Douluo Continent: The Evil-Eyed Dragon God, Many Women, Many Blessings

Chapter 333 First Visit to Mingde Hall!
Keep in mind that each of these lab tables measures five meters by three meters!

Behind most of the lab tables, there were people working, and sometimes more than one person.

This enormous hall, with its arched dome reaching twenty meters high, was also covered in metal. The rich metallic smell and the buzzing sound of hammering metal filled Huo Yuhao's senses, making him feel as if he were immersed in a sea of ​​metal!

Huo Yuhao calmly observed all of this, once again marveling at the power of the Sun Moon Empire.

This doesn't look like a high-level teaching institution at all! It's clearly a high-tech research institute, a military-grade advanced soul tool manufacturing factory!

Those who work here are probably the true elites of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy!
Xuan Ziwen said in a low voice, "There is no surveillance here yet. Once we go down, there will be surveillance facilities everywhere, including sound monitoring. This is the main soul tool production base of Mingde Hall. I don't know the area, but it is at least half the size of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy above. There are a total of 5,000 experimental tables here. The ones hidden in the darkness behind are not visible because no one is conducting research there yet."

"There are still about a third of the seats available. It's not just the elites from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and Mingde Hall who are here. You could say that the most outstanding soul masters in the entire Sun Moon Empire are all here."

"Some of them are interns from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. They can only stay here for a period of time, and after their practice, they need to go out to continue their studies. In Mingde Hall, research is conducted in groups, with varying numbers of people in each group, but generally no fewer than five experimental tables."

"Besides these public research bases, there are also some exclusive secret bases. Anyone who can have their own secret laboratory here is at least a level eight Soul Master. You should pay attention to the badge on everyone's chest. The Soul Master badges of Mingde Hall are different from those outside. They have the sun and moon as the background and stars suspended in the air, with each star representing level one."

As he spoke, Xuan Ziwen took out a badge with eight stars and wore it on his chest. At the same time, he took out a badge with six stars and handed it to Huo Yuhao. This meant that Huo Yuhao had passed the Mingde Hall's assessment and had become a sixth-level Soul Master recognized by the Mingde Hall.

“Reaching the level of a ninth-level Soul Master means becoming the strongest entity at the national strategic level, and they are protected by powerful military forces. Currently, there are four ninth-level Soul Masters in Mingde Hall, including the Hall Master, who is the youngest. Most of the people conducting research here can be considered to be the disciples or grand-disciples of these four ninth-level Soul Masters, and I am no exception. You are too, because my teacher is one of these four.”

Huo Yuhao had been at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy for some time now, but he felt that what he was encountering today was the very core of the academy. Therefore, he listened silently to Xuan Ziwen's words, nodding frequently as he took them to heart.

Xuan Ziwen was satisfied with his reaction, smiled slightly, and said, "Alright, let's go downstairs. Starting today, you will also be assigned to an experimental table. I will give you a research topic. If you have any questions, you can ask me directly. I know you have the ability to transmit information using your mental power."

Led by Xuan Ziwen, the two walked for a full ten minutes before arriving at an empty lab table. Xuan Ziwen took out an ID card, scanned it in a device next to the lab table, and then scanned it with his own ID card to confirm before handing it to Huo Yuhao.

"Keep this card safe. You'll need it to enter this place and to use this lab table numbered 1238."

After swiping the card, a row of densely packed buttons lit up under the lab table; at a glance, there were at least fifty. Each button had a small icon, and each was a different color.

After Xuan Ziwen's explanation, Huo Yuhao learned that these buttons corresponded to different materials used in crafting soul tools. Pressing a button would produce the corresponding metal. The amount of material produced varied depending on its rarity, and each metal table had a fixed quota for a certain period. For example, a single experimental table could only use 100 grams of mithril per month, and so on.

Although the rations were small, Huo Yuhao didn't complain, since it was free. Moreover, after identifying the icons and questioning Xuan Ziwen, he had already seen at least ten rare metals that he had only heard of but never seen before.

If every table in such a large hall as Mingde Hall were allocated such a free quota, the total amount each month would be quite staggering. It's simply impossible to provide a large quantity of tables for free.

Xuan Ziwen tossed him a manual and said, "This is your first day here, so familiarize yourself with the various functions of the experimental table. The manual has detailed instructions. For an excellent Soul Master, a good experimental table can greatly benefit you in the research process."

“I have my own research to do. If you have anything you want to discuss with me in person, you can use your ID card to go to Secret Experiment Zone No. 1 and have the guard at the entrance call me. However, I will only give you one chance to ask me questions each day at most.”

"Yes, Teacher Xuan." Huo Yuhao nodded in agreement.

Xuan Ziwen looked cool at this moment. After saying this, he walked directly into the depths and disappeared into the darkness in a short while.

Huo Yuhao's Sharingan eyesight was incredibly sharp. He saw Xuan Ziwen walk all the way to the end, stop in front of a dark passageway, and two shadowy figures seemed to emerge, exchange something with him, and then he disappeared. Huo Yuhao guessed that this must be the entrance to Experiment Zone One.

He finally entered Mingde Hall. Although it was a bit different from what he had imagined, it was still very novel to Huo Yuhao. Here, he could learn more advanced soul guidance technology, and there were also many high-level soul guidance devices that he could "learn from".

Instead of rushing to create any soul tools, he sat down at the experimental table and carefully read the instruction manual.

Huo Yuhao was engrossed in reading the small manual. Only then did he realize what the experimental table in front of him truly represented.

The seemingly simple experimental table has an extremely rich set of functions. Some of the large mold-making tools still used by Shrek Academy can be replaced here. It can provide a series of tasks such as mold making, stamping, and high-temperature molding. In fact, given enough materials, it is not impossible to make even a level seven or eight soul tool on this table.

In Huo Yuhao's view, this experimental table was essentially a multi-functional modern machine tool in the form of a soul tool!

(End of this chapter)