"Yuhao, are you and that Princess Xu Tianzhen on good terms?"
After leaving the palace, Xiao Hongchen immediately asked the question that was currently most important to him.
Huo Yuhao glanced at Xiao Hongchen upon hearing this, noticing that his expression was very serious. He looked as if he was determined to get to the bottom of things. If he didn't get a clear answer, Xiao Hongchen probably wouldn't let it go no matter what.
However, Huo Yuhao and Xu Tianzhen were truly innocent and aboveboard. Of course, there was nothing he couldn't answer. He shook his head and said,
"Just ordinary friends."
"I've been busy making Soul Tool Pistols these past few days. I haven't even had time to go out with Senior Sister Meng, who has asked me out many times, let alone do anything with Xu Tianzhen."
Xiao Hongchen breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, grinning as he patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder.
"That's the spirit! I've seen that Princess Tianzhen. Whether it's talent or looks, she's no match for Meng! Besides, why be the Crown Prince's brother-in-law when you could be mine?"
Huo Yuhao thought: Huo Yuhao felt like Xiao Hongchen had become obsessed.
He'd been a serious sis-con at first, but now he was determined to make Huo Yuhao his brother-in-law. His reaction was so intense when he heard Xu Tianran imply that Huo Yuhao should get closer to Xu Tianzhen.
Was he really that popular?
The thought had just popped into Huo Yuhao's mind when he immediately agreed with it.
He could sense that not only Xiao Hongchen and Xu Tianran, but also Jing Hongchen and the Sun Moon Emperor, all had similar ideas.
Come to think of it, at this rate, wouldn't even his teacher want to set him up with his great-granddaughter, Zhang Lexuan?
Letting himself replace Beibei and become Zhang Lexuan's childhood sweetheart?
Hiss!
This situation actually seemed like it could really happen!
Indeed, sometimes being too outstanding also brings some burdens.
Just as Huo Yuhao was lost in thought, Xiao Hongchen looked at the bustling streets of Mingdu, stretched lazily, and laughed loudly.
"How's it going, Yuhao? Now that the Soul Tool Pistol has been developed, and the design methods have been handed over, can we take a break and rest for a while?"
Huo Yuhao thought for a moment and shook his head, refusing.
"Forget it. I got some special metal before, and I want to make a weapon for Xue'er that suits her."
"Xue'er? Oh, oh, I remember. It's the sister you picked up from the Extreme North, right?"
Xiao Hongchen nodded, suddenly understanding. He had also heard about Huo Ningxue. It was said that she was a genius whose talent was not inferior to Huo Yuhao's. She also possessed the ultimate ice attribute, and was only a few months younger than Huo Yuhao, yet she was already a Soul King level powerhouse.
When she first came to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy, she was even fought over by a group of Ninth Rank Soul Tool Masters from the Worship Hall. Eventually, a female worshipper successfully took her as a disciple, using her gender advantage.
Thinking about it, Xiao Hongchen felt he was truly lazy.
If he kept slacking off like this, not only would he fail to live up to his reputation as the most outstanding genius of the Sun Moon Empire in a thousand years, but even the talented beauties of the freshman Class One would surpass him one by one!
Don't let it fool you that Xiao Hongchen had been holed up with Huo Yuhao in the lab for the past two months. He was also well aware of how terrifying the reputation of the current freshman Class One was.
With their exceptional beauty and talents that were so terrifying they made people question life, even people outside the academy had heard the names of those beauties!
Realizing this, Xiao Hongchen immediately dismissed his plans for leisure and relaxation, and said with a fierce expression.
"No, I can't keep slacking off! I must cultivate diligently! I absolutely cannot be surpassed!"
Xiao Hongchen, whose thoughts were rather erratic, suddenly seemed to have thought of something. He couldn't help but burst out laughing, and the louder he laughed, the stranger the looks of the people passing by them became.
Huo Yuhao could understand what those looks meant. It was probably that these guys were already wondering where this fool had snuck out from.
Before Huo Yuhao could say anything, Xiao Hongchen, like a complete fool, grinned and said.
"Yuhao, do you think that when I appear before my grandfather now, will he take the initiative to greet me, the esteemed Viscount?"
Huo Yuhao raised an eyebrow, looking at Xiao Hongchen in amusement.
"I think if you actually said that, I'm afraid Headmaster Jing Hongchen would use his palm to give you a good greeting."
Xiao Hongchen waved his hand dismissively, hurrying back to the academy to find his grandfather.
"He wouldn't dare! A Viscount of the Empire, he'd treat him like that?"
Huo Yuhao didn't want to waste time with this guy who was increasingly leaning towards a comedic persona.
The headmaster of Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy, the master of Mingde Hall, and a top-notch Level-9 Soul Engineer, would care about a mere Viscount?
He hadn't seen how those princes had gone to great lengths to court Jing Hongchen during their power struggles?
He understood now; Xiao Hongchen was just itching for a beating. Let him be!
Huo Yuhao followed Xiao Hongchen back to the academy, while simultaneously writing in his diary.
[Alright, the Soul Tool Pistol matter can finally be put to rest. Not only has this offensive soul tool been developed, allowing ordinary people without soul power to use it without any obstacles, but it has also given Teacher and other Level-9 Soul Engineers some inspiration, allowing them to have more options when researching new soul tools. I even became a Viscount of the Sun Moon Empire. This event can be considered a complete success.]
[As I've said before, if I want to improve the overall living standards and technological level of Douluo Continent, I can't do it alone. Instead of racking my brains in this area, it's better to give Teacher and those Level-9 Soul Engineers more inspiration, allowing them to directly or indirectly participate. This will give me more time and energy to do other things.]
[However, with the advent of Soul Tool Pistols and similar soul tools, the overall strength of the Sun Moon Empire's army is about to undergo a qualitative leap. It'll be incredibly difficult for the original three countries of Douluo to resist. I still need to think of a way, perhaps achieving a peaceful transformation, or at the very least, reducing the casualties of innocent people. Why should the people at the bottom sacrifice themselves for the sake of the ruling nobles, who only want to maintain their power?]
[I'll make a note of this and think about it more later.]
[Right now, the most important thing is to use the special materials I got from the diary to create a weapon for Ningxue. A weapon that can grow with the owner's strength. If word of this gets out, the entire continent will likely be in an uproar, right? After all, even if Ningxue becomes a god in the future, this weapon can be upgraded to a Divine Artifact, and even if she becomes a God-King, it can still be nurtured and upgraded to a Super Divine Artifact! I can only say, the diary's rewards have never disappointed me!]
[Come to think of it, Ningxue is getting more and more attached to me these days, and the way others look at me is also increasingly strange. Why does it feel like my situation is also becoming more and more dangerous in a certain sense?]
[Ugh! Right! With how they've been clinging to me, won't I become public enemy number one among men when the Soul Master Tournament comes around?]
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