Chapter 8: Second Profession Choice, The Number One Soul Spirit Extortionist (Part 2)

"Doukai can be traced back to the predecessor of the Sun Moon Federation ten thousand years ago, the Sun Moon Empire." Leng Yaozhu said.

"At that time, soul guidance masters envisioned whether soul guidance devices could be used to boost soul masters, allowing soul masters to cross levels in overall strength, and thus humanoid soul guidance devices were born."

"The ancestor of the Spirit Tower, Spirit Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao, made secondary improvements on the basis of humanoid soul guidance devices and created the Doukai prototype recognized by the soul master world, the Ice Extreme War God Armor."

"Xuanzhen, you are Teacher's direct disciple. I have set two goals for you, and I hope you will always remember them and constantly strive toward them."

"First, Limit Douluo Quasi-God."

"Second, Four-Character Doukai Master."

Leng Yaozhu's expression was serious. Being born noble doesn't mean you can slack off for a lifetime and wait for death; on the contrary, it means strictness, especially for geniuses, who are the root of the prosperity of major forces.

With the Divine Realm gone, Limit Douluo Quasi-God is the pinnacle of a soul master's personal cultivation, and Four-Character Doukai Master is also the peak of soul guidance craftsmanship. Leng Yaozhu had been cultivating Zhao Xuanzhen with these two as goals since he was six, which was equivalent to clearly telling him: you are the limit of the Douluo Continent!

Zhao Xuanzhen nodded heavily, but silently told himself that Limit Douluo Quasi-God and Four-Character Doukai Master were only the halfway point, and he would definitely surpass the limit of the world!

Leng Yaozhu curled her lips and said: "Doukai currently has four levels, from one character to four characters, with a world of difference between each level."

"To become a Doukai master, the prerequisite is to learn a second profession related to Doukai."

"Doukai formation is divided into four steps: forging metal, designing Doukai blueprints, manufacturing, assembling, and engraving soul guidance core arrays, and repairing and perfecting."

"In view of this, Doukai masters form four major professions: Forging Master, Mecha Designer, Mecha Manufacturer, and Mecha Repairer."

"Today's lesson is on the direction of the second profession. If you want Doukai to become powerful, you must be suitable for yourself. Doukai masters and Doukai are intimately connected. During the production process, your own martial soul resonates with it, gradually becoming one with the Doukai."

"Mecha Designer has the highest compatibility with Doukai. No one knows themselves better than themselves, and the strength of Doukai is also related to compatibility. Perfect compatibility will provide a twenty-level soul power boost, allowing a soul master's combat power to cross two major realms."

"Mecha Manufacturer's process is meticulous, and engraving core arrays requires a lot of repetitive practice. Mecha Repairer is more logistics-oriented, understanding parts of design and manufacturing knowledge, but participating less in Doukai production, facing more difficulties in fusion."

"Forging Master is the most talent-dependent and difficult to get started with, and the mid-term investment cost ranks first among the four major professions. After breaking through to a level-seven Saint Craftsman, high-level Forging Masters immediately become talents invited by major forces. After all, the prerequisite for making Doukai is forging metal."

Leng Yaozhu introduced the four major professions one by one: "Xuanzhen, you can think about which second profession to learn for a while, and then give me an answer. Youth is an advantage, and you have more capital for trial and error."

This is the advantage of starting in a top-tier force. Teachers pay attention to early childhood education. In another timeline, Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan entered Shrek Academy at thirteen, and their second profession level was a pitiful level one. Even excluding the 'bug' Tang Wulin, peers had level three or four professionals.

Both of them broke through to level nine in their second profession in their twenties, which shows that their talent is not weak; what they lacked was the awareness cultivated by family elders since childhood. In contrast, Tianfeng Douluo is worthy of being a Title Douluo, 'extorting' children at six.

Leng Yaozhu watched Zhao Xuanzhen, who was thinking, and looked forward to his choice. Her words contained a bias, praising Mecha Design, neither praising nor criticizing Mecha Manufacturing, slightly stepping on Mecha Repair, and fairly evaluating Forging.

No one is perfect, everyone has selfishness. Leng Yaozhu, as a Four-Character Doukai Master, had long since broken through to level nine in her second profession. She was a level-nine Mecha Designer and level-eight Mecha Manufacturer, so she naturally wanted her disciple to inherit her mantle. Not disparaging Forging was purely giving face to the God Craftsman, who was unique in the world.

After a long while, Zhao Xuanzhen made his decision: "Teacher, I will learn Mecha Design, Mecha Manufacturing, and Mecha Repair, all three professions advancing together."

"Why?"

Leng Yaozhu frowned. Zhao Xuanzhen's choice of Mecha Design gratified her, but his appetite was a bit too big. It was precisely because she had cultivated two secondary professions that she understood the difficulty even more.

"There are four secondary professions on the surface, but actually only two: Forging Master and Soul Guidance Master." Zhao Xuanzhen explained. "The Continental History records that the first Doukai masters were Soul Guidance Masters."

"The soul guidance masters of that time envisioned the first set of Doukai, but the principle was too complex, and only a few soul guidance masters understood the production secrets."

"Therefore, soul guidance masters slowly evolved into three major secondary professions, lowering the requirements for individual talent, and Doukai masters worked together to produce Doukai."

"Mecha Design, Mecha Manufacturing, and Mecha Repair are essentially three-in-one, communicating with each other."

"Mecha Repair includes knowledge related to design and manufacturing. When a Mecha Designer designs Doukai, they must consider manufacturing problems, and a Mecha Manufacturer must also understand the essence of design."

"Three into one, everything is decided by oneself, only then can one produce a perfectly compatible Doukai."

"Teacher understands, as you wish."

Leng Yaozhu's tone was light, her clear eyes smiling.

A good teacher is a precious creature, and a genius disciple is also rare in the world. What's more, a disciple who is talented, has his own ideas, and is willing to work hard—Leng Yaozhu couldn't find any faults with Zhao Xuanzhen no matter how strict she was.

"Xuanzhen, let's make a deal." Leng Yaozhu stretched out her jade-white palm. "Within five years, all three secondary professions must break through to level four, and soul power cultivation must not fall behind, otherwise you have to make a choice."

"Okay."

With a 'slap,' the master and disciple patted their palms together, and the agreement was made.

Everyone has things they are naturally good at and interested in. There is no need to force oneself to learn forging, but the God Craftsman who controls the four-character Doukai of the world is truly heaven-defying. Zhao Xuanzhen already had plans. When the time comes, a creature will walk out of the Bagua Qimen and sit in that God Craftsman position!

In the following time, Leng Yaozhu told him about the knowledge of the two secondary professions. Beginners couldn't touch the high-level level of mecha/Doukai for the time being, so she started from the basics of soul guidance devices.

A level-nine Mecha Designer and level-eight Mecha Manufacturer taught experience in person, and Zhao Xuanzhen was like a sponge, absorbing knowledge with all his might.

Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of the Auspicious Capybara dozing off on the side.

In non-combat situations, the Auspicious Capybara consumed almost no soul power from the host when acting in the outside world. Zhao Xuanzhen let it out to get some air and cultivate feelings by the way.

At this moment, the host is working hard to study, and the soul spirit is sleeping and slacking off...

Also, capybaras don't go to school, don't go to work, don't go to early morning classes, don't learn Doukai... Damn!

Lord Capybara, I'm really sorry for not letting you have fun...

"Teacher, pause for a moment."

Zhao Xuanzhen felt itchy all over seeing the Auspicious Capybara so leisurely, so he pulled a Doukai design book and flipped it open in front of it.

"Come, learn it, you will accompany me to make Doukai in the future!"

The number one soul spirit extortionist!

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 9 =====