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A few days later, Tang Yuehua finally led her team to complete the project plan.
Carrying this plan, capable of altering the empire's landscape, Luo Nan and Tang Yuehua proactively requested a meeting with the Heaven Dou royal family.
Yu Luomian also accompanied them to see Emperor Xue Ye.
Heaven Dou Palace, Imperial Study.
Emperor Xue Ye appeared much better today than in previous days, his eyes gleaming with anticipation.
When he saw Luo Nan, Tang Yuehua, and Yu Luomian arrive together, his smile deepened.
This trio meant that Heaven Dou City's greatest wealth, top-tier military might, and deepest Soul Master foundation were finally bound to the same chariot as the royal family.
"Mr. Luo Nan, Madam Yuehua, and Elder Yu, please have a seat,"
Emperor Xue Ye warmly greeted them, even having his servants serve the royal family's finest tea.
After a few pleasantries, Tang Yuehua wasted no time, handing the beautifully bound plan to Emperor Xue Ye's desk.
"Your Majesty, regarding your grand vision of jointly building a Soul Master army, which you proposed a few days ago,"
"Our Moon Pavilion has carefully considered this and believes it is not only a blessing for the Empire but also a magnificent undertaking in line with the trend of the times."
"Cooperating on building a Soul Master army is no problem for Moon Pavilion."
Hearing this, Emperor Xue Ye finally felt relieved, and a relieved smile appeared on his face.
"However, since it is a cooperation, Moon Pavilion must be deeply involved."
"To ensure transparency of funds and efficiency of operation, we propose that Moon Pavilion and the Royal Family jointly fund the establishment of an independent Soul Master Revival Foundation."
"Foundation?" Emperor Xue Ye was slightly taken aback; this term was still somewhat new to him.
"That's right, a foundation," Tang Yuehua explained with a smile.
"All expenses for building the Soul Master army in the future, whether it's military funds allocated by the royal family or funds sponsored by Moon Pavilion,"
"will not go through the Empire's Ministry of Finance, nor through Moon Pavilion's accounts, but will all be deposited into the foundation's independent account."
"The foundation will be jointly supervised by representatives from both sides, but on the surface, neither the royal family nor Moon Pavilion will directly interfere in the foundation's daily operations."
Emperor Xue Ye frowned slightly, lost in thought.
As an emperor, he instinctively wanted to hold all power in his own hands.
But he also knew the character of those noble officials in the Empire's Ministry of Finance.
If a massive amount of funds were given to them, probably half of the money would be embezzled before the Soul Master army was even established.
Moon Pavilion's proposal was clearly to prevent the royal family from abandoning their support or using their power to interfere with the use of funds.
"This idea... is quite novel." Emperor Xue Ye slowly nodded, signaling Tang Yuehua to continue.
"Once the funding issue is resolved, the next step is personnel."
"We can't rely solely on recruiting established free spirit masters; that's too costly, and their loyalty can't be guaranteed."
"Every year, the foundation will conduct a large-scale spirit awakening and talent selection process nationwide, especially in remote villages."
"Any child with talent, regardless of background, will be included in the foundation's program, with unified food, lodging, and cultivation resources provided."
"Excellent! That's a great idea!"
Emperor Xue Ye's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but applaud.
Commoner spirit masters have always been a resource neglected or monopolized by the major sects and the Spirit Hall.
If the royal family can cultivate these commoner geniuses from a young age, their loyalty to the empire will be unparalleled.
"As for how to systematically train these children after they are recruited..."
Tang Yuehua smiled slightly, turning her gaze to Yu Luomian, who was sitting upright beside her.
"This will require relying on the foundation of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan."
Yu Luomian, suddenly called upon, immediately perked up. He knew this was an excellent opportunity to demonstrate his value to Luo Nan.
"Your Majesty, rest assured!"
Yu Luomian quickly stood up, patting his chest as he assured him.
"Since my Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan has decided to participate in this matter, we will not hold back."
"Our sect has a history spanning hundreds of years and possesses an extremely comprehensive Soul Master training system. Moreover..."
"Within our sect, there is a junior named Yu Xiaogang."
"Your Majesty may have heard of him; he's that charlatan in the Soul Master world, claiming to be some kind of master."
Emperor Xue Ye nodded slightly: "I've heard a little about him. It's said he proposed some ten core competencies for Martial Souls, but his reputation in the Soul Master world doesn't seem to be very good."
"Hmph, he's just a useless piece of trash who can never break through level thirty!"
"However, this trash spent a long time in the Spirit Hall back then, and somehow managed to access a large number of the Spirit Hall's core confidential documents."
"The theories he summarized, while useless to him, are still very valuable as an introductory and systematic training program for lower-level Soul Masters."
"When I return this time, I will compile all his materials as internal teaching materials for the Foundation to train its children!"
Yu Luomian's words can be said to have squeezed every last drop of value out of Yu Xiaogang.
He didn't care about Yu Xiaogang's life or reputation; as long as he could please Luo Nan and secure a key position for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan in this cooperation, he wouldn't hesitate to use Yu Xiaogang's theories, or even kidnap Yu Xiaogang himself.
"I see, that's perfect then."
Emperor Xue Ye smiled with satisfaction.
With Moon Pavilion's financial support, the nationwide pool of talented commoners, and the theoretical system of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan and the Spirit Hall, the prototype of this army of soul masters was clearly outlined in his mind.
Emperor Xue Ye carefully reviewed the plan in his hand, becoming increasingly astonished with each reading.
This plan was not only grand in scope but also extremely detailed, taking into account almost every possible obstacle.
"Lady Yuehua, this plan is indeed very comprehensive; I deeply admire it."
Emperor Xue Ye closed the document, his gaze fixed intently on Tang Yuehua.
"However, this is, after all, a matter of great importance concerning the fate of the empire."
"The royal family also needs to modify and add some things based on the actual situation of the military."
"For example, the supervisory seats of the Foundation, and the allocation of command authority after these Soul Masters are formed..."
Although Emperor Xue Ye desired cooperation, he would never easily relinquish core control.
Tang Yuehua had anticipated this: "Of course. Your Majesty, it's not a big problem."
"This plan is only a core framework; specific details, such as the supervisory mechanism and resource allocation ratios, etc..."
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