What do you mean I'm a ghost story?

Chapter 78 No Soul
"Now all that's missing is the armor."

After a thrilling ride and a long, uninterrupted loop, Xia Qing finally drove the dragon steed back to its original spot.

"gone."

When Ling Shuang saw Xia Qing return, she raised her hand and waved before getting into her car and leaving.

The van had long since disappeared, but a long, rectangular box made of thick plastic, more than a meter long, remained in its place.

The armor steel that Xia Qing wanted should be inside.

Xia Qing lifted the large box with one hand and rode the dragon steed with one hand, quickly arriving at Chen Nuonuo's house.

This time we finally entered through the main entrance.

It seems like this guy was sleeping during the day; it took me ages to text him and he finally opened the door, still half asleep.

"what?"

Chen Nuonuo, dressed in pajamas, rubbed her sleepy eyes.

"It's already afternoon, and you're still not up?"

Xia Qing was speechless and threw the box she was carrying on the ground: "I got some materials from someone, so let's use this to make the armor plates."

Clang!

The box hit the ground with a loud thud, followed by a crisp metallic clanging.

The loud noise immediately jolted Chen Nuonuo awake, instantly clearing her drowsy eyes.

I tried lifting the plastic box.

Not moving.

She couldn't help but look up: "You're not really planning to make a suit of armor that weighs a hundred or two hundred pounds, are you?"

"if not?"

Xia Qing asked in confusion.

Was I not clear enough before?

"...Tell me honestly, are you really human?"

Chen Nuonuo recalled how Xia Qing had carried the box and looked no different from carrying an empty backpack, and her eyes twitched.

"Children should not pry into the affairs of martial arts masters."

Xia Qing was already immune to this kind of question.

Don't ask, he's a martial arts master.

If you can't do it, it just means you're incompetent.

"Alright, alright, I won't ask. I was actually worried you'd kill me off."

Perhaps because they had talked a lot, Chen Nuonuo no longer seemed nervous or fearful, and was now just joking.

As she spoke, she continued to squat down and opened the plastic box.

"Military-grade ultra-high hardness armor steel..."

With just a glance and a casual tap, Chen Nuonuo recognized the thing inside, and her eye twitched again: "What exactly do you do, old man? Did you dismantle a tank?"

"Just tell me if it can be used to make armor."

Xia Qing said helplessly.

"Yes, absolutely! This thing was originally designed as heavy armor for tank armor plating and composite armor panels."

Chen Nuonuo nodded repeatedly.

"Then it's settled. In short, the stronger the defense, the better. We don't need to consider weight. Impact resistance can be considered as appropriate, but the main thing is to prevent the armor from being penetrated."

Xia Qing waved his hand and then asked, "How quickly can you get it?"

"Well, using armor steel is quite difficult to process. Cutting and stamping alone would take a day or two, and the weaving and subsequent fine processing are the most time-consuming..."

Chen Nuonuo hesitated and pondered for a moment.

Is there a way to speed it up?

Xia Qing understood the implication and immediately pressed for an answer.

"Yes, yes."

Chen Nuonuo nodded, but then hesitated, "If more people and more equipment are used simultaneously, the processing speed will naturally be faster, but I'm a little hesitant about using so much equipment and manpower..."

I'm having some trouble making decisions.

To process these, he would need to use his father's factory. It's fine to play around with them a little, but it's not so easy to mobilize too many people to "mess around".

“Simple, I’ll just place an order with your company, consider it business you brought in.” Xia Qing understood Chen Nuonuo’s meaning and snapped her fingers easily.

"correct."

Chen Nuonuo's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

I'm not just messing around or playing around.

This is clearly a testament to how good the business is!

Once you change your mindset, you suddenly feel like you've found a whole new world.

"So how long will it take now?"

Xia Qing said.

"Four days, at most four days."

Chen Nuonuo said happily.

"Row."

Xia Qing calculated for a moment and figured he should be able to meet the ten-day deadline mentioned by Yue Wumu, so he nodded.

……

For the next four days, Chen Nuonuo was not at home.

Xia Qing's life seems to have gradually returned to normal, with her doing morning exercises in the park every day and leading a group of people in boxing practice.

In addition to Xu Dashan, Ling Shuang also seems to have become a regular companion in his martial arts training.

Because he was a member of the relevant department, he was also inevitably involved in life-or-death struggles, so Xia Qing paid more attention to his teaching than Xu Dashan, and taught him a lot of real skills in terms of strength and physical conditioning.

After practicing for several days, Ling Shuang finally couldn't help but ask, "Why does it feel like what I'm practicing is completely different from what you're practicing? I've already reached the basics, haven't I?"

"Because your practice lacks soul."

Xia Qing, with a calm and leisurely demeanor, slowly practiced Tai Chi. With the principles of maintaining one's core and sincerity in mind, he naturally exuded the transcendent air of a grandmaster.

"Hmm, you mean spiritual realm and insights or something like that?"

Upon hearing this, Ling Shuang paused to ponder, while also quietly sensing the completely different aura emanating from Xia Qing, and finally seemed to have a thought.

"Yes, that's what I meant."

Xia Qing nodded very seriously.

"Okay, then I'll practice some more."

Seeing that Xia Qing spoke with such conviction, and that she herself had indeed felt and tried some of the unique martial arts sensations of channeling energy, Ling Shuang became skeptical.

"Ruzi can be taught."

Xia Qing praised him and was about to say something more when his phone rang in his pocket.

Upon seeing that the message was from Chen Nuonuo, Xia Qing's heart immediately stirred.

It seems that his armor is now complete.

I opened the message, and sure enough, it was true.

Chen Nuonuo didn't say anything, but just took a picture of a large wooden box, and the background of the picture was right in front of her house.

"I'm leaving."

Xia Qing immediately disregarded the issue of morning exercise and quickly returned to the residential area, arriving at Chen Nuonuo's doorstep.

"Quick, quick, come and take a look."

When Xia Qing arrived, Chen Nuonuo was still waiting at the door, sitting on the wooden box and swinging her legs aimlessly. When she saw Xia Qing coming, she immediately jumped off the box and patted it as if she was even happier than Xia Qing.

"Row."

Xia Qing naturally didn't waste any words. In her eagerness, she didn't bother to find the opening of the box and simply ripped open the top cover of the wooden box.

What was revealed inside was an upper body armor supported by a wooden cross bracket.

Helmet, neck guard, shoulder guards, breastplate and back armor, armpit guards, abdominal armor...

There were also skirt armor and leg armor piled up next to the box...

The overall appearance is similar to the model after the last modification.

The entire suit of armor is made of glossy black mountain-patterned plates arranged like fish scales. The plates are layered on top of each other, making it like a thick armor that provides both defense and agility.

The helmet is covered by multiple layers of overlapping head coverings, completely obscuring the face and neck. The two pheasant feathers on top, which were originally curved, popped up as the box was opened and fluttered in the wind.

The shoulder armor and waist are decorated with animal mouth patterns, and the two breastplates on the chest are so smooth that they can reflect light.

(End of this chapter)