Scientific Revolution?
Zhou You and his entourage received a warm welcome.
Before the person arrived, Ning Fengzhi eagerly awaited their arrival, but once they came, he was no longer so anxious.
In order to leave a good impression on Zhou You, Ning Fengzhi treated him with the same respect as a sect elder. Except for a few confidential locations, the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect welcomed him with open arms.
Not only that, he also intended for his daughter, Ning Rongrong, to accompany the other party on a tour and sightseeing tour within the clan.
With the young lady by his side, he could naturally go anywhere within the sect.
If Zhou You hadn't remembered his purpose for coming here, he probably would have been overwhelmed by Ning Fengzhi's enthusiasm.
However, what interests Zhou You the most is the large number of Soul Tools here.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect possesses astonishing wealth, making Seven Treasure City the place on the entire continent with the most Soul Tools, second only to Spirit City.
The Soul Guidance Technology in the Douluo Continent is still in the "archaeological" stage. Once some relic explorers unearth Soul Tool, their first choice is to sell it. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, relying on its wealth, has bought a lot of good things.
According to Ning Rongrong, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect not only sought to purchase a large number of Soul Tools, but also formed its own ruins exploration team, which can be considered as indirectly solving the employment problem for some Soul Masters.
But what surprised Zhou You the most was that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect did not stop there.
In addition to spending a lot of money every year to acquire Soul Tools, the sect also spent a lot of money to gather a group of capable scholars to study Soul Tools and try to decipher their principles.
Of all the Soul Tools excavated worldwide, very few are truly unique; the vast majority are standardized Soul Tool with uniform specifications and output power.
This characteristic proves that Soul Tools are reproducible products, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect wants to reproduce them, transforming itself from a purchaser of Soul Tools into a manufacturer and supplier of Soul Tools.
When Zhou You learned that the Ning Clan actually had such ambitions, he immediately became interested and wanted to see their research base.
However, the Soul Tool Research Institute happens to be one of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's many secrets, and originally required the sect leader's approval. But who is Ning Rongrong?
She is Ning Fengzhi's only daughter and the only person in the main Ning Clan to awaken the [Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda], making her a definite future sect leader.
As Zhou You's guide, Ning Rongrong readily agreed to his request, leading him directly to the research institute under the sect's jurisdiction, and pulling him along as they prepared to enter.
"Young Miss, please stop!"
At this moment, a person suddenly appeared in front of the two. This person was the guard of this place. His Soul Power fluctuations were profound and long-lasting. Zhou You immediately judged that this was a Soul Saint!
The Soul Saint first bowed to Ning Rongrong, then frowned and looked at Zhou You.
"Young Miss, this is a sacred area of the sect. The sect leader has ordered that no unauthorized personnel are allowed to enter."
Upon hearing this, Ning Rongrong suddenly put her hands on her hips, adopting a fierce posture. "Are you saying that I am some nobody?"
"Your subordinate wouldn't dare." The Soul Saint bowed again, his attitude still respectful towards the future sect leader, but he didn't move an inch.
Zhou You was about to say no, but before he could finish speaking, he saw Ning Rongrong getting even more excited.
"You're so stubborn. Why were there so many problems when Dad brought me here before?"
The Soul Saint was somewhat speechless, thinking, "How can they be the same?"
Then Ning Rongrong continued, "Listen carefully, the person standing in front of you is a distinguished guest from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Mr. 'Lord of the Clouds' from the Spirit Hall. After hearing this, are you still going to stop us?"
"What? Lord of the Clouds?" The Soul Saint looked at Zhou You with a look of surprise and doubt.
He had indeed heard that the Spirit Hall's "Lord of the Clouds" was currently a guest at the sect, but he had never seen Zhou You in person.
Upon closer inspection, the young man before her was clearly not yet twenty, probably not much older than Ning Rongrong.
Is this "Lord of the Clouds"?
Like everyone else, this Soul Saint's first reaction was to question.
With Ning Rongrong as a witness, the possibility of it being fake was very small. Just as he was hesitating, he saw Ning Rongrong suddenly take out a token with Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda pattern engraved on it.
This is the Elder Token!
Ning Rongrong puffed out her chest and said loudly, "See that? Seeing the order is like seeing an elder. No matter how important this place is, is it so important that even an elder has to give way?"
Now that things have come to this, what else can this Soul Saint do? He can't very well argue with the young lady over something like this.
Besides... this "Lord of the Clouds" even has Elder Token, which shows that the Sect Master values him highly, so why should I play the villain?
He stepped aside, saying, "Since there is Elder Token, I cannot stop you. However, this place is of utmost importance, so please allow me to accompany you, Miss."
He wouldn't tolerate just looking, but he absolutely wouldn't allow any item to be lost under his nose!
It has to be said that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is truly skilled at managing its subordinates. Soul Saint would be a giant anywhere, but here he is willing to be as dutiful as a lowly soldier.
This sense of ownership is almost on par with that of the Spirit Hall.
Seeing that he had finally stepped aside, Ning Rongrong smiled again. Then she turned around and said sweetly to Zhou You, "Brother Zhou You, let's go inside."
Well, things have come to this point, he can't exactly say he doesn't want to go in, can he?
Besides, he was genuinely curious about how Soul Masters researched Soul Tools in this era.
As soon as he entered, Zhou You was taken aback by the sheer number of people inside.
He originally thought that even if there were people, their numbers wouldn't be too large, since Douluo Continent was a world where strength was paramount, and there were very few people who focused on theory.
Unexpectedly, there were quite a few people inside, and the interior space was as large as a factory, even having partitions.
From what Zhou You saw, there were departments such as [Soul Guidance Department], [Soul Bone], [Materials Department], and [Application Department]. The environment was somewhat noisy, with people coming and going everywhere, and discussions everywhere.
Zhou You and his group entered without attracting anyone's attention.
"I've already told you, the mechanism of Soul Tool is definitely similar to that of Soul Bone. As long as we can crack the secrets of the Soul Bone, the secrets of the Soul Tool will be obvious. Disassembling these things is useless..."
"Useless? You say it's useless?" another old man retorted, his face flushed and his neck bulging. "Look! Open your eyes and look inside these Soul Tools! These are energy guides, pathways for Soul Power!"
"The operating mechanism of Soul Tools is highly similar to that of Martial Souls. Have you read that 'Five-Layer Body' theory? According to the Thesis, Martial Soul is the embodiment of Etheric Body! Soul Masters cultivate and strengthen their Martial Souls by laying energy pathways within their Etheric Bodies, which coincides with the operating mechanism of Soul Tools."
"This is the right path! You're studying Soul Bones, but do you even understand them? We wouldn't dare say we understand the Martial Souls of Soul Masters, yet you're going to take the long way around by studying the Soul Bones of Soul Beasts. It's like trying to catch fish by climbing a tree—truly a futile endeavor."
Ning Rongrong felt a little dizzy. She could understand every single word these people were saying, but when put together, it became a daunting piece of knowledge for her.
She instinctively looked to her side, wanting to find Zhou You for some comfort, only to discover that he had vanished.
The next second, she saw Zhou You had already blended into the arguing crowd.
"Everyone, I don't think these two are clearly distinct..."