Zhang Zong

Chapter 97 Returning to the Sect

"Our restaurant accepts the remains of soul beasts, mainly to benefit ordinary soul masters. This is a process of gaining fame."

Li Xun looked at the somewhat overweight bishop opposite him: "Some grateful commoner soul masters will remember us."

Speaking of this, Li Xun suddenly thought of the Spirit Hall's subsidies for Soul Masters and felt that this whole thing didn't seem to be very effective. But then he thought again, his original purpose wasn't to make these Soul Masters grateful to him. So he decided to let it be.

Shaking off his thoughts, Li Xun looked at Gerald very seriously: "For this, you need to educate people about the consequences of indiscriminate killing, so that civilians can voluntarily resist the indiscriminate killing of soul beasts, and control the right of way in the Soul Beast Forest."

"Of course, we will also work on the pricing of recycled soul beast meat."

"How should we price it?"

"Let's price soul beasts that are ten or a hundred years old as wild game, just a little higher than ordinary wild animals. This will make ordinary people consider the pros and cons, and make soul masters feel bad about giving them up, so they won't go out of their way to capture them."

Li Xun pondered for a moment: "For high-level soul beasts that are over a thousand years old, we will calculate the subsidies they can receive based on their age, corresponding to the level of a soul master."

"Considering that some desperate high-level Soul Masters might hunt down and sell thousand-year-old Soul Beasts, it is necessary to register the identities of these sellers and impose restrictions."

"If he refuses to cooperate, the restaurant will revoke his sales license. I don't think anyone would cause trouble on the turf of our two major powers, would they?"

Gerald laughed heartily: "I don't think there's such a madman."

"But what if someone follows our example and opens a restaurant? After all, there's no law that forbids others from opening a soul beast restaurant or hunting soul beasts."

The law is a constraint for ordinary people, but it is practically useless for advanced Soul Masters.

"Then your endorsement results and business acumen will be put to the test," Li Xun said with a smile, looking at Gerald.

Since it concerned his own interests, Li Xun believed that the cardinal would have a way to deal with it when the time came.

These people may not be a threat to the top experts on the mainland, but they are like upright officials to low- and mid-level soul masters and even ordinary people.

"What about profit distribution?" Gerald asked tentatively.

"Within your jurisdiction, the profits of all stores are split 40/60 between you and me." Li Xun pointed upwards with his hand: "Don't think it's too little. I also have to share some of the profits with you superiors. Otherwise, one day, your Spirit Hall might call off our cooperation."

"That's enough, that's enough." Gerald was taken aback, then his face lit up with joy.

This is a business with a 200% profit margin. He had just looked at the map marked by Li Xun, and there were no fewer than twenty companies in the area he was in, and that was just what the other party had drawn on the spot.

Given the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's financial resources, once they open these restaurants, they may have other plans.

"Bishop Gerald, we have only reached a preliminary agreement on this matter today. Some details and external restrictions still need to be discussed further."

Li Xun stood up and clasped his hands in a fist salute to Gerald: "However, professional matters should be handled by professionals. It might not be me who comes to discuss this matter with you in the future."

Seeing that Li Xun was about to leave, Ning Rongrong quickly got up and stood obediently beside him.

"Haha, no problem. How about we grab a bite before you go? I've already booked a fancy restaurant, it would be a shame to cancel." Gerald quickly stood up, patted his round belly, and laughed.

"My lord, I must criticize you for this. From now on, our restaurant will be a truly high-end restaurant. As its representative, you can't just go out to eat whenever you want."

"Oh dear! I completely forgot about that. This won't happen again. This won't happen again."

"Ha ha."

After leaving the Spirit Hall, Li Xun and Ning Rongrong strolled along the wide streets of Soto City.

"Brother, I think your strategy of restricting Soul Masters from hunting Soul Beasts is a bit unreliable." Ning Rongrong held Li Xun's arm as they strolled down the street, her mind preoccupied with a series of things related to the restaurant.

"Huh? When did you start caring about these things?" Li Xun was somewhat shocked, looking down at Ning Rongrong. Was this still the same Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's little princess who only thought about cultivating and slacking off to play all day?

"You're so annoying! I'm not small at all!" Ning Rongrong puffed out her chest, stood on tiptoe, and tried to make her head look above Li Xun's shoulder. "We're clearly the same age, so why did you grow so fast?"

"She's definitely not young anymore." Li Xun squinted and looked Ning Rongrong up and down. "But she still needs to work harder."

"Hmph! You're being irresponsible." Touched by her own weakness, Ning Rongrong quickly changed the subject: "You haven't answered my question yet."

"You sympathize with the soul beasts? You empathize with them?"

"Uh, no."

"That's settled then. We need to ensure our own survival first before we can consider anything else."

"Hmm? Our survival problem?" Ning Rongrong felt like there were still many things she didn't know.

"So you didn't know? It's like this." Li Xun was a little surprised, then remembered that Ning Rongrong wasn't present when he and his teacher were discussing the Spirit Hall. He then briefly explained the situation.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

"Wasn't the Clear Sky Sect the number one sect on the continent? How did it fall to such a state? Uh... was the Spirit Hall really that powerful?" Ning Rongrong was somewhat shocked. "No wonder Tang Hao didn't dare to take Ah Yin back to the sect for refuge."

"Tang Hao's actions were entirely his own choice; the Spirit Hall cannot be entirely blamed for this."

"What if these bishops become even more greedy in the future?"

"That's a matter for the future; perhaps by then we'll have the power to change the world."

With Sword Douluo leading the way, Zhu Zhuqing's journey to obtain the spirit ring went smoothly without any unexpected incidents. After the four reunited, they rested briefly before returning to their sect.

"What! Xiao Xun's soul power has actually broken through level 40! And he has even chosen a 30,000-year-old soul beast as his fourth soul ring."

"Uncle Jian, why didn't you try to persuade him?" Ning Fengzhi hadn't expected so many things to have happened in the month and a half that Li Xun and the others had been away.

When he heard the names Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape, his heart skipped a beat, and his palms instantly became covered in cold sweat.

If these people weren't all sitting perfectly still beside him, Ning Fengzhi felt he didn't know what he would have done.

"Xiao Xun! Aren't you being a bit too extreme?"

Ning Fengzhi, unsure of his own feelings, could only offer words of advice: "With your talent, as long as you proceed steadily and surely, you will undoubtedly become a powerful figure on the continent. Why take such a risk?"

"Ahem, Teacher, this risk was just an accident. Who would have thought that two 100,000-year-old soul beasts would have nothing better to do than wander to the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest?"

Seeing that Ning Fengzhi was genuinely nervous, Li Xun quickly reassured his teacher, "As for absorbing a soul ring, it poses absolutely no risk to me."

Li Xun then recounted how he obtained the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone. Of course, this is an adapted version.

"You even went to Tang Hao's lair to steal the soul bone, isn't that risky?" Ning Fengzhi said excitedly, his voice rising involuntarily.

(End of this chapter)