Star Iron: Imaginary numbers? Dude, I play with quantum reconstruction.

(Hua Wu: Children, I never said that.)

Chapter 168 Walter: I sometimes wish I could be the protagonist of a comic book.

"Instead of asking me why I used violence, you should first care about the child who was bullied by those three company employees."

Qiong shook her head and walked towards the child. "Little one, what's your name? Why are they surrounding you?"

The child said timidly, "I...I'm Eric. I just found a coin, but they..."

Qiong shook her neck and rubbed her wrists. "I understand. It seems we've encountered some evil and unscrupulous company employees. Well then, I'll reluctantly teach them a lesson and get them to abandon evil and do good."

Just as he was about to use his fists again, Giovanni stopped him.

“Hey friend, don’t be so boring. There are many ways to solve problems, not just violence. Isn’t that right?”

Qiong said with a annoyed look, "Tsk... Do you intend to use your game to reform these villains? This world isn't called Ether Baby and Ether King, this is the Milky Way, this is Yalilo."

"But in Yalilo, on this primitive planet, the way to deal with bad guys is to give them a good beating."

Qiong shrugged away from Giovanni and then appeared in front of the three employees in a flash.

"What...what are you going to do? Hitting people is wrong!"

"Exactly, hitting someone is... ah—"

"Stop making so much noise! ​​Let me show you the power of the new champion from the lower district!"

"Brother, fight with confidence! With me here, they won't die!"

"With you here, I feel relieved. You evil company employee! Take this! Star Destroyer Fist!"

"Eora!"

"Eora!"

"May the weather be favorable and the crops abundant."

"Star Destruction Fist!"

"Eora!"

"Eora!"

"Rain from heaven brings life."

......

Seeing Xing and Qiong relentlessly beating up company employees, March 7th was speechless. "Uncle Yang, why are you still watching?"

Walter remained unmoved, studying the coin Eric had handed him. He considered Qiong's righteous and decisive nature a rare and admirable quality.

As long as it's not too excessive, it's not a big problem.

"The Interstellar Peace Corporation... is a mixed bag, and these employees... are probably among those who break the rules. As anonymous individuals, we need to take action against injustice and evil."

"Danheng, you... um? Where is he? What are you doing leaning against the back?" March 7 kept looking around, but Danheng didn't follow at all. He wanted to stop him, but after thinking about it, he figured Xing had the healing, so let these two living dads cause trouble.

“This is much better than what Hua Wu did before, and these company employees... need some proper lessons.”

Dan Heng recalled how he had been mistaken for a thief by company staff when he took a piece of earth marrow, and he felt that he should be taught a lesson.

“Ah, this…” March 7th glanced at the tattered company armor and the company employees who were jumping back and forth between broken and unbroken bones.

"This...this way of handling things is definitely problematic!"

After eight minutes of hellish torture, Qiong stopped beating her.

“You should be able to understand from these punches what I want to teach you about goodness. Whenever you feel like doing evil, think about whether I am watching you.”

Xing waved her hand, "I have nothing to say. If we run into each other again, you'll be in big trouble. You'd better say goodbye quickly, or when we turn around and say 'goodbye'..."

Their sinister eyes and mocking tone already told me that these two were the cream of the crop among the nameless guests.

The three company employees were ready to run away; they'd been beaten to the point of questioning their existence. "You two lunatics, get out of here! I never want to see those two lunatics again!"

"Run! It's a demon!"

Qiong looked at the departing company employee and said, "The wicked have received their due punishment; this is the proper procedure."

Xing nodded. "Indeed, using games to determine the winner... is still too impure."

Eric stood by Walter's side the whole time. It would be a lie to say he wasn't afraid. This kind of education method, which combined treatment with physical punishment, gave him a feeling he couldn't quite describe.

"Thank you so much, uncles. I don't really need these coins, so please keep them. It's getting late, my dad's calling me home for dinner. Goodbye!"

Eric chose to run away. Although he was the one who was saved, he always felt he should keep his distance from his benefactor.

Walter sighed as he watched the tiny figure disappear into the distance, a sense of melancholy washing over him. If it weren't for those events... his childhood might have been just like the one he now perceived Eric to be.

"Going home...for dinner? That's wonderful, you're a lucky child. I'll accept this coin, and carry your hopes with me as I try to move forward."

“Very good, Mr. Walter. ‘Exchange’ and ‘Development’ are all part of the ‘Etherfronts’ game. You can make good use of this coin.”

He held the ether coin in his hand, and it seemed he could see glimpses of his past. He had once been a child too.

At that moment, he made a decision: for the sake of his past self, for the sake of Eric now, he had to participate in this game.

Xing and Qiong walked up to Walter. "Uncle Yang, where did that child go?"

March 7th stood by, nine parts speechless and one part helpless, "Go home. Your behavior was too bloody and violent, and you scared the child away."

Qiong didn't refute, but simply said easily, "It's okay, that child won't do evil again. As long as he has such thoughts in the future, everything from today will come back to him. This kind of positive childhood trauma is positive and uplifting."

Dan Heng said quietly, "This kind of education should be used less often in the future."

Xing looked at the coin in Walter's hand. "That's an ether coin? If you found it, don't you have to return it?"

Walter replied, "It is indeed an Ether coin, and it doesn't bear any mark of its original owner... Returning it to its rightful owner would be quite difficult. Moreover, I don't intend to return it for now; I want to use it to win this game."

Qiong and Xing felt that something was wrong when they heard this.

Xing asked Qiong uncertainly, "Is Uncle Yang possessed?"

Qiong looked bewildered and waved her hands, "I don't know! Why don't you treat him? This is completely different from Uncle Yang's usual image..."

"So... this is how you see me?" Walter's face flushed slightly, and he coughed tactically. "Ahem—forgive my willfulness, I sometimes want to be the protagonist of a comic book."

At this point, Danheng had confirmed that the symptom was contagious, and Walter had already shown initial signs of it.

Chapter 169 Star: Let's call it Burning Wind.

"At first, I refused to play this game, but if Uncle Yang is also going to get involved, and he's the kind of protagonist who carries the beliefs of others."

"Then I'll have to give it a try."

Qiong is gradually getting used to becoming a villain who turns his back on all living beings. He doesn't know why, but this feeling of going against the grain, this feeling of being different from everyone else, is somewhat addictive to him.

Giovanni interrupted the conversation at this moment, "Why don't you all release the Ethereal Spirit from this coin and get to know it? After all, this is the first Ethereal Spirit you've obtained, and Ethereal Spirits need to establish a connection with the Summoner."

"Hmm, what Mr. Giovanni said does make some sense. Let me see how to activate it..."

Walter fiddled with the coin slightly, and a dimensional piggy bank appeared inside.

"Hmph, hmph!"

Xing couldn't hold back, "Pfft—Uncle Yang's luck is a bit..."

Qiong rested her chin on her hand and said, "Is this Ether Spirit Tournament just going to be about pigs with different abilities fighting? It's a bit... well, I don't think it's impossible to play."

Walter carefully examined the piggy bank he had opened, only to find that it was shaking incessantly.

"Hmm, this dimensional piggy bank seems to be scared?"

Giovanni felt a little surprised. "Strange, all the biological data sealed as ethereal spirits shouldn't have any extra emotional fluctuations. According to the program, they should just obediently follow the player's commands, not have these emotions like this."

March 7th hesitated and said, "This... Uncle Yang, why don't you try giving it a command?"

Walter hesitated for a moment, "Um... Dimensional Piggy Bank, Tear the Hurricane!"

The air was as hard as a winter boot, and the dimensional piggy bank remained motionless.

Qiong broke the deadlock, "Tearing Hurricane? Uncle Yang, are you sure this thing is in the piggy bank's skill list? This thing sounds like it's in Dan Heng's skill list."

Then, Qiong looked at Dan Heng, who had been diving, and said directly, "Ahem, Dan Heng, use Tear Hurricane on the piggy bank!"

Danheng shrugged helplessly, "This skill isn't in my skill list, and besides, I think we should give it a name."

Xing looked at the piggy bank, suppressing a laugh, and said, "How about we name it Burning Wind?"

Upon hearing the name, Qiong exclaimed, "Burning Wind? It is indeed a majestic and imposing name... Wait, isn't that the name of that Great Lord?"

Xing replied matter-of-factly, "Yes, I hope it has the courage to face itself like the Fenfeng wind. I think this name is quite good."

March 7th hesitated, "Isn't this a bad idea? Do we really have to name her Danheng? Why don't you think of something else?"

"I have no objection," Dan Heng said indifferently; he didn't want to get involved in this matter.

Walter initially refused, but after considering the name, and disregarding the personal opinions of any particular prince, he realized it was actually a good name.

"The fierce wind that burns away the enemy, if we don't consider the problem of duplicate names... seems pretty good."

March 7th was shocked. "Uncle Yang, you really intend to use this name? It's obviously wrong."

Walter changed the subject, "But considering the relationship with that Great Lord, and the child who found it is named Eric, how about we call him Efeng?"

Xing asked in confusion, "Eagle Wind?"

Qiong was also completely confused, sensing something was wrong. "Aifeng? This name... are you sure it won't cause any copyright issues?"

Giovanni asked doubtfully, "Copyright issues? I don't think the name 'Eagle Front' is likely to have any copyright problems. Now, let me introduce the game 'Ether Front' to you."

Qiong waved his hand and said, "How about we change it to a piggy bank match-3 game?"

Giovanni chuckled upon hearing the name. "You're right, but Ether Front is a multiplayer offline competitive game developed by the company's technology department and promoted by the marketing department. In the game, all players can be referred to as Ether Summoners, who can use their terminals to capture the scattered Ether data."

"Ether Summoners can encounter their own Ether Spirit in various event venues, and together with their Ether Spirit, fight and defeat powerful enemies, and uncover the truth behind these competitions."

Xing felt like she'd heard this somewhere before. "Um...it sounds familiar."

Qiong responded, "Indeed, it's a bit like the description of a game I played a few days ago, but these games must all use the same template, right?"

March 7th was puzzled: "This sounds... a bit unreliable."

"Ether Spirits aren't limited to the piggy bank model; anything you see... can be an Ether Spirit. However, if you want to obtain and learn more about Ether Spirits, please pay close attention to and support the official Ether Frontline account. There are more detailed introductions in the terminal, everyone... please look forward to it."