stonecrandall Chapter 85 Metal Life
Chapter 85 Metal Life
Chapter 85 Metal Life
"Senior Brother Long, you're back."
Beneath the Azure Dragon Mansion, at the Soul Forging Research Institute,
Huo Yuhao looked at Long Aotian, who had just walked in, and asked, "How did the talks with Tang Ya go?"
Tian Dou City was already completely sealed off.
Tang Ya, a person of great interest to the Heavenly Soul Empire, immediately attracted the attention of the higher-ups of the Soul Forging Project as soon as she stepped into the city.
"She's still hesitating."
"Shrek had such a profound influence on her that even though she was marginalized and Bebe was forbidden from seeing her, she still couldn't let go."
Huo Yuhao carefully carved the core magic array in his hand: "As expected."
"Shrek took her in back then. If I had been rescued by Shrek when I escaped from the White Tiger family, I would have done the same."
Long Aotian's gaze fell on a pile of Tang Clan hidden weapon parts scattered beside Huo Yuhao.
"Are you trying to recreate Tang Clan hidden weapons?"
Huo Yuhao did not deny it.
"With the shared mental detection capabilities, it's not difficult for us to crack the core devices of these hidden weapons."
"Although the Tang Clan has been abandoned by the times, their hidden weapons are indeed unique, and some can even be called works of art."
"If we could replace the rapid-fire device of the Zhuge Liang crossbow with a soul-guided core, I think we could develop a rapid-fire soul-guided cannon."
Huo Yuhao put down the soul guidance core array he had just finished carving and picked up an exquisite mechanical expansion device next to him.
"As long as the triggering structure of this Rain of Pear Blossoms Needle can be replaced by a Soul Guidance Core, we can enable Soul Guidance Projectiles to achieve unprecedented high-density coverage strikes."
The brilliance of Tang Clan's hidden weapons lies in their extremely sophisticated mechanical structure.
Soul tools, on the other hand, are a perfect combination of metal and soul power.
"If we can fuse the ultimate structure with the soul tool, and then supplement it with soul forging, we can catch up with the Sun Moon Empire."
Under Huo Yuhao's mental control, the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, which he had improved, floated up.
All the crossbow bolts simultaneously changed direction and aimed at the metal target in the test area.
Bang bang bang!
Amidst a series of explosions, more than a dozen crossbow bolts drew strange arcs in the air!
They pierced the target from different angles, and each arrow caused a small-scale explosion upon hitting the target.
Long Aotian's expression changed drastically: "You've successfully developed a tracking soul tool?!"
"We haven't yet forged a metal capable of supporting the tracking of soul tools!"
Huo Yuhao shook his head: "It's just a preliminary attempt, far from being a success."
The tracking soul guide core in these crossbow bolts was carved by Huo Yuhao by studying the Ice Silkworm Rune and using the techniques of a rune master, based on the principle of a magic array core.
Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up, and his mental detection sharing was activated.
He displayed the internal structure of the last crossbow bolt in his hand to Long Aotian and all the researchers in the room.
"I have engraved a miniature spiritual imprint inside each arrow."
Huo Yuhao disassembled the crossbow bolt, and hundreds of tiny structures immediately floated up: "With this specially made core array, a simple tracking function can be achieved."
Everyone carefully examined the fine, hair-like lines, marveling at them.
"But such consumption is too great."
Huo Yuhao pointed to the mountain of scrap metal to the side: "Moreover, I have to carve each arrow myself, so mass production is simply impossible."
Long Aotian frowned: "As long as we can overcome the limitations of materials, this tracking soul tool will have a revolutionary impact on the battlefield."
Huo Yuhao nodded and pointed to the new forging furnace not far away: "So in order to improve efficiency, we have changed the mode of traditional soul tools."
The Soul Forging Research Institute can now be divided into the following parts.
The first is the forging department, which is led by Bai Ming, Wang Yanfeng, Yu Tao and others.
The second is the carving department, which is centered around Langya, Linghu, Hongyue, and others.
Third is the assembly department headed by Jiang Yixi.
Fourth is Chen Lü and Chen Yu's experimental department.
Fifth is Huo Yuhao's design department.
This division of labor breaks away from the traditional one-size-fits-all approach in soul tool manufacturing, breaking down the soul tool manufacturing process into specific standardized steps, thereby improving the production efficiency of the Heavenly Soul Empire.
"Traditional soul tools require a soul master to be proficient in design, forging, and carving, which takes too long to train."
"Now we assign the most skilled person to each step, which has increased efficiency by at least three times."
"Now the empire is transferring resources from one hand to the other, recycling the rough blanks from the scattered Iron-Armed Bear blacksmiths, and then refining and forging them through the forging department to finally produce stable and quantified soul guides."
However, the drawbacks of doing this are also obvious.
"In that case, is it possible for us to surpass the Sun Moon Empire in the highest levels of technology?"
Huo Yuhao replied, "The truly top-tier fields have always relied on a limited number of people."
"So, Senior Brother Gu is carrying a heavy burden on his shoulders right now."
Although Hongyue and Langya are both Soul Masters with the spiritual attribute, they have an unparalleled advantage in the creation of Soul Tools.
But their level of understanding is too high, and their paths are already completely set; they lack the adaptability of someone like Gu Tong.
According to the plans of the Body Sect and the Heavenly Soul Empire, Gu Tong and Huo Yuhao should become all-around soul mentors.
Even if there is some emphasis, we must still take everything into account.
Therefore, in addition to serving the Imperial Army, the Lotus of Purification, and the Body Sect, the five departments of the Soul Research Institute must also provide full support to the two of them.
In short, the current Heavenly Soul Empire and the Body Sect can be summed up in two words:
busy.
Lack of time.
Poison Undying is already planning how to cause trouble for the Sun Moon Empire.
Long Aotian sighed, "It's a pity that we can't obtain a hidden weapon like the Tang Sect's Guanyin Tears."
"It's alright if we don't have it," Huo Yuhao smiled slightly. "We're just learning by doing from Tang Sect's experience, not blindly imitating them."
"Ultimately, we will need to design our own more powerful soul tools, even those capable of killing gods."
Huo Yuhao tapped the table, and instantly an ice-blue light screen unfolded in the air, displaying a brand-new design.
This is a projection soul tool designed by Huo Yuhao based on the principles of illumination soul tools and holy light magic in light magic.
"This is a soul tool that I and the design department developed based on the Rain of Pear Blossom Needles. It's called the Wrath of the Sky."
"In theory, its power can be continuously upgraded as the core materials are updated."
The Wrath of the Sky abandoned the physical penetration of the Rain of Pear Blossoms Needles and instead adopted the Thunderfire Compression Bullet with high explosive properties.
On the light screen, the cannon barrel with its dense holes was disassembled, revealing red and blue projectiles inside.
However, Huo Yuhao quickly poured cold water on Long Aotian's enthusiasm: "Mass production is impossible."
Lightning and fire are both extremely violent attributes, and achieving their perfect compression is extremely difficult.
The only Sky Fury in the current Soul Research Institute does not have a soul-guiding array on rare metals as its core energy source.
Instead, it was a dual-attribute (thunder and fire) soul bone provided by the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School.
"Isn't this price too high?" Long Aotian gritted his teeth.
Huo Yuhao shook his head: "Senior Brother Long, you've forgotten."
"Our ultimate goal is to develop a life metal that can resonate with martial spirit, soul power, and spiritual power."
"Therefore, using soul bones for experimentation is actually the closest attempt to spirituality."
There was something Huo Yuhao didn't say.
That is the life metal that has been forged. If it is refined using the talisman puppet technique in the talisman master's weapon crafting, as well as the many magical rituals of Elex, it may transform into a true metal life form.
Metal life and life metal are two completely different concepts.