Peerless: After traveling through time, who would still want to be Tang San's son-in-law?

Chapter 258 Blackmail, Kidnapping

"Using a mechanism to pry open the soul guide device... The only problem to be solved is how to use a mechanism that cannot communicate with soul power to pry the soul power in the bottle into the soul guide array in the predetermined direction."

"Although I don't know how Huo Gua designed these problems in the plot, the soul guide array that automatically calls upon the soul power stored in the bottle has already been formed. Many passively triggered soul guides have this function, but because they need to be bound to the soul master's mental power or soul power, and thus passively triggered when attacked, these are not available to soul masters."

"In that case, we can use a mechanism to replace this part of the function, so that the soul master can press the trigger to trigger the soul guide array, and the soul guide array will automatically draw energy from the bottle to operate."

"At the same time, the most suitable energy to trigger the soul guide array, and which can be used by non-soul masters, is electricity. Using the principle of electromagnetic induction, you only need to press the trigger to make the object move in the direction of cutting the magnetic field lines, and it can be used to generate weak electrical energy..."

Compared to the soul guide array that needs to be studied when making battle armor, this kind of small mechanism is easy for Huo Yuhao to make.

After just a little thought, Huo Yuhao made a simple trigger model and installed it into the soul guide ray.

After the experiment confirmed that there were no problems, Huo Yuhao added a self-destruct function to it. Once it was disassembled, the internal soul guide array would automatically burn out, making it impossible to be disassembled by force.

"Well, although I don't know how Huo Gua designed it, my triggering method obviously involves electricity. If it is noticed by the Sun and Moon Empire..."

Huo Yuhao pondered for a moment before he felt relieved: Never mind, the progress of electricity is limited in the short term. By the time the Sun-Moon Empire understands electricity, I will be invincible. Besides, won’t the technology developed by the Sun-Moon Empire be taken away by me?

Everything was ready, and Huo Yuhao knocked on the door of Jing Hongchen's office with a smile.

A quarter of an hour later, Huo Yuhao left Jing Hongchen's office at great speed, leaving Jing Hongchen with an angry face.

Negotiations naturally cannot be concluded in a short period of time, especially when one party makes an exorbitant demand.

The main purpose of coming here this time is to persuade Jing Hongchen and let him know the existence of the trigger device.

After all, Huo Yuhao will leave in one day, and the one who is anxious is not Huo Yuhao, but Jing Hongchen.

On the other side, in Jing Hongchen's office, Lin Jiayi was waiting beside Jing Hongchen with a respectful look on his face.

“Huo Yuhao, what a Huo Yuhao! He has quite a big appetite!”

Jing Hongchen gritted his teeth as he looked at the piece of paper in front of him, which recorded the request made by Huo Yuhao this time.

Not to mention the silver dragon scales, a non-renewable resource that has not been replenished for three thousand years and is already very scarce, even the other high-grade rare metals in mineral deposits are in quantities that Jing Hongchen cannot afford.

Even his Mingdetang did not have so many rare metal reserves. If he wanted to take them out, he would have to apply for a portion from the royal family.

If this isn’t asking for too much, then what is?
Just as Jing Hongchen was furious, a guard suddenly came in and announced:

"Master, there is news from the Crown Prince that he will come to attend the farewell ceremony tomorrow."

"Prince?"

Jing Hongchen was stunned and said in a deep voice: "I understand."

Ever since the attack on Mingde Hall, the situation became so serious that Jing Hongchen was almost completely fired.

In order to show sincerity, Mingdetang not only accepted some of the prince's people, but Jing Hongchen also met the prince with Mingdetang's latest research results, which made the prince speak, and Jing Hongchen was able to redeem himself and continue to sit in this position.

After calming down, Jing Hongchen sorted out the materials and went to the Sun and Moon Palace to meet the prince in person.

"Your Majesty, the Lord of Hongchen Hall requests to see you."

In the magnificent bedroom, the eunuch's shrill voice was heard.

Xu Tianran, who was sitting in a wheelchair, was stunned and quickly signaled to Juzi to push him out.

Seeing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince actually came out to greet her in person, Jing Hongchen was "flattered" and said, "Meetings, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"No gift."

Xu Tianran sent out a stream of soul power and gently pressed Jing Hongchen's shoulder.

"Master Hongchen rushed here so late at night. Is there something wrong?"

Jing Hongchen glanced at Ju Zi and the white-haired old man following behind Xu Tianran. Seeing that Xu Tianran did not express much, he said, "Your Highness, I came here mainly because of something that concerns the future of the empire. I would like to ask Your Highness to make a decision."

"Oh?"

After hearing Jing Hongchen's description, Xu Tianran sat up straight with interest; "Tell me about it."

"It's like this, among the exchange students sent by Shrek Academy this time..."

Jing Hongchen slowly recounted the process of Huo Yuhao blackmailing him, and at the same time mentioned Xuan Ziwen's upcoming breakthrough in sealing baby bottle technology.

Xu Tianran also knew about soul guides, and he quickly thought of the connection between the two things: "Master Hongchen means that as long as we get that trigger device, combined with the sealed bottle technology, we can build a soul guide army that only needs ordinary people to form it?"

Jing Hongchen said cautiously: "Although we cannot be sure yet, if the trigger device is really as Huo Yuhao showed, then it is quite feasible."

Hearing this, Xu Tianran fell silent for a moment, with only the sound of his right index finger tapping on the armrest being heard.

Xu Tianran had heard the name Huo Yuhao more than once.

The first time I heard about it was from Orange, who told me that his stupid brother couldn't even manage his subordinates and directly tortured Shrek's exchange students.

At that time, Xu Tianran didn't care about this so-called Shrek genius.

He is fifteen years old, and still only has the cultivation level of a three-ring Soul Master. Although it is not bad, it is really not interesting.

After all, Guang Hongchen and his sister were already Soul Kings at the age of fifteen, far surpassing the so-called Shrek geniuses.

The first time they met was in the dungeon of the Royal Patrol. There was nothing special about the other party's embarrassed figure. The only thing that impressed people was the pride from Shrek. Even in the dungeon, tied to the torture device, his face remained unchanged, and he sternly warned the Royal Patrol.

As for what really made Xu Tianran care about this Shrek genius, it was the microscope, one of the advanced soul guides that Jing Hongchen brought with him when he surrendered.

It was also at that time that Xu Tianran, a Soul Douluo, truly understood the mystery of human cells for the first time. It turned out that the body of a soul master is composed of countless tiny organisms.

This incident gave Xu Tianran a great shock, but it also gave him hope.

A hope of repairing the wounds of the body.

For a whole year, Xu Tianran was immersed in the study of the human body and even found many living bodies in order to figure out the mysteries of the human body. For this purpose, he even put aside some unimportant government affairs and let his good brothers think that he was doing well again.

Even at tomorrow's farewell party, Xu Tianran went there just to see the boy who brought him hope.

After all, Xu Tianran had been surrounded by attacks for so many years, but it was his enemy Huo Yuhao who gave Xu Tianran new hope.

Now it seems that tomorrow's farewell party will not be so peaceful.

"Since that guy wants to ask for a huge sum, let's satisfy him."

The triggering device was of great importance, so Xu Tianran finally decided to agree to Huo Yuhao's request. "However, if he has the life to take it, he must also have the life to spend it. The most painful thing for a person is to die before he has spent all the money."

“Master Hongchen, I need to rest now. I will give you the resources that Huo Yuhao wants tomorrow.”

"Wei Chen retire."

After watching Jing Hongchen's figure disappear into the distance, Xu Tianran returned to his bedroom with the help of Juzi.

"shadow."

As soon as Xu Tianran finished speaking, a dark figure appeared in the corner of the bedroom.

He was an old man with a hunched back, wearing the most ordinary palace attendant's attire, and looked inconspicuous.

This person is Xu Tianran’s personal bodyguard, a veteran Titled Douluo master with the title Shadow, Xue Chen.

“Contact them and have them send a few strong men to intercept the Shrek group. Make sure to get back the storage ring given to Huo Yuhao. Besides that, it would be best if Huo Yuhao can be captured alive. If not, it would be best to just kill him. Then, take my warrant to the treasury to count the materials. If there is any shortage, go and ask the military.”

The next moment, Xuechen's figure disappeared.

After giving these instructions, Xu Tianran looked at him again: "Doctor Wang, let's continue the previous topic."

"Yes."

The old man said respectfully, "I already have some ideas about the problem of flesh and blood regeneration. In many cases of flesh and blood growth, I have found a type of cell. They continue to divide into various cells in the human body and repair damaged parts... I named it resurrection cell."

"Even newborn babies are formed from resurrected cells that continue to divide into cells in various parts of the body."

"Although we can now nurture a newborn baby in a specific environment without the help of the mother, and keep the baby alive, we still have no idea how to control the resurrection cells to repair specific parts of the body. Moreover, the resurrection cells in the human body seem to be limited, and it seems that they are unable to bear the responsibility of body repair..."

"Therefore, I have also considered using other people's resurrection cells, but each time it would cause a conflict with the body, not only would it put my life in danger, but even if I survived, the resurrection cells I imported would be actively cleared by the human body."

"What I want to hear is not these random words, but specific solutions."

Xu Tianran waved his hand and said, "Keep researching. I don't care what methods you use or how much resources you consume. You must crack the mystery of the human body as soon as possible so that I can stand up on my own legs."

"Also, even if the resurrection cells cannot completely repair the body's defects, they can still split into seeds, right? We can also study this aspect."

Doctor Wang bowed deeply and said, "I will do my best."

On the other side, after leaving Jing Hongchen’s office, Huo Yuhao also found Ji Juechen who was practicing sword.

"Long time no see, Brother Ji."

Hearing this voice, Ji Juechen stopped swinging his sword, turned to look at Huo Yuhao, and nodded slightly as a greeting.

"long time no see."

Jing Ziyan also noticed Huo Yuhao's voice and came over to greet him.

"What have you been doing these past few months? I can't even find you squatting downstairs in your dormitory."

It makes me angry to talk about this. Every time Ji Juechen wanted to find Huo Yuhao, he always came back empty-handed. The two of them had not seen Huo Yuhao for half a year despite having been looking for him intentionally.

Huo Yuhao waved his hands quickly: "You're looking for me? Brother Ji, are you looking for me to spar with? Then I won't come."

Are you kidding? Huo Yuhao is not a warmonger. He would rather watch the fun than take action.

If he wasn't really short of manpower and wanted to recruit Ji Juechen, Huo Yuhao would not have had time to avoid a sword and martial arts fanatic like Ji Juechen.

Jing Ziyan said carelessly: "Okay, it's not a competition. After all, Ji Juechen said that your intention is very strange. Even so far, it has not been fully formed and your strength is average. There is no point in competing with you."

"I'm not strong enough?!"

Huo Yuhao's voice rose a degree.

What a joke! With his battle armor fully activated and his martial soul fusion technique, Huo Yuhao even dared to touch Soul Douluo, and then ran away. Ji Juechen actually said that he was not strong enough.

If it weren’t for the need to hide it, Huo Yuhao really wanted to let Ji Juechen experience the feeling of having his soul frozen.

"Heh, a fourth-ring guy. Ji Juechen is almost a Soul Saint, so he's naturally not interested in bullying a weakling."

Well, Huo Yuhao really had no way to refute this.

Cultivation is indeed Huo Yuhao's Achilles' heel. He has been busy working on his battle armor during this period, and with the debuff of his ultimate martial spirit, his spirit power has only increased by one level in half a year.

"But Ji Juechen is almost a Soul Saint? Level 69? I remember he was only in his 60s last year, right?"

You know, Ji Juechen’s golden period of cultivation is almost over, but he can still cultivate so fast. Is he aiming for the status of a god?

However, considering that Ji Juechen's martial soul may be bound to the sword in his hand, it is not impossible that the improvement of the sword will drive the improvement of the martial soul.

After all, he was a sword fanatic who relied on his own will to make his martial soul undergo a benign mutation, so it was not surprising that anything happened.

"It's all thanks to you."

Jing Ziyan was a little dissatisfied: "Ever since you upgraded Ji Juechen's sword, Ji Juechen has been like taking a medicine. He has been immersed in swordplay every day. Not only has his aura increased a lot, but his cultivation has also been rising steadily. He had clearly hit a bottleneck before."

"Ji Juechen came to you for this matter. He seemed to want to know how you upgraded the sword, and wanted to continue following your method."

Huo Yuhao said in a deep voice: “You should understand my request. It is impossible for me to create a powerful enemy with my own hands.”

"I can join you."

Ji Juechen said calmly.

"So good."

A fighter like Ji Juechen who has unlimited potential is still worthy of Huo Yuhao's training.

"In that case, tonight you will..."

Seeing that Huo Yuhao agreed, Ji Juechen took advantage of the situation.

After all, I'm a sword fanatic. If I'm not anxious about the sword, then what else should I be anxious about?
"Don't worry, I can teach you how to upgrade your sword. Let's go back to my dormitory and talk slowly."

"By the way, you can come too."

Huo Yuhao turned his head and looked at Jing Ziyan beside him.

(End of this chapter)