svetikya Chapter 258 Extortion and Kidnapping
Chapter 258 Extortion and Kidnapping
Chapter 258 Extortion and Kidnapping
"Using a mechanism to pry open the soul guide device... the only problem to solve is how to use a mechanism that cannot communicate with soul power to pry open the soul power in the milk bottle and make it flow into the soul guide array in the predetermined direction."
"Although I don't know how Huo designed these problems in the plot, the soul guidance array that automatically calls the soul power stored in the milk bottle has already been formed. Many passively triggered soul tools have this function, but because they need to be bound to the soul master's mental power or soul power, they are passively triggered when attacked. These are not things that soul masters can use."
"In that case, let's use a mechanism to replace this function, so that when the Soul Master presses the trigger, the Soul Guidance Array is activated, and the Soul Guidance Array automatically draws energy from the milk bottle to operate."
"At the same time, the most suitable energy to trigger the soul guidance array, and which can also be used by non-soul masters, is electricity. Using the principle of electromagnetic induction, simply pressing the trigger to make an object move along the direction that cuts the magnetic field lines can generate a small amount of electrical energy..."
Compared to the soul guidance arrays that need to be studied when making battle armor, this kind of small mechanism is easy for Huo Yuhao to create.
After a moment's thought, Huo Yuhao created a simple trigger model and installed it into the soul guide ray.
After confirming that there were no problems with the first experiment, Huo Yuhao added a self-destruct function to it. As long as it was disassembled, it would automatically burn the internal soul guidance array, making it impossible to be forcibly dismantled.
"Hmm, although I don't know how Huo Gua was designed, my triggering method clearly involves electricity. If the Sun Moon Empire notices this..."
Huo Yuhao pondered for a moment before letting go: Whatever, progress in electricity is limited in the short term anyway. Once the Sun Moon Empire has mastered electricity, I will be invincible. Besides, won't I just take away the technology developed by the Sun Moon Empire anyway?
With everything ready, Huo Yuhao smiled and knocked on the door of Jing Hongchen's office.
A quarter of an hour later, Huo Yuhao strode away from Jing Hongchen's office, leaving Jing Hongchen behind with a furious expression.
Negotiations are not something that can be concluded quickly, especially when one party makes exorbitant demands.
The main purpose of this visit is to sow discord among Jing Hongchen and let him know about the existence of the trigger device.
After all, Huo Yuhao was leaving in just one more day, and it wasn't Huo Yuhao who was anxious, but Jing Hongchen.
Meanwhile, in Jing Hongchen's office, Lin Jiayi waited respectfully beside her.
"Huo Yuhao, what a Huo Yuhao! He certainly has quite the appetite!"
Jing Hongchen gritted her teeth as she stared at a slip of paper in front of her, which recorded Huo Yuhao's demands.
Leaving aside the silver dragon scales, a non-renewable resource that hasn't been replenished in three thousand years and is already nearly depleted, the amount of other high-grade rare metals that still have deposits is beyond the capacity of Jing Hongchen.
Even his Mingde Hall doesn't have that many rare metal reserves. If he wanted to take some out, he would have to apply to the royal family for a portion to meet his needs.
Isn't this outrageous?
Just as Jing Hongchen was enraged, a guard suddenly entered and delivered a message:
"Master, we have received word from the Crown Prince that he will be coming to attend the farewell ceremony tomorrow."
"The Crown Prince?"
Jing Hongchen was taken aback, then said in a deep voice, "I understand."
Since the attack on Mingde Hall, the situation has become so serious that Jing Hongchen was almost completely dismissed.
To demonstrate its sincerity, Mingde Hall not only accepted some of the Crown Prince's people, but Jing Hongchen also presented the Crown Prince with Mingde Hall's latest research results. This prompted the Crown Prince to speak up, allowing Jing Hongchen to redeem himself and continue to hold his position.
After composing herself, Jing Hongchen organized the materials and personally went to the Sun and Moon Palace to meet the Crown Prince.
"Your Highness, the Master of the Red Dust Hall requests an audience."
Inside the magnificent imperial bedchamber, the eunuch's shrill voice rang out.
Xu Tianran, sitting in a wheelchair, was startled and quickly gestured for Ju Zi to push him out.
Seeing that His Highness the Crown Prince had come out to greet her personally, Jing Hongchen was flattered and said, "Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince."
No need for formalities.
Xu Tianran released a burst of soul power and gently pressed down on Jing Hongchen's shoulder.
"What brings you here so late, Master Hongchen?"
Jing Hongchen glanced at Ju Zi and an old man with white hair and a weathered face following behind Xu Tianran. Seeing that Xu Tianran did not express much, he said, "Your Highness, I have come here today mainly to discuss a matter concerning the future of the empire, and I would like to ask Your Highness for a decision."
"Oh?"
Upon hearing Jing Hongchen's description, Xu Tianran sat up straight with interest; "Tell me about it."
"It's like this, among the exchange students sent by Shrek Academy this time..."
Jing Hongchen slowly recounted the process of Huo Yuhao knocking on the bamboo bar, and at the same time told about Xuan Ziwen's upcoming breakthrough in the sealed baby bottle technology.
Xu Tianran, who also understood soul tools, quickly connected the two matters: "Does the Red Dust Hall Master mean that as long as we get that trigger device, plus the sealed milk bottle technology, we can build a soul master army that can be composed of ordinary people?"
Jing Hongchen cautiously said, "Although it cannot be confirmed yet, if the triggering device is really as Huo Yuhao demonstrated, then it is quite feasible."
Upon hearing this, Xu Tianran fell silent for a moment, with only the sound of his right index finger tapping the armrest ringing out.
Xu Tianran had heard the name Huo Yuhao more than once.
The first time I heard about it was from Orange, who told me about her stupid younger brother who couldn't even manage his subordinates and directly tortured the Shrek exchange students.
At that time, Xu Tianran did not care about this so-called Shrek prodigy.
At fifteen years old, he only has the cultivation level of a three-ring Soul Master. Although it's not bad, it's really not interesting.
After all, the Guang Hongchen siblings were already Soul Kings at the age of fifteen, far surpassing these so-called Shrek Academy prodigies.
Their first meeting took place in the Royal Scouts' dungeon. The other party's disheveled appearance was nothing special. The only thing that left a deep impression was the pride that came from Shrek. Even in the dungeon, tied to the torture instruments, he remained calm and sternly warned the Royal Scouts.
What truly made Xu Tianran take notice of this Shrek Academy prodigy was the microscope among the advanced soul tools that Jing Hongchen brought with him when he surrendered.
It was on that occasion that Xu Tianran, as a Soul Master, truly came to understand the mysteries of human cells for the first time. He realized that a Soul Master's body was composed of countless tiny organisms.
This incident had a significant impact on Xu Tianran, but it also gave him a glimmer of hope.
A hope for healing physical wounds.
For a year, Xu Tianran immersed himself in the study of the human body, even finding many living specimens in order to understand the mysteries of the human body. For this, he even put aside some unimportant political affairs, making his good brothers think that he was successful again.
Even at tomorrow's farewell party, Xu Tianran only wanted to see the boy who brought him hope.
After all these years, Xu Tianran has been surrounded by open and hidden attacks, but Huo Yuhao, his enemy, has given him new hope.
It seems that tomorrow's farewell party won't be so peaceful.
"Since that guy wants to make an exorbitant demand, then let him have his way."
Given the critical importance of the triggering device, Xu Tianran ultimately decided to agree to Huo Yuhao's request.
"However, even if he's alive to take the money, he also needs to be alive to spend it. The most painful thing for a person is to die before he's spent all the money."
"Master of the Red Dust Hall, I need to rest now. I will give you the resources that Huo Yuhao requested tomorrow."
"Your humble servant takes his leave."
Watching Jing Hongchen's figure disappear into the distance, Xu Tianran returned to his palace with the help of Ju Zi.
"shadow."
As soon as Xu Tianran finished speaking, a dark figure appeared in the corner of the palace.
He was an elderly man with a slightly hunched back, dressed in the most ordinary servant's attire in the palace, and looked quite unremarkable.
This person is Xue Chen, Xu Tianran's personal bodyguard and a veteran Title Douluo powerhouse with the title of Shadow.
"Go contact them and ask them to send a few strong men to intercept Shrek Academy's group. Make sure to retrieve the storage ring given to Huo Yuhao. Besides that, it would be best to capture Huo Yuhao alive; if that's not possible, it would be better to kill him. Then, take my warrant to the Imperial Treasury to check the materials. If there's anything missing, ask the military."
The next moment, Xue Chen's figure disappeared.
After giving these instructions, Xu Tianran turned his gaze back to Physician Wang: "Physician Wang, let's continue with our previous topic."
"Yes."
The old man respectfully said, "I have some clues about the problem of flesh and blood regeneration. In many cases of flesh and blood growth, I have found a type of cell that constantly divides into various cells of the human body to repair damaged parts... I have named them regeneration cells."
"Even newborn babies are formed from cells that continuously divide into cells that make up different parts of the body."
"Although we can now nurture a newborn fetus in a specific environment without the aid of a mother, and ensure the fetus's survival, we still have no clue how to manipulate regenerated cells to repair specific parts of the body. Moreover, the number of regenerated cells in the human body seems limited, and they seem unable to handle the body's repair process..."
"Therefore, I have considered using other people's regenerated cells, but each time it would conflict with my body, not only leading to life-threatening situations, but even if I survived, the regenerated cells would be actively cleared out by my body."
"I don't want to hear these irrelevant things, I want concrete solutions."
Xu Tianran waved his hand and said, "Continue the research. I don't care what methods you use or how many resources you consume, you must unravel the mysteries of the human body as soon as possible so that I can stand up on my own two legs."
"Also, even if the regenerated cells can't completely repair the body's defects, they can still divide into seeds, right? Let's research that as well."
Physician Wang bowed deeply and said, "I will do my utmost."
On the other side, Huo Yuhao, after leaving Jing Hongchen's office, also found Ji Juechen practicing his sword.
"Long time no see, Brother Ji."
Upon hearing this voice, Ji Juechen stopped swinging his sword, turned around to look at Huo Yuhao, and nodded slightly as a greeting.
"Long time no see."
Jing Ziyan also noticed Huo Yuhao's voice and came over to greet him.
"What have you been doing these past few months? I can't find you anywhere even when I try to find you outside your dorm."
It's infuriating to think about this. Every time Ji Juechen tried to find Huo Yuhao, he was always disappointed. The two of them searched for half a year without seeing Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao quickly waved his hand: "You're looking for me? It's not that Brother Ji wants to spar with me, is it? I won't come."
Just kidding, Huo Yuhao isn't a warmonger; he'd rather watch the show than take action.
If it weren't for the severe shortage of manpower and the thought of recruiting Ji Juechen, Huo Yuhao would have avoided Ji Juechen, a sword fanatic and martial arts fanatic, as much as possible.
Jing Ziyan said nonchalantly, "Alright, it's not a sparring match. After all, Ji Juechen said your intention is strange. Even though it hasn't fully formed yet, and your strength is just average, there's no point in sparring with you."
"I'm not good enough?!"
Huo Yuhao's voice rose an octave.
What a joke! With his battle armor fully activated and his spirit fusion skill applied, Huo Yuhao dared to challenge even a Soul Douluo before running away, and Ji Juechen actually said he wasn't strong enough.
If it weren't for the need to keep it a secret, Huo Yuhao would really want Ji Juechen to experience what it's like to have his soul frozen.
"Heh, a mere fourth-ring guy. Ji Juechen is almost a Soul Saint, so naturally he has no interest in bullying noobs."
Well, Huo Yuhao really couldn't refute that.
Cultivation level is indeed Huo Yuhao's Achilles' heel. He has been busy working on his battle armor lately, and with the debuff from his ultimate martial soul, his soul power has only increased by one level in half a year.
"But Ji Juechen is almost a Soul Saint? Level 69? I remember he was only in his sixties last year, wasn't he?"
You know, Ji Juechen's golden age of cultivation is almost over, yet he can still cultivate so fast. Is he aiming for godhood?
However, considering that Ji Juechen's martial soul may be bound to the sword in his hand, it is not impossible that the improvement of the sword will lead to the improvement of the martial soul.
After all, it's not surprising that something like this happens to a sword fanatic who has caused a positive mutation in his martial soul through his own willpower.
"It's all thanks to you."
Jing Ziyan was a little jealous: "Ever since you upgraded Ji Juechen's sword, that guy Ji Juechen has been like he's on some kind of drug, immersing himself in the sword every day. Not only has his aura increased significantly, but his cultivation level has also been rising steadily, even though he had already encountered a bottleneck before."
"Ji Juechen sought you out for this very reason. He seems to want to know how you upgraded the sword and wants to continue following your method."
Huo Yuhao said in a deep voice, "You should understand my requirements. I cannot create a powerful enemy with my own hands."
"I can join you."
Ji Juechen said calmly.
"That's excellent."
Ji Juechen, a fighter with unlimited potential, is definitely worth Huo Yuhao's training.
"In that case, tonight you will..."
Seeing that Huo Yuhao agreed, Ji Juechen seized the opportunity.
After all, he's a sword fanatic. If he's not in a hurry about swords, then what's the rush?
"Don't rush, I can teach you how I helped you upgrade your sword. Let's go back to my dorm and talk slowly."
"Oh, right, you should come too."
Huo Yuhao turned to look at Jing Ziyan beside him.
(End of this chapter)