Douluo Continent: Peerless Bei Bei, Light Dragon King

Chapter 155: When a man dies, he flies to the sky; if he doesn't die, he lives for ten thousand years!

Xiao Hongchen's heterochromatic eyes flickered.

"You want me to be your guinea pig."

Although he was confident to the point of arrogance, he was not stupid.

He was called the empire's number one genius because of his unparalleled ability to control metal, which was exactly what the other party needed.

Although the battle armor blueprints were just a theoretical concept, they were still feasible for him.

The life-bound soul tools cultivated by many level nine soul masters, as well as the linked soul tools of the military soul master corps, all share similarities and overlaps with the development path of battle armor.

It could even be said that the battle armor is a product that combines the strengths of both sides.

These two points are the specialties of the Sun Moon Empire, which Shrek Academy could not possibly master or possess. He has the theoretical foundation for tackling technical challenges.

Beibei took out the battle armor project plan and laughed at Hongchen, saying that he was essentially contributing his technology as a stake in the project.

At the same time, they also had to use themselves as experimental guinea pigs.

The thought of this made Xiao Hongchen feel very uncomfortable.

But deep down, he also had a strong desire to develop battle armor.

Because once the Battle Armor is released, it will definitely be a milestone in the world of Soul Masters.

With eleven all-around amplifying armor-type soul tools equipped on the same soul master at the same time, he can defeat not only soul masters of the same level, but also soul masters who are one or two major realms above him, by relying on his battle armor.

With all my might, I suppressed my excitement and the impending reply.

He Xiao Hongchen is not just a lab rat, he's also a technology shareholder!

He wanted to fight for the interests of himself and his sister!

He asked in return:

"What makes you think I'd be willing to be your guinea pig?"

"With my sister's and my soul guidance talents, we can remember most of the battle armor blueprints even if we only glance at them."

"We can wait until we return to the Sun Moon Empire and conduct our research independently. The research environment for soul guidance technology there is far superior to that here."

"Furthermore, even if we conduct research on battle armor at Shrek Academy, the rudimentary research environment will greatly increase the time we spend on research."

"We're here as exchange students to study in the Spirit Department of Shrek Academy. What kind of nonsense is it for us to do research here?"

After listening quietly for a while, Beibei nodded silently, not surprised at all.

People don't use others unless there's something in it for them. If someone isn't after something, Beibei wouldn't dare hire them.

Not seeking personal gain implies that what others are after is much greater and more dangerous.

While subjectively it was indeed about using Xiao Hongchen as a guinea pig, objectively it also had considerable benefits.

"The technique is presented in duplicate; you should understand." After stating this point that everyone knew, he handed the jade bottle back to Hongchen and his sister, one for each of them.

"The jade bottle contains the medicinal liquid of the Qiankun Creation Pill, which has the effect of strengthening the body's foundation and nourishing the vital energy."

"Pop~"

Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen opened the jade bottle stopper, took a slight sniff, and both couldn't help but widen their eyes.

As seasoned drug addicts, they could naturally tell just how precious the medicine in the jade bottle was.

It is many times better than the drugs they had used before.

The aroma of the medicine was incomparable; the medicinal scents I used to smell now seemed unbearably foul in my memory.

While they were still enjoying the aroma of the medicine, Beibei suddenly spoke:

"Since you two haven't been taking drugs for the past two years, your progress in soul power cultivation must be unusually slow, right?"

"Aren't you all wondering why, even without using drugs to increase your cultivation speed, your top-tier beast martial souls shouldn't be cultivating so slowly?"

"Money earned at dawn is spent at midnight."

"Not only will you have to pay back the debt in the future, but you'll also have to pay extremely high interest." "Isn't that right?"

"As for your studies at Shrek Academy?"

"Hehe~"

"Our exchange students from Shrek Academy won't learn any core strategic technologies at Mingde Hall, will they?"

"Aside from learning by observing others, it's very difficult for exchange students to learn anything of substance on their own."

"To be honest, your studies at Shrek Academy were pretty much the same."

"To give an example, the battle technique 'Overlord of the World' created by the Sea God Pavilion Master can almost allow Soul Masters of all kinds of Martial Souls to enhance their control over Soul Power and Spiritual Power through their Martial Souls."

"The written version of this combat technique is in the library. You can study it freely after entering the inner courtyard, but are you really capable of mastering it?"

"Without the guidance of the Pavilion Master, without detailed annotations, and without the inheritance of spiritual power evolution, it is very easy to go astray when learning on your own. Not only will you gain nothing, but you will also waste time and may even cause danger."

"However, the law is never easily passed on. As citizens of the Sun Moon Empire, would you really take the elders of Shrek Academy as your teachers?"

"Alright, that's all I wanted to say."

"The tools to solve the problem, and the right to choose, are in the hands of the two of you."

Beibei didn't say anything more, but just quietly watched the two of them struggle with their thoughts.

He was calm. Although high-quality experimental mice were extremely rare, he only wanted to get his hands on the Battle Armor, this technological nuclear bomb, first.

As for what was originally intended to be done, it was not achieved through the battle armor.

When things come to a head, there's a hint of being invincible because one is free from desires.

"If you've thought it through, then start on your own. The Soul Guidance Department Research Lab will fully cooperate with you."

After saying that, Beibei left.

The siblings, Hongchen and his sister, were left alone in the quiet room, their thoughts in disarray.

Xiao Hongchen felt extremely unwell; his tall and slender body trembled slightly.

So the "well-intentioned" reminder from the two-year Soul Fighting Tournament was a large fishing net that was only being pulled in two years later.

How could the feeling of being hunted like prey be pleasant?

Even without the blueprints for the battle armor, he couldn't possibly give up the medicinal liquid that could strengthen his foundation and nourish his vital energy.

After two years of not taking conventional drugs to accelerate cultivation, and instead focusing on normal meditation and cultivation, he has become aware of the drawbacks of his previous heavy drug use.

The two years of drug ban, coupled with the dependence caused by years of drug use, made the previous drugs seem like a deadly poison.

It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go back to frugality!

Looking in the direction Beibei left, he didn't ask too many questions about how to widely promote the battle armor, even though it was achieved with his talent for metal control.

He understood that someone like Beibei, who planned and calculated for years, must have a solution, and certainly wouldn't tell an outsider like him.

A series of performance art pieces, like an old lady playing mahjong, eating a tile and spitting it out, can be summed up in one word: "elegant"!

As for his studies at Shrek Academy, Xiao Hongchen could indeed disregard them, but...

"What do you think of this dream?"

"Should we follow the usual exchange student plan and complete our martial spirit system studies normally, or should we devote a significant amount of time and energy to researching battle armor?"

(End of this chapter)