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

Chapter 473 I Really Want to Snatch Mirror Red Dust

The group had been traveling for several hours and were all quite hungry. So they stopped and ordered a few tables of food and drink from the city.

Because they had something to discuss, both Chen Ping and Huo Yuhao sat at the table where several super Douluo-level deans were.

Once all the dishes were served, Xian Lin'er brought her index and middle fingers together to form a sword-like gesture, and with a casual wave, the entire room's walls, including the ceiling and floor, were enveloped by a blue hurricane.

Although it seems almost inaudible, just by looking at how the steam rising from the dishes on the table is instantly churned up before it reaches the ceiling, you can tell that under Xian Lin'er's control, no sound can escape from the room, so there's no fear of being overheard.

Immediately afterwards, a figure slowly emerged from the room, wearing a tattered gray robe, with a messy, unkempt hairstyle that looked like it hadn't been styled in decades, plus his signature large tea gourd and the chicken leg in his hand. Who else could it be but Elder Xuan?
In the past two years, Master Xuan's clothing style has become increasingly beyond the realm of ordinary people.

Perhaps it was because he discovered that helping the academy mine would bring real benefits to Shrek Academy, or perhaps it was because helping the academy mine would allow him to atone for the two times he led teams that almost wiped out the inner academy students.

Therefore, unless a meeting of the Sea God Pavilion is held or he has a mission, Elder Xuan spends most of his time in various mining areas, keeping an eye on the safety of each area while improving mining efficiency.

Even though the academy has already deployed a large number of mining vehicles in various mining areas, and it doesn't really need Elder Xuan to do it personally, it's still the same.

So, if the reason why Master Xuan's clothes were greasy and dusty before was mainly because he wore them for too long, now it's simply because he's been mining and working in construction. Who has time to keep their clothes clean every day?

"Elder Xuan, what brings you here?"

Huo Yuhao's gaze was originally fixed on the steamed grouper on the table, but then he saw Elder Xuan gnawing on a chicken leg in one hand and holding a tea gourd in the other, and he was immediately surprised.

"Hehe, of course you'd have to ask Chen Ping, who told him to be so troublesome?"

In an instant, all eyes in the room unconsciously fell on Chen Ping.

"Ahem, you can't blame me for this. It was Jing Hongchen who insisted on forcing me to buy the refining technology of the thousand-refined metal. Here, this is the last price list they gave me. They even quoted the price of the level nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell."

"If it weren't for the fact that Jing Hongchen's offers kept getting higher and higher in the months before I left, I wouldn't have been able to ask Dean Qian to send a letter directly to the academy to ask Elder Xuan to come out and protect me."

As he spoke, Chen Ping sighed and waved his hand helplessly.

Although Xian Lin'er knew the value of Thousand-Refined Metal, she never expected that the price had inflated to the point where even Level 9 Fixed-Equipment Soul-Guided Cannonballs had become a tradable option thanks to Jing Hongchen's repeated offers.

Xian Lin'er took the price list from Chen Ping's hand. She glanced at it casually, and her face paled instantly. Her hand holding the price list trembled.

"My God, this is too much! My God! The value of these things is beyond monetary measure."

"Fifty-eight silver dragon scales, some whole and some loose, could this be all the silver dragon scales left in the entire Sun Moon Empire?"

"And when will these top-grade rare metals, which are normally so difficult to obtain even a few grams of, be sold by the ton?"

"Even if the academy searched for a hundred years, it would be difficult to gather even a hundred catties of these things!" "No wonder Chen Ping, you had Duo Duo inform us in advance to send out more top-tier combat forces, and it would be best if Elder Xuan came as well. If it were me, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to resist taking action!"

Qian Duoduo stood to the side, looking impatient: "Lin'er, what else is in that price list? I, as a teacher, don't even know!"

"See for yourself."

Xian Lin'er handed over the price list, and Qian Duoduo glanced at it briefly, almost fainting like Xian Lin'er.

After recovering, Qian Duoduo's face showed a mix of crying and laughing. She clearly hadn't expected Chen Ping to be so patient, remaining calm and refusing Jing Hongchen's offer despite such an outrageous astronomical price.

Fortunately, he didn't know the crafting process of forged metal, otherwise it's not impossible that he couldn't resist exchanging with Jing Hongchen.

If we bring these rare metals back to Shrek Academy, and Shrek Academy has enough level nine soul masters in the future, we might even be able to wholesale level nine soul tools at will!

How heavy can a level nine soul tool, like Red Dust Protection, really be?
Moreover, a level nine soul tool can't be made entirely of such top-grade rare metals, can it?

In other words, the top-grade rare metals used to make a single level-nine soul tool might only require around 100 grams, while the rare metals listed in this price list are enough for them to achieve top-grade rare metal freedom for the next hundred years.

The reason why Shrek Academy and the three great empires have been unable to produce level nine soul masters is not only due to issues of concepts and systems, but also because they have been held back by the Sun Moon Empire. The lack of sufficient top-grade rare metals for experimentation and cooperation is indeed an important factor that cannot be ignored.

"Elder Xuan, I'm starting to regret it. Do you think it's too late for us to go back and rob Jing Hongchen and the others now?"

Qian Duoduo took a few deep breaths, forcibly suppressing his surging emotions. The freedom to use top-grade rare metals—this was something that countless deans of Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department had dreamed of since its inception.
Shrek now has several mining areas in the Star Dou Forest, where low- to mid-grade rare metals are being continuously mined through refining production lines.

If we add these top-grade rare metals as reserves, and use the thousands of rare metal blueprints that Huo Yuhao has copied over the past two and a half years as templates, Shrek Academy will probably be able to shorten the generation gap between itself and Mingde Hall to within five hundred or even three hundred years in less than a hundred years!

These two kids are truly the ones who will restore Shrek!

"You stole Mirror Red Dust?"

Elder Xuan snorted: "The reason why that kid Chen sent a letter to call me here is because he was afraid that our academy would be surrounded by the people of the Sun Moon Empire and they would seize the refining technology of the Thousand Refined Metal."

"You little brat, you've got some nerve, setting your sights on Jing Hongchen and the others without even saying a word. Aren't you afraid of breaking your own teeth?"

Upon hearing this, Xian Lin'er also tugged at Qian Duoduo's ear and said, "That's right, Elder Xuan is right."

"Our most important task right now is to ensure the children's safe return. Jing Hongchen doesn't act unless he's absolutely certain of success, and when he does, it will be a devastating blow."

Yan Shaozhe didn't interrupt at this moment, but he was surprised.

Strange, Elder Xuan is so damn reliable today, even more reliable than Qian Duoduo, it's making him a little uncomfortable.
(End of this chapter)