Soul Crystals and Soul Sand
After the little incident with Wang Shi, everyone had almost finished eating. Zhou Qing took out a handful of black pebbles from the Gray Pouch, pushed it in front of Ning Rongrong, and asked, "Rongrong, do you know what this is?"
Ning Rongrong picked up a grain, examined it carefully, and said, "This is a byproduct of refining Soul Crystal, Soul Sand."
"Soul Sand?"
"Speaking of Soul Sand, we must mention Soul Crystal." Ning Rongrong stopped keeping them in suspense and began to introduce the origins of Soul Crystal.
Soul Crystal originate from Soul Crystal Mine, but this ore cannot be used directly. It needs to be calcined at high temperatures in a furnace before it can be used to make Soul Tool.
During this processing, impurities in the Soul Crystal will float to the surface in a gaseous state, and after cooling, they will form Soul Sand.
Unlike Soul Crystal, Soul Sand particles are extremely small. Although its ability to conduct Soul Power is excellent, even better than that of Soul Crystal, and it can even stick together under the influence of Soul Power to form a channel that can transmit Soul Power, it will disperse once there is no Soul Power. Therefore, even if its ability to conduct Soul Power is excellent, it is difficult to use it in the production of Soul Tool.
Therefore, this Soul Sand is just waste material from the process of refining Soul Crystal.
Ning Rongrong knew these things because her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School had many businesses related to everyday Soul Tool.
"Is Soul Sand really that good at conducting Soul Power?" Zhou Qing's eyes lit up. He felt that if this Soul Sand were used properly, it could definitely become the best material for conducting Soul Power.
Will Soul Sand disperse when there is no Soul Power?
This is clearly the most excellent quality!
If the Douluo Continent could develop science and technology based on Soul Power, then this Soul Sand could be used to make "Soul Wire" similar to electrical wires!
With a connection of Soul Power, they can be combined and their Soul Power can be transferred...
If the Soul Power is severed, the connections between the Soul Sand will also break...
Is there any material in the world that is safer, more convenient, and can be used to conduct Soul Power?
Not to mention, if this Soul Sand were in a gaseous state, it could still transmit Soul Power, which might allow the development of Soul Tool to achieve a qualitative leap!
The vast majority of Soul Master in this world are unaware of this, mainly because most of them have more faith in their own Martial Soul and do not study Soul Tool.
Even the small group of people who research Soul Tool probably only consider the function and role of a single Soul Tool, and cannot imagine that this Soul Sand may bring about a huge change in the entire Soul Tool industry!
However, this is also a drawback of having extraordinary power. Even in invention and creation, one's thoughts will tend to focus on assisting oneself rather than considering the overall situation.
The roads of Falling Star City are covered with a layer of Soul Sand that can conduct Soul Power... Zhou Qing was certain that the mastermind behind it was not thinking the same way as him, but rather that they were limited by financial resources and could only use Soul Sand.
But isn't this also a kind of accidental success?
"Yes, the properties of Soul Sand in conducting Soul Power are excellent."
Ning Rongrong nodded affirmatively, "I heard my father say that the ancestors of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect once tried to remelt the Soul Sand to see if they could forge it into a single piece. Unfortunately, even if it was remelted into a single piece, the material was still very brittle. It would crumble into tiny particles, as small as a fingernail or even as small as sesame seeds, if touched even slightly. Therefore, this stuff is useless for making Soul Tool."
"So, this Soul Sand really isn't very useful for making Soul Tool."
Tang San nodded slightly, agreeing that although this kind of Soul Sand was excellent at transmitting Soul Power, it would disperse once it lost Soul Power, making it unusable for the creation of Soul Tool.
Seeing this, Zhou Qing did not immediately express his high regard for Soul Sand. After all, for Soul Sand to play its due role, at least a related Soul Conductor Industrial Chain had to be established first. Otherwise, no matter how long Zhou Qing spoke, Tang San would not have a deep understanding of it at this moment.
However, Tang San continued, "The ability to transmit Soul Power has also been exploited by someone who is secretly plotting something, using it to construct a Soul Tool Core Formation covering Falling Star City. Even the external distribution of buildings and roads can affect the residents living in this city."
"Speaking of the Soul Tool Core Formation, my father said that most of the Soul Tool that exist on the mainland are for daily life, while the Core Array for offensive Soul Tool have been lost."
Ning Rongrong looked at Tang San, "The Wind Leaf Dart you showed yesterday was an attack-type Soul Tool, right? Was it engraved with a complete attack-type Soul Tool Core Formation? If so, my father wants to buy this Magic Array from you."
Zhou Qing's expression was strange—
It's obvious that Ning Rongrong must have told Ning Fengzhi about the Wind Leaf Dart after she went back yesterday, which caught his attention.
What kind of Soul Tool is the Wind Leaf Dart? It doesn't even have a complete Soul Tool Core Formation; it's just a copy of the Soul Guiding Inscription on the blades of Soul Tool Fan.
Tang San raised an eyebrow, but ultimately took out a Wind Leaf Dart and a manual for purchasing everyday Soul Tool, explaining to Ning Rongrong, "I just had the soul inscriptions from the Soul Tool Fan Soul Guiding Inscription engraved onto the Wind Leaf Dart at Qing Ge's suggestion. It's not a real Soul Tool."
After comparing the Soul Guiding Inscription on the Wind Leaf Dart and the soul Soul Guiding Inscription Soul Tool Fan, Ning Rongrong frowned, finding no significant differences. "It's really that simple?"
"Yes, it's that simple."
Tang San has long since realized that he was worrying unnecessarily in the past.
Most of the Soul Master on this Douluo Continent are obsessed with improving their personal strength. In addition, the foundation of the cultivation system in this world is extremely weak, to the point that he now suspects that the appearance of Soul Tool in the Soul Master World is due to the excavation of Ancient Ruins, rather than the research and development by the Soul Master of this era.
Of course, this will not change Tang San's mindset of planning ahead.
What if one day a powerful force discovers an ancient ruin and finds Soul Tool with immense destructive power?
He must be prepared!
Moreover, after witnessing the power of combining Soul Tool and Hidden Weapon, Tang San's ambition to surpass the Tang Sect Hidden Weapons had become even broader.
More importantly, Tang San would never allow himself to compromise when it came to the innovation and development of Hidden Weapon!
"Besides the Wind Leaf Dart, have you developed other types of Soul Tool for attack?" Ning Rongrong asked curiously.
"Have."
"Really?" Ning Rongrong was overjoyed.
"But I won't sell."
Of all the Soul Conductor Hidden Weapon that Tang San has researched so far, the only one that can truly be considered Soul Tool is the Soul Conductor Godly Zhuge Crossbow (including the first and second versions).
But he already considers all the sects that have already taken shape in the Douluo Continent as future competitors, so how could he easily sell them off?
The Soul Conductor Godly Zhuge Crossbow has a corresponding mechanism in its mechanical structure. If someone who does not know the trick will forcibly disassemble it, it will damage the parts and make it impossible to reassemble.
However, the patterns on the Soul Tool Core Formation cannot be erased!
Therefore, Tang San could not sell the Soul Conductor Godly Zhuge Crossbow in a short period of time; he could only provide it to his own people.
Ning Rongrong can't really be considered one of their own yet...