Douling Empire!
After the royal household spent triple the price on a batch of Spirit Souls, the Spirit Pagoda reopened within the territory!
The Branch Tower Master looked around at the gathered Soul Masters and announced, "Today, the Spirit Pagoda will resume supplying Spirit Souls to Soul Masters of the Douling Land, and everyone is free to purchase them!"
Upon hearing this, all the Soul Masters' faces lit up with excitement...
"Fantastic, after waiting for so many years, the Spirit Pagoda has finally resumed supply!!"
"What are we waiting for then, let's hurry up and buy one. Who knows when the Spirit Pagoda might cut off supply again, and by then, it'll be too late to cry."
"Rush, rush, take advantage while it's just opened, the good Spirit Souls haven't been snatched up yet!!"
However, when these Soul Masters entered the Spirit Pagoda to buy Spirit Souls, they discovered that the prices were actually three times higher than before!
They all rubbed their eyes, hardly believing what they saw...
"Wait, are these prices marked wrong? They're three times what they used to be!"
"Yes, even a decent Spirit Soul was so exorbitantly priced before, and now it's tripled, is this supposed to bankrupt us?"
"Is the Spirit Pagoda playing us? To raise the price by three times, they might as well not have resumed supply!"
"Heh, don't you know? The reason the Spirit Pagoda's Spirit Souls have tripled in price is all because of His Majesty the Emperor!"
"Damn it... With such high prices, they might as well not have resumed supply!"
"Exactly, it is the emperor and the high-ranking officials who provoked the Spirit Pagoda, why should we bear the consequences! It's just not fair!"
The Branch Tower Master sighed helplessly, "I'm sorry, this is an order from the headquarters, there's nothing I can do!"
Just then, the troops of the Douling Empire also arrived in a timely manner...
The leading captain, upon seeing the situation, announced, "Everyone, please calm down. If there are Soul Masters who need Spirit Souls, they can choose to buy from the royal household, the price is only"
This was tantamount to the royal household buying from the Spirit Pagoda at high prices and then selling to the Soul Masters of the Douling Empire at low prices!
Even though they had a good understanding of the situation, these officials did not openly speak of it...
They quickly changed the subject, "But this isn't a solution, the Spirit Pagoda has not agreed to resume supply of Spirit Souls to our Douling Empire!"
"That's right, nowadays our Soul Masters of the Douling Empire have zero tolerance for the lack of Spirit Souls to absorb, we must think of another method!"
"If we can't make a soft approach work, then we have to go the hard way, we might as well annihilate the Spirit Pagoda!"
"This cannot be done! Although the Spirit Pagoda is only one force, an actual war with them would lead to severe losses for our Douling Empire!"
Xue Yuntian clenched his fists tightly upon hearing this...
If he had known it would be as difficult to move forward as it was now, he would never have sent Soul Masters to attack the Spirit Soul transport team of the Spirit Pagoda!
At that moment, one of the officials took a deep breath and solemnly said, "Your Majesty, I do have one method, although it's not absolutely certain!"
Xue Yuntian's eyes brightened, "A method? Let's hear it. If it can relieve the current situation of the empire, there will be a great reward!"
Upon seeing this, the official explained, "Your Majesty, since we can't come to terms with the Spirit Pagoda, we could involve a third-party force!"
Xue Yuntian's eyes narrowed, "You mean..."
The official nodded, "Yes, Shrek Academy. As a neutral force, they have always prioritized peace on the Continent!"
"As long as we use the threat of war over Spirit Souls as a pretext, I'm sure Shrek Academy will not stand idly by!"
After pondering carefully, Xue Yuntian looked towards the other officials, "What do you all think of this proposal?"
"To rely on a third party for intervention, I actually hadn't thought of that!"
After that, Tang Wulin and Mu Chen arrived at a hotel...
Upon entering, they saw Mu Xi dressed in a server's uniform...
She exclaimed with surprise, "Little Wulin?"
Tang Wulin was astonished, "Sister Mu Xi, what... what are you doing here? And why are you in a server's costume"
Mu Xi playfully blinked her beautiful eyes, "Of course, I'm working part-time here now that the term has ended!"
Having said that, she stealthily glanced at Mu Chen beside her...
Tang Wulin was momentarily dumbfounded, "This..."
It should be known that Teacher Mu Chen is an Eighth Grade Blacksmith; a single item he forges could be sold for an astronomical price!
As his daughter, Sister Mu Xi shouldn't have to stoop to working part-time, should she?
Seemingly discerning Tang Wulin's confusion, Mu Chen said irritably, "It's because this brat has taken a liking to one of her male classmates, who is working in this hotel."
The key issue is that the male student's abilities are average, and he's not particularly talented in any aspect!
He was emphatically against it! Of course, the bitterness of his precious daughter being whisked away by someone else was even more so.
Tang Wulin suddenly had an epiphany, "I see."
So that's it, Sister Mu Xi stooped to working as a server here for that male student she likes!
Seeing her purpose for being here exposed in public, Mu Xi gritted her teeth and said, "Dad, what are you talking about! I just want... I just want to be independent, that's right, independent!"
Hearing this, Mu Chen spoke leisurely, "Independent? Fine, then I'll cut off your allowance from today onwards!"
"Since you've found a place to work, you can earn your own money!"
Mu Xi immediately panicked and threw her arms around Mu Chen's arm, cooing, "Dad, I was just joking..."
With her usual expenditures, the money earned from this job was a mere drop in the ocean!
Mu Chen gave her a glance, "Alright, now that you've been hired as a server, do show some initiative in your job!"
Mu Xi immediately perked up and seriously took out the menu, "Alright then, dear customers, what would you like to eat? I highly recommend..."
When the students heard this, they were all shocked, "What? The Clan Leader of the Yuan En Clan is actually going to be an Elder of the Sea God Pavilion!"
"Isn't this a bit too casual? You know, each Elder of the Sea God Pavilion is someone who has made enormous contributions to Shrek Academy and only then are they qualified to take up the position!"
"I think it's fine, the Clan Leader of the Yuan En Clan... I mean, Elder Yuan'en has already reached the Super Douluo Level! He's fully qualified to be an Elder of the Sea God Pavilion!"
"Exactly, having more powerful figures in our academy is only advantageous! This way, we can better counter the Holy Spirit Cult."
"Initially I had some reservations, but now that you mention it, it does indeed make sense!"
Hearing these discussions, Yun Ming's gaze shifted to Yuan En Zhentian beside him...
Xie Xie remarked with emotion, "I hadn't expected that it was Ye Hui's clan, to think they have so many clan members!"
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