51: Chapter 51 The Falcon Takes Flight~

Late at night, in Xu Daili's residence.

Xu Daili wore a solemn expression, her eyes fixed intently on the merging ball of light before her, her nerves taut to the absolute limit.

In fact, these two purple collectibles were production tools she had synthesized over this period using the large number of collectibles Chu Hong had successively sent over.

Suddenly, a harsh grinding sound, like gears jamming, caused Xu Daili's pretty face to tighten.

On her wrist.

A gold watch suddenly lit up with a red glow.

Immediately following that.

The ball of light in Xu Daili's hands that was currently undergoing synthesis instantly burst apart.

The ball of light dissipated, leaving behind only two quiet collectibles on the ground.

[Precision Printer] and [Portable Machine Tool] didn't suffer a single bit of damage.

Xu Daili panted slightly, looking visibly shaken as she touched the red collectible [precious gold watch] on her wrist.

"Phew, close one... If it weren't for the red collectible rewind synthesis interruption skill given by the captain, given my success rate, I don't know when I'd ever succeed again..."

She wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Sitting on the sofa, she adjusted her breathing to recover, waiting for the Source Energy within her body to restore.

After a long while.

She raised her hand once more and cast the skill [Synthesis Promotion].

[Synthesis Promotion]: Stage 8 Qiyuan Operator skill. It can synthesize collectibles of any level, with a 70% chance of synthesis failure, a 25% chance of synthesizing a collectible of the same level, and a 5% chance of synthesizing an upgraded collectible.

As the ball of light merged once again, amidst Xu Daili's nervous and expectant gaze, a brilliant golden light, like a blazing sun piercing through dark clouds, suddenly appeared within the ball of light.

Ding!

The ball of light burst apart.

Amidst flecks of golden light, a collectible with a square shape, resembling a computer mainframe case, appeared before Xu Daili.

[Item Name]: High-Precision Silicon-Based 3D Printing Equipment

[Item Grade]: Golden

[Type]: Electronic Device

[Weight]: 50kg

[Inventory Slot Capacity Occupied]: 3 × 4

[Item Description]: Can freely print all uploaded industrial electronic items according to blueprints. Its ultra-high efficiency and precision keep its yield rate at the forefront of the market, making it widely favored by various light industrial and precision manufacturing industries.

"Clap, clap, clap..."

Abrupt applause suddenly came from the window on the side.

Xu Daili was startled.

Immediately following that, she saw her captain's figure, who had appeared at the window God knows when.

Instantly, she couldn't help but exasperatedly wipe the fragrant sweat from her forehead.

"I have to say, Captain, there's a front door you refuse to use, yet in the middle of the night you crawl through the window of a single woman—you've got quite unique hobbies, huh?"

Chu Hong smiled, completely unconcerned.

His eyes were full of pleasant surprise as he looked at this brand-new collectible on the coffee table.

"I didn't expect you to synthesize what I needed so quickly... With this kind of efficiency, how could the Crossing River Dragon Team expel you?"

He reached out and stroked the printing equipment before him, which looked like a computer mainframe case and was full of a sci-fi feel.

With this thing, he could officially begin mass-producing the [flying bird drone] Blueprint he had obtained earlier.

Not only could he use it himself.

In the future, it could even develop into a business...

Of course, thinking about this right now was still too early.

Hearing this, Xu Daili smiled and extended her wrist. On that fair, delicate wrist, a gold watch that quite matched the other party's temperament was currently exuding faint fluctuations of Source Energy.

"This is also thanks to the red collectible you gave me, Captain. I didn't expect this [precious gold watch] to have the effect of interrupting skills. As long as I activate it immediately whenever a deviation occurs during my synthesis, the number of consumed collectibles is greatly reduced."

"It's just that the Source Energy consumption is a bit large..."

Hearing this.

A flash of surprise couldn't help but cross Chu Hong's eyes.

This was something he hadn't expected. That being the case, the small red item he casually handed out back then not only made his plan much smoother, but also greatly increased Xu Daili's own value.

"Didn't the Crossing River Dragon Team ever find this kind of red-quality collectible for you?"

Xu Daili shook her head, her eyes carrying obvious sorrow and helplessness.

She gave a bitter smile. "Captain, you have deep pockets, but as for these red-quality collectibles, throughout the entire Huangshan Base City, among hundreds and thousands of Pioneer Squads, and even large teams like the Rose Squad, how many are actually able to possess a red-quality collectible?"

"The drop rate of this thing in secret realms is simply too low—low to an infuriating degree..."

Chu Hong couldn't help muttering inwardly.

Is the drop rate low?

It doesn't seem that low, right?

"How are things going with the establishment of the Pioneer Squad recently? Are the procedures complete?"

Xu Daili nodded, quickly walked out from the bedroom, took out a document bag, and handed it to Chu Hong.

Her face, however, showed hesitation, as if she found it somewhat difficult to speak of.

"C-Captain, are you sure you don't want to change the team's name? This whole Hachimi Squad thing... it just doesn't sound very appropriate."

Chu Hong chuckled softly.

Opening the document bag and looking at the complete Pioneer Squad procedures in his hands, which registered Xu Daili herself as the founder, he nodded in satisfaction.

"Why change the name? I think this name is very sacred."

The corners of Xu Daili's eyes twitched violently.

Sacred? Sacred my ass!

To this day, she still remembered the bizarre look the staff member gave her when she went to the Pioneers Guild to process these procedures and reported the team name.

"Alright, now that the team has been established, the next step is to recruit people!"

Chu Hong smiled, looking at Xu Daili whose expression was gradually turning unsightly, and held up two fingers.

"The synthesis of these production-tool-type collectibles cannot stop. If you lack raw materials, just tell me directly, and I will send them to you at the fastest speed. In addition... start keeping an eye out recently for anyone wanting to join a Pioneer Squad. There's no need to rush recruitment; observe them first. Our squad doesn't just take anyone..."

He tossed down another backpack full of high-grade collectibles.

Watching Chu Hong turn around, jump directly out the window, leap down, and disappear into the night, Xu Daili opened her mouth, but ultimately didn't manage to call out to him in time to make him use the front door.

"Tsk, although you're quite handsome, but... you don't have to act all sneaky like a flower-picking thief, do you?"

...

Chu Hong didn't want to be sneaky either.

However.

Ever since the news spread throughout the entire base city today that he and Wang Suming had pulled out a major red item in the secret realm.

Today, many unfamiliar faces had been discovered around the residential area where he lived.

Some of them were personnel from the guild and the military arranged by Director Huang Miao and Wang Qinghai, meant to protect his safety. The others obviously came from those Pioneer chambers of commerce and teams.

For now, Chu Hong didn't plan to directly reveal or expose the identity of "Yanzu".

Regarding certain matters, his identity as a prospective Pioneer newcomer Chu Hong isn't yet suited to participate in them.

Returning home.

Chu Hong directly connected the [High-Precision Silicon-Based 3D Printing Equipment] to the power circuit.

He then took out the [flying bird drone] Blueprint that he had kept for a long time from his backpack and clicked on the disc drive slot on the side of the printing equipment. The moment Chu Hong inserted the disc into the device.

On the display screen above the equipment, production parameters concerning the [flying bird drone] immediately appeared.

A raw material compartment opened automatically.

"Ding! Please insert 'electronic device class' collectibles of no lower than blue quality."

Chu Hong didn't lack this kind of thing at all.

Soon, after he stuffed in a few blue or purple collectibles like processors and cameras.

Bursts of slight buzzing sounds echoed throughout the entire printing equipment.

Amidst the sizzling sounds of raw material processing.

Chu Hong quietly waited.

Soon, he saw the nozzle inside the equipment's printing chamber begin spraying solidified printing material, and a [flying bird drone] gradually began to appear...

Half an hour later.

With a ding, the equipment chamber opened.

An exquisite [flying bird drone] without a single flaw appeared in Chu Hong's hand.

It was of purple quality!

[Item Name]: flying bird drone

[Item Grade]: Purple

[Type]: Electronic Device

[Weight]: 15kg

[Inventory Slot Capacity Occupied]: 2 × 2

[Item Description]: A high-precision military reconnaissance drone produced through industrial printing, capable of carrying heavy objects no greater than 5kg. The flying bird drone can transmit real-time reconnaissance data to the user via matching image glasses.