harleyscars Chapter 301 The Cunning Mirror of the Mortal World
Chapter 301 The Cunning Mirror of the Mortal World
Chapter 301 The Cunning Mirror of the Mortal World
Mingde Hall, underground experimental area.
Lin Jiayi looked anxious as he hurried into the depths of the underground test area.
Upon arriving at Jing Hongchen's laboratory, Lin Jiayi quickly entered a series of numbers into the device at the entrance, then took out a token from his pocket and placed it there.
After a short while, the laboratory door slowly opened.
As soon as the door opened a crack, Lin Jiayi slipped through and ran along.
"What happened? Why are you being so reckless!" Jing Hongchen, with dark circles under her eyes, sat in the laboratory hall with a cup of tea in hand, her brows furrowed and her tone tinged with impatience.
Lin Jiayi immediately slowed his breathing and took careful steps, afraid of displeasing Jing Hongchen.
"Master, Xuan Ziwen's experimental project has been launched," Lin Jiayi said.
"So what if it's started? It's not a big deal. You mean that all-terrain soul-guided detector that Xuan Ziwen was in charge of? Isn't it still not fully assembled?" Jing Hongchen put the teacup back on the table in front of him.
"Master, Xuan Ziwen has finished assembling it himself. Don't forget, Xuan Ziwen is an impatient person." Lin Jiayi raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his forehead.
"I know Xuan Ziwen is very skilled, but he can't wait for the Mingde Hall team and wants to install it himself. Even so, it's impossible for him to set up the all-terrain soul guide detector all by himself so quickly!" Veins popped out on Jing Hongchen's forehead.
The dark circles under his eyes silently testified to his long period of cultivation.
"Master, in fact, Xuan Ziwen, along with Ye Nanxiao and the Crown Princess, completed the workload of ten people." Lin Jiayi said, feeling a sense of admiration for Xuan Ziwen and Ye Nanxiao.
"These two really are kindred spirits to have gotten together," Jing Hongchen said, rubbing his head with a slight headache.
Lin Jiayi took out an application form and handed it to Jing Hongchen. "Xuan Ziwen has applied to go out as soon as possible to conduct an experiment on the all-terrain detection soul tool. He has already applied for several times."
If it weren't for Xuan Ziwen's special circumstances, Lin Jiayi would have already started cursing at someone who applied for several documents at once, but he was completely helpless against Xuan Ziwen.
"Alright, put it down. I'll look at it later," Jing Hongchen said.
Lin Jiayi placed the application form on the table. Jing Hongchen picked up her cup again and took a sip. The calming tea's nerve-soothing effect eased Jing Hongchen's furrowed brows somewhat.
I glanced at Xuan Ziwen's application form; it was covered with dense writing.
After glancing at it only once, Jing Hongchen tossed the application form back onto the table.
There are too many words; Jing Hongchen doesn't have the patience to read them all right now.
Who are the candidates to test the all-terrain soul-guided detector?
Lin Jiayi immediately replied, "Currently, there are three: the Crown Princess, another female student from Xuan Ziwen, and Huo Yuhao, who is an exchange student."
Jing Hongchen leaned back in her chair, her hands clasped together, lost in thought.
"Why isn't Ye Nanxiao here?" Jing Hongchen asked.
In his understanding, Ye Nanxiao should be among the testers, since Ye Nanxiao was the one he had the best relationship with and the most talented among all of Xuan Ziwen's students.
"Student Ye, there might be some inconveniences?" Lin Jiayi said.
"Alright, you don't need to say anything more, I've seen it." Jing Hongchen saw Ye Nanxiao's reason for rejection on Xuan Ziwen's report.
"There are a lot of mosquitoes outside, and the floor is hard. I want to stay in Mingde Hall and enjoy the air conditioning."
After reading Ye Nanxiao's reason, Jing Hongchen's lips twitched violently.
Lin Jiayi had previously seen Xuan Ziwen's report and was also angered by Ye Nanxiao's bizarre reasons.
To refuse to participate in such an important experimental project with such a bizarre reason? Isn't this guy a Soul Master? A Soul Master being afraid of mosquitoes?
Jing Hongchen sensed a strong sense of perfunctoriness in Ye Nanxiao's reason for refusing.
But then I thought about it again. Ye Nanxiao had shown a great thirst for knowledge about soul tool technology, so how could he not be interested in such an epoch-making soul tool as the all-terrain soul tool detector?
"Something's not right. This kid must be up to something again!" Jing Hongchen took a deep breath.
"The monitoring data from the all-terrain soul-guided detector was collected inside the Mingde Hall. Is that Ye Nanxiao's purpose?"
Jing Hongchen couldn't quite figure out Ye Nanxiao's thoughts. Since Ye Nanxiao was willing to come to Mingde Hall, that was naturally the best thing. The last friendly conversation had been interrupted and ended hastily by Xu Tianran.
However, given Ye Nanxiao's inexplicably clever mind and his unwillingness to suffer losses, he would surely take precautions once he realized that I had ulterior motives.
Maybe this kid deliberately put himself on the edge of the tiger's mouth, and then, prepared, he plucked a tiger's whisker from the tiger's mouth!
"What exactly is this kid planning to do to me?" Jing Hongchen finished his calming tea in one gulp, and the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt.
He always felt that Ye Nanxiao was definitely plotting something.
He glanced into the depths of the laboratory, where his important research results were stored, including an armor prototype that Ye Nanxiao had "borrowed".
Seeing Jing Hongchen's expression shift between gloom and confusion, Lin Jiayi quickly straightened up, focusing his attention on his posture, as if to say, "I'm standing properly."
"Tell me, what is Ye Nanxiao up to now?" Jing Hongchen said in a low voice. Even he, who always prided himself on being cunning, couldn't quite figure out what Ye Nanxiao was up to.
Lin Jiayi quickly recalled Xuan Ziwen's expression when he submitted the application form; it was one of extreme regret.
"Perhaps, Ye, there really is some reason why you can't participate, but you can't reveal it to us, so you just made up an excuse? Given Ye's usual personality, I think that's possible," Lin Jiayi said.
"Why can't we reveal this to Mingde Hall?" Jing Hongchen fell silent.
An hour later, Ye Nanxiao, who was lying on the chair imagining himself as a salted fish, looked at Jing Hongchen, who was playing the role of Kung Fu Panda in front of him, and moved his body with difficulty.
"Is there something you need, Master?" Ye Nanxiao asked with dead fish eyes.
"Hehehe, Nanxiao, I heard you refused the field test of the all-terrain soul guide detector and want to conduct data monitoring in Mingde Hall instead, is that right?" Jing Hongchen said with a smile.
Looking at Jing Hongchen, whose eyes were squinted into slits because of her smile, and with the addition of panda eyes, it was almost impossible to tell whether her eyes were open or closed. No matter how Ye Nanxiao looked at it, it seemed like the smile of a weasel.
"Yes, I didn't want to go out, so Lao Xuan had me help with recording data," Ye Nanxiao said slowly, his eyelids drooping.
"Nanxiao, why do you look so tired?" Jing Hongchen asked in confusion. Although Ye Nanxiao usually referred to himself as a salted fish, the Ye Nanxiao in front of her now looked like a salted fish that was about to be cooked, weak and listless.
"Oh, nothing, I've become a great immortal." Ye Nanxiao said with a smile.
In order to memorize all the core arrays of the all-terrain soul guide detector, Ye Nanxiao overexerted his mental energy several times and is now almost depleted. If it weren't for his good physique and the Frozen Flower, Ye Nanxiao would have already fallen into a deep sleep.
"Cultivating immortality?" Jing Hongchen reached out and stroked his beard. He seemed to have heard Ye Nanxiao's explanation of "cultivating immortality," which seemed to involve staying up all night.
"You don't look well, Nanxiao. You can't collect data in this state. You need to rest." Jing Hongchen took out a small jar from his personal storage soul tool.
"This is a calming tea. Drink a couple of cups regularly, but young people should be mindful of moderation!"
"Then thank you for your kindness, Hall Master." Ye Nanxiao accepted the small jar.
After a moment's hesitation, Jing Hongchen asked, "Don't you want to experience driving and operating this behemoth from outside? Monitoring data can't provide the experience of such a large soul tool."
"This thing is too complicated to operate, and whether it's going smoothly or not, you just need to look at the data," Ye Nanxiao replied.
Ye Nanxiao's answer filled Jing Hongchen with doubt. The all-terrain soul guide detector was a completely new type of soul guide. Judging from Ye Nanxiao's past strong preference for rare metals, which was a standard for a qualified soul guide, there was no reason why he would not be interested in a new type of soul guide.
If Ye Nanxiao knew what Jing Hongchen was thinking, he would only sigh slightly. When Xuan Ziwen forcibly dragged him to work, Ye Nanxiao had already figured out how to operate the all-terrain soul guide detector. If Xuan Ziwen hadn't forbade it, Ye Nanxiao could even have made the all-terrain soul guide detector dance a simple dance.
"I see." Jing Hongchen responded, also finding Ye Nanxiao's reasoning quite reasonable.
However, he hadn't finished setting up the "Fox-Catching Upgrade Device" at Mingde Hall yet. If Ye Nanxiao noticed anything amiss, all his hard work these past few nights would be for nothing.
We can't let Ye Nanxiao get close to Mingde Hall yet; that guy's reconnaissance abilities are too strong.
After exchanging a few more words with Ye Nanxiao, Jing Hongchen turned and left.
"What is this old fox up to now?" Ye Nanxiao asked, looking at the small jar in his hand with a puzzled expression.
"Aren't you afraid that this old fox will lure you into his trap again and kidnap you to become their Hongchen family's son-in-law if you run into that Mingde Hall this time?" Xue Di asked.
"Last time we weren't prepared, but this time it's different. It's just monitoring data with Lao Xuan. As long as I see the data, that's enough. Who says I have to see it in person? If my clone sees it, doesn't that mean I saw it too?" Ye Nanxiao said confidently.
"I only promised Lao Xuan that I would monitor the data from the all-terrain soul-guided detector together and give some suggestions. I'll find some time to post a couple of suggestions after I dispel the clone."
As soon as he finished speaking, the laboratory door opened, and Xuan Ziwen led the three people who were going to participate in the all-terrain soul-guided detector into the laboratory.
"What are you doing?" Ye Nanxiao asked lazily.
Xuan Ziwen said, "Mingde Hall has given us a last-minute notice that they need to test the all-terrain soul-guided detector's ability to operate in extremely cold environments. Yuhao's cultivation level isn't high enough, so you'll have to go with them."
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"As expected, that old fox came to see me with ill intentions!"
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(End of this chapter)