Douluo: What the hell is the academic master development system?

Chapter 356 The Sharp-Tongued Professor (4K)

"Uh-huh?"

When Mo Fang saw the piece of refined steel that Chen Ping pushed over, his expression was initially quite calm, but he quickly noticed that the steel was unusual in terms of its texture and other aspects.

Mo Fang first took out a small hammer from the table, tapped the iron ingot that Chen Ping had brought, then took out an ordinary iron ingot and tapped it, then put his ear close to the side and listened carefully to the difference in the sound when the two were tapped.

"Strange, really strange. They're all made of high-quality steel, so why is there such a big difference in sound, texture, and weight for the same volume?"

Mo Fang was completely baffled, but his intuition as a Soul Master made him instantly realize the terrifying value of this strange piece of refined steel.

"Um, Professor Mo, you've never seen such a rare metal with such unique properties before?"

Chen Ping scratched his head and suddenly remembered that two years ago, when he was competing, he seemed to have traded a piece of refined steel with Xiao Hongchen for a portable soul power fluctuation detector.

Two years have passed, and Mo Fang, as a level nine soul master of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, has never even seen that piece of thousand-refined metal.
Mo Fang's eyes were also full of confusion: "What, shouldn't I have seen it before? This special steel is probably refined using Shrek's unique new technology, right? Why do you think I have seen it before?"

Although that's what he said, just thinking about how Jing Hongchen and the other three level-nine soul masters in the academy often got together and held secret meetings over the past two years made Mo Fang's expression turn quite unpleasant.

It turns out that these guys weren't actually in the crucial stage of the first experiment; they were just hoarding something good for themselves.

Mo Fang was furious. Jing Hongchen had secretly obtained a piece of metal with special properties from Shrek Academy, which might contain important techniques for refining a new type of rare metal. Of course, he could secretly study it himself first.

But it's been two years, and your research hasn't made any progress at all. You've kept it completely hidden, not letting a word out. What the hell do you mean by acting like you don't understand this technology and no one else can do it either?
Is this your technology? Isn't this Shrek's technology?

Mo Fang took a deep breath. If he was the only one who couldn't get involved in analyzing this technology, he would just have to put up with it.

The key point is that the seventh and eighth level soul masters below have been busy with their own projects in the past two years, and they are obviously completely unaware that Shrek Academy has already produced a special rare metal.

Damn this mortal world!

Mo Fang clenched his fists subconsciously, a flash of anger crossing his eyes, but that look quickly turned into a helpless expression of being battered by life a thousand times over.

He was already so fed up with this messed-up world that he couldn't even close his legs anymore, so what was the point of getting angry?

Chen Ping wasn't sure what Mo Fang was thinking, but the constantly changing look in Mo Fang's eyes gave him a clue.

Well, he thought that it was already incredibly powerful that the martial spirit system and the soul guidance system in Shrek Academy would still occasionally fight each other at this point.

Looking at these level nine soul masters at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, they seem to be a prime example of scholars belittling each other.

Compared to them, Shrek Academy seems quite respectable; at least the elders of Shrek Academy didn't fight so fiercely that they almost choked the other elders to death in the cesspool.

Chen Ping clicked his tongue. This really is a world where everyone is trying to outdo each other in terms of how bad they are.

Whenever I think Shrek Academy is bad enough, someone will immediately jump out and tell me, "Hey bro, there are several places that are even worse than Shrek Academy."

"Professor Mo, I've read almost all of these books. How about you give me a practice test first?"

Chen Ping simply changed the subject, no longer discussing these somewhat sensitive topics.

However, Mo Fang was clearly dissatisfied with Chen Ping's somewhat frivolous attitude: "Are you sure you're ready? I've given you thirty days to read, not three."

"Three days is at most enough time for you to finish reading the two books, 'The History of the Development of Defensive Soul Tools' and 'The Architecture of Commonly Used Energy Defensive Soul Tools.' Is your mathematical foundation solid enough?"

Mo Fang narrowed his eyes, and his face finally showed some of the arrogance unique to the professors of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, and even a bit of venom.

“I said three days ago that it was best if the people from Shrek Academy weren’t some worthless nobody, but right now the most important thing for me is to make sure you’re not an arrogant jerk who thinks he can do whatever he wants.”

"Even if I want to use you to raise an enemy and enhance my own prestige, you should still have a humble enough heart to listen to my teachings, instead of just flipping through a book and thinking you know everything. Do you think I'm going to just recite from the book and give you questions?"

Mo Fang noticed that Chen Ping's expression had become somewhat gloomy and stern; clearly, he disliked a self-righteous student like Chen Ping.

Chen Ping now understood even more why his Professor Mo was so uncomfortable. With that sharp-tongued personality, it would be hard for anyone to stand him, let alone his students or even his colleagues.

Fortunately, Chen Ping was quite tolerant of professors like Mo Fang, and honestly said, "Professor, my divination skills are indeed quite good. I had already mastered the divination content on the reading list you gave me when I was at Shrek."

Upon hearing Chen Ping's words, a barely perceptible hint of joy flashed in Mo Fang's eyes, but he quickly reverted to his harsh expression.

"You'd better make sure that what you say matches the strength you possess."

"Otherwise, you won't have a good month ahead. You'll soon understand why you're the only student in my lab right now."

"Of course, if you still can't pass my second test a month from now, you can go back to Shrek Academy."

At this point, Mo Fang's expression grew even colder, but he met Chen Ping's confident expression.

Seeing this, Mo Fang took out a test paper that he had prepared beforehand and threw it in front of Chen Ping.

Chen Ping smiled slightly, took the paper, glanced at it a few times, and began to answer the questions.

Professor Mo is truly a classic example of someone with a sharp tongue but a soft heart.

Although the words were harsh, they threatened him that if he failed the exam, he would be subjected to ridicule for the next month.

But in reality, if Professor Mo were truly that harsh, he wouldn't have given him a chance to retake the exam in a month; if he failed the first time, he would have been fired immediately.

From this perspective, Professor Mo is actually quite kind; it's just that his students can't quite accept his seemingly cold but actually warm teaching style.

In the short time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Chen Ping efficiently completed Mo Fang's exam paper.

To be honest, the exam paper that the other party set was definitely a good test of ability. The four levels of difficulty were evenly distributed, and Mo Fang could confirm the student's level just by looking at the paper.

Let alone Shrek students who don't usually pay much attention to numerology, even students from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, without specialized training, might miss the passing mark of fifty points by a hair's breadth if they're not careful.

However, this was a piece of cake for Chen Ping. Not only could his continuously strengthened mental power allow him to memorize the entire book in one go when faced with knowledge points that needed to be memorized, but he could also easily get enough points to pass the later numerology-related questions. After all, Professor Mo was incredibly merciful compared to Electrox, who was ruthless in setting the questions and wanted Chen Ping to get absolutely no points.

"Professor Mo, have you taken a look?"

Chen Ping pushed his exam paper directly in front of Mo Fang. The easiest way to win over an eccentric old professor like him is with his grades.

If your grades aren't good enough, no amount of sweet talk or flattery will help.

After all, if your performance is subpar, in the eyes of someone with a head full of technical skills, you're just like an uncivilized monkey. Who would care about a monkey's praise?
Taking Chen Ping's test paper, Mo Fang merely glanced at it briefly, a slight smile curving his lips before he suppressed it again. He then took out his pen and crossed out several of Chen Ping's calculation problems.

"These questions didn't follow the correct steps, so I'll deduct ten points from your score. Ninety points is just so-so. From now on, you can freely come and go from my lab."

As he spoke, Mo Fang tossed his lab token to Chen Ping: "Don't be arrogant. Passing this test only proves that you are intelligent enough to understand the lessons I will teach you in the future."

"If you can't keep up with my pace, or if you try to slack off, I'll still kick you out."

"Okay, okay," Chen Ping hurriedly put away the token, then chuckled and moved closer to Mo Fang: "Professor Mo, could you explain to me where my steps for those questions were not up to standard?"

Upon hearing this, Mo Fang's face stiffened instantly. He waved his hand coldly and said, "Go check where it's not up to standard yourself. Why are you asking me everything? Am I your mentor or your babysitter?"

"Hurry up, hurry up. You don't have class today. Take a stroll around the academy and don't get in my way."

Mo Fang couldn't very well admit that he had deliberately nitpicked and deducted ten points from Chen Ping just now in order to prevent him from becoming too arrogant.

As for giving Chen Ping a holiday, it was mainly because we didn't expect him to pass the exam today. He hadn't prepared anything else besides this test paper!

After so many years, we finally have a student again, and he seems to have some talent. He needs to spend some time preparing his lessons.

Chen Ping was kicked out by Mo Fang while holding the token.

This left him feeling rather idle.

According to Chen Ping's inquiries, He Caitou seems to have been chosen by another level nine soul master who is skilled in remote soul tools, and he has been very busy these past two days.

As for Ye Xiaosheng and the others, they were all assigned their own level eight soul masters as mentors, and they were all overjoyed.

Shrek Academy only has three Level 8 Soul Masters, and they don't accept many students. Under these circumstances, being able to study with a Level 8 Soul Master from the Sun Moon Empire for two and a half years is truly a great blessing.

In other words, at this time, everyone basically had something to do, except for Chen Ping, who was kicked out by old man Mo Fang.

This is terrible; it makes us look like vagrants.

Chen Ping scratched his head. Why don't he ask around where the Soul Battle Zone of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is and go take a look? He might even run into that sword fanatic Ji Juechen.

He was still very curious about Ji Juechen. After all, this guy only had level three innate soul power, yet he was able to cultivate to level sixty-something at around thirty years old, which was quite rare.

Although Ji Juechen's innate soul power was one level higher than his, that doesn't mean anything.

How many drugs did he take, how many rare and precious herbs did he consume, and how many opportunities did he seize in Shrek Academy over the past two years to get to where he is now?
But Ji Juechen, that guy, is just like Wang Yangming. He is a model of enlightenment in Longchang, which has a lot to do with the idea of ​​"the wise seeking power inward".

Once your swordsmanship improves, your cultivation level will also increase, which is absurd; it's practically blatant cheating.

At least Chen Ping didn't think he had such high comprehension that he could improve his cultivation level by focusing on one thing. If he wanted to level up, he would have to rely on acupuncture more reliably.

One needle brings innate full soul power, three needles bring innate level 20. Apart from the high cost of paying off debts, which may take several years to recover, there shouldn't be any other problems.

Thinking this, Chen Ping went down to the fifth floor and belatedly realized what he had missed.

wrong!

In this timeline, Huo Yuhao did not join the Tang Sect.

Without the Tang Clan's various mechanical hidden weapons, it seems Huo Yuhao would have had a hard time luring Xuan Ziwen away.

Thinking of this, Chen Ping turned right and walked into the experimental area on the fifth floor. At this time, the door of Laboratory No. 3 was open, and only Huo Yuhao was sitting inside.

"Brother Chen."

Seeing Chen Ping stroll over, Huo Yuhao was immediately delighted and looked at Chen Ping.

Chen Ping peeked inside to make sure there was no one else in the lab before walking in and sitting down.

"How have you been feeling these past three days studying at Sun and Moon?"

Chen Ping asked.

"It's great. The teacher I was assigned to, Mr. Xuan, has many incredibly imaginative ideas. I've already benefited a lot from just three days of classes with him."

Huo Yuhao answered honestly, "It seems that Professor Xuan Ziwen's main research direction is the civilian application of soul tools, aiming to enable ordinary people to use powerful soul tools, but it seems that he has encountered some minor troubles."

"Besides that, there's a nice senior in this lab named Orange. It's just that I disturbed her a couple of days ago when she was making a soul tool, which caused a bit of an unpleasantness. I've been wanting to find a chance to apologize to her, but I haven't seen her yet."

Huo Yuhao shared his recent situation before curiously looking at Chen Ping: "Brother Chen, how is your level nine soul master? If level eight soul masters have such a profound knowledge base, level nine soul masters must be able to fly!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Ping chuckled: "Who knows? I've just been studying the textbook that Professor Mo assigned me these past few days, preparing for the exam he gave me. I really don't know how good or bad this professor is."

As he spoke, Chen Ping took out a pile of colorful, thousand-forged metal ingots.

"This is a technological breakthrough product that our academy just developed recently. The various properties of these rare metals have increased by several times from their original levels. You can take it and play with it. If there is a need to make soul tools, you can also use these special rare metals to make soul tools."

"All of these soul tools are made of this rare metal. Their level can be increased by half a level to a full level out of thin air. You'll understand once you study them more."

(End of this chapter)