Long Qi

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Long Qi (龍七) 335
Alias(es)	Snake Seven of Tianqing Security; “a struggling Observer” (self-description) 339 551
Species/Race	Modified human; a voluntarily awakened Ability User, Burner, and Deep Blue Walker 551 1424
Gender	Male 500
Affiliation	Tianqing Security, a Quantum Corporation subsidiary; later acts within Ronan's circle as a representative and auxiliary operative 339 1523
Occupation/Role	Observer, livestream host, support operative, and Flying Shuttle pilot 551 1410 1449
Status	Active 1644 1645
First Appearance	Chapter 335 335

Power Progression

Stage	Development	Details
Burner Modification	Became a voluntarily awakened Ability User who accepted Burner modification and became a Deep Blue Walker.	His modified body and Machine Core gave him access to Format Fire and advanced equipment, though his capabilities remained below those of stronger Deep Blue Walkers. 551 1252
Ronan's Hair Experiment	Ronan used Long Qi's hair as an experimental medium, activating Format Fire to remove a parasitic worm and later incorporating a strand into a bone structure.	The experiment established the basis for Long Qi's Coreless Style bone exoskeleton. 1197 1208 1210
Coreless Style Prototype	Gained the ability to deploy a bone exoskeleton without relying on the Deep Blue Platform.	Although initially unable to coordinate his body and the exoskeleton effectively, he could directly control its skeletal framework and continued learning its use. 1210
Fortress Support User	Completed Eye of Knowing Configuration work and became a regular Blood Intent Ring Fortress support user.	The system improved his environmental analysis, poison resistance, target sharing, and ability to relay decomposed instructions to Mountain Lord. 1410
Configuration and Overclocking Trials	Attempted to reproduce the Heavenly Human Demon Subduing Diagram's configurations.	His Machine Core could not steadily support the process, requiring an Overclocking Fitting State for more demanding applications. 1424 1496
Dream Game Combat Learning	Used Character Card simulations and Dream Game scenarios to study evasion, assault, concealment, exoskeleton techniques, and Extraordinary Species combat.	The simulations revealed practical applications compatible with his Format Fire and equipment. 1521 1531
Manipulation Thread Segmentation	Underwent emergency intervention through Magneto-Optical Mica manipulation threads after losing his arm.	Segmentation gave him a more precise understanding of his body, surroundings, and Format Fire's Qi Dynamic circulation, though the procedure caused extreme pain and disorientation. 1629 1630 1632
Hundred Peaks Monarch Empowerment	Received a temporary empowerment pulse during the Three Peaks crisis.	The blessing merged with his aura, restored his mobility, and helped repel aberrant mosquitoes, though Long Qi could not determine its full function. 1638

Background

Long Qi was introduced as a professional recommended by Bei Xi Company for his special ability, Radiation Harmless Utilization. During the same operation, Peony connected him to Snake Seven of Tianqing Security after noting his familiarity with Xia City and abilities suited to the assignment. 336 339

He was a voluntarily awakened Ability User who later accepted Burner modification through a joint Association–Quantum Corporation project, becoming a Deep Blue Walker. His status as a modified Ability User also made him a valuable intelligence-gathering asset for Quantum Corporation. 551 554

He came from a vagrant background and had previously been immersed in nightlife. After losing his friends and sense of purpose, he drifted through Xia City at night until Ink delivered him a task device and pushed him into livestream-based field work. 1187 1478

Long Qi later became a frequent participant in Ronan's experimental, exploration, and public-facing activities. Ronan used him as a major reference target in testing the “reasonable existence state,” while Long Qi increasingly acted as Ronan's representative in the Deep Blue Walker and Blood Intent Ring Fortress networks. 1197 1523

Appearance

Long Qi is a well-built, fashionable young man whose polished appearance often contrasts with his work in wilderness operations. 355 500

• Medium-length, slightly fluffy curly hair. 1169
• Fair complexion, deep facial features, and a single earring. 335 1169
• Frequently dresses flamboyantly, including leather jackets, short boots, and plaid scarves. 355
• Uses Deep Blue Walker armor and a bone exoskeleton in hazardous environments. 1252 1418
• Lost his right arm during the Mountain Lord's Left Hand incident. 1624 1640

Personality

Long Qi is socially agile, theatrical, and quick with a joke. He treats livestreaming as both work and performance, readily engaging audiences through sarcasm, provocation, and commentary. 1172 1187

Beneath that showmanship, he is observant and highly prone to analysis. He pieces together tactical, political, and interpersonal information quickly, whether studying Aberrant Species, interpreting Dream Game scenarios, or tracing the motives behind public controversies. 1206 1452 1501

He has a tendency to overthink the public and political consequences of events around Ronan and Raven. Even while severely injured, he worries that public interpretations of Raven's actions could force Extraordinary Species into irreversible camps. 1640

He is not fearless. Confrontations with the Clown, the Mountain Lord's malfunctioning Left Hand, and manipulation-thread surgery expose his fear and vulnerability. Even so, he repeatedly keeps a clear head, adapts to unfamiliar systems, and chooses to intervene when the stakes demand it. 1622 1629 1632

Abilities & Skills

Radiation Harmless Utilization

Long Qi's documented special ability is Radiation Harmless Utilization, which formed the basis of his recommendation as a professional operative. 336

• Recognized by Bei Xi Company as a specialized capability. 336
• Contributed to Peony's identification of him as a suitable field operative. 339

Format Fire and Deep Blue Walker Modification

As a third-generation Core implant recipient, Long Qi can use Format Fire through his modified body and Deep Blue Walker equipment. His ordinary level was described as roughly C+ before external support compensated for his limitations. 1252

• Uses Format Fire for protection and reinforcement in combat environments. 1251 1252
• Cannot normally maintain complete, blind-spot-free defensive coverage on his own. 1252
• Can enter an overclocked fitting state, though this imposes recovery and maintenance costs. 1496
• His Machine Core could not reliably sustain the Heavenly Human Demon Subduing Diagram's configuration process without switching to an overclocked fitting state. 1424
• Tu Ge's Formatting Domain suppressed Long Qi's attempts to gather internal energy so thoroughly that he could not ignite Format Fire. 1530
• Severe Qi and Blood loss can prevent him from igniting Format Fire even when his exoskeleton has deployed. 1628

Coreless Style Bone Exoskeleton

Ronan modified a strand of Long Qi's hair into a compact anchor for a bone exoskeleton. When activated by Format Fire, it reconstructs into armor around his body. 1210 1496

• Produces support and protection across the shoulders, chest, waist, limbs, and spine. 1418
• Can amplify his physical output; its support allowed him to produce a brief threefold increase in strength without immediately damaging his body. 1252
• Automatically formed protective bracers around his wrist during the Mountain Lord's attack. 1624
• Its protection was insufficient to prevent severe injury against the Mountain Lord's Left Hand. 1624
• The exoskeleton can be operated without the Deep Blue Platform, but Long Qi initially lacked the coordination to use it effectively in close combat. 1210

Eye of Knowing Configuration and Blood Intent Ring Fortress

Long Qi completed the Eye of Knowing Configuration lessons and regularly accesses the Blood Intent Ring Fortress as a support user. 1410 1644

• Receives smoother Qi Dynamic circulation and improved toxin resistance while operating in supported areas. 1410
• Relays analysis, targeting data, and decomposed instructions to stronger combatants such as Mountain Lord. 1410
• Participated in shared perception, time-space simulation, and environmental analysis through the Fortress framework. 1419 1420
• Downloaded and employed the proficient Tuo Ying Function Configuration, an External Demon configuration for poison-domain phantoms. 1410
• Used the Fortress and its remote support systems to monitor the Three Peaks crisis and assist with the response to the aberrant mosquito swarm. 1632 1635

Manipulation Thread Operation

After his arm injury, Long Qi learned to operate Magneto-Optical Mica manipulation threads under guidance from Cat's Eye and allied AIs. 1629 1632

• Uses threads to gain heightened perception of his body and surroundings. 1632
• Assisted in tracing and controlling the blood-sucking mosquito swarm through the Blood Intent Ring Fortress. 1632
• Endures severe discomfort and disorientation when the threads segment or alter his form-spirit framework. 1630 1632
• Segmentation exposed the circulation patterns through which his Format Fire gathers and moves, allowing him to identify details he had previously been unable to reproduce. 1630
• Can maintain an unusually detailed awareness of the interaction between his Qi and Blood circulation and the vital aura of his environment after full segmentation. 1632

Hundred Peaks Monarch Empowerment

Long Qi temporarily received an empowerment pulse from Hundred Peaks Monarch during the collapse of the Three Peaks situation. 1638

• The pulse merged with his aura and restored enough strength and mobility for him to continue acting after his emergency treatment. 1638
• Its power disrupted and repelled the aberrant mosquito swarm surrounding him. 1638
• Long Qi could not determine whether the empowerment had further functions or why it had acted on him. 1638

Piloting, Livestreaming, and Tactical Analysis

Long Qi is a capable Flying Shuttle operator and a practiced livestream host. He uses public broadcasts to narrate field events, influence discussion, and collect information from audiences. 1187 1449 1480

• Piloted through difficult wilderness terrain while handling communications and live broadcasts. 1449 1452
• Learned practical exoskeleton, evasion, and combat applications through Dream Game card simulations. 1521 1531
• Deliberately escalated discussion around Wen Huilan, vagrant policy, and institutional involvement through his broadcasts. 1480
• Has experience with firearms and the operation of military, police, and Deep Blue Walker exoskeletons. 336
• Uses his modified body's high-end sensors, computational modules, and internal database to process and transmit observation data. 554
• During the Three Peaks crisis, connected viewers' discussion of the Blood Intent Ring Bracelet quest to a possible route for Dream Game participants to engage with the Blood Intent Ring Fortress in the real world. 1640
• Analyzed Mountain Lord's possible plans involving the Skull Demon King's bloodline traits and the Justice Cult's interest in the Gate of Truth, while treating both as conjecture. 1645

Equipment

• Six Ears — A device delivered by Ink that transmits assignments and supports communication. 1187
• Deep Blue Walker exoskeleton and Inner Armor — Standard modified-human combat equipment used for defense and physical support. 1252 1624
• “Lifesaving Hair” — Ronan-modified hair strand that deploys into a bone exoskeleton through Format Fire. 1496
• Eye of Knowing Configuration interface — Provides enhanced sensing, analysis, and target-sharing functions. 1410
• Observation sensors and computational modules — Built-in systems that collect environmental information, run calculations, and transmit intelligence through targeted channels. 554
• Flying Shuttle — Frequently operated by Long Qi for wilderness transport, evacuation, and aerial support. 1449 1637

Relationships

• Ronan — Employer, patron, and “BOSS.” Ronan treats Long Qi as a key experimental reference and later relies on him as a representative within his expanding network. 1197 1523
• Raven — Field partner and central figure in his livestream work. Long Qi follows her into high-risk situations and worries over the public and political consequences of her actions. She later answers his questions about the Justice Cult's replacement plan while showing disapproval of Mountain Lord's actions. 1187 1640 1642 1645
• Mountain Lord — Wilderness partner and fellow vagrant-background associate. Long Qi supports his operations through configuration data; Mountain Lord saves him from the Clown but later inadvertently maims him during the Left Hand incident. Afterward, Long Qi remains wary of Mountain Lord's plans, though Mountain Lord still addresses him familiarly and asks his opinion. 1410 1418 1624 1645
• Cat's Eye — Rescue coordinator and technical guide after Long Qi's injury. She helps him understand manipulation threads and system-repair options. 1629 1631
• Standard Bearer — Ronan's AI operative and Long Qi's primary source of decomposed orders, configuration support, equipment-sharing access, and operational coordination. 1410 1452
• Tian Bang — Fellow Burner and Deep Blue Walker. Tian Bang sought to join Long Qi's wilderness activity and tested Ronan's configurations alongside him, creating a tentative partnership. 1424
• He Yueyin — Contacts him over the controversy surrounding his livestream, using an official warning to signal broader involvement by the Association, Headquarters, and Military. 1480
• Lao Yao — Field companion who helps rescue and protect Long Qi during the Three Peaks crisis. 1637 1638
• Zhao Xi, Fris, and Yuan Wuwei — Expedition and Dream Game companions with whom Long Qi exchanges tactical information, investigates the Lake City situation, and participates in Dream Game operations. 1501 1534 1572
• Clown / Labi — Recurrent hostile threat. The Clown targeted Long Qi in the Poison Swamp Zone, later restrained him again, and was involved in the chain of events that led to Long Qi's grievous injury. 1418 1622 1624

Story Role / Major Arcs

Tianqing Security Operations

Long Qi appears as a capable but flamboyant operative during an investigation involving Bei Xi Company and Tianqing Security. Peony identifies him as the likely Snake Seven after observing his background and specialized ability. 336 339

Raven's Livestream Circle

After Ink assigns him a protective-gear task, Long Qi becomes a livestream host and cameraman around Raven's activities. His broadcasts combine wilderness work, audience interaction, and an increasingly public view of the Inner World. 1187 1172

Coreless Style Experiment

Ronan uses Long Qi as a practical test subject for Coreless Style. A strand of Long Qi's hair is integrated into an altar-like bone structure, eventually becoming the trigger for his bone exoskeleton. 1208 1210

Poison Swamp and Time-Space Bubble

Long Qi supports Mountain Lord's expedition into the Poison Swamp Zone through the Eye of Knowing Configuration and Blood Intent Ring Fortress. He becomes trapped in Ronan's reversing time-space simulation, where the bone exoskeleton activates and he is forced to confront the Clown directly. 1410 1418 1419

Lake City Broadcasts

As Ronan's expedition reaches Lake City, Long Qi turns the livestream into a tool for public discussion. His deliberate provocations revive attention around Wen Huilan, vagrants, and the vagrant policy debate, drawing an official response from He Yueyin. 1479 1480

Dream Game Exploration

Long Qi becomes an active Dream Game participant and analyst during the Hundred Peaks Monarch expedition. Through card-based simulations and repeated personal experiences, he studies the game's immense map, skill tree, Character Cards, and practical combat applications. 1521 1534 1536

He uses this experience to improve his understanding of exoskeleton combat and Extraordinary Species battlefield control. During the Three Sun Wheels incident, he proposes intercepting an airship alongside Zhao Xi, Yuan Wuwei, and Deng Chun. 1531 1572

System War and Arm Loss

During the Three Peaks crisis, Long Qi is caught between the Clown, the Mountain Lord, and the expanding Blood Intent Ring Fortress system. The Mountain Lord's Left Hand severely damages and ultimately severs Long Qi's right arm, forcing him into emergency system-assisted stabilization and a plan to remove his old Core for eventual replacement. 1624 1629 1631 1640

Three Peaks Recovery and New Starry Sky

Following the arm loss and massive Qi and Blood depletion, Long Qi undergoes a painful manipulation-thread Segmentation procedure. The intervention restores his perception and mobility while making him a key observer within the Blood Intent Ring Fortress's response to the aberrant mosquito crisis. 1629 1632 1635

He subsequently receives temporary empowerment from Hundred Peaks Monarch and witnesses Raven's confrontation with the rising Grey Matter Miasma and the Cloud Qi God General manifestation. Despite his injury, he remains focused on the strategic and public consequences of these events. 1638 1640 1642 1644

After Mountain Lord is pulled into the Mist Labyrinth, Long Qi considers whether he intends to obtain a new body using the Skull Demon King's bloodline traits and whether the Justice Cult's real objective is the Gate of Truth. Raven tells him that the cult is planning a replacement and that High Priest Lanier is bringing people back from Ban City. Mountain Lord later appears at the carriage entrance, speaks with them, and departs in a borrowed vehicle as Raven's carriage begins to descend. 1645

Notable Quotes

“Long Qi. A struggling Observer.” 551