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

Chapter 61 Night

After what happened just now, Lin Xiao and the others also became quiet.

Judging from the expressions of Ma Rulong and Mika, they obviously had a lot of questions to ask Lin Xiao, but because of Lin Jiayi's instructions just now, they held back.

Orange, who was standing aside, kept his eyes down and didn't look at Lin Xiao, but unconsciously kept some distance from him.

Lin Xiao didn't know what to say to them until he came to a wide place, looked at the sky, looked back at Orange, and then stopped.

"We've been traveling for almost a whole day, let's take a break. When you're in places where soul beasts are, try not to wait until your soul power is almost depleted before resting, to prevent any unexpected situations."

"Okay, senior." Ma Rulong responded, breaking the silence between the few people. He sat down with Micah and talked in a low voice.

Lin Xiao didn't listen carefully, but seeing how they looked at him from time to time, he could probably guess what they were talking about.

Glancing at Orange who was sitting alone nearby, he took two steps closer.

"Are you okay with your injuries?"

Seeing Orange's reaction, Lin Xiao knew that she had recognized him, so he didn't try to hide it.

After hearing this, Juzi raised her head and looked at Lin Xiao with a somewhat evasive look, "It's okay."

"That's good." Lin Xiao also sat down and glanced around cautiously. "Although it's just absorbing the second spirit ring, if you're not feeling well, there are still some risks. Besides, we've come such a long way."

"I'm fine now." Orange curled up slightly against the tree. After a long silence, he spoke in a low voice without any context, "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Lin Xiao also didn't ask her what she was thanking her for. After replying, he took out the robotic arm again.

Finding a soul ring is somewhat dependent on luck. Lin Xiao and his companions wandered around the Jingyang Mountains for most of the day, dealing with several soul beasts that attacked them, but they still couldn't find a suitable soul ring.

Ma Rulong and the others weren't in a rush. After all, this wasn't their first time obtaining spirit rings, and they had already made preparations. However, Lin Xiao had other tasks ahead of him.

Since he had promised Lin Jiayi, Lin Xiao naturally would not fool around. In the afterglow of the sun, looking at the mechanical arm in front of him dyed orange, his mind was full of thoughts.

It has to be said that this soul guide is quite powerful. Even if he encounters a hundred-year-old soul beast with a relatively high level of cultivation, Lin Xiao does not need to expend too much energy. He can easily solve the problem with the power of the soul guide itself.

Besides being able to carry soul guide cannons, it could also be used for close combat soul guides and some soul guides used to restrict opponents. Lin Xiao had no doubt that in the future, it would even be able to carry modules for launching fixed-mounted soul guides on the battlefield.

But at the same time, in order to be able to deal with a variety of situations, carrying different weapons to face different opponents will add an extra process out of thin air. It not only tests the soul engineer's proficiency in the soul guide, but also tests the soul engineer's judgment of the battle situation.

This was probably done to reduce the number of trade-offs in the soul guide array, but it felt like a superfluous act.

Even if it is used to be installed on a humanoid soul guide, the process is also to imitate the soul guide's use of the soul guide. However, the structure required to replace the module of the humanoid soul guide is more complicated and more difficult to operate.

It got dark quickly in the Jingyang Mountains, and soon only a dim red remained in the west.

Orange was lost in thought as he watched Lin Xiao, who sat nearby, bathed in a glowing orange glow. Meanwhile, Ma Rulong and Mika had already set up a simple camp.

"Senior, have something to eat." "Huh?" Lin Xiao snapped out of his daze. "Okay, thank you. But it's best not to light an open flame in the wild, otherwise it'll easily attract soul beasts."

"Don't worry, senior. We brought our own dry food." Micah smiled and took out some more things. "Oh, and there's some insect repellent powder. Sprinkle it around later, otherwise some bugs will come over at night."

"Do you often go out?" Lin Xiao stood up and took the dry food handed to him by Micah.

"Not very often, but the academy has many soul guides that need to be tested outside. Every time we go out, the teacher will prepare some, and I'm used to bringing some with me. With these, at least we don't have to worry about those mosquitoes. However, it would be great if there was something that could drive away the soul beasts, so we wouldn't have to stay up all night to keep watch."

"These medicinal powders may not be very effective against soul beasts. Soul guides may be more useful." Ma Rulong seemed to have heard Micah's complaint and added.

"Isn't there any soul guide device in the academy that can help soul masters keep watch at night?" Lin Xiao suddenly spoke.

"Ah?" Micah didn't understand what Lin Xiao was saying for a moment.

"I mean, since we have trigger-type soul guide shields, we can also try to make some trigger-type soul guide cannons that can automatically attack when they detect an opponent. Even if we can't completely replace humans in night watch, at least it can make things easier."

"Well..." Ma Rulong also stopped what he was doing. "Without a soul master to charge the soul guide cannon, it should be useless, right?"

Lin Xiao smacked his lips and didn't respond. But thinking about the pre-installed energy-charging soul guide inside the robotic arm, perhaps an "unmanned soul guide cannon" would appear in the future.

By the time they finished eating, it was already completely dark around them. Occasionally, the howling of soul beasts could be heard from a distance, giving it a somewhat eerie feeling.

"Okay, let's just stay here for the night. You guys get some rest, and I'll keep watch."

"Senior, let me take your place in the second half of the night." Ma Rulong looked at Lin Xiao with some concern.

"That's fine." Lin Xiao didn't refuse. After all, he didn't know how long he would stay in the Jingyang Mountains, and he needed to stay healthy.

Although they said they were resting, they naturally couldn't really fall asleep in the wild. The breathing of the other three people gradually became steady, and they were obviously in meditation.

Lin Xiao sat aside, gently stroking the storage soul guide in his hand. The mention of "unmanned soul guide cannon" just now made him think of more things.

Why does a so-called humanoid soul guide need a soul master to enter in order to operate it? Large soul guides like these also require a charging soul master to assist in their operation. It would be better to simply remove the soul master's cockpit, which would also simplify the structure a lot.

Although the soul guide device was not exactly the same as the machines in his memory, it could still do many things that the machines could not...

Just as Lin Xiao's thoughts were wandering wildly, a rustling sound suddenly came from behind him.

"what happened?"

Lin Xiao turned around and saw Juzi getting up on tiptoe.

"Is there something personal you need to take care of?"

Orange paused for a moment, then quickly understood what Lin Xiao meant by "private matters". Her face turned red, but she was hidden in the darkness again.

(End of this chapter)