The weapon refiner is not doing her job properly

Chapter 123 Information Seller Cabbage
Su Ninglong looked at Lei Qingya, who was sitting against the corner of the wall. Her spiritual energy was fluctuating erratically, and her eyes were dull, as if she had just reached the threshold of the Qi Refining stage.

Forcing a breakthrough when one's mind is in turmoil can lead to severe consequences, such as qi deviation or, at best, the loss of all prior preparations.

"Qingya," Su Ninglong called out in a raised voice, "Go to the back gate of the school later to pick up some stones, and then soak them in medicine."

Lei Qingya snapped out of her daze and subconsciously answered, "Okay." A moment later, she hesitated, wanting to ask Su Ninglong what had just happened.

I glanced around and suddenly a green figure flew down from the tree. If it hadn't moved, I might not have noticed it.

With the big-mouthed cabbage right there, Lei Qingya had no choice but to shut up and ask nothing.

The cabbage observed its surroundings and, knowing that Charlie and Sally wouldn't lay a hand on it, fluttered down and landed on Su Ninglong's shoulder.

He whispered to Suninglong about the gossip and scandals that had been going on recently.

"Yunfei wants to find the principal and play a musical instrument."

"Phoenix and Lingfei didn't meet."

"Director Shen was playing Jenga with two women when someone took a picture. The picture is in the hands of a reporter, but it hasn't been published."

"Wei Zhen arranged to meet Zhou Jiaxi at least three times, according to the information on the wristband."

"The magistrate has been very quiet lately. I heard he's in a bad mood, according to Suzuhi."

"The person who repaired the robot was dispatched by the board of directors, but I don't know which director was fired."

"Patrol Star Police officer, contact with that Wei, dismissed."

"Aina, trying to break into your studio? Fire her."

"..."

One thing after another was reported.

Su Ninglong wanted to know who was spying on her, and it turned out that Bai Cai was really amazing; she even knew how to play Jenga.

"The world is becoming more and more corrupt and morals are declining."

Lei Qingya couldn't help but ask, "Do you know which reporter has it?"

"How would I know?" Cabbage blinked her bird-like eyes disdainfully. "I was spying, little sister."

"Ahem." Lei Qingya said, "Take me to the reporters tomorrow, and I'll give you half a pound of snow cicadas."

The cabbage immediately spread its wings and flew to Lei Qingya's shoulder, saying, "Little sister, you're so kind."

Everyone: That's a quick change of heart, so obsequious.

Su Ninglong took a sip of her flower tea, pondering whether the intentions of these directors aligned with Wei Zhen's.

Even though Wei Zhen has been ordered to leave the meeting, she's still having nothing better to do than cause trouble.

Even if they knew she was the creator of the sacred artifact, what good would it do? She wouldn't submit to the board of directors. She was just a student of the Star Alliance, not even a staff member, and hadn't signed a contract with them.

What can they do to her?

Now she no longer needs Rain's assistant to deliver the sacred artifacts; she hires Ollie to do it, which is convenient, fast, efficient, and no one has been able to detect it.

She never expected that even her classmate Aina would send someone to "monitor" her. What a despicable Zhou family!

The reason it's referred to as the Zhou family is because Aina is Zhou Yu's follower. Only the Zhou family would treat Aina like a servant.

It's a bit strange, though. Why didn't Principal Yan remind her? Surely Yun Fei and Assistant Yu would have known too?

"Charlie, do you know that Aina dropped out of school?"

Charlie nodded: "She dropped out of school last week. The teacher said she couldn't keep up with the class's pace. Didn't your sister know?"

Su Ninglong was embarrassed: Your matter-of-fact attitude has left me at a loss.

After much thought, Su Ninglong realized she was wrong. Aina was in the same class as her, and she had completely ignored this classmate. There was nothing she could do; she was shining too, and Aina could only serve as a foil.

Su Ninglong believes that they need to be more careful from now on. This world has curse masters, so there must be no shortage of evil rituals.

"You did a great job. Xuechan will place an order today." Su Ninglong acknowledged Baicai's hard work. She originally thought Baicai's performance score would be at most 60 points, but who knew it would get 110 points.

Of course, the extra ten points wouldn't be used to give away Xue Chan, and Suninglong fully displayed his capitalist face.

The cabbage puffed out its chest and said that it, the cabbage, would not let this job down. Luckily, it had bargained and bought two catties of snow cicadas.

"Do you want to take on any more missions?"

"Want to want."

Su Ninglong said, "Is it still two catties of snow cicadas after completing the mission? I originally planned to receive half a catty of snow cicadas as payment per week, but since you want two catties at once, I can only..."

"What?" The cabbage was shocked, as if struck by lightning. It had worked so hard for just two pounds of snow cicadas.

So it turns out you can get half a pound of snow cicadas without going through all that trouble?

"Half a pound a week, half a pound a week, I can keep doing it until I die." The green parrot, its beak curled up from being pecked, accepted this payment method without a second thought. Listening to gossip was its hobby, not its job, and it couldn't lose its enjoyment for two pounds of snow cicadas.

Haiyu looked dazed. Baicai even knew about Chairman Shen's "Die Die Le" incident. It seemed that he couldn't sing loudly in the shower anymore. Otherwise, if Baicai heard it, it might reach Su Ninglong's ears tomorrow and become Haiyu screaming at night.

……

The night was bright and the stars were few; a cool breeze rustled through the forest.

Su Ninglong and Lei Qingya returned with a cartload of white stones, which they piled outside the wooden barrels.

Xingyuan was sent by Su Ninglong to make a late-night snack. Su Ninglong gave her the bracelet, saying, "If nothing unexpected happens, you will become a special ability user tonight. Remember the cultivation method I told you about before?"

Lei Qingya nodded and recited it again, "Inhale the breeze through your nose and exhale smoke through your mouth... When no thought arises, one attains enlightenment."

"Follow this cultivation method."

Lei Qingya was somewhat excited. In the morning, she suddenly fell into a magical state where she could see the veins in her body and thought it was a hallucination.

Who knew that Su Ninglong said it was the effect of her cultivation path, that she had successfully developed a divine sense that could observe changes in the body's special abilities, so the next step would be much easier.

Su Ninglong stared intently at Lei Qingya, who was soaking in the water, and felt the continuous fluctuations of her aura around her body.

"The path of cultivation is about defying fate and changing one's destiny. Once you embark on this path, you must formally cultivate your mind. You cannot be impatient for quick results, nor can you lack courage..."

Lei Qingya's mind gradually settled into his dantian, and a miraculous transformation began.

Centered on Lei Qingya, a vortex formed by a gentle breeze.

Grayish-black substances precipitated on the surface of her skin. Lei Qingya felt her meridians throbbing and aching, as if many things were blocking them, creating a heavy barrier.

Relying solely on her blind efforts, she may never be able to overcome this obstacle in her lifetime.

With Su Ninglong's help, she embarked on a different path in life.

The white bracelet emitted a soft glow, nourishing Lei Qingya's entire body and preventing her from exploding and dying during the final marrow cleansing process.

Lei Qingya entered a mysterious state, inexplicably sensing that he needed to break through that barrier to successfully become a special ability user.

She continued to calm her mind and accumulate strength. This time, the spiritual energy no longer rejected her and automatically absorbed into her body, cleansing her mind and body.

As her divine sense became clearer, she could see her dantian and all her meridians.

Calming her extremely excited emotions, Lei Qingya continued to condense her spiritual energy until her body could absorb no more. Then, she made a final push, sending the absorbed spiritual energy rushing towards the barrier.

Three hours later, Lei Qingya opened her eyes. A wisp of spiritual fire appeared at her fingertips; the flame was small and dim. But she had finally gained a special ability. The flame only lasted a short time before extinguishing, but the sensation was real.

Lei Qingya suddenly jumped out of the water and hugged Su Ninglong tightly.

"Ninglong, I have gained a special ability."

Happiness is contagious. Su Ninglong, who was soaking wet, was not so happy and pushed her away: "Your condition is still unstable. You should meditate every day and circulate your energy through at least two major cycles."

Lei Qingya's success proves that this approach is feasible; next up is Charlie's turn.

If Charlie also succeeds, she will ask Xingyuan and her godmother if they are interested in pursuing the path of cultivation.

Lei Qingya was the first test subject, and Charlie was the second.

Su Ninglong asked Lei Qingya to retrieve the bracelet. The spiritual energy stored in the bracelet had not been used up yet, which was excellent, as it would allow her to prepare a clone for herself in advance.

"You have special abilities now, you can register with the Star Alliance."

Lei Qingya asked in confusion, "Don't you need me anymore? I want to continue being your assistant."

"After you apply, you'll still be my assistant, but you can join the Star Alliance and enjoy various benefits, just like Xingyuan, and get a lot of conveniences. Didn't you want to do competitive training?"

Lei Qingya hugged Su Ninglong and kissed her. "Yes, I should apply."

Old Master Su wiped his face. "Don't kiss so easily, it's disgusting. Do you know what you look like right now? Black and smelly."

"Such a proud and spoiled child." Lei Qingya gave him another kiss and happily went to write his application.

If her father wants to force her to resign and inherit the company in the future, he'll have to ask Star Alliance if they're willing to release her.

……

The mid-year results were released soon, and Xingyuan received a notification while Lei Qingya was getting tested.

Despite not having a class ranking, Su Ninglong, whose scores were at the top of all subjects, stood out.

Charlie's grades weren't bad either; he passed every subject, living up to Sally's hard work.

Some were happy while others were sad. Zhou Yu and Xiao Feibi had twisted expressions at this moment. They had also checked Charlie's grades.

They all suspected that Charlie had bribed the test setter, wondering how he could pass.

Zhou Yu had no intention of buying the mechanical mount and giving it to Su Ninglong.

"Can your dad kick Charlie out of school?" Little Phoebe imagined the privileged class to be able to do whatever they wanted, but Zhou Yu's father didn't seem to have this kind of understanding.

“If my dad could kick people, the first person he would kick would definitely be Su Ninglong. What’s the point of kicking Charlie?” After a period of guidance from his new mentor, Zhou Yu’s thinking has changed a lot. He thinks about things more comprehensively, but he is still very self-centered. He will continue to hate whoever he hates, without any sign of diminishing his feelings.

"Have you ever heard of the stranglers?" Phoebe asked mysteriously.

"I've heard of you. Do you know someone?"

"know."

Little Phoebe is no longer followed by Ge Wei; after the long holiday, she will have a new mentor.

But Phoebe didn't want a stricter mentor; he felt he needed to actively seek one. "If you introduce me to your previous mentors, I can tell you."

Is there really such a good thing? Zhou Yu does have a connection with that guide. If he becomes Little Phoebe's guide, he can also supervise Little Phoebe through him.

Zhou Yu developed the ability to control his "subordinates." A subordinate is a subordinate, and no matter how clever Xiao Fei is, she cannot escape his control.

Little Phoebe grinned foolishly to himself, wanting to tell his father the good news.

The Killers are a group of spiritualists without official backing, similar to an assassin organization.

They destroy people's special abilities through some kind of sacred artifact.

Similar to how cultivators destroy the dantian or meridians of talented juniors in order to stifle them.

This organization operates clandestinely; they either don't open for business at all, or when they do, they make enough to last them three years, charging exorbitant prices.

"Will the killer be able to succeed?" Zhou Yu was worried that Xiao Feibi was unreliable.

“I overheard it from my dad’s friend. That uncle is very rich, so he wouldn’t lie.”

Although the connection between "being rich" and "not lying" is truly absurd, Zhou Yu felt that the information he overheard was still quite credible.

Having obtained the Killer's contact information from Little Phoebe, Zhou Yu hesitated after getting his hands on it. If he did it himself, his father would have something to use against him.

Who should I ask for help?
Aina was fired, otherwise hiring the Killer would have been the best pawn against Su Ninglong, given her weak family background.

Wei Yuan? No, Wei Yuan has an older brother named Will. Although Will also dislikes Su Ninglong, he is smarter than Wei Yuan and knows that if the school finds out, he will definitely be expelled, or worse, imprisoned.

After screening everyone around him, Zhou Yu realized that he didn't actually have any usable people; they were all undesirable and prone to making mistakes.

If it's not suitable for children, then it can be an adult.

Then, he naively set his sights on the former guide.

If you're going to scam someone, you can only scam Phoebe, not yourself.

……

Ever since learning of the existence of curse masters, Xingyuan's obsessive-compulsive disorder has intensified. In addition to keeping his house in perfect order, he also keeps all the trash out of the house.

Now he doesn't want to miss a single hair, mainly because it's his own; Su Ninglong doesn't lose hair.

Hair can serve as one of the vessels for a cultivator's power and will not fall out easily.

Xingyuan would have Su Ninglong burn any hair he found, and the same would be done with the nail clippings he cut off every now and then, leaving no chance for anyone to exploit.

Seeing Xingyuan's caution, Lei Qingya wanted to shave her head again and make herself into a buzz cut, but Su Ninglong said that after entering the stage where she could cultivate, her hair became a natural carrier of spiritual energy and could do many things. If it was cut off for a period of time, it would lose its spirituality.

Lei Qingya had no choice but to tie it up like Su Ninglong did, and when it grew a little longer, he would coil it up.

“I’ve already submitted my application, and the Star Alliance Academy’s external department has invited me, but I don’t plan to go. I feel like I can learn more by staying with you.”

Su Ninglong didn't have that much time to teach Lei Qingya, nor would she, because she only liked exceptionally intelligent students.

If there were a suitable mentor, she would rather leave Lei Qingya to that person.

"No, you can go, go learn a skill..."

"I'll refuse the accountant. I'll accept anything but the accountant."

Lei Qingya anticipated what Su Ninglong was going to say, "You could consider hiring another assistant."

Su Ninglong said with a laugh, "No need, I'm not really running a company."

Starting a company is no different from starting a sect; to manage a sect, you have to sacrifice your cultivation time.

The leaders of orthodox cultivation sects are mostly either forcibly appointed or have already found a successor.

It's a tiring job that nobody wants to do.

She wanted an accountant, simply to better investigate some of the hidden technical operations of Magai Company and DI Company.

Only those with expertise in accounting are likely to spot the problem.

There's no rush. Perhaps we'll meet a few accountants who were laid off from those companies in the future.

(End of this chapter)