Douluo Jueshi: I Don't Want to Be an Evil Soul Master

Chapter 226 Promise
Jing Hongchen came back sooner than Lin Xiao expected, probably because of what happened in Mingde Hall, and he was not in the mood to stay in the palace for too long.

The next morning, when Lin Xiao entered Lin Jiayi's soul guide laboratory, he saw Jing Hongchen already sitting inside.

"Master, teacher."

Lin Xiao greeted him, but Lin Jiayi did not respond to him. Instead, Jing Hongchen on the side spoke first.

"Is this the soul guide you made?"

Lin Xiao followed Jing Hongchen's movements and took a look at the debris on the table.

Mingdetang acted quite quickly. After just one night, they had pieced together the general appearance of the array of floating cannons before it was damaged.

"its mine."

Lin Xiao did not deny it. It was no secret that he had this kind of soul guide. After all, it borrowed a lot of Mingdetang's technology and Ye Yulin's design.

Upon hearing this, Jing Hongchen exchanged a glance with Lin Jiayi, "Can you tell me where this metal was found?"

After a pause, Jing Hongchen glanced at Lin Jiayi. Seeing this, Lin Jiayi took a stool from the side and said, "Sit down and talk. The hall master has no other intentions."

"But you also know that although the Sun-Moon Empire has a large number of metal veins, the amount of rare metals has always been small, and the metal you use has never been seen before."

"Other soul guides in the hall have already conducted tests last night. This metal can replace a variety of materials to a certain extent, and can even enhance the controllability of soul guides."

"With this metal, the research of some soul guides can save a lot of rare metals."

Lin Xiao sat down, but did not speak immediately. Instead, he looked at Jing Hongchen.

Jing Hongchen glanced at Lin Xiao and nodded. "There are only three of us here, so I'll be frank. I know your background, and I also know that although we have cooperation, we don't completely trust each other."

"However, even other students in the academy will receive valuable rewards for reporting or discovering new metals."

"And Jiayi has already told me that it was you who risked your life to bring out Plan No. 1 yesterday."

Jing Hongchen paused here, as if thinking about something, and continued speaking after a moment.

"How about this? Let's make a deal. You tell me where you found this metal. In addition to the reward for reporting the new metal, all of Mingde Hall's technology will be fully accessible to you."

"And I have only one request, that you don't bring any secrets to the place where you are."

Lin Xiao's eyes moved slightly.

All the soul guidance technologies of Mingde Hall are open to the public. Even some teachers who have entered Mingde Hall may not receive such treatment until their strength reaches a certain level.

It was clear that Jing Hongchen's need for the Star Soul Ingot was quite urgent. However, simply opening up all their technology to Lin Xiao in exchange for a brand new metal was a pretty good deal for Mingde Hall.

However, Lin Xiao did not agree, but shook his head.

In fact, the idea of ​​alloy is not valuable. Perhaps when soul guides continue to develop and the stock of metal on the Douluo Continent becomes less, some soul masters will try to smelt alloys.

But now, Lin Xiao is the only one who holds this idea in the Douluo Continent. This idea, which is enough to change the entire soul guide world, cannot be achieved simply by opening up the technology of Mingde Hall.

After all, even if Lin Xiao had all the Mingdetang technology, how many soul guides could he produce?

Seeing this, Jing Hongchen frowned slightly. "Lin Xiao, you've already seen Project Number One, so you should know the level of Mingde Hall. I'm allowing you to research freely, which at the very least means you'll definitely reach the level of a ninth-grade Soul Master in the future. These things are quite valuable." "Hall Master, what if I told you I also possess other metals I've never seen before?"

Jing Hongchen and Lin Jiayi's expressions changed at the same time, and Lin Xiao could feel that their breathing seemed to become heavier.

"You mean you know where other unknown metals are produced?"

"Almost." Lin Xiao nodded.

"Are you sure?" Jing Hongchen leaned forward slightly, and his already fat body looked even more bloated.

"Pretty sure."

Jing Hongchen didn't say anything when he heard this, but stared at Lin Xiao for a long time.

Lin Xiao didn't make any big movements and looked calm.

If Jing Hongchen had stared at him like this when he first discovered the Star Soul Ingot, he might have thought of running away long ago.

After all, a Titled Douluo would have too many means to make others speak, and he was just a disciple, so Jing Hongchen could afford to compensate for the losses of the Holy Spirit Church.

But now, Lin Xiao doesn't dare to say that he can completely control his own destiny, but he also has the capital to communicate with some masters.

Jing Hongchen had thought about using tough measures, but he had already visited the ruins underground.

Lin Jiayi was only an eighth-level soul engineer. Although he could feel the power of Xue Di, he was far from understanding how powerful she was.

But Jing Hongchen was different. After he obtained the Conferred God Platform, he knew that the embryo inside had cultivated for far more than 100,000 years.

After seeing with his own eyes the traces left by the fight between Xue Di and Lin Xiao, he once again improved his judgment of the soul beast.

Although according to what Lin Jiayi said before, Lin Xiao was able to escape because the underground collapsed and the soul beast was buried underground.

But from the fact that Lin Xiao was able to leave early and the soul beast was left behind, we can already see a lot.

Jing Hongchen had no doubt in his mind that once Lin Xiao was pushed into a desperate situation, he would cause himself huge trouble.

Moreover, with such combat power, even though he was not clear about the internal situation of the Holy Spirit Church, he had to give an explanation to Zhongli Wu.

After a long silence, Jing Hongchen spoke again slowly, "How about this? In addition to all the technologies of Mingde Hall, I will ensure that you can reach the realm of a ninth-level soul mentor. From now on, all your expenses will be borne by Mingde Hall."

"Once your cultivation exceeds level ninety-five, Mingde Hall will do its utmost to help you become a level ten soul guide. Furthermore, Mingde Hall will create a level nine soul guide device that best suits you based on your cultivation and martial spirit."

Lin Xiao's expression finally changed. Actually, the ninth-level soul guide wasn't a big deal, but the promise that Mingde Hall would cover all future material costs was something that tempted him.

What Jing Hongchen meant by this sentence is that as long as he wants, Mingdetang will provide him with various materials and metals without asking reasons and without limit on quantity.

This is no longer something that can be measured by gold soul coins. If we really talk about its value, it can be compared with several mineral veins.

　The rest will come later

　　
　
(End of this chapter)