Jing Hongchen's Ambition

The two arrived at the Soul Tool Hall established by the Tang Sect.

There were more people than before, and the procedures had become more standardized.

Studying, crafting, and designing were all carried out in separate areas.

Such a comprehensive arrangement naturally owed much to Jing Hongchen's experience.

As the master of Virtuous Hall, Jing Hongchen's experience in every aspect of Soul Tools was extraordinarily extensive.

His area was naturally the most central and important one.

Huo Yutong swept her gaze around. "Most of them are Level Five and Level Six Soul Engineers. The Soul Tool Hall's standards are really high."

"Wrong! They've already been lowered by a lot." Xiao Hongchen appeared from who knew where and refuted Huo Yutong.

Xiao Hongchen said, "Grandpa originally wanted Level Seven Soul Engineers as the starting point, but the foundation here was too poor. The standards were lowered again and again until they became Level Five Soul Engineers."

According to Jing Hongchen's original plans, the Soul Tool Hall was meant to be a place for designing and developing new Soul Tools, while manufacturing would be handed over to other departments. That was why he had specifically set Level Seven Soul Engineers as the entry threshold. However, the Soul Engineers here were too weak. By Sun Moon Empire standards, many of them did not even qualify as Level Seven Soul Engineers, so the standards ultimately had to be lowered.

Xiao Hongchen smugly brushed back his hair. "Though I am hardly worth mentioning, I was promoted to a Level Seven Soul Engineer some time ago. I should rank among the top three in the Soul Tool Hall."

The value of that top-three ranking was both high and not so high, because the third-ranked person was only a Level Seven Soul Engineer. But the top two