Qu Jianlei had already been feeling irritated. Hearing the Artifact Spirit's words, he replied bluntly.
"As a team, we definitely need to consider balanced development."
"We've encountered a Heavenly Demon invasion now, so we need to strengthen our combat power. But what about when we face other hardships in the future?"
"Day after day, we're always robbing Peter to pay Paul. Where's the team's overall plan?"
"I've always believed in 'you fight your way, I fight mine.' Stop thinking about using your opponent to bolster your own importance!"
After explaining himself to the Artifact Spirit, Qu Jianlei put away Stone, then raised a hand and stored the Broken Axe as well.
"That settles it. Don't try to persuade me anymore."
However, the moment he put away the Broken Axe, a black streak flashed over. It was the Broken Blade.
The Broken Blade hovered before Qu Jianlei, its lower edge about a meter above the ground, completely motionless.
Qu Jianlei frowned slightly. This thing... had it ultimately developed intelligence? He instinctively raised a hand to calculate, and strangely, the thought of backlash never crossed his mind at all.
Then he looked thoughtfully at the Broken Blade. "You want it? Didn't you just say you didn't care for it?"
Qu Jianlei found it difficult to describe the Broken Blade's current state. This thing seemed to... truly have developed a trace of spirituality.
But it was not the kind of intelligence he had imagined, the kind that could communicate reasonably. Rather, it was a need inherent to a Divine Weapon itself.
Take the High-Fidelity Replica, for example. Though it had been ignorant when it first appeared, it had not refused communication.
It possessed emotions such as timidity and fear, but it did not reject comfort, and it could offer faint responses.
The Broken