Episode 121: "Life's Three Great Illusions, First Illusion: Mom, she likes me!
『 For these matters, Wang Ling completely understood; he didn't want his parents to be constantly worried either.
Therefore, he decided to be an inconspicuous, unobtrusive, good child. 』
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〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜
[ Fu Xuan (Honkai: Star Rail): "This is also like those two from yesterday; they both want to change themselves and become ordinary people because of their childhood experiences." ]
[ Saiki Kusuo (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K): "..." ]
[ Shigeo Kageyama (Mob Psycho 100): "...." ]
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『 At school, Sun Rong did something big to become the class monitor. She bought everything in the school's mini-mart and, without a word, gave it all away to her classmates for free.
Wang Ling saw Sun Rong planning a massive giveaway of crispy noodles from the mini-mart and felt very anxious.
"Junior Sister Sun, I'll give you five votes in exchange for five packs of crispy noodles, how about it?"
Sun Rong readily agreed.
"Sure, no problem!"
After everyone had collected their items, Sun Rong cast a spell and declared:
"Not giving the tiniest part of me to benefit the world."
In the blink of an eye, those students who had received free goodies all became Sun Rong's little fans.
"Just with these small favors, the students were all won over. This credit must go to student Wang Ling!"
Suddenly, Sun Rong noticed Wang Ling was gone.
"Hey, where did the boy who took five packs of crispy noodles go?"
At this moment, a bodyguard nearby pulled out a Golden Core and said.
"He slipped away a while ago, but he left this behind for me to give to you before he left."
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Wang Ling, walking home, pondered silently.
Trading one vote for five packs of noodles meant he owed Sun Rong a favor.
So, he returned one of the Golden Cores that his mother had insisted on giving him. This way, the two were even. 』
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〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜
[ Bai Xiaochun (A Will Eternal): "Using a Golden Core to pay for a small snack, seriously?" ]
[ Bai Xiaochun (A Will Eternal): "How ridiculous can these prices get?" ]
[ Chulan Zhang (The Outcast): "It looks very valuable." ]
[ Tang Keke (Love Live): "Crispy noodles, no matter how tasty, can't really be that valuable, can they?" ]
[ Feng Baobao (The Outcast): "That's a legendary Golden Core." ]
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『 In the elite class, Wang Zukang immediately saw that everyone was ensnared by the illusory spell, so he simply began explaining how to use this forbidden spell.
"Teacher Wang, is there a way to break this spell?"
Chen Hao asked.
"A high-level grandmaster can directly shatter or remove the mark with spirit energy. Of course, if the caster themselves lacks sufficient spiritual power, they will also give up halfway!"
Wang Zukang replied.
Wang Ling propped his chin, looking at Sun Rong, and understood why she had caused that scene in the store.
"Good thing I paid back the favor then."
At this moment, Sun Rong noticed Wang Ling staring at her, blushed, and turned away, muttering to herself:
"Sun Rong, why are you flustered? Isn't it normal for someone to like you?"
Seeing Sun Rong still looking back at him, Wang Ling mused.
"Still casting spells on me? The favor's been repaid. What other trigger conditions could there be?"
Suddenly, Wang Ling wondered if the bodyguard hadn't given her the Golden Core?
Sun Rong felt uncomfortable under Wang Ling's gaze, thinking.
"Wang Ling is so annoying. Why does he keep staring at me?"
Immediately after, she saw Wang Ling first make a circle with his right hand, then join both hands to form a circle, then point at her, then at his mouth, and finally give a thumbs up, ending the series of gestures with a pleading motion.
"What does this mean? A round object, could it be a high-energy Golden Core?"
"Does he want to help me quickly increase my spiritual power so I can become class monitor sooner?"
Having understood Wang Ling's meaning, Sun Rong, without another word, threw the Golden Core into her mouth.
At this, Wang Ling was completely stunned.
Actually, he meant that the instant noodles she gave were really tasty,
Thank you very much.
Immediately after, Sun Rong felt as if she had fallen directly from thirty thousand feet, collapsing weakly onto the desk.
"Wang Ling, what kind of Golden Core did you give me..."
Following that, the surrounding students, due to Sun Rong's spiritual power being depleted, also saw the effect of the illusory spell disappear. 』
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〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜
[ Oyama Mahiro (Onimai): "Haha, this must be the infamous corporate-level understanding." ]
[ Oyama Mahiro (Onimai): "Completely twisted the other person's meaning in another direction." ]
[ Umaru Doma (Himouto): "The three great illusions of life. The first illusion: He likes me!" ]
[ Shizuka Hiratsuka (Oregairu): "Well summarized." ]
[ Stelle (Honkai: Star Rail): "It feels so familiar." ]
[ Chika Fujiwara (Love Is War: "How is that possible? If you like someone, shouldn't you say it openly? Kaguya and President, don't you agree?" ]
[ Shinomiya Kaguya (Love Is War): "....." ]
[ Miyuki Shirogane (Love Is War): "....." ]
[ .....]
『 In the classroom, Wang Zukang pushed up his glasses and loudly said, "Sun Rong, you always learn the fastest. Come and give everyone a demonstration."
Sun Rong responded listlessly.
But just as she was about to walk to the podium, she accidentally stepped on an aluminum can, her foot slipped, and she flew backward uncontrollably.
As this scene unfolded, the familiar background music played again.
Wang Ling, without a word, half-squatted, propped his chin with his left hand, and wrapped his right arm around Sun Rong.
"Thanks..."
Wang Ling said faintly, "You're welcome."
Wang Zukang interjected, "Alright, Wang Ling, you answer this question."
Immediately after, Wang Ling stood straight up, letting Sun Rong fall to the ground, and said, "Yes!"
"Not giving the tiniest part of me to benefit the world."
As soon as the words fell, a chilling spiritual energy spread around. Sun Rong, who had just been saved by Wang Ling, was also caught in this force. 』
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〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜
[ Demon Master (Daily Life of the Immortal King): "That guy with his personal theme music has shown up again!" ]
[ March 7th (Honkai: Star Rail): "Hey, hey, hey, how can you be so rude to a beautiful girl?" ]
[ Shizuka Hiratsuka (Oregairu): "A daily relationship tip for everyone—watch closely and learn something valuable each day!" ]
[ Yukinoshita Yukino (Oregairu): "....." ]
[ Bai Xiaofei (Wo Jiao Bai Xiaofei): "This, this is a backlash?" ]
[ Tohru (Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid): "Before, this person could treat others like this, so it's only natural for them to be treated this way." ]
[ Inoue Orihime (Bleach): "In this case, will those previous actions also fall upon this person?" ]
[ Stelle (Honkai: Star Rail): "Uhm... Is it just me, or are Sun Rong and Teruhashi kind of similar?" ]
[ Saiki Kusuo (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K): "....." ]
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『 The next day, at the school gate.
Sun Rong stepped out of the extended limousine, her cheeks instantly flushed, and she called out to Wang Ling, "Good morning, Brother Wang Ling!"
Wang Ling turned his head and suddenly noticed his own curse mark on Sun Rong's forehead.
"Oh dear... So I unknowingly enchanted Sun Rong's heart."
Seeing this situation, Wang Ling, without a word, slowly walked towards Sun Rong, gently brushed aside her hair, and with a light touch, dispelled his curse.
At this moment, Sun Rong's face was as red as a hot kettle, and she secretly thought Wang Ling was going to kiss her.
"Alright, it's fine now."
As soon as the words fell, Wang Ling walked away without looking back, not leaving a single extra word.
As for Sun Rong, she stumbled and fell to the ground, saying in a flustered voice,
"What... what was I just doing?!"
Not long after, in the alchemy class, Pan Shengcong succinctly explained the refining process and thought process for the Foundation Establishment Pill, then let the students practice it themselves.
Chen Chao took out their family's ancestral alchemy furnace to refine pills.
Sun Rong used the alchemy machine developed by their family enterprise.
And Guo Hao, on the other hand, used his uniquely shaped magic treasure—a night-pot shaped alchemy furnace—to refine pills. 』
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〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜
[ Xianyun (Genshin Impact): "To treat cultivation in such a way, really." ]
[ Xiangling (Genshin Impact): "This, isn't this a bit embarrassing?" ]
[ Chulan Zhang (The Outcast): "So embarrassing—was this just taken from home?" ]
[ Chulan Zhang (The Outcast): "This is completely impossible for alchemy work." ]
[ Feng Baobao (The Outcast): "I, I, I, I also think so." ]
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『 However, just when everyone thought the night-pot alchemy furnace was unconventional enough, Wang Ling, without a word, directly brought his household microwave oven to the scene. 』
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〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜
[ Chulan Zhang (The Outcast): "I thought the night-pot was already over the top, but then someone showed up with a microwave oven?" ]
[ Keqing (Genshin Impact): "What is this microwave oven?" ]
[ March 7th (Honkai: Star Rail): "A kitchen appliance for heating food." ]
[ Xiangling (Genshin Impact): "So, this is a pot from another world? Using a pot for various purposes isn't hard to understand, right?" ]
[ Feng Baobao (The Outcast): "Is this really not a cooking competition assessment?" ]
[ .....]
『 In the classroom, as Chen Chao was the first to mess up his furnace, he wiped away his tears and ran out.
"AH!!!"
"My dad is definitely going to kill me!"
Guo Hao quipped, "He must have run to the playground to relieve stress."
Seeing that everyone had almost finished the preliminary work, Pan Shengcong spoke:
"Refining will take another seven hours. Let's dismiss class for now and go home!"
As the crowd dispersed, Froggy 2 stared at the little spirit in Guo Hao's bronze furnace, and drool unconsciously flowed from its mouth.
"It's been a long time since I tasted the flavor of a spirit pet. Back then, I climbed to the throne of the Demon King by eating bigger fish."
"As long as I reopen, our Demon King can regroup and regain glory!"
"Hehehe!"
However, just as Froggy 2 finished off the night-pot, Wang Ling appeared out of nowhere and said faintly, "I knew you couldn't resist causing trouble. Good thing I made it."
"Hm?" Froggy 2 shivered, and with a whoosh, it jumped out of the window and escaped.
Seeing this situation, Wang Ling, without a word, immediately chased after it.
Froggy 2 was smug, thinking it had dodged and weaved its way to shake off Wang Ling. Who knew that Wang Ling's eyes flashed with golden light, and he silently appeared behind it.
"OUCH!!!"
"Let's talk this over, let's talk!"
"Don't come any closer!"
But unexpectedly, before Froggy 2 could finish speaking, Wang Ling kicked it several times, causing it to let out a painful howl, and even the night-pot it had just swallowed was retrieved by Wang Ling. 』
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〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜
[ Froggy 2 (Daily Life of the Immortal King): "How embarrassing, this scene was actually shown." ]
[ Yae Miko (Genshin Impact): "Hehe, truly a greedy little fellow." ]
[ Paimon (Genshin Impact): "Didn't it finish? Why is it so excited all of a sudden?" ]
[ Yanfei (Genshin Impact): "Do you know you're breaking the law?!" ]
[ Froggy 2 (Daily Life of the Immortal King): "It's not because his power is too strong. As long as I absorb a little bit, I can recover to my peak condition...." ]
[ Wang Ling (Daily Life of the Immortal King): "....." ]
[ .....]
『 The scene shifts to the men's restroom.
Wang Ling was giving the night-pot a simple cleaning.
But just as he stepped out of the restroom door, he ran straight into Guo Hao, and the atmosphere instantly became tense.
"Guo Hao, you need to understand me."
Guo Hao pulled out a water gun and warned, "Why is my precious alchemy furnace in your hands? Gently place the furnace on the ground and step back!!!"
A few minutes later, Guo Hao said with a look of disbelief, "You're saying Froggy 2 swallowed my alchemy furnace, you chased it from the fifth floor to the fourth, then pulled it out of its throat, and then you cleaned my furnace in the restroom? Oh, so that's what happened?"
"Who are you trying to fool with your made-up story!"
Wang Ling pointed at the night-pot: "If you don't believe me, ask your bronze furnace spirit."
However, seeing his beloved bronze furnace spirit looking sickly, Guo Hao, without a word, pulled the trigger and shot out a weak, poisonous liquid.
Seeing this, Wang Ling could only tilt his head to avoid it.
Unexpectedly, the poison flew straight into Chen Chao's mouth, who was currently troubled by inner demons.
Seeing Chen Chao fall to the ground, poisoned, Guo Hao cried out in alarm:
"OH MY! HEAVENS, WHAT HAVE I DONE?!"
Wang Ling bent down to examine him, thinking to himself, "Good thing, it's a piece of cake. Inner demon disturbance plus weak toxicity, a powerful purification spell will take care of everything!"
However, just as Wang Ling was about to treat Chen Chao, Guo Hao stopped him, pleading, "Absolutely no one can know about this! You're in charge of the head, I'm in charge of the feet!"
Wang Ling was stunned: "Huh?"
Guo Hao quickly explained, "If he's not detoxified within two hours, Chen Chao will be in mortal danger."
Wang Ling said, "Actually, it's not as scary as you say, as long as..."
But Guo Hao didn't listen to Wang Ling's explanation, anxiously saying, "Wang Ling, as long as you help me prepare an antidote and keep this secret for me, I'll pretend the matter of you taking my alchemy furnace never happened."
Feeling resigned, Wang Ling muttered, "Do as you please." 』
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〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜
[ Bai Xiaofei (Wo Jiao Bai Xiaofei): "A night-pot alchemy furnace, what's the use of that thing?" ]
[ Bai Xiaofei (Wo Jiao Bai Xiaofei): "Even this excuse can be used to threaten others." ]
[ Elaina (Wandering Witch): "Don't you think adding money could help you move past this?" ]
[ .....]
『 In the alchemy classroom, Guo Hao was pondering the art of concocting medicine, but the problem was that Pan Shengcong and his group would be back in two hours, and where to hide Chen Chao became a huge dilemma.
At this critical juncture, Froggy 2 stealthily sneaked in again, intending to swallow the alchemy furnace. Seeing this, Guo Hao quickly threw out a spiritual energy talisman, "Bang," sending Froggy 2 flying.
But unexpectedly, this blast surprised Guo Hao.
Froggy 2's disturbance actually advanced the bronze furnace spirit's alchemy time by several tens of minutes.
"Could it be...?"
Immediately after, Wang Ling picked up Froggy 2, and Guo Hao quickly infused it with spiritual energy.
Froggy 2 opened its mouth, golden light shimmering, and in the blink of an eye, advanced the alchemy time by another ten-odd minutes.
"You have this ability too?" Wang Ling asked curiously.
"Of course, my ultimate skill is the time wave. If I have enough spiritual energy, let alone accelerating time, even reversing it is no problem!"
Knowing Froggy 2's ability, Wang Ling and Guo Hao exchanged a smile and began to "spiritually charge" Froggy 2...
In an instant, Froggy 2's wails in the alchemy room never stopped.
"OUCH!"
"OW!"
"NO!"
Two hours later, Guo Hao successfully refined two antidote pills.
"Why did you make two antidote pills?" Wang Ling asked, puzzled.
"I originally wanted to use myself as a guinea pig to test the efficacy, but now we have a ready-made guinea pig!"
With that, he walked towards Froggy 2 with an ill-intentioned look.
Seeing this, Froggy 2 shrieked, "Don't touch me!"
Guo Hao first fed Froggy 2 some Five Poisons Water, making it poisoned, then gave it the antidote, proving that the antidote was indeed effective.
Next, Guo Hao put the other antidote pill into Chen Chao's mouth.
However, because he had been poisoned for too long, Chen Chao would still take a while to wake up.
To be safe, Wang Ling simply placed Chen Chao in the blasted furnace. 』
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〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜
[ Oyama Mahiro (Onimai): "I can't bear to look!" ]
[ Oyama Mihari (Onimai): "My heart aches for Froggy 2 for two seconds!" ]
[ Oyama Mihari (Onimai): "But, besides guinea pigs, can we use this new creature?" ]
[ Paimon (Genshin Impact): "Is it really okay for someone to go into such a broken thing?" ]
[ Wang Ling (Daily Life of the Immortal King): "Don't worry, I am Wang Ling." ]
[ .....]
『 In the picture, Pan Shengcong flipped through Guo Hao's homework.
"Is this your homework?"
Guo Hao nervously tried to stop him, "Wait, instructor... I still have two steps to complete!"
But then, Pan Shengcong pulled out a golden Foundation Establishment Pill from inside.
Guo Hao was stunned, "What on earth is going on? How did a Foundation Establishment Pill appear in my alchemy furnace?!" 』
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