Chapter 113
Inside the light blue energy barrier in the backyard of the villa, the snow on the ground was trampled with neat shallow tracks, and the marks left from previous flight practice were still clearly visible.
Su Jing stood in the center of the open space, her hands hanging naturally at her sides, a faint glow of supernatural power swirling around her fingertips—
Today we will thoroughly test the combat performance of the flight wing membrane, especially its smoothness of retraction and flight speed, to ensure that it can be used for rapid movement and dodging of ferocious beasts after entering the "Savage Monster World" dungeon, which is one of the keys to survival in the dungeon.
"Try controlling the flow first. When you can't be exposed in the instance, you have to hide it completely." Su Jing took a deep breath and focused her mind to mobilize energy to her shoulder blades.
The next second, a slight tingling sensation came from my back. The translucent light blue wing membrane slowly unfolded, with a wingspan of about 1.5 meters. The surface was shimmering with tiny starlight, and there were flowing light blue light spots dancing on the edges, like being wrapped in a layer of melting moonlight. When it fell on the snow, it reflected a faint blue light.
She tried to tighten her mind, and the membrane of her wing contracted instantly into a pale blue halo without any obstruction. It flowed along her skin and merged into her body, leaving no trace on her skin, as if it had never existed.
The system panel pops up a prompt: [Flight Wing Membrane (Primary): Retraction and extension response time ≤ 0.5 seconds, light intensity is adjustable when deployed (currently in "low brightness mode", invisible beyond 10 meters), no energy residue, suitable for covert scenarios].
After confirming that the deployment and retrieval were working properly, Su Jing began testing the flight status. She first mobilized energy to make the wing membrane unfold again, and then gently lifted her feet off the ground, hovering 1 meter in the air. This time, she did not lose her balance as before. The frequency of the wing membrane flapping was stable at 3 times per second, and her body felt as if it were being pulled by invisible threads. She was so stable that she could clearly see her own shadow on the snow.
"Try accelerating." With a thought, she increased the flapping frequency of her wing membrane to 5 times per second, and her body slowly moved forward. The speed gradually increased from 10 kilometers per hour. The wind swept past her ears, but was blocked by the energy layer at the edge of the wing membrane. There was no biting cold, only a slight airflow.
When the speed reached 50 km/h, Su Jing stopped accelerating—this speed was fast enough to quickly traverse the forest in the dungeon without being too fast to control.
She tried to turn towards the dead tree on the left: the left side of her wing membrane pressed down slightly, while the right side maintained the original frequency, and her body nimbly bypassed the tree trunk without any bumps.
Another test of emergency stop: the wing membrane stopped flapping instantly and released a small amount of energy to form a "buffer layer", and the body landed steadily on the snow, only making a shallow dent.
After five consecutive attempts at acceleration, turning, and emergency stopping, each time the maneuver was smooth and unimpeded. The system displayed the following message: [Stable flight speed: 50 km/h, control precision: 92%, continuous flight time: 15 minutes (20% mental energy consumption). Energy can be replenished with "Gathering Qi Pills". Suitable for rapid movement/emergency evacuation in dungeons.]
"Very good, you can keep your distance in time when you encounter ferocious beasts in the dungeon."
Su Jing retracted her wing membrane and walked to the pile of ore at the edge of the open space—the next step was to forge metal arrows to match the laser gun. Ranged attacks would reduce close contact with monsters and lower the risk of injury.
She summoned 20 kilograms of high-purity manganese crystals and 10 kilograms of hematite from her spatial storage. The two ores floated in mid-air, and under the influence of her ore-controlling ability, the deep purple manganese crystals and dark red hematite gradually fused together, turning into a silvery-gray alloy molten liquid, like flowing metallic silk, with a cold and hard luster.
"The arrowheads must be sharp enough to pierce through the hides of monsters; the shafts must be lightweight yet sturdy."
Su Jing focused her mind on the shape of the arrow, and the molten liquid quickly shaped it according to her thoughts: the arrowhead was shaped into a triangular shape, the tip was as thin as a needle, and the blade was polished as smooth as a mirror to ensure penetrating power;
The arrow shaft is designed with a hollow structure, 1 centimeter in diameter and 1 meter in length, which reduces weight and can withstand the impact force during launch.
The tail of the arrow is fitted with three fan-shaped stabilizing fins, made of tougher manganese crystal, to prevent it from veering off course during flight.
In less than 5 minutes, 50 metal arrows were neatly arranged on the snow. The size of each arrow had an error of no more than 2 millimeters. The arrow shafts gleamed with a cold silver-gray light, and the weight in the hand was just right—about 80 grams, which would not affect the firing speed.
Su Jing picked up an arrow and lightly touched the arrowhead with her fingertips. She could feel the sharpness of the arrow, and it could even easily cut through the outer layer of her protective suit (the fabric reinforced with silver crystal).
She tested it on the dead tree next to her: she nocked the arrow on the makeshift bow, drew it back fully and released it. The arrow flew out with a "whoosh" and accurately embedded itself 3 centimeters deep into the tree trunk, the fletching still trembling slightly.
System prompt: [Metal Arrow (Manganese Crystal-Hematite Alloy): Hardness ≥ 2.5 times that of ordinary steel, Effective range: 150 meters (with laser gun for aiming assistance), can penetrate ≤ 5 cm thick animal hide/carapace, recommended to be used in conjunction with laser gun (laser preheats the target, arrow follows up with the attack)].
She happily stored the 50 arrows in the "weapon area" of her space, placing them in the slot next to the laser gun. She even used her mind to categorize and mark them for easy access in the dungeon.
After testing the flight wing membrane and metal arrows, Su Jing returned to the villa's living room and sat down at the control panel. She brought up the spatial interface and quickly checked: in the weapon area, a golden crystal dagger, a fully charged laser gun, and 50 metal arrows were neatly arranged;
In the food section, there are plenty of high-energy compressed biscuits and dehydrated vegetable packs; in the medicine section, there are enough Qi-gathering pills, wound-healing pills, and body-strengthening pills for personal use.
The 300 chicks in the breeding area are in good condition, and the cabbage and radish seedlings in the planting area are growing normally.
The patrol robots outside the window were still moving along their routes, and the green scanning light occasionally flashed across the metal mesh outside the moat. The villa's security was impeccable.
Su Jing picked up the warm ginger tea on the table and took a sip—flying allows for rapid movement, arrows combined with laser guns enable long-range attacks, and controlling ores can create temporary defenses; the core preparations for the dungeon are in place.
She glanced at the communicator on the control panel. The screen hadn't yet displayed a notification that the new dungeon was about to open, but she knew that it wasn't far off. All she had to do was stay in top condition and wait for the opportunity to obtain the monster egg.
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