Ten slots
"Your goal is to train a group of Soul Tool Department teachers within ten years, and in the next ten years, to get the Soul Tool Department on the right track and officially begin training students across the entire continent."
Wu Qi's work plan is divided into two decades.
The first decade was proposed by Zhao Chenggong. Based on the training methods of the Sun Moon Continent, it is possible to train truly Talent students to the level of Level Six Soul Master within ten years.
Level Six Soul Master are the main personnel for teaching and can also participate in the research and development of higher-level Soul Tool.
If the plan goes smoothly, Zhao Chenggong will gain a group of capable assistants in the future, and will be more confident in developing level eight or even Level 9 Soul Tool.
After handing over his work, Wu Qi left the Spirit Hall Academy.
Meanwhile, Papal Hall, Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo had been waiting for a long time.
Before Wu Qi ascended to the Pope Position, he had already Ning Fengzhi regarding Soul Tool. Furthermore, the research and development funds for the Soul Tool Association have been provided by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has been a member of the Spirit Hall for a long time and has actively cooperated with the Spirit Hall's experts in many operations, making outstanding contributions. Before the widespread use of Soul Tool Technology, allowing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to share in the benefits can be considered a reward for them.
Furthermore, the core disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect are all Support-Type Spirit Master. In the past Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, in order to protect the safety of the sect, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School recruited many Battle Spirit Master on the continent. If they could obtain Soul Tool, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's defense pressure would be greatly reduced, and they could also save a lot of money recruiting powerful individuals.
The funds saved can be used for the research and development of Soul Tool, which is undoubtedly a virtuous cycle.
Not long after, Wu Qi returned from the Spirit Hall Academy and immediately met with Ning Fengzhi.
"Your His Holiness the Pope, regarding the development of Soul Tool..." Ning Fengzhi unusually cut to the chase without beating around the bush.
He was summoned by Wu Qi. At the same time, Wu Qi had recently visited the Spirit Hall Academy. With Ning Fengzhi's abilities, he naturally guessed that Wu Qi's actions were for the development of Soul Tool technology.
Wu Qi smiled faintly and said, "Uncle Ning, there's no need to be so formal in private."
"The Spirit Hall Academy has only recently established its Soul Tool Department, and the teaching of Soul Tool is still in the experimental and exploratory stage."
Wu Qi could certainly copy the talent cultivation model for Soul Tool from the Sun Moon Continent, but the situations on the two continents are different. If he simply copied it, trouble would inevitably arise.
Furthermore, the Two Great Empires on the Sun Moon Continent did not keep the Soul Tool Technology a secret; in fact, they encouraged the exchange of talent between the two countries, which laid the foundation for the vigorous development of the Soul Tool Technology.
But in the Douluo Continent today, only the blacksmiths in the Blacksmiths' Association are low-level Soul Engineer.
Moreover, these people entered the trade through blacksmithing. While it wouldn't be difficult to teach other blacksmiths Soul Tool Technology, most students knew nothing about blacksmithing, making this model impossible to replicate.
Not to mention the scarcity of talent, the technological blockade imposed by the Two Great Empires alone is impossible to resolve.
The Star Luo Empire has already staked everything on the Clear Sky Sect's Hidden Weapons, and has not shared them with the Heaven Dou Empire or the Spirit Hall. Given their selfishness, Wu Qi naturally would not share his Soul Tool Technology with them.
Now that Zhao Chenggong can no longer return to the Sun Moon Continent, it can be said that the entire Soul Tool Masters Association is working in isolation, and naturally needs to make corresponding changes according to local conditions.
"I don't know what Soul Tool Technology will look like in ten years, so I can't give Uncle Ning a precise answer. However, if Uncle Ning is willing, you can select ten disciples within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect who have Talent in cultivating Spiritual Power. I will arrange for them to enter the Soul Tool Department to study as initial talent cultivation."
"Furthermore, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will have ten slots every two years. However, these Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect cannot be transferred to other forces; only Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect Disciple can apply."
"Once we've trained personnel specializing in Soul Tool, we can discuss new terms. Of course, we'll also allocate more places for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to pursue advanced studies, and we'll help the Seven Treasures Academy establish relevant courses."
The Soul Tool Department is still in its infancy, and no one knows how it will develop in the future. Only time will tell. Wu Qi's arrangement is reasonable, and Ning Fengzhi could not find any fault with it.
"In that case, I thank Your His Holiness the Pope your kindness. I will arrange for my disciple to study at the Spirit Hall Academy within a quarter of the year at most."
Wu Qi nodded slightly, then added, "The talents cultivated at the very beginning will become the cornerstone of the Spirit Master world on the continent. In addition, Soul Tool inherently rely on Talent. If these ten disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect cannot keep up with the teaching progress, or do not have the relevant Talent, they will be eliminated."
"I hope Uncle Ning can understand that Soul Tool Technology has broad application prospects in the future. The talents trained in the early stages will become teachers in the Soul Tool Department in the future, so we must raise the training standards for them."
Ning Fengzhi had no objection to this.
Competition is everywhere; those who lack ability will be eliminated, and they can only blame themselves for their incompetence.
Whether it's the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect or other major forces, they all have internal talent cultivation systems, and naturally they will ruthlessly eliminate those with poor Talent.
For Ning Fengzhi, the next ten candidates need to be carefully selected to avoid a complete failure.
However, Wu Qi didn't impose too many restrictions, such as limiting the age of the candidates. To be on the safe side, Ning Fengzhi would definitely select relatively powerful high-ranking members from within the sect.
If it weren't for concerns about his own reputation, Ning Fengzhi would have even considered enrolling in the school.
Star Dou Great Forest.
Tang San and Tang Xiao, uncle and nephew, came here to Soul Hunting.
Fearing that Tang San might run into trouble, Sea Dragon Douluo also followed them.
With the three Super Douluo joining forces, they would have a fighting chance even against Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Of course, if Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast were to actually appear, it would not be a bad thing for the three of them, but rather a fortunate one.
Freed from the pressure of survival, the three walked through the forest with relaxed expressions, occasionally exchanging a few jokes.
"By the way, Elder Uncle, there's something I don't understand."
Upon entering the forest, Tang San clearly noticed that the number of Spirit Hunting Squad guarding the Spirit Beast Town had decreased significantly compared to before.
Logically, after the end of the Continental War, many idle Soul Master should have flocked to the Spirit Beast Town, instead of the current situation.
Clearly, Wu Qi's strategy worked.
Most Spirit Hunting Squad are willing to accept the control of the Banking Department, and with the continuous establishment of Spirit Hall Bank branch, the self-management model of Spirit Hunting Squad has become a thing of the past. Under the control of the bank, although their behavior is restricted, they can earn more money, so most legal and compliant teams naturally do not resist this.
The teams still remaining in Spirit Beast Town are most likely problematic in themselves, afraid to join the bank for fear of being purged.