The weapon refiner is not doing her job properly

Chapter 208 The magic weapon of destiny
Yun Fei is usually very tight-lipped, so Song Liu's ability to pry him open and get this information shows that he is quite skilled.

"Sister Su," Song Liu looked at Su Ninglong, her expression inquiring, "Do you have any clues about the tree monster's specific abilities?"

Su Ninglong had been pondering the tree monster's abilities lately. However, since she wasn't a true superhuman and had a strong soul with a robust protective mechanism, she couldn't ascertain its specific capabilities.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through her mind: that painting.

Unsure if her guess was correct, she could only tell Song Liu the scene depicted in the painting.

"Could it be that one person's life is being used to prolong another's life?" Song Liu muttered to himself, his brows furrowed.

Shen Zhaoming, standing to the side, closed the book lying in front of him, adjusted his glasses, and calmly analyzed, "Instead of spending such a huge amount of money on so-called 'life transfer,' it would be better to invest resources in improving existing medical methods. More importantly, why did they go to such lengths, specifically choosing the vicinity of the Star Alliance as the 'intrusion point' for their experiment? The location itself is suspicious. Perhaps we should think of it this way: the tree monster's ability might be to forcibly transfer one person's ability to another. After all, it's certain that the tree monster possesses the ability to corrode."

This speculation caused the air to freeze instantly, sending a chill down one's spine.

It must be said that the amount of information is enormous. If the speculation is true and they succeed, the profits they could obtain would be astronomical, even more astonishing than the huge profits from illegal organ trafficking many years ago when artificial organ technology was not yet widespread.

Most importantly, the group of masterminds behind the scenes has successfully made their escape.

They must be lurking in some dark corner, like venomous snakes watching for their next target—those children with special potential—just to continue their insane human experiments.

“If things are really as we suspect,” Su Ninglong turned to Lei Qingya, “Lei Lei, you must protect Lei Tinghua. This kid’s ability is too special. He can accurately sense who in a crowd is a superhuman and who isn’t. Even I can’t completely block his senses. He’s practically a silent, walking ‘superhuman detector.’”

Upon hearing this, Lei Qingya realized its special nature. What seemed like a useless superpower could be a deadly weapon in the hands of the enemy.

She looked down at Lei Tinghua, who looked completely bewildered, and patted his head. "Did you hear me? You need to be good, study hard, and strive to master your abilities. You absolutely cannot let those malicious people take advantage of you. And don't go with strangers..."

Lei Tinghua tilted her head up, her clear eyes filled with innocent anticipation: "Then can I follow you every day, sister?"

"Dream on." Lei Qingya immediately straightened her face and ruthlessly shattered his fantasy. "We're so busy we barely have time to spare. How can we have time to take you with us every day? We'll talk about it when you're older and have developed enough skills."

She skillfully "fooled" her younger brother, trying to make him temporarily put aside his childish idea of ​​"saving the world with his sister".

"Yes!" Lei Tinghua nodded vigorously, his little face full of determination. "I will definitely become super powerful!" In his heart, he was certain that he would grow into a leader among people in the future.

"Yes, yes, yes, our Lei Tinghua is the best. He will definitely become a great person like Principal Yan in the future." Lei Qingya quickly went along with his words to coax him, afraid that this little darling would rebel and secretly run away to become a "lone hero", which would be a big problem.

Fortunately, he's a sister-obsessed brother and listens to his sister completely, making him easier to discipline than Charlie was when he was a child.

……

After all potentially hazardous items in the pit were thoroughly removed, Suninglong decisively made a move and leased the controversial land for a high price of 200 million Star Coins.

Similar to the terms she used when leasing the Cultivation Garden, she solemnly promised the management that the land would be used solely for agricultural purposes. However, this time her plan was more far-reaching. While acquiring the new plot, she also extended the original lease of the Cultivation Garden for a full hundred years, thus securing the long-term right to use the area.

Thanks to the principal's trust and his endorsement, she wouldn't have been able to rent it.
First they discovered the exit, then they explored the area, then they destroyed the place, and finally they leased it all.

The whole process looks like the work of a mastermind trying to "destroy the evidence."

Once the contract was officially signed and took effect, a professional engineering team quickly moved into the site.

Their primary task was to delve deep into the cave and remove all the useless things.

Next came the core objective of the project: to transform the huge pit into terraced fields suitable for planting.

This is by no means an easy task, facing a dual technical challenge: on the one hand, the risk of landslides caused by soil loosening on the slope due to excavation, and on the other hand, the risk of burying the natural karst cave structure below for the sake of construction convenience.

Su Ninglong actually had another plan in mind. She planned to use the cave as a natural water reservoir to try to collect and store "spiritual rain".

This undoubtedly adds another technical challenge to the project.

What was originally estimated to be a one-month project has been significantly extended to an estimated six months due to these complex technical requirements.

This will lead to a surge in the budget, requiring an additional investment of tens of millions of Star Coins.

No wonder real estate tycoons love taking out loans; real construction projects are like a bottomless pit, and it's hard to sustain them with just cash flow.

While Suninglong was burning through money on the deep pit project, another front was quietly launched: the commercial bidding for Kaibi Star officially began.

As agreed with colleagues, Quanwang Company arrived on time to participate in the bidding.

Suninglong had already made arrangements, and another company, acting as a cover, also joined the battle simultaneously.

Xingyuan quietly recorded and archived information on all the companies that were competing for the same spots at the same time.

The remaining arena for maneuvering is now up to the governor to employ his necessary "smoothing" tactics.

"Find a way to pass a message to Quan Wang," Su Ninglong calmly instructed. "Remind her that before she successfully settles in Kaibi Star, there's a high chance someone will try to stop her. If she's willing to firmly follow our original plan..." She pondered, "I can give her a promise. As long as it's within the capabilities of my master and me, we will do our best to help."

Now is not the best time to directly contact Quanwang.

After all, Quanwang's decision to join was entirely impromptu, and his investment from such a distant place might lead some people to associate it with him.

Everything will have to wait until she successfully establishes herself on Kaby Star, only then will there be enough room for maneuver and maneuvering.

Sure enough, someone from Quanwang soon came to their door.

The visitor's tone seemed sincere, offering a tempting incentive: if she voluntarily withdrew from the bidding on Kabi Star and ceased her involvement in the area, she could receive a share of the profits from a small mineral vein in the "Eye of the Stars." This sudden "kindness" surprised Quan Wang. She hadn't expected that a bidding competition within Kabi Star, a planet on which only one planet existed, could involve forces in distant star systems beyond the Gemini Star Region, revealing the depths of the situation.

However, with Su Ninglong's weighty promises beforehand as a foundation, Quan Wang felt no ripples in his heart about this so-called small mine, and even found it somewhat laughable.

She remained outwardly calm, instead going along with the other person's train of thought and throwing out a series of extremely professional and tricky questions: "Oh? How exactly are the mining rights and usage rights divided? What is the term of the usage rights? What are the currently proven exploitable reserves? What is the grade of the ore?"

This question immediately silenced the other party.

Hesitant and vague, it was clear that the other party was not sincere in making a deal, and all the enticements were nothing but empty promises that could not withstand any real scrutiny.

Seeing that bribery was ineffective, the other party immediately changed tactics, attempting to force Quanwang to submit through force. When bribery failed, they resorted to blatant intimidation.

But this kick landed right on Quanwang's "tail".

She and the mercenary organization she built—weren't they all forged through countless trials and tribulations, living on the edge of death and amidst mountains of corpses and seas of blood?

Such mere threats are child's play to them.

Instead of backing down, Quanwang's team was provoked and immediately retaliated with swift and ruthless force. Trying to threaten them with violence? That would be utterly humiliating.

Meanwhile, during the public bidding process of Kaibi Star, the company that Su Ninglong secretly commissioned through Xingyuan to participate in the bidding appeared unusually calm on the surface, carrying out the procedures step by step.

Beneath this calm lies a tacit understanding that Xingyuan had already reached with the company's leaders: they must demonstrate a tough stance at critical moments and must not falter or hinder the entire plan due to any external pressure or their own weakness.

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After advancing to the Core Formation stage, Su Ninglong felt her shortcomings. She was not a magic-type player, nor was she as diligent as a sword cultivator. Her swordsmanship was better than Yun Fei's, all thanks to her years of experience.

She is a weapon refiner, and to highlight her strengths, it would be best to have a natal magic weapon.

Su Ninglong devoted almost all her energy to the workshop, working day and night to prepare the necessary core materials for refining her natal magic weapon.

In order to extract a sufficient amount of "Divine Source Gold", she once again spent billions of star coins to purchase a large quantity of "Eye of the Stars" ore.

When Su Ninglong finally held up the ball of divine gold that contained the essence of countless minerals, she felt a pang of heartache. This fist-sized ball had almost emptied her hard-earned savings.

The Divine Source Gold form resembles a slowly flowing liquid night sky, deep and mysterious.

Inside, countless tiny, bright white starlight, like the imprisoned core of a star, flows and flickers ceaselessly, constantly radiating a soft yet highly penetrating halo, as if containing some primordial power of the universe.

Su Ninglong took a deep breath and flipped her hand to suspend the incomparably precious Divine Source Gold above the specially made furnace.

Next, she carefully opened an antique wooden box and picked out another key material: gold threads with a special metallic luster, carefully refined from the wings of mutated cockroaches.

To obtain these seemingly insignificant golden threads, she expended tremendous effort, having to mass-produce batch after batch of extremely ferocious mutant cockroaches.

These creatures gnaw on everything, even easily biting through sturdy acrylic sheets, forcing Suninglong to eventually use more durable special glass to confine them.

The ingredient list naturally includes precious bone meal from the Hongfu fish and fragrant summer sandalwood... each one is hard-won.

After checking all the materials one by one and confirming that everything was correct, Su Ninglong knew it was time to begin the most crucial step.

This closed-door refining process cannot tolerate the slightest mistake; one must be completely focused and complete it in one go.

She decisively notified all relevant parties, including members of the "Ten Sides Buried in Wealth" group, Xingyuan, her godmother, and some friends from the school.

[Su]: I will be in seclusion for two months. Please do not disturb me during this time. Please ask for leave on my behalf if I need to attend classes.

As soon as the news broke, the "Ten Sides Buried Rich" group was filled with lamentations, with various emojis and messages of reluctance flooding the screen.

Su Ninglong glanced at it only once before immediately shutting down the bracelet's communication, completely cutting off external interference and focusing all her attention on the refining process that was about to begin.

Inside the workshop, she changed into a loose and elegant ancient-style robe with flowing cloud patterns, her expression solemn.

Facing the four directions of heaven and earth, she solemnly bowed to each, silently praying that this refining process would proceed smoothly and successfully.

With a flick of Su Ninglong's fingertip, a deep blue spiritual flame suddenly rose from the bottom of the specially made furnace, announcing the official start of the weapon forging process.

She held her breath and focused intently, her hands moving rapidly in front of her as she performed mysterious and unpredictable hand seals. The powerful spiritual energy around her surged and rippled like the ebb and flow of the tide, subtly resonating with the leaping spiritual fire in the furnace, creating a strange harmony.

Deep within the furnace, the fist-sized ball of divine gold seemed to have come to life, rising and falling in the scorching energy flow as if it were undergoing some kind of mysterious "breathing".

Against its deep, solidified night sky background, countless "blazing white stars" inside seem to be completely activated, flowing, colliding, and flickering at an unprecedentedly frenzied speed.

Each tiny flicker suddenly unleashed visible energy ripples, the tearing power contained within those ripples enough to instantly grind ordinary magical artifacts into dust.

The entire interior of the furnace was illuminated as if one were in the raging core of a miniature galaxy, its dazzling brilliance masking a terrifying aura capable of destroying everything.

When the opportunity arose, Su Ninglong did not hesitate. She pointed her fingers like a knife and quickly made a slash at her fingertips.

A drop of crimson blood essence, containing the purest life force and the imprint of the soul, was like the purest ruby. She flicked it into the furnace, where it merged with the unruly divine gold.

This creature is naturally spiritual; only by using one's own essence and blood as a guide can one attempt to resonate with its origin. This is the first step in subduing it.

This seemingly simple "blood-drawing spirit-summoning" process took Su Ninglong a whole month.