Chapter 95: Discussion on weapons
"I really don’t want to slow down. You haven’t reached the Soul Sublimation Realm, but you have already surpassed me in strength."
"Tyler, I want to help you. Since I’ve started learning arrays, I am starting to love it. Even if I don’t have much talent, I would do my best to master array creation."
Elena placed her hand on his shoulder and spoke with a serious expression.
Tyler had no choice but to accept her decision. After all, even he was worried about leaving Daisy and Elena behind.
Talent was important in this world. Both of them clearly didn’t possess the talent like the nine women in the tower.
Right now, they could at least remain close to his realm. But once his cultivation surpassed theirs, they wouldn’t even be able to help him.
So, learning arrays was probably the best option she could think of.
"Alright! I can’t change your mind, can I?"
Tyler bitterly smiled, but he quickly shook his head and said.
"By the way, I have brought back the Sher Family. I will be absent from the city for a while, so I will rely on you to accommodate them."
Elena nodded.
"Don’t worry, I know what I need to do. By the way, I have already finished the model for the bomb."
"Right now, we just need them to make the layer."
She walked to her locker and pulled out a detailed chart.
In that chart, there was a large ball with several layers, and each layer had a certain name and description.
"You said you wanted to create something that can explode on contact without infusing much mana, right?"
"From what I’ve found, the shrapnel from this metal can not only pierce through one’s mana defense, but it can also explode for the second time after it cools down."
Hearing that, Tyler immediately recognized what metal she was talking about.
"But, wouldn’t that cost too much?"
She shook her head.
"No, we are only creating a one-millimeter-thick layer around the center of the explosive mana."
"I was experimenting with this metal and realized that it has the properties of ice and fire."
"But since these two properties are opposite to each other, no matter how much balance this metal has, once we break that balance, both elements will react with an explosion."
"The first explosion will be fiery and hot, but the second explosion will be cold."
"And since the explosion will occur within the metal, the shrapnel that has been stuck on the mana coating will freeze that mana coating."
Hearing that, Tyler raised his eyebrows.
"So, how big of an explosion can we make?"
Elena smirked.
"I have tested it. By infusing fire mana into a small Explosion Array, it can cause an explosion covering five hundred meters with the temperature of a thousand degrees."
"By the way, the fire mana used on this small explosion array is extremely small. So, the main cost comes from the material for the bomb."
"I will definitely make an array that can automatically make explosion arrays for the bomb."
"The same goes for Mana Storage Arrays and Mana Absorption Arrays."
Hearing that, Tyler nodded.
"That’s exactly what I want. Having array masters work on those arrays will be good but too costly."
"Having an array create more arrays is exactly the future I envision. I need bombs to be cheap enough to replace the talisman and cold weapons."
Elena clicked his tongue.
"This will only work for low-level cultivators."
Tyler shook his head and said.
"You don’t understand, Elena. There are no low-level cultivators or high-level cultivators. Under a bomb, all beings are equal."
"That will be our motto. I want to bring nuclear peace to the world of Cultivation."
"Of course, that future is too far away, but this is our starting point. By the way, can we find a way to artificially synthesize that metal?"
Elena shook her head.
"Are you kidding me? It’s already surprising that we can find a metal with such attributes. Synthesizing artificial metal of that caliber is impossible."
"And I am barely qualified enough to be an array master. You are asking something that is out of my capacity."
Hearing that, Tyler nodded.
"Sorry, I wasn’t thinking straight. You are right. We need professionals to do a professional job."
"I will ask Sher King about this."
"Is there a problem with that metal supply?"
Elena asked.
Tyler paused and nodded.
"That metal is formed from a powerful treasure. We can’t let that treasure stay there for long."
"I plan to take it out once I reach the Soul Sublimation Realm. After that, we will only have a limited reserve of that metal."
"By the way, have we named that metal?"
Elena shook her head.
Tyler thought for a moment and said.
"FAI Metal! What do you think?"
"Fire and Ice?"
"Fire and Ice!"
"Isn’t that a bit too bland?"
"I am not good at naming things."
"How about HuoBing Metal?"
"Hmm! That makes sense."
Tyler thought for a moment.
"Let’s call it HouBing Metal! We need to find a way to artificially synthesize this metal; otherwise, we have to replace it with other kinds of metal."
Elena frowned and asked.
"Do we really have to take that treasure away?"
Tyler nodded.
"Yes, it’s essential! If we let it there, even if we get support from the Grant Family, we will only welcome more trouble."
"It’s better to solve it once and for all."
Elena sighed.
"Well, there is nothing I can do about it. You need to ask someone else."
"Why don’t you ask for Jenny’s help?"
Murong Xue’s voice rang from his body, and in less than a second, a sword suddenly rushed out of his body.
This sword slowly transformed into a woman.
When Elena saw this woman, she was mesmerized by her beauty. But she quickly came to her senses and turned towards Tyler.
Tyler pointed at Xue and said.
"Elena, this is my treasure and a guest inside the tower. As for Jenny, she is my new dual cultivation partner."
Elena nodded. She was surprised by the fact that Tyler became Xue’s student. When that happened, she had passed out.
On the other hand, she wasn’t surprised about the dual cultivation aspect, as it was a part of his cultivation.
Tyler turned towards Xue and asked.
"Teacher, is she qualified for a researcher?"
Xue paused for a moment and nodded.
"Normally, she shouldn’t be, but don’t forget her cultivation. She is capable of learning anything she wishes."
Hearing that, Tyler clapped his hands.
"Then, I can ask her to become a blacksmith. She already has a powerful flame, and her cultivation is also scary high."
Xue listened to her student’s idea with a dumbfounded face.
"You want someone as arrogant and talented as her to become a blacksmith?"
Hearing that, Tyler showed a look of displeasure as he shouted.
"Teacher, don’t underestimate a woman! Just because she is a girl doesn’t mean she can’t do jobs men excel at."
"Isn’t she talented? Isn’t her cultivation one of the best? If she can’t even do something as simple as forging, what’s the point of that?"
"Or, are you saying that she is some kind of woman who can’t do a job that a man can do?"
Although Tyler knew he was taking a risk by saying this, it was the only way to make Jenny work.
After all, Xue wasn’t wrong. Forging was considered a job for a brute. Being a talented and powerful cultivator, how could she do a job like that?
But her talent and resources were at the top of this world.
Xue wasn’t kidding when she said Jenny was capable of learning anything.
With her fire control and strength, she could easily become a powerful blacksmith.
His words made both Xue and Elena speechless. They couldn’t deny it.
Just because forging was mostly done by men doesn’t mean it can’t be done by a female.
That was the same as admitting they were inferior to men. As proud women, both couldn’t accept it.
Neither could Jenny!
But they also understood it was just an open conspiracy. Tyler was just riling up Jenny so that she could do what he wanted her to do.
Jenny could also ignore this, but this meant she would be admitting that she was inferior.
Unless she was shameless enough to ignore it, she had to learn forging.
"Whatever makes you happy!"
Xue waved her hand.
"Teacher, I was thinking. You are my teacher. She is my wife. Since you are already here, why don’t you give her some pointers?"
Tyler immediately put a shameless expression on his face and asked for help.
Even the simplest words from a powerful cultivator could be a huge help to cultivators.
Xue got speechless, but she didn’t reject him. She turned towards Elena and placed her finger at her forehead.
"Although I am not an Array Master, I have studied it for my swordsmanship. This is all of my experience with arrays."
