From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Chapter 441 The Training Program for Ability-Guided Perceptors
Midday, Quenching Fortress.

Lu Heng came to Quenching Fortress after returning from the war zone headquarters.

When they arrived, Master Gollum was busy in the forging workshop.

Since Master Gulu forged two S-grade weapons and three A-grade weapons for the Southern Theater, the reputation of Quenching Fortress has once again soared.

At present, high-level superhumans do not have conventional channels to obtain S-class weapons.

Apart from a very lucky few, there are only a handful of superhumans who possess S-class weapons.

The news that Master Gollum could forge S-class weapons caused a sensation throughout the human world.

Therefore, many countries, powerful forces, and financial groups have tried every means to enter the Quenching Fortress and discuss the forging of S-class weapons with Master Gulu.

However, the main reason that restricts the forging of S-class weapons is the use of high-grade materials.

For Master Gulu, the difficulty in forging S-class weapons... mainly lies in the high-level materials.

If one portion of material isn't enough, then use two portions; if two portions aren't enough, then use three.

In short, as long as you have enough materials, you can always build an S-class weapon.

So, the limiting factor in the success rate of forging S-class weapons is undoubtedly high-grade materials.

As for the forging technique, it is unique in the whole world.

……

Lu Heng walked into the forging room, ignoring what Master Gulu was busy with, and grabbed his arm to head to the second floor of the castle.

"What's wrong? I haven't finished my work yet?" Master Guru asked, puzzled.

Lu Heng pulled him into a room, closed the door, and asked, "Master, have you told anyone about that blood-red scythe?"

Master Gollum, this Dark Iron dwarf uncle, has a very rugged and cheerful personality, but he does have one flaw: he tends to boast.

Lu Heng was worried that he would reveal that he had forged the SS-grade Aurora Blade in the Elf World, and then the fact that the Crimson Scythe had been melted down would be impossible to hide.

Master Gulu scratched his head and replied in recollection, "I do seem to have told someone that I forged an SS-grade divine weapon."

Lu Heng frowned: "What did you say? Did you say you melted down the Crimson Scythe?"

Master Gulu immediately waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "No, I didn't even mention cooperating with the elves in forging, so why would I bring up the Crimson Scythe?"

When it comes to boasting, one should exaggerate. Between independent forging and cooperative forging, the former is clearly making a bigger boast.

Of course, Master Gulu wasn't exactly lying. He only said that he had forged an SS-grade divine weapon, without explaining how it was forged. This is called the "Spring and Autumn Annals" style of writing, omitting the process and leaving the rest to the audience's imagination.

Lu Heng was relieved and then warned, "Don't tell anyone about the Crimson Scythe, or it will be dangerous."

Master Guru immediately became serious and nodded in agreement: "Understood, don't worry about that, I'm very tight-lipped."

Lu Heng found his words hard to believe.

However, Master Gulu is quite reliable.

Moreover, the entry threshold for Quenching Fortress is very high. As long as the identity verification of those entering is strictly enforced, most threats can be kept out.

……

Lu Heng stroked his chin and fell into deep thought, beginning to consider strategies for dealing with the Creator Organization and the Berg family.

Seeing that everything was alright, Master Gulu pointed to the door and asked, "Then I'll go back to work. Maybe in a few days, I'll be able to forge a second S-grade divine weapon on my own."

Lu Heng pulled him aside and said, "There's one more thing."

"Speak, what is it? Don't be so polite with me, we're like family." Master Gollum had been in contact with humans a lot, and gradually learned some dialect-flavored phrases.

Lu Heng asked, "Do you still remember what the Crimson Scythe looks like? Can you forge one that looks the same? It doesn't have to be the same level, just the same appearance will do."

Master Guru immediately understood what he meant: "You mean, forge a fake scythe?"

Lu Heng nodded: "Yes, a fake sickle, the more realistic the better. Is that feasible?"

Master Gulu patted his chest and assured, "Don't worry, I've measured the dimensions of every section of that sickle with a ruler. If I make a fake one, I guarantee you won't be able to tell the difference."

To study the characteristics of SS-class weapons, Master Gulu spent several days researching that blood-red scythe, familiarizing himself with every detail of it.

"That would be best, but it must be kept secret," Lu Heng reminded him.

Master Gulu made a reassuring gesture to Lu Heng and assured him, "No problem, when do you need it?"

"The sooner the better." Lu Heng wasn't sure when he would be able to finish the call.

“Then come and pick it up tomorrow. I’ll get it ready for you tonight,” Master Gulu replied.

"So fast?"

"It's just making a mold, and there's no requirement for a grade. It couldn't be simpler."

"Okay, I'll come pick it up tomorrow."

……

The next morning.

Lu Heng called three team members and they went to Quenching Fortress and entered a secret meeting room.

Master Gulu was also there, arriving even earlier than Lu Heng and his group of four.

"Are you done fighting?" Lu Heng asked.

Master Gulu took out a blood-red scythe and placed it on the table.

Su Muyu and the other two were stunned for a moment when they saw the blood-red scythe, but then they immediately realized what was happening.

"Is this fake?"

Lu Heng nodded: "Yes, it's fake. Yesterday I received intelligence from the war zone headquarters that someone is looking for this scythe."

"After analyzing it, I concluded that the Berg family was looking for it, but they didn't know that I had already melted down the scythe."

"They probably thought that the scythe and the [Death Agent] class were on one of our team members."

"I suspect that the Bloodline Prince in the Bloodline Clan has the ability to control those who possess the [Death Agent] class."

"In other words, if someone in our team has the [Death Agent] class, they will become a puppet of that bloodline prince in the Berg family as soon as they meet."

"So I plan to use this as a pretext to lure out this prince of blood."

Su Muyu nodded in agreement, saying, "This is a good idea. Otherwise, this bloodline prince will always be a hidden danger, hiding in the shadows."

"Who will be the bait?" Lin Zeyu looked at his teammates.

Xie Shi'en raised his hand and said, "I'll do it. Of the four of us, I'm the most suitable for the [Death Agent] class, so I have the highest credibility as bait."

Lu Heng nodded in agreement: "That's what I was thinking too. Then I'll leave this sickle to you. Show it off when the time is right, so that the Berg family can see it, but don't do it too deliberately."

Xie Shi'en nodded in agreement: "Don't worry, it's just about acting skills, I have some experience in that."

He had infiltrated the Creator's organization for six months and was indeed very successful in his disguise.

Two days later, when Xie Shi'en was at home, he noticed birds flying by outside the window, but when he looked closely, they were gone.

He was very familiar with this feeling; it was very much like the surveillance he received from Black Raven in 013.

He briefly revealed his blood-red scythe before quickly putting it away.

The trap has been set; all that's left is to see when the target steps into it.

...A few days later, several new members arrived at the Dragon Might special forces team.

The theater headquarters attaches great importance to the soldiers transferred here this time.

Jian Qing notified the special forces team to assemble and welcome the three new members.

Lu Heng also arrived, wanting to see what kind of sensory user Li Guining had sent over.

On the school field.

Jian Qing led three soldiers dressed in camouflage over and introduced them to all the members of the special forces team:
"Hello everyone, we have three new comrades-in-arms today. They have all been transferred from the theater headquarters. Please welcome them."

clap clap clap...

The special operations team members clapped in unison.

Jian Qing continued, "Then let the three new team members introduce themselves so we can get to know each other."

The three transferred sensory personnel stood ramrod straight at attention. Upon hearing the order, the first person stepped forward, saluted, and began to introduce himself:
"My name is Yu Zhenhai. I come from the Jiaolong Commando Unit and am a Perceptor. I was transferred to Longwei this time to further my studies."

Besides Yu Zhenhai, the other two also introduced themselves, one of whom was a female soldier.

Lu Heng knew from the beginning that all three were Perceptionists.

Lu Heng has also obtained detailed information on the three individuals.

Of the three, Yu Zhenhai has the highest level, reaching level 42.

This level barely places you at the bottom of the current first tier of superhumans, lower than the top superhumans at the very top of the pyramid.

The other two are level 37 and level 38, respectively.

The level isn't particularly high, but it's already quite good for a Perceptor.

After all, the combat power of the Perceivers is relatively weak, and they have far fewer ways to obtain source energy in the Abyss Battlefield.

Without a support team, it's generally difficult for a Perceptor to break into the top tier.

Perceptors are support-type ability users who may not have high combat power themselves, but are extremely helpful to the team.

The more mature the team, the greater the resource allocation to the perceiver.

A team that doesn't cultivate perceptive individuals won't go far in this era.

Moreover, the value of a perceiver increases as the team grows.

The purpose of the three sensory users that Li Guining transferred this time was to train them into sensory users with supernatural abilities.

If a superhuman-guided sensory user is placed in the Rocket Force, they are the eyes of the army, allowing missiles to hit their targets precisely. This is something that cannot be compared to the combat power of a single superhuman.

After the three introduced themselves, Jian Qing announced the introductions, and then, together with Lu Heng, led the three into the office to arrange the next steps.

After Lu Heng sat down, he took out the three people's files and looked through them, asking as he did so, "You should already know why you were transferred here, right?"

Representative Yu Zhenhai replied, "I know."

Lu Heng nodded, then asked, "You're also aware of the confidentiality regulations, right?"

"clear."

“Very good. You can treat this place as a training base for superpowered warriors, just like a military academy. After you complete your studies, you can be transferred back to your original units. As for future plans, you can discuss them with your units yourselves. I will only be responsible for the planning and improvement of your skill sets and class abilities.” Lu Heng briefly explained the content of the training.

The three men stood at attention, saluted, and replied in unison, "Yes, Commander."

After reviewing the three individuals' information, Lu Heng said, "You are indeed suitable candidates to be trained as supernatural guided sensory users, but Chief Li sent you here for a simple reason: your abilities are not yet sufficient."

“I’ve reviewed the information. You all have some skill deficiencies that you need to compensate for with different skills or class-specific abilities.”

"To put it simply, a superpowered guided perception user needs three abilities."

"The first is the ability to discover and lock onto targets."

"The second is the ability to connect to the missile control system."

"The third is the ability to drive missiles to strike locked targets."

"These three abilities often cannot be accomplished by just three skills, but require the cooperation of a greater number of skills."

"For example, the ability to discover and lock onto targets."

"If the target is an invisible unit, you need to have the ability to detect invisibility."

"In addition, those with special abilities and guided perception require a very large perception range. Ten kilometers is just a starting distance, and even 100 kilometers is not considered top-level."

"I can give you a vision for thinking outside the box: if you can lock onto a target through an electronic map and make the missile hit the target accurately, that would be the real eye of heaven."

After listening to Lu Heng's explanation, the three of them took a deep breath at the same time.

The future battle scenario described by Lu Heng is their ultimate goal: to become the "Eye of Heaven," something that only demigods, or even true gods, can accomplish.

Lu Heng observed the three men's expressions for a moment and was satisfied with their reactions.

The fact that these three were sent by Li Guining shows that they had undergone a rigorous selection process, and they were the best choices in terms of both character and family background.

Lu Heng continued, "Next, I will arrange your future enhancement path."

"First of all, your skill set is still flawed and needs to be supplemented with skills."

"Firstly, none of your perception ranges are large enough; only Yu Zhenhai's perception range reaches five kilometers."

"Five kilometers is more than enough for ordinary sensory users, but for sensory users with special abilities, it's not even up to par."

In terms of perception range alone, Su Muyu's perception range is only three kilometers.

However, Su Muyu did not follow the special operations route, but rather the special operations route, which only required her to complete reconnaissance missions around the battlefield.

Comparatively speaking, Su Muyu needs to strengthen the intensity of her perception rather than its breadth.

Those with special abilities and guided perception need an extreme range of perception; ten kilometers is merely the minimum requirement.

Lu Heng continued, "Therefore, from now on, you need to use every means to improve the breadth of your perception."

"The first thing is to improve the perception attribute, which is the basic attribute of all perceivers. The higher the perception, the more advantageous one will be when engaging in perception battles."

"Secondly, increase the number of skill slots as much as possible."

“Your skill set has flaws, and you need to use more skills to make up for them. Increasing the skill slots is the best solution.”

"If there's no way to increase skill slots, modifying skills is another option."

"What I'm referring to is deleting skills. The option to delete skills will appear in the world quest rewards, and this has a higher chance of appearing than the skill slot rewards, so the probability of obtaining it is greater."

"Yu Zhenhai, you have several useless skills, such as [Energy Shield]."

"Special ability guided sensory users don't need this skill. What you need to do is lock onto the target from ten kilometers or even a hundred kilometers away, and then let the Rocket Force take out the target for you."

"When you actually go into battle, rest assured, you will have a special operations team protecting you."

"The [Energy Shield] provided by your defensive warrior is much stronger than your own."

"So, if you get the reward for removing skills, even if you remove the [Energy Shield] skill and the [Flashbang] skill, they won't be very useful."

"If you want to be the eyes of the Rocket Force, you have to be the best. Apart from the special ability guidance skill set, all other abilities are worthless, understand?"

"Understood!" Yu Zhenhai stood at attention, saluted, and answered in a loud voice.

(End of this chapter)