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Sacrificial tools 153: 153.
Sacrificial tools In the villa’s garage
0 unpacked the wooden crate and took out seven “Hard Alloy Swords,” laying them out in front of the owner.
Jessica, holding her phone, asked curiously from the side, “Are you going to shoot them?”
“Exactly.”
Lu Li picked up a sword and flicked it lightly, immediately emitting a dragon’s roar.
The seven alloy swords were silver-gray, fifty centimeters long, all semi-sharpened, and each had a different style.
The first four resembled typical Han Swords, Dragon Springs, and other traditional treasure swords of Xia Country.
But starting from the fifth, the styles got a bit strange.
It was notably a “Wave Rider” design, looking somewhat like the Eastern Wind 17 hypersonic missile.
The sixth was simply a “Triangular Military Dagger,” and the seventh was a spiral triangular spike, presumably designed by one of Professor Wei’s doctoral students.
The designs were sleek, and the craftsmanship exquisite; Lu Li liked them all.
He toyed with them, finding each one hard to put down.
Coincidentally, the cross that had previously been damaged had not been thrown away.
Lu Li held the cross in one hand and casually picked up a Dragon Spring Sword in the other, and lightly shaved it…
This cross, made of some unknown metal, was easily shaved off a piece,
Lu Li felt that it was only slightly harder than shaving a potato.
This was the reason he wanted to use hard alloy as sacrificial tools—the difference in material quality was too vast!
At that moment, Jessica, holding her phone, said somewhat eagerly,
“Lu Li, let’s shoot a Sword Brave Warrior vs.
T800!
We’ll easily break 100,000 likes!”
“Ha, sure, let’s shoot some ‘Sword Control Technique’~”
The two excitedly headed to the courtyard.
Lu Li had Ah Da strip down and arm himself with an aluminum alloy mop pole as a weapon for a mock battle with himself.
Jessica filmed from the side with her phone.
In the frame, Lu Li’s form was dashing, wielding the Dragon Spring Sword, slicing through Ah Da’s weapon like a cane, cutting it into several pieces.
Then Ah Da knelt on the ground begging for mercy, Part 1 complete~
Immediately after, Lu Li thought for a moment, using his Spirit to support the seven Flying Swords, spreading them out “in display” behind him.
Then with a gesture of his joined hands, the seven Flying Swords circled around him for a few rounds before being shot out one after another!
Before each shot, Lu Li would pause for two seconds, allowing Jessica to capture each sword’s design clearly.
The seven alloy swords, screaming as they flew about, formed various patterns and formations, quite mystical indeed.
After filming, Jessica said, filled with enthusiasm,
“The Sword Control Technique is so cool, Lu Li, now film one for me~”
“Alright, get into position, and I’ll film you.”
It was now Lu Li’s turn to take up the phone.
Jessica stood in the garden, serious-faced, striking a sword-finger pose.
Lu Li first controlled the seven Flying Swords with his Spirit, bringing them behind the young girl, then pressed the record button.
The next second, the seven Flying Swords spread out behind Jessica.
And then, to everyone’s surprise, Jessica began to dance a lively and passionate “Flamenco.”
The girl danced with graceful arms and hips, matching her footwork to the rhythm on the ground.
Lu Li controlled the seven Flying Swords to flit about the girl, intuitively performing a fantastic dance in sync with her movements.
After filming, Jessica watched it once, was very satisfied, and posted it immediately.
She also added some guzheng music to Lu Li’s video and posted that as well.
The videos were uploaded to various platforms both domestic and international, like TikTok and Bilibili, and then it was just a matter of waiting.
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Meanwhile, in Xia Country.
Professor Wei was browsing through young ladies on TikTok when he unexpectedly came across Lu Li’s Sword Control video.
TikTok auto-suggests videos to contacts in the user’s address book.
Professor Wei recognized the Flying Sword he had just finished making.
He chuckled as he watched the video, thinking to himself, “Ah, the rich, they did a pretty realistic job.”
He casually hit the recommend button, then continued to scroll down.
Immediately after, the algorithm promoted the video to his friends, and to an even wider audience.
It must be said, Jessica’s shooting skills were impressive, and the video was of high quality.
But what’s more, people from Xia Country had a special fondness for Flying Swords, especially the younger generation.
Thus, they eagerly shared their likes, favorites, and reposts—for Jessica’s video.
How could a man attract as much attention as a pretty young girl?
The views on the video soared past a million in less than half a day, with likes rapidly approaching the hundred thousand mark.
And this was just TikTok!
Without having seen the physical object, and despite the vast distance, the stirrings of human hearts grew fainter.
But a quantitative change leads to a qualitative transformation!
Millions and tens of millions of stirred human emotions, like raindrops forming a stream and then a torrent, came rolling unseen from another dimension.
The seven Alloy Swords lay quietly in the garage with their atomic structure altered by a few micrograms.
Two Puppets were also in the garage; Puppet Zero’s head turned slightly, looking at the workbench where the Alloy Swords were placed.
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Lu Li still knew nothing of this.
He thought the results wouldn’t come out until tomorrow, so after infusing a mere wisp of Spirit and inner breath into the seven Flying Swords for cultivation, he left them in the garage and went about his business.
He led Jessica into the bedroom, their foreheads touching, and attempted to help the young girl sense her Sea of Consciousness.
“Clear your mind, feel the pull of a force, and search for its source…”
Lu Li’s Sea of Consciousness was in full operation, as he gently coaxed and guided Jessica.
The girl had been using the Calming Incense for several months and was about ready to give it a try.
But Jessica seemed unable to feel anything; after a long time, she opened her eyes, troubled, and said,
“I can’t sense at all what you’re talking about…
the pineal gland…”
Lu Li thought it was just a lack of accumulation and reassured her,
“No worries, don’t rush, keep using the incense I gave you and see how it goes.”
“Oh.”
The girl obediently nodded her head and then smiled, saying,
“We have to set out early tomorrow, let’s get some rest soon.”
Lu Li glanced at the time; it was only 8 p.m.… but somehow, he didn’t refuse.
The two lay in bed hugging, Jessica biting her lip and watching him with a weird smile for a while before disappearing under the covers.
…
And Jessica lay back down,
“If you’re bored, I can call Teresa over, let the Eagle ravage the Golden Canary.”
Lu Li held her close and shook his head, “No need, we’re not close, and it’s not interesting.
Having you is enough.”
Jessica snorted with laughter, looking much brighter.
She snuggled into Lu Li’s arms and whispered,
“My Eagle, you’re the best.
Hmm…
let’s see how our video is doing.”
The girl took out her phone, unlocked it, and was immediately wide-eyed with surprise!
“We’ve gone viral!”
Lu Li, sensing what had happened through the Spirit he had previously infused, didn’t need her to tell him!
[Humming…]A sound of sword resonance came from the garage!
With a mere thought from Lu Li, the seven Alloy Swords flew over on their own.
In the night, they glowed faintly blue, pulsing with their master’s Spirit!