Chapter 163
Su Jing held a 0.5cm square fragment of manganese crystal between her fingertips, gesturing towards the disassembled core component of a regular laser gun—
The gun's outer casing has been removed by Robot No. 1, exposing the energy transmission circuitry inside. The aiming module is covered with fine scratches, clearly left from repeated adjustments made during the test firing of the Windwing Bird due to its excessive speed.
“A tracking module must be added to the energy transmission line to capture the airflow fluctuations of the wind-winged bird using the energy sensing properties of manganese crystal.”
She spoke into the communicator, while simultaneously instructing Robot No. 2 to hand her a miniature welding pen.
"Su Jing! The windbirds are getting closer again! There are five of them this time! They're circling about 1 kilometer south of the villa, flying so fast that the surveillance cameras can barely keep up!"
Little Jin squatted beside the monitor screen in the control room, its little paws gripping the edge of the screen, its black eyes fixed on the gray-black afterimages on the screen, its inner voice urgent, "They seem to be observing, will they rush over in a moment?"
Su Jing immediately looked up at the monitor—five wind-winged birds were flying low in a "V" shape, the airflow generated by their flapping wings casting fast-moving shadows on the ground. The communicator popped up: "[Wind-winged birds are flying at a speed of 9 m/s, the wind blades on their wings are strong enough to cut through a 2 mm thick metal plate, and they are still 800 meters away from the villa's protective netting]."
She quickened her pace, a faint blue glow emanating from her fingertips, and placed the manganese crystal fragment at the tip of the welding pen: "Number 1, use the scanning light to locate the connection point of the energy circuit. The error cannot exceed 0.05mm. I need to weld the manganese crystal module in."
The scanning light from Robot No. 1 landed precisely on the circuit board, and a thin red light, as thin as a hair, appeared at the access point.
Su Jing's superpower was fully activated; her molecular-level precision control made her hands remain perfectly still.
Manganese crystal fragments slowly melted under the high temperature of the soldering pen, seeping into the circuit along the position marked by the red light, forming a miniature tracking core with faint blue lines jumping on the surface.
"Alright, now inject your special ability so that the tracking core can sense airflow fluctuations."
She placed her fingertips on the gun, and her supernatural power flowed into the tracking core through the circuitry. The communicator popped up: [Tracking Laser Gun (Tier 2): Adapted for high-speed targets such as wind-winged birds, tracking range 100 meters, error ≤0.1m, aiming trajectory can be finely adjusted through supernatural power].
"Want to give it a try? I saw a lone pigeon on the west side of the villa; it can be used as a target!"
Xiao Jin hopped to Su Jing's side, her mind filled with anticipation.
Su Jing nodded and led robots No. 1 and No. 2 outside the villa.
The 60°C heat caused waves of heat to rise from the ground. She raised her tracking laser gun and aimed it at a pigeon flying low in the distance. The tracking core on the gun instantly lit up, and a pale blue dot locked onto the pigeon's figure. Even if the pigeon suddenly turned, the dot followed closely.
With a "bang," the laser shot out, the pale red beam with a pale blue trail, accurately hitting the branch next to the pigeon, proving that the tracking function was effective.
Just as I put away my gun, a whooshing sound suddenly came from the sky to the south—five wind-winged birds launched an attack, their wings creating wind blades that slashed at the villa's metal protective netting. With a clang, the netting was scratched with several fine marks.
"Number 3 and 4, activate the high-intensity spotlights and aim them at the eyes of the Windwing Birds! Number 1 and 2, form a fan-shaped encirclement and block their retreat!" Su Jing's voice rang out in the heatwave as she raised her tracking laser gun and aimed it at the Windwing Bird at the front.
The powerful spotlights instantly turned on, and four blinding white beams shone directly at the windwing birds. The bird in the lead immediately lost control, flapping its wings wildly and its flight path became chaotic.
Su Jing seized the opportunity and pulled the trigger—the tracking core locked onto the target, the laser beam trailing a pale blue contrail, chasing the windwing bird as if it were alive.
With a sharp "sizzle," it struck precisely at the base of its wing. The Windwing Bird let out a piercing scream and plummeted from the sky. Robot No. 1 immediately stepped forward, its mechanical arm pressing down on its body. Su Jing walked over, her ore blade slicing through its chest cavity, and a gray-blue demon core rolled out. The communicator popped up: "[Killed a Tier 2 Windwing Bird x1, obtained a Tier 2 Demon Core x1, containing airflow sensing energy, which can enhance the accuracy of tracking weapons]."
Seeing their companion killed, the remaining four windbirds tried to turn and run away, but were blocked by robots No. 1 and No. 2. The intense spotlights kept shining on them, making it impossible for them to fly steadily.
Su Jing switched to rapid-fire mode and fired four beams of light from the tracking laser gun. Each beam accurately hit the Windwing Bird's vital points. In less than five minutes, all five Windwing Birds were killed, and the demon cores filled half of the collection box.
"Su Jing! Your gun is amazing! The laser can follow birds!" Xiao Jin ran over, picked up a demon core, and his voice in his mind was full of excitement.
Su Jing picked up a demon core and placed her fingertip against it—the gray-blue demon core instantly released energy like a stream of air, flowing into her body through her fingertip. The communicator popped up: [Absorbed the energy of the second-tier Windwing Bird demon core, the ore control ability unlocked the "dynamic trajectory prediction" characteristic, the aiming error of the tracking laser gun was reduced to 0.05m, and the gun control stability was increased by 20%] .
She raised her gun again and aimed it at the distant tree trunk. Even though the tree trunk was swaying in the wind, the laser could predict its trajectory in advance and hit it accurately.
Just then, a message notification sounded on the communicator—it was a private chat from "China-Chen Yang," accompanied by a video: the scene showed Su Jing killing the Windwing Bird, and the person filming was probably in an abandoned building in the distance. The text read, "@IamGodofWealth Is this your new gun? It's amazing! We encountered a Tier 3 monster at our base, and ordinary armor-piercing bullets are useless. Do you have any high-level weapons?"
Watching the video, Su Jing touched the manganese crystal in her pocket and made a plan: "On the 5th, organize the design blueprints for the Tier 3 armor-piercing cannon, put it on pre-sale in the store tomorrow, collect demand first, and then smelt it."
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