Is it wrong to want to marry a weapon?

"..."

"..."

"Steel Dragon, what are you doing? Interrupt her charge-up!!!"

Sensing the fear in the juvenile Steel Dragon, Wu Mo couldn't understand and questioned it aloud.

Interrupting the charging of a heavy sword spirit weapon is common knowledge that all novice weapon refiners know.

But at this moment, the young Steelix seemed to lose control, becoming completely still and only able to watch helplessly as time continued to pass.

Three seconds later, Lu Chan casually swung the Storm Sword in his hand.

Boom! A massive cyan gust of wind slashed out instantly, severing the young steel dragon's head just short of the ground, and it landed cleanly on the ground.

Battle over...

"Cough cough cough cough!!!"

The excruciating pain caused Wu Mo to cough violently, and he exited the virtual battle machine in a very disheveled state.

She slumped in the training room of the Black River Academy, her expression blank with disbelief, not even noticing that she was drooling.

It took her more than ten minutes to recover from her shock.

"What the heck, that guest account..."

"And what's with that weapon refiner who uses the Storm Sword!?"

……

……

59 losses and 2 wins.

Finally, they had a satisfying game, and both Lu Chan and Storm Sword were in high spirits.

However, the guest account has reached its time limit and must be forcibly logged off or a formal account must be registered.

Lu Chan didn't rush to register; instead, he logged off first.

After exhausting his spiritual energy by refining the spiritual technique, he spent more than ten hours wielding the Storm Sword, and his body was nearing its limit.

As the spirit embryo of the Storm Sword fell into a deep sleep, Lu Chan also closed his eyes while sitting in his seat in the virtual battle area.

"The Storm Sword's quality has improved considerably, but unfortunately... it's still very weak. Even with the Charged Power talent, it will probably be difficult to break through the defenses of a high-grade spiritual weapon."

"It seems I'll need to refine a new spiritual skill in a while."

Lu Chan pondered for a while, and gradually formed a plan in his mind. 9

Zijing Academy: Chapter 7: Tenfold Power Accumulation 1

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. 6

During this period, Lu Chan never stepped out of the virtual battle zone, and was always immersed in 1v1 training with Storm Sword.

Lu Chan was kicked out of the game only after the system notified him that his card balance was zero and the machine was forcibly shut down.

"..."

"..."

After being kicked offline, Lu Chan blinked his dark-circled eyes in confusion, feeling speechless.

She never imagined that she would one day be unable to afford virtual battles, but when such a desolate scene actually happened, Lu Chan still felt a sense of unreal magic.

"What are we going to do now? Without money, we can't refine spirit techniques, and we can't even play virtual battles."

So, she had no choice but to leave the virtual battle zone.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she stepped out of the virtual battle area, she bumped into a group of acquaintances.

Four girls dressed in Zijing Academy uniforms were seen chatting as they walked toward the entrance to the virtual battle zone.

One of the girls, with short black hair that reached her ears, was her good friend, Liu Qian.

"Liu Qian, your magical artifact possesses extremely rare defensive capabilities, which are incredibly useful in 5v5 team battles. In this Northern Sacred State League, we are determined to secure a spot in the knockout stage, so please be sure to join my team!"

Among the four girls, the one in the lead, with long, wine-red hair, was enthusiastically trying to persuade Liu Qian.

Liu Qian's expression, however, was one of great hesitation and inner conflict.

Lu Chan's previous incarnation also recognized the woman in front of him. She was Luo Fei, the fourth-ranked combat simulation expert from the Zijing Refining Academy, and a flash-type refiner.

According to the rules of the Northern Saint State League, only the top three teams in the college's ranking can participate in the Northern Saint State League. Unfortunately, Luo Fei's team is ranked fourth, and the current situation is slightly awkward.

Liu Qian's magical artifact possesses considerable defensive capabilities, and one of the top three teams has extended an olive branch to her.

If she chooses to join Luo Fei's team but is unfortunately eliminated, then she will be completely out of the running for this year's Northern Saint State League.

Suddenly, Liu Qian, who had been hesitant, paused and noticed Lu Chan standing not far in front of her.

Seeing the petite girl with long, snow-white hair, heavy dark circles under her eyes, looking drowsy...

Liu Qian immediately jogged over and asked with surprise and doubt, "Lu Chan, what have you been doing these past two days? You've been absent from the academy and haven't been back to the dormitory. By the way, how long has it been since you slept?"

"There's no time to explain. Lend me 1000, I'll pay you back tomorrow!" Lu Chan replied, seemingly ignoring the question.

Liu Qian arrived at just the right time.

Having no money, he had originally planned to take the Storm Sword to hunt in the Spirit Forbidden Zone, but this would save him a lot of trouble.

"1000? That's so many, what are you going to do with them?" Liu Qian frowned with worry.

"I"

"Wait, Liu Qian, do you know her?" Lu Chan was still thinking of what excuse to use when Luo Fei walked over with a frown.

Her sharp gaze swept over Lu Chan's beautiful yet tired face. Isn't this woman...?

She was quite a famous pretty face at the Zijing Weapon Refining Academy. She was indeed cute, and every day she was surrounded by many men and women. Luo Fei had also heard of her.

However... you should know that this world isn't all about looks!

The skill of crafting weapons is the ultimate key!

Falling in love will only hinder your progress and make your future self regret it!

Therefore, she has never had a good impression of students like Lu Chan.

“Yes, Lu Chan is my neighbor,” Liu Qian nodded.

"Oh, I see," Luo Fei nodded, her expression clearly showing relief.

She wasn't being nosy, but she was worried that Liu Qian's naivety would make her vulnerable to being manipulated by Lu Chan, a manipulative woman, especially since Lu Chan was a valuable person who would ask for money at the drop of a hat.

"By the way, you still haven't said what you need the 1000 for. What about your previous savings? You didn't use them all to bet on battles, did you?" Liu Qian continued to ask after explaining.

“I plan to do as you said before and raise money to buy a low-grade spiritual skill talisman. I’m currently just a thousand short,” Lu Chan said without hesitation.

"You've finally figured it out?" Liu Qian suddenly realized, then added, "Alright, then I'll take you with me to choose one, just in case you pick the wrong one."

Hearing this, Luo Fei was somewhat unwilling.

She quickly tried to dissuade her, saying, "Wait, Liu Qian, what about our agreement to simulate a battle together?"

Seeing Liu Qian's eager expression, she turned to Lu Chan and said urgently, "How about this, classmate Lu Chan, I can lend you 2000 directly, okay? You can pay it back whenever you want. You'll also have more options with the extra 1000, so don't worry about picking the wrong spiritual skill."

"Alright, Captain Luo Fei, then I'll leave Liu Qian to you."

Lu Chan nodded in agreement while wiping the cold sweat from his cheeks. He could only say that Luo Fei was quite adept at handling things.

I have very little money left, so where would I get the money to buy spirit skill talismans? If I go with them, won't I be exposed on the spot?

Even with her years of experience, she was afraid of dying on the spot.

After the transfer was successful, Lu Chan didn't give Liu Qian a chance to continue entangled and turned to walk towards the shop of spirit skill talismans.

......

An hour later, Lu Chan returned to the virtual battle area and, before Liu Qian and the others finished their training, she booked a private room and hid there.

The newly added 2000 in savings has shrunk to 300.

The cost of crafting a spirit technique, which costs 1000 per hour, plus the cost of materials, almost completely depleted the entire amount.

In return for her sacrifice, she gained a new spiritual skill talisman.

The talisman was enveloped in blue flames, making it look exceptionally dazzling.

[Mid-grade Spiritual Skill (Universally Applicable): Tenfold Power Accumulation]

[Tenfold Power Charge: After charging for ten seconds, a fan-shaped burst of spiritual energy is unleashed in front, causing widespread damage.]

It has ten times the power and is a universal spirit skill, but it is also known as the worst spirit skill in the world.

Although the energy released after charging for ten seconds is comparable to a high-grade spiritual skill, how is it possible to achieve the condition of not being able to move while charging for ten seconds?

At least the charged-up talent allows you to move...

On the other hand, charging up ten times is impossible, let alone ten seconds. Even two or three seconds would be a pipe dream in close-quarters combat with magical weapons.

With such a loud commotion when charging up, it's even less likely to be used for a sneak attack.

Therefore, any magical artifact that is inscribed with the magical skill of "ten times the power" will be regarded as a joke and ridiculed.

In fact, Lu Chan had also scoffed at this spiritual skill in her previous life, until she obtained the soul-suppressing spiritual skill.

Storm Sword

"Inscribe the spiritual skill, charge up tenfold!"

"......"

"......"

[Engraving successful]

【Storm Sword: (Low Grade, Wind Element)】

[Talent: (Charge)]

[Spiritual Skill: (Soul Suppression), (Tenfold Charge)]

[Spirit Forging: (Unmodified)]

As expected, the Storm Sword was successfully inscribed.

During these three days of continuous training, the quality of the Storm Sword has improved dramatically. It is no accident that it can now be successfully inscribed with a mid-grade spirit skill.

If it were the Storm Sword from three days ago, it would have failed without a doubt.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Chan entered the virtual battle once again.

This time, she chose 5V5 team battle.

Zijing Academy: Chapter 8: Bai Yushuanglong

[5v5 team battle mode matchmaking in progress...]

[Match successful, confirming equipped spirit weapon...]

[Random map loading...]

[Loading complete, both weapon refiners are logging in]

"Shh!"

After a few seconds of loading, a flash of white light appeared on the screen, and four figures simultaneously appeared in a dense green forest.

There were three men and one woman. The tall, middle-aged man in the lead had a thick beard, and his sparse hair on his head was reduced to just a few strands that fluttered in the wind.

What's even more shocking is that his ID is 【Handsome with Beautiful Hair】.

The other two boys and one girl appeared to be ordinary students, with somewhat immature expressions.

"That's strange, how come there are only four of us? Did the last person force quit during loading?" The young woman looked around, slightly bewildered.

"That's normal. Some players will quit as soon as they see it's a four-player squad," the freckled-faced boy next to him shrugged helplessly.

"Sigh, there's nothing we can do. Our team's fifth member has diarrhea today."

"It doesn't matter, we are official academy weapon refiners, four people are enough to hunt some wild chickens!" another handsome blond man said confidently.