CH 167

Everyone’s tone was so enthusiastic that An Yan and Cheng Yi, who were the parties involved, couldn’t even join in on the discussion.

While everyone was chatting enthusiastically, Cheng Yi secretly approached An Yan's ear and asked him in a whisper, "Is Yan Yan's ring ready?"

An Yan's gaze flickered slightly: "Not yet."

In fact, he had already prepared the ring itself, but he wanted to make the most unique ring for Cheng Yi. This ring would not be just a simple one; An Yan also wanted to design it as a storage ring.

This way, he could put the customized beast-type mecha in it and give it to Cheng Yi together.

So, although the ring was already made, it was still empty.  

Cheng Yi could see An Yan’s abnormality, but he didn't ask more questions. He instead said, with anticipation, "Then when you finish making the ring, make sure to let me take a look."

"Okay." An Yan immediately nodded.

Speaking of this ring, aside from its storage function and the beast-shaped mech, the ring itself was actually unique enough.

This was because it was not a ring made from metal, but An Yan’s coalesced spiritual energy.

So, although the ring seemed no different from others after molding, it could actually be called a treasure.

After dinner, everyone went home together and An Yan followed his mother back to the An family home. He received a message just after his shower.

[Hello An Yan, the Central Star Pharmacist Association will be holding a high quality potion exhibition and auction in two days. You are cordially invited to attend this event, and the association is looking forward to your arrival].

An Yan was a little confused when he saw this message, as he had never come into contact with the Pharmacist Association before.

However, he looked it up and got a good idea of what it was all about.

The so-called Pharmacist Association, as the name implied, was an association formed by pharmacists.

Because the interstellar was so vast, each planet would often have its own pharmacist association, such as the Central Star Pharmacist Association, in order to facilitate management.

If a pharmacist wants to join the Pharmacists' Association, they need to pass a special test, and only after passing the test can one become a member.

For most pharmacists, being able to pass the test and join the Pharmacists' Association was a dignified thing, and it also meant that their ability to make potions had been recognized.

However, An Yan was obviously not one of the majority. He didn’t even know about the existence of the Pharmacist Association before, let alone think about taking the test and joining it.

So why would the Central Star Pharmacist Association suddenly send him this message?

An Yan was still puzzled by this when Cheng Yi called him, so he casually told him about this matter.

Cheng Yi's gaze flickered slightly at An Yan’s words, "The Central Star Pharmacist Association sent you a message?"An

Yan nodded. "It said that there would be an exhibition and auction of high quality potions in two days, and I was invited to attend."

Any other pharmacist would be pleasantly surprised and not puzzled if they suddenly received such a message. After all, even the pharmacists who are already members might not be able to receive such an invitation message.

But the situation was obviously different when it came to An Yan.

He was not interested in joining the Pharmacist Association, and he was equally not curious about the high quality potions exhibition and auction mentioned in the message. So, his first reaction upon receiving the message was to feel strange, wondering why he had received it.

Cheng Yi asked, "So does Yan Yan want to go there?"

An Yan thought about it and shook his head, "I'd rather not. It's more important to prepare for the competition now, and I'm not really interested in this auction. "

Cheng Yi doted, "If Yan Yan isn't interested, just pretend you didn't receive this message."

With that, the two changed to other topics and chatted for a while. They hung up later because it was getting late.

However, Cheng Yi's face immediately sank after hanging up the communication.

The reason was naturally because of the message that An Yan had just mentioned, as well as another matter.

Although he had been busy with the competition during this period of time, Cheng Yi had not stopped investigating that previous sunspot incident on the virtual net. 

This investigation was not going smoothly because of the cautiousness of the people or person behind it.

But even so, Cheng Yi had come up with some clues after all these days of pursuing the case.

Although the identity of the other party had not yet been determined, the general direction had already pointed to the Central Star Pharmacist Association.

In other words, someone in the Central Star Pharmacist Association had secretly planned and caused the previous sunspot incident on the virtual net.

Then, by deducing through the common denominator, it was likely that this was the same person who sent An Yan this message.

The message could not be a mere invitation; it must contain some other conspiracy.

Cheng Yi was a bit distressed as his previous investigation had come to a standstill, but this message suddenly appearing was not really a bad thing for him.

But it was impossible for Cheng Yi to let the little one go to the auction as there was bound to be some danger involved. Even if he could protect the little one, he still didn't want to do it.

Fortunately, even if he couldn't meet the other party's plot head-on, Cheng Yi now had a new direction for his investigation.

Since the little one had received this message, there was naturally someone who had sent it to him, and using this as an entry point, he would be able to find out some useful information.

Having made up his mind, Cheng Yi gave the order and, at the same time, had the previous investigation continue. 

Cheng Yi did not tell An Yan about these investigations. First, he did not want to distract him, and second, he did not think it was necessary. His little one had always been very cautious, so he didn’t have any worries, even if he didn't say anything.

Just as Cheng Yi was having this matter investigated, two men stood opposite each other in a villa on the side of the central star.

At that moment, one of the men's light brains was turned on, and on the screen was the scene of the sixth round of the Academy Mecha Competition that had just ended today.

In the video, a pure black mecha easily finishes off its opponent with incredible speed and an extraordinarily powerful attack. The whole process took less than a minute.

The short video quickly ended, but then a new loop began.

The younger man in the room looked at the older one several times, and after a few hesitations, finally asked, "Teacher, do you think An Yan will come to the auction?"

The older man did not speak immediately, but watched the video once more and pressed the pause button before saying, in a deep voice, "What do you think?"

The younger man thought for a moment and cautiously replied, "I don't think he may be interested in this auction, after all, with his strength in making potions."

At this point, the younger man paused, as if he was apprehensive about something.

The older man gave him a look and said, "You're right, with An Yan's strength in making potions, what kind of high quality potions can he not make? And I'm afraid he's not even interested in joining the Pharmacist Association, so how could he possibly be interested in an auction like this?"

At these words, the young man could not help but look puzzled. "Then why are we inviting him to the auction?"

Seemingly thinking of something unpleasant, the older man snorted coldly, "Isn’t it because you've been doing things too badly that you've nearly been caught."

The younger man looked sarcastic and said, "It's true that I didn't handle it properly."

The middle-aged man snorted again, "It's fortunate that he didn't find out about you and me, so I won't bother with you over that matter. But the follow-up is inevitable. "

"Yes, yes, you're right, teacher," the young man nodded in agreement, and then wondered, "but I still don't understand why you sent An Yan an invitation, teacher. Since they've already investigated the Pharmacists' Association, wouldn’t it be easier to get caught if you left them a trail? "

"Do you think that he will stop even if we don't do anything?" The older man hissed lightly and said in a mean voice, "He won't stop for sure!"

This time the young man didn't answer, but waited quietly for the other man to continue.

Sure enough, after a few angry words, the older man quickly continued, "Instead of waiting for him to find out about us, it's better to strike first."

The younger man's eyes lit up slightly at that, "So you had it all planned out from the start?  Teacher, you're really something! "

The older man grunted, "I didn't send out the invitation this time, nor did I come up with the idea.  So, it's safe to say that I had nothing to do with the whole thing.

A smile appeared on the younger man's face, "You are right, teacher, we really have nothing to worry about."

The older man looked at the paused screen and said with a taut face, "And in addition to the trouble, we can also take the opportunity to do something else."