This Character is Suspected of Cheating! [Unlimited Flow]

The "inhuman" He Yu was thoroughly satisfied. Looking at the withered vine, he said gently, "Little Green, get some proper rest."

Little Green: "..."

Rest?

Impossible.

He couldn't rest, but He Yu could.

Calmly sitting atop the intertwined vines and leaning against the Life Tree, He Yu slowly took out...

<Complete Encyclopedia of Equipment Forging>.

He opened it and read attentively.

Meanwhile, the eight busy people gradually finished all the tasks He Yu had assigned. It had been hard to see underground, but now that they were on the surface, they realized the condition of the vines was much worse than they had imagined.

Many of the vines wrapped around the gigantic Life Tree had already completely died.

When Little Green controlled them, those parts hadn't moved at all.

Completely dead.

Absolutely beyond recovery.

Keeping them around would only be a burden.

They removed the dead vines and buried them in the soil, then untangled and reorganized the remaining vines, allowing them to spiral around the Life Tree once more.

The ground was leveled.

The ashes were buried in the soil.

Eugene asked curiously, "Does this actually work? The Life Tree and Little Green need affection points. Can pruning, fertilizing, and watering really help?"

If it could, then the Life Tree shouldn't have spent five hundred years marching toward death.

He Yu raised his head and glanced at him.

"It doesn't."

Gedai: "?"

He Yu said calmly, "I just want him to see my overflowing love."

Eugene: "??"

Duan Yuchen: "???"

—Your overflowing love, and we're the ones doing all the work?!

—So your love only comes from your mouth, not your heart or your effort?!

The eight of them were speechless.

Gedai said, "No one... no vine can feel that kind of love."

As soon as his words fell, tiny green lights appeared around the dying Life Tree.

The slight trace of vitality seemed to increase.

On the single remaining branch—

Pop!

A tiny green bud emerged.

Another green bud appeared on the vine.

Everyone: "???"

It really liked this kind of love that only came from the mouth and nowhere else?!

After a long pause, Gedai muttered, "Truly one willing to hit and one willing to take it..."

[Bullet Screen: "...If God He Yu looked at me once, I'd immediately kneel and worship him!"]

[Bullet Screen: "The vine is just like us. As long as God He Yu says something nice, we're already happy. How could we ask for more?!"]

Without lifting his eyes from the book, He Yu casually reached behind and stroked the vine.

The action was perfunctory, but his voice was extraordinarily gentle.

"Very good. You'll recover soon."

Upon hearing this, one of the buds grew slightly larger.

Another bud emerged elsewhere.

The vine trembled faintly.

He Yu paused.

Turning his head toward the withered vine beside him, his expression became complicated.

This guy...

Was in a really good mood.

Easy to coax.

"So what do we do next?" Duan Yuchen walked over and asked.

Logically, this was a survival instance.

Their job was to survive and kill other contestants.

But with a bug-like existence like He Yu present, nobody dared act recklessly. Anyone who provoked He Yu ended up dragging themselves into danger.

Under these circumstances, the most reasonable arrangement was for each couple to split off and search for equipment.

But cooperate with the person beside them?

Forget it.

Love Planet was already ruined, and there wasn't much equipment left anyway. At most, they could pick up materials.

Thus, nobody left.

Instead, everyone looked toward He Yu.

Waiting for his decision.

He Yu replied casually, "Do whatever you want."

As though remembering something, he closed the book and looked at Duan Yuchen.

"Do you still have materials? Forge a piece of equipment."

Duan Yuchen paused.

—He Yu wanted to learn forging from him.

Taking a deep breath, he nodded.

"Fine. There are plenty of abandoned pieces of equipment here that can be dismantled for materials. But I'll need help."

Forge then.

After all, he currently had no equipment.

Qiong immediately said, "I can help."

She had nothing to do anyway and wanted to learn forging herself.

Thus, Duan Yuchen and Qiong got busy.

Meanwhile, He Yu sat on the vine and watched every step closely.

Zhen Xing and Bo Jingshan jumped onto the vines and were about to sit down.

Rustle—

The vines shook twice.

Both men fell to the ground.

The two of them: "..."

This lousy Little Green was too petty.

Helpless, they sat cross-legged on the ground, closed their eyes, and began cultivating seriously.

Eugene walked over and squatted between them, narrowing his eyes suspiciously.

"Something's wrong. Definitely something's wrong. What exactly are you two doing? You were acting strangely yesterday too..."

No one answered him.

Eugene turned to He Yu.

"Hey, He Yu, care to share some good news?"

He didn't know what they were doing, but judging from how enthusiastic they were, it definitely wasn't bad.

He Yu replied, "Not right now."

Eugene narrowed his eyes.

"Not right now? Or... not now?"

He Yu ignored him and continued watching Duan Yuchen.

Wanrenzhan had originally been standing beside He Yu.

Seeing him paying attention to Duan Yuchen and Qiong, he immediately strode over.

"I'll help too!"

—If you're going to watch someone, watch me.

He Yu held his book and watched Duan Yuchen.

On the ground, Bo Jingshan and Zhen Xing circulated energy over and over, cultivating with complete concentration.

—

Blue Star.

Wei Jiaguo sighed.

"He Yu must have taught the two of them cultivation. People inside the competition are already cultivating. Change is coming, yet we still haven't caught up with He Yu's pace."

Worry.

He was worried sick.

Ye Kaijun frowned as well.

"I just came back from the research institute. Everyone's busy, nobody had time to report progress, but judging from their attitudes, it should be soon."

The whole Blue Star was anxious.

The whole Blue Star was working desperately.

But this was an entirely unfamiliar field.

Even with He Yu's hints, they still needed time.

Wei Jiaguo said softly:

"He Yu had Bo Jingshan and Ling Buchen cultivate to remind us. Letting Zhen Xing cultivate was his way of telling us..."

"Change is coming."

Inside the competition, it wasn't only Blue Star people cultivating.

Even Federation's Zhen Xing was cultivating.

He Yu's attitude was obvious.

He wouldn't teach only Blue Star.

Nor could he.

The competition was a miniature universe.

If Blue Star completely suppressed the Federation within it, would the Federation not be afraid?

At that time, they would spare no effort to destroy Blue Star.

They might even interfere with <Top Talent Show> itself and prevent He Yu and the others from leaving.

Change was about to begin inside the competition.

Yet Blue Star still hadn't figured it out.

How could they not be anxious?

He Yu was saving Blue Star.

But they had to be able to keep up with him.

He had already done everything possible.

Calculated everything.

Yet Blue Star always lagged behind.

Always dragging him down.

Anxious.

Anxious.

—

Duan Yuchen sorted through materials while explaining:

"These are forging materials. The encyclopedia records which materials correspond to which equipment. Different techniques are required, so each one has to be memorized separately."

After a pause, he added proudly,

"Of course, I have some personal experience too."

Siya sighed emotionally.

"Forgers and pharmacists need to memorize so much. I originally wanted to become a pharmacist, but I failed the exams and became a professional fighter instead. I'm only a part-time celebrity now."

Thinking back, her eyes became nostalgic.

She had truly wanted to become a pharmacist.

Unfortunately, her grades had been terrible.

She simply couldn't memorize everything.

Eugene scratched his head.

"What's so hard about memorizing?"

Siya expressionlessly replied,

"Mechanical Planet people, stop talking. You have good memories, but you obviously don't have any talent for forging or pharmacy."

Gedai immediately retorted,

"But we're gifted in technology!"

Siya curled her lips.

"What use is technology? Combat power is what matters!"

"Shut up! Don't distract me while forging!" Duan Yuchen roared.

Everyone instantly quieted down.

He devoted himself completely to the task.

"I'm planning to forge a saber. The materials are average, so it'll only add twenty combat power. But with my special method, I can raise it to thirty."

His hands rapidly changed gestures.

In front of him, four hook-like forging tools fixed the materials in place.

Below them, the flames he released burned wildly.

Eventually, the materials melted into liquid.

Held in place by the hooks, the "water" remained in the center.

He continuously added materials.

His hand signs changed nonstop.

Rarely repeating.

Bit by bit, he merged the liquid.

Bit by bit, he shaped and refined it into a blade.

Forging truly wasn't easy.

Memorizing those complicated hand signs alone would take years.

Becoming a forging master required endless time, effort, and talent.

He Yu jumped off the vine.

Little Green trembled slightly, then stretched out a thin vine and attached it to He Yu, following him toward Duan Yuchen.

After all, couples weren't supposed to "separate."

Back in the <Who Is the Undercover> instance, He Yu had already discovered that the Federation had touched energy.

The complex hand signs Duan Yuchen continuously used were actually manipulating energy.

But because energy couldn't be seen with the naked eye, nobody realized it.

Being able to forge at all was already another path.

Three hours later—

Almost four hours had passed before Duan Yuchen completed the thirty-combat-power weapon.

His face was drenched in sweat.

But looking at the finished product, his eyes were full of excitement.

He turned toward He Yu, wanting to boast.

Yet meeting those calm, emotionless eyes, he froze.

—He suddenly remembered Ling Buchen's fan from <Who Is the Undercover>!

Although nobody had measured it, its combat power had to be terrifying.

And that fan had been forged by He Yu!

What did he have to show off?

Thinking of that fan, Duan Yuchen's eyes shone.

"He Yu!"

"You really can't teach me forging?"

He Yu replied calmly,

"I'm still researching. Later."

"Pick out some usable materials first."

Duan Yuchen nodded and prepared to store the weapon.

But He Yu reached out and stopped him.

"The equipment you forge belongs to me."

Duan Yuchen: "???"

He Yu said naturally,

"For thirty days, you belong to me."

"So naturally, your equipment belongs to me too."

Duan Yuchen: "???"

He stared in disbelief.

—Was there really such a shameless person in this world?!

"I forged it!" he exploded.

He Yu's smile slowly disappeared.

His eyes turned cold.

Beside him, the vines slightly lifted, full of threat.

Duan Yuchen: "..."

Weakly, he pleaded,

"You already have lots of equipment... I don't have any right now. Leave this one for me for self-defense..."

Seeing him pitifully begging, He Yu thought for a moment.

"Fine."

Duan Yuchen's eyes brightened.

Then He Yu continued:

"I'll sell it to you."

"One hundred thousand Federation coins."

"From now on, the equipment you forge and the equipment I forge can all be sold to you."

"But you'll have to buy them."

Everyone: "??"

Duan Yuchen was stunned.

"We're inside the competition! We don't even have Federation coins."

He Yu replied calmly,

"Write an IOU."

"Pay me after you leave."

Everyone: "???"

[Bullet Screen: "???"]

[Bullet Screen: "Did you forget? Only one person can leave this competition alive!"]

Only one person could leave.

If He Yu survived, Duan Yuchen would die.

Who would repay him?

If Duan Yuchen survived, He Yu would die.

Who would receive the money?

Surely someone as smart as He Yu couldn't have forgotten that.

Was he secretly giving away equipment?

Duan Yuchen's eyes rolled.

Then he nodded enthusiastically.

"Deal!"

He Yu took out a notebook.

It was already opened to a blank page.

Written on it were the words:

[In <Everyone Falls in Love>, Duan Yuchen owes He Yu 100,000 Federation coins.]

Duan Yuchen happily signed without even negotiating.

He Yu contentedly put it away.

Then he flipped through the notebook.

Each page already had a different name written on it.

As he wrote, he said calmly:

"From now on, anyone taking equipment from me writes an IOU."

"If I lead you through a stage, that's an IOU too."

"Equipment prices will be decided later."

"Five million for every promotion."

"This way, I won't lose out."

Everyone: "..."

What was he playing at?

Even if they wrote down astronomical sums now—

Would there ever be a chance to repay them?

After putting away the notebook, He Yu stretched his wrist and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Bo Jingshan."

"Bring me the saber."

"I'll modify your equipment with my own self-created forging method."