Chapter 166 First Time… Furnace Explosion
Daoist Wang is very busy now.
He only meditated for three hours before heading to the workshop to start refining the array base for the Demon Suppression Array, and also to plan the construction of the Mountain Guardian Array for Fortress 76.
Before dawn, Wang Jixuan was invited by Director Chen Wuchou, who couldn't sleep at all, to attend a seminar to discuss how to study the stone slab walls.
In the morning, he didn't even have time to eat, and he rushed to 'Little Electronic Music Temple' to lecture the students who were eagerly waiting…
Even an iron man would have problems if he worked like this!
But it doesn't matter, Daoist Wang feels that he is still more than capable. He has already begun to prepare to continue plucking the 'Tree of Goodness' for its hair, to get some alchemy materials and try to refine basic Qi-boosting pills.
A true master of time management is good at rationally allocating every minute of his time.
The only drawback is that he temporarily doesn't have time to enhance friendship between people…
"Teacher Wang?"
Ling Tong took the initiative to speak during the break:
"Shall we have lunch together?"
"Okay," Wang Jixuan thought about the alchemy matters at noon, "Is it okay in the workshop next door?"
"Yeah," Ling Tong nodded lightly, "Then I'll have Sister Wan send the meal over."
Several combat androids nearby had playful expressions.
Shen Hai cleared his throat: "At noon, I'll treat everyone to a work meal, with plenty of No. 3 machine oil."
The combat androids and combat robots started teasing.
The eight psychic users watched the show from the side.
Ling Tong calmly looked down at her notes, and it was inevitable that there was a hint of unnaturalness in her expression.
Wang Jixuan thought for a while, raised his hand and beckoned Peony, and instructed Peony a few words, letting Peony miss the last class in the morning.
The loyal co-pilot can share information with one click, so there is no need to worry about Peony missing the course.
In fact, Wang Jixuan arranged for eight loyal co-pilots to attend classes normally, just because Peony had a spirit and treated them as normal creatures in advance.
To keep them loyal to him, he can't rely solely on program settings.
— Daoist Wang's own thoughts.
Looking at the clock hanging on the wall, Wang Jixuan cleared his throat:
"Okay, get ready for class."
The three official students plus Zhou Zhengde and a few others who were auditing the class immediately sat up straight.
…
Beta woke up and felt a pain in his scalp.
He shook his head vigorously, and green 'Y' shapes grew on his head. A breakfast and two bottles of water were placed on the bedside table.
Beta was thirsty. He opened the water and took two gulps. There was a knock on the door.
"Mr. Beta, Miss Shaman has been waiting for you for a long time. I am ordered to take you to lunch."
"Coming, coming!"
Beta jumped up and moved his stiff body a few times, and quickly changed into the loose sportswear placed aside.
While changing clothes, Beta saw himself in the mirror—he only had a rough human shape, and most areas of his body were covered with bark-like structures. Even his underwear was made of special materials.
Only by isolating oxygen can the 'hair' in private parts not grow too fast.
Beta was actually very embarrassed, always very embarrassed.
"However, they all died in the perfusion experiment, and I am still alive."
Beta muttered to himself in the mirror, gave himself a thumbs up, and put on a somewhat happy expression.
He opened the door and was slightly stunned.
It wasn't because he saw Shaman, who had put on a brand-new desert-style dress, nor was it because he saw Peony in a maid outfit next to him, but…
There was a green wheat field outside the window.
Beta was stunned for more than ten seconds without speaking, silently walked forward, opened the window, took a deep breath of the air here, and looked up. What came into view was the ceiling of the seventh floor of the fortress, as well as the simulated light and fake clouds.
"Mr. Beta," Peony asked, "What's wrong?"
Shaman leaned against the wall with her arms folded. Her slender waist and wheat-colored skin gave her a healthy and sexy beauty.
Shaman smiled and said: "This guy is excited to see his own kind, don't pay attention to him."
"Not the same kind!"
Beta said seriously:
"This is nature, the power of nature!
"But, isn't the land inside the fortress very tight? Why would you reserve such a large wheat field on this floor alone?"
"This way, please, Mr. Beta."
Peony showed a decent smile, put her hands in front of her, and said elegantly:
"We'll introduce it to you as we walk.
"Today's lunch, under the arrangement of the commander, is set in the staff canteen of the nursery. Is that okay?".
Beta nodded quickly, and Shaman kicked Beta's thigh.
"Don't be silly, let's go! Why are you dressed so old-fashioned!"
Beta muttered aggrievedly: "Yes, yes, you have a good figure and you are fashionable."
"That's right," Shaman said triumphantly with her hands behind her back and her chest out.
Good figure?
Peony looked down at her chest and reminded herself to try to avoid sticking out her chest and raising her head, so as not to cause psychological trauma to this female guest who was valued by the commander.
Peony led the two psychic users out of the residential building and walked on the cement road in the field, introducing them in a gentle voice.
Nursery, the design of the seventh floor, how to prevent the fortress's common diseases during childhood… and so on.
The two listened very carefully, each with some feelings.
At lunch, they ate all kinds of pasta made by the children in the cooking class in the staff canteen of the nursery, drank the meat soup left over from the children's lunch, and ate it with relish and satisfaction.
Psychic users A and B played games with a group of children for half an hour before reluctantly leaving with Peony.
Peony smiled and said: "Although I don't know why the commander made this arrangement, I think you two should have realized something."
Shaman shrugged: "I really like getting along with children. If I had a choice, I would also like to be a nursery teacher."
"The environment here is simply amazing!"
Tree Man Beta sighed:
"I understand why the warriors of the fortress have such a strong fighting will. They are guarding something worth guarding.
"The Psychic Capital lacks a lot in this regard. Before we became psychic users, most of us were surviving in slums.
"It's very cold there. Although there is no shortage of food, it is extremely difficult to eat one more bite, and it may even violate the law. The fortress is based on quotas, with a certain degree of flexibility, which is great.
"If we want to stand out or live with dignity, we can only risk trying the perfusion ceremony."
Shaman asked: "Miss Peony, what about you? Did you grow up here too?"
Peony thought for a while, put her slender hands wearing white gauze gloves on her head and gently took them off.
Her head fell off!
Shaman and Tree Man Beta's eyeballs almost popped out, and the former's psychic energy had already begun to fluctuate violently.
Peony put her head back on with a smile and shook it gently. The simulated skin on her neck automatically returned to being fair and translucent, without any cracks.
"I am a mechanical body, the commander's loyal co-pilot. I am by his side even when the commander sleeps."
Beta frowned: "But you this... No wonder, it is rumored in the Psychic Capital that Fu Jian has a powerful force that has not been disclosed. It is said to be a robot legion. It turns out to be true!"
Shaman's concern is: "Uh, do you accompany him even when he sleeps?"
"Yes," Peony blinked gently, "Our commander is very energetic."
Shaman raised her hand to support her forehead: "Are people in the fortress so open? I thought, it's okay, it's okay, it shouldn't be considered a relationship with a mechanical body, right?"
Peony smiled without arguing.
She did it on purpose.
Uncle Tai's studio was in front. Peony connected to the surveillance inside and glanced at it a few times, and took the initiative to say: "The commander hasn't finished lunch with his girlfriend yet, we have to wait a little while."
Two small lightning bolts suddenly appeared on Shaman's head.
"Black Storm really has a girlfriend? Isn't that just rumors?"
"Yes, you will see her later."
Shaman raised her hand to cover her forehead: "Then he still does that with you... Uh, sorry, human civilization has updated its ethical concepts but forgot to notify me, right?"
"The commander sits on the bed, and I kneel in the corner," Peony said aggrievedly, "That's how I accompany him."
Shaman breathed a sigh of relief.
That's good, she thought her idol had collapsed so quickly.
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Beta pointed to a building next to him and asked: "What is this Little Electronic Music Temple for?"
"This is a D5 top secret military area, you can't just look at it."
Beta quickly turned around, while Shaman curiously looked around.
More than ten minutes later, Beta and Shaman were led into the studio and met Daoist Wang, who had just finished lunch with Ling Tong.
This was the first time they saw Wang Jixuan's real face.
However, Shaman's attention was completely attracted by the mechanical girl wearing tight jeans and a white shirt next to her; she looked at Ling Tong's figure and face, and couldn't help but be immersed in the unique beauty of the perfect combination of machinery and the human body, and sighed inwardly, dispelling some small thoughts.
"Please sit here, you two."
Wang Jixuan greeted with a smile:
"Auntie and Mane Bear have successfully escaped into D3. They have to lie low for a while. We are creating momentum here to pretend to hunt them down.
"In the Psychic Capital, the ruling faction and the natural faction are competing secretly, and Aunt Dragonfly has become a key figure.
"So, you two have no hope of going back in a short time. Just relax and take a vacation here."
Wan Xiaoqi brought iced drinks, and Sister Wan brought sliced fruit.
Wang Jixuan led Beta and Shaman to sit down, and Ling Tong sat on the armrest of the sofa next to Wang Jixuan.
Ling Tong said softly, “The main reason I invited you two here today is that I need your help with something.”
Shuren Beta nodded immediately: “I am willing to contribute to human civilization!”
“What is it specifically?”
Shaman asked warily:
“Personal relationships are one thing, but we also have some concerns. Our families are all in the City of Psionics.”
Wang Jixuan said bluntly: “Two things. The first is beneficial to both of you. Aunt Dragonfly asked me to help you remove your self-destruct chips and then create fake death certificates. Do you agree to this?”
“Yes!” Shaman and Beta said in unison.
As long as they are not being held at knifepoint, no psionicist would refuse this condition.
Wang Jixuan nodded with a smile and continued:
“The second thing is that we would like to ask you two to introduce the operating model of the Psionic Control Council to the D5 war zone. Don’t worry, it’s only to a dozen or so of the highest-ranking generals, and it will be done via online connection.
“Our understanding of the Psionic Control Council is very one-sided. You are actual members of the Psionic Control Council’s subordinate organizations.”
Shuren Beta and Shaman exchanged glances.
Shaman pursed her lips, and Shuren Beta raised his hand and said, “I’ll do it. I can do it. I don’t have any family members I need to care about anymore, as long as my captain and teammates are safe.”
Shaman touched her forehead with her finger: “Don’t let people misunderstand that we have an ambiguous relationship, you idiot! I can do it too, but can you give me some bandages? I’ll disguise myself and make myself look like I’ve been interrogated.”
“Yes,” Ling Tong said, “Xiao Qi can help you with makeup.”
“Time is of the essence. I have class this afternoon, so let’s do it quickly.”
“Class?” Beta asked, puzzled.
Wang Jixuan said half-jokingly and half-seriously: “Are you also interested? You can also observe this afternoon, but once you see this content, you will be on my side from now on.”
“Forget it,” Beta shook his head honestly, “I still prefer to follow the captain, although this side is also pretty good.”
A righteous and kind tree!
Wang Daozhang was almost moved.
Ling Tong was responsible for this online connection, so Wang Jixuan didn’t need to worry too much.
Daozhang took a few samples, and while Beta was putting on his ‘battle-damaged makeup,’ he cultivated Beta’s hair a little bit and created two sets of alchemy materials.
Let’s refine a Qi-boosting elixir first!
He found the alloy alchemy furnace that Wan-jie helped him make—this furnace was thirty centimeters high, had a simple alchemy furnace structure, flames were injected into the lower half, and the furnace belly was engraved with intricate patterns.
Wang Jixuan had naturally refined elixirs before;
This kind of basic elixir didn’t have much technical content.
He casually found a corner to face the wall and meditate. Wang Jixuan took out the Spirit Release Array disk that he had prepared in advance and placed it under the furnace to start releasing spiritual energy.
First heat the furnace, then extract the medicine, then fuse the clouds, and finally condense the elixir.
He pointed forward with his sword finger, and the lid of the alchemy furnace opened by itself, and several spiritual herbs flew into the alchemy furnace.
Wang Jixuan drew in the air, and a ‘gentle fire restriction’ was temporarily engraved on the outside of the alchemy furnace. The temperature inside gradually increased, but the temperature outside the alchemy furnace did not change at all.
The spiritual herbs gradually melted into black fine sand.
Streams of abundant spiritual energy flowed into this space and, under Wang Jixuan’s guidance, wrapped around the medicinal materials and condensed into medicinal clouds.
Next was to turn the medicinal clouds into elixirs.
After a while, the medicinal clouds began to tremble continuously, and flashes of light continued to flicker within. As Wang Jixuan’s sword finger shook, it was like the aggregation of stardust in the universe, slowly condensing into three elixirs.
A faint smile appeared on the corner of Wang Jixuan’s mouth.
Although the conditions were very simple, his skills could make up for it. Later, he only needed to spend some time to get a real alchemy furnace, and he could mass-produce this kind of elixir…
Huh?
Ding ding ding!
The alloy alchemy furnace suddenly trembled continuously, and the medicinal clouds inside began to aggregate violently!
Boom!
A small black cloud rose in the corner of the studio, and a woody fragrance spread out.
Shaman and Beta, who were connected to a military conference in another corner, along with Ling Tong and others standing next to them, looked over here in astonishment.
Wang Jixuan flipped over and jumped up, his face was black, and he grinned, revealing two rows of white teeth.
“I’m fine! Well, you guys continue, there was a little accident in the experiment! I’m going to change my clothes!”
Wang Jixuan turned around and ran away, leaving everyone looking at each other.
‘Good fellow, it actually exploded?’
‘The alchemy furnace really can’t be made up. It wasn’t a mistake in refining just now. On the contrary, there was hope to refine a low-grade spiritual elixir. The spiritual energy surged too fast, but the alchemy furnace couldn’t hold it down.’
‘Well, this time doesn’t count, I’ll refine it again next time!’
Wang Daozhang quickly regained his composure.
However, before officially starting to refine elixirs, he still had to solve the problem of the spirit cultivator stone slab.
Director Chen had already started suffering from severe insomnia. If he delayed it for a few more days, this old professor’s heart would have problems.
Let’s refine the array base first. This can also be considered his comfort zone.
…
Two days later, in the evening.
Inside the warehouse on the third floor of the fortress, more than a hundred autonomous mechanical guards were on standby.
Wang Jixuan directed Mudan to set up eighteen array bases, turned his head and glanced at Fu Jian, Chen Wuchou, and Zheng Shiduo behind him, and signaled Zheng Shiduo to be ready.
Then, Wang Jixuan held his breath, took out dozens of talismans and suspended them around his body, and condensed his spiritual consciousness into a sharp cone, stabbing at the center of the reassembled stone slab wall!
