Zhao Longfei frowned, "I... of course I can. But nothing is absolute. If you keep this, it's one more layer of protection."
Lin Yaman shook her head, "I don't need it. If the day comes when even you can't keep me safe, then I'd rather choose a quicker death."
"But..."
"Give it here!"
While Zhao Longfei was still stunned, Qin Siyang snatched the red cloth box back from his hand.
Zhao Longfei's tone turned stern, "Qin Siyang, you can't take this."
Qin Siyang said impatiently, "Oh, give it a rest. Secretary Lin wants to give it to me, but you're the one denying. What, do you run her household now?"
Qin Siyang knew that anything Zhao Longfei treasured had to be valuable, but he wasn't being greedy.
He could tell there was definitely something between Zhao Longfei and Lin Yaman. Taking away Secretary Lin's lucky charm would leave her with no choice but to rely on Zhao Longfei for protection, giving the two of them a little push.
Just like how he had quietly helped bring Li Tianming and Chen Fenghe together before.
"Secretary Lin, this IOU is only for three gold coins. What's so special about it?"
Lin Yaman replied, "It's a favor owed by Qi Tian, the Commander-in-Chief of the Qi Legion. If you take it to him, he'll honor it."
Qin Siyang looked skeptical, "The military? A favor owed by the military? They'll actually admit it?"
Zhao Longfei snorted, "They will. Qi Tian is one of the old-timers. He's not like those old scoundrels Chu Xiao'ang and Qin Yingguang."
"Really? Great! Then I'll accept it! Thank you, Secretary Lin! I'm off to class!"
"Alright. Goodbye, Little Qin!"
Qin Siyang didn't disturb the two of them any further and quickly left the office.
———
This morning's class was Lu Daoxing's Introduction to God-Hunting Equipment.
As someone who already used God-Hunting Equipment, Qin Siyang could easily use it in combat.
But he didn't know much about the finer details of the equipment itself.
A good chef doesn't need to know how to grow vegetables or raise livestock, but having more skills never hurts.
Looking at Lu Daoxing standing at the podium, Qin Siyang couldn't help feeling a little sorry for him.
Having spent all his time researching debt-repayment equipment, Lu Daoxing still looked exhausted despite having carefully washed up and dressed before class.
The excessive fatigue had left him very thin. His thick, reddish nose seemed to be carrying the weight of his entire face.
From a distance, it looked as if someone had pressed an over-fermented lump of dough right between his barely noticeable eyes and mouth.
But for some reason, Qin Siyang could also see barely hidden happiness in Lu Daoxing's eyes.
'Did something good happen?'
Lu Daoxing began the lecture.
"Since this is our first class, I'll start by talking about the origin, development, and limitations of God-Hunting Equipment."
"God-Hunting Equipment refers to equipment developed and manufactured by sequence ability users. Originally, our safe zone didn't have any God-Hunting Equipment. It wasn't until sequence abilities first began awakening five years ago that research blueprints from other safe zones made their way here. After studying and adapting those blueprints, everyone started developing their own designs, and God-Hunting Equipment entered a period of explosive growth. That growth continues even today."
"The uses of this equipment have long since expanded beyond hunting gods. For example, the Divine Arena you use is also a piece of God-Hunting Equipment. As for why it still carries the words 'God-Hunting' in its name, it's simply because everyone is used to calling it that."
"Equipment is also divided into grades. The most basic equipment has no grade at all. This type has no special manufacturing requirements. Its performance is mediocre in every aspect and is generally only suitable for hunting weaker, smaller gods."
"Grade One and Grade Two equipment are mainly forged from industrial materials, supplemented with god remains or small amounts of minerals that appeared after the apocalypse. Their structural strength and special properties far surpass those of ordinary ungraded equipment."
"Grade Three and Grade Four equipment are forged entirely from god remains or post-apocalypse minerals, without any industrial materials from human civilization mixed in. The forging techniques required are significantly more advanced and much more difficult. Their overall performance is superior to Grade One and Grade Two God-Hunting Equipment, making them the standard equipment of today's powerful sequence ability users."
"As for Grade Five equipment, its materials are not much different from those used for Grade Three and Grade Four equipment, and its performance is only somewhat better than Grade Four. However, the true strength of Grade Five equipment does not lie in its performance. It lies in its special property. Grade Five equipment can continue to improve and grow, just like a sequence ability user."
"A Grade Five piece of equipment is no longer a soulless tool. It is something that can continuously develop and become stronger. At present, only a handful of people in the safe zones have successfully developed Grade Five God-Hunting Equipment."
A student couldn't help asking, "Professor Lu, have you developed a Grade Five piece of equipment?"
Lu Daoxing smiled slightly without answering and continued the lecture, "Above that are Grade Six and Grade Seven equipment. However, we have only succeeded in developing Grade Five equipment so far, so we don't yet know what special properties Grade Six and Grade Seven equipment possess."
Someone else raised a hand.
"Professor Lu, if no one has ever developed Grade Six or Grade Seven equipment, how do you know those grades exist? Did that information also come from other safe zones?"
Lu Daoxing shook his head, "To answer that, I first need to explain how equipment grades are determined."
"Equipment grades are verified using Appraisal Solution. This solution is made by mixing sequence potion and 50% alcohol in equal proportions. It reacts with God-Hunting Equipment."
"Apply Appraisal Solution to a piece of God-Hunting Equipment, and the color change will reveal its grade."
"If there's no visible color change, it's ungraded. Purple indicates Grade One, blue is Grade Two, cyan is Grade Three, green is Grade Four, and yellow is Grade Five."
"As you can see, these colors correspond to the visible light spectrum. Therefore, we have reason to believe that above Grade Five, there should be Grade Six equipment that turns the Appraisal Solution orange, and Grade Seven equipment that turns it red."
After thinking for a moment, Sally spoke up, "If each grade corresponds to the light spectrum, then ordinary equipment shouldn't show no color at all... Could it be that ordinary equipment emits ultraviolet light, which the naked eye can't see?"
Lu Daoxing looked at Sally with obvious appreciation, "Student Sally is correct. That's exactly the case."
Sally continued, "If there's ultraviolet, then there should also be infrared. Does that mean the highest grade could actually be Grade Eight or even higher?"
Lu Daoxing was stunned for a moment before laughing, "Student Sally, you just gave the model answer to the final question on the final exam I designed for this course."
"You get full marks for this class. You don't need to take the final."
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