CHAPTER 548: CHAPTER 234 CHAIN MANIPULATION TECHNIQUE

After arranging for Jing Li to stay at Courtyard No. 7, Li Xiu carried the Magic Armor Box to the Magic Armor Research Institute.

Li Xiu originally intended to restrain himself while playing with Jing Li, but in that situation, he got carried away. The Furnace Guardian suffered some damage from excessive overload and had to be taken to the researchers to see if it could be repaired.

Just as he entered the research institute, Lei Qingfeng and Qiu Tianyu spotted Li Xiu, their eyes immediately lit up. They rushed over, calling him "Commander," bringing chairs and serving tea and water, almost offering to massage his shoulders and back.

"Where’s Dean Xu?" Li Xiu asked while sitting on the chair and drinking tea.

He was surprised not to see the usual old men basking in the sun in the courtyard today.

"Professor Xu is leading the researchers to urgently repair your Divine Spirit Magic Armor. He mentioned upon his return that your Furnace Guardian would inevitably have issues, and they must first repair your Divine Spirit Magic Armor; other magic armors would be inconvenient for you." Lei Qingfeng beamed with smiles.

"Indeed, worthy of being the dean of the research institute, insightful." Li Xiu praised, then said to Qiu Tianyu, "Please take this set of magic armor to Dean Xu to see if it can be repaired."

"Alright, I’ll do it right away. Professor Xu also mentioned that the repair of the Divine Spirit Magic Armor will take some time. If you need anything, you can first check on that Artificial Thirteen in the warehouse. If you can manage with it temporarily, you can use it." Qiu Tianyu replied promptly.

"Alright, since Dean Xu advised so, no need to look. Go and help me bring the Artificial Thirteen." Li Xiu said, taking a sip of tea.

"I’ll go and fetch Artificial Thirteen for you." Lei Qingfeng said as he dashed to the warehouse, and Qiu Tianyu followed by taking the Furnace Guardian to the laboratory.

"Why have these guys changed so much today?" Li Xiu felt that the people in the research institute were acting somewhat abnormal.

In the laboratory, Professor Xu was researching the repair plan for the Divine Spirit Magic Armor with a group of old men.

"The core has suffered damage. Even if the Crystal Injection Technique is used for repair, the core energy output may not be as stable as before. I suggest replacing the core, using better Demon Core and Super Spirit Gemstone for the core, to match Commander Li..."

"Not so, not so. No matter how good ordinary Demon Core and Super Spirit Gemstone are, they can’t match the Commander. I think the Divine Spirit Magic Armor should be transformed into a dual super core. Commander Li should have no problem mastering a dual super core."

"No matter how strong the core energy, it’s useless if the armor material’s bearing capacity isn’t robust, it’s wasting performance. I think strengthening the armor to withstand stronger Demonic Light transmission is necessary, otherwise, the powerful core energy is just a show-off, merely good data."

"The material of the Divine Spirit Magic Armor is already quite good, finding better materials might be difficult. Even if available, melting and casting are challenges, I think using composite materials would be better.

"Simply abandon the Divine Spirit Magic Armor and build a completely new set of magic armor, this junk is unworthy of the Commander’s use..."

A group of old men passionately discussed various schemes, while Professor Xu smiled silently beside them.

"It’s been years, the research institute finally has a bit of vitality again." Professor Xu sighed inwardly. If not for Li Xiu’s battle, the research institute might have turned into a retirement home.

Because no Magic Armor Masters could use the new magic armors they researched, the institute had long lost the motivation to continue researching magic armor, and it had been ages since they developed breakthrough new magic armor.

"Professor Xu, the Commander has brought in the Furnace Guardian, as you said, it suffered damage and needs repair." In the middle of the heated discussion, Qiu Tianyu brought the Furnace Guardian.

"Where is the Commander?" Upon hearing Li Xiu’s arrival, the old men immediately gathered around.

"He is outside in the courtyard." Qiu Tianyu replied, startled.

"I want to see the Commander and have a good chat with him!" The old men said, wanting to walk outside, but were stopped by Professor Xu.

"Don’t rush. What’s the point of seeing the Commander now? We’ve more or less analyzed the key problem already. Building a set of magic armor that the Commander can use will surprise him, and help him see our institute’s capabilities. That’s exactly what we need to discuss with the Commander, isn’t it?" Professor Xu explained.

"Indeed, indeed, the dean is right. Without a set of magic armor usable by the Commander, outsiders might just think we’re a bunch of useless old men." The old men paused.

"The problem is, our materials are running low, and Vice President Bai’s materials have yet to arrive. Creating a set of magic armor usable by the Commander with current resources might be difficult."

"Let’s go find that fat Bai and demand why our resources are delayed."

"Yes, we must use the dual super core."

"Armor also needs to use composite materials."

Professor Xu gestured for the old men to quiet down: "The materials are unlikely to come soon; we must find a way with the existing materials, and this is also a time to test our skills and technology."

"But without materials, how can we craft new magic armor?" An old man’s question immediately garnered agreement.

"Indeed, we need to have better materials and energy core to craft magic armor worthy of the Commander..."