In terms of looks alone, this woman even surpassed Meng Hongchen, though Meng Hongchen was still young and hadn't fully matured yet.
Thinking this, Wang Lin withdrew his gaze and followed behind the woman up the stairs. The Third Laboratory was on the fifth floor of the teaching building. When they reached the third floor,
The languid woman suddenly stopped. Wang Lin didn't pay attention, continuing all the way up to the fifth floor. He turned into the corridor and walked dozens of meters, stopping in front of a door.
The sign on the door read: Third Laboratory.
Just as Wang Lin was about to press the doorbell, a languid voice came from behind him.
"You must be Wang Lin, right?"
"And you are?"
Wang Lin turned around and saw the languid woman standing not far behind him.
"My name is Ju Zi (Orange). I'm one of Teacher Xuan's students, so I'm your senior sister. By the way, why are you only reporting now? Teacher Xuan has been wanting to see you."
Ju Zi said, walking past Wang Lin. She took out a nameplate and waved it in front of the door. A light flashed, and the door slid open to the sides.
"Come in with me."
Wang Lin followed Ju Zi into the laboratory. The lab was very large, filled with various Soul Tools and Soul Tool metals.
The Soul Tool table placed in the center of the lab alone was over thirty square meters, equipped with specialized partitions to divide it into several areas.
"That's your spot." Ju Zi pointed to an empty area on the Soul Tool table.
Wang Lin nodded. Ju Zi's voice rang out again.
"Wang Lin, you still haven't answered my question, have you?"
"Soul hunting delayed me." Wang Lin replied casually. He noticed three other similar areas, but those three spots all had things on them.
"Besides me, Teacher Xuan has two other students. One is my friend; I'll introduce her to you when she gets here. The other one, you know."
Ju Zi said appropriately. Her attitude was somehow very amiable. Wang Lin nodded, looking puzzled: "I know? Who?"
"Xiao Hongchen." Ju Zi replied.
"Little Xiao, huh!"
Wang Lin was somewhat surprised. Why did Jing Hongchen arrange for Xiao Hongchen to be with him?
Just then, the laboratory door opened again, and a familiar, slightly mature voice came through.
"You guy, don't call me Little Xiao."
Hearing this familiar sentence, Wang Lin turned around. Xiao Hongchen had just arrived in front of Wang Lin and punched him on the shoulder.
"Why are you only just coming back?"
"Soul hunting. I was delayed," Wang Lin replied, returning a punch to Xiao Hongchen.
"Soul hunting!? Aren't you... wait, could it be..." Xiao Hongchen's eyes immediately widened as he looked at Wang Lin, his mouth hanging open.
Wang Lin's cultivation had already broken through Soul Elder when they last met in Star Luo City, yet he said he was delayed by soul hunting, which could only mean...
"That's right, Little Xiao, you guessed correctly." Saying this, Wang Lin released a trace of his Soul Ancestor aura. He added mentally:
"And I'm almost at Level 50."
"Did you take some kind of pill, kid?" Xiao Hongchen asked instinctively, but then shook his head. He knew Wang Lin was very resistant to secret potions that depleted potential.
"Of course not." Wang Lin shook his head. He consumed immortal herbs and the Golden Dragon bloodline. With the combination of the two, he felt his current cultivation was low.
The two caught up. Ju Zi, who was left out, didn't seem to mind. She walked to her area, slumped over the table, and immediately fell asleep.
As they chatted, Xiao Hongchen suddenly took out a list and handed it to Wang Lin.
"What is this?"
Wang Lin looked at the list. Xiao Hongchen explained: "This is my family's soul bone inventory. The Ice Jade Scorpion Left Arm Bone helped Little Meng a lot last time. Choose one from this list. Anything on the list is available."
Saying this, Xiao Hongchen pointed to a soul bone on the list that had no name or identifier.
"Ahem, choose this one!"
"Then I'll choose this one." Wang Lin didn't even look and handed the list back to Xiao Hongchen.
"Phew..." Xiao Hongchen sighed in relief. He didn't take the list back. He said with a solemn expression, "Take it and go ask my grandfather for it. Remember I didn't say anything."
"What is so precious?" Wang Lin also became serious. Xiao Hongchen shook his head.
"I can't say. I can only tell you that although this soul bone is only a thousand years old, if you can absorb it, you definitely won't lose out. If you can't absorb it, quietly ask my sister to swap it."
"Can't be absorbed by ordinary people?" Wang Lin asked suspiciously. Xiao Hongchen nodded: "Think about it, if even I, with a divine beast bloodline, can't absorb it, you can imagine the difficulty of absorption."
"I've passed on the message. Don't ask any more. Don't worry, even if you can't absorb it, Little Meng won't let you lose out. She still has a purely mental attribute head bone..."
Saying this, Xiao Hongchen felt a pang of heartache. That was one of the rewards from the tournament. Little Meng chose that soul bone using her and his contribution points, making their grandfather furious.
In the end, he was inexplicably scolded, feeling completely innocent.
"Alright then!"
Wang Lin didn't ask further, putting the list away. Just then, the laboratory door opened again, and a man about thirty years old walked in.
As soon as he entered, he noticed an unfamiliar youth chatting with Xiao Hongchen. The man immediately became energized, quickly walking up to Wang Lin, and asked excitedly:
"You are Wang Lin, and the Soul Guide Machine was your idea?"
The man grabbed Wang Lin's hand. Xiao Hongchen saw this and said helplessly: "This is Xuan Ziwen, Teacher Xuan."
"Teacher Xuan, I'm Wang Lin, and the Soul Guide Machine was indeed my idea."
Wang Lin tried to pull back the hand Xuan Ziwen was holding, but he couldn't.
"Quick, tell me how you came up with the idea for the Soul Guide Machine?"
Xuan Ziwen pulled Wang Lin over to sit down, but at least he released Wang Lin's hand.
"Uh..." Wang Lin paused for a moment and casually fabricated an explanation: "Teacher Xuan, you must have played with magnets. Magnets pushing magnets. I came up with the idea based on that."
"It's that simple?" Xuan Ziwen looked astonished.
"Of course." Wang Lin nodded. He couldn't very well explain to Xuan Ziwen that he thought of it by relating it to electromagnetic induction.
"Teacher Xuan, habitual thinking is the biggest obstacle to innovation."
Wang Lin shared this quote, which he didn't remember where he had read it.
"That makes sense."
Xuan Ziwen nodded. The structure of the Soul Guide Machine was a non-traditional Soul Tool structure. Traditional Soul Tools work by having the Soul Guide Core Array act directly outwards, whereas the Soul Guide Machine relies on the effect produced by multiple Soul Guide Core Arrays interacting with each other.
Soul Engineers had already begun researching new Soul Tool structures. The Soul Guide Machine researched by Wang Lin undoubtedly provided a brand-new direction for Soul Engineers.
Not to mention the inherent value of the Soul Guide Machine itself.
"Wang Lin, what is your view on civilian-use Soul Tools?" Xuan Ziwen suddenly asked.
"The prerequisite for civilian-use Soul Tools is that everyone can use Soul Tools, and they must be cheap to use. Otherwise, civilian-use Soul Tools are meaningless."
Wang Lin had thought about this. Xuan Ziwen frowned slightly upon hearing this, clearly disagreeing with Wang Lin's view.
"If the civilian-use Soul Tools you are thinking of, Teacher Xuan, are non-combat Soul Tools, then your definition of civilian-use Soul Tools is completely different from mine. Look at this."
Saying this, Wang Lin took out an essay titled: "On the Establishment and Future Prospects of the Soul Guide Machine: The Future of Urban Soul-Powered Vehicles."