[Congratulations, host. You have obtained an Adaptive Soul Tool blueprint and one set of system-produced samples.] [Dual Pistols (yet to be named)] [As an Adaptive Soul Tool, its effects scale with the Soul Master's cultivation. So, rookie host, hurry up and cultivate if you want to unleash its true power.] [Note: using both guns together will trigger an additional damage effect.]
"This Soul Tool blueprint is..."
"Two guns?"
Chu Ge left the workshop, surprise on his face as he looked at the Soul Tools and blueprints appearing in his mind.
Clearly, these were two Soul Tool pistols.
"Dual pistols."
"Will give the answer."
Chu Ge took out the samples and toyed with the two pistols in his hands, looking thoughtful.
Among the Soul Tools on the Douluo Continent, pistols were exceedingly rare, and even those that existed were mostly low-level ones.
In people's eyes, only Soul Tools like Soul Cannons, which looked immensely powerful, counted as truly powerful Soul Tools.
Of course, Chu Ge held no such preconceptions. This was a reward from the system, after all. How could anything produced by the system be bad?
Sure enough, after learning more about them, he could not help having one thought flash through his mind-
What a windfall.
Delighted surprise flashed in Chu Ge's eyes.
The meaning of an Adaptive Soul Tool was simple: the stronger its user, the greater the power it could unleash.
Now that he had absorbed two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones and reached Level 93, even a casual shot from these seemingly unremarkable pistols in his hands could shatter a Titled Douluo.
If a single shot could do that, then what if...
He emptied all the stored bullets in one go?
With six black Soul Rings and three red Soul Rings, he hardly needed to worry about consuming soul power. The bullets would replenish astonishingly quickly.
Pistols were ranged weapons to begin with. In other words, as long as he kept kiting his opponent without letting them get close, these pistols could easily deliver their full damage.
After all, speed was a pistol's greatest strength. On the Douluo Continent, where even hidden weapons could slay gods, taking down a Limit Douluo like Mu En might be too much to ask, but killing a Chicken Leg Douluo was still possible.
"Not bad."
"Pistols are small, yet this powerful. Next time, I'll make one for Xiao Yudie. It would be excellent for self-defense..."
"But why wait until next time?"
As Chu Ge thought, he got up again and headed back toward the Soul Tool Department, making straight for the workshop he had used earlier.
Xian Lin'er really was handy. Ahem, he meant her workshop was handy.
"What's wrong?"
Xian Lin'er, who had not yet had time to leave, paused slightly and glanced at him, unable to resist asking.
"You don't mind if I borrow it a little longer, do you?"
Chu Ge calmly approached the workbench, picked up the carving knife as naturally as could be, then smiled at her as he spoke.
"Not at all..."
Xian Lin'er answered dazedly, but her gaze followed his movement as he picked up the carving knife, anticipation on her face.
Was he going to make another Soul Tool?
He had already given her such a huge surprise earlier. What would it be this time...? At that thought, little sparks of starlight glimmered in her beautiful, wide eyes.
She could hardly wait.
"Are those... two pistols?"
Yet a little while later, when she saw the two freshly made pistols in his hands, Xian Lin'er froze completely, disbelief written across her face.
Naturally, anything he made would be far from ordinary. She knew that perfectly well.
Judging by its sheen, aura, and various details alone, the Soul Tool before her was at least a Level 7 Soul Tool.
And yet... it was a pair of pistols!
Just as Chu Ge had thought earlier, most Soul Tool firearms on the Douluo Continent were big, powerful Soul Cannons.
Shrek's Soul Tool Department was likewise researching the latest technology in that field: fixed-charge Soul Cannons. By comparison, pistols were truly insignificant.
She could not understand how a Soul Tool bullet only the size of a thumb could compare to a cannon.
It couldn't. There was simply no comparison.
"May I ask why you decided to try making pistols? And two of them, at that..."
Unable to suppress her confusion, Xian Lin'er looked at the man before her and slowly asked.
"They're easy to carry. As long as you raise their upper limit, they can make fine Soul Tools too. And the minimum requirement for using the guns I made is only Soul Master. They couldn't be better for my little disciple's self-defense."
"After all, other Soul Tools aren't something a mere Soul Grandmaster like her can sustain."
Chu Ge admired the freshly made pair of pistols in his hands, then quietly put them away, smiling all the while.
With guns like these in hand, little Yudie's combat capabilities could rise by at least a notch.
"So raw power isn't all that matters for Soul Tools?"
Xian Lin'er asked, still looking puzzled. After all, the prevailing view was that fixed-charge Soul Tools were stronger than other types.
The Soul Engineers on this side of the Douluo Continent all copied the gourd to draw the ladle, with very few truly understanding the principles. Otherwise, they would not have been without a Level 9 Soul Engineer.
"Of course not."
"Perhaps large fixed-charge Soul Tools really are very powerful, but that doesn't mean you can dismiss all other Soul Tools."
Chu Ge shook his head and answered calmly.
Fixed-charge Soul Tools truly were powerful, and their upper limit really was higher than that of other Soul Tools. Otherwise, a god-slaying-level one would never have emerged ten thousand years later.
That required vast numbers of cores and enormous investment, something small Soul Tools could never match. Perhaps that was the greatest difference between the two.
"All right, Dean Xian. I'm really leaving this time."
Chu Ge smiled, having no intention of lingering.
Xian Lin'er's workshop really was handy, and he would visit often in the future. For now, though, rather than staying here any longer, he might as well hurry back and bring these to his little disciple.
"Chu Ge..."
Watching Chu Ge leave, Xian Lin'er could not calm her heart for a long time. Just now, he had clearly brought up the question of a Soul Tool's intended users once again.
He was young and powerful, yet could also spot one crucial point after another.
He truly was no ordinary man.
"Master..."
"Is this a gift for me?"
In front of the dormitory building, Huo Yudie stared dazedly at the tall figure before her. Her gaze settled on the pair of pistols in his hands as she spoke, delighted surprise on her face.
"A gift? I suppose so."
Chu Ge considered it for a moment, then nodded.
"Your spiritual abilities are extremely strong now, but you should have some other combat capabilities too. Even if you don't need them, having them and not having them are two different things."
"This Soul Tool suits you quite well."
Having another means at one's disposal without using it and not having that means at all were clearly two entirely different things. Besides, even now, he had not actually given his disciple very much as her master.
To maintain harmony between master and disciple, he clearly could not be careless about the little things he ought to give her.
After all, the master-disciple relationship was very important.
"I..."
"Thank you, Master."
Huo Yudie obediently accepted them, then threw herself fully into his embrace, her face filled with happiness.
"You're welcome."
Chu Ge smiled faintly and affectionately stroked the girl's little head as he spoke softly.
What a beautiful master-disciple relationship this was.
He hoped his little disciple could remain this innocent and happy forever...
(End of chapter)
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