Part 2
Yun Yingzhi nodded and said with a smile, “Yes, I’d like you to recommend a gift box.” He paused, then added, “The most expensive kind you have in your shop.”
The assistant thought she had encountered a wealthy, beautiful client. She asked, “What size would you like the box to be?”
Yun Yingzhi gestured a size.
The assistant stepped out from behind the counter, walked to the shelves, and pulled out three boxes—one black and one silver. “These styles have been very popular among students lately. They’re 168 credits. Which one do you like?”
Yun Yingzhi chose the silver gift box.
The assistant said with a smile, “The person receiving your gift will surely be very happy.” After Yun Yingzhi paid, she asked, “Would you like me to wrap it for you?”
Yun Yingzhi: “Yes, please.” A professional would do a better job than him.
The assistant asked, “What is the gift?”
Yun Yingzhi took out the source weapon he had just finished today and handed it to the assistant for wrapping.
The assistant froze, looking at Yun Yingzhi with surprise. “…Is this a source weapon?”
Yun Yingzhi nodded. “Yes.”
The assistant felt quite conflicted. Previously, she thought Yun Yingzhi was definitely wealthy for buying the most expensive box. As it turned out, he actually intended to use this box to wrap a source weapon worth tens or even hundreds of thousands?
Hesitating, the assistant asked curiously, “…Is it a Level 1 source weapon?”
Yun Yingzhi thought to himself that if it were just a Level 1 weapon, he wouldn’t have been willing to spend the huge sum of 168 credits on a gift box. He shook his head and said, “It’s a Level 5 source weapon.”
The assistant: “…”
She was momentarily speechless.
Seeing the assistant’s strange expression, Yun Yingzhi asked, “Is there a problem?”
The assistant immediately shook her head. “No, no problem. It’s just… are you sure you want to use this gift box for packaging?”
Yun Yingzhi found her attitude a bit odd. He glanced at the other, cheaper boxes in the shop. Was the price he paid actually too expensive? Although his heart ached a little at the cost, he felt the weapon he’d made was worth the price.
Yun Yingzhi nodded. “I’m sure. Thank you for your trouble.”
The assistant’s mouth twitched. After a pause, she continued, “…It’s my job.” It was just a bit surreal; this was the first time in her part-time career she had wrapped something so expensive.
Her skill was excellent. In less than a minute, she had wrapped the box in paper, tied a large bow, and placed it in a gift bag.
Yun Yingzhi thanked her and left.
Carrying the gift bag, he got back into the hovercar.
His optical computer chimed again. Yu Feiwen had sent another message, but this time it was a voice call rather than video.
Yun Yingzhi answered and immediately apologized, saying he hadn’t noticed the time and was late.
Yu Feiwen said, “Yingzhi, Xiaobo and I are heading down to the underground garage to meet you.”
Yun Yingzhi: “Alright.”
Soon, the hovercar entered the hotel’s underground parking lot. Staff stepped forward to greet him, and at the same time, Yu Feiwen and Ji Xiaobo arrived.
When the group met, Yun Yingzhi felt a bit proud. This was packaging he had spent a whopping 168 credits on! With that thought, he handed the gift bag to Yu Feiwen.
Yu Feiwen froze, his heart racing slightly as he took the bag under Ji Xiaobo’s envious gaze.
Yu Feiwen was a bit nervous. Was Yun Yingzhi confessing to him? In front of Ji Xiaobo?
Ji Xiaobo’s brow furrowed, his eyes practically spitting fire as he looked at Yu Feiwen.
The staff member leading the way looked from Yun Yingzhi to Yu Feiwen, then at the gift Yun Yingzhi had handed over. He thought to himself that anyone who could enter this hotel was usually wealthy or influential. As far as he knew, the guests today were all military academy students. However, he never expected that military students would like to give such gifts.
The staff member had a younger sister in her “middle school syndrome” phase who was often infatuated with various trends.
A while ago, this same gift box set had been 50% off, with a “buy ten get three free” deal. His sister had specifically borrowed money from him to buy ten sets. Counting the freebies, there were still quite a few left at home.
He knew the price very well, so…
It was quite cheap.
Until this moment, everyone except Yun Yingzhi felt very conflicted.
Yu Feiwen looked at Yun Yingzhi expectantly. Compared to boys, he actually preferred girls, but if it were a cute little rabbit…
Then, they heard Yun Yingzhi say with a serious face, “Feiwen, this is a source weapon that the manufacturer I know custom-made specifically for your situation.”
Yu Feiwen: “…?”
A massive question mark slowly formed in Yu Feiwen’s mind.
Hearing this, Ji Xiaobo and the staff member were stunned. Their spirits jolted as they looked at the cheap gift bag with disbelief.
Yu Feiwen’s eyelids twitched. With a stiff expression, he slowly, slowly lowered his head, staring blankly at the gift bag in his hand.
Yu Feiwen: “…?” Huh? Wait, what??
Yun Yingzhi was completely oblivious to their strange behavior. With a serious look, he continued, “That source weapon manufacturer was truly dedicated. He spent a long time designing the blueprints based on your situation, then used the best materials. He didn’t sleep and stayed up late for a long time to craft this source weapon.”
Yu Feiwen: “…”
Ji Xiaobo: “…”
The two thought: A “long time” of staying up late? It hadn’t even been that many days since they’d secretly gone to the Yaoming Battle Arena with Wei Yuanqing.
How long could he have stayed up?
The staff member looked at Yu Feiwen and Ji Xiaobo in confusion. He felt there was some strange inside story going on.
The expressions on their faces were simply too stiff.
Yun Yingzhi’s cheeks were a bit red. He had lied.
Using the best materials was true, and staying up late was also true—though the “staying up late” was actually from the night before. In reality, manufacturing the weapon had only taken a few hours.
But none of that was important. What mattered was that he believed the quality of the source weapon was good enough.
Yun Yingzhi slightly tilted his chin and continued, “The manufacturer said that since he put so much effort into making this weapon, its compatibility with you will definitely be very high.” He paused, then added, “Also, look at this packaging!”
The two roommates and the hotel staff all looked at the bag in unison.
Yu Feiwen paused, then silently pulled the silver gift box out of the bag.
It was a gift box commonly used by middle and high school students. The price wasn’t exactly cheap, but it definitely wasn’t expensive.
Yun Yingzhi said seriously, “The manufacturer said that in order to be worthy of the source weapon he crafted, he specifically bought the most expensive gift box!”
Think about it—when he went to the 3v3, their three-win streak team prize was only 600 Imperial Credits. After splitting it, each person only got 200 credits, which was barely enough to buy one gift box.
From this, one could see how expensive the packaging was.
Yu Feiwen’s eyelids twitched.
The three of them looked at Yun Yingzhi with incredibly complex expressions.
Yu Feiwen paused and said, “…A Level 5 source weapon? Packaging… worthy of a Level 5 source weapon?”
The staff member thought: There’s actually a Level 5 source weapon inside?
Yun Yingzhi: “Yes, that’s right!”
Yu Feiwen, Ji Xiaobo, and the staff member looked at the box again.
Oh, confirmed. The cheapest packaging in the source weapon world.
Overwhelmed by the shock, the three were momentarily speechless.
No, as a manufacturer, shouldn’t he know better than anyone what kind of packaging source weapons usually come in?
They suddenly felt that Yun Yingzhi might have been scammed by that manufacturer he knew.
Yun Yingzhi looked at Yu Feiwen and said with a smile, “Feiwen, because the manufacturing difficulty was quite high and a lot of materials were used, the normal price should be 3 million.” That was triple the normal market price. “However, since you’re my friend, 2 million is fine!” Calculating at this price—since the cost was relatively low and waste was kept within limits—he could still make about half in profit. It was a win-win.
Yu Feiwen was stunned. To him, this price wasn’t expensive at all. The source weapon he currently used had been bought for around 3 million after waiting in line for half a year.
However, at this moment, he really wanted to remind Yun Yingzhi that he might have encountered a fraud.
Yu Feiwen let out a soft breath and transferred the final payment to Yun Yingzhi.
When Yun Yingzhi received the money, happy little flowers bloomed around him. He had earned money! He was so happy!
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