Qian Duoduo's eyes seemed to roil with molten lava, so scorching they could melt Feng Tianyu and Grey Wolf.
"Tianyu, Grey Wolf, how exactly did you manage this?"
"This tracking design is just as groundbreaking. It could even let our Soul Guidance Department completely surpass the Martial Soul Department."
"Fixed Soul Cannon Shells are immensely powerful, but their biggest problem is that they're hard to aim. After all, Soul Masters won't just stand still and let a Fixed Soul Cannon Shell blast them."
"But now, Fixed Soul Cannon Shells have eyes. Wherever the target runs, the shells will chase them."
Qian Duoduo's eyes shone with longing. He wanted to know the principles behind the tracking design, but after a moment, the light in his eyes dimmed.
"Never mind. I won't ask."
"We Soul Engineers make our living through technology. This tracking design is the result of your hard work. How could you pass it on to someone else so easily? Not even to me."
This tracking design was indeed precious. It was enough to make up for the greatest weakness of Fixed Soul Cannon Shells. If word got out, the Sun Moon Empire would probably sell everything it owned to buy this design, which was a priceless treasure.
But Feng Tianyu was a man who settled both grudges and debts of gratitude. He repaid his enemies and his benefactors alike. Qian Duoduo had helped them a great deal, and Feng Tianyu had always remembered that kindness.
Feng Tianyu glanced at Grey Wolf, then took a stack of blueprints from his Storage Soul Tool.
"Dean Qian, thank you for your careful instruction during this time. This set of tracking design blueprints is a token of gratitude from Grey Wolf and me."
"However, the principles behind this design have little to do with Soul Guidance Technology, so they're exceptionally difficult to learn. If you can't figure out how they work, just follow the blueprints."
"By the way, Dean Qian, you're the only one who can study this tracking design. Don't pass it on to anyone else."
Qian Duoduo was so moved that he opened his mouth, unsure what to say. His hands trembled as he reached out, hesitated several times, and finally accepted the stack of blueprints.
These blueprints were far too precious. Forget ten million Gold Soul Coins—even a hundred million couldn't buy them. They were a true priceless treasure.
When Qian Duoduo looked at Feng Tianyu and Grey Wolf again, his gratitude was plain to see. They had given him such precious blueprints just because he had taught them Soul Tool Technology for a while.
He took a deep breath and let it out, then finally said, "Tianyu, Grey Wolf, I understand. I'll study it by myself. Until you give your permission, I won't let anyone outside our group study these tracking design blueprints."
"And this is far too precious. It feels like a hot potato in my hands. Is there anything you need? If there's something I can do for you, I'll make sure it gets done."
Seeing how resolute Qian Duoduo was, Feng Tianyu thought for a moment, then made a request.
"Dean Qian, then I'd like a private workshop, along with a steady supply of rare ores. Of course, I won't take those ores for free."
"Grey Wolf and I will hand over a batch of Homing Fixed Soul Guidance Shells every month. Ordinary Fixed Soul Cannon Shells are already worth a great deal, and Homing Fixed Soul Guidance Shells are worth ten times as much. The academy certainly won't be losing out."
For Qian Duoduo, this was no problem at all.
He even felt that Feng Tianyu and Grey Wolf were getting the short end of the stick, so he thumped his chest and said, "My No. 2 workshop is yours from now on. It's definitely one of the best workshops in the academy."
"Also, I'll approve rare ores worth one million Gold Soul Coins for you each month. You only need to hand over ten Homing Fixed Soul Guidance Shells monthly. You can use any of the remaining ores however you like."
Feng Tianyu's eyes lit up. Qian Duoduo really was generous—he was even willing to give them his own No. 2 workshop. With a private workshop and rare ores worth one million Gold Soul Coins each month, Grey Wolf, the Wolf Clan's number one scientist and inventor, would finally be able to spread his wings.
That very day, Qian Duoduo cleared out the No. 2 workshop and approved rare ores worth one million Gold Soul Coins for Feng Tianyu and Grey Wolf.
The rare ores were extremely valuable, yet they had been approved for Feng Tianyu, a student who had joined the Soul Guidance Department only three months earlier. This sparked a wave of protest in the department. Fan Yu protested the loudest, practically accusing Qian Duoduo of abusing his authority for personal gain.
The uproar grew so large that Xian Lin'er, the Soul Guidance Department's dean, came in person to ask Qian Duoduo what was going on.
Qian Duoduo didn't explain. Instead, he took Xian Lin'er to Experimental Zone No. 4 and, right in front of her, test-fired a Level Four Homing Fixed Soul Guidance Shell.
When Xian Lin'er saw the Homing Fixed Soul Guidance Shell curve in midair after being launched, she was dumbstruck, her little mouth hanging open as if she could fit an egg inside.
Then Qian Duoduo told her that the technology had been developed by Feng Tianyu's Martial Soul, Grey Wolf!
Xian Lin'er understood everything at once. She no longer had any objections to Qian Duoduo's decision.
The dean and vice dean of the Soul Guidance Department had reached an agreement. No matter how much the other teachers protested, it was useless.
Fan Yu, who had protested the loudest, was firmly suppressed by Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo. Fan Yu had exceptional talent and had been groomed to become the Soul Guidance Department's next vice dean.
But now Fan Yu was at odds with Feng Tianyu. Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo knew perfectly well which of the two mattered more.
They had no choice but to sacrifice Fan Yu, demoting him to an ordinary teacher and greatly diminishing his standing and influence in the Soul Guidance Department.
When Fan Yu received the news, he shook with rage and cried out to the heavens, "The sky over the Soul Guidance Department has finally gone dark!"
At that moment, Feng Tianyu had no time to enjoy Fan Yu's misfortune. He was busy every day without a moment's rest, repeating the same work day after day: forging and hammering rough Soul Guidance Metal blanks for Grey Wolf to use in making Soul Tools.
He spent four months living like this!
After such intense training, Feng Tianyu's body grew even sturdier. His muscles were clearly defined, his build sleek, and he was as powerful as a cheetah, brimming with explosive strength.
After examining him, Qian Duoduo found that Feng Tianyu's body could withstand another five hundred years of Soul Power. The limit had risen from two thousand years—after he ate ten pieces of Whale Rubber—to two thousand five hundred years.
Qian Duoduo was astonished. To have tempered his body to withstand a two-thousand-five-hundred-year Soul Ring before even absorbing his Second Soul Ring—Feng Tianyu was a monster!
Feng Tianyu was quite pleased with this, too!
After four months of cultivation, his Soul Power had risen from Level 17 to Level 20. All he needed was to absorb a Second Soul Ring, and he would become a Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster.
Feng Tianyu was a transfer student. By the time he joined Shrek Academy, several months of the term had already passed, and he had even missed the Freshman Tournament.
Counting the seven months he had spent at Shrek Academy, it was now time for the academy's holiday.
The holiday lasted a month!
Feng Tianyu planned to use that time to resolve the matter of his Second Soul Ring.
At first, he had planned to ask Mu En for help. After all, Mu En had helped him hunt down his First Soul Ring.
But Qian Duoduo volunteered. Since Feng Tianyu belonged to the Soul Guidance Department, he felt that the department ought to handle the matter of his Second Soul Ring.
Seeing how eager Qian Duoduo was, Feng Tianyu decided not to trouble Mu En. Instead, he followed Qian Duoduo to Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a Soul Beast...
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