Douluo Jueshi: I Don't Want to Be an Evil Soul Master

Chapter 227 Innovation
But, if it's just a verbal promise...

Jing Hongchen seemed to understand Lin Xiao's intention. He suddenly raised his hand and took out a small soul guide device. It looked somewhat similar to the identity certificate of Mingdetang, but it was much more exquisite than that one.

Just from a superficial glance, Lin Xiao saw several soul-guiding arrays that were beyond his comprehension. This thing didn't look large, but it was a genuine ninth-level soul-guiding device.

"The ability to mobilize all of Mingde Hall's resources is a privilege possessed by only two people in the entire Mingde Hall. One of them is me, and the other..."

Jing Hongchen paused and didn't continue, but Lin Xiao had already guessed who that person was. Apart from Kong Deming, there was probably no one else.

"This was originally meant for my grandson, but now I'm giving it to you. With it, you can overcome all the restrictions of Mingde Hall. When you need to use resources, others will naturally understand."

"But if you take too much at once, you have to get my permission."

Lin Xiao didn't mind Jing Hongchen's last words too much.

In fact, he also understood what Jing Hongchen meant. Mingdetang was providing resources to him alone, not to others. Perhaps Jing Hongchen would not ask if he gave some rare metals to others, but if it was too much, the value of this promise would be greatly reduced.

Lin Xiao thought for a moment, glanced at Lin Jiayi beside him, and reached out to take the soul guide from Jing Hongchen's hand.

Promises always test the self-awareness of both parties. If Mingdetang really has the audacity to deny this promise, Lin Xiao will not have any better solution until he has the strength to turn against Mingdetang.

Similarly, if Lin Xiao really took advantage of this promise to squander Mingdetang's resources, Jing Hongchen would not be able to keep an eye on his actions all the time.

It's just that he had a good time during his time at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy, and he and Lin Jiayi were teacher and student, so it shouldn't have come to that.

Lin Xiao put away the certificate, sighed softly, and looked at Jing Hongchen, "Master, this metal is not formed naturally, but is made using technology."

Lin Xiao actually didn't know whether he made a profit or a loss on this transaction, but no matter what, he just regarded it as a way to thank the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy for allowing him to have a relatively good life.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Jing Hongchen suddenly stood up and said, "Are you saying that you have mastered the technology to make a new metal?"

"Actually, this technology isn't difficult." Lin Xiao shook his head. "The principle couldn't be simpler. It's just about mixing and melting different materials in a certain proportion to create a metal that possesses the advantages of all materials or has entirely new properties."

"The metal you saw was obtained by me by chance through smelting. It has excellent compatibility with spiritual power, which is why it can enhance the controllability of all soul guides."

"Based on its appearance and characteristics, I named it the Star Soul Ingot."

Jing Hongchen, as a ninth-level soul engineer, understood a lot just by hearing Lin Xiao's description. He didn't expect that he would only get such a light sentence in exchange for the resources of Mingde Hall.

But he did not think that Mingdetang had lost money, but rather made a huge profit.

After all, Lin Xiao is just one person. The metals and materials he can get are limited, and his time is also limited. He can't try too many things.

But Mingde Hall is different. With its resources and manpower, Mingde Hall can make countless attempts every day if it operates at full capacity. If even one of them proves useful, it will be enough to influence the development of the entire Soul Guidance Master world. Moreover, the technology of Soul Guidance Devices can be accumulated. The new metals smelted today can still be used thousands or tens of thousands of years later.

It was a simple sentence, but it revolutionized the entire soul guide world.

Jing Hongchen could already predict that in the future process of training all soul engineers, there would definitely be an additional course called "Materials", and Lin Xiao would be the "Father of Soul Guidance Materials" that all soul engineers would refer to in the future.

He also somewhat understood why he possessed such technology, but Lin Xiao never mentioned it until the soul guide he made was discovered by Mingde Hall, and then he said it at this time.

Such technology would bring immeasurable benefits wherever it was placed, and everyone who knew about it would be eager to take it for themselves.

After glancing at Lin Xiao a few more times and taking a few deep breaths, Jing Hongchen finally calmed down. "So the other metals you mentioned earlier are just different smelting methods?"

Lin Xiao nodded and took out a stack of blueprints. "However, apart from two types, I only have a rough guess about the other metals. I haven't actually tried them yet."

The drawing that Lin Xiao took out was actually Fengshen's guess. After knowing the origin of the Star Soul Ingot in Lin Xiao's hand, he immediately thought of the previous process of making soul guides in which some metals had good compatibility with each other, so he guessed that they could be fused with each other.

However, some of the materials are not common, and Lin Xiao does not have much time to try out the proportions between them one by one. He only tried out two of them in his spare time, but they did not have much effect on him, so he never used them.

Jing Hongchen almost snatched the drawings from Lin Xiao's hands. Just a guess was already quite valuable to him.

After looking through it for a few times, Jing Hongchen reluctantly put down the thing in his hand, "I really thought you only knew the location of a few metal veins..."

As he spoke, Jing Hongchen's expression suddenly became serious. "Lin Xiao, are you willing to stay in Mingde Hall and become a researcher?"

"The academy won't force you to lead students, nor will it ask you to do anything. We just hope you can stay in Mingde Hall."

If Lin Xiao only knew the location of some mineral veins, it might just be luck, but the idea of ​​smelting metal made Jing Hongchen see other values ​​of Lin Xiao.

He saw more possibilities in Lin Xiao. Even if Lin Xiao never produced any valuable soul guides again, it would still be a sure win for Jing Hongchen.

For soul guides, inspiration is sometimes more important than strength, not to mention inspiration that can drive the development of all soul guides.

Even if Lin Xiao had another identity, Jing Hongchen was willing to keep him in Mingde Hall.

Lin Xiao hadn't responded yet, but Lin Jiayi's expression changed. "Lin Xiao, you may not know yet, but those who can stay in the academy and become researchers can apply for a noble title from the royal family."

"And you're still so young. The last person to be treated like you was only Teacher Xuan Ziwenxuan."

Lin Xiao glanced at Lin Jiayi, thought for a moment, and nodded slightly.

(End of this chapter)