manynovel Chapter 589 Xu Tianran: I see! I understand!
Chapter 589 Xu Tianran: I see! I understand!
Chapter 589 Xu Tianran: I see! I understand!
"Emperor, are you still worried that the Sun Moon Empire will not have enough rare metals?" Ye Nanxiao yawned, took a few candies from the nearest laboratory table, and stuffed them into his mouth.
The sound of chewing candy caught Xu Tianran's attention. He turned to look at Ye Nanxiao, a gentle smile returning to his face. "The resources of the Sun Moon Empire are naturally far richer than those of the other three kingdoms. Just in terms of rare metals alone, I am certain that even if the other three kingdoms were given several more decades, they would not be able to catch up with the Empire."
The territory of the Sun and Moon Continent is so vast! Every mountain range holds countless mineral resources.
After Xu Tianran took power, he consulted the records in the Hall of Offerings and found that the rare metal mineral resources of the Sun Moon Continent were sufficient to allow the Sun Moon Empire to enter the next era.
"Mu Shiyi, you come from the Heavenly Soul Empire, you should know how annoying the rules and regulations there are, right?" Xu Tianran asked.
Although the Sun Moon Empire was at the forefront of soul tools, Xu Tianran had visited the Heavenly Soul Empire and lived there for a period of time in order to compete with his brothers for credit and win the favor of the previous Sun Moon Emperor. He knew how outdated some of the Heavenly Soul Empire's customs and traditions were.
In his view, soul tools are an important piece of the puzzle for humanity to move towards the next stage of evolution. However, the royal families of the three great empires scoff at them. In recent years, apart from the Star Luo royal family making changes, the royal families of the Heavenly Soul and Fighting Spirit empires still have considerable opinions about soul tools.
Xu Tianran had briefly looked into Mu Shiyi's information and knew that the latter was extremely skilled in using soul tools. He guessed that Mu Shiyi should also be subject to those rules in the Heavenly Soul Empire.
A genius skilled in using soul tools is an anomaly in the eyes of those stubborn people.
"It's really annoying, so I came here." Ye Nanxiao nodded slightly, a hint of resentment in his eyes.
Ju Zi glanced at Ye Nanxiao. She knew that this fox had already entered acting mode. She hoped that Xu Tianran would not notice anything unusual.
"This is Mingdu, my empire. Stay here and you'll discover how wonderful Mingdu is." Xu Tianran smiled calmly, then led everyone to stand still and quietly watch the Soul Masters in the hall.
The group of Soul Masters had already spotted Xu Tianran sitting in the floating wheelchair, but when they saw Li Yuanren personally bending down to explain to Xu Tianran, they knew that Xu Tianran's identity was not simple.
However, no one wanted to ask what had happened. This scene was clearly beyond their control, let alone the five sharp-eyed guards exuding murderous intent.
Xu Tianran watched as a group of Soul Masters received their missions on the mission display screen, and after completing their missions, they stayed at the experimental table and took out their Soul Guidance Devices to conduct research.
He wandered around the hall curiously, watching several Soul Masters each holding two identical Soul Guidance Devices, one putting into their pockets and the other handing over to the Mission Hall.
After observing for a while, Xu Tianran suddenly realized that the production efficiency here was far higher than that of the Royal Soul Master Corps, and could even be compared with Mingde Hall.
After a Soul Master uploaded the blueprints of his designed Soul Tool, after a period of time, the corresponding Soul Tool blueprints would appear on the display screens on each experimental table, and they would be detailed blueprints showing the finely broken down steps.
Based on the various parameters and hints on the detailed blueprints, another Soul Master who had never used this Soul Tool before was able to quickly manufacture the components, carve the core magic array, and assemble them using the detailed blueprints with annotations, and then exchange them for mission points.
"This efficiency is abnormally fast. The parameters are marked on the soul tool blueprints. Another soul tool master who wants to make this soul tool only needs to follow the parameters to make the corresponding parts. There is no need to comprehend this soul tool at all." Xu Tianran immediately thought of this method that could be used for the production of soul tools in the army.
As long as his army is well-equipped, Xu Tianran will be able to target the capitals of the other three kingdoms.
However, Xu Tianran's idea made him somewhat hesitant, because the soul tools used in the army were all carefully researched and developed by the Royal Soul Tool Corps. All the soul tool blueprints were kept secret, and only the craftsmen in the Royal Soul Tool Corps were qualified to view them.
The Aodu Chamber of Commerce recruits independent Soul Masters from outside the region, operating on an employment basis. This is why these Soul Masters submit the blueprints for the Soul Tools they create in exchange for benefits that are advantageous to them.
Faced with enormous profits, these rogue soul masters never even considered leaking the blueprints.
Leaking soul tool blueprints will result in being kicked out of the Aodu Chamber of Commerce and being hunted down by its assassins. Furthermore, the profits from reselling some soul tool blueprints may not even be as high as the rewards from missions within the Aodu Chamber of Commerce.
Furthermore, the Aodu Chamber of Commerce is now a formidable obstacle for all sects in Mingdu. Few sects would consider offending such a behemoth, especially one that is willing to sell high-end soul tools.
The pros and cons are obvious to anyone who has studied arithmetic even slightly.
Is this what makes the Aodu Chamber of Commerce "bold"?
"I'll have to see Jing Hongchen later," Xu Tianran mused.
Watching Xu Tianran pace around the mission hall a few times, Ye Nanxiao squatted down with a sly smile on his face.
Orange glanced at the three bodyguards standing behind her and used secret sign language to transmit her voice to Ye Nanxiao, "Are you planning to take him to see the whole of Aodu?"
To outsiders, the sign language codes created by Ye Nanxiao looked like a child idly playing with his fingers.
There is some soul tool research in the Aodu Building. It is Ye Nanxiao's hard work and is ahead of Mingde Hall's research. It is also the biggest secret of this building.
"His purpose was to see if the Aodu Chamber of Commerce had been completely taken over and to explore the inside of the building. It was just a whim of his," Ye Nanxiao replied in sign language, while popping a piece of candy into his mouth to suppress the various speculations in his mind.
"I have plenty of time, but he doesn't, so he won't go through every single floor. Once he sees what he wants to see and feels at ease, he'll leave."
"What he wants to see, I've already prepared."
Ye Nanxiao chewed the candy in his mouth, waved the little yellow flag in his hand, and walked over.
The Aodu Building is very tall, with many laboratories on each floor. There are dozens of laboratories that can be openly shown to Xu Tianran. If he were to visit them one by one, Xu Tianran might not be able to finish by tomorrow morning.
Because this guy isn't just a tourist here for sightseeing.
The imperial court and the imperial palace are both under Xu Tianran's absolute control. This guy won't abandon the morning court to leisurely stroll around here.
Sure enough, when Xu Tianran finished his third lap, he immediately went to the elevator to go to the next place.
"Chairman Li is indeed a business prodigy. He not only took over the Chamber of Commerce from a crisis, but also made it dozens of times stronger than before. Elder An was right to have chosen him." Xu Tianran praised him lightly.
Li Yuanren quickly replied, "Oh dear, I am unworthy of Your Majesty's praise. This is all thanks to the solid foundation left by Chairman An and the diligent assistance of the retainers. I was merely leading the way in steering the course! I do not deserve such high praise!"
"The chief retainers? I've heard that during the internal strife in Aodu, the chief retainers were seriously injured and died. I was deeply saddened. I wonder who the current retainers of Aodu are?" Xu Tianran asked, turning his head slightly and lingering his gaze on Ju Zi.
"Your Majesty, you'll find out soon enough. The two great patrons of Aodu are old friends of Elder Xue," Orange said with a smile.
"Oh? My old friend?" Xue Chen, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly became interested.
There aren't many people who are qualified to be his friends.
"In that case, I shall look forward to it." Xu Tianran leaned back in his chair, tilting his head to the side and supporting it with his left hand. Knowing that the current enshrined servant of Aodu was an old friend of Elder Xue, he felt a little more at ease.
Xue Chen was one of his old subordinates and was extremely loyal to him. The worshipper of Aodu was an old friend of Xue Chen, which made Xu Tianran feel that he had a better grasp of the Aodu Chamber of Commerce.
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"Your Majesty, I am extremely curious about this matter. Why don't we go and visit our old friend first?" Xue Chen asked with a smile, the scar on his face twitching, looking somewhat eerie.
Xu Tianran nodded slightly. That was exactly what he wanted to do. His main purpose in coming to the Aodu Chamber of Commerce was to find out the current strength of the Aodu Chamber of Commerce.
Observing Li Yuanren's expression, he immediately pressed the button for another floor on the wall.
"The cultivation room where the offerings are placed is on a rather high floor, Your Majesty, please wait a moment," Li Yuanren said with a forced smile, a cold sweat gradually breaking out on his back.
Xu Tianran will be meeting the boss's strongest fighter later on; hopefully, everything will go smoothly.
"Mu Shiyi, inform Elder Zhang." Li Yuanren wasn't sure what to do, so he took the opportunity to look at Ye Nanxiao.
Ye Nanxiao gave him a reassuring look. "I understand, my president."
As Xu Tianran listened to Ye Nanxiao's answer, he became more and more satisfied with the man. He guessed that Li Yuanren must have given him a considerable benefit to keep "Mu Shiyi" in the Aodu Chamber of Commerce, and in a fairly important position.
"Elder Xue, this Mu Shiyi caused quite a stir before. Could it be that he could see through my cultivation level?" Xu Tianran asked telepathically.
Xue Chen released his senses and swept them over Mu Shiyi. "Your Majesty, this person's cultivation is around the peak of the sixth ring. He's just a little short of breaking through. Should we try to bribe him?"
"Okay," Xu Tianran replied succinctly.
He found "Mu Shiyi" quite agreeable. Although he was a member of the Aodu Chamber of Commerce and under the control of Ju Zi, he decided to offer him some small benefits to win his favor.
The elevator climbed steadily, and only after a short while did it slowly stop and open its doors, revealing the world behind them.
Contrary to Xu Tianran and his group's expectations, behind the door was a tranquil tea room, complete with a screen, artificial hill, and pond. The kettle on the small stove hissed out silky white smoke, and a faint aroma of tea wafted towards them.
A sprightly old man was slowly pouring tea into five teacups in front of him from a teapot.
Upon seeing Xu Tianran, the old man put down his teapot, slowly rose, and gave a slight bow. "I am Zhang Peng, greetings to Your Majesty. May Your Majesty be blessed with good fortune."
"So you are Scorpion Tiger Douluo, no need for formalities." Xu Tianran reached out a hand to help him up, and the last trace of doubt in his eyes completely disappeared.
Zhang Peng is a member of the Holy Spirit Cult, and the Holy Spirit Cult submits to him. Now that Zhang Peng is in the Aodu Building, doesn't that mean that some members of the Holy Spirit Cult have reached some kind of cooperative relationship with the Aodu Chamber of Commerce?
In this way, Xu Tianran would not have to worry about any one person becoming too powerful. Zhang Peng would be both a check and a trigger point.
"The commander said that the current worshipper of the Aodu Chamber of Commerce is an old friend of mine. What, is it because he can't stay with the Holy Spirit Cult anymore? Zhang Peng?" Xue Chen smiled knowingly. Zhang Peng could indeed be considered an acquaintance.
"Xuechen, stay wherever you're comfortable. I've always been like this." Zhang Peng smiled, and with a thought, the middle cup of tea slowly floated towards Xu Tianran.
"Aren't you afraid that the Holy Spirit Cult members who are watching you will find something to criticize and report it to the authorities?" Xue Chen asked without any politeness, raising her hand to sip a cup of tea.
"The Holy Spirit Church is for His Majesty, and so is the Aodu Chamber of Commerce. So, wouldn't it be the same for me to stay there?" Zhang Peng retorted.
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