The weapon refiner is not doing her job properly

Chapter 147 Guidance
He is obsessed with heroes and acts impulsively with a reckless and fearless attitude.

Children's thinking is inherently pure and direct, and their worldview is not yet formed. Like soft clay, they are more easily reshaped.

If he hadn't changed, Su Ninglong would have kicked him out of the team long ago.

Because Charlie was gradually changing, Su Ninglong allowed him to be a little foolish occasionally.
Sally looked at Charlie's gloomy eyes, opened her mouth, but didn't know how to comfort him.

Just then, Song Liu, who was lying next to him sunbathing, lazily raised his eyelids, bent one leg and placed it on the edge of the stone block, put his hands on his abdomen, and said while maintaining the lying position: "Hey, little Charlie, listen up. Once an idiot starts using his dull brain, he will most likely get into bad trouble. I advise you to stop thinking nonsense as soon as possible."

His tone carried a deliberate roguishness, "Since you know that so many people have helped you, and you've accepted that help, stop obsessing over it. Think about it, you passed the Star Alliance exam, and that alone proves you're far superior to ordinary students. You went home during your vacation, right? You must have run into your friends from before you enrolled."

Charlie recalled for a moment, then nodded, "I met him."

"How are you feeling? Can you still play together like before? Do you think they're a bit... well, childish? They can't even solve simple math problems, and all they think about in their free time is eating and playing?"

Charlie was stunned, and began to realize the change in his thinking.

He thought this was a bad change, so he explained, "I play with them, and I don't dislike them."

Song Liu laughed: "No, you just can't play with them anymore."

Charlie pursed his lips; he didn't want to belittle his former playmate, but his guilty gaze betrayed his true feelings.

As Song Liu said, he had become estranged from his former friends.

Their thoughts seemed to be separated by an invisible chasm, completely on different wavelengths. He clearly felt that he was running ahead, unknowingly leaving those who stayed behind far behind.

“There’s no need to feel ashamed.” Song Liu’s voice was soft, like a lighthouse in the darkness, guiding the little lamb slowly toward him. “The Star Alliance is a place that tempers your character and refines your mind. Here, if you don’t move forward, you fall behind. If you can’t keep up, it means you’ll be left behind forever. But once you grit your teeth and catch up, you’re destined to fall behind the people outside. It’ll be hard to go back to the way things were.”

Song Liu sat up, dusted herself off, and pointed to herself, "Take me for example. In front of my brother, I'm utterly worthless. But outside, among my peers, I'm definitely a top student among top students. So relax, so what if you don't have any special abilities? As long as you keep working hard and get your grades to excellent, you can still enter the outer academy with dignity. Then, you'll naturally become someone who can stand shoulder to shoulder with us..."

Song Liu is a chatterbox with a very infectious way of speaking, and she has a set of rogue-like logic to justify her own twisted reasoning.

The seemingly absurd theory dispelled the fog in Charlie's mind, and with just a few words, it chased away the gloom in Charlie's heart, making him feel bright and cheerful again.

"Thank you, Brother Song." Charlie's words become especially sweet when he likes someone. He calls them "brother" and "sister" affectionately, and his undisguised affection always makes the person being addressed feel a sense of pleasure as a senior. Except for Xin Yi, who is always called "sister."

Su Ninglong couldn't help but smile. As they were about to leave, she specifically reminded them, "Take Charlie out to play more often when you have time. After all, we are girls, and it's not appropriate for us to always hang out with him."

In her opinion, there is no problem with boys and girls playing together.

However, if this continues, the unique thinking and behavioral habits of girls may unconsciously affect Charlie's perception of her own gender role and her growth direction.

It's best for a boy of this age to have a few good male friends.

Although Charlie didn't understand Su Ninglong's intentions, he was overjoyed at the thought of being able to hang out with the eloquent Song Liu and the cool Xuan Xi.

He believed that Sister Su was doing it for his own good.

Charlie, who was being led by Song Liu's hand, turned back to wave goodbye to Su Ninglong.

Su Ninglong sat there, looking into the boy's bright eyes, and nodded gently, signaling with her eyes that he could follow Song Liu and the others without worry.

A short while later, the secondhand robot she had personally modified flew over with a box on its head and placed it steadily on the stone table in front of Su Ninglong.

The lid was lifted, and inside was yet another box of stones.

Most of these stones are pure and translucent, refracting a mesmerizing brilliance under light.

Some of them are multicolored, but although they are "multicolored," they are by no means as mottled and mixed as marble. Instead, the colors blend together in an exceptionally harmonious and beautiful way.

Su Ninglong picked up a dark blue stone with gold speckles and rubbed it in her palm.

“Lei Lei, come and take a look. Carefully examine this box of stones and pick out anything that seems unusual to you.”

Su Ninglong assigned him new homework, so Lei Qingya had no choice but to obey and approach the box, peering inside.

The stones in the small box are not "real" stones.

It is a natural gemstone that is far more valuable than the "pink stone" and the pebbles on the beach behind the school gate.

"Which tycoon sent this again?" Lei Qingya was impressed by Su Ninglong's good connections; it was just too exaggerated.

“Lieutenant General Ji, that’s the general who’s been pursuing Teacher Tong with all his might.” Su Ninglong revealed a sly smile. His enthusiasm must be partly due to the brainwashing effect of Tong Zi’s charm.

Strangely enough, this general's style of doing things is quite intriguing.

If you say he's love-struck, he didn't blindly revolve around Tong Zi; instead, he chose to proceed more cautiously and gradually.

If you say he's not love-obsessed, then he certainly spends time and energy collecting beautiful stones.

However, the gifts were not directly given to Tong Zi, but were instead given indirectly to someone who had little to do with Tong Zi (Su Ninglong).

"Ji Zhongjiang is too cunning." Lei Qingya commented while sensing the stone: "Think about it, if you say a good word for Tong Zi, the effect will be a hundred times better than him going to great lengths to curry favor."

Su Ninglong was stunned. "It can be like this?" She subconsciously rubbed the stone in her palm, as if trying to understand some profound truth from the cold mineral.

The art of love is something that even the Great Daoist Master Su, whose heart is set on the highest principles, will probably never understand in his lifetime.

"Of course." Seeing that Su Ninglong was still confused, Lei Qingya waved her hand and said, "You've never been in a relationship, so you don't know."

Su Ninglong thought to herself, "Even if I haven't eaten pork, I've seen pigs run. I've lived for so long, of course I know what it's like to be in love. It's just that I don't understand some of the thought processes of people in love."

"You've only ever been in a relationship?" "I've only ever watched others date, so it doesn't really count as dating." Lei Qingya said embarrassedly in a low voice, "Even Xin Yi used to have a crush on someone..."

"Him? That kind of idiot would have a crush on someone? I remember he was very brave in 'pursuing me'." Su Ninglong was a little surprised. He openly wanted to confess to a "great beauty" as soon as he saw her. Does having a crush even exist?
“Yes! Absolutely true.” Lei Qingya picked up a multicolored gemstone and placed it outside the box, then picked up a solid-colored gemstone and rubbed it with his fingertips.

"However, his crush failed, and the girl was successfully won over by another boy through roundabout means such as her best friend and friends."

Lei Qingya's voice held an undisguised schadenfreude, and Su Ninglong felt there must be something going on. "Even Qiuqiu has broken up with her boyfriend, so why are you laughing?"

Lei Qingya's gaze drifted guiltily to the right, looking at Sally.

Sally was listening intently to the gossip with her eyes wide open.

"You mustn't tell Lian Xinyi, I'm afraid that guy will go to his crush to find out the truth."

Sally covered her mouth and quickly said, "I definitely won't tell." Then she asked, "Why did Lian Xinyi go back to find out the truth?"

"Because he warned that boy to be nice to that girl. Otherwise, he would beat the boy up." Lei Qingya covered her face, that time was too painful to recall. Just thinking about it made her feel like her toes were going to tear through her shoes. The more she talked about it, the more embarrassed she became, feeling embarrassed for Lian Xinyi's teenage years.

"And then?" Sally pressed again.

"As it turns out, the guy cheated on his girlfriend with her friend. What's even more outrageous is that it was the girlfriend's best friend who found out, and a huge fight broke out on the spot. I heard that the best friend who stood up for her got her face scratched. And the girl who was cheated on actually... after the guy's irrational explanation, chose to believe him and forgive him this once."

Su Ninglong: "..."

From bittersweet coming-of-age literature, it took a sharp turn for the worse, becoming a chaotic and melodramatic soap opera.

"Perhaps, this is the taste that young people have to experience on their ignorant path of growing up." Su Ninglong herself felt disgusted saying it out loud.

"Is even Qiuqiu so loyal? Does he still like that girl? Is she in the Star Alliance Academy?" This was also what Su Ninglong asked. If there was such an odd couple in the Star Alliance Academy, she would like to go and see for herself.

"It's not that bad. Lian Xinyi was only thirteen years old at that time. She didn't even understand what liking someone meant. People around her said that the girl was pretty, had a good personality, and was suitable to be a girlfriend, so she liked her too." Lei Qingya believed that Lian Xinyi's feelings at that time were more like the stirrings of adolescence.

Su Ninglong, always eager for chaos, tempted him, "We can't just leave it like this. What if that girl becomes an obstacle in Lian Xinyi's path to growth? Wouldn't that be even worse? Tell him to deal with it first..."

"Hey, hey, hey, my gossip, that's enough, why do you have to watch the whole drama?" Lian Xinyi appeared outside the door at some point, with Song Hu beside her.

Lei Qingya chuckled dryly, "What brings you all here?"

"Lian Qiuqiu, would you go to see your crush?" Su Ninglong asked without any hesitation.

Lian Xinyi strode forward and gently pinched her cheek. "Everyone has moments of youthful ignorance." Then he turned his head and spat at Lei Qingya, "Although I keep my promises, I won't stand up for idiots."

"Ha, ha, ha... Who told you to have had a similar experience before..."

Lian Xinyi, whose life is filled with countless dark secrets, pushed Lei Qingya away, "Get out of here, I don't have a friend like you." He squeezed next to Su Ninglong, revealing a fawning smile, "Little angel Su baby, I need to talk to you."

Lei Qingya said disdainfully, "Be normal."

Su Ninglong asked, "What is it?"

"Your master sells sacred artifacts, right?"

Sacred artifacts kept appearing around Su Ninglong, and those who knew her could guess what was going on.

"So?" Su Ninglong pushed the wooden box to Lei Qingya, letting her continue choosing. She rubbed her cheeks, opened the software, and started doing her homework. "What else did you guess? Tell me all of that."

"I've guessed a lot of things. Can Song Hu hear them too?"

Su Ninglong pointed to the seat next to her, "Sit."

With a succinct approval, Song Hu sat down. Lian Xinyi felt that Su Ninglong was increasingly displaying the temperament of a superior, still the kind of venerable "senior."

Next, Lian Xinyi launched into a long explanation of her guesses.

First, he firmly believed that Su Ninglong must possess some kind of powerful and mysterious inheritance. Master Su's ability to possess machinery for a long time, which is far beyond common sense, is the best proof.

Secondly, Su Ninglong's master is likely from a long-established, reclusive family, possessing not only profound knowledge of the mysteries of many sacred artifacts but also a vast collection of precious sacred artifacts. However, even Xin Yi has reservations about this view, because it's illogical for a family knowledgeable about many sacred artifacts to know so little about the Mystic Spirits. Yet, besides this conjecture, he can't think of any other explanation.

Just as Su Ninglong had told Xingyuan before, the ability to create sacred artifacts was due to a special ability, which later gave rise to a cultivation system. She always seemed to cleverly leave room for maneuver in all her conclusions, leaving a huge space for imagination for the outside world.

Thirdly, Lian Xinyi believed that Su Ninglong's faction was too capable and too small in number, so it was inconvenient for them to be high-profile and therefore they chose to remain behind the scenes.

"Will Charlie and Sally become part of your faction?" Lian Xinyi asked softly.

After all, her own "best friend" has become part of Su Ninglong's lineage. If this is how Master Su's lineage is formed, then it's no wonder they have to keep a low profile. To produce a superhuman, one must first "recharge" (soak in medicine) a million, which ordinary people cannot afford.

"I don't know. We'll have to wait and see the final result," Su Ninglong replied truthfully.

An experiment is an experiment because it sets a goal and then achieves that goal.

However, the same process can lead to different results if a small variable is introduced.

Su Ninglong naturally hoped that the two of them could become cultivators, but she couldn't draw a conclusion until the result was revealed.

That's right. Soaking them in medicine doesn't necessarily lead them to pursue mysterious cultivation paths, which also indirectly illustrates how rare Master Su's lineage is.

"I don't know what else to add." Lian Xinyi nudged Song Hu with her elbow. "What about you? Do you have anything to say?"

Song Hu, who was silently analyzing Lian Xinyi's point of view, came back to his senses.

He didn't mince words and went straight to the point: "The school requires us to explore ruins this semester, cough, with Teacher Yun Fei. I wonder if Su's master has any suggestions on the ruins to explore, or if there are any defensive artifacts that we can borrow. We can pawn other artifacts here, or we can rent them out for star coins."