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Chapter 024 Studying, Eating, Watching Movies

Lin Bei took the book and opened it.

The first thing you see is a warning: For internal use only, do not distribute without permission, violators will be prosecuted.

He looked up at Shangguan Ling.

The Eastern Xia Dynasty attaches great importance to the protection of copyrights related to martial arts, even to the point of being strict.

Sometimes, watching pirated content can land you in jail.

"It's alright."

Shangguan Ling stuck out her tongue and lowered her voice, saying, "I bought this internal teaching material at a high price. Just don't make a fuss after you've read it, and no one will pursue the matter."

Lin Bei nodded and quickly browsed through the documents.

This textbook is over 300 pages long, richly illustrated, and detailed in its content, covering all aspects of spiritual micro-sculpting, from basic theory to general techniques.

The author of this textbook must be a master of spiritual power.

Some of the techniques for using mental power were things he had never thought of before, and he benefited greatly from reading them.

Lin Bei watched with great interest.

Shangguan Ling sat opposite him, her hands supporting her chin, watching his focused expression, a hint of reminiscence flashing in her eyes.

This is what he looked like back in elementary school.

He often inexplicably enters a state of complete absorption, as if everything around him is irrelevant...

Two hours later.

Lin Bei closed the book, shut his eyes, and quickly reviewed the contents of the book in his mind.

The essence of spiritual micro-carving is that martial artists use a refined spiritual carving tool to carve objects at a microscopic level, thereby modifying their structure and even their properties.

There aren't many items that require this method, and star-patterned stones are one of them.

This special gemstone has a hard exterior, but its interior is extremely fragile and complex, making it impossible to carve using traditional methods.

Just like an egg, traditional physical methods simply cannot be used to modify its interior without damaging the shell.

This is where mental micro-sculpting comes in handy.

The mental carving knife, forged from spiritual power, is not a physical object; it can silently penetrate the interior of the star-patterned stone and deeply modify it.

Also.

The interior of star-patterned stone contains natural patterns.

The main task of a spiritual micro-sculptor is to modify and open up these patterns, allowing the martial artist's spiritual power to be stored, circulated, and activated within the star-patterned stone...

A moment later, Lin Bei opened his eyes.

Shangguan Ling sat up straight and asked, "Have you read them all?"

"I've finished watching it."

"Is there anything you'd like to ask?"

"have."

Lin Bei pondered for a moment before speaking, "The internal patterns of each star-patterned stone are different. To carve it into a spiritual talisman, in addition to a spiritual micro-carver, a prop designer is also needed."

You're right.

Shangguan Ling nodded. "I have prepared the design drawings."

She raised her wrist, and a beam of light shot out from the silver watch on her right hand, transforming into a high-definition 3D projection in the air.

"This is a diagram of the internal structure of the star-patterned stone. I had it examined by a professional."

Lin Bei examined it carefully.

Hundreds of silver lines intertwine, resembling a small maze... This is the inner world of the Star Pattern Stone.

"Indeed professional."

He nodded to himself.

The 3D projection image in front of him was almost identical to the result of his mental detection last night.

"This is the design drawing."

With a slight movement of her wrist, Shangguan Ling switched the projection in the air to another 3D image.

This is a complete design drawing.

In addition to modifying the original patterns, more than twenty new patterns were added, making the interior of the star-patterned stone a unified whole.

The direction, depth, and angle of each newly added line are clearly marked on it.

"Wonderful!"

Lin Bei's gaze fell on the blueprints.

Although he didn't know how to design a spiritual amulet, he could tell that the Star Stone had been completely transformed after this modification.

He turned to look at Shangguan Ling, "Did you have this designed too?"

"No, no, no."

Shangguan Ling raised her chin, a hint of pride in her eyes, and said, "I designed this myself. What do you think? Isn't it amazing?"

"It's alright."

"Hey, would it kill you to give someone a proper compliment?"

"Okay, okay, you're amazing."

"Hmph~"

Shangguan Ling snorted softly, but couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth.

"Alright, I'm not going to argue with you anymore."

Her smile faded, and she asked, "How confident are you in your ability to carve the star-patterned stone according to this design?"

"Let me think about it."

Lin Bei stared at the design drawings, his brain working at lightning speed.

A few minutes later.

He let out a soft breath, "The workload isn't too big, I'm about... 80% confident."

Shangguan Ling was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. "Are you sure?"

She initially thought Lin Bei would be lucky to have a 50% chance of success. After all, he had never been involved in the field of mental micro-sculpting before.

But the waters of this industry are incredibly deep.

"Sure."

Lin Bei nodded confidently.

Eighty percent is just the most conservative estimate.

Compared to the "mental network" in his mind, this small project in front of him was not even in the same league.

If he maintains a consistent performance, he is fully confident that he can complete the carving of this star-patterned stone.

"Oh well."

Although Shangguan Ling found it somewhat unbelievable, she had an inexplicable trust in Lin Bei.

Because this guy never boasts.

"How long will it take you approximately?"

"As early as tomorrow night."

"it is good."

Shangguan Ling's eyes lit up, and she asked again, "Do you have any other requests?"

"have."

Lin Bei looked at Shangguan Ling with a serious expression.

Shangguan Ling felt a sudden pang in her heart as those deep eyes stared directly at her, leaving her feeling completely flustered.

"When are you going to settle the remaining five thousand yuan?"

"..."

After a full two seconds of stunned silence, Shangguan Ling rolled her eyes at him, annoyed. "Don't worry, you won't be shortchanged! We'll settle the payment and deliver the goods tomorrow night."

It's a deal.

Lin Bei put the star-patterned stone away from the table. "I'll head back now. Just send the design to my email."

Why are you in such a hurry?

Shangguan Ling said with a hint of reproach, "We finally get to see each other, let's have lunch together. You've done me such a big favor, it's on me."

Lin Bei checked the time; it was indeed almost noon.

He thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, but let's make it clear first, this meal is on me. I know a mala tang place nearby that's delicious and inexpensive."

"Okay, you can treat me then."

Shangguan Ling stood up with a smile, clapped her hands and said, "Let's go, I haven't had mala tang in ages."

An hour later.

The two finished their spicy hot pot.

Lin Bei was dragged to the cinema by Shangguan Ling again, where they chose a newly released monster movie.

The entire movie has zero special effects.

The actors in it are all genuine martial artists.

Even the monsters slain in the movie, as well as the scenes of mountains collapsing and the earth splitting apart, are 100% real.

"Wow!"

"oh oh!"

"Aaaaaah!"

The screams and gasps of the audience could be heard from time to time in the movie theater.

This kind of 3D movie, where real people fight and kill monsters, is indeed very exciting. Even Lin Bei, who hadn't been to the cinema for many years, watched it with great interest.

It was past 3 p.m. when the movie ended.

Thank you for spending time with me today.

Shangguan Ling stood at the cinema entrance, turned to look at Lin Bei, her eyes sparkling, "I haven't been this happy in a long time."

Lin Bei nodded. "I'm quite happy too."

Not only did he learn mental micro-sculpting, but he also secured a 5000 yuan order. How could he not be happy?

"That's good."

Shangguan Ling smiled and waved, "Then I'll be going now. I'll be waiting for your good news tomorrow night."

"goodbye."

After watching her leave, Lin Bei didn't go straight home, but instead walked towards the pharmacy across the street.