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Chapter 295 A Photo Taken Next to the Bomb
Xu Ning and his companion had no idea how convenient this ability of Beidou was for Xavier, who had been working tirelessly for nearly a week to create the "purification device."
Xavier felt that if he simply grabbed that beautiful Liyue woman and stuffed her into an empty furnace made of sheet metal, he would create the perfect purification device.
However, this was just a thought. If he dared to show even the slightest thought of it, Xu Ning would probably kill him with that heavy-looking gourd without that woman even lifting a finger.
With a sigh, Xavier mustered his strength again and continued assembling the instruments he could rely on most.
Carrying his gourd, Xu Ning followed Beidou's footsteps, strolling leisurely along the dark mountain path, occasionally stopping to look at the ore loaded on the abandoned mine carts.
"Even after the protective shield was shattered by the Shenju Island cannon so long ago, the evil spirit power carrying the attribute of lightning has not completely dissipated. It is conceivable that in the past, the concentration of evil spirit power in the core area of Tabu Sand must have been quite high, which must have caused great harm to the miners working here."
Beidou nodded. "I heard from the sword seller, Inatsuma, that the blast furnace with the Mikage furnace at its core has only one purpose: to refine the transported demon god's bone and blood crystals and high-quality iron ore into the hardest material—Tamahashi. However, if they are not careful while working, they will be attacked by the high temperature and the power of the evil spirits. Therefore, many people here choose to cover up their scars by getting tattoos."
Xu Ning looked up at the core device suspended in mid-air and sighed, "High-quality materials obtained by exchanging human health and lifespan are forged into sharp swords and then used to slaughter other people's lives. Is this such a tragic cycle? No wonder that great adventurer, Ms. Alice, couldn't help but take action..."
"I'm starting to regret not blasting that core to pieces with that last shot!"
Hearing Beidou's rather spirited words, Xu Ning smiled and shook his head slightly.
"It's useless. Even if you do that, not to mention that the unlucky Xavier will be buried with this shot, that old dog from the Kujo family will probably immediately apply for funding to buy this technology from Fontaine again, and in the end, you will still be back in this cycle."
The two chatted casually and then tossed aside reconnaissance beacons at a suitable spot.
Before they knew it, they had walked along the mountain path to a platform that was almost as high as the inner core of the karaoke furnace.
At this moment, the lightning that was swirling around Beidou had grown thicker by capturing the power of the evil spirits, and was gradually condensing into some kind of form.
Xu Ning had witnessed this scene once before when the Southern Cross fleet passed by Thunderfall.
The lightning power controlled by the Big Dipper, once condensed, will manifest the form of a fish-dragon, just like the shape of a sea mountain.
While saying this might be disrespectful to the deceased Haishan, it truly felt like a blessing from Haishan.
It was clear that Master Ji was very interested in the evolution of this lightning bolt, and he kept looking up at the lightning ring around the Big Dipper along the way.
"Alright, let's take a few pictures of Xavier right here."
Several shallow cracks appeared on the body of the Shadow Furnace, and a trace of purple light escaped from the cracks.
The surrounding sharp, unidentified points were broken off, but they didn't have a fatal impact on the balance of the Shadow Furnace Core, and the hanging bells below were all intact.
Xu Ning casually took two clear photos, then fanned the negatives ejected by the phonograph to dry, and after looking at the images displayed on them, handed them to Master Ji.
“Master Ji, would you like to take a picture here as a souvenir? That way when you go home, you can show this picture to Wu Baizang and the Ministry of Justice’s magistrate, and tell them that you took a picture next to a bomb that could blow the entire Guardian Forest away.”
Master Ji was deeply moved by Xu Ning's words.
Standing on Beidou's shoulder, he pointed to the location of the Yuying Furnace Core and revealed a big smile, which Xu Ning captured perfectly.
"The data feedback is very good. I feel that this impressive data is largely due to your strong control over lightning."
Xavier gave Beidou a light compliment, half praising and half flattering him, then took Xu Ning's photo and nodded, saying, "Fortunately, the damage to the Mikage Furnace Core is within a controllable range. A simple purification and restart will perfectly resolve this crisis."
"Next, I'll trouble you two to take me and this purification device to the very bottom of the Shadow Furnace. I will then complete the final step of the work."
Xavier gently pressed two buttons on the purification device beside him, and four small rollers emerged from the bottom of the machine, which resembled a metal bucket.
Xavier, pushing it with a hint of worry, asked, "By the way, when you went in just now, did you see those Fools who went in earlier?"
Xu Ning and Bei Dou exchanged a glance and both shook their heads.
"Hopefully they already know I'm about to repair the Shadow Furnace and will back down! Otherwise, if they suddenly appear out of nowhere, it's hard to say whether I can save this machine, since I don't have any replacement parts left."
Xu Ning glanced at the extremely bulky-looking iron thing, then simply picked it up with both hands and put it into the Dust Concealment Cave.
"Then we can just wait until the last step of the process to take it out."
Xavier exclaimed in admiration, "To think there are such amazing and convenient magical artifacts! Liyue truly is a magical land."
The three of them strolled in again, but this time they didn't head straight up; instead, they made their way down to the very bottom.
At a certain moment, near the very bottom, Xu Ning seemed to sense a gaze coming from a certain direction, hovering over them for a moment before disappearing.
He gave Beidou a wink, signaling her to be ready for battle at any moment.
Beidou nodded in understanding, took the long sword off his back, and stepped forward.
Xu Ning stood beside Xavier, observing the surroundings for possible attacks.
“Right here.” Xavier stood directly below the core of the Mikage Furnace, looked up, took out a ruler, gestured a few times in the air, and then pointed to the position of his left foot.
Xu Ning took out the tin stove-like thing from the Hidden Dust Cave and placed it in the spot Xavier had designated.
At that very moment, a gunshot suddenly echoed through the empty stone wall.
A fiery meteor-like attack, trailing a long tail, shot towards this direction.
Beidou sneered, brandishing his longsword. The broad blade formed a shield, blocking the purification device.
"They're the Fools' musketeers! This is troublesome!" Xavier said anxiously.
Xu Ning smiled reassuringly, "You just do your thing, we'll handle them."