Chapter 5 Naer leaves
Life in Aolai City was very dull. When Huanling was nine years old and there was only half a month left before he would graduate and leave Aolai City, Naer suddenly disappeared, leaving behind only a letter and a necklace.

It was a small silver pendant. The pendant was a silver gem. The round gem had some edges and a silver thread was strung through it.

Inside the gem, there are looming colorful lights flashing, which is worth a lot of money at a glance.

Huanling sat at home reading the letter that Na'er left for him over and over again. Na'er was his sister who had been with him for three years. Her importance to Huanling was beyond words. He didn't understand why Na'er, who had awakened her martial spirit, wanted to leave.

He found Baili Hong and told him that Na'er had been taken away. However, Baili Hong informed him that on the day Na'er disappeared, someone found the top executives of the Spirit Transmission Tower at the headquarters and took Na'er with them to cancel the contract she had signed.

Huan Ling collected the envelope and the things left by Na'er and put them into the storage soul guide. He wore the necklace around his neck.

The storage soul guide ring that Baili Hong gave him three years ago was given to Na'er by Huan Ling a year ago, asking her to put some food in it, as he was worried that Na'er would be hungry.

Huanling also has a white bracelet given to him by Baiyun. The pendant on it has a space of 50 cubic meters, which is also the storage soul guide that Huanling is using now.

Looking at the 20 million federal coins that Na'er had left for him in the storage soul guide, Huan Ling was speechless. After taking a shower, he walked out of the house to find Tang Wulin.

Three years have passed, and Huan Ling and Tang Wulin have a pretty good relationship. Tang Wulin's cultivation speed is very slow because his innate soul power is too low. Now, at the age of nine, Tang Wulin has not yet broken through to the tenth level of soul power.

He was also saving money to buy a soul after his breakthrough. Huan Ling asked Tang Wulin, and he had saved up almost 30,000 federal coins.

When they arrived at Tang Wulin's house, because Na'er was not adopted, although Tang Wulin could eat, Lang Yue did not go out to work, so Tang Ziran's salary could still support him.

It was the weekend. When Huan Ling came over, Lang Yue was preparing Tang Wulin's lunch. After opening the door and seeing Huan Ling, she smiled and said, "Are you here to look for Tang Wulin? He's still in the studio and will be back soon."

Huan Ling said: "It's okay, I'll wait for him for a while."

After a while, Tang Wulin came back, wearing heavy clothes covered with oil stains, which were the clothes he wore when he was working.

Tang Wulin smiled and greeted Huan Ling, and said excitedly: "I have saved up 30,000 Federation coins. As long as I break through level 10, I can buy a soul spirit and become a soul master."

Another important reason why Tang Wulin and Huan Ling have a good relationship is that they both have useless martial souls. Although Huan Ling is a genius, he does not discriminate against him. Huan Ling may not be as strong as Tang Wulin, but he also has a soul guide and can easily defeat Tang Wulin.

Although the Ice Silkworm and Blue Silver Grass were both useless martial spirits, Phantom Spirit made great use of their simulated spirit skills. Tang Wulin had no idea which of Phantom Spirit's attacks were real. No matter how strong he was, he could not defeat Phantom Spirit's spirit guide.

"Na'er is gone." Huan Ling said weakly as she sat on the sofa, "She was taken away by her family. I can't find her."

"Have you saved enough money?" Ignoring Tang Wulin's surprise, Huan Ling continued, "Thirty thousand federal coins are only enough to buy a random soul of the lowest level. It is very likely to be a defective soul that is worse than a ten-year soul."

"I'll lend you the money then, and buy you a Hundred Years Soul Fusion."

Tang Wulin said incredulously: "Don't joke like that. Didn't you bring Na'er with you?"

Huanling pointed at the dining table and said, "Didn't I bring any food for Na'er today?" Sometimes Huanling would bring Na'er to Tang Wulin's house, because Na'er had a big appetite. In order not to cause trouble to Tang Wulin's family, Huanling would bring some food when she came.

Tang Wulin said in disbelief: "Na'er must have hidden herself. You can't lie to me. She must have been hungry and eaten all the food."

"Wulin." Langyue walked over and said, "Na'er didn't come with Huanling."

She also asked in disbelief: "Is Na'er really gone?"

"I didn't lie to you. Na'er is really gone." Huan Ling said sadly, "So I felt uncomfortable staying at home alone, so I came to find Tang Wulin."

Lang Yue comforted him: "Huan Ling, don't be too sad, you have great potential, and you will definitely be able to find Na'er when you become a Titled Douluo in the future."

"Yes." Huan Ling nodded and forced a smile, saying, "I will definitely find Na'er in the future, but have you decided what kind of soul Tang Wulin wants to merge with?"

"As I said just now, 30,000 Federation coins are likely only enough to buy a defective soul. A ten-year soul is worth 70,000 Federation coins, and a hundred-year soul is worth at least one million Federation coins."

Lang Yue was startled, and Tang Wulin was also stunned. He asked, "What is a defective soul?"

Huan Ling rolled his eyes and said, "You really didn't hear what I said just now. Thirty thousand federal coins can only buy one random soul. There is a 1% chance of getting a hundred-year soul, a 10% chance of getting a ten-year soul, and an 89% chance of getting a defective soul."

"It's about the same as a one-year soul. It's almost useless after fusion."

Tang Wulin gritted his teeth and said, "If that's the case, why don't you lend me 40,000 Federation coins, and I'll buy a ten-year soul spirit then."

Lang Yue opened her mouth but could not utter a word. Huan Ling raised an eyebrow and said, "Aren't you able to perform a hundred forgings now? That's equivalent to a second-level blacksmith. If you can perform a thousand forgings, then you will be a third-level blacksmith. By then, earning a million federal coins may be easier than earning ten thousand federal coins now."

"You don't have to worry about not being able to pay it back. Maybe you're a little shocked that I've become a fourth-level mecha designer, but your forging talent is already very strong."

Huan Ling said: "I originally planned to give you a hundred-year soul, but I was worried that you would not accept it, so I planned to lend you the money."

"As far as I know, the youngest blacksmith certified by the Blacksmith Association is the only master blacksmith Zhenhua, who is also the president of the Blacksmith Association. He became a first-class blacksmith at the age of eight. You have the potential to become a master blacksmith."

Tang Wulin was stunned and said in shock: "I just have some talent for forging. Am I really that powerful?"

Huan Ling said unhappily: "You should eat first. I can hear your stomach growling."

Tang Wulin realized belatedly that he was hungry, and hurriedly changed out of his work clothes to eat. Huanling's appetite was not big, less than one-tenth of Tang Wulin's, so he also ate a meal with Tang Wulin.

When Tang Ziran came back in the evening, Huanling talked to him about Tang Wulin's soul.

(End of this chapter)