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Sui Ran had no idea that Gu Huan had already thought so much; he just felt that the General today was exceptionally friendly. As they chatted, he almost forgot the original purpose of his visit.
“General, we still need to test the mecha. Let’s start quickly,” reminded Sui Ran, and he realized that he might have interrupted the General’s original plans. “General, I got carried away talking to you and forgot I’m just an audience.”
“It’s okay,” Gu Huan replied calmly and followed along as Fang Yuanqi led him into the virtual control room, where he put on holographic glasses.
Once inside the new mecha control room, Gu Huan raised his hand and signaled to Fang Yuanqi to start the testing.
The basic steps of this test started from the level even an A-grade psychic could control, gradually increasing in difficulty until the appearance of virtual images were: S-grade, SS-grade, and SSS-grade.
The golden color in Gu Huan’s eyes deepened slowly. “Currently, it shows that the psychic power has exceeded SSS grade,” Fang Yuanqi said as he watched the monitor. “If your measurement equipment hasn’t gone wrong, then my mecha design definitely doesn’t have any problems.”
“Are you that confident?” asked Sui Ran.
“A genius should have some self-confidence. Otherwise, how can one call themselves a genius?”
Dozens of targets appeared in the center of the mecha’s field of vision. The platinum-trim mecha aimed at those targets. Its arms extended, transforming into weapons. Over a dozen energy cannon apertures fired simultaneously, accurately bypassing non-target interference and obliterating the specially made targets into pieces.
After a graceful slide to avoid the flying debris, a brilliant light surrounded the mecha. Just as Gu Huan was about to showcase his mastery in the newly improved mecha, Fang Yuanqi hurriedly called for a halt.
“No, this won’t do.”
“General’s super SSS-grade psychic power isn’t very compatible with the settings of this mecha.”
Sui Ran, hearing Fang Yuanqi’s words, was puzzled. Wasn’t Fang Yuanqi extremely confident just now? Why had he suddenly lost his confidence so quickly?
He followed Fang Yuanqi’s gaze towards the numerical interface. His heart skipped a beat. Indeed, the General could control this mecha, but it felt sluggish, causing the movements to be less smooth. Fortunately, they discovered this issue in advance; otherwise, it could have been troublesome in a real life battle situation.
Fang Yuanqi seriously asked him, “Is your psychic power testing device accurate? I clearly designed the mecha based on your data, so how could this problem occur?”
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“General, I’m sorry. The test results were not as expected; it might be a problem with my mecha design,” Fang Yuanqi admitted first.
Sui Ran, who was standing nearby, saw Fang Yuanqi take responsibility and quickly followed suit. “It might be because my psychic power testing device isn’t sensitive enough, and the data I provided wasn’t accurate enough.”
Gu Huan raised his arms, clasped his hands on his chest, and adjusted the edges of his gloves. He looked at the two geniuses in front of him and said softly:
“Maybe it’s not your fault. It’s my problem.”
The Empress had mentioned his mental power could spread and have dangerous consequences. So, when he was controlling the mecha just now, he realized that he could actually exceed certain boundaries using his mental power, but he also felt that it would be dangerous. Therefore, he consciously controlled his mental power.
Gu Huan gently clenched his palms, then continued, “The technology for the super SSS-grade mecha will be temporarily sealed. The SS-grade mecha is sufficient. There’s no need to continue researching further.”
“Yes, General,” they both responded.
After leaving the training ground, Gu Huan rode back to the General’s residence in a flying car. He was lost in thought during the ride and the person driving the car and escorting him back was Yue Yang. As they approached the front of his house, Yue Yang exclaimed, “General, there’s a delivery truck parked in front of your house. Did you order something?”
Gu Huan, who had been lost in thought, finally raised his head to look outside. He saw crates of magazines being unloaded from the truck and carried into his house.
Yue Yang noticed the magazines as well and asked, “Did you buy so many magazines for yourself?”
Gu Huan didn’t know what to say, and could only remain silent.
The car door opened, and Gu Huan walked out of the opened car door. As soon as he reached the door of his home, he saw a group of laborers who had been hired to move the books. They looked startled and a bit frightened when they noticed his return. If he didn’t know who had sent them, their expressions might have made him mistake them for burglars.
Gu Huan didn’t give them a hard time. “Don’t mind me, just keep moving the magazines.”
“Yes, General,” one of the workers replied with a sigh of relief.
After parking the car, Yue Yang walked up behind the General and observed the workers who were moving the magazines. The more he looked, the more familiar their faces became, and he suddenly remembered where he had seen them before.
“Wait, aren’t you guys the flower shop employees who delivered flowers to the military district last time?” Yue Yang asked with confusion.
The workers who had previously delivered flowers to the military district were momentarily stunned. They didn’t have specific job titles; they were just like bricks that their boss could use wherever needed.
“Uh… well…” one of them stammered.
“Whoever needs our hardworking gardening services, we’re here to help,” another one chimed in.
Yue Yang was perplexed. These workers were clearly multi-purpose laborers. He looked at the mountain of magazines piling up and couldn’t help but wonder if Gu Huan was trying to support the sales of his new magazine. Gu Huan was clearly very concerned about the magazine’s sales figures. Perhaps Gu Huan felt that the reported sales weren’t as good as they should be, so he bought so many copies himself. Yue Yang thought that if he bought just two or three dozen copies, it wouldn’t be enough. In order to support Gu Huan, he might need to place an order for more copies online.
As Yue Yang contemplated this, a person rushed out of the room.
“Your Highness…?” Chu Xinglin waved his hand dismissively. “There’s no need for formalities.”
Yue Yang, who had just bent his knee in a salute, straightened up when he saw Chu Xinglin approaching without the usual formalities.
“I apologize,” Chu Xinglin continued, addressing the two next to Gu Huan.
Gu Huan frowned, glancing at Yue Yang. Chu Xinglin quickly understood the situation.
“Vice Admiral Yue, I have something to discuss with General Gu Huan. Do you have any other business?”
“Otherwise, you can leave first.”
Yue Yang felt a little nervous. Why was Crown Prince Chu Xinglin, who was undoubtedly very busy, appearing at General Gu Huan’s residence in the capital? And why did he start with “I apologize”?
“You can go for now,” General Gu Huan said, confirming Yue Yang’s thoughts.
Yue Yang pursed his lips, nodded slightly, and said, “Yes, General.”
As the car lifted off and left the residence, Lightbulb Yue Yang couldn’t help but feel anxious.
After that, Chu Xinglin’s tone became more gentle and affectionate, sounding almost like a male god from a radio drama.
“I’m sorry. These magazines will not take up space in the dimensional storage.”
Gu Huan raised an eyebrow, not because of the issue of space but for another reason.
“Why did you buy so many?”
In an age where most people used a smart brain for reading, physical books were considered a luxury, mostly kept for collecting. Few people bought so many copies of the same publication.
Since he was already caught, Chu Xinglin didn’t want to lie to Gu Huan, so he explained the real reason.
“The magazine created a list of gold donors’ acknowledgments, ranking them according to the number of magazines they bought.”
So, he had seen the rankings and felt the urge to buy?
Gu Huan furrowed his brows even deeper.
“I secured first place in this ranking.”
“But I didn’t expect that there was a fervent fan of yours who kept closely following me.”
“I bought three thousand copies, and they bought four thousand.”
“I bought thirty thousand, and they bought forty thousand.”
“You…?”
“Later, I realized that this person might be a spy hired by the magazine to stimulate my consumption. If I didn’t want to expose myself as the buyer, I would have already shut down this shady business.”
Chu Xinglin spoke with determination, clearly not pleased with the situation.
M1zushi: XDDD Mo Xiao is carrying Gu Huan’s fandom
I wonder when Yue Yang is going to figure out they’re dating. Everyone on the Crown Prince’s side has already clued in and yet the General’s right hand man is still in the dark. Step up your game Yue Yang!
Yue Yang is just like Gu Huan 😂😂
Thanks for the chapters
I don’t think that fan is employed by the magazine…
bro just casually bought 33,000 magazines and is like “I was just trying to win the first rank so my wife can see me” I just genuinely love his way of saying “the-wife-is-always-first” he’s always trying to win first place in anything his wife is participating in XD 😂
Rebirth of a supermodel is also like this he even bought a house for his collection lol for every magazines and product endorsements he has it all and would be a number 1 fan until some powder fan challenge him lol
omg I need to read this…
thanks for the chapter!