Zhao Hao could actually be considered a good person, as his intentions had always been for the sake of humanity and the Sword Ladies. This could be seen from the topic he had researched at the beginning.
The full title of Zhao Hao's original research topic was "How to Quickly Repair Broken Natural Sword Ladies with Artificial Intervention".
Simply put, it was about repairing broken Sword Ladies manually.
Up until now, there had been no effective way to repair broken Sword Ladies.
Some Sword Forging Grandmasters could rely on their own abilities to repair a portion of broken Natural Sword Ladies, but there were far too few of them, even rarer than Jiandi.
The small portion that Sword Forging Grandmasters could repair was too small, amounting to less than 10% of the total number of broken swords.
Thus, after the Great Apocalypse, the most common way to repair Sword Ladies was to wait silently.
They were placed in the Sword Burial Grounds, a place that had the miraculous ability to repair Sword Ladies, and waited for these broken Sword Ladies to slowly repair themselves in the Sword Burial Grounds. This process would take at least fifty years.
For example, Liunian Ling's Leisurely Celestial Sword had been placed in the Sword Burial Grounds after it had been broken. It had only been a few years since the Leisurely Celestial Sword had finished repairing itself … the prerequisite for this was that the Sword Lady's soul had to be preserved. Once the soul in the Sword Lady's body was lost, the Sword Lady could only merge with the earth.
After Zhao Hao became a Sword Forging Grandmaster, he was determined to change this situation. He researched a completely new method to repair broken swords, allowing the Sword Ladies placed in the Sword Burial Grounds to see the light of day once more.
Thus, Zhao Hao's original intentions were completely good. It was just that Zhao Hao had gradually gone astray in his research.
He had originally planned to repair Sword Ladies, but he had accidentally discovered a method to make the broken fragments of a Natural Sword Lady into an independent body.
This method was to split the Sword Lady's soul in the broken sword, and then use the artificial Sword Lady's manufacturing technology and the high-purity dimensional crystal Sword Lady's original material formula to repair the two broken fragments into two identical natural Sword Ladies.
This was actually similar to the survival ability of earthworms. If you used a sharp knife to cut an earthworm into two, after a period of time, you would find that the two parts of the earthworm did not die, but became two independent complete bodies, becoming two earthworms.
Just by listening to it, one could tell how much this method violated human ethics. However, at that time, Zhao Hao had already entered a state of madness. He carried out the experiment without any hesitation … Then the experiment was reported by his disciple who could not accept what he had done, and he became a prisoner and was locked up in prison.
However, when Zhao Hao's experimental plan and detailed experimental records were handed over to the Sword Committee, the entire Sword Committee was shocked by his ideas and was even more tempted by his plan.
If Zhao Hao's experiment was successful, then wouldn't the more than 800 broken swords in the human's possession become 1,600 swords that could be used by humans? This would undoubtedly greatly increase the strength of the human race.
In the face of survival, any ethical relationship was temporarily cast aside.
At that time, under the dictatorship of Sword Immortal White Stallion Ju Wudao, Ju Wudao reported Zhao Hao's matter to the Sword Committee Headquarters, and then applied to allow Zhao Hao to continue his research.
It was said that the Sword Committee Headquarters held a meeting to discuss this for a long time, and in the end, they tacitly agreed to Ju Wudao's plan. Thus, Zhao Hao's research could continue in the laboratory, until three days ago, when he completely courted death and completely destroyed the soul of Zhong Dian Sword, which was the subject of the experiment.
"Actually, I've already carried out the preliminary research very well. After analyzing the original material of Zhong Dian Sword, I've obtained steel that is exactly the same as the original material, and I can guarantee that the two Zhong Dian Swords that are repaired will be exactly the same!"
Zhao Hao told Guhan honestly. "The most crucial part of the entire experiment is the step of splitting the Sword Lady's soul into two.
"How to ensure that after splitting the Sword Lady's soul into two, the soul of the Sword Lady can become two independent bodies and not dissipate … This is the most difficult problem. I've researched this problem for 30 years, and I finally made a breakthrough last month!"
Zhao Hao's face revealed a blissful expression, but this blissful expression soon turned into one of bitterness.
"But I failed in the end. The soul of Zhong Dian Sword, which was used for the experiment, disappeared the moment it was split. No matter how the apparatus scanned it, it could not find the Sword Lady's soul. Then, they determined that Zhong Dian Sword's soul had completely dissipated."
Zhao Hao mumbled, and his emotions immediately became agitated. "But I couldn't accept it, I couldn't believe it. I've researched for a whole 30 years!
"I've thought of every step, and I've used experiments to verify every detail. All the steps are feasible, but why did I fail when I put them together!"
Zhao Hao's expression became more and more pained as he spoke, but it also became more and more passionate. "So I thought!
I've been thinking!
No matter what others do to me, or where they want to lock me up, I don't care. I've been thinking about this problem day and night, and it was only an hour ago that I finally figured it out!
"I didn't fail!
I definitely didn't fail!
I'm a winner, and I've succeeded! "
Zhao Hao suddenly grabbed Guhan's hand tightly. "Zhong Dian Sword didn't die. She only fell into a deep sleep the moment they were separated. Her soul must still be alive!"
"That's impossible!"
Upon hearing Zhao Hao's words, Guhan replied resolutely, "Three Grandmasters from Yuzhang City conducted an appraisal of Zhong Dian Sword at the same time. These three Grandmasters used their own reputations to guarantee that there is no longer any Sword Lady's soul in Zhong Dian Sword. Could it be that those three Grandmasters were lying?"
There were a total of four Sword Forging Grandmasters in Yuzhang City. From the perspective of a Sword Forging Grandmaster, the ability of a Sword Forging Grandmaster was equal to that of an Immortal Sword wielder. The remaining Sword Forging Grandmaster had also guaranteed that there was no soul in Zhong Dian Sword, so it was naturally more credible than Zhao Hao's words alone.
However, one could hear the agitation in Guhan's voice.
This was because Guhan's words were not only for Zhao Hao's ears, but also for Guhan himself.
Unlike Zhao Hao, who looked forward to proving himself and that Zhong Dian Sword was still alive, Guhan actually hoped that Zhong Dian Sword's soul did not exist. Otherwise, where would King Yue's soul go?
"They're right. Zhong Dian Sword's soul is indeed not in those two broken swords."
Unexpectedly, Zhao Hao agreed with the other three Grandmasters' judgment. However, he then said, "Zhong Dian Sword's soul is not in Zhong Dian Sword, but that doesn't mean that her soul has disappeared … Her soul is still alive!"
"What do you mean?
How is that possible?
It's impossible for a Sword Lady's soul to exist in the air. Without the protection of the sword, her soul would have completely disintegrated in less than ten seconds. Is there a problem with that? "Guhan said in disbelief.
"That's right!
It's true that a Sword Lady's soul can't exist in the air for more than ten seconds, but who said that Zhong Dian Lady's soul dissipated in the air?
Is there anyone who can prove this? "Zhao Hao quickly said.
"No one can prove that, but no one can prove that Zhong Dian Lady's soul is still alive!" Guhan answered stiffly.
"No!
I can prove it. I can prove that Zhong Dian Lady's soul is still alive! "Zhao Hao became even more agitated.
"How are you going to prove it?"
"I can bring you to Zhong Dian Lady's soul. Isn't that the best proof?" Zhao Hao grabbed Guhan with both hands.
"Then where do you think her soul is?"
Guhan glared at Zhao Hao. "You have to give me enough reason to convince me. Otherwise, I'll treat it as something you made up to survive."
"Zhong Dian Lady's soul is in my scalpel!" Zhao Hao answered without hesitation.
"Scalpel?"
Guhan was obviously stunned. Zhao Hao continued, "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have forged a scalpel made of the same material as the Zhong Dian sword so that I could cut Zhong Dian Lady's soul faster … At the moment of cutting, Zhong Dian Lady's soul was not distributed into the two broken swords as planned. Instead, it was transferred into the scalpel!
"It's all my fault. I was so angry that I thought I killed Zhong Dian Lady. I was in a state of confusion and didn't think of that at all."
Zhao Hao's face was filled with regret. "I only figured it out just now. Since the scalpel is made of the same material as the Zhong Dian sword, Zhong Dian Lady's soul would naturally be transferred into the scalpel that was closest to her, and not the broken sword that was slightly further away."
"But the scalpel is just a small knife … and it's a knife. How can it be integrated with a sword lady's soul?!" Guhan mumbled to himself.
"The scalpel is just a term passed down from before the apocalypse. From its shape, both sides of the scalpel are sharp blades. It's completely different from a knife that has one thick side and one sharp side. Actually, the scalpel should be called a scalpel sword!" Zhao Hao explained with a bitter smile.
This was also how the academic world distinguished swords and knives after studying the existence of sword ladies for a long time. It explained why swords could become sword ladies, but not knives.
[PS: Looking at it from a practical point of view, there are some who are double-edged.
However, such knives are rare, so this book automatically ignores these rare knives. Here's the explanation.]
"Now, there are two sword ladies' souls in the scalpel … This is a very dangerous thing. After being cut, the sword lady's soul has to be repaired by a soul-repairing fluid to regain its rationality.
Otherwise, they will be like two wild beasts that will devour each other. One will only stop when the other is bitten to death. I suspect that the two souls in the scalpel are about to win … Once one of the souls fails, the other soul will definitely be pushed into the air. By then, both souls won't be able to survive, and Zhong Dian Lady will really die! "Zhao Hao said anxiously at the end!