Cao Fengqi: Just Turned Eighteen!!
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The atmosphere in the conference room at the headquarters of the Transcendent Arsenal was somewhat strange.
Logically speaking, if anyone, even a captain, dared to mock General Xu Zhenjiang or call him "Old Deng," they would have taken immediate action to teach him a lesson without General Xu even having to say a word.
But now...
General Xu's daughter, and their Deputy Director Xu, clearly have a good relationship with this guy.
This kid even just got Deputy Director Xu to put General Xu in life imprisonment.
This is...
They noticed that General Xu's face was growing increasingly dark and grim. He glanced at the cigarette and silently lowered his head.
I dare not look... afraid I'll burst out laughing!!!
They're not some lawless, immature kid.
"Show some respect to my dad."
Xu Fenghua, who was standing to the side, glared at Cao Fengqi when she saw how he addressed his father.
Cao Fengqi looked at her speechlessly, pointed at her father, and then pointed at himself.
The meaning is clear: your father disrespected people first.
Xu Fenghua paused, rolled her eyes at him, and said nothing more.
"Um... Fengqi, you're here. Perfect timing, there's a project here you'd like to take a look at together."
Director Duan pursed his lips as he watched this scene and stepped forward, quickly changing the subject.
"Director Duan, how many merits have you made?"
Cao Fengqi looked at him, his face full of anticipation, and asked.
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Director Duan, seeing that he directly asked about merits, was slightly speechless. "I called you over because I wanted you to participate in the research. Our Transcendent Arsenal used to offer rewards for this project, but no one has ever completed it."
"The rewards for completing this research project are very generous. As promised by a group of generals, if an individual completes it, they will receive the rank of Major General, one unit of Transcendent Source Metal, 5 tons of level 7 metal materials, and any item of level 8 or above from the trading platform."
Director Duan finished speaking, an elderly man looked at him and added.
"However, with your extraordinary skills, it's impossible for you to complete this alone."
The old man looked at him and said again with certainty.
"???"
"The reward is so outrageous?"
Cao Fengqi was also taken aback by his words.
The reward is Transcendent Source Metal, a treasure even more precious than Transcendent Sequence Rune?
The reward was a whopping 5 tons of level 7 metal, and also a level 8 item?
Not to mention, there's also the rank of Major General.
Although Cao Fengqi was not interested in military ranks, he knew the prestige of the rank of major general.
There are only three generals in the entire Tianbei Base City. He didn't know about lieutenant generals, but the rank of major general in Tianbei Base City was definitely among the top 20 or 30.
In a place with a population of 50 million, this ranking is absolutely outstanding.
"As the Fengqi, three of our Transcendent Arsenal Smelter Masters are participating in the research of this urgent project."
Cao Jianjun walked over and said something to him.
In his view, his nephew's extraordinary skills were unmatched among the Mystic Artificer, but compared to the Smelter of their Transcendent Arsenal, there was still a gap.
However, based on the ranking of the extraordinary skills of the participants in this project, even if his nephew ranks fourth in terms of contribution, he will still receive great merit and achievements.
What specific project is it?
Cao Fengqi raised an eyebrow, asking the question with some curiosity.
He was very curious about what kind of research project could offer such a generous reward.
"A treasure that can sense evil energy within a person, detect whether they have been corrupted, whether their soul is twisted, and whether they believe in evil gods."
Xu Fenghua, who was standing nearby and familiar with the project, answered his question, "The polluters, believers, and servants of evil gods have always been a serious problem for our Tianbei Base City, and it's getting worse. According to our current understanding, 20,000 to 30,000 people are dying from their attacks every day."
Polluter, believer, servant of evil gods?
This was the second time Cao Fengqi had heard these words; the first time was when Sister Youya told him.
At the time, Sister Youya Tianbei Base City was not 100% safe.
However, because the Cao Family lived in the core area of the Spark Guild and was also protected by the array set up by Sister Youya, he had never encountered these things before.
However, it is clear that areas where ordinary people live always carry risks.
Twenty to thirty thousand people die every day, and two to three hundred thousand die in ten days. This is no small number.
No wonder the rewards are so generous.
If this can be researched and mastered, it could save many lives.
It can also eliminate potential threats within the Tianbei Base City.
"This research project is likely to be quite challenging."
Cao Fengqi thought to himself, then looked at them and asked, "Are there any corrupted believers or servants of evil gods available for experimentation?"
"Yes, let's go, we'll go there now."
The old man who had just spoken to him nodded slowly, said something to everyone, then looked at General Xu, who was sitting there with a stern face, pursed his lips, and said softly, "General Xu, are you going?"
"Go."
Xu Zhenjiang stood up expressionlessly, looked at his daughter, and asked, "Fenghua, do you want to go and see her too?"
"Okay, let's go take a look."
Xu Fenghua nodded.
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhenjiang's heart sank again, as his daughter had never shown the slightest interest in such research projects before.
Now...
He glanced at the blond-haired kid with a dark expression, feeling a bit uncomfortable.
That damn blond guy!!!
Cao Fengqi noticed Xu Zhenjiang's gaze and raised an eyebrow.
Old Deng doesn't like himself.
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Led by Xu Zhenjiang, the group walked outside.
"Fengqi, our entire Transcendent Arsenal is divided into a forging workshop and a research institute. Because there are relatively few experts at the Smelter level, and Level 8 weapons are in short supply, most of you are usually in the forging workshop."
"The entire arsenal has one factory director and two deputy factory directors, all of whom are high-ranking officials at the level of Smelter. The one who just spoke is the head of our arsenal, Director Xu..."
Cao Jianjun walked beside Cao Fengqi and quietly explained some things to him.
Cao Fengqi and followed the others.
"Director Xu."
Meanwhile, at the central command, Xu Zhenjiang had already sent people to investigate the blond-haired boy's background, but he couldn't wait any longer and asked directly, "What's the situation with that kid?"
"Um?"
Director Xu naturally knew who this person was referring to and immediately replied, "General Xu, his name is Cao Fengqi. He's the nephew of Deputy Director Cao from our arsenal's research institute. He possesses the extraordinary skills of a 9th-level Mystic Artificer. He's currently with the Spark Guild. However, because he consecutively cracked the Vulcan Autocannon and the Transcendent Grenade projects, our Transcendent Arsenal specially invited him here and exceptionally granted him the rank of honorary captain."
"Hmm? He invented both the Vulcan Autocannon and the Transcendent Grenade?"
Xu Fenghua, who was standing nearby, looked surprised when she heard this.
Although she wasn't interested in the research projects within the Transcendent Arsenal, she was aware of some of the important research and weapons.
Both the Vulcan Autocannon and the Transcendent Grenade were of great help to their base.
Unexpectedly, both of these weapons were developed by this kid.
Even though she had guessed that this kid had some ability, she still didn't expect him to be this powerful.
"Sure, you can do that?"
She couldn't help but look at Cao Fengqi behind her.
"Well, it's just so-so."
Cao Fengqi smiled slightly and said modestly.
"Heh, it's really just so-so."
Xu Zhenjiang glanced at him and gave a nonchalant comment.
He was also very surprised, never expecting that this young man with blond hair would possess the extraordinary skills of Mystic Artificer at the ninth level of perfection.
What they never expected was that the two weapons that were of great use to them were developed by this kid.
If someone else had achieved such a feat, he would have praised them without reservation.
But this kid... humph!
As he spoke, he glanced at a young man not far to his left. "Our arsenal has many talented individuals, such as Xiao Zhu, who has reached the Smelter Sequence at a young age and also possesses the third level of Smelter in extraordinary skills. He is the deputy director of our arsenal."
"Thank you for your kind words, General Xu. I owe everything I have today to the base's nurturing."
Hearing General Xu's praise, the young man was flattered and quickly replied, "I have only managed to fulfill my mission."
"Hmm? This guy is amazing! Reaching the Smelter Sequence at such a young age, I'm truly impressed."
Cao Fengqi glanced at Lao Deng, who was unhappy with him, then looked at Deputy Director Zhu and exclaimed in amazement, his eyes gleaming.
"Hehe."
The young man smiled slightly upon hearing the praise. He glanced at General Xu out of the corner of his eye, a thought struck him, and he said to him in an educational tone, "Your achievements are not bad, but on a national scale, you still need to work hard. Don't be impatient."
"Hehe, that's right!"
Upon hearing his words, Xu Zhenjiang nodded approvingly.
Young man, you have a good eye.
"Indeed, I still need to work harder."
Cao Fengqi watched, a slight smile playing on his lips, and casually asked, "Judging from how young you are, elder brother, you must be quite old."
Exactly thirty.
Zhu Mingshan answered, a hint of pride on his face.
He is the youngest Smelter in the entire Tianbei Base City.
"Wow, that's impressive. To have achieved so much at the young age of thirty."
Cao Fengqi exclaimed in surprise, then continued leisurely, "Unlike me, I've only just turned eighteen!"
"Just turned eighteen!!"