Chapter 266: The Douqi Dragon Arm that Makes Refiners Want to Dismantle It
In fact, under the old pace of life in the Refiner's Guild, it was barely manageable. But ever since Jiang Lin brought the design of the Feathered Wing, everything changed. The peace of the Refiner's Guild was completely disrupted, and everyone was forced to work around the clock.
Though it was painful, it was also quite enjoyable.
Because the Feathered Wing was practically a perfect Douqi Weapon that could be mass-produced without worrying about disrupting social stability!
Previously, the Refiner's Guilds across the continent hardly engaged in violent weapon production because the more armor or swords there were, the more chaotic the situation would become. It could even force all the Refiner's Guilds in various regions to enter an arms race. The reason the Gamma Refiner's Guild was so relaxed was because, after Hu Lei came, he did not allow anyone to create high-tier Xuan Weapons, and most members rarely took outside orders. This was because, historically, the Refiner's Guilds had engaged in an arms race, but it was urgently stopped by the Tian Gong Pavilion, which controlled the Refiner's Guilds of the Central Continent. Since then, high-tier refiners have focused on a relaxed, Buddhist-like approach, emphasizing fate and destiny.
But why could pill refiners casually make pills, while Douqi weapons had to be controlled?
The reason was simple: pills help elevate your realm, giving you a higher level, allowing you to maintain power over others. But weapons, those violent things, make people challenge authority. Pills allow you to enter the "strongman's authority" system, while Douqi weapons turn you into a challenger of that very authority. And the same Douqi weapon has much more of an effect on "weaklings" than it does on "strong ones." This is why Douqi weapons are more likely to become weapons for challengers, rather than tools for maintaining authority.
For example, when a regular person fights a soldier, the soldier can easily subdue the person, with no chance for the regular person to win.
But what if both were equipped with handguns? Some might say the soldier still has the advantage, and that's mostly true. But the regular person's chances now increase. Luck, talent, or other factors could allow them to pull the trigger at the right moment, changing the course of the battle.
This concept can also be applied to the current dilemma faced by the Refiner's Guilds across the continent. Technological upgrades require a lot of practice, but everyone is not allowed to mass-produce, which results in a lack of new refiners. This repetitive cycle leads to a laid-back attitude. However, there are fewer restrictions on the creation of Xuan Weapons, but they take so long to make that they are naturally limited.
Now, the Feathered Wing was the breakthrough in the situation where refiners could not mass-produce weapons.
Can't refine weapons?
No problem, try the Feathered Wing with attack capabilities.
Jiang Lin: "What the hell is a Thunder War Machine?"
In the refiner's hall, Jiang Lin glanced at the refiner's draft left by Ha Mo on the table. Ha Mo didn't hide anything and directly showed it to Jiang Lin. He said, "The Four-Leaf Feathered Wing has a great frame, with excellent flight control and energy output methods, which can inspire a lot of ideas."
Ha Mo didn't mention anything about the Mo Family. In his view, Jiang Lin shouldn't care about the birthday banquet of some so-called family elder. With Jiang Lin's current status in the Refiner's Guild, he was basically seen as the "next-generation president." If the Refiner's Guild was a sect, Jiang Lin would be the most likely candidate for the next head. The Mo Family's elder was just a named disciple of Yun Lan Sect's previous sect leader.
Indeed, the Yun Lan Sect had become a behemoth within the Gamma Empire in recent years, but the Refiner's Guild had powerful backing, someone who could directly influence the heavens. No matter how strong the Yun Lan Sect was, they wouldn't dare challenge the Gamma Refiner's Guild. Let alone a minor named disciple of the Mo Family.
However, Ha Mo was wrong. Jiang Lin was indeed heading towards the Mo Family. He first picked up the invitation letter placed aside and then glanced at Ha Mo's draft, praising, "Nice design, the Four-Leaf Feathered Wing provides the core flight principles, so you can refine your own flying Douqi weapon based on your style."
Ha Mo was surprised to see Jiang Lin holding the invitation letter but didn't seem affected by Jiang Lin's words. "What's this? Are you interested in the Mo Family?"
Ha Mo, being a Fourth-Rank Xuan Refiner and a Dou Ling level powerhouse, wasn't too interested in the various families within the Gamma Empire.
"By the way, Ha Mo, can you tell me about the Mo Family?" Jiang Lin suddenly asked Ha Mo while waving the invitation letter. He wasn't too worried about Qing Lin's safety now, as the Mo Family's most important person was holding a birthday banquet. They wouldn't possibly have the person with bandaged eyes meet guests, right? So this invitation letter, which seemed to have been sent recently, indicated Qing Lin's safety.
Of course, if the Mo Family was quick in removing her eyes and wanted to show off at the banquet, Jiang Lin had no choice but to learn some eye-removal techniques from them and put them back on her.
"The Mo Family? Didn't you already learn their secret techniques and help them refine a Douqi arm?" Ha Mo looked at Jiang Lin strangely. When Jiang Lin had helped Mo Lan refine the Douqi arm, everyone in the guild knew, and they also knew Jiang Lin had learned some of the Mo Family's secret techniques. But Ha Mo and the others didn't have any other opinions because refiners often learned strange techniques to integrate into their weapons.
Moreover, they had all seen Mo Lan's Douqi arm, which Jiang Lin had transformed into a weapon. At that time, when Jiang Lin had left the girl alone at the Refiner's Guild and only left Fatty Yuan to watch her, the others were curious to see the Qing Lin Dragon Arm. To their surprise, not only did the Qing Lin Dragon Arm retain the flexibility of a human hand, but it could also use Douqi to cast Douqi techniques. Moreover, it had a solidified Douqi technique that Mo Lan could directly activate. And more importantly, there were no side effects! Jiang Lin had cut off some meridians in the dragon arm, designed two sets of meridian circulations, one for the human body and one for casting solidified Douqi techniques.
That Douqi Dragon Arm was so amazing that even Ha Mo and the others wanted to dismantle it and study it.
Then, the poor girl ran away in a panic in the middle of the night.
(END CHAPTER)
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