input weapons, did they intentionally ask for defense-type ones?]
[Is the competition trying to eliminate our little brother this time? He just fleeced ten or so sets of materials from you; is there a need to be such a sore loser?]
Yun Yingzhi: “…” The organizers were so stingy!
Looking at the livestream barrage, Yun Yingzhi’s face scrunched up. He felt the organizers’ malice toward him. He thought to himself that he could make powerful defense-type weapons too, not just attack-type ones. To fleece more wool, he would definitely break through and reach the finals.
Grandmaster Tang said, “Please don’t guess blindly. the rules for the preliminaries were decided from the beginning; there is absolutely no intention to target anyone.”
“The second stage of the preliminaries will last for seven days. There are no strict regulations for rest periods in between. You may come and go as you please as long as you do not disturb other contestants.”
“Now, let the competition begin!”
Following Grandmaster Tang’s words, the livestream screen split into nine zones. Clicking on one would enlarge it to show the status of the contestants in that area.
Yun Yingzhi saw that his own contestant slot was completely empty.
Many people in the barrage were still asking: Why hasn’t the Red Peony guy come?
There was also a donation option in the livestream.
Viewers could give tips to contestants according to their preference, with the tips being split 50/50 between the contestant and the organizers.
Yun Yingzhi noticed that almost every contestant had dressed up meticulously, and…
Very obviously, the better the appearance, the more tips they received.
Yun Yingzhi touched his own face.
He thought for a bit but decided to forget it. He couldn’t afford to lose face like that.
Now that he was completely disappointed in Madam Yun and General Yun, he didn’t want to reveal his identity. For one, he didn’t want Fanse Academy to know he was skipping class. Also, on the day of the initial rounds, he had been arguing with everyone and everything; he was too embarrassed to let people know that he was the “Red Peony guy” they were talking about.
Of course, the most important reason was that he also felt he had fleeced the wool too excessively that day, and he planned to continue fleecing in the upcoming matches.
He could be reckless as long as he wore a mask, specifically when it came to embarrassing himself.
However, there was one thing that surprised Yun Yingzhi.
He wasn’t competing today, so theoretically, no one should be tipping him. But through the barrage, he saw that his tips were actually very high.
Yun Yingzhi continued to switch screens to watch other contestants.
Coincidentally, he saw Grandmaster Tang.
A contestant had just taken a pile of materials from an automated vending machine and happened to run into Grandmaster Tang.
The contestant asked in a low voice, “Grandmaster Tang, why hasn’t Contestant A13167 come?”
The contestant was wearing a Fanse Academy uniform.
Compared to others, the students of Fanse Academy were particularly concerned about the Red Peony guy.
Grandmaster Tang replied, “I heard he is in poor health and has taken a few days of leave.”
The viewers in the livestream immediately understood why Yun Yingzhi wasn’t competing, and rows of comments flooded in.
Yun Yingzhi’s spirits lifted. Seeing that donation amount which was far higher than the others, he thought he would see everyone’s concern…
In the end, what on earth was he seeing?
[So the Red Peony guy couldn’t come because of poor health. I just want to know how much his heart aches because he can’t continue fleecing the wool?]
Following that was a long string of “Hahahaha.”
Yun Yingzhi’s face slumped. He pursed his lips and stroked the rabbit cub with his finger.
The rabbit cub licked Yun Yingzhi’s finger, opened its eyes, and secretly glanced at the white egg as a show of force.
The white egg bounced twice in anger.
The rabbit cub licked Yun Yingzhi’s finger again, its little expression looking very spiritual.
The white egg was so angry it bounced several more times.
Yun Yinghui, seeing the rabbit cub’s behavior throughout: “…”
Even so, Yun Yinghui felt that the rabbit cub was cuter than the egg cub. To be this sharp at such a small size, it must grow up to be very beautiful.
Yun Yinghui didn’t even realize that his face was stern when facing the egg cub, but his expression naturally became very tender when facing the rabbit cub, and he began to smile.
He also didn’t realize that the “sharpness” and “beauty” he was thinking of had absolutely nothing to do with a single strand of fur.
Yun Yingzhi watched the projection screen intently.
Just as he was about to turn off the barrage, one comment flashed by.
[The preliminaries are harder than the initial rounds. The rules this time are all for pure defense-type weapons. The Red Peony guy has taken leave for several days; will it affect his performance?]
[The Red Peony guy is a student of Fanse Academy. Can we check which students have been on leave for poor health lately?]
[Our school beauty hasn’t come to class for a long time!]
Yun Yingzhi: “…”
Yun Yingzhi’s eyelids jumped. He was suddenly filled with unease, worried that these people would strip away his mask.
[You mean that Yun Yingzhi who rejected the Crown Prince’s confession, is suspected to be the second son of the General’s Manor, and is useless except for his beauty?]
[Still, I must say, his mental power level is very low. It can’t be him.]
Yun Yingzhi let out a sincere sigh of relief.
Time passed quickly, and it was soon December 25th. Including today, there were three days left until the end of the preliminary rounds.
Since their birth, the two cubs finally had names, given to them by Yun Yinghui.
The rabbit cub was named Yun Qianxi. Because it was a clingy and crybaby little pampered thing, its nickname was Jiaojiao. The egg cub was named Yun Qiancheng. Since he was naughty from day one, his nickname was Taotao.
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