Douluo Dragon King: I'm creating a golden age behind the scenes!

Chapter 92 Federal Research Department Xu Ziqian

After handling the follow-up matters of the Soul Guidance Train, the group finally began their trip to Mingdu.

As the group stepped out of the Mingdu Soul Guidance Train Station and into the grand street constructed of steel, glass, and soul guidance light, a completely different aura rushed towards them.

Looking at the bustling streets and dazzling array of goods in Mingdu, these students, despite being the elite of the younger generation of the Spirit Pagoda, couldn't help but reveal the pure curiosity and excitement that belonged to young people.

After all, they are still just a group of teenagers.

Moreover, having spent the last two years in the academy, even when going out on missions, they always returned quickly. It was a rare opportunity to properly stroll around and have fun. At this moment, everyone's pace slowed down involuntarily, and their heads bobbed like rattles, looking around at the latest soul tools displayed on the platform. Everyone's face was filled with a long-lost sense of relaxation and a desire to explore new and exciting things.

Zhou Mingyu and Shen Xuanming walked side by side at the back of the group.

Although Shen Xuanming maintained his steady pace, he never forgot his responsibilities. His sharp gaze swept across the surrounding environment with a subtle scrutiny.

Zhou Mingyu, on the other hand, seemed more relaxed, with a faint smile on his lips, as if he was enjoying this rare moment of freshness.

The two looked at the group of young elites who had been instantly "captured" by the prosperity of Mingdu, exchanged a glance, and understood each other's meaning.

Shen Xuanming coughed lightly, his voice not loud, but clearly reaching the ears of every trainee, causing their slightly disordered footsteps and discussions to quiet down a little: "Ahem, I will go with your captain to submit the mission next."

"As for you," Shen Xuanming changed the subject, his smile deepening, "you're free to do as you please during this time!"

Wow!

"Very good!"

"Long live Teacher Shen!"

The suppressed cheers erupted instantly, and the faces of the boys and girls blossomed with immense joy.

Door O

The bustling city of Menmingdu was left behind by the speeding wheels. At this moment, Zhou Mingyu and his companion were driving a soul-guided car, speeding along the dedicated highway. The scenery outside the window gradually changed from towering buildings to remote wilderness, and finally they entered a special area surrounded by tight security lines and towering energy shields—the Federal Research Department.

The reason it was built here is thanks to the lessons learned from the unforgettable tragedy that occurred 10,000 years ago. On that day, an armory located on the outskirts of Mingdu was hit by a massive explosion that nearly destroyed half of the city and caused countless civilian casualties.

In the ten thousand years that followed, the Sun and Moon Federation learned its lesson and relocated all departments involved in the research and development of high-risk soul-guided weapons, core energy research, and the testing of large-scale destructive soul-guided devices from densely populated urban areas.

The Federal Research Department, which brings together the Federation's cutting-edge military technology, was naturally located in this desolate wilderness far from the core of Mingdu and protected by multiple defensive fortifications.

Even though Zhou Mingyu and Shen Xuanming kept pushing the Soul Guided Car to its full speed, it still took them nearly four hours to arrive here.

On the outskirts of Mingdu, after undergoing a series of rigorous identity verifications, soul power fluctuation scans, item security checks, and even a covert detection of mental fluctuations, the two finally stepped into the main building of the Federal Research Department.

In stark contrast to the dazzling splendor of Mingdu, the entire Federal Research Department is extremely focused on efficiency and high performance.

The corridor was spacious with very few useless decorations. The walls were made of sturdy alloy and special soul-guided concrete. The staff coming and going were all dressed in uniform, walking briskly with focused and rigid expressions. Their communication was concise and efficient.

After handing over the mission metal to the logistics department, Zhou Mingyu and Shen Xuanming were placed in this empty hall to wait for the verification results.

As the researchers passed by silently, time flowed by in this almost frozen silence.

Finally, the logistics window lit up with a green light, and a notification came that the verification was complete.

Just as the two stood up to leave, the logistics staff member who had been in charge of the handover strode out, his gaze precisely locking onto Zhou Mingyu: "Excuse me? Are you Mr. Zhou Mingyu from the Spirit Transmission Academy?"

Zhou Mingyu paused, then calmly nodded: "It's me. Is there a problem with the paperwork?"

"No, the procedures are complete." The staff member spoke quickly, with the directness characteristic of researchers.

Please wait a moment.

He quickly whispered a few words into the internal soul-guided communicator.

Less than a minute later, the side door slid open, and a person, also wearing a research lab coat but with a noticeably more capable demeanor, entered.

A sharp-eyed middle-aged researcher walked in.

His gaze lingered on Zhou Mingyu for a moment, a hint of barely perceptible joy flashing across his face. He then gestured for the two of them to follow him: "Mr. Zhou, Ms. Shen, please come with me."

Zhou Mingyu and Shen Xuanming exchanged a slightly puzzled look, but Zhou Mingyu still followed as instructed.

The researcher led them directly through several deeper passages with significantly upgraded security measures, and along the way, the researcher explained the reason to them in a straightforward manner:

Thanks to Zhou Mingyu's rising reputation in the Spirit Pagoda over the past few years, the Soul Master world has come to know that the Spirit Pagoda has a genius Soul Master like Zhou Mingyu who possesses the ultimate ice attribute.

The Federal Research Department felt the same way. For these researchers, the Extreme Ice was practically the most perfect and purest natural cooling source and energy stability anchor in theory. So, after receiving the mission member message from the Spirit Transmission Academy, they specifically marked Zhou Mingyu's name.

Therefore, the Federal Research Department hoped to ask Zhou Mingyu, the ultimate Ice Soul Master, to help them tackle an important project.

However, due to the project's confidentiality, the Federal Research Department could not explicitly state this in the mission system, and could only add the condition of face-to-face delivery later.

After hearing this, Zhou Mingyu thought it was a good opportunity to improve relations with the Federation and expand his influence, so he did not refuse and nodded in agreement.

Shen Xuanming, who was standing to the side, listened carefully and asked some safety questions, as well as whether it would have a negative impact on Zhou Mingyu personally.

The researcher seemed to have expected this, and showed no displeasure on his face. Instead, he patiently explained, "Professor Shen, please rest assured that Mr. Zhou Mingyu's participation in this segment only requires him to release his soul power in a timely manner to maintain the specific intensity and frequency of the target machine. He does not need to participate in any offensive or high-risk operations, so there is no safety hazard."

"Moreover, this project is personally led by Chief Engineer Xu of our Federal Research Department, so there will definitely be no problems."

As he spoke, a genuine sense of reverence involuntarily appeared on his face.

Upon hearing this, Shen Xuanming was also taken aback and said, "Chief Engineer Xu? Could it be that Master Xu Ziqian?"

The researcher nodded and said, "Of course!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Xuanming's previous worry disappeared, and he excitedly said to Zhou Mingyu, "Junior brother, your chance has come!"

You've been staying in the academy for the past two years and don't know much about what's happening outside.

This Xu Ziqian, also known as Chief Engineer Xu, is only in his early twenties but has already become a Title Douluo. He has successively overcome numerous military industrial problems in the Federation and has become the Federation's youngest level nine Soul Master.

This Master Xu Ziqian, his reputation and influence are far greater than you can imagine!

He is very likely one of the future leaders of the Federation's Soul Guidance Technology! Countless powerful forces want to establish a relationship with him but have no way to do so!

If you can gain his approval through this opportunity, even if it's just leaving a good impression, it will be of immeasurable benefit to your future development and the Spirit Pagoda's influence in the Federation's scientific research field!

Seeing his senior brother's excited and somewhat out-of-control appearance, Zhou Mingyu timely showed a solemn expression and a hint of "learning" seriousness on his face, and nodded vigorously, saying, "Don't worry, senior brother, I understand the importance of this and will do my best."

His tone was calm and his eyes were focused, perfectly befitting the behavior of a young genius who was thrilled to hear about the opportunity to meet top figures.

However, beneath that perfect, expectant, and solemn expression, Zhou Mingyu's heart remained completely undisturbed.

Senior, I understand your excitement and anticipation.

However, I am far more familiar with this Master Xu Ziqian than you are.

Indeed, Xu Ziqian, a renowned and dazzling scientific research expert in the Soul Master world, is actually one of Liu Tianran's meticulously crafted clones, just like Zhou Mingyu. He is Liu Tianran's eighth clone, created specifically by Liu Tianran to gain access to the Federation's cutting-edge Soul Guidance Technology. The Soul Guidance Technology system is undoubtedly the most unique and captivating existence in the Douluo Continent world, with an astonishingly large gap between its upper and lower limits.

On a smaller scale, it can give rise to seemingly ordinary yet extremely practical items like the Soul Guide Lamp, which can only provide lighting and other daily necessities.

On a larger scale, soul guidance technology can create terrifying weapons of mass destruction such as god-killing soul guidance shells. If they hit their target, they can instantly kill a quasi-god level expert and destroy a large city in an instant. Even in the Dou Si interstellar era ten thousand years later, soul guidance technology has reached an unimaginable level, developing planetary-level aircraft carriers capable of destroying a planet/plane with a single shot.

In Douluo Continent II, Soul Guidance Technology had already shown its amazing potential, once even bringing the Douluo Three Kingdoms to the brink of destruction. In Douluo Continent III, ten thousand years later, Soul Guidance Technology still achieved great development and gave rise to various forms such as Battle Armor Masters and Mecha Masters, as well as new professions such as Mecha Designers, Blacksmiths, and Mecha Repairers.

However, the traditional concept of "Soul Master" has been gradually replaced by these new professions. The Soul Master world has not seen a figure like Kong Deming from ten thousand years ago who could reach the pinnacle of Soul Guidance Technology for a long time.

"Technology changes lives," "Knowledge is power," and "To fall behind is to be bullied."

As a time traveler, Liu Tianran understood these things better than anyone else, and thus, "Xu Ziqian" was born.

Liu Tianran wanted to mold him into a perfect scientist and the strongest soul master, both of which required him to have excellent research and development skills and outstanding control over soul tools.

Therefore, Liu Tianran prepared two martial souls for him—"Brain" and "Golden Treasury". The "Brain" martial soul was already a top-level body martial soul, and Xu Ziqian's brain was further enhanced by him. With this martial soul, Xu Ziqian was like a supercomputer, possessing excellent learning ability and research and deduction ability.

No matter how complex the knowledge and problems are, he can quickly understand and master them, and is able to conduct in-depth research and innovation.

For example, when faced with a brand-new soul tool design, he can quickly analyze its principles, advantages and disadvantages, and propose improvement plans.

Furthermore, in order to enhance his scientific research capabilities, a portion of the core scientific research talent and way of thinking of Ling Zichen, a scientific genius of this era, was specially integrated into Xu Ziqian's "Martial Soul" brain! This was all so that he could go further and faster on the path of Soul Guidance Technology.

The "Golden Treasury" martial soul is somewhat modeled after the arrogant king nicknamed "Golden Flash" from a previous anime. It creates a space exclusively for him, allowing him to have ultimate control over the soul tools within the space. Coupled with the absolute ultimate metal element, it is enough to make him the strongest soul master with the "Golden Treasury".

Xu Ziqian was born two years ago. At that time, Tang Wulin was already sixteen years old. There were only a few years left before Shrek Academy was bombed and the era went out of control. The gradual path that Xie Jiayun followed was no longer viable.

In order to enable him to squeeze into the core circle of the Federation's scientific research community as soon as possible, Liu Tianran did not hold back his energy. Thanks to the abundant energy reserves and output in the Dragon Valley small plane, Liu Tianran chose to make him a titled Douluo from birth.

But strength is only one aspect. He also needs scientific research achievements that can command respect. When he entered the scientific research field, he successively overcame several difficult problems in the Federation's soul guidance research field, and his reputation gradually grew.

But what truly made him famous was his solution to a long-standing major problem in the Federation—the research and development of life extension. When faced with death, no matter how open-minded a sentient being is, only a few can truly accept death with equanimity. No matter how powerful or long-lived a being may be, as long as it has not achieved immortality, it will eventually die.

Even those powerful figures at the very top of this continent, who have seen countless life and death, are no exception. Therefore, since the birth of Soul Guidance Technology, research on how to prolong life has never stopped, regardless of the era.

Therefore, under these circumstances, Xu Ziqian began his research. However, unlike other scholars, he did not choose to pursue how to prolong or increase human lifespan. Instead, his research focused on locking in the passage of life!

As Liu Tianran's clone, and with the help of the Mountain Dragon King who controlled the fragments of the divine essence of life, Xu Ziqian's understanding and control of life, as well as his research on the path of life, were absolutely unparalleled in this plane. Finally, with the cooperation and help of the Mountain Dragon King, his invention was successfully completed, and he named it "Life Sustaining Pod"!

While it cannot completely stop the passage of life and grant immortality, it is enough to extend the life of someone nearing the end of their lifespan by several hundred years. For the Federation's high-ranking officials and powerful individuals nearing the end of their lifespan, this is an earth-shattering joy. Faced with the supreme power and authority in their hands, none of them would want to give it up, and no one wants to live more than they do. Moreover, no one can guarantee that the Federation will not make new breakthroughs in life-extending technology during the hundreds of years they spend in the life-sustaining pods.

Moreover, even if they could only eke out a few hundred years of life in the life support pod, they were willing to gamble on a glimmer of hope for the future.

Thus, despite the results being classified as top secret, this epoch-making achievement still made Xu Ziqian a shining new star in the scientific research community!

Fortunately, in both his previous life and the Douluo world, scientific research is a profession that relies heavily on talent. Xu Ziqian did not encounter any difficulties or doubts from those senior figures, and easily gained the respect of the entire Soul Guidance Scientific Research Community.

He became one of the future leaders of the Federal Research Department, the most coveted hall of fame for countless soul-guided research talents.