Chapter 123
When Fang Yun appeared at the banquet again, he was immediately discovered by Huo Zhengchuan and Ji Fangtao, and their expressions immediately changed.
However, seeing that Fang Yun seemed a little absent-minded, they tactfully did not go forward to disturb him. They just felt very distressed when they saw Fang Yun looking a little lost beside Ye's parents, while trying to cheer himself up to deal with those people.
The two people had no idea what was going on in Fang Yun's heart. Looking at Fang Yun's expression, they just thought that he was worried about Ye Wangxing.
So, the two of them naturally began to criticize Ye Wangxing.
After all, they had made their loved ones angry. Even if they couldn't really do anything to him, he could only endure these little words.
"Ye Wangxing seems a bit too eager to show off. The second section of the Mechanical Manufacturing Competition isn't a big event, so why does he want to participate so badly? If he wanted, he could definitely go to the Capital Star competition. Even though it's three months later than this manufacturing competition, he's participating in the Mechanical Manufacturing Competition preliminaries right after graduation. Does he have a solid foundation?"
Huo Zhengchuan said with a frown.
Ji Fangtao on the side was not as polite as Huo Zhengchuan. As the little bully of this generation of the Ji family, he would pretend to be well-behaved in front of those few people he should not mess with, and he would naturally say whatever he thought.
"Ye Wangxing is a bit too pretentious. Isn't he just trying to use this competition as an opportunity to get the attention of the Ye family's parents so he can seize the family fortune? He acts as if everyone knows his little tricks."
Ji Fangtao said with a pout.
He was not so narcissistic as to think that Ye Wangxing would still like him and Huo Zhengchuan. After all, he was pregnant with someone else. No matter how good he felt about himself, he would not cuckold himself.
However, Ye Wangxing's behavior can also be explained by the fight for family property.
After all, the Ye family's property is a huge sum of money for them, and probably only a few people at the top of the food chain can ignore it.
Ye Wangxing himself also said that he would never give up what was his.
However, Ji Fangtao and Huo Zhengchuan felt that Ye Wangxing had no idea which of the family assets belonged to him. After all, in their opinion, the Ye family had already done their utmost to Ye Wangxing by simply providing him with a house. If Ye Wangxing wanted more now, it would be completely ungrateful of him.
But after all, they are not the Ye family's parents. What they think depends on the Ye family's parents themselves. However, if they dare to wrong Fang Yun, Ji Fangtao and others will not go easy on them.
"That's right, Brother Tao is right. I think so too. I even feel that Ye Wangxing is trying to please you. After all, you said before that you appreciate those who are self-reliant and strong."
The people in the small circles around them naturally also received the information from Huo Zhengchuan and Ji Fangtao, and immediately spoke in a flattering manner.
Huo Zhengchuan frowned: "Don't involve us with Ye Wangxing. He is already pregnant. How can he still think about this kind of thing when he is pregnant?"
Ji Fangtao had a slightly different opinion from Huo Zhengchuan.
"It's not like we can't raise an illegitimate child. What if he takes the baby out after three months of pregnancy and gives it to the Ye family to raise? Wouldn't that just prove his fertility? Besides, I think my mother should like Ye Wangxing very much. She thinks he doesn't think before he speaks, so it's easier to control him."
Although Ji Fangtao said this, his eyes were full of disdain.
It was clear at first glance that he did not agree with his mother's statement. He even said directly:
"You're saying it's easy to figure out. Isn't that stupid? I don't want to take care of a child. Besides, we don't even know if the pregnancy is real. What if the medical robot suddenly had a system error that day? That's not impossible."
As Ji Fangtao spoke, the people around him naturally began to agree.
"Yes, and the Ye family has been acting like nothing happened these days. This must be fake, otherwise Uncle Ye and Aunt Ye would have been furious. How could they let Ye Wangxing out and let him participate in this ridiculous mechanical competition?"
"That's right. If it were some important competition, I would doubt that they would not let Ye Wangxing give birth to the child just for the sake of the trophy. But in a mechanical competition like this, even if the proportion of combat is relatively small, the contestants will still be allowed to fight in person."
"Yes, no matter what kind of mechanical manufacturing competition it is, there will be a competition for contestants to make weapons. Contestants have to personally go into battle and fight against their opponents. Considering Ye Wangxing's current situation, if he really wanted to give birth to the child, why would he participate in such a dangerous competition? He must really not want the child. Is the child's biological father an ordinary beta with no money or power? Is that why Ye Wangxing doesn't want this child?"
As they spoke, there was a hint of vulgarity in their tone.
Just as they were lamenting how cruel Ye's parents were to Ye Wangxing, a few friends who used to play well with Ye Wangxing frowned and looked at them with a hint of contempt.
"Isn't there a medical bay at the competition venue? How does that mean you don't want children? Besides, the battles are conducted with mechas controlled by mental power, not hand-to-hand combat. I understand why your parents didn't want you to inherit the family business and instead let your sister do it. With your brain, you should be thankful your sister is 10 years younger than you. Otherwise, there's no place for you by His Highness's side right now."
These words were so harsh that the faces of those who had just spoken began to turn red. Even Huo Zhengchuan had a look of unnaturalness on his face.
Although he knew that this remark was not directed at him, Huo Zhengchuan still felt as if he had been right. Indeed, if his eldest brother had not cared much about the position of Crown Prince, how could he have been allowed to take over?
He always felt that his position as the crown prince was unstable. Although he had the support of many old families, his father's attitude was always ambiguous, or he simply didn't care which of his two sons would inherit his position. After all, these two children were created for him by the royal family. He really had no fatherly love for these two children, or he had some for his eldest son.
After all, he is the first child and is always special, but his father completely ignores him, the second prince.
However, Huo Zhengchuan was not envious. After all, when he was three years old and could still grow up step by step with the royal teachers, his elder brother had already started learning how to fight under the guidance of his father.
This was also one of the reasons why Huo Zhengchuan was not too surprised when his eldest brother was in his rebellious period.
This is a bit off topic. Anyway, if his eldest brother were to compete with him for the crown prince position, he wouldn't be much of a contender himself, which is one of the reasons why he's so actively befriending the children of these aristocratic families. Sometimes, after having tasted power, he simply doesn't want to give it up. He needs the influence of the nobility to keep his footing.
As for Fang Yun, Huo Zhengchuan liked him and he was also the most suitable candidate. Although the Ye family had fallen on hard times in recent years, Mr. Ye's former students and friends were spread all over the galaxy. In addition, his status, while only a face-saving advantage, was enough to facilitate or even switch sides at critical moments.
Thinking of this, Huo Zhengchuan's eyes became sharp.
"Father, Big Brother, when the time comes, blame yourselves. It's all your fault for nurturing my ambition. Once you get a taste of power, there's no getting away from it."
Huo Zhengchuan thought about it and drank the champagne in his glass, his expression becoming a little vicious.
"Brother Tao, is His Highness...acting foolish?"
This situation was also seen by the friends who were arguing nearby. One of them spoke to Ji Fangtao cautiously, with an obviously frightened look on his face.
When they came back from the quarrel, they found Huo Zhengchuan staring into the void with empty eyes and a fierce look on his face, and then he drank the champagne in his mouth viciously.
If you don't know, you might think he has some deep hatred for champagne.
When Ji Fangtao looked at Huo Zhengchuan like this, there was an indescribable look on his face.
Fortunately, this situation didn't last long. It wasn't that Huo Zhengchuan had returned to normal, but...
"What are you doing here?" A serious voice sounded, and the expressions of everyone present immediately became honest and well-behaved.
Huo Zhengchuan, who had a vicious look on his face just now, immediately became more obedient than a sheep when he heard this voice. Then he shouted honestly:
"Big brother."
Huo Zhengchuan's friends beside him all looked very obedient, looking at the eldest prince approaching, and none of them were as angry as before.
The handsome Huo Han nodded and said, "What are you all doing here? Aren't you going to go play with the other young people?"
Upon hearing this, the dandies who had just gathered dispersed immediately, fearing they would be caught by this person if they were too late. Although they knew that the eldest prince's temper was much better than His Majesty's and he would never do anything to them, they were still afraid of seeing facial features similar to His Majesty's.
——Besides, they didn’t know if it was their illusion, but they always felt that the eldest prince seemed to be in a bad mood today.
Even Ji Fangtao left without any hesitation, leaving Huo Zhengchuan standing there alone looking at his eldest brother. Huo Zhengchuan was a little embarrassed and was about to say that he was leaving too, when he saw his eldest brother's eyes slowly fall on him.
"Just because you're here, there's something I need to inform you of."
Huo Zhengchuan heard his eldest brother speak in a calm tone.
"I've just noticed that in recent years, whether on the capital planet or other planets, the educational level of children of nobles has declined significantly. As the crown prince, you need to take the lead."
At this time, Huo Zhengchuan still didn't understand what his elder brother meant.
Three days later.
"——So why, after we've all graduated as adults, are we still being assigned homework and writing movie reviews like little kids?"
The few playboys who had been talkative at the banquet before were sitting in the specially provided viewing box and made sharp explosions.
"...This is not called a review. This is to let you write down whether you have observed the empire's policy tendencies from this game. This is to improve your political sensitivity." Huo Zhengchuan said weakly. Although he also felt that this reason was not very reliable, as the crown prince, he did have to take the lead.
Especially when he couldn't compete with his elder brother in politics or career.
"But what's the point of us writing this thing! With our poor abilities, we may not even be able to come up with 6 words in three days, and you still ask us to write this thing!" Ji Fangtao said again, his tone still full of impatience.
This also made Huo Zhengchuan a little annoyed. Ji Fangtao had been saying this since the beginning, making Huo Zhengchuan, who had already accepted his fate and reality, even more annoyed.
"Alright, alright, it's okay. We can all work together to come up with some ideas. When the time comes, we can discuss them and have a review. Don't make things unpleasant. We're all friends after all."
Fang Yun, who was sitting nearby, stepped forward to act as a peacemaker and spoke with a gentle expression.
With Fang Yun's words, Ji Fangtao and Huo Zhengchuan finally stopped arguing. Ji Fangtao shut his mouth, and Huo Zhengchuan relaxed his frown. However, he still had some doubts in his heart, so he asked aloud:
"I don't even know why Big Brother asked us to write reviews. I don't even know what national political leanings these games could have."
However, Huo Zhengchuan only complained briefly before turning around and resignedly continuing to write his review. He didn't notice Fang Yun's mouth twitching.
Yes, why did the eldest prince ask them to write their reviews?
Fang Yun smiled tiredly and looked up, just in time to see Ye Wangxing who was building a machine in the room provided by the organizer.
"It's really hard to guess." Fang Yun read the sentence aloud in his mind.
When Fang Yun heard that Huo Zhengchuan was going to bring his noble friends to watch the game and write a review, he realized that something was wrong. As expected, Huo Zhengchuan and Ji Fangtao's words successfully angered the eldest prince.
Although the eldest prince was very obedient and did not announce the relationship between him and Ye Wangxing, private punishment and severe warning were inevitable.
—A beast whose mate is pregnant is not much better-tempered than a beast that is pregnant.
I guess the playboys will have to stay here for at least several days before the eldest prince calms down.
However, this also made Fang Yun's heart, which had originally been relieved, rise again.
Fang Yun was originally relieved when he saw Yan Yi leave to earn money for milk powder. Otherwise, if the eldest prince discovered the relationship between him and Ye Wangxing, it would be really over.
——Although this person knows about the existence of the other four people, there is currently no evidence to show that the eldest prince also knows!
Just as Fang Yun was thinking about this, he suddenly noticed another person walking into their special box. He walked directly to the first row without any courtesy and sat down next to Huo Zhengchuan. This made the already unhappy dandies frown.
However, given the review videos they had on hand, they didn't attack him for now. Instead, they glared at him, trying to get him to move away. Unfortunately, he didn't seem to notice the countless sharp daggers glaring at him from behind. He just leaned back in his chair, wearing sunglasses, and watched the game with great interest.
Huo Zhengchuan no longer cared about arguing about the seat. He waved his hand to signal the dandies beside him to be quiet. Seeing Huo Zhengchuan was silent, the dandies naturally shut up as well, though their eyes looked rather unfriendly.
However, when the contestants started to compete with their works, they had no time to think about this.
Because this mechanical manufacturing competition focused on people's livelihood projects, many contestants colluded with enterprises to cheat and defrauded funds. This mechanical competition was quite bold and asked the contestants to make military missiles.
They also directly opened up the system's missile production permissions—of course, this permission would be taken away after the game, but it was enough to make the live broadcast audience exclaim in excitement. The ratings were also slowly increasing.
Especially when they saw that after getting the missiles, the contestants all asked the main brain to make an experimental product first and let them play with it, all the audience burst into laughter.
The famous scene on the first day also made many viewers stay and persist until the second and third days, which was the day when the missile was completed.
Those who could only make missiles but not modify them were eliminated during the auditions. After three days of continuous testing, the missiles present had been debugged by AI and no longer had the problem of not being able to launch.
But the shape is weird.
Some missiles have become quite gorgeous after being modified, some missiles appear simple in appearance but are actually incredibly expensive, and some missiles look very plain and unpretentious both in appearance and cost, even revealing a sense of shabbyness.
——When the missile was finally brought out, even the commentator didn’t know how to comment on it. He could only praise him for saving costs for the military.
"...But judging by the situation, his missile is still quite powerful. However, compared to missiles that can destroy entire planets, this one, which can only destroy a small area, is a bit too shabby. Hopefully, the standard version of the missile can help this player achieve a relatively good kill-to-damage ratio."
The commentary was extremely tactful, but it still made Huo Zhengchuan and the others in the box burst into laughter.
They laughed and said, "What on earth was Ye Wangxing thinking? He was asked to build a missile, and he built something so shabby. Didn't his uncle and aunt give him pocket money? He's even bringing his stinginess to the competition."
Yes, this missile was made by Ye Wangxing. After hearing the explanation, Ye Wangxing could actually smile, his expression full of confidence in his missile.
They didn't know what Ye Wangxing was so confident about, they just thought his expression was really funny given the current situation.
As they were talking, the person sitting in the front row was laughing so hard that he was bent over.
This made the playboys present feel more favorable towards him, thinking that he was probably one of them, and they spoke even more unscrupulously.
——Until they saw the official referee input all the data into the main brain's simulation system.
Then they saw these missiles appear in the simulated battlefield, and the initial budget funds and budget materials of all bases were the same.
However, the personnel present were still very confident in their missiles. After all, the authorities had already informed them of this matter. In their view, the missiles they had manufactured only needed to be launched. Even if they were intercepted, the aftermath would destroy all defenses in the military base.
Most people did so, and the simulation results were pretty much what they expected.
After consuming most of the base's resources, the missiles they produced broke through the military base's defenses and directly destroyed more than half of the base. Although there were still a few drone hangars that had not been destroyed, it was already very good.
"—After all, this is just a competition. In the real world, being able to destroy an enemy base to 80% is already a remarkable achievement. Nowadays, we're all operating unmanned, so while it's possible to continue the battle after destroying 80%, the base will generally be abandoned due to the heavy losses."
Huo Zhengchuan said seriously that he really learned something, and the other playboys also had an expression of "I see".
"Your Highness, if you hadn't told me, I would have thought it was normal for His Majesty to inflict 100% damage on the enemy every time." One of the dandies said with a bit of admiration.
Others looked at the dude with disdain, thinking he was flattering them.
"But then again, if that's the case, then wouldn't Ye Wangxing be able to achieve a 100% result in no damage to the enemy base?"
The other dandies spoke with some ill intentions, which made Ji Fangtao frown. After all, they grew up together, so it didn't matter if he said it himself, but he would still feel uncomfortable when others said what he said.
"Don't say that. This is probably Ye Wangxing's first time participating in this kind of competition. He doesn't have much experience. Maybe he'll be better later."
Huo Zhengchuan said this kindly, but then he heard a sneer from the side. He turned around and saw the familiar man wearing sunglasses looking at him with a half-smile on his face.
"...It's not certain who is inexperienced, you know?"
Huo Zhengchuan's face immediately turned gloomy. After saying this, he put on his sunglasses again and looked at the big screen.
In order to maintain his image, Huo Zhengchuan did not press on to gain victory, but just silently took note of the opponent.
The next second, countless missiles swarmed out from Ye Wangxing's base and bombarded the AI's military base. Unsurprisingly, they were blocked by the opponent's defense system.
Originally, everyone in the box was ready to laugh at Ye Wangxing, but the subsequent scene made them realize that something was not right.
——The budget of Ye Wangxing Base is decreasing too slowly.
The resources and materials consumed by his shabby missiles were so few that they were insignificant compared to the military budget.
But the enemy's defense system was truly different. Although their defenses could withstand waves powerful enough to bombard an entire planet, the energy consumed in each defense was enormous.
The energy consumed by all defense systems to resist enemy attacks is not calculated in real time. After all, what if the calculation speed cannot keep up and the enemy's energy bursts? What if the missile model is miscalculated?
——This also means that the energy consumed by the defense system each time is at the highest level, and the defense system is open in all directions without blind spots, which also means that the defense system is consumed much faster than Ye Wangxing’s base.
Even if there were energy facilities in the base, the missiles made by Ye Wangxing had simple manufacturing processes and were cheap to produce, and their energy replenishment speed was far slower than the speed at which Ye Wangxing's base produced missiles.
The audience, which had been noisy just now, suddenly fell silent, and everyone looked in shock at the base damage percentage calculated in real time on the big screen.
Although the enemy base still has a 0% share, everyone knows that with the energy consumption of this base, they will not be able to hold on for long.
Even if the enemy continues to launch missiles to attack Ye Wangxing's base, as long as the defense system is consistent, Ye Wangxing can defend against the enemy's missiles, but the energy consumed will be much slower than theirs.
As expected.
With a "click" sound, the defense system of the enemy base in the picture was instantly shattered. The next second, countless missiles that could only destroy one small area poured towards the enemy base.
But this time there will be no defense system.
Ten minutes later.
The big screen broadcast the report calmly.
"Contestant No. 190 Ye Wangxing, enemy damage rate 100%, current ranking."
"--First!"
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