However, after listening to Jiang Cheng's analysis, her emotions stabilized. Although she was still a bit reluctant to leave her new friend Ba Lv, the most important thing now was to find the Little Flaming Firebird.

They returned to the small town again.

Jiang Cheng was constantly thinking about how Yanran's bow wasn't effective in close combat, and he was eager to find her a weapon that she could use up close.

However, in this town on Delmar Planet, there seemed to be no shops selling such weapons.

Indeed, when he spoke to the shop owners about what he was looking for, they were all dumbfounded and didn't understand his meaning. One shop owner even brought out a kitchen knife, thinking it was the most suitable weapon for close combat—sharp enough and easily available.

This left Jiang Cheng very frustrated.

Their next destination was the headquarters of the Black Exhaust Group. When they arrived there, a fierce battle would be inevitable. If he could find a suitable weapon for Yanran, it would significantly ensure her safety.

After searching through all the shops in town, Jiang Cheng still couldn't find what he wanted.

As for Yanran, upon learning of Jiang Cheng's thoughts, she felt a bit more touched by her teacher. Although her teacher usually wore a stern face and wasn't one to joke, he was indeed concerned and considerate towards her.

Yanran no longer had any family in this world. Now, her teacher was her only family. How could she not be moved by a family member who was so thoughtful?

So in the past few days, Yanran had been very obedient, diligently practicing her spiritual power in the hotel room more than usual.

Except for the time spent eating and sleeping, Yanran practiced non-stop. In the end, even her teacher couldn't bear to watch any longer and reminded her of the principle that haste makes waste. He advised her that while diligence was important in spiritual training, being too obsessed wouldn't necessarily lead to better results.

Proper relaxation and rest could also greatly benefit spiritual training.

Right now, having just finished her training and listening to her teacher's advice to relax, this beautiful alien girl was counting money at the table.

A credit card was placed neatly in front of her, and after carefully organizing the bills, she had roughly calculated the total amount.

The little girl kept murmuring to herself, "This money is for accommodation; it should be enough for a nicer room."

"This part is for the Little Flaming Crow. She can't always eat meat. If she can eat some bread or vegetables, the money should be enough for her."

"And there's still this much left." The little girl tilted her head, pondering how to use the remaining money wisely.

She glanced at her teacher a few times. It seemed she had never seen her teacher change clothes.

Hasn't changed clothes in so many days? Wouldn't he smell terrible?

Yanran couldn't help but chuckle.

The little girl didn't know that her teacher, outwardly appearing almost no different from ordinary people, was actually not a real human in many ways.

Just as he hadn't changed clothes or bathed in days—in fact, Jiang Cheng was extremely hygienic, and the reason Yanran hadn't seen him bathe or change clothes was that his body had a self-cleaning function.

Jiang Cheng didn't need to wash his face or shower like normal people.

Similarly, he no longer needed food to replenish his energy or sustain his body.

But Yanran didn't know!

The little girl's eyes darted around. Since she had nothing better to do now, it wouldn't hurt to go to the street and buy a few sets of clothes for her teacher.

Having made up her mind, she greeted Jiang Cheng and left the hotel.

Jiang Cheng didn't really mind what Yanran was up to. He had two things on his mind: the first, naturally, was finding a suitable weapon for Yanran. If he couldn't find one, his second thought was to use spiritual power to turn Yanran's hands into real "hand knives."

The hand knives Jiang Cheng envisioned were different from a type of physical training method on Earth. In his vision, the hands could actually be used like real knives, but this kind of hand knife required sufficient spiritual power to command. Jiang Cheng noticed Yanran's hard work in her spiritual practice but also realized that her current spiritual power was not quite up to the standard needed for hand knives.

Jiang Cheng stood in the room, deeply pondering possible methods that could quickly boost Yanran's spiritual power, enabling her to use the hand knife technique.

Although there were some methods, each was discarded by Jiang Cheng for one reason or another.

The methods either were not effective enough or, in the long run, only offered temporary relief without truly benefitting spiritual training.

Jiang Cheng found himself in a state of frustration.

From his growth till now, he almost never had to exert much effort for what he wanted. Whether it was his training or acquiring something he was interested in, although sometimes requiring some maneuvering, he usually got what he wanted.

But now, he's found himself stuck trying to find a suitable weapon for his young disciple.

Jiang Cheng stood up. Since he couldn't think of a better method, he decided not to stress over it anymore.

He walked out of the room and stepped outside the hotel. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

The weather was great, with bright sunshine and a gentle breeze.

The innkeeper, an old man, sat contentedly in a chair with squinting eyes, enjoying a drink. Jiang Cheng couldn't help but watch him for a moment, considering his relaxed and satisfied demeanor.

Thinking of himself, he realized he never had the leisure to sit quietly enjoying a cup of tea. He was always busy, either on the move or preparing to move, with endless matters requiring his intervention.

Jiang Cheng couldn't help but lament his perpetual state of busyness.

For example, in this instance, his main task was to dismantle the military alliance initiated by Deke Planet against Earth. Now, he had completed more than half of his mission, as both Aix Planet and Ke Planet had withdrawn from the military alliance.

Originally, his next target was to head directly to Deke Planet to resolve this enemy once and for all.

But unexpectedly, due to a strange electromagnetic storm, he was brought to a Nameless Planet and ended up with a female disciple, and because of her inexplicable bird, got involved in another predicament.

And now, he's troubled about not finding an appropriate weapon for his young disciple.

Jiang Cheng sighed at the thought.

Yanran was a skilled archer, something Jiang Cheng had no doubt about.

But in close combat, her skills with a bow were limited. Jiang Cheng was acutely aware that when engaged in hand-to-hand combat with an opponent, Yanran's bow could still be somewhat wielded, but she was fighting purely on instinct. If she had a handy short weapon, her combat effectiveness in close quarters would be greatly enhanced.