[Time until the Young King Insect Annihilation War: 26 hours.]
After staying up all night forging, Master Wang carried a greatsword wrapped in black cloth out of the Supply Station's workshop.
His expression was grave and his gaze resolute as he once again reviewed the logic behind this.
[Reveal basic cultivation methods; cultivation methods spread, get obtained by the 13th Institute, and inspire further developments; the 13th Institute's existing Psionicists learn how to use qi; the 13th Institute will likely produce several true Nascent Soul-level big shots, gain control of the world; Daoist gets screwed.]
That would not do.
[Reveal crystal core artifacts; have Ling Tong prove the power of crystal core artifacts and their lethality against Blade Beasts; raise own value; strengthen War Zone D5 military's confidence in resisting the 13th Institute Headquarters; personally control the progress of artifact development afterward; cultivate comfortably.]
That would do very nicely!
There was another crucial point here.
Once crystal core artifacts were revealed, the military would have a way to utilize crystal core psionic energy, naturally breaking the Psionicists' monopoly over crystal cores.
Then he would have more opportunities to score crystal cores!
In Daoist Wang's eyes, so-called regulations and laws were all based on the size of one's fist.
Therefore!
Wang Jixuan lightly shook the sword hilt, and the black cloth fell away from the greatsword, revealing its true appearance.
Its design was fairly ordinary, and it was made of common iron. The double-edged blade was sixteen centimeters wide, with a hilt that could be held in one or both hands. A ten-centimeter-wide section at the center of the blade seemed covered by an outer layer, into which two segments of Special Winged Dragon skull had been embedded.
The edges on either side possessed a