Chapter 65 Demon Breaking Dagger

Those who frequently refine artifacts know that blacksmithing is actually a skill that even ordinary people can master.

Wang Jixuan was also somewhat embarrassed.

He is currently only a low-level cultivator at the initial stage of the Gathering Spirit realm. He cannot directly melt precious materials into his palm, nor does he have a suitable forging cauldron. Even if he had a cauldron, he does not have enough mana to activate it. Therefore, he can only use this relatively primitive method.

But this is much better than when we made the bone-piercing nail before…

I broke it by hand back then.

Another advantage of blacksmithing is that it allows you to continuously infuse the blade blank with spiritual energy during the forging process, slightly improving its quality.

The blade blank gradually took shape. Since there wasn’t much material, it was just a small knife to verify the feasibility of this type of ritual implement.

Soon, Wang Jixuan heated the blade blank again until it was red-hot, took it in front of him, and in front of Uncle Tai, raised his sword finger and pointed forward, quickly carving out two simple sets of restrictions on the front and back.

Uncle Tai stared in disbelief: “Holy crap! What kind of ruthless iron hand is that?!”

Wang Jixuan smiled without saying a word, staring intently at the blade blank. The most crucial and important step had been reached.

He puffed out his cheeks and exhaled a burst of dantian qi. The restriction patterns on the outside of the blade blank were instantly illuminated, and the entire interior of the blade blank formed a passage according to the shape of the restriction!

Strands of spiritual energy gathered towards the blade embryo.

Wang Jixuan moved swiftly, quenching, re-forging, and hammering again, and the next step was to give it a sharp edge.

Overall, it was a breeze.

Uncle Tai’s Adam’s apple trembled slightly beside him.

Although Uncle Tai was only a mortal and couldn’t understand what was happening, his intuition told him…

Psionicists are forging psionic weapons using psionic methods.

Could it be that he really has to choose between a spicy anvil and a garlic-flavored hammer?

‘Luckily, Uncle didn’t say it aloud; he just thought it to himself.’

…

Ling Tong didn’t return to the supply station until after 4 a.m.

Even the battle maiden, who was as strong as an iron man, looked somewhat tired when she returned.

When she entered the main workshop, she noticed that everyone was still awake, so she forced herself to stay awake, her pretty face tense, and she held a pile of paper materials in her hand.

Um?

Ling Tong began to doubt whether she had seen something wrong.

Beside the control panel, Wang Jixuan had his feet propped up on the edge of the table, leaning back in his swivel chair. To his left was Wan Xiaoqi, who was fanning him vigorously, and to his right was Uncle Tai, who was holding a cup of tea and bowing obsequiously.

Ling Tong frowned and asked, “Are you… playing some kind of role-playing game?”

“Why!”

Uncle Tai looked up at Ling Tong and said in a serious tone:

“Commander Ling Tong, don’t speak so harshly. You’re frightening our future Special Grade, no, Human Treasure Grade Mechanic! That wouldn’t be good!”

“Hahaha!”

Wan Xiaoqi burst out laughing, while Sister Wan, sitting on the second floor with a cup of industrial coffee, couldn’t bear to look at her.

“Hmm?” Ling Tong tilted her head and looked at him.

Wang Jixuan asked with a smile, “How’s it going on your end?”

“Some gains were made.”

Ling Tong immediately stepped forward, and Wan Xiaoqi quickly went to the side and moved a chair.

Ling Tong handed the documents to Wang Jixuan, who placed a fruit knife on the table. At Tai Shu’s prompting, Ling Tong picked up the knife and examined it closely.

Huh?

Energy reaction?

Although the energy reaction was very slight, it was indeed a psionic energy reaction!

“Could you briefly explain what this is about?”

Wang Jixuan returned the documents to Ling Tong and asked:

“I don’t understand a lot of the technical terms on this, especially some of the data.”

“We found a pseudo-B-level defective psychic in the laboratory of the Psychic House.”

Lingtong said quickly:

“This psionicist should have been a rare B-level psionicist, but there was a certain error during the psionic infusion process, and his body rapidly deteriorated, so he could only rely on a nutrient tank to maintain his life.”

“What exactly his abilities are has not yet been determined, but the forces at the level of the Psionic Capital have already intervened.”

“However, I can be certain that the only unique element of the House of Psionicists is him.”

“He should only have less than six months left to live. He has already contributed dozens of papers to more than a dozen well-known scholars. Qin Qin brought him here to do research as well.”

Wang Jixuan asked, “What’s his name?”

“Meng Caiyuan.”

Ling Tong rubbed her neck, and Wang Jixuan quickly stood up and went behind her to give her a massage.

Ling Tong continued:

“The frontline command sent intelligence about Meng Caiyuan, who had intervened three times to assist other war zones in their operations.”

“His ability should be to simulate a higher-level blade beast giving orders to a lower-level blade beast.”

“The pigeon cooing sound you caught was most likely emitted by him, and after being amplified by a special amplifier, it was spread to the distant Blade Beasts.”

Wang Jixuan frowned and said, “Can’t we use this as an excuse to get rid of them directly?”

“Without substantial evidence, the above information was left behind by Meng Caiyuan when he participated in operations in other war zones.”

Lingtong said:

“His short life is coming to an end; he is a failure.”

“Otherwise, Qin Qin is just a researcher, and it would be impossible for her to receive his research.”

Wang Jixuan sighed, “Being studied even when you’re almost dead is quite tragic… Can you confirm what the signal he sent last night was?”

“My whereabouts are most likely like this! Qin Qin probably wants revenge for me killing Lü Dongjie, but these are all speculations without evidence.”

Ling Tong’s tone became more eager:

“Now, a young queen beetle and a pseudo-B-level special psionicist have their eyes on me.”

“But don’t worry.”

“The reinforcements from the front will arrive in the morning. I will act as bait to lure the herd into terrain that is favorable to us.”

“The Psionic House is now sealed off. If any Blade Beasts appear near our fortress—though it’s more likely that the young Queen Beast brought them—we can take it as evidence of their treason and betrayal of humanity.”

“Our real enemies are the Blade Beasts. These psionicists are just some rotting flesh. We don’t need to worry about them too much.”

Wang Jixuan’s eyes flickered slightly, and he asked, “Can I travel with you?”

“Going to dig for crystal cores again?”

“A part of it.”

“It’s best not to.”

Lingtong said:

“What follows is very likely to escalate into a local war, rather than the minor conflict that occurred in the mine last time.”

“The battle may be very intense, and it will be difficult for psionicists below level C to play a role.”

“The frontline psionic special forces will arrive later. They are an important fighting force, so you’d better not expose yourself to them.”

Wang Jixuan did not insist for long.

He doesn’t like to force other people’s ideas to change.

Wang Jixuan then asked, “Can the Black Storm be exposed?”

“That’s fine. They’re already investigating Black Storm, but they’re trying to avoid getting Wang Zheng involved with it.”

“Okay,” Wang Jixuan nodded in agreement.

Uncle Tai raised his hand and exclaimed like he was showing off a treasure, “Ling Tong, you should try that little knife! But don’t poke yourself!”

“Hmm? Is this a very powerful weapon?”

Look this way!

Uncle Tai rushed to the corner, grabbed an alloy plate, and said quickly:

“The hardness of this composite material is equivalent to that of the active frontal armor of a basic Blade Beast! Try it now! Get close to it! Be careful, wait until a light blue light appears on the blade, yes! Now! Stab it!”

Snap!

The dagger pierced the alloy plate to the heel.

Uncle Tai let out two excited roars: “This is awesome!”

Ling Tong was also stunned.

Wang Jixuan reminded, “It takes about twelve seconds to recharge and produce the blue light again after each use. This is just a preliminary version. I will continue to improve the process.”

Ling Tong looked up at him, a flicker of emotion in her bright eyes: “You did this?”

“Yes, this is a sample.”

Can it be mass-produced?

“There are some difficulties at the moment, but I will continue to explore.”

Ling Tong nodded calmly and asked softly, “Can I take it to give a report?”

Wang Jixuan said, “It would be better to wait until I make a version that can be mass-produced, because I don’t know if I can successfully improve it. If it is only produced in small quantities, it will not be of much significance. My own energy is limited… Later, I will donate the forging technology of this weapon to Zhou Zhengde’s maternal grandfather’s forces free of charge.”

Uncle Tai said solemnly, “And I, as Teacher Wang’s exclusive assistant, will shamelessly try to claim this honor that will go down in history!”

“Alright,” Ling Tong nodded slowly, “It’s just a pity that it’s a melee weapon, only suitable as a last resort for soldiers on the battlefield. If we could make a ranged weapon like this…”

“The ore supply may not be enough,” Wang Jixuan said. “Uncle Tai checked the production of the several types of ore I’m using, and the current output is limited.”

“Your mechanics are professionals in this area. You can contact me anytime if you need anything.”

Ling Tong solemnly placed the dagger on the table beside him, stared at it for a long while, and a very obvious smile appeared on his lips:

Let’s give it a name.

Wang Jixuan casually replied, “The Demon-Slaying Dagger.”

“That’s so ordinary,” Wan Xiaoqi muttered to himself, “It would be better to call it ‘Three Thousand Ways to Kill You’!”

Uncle Tai pondered for a few moments: “Let’s use a code name for now to avoid leaks! We can use the official name later when it’s all set up… How about we call it 【Project Lingtong 071】?”

“There’s no need to use my name,” Ling Tong said with a hint of helplessness.

“You’re the leader of the team! This is a chance to go down in history! After we defeat the Blade Beasts and compile the family genealogy, this will have its own page!” Uncle Tai shouted confidently.

Sister Wan brought over a bowl of steaming hot soup noodles and said softly, “Ling Tong, take a rest, eat something and then go catch up on your sleep. Let them do what they want.”

“Okay,” Ling Tong said, she was indeed a little sleepy.

She took two steps, then turned to look at Wang Jixuan and said, “Thank you.”

Several question marks appeared on Master Wang’s forehead.

“In place of my fallen comrades,” Ling Tong said.

Wang Jixuan smiled kindly.

…

Ling Tong ate and fell asleep quickly, while Wang Jixuan continued to ponder the methods of weapon forging.

The supply depot finally quieted down at dawn.

A sense of peace permeated the quiet.

In contrast, the Psionic House on the third floor of the fortress was shrouded in gloom, with heavily armed mopping-up troops patrolling everywhere.

Qin Qin sat behind her desk, raising her hand to gently rub her temples.

She couldn’t understand it.

I just can’t understand how she was discovered!

The technology related to psionicists is all in the hands of the psionic capital, so the military has no way of detecting the wave traces sent out by Meng Caiyuan!

But now, the military has detected it!

Ling Tong suddenly barged in with her men, stating unequivocally that they had violated a series of laws and military regulations, and that they had also sealed off their laboratory and seized her hard-won research samples.

She’ll finish her thesis soon!

Qin Qin took a deep breath and calmed herself down to think things through.

She began to understand why Kong Nu had died so tragically at Fortress 76… This place was different from other places. The psionicists, who should have been the guardians of the fortress, were turned into villains. In other places, psionicists had to deal with small groups of Blade Beasts and offset the threat posed by the Mimic Blade Beasts.

It’s very strange.

The atmosphere here was very strange to her.

Qin Qin knew, of course, what she had made Meng Caiyuan do.

Meng Caiyuan’s ability is to communicate with Blade Beasts and simulate the signals of higher-ranking Blade Beasts. He has previously cooperated with military operations in other war zones several times to mislead the Blade Beast hordes.

What she asked Meng Caiyuan to do tonight was to send a message to the nearby Blade Beasts that he could sense, so that these Blade Beasts would carry the message to the higher-level Blade Beasts and spread the false information that “【Ling Tong is here and is seriously injured and on the verge of death】”.

One of Qin Qin’s three areas of expertise is the social structure analysis of Blade Beasts, and she has a thorough understanding of the activity patterns of these Blade Beasts.

This kind of misleading information could easily lead to Ling Tong being besieged and the Blade Beasts attacking the outer C area. Then she could play the role of savior, using her connections to invite powerful psionicists from the Psionic Capital in advance to wipe out the surging Blade Beasts!

To reshape the glorious image of their thirteen institutes in this industrial fortress!

But now, things have gone wrong right at the very beginning…

They were discovered out of nowhere!

Ling Tong has already asserted that Meng Caiyuan is the one summoning the Blade Beasts. In the next few days, if Blade Beasts do appear in or around Fortress 76…

Qin Qin felt that she was only one step away from her doom.

How exactly did Ling Tong discover this? Has the military already broken through the relevant technology?

‘Forget it, thinking about this is useless; we can only seek strong intervention.’

Qin Qin looked at the communicator beside her.

She knew that the military had deliberately left her communicator in order to get the Psionic City involved and turn this incident into leverage against them.

It was an open conspiracy, but in order to protect herself, she had no choice but to step into it.

“How exactly did they find out?”

Qin Qin scrolled through the ‘Old Pervert’ group in her chat list, still muttering to herself, completely baffled.

at the same time.

Deep in the Sari Desert.

As the sun rose, the young queen worm buried its body in the gravel, its mouthparts slowly opening to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, its still bleeding vertical pupil staring in the direction of Fortress 76.

There are three reflections in its vertical pupils.

In a corner of the Psionic House laboratory, a blurry figure stands in a nutrient tank;

Ling Tong is catching up on sleep to recharge.

And then there’s Master Wang, who’s already got his second batch of ore and is shirtless, hammering away at the blacksmith.

【Multiple threats…confirmed…】