The opening of Douluo Dalu: Cuscuta Martial Spirit

Chapter 142

Beside the huge metal table, Lao Xuan and Xu Ying stood beside Tang Lin, one on the left and one on the right, watching quietly.

"Why are you so nervous? This is not an exam?"

Tang Lin looked at the expressions of these two people a little funny, but he did not stop his work.

It was obvious that Tang Lin was now testing himself.

"Why are you distracted? Just start making the soul guide and don't be distracted."

As the owner of Mingdetang, Lao Xuan had his hands behind his back and seemed not to care much about Tang Lin's operations, but in fact his eyes were very focused.

Although Xu Ying didn't know much about the soul mentor industry, she also knew that now was the most critical moment.

"..."

She clenched her fists, obviously feeling a little nervous when Tang Lin challenged himself.

"Your appearance makes me a little nervous..."

Tang Lin muttered and sat in front of the metal table, holding a hexagonal metal block about the size of a walnut in his left hand, and holding a long and slender knife in his right hand, carefully carving on the metal block.

The manufacture of all soul tools is inseparable from one thing, and that is the core of the magic circle.

The hexagonal metal block in Tang Lin's hand was the prototype of the magic circle he was about to create.

Tang Lin's movements were very slow, but his hand was very steady. Every time he dropped the knife, he was very calm and firm, as if he was not carving a mark, but painting a landscape.

The place where the blade falls is the best place to focus on this piece of metal, but the technique is slightly stiff and somewhat unnatural.

"Take your time, take your time."

Tang Lin murmured to himself, seeming to have entered the state after being infected by Lao Xuan and Xu Ying's state.

Seeing this, the two people behind held their breaths and concentrated even more, not daring to say anything for fear of affecting Tang Lin's performance.

The metal block is blue-gold in color and exudes a somewhat strange aura. It is the best animal material for soul guidance devices.

In Tang Lin's knife carving, as the knife marks spread all over, complex lines are gradually engraved and hollowed out on the blue-gold metal block.

Tang Lin's eyes exuded a light gray light. It was a bit strange to stare at the thing in front of him for a long time without even blinking.

Time passed by minute by minute, but Tang Lin's body remained motionless like a sculpture, like an old pine tree.

There were only a few fingers on the whole body controlling the small carving knife. Infused with Tang Lin's soul power, the knife slowly hollowed out the metal block and carved complex lines.

Even at this time, Tang Lin's operation was still so sure, and even the rhythm of engraving the metal block did not change at all.

"All right!"

Lao Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and knew Tang Lin's success in making the soul guide earlier than Xu Ying.

Finally, when Tang Lin put the last knife on the metal block, no, a hollow metal ball, and picked out some tiny metal shavings, his movements stopped.

"Wuhu!"

The gray light in his eyes slowly receded, and a hint of fatigue appeared on Tang Lin's face, which was quickly covered up by him.

"Teacher, senior brother, I succeeded. From now on, I should be considered a first-level half-soul instructor."

Xu Ying looked at Tang Lin with dull eyes: "Brother Lin, you, did you really succeed?"

It's not that Xu Ying is not smart, the point is that Tang Lin is too fast.

In just half a year, Tang Lin went from reading the soul master's introductory manual to becoming a soul master capable of making second-level soul guides.

"It was successful. Didn't you watch me finish it?"

Tang Lin raised his eyebrows. Although it was a bit tricky, he did complete the most critical step of creating a second-level soul guide alone.

Tang Lin carefully placed the metal block in his left hand and held it up, slowly pouring soft soul power into it.

Suddenly, the metal block emitted a distinct blue light, and the soft halo turned into a beam of light that rose up to a foot high.

The blue halo is straight and firm, without any sway.And the metal block exudes a transparent blue color.

Yes, this small metal block he just carved is the core of a second-level soul guide!

It took five months for Tang Lin to finally reach this point.

Of course, Tang Lin had not experienced the basics of forging, nor had he fully learned the processes of shaping, casting, quenching, and polishing.

Instead, with the help of Lao Xuan, he directly started learning to inscribe the core array, which is the most important step in the production of soul guidance devices.

At first, Lao Xuan complained about Tang Lin's ambition, but after Tang Lin showed his superb memory ability, Lao Xuan shut up.

Perhaps Tang Lin's knowledge related to soul guides was not as good as anyone else in the Sun Moon Continent, but his advantage was not something Lao Xuan and the others had.

The soul power and mental power were far stronger than those of soul masters of the same level, enough for Tang Lin to re-implement Lao Xuan's soul guidance device one by one after recording it.

On this point alone, he is a bit better than Lao Xuan, who has the title of third-level soul master, in terms of inscribing the core magic circle.

The inscription of the core array often fails due to subtle errors, but in Tang Lin's case, this almost never happens.

A mental power comparable to that of a Titled Douluo would allow Tang Lin to clearly visualize the internal three-dimensional shape of the core metal in his mind. The depth and amount of each blade would be inscribed with almost no mistakes.

"Lao Xuan, how about my 'milk bottle'?"

Tang Lin smiled slightly and looked at Lao Xuan proudly.

This second-level soul guidance device "milk bottle" is the first second-level soul guidance device Tang Lin made today, which is quite commemorative.

"Yes, based on this alone, you are already at the level of a second-level soul engineer, but compared to your soul power...hey, it's still far behind!"

Of course, Tang Lin's behavior is not actually a record-breaking one. After all, he already has at least the Soul King level of soul power, which is different from those normal soul masters whose soul power is at the same level as the Soul Master level.

Tang Lin just used his superior hardware advantage to make up for his software shortcomings.

If he really had to compete theoretically with a second-level soul engineer with live ammunition, Tang Lin might not be able to win.

After all, Tang Lin's original intention of learning how to make soul guides was not to learn from soul masters, but to make the soul guides more comfortable in his hands.

A soul guidance shield, a "milk bottle", and a soul guidance spear, this was Tang Lin's initial idea of ​​his three-piece soul guidance device set, and it was also his profession in the Sun and Moon Continent.

As for the other soul tools, Tang Lin could only say that he was willing to accept his orders.

With Tang Lin now wishing to spend all his time in two and a half, asking him to re-familiarize himself with various soul tools would be a waste of Tang Lin's precious time.

"No matter what, this should be at the level of a second-level soul engineer, right?"

"...Yes, yes."

Lao Xuan was not stingy with his praise, but he didn't say many good things. "If you pass the second-level assessment tomorrow, you will get a subsidy."

"I'll make a guarantee for you. Just take the exam by yourself." "Okay, okay, I'm just waiting for this day!"

Tang Lin was ecstatic. He had worked hard for more than half a year just for the title of second-level soul master.

In Lansai City, ordinary first-level soul masters can be found everywhere, so even subsidies have bypassed this group. Only those who have reached the second-level soul master are eligible to receive subsidies from the Soul Master Association.

Perhaps it is inevitable that there are also professional associations similar to those in Douluo Continent.

It's just that unlike the Spirit Masters' subsidy provided by the Spirit Hall to soul masters below the Soul Sect, the Soul Master Association's subsidy only has three chances to receive it, and it must be received within one year after becoming a second-level soul master. It expires and becomes invalid.

This subsidy is actually for civilian soul masters. After all, most soul masters who come from noble families don't care about such small profits.

In the Sun and Moon Continent, it seems more difficult for civilians to stand up.

If it is Douluo Continent, even if you are a commoner, as long as you can cultivate your innate martial soul and become a soul master, even if you are only a first-level soul master, you will be above ten thousand people.

As long as you think about staying safe and not seeking stronger strength, you can still build a fortune even if you are not strong enough.

In short, in Douluo Continent, as long as you can become a soul master, you will be superior to others.

In Sun Moon Continent, due to the existence of soul masters, the status of ordinary soul masters, that is, soul fighters, is far inferior to that of Douluo Continent.

Soul guides cannot be used by civilians without soul power, soul fighters without financial resources cannot use them, and soul fighters without brains cannot use them well.

So who can use it?

The powerful soul fighters can't use it, but at least they can use it, so just use it; the wealthy soul fighters can use it, but you have to have a way to find it; the rest can be used by soul mentors.

In short, in the current Sun Moon Douluo, due to insufficient viability and no room for development, most of the soul masters are in powerful positions, while ordinary soul masters are ignored.

As for the title of second-level soul master, Tang Lin actually didn't care. Even the monetary part of the subsidy was dismissive.

At that time, he had just arrived and didn't understand his position. Now Tang Lin found that as long as he was willing to walk into the Soul Beast Forest, he wouldn't have to worry about his survival for at least two or three months.

Of course, with Lao Xuan's funding, Tang Lin didn't need to take this risk now. Tang Lin just made a name for himself in the Adventure Association in the name of Lin Lin just in case.

The most important thing about the second-level soul master is that starting from this level, the soul master has a quota to purchase a fixed amount of rare metals in the soul master association.

This is what Tang Lin values.

Lao Xuan was very kind to Tang Lin, but there were some things that he couldn't change, such as the rare metal Tang Lin wanted for his soul guide.

Since it is my favorite weapon, the quality cannot be too lacking.

If it were a second-level soul guide made of ordinary metal, no matter how carefully Tang Lin optimized it and no matter how well it was designed to meet his requirements, it would probably explode in just one or two battles.

If Tang Lin could only take out such a soul tool in a critical moment, it would be better to let Tang Lin use the explosive ring.

Although it was said that the Great Sumeru Hammer was created for the Clear Sky Hammer, the explosive ring in it was not so particular. After several trials, Tang Lin quickly mastered the secret.

Applying the violent fighting method of ring explosion to the soul guide was Tang Lin's unique approach.

The fundamental reason why Tang Lin came up with such an idea for soul guidance devices was that Tang Lin's research on soul guidance devices was still too superficial and far from up to his current standards.

Unless Tang Lin had the connections and power to allow a high-level soul master to customize a set of personal soul tools according to Tang Lin's ideas, then it would be possible to meet Tang Lin's standards.

But obviously, this is impossible.

Let's not talk about whether Tang Lin can hire a high-level soul master, and how he will pay for it then.

Even letting the weakness of his soul guide be exposed to others was unacceptable to Tang Lin.

So after much thought, Tang Lin decided to create such a soul guidance device for himself, or a soul power amplifier.

Tang Lin called it "cannon throwing".

The principle is that Tang Lin inputs his soul power in the form of an explosive ring, and "throwing the cannon" will cause a concussive explosion of soul power when it comes into contact with other objects.

Under this idea, apart from the most important soul power transmission device, the other components of the "Throwing Cannon" can become disposable items.

Tang Lin expected that the "milk bottle", soul shield, and soul spear would all have this soul power amplifier "throwing cannon" as the core.

In the "Milk Bottle", the effect of "throwing the cannon" is to speed up the output of soul power; in the soul guide shield, the effect of "throwing the cannon" is to weaken the enemy's attack through shock; in the soul guide spear, The effect of "throwing the cannon" will be the ultimate explosion.

Tang Lin had been searching for a month or two to find a metal that could carry the output of his soul power explosion ring, and finally learned about a rare metal called "Shen Geng Silver" from Lao Xuan.

"Hey, there were a lot of these things before, but they were cheap and easy to use. They are no longer available now. Why don't you go to the Soul Engineer Association to look for them?"

After listening to Lao Xuan's words, Tang Lin found this "Shen Geng Silver" in the introduction of the Soul Engineer Association.

"One of the second-level soul master subsidies (only once)"

"Soul Wood Steel..."

"Spiritual Broken Jade..."

"Shen Gengyin... is rare in quantity and is only used to reward newly promoted second-level soul masters."

In order for his three-piece set of soul tools to be developed smoothly, Tang Lin decided to become a glorious second-level soul tutor first.

"Lao Xuan, I'll leave it to you."

"Don't worry, I've already registered your name for you."

Lao Xuan felt sour when he saw Tang Lin's progress, but he still thoughtfully made an appointment for Tang Lin to take the assessment in advance.

"You can take the examination for the second-level soul master tomorrow. Don't worry, you can apply for my name and you don't have to pay the examination fee."

"Thank you Lao Xuan!"

Tang Lin rubbed his hands. Without Lao Xuan's help, he might have had to wait in line for half a year.

Sure enough, Jianghu is not about fighting and killing, but about worldliness.

"Thank you for nothing, just think of me as your mentor!"

Lao Xuan replied angrily.

Although Lao Xuan couldn't break through level [-] due to his soul power, even if he had the ability of a level [-] soul engineer, he couldn't truly make a level [-] soul guide on his own.

But for Lansai City, he is still considered a figure. After all, the superior city lord is also a seventh-level soul master.

There is a slight gap in the level of soul masters in Lansai City. Except for the city lord, a seventh-level soul master, the highest one is only a fifth-level soul master.

With the strength of a seventh-level soul master, even if there is demand, not many people can afford the price.

Then instead of asking the city lord to make a low-level soul guidance device and giving away a favor for nothing, it would be better to just hire a soul master like Lao Xuan.

Over time, middle-level soul masters like Lao Xuan became popular, and they were favored everywhere in the Soul Master Association.

Although it is definitely not of much use, there is definitely no problem in giving Tang Lin a second-level soul teacher assessment.

(End of this chapter)