The youth who was bored out of his mind playing with buttons shot up with glittering eyes.
“Yes, yes ah.”
Yin Mingzheng’s body completely relaxed.
The hero of humanity showed a somewhat shy smile as he gently held the youth in his arms.
Shi Qing lowered his weight and nuzzled against his coat happily.
[System, don’t come out.]
The System cautiously poked its head out: [Host, you……should be more gentle. Last time when he woke up after being drugged, he was rubbing his waist all day.]
Since then, although the Host insisted they really didn’t do anything, the System had remaining doubts in its data.
It obediently went to read its mantras afterwards.
After an hour or so, it thought that they should be done. It carefully poked its head out.
Everything was covered by mosaics.
It was so scared that it buried its head back into its book.
In the third hour, the System that was reading ‘A Hundred Common Homemade Recipes’ prepared to put down its book.
Three hours should be enough for humans, right?
It poked its head out.
Then it was jump scared by mosaics again.
Finally, after five hours, the System had its sight restored.
It went out to see Shi Qing lying in Yin Mingzheng’s arms. The man had tenderness and guilt written all over his face. He was carefully massaging Shi Qing’s sore legs.
The scene seemed very harmonious. Yin Mingzheng’s ears were even bright red due to feeling anxious.
The System didn’t know why Shi Qing’s legs were sore though.
The System looked at the Host that seemed to be in a trance. It called out to him hesitantly: [Host?]
It only heard Shi Qing’s feeble response almost a minute or two later: [En……]
[Um. Are you tired? Do you need something for your kidneys? I just read about a recipe for silky chicken and magnolia soup. It’s very nourishing.]
Shi Qing: [……]
[How about stewing it for Yin Mingzheng then?]
Shi Qing: [……]
Shi Qing: [No. He’s strong enough.]
Shi Qing: [Any more nourishment and even someone of the Mechanical race like me wouldn’t be able to handle him.]
System: [What? What did he do?]
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Shi Qing: [I finally understand why Yin Mingzheng was single in the original storyline.]
[Why?]
[Because no one could handle it.]
The simple-minded little System was confused: [Host, be more clear. What couldn’t they handle?]
Shi Qing was still muttering to himself: [Thank god I’m not human. If I was, it wouldn’t be strange for me to die right here and now. By the way, when you showed me the files from before, there was a previous Host that died on the bed right?]
The System finally understood what was being implied once the files were brought up. Its data quickly heated up to a molten red. It said in a hushed voice: [That Host left the world because they finished the task. It’s not what you’re thinking.]
[That’s just speculation on your part. Don’t bother me for a bit. I need to rest.]
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He was gentle and considerate, never becoming jealous about physical contact with people of either gender. He accepted every part of Shi Qing.
Of course, other than his powerful fighting and leadership abilities, the hero of humanity did have one flaw.
He was too easily moved and indecisive. He was too good for this world.
For example, after the two were together, Yin Mingzheng always felt a sense of guilt towards their unborn children.
According to Shi Qing, the lifespan of a Machine was adjusted to fit their companion’s (100% a lie). However long an ability user from Earth could live was how long they would live.
In other words, when Yin Mingzheng’s life ends, Shi Qing’s would too.
This was good in some ways. After all, Yin Mingzheng wouldn’t feel right no matter who stayed behind. If he died, he worried that no one could protect Shi Qing. If Shi Qing left first, he would definitely follow within a day.
But it still made his heart hurt to think about how their child would be born all alone two hundred years later with only emotionless androids to keep them company.
This was their child they were talking about.
Yin Mingzheng was different for Shi Qing who could go off to play after casually state that it was fine because the child would inherit some of his memories and androids to keep them safe. He had the heart of a traditional and caring father.
Although he couldn’t accompany them, he insisted on writing a letter every year to express how much he and Shi Qing loved their child. He also apologized for not being able to stay by his side and wished them a long and happy life.
After that, Yin Mingzheng also wanted to record a video. The man who was a deity-like figure for the human race would always greet the camera with a smile:
“Hi baby. Papa here.”
Then the camera would turn to Shi Qing who was always busy playing games, eating fruits or watching TV: “This is your dad.”
He continued to make a long speech about what they had done recently, what they had played with and what they had eaten.
The hero of humanity carefully recorded the videos so that their child could know that he was loved and wanted even after his parents were gone.
This could be considered Yin Mingzheng’s way of atoning.
In the year 3001, President Yin Mingzheng retired.
In 3130, Yin Mingzheng, the first head of state after the invasion of the Insects, breathed his last together with Shi Qing, his lover from the royal family of the Mechanical race.
According to their will, they were cremated together. It was a little difficult due to Shi Qing’s mechanical heart, but fortunately the most powerful fire ability user, Le Youyuan, was able to finish the task.
The textbooks forever recorded the Mechanical race as peacekeepers who offered aid in Earth’s darkest time. It was also written that their King fell in love with the first president, and remained on Earth to this day.
Le Youyuan, the elder who has been haunted by Yin Mingzheng taking away his first love for all his life, broke down after he cremated said first love and his rival. With a face filled with wrinkles, he cursed out Yin Mingzheng for messing with him even from beyond the grave. This matter was left out of the books.
On the Mechanical planet far, far away, the Mother Tree sensed the departure of Shi Qing and soon created a new life.
The new Mechanical King laid under the tree with closed eyes to accept the inheritance of memory.
He was of the Mechanical race.
He was the King.
The Mechanical race was a race that strived towards peace.
The Mechanical race could self-replicate. He had no relatives.
He should immediately create androids after he woke up. After all, his predecessor would not leave him anything.
The new King opened his silver eyes.
Then he immediately caught sight of the mountains of envelopes, gifts and videos surrounding him.
He stood up from the pile of gifts with a befuddled expression as he glanced at the androids standing around. They had balloons tied to their heads and were waving the glow sticks in their hands to celebrate his birth.
There was also a large banner pulled by two robots facing him, it shook as if it was afraid he couldn’t see it.
It said: Congratulations on your birth. Papa and dad will always love you.
There was even a little heart drawn on the back.
The new King who just inherited memories: ……
Was he somehow born in the wrong place?
Meanwhile, Shi Qing returned to the space between worlds.
The System started reading excitedly: [Congratulations Host for successfully completing the task! Please choose to either: 1. Continue on to the next task or 2. Rest for a while]
Shi Qing: [1111.]
[Ding! Please prepare yourself. We will immediately jump to a new world.]
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When Shi Qing opened his eyes again, he found himself seated in front of a make-up mirror with someone whispering to him: “Shi-ge, I’ve added that to Jing Yuanqi’s meal.”
“En.”
Shi Qing answers casually as he skimmed through his short-term memory.
This body used to belong to a film emperor. He usually just looked somewhat gloomy when in fact, he has always been envious of those who were both talented and younger than him. He would spare no expense to suppress such people if they were to appear.
Jing Yuanqi, an upcoming artist, came to mind.
Due to a combination of his outstanding appearance and solid acting skills, he has already received a lot of good exposure and fans right after debuting.
The original owner was always jealous of him, but he could only pull off a few small and disgusting schemes because there was a formidable force behind Jing Yuanqi.
This time, the two just happened to be in the same production crew. Knowing that the director despised those that dropped the ball the most and that Jing Yuanqi liked spicy food despite always getting a stomachache afterwards, the original owner came up with a plan. He bought Jing Yuanqi a meal while instructing his assistant to put an extra sauce in. It was made from devil’s pepper, and just one bite was enough to burn a hole in your intestines.
It might be impossible to see if it’s there, but the taste was unmistakable. Even if Jing Yuanqi notices something was wrong while he ate, there was nothing he could do about it. The dish was called spicy chicken after all. It was normal for it to have a little heat.
It might be a small scheme, but it sure was disgusting.
The System also saw the memory. It began to panic: [Host! Hurry up and stop this or Jing Yuanqi’s animosity value will soar to 100 after this meal!]
Shi Qing was in no rush. He leaned back: [Check how much it is right now first.]
System: [……Jing Yuanqi’s animosity value: 100/100]
Shi Qing wasn’t surprised.
According to the memories of the original owner, Jing Yuanqi seemed very shameless and disrespectful towards his elders. But Shi Qing could see that Jing Yuanqi had a bad attitude towards the original owner because he knew the other man was bent on suppressing him.
[Just wait and see. He’s coming here any minute now. Come on, we have points to spend. Go to the mall and change my taste…… Ah, okay. Let’s go with this one.]
Within seconds, the door of the dressing room was pushed open.
A young man strode in. He was very good-looking, with peach blossom eyes and a high nose. However, his face was chilly at the moment. He came over to Shi Qing and all but threw the carton in his hand in front of him.
His voice was hard: “Eat it.”
The assistant beside Shi Qing was stunned before getting angry, “What do you think you’re doing?! How dare you treat my Shi-ge this way?!! Why must he eat your leftovers?!!!”
Jing Yuanqi scoffed. He crossed his arms while looking down at Shi Qing who was silently staring at him: “He knows what he did.”
He thought that Shi Qing would stand up and berate him for being disrespectful to his elders or tattle to the director again.
But the good-looking man in the chair only shot him an aloof look before quietly digging into the meal.
One minute passed. Then two. Then three.
Ten minutes later, Shi Qing finished off the lunchbox in a slow and methodical fashion.
He even took out a handkerchief to wipe his mouth. He looked at Jing Yuanqi, whose expression gradually became a little confused. His tone was freezing:
“Now get out.”
That’s a wrap for arc 1!
Please note the revised schedule for this novel is Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. While I will try my best to keep up my current pace, updates are only guaranteed on those days of the week.
Thanks for all your support thus far. I really appreciate it. 😊
Now, onwards to the gloomy film emperor!
The system is so pure! Also, the arc ended so abruptly. Am I the only one who thinks that here?
A lot of qt story always ended up like that that I thought it’s normal now imo
Yep, but I still can’t get used to the fact that the MC doesn’t need any rest even though he just experienced a lifetime 0_o
Absolutely! We are still attached to the previous world so that’s might be why when the arcs changed too fast that we got whiplash (@~@)
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same!
Others that I read have breaks and they have some slow time too, but Shi Qing turbos through it, I wonder why? Dying then entering new body is not so surprising, but I think I’d need more time to adjust before I can fall in love again after living until old age?
— I just died, my partner was wrinkly, then all of a sudden I’m meeting up with a 20 yo again and flirting and teasing and stuff
There’s no system emotional reset to adjust the host to new world, too
True… Though it might be that his feelings for ML aren’t that deep yet so he’s not that affected considering it’s his first world,,, but they lived together for so long :’3
Shi Qing didnt seem to actually have fallen for our ML, he was just admiring the view lol
Probably due to Shi Qing mindset. You know he is all about completing the task while enjoying the ride. He even say “111” when given choice to next task or rest. He is eager for the next eye candy lol.
Yess new arc!! Hohoho, establishing himself as the white lotus at the first meet. A powerful move!
Thanks for the update~
mitoy llorando pobre Yin Mingzheng vivió en una mentira pero una mentir blanca asi que supono que esta bien
Changing his tastebuds into a film emperor that loves spicy food???? Hehehehe
Thank you for the double release!!!!! Can’t wait to see how things unfold in this new arc aaaaaaahhhhhhh I always have a soft spot for modern day arcs in QT ;_;….. +1 if the setting is in entertainment circles…
+1 I love QT and I prefer modern settings over any other. The combination of both? Perfect.
At least the new mechanical king feels love now!
Thank you for the chapter
I kinda want a side story of the life of the New Mechanical King to see more of his reactions. That would story that I would want to read.
oh gosh same. how will the baby react to having so many keepsakes from his dads??? does he keep them with him??? does he carry on the mission of keeping peace?? and most importantly, does he make gifts and keepsakes for his own child????
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Me too! Me too!
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Me too! Me too!
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I legit cried a little when the new king woke up
Erm….am i the only one worried about the kid inheriting of shiqing’s erotic moments as well?😅
mosaics intensifies
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If someone makes a fanfiction of this, tell me!!!
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I would honestly love that.
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Curiosity is killing me!!
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Awwww, I think I cried a little at the ending. ML in the first arc is too sweet and too good!
If I was their kid and I wake up with that kind of scene, I would probably be choked with diabetes and love! :”)
Thank you for the chapter!
Onwards to the Gloomy Emperor arc~☆
(Wawawawa! Elegant SQ’s the best♡♡♡)
Thank you for the chapters
Where can I also get a pure system (:3」z)
The new mechanical King was born knowing he has no relatives…and then he opened his eyes and learned he had two dads, fufufufu. I hope he keeps that tradition for the future Kings.
A showbiz arc, huh? And this time Shi Qing Will be older! I’m looking forward to their dinamycs.
Thanks for the chapter!
Arc 1 complete, onto the next!
Thanks for the chapter! 💕
Awww Yin Mingzheng is so sweet (▰˘◡˘▰) thank you~ I’m so looking forward to the new arc (≧∀≦)
I’m so relieved he didn’t leave abruptly after completing his mission. In so many other QT the mc usually leaves after the mission is completed which always bums me out. 🙏👍🏻
the sudden leaves not only hurt ml, but also us ahh…ʘ̥_ʘ
Yeah….either the MC abruptly dies or the soul changes. Those arcs hurt the most. Like Scum Shou’s survival Guide.
Yeah it was always unsatisfying in a way that’s why i like this story too and class teacher system
Exactly! Just when they’ve worked out everything and misunderstandings are all gone, mc has to die and leave the world 😓😓…hoping all the arcs in this novel is like the first one!
The QTs where the soul changes after a host finishes the mission leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I immediately drop it. Dying tho is fine with me lol cause it is part of dogblood drama and scum revenge hahaha
I agree!!!!!! so far Don’t pick up boyfriends from the trash bin is the only exception I’ve found! as the ML goes with our MC and those we get to know in the world are the worst kind of scum! I won’t say anymore cos of spoilers, I only said this much as it’s in the author’s note on the description page. 😊
Really? Most of those I read. He waited until he die before leaving as well. And it be a tear jerk
thank you for the chapter! Entertainment arc here we go!!
thanks for the chapter ❤(๑′ᴗ‵ ๑)
That last line though
Oh~ (´▽`ʃ♡ƪ)
I wonder what will make him OP here~~
Lol I can feel the new mechanical race king confusion 🤣🤣
Thank you for the chapter ❤
Frankly I am glad that they didn’t stretch the previous arc much….onward to the new arc!!
Thanks for the chapter.
new mech king all confused LOL
So… Who was the top?
Also thanku very much for the chapter. Fighting 🙌
Seeing as Mingzheng believed the baby-conception thing, he probably topped Shi Qing. 😂
Yeap… It seems that way, since SQ did say that YMZ was really energetic, and he’s lucky that he’s of the mechanical race. 😂
The ending was both cute and silly. I like (●°u°●)
I’m not 100% sure whether I should be feeling sorry or happy for the new king of the mechanical race… XD
I really liked the first world <3 how ‘their baby’ was born surrounded by gifts, videos and balloons … the sweetest T.T
I have this nice little fanon that the new mecha King would be influenced by Papa Mingzheng’s letters and videos and would want to find someone to spend a lifetime with as well. This might end up being the new cycle for their successors.
And, knowing the knowledge Shi Qing has passed to him, he might be able to woo whoever he pleasesThank you for translating 💕💕💕
Omg YES!!! Imagine him being this cold on the surface but a die-hard romantic searching the whole universe for his one true love! It can be more dog-blooded or pure fluff!
Thanks for the chapter!
Amazing job thank you so much keep working hard n rest well 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰💯
ooooooh so sexyyyyy
“when you showed me the files from before, there was a previous Host that died on the bed right?”
Who are they talking about??
Is they talking about author previous work or what???
Ah I worry for SQ’s intestines…
…. First of all. I didn’t subscribe to censorship! I want scene 😂. Second…. Is the 2nd arc character… A bottom? Cause peach blossom eye is usually described to bottom. Importantly. Thanks for translating!
I’ve read a few with gongs, though I don’t remember the names still, after FOD, yep… it has become a stereotype..lol
I wonder what MC went through in his original world to become like this….
Anyway, even though I know that the new king of the race is not their child and all… still, I cried a tear…wuwu
Thanks for your hard work~
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I realized that a lot of QT novel always put Film emperor or entertainment circle as one of their world. Ah I’m just saying. It just make me realize how much ppl adore celebrities and actors 😂.
I’m sad for Yin Mingzheng, I really liked him…
i kind of feel sorry for Yin Mingzheng. just… cant tell the truth … you kno what i mean right ? 😵😵😵
hey hey i want to see new king’s life pleasee~ ε٩(๑> ₃ <)۶ з is there an arc like that?(´ฅω•ฅ｀)
Thank you so much for the chapter!(๑´>᎑<)~❤
Thank you very much for the chapter ❤❤❤❤
Thanks for the chapter! 😊😍
Would love to hear more about “their baby” 😂😂
Maybe in the extra episodes or new novel… (if it even exists) 🤣
The ending of Arc 1 made me tear up a bit.. sniffles
😭😭😭I hope the new king knows his parents loved him.
SQ didn’t waste time to join the new world huh.
Thanks for the chapter!
the first arc was soooo cute >w< too cute in fact !!! kinda sad it ended ngl ;w;
Thank you for the chapter!
Oh the baby king has been born. The ML is sweet, making momentum’s for his kid.
Wuwuwu cryyyyyyy~~~~~:[😭
uwuuu my MC is so cool !!!
Aww men I- omg he’s so cuteeeeee recording and preparing gifts for the future prince my kokoro can’t take it so much cuteeeeeeness
Bruh, I cried at the end of the first arc. It was all the feels and ended in such a satisfying way. He stayyyyyed with his boooo. And Yin made all those things for the baby and baby woke up with all the memories and androids and asjdjdjao9qoq TOT. AND LE NEVER GOT OVER HIM AND EVEN INCINERATED HIS HEART RESPECTING HIS LAST WISHES BROOOOOOOOO TAT TOT QAQ QAQ WAAAAAAAAAH!!! The System having immediate respect for Yin lmfaoooo. I can feel Shi’s schemes a coming looool
Lol the little king is so confused
Oh my! I like the way we ended the first world. There wasn’t much sadness or crying or drama or anything like that. It was rather fun and cute. A nice change! 😊
wait nooo i want to know what they baby feels from Mingzheng’s little videos 🥺
Lmao the new king tho. He must be extremely confused.
honestly I teared up a bit when ml is thinking about the future child •́ ‿ ,•̀
It got so bittersweet there, with their death and ML’s feelings toward their unborn son. Wu…
So abrupt! No transition! What’s this????I suspect that MC is trying not to think about ML. like how people bury themselves in their work to avoid thinking
I legit teared up a little when I saw “papa and dad will always love you”.
I am so happy to see that MC no need to die after he finished his mission and leave ML alone in that world as most of transmigrate story that I read before. LoL….. I think the new king will make the keepsake thing for the new born king as tradition 😆
Poor new king HAHAHAHAHAHHA
LYY…
Glad those two could stay together till the end of his life tho^^ and the new king… Uh itll be funny if he continued the giving gifts traditions to the next king lolol
I like the little snippet about new mechanical king, but I wish we get more!!! I want to see how he feels when reading the letters, I want to see him going around being peace officer and leaving letters for his own baby!!!!!
Original body: fake film emperor
Shi Qing: crossworld acting emperor
The new Mechanical Race King’s thoughts after getting born tho HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
And oh, the new arc looks promising…
ㅠㅠ to fast…i can’t catch up…My head is still all over the previous arc ㅠㅠ
Srsly, the first arc had me laughing and crying at the same time.
Touching ending to the 1st arc. I love the novel so far. Thanks for translation
“pervious host had died on the bed right”.this got me burst.
The Showbiz I’m looking forward to it.
🙂🙂😂
I think it’s a whiplash-like feeling because other authors either have a break in the space or don’t start the next world until the next chapter. Not halfway in. Though some do that too.
Thanks for the chapter 🥰
A host dying in bed? Lol Perfect Destiny comes to mind
I’m sobbing by how sweet the gong is to their child oh my, the greenest flag ever! See you on our next lifetime Yin Mingzheng and don’t overdo it next time! 💗
Thank you for the chapter! 🌺💗
Shi Qing: “Now get out.”
Me: “Yes Daddy.”
Thank you for the chapter! 🌺💗
Whoaaah. He didn’t rest.
His mental fortitude is so strong.
I’m glad the first arc has a HE, MC and ML lived to their last breath tgt. And the fact that ML is such a great and loving papa for recording all those videos for their future son is just TAT Even tho the ending seems abrupt, it’s more acceptable then other QT’s novel
Um, asking for help here please can you tell me if the ML is the same person from before or someone else?
Man even the new mechanical king who’s an orphan received more love from his parents more than me who’s both parents are alive 🙂 /hj
You go Shi Qing, show him who’s boss! 👍
I really want to read a bit more about the new born mechanical king wanna read what else YM wrote aboutttt helppp
This is my faveee arcccc🥰🥰🥰
Like many others here, I’d like to see more about their ‘baby’! It would be so wholesome. 😊 Oh well, I’ll just fuel my brain and daydream about the possibilities…
(🚶♀️ Now then, time to sit back and enjoy the next arc.)
That was a good ending! Luckily SQ was not prematurely removed from the world, and leave Mingzheng alone. I was really afraid of the sequelae if the system does that!
And I wondered what will become the new mechanical king now that the precious one gone and left with the supposed ‘peace & loving’ memory… He/It seems confused… But those videos and balloons and banners are all remnants of his ‘papa’ 😂 😅
I love the mechanical race sm??? the androids standing there with balloons and a birthday banner… be still my heart
I love the arc 1 omg~~~~~~~♡😍😘😚💞💞💞💖. One of my favorite ending. It made my fujoshi soul frel alive again. Thankful to the author♡♡♡♡♡