Chen'an is the supervisor of the golden hall of Qingse Hotel under Yuanxi Water Alliance. He is also a strong soul king and a fifth-level soul mentor.
This level of strength is already considered good, but his even better ability is in the aspects of management and operation, arranging the various businesses of Qingse Hotel in an orderly manner.
As the largest underground force in Mingdu, the Xishui Alliance cannot be provoked in the dark side of Mingdu. The Qingse Hotel where its headquarters is located is located at the foot of the Imperial City, which shows its extraordinary status.
As the manager of such a luxury hotel, Chen An's authority is naturally not low.
But at this moment, this soul king was standing in the VIP room of the golden hall, pacing back and forth sadly.
Since the finals of the Mingdu Soul Tutor Competition ended, all the senior officials of the Xishui Alliance seemed to have evaporated from the world overnight and were unable to be contacted.
That day, the alliance leader and other experts got on a vehicle bound for the western suburbs and never came back.
As a middle-level leader of the Xishui Alliance, Chen An has been able to contact and know the existence of the Holy Spirit Cult and that they have terrifying abilities related to souls. However, naturally neither he nor the other hotel staff are evil soul masters.
At this time, a young staff member walked into the VIP room and said uneasily: "Brother, will tonight's auction still be held as scheduled? There have been no precious auctions for several nights. Many noble gentlemen feel that Not satisfied anymore.”
When Chen An heard this, he showed a sad expression.
A high-end auction naturally needs high-end auction items to maintain its status. In the past, most of the precious auction items were prepared by the Alliance Leader and others. After their disappearance, the Golden Hall auction lost a major attraction.
"Let's proceed as scheduled for the time being. There are a few high-end soul tools consigned by VIPs today. You can use them to support the situation." Chen An ordered.
"Yes." The subordinate took the order and went out to arrange the work.
Chen An was the only one left in the VIP room again. He frowned and smiled bitterly. The disappearance of the senior officials of the Xishui Alliance made him unable to sleep or eat well for several days.
Although he is a Soul King, the Soul King is nothing in the center of Mingdu. Outsiders will safely abide by the rules in a green hotel. Who are they afraid of? Not yet the leader and other masters of the Xishui Alliance.
The Xishui Alliance failed in the finals of the Soul Master Competition, handing over control of the underground rare metal industry to the Ordinary Alliance, and was on the verge of losing the largest underground force.
And now, the whereabouts of the alliance leader are unknown, and it is difficult not to suspect that they have been plotted by other forces, and the dangers are high.
At the auction just two days ago, Chen An discovered that one of the distinguished guests present was a Contra master from the Ordinary League, who challenged him at the auction. Fortunately, he dealt with it without any danger.
In the past, the Ordinary League would never have dared to be so rampant. They definitely got some news.
Chen An's back and forehead were covered in cold sweat. If the alliance leader and other masters really disappeared from the world, the change of ownership of Qingse Hotel would be inevitable.
This luxury hotel, which is only two kilometers away from the imperial city, has a distinguished golden hall, and other underground black markets of the Xishui Alliance in Mingdu, like a giant that has just died. Although his face was still rosy, his breathing and heartbeat had long since ceased. Once he was exposed to death, the group of vultures that had been waiting quietly and peeping for a long time would swarm up and eat up his body, leaving not even a scrap left.
The Ordinary Alliance, the Aodu Chamber of Commerce, the nobles, the royal family... may all come to take a share of the pie.
In fact, Chen An didn't care who worked for him. After all, top experts couldn't do everything by themselves, so they would definitely hire middle-level managers like him to manage the people below.
But what he worries about is whether the new forces will still trust him.
Moreover, even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince recently issued a notice, claiming that he had been deceived by the Holy Spirit Cult before, and now he wanted to thoroughly investigate the remnants of the Holy Spirit Cult in the city. This news also made Chen An tremble. He was not an evil soul master and he didn't know if he would be liquidated together.
He was already considering whether to run away early. Anyway, as a soul king and a fifth-level soul mentor, he could get by anywhere in Mingdu.
Chen'an's only worry at the moment is that the alliance leader and others are not dead yet and may come back at any time. If they know about his betrayal, life will definitely be worse than death.
At this moment, several figures suddenly broke into the VIP room.
Chen An was stunned for a moment. He was about to scold who was so short-sighted, but when he saw the person coming, he couldn't help but froze.
"Sir...sir, it turns out to be you! You are finally back."
Chen An was shocked and hurriedly said respectfully.
Among those figures was Huo Yuhao, who had black hair and sunglasses and looked like the Holy Son of the Holy Spirit. Chen An had naturally seen and recognized him.
The reappearance of the Holy Son made Chen An instantly give up the idea of escape.
Chen An asked respectfully: "You are finally back. Where is the leader of Nangong Alliance?"
Huo Yuhao said without any emotion: "The alliance leader is gone, now I am the alliance leader."
An unreasonable remark directly made Chen An's heart lift into his throat.
The leader is gone? That means...dead?
Huo Yuhao continued: "Now Qingse Hotel is under my control. Don't worry, you are still your hotel manager."
A very natural and casual sentence, a few words decided the ownership of Qingse Hotel.
Chen An had many doubts in his heart, but Huo Yuhao's reappearance gradually calmed down his chaotic emotions.
He hesitated again and again, but finally plucked up the courage to ask: "Sir, I dare to ask, what happened in the Xishui Alliance?"
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he felt an inexplicable chill. Chen An looked over cautiously. The chill came from a green figure beside the Holy Son.
Ice Emperor said coldly: "Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask."
The cold and disdainful scolding directly dispelled Chen An's courage to ask questions, and he swallowed all his doubts.
The two figures, one green and one white, beside the Holy Son clearly exuded an aura that surpassed that of the furious Nangongwan leader, and their strength was definitely above that of the Titled Douluo.
Chen An's eyes quickly glanced at Huo Qiu'er, who was next to the Holy Son. He always felt that he looked familiar. He looked down at the shortest Tianmeng, and his doubts became more intense, but he didn't ask any more questions.
Huo Yuhao didn't care at all about the disappearance of Nangong Alliance Leader. Instead, the first thing he did after reappearing was to fight for the position of alliance leader. I am afraid that 80% of Nangong Alliance Leader was plotted by him.
However, the whereabouts of Nangong Wan and others are unknown. It is reasonable for Huo Yuhao to succeed as the leader of the alliance. Even if Chen An, the young manager, guesses that something is wrong, if he has the eyesight, he should keep his mouth shut.
Huo Yuhao slowly walked to the sofa next to him and sat down. He casually asked Chen An about the recent situation: "Have there been any problems with the operation of the hotel and the Golden Hall recently?"
"Sir, recently..." Chen An remembered something and asked quickly.
Huo Yuhao immediately corrected him: "Call the leader."
"Okay, Alliance Leader." Chen An immediately changed his words, "Alliance Leader, there are no masters from the Xishui Alliance in recent days, and people from the Ordinary Alliance and other forces are constantly provoking at the auctions in the Golden Hall."
"Moreover, there were no valuable items in the auction, which has greatly reduced the reputation of our golden hall. I wonder if you can come up with any treasures?"
Huo Yuhao's reappearance gave Chen An a reassurance. With the Xishui Alliance having experts in charge, they naturally didn't have to worry about other forces causing trouble.
After Huo Yuhao thought for a moment, he asked, "When will the next auction start?"
"Tonight."
"Well, I understand. I will make arrangements when the time comes."
"yes."
Chen An still looked embarrassed.
Huo Yuhao seemed to have seen through his concerns. He stood up from the sofa and said very confidently: "I already understand your difficulties. They can't make trouble with me. You will still be the manager of Qingse Hotel in the future."
"Don't worry, I'm protected by someone in the palace, and no one can do anything to us, do you understand?"
Chen An then gave up the other thoughts he had previously had and nodded again: "Yes, Alliance Leader."
"How many gold soul coins do you get every month now?" Huo Yuhao suddenly asked an irrelevant question.
Chen An made an estimate and answered truthfully: "It depends on the situation, ranging from a few thousand to tens of thousands of gold soul coins. In the past, the Nangong League was mainly in a good mood, so the reward was more."
Huo Yuhao was not satisfied with this method of paying wages based on mood. He sneered and said: "Let's see, it's not easy for you to manage such a big hotel. I will give you a new income model in the future."
"What mode?" Chen An asked confused.
"Every auction held in the future, 1% of the Golden Hall's commission will be given to you as a commission, and a portion of the hotel's other normal consumption will also be allocated to all employees as rewards. The specific proportion depends on the operation. It depends on the situation." Huo Yuhao put forward his preliminary idea.
Upon hearing this reward, Chen An's eyes widened and he asked in disbelief: "This... is this true?"
The spending power of the Mingdu nobles is astonishing. Every auction in the Golden Hall generates tens of millions of gold soul coins. Even if it is only 1% of the 5% commission, it is not a small sum. , not to mention that the Golden Hall will not only hold one or two auctions every month, so Chen'an's monthly income will be very considerable.
"Ah? Don't you think it's too little?" Tianmeng said.
"No, no, thank you, leader!" Chen An hurriedly saluted and thanked him. This new leader was much more generous than Nangong Wan.
Huo Yuhao suddenly reminded me gloomily: "But you have to remember, how much money you take, you have to do a lot of things for me, do you understand?"
Chen An took a deep breath and said firmly: "Yes, Alliance Leader, I will definitely live up to your expectations and for the Xishui Alliance..."
"The name Xishui Alliance is not pleasant." Huo Yuhao stretched out a hand to stop him, "I plan to get a new one in the near future."
Chen An was stunned, already guessing Huo Yuhao's intention, but then he thought of the benefits Huo Yuhao had promised him previously.
There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world, and this new alliance leader did not get the gold soul coins for nothing.
"Yes." Chen An nodded respectfully again.
Huo Yuhao smiled and patted his shoulder gently: "Work hard and the days will get sweeter and sweeter. The good days are still to come."
"Go ahead."
Chen An responded, left the VIP room, and was busy preparing for the auction in the evening.
After he left, Huo Yuhao sat on the sofa again and spread his hands towards the others, showing that everything was done easily and without any effort.
The Qingse Hotel under the Xishui Alliance was naturally absorbed by Huo Yuhao. Not only the Qingse Hotel, but also other properties of the Xishui Alliance in the future.
With the combination of kindness and power, plus a little spiritual suggestion, Chen An has sincerely regarded Huo Yuhao as the new leader of the Xishui Alliance.
At least until outsiders came to seize the territory, Huo Yuhao was the legitimate new leader.
Ice Emperor looked at Chen An in the golden hall through the one-way window of the VIP room with a strange expression: "You want to recruit them, why do you need to use this identity again? Show all your strength, they will not surrender directly. ?"
Huo Yuhao replied with a smile: "Determining ownership by beating and killing is actually not an efficient solution. Generally speaking, inheritance rights must be legal, and ownership obtained by force will be accompanied by a lot of troubles."
"Since the Holy Spirit Cult has completely withdrawn from Mingdu, then I am the one with the most right to inherit. There is nothing wrong with taking over the Xishui Alliance. Other forces must wait a little bit."
The income from Qingse Hotel and Golden Hall is also substantial, but it is not the direct purpose of Huo Yuhao's trip.
"This can be regarded as a preview for the next attempt to steal the country, but there are no other competitors, so the inheritance rights were won very smoothly."
Huo Qiu'er took over the conversation calmly: "No, this is not stealing the country. Having the legal heir status of the royal family means obeying the destiny and inheriting the rule."
"Enemy~"
Huo Yuhao nodded with satisfaction and fell into deep thought again.
Snow Emperor asked: "Your purpose is more than that, right?"
"Um."
Huo Yuhao took off his sunglasses and his appearance returned to its original state.
"I said that I want to keep the name of the Holy Spirit Cult, and in the future I will take in those soul masters who are born with evil spirits and evil abilities."
"If you can't change people's ideas, the best way is to deliberately alienate them."
He sighed softly in his heart, and then turned his eyes to Huo Qiu'er.
Huo Qiuer understood and smiled confidently: "Does the Protestant Church still recognize me as a saint?"
"Of course." Huo Yuhao nodded readily.
Tianmeng interrupted and asked, "Yuhao, this hotel belongs to you now, right?"
"yes."
"That's great." Tian Meng's tone was extremely joyful.
Huo Yuhao had a strange expression. He didn't know why Tianmeng was so happy about this: "What's wrong?"
Tian Meng drooped his head, his tone full of complaints: "The food in their restaurant only looks good with good ingredients, but the taste is really bad. After you take over, you must teach their chefs what cooking skills are."
Huo Yuhao: "..."
Thinking about it this way, another big advantage of taking over Qingse Hotel is that there is a ready-made store for opening a barbecue restaurant.
"Let's talk about it after I finish my work. Then I will also teach the royal chefs in the palace."
Time passed unknowingly, and it was almost evening now, but people kept entering the underground golden hall. They were all dressed in luxurious clothes, and they were naturally nobles in the Ming capital.
There will be another auction tonight in the Golden Hall, and they are naturally here for this.
Mental detection sensed the crowd entering. Suddenly, a group of people stopped outside the gate of Qingse Hotel. They were fully armed and were all soul masters ready to go. They didn't look like they were coming to the hotel to eat and sleep or to participate in the auction.
The leader was a woman, and Huo Yuhao was no stranger to her.
He frowned and muttered the other person's name: "Orange?"
