Chapter 46: Silent Sleeve Arrow Plus Version

He frowned because the person who came to find him was just a student who had just enrolled; looking at the student before him who was not even a Soul Engineer, Xuan Ziwen's frown deepened.

"Teacher Xuan Ziwen, I want to join your class and become your student." Su Yu stated his intentions directly. In fact, the reason was simple: Xuan Ziwen's personality was quite distinctive—he was someone who would disregard everything for the sake of his research goals.

In Su Yu's hands, the Tang Sect's Hidden Weapon had long been prepared. If he didn't have foolproof preparations, why would Su Yu be bored enough to join the Tang Sect?

With the Hundred Secrets of Hidden Weapons and the help of Su Yu's family's power, manufacturing the Tang Sect's Hidden Weapons was not a problem at all. Some things were only useful when kept under one's own control, and besides, how could he not take good care of such a lone seedling in his own family?

"I don't care what your status is. If you want to skip grades to join my class, you must pass my assessment. But looking at your test now, you seem to have completely failed to meet my requirements. So, this student, please return."

Xuan Ziwen's cold voice echoed in the office, and then he lowered his head again, not looking at Su Yu anymore.

Looking at the somewhat stubborn Xuan Ziwen before him, Su Yu slowly spoke: "Teacher Xuan Ziwen, you haven't tested me yet, so how can you know that I haven't met your requirements?"

"I have never liked people who talk big. If you have the ability, then bring out your strength to speak; otherwise, please return. I do not accept people without qualifications here." A hint of color appeared in Xuan Ziwen's indifferent eyes, and he finally raised his head to look at Su Yu.

"Fine, I hope my performance can earn your approval."

Su Yu slowly took out the Silent Sleeve Arrow he had his father craft for him. To strengthen the power of the Silent Sleeve Arrow, Su Yu specifically used precious metals on the mechanism and personally used his Fragment Martial Soul to carve three arrays: Acceleration, Charging, and Spirit Gathering. Inside the gears that operated the sleeve arrow, he also added some arrays that could reduce wear and tear during the mechanism's operation.

On the body of the sleeve arrow, he added three more arrays: Explosion, Penetration, and Acceleration. With Su Yu's current attainments in Soul Guidance, being able to do this was already the limit.

A sleeve arrow worn on the arm had at least a dozen arrays superimposed on it by Su Yu.

However, these were all just backups for self-defense, meant to be used at any time if a crisis was encountered. He had Silent Sleeve Arrows on both hands, but what he was showing now was the other one, which did not use many precious metals and only used some relatively common ones.

In front of Xuan Ziwen, Su Yu applied the three arrays of Acceleration and Charging to the parts of the mechanism. Then, on the rotating gears, he applied the two arrays of Swiftness and Acceleration, totaling four arrays.

Finally, using a common Engraving Knife, he meticulously carved the core arrays of Explosion and Acceleration onto the arrow body.

A full ten minutes passed, and Xuan Ziwen was becoming impatient. Just as he was about to tell Su Yu to leave, Su Yu had already quickly assembled the Hidden Weapon.

Looking at the exquisite sleeve arrow Su Yu had strapped to his arm, Xuan Ziwen became interested. Something made from ordinary materials, through the addition of some not-so-high-level Soul Guidance Arrays, could actually reach the level of a Level 3 device. If more powerful arrays were added and replaced with stronger materials, it should be able to touch the level of a Four-level Soul Guidance Device!

This was not the most important thing; what surprised Xuan Ziwen the most was that this exquisite device was not entirely a Soul Guidance Device, and it even had some other things. If it were a Fixed-Projectile Soul Guidance Device, it would definitely not be this exquisite. What exactly was this?

No, there was more; it seemed there was something else he hadn't analyzed...

Xuan Ziwen's brain was spinning at high speed, but because of his earlier impatience, he had missed many details, until Su Yu slowly raised his arm, aiming at the wall to Xuan Ziwen's right.

Ding!

A crisp sound came, and the alloy wall was instantly shot through with a tiny hole. Looking closely, it had actually penetrated nearly ten centimeters. What surprised Xuan Ziwen even more was yet to come: he saw the small sleeve arrow head slowly rotate, and then the arrow body itself exploded!

The originally tiny hole was expanded again. If it weren't for the limited power of the sleeve arrow, the range of damage would not have been limited to just ten centimeters in diameter within the alloy wall.

The Silent Sleeve Arrow didn't actually have such great destructive power, but Su Yu had made some modifications.

On the original foundation, he modified the arrow head's attack method. Secondly, in the manufacturing of the mechanism, he replaced it with metal that had greater toughness and load-bearing capacity. Similarly, he made certain modifications to the gears and the firing mechanism, although it was no longer as stealthy as before.

But in terms of destructive power and firing speed, it had already completely surpassed the original Silent Sleeve Arrow!

However, the next instant, Su Yu's fingers pressed repeatedly on the Silent Sleeve Arrow, and the Silent Sleeve Arrow on his left arm instantly turned into a pile of parts. This set of movements was smooth and fluid, leaving Xuan Ziwen stunned.

"This..."

Xuan Ziwen grabbed Su Yu's arm and said excitedly: "Can you tell me what this is? How did you manage to trigger it without soul power? If this method of triggering could be combined with Soul Guidance Devices, it would be entirely possible to realize the idea of ordinary people being able to use Soul Guidance Devices! Tell me quickly, what is this!"

The fish had already taken the bait; what followed depended on Su Yu's own grasp of the situation. Xuan Ziwen was the type of scientific fanatic who could dedicate his life to his pursuits.

Looking at the excited Xuan Ziwen, Su Yu silently put away the pile of parts. "Then, may I ask, Teacher Xuan Ziwen, have I passed your test?"

"Passed! Absolutely passed! Can you sell me that Soul Guidance Device? You can name any price. No, as long as you give me this Soul Guidance Device to study, I can... uh, this student, I don't know your name yet?"

Looking at the excited and incoherent Xuan Ziwen, Su Yu shook his head. "Sorry, I hope to become your student, but I also need to have some reservations. Besides, I cannot guarantee what my future will be like. So, if in the future you truly earn my trust, I will hand over the object, the Blueprint, and the principles with both hands."

Xuan Ziwen looked at the youth before him, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke: "Very well, but I want to know why you want to join my class?"

"Because you can teach me enough Soul Guidance knowledge. I came here to learn about Soul Guidance Devices. I know your philosophy is to make Soul Guidance Devices something that ordinary people can use, to let Soul Guidance Devices change the lives of ordinary people, and even change the development of the world."