Douluo: On Becoming a God through Science

Lin Zhi rarely showed a panicked look, and waved his hands repeatedly: "No, I can't do it! Without you as the original designer, if I were to develop it alone, there would definitely be mistakes -"

"It seems that you still don't have a clear understanding of your own abilities."

You Chen interrupted Lin Zhi and said, "Lin Zhi, you are good in every way, but there is one problem - you are too unconfident!"

Lin Zhi just stammered and said nothing after hearing this. Obviously, even if You Chen said this, his thoughts would not change just because of this.

You Chen was not discouraged or helpless because of this. He just smiled and patted Lin Zhi on the shoulder, saying: "If you can't believe in yourself, then believe in me who believes in you! Lin Zhi, I think you have this ability!"

"'Believe in me who believes in you'..."

Hearing this, Lin Zhi fell into a trance for a short time. When he came back to his senses and saw You Chen's encouraging eyes, he finally nodded vigorously: "Leader, although I still don't think I am qualified. But... I will work hard! I will also believe in you who believe in me!"

"Hahaha, this is too confusing. How can ordinary people understand what you are saying?"

You Chen looked at Lin Zhi's dull yet determined expression and laughed out loud for the first time.

Then, with a determined look on his face, he solemnly instructed: "You should have read the drawings I sent you. You can put aside other 'guns' for the time being, and first make that 'Barrett sniper rifle'! Don't consider the cost and consumption, I only ask you to make a qualified product within three years! Can you do it?"

"'Barrett sniper rifle'..."

Lin Zhi suddenly recalled the design drawings he had just browsed, and then his pupils shrank, and he suddenly pulled out a drawing from the stack.

He carefully rubbed a few lines of text with his fingers, muttering to himself in shock: "It's true. This is, this thing is the ultimate weapon for sniping Title Douluo-level strongmen!"

Speaking of this, Lin Zhi imagined in his mind the scene of an ordinary spirit master holding a Barrett and shooting the supreme Titled Douluo, and he couldn't help but feel fear, trembling, and... ready to make a move!

Hand tremor!

His hands holding the drawings couldn't help but tremble violently!

It was as if what he held in his hand was not a thin piece of paper, but a time bomb that was about to explode at any time!

"The ultimate weapon?"

You Chen shook his head, too lazy to explain further.

After all, for a Soul Master, a weapon that can kill a Titled Douluo can indeed be called "ultimate".

So, he just asked, "Are you sure?"

Lin Zhi swallowed his saliva and instinctively wanted to say "no" as usual, but he recalled You Chen's trusting look just now, and finally gritted his teeth and nodded: "I will try my best!"

Chapter 100: The Development of Soul Fighting Beasts

After completing the task, You Chen reviewed and instructed other researchers in the institute before leaving.

You Chen did not create additional positions for these researchers.

They all work as "logistics personnel" as beast users. There is no clear difference in status between them and other beast users. They all assist the beast soldiers in their actions.

It’s not that You Chen discriminates against researchers. He himself started out as a researcher. How could he possibly discriminate against researchers?

Because most Soul Fighting Beasts have suffered discrimination in the past, the Soul Fighting Beast organization they formed together is more united and humane than other forces, and is more like a huge big family.

Therefore, You Chen deliberately downplayed the difference in status between them. Except for the beast head who was superior to others, everyone was a companion of equal status. There was only a difference in division of labor, but no difference in status.

Although it has reduced the ambition of some people, it has brought greater cohesion and stability.

Previously, due to the constraints of his own strength, You Chen was of course more cautious, otherwise the position and grade of the Beast Head would not have been opened up only recently.

Of course, the same rank does not mean the same merit.

It is only natural that you get paid according to how much work you do.

You Chen walked around the camp, and from time to time, the Soul Fighting Beasts passing by would see him and greet him respectfully and happily.

Looking at this thriving scene and thinking that this was all created by himself, even You Chen felt a little proud.

The original Soul Fighting Beasts was an organization of only a hundred people, and all of their training was funded by his own small treasury.

However, after several years of development, the organization has expanded to hundreds of people and has gradually become profitable.

You have to know that in order to ensure that the Soul Fighting Beasts receive the best training, You Chen invests enough money every year to support a Flanders. Being able to make a profit under such circumstances already says a lot.

However, being able to expand to a size of five or six hundred people is already the current limit of the Soul Fighting Beast organization.

It is easy to understand that in this era, the number of soul masters in the entire Douluo Continent is at most 200,000 to 300,000 (data from the original work), and the beast-like mutants are essentially malignant mutations of soul masters. They are essentially people who have the potential to become soul masters but were not selected.

Beast-transformed soul masters are a minority, accounting for less than 1 percent.

The number of beast mutants in the entire continent may only be one or two thousand.

It is not difficult to deal with five or six hundred beast mutants gathered together. With the help of You Chen, they have been able to actively hide their mutant characteristics.

But if more than a thousand beast mutants gathered together, the number of mutant slaves circulating in the market would be reduced by half. Even if this group has not received much attention, such an obvious change would hardly fail to attract the attention of interested people.

You Chen naturally told the Soul Fighting Beasts about this.

Otherwise, although hundreds of people, especially the four or five hundred that came later, were indeed loyal to You Chen, their loyalty was not as high as that of the initial core hundred or so people.

It cannot be ruled out that some extreme people have become disloyal, thinking that You Chen is clearly capable of completely solving the problem of beast-transformed mutants, but is deliberately keeping it to himself, causing their compatriots to suffer.

At this stage, it is impossible for the beast mutants to be completely liberated.

You know, the two major empires on the continent openly auctioned off beast mutants as pets and slaves in their official auction houses.

Many powerful people like to collect this rare pet.

You want to liberate now?

There is no need to elaborate on what the outcome will be.

The reason why the Soul Fighting Beasts’ base was built in Xingluo is very simple.

After Qian Renxue went undercover in the Tiandou royal family, the Spirit Hall's attention shifted towards Tiandou. It can be said that Tiandou has now been severely infiltrated.

You Chen is not so wary of the two empires, but it is different for the Spirit Hall.

If it was discovered that he had secretly established an organization of hundreds of people, Bibi Dong would have a reason to go after him directly.

Therefore, the most important thing is not to be discovered by the Spirit Hall.

In addition, because the Spirit Hall forced the Haotian Sect to close its sect and its four single-attribute clans were besieged in the past, the Xingluo Empire, which was originally an ally of the Haotian Sect, chose to stand idly by. This damaged the reputation of the Xingluo Empire and reduced its control over domestic sectarian forces.

The Star Luo Empire at this stage was naturally unwilling to easily provoke an organization like Soul Fighting Beasts that looked like a sect, and would turn a blind eye in most cases.

"Given the current potential of Soul Fighting Beasts, even if I do not interfere in the future, in a few hundred years, it will most likely become a powerful sect."

You Chen made such a judgment.

But... he would not be satisfied with just this.

……

That night.

The appointment of the first beast leader naturally requires You Chen’s presence.

There are not so many unnecessary red tapes within the Soul Fighting Beasts. After gathering the Soul Fighting Beasts in the camp, You Chen simply stated Ignis' past performance that far surpassed others, as well as his contribution in this operation, and then announced the birth of the new Dragon Leader.

The birth of the first beast head was naturally a major event for the Soul Fighting Beast Organization, and a rare carnival banquet was held.

You Chen chose to leave the joy to everyone else and left the scene quietly.

Not long after, according to the secret code instructions he had given before, in the middle of the banquet, Ignis arrived at an empty training ground.

"leader!"

The moment Ignis saw You Chen who had been waiting for a long time, she bowed her head.

"No need."

You Chen waved his hand and said, "Although the Beast Head is still my subordinate in name, he actually has an equal status with the leader and has certain decision-making power. He is already the person who makes the decisions in the organization."

"This……"

Ignis was stunned for a moment, then said firmly: "How can I be disrespectful to the leader!?"

You Chen shook his head: "No, this has nothing to do with reverence or not. It's about the attitude you must show as the beast head. If your attitude towards me is the same as before, they won't be able to sense your change, and won't be able to feel your majesty... and won't be able to yearn for it. If being the beast head is the same as not being the beast head, then wouldn't it be a waste of time to be the beast head? Ignis, you must set a good example."

If the soul fighting beasts were used purely as death warriors, You Chen would not have to emphasize this. Even if the rules stated that the beast heads and the leaders were equal, he would subtly let the soul fighting beasts know that the beast soldiers were subject to the beast heads, and the beast heads were subject to the leaders.

But now it was different. What he needed was not a pawn that only knew how to execute orders, but subordinates who could play a greater role. Even without his orders, he didn't have to worry about it, and it could still function normally.

In order to unleash the subjective initiative of the Soul Fighting Beasts, the Beast Leader, who is nominally the highest rank they can reach, cannot be reduced to a mere pawn that can only act under his orders.

Chapter 101: Fulfilling a Wish (Part )

You Chen's words naturally shocked Ignis, who had always revered You Chen as a god.

It's just like mortals can't imagine themselves being on equal footing with gods.

She really wanted to refute, but she felt that You Chen's words made so much sense that she couldn't think of how to refute.

In the Soul Fighting Beast Organization, almost all orders are issued by You Chen himself or conveyed by Grace. Although it is not detailed enough to arrange what each person should do, the orders are only relayed twice at most when they are passed down through the layers. This makes it difficult for the orders to be distorted, and everyone actually acts according to You Chen's personal will.

But now, You Chen wants to make some of them regain their own opinions, and Ignis is the initial target.

Of course, You Chen’s purpose is not really to liberate the minds of the Soul Beasts.

Because You Chen knew from the beginning that the brainwashing education he received since childhood had made the reverence of these first one hundred or so Soul Fighting Beasts for You Chen deeply ingrained.

Even if You Chen asked them to be themselves, they would only agree verbally and choose to bury this belief deep in their hearts.

What You Chen wants is to make them more useful as tools. It’s not that he doesn’t care about their loyalty, but... he needs them to offer him a higher level of loyalty.

It is as if the Son of God declares that the believers will walk with him, but the believers will not feel that they are qualified to walk shoulder to shoulder with the Son of God. Instead, they will be moved by the Son of God’s heart and become more pious.

——You must set an example.

These words echoed in Ignis' ears, and she couldn't help but take a deep breath.

She will never forget the looks her companions gave her.

That has always existed, a mixture of competitiveness and yearning, which breeds admiration and awe for her.

And until this day, when she put on the crown with the beast head under You Chen's hands, it finally took root and sprouted.

She knew that she could no longer be a beast soldier who only obeyed orders and completed the instructions given by the leader as she had in the past.

This was clearly a position she had longed for in the past, but at this moment, she felt a little fearful when she thought that she could no longer rely on her leader who would never make mistakes.

But... let the leader take back his order?

It was even more impossible for her to do such a blasphemous act.

"I understand, Chief. I will not salute you again."

Ignis finally agreed to You Chen's request, but added: "However, I will keep my respect for you in my heart. Please allow me to be so willful!"

You Chen couldn't help but shook his head and laughed: "What do you mean by willful? If I force you to not be able to express your thoughts freely, then we can't even talk about being equals."

Then, he slightly restrained his smile and said, "Well, Ignis, you should know why I called you here, right? Tell me your wish."

Anyone who becomes the first animal leader of the corresponding species can ask the leader for a reasonable wish.

This was You Chen’s original promise.

Rather than obtaining a status equal to Youchen, or having the authority to manage other Soul Fighting Beasts, it is better to say that the vast majority of Soul Fighting Beasts who aspire to the position of the Beast Leader regard this wish as their goal!

Even if one has a god of faith, it does not mean that the believers do not have other wishes or desires.

And Ignis was no exception.

She looked at You Chen's calm and confident face, her eyes sparkling.

She wanted to be someone who could stand beside this adult, to know the worries of this person whom she revered like a god, and to be someone who could share his troubles... a truly strong person!

"Chief, is there any way to make me stronger?"

Ignis expressed her wish.

"Becoming stronger? That's a good wish."

You Chen heard Ignis's idea and nodded slightly in Ignis's hopeful eyes: "Of course there is a way."

It’s better to say... he was well prepared.

If it had been earlier, it would have been a bit troublesome for him to fulfill Ignis's wish.

After all, he couldn't deliberately waste Ignis's talent under the pretext of honing Ignis's talent.

All the cultivation resources are of the highest quality that he can provide.