Qin Siyang frowned and looked at Hu Chan, "Hu Chan, what do you mean? What do you mean it's not the first time you've seen it?"
Hu Chan ate calmly, "You know exactly what I mean."
Qin Siyang didn't want to ruin the mood of the meal. His gaze shifted to Chu Baxing, who was lowering his head and eating, and he gave him a pat.
"Just remembered something. Crown Prince Chu, my points are higher than yours now. A bet's a bet, you owe me a fourth-tier god-hunting item."
"A fourth-tier god-hunting item?", Fu Wanli sucked in a cold breath, "Brother Qin, Brother Chu, your stakes are that big?"
"You don't have any fourth-tier items?"
Fu Wanli shook his head, "I don't even have a third-tier god-hunting item. I've never even seen a fourth-tier one…"
"You'll get to see them eventually," Qin Siyang then looked back at Chu Baxing, "Hurry up and pay your debt. You're not going to go back on it, right?"
Chu Baxing shook his head, "I'm not that kind of person. But when we made the bet, we didn't specify which fourth-tier item, right?"
"That's right. As long as it's fourth-tier."
"Fine."
Chu Baxing lowered his head, rummaged through his storage box, and took out a jade-green bracelet, handing it to Qin Siyang, "This Illuminating Bracelet is fourth-tier. Consider it my loss to you."
"Illuminating Bracelet?", Hu Chan's eyes suddenly widened. He snatched it over and stared at it in shock, "Chu Baxing, where did you get this from?"
Chu Baxing looked at Hu Chan with a hint of disgust, "Where I got my item from, what does it have to do with you?"
Hu Chan demanded sharply, "This is a god-hunting item I invented! Qin Siyang named it! You think it has nothing to do with me?"
Chu Baxing turned to Qin Siyang with a confused expression, "Qin Siyang, is he messing with me, or are you messing with him?"
Qin Siyang covered his forehead and sighed.
In the end, Hu Chan still found out this rather unfortunate truth.
Qin Siyang spoke to the furious Hu Chan, "Holy Son Hu, I'll tell you the truth. The Illuminating Bracelet was researched long ago by someone else, and as far as I know, it's a relatively widespread fourth-tier item. When you gave me the bracelet you invented, I named it Illuminating Bracelet because I just reused its original name."
Hu Chan's pupils shrank sharply, "What? Could it be…"
"That's right. I didn't tell you because I didn't want to hurt you. The innovative technique you worked so hard on… isn't actually new in the research world."
After hearing this, Hu Chan looked as if his very foundation had shattered. His eyes and body trembled uncontrollably. He shook his head in disbelief, muttering, "That's impossible… that's impossible… the Illuminating Bracelet is my invention…"
Qin Siyang continued to comfort him, "Hu Chan, you don't need to feel too discouraged. What you're going through now, I've already experienced countless times."
Hu Chan looked at Qin Siyang blankly, "Boss Qin…"
Qin Siyang spoke earnestly, "A person can never do something beyond the limits of their own perspective. The more you understand, the more you'll feel how small you are. Being able to independently develop a fourth-tier god-hunting item is already very impressive."
"Holy Son Hu, don't put too much pressure on yourself. You don't need to be perfect. We came to South Glory University to study and improve ourselves. If you already knew everything, why would you even come to university?"
"Study and improve…", Hu Chan repeated, as if pondering something, and fell silent.
But Chu Baxing, Gu Yunpeng, and Zhao Sifang, who were listening from the side, were plunged into deep shock.
Aside from Fu Wanli, who had never seen a fourth-tier god-hunting item and didn't understand the implications, all of them realized that Hu Chan was a one-in-a-million research genius.
Even a three-year-old knows that after the apocalypse, research is the primary combat power.
A prodigy who can independently develop a fourth-tier god-hunting item, his future value is beyond estimation.
Gu Yunpeng asked, "Holy Son Hu, are you interested in doing research with my Fourth Uncle, Gu Weihong?"
Zhao Sifang said, "Brother-in-law, Holy Son Hu is a South Glory student. After graduation, of course he'll stay in South Glory, or follow Principal Zhao's arrangements. Holy Son Hu, you don't even need to wait until graduation. The Zhao Chamber of Commerce needs talents like you right now."
Even Chu Baxing, who rarely spoke, opened his mouth to recruit him, "Hu Chan… Holy Son Hu, if you're willing, our Chu Legion is also willing to take in research talents like you."
"Me? A research talent?", Hu Chan gave a bitter smile and shook his head, "Bringing up my research level in front of Boss Qin is like showing off tricks before an expert. It's just laughable."
"What?"×4
Everyone was extremely shocked.
"Qin Siyang… his research level is really that high?"
"Holy Son Hu, you're not joking, right?"
Hu Chan closed his eyes and sighed, then slowly nodded, "I've seen it with my own eyes."
Hearing Hu Chan personally confirm Qin Siyang's research level, Chu Baxing, Gu Yunpeng, and Zhao Sifang, who had known nothing about it, looked at Qin Siyang with immense shock.
Chu Baxing asked, "Qin Siyang, when did you start doing research?"
Qin Siyang picked up some food, his expression calm, "None of your business. Hurry up and eat."
Seeing that Qin Siyang was unwilling to say more, they didn't press further, but the food in their mouths had lost its taste. All of them were thinking about how to get along with Qin Siyang in the future, and how to make him willing to help them or their families in research.
Meanwhile, Fu Wanli, who was sitting across from Qin Siyang, had his eyes light up.
'Brother Qin really lives up to being Brother Qin.'
'Just with a few casual moves, he pulled off an epic-level show-off right in front of the top freshmen.'
"Brother Qin! You're just too amazing."
Qin Siyang smiled faintly, "So-so. Fu Wanli, where are you planning to go after eating?"
Fu Wanli's eyes shone, "To be honest, big brothers, I'm planning to follow South Glory's tradition and go challenge Rong Xin."
"Hm? Tradition? Challenge Rong Xin?"
"That's right," Fu Wanli's eyes were full of hope, "I heard that all five of you big brothers defeated Senior Rong Xin from the second year. I figure this must be some kind of traditional way for South Glory freshmen to prove their strength."
Qin Siyang pressed his lips together in a faint smile and didn't speak.
Fu Wanli continued, "At first, I thought my points were far below you five big brothers, my strength is only sequence level four, and my sequence doesn't have much of an advantage either. So I didn't dare make up my mind to challenge him. But now that I know you're all [Phantom Assassins], the worry in my heart has finally settled."
"With you big brothers setting the example, even though I'm only sequence level four, as long as I give it my all, I'll definitely shock everyone and successfully show off."
At this point, the excited Fu Wanli could no longer sit still.
"Today's exchange with you big brothers has benefited me greatly. It strengthened my confidence, taught me knowledge, and broadened my horizons. I'm going to hurry and issue a challenge to Senior Rong Xin, so I won't disturb you any longer."
"But there's plenty of time ahead. I heard you all live in the most expensive East Guesthouse. I'll move there as soon as possible and live and study together with you big brothers."
"Time waits for no one. Big brothers, wait for my good news."
With that, Fu Wanli strode out of the cafeteria, full of vigor.
The group was stunned for quite a while. Only after Fu Wanli left did they resume eating.
Zhao Sifang scratched his head and muttered, "Phantom Assassin, doesn't even have a third-tier god-hunting item, only sequence level four, and he dares to challenge a top second-year student? This…"
Chu Baxing wiped his mouth and said, "If Rong Xin doesn't beat the crap out of him, then I'll count it as Rong Xin being in a good mood today."
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