Chapter 161
As soon as Su Jing poured the five second-tier Iron-Shelled Beetle Demon Cores from the collection box onto the workbench in the control room, a faint blue glow of supernatural power emanated from her fingertips—
Previously, when absorbing a first-tier demon core, the energy only slowly seeped in. This time, the moment his fingertips touched the demon core, the dark core instantly glowed faintly, and energy surged wildly into his fingertips.
The communicator screen suddenly lit up, displaying a pale purple notification: [Second-tier demon beast core energy detected. The ore control ability has unlocked a new feature – "Molecular-level Precision Control," enabling ore melting and shaping with a precision of 0.1mm. Ability strength increased by 15%].
"Su Jing! The demon core is glowing! Your hands are glowing too!"
Little Jin approached the workbench, its dark eyes fixed on the demon core and Su Jing's fingertips. Its tiny paw gently touched a demon core that hadn't yet been absorbed, and a voice within its consciousness carried a hint of surprise.
"The energy in this demon core is so 'concentrated'! Much more concentrated than the demon core of the Azure-Striped Serpent. Is it because it's a second-tier one?"
Su Jing did not respond immediately, but instead took out a small piece of manganese crystal fragment from her space. When she was casting armor-piercing projectiles before, she needed to use a mold to ensure that the projectile core was neat. Now she wanted to try out the new properties.
Her fingertips enveloped the manganese crystal fragment, and she clearly "saw" the molecular structure inside. With a gentle movement, the manganese crystal fragment slowly stretched into a thin needle with a diameter of 1mm, and a spiral pattern was precisely engraved on the end of the needle.
The communicator pops up the message: "[Manganese crystal fine needle (precision grade): diameter 1.00mm, error ≤0.01mm, conforms to micro mechanical parts standards]".
"It's so much more precise now! Before, the needle would break when I used such fine needles, but now it doesn't break at all!"
Su Jing picked up the manganese crystal needle with delight and ordered Robot No. 1, "No. 1, bring over the damaged micro-sensor. I'll use this needle to repair the circuit."
Robot No. 1 immediately retrieved the sensor. Su Jing used a fine manganese crystal needle to pick up the wire, which was thinner than a hair, and precisely connected it to the broken part. A faint light flashed, and the wire was instantly soldered shut. The sensor screen lit up and returned to normal.
Little Jin squatted beside her, using her tiny paws to sort the remaining four demon cores by their activity level. Her inner voice was earnest: "Su Jing, I can smell it! This brightest demon core has the highest activity, the one you absorbed earlier was of medium activity, and the remaining three have slightly lower activity. Would using the more active ones make your abilities stronger?"
"Yes, but we need to keep two as backups, in case we encounter stronger second-tier demonic beasts later and need to use demon cores in an emergency."
Su Jing put the two most active demon cores into the temperature-controlled box, and stored the remaining two into her spatial storage. Just as she was about to organize her tools, the communicator kept ringing with message notifications, and the system chat area on the screen had already received hundreds of messages.
"@I am the God of Wealth, please give us armor-piercing rounds! Our base was just attacked by Iron-Shelled Beetles, and three people were injured. The laser guns are useless. If we don't get armor-piercing rounds soon, they'll break in!"
The message was from "Sister Li from the Flower Country," and included a photo of the wound, which showed obvious scratches on her carapace and was bleeding.
"The people at Black Wolf Outpost are so despicable! They stockpiled 50 armor-piercing rounds and are now selling them in the ruins for 20 points each—they're robbing us!"
The message from "US-Mark" was filled with anger, and he even tagged the Black Wolf base's account, only to find that "the other party has blocked you."
"Has anyone managed to snag an armor-piercing round? Could you share one with me? I'll trade it for some spirit herb seeds! I only have a few left!"
Su Jing quickly swiped the screen. Most of the messages were requests for help and complaints about hoarding supplies. There were also many private messages from people who sent her videos of monster attacks as proof: some filmed beetles puncturing the protective netting, some filmed their injured companions, and some filmed the few remaining ordinary laser bullets in the stronghold, all filled with despair.
"We can't let those who really need it be left without it."
Su Jing gave the order into the communicator, "Number 5, open the store's 'essential needs channel' and set the review rules: 1. Submit videos or photos of monster attacks taken within the last hour;
2. Each person is limited to purchasing a maximum of 3 armor-piercing rounds, payable with points, and no material transactions are accepted;
3. Prioritize processing orders from outposts with wounded personnel, and ship orders marked 'urgent' first.
Robot #5 immediately took action, and a green channel entrance popped up on the store's homepage, along with the review rules.
In less than 10 minutes, more than 20 orders were submitted. Su Jing asked Robot No. 1 to assist in the review: "No. 1, check the time watermark of the video to rule out forgery."
Pay close attention to the orders from "China-Li Jie" and "US-Mark." Their videos show wounded soldiers, marked "urgent," so prioritize ammunition delivery.
"Su Jing! Sister Li's order has been approved! In the video she posted, there are three beetles banging against the door, and a child is crying. It's so pitiful!"
Xiao Jin leaned closer to the approval screen, her inner voice trembling with urgency, "Hurry up and ship the goods to her! Otherwise, the door will be broken down!"
Su Jing clicked "Confirm Delivery," and the system prompted: "[Three Tier 2 Armor-Piercing Rounds have been delivered to the 'China - Sister Li' base via spatial transmission. Please check your mail.]"
Soon, Sister Li sent a message: "Received! Thank you, 'God of Wealth'! I just pierced the belly of a beetle with an armor-piercing bullet, and I can finally catch my breath!"
As soon as the message was posted, the chat room was filled with expressions of gratitude, and more people began submitting their application materials for review, gradually restoring order.
After processing the orders, Su Jing instructed Robot No. 1 to organize the remaining armor-piercing rounds into the warehouse. Just as she was about to check the status of the cooling equipment, Xiao Jin suddenly pricked up its ears and grabbed Su Jing's trouser leg with its little paws.
The voice in her mind instantly tensed up: "Su Jing! There's a new monster scent! It's not the hard shell scent of a beetle, it's a 'slippery, flying' scent! It's from the mountains to the south, fiercer than a beetle! It's a second-tier one!"
Su Jing's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately opened the surveillance camera on the south side of the villa—
The monsters weren't visible in the frame yet, but several dark shadows flashed across the distant sky at incredible speed. Suddenly, the communicator's monster detection function popped up a pale red alert: [Traces of a second-tier monster, "Windwing Bird," detected. Expected to arrive within 24 hours.]
Characteristics: High flight speed, wings with wind blades, afraid of strong light. She immediately gripped the newly repaired sensor and ordered the robots: "Number 3, Number 4, install strong spotlights on the south side of the villa. The wind-winged birds are afraid of strong light, so prepare for defense first."
On the 5th, organize the data on second-tier monsters; starting tomorrow, prepare weapons to deal with the Windwing Bird!
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