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Part 2
Literally, the next moment.
Elvis saw Yun Yingzhi discard his previous fragility. Looking at him with a “milky-fierce” expression, he said, “I-If you insist on this, then I’ll have to make your secret public!”
Elvis remained calm on the surface, though he was surprised in his heart. Make his secret public?
What secret did he have?
Even Elvis himself didn’t know he had any secret unknown to outsiders.
Their gazes met. Elvis said, “Oh? Tell me, what secret is that?”
All of Yun Yingzhi’s exposed skin turned bright red. His entire body radiated the heat of shame.
Elvis leaned a bit closer to Yun Yingzhi, his hot breath brushing against the boy’s cheek.
In that moment, the atmosphere between the two was extremely ambiguous.
If Elvis leaned just a little closer, he could kiss Yun Yingzhi. He asked once more in his unique magnetic voice, “Zhizhi, tell me, what secret do I have?”
Yun Yingzhi blurted out, “Don’t try to deny it! I know, Your Highness, you are particularly incapable in that area!”
Elvis: “…”
No matter what, Elvis could never have imagined that following the previous “he was slept with” comment, there could be a rumor even harder to defend against than that one.
Elvis’s expression shattered once again.
Yun Yingzhi plucked up his courage, being bravely stubborn. Meeting Elvis’s eyes, he threatened with a “fearless of death” attitude, “Your Highness! If you insist on telling everyone about that day, then I will tell everyone about your… incapability!”
Elvis’s eyelids twitched frantically. Where on earth did Yun Yingzhi get the idea that he was “incapable”?
Where exactly was he lacking?
Before Elvis could even ask the question, Yun Yingzhi gave him a shove.
The immense force directly pushed a caught-off-guard Elvis away. Yun Yingzhi burst out of the stall, transformed into his second form, and nimbly jumped out the window once again.
Elvis stared at the window where the rabbit had vanished and came to a conclusion.
Lately, Yun Yingzhi might not be capable in other areas, but his strength was growing day by day. At the same time, he had learned all sorts of ways to jump out of windows.
After jumping out of the teaching building, Yun Yingzhi ran to the Source Weapon Manufacturing Department at top speed.
Entering the studio, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and stared at the raw material vending machine to calm his nerves.
Whenever he saw the dazzling array of materials, he felt like he could forget all his troubles.
Elvis was simply too terrifying.
Even while looking at his beloved materials, his mind kept replaying the interaction with Elvis from not long ago.
His heart went thump-thump-thump, deeply worried that Elvis would become angry from the embarrassment.
How annoying.
After thinking it over, Yun Yingzhi decided to manufacture a source weapon to steady himself.
To avoid overthinking, he focused his attention intensely, trying to create a Level 5 spatial-restriction inscription.
Every kind of inscription required repeated refinement. The spatial-restriction inscription that could completely block the mental shield of a Zerg Emperor was something Yun Yingzhi had tried many times but always failed. This time, he tried a new method.
He began repeating the same process.
Buying raw materials from the machine, inscribing, failing, tossing the failure into the bin, and starting another round.
Time after time. Suddenly, a spark of inspiration flashed in his mind. As the final stroke fell, the entire inscription shimmered with flowing light, signaling its completion.
Yun Yingzhi’s eyes lit up.
It was faster than he’d imagined. From the moment he had the inspiration, the Level 5 spatial-restriction inscription he’d always wanted to make for Yun Yinghui was successfully perfected.
Of course, this was just the perfection of a single inscription.
If it was confirmed that the inscription was stable enough and the effect was feasible, it could indeed be put into the battlefield. However, Yun Yingzhi would never give such a half-finished source weapon to Yun Yinghui.
He first tested the stability of the inscription with an instrument. The tester indicated that the stability reached 96%, which was an excellent rating.
Thinking it over, he then channeled Source energy into the weapon.
When enough energy was poured in, a transparent barrier was established. The more energy was input, the wider the range of the barrier would be.
Theoretically, the area covered by the barrier was the restricted spatial range.
In this zone, the connection between a Zerg Emperor and the Zerg Legion would be completely severed.
Just as Yun Yingzhi was about to pour a massive amount of energy into the weapon to test how far the barrier could expand under his control, his terminal chimed.
He opened it; it was a call from Ji Xiaobo.
Answering the call, Yun Yingzhi realized it was already evening—time for dinner.
Lately, Yun Yingzhi had been busy avoiding Elvis and didn’t dare go to the cafeteria. Each day, his three roommates took turns getting food for him.
What Yun Yingzhi didn’t know was that the three of them thought his health was poor and he needed rest, so he should walk as little as possible.
Yun Yingzhi stepped out of the studio, his eyes darting left and right for fear of seeing Elvis, and sneakily ran back to the dorm.
The four of them ate in the dormitory.
They occasionally talked about the interesting things that had happened recently.
After dinner, Yun Yingzhi’s terminal chimed again. It was a private message from A-Qing.
A-Qing asked if he’d rested enough and if he wanted to go to the Yaoming Battle Arena together.
Yun Yingzhi thought about it, stole a glance at his three roommates, and quickly looked away.
Lately, the three of them had been treating him like a patient, completely cutting off any ideas of him going to the arena. Under their intense scrutiny, Yun Yingzhi could only painfully refuse A-Qing.
Of course, another point was…
Many students at Fanse Academy were firmly convinced that he was the Battle-rabbit from the arena.
He decided to tearfully lay low for a while.
What Yun Yingzhi didn’t know was that on the other end, A-Qing was secretly complaining to A-Hao.
He said that if Yun Yingzhi weren’t the Battle-rabbit, they would have kicked him out of the team long ago. However, the Battle-rabbit was simply too cute, and rumors said he was the number one school beauty of Fanse Academy, so they had to endure him for a few more rounds.
Suddenly, Yu Feiwen let out an “Ah!”
The other three all looked at him.
Under their gazes, Yu Feiwen said, “You remember, right? Earlier, I sent the source weapon made for me by the manufacturer Yingzhi… knows to the Source Weapon Association for appraisal.”
Hearing this, Yun Yingzhi’s eyes were bright.
Sending a weapon for appraisal required a substantial fee. The perk was receiving a certificate; the downside was that the higher the grade, the more expensive the fee.
After all, appraisal required the Association to invite an ability user of that grade to conduct the tests, and the services of those high-level warriors were never cheap.
However, there were exceptions.
For instance, source weapons made by famous High-level, Master, or Grandmaster creators were usually scrambled for by people wanting to appraise them. Some warriors would even use their connections or bribes to borrow weapons from those famous creators just to conduct an appraisal.
The weapons Yun Yingzhi made in the past never needed to be sent for appraisal—after all, it was a waste of money—so he never had the chance to see one of his creations being appraised. Now, he was full of anticipation.
Yu Feiwen looked at Yun Yingzhi and said, “It’s like this: the schedule is out. The appraisal starts at ten o’clock tonight.”
Yun Yingzhi checked the time. It was 8:30 PM; an hour and a half remained.
Yun Yingzhi’s eyes curved and happy little flowers bloomed around him. He looked thrilled.
Seeing his obvious joy, the three roommates discreetly exchanged looks, feeling a bit sorry for him.
They felt that the manufacturer Yun Yingzhi knew was definitely a fraud, and the upcoming public live stream would be nothing short of a public execution.
Seeing how happy Yun Yingzhi was, Yu Feiwen suddenly felt guilty and somewhat regretted sending the weapon in the first place.
But thinking about it now was useless. On the bright side, from now on, Yun Yingzhi would realize the true strength of that “friend.”
Yu Feiwen said, “Yingzhi.”
“Mm!” Yun Yingzhi’s voice was full of cheer.
Yu Feiwen felt even more guilty. “It’s like this: the Source Weapon Association contacted me and asked if that manufacturer has a codename?”
Yun Yingzhi: “…”
“It doesn’t have to be a real name, just a codename to make it easier for the Association to record,” Yu Feiwen added.
Yun Yingzhi thought it was like a stage name.
He suddenly thought of the name that was constantly repeated at the Yaoming Battle Arena and asked, “Can this codename be a duplicate?”
Yu Feiwen shook his head.
Yun Yingzhi thought seriously for a moment. Looking at the three of them with his dark eyes, he said with a straight face, “Blazing God Rabbit.”
The three roommates burst out laughing.
Yun Yingzhi scratched his hair. Even so, in this anonymous world, he liked these high-end, elegant, and classy names. Anyway, no one would know his true identity.
He pursed his lips and said, “Don’t be like that. That manufacturer just likes it.”
Considering that Yun Yingzhi’s second form was a little rabbit, Yu Feiwen controlled his expression and said, “…That is indeed a unique hobby.”
Yun Yingzhi: “…” He felt the insult was maximum.
Whatever, let them be. In an anonymous world, any embarrassing name was allowed.
Yun Yingzhi thought it over seriously; he still liked the name Blazing God Rabbit. He said, “That’s the one.”
Yu Feiwen thought to himself that the manufacturer must have a touch of “middle school syndrome” and probably really liked rabbits, which was why he wanted such a name. He said, “Alright, I’ll reply then.”
Yun Yingzhi nodded, happy flowers continuing to bloom.
The time from 8:30 to 10:00 felt exceptionally long.
Finally, to Yun Yingzhi’s anticipation, 9:50 PM arrived.
Yun Yingzhi sat on his bed and maximized his terminal screen, camping in the live stream room early.
Currently, the stream was showing the appraisal of another Level 5 source weapon, which was nearing its end.
The commentator’s clear and pleasant voice reached their ears:
“I must say, the Level 5 source weapon currently being appraised is definitely the best quality one we’ve seen in this room today! As expected of a weapon crafted by a High-level Source Weapon Creator.”
Lines of praise scrolled across the screen: “666,” “GOAT,” “I want one,” etc.
Yun Yingzhi had loved hearing praise since he was a kid. He thought: Just wait, I’m about to be praised too.
Time ticked by.
Finally, just as Yun Yingzhi had hoped, ten o’clock sharp arrived!
Yun Yingzhi’s spirit rallied, and he watched the screen with sparkling eyes.
The three roommates shot a glance at him, then focused their attention on their own terminals.
The camera switched to the commentator.
She was a beautiful woman who looked to be in her twenties.
She said, “The previous weapon was crafted by the High-level Creator Master Yan Ming and was truly stunning. We hope the next weapon for appraisal will also bring us some surprises.”
Following her words, a man wearing the Source Weapon Association uniform walked toward her holding a box.
The commentator continued, “Now let’s see our next weapon.”
When the box was opened, what appeared was a source weapon that looked strikingly similar to a mass-produced model.
The commentator paused. Using her slender fingers, she took the weapon from the black velvet box and examined it closely. “This source weapon is very…” She paused, using a relatively tactful word, “…unadorned.”
Immediately, lines of text flashed across the chat.
[Wait, isn’t that just a mass-produced model?]
[Crap, I wonder which bro bought a standardized model and sent it for appraisal?]
Under the flood of comments, the commentator continued, “Actually, if you look closely, you can see the differences from a mass-produced model. For instance, right here, a little white rabbit is etched into it. It’s quite cute, isn’t it?”
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