Chapter 17: Soto City
Time flies, and four years have passed in a flash.
South of the Tiandou Empire, Barak Kingdom, Soto City.
It was just past noon, the sun was scorching, and three young people walked in from the west gate of Soto City. They all looked like teenagers, and they didn't carry any luggage. There were two men and one woman.
These three people were naturally Shi Yi, Tang San, and Xiao Wu.
Shi Yi was already fourteen years old at this time. He was tall and dressed in a white suit with a jade belt around his waist. His black shorts were a bit unruly and free and easy. His fair and delicate face made people feel good about him, and the smile at the corner of his mouth made him look even more intimate.
In the eight years in Notting, thanks to Yu Xiaogang, Shi Yi can be said to have lived a very good life. He has basically read all the books in Yu Xiaogang's room. During the day, he worked with Tang San to forge iron, continue to study materials in depth, and constantly try to depict the core array. At night, he immersed himself in cultivation. He had almost no free time. The daily work in the blacksmith shop made Shi Yi's body very strong.
After Shi Yi successfully made a soul guide, Tang San proposed to learn how to make a soul guide. Shi Yi did not refuse and basically told Tang San the principles and logic of the soul guide. However, as Shi Yi said to Yu Xiaogang at the beginning, Tang San did not have much creativity.
The manufacture of a soul guide is not like practicing a technique, which only requires following a map, but it requires one to design it by oneself. The important thing is that the core array method has different understandings for different soul guides.
This led to Tang San learning to make soul guides. The core array can only depict what Shi Yi designed. The materials and structures are basically from the Tang Sect's hidden weapons. The complex mechanical expansion structure of the Tang Sect's hidden weapons requires the depiction of extremely complex core arrays. Simply copying and pasting them obviously will not bring out the power that soul guides should have. Tang San is obviously unable to design a dedicated core array for the hidden weapons.
Not to mention Tang San, even Shi Yi at this stage cannot do it. Even if it is placed ten thousand years later, Huo Yuhao has to learn a lot and learn the knowledge of soul guides in a complete and systematic way before combining the power of Tang Sect's hidden weapons and soul guides.
People's energy is limited. Tang San also realized that he was not suitable for soul guide manufacturing because what he learned was too miscellaneous, and soul guides were just a newly started subject that required a lot of time to study.
Tang San had no choice but to give up the design and manufacture of soul guides and concentrate on practicing what he was good at.
Shi Yi also obtained a lot of hidden weapon drawings during his time with Tang San, but Tang San did not teach Shi Yi any of the Tang Sect's unique skills. Shi Yi also understood what Tang San was thinking. He just wanted Shi Yi to design a stronger soul guide based on the hidden weapon, and he only needed to copy the core array designed by Shi Yi.
Shi Yi would naturally not let Tang San use him. It was unlikely that he would work for Tang San for nothing. He always emphasized that giving is giving, and giving is giving. Compared with these shooting soul guides, Shi Yi is more inclined to the design and research of melee soul guides and triggered defensive soul guides, because he knows very well that the primary goal for him now is to protect himself.
In terms of being a person, Tang San still has a gap with Yu Xiaogang.
Yu Xiaogang did not say much about this. He also understood what the two apprentices were thinking. Shi Yi needed those magical self-created soul skills, and Tang San needed Shi Yi to upgrade the hidden weapon to a soul guide.
Yu Xiaogang is not a fool. As a member of the Blue Lightning School, he certainly understands the principle of resource exchange. Even though they are brothers, Yu Xiaogang also understands that Shi Yi can't help Tang San work for nothing. However, it is obvious that Tang San is not willing to take out those magical self-created soul skills on his body.
This makes Yu Xiaogang very confused. He doesn't understand why Tang San is unwilling to take them out. Obviously, the potential of soul guides is much greater than the potential of those self-created soul skills.
Shi Yi himself is very clear about the reason. If you want to practice the unique skills of the Tang Sect, you must take out the Xuantian Gong. Tang San will not allow an outsider to obtain the Xuantian Gong. Even the Shrek Seven Devils in the original book can't get it, so Shi Yi will naturally not force it.
Hand skills, body skills, and eye skills, these things are just the results of the body's continuous training process in Shi Yi's consciousness, and Shi Yi also has a way to obtain these results, and even create something more suitable for himself.
Xiao Wu raised her hand and gently wiped the sweat on her forehead, complaining: "Finally arrived at this Suoto City. I really don't know what the master is thinking. There are obviously several intermediate spirit master academies that have expressed their willingness to recruit us unconditionally, but he insisted on asking you to take the exam for this shabby academy that doesn't even have a level division."
Tang San glanced at Shi Yi and tugged at Xiao Wu's sleeve slightly, hinting that he should stop talking.
Shi Yi smiled and said: "Little Junior Brother, it's okay. The teacher asked you to come because the dean of this academy is a spirit saint, and this spirit saint has a close relationship with the teacher."
Tang San showed surprise on his face, and Xiao Wu's expression subconsciously tightened.
Tang San naturally understood what a spirit saint meant. The Holy Soul Village where he came from was named because a spirit saint came out.
"Brother, do you know the situation of this academy?" Tang San asked softly.
Shi Yi nodded and smiled, "Of course, but you will understand these things when you get to the academy. See you in the academy. I won't disturb you and your lover."
Shi Yi was fed a lot of dog food by the two of them during the journey these days, so he naturally didn't want to stay with them anymore.
After saying that, Shi Yi's figure disappeared in front of the two of them. The moment Shi Yi disappeared, Xiao Wu's voice reached Shi Yi's ears.
"Shi Yi! I'm going to tear your mouth apart!"
Tang San also hurriedly pulled Xiao Wu to stop Xiao Wu from chasing Shi Yi.
Soto City is much larger than Notting City, and naturally it is much more lively. On the streets, patrolling soldiers can be seen everywhere, and the bustling flow of people keeps shuttling back and forth.
Shi Yi first found a nice-looking restaurant to order something, and then looked for a place to stay. It didn't take long for Shi Yi to find a very unique hotel.
The hotel is three stories high. Although it doesn't look too large, the exterior decoration is completely rose red. The architectural style of the entire hotel is like a huge rose, which can easily give people a bright feeling.
Shi Yi looked at the hotel and shook his head with a smile. Having seen too many high-rise buildings, Shi Yi did not think this hotel was romantic, but rather felt it was extremely exaggerated.
Then Shi Yi booked a room in an ordinary hotel that looked relatively normal, and continued to stroll around Soto City.
After asking around in the city, Shi Yi found Flanders' store in Soto City.
The door of the store was open, and it looked a little dim inside. When Shi Yi walked in, he felt a lot of soul power fluctuations of different attributes.
"It seems that there are still good things in Flanders' store." Shi Yi thought to himself.
Soul guides all carry soul power fluctuations, and Shi Yi came here to learn and improve his level of making soul guides.
There was only one person in the store, and there was no counter. There were some items hanging on the three walls. They all looked very old and did not look valuable at all, but they emitted different soul power fluctuations.
Flanders was sitting on a wooden recliner, swaying with his eyes closed.
He looked to be about fifty years old. Although he was not young, he was very strong. The recliner, which looked quite solid, creaked under his weight as it swayed.
Flanders had a very distinctive face, with a slightly protruding chin, wide cheekbones, a flat face, and a slightly hooked nose. If one had to describe it in one word, one could only say that his face looked a bit like a shoe sole. Although he had his eyes closed, he looked a bit cunning.
He wore a pair of black-framed crystal glasses on his face. The frames were the kind of rigid square shape, and they looked weird no matter how one looked at them.
"Hello, can I take these items down and take a closer look?" Shi Yi said to Flanders.
Flanders opened his eyes on the recliner and saw the conspicuous belt on Shi Yi's white clothes, "Hey, where did you get this belt?"
Shi Yi smiled and said, "My teacher gave it to me."
Flanders' face darkened when he heard that, "It was you who asked Xiaogang to take a lot of precious materials from me."
Shi Yi pretended to be confused and said, "What materials? Do you know the teacher?"
Looking at Shi Yi's appearance, Flanders showed suspicion on his face and thought to himself, "Didn't Xiaogang tell this kid where the materials came from?"
Flanders didn't think much about it. Anyway, he didn't let outsiders get away with it. He waved his hand casually at Shi Yi and said, "Look if you want to, but don't inject soul power into it. Many soul guides are very old and easy to explode. If they are damaged, you will have to pay the original price."
After that, Flanders continued to sleep on his recliner
. Looking at the outrageous numbers marked on the wall, Shi Yi was also speechless. Without thinking too much, Shi Yi took out his small notebook and glasses from the soul guide, and then took down a soul guide from the wall to observe it.
"Sure enough, the core arrays are all damaged to varying degrees. Of course, injecting soul power like this will cause an explosion." Shi Yi thought to himself.
Shi Yi observed, drawing the structures of various soul guides in his little notebook, noting the various materials he could recognize, and drawing the corresponding core arrays.
Flanders suddenly opened his eyes when Shi Yi didn't notice, and watched Shi Yi concentrate on recording various soul guides. At this time, he seemed to see Yu Xiaogang in the past.
"You are worthy of being his disciple." Flanders sighed in his heart.
At this moment, a voice broke the silence in the shop, "Senior Brother?"
Hearing the familiar voice, Shi Yi could not help but slowly come back to his senses, and smiled at Tang San, "Xiao San."
Looking at the record book and the soul guide in Shi Yi's hand, Tang San also understood what Shi Yi was here for, and smiled, "Senior Brother is really busy for a moment."
Flanders heard Shi Yi's words and his eyes flashed with brilliance, and his sharp eyes fell on Tang San.
"Is this the little disciple that Xiaogang said?" Flanders thought to himself.
"Shi Yi! I'm going to tear your mouth apart!" Xiao Wu shouted at Shi Yi, and was about to attack.
Flanders frowned slightly, sat on the recliner, and said lightly: "If you break something, you will pay for it according to the price."
Xiao Wu subconsciously looked at the price marked on the wall, and couldn't help muttering: "How many carrots can I buy with so many coins?"
Tang San also hurriedly pulled Xiao Wu. Flanders gave him a very special feeling. If Dai Mubai in the hotel just now gave him the feeling of being sharp, then this seemingly ordinary middle-aged man was unfathomable.
Shi Yi didn't care, smiled slightly and continued to do his own thing.
Seeing Shi Yi's indifferent look, Flanders' evaluation of Shi Yi in his heart instantly rose a little.
Seeing this, Tang San also bowed slightly to Flanders and said: "I'm sorry, senior."
After that, he hurriedly pulled Xiao Wu away.
Flanders looked at the backs of the two leaving, and then looked at Shi Yi who was immersed in recording, and couldn't help but curled his lips slightly.
"It seems that Shrek is going to become interesting."
As time went by, Shi Yi recorded one soul guide after another. There were dozens of different types of soul guides in Flanders' small shop. These might be the result of Flanders' experience over the years.
After looking at the large items hanging on the wall, Shi Yi set his eyes on the small items casually placed on the ground. Seeing the crystal hanging not far away, Shi Yi was slightly startled.
"I was too excited to see the soul guides, and I was so absorbed in studying them that I forgot about this. Isn't the soft metal that can be deformed at will suitable for the production of defensive soul guides?" Shi Yi thought to himself.
Shi Yi said to Flanders, "How much is this crystal?"
"Finally, I've finished looking at it. This thing is for you. I'm going to close the shop." Flanders slowly stood up and said.
Shi Yi was slightly startled and looked out the door. It was already sunset.
Shi Yi also bowed slightly to Flanders and said, "I'm sorry to waste your time. I won't be polite then."
Flanders' eyes suddenly became sharp, and he said with a dark face, "You kid, you really know who I am!"
Shi Yi secretly said in his heart, and smiled, "You're joking. This is the first time we meet today. Thank you for your help."
Flanders looked at Shi Yi suspiciously and said, "You really don't know who I am?"
"The owner of the store." Shi Yi pretended to be confused.
"Okay, get out." Flanders said unhappily.
"Thank you for your crystal." Shi Yi smiled and bowed slightly to Flanders again.
Shi Yi still had a very good feeling about Flanders. Not every Soul Saint could put down his status to play with a Great Soul Master, not to mention the martial soul fusion technique. This also proved from the side that Yu Xiaogang was a good person. You can tell whether a person is good or bad by looking at his friends.
As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. Just look at Yu Xiaogang and Flanders, and then look at Tang San and the Shrek Seven Devils, and you will know what kind of person Tang San is.
After saying that, Shi Yi also slowly left Flanders' shop.
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(End of this chapter)