stonecrandall Chapter 201 Why bother with C if you can get by?
Chapter 201 Why bother with C if you can get by?
Chapter 201 Why bother with C if you can get by?
The underground Soul Guidance Arena.
Several people dressed in black robes and wearing strange masks were gathered in front of a competition table. One of them held a round lens and carefully examined the soul tool in front of him.
"Although this lens is only part of the entire soul tool, its independent mobility and functionality are very complete. It can be said to be an important preliminary component," said the black-robed man who had been studying the lens.
The remaining men in black robes all focused their attention on the lens. Then, the man in the center looked around, raised his right hand, and announced loudly, "After evaluation by the judging panel, the winner of this competition is Xiao Nanye!"
As the referee finished speaking, applause erupted throughout the stadium, and many people focused their attention on a young man in a white robe.
Feeling the mixed emotions in the gazes, Ye Nanxiao touched the mask on his face and muttered to himself, "I won again. What if someone tries to ambush me at the back door later?"
"What are you afraid of? This isn't the first time you've experienced this these past few days," Xue Di replied lazily.
"That's true. All I did was win some rare metals from them. Was it really that big of a deal?" Ye Nanxiao sighed, his gaze sweeping across the arena, searching for the best escape route.
"If I were the boss, not only would the prizes for every game be won by an outsider, but the same person would also sabotage the event every now and then. If I were in that situation, I would take action too," Xue Di said gloatingly.
"It's not that bad, it's just that I've come a little more often." Ye Nanxiao made the gesture of pointing to the universe.
When the golden-faced retainer of the Aodu Chamber of Commerce approached Ye Nanxiao with a tray covered in red cloth.
Ye Nanxiao heard the elder grit his teeth and lower his voice, saying, "Young Master Xiao, I think your skills are perfectly suited for competitions in the Ordinary Alliance and the Evening Water Alliance! The rewards there are much greater!"
The last two words were barely audible to the Golden-Character Elder, his eyes beneath the mask glaring fiercely at Ye Nanxiao.
"Alright, alright, don't be so stingy, Lao Jin. Look how popular your matches are every time I come. The ticket sales are quite substantial." Ye Nanxiao quickly put away the storage soul tool in the tray, while a weak flow of soul power in his palm froze the storage soul tool given by the Aodu Chamber of Commerce.
Upon hearing Ye Nanxiao address him as Old Jin, this Jin-character retainer angrily flicked his sleeves, turned around, and flew away. The prize for the competition had been won by an outsider, and he had lost his prize money for this competition again.
After collecting the prizes, Ye Nanxiao quickly walked to the judges' table and retrieved the soul tool he had designed.
"Young Master Xiao, please wait!"
A referee spoke up; her voice was clearly that of a woman.
Then Ye Nanxiao saw a small card inserted into his soul tool.
Small cards? Giving them out openly and honestly? That's so exciting!
"This won't do! What year is this? Still using little cards? Can't you do something more practical?" Ye Nanxiao said with a disappointed expression.
Female referee "."
Female referee "?"
After handing the card to Ye Nanxiao, the referee turned and quickly left the competition area, disappearing into the end of the corridor within a few breaths.
When Ye Nanxiao walked out of the underground arena, a group of masked people dressed in black outfits were already waiting for him at the entrance.
Upon seeing the familiar lineup, Ye Nanxiao secretly activated his soul power.
After surviving no fewer than a dozen assassination attempts, Ye Nanxiao was already considering whether to change his identity so he could continue to smuggle rare metals from the underground arena.
A man in black robes waved his hand, and instantly all the men in black robes began to move.
Ye Nanxiao's eyes were sharp, and a chill gathered in his palm.
"Respectfully seeing off Young Master Xiao!"
After a loud shout, all the masked gang members blocking the doorway stood in two rows and bowed slightly.
"Old Jin? What's going on? Are you not going to fight anymore?" Ye Nanxiao recognized the leader as an old acquaintance of "Xiao Nanye," the Golden-Character Attendant who had presented the prize earlier.
"Let's stop fighting, we can't catch you anyway." Old Jin waved his hand and said, "Anyway, I'm not the one who suffered the biggest loss. I was just invited to keep things in order. There's no need to provoke a genius with a mysterious background and extremely high talent in soul tools."
Upon hearing this, Ye Nanxiao secretly gave a thumbs up and exclaimed, "What an awareness, working class guy!"
Ye Nanxiao had initially thought there would be a major battle and had even prepared an escape route, but Lao Jin put on this farewell show, and the gun barrel behind Ye Nanxiao immediately cooled down.
"Remember to go to a different venue next time!"
Behind him, Lao Jin was giving him a "enthusiastic" send-off. Ye Nanxiao looked up at the slightly brightening sky, feeling a bit annoyed, and sighed, "I have to go to another arena to get some rare metals. There aren't many good men like me who are good at managing a household."
"You've been to all the biggest arenas of the Aodu Chamber of Commerce, so you're probably already on their blacklist. Where do you plan to go next?" Xue Di asked telepathically.
"Well, the metal I recently acquired should be enough for me to splurge for a while. I'll focus on my research for a bit before Fan Yu and the others arrive." Ye Nanxiao stroked his chin, counting the days on his fingers with his other hand.
"However, even after stuffing so much stuff in, the ring my mother-in-law gave me still doesn't seem to be full. With such a large space, could the raw material be star sapphire?" Ye Nanxiao rubbed the ring on his hand.
"I wonder what Nan Nan is doing. I really miss Sister Tao's fists!"
Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy.
When Ju Zi, with her hair all messed up from sleep, rubbed her eyes and opened Xuan Ziwen's laboratory at the academy, the sight of soul-guided parts piled up on the floor and the person standing in front of the workbench instantly banished all her sleepiness.
Orange rubbed her eyes, glanced at the lab token in her pocket, and asked the person in front of her, "Ye Nanxiao?"
Ye Nanxiao was focused on assembling the soul guide parts in his hands, and responded to Ju Zi's greeting without looking up, "What? Breakfast is on the table in front of the screen, chicken and egg sandwich, help yourself if you want."
"Okay, I like fried eggs!" Orange, who had just woken up, decided to eat breakfast first before asking Ye Nanxiao her questions. After all, asking someone who was full on an empty stomach would only make her feel bad.
What's more, this is breakfast delivered right to my door!
"By the way, junior, how did you get the access control card?" Orange asked while biting into her sandwich. Although she was hailed as a genius beauty, Orange was a simple-minded girl who didn't follow the rule of not talking while eating.
"I've bribed Lao Xuan," Ye Nanxiao said casually, putting down the parts in his hand and turning to look at Ju Zi.
The sleepy-eyed girl wore a lab coat, her slender body wrapped in the large coat. She held a sandwich in her two small hands and ate it slowly, her chubby cheeks like a hamster's.
"Come on, look at the camera." Ye Nanxiao took out his homemade camera and pressed the shutter the instant Ju Zi looked over.
Orange tilted her head and looked at Ye Nanxiao, asking in confusion, "What are you doing?"
"Hmm, the head tilt is indeed a killer move for men," Ye Nanxiao thought to himself.
"Anyway, as an exchange student, I was brought into this lab by Lao Xuan. I happened to have some research to do, so Lao Xuan simply gave me the token. He also told me to come to the lab quickly so as not to bother him." Ye Nanxiao said with his eyes closed, hands on his hips, looking unconvinced.
You think I'm annoying? No more fried chicken for you!
Watching Ye Nanxiao assemble a protective plate like building blocks, Ju Zi couldn't help but curiously lean over to examine the core magic array that Ye Nanxiao had inscribed.
"Has anyone ever said your soul tool is strange?" Orange asked.
"That's called peculiar. I'm a man at the forefront of the times. You mortals can't understand my thoughts," Ye Nanxiao snorted, quickening his movements.
With a few metallic clanging sounds, the prototype of a leg armor appeared, with many grooves on it. To Orange, it was a strange design. Upon closer inspection, there were many tiny groove lines on the surface of the armor.
When Ye Nanxiao finished assembling the sandwich, Ju Zi forgot about the sandwich in her hand. Her eyes were fixed on Ye Nanxiao's every move, and she didn't blink, afraid of missing any detail.
The sudden chill in the laboratory made Ju Zi shiver, and then her attention was drawn to the short sword in Ye Nanxiao's hand.
Ye Nanxiao wanted to test the hardness of the armor in his hand, so he waved his hand and made a short sword. The cold air from the short sword quickly filled the entire laboratory. He forgot that there were people around him.
"Achoo!" The rapidly dropping temperature made Orange sneeze.
Upon hearing the sound, Ye Nanxiao remembered that there was someone standing behind him, and immediately brandished his short sword.
"Ding!"
A small scratch, about three centimeters long, appeared on the leg armor.
Ye Nanxiao waved away the short sword, took out a small square soul tool to record data, and said, "With the physical qualities of a Soul King, 70% of his strength, and a weapon condensed from extreme ice, it only left a scratch on the Jade Rabbit. Judging from the appearance, it can withstand a battle soul master of the same level without any problem. Soul Emperors and Soul Saints can resist it for a long time."
Ye Nanxiao named the soul tool he was making "Jade Rabbit," then collected all the materials on the table, not even letting go of the crumbs. After cleaning up, he turned around and looked at the trembling girl in front of him, saying apologetically, "I'm sorry, I was so engrossed in the experiment that I forgot you were still here."
Orange rolled her eyes in annoyance and silently took a big bite of the sandwich, which was comparable to a baguette. The taste was okay, but it was a bit tough on her teeth.
Seeing this, Ye Nanxiao silently condensed several ice crystals.
After Ju Zi finished her sandwich, she said, "Now I know why you dared to cooperate with me. You designed all these soul tools yourself?"
On this rudimentary soul tool, Ju Zi saw the shadow of Mingde Hall's secret research.
Ye Nanxiao shook his head, raised his index and middle fingers, made a peace sign, and said, "I'm a man ahead of my time."
Orange got up from her chair and walked to Ye Nanxiao.
The two were very close; Ye Nanxiao could even see the tiny blood vessels in Ju Zi's eyes.
"Is Mingdetang your target?" Orange asked.
"I'll go there sooner or later; there are plenty of good things there." Ye Nanxiao took two steps back, keeping a safe distance from Ju Zi.
"Now, I want to know what benefits you can bring me, and what benefits you want to get from me?" Orange sat back in her chair, looking at Ye Nanxiao with a scrutinizing gaze. At this moment, Ye Nanxiao was facing the Crown Princess of the Sun Moon Empire.
"First of all, I come from the Tang Clan, whose specialty is hidden weapons, and the Tang Clan is bound to rise. Secondly, I have a grudge against the Ordinary Alliance," Ye Nanxiao said.
"Of course, the more power you wield as the mastermind, the better it is for me."
After listening, Ju Zi conjured an orange in her right hand, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "You want to stay behind the scenes? Shouldn't you be the one leading the whole plan?"
Ye Nanxiao looked puzzled and asked Ju Zi, "If you can lie down, why do you need me to do it?"
Although Ju Zi didn't fully understand the meaning of the whole sentence, she understood Ye Nanxiao's expression of wanting to win without lifting a finger. It was the first time she had ever seen someone so shameless.
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