Chapter 94: Revelation of New Energy Weapons

Chapter 94: Revelation of New Energy Weapons

Cang Yan: “…

After extensive investigation, it was confirmed that First Prince Cang Mu colluded with the exotic races and attacked his siblings. He also leaked our star region’s weapon data to another star system. His actions were heinous and cannot be forgiven.

The evidence is as follows:

…

Cang Mu has been executed in accordance with the star region’s laws.

Due to his actions, the Canglan Star Region is now in a critical moment, with another star system eyeing our region covetously. I hope everyone in our star region can unite as one to protect our shared home.

I hereby grant General Xilimusu Lazel full command over all military divisions in the Canglan Star Region.

I appoint Fifth Prince, Cang Cheng, as the acting Regent of the Canglan Star Region.

The Canglan Star Region will never—**never**—bow to the exotic races!”

Once this broadcast was aired, everyone in the Canglan Star Region was in an uproar.

At first, they thought they had been hearing things. It wasn’t until Cang Yan finished his speech that they truly realized what had been said.

“The First Prince… betrayed and harmed his own siblings? What was he thinking?”

“This can’t be real... It must be some kind of drama!”

“Have you seen the evidence His Majesty presented? The deaths of the other princes were all orchestrated by the First Prince.”

…

“No, the First Prince was always courteous and gentle. There’s no way he could do something like this! I refuse to believe it! It has to be a conspiracy!”

“The First Prince had genes from the Light Dog Clan. It’s in their nature to kill their siblings to gain power. No wonder, no wonder.”

…

“Actually, ten years ago, when the Fourth Prince was still around, the Fourth Prince, who was known for his prowess in battle, had many supporters.”

“I remember how dashing he was, how he achieved victory after victory against another star system. It’s such a pity, a tragedy.”

…

“But what’s going to happen to our Canglan Star Region now? I fear we’re doomed.”

“All the potential successors are dead, and Cang Yan doesn’t involve himself in governance. All that’s left is the incapable Fifth Prince. Even with the General, the Fifth Prince can’t be propped up…”

“The Fifth Prince’s performance in the Exchange Competition was impressive, but it was only relative to his peers. With his weak and easily bullied demeanor, he clearly can’t control the situation. What will become of the Canglan Star Region?”

“We’re finished, the gods have turned their backs on us…”

…

The entire Canglan Star Region was engulfed in wails and panic. People lost control of their emotions, and some took advantage of the chaos to provoke fights or damage public property. But the on-duty guards quickly restored order, sending troublemakers off to prison.

The prisoner struggled, and the guard forces immediately responded by using a stun baton on him.

"Ah!!" A blood-curdling scream echoed through the air.

Because of this, those who had been considering stirring up trouble quickly backed down.

It looked so painful; they decided it wasn’t worth the risk.

The next day, Major General Fu Huai under General Xilimos delivered a speech, which was broadcast live across the star region.

Fu Huai, with deep dark circles under his eyes, tried to maintain a decent smile. "Following discussions with the leadership of Luori Star, the Weapon Institute will be temporarily overseen by Master M, a renowned weapons engineer.

M, a former prodigy at the Weapon Institute, is known for…

At the same time, Luori Star has discovered a new energy source, Cang Stones.

Cang Stones are already being used in weapon development. Their energy storage capacity is 130% higher than current energy sources, with a 40% reduction in energy loss and a 60% increase in energy transmission speed.

Cang Stones are also more suitable as materials for Spirit Runes, effectively reducing energy loss during the drawing process."

The announcement of these two major developments rekindled hope in the hearts of those who had feared the worst for the Canglan Star Region.

Though they were still unfamiliar with who M was, the discovery of Cang Stones signaled that the Canglan Star Region was entering a new era.

Moreover, the data for this new energy source looked so impressive that it was almost unbelievable. Could such a perfect energy source really exist in the Canglan Star Region?

"Is this for real? Do we really have a new energy source in our star region?"

"We never heard anything about a new energy source before, and now it’s suddenly announced at this crucial time. It’s hard not to suspect it’s just to calm people down."

"Impossible! Just look at who released this information. Fu Huai is General Xilimos's man; he would never lie."

"By the way, which Class A planet is Luori Star? Have you heard of it before? The name sounds kind of familiar."

...

A quick search revealed that Luori Star was just a border planet of the lowest grade, governed by Fifth Prince Cang Cheng.

Upon seeing this information, many began to express doubts about the new energy source.

"Luori Star is providing talent support and discovering Cang Stones; I think this is a deliberate move by His Majesty to boost the Fifth Prince’s image."

"His Majesty only has the Fifth Prince left as an heir; it seems he wants to support him to take the throne!"

"That doesn’t mean you can deceive us! This M and the new energy source are fake. Our star region is already falling apart, and they’re trying to polish the Fifth Prince’s image?"

"I absolutely do not support the Fifth Prince! He’s a fraud."

"I don’t support him either; I’m completely disappointed with the Canglan Star Region."

...

The voices of anger and dissatisfaction gradually grew louder. The cyber police identified several individuals spreading misinformation and discovered they had been communicating with entities in another star system. They were subsequently arrested and detained in a military prison.

At the same time, Fu Huai played a video that he had edited overnight.

In the video, M, a former prodigy at the Weapon Institute, designed the main planet's most advanced defense system, which has been in use for the past decade.

After the death of the fourth prince, M was betrayed by his teacher and left the main planet, heartbroken. However, he did not stop his passion for weapon design. In a small basement, he continued to design and iterate batch after batch of weapons.

About half a year ago, M went to Sunset Star to find discarded parts to make weapons. He was discovered by Cang Cheng and was recognized and promoted, becoming the weapon designer of Sunset Star.

Real-time comments:

"Wuuu... M is so tragically strong and beautiful."

"Prince Cang Cheng has a great eye for talent."

"This is all because of the first prince and the weapon research institute! If M hadn't been expelled from the institute back then, the weapons of the Canglan Star Region wouldn't be in the state they are now."

...

The video then cut to Cang Cheng discovering a new energy source on Sunset Star. M quickly used this new energy source to create weapons.

The new weapons were presented by Cang Cheng to General Xilimos at the C20 summit, and the military department began testing these weapons.

What followed was a dazzling display of natural elements released from the high-tech weapons—fire and water, wind and earth. The weapons of the Canglan Star Region now had an entirely new form of attack.

Moreover, with the help of Cang Stones, even heavy cannons, which usually required at least 3 seconds to charge, could now fire continuously.

"Are these really the weapons of our star region?"

"They're so powerful... It's like they can cause natural disasters!"

"The Spirit Runes don't break after use! I can't believe what I'm seeing!"

"The person in the video is the general! He looks so cool with the fire element weapon!"

...

The final scene of the video showed General Xilimos and Cang Cheng standing side by side, symbolizing that the two individuals who had made outstanding contributions to the Canglan Star Region had reached a friendly cooperation agreement.

The initial doubts of the people had turned into astonishment, excitement, and tears after the dazzling live-fire exercises.

"Go Canglan Star Region!"

"The Canglan Star Region rises from the ashes!"

"Here's to the friendship between the general and Prince Cang Cheng!"

Even though the Canglan Star Region is going through dark times, the dawn has already begun to rise.

*

After the actions of the first prince were made public, with the joint efforts of the Foreign Affairs Department, Media Department, and other departments, half of the public discourse turned into praises of the friendship between Prince Cang Cheng and the general, while the other half focused on popular science about the new weapons.

The military department took the opportunity to open several new weapon experience centers, allowing people to experience the power of the new weapons. This also confirmed that the new weapons were real, with the same power as shown in the video, without any falsification.

However, some Spirit Runes users, who had neglected their Mental energy training, made several embarrassing mistakes while using the weapons.

For example, freezing their own hands, burning their friends' hair, trapping themselves in an earthen prison...

Talk about embarrassing!

*

In General Xilimos's room, Cang Cheng woke up in the afternoon after sleeping in due to his exhaustion from the previous day.

He reached out to touch the spot next to him, but it was empty.

Cang Cheng let out a dissatisfied snort.

Yesterday, a certain someone with a big tail exhausted him to the point of dizziness, and today he didn’t even spend any extra time with him. That’s too much.

Cang Cheng decided that tonight, he would properly punish the general—for example, by leaving a few more bite marks on his well-defined muscles.

After dawdling, he changed his clothes, ate the sandwich prepared by Hilmeth, and lazily sat on the sofa.

Even though he slept until noon, he still felt very sleepy and wanted to sleep.

It was all Hilmeth’s fault.

Cang Cheng cursed inwardly, then opened his light computer, ready to check the news or something, when a bright yellow appointment notification caught his attention.

"Appointment Notice:

We hereby appoint Cang Cheng as the acting Chief Assistant to the Canglan Star Region, effective immediately.

Cang Yan."

The position of Chief Assistant to the Star Region is second only to the ruler. The eldest prince, Cang Mu, once held this position, and as a result, he has long been regarded as the next ruler of the Canglan Star Region.

And now… this position had been thrust upon Cang Cheng.

Cang Cheng’s expression was strange.

Since when did he agree to become the Chief Assistant for Cang Yan?

This felt like being forced into something.

Cang Cheng wanted to confront Cang Yan, but realized he didn’t have his contact information.

He planned to have Ming Bai hack into Cang Yan’s contact information, but when he opened his light computer and casually glanced at the news of the Canglan Star Region, he saw that the people of the Canglan Star Region were overwhelmingly supportive of his appointment as Chief Assistant and even urged him to stay partnered with the general, forbidding them to break off their cooperation.

Cang Cheng: ??

What kind of fierce words were these?

Had his relationship with Hilmeth been discovered?

Cang Cheng clicked to read and found that people were praising him for discovering the new energy source, utilizing M to develop new weapons, which equipped the military department with the latest armaments, greatly enhancing the armed capabilities of the Canglan Star Region.

Therefore, people hoped that his cooperation with the general would not cease, otherwise the Canglan Star Region would suffer significant losses.

Real-time comments:

"I never thought we’d have to rely on the seemingly delicate Fifth Prince. How wrong I was. I shouldn’t have just been obsessed with the Fifth Prince’s looks. He is clearly both wise and brave, unparalleled in the world."

"Without the Fifth Prince, the Canglan Star Region would not have the Star Energy, and the Weapon Institute would not have the genius M. I love the Fifth Prince."

"The Fifth Prince is like a guiding light."

"Lock the Fifth Prince and the general together! The future of the Canglan Star Region is in your hands."

"Rumor has it, the Fifth Prince is a hidden big shot."

"We should cling to the Fifth Prince’s every word."

"The prince is so slender; he can’t withstand your hugs. We should be considerate of the prince, so I choose to pinch the hem of the prince's clothes."

"I only love Prince Cang Cheng!"

……

Browsing through the comments, Cang Cheng couldn’t help but feel pleased.

Unlike the comments under the posts of the general, which were filled with data comparisons and analyses of the situation in the star region, the comments under his posts were much cuter.

People loudly professing their love, shipping CP couples, drawing chibi fan art, creating fan videos… Cang Cheng couldn’t help but smile as he scrolled through them.

The people of the Canglan Star Region are really cute.

It was different from when he was in the Siaxi Continent, where no one dared to joke with him, a prestigious forbidden spell mage.

"As a planet in the Canglan Star Region, the Sunset Planet can’t stay unaffected. If something happens to the Canglan Star Region, the Sunset Planet will be implicated as well.

I’ll take on the role of acting governing assistant for now and hand it over once things settle down."

Cang Cheng figured it out in an instant.

Traveling through time to the Canglan Star Region felt like fate, and over the past six months, he’d grown attached to this place.

So, he wanted to protect this beautiful star region.

Cang Cheng looked out the window. It was already mid-December, and in the Siaxi Continent, it would have been snowing by now. However, there was no snow on the main planet of the Canglan Star Region, which left him a bit disappointed.

"Snow must suit Mo very well…"

As soon as Cang Cheng said this, he quickly shook his head in disagreement.

After being tossed around by someone yesterday, his whole body was sore. That person wasn’t cold and aloof at all, and their passion was so intense that he still felt strange in his legs.

Mo wasn’t the cold and aloof general from Ice Mountain at all; he was more intense than anyone Cang Cheng had ever known.

Thinking about how Mo had treated him yesterday, Cang Cheng felt his anger rising again.

He sent a message to Hilmeth.

Cang Cheng: "Where are you?"

Cang Cheng: "Cang Cheng pouting.jpg"

Within minutes, Hilmeth called via video.

Cang Cheng answered, and Hilmeth’s handsome face appeared on the screen. Silver hair, blue eyes, and white lashes gave him an aura of unapproachable coldness, but there was a smile in his eyes that made Cang Cheng’s heart race.

Hilmeth asked, "Who made our Prince Cang Cheng angry?"

Cang Cheng snapped out of his daze. "Who else but you?"

Hilmeth teased, "Do you miss me?"

Cang Cheng huffed, "No."

Hilmeth sighed regretfully, "My heart aches a little; only your love can heal it."

Cang Cheng replied, "Be serious, give me back my usual cold and aloof general from Ice Mountain."

The general suppressed his smile, but it lasted less than two seconds before he laughed again. "It’s hard to stay serious when I see you; it makes me so happy."

Cang Cheng held back his laughter for a few seconds but soon cracked a soft smile.

All the frustration and unhappiness melted away the moment he saw Hilmeth. What anger? What unhappiness? It all turned into something as sweet and light as cotton candy.

Love makes people act unlike themselves; it seems this saying is not unfounded.

There was a sudden 'bang' on the other side of the screen, followed by tiny snow particles floating down.

The snowflakes landed on Hilmeth's silver hair, his eyelashes, and the tip of his nose, lingering for a moment before melting into droplets.

Cang Cheng asked curiously, "Is it snowing there?"

"No. A new batch of Spirit Rune Masters we recruited in the army made a mistake with the Ice Runes.

The Spirit Rune Academy taught them some basic knowledge, but even the instructors aren’t very proficient with Nature Spirit Runes, so these new Rune Masters tend to make quite a few mistakes."

As soon as he finished speaking, a Blade of Wind accidentally sliced past Hilmeth's cheek.

Hilmeth turned his head helplessly, easily dodging it. He didn’t even bother using energy projection; clearly, this wasn’t his first time dealing with such situations.

Seeing this, Cang Cheng was reminded of his early days learning magic.

There was a saying popular in the magic class: classmates could easily become future assassins. You never know who might try to take you out next.

Now it seemed that after magic arrived in the Canglan Star Region and manifested as Spirit Runes, there was still a chance of becoming a 'classroom assassin.'

Cang Cheng smiled, "Need any help?"

Hilmeth didn’t decline, "Not going to be polite with my boyfriend, yes, I do. Should I send someone to pick you up?"

Cang Cheng frowned, "Why does it feel like you’re setting me up?"

Hilmeth said, "I just want to spend a little more time with my boyfriend."

For two people who had just confirmed their relationship, not being able to stay together all the time was agonizing for Hilmeth.

Since the new army Spirit Rune Masters seemed overly inexperienced, he took the opportunity to ask Cang Cheng to come over.

Cang Cheng blew a kiss through the screen, "Cut the fluff. Send someone to pick me up!"

Fu Huai had just finished a live stream and was immediately dispatched by Hilmeth to fetch Cang Cheng.

*

A look of extreme irritation crossed his usually composed face, and he cursed under his breath, "F**k! No rest at all, not even a dog deserves this treatment!

I should've switched tasks with Qin Yan. Damn it, I'd rather be hunting star beasts on the border planet!"

From far away, Qin Yan, who had been on multiple border planets for days without sleep, thought to himself: I just want to go back to the main planet...

Fu Huai stood outside the general’s house, still fuming. The moment he saw Cang Cheng coming out of the general's room, Fu Huai suppressed his irritable mood.

Prince Cang Cheng brought new energy and new weapons to the Canglan Star Region. Besides being the general's lover, Fu Huai also guessed Cang Cheng’s identity—the Spirit Runes Master ANKEN, who had once pinned him down and defeated him.

The battle of Sunset Star was not widely publicized, but it was not kept secret either.

Many in the military knew that Sunset Star possessed an extremely high level of armed forces, and they also knew that Prince Cang Cheng was the powerful Spirit Runes Master ANKEN.

Prince Cang Cheng emerged from the general's home, his eyes clear and his smile gentle. His presence was not overpowering. With a flawless face that exuded no hint of imperfection, Prince Cang Cheng looked like a plush cat, a gentle rabbit, or a soft lamb.

In short, Prince Cang Cheng appeared to be a delicate herbivore. Who would have thought that this gentle soul was actually the second most feared warrior in the Canglan Star Region, ANKEN?

The hover car switched to automatic mode and flew towards the military headquarters on the main planet. The car remained silent as neither of them felt like speaking.

Hilmeth had sent Fu Huai to pick up Prince Cang Cheng, claiming that Fu Huai would protect him. However, given how Prince Cang Cheng had easily overpowered him in the arena, it was uncertain who was really protecting whom!

Fu Huai broke the silence first: "M has joined the Weapon Institute. On the very first day, he wrote an evaluation program. Any staff member whose performance didn’t meet the evaluation criteria would be dismissed immediately.

Many second-generation employees at the institute who were drawing salaries without doing any work resisted, but M simply electrocuted them and sent them to prison.

There’s a lot of dirty business going on in the Weapon Institute. The military couldn’t clean it up entirely, so M has helped us a lot."

Prince Cang Cheng said, "After all, they are getting paid. You can trust Ming Bai’s contractual integrity."

Mentioning the salary only made Fu Huai angry again.

M had demanded a nine-figure annual salary, not including the revenue share from weapon sales. In retrospect, Fu Huai’s own annual salary was only in the millions.

It’s frustrating when you compare yourself to others.

But the Canglan Star Region can’t afford to lose M now.

Thinking about it, Fu Huai came to terms with the situation again.

He felt that his emotions had been fluctuating a lot lately, and it was all because the general had assigned him too much work.

Fu Huai took two deep breaths and put on a friendly smile: "I haven’t congratulated you on becoming the acting governing assistant yet. With you, the general, and all of us in the Canglan Star Region, everything will be fine."

Prince Cang Cheng nodded: "I believe we can make the Canglan Star Region a better place."

The light of the setting sun shone on his side face, giving him a light golden glow, warm and beautiful.

Looking at Prince Cang Cheng’s calm and smiling face, Fu Huai felt his inner irritation subside considerably.

After learning about the actions of the eldest prince, Fu Huai, like others, had been confused and helpless. He too thought the Canglan Star Region was doomed.

However, due to his status, Fu Huai suppressed his panic and methodically completed the tasks assigned by Hilmeth.

He kept himself busy to avoid thinking about it, maintaining a calm and composed exterior.

Only Fu Huai knew how lost and uncertain he felt inside.

He wondered, would the Canglan Star Region really be okay?

But after meeting Prince Cang Cheng today, even though they hadn’t said much, Fu Huai’s unease was instantly soothed.

Prince Cang Cheng had an aura that made people instinctively trust him.

This was the essence of leadership charisma!

*

In the military training camp, the newly recruited Spirit Rune Masters were hard at work drawing Spirit Runes.

When the others were still fellow trainees, one A-level Spirit Rune Master, Wu Xun, was already able to successfully draw freezing runes. Although their power was only enough to freeze a few fingers, it was impressive compared to the others.

"Brother Wu, the military department said someone would come to teach us Spirit Runes. Who do you think it will be?"

Wu Xun successfully condensed a block of ice in his hand and, making a fist, easily crushed the ice into pieces.

"I don’t know... It doesn’t really matter who it is. Anyway, except for ANKEN, everyone else is about the same level in Spirit Runes."

"That’s still different. For example, Brother Wu, you are still better than us. Do you have a moment to show me how to better control my mental energy?"

"I’ll teach you when we go back tonight."

"Thanks, Brother Wu!"

At that moment, the door to the training camp opened, and acting governing assistant Fu Huai entered the room.

The people in the training camp stopped what they were doing and looked towards Fu Huai.

Fu Huai: "Form a line!"

The Spirit Rune Masters slowly formed a line, with one person even running to the wrong spot and making a wild slide to correct their position.

Fu Huai was quite dissatisfied and thought about how he needed to train these people properly in the future.

Fu Huai: "Your Spirit Rune instructor has arrived."

Spirit Rune instructor?

Who could it be?

Under the curious gazes of the Spirit Rune Masters, a remarkably handsome figure who had become quite famous recently, the newly appointed planetary acting governing assistant, appeared before them.

Cang Cheng had a faint smile on his face, his pure black eyes seemed as clear as gemstones, his skin as pale as the moon, and his presence carried no hint of hostility.

He looked like someone who couldn’t handle much, as if he were made of glass.

The Spirit Rune Masters voiced their displeasure.

Him? Just another prince who might have some skill?

Even though he had gained some power by becoming an acting governing assistant and had a good reputation recently, sending Cang Cheng, an outsider, to teach them Spirit Runes seemed like a mismatch.

"Is he here just to gain some prestige?"

"I think so too. What could he possibly teach us that we don’t already know?"

"Forget it, forget it. I should have known not to expect much."

...

The Spirit Rune Masters were whispering among themselves during the formation, showing no discipline at all.

Fu Huai’s dissatisfaction was almost tangible.

These undisciplined recruits!

Just then, one of the Spirit Rune Masters stepped forward.

Wu Xun saluted Cang Cheng. "It’s an honor that Cang Cheng has come to teach us Spirit Runes. Would you mind sparing a moment to spar with me?"

Cang Cheng smiled brightly. "Sure. By the way, you look familiar to me."

Wu Xun didn’t hide anything.

"Wu Ling, my half-brother, caused some trouble during the Exchange Competition."