Chapter 106

Today, Chen Shu had finished his breakthrough, so the two sisters moved back into the same room, while he lived in one by himself.

"Knock, knock."

He knocked on the sisters' door.

The little girl came to open the door; her hair was damp, and she looked at him with eager eyes:

"Brother-in-law..."

"Hmm."

Chen Shu felt a bit awkward and said, "I came to borrow some of your sister's toothpaste; your sister's toothpaste smells better than the hotel's."

"Oh."

The little girl hurriedly stepped aside to let him in.

Chen Shu walked into the bathroom, picked up Qingqing's toothpaste, and caught sight of the bottle of moisturizing and skin-softening lotion next to it. Since his body felt a bit dry after just showering, he set down the toothpaste and toothbrush for a moment and began applying the lotion to his hands and face.

Glancing over, he saw the little girl quietly observing him.

So, Chen Shu generously handed the lotion over: "Your sister's high-end skincare product, take it and use it, let's enjoy some of the benefits too."

"Oh!"

The little girl reached out to take it and squeezed out two dollops.

Chen Shu found it hard to watch: "Why are you so stingy? Can your sister really not afford this little bit of money? Squeeze out more, like me, apply it to your hands and feet; how can a young girl not know how to take care of herself..."

The little girl listened to her brother-in-law very well; whatever he said, she did.

The volume of the lotion decreased rapidly.

"Does it smell good?"

"Yes."

"Does your skin feel soft and smooth now?"

"Yes."

"Haha..."

After applying it, he squeezed on some toothpaste, but Chen Shu didn't return to his room immediately after leaving the bathroom; instead, he poked his head into their room to look.

The table and cabinets were piled with water cups, luggage, and a computer. Xiaoxiao's clothes from the day were tossed onto her bed, and Qingqing was sitting quietly on her bed with her legs crossed. She wasn't angry at their bandit-like behavior, but instead said to him:

"Bring it over after you're done, I want to use it too."

So Chen Shu walked back, tossed the lotion onto her bed—nearly hitting Taozi—and then stood there watching her.

Today, Qingqing wasn't wearing that silk pajama set anymore, but a very loose white shirt that covered even a bit of her jade-like thighs. Her hair was naturally twisted into a bun at the back of her head, making her look sweet and quiet.

Because she was sitting cross-legged, the most eye-catching part was her feet.

For a girl of her height, Qingqing's feet were neither long nor short; they weren't the chubby kind, but rather on the slender side, appearing very delicate.

Each toe was somewhat long and slender, arranged neatly together, with rounded, cute tips. The skin on the top of her feet was white and tender, while the soles were half white and tender, and half a faint pink, looking so exquisite and beautiful that they didn't seem mortal—no matter how good an ordinary girl's feet are, as long as she walks, there will be hard calluses on the soles, so they can't look that good.

What was the principle behind this?

Chen Shu was curious, but he hadn't forgotten his purpose. After a moment of hesitation, he glanced at the little girl behind him and said to the two sisters:

"As for today's matter, just pretend it never happened. You are not allowed to mention it again in the future, understand?"

"..."

The sisters—one sitting cross-legged on the bed looking at him, the other standing behind him studying the carpet pattern—neither made a sound.

"Did you hear me?"

"..." Qingqing was silent for a moment, "I won't."

"You are not allowed to mention it again!"

"I just won't."

"Don't mimic me!"

"I'll do it anyway!"

"You're still doing it!" Chen Shu feigned anger, "If you mention it again in the future, I promise I won't talk to you for a week!"

"If you don't talk to me for a week, then a week later, when you go to watch videos again, you'll find that you've already hit the trending page of the short-video platform you usually watch the most." Qingqing's voice was very calm, but unquestionable.

"!"

Chen Shu took a few steps over, leaned onto Qingqing's bed, and brought his face right in front of hers, only twenty centimeters away, staring into her eyes:

The little girl behind him widened her eyes and held her breath.

Taozi also stared blankly at the two of them.

Chen Shu said in a low voice:

"I beg you!"

The little girl pursed her lips, expressionless.

Taozi's expression became even more vacant.

Qingqing didn't speak, just opened the lid of the lotion on her own, squeezed out a bit of the emulsion, and slowly rubbed it into her palms. This waiting process put great psychological pressure on Chen Shu; the room was terrifyingly quiet.

Finally, he heard Qingqing's voice—

"I won't mention it outside."

"Don't mention it at home either!"

"No."

"Please!"

"We'll see."

"And you too!" Chen Shu turned his head again to look at the little girl, "Xiaoxiao!"

"..."

"Hmm?"

"..."

The young girl stood before him, head lowered and fidgeting. After a long silence, she finally raised her head, but dared not look at him:

"Brother-in-law, please..."

"?"

"Emmm..."

"Hmm what?" Chen Shu grabbed her clothes, feigning a fierce look, "Are you rebelling?"

"I'm sorry..."

"Hmm?"

"I know now..."

"Hmph!"

Qingqing heard their conversation and found it amusing.

The lotion in her palm was rubbed smooth, emitting a faint, delicate fragrance. She bent down, head lowered, and carefully applied the lotion to her feet, spreading it very evenly. She didn't forget a single toe, the top of her feet, or the soles; she paid special attention to the soles and heels.

Chen Shu stared, dumbfounded.

The young girl also stared, dumbfounded.

The two slowly turned their heads and exchanged a glance.

Qingqing said to them indifferently, "It really does have skin-softening, moisturizing, anti-wrinkle, and exfoliating effects, and it is indeed very expensive. You aren't losing out."

"..."

"..."

The two people exchanged another silent glance.

Chen Shu silently turned and returned to his room.

The thirteenth day of the first lunar month.

The winter break trip for the three people and one cat ended, and they each returned home.

Another day later.

The fourteenth day of the first lunar month.

Chen Shu took a flight to Sea Beast Port; today was the time he and Mao Xiansheng had agreed upon.

He bought an afternoon flight ticket and arrived at Sea Beast Port just in time for dinner. Chen Shu still booked a room at the same hotel as before. After dinner, seeing that Mao Xiansheng had sent a message saying the items were back in their original location, he went out to play by the sea, then headed to Nanshan.

He took a leak on the top of Nanshan and checked everything carefully.

Then he scanned it a few more times with his Spirit Eye.

Basically, there were no problems.

Chen Shu put on a mask, took a leap, and jumped a few times down to the cemetery area three below.

He arrived at the very corner, number 1999.

This time there were more items, and they were larger in volume, so they needed to be hidden deeper.

Chen Shu shifted his gaze upward and discovered something unusual a few meters away in the woods. He walked over and waved his hand; a gentle shockwave rippled out, and the thick layer of pine needles on the ground was immediately blown everywhere. Underneath were several pine branches that had just been broken off from a tree.

After picking up the pine branches as well, underneath was a square pit made using an earth-type Spell.

In the pit were five boxes of varying sizes and shapes.

There was also a thin, long object wrapped in a woven bag and tape; the packaging looked like cheap online-purchased goods, and it was very light in weight.

Chen Shu stored them all into his Crystal.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival.

Chen Shu went to look at the sea again, then returned home.

This kind of behavior was quite common in this place; many people traveled thousands of miles just to take a look at the sea and left the next day, purely to vent their emotions, so Chen Shu was not afraid of his abnormal behavior being discovered.

Even if it were discovered, he wouldn't be afraid.

There was security screening when boarding a flight; if one had a Storage Artifact, it would not only be registered, but there were also specialized instruments to scan the items inside, and he had none.

That afternoon.

Sitting in his bedroom, Chen Shu drew the curtains and took out these items to take inventory—

Five Sword Light Thunders;

Three Sword Light Shells with a caliber of about 150;

If these two things were to explode, the steel and concrete structure of this building would be cut into pieces from the inside as if it were tofu.

Fortunately, they both had excellent safety measures. The Sword Light Thunder required Spirit Power to activate, and in Yiguo, even if ordinary soldiers were only Martial Artists, they certainly knew the most basic application of Spirit Power; pure ordinary people could not join the army. The unlocking requirements for the Sword Light Shell were even more stringent; it required the artillery equipment produced by the Yiguo military to input specific Spirit Power into it during firing for it to be activated. If captured by the enemy, they couldn't be used unless cracked one by one.

These two were for researching the Sword Light Technique.

Unlike the Protective Divine Light Generator, they were both one-time use and could not be reused. Moreover, they were more volatile than the Protective Divine Light Generator, and accidents were likely to occur when probing the Spirit Power inside, so Mao Xiansheng had prepared several for him.

In addition, there were the penetration tools Chen Shu was concerned about:

An anti-armor sniper rifle that looked relatively new; it was a weapon that the Lan Country had only equipped its troops with a few years ago, and the Spirit Power display was full;

Two armor-piercing shells for heavy War Chariots;

One infantry shield-breaking shell;

Three armor-piercing arrows;

All were standard-issue equipment of the Lan Country.

Lan Country's stuff is good; as a Yiguo person, cracking and spreading Lan Country technology was a duty that could not be shirked.

The anti-armor sniper rifle even came with a magazine of bullets, but it was actually useless. Because its "penetrating Spirit Power" was endowed by the firearm, the bullets themselves did not have relevant Runes and Spirit Power engraved on them; they were only endowed with penetrating Spirit Power when fired by the firearm.

There is no need to mention armor-piercing rounds; they are naturally designed to penetrate barriers and armor.

The production cost of each of these things should be over one hundred thousand.

Shield-breaking rounds are also quite valuable, filled with special Spirit Power, and are generally used to break the Defense Barrier of enemy soldiers, armored units, and even fortifications.

Arrows are also worth mentioning.

Because the surface area of an arrow is larger than that of a bullet, more Runes can be engraved and more Spirit Power can be carried, giving them more complex functionality than bullets; in terms of power alone, they are also more formidable than ordinary bullets. Coupled with the fact that archers are basically all Cultivators, and the bows they use are very likely at the level of an Artifact, bows and arrows still retain a place that cannot be ignored on the Battlefield of this world.

They are commonly used for sniping.

These three arrows are specialized armor-piercing arrows, made entirely of a special Spirit Power alloy; they are indestructible in themselves and also carry a large amount of Spirit Power.

Brother Mao is generous.

Lan Country weapons are expensive to begin with, their production costs are very high, and their selling prices are influenced by many other factors; adding all these together, even if that gun is second-hand, Chen Shu is not sure if 1000 Black Gold Coins can buy it.

"Sigh..."

Chen Shu feels that he is probably going to start getting busy again.

This analysis is also much harder than the last one.

Last time, Mao Xiansheng provided him with a version of the Protective Divine Light Spell that was only slightly behind as a reference, but this time there is none, so he has to create it from scratch. Fortunately, under the tutelage of teacher Shi Qian this semester, Chen Shu's level has already improved significantly.

He dares not say he can completely restore the performance of the original version, but as long as he can make it relatively similar, it will suffice; through revisions and repeated optimizations, the performance can also be slowly improved.

If he takes it to teacher Shi Qian for guidance again, it should not be far off.

The most difficult part is the Penetration Rune.

This thing is no longer a question of whether you know how to use it or design it, but whether you recognize it and have seen it before.

The only penetration-type Runes that ordinary people can come into contact with are First-level Runes; relying on the convenience of being a student in a relevant major at Yujing Academy, Chen Shu has currently only come into contact with three Second-level Runes of the penetration category, two of which only serve an auxiliary role, while the remaining one has a purer lineage.

He has not seen a single Third-level Penetration Rune.

Chen Shu does not even know what it looks like at all.

However, teacher Shi Qian said that they would study this thing together, and when the time comes, he will naturally get to know penetration-type Runes. If it goes well, perhaps more teachers and even big shots who are interested in this aspect and professional enough will join in.

This is the benefit of having the backing of a world-class academy.

What was it that teacher Shi Qian said back then?

This is academic research, pure pursuit of knowledge, for the sake of promoting the country's technological progress, and for revitalizing Dayi... In short, students asking teachers about these questions and students and teachers studying these things together are all matters of course.

Chen Shu began with patience.

First, take it one step at a time.