Technology Takes Root

After putting away the two Class 9 Soul Guidance Devices, Ye Luochen immediately sat cross-legged to regulate his breathing.

It wasn't long, however, before a knock sounded at his dormitory door.

Ye Luochen rose again, and the moment he opened the door, a figure anxiously stepped inside.

"How are you? I heard the soul-hunting mission went wrong; are you injured? I'll take you to the best medical team in Mingde Hall."

Hearing the visitor's words, Ye Luochen was slightly taken aback before replying:

"Thank you for your concern, Teacher Xuan, but I am not injured."

The visitor was none other than Xuan Ziwen, the mentor Ye Luochen had recently taken on within Mingde Hall.

Upon hearing Ye Luochen's answer, Xuan Ziwen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"As long as you're fine, that's good news."

As he spoke, Xuan Ziwen's expression grew excited:

"Since you have good news, I have some good news for you as well."

"What good news?" Ye Luochen asked, puzzled.

"The modular, assembly-line style of Soul Guidance Device processing you proposed earlier has made progress!"

Xuan Ziwen spoke with excitement.

"We can now achieve the production of Class 2 Soul Guidance Cannons through an assembly-line, batch-processing method where the shell fabrication, core array engraving, and assembly are all completed by Stamping Machine Tools without any manual intervention. Furthermore, all core modules have achieved full detachability and interchangeability."

Watching Xuan Ziwen's radiant expression, Ye Luochen shook his head helplessly.

His teacher truly had his heart set entirely on soul guidance technology.

He even suspected that Xuan Ziwen's visit was actually just to discuss this matter with him.

As for caring about whether he was injured, that was likely just an afterthought.

"How about... I go to the laboratory with you to take a look?"

"What about your health?"

"Rest assured, there are no issues at all."

"Let's go!"

Before long, Ye Luochen was standing inside the laboratory.

The layout of the lab was now vastly different from before.

Several experimental tables had been moved aside to clear a large space.

In their place were massive Stamping Machine Tools and a conveyor belt used for connecting them.

As Xuan Ziwen pressed the start button, the machines immediately began to operate.

An array was stamped, traveled along the conveyor belt to the next machine, combined with the array processed by that machine, and then continued down the line to be fitted into a finished shell.

In just a few minutes, a brand-new Class 2 Soul Guidance Cannon was completed.

Watching this scene, Ye Luochen couldn't help but marvel repeatedly.

The appearance and operational mode of the setup before him weren't just similar; they were nearly identical to the factory assembly lines from his past life.

Less than two days had passed, and a mere concept had already been realized into practical technology.

Xuan Ziwen's level of soul guidance expertise was truly terrifying.

"Both the cost and processing efficiency are far superior to what they were before. I have to say, your concept is truly divine."

Xuan Ziwen stood beside the assembly line, picking up the newly produced Soul Guidance Device as he spoke excitedly.

However, the next moment, Xuan Ziwen seemed to think of something; his expression shifted slightly, and he turned his gaze toward Ye Luochen.

"Your Martial Soul..."

"It shouldn't devour all of these things again, right..."

One had to understand that although these machines could currently only produce Class 2 Soul Guidance Devices, in his eyes, their value far exceeded that of much higher-level devices.

These were treasures he had poured his heart and soul into, tinkering away without sleep or rest!

If they were devoured clean by Ye Luochen's Martial Soul just like the prototype Stamping Machine Tool, he would absolutely go insane.

Facing Xuan Ziwen's question, Ye Luochen shook his head and said:

"I'm really not sure; I'll only know once I try."

Hearing Ye Luochen's words, Xuan Ziwen's expression changed once again.

What did he mean by "only know once I try"?

What are you planning to do to my treasures?

After struggling for a moment, Xuan Ziwen stepped aside.

"Sigh, although I'm reluctant, this concerns your martial soul, so it's more important."

"Go ahead!"

Watching Xuan Ziwen's expression of sorrow, as if he were a brave man cutting off his own wrist, Ye Luochen couldn't help but chuckle.

Xuan Ziwen treated soul tools like his own life, yet for some reason, his martial soul had previously displayed the ability to devour them.

The two of them, teacher and student, could be considered a perfect match.

However, Ye Luochen still stepped forward and manifested his Dark Iron Blade.

Just as Xuan Ziwen had said, this matter concerned his martial soul after all.

Although the things before him were groundbreaking treasures, as long as he and Xuan Ziwen were still around, they could be built again.

By comparison, an opportunity that might allow his martial soul to evolve once more was undoubtedly more precious.

But the result was not as hoped.

No matter what method Ye Luochen tried, the Dark Iron Blade showed no reaction whatsoever to these Stamping Machine Tools.

After trying for a full half-hour, Ye Luochen had no choice but to give up and retract the Dark Iron Blade back into his body.

"It's not working. Back then, the Dark Iron Blade had extremely strong emotional fluctuations, but now I can't feel anything at all."

Ye Luochen shook his head and said.

He truly couldn't figure it out.

Previously, a Stamping Machine Tool that could only process first-level arrays had been enough to trigger a transformation in his martial soul.

Yet, facing this upgraded, full assembly line, there was no reaction at all.

Could it be that it wasn't because of the Stamping Machine Tool at all, and it was simply an accident?

Seeing that Ye Luochen's attempts were fruitless, the heart Xuan Ziwen had been holding in his throat finally settled.

"It's good that it didn't succeed... no, wait... it's good that the machines are fine... no, that's not it..."

"Uh, in short, there will be other opportunities in the future, there will be other opportunities..."

For Ye Luochen, failing to figure out the reason for his martial soul's evolution and having the attempt fail was definitely bad news.

But for him, the fact that his precious assembly line was preserved was definitely good news.

However, he was Ye Luochen's teacher, and these things had been created based on concepts Ye Luochen had proposed.

Because of this, Xuan Ziwen didn't know if this was good news or bad news, so he could only smile awkwardly.

After the interlude, the two discussed the assembly line for a while longer. Seeing that it was getting late, they didn't continue working through the night.

After all, Ye Luochen had just returned from the Evil Demon Forest; although he had no injuries, his mind was exhausted.

Xuan Ziwen was much the same. Ever since Ye Luochen proposed this concept, he had spent nearly two days without sleep or rest, burying himself in the work.

Even with a cultivation level of a Soul Douluo, he was struggling to keep up with such high-intensity research.

After eating dinner at the cafeteria, the two returned to their respective dorms and fell into a deep sleep.

When Ye Luochen woke up again, it was already nearly noon the next day.