chsdbacks Chapter 184 Our tactics are so crude?
Chapter 184 Our tactics are so crude?
A genuine smile appeared on his face. Long You stopped and turned around, facing Xiao Hongchen with a deliberately feigned, slightly ingratiating posture, and said:
"My name is Long You, and I'm a Soul Master. At Shrek Academy, it's very unlikely that a Soul Master will become a team captain."
Speaking of which, I really admire you, Brother Xiao Hongchen. A Soul King at less than fifteen years old, and the absolute captain of the reserve team—it's both enviable and admirable!
Based on Long You's understanding of Xiao Hongchen, this guy was quite astute, but at the same time, he was also quite arrogant. Seeing that the other party might not know much about his side, Long You simply lowered his head, hoping to deceive him for a while, but it wouldn't really matter if he couldn't.
"Hmph! What a pretentious fellow, not sincere at all."
As it turned out, Long You's disguise was ineffective. Xiao Hongchen was indeed perceptive; he immediately saw through the feigned sincerity in Long You's tone. After a clear look of disgust appeared in the handsome young man's eyes, he tossed his moon-white robe aside and turned to leave.
[Tsk, what a pity. I was hoping to make this guy even more arrogant! Oh well, the "Red Dust's Affection" martial soul fusion skill is indeed troublesome, but I've already figured out a way to counter it. There's no need to target him too much.]
To change his mood and stretch his facial muscles, Long You stepped onto the stairs. However, the further he took, the fainter his figure became. By the time he reached the lobby of the Star Emperor Hotel, Long You's figure had completely disappeared.
And so, without attracting any attention, Long You quietly left the Star Emperor Hotel. On the bustling, crowded streets of Star Luo City, an ordinary-looking tourist had appeared out of nowhere.
The tourist's appearance was unremarkable; the only noteworthy feature was the exceptionally fine fabric of his clothing. Judging from this attire, the tourist might not be of noble birth, but his family must be quite well-off.
After strolling around the streets for a while, the tourist arrived at Jiuchuan Food Court, a restaurant with a great reputation in the outer city of Xingluo City.
The Douluo Continent of today is still in a feudal era, and the number nine is not to be used lightly. Although it's not like the ancient times of Long You's previous life, where only emperors could use this number as a symbol, anyone who dares to use it must have extraordinary abilities.
Take this restaurant in front of us, for example. It dares to call itself Jiuchuan because the dishes here are indeed comprehensive and authentic.
The restaurant is located in the outer city, so the dishes inside are not too high-end. However, it has all kinds of snacks from all over the Douluo Continent, and each dish has received an authentic evaluation from merchants who travel from all over the world.
When Longyou was little, he spent a lot of his pocket money at this restaurant.
Looking at the old but sturdy entrance of Jiuchuan Food Plaza, which exudes a sense of life, visitors wore comforting smiles.
The tourists were new faces at the shop, but the staff still treated them with great enthusiasm.
"Please come in, sir. Would you like a private room, or would you prefer to sit in the main hall?"
Seeing that the tourists were dressed in expensive clothes, the observant waiter asked them whether they wanted to go to a private room or just enjoy the lively atmosphere in the lobby on the first floor.
The tourist scanned the lobby but couldn't find the person he was looking for. He then asked the waiter, "Brother, my surname is Xu. Has a man with a thick beard and wearing a gray robe, surnamed Hu, ever come to our shop before? I was invited here."
"Oh dear, sir, our shop has served a few bearded customers this morning, but none with the surname Hu. What do you think about this?"
"Alright then, take me to a private room on the second floor, bring me a pot of hot tea first, and then please keep an eye out for any men with a thick beard surnamed Hu who come by, and help me bring them up."
"Alright, please follow me, sir."
The waiter was quite perceptive, guiding the tourist to a private room facing the street. After the waiter confirmed that the tourist had ordered Biluochun tea and left the room, the tourist's eyebrows twitched twice, and a sly smile appeared on his lips, a far cry from his previous gentle and refined one.
"Hehehe, the second brother of the Sun family really hasn't changed at all, still so considerate."
The familiar voice, the familiar sly smile—this tourist was clearly Long You in disguise. The meeting place Long You had arranged with his uncle today was this restaurant he frequented as a child.
Around 11 a.m., the waiter led in a burly man with a thick beard who looked quite honest and simple. He also brought out the specialty dishes from the Douling Empire and the Sun Moon Empire that Long You had ordered earlier.
Seeing that the waiter had left the private room, Long You immediately took out a soul tool that could block detection and eavesdropping from his storage soul tool and opened it.
They also checked the bearded man to see if he had any tracking or eavesdropping devices.
After confirming repeatedly, Long You excitedly hugged the bearded man in front of him, "Uncle, I'm so glad to finally meet you."
The bearded man is the current head of the Long family, and the librarian of the Xingluo Royal Library, whose power has been completely usurped by the Third Elder's faction.
"Great, great! Xiao You, you've grown taller and stronger. And now you're quite capable too. Your uncle is very proud!"
"But, Uncle, why did our Long family have to come to this? Grandpa is already a Title Douluo. Even if our family can't fight against the Holy Spirit Cult, it shouldn't be a problem to wipe out these people in the family!"
"Haha, Xiao You, you haven't observed for long enough. My Long family has been a prominent family in the Star Luo Empire for so long, and we are even considered close advisors to the royal family. Do you really think the royal family couldn't notice the changes that have occurred in the family? Do they really not know that the old man has already advanced to the Title Douluo level?"
"Uncle, do you mean... the royal family already knows about our family's situation, and is deliberately keeping us in the status quo, or even further turning a blind eye?"
"Yes, that's right. The reason why the Central Court looks deserted is because, with the cooperation of the royal family, we have moved a large number of family members away."
"So, in other words, our family is now a target, a target to attract and gather spies infiltrated from the Sun Moon Empire?"
"That's right, it's a target. The reason why the people from the Central Court haven't all left is because they can't go too far. If everyone leaves, then this target won't look real."
"Where have all the family members gone now? Was it a place arranged by the royal family?"
"No, that's a place arranged by the old man. It's in the north of the mainland. The old man has made a lot of preparations over the years. The Long family's foundation won't be lost."
"Phew, that's good. I thought that even if we discovered the problem with the Third Elder so early, we would still inevitably suffer casualties!"
"Haha, if that were the case, I would be far too incompetent as the head of the family. Don't worry, my uncle isn't old for nothing; he knows what to guard against and won't be unable to prevent it."
"But you'll be representing Shrek Academy in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament this time, so you'd better be careful. Every year in the tournament, there are always talented students who suffer serious injuries, and it seems Shrek Academy's current lineup isn't truly at its full strength, so you must be cautious."
"Don't worry, Uncle. Although our lineup isn't complete, we are still Shrek Academy. It's unlikely that we'll encounter any too difficult battles before the finals."
"That's true. At Shrek Academy, fighting opponents of higher levels is the norm. Is there anything your uncle can do for you?"
"Well, if Uncle has a way, he can investigate the martial soul situation of the Star Crown Xu family. Nothing else is important, the key is that ability to release powerful defensive soul skills using stored star power. I want to know the approximate defensive limit."
Of course, this is something that's icing on the cake; it's better to have it, but it's fine if you don't. If it involves risk or is too strenuous, Uncle doesn't need to worry about it.
"It's alright. This matter may be difficult for others, after all, it is the current means of survival for the Star Luo royal family. But for our Long family, it is just a matter of searching through the library at home."
"But from what you're saying, it seems the Star Luo Royal Family will be participating in this competition?"
"The royal princess, now the sister of Emperor Xingluo."
"This family's genes are really solid. His Majesty the Emperor was quite a restless fellow when he was young! Alright, let's eat. As for the defense limit, I should be able to tell you after you finish your first round-robin match tomorrow night."
The meeting between the uncle and nephew was both exciting and uneventful. Knowing that nothing had happened at home that he least wanted to see, Long You felt relaxed and began to think about the work he needed to do that evening.
The simplest way to deal with a Spirit Fusion Skill is to use the same Spirit Fusion Skill. However, Shrek Academy cannot use this simple method now, so Long You needs to focus on his own strengths.
After much deliberation, Long You realized that Shrek Academy's only advantage against the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy lay in its battle armor and soul-guided mecha. While battle armor techniques were powerful, their effectiveness was amplified when combined with the mecha. However, Long You had no idea whether the martial soul fusion technique used by the siblings Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen could withstand it with just battle armor techniques and the soul-guided mecha.
Feeling uncertain, Long You decided to find a way to protect himself. After thinking it over for several days, he couldn't come up with a particularly ingenious solution, so he could only set his sights on the Soviet-style approach of Lida Brick Flying.
If the combined power of one set of battle armor and one set of soul-guided power mechs is insufficient, then combine two sets of battle armor and two sets of soul-guided power mechs.
Recently, Long You deduced some soul-guided magic arrays related to metal and mechanical transformation using the Book of Witness. This gave Long You some inspiration. He might be able to use these soul-guided magic arrays to transform two five-meter-tall soul-guided powered mechs into a ten-meter-tall soul-guided powered mech in a few seconds, and then operate the giant soul-guided powered mech like in Pacific Rim.
In Longyou's simple concept, even if two separate individuals have an extraordinary understanding of each other, the maximum power they can exert at the same time (comparing only the numbers, not the effects) is absolutely no match for that of a whole.
After a hearty meal, Uncle Longyou, who couldn't be missing for too long, turned and left. Longyou, with a new idea in mind, also didn't want to wander around outside anymore.
Back at the hotel, the tactical instructors sent by the academy to provide support had not yet arrived, so Long You immediately pulled He Caitou into the soul guidance laboratory housed in a deluxe sphere.
Even with relatively complete theoretical guidance and practical blueprints, a new idea still needs to go through many detours before it can truly become a reality.
The light inside the luxury sphere remained unchanged. It wasn't until Long You and He Caitou heard the shrill ring of the alarm clock that they realized they had spent an entire afternoon and a whole night inside the luxury sphere.
They looked at each other, noticing the dark circles under each other's eyes and the bloodshot veins in them, and Long You and He Caitou couldn't help but reveal mocking expressions.
"Tsk tsk, what a mess. Oh well, I'd better go take a shower and then get some of Big White's aura. We still have a round-robin tournament to play today! Even if we two aren't needed, we still need to look presentable."
After exchanging a few laughs, they still had to get down to business. When Long You and He Caitou finished packing as quickly as possible and arrived at the meeting room in the suite, they were disappointed to find that their teammates had already gathered, and they had even missed the process of getting to know the new teacher who had arrived the night before.
Fortunately, everyone present knew that Long You and He Caitou were late or absent not because they had gone out to play, but because they had important business to attend to, so no one said anything. Only the new teacher introduced himself, and then everyone prepared to head to Xingluo Square.
Following behind the group, a smile flashed in Long You's eyes as he watched the new teacher who had automatically taken on the role of the team leader.
[Wang Yan, hey, it seems Old Wang's reputation as a theoretical master is quite well-regarded in the academy! But, does Old Wang understand the current fighting style of Shrek Academy's Soul Masters? It seems this aspect wasn't mentioned in the original work!]
Wait a minute, Shrek Academy's current fighting style for Soul Masters? Isn't that just suppressing firepower? If that's the case, then it seems we don't really need to understand it in depth! Are our tactics really that crude?
The powerful brainstorming ability caused Long You to go from laughing to crying in a matter of seconds. At that moment, Long You completely realized that he was just an ordinary person, the kind who could only be a common soldier.