Chapter 38: Elder Brother is Coming part 1
The preliminary round ended. After taking photos of the nine source weapons, Yun Yingzhi tucked them away with great care.
Walking out of the preliminary arena, he sent a private message to Yun Yinghui, attaching the photos for him to see.
The weapons had a standardized appearance. At a glance, all nine looked exactly the same, without a single special feature.
Yun Yingzhi: [Brother, look! These are the source weapons Iâm giving you. There are nine in total!]
On the other end, Yun Yinghui had already used his rest period to watch the live-streamed highlights of the Star Brilliance Competitionâs preliminary round, specifically fast-forwarding to any parts featuring Yun Yingzhi.
Upon seeing the pictures his brother sent, even a man as cold and stoic as he was couldn’t help but let out a smile.
Having watched the entire competition, he knew exactly how much “wool” Yun Yingzhi had pulled from the organizers during todayâs preliminaries. In particular, the half-finished sentence “I can’t bear to…” that Yun Yingzhi uttered at the end had struck a chord with many people’s sense of humor.
One only had to log into the Star Network to see the related headlines.
Yun Yinghui replied to the private message: [I am looking forward to them.]
Seeing Yun Yinghuiâs reply, Yun Yingzhi grew even more impatient to see him. He hoped that the source weapons he manufactured could truly be of help.
Yun Yinghui sent a second message: [Zhi-zhi, you are very impressive.]
According to the general sentiment on the Star Network, the manufacturing strength of participant A13167 was still unclear, but his speed was high, his flexibility was exceptional, and there was one more point…
As the headlines put it: even if a source weapon master doesn’t need to enter the battlefield, it is necessary to strengthen one’s own physical powerâjust like participant A13167.
Had this participant not possessed such formidable strength and extraordinary speed, he wouldn’t have been able to pull so much wool from the organizers.
Seeing a version of Yun Yingzhi that was completely different from the one in his memories, the smile at the corners of Yun Yinghuiâs lips deepened.
On his end, Yun Yingzhi, completely unaware of his brother’s thoughts, was bubbling with joy. He replied: [Brother, I will become even more impressive!]
After thinking for a moment, Yun Yingzhi continued: [Brother, look at these nine source weapons. I was in a bit of a rush when I made them, so I didn’t have time to design their appearance.]
In truth, Yun Yingzhi had manufactured many source weapons over the years. However, because he was too lazy to design their exteriors and found it troublesome, he had always used the standardized appearance of the Source Weapon Association.
However, considering that these source weapons were gifts for his favorite brother, he now desperately wanted them to look more sophisticated, grand, and high-class.
Yes, he also needed to buy beautiful packaging for these weaponsâthe most expensive kind!
Yun Yingzhi felt a twinge of heartache when he thought about the exorbitant amount of money he had spent on the gift-wrapping boxes at the gift shop last time. But considering these were gifts for Yun Yinghui, his heart didn’t ache at all.
His brother was worth it!
Yun Yinghui replied: [They are already very good as they are.]
Yun Yingzhi: [No! Brother, wait for me to redesign them!]
Yun Yinghui had always believed that the appearance of a source weapon was unimportant and that practicality was what mattered most. But seeing how enthusiastic Yun Yingzhi was, he replied: [Alright.]
Seeing his brotherâs reply, Yun Yingzhi thought to himself that perhaps his brother also liked those fancy, flashy designs.
For his brotherâs sake, he had to think hard about how to design the coolest possible exterior.
Yun Yingzhi continued his messages: [Brother, tell me what kind of source weapons your comrades want. Iâll make them all!]
Yun Yinghui: [Be good.]
Yun Yinghui sent another message: [Zhi-zhi, Iâve already contacted a few companions. Based on the source weapons youâve made, you can choose the most suitable people.]
Immediately afterward, Yun Yinghui sent over a list of names.
When Yun Yingzhi saw it, his eyes lit up, and he couldn’t help but hop once on the spot.
If it were just Yun Yinghui, Yun Yingzhi would have been a bit worried. Based on the organizersâ requirements and Yun Yinghuiâs specific Ice-attribute restriction, he wasn’t entirely sure if he could truly manufacture the strongest source weapon. But now, he was no longer afraid.
Just look at the list his brother gave him.
He had been in frequent contact with the people on this list when he was younger. As he grew older and entered university, he had less free time, and their contact had gradually dwindled.
Nan Gongqing, the son of the Minister of Finance, currently working on the Imperial Planet. He was twenty-nine years old, one year older than Yun Yinghui. Rumor had it he was the top student of Fanse Academy during his time.
Shan Junyu, currently serving in the Imperial Planet Military Region. He was twenty-seven years old and a graduate of Fanse Academy. He had never dropped out of the top three in any grade-wide test.
…
There were over ten people on the list, with the strongest being a Grade Nine warrior and the weakest being Grade Seven.
With such a powerful team, Yun Yingzhi felt that even if he manufactured the most ordinary source weapon, they could still “carry” him to the front ranks.
Victory was in sight, and money was right before him.
It was in the bag!
My two little gold-swallowing beasts, Papa will give you the best life possible!
During his conversation with Yun Yinghui, Yun Yingzhi arrived at the hotel. He changed out of his three-piece cotton suit and spent another sum of money to successfully return to Fanse Academy.
His three roommates were all in the dormitory.
They asked Yun Yingzhi where he had been all day.
Yun Yingzhi paused for a moment before replying, “Iâve been in the Source Weapon Manufacturing Department all day.”
Yun Yingzhiâs love for source weapon manufacturingâand the fact that he had no talent for itâwas something that had long since spread. Yu Feiwen and the other two immediately looked at him with gazes full of sympathy.
Yu Feiwen said, “By the way, today was the preliminary round of the Star Brilliance Competition. Yingzhi, did you watch it?”
Yun Yingzhi shook his head. All his focus today had been on pulling woolâno, on manufacturing source weaponsâso he had no time to watch others.
Jing Haomiao said, “One of the participants in the Star Brilliance Competition today really made me die of laughter!”
Yun Yingzhi looked at Jing Haomiao with curiosity and asked in confusion, “Did something happen?”
If he were given another chance, Yun Yingzhi absolutely would not have asked them what happened today.
In the next moment, he experienced a “social death.” His three roommates chimed in one after another, talking about the ridiculous maneuvers a certain participant in the First Arena had pulled during the preliminaries.
Yun Yingzhiâs eyelids jumped. At first, the things they described sounded a bit familiar, but the more he heard…
The more he felt that something was off about the person they were describing.
When he thought about it carefullyâoh, no wonder it was familiar yet off. Wasn’t that “Wool-Pulling Emperor” actually himself?
Yun Yingzhiâs face turned bright red with extreme embarrassment.
Wait.
According to the three of them, his performance in the preliminaries today was incredibly conspicuous?
Then, did his brother, who knew his serial number, possibly watch the entire process of his match?
Noticing something was wrong with Yun Yingzhi, Yu Feiwen asked, “Yingzhi, why is your face so red? Are you feeling unwell?”
Yun Yingzhi shook his head with a stiff expression. After thinking for a moment, he asked, “…Was that participant A13167 really that conspicuous?”
“Of course, he was exceptionally eye-catching. Especially that ‘middle-aged and elderly’ three-piece outfit. You can take a look; itâs already on the trending searches,” Ji Xiaobo replied.
Yun Yingzhiâs eyelids jumped, and his mental state collapsed. His seemingly fragile body swayed slightly.
Seeing this, Yu Feiwen immediately supported him and asked, “Yingzhi, whatâs wrong?”
Yun Yingzhi paused. He couldn’t say he had suffered a massive psychological blow, so he said, “Iâm hungry. I didn’t eat dinner.” He was lying; he had actually eaten quite a lot that evening, but it was true that he was hungry again.
His three roommates felt incredibly sorry for him, thinking he was just too delicateâto think heâd become so weak just from missing one meal.
They immediately pulled out some instant food, and the four of them gathered together for a late-night snack.
As if remembering something, Yu Feiwen said, “I heard that participant A13167 has an incredibly strong psychological constitution. Heâs especially good at eating and sleeping.”
Ji Xiaobo and Jing Haomiao chimed in in agreement.
Yun Yingzhiâs hand trembled, and the corner of his mouth twitched. He was truly too embarrassed to tell them that the person they were talking about was him.
Yun Yingzhi forced himself to stay calm and continued eating. He thought to himself: Was that having a strong psychological constitution?
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