Ling Cage: I am a spiritual master, devouring source matter to become a god.

Following Jing Nan's instructions, Jing Yuan manipulated the gravity body to perform actions such as moving forward, jumping, and running.

In comparison, this gravity-based aircraft is much easier to handle than the regular White Shark model.

Jingnan was already quite surprised at this point.

Afterwards, Jingnan led Jingyuan to an open area outside and manipulated gravity to perform high-intensity combat maneuvers.

"Fighting with a knife... firing a rifle... dodging..."

Jingyuan continued to follow the instructions and completed the actions, which greatly shocked Jingnan.

Unexpectedly, Jingyuan was able to adapt perfectly.

Jing Yuan piloted the gravity vehicle to Jing Nan, opened his mask, and said to Jing Nan, "I think this gravity vehicle can be enhanced a bit more. Is that possible?"

Jing Nan smiled slightly. This kid really managed to put on a show!

"Sure, but there are always trade-offs! I can increase the gravity body's mobility by another 20%, but that will mean insufficient energy for the weapon systems. In other words, you won't be able to use ranged weapons, but you'll significantly improve your melee capabilities. Can you accept that?"

Upon hearing this, Jingyuan realized that this was exactly what he needed.

"Okay! Let's change it like that!"

At this moment, Jing Nan thought Jing Yuan was crazy. Who would voluntarily ask to fight the Devouring Beast in close combat?

Erica was also very surprised when she heard this. She was also a gravity body pilot, but she mainly relied on long-range attacks.

Erica quickly said, "Jingyuan, although your close combat skills are good, most of our battles rely on firepower to force back the Devouring Beasts. If we change it like this, your firepower output will be greatly reduced."

"It's alright, just change it as he says!" Jingnan said this to discourage him. Since he didn't know, let him suffer a bit.

After Jingyuan emerged from the gravity body, he said to Jingnan, "Sister Jingnan, we just agreed that in addition to helping me enhance my body's performance, you also have to grant me one more request."

"what do you want?"

"I need magnetic coating!" Jing Yuan grinned foolishly, having obtained the material he didn't need.

Chapter 21 Jingnan

Jingnan led Jingyuan and Erica to the warehouse where the materials were stored.

She walked over to a few boxes labeled "MF-3 paint".

"This is the magnetic coating you requested. It's generally used on weapons that operate on gravity to help secure them. Because the coating wears off, it requires regular maintenance, and there's not much of this stuff left on the Lighthouse," Jingnan explained.

"Yes, that's it."

Jingnan asked in confusion, "What do you want to use it for?"

"Make some gadgets." Jingyuan didn't tell Jingnan that they were for making weapons.

Magnetic coatings have a wide range of uses and can be used to make many things. Jingyuan said "trinkets," but Jingnan thought it meant small toys.

"There's not much magnetic paint left, so I can't give you any more!"

"I only need a small amount."

Jingyuan's "small point" refers to a point relative to a gravitational body.

Gravity-based weapons have a large coating area; one gravity-based weapon is enough for Jingyuan to use as throwing knives.

After retrieving the materials from the warehouse, Jingnan looked at the gravity machine and said, "I'll let you know when I've finished calibrating it. Don't ask me to change it back then! It's a purely close-combat machine; even Mark wouldn't dare modify it like this!"

Jing Yuan smiled. Mark is Mark, and he is himself. He has telekinesis, so he naturally doesn't need long-range firepower weapons.

"For ranged weapons, just equip me with a gravity-based pistol!"

Jingnan hadn't seen such an arrogant young man in a long time. "Pistol magazine capacity and rate of fire are far inferior to rifles. Do you think you can take down the Devouring Beasts one shot at a time?"

"That depends on how powerful your pistol is. As long as the bullets are powerful enough, it's not impossible to kill one person with one shot."

"Okay!" Jing Nan didn't want to talk anymore. Only then did she remember that the Jing Yuan in front of her was the one who had twice fiercely confronted Charles.

Thinking about this, Jingnan couldn't help but feel curious about Jingyuan.

As they left the research department, Erica was still saying, "Jingnan was probably just joking with you. You should tell her later that 'Dawn's' mobility is already sufficient to handle most situations."

“No, I need close-combat skills!” Jing Yuan said seriously. “You saw it last time we went to the surface. To kill the Devouring Beast, you have to destroy that organ, but it’s very difficult to hit that organ with firearms. So I think we should enhance our close-combat abilities. As for ranged firepower, we can coordinate!”

"Cooperate?"

“Look, gravity bodies need energy to support their weapon systems, so they can’t reach their full potential. Your gravity body sacrifices melee capabilities to enhance ranged attacks. That’s my idea. We can form a team. You can use ranged attacks to restrain the Devouring Beasts, and I can use melee attacks to kill them. This way, we can complement each other’s weaknesses.”

After listening to Jingyuan's explanation, Erica nodded and agreed that it was a feasible solution.

After saying goodbye to Erica, Jingyuan returned to the workshop with the magnetic coating.

Seeing that Jingyuan had brought the materials so quickly, 4277 admired Jingyuan even more.

……

He Guangzhe Fanlu found Jingyuan and took him to a new luxury residence.

After Jingyuan officially joins the Wilderness Hunters, he can be reassigned housing.

He and his three roommates are all moving out, and the vacant dormitory room will be reserved for the next batch of trainees.

The three roommates moved into the hunters' private dormitory, while Jingyuan was given a premium room by Charles.

The new housing unit has one bedroom, one living room, and one bathroom. This unit is equivalent to the housing standard of six upper-class citizens.

Jingyuan looked around the room and said with a smile, "Mark's house is about this standard!"

“That’s right, just like Mark’s housing.”

"Won't other people have objections if they find out?"

Fan Lu remained indifferent and said, "Since the head of the association allows you to stay, he can naturally give you a reason to do so."

Jingyuan walked to the sofa and sat down, looking at Fanlu. Since Charles was willing to give it, why shouldn't he?

Fanlu continued, "The leader said that he will arrange an opportunity for you after you return from the next mission, so you must seize it!"

"what chance?"

"You'll know then."

Fan Lu was still deliberately mystifying things, but Jing Yuan didn't care.

"Also, the head of the society said that since you like women, he will arrange a breeding mission for you soon. However, it won't be with Jing Nan." Fan Lu looked at Jing Yuan with a disdainful gaze. "Since you want to go to the Dawn Hall with Jing Nan, you must contribute the corresponding value."

Jingyuan stared intently at Fanlu and asked, "Then shall we go to the Dawn Hall together?"

"I said, it depends on the value of your contribution."

"Okay, I'm really looking forward to that day!"

Jingyuan watched Fanlu leave, but inwardly he sneered.

Fan Lu is indeed beautiful and has a great figure, but the thought of her cold personality makes me lose interest.

Whether to go to the Dawn Hall depends on your personal feeling.

Jing Yuan suddenly stood up from the sofa and muttered to himself, "What does it mean that Charles assigned a mission to the Hall of Dawn?"

……

Inside the workshop, 4277 is focused on polishing the throwing knives. After the throwing knives are shaped, magnetic coating is evenly sprayed onto their surface.

Suddenly, the workshop door opened, startling 4277.

Upon closer inspection, it was Jing Yuan who walked in.

Seeing 4277's appearance, Jingyuan laughed and asked, "You can be scared by something like this?"

"Um... I'm not used to doing things here. It feels like I'm secretly using Shangmin's things."

Jingyuan laughed and said, "Don't worry, I've already rented this place, and no one else will come except me." After saying that, Jingyuan took out two packages containing milk and bread.

4277 saw Jingyuan place the package in front of her and asked incredulously, "Is this for me?"

Jingyuan smiled and nodded, "Yes."

4277 picked up a piece of bread, still looking at Jingyuan in disbelief.

Jingyuan smiled and said, "Eat up! I brought this especially for you."

4277 took a bite of bread and a sip of milk, a satisfied expression on her face.

Having only ever eaten insect cakes before, she was already extremely satisfied to be able to eat milk and bread. Her gaze towards Jingyuan held even more gratitude and admiration.

Seeing this, Jingyuan felt a pang of unease.

For Jingyuan, this little thing wasn't worth such a fuss.

But for these women from the dusty world, even a little food is a favor, enough to win them over.

Fortunately, the Lighthouse strictly prohibits lust, and even the upper class dare not risk being burned at the stake to do such things, otherwise it would be an endless nightmare for the women of the mortal class.

After finishing one slice of bread, 4277 wrapped up the rest of the bread.

Seeing this, Jingyuan asked, "Are you planning to take this back to your friend?"

4277 hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

Jingyuan smiled and said, "If you want to share this food with your friends, I can bring you more tomorrow. But you must remember, what we're doing here can't be known to your friends. Can you do that?"