179 - 186

Chapter 179: Girlfriends

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

A girl's heart was particularly sensitive. Ye Zisu knew this as well, but she refused to leave.

Wang Zheng's feet stood rooted to the ground, refusing to budge. His muscular stature seemed to be giving Ye Zisu a lot of trouble.

Honestly, Yan Xiaosu and Ye Zisu were considered to be Wang Zheng's closest friends. However, he never expected to give Ye Zisu so much trouble.

Wang Zheng was not a rock. As he hesitated to leave, Ye Zisu seemed like she could sense Wang Zheng's emotions and turned back, only to see Wang Zheng blankly staring into space.

Although she found it slightly strange, she still gave a small smile. "You came."

She was like a girlfriend who had waited for very long but still did not flare up upon seeing an extremely late boyfriend. Wang Zheng did not know how to reply.

"Let's go." Ye Zisu settled the bill. The young waiter could not help but express a look of admiration. He was surprised that a girl with such good temper could still be found. If it were his girlfriend, after waiting for half a day – no, in fact, no more than ten minutes – she would be headed straight home.

"Looks like there will be some surprise at today's gathering," said Ye Zisu in an indistinct tone.

Wang Zheng was at a loss for words. Regarding this, should he have rejected her? Wang Zheng believed that this was best for Ye Zisu.

However, this would be too undignified for Ye Zisu. After all, she had not confessed. If she were to act in such a way, perhaps they could not even be friends thereafter.

This situation was clearly beyond Wang Zheng. He was too close to Ye Zisu. When it came to friends, Wang Zheng simply followed and supported them.

Seeing Wang Zheng's staccato manner of speech, Ye Zisu could not hold back her laughter. "Look at your pensive face, are you afraid that you will fall in love with me?"

Wang Zheng almost tripped over himself. "Well, about that. How is it possible? I am not as narcissistic as Tyrant Su."

Brother, at crucial times like these, you have to be my shield.

"Actually, I do admire you a little bit. I am also very envious of your relationship with Aina; it does seem like a fairy tale. However, don't you get narcissistic, I will not be worse than you!"

Said Ye Zisu with her smile. She put her hand on Wang Zheng's shoulder. "We are close friends after all!"

Wang Zheng was sweating. "Can we be brothers?"

"That is the same. Let's go."

Wang Zheng let out a sigh of relief. Indeed, he had been rather narcissistic as of late. Ye Zisu articulating her impression of him was indeed a friendly expression of care and concern.

However, Wang Zheng did not notice Ye Zisu's emotional distress. Ye Zisu knew Wang Zheng too well. She knew that he would feel responsible if she fell in love with him and hence decided to settle matters this way.

With every step I still miss him

I am led in circles by my memories

I close my eyes and tear

I pretend that nothing is wrong

I really miss you, really miss you

But yet I deceive myself

I really miss you, really miss you

Let this be a secret

I really miss you

Really miss you

Let this be buried deep… in my heart

This was the voice of a girl.

IG's first preliminary round had ended, but who knew when the real competition would actually begin?

A semester had ended on the moon and Moonlight College was now on vacation. This was slightly earlier than that of Earth. Life on the moon indeed had more order and structure.

The Eight Stars of the Moon met for a while before leaving individually. Although Atos was now eliminated, they were still the strongest.

Dong Xiaosa and Pi Xiaoxiu both came from the City of Reflection. That was the largest city on the Moon, which used to be always covered in darkness. However, today, it was covered with endless light. There was enough light in stored reserves for endless light and warmth.

While going towards the dark side of the Moon, Dong Xiaosa was reading a novel while Pi Xiaoxiu was chatting with his family.

"I know, yes, Dong Xiaosa will come over for dinner. Mom and dad will prepare lots of food since he has such a large appetite."

"Big eater Dong is coming? Bro you should have told me sooner!"

A person of small stature passed by. Her eyes were shining bright and she had a lanky body shape. Although she already possessed the charm of a young lady, she wore a uniform designed for primary school students…

"Be serious! Where is the signed autograph that I asked you to get?" Pi Xiaosiu found this girl to be quite the headache. She looked eighteen even though she was twelve, and she was already a renowned model of the Moon. Yet she was wildly interested in Dong Xiaosa.

"Don't worry, given that I am doing it myself, it will not be a problem."

Pi Xiaoqian smiled brightly before she was pushed aside by her mother. "Step aside. Is Xiao Dong around? Xiao Qian is still young and immature. In another three years, she will be fine, please be patient…"

Reading his novel, Pi Xiaosu tried to stay focused, but he found himself constantly distracted by the slender, attractive body of the little girl!

Pi Xiaoxiu hung up on the call and looked at Dong Xiaosa with a smile. "Come by my house for a bit."

"Yes, brother-in-law. With your charm, I have no choice," Dong Xiaosu said helplessly.

"Oh, drop the brother-in-law thing. Everyone in your house is a brother-in-law!" Pi Xiaoxiu shouted.

The train quickly arrived at Radiant City. After getting off, both Pi Xiaoxiu and Dong Xiaosa grew solemn. They were born and bred here, this was their home.

"Let's go," said Pi Xiaoxiu.

Dong Xiaosa nodded and they both turned off their devices.

After half an hour, they found themselves in front of the gates of a school.

Radiant 7th High School.

The signboard on the gates was absolutely spotless, glistening with light. A hunchbacked old man carried a bucket, pouring water on the gate. There was also a broom by the corner, suggesting that he was ready to sweep the place clean.

Dong Xiaosa and Pi Xiaoxiu did not speak and immediately began. Dong Xiaosa took the pail from the old man while Pi Xiaoxiu picked up the broom. The two started cleaning.

In no time, the campus was cleaned spotlessly by the two. They packed up the cleaning equipment and stood motionless like pillars.

"What are you doing here? Go inside."

"Yes, Teacher."

The two entered the school. Flowers and grass seemed familiar yet foreign. Since it was a break, the school was empty with not a single soul was in sight.

The two walked into the fitness room as though as they had been here before. In no time, the old man entered as well and shouted, "Come at me, together."

The old man stood there lazily, just like any other ordinary old man.

However, Dong Xiaosu and Pi Xiaoxiu looked extremely serious. One took the left flank and the other took the right. They launched a simultaneous assault on the old man.

Clang…

The old man's posture immediately changed and he started making explosive movements!

The three of them exchanged blows. Dong Xiaosa and Pi Xiaoxiu were in front and behind the old man respectively.

The three of them stopped after a few more strikes. The old man nodded as the two of them kneeled down. "Pi Xiaoxiu, you are pretty good. You found your own path. Dong Xiaosa, in the future, your strength should be better controlled. Do not press the assault relentlessly… There is nothing more for me to teach you."

"Teacher."

"Please rise. Men's knees are made of gold. Apart from parents and ancestors, as long as you have not been shot in the knee, don't you dare to kneel down."

Dong Xiaosa laughed heartily. "Even if I have been shot, I will not kneel. I will just lie down."

The old man teased, "Such a glib tongue. Come, have drinks with me."

Dong Xiaosa quietly retrieved two bottles of wine from his bag.

"Oh, a hundred-year brew, good wine."

"This bottle was brought by me." Dong Xiaosa was getting impatient.

"I am not old and confused. You loudmouth, this must've been brought by Xiaoxiu. Let's go, I am feeling good today. I will make a few dishes for you to taste."

Three rooms and a living room. The old man lived alone with not much items, evidently leading a simple life.

However, Dong Xiaosa and Pi Xiaosu both knew that in the bedroom lay a safe that held many military documents. This included some which represented achievements of the highest honor and heroic accreditations. The old man was once a famous military figure, but for some reason, he now stayed in such a place. The two did not know how far did they had to go in order to become this old man's disciples.

The three of them drank not using glasses but bowls. It was refreshingly enjoyable. There was no need to pressure each other to drink or have pleasant toasts. They just drank based at their own pace, to their own liking.

Dong Xiaosa had weak alcohol tolerance. After two bowls, he went off to rest on the sofa.

Pi Xiaoxiu and the old man drank happily, getting even more excited as they continued to drink.

The old man started getting excited. He pointed at Pi Xiaoxiu. "You little brat, excellent in many things, but just lacking ambition."

"Let's drink and be silly. Life is short. Teacher, why bother fighting? Let us all just be happy." Pi Xiaoxiu laughed.

"Teacher, if you want to pin your hopes on him, you might as well count on me," said Dong Xiaosa as he pointed as himself.

"Well, if it were you, I would just have meat shield to block a bullet."

"Teacher, please do not show such preferential treatment. You must be drunk. Let me help you finish." As soon as he finished his words, he immediately took the wine from the old man.

"Little brat, how dare you steal an old man's wine! Even if you bring another ten jars, I will finish them all!"

Both the old man and youngster were in no shape to fight over liquor.

Earth, in the deep ends of the Atlantic, on an unknown latitude lay a small island that was not visible on the map.

Cronos 1 Island.

The Cronos family's claim to the island extended nearly two hundred nautical miles.

On the island, there was a group of soldiers undergoing strict training. The intensity was no less than IG's training camp. In fact, it was arguably tougher. There lay the Cronos' private army.

Among the group of people, the fatty was particularly noteworthy. He was out of breath. From the looks of it, he seemed like he would faint anytime during the course of training. However, he managed to endure until this point.

The fatty was Luo Fei.

He thought he could finally relax during the holiday. Lear's call claimed that he was on the way to a private resort. The fatty was particularly excited. He put on his swimming trunks and boarded the ship Lear had sent.

In the end…

This was a fake vacation island! It was clearly a training ground!

The swimming trunks he prepared was finally of use. When there was still another hundred nautical miles before reaching the island, the fatty was thrown off the ship, forcing him to swim over!

If one had to swim, then one would do their best to swim, especially after one had been through IG's training camp. They were used to it, after all. Even swimming across a hundred nautical miles would not be a problem.

However, as soon as the fatty stepped on the island and barely had a sip of water, he had been allocated into a training squad. Training immediately began and it was arguably worse than IG.

Nevertheless, the fatty was aware that this island was the Cronos family's secret military base. From this point on, he has been integrated into Lear's fold and had become a true member. In a way, Lear was now developing the strength of the people below him.

Chapter 180: Awakening the Demon

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

This was very difficult because the Chronos family was too big. It was so big that they did not even need to attract any outside talent for their key operations. All personnel involved in their key operations were their own people. Who were their own people?

These were people who were selected from a young age by the Chronos family to cultivate. Some of them were even from families who served the Chronos family for generations, and these families by themselves were highly influential families in Europe.

The Chronos family now had reached a stage of development where they were like the sovereigns from medieval times.

The foundation of a family's influence and power was simply its connections. In Europe, any family with some influence would have some sort of connection to the Chronos family. Some were subordinate families; they were something like stewards to the lords. Some families were connected by profit, which without Chronos' support, would weaken and fall immediately.

For an outsider like Luo Fei, it was extremely difficult to integrate into such a massive family.

Other members were not that friendly towards Luo Fei despite Lear's orders. Even if they gave Luo Fei a smile, it was usually cold or sarcastic. A superficial smile was already considered a good attitude.

Luo Fei, on the other hand, did not mind. He liked being alone and free.

At night, Lear joined everyone in their training. In the Chronos family, the position of being the Chronos family's heir would not bring to him any preferential treatment. In fact, it was the opposite. His training was double the amount of others'. He had to lead by example. This was the way that he would gain the respect of others. He wanted them to understand that it was not only his identity that made it worth it for them to follow him, but that they could only survive or have a future by following him. And it showed that whoever worked against him would die.

Here, Lear did not need to hide anything. Whatever he did was enough to scare anyone to death.

Other than being speechless, Luo Fei hoped that his days would be more relaxed. Competing was too tiring.

It was 2230 in the local time, and all training had ended. Everyone entered a villa. The villa was filled with everything that could fulfill any human desires….

Beauties, handsome men, delicacies, the internet…There was everything, it was just like…No, this was heaven!

Everyone enjoyed these immensely. However, it was evident that everyone's eyes were strong and unwavering. They enjoyed themselves but did not lose themselves in their enjoyment. When they enjoyed, they could be like the noble families, reading poems and having fun. When they were serious, they could spend three days three nights buried in mud, without any sleep.

Luo Fei's saliva was about to drip out of his mouth. Good food and beauties, especially those mature beauties…

Lear blocked Luo Fei's view. "You like it?"

"Yes, very much!"

"I'm giving you one week to reach the first level."

Lear threw a book at Luo Fei.

At this moment, everyone surrounding them looked over immediately. Obviously, this book was nothing ordinary.

Swallowing, Luo Fei looked at the cover and saw only an ancient, small word: "Saint".

To Fatty, the two things most painful in life were training and reading. He was not born to study. Once he looked at words, he would feel faint. He heard that this was the Word Fainting Syndrome.

However, he understood the meaning behind this thing. It was the legendary form of power, Gongfa! However, not everyone could master Gongfa. Some would study it for a lifetime and still failed to produce even a fart. Hence, Gongfa became less and less known. Some even suspected that it was something fabricated from novels.

Since it came from Lear, it must've been real. Gongfa and Ability X were the same. They both existed. However, to ask him to reach the first level of something he had never even heard of before in just one week was, no matter how optimistic, something that could not be achieved even if he gave up his life.

"Boss, what if…I can't do it?"

Luo Fei summoned the courage to ask. He really did not want to bargain with Boss…But Fatty always knew his own limits.

Then, as expected, Lear gave him a faint smile. He patted Fatty on the shoulder. "You know what will happen."

Fatty shivered. He preferred it when Lear was fiercer. If he was fierce, it would mean that he was satisfied. When he smiled like this, it would mean that he was unsatisfied with his response.

Fatty hid in a corner to study the book. After half a day, he was on the verge of tears. He recognized all the words, but when they were arranged in sentences, he had no idea what they meant. It was like reading a holy scripture…

Oh, God, please save me.

In the room….

Lear walked out of the gravitational room covered with sweat. He stepped into a gigantic strengthening canister filled with a pale green liquid that was carefully prepared. While it looked ordinary, it was the essence of Mankind's technology. Whatever strengthening method that required invasive technology that involved genealogy directly was foolish, especially if it was for a fully grown human body. Strengthening needed to be achieved in steps. What was prepared for Lear was definitely the best.

In today's world, if he wanted to be a conqueror, the first condition he had to fulfill was having a body that was strong enough, that lived long enough.

"Young Master, to give him the Gongfa now, isn't it too early?" Drupe asked respectfully. When Lear inherited the Gongfa, it meant that he would not only be the heir in name, but that he held the real power to make decisions. This Gongfa was never passed to someone outside the family before. If this was in the past, such an act was definitely impossible.

Lear glanced at him. "To achieve the impossible, you need to learn how to give up some things."

"Understood, Young Master…" The old butler had yet to complete his sentence when his Skylink lit up. It was an emergency. After looking down for a second, the old butler frowned. He quickly reported, "Chefman and Clevelan are applying for access to the third phase of the Gongfa again. They last applied one week ago. According to the rules, they should be applying only one month after the previous failed application. What are your orders, Young Master?"

Lear looked at Drupe. "Are they thinking that it's not worth letting Luo Fei get the entire Gongfa in one go?"

Drupe's eyes lit up. "Young Master, you mean to….?"

When one became part of the Chronos family, one's life would never belong to oneself again. It would belong to the master of the Chronos family.

"What can they do about it? So what if I give them the full set of the Gongfa?" Lear smiled. Those Gongfas for subordinates were not only the simplified version, but also only part of the full set of the Gongfa.

Drupe nodded. "Yes, Young Master." At that moment, Drupe understood what Lear wanted to do.

Judging from Lear's style, it was either that he choose to turn a blind eye and not act, or if he chose to act, Atos would have died then, back during the first IG training. This Fatty had yet to kill anyone.

Three days later.

"Follow me." An old man who looked like a ghost said as he appeared in front of Luo Fei.

Fatty disliked this creepy old man. However, everyone on the island knew that this old man was the general manager. He had a lot of authority. Fatty would even call him the "Head of Eunuchs" behind his back.

Drupe brought him straight to a huge door. On this door were two door panels, the left painted black and the right painted white. "Go in."

"Haha, erm, Mr. General Manager, what is inside? Actually, I don't have many requests, no, I don't have any requests. Do you think I can…" Looking at the door, he could smell blood. Fatty really did not want to enter, but at the next moment, he was already lifted up and thrown into the door like a ball.

"What are you doing?"

"Ah! It's very painful. Stop hitting me! If you want anything, we can talk it out. Whatever that you want, I can give it to you. Please don't do this…"

There were multiple screams.

Outside the door, Drupe stood quietly. The wrinkles on his face were like carvings on a marble statue. They did not move even a bit.

After a while, the screams stopped. It became very quiet inside.

When the door opened and light shined in, Fatty was kneeling on the floor covered in blood. He could not stop shivering.

Lear walked in slowly and stood in front of Luo Fei. Luo Fei raised his head. "I did not mean to kill anyone. I did not mean to kill anyone."

Lear, who had mysophobia, was not at all disgusted by Fatty, who was covered in blood. He carried Luo Fei up. His eyes were shining with an unnatural brightness.

"From today onwards, you'll be my right hand man. Those who follow me will prosper, and those who don't will die!"

On the floor were two people who had been torn into pieces – the method was incredibly cruel. This was not something anyone normal could do.

There was a type of person who used a weak appearance to trap the demons housed within them. A demon king was required to wake these demons up.

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen! I am Xiao Yu. Behind me is the 136th Milky Way Alliance University Science Contribution Award Ceremony site. This ceremony is the first in the last 10 years to have this many VIPs attending."

The outfield emcee, Xiao Yu, said excitedly. It was the norm for past award ceremonies to be attended by one or two scientific authorities. Usually, those attending had students who won the highest contribution award.

However, Xiao Yu was not to blame for being excited this time. Xiao Fei was no doubt a VIP, and she attracted the attention of various media outlets. The titan of the physics world, Dong Xuewu, was here as well. It was rumored that there was some conflict between Dong Xuewu and Xiao Fei. However, looking at the scene, Dong Xuewu came despite knowing that it was Xiao Fei's student who had won the highest award. This was a show of respect. Looks like the rumors were not true.

Other than that, more than 10 authorities of various fields were present. This was indeed rare.

"My god! I actually see Professor Sia. She's not only the authority in Bioengineering, she rarely attends such events. She's actually here. I cannot miss this interview chance."

Xiao Yu immediately ran up to the professor. "Professor Sia, good evening, I'm a reporter from the Milky Way Magazine. During my university days as a bioengineering major, I was also your idol. Oh, no, no, I'm your fan."

Sia smiled and pushed her glasses. "So you switched careers to become a reporter?"

Xiao Yu's face turned red. She quickly bowed. "My mathematics was not good enough. Actually, I really loved this profession."

"Haha, young lady, I was just joking. No matter what work you do, as long as you like it, it's the best."

Xiao Yu laughed happily. "Professor, I didn't think that you would be here. I thought that you would…"

"Well, did you think that I would always be cooped up in the laboratory? Haha, actually, if there is any award ceremony with some real meaning, it's worth attending."

Professor Sia laughed.

Xiao Yu was surprised. Professor Sia, as well as numerous authorities from the science world, had been critical of such award ceremonies as they were not productive. Perhaps this time's award ceremony had some meaning to it?

Or?

It was rumored that there was a huge debate regarding the winner for this time's highest award.

Chapter 181: Getting to the Root of the Problem

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

The keen sense of a reporter allowed her to detect the subtle difference in atmosphere. It was rumoured that the Princess of Aslan would be arriving. This may be a proud accomplishment for the event organisers, but to the science world, this may not be the case. The award ceremony was becoming more and more like an entertainment show. {erhaps the reason why everyone was gathering was that…

Just as she was thinking, sounds of discussion came from the entrance. Everyone turned back and was shocked.

Mu Fengchun and Gail arrived. As the most influential scientist of today's era, Mu Fengchun's arrival attracted all the attention and media. Dong Xuewu was still speaking when, in a flash, everyone disappeared.

A group of people blocked the passage way. Who was Senior Mu? There were too many legends about him. He had opened a small scientist club at Roland Garros where only the top scientists of the Milky Way Alliance could join. At Roland Garros, he had an authority no lesser than that of the Milky Way Alliance Chairman. Also, it was rumoured that he was the winner of this time's Mathematics Nobel Prize. This was already his third consecutive win. There was none like him, and this was not because of his fame, but because of the honor that he gained from solving difficult problems relentlessly.

Facing the media, Senior Mu smiled. "Everyone, the main characters for today are the youths that will lead mankind's future. It's no use taking pretty pictures of my old face."

The reporters laughed. Senior Mu was known as a man of his word in their profession as well. They quickly made way. More and more media arrived at the ceremony site.

The ordinary Milky Way Alliance Contribution Award Ceremony became grander with the appearance of the most famous titan in the science world today, and the Princess from Aslan. It made the upcoming Nobel Prize award ceremony three months from now seem inconsequential.

When it was almost time for the ceremony to start, there were no empty seats. After all, this was not an entertainment establishment. Hence, once the ceremony was about to start, the media would restrain themselves. This was one of the most sacred establishments of mankind. Mankind was able to conquer the Milky Way, the key to conquering the galaxy, by relying on the contribution of scientists. This was mankind's power. It was no exaggeration to say that this was the most valuable resource of mankind.

Those around Wang Zheng were youths of around the same age. Some were excited, some were nervous, and there were some who stood proud. Regardless, those seated here represented ability.

Unconsciously, Wang Zheng felt as though his soul was leaving his body again. He was a little surprised. This was not a battle situation, so why would there be such a sentiment?

Science was just another type of battlefield, another type of lifestyle. It could not be described by words, but it was obviously much more complicated than the usual battles.

Wang Zheng was a sensitive person in nature. The youths around him were all in a hyper excited mood and proud looks were being exchanged. Wang Zheng, who was sensitive to the mood, could naturally blend in.

To be frank, he himself was not very excited. Science was not his aspiration. At the same time, he felt that this was all Old Merchant's work. He was at the most a messenger.

However, the strong resolve of the youths surrounding him had a unique effect on him.

It seemed to amplify what he was experiencing.

At this moment, Wang Zheng could feel the power of Roland Garros. This planet seemed like it did not have much power on the outside. Perhaps it possessed the most powerful fighting power, or hid even countless secrets. Yet, despite all this, all Wang Zheng felt was emptiness.

When human technology reached a certain stage, the power of nature was suppressed.

At this point, Wang Zheng seemed to understand something. Wasn't Ability X the power that was birthed from the fusion of human beings themselves and nature?

The sounds around him were blocked out. Wang Zheng was in an ethereal state again.

Enlightenment, at the simplest level of understanding, was an achievement of the peak superposition of brain waves!

One by one, the awards were given out in the hall. The atmosphere of the award ceremony was extremely high because of the appearance of so many big shots.

At this moment, Xie Yating just started walking down the stage, her whole body trembling. She tried her best to calm down, but the person who was presenting her award was Professor Zhuang Wuyun! This was something that she did not even dream of. Her mind was blank. She could not even remember what she had just said. When she returned to her seat, she was already soaked in sweat and her legs were soft and wobbly.

Subconsciously, she raised her head and looked at Wang Zheng, who was sitting diagonally across….. Was this person spacing out?

Actually, the main characters this time were no longer the young students. Princess Aina and those big shots were the hot topics of discussion.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for the most important award tonight. I believe that everyone has been waiting for it. Now, let's invite our most special guest, the first princess of Aslan, Princess Aina."

Immediately, the heartiest round of applause erupted from the audience. No matter how she looked from the outside, Aina Aslan was the symbol of flawlessness. She could become the hottest topic of discussion just by appearing in public. Princess Aina took on a friendly, peace-loving image. She advocated for peaceful expansion and supported charities. At the same time, she visited Earth and promoted her political ideals. It would be difficult for people to ignore such a cute little princess

Aina walked out. She was dressed simply, in formal clothes. She was not wearing any accessories. In front of science, any decorations were vulgar.

Not surprising, once Aina appeared, she attracted everyone's attention. She was that beautiful and elegant.

All of them thought that Princess Aina would appear grandly dressed, but she was dressed simply. Such a contrast made her even more attractive.

She was elegant but not proud.

Wang Zheng's attention then shifted toward Aina. The strange thing was that although he did not leave that peculiar state of mind, his soul rushed towards Aina.

Aina walked onto the stage. She blushed suddenly, because at that moment, she felt herself being surrounded by a loving feeling. This feeling was so familiar, so strong, and so warm.

Such a feeling could only come from one particular person.

This sudden feeling disappeared quickly. Aina suppressed her excitement. "The highest contribution award for the 136th University Science Contribution Award goes to… Wang Zheng from Earth's Ares College!"

Immediately, the audience erupted into loud applause and cheers. Everyone stood up. At this moment, Wang Zheng woke up from his peculiar state.

"Wang Zheng, congratulations."

"Thanks."

It was a simple exchange, but the moment they shook hands, they shared a feeling of warmth and happiness that could only be understood between them.

Everything was unspoken.

Xiao Fei and Marcus's applause were the loudest. Wang Zheng deserved this award. He lived up to its name.

The emcee smiled and asked, "Wang Zheng, how are you feeling right now? Is there anything you want to say?"

Wang Zheng smiled. He did not expect to be asked to say something. He looked at his trophy. "Is this pure gold?"

The air stilled for a moment. Shortly after, everyone burst into happy laughter.

Rhode, the emcee, laughed too. "Wang Zheng, you are so humorous. It's only gold plated, but the most important part is in its meaning. Is there anything else that you would like to say?"

Wang Zheng smiled and said, "I have nothing else to say."

Rhode was stunned at first, then he smiled. "Let us use our warmest applause to congratulate Wang Zheng again."

"This country bumpkin!" Nicoise could not resist commenting.

No one noticed that Aina, who was always smiling, was looking at Wang Zheng tenderly.

It was unexpected that the winner of the highest award had nothing to say. This also meant that the award ceremony had come to an end. However, the emcee received a notification on his call card.

Rhode was stunned for a second before letting out a big smile. "Ladies and gentlemen, students, I have just received some news. And just right now, I would like to borrow this occasion to announce, from the Milky Way Science Committee, that Professor Dong Xuewu has made an amazing contribution to the Space Moving Idea. He has perfected the explanation for the Transference upon Curvature Convection Theory. This is the greatest accomplishment in the last 10 years. Professor Dong Xuewu is here with us today. Let us welcome Professor Dong to come up on stage and give some advice to the youngsters present here.

The audience applauded enthusiastically, while Xiao Fei and her group looked at each other.

How did this happen?

She had only revealed a little at the gathering that day. She was prepared to submit the suggestion after the award ceremony. How did it become Dong Xuewu?

Mu Fengchun and Gail looked at each other. They saw anger in each other's eyes.

"Idiot Dong is getting out of hand. How could he do such an embarrassing thing? Let me teach him a lesson!" Gail was a famous hot head. He was pulled back by Mu Fengchun, who was beside him.

Basically, Mu Fengchun had already understood the process. No wonder Dong Xuewu had left the gathering so quickly. He thought that Dong was embarrassed, but little did he know, Dong was going back to expand on Xiao Fei's suggestion.

Well, this was actually the same as the logic in the story of the standing egg. When you had not thought of it, however you hard you thought, you would not get the answer. Once you understood, based on Dong Xuewu's ability, he could solve it within this short period of time. Ignoring his character, he did have a high level of ability.

This guy had definitely worked overtime to submit the work specifically at this time.

This was not considered plagiarism. The reasoning would have to be done by himself.

Xiao Fei's face was a little pale. She wanted to help Wang Zheng at that time. She did not expect that Dong Xuewu would do such a thing, to take things to this extent.

On the stage, Dong Xuewu was immediately the center of attention. Dong Xuewu and Xiao Fei had their differences for quite some time. His position was threatened, especially when Xiao Fei had a breakthrough for Spatial Transmission. He had been looking for trouble with Xiao Fei ever since.

This time, Dong Xuewu had finally made the strongest comeback. At the same time, it was evidence of his ability.

On the stage, Dong Xuewu spoke eloquently, giving a long speech on how he had come up with the idea, how difficult it was, and how to be creative.

Wang Zheng really did not want to do anything at such an event. However, it was intolerable. He knew very well how hard Xiao Fei and Marcus's team had been working for this period of time. However, it was all destroyed in this moment.

Xiao Fei bit her lip. This was not about profit, but about the hard work of the whole team going to waste. She did not believe that just in two days, Dong Xuewu could produce any good quality reasoning. However, he was the first to propose such reasoning. Anyone's work submitted later, however good it was, would only be considered as working from Dong's idea.

Not only that, this was also a problem of patents. The whole project could be affected.

On the stage, Dong Xuewu was in high spirits. His voice became louder and louder. His mood became even better, especially after he observed the expressions of the audience.

Chapter 182: A Fatal Blow

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

The applause did not stop. Xiao Fei and Marcus' group was angry, but now they looked even angrier.

Mu Fengchun and Gail were experienced scientists. They knew that the problem did not lie in the lack of witnesses. They were present too, but that was useless. The reasoning was definitely done by Dong Xuewu himself. Besides, you may claim that you have thought of the idea first, but he could say that he had been researching it since long ago. It was just that he did not make any official announcement. Everyone had the right to announce their research first.

Of course, those who were aware of the circumstances all knew that this time around, Dong Xuewu, this old man, was being too shameless.

"Xiao Fei, calm down, we do not have any evidence. If we quarrelled with him, we would be giving him an advantage over us." Marcus was, after all, older. He might've been angry, but he was still rational.

The excitement of the audience and the weird expressions of the group of scientists formed a great contrast. To Dong Xuewu, he did not care at all. This was a chance – a chance that he had grabbed.

"Xiao Fei, I heard that you were working hard in this direction too. You are welcome to visit me at my school when you are free for any further discussions. I am always willing to help younger scientists."

Dong Xuewu said while looking at Xiao Fei. He was showing his generosity and good attitude as a senior.

He did it on purpose to provoke Xiao Fei. If you could not stand the provocation and exploded, you would be losing face in front of the whole world. Provoking your opponent was no doubt the oldest and most effective way to deliver a blow to your opponent. What Dong Xuewu wanted to do was to give Xiao Fei this one fatal blow.

Xiao Fei clenched her fist and her facial expression changed. She was not one who was good at hiding her feelings. Also, she was still young and hot-headed. She was not willing to go down quietly and let Dong Xuewu benefit from her work.

The facial expressions of Mu Fengchun and the others also changed. Dong Xuewu was too much. Not only had he snatched other people's ideas, but he also wanted to challenge them face to face.

Gail wanted to stand up, but Mu Fengchun pulled him down again. "Old Mu, why are you pulling me, let me whack this asshole. You guys want face, I don't want mine!"

"Look." Mu Fengchun pointed at Wang Zheng. At this moment, Wang Zheng was walking towards the stage.

All the attention was immediately focused on the winner of tonight's highest award. Looks like he was going to get justice for his teacher!

The eyes of all the reporters at the event started to shine. This would be news!

The problem was what was he, who did not seem to speak too eloquently, going to do? Fight?

Dong Xuewu looked at Wang Zheng and smiled. "Young chap, do you have any thoughts? It's a pity you are Xiao Fei's student. A gentleman never snatches someone else's love. If you want me to be your teacher, you will have to get Xiao Fei's agreement first."

This offer not only carried a lot of underlying meanings, but was also a sarcastic comment on the relationship between Wang Zheng and Xiao Fei.

If it was an average young person who heard this comment, they might have already burst in anger. However, Wang Zheng simply smiled innocently. "Professor Dong, you're making a very serious mistake. I can't help but want to correct this mistake."

Dong Xuewu smiled slightly. "Oh? Please go ahead."

The audience immediately started discussing. Xiao Fei's student was going to challenge Dong Xuewu!

Wang Zheng turned to face the audience. He walked to the front of the stage, and in just that moment, the Wang Zheng now seemed like a different person.

"Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, actually, this theory presented by Professor Dong was raised by Teacher Xiao Fei and Teacher Marcus a long time ago."

Wang Zheng had yet to finish when Dong Xuewu, who was standing beside him, interrupted him. "Haha, are you trying to say that I learned my theory from Xiao Fei? Haha, when I started researching physics, Xiao Fei was just a small child."

Dong Xuewu knew that Wang Zheng would say that. Even if there were witnesses that day, so what? Xiao Fei only mentioned that little bit of information. Besides, he was the authority in physics, so in this situation where the involved party, Xiao Fei, could not represent herself, no one else could help her.

Disputes were popular in academia. Xiao Fei and Dong Xuewu had been fighting for a long time in Spatial Physics. Recently, Xiao Fei had a breakthrough, and now, Dong Xuewu was retaliating. Actually, Dong Xuewu had expressed his doubts over Xiao Fei's breakthrough in scientific journals. It was just that Xiao Fei was able to provide evidence later, so he had no choice but to shut up.

Perhaps it was an attempt by Xiao Fei to return the favour and damage Dong Xuewu's reputation?

This student did not have enough authority to do so.

Wang Zheng shook his head and looked at Dong Xuewu very sincerely. "Professor Dong, I remember that Teacher Xiao Fei raised the question of Transference upon Curvature Convection for everyone to discuss at the gathering yesterday. At that time, Teacher Mu and Teacher Gail, all of them were there, and we have already refuted the question. Why are you taking it out again?"

Dong Xuewu's facial expression changed slightly. This rascal knew how to look for support. However, it was too much. What refute? Who dared to refute? Mu Fengchun and his friends did not have such ability. They were not experts in physics.

"Rascal, who instructed you to say such things? Is it Xiao Fei? How dare you!" Dong Xuewu said angrily. "Theories are debatable. That is the norm. However, it is unethical to use underhanded methods."

"Little Dong, be patient and let Wang Zheng finish. We did raise this issue before."

Mu Fengchun said suddenly, continuing the conversation. He had doubts in his heart, but his instincts told him that this kid, Wang Zheng, was not one who would speak without thinking.

"I agree. You have lived for so long, why are you still afraid of a student's idea? No wonder you ran so quickly that night."

Gail laughed.

Immediately, the sounds of discussion became louder. Everyone had guessed a little about what was going on. Most likely, Dong Xuewu claimed what was discussed at the gathering and announced the results as his own research.

The truth was not important. The reporters needed a topic.

"Haha, this rascal is saying that I'm building on the wisdom of others. Now I want to see what his version of the truth is!" Dong Xuewu said angrily.

Wang Zheng laughed. "Actually, Transference upon Curvature Convection is nothing significant. Just like the story of the standing egg, it is simply a brain teaser. If we invest too much energy in this direction, it will only be wasted. Under Teacher Xiao Fei's leadership, we have progressed to stage two for the study on Transference upon Curvature Convection. Teacher Xiao Fei, even though you were planning to announce only after we perfected the study, with so many authorities from different fields present here today, why don't we present it for everyone to discuss? This will benefit our progress in the later stages of the study."

Xiao Fei and Marcus looked at each other….. There was no later stage in the study. Wang Zheng knew of the progress of the entire project. Xiao Fei did not know why, but she became more confident when she looked at Wang Zheng's smile.

"Yes, you can represent me and share our thoughts with everyone. Science belongs to the whole of humanity. It is not a tool for people to compete for prestige and profits."

Xiao Fei was not one to be bullied easily. Immediately, she threw the insult back at Dong Xuewu.

The key point was that she did not think that in such a fight, Senior Mu and Gail would be on their side.

"In the first stage, we solved the problem of location in Spatial Movement under Curvature Constant Velocity. This basic deduction itself was based on the transmission between Constant Velocity and Hyper Velocity Ships. Hence, in the second stage, we naturally advanced in that direction for our study. Everyone knows that once we have entered the state of Hyper Velocity, space then will differ from our conventional understanding of space. Our transmission will then lead to the problem of material conversion. In other words, if we wanted to build a Hyper Velocity Transmission Suite, at the point of transmission, we would have to increase the speed of the Suite's space to hyper velocity. Vice versa, transmission under Curvature Constant Velocity runs on the same reasoning. We would have to decrease the speed of the transmission space. Regarding our deductions, the base of our theory uses the Mu Five Dimensions Reaction Mechanism, as well as the Kemule Material Conversion Law simultaneously. "

As he said this, Wang Zheng's Skylink lit up and a holographic screen popped out. Wang Zheng started to deduce.

The audience was quiet. Those who did not understand, those who understood, and those who understood a little, all of them were staring silently at the confident young man on the stage.

There was such a youngster in this world?

He dared to discuss freely, in front of authorities from various fields, the most difficult question in the physics world today.

At the start, there were people who could understand, but as the formulae and laws started to complicate, you could count on one hand the number of those present who could still understand.

Within the deduction, there was a number of complicated mathematical laws. Actually, in the science world, the process of deduction was most important to provide a perfect reasoning for the Mu Reaction Theory. It was only in understanding the process that the theory could be translated to reality and put to practical use.

Mu Fengchun and the others had already walked up the stage. None of them spoke a word. At first, Dong Xuewu was full of disdain; however, as he watched, his face darkened.

As for the students below the stage, they already could not understand.

Xiao Fei and Marcus were totally engrossed in the deductions. It was obvious that they were not involved in the deductions at all. Wang Zheng, this rascal, usually just listened at the laboratory. Who would have thought that he was not idling and had already achieved such a great breakthrough?

The second stage was still a little difficult for Wang Zheng. He had spent quite a long time to convert it to part of his ideas. Actually, he had not solved the last part yet, so he could only deduce half of it.

It was as though time did not exist. As Wang Zheng was working out his reasoning, two hours passed, and he had already used five large screens.

When Wang Zheng completed his work, he heaved a big sigh of relief. He had finally completed another mission. No matter what, he could not allow Idiot Dong to bully Teacher Xiao Fei.

Wang Zheng had finished writing. However, the professors present were still standing still. Those who had reached a certain stage in academia would have a strong foundation in mathematics. They could understand about 70-80% of it.

Wang Zheng had used more than 10 of today's top theories. Within included techniques from engineering because the increase in speed for the transmission suite would lead to a material conversation.

After a long time, Mu Fengchun let out a breath. "Xiao Fei, you guys are too outstanding! This will be the biggest scientific breakthrough of the century. This year's highest Nobel prize should be awarded to you guys!"

Xiao Fei was the fastest to gain an understanding of the whole reasoning, because she had been following the study from the start. Also, she was able to follow Wang Zheng's train of thought. Actually, this rascal had hinted during their research before, but obviously, he lacked the final step. But now the whole process was almost completed, and it would be easy to simply work out the last bit.

Wang Zheng scratched his head. "Teacher, I'm sorry. I've yet to understand the last part."

Xiao Fei smiled. "We'll be making an official announcement for the last part before the end of the next month. This time, the issue at hand is too broad. It stretches across many fields of studies. Here, I sincerely invite everyone to the announcement. Teacher Mu, you promised to come."

Mu Fengchun laughed heartily and patted Wang Zheng. "I'm coming just because of this kid. I forgot to tell everyone. This newest and perfect reasoning for the Five Dimension Reaction Theory was not done by me, but by this kid. Little Dong, next time don't be so anxious and leave halfway. You should stay and listen to the end of the discussion before making a decision to prevent such a situation from happening again."

Chapter 183: Tryst

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

Mu Fengchun's words were much more trustworthy. Those at the ceremony could understand the gist of what had happened.

Dong Xuewu had taken what Xiao Fei and her group were discussing to be a precious breakthrough and had fought to announce it as his own work. In reality, they were discussing the problems in their theory.

Xiao Fei was being kind and did not expose him on the spot. If not for Dong Xuewu's continuous provocation, perhaps they were even considering leaving him with that bit of face.

Dong Xuewu was the cause of his own embarrassment!

After he set things right, Wang Zheng quickly made space for Xiao Fei and Mu Fengchun. In such a situation, there would not be many questions about the reasoning. Actually, Xiao Fei and Senior Mu were honest people. They talked mainly about the general direction of their collaboration. Old Mu, Gail, and their friends would not be interested in the usual normal project.

Wang Zheng could not stand answering such meaningless questions, so he rejected all interviews and hid away.

Luckily, Xiao Fei and her group were present, and everyone had a direction. This huge contribution would directly affect the later Milky Way Alliance Nobel Prize.

If the whole reasoning was accepted, Xiao Fei would be winning the highest award. Comparing Dong Xuewu and Mu Fengchun in such a similar situation, Mu Fengchun's generosity and character outshone Dong Xuewu. People would not take Mu Fengchun lightly based on the fact that he did not receive the highest award. On the contrary, he would be more respected. This was the model attitude for the science world.

People would get old, and the new generation would have to inherit their positions.

"Xiao Fei, you have a good student." Old Mu smiled.

Xiao Fei gave a knowing smile. She knew that she could not hide it from Senior Mu. "This is the fortune of humanity."

Mu Fengchun nodded. He was puzzled when Xiao Fei credited her student for the work, but now he knew that this showed Xiao Fei's selflessness.

"I might have to delay you for a bit later on. We should discuss our collaboration. The reasoning is still incomplete. However, it's almost done. We just need to work a little harder for the last part. It's just that the research crosses over into too many fields of study."

"Then we will have to depend on your charisma."

"Haha, you are now a member of Coffee, so you do not need me. You can approach the people that you need directly. Of course, Wang Zheng, that rascal, is a great kid. He's just a little lazy. If you don't motivate him, he will not be willing to give it his all. I heard that he wants to become a soldier. How can he do that?" Mu Fengchun said. Poor Wang Zheng, he did not know that his display of talent would bring more opposition to his ideal occupation, and this was not a small opposing force.

"Yes, he passed the IG selection. I'm also having a headache over this," Xiao Fei said.

"How about this: I will prepare and visit Ares College to enhance the atmosphere," Mu Fengchun said.

Xiao Fei was surprised at hearing his suggestion. "That would be great!"

Xiao Fei also thought that the reason Wang Zheng wanted to be a mech warrior was because of the military school atmosphere of Ares College. If they could improve the sentiment towards the sciences, perhaps it would change his mind.

The atmosphere and environment were quite important. You could imagine how important Wang Zheng was to Mu Fengchun and Gail.

Wang Zheng was hiding from all the attention when the door opened quietly. An attractive figure entered carefully. Before she could turn her head, she was enveloped into a hug. Aina had a shock. Before she knew, a kiss landed on her mouth. She relaxed upon recognizing that familiar scent.

The award ceremony had ended. This also meant that Wang Zheng had to go back.

To Aina, Wang Zheng's embrace was no doubt the safest and warmest. Aina was watching from the side while he showed off his ability again, though unintentionally. She knew that Wang Zheng would never allow Dong Xuewu to humiliate Xiao Fei and Marcus, but she could not think of any way to stop it. However, Wang Zheng had easily beaten Dong Xuewu.

Aslan revered the courageous, except that they were different from the Arbiter Empire, who revered power only. Aslan looked up to the courageous and chivalrous.

In Aina's heart, Wang Zheng was such a warrior, regardless of his field of study.

"Don't idolize me too much, or you will be sad when I'm not around," Wang Zheng teased. Aina's gentle gaze was melting him.

"I want to idolize you. Should I not? Is Wang Zheng not willing to take in a little fan like me?"

Aina said cheekily.

"I really want to carry you away in my pocket," Wang Zheng said from his heart. To other people, her status as a princess may be an honor, but to him, at times, he really wished Aina was simply Aina.

Aina's twinkly eyes seemed to see through Wang Zheng's thoughts. "In front of you, I��m always Aina. I believe in you. Anyway, distance makes the heart fonder. This way, you will think of me every day!"

Wang Zheng could not hold back his smile. "You are even prettier without the distance."

After staying with Tyrant Su and An Mei for a while, Wang Zheng learned how to flirt a little. Aina was stunned for a second before seeing Wang Zheng's grin. Then she understood immediately and gave him a light punch.

"Hmph, anyway, you can only think of me. Don't get tempted by all those pretty girls surrounding you!"

Looking at Aina, Wang Zheng's smile widened. "Sigh, you were the only one who noticed me early. I'm so awesome. I entered this relationship too early."

Their eyes met again as they continued their conversation. It was as though they had eyes only for each other.

After that affectionate moment, Aina leaned on Wang Zheng's chest. "When are we going to meet again?"

"It won't be long. I heard that the competition for the Milky Way IG will be held at Aslan. I will be attending as Earth's representative," Wang Zheng said. To be honest, Wang Zheng was a little tempted by Gail's words. The problem was that that way, Wang Zheng would no longer be Wang Zheng anymore. If he lost himself, what would be left?

"I'll wait for you."

Xiao Fei and her group expended quite some effort with the media before they could leave. The award ceremony had a dramatic and perfect ending. When she wanted to look for the most valuable contributor for today, she could not find Wang Zheng.

Marcus's smile was so wide that many of his wrinkles had disappeared. Actually, Marcus was not really famous. At the most, people would have heard of him, but that was the extent. However, through this project, especially after this time, he finally got the chance to stand proud.

However, Wang Zheng had disappeared. It was really dangerous today. They had almost lost everything and wasted all their efforts. Now it was all good. They had everything back again.

Xiao Fei and Marcus had no intention of giving up this Constant Velocity Project. This was the project that could be materialized the fastest. With this episode, Dong Xuewu would not dare to continue applying for a patent. Xiao Fei and Marcus had done a lot of research and they did a lot of solid preparation work. Besides, they also intended to submit immediately to the Milky Way Academy. They would not make the same mistake again.

When Xiao Fei, Marcus, and their group returned to the base, a hearty round of applause welcomed them. Everyone had watched the entire process on television. It felt so good. It was amazing.

At the same time, they finally got the returns on their hard work.

"Where's Wang Zheng, that rascal?" Xiao Fei had too much that she wanted to ask Wang Zheng. Now that she was back, she was determined to interrogate him.

"Ahem, Boss forgot to buy a souvenir for 007. I think he went to buy it. It's okay, you won't lose him," Yan Xiaosu said.

An Mei snorted. "He's on a secret date, isn't he?"

Xiao Fei did not ask any further. She, Marcus, and their group wanted to grab this chance and submit the two projects before leaving.

"When Wang Zheng comes back, ask him to look for me. We're not sleeping tonight," Xiao Fei said. Everyone was in high spirits, so they could not sleep even if they wanted to.

Wang Zheng had already sent the information on his holographic screen to Xiao Fei's Skylink. With Xiao Fei's ability, she could finish the work much faster than him.

In today's physics world, it was difficult to say who was number one, but Xiao Fei was definitely one of the top.

Dong Xuewu was actually quite brilliant. He could work out the reasoning overnight just by hearing that one piece of information by Xiao Fei. It was a pity that he used his brilliance on the wrong thing, and that he was up against such a genius, Wang Zheng.

It was all his own doing. Wang Zheng originally intended to announce only after he had completed all reasoning for the second phase. In the end, Dong was the one who pushed forth the release of the reasoning, and in doing so, had unintentionally boosted Xiao Fei's position.

Yan Xiaosu, on the other hand, was pulled by An Mei to one side. "Tell me!"

"Ah? What do you want me to say?" Yan Xiaosu was stunned.

"Where did Wang Zheng go? Don't tell me you don't know!" An Mei said.

"Haha, my beloved Mei Mei, why are you asking about the Boss's location? This is so inappropriate. I will be sad." Yan Xiaosu gave a pitiful look.

"Yan Xiaosu, you have the nerve to dupe me? You know what I'm asking about. Is Xiao Shi here? It is quite convenient to come here from Aslan!"

Yan Xiaosu was stunned. He was impressed by his girlfriend. She could guess the truth just based on some signs.

"Ahem, Xiao Mei, why would you think that?" Yan Xiaosu still wanted to protect Wang Zheng. After all, they were brothers. He could not surrender immediately.

"Looking at how down Zisu is, plus Wang Zheng is always disappearing without reason, what else could it be? Why? Is that Xiao Shi so secretive?" An Mei said. She was feeling unfair for Ye Zisu. This guy, Wang Zheng, was too heartless.

Yan Xiaosu looked around and said helplessly. "Xiao Mei, I know that you are good friends with Zisu. To be honest, I feel the same way. But this is, after all, Boss' private matters. We cannot interfere too much. If you think about it from another perspective, if Boss interfered in our relationship, how would you feel? Of course, I know you only mean well."

Yan Xiaosu liked An Mei a lot. Not only was An Mei pretty, but she also liked him. At the same time, it was also because An Mei was smart yet she knew how to be considerate for those around her. When they were together, others always thought that An Mei was with him for his money. Yan Xiaosu also thought so at first. It was later that he found out that even though An Mei's family may not be very rich, they also did not lack anything. When they were together, An Mei picked up the tab many times too. Besides, it was the first relationship for the both of them. Deep in his heart, Yan Xiaosu respected An Mei a lot.

Seeing Yan Xiaosu explaining so seriously, An Mei could not stay angry. She knew that she had gone a little over the line.

"Sigh, forget it. I'm not going to interfere in this. Anyway, I'm not siding with her. If she comes, don't you expect me to be friendly."

An Mei still had her own principles. She was too biased towards her own people.

"Ahem, don't worry, don't worry, she will not come," Yan Xiaosu said. What a joke! How could the Princess of Aslan come here?

"Haha, you slipped. This person is interesting. You can say that she's cold-hearted, leaving as she wants. But then she came all the way here at this time for a secret date. Yet she doesn't meet us while she's here. Are we that undesirable to be seen with? What a bigshot."

Chapter 184: A Chaotic World

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

It seemed An Mei was still displeased with Xiao Shi.

What else could Yan Xiaosu say? With the sensitive nature of Aina's status, if Ye Zisu was not saying anything, he could say even less.

After travelling, Yan Xiaosu had a deeper understanding of how big this world actually was. It was useless to have thought that he was capable of achieving anything. Actually, he leaned towards An Mei's way of thinking.

Putting all things aside, he and An Mei could not even attend those kinds of gatherings, so even if Wang Zheng had the ability, even if he received the highest award, so what?

As a country, Aslan would value talents, but that was the extent. If Wang Zheng wanted to marry the Princess of Aslan, putting aside distance, the royal family would not allow it, even if it was just a romantic relationship.

Perhaps the person within the situation could not see the implications. But from another perspective, wasn't the purpose of life to live it to the fullest? Who knew about the future? Also, giving up was definitely not what Wang Zheng would do.

"Alright, don't frown anymore. Other people may think that I'm bullying you."

When they woke up the next day, Wang Zheng was already back. Xiao Fei and her group had already submitted their preliminary research findings. As for the other details, they would work them out when they returned to Earth.

Everyone needed to pack. The flight was booked and they were going back to Earth.

After all, this was not a tour, so they had to follow the itinerary. Besides, there was no good service for their returning journey. The New Olympus still had to carry out other missions. They were taking the transportation line back.

Even though she did not sleep at all, Xiao Fei was very energetic. Wang Zheng sat upright and still. He was thinking how he could explain the matter.

"The new report has already been submitted. Your name is once again in first place. We made this decision together." Xiao Fei did not even give Wang Zheng the chance to reject.

"Teacher, I'm just a student. I will be put in a troublesome position if you do it this way." Wang Zheng smiled bitterly. Also, Wang Zheng felt that he was advancing further and further on the road of research. You should know, even the Old Merchant did not recommend him moving down this path.

"Really? I think that it is indeed a problem for you to be a student. I'm planning to apply for you to be a teaching assistant at school." Xiao Fei winked.

Obviously, with Wang Zheng's current situation, it was a waste for him to continue being a student.

Professor Wang, it sounded fun.

Wang Zheng was so shocked that he jumped up. "Please spare me. If I do this, the Mecha Department will expel me."

"Don't worry. I will settle the other things. This matter is decided. It won't delay your IG selection. Besides, after becoming the teaching assistant, you'll enjoy more freedom in organizing your time. Don't you want to spend more time training?"

Xiao Fei had highlighted what Wang Zheng wanted the most. Putting other things aside, just based on the attendance requirements, it would make things more convenient for Wang Zheng. He could mark his own attendance.

"Going back to the topic, let me know what you think. Why did you think in that direction?"

"When we were chatting, we actually discussed these questions. I went back to do quite a bit of research. During training, I would brainstorm. When I'm exercising, my brain always comes up with some unique ideas, but I still could not solve the last step."

"You have already completed 80% of the work. The last part is simply a question of time. Sometimes I wonder if you come from the future. How do you know so much?" Xiao Fei looked at Wang Zheng suspiciously.

"Ahem, Teacher, if I was from the future, would I dare to apply for Ares College?"

"You mean you feel wronged to have gotten me as your teacher?"

"No, you are the best teacher."

Wang Zheng smiled. Luckily, Xiao Fei had no intention of pushing the topic. Maybe it was because Wang Zheng was too outstanding, but after some time, Xiao Fei had already gotten used to it. Anyway, they did discuss the project from many aspects. It was just that they did not expect Wang Zheng to link the different aspects together so perfectly; he was just like an old scientist who had been in the physics world for decades.

"Oh, yes, tomorrow we will be taking the Aslan Empire Princess's ship. Princess Aina wants to send us off, but don't be enticed!" Xiao Fei said. Even she could not reject Aina's offer, but she also thought that it was because Aina wanted to entice Wang Zheng. It was known that Aslan treated talents very generously.

Wang Zheng raised his head and proudly proclaimed, "Reporting, Teacher! Wang Zheng was born an Earthling and he will die an Earthling. Even if Princess Aina wants to marry me, she can only marry to Earth. Wang Zheng will not marry into Aslan."

Xiao Fei did not know whether to laugh or cry. "You think too highly of yourself. Okay, go pack up. We have to board the ship tonight."

The others also received the news. They were complaining about how the Earth Federation was unsupportive, having such a large difference in the quality of service for sending them off and back. The Milky Way Transportation line obviously could not compare to a private spaceship. Who would have thought that the Princess of Aslan would want to send them off on her own flagship? This was just too much. They could also see the beautiful princess. What good fortune!

The Aslan Empire's Princess – even though everyone acted like it was nothing much, Yan Xiaosu really wanted to howl. This was too damn fancy!

They thought that the New Olympus was already amazing, but compared to Aslan, it was nothing. They were on entirely different levels. The difference was even larger when comparing the facilities inside the ship.

It felt as though they belonged to two different generations of technology.

"These are your rooms, please help yourself. As the Princess's esteemed guests, you will enjoy the best service on the Princess. I'll be your personal server for this trip. I'm Luo Lin."

The server receiving them was a very beautiful girl. She wore a unique style of clothes. It was the Aslan Palace uniform. She was likely a member of the Royal Service Crew.

An Mei could not wait any longer and opened the room door. It was too grand.

Once they heard that they had to go back using the Milky Way Transportation line, it would mean that there would be a number of people squeezed into one ship. Even if it was an economy class bunker, it would be uncomfortable. Obviously, they could not afford the cost of first class bunkers.

Yet the room in the Aslan Princess looked to be at least 50 square meters. This was simply extravagant.

"This is for us?"

"Yes. Everyone's room is the same." Luo Lin smiled. She was very polite and confident, yet not prideful. This was a trait of Aslan citizens.

An Mei's mouth dropped. This was too grand. The interior was designed like a five-star hotel. There was even a huge bathtub.

"This is too grand," An Mei was not one to be easily shocked, but this was indeed a little shocking.

Luo Lin smiled.

Xie Yating was speechless with surprise. As Xiao Fei had invited the people from Caragal to leave together, the team from Caragal would enjoy the honor of entering the Princess as well. It was good that there were only three of them.

However, who would have thought that Princess Aina would give them such a grand reception? It was too extravagant.

"The Aslan Princess is the princess' private ship. It services only the princess."

Everyone was stunned. This Zeus-sized ship was a private ship? This was too awesome.

Everyone said that those who were born in the Aslan royal family were the most fortunate. Looking at the situation now, this seemed to be true.

There was a joke regarding the Aslan royal family: one time, during the Milky Way Alliance Children's Day, children from all countries met to chat. They started talking about their journey to the meeting. One child who was a member of the Aslan royal family was puzzled and asked: "Why would there be so many people on a spaceship? Aren't spaceships all private?"

Then the other children could not continue the conversation.

Yan Xiaosu secretly gave Wang Zheng a thumbs up. This good service was obviously prepared for Wang Zheng, or else why would it be so extravagant?

Of course, Aina's identity as a princess in itself was highly regarded. After all, Xiao Fei and Wang Zheng had received the highest praise at the gathering. Aslan was also famous for valuing talents.

At this moment, Luo Lin's Skylink rang. "Everyone, the Princess will be arriving soon together with her distinguished guest, a prince from Atlantis."

If not for something important, Aina would definitely come to meet them, but the Prince of Atlantis?

Yan Xiaosu did not know why, but his heart skipped a beat. This was bad. What was this stupid prince of Atlantis doing with Aina?

Wang Zheng's facial expression did not change at all, but Luo Lin really could not read the atmosphere and added one more sentence. "Prince Hao Lin and the Princess were like old friends upon their first meeting."

An Mei, on the other hand, was quite interested in seeing what the Prince of Atlantis would be like.

Not long later, there were sounds of footsteps approaching. Aina and the prince of Atlantis had arrived.

At that moment, everyone was stunned.

Tyrant Su was surprised. This Prince of Atlantis was just a child who was not even 10 years old. Truly unbelievable.

An Mei was shocked too. At this distance, with this demeanor, An Mei felt that this Princess looked familiar.

Who did she look like? She could not recall at the moment.

Just as she was going to tell Ye Zisu, she realized that Ye Zisu was very calm. It was as though she knew the Princess. Then she looked at Tyrant Su. He was also calm. Something was wrong. What was going on? Why were they all calm? Was she the only one who seemed like a country bumpkin?

This was not logical.

Then Princess Aina gave her a very familiar smile. In that moment, An Mei felt as though she was struck by lightning.

Oh god!

This was not true.

Don't tell me… Don't tell me… Xiao Shi was actually Aina Aslan?

An Mei opened her mouth and looked at Yan Xiaosu. She hoped that Yan Xiaosu would give her an answer that this was not true and that it was all a coincidence.

But Tyrant Su slightly nodded his head. An Mei froze.

Xiao Fei and Aina did not have much contact, so she did not really have any great reaction. However, she also felt as though she had seen Aina before. At that moment, she did not have the time to react. However, she was still very grateful for Aina's invitation. This allowed their travels to be more relaxing.

After having some small talk with Xiao Fei, Aina introduced, "This is the second Prince of Atlantis. Right now he is on his way to Aslan and he really wanted to get to know you all."

This little boy was very handsome. He was young but very calm. He looked so cute wearing a tiny suit.

The little prince smiled. "Hi, everyone, I'm Hao Lin Zou Atlas. I'm nine and a half this year. It is nice to meet you all."

Everyone smiled. This cute little boy was like a doll. If not for his status, An Mei would hug him. He was too cute.

Hao Lin was judging Wang Zheng strangely. "Wang Zheng? Nice to meet you."

As he said this, he took the initiative to put out his hand.

Aina, who was right beside him, was stunned. The usual Atlantis etiquette had very limited body contact. They would not shake the hands of people they had just met. This was true especially for the royal family, unless that person was very interested in the person they met.

When Aina talked about Wang Zheng, this little prince said he wanted to meet him. She, of course, would not talk about the relationship between Wang Zheng and her. She simply said that he was an award recipient.

For some unknown reason, when Wang Zheng looked at this little guy, he felt a sense of familiarity, a feeling that could not be described.

The moment he shook that small hand, the two of them felt as though they were shocked by electricity.

Chapter 185: Enjoyment

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

This was too inexplicable.

It was obvious that the gaze of the young prince showed that he was puzzled too.

"It was nice meeting you all. Please excuse me."

The strange little prince left after this short meeting. It was as though he had come just to meet Wang Zheng.

Just like what they guessed, this prince was indeed of mixed blood. Atlantis citizens seldom married outsiders, but there was this one bloodline in the royal family that would definitely marry humans. This was also one of the conditions that the Atlantis Republic had to fulfil in order to join the Milky Way Alliance.

And this little prince belonged to this bloodline. At the same time, they were mainly in charge of the communication between Atlantis and humans.

Hao Lin did find it strange. He had received Ya Shuman's report. Who would have thought that he would have the chance to meet him here? So he decided to come over to take a look. He did not expect to really feel a certain strength from Wang Zheng. Although he had to admit that it was very weak.

This was indeed a very rare situation.

Aina's friendliness and great hospitality made the whole team extremely excited – as though they had received another award. This was such a great honour.

An Mei and Yan Xiaosu returned to the room. The whole way to their room, An Mei's mind was blank.

When the two of them sat face to face, Yan Xiaosu did not say anything. He knew that An Mei needed time to digest the news.

To be honest, even though he was the first to know the truth, many times, Yan Xiaosu felt that it was all just a dream. It was too unrealistic, yet it was the truth.

"You knew already?" An Mei asked quietly.

Yan Xiaosu nodded. "I did not hide from you on purpose. I promised Boss."

"How? The princess of Aslan? How did she come to like Wang Zheng?"

An Mei felt as though this world was a little out of order. At this stage, it would seem too childish of her to challenge Aina. This world was never fair. Aina was the type of person that stood at the tip of the human pyramid. One would not even have the confidence to reason with her.

Even if An Mei had always believed that qualifications were not a problem, she also lacked the courage to do anything. Even when Aina was just before her eyes, she could not bring herself to speak.

This was a regal presence. The presence of a princess.

No wonder every time An Mei saw Aina, she was speechless. All the words that she had prepared would not come out. Now she finally understood.

She also understood why Ye Zisu could not take the initiative. When facing Aina Aslan, the only thing her love rivals could do was to wait.

"Earth will enjoy a boost in reputation. Even the Princess of Aslan is gracing them with so much honor. Even a minister would not enjoy such a reception."

"Yes, we are enjoying this because of them. Moon citizens are prideful and Martians are barbaric. It is true that only Earthlings are more magnanimous."

The people of Caragal also enjoyed the honor. Xiao Fei did not forgo her invitation to leave together with them just because of Aina's invitation.

Xie Yating, on the other hand, was quiet. This was all too amazing. How did it end up like this?

Her girl's intuition told her that the way Aina looked at Wang Zheng was special. The two of them definitely knew each other. That was not the attitude one held towards strangers. She studied bionics under bioengineering and was very good at observing such behavioural cues. She was such an excellent physics student, and not only that, she was also an participant. Was this all a coincidence, and only the name was the same?

Raston had a very high opinion of Wang Zheng. Putting aside ability, this person knew how to take good care of the team.

He really should not belittle anyone. Wang Zheng also did not expect that Raston would have such a high opinion of him.

Wang Zheng and Aina had three more days with each other. However, they had to part ways soon. Even though the two of them were very level-headed, they were a little reluctant to part ways.

Throughout this period of time, Ye Zisu seemed normal. She did not do anything out of ordinary, so An Mei lost her courage to confront Aina. This was the first time she did not say anything. Perhaps she was too loyal, but she felt that this extravagant trip was nothing to be too happy about. On the other hand, Ye Zisu was calmer and toured around the Princess. To her, it was a good experience.

Xiao Fei and her group, on the other hand, borrowed this good environment and continued to rush their work to complete their scientific reasoning. The spaceship was in a special atmosphere.

It was a pity that even though everyone seemed busy, Wang Zheng and Aina did not have many opportunities to be alone. After all, there were eyes everywhere on the Princess. But the two of them were happy just being together.

That strange little prince from Atlantis did not appear again.

Three days later, the spaceship left Immortal Puluo's Galaxy. The two of them had to resist the urge to hug each other as they said goodbye. Aina's reluctant gaze was melting Wang Zheng's heart.

At this moment, Wang Zheng resolved himself to get qualified for the IG preliminary competition. Not only that, he wanted to beat all his enemies at the capital of the Aslan Empire.

This was the present he wanted to give to Aina.

Some say that people meet to separate; all meetings are short and separation is the only constant.

After they switched to take the Milky Way Transportation line, the atmosphere became livelier. An Mei, who had been acting strangely, finally resumed her usual self as a mature woman. According to An Mei, the atmosphere there was too pressuring. Everyone was always so polite. She could not withstand that atmosphere. Now she could speak to her heart's content.

Sometimes, true happiness was living life the way you wanted to.

Actually, Yan Xiaosu had been holding back for very long too. He was mainly afraid of bringing shame to Wang Zheng. They were brothers, closer than blood-related brothers, so if Wang Zheng really ended up together with the Princess, he would be the most suitable candidate for the best man position for their wedding. He would fight whoever who dared to compete for that position with his life. So, no matter what, he needed to leave a good impression.

Xiao Fei and her group also heaved a sigh of relief. The environment now was really unsuitable for research, so the whole team could now take a break. They have learned a lot from this Roland Garros trip.

At this moment, what happened at Roland Garros had already spread through the Solar System and reached Earth. It gave the lukewarm state of the Solar System's science world a boost in confidence – a feeling of having signs of revival. Obviously, this would maintain a period of high morale.

Except to Wang Zheng, this meant that there was only a little bit of time left during the holiday, and he needed to enter the training mode. The second phase of training for IG was definitely not going to be easy. The key point was that now he had a great goal that no one else had.

Even the Aslan Empire, who was hosting the competition, would not dare to claim that they would achieve victory. This was because the Atlantis Republic, the Arbiter Republic, and other first class countries would be sending their young elites to participate in the event .

But no matter who it was, no one could stop him!

Except Wang Zheng was not the only one who wanted to win this honor. All of the participants' determination was no lesser than Wang Zheng's.

There was a mysterious district on Mars that was surrounded by a restricted area measuring about 1,000 miles. Only the powerful officers in Mars could enter this district. It was not much of a secret that the district was the center of faith in Mars.

The Sage Sect – Mars' pride and its centre of spiritual belief. Only the Lie Family from Mars had survived the revolution that year. The Lie Family's survival was not solely due to their own ability though. To put it shortly, it was a type of luck, it was destiny. Even the more powerful Saint Church was destroyed, but the Lie Family survived, and it was because of the Sage Sect.

You could say that the Sage Sect had borrowed divine power to do things that surpassed normality and saved the Lie Family. At the same time, they saved the Sage Sect. But after that time, the Sage Sect retired into the background and became purely a place of worship. Or perhaps more accurately, the symbol of Martian civilization. On the surface, they did not interfere with worldly matters.

"Sir, Lie Guang wishes to meet you. He is outside."

A little boy, about twelve years old, bowed and reported to the Sage.

The Sage that the little boy addressed was very plain-looking. He was dressed in linen and wore no shoes. He looked to be around forty, but one could not guess his real age based on his appearance. Upon hearing the boy, he opened his eyes.

"Bring him in."

The Lie Family and the Sage Sect had a close relationship. They were almost like one body. In history, there were even cases where the Lie Family head took up the role of the Head Priest of the Sage Sect.

When Lie Guang returned to Mars, most of the time, he stayed at the Sage Sect as its member. Every day he was there, he lived as though he was a monk in training.

Lie Guang walked in and bowed to the Sage. "Teacher, your disciple pays his respects."

That wanton and unrestrained playboy disappeared completely. Even his hair was cut short. He was wearing the white Sage Sect robe and his temperament had changed a lot.

The Sage, Sarah Odin, smiled. "That's enough, there are no outsiders here. You don't have to act anymore"

"Only teacher can understand me! Nature is the divine way – that was what you said. But I did feel some change after this period of tough training. I will work harder!"

Odin's gaze seemed to have the power to see through worldly matters. "500 years have passed, time passes really quickly."

Lie Guang was stunned. Teacher had not been behaving normally recently. Sometimes he would have his head in the clouds and sometimes he would be anxious. You should know, in the hearts of the Martians, every generation of the Sage was an existence equivalent to God. He could point the direction for Mars. While Martians did not dominate the Milky Way in these last few years, no matter how horrifying the wars were, Mars could always hold its invincible position, and the reason was that the Sage's shadow was everywhere.

"Teacher, you are lamenting again. Your disciple has really changed for the better."

Odin smiled. "The Divine Secret Key has appeared. The new generation is rising. Do what you want to; you do not need to care about how others look at you."

"Eh? Teacher, you know that I'm here to bid farewell?" Lie Guang said. He was surprised.

Odin smiled. "Go. The IG that you wanted to participate in this time – I have already arranged everything for you."

Lie Guang was stunned. Teacher always said things half way, but no matter how rebellious he could be, and while he dared to talk back with his father, he would never do so with the Sage.

Lie Guang bade farewell to his teacher respectfully. This period of time that he spent at the Sage Sect seemed to wash away the impurities of the world. He was like a new person.

That year, the reason he could leave home was because his teacher did not stop him. If not, he could not have left. He could ignore his old man, but he would never not listen to his teacher.

As Lie Guang was going to leave, Odin's voice sounded from his back. "No matter what, on the Lie Family's genealogy, you will always have the surname Lie."

The Lie Family…

The oldest family on Mars. When humans were just exploring the Solar system, the Lie Family already existed, and they were already a glorious family. Over thousands of years of time, the power ruling Mars kept changing. Super strong kings appeared as well. However, these families or powers eventually disappeared or weakened and died. Only the Lie Family remained on Mars. They built their base there and their position never changed. Today, the Martians started to be proud of having the Lie Family on Mars.

You should know, there were similar powers on Earth and the Moon that reached the height of powers many times. They were all destroyed, but not the Lie Family. This was the pride of Martians.

Chapter 186: Lie's Flame Cauldron

Translator: Abyssruler Editor: Lucas

Mar's invisible royal family, the Lie family!

"Please come to a stop. In front is private property."

Before one reached the Lie family's gates, five kilometers before the entrance, the travelling Lie Guang was stopped by security.

Lie Guang smiled. This was considered being polite. Those who could not recognize those of the Lie Family were not many, but neither were they little. Some did it accidentally, some on purpose.

Before Lie Guang spoke, the communicator of the guard who had stopped him suddenly burst with activity. The guard immediately turned pale and his face showed surprise. He immediately bowed deeply. "My apologies, this lowly one did not know that the Patriarch was back."

"No worries." He did not possess a strong sense of belonging to this family.

Lie Guang patted the guard's shoulders before walking up the mountain entrance. On both sides of the road were large trees. These were planted during the great Martian Terraforming. The trees that were older than a thousand years were too numerous to count. Even the smaller trees were at least a few hundred years old.

The entire mountain had a radius of 100 li (57km). All of this land belonged to the Lie Family. The main residence was right at the entrance of the mountain range. The mountain range itself held numerous secrets. Even Lie Guang only knew just a little about it, but it was no more than a single hair on the back of nine oxen.

The housekeeper took ten odd servants to wait for Lie Guang in front of the gate. They stood motionless until Lie Guang appeared in front of them. "Welcome home, Patriarch."

Family…

Lie Guang nodded his head. His heart felt a little regret.

"Patriarch, these servants will be dispatched to follow you. Regardless of what you need, you can inform them."

The ten odd servants saluted Lie Guang.

Lie Guang knew that he had to accept it. If he rejected them, a different group of individuals would be chosen to serve him and the process would repeat until he accepted.

When Lie Guang returned to his room, he dismissed the servants. They would be in charge of his daily meals and accommodation.

After sitting down, the room's door was then pushed open. Without taking a glance, he knew who had arrived.

Lie Xin's voice resounded, "Little Guang, you're finally willing to come home?"

Little Guang… Lie Guang felt quite helpless. Regardless of how much he protested, so long as he could not beat Lie Xin, she would continue to address him this way. However, deep down, Lie Guang knew that Lie Xin was the only one who treated him as an actual family member.

"After not meeting for so long, you seem to have developed quite well." Lie Guang sized up Lie Xin. His experience was quite plentiful when it came to females.

Lie Xin's body was well endowed. No one could match it. What was unfortunate was that Lie Guang's words did not deter Lie Xin. On the contrary, Lie Xin walked forward with a smile on her face. "How could you tell? Why don't you give me a baby."

Lie Guang's face immediately turned repulsive. He thought that after numerous years of training, he would no longer fear his sister. Instead, he had been KO-ed in their very first exchange!

"Sister is now an adult. Please tell me whatever requests you have. Except for having a child."

"Then follow me. You should go there." Lie Xin's facial expression changed almost instantly.

"The Lie Fire Cauldron?"

"The Lie Fire Cauldron."

Lie Xin said faintly.

Lie Guang's face changed slightly. The Lie Fire Cauldron. It was the Lie Family's greatest heritage. In a time where Gongfa was difficult to practice, especially when heritages had all been lost, the Lie family's Gongfa was still able to be passed down. Furthermore, the Lie family was still able to maintain a high status. This cauldron which had over a thousand years of legacy was actually the reason why the Lie Family was able to produce numerous Ability X users. It was their biggest secret.

10 minutes later, Lie Xin had brought Lie Guang to the palace where the Lie Family's cauldron was kept. The cauldron was as large as a small garden. It was a square cauldron with doors on each side of it, allowing one to walk inside the cauldron itself.

"Go."

Upon entering the cauldron, a blast of hot air rushed at him as the door opened. It was as though the air itself was possessed and had a spiritual nature as it rushed into his pores. With the Lie's Fire Technique, this spiritual air would gradually turn into a form of power and remain inside one's body.

A strange fire array could be seen inside the Lie Fire Cauldron. However, when one tried to touch it, it would be no more than an illusion.

An old man was sitting in the center of the Lie Family Cauldron. After seeing Lie Xin and Lie Guang come in, he immediately stood up. "Come over here."

Every disciple of the Lie family would have one opportunity to refine themselves. His opportunity had come extremely late.

Lie Guang smiled bitterly in his heart. The knots in his heart were difficult to undo. Very often, he felt a sense of inferiority.

"Go. I believe you can do it!" Ever since Lie Guang had returned, Lie Xin had treated him as her little brother. This opportunity for him to go the cauldron was also something she had fought for.

Lie Guang could see how much care and concern Lie Xin had for him. At this point, Lie Guang finally understood. His surname did not matter. Who he was did not matter either. What was important was that he was Lie Xin's little brother. He would use his life to fight for his only family member.

Lie Guang walked forward with no hesitation. Regardless of the trials, he would do anything for Lie Xin.

The old man���s expression towards Lie Guang was very calm. It was clear that there was a little bit of scorn in it as well. To those not of the main branch, if the old rules were followed, he would never have a chance to step inside here. Lie Xin's request was meaningless. However, the Sage had made a request, and that was why he had the opportunity to do so.

However, would he even succeed?

The Lie Fire Cauldron sealed shut. Lie Guang sat down cross-legged. What he needed to do was cultivate the Lie Family Technique inside the cauldron. Everything else was up to fate.

After quite a bit of time… there was no reaction.

"Second Uncle, could there have been a problem? Is this the right time?" Lie Xin was slightly anxious.

The old man looked nonchalantly at Lie Guang, who was sitting inside. "Pure yang is leaking. His gongfa is too weak. His attitude is insufficient. Even though you are from the Lie family, everything is up to the heavens."

Lie Guang gritted his teeth. Suddenly, he had a mirthless smile on his face.

"I remember the Patriarch saying that Lie Guang was born a Lie family member. Even when he dies, his spirit is that of the Lie family. I think don't Second Uncle forgot that, did you?"

The old man stared blankly. He gave Lie Xin a glance before relaxing slightly, clearly unaffected.

This Lie Family Cauldron was like a cage. Lie Guang was feeling slightly bored. He continued to cultivate his Gongfa; however, nothing happened.

Was his strength insufficient?

Although his body was inside the Fire Cauldron, he could clearly see everything that was happening outside. How Lie Xin was worried about him and how Second Uncle was peering at him.

She was always calm. She had possessed the Lie family's greatest talent. However, there were times where even she was worried!

Lie Guang knew that he had to get a reaction out of the cauldron. If not, he would truly be given up on by the family. Even the Sage would not be able to say anything. The chance was given to him, but he was unable to make use of it.

Lie Xin took a step forward, but the old man stopped her.

"Second Uncle, Little Lie has been gone for too long. He needs some guidance. Let me do it."

The old man smiled emotionlessly. "He had the gall to remind me to follow the Patriach's words. Are you willing to go against the family's rules? The Lie Fire Cauldron is an individual trial. There can be no external help. Even the future family head cannot break these rules."

Lie Guang felt his own body getting hotter and hotter. F*ck. That d*mn old man. He dared to disrespect Lie Xin? This Patriarch here could destroy him at anytime.

The Lie Fire Cauldron suddenly shuddered. Was it an earthquake??

Duummmm…

The entire Lie Fire Cauldron suddenly ignited. Lie Guang, who was inside the Fire Cauldron, looked as though he was reborn in a baptism of fire. He stood up, his finger pointing at the old man outside. He was gushing with power. "You old fogey, respect the future head of the family!"

Subspace flight was extremely boring. However, a life without Skeleton was considered to be something extremely fortunate for Young Deer.

To be frank, Young Deer was now the most famous commentator in CT. He had recently received an award for being the best commentator.

However, along with that award, Young Deer had also won the fan's choice for being the most vicious commentator.

Today was a Friday on Earth. It was the start of the professional tournaments. As the year's best commentator, Young Deer was the main commentator for the competition.

This was a professional 5 v 5 match. The battle was in a deadlock and both teams were extremely strong. Both sides were defensive, and as the situation progressed, they consistently swapped between offense and defense.

Professional competitions usually had opponents of similar skill, so there were no fancy fights. It was just a competition to see who was more careful.

Neither side was competing in terms of skills, it was a test of their tactics and their ability to react. It was also a test to see how well a team could work together.

As Old Deer commentated, he took a swig of milk from a carton.

In the chatbox for the livestream, a series of milk carton emoticons immediately flooded the chat. This was a sort of improvised entertainment. So long as Young Deer was commentating, even if Skeleton was not a competitor, these milk cartons would appear to provoke Old Deer.

This was also Old Deer's aim when he drank milk on livestream. This also had Solon's influence in it. Solon had also made a concession. If Old Deer did not drink milk, people would not be interested in throwing milk cartons his way. However, when he drank milk, the audience would definitely grow excited. As a result, Solon was extremely excited. Thus, he signed a contract to get Old Deer to drink milk. If he did so, he would get a share of the profits.

With money to take, Old Deer was still a professional at heart. He was, after all, a professional commentator!

The milk company was excited. What could be a better form of advertisement? Several large milk companies were trying to get Old Deer to be their representative. Their sales would immediately jump by several times!

The stalemate was broken…

While drinking the milk, Old Deer suddenly started commentating. "Karl's team has made a mistake. It is now too late to defend mid lane. Team SK has launched a surprise attack."

After he finished speaking, Team SK grouped up in the middle. This was a long planned attack. The opponent, Team Karl, was at the bottom lane and immediately sought to support the middle. However, top lane was too greedy; they wanted to break the opponent's defence and was therefore too slow to defend.

"Karl's top lane was too greedy. If it was a casual match, it wouldn't mean much. However, in a professional game, a few seconds can spell the difference between victory and defeat."

As a result, the mid lane had a fight of 4v5. In a group match, SK was quickly able to destroy Karl's tank mech. Without the tank, the rest of the mecha could only retreat. Even if top lane returned, he could not do much. They had allowed SK to take the initiative. SK regrouped and pushed towards the enemy's fortress. The game's conclusion had more or less been set.

Old Deer gave a slight smile. This was professionalism. Everything he said came true.

"I would like to thank everyone for watching this. I also hope that everyone votes for me as the most professional commentator. I am the best CT commentator in the universe. Thank you!"

The match ended. However, when Old Deer started speaking, the viewers immediately became excited. He was truly attracting the ire of others. What a b*stard. What was he talking about… the universe's best commentator. Then in this case, I'm a god!