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"Shi Quan, you seem to value Oscar very much?" Ye Lingling asked curiously.
Shi Quan nodded, "Little Ao's talent is actually very outstanding. If he can be properly Cultivated, it will be an easy feat for him to become a Titled Douluo with his talent. If he is carefully Cultivated, he is very likely to obtain the Legacy of the Food God."
Among the Shrek Seven Devils in the original work, excluding Tang San, Oscar was the only one most likely to become a God through his own abilities.
A food system Martial Spirit with Innate full spirit power, his existence was almost unique.
This accidental encounter also made Shi Quan ponder Ning Rongrong's problem. Although Ning Rongrong did not consume an Immortal Herb, her Martial Spirit had still transformed into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda because of him. If Ning Rongrong could become a Titled Douluo before the age of thirty, she would most likely obtain the God Position Legacy of the Nine Colored Goddess, just like in the original work.
However, without some Opportunity, it would be almost impossible for Ning Rongrong to Breakthrough to Titled Douluo before the age of thirty, after all, Tang San gave Ning Rongrong many advantages in the original work.
In the initial God-creation plan, Shi Quan only considered the three girls, as well as Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong.
He had previously considered whether to include the Shi Family Brothers and Yu Feng, but their talent was limited, and the golden age for Spirit Masters had already passed for them. Helping them become Gods would require a massive amount of resources, and Shi Quan currently did not have that many resources.
Oscar's talent goes without saying. After Ning Rongrong's Martial Spirit transformation, her talent also improved. Their Innate talent was already stronger than Shi Mo's, and Oscar and Ning Rongrong also had the advantage of youth.
Although both the Nine Colored Goddess and the Food God are Second-Rank God Positions, one must not underestimate the role of any support. In the original work, before becoming Gods, they could release a Spirit Fusion Skill to directly revive a God Position. After becoming Gods, their support abilities would only be more astonishing.
Ye Lingling understood Shi Quan's meaning and immediately asked, "So, Shi Quan, you want to Cultivate him?"
"Yes."
Hearing Shi Quan's affirmative answer, Ye Lingling also said, "Oscar was in the same team as Tang San before, so before Cultivating him, Shi Quan, you need to make sure he is worth Cultivating."
"Naturally." Shi Quan nodded. He naturally did not want to Cultivate an enemy for himself.
On the contrary, as for Tang San, Tang Hao had been dead for so long, yet Tang San showed no reaction at all, which surprised Shi Quan. After all, he would flip out and go crazy if Xiao Wu was just slightly touched. Now his own father was dead, and he hadn't come out to make a fuss. He wondered if he had become smarter, knowing he couldn't win so he was hiding, or if it was for other reasons.
Gu Yuena said faintly, "The Food God possesses very strong support abilities, and the Food God's own combat power is considered strong among Second-Rank God Positions. If Oscar has the talent to inherit the Food God, he is definitely worth Cultivating. Every additional ally will cause exponential losses to the God Realm."
"The Food God is that strong?" Shi Quan was somewhat surprised.
"The process of dissecting and preparing many special ingredients is very troublesome, requiring extremely astonishing demands on knife skills and strength, not to mention that during the cooking process, various factors such as flame, temperature, and time need to be precise to the extreme, which also places very high demands on mental force."
"It's just that the Food God is obsessed with all kinds of delicacies all day long, and almost no one has seen him fight, so most people think he is just a support God Position. If one underestimates him, even a First-Rank God might suffer losses at his hands."
"No wonder!" Shi Quan muttered to himself.
No wonder the Food God chose Oscar as his successor. The Sausage Martial Spirit could not only inherit his power of delicacies, but Oscar's special replication ability also gave him considerable combat power.
It could be said that from all aspects, it was an extremely good fit.
"Strong is naturally the best, but all of this has a prerequisite, which is to be used by me. If not used by me… it seems it can also be utilized?" Shi Quan's expression paused slightly, looking at Gu Yuena, "Gu Yuena, after the God Position is inherited, the previous God Position will leave the God Realm, right? At this time, if their successor is directly killed in the Lower Realm, will that God Position remain vacant indefinitely?"
Gu Yuena's expression froze, "The God Position will indeed be vacant. If the God Position is not damaged, these divine force will autonomously choose a successor in the future and will not be permanently vacant."
"Just being vacant for a period of time is enough." A glint flashed in Shi Quan's eyes, "If they rebel, then we will keep them on Douluo Star forever before they Ascension to the God Realm. In this way, we can also guide more people to become God Positions as much as possible. If they can be used, it's best. If not, killing them after they become Gods, and leaving the God Position vacant, is also a help to us."
"It seems you have some new candidates?" Gu Yuena smiled faintly.
"Tang San! If used well, making a God Position in the Douluo God Realm vacant should not be a problem." A glint flashed in Shi Quan's eyes.
As the Son of Destiny, Tang San would certainly not fall so easily. He must be secretly developing somewhere now.
"After returning, I need to thoroughly investigate Tang San's whereabouts." Shi Quan decided in his heart.
He no longer needed to specifically improve his Internal Energy. His thoughts were now divided into two points: one was future planning, and the other was solidifying his strength. Internal Energy was just a foundation. He now possessed numerous skills, and his mind contained many martial arts. His goal was to integrate all these numerous abilities.
Skills are not about quantity, but about refinement.
Shi Quan's goal was to integrate Spirit abilities and martial arts to create his own set of abilities.
Three days later.
Shi Quan and the two returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
After a month apart and catching up on recent events, everyone inevitably had a period of intimacy.
The next morning.
"Shi Quan, the thing you asked Xue Qinghe to find has arrived at the research institute." Dugu Yan leaned in Shi Quan's arms, speaking softly.
Ye Lingling was on Shi Quan's other side.
"Good." Shi Quan gently kissed Dugu Yan and said softly, "You rest a bit longer. I'll go take a look."
After kissing Ye Lingling again, Shi Quan got up and left the room, arriving at the research institute.
On the special table, pale yellow crystals were quietly placed. Getting closer, one could smell a faint pungent odor.
"Is this sulfur?" Shi Quan curiously took a small piece from the crystal. With just a slight force, the sulfur in his hand immediately emitted a blue flame, and the pungent smell intensified.
"I wonder how gunpowder is made. Besides sulfur, there seem to be other things, right?" He raised his hand and clenched, the blue flame dissipated, leaving only some charred powder.
"Pure sulfur has no explosive power. Something else should be added. This aspect can be left to the subordinates to continuously experiment. As long as gunpowder can be developed, firearms and cannons should be able to be made in a short time. With the support of these weapons, Qian Renxue should be able to inherit the throne."
Shi Quan pondered in his mind.
The previous soul spirit had already given Xue Ye the idea of letting Xue Qinghe inherit the throne. The appearance of the soul spirit allowed Xue Qinghe to win over a large number of Spirit Master forces. In addition, apart from Spirit Master combat power, most of the Empire's combat power was actually ordinary soldiers.
If gunpowder was developed, powerful weapons could quickly be developed using it, and the cost would not be high, making them easy to popularize. The combat power of ordinary soldiers would be greatly improved.
In that case, Xue Qinghe inheriting the Heaven Dou Empire's Imperial throne would be a foregone conclusion.
Gunpowder was not like a soul spirit; this kind of thing could even be developed and produced by ordinary people. With a direction and confirmed feasibility, with the manpower and material resources invested by Xue Qinghe, developing gunpowder would only be a matter of time.
"But Tang San seems to know how to make gunpowder?"
Shi Quan suddenly thought of this point.
"Before Tang San was wanted, he cooperated with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for a long time. Perhaps the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect already has that kind of notification fireworks? If a sample of those fireworks could be obtained from there, the production of gunpowder would become much simpler."
"I can ask Xue Qinghe to inquire."
With his mind settled, Shi Quan already had an idea about Tang San's whereabouts.
As night fell.
Shi Quan's figure quietly left Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Moon Pavilion.
The surveillance personnel still secretly monitored Moon Pavilion day and night.
A phantom figure merged into the night, passing through the green wall, and Shi Quan's figure appeared in Tang Yuehua's bedroom.
With his powerful Spirit Sense, he only needed a simple scan to easily pinpoint Tang Yuehua's location.
There were only a few places Tang Hao could send Tang San, and Slaughter City was definitely on that list.
If Tang San went to Slaughter City, he would most likely return to Moon Pavilion, and Tang San's only reliance at the moment was Tang Yuehua alone. Shi Quan did not believe that there would be no contact between Tang San and Tang Yuehua.
Shi Quan's hand slowly rested on Tang Yuehua's glabella.
"Dream Reading."
A powerful mental force instantly surged into Tang Yuehua's spiritual sea.
Tang Yuehua's past memories appeared in the form of dreams during her sleep.
"Xiao San…" Tang Yuehua's eyes were tightly closed, but she couldn't help but murmur Tang San's name.
Tang Yuehua was only at spirit power Level 9; how could she possibly resist Shi Quan's search?
Soon, everything about Tang San completely surfaced before Shi Quan's eyes.
"Tang Yin?" After reviewing Tang Yuehua's memories, Shi Quan's eyes couldn't help but show a hint of surprise.
On the day he successfully developed the soul spirit, Tang San happened to return to Moon Pavilion. As a result, due to the commotion he caused, Tang San left Heaven Dou City like a startled bird.
Aside from Tang San studying at Moon Pavilion for nine months, Tang Yuehua and Tang San only met twice: the first time was on the day the soul spirit was successfully developed, and the second time was after the soul spirit theory presentation.
A glint flashed in Shi Quan's eyes, "He doesn't know about the soul spirit matter. The place he Cultivates is sparsely populated. From his appearance, he seems to have started devouring again. It's possible he's in Sunset Forest…"