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On the Youth Genius Rankings, there were already five new students with astonishing levels of talent.
Adding Xu Yuan and others into the mix, it was undeniable that this year's batch of genius soul masters was truly extraordinary.
"Strictly speaking, Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan are just riding the wave of good fortune—benefiting from their circumstances. But me, Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, Ye Xinglan, and Xu Lizhi can all be considered true geniuses."
When you counted them up, this entire cohort represented the peak of the continent's fortunes.
Could it be that the Silver Dragon King chose this moment to transform for a reason?
At such a level, could one really sense something like "fortune"?
Xu Yuan was extremely curious about what "fortune" truly was and whether it could actually be felt.
Standing up, Xu Yuan made his usual trip to the Mecha Association.
Compared to other associations, in the three years since returning to Shrek Academy from Tianhai City, the association Xu Yuan visited most frequently was the Mecha Association.
Of course, he still completed the minimum required tasks for the other associations each month.
Currently, Xu Yuan had reached Level 4 in all four auxiliary professions. As long as he completed three tasks per month, he could earn a full 2,000 contribution points—this was just the baseline. For example, in the Blacksmith Association, Xu Yuan could receive ten standard-sized pieces of rare metal each month and purchase any rare metal at a 20% discount using contribution points.
In the Mecha Association, however, Xu Yuan enjoyed even better treatment, receiving benefits equivalent to a Level 5 professional.
This was because Xu Yuan was exceptionally active in the Mecha Association. Not only did he complete numerous tasks, but he also voluntarily took on significant portions of work during the manufacturing of mechas.
For instance, when an entire mecha was being manufactured, its production would often be divided among many mecha engineers to maximize efficiency.
Whenever other engineers were overwhelmed, Xu Yuan would step in to take on substantial shares of these tasks.
With experience in manufacturing various components, Xu Yuan eventually moved on to constructing the mainframe. He even independently manufactured three complete yellow-grade mechas.
Although theoretically a Level 4 mecha engineer could handle all the processes involved in constructing a yellow-grade mecha, in practice, most who successfully built one were already Level 5 engineers. The workload was immense, and a single mistake in assembly meant starting over. Typically, after successfully building a yellow-grade mecha once, an engineer would have accumulated enough experience, and both their soul power level and skills would naturally improve, leading them to become Level 5 mecha engineers.
Xu Yuan was an exception. With boundless energy and high manufacturing efficiency, coupled with his background as a mecha designer, he could adapt core formations to accommodate errors seamlessly, ensuring perfect integration.
In just three years, he had risen from a Level 3 mecha engineer to the peak of Level 4 and successfully constructed three yellow-grade mechas.
This was no small achievement within the Mecha Association.
"Young Master Yuan, the association just received a batch of orders for military-standard mechas. Would you like to take a look?" The new receptionist brightened up as soon as Xu Yuan arrived.
"Oh? What level of orders?"
"It's from the defense team in Tiandou City—an order for a hundred white-grade mechas."
White-grade mechas?
Just hearing that they were white-grade made Xu Yuan lose interest.
The receptionist gave an awkward smile.
It was only natural for someone capable of independently manufacturing yellow-grade mechas to show no interest in white-grade mecha orders.
"What about the Central Legion's order for ten yellow-grade mechas? Would you like to take on a task to manufacture one yellow-grade mecha?"
Xu Yuan was intrigued.
Each time he manufactured a yellow-grade mecha, he gained valuable insights.
Moreover, the differences between standardized mechas were significant. The design blueprints for the Central Legion's standardized mechas were likely of excellent quality.
Xu Yuan was indeed tempted.
This was a rare opportunity.
It would allow him to accumulate considerable experience.
However, after careful consideration, he ultimately shook his head and declined.
He needed to focus on manufacturing his own mecha.
This was something he had planned for a long time. Recently, he had conducted extensive simulations, refining his mecha design significantly. Among yellow-grade mechas, his design was undoubtedly top-tier.
"Is that so? Alright, I'll contact some other classmates."
Xu Yuan nodded and didn't waste any time, heading straight to his exclusive workshop.
"Senior Yu Yang's mecha philosophy revolves around transformation, which aligns perfectly with Teacher's approach. Teacher's Little Red can transform into a blade weapon, seamlessly integrating with battle armor to amplify bursts of power. This allows Elder to unleash strength comparable to a demi-god despite not yet reaching Super Douluo-level soul power."
Demi-god, not quasi-demi-god.
Despite not being a Limit Douluo—or even a Super Douluo—Mu Ye could unleash demi-god-level power. This demonstrated that fusing mechas with battle armor was a viable path.
Of course, the prerequisite was having a four-word battle armor and divine-grade mechas.
"Although it's only a yellow-grade mecha, due to material limitations, its transformative capabilities can't be fully realized. However, it will still integrate closely with the soul master, allowing for more intuitive control."
Aside from being slightly bulkier, this yellow-grade mecha—if manufactured—would likely be comparable to battle armor.
At most, it might fall slightly short in amplification and flexibility.
"I've been stockpiling first-grade thousand-refined metals for an entire year. Looks like it's all going into this mecha." Xu Yuan muttered, his expression tinged with regret.
He wasn't short on money.
But these first-grade thousand-refined metals were painstakingly forged piece by piece by him—they were the fruits of his labor. It was painful to pour them all into the construction of this yellow-grade mecha in one go.
Such materials could easily craft a decent purple-grade mecha!
In his workshop, Xu Yuan began focusing intently on manufacturing his mecha.
An entire day passed before Xu Yuan emerged from the workshop, utterly exhausted.
It was Saturday today—a day for indulgence. He devoted himself entirely to his auxiliary professions, easing the strain on his mind from prolonged use of the Dreamscape.
Though his mind relaxed, his body was utterly drained.
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A week later.
"Huh, Teacher Shen?" Xu Yuan exited the Mecha Association and, while returning to the inner court, spotted a familiar figure.
It wasn't Shen Yi.
It was someone else.
"Senior Wu?"
At that moment, Wu Changkong was kneeling outside the inner court, facing the direction of the Sea God Pavilion.
Xu Yuan was speechless.
Had Tang Wulin once again suffered a loss due to greed?
Because of his fixation, not only had he delayed purchasing a spiritual item directly from an auction for three days, spending more money in the process, but he had also missed the deadline for the assessment.
Tsk.
"Little Yuan?" Shen Yi turned around, spotting Xu Yuan, and immediately brightened.
"Uh, Little Yuan, could you help me by going to the Sea God Pavilion to ask my teacher for leniency?" Shen Yi looked at Xu Yuan, slightly embarrassed.
She had already tried pleading with her teacher herself, but to no avail.
Now, she hoped Xu Yuan could lend a hand.
She quickly explained the situation of Wu Changkong's Zero Class group to Xu Yuan.
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