Xuan Ziwen
Soul Tool of the Spirit Hall will be noticed by the Sun Moon Empire. Huo Yuhao is not surprised at all.
So when Jing Hongchen asked for communication, the corners of Huo Yuhao's mouth curved, as if waiting for the expected next move.
"Of course you can."
He agreed simply and without any hesitation.
Then he turned his head, looked at the figure sitting on his right, and said, "Martial Brother, this task will be left to you."
The one he called "and Martial Brother" was naturally He Caitou.
This genius who was born in the Shrek Academy Soul Guidance Department has now joined Spirit Hall. Under the guidance of Huo Yuhao, he has been exposed to many soul guidance concepts that are beyond the understanding of this era. His craftsmanship has improved by leaps and bounds, and he has vaguely resembled the shadow of a future great master.
He Caitou nodded when he heard this and said nothing more.
Jing Hongchen had already made arrangements there. Seeing that Huo Yuhao readily agreed, he raised his hand to gesture to his left side and said, "This is Teacher Xuan Ziwen, Level 8 Soul Engineer. From now on, Teacher Xuan will discuss Soul Tool's content with you."
He chose Xuan Ziwen to handle this matter after some consideration.
In fact, Jing Hongchen himself wanted to end it personally, but he also knew that as the dean, he was too sensitive. If he personally participated in technical exchanges, Spirit Pagoda would inevitably become wary, and would not be able to get anything useful out of it.
But Xuan Ziwen is different. He is a well-known "technical idiot" in the college.
Sending him to contact Spirit Pagoda will not appear deliberate, but will also minimize the other party's defense.
But when Huo Yuhao heard the three words "Xuan Ziwen", the depths of his eyes suddenly lit up.
In the historical records ten thousand years later, the name Xuan Ziwen has left a mark.
He studied under Kong Deming, the father of the Sun Moon Empire Soul Tool, and was supposed to occupy the most dazzling position in the history of soul guidance development of the Sun Moon Empire, but later he was "abducted" by Spirit Ice Douluo to the Tang Sect.
The Sealed Milk Bottle technology studied by Xuan Ziwen is the basis of the humanoid Soul Tool, and later the Mecha system was developed based on this.
In addition, he also developed a series of special Soul Tool such as Soul Power Interference Shell.
Without the support of Xuan Ziwen's technical achievements, Three Douluo Kingdoms, who originally belonged to Three Douluo Kingdoms, would not have been able to withstand the other party's soul-guiding offensive in the subsequent war with the Sun Moon Empire.
In other words, the seemingly taciturn Level 8 Soul Engineer in front of him can be regarded as one of the key figures in the fate of the entire continent in the next few decades.
Huo Yuhao's eyes rested on Xuan Ziwen for a moment longer, and he was already quietly making plans in his mind, thinking about how to "invite" this talent from the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy to Spirit Pagoda.
Because it was already afternoon when Huo Yuhao and his party arrived at Ming Capital. By the time the talks ended and various matters were initially finalized, the sky outside the window had already been dyed with a layer of hazy twilight.
Jing Hongchen originally wanted to take Huo Yuhao to chat a few more words, but after looking at the sky, he had no choice but to give up and arrange for everyone to eat and rest first.
Early the next morning, Jing Hongchen's original arrangement was to take Huo Yuhao to take a look at Spirit Pagoda Branch Tower's site selection, but Huo Yuhao smiled and postponed this arrangement.
"The location selection is not urgent," he said in a casual tone, as if it was really just a spur-of-the-moment idea, "Mingde Hall, I have heard of its name for a long time. I wonder if it is inconvenient to go and see it today? It's just a good time to share the experience of making Soul Tool."
Jing Hongchen was startled for a moment, then laughed and waved his hand, "If this is any inconvenience, I'll make arrangements right away."
Then he quickly found Xuan Ziwen and asked him to take Huo Yuhao and He Caitou to visit Mingde Hall, but he claimed that he had something to do and did not accompany him.
Xuan Ziwen led the two of them through the college's tree-lined avenues, heading towards the center of the college. It didn't take long before they arrived at the so-called Mingde Hall.
It was a short building covering an area of about 500 square meters. It had gray-white exterior walls and a square and solid outline. Compared with several other teaching buildings in the college, it was not really impressive.
If no one pointed it out, people passing by might just think it was an ordinary materials warehouse.
However, if you want to enter it, the procedure is much stricter than it seems from the outside.
After passing several security checkpoints, Xuan Ziwen led the two of them into a large elevator at the end of the passage.
After the elevator door closed, there was a slight sound of mechanical operation, and the elevator car sank smoothly.
Huo Yuhao counted silently in his mind. After about five or six breaths, the elevator finally stopped.
The moment the door opens, the view suddenly becomes clear.
It was an extremely vast underground space, with a giant arc-shaped dome overhead. It was made of some kind of light-colored metal plates and extended to both sides in a smooth arch shape. The highest point was visually estimated to be twenty meters tall.
The dome is inlaid with rows of regular soul-guided lighting, and the soft white light pours down, illuminating the entire space as bright as day.
The area of the hall is so large that you can't see the edge at a glance. Countless workbenches are neatly arranged. The countertops are filled with various Soul Tool parts, semi-finished products and test devices. Soul Engineer people wearing white uniforms are busy busy.
Huo Yuhao stood at the elevator entrance, his eyes slowly scanning the underground space.
He knew that this was just the tip of the iceberg of the Mingde Hall.
The real core research area is hidden deeper. Although the public experimental area in front of us is shocking enough, Sun Moon Empire's real trump card will never be easily shown to outsiders.
Xuan Ziwen led them through the public hall, walking between rows of workbenches for several minutes, and finally stopped in front of a numbered independent laboratory door.
Xuan Ziwen took out a thin card from his pocket and swiped it on the card reader next to the door. The sound of the lock popping open was clear and crisp.
He pushed open the door and stepped aside to make way for the passage.
"This is my laboratory, please come in."
Huo Yuhao and He Caitou walked into the laboratory and quickly glanced around.
The area here is about seventy square meters, with various metal blanks and soul guidance components stacked on a row of shelves against the wall. In the center is a large main workbench, with several devices that are being debugged neatly placed on the table.
Huo Yuhao also had to sigh in his heart. Spirit Hall benefited from the accumulation of technology after thousands of years. In terms of the single-piece power and some special functions of Soul Tool, it is indeed better than the current level of the Mingde Hall.
However, in terms of process specifications, standardized production and systematic research, Mingde Hall, an organization with orderly inheritance and complete system, is obviously superior.
Last night Jing Hongchen specially called Xuan Ziwen to his office. On the table were several pieces of the Spirit Hall Soul Tool obtained from special channels.
Jing Hongchen placed them in front of Xuan Ziwen one by one, letting him feel them one by one.
Xuan Ziwen didn't think anything when he picked up the first one, but when he carefully sensed the internal path of Soul Power Flow and explored the stability of the energy output and conversion efficiency, his brows gradually knitted together. The more he looked at it, the quieter he became, and the more he looked at it, the darker his eyes became.
Jing Hongchen stood aside and waited for him to put down the last sample before he said, "Did you see it?"
Xuan Ziwen nodded and didn't say much, but Jing Hongchen already understood the answer from the unconcealable light in his eyes.
So Jing Hongchen patted him on the shoulder and warned him sincerely, "Let's communicate well tomorrow and learn as much as we can."
Xuan Ziwen responded, turning over the samples over and over until late at night before leaving.
At this moment, he stood in his laboratory, his eyes falling on He Caitou and Huo Yuhao beside him. After a moment of silence, he spoke.
"I have seen the works of the Spirit Hall. Although they are only low-end Soul Tool, their level of innovation really opened my eyes."
"I wonder if you two can let me see it with my own eyes?"
This sentence was said so directly, without any politeness, it was just such a straightforward request.
Huo Yuhao and He Caitou looked at each other. They had communicated last night and had a complete "plan" on how to "abduct" this future soul guide master.
But unexpectedly, before they even exerted any force, Xuan Ziwen pushed the door half open by himself.
He Caitou was the first to look away, smiled, and said, "I'll do it."
He walked to the main workbench of Xuan Ziwen and did not start immediately. Instead, he looked around the table calmly.
Finally, his eyes settled on one spot.
It was a rough-processed metal material in the corner of the workbench. It was about the size of an egg. It was a deep dark gray in color and had a matte texture that was almost non-reflective. It was a Shadow Silence Crystal.
He Caitou reached out and picked up the piece of Shadow Silence Crystal, weighed it in his hand, then turned to Xuan Ziwen and asked, "Is it okay to use this piece of material?"
Xuan Ziwen nodded, indicating that he was casual.
He Caitou said no more, turned around and turned on the small forging furnace. The temperature in the furnace rose rapidly, and a dark red light glowed on the inner wall.
He put the piece of Shadow Silence Crystal into the furnace and waited patiently for it to rise to a temperature suitable for forging.
Under the Spirit Hall system, many Soul Engineer have begun to learn forging technology.
He Caitou had mastered Hundred Refinement's technique, but when he took out the heated Shadow Silence Crystal for forging, he did not use Hundred Refinement's method.
The secret of forging is not yet exposed to the Sun Moon Empire.
The reason why Spirit Hall and Soul Tool can erupt in far beyond conventional power at the same grade is that the improvement of the material level is a crucial part.
He Caitou chose Shadow Silence Crystal because the Soul Tool he is going to make next does not require the blessing of materials.
It relies on structure and design, as well as ingenuity in craftsmanship.