Chapter 1705: Completing the Crafting in Six Days
Chen Xiaobei had put on the Nightstalker outfit when he stumbled upon this group of Tenshou warriors.
After he took off his mask and outfit, Chen Xiaobei appeared like a ghost out of thin air and began to launch a surprise attack.
Even though the commander was pretty strong, he still died by the Dragon's Edge in the end because he was unprepared.
"The Nightstalker outfit's stealth function is really good, but it offers no protection at all. Or else I wouldn't have to keep changing in and out of the damn outfit!" Chen Xiaobei muttered to himself. Suddenly, something clicked in his mind, and he exclaimed, "Oh! Qixi festival! I got Zhinu's Milky Way Patterned Cloth! That is probably a very high-grade material. I wonder if it could fortify the Nightstalker Outfit? I should ask Zhinu when I get back!"
Chen Xiaobei was now facing stronger enemies, and his goal was set on a very high and very faraway place!
It was necessary for him to be equipped with upgraded tools and equipment!
But that was a topic for another time.
Right now, Chen Xiaobei had more important things to attend to.
He knelt beside the dead commander and removed the storage bracelet from the body.
After communicating with its Spiritual Attribute, Chen Xiaobei was able to take a look inside the bracelet.
Throwing the miscellaneous daily necessities, Chen Xiaobei found three very special items.
The first was a combat spacecraft!
This was the main reason for Chen Xiaobei's little excursion here.
If this group of Tenshou warriors had come across the resting Su Xiaoman and Ao Liancheng, Su Xiaoman would have killed them all, found the spacecraft and gave it to Chen Xiaobei.
Then Chen Xiaobei would have no excuse to continue following Su Xiaoman and find the Abyssal Ice.
So, Chen Xiaobei used the excuse of having to relieve himself to kill these Tenshou warriors. In fact, he was prepared to continuously massacre these soldiers for the rest of the six days!
Because another day of not finding a spacecraft was another day wasted, Su Xiaoman was obliged to lead Chen Xiaobei forward.
As long as they were on the right track, Chen Xiaobei would have the chance to use his Blood Descendant Special Ability to find the Abyssal Ice.
Chen Xiaobei put the spacecraft away in his Infinite Ring and took the other two items.
The first was a map of the mountain area with very detailed drawings of pathways. There were also search areas marked in red circles on the map!
"Good stuff!" Chen Xiaobei grinned to himself. "With this map, I will be able to kill all of them in six days! I won't need to worry about Su Xiaoman finding out about my plan!"
The second thing was a cell phone with a logo of a samurai sword printed on its back. It was probably designated specifically for the Tenshou warriors to use!
Chen Xiaobei looked into the phone and found a whole list of issued orders sent via text message. Tonight's patrol was in one of the messages.
"With this phone, I can know the enemy's exact location at the exact time. This will make it easier for me to take them down!" Chen Xiaobei's eyes lit up. "If I'm lucky, I might even be able to learn the enemy's special orders with this phone!"
After he tucked the map and the phone safely into his Infinite Space Ring, Chen Xiaobei stepped onto the Somersault Cloud and went back to his companions. All in all, it took only about ten minutes or in order not to rouse Su Xiaoman's suspicions.
Ao Liancheng and Chen Xiaobei were pals so he did not ask any questions.
After they greeted each other, Chen Xiaobei leaned against a large tree and began fussing with his phone.
Chen Xiaobei: Zhinu jiejie! Are you sleeping? There's something I'd like to ask you!
Zhinu: Not yet. What is it, God Chen?
Chen Xiaobei: The three bolts Milky Way Patterned Cloth that I received from you during the Qixi festival - can I use it to fortify my Nightstalker outfit?
Zhinu: Of course you can! The Milky Way Patterned Cloth is an Earth-God grade material. It will raise the Nightstalker Outfit's defense! Also, the pattern's special ability is a very good camouflage passive skill. It will make up for the Nightstalker Outfit's shortcoming of being ineffective in broad daylight!
Chen Xiaobei: That is great! It can fortify the Nightstalker outfit and it even has Special Abilities! That is exactly what I needed! Can you tell me how to fortify it?
Zhinu: Of course, I'll only be telling you how to do it. That's not against Shen Gongpao's rules! I'll send it to you now. Ask me if you have any questions!
Chen Xiaobei: Thank you, Zhinu jiejie!
Chen Xiaobei received the instructions from Zhinu shortly after.
The directions would seem very complicated and perplexing to laymen but to the Scholar Heart-equipped Chen Xiaobei, it was very simple.
BAM!
He then immediately retrieved the Green Jade Cauldron, and dropped the Nightstalker Outfit and the three bolts of Milky Way Patterned Cloth into it.
"Zhufeng! What are you doing?" The noise drew Ao Liancheng and Su Xiaoman's attention.
"Oh, I was dying of boredom so, I'm trying to craft something!" Chen Xiaobei shrugged as he took out a Sanmei True Fire Talisman.
He also got this talisman during the Qixi festival. It was from Princess Iron Fan, and there were only three of them.
He added the talisman into the cauldron.
It might appear all calm and serene on the outside of the cauldron but a raging Sanmei True Fire was burning within it!
Chen Xiaobei had already mastered the methods of controlling the fire when he previously concocted pills.
Right now, he could control the temperature in the Green Jade Cauldron with his mind. He was able to adjust the intensity of the fire to fit the optimum conditions very quickly.
Chen Xiaobei followed Zhinu's instructions and introduced a few surges of Ethereal Force into the cauldron.
Ethereal forces were not pyrophobic so they acted as Chen Xiaobei's hand, turning the Nightstalker Outfit and Milky Way Patterned Cloth over and over again inside the cauldron.
These two were not ordinary items so it was not possible to complete the refining process in a short while.
After about an hour of spinning, Chen Xiaobei stopped and put the entire cauldron back into his Infinite Space Ring.
"Zhufeng... You... You really know how to craft equipment?" Ao Liancheng asked in disbelief. "An equipment crafting master is an extremely rare profession!"
"I know just enough. I only do it during my free time." Chen Xiaobei shrugged.
"Childe Chen, you really are incredible!" Su Xiaoman cried out in wonder. "What level of items are you crafting? How long will it take?"
"Level... It should be a Seven-star Spiritual Instrument." Chen Xiaobei answered. "The materials would have to be refined for three days. After that, it will take another three for the equipment to form its shape. In total, it would probably take six days to complete!"
"What? Six days to complete a seven-star Spiritual Instrument? Childe Chen, that is such an absurd exaggeration!"
Su Xiaoman hissed, "There are many equipment crafting masters in Apocalypse Starfield. It takes them months to years to complete a One-star Spiritual Instruments! How could you do it in six days? I'm not a three-year-old child you know! Don't lie to me!"
Ao Liancheng frowned. "Zhufeng. I'm not trying to find fault with you but your statements are just overly inflated! Six days to complete! That's impossible!"
Chen Xiaobei shrugged, unperturbed. "Six days would be considered as slow! I could do it even faster once I've become proficient at it!"