"Qian Duoduo!"
"Is everything ready?"
A woman with black hair tied up and dressed neatly stood with her hands on her hips, looking at Qian Duoduo in front of her.
Under Xian Lin'er's gaze, Qian Duoduo hurriedly put some negotiation materials into his storage soul tool, then stood at attention and saluted Xian Lin'er, saying,
"Lin'er, I'm ready!"
Xian Lin'er's eyes narrowed, and she said to Qian Duoduo,
"You must use your title in the office!"
"Call me Dean!"
Qian Duoduo's lips twitched, but he still stood at attention again and said seriously,
"Ready! Dean!"
Seeing Qian Duoduo's respectful appearance, Xian Lin'er nodded in satisfaction.
Then, there was a knock on the office door.
Xian Lin'er turned her head and said softly,
"Please come in."
With a creak, the office door opened, and a middle-aged man entered, carrying some documents.
He said to Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo,
"Deans, I've collected some information about the new type of soul tool factory from both the magic network and reality."
"It's all organized. Please take a look."
Fan Yu handed the documents to Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo.
The two deans each took a portion and began reading.
Fan Yu stood aside, quietly waiting for their response.
The previously noisy office was now filled only with the sound of turning pages.
At first, Qian Duoduo was leisurely sipping hot tea while reading the documents.
However, soon, both Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er's eyes narrowed, and the hot tea on the table began to steam.
Fan Yu also closed his eyes, recalling the contents of the documents and pondering their next move.
The silence in the office was only broken when the steam from the hot tea completely dissipated.
Xian Lin'er was the first to finish reading the data.
She placed it on the table and exclaimed,
"This is truly astonishing!"
"If our teacher hadn't told us, we wouldn't have known that soul tools in the outside world had reached this level!"
Qian Duoduo put down the data, subconsciously took a sip of her now-cold tea, and said,
"Yes!"
"Letting soul tools make their own soul tools."
"This concept of soul tools surpasses Shrek Academy's soul tool system by countless years."
"The outside world is using this concept to improve and produce soul tools."
"It is precisely this concept that has led to the soul tool revolution in the outside world."
"Fortunately, we learned about it not too late."
"This great revolution broke out in the Tiandou Plain, which is truly fortunate!"
Fan Yu nodded in agreement.
"Indeed."
"If this revolution had broken out in the Sun Moon Empire,"
"how would our Soul Guidance Department have caught up?"
"Shrek has always lagged far behind the Sun Moon Empire in terms of Soul Guidance Devices."
"We still can't produce a Level 9 Soul Guidance Device."
"Even with the same level of Soul Guidance Device, the Sun Moon Empire is far superior to us."
"The same Soul Guidance Cannon, ours is significantly weaker than the one produced by Mingde Hall."
"This Soul Guidance Device revolution could very well allow Shrek's Soul Guidance Department to surpass them!"
While listening to Fan Yu's words, Xian Lin'er stared intently at the Soul Guidance Machine Tool in the data, saying,
"We must buy this thing called the Soul Guidance Machine Tool."
"No matter how expensive it is, we must buy it!"
"This machine tool is the core of the Soul Guidance Device factory; it can automatically carve core magic arrays!"
"Without this machine tool, it's impossible to mass-produce soul tools,"
Qian Duoduo said solemnly.
"Don't worry, the money is all prepared."
"I just managed to squeeze a considerable amount of funding out of Lao Yan recently."
"If that's not enough, I have a few high-quality soul bones that I can also use for trading.
" "I just don't know if they'll sell them?"
Fan Yu said softly to the two deans.
"Don't worry about that."
"I've already spoken with Roman, the director of Shrek City, who's very enthusiastic about the project."
"He said these machine tools are for sale."
"Many merchants throughout the Heavenly Soul Empire have ordered soul tool machine tools."
"The orders are already booked until next year."
Qian Duoduo smiled and said,
"That's not surprising."
"Soul tools have always been a highly profitable industry."
"According to the information."
"An ordinary soul master, as long as they are trained, can understand soul tool blueprints, and know how to operate the machine tool, can complete the production of soul tools."
"Of course, those merchants are aware of how profitable soul tool factories can be."
"But are the orders already booked until next year?
Tsk, this is really a headache."
Qian Duoduo looked troubled, resting her chin on her hand, seemingly lost in thought.
Xian Lin'er, standing nearby, stomped hard on Qian Duoduo's big toe and snorted,
"Idiot!"
"Shrek Academy and Passion have a good relationship."
"Elder Xuan's disciple is a member of Passion."
"Why are you worrying about this?"
"Why don't we just tell Passion to prioritize providing us with soul-guided machine tools?"
"We won't take advantage of them; we'll pay double the price per machine tool!"
"If we don't have enough money, we'll draw from the Martial Soul Department."
"Teacher will agree."
Qian Duoduo winced in pain, but dared not show any anger, quickly agreeing,
"The Dean is right!"
"But Old Yan probably won't agree, right?"
Xian Lin'er tossed her head and said,
"Why bother with him?"
"Go find the teacher if you have any complaints."
"Let me see if the teacher supports me or him on the soul-guided machine tool issue?"
"At worst, I'll fight him in the Soul Arena."
"Speaking of which, where's Yan Shaozhe?"
"I haven't seen him since yesterday."
Qian Duoduo recalled and said,
"Old Yan went to the Star Luo Empire."
"Wasn't it the White Tiger Duke's mansion that attempted to assassinate Elder Mu a while ago?"
"As Elder Mu's personal disciple, he went to the White Tiger Duke himself to demand an explanation."
Hearing Qian Duoduo's words, Xian Lin'er frowned, her tone filled with anger as she said,
"I remember it was that student named Dai Huabin, right?"
"He truly lives up to his reputation as a descendant of the God of War; he's incredibly brave!"
"He even dared to assassinate his teacher!" "
If it weren't for the teacher's good temper and reluctance to argue with him, he would have been in hell long ago!
How could he still be studying at Shrek Academy?"
Qian Duoduo hurriedly comforted Xian Lin'er, saying,
"Don't be angry."
"What kind of nobodies are in the White Tiger Duke's mansion?"
"How could they possibly harm Elder Mu?"
"Old Yan went to demand an explanation."
"Targeting a child is pointless; it's better to go to the White Tiger Duke himself."
"Let the White Tiger Duke educate him himself."
"Let's hurry to Xilu City."
"Let's solve the problem with the soul-guided machine tool first."
Xian Lin'er calmed down a bit, stood up, and said to Qian Duoduo and Fan Yu,
"Let's go."
"To Xilu City."
"We might even run into Teacher."
...
Star Luo Empire's Western Army Group camp in the Mingdou Mountains.
A man in his thirties, tall, with blond hair and azure eyes, was practicing boxing in front of a dark green tent.
His arm movements weren't fast, but they were very powerful, and each punch was accompanied by a tiger's roar.
It was none other than the number two person Huo Yuhao had been longing for—Dai Hao.
He was also Huo Yuhao's beloved father, whom he wished he could provide with a full-service experience!
Halfway through his boxing, Dai Hao suddenly stopped, his double-pupiled eyes looking up at the azure sky.
Du Leisi, a trusted confidant beside Dai Hao, looked puzzled and asked,
"Marshal, what's wrong?"
"Is an enemy attacking?"
Dai Hao stared intently at the golden streak of light in the sky and said to Du Leisi,
"Go and invite Her Majesty Xuanji over."
"They're up to no good!"
Hearing Dai Hao's words, Du Leisi didn't hesitate for a moment and immediately sped off to fetch Her Majesty Xuanji.
Soon, the golden streak of light in the sky drew closer, and the cries of phoenixes echoed throughout the entire Western Army Group.
A middle-aged man dressed in white, with a pair of golden wings on his back and a dense white aura surrounding him, appeared.
Dai Hao's pupils contracted, and he said in a deep voice,
"Are you Dean Yan of Shrek Academy?"
"Why are you releasing your aura in the military?"
"Can I consider this Shrek's provocation against the Star Luo Empire?"
Yan Shaozhe was amused by Dai Hao's words, his voice laced with soul power as he said,
"Heh, you're turning the tables on me."
"I'm here today to demand an explanation."
"Regarding the assassination attempt on my teacher, the current Sea God Pavilion Master, by the White Tiger Duke's Mansion!"
Dai Hao struggled to maintain his composure, barely managing not to be overwhelmed by Yan Shaozhe's imposing aura.
No matter how badly Mu En had described Yan Shaozhe, he was still a level 95 Super Douluo!
Not someone Dai Hao, a Soul Douluo, could withstand.
Hearing Yan Shaozhe's angry rebuke, Dai Hao's body trembled.
"That's impossible!" he exclaimed.
"How could my White Tiger Duke's Mansion assassinate the Sea God Pavilion Master?"
"There must be some misunderstanding!"
"It might be a conspiracy by the Sun Moon Empire!"
Yan Shaozhe smiled, his golden eyes fixed on Dai Hao.
"Interesting."
"So, your son is a member of the Sun Moon Empire?"
"Take a look for yourself."
Yan Shaozhe tossed the documents in his hand into Dai Hao's arms, also showing him a video of several black-robed figures taken a few days earlier.
Dai Hao picked up the documents and looked at the video.
His pupils began to tremble.
These black-robed figures were indeed the White Tiger Duke's men, some of whom were his confidants.
Watching the video, the black-robed figures tearfully recounted why they assassinated Mu En and who ordered them.
The documents in his hand were also shocking.
The veins on Dai Hao's hands bulged as he gripped them.
The documents, unable to bear the weight, crumbled into pieces.
Soon, a roar echoed throughout the entire Western Army Group.
"Dai! Hua! Bin!"
At this moment, Xuanji Douluo also arrived.
Looking at the extremely angry Dai Hao, he was somewhat at a loss.
He picked up the scattered documents from the ground, pieced them together, and after a few glances, he sighed.
He had originally planned to have a major battle, but he didn't expect this to happen.
The youngest son of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion actually plotted an assassination attempt on the Sea God Pavilion Master?
This was quite an eye-opener for Xuanji Douluo.
He had met Dai Huabin before; he was usually quite polite.
How could he do something so foolish?
Who was the Sea God Pavilion Master? Not many people on the entire continent knew.
Because the person hadn't traveled on the continent for a long time.
Because of his high seniority, Xuanji Douluo naturally knew that the person was the legendary Dragon God Douluo, a level 99 Limit Douluo.
A living legend on the Douluo Continent.
Xuanji Douluo couldn't interfere in this matter even if he wanted to; the other side had irrefutable evidence.
The victim was the Sea God Pavilion Master. The more he listened, the more outrageous it became.
The White Tiger Duke's Mansion had done what the Sun Moon Empire hadn't.
Xuanji Douluo decided that he wouldn't intervene unless Mingfeng Douluo wanted to kill Dai Hao.
Dai Hao, extremely angry, bowed deeply to Yan Shaozhe in the sky and said,
"Dean Yan, this matter is indeed the fault of my White Tiger Duke's Mansion."
"I, Dai Hao, apologize to you and the Sea God Pavilion Master on behalf of my son."
"As compensation, I will open the White Tiger Duke's Mansion's treasury to Shrek Academy; you can take half of it as you wish!"
"The entire White Tiger Duke's Mansion will absolutely not have any complaints!"
Faced with Dai Hao's compensation, Yan Shaozhe was somewhat surprised and gave Dai Hao a deep look.
Half of the wealth accumulated by the White Tiger Duke's Mansion over a thousand years was an astronomical figure.
Seeing Dai Hao's sincerity, Yan Shaozhe's expression softened slightly, and he said,
"Hmph!"
"Besides, remember to have your good son apologize to the teacher and the other children."
"I hope you know how to handle the situation!"
After saying this, Yan Shaozhe took off and headed towards the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.
Watching Yan Shaozhe's departing figure, Xuanji Douluo patted Dai Hao on the shoulder and said,
"I didn't expect this to happen."
"Sigh."
Dai Hao looked at Xuanji Douluo and thanked him, saying,
"Thank you, Elder Xuan, for coming here even in this situation."
Xuanji Douluo shook his head and said,
"I am the one who should apologize."
"I promised your father I would take care of the White Tiger Duke's mansion."
"But I really can't interfere in this kind of thing."
Dai Hao said softly,
"It's alright."
Xuanji Douluo looked at the shards on the ground and said,
"What should we do next?"
"He is, after all, your son."
Dai Hao said angrily,
"I will tell Yueheng to supervise Dai Huabin to sincerely apologize to the Sea God Pavilion Master."
"If the other party doesn't accept the apology, make him kneel in front of Shrek Academy's gate!"
"If he doesn't agree, break his legs!"
"After obtaining the Sea God Pavilion Master's forgiveness, bring this bastard to see me!"
"I want to see with my own eyes what a White Tiger capable of assassination looks like!"
"How could my White Tiger lineage have such a person?!"
Xuanji Douluo said helplessly,
"In that case, your wife will cause trouble again."
Dai Hao said coldly,
"If she dares to cause trouble because of this, I dare to deal with her!"
"His Majesty the Emperor won't tolerate her for this!"
"He even dared to assassinate the Lord of the Sea God Pavilion!
This bastard!!!"
"If he becomes the Duke of the White Tiger, my White Tiger lineage will likely be destroyed in his hands!"
(End of Chapter)
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