Xian Lin'er's Affection +100

"Little one, I know there must be something about you that the Evil Soul Master covets. If you tell us, perhaps Shrek Academy can help you. If you don't, that's fine too, but you must be careful from now on; the Evil Soul Master has likely already set his sights on you," Xian Lin'er said in a deep voice.

She was speaking the truth, though naturally, she had a bit of a hidden agenda.

Chu Feng looked very young, his background was likely extraordinary, his aura was not weak, and he possessed a secret that could make an Evil Soul Master risk his life to seize it. Shrek actually had a great need for such talent.

"Alright, I'll tell you the truth. What they wanted was my Soul Tool." Chu Feng pondered for a moment and decided to reveal a portion of the truth.

He naturally knew Xian Lin'er's goal: she wanted to drag him onto Shrek's pirate ship.

He had his own goals as well. Xian Lin'er was powerful and a Level 8 Soul Engineer; if he could pull her into his camp, it would be a great help for his future development.

"Oh?"

"You are a Soul Engineer as well?"

Xian Lin'er was somewhat surprised.

She had guessed that Chu Feng's extraordinary background had invited the Evil Soul Master's retaliation, but she hadn't expected it to be because of his identity as a Soul Engineer...

But that didn't make sense. The boy was so young; at most, he would be a Level 1 or 1.5 Soul Engineer. It wasn't enough to make a Soul Emperor-level Evil Soul Master expose himself.

"May I take a look at the Soul Tool you crafted?" Xian Lin'er asked after a moment of hesitation.

"Most of them are sold out, this is all that's left~"

Chu Feng rummaged through his storage Soul Tool and pulled out a Level 4 Milk Bottle he used himself.

"This is... a Milk Bottle!!!"

Xian Lin'er was stunned, but the moment she touched the Milk Bottle, she was struck as if by lightning, freezing in place.

"A... a Level 4 Milk Bottle!!"

"Don't tell me you made this yourself!!"

Xian Lin'er's breathing became rapid.

"Yeah~"

"It's just a Milk Bottle, it's not that hard. My tag is even on it~"

Chu Feng nodded and said.

"A tag?"

Xian Lin'er was stunned again. Wasn't that a little trick only Soul Engineers of at least Level 7 would use, mainly for anti-theft and showing off? What was there to protect on a Milk Bottle...

Xian Lin'er channeled her soul power into the Milk Bottle, and sure enough, she saw a "Panda" avatar appear on it.

"Wait, this, this, this, this..."

The moment Xian Lin'er saw the avatar, a stormy sea surged in her heart. She then carefully sensed the soul power transmission of the Milk Bottle and discovered that this Level 4 Milk Bottle indeed had the same effect as the Level 2 Milk Bottles circulating on the market, meaning it used the same Core Array.

The highest-grade version circulating on the market was only Level 2, yet a Level 4 Milk Bottle had appeared in Chu Feng's hand, and it even bore the Panda avatar.

Anyone could figure out what this meant.

Chu Feng...

He was actually the creator of this Core Array! And he was a Level 4, or even higher, Soul Engineer!!

Such a young Level 4 Soul Engineer—even Qian Duoduo couldn't compare to him when he was young!

Never mind Qian Duoduo; even in the Sun Moon Empire, such a young Soul Engineer was as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, perhaps even non-existent!

What kind of genius had she picked up this time...

No wonder that Evil Soul Master was targeting Chu Feng.

If she were an Evil Soul Master, she would also spare no cost to get her hands on Chu Feng. If she couldn't have him, she would have to destroy him!

[You shocked Xian Lin'er, rewarded with the God-tier carving knife "Blade of Origin", Xian Lin'er favorability +100]

Chu Feng was a bit dumbfounded when he saw the reward.

He could understand being rewarded with a carving knife, but what the hell was favorability?

This system wasn't right. Xian Lin'er was a married woman!!

A married woman... Heh heh heh...

"Little one, where are you from? Are you interested in joining our Evil... er, no, joining the Soul Engineering Department of Shrek Academy!" Xian Lin'er no longer had her previous composure; she was so excited she almost slipped up.

"Sorry, I don't have any plans to join the Soul Engineering Department at the moment." Chu Feng shook his head gently. He didn't say "Shrek," but rather "Soul Engineering Department," to avoid embarrassment if his identity were exposed later.

"Are you really not going to consider it?"

"If you join our Shrek Academy Soul Engineering Department, I can take you as my disciple and immediately make you a core disciple of the Shrek Soul Engineering Department, enjoying the highest-tier treatment!"

Xian Lin'er gritted her teeth; she didn't want to give up on such a super genius.

"Sorry, I know you are the Dean of the Shrek Academy Soul Engineering Department, but I truly have no intention of joining the Soul Engineering Department." Chu Feng refused again.

"Alright..."

Xian Lin'er was suddenly at her wit's end. This was the best offer she could make. After all, the boy didn't seem to lack money, and his background was extraordinary. Aside from the status of a core disciple of the Spirit Master Department, she really couldn't come up with anything of value.

Still, she was unwilling to give up, so she handed Chu Feng a cyan token and said, "This is my personal token. If you think it over, you can come to Shrek Academy to find me at any time. Furthermore, if you need any equipment for crafting Soul Tool, you can come directly to our Soul Engineering Department. With my token, you can use all the crafting equipment in the Soul Engineering Department."

Xian Lin'er's thought was that if she couldn't recruit him, she would first build up his favorability and trick him into joining Shrek Academy. Once he experienced the might of Shrek, he might just change his mind.

"Very well, then many thanks, Dean Xian!"

Chu Feng took the token, feeling secretly delighted.

Hadn't he been putting on an act for so long precisely for this level of access?

Joining the Soul Engineering Department was out of the question, but crafting the shells for high-level Soul Tool was nearly impossible to do by hand; he had to rely on some massive, specialized crafting machinery.

It was just like in his past life, where you could carve a chip by hand to replace a lithography machine, but if you wanted the chip to be functional, you still had to manufacture a shell. Trying to hand-craft a shell was truly a bit too difficult, so he had to make use of professional machines.

Purchasing these machines himself was extremely difficult and the cost-effectiveness was abysmal, so he could only sponge off Shrek for a while.

"Good, since that's the case, I shall take my leave first. The Soul Engineering Department welcomes you to join~"

Seeing Chu Feng accept the token, Xian Lin'er was also secretly pleased. She felt there was still a glimmer of a chance to trick Chu Feng into the Soul Engineering Department, or perhaps even trick him into becoming her disciple~

After giving a few brief instructions, Xian Lin'er finally departed.

Chu Feng watched Xian Lin'er's alluring back as she left, lost in thought...

"That figure is truly top-tier. She has a touch more allure than Ma Xiaotao and possesses a unique, mature charm. That old guy Qian Duoduo can only look but not touch; she is truly a top-tier ninja..."

Chu Feng admitted that he had taken a liking to Xian Lin'er.

A stunning young woman—who wouldn't love that?

However, he was planning to build his own Soul Engineer faction and didn't want to have too many entanglements with the trashy Soul Engineering Department of Shrek.

He could have any other relationship with Xian Lin'er, but it absolutely could not be a master-disciple or teacher-student relationship. Otherwise, not only would he become a "rebellious disciple who defies his master," but he would also be tied to Shrek's sinking ship.

The best method was to pull Xian Lin'er onto his own ship instead.

As for Shrek, let it be whatever it wants; it would go bust sooner or later.