After Bai Zhou agreed to Xian Lin'er, he directly stayed in her laboratory and focused on studying.
After all, he was quite interested in this stuff.
The creation of soul tools was extremely troublesome. Even with blueprints, the first step was to forge the outer shell of the soul tool. One had to learn shaping, mold casting, quenching, polishing, and other processes. Finally, the core array had to be engraved.
The early-stage construction of the soul tool's outer shell basically used molds and large machines, so it wasn't very difficult to make.
The most important part was the engraving of the core array — this was the key that determined the rank of a soul engineer.
On the first day, Bai Zhou read through all the books Xian Lin'er gave him and found that they were all basic content and completely effortless.
On the second day, Bai Zhou began crafting the outer-shell molds for the soul tools. Although large machines handled the pressing and casting, many precise parts still needed to be crafted manually. This involved forging knowledge. Bai Zhou remembered that Huo Yuhao once used the Random Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Technique to make this stuff with good results.
However, the Soul Engineer Cultivation Guide Bai Zhou studied also contained other forging methods. Added to the fact that Bai Zhou currently possessed immense physical strength, he finished everything with just a few "pa-pa" strikes.
On the third day, Bai Zhou began studying array engraving.
There was a lot of knowledge involved — the soul engineer's own spiritual power, concentration, comprehension, soul power, the engraving knife used, core array materials, the surrounding environment — everything would affect the final result.
Before engraving a core array, he had to first learn the most fundamental "array," because every core array was formed from at least several hundred "basic arrays."
And the types of basic arrays numbered in the thousands. Even though Bai Zhou studied the Soul Engineer Cultivation Guide, he had only memorized a bit over 2,000 basic arrays. There was a lot of depth involved here.
But this was already enough.
Relying on his powerful spiritual power and comprehension, and his Kirin Arm trained over many years, Bai Zhou's technique was unbelievably stable.
After only failing once, he basically achieved a 100% success rate in engraving basic arrays.
Of course, he was still far from engraving a true Rank 1 core array, but it was more than enough to handle the assessment.
…
…
Three days passed in a flash, and Bai Zhou finally迎来了 the final assessment.
"Little guy, how's your learning going? Is your whole brain a mess right now?" Xian Lin'er asked Bai Zhou with a smile.
Because she was at a critical stage with a Rank 9 soul tool she was working on, she hadn't even looked at Bai Zhou for the past three days. She had no idea what his learning progress was.
However, Bai Zhou had basically stayed in the lab these three days — he seemed quite dedicated, which made her somewhat pleased.
But the fact that Bai Zhou never came to her with any questions even once puzzled her. Even though the books she gave him were all fundamentals, not even asking a single question — she didn't know whether he was too busy, or simply too talented to have any questions.
Either way, she would know after testing him.
"Mm, I'm ready."
Bai Zhou replied with a confident smile.
"Not bad, very confident."
Xian Lin'er nodded, then tossed him a silver-white metal disc and said, "This is a piece of material for a Rank 1 core array. You only need to engrave ten basic arrays on it, and if you can make these basic arrays link together and successfully activate, you'll pass."
"Alright."
Bai Zhou was a bit surprised when he heard this. He didn't expect her exam to be this simple — he thought he would at least have to engrave dozens of arrays to pass.
He took the metal disc. The disc was large enough to engrave 100–200 basic arrays, but he only needed to engrave ten.
Bai Zhou sat at a huge metal roundtable, took out his most comfortable engraving knife, mentally designed the connection paths for the arrays, and quickly began engraving.
"Hm? He already thought of a ten-array combination this quickly… interesting…"Seeing how quickly Bai Zhou began engraving, Xian Lin'er immediately became interested.
But when she actually saw him engrave, she was stunned on the spot…
"Wait—this speed… this technique… this efficiency…""This is really someone who only studied for three days??"
Xian Lin'er immediately lost her composure. If she didn't know Bai Zhou's background — having investigated him beforehand — she would've thought he was secretly an advanced soul engineer.
His engraving speed was extremely fast, his technique skilled and steady, and his engraving efficiency incredibly high — such technique was something even veteran Rank 4 soul engineers couldn't achieve.
Yet now she saw it on someone who had only been exposed to soul tool crafting for three days.Utterly ridiculous!
And while Xian Lin'er was still stunned, Bai Zhou casually lifted his hand and completed the finishing touches.
He then infused a trace of soul power, and the ten basic arrays instantly connected into one, releasing a burst of soul power shock.
"Pop~"
Just like a bubble popping — completely harmless.
But Xian Lin'er was already dumbfounded…
The successful activation meant Bai Zhou had succeeded in engraving and completed her assessment.
And the entire process…
Xian Lin'er checked the time — not even three minutes.
…
"You—you—you… how did you do that? You really never touched soul tools before?"
Even though she already suspected the answer, Xian Lin'er still couldn't stop herself from asking.
"I know a little. I read some materials before coming here."Bai Zhou replied modestly.
Xian Lin'er: …That's still a complete newbie…
Xian Lin'er lightly rolled her eyes, but inwardly she was overjoyed.
She didn't expect that unreliable old man Yan Shaozhe to send her such a big gift at this time.
But Xian Lin'er also guessed that even Yan Shaozhe himself probably didn't know Bai Zhou's true talent. For all she knew, Yan Shaozhe might've just been dumping "trash" on her…
That really wouldn't be surprising…
"Alright, let's do this formally. I am Xian Lin'er, Dean of the Soul Tool Department, and a Rank 94 Title Douluo."
Gathering her thoughts, Xian Lin'er turned to Bai Zhou and said seriously, "You have passed my assessment. I am willing to accept you as my personal disciple. Will you acknowledge me as your teacher?"
"Disciple Bai Zhou, greets Teacher."Bai Zhou dropped to one knee and performed the formal disciple ceremony.
Setting aside Xian Lin'er's strength, from all perspectives Bai Zhou felt that Xian Lin'er's beauty alone was reason enough.
Becoming her disciple was something he naturally wouldn't refuse.
"Good, good. You're excellent. After you pass the freshman assessment, you'll follow me for cultivation."
Xian Lin'er said, patting his shoulder with satisfaction.
"Huh? Directly join the Soul Tool Department? But I want dual cultivation in both departments."
Bai Zhou froze. He only wanted to eat from both sides — how did he suddenly end up joining the Soul Tool Department outright?
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