Chapter 280 Thawing the Frost
the next day
Yu Cang took Qi'er into a cafe.
As soon as he entered the door, before he could look around, he noticed a complicated gaze falling on him.
He turned his head and, as expected, saw Miao Xue sitting at a table. When she saw him looking at her, she smiled as usual with a bright light in her eyes.
Yu Cang walked forward and sat opposite Miao Xue's table. Qi'er also sat obediently next to Yu Cang, lying on the edge of the table, just looking at Miao Xue without saying a word.
"You're here." Miao Xue rubbed the handle of the coffee cup with her fingers. Judging from the white knuckles, she seemed very nervous.
Her eyes glanced behind Yu Cang intentionally or unintentionally, "Um, sister-in-law... isn't Jie Shuang here?"
"No, it's not convenient for her." Yu Cang smiled.
"Oh..." Miao Xue lowered her head slightly and played with her earlobe with her other hand, "So, why did you ask me out today..."
She is feeling a little confused now.
After her "clown appearance" that day, she now avoids Cang like the plague.
Every time she thought of the embarrassment of that day, her body would stiffen uncontrollably.
In short, she really doesn't want to have any contact with Yu Cang anymore.
Although, after the summit, she really wanted to know about the ability of "Xuan"...but regarding this, she planned to ask someone else instead of showing up in person.
In particular, Yu Cang's girlfriend looked like someone who was not easy to mess with, and she really didn't want to get into trouble.
But what she didn't expect was that Yu Cang actually took the initiative to invite her to meet today... This really surprised her.
After much hesitation, she decided to go and take a look.
She had already prepared for the tense atmosphere with Gu Jieshuang present, but now that she saw that Yu Cang came alone, she really breathed a sigh of relief.
"Of course it's a return gift from a friend." Yu Cang smiled lightly, then reached into his arms and took out a soul card.
When Miao Xue saw the soul card, her eyes lit up.
Could it be "Preface"?
She quickly took it, and after seeing the name on the card, a hint of doubt flashed across her eyes.
It's not the prologue... the mind-devouring insect, the wanderer? This name sounds like it belongs in the same series as Sora.
The doubt only lasted for a short time. Miao Xue immediately calmed down and began to read the abilities of the soul card.
When she saw this, her eyes widened, all kinds of thoughts flashed through her mind, and she stood there in a daze.
This... this ability perfectly compensates for the shortcomings of the Mustard Seed Flying Gu! Furthermore, they can be used in conjunction with each other to form a system!
You know, during the major armament changes, Mustard Flying Gu had the opportunity to achieve higher rankings in many projects, but because the guidance time was too long and the main deck was too weak, the completion rate of the project was not particularly high.
And now the soul card in his hand can directly clear the guidance time, which is a perfect match with the mustard flying Gu!
If they had this soul card at that time, maybe Miaodu’s grades could be improved a bit... There was no way they could surpass the Mechanical Department, but they would definitely secure second place!
Moreover, Miao Xue is a very smart scholar. When she came into contact with the Link Summoning at the summit, she already had a lot of ideas in her mind. Now, when she saw this card, inspiration began to appear in her mind continuously.
She couldn't wait to thoroughly study the link summoning and show off her skills!
"It seems you like this return gift very much." Yu Cang showed a relieved expression, "I'm glad you like it. I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. I just made this soul card yesterday. I prepared it in a hurry and was worried that you would mind."
"Why would I mind? I like this soul card so much!" Miao Xue's eyes were shining.
She looked at the soul card in her hand carefully a few more times, and after confirming that she had not missed any information, she raised her head and her eyes fell on Yu Cang.
"Yu Cang... To be honest, I'm finding it increasingly difficult to see through you."
If, during the military overhaul, Yu Cang was powerful, he ultimately left her with the impression of a high-spirited young man. At such a young age, he had already achieved two major achievements, the Yingcao and the Mechanical Tribe, and had a promising future. At that time, if she worked hard and even tiptoed, she could still catch up.
Now, Yu Cang has become an almost unreachable existence for him.
Synchronous, Star Rank, and even Starry Sky Vision… Even Ren Zheng, who seemed to be more powerful than his grandmother, could draw inspiration from Yu Cang's card-making ideas to create his own cards…
I can no longer catch up with him.
For the first time, she felt the gap between herself and the genius in a peer, or even a younger student.
Look at her own Mustard Seed Flying Gu. She spent a lot of effort to perfect it, but still couldn't get rid of the guidance time. After all, it was just a rare card, and it was a bit difficult for it to do so many things.
But Yu Cang...just "made" a soul card yesterday, and in a "rush", he easily solved his pain point.
Judging from this, Yu Cang must have taken the trouble to make a return gift because he had already come to the ancient capital in person.
A look of helplessness flashed across Miao Xue's eyes, and she sighed softly with a smile.
I don’t know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing to be in the same era as such a genius.
"Thank you, Yu Cang."
"As long as you like it," Yu Cang said, "Be careful when using this Soul Card. It's bound to a Cognition Bug. Cognition Bugs are easily controlled by instinct and desire, but as long as you connect it to the Soul Energy Well, it will obey you completely due to the Soul Card's constraints.
“So, after getting this Soul Card, you’d better keep it in your deck and keep it connected to the Soul Energy Well, otherwise there may be some trouble.
"One more thing. Because the Sense Bug in this Soul Card has its own consciousness, it can fight on its own... Although its combat power isn't high, it's still a nice addition. However, you should be aware that this Sense Bug is a larva that has just reached adulthood and doesn't have much combat experience. If you want to use it in battle, you can give it some combat training. It will be effective."
Giving soul cards combat training is something that is really rare in ancient and modern times... but it is indeed useful.
Another point is that this soul card is different from Kong Yuxu. The rhythm in Kong Yuxu's body is too advanced, and Yu Cang cannot copy it. However, the quality of the entries used in the process of making this soul card is not high, so in theory, as long as the rhythm is fully understood, it can be copied.
However, those copied soul cards naturally have no insect recognition awareness, so they can only be controlled by themselves.
Yu Cang was still introducing some precautions to Miao Xue.
Miao Xue, looking at Yu Cang who was sitting across the table from her, her eyes were shaking slightly.
In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through my mind.
Suddenly, as if possessed by some strange force, she asked:
"Yu Cang, that..." Miao Xue bit her lip, "Gu Jieshuang... is she really your girlfriend?"
She suddenly felt very unwilling.
She suddenly remembered that on that day, it was Gu Jieshuang who said throughout the whole process that she was Yu Cang's girlfriend, but Yu Cang never admitted it. Instead, his body reaction seemed very stiff.
Is there some hidden story here… a family arranged marriage? A casual fling? A temporary girlfriend?
After all, if Yu Cang already had a girlfriend, why didn't Yu Jiang tell him that time? Why did he come to see me today? Why didn't he bring Gu Jieshuang with him?
Miao Xue was not short of divergent thinking, and she thought of many possibilities in an instant, so the fire of hope was rekindled in her heart. She looked at Yu Cang, expecting him to utter a positive answer.
Yu Cang, who was introducing something, suddenly froze.
He raised his head and looked at Miao Xue. After a brief moment of daze, a smile quickly appeared in his eyes.
Miao Xue couldn't say how to describe this smile. It seemed that all the beautiful adjectives could be used to describe this moment.
"Yes." Yu Cang said affirmatively, "We are a couple."
Miao Xue bit her lip: "...When did it happen?"
"On the day you came."
"Ah?" Miao Xue was suddenly stunned.
Wh-what?
Miao Xue's little brain worked very quickly, and she reacted almost instantly... So she made up the two of them?
She regretted it.
She shouldn't have asked this question and shouldn't have come that day.
Now, I look even more like a clown!
"However, that day was just the official confirmation of our relationship. We had known each other for a long time before that."
Miao Xue pursed her lips: "...Then why don't you come to see me alone today? Won't she be jealous?"
"I've told her." Yu Cang said as a matter of course.
…
Yu Cang didn't place any order. After Miao Xue finished her coffee, they walked out of the store together.
"That..." Miao Xue hesitated to speak.
Just as she was organizing her words and didn't know what to say, she suddenly noticed from the corner of her eye that a broken three-wheeled vehicle stopped next to her and Yu Cang.
Um?
Miao Xue was stunned.
A driver soliciting passengers?
We don't take the car.
Just as she was about to say this, she saw the door of the cab of the broken three-wheeled vehicle opened, and a long leg stretched out and stepped on the floor.
Then, there was Gu Jieshuang's smiling face.
"Beep~" She pressed the horn that had long been out of service and uttered onomatopeia, "Boss, I'm here to take you home."
Yu Cang smiled.
The one that thawed out the frost was his tricycle.
Seriously, this tricycle is already broken like this, why are you so proud?
"Sister!" Qi'er raised her little hand.
"Miao Xue, Jie Shuang is here to pick me up." Yu Cang smiled gently, "Do you want me to give you a ride?"
"Ah... no, no!" Miao Xue waved her hands repeatedly, "Well, I'm going to go directly to the school to find grandma. It's only a few steps away... You guys go first, bye~"
Just kidding, there isn't much space inside these three wheels. She has some foresight and knows that she should leave tactfully at this time.
but……
"Jieshuang, Qier, I'm leaving. Goodbye." Miao Xue said goodbye to everyone in turn.
Well... after this meeting, it seemed less awkward. The smile on Gu Jieshuang's face looked very sincere, without the aggressiveness of that day.
It’s not bad. Although there is no possibility of further development, at least... I became friends with Yu Cang.
Who would refuse to be friends with such a genius?
After watching Yu Cang and the others leave, Miao Xue stood there for a while, her eyes blank, not knowing what she was thinking.
Forgot the ability to ask for sequence.
However... the soul card that Yu Cang gave him was already so powerful, so one can imagine how powerful the card he uses himself can be.
It’s better not to ask, otherwise she is really afraid that her faith in Taoism will be broken.
He shook his head and got rid of those distracting thoughts.
Let's go back... Yu Cang also gave me a "Pathway to the World of Consciousness" as a gift. I should go back and study the Starry Sky Vision and Link Summoning carefully. The Consciousness Devouring Worm: Wandering will be enough for me to study and research for a long time.
Shaking her head, Miao Xue turned around and walked towards the school gate.
…
Yu Cang sat in the back seat of the tricycle.
He hadn't sat in the back seat for a long time... Usually he was the one driving the tricycle with others, but today was a very rare day when someone else drove the tricycle with her.
Gu Jie Shuang was wearing a simple white shirt, denim shorts, and her hair was tied into a high ponytail. Although it was just a simple outfit, there was a unique beauty on her... This made her feel a little out of place when she sat in the three-wheeled cockpit.
"Jie Shuang." Yu Cang moved closer. "Why aren't you talking...Are you jealous?"
"Needless to say!" Gu Jieshuang said angrily while looking at the road ahead, "My boyfriend is drinking coffee with another woman, and I'm so jealous when I'm waiting for you!"
"I didn't drink! I didn't even order!" Yu Cang quickly raised his hand to prove his innocence. "This time I was simply returning the gift and saying goodbye... And didn't I ask you to return the gift on my behalf in the first place? It was you who disagreed."
"How can I handle such a situation? If I come, I will probably scare the girl to death." Gu Jieshuang pouted, "Besides, boss, I am being reasonable, okay... I am jealous, but I also know that you need friends. If I come here on your behalf today, your friendship with Miao Xue will end here. We will just be strangers in the future. Don't even think about having any contact.
"Boss, listen carefully. I can't have a love rival, but I must have friends. I need lots of them. Otherwise, I'll be influencing you, and that's not okay~"
Gu Jieshuang's tone was matter-of-fact. After Yu Cang heard it, he couldn't help but feel touched.
"Thank you, Jie Shuang."
"Oh, stop it, it's so corny. Boss, change your ways!" Gu Jieshuang didn't even turn her head. "Besides, Boss, don't you think it would be more pleasant and would help dispel Miao Xue's thoughts if I suddenly showed up to take you home after you guys finish your coffee?"
"That's true."
"Besides, I trust the boss. What's more—" Gu Jieshuang snorted, "I have Qi'er to help me watch over him. I feel very relieved."
"I'm here, sister!" The girl raised her hand. "Brother was awesome!"
"Okay, okay, okay." Yu Cang was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
"But, one thing is for another, I am still jealous today, and the boss needs to compensate me!"
"Then tell me what you want."
"Hmm... Hehe, I haven't eaten the boss's noodles in a long time~"
"No problem, let's do it tonight!"
…
Youdu
A laboratory
Lao Bai looked at the data on the computer, frowned slightly, and looked thoughtful.
"Old Bai, let's go and have dinner." A loud voice came from the side, and Jin Zhaoshan's figure walked out from the side.
Yujiang’s military equipment was greatly overhauled, and Youdu achieved a good result of second place.
Although it was already very strong, Lao Bai knew that this was because the mechanical deck was too powerful, which directly changed the judges' scoring criteria for the last few places, resulting in such a result.
The boundary of his monument is actually not as strong as imagined.
After returning from the major armament overhaul, Lao Bai has been thinking about how to strengthen this deck, but with little success.
To put it bluntly, although the Creator Clan is highly malleable, its upper limit is too low after all.
Although the Monument Realm can create a shield far exceeding its level by adding monuments...it is still just a shield.
On the battlefield, the battle situation is strange and unpredictable. Some enemies are good at frontal attacks, while more enemies have all kinds of strange abilities that are hard to guard against. There are too many ways to bypass the shield.
Once the shield is bypassed, the body of the monument is actually quite fragile.
This limitation means that this deck is destined not to be equipped by the entire army, and at most it will be used by a few special forces... and now, after being put into use for a period of time, the military has discovered that this monument boundary really cannot catch up with the electronic buffer barrier.
Although the Monument Realm theoretically has a higher defense limit, the flexibility and almost infinite durability of the electronic buffer barrier are still too tempting.
It would be fine under normal circumstances, he would just be defeated, he is still young, but now that he has taken second place, how can Lao Bai be willing to let his deck be buried like this?
So he has been looking for ways to strengthen himself, and Jin Zhaoshan is the person who came to cooperate with him in the experiments.
"Old Bai, are you still thinking about something?" Jin Zhaoshan walked forward. "Well, stop thinking. Eating is more important."
"You go eat first." Lao Bai sighed and clicked on the association's official website from his computer. "I'll look for any new related papers."
"Come on, Old Bai." Jin Zhaoshan shook his head. "The Creator Clan is just that simple. If you ask me, you've already mastered this race. If it were someone else, even a national guardian, they wouldn't be able to outdo you."
Lao Bai just shook his head: "Look again, look again..."
"Okay, okay, it's up to you... I'm not saying this, Old Bai, with your level, if you change your research direction, you will definitely achieve more than this. If it's me, Old Bai, you should just give up. The Creator Clan only has a few broken stones, how can you make them move?"
Lao Bai's face suddenly looked a little strange. He moved his finger slightly and clicked on a document. Suddenly, white light illuminated his eyes.
Jin Zhaoshan continued, "Old Bai, why don't you just study the mechanical race? It seems no one has studied the earth-attributed mechanical race yet. This is a perfect opportunity. I heard that even a pig can fly if they stand on it. If you stand on it, you will definitely fly higher than a pig."
Lao Bai: “…”
"Old White? Why are you silent?"
"genius."
"What? What genius? Lao Bai, I'm just praising you a little, you don't have to be so cocky. I admit you're smarter than me, but genius is only used to describe people like Yu Cang. You're far from that."
"...Thank you so much for thinking that you were praising me." Lao Bai rolled his eyes.
What does it mean to fly higher than a pig? Is this a compliment?
Jin Zhaoshan glared and was about to say something, but Lao Bai waved his hand and interrupted him.
"Alright... I'm talking about Yu Cang." Lao Bai took a deep breath and slowly slumped in his chair. "[Exquisite and Ingenious], [Exquisite and Ingenious]... This is too genius. What kind of brain can come up with such a fantastic idea..."
"Huh?" Jin Zhaoshan was stunned. "What do you mean..."
He stared with his bear eyes and came to Lao Bai's computer.
But even though he had opened his eyes as wide as possible, the words on the paper were still like hieroglyphics and he couldn't understand a word of it.
There's no way, he's just not cut out for it.
"Old Bai." Jin Zhaoshan turned his head. "Please explain."
"Tsk... To put it simply, it's just like what you just said." Lao Bai raised his head and looked at the ceiling. "From now on, these stones... can finally move!"
"Ah?" Jin Zhaoshan widened his eyes.
Yu Cang, let the Creation Clan move?
"My goodness, isn't he studying the mechanical race? Why is he studying creation?"
"Researching creation... No, what are you thinking about?" Lao Bai smiled bitterly and shook his head. "This is just a casual experiment in my spare time... Haha, just one attempt has surpassed half a lifetime of hard work... Genius, Yu Cang is indeed a genius, even genius is not enough to describe it."
He thought of the shock of the previous few days.
Synchronicity, Star Rank, and... the legendary World Shadow Summit.
The one going to the summit is his teacher, so he is not qualified to go with him.
After attending the summit, his teacher went crazy in the group chat of his own school and now seems like he is possessed by a demon.
He asked everyone he met, "Can you contact Yu Cang?" "Are there any friends of his?" "A relative of his would be fine too." "A relative of his would be fine too!" ... "What? The dog for Yu Cang's elementary school teacher was bought from your fourth uncle's neighbor? Give me his contact information!"
It was hard to imagine what kind of outrageous results emerged at that summit to turn his teacher into this state.
He already felt that synchronization and star rank were incredible, something that transcended the times. In the past two days, he had put a lot of effort into the star rank during the transformation of the Creation Clan.
With these two achievements in mind, this summit could still produce such an exaggerated effect. Even judging from his teacher's reaction, it was probably Yu Cang's personal show... It really challenged his imagination.
Yu Cang's main focus must be on the summit, and that is something that must be kept confidential.
The paper in front of me now?
It's definitely something people use for fun.
He couldn't help but sigh that the gap between people is sometimes even greater than the gap between people and dogs.
You said that Lao Bai has been studying the Creation Clan for half his life... How come he didn't find out that the Creation Clan also has the characteristic of [exquisite ingenuity]?
Look at Yu Cang, he really did it so easily!
Lao Bai had to admit that after joining [Qiaoduotianling], his own monument realm would definitely undergo a qualitative change.
Being able to move meant having basic combat power, and there were more tactical possibilities and coordination between the various monument realms. Even if the enemy bypassed the protective shield, they might not be able to defeat the monument itself.
And the most important thing is... [Heavenly Resonance].
That magical skill that can give the Creator Clan's summoned beasts an additional ability.
If we could find some awesome sensing ability... then the town monument might just turn into a Gundam!
Thanks to Weihuohu nv and Everard for the tips!
(End of this chapter)
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