Chapter 24: Father's Love Debt and the Proud Tsundere, Leng Bingyue

Having cleared out all the necessary materials he needed from the Cloud City Monster Material Trading Center, Zheng Mu spent almost 96 million of the 100 million Dragon Coins he had just received less than an hour ago.

Zheng Mu's current lifestyle was similar to that of professional and support professions that had already matured. Professionals in the lifestyle industry produced impressive products while making a lot of money.

During their big purchases of materials, they also spent a lot of money. Cloud City wasn't big, but professionals like Zheng Mu with such purchasing power weren't rare. His youthful appearance simply made him stand out among them.

When Zheng Mu returned home from the trading center, no one noticed or followed him.

"Midas Touch!" he exclaimed after ordering a sumptuous takeout meal. He watched as the cooldown timer ended and immediately used it on a blue-quality material he had purchased.

The next moment, the skeletal structure needed for the Licker was transformed.

"Ah, a three-hour cooldown time. Even if I set an alarm, it would still take half a day to make one mechanical creature. It's too troublesome," Zheng Mu sighed, hoping that as his skill tree progressed, there would be an enhanced version of Midas Touch, which could transform higher-level materials with shorter cooldown times.

While Zheng Mu was thinking, his phone suddenly rang. At first, he thought it was the takeout delivery, but when he picked it up, he saw that it was a call from Cai Shengkun.

"Hello?"

"Damn! You finally answered the phone! Where are you? You haven't done anything stupid, have you?"

Listening to Cai Shengkun's worried voice on the other end of the phone, a warm feeling swept through Zheng Mu's heart.

"I'm at home. What stupid thing would I do? I'm waiting for takeout."

However, a series of shouts from Cai Shengkun followed on the other end of the phone, and then a familiar female voice came through.

"We'll come to see you at your place, just stay there!" The line was then abruptly cut.

Zheng Mu immediately recognized the voice and couldn't help but shake his head in speechlessness.

His gaze fell on the photo on the altar next to him, and he sighed. "Father, oh father, I advised you back then to just settle down. Look now, Aunt Qing has waited for you her entire life and gained nothing. It's also not appropriate for me, your son, to face Leng Bingyue's targeting."

He shook his head. The emotional entanglements of the previous generation seemed to have ultimately fallen on them.

Leng Bingyue and Cai Shengkun arrived quickly. Just as Zheng Mu received a call about his takeout delivery, the two arrived, looking as if they had come straight from the wilderness.

Leng Bingyue, seeing Zheng Mu in casual clothes and looking relaxed without any trace of the anxiety they had imagined, frowned slightly.

The sound of food being prepared echoed in the room.

"See, I told you, does this guy need any worrying? He's eating well and sleeping soundly. He's probably already forgotten his ambitious words about getting into Sacred Clarity University!" Leng Bingyue snorted coldly and pushed past Zheng Mu, entering his home.

Her expression grew even colder when she saw the photo on the altar. It was this man who caused her love-struck foster mother to waste her youth!

Thinking about this, Leng Bingyue's gaze towards Zheng Mu grew even colder.

"If it weren't for that woman calling me just as I got back, asking me to check on you, I wouldn't have come here!" Zheng Mu rolled his eyes, and Cai Shengkun, who had just entered the house and changed his shoes, whispered to him.

"Poker, don't listen to her nonsense. I've been on the same team with her, and she didn't receive any call at all. She's just worried about you."

"I bet... tsk, tsk, tsk."

Cai Shengkun's voice was very low, audible only to the two of them. Zheng Mu glanced at Leng Bingyue, who had unceremoniously sat down, opened the takeaway containers, and started to feast. He naturally knew the reason for her attitude towards him.

Without dwelling on this topic, Zheng Mu simply asked Cai Shengkun to sit down and eat.

"Holy crap, I just noticed—why did you order so much food out of the blue?"

"Whoa, from Saint Residence? No way, Poker, you didn't pass? This meal must have cost you at least a hundred thousand!"

Cai Shengkun had just picked up his chopsticks when he noticed the familiar takeaway boxes, and his entire demeanor changed. He looked worriedly at Zheng Mu.

"You don't mean to say... this is your last meal?"

"In front of your uncle, you're preparing your own last meal?! Are you even a man?!"

Looking at the agitated Cai Shengkun, who had stood up and was yelling at him, Zheng Mu felt both amused and touched. After much persuasion, he finally managed to calm Cai Shengkun down for the time being.

"Heh, what last meal? I'm going to enter Saint Qing University, after all. The last meal is not the kind of death I would choose."

As Zheng Mu spoke, he caught a glimpse of Leng Bingyue's chopstick-holding hand relaxing slightly from the corner of his eye. He chuckled to himself—sure enough, even after awakening as a professional, she still couldn't change her stubborn tsundere nature.

Cai Shengkun frowned at the sumptuous dishes on the table, several of which were made using monster materials that could only be processed by life professionals.

"What's this...?"

Zheng Mu smiled faintly, no longer intending to hide anything. He clapped his hands.

The next moment, a towering, expressionless man emerged from his room as the door opened. The heavy footsteps caused Leng Bingyue's pupils to contract.

Almost without thinking, she cast a probing spell.

[Name: Bionic Humanoid Combat Robot T-800]

[Type: Mechanical Creation (Mechanic Zheng Mu's Work)]

[Level: Blue Elite]

[Durability: 800/800]

[Attack Power: 40-800]

[Defense Power: 700]

With Zheng Mu's deliberate permission, Leng Bingyue immediately saw some information about the T-800. When she saw the glaring words "Mechanic Zheng Mu's Work," even she, with her perfect expression control, revealed a clear look of astonishment.

"You actually created a mechanical creature recognized by the Heavenly Dao?!"