In the end of the world, I become an immortal alone

‘Thank you.’

‘For my fallen comrades.’

Ling Tong's slightly lonely figure lingered in Wang Ji Xuan's mind for a long time.

She must have many stories.

Daoist Wang brought the hammer down, smashing away the distracting thoughts along with the scene before him, using a clever technique to finish the final touch, allowing the third section of the 'steel pipe' to successfully take shape.

He swiftly brought his sword fingers together, and taking advantage of the absence of others, used his Qi to wrap the steel pipe, suspending it in front of him. His fingertips moved rapidly, continuously pouring spiritual energy into it, creating spiritual energy pathways within.

The Qi in his dantian surged upwards, Wang Ji Xuan puffed out his cheeks, a gleam of light flashing in his eyes, and he fiercely exhaled a breath.

Buzz!

The 'steel pipe' vibrated violently!

Hardening and re-forging, Wang Ji Xuan worked skillfully and alone, and a large number of patterns appeared on the surface of the metal pipe.

—Uncle Tai and the others couldn't stay awake any longer and went to sleep.

Wang Ji Xuan's Qi sea continued to rotate, his pores slowly extracting spiritual energy from the air.

After entering the Gathering Spirit Realm, he not only condensed his spiritual consciousness, but he could also maintain the cyclical operation of the Qi within his body through the Qi sea in his dantian, so that even standing or lying down, he could achieve six or seven tenths of the cultivation speed he had when meditating before.

He busied himself until noon, and by the time Sister Wan came over to call him for lunch, the basic shape of a bronze-colored long spear had already been formed.

The long spear was divided into three sections, connected by threads.

From the perspective of a magical artifact alone, this long spear could already be completed. At the tail of the spear, the middle section, and below the spearhead, there were rhomboid grooves, into which crystal cores no larger than these grooves could be embedded.

But Daoist Wang felt that his first magical artifact in this world could not simply be a magical artifact.

He was pondering whether he could turn the long spear into a small electromagnetic cannon, which he could hold up and use as a sniper rifle, or turn it into an electromagnetic pulse launcher that could release electromagnetic pulses.

In this way, he could use technological means to effectively injure Blade Beasts;

When technological means became ineffective, he could use the power of the Blade Beast crystal cores to injure Blade Beasts;

And when the power of the crystal cores was close to exhaustion, he could expend his own Qi.

—In order to make up for his current cultivation disadvantage, the Daoist could be said to have racked his brains.

Why was the first magical artifact a long spear and not a long sword?

Very simple, Wang Ji Xuan considered the length of the Blade Beast's blade limbs. Swords might be handy for cutting people, but they were not very suitable for cutting Blade Beasts.

Wang Ji Xuan actually preferred the Green Dragon Crescent Blade.

It was just that at this stage, the Green Dragon Crescent Blade consumed more spiritual energy when chopping and killing enemies, and the long spear's piercing attacks were more 'energy-efficient'.

‘According to Ling Tong, the Blade Beasts will attack within three days, so I still need to finish this as soon as possible, and make more talismans.’

A slender little hand waved in front of him.

“Little Wang… Teacher, are you okay?”

Wan Xiaoqi asked softly:

“You haven't slept from last night until now. Do you want to rest? You can't be so reckless even when improving the process.”

Sister Wan also said with concern: "Yes, Little Wang, don't exhaust yourself."

Uncle Tai came out of the men's restroom holding his stomach, yawning repeatedly, muttering: "Young people are still in good health."

Wang Ji Xuan asked, "Where's our commander?"

"She went to the fortress," Sister Wan brought Wang Ji Xuan a bowl of meat porridge, "She didn't bother you when she saw you forging earlier, and said she was going to talk to Zhou Zhengde and the others about this dagger."

Wang Ji Xuan blinked: "Didn't we say not to make it public for the time being? I haven't debugged it yet… Why is my food so good?"

"This is the treatment you deserve."

Uncle Tai patted Wang Ji Xuan's shoulder with a smile:

"Don't you realize what you've done? A spiritual energy weapon, the first spiritual energy weapon, and a spiritual energy weapon with air energy recovery!"

Wang Ji Xuan leaned back slightly: "And then?"

"Your achievement is enough to be written into textbooks! If you can come up with a complete mass production process, your name will be enough to enter the textbook catalog!"

Uncle Tai shouted eloquently.

Wang Ji Xuan smiled indifferently.

None of this was as joyful as becoming an immortal.

He picked up the bowl and took a sip of the porridge, savoring the freshness. The taste was indeed much better than canned food.

Wang Ji Xuan had already begun to consider how to take a step back later if he had taken too big a step this time.

Squeak—

A rapid braking sound came from outside the supply station, and a synthesized female electronic voice came from the console:

“Combat Hime returning to the cabin.”

The passage above the workshop opened, and Ling Tong, wearing a flight backpack, slowly landed. Wan Xiaoqi nimbly ran over to dismantle the backpack.

Dense footsteps came from outside the door, and two men and one woman soon rushed in.

Wang Ji Xuan of course knew the person at the front, Zhou Yanei. He was his most trusted comrade now.

The two people behind him were a middle-aged man in military uniform and an older sister in a small suit who looked only in her thirties or forties.

Wang Ji Xuan recognized at a glance that this older sister should be Zhou Zhengde's mother, Zhou Meiying, the Minister of Internal Affairs of the fortress.

Zhou Zhengde asked breathlessly: "What cold weapon!"

"This!"

Uncle Tai picked up the Demon Breaking Dagger as if offering a treasure.

Zhou Zhengde rushed forward in two steps, and when he saw Uncle Tai demonstrate the dagger piercing the alloy plate, his eyes almost popped out.

Captain Zhou held the dagger and carefully examined it, trying to poke it a few times, and then carefully checked the material of the alloy plate. He looked up and glared at Wang Ji Xuan, who was approaching with a bowl.

"Can it be mass-produced?"

"Not yet, working on it."

"Beautiful!"

Zhou Zhengde rushed over suddenly. When Wang Ji Xuan hesitated whether to dodge, Zhou Zhengde gave Wang Ji Xuan a bear hug, lifted him up, spun him around twice, and then began to laugh wildly.

If Daoist Wang hadn't been quick-witted, the meat porridge would have spilled all over the two of them.

Dongfang Zhenghong and Zhou Meiying stepped forward with serious expressions, repeatedly damaging the alloy plate with the dagger, carefully listening to Uncle Tai's explanation of the twelve-second law, and feeling the process of the dagger absorbing spiritual energy in the air.

A series of exclamations sounded in the workshop.

Zhou Meiying said excitedly: "Classified, this is top secret! Everyone present must wear a classified bracelet!"

Dongfang Zhenghong said quickly: "Incredible! Is this an alloy we don't know about? No, no, it's not a breakthrough in materials science. The strength of the material itself is not too high. It seems that there is some structure inside, and these patterns printed on the outside…"

"Spiritual energy weapon! The first spiritual energy weapon!"

Zhou Zhengde was still laughing: "Mu, Wang Zheng, you are amazing! Hahahaha!"

Wang Ji Xuan:…

The scene before him really made him a little suspicious.

Did he take out too many things at once?

However, this kind of magical artifact only has simple restrictions, relies on spiritual energy to enhance sharpness, and is extremely limited. It takes twelve seconds to complete an energy storage, and it cannot actively inject its own Qi. The only advantage is that the threshold is low and ordinary people can use it. It is indeed the [lowest-level magical artifact] he can create.

His long spear was a hundred times better than this toy;

Once he completed the Foundation Establishment and entered the Condensation Core Realm, even if he used ordinary materials to make the worst-quality sword pellet, he could nurture a flying sword, forge a heart sword, and retrieve Blade Beast crystal cores from three to four kilometers away.

Zhou Zhengde finally calmed down after being excited for more than ten minutes.

They chatted briefly, and then decided to take the dagger away, and Zhou Zhengde would personally carry it and secretly meet his grandfather.

Before leaving, Zhou Zhengde noted down the ore that Wang Ji Xuan wanted, watched Wang Ji Xuan's blacksmithing process, and gave Wang Ji Xuan another bear hug.

The most ⊥ new ⊥ small ⊥ said ⊥ is ⊥ at ⊥ six ⊥ 9 ⊥ ⊥ book ⊥ ⊥ bar ⊥ ⊥ first ⊥ release!

“Brother, thank you, really… This technology is too important… Thank you!”

Little Zhou actually choked up.

Wang Ji Xuan smiled and said, "No need to be so polite. You can think of this as a retainer's reward."

Dongfang Zhenghong instructed:

“Next, all non-combat personnel in the expanded C area must be evacuated, starting tomorrow at noon.

“On the periphery of the Middle Ancient Basin defense line, the marked Blade Beast groups everywhere have begun to show signs of disturbance. It is very likely that the young Queen Insect reported by Ling Tong is coordinating the surrounding Blade Beast clans.

“This is Wang Zheng, Teacher Wang.

“On behalf of the 76th Fortress garrison, I thank you for sharing alien technology! Please be sure to follow the military's dispatch later and enter a safe area to protect yourself!

“I know you may want to hunt Blade Beasts.

“But technological breakthroughs have greater significance! The course of the war cannot be influenced by individuals! Even the terrifying mecha piloted by the Commander-in-Chief is a manifestation of human industrial strength. I hope Teacher Wang, you can understand this! Fully protect yourself!”

“Okay, I will definitely protect my life.”

Wang Ji Xuan nodded in agreement without much hesitation.

Although these guys reacted a little too strongly, his goal had been exceeded.

The military was more determined to protect him, and he also gave Zhou Zhengde some feedback, which should be able to help the human front line later.

As long as he figured out the mass production route of the Demon Breaking Dagger, matured the technology, and handed it over to the human civilization in this world, then he could [dust off his sleeves and leave, and concentrate on cultivation].

Pretty good.

Plus, he successfully broke through, so recently it can be considered a double blessing.

"Let's go first!"

Zhou Meiying urged:

“The frontline support is coming soon, we still have a lot of work… Teacher Wang, please be sure to come to my house with Zhengde as a guest after the crisis is resolved. Auntie will cook for you.”

“Okay, okay, Auntie, you're too kind.”

“Uh,” Zhou Zhengde hesitated, but finally chose to save face for his mother in front of his friends.

As Zhou Zhengde was leaving, he seemed to suddenly think of something and took out a room card from his coat pocket.

He said: "This is a safe house. If you have any trouble later, you can go here to hide, on the seventh floor of the fortress."

"Okay."

“As long as Blade Beasts appear around us, the newly arrived Minister of Biology, Qin Qin, will be arrested. You don’t have to worry about other things, we will take care of them.”

"No problem."

"Go! I'm counting on you! Good brother, forever!"

Zhou Zhengde clenched his fists and waved them slightly, leaving the supply station, turning back every few steps.

Wang Jixuan finished the last mouthful of meat porridge in his bowl and turned to look at Ling Tong, who had been watching the show.

"Weren't we supposed to report later?"

"I just wanted them to see your true value," Ling Tong said softly. "The military has been demanding Zhou Zhengde hand over your data. He's taken a lot of pressure for you. This dagger alone is enough to make all the pressure disappear completely, and it will also help your brother."

Brother.

A somewhat unfamiliar term.

Daoist Wang looked at Uncle Tai: "Can I borrow Uncle Tai for a few days? I want to get myself a weapon too."

"Yes, but he has to finish his job first," Ling Tong said. "A small-scale war is expected to break out within three days. I will be piloting a mecha into battle."

Wang Jixuan's eyes lit up: "Can I get some crystal cores using official channels?"

"That, I'm afraid it will be very difficult at this stage."

Ling Tong explained:

"According to the commander-in-chief's orders, I deliberately left Qin Qin's communicator behind. I expect she is already discussing it with the Thirteenth Research Institute headquarters in Lingneng Capital."

"We need to find a reason to attack Lingneng Capital, not just a researcher."

"Esper and Thirteenth Research Institute researchers, summoning Blade Beasts to attack fortresses and besiege Combat Mechs – this is a very good political handle."

"Next, our focus is on preparing for this war, striving to eliminate the most Blade Beasts with the least casualties… Wang Zheng, do you have time?"

Wang Jixuan was thinking about ways to get a large number of crystal cores. Ling Tong's question made him nod without thinking.

"Yes, the main body of my weapon is already finished. Next are some additional functions."

"Then give me three hours, just a little bit of wasting time, is that okay?"

Ling Tong's voice had a hint of tenderness.

Wang Jixuan wanted to refuse. He felt that spending his time on meditation, weapon refinement, and learning mechanist knowledge would be more meaningful.

After all, there was still the complex project of mass-producing Demon-Breaking Daggers waiting for him.

But he saw Ling Tong's eyes. For the first time, she revealed this kind of girlish timidity and unease, which made Daoist Wang smile peacefully and nod slightly.

"Of course, six hours is fine."

And then…