Befriending the Most Powerful PersonCh35.1 - That’s my destined companion

Of course, Shao Ci couldn’t hear what Ji Zhaoyun was saying. After his victory, he simply exited.

After he left the competition venue, Shao Ci received a notification of a million empire coin deposit into his account. He still felt like it was a little unreal, but he didn’t think… in just a moment, he had become a millionaire. oGSY4

Suddenly, he really wanted to have a few more dumb rich people like Ji Zhaoyun come challenge him.

When the competition ended, the video also went up on several forums and social media sites. It quickly caused everyone to gasp in shock.

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Although everyone had wondered about Prince Latiao’s sense of artistry when they watched the first video, now that they were watching the second video they automatically overlooked it.

In the empire, as long as you were strong, nothing else was important. Even if Shao Ci’s mecha was filled with advertisements and looked ridiculously flashy, in that moment there were several people copying him and spray-painting a mess of things on their own mechas. ZqwdgM

But Shao Ci just received even more letters about advertisements. Now that he wasn’t poor, he set them aside, beginning to think about his daily task.

Thus Edwin, who had become incredibly excited after watching the match, received Prince Latiao’s letter of reply.

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There were all kinds of facilities in the virtual world. Whether someone wanted to enjoy delicious foods or go on a leisure tour, they could do anything. Moreover, these experiences were almost the same as reality, but the prices were significantly lower, and it was also safer.

For example, in the past, to see the beautiful sunrise on the legendary and extremely dangerous Planet A, they would have to brave fatal dangers in order to see it. Now, they could experience it in the simulation facilities, and the price was only a few hundred empire coins.

Because there was heavy human traffic, there were also many people who did their everyday work in the virtual world. The virtual world and the real world didn’t have that much of a difference. It could almost be called a second world.

But simulation facilities were still pretty expensive. For example, if the richest magnate in the empire constructed a high-end restaurant in the virtual world, though the food was simulated, it had a considerably high price. If a commoner went in to eat once, they could keep showing off for a long time after.

And at that moment Edwin was sitting at a table in the highest balcony garden, restlessly staring out at the scenery outside the glass. I35Sdd

Today, he was wearing an expensive custom suit. In the real world, it would cost at least a million empire coins to buy. He had went specially to get his blonde hair styled and make him look more lively. He was even more handsome than he was normally.

Like this, Edwin could make people shriek just by sitting there. Of course, there wasn’t anyone else there at the moment. He had booked the entire balcony. In any case, it was his family’s business.

There was a simulated aurora from Planet Mofei, said to be the most beautiful and most romantic view in the universe, outside the window. Numerous light pink flowers were in full bloom in the garden, their faint fragrance dispersing into the air.

To couples, this was the holy land for a date and the best place to propose, but when Edwin was making his choice, he didn’t think of it. He just thought that only such a nice place would match his male god. dIxpnm

“I wonder if he’ll be dissatisfied with this place?” Edwin was very anxious. After he got Prince Latiao’s letter, he hesitated for a long time before he finally settled on meeting at this restaurant. Still, he worried that Prince Latiao would dislike it.

The door opened. Someone with a mosaic over their face walked in, waving over at him.

That’s right. This person with a mosaic over their face was Shao Ci. He had to give a big thank you to the virtual world’s privacy protection. As long as he didn’t want others to see his real appearance, he could adjust his privacy settings… After that, people wouldn’t be able to make out your face no matter what happened.

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Because he was too excited, Edwin nearly stumbled. Luckily, Shao Ci was close, and he hurried to catch him. “Are you okay?”

Of course, Shao Ci’s voice was also being processed by the privacy protections. It sounded very distorted, but in Edwin’s ears it was just like a sound of nature. His typically icy face immediately turned red. “I-I’m fine. I-it’s truly an honor to have you here.” xe0lnM

Shao Ci: “…” Hey, was this the same Edwin he met yesterday? How come his aura was totally different!

They sat down at the table. Edwin was clearly very nervous. “What would you like to eat? You can order anything you’d like. Please, don’t be polite.”

Shao Ci knew this restaurant was owned by Edwin’s family, so wasn’t polite and ordered several dishes. Edwin also ordered a few dishes.

Because it was just simulated food, they could only experience the food’s taste, but they wouldn’t feel full. As a result, many people who wanted to keep their figures but also wanted to taste fine food were interested. FzxvHf

After the simulated foods were selected, they automatically appeared on the table, and the two of them began to eat. In fact, only Shao Ci was eating. Edwin was just staring at him with adoration. Fine food or whatever else was nothing to him.

Edwin summoned his courage to speak. “I-I’m your faithful fan… In the moment that you defeated me, I was already deeply intoxicated by your bearing. Since you are the only meaning I’ve found in life, please let me follow at your side… If I have the luck to meet you in reality…”

At his words, Shao Ci’s entire body erupted with goosebumps. “!” Hey! There’s too many things you can pick apart in these words! And why is it so boastful? People out of the loop might even think he was reading prose or something.

In fact, these words were something that Edwin had paid a good sum of money to have someone write for him before he met Shao Ci. He had spent a long time memorizing them before Shao Ci arrived. NZdTMp

Shao Ci sighed. “Sorry. Right now, I can’t reveal my identity, so I can’t meet you.”

“I see… I’ve been rude.” Edwin was a bit disappointed, then he hurriedly added, “It doesn’t matter. It’ll be good as long as you can think of me when you have time. If you don’t dislike it, I would like–I would like to compete once more and have you instruct me on how to pilot a mecha. No, there’s no need to instruct me, it’s fine as long as you defeat me ruthlessly… I will, of course, pay for the expenses. The price doesn’t matter!”

If someone could get paid to fight, who wouldn’t agree! But Edwin really was a super masochist, huh!

Shao Ci said, “…Of course we can do that.” PngtuF

Since he was just getting some money in exchange for beating up Edwin, it wasn’t good for Shao Ci to take too much money so he went by the price of the mecha trainers online, about five hundred thousand empire coins per session. When Edwin heard the number, he felt it was a little low, and doubled it.

Shao Ci: “…” Sure enough, he was being too polite, wasn’t he? He was actually thinking of helping the son of the richest person in the empire save some money…

After they finished eating, Edwin took Shao Ci directly to his residence in the virtual world. Inside, there was even a designated mecha training field. The average person wouldn’t specially purchase a residence in the virtual world. Only Edwin was so leisurely.

The facilities were incredibly luxurious. It could even compare with the mecha competition’s facilities… Even though it was just simulated, he had to spend a lot of money to get things to such a level. D2PBY1

“If we battle each other, isn’t it even better to do it outside?” Shao Ci said. Furthermore, competing outside would have an extra entrance fee. He might even earn a profit after giving a beating.

“But you came especially for me. I don’t want other people to see.” Edwin’s voice was noticeably unhappy. “Only I need to see this. I’ll fully enjoy my time alone with you.”

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Shao Ci: “…As long as you’re happy.”

Although he could pick anything he wanted for free, Shao Ci naturally picked the best, most gorgeous mecha, while Edwin only selected the one he used the most often, the newest model. e2kTKf

Edwin had already anticipated today’s match for a long time. He had dreamed of that day’s events so many times. In the daytime, other than when he was practicing, he was always absentminded. Several times, Pei Shijian even asked what was going on with him.

But Edwin was embarrassed to tell this to his friend, so he just found a random excuse to cover it up.

Today, just sitting in the cockpit, Edwin’s face was already beginning to flush red. He looked at the opposite mecha, his energy in a stage of high excitement… If Shao Ci saw what he looked like, he would be given a shock and think that Edwin had gone in heat or something.

On the other side, Shao Ci quickly realized the benefit of these high-level mechas. When he was using the old mecha or regular mechas, there was a pause before he could completely connect with his spiritual energy. For these high-level mechas, he only needed the blink of an eye before he was connected. F pcMB

When he was using other mechas before, he couldn’t tell. Now that he was using a high-level mecha, he discovered exactly how awkward it was to pilot the lower-grade mechas from before.

Shao Ci suddenly realized something bad. “…” Crap, now that he had used such a high-level mecha, how was he supposed to go back to those lousy mechas?

But he was a millionaire now. Even in the real world, he would be able to buy a mecha. In the insignificant virtual net, those several hundred thousand empire coins were nothing.

After warming up with the mecha controls for a bit, Shao Ci nodded. The two of them began to fight. 9t6r 5

In these few days, because Edwin had trained properly when he wasn’t daydreaming, his skills were a decent amount better than they were before. And because he had watched Prince Latiao’s videos an uncountable number of times, he had ways to counter most of Shao Ci’s moves.

But he didn’t want to beat Shao Ci. He just wanted to elevate himself to a position where he could overtake his opponent naturally. Besides, he thought that as long as he was stronger, the excitement he would feel after being defeated would also feel stronger.

Although he had lost several times before, only the utterly crushing feeling when he lost to Prince Latiao had made him so excited. When he lost to other people, he would only feel uncomfortable.

Edwin’s combat ability had been strong to begin with. The reason he had lost to Shao Ci so quickly was because he hadn’t been prepared. GQvAVl

But Shao Ci was no longer the same old Shao Ci who didn’t even know how to maneuver a mecha. After his fight with Ji Zhaoyun, he had learned several cunning moves.

In a rapid exchange of a dozen blows, Shao Ci found an opportunity to press Edwin into a corner. He ruthlessly pushed down on the ground. The match should have ended in that moment. Yet simultaneously, Shao Ci suddenly remembered what Ji Zhaoyun had done.

The current Shao Ci was full of curiosity towards spiritual energy. Now that he knew this method, how could he not want to try it out?

“Only people with strong spiritual energy can do it. If I’m doing it, it shouldn’t be a problem,” Shao Ci thought, sending his spiritual energy probing outwards and enveloping Edwin’s mecha directly. azSvD6

The sensation of spiritual energy touching spiritual energy was very unique. It was just like the deepest part of two people’s consciousness crashing into each other until they were one and the same.

Apparently, if he could adjust properly, sometimes the intersection of spiritual energy could actually produce a pleasure even stronger than horizontal tango.

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Because the people in the virtual world had all sent their consciousness inside, their reactions regarding spiritual energy were exponentially stronger than in the real life.

In the moment Shao Ci’s spiritual energy touched Edwin’s, a sharp spike of excitement passed through to him. In moments, it infected Shao Ci. He felt his body heat up in moments. He wanted to do something to drain away this feeling. vPNwi0

If Shao Ci’s spiritual energy and Edwin’s spiritual energy were about the same level, he might momentarily have no way to control himself. Luckily, Shao Ci’s spiritual energy was much stronger than Edwin’s. He quickly suppressed the emotion.

“Haaa…” Shao Ci let out a breath, wiping the sweat on his forehead. Sure enough, he couldn’t try these things so randomly.

And at that moment, Edwin had completely given up on fighting back. After a long time, his voice finally sounded. “…I lost.”

Shao Ci couldn’t tell if he was mistaking it, but he felt that Edwin’s voice was a little strange. woX4jn

After Shao Ci got down from the mecha, a few moments passed. Just as Shao Ci was thinking whether he should go up and take a look, Edwin finally climbed out. His clothes were soaked in sweat, his emerald green eyes shining. He was panting lowly. His cheeks and even his ears and neck were all red.

Shao Ci: “…!” Fuck, you’re really a super masochist! Didn’t you just lose a match? Is that enough to become like this!!

Edwin looked at Shao Ci, his face completely flushed, then walked over. Shao Ci was nearly shocked into retreating a step.

It was too scary. Although he knew there were an especially large number of gays in this world, someone like Edwin was even scarier than a normal gay, okay. aV2j0w

Shockingly enough, when Edwin walked in front of Shao Ci, he kneeled down, taking Shao Ci’s hand devoutly. With matchless fanaticism, he said, “Although you aren’t willing to let me follow at your side, if there’s anything you need to deal with in the future, you must think of me first. I’m willing to do anything.”

Shao Ci was already shocked silly. “Oh, yeah, okay. Don’t be like this… Quick, get up…”

How was he supposed to look straight at Edwin in reality! Well, in any case he probably wasn’t going to see Edwin often… This shouldn’t be too much of a problem.

Today’s random task was to praise the capture target once. Although Shao Ci felt that this was a very inopportune moment, if he didn’t say it soon he’d be late. He accepted Edwin’s hands. “Yeah, you’re really good too. Today, being with you, I was also really happy…” pwjLFJ

Although he was scared by Edwin’s super masochism, in the future he could complete his task and even get some empire coins. How wonderful! So what about those little things.

Edwin had barely calmed down. Hearing Shao Ci, his face instantly turned red. “I-I-I will follow after you for all of my life…”

Shao Ci had no idea how Edwin could stay so excited with the entire face before him mosaiced.

Shao Ci hoped Edwin could keep his calm when he found out exactly who Prince Latiao was. tnNqiy

T/N: This chapter is being split because of the length, thanks for understanding!

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