Living in the Doomsday and Becoming an Immortal Alone
Chapter 281 - 149: Double Crisis!

Chapter 281: Chapter 149: Double Crisis!

"Crap, there really is a problem..."

In the equipment room, the lingering white vapor was gradually dissipating.

The fifteen hydraulic presses in the area had stopped working.

It was now the fourth hour since Wang Jixuan had entered this place.

An iron ball the size of a dragon’s eye was floating around him, its surface rippling like water, smooth as a mirror, containing a resonant sword aura as if a flying sword might burst out at any moment.

Normally, a nurturing phase of at least half a month would be required, but now it had been completed ahead of schedule. The essence of several ores—actually, accompanying ores—had fused perfectly.

Moreover, the treasure used in this sword, under massive envelopment of spiritual energy and the deliberate activation by Wang Jixuan, coupled with tempering by the Spirit Forging Array, had directly ascended two grades!

This was already comparable to the mid-to-low-end flying swords sold in village treasure shops!

The sword pill had been born, and forging the flying sword afterward was much simpler, nearly a matter of course.

Obviously, the problem Wang Jixuan mentioned was not with the nearly completed flying sword...

To an outsider, Wang Jixuan now looked like he was covered in blood, his protective suit riddled with holes as though he had just fought his way out of a Blade Beast battlefield.

But in fact, it was a minor injury caused during a rapid bone tempering process;

After swallowing three Blood Qi Pills refined from king-level Blade Beast essence, Wang Jixuan was significantly better.

The real problem was with Mudan.

It was her, the Loyal Wingman R99, kneeling in front of him, faced away.

She... had crashed.

Wang Jixuan had been calling her for a few minutes, and Mudan was completely unresponsive.

He tried to find the restart button, only to realize he hadn’t yet completed his Intermediate Mechanic exam and didn’t have the skills to repair this kind of high-precision autonomous mechanical body.

Now, what to do?

Master Wang couldn’t help but rub his temples, wanting to curse himself a little.

"I was really just messing around. If I had just focused on leveling up a bit, and tossed together a prototype of the flying sword, wouldn’t that have been enough?"

"Ah, but I had to have that flash of inspiration, pressing Mudan in the forging array, using the Artifact Refining approach to enhance the treasure’s material, doing a complete spiritual energy forging on her."

"Too much spiritual energy can intoxicate, huh?"

"What now? Can Xiao Mudan’s system be transferred to another Loyal Wingman? Seems like, as long as her core program can be copied and her memory bank isn’t lost, it should be possible to recreate her, right?"

"Nothing’s burned out inside, right?"

Suddenly.

"Eh?" A faint call came from inside Mudan.

Wang Jixuan immediately stepped back two steps, his sword finger ready, as the black Jiao Long on his shoulder was already looking alert!

Under his watchful eyes, from the dormant body of Mudan, a faint shadow slowly emerged from her snow-white neck.

The shadow also bore the likeness of Mudan, but now, she was dressed in her favorite maid outfit.

Wang Jixuan’s calm face couldn’t hide his astonishment.

Spiritual Body?!

A pure mechanical body had birthed a spiritual entity within the Spirit Forging Array?!

Heavenly Venerable Wuliang!

Was it because the ’technological civilization’ had one too many drinks last night, or did the ’cultivation civilization’ get its feelings jumbled up, that such a blunder led to the birth of...

Technology Magic Treasure!

Shocked though Wang Jixuan was, he was relieved.

In any case, it was good that Mudan was alright.

Having this little maid around was quite handy, switching to another would take some getting used to.

Moreover, a magic treasure possessing an Artifact Spirit, even if it’s not useful in combat and is somewhat redundant, is still treated as a top-grade magic treasure and supported by the sect.

[She] cocked her head to look at Wang Jixuan, then down at her own body; her eyes instantly widened.

"Eh—I have a soul now!"

Wang Jixuan: Strictly speaking, this is called a Spiritual Body.

The Daoist hurriedly asked, "Can you still feel your body?"

"Yes, yeah! Why did I crash."

Mudan’s spiritual body shouted excitedly twice, plunging directly into the neck of her mechanical body.

Soon, a faint engine noise came from inside Mudan, and a pair of bright (in the physical sense) eyes opened, the pupils shimmering with colorful rings.

Then Mudan’s small mouth opened, playing a simple startup tune.

"Ding-ding~ding-ding-ding~ Loyal Wingman R99 Mudan reporting to the commander!

"Hehe! I feel like I can sense every component of my body now! Wow! Commander! I feel like I really am alive!"

Mudan turned to look at Wang Jixuan, her loose protective suit unable to hide her unreasonably perfect bust.

She was as excited as a child, hopping around continuously.

It’s good nothing was damaged...

Wang Jixuan rubbed his nose, and although he was eager to test Mudan’s combat capabilities, his spiritual sense had already detected Zhou Zhengde approaching.

Maybe it’s time to head back.

The commotion this time had been rather big.

And he was not sure if any surrounding Spiritual Ability Users had seen him shatter that vertical pupil.

"First, don’t show any abnormalities," Wang Jixuan cautioned, "This is my secret reward for you. If the Commander finds out, he might want me to do this for all the Loyal Wingmen, and I simply don’t have the energy for that."

"Okay! Mudan is the most special wingman!"

Mudan’s voice had become much more animated, her large eyes curving into crescents.

"Commander, Commander! Mudan is unbelievably powerful now! Any combat missions, just leave them to Mudan!"

"The next S-rank opponent is yours to face alone."

"Maybe not, the current Mudan doesn’t want to be rebooted at the factory. I suddenly understand what you mean. I, based on the consciousness of this Loyal Wingman, am a thinking, soulful entity! Thank you, Commander. May I call you ’father’ in any scenario?"

"Set your personal humor towards me to 20%, and from now on, refrain from making inappropriate jokes around me."