Hearing this, Wan Lei looked at Xiao Jin beside him, imagining himself holding a shield, with enemies attacking him, and then the shield reflecting the attack to the sides, and to his own sides...
"This shield is good, but it's a bit taxing on teammates."
Wan Lei's evaluation was spot on.
The young man from the Demon Hall was stunned at first, then he gave an awkward laugh,
"Senior Brother Wan is indeed intelligent; you immediately saw the drawback of this shield. Of course, it is precisely because of this that it has not been widely equipped in the army."
"Mhm, very good."
Wan Lei took the door handle and examined it carefully.
The reason this magic item was said to resemble a door handle was not just because it had a single curved grip, but because the grip was also connected to a ten-centimeter thick, twenty-centimeter square magnetic plate.
The Dao Yun runes on this magnetic plate were extremely complex, and there was a groove in the center. Wan Lei looked closely and found the thing to be somewhat familiar.
"Is this a Dao Yun reactor?"
"Senior Brother Wan has keen eyes; the power system of this energy shield is a micro Dao Yun reactor, the same as the energy supply for ordinary technological weapons or spaceships and airships.
When its energy is depleted, you can simply replace the reactor.
Of course, this shield can also be powered by spiritual energy, which allows for almost infinite power. However, spiritual energy power also has a drawback: the residual counter-force from enemy attacks will be transmitted back to the user through the spiritual energy, causing damage.
Both power sources have their pros and cons.
Unlike the Dao Guang magnetic shields that are equipped in large numbers for the army, this shield is only suitable for solo combat or small team operations, but its defensive power far surpasses that of single-unit Dao Guang magnetic shields.
It is named the Tai Chi Magnetic Shield. It can withstand attacks below the Boundless realm, transferring the enemy's attacks elsewhere through its magnetic field, weakening their power by ninety percent. Normally, attacks from the Tai Heng realm and technological weapons cannot break its defense.
If it's an attack from the Boundless realm, it can withstand half of it, but its energy shield may still be shattered by the opponent, after all, powerful individuals in the Boundless realm already possess the power of the Dao domain."
Hearing this, Wan Lei took out the Dao Yun reactor, examined it for a moment, and then put it back in.
He marveled at how the Dao Yun reactor was truly the universal energy source of the immortal realm, capable of being installed in all sorts of weapons.
After putting away the door handle, Wan Lei clasped his hands and smiled at the young man from the Demon Hall,
"Thank you, Senior Brother. I understand the Sect Leader's goodwill. I am very happy to receive such a defensive magic item."
Senior Brother Wan, you are happy too soon. How could the Sect Leader be so good to a disciple for no reason? Last time he gave you an item that could withstand a saint's attack, wasn't it to make you confront a saint head-on?
This time, he's giving you another treasure. Alas, who knows what disaster you are about to face.
However, as a professional staff member, he naturally could not reveal the Sect Leader's intentions.
"If there is nothing else to convey, then this junior brother will take his leave."
"Walk safely."
Looking at Wan Lei's bare and empty cave dwelling, the young man from the Demon Hall shook his head. He had come twice, not to mention a consultation fee, he hadn't even been offered a cup of water. Alas, are all prodigies so detached from worldly affairs? So uncouth.
After the young man from the Demon Hall left, Xiao Jin said to Wan Lei,
"How many reactors have you prepared?"
"What?"
"Reactors, haven't you prepared any?"
"No."
Wan Lei shook his head, wondering why he would need to prepare such things.
"Big brother, your airship, magnetic shields, and other technological weapons all require reactors for power. This thing is almost as hard a currency as spirit stones in the immortal realm. Why haven't you prepared any?
What will you do when your airship stalls or your shield runs out of energy?"
Xiao Jin's thoughtfulness filled Wan Lei with respect, and he immediately got up, ready to go buy some.
"You don't need to run errands for this. Just open the Five Elements Hall's internal store and place an order. They'll deliver it within two kè (a unit of time)."
"So convenient?"
Wan Lei took out his spiritual jade slip, opened the store, and was immediately stunned by the dazzling array of goods.
Clicking to search for Dao Yun reactors, the spiritual jade slip jumped to the corresponding page.
"So expensive? Fifty thousand mid-grade spirit stones for one? He could directly rob spirit stones, yet he's still trading with items. What a kind person!"
Wan Lei pouted, immediately feeling very poor.
"Big brother, one Dao Yun reactor provides far more energy than fifty thousand spirit stones. And this is our internal price; outside, it's at least a hundred thousand spirit stones each. You've already made a great profit."
After pondering for a long time, Wan Lei finally gritted his teeth and placed an order for forty reactors.
"So stingy, you should buy a hundred thousand or two hundred thousand of these! If you don't have enough spirit stones, you can use merit points. One merit point can buy twenty.
You currently have nine hundred and ninety-nine merit points, which means you can buy nearly twenty thousand!"
"No, merit points are my life; I can give up anything but my merit points."
Putting down the spiritual jade slip, Wan Lei continued to recline on the couch, his eyes filled with despair.
"Merit points, I'm almost at a thousand, but that scoundrel Immortal Venerable actually changed the rules. That's not fair play. If this continues, when will I ever reach a thousand?"
"Look at what you're saying. You're only one merit point away now. When the second mission is dispatched and you complete it, won't you easily reach it?"
"Forget it. You know that the Hall Master resents me. How could the next mission be completed so easily?
It's likely to be a life-threatening mission."
"Alas, what are you afraid of? The harder the mission, the higher the reward. Besides, I don't believe your next mission will still be purgatory-level; that simply doesn't comply with the regulations. New disciples' missions can only be introductory and simple-level.
My guess is that the Hall Master of the Fire Hall, having suffered a setback, won't make any moves in the short term. Your next mission will definitely be simple-level.
Once you complete it easily, you'll get over a dozen merit points, and won't that be an easy thousand?"
As Xiao Jin was speaking, the spiritual jade slip in Wan Lei's hand rang again.
Wan Lei picked it up and his face drastically changed.
"What's wrong, Brother Wan? Did someone send you a challenge to scare you like this?"
Then, Xiao Jin saw Wan Lei's extremely complicated gaze,
"Brother Jin, is your big mouth blessed?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jin frowned and looked at the spiritual jade slip in Wan Lei's hand.
Then, his expression also changed drastically.
[Five Elements Hall New Disciple Wan Lei Second Mission: Obtain First Place in the First Level of the Creation Pagoda.
Mission Level: Purgatory.
Mission Name: Ascend to Heaven in One Step.
Mission Location: Creation Pagoda within the Five Elements Hall.]