Chapters 183 and 184: The Great Coachman's Horse Examination

  This scene filled Xiao Hong with helplessness, but it was not unexpected. After all, he had a relatively deep understanding of Luo Xue Ning before. What commanding an army is like, Xiao Hong didn't know, but privately, she was absolutely a slightly mischievous girl. After all, Luo Xue Ning was less than two years older than Xiao Hong, and even younger than Chai Shuang.

  "Oh, sorry about that," Luo Xue Ning said with a smile, then slightly bent down to pick up the books Xiao Hong had scattered on the ground and handed them back to him.

  Xiao Hong was also very clear that Luo Xue Ning was just using this method to greet him, so Xiao Hong didn't have too much of a reaction.

  "It's okay." Xiao Hong responded casually, his expression calm and peaceful, as he took the book handed over by Luo Xue Ning and prepared to head out.

  Mo Xuan, who was standing beside him, saw Xiao Hong's appearance and his expression also moved slightly. Xiao Hong, the man who made him unforgettable for life, he naturally recognized, but did not expect that this guy would run to here to study after the great beauty trip.

  "Hey, what's with the attitude? You let the renowned General Luo Xue Ning pick up a book for you, and yet you're giving him this look of disdain? Who do you think you are?" Chai Shuang scolded Xiao Hong, naturally unaware of the unspoken relationship between Xiao Hong and Luo Xue Ning.

  It's obvious that Chai Feng is trying to curry favor with Luo Xue Ning in this way.

  Xiao Hong, who had been quite displeased with Chai Shuang from the start, clenched his fist slightly upon hearing this and made a few cracking sounds with his joints. He then turned his head slightly to glance at Chai Shuang, a hint of chill flashing in his eyes!

  Now in terms of strength, Xiao Hong is already above Chai Shuang, there's nothing to be afraid of, it's just that he doesn't want to bother.

  On the side, Luo Xue Ning saw Xiao Hong's expression and her complexion changed slightly. With extremely strong observational skills, Luo Xue Ning naturally noticed the flash of cold light in Xiao Hong's eyes, and even sensed the oppressive aura emanating from him that suddenly rose up.

  Although she didn't know what had happened between Xiao Hong and Luo Xue Ning, Luo Xue Ning was very clear that Xiao Hong was angry.

  Mo Xuan naturally sensed this aura and his heart slightly trembled. This was something Xiao Hong didn't possess when he tested him before.

  "This guy, has he already reached the level of a charioteer?" Mu Xuan thought to himself.

  "What are you looking at? Do you have some kind of attitude?" Chai Shuang continued to scold Xiao Hong, the tone of her words even heavier.

  Luoxue Ning saw this scene, her heart suddenly tightened. She didn't know how much endurance Xiao Hong had. Once Xiao Hong made a move, could Chai Shuang resist? It was almost impossible, because Luoxue Ning had witnessed Xiao Hong's strength before.

  But once Xiao Hong takes action, he will definitely cause trouble for both himself and Luo Xue Ning. In fact, Luo Xue Ning has a faint feeling that she is somewhat intimidated by Xiao Hong's anger, which makes her feel very strange. Logically speaking, she has no reason to be afraid of him.

  "Shai Shuang, shut up." Lu Xue's expression changed slightly as she said softly.

  "Luo sister, but..." Chai Shuang glanced at Luo Xue Ning's slightly serious face and didn't continue speaking. Of course, she couldn't have imagined that the relationship between this unremarkable Xiao Hong and her was far closer than hers with Luo Xue Ning.

  Xiao Hong saw the situation and didn't entangle himself too much, turned around and walked away. Before leaving, he still remembered to turn his head back, of course, not to look at Chai Shuang, but at Mo Xuan.

  Xiao Hong's memory was not bad, he naturally recognized Mo Xuan, it's just that he didn't expect this guy to be a military officer.

  Lu Xue Ning still had some misgivings after Xiao Hong left, so she casually picked up her communication talisman and sent a brief message to Xiao Hong's contact device: "Sorry, I was just joking earlier."

  Luoxue Ning's message was very subtle, but Mo Xuan still caught a glimpse of it, only seeing three words: "I'm sorry."

  Such a discovery caused Mo Xuan's expression to change slightly, Luo Xue Ning, in his eyes, was a person of dignity and pride, and it seemed that not many people could make Luo Xue Ning say those three words.

  Of course, Mo Xuan couldn't have imagined that this unassuming Xiao Hong would be the one who has been making waves recently, and he only vaguely felt that Xiao Hong seemed to have some kind of extraordinary relationship with Luo Xue Ning.

  But Mo Xuan would never say such a thing and wouldn't show any indication of it either.

  Xiao Hong walked out of the library and naturally saw Luo Xue Ning's information, his expression unchanged, casually responding with a sentence: "Nothing's wrong, but I don't like Chai Shuang, keep your distance from her."

  "Oh." This was Lu Xue Ning's next response.

  Facing such a response, Xiao Hong didn't think much about it and directly threw the book to the passenger seat of the magic car, then left with a flourish. Unbeknownst to him, Xiao Hong's simple sentence had turned Chai Shuang's previous efforts to please him into nothingness, after all, the relationship between Xiao Hong and Luo Xue Ning was right there.

  Although there is no love between men and women, after all, it is also a life-and-death friendship.

  He got on his own magic car and Xiao Hong didn't stop, returning home. As for Chai Shuang and Miao Chen, Xiao Hong didn't put them in his heart. In Xiao Hong's view, relying solely on Chai Shuang's strength, they were no longer a threat.

  As for Miao Chen, Xiao Hong is also practicing desperately, striving to catch up with Miao Chen as soon as possible.

  Xiao Hong also inquired about the Miao family through various channels and gained a general understanding of their situation. They had several hundred vassals with combat power, which was not a small number. However, the strongest among them was only Miao Dong, who had reached the fifth level of cultivation, but he was not good at fighting. The next strongest was Miao Chen.

  Drive back home, lock the bedroom door, Xiao Hong began to read the book borrowed from the library carefully, pondering the knowledge inside.

  Xiao Hong couldn't figure it out and wrote it down, waiting for an opportunity to ask Cui Yuanbo for guidance.

  Still the same, Xiao Hong wants to survive, and can only do so by self-rescue. The fundamental of self-rescue is continuous progress. Xiao Hong is very clear that the new technique "compression" in the tattoo, as well as Amiro's technique, will be of great help to him in making tattoos and other things.

  Similarly, Xiao Hong thought very clearly that once he mastered these two techniques, he began to develop a new generation of healing tattoos and apply these two techniques to battle tattoos, striving to design a more advanced battle tattoo. Moreover, the Qian Le who was killed by Weilin Army last time, and the purple dragon brain marrow obtained from Luoxue Ning, made Xiao Hong's materials quite sufficient.

  In this way, a week's time passed in the blink of an eye. In this week, Xiao Hong's life was extremely dull and monotonous. Apart from attending classes and asking Cui Yuanbo questions, the rest of his time was spent practicing and reading books on various subjects.

  In seven days, Xiao Hong read nearly 100 books, which is unimaginable for ordinary people. In fact, the number of books Xiao Hong read in these seven days is more than what most students can read in a year.

  Of course, the payoff is often worth it, and after seven days of intense study, Xiao Hong's grasp of magical tattoos and medical knowledge has made a transformative leap forward.

  He put a book "Toxicology" on the desk, Xiao Hong gently rubbed his eyes, and in these seven days, he finally integrated all the "compression" and techniques he found from Chen Yin's battle pattern.

  Now Xiao Hong Su had to do was to develop a new generation of healing tattoo formulas, and then make battle tattoos. Similarly, in these seven days, Xiao Hong did not give up on his cultivation of Yu Li, still maintaining the good habit of using up Yu Li every day before going to sleep, under guaranteed safety conditions.

  Xiao Hong's internal strength has now reached 2,700 jin.

  The progress is slightly slower than before. The main reason is that as the driving force continues to upgrade, every time it upgrades a level, it becomes more difficult.

  It was one o'clock in the afternoon, which was the time when the Knights Templar arrived as scheduled.

  At this moment, Luo Xue Ning and others had long been waiting in a large open space near the Xi Jin Magic Academy.

  A moment later, a small outline of a magic pattern warship quickly emerged in the sky filled with white clouds.

  It's said to be small in size, but its length is nearly 300 meters and its width is almost 100 meters, which can already be considered a massive object.

  Although it is a magic fiber warship, there is no sign of magic fibers on the hull, because most of the magic fibers are hidden inside.

  And even if it's just a small magic pattern warship, the number of magic patterns used is as many as 10,000, and inside it's an ultra-large energy conversion system with mutual interaction between magic patterns. To drive such a small mother ship, at least six people are needed, and among them, the captain in charge of the main control must be at least a Grandmaster level.

  Now, the hull of this ship named "Little Eagle" is also riddled with holes, after all, they had just escaped from the gamma-ray cloud.

  As for the residents of Taiwu City, they could naturally see the silhouette of the "Little Eagle" magic pattern warship. For a time, citizens stopped to watch, and this was not a bustling area. Many people can say that from childhood to adulthood, except for images, it was their first time seeing the appearance of a magic pattern warship with their own eyes, and their eyes were filled with amazement.

  In just about seven or eight minutes, the "Little Eagle" battleship had slowly docked in the empty space previously designated by Luo Xue Ning.

  As a dozen cabin doors opened, members of the Temple Knights in golden magic armor also emerged. Due to the obstruction of their helmets, their specific appearance could not be seen, but the strength of these people was absolutely beyond the reach of ordinary soldiers, let alone ordinary residents of Taiwu City. Just standing there, one could feel a breathtaking aura.

  Although only two hundred people arrived this time, it was still easy to deal with the Weirin soldiers in Ta Wu City, as long as their whereabouts were discovered.

  Soon, the hatch opposite Lu Xue Ning also slowly opened, and a middle-aged man wearing a lieutenant general's uniform slowly appeared, with eagle eyes and thick whiskers. His name was Ma Kao, a second-class grandmaster, serving as the commander of the fifth group in the Knights Templar.

  Chapter 184: Suction Disk Patterns!

  "Master Ma Kao, nice to meet you." As Master Ma Kao's figure slowly emerged, Luo Xue Ning slightly stepped forward and said politely. Although they held the same military rank, in terms of combat strength, Luo Xue Ning was still a notch below him.

  "General Luo, no need for formalities. This time, I'm here specifically to assist you. On my way here, my superior repeatedly instructed me that the fifth group of Temple Knights will follow your arrangements. So, you are still the highest commander in Taowu City." Ma Kao said softly, with a hint of sternness in his calm expression.

  After a brief and almost perfunctory exchange of pleasantries, Luo Xue Ning led Ma Keo at a leisurely pace towards the No. 1 dormitory area of the Western Jin Magic Academy, where rooms had already been arranged for all members of the Holy Temple Knights.

  It can be said that with the addition of 200 Knights Templar, Luoxuening's confidence was thoroughly boosted.

  After a week of contemplation, Luoxue Ning herself had made up her mind. She decided to thoroughly sweep through Taiwu City first, eliminating all of Weilin Kingdom's influences that were scattered throughout the city without alarming its ordinary residents. Then, she would seize the opportunity to search for Heiying's whereabouts.

  No, the dark shadow is very powerful in Luo Xue Ning's eyes, but with Ma Kao and the Holy Temple Knights joining forces, it should still be manageable. After all, the ultimate goal is to retrieve the relic bone.

  As for external affairs, Luo Xue Ning was extremely low-key and did not make any announcements or explanations about the arrival of the Knights Templar.

  At the same time, in Xiao Hong's home, there was still no news of the arrival of the Knights Templar, nor did he care. For now, Xiao Hong's only concern was how to cure his illness and various magical tattoo techniques.

  After several hours of study, Xiao Hong has redefined the framework of curing tattoos, which can be said to be more delicate than before. Although he himself knows that knowledge is constantly accumulating, Xiao Hong only knows that learning is endless.

  Putting aside the re-settled Dan scheme, Xiao Hong picked up a blank notebook and "De-style Concave Pattern" again, starting to prepare for himself, studying new battle patterns.

  Ever since the last battle with Miao Chen, Xiao Hong has deeply felt the importance of good combat patterns to a person, especially when facing unexpected situations.

  In the past, when making battle patterns, Xiao Hong always directly found a ready-made framework from "De-style Concave Pattern" and then improved it himself. However, this time, Xiao Hong did not plan to do so.

  But rather referencing multiple frameworks at the same time, absorbing their strengths and fusing them into one's own framework to form a brand new way of thinking.

  Such a move has already shown that Xiao Hong's weaving theory has made significant progress and is no longer as dependent on "De-style concave pattern" as before.

  Soon, after some columns of thinking, Xiao Hong's mind generated a new idea called "suction disk".

  Following Xiao Hong's thinking, this "suction disk" is a war pattern, but it itself does not have combat power. Instead, it can produce strong suction to restrict the opponent's movement or use the suction to stick itself to walls or ceilings like a gecko.

  With this in mind, Xiao Hong put on a thoughtful look, his pupils constantly rotating slightly in their sockets. What Xiao Hong was weighing now was that, in the eyes of normal people, battle tattoos were all aggressive, and now he had spent a large sum of gold coins to create a non-aggressive battle tattoo, how much help it would bring to his own combat system, or whether its purpose was worth doing so.

  What's more important is that Xiao Hong himself was very clear that although the suction cup pattern started simple, making it was absolutely not easy. This is also why Xiao Hong, based on "De-style concave pattern" and the technique of patterns within patterns, imitated some of Amiro's ideas and came up with this seemingly simple yet intricate battle pattern.

  After thinking for ten minutes, Xiao Hong basically felt that the suction cup pattern was feasible and its use was absolutely wide.

  As long as it is used flexibly, during battle, it can restrict the opponent, and even control the direction of the launched Millennium Ice through suction. If you can't beat it, you can also use it to escape, etc., etc. As long as there is enough imagination, it can be applied in various ways.

  "Do it!" Xiao Hong finally steeled himself and resolutely decided to make the suction cup pattern, then lowered his head and began to carefully plan out the scheme and design diagram.

  Compared with before, Xiao Hong used "compression" technology this time, and it was no longer as convenient as before when designing.

  Because he needs to think, calculate and analyze lines, how to transform ordinary patterns into intricate ones, even using his own analysis of Amiro's method of making magic patterns.

  This method Xiao Hong didn't know what it was called, and he just casually gave it a name, calling it "bottom pattern".

  This "baseline" is what Xiao Hong saw through the magnifying glass before, which is the fine lines around the main texture that are even thinner than hair.

  After so many days of research, Xiao Hong has already understood its general function, which is to greatly enhance the connection between lines and lines. If the main line is compared to a street, then those dense fine lines are like alleys.

  It wasn't until eight o'clock in the evening that Xiao Hong finally sorted out the design drawings and materials needed for the suction cup magic trick. There were over eighty kinds of large and small materials, a staggering number. It's not as simple as just having suction power, the object being sucked up is different, the force used to grab it is different, all these require fine-tuning.

  And this fine-tuning requires not only repeated design, but also the user to have strong control accuracy, and must use the suction cup pattern as if it were a part of the body.

  After taking a look at the list of over 80 materials, the total value is as high as 1200 gold. This doesn't even include the Millennium Ice, otherwise the value would be even higher. Fortunately, Xiao Hong has most of them and the ones he doesn't have can be settled with 500 gold. The main thing that this 500 gold will be used to buy is the brain marrow of the Golden Arrow Wraith, a spiritual beast that lives in the ocean, resembling an octopus but with suckers on its tentacles that are much stronger than those of ordinary octopuses.

  It can be said now that Xiao Hong is really glad to have helped Mu Xi'er with the concert, otherwise a single tattoo would cost over 1,000 gold coins, and such consumption is unbearable for ordinary people.

  However, since the plan had been decided, Xiao Hong was not a procrastinator, and he left home immediately, driving directly to Shang Hong's magic shop to supplement the missing materials and buy some necessary tools for weaving. Then, he returned to his bedroom, locked the door, and started working on it.

  First of all, it's the processing of materials, with over 80 types of materials, which is no small task. Normally, every senior weaver would have a reliable assistant by their side, but due to Xiao Hong's weaving involving too many secrets, he had to do it himself.

  This is also good, it can let Xiao Hong re-process materials in the process, better understand the material properties and quality.

  After finishing the material processing and categorization, Xiao Hong took out a delicate wooden box from his backpack. Inside it was a light yellow Loadstone with golden threads, known as Jinnan Stone. This type of stone is considered precious among Loadstones of the Rider level, valued at 10 gold pieces each. Its characteristics include good toughness, moderate hardness and softness, making it suitable for intricate carving patterns.

  After cutting and polishing the raw stone into a concave loadstone, Xiao Hong placed the loadstone squarely on his desk and fixed it in place with a loadstone holder he had purchased.

  This time, Xiao Hong was very clear that if he were to reflect his own ideas and even technology on the stone slab, it would be a huge test for the knife work. There's nothing to complain about, as Mo Wen is like this, and the difficulty of production often directly determines its performance.

  Taking a few deep breaths, he habitually patted his palm and Xiao Hong didn't stop anymore. He took out the nano-knife and began to carve extremely fine "bottom patterns" on the concave texture according to Amiro's method, which was even finer than hair.

  The fineness of this pattern and the secondary pattern are almost indistinguishable, and there can't be a single thread of negligence. If it's too thick, it will interfere with the main pattern; if it's too thin, it won't have any effect.

  And also according to its own framework, it is full of the entire stone concave surface, this is absolutely a delicate work, fortunately Xiao Hong had more than 1,000 shadow effect magic tattoos practice before, and the knife work can barely be completed.

  It took a whole hour for the bottom pattern to be carved, although compared to Amiro's smooth and complex changes, Xiao Hong's bottom pattern looked simple and rough, but it was finally completed.

  With a gentle rub of his nose, Xiao Hong looked at the completed base pattern, and on his face, there was still a smile with a sense of accomplishment. He didn't stop to admire it, but instead began carving the main pattern and the patterns within the pattern.

  It wasn't until ten o'clock at night that Xiao Hong finally finished carving all the patterns, and a thin layer of sweat had already seeped out on his forehead. Only then did Xiao Hong realize that using all the techniques he had mastered was such a tedious task, just like embroidering flowers.

  This is just the beginning, next, what awaits Xiao Hong are more than 80 kinds of materials, and the magic pattern liquid prepared from them also exceeds 20 kinds, almost twice that of the regular third-order magic pattern. This is not surprising, because Xiao Hong used the techniques of "bottom pattern" and "compression".

  As Xiao Hong finished preparing the magic thread liquid, he then used a V-shaped knife to inject it into the object through a controlled force, and then activated it.

  When Xiao Hong finished all this, it was already 2 o'clock in the morning.

  Looking at Xiao Hong's eyes again, they had already turned slightly red. The whole person looked haggard and exhausted. This was basically the most complicated magic pattern Xiao Hong had ever made in his history. Looking at the dense and intricate patterns on the suction disk, which seemed to have no head or tail at first glance, Xiao Hong himself admired his own patience.