Chapter 59.3
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The people who got the news frantically crowded towards the battle square, and wanted to watch the legendary leaderboard king back then. Sadly, they found that the owner had set a password, and outsiders could not enter at all.
All mecha fighters – be it old or new, powerful or weak – mourned. Marshal Chu was a man called the “Mecha Operation Textbook”. They watched his old battle video for ten years and haven’t found a better one!
After wailing, they were jealous of the people who were fighting with Chu Rong, their eyes were bloodshot and they were silent.
vs
Yan San is Chu Yan’s account. The two brothers played against each other and they did not even have the right to be jealous.
The mourning lasted only two minutes, because Chu Yan went offline immediately after getting defeated at a flying speed! But Chu Rong did not go offline! He was still in the battle room, proving that he would continue to fight!
The mecha fighters were shocked and busy sending out a battle application to Rong Tian, but found that his battle application was actually closed, and then a few seconds later, the battle information in the room became vs .
The mecha warriors became jealous again.
There was only one possibility that the battle information appeared when it was closed, that is, Chu Rong had actively invited this ! But who was this ? Why could he be invited to battle by Chu Rong?
Everyone curiously checked this ’s information, but found that his information was blank except for the purposefully-hidden part. This clean as a whiteboard account meant this account was brand new.
“…A newcomer?” someone wondered.
The crowd was stunned, then they were busy checking out ’s match results, and then blinded by the sheer blankness behind this account.
Actually a newcomer? What is happening?
Sure enough, after a few seconds, the newcomer lost. Just when everyone thought he would go offline immediately like Chu Yan, the battle information after Rong Tian’s name became vs again. Chu Rong actually invited this again!
Everyone roared in their hearts: ‘Who is this mysterious Qiao!’
Some people even guess that this was the Imperial Princess’ side-account. After all, the Federation and the Empire Starnet cannot be shared, so it was impossible to create a Federation account using an Empire’s ID. But soon, someone discovered the truth.
“Isn’t this that Exoplanet Native boy, Qiao Zhiya?”
This realization came from a corner of the battle square, and this one sentence stunned everyone else.
This conjecture made sense – Qiao Zhiya appeared alongside Chu Yan in the festival, and they were the same age… but, wasn’t Qiao Zhiya just awoken his spiritual power? How could he be able to drive mecha? But isn’t he fighting against Chu Rong now? What is this, a complete mecha-driving newbie versus the youngest Field Marshal Chu Rong?
What’s the difference between that and a baby fighting against an ancient martial arts master!
—So, was the Marshal really online just to play against this youth?
It’s kinda funny – after decades of never logging online, the first thing he did was to play with a teenager.
‘Marshal, wake up! How can you be so low-key? The public wants to see you climb the PVP battle arena and abuse us all again!’ They screamed in their hearts.
Qiao Zhiya looked at the battle application that suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, and fixed his gaze on the ID of for several seconds. His breath was subconsciously held, while his head nodded to confirm.
After entering the battlefield, a black mecha appeared on the opposite side. He was busy opening the mecha’s communication system, looking forward yet nervous, “Yes, is this Chu Rong?”
The black mecha beckoned at him, signaling him to attack.
‘Such a bold gesture!’
His eyes narrowed and he wanted to pounce and tackle him. After raising his legs, he found that he was still in the junior mecha delivered by the system. Thinking of the previous training, his heart was beating faster, while his legs retracted, springing him forward to attack Chu Rong.
Chu Rong watched the awkward movement of the gray mecha rushing forward. The corner of his mouth ticked upwards, and he leaned sideways to stretch out his arms to easily stop his attack. Then he directly hugged his mecha and said, “Your speed is too slow. “
The picture of the two mechas hugging together was somehow… harmonious, making Qiao Zhiya embarrassed. He struggled to get away from him while saying, “Aren’t you going to fight? Why won’t you attack me?”
Chu Rong instead replied, “Are you sure you want me to attack you?”
Qiao Zhiya thought of Chu Rong’s handsome photos he saw in the morning, an expectation grew in his heart. He nodded back and replied, “Well, I want to see–”
“Boom!”
The world turned round, and the mech hit the ground with an impulse. A system prompt popped up, and he lost.
Before he was transmitted by the system, another battle application was submitted, and he hesitated to accept it.
Chu Rong stepped forward and asked him, “Are you going to attack?”
The difference in their strength was too big. Qiao Zhiya used to watch Chu Rong and Chu Yan during practice and could barely see Chu Rong’s movements. Now he has become his opponent, and his perspective is limited. He couldn’t even see a sliver of Chu Rong’s mecha before he fell to the ground.
“No need,” He calmed down a little, obediently shook his head and stopped looking for abuse. He then happily asked, “Why did you come here? Is it okay for you to log in using your spiritual power?”
“I came here to call you two for dinner,” Chu Rong’s chill voice replied. He then casually stretched his arm and savagely dismantled one of Qiao Zhiya’s mecha arms. He coldly reminded him, “Next time you are not allowed to play like this. Do you not see the offline request I messaged you earlier? “
Qiao Zhiya found out that it was too late. He opened his inbox message, which was filled with offline requests. He became even more embarrassed and quickly went offline.
Originally, Chu Rong also wanted to tease him. Seeing him down, he paused, and uninterestedly logged out, leaving a group of netizens absolutely flummoxed. “He actually went offline directly! He only got online for 10 minutes?? Why is he so stingy!”
Qiao Zhiya crawled out of the Starnet Cabin and saw Chu Huai and Gu Yan’an were also there. He apologized and said, “Sorry, I forgot the time when I played.”
“It’s okay,” Chu Huai waved his hand and asked with a smile, “Is it fun to drive a mecha?”
Chu Yan, who came out a long time ago, snorted and said excitedly, “Dage, Qiao is particularly talented in mecha driving. He could even compete with those who have learned it for years! I feel like he only needs a year and a half of practice to be able to pass the Military’s Mecha Piloting exam!”
“That’s why you dragged him off to play instead of eating dinner?” Chu Rong said as he stepped out of his Starnet Cabin. He stretched out his hands and rubbed Qiao Zhiya’s messy hair, then squinted at Chu Yan.
Chu Yan’s neck shrank, and he stopped talking in guilt. Because, it was indeed him who dragged Qiao Zhiya to play for hours.
‘But… it wasn’t that late. It’s only about dinnertime. Erge is really ruthless.’ He muttered indignantly in his heart, only brave enough to complain inside.
When Qiao Zhiya saw this, he wanted to defend Chu Yan, but suddenly he was afraid to look at Chu Rong’s eyes. His face stayed hot, with an odd sensation tickling his heart. However, he didn’t know why.
They all went together outside, ready to take the two youths for a graduation dinner celebration. As soon as they were ready to return to their rooms to change clothes, Chu Huai and Chu Rong’s communicators rang together. After a while, Gu Yan’an and Chu Yan’s communicators also rang, leaving Qiao Zhiya as the sole person who didn’t receive a call.
“I got an inquiry from the President asking you about Lao Er’s log-in,” Chu Huai glanced at the communicator, shook his head helplessly, and went over to pick it up.
Chu Yan also glanced at the communicator and rolled his eyes and said, “Yuan Xiu called me about it too.” With that said, he picked up the call.
Gu Yan’an was called by her natal family about the same matter.
Qiao Zhiya looked at the three of them back and forth and turned to see Chu Rong.
Chu Rong’s communicator has always been in a “Do Not Disturb” state. Only a few handful people could bypass this state. He only glanced at the caller before hanging it up immediately, giving the caller a busy tone. Then, he pinched Qiao Zhiya’s drooping ears and said, “Go change.”
Qiao Zhiya moved his ears, obediently nodded, and just before turning back to the room, the communicator on his wrist rang.
Chu Rong narrowed his eyes, looked at his wrist, and his expression became unsightly. ‘Who was so daring to call Qiao Zhiya to inquire about my matter?’
“It’s Ning Kongran,” Qiao Zhiya glanced at the communicator, wondering. He avoided Chu Rong’s scalding gaze and connected the communication request, asking, “Kongran, what’s wrong?”
Chu Rong’s expression only got darker. His fingers pinched Qiao Zhiya’s ear and rubbed them until it’s a bit red.
‘Kongran? Why has the favored grandson of the Ning family appeared too frequently recently…’
“Some people had paid you extra attention lately, so if you must go outside, stick with Chu Yan as much as possible,” Ning Kongran’s voice was almost a whisper, as if he was afraid of other people finding him about this matter. He quickly added, “I heard from someone that the Imperial Princess might want to trouble you. Please pay more attention. Be careful.” Then, Ning Kongran hung up before hearing Qiao Zhiya’s response. Qiao Zhiya frowned, confused and anxious.
This raised two questions. First, why did the Imperial Princess want to target him? Secondly, why was Ning Kongran’s state so weird? It’s rather worrying.
“Don’t be afraid of that princess.”
Suddenly the back warmed. He found himself being carried from the back by Chu Rong, embraced in the Marshal’s arms. Then, a gentle touch skimmed past, scorching his ears. His head was also patted roughly.
“She will be cleaned up soon, rest assured.”
Qiao Zhiya stiffened, even his ears did not dare to move. His eyes were round, somehow focusing on the decorative pillars of the living room. On those pillars, stood two blurry figures, overlapping with each other.
That pillar had a tall mirror.
‘Just now… is that a kiss? Why does this action feel so familiar…..’
“Qiao Zhiya,” Chu Rong suddenly raised his eyes, looking at his eyes through the mirror’s reflection. He bent slightly, and whispered in his ear, “You know, I have poor patience. Since you have forgotten something for so long, it’s better for you to remember it quickly. Before you remember it, you will sleep alone at night, okay?”
The warm breath sprayed on his ears, bringing a strange shudder all over his body. Qiao Zhiya’s legs suddenly became soft, so he had to lean back into Chu Rong’s arms. He was firmly held, turned around so they were eye-to-eye, then pushed.
“Go get changed.”
He passively took a step forward and looked at Chu Rong, only to find that the other party had turned around and was talking to Chu Huai who came back after finishing the communication.
‘What I forgot…’ He glanced at his side and walked forward, his hands covering his burning ears. As his thoughts floated in the clouds, he kept muttering about the thing that he supposedly forgot about.
The holiday officially began, and Qiao Zhiya resumed his routine before the exam. He went to online class from Monday to Friday, made weapons on Saturday, and practiced disassembling and reassembling parts on Sunday. He was busy every day.
Chu Yan was the one who made sure he was updated to the current news, specifically about the Imperial Twins. Such as: that time when the Imperial Prince took a lot of money to buy a top mecha; the Imperial Princess ran into the president’s son Long Xuyang; the president’s daughter Long Baorou personally accompanied the Imperial Princess to shopping and gave her a precious Ice Crystal Necklace… In short, even if he didn’t go out, Qiao Zhiya knew the movement of those twins.
But now he has no time to pay attention to these gossips. He had roped Zhuang Yu and the butler’s help to strengthen his memory, by using medicines or food. Still, his effort was futile – he was still unable to regain those two months’ worth of lost memory.
Chu Rong kept his promise. They never slept on the same bed since then, even though they could get along as usual during the day. But this made him even more anxious. If he keeps the pace of pulling his hair in frustration like this, he would end up bald soon.
‘And that earlobe kiss… No, I can’t think about it. I can’t… I need to do other things.’
It was another Saturday. Qiao Zhiya, who had forced himself out of his slump, used a combination of Star Sand and secondary-mutated red tin ore to make a mecha weapon. He also tried to add a little of Xiao Hei’s mother scale as a finishing touch. Later, because Chu Yan was in a hurry to pull him to learn the mecha driving online, he gave the weapon to Master Ren without testing the data.
The account of was almost overwhelmed by various friend requests. Fortunately, Chu Yan was beside him, and he quickly taught him to turn off the friend system and various external communication systems before he finally calmed down.
The learning of mecha driving was very smooth. Qiao Zhiya was really talented. In one week, he completed the primary training course and made rapid progress. Chu Rong had actually wanted to personally teach him more, but Qiao Zhiya still remembered his complicated emotions and his out-of-control expression when facing him, so he plainly refused.
Chu Rong didn’t say anything, only dragged Chu Yan to have a small sparring session. Later, when Chu Yan took him to learn mecha, Chu Rong didn’t let him play mini-games anymore. He only let him do proper training sets.
One day a week later, Master Ren suddenly handed an invitation letter to Qiao Zhiya for a famous auction. He was asking him to attend on account of him only ever staying at home, not taking proper vacation outside.
Qiao Zhiya was not good at rejecting his kindness. He went there alongside Chu Yan, who also received an invitation letter, and went out happily. This was also the first time he went out after the holiday.
With the invitation in hand, Chu Yan was very excited. After he got in the car, he pulled him excitedly and said, “Master Ren can actually get us this! Let me tell you this, Qiao: this auction is an exclusive invite-only event, and we can only get in after getting an invitation from a senior member! Of course, I haven’t had a chance to attend. Actually, Dage and Erge got an invitation too, but they never allowed me to attend in their places! How stingy!!”
“That exclusive?” Qiao Zhiya was also interested when he heard about it. He turned the invitation back and forth and saw a lot of details attached to it. He curiously clicked it.
Chu Yan also came to see the detail – it was actually the items catalog.
“Wow… a super mecha! Even the opening item is so hot!”
“Oh my god, out of print weapons… The creator is a legend, but sadly, he has passed away. Naturally, his works are a rarity to see nowadays.”
“Fuck! A grade 10 material! Although we have this at home.”
“Well, what is this? Mysterious weapon as the finale? But this shape…”
During the whole commentary, Chu Yan was only excited. But now, he trailed off and paused, turned his gaze back to his blond friend.
Qiao Zhiya blinked confusedly, and repeatedly looked at the shape of the mysterious weapon of the finale. Finally, he hesitantly said, “How does this shape look like the twin daggers I made last week…”
“I think so too… is it really…”
The two looked at each other silently. Chu Yan remembered the strange attitude of Master Ren before they went out, and finally connected the dots.
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The people who got the news frantically crowded towards the battle square, and wanted to watch the legendary leaderboard king back then. Sadly, they found that the owner had set a password, and outsiders could not enter at all.
All mecha fighters – be it old or new, powerful or weak – mourned. Marshal Chu was a man called the “Mecha Operation Textbook”. They watched his old battle video for ten years and haven’t found a better one!
After wailing, they were jealous of the people who were fighting with Chu Rong, their eyes were bloodshot and they were silent.
vs
Yan San is Chu Yan’s account. The two brothers played against each other and they did not even have the right to be jealous.
The mourning lasted only two minutes, because Chu Yan went offline immediately after getting defeated at a flying speed! But Chu Rong did not go offline! He was still in the battle room, proving that he would continue to fight!
The mecha fighters were shocked and busy sending out a battle application to Rong Tian, but found that his battle application was actually closed, and then a few seconds later, the battle information in the room became vs .
The mecha warriors became jealous again.
There was only one possibility that the battle information appeared when it was closed, that is, Chu Rong had actively invited this ! But who was this ? Why could he be invited to battle by Chu Rong?
Everyone curiously checked this ’s information, but found that his information was blank except for the purposefully-hidden part. This clean as a whiteboard account meant this account was brand new.
“…A newcomer?” someone wondered.
The crowd was stunned, then they were busy checking out ’s match results, and then blinded by the sheer blankness behind this account.
Actually a newcomer? What is happening?
Sure enough, after a few seconds, the newcomer lost. Just when everyone thought he would go offline immediately like Chu Yan, the battle information after Rong Tian’s name became vs again. Chu Rong actually invited this again!
Everyone roared in their hearts: ‘Who is this mysterious Qiao!’
Some people even guess that this was the Imperial Princess’ side-account. After all, the Federation and the Empire Starnet cannot be shared, so it was impossible to create a Federation account using an Empire’s ID. But soon, someone discovered the truth.
“Isn’t this that Exoplanet Native boy, Qiao Zhiya?”
This realization came from a corner of the battle square, and this one sentence stunned everyone else.
This conjecture made sense – Qiao Zhiya appeared alongside Chu Yan in the festival, and they were the same age… but, wasn’t Qiao Zhiya just awoken his spiritual power? How could he be able to drive mecha? But isn’t he fighting against Chu Rong now? What is this, a complete mecha-driving newbie versus the youngest Field Marshal Chu Rong?
What’s the difference between that and a baby fighting against an ancient martial arts master!
—So, was the Marshal really online just to play against this youth?
It’s kinda funny – after decades of never logging online, the first thing he did was to play with a teenager.
‘Marshal, wake up! How can you be so low-key? The public wants to see you climb the PVP battle arena and abuse us all again!’ They screamed in their hearts.
Qiao Zhiya looked at the battle application that suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, and fixed his gaze on the ID of for several seconds. His breath was subconsciously held, while his head nodded to confirm.
After entering the battlefield, a black mecha appeared on the opposite side. He was busy opening the mecha’s communication system, looking forward yet nervous, “Yes, is this Chu Rong?”
The black mecha beckoned at him, signaling him to attack.
‘Such a bold gesture!’
His eyes narrowed and he wanted to pounce and tackle him. After raising his legs, he found that he was still in the junior mecha delivered by the system. Thinking of the previous training, his heart was beating faster, while his legs retracted, springing him forward to attack Chu Rong.
Chu Rong watched the awkward movement of the gray mecha rushing forward. The corner of his mouth ticked upwards, and he leaned sideways to stretch out his arms to easily stop his attack. Then he directly hugged his mecha and said, “Your speed is too slow. “
The picture of the two mechas hugging together was somehow… harmonious, making Qiao Zhiya embarrassed. He struggled to get away from him while saying, “Aren’t you going to fight? Why won’t you attack me?”
Chu Rong instead replied, “Are you sure you want me to attack you?”
Qiao Zhiya thought of Chu Rong’s handsome photos he saw in the morning, an expectation grew in his heart. He nodded back and replied, “Well, I want to see–”
“Boom!”
The world turned round, and the mech hit the ground with an impulse. A system prompt popped up, and he lost.
Before he was transmitted by the system, another battle application was submitted, and he hesitated to accept it.
Chu Rong stepped forward and asked him, “Are you going to attack?”
The difference in their strength was too big. Qiao Zhiya used to watch Chu Rong and Chu Yan during practice and could barely see Chu Rong’s movements. Now he has become his opponent, and his perspective is limited. He couldn’t even see a sliver of Chu Rong’s mecha before he fell to the ground.
“No need,” He calmed down a little, obediently shook his head and stopped looking for abuse. He then happily asked, “Why did you come here? Is it okay for you to log in using your spiritual power?”
“I came here to call you two for dinner,” Chu Rong’s chill voice replied. He then casually stretched his arm and savagely dismantled one of Qiao Zhiya’s mecha arms. He coldly reminded him, “Next time you are not allowed to play like this. Do you not see the offline request I messaged you earlier? “
Qiao Zhiya found out that it was too late. He opened his inbox message, which was filled with offline requests. He became even more embarrassed and quickly went offline.
Originally, Chu Rong also wanted to tease him. Seeing him down, he paused, and uninterestedly logged out, leaving a group of netizens absolutely flummoxed. “He actually went offline directly! He only got online for 10 minutes?? Why is he so stingy!”
Qiao Zhiya crawled out of the Starnet Cabin and saw Chu Huai and Gu Yan’an were also there. He apologized and said, “Sorry, I forgot the time when I played.”
“It’s okay,” Chu Huai waved his hand and asked with a smile, “Is it fun to drive a mecha?”
Chu Yan, who came out a long time ago, snorted and said excitedly, “Dage, Qiao is particularly talented in mecha driving. He could even compete with those who have learned it for years! I feel like he only needs a year and a half of practice to be able to pass the Military’s Mecha Piloting exam!”
“That’s why you dragged him off to play instead of eating dinner?” Chu Rong said as he stepped out of his Starnet Cabin. He stretched out his hands and rubbed Qiao Zhiya’s messy hair, then squinted at Chu Yan.
Chu Yan’s neck shrank, and he stopped talking in guilt. Because, it was indeed him who dragged Qiao Zhiya to play for hours.
‘But… it wasn’t that late. It’s only about dinnertime. Erge is really ruthless.’ He muttered indignantly in his heart, only brave enough to complain inside.
When Qiao Zhiya saw this, he wanted to defend Chu Yan, but suddenly he was afraid to look at Chu Rong’s eyes. His face stayed hot, with an odd sensation tickling his heart. However, he didn’t know why.
They all went together outside, ready to take the two youths for a graduation dinner celebration. As soon as they were ready to return to their rooms to change clothes, Chu Huai and Chu Rong’s communicators rang together. After a while, Gu Yan’an and Chu Yan’s communicators also rang, leaving Qiao Zhiya as the sole person who didn’t receive a call.
“I got an inquiry from the President asking you about Lao Er’s log-in,” Chu Huai glanced at the communicator, shook his head helplessly, and went over to pick it up.
Chu Yan also glanced at the communicator and rolled his eyes and said, “Yuan Xiu called me about it too.” With that said, he picked up the call.
Gu Yan’an was called by her natal family about the same matter.
Qiao Zhiya looked at the three of them back and forth and turned to see Chu Rong.
Chu Rong’s communicator has always been in a “Do Not Disturb” state. Only a few handful people could bypass this state. He only glanced at the caller before hanging it up immediately, giving the caller a busy tone. Then, he pinched Qiao Zhiya’s drooping ears and said, “Go change.”
Qiao Zhiya moved his ears, obediently nodded, and just before turning back to the room, the communicator on his wrist rang.
Chu Rong narrowed his eyes, looked at his wrist, and his expression became unsightly. ‘Who was so daring to call Qiao Zhiya to inquire about my matter?’
“It’s Ning Kongran,” Qiao Zhiya glanced at the communicator, wondering. He avoided Chu Rong’s scalding gaze and connected the communication request, asking, “Kongran, what’s wrong?”
Chu Rong’s expression only got darker. His fingers pinched Qiao Zhiya’s ear and rubbed them until it’s a bit red.
‘Kongran? Why has the favored grandson of the Ning family appeared too frequently recently…’
“Some people had paid you extra attention lately, so if you must go outside, stick with Chu Yan as much as possible,” Ning Kongran’s voice was almost a whisper, as if he was afraid of other people finding him about this matter. He quickly added, “I heard from someone that the Imperial Princess might want to trouble you. Please pay more attention. Be careful.” Then, Ning Kongran hung up before hearing Qiao Zhiya’s response. Qiao Zhiya frowned, confused and anxious.
This raised two questions. First, why did the Imperial Princess want to target him? Secondly, why was Ning Kongran’s state so weird? It’s rather worrying.
“Don’t be afraid of that princess.”
Suddenly the back warmed. He found himself being carried from the back by Chu Rong, embraced in the Marshal’s arms. Then, a gentle touch skimmed past, scorching his ears. His head was also patted roughly.
“She will be cleaned up soon, rest assured.”
Qiao Zhiya stiffened, even his ears did not dare to move. His eyes were round, somehow focusing on the decorative pillars of the living room. On those pillars, stood two blurry figures, overlapping with each other.
That pillar had a tall mirror.
‘Just now… is that a kiss? Why does this action feel so familiar…..’
“Qiao Zhiya,” Chu Rong suddenly raised his eyes, looking at his eyes through the mirror’s reflection. He bent slightly, and whispered in his ear, “You know, I have poor patience. Since you have forgotten something for so long, it’s better for you to remember it quickly. Before you remember it, you will sleep alone at night, okay?”
The warm breath sprayed on his ears, bringing a strange shudder all over his body. Qiao Zhiya’s legs suddenly became soft, so he had to lean back into Chu Rong’s arms. He was firmly held, turned around so they were eye-to-eye, then pushed.
“Go get changed.”
He passively took a step forward and looked at Chu Rong, only to find that the other party had turned around and was talking to Chu Huai who came back after finishing the communication.
‘What I forgot…’ He glanced at his side and walked forward, his hands covering his burning ears. As his thoughts floated in the clouds, he kept muttering about the thing that he supposedly forgot about.
The holiday officially began, and Qiao Zhiya resumed his routine before the exam. He went to online class from Monday to Friday, made weapons on Saturday, and practiced disassembling and reassembling parts on Sunday. He was busy every day.
Chu Yan was the one who made sure he was updated to the current news, specifically about the Imperial Twins. Such as: that time when the Imperial Prince took a lot of money to buy a top mecha; the Imperial Princess ran into the president’s son Long Xuyang; the president’s daughter Long Baorou personally accompanied the Imperial Princess to shopping and gave her a precious Ice Crystal Necklace… In short, even if he didn’t go out, Qiao Zhiya knew the movement of those twins.
But now he has no time to pay attention to these gossips. He had roped Zhuang Yu and the butler’s help to strengthen his memory, by using medicines or food. Still, his effort was futile – he was still unable to regain those two months’ worth of lost memory.
Chu Rong kept his promise. They never slept on the same bed since then, even though they could get along as usual during the day. But this made him even more anxious. If he keeps the pace of pulling his hair in frustration like this, he would end up bald soon.
‘And that earlobe kiss… No, I can’t think about it. I can’t… I need to do other things.’
It was another Saturday. Qiao Zhiya, who had forced himself out of his slump, used a combination of Star Sand and secondary-mutated red tin ore to make a mecha weapon. He also tried to add a little of Xiao Hei’s mother scale as a finishing touch. Later, because Chu Yan was in a hurry to pull him to learn the mecha driving online, he gave the weapon to Master Ren without testing the data.
The account of was almost overwhelmed by various friend requests. Fortunately, Chu Yan was beside him, and he quickly taught him to turn off the friend system and various external communication systems before he finally calmed down.
The learning of mecha driving was very smooth. Qiao Zhiya was really talented. In one week, he completed the primary training course and made rapid progress. Chu Rong had actually wanted to personally teach him more, but Qiao Zhiya still remembered his complicated emotions and his out-of-control expression when facing him, so he plainly refused.
Chu Rong didn’t say anything, only dragged Chu Yan to have a small sparring session. Later, when Chu Yan took him to learn mecha, Chu Rong didn’t let him play mini-games anymore. He only let him do proper training sets.
One day a week later, Master Ren suddenly handed an invitation letter to Qiao Zhiya for a famous auction. He was asking him to attend on account of him only ever staying at home, not taking proper vacation outside.
Qiao Zhiya was not good at rejecting his kindness. He went there alongside Chu Yan, who also received an invitation letter, and went out happily. This was also the first time he went out after the holiday.
With the invitation in hand, Chu Yan was very excited. After he got in the car, he pulled him excitedly and said, “Master Ren can actually get us this! Let me tell you this, Qiao: this auction is an exclusive invite-only event, and we can only get in after getting an invitation from a senior member! Of course, I haven’t had a chance to attend. Actually, Dage and Erge got an invitation too, but they never allowed me to attend in their places! How stingy!!”
“That exclusive?” Qiao Zhiya was also interested when he heard about it. He turned the invitation back and forth and saw a lot of details attached to it. He curiously clicked it.
Chu Yan also came to see the detail – it was actually the items catalog.
“Wow… a super mecha! Even the opening item is so hot!”
“Oh my god, out of print weapons… The creator is a legend, but sadly, he has passed away. Naturally, his works are a rarity to see nowadays.”
“Fuck! A grade 10 material! Although we have this at home.”
“Well, what is this? Mysterious weapon as the finale? But this shape…”
During the whole commentary, Chu Yan was only excited. But now, he trailed off and paused, turned his gaze back to his blond friend.
Qiao Zhiya blinked confusedly, and repeatedly looked at the shape of the mysterious weapon of the finale. Finally, he hesitantly said, “How does this shape look like the twin daggers I made last week…”
“I think so too… is it really…”
The two looked at each other silently. Chu Yan remembered the strange attitude of Master Ren before they went out, and finally connected the dots.
The people who got the news frantically crowded towards the battle square, and wanted to watch the legendary leaderboard king back then. Sadly, they found that the owner had set a password, and outsiders could not enter at all.All mecha fighters be it old or new, powerful or weak mourned. Marshal Chu was a man called the Mecha Operation Textbook. They watched his old battle video for ten years and haven't found a better one!After wailing, they were jealous of the people who were fighting with Chu Rong, their eyes were bloodshot and they were silent.vs Yan San is Chu Yan's account. The two brothers played against each other and they did not even have the right to be jealous.The mourning lasted only two minutes, because Chu Yan went offline immediately after getting defeated at a flying speed! But Chu Rong did not go offline! He was still in the battle room, proving that he would continue to fight!The mecha fighters were shocked and busy sending out a battle application to Rong Tian, but found that his battle application was actually closed, and then a few seconds later, the battle information in the room became vs .The mecha warriors became jealous again.There was only one possibility that the battle information appeared when it was closed, that is, Chu Rong had actively invited this ! But who was this ? Why could he be invited to battle by Chu Rong?Everyone curiously checked this 's information, but found that his information was blank except for the purposefully-hidden part. This clean as a whiteboard account meant this account was brand new.A newcomer? someone wondered.The crowd was stunned, then they were busy checking out 's match results, and then blinded by the sheer blankness behind this account.Actually a newcomer? What is happening?Sure enough, after a few seconds, the newcomer lost. Just when everyone thought he would go offline immediately like Chu Yan, the battle information after Rong Tian's name became vs again. Chu Rong actually invited this again!Everyone roared in their hearts: Who is this mysterious Qiao!'Some people even guess that this was the Imperial Princess' side-account. After all, the Federation and the Empire Starnet cannot be shared, so it was impossible to create a Federation account using an Empire's ID. But soon, someone discovered the truth.Isn't this that Exoplanet Native boy, Qiao Zhiya?This realization came from a corner of the battle square, and this one sentence stunned everyone else.This conjecture made sense Qiao Zhiya appeared alongside Chu Yan in the festival, and they were the same age but, wasn't Qiao Zhiya just awoken his spiritual power? How could he be able to drive mecha? But isn't he fighting against Chu Rong now? What is this, a complete mecha-driving newbie versus the youngest Field Marshal Chu Rong?What's the difference between that and a baby fighting against an ancient martial arts master!So, was the Marshal really online just to play against this youth?It's kinda funny after decades of never logging online, the first thing he did was to play with a teenager.Marshal, wake up! How can you be so low-key? The public wants to see you climb the PVP battle arena and abuse us all again!' They screamed in their hearts.Qiao Zhiya looked at the battle application that suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, and fixed his gaze on the ID of for several seconds. His breath was subconsciously held, while his head nodded to confirm.After entering the battlefield, a black mecha appeared on the opposite side. He was busy opening the mecha's communication system, looking forward yet nervous, Yes, is this Chu Rong?The black mecha beckoned at him, signaling him to attack.Such a bold gesture!'His eyes narrowed and he wanted to pounce and tackle him. After raising his legs, he found that he was still in the junior mecha delivered by the system. Thinking of the previous training, his heart was beating faster, while his legs retracted, springing him forward to attack Chu Rong.Chu Rong watched the awkward movement of the gray mecha rushing forward. The corner of his mouth ticked upwards, and he leaned sideways to stretch out his arms to easily stop his attack. Then he directly hugged his mecha and said, Your speed is too slow. The picture of the two mechas hugging together was somehow harmonious, making Qiao Zhiya embarrassed. He struggled to get away from him while saying, Aren't you going to fight? Why won't you attack me?Chu Rong instead replied, Are you sure you want me to attack you?Qiao Zhiya thought of Chu Rong's handsome photos he saw in the morning, an expectation grew in his heart. He nodded back and replied, Well, I want to seeBoom!The world turned round, and the mech hit the ground with an impulse. A system prompt popped up, and he lost.Before he was transmitted by the system, another battle application was submitted, and he hesitated to accept it.Chu Rong stepped forward and asked him, Are you going to attack?The difference in their strength was too big. Qiao Zhiya used to watch Chu Rong and Chu Yan during practice and could barely see Chu Rong's movements. Now he has become his opponent, and his perspective is limited. He couldn't even see a sliver of Chu Rong's mecha before he fell to the ground.No need, He calmed down a little, obediently shook his head and stopped looking for abuse. He then happily asked, Why did you come here? Is it okay for you to log in using your spiritual power?I came here to call you two for dinner, Chu Rong's chill voice replied. He then casually stretched his arm and savagely dismantled one of Qiao Zhiya's mecha arms. He coldly reminded him, Next time you are not allowed to play like this. Do you not see the offline request I messaged you earlier? Qiao Zhiya found out that it was too late. He opened his inbox message, which was filled with offline requests. He became even more embarrassed and quickly went offline.Originally, Chu Rong also wanted to tease him. Seeing him down, he paused, and uninterestedly logged out, leaving a group of netizens absolutely flummoxed. He actually went offline directly! He only got online for 10 minutes?? Why is he so stingy!Qiao Zhiya crawled out of the Starnet Cabin and saw Chu Huai and Gu Yan'an were also there. He apologized and said, Sorry, I forgot the time when I played.It's okay, Chu Huai waved his hand and asked with a smile, Is it fun to drive a mecha?Chu Yan, who came out a long time ago, snorted and said excitedly, Dage, Qiao is particularly talented in mecha driving. He could even compete with those who have learned it for years! I feel like he only needs a year and a half of practice to be able to pass the Military's Mecha Piloting exam!That's why you dragged him off to play instead of eating dinner? Chu Rong said as he stepped out of his Starnet Cabin. He stretched out his hands and rubbed Qiao Zhiya's messy hair, then squinted at Chu Yan.Chu Yan's neck shrank, and he stopped talking in guilt. Because, it was indeed him who dragged Qiao Zhiya to play for hours.But it wasn't that late. It's only about dinnertime. Erge is really ruthless.' He muttered indignantly in his heart, only brave enough to complain inside.When Qiao Zhiya saw this, he wanted to defend Chu Yan, but suddenly he was afraid to look at Chu Rong's eyes. His face stayed hot, with an odd sensation tickling his heart. However, he didn't know why.They all went together outside, ready to take the two youths for a graduation dinner celebration. As soon as they were ready to return to their rooms to change clothes, Chu Huai and Chu Rong's communicators rang together. After a while, Gu Yan'an and Chu Yan's communicators also rang, leaving Qiao Zhiya as the sole person who didn't receive a call.I got an inquiry from the President asking you about Lao Er's log-in, Chu Huai glanced at the communicator, shook his head helplessly, and went over to pick it up.Chu Yan also glanced at the communicator and rolled his eyes and said, Yuan Xiu called me about it too. With that said, he picked up the call.Gu Yan'an was called by her natal family about the same matter.Qiao Zhiya looked at the three of them back and forth and turned to see Chu Rong.Chu Rong's communicator has always been in a Do Not Disturb state. Only a few handful people could bypass this state. He only glanced at the caller before hanging it up immediately, giving the caller a busy tone. Then, he pinched Qiao Zhiya's drooping ears and said, Go change.Qiao Zhiya moved his ears, obediently nodded, and just before turning back to the room, the communicator on his wrist rang.Chu Rong narrowed his eyes, looked at his wrist, and his expression became unsightly. Who was so daring to call Qiao Zhiya to inquire about my matter?'It's Ning Kongran, Qiao Zhiya glanced at the communicator, wondering. He avoided Chu Rong's scalding gaze and connected the communication request, asking, Kongran, what's wrong?Chu Rong's expression only got darker. His fingers pinched Qiao Zhiya's ear and rubbed them until it's a bit red.Kongran? Why has the favored grandson of the Ning family appeared too frequently recently'Some people had paid you extra attention lately, so if you must go outside, stick with Chu Yan as much as possible, Ning Kongran's voice was almost a whisper, as if he was afraid of other people finding him about this matter. He quickly added, I heard from someone that the Imperial Princess might want to trouble you. Please pay more attention. Be careful. Then, Ning Kongran hung up before hearing Qiao Zhiya's response. Qiao Zhiya frowned, confused and anxious.This raised two questions. First, why did the Imperial Princess want to target him? Secondly, why was Ning Kongran's state so weird? It's rather worrying.Don't be afraid of that princess.Suddenly the back warmed. He found himself being carried from the back by Chu Rong, embraced in the Marshal's arms. Then, a gentle touch skimmed past, scorching his ears. His head was also patted roughly.She will be cleaned up soon, rest assured.Qiao Zhiya stiffened, even his ears did not dare to move. His eyes were round, somehow focusing on the decorative pillars of the living room. On those pillars, stood two blurry figures, overlapping with each other.That pillar had a tall mirror.Just now is that a kiss? Why does this action feel so familiar..'Qiao Zhiya, Chu Rong suddenly raised his eyes, looking at his eyes through the mirror's reflection. He bent slightly, and whispered in his ear, You know, I have poor patience. Since you have forgotten something for so long, it's better for you to remember it quickly. Before you remember it, you will sleep alone at night, okay?The warm breath sprayed on his ears, bringing a strange shudder all over his body. Qiao Zhiya's legs suddenly became soft, so he had to lean back into Chu Rong's arms. He was firmly held, turned around so they were eye-to-eye, then pushed.Go get changed.He passively took a step forward and looked at Chu Rong, only to find that the other party had turned around and was talking to Chu Huai who came back after finishing the communication.What I forgot' He glanced at his side and walked forward, his hands covering his burning ears. As his thoughts floated in the clouds, he kept muttering about the thing that he supposedly forgot about.The holiday officially began, and Qiao Zhiya resumed his routine before the exam. He went to online class from Monday to Friday, made weapons on Saturday, and practiced disassembling and reassembling parts on Sunday. He was busy every day.Chu Yan was the one who made sure he was updated to the current news, specifically about the Imperial Twins. Such as: that time when the Imperial Prince took a lot of money to buy a top mecha; the Imperial Princess ran into the president's son Long Xuyang; the president's daughter Long Baorou personally accompanied the Imperial Princess to shopping and gave her a precious Ice Crystal Necklace In short, even if he didn't go out, Qiao Zhiya knew the movement of those twins.But now he has no time to pay attention to these gossips. He had roped Zhuang Yu and the butler's help to strengthen his memory, by using medicines or food. Still, his effort was futile he was still unable to regain those two months' worth of lost memory.Chu Rong kept his promise. They never slept on the same bed since then, even though they could get along as usual during the day. But this made him even more anxious. If he keeps the pace of pulling his hair in frustration like this, he would end up bald soon.And that earlobe kiss No, I can't think about it. I can't I need to do other things.'It was another Saturday. Qiao Zhiya, who had forced himself out of his slump, used a combination of Star Sand and secondary-mutated red tin ore to make a mecha weapon. He also tried to add a little of Xiao Hei's mother scale as a finishing touch. Later, because Chu Yan was in a hurry to pull him to learn the mecha driving online, he gave the weapon to Master Ren without testing the data.The account of was almost overwhelmed by various friend requests. Fortunately, Chu Yan was beside him, and he quickly taught him to turn off the friend system and various external communication systems before he finally calmed down.The learning of mecha driving was very smooth. Qiao Zhiya was really talented. In one week, he completed the primary training course and made rapid progress. Chu Rong had actually wanted to personally teach him more, but Qiao Zhiya still remembered his complicated emotions and his out-of-control expression when facing him, so he plainly refused.Chu Rong didn't say anything, only dragged Chu Yan to have a small sparring session. Later, when Chu Yan took him to learn mecha, Chu Rong didn't let him play mini-games anymore. He only let him do proper training sets.One day a week later, Master Ren suddenly handed an invitation letter to Qiao Zhiya for a famous auction. He was asking him to attend on account of him only ever staying at home, not taking proper vacation outside.Qiao Zhiya was not good at rejecting his kindness. He went there alongside Chu Yan, who also received an invitation letter, and went out happily. This was also the first time he went out after the holiday.With the invitation in hand, Chu Yan was very excited. After he got in the car, he pulled him excitedly and said, Master Ren can actually get us this! Let me tell you this, Qiao: this auction is an exclusive invite-only event, and we can only get in after getting an invitation from a senior member! Of course, I haven't had a chance to attend. Actually, Dage and Erge got an invitation too, but they never allowed me to attend in their places! How stingy!!That exclusive? Qiao Zhiya was also interested when he heard about it. He turned the invitation back and forth and saw a lot of details attached to it. He curiously clicked it.Chu Yan also came to see the detail it was actually the items catalog.Wow a super mecha! Even the opening item is so hot!Oh my god, out of print weapons The creator is a legend, but sadly, he has passed away. Naturally, his works are a rarity to see nowadays.Fuck! A grade 10 material! Although we have this at home.Well, what is this? Mysterious weapon as the finale? But this shapeDuring the whole commentary, Chu Yan was only excited. But now, he trailed off and paused, turned his gaze back to his blond friend.Qiao Zhiya blinked confusedly, and repeatedly looked at the shape of the mysterious weapon of the finale. Finally, he hesitantly said, How does this shape look like the twin daggers I made last weekI think so too is it reallyThe two looked at each other silently. Chu Yan remembered the strange attitude of Master Ren before they went out, and finally connected the dots.
