Part 2
Outsiders didn’t know, but the people living in this villa were aware.
He was Participant A13167 of the Star Glory Competition, and at the same time, he was the second son of the Admiral’s Manor—the one many on the Star Network were calling the “shame” of the family.
Outside the door, a female voice said, “I’m so angry. I never expected Admiral Yun and his wife to be such people. Disgusting.”
“Exactly! What did our Young Master Zhizhi do wrong? Is it his fault he’s unmarried with children? It’s clearly the fault of that other scumbag!”
“Right! Who knows what kind of bastard dared to treat our Young Master Zhizhi this way. That kind of trash should be cut down by Young Master Yinghui; he’s so irresponsible.”
“Still, Young Masters Jiaojiao and Taotao are really so cute.”
“I was just thinking, the Admiral and his wife surely don’t know that Young Master Zhizhi is the Red Peony Big Tough Guy, right? If they knew, they would never treat him like this.”
“Hmph! It’s better to sever ties like this. In the future, the Admiral and his wife shouldn’t dream of currying favor with our Young Master Zhizhi!”
“Exactly!”
“But I still have to say, even knowing Young Master Zhizhi is the Red Peony Big Tough Guy, I still have a sense of unreality. Do you remember? Before, when Young Masters Jiaojiao and Taotao were fighting, Young Master Zhizhi smashed the workbench with one slap. At the time, I firmly believed the Red Peony Big Tough Guy possessed god-like strength, but after linking the Big Tough Guy to our Young Master Zhizhi, I can’t help but feel the quality of that workbench was extremely suspicious.”
“It definitely wasn’t high quality. Didn’t someone notice the quality was off back then and report it to the organizers? I heard the complaint was even successful. Apparently, the Empress specifically contacted the organizers to demand they improve equipment quality, saying it would be bad if a participant got hurt.”
“Never mind that. After realizing the Big Tough Guy is our Young Master Zhizhi, I feel the shoes he was wearing back then must have been special custom shoes.”
“Yes, yes! If they weren’t custom shoes, how could Young Master Zhizhi—who usually can’t carry anything or lift a finger—have such speed?”
“Even if they weren’t custom shoes, it must have been speed shown under a source weapon skill, right?”
“It must be.”
The eavesdropping Yun Yingzhi inside: “…”
The two outside continued to heap praise on the three types of source weapons Yun Yingzhi had manufactured during the competition.
Yun Yingzhi remembered the Star Glory staff member telling him that everyone on the Star Network was praising him.
Thinking about it, he opened his personal terminal and searched for keywords.
Yun Yingzhi: “…”
Yun Yingzhi: “…………”
Yun Yingzhi had thought he would see a sea of praise—the kind of extreme praise that would elevate him to new heights.
In reality, there was indeed a mountain of praise.
But…
At the same time, he also saw this kind of rhetoric:
Some people were speculating on the true identity of the Red Peony Big Tough Guy, and eventually, their guesses landed on the exiled second son of the Admiral’s Manor.
Regarding this, the citizens of the Star Network had two different attitudes.
One group believed that such a guess was an insult to the Red Peony Big Tough Guy.
The other group claimed that the second son of the Admiral’s Manor was actually a very weak person. Those who were curious could search for his combat video from the recent final exams.
Yun Yingzhi’s eyelid gave a sharp twitch.
His combat video from the final exams?
What combat video?
The way he fought back then was…
Yun Yingzhi turned bright red all over. No, why would those kinds of resources be available?
Who exactly would have that kind of video?
With trembling hands, Yun Yingzhi tried to search for it, wondering if it was as they said and if the video could actually be found.
As it turned out, not everyone could successfully find the video, but based on the text information, Yun Yingzhi was certain that it indeed existed.
Yun Yingzhi: “…”
His body swayed, and he nearly collapsed.
His already crumbling mental state collapsed even further.
Suddenly, Yun Yingzhi’s spirit jolted as he saw a series of interview videos.
After today’s livestream, the fame of Participant A13167 was truly high. Even though the highest-level source weapon he had produced was only Level 7, his renown had surpassed that of some source weapon masters and was even rivaling grandmasters.
News reporters had seized the opportunity to interview many influential figures, asking for their views on this mysterious manufacturer.
Yun Yingzhi happened to see Admiral Yun’s interview video.
In the video, Admiral Yun’s expression was cold. His sharp, chiseled face looked incredibly keen, giving off a feeling that he was very difficult to approach.
Admiral Yun looked directly into the camera and said, “I admire him very much.”
“Before him, I had seen source weapons of all kinds. Compatibility and matching were always a matter of probability. In my view, the massive investment and cost were completely mismatched with the results. However, through the livestream video of the Crown Prince on the Shaluo Trial Planet today, I realized for the first time that source weapons can be this powerful. In my opinion, that weapon truly achieved fairness and justice.”
“If possible, I now sincerely invite Participant A13167. I hope you will seriously consider joining the Third or Eighth Legions to become the Chief Source Weapon Manufacturer for both!”
Yun Yingzhi: “…”
His eyelid twitched; he found it incredibly ironic.
If Admiral Yun or his wife had invited him some time ago, he thought he might have been very happy.
He would have proudly told them that even if they didn’t want him to follow this path, he had been working very hard. He wanted to be the pride of his parents; he wanted to be the pride of his brother.
In the interview, the reporter asked Admiral Yun several more questions.
Admiral Yun gave the highest evaluation to Participant A13167.
Suddenly, the reporter asked a very sensitive question: “Do you know that many on the Star Network are speculating that your second son might be Participant A13167? What is your view on this?”
Admiral Yun’s eyes flickered, but he didn’t speak.
The reporter asked again.
This time, Admiral Yun turned a cold gaze toward the reporter.
The reporter’s expression stiffened. Just as he was about to change the subject, he heard Admiral Yun say, “He is impossible.” Unlike his previous cold tone, his answer this time sounded utterly indifferent.
Clearly, Admiral Yun did not love Yun Yingzhi.
Yun Yingzhi sniffled and turned off the video interface.
His terminal gave another notification; Yun Yinghui had sent him a short message.
Upon clicking the message, Yun Yingzhi was quite surprised.
It was truly…
Yun Yingzhi felt that Yun Yinghui was simply spoiling the two cubs too much.
One cub could only say “Awoo” or “Da” and couldn’t even speak properly, while the other hadn’t even hatched yet.
How long had it been since Yun Yinghui took them out? He had actually taken them onto a combat arena?
Recalling how Yun Yinghui had solemnly told the cubs that they were too small and could only go to the Yaoming Battle Arena to watch, and now they were actually…
Yun Yingzhi could guess that it was definitely at the strong insistence of the two “bear cubs.”
But did the Yaoming Battle Arena actually allow cubs this small onto the stage?
Yun Yinghui was taking the two cubs into a 3v3 battle. He held one cub in each hand as he entered the arena.
Before the match even began, the rabbit cub saw the three opposing warriors. His fur stood on end as he waved his little paws at them and began to shout, “Awoo awoo awoo!”
Once the match started, Yun Yinghui protected the cubs while trying to let them fight independently.
At the beginning, the two cubs thought they were incredibly formidable. One lunged with all four paws toward the opponents, while the other egg kept rolling. Yun Yinghui let the two cubs mess around.
It had to be said that at this moment, one could see just how popular the two cubs were.
The people who had originally been cheering for the opposing warriors now all switched sides to cheer for the cubs. Shouts of “Let Jiaojiao win!” and “Let Taotao win!” filled the air.
Despite how adorable the cubs were, the three opponents had no intention of giving up easily. After all, the win-loss record of every battle was very important to them.
The three warriors launched an attack toward the cubs.
It must be said that this was the first time the two cubs had seen ability attacks launched by others in reality.
In that instant…
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