<h4>Chapter 351: Subjugating An Engineer</h4>
“Huh? It worked? That went smoother than I anticipated,” Sein murmured as he approached Yuri, examining the pattern on her forehead, then nced at the leftover magic materials.
At this point, Sein felt a connection between his mental focus and Yuri’s soul.
He could vaguely detect Yuri’s emotions and her difort at being made a soul ve.
Yet, the resistance within her seemed to have dissipated significantly due to the newly established bond between them.
It made sense, as the soul binding spell would not have seeded otherwise.
The soul master-servant bond between Sein and Yuri was nascent, and his understanding of the Soul Envement magic was only at the surface level.
In time, as their soul bond solidified, Sein would be able to understand Yuri’s innermost thoughts with greater rity.
Unfortunately, the bond was unequal, and this meant Yuri would not be able to read Sein’s thoughts.
The power dynamics were clear—Sein wielded control over her soul with his mental focus, rendering herpletely subservient.
Sein could even decide Yuri’s fate with his thoughts alone.
From today onward, Yuri was his unequivocal possession. This dynamic was both peculiar and novel to them.
Sein attempted to manipte Yuri’s actions through the soul binding spell, and was extremely pleased with the result.
Yuri found herself unable to defy Sein—she waspletely dominated on a spiritual level. This realization caused her face to flush.
To others, they might have thought that Yuri was flushing with anger.
However, Sein, now intimately connected to Yuri through their soul bond, recognized it as a tangled web of emotions—a blend of shame, resignation, despair, anger, and oddly, tion!
“Mirage’s soul binding spell reportedly induces a sense of joy in the enved. We’ve only just established the soul master-servant bond and she’s already showing such a reaction? Well, I expected nothing less of work that cost me over seventy Arcane points. I better study that almanac further when I have the time,” Sein murmured to himself.
He beckoned Yuri, and the once haughty engineer came over with a mix of reluctance and shyness.
Sein noted a distinct scent emanating from Yuri.
Through his earlier research, he uncovered that virgins of the Neisse Civilization would secrete a unique scent through their sweat nds when they were under stress.
It was presumably a vestigial trait from their evolutionary past intended for mating and courtship.
As the Neisse Civilization advanced, this once-crucial evolutionary trait seemed to have diminished in significance since it had no rtion to one’s capabilities.
“Can you still pilot a mecha?” Sein asked, pulling Yuri from her swirling emotions back to the present moment.
Her response was tinged with uncertainty. “It’s been nearly a decade since I’ve been in one. I’d need some time to reacquaint myself.”
It had been over four years since Sein brought Yuri back to the Magus World, marking a total of ten years since Yuri’s capture in the Viridian Venom me World and herst time piloting a mecha.
Sein nodded in understanding then asked, “Is that pink mecha of yours still operational? What’s the maximum number of mecha units you can control when you’re in your peak condition?”
“The Burning me Unit sustained heavy damage in thest conflict. Though it can still be powered on, itsbat capability has been significantly reduced,” she replied.
“While I’m piloting it, I can still control either another three T-Type Combat Units or over a dozen Civilian-Type Units,” she continued.
The Burning me Unit was none other than the pink mecha Yuri used to pilot. It had been severely damaged,rgely due to Sein’s actions.
The Neisse Civilization had produced many types ofbat mecha. The T-Type Combat Unit was the type that Yuri was most familiar with due to her former extensive experience with them.
This diverse and advanced mecha arsenal showcased the Neisse Civilization’s glorious achievements as a major civilization.
As for the Civilian-Type Units... They made up over seventy percent of the two million-strong mecha army in the Viridian Venom me World war.
After sufferingrge-scale defeats and annihtion at the hands of the Magus World over millennia, the main military strength of the Neisse Civilization had been declining.
Deploying Civilian-Type Units was a desperate measure by the Neisse Civilization, driven to the brink as their resource-rich nes were seized and their manufacturing facilities were destroyed by the Magus World Army. The once-thriving mecha factories across the Neisse Star Domain nowy in ashes.
Nevertheless, the resilience of the Neisse Civilization, maintaining its existence amidst overwhelming odds, was nothing short of miraculous.
The Magus Civilization’s repeated attempts to assimte them were actually motivated by a recognition of the Neisse Civilization’s unparalleled talent.
Sein gained aprehensive overview of the Burning me Unit, T-Type Combat Units, and Civilian-Type Units from Yuri.
He also learned that the Burning me Unit was a mecha specially produced by the Neisse Civilization for Yuri. This was a privilege afforded to engineers who had achieved a life-level of Rank One and above.
The T-Type Combat Units, while mass-producible and equipped for battle, were the most inferior in terms ofbat power.
Aside from engineers who had just been freshly promoted to Rank One, they were seldom the choice for more seasoned engineers.
As Sein had evaluated, Yuri’sbat power was on a par with those of peak Rank One or Rank Two, considering her ability to control three T-Type Combat Units while piloting her Burning me Unit.
However, her life level remained Rank One, and her constitution was far weaker than Sein’s.
The Neisser Civilization had its own promotion system and titles for engineers, yet Sein found it too cumbersome to delve into the specifics.
In an effort to diminish Yuri’s ties to the Neisse Civilization, he mandated that her engineer rank should directly correspond with her life level.