An Ning was very angry, extremely angry!

She didn't speak to Ji Jue for a full ten minutes!

Then she realized that the more she held back, the angrier she got. Taking a step back only made her more furious... For the greater good, she had to swallow her pride. Since when has someone like me, Ruins, ever suffered such grievances?!

Then, when Ji Jue unintentionally looked up and glanced at the rearview mirror, he saw a small turtle on his face.

?

He was stunned for a moment, and before he knew it, there was another one!

And the number of small turtles kept increasing at the rate he zoned out, until they climbed up to his neck. When he raised his hand to wipe them off, he found that his fingers were glued to the steering wheel...

Oh, and his shoelaces were tied together too.

???

Ji Jue turned back, glaring, while An Ning, still confined by Mercury, pretended to look away casually, as if nothing had happened.

"...Childish?"

"Childish what?"

An Ning glared: "Anyway, I'm just an illiterate, a bad thing, coming all the way to help you and still getting despised... I don't want to be with you anymore! Stop the car! Stop the car! I want to go home and never want to talk to you again!"

Though her words were fierce, she still looked like she was bound to the chair, unable to move, looking pitiful.

She just turned her head away, puffing up in anger.

Until Ji Jue let out a silent sigh, used Material Interference to evaporate the glue on his fingers, and reached out to rub her hair.

Then he got shaken off.

Not happy!

But after Ji Jue withdrew his hand, he found she was even less happy!

"..."

Ji Jue sighed again, reached out once more, and her expression turned fierce, baring her teeth, trying to bite him until Ji Jue ignored her resistance and forcefully pressed his hand on her head.

After a vigorous rub and flattening, his five fingers opened up.

A crystal-clear piece of workmanship was in his palm.

It looked like a pink gemstone tadpole, with an exquisite and complex cut that ensured it wouldn't cut the hand and a slender tail at the end, at first glance...

"..."

An Ning paused, dazed, shocked, momentarily forgetting her anger, with a faint blush forming on her cheeks: "Ji Jue, are you really that forward? I, well... I'm not that easy... really..."

Smack!

Ji Jue got seriously angry and gave her forehead a good tap.

"What are you thinking?!" Ji Jue was completely on edge: "Isn't it Rupert's Tears? You do know Rupert's Tears, right?! If you don't, go check it yourself..."

Once An Ning spoke, his painstakingly composed state of mind got shattered again.

What was his hard work being mistaken for?!

After quickly searching for a while, An Ning looked up dumbfounded, avoiding Ji Jue's glare, then snatched Ji Jue's work and started playing with it.

Pretending nothing happened.

"Just this small token, don't think I'll forgive you so quickly!"

"..."

Ji Jue shook his head, too tired to speak.

Emotionally exhausted.

According to the processing definition, the tadpole-shaped glass crystal formed after dropping molten glass solution into ice water is known as Rupert's Tears or Rupert's Droplet.

Although it's unclear who this Rupert is, since that's what everyone calls it, they just go with it, whatever.

Its feature is that the head is extremely hard, with internal compressive stress and surface tensile stress sufficient to resist substantial impact, while if the tail is broken, the whole thing will instantly shatter and collapse.

It's usually used as an art piece, found everywhere, not all that rare.

However, if paired with the An Family's Projection Skills, the effect will be significantly enhanced—Recalibrated according to fluid dynamics, the teardrop-shaped head is enough to stabilize itself in a high-speed projection state, maintaining structural integrity even when it encounters metal or repulsion defenses, delivering enough impact.

Also, if the tail shatters, the shards can cause a secondary explosion.

Whether dealing with heavily armored targets like Ruins or opponents with enhanced control abilities like Tian Yuan, it has a certain effect.

Moreover, with the An Family's skills in projection, playing with it becomes even more sophisticated.

Without needing Ji Jue's instructions on specific usage, after playing around with it for a short while, An Ning had more or less figured it out, excitedly holding it in her hand, pretending to play airplane making whooshing noises.

The primary material used was the upper-tier material of the Ruins lineage collected by Ji Jue after Yue Chen died—Dust Crystal, although for such consumables, reconstructing from leftover materials was sufficient, with enough weight and hardness, partially mixed with Corrupted Wolf Poison extracted from the blood of the mutated wolf.

Doing one or two is the same, so he just melted and made a whole box out of the unused fragments.

When An Ning realized the entire box was hers, her eyes lit up immediately, humming a tune, forgetting she was still mad moments ago, and pretended to exclaim in amazement:

"Oh my, Ji Jue, what's that on your face, let me help you wipe it off."

"..."

Ji Jue rolled his eyes and didn't resist, letting her find an excuse to touch him while cleaning, but said: "They're just consumables, don't be too careful when using them. If there are any flaws or shortcomings, don't hesitate to tell me right away."

"Got it!"

An Ning squinted her eyes: "Thank you, Ji Jue!"

Ji Jue also smiled.

No need to thank me; once you're done testing the prototype, I'll give the upgraded and mature version to Little An.

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