Ironclad: How can hand-crafted knight belts not be considered genius?

Hearing Jiang Ning's concerns, Ran slowly stepped forward, a confident smile emanating from beneath her mask.

"The spaceship exploded? No big deal."

With a casual flick of her wrist, a palm-sized, silver-white metal blank with intricate patterns appeared in her palm, its surface shimmering with faint, ethereal light.

"Have you forgotten who your master is?"

While you were busy with your training, I took the opportunity to reconstruct the core framework of your spaceship.

Jiang Ning was stunned for a moment.

"Reconstruction? But my spaceship was clearly completely shattered in the crack..."

"So what if it's broken?"

Ran casually played with the embryo in his hand.

"The River of Oblivion gathers fragments of cause and effect from all things."

All the metal particles, circuit fragments, and shell debris scattered from your spaceship's explosion were intercepted by "nothingness" and settled at the bottom of the River of Oblivion.

I had Huang Quan help me collect the "garbage" for a few days, and then used variable engineering to reorder and reorganize it.

Simply put—your spaceship, the wreckage is all there, but I've rebuilt it into a 'shipborne core embryo' that can be reshaped with a single click.

Ran raised her hand and tossed the metal blank to Jiang Ning.

"As long as it leaves this area and is exposed to normal space, it can instantly unfold and restore the entire spaceship by injecting any amount of energy."

Jiang Ning held the cold core, completely stunned.

He truly deserves to be called a genius; his talent and ability are simply extraordinary.

Looking at Jiang Ning's shocked expression, Ran crossed her arms and proudly raised her head, thoroughly enjoying the admiration of her student.

"Oh, by the way, since you're leaving..."

Ran turned her back, fiddled with something for a while, then turned back and reached out her hand to Jiang Ning.

"Here, take this."

Jiang Ning looked down.

That was the rabbit mask that Ran always wore, never taking it off.

"Teacher... what are you doing?!"

I've given you your mask, what are you going to do now? The erosion of "nothingness"...

"Here's a keepsake for you~ Stop dawdling, you big man."

Ran feigned impatience and extended her hand forward, her tone carrying her usual casualness.

Jiang Ning solemnly accepted the mask, then looked up, wanting to properly express his gratitude to Ran for teaching him the craft.

The next second, words of gratitude stuck in her throat.

A white fox mask had somehow appeared on Ran's face again.

"?"

Why are you looking at your teacher like that?

"Didn't you say there were only two masks?"

"You actually believed me when I was just kidding?"

"Old woman!!!"

Don't run away!!

Why didn't you say so earlier if you had something else?! I've been wearing that pig-head mask for years!

Hey!

You used to call me "teacher," but now that you're about to graduate, you're calling me "old lady," right?!

Where is your admirable virtue of respecting the elderly and caring for the young?

"Where is your 'love for children'? Please tell me!!"

Looking at the two dramatic master and apprentice, Huang Quan sighed helplessly and added a casual remark.

"During the time I was stuck in the River of Oblivion, the flow rate in the outside world had already changed."

When you go out this time, only a few months may have passed in the outside world. You need to be prepared for a time lag.

Jiang Ning's pupils suddenly contracted, and he gradually stopped following Ran's footsteps.

Several months...

A seemingly insignificant amount of time can be enough to change many things.

The Star Train, the cosmic situation, and the plans of various powers are all gradually changing over time.

His original informational advantage could very well be lost in the blink of an eye.

Ran could see the anxiety in his heart and chuckled softly.

Don't panic, you won't lose out.

The years of hellish training you undergo here, coupled with a six-month hiatus from the outside world, are equivalent to you skipping a stage in your development.

Now, when you go back, your strength, technological reserves, and cognitive scope will far surpass everyone else from your timeline.

After speaking, Ran's expression turned serious, and her tone became earnest for the first time.

"But little Ning'er, I have to tell you something in advance."

Once you step out of the "River of Oblivion", the "Void" concealment effect will completely fail.

If you continue to study how to deal with "The Learned One" with such fanfare, the Silent Lord's "Causal Lock" will pinpoint your location immediately.

A chill ran down Jiang Ning's spine.

In other words, from the moment he stepped out of here, he officially became an enemy of that genius club #4—Polka Kaka.

Don't be afraid~

Since you lack "intelligence," she can't be as quick and accurate as she was with me. Solving this problem isn't difficult.

"If you spread your karma widely, covering the entire galaxy, then that symbol will have a hard time chasing after you! It'll be in for a lot of trouble!"

Ran patted Jiang Ning on the shoulder.

"Besides, your future is promising."

Her smile was sly.

"I believe that once you've grown to a certain level, even the Silent Lord will have to think twice before taking action."

Huang Quan opened a dark red umbrella, gently blocking out the sunlight.

"Let's go, I'll escort you out of bounds."

The River of Oblivion slowly splits, and the once lifeless river surface automatically unfolds a void passage leading to the real universe.

At the edge of the sky, the long-lost brilliance of the Milky Way shines.

Jiang Ning gripped the spaceship core and the rabbit mask tightly in his hands, then touched the pig head mask on his face, his mind filled with complex emotions.

The hellish training has come to an end.

The real story, his chapter in Jiangning, officially begins from this point on.

Following Huang Quan all the way to the exit of the "River of Oblivion", Jiang Ning raised his hand to remove the pig mask from his face and pressed the core unlock button in his hand.

The silver shipborne core embryo in his palm trembled slightly, and the moment it came into contact with external energy, a burst of silver light exploded.

Om-!

The torrent of tiny metal fragments reassembled, extended, and spliced ​​together in the air.

Outer shell, cabin, power furnace, propulsion engine... In just three seconds, a brand-new, small exploration spacecraft with performance far exceeding that before the crash was steadily suspended in the sea of ​​stars, shimmering with light.

Jiang Ning stepped aboard the ship, changed course, and sped towards the Black Tower Space Station.

……

Black Tower Space Station.

It's been half a year since we last met.

The orbital platform remained busy, shuttles shuttled back and forth, and research beams flashed across the ship's surface; everything was exactly the same as when he left.

The only difference is Jiangning itself.

In the six months that were outside, he endured several years of hellish cultivation in the River of Oblivion.

Looking at this top-tier scientific research hub in the universe now, the advanced technologies that he once looked up to are now familiar to him.

The spacecraft docked smoothly in port.

The hatch opened, and Jiang Ning stepped out of the cabin.

The moment they landed, the two officers on duty froze in place.

The two stared at Jiang Ning's face, their pupils dilating violently, and they almost dropped the data tablets in their hands.

"...Section Chief Jiang Ning?"

"You...you were declared dead six months ago in a crack accident, weren't you?!"

The information had already been archived on the site, and everyone assumed that he had long since vanished into the turbulent currents of the universe.

After all, there has never been a precedent of someone surviving being swallowed by a spacetime rift.

Jiang Ning waved to the two of them and laughed heartily.

"I'm back."

The message spreads faster than faster-than-light communication.

In just a few minutes.

The news that "Jiang Ning, who had been missing for half a year, has returned alive" instantly shocked the entire space station.

In the passageways, laboratories, and main control room, all the staff members peered out, their faces filled with disbelief.

As he traveled, everyone's eyes were glued to him, filled with shock, curiosity, and disbelief.

No one knows what he went through in the past six months, but they feel that Jiang Ning, who has been missing for half a year, seems to have changed his temperament.

He seems to have matured a lot.

Jiang Ning exuded a newfound confidence. Although a hint of excitement still lingered in his eyes, his every move carried a unique composure.

Outside the Black Tower office, Estella clenched her fists and anxiously pounded on the office door, her voice filled with barely concealed excitement.

"Lady Black Tower!!"

Mr. Jiang Ning is back!!!