After hearing Xuan Ziwen's words, Huo Yuhao gently set down the cup in his hand.
"If I become the hall master of Creation Hall, I'll certainly invite Researcher Xuan to serve as deputy hall master."
"Creation Hall represents the empire's break with its past. It needs people like us to infuse it with fresh blood."
Huo Yuhao said this to test Xuan Ziwen's loyalty to the Sun Moon Empire.
At his words, a trace of longing appeared in Xuan Ziwen's weary eyes.
"In the future, I only want to research Soul Tools in peace. I don't want to get too involved in political strife."
The struggle between the Sun Moon Empire's two crown princes had exposed Xuan Ziwen to far too many contests of human nature, leaving him utterly exhausted.
"Those things aren't issues a researcher like me should concern himself with."
"All I care about is how to develop more powerful, more practical, and more innovative Soul Tools."
"In my view, Soul Tools really shouldn't have anything to do with Soul Masters."
"Their purpose lies in progress, in advancing the evolution of human society, and even in allowing us to leave this world and explore broader possibilities."
Xuan Ziwen's voice brimmed with fervor, and the light of his ideals shone in his eyes.
But that light soon dimmed. "Unfortunately, everyone on the continent is fighting their own battles now. All humanity needs a war of unification to lay a solid foundation for a true technological revolution in the future."
"The Sun Moon Empire originally had an excellent chance of accomplishing that task."
"But now, the great explosion in Mingdu has given the Heaven Dou Empire's younger generation the most crucial time they needed to grow. As for how things will turn out in the future..."
At this point, Xuan