"Teacher, why are you here so early? That's rare!" The girl seemed not to have seen Huo Yuhao at all, and just lazily greeted Xuan Ziwen. Then she walked to the large experimental table, sat down, and lay down with her hands on the table, as if she wanted to take another nap.
"Ahem." Xuan Ziwen coughed twice. " Ju Zi, wake up! Can't you see there are new people here?"
The girl he called Ju Zi was still lying there, raising her right hand and waving it as if shooing away flies. "Don't bother me, let me sleep a little longer. You know I stayed up very late last night." Her soft voice gave one a strange, itchy feeling.
Xuan Ziwen said somewhat helplessly, "Never mind her, that's just how she is. Her name is Ju Zi, and she's also one of my students. You can call her 'senior sister' or just call her by her name. She was researching Soul Tool until very late last night, working on an experiment until midnight, which is why she's up now. I have four students in total; the other three have gone out for training and probably won't be back for a few days."
"I understand, Teacher Xuan. I'll ask you if I have any questions." Huo Yuhao nodded, glanced at Ju Zi lying on the table, and was about to leave.
Xuan Ziwen quickly stopped Huo Yuhao and said, " Yuhao, you haven't attached your Fourth Soul Ring yet, have you? You should attach Soul Ring as soon as possible. After all, you need to absorb Soul Ring to access higher-level Soul Tool. Your talent shouldn't be wasted, understand?"
Huo Yuhao shrugged helplessly and said, " Teacher Xuan, I'll try my best. After all, spirit-type Soul Beast are still rare."
After a moment's thought, Xuan Cuiwen said, "Rare isn't impossible. Although the overall quality of the Soul Beast in the Sun Moon Empire may not be comparable to that of the Star Dou Great Forest next to your Shrek Academy, different regions have different characteristics of Soul Beast. If there's a chance, I can accompany you to search for them, and we can add them if we find suitable ones."
" Teacher Xuan, thank you." Huo Yuhao expressed his gratitude sincerely. Although he didn't believe that Xuan Ziwen could help him find a suitable Soul Beast, he was still very grateful for the teacher's kindness.
Huo Yuhao put away the Soul Tool in his hand, turned around and left the laboratory.
Xuan Ziwen watched Huo Yuhao leave, sighed helplessly, and looked on with regret.
" Teacher Xuan, why are you so worried? Hehe."
Ju Zi sat up at some point, covered her mouth and chuckled as she looked at Xuan Ziwen.
Xuan Ziwen saw that Ju Zi, who had been lazily asleep, was now staring at him with a mocking expression. He realized what was happening and pointed at Ju Zi, teasingly saying, "You little Ju Zi, you fooled me! Are you really that unwelcoming to the new junior?"
Ju Zi held up a finger and waved it in front of Xuan Ziwen's eyes, pretending to be profound, and said, "No, no, no, Teacher Xuan, you have no idea. It's not that I'm not welcoming you, it's just that I heard you two chatting so enthusiastically in the hallway, and I was sorry to disturb you."
"Heh," Xuan Ziwen rolled his eyes, not believing Ju Zi's words at all, "I know you too well. If you were afraid of disturbing me, would you have come in?"
Ju Zi stuck out her tongue, made a face, and said, "But I can't just stay outside, can I?"
"Alright, if Yuhao has any questions for you later, just remember to answer them promptly. After all, I can't always be here. And let me tell you, Yuhao's talent for Soul Tool is much higher than yours. Genius girl, you should be a little more aware of this." Xuan Ziwen smiled and walked out, waving her hand behind her back to Ju Zi.
"Alright, alright, Teacher Xuan, stop nagging." Ju Zi rolled her eyes at Xuan Ziwen impatiently and buried herself in her soul guidance experiment.
Huo Yuhao strolled along the road of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, wandering around and finding a sense of novelty in every place.
Whether it's the ground beneath one's feet or the rows of neat streetlights in the distance, as long as one looks through the Spirit Eyes, one can see that Core Array of all sizes are almost everywhere in the Mingdu of the Sun Moon Empire.
Compared to Shrek City, the use of Soul Tool is more widespread here, giving it a more modern urban feel.
In particular, the fact that Mingdu had no city walls made it remarkably similar to modern society at that time.
Huo Yuhao strolled around with his hands in his pockets, and before he knew it, he arrived at the gate of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. He originally wanted to go out and take a look.
But just as he was about to act, he felt two pairs of eyes suddenly fixated on him.
Looking up, he saw two soldiers standing at the school gate, seemingly guarding the entrance, staring intently at Huo Yuhao.
At the same time, Huo Yuhao immediately sensed an aura behind him, constantly watching his movements.
Especially when he makes a move as if he wants to go out, his aura will subtly fluctuate.
Huo Yuhao immediately realized he was being monitored, so he stopped and his Spiritual Detection instantly covered the entire Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
Throughout the vast campus, wherever Shrek Academy students were, there was someone secretly watching them not far away.
Seeing this situation, Huo Yuhao had no choice but to temporarily abandon his plan to go out, since it would be too conspicuous to act in broad daylight.
Even though his Simulation skills could definitely fool everyone, he temporarily abandoned the idea.
Turning around and walking towards another place, it would be good to explore the entire academy and familiarize myself with the surrounding area first.
As Huo Yuhao walked, he came to a lakeside.
Not far away, in the middle of the lake, there is an exquisite pavilion. It is very quiet. When the wind blows, it creates ripples on the lake surface, like fish scales. It is peaceful and serene, which is quite nice.
Huo Yuhao stepped onto the small bridge, lightly touched the bridge railing with his toes, and flew up to the top of the pavilion like a monkey, finding a comfortable spot to lie down.
Not far away, the teacher who had been assigned to monitor Huo Yuhao breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Huo Yuhao's actions.
In his view, as long as Huo Yuhao doesn't go out, everything is fine right now.
Huo Yuhao yawned, just about to rest for a while, when a rhythmic sound of sharpening knives slowly drifted from the lakeside.
Huo Yuhao straightened up and looked in the direction of the sound. He saw a man holding a whetstone, intently sharpening a rough iron sword.
A woman was standing next to him; she wasn't stunningly beautiful, but she had regular features and a pretty, pleasing appearance.
The woman looked at the man with his back to her, her eyes clearly filled with affection, yet she feigned impatience, and said, " Ji Juechen, are you done yet? Didn't you know to sharpen your sword earlier if you wanted to spar with me?!"
This man named Ji Juechen had a cold, frost-like face. Although he could be described as handsome, he unfortunately had a stoic expression.
He patiently scooped up a handful of water from the lake and smeared it on the blade of his sword, continuing to sharpen it on the whetstone. He said calmly, "No rush. A skilled craftsman must first sharpen his tools. Let me finish sharpening the sword first."
The woman rolled her eyes, somewhat annoyed, and sat down to the side, her affectionate eyes completely betraying her.
But when will this block of wood in front of her ever turn around and look at her again?