Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 320 That Thing

Ji Lin knew, of course, that Xu Jiujiu had done a lot for him in silence, and he knew it even if Yu Mengdi didn't say it.

Without continuing the topic, Ji Lin smiled and pointed to Ye Guyi and the others, introducing them as follows: "These people are all inner disciples of our Zizai Sect, just like you. You can get to know each other, especially Yu Mengdi and Ye Guyi. You two must have a lot in common."

Ye Guyi looked at Yu Mengdi, who had the same golden hair as her. She had heard Ji Lin mention that there was a person with a double-winged angel martial soul at the Zizai Gate headquarters. Although it was not as good as her Holy Angel, it was still an angel!

Yu Mengdi was a bit confused. Ji Lin hadn't told her about Ye Guyi, so she was completely baffled and didn't know what Ji Lin meant or what her relationship with Ye Guyi was.

Ji Lin smiled, leaving the space to Ye Guyi and the others. He introduced both sides and then left, as he was going to meet Xu Jiawei.

Seeing that Ji Lin had left, Gu Yuena also left the hall alone and went to find Chi Yuan by following her spiritual senses. Although she wanted to observe humans, she didn't seem to be very interested in anyone other than Ji Lin. On the contrary, she had already finished reading the book that Chi Yuan had given her last time. She found it quite interesting. Although the content was a bit offensive to her, she wasn't petty enough to challenge the novel's author to a duel offline.

She planned to ask Chi Yuan to recommend two more books for her to read. She felt that this was also a way to observe humanity. Whether humanity has any meaning in existence depended on whether the next novel could attract her.

Keep it up, authors of Douluo Continent! Saving the continent depends entirely on you!

Ji Lin left the luxurious courtyard of Zizai Gate, crossed Xingluo Square, and went straight into the Xingluo Imperial Palace. No one stopped him along the way; everyone recognized the princess's fiancé, the future imperial prince. No foolish guard dared to intercept Ji Lin.

However, the moment Ji Lin entered the palace, someone had already informed Xu Jiawei. When Ji Lin entered a main hall of the palace, Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu were already waiting for him.

Seeing Ji Lin enter, Xu Jiawei smiled, walked over, patted Ji Lin on the shoulder, and said with a laugh, "You kid, you've finally graduated! If you hadn't come back, Jiu Mei probably would have stayed in Shrek City and refused to leave!"

Xu Jiujiu sat on the sofa, elegantly picked up her coffee and took a sip, completely ignoring Xu Jiawei's teasing. What a joke! How could Princess Jiujiu be so easily swayed?

Xu Jiawei glanced at Xu Jiujiu, then lowered his voice and asked Ji Lin softly, "Speaking of which, you and Jiujiu must have done *that* kind of thing, right? When will you get her pregnant? Our Xingguan Sect is in dire need of talent, and we're counting on you and Jiujiu."

"Pfft! Cough cough!"

After a long while, he almost spat out the coffee in his mouth, choking and coughing twice.

She retorted angrily, "Brother! What did you say?!"

Whether she choked or got angry, two red blushes rose on her face.

Ji Lin awkwardly turned his head away. As time went on, Ji Lin discovered that his brother-in-law was sometimes a bit unreliable and lacked the dignity of a ruler. Although he could maintain his imperial dignity in front of others, he began to reveal his true nature in front of Ji Lin and his empress.

Although he lowered his voice, it was just loud enough for Xu Jiujiu to hear, which was obviously intentional, just to see Xu Jiujiu's reaction. It was a very wicked joke.

Xu Jiawei coughed twice, feigning seriousness, and said to Ji Lin, "I haven't congratulated you on graduating from Shrek Academy yet. To be honest, I used to disguise myself and enroll in Shrek Academy. I almost represented the academy in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament. Strictly speaking, I'm your senior."

Ji Lin glanced at Xu Jiawei in surprise. He hadn't expected that his brother-in-law was also a graduate of Shrek Academy. However, considering Xu Jiawei's unreliable nature, it was possible that he could secretly join Shrek Academy without the knowledge of the previous emperor. After all, strictly speaking, the three great empires had tacitly agreed not to send their own royal family members to Shrek Academy. Xu Jiawei was probably one of the few exceptions.

Given Xu Jiawei's personality, he must have been taught a lesson by the previous emperor, Ji Lin's father-in-law, quite a bit.

After chatting and laughing with Xu Jiawei for a few moments, Ji Lin's expression turned serious, and he solemnly asked, "How's the research progress on that thing? Any progress?"

Upon hearing Ji Lin mention that thing, Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu both became serious. Xu Jiawei shook his head, his expression filled with regret, and said, "The thing you brought is too advanced. Let alone the fact that our Star Luo Empire's strongest is only an eighth-level Soul Master, even a ninth-level Soul Master from the Sun Moon Empire's Mingde Hall would be completely baffled. If that thing were fully crafted, even a god wouldn't be able to do it!"

Xu Jiujiu also sighed, "Following your suggestion, we used the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal you provided as material to try to make an empty shell first, and then study what was inside. But we failed at this first step. With the current technology and materials of Douluo Continent, it is impossible to make that thing. The several level-eight Soul Masters under our control are also at a loss. They can't understand it at all. Their suggestion to us is to lower the standard and make a lower-level substitute for that thing. Use the technology and materials of Douluo Continent to replicate the original. Although this replica is far inferior to the original, it is enough for us."

Xu Jiawei rubbed his temples, looking helpless. "The problem now is that they've developed a replica, but with their level eight Soul Master status, which is strictly speaking only level seven and a half in the Sun Moon Empire, the replica they developed has major flaws and is completely useless. It also wastes a lot of precious materials. If it weren't for the income from the Holy Marks, I would have already considered cutting them off."

Ji Lin stroked his chin, somewhat helplessly. The item he gave Xu Jiawei and the others to study was the last treasure he had opened with his treasure chest system. He hadn't expected these Soul Masters to be able to recreate the original, since it was from another world and its technology was vastly different from that of Douluo Continent. It also required special materials that Douluo Continent didn't have. He had thought they could at least make a basic substitute, and he had even taken out the Ice Extreme God Crystal for this purpose. But now he was being told that they couldn't even make a basic version and only made a crippled version, or simply a useless version.

It seems he overestimated the Soul Masters of the Star Luo Empire. They are no match for those of the Sun Moon Empire. If he wanted them to make that thing, it would probably take another hundred years, even if they had the original design blueprints.

(End of this chapter)