Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 204 - 162: Agreement (Two-in-One)

Chapter 204: Chapter 162: Agreement (Two-in-One)

Xu Yuan spoke with a very earnest look in his eyes.

Throughout his journey, he had seen the influence of formations in this world—in warfare, civil life, and production, the shadow of formations was everywhere.

The innovations in technology had a concrete impact on the development of productive forces.

In the past, even during prosperous times, it was common for ordinary people to go hungry, but nowadays, the citizens of Dayan could basically guarantee two meals of rice daily, and the market had even divided rice into four different grades, even cultivating Spirit Rice that contained Origin Qi.

In terms of his previous life, this sister would be considered a top-notch scientific researcher.

What kind of meaning was there for a scientific researcher to not stay put in the Geometry Institute and conduct research, but to come out and run "business"?

Thinking of this, Xu Yuan suddenly glanced at the boots and clothes of this sister and asked,

"Xiao Si, did you research these boots yourself?"

Xu Xinyao didn’t speak immediately, her eyes lowered in thought over what Xu Yuan had just said.

After a while, she looked up as if suddenly realizing something,

"Ah?"

Xu Yuan repeated his previous question.

Xu Xinyao smiled and pursed her lips,

"Yes, I did."

Xu Yuan continued to ask,

"When I attacked you before, it seemed like a shield was produced, is it because of your clothes?"

Xu Xinyao shook her head, stretched her hand to her neckline, and pulled it down.

"....."

Xu Yuan’s gaze remained steady, a hint of curiosity flashing in his eyes.

Looking down past the girl’s delicate collarbone, Xu Yuan saw a sky-blue, form-fitting breastplate.

Above the breastplate were faintly visible yet intricate Formation Patterns circulating, so fine that the naked eye could hardly see them; only with Will-spirit could one sense the specific patterns.

Xu Xinyao spoke softly,

"Fabric can’t withstand the Formation Patterns, it’s this Sky Feather armor."

"Do you have any offensive measures?" Xu Yuan asked.

"I do."

Xu Xinyao had no intention to hide anything from Xu Yuan as she pulled up the sleeves of her robe, revealing wristbands tied to each of her white wrists.

Without waiting for Xu Yuan’s question, Xu Xinyao on her own lifted her hand toward the ground.

"Da."

A ripple of Origin Qi vibrated, followed by an almost inaudible sound, after which a fine needle penetrated about ten meters into the ground.

The instant Xu Yuan’s Will-spirit sensed it, he felt numb, and he glanced sideways at Ran Qingmo.

After exchanging a glance, Ran Qingmo gently said,

"It’s useless against me."

Xu Xinyao said softly,

"Sister Qingmo’s cultivation is profound; such toys naturally wouldn’t work on her."

As she spoke, Xu Xinyao took out two bulky items from her Sumeru Ring.

A crossbow and a thick rod about ten centimeters in diameter.

Xu Yuan looked slightly puzzled.

Xu Xinyao seemed to have no intention of stopping, handing the two items to Xu Yuan, indicating that he should hold them as if she wanted to display her entire arsenal for him.

Subconsciously taking them, Xu Yuan sensed these two items with his Will-spirit and discovered the rod was hollow; he instinctively lifted it to peek inside.

Just then, Xu Xinyao explained softly,

"This is a Soul-splitting Crossbow; it can attack the Will-spirit. That rod can shoot out Source Crystal explosives."

"...."

Xu Yuan silently put the rod down and looked up at the sister who was showcasing her arsenal.

At that moment, Xu Xinyao had already fished out an item with a somewhat strange appearance from the Sumeru Ring.

It was a rectangular object, one foot long, with a surface black as ink, resembling a black box, yet it had a handle below but no trigger.

Seeing this object, Xu Yuan’s eyes twitched.

Its appearance reminded him of that sister’s "ultimate move" in Cang Yuan.

In Cang Yuan, whenever this sister unleashed her ultimate move, a 2.5D figure would bring out a pitch-black device.

Xu Yuan was about to ask,

When Xu Xinyao had already aimed the black box at the ground beside them.

"..." Xu Yuan.

"Shoo——"

A faint sound, and Ran Qingmo unconsciously frowned slightly.

Xu Yuan didn’t see clearly because the Saint’s Remnant Soul was still sealed, but he sensed a massive wave of Origin Qi spreading outward.

And the next moment,

Xu Yuan saw firsthand the power of this sister’s "ultimate move."

A hole as thick as a thumb appeared on the ground.

Inside it was pitch black, extending downwards indefinitely, reaching beyond the furthest range of Xu Yuan’s own Soul Power.

After a moment of silence,

Xu Yuan asked with a frown,

"Xiao Si, where does this device’s Origin Qi come from?"

The previous bracelets were one-time use, and the crossbow and rod were both embedded with condensed Source Crystals, but that black box lacked any source of Origin Qi.

Xu Xinyao smiled at Xu Yuan, bending her eyes, and waved one jade hand in front of him.

On her index finger was a light blue ring that stood out.

"Isn’t this the Sumeru Ring?"

Xu Xinyao shook her head, her voice gentle,

"It’s different from a normal Sumeru Ring; it can directly extract the Origin Qi from the Source Crystals inside the Sumeru Ring."

"..."

Xu Yuan’s gaze faltered, "Is this... your own research?"

Xu Xinyao nodded, "Yes, but father had helped me a lot. Without father’s cultivation, this ring couldn’t have been made."

"...."

In that instant, Xu Yuan suddenly felt that his father’s educational policy indeed had significant issues.

This kind of innovation in formations was epoch-making. How could such a talented researcher not be bound to return and conduct research in earnest instead of letting her wander around?

"Technology is the primary productive force," hadn’t his father ever heard this saying?

After a few moments of silence,

Xu Yuan looked at Xinyao’s slender finger wearing the Sumeru Ring, and suddenly cleared his throat,