The necklace shone with a dazzling and captivating brilliance under the dim light.
"A token of love? Ha!"
He said we'd meet again soon, what a load of rubbish, man.
Ju Zi stared blankly at the necklace, then put it away shortly afterward.
Under the cover of darkness, Cao Yu transformed into a mosquito and crawled out of the sewers from the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.
After his disturbance that night, security was tight everywhere, and everyone passing by was being checked.
It's likely that they've hidden away anything of value in the Mingde Hall, so Cao Yu had no choice but to return home.
Star Luo City, the Cao Clan.
The research institute in the suburbs was officially put into use, and the dozen or so Soul Engineer who had "abandoned darkness and embraced light" were also assigned to work there.
The biggest gain this time was recruiting a Level 9 Soul Engineer; the rest were level seven or eight.
Cao Yu took out a design blueprint from the Ring of Destiny and instructed one of them, "You must research the Soul Tool shown on this blueprint."
"Yes, Master!" The man was about to leave when he was suddenly called back.
Cao Yu placed a Soul Tool shaped like a cannonball on the open ground; it was the one he had picked up from the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.
Cao Yu pointed at the object and asked, "Do you recognize this thing?"
The Level 9 Soul Engineer was named Wang Gang. He first looked at the design drawings that Cao Yu had given him, and then looked at the Soul Tool.
Then he said blankly, "Master, this is a semi-finished product of Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shell. Did you steal it from the basement?"
"Stealing? How can you call something a scholar does stealing? That's called picking up something!"
"Yes! The master is right; this was something the master found."
Cao Yu asked, "How many of these Soul Tool does the Sun Moon Empire have now?"
Wang Gang asked, "Master, do you mean the finished product?"
Seeing Cao Yu nod, he spoke again, "There are quite a few of these things hidden in a secret underground space. As far as I know, this is a military reserve that the Sun Moon Empire has made for future wars."
"The one you received was probably improved and upgraded by the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Guidance Academy. Often, the upgrades to Soul Tool are a collaborative effort between the academy and the Mingde Hall."
Cao Yu nodded and replied, "Alright, I understand. You can go to work now."
Wang Gang withdrew respectfully and soon went to the research institute to get back to work.
People recruited by these Immoral Dog not only won't betray him, but they also don't need to be paid.
If capital had this kind of power, it would probably be a nightmare for the entire world.
It's terrifying to even think about, but as a conscientious Boss Cao will still pay these people's salaries. After all, making some profit with Tenfold Cashback is worthwhile.
Cao Yu didn't linger; he needed to return to the Cao Clan mansion to make arrangements for the people he had brought back from the branch.
Xu Tianshui was still drinking with Cao Xiang in the living room. "Patriarch Cao Clan, why don't we set a wedding date for Little Yu and Jiujiu? Anyway, there's no age limit for marriage in our Star Luo Empire, so it doesn't matter if they get married early or late."
Cao Xiang, still half-asleep, said, "Oh, there's no rush. Little Yu hasn't finished his studies yet. We should at least wait until he graduates from the Shrek Academy."
Xu Tianshui pondered for a moment and said, "That would take several years."
Just as the two were talking, Cao Yu walked in from outside the door. Seeing Xu Tianshui sitting inside, he smiled and said...
"Uncle, thank you so much for bringing so many people back this time, and not a single one is missing."
Xu Tianshui laughed heartily, "Xiao Little Yu is really capable. You must have gained quite a bit this time!"
Cao Yu nodded in agreement, "Not bad. We picked up quite a few Soul Tool, which gives the research institute a foundation for development."
"Things really change after starting school; you become so cultured. Little Yu, you'd better work hard and try to surpass the Mingde Hall of the Sun Moon Empire. That way, His Majesty will feel proud."
Xu Tianshui and Cao Xiang were both overjoyed. After all, the Sun Moon Empire had a significant advantage over them in terms of Soul Tool, and now that Cao Yu had emerged as a variable, they couldn't be happier.
"By the way, His Majesty is hosting a banquet tonight. Your whole family must come, otherwise His Majesty will blame me for not giving proper instructions," Xu Tianshui said with a smile, reminding the two of them.
"We'll definitely go tonight!" Cao Xiang and his son naturally nodded in agreement, after all, it had been a long time since they had gotten together. However, Cao Xiang was also a little worried, probably because Little Yu and Jiujiu would be indispensable at this banquet.
After all, it was these shameless old scoundrels who got Cao Xiang drunk and made him agree to Little Yu's marriage to those young girls.
"I hope not." Cao Xiang was still filled with unease about the matter, but with Yun'er and the others present this time, he figured that situation wouldn't happen again.
After sending Xu Tianshui away, Cao Yu busied himself with arranging for the more than two hundred people he had brought back.
Those who are older have been assigned to work in the store, since we are currently expanding and are short-staffed.
As for the remaining children...
Since he has already decided to introduce modern technology here, why not teach him how to fish?
More than eighty teenagers lined up in several rows in the Cao Clan.
" Cao Shui, level six Innate Soul Power, stand on the left."
" Cao Yi, with Innate Soul Power at level four, stand on the right."
" Cao Hongyan, Innate Soul Power level five, stand on the right."
"..."
After a quick count, there were about thirty-two people on the left Innate Soul Power had reached level six or above. These were people with good cultivation aptitude, so they were allowed to continue on the path of Martial Soul Master.
There are fifty people on the right Innate Full Soul Power is only level five or below. Cao Yu plans to have them learn terrifying modern scientific knowledge.
As for their future, we'll consider that later.
Cao Yu instructed the group, "Those on the right, come with me. The rest of you, hurry back to your cultivation."
"Yes!" The people had no objections to the young master of the Cao Clan's order, but they just found it a little strange.
The fifty people were taken to the backyard, where another large building was being constructed on the other side.
It has more than five floors in total, with more than a dozen classrooms on each floor, all built in the style of modern schools.
"Experimental Class One?" The boys looked around curiously, only to see that the classroom was filled with desks.
There was also a thick stack of books on the table.
The boys picked them up and flipped through them, muttering to themselves, "Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Math, Physics workbooks, and all sorts of other workbooks, exercise books... what the heck is this?"
Cao Yu did not stop their curiosity; instead, he stood on the platform and asked them to sit down.
"That's right, you didn't see it wrong!"
"From this day forward, I will be your young master and principal."
"Are you troubled by your insufficient cultivation aptitude? Are you worried about your future? Now you don't need to be afraid anymore, because you can all take another path, a path that can also lead you to godhood, to become gods of science, gods of creation!"
"Let's begin our textbooks!"
"Please take out your math books and turn to the first page."
[ps] Day 7 of the post: Hmm... I forgot to add the chapter title, can't edit it...
(End of this chapter)