Douluo: The Peerless Sun, Moon, and Yuhao

Chapter 259 Who is the army loyal to?

"I didn't realize it before, but now that I have finally reached a higher place, I realize that there are so many rich people in Mingdu!"

"Everyone secretly works hard to get rich without me, right?"

During lunch time, in the cafeteria of the Soul Palace, Lin Xi couldn't help but confide in private to his familiar diner.

"Oh?" The former seventh-level researcher of Mingdetang cut off a piece of steak from the plate and put it into his mouth, with a smile in his eyes that said, "Young people are still too young."

"Is this the first time you know this? A brick dropped in Mingdu can kill several sesame officials and small wealthy people."

Lin Xi tapped the dinner plate with her chopsticks and said with a stern look on her face: "Can the rich and wealthy people from other places who want to enter Mingdu be the same as the customers who come to take care of our business these days?"

That must not be the case!How come Huo Yuhao, who has to complete seven or eight thousand-year soul business in a day, has to give priority to these VIPs before starting to provide public welfare services to thousand-year and century-old soul customers, who are middle-class people who only have a few worthless properties in other places. Even if you lose your pants, you can't even collect the contract fee for the ten-thousand-year soul.

The ten-thousand-year soul orders accumulated over the past few months were finally released today. Every time Huo Yuhao recites the incantation, he can bring an income to the soul palace that requires a soul king to work for several months.

The well-informed soul masters from all over the country allowed Lin Xi to see with his own eyes what invisible rich people are. These people are all immortals who do not need to queue up to wait for the souls from the far north. They can directly show their magical powers and prepare their own ten-thousand-year soul beasts to sign a contract. , it actually took Huo Yuhao to be busy for so long, which shows how much potential wealth is hidden among the people and needs to be tapped.

With unparalleled opportunities and overwhelming wealth, the soul master who can reach a peaceful agreement with the ten thousand year soul beast must have at least one of the two.

The Sun and Moon Empire actually has so many low-key soul masters who are usually inconspicuous but have amazing financial resources. Even the most powerful soul master came directly from his hometown to Mingdu with an 8-year-old soul beast. Shrek relied on studying abroad to Lin Xi's young mind, which only gained wealth through many experiences, caused great harm to her.

From this point of view, it is also beneficial to open the Soul Palace in the suburbs, so as to avoid the surprise of the citizens when all kinds of soul beasts come in and out.

"This is a good thing. The more sponsors who can afford the [-]-year contract fee, the better. Our income depends on the rich brothers and sisters." Lin Xi's friend pushed up the glasses frame on the bridge of his nose and smiled. road.

"Also, the master of the palace has entrusted you with the task of recruiting eloquent salesmen, so be sure to give him some snacks."

"Okay, okay, why should he worry about me doing things?" Lin Xi took a bite of the chicken leg and waved her hand nonchalantly.

When the Soul Palace entered the afternoon start time, Lin Xi's dining friend yawned and got up from the camp bed in the office, and put on a medical face mask, masks, gloves, and a white coat for a forensic autopsy suit.

As one of the few talents in the special field in the Soul Hall, he is one of the few people who can witness Huo Yuhao's ten-thousand-year soul contract with his own eyes almost every time - his previous main focus in Mingde Hall was to rely on the natural abilities of the soul beasts. The material enhances the soul guide, so it is particularly good at handling soul beast corpses.

The Soul Palace is currently short of manpower and the stalls have not yet been opened. The main way to make money is basically through Huo Yuhao. At most, he can sell post-operative health care products.

But the very capable Mr. Fanyou has opened up a promising new high value-added profit channel for the Soul Palace - the subsequent processing of soul beast corpses!
Just like the eunuchs here in the Ming Dynasty like to use formalin (preservative) to preserve the things they cut off, wait until they are famous and return home in fine clothes, and then sew the things back to their own bodies and bury them together after death. The whole body is buried in the grave of the ancestors.

There are also many soul beasts that have been reincarnated into souls that value their corpses. After all, they carry tens of thousands of years of beautiful memories, and if they can be taken away, they are just a thought.

As for wealthy soul masters who have already spent a lot of money on finding partners and contracting souls, they basically don't care about spending a little more money to make their souls happy, so the business of "preserving and sealing soul beast corpses" has become more important than postoperative health care. The set meal also has a hot profit point, and the order completion rate is close to 100%, which makes Huo Yuhao sigh that he is still too conservative.

After a full process of anti-corrosion and preservation, the soul beast's corpse will look as lifelike as if it has been coated with a layer of wax. In the future, as long as it is regularly maintained every hundred years, there will be no problem at all for thousands of years.

So far, the most exaggerated thing is that a wealthy soul saint from out of town not only bought the most advanced insurance preservation package for his soul, but also invited people from the soul palace to provide technical guidance in his hometown, and the soul after insurance was The body was buried in his ancestral grave, and a black-and-white photo of the soul was placed on the memorial tablet in the ancestral temple.

Anyway...these rich people are always very imaginative.

When Mr. Fanyou came to the Contracting Hall as usual, he found that the students who used to stay in the corner to learn the details of Huo Yuhao's contracting spells were all missing. In the huge hall, the only staff of the Soul Palace including Huo Yuhao were left. Hao and necessary personnel including himself.

As for the customers and accompanying family members who came this time, they were a man, a woman and an old man. The old man who followed the young man in the wheelchair like an old servant was dragging a huge flower pot.

On the flowerpot... is a "pomegranate" tree that looks a bit bewitching.

Xu Tianran, who was sitting in a wheelchair, patted Orange's hand and then steered the wheelchair towards Huo Yuhao.

"Today I would like to thank you, Palace Master, for signing the 7-year-old Red Cloud Crystal Vine for Orange."

Huo Yuhao looked at the plant soul beast with translucent red fruits and bowed his hand to Xu Tianran politely.

"Your Highness, you are so polite. The Crown Princess is my respected senior, so I will naturally do my best to make this order for her."

Although Huo Yuhao is still quite far away from Jing Hongchen in terms of his position and the resources of his subordinates, Xu Tianran has put the two in the same class, and even called Huo Yuhao "Master of the Palace", and He is not the "Classmate Yuhao" he used to be when he praised the participating teams.

Obviously, the title "Huo Qing" cannot be used. Only his father is qualified to call him that.Moreover, even if the old emperor himself summons Huo Yuhao now, he will have to use the title of "Hall Master Huo" like "Master of Hongchen Hall".

Orange, who was standing behind Xu Tianran, had her hands folded on her lower abdomen. Coupled with her naturally dazed expression, she seemed to have an extremely weak sense of presence.

When she heard Huo Yuhao say, "The Crown Princess is the senior sister I respect," Orange almost couldn't hold back her laughter.

Huo Yuhao stepped forward and touched the red glow glazed vine, feeling its temperament, while Xu Tianran couldn't help but sigh helplessly in his heart when he looked at the soul palace that was already functioning in a decent way.

He had been thinking a lot these days, and he couldn't figure out what kind of rewards he could use to win over Huo Yuhao in the name of "rewarding for merit."

Given their status, it would be too vulgar to talk about money. Treasures... As the crown prince of the Eastern Palace, not only could he have a limited amount of money, but he would probably have even less that Huo Yuhao would take notice of.

Beauty?That would be ridiculous. Xu Tianran felt that if he gave Huo Yuhao two beauties to warm their beds, whether they were Xiaojiabiyu or a lady, it would be tantamount to offending Huo Yuhao and Jing Hongchen to death at the same time.

Perhaps given Huo Yuhao's current situation, the best way to make friends with him is to help the Soul Palace expand its business, but Xu Tianran thought about it a little and realized that this road was also blocked!

The Soul Palace is a monopoly supported by the royal family and the government, and there is no semicolon. The extent to which the business can be expanded only depends on the financial resources of the Soul Palace.

The father has really caused a big trouble for Gu. He gave the Soul Palace the authority and support to be promoted from the very beginning. How can your son be so kind to you...

Xu Tianran decided to observe personally and look for a breakthrough to win over the other party, so he made an appointment and brought Orange to the door in person.

Xu Tianran, who attached great importance to reputation, would not set up guards to seal off the Soul Palace, but necessary security work was still indispensable. The identity of the Crown Princess of Orange was not something worth publicizing, so Huo Yuhao dismissed the irrelevant personnel.

"The soul beast chosen by His Highness the Crown Prince has a gentler temperament and is very suitable for you... Are you ready, Crown Princess?"

Huo Yuhao looked at Orange, who nodded cautiously.

Orange couldn't stop complaining in her heart: "You shouldn't have said that 'it suits you very well'. The prince's mind is not very broad, so he may not be thinking blindly"!
There was no abnormality on Xu Tianran's face. He nodded with a gentle smile, and then maneuvered the wheelchair backwards to make room for the contract.

With Huo Yuhao personally taking charge and both the spirit beasts and spirit masters being very cooperative, there would naturally be no surprises in the contract signing ceremony.Not long after, as a mini red pomegranate tree appeared in Tangerine's hands, the originally vibrant red rosy crystal vine suddenly drooped down its branches, as if it had been knocked unconscious. "The contract has been concluded. The Crown Princess can feel whether she is feeling unwell."

After Huo Yuhao finished speaking, Xu Tianran immediately stepped forward, looked at the fresh soul in Orange's hand, and nodded with satisfaction: "I'd like to help you, the Palace Master, to seal the Red Cloud Crystal Vine. When I get married to Orange, I will put it at the wedding venue." As a testimony. Just use the top package."

Come to live!
Without Huo Yuhao winking at Mr. Fanyou, the latter immediately took out the medicine box and tool box and began to dispose of the body of Chixia Liujingteng.

Orange, who unexpectedly received the "Prince's gift", had sparkling eyes at this moment. Following the Prince for all these years, perhaps this is the most precious thought that the Prince has ever given her...

Even when the prince told her to "concentrate on studying military affairs, and I can't do without you to control the army in the future" and entrusted her with such an important task, Orange had never felt such a feeling of being taken seriously.

In Huo Yuhao's opinion, the 7-year-old Red Cloud Crystal Vine is obviously a top-grade and priceless treasure in terms of appearance, and in terms of qualifications, it is clearly superior to Tangerine.

However, since the customer himself had no objections, Huo Yuhao would not say anything more.

"The soul is really magical... The contribution that the master of the palace has made to the country will be engraved in my heart. I intend to entrust the soul palace to do more things that the imperial court cannot handle in the future, so that it will be powerful in all directions; if there is any confusion, Please give me some advice from the master of the palace."

Xu Tianran reached out and touched the red pomegranate tree glowing with second spring in the orange palm. Even though he had seen the soul many times with his own eyes, he still felt swayed by this special life form.

Huo Yuhao perfunctoryly brushed off Xu Tianran's wish and showed his favor, and now he doesn't need it at all; Xu Tianran doesn't have the ability to take back the promise that the royal family has made to the Soul Palace, and he can't afford the price.

After Orange confirmed that he was in good health, Xu Tianran, who was extremely troubled by Huo Yuhao's lack of initiative, refusal and irresponsible attitude, asked Huo Yuhao to send the processed Chixia Liujing Vine to the East Palace, and was immediately pushed out of the contract hall by Orange in a wheelchair.

The worried Xu Tianran was pushed in a wheelchair by Orange, but when he went to the gate of the Soul Palace, he saw a person who seemed to have no reason to be here.

After repeatedly confirming that he was not dazzled, Xu Tianran raised his arm to signal Orange to stop; and the man in casual clothes who had met Xu Tianran also stopped at this time, and then gave Xu Tianran a salute.

"I have seen His Royal Highness."

Xu Tianran still had the signature gentle smile of a polite corporal on his face, and he nodded and said:
"Commander Wang Division, long time no see. How are you doing lately?"

Wang Yiheng, who was not wearing military uniform, said respectfully: "I'm sorry that the crown prince is concerned about you. I, together with you and the evil monarch soul mentors, are guarding the border for the country. Everything is fine."

Xu Tianran nodded, then looked at Wang Yiheng and asked with some confusion:
"Master Wang, is there a nephew who is coming to make a soul contract today? Or is he now working in the Soul Palace?"

Wang Yiheng shook his head helplessly: "I accept His Highness the Crown Prince's good advice, but it is a pity that my junior did not live up to expectations and failed to enter the Mingde Hall. Naturally, he also missed the opportunity to transfer to the Soul Hall."

"Then, Commander Wang is here today..."

Knowing that he still couldn't escape this hurdle, Wang Yiheng sighed, cupped his hands and confessed:
"To be honest with you, Your Majesty the Crown Prince, when His Majesty issued the decree to waive the soul contracting fees for the sergeants of the Protector of the Country, I was worried that the Soul Palace might be too busy to deal with the swarm of soul masters from all over the country when the Soul Palace was first established. Therefore, I wrote to the Palace Master, hoping that I wanted to reserve some soul contract queuing places for the Evil Lord Soul Mentor Group for the sake of the friendship we had worked together for a short time."

"Palace Master Huo is kind-hearted and ignored his old friendship and agreed to my unkind request. However, I and others later discovered that although the warriors of the Evil Lord Soul Mentor Group were very enthusiastic about contracting souls, they were really short of money. We need at least [-] souls to contract with. It also requires a ten thousand year level; although the contracting fee is waived, finding a suitable ten thousand year soul beast is really beyond the financial and ability limits of the soldiers. As the division leader, I am anxious, but there is nothing I can do to help one or two people. , can’t help three hundred generals.”

Having said this, Wang Yiheng paused, took a deep breath and looked at the landmark building of the Soul Palace from a distance.

"Fortunately, Palace Master Huo is so talented that he dares to do something that we dare not think of, and resolutely opens up a channel for our soul masters to contract with the soul beasts of the far north. I... For the life-long event of three hundred generals, I risked my life. Show this old face and beg Palace Master Huo again."

"I never expected that Palace Master Huo actually won ten free opportunities for the Evil Lord Soul Instructor Group to contract with the far north ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts. The whole group was extremely grateful, and the officers and generals unanimously decided to use these ten places as rewards for their best performance on weekdays. Excellent grassroots warrior."

"Such a great favor is like reincarnation. I am here on behalf of the entire regiment to express my gratitude to Palace Master Huo and try my best to obtain opportunities for the remaining officers and soldiers to contract souls in subsequent batches, so as to avoid another incident in the future, leaving the soldiers with nothing to do. Sigh with regret."

Wang Yiheng's tone also became "cautious" at this time, and he apologized to Xu Tianran "with sincerity and fear":

"I am all public-spirited, and Palace Master Huo is not an official of the imperial court. If... there are suspicions of border generals colluding with close ministers, I am willing to accept the punishment and retire with my seal from now on. I only want to become a wealthy man who is idle in the Ming Dynasty."

Is there any suspicion of collusion?You are so clear-minded and still ask me if I am?
Xu Tianran's heart couldn't help but tremble every time he heard Wang Yiheng say a word.

Wang Yiheng, who was afraid that Xu Tianran would be manipulated by something, took the risk and asked Xu Tianran a heart-breaking question with the thought that it would be a big deal.

"Absurd! Commander Wang's army is public-spirited, as can be seen from the sun and the moon, and from heaven and earth. If someone uses this to slander an important minister of the country, I will never stand idly by!"

"Chen Ming feels the inner feelings."

Wang Yiheng saluted Xu Tianran again, then left and went to Huo Yuhao to express his thanks and strive for the free soul quota in the future.

Watching Wang Yiheng's figure gradually go away, Xu Tianran's hands finally couldn't stop shaking slightly.

Orange, who noticed this small change, said nothing. He just pushed the wheelchair again and covered Xu Tianran with a blanket.

Xu Tianran frowned, and even the bright afternoon sunlight could not hide the gloom on his face.

At this time, he felt that he might as well not come today, at least because Wang Yiheng's statement just now would not make his already worrying state of mind slip further into panic.

He had tried very hard to find a way to win over Huo Yuhao, and he was afraid that Huo Yuhao would know about his shady actions.

And everything Wang Yiheng said further illustrates that the power that Huo Yuhao can control now is far beyond the original student who could only rebuke Dai Hao on the wall of Xingluo City but had no foundation.

That is a high-quality soul beast from the far north!As the only human being recognized by the Snow Emperor, Huo Yuhao is destined to only have the right to allocate the resources of the Northern Soul Beast in the hands of Huo Yuhao.

What dozens, even hundreds, or even thousands of thousand-year-old soul beasts could do, and the people they could win over... Xu Tianran simply didn't dare to imagine.

He and many others dreamed of mastering such a resource channel of soul beasts, which is most valuable to soul masters, but they all couldn't find the temple gate with pig heads in hand, and they didn't know how to communicate and negotiate with the master of the soul beast colony.

Going to the far north alone to communicate and negotiate with the Snow Emperor... This is a deed that has no precedent in history books. Is Xu Tianran going to the Evil Forest to confront the Evil Emperor?Stop dreaming, it’s impossible for someone who cherishes his life so much.

This time there were only ten soul masters from the Evil Lord Soul Instructor Group. Wang Yiheng's words of "recreation through kindness" made Xu Tianran feel extremely panicked out of the instinct of a power animal.

If, if most of the members of the Evil Lord Soul Instructor Group had received the blessing of Huo Yuhao’s gift of ten thousand-year souls... then the royal family, which only offered salaries, had given them the qualitative transformation of their talents, and completely solved the need for soul rings before titled Douluo, When there is a life-and-death conflict between Huo Yuhao, who can pass on his soul to future generations...who will they listen to?
If the five great national protectors were manipulated by Huo Yuhao like this, who would be the true allegiance of the army in ten years?Can this dead end be solved by constantly replacing fresh blood?When the retired soul masters are pulled out, there will be another group of veteran soul masters!
Only then did Xu Tianran truly realize that with this channel to the far north in hand, Huo Yuhao seemed to have an irresistible attraction to the middle-level soul masters.As batches of souls from the far north integrate into human society, Huo Yuhao will gradually gain influence and appeal that is difficult to reveal on a daily basis but can subvert all influence at critical moments.

But...it seems even more impossible for me to directly stop all this. That would be to directly oppose the thousands of middle-level soul masters who are eagerly looking forward to the free extreme north soul beast!

They are the backbone that silently maintains the operation of the empire, and have the ability to overthrow him from the position of prince when his anger breaks out!

(End of this chapter)