"Elder Kong, of course I want to solve these problems too, but as you've seen, resources are limited.
I have no money, no manpower, and no materials... piecing together this Humanoid Soul Tool with a mishmash of low-level magic arrays is already my limit."
Qin Xiao wore an utterly helpless expression.
He kept pouring out his woes to Kong Deming.
In his eyes, this was a fat sucker who had delivered himself right to his doorstep.
He had to seize this opportunity and fleece him for all he was worth.
"What? So those are the problems you're facing."
Kong Deming froze, his expression filled with surprise.
Did those even count as problems?
For others, perhaps, but to him, they were hardly worth mentioning.
"None of that is a problem. I'll arrange for people and materials to come help you tomorrow."
Kong Deming waved his hand and declared generously, "Whatever it takes, we must bring this Humanoid Soul Tool to its optimal state."
His words left no room for doubt.
"That would work, but there's no need to come here. I can distribute the blueprints to you, and you can arrange for people to make the parts, Elder Kong."
Qin Xiao's words surprised Kong Deming.
After all, to a soul engineer, the core blueprints were crucial.
Many soul engineers had their own exclusive soul tools that they refused to make public.
Never mind anyone else.
Even Kong Deming and Xuan Ziwen were the same.
This was the very foundation of a soul engineer's livelihood.
In his eyes, this Humanoid Soul Tool was of vital importance. It was the foundation of whatever status Qin Xiao might hold in the Sun Moon Empire in the future.
Yet Qin Xiao sounded as though he had no intention of hiding it at all.
It was