Beianqi

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Childhood and Apprenticeship

Beianqi’s father moved from the Western Continent to the Dwarf Continent to study dwarven alchemy and eventually settled there. Beianqi was born and educated among the dwarves, although humans remained a minority regarded as outsiders 60 417.

She left school at twelve after her teacher declared that there was nothing more to teach her. She then became a shipyard apprentice under the master mechanic Huo De’er Tongchui. A serious explosion killed her mentor and badly injured her, leaving an abdominal scar. She subsequently joined the Five Fangs 114.

Her mentor had also implanted the Spinal Hub, an unfinished alchemical device intended to let her directly control a powerful mech. His death left the modification incomplete and its detailed designs inadequately preserved 301 417.

Meeting Su Ming

Beianqi first approached the Zhiyuan while presenting herself as the Ale’s maritime officer. Su Ming recognized her as a mechanic through her habits and the machine-oil smell beneath her lilac perfume, preventing her from freely inspecting the ship. She identified herself as the Five Fangs’ mechanic and later asked to purchase the Zhiyuan’s propulsion technology 60.

Captivity aboard the Five Fangs

After Yexiya captured the Five Fangs and zombified its crew, she spared Beianqi because she needed her mechanical and gunnery expertise. Beianqi initially cooperated after Yexiya promised to restore the crew 95.

When Yexiya attempted to ambush the White Triangle, Beianqi deliberately locked the cannon system through an apparent operating error. Yexiya injured and chained her in retaliation. Beianqi tore one hand free and attempted to smash the other loose before Su Ming found her 95 97.

Rather than immediately escaping, Beianqi insisted on using the Five Fangs against Yexiya. She directed its reanimated crew through damage control and weapons preparation despite a wrist injury severe enough to expose bone 95 97.

Joining the White Triangle

Su Ming and Zijin recruited Beianqi for their investigation of pirates and sea monsters, valuing her mechanical expertise and naval experience. After consulting Captain Copper Hammer and briefly praying for the dead, she departed aboard the White Triangle, which took the Five Fangs in tow 102 104.

She helped assemble the Mark 71 during the storm at Willow Leaf Island, quickly learning Earth-style blueprint notation and Arabic numerals. During the subsequent convoy battle, she commanded the White Triangle, helped sink the One-Eyed Dragon, and pursued pirate vessels threatening the merchants. She then proposed auctioning disposal rights to eighteen surviving enemy warships to solve the crew’s manpower shortage 107 118 119 120.

At Snail Island, she participated in the destruction of three octopus sea monsters and another confrontation with Yexiya. Her Mantis puppet inflicted deep wounds through Yexiya’s armor, but the attack destroyed the puppet and left Beianqi unconscious with spiritual injuries 130 131.

While recovering, she helped install pumping equipment for the Brown Gold Island mine rescue. When Fyodor later attacked her over the equipment, her spiritual damage still prevented her from casting spells; Zijin killed him when he continued attacking 141 142.

Spinal Hub Recovery and Command

Repeated injuries from Yexiya destabilized Beianqi’s internal alchemical construct. Zijin gave her the Saint Rank healing set Zuyi’s Blessing to offset the damage while she sought specialist treatment 148.

Beianqi later learned that the Fate Manipulator—one of the few experts potentially capable of repairing the Spinal Hub—was already in Su Ming’s custody. His assistance eventually allowed her to control part of the implant. Su Ming also protected her from dwarven attempts to obtain Ruby Base’s technical information, sparing her and her people the pressure of being caught between both sides 301 417.

Her responsibilities expanded from weapons operation to fleet command. Su Ming appointed her captain of the upgraded Pansy, then promoted her to deputy commander with authority over fleet combat operations in his absence. She led preparations for the Meiladas Tidal Flats landing and operated the electromagnetic cannon against the Temple of Light’s beach defenses 493 532 536.

Yinglong Operations

Beianqi helped test and tune Yinglong alongside Miao Xin, adjusting its plasma blade, elemental balance, rune amplification, and superconducting circuits 620 621 623.

During the North Pole battle, she transferred command of the Pansy to Quail and launched Yinglong to assist against Miasma Throat. Her ranged weapon shattered part of his armor, although the encounter also exposed the mech’s structural limits and the physical burden of piloting it 639 640.

She later fought alongside Zhapulai, Ruixiuli, and Hansite in the battle that killed Death Knell. During subsequent operations against routed orc forces, she used Yinglong to scatter troops and eliminate officers while Weiaoyasi killed the Steelbreaker Legion commander and planted the Lionheart Key in his corpse 789 796.

In later retrofit discussions, Beianqi recognized that improved durability would give Yinglong more opportunities to attack and cooperate with teammates, even at the cost of acceleration and rapid changes of direction 807.

Appearance

• Hair and features: Short hair in a neat bob, delicate features, and a lively expression; her appearance resembles people from the Western Continent 60.
• Build and complexion: Slightly taller than Zijin’s accompanying form, with a light wheaten tan from years at sea. She binds her chest to make mechanical work easier 103 113.
• Work clothing: Initially wears a gray work dress with secured sleeves and a shoulder bag. Her collar bears a wrench-and-gear insignia identifying her as a chief mechanic 60 103 104.
• Scars: Has an abdominal scar from the shipyard explosion, a dark mark on her healed left wrist, and a back scar she is reluctant to expose 113 114.
• Flight suit: Uses a cream-colored, close-fitting suit with openings at the back for the Spinal Hub’s connections 639.

Personality

Beianqi is intensely enthusiastic about machinery. She recognizes the mechanical nature of the Zhiyuan’s propulsion from its wake, becomes absorbed in unfamiliar equipment, and learns new technical conventions quickly. Her eagerness can override concern for her own safety or rest: she continues admiring the Mark 71 after injuring her forehead, and Su Ming has to force her to stop working during its installation 60 107 125.

She is tenacious under pressure but not indifferent to risk. She mutilates her own wrist attempting to escape captivity and continues operating weapons through serious injuries. Nevertheless, she questions the feasibility of confronting Saint Rank Yexiya rather than treating courage as a substitute for a workable plan 95 97 130 131.

Her practical judgment extends beyond engineering. She understands convoy contracts, devises a rapid auction for captured ships, and avoids firing through crowded merchant shipping even when confident of hitting the pirates beyond it. She also mourns her dead shipmates and remains determined to avenge them 104 109 119 120 130.

Abilities & Skills

Mechanical Engineering and Alchemy

Beianqi is a chief mechanic trained in the dwarven technical tradition 104 114.

• Rapidly learns blueprint terminology, notation, and Arabic numerals 107.
• Develops and tests propellant, calculates theoretical firing tables, and corrects them using live-fire data 116.
• Adapts the Mark 71’s ignition system to use powdered fire-element magic crystals in place of primers 119.
• Directs experimental-base preparations and helps complete Vermilion Bow’s functional upgrades 474 475.
• Calibrates Yinglong’s weapon containment, energy balance, rune amplification, and superconducting systems 620 621 623.

Spirit Machinist

Her combat class relies on controlling alchemical creations rather than fighting directly. Zijin describes the profession as particularly suited to opposing undead 104 109.

• Deploys multiple large metal puppets using two bracelets 109.
• Uses puppets for melee combat, ranged attacks, and securing captured ships 109 119 131.
• Depends heavily on spare parts, maintenance equipment, and logistical support 109.
• Can suffer direct mental backlash through an active control connection, as demonstrated during her fight with Yexiya 131.

Naval Gunnery and Command

Beianqi serves as a professional gunnery officer and later commands the Pansy and its fleet operations 118 493 532.

• Calculates firing solutions and adjusts aim from observed shell trajectories 119 130.
• Uses modern fire-control systems and variable charges for multiple rounds simultaneous impact 330.
• Guides fiber-optic torpedoes through sonar observations, including an attack in which she uses a separated propulsion unit to draw underwater pursuers away from the warhead 310 311.
• Commands shallow-water anti-submarine attacks using depth charges with trajectory-dependent timers 546.
• Operates the Pansy’s electromagnetic cannon against magically shielded defenses 536.

Spinal Hub and Yinglong Piloting

The Spinal Hub connects Beianqi directly to Yinglong, compensating for her lack of Miao Xin’s talent for complex mechanical-feedback controls 417 639.

• Interfaces with the mech through six cables connected to her back 639.
• Employs a plasma blade, Gauss rifle, and mission-specific weapons such as a twenty-millimeter machine gun 639 640 796.
• Uses optical recognition to identify likely officers by their clothing, mounts, and weapons 796.
• Relies on assisted piloting to avoid collisions exceeding the mech’s structural and shield limits 640.
• Remains vulnerable to piloting strain; Zuyi’s Blessing supplies healing during demanding combat 640.

Swimming

• Teaches Su Ming the backstroke through demonstrations and hands-on correction 113.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Spinal Hub — Internal alchemical implant designed for direct mech control; initially unfinished and unstable, later brought under control with specialist assistance 301 417 493.
• Combat puppets — Four original puppets ranging from three to five meters tall. Two are lost in the fighting against Yexiya at Snail Island 109 148.
  • Mantis: Melee puppet whose upgraded blades penetrate Yexiya’s armor before its destruction 129 131.
  • Pea: Ranged puppet equipped with an expensive small rune cannon 131.
• Control bracelets — Two metal bracelets used when deploying her puppets 109.
• Zuyi’s Blessing — Saint Rank bracelet-and-crown set taken from Yexiya and repaired by Zijin. Provides continuous healing and stronger short-term restoration when fully activated 148 640.
• Yinglong · Mystery Variant — Mech operated through the Spinal Hub, equipped at its North Pole deployment with four Spellflame Turbofan engines, a plasma blade, and a large ranged weapon 639.
• Tactical tablet — Used for remote turret testing and checking Yinglong’s condition 329 796.
• Clipper design booklet — Su Ming’s farewell gift, containing sailing-ship designs intended to provide a thirty-percent speed increase at the expense of cargo capacity 148.

Relationships

• Su Ming — Technical collaborator, rescuer, and commanding officer. Treats her injuries, shares Earth technology, protects her from dwarven pressure, and appoints her captain of the Pansy 95 104 107 417 493.
• Zijin — Recruiter, companion, and combat partner. Identifies the danger posed by her internal modification and gives her Zuyi’s Blessing to stabilize her condition 104 131 148.
• Qiluo / Qiluomilan — Older-sister figure and unicorn who grew up with her. Travels more than a thousand kilometers to help her and captures the Fate Manipulator, making treatment of the Spinal Hub possible 135 142 301.
• Huo De’er Tongchui / Howard — Deceased mentor who trained her in mechanics and spirit-machinist techniques and implanted the unfinished Spinal Hub 114 417 639.
• Fate Manipulator — Human-alchemy specialist whose assistance allows her to gain control over the Spinal Hub 301 417.
• Miao Xin — Yinglong testing partner. Miao Xin supplies piloting talent while Beianqi handles calibration and technical guidance 620 621 623.
• Yexiya / Ice Beauty — Captor and enemy responsible for the Five Fangs crew’s deaths and Beianqi’s repeated injuries. Beianqi sabotages her ambush and later gravely wounds her through Mantis 95 116 131.
• Weiaoyasi — Combat partner during the operation against routed orcs and the planting of the Lionheart Key 796.

Notable Quotes

“No, we have to kill Yexiya!” 95

“I'm willing to avenge my comrades on the Five Fangs, and I'm not afraid to fight to the death, but our opponent is Saint Rank!” 130

“This is... the beauty of elegant technology!” 330

Trivia

• Her lilac perfume comes from the Cold Mountain Kingdom; it fails to conceal the machine-oil smell that identifies her profession to Su Ming 60 104.
• She affectionately calls Yinglong “Yingying,” rejecting Su Ming’s suggestion of “Longlong” 613.
• She initially complains that touchscreen fire control removes the artistry from naval gunnery, but soon becomes interested in dynamic propellant charges 320.
• She keeps a diary aboard the Pansy 499.