"Okay, Teacher Ma."
Wang Lin was indifferent; he did not mind being a bit behind in the basics and took the textbook to read it seriously.
One Level 1 soul guide array after another, along with detailed introductions, were completely written in this textbook. Wang Lin quickly became engrossed.
Clap!
The sound of soul tool metal landing on the desk rang out. In just half an hour, Xiao Hongchen beside him completed the carving of a Level 4 soul guide array.
Meng Hongchen beside him was a bit slower. Ma Yuyuan walked over to Xiao Hongchen at this time to inspect Xiao Hongchen's carving work, pointing out his shortcomings as he looked.
Xiao Hongchen noted his shortcomings one by one and seriously reflected. Soon, Meng Hongchen also completed her carving. She placed the soul guide core array on the desk.
Ma Yuyuan was still guiding Xiao Hongchen at this moment. Meng Hongchen, bored, looked at Wang Lin beside her and the textbook in his hand.
Noticing that Wang Lin was staring intently at the Level 1 Magnetic Soul Guide Array, she couldn't help but speak: "This array is the least practical. I suggest you look at others."
Hearing this, Wang Lin came back to his senses, glanced at Meng Hongchen, and then shook his head, saying.
"I think this Magnetic Soul Guide Array is the most useful soul guide array. I once heard a saying: there are no useless soul guide arrays, only Soul Engineers who do not know how to use them."
"But this soul guide array really has no practical value."
Meng Hongchen said seriously. In the Sun Moon Empire, the magnetic array was difficult to apply in reality and was generally recognized as the least practical soul guide array.
"Has no Soul Engineer used this?"
Wang Lin immediately asked. When he saw this Magnetic Soul Guide Array, he thought of Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction.
Soul power could be converted into magnetic force through this array. Isn't this the soul power version of electromagnetic conversion?
Although he could only be certain that soul power could be converted into magnetic force, he was not certain if magnetic force could be converted back into soul power.
But this was enough; it was enough to do many things. It was enough to create a soul power version of an electric motor, or a "Soul Motor" for short.
It was time to give the Sun Moon Empire a shock from a transmigrator.
"No. Very few Soul Engineers study this," Meng Hongchen answered truthfully.
"That's great." Wang Lin immediately became interested, took out a piece of soul tool metal, and started carving according to the textbook.
The carving knife, without any pattern, scraped across the surface of the soul tool metal, immediately emitting a piercing metallic noise. Wang Lin looked at the carving knife in his hand with a sheepish look.
Fortunately, the carving knife Meng Hongchen lent him was of good quality and did not chip.
"Xiao Meng, you teach him how to carve soul guide arrays first." The previous metallic noise still disturbed Ma Yuyuan, who was guiding Xiao Hongchen, as well as Xiao Hongchen himself.
"Okay, Teacher Ma." Meng Hongchen nodded obediently and looked at Wang Lin, saying: "No matter what you think, you still need to learn the basics of a Soul Engineer first. I'll teach you."
Saying this, Meng Hongchen took out a piece of wood from her storage soul tool and handed it to Wang Lin. "Start with this first!"
"Okay."
Although Wang Lin already had the confidence to become the Father of the Soul Motor, he was currently a veritable beginner in the field of Soul Engineers. He honestly took the wood and started laying the foundation according to Meng Hongchen's instruction.
The pink-blue carving knife began to scrape across the wood in his hand. While bringing out wood chips, it left a straight groove on the wood that looked like it was carved by a machine.
As a mental attribute Soul Master, Wang Lin's control over himself was perfect. With Meng Hongchen's guidance, Wang Lin learned the most basic carving techniques of a Soul Engineer extremely quickly.
A morning's time passed quietly.
Ring ring ring!
As the dismissal bell rang, Ma Yuyuan did not drag out the class and announced dismissal directly. Xiao Hongchen glanced at Wang Lin and left alone.
Meng Hongchen greeted Wang Lin and then left the classroom with her friends.
Wang Lin sat in his seat. He had just put the wood full of carving marks into his storage soul tool, preparing to go to the canteen for lunch.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he stood up, several figures surrounded Wang Lin, looking at him unfriendly. The one in front was Ye Ran, the squad leader Ma Yuyuan had named earlier.
"Hey, you're the one who took Xiao Meng's carving knife, right?"
Ye Ran's voice was not loud, but Wang Lin could hear the intense envy in his tone and roughly understood what was going on.
This was a common trope in web novels: when an intersection happens with a female character, that character's admirer comes looking for trouble.
Thinking this, Wang Lin stood up, his eyes narrowing slightly. Two soul rings, one yellow and one purple, rose from beneath his feet. A dangerous aura permeated from Wang Lin's body.
"What do you want to do..."
Unexpectedly, as soon as Wang Lin spoke, the few people surrounding him immediately retreated a few steps, especially Ye Ran, whose face even showed a hint of terror.
"Uh, that Wang Lin, why did you summon your martial soul? We are not here to fight," Ye Ran said sincerely.
"Hmm? Not here to fight? Then what do you want to do?"
Wang Lin looked at Ye Ran, but remained vigilant and did not put away his soul rings.
"We came to buy something from you. Wang Lin, Brother Lin, I'll call you brother, hurry up and put away your soul rings."
Ye Ran noticed the two soul rings, one yellow and one purple, on Wang Lin's body at this moment, a look of surprise in his eyes.
"I don't have anything to sell to you."
Wang Lin looked at the few youths and also put away his soul rings. He didn't know why, but he felt a little disappointed in his heart at this moment.
"Brother Lin, you took Xiao Meng's carving knife!"
The little fat boy said excitedly.
Wang Lin: ??? Something is not right with you!
"Um, we are willing to offer ten thousand Gold Soul Coins. See if you are willing to part with it?" Ye Ran said, extending one finger toward Wang Lin. His obese face was somewhat lewd.
"I'm not selling. It's not mine; it was lent to me by Meng Hongchen." Wang Lin was silent. The carving knife Meng Hongchen lent him was a Level 2 carving knife.
It was worth at most three thousand Gold Soul Coins. This little fat boy was actually willing to pay more than three times the price to buy Meng Hongchen's Level 2 carving knife.
"Twelve thousand is fine, thirteen thousand. Why don't you name a price?" Ye Ran thought Wang Lin was dissatisfied with the price and said hurriedly.
"I'm not selling. Go ask Meng Hongchen yourself if she's selling."
"Xiao Meng won't sell it to me!" Ye Ran said with some sadness. Saying this, he suddenly thought of something: "Then, is the wood you practiced on before for sale? I'm willing to offer one thousand Gold Soul Coins."
"Not selling. Kid, being a bootlicker has no future." Wang Lin shook his head immediately. This little fat boy was truly a bootlicker; he was willing to pay one thousand Gold Soul Coins for a piece of ordinary wood.
After saying this, Wang Lin walked past the little fat boy directly.
Ye Ran seemed to still be contemplating the meaning of 'bootlicker'. However, his lackey beside him reacted quickly and said in a deep voice: "Brother Ran, he is insulting you!"
"I am willing to be Xiao Meng's bootlicker." Ye Ran reacted but did not feel humiliated and said in a deep voice.