Zhang Wei smiled upon hearing this:
"I hope the President is as angered as Zhang Chao said, otherwise my choice to repair and upgrade the artifact in Stolen Country will be ineffective."
Zhang Chao looked over, and the next second, he nuzzled against Zhang Wei in a effeminate manner, raising a delicate finger and saying:
"Oh my, Zhang Wei giegie, you're so naughty, but I like it."
Regarding Zhang Chao's antics.
Zhang Wei laughed and cursed, pushing Zhang Chao away, and quipped:
"Watch it, I'm a married man. Please don't fall in love with me easily. Also, no gay stuff, I like women."
As soon as the words were spoken.
Zhang Chao turned and bowed to Lu Lianxue at a ninety-degree angle:
"I'm sorry, Miss Lu, I forgot you were here."
In response.
Lu Lianxue giggled, amused by Zhang Wei and Zhang Chao's antics, and then said:
"Regardless of whether Zhang Wei angered the President or not, you're definitely going to steal the spotlight again. I estimate that tomorrow's international forum will be filled with discussions about you."
Zhang Wei said noncommittally:
"That's for sure. After all, I've refined a national-level artifact. It must be all about me trending. Oh my, speaking of which, I can't wait for tomorrow to see the international forum."
Zhang Chao also chimed in:
"Don't rush. I'll help you promote it first. I'll post the news that you refined the artifact at the first opportunity. Oh, no, let me tell my cousin first and inform the Demon Slaying Division. I think your staunch fan Xiao Xuan will definitely receive the news and promote you extensively."
With his words.
Zhang Chao picked up his phone and called his cousin, Zhang Mei.
...
Not long after.
Just as Zhang Chao had predicted, Xiao Xuan immediately posted threads about Zhang Wei on the Demon Slaying Division forum and the international forum:
[Scandalous! Zhang Wei is refining another national-level artifact for Great Xia!!]
As soon as the post was published.
It was immediately reposted and commented on by many Great Xia ghost exorcists. On the international forum, it exploded. Earlier, ghost exorcists in Stolen Country had already posted news that someone had refined a national-level artifact, and they could feel it.
Now, upon learning that the refiner was Zhang Wei, everyone was shocked and thought it was fake news. But when they saw that the publisher was Xiao Xuan, they knew that this news was likely not fake.
The reason for this.
It was because, within a few minutes, Xiao Xuan posted another thread:
[Old General Ranking Updated, Zhang Wei Moves Up!]
Upon clicking it.
Zhang Wei's previous eighth position on the Old General Ranking was no longer there. The head of the Hu family from the Northeast Five Families, who was previously ranked seventh, had moved to the eighth position, while Zhang Wei had moved to the fifth position, forcefully entering the top five of the Old General Ranking.
Even.
Xiao Xuan specifically praised Zhang Wei in the thread:
[Tonight, I received news that Zhang Wei repaired a damaged semi-national-level artifact in Stolen Country and upgraded it to a national-level artifact. I never expected Zhang Wei to also have a talent for refining artifacts. It simply stunned me.
Furthermore,
Considering that not long ago, Zhang Wei single-handedly annihilated the Italian demonic forces, his strength has clearly improved!
Combining the above news, with the national-level artifact as a boost, Zhang Wei's artifact refining talent, and Zhang Wei's strength, Zhang Wei's ranking moving up to fifth on the Old General Ranking is cause for celebration!]
In just one night.
Xiao Xuan's posts climbed into the top ten of the international forum in terms of clicks.
This time.
Let alone the older generation of Great Xia paying attention to Zhang Wei, even the older generations of various countries, those powerful ghost exorcists, and even terrifying demonic figures, all began to pay attention to Zhang Wei.
...
At the same time.
In Stolen Country, within a villa estate.
At this moment.
Fatty and the Gardener, and the others, were outwardly silent, even appearing sullen, but inwardly they were laughing so hard that snot bubbles were about to burst.
They were all in Stolen Country, and they naturally received the news of Zhang Wei refining the artifact immediately. Then, they each began to play their acting roles, feigning silence.
After a long period of silence.
The Gardener picked up a coffee cup with his hand and took a sip, then, with seemingly uncontrollable anger, crushed the coffee cup, breaking the silence:
"Damn it, how did Zhang Wei upgrade that artifact to a national level? How can Zhang Wei refine artifacts! Is he really only in his twenties?"
Before his words even fell.
The Gardener added in his heart... Oh my god, my godson is amazing!! He can even refine artifacts, godson, you've surprised and excited your godmother so much.
Just two days ago, Zhang Wei obtained a semi-national-level artifact. Since the previous plan was for Zhang Wei to obtain the artifact and then rob it with Fatty, the Gardener had been finding excuses to delay for the past two days, such as "we can't rob it immediately, it will attract too much attention, let's wait a day," or "I haven't thought of a plan to rob it yet, did you manage to grab it, shut-in?"
In fact.
Fatty was also the same. For the past two days, he had been racking his brains for various delaying tactics.
For this reason.
Tonight, both the Gardener and Fatty were very troubled, unable to come up with any more excuses to delay. They had already prepared to go and rob him, and then act according to the situation. So, they came to the hall to discuss how to rob the artifact and kill Zhang Wei.
However.
Before they could even come up with a plan, the aura of the national-level artifact surged, and they were both stunned.
Afterward.
They learned that Zhang Wei had refined the artifact, which led to the current situation.
At the same time.
Fatty listened to the Gardener's angry words, outwardly appearing even more sullen, and cursed a few times, but inwardly he was also laughing uncontrollably like the Gardener:
"Hahahaha, Zhang Wei is awesome!! I didn't expect you to have this skill. Now it's great, haha, attacking you has become difficult. I really didn't expect Zhang Wei to be able to refine artifacts. He truly lives up to being the good friend recognized by me, a high-profile villain."
At the same time.
Fatty continued to say with a grim expression:
"What should we do next? With Zhang Wei having that national-level artifact, it's difficult for us to deal with him. Damn it, plans can't keep up with changes. I originally thought of taking that artifact and giving it to Yin Yang to repair, as he's skilled at it."
The Gardener appeared to be rubbing his temples with a frown and said in a deep voice:
"A national-level artifact, even I cannot deal with it easily. Before, I had a hundred percent certainty of killing Zhang Wei and taking his artifact. Now, I'm not very confident. Do you have any ideas, shut-in?"
"What ideas can I have? Unless I use the Soul Summoning Banner to deal with him, but it's not worth it. The Soul Summoning Banner is for the Dragon Locking Well plan. Using it against Zhang Wei, if there's a mishap like this, Senluo would kill me."
The shut-in said, suppressing his laughter, and said in a muffled voice:
"Let's report this matter to Senluo first and see how Senluo plans to handle it."
"Okay."
The Gardener nodded, picked up the phone, and dialed Senluo's number.
Soon.
The call was connected.
...