Chapter 64: My Plans for the Next Soul Ring
Teacher Zhou tapped the image of a datura snake on the blackboard, chalk dust falling onto the podium: "Who can tell me, what is the natural enemy of the datura snake?"
"I covered that in the last class."
The classroom was quiet for a few seconds, and Tang San subconsciously straightened his back.
He knew that snakes were afraid of realgar, and Teacher Zhou had mentioned in class that the datura snake was afraid of fire, and that its mouth and eyes were its weaknesses.
Before he could raise his hand, Xiao Chenyu in the front row hesitated and raised his hand first.
"It's... a fire-attribute soul beast?"
"That's right!"
Teacher Zhou nodded: "The datura snake is insidious and poisonous, and fire is a perfect counter to it. Moreover, flames can burn away the poisonous mist, making it its natural enemy."
"And this too."
As He spoke, He pointed to the image of a water lily in the corner of the blackboard: "Has any of you seen it in the Soul Hunter Forest before?"
Upon hearing this, Tang San and Tang Chuan exchanged a glance.
The Water Fly Demon Lotus was the soul beast that Tang Chuan hunted down. Tang San even absorbed its soul bone and specifically looked up records of the Water Fly Demon Lotus in an illustrated book.
"Teacher, I know."
Tang San stood up and said, "The Thousand-Year Water Lily has the ability to regenerate from decay to life. Even if its roots are damaged, it can quickly recover using its soul power. Moreover, its lotus seeds can cleanse the mind and detoxify..."
"good!"
"Tang San explained it in great detail; it seems He did a lot of research behind the scenes."
Teacher Zhou nodded, his eyes flashing with approval, and added, "The regenerative ability of the Water Fly Demon Lotus is very rare among plant-type soul beasts, but it has a fatal weakness."
"Once the lotus heart is destroyed, it will surely die!"
"Moreover, as a plant-type soul beast, the Water Fly Demon Lotus shares a common weakness with other plant-type soul beasts: it is afraid of fire."
"Even though it is an aquatic plant, it still cannot withstand the high temperature."
"Once the roots are dried out, the regenerative ability of the Water Fly Lotus will be lost. Students should keep this in mind."
These words stirred something in Tang San's heart, after all, his Spirit, Blue Silver Grass, was also afraid of fire.
Teacher Zhou continued explaining and drew comparison pictures of several common soul beasts, such as the Wind Baboon and the Ghost Vine.
When the topic turned to a rare soul beast called the Mirror Beast, Tang San's ears twitched slightly.
"...Mirror Beasts are extremely rare, and they usually inhabit ancient woodlands or lakesides where the light is dim."
"A hundred-year-old soul ring may grant a Spirit Master illusion skills such as creating clones and refraction of light."
"If one can reach a thousand years, it can grant the Spirit Master a strange Soul Skill that allows them to briefly record and replicate their opponent's Soul Skill."
"Of course, this is just theoretical speculation, and due to its rarity, there are very few specific cases..."
Record?
Reissue?
Tang San seemed to be deep in thought. The spirit ring provided by the Mirror Beast seemed to be similar to his brother's first Spirit ring. It could be used as his brother's second Spirit skill to improve his brother's combat power.
With that in mind, Tang San concentrated and wrote down all of Teacher Zhou's descriptions of the Mirror Beast.
A knowing glint flashed in Tang Chuan's eyes as He sat next to him.
Although my own planning for soul rings leans towards divinely bestowed soul rings with overpowered acquisition mechanisms, the soul skill effects and mechanisms provided by mirror beasts are equally overpowered and can be considered as an alternative.
Xiao Wu, sitting in the back of the classroom, was not so well-behaved.
She secretly pulled a bamboo-shaped cup from Her desk; inside was the "Azure Lotus Heart Tea" Tang Chuan had given Her that morning. Just as She was about to bring it to Her lips, Teacher Zhou caught Her red-handed: "Xiao Wu! What are you drinking in class?"
Xiao Wu stuck out Her tongue, raised Her teacup, and shook it, declaring confidently, "Teacher, this is iced tea made by Tang Chuan; it's refreshing!"
"I drank this yesterday, and it helped memorize my lessons much faster!"
The whole class burst into laughter, and Teacher Zhou couldn't help but laugh too: "Iced tea is indeed quite good; I've bought it to drink quite a few times in the cafeteria."
"But you still need to concentrate in class."
"Can we drink it after class?"
Xiao Wu nodded obediently, stuffed the teacup back into Her schoolbag, but Her eyes were still fixed on Tang Chuan's direction, and She secretly made a "look how awesome I am" gesture.
Tang Chuan smiled helplessly and secretly gave a thumbs up.
Near the end of get out of class, Teacher Zhou assigned homework: "Each of you should write an essay titled 'My Plan for the Next Soul Ring,' specifying the type of soul beast and the function of the soul skill. Submit it tomorrow."
As soon as the bell rang, the students left one after another.
Wang Sheng, Xiao Chenyu, and the others ran quickly towards the cafeteria, trying to open Tang's takeout stall before the other students arrived.
When Tang Chuan, Tang San, and Xiao Wu arrived at the cafeteria entrance, a long queue had already formed inside.
"Wow!"
"There are so many people today!"
Xiao Wu's eyes lit up, and She sniffed hard: "Tang Chuan, Tang Chuan, I smell it! Is there a new flavor of barbecue again?"
"You have a good nose."
Upon hearing this, Tang Chuan smiled and said, "I did try making some honey-glazed braised frog legs, adding some Crimson Flame Fruit for seasoning, but the quantity was small, and I estimate it's already sold out."
"ah?"
"Sold out?"
Xiao Wu immediately wilted for a moment, but then tugged at Tang Chuan's sleeve and asked expectantly, "What about the iced tea?"
"Any new flavors today?"
Seeing Her greedy look, Tang Chuan couldn't help but reach out and ruffle Her hair: "The new flavor of Starry Sky Berry Tea is still being tested and will be ready in a couple of days."
"They make a lot of fluorescent fruit honey tea, go find Wang Sheng and get a cup."
"hey-hey!"
"Tang Chuan, you're the best!"
Xiao Wu beamed, happily swaying Her scorpion-tail braid: "Then I'll go help Wang Sheng and the others maintain order!"
As She spoke, She skipped and hopped into the crowd, completely forgetting that Tang Chuan could use his soul skill to make it for Her on the spot.
"Queue up, queue up!"
"Don't push!"
Soon, Xiao Wu's clear voice rang out in the cafeteria, and Tang Chuan and Tang San followed Her in.
Looking inside, I saw Wang Sheng standing behind the counter, deftly collecting money and giving change.
Zhao Hu moved around the queue to maintain order, and handed out free samples of the new fluorescent fruit honey tea to the waiting customers.
Xiao Chenyu was among them.
He rolled up his sleeves, his movements slightly clumsy but exceptionally earnest as He handed out iced tea and grilled meat, his attitude very proper.
Occasionally, a familiar classmate would tease him, and He would just smile, showing none of his former arrogance.
"Brother, business is getting better and better."
Tang San looked at Xiao Wu's lively figure, then at the orderly takeout window and Xiao Chenyu's obviously changed attitude, and whispered to Tang Chuan.
"Yes, everyone is working very hard."
Tang Chuan nodded, his gaze sweeping over the busy work-study students and the long queue: "The shop area is a bit small. We'll ask the principal to expand it later."
By the afternoon, the number of people in the cafeteria had gradually decreased.
The work-study students were tidying up their stalls. Xiao Chenyu took the initiative to wash the wicker baskets clean and fold them neatly: "Brother Tang, I have some things to take care of at home tonight..."
"It's alright, you can go ahead and do your work!"
The two looked up and saw Xiao Chenyu standing beside them, carrying a wicker basket, his previous resistance gone.
Xiao Chenyu hummed in agreement, picked up the wicker basket, and turned around.
He took a couple of steps, then stopped and turned back to add, "A lot of students asked about honey-glazed braised frog legs earlier. Brother Tang, could you make a little extra tonight?"
"Okay, I'll do it in a bit."
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