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Huo Yuhao was stunned for a moment, then smiled and declined: "Forget it, Brother Yu, I have chosen my own path now."
"Alas... What a pity! I really want to see the day when you and the Shrek Soul Guidance Department rise up."
After chatting for a while, Fan Yu gradually put away the smile on his face and said seriously: "Yuhao, this time we came to Sun Moon with a mission. It is a godsend to meet you here again. Can I ask you for a favor?"
Huo Yuhao's right eyelid twitched noticeably, but he remained normal and asked, "Brother Yu, tell me."
"We have a mission this time, which is to try to copy the blueprints of some advanced soul guides inside the Sun Moon Academy and send them back to the academy."
"With these blueprints, the development of the Soul Guidance System can avoid many detours and save dozens or even hundreds of years of research time."
"Originally this was a difficult task, because we have very few opportunities to access those advanced blueprints, and the people from Sun Moon Academy will definitely be on high alert against us. But with your help, Yuhao, it will be different."
Huo Yuhao asked: "Why?"
"With your spiritual detection, Yuhao, those drawings will not escape your eyes at all. Are you willing to agree to my request?"
Fan Yu looked at Huo Yuhao with sincere eyes and full of expectation.
Huo Yuhao was silent for a while, then refused apologetically: “Sorry, Brother Yu, I can’t agree to your request.”
Fan Yu was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting Huo Yuhao to refuse.
Huo Yuhao whispered, “My spirit detection soul skill has been known by the Sun Moon Academy’s dean, Mingde Hall Master Jing Hongchen. He has been keeping a close eye on me and regularly searches my storage soul guides. In addition, the blueprints for the advanced soul guides are too detailed, so I cannot share them with you directly.”
"This... Oh, Yuhao, why are you so foolish?" Fan Yu sighed, "Your spirit skill is so important and so hidden, how can you expose it to others casually?"
He Caitou also looked regretful: "Yeah, Yuhao, you are too careless."
Huo Yuhao said no more and just smiled apologetically.
After bidding farewell to Fanyu and He Caitou, he returned to his dormitory. His room had been changed a long time ago, and it was no longer as cramped and monitored all the time as before.
He lay on the bed with a cold expression.
Bingdi quietly appeared in the room, crossed his arms, and said in surprise: "You actually lied. I thought you would reject him righteously and criticize him harshly."
“Forget it. Brother Yu was always very nice to me.” Huo Yuhao said without any emotion.
Bingdi asked again: "Why did you lie? Don't you have so many advanced drawings in your belt? Why don't you give them to him?"
"I have my own goal now. To unify the continent with the help of the power of the sun and the moon, I must suppress the development of soul technology of other forces. I didn't even send the blueprint back to Xing Luo, so how could I send it to Shrek?"
Tian Meng was lying on the ground, playing the game console she had been thinking about day and night, with a puzzled look on her face: "But...but Yuhao, don't you always think that it is unjust to start a war first?"
"So I've figured it out. I'm going to use another approach, one that doesn't require starting a war."
Xue Di asked with great interest: "I am very curious, if you don't want to rely on war, what means do you want to rely on?"
Huo Yuhao sat up from the bed with a smile on his face: "Xue Di, I want to tell you."
"There are countless mild but irresistible schemes for advanced industrial countries to annex a group of backward agricultural countries."
"Before that, I need to get to a relatively high position in Sun and Moon."
"Xu Tianran, although I don't want to use you as a bargaining chip, it's a pity that you can't be a good emperor."
Chapter 273 Return to Jingyang Mountain Range (4k)
Huo Yuhao has always firmly believed that technology should be used to improve human society as a whole.
Unfortunately, science has no borders, but scientists do have borders.
Huo Yuhao chose to refuse Fan Yu's request.
He certainly hoped that advanced technology could benefit more human beings, but he did not believe that Shrek Academy would do so.
What Shrek Academy cares about is definitely how to use more powerful soul guides to fight.
Huo Yuhao chose to ignore this matter for the time being, as if he had never heard of Fan Yu’s request.
Jing Hongchen dared to let Shrek's people come, and dared to let Fan Yu and Qian Duoduo, two eighth-level soul masters, come. Naturally, he had not considered that Shrek would steal the technology.
He must have made all the necessary preparations, and would not let Shrek get in touch with confidential information or cutting-edge research. As for the necessary communication and learning, he was definitely not afraid of being learned.
The next day, Huo Yuhao arrived at the laboratory early again. To his surprise, Xuan Ziwen arrived even earlier than him.
As soon as he saw Huo Yuhao, Xuan Ziwen greeted him and couldn't wait to ask about Ning Tian: "Yuhao, since you knew Ning Tian before, do you know what soul skills her Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda martial soul has?"
Huo Yuhao was somewhat surprised by Xuan Ziwen's enthusiasm, because apart from studying soul guides, Xuan Ziwen had hardly ever shown any interest in other people's martial souls or soul skills.
Most soul masters will not reveal their soul skills, but for a powerful martial soul like the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda that has been famous for tens of thousands of years, it seems that it is impossible to hide it.
Huo Yuhao listed the information he had read and the gossip about Ning Tian he had heard in Shrek, and said, “The spirit skills of the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda are very unique, because their spirit skills are very little affected by the spirit beast to which the spirit ring belongs.”
"Speed, strength, soul power... The soul skills of the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda Martial Soul basically provide an increase in each attribute."
Xuan Ziwen asked: "How much increase can it provide?"
“I’m not sure about that, maybe 20 to 30 percent?” Huo Yuhao wasn’t sure.
"You mean... the attribute bonus of the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda martial spirit is provided in proportion?" Xuan Ziwen was shocked.
Huo Yuhao nodded and said, “Teacher Xuan, this is why the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect can only cultivate to level 79 at most, but is known as the continent’s number one auxiliary weapon spirit.”
To be honest, when Huo Yuhao first heard about the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda martial soul, he thought it was too unreasonable, so much so that the highest level of soul power of 79 was not a limit that could reduce its strength in his eyes.
What does proportional increase mean?
Providing a 30% attribute increase to a great soul master is nothing, but the same increase is still 30% for a Titled Douluo, which is very terrifying.
To obtain higher returns, one must pay a higher cost, and the so-called cost is nothing more than more renewable soul power.
Huo Yuhao was well aware of the power of this attribute-enhancing soul skill.
Many times, there is a threshold between being able to do something and being unable to do something. For example, if one person's attack is lower than another person's defense, even if it is a little lower, it cannot cause any harm to the other person.
At this time, providing even a 5% increase, allowing the attacker's attack power to exceed that threshold, would be enough to turn the tide of the battle.
The Seven Treasures Glazed Tower can provide a several percent increase, and I don’t know how much this threshold can exceed.
Huo Yuhao clearly felt that Xuan Ziwen became even more excited after hearing about the ability of the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda spirit.
“Teacher Xuan, what do you mean…?” Huo Yuhao seemed to have guessed why Xuan Ziwen was so excited.
Xuan Ziwen quickly calmed down and sighed: "Yuhao, you should know that I am known as the number one person below the ninth-level soul master in Mingde Hall, but because of the limitation of my own soul power, I have never been able to break through the ninth level."
"Although I have barely broken through the eighth ring by taking medicine, the medicine has little effect on me now. It just so happens that I heard that Ning Tian can help Wu Feng pass the third-level soul mentor assessment, so I want to give it a try."
Huo Yuhao smiled and said, "Teacher Xuan, more haste makes waste. You are already the youngest eighth-level soul master in Mingde Hall, and you are not even half as old as Jing Hongchen. Isn't it a bit too hasty to want to break through to the ninth level now?"
Xuan Ziwen shook his head: "Yuhao, you don't know the gap between level eight and level nine. If you can officially become level nine, many of the problems that have troubled me before can be easily solved."
Huo Yuhao fell into deep thought.
After a year of getting along, he already knew Xuan Ziwen's character very well.
Xuan Ziwen is a pure person.
He believed that Xuan Ziwen wanted to use this method to help himself break through to level nine simply out of his love for soul guides, not to improve his status in Mingde Hall.
At first glance, this method seems very clever, and it doesn't have the side effects of long-term drug use.
Huo Yuhao asked, "Teacher Xuan, I understand your feelings, but have you ever thought about these questions?"
"What's the problem?" Xuan Ziwen asked hurriedly.
"Ning Tian's current level has not yet broken through the fifth ring. If you ask her to assist you, due to the huge gap in realm, with her soul power, I'm afraid she won't be able to hold on for long, and will not be enough to help you engrave a complete ninth-level core array."
Xuan Ziwen's enthusiastic eyes gradually calmed down and he nodded slightly.
"Also, I have another question." Huo Yuhao pondered.
"what?"
"Logically speaking, it's not soul power that limits Wu Feng's soul mentor level, but theoretical skills and engraving techniques. I'm curious about how Ning Tian helped her pass the third-level soul mentor assessment."
Huo Yuhao finally reminded helplessly: "There is one more thing, Teacher Xuan. Ning Tian and the others are exchange students from Shrek. You haven't taught them anything yet. I'm afraid it's not appropriate to ask them to help you."
Xuan Ziwen sighed: "Yuhao, you are right, I was a little impatient."
“Don’t lose heart, Teacher Xuan. I believe that it won’t be long before you can become the youngest ninth-level soul mentor in Mingde Hall.” Huo Yuhao encouraged with a smile.
Xuan Ziwen lowered his head and fell into deep thought, but he did not give up his original idea.
Although he has always been obsessed with research, he is not ignorant of the ways of the world.
If you want to ask someone for help, you must give them some benefits first.
Send soul guide? Send metal? Or something else?
Thinking of this, he casually asked: "Yuhao, what do you think is Ning Tian's current soul power level?"
"The peak of the fourth ring, about to break through the fifth ring." Huo Yuhao did not notice the implicit meaning of Xuan Ziwen's words.
"Yuhao, I remember that you have been stuck at the peak of the fourth ring for a long time, right?" Xuan Ziwen said with a smile, "How about this, I will take you to hunt for the fifth soul ring as a gift from Teacher Xuan to Ning Tian."
Huo Yuhao was stunned when he heard this. He didn’t expect Xuan Ziwen to be able to do this.
He instantly discovered that Xuan Ziwen seemed to have something in mind.
Over the past year, he has traveled to Jingyang Mountains on field trips quite often, once or twice every month.
From time to time, Orange and the other two would be unable to go due to other personal reasons, but Huo Yuhao never missed it once.
It’s good to have fewer people, as it makes it more convenient for Huo Yuhao to move around. Every time he goes to Jingyang Mountains, he looks for an opportunity to do something.
Search for a soul beast with spiritual attributes that suits you.
Ever since he discovered that he could obtain spirit rings in advance by accumulating spirit power on credit, he never missed any opportunity to go outdoors.
Unfortunately, there were still too few spirit beasts. He had visited two branches of the Jingyang Mountains three or four times, but still found nothing. Now he was at the peak of the fourth ring and no longer needed to borrow, but he still couldn't break through the fifth ring.
Huo Yuhao said confidently: “Teacher Xuan, don’t worry about it. You are short of time, so just focus on your research. It will be enough for me to lead them there.”
"Yuhao, are you so confident? With your talents, you must have the best spirit ring ratio. The fifth spirit ring must be at least ten thousand years old. Can you handle it?" Xuan Ziwen said a little worriedly.
“Teacher Xuan, do you still not believe in my strength? I helped senior sisters Ju Zi and Ke Ke solve their fifth spirit rings.” Huo Yuhao signaled Xuan Ziwen to relax. “Besides, with the all-terrain detection spirit guide you developed, entering the Jingyang Mountains is no different from shopping for me.”
"Okay, Yuhao, I believe you. Just take Ning Tian and Wu Feng with you. After you come back, the teacher will prepare some rewards for you." Xuan Ziwen finally felt relieved.
Hearing Xuan Ziwen's agreement, Huo Yuhao smiled.
There is no other exploration mission this time, it is just simply hunting for spirit rings, so he has a lot more freedom to move around.
He planned to set the destination of this trip as the main vein of Jingyang Mountain Range. Compared with the branch veins, the main vein was home to a larger number and variety of soul beasts, and they were older.