Fan Yu

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Fan Yu (帆羽)
Alias(es)	Master Fan Yu; Instructor Fan Yu; Mentor Fan Yu
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Mingde Hall; First Technology Development Department 51 73
Occupation/Role	Soul Engineer, outer-courtyard instructor, and research-project leader 51 64
Soul Engineer Rank	Introduced as a seventh-rank Soul Engineer; later referred to as Rank 8 51 54
Status	Active 129
First Appearance	Chapter 51

Background / History

Instructor of Mingde Hall

Fan Yu was a popular but unkempt Mingde Hall instructor specializing in the energy-conduction models of Soul Tool ray guns. His lectures focused on reducing transmission loss; he identified a seventeen-percent dissipation rate in a third-generation ray gun and considered its bottleneck energy node an unsolved problem. 51

During one such lecture, Huo Yuhao—using the identity Tang Yu—questioned the conventional node design and proposed concepts resembling battery storage, frequency synchronization, and alternate conduction paths. Fan Yu was shaken by the challenge to established theory and immediately invited Tang Yu to his laboratory, making him an honorary student with unrestricted access to the lab. 51

The Ghost Consultant's Public Front

At Mingde Hall's high-level seminar, Fan Yu backed Tang Yu's proposal for Soul Power Resonance. The project received approval, and Fan Yu became its leading mentor while Tang Yu was promoted to Rank 4 Researcher and core disciple. 52

Fan Yu then brought Tang Yu into his laboratory to develop frequency resonance further. When Tang Yu introduced Fixed Soul Tool Shells and standardized, rechargeable Soul Power batteries, Fan Yu recognized their military and industrial implications. He volunteered to submit the concepts under his own name while retaining Tang Yu as a hidden assistant and granting him access to the laboratory's resources. 53 54

Fan Yu's admiration evolved into near-total intellectual dependence. After hearing Tang Yu's battery-standardization framework, he declared Tang Yu his superior and offered to act as his assistant. 54

“Tang Yu... no. From today onward, I will call you ‘Sir’!... I will be your assistant! No, I'll just be your errand runner!” 54

Rise of His Project Team

Fan Yu publicly submitted reports on Fixed Soul Tool Shells and Soul Power Battery Standardization, provoking fierce debate among Mingde Hall's senior Soul Engineers. His prepared answers, based on Huo Yuhao's guidance, transformed skepticism into admiration and dramatically raised his standing within Mingde Hall. 64 65

The resulting project received extensive material support, researchers, and eventually S-class clearance with an unlimited budget. Jing Hongchen elevated the platform project team into the First Technology Development Department, leaving Fan Yu to manage its expanded authority and personnel. 66 73

Fan Yu also acted as the public spokesperson for the hidden Ghost Consultant during the demonstration of the Asynchronous Bus Controller, exposing flaws in Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen's Icefire Purgatory design and presenting the corrective solution. 72

Setbacks and Recovery

Opponents later spread rumors that Fan Yu's Soul Power Battery project was unstable and obstructed the team by supplying impure materials. Repeated failures, public criticism, and pressure from Mingde Hall's Conservative Faction left Fan Yu distressed, though he continued the project with Huo Yuhao's support. 123 124

Fan Yu regained confidence when she presented Huo Yuhao's Ice Crystal Soul Power Core, whose energy density shocked the assembled researchers and silenced the Conservative Faction. She subsequently unveiled the Ghost Consultant's dark-blue Fixed Soul Tool Shell for testing in Mingde Hall's Prison Suppression facility. 128 129

Appearance

Fan Yu is a scruffy, middle-aged man whose appearance reflects his habit of becoming consumed by research. 51

• Slightly messy hair and a generally disheveled appearance. 51
• His laboratory is initially described as a cluttered scrapyard of components and unfinished Soul Tools. 51
• Prolonged experimentation leaves him bloodshot-eyed, exhausted, and with increasingly prominent dark circles. 53 66

Personality

Fan Yu is a technical fanatic and a pure scholar whose attention is easily consumed by a promising research problem. He has little patience for conventional academic assumptions and becomes intensely excited when Huo Yuhao presents ideas that challenge them. 51 53

Although poorly suited to intrigue and interpersonal maneuvering, he deeply respects genuine ability. Huo Yuhao's Thought Palace identifies him as obsessed with research, awkward in social affairs, and highly admiring of true talent. 51

His fixation makes him impulsive and vulnerable to Huo Yuhao's manipulation: he readily accepts the role of public figurehead for concepts he did not originate, yet sincerely intends to secure resources and eventual recognition for Tang Yu. 53 54

Abilities & Skills

Soul Tool Energy-Conduction Research

Fan Yu specializes in Soul Tool energy transmission and efficiency, particularly ray-gun conduction models and Soul Power storage systems. 51

• Identified the seventeen-percent energy dissipation problem in third-generation Soul Tool ray guns. 51
• Researched the bottleneck energy node that limits instantaneous energy throughput. 51 52
• Pursued frequency resonance, Fixed Soul Tool Shells, and standardized Soul Power batteries after Tang Yu provided the underlying concepts. 52 53 54
• Struggles to escape traditional theory without Huo Yuhao's guidance; his early resonance prototypes produced unstable output and poor efficiency. 62

Research Leadership and Presentation

Fan Yu functions as the visible leader and advocate of projects secretly shaped by Huo Yuhao. 53 64

• Submitted the Fixed Soul Tool Shell and battery-standardization reports to Mingde Hall's highest roundtable. 64
• Used prepared responses to defend the projects against skeptical senior researchers. 64 65
• Received major resources, personnel, S-class clearance, and an unlimited budget for his department. 66 73
• Publicly presented the Ice Crystal Soul Power Core and the Ghost Consultant's shell after the project faced sustained opposition. 128 129

Relationships

• Huo Yuhao / Tang Yu — Initially Fan Yu's honorary student, then his hidden assistant and intellectual guide. Fan Yu becomes fiercely devoted to Huo Yuhao's theories and serves as their public face within Mingde Hall. 51 53 54
• Jing Hongchen — Mingde Hall's Hall Master. Jing Hongchen funds Fan Yu's projects and grants his team authority, but suspects Fan Yu is concealing the real source of his breakthroughs. 53 64 73
• Xiao Hongchen — A hostile rival whose Icefire Purgatory design Fan Yu publicly critiques using Huo Yuhao's instructions; Xiao later supports efforts to discredit Fan Yu's projects. 72 123 124
• Meng Hongchen — Xiao Hongchen's sister and co-developer of Icefire Purgatory; Fan Yu's team exposes technical flaws in their joint design. 72
• Ghost project team — Researchers and innovators who work under Fan Yu's public project structure while being influenced by the hidden Ghost Consultant. 64 68

Notable Quotes

“Let your teacher handle it! I will report this epoch-making concept to the Hall Master in my name! You will be my secret assistant, hidden behind the scenes!” 53