Early morning, the day after.
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Qiao Zhiya woke up in a familiar embrace, and after a few seconds, he buried himself deeper into Chu Rong’s arms.
“You’re up?”
The familiar voice sounded above his head, jolting his body. He looked up, stared at Chu Rong looking down. He blinked, and unhesitantly kissed the taller man.
Chu Rong was caught in surprise. But he immediately kissed Qiao Zhiya back, softly and full of lingering sweetness. They kissed until they’re both breathless, Qiao Zhiya sighing softly as Chu Rong swept the youth’s sleep-mused bangs.
He still felt the kiss after they parted. He licked his lips and said in a gentle voice, “Giving me a good morning kiss? Let’s get up, I asked the butler to prepare your favorite meat porridge for breakfast.”
When he finished speaking, he lifted the quilt and got out of bed. Qiao Zhiya, who held his hand firmly, yanked and fell promptly. In reflex, he pulled back the quilt once his body hit the soft duvet, staring speechlessly at the taller man with wide eyes.
“What happened?”
After Chu Rong got out of bed, he turned and looked at the groggy youth. He pinched his ears, and asked, “You want to laze around?”
Qiao Zhiya shook his head. As the previous day’s happenings filled his head, he smiled. He slung over his arm at Chu Rong’s neck, then tightened his hold onto it, leaving the youth half-hanging lazily. “The prizes should be sent today. I should get the tenth-grade material Red Leaf Rock. Can this be used for repairing the flagship?”
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This was an unexpected delight. Every year, there would be a mysterious prize given in this competition. Last year was an out-of-print, ancient blueprint of a mecha. This year is a tenth-grade material. The official is indeed very generous.
“It can be used, yes. In fact, we lack this material. The Red Leaf Tree is almost extinct, of course Red Leaf Rock1yes, the “rock” is from a tree. Maybe it’s an amber?? Who knows, I’ll just translate it literally. is hard to find.” Chu Rong replied, content with hugging Qiao Zhiya as they walked to the bathroom. He bowed his head and kissed the youth’s ear, saying, “Thanks for your help, you really solved a big problem.”
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Qiao Zhiya was happy with this praise. He tightened his arms, making their bodies pressed closer. “That’s good, if only the flagship can be repaired quickly.”
“No need to rush, the situation in the Federation is currently stable, and the materials can be collected slowly. There are already two other tenth-grade materials that the Fan family had gathered in our stead, so we are almost there.” Chu Rong put him in front of the sink. He hugged the youth from behind, and helped him to squeeze his toothpaste. Then he rested his chin on top of Qiao Zhiya’s head as he continued, “Do you want to go out for the holidays? I’ll take a vacation with you.”
Thinking of his confession, Qiao Zhiya took the toothbrush into his mouth, shook his head while brushing his teeth, and said vaguely, “No, I want to stay at home with you.”
Chu Rong looked at his messy hair, raised his hand, and rubbed it. He hugged his waist, and nodded, “Okay, I’ll follow what you want.”
After breakfast, Chu Rong went to work at the Military Department. Qiao Zhiya asked Master Ren for a larger laboratory. He took out a new batch of Star Sand, traded recently from Xiao Hei’s mother, and took out a large piece of secondary-mutated red tin ore. Then, he brought out his weapon blueprint.
Now that the competition ended, he finally had time to do the missing part of the mecha – the firearm.
He still had no clue on how to make a manually-piloted system for the moment. So, he could only prioritize what he knew first. If he can, he actually wanted to help Chu Rong with finding all the materials needed to repair the flagship, but this is very unrealistic. Tenth-grade materials are very, very rare. It’s only a pipe dream to gather them easily.
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The double-barreled gun is the most basic type of mecha firearm. It has a simple shape, a medium attack range, and a medium power. The values are very mediocre, and it is easy to make. It belongs to the entry level.
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Qiao Zhiya himself studied it for a few days at most, during lunch breaks. The only thing he hadn’t studied was how to integrate magic arrays for firearms in general.
There are five types of magic attributes: gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. He himself is confident in water, earth, and wood elements. While they can be used for firearms, they are much more suitable for bladed weapons. Out of all these elements, it’s only natural that fire element would be suited for firearms.
Unfortunately, fire-type magic attributes rarely appear on elves and dwarves, so there’s less research on fire-type magic. It was used only for forging weapons, so Qiao Zhiya was very unfamiliar with this one.
He first designed the shape of the double-barreled gun, then split the internal structure of the double-barreled gun little by little, analyzed its attack principle, and pondered how to apply the fire magic.
It was a busy day, and when Chu Rong returned in the evening, various drawings had been scattered in front of him.
“What are you doing?” Chu Rong asked at the entrance of the laboratory with a frown. He was very dissatisfied with his behavior during the holidays.
Qiao Zhiya looked back from his research on the magic circle, stared at him for two seconds before finally reacting – he got up and rushed forward, immediately throwing himself to Chu Rong’s body.
“…I see that you’ve mastered the way of coquetry.” Chu Rong frowned but still hugged him back. As he patted the youth’s hair, he snuck a glance at the scattered drawings on the ground, and saw all the beautiful patterns inked on it. He was familiar with the internet structure of the double-barreled gun – once he saw it, his heart squeezed. He then asked, “What are you doing?”
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Qiao Zhiya shook his head and pushed him out, “I’m hungry. I want a beef steak.”
This reaction definitely because the youth had something he tried to conceal. Thanks to his superior height, it’s easy for him to see the drawings. The corner of his lips curved upwards, but he still pretended as if he saw nothing. Instead, he said, “You need to have a good rest during the holidays, and don’t stay all day long in the lab. Else, I’ll drag you for an interplanetary vacation.”
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Qiao Zhiya stepped forward and huffed as he smacked the man’s back, protesting silently.
Chu Rong looked back at him, and stretched his hands back, taking the youth’s hand into his own.
Two days passed after such a weary life, Qiao Zhiya finally developed a method to apply the fire attack magic array to the energy cycle of the double-barreled gun. He also added an additional fire-based magic stone to the double-barreled gun to provide energy to the magical array.
This modified double-barreled gun not only needs to be filled with ammunition in time, but also needs to periodically replace the fire magic stone – that is, ruby – otherwise it will lose its effect.
After the weapon was completed, Qiao Zhiya didn’t tell Chu Rong first. After saying hello to Master Ren, he called Chu Yan to let him try the gun with his mecha.
The two came to the mecha battle room again and opened the highest-level protective barrier. Then, Chu Yan fired the double-barreled gun against the protective barrier.
“Boom–!”
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From the gun’s muzzle, a bullet with white flame tail rushed straight towards the protective barrier, then easily broke through it. After breaking into several walls, it fell straight to an empty guest house next to the mecha battle hall.
Once it reached that room, it exploded.
As the guest house collapsed, the ground shook in response. It felt like an earthquake. The highest level of warning rang, and everyone rushed out of the house. At the same time, Chu Huai and Chu Rong all received an emergency alert on the communicator alarm device connected to the home.
The Chu family house is under attack!
The expressions of the two changed, and they hurriedly stopped at the matter at hand and rushed towards the guest house.
Inside the battle hall, Qiao Zhiya stared at the big hole in the wall and the faint building ruins outside. They’re both overcome with fear and guilty conscience. They swallowed their saliva.
Qiao Zhiya’s ears collapsed. ‘The increased effect of the magic array and stone seemed… slightly2yes, QZY actually think “slightly” stronger than I thought…’
Chu Yan also froze. He almost threw out the double-barreled gun in his hand and turned his head to look at the equally baffled Qiao Zhiya. His voice came from the mecha speaker: “About that… Qiao, let’s run away from home.”
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–It’s important to stay alive!!
1yes, the “rock” is from a tree. Maybe it’s an amber?? Who knows, I’ll just translate it literally.2yes, QZY actually think “slightly”
Early morning, the day after.
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Qiao Zhiya woke up in a familiar embrace, and after a few seconds, he buried himself deeper into Chu Rong’s arms.
“You’re up?”
The familiar voice sounded above his head, jolting his body. He looked up, stared at Chu Rong looking down. He blinked, and unhesitantly kissed the taller man.
Chu Rong was caught in surprise. But he immediately kissed Qiao Zhiya back, softly and full of lingering sweetness. They kissed until they’re both breathless, Qiao Zhiya sighing softly as Chu Rong swept the youth’s sleep-mused bangs.
He still felt the kiss after they parted. He licked his lips and said in a gentle voice, “Giving me a good morning kiss? Let’s get up, I asked the butler to prepare your favorite meat porridge for breakfast.”
When he finished speaking, he lifted the quilt and got out of bed. Qiao Zhiya, who held his hand firmly, yanked and fell promptly. In reflex, he pulled back the quilt once his body hit the soft duvet, staring speechlessly at the taller man with wide eyes.
“What happened?”
After Chu Rong got out of bed, he turned and looked at the groggy youth. He pinched his ears, and asked, “You want to laze around?”
Qiao Zhiya shook his head. As the previous day’s happenings filled his head, he smiled. He slung over his arm at Chu Rong’s neck, then tightened his hold onto it, leaving the youth half-hanging lazily. “The prizes should be sent today. I should get the tenth-grade material Red Leaf Rock. Can this be used for repairing the flagship?”
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This was an unexpected delight. Every year, there would be a mysterious prize given in this competition. Last year was an out-of-print, ancient blueprint of a mecha. This year is a tenth-grade material. The official is indeed very generous.
“It can be used, yes. In fact, we lack this material. The Red Leaf Tree is almost extinct, of course Red Leaf Rock1yes, the “rock” is from a tree. Maybe it’s an amber?? Who knows, I’ll just translate it literally. is hard to find.” Chu Rong replied, content with hugging Qiao Zhiya as they walked to the bathroom. He bowed his head and kissed the youth’s ear, saying, “Thanks for your help, you really solved a big problem.”
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Qiao Zhiya was happy with this praise. He tightened his arms, making their bodies pressed closer. “That’s good, if only the flagship can be repaired quickly.”
“No need to rush, the situation in the Federation is currently stable, and the materials can be collected slowly. There are already two other tenth-grade materials that the Fan family had gathered in our stead, so we are almost there.” Chu Rong put him in front of the sink. He hugged the youth from behind, and helped him to squeeze his toothpaste. Then he rested his chin on top of Qiao Zhiya’s head as he continued, “Do you want to go out for the holidays? I’ll take a vacation with you.”
Thinking of his confession, Qiao Zhiya took the toothbrush into his mouth, shook his head while brushing his teeth, and said vaguely, “No, I want to stay at home with you.”
Chu Rong looked at his messy hair, raised his hand, and rubbed it. He hugged his waist, and nodded, “Okay, I’ll follow what you want.”
After breakfast, Chu Rong went to work at the Military Department. Qiao Zhiya asked Master Ren for a larger laboratory. He took out a new batch of Star Sand, traded recently from Xiao Hei’s mother, and took out a large piece of secondary-mutated red tin ore. Then, he brought out his weapon blueprint.
Now that the competition ended, he finally had time to do the missing part of the mecha – the firearm.
He still had no clue on how to make a manually-piloted system for the moment. So, he could only prioritize what he knew first. If he can, he actually wanted to help Chu Rong with finding all the materials needed to repair the flagship, but this is very unrealistic. Tenth-grade materials are very, very rare. It’s only a pipe dream to gather them easily.
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The double-barreled gun is the most basic type of mecha firearm. It has a simple shape, a medium attack range, and a medium power. The values are very mediocre, and it is easy to make. It belongs to the entry level.
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Qiao Zhiya himself studied it for a few days at most, during lunch breaks. The only thing he hadn’t studied was how to integrate magic arrays for firearms in general.
There are five types of magic attributes: gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. He himself is confident in water, earth, and wood elements. While they can be used for firearms, they are much more suitable for bladed weapons. Out of all these elements, it’s only natural that fire element would be suited for firearms.
Unfortunately, fire-type magic attributes rarely appear on elves and dwarves, so there’s less research on fire-type magic. It was used only for forging weapons, so Qiao Zhiya was very unfamiliar with this one.
He first designed the shape of the double-barreled gun, then split the internal structure of the double-barreled gun little by little, analyzed its attack principle, and pondered how to apply the fire magic.
It was a busy day, and when Chu Rong returned in the evening, various drawings had been scattered in front of him.
“What are you doing?” Chu Rong asked at the entrance of the laboratory with a frown. He was very dissatisfied with his behavior during the holidays.
Qiao Zhiya looked back from his research on the magic circle, stared at him for two seconds before finally reacting – he got up and rushed forward, immediately throwing himself to Chu Rong’s body.
“…I see that you’ve mastered the way of coquetry.” Chu Rong frowned but still hugged him back. As he patted the youth’s hair, he snuck a glance at the scattered drawings on the ground, and saw all the beautiful patterns inked on it. He was familiar with the internet structure of the double-barreled gun – once he saw it, his heart squeezed. He then asked, “What are you doing?”
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Qiao Zhiya shook his head and pushed him out, “I’m hungry. I want a beef steak.”
This reaction definitely because the youth had something he tried to conceal. Thanks to his superior height, it’s easy for him to see the drawings. The corner of his lips curved upwards, but he still pretended as if he saw nothing. Instead, he said, “You need to have a good rest during the holidays, and don’t stay all day long in the lab. Else, I’ll drag you for an interplanetary vacation.”
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Qiao Zhiya stepped forward and huffed as he smacked the man’s back, protesting silently.
Chu Rong looked back at him, and stretched his hands back, taking the youth’s hand into his own.
Two days passed after such a weary life, Qiao Zhiya finally developed a method to apply the fire attack magic array to the energy cycle of the double-barreled gun. He also added an additional fire-based magic stone to the double-barreled gun to provide energy to the magical array.
This modified double-barreled gun not only needs to be filled with ammunition in time, but also needs to periodically replace the fire magic stone – that is, ruby – otherwise it will lose its effect.
After the weapon was completed, Qiao Zhiya didn’t tell Chu Rong first. After saying hello to Master Ren, he called Chu Yan to let him try the gun with his mecha.
The two came to the mecha battle room again and opened the highest-level protective barrier. Then, Chu Yan fired the double-barreled gun against the protective barrier.
“Boom–!”
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From the gun’s muzzle, a bullet with white flame tail rushed straight towards the protective barrier, then easily broke through it. After breaking into several walls, it fell straight to an empty guest house next to the mecha battle hall.
Once it reached that room, it exploded.
As the guest house collapsed, the ground shook in response. It felt like an earthquake. The highest level of warning rang, and everyone rushed out of the house. At the same time, Chu Huai and Chu Rong all received an emergency alert on the communicator alarm device connected to the home.
The Chu family house is under attack!
The expressions of the two changed, and they hurriedly stopped at the matter at hand and rushed towards the guest house.
Inside the battle hall, Qiao Zhiya stared at the big hole in the wall and the faint building ruins outside. They’re both overcome with fear and guilty conscience. They swallowed their saliva.
Qiao Zhiya’s ears collapsed. ‘The increased effect of the magic array and stone seemed… slightly2yes, QZY actually think “slightly” stronger than I thought…’
Chu Yan also froze. He almost threw out the double-barreled gun in his hand and turned his head to look at the equally baffled Qiao Zhiya. His voice came from the mecha speaker: “About that… Qiao, let’s run away from home.”
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–It’s important to stay alive!!
1yes, the “rock” is from a tree. Maybe it’s an amber?? Who knows, I’ll just translate it literally.2yes, QZY actually think “slightly”
