Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 363 The Shameless Professor Wang
Someone else said, "Could we capture one? It would be best to capture one and take him back for research. If not, we can just consider this mission a failure; it's not a big deal!"

What is being referred to here is actually the so-called "evil spirit".

While souls do exist in the Void Realm, their forms are incredibly diverse. There are evil spirits like vengeful ghosts and imps, corpses and zombies, and even more so, soul shadows formed from obsession. Besides these, there are countless other forms that defy simple categorization; some wander freely in the Void Realm, while others are drawn there through the Nine Netherworld Passage.

The name "Rogue Souls" was actually chosen casually by the Dragon King Yinglong. Initially, these spirits were simply the obsessions of harmless individuals attached to the souls trapped in the rift, lacking independent consciousness and any sense of self. It wasn't until the dragon soul suppressing the rift was extracted by the Dragon King Yinglong that the immense sins created by the Sword Sect were materialized—the overwhelming hatred from countless blood sacrifices combined with the obsessions of the souls trapped in the rift for years gave birth to this rare phenomenon.

Their existence is primarily in the form of souls, more like ghosts, but the pollution they bring, burdened by the sins of blood sacrifice, makes them "infect" other living beings like a virus.

Just like those "Soul Eaters" that have been rampaging through Liuzhou, they are the fish that escaped the net - some souls that were not captured. After wandering for a long time, they nourished themselves in the harsh environment of Liuzhou and finally attached themselves to the dead, thus forming monsters.

They carry the sins of blood sacrifice, and can naturally "infect" others. The more people who are infected and die, the larger their group becomes, unless they are burned to death. However, burning is a strategy that the people of Liuzhou have only developed in a few years. Over the past few hundred years, the number of Soul Eaters has been countless, which is one of the main reasons for the disasters in Liuzhou.

Of course, there are also power struggles within Guanliuzhou behind this, which are difficult to summarize simply.

Because although these things are related to "people" in their formation, they are not actually people, so when people talk about "catching one to study," they don't feel any psychological burden at all.

but……

Everyone has good ideas, but in reality, they are very difficult to implement.

"I'm afraid it will be difficult. Although we could just see that those things seemed to have taken on a physical form, they are still difficult to carry, let alone bring back to Central Continent. We can only study them nearby, but the problem is that we only have one person left now!"

"What if we ask the locals for help? Didn't Xiao Song say before that Liu Zhou and his group encountered a human settlement with a tribal civilization? I think the name was something like 'Hu Buyu Clan'!"

"Why should they agree? Unless we negotiate with supplies, but the problem is that most of the supplies we brought are gone! That little rabbit probably doesn't have much left either! How much can those few storage bags hold!"

"Then we can only wait!"

Aunt Wang, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up: "Our partner always has a very clear purpose. We discussed this in our meeting yesterday. Liuzhou has a very special geographical location. Its resource value is secondary to its strategic value."

"Therefore, the Taiyin Sect's next step of development will inevitably shift some of its focus to Liuzhou. Don't forget the original expansion pack. I personally don't think the background described in the expansion pack is entirely fabricated, otherwise α wouldn't have seized the opportunity to wipe out the Ziwei Sect in one fell swoop."

"Liuzhou is the northernmost landmass among the ten continents and three islands. To the west are the sparsely populated Great Wilderness Continent and the neutral Kunlun Hill. So, it's almost conceivable that Tianying Continent, between Liuzhou and Zhongzhou, is her next target! And after that, it's Penglai Island further east!" Everyone nodded in agreement with Aunt Wang's analysis.

Indeed, if they didn't genuinely have designs on Liuzhou, no one would be paying so much attention to this matter. After all, whether it's the tasks the "game" assigned to those players or the various subtle hints, everything blatantly reveals Fang Xianyu's ambition.

but……

"Sister Wang, didn't we just talk about vigorously developing Rongyu Mountain and building an economic development special zone centered on Rongyu City at our last meeting? We also planned to provide assistance to the towns radiating from the Rongyu Mountain range, improve the living standards and medical security of the local people, and solve the local basic education problems? This is still far from being fully realized, so why are we already shifting our focus to Liuzhou?"

Wang Qiqing's voice rang out loudly in the small conference room, his enunciation extremely clear, comparable to a broadcaster—this guy was definitely doing it on purpose!

“Rongyu Mountain is for basic public welfare construction,” Aunt Wang explained patiently, both amused and annoyed by Wang Qiqing’s behavior. “Liuzhou is for military construction, otherwise, if we ever clash with the Misty Immortal Sect or Penglai Sect, the casualties here will be heavy.”

"Yes! You're right! You're absolutely right!"

Unexpectedly, upon hearing Aunt Wang's words, Wang Qiqing clapped his hands excitedly and raised his voice to volunteer, "That's why I think we must set up more research departments in Liuzhou! Especially this anti-gravity research! My spiritual energy research institute in Chang'an City has a ready-made team that can be moved directly to Liuzhou to start working! As long as the organization approves some more manpower for me, I guarantee that it won't be long before we can break through the key to anti-gravity technology! Then we can give back to our China!"

Initially, none of the group realized why Professor Wang had suddenly spoken, but once his true intentions were revealed, they all understood, secretly cursing his shamelessness, and then began to argue amongst themselves.

"Professor Wang is right! Our communications research is also very important! In the future, when military conflicts occur, communication methods will definitely be indispensable, right?"

"That's right! Isn't Liuzhou surrounded by the sea? It's perfect for researching tidal energy! New energy research is a major undertaking! It's a top priority! It's a top priority that benefits the country and its people!"

"You're talking nonsense. The sea over there would freeze over, how would you conduct your research? Besides, I don't even want to talk about those projects of yours. You can fool your brothers, but don't fool yourself! Our applied materials engineering direction is more important!"

"Pah! You're just upset that I voted for metal materials last time instead of you, aren't you? What's with the pettiness! Your research is simply less practical than metal materials! Which of your studies can't be done without modern tools? The Guixu Realm hasn't even invented computers yet, you'd be wasting your spot!"

"How dare you say that! If it weren't for you, I would have been able to snatch it!"

"Stop talking nonsense! Your vote count is far from accurate!"

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