Delicate slug (6)
There was nothing unusual on Jun Xiaoyi's face; his eyes were filled with excitement and delight.
Shi Jianxia withdrew her gaze from his face, shook her head, and said calmly, "I haven't made my choice yet. I'm going to look at this row of shelves. But the gem inlaid on the handle of this butcher knife is really beautiful. Can you show it to me?"
The first star core was the size of a football. She could feel its surging energy even when she was standing at the door of the laboratory. However, the blue diamond-shaped crystal on the butcher knife was only the size of a thumb. She didn't feel any energy leakage even when she was so close to it.
Did the person who made this butcher knife happen to embed an ordinary diamond-shaped gem on the handle, or was there some other reason that caused the star core to internalize all its energy?
Jun Xiaoyi handed the knife to her without any hesitation and warned her, "The blade is very sharp. Be careful not to get cut."
Shi Jianxia nodded and thanked him for the reminder.
The butcher knife feels quite heavy, and I don’t know what material the handle is made of, but it feels great and is non-slip.
She slightly tilted the blade, and under the illumination of the lights above their heads, the blade reflected a dangerous cold light.
It is indeed very sharp.
Shi Jianxia touched the blue crystal on the hilt with his fingers, but there was no reaction. He then scanned it with his mental power, but still did not feel any energy fluctuations.
This looks like an ordinary gem. If it is really a star core, it should resonate with the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" like the first star core.
Jun Xiaoyi is so smart. If she said that she also liked this butcher knife, he would definitely notice it.
Although the two had not known each other for long, they already understood each other's personalities quite well and were not the type to fight with each other over something they loved.
When Shi Jianxia was hesitant, Nanyuan's voice suddenly came over, "Hey~ You two little guys are quite discerning. You've taken a fancy to this butcher knife inlaid with star core fragments."
Star core fragments? The principal knows about star cores?
Shi Jianxia's eyes trembled, and he pretended to be calm with a puzzled look on his face. "What are the star core fragments?"
Jun Xiaoyi also looked confused, obviously he had never heard of this term.
Nan Yuan smiled and said, "It's normal that you two kids don't know about this. This is an old story from six or seven hundred years ago. You can't even find it on the Star Network."
Yuan Huai also came over when he heard the noise. The three of them showed curious expressions and waited for Nan Yuan to continue.
Nanyuan usually doesn't teach students, but now, facing three pairs of eyes 'thirsty for knowledge', he was a little amused and explained to them, "It's a long story, so I'll just tell it to you like a story."
The three of them nodded in unison.
"Thousands of years ago, a massive star suddenly appeared from the depths of the universe. Unaffected by the gravitational pull of other stars, it sailed through the universe on its own. Humans initially thought it was just a wandering, desolate planet, but soon discovered that no living or non-living creatures could approach it."
"There is a thick energy shield on its surface. Any object that comes close will be dissolved by the energy."
"The Federation has organized a large number of researchers to study this star, but unfortunately, no progress has been made. Some speculate that it comes from another universe and carries information about other civilizations. However, the Federation Research Institute has tried every possible means but has been unable to land on it."
"And so, this star traveled through the universe for nearly five hundred years. Suddenly, one day, it exploded. A terrifying energy storm swept across the entire universe. Everyone thought it was a catastrophe, but until the energy storm disappeared, no catastrophic consequences occurred."
"Some researchers speculate that the subsequent awakening of mimicry in humans was related to this explosion, but whether there is a connection remains undetermined."
"After the explosion, the star disappeared, leaving behind a seven-colored crystal, which was named the Star Core by the Federal Research Institute."
"Not long after, the Zerg invaded this universe. A massive insect plague broke out on the planet where the research institute was located. Within three days, the planet fell and its core was lost."
"According to the previous principal, the energy in this piece of star core fragment has been almost exhausted. The remaining energy has no other use except to make the knife sharper. It is quite suitable for you to dissect the Zerg." Nanyuan raised his eyebrows mischievously.
She also didn't expect that the winning camp of this freshman camp competition would only have three people, and none of them were freshmen from the combat and tactics departments.
Jun Xiaoyi nodded thoughtfully, "So that's how it is."
Shi Jianxia poked the diamond-shaped crystal on the handle again and asked curiously, "The energy of this star core fragment is almost gone, but it still makes this butcher knife so sharp. If its energy is still there, wouldn't the butcher knife become an extremely powerful weapon?"
Nanyuan shook his head. "When the previous principal got this butcher knife, it was already like this. As for how powerful it was before, he has no idea."
"However, the star core disappeared for over six hundred years, and fragments of the star core have appeared. I think it was most likely destroyed in the insect plague."
This period of history is quite distant from the present, and it happened to coincide with the Zerg invasion. Human society has undergone earth-shaking changes since its development, and no one is pursuing the research that did not produce any results back then.
Shi Jianxia returned the butcher knife to Jun Xiaoyi. He also touched the diamond-shaped crystal and shrugged, "Sure enough, I can't sense the energy tide."
Any energy crystal will generate energy tides as long as it comes into contact with spiritual power. Insect crystals are also graded according to the amount of their own energy and are developed by humans as energy and applied in various fields.
"If it really is a priceless treasure, why would it be your turn to pick it out here?" The chief instructor, who came over from another shelf, laughed.
The previous principal established this weapons treasury. While collecting and manufacturing weapons, he also distributed the weapons in the weapons treasury as rewards to students of Nanto Military Academy. Some instructors who lacked weapons could also apply to the principal to come and choose.
Since the weapons vault was built, countless people have come in and out. How could they miss the treasures waiting for them to pick up?
Shi Jianxia touched his nose and said honestly, "Okay."
She didn't show it on her face, but the chief instructor's words gave her a new idea.
The mission notes for No. 7 clearly stated that the second star core was at the Nan Teng Military Academy. I don't know how she got the news, and looking at the principal's expression when he mentioned the star core fragments, it seemed as if he just treated the star core as a story and didn't know anything specific about it.
Will it be in the treasure house?
Since the previous principal knew about the star core, there was no possibility that he would mistakenly place the star core in the treasury as an ordinary treasure.
If she were the previous principal, she would never put such a valuable thing as the star core in a treasure house where it could be picked up at any time.
People who are interested in collecting will most likely build a private treasure house to store their favorite items and appreciate them when they are interested.
Shi Jianxia asked curiously, "What about the previous principal? He spent so much time and energy creating this treasure trove of weapons, did he leave them all to the school?"
She searched the Star Internet for the previous principal of Nan Teng Military Academy, but there was not much information about him.
Nan Teng Military Academy is a private institution. The previous president was Nan Yuan's elder brother. He stepped down as president twenty years ago. In the following ten years, there were news reports on the Star Network about him being active in the Federation as a martial arts master, but starting ten years ago, he suddenly disappeared.
Nan Yuan's eyes dimmed slightly, and he didn't answer her question. Instead, he smiled and said, "You're just a little kid, why are you asking so many questions? If there's a treasure for you to choose from, choose it quickly. If you don't choose quickly, I'll just give you one at random."
This is clearly an attempt to change the subject.
Nanyuan didn't want to say it, and Shi Jianxia certainly couldn't force her to tell him, but he also sensed from her reaction that there was something fishy going on, and the next principal was likely in danger.
She laughed and quickly ran away to continue 'selecting weapons'.
As expected, she didn't find anything resembling a star core until she searched all the shelves.
The location of the second star core is likely related to the previous principal.
Number Seven probably found out about him before he was able to determine that the second star core was in Nan Teng Military Academy.
Is there really a private treasure trove?
Shi Jianxia had a headache.
How do I find this?
Over there, Yuan Huai had also chosen his 'weapon'.
A bird stand.
It’s a good thing there is such a thing in the treasure house.
He even excitedly summoned the mimic woodpecker and asked it if it liked it.
As expected of a chaebol heir, he chooses his 'weapons' so casually.
But it seems normal when you think about it. With the financial resources of Dream Technology, Yuan Huai's family treasure trove is probably even bigger than this.
What hasn't the young master seen? He's not interested at all.
Shi Jianxia finally chose a pair of blue and white swords. The two swords can be combined to form a double-headed sword, and can be separated to use the dual sword style. It also comes with a sword manual chip. By scanning the chip with an intelligent brain, you can learn the moves in the sword manual in an immersive way.
After coming out of the weapons vault, the three said goodbye to each other.
At that time, Xia went to borrow the martial arts room for Zhu Yan.
While Zhu Yan was fiddling with the materials for making weapons, she used her intelligent brain to check the detailed topographic map of Nan Teng Military Academy.
This was drawn by Shi Jianxia himself based on the information he obtained through Meng Ji's investigation.
She recalled the places she had walked today and the data she had written down, and continued to build models under the principal's office building.
Soon, the complete model appeared before her.
Shi Jianxia stared at one point, the corners of his lips slightly raised.
Found it.
Next to the underground treasure house, there is another space.
According to the layout of the entire building, the underground treasure house occupies a larger area, but there is actually a shadow area.
This shadow area may contain something else. It is hard to say whether it is another treasure trove. We need to investigate it.
If it is confirmed, she probably won't be able to get in with a proper name, and she will have to be a "bandit".
When Shi Jianxia was thinking about his next plan, "Classic of Mountains and Seas" suddenly floated out, and Meng Ji jumped out from the pages.
Her eyelids twitched, and an ominous premonition arose in her heart. Before she could react, she suddenly felt an invisible force exerted on her, and two emotionless words suddenly rang in her mind.
"Number seven."
Shi Jianxia's hair stood on end and he immediately realized the identity of the speaker.
PhD.
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