Douluo: The Thousand-Faced Angel in Dragon King

Chapter 20: Thousand-Faced Angel Project, Team Start-up

Duan Hongchen leaned his elbows on the table, his smooth chin drooping as he fell into deep thought. After digesting Qian Mo's information, he slowly said, "I can't think of a way to increase the degree of compatibility."

"That's okay. We still have plenty of time. Perhaps we can change our approach. For example..."

"cheat!"

Qian Mo snapped his fingers, his thoughts flashing, and he said excitedly, "Use some factor to deceive the perception of two martial souls that cannot be fused, making them mistakenly believe that they are compatible enough to induce the forced fusion of the martial souls."

"This approach will have a wider scope. It can not only work on twin martial spirit masters, but also on two stranger spirit masters."

Duan Hongchen immediately shook his head upon hearing this and objected, "Deception cannot change the essence. Even if we can force the Martial Souls to merge and perform a Martial Soul Fusion Technique, it will likely cause irreversible damage to both of their Martial Souls."

"No, why do you always want to completely match the martial soul fusion technique?" Qian Mo said helplessly.

"You don't need such a high degree of fusion. You don't need to maintain it for too long. Just 10% of the fusion, strike with all your strength after the martial souls fuse, and then separate. There won't be much damage."

"But completing this project and spending so many resources just for a strike with only 10% fusion degree is not cost-effective," said Duan Hongchen.

"If quality isn't enough, then we'll increase quantity. Two people aren't powerful enough, so what about three, five, a hundred, a thousand, or even a whole legion?"

Qian Mo's eyes became more and more fanatical, as if he had already seen the blow that was enough to create the world with the combined strength of millions of people.

"How incredible is this coordinated attack by so many people!"

Duan Hongchen clenched his fists tightly and said in a trembling voice, "If this works, it will bring about a huge change in the way soul masters fight!"

"That's right, but this project is too grand. My strength alone is not enough. I need a team," Qian Mo looked at Duan Hongchen with fiery eyes, and finally his true intention was revealed!

"Teacher Hongchen, would you like to join my team?"

Duan Hongchen's green eyes behind his lenses stared intently at Qian Mo, and he said in a deep voice, "Given the difficulty of your project, shouldn't you go find those ninth-level or even tenth-level soul masters, the elders of the soul guide world? Why did you choose a mere seventh-level soul master like me?"

Qian Mo raised a smile, took out a document from the storage bracelet and placed it in front of Duan Hongchen, and said slowly.

"Teacher Hongchen, don't be so self-deprecating. You are not just a seventh-level soul engineer. You have already completed an eighth-level soul guide device, and you have even touched the edge of a ninth-level soul guide device."

"To achieve such an accomplishment at your age is rare even in Federation history. You are truly a one-in-a-million gifted child."

Duan Hongchen looked at the documents on the table and knew that he had been investigated thoroughly. He could only sigh that he was going to fall into Qian Mo's hands.

"What I need is a young team with great potential and a strong desire to make progress, not a group of stubborn, traditional and pedantic old guys."

Qian Mo stood up and walked to the window, looking at the sunset in the sky, his eyes full of ambition, arrogance and unruly, and his tone became more and more high-pitched.

"Although there are more and more soul masters, there are quite a few soul masters at level eight or nine, and there are also some soul masters at level ten, but they are all just a bunch of useless people who change the color and name of their predecessors' designs and pass them off as their own original creations."

"Nowadays, the soul guide device world, which is like a stagnant pool of water, needs someone to stir it up and lead it, just like Mingde Hall in the past."

As soon as the three words "Mingdetang" came out, the water cup in Duan Hongchen's hand suddenly exploded. He clenched his fist tightly, and the glass fragments crunched in his fist.

There is no descendant of a family that has experienced glory that does not want to restore the family's former glory. Just like the descendants of the Hongchen family, there is no descendant who does not want to recreate the family's heyday when they were in charge of Mingde Hall.

Soon, Duan Hongchen loosened his fists and said with a wry smile, "Oh, if someone else heard our conversation, they would probably think we were two lunatics."

Qian Mo turned around and spread out his hands, appearing confident and assertive in the afterglow of the setting sun.

"Genius is on the left! Madness is on the right! Success is genius, failure is madness!"

"Come on, Teacher Hongchen, let us bring about a grand transformation to soul guides and even the Federation!"

"After listening to your future plans clearly, do I have any other choice besides joining?" Duan Hongchen sighed and asked.

"I'm sorry, no." Qian Mo said with determination. When Duan Hongchen came here, he was like a sheep in a tiger's mouth, with no way to retreat.

Duan Hongchen spread his hands helplessly and said, "Then I have no choice but to board your pirate ship!"

"No, this is not a pirate ship, it is an aircraft carrier that is about to arrive in a new era." Qian Mo said.

Duan Hongchen took off his monocle and wiped it, then put it back on and looked at Qian Mo carefully. He said calmly, "I have one last question. Are you really only seven years old?"

Qian Mo smiled calmly and said slowly: "Mindset has nothing to do with age, but with experience."

"I like your answer very much. It's a pleasure to work with you!" Duan Hongchen finally made up his mind to take a gamble on the future of the seven-year-old child in front of him.

"Welcome to my team, Teacher Hongchen!" Qian Mo raised the corner of his mouth. He got a result that satisfied him.

"The spirit fusion project is named the Thousand-Faced Angel Project and is our team's top secret." Qian Mo announced.

"Thousand-Faced Angel?" Duan Hongchen instantly understood the key to the name and nodded in agreement, "It suits your two martial spirits very well."

"One more thing, how many people are there in our team now, and where is the venue?"

Qian Mo held up two fingers and said proudly, "Not many, just the two of us! Congratulations on becoming a veteran of our team. You will have a share of our team's shares in the future."

"As for the venue, the only one currently available is this soul guide laboratory in front of us."

Duan Hongchen almost fell to the ground because he didn't sit firmly. He almost couldn't catch his breath. Just when he caught his breath and was about to speak, Qian Mo interrupted him.

"Don't be impatient, okay? You've already said it's the current time. After all, the team is just starting out, and there are many problems that haven't been solved yet."

"I'll arrange for people to recruit. There are many talented but underappreciated soul masters, so they're easy to recruit. If there are any outstanding soul masters in your Hongchen family, you can recommend them to me. I believe in recruiting talented people regardless of their relationships."

"As for the venue, I will contact the family to build a soul guidance laboratory of the highest standards and ensure that the equipment inside is the most advanced."

"That's good. Just don't have anything." Duan Hongchen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Don't worry, Teacher Hongchen," Qian Mo waved his hand nonchalantly. "Although our southern region's soul guidance technology is backward and there are not many high-level soul guides, the wealth accumulated over generations is very rich and can definitely support our team."

(End of this chapter)