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"A person's destiny, of course, depends on their own efforts, but the course of history must also be considered."
In the open-air lecture hall of the Heavenly Court Special Agent Department, Minister Xuan Ziwen was interviewed by Mingdu's top reporter Meng Hongchen and gave a public lecture, sharing the life experience of a Heavenly Court minister and a ninth-level soul mentor.
He looked nostalgic, holding the microphone soul guide, and said with emotion: "Two and a half years ago, with the help of my mentor, I broke through the ninetieth level. I was about to come to the Heavenly Court to contract a ten-thousand-year soul and become a Titled Douluo, when I heard from a student of my Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy that my laboratory had been moved here intact."
"I didn't understand why they moved my lab to Heavenly Court when I was doing so well at Mingde Hall. I asked and found out that Heavenly Court and Mingde Hall had already decided to open a new research department and asked me to be the director of this department, to oversee the overall situation and coordinate research and development."
"I'm not being modest. How did a newly promoted ninth-level soul engineer like me become the director? Furthermore, the technical accumulation here is very weak, and there is a severe shortage of talent, making it difficult to carry out work."
At this point, Xuan Ziwen showed a mischievous smile, stretched out his tone, and said humorously:
"I asked him at the time, 'You don't have anything you want, what should I do?' He was very confident at the time and gave me an excuse I couldn't refuse."
When Meng Hongchen heard this, she seemed to remember something. The corners of her lips curled up and she smiled. Two dimples were faintly visible on her cheeks, but her professional journalist qualities prevented her from laughing.
Xuan Ziwen deliberately shouted, "What's the reason? Heaven is rich! Plenty of research funding! Plenty of rare metals too!"
"Ha ha ha ha..."
All around, the audience who came to listen to the lecture were laughing and having a great time. Among them were many outstanding students who graduated from the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy.
The audience's feedback was sufficient, and Xuan Ziwen's speech gradually became more and more popular. He said passionately: "Besides money, what else can I do? I have authority and am the head of the cadres here. I am the boss. Even the Lord of Heaven has to respect my opinion."
"He said that he only cares about the funding and the results. If necessary, he will personally participate in the research and experience the product. My research team and I are responsible for completing the task, and he doesn't care about the process.
As long as I can produce the results he wants, I can lead people to embezzle 100 million gold soul coins. Tell me, can I let go of such a good opportunity? "
"No~!!!"
The audience below howled like wolves, showing signs of human atavism, and were very emotional, especially the R&D members of the Special Agent Department, including Ju Zi and Keke. They had received generous year-end bonuses for more than two years and had almost completed a visible class leap.
Xuan Ziwen nodded with satisfaction and continued, "And so, I took office. Over the past two years, I've done some work, but there are only three things worth mentioning."
"The first was my participation in the research collaboration with my old unit, Mingde Hall, on a giant humanoid soul guide. The second was my use of sealed milk bottle technology, which gave the soul guide new life. The third was the completion of the research on a scaled-down humanoid soul guide through collaboration with multiple departments, and the standardization of this research."
"Among them, the miniature humanoid soul guide was ordered by the Lord of Heavenly Court himself. We have high hopes for this equipment, and it will soon be released. We believe that this technology will make the soul guide world, and even the entire soul guide world, tremble. Of course, this is not all my credit."
"I'm ashamed to say that I've only made a small contribution, but I think it's generally worth the funds allocated..."
At this moment, a gentle breeze blew by, brushing against every face. Xu Tianxi took Gu Yuena and Ji Juechen to a secluded place to sit down, and went on a private visit with great interest.
The supreme Lord of Heaven has returned to his loyal Heaven with his tool, the dragon!
"Old Ji, we said that we should learn to be gentle in the Heavenly Court. You are also a minister now, so don't always have a stern face."
Noticing that Ji Juechen always had a expressionless face, Xu Tianxi smiled and waved his hand, urging Ji Juechen to relax.
Ji Juechen glanced at the audience and said, "You know, my department has special work, so it's good to keep it like this."
Thinking of the nature of the other party's work, Xu Tianxi nodded slightly, "That's true."
"What job is he responsible for? What kind of department is he?" Gu Yuena asked curiously.
"The Secret Service Department's main job is to deal with spies and secret agents that have infiltrated the Heavenly Palace. They often work together with my sister's Security Department to apprehend spies who have sneaked into the Heavenly Palace and dangerous elements who have attacked Heavenly Palace staff. They have made outstanding contributions."
"Oh, my sister's security department is responsible for protecting the personal safety of the people in the Heavenly Palace and fighting against foreign enemies. The director is Xiong Jun, the deputy director is the Ice Bear King Xiaobai, and my sister is the human-beast peace ambassador."
Xu Tianxi's face turned cold as he explained, "Over the past two years, the reputation of the Heavenly Court has spread. From the hundred-year souls to the ten-thousand-year souls, they have begun to spread within the Sun and Moon Empire, and soon attracted the Red Eyes of the former Three Kingdoms."
"Having learned from the past experiences of Shrek, the Body Sect, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Family, and the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, they dare not attack the Heavenly Court openly, but have resorted to despicable tactics in secret.
From sending spies to collect soul contract spells, sneaking into the Heavenly Palace to steal soul research data, to sending master soul masters to attack and kidnap staff after get off work, they have used every possible means.
"Fortunately, we have a special intelligence network with experts like Xiong Jun and Ice Bear King Xiaobai in charge. The Imperial Dragon Soul Mentor Group is ready to attack at any time, so we didn't suffer a big loss."
Ji Juechen nodded and said coldly, "A year ago, we laid a large net and set up a trap to kill hundreds of elite spirit masters, including a Titled Douluo of the Agility Attack Department. We wiped out their layout near Mingdu, and only then did they feel at peace."
"Since then, they no longer dared to run wild near the Heavenly Court and instead set their sights on our Heavenly Court branches across the country."
"The Spirit Department, which is responsible for awakening spirits for civilians for free, has suffered numerous terrorist attacks. The department head, Ye Guyi, was even assassinated by a Titled Douluo. It's truly despicable."
"However, so far, any spirit master who dared to attack us has been killed. We have killed more than two hundred spirit masters. If they dare to come, we will kill them!"
Xu Tianxi narrated to Gu Yuena one by one that the Titled Douluo of the Agility Attack System that Ji Juechen and others had planned to kill was from Shrek, and the rest of the Soul Masters were a mixed bunch, including those from Shrek, the Sea God Alliance, and even a few evil Soul Masters.
Thanks to the intelligence sources of Jiubao Liuli Sect and Xingluo Empire, the Heavenly Court set up a heavy siege and succeeded in eliminating the five strongholds and secret stakes of the former Three Kingdoms in Mingdu in one fell swoop.
As for the Spirit Department, as the name suggests, it is intended to trace back the glory of the Spirit Hall. The director is the holy angel Ye Guyi, and its main functions are similar to those of the Spirit Hall, which include distributing money and awakening spirits, which is very exciting.
The two Titled Douluo who tried to assassinate Ye Guyi failed and were captured alive by Qiangu Jingzhe. The ancestor of one of them was a military giant who followed the Tiandou Empire to attack and destroy the Spirit Hall, and the other was a member of the Sea God Alliance.
After learning the whole story, the Heavenly Court masters used him as bait and captured a group of soul masters alive, thus basically eliminating the threat.
After three Titled Douluo fell in succession, all the forces knew how powerful they were, and only then did the Heavenly Court have a year of peace.
After listening to Xu Tianxi's narration, Gu Yuena's pretty eyebrows furrowed again and again, and she said with disdain, "How can the people from Shrek Academy and the Sea God Alliance be so shameless?"
Not only does the evil soul master act in a dirty way, he also doesn't sound like a good person. Shrek is well-known, and the Sea God Alliance also claims to be great and glorious. But instead of developing technology on their own, they do shameless things such as stealing and cheating?
The soul research data contained her hard work, and these bastards were just stealing the fruits of her labor! How abominable!
The Silver Dragon King is very angry and the consequences will be serious!
"They always act like this. It's not like normal people think like that. It's possible that they're developing some crooked ways like secret spirit bones, but these things are really difficult for them."
"Even when they were captured, they didn't wake up unless a knife was on their necks. I don't understand where they got the courage from. It's as if they can deceive themselves into winning by not dying."
Xu Tianxi spread his hands and sighed, and Ji Juechen nodded in agreement.
During the Mingdu battle, Xu Tianxi captured more than 20 Shrek inner courtyard geniuses. After Ji Juechen became the minister, he suddenly had the urge to find these people to practice with, and by the way, see if he could recruit a few employees to show that he, Ji Juechen, was also making progress every day and was not just a bunch of idlers.
After arriving there, Ji Juechen said that apart from Han Ruoruo, no one else could fight, but those Shrek people always shouted slogans such as "Glory cannot be humiliated" and "Shrek will not lose" before losing, as if losing to him, Ji Juechen, was a huge insult.
Ji Juechen was annoyed by the actions of this religious fanatic, so he simply chopped him off with a sword, crippling him, and later commented that "Heavenly Court cannot hire such employees."
I have killed one of your Shrek Titled Douluo alive, so why would I care about you lunatics?
"So what happened to those Shrek inner school students you captured?" Gu Yuena blinked, actually looking forward to Xu Tianxi dealing with these hateful Shrek people.
"I've been in seclusion these days, so I don't know."
Xu Tianxi shook his head and asked Ji Juechen, "Old Ji, how are those guys now?"
Ji Juechen looked thoughtful as he slowly said, "Except for a few inner court students who were saved by Zhang Lexuan, the rest who refused to surrender were sent for sperm extraction for breeding."
"The Hall Master Hongchen said that since they don't want to be Sun and Moon people, then we only want their martial spirits."
"Beautiful, the hall master really has unique insights."
Xu Tianxi applauded and praised, and highly agreed with Jing Hongchen's operation.
The technology of extracting sperm for breeding exists in the Sun and Moon Empire. In the original novel, Huo Yuhao was stabbed in the kidney by Ju zi and gave birth to a son. It is just right to use this technology on these Shrek people.
Don't want to surrender? There are ways! When the child grows up, he'll kill all of you biological parents. Then your top-level martial spirit will be unique to the Sun-Moon Empire.
Gu Yuena didn't quite understand the meaning of sperm extraction for breeding, but when she saw Xu Tianxi smiling happily, her mood also improved. The ice and snow on her usually cold cheeks began to melt, like a lily blooming in the dark night.
The Mountain Dragon King is her subordinate. If his subordinates take revenge, it is equivalent to her taking revenge personally. The logic makes sense.
On the stage, Xuan Ziwen and Meng Hongchen's conversation continued. After Xuan Ziwen finished talking about some casual anecdotes, he began to talk about soul guides, focusing on human-shaped soul guides, and began to demonstrate them himself.
He put down the microphone and stood up, opened his arms, stretched his body, and a brilliant halo suddenly appeared under his skin.
A headband with a researcher-like style appeared around the forehead, followed by chest armor, left and right shoulder armor, double arm armor, double hand armor, waist guard, battle skirt, double leg armor, and combat boots, a total of eleven parts of battle armor also appeared one after another. A pair of metal wings suddenly unfolded behind him, and with a slight flap, Xuan Ziwen flew into the air.
The sun was shining brightly, shining on Xuan Ziwen's battle armor, reflecting two large characters "Agent".
Below the stage, Xu Tianxi smiled and nodded, very satisfied. This was the highest achievement that the Heavenly Court had achieved in the field of humanoid soul guides in the past two years, a standardized two-word battle armor.
The Soul Saint wearing the two-word battle armor is as powerful as the Titled Douluo!