Chapter 334: Rune Mechanical Armed Corps
Looking at the golden vines that had fallen limply in front of the Husky, Bai Qi nodded with satisfaction.
Under Shuke's reasonable planning, Bai Qi only took three days to complete the remaining tasks, and the harvest was quite rich.
【Material name】: Gilded rattan thorn
[Material Level]: Legendary
[Material Introduction]: The hardest thorns on the golden vine can effectively resist physical and energy attacks, and cause damage to surrounding enemies.
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Although I only got one legendary resource, I still gained a lot of epic resources of all sizes. After returning to the headquarters, I will be able to exchange them for a batch of useful materials.
As the level of the target beasts increased, Bai Qi no longer insisted on leaving everything to Chongcao to deal with, but instead targeted all the pets to participate. Although they did not encounter any major danger, the improvement of the five pets was obvious to all.
Level, basic attributes, skill proficiency.
The speed at which various data are improved is much higher than normal training.
"Huh~ As expected, actual combat improves quickly. I really need to exercise more often in the future."
Bai Qi put it away, looked at the time, and said , "Let's go to Taize Lake first. The teacher should have come out."
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The shore of Taize Lake.
The cold wind blowing from Taize Lake became increasingly fierce, and the frozen area spread outward again, forcing the creatures originally living nearby to migrate outward.
For this reason, the affected cities such as Gusu City and Lingxi City have sent troops to the shores of Taize Lake to suppress the migration of organisms, and have also designated nearby areas as restricted areas.
"It seems that the situation is more serious than I thought."
Bai Qi pulled the cowhide snake off Beta's neck and said, "I don't believe you don't know what happened down there."
Buffalo Snake opened his sleepy eyes, looked at Bai Qi blankly, and said, "Downstairs? Are we having noodles for lunch today? Ahem, I was just joking."
Being stared at by Bai Qi with murderous eyes, the cow-skin snake immediately adjusted its attitude and said, "I was sleeping before, so I really don't remember clearly, but I remember that the Sword Emperor once fought with a half-step myth here..."
"Half-step to myth? Isn't the highest level just legendary?"
Bai Qi's ears immediately pricked up, and he waited attentively for what to say next. The bull snake was obviously very satisfied with Bai Qi's attitude. He raised his head and moistened his throat before slowly speaking.
"This half-step myth..."
"Uh-huh."
"I don't know either."
"Gama, let's have snake soup for lunch."
“Ahem, now I remember, legendary creatures can go one step further and possess some of the abilities of mythical creatures, but they cannot completely transform into mythical creatures, so they are called half-step myths.”
"You said it so readily, could it be that you are making it up?"
"How is that possible? I heard this from many emperors. It can't be wrong."
The bull snake stood up and was about to put in some effort, but was thrown back onto Beta by Bai Qi.
"Half-step to myth, the teacher is the strongest in the Federation, and can kill even legendary beasts in seconds, maybe he is also half-step to myth?"
Bai Qi took a look at the tightly sealed Taize Lake and immediately let Delta land.
A giant white bear wearing mechanical weapons quickly came to Bai Qi and stopped steadily. A middle-aged man in military uniform flipped off the white bear and said to Bai Qi: "Mr. Bai Qi, I am Zhuge Yun, the defense officer of the Langya City Garrison. Nice to meet you."
"Thanks."
Bai Qi shook hands with Zhuge Yun and said, "Well, can I ask you about the Wuhou Consortium..."
Zhuge Yun smiled faintly and said, "I am Zhuge Chen's uncle. I don't go back very often, but I have heard a lot of rumors about you, Mr. Bai Qi."
As he spoke, Zhuge Xu patted the mechanical weapons on the white bears and said, "Thanks to you, Mr. Bai Qi, the Polar Ice Wolf Corps of Gusu City and the Ice Paw Bear Corps of Langya City have been given priority to be equipped with rune mechanical weapons and weapon evolution, which has greatly relieved our pressure."
“Has it already begun to be popularized in the military?”
Bai Qi was a little surprised when he heard this. Rune mechanical weapons were fine, but it had only been more than half a month since the declaration of the evolution of this weapon, and the Federation had already popularized it.
"That's right."
Zhuge Yun nodded and said, "After the armed evolution, the pets have significantly increased their defense and attack capabilities. Our two cities are currently just experimenting with this. Once we have collected enough actual combat data, we should be able to fully popularize it."
Bai Qi understood what he said. He had heard Professor Chu mention this before. The Federation had already been studying the matching of mechanical creations and flesh-and-blood creatures, but most of them were exoskeleton armor similar to rune mechanical weapons, and they had also been piloted in different places.
But looking at the current situation, it should be his armed evolution that won.
"By the way, what's going on in Taize Lake now?"
Zhuge Chen sighed and said, "The hole in Taize Lake is still expanding, and the cold air is affecting a wider area. If it continues, we may have to relocate nearby residents."
"It's already so serious, where's my teacher? Has he come out yet?"
"Bai Chuanqi came out once, and he was the one who notified the army to come, but he went back afterwards."
Zhuge Yun rode on the Ice Paw Bear again and said, "Let me take you to the scene first. Judging from the time, the White Legend should be coming out soon."
Bai Qi nodded, rode Delta and caught up with Zhuge Yun. The two chatted as they walked and soon became familiar with each other.
"Hahaha... Zhuge Chen is lucky to have a friend like you, Bai Qi. He was depressed for a long time because of the problem of awakening his talent. Now, your three inventions, the Soul Control Ball, Rune Mechanical Armor, and Armor Evolution, are tailor-made for him. It can be said that his dream has come true."
Zhuge Yun laughed and said, "I am a soldier, I am not as resourceful as Xiao Xu, but Bai Qi, if you come to Langya City, you can come to me, I will definitely help you."
"Then I'll trouble you, Uncle Zhuge."
Bai Qi nodded. Gusu City and Langya City were not far from each other. With Zhuge Yun's help, he would not have to worry about information for future field training.
After all, even for missions issued by the association, a lot of intelligence sources are obtained from the troops.
Soon, the two arrived on the ice of Taize Lake.
Just as Zhuge Yun said, the hole in the ice became bigger and bigger, and the cold air escaping from it became more and more biting. Delta was just blown by a gust of cold wind, and a thin layer of ice armor appeared on his body. Bai Qi couldn't help but shudder, and hurriedly summoned Gamma to wrap himself up.
"Ordinary people really can't stand this temperature."
Bai Qi sniffed hard. Even he, a fifth-level beastmaster, couldn't bear it. Ordinary people would probably get frostbite if the wind blew.
"That's right. If Legend White can't find a way to stop this, the Federation may have to consider using core weapons."
Zhuge Yun looked helpless. Although the core weapon could prevent the abnormal phenomenon in Taize Lake from continuing to occur, the ecosystem of Taize Lake would be completely destroyed from then on, and several surrounding cities would also be greatly affected.
Therefore, they don't want to use this method unless it is necessary.
“Has it come to this?”
Bai Qi's eyes narrowed. As a mecha warrior, he naturally knew the destructive power of the core weapon. It was a weapon of destruction that could completely change the topography of a place. How could he use it here?
"Sir, the hole in the ice suddenly stopped expanding!"
At this moment, a soldier suddenly ran up to Zhuge Yun and reported loudly.
“Stopped?”
Zhuge Yun's eyes lit up. The impact of the Taize Lake abnormality was still under their control for the time being. It would be best to stop the spread at this time.
Hearing the soldier's words, Bai Qi immediately moved closer and saw that the cracks on the ice surface had gradually disappeared and were no longer spreading.
Even a thin layer of frost gradually appeared on the exposed surface of the lake and gradually spread towards the center.
"Instead of stopping the spread, is it going to return to the same state again?"
Bai Qi was a little surprised. This situation occurred suddenly. Could it be that the teacher found the source of the problem?
Compared to when it was spreading, the speed at which the ice layer gathered was obviously much faster. In just a few minutes, it had returned to its original state as when Bai Qi left.
Finally , when the ice surface was about to completely recover, the Nine Nether Bird broke through the ice and rushed into the sky. After circling in the air, it landed next to Bai Qi.
Bai Heguang looked a little tired. He glanced at Bai Qi and said, "Have you completed your mission?"
"Well, twenty lord beasts and five king-level beasts have been hunted down."
Bai Qi nodded and said, "Teacher, do you want to go back and rest first?"
"No, the seal under Taize Lake is broken. I need to contact headquarters and Bureau Thirteen immediately."
Bai Heguang shook his head and looked at Zhuge Yun standing beside him. He said, "Captain Zhuge, please inform the other troops to designate the entire 100-kilometer area around here as a restricted area. It is best to have Luowang monitor it closely and not allow any irrelevant people to approach."
"yes!"
Upon hearing this, Zhuge Yun immediately stood up straight, saluted Bai Heguang, and turned away. The soldiers around him immediately became busy and began to set up various instruments.
"Teacher, what is under Taize Lake?"
Bai Qi also saw the seriousness of the situation and couldn't help but ask.
"I don't know exactly what it is, but the thing behind the seal is probably the reason why Taize Lake has become like this. We can't release it without absolute certainty."
Bai Heguang glanced at the ice beneath his feet and said, "By the way, where are those beast soul masters you mentioned before?"
"I asked several beast masters in Langya City to send it back, and I have also reported it to the association. It should be at the Langya City Association now."
"I see."
Bai Heguang nodded and patted the Nine Nether Bird, which immediately took off into the air.
"Go back and wait. When I come back, I will arrange the next stage of your tasks for you."
After saying that, the Nine Nether Bird carried Bai Heguang towards Langya City.
"Although it is said that with great power comes great responsibility, the title of legend is a little too busy for the teacher. He is almost as busy as 007."
Bai Qi couldn't help but complain, hoping that it wouldn't turn into a master's inheritance. He wasn't interested in being so busy.
