Chapter 763: Forge Alloy Blades! Head to Nixi!

"Good, no problem."

Xu Jingming nodded without much hesitation.

On one hand, the Bing Yue sisters had helped him considerably in Myanmar and during his last search for Divine Blood in the wasteland.

On the other hand, it was just a single competition—it wouldn't take much time.

Besides, there was an SS-class resource to be won.

And if Bing Yuexi won the match, she would take over as president of the Spirit Fox Guild.

That would make it far easier to ask for her help in the future.

Moreover, 3% of the Spirit Fox Guild's shares was already an extremely attractive reward.

"That's great!"

Bing Yuexi's eyes lit up, her face glowing with delight as she asked: "So when will you come over, Jingming?"

"I'll leave early tomorrow, and should arrive by nine at night," Xu Jingming replied after checking the time.

It was already past four in the afternoon; he still needed to return to the real world to forge eighteen SS-class alloy blades.

By the time he finished them all, it would already be the next day.

"Leave tomorrow and arrive only at nine at night?" Bing Yuexi was stunned.

Mocheng and Nixi were the two supercities of Dayangzhou, separated by a straight-line distance of only one hundred kilometers.

Even with a wasteland zone between them, Xu Jingming, whose combat power had already reached the eighth tier, shouldn't need nearly that long to arrive.

"I plan to wander a bit longer in the wasteland before coming over," Xu Jingming replied with a smile.

He intended to kill more ferocious beasts in the wasteland first; if Bing Yuexi had no other business by the time he reached Nixi, he'd re-enter the wasteland.

Or even head straight to the frontlines.

Nixi's territory was smaller than Mocheng's, but it faced equally massive beast tide assaults.

The ability points harvested from Nixi's frontline battlefield might even exceed those from Mocheng.

"Wander more in the wasteland?" Bing Yuexi looked puzzled.

Everyone else feared ferocious beasts and tried to avoid them at all costs—how could you actually enjoy staying in the wasteland?

Fortunately, Bing Yuexi already knew from their time in Myanmar that Xu Jingming loved hunting ferocious beasts.

Surprised as she was, she wasn't truly shocked; she smiled sweetly and said:

"Alright, I'll wait for you at the entrance of the Spirit Fox Guild tomorrow night, to welcome you properly."

"Alright, see you tomorrow night."

Xu Jingming nodded, then chose to exit the virtual world.

"That means I now have five eighth-tier combatants."

Bing Yuexi's face glowed with joy after securing Xu Jingming's promise.

She wasn't sure whether it was because she saw the glimmer of victory in the competition, or because she'd get to see Xu Jingming again.

Beside her, Bing Yuechan's clear, large eyes swept back and forth over her sister Bing Yuexi.

She silently compared key details with herself, then after a while, murmured softly in confusion:

"Sister Xi may be bigger, but I'm not small either—I'm almost the same height—why does he think I'm still in high school?"

"Yechan, what are you muttering about?" Bing Yuexi glanced at her curiously.

"Ah, nothing, nothing—I just got distracted."

Bing Yuechan finally snapped back, sticking out her pink tongue.

"It must be the clothes—I'll change into something else next time, and see if Xu Jingming still dares call me a high schooler!"

Bing Yuechan had finally noticed the difference between herself and her sister Bing Yuexi.

She secretly looked forward to it.

She longed to see Xu Jingming's shocked expression when he saw her new outfit in Nixi.

"When that happens, I'll make sure you call me 'Sister Chan' properly!"

Bing Yuechan was completely lost in her own world, her beautiful eyes smiling into crescents...

On the other side, Xu Jingming, having exited the virtual world, headed straight for the Equipment Department and described his requirements to the master armorer.

"How long will it take to forge eighteen SS-class alloy blades?"

Xu Jingming asked.

"Does the deputy director have any special enchantment requirements?" the master armorer asked thoughtfully.

He was a seventh-tier peak master, tall and powerfully built.

"No, the only requirement is sharpness and low air resistance," Xu Jingming shook his head.

His SS-class All-Heaven Thunder was the best enchantment—he didn't need any flashy extras.

"Without enchantments, it's simple—you can pick them up tomorrow morning."

The master armorer replied.

"Good. How much do they cost? I'll transfer the money now."

Xu Jingming's account at the Thunder Martial Arts Pavilion held little credit—he usually paid directly in Blue Star Credits.

"The blades you require aren't large—slightly bigger than daggers."

The amount of SS-class alloy needed is minimal—each blade costs only ten billion Blue Star Credits."

"Eighteen blades total: eighteen billion Blue Star Credits."

The master armorer replied thoughtfully.

"Eighteen billion Blue Star Credits?"

Xu Jingming's expression froze.

After purchasing the SSS-class Black Soul Battle Suit, his account had only eighty-five billion left—he couldn't afford this.

"Equipment for ability users is getting more and more expensive."

Shaking his head, Xu Jingming pulled out his phone and called Ling Shuang:

"Hey, Teacher Ling, are you free? Transfer one hundred billion Blue Star Credits to my account."

A few minutes later, Xu Jingming looked at his account balance of 185 billion and promptly transferred 180 billion to the master armorer.

"I'm off. I'll come pick them up early tomorrow."

"Understood, Deputy Director, take care."

The master armorer bowed slightly; Xu Jingming waved his hand and turned to leave.

Only after Xu Jingming vanished from his sensors did the master straighten up and murmur:

"No wonder he's Ling Shuang's man—hundred billion Blue Star Credits, just like that."

Though he was a master armorer, forging without enchantments brought little profit.

Of the 18 billion, most was material cost—he'd keep no more than five billion.

Nothing compared to Xu Jingming's sheer audacity—just one phone call to get a hundred billion.

Upon learning Xu Jingming was heading to Nixi again, Ling Shuang was unusually affectionate that night.

To repay the hundred billion, Xu Jingming gave it his all, working hard.

The next morning, Xu Jingming looked at Ling Shuang, completely naked and limp on the bed, her fair face faintly weary yet satisfied.

He covered her with the blanket, kissed her forehead, then turned to leave.

First, he went to the Equipment Department to collect the newly forged eighteen SS-class alloy blades.

After confirming they functioned properly, he unfurled his Lei Long Wings.

His entire body shimmered with golden thunder, transforming into a phantom streak as he shot into the sky, heading straight for the wasteland.

PS: Third update done—all the Lunar New Year chapters owed are now repaid. (This morning's chapter was yesterday's combined two.)

As for August's gift ranking top 30, though I only stayed there a few days, I did make it.

I'll make up these five updates as soon as possible! Finally, thank you all again for your support!

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