At this moment.
Gu Yunpeng finally understood.
Why Zhao Longteng and Zhao Longfei had looked so disgusted when they mentioned Qin Siyang to him.
This kid was just… a piece of work.
An absolute scoundrel.
Watching Zhao Sifang and Qin Siyang acting all brotherly, with Zhao Sifang even praising Qin Siyang's character from time to time, Gu Yunpeng seriously questioned whether his future brother-in-law had any sense at all.
Gu Yunpeng was deeply concerned.
His sister was already a bit of a fool.
Now she was about to marry an even bigger fool.
'Their future days together, won't they be full of disasters?'
'Maybe… maybe I should go back and tell my family to break off the engagement with the Zhao family?'
Qin Siyang could clearly feel the disdain in Gu Yunpeng's eyes.
But he didn't take it to heart.
Considering that he had just received a Tier-2 God Hunting Weapon, the Swift Boots, he decided to be the bigger person.
"Brother-in-law, what do these Swift Boots do?"
"They resist heat, cold, and corrosion. When worn, they increase movement speed and silence your footsteps. This allows you to gain an advantage in battle against gods, which is why they're called Swift Boots."
"Oh, no wonder! This is some good stuff! Thanks, Brother-in-law."
Not a single word about giving a thank-you gift to Gu Yunpeng.
Gu Yunpeng stared coldly at Qin Siyang.
Regretting it already.
This guy was stingier than a miser. He should have just thrown some silver coins at him and been done with it.
But there was nothing he could do.
Giving a gift to Qin Siyang was his family's decision.
It seemed they saw the Zhao family benefiting from it and wanted to try their luck too.
But judging by Qin Siyang's attitude, he clearly wasn't grateful at all.
Forget it.
Just consider it a failed investment.
That's what Gu Yunpeng thought.
Qin Siyang then asked, "Are you two coming with me to hunt gods?"
"Yeah, Brother Qin, didn't we already agree on the phone?"
"Since you're following me, you guys better not compete with me for gods. I need to rack up points fast, otherwise, I'll lose my privileges."
Zhao Sifang rubbed his hands, "Brother Qin, today we won't interfere. But I'm not trying to make things difficult for you. Just like you need points, I also need to improve my points… What if, after all this, you still can't make the top three?"
Gu Yunpeng also had this concern.
He had heard that Qin Siyang's Super Privilege required him to rank in the top three for both God Hunting Points and Research Points.
If Qin Siyang wanted to secure his privileges, would he try to bribe them with something in exchange for giving up their points and moving aside?
If that was the case…
Gu Yunpeng wouldn't mind agreeing.
He could take the chance to demand Vine Core and Crimson Crystal in return.
But if Qin Siyang did that… Gu Yunpeng would completely lose respect for him.
Qin Siyang stared at Zhao Sifang and said seriously: "As long as you don't interfere with my hunting, do whatever you need to. Don't worry about my points."
"Little Zhao, I earn my points based on my own ability. So I will never stop you guys from hunting gods. If I can't catch up, that's my own fault. If I lose my privileges, I deserve it."
"Brother Qin…"
"Little Zhao, rules are rules. I, Qin Siyang, will never beg anyone for handouts in this matter."
Gu Yunpeng felt a bit disappointed but gained a little more respect for Qin Siyang.
Hearing this, Zhao Sifang gave Qin Siyang a firm nod.
"Brother Qin, don't worry! During this time, I'll double my efforts to hunt gods. I won't let down your belief!"
Qin Siyang twitched the corner of his mouth, "Little Zhao, I mean, you don't have to go all out like that. Balance is important—"
"Brother Qin, there's one more thing."
"Go ahead."
"Your privilege requires you to be top three in both God Hunting Points and Research Points. Your god hunting is fine, but what about your research points?"
Qin Siyang's eyes widened.
Holy crap, he completely forgot about that.
He needed to be top three in Research Points, too.
He turned to Zhao Sifang, "Little Zhao, how many research points do you have?"
"Over three thousand. Barely made it into the top ten among special recruits."
"What about you, Brother-in-law?"
"Also over three thousand. Ranked third among special recruits."
'Three thousand points…'
Qin Siyang suddenly felt cold inside.
Doing the math, from planning an academic paper, running experiments, writing, reviewing, and finally publishing… it would take at least two to three months.
Three thousand points, at least five high-quality research papers would be needed.
He had to start immediately.
Time was running out.
As for research points, he had no way to earn them himself.
This was why he had been supporting Old Li and the research team all this time.
Now it was time to crack the whip and get them to work harder.
No time to waste, he would discuss this with Old Li as soon as he got back.
"I'll deal with research later. Right now, I'm hunting gods."
"Understood, Brother Qin!"
As Qin Siyang walked forward, Zhao Sifang and Gu Yunpeng followed behind him like bodyguards.
Zhao Sifang was just accompanying Gu Yunpeng, so he treated it like a sightseeing trip, doing nothing in particular.
Gu Yunpeng, however, kept a close watch on Qin Siyang's every move, trying to figure out if there were any hidden tricks.
'Is there something I can learn?'
'It can't be that this kid purely relied on luck to find Vine Core and Crimson Crystal, right?'
Qin Siyang kicked a Mutated Sickle to death and extracted its Round Armor Plate.
He scanned it with his phone:
[No research value.]
'As expected.'
'Heavenly Research Institute has seen far better things.'
A Mutated Sickle, a small god like this, was beneath his notice.
Unlike Florence, that broke bastard, who took everything back for research.
Zhao Sifang yawned.
Gu Yunpeng, however, was deep in thought, wondering if there was some deeper meaning in Qin Siyang using his foot instead of his fist to kill it.
Qin Siyang continued walking deeper into the Safe Zone.
Since there weren't many god hunters around, he managed to kill dozens of small gods along the way.
Calculating it, he had gained several hundred god hunting points.
Previously, this would have been decent progress.
But right now, this was far from enough.
He was still twenty thousand points behind third place.
If he couldn't rack up at least two thousand points per day, he was screwed.
The three of them walked in silence.
For some reason, they hadn't encountered any gods for a while.
Qin Siyang got bored and tried to start a conversation, "Brother-in-law, what's your sequence?"
"Phantom Assassin."
"…Alright then."
Qin Siyang immediately lost interest.
No need to ask—Gu Yunpeng's Phantom Assassin was definitely fake.
In the entire Safe Zone, who knew how many people actually had that sequence?
Qin Siyang even suspected that if the United Government decided to crack down on fake sequences, they could just round up everyone who registered as Phantom Assassin and fill a prison overnight.
That conversation was going nowhere.
One question.
Even more awkward silence.
As they walked deeper into the zone, Gu Yunpeng frowned, "You don't have a Insurer, yet you dare to go this deep?"
Qin Siyang was also annoyed, "No choice—haven't you noticed there are no gods around? If I don't go deeper, what the hell am I supposed to hunt?"
"But this is way too dangerous."
Qin Siyang glanced at this ridiculously handsome young master and said: "Brother-in-law, do you really think Vine Core and Crimson Crystal just walked into my hands by themselves?"
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