Chapter 133
But it was obvious that Ye Wangxing was not joking, he really thought so, and Fang Yun even saw some parts placed on the desk in his room.
This is a large suite room that Ye's parents specially bought for Ye Wangxing after he broke off the engagement.
Although his previous room was still large, it could not be compared with his current small suite which was nearly 80 square meters.
He was just planning to have another good talk with Ye Wangxing, using the excuse of providing more support to the eldest prince to make Ye Wangxing come to his senses.
But when the words were on the tip of his tongue, Fang Yun suddenly remembered something and swallowed them back.
——Now the eldest prince has fallen out with his father. So far, the eldest prince is not in any danger of life and is helping Ye Wangxing promote his mechanical products, which shows the attitude of His Majesty.
It’s obvious that Huo Zhengchuan’s position as crown prince is in danger now, otherwise why would those nobles invite Ye Wangxing to the banquet so quickly?
They appear to be bright and elegant and noble on the surface, but in fact they are the most opportunistic. As long as there is profit, none of these nobles have any integrity.
Thinking of this, Fang Yun finally said:
"...In that case, I won't bother you anymore."
Ye Wangxing on the opposite side also visibly breathed a sigh of relief. After saying a few polite words, he immediately closed the door.
Fang Yun was not angry. He immediately turned around and got into the car, setting the destination for the car.
——He had to quickly report these things back to let the nobles know.
In particular, he had to let the nobles know that it was not that he did not invite Ye Wangxing, but that Ye Wangxing simply did not want to come.
Although it is impossible to make them give up Ye Wangxing, it can make them hesitate slightly when betting. As long as resources are allocated to Huo Zhengchuan, it will be a victory for Fang Yun.
Fang Yun thought so as he hurried all the way to an ancient manor on the edge of the city.
This manor looks old and is surrounded by dense woods, making it seem quite hidden, but in fact it is heavily guarded inside and is an important place for nobles to discuss confidential matters in private.
Even this manor still uses the old facial recognition unlocking, which is completely different from the current interstellar full-body scanning unlocking.
'The so-called style of the old aristocrats.'
Fang Yun rolled his eyes inwardly, then unlocked the facial unlocking function, and the door slowly opened towards Fang Yun.
Even with this thought, Feiche still obediently entered the manor. The manor's architectural style was simple and solemn, with the walls covered in mottled marks left by the passage of time, and even covered in creepers, making the manor quite eerie. This was why no one dared to come here.
But the nobles have something to say. This is the most popular retro style of a gloomy castle with ivy all over the walls. Doesn’t this show their aristocratic status?
Although Fang Yun stood on the side of the nobles, he had to admit that sometimes the aesthetic tastes of some nobles seemed to be sick.
But now is not the time to complain about the aristocratic aesthetic. After Fang Yun's car entered the manor, it was immediately taken over by the intelligent system here and parked in the parking lot, while Fang Yun himself walked into the residence.
When Fang Yun walked into the luxuriously decorated but depressing meeting room, he saw that the nobles in the room seemed to be arguing about something.
After listening carefully, I realized that they were arguing about how they should allocate contact rights with Ye Wangxing if he attended the banquet.
The old lady of the Ji family sat in the main seat. She was wearing a gorgeous dark purple long dress with delicate gold thread patterns embroidered on the hem and sparkling gems inlaid on the neckline, which sparkled coldly under the light.
Her silver hair was meticulously combed, and one could tell from her appearance that she had a serious, even harsh, personality.
Although time had carved deep marks on her face, leaving her skin sagging and covered in wrinkles, her eyes were still as sharp as an eagle. The other nobles sat on either side, arguing.
But when they saw Fang Yun coming, their conversation stopped immediately and they looked expectant.
The same was true for Mrs. Ji. After all, after her son fainted at the competition that day, although he didn't embarrass himself in front of the whole universe, he became famous among his friends.
Although it is impossible to marry Ye Wangxing now, the two grew up together and are childhood sweethearts. When the time comes, it is almost impossible to say that the resources that Ye Wangxing can reveal from his fingers will be enough for Ji Fangtao to live on for a lifetime.
Mrs. Ji had beautiful thoughts, but unfortunately the reality was cruel.
"…I'm sorry, old lady. My brother said he has to prepare for the mechanical manufacturing competition and won't be able to attend the banquet during this period."
Fang Yun still had a gentle smile on his face, and there was even a hint of apology in that smile, but the words he said made Madam Ji's face darken for a moment.
But she quickly returned to normal and said with the air of an elder:
"That's such a shame. I was originally planning to meet this kid. After all, I've watched him grow up. Now that he's older, I want to see the younger ones. But it's good to participate in the competition. I can focus on my career."
Madam Ji said with a look of pity.
"Ah, sister, I'm pregnant now after all. I don't have much energy, so I can only focus on important things. This party isn't a special occasion, it's not a festival. At most, we old guys want to talk to the children. It's normal for the children not to want to talk to us."
The nobles around also echoed the sentiment, and they all looked like magnanimous elders, but in just a few words, they defined Ye Wangxing as someone who looked down on his elders.
Fang Yun felt a chill in his heart as he watched.
Although no one cares much about reputation in the interstellar age, the idea that ruining someone's reputation means the end of that person's life is impossible to happen in reality.
——But the premise is that this person is not collectively considered that way by the nobles.
As long as one wanted to mix in the aristocratic circle, the evaluation of these nobles was particularly important. Even if the royal family supported him, what would it matter? He could not win over any nobles to support him and provide him with resources.
These nobles, like the political families in the neighboring federation, have resources, power, and connections in their hands, and sometimes even the emperor cannot do anything about them.
This is also the reason why these nobles have been able to last for hundreds of years.
They have mastered the standards, and who is a qualified noble and who is not is all decided by a single word from them.
Now Ye Wangxing has obviously been kicked out of the qualified range.
This was obviously the most terrifying thing for Fang Yun, who was determined to climb up the social ladder and win over the nobles for Huo Zhengchuan.
"If Ye Wangxing knew about this, he would probably regret why he rejected the nobles' invitation. After all, after he rejected the nobles' invitation, the door to the noble circle was closed to him. Even if they showed respect to him on the surface, it was because of their relationship with the emperor and the eldest prince. If he left the emperor and the eldest prince——"
When Fang Yun thought of this, his expression suddenly became a little strange, because he thought of something.
"It seems that without the Emperor and the Crown Prince, the nobles wouldn't look at Ye Wangxing any differently..."
Very good, now things are clear. Without the emperor and the eldest prince, the nobles will not look at Ye Wangxing differently, and may even belittle Ye Wangxing.
With these two people, even if Ye Wangxing did not come to the banquet, refused their invitation, or even ignored the nobles, the nobles would still come to him with flattering attitude and perseverance.
Besides...
Fang Yun recalled Ye Wangxing's obsession with mechanical manufacturing and the patent he currently holds.
It seems that Ye Wangxing no longer needs to enter the aristocratic circle, and he himself is not the type of person who plays power games.
Thinking of this, Fang Yun looked at the nobles in front of him who were talking to each other about Ye Wangxing, and suddenly his previous fear of them disappeared.
——Instead, it’s like seeing people discussing whether fish need bicycles. It’s ridiculous and absurd.
However, the nobles did not notice Fang Yun's thoughts. They were still thinking that after the news was leaked, even if Ye Wangxing didn't care much, he would not refuse them again the next time they invited him, right?
Moreover, with Ye Wangxing's current reputation among the people, only nobles like them can save it.
But what the nobles did not expect was that what came even faster than Ye Wangxing's surrender was a crisis in their careers.
Within the next ten days, Ye Wangxing's mechanical cats began to spread throughout the galaxy. Not only the Empire, but even the neighboring Alliance began to receive mechanical cats.
And because it is cheap and does not require taxes, it has received unanimous praise from the general public, although some nobles and rich second-generations may comment that it has no style at all, and that mechanical cats are used to transport these round, ugly little things, and no protective measures are taken for extremely fragile items such as fragile flower branches.
But the general public said that the next line of business after the mechanical cat delivery on Zhinao is robot delivery. You can spend more than 10 yuan to find a drone robot delivery, which is just right to find some work for these drone robots whose business volume has dropped sharply.
"After all, they've gone from being so busy every day that they can't respond, to being robots sitting there staring blankly at the delivery point every day. They also need some business."
This netizen directly mocked the response given by the logistics company when the express delivery was slow before.
And below, netizens, whether from the Empire or the Alliance, all responded.
Now the logistics industries of both the Alliance and the Empire suffered a major blow, and they couldn't even retaliate.
——After all, this mechanical cat is a project personally supervised by the president and the royal family.
No matter how brave they are or how many resources they have, they are not the rulers of this country after all.
Within the rules, they can only temporarily give up their interests.
When things got to this point, they could only accept it and were even prepared to swallow their anger.
But what they didn't expect was that Ye Wangxing actually chased them and killed them.
——The nobles and the families of the alliance watched helplessly as Ye Wangxing used the nutrient chamber to create a small household vegetable breeding base in the mechanical manufacturing competition.
The area is not large, just enough for a family to eat.
But this was a bolt from the blue for agriculture, which had already been monopolized by the nobles.
It's easy to tell that those people would not miss such an opportunity to please Ye Wangxing. Once those people please Ye Wangxing, it will be difficult for those farmers who rely on farms and monopoly of vegetable seeds.
They are 100% convinced that those people will definitely fight with each other and then do things like giving away a year's worth of seeds when you buy this nutrient bin!
The nobles were really getting restless now. Although logistics had suffered a major blow before, it was just a small matter for them. After all, there were still a large amount of goods that could not be transported by robots or these little guys.
But by then everyone will be growing their own vegetables at home. Who will they sell those vegetable seeds that they have sorted and classified with great difficulty to?
As a result, some true and false rumors about the ambiguous relationship between Ye Wangxing and the royal father and son suddenly spread on the Internet, and they were made up with details.
There were also some rumors that this beta was using the baby in her belly to force her way to the throne.
The nobles are accustomed to rumors killing people. Even if online violence in the interstellar age has been curbed, once the rhythm is set, it cannot be underestimated.
Can……
However, the situation was completely different from what the nobles had expected. In their imagination, Ye Wangxing should immediately face public boycott, including the products under his name, just as they had suffered in the past.
So what if Ye Wangxing's products are cheap? It's not like companies that sold cheap products have been boycotted before, right?
However.
"The Xiong Jing Shura Field is great! If the competition gets even more intense, we can lower the price of the mechanical cat suit! I want a big, furry cat to deliver my package!"
"And the nutrient tank that Ye Wangxing just revealed in the competition! I made a wish for a year's worth of nutrient solution and a year's worth of seeds!"
"Life suddenly has hope, hehehe."
This is applauded.
"Without Ye Wangxing, who would gossip with us? Not only do we provide this kind of royal gossip, but we also reduce our cost of living! So, Ye Wangxing, can you please take a look at our company's CEO and let him compete with His Majesty and the others to improve our employee benefits?"
"That's right, just try to charm a few more. You'll see how these tech giants perform, and you don't know if they'll suit your taste..."
"Pray that Ye Wangxing will be attracted to our dean. The research institute is really too busy!"
This is for offering and making wishes.
Looking at the situation in front of them, the nobles found it really hard to understand why these people were acting like this. They once again sent out a group of internet trolls to try to divert the topic to boycotting Ye Wangxing.
Unfortunately, netizens’ reactions disappointed them again.
"—For this price, I'd accept it even if the mechanical cat sharpened its claws on my package shell."
"If you want to boycott it, go ahead. Who is he to influence the low price of mechanical cats?"
"Isn't it just that his private life is a bit chaotic? Just because he brought down the price of express delivery, I'm willing to send my blessings to him when he has a child."
"That's right, you get what you pay for. They sell it cheap but have all the functions, unlike the previous ones that were cheap but looked like castrated versions to rip us off - when I picked up the package, I could even see the mechanical cat licking Void Fur. That's worth it!"
The nobles who paid for the water army but were scolded in return and the wealthy people next door: ...
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【A-choo! 】
In the system space, Ye Wangxing suddenly sneezed. This sneeze immediately made Yijiu look at his host and activate the scanning mode. After discovering that his host was in good health, Yijiu also relaxed his vigilance.
He turned around and started counting the attention points with his very excited host.
【Tasker Panel
Name: [Ye Wangxing]
Gender: [Male]
Age: [24]
Current identity: [Young Master of the Ye Family]
Attention value: [11,305,943]
Small World Currency: [141,239,635 Yuan]
Gold (can be brought into the real world): [100,000 100 grams]
Main Quest: [Capture the attention of the protagonist]
Mission Progress: [60%]
Reward: [10 million attention points]
Side Quests:
Mission 3: [Disrupt the plot where the protagonist declares at the wedding cancellation banquet that the protagonist is his true love]
Mission Progress: [50%]
Rewards: [6 million attention points, 20 million small world currency, 10,000 grams of gold (can be brought to the real world)]
Mission 4: [Disrupt the plot where the protagonist is attacked by the protagonist and the supporting characters compete with each other]
Mission Progress: [0%]
Rewards: [6 million attention points, 20 million small world currency, 10,000 grams of gold (can be brought to the real world)]
Ye Wangxing's eyes widened when he saw all this, especially since the attention value he gained from this mission was more than all his previous ones combined.
If this goes on, he will probably be able to go home soon. Ye Wangxing thought with excitement on his face and looked at Yijiu beside him.
Yijiu was naturally happy for the host and even set off some small fireworks for Ye Wangxing.
Ye Wangxing was naturally even happier, but after being happy, Ye Wangxing suddenly realized something.
——If the growth rate is like this, then won’t he be separated from Yijiu soon?
Thinking of this, Ye Wangxing's expression also showed a hint of reluctance.
His reason and emotions were at extreme tension in his mind.
Reason: Even though you like him, you can't abandon him and go home just for this, right?
Feeling: Reason is right.
My rationality, which is often beaten down by my emotions when it comes to things related to Yijiu:... ?
Feelings:——So you should work harder while you have the remaining time!
Reason: ...That’s what I said.
Ye Wangxing also chose the emotional option without hesitation.
He definitely has to go home, but this does not conflict with his love for Yijiu.
——And regarding Yijiu’s situation, Ye Wangxing wasn’t sure whether he would come to his senses.
Thinking of this, Ye Wangxing felt a little depressed, but he still forced himself to respond to Yijiu's questions.
...But today he no longer had the mood to be ambiguous with Yijiu.
Let him rest for a day.
However, he did not notice that Yijiu's eyes had already fallen on him.
He looked at him for a long time.
Yijiu noticed that his host's eyes widened when he saw these attention values.
Yijiu was also happy for his host. After all, at this rate of growth, his host would be able to go home after completing a few more tasks.
Yijiu even specially set off some fireworks for his host.
【Thank you, 19! 】
Along with the sound of cheers, Yijiu looked at his host and saw the fireworks reflected in his host's eyes.
And Yijiu, just like at the end of the first mission, suddenly took a screenshot of the scene in front of him and saved it for some unknown reason.
Because of this, Yijiu's processor was distracted for a second, and when Yijiu refocused the analysis program on his host, he found that his host's expression after watching the fireworks was a little sad for some reason.
Yijiu didn't understand what was going on. He carefully checked his previous behavior and found that he had not done anything that could cause sadness to the host.
He met all of his emotional needs and physical contact, fearing that his host would develop psychological problems due to these issues.
Then the host's low mood can only be caused by external factors.
Yijiu immediately began searching, and without changing his expression, he began to ask the host what had happened.
[…No, nothing. I just saw those nobles, the executives of the alliance, and the capitalist families colluding to set up a trap for the people. They had to pay for shipping on both sides, and the vegetables people could eat were all heavily sprayed with pesticides, forcing people to drink nutritional supplements, making eating a luxury. It was quite unpleasant to watch.]
Yijiu heard his host speak, his voice full of depression and discomfort.
"Luckily, you, Yijiu, taught me how to make those machines and even added them to the script. Now they can live a little easier. This can be considered a lucky coincidence, right?"
Yijiu looked at his host and said, his expression even showing an obvious forced smile, and the emotional monitor on the host also began to sound the alarm.
He slowly narrowed his eyes.
[Host, the idea was yours, I'm just following your orders. Furthermore, these technologies are nothing in the entire universe; they're just some basic system programs.]
The two-meter-tall, delicate-looking system sat on the sofa, looking at its host, and said calmly.
[Host, please don't underestimate yourself. You are a very good host.]
Ye Wangxing forced a smile when he heard Yijiu's words.
He knew that Yijiu's praise was sincere, and he was indeed a good host.
Can……
[I know. By the way, let's quickly discuss this mission. We still have 50% of it to complete. It's probably because Huo Zhengchuan didn't publicly announce that he likes Fang Yun. We need to think of a way to cover this up...]
Ye Wangxing used the mission to cover up the lost mood on his face. After talking for a long time, he finally calmed down and prepared to talk to Yijiu again tomorrow.
What Ye Wangxing didn't notice was that after he left, Yijiu calmly collected information about the nobles and capitalist families who were involved in the Ye Wangxing incident during this period.
——Then he immediately included the other person in the next script.
He also admitted that this was revenge, but he felt that it was understandable. After all, it was normal for his system to keep the host physically and mentally healthy.
Then it is necessary to attack these nobles and capitalist families who have ruined the host's mood, made the host forget to approach him today, and happen to be within the attack range.
"After all, this is necessary to strengthen the character, so why not use this opportunity when it comes up?"
Yijiu thought calmly.
The 19th was wasted, but the world fell for the nobles and capitalist families.
"X's business has suffered a commercial blow!"
"The head of the X family was caught with corruption and is in jail!"
"The newly promoted eldest son of the X family was found to have a reason to be demoted to a clerk position on a remote planet!"
…
As pieces of bad news came in, Madam Ji and all the nobles who received the news looked at the news in front of them with almost horror.
What terrified them even more was that when they gathered their forces to attack these nobles and capitalists, they discovered something shocking.
——All these forces belong to those five people.
Even the person who was devoted to research in the research institute was found to have committed academic misconduct.
The situation is now very clear.
Madam Ji frowned and said through gritted teeth:
“…Go and invite Ye Wangxing!”
When Fang Yun found Ye Wangxing, he was tidying up his workshop at the competition venue and looked like he was about to leave, but the finals were about to begin, so why would he leave at this time?
However, this is not what Fang Yun wanted to inquire about. His only goal today was to persuade Ye Wangxing to appear before the nobles and use Ye Wangxing to make those five people end this act of revenge.
But strangely, Ye Wangxing's face revealed a hint of embarrassment.
"...Brother, I know the nobles do owe you something, but you can't just stand by and watch your parents get ostracized by all the nobles. I'm just helping to introduce you. We can discuss other matters later."
Fang Yun said this with a pleading expression, and under this plea, Ye Wangxing finally nodded.
However, there was a hint of helplessness on his face.
"...Actually, I'm planning on breaking up with them, so I can't really help you. I can only take you there, and you can discuss it with them yourselves."
Ye Wangxing said this with a feeling of helplessness but also a sense of relief.
Fang Yun: ...
Totally spicy!
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