Chapter 112: Planning for the Future (2)

Following the caravan into the Sun Moon Empire, Su Yu once again became Luo Yu; after all, having been on leave for over half a year, it would truly be suspicious if he didn't return.

When Su Yu put on the long-absent uniform of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy and knocked on the door of the familiar laboratory, not only Xuan Ziwen but even Ju Zi and the others were taken aback.

"Luo Yu!"

"Luo Yu, you're back?"

"Luo Yu..."

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Gazing at the figure before them, the group looked at Su Yu in surprise and spoke in unison.

"Seniors, it's been a long time," Su Yu said to the group.

Counting the time, about half a year had passed since he last left; if it weren't for Su Yu occasionally entrusting people to send a few letters to Xuan Ziwen, Xuan Ziwen would have almost thought he was dead, with no one knowing where his ashes had been scattered.

"You brat, where have you been running off to? I haven't seen you for nearly half a year," Xuan Ziwen asked hurriedly.

Su Yu tidied his uniform slightly and said, "When I took leave last time, I intended to go home to visit, but I didn't expect to run into some trouble on the road. Later, I just followed the caravan and only recently returned with a caravan from the Star Luo Empire."

It sounded simple, but in reality, the more detailed one is, the easier it is to make mistakes. Xuan Ziwen also knew what kind of "trouble" he was referring to—nothing more than encountering some danger and having to follow the caravan to avoid it.

However, without the caravan, Luo Yu's ability to protect himself was limited, so he had to wait until the caravan returned to the Sun Moon Empire to come back.

Leading everyone to this line of thought was exactly the result Su Yu wanted. After all, the real Luo Yu had been in the caravan the whole time, and as the fake Luo Yu, Su Yu had calculated every step long ago.

After all, there are no airtight walls in the world, and as long as one is human, mistakes are inevitable. The best way to avoid mistakes is to ensure there are no lies in your words.

He believed Su Yu's story would soon be verified by Wang Shaojie or Xuan Ziwen; after all, as a student of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy who had been missing for nearly half a year, his sudden reappearance would naturally attract attention.

The day's learning went very smoothly. Although Fan Yu was a Level 8 Soul Engineer, there was still a gap between Shrek's teaching and that of the Sun Moon Empire.

Xuan Ziwen was now also a Level 8 Soul Engineer, and Su Yu was confident that Xuan Ziwen's attainments were definitely above Fan Yu's. Because of his cultivation, his own soul guidance aspect was still only at the Level 3 Soul Engineer stage. Now, what he needed to do was take advantage of this time to raise his soul guidance level to a Level 4 Soul Engineer.

After the day's lessons ended, the five of them welcomed a reunion after half a year apart.

"Ever since you left last time, Sister Ju Zi has been absent-minded, constantly studying the blueprints you left behind. What kind of love potion did you feed Sister Ju Zi?" Keke asked curiously while sitting by the campfire.

Zi Mu also nodded with a slightly profound look and said, "Maybe Ju Zi is just like us, waiting for Luo Yu to come back and cook? Think about it, he hasn't been back for half a year; if you aren't craving it, I certainly am. Right, Wang Shaojie?"

"Ah? Yes, yes, yes, I think so too..." Wang Shaojie, who was distracted, replied perfunctorily.

Everyone's gaze was fixed on Luo Yu. From beginning to end, Ju Zi had not spoken, just sitting there quietly, her eyes filled with a hazy mist, looking as if she hadn't fully woken up.

Su Yu coughed lightly and said slowly, "Actually, before I left, I made a set of Soul Guidance Devices for the Sword Idiot Ji Juechen, but because my strength was limited at the time and the information I had access to was also limited, I had to trouble Senior Sister Ju Zi to do it for me."

Having said this, Su Yu took out a more precise blueprint and handed it to Ju Zi, "Because I left in a hurry at the time and the design wasn't perfect, this is the complete blueprint. Please accept it, Senior Sister Ju Zi."

When Ju Zi took the blueprint, the mist finally cleared from her hazy eyes, revealing a lazy smile, "It seems you're quite sensible. Then I'll accept it without being polite. But how on earth did Ji Juechen know I could repair Soul Guidance Devices!"

Mentioning Soul Guidance Devices, Ju Zi still remembered that day when Ji Juechen split the laboratory door open with a single sword strike, scaring her until she was pale; that powerful Sword Intent was still a psychological shadow for her...

Su Yu shook his head helplessly and said, "I gave it to him back then, and since you were the one who made it, I could only tell him to find you if it broke."

"Damn it, it was you, this guy, who caused me to repair his Soul Guidance Devices for nearly half a year! It's all your fault, all your fault, all your fault!"

The more she talked about it, the angrier Ju Zi became. Because the Stereo Maneuvering Gear at the time could only be considered a Level 4 Soul Guidance Device, Ji Juechen would break it every time he went for a spar, which meant Ju Zi had to come and fix it every single time...

Su Yu: "I..."

Thinking of this, Su Yu felt as if ten thousand grass-mud horses were galloping through his heart. Who could have known that his good intentions would lead to such a situation...

"No wonder Sister Ju Zi was so absent-minded, so that's why! Hahaha, you're killing me, hahaha..."

"Hahaha..."

In this silent night, the unbridled laughter of the group echoed.

The next day.

After half a year, he saw Ji Juechen again in the plaza before the laboratory, "Brother Ji, long time no see."

Looking at the Su Yu before him, Ji Juechen also said in surprise, "Luo Yu! You're back?"

"Of course I'm back. By the way, from now on, leave your Soul Guidance Devices to me. You constantly asking Senior Sister Ju Zi to repair them for you is really, more or less, a bit..."

Mentioning this, Su Yu could only attribute it to the incredibly simple neural pathways of this simple-minded, physically gifted Sword Idiot.

In the original story, the only time this guy ever got a clue was when he was stimulated by being fed "dog food," and only then did he finally follow Jing Ziyan.

The current Ji Juechen was completely a deadpan, knowing only how to fight and kill, completely unaware of what human relationships and worldly wisdom were, or perhaps for him, there were only human relationships and accidents...

After chatting with Ji Juechen for a long time, when Ji Juechen proposed a one-on-one spar, Su Yu declined, using the excuse that he had injuries and could not fight for long periods.

When Su Yu returned to the laboratory, everyone stared at his empty hands, unable to hide their disappointment.

"Today, let's explain..."

Xuan Ziwen's lesson proceeded as usual. In class, Su Yu began to constantly raise his own questions, such as the connection of the Soul Guidance Arrays and the linkage of various core arrays. As one problem after another was solved, most of Su Yu's doubts were also cleared up.

This time's assignment was the production of a Level 5 defensive Soul Guidance Device. Su Yu was still at the Level 3 Soul Engineer level, so making it was difficult upon difficult.

Perhaps considering the shortcomings of Su Yu's soul guidance cultivation, Xuan Ziwen specifically lowered the difficulty and simplified some of the more difficult parts.

"Considering your soul guidance cultivation, I have simplified the core array of the armor for the Soul Guidance Device and changed other parts as well. But if you still can't make it, you don't need to go to Mingde Hall this month; just honestly go to the library and read books yourself."

Xuan Ziwen had always had high requirements for his students. Even though he had been away for nearly half a year, he treated everyone equally now. To be honest, it would take Su Yu quite a bit of time to make it, but as long as one's thinking doesn't slip, there are always more solutions than difficulties.

Su Yu nodded very seriously and then said, "Teacher Xuan, after all, this is my first time trying to make such a Soul Guidance Device, so could you please make and explain it for me?"

This method worked every time, whether it was with Fan Yu or now with Xuan Ziwen. As long as they were willing to demonstrate for him, Su Yu could say that as long as he had enough materials, he could fully master it through a large amount of practice. This was the terrifying aspect of his First Spirit Skill.

Under Su Yu's cajoling, Xuan Ziwen really began to explain. However, Xuan Ziwen's speed of explanation was not slow at all, clearly intending to torture the student's memory. However, Su Yu's Spirit Sea had long since expanded to an outrageous degree. Now, Su Yu could completely say that even a Seven-ring Soul Saint who specialized in the Spirit system did not have a Spirit Sea as large as his.

The strength of Spirit Power could benefit every aspect, and learning and comprehension ability were among them.

Su Yu was now using the Simulation he had copied from Huo Yu Hao. Through the Simulation Soul Skill, he hid the movements of his First Spirit Skill. As time passed, Su Yu completely replicated the entire process of Xuan Ziwen carving the Soul Guidance Array.

For some reason, after Xuan Ziwen finished carving the Soul Guidance Device, he always had a strange feeling that he was being watched and carefully analyzed.

The lessons were limited, but the submission of assignments was not, because this assignment determined whether they could get Xuan Ziwen's permission to go to Mingde Hall to study.

According to his memory, Su Yu began to carefully draw the Soul Guidance Array on paper.

When he was halfway through, Ju Zi reached out, took the pen, circled a spot, and said, "Your drawing here is clearly not part of your assignment. You should change this place, and also this one..."

With Ju Zi's help, Su Yu successfully finished drawing the simplified version of the array core, but the subsequent Soul Guidance Array clearly required some time.

"There is a competition in the academy recently; Soul Engineers of the same rank can earn points by defeating their opponents, and the academy will distribute rewards based on these points at the end. Luo Yu, are you participating?"

As Su Yu put away the design blueprint in his hand, he replied, "I don't plan to participate; my recent project isn't finished yet."

Whether or not to participate is one thing, but the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament only ended three months ago; if I were to go and participate now and sweep through the competition, I'd probably be snatched up by the people from Mingde Hall the very next second.

Besides, I'm not lacking those resources; my Su Family has a foundation for business in the Sun Moon Empire as well.

It's just that Su Yu couldn't say any of these things.

Sea God Island, Sea God Pavilion meeting.

Qian Duoduo, Xian Lin'er, and Yan Shaozhe each sat on one side, the remaining many elder masters sat apart, and Elder Lin sat not far from Xuan Lao.

This meeting was called somewhat hastily, but everyone knew the gravity of it; on the faces of these elder masters, there was more or less disappointment and nervousness.

Currently in the academy, the most talented Huo Yu Hao has already become a disciple of both Shrek and the Body Sect, the new generation of Shrek Seven Devils is experiencing a gap in succession, and the most unexpected one, Su Yu, has been recalled by his own family at this moment.

If Huo Yu Hao is perfect, then in their view, this perfection belongs only to the Martial Soul Department.

However, the Soul Guidance Department has become a source of anxiety for everyone, and those who feel it most acutely are Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er.

Su Yu has disappeared, recalled by his family this time, which forces them to consider whether Su Yu can continue to shoulder the training for the Extreme Individual Soldier Plan.

If both Huo Yu Hao and Su Yu were successfully trained, Shrek Academy could completely continue to burst forth with brilliant radiance, but now Su Yu has gone back due to the constraints of his family!

Today's events have already cast a shadow over everyone; can Su Yu truly dedicate himself entirely to Shrek?

He saved his senior from the Necromancer's Corpse Explosion, turned the tide at the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, voluntarily gave up the competition for the Shrek Seven Devils, and was forcibly detained by the Beast God Di Tian!

There is too much brilliance on Su Yu; they believe that even if Su Yu chose to join the Sun Moon Empire, the Sun Moon Empire would absolutely accept Su Yu at an even higher price.

"Pavilion Master, should we choose to contact Su Yu's family to recall Su Yu? If we don't recall him, our plan..." Xian Lin'er was a bit anxious, but this matter was of great importance, so she had to be cautious.

Everyone looked in unison toward the figure bathed in light; they were waiting, waiting for that person's decision.

After a long silence, Mu Lao slowly spoke: "Su Yu's departure has nothing to do with Su Yu personally; this is his family's decision. We at Shrek never interfere in family matters. We can send someone to communicate with Su Yu, and leave everything for Su Yu's family to decide."

"Mu Lao, but..." Xuan Lao anxiously wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Mu Lao.

"But what? There are no 'buts'. Back at Ju Bao Ge, Su Yu didn't owe our Shrek anything, and even if he did owe us, after he won the championship for us, it is only we at Shrek who owe him!"

Mu Lao was clear that there were too many legends surrounding Su Yu; for a student to have the Sea God Pavilion hold a meeting for them, other than Huo Yu Hao, it was feared that no one else could have this treatment.

Mu Lao's voice echoed in the Sea God Pavilion, but after Mu Lao finished speaking, he actually let out a few heavy coughs.