Chapter 353: Prelude to Turmoil

Another long night.

When the light appeared again from the dome, the long smelting and remaking in the workshop finally came to an end again. In the silence, the furnace opened again.

After the last flame went out, a wisp of ash floated up and fell slowly.

It fell into a palm reaching out from the furnace.

That thin and fragile ember, like a coin, flipped and bounced nimbly between the five fingers, changing into afterimages under the light, making people dizzy.

In the end, flicking the finger—

Slap!

Disappeared.

And Ji Jue had already walked out of the furnace, naked, his footsteps soft but low, and the footsteps carried a low lingering sound like metal expansion.

The top of his head was bald, and all the hair on his body had been burned out in the raging fire. At first glance, it looked like a smooth marinated egg.

The burn scar winding from his back and neck to his cheeks became conspicuous. At first glance, it looked like a prisoner who had just been released from prison.

It's just that when Ji Jue raised his hand and knocked on his forehead, hair with a hint of silver light immediately emerged from the bald top of his head, winding and growing.

Soon, it returned to its original appearance.

Not only that—

When Ji Jue took a deep breath and slowly raised his hands, the Non-Attack Matrix winding to his chest and back entangled each other and appeared again, complex circuits intertwined, like a giant tree.

And wisps of metallic color flowed out on the skin, thousands of threads, winding and spreading along the matrix, covering the whole body, just like seams.

Then, accompanied by a bizarre buzzing sound spreading, wisps of electric light erupted from the void.

But Ji Jue's body actually left the ground without warning!

Without any blessing reinforcement, he rose into the air, hovering several centimeters above the ground, just like soaring in the sea, operating freely.

Like a miracle.

Amazing, right? Alchemy!

At this moment, Ji Jue couldn't help but be radiant and laugh at the sky: "So strong—"

Bang!

A high-pitched sound of metal collision and friction erupted suddenly, a wrench whistled, broke through the air, and smashed into his butt, firmly attached and sticking close.

The huge force smashed him into a sway in mid-air, rolling, almost falling to the ground, but soon, he stabilized again.

A few flaws, no damage to the style!

Ji Jue didn't care at all, grinned, and laughed again:

"Feel this—"

Boom! Slap! Bang! Dong! Clang! Boom! Quack!

Well, the last one was the scream Ji Jue made...

Continuous loud noises followed, erupting again. Tables, chairs, benches, crucifixes, tweezers, scalpels, water cups, kettles, and even the whole box of scrapped sword blades left over from the trial production of Chunjun in the corner, at this moment, seemed to be rushing to the big market, rushing over one after another.

Hands, back, back of the head, feet, abdomen, and even... in short, he was completely submerged in an instant, rolled into an iron ball.

Then, countless items aggregated into a group, amidst the screams, fell apart.

Collapsed.

Amidst a pile of debris, Ji Jue's face of lovelessness rose slowly.

"Isis?"

"I am here."

"What happened just now?"

"I don't know."

The Spirit of the Workshop sighed regretfully: "Sir, if I were you, I wouldn't play this boring trick in a workshop full of metal..."

"Where is it boring!" Ji Jue retorted loudly, and then began to mutter some ghost words about style, painting style, and so on.

To this, Isis had already found the root cause...

Idle!

After experiencing this last low-temperature slow roasting and ember interference, Ji Jue's body finally completely adapted to the metamorphosis brought by the Unextinguished Fire. At this moment, compared to other Chosen Ones, and even compared to Embers, his body, spiritual quality, matrix, and soul could almost be called completely metamorphosed.

Even if he was still missing a blessing from the Heaven-Given Spirit, such progress, no matter which Supreme Good and which path it was placed on, could be called a great success.

At this moment, Ji Jue's soul and body had completed a thorough connection and combination, precise and integrated, everything was ready, everything was about to be a great success... only a tiny, imperceptible gap remained, a thorough start, a wisp of flame descended from the embers, and the things in the furnace would usher in earth-shaking changes.

Ascension, purification, extraction, and integration!

Finally, completely shed the mundane, transcendent of things!

Under the improvement and tempering of the Blood of the Furnace and the Unextinguished Fire, he himself had become a living material. From blood to flesh to bones, nerves, and organs, under the fusion of ember essence and Supreme Good essence, the material properties changed again, revealing partial metallic characteristics.

Even, if he went all out to transform, it would be no problem to replace all his skin with steel or high-density carbon composite materials, and his defense would be directly maxed out.

It's just that, not to mention what consequences such a rude transformation would leave, the improvement of paper defense is just turning himself into a living target that can't even walk.

Why does a good Ember go to compare stacking armor with the Wasteland Ruins?

Compared with the improvement of alchemy attainments and the improvement of instinct and soul, the lengthening of the blood bar and the hardening of life are instead minor details.

Now Ji Jue can easily lift his body through material interference when his body is partially metalized, attached with magnetization, and after the ground is also material-interfered, relying on the repulsion between magnetic forces.

Although it only looks cool, the actual application is completely a lump, and it is easy to help the opposite side get a passive of headshots, but it does not prevent him from enjoying himself!

If he improves his precision and control, it is no problem to control the material changes of his flesh at will. Strength, hardness, toughness, adaptability, flexibility, softness...

With the Non-Attack realizing hand-to-hand alchemy, even his own body has become a material, and the versatility and lower limit have been greatly improved.

Simply infinitely useful.

And just when Ji Jue was immersed in the attempt of a brand-new direction and the exploration of the limit, the notification from Isis interrupted his thinking: "Sir, a guest is visiting. I think, for such a long time, you should also show your face."

"That's right."

Ji Jue nodded: "So, when do you plan to return my pants and clothes to me?"

"... Tsk."

A strange sound seemed to have started, so soft, like a hallucination.

Five minutes later, Ji Jue walked out of the office in Outside Xinquan, pushing the door. Every face he saw along the way, when they saw him, after being stunned, was immediately very excited.

"Mr. Ji!"

"Factory Manager!"

"Hello Boss!"

Greetings were endless. Gou Er, with a gray face, ran in from the gatehouse, panting, not even having time to wipe his sweat. After seeing Ji Jue finally show his face, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"You finally showed up."

He asked with a sad face, "If this continues, I don't know what to do. Many things I really can't make the decision..."

"I have already received the specific situation and report."

When Ji Jue passed by, he patted his shoulder: "Well done."

For a time, Gou Er's expression was immediately stable, and a heart that had been raised to his throat was put back into his stomach—since these days, Ji Jue was not there, and without authorization and orders, he had done a lot of things that exceeded his authority.

If this followed the regular process, it would be inevitable to be regarded as arbitrary and deceiving superiors and subordinates.

No way, it's not that he didn't want to follow the process, but this mess, normal methods couldn't solve it!

Even if the electric baton waved with a slap, it couldn't withstand someone making trouble one after another.

Drawing cakes, threatening, appeasing, and suppressing, he almost did everything he could! Even so strict that he was pointed at by his old friends from the previous settlement and scolded, he didn't waver.

One path has to go to the end, to the death. After hugging one leg, you have to hug it to death and hold it firmly. Don't say let go, even the idea can't have.

The so-called willing to bet and lose is like this. Since you placed a bet, you can't think of wanting big and small, wanting gold flowers and wanting leopards.

Just kidding, how much money do you have? Dare to think so spend?

Since you got on the bus, you have to sit firmly and hold it. Only by cherishing this ticket exchanged with all your property, even if the terminal is a death, at least die openly.

At the very least, better than a clown who is indecisive!

Unfortunately, such a simple truth, there are people who don't understand, there are people who got some dog-shit amazing wisdom after moving their smart little brains...

After getting used to seeing the wind and steering the rudder in the wasteland, even they couldn't see their own weight clearly.

As a result, seeking their own death!

"What about the list? You are not qualified to make the decision on these things, just give it to me."

While walking, Ji Jue reached out and said: "In the future, if I am not here, find Brother Feng and Engineer Yan. If the two of them agree, just hand it over to the Security Department to execute."

Gou Er followed behind, hesitated, took out a wrinkled piece of paper from his pocket. After Ji Jue took a look, he signed his name and permission directly below, and handed it to A Wei who was guarding the door, asking him to send it to Lu Feng.

Prescribe the medicine according to the prescription.

Seeing A Nao leave in a puff of smoke without asking anything, Gou Er felt melancholy and relieved. There were many familiar names on the list, and he was really afraid that the silly A Nao would talk too much.

Fortunately, among the dozen or so children, at least a few were promising.

A few minutes later, the gate of Coastal Industry opened with a bang, and the security team driving armored off-road vehicles went out to act, wielding electric batons and starting to catch people.

Faint cries and roars came, mixed with pleas and gunshots.

From beginning to end, Ji Jue was expressionless.

Without any pity.

In this day and age, fools can also live, as long as they can recognize reality and recognize themselves, although they live tired and suffer a bit, at least they can still live.

But stupid people can't.

Because stupid people will be self-righteous.

Self-righteous people will seek their own death, and then drag others to die together!

Only half a week later, Outside Xinquan became completely different from the past—regrettably, it was not reborn, but more like being beaten back to its original shape.

The once lively and noisy appearance could no longer be seen, replaced by a mess. ===== CHAPTER 354 =====