The weapon refiner is not doing her job properly

Chapter 222

Yun Fei followed her gaze and explained, "Recently, the heat radiated from the universe to the planets has been too high. To prevent the surface temperature from getting out of control, we can only artificially thicken the cloud layer to regulate it. After a while, when the heat stabilizes, the cloud layer will naturally disperse, and the starry sky will become clear."

Su Ninglong couldn't help but exclaim, "The power of technology is truly getting stronger and stronger."

She recalled that although cultivators could move mountains and fill seas, and summon wind and rain, who would bother to adjust the weather and reduce disasters day after day? Most cultivators preferred to follow the natural order and let all things take their natural course.

"In the end, sacred artifacts are also a kind of human technology. It's just that there are still many principles that we haven't fully understood yet." Yun Fei couldn't help but ask, "Have you and Master Su considered writing some books? Even if they don't involve the core, they can still help more people understand sacred artifacts and broaden their horizons."

“You know perfectly well that the creation of sacred artifacts involves many taboos and cannot be spread casually,” Su Ninglong shook her head.

"I'm referring to popular science books that purely popularize basic knowledge, without involving specific technologies, just to open a window for everyone and inspire some new ideas."

Su Ninglong seriously considered the feasibility of this proposal.

Indeed, it would be difficult for a few cultivators alone to meet the ever-increasing demand.

The public has always been a land of hidden talents; if some popular books that do not involve core secrets could be published, perhaps truly ingenious designers of sacred artifacts could emerge.

"Let's talk about that later." She didn't agree immediately, but her tone betrayed a hint of hesitation.

"You can't sleep, is it because that place is making you uncomfortable?" Yun Fei glanced at the slaughterhouse twice.

Su Ninglong nodded, feeling a little nervous despite having experienced countless battles.

Perhaps because the spirit of the Filthy Feast sensed its impending siege, the ominous aura emanating from it grew even stronger than before. That night, many would likely be plagued by nightmares.

Yun Fei said softly, "You shouldn't have come. Children should do what children should do."

“There’s no right or wrong. My strength and personality don’t allow me to just stand by and watch.” Su Ninglong changed the subject and asked, “Qi Shen is so strong, has he never been to a Secret Spirit Contaminated Zone? If he were to take action, he should be able to clear the Secret Spirits out quickly, right?”

“He has been into many contaminated areas, but he has also been injured. The number of Guardians is already small, and once injured, they must temporarily leave their posts until they are fully recovered. Qi Shen was injured once, which almost caused the ‘Secret Guardian’s Order’ and the ‘Fiend Guardian’s Order’ to merge out of control. After all, other Guardians do not have his strong suppressive power.”

"So they stopped letting the Guardians carry out missions after that?" Su Ninglong felt that this was putting the cart before the horse. "Without continuous training, their strength might decline."

“Qi Shen won’t. As he said, he’s no longer human. For him now, even breathing is a form of cultivation,” Yun Fei explained. “However, Qi Shen himself can’t stay idle. He often takes on relatively simple tasks, such as being in charge of sealing off contaminated areas of level four or above.”

Su Ninglong suddenly realized that it made sense. When she was in the Mahayana stage, she was also staying at home all day, wanting to break through but confused about which direction to break through from.

If she were Qi Shen, she would probably choose that kind of life too, leisurely taking care of the young people she values ​​in the simulator, and when she gets bored, she can take on a mission and travel all over the universe.

"That's not right," she suddenly realized, "If he's often on missions, why would he get carsick?"

"Hmm..." Yun Fei pondered for a moment and then smiled, "He's not a god, he has to have some flaws, right? Don't you get carsick too?"

Su Ninglong: "..." Although more than six years have passed, the shaky bus on Youmu Star is still fresh in her memory.

Qi Shen is very good at lying through his teeth. Motion sickness might be an excuse, but he just felt unwell and therefore didn't want to work.

Suninglong, who stayed up all night stargazing, was still full of energy the next day.

As soon as Lei Qingya woke up, she leaned over and said, "Lei Lei, I want to eat meat."

After wasting two pounds of meat last night, she finally gave up on the idea of ​​cooking herself; it was just too awful.

Even the meat that Lian Yunfei said was "delicious even without seasoning" turned into something like torture in her hands, a bitter and sour mix that was hard to swallow. She herself had to admit that she truly had no talent for it.

Watching Su Ninglong wolf down her food, Lei Qingya silently added two more sausages to her instant noodles.

At five o'clock in the morning, it was already bright.

After having breakfast, Su Ninglong took a wooden stick and slowly swung it to warm up.

Her movements were extremely slow, seemingly soft and yielding, yet possessing a unique, flowing beauty.

"Professor Sun, this student of your former employer's is all show and no substance." A hunter from the Star Alliance, who had never liked Assistant Sun, took the opportunity to make a sarcastic remark.

Assistant Sun also disliked the other woman. Although Su Ninglong could be quite annoying at times, she was no longer a "colleague" after all.

"A good thing is often found in the distance, but bad things tend to be bad nearby," Assistant Sun retorted without a care in the world. "If you're so capable, why don't you go and try it?"

"I'm afraid she won't even be able to withstand one of my moves."

"Ha, anyone can talk big."

The young hunter from the Star Alliance knew that Assistant Sun was using reverse psychology, but he still couldn't resist.

He was also a two-star hunter. Although he was the weakest among the ability users who entered the contaminated zone, he considered his fighting skills and weapon handling to be top-notch.

He wanted to see if the Star Alliance's so-called elites could last two rounds against him.

He picked up a stick at random and swung it a couple of times to test its feel.

After confirming that it was sturdy enough, without saying a word, he launched an attack from behind Su Ninglong with a mocking smile.

His original intention was simply to dislocate Su Ninglong's shoulder joint to teach her a lesson, not to kill her, and to relieve the anger brought on by last night's nightmare.

The plan was meticulous, and the action was swift and decisive; the wooden stick was aimed directly at Su Ninglong's shoulder, and it looked like it was about to hit her.

In that instant, Su Ninglong's demeanor abruptly changed. The previously limp wooden stick seemed to transform into a sharp longsword, sweeping backward at an extremely tricky angle. His hand, which was tightly gripping the stick, suddenly experienced an irresistible tremor, his tiger's mouth went numb, and he involuntarily loosened his grip, sending the stick flying more than five meters away.

Before he could react, the wooden stick in Su Ninglong's hand was already hurtling towards his face.

He hurriedly retreated, taking three steps back before he could barely feel that he was out of Su Ninglong's attack range.

To onlookers, it looked as if Su Ninglong had used only a wooden stick to generate an invisible "force" to decisively defeat the young hunter.

The first strike, a surprise attack, instantly lost the advantage; without even touching the opponent, the outcome was already decided.

The young hunter refused to believe it.

He believed that Su Ninglong had caught him off guard and that he had been careless, especially since she hadn't actually hit him at all.

Eager to save face, he quickly conjured a beam of wind blades in his hand and hurled them at Su Ninglong.

Su Ninglong remained standing, neither dodging nor avoiding. With a slight twist of her wrist, the wooden stick deftly traced a half-circle along the outside of the wind blade, deflecting its trajectory. Not only did it reverse direction, but it also moved even faster, whizzing past the young hunter's cheek with a "whoosh."

He felt a burning sensation on the side of his face, and when he reached out to touch it, he felt a sharp pain.

"Useless." Su Ninglong scoffed. "Say that again?" the young hunter roared in fury.

"Useless, useless, useless. I'll say it three times in a row, and I'll grant your request." Su Ninglong provocatively said, "A sneak attack before the competition is a despicable act. Calling you useless is an insult to the word 'useless'."

The young hunter was furious and wanted to retaliate, but those two moves he had just made it clear that he was no match for them.

A person wearing a Star Alliance uniform suddenly arrived and sternly reprimanded the two: "You, the competition is about to begin, why are you still fighting here?"

Upon seeing that it was his subordinate leader, the young hunter immediately suppressed his anger and pretended to be obedient.

"Fighting?" Su Ninglong slowly put away the wooden stick, her tone indifferent. "If your eyes aren't good, I suggest you see a doctor as soon as possible."

"you……"

"At most, it's just that someone's sneak attack failed, and they were retaliated against by their own stupidity." After saying that, she turned and left without saying anything more.

The young hunter didn't want to escalate the situation, so he had no choice but to explain, "It was just a friendly spar."

"They were clearly beaten without any chance to fight back." Assistant Sun, who had watched the whole thing, said dismissively and didn't linger at the scene to avoid being held accountable.

The junior leader was a little angry. He clearly wanted to stand up for his side, and if he succeeded, he might even be able to bring Su Ninglong down from the team.

Unfortunately, the young hunter was ungrateful. He snorted and said that the man deserved his bad luck.

……

The time is almost up, the competition is about to begin, everyone is ready to go.

The young hunter kept his head down, trying not to attract anyone's attention.

However, Qian Rujin still noticed the cut on his face and frowned, asking, "What happened to this wound?"

"I accidentally bumped into something this morning..."

"How could a bump cause this kind of wound?" Qian Rujin's tone turned cold. "Tell the truth! Otherwise, it will be treated as a disciplinary violation."

"I..." the young hunter stammered, but finally confessed, "I got into a fight with someone... and suffered some minor injuries."

"You still dare to fight at a time like this? Who is the other party?" Qian Rujin knew her team members' temperament all too well. If they had won, they would never look so guilty.

“Speak up. If you don’t, you can forget about ever getting into the core team of the Star Alliance again.”

He had no choice but to lower his voice and answer, "It's from the Star Alliance... Su Ninglong."

Without thinking, Qian Rujin asked, "Did you provoke her?"

She knew very well that although Su Ninglong was arrogant, she would never provoke someone without reason.

The surrounding Star Alliance members all turned their attention to the Star Alliance side, where they saw Su Ninglong chatting and laughing with her teammates with a smile on her face, her relaxed demeanor speaking volumes.

"You step down, and the substitute will come on."

"But I've been fighting for this opportunity for a long time..." As long as he can win a match, he can enter the core of the Star Alliance.

“There’s no room for negotiation.” Qian Rujin approached him and said in a low but undeniable voice, “You lost the battle of wills before you even entered the contaminated zone. This is to protect you, not to punish you. Go down.”

The young hunter was unwilling, but it was an order. Before joining the team, it had been stated that he must absolutely obey orders, so he could only unload his equipment and leave the team.

The last-minute team change caught Yuan Dusen's attention, and he came over to inquire about the situation. After learning the reason, he pondered for a moment and said, "Although the divination before yesterday's departure couldn't determine the outcome due to the distance, it showed that as long as we eliminate one of the Star Alliance members, our chances of winning will increase significantly. The test results from this morning haven't come out yet, so we need to buy some time. Or, is there any way to use this as an excuse to prevent Su Ninglong from participating?"

Qian Rujin thought Yuan Dusen was talking nonsense, but he couldn't directly scold him.

"The Star Alliance shouldn't make a fuss over this, but we can't make a big fuss, or we'll offend Qi Shen."

Hara Watari was speechless.

Qi Shen is someone that all forces want to win over, but he has a strange temper. If they cause trouble and the competition is interrupted, Qi Shen will definitely turn on them without mercy, and they cannot afford the consequences.

On the Star Alliance side, the members in charge of divination are holding divination boards and making their first prediction of the day.

He whispered the question: "The Star Alliance and the Star Alliance will compete in the contaminated zone today. Who will win?"

The moment those words were spoken, Su Ninglong, who was far outside the contaminated area, suddenly felt a chill run down her spine, and the hairs on her neck stood on end.

She instantly suppressed her smile, her sharp gaze sweeping across the void. Some eerie power was circulating nearby, and she sensed this unusual fluctuation immediately.

At the same time, the Guixu Umbrella residing within her dantian automatically flew out, hovered above her head, and quickly unfolded. The surface of the umbrella shimmered with a faint light, quietly concealing her presence.

The divination board, which was in operation, could no longer detect any information about Su Ninglong, and finally came to a result that greatly encouraged the Star Alliance: a narrow victory.

Yuan Dusen quickly received the news and immediately relayed it to Qian Rujin: "The divination indicates that we will win by a narrow margin!"

"A narrow victory?" Qian Rujin was somewhat incredulous when she heard the news. Her mind raced, but her gaze was involuntarily drawn to the umbrella above Su Ninglong's head.

The umbrella seemed to float with wisps of smoke, automatically hovering at just the right height. Its dark gold base was adorned with tiny starlight, making it exquisitely beautiful, unlike any ordinary sacred object.

A low murmur arose from the surrounding area.

"Is this Master Su's new work?"

Where did she take it from?

"A secret artifact?"

"That's what makes the Star Alliance so enviable—they have their own custom artifact maker. It's a pity she doesn't take outside orders; otherwise, the custom artifact rights for one artifact could probably fetch tens of millions of star coins."

"If you ask me, it's because the Star Alliance itself doesn't know how to be flexible."

“Strictly speaking, Master Su does not belong to the Star Alliance, and the Star Alliance has no right to stop her from taking on outside jobs. But she is inflexible and doesn’t know how to adapt, which is a real pity.”

"..."

Standing next to Su Ninglong, Tong Zi looked up and couldn't help but exclaim, "What's the name of your umbrella? It's so beautiful."

"The Return to the Void Umbrella." As soon as Su Ninglong finished speaking, the spirit doll, which usually loved to sleep, woke up and a small figure appeared on her shoulder.