stonecrandall Chapter 262 Sea God Pavilion
Chapter 262 Sea God Pavilion
Chapter 262 Sea God Pavilion
Beibei said modestly, "This is all thanks to the academy's support..."
After chatting with Bei Bei for a while about the composition of the Tang Sect, Huo Yuhao finally asked the crucial question: "So, how has the Tang Sect's income and expenditure been these past few years? Does it have a stable means of generating profit?"
Beibei's face stiffened noticeably for a moment.
"Well, so it seems the Tang Sect still needs the academy's financial support."
"No, the Tang Clan still has ways to make a profit, but compared to the expenses over the years, it will take quite some time to fully recover the costs."
Bei Bei sighed and explained the Tang Sect's expenses to Huo Yuhao.
Over the years, Huo Yuhao has sent back a lot of blueprints from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. Considering that Huo Yuhao is a member of the Tang Sect, the academy still made a copy and gave it to the Tang Sect.
Tang Sect also attracted many Soul Masters with these advanced blueprints. However, training Soul Masters is an expensive business, especially since the Soul Masters who graduated from Shrek Academy are still quite far from the level of Mingde Hall.
Therefore, in order to train these Soul Masters, the Tang Sect had to invest a lot of resources. However, the success rate of Soul Tool production is not 100%, so the profit of each Soul Tool is actually very limited. It would take a lot of time to recover the training costs.
In addition, venue fees and recruiting ordinary soul masters also require money. Soul masters are not as profitable as soul instructors, and they are mostly only responsible for transportation and negotiation. These soul masters are indispensable, but they also increase the expenses of Tang Sect.
Especially after that incident, even if Tang Sect's soul tools had some advantages, their lead was limited. They could not exchange high quality for high prices, and could only compete with other soul tools on quality at the same price.
"So, what the Tang Sect needs now is a product that no other soul tool can replace, to expand its market?"
As he spoke, Huo Yuhao took out the prepared blueprints for the Zhuge Divine Crossbow and handed them to Bei Bei.
"This was inspired by the Zhuge Divine Crossbow of the Tang Clan..."
Huo Yuhao rattled off a long explanation of how to use the item to Bei Bei.
The more Huo Yuhao explained, the brighter Bei Bei's eyes became.
As expected of the most talented person in the Soul Guidance Department, this junior brother really has something to show for himself.
"Junior brother, thank you. With this Zhuge Divine Crossbow Cannon, our Tang Sect finally has a unique product that we can be proud of!"
How can one gain a foothold in the business arena? Naturally, one must have their own unique characteristics.
Before this, although the soul tools that Tang Sect could produce were somewhat stronger than those outside, the difference was still limited. Tang Sect couldn't even hold out for a higher price. Now, as long as Tang Sect produces the Zhuge Divine Crossbow Cannon, there are many more things they can do.
"No need for thanks among family members."
Huo Yuhao chuckled and asked, "By the way, Senior Brother, what's the situation between you and Teacher Xiaoya? You're both adults now..."
Before Huo Yuhao could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Bei Bei's light cough.
Beibei looked around and said slyly, "You'll find out about this in a few days."
Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Master, what are your plans?"
In a few days... could it be the Sea God's Fate? Then we can't miss out on this excitement.
"Ahem, it's unspeakable, it's unspeakable."
Beibei coughed lightly and said, "Don't meddle in my and Xiaoya's business. But you, you're all grown up now, have you taken a fancy to any girl? I see you and Xiaoxiao, who's in the same grade, seem to get along quite well."
Huo Yuhao was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Senior Brother, please don't play matchmaker. My mind is currently focused on cultivation and soul tools. I don't have time for romance. There's no rush for those love-related matters to wait a few more years."
Beibei nodded and said, "That's right. I've heard that you're very hardworking. You're currently in the golden age of cultivation, so it's the right path to put more energy into cultivation."
"Huo Yuhao, you really are here. By the way, I'm taking Huo Yuhao with me. We can talk about it another time."
Suddenly, Elder Xuan's voice came, and the next moment, Huo Yuhao felt dizzy and his vision blurred. When he regained his footing, he realized that he had arrived at the Sea God Pavilion.
Suddenly being dragged here, Huo Yuhao felt a surge of displeasure, but he still bowed respectfully and said, "Elder Xuan."
Elder Xuan waved the chicken leg in his hand and said, "The Sea God Pavilion meeting is about to begin. You should also go and listen in and tell us about your so-called soul tool."
With that, Elder Xuan stepped into the Sea God Pavilion.
It seems that this meeting did not exist in the original work, or perhaps Huo Gua was simply trying to create a plot hole for Jing Hongchen because the triggering device he provided was a mechanical trigger, which was actually less compatible with soul tools.
Huo Yuhao directly used electrical energy to activate the soul guidance array, so it was compatible with most soul guidance devices, which caused such a big commotion.
Never mind, we'll find out the reason once we go in and listen.
Thinking this, Huo Yuhao also entered the Sea God Pavilion.
Upon entering the Sea God Pavilion, all the elders were already seated. Huo Yuhao glanced around and, finding no place for himself, walked to the corner at the end of the table, took out a stool, and sat down.
Elder Mu glanced at Huo Yuhao, but remained noncommittal.
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao felt even more at ease sitting there, while scanning the elders and memorizing their faces.
Hey, why does Yan Shaozhe look so pale? Did he get humiliated?
Huo Yuhao had no idea what happened after the spiritual imprint was shattered, but his previous provocation of Long Xiaoyao might have put Yan Shaozhe in a difficult position.
Huo Yuhao thought to himself, "So what if I'm being ripped off? Anyway, the majority of the resources won't be given to Shrek Academy." Huo Yuhao only took a small fee for his trouble.
"Now that everyone's here, let's start the meeting. Shao Zhe, you'll chair the meeting."
As Elder Mu's voice rang out, Yan Shaozhe stood up and bowed in the direction of the main seat.
"Yes, teacher."
Yan Shaozhe bowed slightly to the elders in front of him: "Teachers, esteemed elders. Today, Lin'er and I have convened this meeting of the Sea God Pavilion because of a matter concerning Shrek Academy, and even the future of the entire continent."
"The incident began like this: Huo Yuhao, a student in the Soul Guidance Department..."
Yan Shaozhe slowly recounted the story of Huo Yuhao's trigger device and the sealed baby bottle.
As Yan Shaozhe spoke, all the Grand Secretaries fell into deep thought.
They were initially unclear about what had happened, only knowing that Jing Hongchen might ambush the students during the exchange. Therefore, Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er split up with the others to avoid affecting others.
It wasn't until Du Weilun sent a message saying that the interceptors of Yan Shaozhe and his group had encountered danger and needed support that they hurriedly went to provide assistance with Elder Xuan. In the end, because the interceptor was Long Xiaoyao and Yan Shaozhe had to cover the rear, they could only escort Xian Lin'er back to the academy.
Now it seems that everything started because of this student who didn't even reach the Soul Sect level?
No wonder I brought him to this meeting.
"Elders, this is how things went, but it doesn't end here. We should be reflecting on the impact of this series of events."
"As we all know, the Sun Moon Empire has been making moves over the years, especially after the attack on Mingde Hall more than a year ago, which led the Sun Moon Empire to invest a lot of money in military spending."
"Now that we have obtained the trigger device and the sealed baby bottle, a war may be imminent. We not only need to prepare in advance, but also need to inform the Douluo Three Kingdoms so that they can take precautions against the trigger device and the sealed baby bottle."
The elders finally understood why they had been summoned: to inform them of the situation and to tell them not to go into seclusion for the time being.
Then, Yan Shaozhe turned his gaze to Huo Yuhao: "At the same time, Huo Yuhao, could you share your trigger device with the Douluo Three Kingdoms to reduce the gap between them and the Sun Moon Empire's army?"
"Dean Yan, esteemed elders, as you may know, I am a disciple of the Tang Clan. Before this, I had already entrusted the triggering device to my senior brother, asking him to forge the Zhuge Divine Crossbow Cannon that I designed..."
Huo Yuhao went on and on, even listing the performance of the Zhuge Divine Crossbow Cannon. In short, he said, "I'm handing this over to the Tang Sect. If you need anything, talk to the Tang Sect."
The elders fell silent for a moment.
After all, the Tang Sect is under the management of Bei Bei, who is being groomed as the successor to the Sea God Pavilion.
Taking advantage of Beibei would be a loss of face.
unless……
The elders then turned their gaze to the person on the recliner.
Given his relationship with Beibei, he should have the most say in making the decision.
"Given the Tang Clan's current size... they probably can't fully supply the front lines, right?"
Huo Yuhao nodded and said, "Yes, Elder Mu."
"In that case, give a copy of the blueprints to the Soul Guidance Department, and they will produce it on your behalf. The Soul Guidance Department will only take a portion of the labor cost. What do you think?"
Huo Yuhao nodded and said, "Of course."
Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er from the Soul Guidance Department did not refute this.
The labor cost is just a small part; the key is that the disciples of the Soul Guidance Department can learn how to use the triggering device while earning money, which is entirely beneficial to them.
"besides……"
Yan Shaozhe then turned his gaze to Huo Yuhao: "Huo Yuhao, what's the deal with that mental imprint you gave me before? Can you tell me about it?"
Is it targeting my mental imprint?
Huo Yuhao glanced at Yan Shaozhe, thought for a moment, and then told him about the effects of the mental imprint.
Anyway, Yan Shaozhe already knows pretty much everything.
"Mental Imprint is my fourth soul skill. It can use mental power to create a mental imprint. My consciousness can communicate with the mental imprint at any time regardless of distance. At the same time, I can use the mental power stored in the mental imprint to perform some soul skills, namely mental sharing, simulation, and the innate ability mental detection."
"That's a pretty good ability."
Qian Duoduo exclaimed in amazement.
Although this ability does not improve Huo Yuhao's combat power, the fact that he can release soul skills regardless of distance allows him to do many things.
Take Mirror Douluo, for example.
If it weren't for him, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School wouldn't have reached its current level. It's just a pity that the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School chose to remain neutral. Although they were very eager to share the information about Mingde Hall last time, no matter how they negotiated, they were still unwilling to provide any assistance and only exchanged resources.
"Ignoring the spiritual imprint of distance in communication?"
Although Yan Shaozhe had some understanding of Huo Yuhao's ability, he was still immediately impressed.
How many of these spiritual imprints can exist simultaneously?
"Well, they've all been generated. As long as the spiritual energy inside isn't exhausted and they dissipate, they can exist indefinitely."
In other words, the quantity is theoretically infinite.
"dissipate……"
Yan Shaozhe murmured, then thought of Huo Yuhao's iron plate, which seemed to be specially used to carry spiritual imprints and had other effects. It was a pity that he couldn't understand the soul guidance array, and Xian Lin'er hadn't looked at it in detail either.
"Can the spiritual energy within your spiritual imprint be replenished?"
"able."
Huo Yuhao said, "I can replenish it, or you can use pure spiritual energy to replenish it."
Pure spiritual power?
The elders were momentarily confused.
There's no other reason than that spiritual power is generated by the soul and inherently carries the aura of the individual's soul, so how can it be considered pure?
Huo Yuhao said helplessly, "I have a soul guidance array that can decompose soul power into spiritual power. I just need to replenish the soul power in the energy storage soul guidance array inside periodically."
"I see... that piece of iron?"
Xian Lin'er and Yan Shaozhe immediately thought of the iron block that Huo Yuhao had given them.
I never imagined that such a small piece of iron could have such a use.
"Since that's the case..."
Yan Shaozhe took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Could you please prepare a few more mental imprints, Huo Yuhao? The situation on the mainland is changing rapidly, and we need your mental imprints to transmit intelligence. This will better unite the strength of the entire continent."
Tsk, trying to intimidate me with grand principles.
Huo Yuhao saw through it but didn't say anything, and readily agreed.
On the contrary, Xian Lin'er was more interested in Huo Yuhao's soul guidance array: "Where did you get this soul guidance array? This is the first time I've heard of an array with this kind of effect."
"This all started with a sparring match at the Sun Moon Royal Academy... I intercepted a wisp of soul... learned about the evil soul master's stronghold... went inside stealthily... threw a few level-six fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells... and while cleaning up the battlefield, I found a Myriad Soul Banner..."
Xian Lin'er wanted to hear, so Huo Yuhao recounted the story of the Evil Soul Master.
However, the fact that Nana and the others were coerced was omitted.
Upon hearing Huo Yuhao's explanation of the whole story, all the elders couldn't help but click their tongues in amazement.
This Huo Yuhao is a bit cunning.
He's so good at simulating things, but thinking back on Huo Yuhao's past behavior, he really is the kind of guy who likes to hide in the shadows and scheme against people.
Anyway, they didn't fight on the front lines, but they didn't miss out on ambushes. Two evil soul masters, Soul Emperors, were taken down by Huo Yuhao, a Soul Sect Master. They didn't even get to see Huo Yuhao's face before they died.
"Evil Soul Master? Holy Spirit Cult?"
Instead, Yan Shaozhe noticed the words "Holy Spirit Cult" mentioned by Huo Yuhao.
"It seems that the group of evil soul masters has already reached a considerable size, and there is even an elder at least at the Soul Saint level in the Mingdu stronghold."
"Are these strongholds only in Mingdu, or do they exist in all major cities? If so, then this so-called Holy Spirit Cult is a force not to be underestimated."
"But...why didn't you say so sooner?"
Huo Yuhao said calmly, "I was thinking of saying this on the way back, and you told me to go back and talk about it."
(End of this chapter)