Chapter 127
Besides Ye Wangxing, the nobles also screamed in their hearts.
They watched helplessly as this killer showed up at the dinner for some unknown reason, even though he clearly had no intention of attending.
In fact, His Majesty the Emperor suddenly ran away from the capital planet and appeared in this competition, which made these nobles really nervous.
They were afraid that this person had found out something and was coming to deal with them, but fortunately, from what he had shown before, he was really just interested in the competition.
But now these nobles didn't think so. Looking at His Majesty standing next to the contestant and staring at him, their hearts were in their throats.
——Could this person have heard that they were going to get close to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince today, so he rushed over?
Fortunately, His Majesty was not too angry after bumping into someone at the door, which also shows that he was not here to cause trouble for them this time.
but……
"...Ye Wangxing is so unlucky. He could have bumped into anyone else, but he just happened to bump into His Majesty, and he happened to bump into that place."
Ji Fangtao on the side whispered to Huo Zhengchuan.
Huo Zhengchuan had just finished socializing with several nobles and was about to take a rest. When he turned around, he saw that his father and Ye Wangxing had actually bumped into each other, and Ye Wangxing seemed to have fallen into his father's arms.
If Ye Wangxing hadn't immediately taken three steps back after reacting, he would have looked more panicked than anyone else.
He almost suspected that Ye Wangxing knew his father.
Fortunately, it didn't happen. Huo Zhengchuan breathed a sigh of relief in his mind, and said to Ji Fangtao beside him with a helpless look on his face:
"Don't worry, my father never makes a fuss about these ordinary people. But could you please not be so ambiguous when you speak? Someone who doesn't know might think there's something going on between my father and him."
Huo Zhengchuan rubbed his brow as he spoke: "You should change your outspokenness."
"I've known you for over twenty years. Don't you know whether I can ever change this habit?"
Ji Fangtao muttered, and Huo Zhengchuan sighed helplessly.
Although the two are rivals in love, Ji Fangtao is his brother who grew up with him. Fortunately, he only talks nonsense in front of him. Otherwise, he would have to tell Madam Ji everything he said and ask her to help correct her son's bad habits to avoid trouble caused by his mouth.
Just as they were saying this, Ye Wangxing over there also finished his apology stutteringly.
His expression looked extremely unnatural, but the people around him were very understanding.
——If they turned around and found themselves meeting His Majesty, and their faces bumped directly into each other's arms, they would be even more uncomfortable than Ye Wangxing.
It is even possible to scream directly in His Majesty's arms.
Ji Fangtao heard the murmurs of the people around him, looked at His Majesty and nodded in the affirmative.
but……
Has Your Majesty been silent for a long time? The look he gave Ye Wangxing seemed to be quite meaningful.
Ji Fangtao thought in confusion, and then he heard his Majesty's voice still nonchalant, but there was a hint of interest in his words.
——This is just something that Your Majesty doesn’t seem like someone who would say.
"...Are you the first-place winner in that competition?"
His Majesty, standing over there in a formal suit, looked at the young man in front of him who was a head shorter than him with a half-smile.
The young man nodded nervously, forgetting to lower his eyes due to nervousness, and even looked straight at His Majesty.
——If you don’t know, you might think he is warning Your Majesty.
Fortunately, no one paid any attention to this. After seeing the young man nod, His Majesty seemed to be in a better mood. He raised his eyebrows, looked at the young man in front of him, and stretched out his big, bony hand in a very good mood.
His hand first paused beside the young man's face, and then moved to the young man's head.
He rubbed his head like an elder seeing a younger person he likes.
Ye Wangxing's entire face turned red.
But the strange thing was that just when they thought that His Majesty would give Ye Wangxing a long speech, or use Ye Wangxing to criticize the nobles present, His Majesty just patted Ye Wangxing on the shoulder and turned away.
——It was as if he came to the banquet just to rub Ye Wangxing’s head.
Before leaving, His Majesty left behind a few words of encouragement:
"I'm looking forward to your performance."
There was a hint of laziness and a smile in his tone, which made people feel that there seemed to be something wrong with this sentence, but they didn't notice what was wrong. They could only watch Ye Wangxing's face turn red with excitement after receiving encouragement from His Majesty.
Fortunately, Ye Wangxing calmed down quickly, and the banquet finally returned to its previous state.
Everyone was socializing and chatting, and it seemed no different from before, but only they themselves knew that their eyes were constantly on Ye Wangxing in the contestant area.
They didn't understand why His Majesty looked at Ye Wangxing differently and even mentioned his first place. Could it be that it was just to encourage him? No, that was impossible. Their Majesty just didn't like to use his brain, which didn't mean he had no brains.
Could it be that Ye Wangxing represents a certain political tendency?
Just as the guests present were studying Ye Wangxing, Ji Fangtao on the side finally came back to his senses and looked at Ye Wangxing with a little shock.
"No, Your Majesty, what are you going to do?"
Huo Zhengchuan finally came back to his senses and was about to say that this was his father's love for the younger generation, when he heard Li Bei say:
"I don't know. It looks like rubbing a cat's head."
Huo Zhengchuan: “…”
Next time I should talk to Li Nan and see if I can poison his brother and make him mute.
——Can he say such things casually and can I listen to them casually?
Whether Huo Zhengchuan could listen to this was a question, but for Fang Yun, this was purely to provide him with information.
What Li Bei said just now meant that Ye Wangxing is now valuable to His Majesty, and that His Majesty admires Ye Wangxing very much, so he came over and gave him a heads-up.
but……
Fang Yun shifted his attention away from Huo Zhengchuan and Ji Fangtao who were still whispering to each other, and looked in the direction of Ye Wangxing.
Ye Wangxing seemed to have not yet recovered from the situation and stood there with a confused look on his face.
But Fang Yun always felt that there was something wrong with Ye Wangxing's expression, especially when he was facing His Majesty. The expression on his face was actually very strange.
It was not pure surprise, nor was it pure astonishment, but rather astonishment, as if Ye Wangxing knew His Majesty, but felt that he would not appear at this dinner party.
Unfortunately, there was too little information. Fang Yun thought about it for a while but couldn't figure out the reason, so he gave up. After all, as long as Ye Wangxing didn't come back to fight with him for the family property, he didn't need to care about Ye Wangxing's situation.
This time, he took advantage of the fact that everyone was at the dinner party to accumulate more connections for Huo Zhengchuan. It was also a good opportunity for him to demonstrate his own strength and surpass Ye Wangxing, who only knew how to make machinery.
Thinking of this, Fang Yun worked harder and began to pull Huo Zhengchuan around the banquet hall like a butterfly, interacting with nobles and some officials.
This hard work is truly admirable, and even Ye Wangxing is no exception.
[…Yijiu, this won't happen again. You almost scared me to death just now.] Ye Wangxing said to Yijiu seriously, stroking his heart.
Yijiu also listened to the lecture obediently. This time it was his fault. He was only thinking about asking the emperor to comfort his host, and forgot the emperor's current identity and the environment his host was in.
Seeing him still sitting there obediently, looking a little disappointed, Ye Wangxing was instantly defeated by his appearance. He couldn't bear to blame him, so he just whispered to him not to do that next time, and then changed the subject:
[Having said that, I didn't expect Fang Yun to have such strong management and social skills. In the original plot, I thought he only knew how to be a green tea.]
As Ye Wangxing spoke, there was a hint of sigh on Fang Yun's expression.
[But host, since Fang Yun has such a skill, why does he still stay with Huo Zhengchuan? Could it be the same situation as Anyang?]
Yijiu asked with some confusion, he still didn't quite understand these emotions.
Ye Wangxing said with a complicated expression:
[That's not the case. Anyang was only after love at that time, but he was really only after power. He and Yuncheng are the same type of person, except that his methods and abilities are much higher than Yuncheng's.]
If you consider the position of Crown Princess a job, you'll find that he's been working hard to meet the qualifications for it. You might even praise him for his hard work. But...
Ye Wangxing rubbed his head, still feeling a little complicated.
I still find it hard to accept. It feels like a return to feudalism.
Yijiu immediately understood. After all, over two hundred years had passed since the feudal era of his host's world, and the host must have been quite unaccustomed to it. He suddenly began to feel fortunate that his host had invested thousands of attention points to shape his current identity.
Although he felt that the host was a bit extravagant in spending attention points before, he is still satisfied now.
After all, this way he can at least protect his host.
However, Ye Wangxing then shook his head violently, clearing all these thoughts from his mind.
After all, the mission is more important now, and Fang Yun’s choice was his own.
Thinking of this, Ye Wangxing opened his task panel and checked the tasks in this world.
【Tasker Panel
Name: [Ye Wangxing]
Gender: [Male]
Age: [24]
Current identity: [Young Master of the Ye Family]
Attention value: [1,295,943]
Small World Currency: [101,229,635 Yuan]
Gold (can be brought into the real world): [80,100 grams]
Main Quest: [Capture the attention of the protagonist]
Mission Progress: [20%]
Reward: [Five million attention points]
Side Quests:
Mission 1: [Destroy the protagonist's plan]
Mission Progress: [0%]
Rewards: [2 million attention points, 20 million small world currency, 10,000 grams of gold (can be brought to the real world)]
Mission 4: [Destroy the plot where the protagonist is attacked by the protagonist]
Mission Progress: [100%]
Rewards: [2 million attention points, 20 million small world currency, 10,000 grams of gold (can be brought to the real world)]]
No matter how many times, every time he opened this task panel, his eyes would widen because of the sudden surge in attention value.
Ye Wangxing was like a man who had suddenly become rich. He didn't faint on the spot, which was because Yijiu had taken good care of him.
But the heart rate will still increase.
Fortunately, Ye Wangxing calmed down and began to check the side quests. The first side quest had been completed. The protagonist was plotted against by the swimming pool.
But the second mission...
[As expected, the promotion missions double the rewards, but they're also quite challenging. Fang Yun has used Huo Zhengchuan and Ji Fangtao to slap others who look down on him so many times in the plot, but who knows which one of those times was for this mission.]
Ye Wangxing rubbed his eyebrows and said.
Yijiu said seriously in Ye Wangxing's mind:
[Host, one more thing to note: the fate line for advancing to the next world actually changes based on the original plot. Whenever there is a change, the fate line will also change accordingly, but it's hard to say when exactly it will change.]
Yijiu said, and Ye Wangxing sighed again.
[But please rest assured, host, I will strengthen monitoring of the protagonist and the others, so that you will not be able to respond in time.]
Ye Wangxing's expression eased a little after hearing Yijiu's words, but he still looked a little nervous, even after he finished the conversation with Yijiu and returned to the dinner.
However, after His Majesty left, the entire dinner was peaceful, which made Ye Wangxing feel slightly relieved. It seemed that nothing unexpected had happened. Until he returned to the hotel and opened his smart computer, he immediately received many messages from someone.
"Xiao Ye, are you okay? Why did you go on the show? Did your parents kick you out? I knew those two sexist guys weren't good people. Do you have enough money on you? Do you need some sponsorship? Don't worry, I have money now."
This series of rapid-fire question marks all expressed concern for Ye Wangxing.
When Ye Wangxing looked closely, he found that it was the friend who had been good friends with the original owner. However, he was busy with the final exams and graduation season recently, so he only found out now that Ye Wangxing's fiancé and childhood sweetheart had been snatched away by the real young master.
The friend had no aversion to the real young master, but as for Huo Zhengchuan and Ji Fangtao, he spared no effort to inform everyone around him about their situation.
——No wonder Ye Wangxing discovered that recently, because of the graduation season, many people in his original circle who came back from other planets had a strange look on their faces when looking at these two people.
However, Ye Wangxing would not tell the truth directly.
...As for gossip, it’s more interesting to listen to it secretly.
So Wan Xuan on the other end of the phone received a calm but slightly bitter response from Ye Wangxing:
"It's okay. Participating in the program is voluntary. I've been wanting to sign up since school, and I just happened to catch up this time. As for me—as for the Ye family's parents, I won't refuse anything, but in this situation, it's better for everyone to treat each other as strangers and not have too much contact."
After receiving this message, Wan Xuan immediately replied:
"But wasn't the man next to Fang Yun your fiancé? Why is the prince smiling so happily next to him? Is he cheating on you? Don't worry, I'll be home soon, and I promise to help you get the prince back!"
Ye Wangxing: ...
"...That's not necessary. I have something to tell you when you come back. But before that, you'd better go to the medical robot for a checkup and make sure you are healthy before coming back."
Wan Xuan who received the news: ...?
Wan Xuan looked at the message sent by Ye Wangxing and was a little confused as to why Ye Wangxing asked him to go for a physical examination. But maybe it was just an awkward concern between friends.
Moved by this, Wan Xuan immediately decided to go for a physical examination the next day, since his spaceship ticket back to Beijing was booked for the third day anyway.
God knows how worried Wan Xuan was when he heard that Ye Wangxing was going to participate in the show. He knew Ye Wangxing. Although he was carefree, he was not liked by Ye's parents because of his beta identity.
Fortunately, he didn't care. His sunny personality and family background helped him make many friends. Although some friends broke off their relationship with Ye Wangxing after the incident, some friends kept in touch with him and kept calling him.
But now seeing Ye Wangxing's pitiful appearance as her fiancé was taken away by someone, Wan Xuan felt a little uncomfortable.
When the mountain falls, everyone else will run away. Huo Zhengchuan, a seemingly upright guy, actually did such a thing.
Wan Xuan thought so, and regardless of Ye Wangxing's previous strange words, he started chatting with him about other topics.
When the topic ended, Ye Wangxing on the opposite side went to work on tomorrow's game. Wan Xuan still felt a little unsatisfied. He even said with some sigh:
"I didn't expect Ye Wangxing to have such a hard time. I have to increase the popularity of his live broadcast tomorrow."
Thinking of this, Wan Xuan actually did it. The next day, he directly opened the live broadcast room.
The first thing that caught my eye was the unique architectural style of the interstellar era—a towering metal structure with strong, imposing lines. Its surface was covered in a flowing nano-coating, gleaming silver-grey in the stellar light.
In the center of the venue is a huge circular arena, which is neatly arranged into rooms separated by grids. Each room is equipped with the most advanced smart equipment and holographic projection systems to ensure that contestants can showcase their talents in the best condition.
In the stands, the judges and spectators were already seated. The judges' seats were located directly in front of the arena, suspended in mid-air, with a giant holographic screen behind them displaying real-time competition data and player information.
The spectator seats surround the entire arena, and the seats use adaptive gravity technology to ensure that every spectator can watch the game at the most comfortable angle. At this time, the spectators in the stands have already taken their seats.
While Wan Xuan was marveling at how beautiful the venue where the elementary school sports meet was after renovation, he cast his gaze on the judges' seats.
After seeing clearly who the guest was, Wan Xuan couldn't help but exclaimed. He didn't expect that the organizer would be so willing to spend so much money this time and even invited the eldest prince!
However, what made Wan Xuan feel a little strange was that the expression on the eldest prince's face was extremely serious, so serious that it seemed as if this was not a mechanical manufacturing competition, but a battlefield.
Wan Xuan was a little surprised.
After all, although the eldest prince was serious, he usually relaxed his expression when appearing in public. He wouldn't be as tense as he was today. Could something have happened?
But then Wan Xuan noticed that the eldest prince's solemn gaze was always focused on Ye Wangxing.
I see, these two good friends are having a conflict again.
Wan Xuan immediately put this question behind him. After all, if they had a conflict, either the eldest prince would figure it out himself, or Ye Wangxing would go and appease him. It would definitely not get out of hand.
Thinking of this, he began to wait for this competition.
The theme of the materials this time is to transform some mechanical cats eliminated from the battlefield.
"—These mechanical cats beside me, eliminated from the battlefield, are our theme this time. You need to repair and transform them within one day. And don't worry about the materials, this entire warehouse is full of them."
As the host spoke, he was surrounded by mechanical cats, some sitting, some standing, some rusty, some clean, densely packed throughout the warehouse.
"——I hope the contestants can give these mechanical cats a second life in your hands."
These cats look quite ugly in appearance, but after starting up, they stand in place and make cat movements, which makes many viewers in the live broadcast room think that they are ugly but cute. Some even want to take one home. After all, they have been eliminated, so it would be nice to have one as a decoration or pet at home, right?
Wan Xuan felt the same way.
But he was even more looking forward to the future transformation of Ye Wangxing and other contestants, especially the elder brother Ye Wangxing, who had always achieved full marks in practical operations in school, except that his grades in regular classes had dropped a bit. Fortunately, there was someone behind him to support him, and he finally graduated.
——Although Wan Xuan didn’t know who was protecting Ye Wangxing, Ye Wangxing had never mentioned it.
But it shouldn't be Ye's parents. After all, those two old people have done their best by not asking Ye Wangxing to pay out all the money he has earned from living in their house over the years.
Wan Xuan was thinking, but the live broadcast room was still there while he went for a physical examination. Because some projects were time-consuming, he returned just in time for everyone to show off their work.
These robot cats are either beautiful or cool, but what they all have in common is that they look like pets and are obviously worth a lot of money.
However, Ye Wangxing's works are somewhat out of tune with these mechanical cats.
——Ye Wangxing appeared with a mechanical cat that was completely different from the other contestants.
Its body was made of matte metal, its surface covered with irregular welding marks and rivets, as if it had been pieced together from a pile of parts in an abandoned factory. Its head was round, and its two triangular ears stood up crookedly.
Its eyes are two round visual catchers, and the focus adjustment on the visual catchers simulates the changes in a cat's pupils.
I have to say this mechanical cat is really ugly, just like its companions who are not yet able to start. However, its belly and chest are a bit bigger than the previous unmodified mechanical cats.
It makes its whole body look round.
It was obvious at first glance that Ye Wangxing had only changed its belly and chest, without making any major changes to its appearance.
The eldest prince frowned, and his expression became even uglier. He seemed to think that Ye Wangxing was giving up.
——Until Ye Wangxing’s presentation came.
Compared with other people's mechanical cats, Ye Wangxing's mechanical cat does not have an advantage in appearance.
But its movements are surprisingly cute.
This mechanical cat seemed to have some destination. Its four short mechanical legs moved quickly on the ground, making a light "tapping" sound, and its tail swayed up and down like a spring, maintaining a delicate balance.
It only has four short legs, but it moves quite fast.
He rushed straight to the judges' seats, but the people there were relatively calm.
After all, there is a protective shield, so this little thing can't hurt them.
But this mechanical cat was not here to hurt them, it didn't even pay any attention to them.
It rushed in front of the eldest prince, suddenly braked, leaned forward slightly, raised its two front paws high, then squatted down like a real cat, and put its two paws on its metal belly.
With a click, a storage compartment opened on its belly. Then, it used its other paw to clumsily take out a small object from the compartment and presented it to the eldest prince.
Wan Xuan didn't notice it until the camera was focused on him.
——It was a firework ball flashing with extremely dazzling fireworks.
Accompanied by slight popping sounds, fireworks of various colors and shapes unfolded directly inside the firework ball, like a small fireworks show.
It's so beautiful, like a dream you can't get out of.
——At least that’s the case for the eldest prince.
Looking at the eldest prince's dazed expression as if fireworks were blooming in his golden eyes, Wan Xuan sighed deeply.
Or maybe he underestimated Ye Wangxing.
——The eldest prince is about to be coaxed into a placenta!
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