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Half an hour later, Luo Nan returned to Moon Pavilion.
Luo Nan went straight to the private study on the top floor.
Pushing open the door, Tang Yuehua was sitting behind a large desk, flipping through a thick stack of account books and intelligence summaries.
Seeing Luo Nan return, she immediately put down her pen and came to greet him.
"You're back? What exactly does Emperor Xue Ye mean by urgently summoning you to the palace this time?"
Tang Yuehua asked with concern as she helped Luo Nan take off his coat.
Luo Nan walked to the sofa and sat down, picking up the fragrant tea that had already been brewed on the table and taking a sip.
Then he told Tang Yuehua everything that had happened in the palace, as well as Emperor Xue Ye's plan to unite Moon Pavilion and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan to create a Soul Master army.
After listening to Luo Nan's account, a hint of surprise flashed in Tang Yuehua's beautiful eyes, followed by deep thought.
"Using the entire nation's resources to create a massive army of Soul Masters… It seems the commotion last night truly terrified His Majesty the Emperor."
Tang Yuehua sighed softly, then looked at Luo Nan.
"And you? What are your plans?"
"You just told Yu Luomian you needed to consider it further. Do you already have a plan in mind?"
Luo Nan put down his teacup, looked at Tang Yuehua, and nodded seriously.
"Yuehua, actually, I've always had some ideas about the future of Moon Pavilion."
"If Moon Pavilion wants to survive in this chaotic world for a long time, even to become a transcendent existence surpassing empires and sects…"
"We can't rely on ourselves alone. We need allies, or rather… we need some pawns who can be used by us."
Tang Yuehua listened quietly.
"Since I took over Moon Pavilion, it's no longer the simple school that taught etiquette to aristocratic children."
"The current Moon Pavilion, under the guise of a school for aristocratic etiquette, has secretly developed into a massive conglomerate integrating a large intelligence center, an underground mercenary center, and a transit point for rare resources."
"Our intelligence network has infiltrated every level of the Heaven Dou Empire; we can even know the movements of the Spirit Hall in advance."
"Our wealth is enough to buy half of Heaven Dou City. But that's not enough."
Luo Nan turned around, his gaze fixed intently on Tang Yuehua:
"Yuehua, you and I both know very well that my future path lies not in Douluo Continent, but in the God Realm."
"I will definitely become a god. But what will happen to Moon Pavilion after I leave?"
"Therefore, there are some things I must arrange before I leave."
"Moon Pavilion must be passed down, and it must be passed down in an absolutely powerful manner."
"It cannot rely solely on me, or on top experts like Old Poison Master, to intimidate others."
"We need to build our own foundation, our own armed forces,"
Tang Yuehua nodded.
She was very clear that the wealth and intelligence network Moon Pavilion had accumulated was enough to make any power envious.
If Luo Nan were gone one day, Dugu Bo alone would absolutely not be able to protect this vast empire.
Even though many people knew that Luo Nan had become a god and knew that this was the power he left behind,
once there were problems with the succession, decline and eventual annexation might only be a matter of time.
"To inherit a legacy for centuries, to become a truly powerful force, the current model is definitely not enough."
Tang Yuehua grasped Luo Nan's hand in return: "We need our own Soul Master army, we need core forces that are absolutely loyal to Moon Pavilion."
"That's right."
"And the royal family's current plan is our best opportunity!"
Luo Nan walked to the desk and pointed to a map of the Heaven Dou Empire on it: "Emperor Xue Ye wants to build a Soul Master army, which requires a massive amount of funds."
"He has his eye on Moon Pavilion's money, so we'll give him the money!"
"However, this money can't be given away for nothing. We can use the royal family's name to openly recruit Soul Masters and purchase strategic materials."
"Under the royal family's cover, we can secretly intercept the most outstanding geniuses and use the royal family's resources to cultivate our own core Soul Masters for Moon Pavilion!"
"This is called 'openly repairing the plank road while secretly crossing the Chencang pass.'"
"By the time Emperor Xue Ye realizes what's happening, more than half of the elite Soul Masters he's built at his expense will probably already be branded with the mark of our Moon Pavilion."
Tang Yuehua immediately grasped the huge potential for maneuver in this plan.
"If that's really the case, then this plan has great potential!"
Tang Yuehua stood up excitedly.
"We can establish a special foundation to operate under the guise of sponsoring the royal family."
"At the same time, we can use our existing intelligence network to pre-screen those commoner Soul Masters with clean backgrounds and outstanding talent, and secretly absorb them into the core of Moon Pavilion."
"I'll go prepare a detailed plan right away!"
Looking at Tang Yuehua's decisive and capable demeanor, Luo Nan couldn't help but smile and pinch her cheek.
"The plan isn't urgent, take your time." Luo Nan's smile faded.
"Besides using others to our advantage, we also need to consider the external situation."
"Isn't Yu Luomian determined to cultivate a good relationship with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect?"
"Since he's so proactive, we can't ignore this opportunity."
"You want to use the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect?" Tang Yuehua was slightly taken aback.
"Of course." Luo Nan sneered, "If Moon Pavilion truly wants to rise to prominence and become a top-tier power in the secular sense, it must establish its authority."
"It needs to use a sufficiently significant stepping stone to ascend to the top so that the entire continent will respect us."
"And the most suitable stepping stone…"
Luo Nan's gaze slowly moved across the map, finally settling on a location marked with a seven-story pagoda pattern, "that's the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?!" Tang Yuehua stroked her chin.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, that's one of the three upper sects.
Although it has declined, Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi are still there, so the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect won't fall.
Moreover, according to intelligence, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect seems to have already cultivated a second Title Douluo…
"Surprised?" Luo Nan looked at Tang Yuehua, his tone as calm as if he were discussing what to eat for dinner.
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has overreached itself these past few years."
"They previously supported Xue Qinghe, attempting to control the future of the Heaven Dou Empire."
"In business, they've always been our Moon Pavilion's biggest competitor."
"Most importantly, Ning Fengzhi is too clever and too calculating. Keeping them around will only bring trouble sooner or later."
"Although I've now inflicted damage on the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, forcing them to close down,"
"given the chance to rise again or seek revenge, given Ning Fengzhi's nature, Moon Pavilion will definitely be his first target!"
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