In the past two years, soul guides have often been stolen from the Sun-Moon Royal Soul Guide Academy, with the highest amount having reached level four fixed-type soul guide shells, but the thief cannot be found, which is really hateful.
Fortunately, the bandits had some rules. They always left gold soul coins slightly higher than the market price and gave away elixirs specializing in the Three Kingdoms. So Jing Hongchen simply ignored it and just wrote a note saying it was for experimental losses and let it go.
Jing Hongchen was desperate that he couldn't catch the person, but he couldn't tell anyone about this. Since that guy was willing to pay, it was not impossible for him to turn a blind eye. Even Lin Jiayi was used to running errands and following the procedures.
There are many people in the Sun-Moon Empire who smuggle soul guides below level five, and it is impossible to guard against them. As long as the thief does not touch the bottom line of soul guides above level five, Jing Hongchen will not care too much. He will just think of it as buying pills for his grandchildren. The pills left by the thief are of good quality. The pills he prepares for his grandchildren are all top-quality ones from the Sun-Moon Empire, but they are still inferior to them.
He was originally a little worried about whether his grandchildren would encounter some minor disadvantages after cultivating to the Soul King level, but now this worry has disappeared.
So Jing Hongchen is now looking forward to what the former Three Kingdoms strongman with a quirk will bring.
But the next second, he was surprised to find that Lin Jiayi's smile froze, he stammered and couldn't speak, with an expression as if he wanted to say something but stopped.
Jing Hongchen frowned and asked, "Just tell me what you have to say. Could it be that the thief has targeted soul guides above level five this time?"
"No."
Lin Jiayi, with a strange look on his face, took out a piece of straw paper and handed it to Jing Hongchen,
"But this time, that person sent us a list, saying that he wanted to buy a batch of soul guides of level five and below from us, and the price is negotiable."
Jing Hongchen: "???"
No, it's ok to do a few pieces secretly, but this time you're going to do it wholesale?
This is the highest institution of learning in the Sun-Moon Empire, not a black market!
This dean is the head of Mingde Hall who is busy with all kinds of affairs every day, not a middleman on the black market!
"This dean wants to see how big this guy's appetite is. He dares to place an order at our school!"
Jing Hongchen grabbed the list and looked at it carefully. The corners of his eyes began to twitch and he immediately understood why Lin Jiayi was hesitant to speak.
"Forty level-five fixed-type soul guide shells with characteristics such as thunder, high-explosive, shockwave, and ice, five level-five fixed-type soul guide launcher mounts, one level-five flying soul guide, three level-five invincible shields... What the hell are these? Are they to be equipped for a soul king?"
For Jing Hongchen, the quantity of these goods is not small, but it is not impossible to get them out. However, judging from the list, the buyer is most likely a fan of fixed-type soul guide shells? How dare the thief conclude that the dean will give them such good things? If it is leaked, even the dean will be in a little trouble.
Seeing the end, Jing Hongchen found a layer of faint ink marks, his eyes flashed and injected soul power, and two lines of small words with a chill came into view: "This transaction is the last one in three years. If the hall master is unwilling, we can only contact your country's black market to purchase samples. I hope that Dean Hongchen can take into account the feelings of friendly merchants and everyone has a happy transaction."
"Three years later, my son Qilin will enter your country for training. I hope that Master Hongchen will take care of him for the sake of our friendship. We have a common enemy in the Douluo Three Kingdoms."
"Strange, this soul power aura is different from the one on the envelope two years ago, but it must be a Titled Douluo without a doubt, and he wants to send Qilin'er to my Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy to practice? What a weird thing..."
Jing Hongchen keenly noticed that the soul power on the envelope this time came from another Titled Douluo. His brows were furrowed into the shape of a "川" character, and he racked his brains to figure out the situation but could not figure it out.
"Forget it. If it's just these things, then it's not a big problem. It's only three years. I want to see what you are up to."
Finally, Jing Hongchen made a decision and turned to Lin Jiayi to assign a task: "School has just started, so give our sixth-grade students the assessment task of making this batch of soul guides. We will provide the rare metals, and after the deal is concluded, we will give them 40% of the labor fee. Then you write a list of the loss of experimental supplies and give it to me, that's it."
"Okay, Dean."
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Hanhai City is the only port city on the western coast of Tianhun Empire. It is built by the sea and is large in scale.
Ten thousand years ago, during the Tiandou Empire, when the Tianhun and Douling empires had not yet split, Hanhai City was already the largest city in the western part of the Tiandou Empire, and also the largest coastal city and port city on the original Douluo Continent.
After the collision between the Sun-Moon Continent and the Douluo Continent, Hanhai City naturally became a must-pass place on the maritime trade line between the Tianhun Empire and the Sun-Moon Empire. Convenient marine resources and transportation conditions allowed Hanhai City to develop more and more prosperously. Looking at the entire continent, it is second only to the four imperial capitals and Shrek City.
After about half a month of sailing on the sea, Old Yue drove the soul guide boat to the port of Hanhai City and anchored there. He turned to look at Xu Tianxi and Xu Xiaoyun, both of whom were still in a state of deep meditation.
"Young Master and Master Xu's condition cannot be disturbed. It seems we need to wait for some time." Old Yue stopped the soul guide boat, took out the communication soul guide device, and dialed a number: "Hello? Is this the headquarters of the Xuanwu Chamber of Commerce? I am from the sect headquarters. We have docked at the port of Hanhai City. Please send someone to pick us up..."
An excited voice soon came from the other end of the communication soul guide, "Don't worry, we and the president have been waiting near the port for a long time! I will tell the president now!"
With a "ding ding" sound, the soul guide ended the call, and then Old Yue saw several powerful auras suddenly bursting out outside the port, rising into the sky like a heat wave, with dazzling light.
"Mr. Yue, are the teacher and the little nephew in deep meditation? That's really good."
Lights and shadows flashed, and several people arrived in an instant. A clear and capable voice with a smile sounded in Old Yue's ears.
Old Yue knew who the visitor was, and he quickly stood up and saluted the leader, "Greetings, Your Majesty the Ice Phoenix."
Xiao Changfeng, who came to pick up the boat in person, was wearing a cloud robe with wide sleeves. He stepped forward to support Old Yue, with a spring-like smile on his jade-like white face:
"Mr. Old Yue is too polite. We are all family. You must be tired from sailing. Come with me and have a good rest. I will watch over you personally later."
As he spoke, Xiao Changfeng winked at the people behind him. They understood and towed the soul guide boat to the port.
Xiao Changfeng helped Old Yue leap into the air onto the harbor, and said with some regret:
"I just bought a batch of soul guides from the Sun Moon Empire two days ago, and I wanted to give them to my nephew as a gift. But I didn't expect that he is in deep meditation now, and I don't know when he will wake up."
Old Yue said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay. Good things are worth waiting for. Your Highness the Ice Phoenix's kindness, young master will definitely like it very much."
"I hope so." Xiao Changfeng nodded, and many mixed emotions emerged in his eyes as he looked at Xu Tianxi.
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Early morning half a month later.
Xu Tianxi, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, stood up and jumped out of the cabin door facing the sunlight. A glimmer of interest lit up his eyes, "Are we there yet? Is this Hanhai City?"
The urban architectural style that comes into view is very different from the ancient and majestic Xuanming Sect. Although there are no high-rise buildings like in the previous life, many buildings with more than five floors can be seen. The clothing of the people is also diverse, and even some dark-skinned people can be seen.
It was noon at this time, and the harbor was bustling with ships. Some soul masters were going out to sea in groups, and some soul hunting groups were returning from the sea with full loads. There were even people selling hundred-year-old soul beasts in public in the downtown area.
I don't know if it was influenced by maritime trade, but there were even people selling soul guides such as compasses and feng shui maps in the market. This was simply a miracle in the Tianhun Empire, which was the most averse to soul guides.
The sea breeze blew gently on his face, and a strong salty smell hit his mouth and nose, making Xu Tianxi a little uncomfortable. He couldn't help choking, fanning himself with his hands, and muttered to himself: "I'm still not used to the smell of this place."
At this time, a hearty laugh sounded beside Xu Tianxi's ears, "This is Hanhai City, this is what the sea smells like, little nephew, you have to get used to it."
Xu Tianxi suddenly turned around and looked, and a young man who seemed to be in his thirties jumped into his sight. He did not leak a trace of soul power from his body, and had a smile on his face, emitting a dashing and capable temperament from the inside out.
Old Yue followed the other person and smiled at him.
Knowing who the other person was, Xu Tianxi bowed and said, "Greetings, Master."
Xiao Changfeng smiled and nodded, returning the greeting without any airs, "I have met my junior nephew too, it has been a long time since we last met, I am afraid you may not recognize me."
"Let me introduce myself. I'm Xiao Changfeng. You'll be spending the next few years with me."
"Here with you... By the way, where is our master?" Xu Tianxi looked around the cabin but did not see Xu Xiaoyun.
"He left, and asked me to tell you that he can't accompany you on the road ahead for the time being, so you have to go on your own."
Xiao Changfeng responded to Xu Tianxi calmly and looked at the sea level in the distance.