Chapter 169 : Chapter 169
169. Using Bicycling to Provide Power
Amid the interwoven sounds of various tools, Yi Ning’s new invention took shape at a speed visible to the naked eye. In just one morning, her latest creation was presented before Lu Zheng.
“Dun dun dun dun!”
Even though she wasn’t in D-City now, and she wasn’t executing one of her evil plans, Yi Ning still introduced today’s evil invention in the same flashy, exaggerated style she had always used with Lu Zheng.
Accompanied by her signature BGM, Yi Ning raised both hands high, miming the action of dramatically unveiling the invention by pretending to lift an invisible air-material dust cover. With a solemn ceremony, she presented today’s evil creation to Lu Zheng.
“Green Eco-Friendly Helicopter!”
“Don’t be fooled by the fact that it’s made of wood—it really can fly~ And it’s not even that slow.”
Looking at the helicopter constructed entirely of wood, Lu Zheng deeply grasped just how much weight that phrase “Super High School-Level Evil Scientist” Yi Ning always threw around actually carried.
This was absurd!
While marveling, Lu Zheng also felt a bit puzzled.
“Green Eco-Friendly Helicopter?”
That kind of naming style didn’t sound like Yi Ning at all.
There was no inexplicable serial number, no “Super Invincible” prefix at the beginning of the name, and the name didn’t even sound like something an evil scientist would create.
And it was actually called “green” and “eco-friendly”...
That wasn’t evil at all.
Or was there some metaphor he hadn’t figured out?
Lu Zheng fell into deep thought.
Yi Ning stood with her hands on her hips, lowered her head, and looked proudly at Lu Zheng with a smug smile. “Hmph hmph hmph hmph!”
“Good question!”
She greatly appreciated Lu Zheng’s cooperative behavior.
Yi Ning pointed a finger at Lu Zheng, dragging back his brain which was galloping freely across the prairie of thought.
“As everyone knows, to strengthen brand awareness, this evil genius always uses specific techniques when naming her evil inventions. For example, assigning them a specific serial code, applying her exclusive branding, or only using century-old handcrafted self-destruct buttons made by Immortal Hands.”
“So why would such a super-genius evil scientist abandon her usual naming habits? Let’s find out together with the editor~”
“Yi Ning used a different naming method this time. She didn’t use the previous naming conventions. Everyone might be surprised that she didn’t use the naming style she always did, but that’s the truth. Even the editor feels—”
Before Yi Ning could finish copying the entire lengthy and nagging infomercial-style speech, Lu Zheng flicked her on the head.
“What nonsense are you babbling?”
Lu Zheng rolled his eyes at her and couldn’t be bothered to figure out why she’d abandoned her old naming scheme.
And to think he’d actually been listening so seriously at first.
What a waste of life!
Lu Zheng walked over to the Green Eco-Friendly Helicopter and began examining it closely.
Then, he reached for the wooden outer shell, feeling around until he triggered a hidden button beneath the handle, pulling the helicopter’s door open.
Although Lu Zheng had helped a bit during its construction, it was mostly limited to carrying materials for Yi Ning—most of the work had been done by her alone.
Therefore, the interior surprised him slightly.
Aside from the pilot seat at the front with an attached control panel, the cabin contained nothing but a device resembling a spinning bike.
Leaving open space for cargo made sense, but Lu Zheng couldn’t figure out the purpose of the exercise bike.
So he pointed at it.
“What’s this?”
Yi Ning immediately darted into the cabin, ran over to the spinning-bike-like contraption, and raised her hand to introduce it to Lu Zheng with great seriousness.
“Ahem ahem…”
“Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce the most important component of this machine—the Energy Center!”
“Energy… center…”
Hearing that name and looking at the device’s shape, Lu Zheng suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
He had a bad feeling.
His voice trembled as he pointed at the seat of the bike-like device: “Don’t tell me this is what I think it is…”
Because the next words were too cruel, Lu Zheng didn’t even dare to say them out loud—for the sake of everyone’s tender hearts.
“That’s right, and this is also why the machine is called the Green Eco-Friendly Helicopter!”
“All of the helicopter’s power comes from whoever sits there and pedals that spinning bike!”
“Well? Isn’t it absolutely green, absolutely eco-friendly?”
But Lu Zheng’s final moment of gentleness was mercilessly torn apart by Yi Ning, who exposed the bloody and brutal truth to the world.
Yi Ning—what an evil little imp!
She pointed again at the spinning bike, drawing Lu Zheng’s attention back to it, and even patted the seat in front of him.
“How does it feel?”
“What’s your impression of your slave—cough—your exclusive seat?”
“You just said slave…”
“Cough cough!”
“Slave…”
“Cough cough cough cough!”
Every time Lu Zheng tried to say the word “slave,” Yi Ning would fake a coughing fit to interrupt him, clearly refusing to respond directly.
Lu Zheng looked at her helplessly.
Yi Ning, however, remained undaunted.
She stared straight back at Lu Zheng without the slightest fear or hesitation, like a resolute warrior, her eyes brimming with unwavering conviction.
“Sl—”
Lu Zheng had just uttered one syllable before Yi Ning’s firm expression crumbled instantly.
“Let’s not talk nonsense. The concept of slavery is a feudal relic—how could such a thing come from the mouth of advanced modern citizens? Don’t go reversing the wheels of history.”
Lu Zheng retorted, “Pretty sure you were the one who said it first?”
Yi Ning looked around, pretending not to hear.
Lu Zheng didn’t bother arguing anymore.
Slave or not, there was no way he’d let Yi Ning’s skinny little arms and legs be the one pedaling the helicopter’s drive system, right?
Still, that didn’t mean he had no opinions.
He pointed at the solid wood pilot seat, then at the seat she’d made for him: “Can’t you at least give me a solid wood chair too? That spinning bike seat looks super uncomfortable.”
“I don’t think a wooden chair would be that comfortable either.”
Yi Ning walked to the pilot seat and tapped it twice with her fingers.
The crisp echo rang throughout the cabin.
It was all hard. Even if she made the seat bigger, would it really be more comfortable?
And it might even interfere when Lu Zheng started pedaling the footrests.