Becoming Someone She Could Rely On, Step by Step

Xiao Youya knew about Cao Fengqi's forging abilities.

However, she was unaware of his strength at first. When she learned that he possessed several level 8 battle pets and that his strength ranked among the top five in the entire Spark, she was shocked.

She never imagined that the boy who once needed her protection would become so powerful!

"He even has several level eight battle pets, that's insane."

Feng Qinglan, standing to the side, echoed in agreement.

She really wanted to peel back the layers of this guy and see what kind of monster he was.

Thinking back to the first time she heard the name of this despicable guy in front of her, it was Sister Youya he was a prodigy with a strong talent for Artifact Refiner.

At the time, she thought that a genius from a small county town, who was also an Artifact Refiner, would be utterly mediocre in the magnificent Tianbei Base City.

Thinking back to when she first met this guy, she was completely unconcerned when she learned he possessed the Patriarch Sequence.

In her view, the Patriarch Sequence was nothing more than a frivolous profession with no future.

Now... he's reached the Smelter Sequence in the Artifact Refiner profession, and even possesses an eighth-level battle pet capable of easily defeating her. This is a huge slap in the face for her.

Seeing the slightly envious looks on their faces, Cao Fengqi raised his head slightly as well.

But...

I have several level 8 battle pets?

I don't have that little!

Now, besides the 5 Mirage Rat, he has 56 level 8 battle pets.

Of these, 46 have already reached the level 8 limit.

There are even three level 9 battle pets.

Of course, he wouldn't say it, because...

"..."

Cao Fengqi shrugged, smiled, and asked them, "Sister Youya, did you encounter any problems while conquering the main city?"

"Um."

Xiao Youya nodded. "We found a spirit field in the main city, but it's occupied by Wood Calamity Beast. The weakest Wood Calamity Beast is at least level 7. With the Vulcan Autocannon you gave us, plus the support of the formation, we can deal with level 7 evil beasts, but we're not sure if there are any level 8 Wood Calamity Beast inside."

"However, according to the compass calculations of the Divine Granny, there is a high probability that there is an 8th-level Wood Calamity Beast there."

Cao Fengqi slightly, paused for a moment, and looked at the Divine Granny: "Divine Granny, is your prediction reliable?"

A good result doesn't necessarily mean the divination is reliable.

The Divine Granny looked at him and said confidently, "But the bad results predicted are still very reliable."

"..."

Cao Fengqi paused after hearing her words, then commented speechlessly, "6!"

Even after all this, you're still so confident?

This fellow villager seems to be getting old!

"Sister Youya, leave this to me."

Cao Fengqi looked at her and said, "I happen to have a weapon here, which I forged with almost no sleep this past week. It should be no problem to hunt level 8 evil beasts."

"???"

"Um?"

The middle-aged men nearby, upon hearing this, lit up and asked expectantly, "Young Master Cao, what kind of weapon?"

"Godfather, do you have anything good to give me this time?"

Xiao Youxiu stared at him with shining eyes.

"You all know about this weapon."

Cao Fengqi smiled at them, "Just little things, move aside."

"..."

"Little one, we know?"

The group looked at him with suspicion and made some space for him.

Cao Fengqi waved his arm and took out the Nation-Protecting Flood Dragon Sky Crossbow.

The five-meter-tall Nation-Protecting Flood Dragon Sky Crossbow exudes a sharp and domineering aura.

It exudes a powerful sense of oppression the moment it is revealed!

"The Nation-Protecting Flood Dragon Sky Crossbow?"

Xiao Youya and Feng Qinglan both exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the weapon.

"Holy crap, wow... that's so cool!"

"Godfather, you've forged this Nation-Protecting Flood Dragon Sky Crossbow? It's so powerful! Isn't that invincible?"

Xiao Youxiu saw it and stared at the huge thing with burning eyes.

He gently stroked it with his hand.

"This Nation-Protecting Flood Dragon Sky Crossbow is my most precious treasure. You can lend it to Sister Youya You and the others for a while."

Cao Fengqi smiled and spoke.

"..."

Xiao Youya also looked around at the weapon with a face full of surprise.

No, she felt a sense of familiarity with Cao Fengqi's words.

Wasn't that what he said when he gifted himself the Vulcan Autocannon and the Holy Light Cannon?

Although she didn't say anything at the time, she was deeply moved!

In reality, the Vulcan Autocannon and the Holy Light Cannon were no longer of much use to him.

A man's words are a liar's mouth!

"Didn't you say before that we live in a different era, who still uses cold weapons?"

Why are you still using this now?

Xiao Youya glanced at him and spoke.

"Did you say that? Did you forget?"

"..."

"..."

"Hehe, Young Master Cao, your Nation-Protecting Flood Dragon Sky Crossbow is simply too powerful. This arrow is so long, wouldn't it kill an 8th-level evil beast in one shot?"

The young man beside him stared at the Nation-Protecting Flood Dragon Sky Crossbow with excitement and asked...

"Almost. If one strike isn't enough, then two."

Cao Fengqi smiled slightly.

"With this Nation-Protecting Flood Dragon Sky Crossbow, we have no fear whatsoever, even if there are level 8 Wood Calamity Beast among them!"

"Yes, this Flood Dragon Sky Crossbow is five meters long. This one level 8 weapon is equivalent to dozens of ordinary level 8 weapons!"

"Forged from Transcendent Source Metal, these five arrows are recyclable. With Miss Xiao's array, we can even hunt down three level 8 Wood Calamity Beast!"

Several men in Xiao Youya's team spoke with great enthusiasm.

"Indeed, very strong."

The Divine Granny exclaimed in surprise, her gaze involuntarily drifting towards Cao Fengqi.

"I thought you hadn't finished forging this weapon."

Xiao Youya looked at him and also spoke.

She had seen the forging blueprints for the Nation-Protecting Flood Dragon Sky Crossbow; it required the collaboration of Artifact Refiner and Worldweaver.

She had thought Cao Fengqi would come to her when he was forging.

To my surprise, it had already been forged.

"The Spirit-Locking Formation for the weapons hasn't been set up yet. If your archery skills are good, you don't need to set it up. If your archery skills aren't good, you can set it up."

Cao Fengqi smiled and spoke.

"This is too precious."

Xiao Youya looked at it and frowned slightly.

"You can borrow this; it's not a gift."

Cao Fengqi looked at her and said calmly, "We're on the same side, no need to be so polite."

Xiao Youya paused for a moment after hearing his slightly teasing words, then nodded. "Okay, this Nation-Protecting Flood Dragon Sky Crossbow is indeed very useful to us. We'll give it to you after we've used it."

She was somewhat used to it and didn't stand on ceremony with this guy.

"Sister Youya, if you need anything in the future, just come to me. There's nothing I can't handle in Tianbei Base City."

Cao Fengqi raised his head and spoke calmly.

"Snort."

Xiao Youya gave a soft snort as she looked at him.

However, a hint of tenderness flashed in her eyes.

The young man before her has gradually become her support.