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"How does one become a battle armor master?"
Shen Yi gazed at the entire class of students.
Knowledge about battle armor masters should already have been introduced in primary and intermediate soul master academies.
This was common knowledge for geniuses.
If someone didn't aspire to become a battle armor master, then they shouldn't even bother coming to Shrek Academy.
Perhaps some students hadn't had the opportunity to learn about it initially, but since they had secured their assessment spots and applied to Shrek, there would be people responsible for guiding them. They would receive instructions on how to enter Shrek, and the explanations regarding battle armor masters wouldn't be inferior to what Shen Yi was teaching.
Sometimes, the details and summaries of test-taking techniques were truly exaggerated.
"To become a battle armor master, you must first understand what a true battle armor master is."
"One-word battle armor doesn't make you a true battle armor master—it's merely the rudimentary form of one. Only when you become a two-word battle armor master, allowing your martial soul to merge with the armor and resonate, making the battle armor an extension of your martial soul—only then can you call yourself a true battle armor master!"
"And the first step to becoming a true battle armor master is to resonate with the armor. This often requires soul masters to personally participate in the creation process of the armor, spending time with it day and night, nurturing its growth step by step, until they truly achieve soul resonance and mental synchronization with it."
"From this, auxiliary professions were born."
"All of you have chosen one of the four main auxiliary professions. While none of these professions can independently complete every step in the creation of battle armor, each plays a crucial role."
"Forging breathes life into metal, forming the foundation of battle armor. During the forging process, blacksmiths can resonate with the metal, cultivating true rapport with it. Then, they pass it on to trusted partners who design and engrave the core formations."
"Mecha manufacturing involves resonating with the spiritual essence within rare metals, guiding them to form core formations. By strengthening the rare metals during this process, mecha engineers achieve resonance with the material—a key step for them to become battle armor masters."
"Mecha design allows designers to create battle armor tailored specifically to themselves. Even if they don't forge the metal or personally engrave the core formations, the resulting battle armor will still be perfectly suited to the designer.
Moreover, a mecha designer is like a friend—even after the armor is completed, they can continue to 'discuss' stronger and more refined core formations with their battle armor, gradually enhancing it according to their plans."
"As for mecha repair, it's slightly different. Soul masters who choose this auxiliary profession find it harder to become battle armor masters because they have minimal direct contact with the armor during its creation—and sometimes no contact at all. Therefore, achieving resonance is difficult. In such cases, they need to design auxiliary formations within the core formation to help mecha repairers achieve resonance.
Once resonance is achieved, the relationship between the mecha repairer and the battle armor begins to develop. A mecha designer is like a friend, while a mecha repairer is like a doctor.
After the battle armor has fought alongside its master, the mecha repairer's job is to maintain it, repair any damage, and foster a bond through daily care.
Additionally, mecha repairers are versatile learners. Their ability to refine core formations is comparable to that of mecha designers, and they can personally implement those refinements. Their future achievements won't fall short compared to practitioners of the other three auxiliary professions."
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With her concise explanation, Shen Yi captivated the attention of the entire class.
Although training camps emphasized the importance of auxiliary professions, such profound insights into becoming a battle armor master couldn't be summarized through mere exam preparation.
Battle armor masters were the pinnacle of strength on the continent, the most respected group. Though they seemed abundant, they were actually exceedingly rare.
Most battle armor masters achieved their status by chance—how could anyone summarize the critical factors and most important considerations for all auxiliary professions to produce a battle armor master?
In fact, from Shen Yi's summary of these techniques, one could see the fundamental reason behind the emergence of the four auxiliary professions.
When these four auxiliary professions were separated, they didn't hinder soul masters from achieving the status of a true, top-tier battle armor master!
"If you come from a powerful family or background, you can hire others to craft battle armor for you. But I can tell you in advance that the strength of a battle armor master grows progressively—it doesn't suddenly spike the moment the armor is created."
"A two-word battle armor master, before acquiring their two-word battle armor, might have a base power level of one. Immediately after achieving two-word battle armor mastery, they can unleash power at level two. Over time, after several years, their power may grow to three or even four!"
"This assumes no changes in the soul master's own strength—or even if their strength increases normally, their inherent power remains defined as one for comparison purposes."
Shen Yi extended her right hand, using her fingers to illustrate the progression of a battle armor master's strength.
"Generally speaking, the creation of battle armor requires teamwork. You're all studying together, choosing different auxiliary professions, so you can help each other. You can ask classmates to assist in designing your battle armor while you help them with manufacturing. Mutual cooperation is one of the conveniences you'll have in becoming battle armor masters."
"Teacher, what about special cases?" Xu Xiaoyan interjected cutely.
She was genuinely curious.
Other students also expressed interest—it was the first time they'd heard such a qualifier.
In their previous studies of auxiliary professions and the cooperative process of battle armor creation, they had always been told definitively that no single person could complete every step of battle armor production.
So why did Teacher Shen Yi add the phrase "generally speaking"?
Could there be exceptions?
Shen Yi's lips twitched involuntarily, and she couldn't help but glance toward Xu Yuan's seat.
Special cases?
It should be called an exception.
"Some individuals study multiple auxiliary professions and have the opportunity to participate in every step of battle armor production, completing the entire process alone." Shen Yi looked at the curious students and gave them her answer.
"But I hope none of you aim too high. You've already experienced the difficulty of mastering just one auxiliary profession. Don't ruin your own progress."
"Someone really studies multiple auxiliary professions? That person must be fearless," Xu Xiaoyan muttered.
Studying mecha design alone already made her head spin, and she constantly felt like her brain might explode if she continued.
The other students deeply agreed.
One auxiliary profession was already exhausting enough.
Only Tang Wulin appeared thoughtful, glancing back at Xu Yuan's direction.
He knew.
Back in the Blacksmith Association in Donghai City, Mu Chen had pointed out that Xu Yuan was studying auxiliary forging techniques.
Those were methods for those who practiced both forging and another auxiliary profession.
In other words, Xu Yuan wouldn't limit himself to just one auxiliary profession.
Wu Changkong noticed Tang Wulin's movement and was momentarily surprised.
Did Wulin know?
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