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

Chapter 467 Chen Ping, the Ruthless Capitalist

Jing Hongchen was extremely busy, which was a really good thing for Chen Ping.

After asking Ning Tian and Wu Feng to bring back the high-altitude detection soul tool and the detector blueprints scanned by Huo Yuhao to the academy for a replica attempt, Chen Ping's tasks were basically completed.

The high-altitude detection soul tool originally belonged to the Sun Moon Empire, so Chen Ping was too embarrassed to actually ask Mo Fang to help disassemble the specific function of each part, since it was not Jing Hongchen's work after all.

If it's the latter, then things are much easier to discuss. Given the personal grudges between the two, Mo Fang would have to work overtime to dismantle Jing Hongchen's equipment, explain the function of each part to Chen Ping, and also take the opportunity to criticize the problems with Jing Hongchen's soul tool.

Since Chen Ping had outsourced his original research on high-altitude detection soul guides, he was able to dedicate a rare period of focused cultivation for the next year.

Well, Mo Fang has been abducted by him, and Mingde Hall has been ravaged by the Body Sect and is now in the reconstruction phase. It will be difficult for Chen Ping to learn any more advanced knowledge.

Although in theory, since his mentor had been missing for half a year, Chen Ping should have been able to ask Jing Hongchen to find him a new mentor. Even if he didn't have a level nine mentor, he should at least have an level eight soul mentor like Xuan Ziwen.

The problem is that lately, besides pondering matters of the court, the old man Jing Hongchen is most concerned about thousand-refined metals. According to Qian Duoduo, he's almost driven crazy by this fat old man.

If Chen Ping were to seek out Jing Hongchen to become his mentor at this point, he would only be making things difficult for himself.

Anyway, with Huo Yuhao, the master of copying, Chen Ping wasn't worried about missing any advanced knowledge points of the Sun and Moon Soul Guidance system. He could just find the Soul Guidance blueprints that Huo Yuhao had copied when he returned to the academy.

He completed most of the tasks required for studying abroad in just one year, and with ample time to cultivate, he finally seized the opportunity to focus on his training.

Over the past year, Chen Ping has spent most of his time studying the various blueprints of Experiment No. 1 while focusing on his training. Only when inspiration strikes will he go to Mo Fang's laboratory to concentrate on handcrafting small parts.

Therefore, when the year ended, Chen Ping's soul power level improved much faster than the previous year. Relying on the second deep meditation that occurred when the second holiday arrived, he managed to jump to level 47. His cultivation progress was no slower than before he obtained the Snow Emperor's soul spirit.

Even someone as powerful as the Snow Emperor couldn't help but feel a greater sense of respect for Chen Ping after experiencing the extraordinary intensity of his cultivation over the past year.

Perhaps Chen Ping didn't use a sword, but it's clear that he possesses the same qualities as swordsmen throughout history: the relentless pursuit of his goals, and the arduous training he undergoes like a hermit.

"Am I going to see Bing'er again today?"

As Chen Ping removed the arm armor that was attached to his arm, Xue Di, who had been sitting next to him, closed the book in her hand, placed it steadily on the corner of the table, and turned her head to ask.

Unlike Tianmeng and Bingdi, who are respectively Huo Yuhao's soul ring and martial soul, respectively, and thus can mostly stay obediently in the Sea of ​​Spirit, Xuedi, as Chen Ping's soul spirit, can actually come out and wander around.

In addition, Chen Ping himself has the ability of exercise meditation. As long as Xue Di doesn't use her skills recklessly when she comes out, the consumption of Xue Di's energy while she is outside and the recovery speed of Chen Ping's soul power are basically the same.

It was precisely because of this that Chen Ping discovered a rather interesting trait of the Snow Empress: despite having cultivated for nearly 700,000 years, this young lady was still a homebody at heart.

As long as she has a few books, Chen Ping doesn't have to worry about Xue Di while he does his research all day long, because she can stay in one position and read all day.

The reason Xue Di had remained in Chen Ping's spiritual sea was primarily because, after the soul-forming ritual, she needed to nurture and stabilize her own soul. Now, with the opportunity to experience the human world firsthand, Xue Di naturally wouldn't refuse. Well—experiencing the human world through books in Chen Ping's dormitory and laboratory should count as experiencing it too.

At least, this sounds more plausible than the way the Snow Empress used to experience the human world—slapping those human swordsmen away.
"Yes, today is the day I arranged to meet Yuhao in the demiplane. You can also go see Hyotei, and I'll also go see if Yuhao has any new ideas."

Chen Ping nodded, waved his hand, and skillfully opened the gate to the undead demiplane, a process many times smoother than when he first tried to summon the gate to the undead.

Since Huo Yuhao had already visited the undead demiplane once, Chen Ping, as Huo Yuhao's senior brother, naturally didn't hide many things from him and directly shared the information with Huo Yuhao.

Okay, Chen Ping admitted that what he said sounded nice, but in reality, he just saw that Huo Yuhao had a lot of free time, so he brought him over and assigned him some tasks.

Considering that Huo Yuhao later even used the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal from the Earth Dragon Gate and the technology of Experiment Subject No. 1 to manually craft a set of Ice Extreme Armor with the help of Xuan Ziwen.

Chen Ping simply pulled the other party into the research and development of the battle armor early on, meeting once a week to share their new ideas about soul-guided exoskeletons for battle armor.

It has to be said that Huo Yuhao's talent for battle armor is absolutely top-notch.

Although Xuan Ziwen helped Huo Yuhao complete a significant portion of the original Ice Extreme Armor, Huo Yuhao's ability to design and refine the blueprints of the Ice Extreme Armor together with Xuan Ziwen, and to be in charge of the armor's production, already speaks volumes about his capabilities.

Chen Ping felt no envy whatsoever for Huo Yuhao's exceptional talent in designing battle armor, or for his ability to come up with a highly constructive idea every so often.

As the saying goes, there is a sequence to learning and each profession has its own expertise. Chen Ping is well aware that his talent for designing soul tools largely comes from his experiences on Earth. By standing on the shoulders of giants and gaining a high-level perspective, he is able to come up with amazing ideas for designing soul tools.

However, if we really compare the efficiency of tackling difficult problems when designing soul tools, Chen Ping is far inferior to Huo Yuhao; this is a matter of genuine ability.

But Chen Ping is not afraid of people around him being capable. The more capable they are, the more productive they will be when they work for him under the table.

Would you mind if your Palu was more productive than you?

"Chen Ping, what are you looking for this time?"

Following Chen Ping into the undead demiplane, Xue Di watched Chen Ping rummaging through his various storage soul tools and scratched her cheek in confusion.

"Oh, the high-grade coffee beans I ordered from the southern border of the Star Luo Empire just arrived a few days ago. They're incredibly effective at keeping you energized. A barrel costs several thousand gold soul coins. I'll find a convenient place to give them to Yuhao as a gift later. Sigh, being a senior brother is so tiring."

After Chen Ping finished speaking earnestly, he grinned, revealing two rows of big white teeth, a smile that made Xue Di feel inexplicably uneasy.

If she remembered correctly, this smile was the kind of capitalist smile that Chen Ping had mentioned before.

(End of this chapter)