Douluo Continent: The Great Villain System, Intercepting Tianmeng's Ice Silkworm

Chapter 75 How Can You Be So Stupid

"Watch your head," Jing Hongchen reminded him.

Poseidon looked up and saw three silver dragons made of liquid metal swimming in the dome; they were a defense system with self-repair capabilities.

Thunder suddenly roared in the distance, and a crimson energy cloud exploded on a certain test platform, but it was instantly absorbed by the spherical shield.

A faint smell of ozone floated in the air, mixing with a certain cold, metallic scent to create a unique aroma.

What shocked Poseidon the most was the energy vortex in the center of the space. A dark blue pillar of light, thirty meters in diameter, descended from the sky, with tens of thousands of soul-guided components floating inside. They were being assembled by an unseen hand into some kind of revolutionary weapon.

Jing Hongchen flicked his finger and created a shielding force field, saying, "Every device here is equipped with an anti-reconnaissance soul tool. The starlight you see is actually a monitoring network composed of 360 sets of level 8 detection soul tools."

Three hundred and sixty groups, and still at level eight!

Poseidon sighed inwardly, thinking to himself, "It truly lives up to the reputation of Mingdetang."

There are 360 ​​sets of level-eight soul tools that can fetch astronomical prices outside, but here they are used only for monitoring!

"Next is your laboratory for making soul tools." Jing Hongchen took in Poseidon's performance and couldn't help but feel a sense of pride.

As for Gu Yuena, her expression remained unchanged from beginning to end.

She wasn't interested in any of that; she just wanted to quickly learn how to make soul tools.

Once the mechanical gate opened, hundreds of smaller white metal doors came into view.

Jing Hongchen casually pushed open a door and led the two inside.

The laboratory wasn't very big, but it was filled with a dazzling array of items.

All sorts of advanced equipment that you can't find at Shrek Academy are available here.

Jing Hongchen pointed inside and continued, "This is the laboratory where we usually make soul tools. As the level of the soul master increases, the amount of equipment and rare metals we obtain, and even the size of the laboratory, will also increase."

Seemingly afraid that the two might misunderstand, Jing Hongchen quickly added, "Although I really want to change you to a higher-level laboratory, your level is too low after all, and there are many things that you cannot access for the time being."

Poseidon shook his head and said, "It's alright, it's fine here."

Gu Yuena nodded, a rare occurrence for her.

"Well, let's start tomorrow. As the head of Mingde Hall, I don't have much time to guide you. Come to my lab every weekend, and I will give you a dedicated day of guidance."

"At the rest of the time, we will send Soul Masters of level seven or above to teach you."

After Jing Hongchen left, Bo Saibei stretched wearily.

Just as he was about to leave, he noticed Gu Yuena tugging at his clothes.

"Hmm? What's wrong?" Poseidon turned around and looked at her with some curiosity.

Gu Yuena ignored him, but pulled Poseidon to a piece of metal before speaking: "Don't sleep yet, teach me."

"Uh..." Upon hearing this, Poseidon was speechless. The Sun Moon Empire was quite far from Shrek City, and he had been flying in the sky for a long time, so he was already exhausted.

So he tentatively suggested, "How about tomorrow?"

Gu Yuena remained silent, only blinking her purple eyes as she quietly gazed at Poseidon.

Poseidon, feeling increasingly annoyed by her gaze, said somewhat irritably, "Alright, alright, I'll teach you."

He then casually picked up a carving knife from the table and waved it in front of Gu Yuena.

"The first, most important, and most crucial step in creating a soul tool is the core magic array."

After the soul power is injected, the soul tool is activated through the special operation of the core magic array.

"Watch closely, I'll teach you once." With that, Poseidon picked up a piece of metal and began carving on it, while explaining the things to pay attention to.

Gu Yuena watched intently, nodding occasionally in a seemingly serious manner.

Since this was Gu Yuena's first time working with a soul tool, Poseidon only carved a core magic array without a grade, which was completed in just a few minutes.

"Here, try it out using the technique I just used." After handing the carving knife and the core array he had just completed to Gu Yuena, Poseidon stood up and made room for her.

After receiving it, Gu Yuena clumsily picked up the carving knife and began to carve.

But as soon as he started working on it, he frowned, carefully recalling Poseidon's technique and those tiny lines in his mind.

About half an hour later, Gu Yuena handed Poseidon a piece of metal with an expectant look on her face.

"How is it?"

"Uh..." Looking at this piece of metal that was about to be scrapped, Poseidon's forehead creased with a few black lines.

Gu Yuena's swordsmanship was completely unpredictable, consisting entirely of slashing left and right.

If I had to describe it in two words, it would be abstract!

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Then Poseidon looked at Gu Yuena with a serious expression and asked, "Have you considered giving up?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuena was taken aback at first, and then a look of displeasure appeared on her face.

"This is my first time doing this, so I can always come back a few more times."

Seeing this, Poseidon expressed his helplessness but became even more aggressive.

"Alright, you can take your time figuring it out. I'm going back to sleep now."

Gu Yuena didn't speak, but simply nodded slightly, picked up another piece of metal, and continued carving.

……

The next morning, when Poseidon pushed open the laboratory door with a yawn, he saw a scene that surprised him.

The ground was littered with scrap metal. Gu Yuena knelt on the ground, her silver hair scattered on the ground. She held a piece of silver metal in her left hand and a carving knife in her right.

Seeing this, Poseidon had to admire Gu Yuena's perseverance. He did not go forward to disturb her, but watched quietly from behind.

A moment later, a cheer rang out: "We finally succeeded!"

On the silver metal in Gu Yuena's hand, there were many patterns engraved. They seemed chaotic, but in fact they contained hidden secrets and followed special rules.

Poseidon was slightly surprised. Although it was just a core magic array without a grade, it could be completed in one night. It seemed that Gu Yuena still had some talent.

Gu Yuena was as happy as a teenage girl, and walked up to Poseidon with a smug look on her face.

"How did it go? Did you pass?"

Poseidon took it, smiled slightly, and said, "Hmm, not bad at all. It seems you do have some talent."

Suddenly, the door was pushed open, and the two instinctively turned their heads to look.

A middle-aged man walked in through the door. He had an ordinary appearance, but a gentle expression and a slight smile on his lips, making him seem very approachable.

He was somewhat surprised when he opened the door, clearly not expecting the two of them to arrive so early.

However, he quickly realized what was happening, gently walked up to the two of them, and smiled, "Hello, I am Xiao Ming, an eighth-level Soul Master. I was sent by the Hall Master to teach you Soul Guidance Theory."

(End of this chapter)