"Oh, sorry I forgot about you, Xiao Meng. You can come to my lab with me and audit for as long as you want."
"But what you said just now is not right. We are all from the academy and Mingde Hall. What is yours and mine? Let's discuss it."
Hearing Meng Hongchen's ferocious words in a panic, Xuan Ziwen turned to look at the hall master's granddaughter and said with a playful smile.
Meng Hongchen was anxious, her face turned red:
"But Mr. Xuan, I was the one who first discussed these things with Junior Tianxi. Isn't it too disrespectful for you to just take him away?"
What I want is to sit in on the class? What I want is to participate in it! You just kicked me out!
Xu Tianxi, whose arm was sore from being grabbed, nodded repeatedly and said, "Teacher Xuan Ziwen, I am only a first-year student now, and I still need to take supplementary lessons with Senior Sister Meng to take exams. I know that you are the instructor of the sixth-year seniors, and I don't think I have the ability to discuss many things with you."
The corners of Meng Hongchen's mouth curled up slightly, thinking that the junior brother still has a conscience.
Xuan Ziwen smiled and shook his head, then stretched out a finger and waved it:
"No, no, no, classmate Tianxi, you are too modest. Soul Guidance Certificates are secondary things. Those soul guides can be made at any time. Novel ideas are the most valuable talent."
"Just based on the two creative ideas you proposed, I am sure that you are a soul guide genius with unlimited potential, and you need to be trained in an unconventional way..."
Meng Hongchen immediately stared at Xuan Ziwen with a vigilant look on his face: "Teacher Xuan, Junior Tianxi is not only my man, Grandpa is also very optimistic about him."
Xuan Ziwen didn't care about Meng Hongchen interrupting him, and continued to sell his abilities with a smile:
"If you are willing, I can help you summarize the most detailed soul mentor promotion route, and ensure that you can be promoted to the sixth grade as quickly as possible, and then study in my laboratory. How about it, please consider it?"
"You know, I am the chief researcher of Mingde Hall. Apart from those ninth-level soul mentors who are usually hard to find, no one is more qualified to teach you than me."
"And those ninth-level masters are all very busy. Take Xiao Meng's grandfather, your dean and my hall master, for example. He is currently leading a team to tackle a huge project and has to handle the affairs of the two major institutions. Even Xiao Meng rarely has time to teach him alone."
Meng Hongchen was dumbfounded beside him. Is it really okay for you to steal my relationship with my grandfather in front of me? Xu Tianxi was hit by the pancake that fell from the sky. He felt a little numb all over. He couldn't nod or shake his head.
Fortunately, Xuan Ziwen seemed to have finally realized that Meng Hongchen's eyes next to him were becoming increasingly unfriendly. Considering that the latter might directly shake Jing Hongchen over, he laughed and took out a soul guide card and forced it into Xu Tianxi's hand, then turned into a man as fast as the wind and disappeared without a trace.
"I suddenly remembered that I still have some experimental data to record. Let's stop here for today. I have given you the door card of my laboratory. Remember to come and visit me in the future. Xiao Meng knows where my laboratory is. You can all come together, hahahaha..."
Standing there, Xu Tianxi looked at the soul guide door card in his hand, and he felt unreal.
He had just talked about the future development direction of soul guides in class, some of which borrowed from Kong Deming's ideas. So a top-level eighth-level soul guide took the initiative to attack? If he said something more ruthless in the future, would Kong Deming also be blown up?
It seems that I have to be a little more careful in the future, otherwise, if his reputation becomes bigger, it would be okay to blow up Kong Deming, but it would be bad if he blows up the old crazy woman Ye Xishui.
"Ah~ah~ah! Damn Xuan Ziwen! How could he be so shameless! Too much! Too much! I will make Grandpa deduct his allowance!"
Xu Tianxi was at peace here, but Meng Hongchen on the side was furious. She stared at the direction where Xuan Ziwen disappeared, waving her fist viciously, muttering that she would deduct Xuan Ziwen's salary. Her silver-white hair fluttered in the wind, and she seemed to be angry too.
"Senior, I think it would be more effective to check whether his research funding is falsely reported or inflated rather than deducting his allowance."
Xu Tianxi acted promptly, put away the card and gave a brilliant plan.
Hearing this, Meng Hongchen's eyes suddenly lit up, then dimmed again after remembering something. He said helplessly, "Other level eight soul guide masters are fine, but Xuan Ziwen, that abominable guy, has a very powerful backer. Grandpa has to look up to him for this. Otherwise, how would he dare to talk back at Grandpa in front of me, even though what he said is true."
I understand. Xuan Ziwen's teacher is the pillar of the Sun and Moon Empire, the head of the Worship Hall, Kong Deming. Jing Hongchen has to call him "Master Kong" when he sees him.
Speaking of which, it seemed that he and Kong Deming were somewhat related. His great-grandfather, whom he had never met, seemed to be Kong Deming's nephew, but he didn't know what their relationship was like back then.
Xuan Ziwen was so anxious to find me, could it be because, besides my shocking words, my last name is "Kong"?
"But no matter how powerful that guy's backers are, I don't believe that this old man can teach people better than me. Junior Tianxi, do you believe in me?"
After being interrupted by Xu Tianxi, Meng Hongchen recovered and stared at Xu Tianxi with burning eyes, as if afraid that the latter would run away without paying attention. "Of course I believe in your strength..."
Xu Tianxi felt a little nervous when Meng Hongchen stared at him, and thought that this senior sister might be a little too irritated.
"Just believe it! Didn't he say that he could help you become an eighth-level soul master in the shortest possible time? Senior sister, let me have a good competition with this old guy this time! I can't do the eighth level, but the fifth level is no problem!"
As he spoke, Meng Hongchen grabbed Xu Tianxi's wrist and took Xu Tianxi back to the study table. His eyes, which had been full of movement not long ago, were now burning with flames.
Xu Tianxi looked at the angry Meng Hongchen and thought to himself, Xuan Ziwen, if you mess with her, you'll be like kicking a level 5 soul guide steel plate.
Everyone knows that Xiao Hongchen is the greatest genius of the Sun-Moon Empire in a thousand years, but they have always been brothers and sisters. Meng Hongchen's strength is not much worse than his brother's, and he has always been proud of himself, but he has always been introverted, not as flamboyant as Xiao Hongchen.
In terms of pure soul guide ability, she is not as good as Xiao Hongchen who possesses the three-legged golden toad, but in terms of theoretical knowledge, she is probably more confident than anyone else.
However, when the gods fight, Tianxi benefits. In a sense, the fight between the two has brought him more benefits. Senior Sister Meng is really a good person.
Looking at Meng Hongchen who had turned into a strict teacher, Xu Tianxi silently decided that if he innovated some eighth or ninth level soul guide device in the future, he could give her the naming rights.
It is a rare thing that a genius who becomes a fourth-level soul engineer first leads a genius who becomes a fourth-level soul engineer later.
…
Two and a half months later.
The soul instructor level qualification examination room of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy.
The Dean of Studies Lin Jiayi condescended to serve as the invigilator for the second time. He sat on the podium in the examination room with a broadsword and stared at Xu Tianxi with sharp eyes as he wrote down the answers to the theoretical questions with a rustling sound of his pen.
After a while, Xu Tianxi handed in the theoretical paper, picked up the carving knife, picked up a piece of rare metal and began to carve the most basic second-level core magic array pattern.
Lin Jiayi picked up Xu Tianxi's theory paper, flipped through it, and nodded with satisfaction. Without paying attention to Xu Tianxi's next move, he picked up the official certification seal of the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy and pressed it hard on Xu Tianxi's second-level soul instructor assessment form.
By the way, add a few words in the college evaluation column: "This student is extremely talented and is given full marks."
Xuan Ziwen, who had heard the news from somewhere nearby and had come to act as the invigilator, was amazed: "Director Lin, we haven't even seen his practical results yet, and he got full marks right away?"
"There's no need to look at it. If he can't get full marks, all the students below level three in this academy will have to go back to school and be retrained." Lin Jiayi said without hesitation.
If a person who can make a level 2 soul guide shell in half an hour can't draw some perfect level 2 core arrays, it can only mean that the soul guide he made is not level 2! Xuan Ziwen nodded in agreement, clapped his hands and smiled, and said, "That's right, this kid became a level 1 soul guide within a month of enrollment, and now he has passed the exam to become a level 2 soul guide. In the history of the academy, there are some genius students who learned at home early and waited until the academy to take the formal exam, but those guys' level is not as good as him."
"I know him. This kid just came to the Holy Land from the Soul Guidance Desert to study, and he has achieved such great results. What a good seedling, what a good seedling..."
Lin Jiayi turned his head abruptly and stared at Xuan Ziwen with vigilance: "What do you want to do? He is someone the dean has taken a fancy to for a long time."
"That's what you mean. The dean is so busy, how can he be distracted by such trivial matters as teaching students? I am young and strong, so it is my duty to help him share some of the responsibilities."
Xuan Ziwen smiled leisurely, winked at Lin Jiayi and said, "Besides, don't you always say that I don't like to participate in the affairs of the college and have no dedication? It's rare that I have my eyes on a student, and this child is not only extremely talented, but also has the surname Kong. Do you think this is a great fate for me? Also, I'll tell you a secret. I have already given him the door card of my laboratory."
"You~!" Lin Jiayi was speechless for a moment.
Oh no, Dean, the unsportsmanlike Xuan Ziwen is trying to steal our house!
Giving up the argument with Xuan Ziwen, Lin Jiayi turned around and jumped out of the examination room, dialed the soul guide phone, and immediately shouted loudly as soon as the call was connected:
"Dean, something bad has happened. Someone wants to snatch the person you like!"