Chapter 107: Spiritual Realm Instrument—exterminate The Clan?
The Faceless Person said faintly, “I’m also very curious why Heituo is so eager to find him. Ink Jade Talent isn’t enough to make Heituo’s followers shout something like ‘at all costs.'”
“Something big happened in South Wind City. Xia Hanshi actually seized a Heituo Statue this time. Heituo invested great strength, and the reason is probably on this guy.”
“You can investigate curiosity slowly; he won’t disappear into thin air. There will be plenty of opportunities later.” Pang Father shook his head. “I’m going to set up the banquet; we have to put on a show.”
“But what if he does come?” the Faceless Person suddenly asked.
Pang Father’s footsteps paused, and he hesitated, “He shouldn’t be that stupid, right?”
……
“Pang Family invited you?”
Su Chen turned the corner, found Old Xia, and told him about the Pang Family invite.
Xia Hanshi’s eyes were cold as he sneered, “I haven’t hurried to close the net yet, but they want to make the first move.”
“Close the net?” Su Chen’s heart stirred slightly. “Does Pang Family also have a relationship with the Cult of the Strange God?”
“Originally only seventy percent certainty, but now ninety percent.” Xia Hanshi glanced at Su Chen.
“Go to a place this afternoon, before five o’clock, be discreet.” Xia Hanshi tossed out an address. Su Chen memorized it and left somewhat suspiciously.
……
“Your Excellency Su Chen, the Gravity Training Room has been installed; it can be adjusted up to fifty times.”
When Su Chen returned to his standalone villa, the installation staff had finished working. In the empty basement, there was now a Gravity Chamber about two meters long and three meters wide.
It was even smaller than the Gravity Training Room he had used in the hotel.
“How many times?” Su Chen asked, involuntarily looking at the lead bearded man.
“Fifty times, that’s the highest specification.” The bearded man explained, “Later, when rank increases, no need to replace it.”
“One-time solution.” Su Chen sighed, but also realized this was probably Ying Feng’s bottleneck. He didn’t know what rank it took to withstand this gravity, but Ying Feng’s strongest certainly far exceeded it.
“And this thing…”
The alloy cabin door slid open with the hum of the hydraulic device. The bearded man led him into the Gravity Chamber. On the metal platform in the corner, a hexagonal mottled crystal was floating.
“This is the Spiritual Realm Instrument, but each use time cannot exceed six hours. This thing’s recovery time isn’t long, and who knows if there are other hidden dangers.” The bearded man explained, then couldn’t help but sigh:
“Equipped with both the Gravity Chamber and this thing, even for a Core Seed, you’re the first.”
“Understood, thanks.” Su Chen nodded. This bearded man was from the Logistics Department. After simply introducing the usage method, he took his people and left.
After seeing them off, Su Chen immediately went to the Spiritual Realm Instrument and pressed the start button.
Instantly, the crystal suddenly emitted an amber halo, and energy ripples spread waves of light patterns in the air.
“Still need to operate the meditation method…” Su Chen held his breath and concentrated, operating the Void Star Meditation Method. He immediately felt the difference. Without even drinking the auxiliary potion, his mental power circulation speed had increased quite a bit.
“Not bad, not bad…” Su Chen sighed more and more. Such good stuff really couldn’t be enjoyed without being a Core Seed.
Coming out of the basement, Su Chen received a message from Gu Bing, inviting him to a banquet tomorrow night, the Gu Family’s banquet.
After thinking for a moment, Su Chen agreed.
“The mental auxiliary potion will land on this senior sister.”
He took out the remaining 【Illusion Essence】 and inhaled it into his nose. Although the effect had diminished, it was better than nothing.
Du Yu had already come by, and seeing him absent, left the clothes and departed first.
Su Chen was preparing to train himself hard when someone else came to visit.
“Jiang Xi?”
Su Chen opened the door and was inevitably surprised. It was that South Wind Academy student preparing to enter the Crafting Department, holding an iron box with a mechanical giant hammer mark on the surface.
“Brother Su…” he called, looking somewhat excited.
Although the other was older than him, Su Chen didn’t correct his form of address.
Otherwise, it would probably make this guy flustered. He glanced down at the box the other was holding. “Crafting Department mark; you got in?”
“Come in and talk.”
He stepped aside to let the other in.
Jiang Xi’s throat moved as he walked in and explained, “Originally short one spot; some guy greased palms ahead and squeezed out my quota. Last night I was already packing to leave, but then Crafting Department suddenly messaged me.”
“They said they found out the other cheated, so let me substitute in. That’s how I got in.”
Jiang Xi was implicitly excited, his words stumbling. “This is all thanks to you.”
His background wasn’t good; his talent didn’t even reach bronze. After entering South Wind, he could only diligently study crafting knowledge.
Once he stayed in Ying Feng, South Wind City would support his parents with excellent benefits.
Yesterday he had been utterly dejected, but unexpectedly it turned around.
“I see.” Su Chen suddenly understood and waved his hand. “If you weren’t capable yourself, even substitute entry wouldn’t have been yours.”
If it was normal elimination, Crafting Department probably wouldn’t go to extra trouble, but greasing palms was different.
What if one day he suddenly remembered this colleague and casually asked about it—trouble might ensue.
“This is?” He looked at the box in the other’s arms, already vaguely guessing.
“Oh, oh… almost forgot.” Jiang Xi hurriedly set it down and said, “This seems to be the weapon you picked; Crafting Department asked me to help deliver it.”
Task complete, he looked somewhat awkward and nervous. “Then… I’ll head out first.”
“Help deliver…” Su Chen chuckled, but Jiang Xi paused again. “Right, about the weapon upgrade you asked before, I inquired in Crafting Department.”
“Normally very hard to do, because weapon rank depends on materials. Replacing materials is equivalent to forging a new weapon.”
“If not replacing materials, can’t upgrade. To achieve the kind of upgrade you imagine, conventional channels can’t do it.”
He spoke like a rapid-fire cannon, finishing in one breath.
“I see…” Su Chen could roughly understand. Taking Qing Suo as example, its materials supported up to Second Order. If materials were swapped, what difference from a new weapon? Couldn’t continue with Mystic Tool Control at all.
In other words, had to reach that extra reward weapon upgrade effect from when he job-appointed as First Order Mystic Arts Apprentice.
“I’ll head out first.” Seeing Su Chen silent, Jiang Xi said goodbye again.
“Wait…” Su Chen called him, casually taking out the liquor Ming Lin brought in the morning—still more than half left. “Take it back and share with your colleagues; say it’s what we drank half of.”
Having Jiang Xi come help deliver was probably someone wanting to see what his relationship with this guy was like.
Just compatriots was completely different from having compatriots’ friendship.
“Thanks, Brother Su…” Jiang Xi was a bit confused but still took it.
“Conventional channels can’t do it; wonder if any related professions can…” Su Chen pondered, opening the box on the floor. Inside was unmistakably a pair of black metal long boots.
The matte black war boots’ surface was etched with pure black patterns, each absorbing surrounding light, making the space inside the box somewhat dark.
“Not bad…” Su Chen reached out to pick them up; quite heavy.
【Shadow Concealment Boots（Third Order）: Forged with shadow essence gold, assisted by various engravings. Can conceal figure, can boost speed.】
Putting them on, the fibers in the gaps of the metal plate armor instantly tightened, the size becoming perfectly fitting. The surface bio-membrane alloy even gradually morphed into ordinary shoe style, undetectable from outside.
A wisp of electric arc burst; the patterns etched on the shoe surface lit up instantly. Su Chen’s figure suddenly blurred, until completely vanishing.
Lightly moving his foot, Su Chen felt his surroundings blur; his whole person suddenly floated out, nearly crashing into the wall.
“Ha…” He was in a good mood; it had been a long time since he felt this uncontrolled speed sensation.
But after a brief experience, his expression sobered, and he clicked his tongue. “Consumption is terrifying too. At full speed, I estimate I can’t last ten minutes.”
Weapons are just weapons; even a First Order professional can use high-level weapons, but the issue is whether they can withstand the consumption and recoil.
Naturally, higher weapon rank is stronger, but key is to match oneself.
Su Chen was Top Tier Profession, development progress at 50%, to barely use Third Order weapon.
Carefully testing, Su Chen roughly adapted to its functions.
“Looks like this Illusion Essence is really going to waste.”
Glancing at the time, Su Chen shook his head. Time spent adapting to the new boots had reached afternoon; he needed to go to the address Xia Hanshi gave him.
That place wasn’t far from the Court of Justice, and also close to the banquet location Pang Xingwen gave him.
He brought the Mimic Mask he hadn’t used in a long time, switched transportation several times, and arrived after two or three hours.
It was an ordinary-looking building. He went to the top floor, but after knocking and entering, he was somewhat surprised.
It was Bu Siqi fully armed, wearing Court of Justice armor.
“Senior Brother?”
“Junior Brother, you finally came.” Bu Siqi pulled him into the room. Su Chen saw Judges working everywhere, filled with numerous precision instruments.
“This is…”
“See that?” Bu Siqi raised his hand, pointing outside the glass window to a brightly lit building, his eyes suppressing chilling excitement.
“That’s… Pang Family Building?” Su Chen thought of the address Pang Xingwen mentioned, raising an eyebrow.
“Today, we’ll wipe out his family.” Bu Siqi grinned. “Daring to send people to track you—simply courting death!”
Because of tracking me?
Su Chen had long guessed the situation and wasn’t bluffed by Bu Siqi. “Senior Brother, don’t tease me.”
“No fun.” Bu Siqi glanced at him, somewhat disappointed. “Indeed not because of tracking you. Teacher found out his family is colluding with the Cult of the Strange God, and is mobilizing people to exterminate them.”
“Really exterminating the family?” Su Chen raised an eyebrow.
“Exterminating the family is true; no lie.” Bu Siqi said, “Teacher despises the Cult of the Strange God; probably today, not even chickens or dogs left.”
“Proper procedures? Does our Court of Justice have authority to directly exterminate families in Ying Feng City?” Su Chen couldn’t help asking.
“Why aren’t you excited at all.” Bu Siqi stared at him. “Of course proper procedures; without approval from above, Teacher wouldn’t be so reckless.”
“As for exterminating in the city, it’s a bit excessive, but who let them collude with the Cult of the Strange God.”
“Why choose Teacher? Teacher’s style is well-known, methods definitely brutal; isn’t this intensifying city conflicts?” Su Chen frowned, pondering inwardly: “Did Teacher fight for this himself?”
“No, without the Chief’s nod, Teacher probably couldn’t.”
Su Chen suppressed other thoughts, suddenly feeling both amused and exasperated: “Pang Family…”
Yesterday, he was still worried if this family was involved with Heituo, if he needed to lay low. Result today, they were to be exterminated.
World affairs are unpredictable.
“Teacher…” The two went up another floor. Xia Hanshi was here, still in the guise of a thin old man, standing by the window looking at another tall building not far away.
“That’s Pang Family’s lair. Today, they’re hosting you at a banquet…” Xia Hanshi’s tone was cold. “The ones who should come have come; perfect…”
“Banquet?” Bu Siqi beside him was stunned. “There’s this too?”
Xia Hanshi said flatly, “If they weren’t banqueting Su Chen, I wouldn’t have thought to close the net so soon; too hasty, fish would slip the net.”
“It really has to do with you…” Bu Siqi was stunned, not expecting his casual joke earlier faintly close to the truth.
Xia Hanshi faced away from everyone: “I went to Yun Lan. Unfortunately, found a distant relative of Pang Hui there. Following the trail of stolen Space Crystals, I recreated it and stole another.”
“Sure enough, this news wasn’t first reported to Ying Feng, but contacted Pang Hui via secret channels first. I intercepted the intel.”
“I beat that guy up, but pity he’s not a Strange God Follower. But I don’t need specific evidence.”
“Combined with previous investigation info, can confirm Pang Family has issues.”
I see. Su Chen hesitated: “But purging inside the city, no need for you to take this task, right?”
The city was Inspection Department’s turf; Xia Hanshi acting rashly would bring no small trouble.
Teng Liang looked up, tone indifferent, at Su Chen: “Requested in exchange for requests.”
Su Chen was stunned. Because of simultaneous equipping of Gravity Chamber and Spiritual Realm Instrument?
No way.
“Don’t overthink; your matter is just a bonus.” Xia Hanshi had already guessed what he was thinking.
“Action time set for ten at night. Bu Siqi…” Xia Hanshi issued orders.
“Here!”
“You stay here with Su Chen; don’t go anywhere.”
“Yes!” Bu Siqi was highly excited, then stunned: “Stay here?”
Xia Hanshi didn’t repeat. It was only seven now, far from action time. Plenty of people coming and going in the opposite building.
Bu Siqi lost interest, all excitement gone, leaning on the wall: “Sigh… really want to kill, really want to kill.”
He wailed; Su Chen kept glancing over, quietly shifting position.
Such city actions were very secretive, gathering personnel half a day early, dispatching one by one from all directions, silently.
Nightfall gradually descended; more and more people arrived. He even spotted Yang Yan, who looked solemn but was very surprised to see him.
Situation inconvenient now, he didn’t go over to talk, just exchanged a few looks.
“Yang Yan is Fourth Level Judge, Third Order Professional, yet now no say.” Su Chen sized up the crowd. Yang Yan followed behind a burly man.
Amid sparse greetings, he learned the other was one of the Deputy Directors of the Disciplinary Court of Justice, named Zhao Gang.
And facing Xia Hanshi, he didn’t even dare breathe.
