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"This world seems to still believe in fists more."
"Oh, no more talking, let's practice."
Huo Yuhao closed his eyes and began to meditate.
Chapter 221 Outing Test
Imperial City, Prince’s Palace.
Xu Tianran sat in front of the desk, listening quietly to Orange's report.
"I think this is an opportunity to greatly improve the national strength of the Sun-Moon Empire. If we can really automatically produce soul guides, even ordinary people can use soul guides, then the army can be quickly armed or reorganized."
Juzi looked at Xu Tianran with a determined gaze.
After thinking for a moment, Xu Tianran asked, "What is the possibility of success?"
"I consulted Teacher Xuan again, and the prototype has been completed. He confidently said that within 20 years, the eighth-level soul guide will be able to be mass-produced."
When Xu Tianran heard this, Tong Kong couldn't help but shrink.
An army fully armed with eighth-level soul guides is enough to clear all obstacles.
"Okay, if this continues, the glory of our Sun Moon Empire will shine upon every corner of the continent in no time."
There was a fiery look in his eyes.
Soon, Xu Tianran regained his composure and asked, "Were all these things you mentioned proposed by the student named Huo Yuhao?"
Orange nodded: "Yes."
"It's a pity for such a talent to stay in Mingde Hall. It's worth recruiting him."
Xu Tianran suddenly frowned and asked, "Have you checked his identity?"
“I haven’t checked it out yet.”
“This Huo Yuhao is the one who was taken away by the Royal Patrol Team along with Xiao Hongchen last time, right?”
"Yes."
Xu Tianran showed a hint of puzzlement and bewilderment.
Noticing that Xu Tianran's expression was not right, Ju Zi asked carefully, "What's wrong, Your Highness?"
“Remember the royals who showed up that day and took them away from the royal picket?”
"Of course I remember, Your Highness, have you found out any news about him?"
"No, I found nothing." Xu Tianran said in a deep voice, "I looked through the royal family's genealogy and found several people with the same name, but their martial spirits and ages didn't match."
"This Xu Sheng seemed to appear out of thin air."
Orange asked, "Could it be someone pretending to be me?"
"You can fake appearance, but you can't fake spirit. I also checked the video of the monitoring soul guide, and it is indeed the real sun spirit."
As one of the princes, no one knows the solar martial spirit inherited by the Sun and Moon royal family better than Xu Tianran.
Orange asked cautiously, "Could it be... the blood of the royal family that is lost outside?"
Xu Tianran nodded: "It's possible, but it can't be ruled out that it's someone from another prince."
"Juzi, spend more time with him and see if you can get any information out of him."
"As for the matter of recruiting, we'll talk about it later."
"If we can't recruit him, then we can't let him fall into the hands of other princes."
As he spoke, a hint of coldness flashed across Xu Tianran's eyes.
Juzi was slightly stunned and left the Prince's Palace.
"Xu Sheng..."
Xu Tianran kept repeating the name in a low voice.
He would not allow any uncontrollable factors to occur on his way to inheriting the throne.
……
Huo Yuhao’s qualification to join Mingde Hall has not yet been approved, so he can only report to the third laboratory every day.
Early that morning, Xuan Ziwen said to Huo Yuhao and the other three, "Thank you for your hard work. This time, I'll have to trouble you to go to the Jingyang Mountains again to collect some rare metals while testing the soul guides."
Juzi, Keke and Zimu nodded naturally, obviously not the first time they had accepted such a task.
Huo Yuhao asked: "Teacher Xuan, can't we just test the soul guide in the trial field?"
“Some tests are more appropriate in the wild.”
Xuan Ziwen smiled and said, "It just so happens that Juzi has not yet obtained the fifth soul ring. Didn't you find a suitable soul beast last time?"
Juzi shook his head and said helplessly: "Teacher, I need to find a ten thousand year old spirit beast for the fifth spirit ring, how can it be that easy."
Zi Mu said confidently: "Juzi, it doesn't matter, I will definitely help you find a suitable fifth spirit ring this time."
Ke Ke made a face and said, "Bragging! You said the same thing last time."
Xuan Ziwen asked: "Huo Yuhao, do you need to obtain a spirit ring? If you need to, you can ask the seniors to help you."
“Teacher Xuan, I haven’t reached level 40 yet, so I don’t need it for now.” Huo Yuhao politely declined.
Teacher Xuan smiled and said, "The test time this time is relatively short, only about ten days. When you come back, the approval of Mingde Hall should be ready."
Huo Yuhao nodded: "Okay."
The four of them set off immediately, controlling the flying soul guides to quickly rise into the air, and flew side by side into the distance.
"Senior Orange, where is the Jingyang Mountains that we are going to this time?" Huo Yuhao asked.
Juzi replied, "The Jingyang Mountains are located in the north-central part of the Sun Moon Continent. It takes three or four hours to fly there. It is vast and has extremely rich mineral resources. It is also home to many soul beasts that like metal energy."
Ke Ke said carelessly: "Don't worry, the seniors will protect you."
Huo Yuhao looked at her with some suspicion.
I hope they really protect themselves, instead of me protecting them.
Zi Mu said resentfully: "Brother Huo doesn't seem to need our protection."
Ke Ke was speechless and said, "However, I need to pay protection fees to protect you. Senior Sister won't charge you anything, so I'll just leave the task of cooking to you."
Orange chimed in playfully, "Brother Yuhao, thank you for your help then."
Huo Yuhao smiled softly: "It's just a piece of cake."
Zi Mu opened his mouth and said unconvincedly: "Juzi, I have been practicing my cooking skills recently, so leave the three meals a day to me."
Ke Ke hit back: "How can your cooking skills compare to Yu Hao? Even Ju Zi praised him as the best chef in the world."
Zi Mu was speechless for a moment: "This...this...I don't believe it."
Huo Yuhao was too lazy to waste time talking to him and casually took out a grilled fish from his belt and threw it over.
Zi Mu subconsciously took the grilled fish and looked at Huo Yuhao in confusion.
"Take a bite and you'll know whether you believe it or not."
Zi Mu was silent for a while, then took a bite.
After just one bite, his expression froze. He chewed carefully for a few times, looked at Huo Yuhao, and then let out a long sigh.
"Ugh……"
Ke Ke stuck out her tongue at Zi Mu: "Zi Mu, are you convinced now?"
"I am convinced." Zi Mu said a little disappointedly.
Huo Yuhao stood aside with a blank expression on his face.
Of course he could see that Zimu was pursuing Juzi, but unfortunately he had broken the other party's confidence.
“Poor child, but you have to know that not every relationship will be rewarded.” Huo Yuhao said sympathetically in his heart.
Tian Meng's voice came to my mind again: "Then... Yuhao, is there a girl you want to pursue?"
Huo Yuhao was silent for a while, then replied, “Not yet.”
"Really?" Tian Meng seemed to have discovered something interesting, and asked with a sly smile, "But, you seem to be very popular with girls."
Chapter 222: Field Exploration
"For example, that good roommate who lived with you in the same dormitory for a year?" Tian Meng said in a pompous voice.
When Huo Yuhao thought of Wang Dong, he was speechless.
"Would you please stop mentioning her..."
"How do I know that my good roommate has turned into a woman?"
"She is really bold. She dares to dress up as a man and come to the boys' dormitory."
"I have always regarded him as a brother, please don't misunderstand me."
Tian Meng continued quietly, "For example, this senior sister Orange in front of me, she ate your grilled fish and now thinks of you as her dad."
Huo Yuhao calmed down and said calmly, "She just regards me as a spiritual comfort. It's normal for people to have some emotional sustenance."
Tian Meng continued, "For example, that princess who helped you so much, don't you have any feelings for her at all?"
Huo Yuhao fell silent, his expression becoming more serious. The other three were flying seriously and no longer chatting, so no one noticed Huo Yuhao's abnormality.
After a long while, Huo Yuhao calmly said to Tian Meng: "My feelings towards Jiujiu are very complicated. It is difficult to explain them clearly in a few words. Perhaps even I have never really faced them."
Bingdi said calmly: "It's just feelings, what's so bad about facing it?"
Huo Yuhao said: “Thank you, I’m grateful, I’m thankful… It can be said that everything I have today is because of her help in the beginning.”
"But why did she help me in the first place? She clearly had no motive, and she didn't know what benefit she would get from helping me."
"Perhaps, she treated me like a pet from the beginning, and it was just a whim. After that, I got along very well with her, and I was just entertaining her like a pet."
"But that doesn't stop me from being grateful to her. If it weren't for her, I would never have been able to change my mother's fate."