The weapon refiner is not doing her job properly

Chapter 128 The Puppet Ring

Su Ninglong calmly placed her hand on the furnace and used her divine sense to regulate the state inside.

However, after several attempts, it was not possible to stabilize it.

If this continues, all previous efforts will be wasted, and even the core of the Gathering Throat will be destroyed.

It's ultimately a bit of a stretch to refine such a magic weapon with only Qi Refining stage cultivation.

But Su Ninglong was experienced and calmed down. With a thought, he guided the fluid inside the furnace to start rotating.

The pink fluid gradually condensed into a rhombus-shaped crystal as it spun, continuously imprinting information into it and accelerating the process.

This continued for about an hour until the jade slip shattered, and the rotation of the rhomboid crystal inside the furnace slowed down.

Once the crystal had completely cooled and solidified, Su Ninglong carefully picked it up.

After cooling, the gemstone's color becomes more intense, transforming from pink to true red, with countless gold threads shimmering inside.

This marvelous structure makes the gemstone appear silvery when viewed from the side, while revealing a ruby-like luster when viewed from the front.

After carefully checking and confirming that everything was correct, Su Ninglong embedded it into the already forged ring setting.

The ring setting continues her consistent design style, with the prongs used to hold the gemstone designed in the shape of a budding flower, gently enveloping the entire gemstone.

The side profile subtly reveals the luster of gemstones, and the overall design is both grand and exquisite, exuding a restrained luxury.

He cut his fingertip, squeezed out a drop of bright red blood, and carefully separated a wisp of his divine consciousness to attach to it.

The moment the blood and divine sense touched the ring, it seemed to come alive, absorbing all of her blood and divine sense.

A sudden, intense throbbing pain surged through her mind, causing Su Ninglong to gasp and furrow her brow.

She could clearly feel that the separated wisp of divine consciousness was being pulled by an invisible force, like a seed taking root and spreading, establishing a mysterious and inseparable connection.

Suppressing the discomfort caused by the tearing of her consciousness, Su Ninglong sat down cross-legged, closed her eyes and regulated her breathing for a while. Only after the sharp, throbbing pain subsided did she open her eyes.

Place the two inactive mechanical cores neatly on the workbench.

With a slight thought, she activated the newly forged Puppet Ring.

A faint light suddenly appeared on the gemstone on the ring, visible only to her.

A translucent pale blue screen popped up from above the ring, clearly displaying the words, "Looking for a linkable target."
Su Ninglong activated the mechanical core. Without any extra movements, two semi-illusory, semi-real data tentacles, seemingly composed of pure energy, silently extended from the surface of the gemstone.

As if they were alive, they reached out to the mechanical core on the table and "drilled" into the two mechanical cores without any hindrance.

Soon, a sense of absolute control welled up in his mind. Through the bridge formed by the two data tentacles, all the structures and codes inside the two mechanical cores were clearly presented to Suninglong's perception, and there were no secrets left.

Without hesitation, she channeled her divine sense to perform delicate "surgery" on the two mechanical cores.

Divine sense is like an invisible carving knife; wherever it goes, the complex code that lies dormant in the core and is used for monitoring and control is cleanly and thoroughly erased without leaving a trace.

With the last shackle removed, she separated her consciousness from the ring, pressed the mechanical core back into the chest cavities of the fish-lip and gorilla-headed robots, and activated the machinery.

Suninglong waited quietly for the program to cover the two robots.

Soon after, the previously dull eyes of the fish-lipped robot and the gorilla-headed robot lit up, flashing with a stable light that indicated they were in an active state.

Under Su Ninglong's divine control, two clusters of dark blue spiritual flames hung on their respective palms, emitting energy fluctuations similar to Su Ninglong's.

The puppets were now complete, and these were the two representatives of her "master" who were now on the move.

The technology that combines cultivation techniques will definitely amaze everyone.

Considering her current cultivation level, simultaneously and meticulously controlling two puppets is somewhat beyond her capabilities.

Su Ninglong made a decisive decision to keep the fish-lipped robot with her for use, while the equally exaggerated gorilla-headed robot was carefully placed in the warehouse and locked with a restriction.

Su Ninglong draped a large black robe over the fish-lipped robot, the shadow of which covered most of its face, adding a touch of eeriness to the comical dead fish face.

It stood there silently, its robes fluttering in the wind, the spirit fire in its palm flickering in the shadows. If glimpsed from a distance in dim light, it might be mistaken for a ghost, a monster coming to claim one's life.

Back in the courtyard with the puppet, Su Ninglong proudly showed it off to Lei Qingya, who had just finished class, and Xingyuan, who was busy at work: "Look, the robot my master modified for me, isn't it impressive?"

Lei Qingya, who had just put down his schoolbag, suddenly felt a phobia of being the center of attention when his gaze fell on the robot's appearance. If Su Ninglong were to parade around with this thing, she would definitely attract strange stares.

Xingyuan, who was skillfully tossing the pancake, glanced at the robot and then the pancake fell onto the burning stove fire with a thud.

Lei Qingya took a deep breath, trying to find his voice, and said incredulously, "Aren't these the robots that Lian Xinyi sent over? When did your master take them away and modify them?"

She clearly remembered that just two days ago they were locked up safely in the warehouse.

Upon hearing this, Su Ninglong crossed her legs, looking inscrutable. "Don't worry about that. Even if Ollie comes, you might not notice, let alone my elusive master. He has his own methods."

Xingyuan felt that Su Ninglong was lying, but in order to help her cover it up, he said, "No wonder the two robots disappeared when I was cleaning the warehouse a couple of days ago."

He picked up the charred pancake, threw it in the trash can, and heated up the pan to fry another one.

Lei Qingya immediately thought he had misremembered and chose to believe him, asking, "What ability did our master give it?"

“My master isn’t yours. Strictly speaking, you’re his grand-disciple.” Su Ninglong had been waiting for that question. “You can spar with it, cough, you can use special abilities.”

"Really?" Lei Qingya clenched his fist.

"real."

Fifteen minutes later, Lei Qingya began to question the meaning of life and lay down on the grass.

As someone who had been ripped off by spending Star Coins to buy robots, she knew exactly what characteristics the customized robots had.

It absolutely does not include the option of using force. Strangely, it can also use a spirit fire similar to Su Ninglong's. "This is not scientific."

"Isn't that amazing?" After showing off, Su Ninglong asked Lei Qingya, "Any progress on the matter of finding the polluted area in the suburbs that I asked you to do?"

Lei Qingya said, "Yes, but you can't accept it."

"No need to accept it, just tell me. I'm about to advance. In our sect, advancement is accompanied by being struck by lightning, and we need to hunt down secret spirits." After crafting the puppet ring, Su Ninglong felt as if dark clouds were about to gather above her head at any moment.

She used to think that even if there were tribulations in the Foundation Establishment stage after she transmigrated, they wouldn't be too severe.

As the ordeal drew to a close, Su Ninglong had a premonition that this tribulation would be extremely large in scale.

She's an outsider, a variable; if we don't target her, who will we target?

Su Ninglong wasn't afraid of the lightning tribulation itself, but she was afraid of not having enough spiritual energy to absorb afterward, and suffering the strike for nothing. "Isn't advancement a natural transition? Being struck by lightning? Won't I die?" Lei Qingya's teeth chattered. "Will I be struck too?"

"Of course. You didn't have any special abilities to begin with, but I forced you to develop them. You're bound to suffer a bit."

Lei Qingya thought about it and realized it made sense. "So, will I be struck dead?"

Do I look like someone who's courting death?

"Definitely not." Lei Qingya chuckled, resting his cheek on his hand, and asked softly, "Can I come along to watch then?"

“Okay.” Su Ninglong smiled meaningfully, and Lei Qingya shivered again.

Their conversation didn't shy away from Xingyuan. After preparing their dinner, Xingyuan asked, "Which contaminated area are you planning to go to? I'll contact Yunfei and prepare a rescue plan."

Su Ninglong is looking at the polluted areas that have been screened out. The polluted areas of one-star and non-star-based planets nearby are basically taken out and resolved every day. The number is uncertain, but it is maintained at four figures.

There are more than 500 sites with a pollution level of two stars or higher, averaging 10 to 30 sites per planet. During this period, 60 sites have been marked as having resolved their pollution issues.

Of the twenty contaminated areas with a value of three stars or higher that are not yet within the rotation zone, five have been resolved.

There are thirty areas with three stars or higher in the rotation zone.

These are data from the past two weeks, with some additions and some decreases, but the numbers are basically the same.

The number of hunter slots approved each year is increasing year by year. Is it because the quality of hunters is declining, or is the number of Mystic Spirits also increasing?
Before long, Su Ninglong saw a familiar mysterious spirit incident.

A malignant infection incident involving a secret agent at a slaughterhouse.

Cause: Someone delivered two rabid pigs to the slaughterhouse. The pigs were inexplicably covered in rotten flesh. To avoid wasting the pork, the merchant delivered them early and slaughtered them first. The butcher's knife became stuck with rotten flesh… Slowly, all the butchers whose pigs were slaughtered with the knife cut off their own heads. They didn't die; the rotten flesh overflowing from their necks writhed and twisted, attaching the pig's head to their bodies…

The bedtime stories Xingyuan told.

This case has been in the rollover area for quite a while now. Has it still not been resolved?

Su Ninglong checked the mission details. There were a total of 500 workers in the slaughterhouse. The workers who had been turned into pig-headed people were incredibly strong. When they saw them, they would start to have cognitive errors and think that they were employees of the factory.

It has been preliminarily determined to be a contaminated area by the spirit of the Filthy Feast.

"That won't do. Every single pig-headed man is at least a two-star Mystic Spirit..." Xingyuan stopped Su Ninglong's absurd idea.

"I'll just take a look." Su Ninglong didn't think her lightning tribulation could kill so many monsters in such a large area; that would be overestimating her abilities.

Su Ninglong looked at the next event, which was located on this planet, in the suburbs, involving a two-star secret spirit, a parasitic type, and no one had accepted it yet.

"This one will do," Su Ninglong said. "Contact Yun Fei for me and tell him there's an extra batch of sacred artifacts. Have him take me to this place and act as my protector for three hours."

However, if you keep trying to fleece the same sheep, there will eventually come a day when you can't get any more.

Yunfei is away on a business trip and won't be back for at least three weeks. He's not teaching this semester, so he probably won't have much free time.

"Who can I contact? A hunter of three stars or higher, who is available, and who won't be a blabbermouth," Su Ninglong worried.

Xingyuan flipped through the contact list. "Among the people you know, Wu Mo, Principal Yan, Funi, Lena, Tong Zi, and Zhao Piku are all people who fit your requirements."

Wu Mo couldn't do that; he loved her too much. The moment he stepped into the contaminated area, he couldn't help but feel an overwhelming surge of pity.

Excessive pampering can also be a burden for Su Ninglong's promotion.

Principal Yan's travels are always attracting a lot of attention.

Funi is actually quite suitable, because her plants can immediately rescue her from the contaminated area after she fails to advance.

Pshaw, thinking about failure before even starting the promotion process is unacceptable.

As for Lena, according to her own words, her adaptability is not as strong as that of actual combat personnel, and her special abilities are more suitable for logistical work.
After eliminating them one by one, only Tong Zi and Zhao Piku remained.

After Tong Zi and Zhao Piku bought the sacred artifact, no one else bothered her, so her reputation was still guaranteed.

I've worked with Tong Zi before, and she's a woman; she's more suitable for the role.

Tong Zi agreed to Su Ninglong's request without hesitation, since she happened to be free of tasks recently.

……

An abandoned complex of buildings located 500 kilometers from the Star Alliance Academy.

Tong Zi, Xing Yuan, and Lei Qingya were all wearing raincoats, with Aoli and Qi Rui following beside them; they would act as bystanders in case of emergency.

Just in case Tong Zi was unable to bring her out, he rushed back to the school to bring Principal Yan to the rescue.

Su Ninglong held up a small umbrella to shield herself from the misty rain.

After the heavy snow came continuous rain, and the chilly air pattered against our cheeks.

Tong Zi pointed to a large building in front of him, which was surrounded by black and white warning tape.

"That's the visitor center. A visitor was carrying a sacred artifact, which caused a low-probability event that alerted a wandering mystic spirit nearby. The spirit opened the door and released the mystic spirit, and since then, this area has been cordoned off."

"But don't worry too much. Most of those parasites have been cleared out. People who were parasitized fled in all directions and were all killed by armed forces."

If a parasite doesn't want to die, it will naturally try to escape; Su Ninglong understands this.

"Why does the parasitic spirit keep lingering?" Shouldn't a parasitic spirit leave after it has taken on a non-intelligent life form?
"Because the person who possessed the sacred artifact is, for some reason, still inside."

The hunters didn't actually have that much killing intent. If the Mystic could leave on its own, they could avoid cleaning up one less contaminated area.

"What do you plan to do?" Tong Zi accepted Su Ninglong's invitation with a reward: two pairs of Qingxin earrings.

Su Ninglong hasn't told her the plan yet.

"I'll open the door, you just keep an eye on things. If anyone comes to bother me, please hold them off."

“Leaving the door open all the time will pollute the entire resort.” Tong Zi disagreed with Su Ninglong’s plan. “You should at least tell me why you came here.”

"After you advance and the Mystic Spirit is destroyed, don't rush to take me away. Wait at least fifteen minutes."

Su Ninglong slowly walked towards the visitor center of the resort. Rain and mist splashed from her umbrella, blending with the dilapidated background of the resort, creating a suddenly poetic and picturesque scene.

Tong Zi said softly, "Aren't you afraid something might happen to Su Ninglong?"

“She’s conducting some kind of experiment, which is also a promotion process. She’s being supervised by someone else, so there shouldn’t be any major problems,” Lei Qingya echoed Su Ninglong’s words.

Tong Zi was stunned for a moment, then realized that there was someone else in the shadows.