Douluo's ice devil Yuhao

Chapter 590: Changing with each passing day
Douluo Continent has experienced the most peaceful years in thousands of years.

Not only did the Sun and Moon Empire not start a war, but even minor frictions on the border were eliminated. In addition to Mingdou City, more and more customs stations were opened on the border.

The main task of the border garrisons of various countries has changed from guarding against enemy attacks to checking the entry and exit certificates of those coming to and from the Chamber of Commerce, and then collecting a few gold soul coins.

In front of the crisp jingling sound of the gold soul coins, thousands of years of feuds seemed to become a joke. In just one afternoon, the endless stream of caravans could bring in considerable income.

It’s better not to fight. There wasn’t so much gold flowing into their pockets every day before.

The generals and marshals took the lion's share, and the little soul mentors under them also received a considerable share every month. Looking at the Xingluo and Tianhun people, who were once enemies, the Sun and Moon garrisons no longer had such a repulsive look in their eyes.

Moreover, for these soul masters, when the Chamber of Commerce is open for business, they can also privately sell some soul guides to earn some extra money, which is much better than the previous state of tense preparation for war.

As cross-border trade becomes more and more prosperous, some problems are gradually exposed.

The Xingluo and Tianhun people are not so easy to fool. The new batch of young soul guides have not yet been cultivated, but it does not prevent the two countries from seeing all kinds of soul guides.

The two countries have successively established several specialized large-scale soul guide markets, and low- and medium-level soul guides can no longer be included in auctions.

The soul guide workshops of the Sun-Moon Empire worked day and night, and finally one day two years later, the price of soul guides dropped sharply.

An ordinary second or third level soul guide can no longer be sold for thousands of gold soul coins, and the price has dropped sharply. After experiencing a short-lived soul guide craze, some soul masters in Xingluo and Tianhun gradually regained their rationality and began to compare prices.

This was also driven by the Xingluo and Tianhun royal families. Soon after the trade began, they also vaguely discovered the hidden crisis.

From the very beginning, the trade was completely unequal between the two sides, with the Sun-Moon Empire almost completely crushing the two countries.

It is not uncommon to see low- and medium-level soul guides made by a large number of low-level soul masters in the Sun-Moon Kingdom. They can be transported to Xingluo and Tianhun and exchanged for real gold and silver. However, the two countries do not have equal trade, and their wealth is almost plundered out of thin air by the Sun-Moon Empire.

Xingluo and Tianhun quickly took countermeasures by increasing tariffs and expanding their exports.

Fortunately, the Sun-Moon Empire has a huge demand for one thing, that is, elixirs. The threshold for some elixirs that help low-level soul masters quickly improve their strength is not high, but the side effects on the foundation are very large. Soul masters with a little pursuit will not choose to take them, but they are the first choice of those low-level soul masters.

Xingluo and Tianhun Empires barely prevented the massive outflow of Gold Soul Coins by exporting large quantities of low-level elixirs.

As the horizons of the soul masters of the two countries were broadened, the soul guides of the Sun-Moon Empire were not so easy to sell. The prices kept falling and finally maintained at a relatively stable level.

Xingluo and Tianhun are also catching up in the field of soul guides and have increased the training of soul guide talents.

However, during this period, the soul guide technology of the Sun-Moon Empire underwent another epoch-making revolution.

Two new technologies were introduced, one of which was a brand new means of transportation represented by the soul guide vehicle. This did not surprise the world too much, because in Mingdou City, many residents had already witnessed the test products, and some had even seen more advanced all-terrain soul guide detection soul guide devices. Now it was just that all the tests were officially completed, put into mass production and put on the market.

What shocked the world was the power system that came with it - the sealed milk bottle.

The research on the sealed milk bottle led by Xuan Ziwen was actually completed a long time ago, but it has always been a secret within Mingde Hall and has only been used internally and has never been sold to the outside world. When it first came out, it was actually used in an ordinary vehicle, which was really a waste of talent, and it was also used as a selling point for publicity.

It only needs to be charged once, and the soul power will never leak out. It can directly transmit energy on behalf of the soul guide, and even ordinary people can drive an advanced soul guide vehicle.

The sealed milk bottles will not be sold individually, but will only be sold in conjunction with the soul guide vehicle. If they are disassembled without permission, the self-destruct system will be triggered to prevent outsiders from studying them.

Soul-guided vehicles have begun to be sold one after another, and all major forces are welcome to make reservations. The Jiubao Liuli Sect is still the largest distributor outside the Sun and Moon Empire.

However, all major forces read a hint of protest.

Since sealed milk bottles can be used in transportation, they can also be used in weapons and fixed soul guide shells. Soul guides don't even need soul guides anymore, and their danger and concealment level need to be re-evaluated.

If it wants to become enemies with the Sun-Moon Empire again, the combat capabilities it can mobilize will be far beyond what is shown on the surface.

All major forces couldn't help but break into a cold sweat. The strength of the Sun-Moon Empire was truly hidden deep. If the new emperor hadn't defeated Xu Tianran, the fate of the continent might have been different.

Mingdou City, Mingdou College.

Huo Yuhao stood beside the mountain on the edge of the academy, observing the sky carefully with his vast mental power.

Xuan Ziwen did not have such strong mental power, so he held a soul-guided telescope and observed the light spots in the sky.

Each spot of light is an ultra-high-altitude soul guide, which is naturally the work of Star Douluo Ye Yulin. High-altitude soul guides are his masterpieces, and the research and development of soul guide satellites is not only his purpose, but also his lifelong pursuit.

At this moment, Ye Yulin was conducting another launch experiment in the sky.

The difficulty of making a soul guide satellite was even beyond his expectations. In the past three years, he had experienced many failures. Now, with the help of a more advanced sealed milk bottle, he launched a new round of attempts.

Huo Yuhao sighed: "Teacher Xuan, sometimes I feel that our world is quite divided."

"Other countries are still riding the carriage, but we are ready to launch a satellite."

"I don't know. If Xu Tianran really starts a war and sends Dean Ye to throw fixed-type soul guide shells at other people's capital every day, how will they resist?"

"Although others can also come to Mingdu to self-destruct."

Teacher Xuan responded briefly and turned his attention to the ultra-high altitude soul guide: "If you want to meet the needs of transmitting information and images, a test altitude of 5,000 meters is completely sufficient."

"If the height is insufficient, then use breadth instead. Yuhao, there is no need for us to blindly pursue a breakthrough in height."

Huo Yuhao just said softly: "Let's give it a try. Technology must always be ahead."

He wanted to verify some things through the soul-guided satellite experiment.

About half an hour later, Ye Yulin's figure slowly descended from the sky with a frown on his face.

“Dean Ye, thank you for your hard work.” Huo Yuhao praised, “The experimental results seem to be quite good.”

Ye Yulin sighed: "With my ability, an altitude of 10,000 meters is already the limit, but I can't hold on for too long. Both the low temperature and the air consume too much soul power."

Huo Yuhao asked, "How about using a sealed milk bottle to make the satellite launch on its own?"

Ye Yulin shook his head: "It's very strange. Although the air pressure in the high altitude is very small, there seems to be an invisible barrier preventing the satellite from taking off."

Invisible barrier?
Huo Yuhao frowned.

"The number of experiments is too small, so I cannot draw a definite conclusion. The soul guide satellite was seriously damaged this time, and the next experiment will probably be in three months."

Huo Yuhao smiled and consoled him, “Dean Ye, don’t be discouraged. Just like Teacher Xuan said, the altitude of 5,000 meters is more than enough. At most, we can trade width for altitude.”

Ye Yulin nodded and took the test subjects back to the test area. In the past few years, he had a pretty good relationship with Huo Yuhao and Xuan Ziwen.

After Starry Sky Douluo took his leave, Huo Yuhao’s mind began to work rapidly.

He became more and more curious and wanted to answer a question in his mind through the research of soul guide satellites.

What is up there in the sky?
The range of his spiritual detection is already very wide, enough to detect most of Mingdu in a single direction, but it is far from reaching this distance in the vertical direction.

The surface has a thick and solid bottom layer, which will gradually weaken the mental power. This is not surprising, but when detecting in the air, it is far from that far.

Logically speaking, the higher the altitude, the thinner the air is, so there shouldn't be anything that can intercept mental power. So what is stopping him?
To answer this question, we must know what is above the sky.

Science tells him that outside the sky is a vacuum universe, but the legend of Douluo Continent brings another answer.

Above the sky is the realm of gods, so there is the concept of ascending to become a god.

So, as long as you fly high enough, you can directly enter the realm of gods?

The answer seems to be no, there is a wall there, an invisible wall.

Huo Yuhao stared into the sky, thinking for a long time.

"Yuhao, all the test data has been recorded, you can go back now." Xuan Ziwen put away the soul guide telescope and reminded.

"Well, thank you, Mr. Xuan."

Huo Yuhao retracted his gaze and murmured, "The dream of flying has lasted for thousands of years. When will I reach the ninth heaven?"