278, Brand New, The Gospel of Soul Tools [Major Chapter]_1
Di Tian blinked, promptly responding.
He purposefully stood behind Bi Ji, and in just a short while, Bi Ji suddenly shivered, her expression stiffening, and another soul bone clattered down from under her skirt.
It was as if she were laying eggs.
Di Tian watched wide-eyed, dumbfounded.
Were soul bones supposed to drop this frequently? Or was this just a coincidence?
For a moment, he really wanted to lift the skirt and check if there were any other crevices behind Bi Ji, because otherwise, he truly couldn't fathom how the soul bone could have squeezed its way out.
But this thought merely flashed through his mind, and he knew he'd be pounded to death by Gu Yuena if he actually did such a thing.
Despite the lord often complaining about Bi Ji being dumb and foolish, in reality, she was quite fond of this Goose Goose... which made Di Tian envious for quite some time.
"Lord, how should we deal with this soul bone?"
Di Tian eyed the soul bone emitting a black glow on the ground; it seemed to be a right arm bone.
Gu Yuena first looked toward Bi Ji.
Who knew that creature would immediately shake its head in disdain, saying, "Goose Goose doesn't want it."
Soul bones might fall from soul beasts, but the beasts themselves didn't have a good perception of them, as the appearance of soul bones often implied the death of a soul beast.
As a youngster, Bi Ji had once witnessed her kind being hunted and their soul bones taken away by humans, which scared her so much while hiding behind a tree that she forgot to run away.
Gu Yuena then said to Di Tian:
"Then you keep it for now, and later if any Human Academy is willing to invite us as special members to participate in the Soul Master competition, gift all the dropped soul bones to that academy."
She didn't speak loudly, but the Soul Masters heard every word clearly.
Holy moly!
Unless a Platinum Level reward was worth the value of hundreds of soul bones, otherwise, it really wasn't as good as hoarding all these dropped soul bones!
So at that time, even if all three Platinum rewards were given to these ferocious beasts, what of it? The academy would be making a fortune just with these soul bones!
The competition among Soul Masters wasn't far off now.
The Soul Masters looked at the ferocious beasts of the Aquipeia Forest as if they were looking at delicious cakes, and Bi Ji's goose butt became even more sought after.
Gu Yuena's pretty face remained cool as she looked straight ahead, oblivious to the many eyes around her.
She knew that after tossing out an olive branch, many academies would be willing to invite them, but the decision of which to choose would need to be carefully considered.
The value of soul bones was no small matter, and they couldn't be casually given to scheming Human Academies.
Humans were also divided into good and bad, and Gu Yuena had never indiscriminately condemned them, she was very clear about that.
"After this, you'll be responsible for following Bi Ji around and picking up soul bones."
Upon hearing these words, Di Tian was stunned, he as the mighty beast god—
"Understood, Lord!"
Gu Yuena hummed a response.
Di Tian then turned aside, mumbling a small complaint under his breath.
"Lord! The boss just murmured a soft 'damn'—"
As if hearing it, Bi Ji quickly raised her small hand to tattle on Di Tian.
"Ah?! No way! I really didn't, Lord! Ouch ouch ouch— I won't dare anymore! Never again!"
...
Lin Yi ignored the commotion coming from the Star Dou Great Forest Camp and instead turned his gaze to a lone figure in another camp.
At the spot of the Sun-Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Ju Zi (Orange) stood by herself, feeling strangely like Lin Yi was the closest person to her in this unfamiliar place.
After all, he was the person she would be serving for ten years, and she might even give up everything to him during that time... Ju Zi wanted to take a closer look at this man so that she wouldn't be too flustered when the day came.
"It's just you alone, with no companions for coordinated attacks, the reward might face a downgrade, of course, you also have the option to give up on these three days of attacks," said Lin Yi to Ju Zi.
"I don't mind the downgrade, I'm happy just to have a reward," Ju Zi said with a smile.
Ever since she took off her glasses, her beautiful face seemed to always be facing the sun, and the golden light made her perfect skin shine like glazed porcelain.
"Alright, then let's begin," said Lin Yi.
Ju Zi nodded and sprinted onto the stage.
She looked around, as if calculating distance, then took a few steps backward before pulling out a storage soul tool from her person.
The soul tool began to glow, and with a "boom," a simple Set Soul Guidance Artillery Platform appeared on the platform, which surprisingly had three barrels at once.
Ju Zi said with a slightly flushed face, "I've modified this one myself, it can shoot more shells at the same time, but it also puts a lot of strain on the soul tool. Still, it can handle firing five or six times without any issue."
"It looks very good," Lin Yi commented warmly.
Upon hearing Lin Yi's gentle praise, Ju Zi looked up in astonishment.
She thought she would be laughed at for modifying it haphazardly... to actually be praised instead??
This soul artillery battery was something Ju Zi had secretly assembled at the academy using discarded materials others did not want, crafting it stealthily. She was a cautious character, always keeping many cards close to her chest, things she had never even disclosed to her teachers and fellow students.
"Really?" Ju Zi asked tentatively, feeling a bit of joy.
Seeing the exterior of the artillery battery, it was easy to surmise it was cobbled together from various scraps. The effort she put into creating it wasn't easy, and there was no harm in Lin Yi generously appreciating her labor's fruits.
"Yes," he replied with a nod, smiling.
Ju Zi was thrilled and bowed deeply to Lin Yi, "Thank you, senior!"
Senior Lin Yi is such a good person... she thought, then approached the artillery platform and began to channel her Soul Power into it.