Reincarnated as a Tabby Cat: Daily Life with the School Beauty Empress

Chapter 46 Crafting Weapons

Murong Hui leaned closer, her eyes shining: "Let me hug you too!"

Su Qianxue handed Yichen over. Murong Hui caught him, looked down at the little golden ball of fur, and found it more and more fascinating.

"Chiyuki, I truly believe that your cat can evolve into Mewtwo."

Su Qianxue leaned back on the sofa armrest and did not deny it.

"I hope so." She paused, then suddenly asked a question she hadn't figured out in her past life, "Do you think that's the end for contracted beasts, once they reach Mewtwo?"

Murong Hui tilted her head and thought for a moment: "Legend has it that there are levels above Mewtwo, but what they are called—I really don't know. The Murong family's library only has one sentence, 'Above Mewtwo, the Dao is beyond the heavens,' just those six words, and if you turn down any further, all the pages are blank."

Su Qianxue memorized these six words.

In her past life, her contracted beast perished during its evolution into Mewtwo. In this life, if Yichen can truly reach Mewtwo—perhaps she can see with her own eyes what lies behind that door.

Murong Qingfeng walked over. She had been standing silently to the side with her arms crossed, observing for a while. Now, she reached out to Murong Hui and pulled Yichen from her arms.

One hand supports the cat's bottom, and the other hand holds the cat's back; the holding posture is standard and steady.

Yichen was held in her arms, and the back of his head once again pressed against that familiar, sizable soft area.

[Here it comes! Teacher Qingfeng's embrace is still so comforting. Wait, Cat Lord's warmth level has been reset to zero, now is the perfect time to start accumulating it again!]

He placed his front paws on it and gently stepped on it twice.

Murong Qingfeng paid no attention to the cat's little movements; her attention was entirely focused on detecting the fluctuations in spiritual energy. She placed her right index finger on Yi Chen's back, and a wisp of cyan spiritual energy probed in, circulating through the meridians within Yi Chen's body.

A few seconds later, she withdrew her finger.

"An Emperor-level spirit core, pure gold, without any impurities. The concentration of the Light-type bloodline has increased by 30% compared to the last test." Her voice was a beat slower than usual. "The purity of this cat's spirit core—I've only seen similar records in literature. Those were test data from three hundred years ago for the Holy Light Qilin, the national beast of the Dragon Soaring Empire, during its infancy."

She looked at Su Qianxue.

"What did you feed it? What rare and precious herbs could stimulate such a rapid evolutionary speed?"

Su Qianxue shook her head: "I didn't feed her anything."

A crack appeared in Murong Qingfeng's expression.

"You didn't feed them anything?"

"No. I did eat quite a bit of braised fish, though."

"————" Murong Qingfeng looked down at the small, golden creature in her arms, about the size of a palm, that was stepping on her clothes with its front paws.

Yichen looked up and blinked his emerald green cat eyes at her.

[Hehe, Teacher Qingfeng, this cat doesn't eat any rare or precious herbs. Just hug me, kiss me, and pet me, and I'll gain experience. So, please hug me a little longer.]

He stomped on it twice more.

[Ding! Warmth value +200!]

[First profit of the new phase, auspicious opening!]

Murong Hui rested her chin on her hand, watching the golden tabby cat frolic in Teacher Qingfeng's arms, her eyes almost overflowing with envy: "This cat is amazing—when will it have kittens? I want one."

Yichen perked up one ear.

[That's a good suggestion, but there's a technical problem: Cat Lord is male. How can a male cat have kittens? Are you going to find a female cat? But Cat Lord is now a Spirit Void Saint Cat Emperor; where in the entire Azure Continent are you going to find a female cat of the same kind for me?]

He flicked his tail twice in protest.

"Alright." Murong Qingfeng handed Yichen back to Su Qianxue and clapped his hands. "Today's training plan has been adjusted."

You don't need to practice anymore.

Su Qianxue and Murong Hui looked over at the same time.

"There are two things," Murong Qingfeng said, holding up two fingers. "First, I will forge a unique weapon for each of you. Second, you will go and accept missions tomorrow."

"Accept a mission?" Su Qianxue asked.

"The academy has issued practical missions." Murong Qingfeng walked to the equipment rack by the training ground, opened a metal cabinet, and took out a stack of documents. "Don't accept missions from D to B level. At least start with A level, and you can also accept suitable S-level missions. Completing missions earns you academic credits; this is a hard requirement for the academy's assessment."

"Furthermore," she glanced at the two of them, "you've been training at a high intensity for over ten days straight, and your bodies and minds need adjustment. Real-world combat missions aren't just about earning credits; more importantly, they're about testing your training results in a real environment. No matter how well you train in the training room, without a few real matches outside, your foundation won't be solid."

Murong Hui nodded: "That's true. I've been practicing for more than ten days, I'm practically living in the training room."

"Identify shortcomings in practice, then come back and address them specifically. Once this cycle is established, the rate of progress is much faster than just practicing blindly." After discussing practical combat, Murong Qingfeng shifted the topic back to weapons.

"Your current combat relies on bare hands or pure spiritual energy, without any weapon enhancement. In battles at the sixth rank and above, the amplification effect of weapons becomes increasingly significant. Going into battle without a weapon is equivalent to cutting off 30% of your combat power."

She opened the documents in her hand and pulled out two drawings.

"The type of weapon must match the element being cultivated. The best weapons for the fire element are swords, knives, and spears. The spiritual energy conductor structure of these three types of weapons is most compatible with the fluctuation frequency of fire spiritual energy, which can maximize the explosive power of the fire element."

She looked at Murong Hui: "Which one do you choose?"

Murong Hui thought for three seconds: "A sword. The third level of my Phoenix Burning Heaven Technique is based on sword techniques, so a sword is the most suitable match."

"Okay." Murong Qingfeng then turned to Su Qianxue, "The best weapons for the Light element are staffs and magic orbs."

Staffs are better for ranged attacks and area-of-effect suppression, while orbs are better for precise control and close-quarters combat. It depends on your fighting style.

She paused for a moment.

What weapon did you use in your past life?

That's a very direct statement.

Su Qianxue's eyes flickered.

Murong Qingfeng looked at her calmly, without pressing for answers or deliberately avoiding the question.

"Don't be surprised," Murong Qingfeng said. "The combat awareness and on-the-spot judgment you displayed in the arena are something an eighteen-year-old freshman shouldn't possess. Coupled with your decisiveness in switching to the Light element, cutting off the Ice element technique you had practiced for many years without a second's hesitation, only someone who has suffered greatly possesses such decisiveness."

She didn't explain herself clearly.

But the meaning is already very clear: I know you're not an ordinary person, but I won't ask any more questions.

Su Qianxue remained silent for two seconds.

"A staff," she said. "I want a staff."

In her past life, she used an ice crystal longsword, a close-combat style. In this life, she has switched to the light magic, and her fighting style must be completely overhauled and rebuilt. The staff has a stronger ranged suppression capability, and when combined with Yi Chen's skills, it creates a more flexible combination of ranged and close combat.

Moreover, my senior sister has never seen her use a staff.

"Okay." Murong Qingfeng turned his right hand over, palm facing up.

A row of phantom weapons emerged from her palm, forming a line and hovering in the air.

Fire element side: Three longswords: a straight-bladed battle sword, a ring-pommel scimitar, and a two-handed greatsword. Two longswords: a slender rapier and a broadsword. Two spears: a red-tasseled spear and a dragon-scale spear.

On the Light faction's side: There are four types of staves.

The first type is slender and elongated, entirely white-gold in color, with a floating sphere of light at the top, emphasizing precision. The second type is robust and sturdy, with inscriptions engraved all over the shaft, and a sacred bird with outstretched wings at the top, focusing on area-of-effect damage. The third type is only two-thirds the length of the first two, resembling a short staff, making it flexible and lightweight.