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

Lin Xiao paused and didn't continue talking about it. "That girl is probably what I imagined myself to be."

"She's incredibly capable, incredibly talented, and well-intentioned. If my experience has been a dark night, then she's the moonlight I imagined I should be as a child."

"That's why I want to help her more."

"Hahaha." Electrolux suddenly laughed.

"Teacher?" Lin Xiao asked with some confusion.

"Silly child... forget it. These are things you will only understand if you experience them yourself. The teacher can't tell you too much." Electrolux hinted at something.

"However, even if your past is a dark night, there will eventually be a dawn."

Chapter 226 Promise

Jing Hongchen came back sooner than Lin Xiao expected, probably because of what happened in Mingde Hall, and he was not in the mood to stay in the palace for too long.

The next morning, when Lin Xiao entered Lin Jiayi's soul guide laboratory, he saw Jing Hongchen already sitting inside.

"Master, teacher."

Lin Xiao greeted him, but Lin Jiayi did not respond to him. Instead, Jing Hongchen on the side spoke first.

"Is this the soul guide you made?"

Lin Xiao followed Jing Hongchen's movements and took a look at the debris on the table.

Mingdetang acted quite quickly. After just one night, they had pieced together the general appearance of the array of floating cannons before it was damaged.

"its mine."

Lin Xiao did not deny it. It was no secret that he had this kind of soul guide. After all, it borrowed a lot of Mingdetang's technology and Ye Yulin's design.

Upon hearing this, Jing Hongchen exchanged a glance with Lin Jiayi, "Can you tell me where this metal was found?"

After a pause, Jing Hongchen glanced at Lin Jiayi. Seeing this, Lin Jiayi took a stool from the side and said, "Sit down and talk. The hall master has no other intentions."

"But you also know that although the Sun-Moon Empire has a large number of metal veins, the amount of rare metals has always been small, and the metal you use has never been seen before."

"Other soul guides in the hall have already conducted tests last night. This metal can replace a variety of materials to a certain extent, and can even enhance the controllability of soul guides."

"With this metal, the research of some soul guides can save a lot of rare metals."

Lin Xiao sat down, but did not speak immediately. Instead, he looked at Jing Hongchen.

Jing Hongchen glanced at Lin Xiao and nodded. "There are only three of us here, so I'll be frank. I know your background, and I also know that although we have cooperation, we don't completely trust each other."

"However, even other students in the academy will receive valuable rewards for reporting or discovering new metals."

"And Jiayi has already told me that it was you who risked your life to bring out Plan No. 1 yesterday."

Jing Hongchen paused here, as if thinking about something, and continued speaking after a moment.

"How about this? Let's make a deal. You tell me where you found this metal. In addition to the reward for reporting the new metal, all of Mingde Hall's technology will be fully accessible to you."

"And I have only one request, that you don't bring any secrets to the place where you are."

Lin Xiao's eyes moved slightly.

All the soul guidance technologies of Mingde Hall are open to the public. Even some teachers who have entered Mingde Hall may not receive such treatment until their strength reaches a certain level.

It was clear that Jing Hongchen's need for the Star Soul Ingot was quite urgent. However, simply opening up all their technology to Lin Xiao in exchange for a brand new metal was a pretty good deal for Mingde Hall.

However, Lin Xiao did not agree, but shook his head.

In fact, the idea of ​​alloy is not valuable. Perhaps when soul guides continue to develop and the stock of metal on the Douluo Continent becomes less, some soul masters will try to smelt alloys.

But now, Lin Xiao is the only one who holds this idea in the Douluo Continent. This idea, which is enough to change the entire soul guide world, cannot be achieved simply by opening up the technology of Mingde Hall.

After all, even if Lin Xiao had all the Mingdetang technology, how many soul guides could he produce?

Jing Hongchen frowned slightly upon seeing this. "Lin Xiao, you've already seen Plan One, so you should know what level Mingde Hall is capable of. I'm allowing you to research freely, which at the very least means you'll be able to reach the realm of a ninth-level soul mentor in the future. These things are quite valuable."

"Master, what if I tell you that I hold other metals I've never seen before?"

Jing Hongchen and Lin Jiayi's expressions changed at the same time, and Lin Xiao could feel that their breathing seemed to become heavier.

"You mean you know where other unknown metals are produced?"

"Almost." Lin Xiao nodded.

"Are you sure?" Jing Hongchen leaned forward slightly, and his already fat body looked even more bloated.

"Pretty sure."

Jing Hongchen didn't say anything when he heard this, but stared at Lin Xiao for a long time.

Lin Xiao didn't make any big movements and looked calm.

If Jing Hongchen had stared at him like this when he first discovered the Star Soul Ingot, he might have thought of running away long ago.

After all, a Titled Douluo would have too many means to make others speak, and he was just a disciple, so Jing Hongchen could afford to compensate for the losses of the Holy Spirit Church.

But now, Lin Xiao doesn't dare to say that he can completely control his own destiny, but he also has the capital to communicate with some masters.

Jing Hongchen had thought about using tough measures, but he had already visited the ruins underground.

Lin Jiayi was only an eighth-level soul engineer. Although he could feel the power of Xue Di, he was far from understanding how powerful she was.

But Jing Hongchen was different. After he obtained the Conferred God Platform, he knew that the embryo inside had cultivated for far more than 100,000 years.

After seeing with his own eyes the traces left by the fight between Xue Di and Lin Xiao, he once again improved his judgment of the soul beast.

Although according to what Lin Jiayi said before, Lin Xiao was able to escape because the underground collapsed and the soul beast was buried underground.

But from the fact that Lin Xiao was able to leave early and the soul beast was left behind, we can already see a lot.

Jing Hongchen had no doubt in his mind that once Lin Xiao was pushed into a desperate situation, he would cause himself huge trouble.

Moreover, with such combat power, even though he was not clear about the internal situation of the Holy Spirit Church, he had to give an explanation to Zhongli Wu.

After a long silence, Jing Hongchen spoke again slowly, "How about this? In addition to all the technologies of Mingde Hall, I will ensure that you can reach the realm of a ninth-level soul mentor. From now on, all your expenses will be borne by Mingde Hall."

"Once your cultivation exceeds level ninety-five, Mingde Hall will do its utmost to help you become a level ten soul guide. Furthermore, Mingde Hall will create a level nine soul guide device that best suits you based on your cultivation and martial spirit."

Lin Xiao's expression finally changed. Actually, the ninth-level soul guide wasn't a big deal, but the promise that Mingde Hall would cover all future material costs was something that tempted him.

What Jing Hongchen meant by this sentence is that as long as he wants, Mingdetang will provide him with various materials and metals without asking reasons and without limit on quantity.

This is no longer something that can be measured by gold soul coins. If we really talk about its value, it can be compared with several mineral veins.

The rest will come later

Chapter 227 Innovation

But, if it's just a verbal promise...

Jing Hongchen seemed to understand Lin Xiao's intention. He suddenly raised his hand and took out a small soul guide device. It looked somewhat similar to the identity certificate of Mingdetang, but it was much more exquisite than that one.

Just from a superficial glance, Lin Xiao saw several soul-guiding arrays that were beyond his comprehension. This thing didn't look large, but it was a genuine ninth-level soul-guiding device.

"The ability to mobilize all of Mingde Hall's resources is a privilege possessed by only two people in the entire Mingde Hall. One of them is me, and the other..."

Jing Hongchen paused and didn't continue, but Lin Xiao had already guessed who that person was. Apart from Kong Deming, there was probably no one else.

"This was originally meant for my grandson, but now I'm giving it to you. With it, you can overcome all the restrictions of Mingde Hall. When you need to use resources, others will naturally understand."

"But if you take too much at once, you have to get my permission."

Lin Xiao didn't mind Jing Hongchen's last words too much.

In fact, he also understood what Jing Hongchen meant. Mingdetang was providing resources to him alone, not to others. Perhaps Jing Hongchen would not ask if he gave some rare metals to others, but if it was too much, the value of this promise would be greatly reduced.

Lin Xiao thought for a moment, glanced at Lin Jiayi beside him, and reached out to take the soul guide from Jing Hongchen's hand.

Promises always test the self-awareness of both parties. If Mingdetang really has the audacity to deny this promise, Lin Xiao will not have any better solution until he has the strength to turn against Mingdetang.

Similarly, if Lin Xiao really took advantage of this promise to squander Mingdetang's resources, Jing Hongchen would not be able to keep an eye on his actions all the time.

It's just that he had a good time during his time at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy, and he and Lin Jiayi were teacher and student, so it shouldn't have come to that.

Lin Xiao put away the certificate, sighed softly, and looked at Jing Hongchen, "Master, this metal is not formed naturally, but is made using technology."

Lin Xiao actually didn't know whether he made a profit or a loss on this transaction, but no matter what, he just regarded it as a way to thank the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy for allowing him to have a relatively good life.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Jing Hongchen suddenly stood up and said, "Are you saying that you have mastered the technology to make a new metal?"

"Actually, this technology isn't difficult." Lin Xiao shook his head. "The principle couldn't be simpler. It's just about mixing and melting different materials in a certain proportion to create a metal that possesses the advantages of all materials or has entirely new properties."

"The metal you saw was obtained by me by chance through smelting. It has excellent compatibility with spiritual power, which is why it can enhance the controllability of all soul guides."

"Based on its appearance and characteristics, I named it the Star Soul Ingot."

Jing Hongchen, as a ninth-level soul engineer, understood a lot just by hearing Lin Xiao's description. He didn't expect that he would only get such a light sentence in exchange for the resources of Mingde Hall.

But he did not think that Mingdetang had lost money, but rather made a huge profit.

After all, Lin Xiao is just one person. The metals and materials he can get are limited, and his time is also limited. He can't try too many things.

But Mingdetang is different. With the resources and manpower that Mingdetang has, if it operates at full capacity, there is no telling how many attempts it can make every day. As long as one of them can be utilized, it will be enough to influence the development of the entire soul guide world.

Moreover, the technology of soul guides can be accumulated. The new metals smelted today can still be used even after thousands or tens of thousands of years.

It was a simple sentence, but it revolutionized the entire soul guide world.

Jing Hongchen could already predict that in the future process of training all soul engineers, there would definitely be an additional course called "Materials", and Lin Xiao would be the "Father of Soul Guidance Materials" that all soul engineers would refer to in the future.

He also somewhat understood why he possessed such technology, but Lin Xiao never mentioned it until the soul guide he made was discovered by Mingde Hall, and then he said it at this time.

Such technology would bring immeasurable benefits wherever it was placed, and everyone who knew about it would be eager to take it for themselves.

After glancing at Lin Xiao a few more times and taking a few deep breaths, Jing Hongchen finally calmed down. "So the other metals you mentioned earlier are just different smelting methods?"

Lin Xiao nodded and took out a stack of blueprints. "But apart from these two, I have only a rough guess as to the other metals. I haven't actually tried them yet."

The drawing that Lin Xiao took out was actually Fengshen's guess. After knowing the origin of the Star Soul Ingot in Lin Xiao's hand, he immediately thought of the previous process of making soul guides in which some metals had good compatibility with each other, so he guessed that they could be fused with each other.

However, some of the materials are not common, and Lin Xiao does not have much time to try out the proportions between them one by one. He only tried out two of them in his spare time, but they did not have much effect on him, so he never used them.

Jing Hongchen almost snatched the drawings from Lin Xiao's hands. Just a guess was already quite valuable to him.

After looking through it for a few times, Jing Hongchen reluctantly put down the thing in his hand, "I really thought you only knew the location of a few metal veins..."

As he spoke, Jing Hongchen's expression suddenly became serious. "Lin Xiao, are you willing to stay in Mingde Hall and become a researcher?"