Chapter 71

"Beep!" Just returned from a special training session, Tang Wulin lay down on the bed, and his soul conductor communicator rang.

Tang Wulin had almost forgotten about this thing. As a soul master, he didn't need to buy a soul conductor battery to charge it; he could maintain normal use with his own soul power.

The communicator displayed a special number.

"Hello." Tang Wulin answered the call.

"What are you doing?" A familiar voice came from the other end of the communicator. Hearing this voice, Tang Wulin's heart warmed, and he quickly sat up.

"Teacher." The voice on the phone was exactly Mang Tian's.

"What's wrong with you? A level two mission, and you haven't completed it in a whole week?" Mang Tian's voice was very stern.

Tang Wulin hurriedly said, "No, Teacher. I've been training and studying every day recently, and I really haven't had time to go to your studio. We have a break tomorrow, and I was planning to go over."

Mang Tian paused for a moment and said, "You're in the first year of the intermediate academy, and you're already so busy?"

Tang Wulin briefly recounted his training since he arrived at the academy. Zhou Changxi from the upper bunk poked his head over, very curious. Xie Xie also turned over, looking at Tang Wulin with dissatisfaction.

"Hmm, come over tomorrow then, I'll be there too." Mang Tian hung up the communicator.

"Hey, Tang Wulin. Didn't you say you had no money? How can you use a soul conductor communicator if you have no money?" Xie Xie asked angrily.

Tang Wulin said, "This is a welfare benefit from the association, not something I bought. I can't afford it!"

"Association? What association?" Zhou Changxi asked curiously. Yun Xiao from the other upper bunk also poked his head out.

After a week of physical training, everyone's bodies had changed noticeably. They were all soul masters, so their recovery speed was much faster than that of ordinary people. For ordinary people, the training was hard to bear, but they could recover most of it with just one night of meditation.

"The Forging Master Association. My soul core was insufficient from the beginning, so I started learning forging early."

Yun Xiao thought for a moment and said, "Is your strength related to your forging skills?"

Tang Wulin nodded.

Xie Xie said, "Forging master, you're the one who purifies metals, right?"

Tang Wulin nodded again.

Xie Xie said, "Hmm, if you do well in this field, it has a bright future. I remember my father once bought a core component for a mecha that was purified by a forging master, and it was quite expensive. When you become a master, can you purify metal for me?"

Tang Wulin asked curiously, "Are you going to become a mecha pilot?"

Xie Xie said proudly, "Of course, my family is a famous mecha pilot family, so I naturally want to become a mecha pilot."

When he said this, both Zhou Changxi and Yun Xiao immediately came down from their upper bunks, very interested. For these young people, mechas were always their dream.

"Tell us, what's a real mecha pilot like? What conditions are needed?" Zhou Changxi asked curiously.

Xie Xie had become familiar with them over the past few days and no longer had his initial arrogance. The atmosphere in the dorm was much more harmonious than before.

"Over the years, soul conductor mechas have evolved from small to large, and then back to small. After this cycle, individual combat power has become increasingly powerful. A truly powerful mecha pilot wears a mecha that is about the size of a suit of armor, but it greatly enhances their abilities. Combined with their soul core, they can become super warriors. It's said that the mechas of god-level mecha pilots are all made by themselves."

Tang Wulin said, "Doesn't that mean that god-level mecha pilots are all forging masters?"

Xie Xie rolled his eyes, "Of course not. When I say 'made,' I mean that god-level mecha pilots personally engrave arrays on their mechas to make them more compatible with themselves. Of course, if they also know forging, the compatibility will be even higher. By the way, what level is your forging?"

Tang Wulin hesitated for a moment but decided not to deceive his friend. When Xie Xie threatened Mu Xi for him that day, he already considered Xie Xie a friend.

"勉强可以千锻吧。" Tang Wulin said.

Yun Xiao and Zhou Changxi didn't know much about forging, but Xie Xie, from a family of mecha pilots, knew a bit. He was surprised and said, "Doesn't that mean your forging skills are already at the master level?"

Tang Wulin shook his head, "Not yet, I'm a level two forging master."

"Wow!" Yun Xiao exclaimed. Although he didn't know much about forging, he was very clear about the professional levels, "You're only nine years old, and you're already a level two professional?"

You see, a level two professional can easily support themselves and has the ability to survive in society. They were still children, and although Tang Wulin's soul core was just Blue Silver Grass, if he were a level two professional, that would be different.

A level three professional is a qualitative leap, and at that level, one has crossed the threshold into the upper echelons of society. By the time one reaches level five, regardless of the profession, they are part of the true elite of society, known as grandmasters.

Xie Xie's eyes twinkled, as if he suddenly thought of something. He grabbed Tang Wulin's neck and said, "Wulin, are we brothers?"

Tang Wulin gave him an annoyed look, "Flattery before a request, what do you want? Just say it."

Xie Xie laughed, "Nothing, just that you help me forge mecha parts in the future, okay? Don't worry, I'll pay you the market price."

Tang Wulin was puzzled, "Do you need to come to me for that? Can't you just post a task on the Forging Master Association? It's the market price anyway."

Xie Xie looked at him in surprise, "It seems you don't really understand the forging master profession! Do you think posting a task will definitely get someone to take it? There are very few forging masters above the master level. Even fewer are willing to do thousand-forging. Not everyone can get a spot. It took my father four years to replace all the parts of his mecha with thousand-forged parts, and that was with a good relationship with the Forging Master Association. You can already do thousand-forging now, and you'll reach the master level in a few years. As my exclusive forging master, won't I be able to get a thousand-forged mecha faster? That's a true symbol of nobility."

Hearing this, Yun Xiao and Zhou Changxi's eyes also lit up.

Tang Wulin nodded helplessly, "Okay, when I reach that level, I'll definitely help you."

"Good brother!" Xie Xie hugged him tightly and announced loudly, "From today on, Tang Wulin is under my protection. Anyone who dares to offend him will have to ask my Light Dragon Dagger first."

"Cough, cough!" Yun Xiao coughed, "You should wait until you can beat Gu Yue before saying that."