Spring went and autumn came, and in the blink of an eye, two years had passed.
The continent remained undisturbed, still calm and unchanging.
However, in the city of Nanyang, with its white walls and black tiles, a completely out-of-place, fifty-story tall, technologically advanced commercial building had appeared.
This building was named Qianmo Tower and belonged to the power that had risen unexpectedly in the past two years—the Qianmo Group.
The Qianmo Group was extremely mysterious.
Most people had only heard that it was a soul tool company, but it had never released any soul tool products to the public in the past two years, which was quite strange.
Some said that the name "soul tool company" was just a front, and that the Qianmo Group was secretly engaged in unspeakable transactions.
There were also reports that the Qianmo Group was indeed a soul tool company, but its products were not for the general public, but for the military and high-level soul masters.
There were many different opinions about the Qianmo Group, but deep underground in Qianmo Tower at this moment, rows of data processors flashing blue light were connected together.
In front of the central control panel, Qianmo and Duan Hongchen, one large and one small, were constantly typing on the screen, entering complex programs.
With the final keystroke, the words "Program Complete" appeared in green on the central control panel's screen.
Duan Hongchen looked at Qianmo and said calmly, "It's time for the final step."
Qianmo nodded, took out a small core array shaped like a chip.
If someone were to look at this core array with a magnifying glass, they would be shocked by its complexity.
"A Level 10 soul tool core.
Whether it succeeds or fails depends on this moment."
Qianmo took a deep breath and inserted the core array into the slot that popped out of the central control panel.
The indicator lights on the rows of data processors began to flash wildly, and countless data streams flowed across the central control panel's screen.
Qianmo and Duan Hongchen both stared intently at the screen, waiting for the final result.
"Beep~~"
A projection appeared on the central control panel.
It was a beautiful blonde angel.
Her snow-white dress and a pair of pure white wings on her back made her appear exceptionally sacred and pure.
The blonde angel opened her golden eyes.
When her gaze fell upon Qianmo, she devoutly said in a clear voice, "Supercomputer Holy Knowledge Repository, intelligent butler Kaisa greets Mr. Qianmo, the owner of the highest authority."
"It's done!"
Qianmo vigorously swung his arm.
Even the usually calm Duan Hongchen found it hard to conceal his excitement.
The Holy Knowledge Repository was a supercomputer designed by Qianmo to provide convenience for future research.
It had functions such as rapid analysis and calculation, simulating soul tool core arrays, and designing soul tool structures, which could greatly reduce the team's resource consumption and save time spent on trial and error.
To engrave the core array required for the supercomputer, Qianmo even specifically spent a large sum to hire a Level 10 Soul Tool Master.
After a year of design and trial and error, the supercomputer was finally built.
As for naming the supercomputer the Holy Knowledge Repository and the intelligent butler Kaisa, it was one of Qianmo's little quirks.
After observing Kaisa for a while, Duan Hongchen said to Qianmo, "Is this the artificial intelligence you were talking about?"
"No," Qianmo shook his head and denied.
"Kaisa's current mode of operation is to receive our instructions, then search within the database, and execute commands step-by-step based on the retrieved content.
She doesn't have independent consciousness and cannot be called artificial intelligence."
Duan Hongchen folded his arms and murmured, "Thinking like a human... As expected, artificial intelligence isn't that easy to achieve."
"To achieve true artificial intelligence, the supercomputer would probably need to surpass the level of a Level 10 soul tool.
Let's just cultivate it for now!"
After Qianmo finished speaking, he placed his hands on the central control panel and ordered, "Alright, let's test your capabilities, Kaisa.
Under the assistance of Two-Word Battle Armor composed of different metals, perform a fusion simulation between the Divine Mask martial soul and the Six-Winged Seraph martial soul."
"Understood, Mr. Qianmo."
Upon receiving Qianmo's command, endless data streamed through Kaisa's golden pupils.
Kaisa waved her hand, and a projection appeared out of thin air in front of the two of them.
In the projection, under the support of the Two-Word Battle Armor composed of different metals, the Divine Mask martial soul and the Six-Winged Seraph martial soul continuously collided, fused, then collapsed, exploded, and repeated the cycle.
Originally, after Qianmo proposed the Thousand-Faced Angel plan, he discussed with Duan Hongchen what medium should be used as an amplifier for martial soul compatibility.
After much discussion, their goal was set on battle armor.
This was because battle armor was essentially a type of mecha worn by the martial soul.
It integrated with the martial soul, acting as an extension of the soul master's body and comprehensively enhancing the soul master's attributes.
Battle armor could be said to be the soul tool closest to the martial soul among all soul tools.
Only it had the chance to amplify martial soul compatibility.
For this purpose, Qianmo also asked Zhenhua if battle armor could amplify compatibility.
After hearing Qianmo's idea, Zhenhua first showed great shock at Qianmo's crazy idea, then sternly warned Qianmo that he should absolutely not have such an idea, because forcibly merging martial souls could easily cause damage to the martial soul if not careful, ruining one's future.
But after Qianmo's insistence and repeated assurances that the experiment would be conducted under absolute safety, Zhenhua could only reluctantly offer his opinion regarding battle armor.
Zhenhua believed that to achieve Qianmo's idea, it must start with Two-Word Battle Armor.
This was because One-Word Battle Armor only possessed a trace of life aura, and its fit with the martial soul was very low.
Spirit-infused alloy battle armor was an exception.
However, Two-Word Battle Armor had already become a life form and could completely merge with oneself.
This was the true battle armor, the true mecha worn by the martial soul.
"Therefore, Qianmo, if you want to realize your crazy idea, you must, absolutely must, study forging diligently and continuously improve your forging skills!"
Zhenhua gave a profound teaching.
At this moment, the Holy Knowledge Repository simulation stopped, and Kaisa softly stated the conclusion.
"I apologize, Mr. Qianmo, the metal data within the Holy Knowledge Repository does not meet the requirements."
Qianmo heavily slammed the central control panel, his expression gloomy, and said in a deep voice, "Still not working?"
Duan Hongchen patted Qianmo's shoulder and comforted him, "Don't be discouraged.
This is just the beginning.
There are three steps to making battle armor: selecting the metal, forging, and engraving the core array."
"If the metal isn't suitable, then we'll achieve the goal through the two steps of forging and engraving the core array."
"Speaking of forging, sigh, does His Excellency the Divine Craftsman have a solution?"
Qianmo showed a wry smile, shook his head, and said, "My teacher tried it, and in the end, he only left four words."
"Wishful thinking!"
"Just because His Excellency the Divine Craftsman can't do it doesn't mean you can't.
The Qianmo in my eyes isn't someone who gives up after experiencing failure."
Duan Hongchen comforted him.
Hearing this, Qianmo gently stroked his chest with his right hand and said leisurely, "Old Duan, your words have warmed my heart."
"Since you're feeling warm, let's go see our successful projects."
Duan Hongchen pulled Qianmo and walked outside.
While being dragged by Duan Hongchen, Qianmo turned back and shouted to Kaisa, "From now on, you have network access to the Qianmo Group and can enter any device."