"Then should we turn them down?" Lin Jiayi asked.
Lin Jiayi had also read the document. Many of the things listed were beyond measure in gold coins. For even a Level 9 Soul Engineer to call it a lion opening its maw wide showed just how outrageously valuable the things Research Institute No. Forty-Nine demanded were.
"No." Jing Hongchen shook his head and smiled. "I'm not afraid of them opening their lion's maw wide. I'm afraid of them not opening it at all."
Lin Jiayi frowned. "Then are we going to meet all their demands?"
Jing Hongchen thought for a moment, then asked, "Apart from this document, did they give you anything else or say anything?"
Lin Jiayi replied, "The person who negotiated with me was the veteran researcher Yu Lang. Apart from this document, he did explain some details about their research."
"According to him, their research is called the Lifebound Soul Tool Skill. It involves refining tangible objects manifested by soul skills into soul tools. What that girl named Xue Linglong used today was a soul tool refined from a soul skill, combining the power of both."
"They also said that any tangible object manifested by a soul skill could potentially be refined into a soul tool. Even if the object itself has no offensive power, refining it into a soul tool will raise its overall power a notch. The degree of improvement depends on the quality of the soul ring!"
"Combining the power of soul skills and soul tools... enhancing the effects of soul tools... they succeeded?" Jing Hongchen asked, a trace of disappointment on his face. Although this could indeed greatly improve a soul engineer's strength, he had no such soul skill. This achievement was therefore destined to offer him no improvement. If word spread, it