Chapter 59 Alloy Grade

Oh, my goodness!

Even after glancing at it several more times, he still let out a breath of awestruck praise.

"Appraise!"

【Owl King Battle Blade】 (Mithril Grade)
Category: Class E King-grade Bioweapon
Description: Blade length 135 cm, hilt length 33 cm, blade width 22 cm, net weight 500 kg. Crafted with master-level forging techniques using Class E King-grade alien materials, and integrated with the top-tier biotechnology of the Kalan Galaxy, this is a new type of weapon forged for specialized warriors to harness alien energy.
Characteristics: Triggered a one-in-ten-thousand perfect forging, inheriting 100% of the tyrannical Owl King's abilities.
Legacy Skills: 【Mithril Slash】, 【Razor Sickle Penetration】, 【Giant Acid Compression Cannon】, 【Cruciform Pulse】
Specialized Biological Energy: 1000/1000
Alien Biological Activity: 6000/6000
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Gulp!

His Adam's apple bobbed, his eyes flashing with brilliant light as Lu Ming's excitement became completely uncontrollable.

It was too powerful! A perfectly forged biological weapon was simply too powerful!

First of all, it was massive, with a total length of 188 cm, which was extremely important.

Secondly, it was heavy enough!

At a weight of 500 kg, unless one was an intermediate hunting warrior, wielding it fluidly would be nearly impossible.

Whoosh—Whoosh—

He swung it casually a couple of times, and the sound of the blade cutting through the air, brought to life by its texture, sounded like celestial music, leaving Lu Ming intoxicated.

Just as he was lost in the moment, he felt a furry sensation brushing against the back of his neck, instantly snapping his mind back to reality.

Lowering his gaze, he saw Chuxue in his arms with her eyes glazed over, looking as if she were sleepy, or perhaps simply mesmerized by his formidable radiance. In either case, he needed to find a place to set her down. Holding her soft, squishy form in his arms felt quite comfortable for him, but it was hard on his obedient and well-behaved future partner who hadn't uttered a single complaint.

After all, when he exerted force to swing the blade, his muscles would unconsciously tense up, and that kind of sensation probably wouldn't be very pleasant for her.

Glancing around, he picked a relatively clean spot and retrieved a recovered luxury three-piece bedding set from his spatial pouch.

When taken out, it didn't just appear out of thin air; instead, it projected a placement hologram, much like furniture decoration in a video game homestead.

A sudden whim struck Lu Ming, and he wondered if the furnishings could be set up mid-air, allowing the bed to experience freefall.

Unfortunately, the system refused to allow it; even uneven ground was unacceptable.

He felt a slight pang of disappointment. If such a maneuver were possible, it would unlock a brand-new spatial pouch combat technique, such as high-altitude dropping heavy objects.

Alas, the spatial pouch refused to give him any loopholes to exploit, so he had to honestly settle it smoothly onto the ground.

Having arranged the bedding, Lu Ming gently laid Chuxue down. He originally planned to resume studying the Owl King Battle Blade once she was settled, but unexpectedly, the moment she lay down, Chuxue grabbed his hand and placed it right on top of her head.

Lu Ming froze for a second, then smiled wryly. "You want me to lull you to sleep?"

"Hmph."

While Lu Ming was laughing, Chuxue nodded with the utmost seriousness. Then she let go of his hand, pulled the blanket up to the bridge of her nose with her tiny fingers, and gently closed her eyes.

Truly, in that very instant, Lu Ming's heart showed signs of melting. Even a man's ultimate romance—divine artifacts like the Owl King Battle Blade—became utterly worthless by comparison.

A smile involuntarily curved the corners of his mouth. As his fingers combed through her snow-white hair, watching the serene and comfortable expression lingering at the corners of Chuxue's eyes, Lu Ming felt as though he could keep doing this for the rest of his life.

He watched her gently like that until her breathing grew steady, and only then did he gradually stop moving—not because he didn't want to continue, but out of fear that a rough guy like him might misjudge his strength and wake her up.

To his surprise, the moment he pulled his hand away, a thread of golden silk manifested on his ring finger. Tracing the golden thread to its other end, he found it connected precisely to Chuxue's hand, positioned—just like his—on her ring finger.

Faced with this sight, Lu Ming was initially somewhat astonished, amazed that Chuxue would make such an advanced gesture.

A second thought, however, quickly dismissed the notion.

No way, that was too bizarre. As the primordial alien of this world, how could Chuxue possibly know about the symbol of marriage exclusive to Blue Star?

It had to be a coincidence, born of Chuxue's fear of him wandering off and her desire to tether herself to him. She had even mixed up which hands the couple's rings belonged on—wasn't that ironclad proof that she didn't understand the meaning of the gesture?

Realizing this, Lu Ming felt no disappointment; instead, he was utterly delighted. An unintended coincidence made it all the more precious, proving that his destiny with Chuxue was ordained by heaven.

Once Chuxue woke up, though, he would have to give her a little lesson: the next time she tied the tether, she needed to wrap the golden silk around his left ring finger.

He had no ulterior motives; he just wanted to make the symbolic meaning of the gesture a bit more rigorous.

In an increasingly cheerful mood, Lu Ming stood up and walked toward the blasted ruins, intending to scavenge a relatively intact chair.

Only as he walked away did he realize that Chuxue hadn't restricted his range of motion at all. The golden thread seemed to possess infinite elasticity, and even when he reached the entrance of the screening hall, there was no sign of tightness or dragging.

Once again warmed by Chuxue's thoughtfulness, Lu Ming rummaged through the ruins and pulled out a fairly intact viewing chair.

He expended 2 specialized crystals to upgrade it into a Luxury Viewing Seat Plus.

With Chuxue resting right here, how could he possibly leave her behind alone?

That group of sickle-owl hatchlings outside definitely needed to be cleaned up, but there was no need to squeeze every single moment.

In the apocalyptic wasteland, desolation was merciless.

Precisely because of this, a person had to carve out a moment of personal tranquility amidst all the tension; otherwise, sooner or later, the oppressive atmosphere would warp their character.

Carrying the luxury seat back to the other side of the bed, Lu Ming faced the entrance of the screening hall, standing guard by Chuxue's side.

Opening his spatial pouch, he retrieved the Owl King Battle Blade from earlier.

The fact that it could be stored in the spatial pouch proved it wasn't a living creature, yet the bizarre sensation he felt earlier still left him bewildered.

Could it really have been an illusion?

Sigh, whatever. Dead or alive, anything that worked well was a treasure.

Calming his emotions and banishing all distractions, Lu Ming focused once again.

Wielding it for trial swings right now wasn't quite appropriate, but studying its new information was entirely effortless.

Before studying it, however, he wanted to test out the upgrade operation for the Owl King Battle Blade.

"Ultimate Upgrade!"

He chanted silently in his heart, and a system prompt popped up.

【Prompt: Please select the upgrade tier.】

"Tier 2."

【Prompt: Upgrading the Class E Mithril-grade bioweapon "Owl King Battle Blade" requires consuming 500 "Specialized Crystal Blocks". Confirm the consumption of 500 Specialized Crystal Blocks to upgrade the "Owl King Battle Blade" into the Class C Alloy-grade "Ancient Emperor Blade"?】

Huh?

Lu Ming narrowed his eyes, leaning forward a couple of inches to stare at the consumption requirement in the system prompt, and muttered word by word: "Spe-cial-ized Cry-stal Blocks?"

Hiss...

Damn it, the consumable items required for the upgrade had leveled up.

500 Specialized Crystal Blocks were equivalent to 50,000 Specialized Crystals.

Were biological weapon upgrade costs really this exorbitant?

Alloy grade... Class C... Let's sneak a peek.

"Appraise."

【Ancient Emperor Blade】 (Alloy Grade)
Category: Class C Ancient Emperor-grade Bioweapon.
Description: Blade length 145 cm, hilt length 36 cm, blade width 22 cm, net weight 5000 kg. Forged with Class C Ancient Emperor-grade alien materials and master-level forging techniques, this bioweapon incorporates the pinnacle technology of the Kalan Galaxy. It possesses a faint nascent consciousness and will manifest the instincts it held in life. Users must gain the bioweapon's acknowledgment to wield it; forcing use will result in a backlash from the blade.
Recommended Piloting Tier: Apocalypse War King Grade.
Characteristics: Triggered a one-in-ten-thousand perfect forging, inheriting 100% of the tyrannical Owl King's abilities.
Legacy Skills: 【Alloy Slash】, 【Absolute Blade Storm】, 【Micro-Convergence Cannon】, 【Death Cross Slash】
Specialized Biological Energy: 10000/10000
Blade Biological Activity: 30000/30000
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