The weapon refiner is not doing her job properly

Chapter 272 Blood Sun (19)

Speaking of those bastards, Kong Lingzhong felt a surge of resentment rising within him.

He gave a forced smile: "It's been resolved."

It's his fault for being too busy with upgrades and not supervising properly.

But who can guarantee that their subordinates will be 100% loyal? When there are many people, there will be conflict. If the opponent offers enough benefits, betrayal is foreseeable.

Lena is really bringing up the very thing she shouldn't be talking about.

Kong Lingzhong tapped her work desk and said coldly, "We'll leave in an hour."

Lena neither confirmed nor denied it, but being able to reunite with Su Ninglong was a happy event.

They travel using hovercars. Kong Lingzhong has some capable teammates who can modify abandoned hovercars to restart them, but not many can successfully modify hovercars.

One of the vehicles that was successfully modified has become Kong Lingzhong's personal means of transportation.

Because this trip was decided on short notice, not many people knew that Lena and Kong Lingzhong had left.

In the perilous Blood Sun, the hovercar's speed is limited.

The baby-faced secretary, who was in charge of driving, tried to press the "accelerator" lightly to control the airflow of the hovercar and avoid alerting the monster.

During this time, he kept adjusting his direction to avoid flying monsters such as Blood Ravens and Blood Wyverns.

Half a day passed before they arrived at Su Ninglong's location.

The journey was filled with fear and trepidation. Upon arriving in the target city, the baby-faced secretary felt utterly hopeless and suddenly wanted to resign. His original employment contract did not include the obligation to accompany his employer through thick and thin.

Kong Lingzhong glanced to the side, and the baby-faced secretary snapped out of her sullen state. She had worked so hard for so long, and she hadn't even received her salary yet. She couldn't give up halfway.

After the hovercar landed, the secretary immediately turned around and respectfully opened the back door.

Then Kong Lingzhong waved his hand, and the hovercar disappeared into thin air, clearly indicating that he was a spatial ability user.

Lena and her baby-faced secretary were unfazed and remained calm, only wondering, "Now that we're here, how do we contact Su Ninglong?"

Lena: "You're asking me? Who should I ask? I don't know. Su Ninglong wants to see you, Captain Kong."

Kong Lingzhong glanced at Lena sideways, "There's no internet in this world. All I know is that she announced she wanted to see me. How can we contact her? Doesn't your Star Alliance have any other way to do so privately?"

Here we go again, with that "I'm the best in the world" attitude, where if things don't go my way, it's everyone else's fault.

How exactly did Kong Lingzhong rise to the top position?

Lena was furious and didn't want to talk to that arrogant and rude idiot, afraid she'd catch his idiocy and become stupid too.

With the wristband on hand, there's no need for those cumbersome contact methods unless arrangements are made before entering the contaminated area.

If someone accidentally enters a contaminated area, who would prepare special contact methods in advance?

Just as Kong Lingzhong's contempt resurfaced, an umbrella appeared in front of the two of them.

Lena recognized it at a glance, "Su Ninglong's weapon."

The Guixu Umbrella approached Lena, its leaves unfurling, revealing a small bamboo shoot emerging from its tip, waving its tiny hand: "Stand on it, and I'll take you to see Su Ninglong."

Lena sat down without saying a word. Her balance was average, and she felt safer sitting down.

Seeing this, Kong Lingzhong decisively stood up, while the baby-faced secretary hesitated for a few seconds before cautiously choosing to sit as well.

Xiao Sun had no objection; sitting or standing made no difference.

The umbrella-like leaves rose and flew, carrying people into a building. They passed through a broken staircase, turned corners, avoided the monster spawn area, and arrived at a "CEO's office" in the building.

Let's call it the president's office for now, because the furnishings here are relatively luxurious and the space is large. It is the best environment among all the security zones that Shen Zhaoming has set up.

As soon as Xiao Sun arrived at the door, it was opened by a young man wearing earrings. At first glance, he seemed a bit ordinary, but he had a calm demeanor and was the kind of person who grew on you.

The young man smiled slightly and stepped aside to invite them in.

The baby-faced secretary peeked in, but Lena pushed her away. She stepped inside and asked, "Ninglong, you're playing games too?"

"No, Yin Leng, Shen Zhaoming, and Lao Gu from the Star Glory Alliance, we came in with a mission."

Su Ninglong briefly introduced her group, then proceeded to skillfully manipulate the teacup in her hands. She spun the lid around the rim of the cup to skim off the tea foam, then gently tapped the cup with her delicate fingertips to pour out the first infusion, before brewing the next one. The entire process was fluid and pleasing to the eye.

After showing off her tea ceremony skills, she looked up and glanced at the two unfamiliar men, immediately identifying Kong Lingzhong, the powerful leader known as Captain Kong.

His imposing manner and arrogant demeanor are somewhat similar to Qi Shen's.

She stood up and invited them to sit down. "Would you like a cup of calming tea?"

The baby-faced secretary's eyes lit up; she really wanted to sit down and drink three pots of tea, ever since Suninglong raised the price of Qingxin Tea to an unbelievable level.

This kind of tea is unavailable even on the black market; it's all been collected or enjoyed by individuals. He couldn't even buy a gram or two to try.

But it's Kong Lingzhong's personality!
Well, as his secretary, I have to give him face. He looked at Kong Lingzhong expectantly.

Kong Lingzhong's face darkened; he felt his secretary was incompetent.

But since they invited me sincerely, it's not appropriate to cause a scene at this point.

Kong Lingzhong sat down opposite Su Ninglong, and the baby-faced secretary immediately sat down as well. He sniffed, and the fragrant aroma of tea wafted from the red teacup. His eyes were full of anticipation.

Lena arrived at her own people's territory and stood leisurely at the tea table far from the meeting center. She went to the window, which was covered by curtains, and gently lifted a corner of the curtain.

A blood-red raven with its eyes wide open and tongue lolling out lay outside. Lena, expressionless, drew the curtains, nearly having a nightmare from the fright.

Yin Leng chuckled to himself, even with a hint of schadenfreude.

Teacher Ren Bing assigned him the task of interning with Lena, but unfortunately, Lena was very strict with her students.

The school took good care of him, and during his internship, he often stayed up until three or four in the morning before he could sleep.

And so, the opportunity to mock him came, and he was not about to let it slip by.

“Teacher Lena, those blood crows have excellent eyesight. We tried to open the curtains earlier, and guess what…”

Lena: "..." So she said, brats aren't just bratty when they're little, they're just as bratty when they grow up. Especially boys, they hold grudges too much. "What are you guessing? You couldn't have killed Blood Raven, could you? You cut a chicken's neck more than ten times before killing it, people who don't know better would think you have a chicken-torturing problem. Blood Raven died so cleanly and neatly, it must have been killed by my little Ninglong herself."

The personal attack was so pointed that Yin Leng blushed as if she had taken a tonic, and she lifted her eyelids to look at Su Ninglong, who was talking to Kong Lingzhong with a smile.

The lights in the room were added temporarily; one lamp was installed directly above Su Ninglong's head, as if specifically to illuminate her.

Actually, this kind of lighting is a very harsh angle, which will expose all the flaws on a person's face.

Su Ninglong was an exception; the shadows of her long eyelashes trembled slightly like butterfly wings, and her profile was soft, as if it had been gently outlined with a soft brush.

This girl was indeed likable, and he couldn't help but take a few more glances at her, when suddenly he felt a terrifying gaze on his side.

He turned his head, and damn it, Shen Zhaoming was looking at him like he was a pervert.

Lena scoffed, "They're all boys who never grow up."

Su Ninglong and Kong Lingzhong talked for almost half an hour. She didn't hide too much, such as what was behind the door or the black cocoon on the ground. After briefly explaining, Kong Lingzhong pondered for a moment and asked, "According to Miss Su, we can't find a way out by attacking the level 60 boss. So what do you think we should do? Are you going to let all our efforts go to waste based on your one-sided words?"

"I won't make up stories just to complete a task." Su Ninglong crossed her arms and refused to have her tea refilled.

She was clearly annoyed by Kong Lingzhong's arrogant attitude, which made him seem like everyone else was a fool.

Kong Lingzhong was taken aback, not understanding why Su Ninglong had suddenly lost her temper. The baby-faced secretary gently put down her teacup and intervened, saying, "I'm sorry, Ms. Su, please tell me what your plans are. My boss sometimes likes to daydream and occasionally doesn't speak like a human being."

The room was completely silent.

What he's doing isn't called slacking off, it's called being superior.

Su Ninglong didn't say those words aloud, because saying them would be seen as provocative.

The secretary placed her hands on her knees, obedient and quiet, but her inner monologue was quite rich. "I'm such a 'stubborn mouth,' I only gave you tea, not wine, and I actually overlooked the boss's frequent dictatorship."

Kong Lingzhong's eyes blazed with anger. "What did you say?"

"Boss, please shut up. I forgot, your mouth is only suitable for talking to subordinates, not to people of the same level." This baby-faced subordinate was not afraid of Kong Lingzhong at all. He was originally hired by the Kong family at a high salary to handle Kong Lingzhong's affairs. It was the Kong family that could fire him, not Kong Lingzhong.

"Pfft." Su Ninglong couldn't help but laugh, her anger vanished instantly, amused by the quirky superiors and subordinates in front of her.

After this farcical scene, they were able to properly discuss their countermeasures.

“I do plan to fight the boss, but I only need the item above its head,” Su Ninglong said. “I’m currently level 39, which is suitable for me to take it down. Are you interested in joining?”

“I have a question. Why did you tell us this important information?” the baby-faced secretary interjected. “You could have simply waited until we were fighting the boss or after we had defeated it.”

At that time, there will be no need for persuasion; they will cooperate unconditionally.

"The Star Alliance has always acted with integrity and will not make you make unnecessary sacrifices," Su Ninglong said matter-of-factly. "We have the strength, we are naturally on the side of humanity, and we will naturally shoulder some of the responsibility. Any more questions?"

Her dark, inky eyes were so sincere that Kong Lingzhong and his baby-faced secretary inexplicably believed what she said.

Kong Lingzhong stared at Su Ninglong, feeling his heart race and flutter. Was this what others called personal charm?

"Since the door behind the boss is useless, what benefit would I get from defeating the boss?"

Su Ninglong: "Because defeating the boss would benefit me, and afterwards, I'm confident I could unleash the full power of Blood Sun. Besides, my strength has its limits; I'm not confident I can defeat that monster right now, so I need someone to assist me. Are you interested in cooperating to clear the four-star contaminated zone?"

The usual monster-hunting was no different from playing a normal game, and the baby-faced secretary didn't feel any excitement. But Su Ninglong's words inexplicably excited him.

Kong Lingzhong was similar; he was interested in participating in the elimination of the four-star contaminated zone and also had a strong thirst for knowledge about Suninglong.

“I can participate, but I want compensation.”

"What kind of compensation?"

"I want to know how you withstand electric shocks."

Su Ninglong was stunned.

Kong Lingzhong raised his chin, his gaze slightly cold: "Can't it be considered payment?"

Su Ninglong really wanted to laugh out loud, but she managed to hold it in.

Fearing that Kong Lingzhong would be furious, she waved her hand and said, "No, how did you come up with the idea of ​​using this as a reward? Everyone in the Star Alliance knows this; it's not a secret. If you wanted to find out, you would know."

"Boss, so that's what you wanted to know?" The baby-faced secretary delivered a sharp blow to Kong Lingzhong. "Actually, you could have asked me, you don't need to ask the person in charge."

These words completely stunned Kong Lingzhong. Had he done something stupid? Was his ability to withstand electric shocks an open secret?
Su Ninglong: "Those lightning bolts are not natural lightning. Well, of course, they are also very destructive. Ordinary people would be instantly vaporized upon contact, but we cultivators have our own set of methods to deal with lightning tribulations, and we can even use them to train our bodies. But these are all methods of cultivators. If a spiritualist provokes a lightning tribulation, they are likely to be annihilated, both in body and soul."

She wasn't trying to scare Kong Lingzhong; it was the truth. If a Spiritualist could undergo a tribulation of lightning, wouldn't they be able to take flight? After all, a Spiritualist's cultivation is much faster than that of a cultivator.

If Lei Qingya hadn't frequently entered and exited the contaminated area with Daoge, he wouldn't have been able to cultivate to the Foundation Establishment stage in just six years.

On the contrary, ordinary spiritual practitioners, as long as they have some talent and work hard enough, can basically reach the Core Formation stage in a few decades.

She herself was an exception, after all, she had a foundation laid in her previous life, and her powerful divine sense was able to support her to keep climbing, with almost no bottlenecks.

"Is there no other way to make a spiritualist also resistant to electric shocks?" Kong Lingzhong was unwilling to accept this result. He had taken such a great risk, only to get this result.

"Why resist electric shocks? Without the ability to heal itself, trying to match that ability is just courting death. Modern medicine still doesn't have the ability to bring the dead back to life."

Everyone: "..."

Kong Lingzhong stubbornly turned his face away. After she said that, he felt like a fool for stubbornly resisting the electric shock.

Su Ninglong smiled. "Actually, I'm also very curious whether spiritual practitioners from other systems can have bodies like cultivators. But this can't be done in private; it has to be tested on other living beings and requires government approval. So, handsome Kong, you'd better not experiment on yourself."

Seeing through him at a glance, Kong Lingzhong was completely disillusioned. All his illusions about his personal charm shattered, and he angrily retorted, "Don't you have any friends around you?"

Su Ninglong said proudly, "I have lots of good friends, lots of great besties, and I'm very down-to-earth. I also have many fans. You're the one who doesn't have any friends."

The baby-faced secretary nodded. Yes, Kong Lingzhong has no friends. They all look down on him and are arrogant; they can't be considered friends at all.

In the end, Kong Lingzhong had to change his reward to a chance to skip the queue. He wanted to forge a suitable sacred artifact, and he was willing to pay for both the materials and labor.

Su Ninglong readily agreed; it wasn't a big deal.

The two reached an agreement, and the baby-faced secretary quickly went to inform the rest of the team to stay put. During the eclipse, they only needed to act as the rear guard and prevent the enemy from causing trouble.

Upon learning that they wouldn't have to fight the level 60 boss, the players felt a huge weight lifted from their shoulders, and a relaxed atmosphere spread. Some people murmured among themselves, wondering why Kong Lingzhong had suddenly changed his mind.