Huo Yuhao was ranting inwardly. The plot had gone so far off the rails it had vanished over the horizon.
Who was Kong Deming? In the original story, he became the chief elder of the Sun Moon Empire's Worship Hall, a Level 98 Super Douluo and a pillar of the empire through and through. How had he appeared so many years early and become Huo Yuhao's mentor in name?
This was no exchange-student enrollment. The empire's top brass had stepped in to carry him personally.
Seeing Kong Deming's calm, "Build whatever you want; I'll cover the resources" expression, Huo Yuhao felt both baffled and helpless. Was I really that much trouble?
He had not even enrolled, and they had already assigned him a Super Douluo as his backer?
"Teacher Kong, this is for you." Suppressing his complaints, Huo Yuhao took a custom Jade Abacus with a red casing from his Storage Soul Tool and handed it over.
Kong Deming accepted it and ran his fingertips over the patterns on its casing. Surprise flickered in his eyes.
He had seen a Jade Abacus with Golden Crocodile Douluo, but that one had a gold casing.
"That was thoughtful of you." The old man nodded slightly and said no more. He turned and left the laboratory, and the heavy alloy door slowly closed behind him.
Click—
The door had been shut for barely two seconds when a tremendous bang erupted from deep inside the laboratory. Smoke and dust billowed out through the vents, accompanied by the clatter of small parts striking one another.
Huo Yuhao stopped short, wondering if he had come at the wrong time.
"Cough, cough... Ju Zi, Ke Ke, record the data."
A thin man emerged from the smoke. Black soot stained his white lab coat, and his hair was