Evolution Begins with Elemental Domination

This blueprint was an excellent one. If the experience of the Holy Sword awakening its own Spiritual Light could be successfully replicated, that would be for the best.

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At 8:00 PM, the temperature had already dropped to -17°C.

The RV remained as comfortable as spring. The heating system was on, and a humidifier was running to combat the dry air.

Su Chen stepped out of the RV to check on the camp’s condition.

Compared to the previous frigid night, thanks to the comprehensive wall reinforcements and the glass windows being completely sealed with iron plates, you couldn’t feel any cold air seeping in.

The other major change was that the interior was now brightly lit.

It was a far cry from the pitch-black dimness of the previous night.

The improvements to their logistics system had yielded immediate and obvious results.

Thanks to Yan Ziqian’s Constant Temperature Skill, the area on the first floor designated as the casting workshop was maintained at a stable 16°C. Gong Jun was still at his post, with a space heater running beside him.

Based on their experience from the day before, the Constant Temperature Skill was not a cure-all.

The greater the temperature differential it had to counteract, the less effective it was at maintaining the set temperature.

Its area of effect was another limiting factor.

When faced with a terrifyingly extreme temperature of -100°C, a Level 5 Constant Temperature Skill cast over a shelter the size of a soccer field would only last for a minute or two before being dispelled.

Having to constantly reapply the effect was a real grind.

This brought up the issue of the Rune Recovery rate of enchanted weapons, which was far inferior to that of humans. Perhaps it was because humans were nurtured by their Sea of Consciousness, but the difference in recovery rates between the two was massive.

This meant that many guards, in order to benefit from the recovery effects of the Rainfall Skill and Potions, had to use them on themselves.

As was his custom, Su Chen raised a shadowy veil outside each of the camp’s doors and windows for concealment.

To prevent his own people from accidentally triggering it, he gave them a heads-up.

Yu Ziyuan had an entire RV to herself. She had even brought in a new mattress and sheets to replace the old ones and had purified the vehicle inside and out countless times. Beyond being a neat freak, she also had a touch of bourgeois taste.

A hand-woven, tasseled wind chime hung on her door, and a bouquet of Moonlight Grass—a plant unique to the forest—was placed on her table, naturally purifying the air and acting as aromatherapy.

As for the other spare RV, it was shared by Pang Peng and Gong Jun.

In addition to the large bed in the rear, the Class C RV also had a cab-over bunk. With the raised ceiling, the space was quite ample—at the very least, you could sit up in it without any problem.

Meanwhile, Yan Ziqian was busy by himself in the second-floor chemistry workshop. All his worldly possessions were laid out here, filling the space with lab equipment he had brought from the city. A distillation column and a reaction kettle were particularly conspicuous.

It looked just like a set from Breaking Bad.

The master bedroom in the third-floor living area was equipped with a refrigerator, air conditioner, and color TV. He planned to head back to his room to sleep later; with his Constant Temperature Skill, he wasn’t worried about freezing in his sleep.

Worried that Yan Ziqian might sleep so soundly that he wouldn’t wake up if something went wrong, Pang Peng brought him two space heaters and positioned them on either side of his bed.

「Half an hour later.」

”Done!”

Gong Jun let out a long, satisfied sigh, a puff of white vapor escaping his lips. The shotgun’s new enchantment and modifications were complete.

He had finished a little faster than planned.

Su Chen’s face lit up. This was undoubtedly good news.

’My weaving ability isn’t all-powerful,’ he thought. ’It’s not some fantasy construct that I can mold however I wish. Runes with poor synergy or low compatibility can’t be combined into two-in-one or three-in-one composites.’

’Summoning-type Runes, for example, are basically like insulators right now. They can’t be combined with anything, and I haven’t been able to create any fused summoned creatures yet.’

’A major aspect of the weaving process is clearly tied to class-based Authority. Information from certain class characteristics can easily point me in the right direction. Aurora Flash was one such successful experiment.’

However, during his previous experiments, he had managed to successfully weave a brand-new three-in-one Rune.

It was the single-target offensive Rune he had been dreaming of.

’Thunderpierce Annihilator!’

It was woven together from the Critical Strike, Thunderclap, and Destruction Runes.

It was as if it had extracted the sharp, golden light and extreme Penetration Power of the Critical Strike Rune and combined them with the electromagnetic properties of the Thunderclap Rune. Supplemented by the life-withering, destructive effect of the Destruction Rune itself, the final result was a single-target offensive Rune that utilized electromagnetic propulsion.