Then, Tong Shan simply waved his hand; the flag hadn't even unfolded when countless glowing red bullets already hung suspended in midair, as if they were frozen in amber.

In the blink of an eye, an extremely precise operation comparable to the firing rate of a machine gun was revealed from his hands, bringing all incoming firepower under his control.

It was telekinesis at its peak!

After emptying a belt of ammunition, the calf-sized gun ceased firing.

The sound of bullets falling to the ground was unceasing.

Tong Shan, however, titled his head and looked at the Blessed Weapon in his hand, his expression beneath the mask difficult to suppress his surprise—still the original design and formula, but it now operated much more smoothly.

It was as if the old equipment had suddenly been refreshed, the same operations and functions, yet everything had a silky touch, with responsiveness and efficiency rising by several percentage points.

Aimed wherever directed, without any hesitation, the harmony with him was flawless.

So, so smooth—

Excessively smooth!

As though it truly was his own hand…

You see, the Tong family also had their own craftsmen, and maintenance had never been lacking, but he had never felt like this before.

"How did you do it?" He asked after taking off his mask and turning around.

"Based on your usage habits and the wear of the Spiritual Circuit, I've readapted it a bit."

Ji Jue said with a smile in response, "Aside from that, the core structure hasn't changed, since it's a Master's creation. I don't have the ability to modify it; I can only help you embellish it."

There was no time for him to transform completely, Ji Jue didn't have that skill, and even if he had enough time, he couldn't possibly outdo the original designer.

But whatever the creation, once Mechanical Descent was applied, communicating with its Spiritual Wisdom, followed by a hand of Fluid Alchemy, allowing it to fine-tune itself to Tong Shan's habit, naturally increased the efficiency of its use.

Just like clothing.

People's body shapes change, and so do habits. Even if the Master could have customized it according to Tong Shan's needs at the beginning, things would have definitely changed after so much time.

Even a craftsman wouldn't be able to get inside Tong Shan's stomach to understand his daily habits and preferred style, right?

"Not bad at all, junior master!"

Ji Xue inspected the finished equipment with glee. The original heartache diminished considerably now that the results were clearly worth the steep price with lightning efficiency and visible value.

The money was well spent.

"Oh, right, I've put together an external armor plate for you temporarily, military-grade. Didn't have that much tungsten alloy, so had to make do with composite steel materials."

Speaking of this, Ji Jue moved aside, pointing towards the workshop piled up like a small mountain with bulletproof armor, along with even more various and sundry items.

Even including two sets of backup Transmission shafts!

"Everyone's busy in the workshop right now, and there aren't any free spaces. Just find someplace that does car repairs to install it."

He finally cautioned, "Tell the repair guys that there's an issue with your suspension; it needs a complete replacement. If anyone gives you lip, smack them. All these are just refurbished goods; who are they trying to fool?"

Ji Xue, dumbfounded.

Staring at the mountain of parts and supplies inside, frozen for a long time before finally uttering:

"What the fuck?!"

Then, she got clunked in the head by Tong Shan, "Don't swear."

"Tong Team, we can't hesitate anymore."

Ji Xue pulled Tong Shan aside, without any of the prior opposition or guard, her expression urgent as she urged in a low voice: "He who has virtue gets the treasures!

Such a good craftsman, we must grab hold of him quickly, assimilate him instantly!"

Every time at the Security Bureau, each time we receive some equipment, there's so much complaint, have to put on a smiling face while coaxing. With Master Ji, who the hell needs to endure those bastards at the Bureau anymore?

Moreover, at this critical juncture, craftsmen are in short supply everywhere. Having him would mean we won't have to beg others anymore, right?

How could we miss such an opportunity? If we miss out and another team snatches him up, wouldn't that be a double heartache?!

Tong Shan shook his head helplessly, "What are you thinking? He has his own workshop."

If this was a wild Ember, recruiting wouldn't even take a word. But Tide Sound Workshop, as unobtrusive as it has always been, when it settled in Cliff City, even his grandpa made a personal appearance, right?

The Security Bureau isn't Liangshan Marsh where one could upset someone and then force them to join... You really think Master Ye has no temper?

Didn't Yu Hanguang from the Second Division just get thrashed because he was blind? The consequences were miserable!

You ask why he knows so clearly?

Are you joking? How could he not know? He provided Ye Xian with Yu Hanguang's phone number!

"Temporarily, temporarily works too!" Ji Xue insisted quietly: "Trying it out isn't wrong, right? Once this chance is gone, there won't be another shop like this!"

Tong Shan sighed, just about to speak, but then he heard Ji Jue's voice nearby.

"What's wrong, Brother Shan?"

Ji Jue was curious, "Is there a problem somewhere?"

Could it be that his sneaky embezzlement of some materials had been discovered?

But that can't be right. His usage was a reasonable loss, even lower than the acceptable loss. Even the association wouldn't be able to find faults with it!

As he introspected, it never crossed his mind that the problem wasn't that there was too little of the material; it was that there was too darn much, which had scared the client.

"Uh, cough cough..."

Tong Shan hesitated, struggling to speak.

He couldn't bring himself to say it out loud; he was all too aware of the severe conditions and hardships the advance survey team went through.

With the current dangerous situation at hand, why would Ji Jue forsake air conditioning to follow him into a pit of fire? Because of Tong Shan's face?

Haven't you seen how troublesome those people from the third division are?

They earn merits just by sitting here, so why would they go seek death in Spring City for fun?

"Tong team..."

Ji Xue watched his indecisive demeanor and anxiously stepped on his foot quietly.

"Look, Ji Jue, our team just happens to be missing an Embers..." he tentatively asked, "Would you be interested?"

"Huh?"

Ji Jue was stunned, disbelieving.

Why would his brother suddenly take him along to farm materials?

Could it really be this good?

"Don't worry about safety; I'll guarantee it, and you get first pick on materials!"

Since Tong Shan had brought it up, he pushed his hesitation aside, "As for the honorarium, the Security Bureau has its standards, we can't offer too much, just the regulated price, but I can pay you for overtime.

We'll reimburse all expenses, danger and pollution allowances are not insubstantial either. Besides, once we finish up in Spring City, I'll help you apply for a first-class honor.

Of course, if it's inconvenient, no worries."

Could it really be this good!

Ji Jue's eyes widened even more, and he was speechless.

Isn't this a bit too good?!

Is this really okay?

"Uh..."

Ji Jue stammered a bit. Although his heart was already pounding sweetly from excitement, he still didn't reply. After all, this wasn't for him to decide!

"I need to, ask my teacher."

"Of course," Tong Shan nodded.

So, Ji Jue stepped aside to make a phone call. It took a long while to get through, and the noise on the other end was loud, like a bustling construction site.

Despite being extremely busy, Professor Ye was concise, "Speak."

Ji Jue promptly collapsed his sentence into a direct report: "Someone's invited me to go farm materials in Spring City with them, and I..."

"I'm busy here, go play by yourself."

The call ended.

Just like an indifferent parent receiving a call to pick up their child from the kindergarten during overtime, Professor Ye exhibited his usual free-range style: if you can find the place, go play by yourself. Whether you live or die is up to you, you're an adult after all, don't come to me for everything, it's annoying.

Go if you want to.

Okay, that solved the parental consent issue.

However, when Ji Jue put away his phone and looked around, his eyes suddenly lit up, "Are you coming?"

"Me?"

Lou Feng from a distance looked bewildered and then disdainful, "I'm not going!"

Why would an Embers who should be comfortably working in the workshop unnecessarily risk their life in such a dangerous place for a lark?

Only a fool would go!

He snorted disdainfully and rejected the idea without a second thought.

Even if I, Lou Feng, die of exhaustion, even if I jump from here...

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The next day, early in the morning, Mr. Lou, with a face like a defeated puppy, carrying heavy bags, showed up punctually at the assembly point.

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