Wan Mei made a phone call to Wei Shuzhu while they were on the way. The person on the other end of the call seemed very happy and quickly agreed to meet them outside the gates of the Life Medical Research Institute.
Mo Yang, listening to the conversation, couldn’t help but cringe. “From his tone, I really think it’s a pity he’s not a girl. If he were, he would surely be someone very endearing.”
Wan Mei chuckled, “Even if he’s a guy, there are many who appreciate his personality. He looks harmless, pure, and kind, which is quite charming.”
Mo Yang raised an eyebrow, and Wan Mei added, “Of course, he’s not my type. His personality is more suited for being an experimental subject for me.”
Mo Yang rolled his eyes. Indeed, even if the guy wouldn’t harm anyone proactively if someone walked right into his hands, Wan Mei wouldn’t hesitate to use them for experimentation.
Ignoring their conversation, Mo Yang started looking around the buildings in the vicinity.
Wei Shuzhu was waiting for them at the entrance of Wei’s Life Medical Research Institute. When he saw Wan Mei, his bright, round eyes lit up. However, when he saw Mo Yang, he immediately displayed a guarded expression, as if he were a little hamster afraid of his sunflower seeds being stolen.
Mo Yang didn’t dislike this young man; in fact, he found him somewhat cute. However, the young man’s taste in people was questionable, as he had taken a liking to someone who saw him as a guinea pig.
“Brother Bai, I can give you a tour of our research institute, but there are certain core areas that outsiders cannot enter. Since you’re Grandpa’s savior, you probably won’t mind, but this gentleman can’t go in,” Wei Shuzhu said.
Mo Yang’s mouth twitched, “Little brother, I’m only two years older than you.” Why call him “Brother Bai” and then call me “this gentleman”?
Wei Shuzhu paid no attention to Mo Yang and turned to Wan Mei. Wan Mei politely smiled, “Of course, we’ll have him stay in the resting area.”
Mo Yang, hearing this, chuckled twice and thought, “I’ll settle the score with you tonight,” but for now, he didn’t pay them much mind and began examining the surrounding buildings.
Wei Shuzhu happily led Wan Mei, with Mo Yang in tow, for a tour of the advanced biotechnology research being conducted in this world. Mo Yang noticed various plants and animals that were even more unusual than those in Wan Mei’s research lab. This world had made significant advancements in the extraction and study of cosmic energy, which Mo Yang realized was likely the focus of Wan Mei’s interest.
While the game system and the Dream World might avoid providing detailed knowledge on this topic, if this world had a real history and the game world was a simulation based on it, some clues should inevitably slip through. Wan Mei seemed interested in this specific area of knowledge, as cosmic energy and certain meteoric metals from the cosmos likely played a crucial role in countering and harnessing the Dream World’s power.
As Wei Shuzhu guided Wan Mei to the core cosmic biological energy research area, Mo Yang remained in the employee lounge. The lounge offered various entertainment and relaxation facilities he had never seen before. Mo Yang selected a full-body massage chair and reclined in it. He also put on a holographic gaming headset, intending to experience the holographic games of this futuristic era.
However, before he even entered the game, he spotted someone who looked very familiar.
Wei Shuyu.
He was Mo Yang’s classmate in the first world, the class monitor who eventually succumbed to the Great Demon King’s persuasion and manipulation.
Wei Shuyu was now a researcher and was wearing a white lab coat. He looked somewhat similar to Wan Mei in his demeanor, but Wan Mei always gave off an air of unapproachability and self-deprecation, whereas Wei Shuyu appeared much gentler.
Wei Shuzhu and Wei Shuyu. These two names were only a single character apart. Mo Yang thought that he might know something.
At this moment, Wei Shuyu’s expression was quite serious. Two employees from the research institute stood in front of him, one of whom appeared nervous. The nervous one lowered his head with a guilty expression, but from Mo Yang’s angle, he could see a trace of malevolence and a smirk in the man’s eyes.
Mo Yang raised an eyebrow and took off his gaming headset. Fortunately, the lounge was relatively empty and quiet, allowing him to hear Wei Shuyu’s conversation clearly.
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The younger of the two employees appeared flustered and said, “Young Master, I’m only responsible for organizing and recording the less valuable materials in Zone Three. I don’t have the authority to manage that material. I really don’t know anything about this!”
Wei Shuyu turned to Ruzhi and asked, “Uncle Ru, do you have anything to say?”
Ruzhi lifted his head, his expression serious and sincere. “Young Master, I’ve been working at Wei’s for twenty years, and you should know who I am. I had no knowledge of what happened in Zone Three’s warehouse, and I was shocked to hear about it. How about we go to the Biological Warehouse in Zone Three now and investigate together? If someone indeed entered and sold materials, there must be some traces left behind.”
Wei Shuyu furrowed his brow but eventually nodded. “Alright, let’s go have a look. The material is very fragile, and there might be fingerprints, hair, or footprints left behind, especially if someone tampered with it.”
Ruzhi’s eyes flashed for a moment. He then led Wei Shuyu and another manager towards Zone Three’s Biological Warehouse.
Mo Yang thought for a moment and stopped the massage chair. He found a high-speed magnetic levitation skateboard and put on a helmet equipped with an emergency medical function. He intended to follow them discreetly. While his skateboarding skills were average at best, the skateboard itself was equipped for firefighting and high-temperature situations.
He didn’t want to arouse suspicion, so he followed at a distance. The magnetic levitation skateboard could ascend up to a hundred meters, and Mo Yang floated in the sky, able to observe the direction Wei Shuyu and the others were heading. After about ten minutes, they arrived at the Biological Warehouse in Zone Three.
Mo Yang watched them enter the warehouse and carefully maintained his position above. He was thinking of a way to sneak in when suddenly, a deafening explosion erupted from below him. The force of the explosion knocked him off balance, but he managed to stabilize himself. He looked down and saw Ruzhi, who had looked suspicious earlier, rushing out of the warehouse in a panicked state.
Ruzhi called out in fear, “Help! Someone, please help! Young Master is still inside the warehouse!”
Mo Yang didn’t need to think twice to realize this was a conspiracy against Wei Shuyu. The person had likely anticipated that no one would arrive in time to save him. By the time others came, Wei Shuyu would probably have been reduced to ashes.
Without hesitation, Mo Yang dashed into the burning warehouse with his magnetic levitation skateboard. As he flew in, he passed by Ruzhi, who was pretending to shout for help.
The shock on Ruzhi’s face was evident as he watched the employee, seemingly dropped from the sky, abruptly silencing him. Ruzhi couldn’t believe it. He had carefully timed the event to ensure that no one, neither the employees nor the institute’s security personnel, would be in the warehouse area for at least ten minutes. So, how in the world did this employee, who appeared out of nowhere with a skateboard, disrupt his plans?
Mo Yang was confident in his choice to use the magnetic levitation skateboard. It was designed to withstand high temperatures and was equipped with firefighting capabilities.
As he entered the warehouse, he saw a horrifying scene. Wei Shuyu was paralyzed and had a pale complexion. Even his pants were burnt, and he couldn’t move. It appeared that he had been exposed to some potent paralyzing agent. Next to him, another employee named He Ren was in a much worse condition. His entire body was burning, and he was screaming in agony.
Mo Yang wasted no time. He activated the emergency oxygen supply in his helmet and placed Wei Shuyu on the magnetic levitation skateboard. Then, he removed his own jacket and used it to smother the flames on He Ren’s body. Mo Yang then dragged He Ren while pushing the skateboard, making their way out of the inferno. Fortunately, the fire was less intense in the regular storage area of the warehouse.
By the time they reached safety, Wei Shuyu’s leg burns had been extinguished by the warehouse’s built-in fire suppression system. However, He Ren’s body was still on fire, so Mo Yang doused him with the special fire-extinguishing liquid from the warehouse’s equipment before wrapping him in the jacket.
After these actions, Mo Yang was exhausted. He took off his helmet and took a deep breath, looking at the completely destroyed core area of the warehouse. He then glanced at himself, realizing that he had lost nearly half of his health points in just a few minutes.
He suddenly felt a sense of dread. “If it weren’t for us being classmates and you being Wan Mei’s little follower, I wouldn’t have risked my life in this sea of flames,” he said, catching his breath. He couldn’t help but feel a bit shaken by the intense heat and pain, even though this was just a game.
Wei Shuyu couldn’t understand Mo Yang’s words, but he was aware that this young man had saved him. Despite having a method to save himself as a last resort, the cost would have been extremely high, almost equivalent to sacrificing himself. So Wei Shuyu thought he had to repay this person in some way.
At that moment, the rescue team finally arrived. To Mo Yang’s surprise, Wei Shuzhu and Wan Mei were among them, along with the elder of the Wei family, whom Wan Mei had saved.
Wei Shuzhurushed in and was horrified when he saw Wei Shuyu. “Brother! Brother, how are you? What’s going on? Why did the warehouse explode, and why were you inside? Why didn’t you let someone else retrieve whatever you needed? Why did you go in yourself?”
Wan Mei, on the other hand, approached Mo Yang step by step, looking down at the person covered in soot with a faint but imposing expression.
“Do you want me to attach you to my belt?” Mo Yang quirked an eyebrow.
Mo Yang’s mouth twitched, “I’m not a keychain.”
“Well, if it were someone else, I wouldn’t care. But isn’t this your little follower? I initially just wanted to see what he was up to, and who could have expected that he’d be ambushed so quickly? I saw it happening and felt compelled to help. Besides, I didn’t get injured, so you don’t need to worry,” Wan Mei replied.
Wan Mei didn’t answer him directly but continued to stare at Mo Yang with a gaze that felt even more intimidating than the raging fire. “Besides, we have the Phoenix Ring, so if I sustain a fatal injury, you can bear half of it. We’re in this together, and you can’t guarantee you’ll never do something dangerous, right?”
Wan Mei looked at the 50 points of health he had lost earlier and sneered. Ignoring the grateful looks from the Wei family and the tearful eyes of Wei Shuzhu, he reached out and pulled Mo Yang into his arms. “Forget about it being just data in the game. Even if they were real people, you don’t have to concern yourself with their lives and deaths.”
Mo Yang clicked his tongue. “That kind of thinking is not good. After all, we’re friends.”
Wan Mei snorted dismissively and released his hold on Black Dog. He then addressed the stunned Wei Shuzhu, the Wei family patriarch, and Wei Shuyu, who looked like they had seen a ghost. “It seems like you all have important matters to attend to. My companion and I have been through quite a shock as well, so we won’t linger. We can chat another time.”
Wei Shuzhu wanted to stop them from leaving, but the Wei family patriarch spoke up first, “Originally, I wouldn’t have agreed to your request, Mr. Wan, as it involves our family’s heirloom. However, there is nothing more valuable than my grandson’s life. Moreover, your proposed research direction has given me some ideas. Perhaps this is fate. Please take Mr. Mo Yang for a change of clothes and some treatment. I will entrust the item to you.”
“I hope you will make good use of it.”
When Wan Mei heard this, a faint smile appeared on his face. “Of course, I’ve already found the most suitable new owner for him.”
The Wei family patriarch also smiled. “That’s good.”
Mo Yang was still in a daze even as he changed into fresh clothes, replenished his health points with various potions, and boarded the car back to the hotel.
“What were you and the Wei family patriarch talking about earlier? Did you have your eye on the Wei family’s heirloom?” Mo Yang finally asked.
Wan Mei reached out and took out a very delicate box from his pocket. After opening it, he handed it to Mo Yang directly. “I’m not much interested in the heirloom, but you seem to like it, right?”
Because of this thing, Mo Yang gave a passionate speech in his sleep all night. So Wan Mei searched for information about this thing all night and finally found it in a photo of a banquet attended by Mr. Wei.
Mo Yang looked at the box with confusion and was shocked at just one glance.
“Is this ‘The Proverb’?”
“God! This can’t be real! ‘The Proverb’ disappeared over a hundred years ago! How did you know it was in the Wei family’s possession?”
“Did you come to the Wei family today specifically for this? I thought you were here for Wei Tech’s research?”
Despite being a seasoned CEO, Mo Yang couldn’t contain his excitement at obtaining this incredibly rare microphone. He couldn’t believe it was lying before him.
Wan Mei rested his elbow on the car window, his hand propping up his chin, as he watched the excited Black Dog. His eyes held a hint of amusement, but his tone remained calm. “I was here for Wei Tech’s advanced technology, primarily. ‘The Proverb’ was just a bonus.”
Mo Yang held the black pen-like microphone in his hand, feeling its cool touch. He lightly touched the pen clip, and a faint blue laser shot out, projecting a small screen in the air.
The screen displayed the various functions that “The Proverb” possessed. Mo Yang was now certain and sure that this was the “Proverb” microphone he had been longing for. Regardless of whether it was a king’s scepter or not, he was overjoyed.
“Wow, this is just amazing,” Mo Yang said as he examined the microphone. He even tested some of its functions, seeing it transform into a pen-shaped laser gun and then into an illuminating lamp. It even had a camera and video recording capabilities. It was incredibly powerful.
However, Mo Yang didn’t click on the microphone function. He vividly remembered the appearance of the microphone from the early days of the internet. It didn’t have the form of an earpiece that hung next to the ear like modern microphones. It was a handheld microphone that looked like a golden staff and had its own reflectors and spotlights.
Mo Yang looked at the pen-like microphone in his hand, and he couldn’t fathom how it could transform into something so different.
Mo Yang studied his beloved microphone for quite some time. After the initial excitement subsided, he realized that Wan Mei had been looking at him for a while.
Mo Yang suddenly felt a bit embarrassed. Even though Wan Mei had mentioned that “The Proverb” was just his side task, Mo Yang’s inner turmoil was undeniable. He stumbled over his words, “Uh, well, thanks a lot. I’m really happy.”
Wan Mei continued to watch him with his chin resting on his hand, then he showed a gentle smile that nearly made Mo Yang’s heart skip a beat.
“As long as you’re happy.”
Mo Yang was ecstatic all the way back to the Dark Star Hotel.
However, when they returned to their hotel room, Wan Mei took out his phone. He opened a contact from the first world, which happened to be Wei Shuyu’s NPC.
This Wei Shuyu looked directly at Mo Yang, his expression tinged with gratitude. Before Mo Yang could say anything, he spoke, “This incident actually happened in reality. At that time, no one came to rescue me, and I used a special method to survive the fire. However, since then, over 80% of my body has been replaced with bio-simulated skin and bones. Although this is a simulated world, I still want to thank you.”
“Furthermore, this incident seems to have had some impact on me. I feel that my consciousness has become stronger. Not an upgrade, but perhaps some fragments of my scattered consciousness remain in this world. When my consciousness integrates, I might be able to provide you with some important information.”
“In addition, if I can do it, then Ouyang Yang and Feng Yu should also be capable.”
“I remember that at this time, they seemed to have encountered some issues related to the Dark Star Hotel’s auction and martial arts competition, and the results were quite serious. Please pay attention to them.”
Mo Yang was surprised that Wei Shuyu could merge his consciousness from this world, but he was determined to help Feng Yu and Ouyang Yang upgrade as well. He nodded to show that he understood and then asked, “Do you know anything about the King’s Scepter?”
Wei Shuyu hesitated for a moment and then shook his head, “I’m not sure. However, the ‘Proverb’ that my grandfather gave you has a little-known nickname.”
Mo Yang’s heart skipped a beat as he looked at Wei Shuyu, waiting for the revelation.
“It’s called ‘Golden Tongue Jade Words.'”
Wei Shuyu smiled with a hint of nostalgia and strangeness in his expression. “It’s said to be a hidden function that comes with ‘The Proverb.’ If you have exceptional talent and can activate it, the effect will be absolutely surprising.”
Mo Yang was left puzzled. He had an ominous premonition that this microphone would cause trouble.
The ominous feeling of a black dog sounds quite bad …
Wan Mei is the best husband for our YangYang
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Oooh~ Looking forward to the troubles. Btw, our Great Demon King treats his belove wife really well☺️.
Thanks for the chapter 😊.
Thank you for the chapter!!!
Although I’m sorry to say this but I think there’s a switch mistake with MY dialogue and WM dialogue (starting from quirking the eyebrow) and also i forgot to mention i think it was the last chapter when they were looking at the exhibition, MY doubt his speculation about the scepter because 001 said the microphone looks ordinary
totally right on the money, I’m calling it lol