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Chapter 16 The Man Who Deciphered the Mysteries of Runes! [Please Read On! Please Vote!]

"If you keep hammering with that little iron hammer, who knows how long it will take you?"

Inside the small courtyard of Chen's blacksmith shop, Chen Lin only listened to Chen Hong's blacksmithing frequency from the outside. The rhythm was disordered and the voice was low, and he could tell that Chen Hong seemed to be feeling unwell.

So Chen Lin went into the inner courtyard, took the small iron hammer from Chen Hong and placed it on the ground. Then he summoned his ancient, black, shiny tungsten steel hammer martial spirit, used iron tongs to pick up the red-hot refined iron in front of Chen Hong, and asked Chen Hong, "What should we do with it?"

Chen Hong's body had only recently recovered and could not withstand strenuous activity. Seeing that Chen Lin was willing to help him, he stopped pretending and bent down to pick up a handful of sand from the ground. He subconsciously focused his mental energy and activated his martial soul's mental power.

The sand in Chen Hong's hand began to move rhythmically in the air, and within a few seconds, under Chen Hong's control, it reproduced the blueprint in his mind.

"The melting point of soul guide mithril is higher than that of refined iron. I need a mold. For the sake of convenience, I will forge it into the shape of an iron ruler for now. I will forge it as thin as possible and make a large quantity. I may use them all if I feel like it."

Chen Lin glanced at the iron sheet that Chen Hong was demonstrating to him by using his telekinesis to lift up the sand and dust, said "I understand," and then began to bury himself in adding fire to melt the iron.

Chen Hong's requirements were not difficult; basically, any blacksmith apprentice could complete them smoothly, although it might take a little longer.

As per Chen Hong's request, Chen Lin forged twenty finely crafted iron sheets, each 100 centimeters long, 5 centimeters wide, and only 0.1 centimeters thick, in less than an hour. Then, as per Chen Hong's request, he melted and cast the last remaining piece of soul-guided mithril into a silver wire with a diameter of 0.5 millimeters.

Soul-guided mithril has a higher melting point than refined iron, but its hardness is softer than gold, and it has excellent ductility.

"What are you doing?" After finishing the heavy work for Chen Hong, Chen Lin saw Chen Hong attach a wooden handle to the file that could cut iron like mud, hold it against his chest, and use his body to carve a repeatedly curving S-shaped groove in the iron sheet, just like a heat sink.

After carving out a finished product, Chen Hong rubbed his swollen chest and handed the tools to Chen Lin. "Fill in the wires, then cover it with a layer of filler. Then you can try injecting soul power from one end."

Chen Lin was filled with doubt upon hearing this. Driven by curiosity, he spent just over ten minutes obtaining a piece of metal that appeared to be nothing more than a sheet of iron, but with a silver thread running through both ends. Following Chen Hong's instructions, Chen Lin poured his soul power into one end, but found nothing unusual.

Seeing this, Chen Hong picked up some iron filings from the ground and sprinkled them on the iron plate. He noticed that the iron filings showed slight signs of movement during the operation of the soul power wires, and he understood what was going on.

"Dad, you go ahead and do your work. I need to think about this carefully."

After sending the confused Chen Lin away, Chen Hong looked at the soul-guiding silver wire and metal piece in front of him and began to ponder.

"Given the adaptability of soul power, the wires can flow normally even when dissolved into liquid. But what I need to consider now is the input end, the transmission end, and the final output end is still missing."

"Currently, I can only utilize the soul power magnetic field, a byproduct of the flow of soul power; I cannot directly use the actual soul power."

"It's like there's a translator missing."

Chen Hong stroked his chin, and the yellow spirit ring behind him glowed slightly as he activated his spirit skill [Sage Time]!

Who am I? What am I doing? Where am I going?

Developing electromagnetic technology in a world with soul power? Chen Hong felt like he'd wasted his time traveling here.

You're not tempted by this stunningly beautiful girl with soul power right in front of you, are you? Why are you so stubbornly focused on developing electromagnetism?

Hmm. I'm in a "wise man's time" state right now, so it seems I really won't be attracted to a stunningly beautiful woman.

"Hmm, that seems to make sense." Chen Hong nodded to himself, then dispelled the spirit rings behind him, exited the Sage Time, and a jumble of random thoughts flooded his mind.

Such as... brutally fucking soul power without a condom

Although the idea is extremely wicked, it must be said that the analogy is very apt.

Sure enough, in the state of enlightenment, even with the stunning beauty of Soul Power lying before him, he felt utterly bored. Bored? Bored in detail?

"Stop babbling, damn it!" Chen Hong quickly shook out all the dirty thoughts in his head, his face showing a slightly embarrassed blush.

"Being too limited by the technological logic of my previous life causes me to create a rubber membrane—no, a barrier—for myself when observing the soul power of this world!"

Chen Hong stood up, picked up the carving knife beside him, looked at the soul-guided silver threads at his feet, pondered for a moment, and then got to work.

To put it simply, when Chen Hong was trying to understand soul power, it was like learning a second language. He needed to convert the second language into the first language before he could understand the meaning of the translated first language.

As a result, Chen Hong saw everything as if he were studying basic physics and basic electromagnetism. There was always a rubber sleeve between him and the soul power of this world, preventing him from getting close to it. Ugh, what kind of crazy ideas are these? Time for enlightenment, start!

The spirit ring behind him lit up, and Chen Hong felt a cool sensation in his mind. He was still the man whose will could pierce through desire, a man of terrifying strength.

Soon, the morning passed. Chen Hong quickly ate a bowl of rice in the blacksmith shop and then returned to his lower courtyard to continue his work in a mysterious manner.

It wasn't until the afternoon, when Chen Hong, sitting on the ground, looked at the rough carving knife in his hand, its surface wrapped in silver threads, that he finally managed a smile.

He took out a piece of iron and injected his meager soul power into the soul-guided carving knife. The soul power rotated continuously inside the knife along with the circuitry, and was continuously compressed in the increasingly enclosed and narrow space. Due to the material properties and the layout of the wires, the soul power could not retreat. Therefore, the soul power injected by Chen Hong was compressed thinner and thinner inside the carving knife, and finally concentrated at the top of the carving knife in the form of a thread, forming a constantly scattering point of soul power light.

"That's more like it! Soul power itself is a form of attack!"

Swish!

Chen Hong held the Soul Guidance Carving Knife and gently sliced ​​the iron sheet in front of him. The iron sheet was instantly split in two, with a smooth cut as smooth as a mirror!

Although his soul power was quickly depleted, Chen Hong still smiled at his masterpiece, saying, "Soul power scalpel! If I'm not mistaken, the soul skills in this world are various translations of different soul powers!"

"Soul bones and soul rings demonstrate that the vessel is fundamentally unimportant! The logic of energy flow is the core!"

The sun was setting in the distance, but Chen Hong was smiling happily!

He pierced the rubber sleeve, causing his soul power to be spat on!

Let's try again! I've deciphered the secrets of the runes!

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(End of this chapter)