Artificial Soul Palace Experiment (Part 1)
Improved Grain Seeds?
Bu Yi was taken aback and looked Tang San up and down again, feeling a deep sense of respect.
Although the Seven Sisters had lived in the town since birth and never had to worry about their daily meals, they were still ordinary people who knew the hardships of ordinary people and had even witnessed the starving farmers in the countryside in a certain area.
Frankly, they had also wondered why the gap between rural farmers and urban elites was so vast...
But in the end, he gave up on these messy ideas and felt that this was just a matter of different people having different fates, and that fate was determined by one's innate Martial Soul.
Zhou Qing's research might have a chance to help them defy fate.
Tang San's current idea is to solve the problem by addressing the issue of grain varieties, enabling farmers to grow more grain, thereby resolving the problem.
This way of thinking was a direction she had never imagined!
"Will it succeed?" Bu Yi couldn't help but ask.
Yes, it will.
Tang San was confident. "My Martial Soul has the talent to Listening to Nature's Voice. It has an extremely strong perception of Blue Silver Grass and plants with leaves similar to Blue Silver Grass, and even other plants. Therefore, I can use this perception to crossbreed rice with Wolf Bristle Grass, and even with Blue Silver Grass, to see if we can cultivate new grain varieties."
"Martial Soul can be used like this?" Bu Yi was surprised. At first, she thought Tang San was being a bit far-fetched, but after thinking about it carefully, she suddenly realized that this was the correct way to use Martial Soul.
"Certainly!"
Zhou Qing walked over from a short distance and answered Bu Yi's question.
"The purpose of Martial Soul is to help humanity survive and live better."
"In the Ancient Beginning, when humans were still in a primitive state, perhaps even Soul Master had not yet appeared. Naturally, Martial Soul, which could give humans powerful combat abilities, were the most sought-after."
"Even during that period, those who fought needed logistical support."
"Now that humanity has transformed a part of nature, shaping it into a world suitable for our survival, the main purpose of combat should be to protect our homeland, not to compete for power."
"Therefore, I believe that only by making full use of the original talent of the Martial Soul can one go further. For most people, combat is not a necessity and there is no need to pursue it too much."
In this era, Soul Master yearn for powerful combat abilities. Zhou Qing believes the fundamental reason is that the Two Great Empires and the Spirit Hall are not yet unified. Therefore, the leaders of the three major forces are either actively, passively, or following the trend to promote a "warlike" atmosphere.
In short, it is the state of society that determines the thoughts and ways of thinking of Soul Master.
Absolutely!
When people have power, their hearts do become wild and they crave to unleash that power. But no one unleashes power without a reason, whether it's for the enjoyment of battle or for personal gain or fame.
Even the Fallen Ones share a common goal in their killing: to gain immense power.
If we fight purely for the sake of fighting—
Only a madman would do that.
"That's quite a novel idea." Bu Yi and the other Seven Sisters had never thought about the problem from this perspective before. After putting themselves in the shoes, they found that it seemed to be just as Zhou Qing had said.
That is, most people in this world, although they yearn to become Soul Master, actually hope to live a relatively stable life.
"Let's not talk about that."
Zhou Qing didn't bombard Bu Yi and the others with his ideas all at once. He stopped there, looked at the carts of Soul Crystal and Soul Sand behind them, and smiled, "They've finally arrived. How much of my 500,000 is left?"
"There are only 3,133 Gold Soul Coin left." Bu Yi snapped out of her thoughts, took out her Soul Card, and handed it over. "Soul Crystal are quite expensive."
Looking at the four large trailers, each about ten meters long and five meters high, three of which were loaded with Soul Crystal, Zhou Qing nodded secretly. He knew that most of the Soul Crystal unearthed from the underground of Falling Star City that hadn't been sold were here. In addition, the trailer of Soul Sand cost nearly 500,000 Gold Soul Coin, which wasn't expensive.
So he said, "You don't need to give me the Soul Card. Consider the remaining three thousand or so Gold Soul Coin as your reward for running away."
"Then we won't stand on ceremony."
For Bu Yi and the others, 3,133 Gold Soul Coin were no small sum, but considering that Zhou Qing was able to come up with 500,000 Gold Soul Coin, they guessed that Zhou Qing might not be short of money, so they accepted it.
In the days that followed, Tang San was busy. In addition to managing the crops in the fields, he also had to polish the Soul Crystal and create a large Soul Palace device.
Zhou Qing also learned how Tang San carved out a channel in the Soul Crystal that could be used to store Soul Sand —he actually used the vibrational power carried by the Armament Qi Field!
With the Clear Sky Hammer, the Armament Qi Field, and Tang San's ability to Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, he actually managed to construct unique Soul Palace patterns within the walls of the massive, meticulously crafted Artificial Soul Palace.
Then, a small hole was drilled above the pattern, and Soul Sand was poured in. A plug was then made from Soul Crystal to seal it, and the hole was smoothed out. Soul Power was then injected to make the Artificial Soul Palace work, so that the plug and the small hole became a perfect whole, with no gaps visible at all.
This is also one of the properties of Soul Crystal. Even if they break, as long as they are put back together and Soul Power is injected into them to connect them, they can be restored to one. After that, even if the injection of Soul Power stops, they will not separate.
This is the exact opposite of Soul Sand.
Soul Sand can connect together when infused with Soul Power, but once the infusion of Soul Power stops, it shatters into small particles and cannot be glued back together.
Thus, half a month passed in a flash.
A spherical Artificial Soul Palace with a diameter of three meters was thus completed.
Having been refined by Soul Power, the Soul Crystal barrier is extremely clear and transparent, while the Soul Sand patterns within the barrier are pitch black and deep.
Only--
How do I get in?
Bu Yi touched the enormous Artificial Soul Palace, speechless for a moment.
This thing is a single, integrated whole. If you place your hand on it, the Tool Martial Soul can enter and connect with your hand. However, the Beast Martial Soul appears in the form of possession, so the person must enter it along with it.
Tang San walked unhurriedly to the Artificial Soul Palace, jumped onto the top, and opened a half-meter diameter opening in the part without Soul Sand. He said, "Go in from here, close it later, circulate your Soul Power, and the Soul Crystal will automatically merge into one."
"What about the breathing problem?" Bu Er with some concern.
"Theoretically, there's no need to worry about this issue."
Tang San had tested his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul in the original Artificial Soul Palace model he created. The feeling that the Blue Silver Grass conveyed to him was no different from that in the outside world, except that it was similar to the warmth inside his mother's body.
"If you feel short of breath, just smash this Artificial Soul Palace."
However, Martial Soul are ultimately different from people. Tang San couldn't be sure that once the Artificial Soul Palace was operational, people could breathe inside. So he said, "You all know about the hardness of Soul Crystal. Ordinary people can smash them with a hammer. With Bu Yi's level 31 Soul Power, she could smash them with one punch."
Since Soul Crystal are reusable, there's no need to regret it if they break. Just piece them back together, and with a little more time and a transformation of Soul Power, they can be restored to their original state.
The only troublesome step is to put the scattered Soul Sand back together...