Chapter 203: The Research Team
Chapter 203: The Research Team
After delivering Sophia to the Duke's mansion, Vol didn't linger and chose to leave immediately.
Obviously, he wasn't interested in the subsequent rewards and honors.
Fang Xing didn't mind either. The two casually found a small tavern, ordered two mugs of dark beer, and watched the clumsy performance of the dancing girls inside.
"Good!"
Vol's eyes lit up at the sight of the scantily clad dancers, making Fang Xing wonder if he was planning to patronize them later.
'Indeed... There are benefits to leaving the Holy Knightly Order, like not having to worry about one's image or morality anymore. You can do whatever you want...'
Fang Xing silently mocked in his heart, then grabbed Vol's cross sword.
Hmm!
He gently drew out a section of the blade, feeling the chill emanating from the sword and the intricate, tight patterns on it.
"It's indeed a fine sword!"
His eyes lit up, feeling that it was much better than those dancers.
"A true Church Knight must not only possess a breathing technique... but also a set of sacred armor that can block the invasion of evil spirits, a longsword that can harm them, and sword oils to deal with various situations... Generally speaking, when a Church Knight is on a mission, they must also be accompanied by a Divine Shepherd..."
Vol finished his dark beer and asked, "What do you say? Do you want to join the Radiant Cathedral? I know the bishop here; he's the head of this diocese, and I can assure you that you won't be treated unfairly..."
'What's the difference between joining the Radiant Cathedral now and boarding a sinking ship?'
'Not to mention those who are canonized by your church, no, those 'Primordial Spirits', don't seem like decent people either.'
Fang Xing mocked in his heart.
The Radiant Cathedral only recognized the 'Radiant Lord' as the one true God, and powerful believers or those who made outstanding contributions to the church could be canonized after death and receive a certain degree of worship.
In simple terms, it was equivalent to the status of angels.
With a group of angels at the level of Primordial Spirits, it became very reasonable for the Radiant Cathedral to suppress heretical sects like the Satu Sect.
'It's just... We all eat at the same table...'
Fang Xing silently mocked in his heart as he examined the cross sword in his hand, "This sword is indeed good... Compared to bearing a spirit within oneself, choosing to seal a spirit within a longsword and then using it to counter other spirits..."
"Those false god sects also want to achieve this, but they don't have our sealing techniques... They can only use humans, which are the best sealing vessels compared to other materials..."
Vol seemed to have had too much to drink as he spoke, and he immediately fell silent, as if recalling some sad memory.
After finishing their drinks, Vol directly embraced two dancing girls and headed into a room.
This small tavern also ran an inn.
"What a fine waist..."
Fang Xing sighed, not interested in these common women. He returned to his own room.
After closing the door, he took out a talisman and pasted it on the back of the door.
Instantly!
Whether it was the lewd noises from the neighboring room or the cockroaches, bedbugs, and fleas... They all seemed to be blocked by an invisible membrane, unable to enter the room anymore.
Then, Fang Xing pointed again.
The temperature in the room dropped sharply, freezing the remaining bedbugs and fleas to death.
He managed to clear a clean spot, sat down cross-legged, and silently practiced a breathing technique. After experiencing the aura of the Demon God, he nodded, "In the main world, it's also an evolutionary path, but there are some pitfalls... But they're not too big."
After all, the Blue Star Alliance in the main universe was extremely powerful, having killed several domain-exterior Demon Gods!
Using the remains of these Demon Gods as 'Primordial Spirits' for cultivation would lead to rapid progress with controllable risks.
It was even possible to cultivate all the way to the 'Primordial Spirit' stage without wasting too many resources and at an exceptionally fast pace!
A flash of silver light!
Fang Xing had returned to the Blue Star, specifically the underground room of Villa No. 69 in the Blue Sea District.
He surveyed his surroundings and nodded in approval before entering the virtual cabin.
"Master, it's been a long time since you last visited me."
A small sprite with blue wings flew over, its expression filled with resentment.
"Little Blue, how many people have contacted me recently? Filter out the unnecessary ones and list the most important ones!"
Fang Xing glanced at his inbox and immediately issued the command.
As an AI, Little Blue's pouting and complaining were just part of the program; its true nature was that of a hardworking employee.
Upon receiving the command, it immediately started deleting a large number of spam emails and marking the important ones that required Fang Xing's attention.
"Mentor, Nie Ying?"
Fang Xing looked at the top email and couldn't help but sigh.
Although he had free time, he couldn't afford to be disconnected from society.
At the very least, he couldn't refuse when his mentor sought him out.
Fang Xing thought for a moment and made the call.
Soon, a figure in a Zhongshan suit appeared before him—none other than Nie Ying.
"Greetings, Mentor."
Fang Xing quickly saluted.
"Hmm... I heard from Xiao Xiao that you've been slacking off? Is it because the research team isn't providing enough Malevolent Crystals?"
Nie Ying was very direct.
"No... I just feel that quiet cultivation might be more effective."
Fang Xing quickly shook his head, feeling a bit relieved.
Nie Ying was usually very busy and rarely had time to meet with him. Their occasional communication was through phone calls or the virtual network.
Without the ability to hide his true strength from this Martial Saint, he wasn't entirely confident.
Although Xu Sanyang said that ordinary Martial Saints couldn't see through him, this was no ordinary Martial Saint.
Nie Ying couldn't help but fall silent.
In theory, cultivating the Martial Spirit Core himself could also absorb cosmic energy and transform it into Heaven's Pillar and Malevolent energy to fill the meridians and vital points.
But at this speed, it was quite impressive.
"Wait a moment, call this number and join Xiao Gu's research team... This team will be very beneficial for your future, and Xiao Gu has allocated a lot of resources... If you perform well, you might even get Malevolent Crystals and Heaven's Pillar Stones..."
Nie Ying didn't elaborate further and quickly hung up after providing a contact method.
"Hmm?"
Fang Xing looked at the contact information and immediately had Xiao Lan start searching, only to find a pile of data.
"Teacher Gu Duan... Research Topic - 'Simplified Lower Realm of Buddha Palm'? Mainly to allow lower-level Martial Artists to learn this ultimate Martial Art, Buddha Palm? It's indeed a high-end research team."
Fang Xing couldn't help but fall silent.
The entry-level requirement for Buddha Palm was at least a Martial Saint! In other words, Gu Duan himself was a Martial Saint, and it was natural that he could secure many resources.
Nie Ying's arrangement was thoughtful.
Furthermore, even if this research didn't bear fruit in the short term, it would lay a solid foundation for Fang Xing's future cultivation of Buddha Palm.
In the future, when Martial Saints study this ultimate art, the entry process would be much less challenging.
'Although Nie Ying didn't keep me by his side to teach me personally, he is indeed a good teacher... And Pan Xiong, without his recommendation, I wouldn't have been able to become a disciple of the vice-principal...'
Fang Xing nodded, then shook his head: 'Unfortunately... I already know Buddha Palm, and I've also optimized it for lower realms, although... this optimization cannot be widely applied.'
After a short wait, he dialed the number given by Nie Ying and got through to Gu Duan.
"It's Xiao Fang... Principal Nie mentioned that you should come to the research team when you have time, and I'll assign you a task."
Gu Duan's voice was young: "I don't care about nepotism. In the research team, it's simple: complete the task and get rewarded, fail and get nothing!"
It was clear that he had some resentment towards Nie Ying for imposing someone on him.
But this was normal; theoretically, both he and Nie Ying were Martial Saints, and it was fine for them to joke and complain about each other.
"Yes, Teacher Gu, I'll do my best!"
Fang Xing nodded repeatedly and hung up the communication, only to sigh: "Sigh... I'm worried."
He had already filled all seventy-two Malevolent Points and was now contemplating the cultivation of Heaven's Energy Channels.
Using the 'Heaven's Pillar Energy', one could penetrate six Malevolent Points and condense them into a single Energy Channel! With seventy-two Malevolent Points, one could condense twelve meridians, corresponding to the ancient legend of the 'Twelve Major Meridians'.
Malevolent Crystals were no longer useful to him.
But he couldn't reveal this.
Fang Xing had Xiao Lan randomly pull up some Blue Star information while he browsed and pondered his own issues.
"The new Chief Administrator of the Blue Star Federation has been elected and sworn in... He announced his new economic policy with the theme of 'Revitalizing Blue Star'..."
Previously, Blue Star had been attacked by a Demon God, breaking its illusion of safety, and the real estate market had taken a significant hit, dragging down other industries.
So it was normal for the new Administrator to focus on economic recovery.
Fang Xing scanned further and his eyes lit up: "The Virtual Network has made significant progress... It has set up at least one 'Virtual Gym' on every planet, providing virtual pods and interstellar networking services..."
Interstellar communication had always been a significant challenge, let alone 'virtual networking'.
But the Federation's technological development was explosively fast! Years ago, virtual pods were used in the college entrance exams, and after Fang Xing entered university, the virtual pods could be networked for competitions.
Now, after a few more years, major planets could be networked, and even if a planet only had dozens or hundreds of virtual pods, it was still an impressive feat.
"To celebrate the completion of the Virtual Gym on the last literary planet, the Federal Holographic Universe Company plans to host an 'Intergalactic Martial Arts Tournament' to celebrate the breakthrough in virtual technology... Participation requirements: below the Seventh Stage..."
"Has the Federation's virtual technology advanced to the point where it can completely simulate the power of the Martial Spirit Core?"
Fang Xing was a little surprised and also excited: "It can be done anonymously, and as long as you win a few matches, the rewards are extremely generous, including Malevolent Crystals, Heaven's Pillar Stones, and other cosmic wonders useful for Psychics and Mechanics?"
He had the idea of participating anonymously, so that even if his rapid cultivation progress was discovered later, he could attribute it to this competition.
However, anonymity was only a joke to ordinary people; to the Federal Holographic Universe Company and the Federation's upper echelon controlling the 'Omniscient Brain', it was laughable.
"But speaking of which, the Virtual Universe can now support Sixth Stage Spirit Core cultivation, and in the future, it might even be able to directly simulate Seventh Stage Vajra and Eighth Stage Martial Saints..."
"In my lifetime, I might even get to see a Virtual Martial Saint Tournament, or even a God of Martial Arts Tournament!"
(End of Chapter)
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