Cyber Era Witch
Chapter 569 - 486: Qualitative Change

Chapter 569: Chapter 486: Qualitative Change

The Jade Automaton was a special messenger and emissary for Heavenly Cardinal Manufacturing, serving the corporate elite since its creation.

Shi Qing was no exception; in fact, it was quite familiar with Lu Jing.

It witnessed how Lu Jing babbled in the courtyard as a baby, how she gradually learned to speak, read, and groom herself, and how she evolved from a foolish cub into a nimble Little Witch. The staff took the Witch baby away from her mother, as the birth of a Witch was a decree from the higher realms. It was considered wasteful to let Witches grow up in rented rooms, picking up bad habits in the dregs of society, when they had the potential to become pillars of Xia in the future.

Within the courtyard, the Witches’ powers emerged one by one, which was also the moment that determined their fates. Shi Qing would only take away those with the highest potential, sending them to serve the important figures of the Lu Family Clan. The rest would be directed to the places they were meant to go.

While other Witches warped the air, shattered the Ground, and created noise, six-year-old Lu Jing walked among them, clapped her tiny hands with force, and as the dawn flooded in, all movement and sound abruptly stopped.

From then on, Lu Jing donned Green Clothes.

Seeing such a promising Green-clothed maid potentially picking up anti-company sentiments during fieldwork, Shi Qing intentionally intervened. Even though Lu Jing always appeared pure in thought, no one believed that was all there was to her. Witches were always ambitious and arrogant.

At 8 o’clock in the morning, Shi Qing knocked on Lu Jing’s door.

Lu Jing was already neatly dressed, her Green Clothes like gossamer, modestly draping her graceful figure. In the past, her naive expression and resolute attitude often made people forget she was such a charming young girl.

Shi Qing couldn’t detect any changes in Lu Jing’s heart, and simply assumed everything was as usual.

"You should accept Liu Tianshi’s teachings," Shi Qing made way for Lu Jing.

"Lower-rank Witches are too unremarkable," Lu Jing stood up.

"I don’t understand."

"Take me to the armory to get a new sword," Lu Jing said.

"You should..."

"What, can’t hear an order?" Lu Jing glanced at it sideways, "You’re just a mechanoid."

"..." Shi Qing’s hand stiffly rose, then lowered.

The obedience program in Shi Qing’s thought model overcame everything else.

It used a key to open the office’s armory, which was filled to the brim with military-grade gear from Heavenly Cardinal Manufacturing, a dazzling array, a treasure trove that legendary thieves could only dream of, where taking away a few items would ensure a lifetime of wealth.

Lu Jing browsed the armory, swinging different swords in her hand, ultimately opening a box at the end of the armory and picking out a suitable alloy sword.

She preferred swords on the heavier side, particularly effective in destroying Armor targets, especially in an era where enemies were either robots or monsters with extreme physical prowess.

"What’s the name?" Lu Jing toyed with the long, heavy sword in her hands.

After testing its properties, Lu Jing wielded the sword with the Shenxiao Sword Technique she knew well, making it dance like a dragon piercing the clouds, invincible.

"An excellent ’Four Points True Gold,’" Shi Qing reported, "1.05 meters in length, with a large-leaf red sandalwood scabbard embedded with bronze and turquoise, forged and quenched 49 times, made of Imported Fenrir Alloy Steel from Taixi Continent, handcrafted by the Yanhuo Cave Forge Master, a Mythical Weapon."

Lu Jing took Four Points True Gold, with its scabbard.

"You’re not worthy," Shi Qing emphasized coldly, "Put it down."

"I already told Miss Lu that I’m taking this sword," Lu Jing refused to let go of Four Points True Gold, updating Lu Sizhou with a few words over her communication channel, "She agreed."

Shi Qing’s thought process became even more agitated.

"How is that possible?" Shi Qing said swiftly, "That sword is a treasured item of the office, how could you persuade Miss Lu with just a few words?"

"Moreover, she will also arrange some Funds for my activities," Lu Jing slung Four Points True Gold over her shoulder, picked a "Divine Thorn" short-barreled assault rifle from the armory and strapped it to her waist, along with ammunition, grenades, and filled her pockets with various types of Talismans, then headed out.

"Don’t be foolish!" Shi Qing followed quickly, but then stopped in its tracks, receiving a secret order from Lu Sizhou.

Lu Sizhou instructed her to prepare 250,000 Funds for Lu Jing for her daily expenses.

Why? On what grounds? Shi Qing’s logic module fell into a huge calculation error, even its movement speed slowed.

When it saw Lu Jing approach Liu Tianshi with almost arrogant composure, it nearly collapsed.

"I am interested in learning from practitioners, to understand how to create important artifacts and materials." Lu Jing gave a not-so-correct bow to Liu Tianshi, and seeing that he didn’t take offense, her demeanor grew even more presumptuous, "Should we set a fixed time for lessons, or does the Heavenly Master prefer to stay and learn, or perhaps return to Xia to practice?"

"...This place has its own charms..." Liu Tianshi, born in the deep mountains during a feudal dynasty, was overseas for the first time in his life. Riding in an airplane was already a strange experience for him. He was keen to explore many strange new things, including the local people’s incessant talk of "Siphon!" and the sight of two young girls embracing, which was indeed peculiar, "...A contribution each day, not to be missed, the righteous qi of true knowledge, the natural order of the universe..."

"Very well, come when it suits you, Heavenly Master," Lu Jing bowed slightly to Liu Tianshi, then turned to Shi Qing, "Your business is done, but the various privileges and keys you carry are still useful. Don’t go back to Guangnan Prefecture just yet. Stay here and work for me."

Shi Qing felt Lu Jing had gone mad.

It covertly signaled to the armored guards in the hallway to approach with their weapons, and two powerful Tianque Attendants arrived instantly.

These two were clad in the legendary Nanometer Armor known as "Pixiu Armor," with sturdy helms and cuirasses, appearing like dark sculptures. They themselves possessed strengths beyond that of Mortals, which allowed them to bear the burden the Armor brought.