Douluo Continent: Xiao Xiao, I'm going to control you fiercely!

boring.

uninteresting.

This is how Xu Shu feels right now.

Shrek City is large, but it is not that big.

In just two hours, Xu Shu had finished exploring the map of Shrek City.

The key point is that after all the teleportation points in the city were opened, only 480 Sun and Moon Essence were given.

The level of scrutiny is comparable to that of a certain ship or a certain place.

This made Xu Shu very uncomfortable.

Although the beginner pool is 20% off, you only need eight pulls to do a ten-pull.

The four draws left over from the first two 10-pulls, plus the one draw from the achievement, plus these three draws, are enough for another 10-pull.

But he no longer has a pity system in the beginner pool!

If we draw another one, wouldn't that be a complete loss?

Furthermore, five months have passed and Xiao Xiao is only level 17, so she cannot forcibly trigger the main storyline to escape the current storyline's area lockdown.

Therefore, Xu Shu is now facing the downtime that every game experiences when it launches.

"Young Master, you're finally back. This is Instructor Fan Yu from the Soul Guidance Department of Shrek Academy. He'd like to have a word with you."

The entrance to Jubaoge Hotel.

Xiao Xiao, who had been exploring all day under Xu Shu's control and was preparing to return to rest, was caught red-handed.

Xu Shu, however, became excited.

Finally, is it that I have enough experience or enough time?

We've actually gotten into the story.

He couldn't wait to finish the story and then go to Sunset Forest to see if he could find the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire.

If we can find it, Xiao Xiao will be around level 20 by then, and getting the second ring of the Ten Thousand Years will be no problem at all.

"Hello, Xiao Xiao, I heard from them that you perfected the technique of refining the thousand-times-forged metal step by step when you were making soul tools?"

Fan Yu looked at Xiao Xiao with a questioning and scrutinizing gaze. To be honest, he had never seen such a genius and monster before.

"Yes, Dean Fanyu, if needed, I can go to the Soul Guidance Room of Shrek Academy to demonstrate it for you."

What are you rambling on about? It's all nonsense.

Xu Shu said he now has some doubts about the quality of the script.

"Haha, no rush. I wanted to ask, when you were exploring the Thousand Refinement Method, what type of soul tool were you researching?"

"Or, to put it another way, which technology do you think Qian Tuo Metal can bring about a breakthrough?"

My hair?!

It's just a game, what are you trying to do, game designer?

It's still an open-ended fill-in-the-blank question.

Isn't the thousand-refined metal used to make battle armor?

Xu Shu pondered the properties of the thousand-forged metal and tried to answer.

"I believe this technology can significantly increase the power of melee soul tools while reducing the difficulty of their production."

However, Fan Yu showed a hint of disappointment upon hearing Xu Shu's answer.

This is bad.

Xu Shu knew that this definitely didn't align with Fan Yu's thinking and failed to establish Xiao Xiao's genius persona.

So, the rollback technique is activated!

Remote soul tool? No, that's not right.

Fixed-installation soul tool? No, that's not right.

High-altitude soul guide? No, that's not right.

A flying soul tool? Still, that's not right.

After guessing several answers, Xu Shu remembered that the Thousand-Refined Metal itself could store a portion of soul power.

And now that Shrek Academy doesn't have Xuan Ziwen, that means...

"Teacher, I initially studied melee soul tools because the principle of melee soul tools is to amplify and enhance the soul power and physical attributes of soul masters."

"Therefore, the first thing that came to my mind was a melee soul tool."

"However, I think that compared to melee soul tools, thousand-refined metal might bring about a revolution in baby bottles, creating truly sealed baby bottles."

"Excellent! Indeed, geniuses always think alike."

Fan Yu's face showed a hint of joy.

"Xiao Xiao, I wonder if you'd be interested in joining the Soul Guidance Department to research sealed milk bottle technology with me after you enroll at Shrek Academy?"

"By the way, besides being the vice dean of the Soul Guidance Department, I am also an eighth-level Soul Guidance Master. If you study with me, your talent for soul tools will definitely be fully utilized."

Such an enthusiastic and almost blatant invitation from a master of soul tools is practically asking him directly whether he wants to become his apprentice.

As if afraid that Xu Shu, this old otaku, wouldn't understand, a system prompt suddenly popped up in the center of the game interface.

[Do you accept Fan Yu's invitation to become Fan Yu's apprentice?]

"Oh~"

"Isn't this just the career mentor selection for secondary professions? So it was embedded in this plot."

There was nothing to hesitate about; Xu Shu had no other choice but Fan Yu.

"It's my honor, Ms. Fanyu."

.

While Fan Yu was taking the initiative,

the other side.

Poseidon Island, Poseidon Pavilion Grand Assembly.

Mu En, sitting at the head of the table, was still the same as before, half-dead.

Yan Shaozhe remained Yan Shaozhe, exceptionally assertive.

"I agree that the Thousand Refinements should be first taught by Shrek Academy students and a group of disciples from the Soul Suppression Sect, who should either have strong mental strength or be experienced in the Soul Guidance Department."

"After all, they have shared their technology, so Shrek has to show its sincerity as well."

"However, I think it would be helpful for the students and teachers of the Martial Soul Department to learn the Thousand Forging Technique as well."

"Forging is also a great way to train students' physique."

Clearly, Yan Shaozhe was also envious of such a highly profitable technology and wanted to get a piece of the pie.

"No problem, that's how it should be."

On the other side, Qian Duoduo, the dean of the Soul Guidance Department, took the initiative to speak.

By retreating in order to advance, the real test will begin next.

"Alright, next let's talk about the affiliation of student Xiao Xiao."

From his seat, Mu En spoke softly, looking at the many elders within the Sea God Pavilion.

"The first spirit ring in a thousand years, a precedent never before seen in the Douluo Continent. Although it was due to a fortuitous encounter with a powerful medicine suspected to be ten-thousand-year-old whale jelly."

"But that doesn't diminish the monster's potential."

"Such monsters should be trained by our Martial Soul Department."

Yan Shaozhe remained assertive and spoke first.

"Old Yan."

Qian Duoduo fiddled with the gold soul coin in his hand.

"That's not fair of you. Xiao Xiao is clearly very interested in soul tools. The Thousand Forging Technique was also perfected step by step during the research of soul tools."

"This demonstrates his talent in the research of soul tools."

"and,"

Qian Duoduo pointed to the cooperation documents submitted by the Zhenhun Sect in front of him.

"Xiao Xiao clearly stated in the document that she hoped Shrek Academy could help her complete her research on soul-guided armor."

"They're clearly very interested in researching melee soul tools!"

Having just conceded a step, Qian Duoduo now feels much more confident and her voice is noticeably louder.

"Dean Qian, let's put aside the issue of interest for now. You should know what it means to have the first soul ring with innate full soul power in a thousand years."

"If properly nurtured, Xiao Xiao could have a soul ring configuration of purple, purple, black, black, black, red, red, red, red."

"Furthermore, this spirit ring configuration is based on Xiao Xiao's steady development. There is absolutely no risk of absorbing a spirit ring beyond her level."

"This configuration surpasses even the fourth spirit ring of the Sea God Tang San, which lasted for ten thousand years!"

In the seat to Yan Shaozhe's right, his wife Cai Meier chimed in at the opportune moment, pointing out something that everyone in the Soul Guidance Department was trying their best to avoid talking about.