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"What's the big deal? Tell me and I'm listening." Jing Hongchen frowned and took Xu Tianxi's attitude very seriously. After two years of absence, one should look at him with new eyes.
The other party has strength comparable to that of a Super Douluo, and is already a person of the same level as himself.
"The first major event concerns the soul. I heard that the news has been leaked. In this case, we don't need to hide it anymore. We should prepare to select candidates to establish a new force independent of Mingde Hall and put up the signboard."
Xu Tianxi expressed his first opinion in a deep voice. Since Xu Tianran gave him free publicity, he would just go with the flow and step out from behind the scenes openly.
After returning from this trip, his mentality had changed. He had killed two level 97 Super Douluo from the Haotian Sect. There were only a handful of people in the world who could suppress him. How could he not establish his own sect?
Jing Hongchen's face lit up when he heard that, and he nodded vigorously: "Okay! You don't know, I've been annoyed to death by those people these days, and among those who came, there are many of your senior brothers and sisters, who are people you see every day, so I can't say anything harsh."
"After you spread this news, they can finally settle down."
On the side, Xiao Hongchen, who had heard the whole thing, asked, "Old Xu, what are you going to do with the funds to build a new force? Our Hongchen family plus the Xuanming Sect?"
Xu Tianxi turned around and smiled gently at him, saying, "Not long ago, I teamed up with the Ocean Overlord Tongtian Baxia Clan and the Beast God Di Tian to destroy the eight Titled Douluos of the Haotian Sect and the nine Titled Douluos of the Sea God Island, and seized a lot of things."
"Haotian Sect and Sea God Island? Join forces with Di Tian?"
Xiao Hongchen was no longer calm after hearing this. He suddenly stood up by holding the table, looked at Xu Tianxi with burning eyes, and asked carefully, "Old Xu, you are not kidding me, are you?"
"Of course not." Xu Tianxi shook his head and said seriously: "If I hadn't killed two Super Douluos at sea, why do you think I would say I don't know if I can kill a Super Douluo on land?"
"Haotian Sect has been in seclusion for many years, and they still have a lot of gold soul coins. The two guys I killed were very rich, and the total amount of gold soul coins on them exceeded 100 million. The Baxia clan and Di Tian had no use for gold soul coins, so they helped me collect all the relics of those elders."
"The gold soul coins on the eight elders of Haotian Sect add up to more than 200 million. The various sundries on them can also be worth hundreds of millions, and the soul bones are worth even more."
After the war, he went back to the bottom of the sea to collect the bodies of the three Titled Douluo killed by Di Tian, and took out their soul bones; he also took the things of the remaining two Titled Douluo.
As for the Nine Holy Pillars of Poseidon Island, they didn't have much money. They lived on the sea and seldom used gold soul coins. Xu Tianxi didn't feel comfortable asking for their soul bones, so Tongtian Bazu kept them for himself as souvenirs.
"Ah?"
"Ah?"
Jing Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen showed the same surprised expression. Two hundred million gold soul coins? This number is a bit small.
After not seeing each other for two years, Xu Tianxi not only became a top expert, but also a wealthy man?
Meng Hongchen blinked his bright eyes and whispered, "Then don't you lack everything now?"
Xu Tianxi thought about it and nodded slightly: "You can say that."
The gift that Tongtian Bazu gave him was worth even more, so much that he was not sure what astronomical figure it was. If it were put on the market, countless gem merchants would probably cry and go bankrupt.
"As for the royal family, I have already informed Elder Kong that the Worship Hall will invest. If the Xu family is willing to invest, then they can invest. If they are not willing, that is fine."
Xu Tianxi's attitude towards the royal family is now very indifferent. If you are willing to give me money, I welcome it. I will take you to share the money in the future. If you are not willing, don't be jealous. He respects Kong Deming and Worship Hall, and the old emperor of the Xu family can still give him some face, but Xu Tianran can forget it.
Of course, the new force will be the force of the Sun-Moon Empire, and will not be arrogant and think that it is superior to the empire, otherwise it will become the new Shrek.
"Okay, it seems you have thought it through very carefully. So what is the second big thing you mentioned?"
Jing Hongchen completely agreed with Xu Tianxi's idea. When the two families formed an alliance, they had agreed to share weal and woe. When he brought Xu Tianxi back to the academy a few years ago, he thought it would take at least twenty years to see the rewards, but now it seemed as if he saw a bright future beckoning to him.
"The second important thing is, in order to ensure the safety of this soul force, I have to form a small guard team. I will provide the funds for this guard team, but I need the most advanced soul guidance equipment in the Sun-Moon Empire, at least on par with the four beast king-level soul guidance teams."
Xu Tianxi put away one finger and said solemnly, "Once the new power is established, countless people will covet it. For the safety of us and our staff, we must form a guard team. I don't have access to large-scale new soul guides in the Sun-Moon Empire, so I have to ask you, the dean, for help."
Jing Hongchen's eyes lit up, and he completely agreed with Xu Tianxi's opinion: "That's easy! Of course, of course, I can get you a hundred sets of equipment. It's related to your safety, and it's worth it no matter how much money you spend."
Xu Tianxi shook his head, spread out the five fingers of his right hand, and said, "Dean, one hundred sets are not enough. I need at least five hundred sets. All of them must be the most advanced equipment in the empire. Money is not a problem, but the equipment must not be shoddy."
"In my opinion, I don't need too many of these things. I just need to get the templates. Except for soul guides above level seven, the rest only need raw materials and rare metals. I can invest in building a factory and recruit soul guides to manufacture new equipment."
"Five hundred sets? That's a bit too much, right?" Jing Hongchen was shocked by the number Xu Tianxi said. This was the organization of a normal soul guide team, but the equipment was of the more powerful Hand of the Nation level.
He suspected that Xu Tianxi had no concrete idea of the difficulty of forming a soul guide group after he had more money, so he said with a serious face: "Tianxi, you may not know how troublesome it is to recruit soul guides. Equipment is secondary. It is not easy to find soul guides with more than 500 soul masters, and it is also a big burden to maintain troops for a long time..."
"I know, but before I came here, my Ancestor picked out a group of elite warriors for me. There are three hundred of them, all of whom have the Xuanming Shield spirit."
Xu Tianxi interrupted Jing Hongchen and spread his hands to show that 500 sets was not a lot for him:
"If I fully equip this elite force, I can use fewer resources, but then I'm afraid that Mr. Kong and the others will think that I'm doing this to raise a private army, so I expanded the establishment to 500."
"Their training mechanism is based on actual soul guides. They are not required to know how to make soul guides, but only know how to use them. The soul guide they need is only one, which can bring out their strengths and make up for their weaknesses."
"If necessary, I am willing to pay for a project at Mingde Hall to research and purchase new soul guides, and provide everyone with an opportunity to earn extra money. Money is not a problem."
"For the remaining 200 people, I plan to recruit natives of the Sun-Moon Empire. You, the dean, will be in charge of these people. Is it okay to use your people?"
Jing Hongchen was speechless for a moment: "..."
Your Ancestor was really generous to take out three hundred elite members of the sect in one go.
The physical fitness of a soul master and a soul engineer is not the same thing, let alone the elite of the Xuanming Sect. The average physical fitness of such an elite group must be far superior to that of the four beast king-level soul engineer groups.
The posture seems to be that of spending money and manpower to create a fierce and powerful army.
However, Jing Hongchen had no reason to refuse. Xu Tianxi gave him 200 shares, and he didn't have to pay for the military expenses. If he didn't know how to pick people, then he had wasted his whole life.
In addition to Xu Tianxi and his group of top students in the Practical Control Department, there happened to be quite a few college slackers who had nothing to do but imitate the chief Ji Juechen and pick fights everywhere. It was a good opportunity to kick them all out and solve their employment problem.
"Of course, I didn't ask you to collect equipment in a big way, Dean. You can collect these things under various names, such as trade with the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, research needs. If you make too much noise, some people might have ideas."
At present, Xu Tianxi does not want to completely fall out with certain people because his power is not yet established. Once his power is established, he will control the power of souls in one hand and guns in the other, and he will no longer have to fear anyone.
"Okay, okay, that's good, that's very good." Jing Hongchen wiped the sweat off the face from the big news today. Xu Tianxi has not been dazzled by his current success. He knows the principle of developing first and then exploding.
When this top-level soul guide team is established, it won't be difficult for his Mingdetang to occasionally borrow some of them to help look after the house. That would be a great thing.
"The third thing is about the three girls I brought with me."
Xu Tianxi's expression became more serious, and he said, "Among the three, there is the Xue Di of the North, as you know; the other two are representatives of the Star Dou Great Forest, they have high status and great abilities. I have already recognized the blonde as my sister, so you can prepare their own training environments and entertain them well."
"My sister is interested in blacksmithing. Please prepare two forging rooms according to the highest standards for her, one for her and one for her sister. Let her try her hand at various rare metals."
"As for the silver-haired girl, she is quite talented in soul research. I plan to take her to study souls. Please tell your subordinates not to bump into them, otherwise it will be in vain if they are beaten to death. Their identities also need to be kept secret for the time being."
Xue Di has a relatively calm temperament and can endure loneliness; Gu Zhaoqiu has an impetuous temperament, and if she is not given metal to hit, this female Tyrannosaurus might go and hit people; as for Gu Yuena, who is in name only but actually has the potential to be a bully, it would be better to give her the treatment of a chief researcher and take care of her personally.
When you get tired of studying souls, you can also study alloy technology. Maybe you can directly manipulate the forging rules and develop the Heavenly Forging Technology in advance.
Jing Hongchen nodded to indicate that this was not a problem, and then asked in confusion: "Why do we need to prepare a forging room for them? Do the soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest like forging very much?"
"They have abundant and strong Qi and blood. It would be a pity not to make iron. I am sure that when the quality of rare metals is improved, the power of soul guides can also be improved. Take a look at this."
Xu Tianxi took out a level 5 soul guide ray gun, handed it to Jing Hongchen, and introduced it, "This is the soul guide gun I made on my way back using the rare metals they forged. Its power is comparable to that of a level 6 soul guide device."
"Of course, the difficulty of making soul guides with this new metal has increased by two or three times, but it is only equivalent to making a level 5 milk bottle. Compared with its power and the soul power required, this is a completely acceptable transformation."
Jing Hongchen took the soul guide gun, his fingers trembling slightly. He took a deep breath, summoned three alloy steel plates that could withstand the bombardment of sixth-level soul guides, and fired a shot at the steel plates.
"Bang--!"
The soul guide ray penetrated the first steel plate almost without stopping, then the second, and only ran out of energy at the third.
This result made the air less cold. Jing Hongchen's expression changed. He looked at Xu Tianxi with complicated eyes and said, "Tianxi, this is another huge breakthrough. With this achievement alone, you are eligible to receive the treatment of Mingde Hall's specially-appointed research institute."
"I didn't do all these things. I just came up with an idea and did some practice."
Xu Tianxi did not take credit for it. He stood up and said solemnly, "This is the core reason why I asked you to prepare a forging room for them. I want to use these metals to build an unprecedentedly powerful army!"
"The historic leap forward for soul masters will surely come in our hands!"