"Teacher Lin, the Regiment Commander invites you to the camp for a discussion."
As one of the protector hands of the Sun Moon Empire, most of the soul engineers in the Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Regiment were women, but their training was in no way lighter than that of other soul engineer regiments.
Before dawn, the sounds of training could already be heard outside. The same officer from yesterday had come early to knock on Lin Xiao's courtyard door.
"Sorry to disturb Teacher Lin's rest," the officer said again upon seeing Lin Xiao open the door.
"It's fine. Let's go."
"Mm." The officer nodded, then led Lin Xiao toward the military camp, with several soldiers following on both sides.
From time to time in the sky, several figures would fly past in formation. They seemed quite familiar with each other, moving at similar speeds, appearing as one unified whole.
Lin Xiao slightly raised his head to look. He could faintly sense the fluctuations of array-type soul guidance devices coming from their bodies.
"Teacher Lin, those are our soldiers training," the officer noticed Lin Xiao's gaze and took the initiative to explain.
"Among the four great Beast King-level soul engineer regiments, our Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Regiment specializes the most in aerial combat. Every soul engineer must be proficient in using flight soul guidance devices and soul guidance thrusters, and they must be able to form soul guidance battle formations in the air."
Lin Xiao nodded slightly upon hearing this. The four great Beast King-level soul engineer regiments each had their own strengths; some excelled in speed, others in firepower suppression. He had only previously heard that the Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Regiment was mostly composed of female soul engineers; this was the first time he learned they were capable of forming soul guidance battle formations in the air.
For pure soul masters, unless their martial soul allowed flight, only those who had reached the Soul Saint realm could briefly hover in the air.
This Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Regiment might not have the strongest firepower, but when facing soul master legions without the ability to fly, they could completely suppress the enemy and prevent them from even raising their heads.
"Ahead is our camp. Please, Teacher Lin, do not mention anything about the camp to outsiders."
"No need to worry. I understand these things."
The city where the Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Regiment was stationed existed only to guard the border; no ordinary civilians lived there, and the area was not large. They quickly arrived at the military camp.
However, as soon as he stepped into the camp's warehouse, Lin Xiao saw densely packed lifestyle soul guidance devices, things like the heating soul guidance devices he had seen before, large quantities of lighting soul guidance devices, and various other items designed to make ordinary people's lives more convenient.
Some soldiers were inspecting the soul guidance devices placed there, while actual lethal weapons were surprisingly few in number.
"These are…"
"Regiment Commander!"
Before Lin Xiao could finish asking, Ju Zi's figure appeared in the warehouse as well. "This is Teacher Lin from the Illustrious Virtue Hall. If you encounter any problems during the preparation process, you may come to Teacher Lin for guidance."
"Yes, ma'am!"
After introducing Lin Xiao, Ju Zi took two steps forward, her gaze sweeping across the large number of lifestyle soul guidance devices stored there.
"Does it seem strange to you?"
"A little." Lin Xiao suddenly paused, then continued, "But I think I can roughly guess what these soul guidance devices are meant for."
Ju Zi turned her head to look at him upon hearing this. "And what do you think they are for?"
"These are not prepared for the soldiers in the camp, right?"
Ju Zi suddenly stopped walking. "Then who do you think they are prepared for?"
Lin Xiao also stopped. He swept his gaze around once more, and a certain memory surfaced in his mind. "These soul guidance devices should be prepared for the people of the three great empires."
"The soul guidance device technology of the three great empires is far inferior to that of the Sun Moon Empire. After we occupy their cities, we can take the opportunity to promote and distribute these soul guidance devices. Once ordinary people become accustomed to these convenient soul guidance devices, their resistance toward the Sun Moon Empire will likely no longer be so strong."
A slight change appeared on Ju Zi's face. She clearly hadn't expected Lin Xiao to see through her plan with just one sentence. After a moment of silence, she gently nodded.
"You're right. That is indeed my intention. Then what do you think my chances of success are?"
"Probably not low." Lin Xiao shook his head. "When I returned this time and passed through the Heavenly Soul Empire, I indeed saw very few traces of soul guidance devices there."
Ju Zi did not continue on this topic. She resumed walking forward and asked,
"If war breaks out, how long do you think it will take the Sun Moon Empire to completely unify the entire continent?"
"I don't know."
"Even you, who single-handedly drove the tremendous progress of soul guidance devices in Illustrious Virtue Hall, don't know?"
Hearing Ju Zi's words, Lin Xiao slightly turned his head to look at her. "What do you mean by that?"
"In this past year, Illustrious Virtue Hall has continuously delivered all kinds of advanced soul guidance devices, supposedly all using brand-new materials."
"I remember back when I was still at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, I once saw a strange object on your experiment table. You said it was the product of a failed experiment."
"So now, the brand-new materials circulating in Illustrious Virtue Hall are the successful result of that experiment of yours, right?" Although Ju Zi was only guessing, she was already eight or nine parts correct. "Besides that, why would Illustrious Virtue Hall keep you in the hall as a researcher right after you graduated?"
Lin Xiao gave a small laugh, somewhat surprised that Ju Zi could connect things from so long ago. "That wasn't something I accomplished alone. It was the successful result of experiments carried out by the entire Illustrious Virtue Hall."
Lin Xiao suddenly understood why the current Sun Moon Empire could even detect the movements of Title Douluo, and why some research results would appear ahead of schedule.
It seemed that his own influence on the Sun Moon Empire was far greater than he had previously imagined.
"Regiment Commander, everything has been prepared."
Just as Lin Xiao and Ju Zi were talking, another soldier came over to report.
"Mm." Ju Zi nodded, then turned to look at Lin Xiao beside her. "Let's go. The place that truly needs guidance from a Illustrious Virtue Hall researcher like you is up ahead."
Lin Xiao's expression became serious. With a thought, an invisible phantom that ordinary people could not see appeared beside him.
Although he was a researcher in Illustrious Virtue Hall, he did not have deep knowledge of soul engineer legion tactics. In comparison, it was Feng Shen, this ninth-rank soul engineer, who was more qualified to provide guidance.
On the plaza outside the camp, all the combat soul engineers of the Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Regiment had already assembled. Their fiery-red armor covered every inch of their bodies, and a thick aura of murderous intent pervaded the entire military formation.
Though their faces could not be seen, this aura, forged through countless life-and-death battles, would likely cause any timid person to feel fear just from seeing them.
"Begin."
With Ju Zi's command, the entire unit rose into the air as if they had rehearsed the maneuver countless times. In the next instant, blinding light and deafening explosions filled the entire sky.
"How is it?" Ju Zi turned her head to ask.
Lin Xiao looked up for a moment and said, "Are there no high-altitude reconnaissance soul guidance devices coordinating with them?"
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