Chapter 47: Strengthening Lin Xiao's Weaknesses

Lin Xiao didn’t accept immediately because... it wasn’t an equal exchange!

If previously, using the precious five-thousand-year-old Sacred Spirit Wood to craft her memory bracelet had put her deeply in someone’s debt, then now the situation had completely reversed.

Huang Lingzhao’s gift was far too valuable!

Lin Xiao felt as if he had given away a gold bar but received an entire gold mine in return.

Recognizing the imbalance did not mean Lin Xiao would refuse.

Huang Lingzhao’s supernatural ability was priceless to him; to turn down such a golden opportunity would be insincere.

As for the unfairness of the deal, as long as they were clear about it and he made good on his debt in the future, it would not violate the principle of “utmost sincerity.”

Between people, especially friends, relationships are about give and take. Refusing someone’s gift wasn’t a virtue; it only served to keep distance and close off paths.

So Lin Xiao nodded and smiled, saying, “I accept your kindness, but now I owe you a huge favor. I will definitely repay you one day.”

Huang Lingzhao’s eyes immediately brightened.

When she smiled, the corners of her eyes curved slightly downward like two crescent moons, and her whole face radiated a brilliant light.

She greatly admired Lin Xiao’s openness, his unpretentious manner.

Unlike some who, though deeply desiring something, put on airs and pretended otherwise, this frankness was truly refreshing.

“Your debt is very valuable,” she tilted her head and deliberately returned his own words: “Even if you can’t pay now, you’ll definitely repay me with interest in the future.”

As she repeated Lin Xiao’s words, an invisible tacit understanding flowed between them.

“Such a bond is a shame it can’t carry over to tomorrow.”

Huang Lingzhao felt a bittersweet regret, as if she had just made a friend, only for it to be on the last day of her life.

But then she touched the bracelet on her wrist, the one Lin Xiao had made, and smiled again.

“At least this memory can be stored, so tomorrow’s her will know about this and feel what I’m feeling right now.”

To Huang Lingzhao, Lin Xiao’s bracelet, especially the thought put into it, brought immense comfort.

This was also why she had no hesitation in sharing her supernatural ability.

She wasn’t unaware of its value, but what did it matter?

With only one day left to live, there was nothing she couldn’t share with a friend.

“Tell me, which ability do you want?” Huang Lingzhao asked again with a smile.

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“Information decision-making,” Lin Xiao had already decided in his heart.

Real-time information sharing? It was useless to him, like a chicken rib. Since he couldn’t explain the arrival of those weapon systems, he couldn’t share operational commands with others.

Besides, he and Phantom were already mentally connected and needed no additional communication channels.

As for ultra-powerful information acquisition, it was tempting.

In his previous life, every precision-guided weapon was based on massive intelligence.

But the problem was the ordinary human brain simply couldn’t handle such an overwhelming flood of information.

It was like giving a primitive man a starship—he would only be dizzy and unable to operate it.

Finally, there was information decision-making, which strictly speaking depended heavily on the level of information acquisition.

In Lin Xiao’s hands, he couldn’t be as powerful as Huang Lingzhao when connected, but it was still a perfect puzzle piece fitting his existing system.

Imagine future scenarios: countless Phantoms simultaneously controlling drone swarms, self-propelled artillery positions, rocket launcher clusters...

Without this ability, merely coordinating the actions of all units would be enough to drive anyone to madness.

One could say Huang Lingzhao’s gift filled the biggest gap in his capabilities.

“Information decision-making it is,” Lin Xiao confirmed again.

Seeing Lin Xiao’s final choice, Huang Lingzhao smiled and said, “Once chosen, you can’t change it. Shall I start then?”

“Begin,” Lin Xiao took a deep breath, his gaze steady on the golden light dancing at Huang Lingzhao’s fingertips.

As the golden light flashed, they entered a mental connection once more.

He could feel that this connection was entirely different from before; it was no longer a one-way information gift, but a two-way information exchange.

Mysterious strings of code, like sacred texts indecipherable to ordinary people, flashed rapidly in Huang Lingzhao’s pupils, reconstructed within her consciousness through Lin Xiao’s understanding.

Lin Xiao fully released his knowledge and experience in crafting extraordinary equipment. The “Information Sovereign” ability immediately captured this data and generated decision guidance for Huang Lingzhao’s actions.

Strictly speaking, she didn’t understand the true meaning behind these codes, but in this connected state, Lin Xiao’s understanding equaled hers. She could call upon all of Lin Xiao’s knowledge in a short time.

With Lin Xiao as her “crutch,” she was already capable of creating extraordinary equipment.

No—strictly speaking, while in the “Information Sovereign” state, she was even stronger than Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao might make mistakes due to incomplete information or imperfect execution.

But none of these problems existed for Huang Lingzhao at this moment.

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Her fingertip lightly touched the surface of the Sacred Spirit Wood, and the dark wood immediately rippled with a faint glow.

With the blessing of the “Information Sovereign,” this thousand-year-old spirit wood revealed astonishing data dimensions to her:

[Wood Density Gradient: 0.78–0.82 g/cm³]

[Annual Ring Spirit Energy Conductivity Anisotropy Coefficient: 1.37]

[Natural Spirit Energy Channel Distribution: 98.6% Modeled]

These scanned data automatically constructed a holographic model in her consciousness, leaving no subtle fiber distortion hidden.

With all the information mastered, the optimized crafting process generated step by step before her eyes.

Huang Lingzhao began working methodically, following the guidance precisely.

Her hands were as steady as mechanical arms, every movement executed with utmost precision.

When the carving knife fell, it instinctively avoided the wood’s most fragile knots; when infusing spirit energy, it matched the natural channel frequencies exactly; when engraving command characters, it perfectly circumvented potentially unstable channels.

Most astonishing was her control over the spirit energy.

Whenever the wood’s slightest stress changed, the spirit energy output from her fingertips adjusted frequency instantly, like the most precise PID controller.

Previously, when Lin Xiao was crafting the “Memory Bracelet,” those sudden incidents that nearly caused errors were all preemptively resolved under the “Information Sovereign’s” guidance.

Huang Lingzhao worked silently while Lin Xiao watched quietly from the side.

Morning light gradually climbed the window frame, casting a golden rim over Huang Lingzhao’s focused profile.

The sunlight moved from the east window to the west, finally fading into a streak of orange-red dusk.

When the last ray of sunlight slipped below the horizon, the shimmering spirit light on the workbench finally extinguished.

Huang Lingzhao exhaled deeply, gently wiping the sweat from her temple.

Twelve hours of continuous crafting left her fingertips slightly trembling, yet the brightness in her eyes was stronger than ever.

“It’s finished,” she rose from the workbench and smiled, handing the bracelet to Lin Xiao. “Your Grade 5 extraordinary equipment.”

Grade 5 extraordinary equipment?