Chapter 507: 506
The Weapons Research Institute and the Ancient Biology Research Institute were both major governnt-supported entities in Daxia, situated very close to each other.
Under the guidance of Yang Qi, the two soon passed through a green forest, and another unremarkable three-story building erged in the shade. This was typical for the buildings within the research institute; without prior knowledge, outsiders could hardly imagine that these ordinary little buildings housed cutting-edge research projects.
In front of the main entrance of the building, a flower bed housed a colossal grey boulder, inscribed with the bold words “Who Dare Compete.”
“Junior, you know what this stone is?” Yang Qi asked while pointing at the boulder, not believing anyone had inford Shao Zifeng this ti.
Shao Zifeng circled the boulder, examining it from top to bottom.
When he reached the back, his gaze swept over a faint crack, and blue specks in the corner of his eye suddenly reacted.
[Na]: Iron teorite
[Attribute]: Star
[Quality]: ★★★
[Condition]: Intact
[Function]: Contains a vast source of “Star” energy, capable of recharging star-attribute mutant creatures.
[Description]: The largest iron teorite discovered in Daxia, weighing 28 tons. The teorite ford from a minor asteroid collision 3.5 billion years ago, drifting through space for a long while before falling to Earth 30,000 years ago. The friction in the atmosphere burned off the surface energy, further compressing its energy inside.
Wow, this teorite really does have properties.
Based on the description, this thing is like a portable charger for Lingling and the deer.
With it here, “Dense Forest Stars” wouldn’t need long charging.
The only pity is that it isn’t mine.
Seeing that Shao Zifeng remained silent for a long ti, Yang Qi’s slight frustration instantly dissipated, “This is the largest iron teorite in Daxia, impressive, huh?”
“Impressive indeed, there’s such a huge teorite?” Shao Zifeng asked with a face full of “surprise.”
“That’s right. It’s just a pity it has no special functions,” Yang Qi shook his head in regret, “It’s getting late, let’s not keep them waiting. Let’s go inside.”
“Okay.”
Shao Zifeng took one last reluctant look at the teorite.
Reluctant as he may be,
he couldn’t possibly steal this twenty-eight-ton thing.
The layout of the Weapons Research Institute was not much different from that of the Ancient Biology Research Institute; upon entering, Shao Zifeng’s attention was imdiately drawn to the display cabinets on both sides of the corridor.
Upon closer inspection, the displays in the hallway were essentially the history of Daxia’s cold weapons, ranging from bone, stone, bronze weapons to modern military sabers.
It’s just a pity that apart from the last few Grade E experintal elental weapons, the rest were all ordinary cold weapons.
“Speak of the devil and he shall appear.”
Just coming out of the corridor, Shao Zifeng heard an unfamiliar voice.
He followed the direction of the voice, only to see several people standing in an open hall akin to a martial arts dojo; among them, an old man in a white lab coat, smiling warmly at him.
By the old man’s side stood a military officer in uniform, unmistakably Li Tianwen, whom he had just t a few days ago.
Shao Zifeng asked in surprise, “General Li, what are you doing here?”
Before Li Tianwen could reply, the smiling old man interjected, “This lad is almost treating this place like his own ho, no, he cos here even more often than he goes to his own ho.”
The white coats around them all smiled at this, while Li Tianwen gave the old man a helpless glance and then said to Shao Zifeng, “This is Master Zhou Hongfeng, he supervised the forging of your knife this ti.”
Shao Zifeng beca solemn and respectful, realizing that anyone Li Tianwen called a master must be remarkable. He quickly bowed slightly, “Master Zhou, greetings.”
Zhou Hongfeng nodded with a smile, his eyes warm as he examined Shao Zifeng, “Good child.”
Finding himself under the grandfatherly gaze of the elder he had just t, Shao Zifeng felt uncommonly uneasy and quietly tugged at Yang Qi’s sleeve.
Yang Qi imdiately understood, and with an amused look, whispered to Shao Zifeng, “For over a decade, the Weapon Research Institute has been criticized for not being able to craft high-quality elental weapons due to slow progress. Although they achieved so success by replicating the energy release patterns of mutant creatures, advancing further has been nearly impossible due to material limitations.”
“A vast amount of national resources have been wasted without significant results. If it hadn’t been for the Cold River iron ore you discovered, this institute might have been disbanded soon, allocating its resources to other projects.”
“But just then, you discovered the Cold River ore. I’ve heard from the professor that all the masters in the know within the institute are very grateful to you.”
Although Yang Qi kept his voice low, the spacious hall made his words clear to everyone from the Weapon Research Institute.
So of the younger researchers looked sowhat embarrassed, but Zhou Hongfeng showed no reaction; he continued to look kindly at Shao Zifeng, “Good child, co and see the Tang sword I’ve crafted for you. See if you’re satisfied.”
With that, Zhou Hongfeng walked towards the sword rack, stopped the young researchers who wanted to help, and personally pulled off the red silk covering the swords.
The hall was brightly lit, and an ice-white Tang sword lay quietly on the rack.
Several young researchers eyed the Tang sword eagerly, as if they couldn’t wait to hold it and appreciate it closely—Li Tianwen included.
The Tang sword on the rack was positioned at a 25-degree angle across its sheath, its straight and shiny blade casting a subtle cold glow, seeming to emit wisps of mist under the light.
Ding!
Zhou Hongfeng stepped forward and flicked the blade with his thick finger. A clear, resonant sound rang through everyone’s ears, “This sword is 107.2 cm long, crafted according to the specifications and your body asurents that you provided.”
“Considering that you ordered two weapons, I shortened the hilt of the long sword a bit so that holding it with one hand won’t affect the agility, and holding it with both hands won’t be too cramped.”
“Try it out, and if you like it, give it a na.” As he said this, he sheathed the Tang sword and handed it to Shao Zifeng.
While receiving envious glances from everyone, Shao Zifeng stroked the simple and majestic pattern on the sheath and questioned, “Am I to na it?”
Li Tianwen glanced at the smiling Zhou Hongfeng, “The weapons custom-made by a master are unique. Hence, to highlight their uniqueness, each of these weapons is nad by the caster.”
Saying this, a slight smile appeared on his normally serious face, “My ‘Heaven Asking Sword’ was nad by Master Tang Long. Master Zhou cherishes you, so he has given you the privilege of naming it.”
It seed that Li Tianwen truly loved cold weapons, as the usually reticent man spoke so much at once.
Shao Zifeng looked at the Tang sword and fell silent, with all eyes focused on him.
For Shao Zifeng, who had learned the art of double-character naming from Miss Shao Yuying, coming up with a decent na was truly challenging.
Should he follow convention and na it Dao Dao or Tang Tang?
Imagine fighting soone and saying, ‘The sword’s na is Tang Tang, it’s so long.’
He’d probably be laughed at before the fight even started.
No, no, Shao Zifeng quickly dismissed the thought.
Zhou Hongfeng and the others weren’t in a hurry, just watching him.
“Woo~”
As he racked his brain, the ethereal call of the whale echoed within him—the Cold River Dragon Whale was calling him again.
Suddenly, Shao Zifeng’s eyes brightened.
“Let’s na this sword ‘Whale’s Tusk.'”
(PS: Grandma just caught a cold, a false alarm. Also, it’s the start of the month, big shots, please cast a few votes if you have them. I’m about 500 votes short of achieving the 3000 monthly votes milestone.)
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