Weapon Master

Wu Ming had long known that equipment names could be adjusted at any time according to his own understanding, so he was not surprised by the change in the Equipment Bar.

After examining the first piece of equipment, he turned his attention to the remaining two boxes. One was less than a meter tall, while the other stood over two meters high.

There was no need to think about the latter; it had to be the full-metal armor.

So he did not hesitate and went straight to the smaller box, opening its lid.

Inside was an embedded silver-white metal case, eighty centimeters long. Its frosted surface formed a sleek spindle shape, fitting seamlessly into the pre-set groove within the box.

At first glance, the metal case looked nothing like something meant for Flying Swords. It resembled a skateboard made of metal instead.

With a thought, Wu Ming used his Spiritual Force to lift the metal case slowly, suspending it before him.

Zhu Huazhi explained at once, "This is a Sword Case I specially made for the Flying Swords. It is entirely made of Titanium-Aluminum Alloy, eighty centimeters long, forty centimeters at its widest point, and five centimeters thick. It weighs around thirty-four kilograms when empty."

"Grooves have been set into both sides of the Sword Case specifically to hold the Flying Swords. To prevent them from falling out, I also designed catches at the openings and placed the switch inside."

"When you need them, simply use Spiritual Force to activate the switch, and the Flying Swords inside can leave the Sword Case without obstruction."

"Oh?" Wu Ming swept the case with his force of will and indeed spotted the switch inside.

He lightly tapped the switch. The next second, all eighteen openings in the case opened.

Accompanied by a series of whooshes, eighteen Flying Swords, controlled by his force of will, turned into streaks of light and flew out from both sides of the Sword Case. They circled the living room several times before finally hovering in front of him.

Upon closer inspection, these Flying Swords looked exactly like the ones in the blueprints. Their bodies were hexagonal, though their length had been slightly adjusted to twenty-two centimeters.

Wu Ming reached out and gripped one of the Flying Swords, releasing his force of will control at the same time. He weighed it in his hand and immediately said in surprise, "So light."

Zhu Huazhi smiled faintly. "That is the advantage of Titanium Alloy. Each Flying Sword weighs only around six hundred grams, about half the weight of pure steel. If high-density metal were used instead, the difference would be even greater."

"Yet its impact resistance test results are excellent. Under an actual impact of two hundred and seventy thousand kilograms, the Flying Sword suffered no damage whatsoever. Only after exceeding three hundred thousand kilograms did cracks appear in the blade."

"I have to say, Xingzhu Group's metal research technology is truly remarkable. I doubt the entire industry could find alloy material this exceptional."

Hearing someone praise him, Ruan Zaixing grinned. "Haha, Professor Zhu, you flatter me. Your design is excellent as well."

That was the truth. According to Miao Yueling's initial estimate, Titanium-Blue Alloy Flying Swords could only withstand impacts of two hundred thousand kilograms. Once the force exceeded three hundred thousand kilograms, they might even break outright.

But under Zhu Huazhi's design, the Flying Swords' strength had increased by a full seventy thousand kilograms, and their maximum tolerance had risen accordingly.

Wu Ming was also delighted upon hearing this new data. Two hundred and seventy thousand kilograms—this had already crossed the threshold of a High-Level Warlord, equivalent to advancing from an eighth-series weapon to a ninth-series weapon.

Of course, the most important thing was that after the Flying Swords' quality improved, their talent bonuses had become greater as well.

[Equipment detected: Alloy Flying Swords (Full Set)]

[Talent 1: Advanced Apprentice, Spirit Reader talent +200%]

[Talent 2: Insightful Observation, neural reaction speed +200%]

[Talent 3: Master Controller, Spiritual Force Precision +200%]

[Equip?]

"Hmm? The effects are this good! Equip!"

Wu Ming did not hesitate. He immediately equipped this set of talents, and the next second, he felt his reactions become sharper while the speed at which his Sea of Consciousness converted force of will surged instantly!

"This is truly too powerful—stronger even than the talents of the Dragon Sparrow Battle Blade."

After sensing the state of his body, Wu Ming could not help sighing inwardly.

These three talents had brought him a total increase of six hundred percent!

The first two aside, the third talent's increase to Spiritual Force Precision was the most terrifying, because it not only enhanced Wu Ming's control over his force of will but directly raised his Force of Will Amplitude as well!

He had already tested his Force of Will Amplitude over the past few days and knew that his maximum amplitude was five times!

For a newly awakened Spirit Reader, this was already quite high. After all, when Luo Feng had first awakened his force of will, his amplitude had been only two times.

The reason Wu Ming's initial amplitude was so high was the lingering effect of the Virus Controller, which had accustomed him to observing things on a microscopic level.

Thus, after awakening his Spiritual Force, he instinctively applied the techniques he used to observe viruses to his force of will. That was how his amplitude limit had reached as high as five times.

Now that he had equipped the Flying Swords, his Spiritual Force Precision rose another two hundred percent. The outward manifestation of this was that his Force of Will Amplitude increased by a full two times, bringing its limit to seven times!

One had to know that before Luo Feng entered the No. 9 Ancient Civilization Ruins and began the life-and-death assessment, his Force of Will Amplitude had only been six times.

A sevenfold Force of Will Amplitude would count among the very best even on Earth several decades later.

However, the bonuses provided by the Equipment Bar did not end there.

[Two-piece effect: Weapon Master, comprehension of weapon techniques related to the set +300%]

That was right. After equipping both the battle blade and the Flying Swords, Wu Ming had discovered a brand-new set effect.

Although it only increased his comprehension of weapon techniques, the additional three hundred percent increase was equivalent to stacking his blade technique talent to 5.5 times and his Psychic Weapon talent to a full six times!

Do not forget that these multipliers were based on his current state, not on ordinary people who had not even crossed the threshold of becoming Genetic Warriors.

Although Wu Ming had always claimed that his talent was mediocre, that was only when compared to cultivation geniuses from decades later. In reality, even if placed in the era when Luo Feng rose to prominence, his talent would rank in the upper-middle tier.

At this point in time, however, he was an unparalleled prodigy capable of looking down upon the entire world.

With his genes optimized to this level, whether it was his thinking speed or comprehension, he completely surpassed ordinary people. The gap was at least tenfold.

Stacking several times more talent on that foundation widened the gap to fifty or sixty times!

For Wu Ming, one day of practicing blade techniques was equivalent to two months of practice for an ordinary person. One month of his practice was equivalent to five years for an ordinary person!

This was the "one step ahead, every step ahead" that he had always talked about.

If he had not evolved his genes early and forged new equipment, he would probably still be struggling bitterly against viruses. How could he have reached his current achievements?

"However, while the Weapon Master effect is powerful, it only increases comprehension of weapon techniques. It offers no help with Genetic Energy or force of will cultivation. It would be best used together with Dual Spirit-Martial Cultivation."

As his thoughts shifted, Wu Ming had already controlled the eighteen Flying Swords back into place. As faint mechanical clicks sounded from within the Sword Case, all the Flying Swords fitted seamlessly into their grooves, waiting to be summoned again.

"Very good!"

Wu Ming was extremely satisfied with this set of Psychic Weapons. Whether for combat or its talent effects, it was flawless. It would not become outdated even when used through the Wargod Level.

Of course, by then he would most likely be able to obtain even better equipment, such as Planetary Level Flying Swords forged entirely from Blue Gold, or perhaps... true Psychic Weapons.

But those were matters for the future.

The current Wu Ming was still only a minor Intermediate Warrior. Planetary Level equipment was far too distant for him. He could consider such things after becoming a Wargod Level powerhouse.