Douluo: I have too many clones

Chapter 643 Gu Yuena Arrives at Douling Continent

"His Majesty."

At this time, Li Xiaochou proposed to Xue Zhonggao: "The training of the Oxer army and even the research of the Zangruo virus require a lot of funds and soul master data research."

"With the foundation of our Douling Empire, funding is not a problem, but we may be lacking in soul master information. If we can have an ally, our research will be much simpler."

"ally?"

Hearing this, Xue Zhonggao thought for a moment and asked, "Since you, Prime Minister, have raised this question, I believe you have already chosen someone to think about it, right?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. I think the Spirit Pagoda is a good ally."

"Spirit Transferring Tower?"

Xue Zhonggao frowned subconsciously, "But aren't they rumored to be colluding with evil spirit masters? Wouldn't there be any problems in cooperating with them?"

Li Xiaochou narrowed his vulture-like eyes, revealing a sinister smile, and said:

"It is precisely because of the news of collusion with the evil spirit master that we should make our attitude clear. Let the Spirit Pagoda rest assured. After all, when we turn those ordinary people into spirit masters in the future, we will need a large number of spirits."

"As for the souls, the Spirit Transfer Tower has always kept a tight control. After cooperating with them, our plan to create Oxer will naturally be easier."

"As for the communication with the Spirit Pagoda, your majesty, don't worry. I will let Aponya talk to them about this matter and ensure that everything goes well."

Xue Zhonggao nodded and said, "Since the Prime Minister has said so, I will rest assured and leave this matter to you."

"Your Majesty, don't worry."

Li Xiaochou bowed slightly again, his expression still respectful, but deep in his eyes, a hint of smugness and contempt flashed across his face. Then he and Abonya quietly left the hall.

"Haha, the plan is going easier than I thought."

After walking out of the hall, Li Xiaochou turned his head slightly, looked back at the still solemn and dignified palace, and a sinister and ambitious smile appeared on his face.

Xue Zhonggao is just a puppet. When his Oxer plan is accomplished, this puppet will be of little use.

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Lingbo City, a prosperous city in the past, is now plunged into an atmosphere of tension and chaos due to the sudden collapse of the headquarters of the Ling Pagoda branch.

The Soul Transmission Tower branch headquarters, which was once the core place for soul trading, is now just a pile of ruins. Under the setting sun, it exudes an atmosphere of loneliness and decline.

However, the branch of the Spirit Pagoda did not fall into despair because of this. Currently, they are rebuilding their headquarters in full swing.

Although many low-level spirit masters were killed by Tang Wulin, who had transformed into a blood dragon, in the previous battle, fortunately, the casualties among the high-level personnel of the Spirit Pagoda were not serious, so the Spirit Pagoda has not yet fallen into chaos and loss of control at the management level.

At this moment, in the temporary station of the Spirit Pagoda, the atmosphere was so solemn that it seemed as if water could be squeezed out of it. A group of high-ranking officials of the Spirit Pagoda were discussing the future policy.

Hua Tao, the general manager of the Spiritual Pagoda in Douling Continent, asked a staff member in charge of counting casualties: "What is the current situation of the Lingbo City branch? How many casualties have there been? Can it operate normally?"

The staff member trembled slightly, feeling the pressure in Hua Tao's eyes. He straightened up quickly, and reported truthfully with a hint of tension and worry in his tone:
"Master of the branch tower, the blood dragon caused quite a lot of casualties. Although the high-level personnel were not injured much, at least half of the middle and low-level staff were killed by the blood dragon. Now all the spiritual masters in our branch tower are a little uneasy."

"In addition, our vital Soul Ascension Platform equipment was completely destroyed in that battle, and the damage is beyond repair. Now, we can only hope that the headquarters can transport new equipment as soon as possible to restore the operation of the Soul Ascension Platform."

"If we want to ensure that the branch tower can resume normal operation, judging from the current situation, the current manpower in our branch is probably far from enough. What's more troublesome is that the Tang Sect has been suppressing us in all aspects, both openly and covertly during this period of time."

"In terms of material procurement, they maliciously raised the prices of many key materials, causing us to face huge cost pressures in reconstruction work and daily operations."

Listening to the staff member's detailed report, the faces of the high-level officials of the Spirit Communication Tower around him instantly turned extremely ugly.

Hua Tao listened to the report quietly, his expression still as calm as water, without the slightest ripple. After a while, he slowly spoke, his voice steady and powerful, like a huge bell echoing in this temporary station:

"Give the families of the deceased Spirit Masters the appropriate compensation. At the same time, assure them that if their descendants want to join the Spirit Pagoda in the future, they will have priority admission."

"As for the issue of the Soul Ascension Platform, immediately issue a public announcement, clearly stating that the Soul Ascension Platform is temporarily unavailable due to a sudden serious malfunction. We need to patiently wait for the headquarters to deliver the new equipment. Once the equipment is installed and debugged, the Soul Ascension Platform of the Lingbo City Branch Tower will be officially reopened with a grand ceremony on a chosen day."

"During this period, we will arrange for someone to communicate and explain to customers, do a good job of comforting them, and minimize the negative impact and losses on the business caused by the suspension of the Shenglingtai."

"As for the problem of insufficient personnel? We will temporarily transfer personnel from the Spirit Pagoda branches in the surrounding cities to ensure that the soul business can be opened normally. Also, during this period of time, we must strengthen our vigilance and pay close attention to the movements of the Tang Sect."

As Hua Tao spoke, orders were issued one after another in an orderly manner. The nerves of the upper echelons of the surrounding Spirit Communication Tower, which had been stretched to the point of breaking, gradually relaxed. Their expressions also began to slowly ease, and a glimmer of hope and fighting spirit rekindled in their eyes.

"Sub-tower Master, has the headquarters given any clear instructions regarding the Tang Clan's provocative behavior? We can't just swallow our anger and bear this, can we?" A senior member of the Spirit Communication Tower lost his temper first and said indignantly.

Hua Tao nodded slightly and said, "Of course I can't swallow this. I have reported all the situations here to the headquarters, but the tower master has not responded yet."

"But since the Tang Sect dared to openly kill our people and formally declared war on us, if we don't give a strong counterattack, people outside will think that our Spirit Pagoda is weak and can be bullied, and will look down on us." "Pass the order down, from now on, our Spirit Pagoda branch will also formally declare war on the Tang Sect. Mobilize the industries under our name to attack all industries related to the Tang Sect."

The so-called declaration of war is a commercial war.

The Spirit Pagoda and the Tang Sect have people in all walks of life in the Douling Continent. As a large organization spanning three continents, how could they send their spirit masters to fight at will?
If they really do that, then they are no different from a cult.

As for counting on the ancient east wind? Hua Tao had never thought about this. After all, there were too many things that were not allowed to be seen in public in this branch tower headquarters.

Suddenly, another high-ranking member of the Spirit Pagoda stood up with a serious look on his face, breaking the brief silence and saying, "Sub-Pagoda Master, there is still a thorny issue, and that is the Douling Empire. How should we respond and deal with it?"

"Ever since the Tang Sect openly declared war on the Spirit Pagoda, the attitude of the Douling Empire towards us has become extremely strange and peculiar."

"They neither sent officials to inquire about the details of the incident nor put any pressure on us. This tepid, passive and unproactive attitude is really puzzling."

According to common sense, as for the major incident that the Tang Sect had previously publicized about the Soul Pagoda colluding with the evil soul master, no matter how true it was, the officials of the Douling Empire should never take such an indifferent attitude towards the matter.

After all, this is by no means an ordinary trivial matter. Once the Spirit Pagoda really colludes with the evil soul master, it will have an extremely serious and far-reaching impact on the order of the soul master world and even the social stability of the entire Douling Continent.

However, since the incident, the official attitude of the Douling Empire has always seemed extremely cold, as if it was staying out of all this.

Even the staff members that the Spirit Pagoda had specially sent to the Douling Royal Family to explain the situation, after some negotiations, were unable to get any clear attitude or response from the royal family. It was like a stone sinking into the sea, with no news at all.

Hearing this, Hua Tao nodded slightly, his eyes revealing a kind of confidence and calmness, and said calmly: "You don't have to worry about the situation of the Douling Royal Family. In fact, I have already had in-depth contact and communication with the royal family privately before."

"After some negotiations, I can guarantee that as long as we can pay a certain price and bargaining chips in certain key aspects, it will not be difficult to appease the royal family and make them remain neutral towards us."

He paused for a moment, a trace of determination and resoluteness flashed in his eyes, and continued, "Right now, our top priority should be to focus all our energy and attention on rebuilding the sub-tower."

"At the same time, be on guard against a new round of attacks that the Tang Sect may launch at any time. As for the affairs of the royal family, I will continue to follow up and handle them later. You don't need to be distracted by this."

Hearing Hua Tao's confident and clear words, the senior executives around him showed expressions of surprise and admiration, and couldn't help but look at him sideways.

They had never expected that Hua Tao would act so quickly. While they were still busy dealing with those thorny matters inside the branch tower, Hua Tao had already taken action and personally went to contact and negotiate with the royal family.

With such ability, no wonder he can sit in the position of branch tower master.

"Yes." Everyone responded in unison.

Since Hua Tao has clearly stated that he has solved the official Douling problem and demonstrated strong control and decisiveness, they naturally do not need to worry about this matter anymore. They just need to focus on the core tasks arranged by Hua Tao.

"Report. Branch Tower Master. The Spirit Envoy has arrived." At this moment, a Spirit Tower staff member hurriedly rushed into the makeshift meeting room. His steps were a little hurried, his breath was a little disordered, and he respectfully reported to Hua Tao.

"Spirit messenger?"

Hearing this special title, the high-ranking members of the Spiritual Envoy looked at each other in surprise. They knew about this matter before and had prepared a grand welcoming ceremony to receive this Spiritual Envoy.

But the incident with Tang Wulin had caused the entire branch tower to fall into chaos and crisis. They were busy dealing with key issues that could be used as leverage.

In this extremely tense and busy state, for a moment, he actually forgot about the important matter of the upcoming arrival of the spirit messenger.

The identity of this spiritual messenger was extremely special. Before she arrived, their branch had already received a clear notice from Qiangu Dongfeng, repeatedly emphasizing that they must take good care of this spiritual messenger.

It is said that this Spirit Messenger is the candidate for granddaughter-in-law that Qiangu Dongfeng has long admired, and will surely occupy an important position in the future Spirit Messenger Tower.

They had known before that she would arrive in Douling Continent in the next few days, but they never expected that she would come so soon, and at this sensitive time when the situation was extremely tense and the affairs of the branch tower were complicated.

"Please go to the conference room." Upon hearing this, Hua Tao's face straightened and he spoke in a steady and powerful tone.

"Yes, tower master." The staff member responded, turned around and left in a hurry.

"Trample, tramp, tramp." A light and rhythmic sound of footsteps came slowly from outside the conference room, as if carrying a unique rhythm, breaking the slightly dull atmosphere in the room.

Then, a peerless beauty with silver hair and purple eyes appeared in everyone's sight, like an orchid blooming in the snow.

Even the high-level members of the Spirit Pagoda present had all experienced the vicissitudes of life and were nearly a hundred years old. They had seen countless people and events, and their minds had long been as firm as rocks.

But the moment they saw this spiritual messenger, their eyes were involuntarily attracted and they couldn't help but be amazed by her beautiful face.

I saw her silver hair falling softly behind her like a waterfall, gleaming with a soft luster under the light, like a flowing galaxy.

Those purple eyes were deep and charming, as if containing endless mystery and wisdom, like the brightest purple gem in the night sky, exuding an irresistible charm.

"No wonder Qiangu Dongfeng wants her to be his granddaughter-in-law, this girl is really beautiful!" Everyone secretly sighed in their hearts, if they were a few decades younger, they would probably find it difficult to resist the charm of such a stunning appearance and would definitely be deeply attracted to her.

(End of this chapter)