Jiang Nannan: "Gently, you're hurting me."

Inside the Sky Screen.

Over the next few days.

Xian Lin'er brought people to a location outside the academy and had them build a medium-sized rocket launch base.

With Soul Masters and Soul Engineers involved in the construction, it was completed at an outrageous speed. Though it was called a launch base, it was actually just a large Soul Tool assembled from parts.

The heat dissipation structure underneath used Millennium Profound Ice from the Far North and a small amount of Profound Ice Marrow, fitted with a Soul Tool circuit.

Xiang Bei personally drew up the plans for the central support structure, then Xiao Yu performed the calculations and analyzed the structure. Finally, it was broken down into Soul Tools for the students and teachers of the Soul Tool Department to manufacture.

As payment,

they received the right to test the first batch of Azure Luan Communicators. Xiang Bei didn't have to pay a single penny, and they even had to thank him.

After the first launch base was completed, the rest were simply copied and pasted. The Soul Engineers' practical skills were outrageous.

In less than a week,

ten rocket launch bases had been built outside the academy. Rockets were launched nonstop every day, and their wreckage was recovered and melted down to make new ones.

As of today,

nearly a hundred satellites had been launched into their designated orbits. Most were above Shrek, where they maintained the virtual world.

As for the rest,

Xiang Bei had Xiao Yu control them and send them to the Sky Soul, Dou Ling, Star Luo, and Sun Moon Empires respectively.

Inside a workshop in the inner courtyard.

Jiang Nannan and Meng Hongchen lay on their stomachs on a bed, their four little feet swinging back and forth. The snow-white silk was especially eye-catching.

"Brother Bei, when are we starting?"

Meng Hongchen's little face was slightly flushed as she spoke timidly.

"Soon. In a moment, I'll let you try the Soul Tool I just developed. It's bigger and thicker than the last one."

Xiang Bei held a metal keyboard, continuously setting the routes for carving the formation on the screen.

Soon,

the Soul Tool was designed. Its smooth, silvery-white surface had a slight curve.

He squeezed out some white ointment and rubbed it back and forth over the women's calves.

"Brother Bei, why are you putting it on her first? No, put it on me first," Meng Hongchen complained.

"All right, all right."

Meng Hongchen had been running around making Soul Tools for the past few days and had indeed worked very hard, so Xiang Bei had no choice but to indulge her.

"Put it on me first. My legs have gone numb from all the work these past few days, and... my thighs are sore too."

Jiang Nannan bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth.

"You're not the only one who's sore. Brother Bei, my thighs are numb too."

Phew!

Xiang Bei took a deep breath, feeling as though he were standing on the Mountain of Flames.

"Stop arguing. I'll do you both at once," Xiang Bei said in a low voice, using both hands to apply the white ointment to their calves.

"Huh?" Jiang Nannan was a little surprised. "Why is it different from last time? It's warm."

"Hmm..." Meng Hongchen's nose twitched as she murmured, "It smells nice too."

Smack!

Xiang Bei gave Meng Hongchen a light pat. "Don't get the wrong idea. When I made it, I used Millennium Whale Rubber exchanged from the treasure vault. Its properties are supremely firm and yang, and it's immensely beneficial for tempering the body."

Meng Hongchen said, "Oh."

After applying the ointment, Xiang Bei took out the Soul Tool he had just designed and smiled. "I'm starting."

Meng Hongchen said sleepily, "Come on."

The icy Fascia Knife Soul Tool pressed hard against Meng Hongchen's calf, forcefully driving the Whale Rubber's medicinal power into her body. As cold and warmth alternated, Meng Hongchen cried out involuntarily.

"Ah... my calves don't feel so sore anymore. It's actually very comfortable."

After the initial application, Xiang Bei shifted slightly to the side. "Little Meng, hold on. The big one's coming."

Meng Hongchen looked puzzled, while Jiang Nannan watched curiously.

The next second,

Xiang Bei brought out the fascia knife's true function: relieving muscle fatigue.

"Ah... ahh!"

The intense pain made Meng Hongchen cry out. She felt as though the meridians in her calves were being forcefully kneaded, as if a huge boulder were pressing heavily on them.

Pain came from all over her calves. Meng Hongchen squeezed her eyes shut, furrowed her brows, and clenched her teeth as sweat beaded on her forehead.

Every moment felt unbearably long.

After who knew how long, Meng Hongchen felt the cold touch leave her calves, leaving only the warmth of the Whale Rubber.

She wiped her face and discovered it was covered in moisture. She didn't know whether it was tears or sweat.

Compared to before, both her legs felt as though they had been reborn. They were neither painful nor sore anymore.

"Phew!" Xiang Bei stood up, panting slightly.

"I didn't expect that to be so tiring. Sure enough, it's too difficult to endure it while using a Soul Tool."

Turning to Jiang Nannan, Xiang Bei raised the fascia knife in his hand. "Your turn, Nannan."

Jiang Nannan's expression was complicated, a mix of anticipation and fear. After all, she had seen Meng Hongchen's expression just now.

Even Meng Hongchen, who also came from Sun Moon, said it hurt, so it had to be truly painful.

"G-gently."

"Don't worry. I've always been very gentle with beauties."

Xiang Bei used his body to hold Jiang Nannan down and keep her from moving, then gripped the fascia knife in both hands and scraped hard along the backs of her calves, using every ounce of strength he had.

"Ahh..."

Jiang Nannan's body twisted uncontrollably. She pounded the bed with her delicate fists from the pain and even began begging for mercy.

"No! Don't!"

"Xiang Bei, Brother Bei, stop scraping, stop!"

"Gently, please... ahh! You're hurting me."

Xiang Bei was unmoved. Millennium Whale Rubber was exceptionally precious. If he hadn't been on fairly good terms with Jiang Nannan, and if she couldn't serve as his inside contact at Shrek in the future, he wouldn't have been so diligent.

The smooth, silvery-white fascia knife had no sharp edges; it relied entirely on pressure to relieve fatigue.

Jiang Nannan's toes curled together, and half her body arched like a bow.

The pain brought tears to her eyes.

"Begging won't help. There's Millennium Whale Rubber in this, and it's very good for you. Besides, your Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul needs your body to be exceptionally flexible."

Xiang Bei's tone remained unmoved.

The fascia knife moved back and forth along the meridians in her calves. The force, combined with the medicinal effects of the Whale Rubber, made Jiang Nannan's skin begin to redden slightly.

Gradually,

Jiang Nannan began to accept Xiang Bei's technique, and her tightly furrowed brows relaxed.

Her body was already quite strong, so she adapted faster than Meng Hongchen. As the medicinal power seeped into her body, her accumulated fatigue melted away like a receding tide.

The fascia knife slid from her calves to her thighs. Xiang Bei avoided her vital areas and kneaded only along the meridians.

"...That feels so good, much better than last time. The medicinal power of this Millennium Whale Rubber really is extraordinary. My body feels warm."

In the Sea of Consciousness.

Tian Meng shed tears of envy, the sound of them pouring down echoing in Xiang Bei's mind.

"There's actually something this good? Why didn't you tell me sooner? If I had a technique like that, Bingbing would have understood my feelings long ago."

"No, you have to teach me. Brother, godfather, I'll do anything for Bingbing."

"I'll explain this to you as plainly and directly as I can. Your Bingbing is the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, an overlord Soul Beast of the Far North. Her entire body is covered in armor.

"No matter how skilled you are, even the cleverest cook can't make a meal without rice."

Tian Meng said, "..."

"Xiao Yu, I hate you."