"I'm exhausted from playing video games..."
Feng Xuan stretched his shoulders, looking exhausted, and walked out of his room. He was startled when he saw the razors in a barbershop.
"Holy crap, who moved the armory here?"
"I brought them. I have a little hobby of collecting things, so I have quite a few."
Ye Yiqing carried the knife into the dormitory and came out to answer.
"You call this a little bit?"
Feng Xuan swallowed hard, picked up a knife, and examined it.
His pupils contracted instantly, he withdrew the blade, and examined it carefully again.
"[ Variant Artifact ]! And a second-tier one at that!"
He looked on in disbelief. The only second-tier [ Variant Artifact ] in the entire team belonged to the team leader, and Ye Yiqing actually had one too!
"Huh?!" Xing Lan was also startled and hurriedly put down what she was holding and ran over to take a look.
I'll give it a try.
Xing Lan took the knife and poured a small amount of spiritual energy into it, causing the fiery red blade to immediately burst into flames.
"Wow--!"
Seeing the blade engulfed in flames, Xing Lan couldn't resist swinging it once.
A blade of fire, forming a blade of light, streaked through the air, nearly setting Feng Xuan's hair ablaze.
"Hey, watch out!"
"Uh, sorry, sorry."
Xing Lan stuck out her tongue sheepishly, and somewhat reluctantly handed the knife back to Ye Yiqing, who had walked over.
"By the way, how did you get that [ Variant Artifact ]? These things aren't something just anyone can get their hands on."
Feng Xuan looked at Ye Yiqing with a puzzled expression.
Ye Yiqing sheathed his sword and patiently returned to Feng Xuan.
"This is called [ Fire Imbuement ]. I came across it by chance once and bought it with money."
"How much?" Xing Lan asked curiously, somewhat eager to try it out.
Ye Yiqing thought for a moment, "Two million."
Xing Lan stiffened and sighed.
"Wow, that's so expensive! It's almost a year's salary for me..."
"Besides, even if you had the money, you probably couldn't buy it. [ Variant Artifact ] are priceless and extremely difficult to acquire."
Feng Xuan added, "But if you really want it, I can try to find it for you."
"Really!" Xing Lan leaned closer to Feng Xuan, Feng Xuan nodded, blushing slightly.
"Hmm... but whether we can find it or not depends on fate."
"Yay, you're so nice!"
"By the way, where's Hela?" Xing Lan suddenly noticed that Hela was gone.
The other two only then realized it.
"There." Ye Yiqing found her and looked at Hela hiding behind the door.
"What's wrong, Hela?"
Ye Yiqing slowly walked towards her, while Hela took a step back, her eyes fixed on the [ Fire Imbuement ] he held in his hand.
Ye Yiqing understood immediately, tossed the knife aside, and Feng Xuan caught it. Only then did Hela dare to come out.
Upon seeing the knife, Hela was reminded of her near-death experience.
He was nearly killed by the red-haired girl with a knife that also spewed fire.
Beep! Beep! Beep!
Suddenly, an alarm sounded inside the house.
Xing Lan Feng Xuan, as if by reflex, darted out and ran upstairs.
Only Ye Yiqing and Hela remained, somewhat at a loss.
Hela remembered; this was a notification that the Special Investigation Squad had a mission.
Stop spacing out, let's go!
A figure flashed by, Sun Hai, without turning his head, spoke to the two of them.
Then, Liu Xiaogang, covered in sweat, ran up from the basement, shouting, "Hurry, hurry, this is your first mission!"
Then there's Nanming carrying Si Xiaobei, saying, "Brother Nanming, I can walk by myself!"
Let's go.
Hela also started walking and went upstairs with the others.
As she reached the stairs, she glanced back at Ye Yiqing, only to find that he hadn't followed.
They stopped, somewhat puzzled.
But when he saw him carrying Ye Ciqing asleep, he instantly understood.
After everyone had boarded the plane, Feng Xuan skillfully closed the cabin door, started the program, and started the aircraft.
The pitch-black plane slowly ascended into the air, then disappeared again at a speed invisible to the naked eye, leaving only a long trail of flame.
Basic information about this mission.
Sun Hai sat at the very front, apart from Feng Xuan, and spoke calmly.
Nanming opened a special file on his phone and began to explain it.
"This time, the report came from a group of travel enthusiasts who reported encountering a strange village."
The villagers seemed to have been brainwashed, saying they needed to worship gods.
They even overheard a local suicide ritual, so they called the police.
Because the situation was so bizarre, the higher-ups believed it was caused by Variant.
Let's investigate.
The location has been sent to the plane.
Feng Xuan looked at it and nodded in confirmation.
Hearing this strange story, Si Xiaobei moved closer to Nanming, feeling a little scared.
"It seems this matter is somewhat complicated and will require some investigation. Everyone, please be prepared."
Sun Hai reminded everyone.
"Yes, Captain! I will definitely rescue those misled villagers!"
"You agree, Hela."
Xing Lan looked at Hela with a confident expression.
Hela nodded blankly, then thought for a moment and asked Sun Hai.
"Can we kill these villagers?"
The other party visibly paused for a moment, then spoke in a deep voice, "If their Life are in danger, don't hesitate, you can take action."
After all, one's own life should always come first.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"So, how long are we planning to stay there?"
Ye Ciqing, still in his pajamas, scratched his head.
"It will probably take a few days," Feng Xuan replied after a moment's thought.
"Ah, it's been so long..."
"Never mind, at least I brought my natal magic weapon!"
As he spoke, he pulled out a pure white badminton racket.
The others looked and were surprised to find that this was also a [ Variant Artifact ].
"Holy crap! How come you two brothers have so many [ Variant Artifact ]?! Does your family make [ Variant Artifact ]?!"
Feng Xuan, who was piloting the plane, couldn't help but speak up; he had never seen such an extravagant person.
"Oh well, what can we do? We have a rich mom!"
Ye Ciqing smoothed his hair, his words brimming with smugness.
Feng Xuan and Liu Xiaogang were furious.
"What level [ Variant Artifact ] is this?! It can reflect all attacks!"
Xing Lan looked excitedly at the badminton racket in Ye Ciqing's hand.
He just smiled mysteriously.
"This... is a Tier 1 [ Variant Artifact ]!"
"Huh?!" Everyone present, except Ye Yiqing, was taken aback.
"Hiss... I remember that Tier 1 [ Variant Artifact ] are a bit harder than ordinary weapons..."
Liu Xiaogang spoke somewhat uncertainly.
"That's right! My signature weapon is indeed made of a material that's much harder than other badminton rackets!"
Ye Ciqing gave an affirmative reply.
"..."
Looking at everyone, who all wore speechless expressions, Ye Ciqing smiled contentedly.
"Hehe, in someone else's hands, this weapon is indeed just a slightly stiff badminton racket."
But in my hands...
"That's different."