Chapter 112 Wuling Village, a Soul Card Master per capita?

Energy was continuously extracted from the desolate crystal and then injected into the electronic buffer barrier. Yu Cang looked at the solid curtain wall in front of him and suddenly said, "Fang Pei, shoot me with Thunder Iron Roar."

"This..." Fang Pei was a little hesitant.

On the side, Wan Quan slapped the card box and activated a soul card. Suddenly, a layer of duel shield fell on Yu Cang's body: "Do as instructed."

"yes!"

Fang Pei no longer hesitated, immediately raised the Lei Tie Roar, inserted two magazines, and pulled the trigger!

Soldiers will obey orders 100%.

Whoosh—collapse…

A black shadow with a string of white smoke crashed into the electronic buffer barrier. This time, the shell could not penetrate it like it had penetrated the palace examination stone. Instead, a series of ripples and arcs appeared near the landing point on the surface of the electronic buffer barrier. The shell hit it and was actually bounced up.

However, the moment it was bounced up, the shell exploded!

boom!

This time, standing in an open area, Yu Cang and Lin Yunqing could clearly see the scale of Lei Tie's roaring explosion.

The incandescent flames expanded in an instant, and even faster than the flames was a shock wave that seemed to be real. As it spread, it lifted the ground and spread endlessly into the distance!

The smoke and dust kept spreading, and the aftermath passed by Fang Pei, but he did not move. After launching the Thunder Iron Roar, he stood at attention on the spot, with no intention of dodging even when facing the smoke and dust.

Because he did not receive the order to dodge... Of course, because the distance was far enough, the smoke and dust could not hurt him.

And at the center of the explosion, the expanding flame was neatly split into two.

The blue transparent curtain wall kept flickering, but it remained standing. No matter the flames of the explosion or the shock waves, they could only stop in front of the curtain wall and could not move forward. When the line of sight extended to both sides, the curtain wall gradually became transparent. It was not until three or four meters away that some residual shock waves barely came in, but they only blew up some dust and then dissipated.

Electric light flashed on Yu Cang's hands. The wild crystal he stuffed into the Lock of Absolute Pressure kept transmitting energy to him. This energy was continuously utilized to maintain the electronic buffer barrier from being breached.

Soon, the explosion dissipated, and the ground in front of Yu Cang had turned into a charred area. However, it was as if a knife had split the earth in half, and the charred marks stopped abruptly at Yu Cang's feet. The ground behind the curtain wall remained the same as before, without being affected at all.

Qi'er hid behind Lin Yunqing and covered her ears with her hands. The volume of Lei Tie's roar really shocked her.

"This defensive ability..." Wan Quan was a little surprised.

He knew very well the power of Thunder Iron's Roar. Although it consumed a lot of energy, once it was fired, any epic-level character that wasn't good at defense would be defeated!

Even if someone of epic level could withstand it, he would probably be seriously injured and close to death.

But this blue curtain wall... caught the shot steadily, seemingly effortlessly, and was even able to continue defending.

A soul card with such powerful abilities... was it really thought up in such a short time?

Wan Quan looked at Lin Yunqing, but there was no surprise in her expression. She was just silently recording the data, as if everything in front of her was the most normal thing to her.

On the other side, Yu Cang retracted his hands and removed the electronic buffer barrier. "The energy consumption is too high... It's a mixed blessing. With sufficient energy support, this ability should be able to withstand all epic-level attacks. Even legendary-level attacks require trial and error to know if it can withstand them."

Click...

Yu Cang's breastplate opened, revealing the electronic energy-absorbing core inside.

Two pieces of wild crystals were ejected from the gap of the Absolute Pressure Lock and fell to the ground.

The originally black crystals have now turned transparent white, and all the energy inside has been drained.

The energy absorbed from the wild crystal is somewhat difficult to calculate, but roughly speaking, the energy consumed in blocking the previous shot is definitely much more than that consumed in firing the previous shot.

However, as long as we can defend ourselves, this energy will not be wasted.

In the military, any energy consumption is not a problem. The most important thing is whether this energy consumption can be used to reach a higher limit.

Yu Cang took out a few more pieces of wild crystals and inserted them into the gap between the electronic energy-absorbing core and the absolute pressure lock.

"We'll test the specific data later. Let's go over the other capabilities of the reactive armor first."

"Okay." Lin Yunqing nodded, "Fang Pei, summon the armed chariot."

"receive!"

Fang Pei canceled Lei Tie's call for a roar, raised his hand, and a soul card shattered at his fingertips. Countless parts emerged from the void and combined into an armored vehicle, which stopped steadily beside Fang Pei.

With a wave of Yu Cang's hand, the swarm's magazines moved back and forth in an orderly manner, changing its own protocol attribute to the tenth level of "reduced energy loss".

After feeling it for a moment, Yu Cang nodded: "I see... Is the enhanced ability this time [Tactical Camouflage]... Very practical ability."

He raised his hand and silently activated his ability. In an instant, a spherical space with Yu Cang as the center became blurred like the screen of an old TV that had lost its signal. Then everyone present discovered that Yu Cang's figure had disappeared on the spot!

On the side, Lin Yunqing pondered: "Is it an invisibility ability..."

Thinking of this, she summoned a skeleton mechanical dog and shared its vision to look forward, but she could only see that the air in a spherical space was slightly distorted, and could not see Yu Cang who was in it.

"How is it? Can you see clearly?" Yu Cang canceled the activation of his ability.

“You can detect something unusual, but you can’t pinpoint its exact location.”

"I see. Not bad... The upgraded ability of [Tactical Camouflage] is called [Silent Field]. It creates a space around the reactive armor. Any sound and light within this space cannot escape, but will only be absorbed by the reactive armor after reflection. Incoming light is also processed and calculated accordingly, thus achieving the effect of invisibility."

"Is that so? What a wonderful ability." Lin Yunqing nodded. "So, the area the Skeleton Hound sees is a sphere... In this case, doesn't that mean they can achieve group invisibility?"

"Yes, it can be done. And because the protocol attribute is the tenth level of 'reduced energy loss', the consumption of this ability is not that high, enough to ensure long-term maintenance."

"This ability is great." Wan Quan's eyes lit up. "The army is still lacking this kind of long-term invisibility ability. Just based on this ability, this Soul Card is enough to get a good ranking."

Yu Cang remained noncommittal: "Let's try something else."

Next, they implanted the remaining three protocol attributes in turn, and finally found that when ten layers of "enhanced power" were implanted, [limited overload] would become [super power restriction removal]. After activating this ability, the various attributes of the individual reactive armor were linearly improved. Of course, the energy consumption also increased.

The last ability, [Firepower System], has two different upgrade directions. When ten layers of "Enhanced Energy Output" are implanted, this ability will be upgraded to [Continuous Fire Mode]. The reactive armor under this ability can easily set off a wave of barrage, and one person can achieve fire suppression.

When the tenth layer of "Increased Range" is implanted, the [Firepower System] will be upgraded to [String Mode]. This ability allows the reactive armor to continuously increase its range and power by storing power. It is not difficult for an energy cannon to fire thousands of meters away.

It can be said that every ability of the individual reactive armor is ridiculously strong and very comprehensive. However, the more protocol attributes are connected, the more mental pressure the reactive armor brings, which puts some restrictions on the use of this soul card.

Just like now, Yu Cang, as a fourth-level soul card master, has reached the limit of accessing the tenth-level protocol attribute. After all, he is now maintaining not only an epic individual reactive armor, but also two rare cards, the Lock of Absolute Pressure and the Electronic Energy Drain Core. Although their races are of the type with extremely low mental stress, but added together, the mental stress is already very high.

Therefore, at the same time, a level 4 soul card master can only upgrade one ability, and as for the level 3... I'm afraid that no ability can be upgraded at all.

This is not a problem that can be solved by just being ruthless and exploding. After all, if your mental pressure is too high, higher than the wild crystal inside the Absolute Pressure Lock, then you will not be able to draw soul energy from it... So for this set of armor, if you want to exert its full strength, you still need to undergo special mental stress resistance training.

Regulating one's own mental stress will be the main concern for users of this set of soul cards.

However, there is a solution to this problem. That is, in normal times, only one part of the individual reactive armor can be used. For example, a third-level soul card master can only be equipped with a left arm armor with a certain ability, and then implant the protocol attribute upgrade. In this way, through coordination and cooperation between the team, they can also achieve decent combat effectiveness.

After all, individual reactive armor has very comprehensive capabilities and strong coordination. Elite soldiers can choose to upgrade more capabilities during combat, and in the hands of ordinary soldiers, they can also cooperate with each other to exert all the advantages.

This is a soul card with a very high upper limit and a high lower limit.

On the side, Wan Quan was silently thinking of various tactics in his mind. Finally, when the test came to an end, he couldn't help but look at Yu Cang with a complicated expression.

This soul card... can be said to have raised the strength of the mechanical system to a new level.

With him, the Mechanical Department no longer has any weaknesses... None of the five abilities are just for show, they are simply ridiculously strong.

Is it true that a soul card of this level can be made in just one day in the dormitory...

He now seemed to understand why Lin Yunqing trusted Cang so much.

With this kind of brain, let alone going back to the dormitory to create soul cards, even if you really go back to the dormitory to rest, no one will dare to say anything.

"Yeah, almost there." Yu Cang canceled the summons for his individual reactive armor, held his arm, and stretched. "Captain Wan, the mechanical system should be almost complete. Let the soldiers familiarize themselves with it as soon as possible. If nothing unexpected happens, there shouldn't be any new soul cards."

"Okay... I understand." Wan Quan nodded with a complicated expression.

"Yunqing, continue testing." Yu Cang walked aside and rubbed Qi'er's head. "Just perfect the details and our work will be done."

"Okay, senior." Lin Yunqing nodded.

During the test, time passed quickly.

Because he had to go into the mountains with the company tomorrow, Yu Cang finished the test early and returned to the dormitory, planning to have a good rest today.

…

the next day

When the sky was just getting light, Yu Cang was called up.

The soldiers of the second company have assembled with the new soul cards. However, at present, the individual reactive armor is only equipped to the first squad. After all, it was just made yesterday, and it takes time for the card-making masters in the army to learn it, so it has not been fully assembled yet.

Today, the second company will cross four mountains, run more than 60 kilometers, arrive at Wuling Village there before noon, and begin to prepare to enter the alien space.

It is estimated that it will take more than five hours. This speed would have been considered a forced march in the previous life, but in this world, due to the existence of soul energy, people's physical fitness is much stronger. In addition, most of the weapons and equipment nowadays have been lightweighted into soul cards, which has reduced the weight a lot. Therefore, it is probably considered a normal speed.

The company formed a long snake formation and ran into the mountains. At the beginning, Yu Cang wanted to try his best to keep up, but he couldn't do it after walking only five kilometers.

On the one hand, he had to hold Qi'er, and on the other hand... Lin Yunqing's physical strength could no longer keep up.

Yu Cang was still okay, as a fourth-level soul card master, his physical fitness was online, but Lin Yunqing was a weak woman who had been in the laboratory for years. Being able to keep up with the progress within these five kilometers was already considered explosive potential. After that, she really couldn't do it.

"Brother, you've worked hard." Qi'er snuggled in Yu Cang's arms, holding a tissue in one hand and carefully wiping the sweat off Yu Cang's forehead. "Take a break."

"Okay... Thank you, Qi'er." Yu Cang touched the girl's head, turned around, and said, "Yunqing, how are you?"

"...Sorry, I'm lagging behind." Lin Yunqing's face turned pale. "I might not be able to keep up..."

"It's okay. We're not soldiers after all, so there's no need to hold ourselves to their standards." Yu Cang raised his hand and summoned a giant scale-blighted beast. "Come on board, I'll carry you... But, Yun Qing, you really need some exercise. Sometimes, scientific research also requires physical fitness."

"I understand, senior, I will pay attention to it." Lin Yunqing stopped and slowed down his somewhat rapid breathing.

For the rest of the journey, Yu Cang and the other two basically spent their time on the back of the scaly plague beast.

The Plague Beast was of decent size, and its back was quite broad, so there was still room for three people to sit down.

However, this slowed their progress somewhat, and before they knew it, they were already in the middle of the group. Fortunately, the Plague Beasts didn't need to rest, and they could sneak along while the army rested, so they wouldn't be left behind.

The mountain road was steep and the team was long. The gap created by a slight pause of a few seconds in front when crossing the mountain was passed to the back, and the distance became so great that one had to run to catch up.

Wan Quan would occasionally look back to make sure Yu Cang and the others were not left behind.

In the mountains, mosquito bites are very serious. Although Wanquan sent some insect repellent, he could not completely avoid this problem.

But fortunately, they came at night.

Xiaoye came and lay on Cang's shoulder. Although she was very young, her immature yet majestic dragon power was still enough to cover the three of them. Although she couldn't do more, she could easily keep mosquitoes away.

Finally, after a long journey, before noon, the group successfully arrived at Wuling Village.

This is a small mountain village nestled deep in the mountains. Although it is remote, the nearby troops always bring a lot of supplies during each training exercise, so it actually has everything it needs.

Moreover, although this is just a mountain village, many powerful soul card masters have emerged from it in the past. With their help in improving transportation, this place is indeed not backward.

So when Yu Cang came here and looked at the flat road and neat houses in front of him, he was stunned.

Why is this different from the mountain village I imagined?

The people here are very simple, but after careful observation, Yu Cang found something wrong.

Why do the people on the street...seem like all the Soul Card Masters are of high level?

Normally, those with Soul Card Master talent will awaken their Soul Energy Well around the age of seventeen. If they miss this opportunity, they will still awaken normally a few years later. However, those who awaken late may only reach two or three levels in their lifetime before encountering a bottleneck.

There are still very few people who can awaken at the age of seventeen, but looking here, most of the adults on the street seem to be at level four or five. Looking around, there are no people of lower levels.

The middle-aged man who came up to talk to Wanquan in a friendly manner, even Cang couldn't tell the level of him at this distance, it seemed that he was above level six.

Hiss, so curly?

Yu Cang felt like he was lowering his head every time he walked in this small mountain village.

Qi'er held Yu Cang's hand and couldn't help but move closer to Yu Cang.

I have to spend the night in an unfamiliar environment again... Hmm.

The Second Company will stay in Wuling Village for one night. During this time, the villagers will be responsible for entertaining the soldiers. Of course, the army will naturally pay them for this kind of thing, so it is impossible for them to do it for free.

Staying at a fellow villager's home can also help cultivate the relationship between the military and the people.

Although I am not a soldier, since I have come here, and there is no hotel here, I naturally have to stay at my fellow villager's home for one night.

Wanquan will arrange this matter, so it is not his turn to worry about it.

Just as Yu Cang was holding Qi'er's hand and looking around, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind:

"Eh? Boss? Why are you here?!"

Yu Cang was stunned.

He looked back and saw two girls crossing the street and walking towards him. The girl walking in front was very familiar to Yu Cang. Who else could it be but Gu Jieshuang?

"Jie Shuang?" Yu Cang asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

"This is my home." Gu Jieshuang looked very happy. She skipped to Yu Cang's side and rubbed Qi'er's little head. "Didn't I say that the other day, since the boss is not available for the Fire Festival, then I will go home~"

"Sister!" Qi'er's eyes lit up.

Oh my god

How can my brother meet my sister even though he came to such a far place?

What a fate!

I bumped into it. I bumped into it.

"Do you live... so far away?"

"Yes, so I have to walk a long way every time I come back." Gu Jieshuang laughed.

"Wait—wait!" Another girl suddenly rushed out, stretched out her arms to block Gu Jieshuang, and looked at Yu Cang with vigilance, "You, you, you are not the boss Yu Cang that Shuangshuang mentioned, are you?"

"It's me." Yu Cang showed a puzzled look, "You are..."

"Ah, Boss, don't mind it..." Gu Jieshuang quickly pressed down Jiang Ya's arm, "She is my roommate. She came back with me because she wanted to climb the mountain this time."

Yu Cang nodded in understanding: "Is that so... Hello, I'm Yu Cang, and now I am..."

"I know you!" Jiang Ya wrinkled her nose and shook her fist in front of her. "Shuangshuang is mine! Don't even think about cheating on our Shuang...!"

Before Jiang Ya could finish her words, Gu Jieshuang immediately covered her mouth, pulled her aside, and whispered viciously in her ear, "Stop being so arrogant in front of the boss. Do you understand?"

"Mmmmm!" Jiang Ya clenched her fists in protest, but seeing Gu Jieshuang's threatening eyes, she backed off, "Mmmmm..."

"Ahem." Gu Jieshuang let go of Jiang Ya and returned to Yu Cang, smiling very embarrassedly. "Well... Jiang Ya might be a little strange sometimes, don't mind it... Oh, she's Jiang Lou's sister, so we're kind of acquaintances."

Behind her, Jiang Ya, who had been warned, stood there sullenly, pouting and looking at Yu Cang with a depressed expression.

"Oh, I see." Yu Cang said with a smile, "Jiang Ya, your brother has helped us a lot these days... Come to think of it, why haven't I heard Jiang Lou mention that he has a sister?"

"Him? Humph." Jiang Ya curled her lips, seeming very indignant.

"Come to think of it, the boss came here with the army..." Gu Jieshuang's eyes lit up, "Does he want to stay here with us for one night too?"

"Well, yes."

"Then how about staying at my house? It's pretty big."

"Ah...that's fine." Yu Cang glanced at Qi'er and Lin Yunqing.

If he could find someone familiar to stay with, Qi'er would probably feel more comfortable.

"Wha...what?!" Jiang Ya's eyes widened. "Shuangshuang...no! Is our world of two just gone like this?"

Gu Jieshuang's mouth twitched and he held his forehead in pain.

"Great! I can go to my sister's house to play!" Qi'er was very happy. She hurried forward and held Gu Jieshuang's hand.

Well... the other hand holding Yu Cang did not let go.

The girl naturally pulled Gu Jieshuang to Yu Cang's side, and her eyes seemed to glance inadvertently at Jiang Ya who was standing aside and suddenly isolated.

"This...you guys?" Jiang Ya's pupils trembled.

Seeing this scene, Lin Yunqing on the side nodded thoughtfully.

Then he said, "Senior, I'll go talk to Captain Wan and tell him not to make any arrangements for us."

"Okay, thank you for your help."

After Lin Yunqing left, Jiang Ya finally couldn't help it.

"Yu Cang! You're also a Level 4 Soul Card Master, right?" She jumped out, gritting her teeth and saying, "I want to duel with you! Only the winner is worthy of Shuangshuang!"

Thanks to Greed, Langzi Feitianle, book friend 20200724102454944, and Hungry Clown for their rewards!

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