At the back hill of the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Ning Tian was wearing a red safety helmet and sitting on a bench that was luckily not destroyed by the explosion. He folded his hands on his legs and had a very serious look in his eyes. .
"Huo Yuhao, I have a big deal to discuss with you."
"Looking for me? I'm just a small fourth-level soul engineer. What can I do for you to come and talk to me personally?"
Huo Yuhao also wore a red safety helmet and looked at Ning Tian with a puzzled face.
"Also, if we are talking about business, why would we choose such a place..."
"Because it feels more connected here."
After the Noumenon Sect's raid, the back hill of the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Master Academy was not spared. The original rockery, green plants and various roadside decorations were damaged and damaged. Now they are in a state of intense construction and repair. The Sun and Moon Royal Soul Master Academy has not been spared. The Soul Engineer Academy brought in a construction team from Mingdu to work overtime to repair it, as if they didn't want to see any trace of that sad incident.
Civil construction workers wearing yellow hats and blue hats were scattered throughout the construction site, and there was a burst of dust in the site from time to time. Huo Yuhao didn't know what the girl Ning Tian was thinking about before asking him to meet in this damn place.
As for Ning Tian, she was still lost in the Jingyang Mountains with Fan Yu when the Noumenon Sect raided, so she was ruled out as a suspect. Like most teachers and students in the college, she only learned about the incident after returning to school.
Teacher Fan Yu was extremely anxious after hearing Ye Xiaosheng's report about He Caitou's arrest. He hurriedly went to the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy to negotiate and prepare a rescue plan.
Now he is alone with his students. When encountering such a major event, he can only make decisions and operations on his own. This makes Fan Yu, who is just a mere deputy dean and has never shouldered major responsibilities alone in the past, feel heavy pressure. .
He does not have a think tank composed of many teachers around him who can give him advice and discuss the best plan. Although he did not feel that the think tank composed of teachers and elders was of much use when he was at Shrek...
And Ning Tian was extremely lucky to meet a soul beast that happened to be suitable for his fourth soul ring on the way out of the Jingyang Mountains. Now he is a genuine fourth-ring soul sect, and he is close to reaching the seventh-ring limit of the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda. Go one step further.
"Huo Yuhao, are you interested in an order that can earn millions and also has broad cooperation opportunities in the future?" Ning Tian still had that decent smile on his face, although it looked a bit weird in the current environment.
"First of all, tell me what you want to buy from me. I feel like you can't sell it for more than a million even if you cut off my waist." Huo Yuhao looked at Ning Tian warily.
"The attack on Mingdetang reminded me that it is necessary to prepare enough defensive soul tools with you in case of emergencies. It will be too late when the disaster strikes. So...at least two hundred pieces of five, The price of the sixth-level defense soul guide can be negotiated, and the quantity can also be increased. What do you think of this deal?"
"Two hundred pieces? You won't be able to use them until you're buried... did you purchase them for the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect?"
Ning Tian smiled and nodded.
"Then why are you looking for me? It would be easier to talk to the hall master directly."
"That's not okay. I am the young master of the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect and a student of Shrek. How inappropriate is it to go directly to Dean Hongchen without a proper reason? My classmates are very concerned about me, and I have to think about the sect. Think about it, it will be much easier to find you, you are familiar with us and we won’t think too much about it.”
Huo Yuhao shrugged: "You heirs of the sect have too many thoughts and involvements. Unlike me, who is upright and pure in mind, it is really troublesome to deal with you."
"Okay, you can help me with this small favor for the sake of my classmates. The Jiubao Glazed Sect's purchasing needs are far more than two hundred. We are very interested in higher-end soul tools, but I'm afraid you don't dare to sell them. . This is just the first business to test the water. There is still a lot of room for cooperation in the future. Rebates and rebates will definitely be in accordance with the rules and you will be indispensable..."
Ning Tian tapped his fingers on the bench and looked at Huo Yuhao with a bit of expectation.
Huo Yuhao raised his hand to stop: "Stop, I have seen too much gold and silver treasures and the like and I have become immune to them. I am afraid that I will take the risk of being dragged into the water in the future because of this little gadget. For the sake of the academy and Mingde Hall, I have to do what I have to do. I will do my job well, and it’s up to you how you negotiate the rest, I can’t guarantee it.”
"It doesn't matter. If you don't like the gold soul coins, you can exchange them for some specialties of the Douluo Three Kingdoms. Our Nine Treasure Glazed Sect's ten thousand-year inheritance relies on credibility and win-win... So, how many drinks have I treated you to in the past few months? Drinks, and for the sake of being inexplicably challenged by a sword man, how about you do me a small favor?" Ning Tian said with a smile on his face.
Regarding Ning Tian's request, Huo Yuhao had no intention or reason to refuse. This was essentially a matter between Jiubao Glazed Sect and Mingde Hall. Neither he nor Ning Tian could change anything. At most, they could rely on poor communication, etc. It's just a means to get things wrong... But they are obviously the heirs to take over these two organizations sooner or later, so doing so will not do them any good.
Huo Yuhao estimated that Jing Hongchen would not turn his back on this. He sold some non-confidential soul tools to the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect. Whether or not he made money was secondary. The meaning behind the representative gap is what Jing Hongchen should value most.
"Okay, but it may be delivered a few days later. The hall master may not be in a good mood these past two days. I will find a suitable opportunity to talk to him."
"Huh? What happened to him?"
"It's not just the bombing of Mingde Hall. There are other reasons that you don't need to know..."
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"What can I do, what can I do..."
In the underground fortification of Mingdetang, Jing Hongchen touched the white ice crystals on the wall of the corridor that had not completely melted yet, and was so distressed that he almost shed tears.
On the day of the Ontology Sect's raid, he hurriedly fought and chased Du Busui. After returning in disgrace, he was summoned to the Worship Hall by Kong Deming. Only the next day did he have time to personally inspect the damage to Mingde Hall.
When he confirmed again that the 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo had indeed been stolen and escaped, and even a shadow had disappeared, he was so angry that he almost died.
The spreading direction of the ice crystals on the wall indicated the escape direction of the hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast. Jing Hongchen was unable to find any clues about his traces when he chased the poisonous beast along the tunnel. Now it was even more hopeless to search again.
One hundred and forty million gold soul coins, long legs ran away!
When he thought of Xiao Hongchen, who was still studying hard at Shrek Academy and looking forward to being reborn and possessing twin martial arts souls when he reached the eighth ring, Jing Hongchen's heart was filled with guilt and self-blame.
"Smile, grandpa, how can I explain to you, how can I be worthy of you!"
"When I can continue to protect my family's two twin martial souls in a hundred years, now there will only be one left!"
The corridor around the secret room has become a place of sadness for Jing Hongchen. In the past two days, he has been stopping here for a long time every day, recalling the days full of hope in the past and worrying about the future of the Hongchen family.
Naturally, Jing Hongchen reported the theft of such an important item to Kong Deming, but the latter's reply only contained two simple words:
"Read"!
For Kong Deming, even if the Hongchen family's home was ransacked, it wouldn't be a big loss, as long as the people in Mingdetang remained intact.
Although the equipment and resources of Mingdetang are accumulated over hundreds of thousands of years, it is not difficult to build them again. It doesn't hurt to suffer some losses. As long as the fundamental researchers of Mingdetang and the teachers and students of the college are still there, Mingdetang is still Mingdetang. Give it some time and you will be able to recover.
Jing Hongchen also immediately confirmed that the physical objects of the top-secret research team such as the humanoid soul guide and the sealed milk bottle had not been stolen. This made him and Kong Deming greatly relieved, especially the former. It was Jing Hongchen's life-saving and progress. The foundation of one's life.
As for the theft of 140 million hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast embryos...it's not public property anyway. The only one who was really injured was Xiao Hongchen. Although it is regrettable that the Sun and Moon Empire is missing a potential twin martial soul, but after all, no one can guarantee that artificial twin martial souls will definitely succeed. In fact, it is just missing a set of hundred thousand year soul rings and soul bones. That's all, I can afford this loss.
It's just that I have to smile bitterly in the mortal world again!
"Dean, dean!"
Other people's calls came from the passage. Jing Hongchen suppressed the grief and anger in his heart, straightened his appearance, and turned to look in the direction of the sound with a majestic expression.
Lin Jiayi, the teaching director of the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, waved a list in his hand, trotted closer to Jing Hongchen, and said:
"Dean, you asked me to count the losses suffered by the college and Mingde Hall. I have already calculated them. That's about it."
"Okay, okay, bring it to me quickly."
Jing Hongchen took the list from Lin Jiayi's hand and checked it anxiously.
Looking at the amount of damage and repair costs listed behind each loss, Jing Hongchen felt so distressed that his liver trembled.
"What? There is also a research team that has stolen a few level 7 fixed soul-guided artillery shells?!" Jing Hongchen gritted his teeth and said: "The Noumenon Sect is really good at smashing, smashing and robbing... Fortunately, it's not level 8, so... I can barely suppress it.”
"Dean, I've visited that laboratory. The door is still intact and there are no signs of being blasted. Could it be done by an insider we haven't found out, such as Shrek..."
Jing Hongchen shook his head: "Don't think so much. If it's lost, it's lost. The Noumenon Sect can figure out our underground fortifications so clearly. It's not surprising that they can sneak into the laboratory using some means."
The secret room of our hall master can be broken into and burglarized. Is it any wonder that a mere laboratory has been compromised?
"Oh, what an unforeseen disaster. Lin Jiayi, please tell everyone not to be intimidated by difficulties, work overtime, even if you live in the laboratory, and strive to reproduce the project as soon as possible. Even if I am willing to be accommodating, complete the project and graduate It also has to be something real. It’s a lifelong event for them, so they have to enjoy it too.”
Lin Jiayi agreed with a bitter look on his face. At least half of the subjects in Mingde Hall were affected, and there were many whose results were completely destroyed and had to start over. The college and Mingde Hall didn't know how many people had to postpone their graduation and start new subjects.
As a messenger, he would inevitably be drowned in curse words, but what could he do if Jing Hongchen personally gave the order?
However, as Jing Hongchen's eyes scanned the items at the back of the list one by one, his face darkened little by little, which made Lin Jiayi feel frightened in his heart.
"Lin Jiayi, this hall master is a tolerant person, but face is given to each other, don't you think so?"
"What the hall master said...is absolutely true."
"So..." Jing Hongchen said coldly: "Go back and tell some people not to go too far. That's about it."
Many of the accounts on that list, with Jing Hongchen's experience and vision, he knew immediately that there were serious problems.
If the water is clear, there will be no fish. Normally, researchers can use channels such as premium reimbursement for travel to collect unimportant wool. Jing Hongchen is not unreasonable. Mingdetang is very rich, so he treats it as a business trip for everyone. Welfare is given.
It is not a big deal to falsely report project expenses. Before the project is started, one knows how much money will be spent in the end. Mingdetang never asks the research team to return the remaining funds after the project is completed. The researchers eat and drink to celebrate, and there is not much money left. Soul coins are considered an unexplainable bonus.
This is how Jing Hongchen came all the way back then. He was very clear about the twists and turns in it, and all the previous hall masters were also familiar with it. However, there was no requirement for Mingde Hall to reduce costs and fees. Take a default attitude towards this.
However, the amount of losses some people falsely report is a bit outrageous!
The raid on the Noumenon Sect was simply an excuse to write off the accounts. They didn't even need to direct and act in the fire dragon burning the warehouse. Everyone unanimously chose to take this opportunity to close the accounts that had some deviations in the past. Jing Hongchen was happy about this.
But he couldn't condone the reimbursement, which was a huge problem at first glance - it was all leftover from the original deeds of this hall master. If you did this under my nose, do you really think that Mingde Hall is owned by your family? !
While Jing Hongchen was getting angry, in Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea, the Three Kings of the Far North were happily playing cards.
"Human beings are indeed much better at entertainment than soul beasts with a barren spiritual world. Don't you think so, Xue'er?"
The Ice Emperor held a few cards in his hand and looked at the Snow Emperor sitting beside him with a smile.
Although Huo Yuhao had technically three assistants in the past, Electrolux, as a lonely old man, liked to live alone in the Second Sea of Consciousness, which made the Ice Emperor awkwardly face the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm alone. The greatest pleasure was through Huo Yuhao's help. The senses understand the human world.
Fortunately, when Snow Emperor joined the battle group, the three of them were finally able to get their cards together.
"Well... If we don't play anymore, we can't win at all." The Snow Emperor spread his hands and threw away the remaining cards in his hands, with a look of helplessness on his face.
"Bing'er, I'm still worried. We are both far away from the Far North and have lost our shelter. What if something happens to the Far North at this time?"
Looking at the worried Snow Emperor, the Ice Emperor patted her shoulder and enlightened: "I was just as worried as you at the beginning, but now I've almost thought about it. In the past, it was normal for us to disappear in seclusion for hundreds of years. No one will notice anything unusual."
"You have to have some confidence in Artai and Xiaobai. It's enough for them to handle normal matters. If you really can't worry about leaving the Far North, wouldn't the best way be to help Yuhao improve his strength as soon as possible? Human beings can't do it in a hundred years. It can reach the strength that our soul beasts can achieve in hundreds of thousands of years, but a mere hundred years is just a blink of an eye in the eyes of our soul beasts."
"When Yuhao is strong enough, he will be able to help us protect the Far North. Even if you, Xueer, are reincarnated and re-cultivation is successful at that time, your cultivation progress may not be faster than that of Yuhao. Before that, what happened in the Far North We can only watch. Since the final result will not be affected, there is nothing we can do, so why bother thinking so much?"
Snow Emperor couldn't help being amused: "You have really changed a lot, Bing'er."
"Sigh... I have been worried and anxious before, but in the end I found that I couldn't do anything, so I slowly looked away. It happened in the past few years when neither of us could make a move, and Yuhao had not yet grown up. Huge changes occurred in the Far North during the window period, how can it be such a coincidence."
Emperor Xue didn't say anything more. She couldn't stop thinking about what she had seen and heard in the past few days in her heart.
She had already heard about Huo Yuhao's various magical features and amazing talents through Ice Emperor and Tianmeng Ice Silkworm. Although her understanding of this was not particularly intuitive due to the short time, she at least recognized Huo Yuhao's own potential.
The soul guide that she came into contact with through Huo Yuhao's senses made her uncontrollably worried. Although she didn't know the complete development history and equipment status of the soul guide, she could see that this weapon would greatly improve soul masters, and even more. The important thing is that with the development of soul guides, perhaps the Far North will no longer be a restricted area for humans in the future - where will the soul beast group in the Far North go?
Can they stop the human army armed with soul tools, which is far different from the image the Snow Emperor has in his mind?
Listening to Tianmeng Iceworm's story, Huo Yuhao made full preparations using the warm soul guides sold on the street before going to the far north to find the Ice Emperor.
Will the Far North be like the Star Forest in the future, shrinking in the face of human pressure?
Huo Yuhao's performance in front of He Caitou made the Snow Emperor realize that this young man's mind may be considered relatively mature among his human peers, but he didn't know whether he could keep his promise enough and how much room there was for cooperation with him.
While the two were chatting, Ilaix, who had always been alone, was also observing the operation of the original power of the Snow Emperor contained in the sealed Snow Pill.
"Hmm... there are some differences between the operation methods of big bugs and small scorpions, but there are a lot of similarities. Whatever is missing in research will be found, which is really magical."
"However, my research has encountered some bottlenecks. If you want to conduct a more reliable verification, it is best to conduct experiments with living soul beasts."
"This condition is a bit more difficult than the resources I once had at my fingertips... Well, did I think of something again?"
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Beibei picked up a piece of beef, put it on the grill, and took a sip of his drink with a gloomy expression.
He Caitou was arrested in the incident, and other people in the college looked at Beibei strangely in the past two days. However, Beibei knew that this was an unforeseen disaster. Teacher Fanyu was very anxious and angry in the past two days. And he decided to come out for a change of mood.
This is a barbecue restaurant in Mingdu City. Based on Beibei’s experience of walking around Mingdu for half a year, the taste of his barbecue restaurant is unparalleled in Mingdu.
I got splashed with soup in a hot pot restaurant, but I can't get charcoal on my face in a barbecue restaurant - so Beibei thought.
Due to the big noise caused by the explosion in Mingdetang, the atmosphere in Mingdu had been very tense for the past two days, and there were fewer pedestrians on the street.
But now, it is basically certain that the matter has come to an end, so citizens have flooded the streets again, and this well-received barbecue restaurant has suffered retaliatory consumption. If Beibei had not come earlier, he would have to be there now. Waiting for seats outside.
When the barbecue was dipped in the sauce and put into his mouth, Beibei felt full of satisfaction, as if the grievances of the past two days had been diluted a lot.
"My friend, I came late today. I didn't expect there was no seat left. I wonder if it would be convenient for us to fight for a seat?"
Beibei looked up and saw that the person who came was a tall old man. His silver hair was meticulously combed, his face was as rosy as a baby's, and his long eyebrows drooped on both sides of his face. He seemed to have a majestic temperament, but he didn't know it. Why, Beibei felt that the other party was very kind-hearted.
He was no stranger to this old man. He knew that he was also a frequent visitor to the barbecue restaurant and looked very familiar to him, so he immediately said politely:
"Of course, please do it yourself."
"Thank you, sorry for bothering you little friend."
The sharp-eyed waiter originally wanted to invite the old man to sit in the private room, but when he saw that he directly picked a seat and sat down, he had to step forward quickly for fear of neglecting him.
"Just eat a little less today, two plates of roast beef and a shot of ale."
"okay."
After the waiter placed his order, he bowed slightly and left. The silver-haired old man smiled kindly and said, "Little friend, I think your school uniform is from the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. There was a scene there two days ago. Big noise."
"Alas... troubled times." Beibei's interest was obviously not very high.
"My little friend, I noticed that you seem to have a rather sad look on your eyebrows every time you come to eat barbecue. You are in a particularly bad mood today. But what worries you that have been difficult to solve? It doesn't matter if you have something to hide, I just want to see you. Much like my grandson who died young, I can’t help but want to get acquainted, and I’m just helping you if possible. Oh, I haven’t introduced myself yet, my surname is Xiao Mingyao.”
While Long Xiaoyao introduced himself, he rolled up his sleeves slightly, revealing the finely-clad muscles underneath.
Hearing what the old man said, Beibei couldn't help but observe his appearance carefully, and couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice: "To be honest... your expressions are somewhat similar to those of my Xuanzu."
"Haha, it's a difference in seniority. It's a difference in seniority. But I am not blessed with many children. Now I am alone. I am far from being as blessed as your Xuanzu."
"Senior Xiao, just call me Beibei. Well, actually it's not something that can't be said... I've been holding it in my heart for a long time, and I don't know who to talk to. If you're interested, I can tell you. It’s okay, I just hope you don’t laugh.”
Beibei was very self-aware of being a junior. Although he could not see the strength of the old man in front of him, his temperament, intuition and hale and hearty spirit were obviously only possessed by a pampered and strong man. In terms of mental state, he was better than Shrek. Most of the elders inside are better.
Being approached by such a senior, Beibei didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse. She decided not to disobey the opponent too much and at the same time remain cautious to see if she could get some information about the Sun and Moon Empire.
He has no friends in Mingdu, and the stories and information casually told by the senior in front of him may save him countless efforts. The same information has completely different values for different people.
"Actually, my affairs...well, in the final analysis, they are just matters between young men and women, but they are particularly twists and turns..."
Beibei changed the story of herself and Tang Ya, and put all the relevant details of Shrek and Tang Sect into the background of the Sun and Moon Empire, but retained the original flavor of "the girlfriend rebuilt the sect alone but was poisoned by the evil soul master" narrative.
"I see, they are really similar. No wonder I think of myself when I saw you when I was young..."
Beibei secretly muttered, "Isn't he my grandson who died young?" After thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was more reasonable for his grandson and grandson to be similar.
Taking his thoughts a step further, Beibei immediately said in disbelief:
"You too?"
"Haha, there is no need to mention the past, but the most important thing is to cherish the person in front of you. This person lives a lifetime, but in the end he still can't get rid of the ties of love and love..."
The waiter brought the roast beef and a bottle of ale ordered by Long Xiaoyao. He poured himself a glass of wine and said with some emotion in his eyes:
"My friend, if it is convenient, you can tell me about your little girlfriend. Since we met by such a coincidence, it means it is God's will. If it can save future generations from making the same mistakes, it is also a good deed."
(End of chapter)
