Chu Chongjiu coughed violently. All the wrinkles on his face were blossoming. With friendliness, respect, and embarrassment, he said, "Miss … Tang, if I had known that you were here, I wouldn't have had a chance to embarrass myself at all. You must be kidding me!"
Everybody was shocked by what he said.
Everybody looked at the plain-looking, mysterious girl in surprise, wondering who she was exactly that could make Chu Chongjiu, a renowned master of refining, be so respectful to her!
Chu Chongjiu's attitude toward the mysterious girl 'Miss Tang' was almost the same as Sha Yongming's and Zhao Tongtian's attitude toward Chu Chongjiu, except that it was not as humble.
Even the word "teacher" was barely uttered. Some of the quick-witted fellows soon realized that the woman's position on Firefly was certainly not low. She must be in an important position. She was definitely not as simple as a 'teacher' in a common school.
'Thunderous Lion' Zhao Tongtian, who had refused the mysterious girl's help a moment ago, was even more shocked. Sweat was pouring out of his forehead, and his legs were shivering.
The mysterious girl 'Miss Tang' smiled. "You're flattering me, Uncle Chu. You are an expert in refining. There are too many things that I can learn from you. What are you talking about? I was planning to hide in the crowd and learn more from you, Uncle Chu. My hands were exposed, weren't they? I should've put on a pair of gloves when I went out. "
Chu Chongjiu smiled bitterly and said, "Miss … Tang, since you have been here for a long time, why didn't you give me a hand instead of asking me to brag about myself? Of the younger generation of the Federation, the works of 'Phantom Genius' Wu Yaxuan are among the best. They are quite chewy. "
The mysterious girl 'Miss Tang' smiled but did not give a reply.
'Thunderous Lion' Zhao Tongtian was sweating hard, and his legs were shaking even harder than before.
Sha Yongming, the refiner nearby, chuckled and said, "Master Chu, just now, this … Miss Tang of yours offered to examine the Crystal Suit for Deputy Captain Zhao, but she was … turned down by Deputy Captain Zhao."
"Rejected?"
Chu Chongjiu was slightly dazed. Every wrinkle on his face beamed out sharp brilliance, and his eyes were as sharp as two scalpels as he stared at Zhao Tongtian. He chuckled coldly and said, "Like I said just now, Deputy Commander Zhao is truly awe-inspiring. Even —"
"I, I don't know!"
How could 'Thunder Lion' Zhao Tongtian not know that he had offended a big shot that he absolutely could not afford to offend? His legs were shaking like a sieve, his face was sallow, and the tip of his nose seemed to be dripping oil.
"Uncle Chu, forget it."
The mysterious girl said, "The ignorant are not to blame. I was too rash just now. This is indeed an extremely delicate Crystal Suit. He did not know who I was and did not allow me to touch it. It is not a big mistake. Don't bother with him."
Chu Chongjiu nodded and agreed. He glared at Zhao Tongtian and sneered, "Zhao Tongtian, oh Zhao Tongtian, what can I say about you? Too many people on Firefly have been waiting in line to ask 'Miss Tang' to help them adjust the Crystal Suit. They might not even get a chance to help them if they waited for a year or two. It is not your lucky day that Miss Tang was in a good mood and offered to help you, but you turned her down? Teacher Tang's attainments in refining are at least three times higher than mine. Tell me, are you a dog with eyes but no pupils? "
Zhao Tongtian was so ashamed that he wanted to find a hole to crawl into, but he was also so regretful that he wanted to kill himself. "I, I …"
"Hehe!"
Chu Chongjiu sniffed and turned around, not bothering to talk to Zhao Tongtian anymore. But he was even more respectful to the mysterious girl. His eyes glittering, he said, "Miss Tang, now that you have seen the whole process of my maintenance and adjustment just now, do you have any problems or areas that deserve improvement? Can you enlighten me?"
It was obvious that Chu Chongjiu, as a master of refining, couldn't have admired the mysterious girl's expertise in refining more than anything else.
Also, he had been stationed in Fish Dragon City all year round. It was not often that he had a chance to return to Firefly and communicate with the mysterious girl.
Now that they had run into each other in such a place, his occupational disease as a refiner immediately took effect.
"You flatter me," the mysterious girl said. "Uncle Chu, you are one of the best experts on Firefly in terms of maintenance and tutelage. From a purely technical point of view, your tutelage just now was very perfect. There is not the slightest flaw to be found."
"From a purely technical point of view?"
Chu Chongjiu's face was even more solemn. "Are you suggesting that I made some mistakes other than the technical ones? No wonder I always felt that something was wrong, but I couldn't put my finger on it. I was feeling rather uneasy! "
"No, Uncle Chu. You did not make any mistakes. You have adjusted the Crystal Suit to a very standard and perfect state. However …"
The mysterious girl hesitated.
"However what?"
Chu Chongjiu asked.
Zhao Tongtian, Sha Yongming, and most of the bystanders around craned their necks, waiting for the mysterious girl's answer, too.
Li Yao was the only one who nodded slightly, his eyes glittering.
Not bad, little girl. You have seen through that?
Pondering for a moment, the mysterious girl looked at Zhao Tongtian gently and asked as politely as before, "You are Deputy Captain Zhao, right? I would like to ask you three questions. Please answer them dutifully because they may affect the usage of your Crystal Suit in the future.
"Although Uncle Chu has adjusted your Crystal Suit to a very standard and perfect state today, if the questions are not answered, chances are that your Crystal Suit will still have the same faults after three months to half a year of high-intensity usage."
Zhao Tongtian opened his mouth wide and nodded his head in confusion.
"First of all," the mysterious girl said, "your Crystal Suit is a limited edition crafted by Wu Yaxuan in person. Also, you must've sent your battle videos, strength, speed, and other parameters to Wu Yaxuan so that he could adjust the Crystal Suit according to your features in person, right?"
Zhao Tongtian blinked and nodded hard.
"How lucky you are!"
The mysterious girl sighed. "You ran into a master of refining with great potential such as Wu Yaxuan, who designed a Crystal Suit on his own for the first time after his debut, and who wanted to perfect every Crystal Suit. That's why even someone like you had the opportunity to have your Crystal Suit tailor-made for you.
"I guarantee that Wu Yaxuan's fame has spread out along with the 'Azure Thunder' Crystal Suit. When he designs the next Crystal Suit or even produces the next batch of 'Azure Thunder', the experts everywhere will be scrambling for him. You won't be able to ask Wu Yaxuan to tailor-make your Crystal Suit for you even if you pay ten times the price!
"Alright, let's leave him aside for now. Let me ask you a second question. Was your left arm, or more specifically, your left shoulder blade, wounded a long time ago, which resulted in the sluggishness of your left shoulder? Every time your spiritual energy flows to the veins of your left shoulder and your left arm, there will be a slight pause, right?"
After hearing that, Zhao Tongtian was even more dumbfounded, not knowing how the mysterious girl had seen through it.
His reaction was, of course, the answer.
The mysterious girl smiled faintly and said faintly, "Thirdly, even though you have an old injury on your left shoulder, in the recent … half a year, you should have found a way to heal it and recover to its original state, right?"
"How did you know that?"
Zhao Tongtian could not hold it back anymore. He exclaimed in shock and stepped back in fear. He looked at the mysterious girl as if she were a ghost that had been crouching behind him for a long time!
If she were not a ghost that had been crouching behind him, how could she have known such a thing?
The bystanders nearby had indescribable expressions on their faces, too. Disbelief was written on their every pore!
"It's very simple. I saw it from the Crystal Suit," the mysterious girl said generously.
"Your left shoulder was once heavily injured, which caused your left arm to be unable to exert strength properly. Your arms also lost their balance slightly. Although you might have cultivated quite a number of divine abilities to make up for it, there are still some minor effects." "That's right.
"It was mentioned in the files that you sent to Wu Yaxuan, too. Even if you didn't mention it, Wu Yaxuan must've noticed it from your battle videos with his keen eyes.
"Therefore, when Wu Yaxuan tailored the Crystal Suit for you, he strengthened the left shoulder blade in a neat way. The strength enhancement rune arrays and the ancillary power rune arrays on the left shoulder blade were carefully adjusted and somewhat different from the standard ones.
"The Crystal Suit that was modified in such a way was a perfect fit for you, whose strength was unbalanced!
"Perhaps this is what Uncle Chu meant when you said that Wu Yaxuan inherited it from his mother, Master Xie Anan. It's perfect, proper, and comfortable.
"However, after you received the Crystal Suit, you inadvertently healed the old wounds on your left shoulder, and your strength became balanced again. Then, the Crystal Suit that Wu Yaxuan tailored for the 'you of the past' was no longer suitable for the 'you of the present'!
"Because your left arm was as good as before, some of Wu Yaxuan's adjustments became inappropriate. As a result, the abrasions on the left shoulder and the left arm of the Crystal Suit increased. After a few months of high-intensity usage, serious abrasions have occurred. That's why you sent the Crystal Suit here for maintenance, isn't it?
"You thought that it was just a minor problem and that it was unnecessary to send it back to the original manufacturer for Wu Yaxuan's maintenance. Of course, it is indeed a minor problem. Uncle Chu has fixed it perfectly for you.
"However, perhaps Uncle Chu does not know that your left shoulder was heavily wounded and recovered years later. Therefore, although the fault has been fixed, the source of the fault is still there. It is not a big problem. You will only need to send it here for maintenance every few months at most."
As the mysterious girl explained, everybody on the spot except Li Yao felt that thunder was rumbling in their head!
"Do you have to be so unbelievable?"
"She has analyzed so many things just from the tiny abrasions on the Crystal Suit. Who — who — who is this Master Tang exactly?"
"No wonder even Chu Chongjiu is so respectful to her. It seems that it is not an exaggeration that her expertise in refining is three times better than Chu Chongjiu's!"
"Horrifying. Horrifying arts of refining. Horrifying eyes!"
While everybody was gasping in shock, admiration, and disbelief, Li Yao yawned.
He was rather bored.
It seemed unnecessary for him to waste his time watching the farce. He might as well go back and polish the first generation of the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit carefully.
After all, the mysterious girl would be the one who adjusted the Crystal Suit and resolved the hidden problems. Zhao Tongtian would kneel, slap himself in the face, and cry hard. It was not worth watching at all.
Li Yao passed by the dumbfounded observers and walked out of the test field with his hands in the pockets of his beach pants.
Right then, soft vibrations echoed in his ears.
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