Without continuing to press Huo Yuhao to take him as his master, Fan Yu fiddled with the Soul Guidance Device in his hands and asked, "Yuhao, have you decided what to call this Soul Guidance Device?"
"I have. It'll be called Revolver No. 1." Huo Yuhao nodded, indicating that he had chosen the name long ago.
"Mm." Fan Yu nodded, then asked, "Yuhao, are you planning to submit this Revolver No. 1 to the academy?"
"Yes, I'll submit it to the academy." Huo Yuhao took out the design blueprints for Revolver No. 1 from his Storage Soul Guidance Device. "Here, Teacher Fan. Please hand them over to the academy for me."
In truth, even without Fan Yu's reminder, Huo Yuhao would have submitted the design blueprints for Revolver No. 1 to the academy. He and Xu Jie had discussed it long ago.
First, it was to repay the academy for nurturing them. Second, as students of the Soul Guidance Department, they could submit any newly developed Soul Guidance Devices to the academy.
The academy would grant rewards according to the device's value. For Soul Guidance Devices of lower value, the academy's reward was a one-time payment of a few hundred Gold Soul Coins.
For Soul Guidance Devices of sufficient value, the academy would put them into production and have its affiliated businesses sell them. The academy would receive dividends each month from the sold devices.
Fan Yu accepted the blueprints for Revolver No. 1. His index finger lightly tapped the tabletop, and after thinking for a while, he slowly said, "Yuhao, based on the value of your Revolver No. 1, it would be more than enough for the academy to put it into production. Your monthly dividends certainly wouldn't be small.
"However, for certain special reasons, the academy will not