60: Chapter 60 What is social etiquette?

Fang Xun held up the mountain, and the giant square stones he carved formed a semicircle.

They were just waiting for the arrival of the super A-rank Disaster Beast, the Taowu.

Beside Fang Xun, Yu Zheng stood very actively, reporting the distance of that Taowu to 'Big Saint' (Fang Xun).

"Big Saint, only ten kilometers left. The Disaster Beast codenamed Taowu will arrive soon. But those Remnant Beastss are about to cross the mountaintop and run down."

Fang Xun left an opening a hundred meters wide, intending to let all those Remnant Beastss pass through that gap.

This way, the troops of Dongcheng City could concentrate their fire and avoid wasting ammunition.

However, while the idea was good, the execution was not quite the same.

Indeed, a portion of the Remnant Beastss gathered directly in that opening.

But the other Remnant Beastss that couldn't squeeze in didn't care about that.

They simply went over the mountains or through the gullies.

It only cost them a negligible amount of stamina.

"The artillery fire has stopped."

Fang Xun nodded as he heard the sounds behind him cease.

"Cough."

Yu Zheng immediately looked embarrassed upon hearing this: "The saturation bombardment lasted for over half an hour. In that time, we only managed to use about a hundred tons of ammunition, and we've run out."

"Only that much?" Fang Xun was slightly puzzled. Based on the Materials he provided last time, producing a thousand or even a few thousand tons wouldn't be difficult, let alone just a hundred tons.

Although the number sounded intimidating, it was actually just a few truckloads.

"We just started manufacturing, so the yield rate is a bit low," Yu Zheng became even more awkward.

Dongcheng City didn't have any proper armories; these were all converted from machinery processing plants.

The output from the Research Institute was stable, but the quantity was truly very small.

"Big Saint, don't worry. Give us half a year. These shells will definitely be manufactured to be round, big, and effective."

"Alright," Fang Xun replied. He could already see the colorful 'Magical Girls' arriving at the front lines through the dust and smoke.

Lu Li took the lead, reinforcing the barricade atop the 'siege wall' Fang Xun had constructed.

But this time, her focus wasn't primarily on blocking.

She was more focused on using the terrain to guide the Remnant Beastss toward the opening Fang Xun had left.

Before that opening,

The attacks from the 'Magical Girls' were a dazzling display of abilities.

Fang Xun casually glanced over. These 'Magical Girls' could indeed trade blows with the Remnant Beastss.

Among them, Fang Xun also spotted Pei Ruanruan, Zhang Tianci, and Wang Kaixin.

This time, Zhang Tianci had truly transformed his Nano-Suit into the appearance of Ultraman Tiga and was currently emitting light beams.

Wang Kaixin also looked very happy; his transformed Faiz accelerated among the Remnant Beastss, clearly enjoying himself.

As for Pei Ruanruan...

"She's really beautiful," Fang Xun couldn't help but exclaim.

It was actually the first time Fang Xun could look so closely at the girls' transformed outfits.

As expected of Fantasy Spiritual Garments, they looked truly stunning.

Jiang Qin leaped back and forth within the ranks of the Remnant Beastss, and with every move she made, a Remnant Beasts perished under a pink psionic blast.

As Jiang Qin moved, the slender white stockings on her calves seemed to glow.

Beside Fang Xun, Yu Zheng quickly caught the keyword.

"Senior, are you interested in Spiritual Energy Armor?"

Hearing Yu Zheng, Fang Xun was almost rendered speechless.

He wasn't just interested; he was extremely interested.

He had confidently told Jiang Qin back then that her brother would surely be a Psionic Armor Adept.

Yet, that Spiritual Energy Armor hadn't even acknowledged him.

"Yes."

"Wait right there," Yu Zheng let out a cry and piloted his mecha back.

This was the first time the Senior had expressed his interest.

And this interest was merely in a piece of Spiritual Energy Armor.

Not only was Yu Zheng delighted, but the think tank behind him was also extremely excited.

The Research Institute, upon receiving the news, immediately released the remaining dozen Spiritual Energy Cores they had.

Within the city, the road from the Research Institute to the north of the city had its traffic lights completely controlled.

The road was green all the way until the vehicle from the Research Institute reached the northern area.

That vehicle had never driven so fast in its entire existence.

Two hundred and thirty miles per hour was already its performance limit; the driver felt like stomping the accelerator straight through the gas tank.

In just three minutes, the vehicle arrived at the battlefield several kilometers away.

Without even a moment to catch its breath, the box containing over a dozen Spiritual Energy Cores was handed to Yu Zheng, who then brought it before Fang Xun.

...

...

"This... you're giving it to me?"

Fang Xun looked at the box, feeling a sense of absurdity and unreality.

"Yes, they are all yours," Yu Zheng said, standing on the mecha's hand as he passed the box over.

Fang Xun opened the box. Inside lay over a dozen palm-sized Spiritual Energy Cores.

Fang Xun gently stroked the Spiritual Energy Cores.

Just like before, none of the Spiritual Energy Cores responded to his touch.

What wasn't his, wasn't his.

"Forget it, take them back," Fang Xun shook his head with some helplessness. "These things aren't suitable for me."

"This..." Yu Zheng never expected that despite the Senior being such a powerful Ability User, the Spiritual Energy Armors showed no reaction whatsoever.

It was worth noting that even for someone like Lu Li, a B-rank, when she opened the box, those Spiritual Energy Armors acted like dogs seeing their master, all eagerly wanting to establish a connection with Lu Li.

It wasn't just Yu Zheng; even Wei Heng was momentarily stunned by the sight.

He murmured, "The Senior isn't an Ability User? Then where does his power come from? Is power that can even change the fundamental nature of elements something you can just wish for?"

"There's a pretty hot discussion online recently," Wu Ming glanced at his tri-fold communicator next to Wei Heng.

"Spiritual Energy Armor is made from cores obtained from Disaster Beast. But they also show no reaction to Disaster Beast.

Speaking of which...

There is now sufficient evidence to prove that Disaster Beast can shapeshift into the creatures they devour, right?

Like that cat.

Is it possible that the Senior you have trusted for so long..."

"Wu Ming, if you're so good at talking nonsense, why don't you go to the front lines and see? Try seeing how many Disaster Beast your farts can blow away?"

"I wouldn't dare," Wu Ming immediately shook his head, then looked into the distance.

"Did you hear that? The Taowu is here."

"I heard it," Wei Heng stretched his limbs. It was time for him to enter the fray.

Just as Wei Heng was about to move, someone placed a hand on his shoulder.

"You just sit back there, old man. The front lines aren't suitable for you anymore."

Wei Heng: "?"

He looked at Wu Ming, unsure of what Wu Ming meant.

"Captain Wei, Lu Li and I both came out of Dongcheng City.

Although my talent is far inferior to my Senior schoolmate's, I have managed to become a Captain in the Imperial Capital.

My strength is no longer based on talent alone. Take a look at the Imperial Capital's newest model, the Tianji-class Spiritual Energy Battle Armor.

I will also go meet that Taowu.

Psionic Power: Bloom."