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In the next few days, Xu Tianyang and Xu Nianshuang's training tasks were fully scheduled, and they had almost no free time.
After completing a day of practice, Xu Tianyang returned to the room and sat in front of the desk near the wooden bed. On the desk were rare metal fragments of various colors.
The most conspicuous one among them is the skull of a thousand-year-old ghost king whale. Yes, it is the ghost king whale that he had eaten before.
Not only was the opponent's flesh not wasted, but even the bones were reused by them.
When it comes to resource development and utilization, Douluo Continent cannot catch up with Sun Moon Continent.
The skull of this thousand-year-old ghost king whale is harder than fine iron and is an excellent material for making soul guides.
Obscure and complex patterns shone with a dark red light around Xu Tianyang's pupils. In his right hand, he held a slender, fiery red knife, carving on a piece of dark blue metal.
This small knife, named Sun Flame Carving Knife, ranks 57th on the Carving Knife List. It was previously a collection in the imperial palace and is now given to Xu Tianyang by Xu Yunxiao for use.
His movements were quick, but his hands were steady. Every drop of the knife was very calm, and his writing was smooth and concise.
As the last bit of metal debris fell on the table, complex patterns quietly emerged on it.
Xu Tianyang frowned slightly and slowly injected his soft soul power into it. Suddenly, the dark blue metal block emitted a dazzling blue-gold light. The soft halo turned into a beam of light that rose two feet high. The blue halo was straight and firm, without any swaying, and the metal emitted a transparent blue.
"The second-level soul power amplification core formation was successful." Seeing this scene, Xu Tianyang finally relaxed and a smile appeared on his face.
Carving out the second-level soul power amplification core array does not mean that he can now be called a second-level soul engineer, but since he has successfully engraved the second-level core array, the next step is completely natural.
Generally speaking, the level of soul masters and the level of soul guides are relative. Few low-level soul masters can make high-level soul guides, and those who can do this are often absolute geniuses.
Xu Tianyang is obviously such a genius.
Soul masters with spiritual attributes do have innate advantages in making and using soul guides.
Possessing the Sun Pupil martial soul, his eyesight is at least several times that of an ordinary person, allowing him to avoid many unnecessary mistakes when engraving the core formations. With his strong mental power, he can more easily remember those complex core formations.
The advantage of his martial soul means that although he doesn't work as hard as Zui Hongchen in practicing soul guides, he can still push the level of his soul guides to a higher level than the other party. This is talent, an unreasonable talent.
After putting all the materials on the table into the soul guide ring, Xu Tianyang stood up and stretched his body. His day was basically filled with the practice plan arranged by Xu Yunxiao, and he had to "work overtime" at night. He didn't expect that after coming to Douluo Continent, he would still be so competitive!
He shook his head with a smile, knowing full well that too much is as bad as too little. Whether in cultivation or in making soul guides, he had to adhere to the principle of combining work and rest.
After putting away the materials, he was ready to rest.
"What is this?" In a garden in the Prince's Mansion, Xu Yunxiao looked at the strange thing in front of him and looked at Xu Tianyang strangely.
This morning, Xu Tianyang said he wanted to give him a surprise, so he brought him, Xu Nianshuang, and Feng Tianxiang here. They also saw the strange machine in front of the small waterfall.
He concluded that, with his vision as the number one soul guide in the Sun-Moon Empire, he had never seen this machine before, let alone a product of the Moonlight Empire.
This new type of machine aroused his curiosity and he looked at it with great interest.
Seeing this, Xu Tianyang sighed silently in his heart. The black technology of soul guides in Douluo Continent is indeed powerful, but the development in some areas is extremely unbalanced.
Like this simple small hydraulic hammer forging machine that I made myself, the Sun and Moon Continent has developed flying soul guides, but there is no concept of machines replacing human labor.
Now it has not yet developed to the stage of god-level mecha, where Dou Kai has to make every part and every piece of metal by himself.
"Father, this is a hydraulic forging hammer..."
He explained its usage to the three of them in detail, and then Xu Tianyang used it to forge the metal blank himself, and then he refined it again and carved several first-level soul guide arrays. After the experiment proved that it could be used normally, Xu Tianyang continued.
"With this labor-saving machine, our country's soul guide parts can save a lot of time in forging. We only need to spend time on the fine processing of the metal blanks, which can speed up the production of soul guides. I think it will be of some help to the production of soul guides in the empire."
"Good, good, good!" After watching Xu Tianyang's operation, Xu Yunxiao said three good words in a row, with an excited smile on his face.
Feng Tianxiang also looked at Xu Tianyang in surprise, and Xu Nianshuang's pretty little face showed admiration, which made Xu Tianyang secretly proud.
This thing may not be of much help to the civilian population, but its help to the military industry is visible to the naked eye, and it can greatly speed up the production of soul guides.
Now the Sun-Moon Empire and the Moonlight Empire are at war, and the battle is all about logistics. How could Xu Yunxiao not be happy about something that can increase the logistics of soul guides?
Although in the current situation, the Sun-Moon Empire does not need this thing, after all, they have already conquered half of the territory of the Moon Empire, but when it comes to chances of winning, the more the better.
"Tianxiang, ask Mingde Hall to send a few people to study this hydraulic forging hammer and apply it to production as soon as possible. The speed must be fast." Feng Tianxiang left quickly with Xu Yunxiao's order.
"Yang'er, you have made a great contribution this time. I wonder how your father will reward you?" Xu Yunxiao looked at Xu Tianyang with a smile, in a good mood. Not only was Xu Tianyang's talent as a soul master unparalleled in the world, but it seemed that his talent in soul guides was also not bad.
As expected of his son, he is similar to me!
"I want to ask my father for a few forging masters." Xu Tianyang's eyes lit up, and he spoke out immediately when he thought of the spiritual forging that Zui Hongchen was researching.
Although Zui Hongchen is very talented, that is in the area of soul guides. It would be a waste for him to delve into forging. Moreover, he is still young and it is not easy for him to waste too much time on other skills.
Are there not many geniuses on Douluo Continent who waste their talents on studying other skills?
You said so, Feng Xiaotian!
It would be more effective to let a forging master who has been immersed in forging for many years to study it.
"You want them to study what the kid from the Hongchen family is studying, right?" Glancing at Xu Tianyang, Xu Yunxiao revealed his son's intention in one sentence.
The entire imperial capital is under his surveillance, and Xu Tianyang's daily whereabouts are even under his nose. How could he not know about what happened between him and Zui Hongchen?
"Don't worry about this matter. Right now, you should focus on your cultivation. I have already set up a special research team for forging research. Right now, everything in the empire is giving way to the decisive battle with the Moonlight Empire."
"Many top soul masters and blacksmiths are tied up. Waiting for everything to end, I will increase my research efforts. Hundred-forged metals have been proven to enhance the power of soul tools. I am also looking forward to the subsequent thousand-forged metals, and even the potential effects of the spiritual forging you mentioned."
Xu Yunxiao spoke quietly. As the executive vice emperor of the Sun-Moon Empire, the power and resources he could mobilize were far beyond what Xu Tianyang could match.
After learning about the effects of the Hundred Forged Metal tested by Zui Hongchen, he decisively listed this topic as one of the highest-level research topics in the Sun and Moon Empire.
After listening to Xu Yunxiao's arrangements, Xu Tianyang said no more. His father's arrangements from a global perspective were the best choice for the Sun-Moon Empire. He was not in a hurry anyway, as pioneers always needed the efforts of generations.
It's not that just by arranging people to do research, there will be immediate results. He has already prepared for a protracted war.
"Yang'er, now you are also a quasi-second-level soul engineer. Tell me what you think the future of soul guides will be like." Xu Yunxiao's eyes flashed, and he asked unintentionally.
Xu Tianyang was speechless upon hearing this. After quietly recalling the soul guidance technology currently possessed by the Sun-Moon Empire, he slowly said, "I believe that soul guidance devices will eventually focus on two directions.
One type is soul guidance devices that can be driven without soul power. This type of soul guidance device can be widely used in the empire. After all, compared to soul masters, people without soul power ultimately account for the majority."
Xu Yunxiao nodded slightly, his eyes full of surprise. Xu Tianyang's statement coincided with Mingde Hall's current research direction.
I didn't expect Xu Tianyang to have such knowledge at such a young age.
"The other is to focus on improving the combat effectiveness of spirit masters, rather than the current clumsy method of using them as tools to increase combat effectiveness."
"But the other type is a humanoid soul guide, that is, a mecha..."
Time passed quickly. Ever since that day when he had a brief discussion with Xu Yunxiao about the future development trend of soul guides, Xu Tianyang resumed his daily busy practice.
In the blink of an eye, it was time to start school.
Xu Yunxiao and Mu Mengyu left the Prince's Mansion again ten days before Xu Tianyang started school.
The army of the Sun-Moon Empire has already destroyed 90% of the cities of the Moonlight Empire. Now, the 300,000-strong army is advancing towards Yueyao City, the capital of the Moon Empire.
The final battle between the two empires is about to begin, and Xu Yunxiao needs to go to the front line to witness this moment of unification in person.