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Inside his bedroom, Qiao Zhiya crawled out of the star net cabin as he panted. He sensed a faint magic source, so he immediately took it – it was a piece of jade. He immediately absorbed it.
His communicator suddenly rang. As he glanced at it, he noticed that it was from Chu Rong. He quickly connected and smiled at him, and said, “I helped you win your bet, do you want to give me any reward?”
His deliberate brisk tone could not completely hide the weakness in his voice, not to mention that he still held a piece of jadeite that was gradually becoming lighter, and his face was slightly pale.
Chu Rong frowned even tighter and said, “Lie on the bed, I’ll pick you up now.”
Qiao Zhiya shook his head and tried to reason: “I’m just tired. I have lots of potions to refuel my magic pool, no need to worry. I’m waiting for you to pick me up at the weekend.”
Chu Rong looked at Qiao Zhiya’s pale face. It’s clear that he tried his best to show that he’s fine. His gaze deepened, and he suddenly called out: “Qiao Zhiya.”
“Huh?” After he absorbed a bit of magic power, his magic pool began to faintly heat up. Qiao Zhiya suddenly felt a little sleepy.
“I’m here,” Chu Rong said, his voice muffled, “So no need to hurry to grow up.”
With this word, his drowsiness disappeared.
Chu Rong looked at his wide eyes and noticed a trace of fragility hidden inside. He wanted to touch him, but could only touch empty air where Qiao Zhiya’s holographic image was projected. “Wait for me, I will be here soon.”
The communication was hung up, and Qiao Zhiya looked at the empty air. He raised his hands a few seconds later, blocked his eyes and leaned on the bed.
‘Yeah, with you … but how long can I live with you?’
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‘The finals are coming.’
Qiao Zhiya went downstairs in the bedroom and waited, but accidentally encountered Jian who had just returned from the outside.
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“Qiao!”
Jian, whose face was rosy, ran over and asked with a smile, “Are you going home?”
Qiao Zhiya has become accustomed to his guessing-like speaking style. He nodded, and returned the smile. “Why are you still outside this time, what did you do?”
“I was talking with Prince An Tyn, he asked me something.”
Jian replied as observed Qiao Zhiya’s face carefully. Suddenly he took out a familiar piece of a hard, disk-like item and put it on his forehead, then hugged him. “Don’t rush to grow up. Not now.”
Then, he turned around with a smile, then proceeded to hum a strange tune in minor key.
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After the item was pasted on his forehead, it pulsed with a gentle force, and the heat inside his magic pool dissipated. Qiao Zhiya felt much better. Going back, he wanted to turn to catch up with Jian and ask what he meant. However, he immediately caught Chu Rong’s figure in his field of vision.
He turned around and stopped. With a smile on his face, he happily pounced towards Chu Rong. “Look, just as I say, there’s no need to worry! I just need to absorb some power and I’ll be fine.”
Chu Rong hugged him back and saw that his complexion had indeed returned to normal. His heart felt relieved, but his brows were still wrinkled. He raised his hand and gently pulled his ears, saying, “Next time, don’t do that. You can participate again in the future even if you get eliminated now; your body is more important.”
Qiao Zhiya listened to his caring reprimand and answered with obedient hums. He arched his head into his arms, and ran into his chest affectionately. The smile in his eyes disappeared when he bowed his head, leaving him a little sad.
‘-How long can I stay in his embrace like this?’
On the returning journal, Qiao Zhiya’s biological clock made him feel asleep in Chu Rong’s arms.
Chu Rong looked at his subconsciously frowning brow, raised his finger and rubbed gently, his expression faintly agitated.
As the game progressed, Qiao Zhiya’s mistakes and odd demeanor became more obvious. He thought about it, and only guessed that Qiao Zhiya might be stressed because of the pressure. That, or he was scared by what he saw on the flagship that day.
All Chu Rong could do was to spend as much time as possible together, but that wasn’t effective in calming the youth down.
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“No more of this damned competition!” He cursed in a low voice, tightened his arms and kissed his forehead. His expression long turned black.
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Engagement. Once the competition is over, they will be engaged. This type of dangerous and tiring competition… Qiao Zhiya must not be allowed to participate in the future! That will be bad for his health!
Time passed in a hurry. On the weekend, Chu Rong was asked to go out. It took him all morning to come back. After he returned, he immediately took out Qiao Zhiya, who was helping Master Ren in his laboratory, and forced him to rest.
Qiao Zhiya was pressed by him on a rattan chair in the yard. In front of him was a pile of snacks and a couple of baby rabbits. He fell silent for a few seconds, but then secretly tried to dig out his notebooks.
“If you dare to do anything other than eating snacks and playing with rabbits, I will dare to do you today.” Chu Rong exclaimed as he saw Qiao Zhiya’s sneaky hand movements.
Qiao Zhiya froze and looked at him, wondering, ‘What does the word “do” mean?’
Chu Rong narrowed his eyes and deliberately approached him, like a fox grinding his teeth in preparation of eating a chicken. He first blew into his ears, and then quickly squeezed his quivering ears and prevented him from moving. “Specifically, I’m going to do what Papa Bunny do to Mama Bunny so she can gave birth to a litter of baby bunnies. Qiao, you’re an adult, I know you understand.”
‘What Papa Bunny does to Mama Bunny so she can give birth?’
Qiao Zhiya froze, and then stared in bafflement, his heart beating a mile an hour.
Chu Rong put his hand on his back in a timely manner. His warm fingertips slowly approached down, inch by agonizing inch. He was still gently biting on the youth’s ear.
“Boom–”
Qiao Zhiya’s face and neck were all red. His body stiffened and he tried to run but was embraced by Chu Rong. He looked at him from the side in astonishment and embarrassment. “I, I.. bu-but, we’re in public…”
“It’s okay, I’ll be gentle.” Chu Rong squeezed his waist suddenly. He took a piece of snack and took a bite first, then passed the remaining half to his lips, and transferred it directly to Qiao Zhiya’s closed lips.
Qiao Zhiya subconsciously put out his tongue and licked the older man’s lips. The sweet taste of dessert spread in his mouth, but he still wanted to run away.
Today’s Chu Rong was so strange. Plus, all of sudden, the youth felt that his legs were soft…
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The word “do” was really dangerous, Qiao Zhiya did not dare to mess with it. He honestly ate snacks and played with his rabbit under the gentle sun. When Chu Rong’s grip slacked, he immediately ran with the rabbit into the yard. His forehead was sweating and his face was flushed, and his ears were quivering.
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–However, he was actually happy.
It has been a long time since he started to participate in the competition, he never really rested for even one day, his nerves have been tense, and today he has only slightly relaxed.
Chu Rong sat side by side to play with him, and the worries in his eyes finally disappeared.
Before going to bed at night, Chu Rong kissed him fiercely. For the first time, his hands roamed into Qiao Zhiya’s clothes, messing with his body and exploring every inch of it. Once the wandering hand went down into the youth’s pants, Chu Rong gently soothed Qiao Zhiya’s erection, letting the simple dwarf boy experience the splendor of the adult world for the first time.
Qiao Zhiya laid softly on top of the quilt. His forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat, while his chest was oscillating wildly as he gasped for breath.
Chu Rong has found out from his jerky reaction that this was the youth’s first time. He felt his own reaction, but tried his best to ignore it. Instead, he kissed the youth’s forehead, then wiped his wet hands with a tissue. He stripped Qiao Zhiya’s sweaty pajamas and clothed him with new ones, then wrapped him under a quilt. As he gently stroked his back, he said, saying, “Sleep, it’s late.”
Qiao Zhiya turned over, his heavy breaths were still visible. Shy and confused, he squirmed inside the quilt, whispering, “But you …”
–Just now, he felt something hard poking him. Chu Rong must also be very “excited”… probably even more than him.
“Shh.” Chu Rong held him tightly again. He put his chin on top of Qiao Zhiya’s head, and said, “It’s time to sleep, there will be a match tomorrow.”
Qiao Zhiya was hugged by him like this, easily enveloping himself with Chu Rong’s distinct aura. He felt both trapped yet safe, but he still could feel something of Chu Rong. He mumbled, “Next time … I’ll help you …”
Chu Rong kissed the top of his head again and did not speak.
After a good rest day, Qiao Zhiya ushered the free round.
Before officially starting the assembly of the mecha, the official thoughtfully arranged such a less important final event for everyone to adjust their state, plus to let them equip their mecha with extra finishing touches. Most people chose to make a weapon for their mecha.
And this competition actually provided a batch of secondary-mutated red tin ore as a material candidate. After the secondary-mutated red tin ore was made public for the first time through the auction, this new super-grade material has been slowly known by the public.
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The virtual version of the secondary-mutated red tin ore is still controlled by the Chu family. For balance’s sake, its parameter was as faithful as possible to reality, but even in the virtual world, it was still quite pricey and only available in limited quantities.
There was no doubt that the secondary-mutated red tin ore at this Star Network Mecha Manufacturing Competition was sponsored by the Chu family. It was absolutely a big deal. Normally, normal people could only be angry at the sky-high prices of this material, but now they could try it for free.
–a certain someone who spent billions to purchase this ore at that auction was probably even more angry, though.
At the end of the countdown, Qiao Zhiya greeted the audience as usual, and then opened the soundproof barrier. He did not hesitate to choose the secondary-mutated red tin ore as the main material, and he did not dare to look at Chu Rong who was sitting in the first row. He only had one thing in mind: make daggers.
The audience hadn’t seen him make weapons, but they had no reason not to be confident in him – Qiao must be able to make a mighty weapon! For sure!
Soon after, Qiao Zhiya took out a larger version of the “original” forging table and took out the hammer again.
The audience: “???”
‘Wait wait, why do you use such precise tools? Why don’t you use a bigger forge this time?? Hey, don’t start using it, that high-powered smelting furnace is not so useful!’
Without the help of the magic circle, Qiao Zhiya could only handle the secondary-mutated red tin ore with the help of an instrument. But after powering it up, he began crazily hammering down the ore.
As he kept hammering it, a dagger slowly took shape.
Audience: “…” Is this all right? Still this kind of operation? Wouldn’t other mecha makers cry seeing you able to use primitive tools and make better weapons than them? How long are you going to use this hammer??
After the dagger was formed, Qiao Zhiya repaired it slightly, then dyed the dagger to black with a weapon-specific paint, then engraved some golden complex patterns with his own hands.
Some art students looked silently, and suddenly wanted to chop off their own hands. This junior mecha maker is better at drawing than them! What use do they want for these hands!
During the two-hour match, Qiao Zhiya spent only one hour making weapons, and then spent 40 minutes dyeing and drawing patterns on the weapons. Finally, a short dagger with sharp lines and black gold color was finally completed.
The audience applauded numbly. ‘Very good, you are great, we absolutely have no idea that Marshal Chu likes black the most.’
The system gave the results in a timely manner. Most of the weapons’ values were super, and Qiao Zhiya advanced without any doubt.
Witnessed the birth of a super-grade weapon, but the audience was not surprised. ‘Ahh suddenly jealous of the Marshal!! I want to steal such a cute and powerful Qiaoqiao!’
Hello readers, I’m back~
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A quick reminder: we are living in a shit timeline, when literal genocide are happening, and yet the world leaders just turn blind-eye over it. So, I hope you can educate yourself and support Palestine, be it by boycotting, protesting, donating e-sims, petitioning your govt, or via social media. Thanks y’all!
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Inside his bedroom, Qiao Zhiya crawled out of the star net cabin as he panted. He sensed a faint magic source, so he immediately took it – it was a piece of jade. He immediately absorbed it.
His communicator suddenly rang. As he glanced at it, he noticed that it was from Chu Rong. He quickly connected and smiled at him, and said, “I helped you win your bet, do you want to give me any reward?”
His deliberate brisk tone could not completely hide the weakness in his voice, not to mention that he still held a piece of jadeite that was gradually becoming lighter, and his face was slightly pale.
Chu Rong frowned even tighter and said, “Lie on the bed, I’ll pick you up now.”
Qiao Zhiya shook his head and tried to reason: “I’m just tired. I have lots of potions to refuel my magic pool, no need to worry. I’m waiting for you to pick me up at the weekend.”
Chu Rong looked at Qiao Zhiya’s pale face. It’s clear that he tried his best to show that he’s fine. His gaze deepened, and he suddenly called out: “Qiao Zhiya.”
“Huh?” After he absorbed a bit of magic power, his magic pool began to faintly heat up. Qiao Zhiya suddenly felt a little sleepy.
“I’m here,” Chu Rong said, his voice muffled, “So no need to hurry to grow up.”
With this word, his drowsiness disappeared.
Chu Rong looked at his wide eyes and noticed a trace of fragility hidden inside. He wanted to touch him, but could only touch empty air where Qiao Zhiya’s holographic image was projected. “Wait for me, I will be here soon.”
The communication was hung up, and Qiao Zhiya looked at the empty air. He raised his hands a few seconds later, blocked his eyes and leaned on the bed.
‘Yeah, with you … but how long can I live with you?’
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‘The finals are coming.’
Qiao Zhiya went downstairs in the bedroom and waited, but accidentally encountered Jian who had just returned from the outside.
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“Qiao!”
Jian, whose face was rosy, ran over and asked with a smile, “Are you going home?”
Qiao Zhiya has become accustomed to his guessing-like speaking style. He nodded, and returned the smile. “Why are you still outside this time, what did you do?”
“I was talking with Prince An Tyn, he asked me something.”
Jian replied as observed Qiao Zhiya’s face carefully. Suddenly he took out a familiar piece of a hard, disk-like item and put it on his forehead, then hugged him. “Don’t rush to grow up. Not now.”
Then, he turned around with a smile, then proceeded to hum a strange tune in minor key.
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After the item was pasted on his forehead, it pulsed with a gentle force, and the heat inside his magic pool dissipated. Qiao Zhiya felt much better. Going back, he wanted to turn to catch up with Jian and ask what he meant. However, he immediately caught Chu Rong’s figure in his field of vision.
He turned around and stopped. With a smile on his face, he happily pounced towards Chu Rong. “Look, just as I say, there’s no need to worry! I just need to absorb some power and I’ll be fine.”
Chu Rong hugged him back and saw that his complexion had indeed returned to normal. His heart felt relieved, but his brows were still wrinkled. He raised his hand and gently pulled his ears, saying, “Next time, don’t do that. You can participate again in the future even if you get eliminated now; your body is more important.”
Qiao Zhiya listened to his caring reprimand and answered with obedient hums. He arched his head into his arms, and ran into his chest affectionately. The smile in his eyes disappeared when he bowed his head, leaving him a little sad.
‘-How long can I stay in his embrace like this?’
On the returning journal, Qiao Zhiya’s biological clock made him feel asleep in Chu Rong’s arms.
Chu Rong looked at his subconsciously frowning brow, raised his finger and rubbed gently, his expression faintly agitated.
As the game progressed, Qiao Zhiya’s mistakes and odd demeanor became more obvious. He thought about it, and only guessed that Qiao Zhiya might be stressed because of the pressure. That, or he was scared by what he saw on the flagship that day.
All Chu Rong could do was to spend as much time as possible together, but that wasn’t effective in calming the youth down.
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“No more of this damned competition!” He cursed in a low voice, tightened his arms and kissed his forehead. His expression long turned black.
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Engagement. Once the competition is over, they will be engaged. This type of dangerous and tiring competition… Qiao Zhiya must not be allowed to participate in the future! That will be bad for his health!
Time passed in a hurry. On the weekend, Chu Rong was asked to go out. It took him all morning to come back. After he returned, he immediately took out Qiao Zhiya, who was helping Master Ren in his laboratory, and forced him to rest.
Qiao Zhiya was pressed by him on a rattan chair in the yard. In front of him was a pile of snacks and a couple of baby rabbits. He fell silent for a few seconds, but then secretly tried to dig out his notebooks.
“If you dare to do anything other than eating snacks and playing with rabbits, I will dare to do you today.” Chu Rong exclaimed as he saw Qiao Zhiya’s sneaky hand movements.
Qiao Zhiya froze and looked at him, wondering, ‘What does the word “do” mean?’
Chu Rong narrowed his eyes and deliberately approached him, like a fox grinding his teeth in preparation of eating a chicken. He first blew into his ears, and then quickly squeezed his quivering ears and prevented him from moving. “Specifically, I’m going to do what Papa Bunny do to Mama Bunny so she can gave birth to a litter of baby bunnies. Qiao, you’re an adult, I know you understand.”
‘What Papa Bunny does to Mama Bunny so she can give birth?’
Qiao Zhiya froze, and then stared in bafflement, his heart beating a mile an hour.
Chu Rong put his hand on his back in a timely manner. His warm fingertips slowly approached down, inch by agonizing inch. He was still gently biting on the youth’s ear.
“Boom–”
Qiao Zhiya’s face and neck were all red. His body stiffened and he tried to run but was embraced by Chu Rong. He looked at him from the side in astonishment and embarrassment. “I, I.. bu-but, we’re in public…”
“It’s okay, I’ll be gentle.” Chu Rong squeezed his waist suddenly. He took a piece of snack and took a bite first, then passed the remaining half to his lips, and transferred it directly to Qiao Zhiya’s closed lips.
Qiao Zhiya subconsciously put out his tongue and licked the older man’s lips. The sweet taste of dessert spread in his mouth, but he still wanted to run away.
Today’s Chu Rong was so strange. Plus, all of sudden, the youth felt that his legs were soft…
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The word “do” was really dangerous, Qiao Zhiya did not dare to mess with it. He honestly ate snacks and played with his rabbit under the gentle sun. When Chu Rong’s grip slacked, he immediately ran with the rabbit into the yard. His forehead was sweating and his face was flushed, and his ears were quivering.
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–However, he was actually happy.
It has been a long time since he started to participate in the competition, he never really rested for even one day, his nerves have been tense, and today he has only slightly relaxed.
Chu Rong sat side by side to play with him, and the worries in his eyes finally disappeared.
Before going to bed at night, Chu Rong kissed him fiercely. For the first time, his hands roamed into Qiao Zhiya’s clothes, messing with his body and exploring every inch of it. Once the wandering hand went down into the youth’s pants, Chu Rong gently soothed Qiao Zhiya’s erection, letting the simple dwarf boy experience the splendor of the adult world for the first time.
Qiao Zhiya laid softly on top of the quilt. His forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat, while his chest was oscillating wildly as he gasped for breath.
Chu Rong has found out from his jerky reaction that this was the youth’s first time. He felt his own reaction, but tried his best to ignore it. Instead, he kissed the youth’s forehead, then wiped his wet hands with a tissue. He stripped Qiao Zhiya’s sweaty pajamas and clothed him with new ones, then wrapped him under a quilt. As he gently stroked his back, he said, saying, “Sleep, it’s late.”
Qiao Zhiya turned over, his heavy breaths were still visible. Shy and confused, he squirmed inside the quilt, whispering, “But you …”
–Just now, he felt something hard poking him. Chu Rong must also be very “excited”… probably even more than him.
“Shh.” Chu Rong held him tightly again. He put his chin on top of Qiao Zhiya’s head, and said, “It’s time to sleep, there will be a match tomorrow.”
Qiao Zhiya was hugged by him like this, easily enveloping himself with Chu Rong’s distinct aura. He felt both trapped yet safe, but he still could feel something of Chu Rong. He mumbled, “Next time … I’ll help you …”
Chu Rong kissed the top of his head again and did not speak.
After a good rest day, Qiao Zhiya ushered the free round.
Before officially starting the assembly of the mecha, the official thoughtfully arranged such a less important final event for everyone to adjust their state, plus to let them equip their mecha with extra finishing touches. Most people chose to make a weapon for their mecha.
And this competition actually provided a batch of secondary-mutated red tin ore as a material candidate. After the secondary-mutated red tin ore was made public for the first time through the auction, this new super-grade material has been slowly known by the public.
Sponsored Content
The virtual version of the secondary-mutated red tin ore is still controlled by the Chu family. For balance’s sake, its parameter was as faithful as possible to reality, but even in the virtual world, it was still quite pricey and only available in limited quantities.
There was no doubt that the secondary-mutated red tin ore at this Star Network Mecha Manufacturing Competition was sponsored by the Chu family. It was absolutely a big deal. Normally, normal people could only be angry at the sky-high prices of this material, but now they could try it for free.
–a certain someone who spent billions to purchase this ore at that auction was probably even more angry, though.
At the end of the countdown, Qiao Zhiya greeted the audience as usual, and then opened the soundproof barrier. He did not hesitate to choose the secondary-mutated red tin ore as the main material, and he did not dare to look at Chu Rong who was sitting in the first row. He only had one thing in mind: make daggers.
The audience hadn’t seen him make weapons, but they had no reason not to be confident in him – Qiao must be able to make a mighty weapon! For sure!
Soon after, Qiao Zhiya took out a larger version of the “original” forging table and took out the hammer again.
The audience: “???”
‘Wait wait, why do you use such precise tools? Why don’t you use a bigger forge this time?? Hey, don’t start using it, that high-powered smelting furnace is not so useful!’
Without the help of the magic circle, Qiao Zhiya could only handle the secondary-mutated red tin ore with the help of an instrument. But after powering it up, he began crazily hammering down the ore.
As he kept hammering it, a dagger slowly took shape.
Audience: “…” Is this all right? Still this kind of operation? Wouldn’t other mecha makers cry seeing you able to use primitive tools and make better weapons than them? How long are you going to use this hammer??
After the dagger was formed, Qiao Zhiya repaired it slightly, then dyed the dagger to black with a weapon-specific paint, then engraved some golden complex patterns with his own hands.
Some art students looked silently, and suddenly wanted to chop off their own hands. This junior mecha maker is better at drawing than them! What use do they want for these hands!
During the two-hour match, Qiao Zhiya spent only one hour making weapons, and then spent 40 minutes dyeing and drawing patterns on the weapons. Finally, a short dagger with sharp lines and black gold color was finally completed.
The audience applauded numbly. ‘Very good, you are great, we absolutely have no idea that Marshal Chu likes black the most.’
The system gave the results in a timely manner. Most of the weapons’ values were super, and Qiao Zhiya advanced without any doubt.
Witnessed the birth of a super-grade weapon, but the audience was not surprised. ‘Ahh suddenly jealous of the Marshal!! I want to steal such a cute and powerful Qiaoqiao!’
