Chapter 536 Dragon Essence

Finding a reason finally convinced Lou Ji.

Due to the increasing tension in the situation, many war projects in the Prime Minister's Office are being closely studied in parallel. Among these projects, the research sequence on Emperor Sean's heart is second only to the other two top-secret experiments.

This not only invested a lot of manpower and material resources, but also spent huge sums of money to persuade a guest minister from Yuanchu who was nearing his end of life to be used as an experimental subject for transplantation. If the special characteristics of Xu Yuan's body can reduce a lot of unnecessary expenses, it will be a good thing for the entire Prime Minister's Mansion.

In a group of four people, Lou Ji walked swaying at the front and led the way. While walking, Xu Yuan slowly walked beside Xu Xinyao and stood shoulder to shoulder, while Ran Qingmo hung silently at the back.

Looking at her third brother who suddenly walked up to her side, Xu Xinyao glanced back at the girl in black clothes behind her and asked in slight surprise:

"Third brother, do you want to see me if you have something to do?"

Xu Yuan nodded, looked at the four sisters beside him, and asked in a low voice:

"After so long, how is the research on the soul ring going?"

There were actually quite a lot of things he had to do when he came down to this dark prison today, including meeting Wuming, getting the soul-avoiding clothes, looking at the heart, and asking about the scientific research progress of the four sisters' soul rings.

Although Xu Xinyao has said before that this project will not see any return in the short term, as the investing Party A, he has the right to know all the scientific research progress of Party B.

Xu Xinyao's eyes flashed and she whispered back:

"It's okay. Third brother, why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

The experience of being Party A in the past life and this life made Xu Yuan immediately realize that this girl was probably making no progress the moment he heard this answer.

Ambiguity = money wasted.

For this kind of scientific research project, even if there is even a slight progress, Party B is eager to put the results of the project on his forehead to show Party A.

Thoughts flashed across his mind, Xu Yuan stared at Xu Xinyao without saying a word.

After looking at each other for a moment, Xu Xinyao looked away with a guilty conscience and defended in a low voice:

"Third brother... Xinyao has been very busy recently. You see, I have to help with the saint's body. I also have to help with the repairs of the black prison. Even the master sometimes asks me to help at the Gewuyuan, so .so."

"So how much money has been used now?" Xu Yuan asked calmly.

"About three hundred thousand." Xu Xinyao didn't hesitate in her eyes, but she raised her left hand and squeezed her right arm.

Yes, a glance lies.

Ever since she was little, this girl has made similar little moves when she lies.

If they were next to the tea table, the fourth sister would keep pouring water to drink. If they were in the carriage, they would use their fingers to pick at the animal skin plush on the soft couch.

Xu Yuan snorted lightly and said:

"I only need to ask Hua Hong and Jiang He about the allocation of research materials and personnel!"

Feeling guilty, Xu Xinyao whispered:

"Five to five hundred thousand taels."

"to be honest!"

"It only cost a little over one million taels."

"More than a million?"

Xu Yuan glanced at Xu Xinyao: "How many thousands are there?"

Xu Xinyao looked down at the flat stone road and whispered:

"Ninety-three in the early days"

"."Xu Yuan.

damn it.

1.93 million taels, this is the price of the internal purchase of the Prime Minister's Mansion. If the phone bill is left outside, the silver has exceeded 2.5 million, which is more than 4 billion in the currency of the previous life. It took more than a month to burn More than 4 billion

Looking at Xu Yuan's cheeks that were gradually darkening, Xu Xinyao explained in a low voice but very quickly:

"These silvers are the initial investment. To carve the Lincong Dharma pattern requires the "Carving Dust Realm", but the ordinary "Carving Chen Realm" in the Gewuyuan cannot meet the research needs of the soul ring. You need to find the Tiangong Division of the royal family to customize this. It’s very expensive, and you also need to purchase spiritual materials for the magic pattern.”

"Don't talk about this stuff I don't understand."

Xu Yuan directly interrupted the spell casting and asked directly:

"The money has been spent, but what's the result?"

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Xu Xinyao lowered her head and stopped talking.

Lou Ji, who was walking at the front, turned her eyes calmly when she heard the words behind them, and glanced at the brother and sister with a hint of amusement.

But this time, the bad woman did not add insult to injury to Xu Xinyao. Instead, she helped and explained softly:

"Changtian, I really don't blame Xinyao for this. You want to make this soul ring. Our Prime Minister's Mansion has not had any similar research projects in the past. The only thing that can help her is the Demon and Ghost Formation, a new thing from zero to one. The process is really difficult, and two million taels of silver is actually very little.”

When Xu Xinyao heard this, she immediately raised her head and glanced at Lou Ji gratefully, and then looked pitifully at Xu Yuan, "Party A's father."

Looking at the thin and slim body of the girl in front of him under the light blue robe, Xu Yuan's eyes looked angry and funny, and he asked softly:

"But I remember when you told me about this before, you only needed about two million taels in the initial stage."

Xu Xinyao spoke righteously about this, with a soft voice:

"The money is sufficient, so of course we must use the best. This way, Third Brother, you can see the finished product sooner."

Paint cake.

This little four also learned bad things.

"Since we have used the best things, why is there no progress at all?" Xu Yuanxing asked.

Xu Xinyao shrank her neck:

"This. This is due to the lack of materials. Many of the materials in the list of materials for refining the soul ring given by Senior Luo are extinct. Others are easy to say, but the replacement materials for the main material, blood refining crystal, have never been found."

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Xu Yuan finally discovered it.

Once it comes to her own research, this originally well-behaved and gentle fourth sister can also run a beast car in her mouth.

After taking two deep breaths, Xu Yuan frowned:

"Is there no substitute at all, or can't find it?"

"Yes!"

Xu Xinyao's voice slightly raised.

At this time, Lou Ji smiled and said:

"Changtian, you don't have to doubt Xinyao, there is indeed a dragon spirit stone, but it is really a bit difficult to find."

"Why?"

"Because the substitute of the dragon spirit stone is to go to the ancient abyss and kill a dragon."

"."Xu Yuan.

Lou Ji's voice was slow and frivolous:

"A treasure called Dragon Essence will be born in the body of the dragon, just like the snake heart lotus of the Seven-Life Python that Xu Changge brought back before. The Dragon Essence is something that stores the dragon's consciousness and can replace the blood refining crystal."

Xu Yuan's eyes flickered when he heard this, but he did not answer immediately.

Xu Xinyao said in a low voice with some worry:

"Third brother, you don't have to worry too much. Without the Dragon Essence, I can also refine a substitute material. It just takes some time."

Xu Yuan waved his hand to indicate that he understood, and then asked with a little seriousness:

"I remember that the Dragon Essence is not very large. If it is used as the main material, can it really be mass-produced?"

Xu Yuan knows nothing about refining and array formations, but if the Dragon Essence is needed, he can help a little.

The ultimate goal of developing a soul ring that can accommodate Yin Ghost Yin Source is to achieve mass production, so as to set off an "energy revolution" different from the source crystal, but if the soul ring is refined with Dragon Essence as the main material, how can it be mass-produced?

The dragon clan is the emperor of the ancient abyss demon clan, how can you let you slaughter them at will to make refining materials?

Xu Xinyao certainly understood Xu Yuan's concerns, and explained softly:

"Third brother, you misunderstood. To be precise, Dragon Essence is not a substitute for the main material, but a main ingredient for refining substitute materials. With only one Dragon Essence, Xinyao can refine about two stones of substitute materials.

"With this batch of substitute materials, the research on the soul ring can proceed. As for after this batch of materials is used up."

Speaking of this, Xu Xinyao smiled slightly:

"By then, Master's Gewuyuan should have been able to remove Dragon Essence from the main material for refining substitute materials through debugging. "

Understood.

The Dragon Essence is a transitional material for the soul ring research to proceed. With it, while Xu Xinyao is researching the soul ring, the Institute of Gewu will also simultaneously deconstruct the Dragon Essence and find a replacement material.

Thinking in his heart, Xu Yuan silently calculated in his heart.

He planned to get a Dragon Essence through the information in "Cangyuan".

According to the timeline, the little female dragon in Guyuan should be in Dayan now, but Xu Yuan didn't have any intention of taking her.

It's not that I don't want to let her go. So many paper wives in "Cangyuan" have died, and the little female dragon is not a big deal. The main reason is that it is hard to find.

In "Cangyuan", In "Cangyuan", as long as you remember the time and place and go there on time, you can find this little female dragon, but now the world line has completely collapsed because of his arrival, and it is impossible to find her according to the information in the previous life.

In addition to this little female dragon, Xu Yuan knows a place where there is a dragon essence.

A little male dragon that has been dead for a hundred years.

The playful brother of the little female dragon secretly ran from Guyuan to Dayan hundreds of years ago, and then accidentally exposed the demonic aura, and was eventually besieged and seriously injured, and then died in Dayan.

"Changtian."

The treasures of heaven and earth have decayed due to the passage of time, but the dragon essence in his body is still there.

"Changtian."

In "Cangyuan", this dragon essence is the key to open the dragon knight route, but now it can be used to solve the urgent problem.

"Changtian! "

Lou Ji's slightly rising voice interrupted Xu Yuan's thoughts.

Look up and look at each other.

Lou Ji's beautiful eyes curved into two narrow crescents, staring at him with a smile:

"You seem to have clues about the dragon spirit?"

No wonder he has been single for so many years. No matter how approachable he is, who can stand such a keen mind?

Complaining in his heart, Xu Yuan smiled and asked back:

"Why do you ask?"

Lou Ji shrugged lightly and said with a smile:

"Forget it if you don't have it, but Changtian, don't suddenly pick up a dragon spirit on the road and come back, okay?"

Xu Yuan rolled his eyes and said softly:

"Yes, there is, but I have to discuss it with Ran Qingmo."

"Ran Qingmo?" Lou Ji raised her eyebrows slightly.

Stepping forward slowly, Xu Yuan reached out and patted Lou Ji's soft shoulders, and smiled softly:

"Sister, Ran Qingmo told me before that she heard some rumors when she was traveling, so I have to ask her opinion first. "

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Lou Ji frowned upon hearing this, and immediately glanced at Ran Qingmo, who was hanging at the end of the four people. Her sharp eyes seemed to be able to see through people.

Hearing Xu Yuan talking about herself, the big ice ball immediately raised her eyes, looked at Xu Yuan, then looked at Lou Ji, blinked twice, her eyes were clear, without any change.

".?" Ran Qingmo.

Rebound.

"."Lou Ji.

Anyway, the big ice ball will not defend herself, and throwing the blame on her is more useful than old man Luo.

With a chuckle in his heart, Xu Yuan looked at Xu Xinyao on the side, and said slowly:

"Xinyao, you should know how precious the Dragon Essence is. Although your sister Qingmo doesn't care too much about these things, I have to give her some compensation. I will take half of your remaining six million taels."

"."Xu Xinyao.

The Black Prison is like a maze, with corridors that extend in all directions and intertwined. As we go deeper into the Black Prison, some low rumbling sounds continue to come from the dark end.

That night, the battle between Feng Jiuxuan and Emperor Xien caused great damage to the Black Prison.

Destruction is easy, but reconstruction is difficult.

Although the hole cut out from above has been filled, the various mechanisms and arrays inside the Black Prison are still being repaired.

However, all these damages occurred in the earth-level prison. Although the pharmacy where Lou Ji did experiments in the Black Prison was not far from Xu Xinyao's room, it was also within the range of the heaven-level prison.

The footsteps of the four people echoed in the corridor.

After learning that three million yuan of her research funds had flown away, Xu Xinyao kept her head down in a depressed mood, following Lou Ji silently.

After achieving her goal, Xu Yuan ignored Xiao Si's temper and returned to Da Bingtuozi, holding her white and cold little hand, feeling the overly immature ignorance.

As Xu Yuan thought, Ran Qingmo said nothing and asked nothing, just letting the man next to him hold her hand.

Xu Yuan liked this feeling very much.

This kind of gradual relationship from holding hands can probably be traced back to his junior high school in his previous life.

Walking all the way, silent all the way.

After a brief reminiscence of his youth, Xu Yuan began to calculate the military expenses of Xiao Bai's tribesmen in his heart.

Three million taels of silver may seem a lot, but according to the armaments ration of the Black Scale Army, it can only arm half a battalion (2,500 people) at most.

Because the standard armor of Da Yan is really expensive.

However, he can talk to Hua Hong about this matter. After all, he is now the prince of the Xiangfu. Not to mention buying goods from him at cost price, at least he should get the lowest internal purchase price.

Thinking about complicated things in their minds, the four of them came to Lou Ji's pharmacy.

As Lou Ji's direct territory, the scale of the pharmacy she built for herself is much larger than Xu Xinyao's room. There are dozens of wooden shelves with thousands of names of medicinal materials, almost covering all the herbs in Da Yan.

As he entered, Xu Yuan's eyes immediately locked on a sister he hadn't seen for a long time. A white and black skirt set off her gentle temperament.

Luo Xiran was indeed here.

As a pharmacological genius who once developed the anti-fate liquid, a magical object that reverses the transformation of alien ghosts, she is naturally quite interested in Emperor Sean's heart.

But what surprised Xu Yuan was that there was a beautiful figure standing next to Luo Xiran.

Bai Muxi was also here.