paranoianovel Chapter 36 We Don't Have That Talent
Chapter 36 We Don't Have That Talent
Qiao Bentu was so shocked by the sound that he was practically floating on air.
Wang Yan was incredibly happy!
"Huh?" Jiang Linyue was also stunned, then looked at him in surprise, belatedly realizing, "Oh right, how did you reach the late stage of the Profound Realm?"
Wang Yan looked gently into her bewildered yet joyful eyes and smiled: "A few nights ago, I suddenly had some insights and couldn't help but break through."
Moreover, I believe that I will occasionally break through like this from time to time in the future.
Huo Erdan said helplessly from the side, "Yeah, he grew half a head overnight, which gave me quite a fright."
Qiao Bendu's envious gaze shifted, and he suddenly realized, "I heard that Uncle Deng was like that before. He suddenly thought of some kind of peculiar divine script, and because it attracted the attention of the God of Script, his cultivation improved. Wang Yan, have you thought of some divine script again?"
Sensing the hopeful look in his eyes, Wang Yan smiled and said, "I was just looking at the stars and had some feelings about it. I'm not sure if that's the reason, so let's not rush to apply."
Enjoy the superiority of this exclusive masterpiece for now; you can apply for it later if needed.
He walked over, and the divine character "wooden chair" appeared between his brows, conjuring a similar wooden chair between them. He sat down, getting a little closer to her, and could smell the faint herbal scent on her body, as well as the unique fragrance of a young girl.
A playful smile appeared on Jiang Linyue's lips: "With your improvement in cultivation, my confidence has grown even stronger!"
Qiao Bendu's gaze sharpened, then he smiled and changed the subject: "Have you prepared the pills?"
Huo Erdan quickly interjected, "Yanzi exchanged over 20000 points for pills, and also for a Hundred-Refined Flawless Sword that you forged!"
Seeing Qiao Bentu looking over with surprise and delight, Wang Yan smiled and said, "Since we're going to exchange for weapons anyway, why not exchange for the ones you made? I trust my senior brother's craftsmanship."
Jiang Linyue immediately chimed in smugly, "Senior Brother Qiao's Flawless Sword is incredibly durable! But why didn't you come looking for me?"
Huo Erdan: "Yanzi said that the sect needs a lot of your alchemy and weapon forging right now, and told me not to bother you."
Qiao Bendu looked at Wang Yan in surprise: "How did you know?"
Wang Yan remained calm: "When I was exchanging them, I heard many senior brothers complaining that many second-tier pills and weapons were sold out. I think they weren't sold, but rather transferred away by the sect as a whole?"
Qiao Bendu looked at him in surprise: "You guessed right. We've been forging weapons and pills for the Profound Breaking Mirror and Condensing Yuan Mirror stages all this time, and we only had some free time today."
"Let's not talk about that anymore, I have something else to tell you today."
He raised his hand and swiped it across the table. After a series of clanging sounds, several gleaming silver daggers with strange patterns on their blades, which looked extremely sharp, appeared on the table.
"These are fine iron daggers I forged before, both imbued with the divine runes 'Sharpness'. They're only slightly inferior to the Traceless Sword. You two can borrow them to go and gather materials."
At this point, Qiao Bendu looked at Wang Yan gently and said, "The Traceless Sword is more useful for killing enemies, but when it comes to gathering materials, this kind of short dagger is more convenient."
"Tomorrow, Senior Brother Lu, a disciple of Elder Yang San of our Fire Refining Peak, will be taking his two cousins with us. Those two are also Level 2 Spirit Sprouts, and their performance in collecting first-tier Xuan Beast materials is on par with yours."
"Senior Brother Lu is always competitive, and he will definitely compare the gathering results of the four of you. I hope you two can perform well. As long as you are roughly equal, I will give you these two daggers when you come back. But if you lose, I will take them back."
Wang Yan and Huo Erdan exchanged a surprised glance. Huo Erdan immediately asked, "Senior Brother Qiao, are you talking about Wei Ergang and Li Sizhu?"
Seeing Qiao Bendu slowly nod in agreement, Huo Erdan immediately said with renewed fighting spirit, "Then don't worry, we won't lose! Yanzi, which one do you like? You choose first!"
Huo Erdan's dagger, which he used for gathering, was almost dull and definitely needed to be replaced.
After a moment's thought, Wang Yan didn't refuse and chose the slightly narrower one on the left: "We will do our best!"
Qiao Bendu smiled slightly and took out a somewhat tattered piece of first-tier gray long-haired rabbit pelt: "You can give it a try."
Huo Erdan immediately picked up the one on the right and scratched it.
Wang Yan then took it and pierced the surface of the leather.
The ease, smoothness, and fluidity of cutting through the skin, as well as the penetration of mystic energy, were all far superior to the dagger he had used before.
"No wonder he dared to offer it as a reward. This dagger is really useful, better than the ones I used before and the ones I just exchanged. It's very sharp! It seems that Senior Brother Qiao's forging skills are quite good."
Wang Yan fell in love with the dagger almost immediately.
Huo Erdan beamed with delight: "What a sharp dagger! Senior Brother Qiao, don't worry, we'll definitely do our job well!"
Qiao Bendu smiled and nodded: "Let's all work together."
At this moment, Di Nan entered the room and brought out a rather hastily drawn map, spreading it out on the table with a smile: "Alright, Senior Brother Qiao, Senior Sister Jiang, shouldn't we discuss our route now?"
Wang Yan immediately gave Di Nan an approving look.
Those who have plans should act this way.
……
The next morning at dawn, Wang Yan and Huo Erdan, dressed in full gear, boarded a streamlined, metallic airship powered by Xuan Qi in the courtyard of the wooden house where Di Nan lived.
It floats in the air, with the upper half being transparent and tough carbon steel and the lower half being solid metal engraved with divine runes and arrays, and a main control panel for controlling direction and speed.
Standing inside the airship and fastening the seatbelt to the fixed seat, it wasn't much different from the transport ship in my previous life... Well, it had attack and defense runes, while the transport ship didn't.
After looking around, Wang Yan became acquainted with Lu Hongming, a senior brother in his forties, and his cousins—two Level 2 Spirit Sprout Guards, Er Gang and Li Sizhu.
Since they both redeemed "Fleeting Light", they added each other as friends on their nameplates.
The lean Li Sizhu stared enviously at the sword at Wang Yan's waist and murmured.
"Ah, this is the Hundred-Refined Flawless Sword forged by Senior Brother Qiao! Senior Brother Qiao gave it to you?"
Qiao Bentu raised his thick eyebrows smugly: "No, it was Junior Brother Wang who redeemed it from the sect's treasury using his points."
Lu Hongming's gaze sharpened in surprise: "Junior Brother Wang, why didn't you ask your Senior Brother Qiao for a discount?"
Huo Erdan immediately chimed in triumphantly, "Yanzi said that you inner disciples are all very busy these days, so there's no need to bother you. Anyway, the combat skills he applied for earlier have enough points, and he can also help Senior Brother Qiao earn some points."
Deng Ergang, his face still showing signs of childhood, stared intently from Wang Yan's hair to his feet: "Junior Brother Wang, you're really rich! This hairpin, this necklace, this belt—they all help to quickly restore Xuan Qi, and these boots—they increase speed… They were all forged by Senior Brother Qiao and exchanged at the Pill and Weapon Pavilion! It's a pity I don't have enough points to buy them…"
He couldn't help but exclaim with emotion, "Junior Brother Wang, you really trust Senior Brother Qiao!"
Seeing Qiao Bentu's lips curl into a slight, pleased smile, Wang Yan earnestly corrected him.
"You're right, I believe Senior Brother Qiao. But you're also wrong, I have points, but no silver."