Chapter 75

"Watch the ceiling," Jinghongchen reminded.

Bosabei looked up and saw three liquid‑metal silver dragons gliding across the dome; they are a Defense Class system with self‑repair capability.

Thunder rolled from afar, a test platform burst a crimson energy cloud, but it was instantly absorbed by a spherical shield.

A faint ozone scent floated in the air, mingling with a cold metallic odor to form a unique smell.

What shocked Bosabei most was the energy vortex at the center of the space, a thirty‑meter dark‑blue light column descending from the sky, with tens of thousands of Soul Guide Device components floating inside, being assembled by an invisible hand into a cross‑era weapon.

Jinghongchen snapped a shield field and said, "Every piece of equipment here is equipped with anti‑recon Soul Guide Devices; the starlight you see is actually a monitoring network made up of 360 eighth‑grade detection Soul Guide Devices."

Three hundred sixty sets, still eighth‑grade!

Bosabei felt a sigh in his heart, and could only say Ming De Hall truly lives up to its name.

The eighth‑grade Soul Guide Devices that fetch a fortune on the open market number a full three hundred sixty here, and they're only used for monitoring!

"Next is the laboratory you use to make Soul Guide Devices," Jinghongchen took in Bosabei's demeanor, feeling a surge of pride.

As for Guyuenna, her expression never changed from beginning to end.

She was not interested in any of this, only wanted to quickly learn the method of making Soul Guide Devices.

After the mechanical gate opened, hundreds of smaller white metal doors came into view.

Jinghongchen casually pushed open a door and led the two inside.

The laboratory wasn't large, but its contents were a dazzling array.

All kinds of advanced instruments unseen at Slake Academy were present here in abundance.

Jinghongchen pointed inside and continued, "This is the lab where we normally make Soul Guide Devices; as a Soul Guide Master's rank rises, the equipment and rare metals obtained increase, and even the lab's size expands."

Seeming to fear misunderstanding, Jinghongchen quickly added, "Although I'd like to give you a higher‑grade lab, your ranks are still low; many things are currently beyond your reach."

Bosabei shook his head and said, "It's fine, this place is good enough."

Guyuenna, unusually, nodded.

"Hmm, let's start tomorrow. As the head of Ming De Hall, I don't have much time to guide you; come to my lab every weekend, and I'll give you a dedicated day of instruction."

The rest of the time, a seventh‑grade or higher Soul Guide Master will be sent to teach you.

After Jinghongchen left, Bosabei finally stretched his weary back.

Just as he was about to leave, he found Guyuenna pulling his sleeve.

"Hm? What's up?" Bosabei turned back curiously and looked at her, saying.

Guyuenna ignored him, pulled Bosabei to a piece of metal, and said, "Don't sleep yet, teach me."

"Uh…" Hearing that, Bosabei was speechless; the Sun‑Moon Empire was still quite far from Shilaike City, and he'd been flying in the sky this whole time, so he was already exhausted.

So he tentatively said, "How about tomorrow?"

Guyuenna remained silent, only blinking her purple eyes, quietly staring at Bosabei.

Bosabei, unable to bear her stare, said irritably, "Alright, alright, I'll teach you."

He then casually picked up a set carving knife from the table and waved it before Guyuenna.

"The first step in making a Soul Guide Device, also the most important and crucial step, is the core formation."

"After injecting soul power, the core formation's special operation drives the Soul Guide Device, thereby activating it."

"Watch closely, I'll teach you once." Saying that, Bosabei took a piece of metal, began carving on it, while explaining the points to note.

Guyuenna watched intently, occasionally nodding appropriately.

Since it was Guyuenna's first time with a Soul Guide Device, Bosabei only carved an unranked core formation, which was completed in just a few minutes.

"Here, copy my technique and try it." After handing the carving knife and the freshly completed core formation to Guyuenna, Bosabei stood up and gave her some space.

Guyuenna took it, clumsily picked up the carving knife, and began carving.

But as soon as she started, she frowned, recalling Bosabei's technique and the tiny patterns in detail.

About half an hour later, Guyuenna, with an expectant expression, handed Bosabei a piece of metal.

"How is it?"

"Uh…" Looking at the nearly scrap metal, Bosabei's forehead sprouted a few black lines.

Guyuenna's carving had no rhythm at all, just left stroke, right stroke.

If forced to describe it in two words, it's "abstract!"

Then Bosabei, with a serious face, looked at Guyuenna and said, "Have you considered giving up?"

Guyuenna, hearing that, was first startled, then a displeased expression appeared on her face.

"After all, this is my first time; at worst I can try a few more times."

Seeing that, Bosabei also expressed helplessness, but was still motivated.

"Fine, then take your time to work it out; I'm going back to sleep."

Guyuenna said nothing, just lightly nodded, then grabbed another piece of metal and continued carving.

……

The next morning, when Bosabei yawned and pushed open the lab door, he saw a scene that surprised him.

The floor was littered with scrap metal; Guyuenna knelt on the ground, silver hair scattered, holding a silver metal piece in her left hand and a carving knife in her right.

Seeing this, Bosabei couldn't help admiring Guyuenna's perseverance; he didn't approach, but quietly watched from behind.

Soon a cheer rang out: "Finally succeeded!"

The silver metal in Guyuenna's hand bore many engravings that seemed chaotic but actually concealed hidden mechanisms with a special pattern.

Bosabei was slightly surprised; although it was just an unranked core formation, completing it in one night suggested Guyuenna had some talent.

Guyuenna was as happy as a teenage girl, walking proudly in front of Bosabei.

"How about it, qualified, right?"

Bosabei took it, smiled slightly, and said, "Hmm, indeed not bad, it seems you still have some talent."

At that moment, the room door was suddenly pushed open, and the two instinctively turned their heads to look.

Only a middle‑aged man walked in from outside the door, his looks unremarkable but his expression gentle, a faint smile at the corner of his mouth, appearing very approachable.

After pushing the door open, he was a bit surprised, clearly not expecting the two to have arrived so early.

But he quickly recovered, walked gently to stand before the two, and with a smile said, "Hello, I am Xiao Ming, an Eighth‑rank Soul Mentor, sent by the Hall Master to teach you the theory of Soul Guidance."

(End of chapter)