My Pet Beast is Super Fearsome
Chapter 507 - 506

Chapter 507: 506

The Weapons Research Institute and the Ancient Biology Research Institute were both major government-supported entities in Daxia, situated very close to each other.

Under the guidance of Yang Qi, the two soon passed through a green forest, and another unremarkable three-story building emerged in the shade. This was typical for the buildings within the research institute; without prior knowledge, outsiders could hardly imagine that these ordinary little buildings housed cutting-edge research projects.

In front of the main entrance of the building, a flower bed housed a colossal grey boulder, inscribed with the bold words "Who Dare Compete."

"Junior, you know what this stone is?" Yang Qi asked while pointing at the boulder, not believing anyone had informed Shao Zifeng this time.

Shao Zifeng circled the boulder, examining it from top to bottom.

When he reached the back, his gaze swept over a faint crack, and blue specks in the corner of his eye suddenly reacted.

[Name]: Iron Meteorite

[Attribute]: Star

[Quality]: ★★★

[Condition]: Intact

[Function]: Contains a vast source of "Star" energy, capable of recharging star-attribute mutant creatures.

[Description]: The largest iron meteorite discovered in Daxia, weighing 28 tons. The meteorite formed from a minor asteroid collision 3.5 billion years ago, drifting through space for a long while before falling to Earth 30,000 years ago. The friction in the atmosphere burned off the surface energy, further compressing its energy inside.

Wow, this meteorite really does have properties.

Based on the description, this thing is like a portable charger for Lingling and the deer.

With it here, "Dense Forest Stars" wouldn’t need long charging.

The only pity is that it isn’t mine.

Seeing that Shao Zifeng remained silent for a long time, Yang Qi’s slight frustration instantly dissipated, "This is the largest iron meteorite in Daxia, impressive, huh?"

"Impressive indeed, there’s such a huge meteorite?" Shao Zifeng asked with a face full of "surprise."

"That’s right. It’s just a pity it has no special functions," Yang Qi shook his head in regret, "It’s getting late, let’s not keep them waiting. Let’s go inside."

"Okay."

Shao Zifeng took one last reluctant look at the meteorite.

Reluctant as he may be,

he couldn’t possibly steal this twenty-eight-ton thing.

The layout of the Weapons Research Institute was not much different from that of the Ancient Biology Research Institute; upon entering, Shao Zifeng’s attention was immediately drawn to the display cabinets on both sides of the corridor.

Upon closer inspection, the displays in the hallway were essentially the history of Daxia’s cold weapons, ranging from bone, stone, bronze weapons to modern military sabers.

It’s just a pity that apart from the last few Grade E experimental elemental weapons, the rest were all ordinary cold weapons.

"Speak of the devil and he shall appear."

Just coming out of the corridor, Shao Zifeng heard an unfamiliar voice.

He followed the direction of the voice, only to see several people standing in an open hall akin to a martial arts dojo; among them, an old man in a white lab coat, smiling warmly at him.

By the old man’s side stood a military officer in uniform, unmistakably Li Tianwen, whom he had just met a few days ago.

Shao Zifeng asked in surprise, "General Li, what are you doing here?"

Before Li Tianwen could reply, the smiling old man interjected, "This lad is almost treating this place like his own home, no, he comes here even more often than he goes to his own home."

The white coats around them all smiled at this, while Li Tianwen gave the old man a helpless glance and then said to Shao Zifeng, "This is Master Zhou Hongfeng, he supervised the forging of your knife this time."

Shao Zifeng became solemn and respectful, realizing that anyone Li Tianwen called a master must be remarkable. He quickly bowed slightly, "Master Zhou, greetings."

Zhou Hongfeng nodded with a smile, his eyes warm as he examined Shao Zifeng, "Good child."

Finding himself under the grandfatherly gaze of the elder he had just met, Shao Zifeng felt uncommonly uneasy and quietly tugged at Yang Qi’s sleeve.

Yang Qi immediately understood, and with an amused look, whispered to Shao Zifeng, "For over a decade, the Weapon Research Institute has been criticized for not being able to craft high-quality elemental weapons due to slow progress. Although they achieved some success by replicating the energy release patterns of mutant creatures, advancing further has been nearly impossible due to material limitations."

"A vast amount of national resources have been wasted without significant results. If it hadn’t been for the Cold River iron ore you discovered, this institute might have been disbanded soon, allocating its resources to other projects."

"But just then, you discovered the Cold River ore. I’ve heard from the professor that all the masters in the know within the institute are very grateful to you."

Although Yang Qi kept his voice low, the spacious hall made his words clear to everyone from the Weapon Research Institute.

Some of the younger researchers looked somewhat embarrassed, but Zhou Hongfeng showed no reaction; he continued to look kindly at Shao Zifeng, "Good child, come and see the Tang sword I’ve crafted for you. See if you’re satisfied."

With that, Zhou Hongfeng walked towards the sword rack, stopped the young researchers who wanted to help, and personally pulled off the red silk covering the swords.

The hall was brightly lit, and an ice-white Tang sword lay quietly on the rack.

Several young researchers eyed the Tang sword eagerly, as if they couldn’t wait to hold it and appreciate it closely—Li Tianwen included.

The Tang sword on the rack was positioned at a 25-degree angle across its sheath, its straight and shiny blade casting a subtle cold glow, seeming to emit wisps of mist under the light.

Ding!

Zhou Hongfeng stepped forward and flicked the blade with his thick finger. A clear, resonant sound rang through everyone’s ears, "This sword is 107.2 cm long, crafted according to the specifications and your body measurements that you provided."

"Considering that you ordered two weapons, I shortened the hilt of the long sword a bit so that holding it with one hand won’t affect the agility, and holding it with both hands won’t be too cramped."

"Try it out, and if you like it, give it a name." As he said this, he sheathed the Tang sword and handed it to Shao Zifeng.

While receiving envious glances from everyone, Shao Zifeng stroked the simple and majestic pattern on the sheath and questioned, "Am I to name it?"

Li Tianwen glanced at the smiling Zhou Hongfeng, "The weapons custom-made by a master are unique. Hence, to highlight their uniqueness, each of these weapons is named by the caster."

Saying this, a slight smile appeared on his normally serious face, "My ’Heaven Asking Sword’ was named by Master Tang Long. Master Zhou cherishes you, so he has given you the privilege of naming it."

It seemed that Li Tianwen truly loved cold weapons, as the usually reticent man spoke so much at once.

Shao Zifeng looked at the Tang sword and fell silent, with all eyes focused on him.

For Shao Zifeng, who had learned the art of double-character naming from Miss Shao Yuying, coming up with a decent name was truly challenging.

Should he follow convention and name it Dao Dao or Tang Tang?

Imagine fighting someone and saying, ’The sword’s name is Tang Tang, it’s so long.’

He’d probably be laughed at before the fight even started.

No, no, Shao Zifeng quickly dismissed the thought.

Zhou Hongfeng and the others weren’t in a hurry, just watching him.

"Woo~"

As he racked his brain, the ethereal call of the whale echoed within him—the Cold River Dragon Whale was calling him again.

Suddenly, Shao Zifeng’s eyes brightened.

"Let’s name this sword ’Whale’s Tusk.’"

(PS: Grandma just caught a cold, a false alarm. Also, it’s the start of the month, big shots, please cast a few votes if you have them. I’m about 500 votes short of achieving the 3000 monthly votes milestone.)