After changing out of the white coat that had been almost on his body these days, Huo Yuhao walked out of the underground research institute and finally saw the light of day. He squinted his eyes and looked at the lingering halo of the sun. For a moment, he felt as if he was in another world.
It's all nonsense that "as long as you have the Internet and food, you can stay alone in a secret room for a year without going out". Without seeing the sun for a week, a person's mental state will be greatly affected. No wonder some people with extremely high living standards are in The suicide rate in the polar regions is so high that it obviously does not match the material life.
After stretching his muscles for a while, Huo Yuhao looked at the busy figures on the soul guide testing ground, and suddenly realized that his social circle seemed to be quite narrow, so much so that he didn't even need to make up a reason to talk to people after disappearing for such a long time. explain.
Huo Yuhao wandered around the campus for a while with nothing to do. Huo Yuhao, who wanted to eat something light, swiped his card in the cafeteria to buy a special grilled fish and charcoal kebabs. He also turned on the mental detection and started collecting all kinds of gossip.
As expected, the hottest news is that most teachers and students will be invited to observe the exercises. For those who have been in Mingdu for a long time, this kind of group activity away from home is quite attractive.
Of course, this kind of travel activity, which is related to the collective safety of the next generation of the best soul masters in the Sun and Moon Empire, must be carefully planned and checked, and it is impossible to set off hastily. However, Huo Yuhao himself does not need to wait to go there in a carriage with others, he can just use the flying soul guide to fly there overnight.
The Evil Lord Soul Mentor Group, which is always on the front line of being beaten, had left Mingdu two days ago and headed to the gathering place to wait.
Huo Yuhao used mental detection to spy on a freshman who seemed to be in the lower grade and excitedly looked at the admission ticket in his hand - only most of the teachers and students of the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and a few outstanding talents from other colleges and universities had this treatment. , according to Huo Yuhao's understanding of the alumni, there will definitely be some who show off their superiority to those from other schools.
That is to say, there is no Internet in Douluo Continent now. If it is Tang Daer's era ten thousand years later, there may be Internet pictures flying all over the sky, and one picture can change countless owners and countless backgrounds.
He took a bite of meat skewers in a daze, thinking that there might be more spectators than the main force this time. Huo Yuhao couldn't help but sigh at how this good military exercise turned out to be just like a performance...
Anyway, the two are often synonymous.
I heard that even some envoys and military attachés from the Douluo Three Kingdoms had received invitations. Huo Yuhao estimated that this semi-public event, which was a high-end and expensive one, was not expected to train the military's capabilities. It was intended to be a show for others to see. Nature is greater than drill nature.
If the Douluo Three Kingdoms, especially the Tianhun Empire, only listened to the roaring protests, but no one who had anything to say was actually shocked at the scene, then this wave was just a matter of losing their temper and male ketone in the air. Wearing Victoria's Secret in front of me...all my money is thrown into the water!
After slowly taking a bite of the meat skewers, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but frown - the taste was wrong!
Using mental detection to hide and explore the slightly burnt pieces of meat hidden under heavy spices, Huo Yuhao discovered that the color and texture of the meat were not beef or mutton at all, but most likely duck meat or something like that.
Putting down the half-eaten meat skewers with a curse, Huo Yuhao took out a paper towel and wiped his mouth - the name of the dish sold in this store was "charcoal barbecue skewers", and they didn't say what kind of meat was used.
He dared to work as a window clerk in the cafeteria of the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, and he was so clever. I guess the boss behind him was also a character with some background.
But it didn't matter. Huo Yuhao decided to file a complaint with the Hongchen Hall Master when he came back. He had been defrauded, so he decided to just let them go bankrupt.
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After leaving the no-fly zone on the outskirts of Mingdu, Huo Yuhao, who held the flying soul guide and repeatedly checked whether it was loose or cracked, finally met up with his traveling companions.
Huo Yuhao no longer has to worry about Zheng Zhan's protection when he travels this time. After all, those ninth-level soul masters are all very busy with their own business and cannot be full-time bodyguards.
The only risk along the way was the flight from Mingdu to the destination. When he arrived, there would be more than two titled Douluo present. Unless someone was crazy, they would assassinate him at this time.
Huo Yuhao's traveling companions this time are long-lost teacher Xuan Ziwen and his students. Xuan Ziwen is also an eighth-level soul mentor after all, and it is more than enough to protect Huo Yuhao's safety during the few hours of flying.
"Teacher Xuan!" Huo Yuhao waved to Xuan Ziwen, who was looking at the sky with his hands behind his back and a serious expression.
Xuan Ziwen turned around with a sad expression on his face: "Thank you for remembering me as your teacher. I really thank you."
Since the attack on Mingde Hall, Huo Yuhao has entered a state of normal disappearance, and Xuan Ziwen cannot find him on campus at all.
Asked his subordinate Ju Zi who had the closest relationship with Huo Yuhao. The latter had a clear and slightly ignorant expression on his face.
Then he went to ask the precious granddaughter of Hall Master Hongchen, but she told him with a mysterious look on his face that he shouldn't ask questions.
The students were so neglectful of their studies that they disappeared without even saying hello. Xuan Ziwen, the chief researcher of Mingdetang, suddenly had a bad temper.
There are many people out there who want to be my disciple but they have no way, but this kid wasted his precious talent and was absent from teaching for a long time, which made Xuan Ziwen suspect that he was abducted by Jing Hongchen to do something shameful.
Xuan Ziwen asked all the way to his teacher Kong Deming, and finally got the reply "Yu Hao is participating in a confidential project, he is fine, don't worry."
"I'm too busy with too many things. As soon as I finished my work, I was dragged off to do other things. I really didn't have time to say hello to you... Do you think I'm okay?"
Huo Yuhao spread his hands with a polite yet embarrassed smile on his face - when he was busy with human experiments in the underground research institute, he never expected that the only person who would get angry because of him was Teacher Xuan.
"Forget it, since Master Kong said that you also have difficulties, let's not do it next time. This time I will do equipment evaluation and experiments for the soul mentor group, so just follow me and learn more."
Xuan Ziwen turned to look at the sky, leaving Huo Yuhao with the back of his head. Huo Yuhao looked at his other traveling companions who were resting on a bench nearby.
Unexpectedly, all members of Xuan Ziwen’s research team, which is often short of people in Five Elements, are here...
Senior Orange was lying on a bench, with a map covering her face to block the light, her left hand resting on her lower abdomen, and her right hand hanging down from the outside of the chair. It looked like she had probably fallen asleep.
Keke is holding a small mirror and an eyebrow pencil to write and draw on her face...
Huo Yuhao did not expect that the troubled Zi Mu and Wang Shaojie also appeared here.
"Teacher Xuan, is there anyone else who hasn't come?"
"You were the only one who was waiting just now. We are traveling as a research team this time, so we can go one step ahead of others."
Seeing Huo Yuhao's arrival, the other three people patted their butts and stood up to get ready to go on their way. Keke hurriedly put away the mirror and eyebrow pencil, took out a handkerchief and wiped it on her face.
"Senior Keke, if you go to such trouble to put on makeup... won't it still cost you money if it flies away in a while?"
Xuan Ziwen shook his head and said: "Keke is like this, you don't have to worry about it. Orange...just wait for me to wake her up."
With that said, Xuan Ziwen walked to Orange with his hands behind his back, and said gently: "Orange, wake up quickly, everyone is here, we should get on the road!"
"Well... Got it, let's go."
Orange's face was still covered with the map, and his voice was intermittent and unclear. He was obviously half asleep and half awake.
"How can everyone leave if you don't get up?"
"Then let Ke Ke hold me first... fly for a while first, and then fly by myself after I'm full of sleep."
Keke's face turned a hazy red, and Zimu, who had been chasing after Orange for a long time, felt heartbroken again because of the weak sense of his presence in Orange's heart.
Xuan Ziwen sighed softly, reached out and took away the map covering Orange's face, letting the sunlight directly cover her face, then slowly inhaled to build up strength, and growled:
"time to eat!"
“It’s time for dinner!!”
As if someone had pressed some magical switch, Orange's body trembled, and his legs directly lifted up and stepped on the ground like a conditioned reflex.
"Today is shrimp oil tofu, go ahead!"
Orange came to life almost instantly when Xuan Ziwen took out a rolled-up lesson plan from his storage ring and hit him on the head:
"Don't pretend to be dead when you wake up. Even Huo Yuhao is here. Hurry up and leave. If you fly fast, you will have time to have dinner in Dongyang City."
"oh oh……"
Orange opened the flying soul guide a little listlessly, but when her eyes touched Huo Yuhao's eyes, she quickly moved away.
Huo Yuhao intuitively felt that her eyes seemed a little guilty and evasive, but he couldn't figure out the reason for the moment.
Even Wang Shaojie, who was so distantly related that he could not enter the royal family tree and was still causing trouble all day long, was put under control by himself. Huo Yuhao did not go into the Jingyang Mountains with Juzi to hunt for soul rings and also scrapped Teacher Xuan's precious all-terrain detection soul guide... …She doesn’t seem to have anything to apologize for?
This woman has too many secrets and her thoughts are really difficult to guess.
Following Xuan Ziwen's order, the members of the research team started flying soul guides one after another, and relied on the power of their souls to jet into the sky and then fly towards the northeast.
The standard operation method of the flying soul guide is to use soul power to activate it at first, and then spray it into the sky to a certain height. After that, the soul master adjusts the angle and unfolds the folded wings on the back; at this time, the spray direction of the nozzle also changes from vertical to horizontal.
During normal flight, if there is a need for acceleration, then jet, otherwise keep taxiing. And because of this power supply method, the pair of "folding wings" are not bionic wings that imitate the constant flapping of birds, but something similar to the folding wings of a carrier-based aircraft.
In other words, in this era when the main means of transportation on the ground is still horse-drawn carriages, the technology of human-operated folding aircraft that can take off and land vertically is already quite mature...
The first destination of Huo Yuhao and others' trip is Dongyang City, which is a coastal city in the northeastern part of the Sun and Moon Empire. It is also the largest city in the north and an important border defense town.
Although this "border defense" is a bit far away... According to the adult's description, "Dongyang City is nearly a thousand kilometers away from the original border of the Tianhun Empire" - it is only 800 kilometers from Yalu River to Harbing.
On weekdays, there are 20,000 standing troops guarding Dongyang City, and a group of soul engineers are also stationed here year-round. As an important fulcrum town in the north, Dongyang City itself stores a huge amount of food, grass and luggage.
Without these supplies, which have been prepared for war and kept full at almost all times, the Sun and Moon Empire would not have been able to easily mobilize half of its standing army to conduct exercises far away from Mingdu.
As Xuan Ziwen and his party arrived in Dongyang City to meet the Evil Lord Soul Mentor Group who had been waiting here for a long time, Orange finally caught up with the dinner he had been longing for.
"Teacher Xuan, this place is not as prosperous as Mingdu. Please forgive me for the poor hospitality."
Wang Yiheng, the leader of the Evil Lord Soul Instructor, stood up, holding his cup of tea, and touched a cup with Xuan Ziwen, who had boiled water in the cup.
"Anyway, we are here to help you inspect and test your equipment. I feel that this reception has caused trouble to you, and we don't dare to be extravagant and wasteful anymore."
Xuan Ziwen rarely showed a side with some emotional intelligence. After all, although he was the chief researcher of Mingde Hall, Wang Yiheng in front of him was a genuine ninth-level soul master.
The place Wang Yiheng chose to entertain was a local restaurant with a well-known brand name. Since it was not during the military mission, except for a small number of soul mentors from the Evil Lord Soul Mentor Group who stayed at the military camp, everyone else went to Dongyang City to take the opportunity to take a vacation, so he did not do it. The routine of eating in the military camp.
"Let me introduce to you, these two are the deputy leaders of our Evil Lord Soul Instructor Group, Xia Xuanchen, and Wenjie."
Except for Xia Xuanchen, Huo Yuhao had already met the other two. Wenjie even asked Huo Yuhao on the day of the attack on Mingde Hall if he wanted to seal off Mingdu to search for suspects. From that day on, Huo Yuhao had written him down in his notebook. .
Depending on the situation and needs, Huo Yuhao may upgrade the small book to a book of hatred or even a death note.
However, Deputy Division Commander Wen, who was already with Huo Xin, behaved quite reserved and nervous at this time. Huo Yuhao guessed that perhaps it was because of the two random attempts to show his presence in the court on the day of the attack on Mingdetang and later that he was attracted by Wang Yiheng. Suspicion taught him a lesson.
Xuan Ziwen introduced: "These guys, Orange, Keke, Zimu, and Wang Shaojie, are all my students. They are assisting me in the preliminary preparations for various experiments this time... Ah, this Huo Yuhao is also my student. But he has more tasks, and he can be regarded as my deputy this time."
"The Master of Hongchen Hall asked me to help him learn more and learn more practical experience that you can't learn from the laboratory you gained from using it. The security level of the things he has access to is the same as mine, so he may not act together with other students. "
"According to the Hall Master's wishes, Huo Yuhao may have to frequently contact the after-sales business of the Soul Engineer Group's equipment in the future, and there will be many opportunities to deal with you. This is his first time in this kind of business. If there is anything unfamiliar, please tell me. Bear with me.”
Xuan Ziwen raised his glass and said with a smile, while Xia Xuanchen, who was across the table, couldn't help but look at Huo Yuhao twice, with a strange look in his eyes.
How old is this guy? Mingdetang's after-sales department is as good as the sales department. Why does Jing Hongchen like him so much?
This is how much money he will make if he is allowed to control the after-sales service of the soul mentor group for a long time...
Oh, no, the division commander seemed to have said that the leader of Hongchen Hall had the idea of increasing marriage. In that case, just a dowry would be enough for ten lifetimes, and there was no need to take risks to make money.
Huo Yuhao raised his glass and said shyly: "Thank you for taking care of me, seniors."
The other students under Mr. Working part time...
The expression on young Zimu's face could not hide his thoughts. Especially when Huo Yuhao often ran around under Xuan Ziwen before, Orange's attitude towards Huo Yuhao was obviously a bit more cordial than that of his suitor, who had a close friendship with him.
Regardless of the various reasons behind this, Zimu had a sense of crisis towards Huo Yuhao - although he himself knew that this was very inexplicable and could not be expressed in words.
Wang Shaojie even frowned, and his face was full of sour expression.
The last time Teacher Xuan took people to the beach to test the soul guide, he was unable to make the trip because his elders in the family were seriously ill and wanted to stay to fight for the family property. As a result, he didn't make much money in the end.
Hongchen Hall Master is not seriously ill at all. According to the standards of a soul master, it is the time when the Spring and Autumn Period is at its peak. Why did he start making arrangements for this boy?
"Don't worry, little friend, the juniors of Hongchen Hall Master are my juniors. If you have any trouble in the future and need the help of the Evil Lord Soul Instructor Group, you can come to me. As long as it's not too big a fight, it won't be a problem." Wang Yiheng patted his chest, looking like a charlatan. Big brother look.
"Me too." Xia Xuanchen immediately agreed.
Wenjie opened his mouth and was stunned for a moment, then he said with some hindsight:
"If the division commander is not here, there is no problem in finding me. I have also admired Hongchen Hall Master for a long time."
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"Ziwen and Yuhao should have arrived in Dongyang City, right?"
Kong Deming, who came to Mingde Hall to inspect the progress of the reconstruction, stopped and asked Jing Hongchen who was following behind him.
"If the road is clear, we have indeed arrived."
Kong Deming pondered for a moment, but asked an unrelated question: "What has the girl from Shrek Academy who came to negotiate with her been doing in the past few days?"
Jing Hongchen, who was well prepared, immediately said: "Nothing unusual, just a routine visit to the prison and their exchange students. Right now, she should be eating at a barbecue restaurant with her little lover and others."
Kong Deming couldn't help but smile and said: "Master Hongchen Hall, you are watching closely enough and you are very thoughtful."
Jing Hongchen cupped his hands. Ever since he knew that Zhang Lexuan's martial spirit who was coming to negotiate the outcome of He Caitou's treatment was actually "Yue", he had arranged for people to keep an eye on her movements in case Mr. Kong got curious.
How can the Empire of the Sun and the Moon have the sun without the moon? The royal family's lineage inherited the sun, and the other lineage... Mr. Kong's martial spirit was the silver moon.
Sure enough, only those who prepare early can seize the opportunity!
"Mr. Kong, do you want to meet her?"
Kong Deming slowly shook his head: "What can I say when I see her now? Can she recognize me as my kin if she can still see Wuhun? Hongchen Hall Master, do you think it is possible?"
"Of course this doesn't mean..."
"It's not true, and that girl is from the Heavenly Soul Empire, right? It's unclear whether her martial soul is inherited or acquired through mutation... Her family seems to have been slaughtered? Did she join Shrek Academy because of this? How can we investigate this when everyone is dead?"
Kong Deming sighed and continued: "The last war displaced too many people, and Wuhun's bloodline was also lost as a result. It is unknown whether her lineage can be traced back to my Sun and Moon side."
Jing Hongchen said softly: "This kind of thing that happened thousands of years ago is not important to us, she herself is important, Mr. Kong."
"Oh, that's not bad. Since she is the inner master sister of Shrek student, even if she has no blood relationship with me, I wouldn't mind recognizing her as a relative as long as she is willing."
Jing Hongchen thought for a while, then raised his hand again and said, "Mr. Kong, that Zhang Lexuan's little lover has an old relationship with Yu Hao, and they are also on the list of people going to watch the show this time."
Kong Deming frowned: "Master Hongchen Hall, are you going to leave the job to Yu Hao again?"
Jing Hongchen smiled but did not answer.
"Forget it, just write a letter asking Yuhao to pay attention and ask around on the way. There's no need to force it."
"That He Caitou, since that girl is here to save him, let's lock him up for a little longer."
(End of chapter)
