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"Really no need?"

"Really, there's no need." Yan Qing was sweating profusely. This was enough for him to absorb experience. The Void Commander was a problem beyond the curriculum, one that even the entire Luofu Immortal Ship combined couldn't defeat.

"What a pity, such a great opportunity."

Bai Zhi shook her head regretfully.

"You should give this opportunity to someone else..."

For the first time, Yanqing was happy to have missed such an opportunity to spar with masters.

"Alright, from now on, train hard and give General Jingyuan a surprise when you get back."

Bai Zhi casually patted Yan Qing.

Suddenly, Yanqing, who was still feeling unbearable pain, felt a warm current flowing through her body.

The fatal internal injuries that would have taken some time to heal were miraculously cured in an instant, and even the clothes that were torn in many places were restored to perfect condition at the same time.

"I've heard about Teacher Bai Zhi's healing abilities from the Cloud Cavalry brothers you once led. I didn't understand why they wanted to fight under your command again, but now I do."

"With such abilities... with you here, the Cloud Cavalry soldiers will surely be in high spirits and fearless in the face of death."

Yanqing touched her abdomen and stretched her arms, saying with some joy.

Although the immortals have terrifyingly strong regenerative abilities, even if their heads are severed, they can survive after a few hours of reattachment. However, the longer a serious injury is left untreated, the faster the demonic body will progress.

If Bai Zhi were to lead the troops, it would be perfectly acceptable for them to just rush in and gang up on the enemy without any strategy.

Since there's no loss, we can have a good time.

"Really? I also hope I can have the opportunity to lead them again."

Bai Zhi smiled; those Yunqi soldiers were indeed straightforward.

"But now is not the time to talk about these things. During this period, Yanqing, you can practice martial arts and spar with Hua. It would be best if you could also explain your swordsmanship to Hua."

"No problem, it's my pleasure!"

Yanqing immediately patted his chest and assured Fu Hua that he would be overjoyed to be able to explain his swordsmanship to her.

This demonstrates that one's swordsmanship is valuable and not just some common, low-quality skill.

"Then you two take your time. Dr. Mebius has already said everything is ready. I'm going to pick up the next two people now."

"Please take care," Yanqing said.

“Okay, see you later,” Fu Hua said.

Bai Zhi nodded slightly, then soared into the sky and flew towards Mebius's research institute.

Fu Hua was the first of the 13 heroes to be resurrected on this planet. The remaining heroes will be resurrected gradually after Mebius finishes his adjustments.

Today, Mebius told her that it was Eden and Gretchen.

These two are high priority figures in her plan.

Although Alicia sings very well, that's because of the Path of Pure Beauty and her own natural talent.

Eden is a specialist in this field; even in the game, many of her attacks are expressed through music.

The golden courtyard in the Land of the Dead is also the property of this great singer. It can be said that her musical talent has reached the point where she doesn't care much about money and can easily acquire a huge fortune through art.

As for Gretchen, her paintings are also top-notch. Bai Zhi wouldn't dare to guarantee that she surpasses everyone, but there probably aren't many people in this universe who can surpass Gretchen in terms of artistic skill.

This is enough to host an exhibition for the entire universe.

After passing the verification, I entered the research institute and found Möbius wearing a loose white lab coat, holding a cup of coffee, and reviewing a pile of documents.

Sensing the movement, Möbius looked up at Bai Zhi.

"My dear boss, you've arrived! I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

"I just accompanied a younger brother from my hometown to have a match with Hua, which delayed me a bit. But Mebius, is that a resume you have in your hand?"

"Hmm, that's right. Some of the resumes of applicants from the Faculty of Sciences look pretty good. This one has three doctoral degrees and is proficient in biology, mechanical engineering, and civil engineering."

"Biology and civil engineering?? Aren't these two a bit...?"

Möbius took a sip of coffee. "There is a connection. He was involved in a project that used machinery to replicate creatures that were good at casting, in order to make the casting process more efficient."

"Oh, do you know what a Buli person is?"

"Bu Liren?"

Bai Zhi raised an eyebrow; hearing that name again made her somewhat sensitive.

"That's right. This resume states that this three-degree PhD from the Faculty of Sciences participated in a secret project to develop a giant machine that mimics the human form."

Mebius handed the resume to Bai Zhi and then pointed to a picture on it.

It was a mechanical creature that looked like a werewolf, and even just looking at the picture gave one a very ominous feeling.

"Mechanical walkers are no longer human... What exactly are these learned people doing?"

Bai Zhi frowned. "This thing doesn't look like something you'd use to dust."

“That’s right. These things with huge claws are not suitable for mortar work at all. The kind of biological replicas suitable for civil engineering should be more like spiders. This kind of humanoid giant wolf is simply a waste.”

“I’ve searched online, and it seems that the Bu Li people are a kind of immortal species, and they are also the mortal enemies of the immortal ship you’re on. I guess that group of learned scholars may be trying to crack the secret of immortality.”

Möbius smiled slightly. "That's why I didn't throw this unreliable resume away when I saw it, but kept it here instead."

Upon hearing this, Bai Zhi immediately gave Mebius a thumbs up.

"As expected of you, the great Dr. Möbius, to think of these things really helped me."

"That's good. But my dear boss, I've done so well, could you please increase the budget for my lab?"

Mebius then changed the subject, saying with a grin.

"Uh...how many do you want?"

"Not much, just give me 300 billion credits."

Mebius said with a smile.

"How many??"

Bai Zhi's mouth dropped open. She couldn't believe she'd heard that number correctly.

"That's right, 300 billion."

Chapter 541 Weapons with Self-Awareness

Bai Zhi paused for a moment, then looked at Möbius and asked, "Are you serious?"

"Otherwise what?" Möbius shrugged.

"Do you know what 300 billion means...? That could buy so many habitable planets?"

"Instead of asking me for so much, why don't you find out somewhere that they're still buying Dragon Lords and just sell me off?"

Bai Zhi sighed, realizing that this was no small sum of money. Even in a game, such an amount would be virtually impossible to achieve.

"Of course I know what that means, my dear boss, but scientific research is inherently an expensive activity, otherwise Lord Black Tower wouldn't have allowed Estella to become the stationmaster."

"I checked the relevant supplier websites, and the equipment in Miss Ruan Mei's secret laboratory is worth over a hundred billion. I only need about a third of that amount to buy some high-end goods, which seems reasonable, right?"

"Look at it now, even the resurrection of other heroes is slower because the equipment is not top-of-the-line, unlike the rapid process on Ms. Ruan Mei's side."

Like a snake, Möbius coiled around Bai Zhi and whispered in her ear, "Darling, just give me a budget~"

Bai Zhi sighed, "I can give you the money, but only if you can prove you have the ability."

Although she doesn't have that much money right now, there are always ways to get it. Whether she borrows from Luofu Immortal Boat or uses other methods, she can still manage to squeeze some out.

However, such a large sum of money cannot be given away so easily. For ordinary researchers, several billion credits is already a huge amount of research funding, let alone the terrifying figure of 300 billion.

The bounties for Star Core Hunters are as follows: Kafka 108 billion, Firefly 97 billion, Blade 81 billion, and Silver Wolf the lowest at 51 billion.

The entire Star Core Hunter's main combat force combined only has a bounty of over 300 billion.

"Hmm, of course I'm confident, my dear boss~"

Mebius’s tone was confident.

Bai Zhi was somewhat surprised that Mebius was so confident. She hadn't been here long. Could it be that there was something extraordinary in the abandoned technology of those Black Tower space stations?

"But before that, I need to ask my dear boss Bai Zhi a question."

"What?" Bai Zhi asked doubtfully.

Are there many people in this universe who use cold weapons?

Bai Zhi touched her chin. "In a sense, it is indeed quite a lot."

Although most of the weapons on the Immortal Ship are high-tech products, such as Yan Qing's gadgets, which are called swords, they are actually high-tech floating units.

However, there are also many pure swords and cold weapons. For some people whose fate is going to the depths, high-tech things will not increase their combat power, but will instead be a burden.

Like the blade in the hands of the Star Core Hunter, that Fragmented Sword was a pure cold weapon.

"Then my funding is no problem, you know about things like the Divine Key, right?"

"I know, are you planning to mass-produce Divine Keys? We don't have Herrscher Cores here..."

Weapons crafted from Herrscher cores are certainly not bad here, but the materials required for them are not common items.

“Of course it’s not the Divine Key… Even if we brought over the cores of a thousand Herrschers, it probably wouldn’t be enough to sell.” Mebius rolled his eyes at Bai Zhi and said.

"That is?"

Bai Zhi became interested. What makes the most money in the world? Besides finance and magic, weapons are one of the most profitable options.

Someone like Yan Qing, a dignified Yunqi Army valiant guard with a high rank and a good salary, was still so poor that he had to eat instant noodles every month in order to buy weapons, and even had to borrow money from General Jing Yuan to make ends meet.

"Using some of the technologies I used to develop the Key of God, along with some things I've learned in this world, I'm confident I can create a cold weapon that carries its own consciousness."

"All you need is enough real-world combat data, and once that data is input, even an ordinary person can instantly become a master swordsman just by holding that sword."

"Really?"

If what Mebius said is true, then it's something truly remarkable.

She had heard Yanqing say that the craftsmen of the Zhu Ming Immortal Ship had once created weapons with their own will, and countless swordsmen and masters from all over the universe came to buy them.

But something seems to have happened later, leading to the death of the craftsman of the Zhu Ming Immortal Ship, and this legendary weapon was no longer produced.

If we could manufacture something similar ourselves, it would definitely be a very worthwhile investment.

Thinking of this, Bai Zhi only regretted that she had transmigrated too early. If she had opened the map of the Zhu Ming Immortal Ship before transmigrating, she might have been able to know its secrets.

Unfortunately, after she finished the storyline involving Pinocchio, she was transported to another world.

"I never talk about things I'm not sure about. It just involves some of Ruan Mei's biological research and Screw Gum's research on consciousness and machinery."

"I dug out these materials from the scrapped cases, combined them with my own experience, and came up with a preliminary plan."

"However... as you know, for any high-end weapon, whether it's a firearm or a melee weapon, ordinary forging workshops and related production lines cannot meet the requirements."

"Advanced automated furnaces, precious ores, and biological research instruments all require a lot of money."

"So, how about this investment? Is it a good deal?"

"Hmm..." Bai Zhi stroked her chin. "It is indeed a good choice, but do you have any samples right now?"

Möbius shook his head. "I've only just come up with the basics. It will take some more time, but the sooner the money comes in, the faster the progress will be."

"I can make you a sword first."

Bai Zhi pondered for a moment, then nodded. "Okay, I approve this investment. I'll get the money for you as soon as possible."

"As for the time, before the martial arts ceremony on the Luofu Immortal Ship, make me a sword first. I'll use it as a prize for the ceremony. Maybe it can help boost the reputation of our product."

"I knew it! He's definitely the boss I chose!"

Mebius was all smiles; it was clear she was very happy to have secured the budget.

Bai Zhi rolled her eyes. "I'm just a sucker, having to scramble to find money for you. Have you ever seen such a frustrated boss?"

"As the saying goes, after hardship comes happiness. Once our product becomes a hit, we will have endless cash flow in the future."

"You're actually quite kind, you even know how to comfort me," Bai Zhi said speechlessly.

"I'm just worried you won't pay me, so I'm trying to build a good impression first."