Xie Anan blinked her eyes carefully to make sure that her eyes were not deceiving her. She was greatly astonished!
She knew that although the three hundred blueprints of melee magical equipment were all common magical equipment on the market, the well-trained refiners would be familiar with their structures and even their standard damage.
However, the old and cunning masters of refining in the three main crystal suit centers had set up a small trap in the middle of the hall!
They had made very minor changes to the blueprints of the 28 pieces of magical equipment. The damage of 13 pieces of magical equipment had been improved by 10%, and the damage of the other 15 pieces had been reduced to different degrees!
Over the past few days, Xie Anan had seen hundreds of experienced refiners fall into the trap!
In only one minute, the guy had seen through the trap and found ten correct blueprints of magical equipment? How was it possible?
Xie Anan observed Li Yao's analysis carefully. Her eyes were more and more dazed, and she was more and more surprised!
She discovered that the order in which Li Yao had locked onto the ten blueprints was based on the standard damage of the magical equipment from the largest to the smallest!
It meant that he had calculated the damage of every piece of magical equipment precisely after glancing at the blueprints!
How unbelievable was that?
For a moment, Xie Anan completely forgot that Senior Brother Mo was there. She blinked her big eyes and stared at Li Yao in a daze.
Li Yao frowned. "Is there a problem?"
Xie Anan was greatly enlightened. Her face blushed, and she shook her head quickly. "No, no. Senior Brother … Li, you have passed the test successfully. This is your invitation card. Please input your special spiritual tattoo on it."
Li Yao took the invitation card and looked at it. It was a bronze sword that looked like an ancient saber coin. It was full of complicated runes.
Li Yao focused his telepathic thoughts and entangled a spiritual tattoo that contained his unique waves on the bronze sword. The bronze sword blinked and emitted green brilliance.
Xie Anan closed her hands. The bronze sword was divided into two halves, and one half of it was given to Li Yao.
The so-called invitation card … Actually, it was just a special strand of spiritual will. It had already been tainted with the double spirit runes of the organizer and Li Yao. When the time came, they would gather together once again, and it would be possible to see if the original person had come to participate in the competition.
Xie Anan then gave Li Yao a handbook that was engraved on bamboo and completed the registration procedure.
When Li Yao's figure disappeared from the teleportation array, her neck grew longer and longer, and her eyes were filled with curiosity.
Xie Anan decided that when the Skyhill Sword Seminar officially began, she would pay more attention to Senior Brother Mo. He had to spend 5% of his time paying attention to this mysterious Li Yao.
Perhaps, he had a chance to enter the finals!
…
Five days later, at the Double Ring Gate.
The Double Ring Sect was one of the more professional starship refinement and maintenance sects in the Flying Star Sector.
Their headquarters was located in the Thousand Sails Star Zone, inside a double ring-shaped star fortress.
Looking from afar, the star fortress looked like two giant wheels dozens of kilometers in diameter that were connected by spokes and slowly rotated.
In the middle of two circular residential areas. It was the dock, where almost ten ragged starships were docked.
Countless refiners in Crystal Suit for Maintenance were busy. They were shuttling back and forth like diligent bees. Thousands of enormous artificial arms grew out of the Double Ring Gate and were being maintained in dazzling sparks.
Gold Horn was being fully maintained and modified in this place.
The residential area was a platform that protruded outward. The cabin walls were all embedded with Leaf Ripple Crystals. The purest, high-intensity crystals of the Flying Star Sector were like air. Together with the slight weightlessness, one would feel that they were in the middle of a sea of stars.
Looking out from the platform, one could see everything clearly. The twisted shell of Gold Horn had been dismantled. The enormous artificial arms were reinforcing the keel and the overall structure of the starship.
Very soon, the crystal cannons and the power rune arrays that were even more powerful would be installed. By then, the starship would be a living dragon again.
"We didn't make a loss in this deal!"
Li Yao and Lei Dalu were standing on the protruding platform, appreciating the rebirth of Gold Horn.
Lei Dalu grimaced. "Although Gold Horn is now on the brink of destruction, we have made a name for ourselves in the world of Cultivators, too. The reporters a few days ago were like hungry hounds. There was no way we could have anticipated that!"
"Now, everything is fine. We have found a lot of sponsors. The bank has approved new loans, too. Gold Horn has been fully upgraded. Its combat ability has been doubled. What a great feeling!"
Li Yao smiled. "Captain, there are conditions when they sponsor us. Not only must we use the designated magical equipment during the modification, we must also paint their advertisements on the shell of the starship when we paint it. I've seen the pictures before. They are a bit fancy."
"What are you scared of?"
Lei Dalu replied unconcernedly. "After all, they are all advertisements of legitimate magical equipment. Flying Swords, Crystal Suit, and so on. They are not dangerous drugs. Just let them paint them! As long as they are willing to pay, we can negotiate even if they are dangerous drugs! "
"Fair enough."
Li Yao smiled. What followed was an awkward silence.
He was here to bid farewell to Lei Dalu.
His days in the Great Horn Exo Society had come to an end. The Great Horn Exo Society would stay here for another half a month until Gold Horn was reborn. Then, they would embark on a new journey.
This adventure brought them great fame, and also brought them a new employment contract. This time, the reward was not a bag of rice, but high-purity crystals with jingling sounds.
In the meantime, Li Yao would rent a personal training room near the Skyhill Domain and make his final sprint. He was going to distinguish himself in the Skyhill Sword Seminar, enter Heavenly Saints City, and witness the most advanced world of Cultivators in the Flying Star Sector.
"Don't just stand there. Go. The Skyhill Sword Seminar is not a normal competition. Seize the time to train yourself. You must win a good ranking! Everybody in the Great Horn Exo Society will watch the live stream of the competition. You must at least make it to the top hundred! "
Lei Dalu patted his shoulder hard.
Li Yao had a lot of mixed feelings.
Although they hadn't known each other for a long time, they had been through life and death together. He could sense that everybody in the Great Horn Exo Society, including Lei Dalu, Xiong Tao, Zhao Nuo, and the little guys in the Tiger Killer Camp, considered him as a comrade and one of their own.
Sometimes, he even thought that the Tian Yuan Realm would still be waiting for him if he weren't there. Traveling in space with the hot-blooded men of the Great Horn Exo Society, drinking hard liquor, practicing fast saber techniques, and slaying space pirates, would be quite enjoyable!
While he was deep in thought, he suddenly felt that his clothes were touched. Lei Dalu put something into his pocket and smiled. "Training costs money, too. The Thousand Sails Space Zone is not cheap. There are two hundred thousand coins in this card. Take it first. Consider it your salary for the next few days. If it is not enough, we can always communicate on the Spiritual Nexus!"
"Don't make excuses. This is the rule of the society. It has been the rule since the Great Horn Exo Society was founded. "
"Rule?" Li Yao was confused.
Looking at the sea of stars outside of the window, Lei Dalu said casually, "You probably don't know why the victims of the space pirates gathered together and established the Great Horn Exo Society.
"Revenge on the space pirates is only one of our purposes. If we want revenge, we can do it anywhere. We can always join a stronger Exo Society or a Cultivation sect. We can even become space hunters on our own.
"Our original intention was to give the orphans who lost their homes and families because of the space pirates' scourge a place to live and help them find a better future. That's all.
"Therefore, we accepted all kinds of jobs and used the money we earned to take care of the orphans. We also established the 'Tiger Killer Camp'. We taught the orphans training so that they could survive in space and even take revenge with their own hands!
"When the orphans grew up, we encouraged them to take part in the competitions and the tests of the Cultivation sects. We tried our best to send them to a broader platform and a brighter path.
"Over the past ten years, we've raised a lot of talents and sent them out. Right now, they are scattered across the sea of stars in different universities, colleges, and Cultivation sects. They are embarking on a brand-new path of life.
"To be honest, the number of space pirates I've killed over the years is not the most satisfying thing for me.
"What makes me happiest is that an orphan whose family was destroyed by the space pirates and who might have walked on the path of darkness is now living in a brighter world with the help of the Great Horn Exo Society.
"Although your situation is different, since it is the rule of the society, you can't refuse it.
"Of course, if you become a well-known master of refining in the world of Cultivators one day, I will certainly accept all the money you give to the Great Horn Exo Society without hesitation. Hahahaha!"
Lei Dalu's words greatly excited Li Yao.
He had always found it strange that the Great Horn Exo Society boasted a Core Formation Stage Cultivator such as Lei Dalu, Xiong Tao, and Bai Kaixin, and Ye Lingdie, who was in charge of all the remote magical equipment, were also a terrifying expert of spears.
With the support of so many experts and well-trained experienced Exos, why was it still not famous after so many years, and why was it only a medium-sized starship?
As it turned out, the Great Horn Exo Society had devoted most of its resources to the upbringing and training of the orphans. Also, when the orphans grew up, they would be sent out for further development!
Li Yao felt warm in his heart. Touching the gold bull horn emblem on his chest, he stared at Lei Dalu in the eyes and said solemnly, "Captain, although I've left the Great Horn Exo Society, I will never forget the days I spent with my brothers on Gold Horn. I will accept all your kindness. Without any superfluous words such as' thank you ', I will do my best to help the Great Horn Exo Society whenever and wherever it is.
"Let's go!
"Just wait for the live stream on the Spiritual Nexus in one and a half months. I will participate in the competition as' Great Horn, Li Yao '. I will forge an indestructible saber that strides forward bravely!"
It was finally time for him to ask for some monthly votes shamelessly.
Right now, his monthly votes list had already been filled with people. However, he had been too busy with his work recently, and it was too embarrassing for him to ask for more.
Sometimes, he wondered when he could spend the whole day leisurely and immerse himself in the world of cultivation to his heart's content. He would write from morning to night, and it would be great if he could write three to seven chapters a day.
But the reality was harsh. The income from the royalties was not enough to support his family. Therefore, he had to work dutifully before he ventured into the sea of stars. Hahahaha.
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