Douluo Continent: Not enough bloodline? Make up for it with brains!

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Strictly speaking, Cao Dezhi is more inclined towards force, and his management skills are not as good as Zhang Huanyun's, so Zhang Huanyun is in charge of decision-making.

Zhang Huanyun looked Xu Yuan up and down and smiled with satisfaction.

"You've only been in our legion for a month, and you've already achieved so much. I can only say you truly deserve to be his son."

Chapter 444 Cao Dezhi's Opportunity (Please subscribe!!! A long chapter of 5,000 words)

"Has the regimental commander met my father?" Xu Yuan asked, looking at Zhang Huanyun.

Zhang Huanyun is the commander of the Blood God Legion, and he has served as commander here for no less than Cao Dezhi, at least sixty years.

He actually knew his father, Xu Zhi.

Xu Yuan was also somewhat surprised.

Because Zhang Huanyun's father, Xu Zhi, was definitely not born before he joined the Blood God Legion.

In other words, Xu Zhi visited the Blood God Legion?

Although Xu Yuan did not explicitly ask Xu Shengqun, if his father had really been here, or if Xu Shengqun really knew about this, then Xu Shengqun should have told him when he learned that Xu Yuan was coming.

“Of course I know him. Your father studied at the Blood God Legion’s research institute for a period of time, during which he made crucial contributions to many of our research projects,” the institute’s director stepped forward and explained.

A glint flashed in Xu Yuan's eyes.

Did my father really come here?

"Unfortunately, your father didn't have a lot of knowledge at the time. He was initially valued by our Blood God Legion and left after serving the minimum required number of years. Later, he rose to fame in the Spirit Pagoda and gradually became the deputy director of the research institute." Zhang Shaoyuan, the director of the research institute, said with great emotion.

Xu Yuan suddenly realized.

My father didn't come to the Blood God Legion because he had researched some special project.

In the early days, there was really no place for him to stand out, so he somehow learned about the existence of the Blood God Legion, came here, and successfully joined the research institute. He quickly accumulated primitive knowledge using the information here and rapidly enriched himself.

“Your father is unable to cultivate soul power, and his reserves are not much, but he can make the most of what he has. He has studied a lot of materials in the academy, which has provided us with many directions for development. In particular, he was the one who first proposed the heavy ion ray technology that our academy is currently developing,” Zhang Shaoyuan exclaimed.

Even after more than 20 years, they have not yet realized the direction they envisioned, while Xu Zhi only took a year to develop the theory from scratch and complete the verification.

"Heavy ion rays?" Xu Yuan looked at the dean in surprise.

"This is a type of ray that can directly penetrate defenses. It poses an absolute top threat to any living being. It's a pity that your father left early. After completing the theoretical verification, he was in a hurry to leave. We followed his path and developed it all the way up. Now we are still one step away from truly manufacturing this heavy ion ray soul guide device."

Xu Yuan could hear the admiration for the dean's father in his tone.

In fact, Zhang Shaoyuan was able to become the dean because he was Xu Zhi's deputy. He was not originally going down the research path, but was a proper control-type battle soul master. He was sent by the group to protect Xu Zhi's safety and also to help Xu Zhi solve some research problems that required soul power.

As the two spent time together, Xu Zhi discovered Zhang Shaoyuan's creativity and gradually helped Zhang Shaoyuan establish some basic research thinking. Over the years, under his influence, Zhang Shaoyuan gradually developed outstanding research abilities.

Most importantly, he participated in the entire research process of the heavy ion ray theory developed by Xu Zhi. He was able to take over the project without leaving a trace, and gradually made contributions. In addition, his soul power reached the level of Title Douluo. With his status as a three-word Douluo Armor Master and his merits, he naturally became the new dean.

"Penetrate defenses." Xu Yuan knew this technique; it only appeared a few times in the original work.

I don’t know if there was some kind of defect or something, but this technology seems to have only been used once or twice.

"Theoretically, it can penetrate any defense, but it also has many theoretical flaws. Therefore, we do not plan to publicize it. We will only use it ourselves to achieve a surprise effect. Of course, these are things we can only consider after this soul-guided weapon is fully manufactured." Zhang Shaoyuan did not explain the specific principles, but told Xu Yuan that if he was interested, he could go to the research institute to learn more.

"Alright, Xu Yuan, tell me your thought process behind this improved soul-guided weapon. Also, how do you think you can maximize its effectiveness?"

Zhang Huanyun gestured for Xu Yuan to step forward and explain.

Xu Yuan slowly stepped forward, and only spoke after careful consideration.

"First of all, the benefits of this technology are obvious. It uses the power of the abyss to strengthen ourselves, which can be considered the price the abyss pays for invading us. However, there are advantages and disadvantages. The star power converted from the energy of abyssal creatures after the soul-guided weapon absorbs the energy cannot actually be used directly to activate the magic array inside it."

After altering the internal magic array and changing the part that utilizes abyssal energy to the part that converts stellar power, the space inside this soul-guided weapon becomes insufficient.

Unless it is made with a higher level of soul tool manufacturing standards, the overall cost will be a step higher, possibly doubling or even more.

Therefore, if we want the soul tool to be able to utilize that part of the power of the stars, we need to study a new system, which is the array for utilizing the power of the stars.

This is just like when the Blood God Legion developed the Soul Guidance Array targeting Abyss Energy; it's a completely new beginning and requires a tremendous amount of work.

Even with experience, development can be easier, but the consumption will only increase, not decrease, because the power of stars is inherently higher and involves the universe, making it impossible to directly access and verify, thus doubling the difficulty of research.

"Of course, we can also choose to convert only a small portion. After all, I've heard that there are indeed many instances of waste in the use of soul-guided weapons. It would be better to thoroughly research the diversion and conversion technology and only convert the wasted energy into star power. These things need to be left to the seniors at the research institute to help perfect."

Xu Yuan looked at Zhang Shaoyuan.

Zhang Shaoyuan had no objection.

"Don't worry, now that you've developed this technology to such a mature stage, it's just a matter of perfecting some minor details. We will naturally complete it as soon as possible."

"We must be quick!" Xu Yuan said solemnly.

It has to be fast?

Zhang Shaoyuan looked at Xu Yuan with a puzzled expression.

Many others also didn't understand, but Xue Yi and Zhang Huanyun seemed to be deep in thought.

"Based on my observations during this month of entering the abyss passage, and Jiang Wuyue's analysis based on past experience, the abyss tide should be about to erupt. The exact time is uncertain, but it should be this month, or even in just half a month."

Xu Yuan explained to Zhang Shaoyuan.

"what?"

Zhang Shaoyuan was shocked.

He looked at Xue Yi and Zhang Huanyun, and from their expressions he knew that what Xu Yuan said might be true. His heart sank and he felt immense pressure.

"So, you hope that this kind of soul-guided weapon can be issued before then?"

"It's not about issuing them, but about completing the upgrade and replacement, upgrading the soul guidance weapons of all soldiers who have at least enough merit points!"

"What? This is impossible!" Zhang Shaoyuan exclaimed in shock.

Although merits are very valuable, and soldiers would love to use them in twos, they would never be stingy when it comes to upgrading weapons. In fact, the reason they are stingy when using merits is that they are saving them for weapon upgrades and repairs.

Therefore, whenever there is a need for updating the technology of soul-guided weapons, or when more advanced technology is introduced, soldiers with enough merit to upgrade the weapons definitely make up half of the legion.

“Why not?” Xu Yuan looked at Zhang Shaoyun and said calmly, “I can solve any forging problems. How about this? Even if it’s not the perfected technology, the technology I’m handing over now will be a half-step upgrade for all the soldiers. After the Abyss Tide, you can further improve the technology and complete the subsequent upgrade for the soldiers.”

Zhang Shaoyuan frowned.

He certainly understood the significance of Xu Yuan's "half-step generational change".

Let the soldiers experience the benefits of this technology first.

Especially in the face of abyssal tides, this technology can be used to its fullest potential.

"Commander, what do you think?" Zhang Shaoyuan asked Zhang Huanyun.

Zhang Huanyun and Xue Yi exchanged a glance and nodded in tacit agreement.

"Do as Xu Yuan says. All the soul-guided weapon production departments in your research institute must thoroughly understand the magic array of this technology, formulate a soul-guided weapon replacement plan, and upgrade all the old versions of soul-guided weapons in the military camp."

"As for merit points?" Zhang Huanyun paused before continuing in a deep voice, "This time, merit points are not needed."

"What?" Zhang Shaoyun didn't react for a moment.

No more merit points?

Free upgrade?

At this moment, Xue Yi Cao Dezhi also spoke up, standing on Zhang Huanyun's side.

"This technology represents a brand new future, a hopeful future. Since it is a hopeful future, the timing of its emergence must be earth-shattering, making all the soldiers of the Blood God Legion realize that we, the Blood God Legion, are no longer just resisting the abyss!"

Cao Dezhi's gaze swept over the other eight Blood Gods.

The eight Blood Gods all gave a military salute.

"Blood II, be ready!"

"Blood Three, be ready!"

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"Blood Nine, be ready!"

Cao Dezhi said in a deep voice: "This time, our goal is not to resist the abyssal tide, but to achieve a great victory and annihilate all abyssal creatures!"

The nine Blood Gods simultaneously unleashed their soul power, and the aura of bloodlust permeated the entire Blood God Camp, causing even the battalion commander Zhang Huanyun to feel a chill run down his spine.

Zhang Shaoyuan, along with the two deputy regimental commanders and the two division commanders, were also infected.

The two division commanders stepped forward and expressed their stance as the Blood Gods finished speaking.

"Blood Masters are ready to fight!"

"Divine Masters are ready to fight!"

Zhang Huanyun took a deep breath, looked at the nine Blood Gods and the two division commanders, and said in a deep voice: "In that case, the Blood Gods will have to work hard and be responsible for investigating the current situation in the Abyss, so that we can make predictions in advance when the Abyss tide comes. The two division commanders should also pay attention to the condition of the soldiers and prepare for the upcoming battle as soon as possible."

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After a long while, Zhang Huanyun finished explaining his arrangements. He looked around and said, "Let's leave it at that for now. Anyone with different opinions can raise them, and we can discuss them together."

No one raised their hands.

No, someone stood up immediately; it was Xu Yuan.

"Xu Yuan? What's your opinion?"

"It's not that I have any objection to your arrangements just now, Commander, but I do have some suggestions."