Douluo: Dragon King's Star Devouring Wings

Chapter 696 Tang Wulin's Confusion and the Tutorial Abolition Turmoil

Gu Yuena looked at Qian Renxue and asked, "What level has your cultivation reached now?"

Qian Renxue said, "It's roughly equivalent to level 108. It shouldn't be long before I break through the level 110 barrier."

Since the three of them became gods, they would get together every now and then to discuss and explore ways to find direction for the future.

"How come they're almost catching up to me?" Qian Gu Huang Yu pouted and said.

To be honest, Qian Gu Huang Yu's progress speed is not slow. Qian Ren Xue's angelic position is formed by the power of faith, so she can directly use the power of faith to cultivate.

Qian Gu Huang Yu, however, was different; she improved entirely through her own efforts.

Moreover, the bloodline of Ghidorah the Star Eater is incredibly powerful; the energy required for its advancement is far beyond what mere angelic blood can compare to.
Qian Renxue said, "From my current perspective, the divine position is actually like a fast track."

Upon hearing this, Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yue Na immediately perked up. After all, neither of them currently held a divine position, while Qian Ren Xue, as the only one of the three who currently possessed a divine position, had significant reference value in her words.

Qian Renxue said, "Simply put, reaching level 110 in the God Realm allows one to become a Level 3 God."

"So, correspondingly, if a Soul Master inherits the position of a third-level god, after entering the God Realm, there will be no bottleneck in her cultivation process from level 100 to level 110; it will simply be a process of energy accumulation."

"I can understand this because I felt that I didn't feel any bottleneck until at least level 130."

Gu Yuena nodded slightly. "Yes, from this perspective, it means that even if the gods in the divine realm are replaced, the newly born gods can recover to the state of the previous generation of gods as quickly as possible."

"In this way, the divine realm will not have to worry about a decrease in combat power due to the change of gods."

"If that's the case, wouldn't cultivation be too easy for those who inherit the divine position?" Qian Gu Huang Yu asked.

“That’s not the case,” Qian Renxue said. “For those who inherit the divine position, the divine position is something created by others. It may be most suitable for the first generation of gods, but it may not be most suitable for themselves.”

"People like me who directly inherited their divine positions from their ancestors are fine, since even their martial souls are the same."

“But even so, there will be subtle differences between us. For example, compared to Grandpa, Grandpa’s understanding of swordsmanship is far superior to mine.”

"This situation is also likely to occur with ancestral deities and descendants."

"For most inheritors of divine power, reaching the limit of the previous generation of gods is already difficult enough. To go further is extremely difficult."

"So you're in such a hurry to fill your second martial soul with soul rings, also to trigger the evolution of your godhood?" Qian Gu Huang Yu said.

Qian Renxue nodded slightly. "That's right. My angelic position is ultimately inherited from the old angel god. Only after evolving on that basis can it become completely mine."

"Only in this way can I have a better future."

Ever since Qian Renxue became a god, she has been plotting, she really wants to improve.

Just as Qian Gu Huang Yu and the other two were discussing, Qian Dao Liu suddenly appeared beside them and said, "The little girl from the Sea God family has arrived."

Since Qian Renxue became a god, she has been able to maintain her ninth soul skill for a long time. As long as the cultivation of the seven great elders is suppressed to below the god level, they can maintain their activities in the human world for a long time.

Therefore, the seven Grand Masters are now permanently residing in Tianling City. The reason why the inner city of Tianling City is so similar to the original Wuhun City is to make it easier for the seven Grand Masters to adapt to life here.

However, since the Seven Elders returned, Qian Renxue has completely become a hands-off manager, leaving almost everything, big or small, to the Seven Elders.

However, Yue Zhengyu suffered greatly. The seven elders knew that their young lady had already become a god and no longer needed their help.

Therefore, in order to promote the revival of the Angel Family, they devoted themselves to training Yue Zhengyu, and in the words of the Seven Great Masters, "the little boy's ordeal" began, and Yue Zhengyu began a life of hardship...

"Why did Chen Hanyu suddenly come here?" Gu Yuena asked.

Qian Renxue was also somewhat surprised by this. "Sister Huangyu, should we let her come over?"

Qian Gu Huang Yu said, "Since she's already here, let her in."

Not long after Qian Daoliu left, Chen Hanyu knocked on the door and entered.

To be fair, Qian Gu Huang Yu actually had high expectations for Chen Hanyu.

Of course, this expectation refers to becoming a god.

Although, if we really don't consider the super artifact and the martial soul fusion skill, Chen Hanyu would have a hard time defeating Yun Ming.

However, she has an advantage that no one else has: she is also blessed with the power of faith.

After all, the Sea God family and the Sea Soul Beasts worship the Sea God, but since the establishment of the Empire, all citizens have been forbidden from worshipping the Sea God Tang San.

The old sea god Poseidon has disappeared and may not be able to receive the power of faith, so most of the power of faith has actually gathered on Chen Hanyu.

Although the power of faith is only one of the conditions for becoming a god, it is better to have it than not. What if you break through to godhood with it?

Therefore, since discovering this, Qian Gu Huang Yu has been paying close attention to Chen Han Yu.

After Chen Hanyu arrived, she didn't immediately say what she wanted to do. She simply chatted with Qian Gu Huang Yu and the other two about everyday things.

After chatting for a while, Chen Hanyu finally revealed the purpose of her visit: "I've always been doing well in the East China Sea, but recently the Imperial Inspection Department has been giving me a lot of trouble."

"I just rejected their arrest warrant, and they just come in and arrest me. How am I supposed to save face?"

After hearing Chen Hanyu's words, Qian Gu Huang Yu realized that such a big thing had happened while she was away.

This incident involved two founding families, the Qian Gu Family and the Poseidon Family.

Chen Hanyu naturally knew that Qian Gu Qingfeng was behind this case, but she didn't know what Qian Gu Huangyu was planning, so she quickly came over to ask.

Qian Gu Huang Yu asked, "How did a mere governor of Donghai City get you involved? Was the amount of pearls smuggled a large sum?"

Chen Hanyu said, "Actually, it's not that big; it's just a small part of a huge business activity."

"What does this mean?" Gu Yuena asked.

Chen Hanyu said, "Isn't I also in charge of supervising the entire Douling Region? Wouldn't it be convenient to use my position to resell goods between the Douling Region and the Tianhai Alliance?"

Although Douluo Continent, Star Luo Continent, and Douling Continent all belong to the Douluo Empire.

However, there are actually intercontinental trade fees between different continents.

When the Star Luo Empire and the Dou Ling Empire were still in existence, there was no official trade channel because neither of the two empires had established diplomatic relations with the Sun Moon Federation.

Trade between the three kingdoms relied almost entirely on resales by intercontinental sects like the Spirit Pagoda and the Tang Clan, as well as smuggling by some merchants.

However, this inevitably leads to a premium; for example, some rare metals from the Star Luo Continent have a very high price when placed in the Douluo Continent.

However, now that the country is unified, it is relatively easy to conduct trade within the Douluo Empire.

Initially, Qian Gu Huang Yu intended to promote free trade directly within the empire, but soon encountered problems.

Because the Soul Guidance Technology of the former Sun Moon Federation, now the Douluo Continent, is extremely advanced, it has formed a complete production system. Its industrial products are far superior in quality and price compared to those of the Star Luo Continent and the Douling Continent.

Even with the added cost of cross-continental transportation, products from Star Luo Continent and Dou Ling Continent are not competitive at all compared to those from Douluo Continent.

Within a short period of time, the companies that originally belonged to the Star Luo Empire and the Dou Ling Empire were on the verge of bankruptcy.

The impending bankruptcy of local businesses naturally leads to large-scale job losses, and riots have occurred several times.

In response to this situation, the Ancient Phoenix Feather replaced international tariffs with intercontinental circulation fees to protect businesses on both the Star Luo Continent and the Dou Ling Continent.

However, the Angel Family, which rules the Star Luo Continent, and the Sea God Family, which rules the Dou Ling Continent, naturally have their own channels to avoid intercontinental transfer fees.

Of course, this was also tacitly approved by Qian Gu Huang Yu himself. As his old subordinates who followed him, he should naturally be given the benefits he deserved.

Upon hearing Chen Hanyu mention this, Qian Gu Huang Yu understood and said, "So, that box of pearls was actually something you planned to sell to the Dou Ling Continent, right?"

Chen Hanyu nodded. "That stuff is a specialty of the coastal waters of Douluo Continent, and it's very popular among the wealthy people of Douling Continent."

"It should have been packed and shipped directly, but there must have been some problems along the way."

"What do you usually sell to the Douling Continent?" Qian Gu Huang Yu asked again.

Chen Hanyu was prepared for this and handed a list to Qian Gu Huang Yu, saying, "Here it is."

After receiving the list, Qian Gu Huang Yu simply scanned it with her mental energy and already knew its contents.

"They're mostly luxury goods..." Qian Gu Huang Yu said calmly.

"I don't cheat poor people out of their money," Chen Hanyu said.

After the establishment of the Douluo Empire, Qian Gu Huang Yu implemented many reforms that benefited the country and its people, which also greatly limited the power of the Soul Clan.

However, Qian Gu Huang Yu also knew that his old subordinates who followed him definitely wanted benefits, and he couldn't just leave them with nothing and starve.

Therefore, under the setting of the Eternal Phoenix Feather, the entire Douluo Empire became a structure of uniting ordinary people and then suppressing ordinary financial groups and soul groups.

Simply put, it means not ripping off the poor, but only making money from the rich.

As for those legitimate major soul clans, in the Douluo Empire, becoming a major soul clan naturally requires the consent of Qian Gu Huang Yu, so they are already one of their own.

Therefore, although Qian Gu Huang Yu tacitly allows others to profit, they only earn money from conglomerates.

After all, for ordinary people, there is no difference between selling a pearl for 20 million or 15 million. They won't buy it just because it's 5 million cheaper without having to pay cross-continental circulation fees.

Of course, Qian Gu Huang Yu had her own logic in doing this, and it wasn't just based on her kindness.

As a deity, the power of faith is also an important source of power for the Thousand Ancient Phoenix Feather. For a deity, the difference between the power of faith that a Limit Douluo can bring and that that that an ordinary person can bring is not that great.

Therefore, policies that benefit ordinary people can encourage them to contribute more faith power, and a sufficiently large base can bring a massive amount of faith power to the Eternal Phoenix Feather. "In that case, you haven't broken the rules," Qian Renxue said calmly, looking at Chen Hanyu.

"Then punish yourself with three drinks, and be more careful next time," Gu Yuena said.

"What is your relationship with that Tang Ju? Why did you personally send someone to deliver bread to him?" Although the matter had been settled, Qian Gu Huang Yu still felt something was amiss.

Chen Hanyu gave an awkward smile. "I would have told you even if you hadn't asked. Tang Ju is indeed the governor of Donghai City."

"But he was the Ghost Emperor's adopted son, and the Ghost Emperor is now the ruler of the Tianhai Alliance."

Qian Renxue raised an eyebrow and said, "This is troublesome. If there is such a connection, then it will inevitably involve the governor of Tianhai City."

"And when you become the governor of Tianhai City, you will be involved to some extent."

Chen Hanyu said, "And as long as I am involved, His Majesty will definitely be implicated. After all, I have given most of the difference in price to the emperor."

As she spoke, Chen Hanyu winked at Qian Gu Huang Yu, the meaning being clear: Boss, help!
Qian Gu Huang Yu sighed. After all, there were some things that no one would dare to do if she didn't participate, but if she did participate, there would inevitably be some minor problems.

Seeing this, Qian Renxue couldn't help but laugh and said, "Some things don't weigh four ounces on the scale, but once they're on the scale, they can weigh a thousand pounds."

"If you don't take it seriously, it's just a factory assembly error; if you do, it's a premeditated and organized crime committed by a gang led by the emperor himself."

"Sister Xue'er, you can keep this to yourself. There's no need to remind me," Qian Gu Huang Yu said irritably.

Gu Yuena said, "But that inspector dared to order a forced arrest after you made your move; he's got some nerve!"

Chen Hanyu curled her lip in disdain and said, "He's just taking a gamble to become prime minister!"

Qian Gu Huang Yu said, "He couldn't have done this with the eldest brother's permission. In that case, he broke the rules."

For so many years, in order to maintain unity among the imperial leadership, their differences and conflicts have never been made public.

The fact that the investigating minister arrested people under the guise of upholding integrity after Chen Hanyu's intervention is a serious taboo.

"However, considering that he did speak out for the people, I'll just give him a warning." As he spoke, a glint flashed in Qian Gu Huang Yu's eyes.

...

In the evening, Qian Gu Huang Yu sent a soul-guided communication message to Yue Hong Chen.

"Junior sister, let me guess, you're calling me on the soul communication at this time because it's about the pearl smuggling case in Donghai City, right?" Yue Hongchen's playful voice came through the soul communication.

A smile appeared on Qian Gu Huang Yu's lips. "Our Executive Vice Empress is still as wise and powerful as ever!"

"Not at all, not at all. I am merely a humble public instrument, used to carry your thoughtful thoughts," Yue Hongchen replied with a smile.

As the empire returned to normal, Qian Gu Huang Yu and others no longer held positions in the cabinet and all retired.

However, because Yue Hongchen enjoyed the feeling of being at the center of power, Qian Gu Huang Yu arranged for her to be the cabinet secretary, replacing Gu Yue Na's position.

In the Douluo Empire, the head of the Cabinet Secretariat, who is also a civil servant, is appointed directly by the Empress herself and is responsible only to her, regardless of changes in the Cabinet elections.

Therefore, as a neat and evergreen tree, Yue Hongchen earned the nickname of Executive Vice Empress.

"Senior sister, who is this prime minister? Is he my nephew again?" Qian Gu Huang Yu asked.

Now, for the truly powerful Soul Clan, the Imperial Prime Minister is essentially just a figurehead; the real decision-makers are still the same group of people.

Therefore, they gradually turned the position of the imperial prime minister into a place for their successors to gain seniority. Qian Gu Dong Feng had previously arranged for his son to become prime minister.

Yue Hongchen said, "Junior sister, you really don't care who becomes prime minister! That kid has already been prime minister for three terms."

Qian Gu Huang Yu laughed and said, "What's the point of caring who becomes prime minister? They'll all be trained like pets by you anyway, won't they?"

"So who is the current prime minister?"

Yue Hongchen said, "The current prime minister is Kong Mingyi, the old lady's grand-disciple, so she is our junior disciple. However, she is the first female prime minister since you."

When Bei Gongli was young, she became the apprentice of the head of the Kong family. As the ancient family rose to prominence over the years, the Kong family, as Bei Gongli's angel investor, also benefited from the success.

"Kong family, how well have you trained that young girl?" Qian Gu Huang Yu asked.

"When she first took office, she was thinking about sweeping reforms, but now she doesn't have so many ideas anymore. She just wants to honestly finish her term and accumulate seniority," Yue Hongchen said with a smile.

Qian Gu Huang Yu said, "That would be much more convenient. You should still help me with that matter in the East Sea. That inspector is a bit too arrogant."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

...

The following day, Yue Hongchen, as the Cabinet Secretary, subtly conveyed to the current Prime Minister Kong Mingyi the Emperor's idea of ​​abolishing the Inspection Department and merging it into the Ministry of Justice.

While it is called an idea, in reality, His Majesty's idea is no different from a law.

In short, the inspection department is going to be abolished!
Someone suggested to His Majesty that the Inspection Department be abolished, and His Majesty responded with a smile!

Now the prosecutor couldn't care less about continuing the investigation and was busy trying to pull strings.

After all, he had heard that if the inspection department was abolished, he would be transferred to the resource development department of Douling Continent, which was the territory of the Sea God family.

Being harassed back then was a good thing; if a plane crashed while conducting on-site research on the Douling Continent, that would be a much bigger disaster.

...

Tianhai City.

"He truly is the Emperor of the East Sea! His every move is as powerful as thunder." The Ghost Emperor exclaimed, looking at the newspaper in his hand.

To simply eliminate the department that was investigating him—even the Ghost Emperor himself couldn't do something like that.

All he could do was make the other party mysteriously disappear.

Chen Hanyu calmly took a sip of tea and said, "Just a little trick."

"But now that Your Majesty has taken action, how should this end?" the Ghost Emperor asked.

The Ghost Emperor understood that since Qian Gu Huang Yu had personally gotten involved, how and when things should end was no longer their concern.

Chen Hanyu said, "Let's wait and see, but we'll have to bleed a little too."

...

Since hearing that the department was to be abolished, the entire inspection department has been in a state of panic. Whether they are newly elected officials or civil servants, everyone is using their own methods to find a way out.

The Minister of Prosecution had lost his previous ambition and readily approved the Ministry of Justice's request to take over the case.

Not long after Tang Ju was handed over to the Ministry of Justice, he went insane under immense mental pressure and was transferred to a mental hospital in Tianhai City.

However, Tang Ju, who was the most important clue, went mad, and the clues were cut off, so the matter was eventually left unresolved.

After the matter was classified, a full month had passed since the department's abolition saga, and then they realized that the whole thing seemed to have just been a saga...

There was absolutely no intention to take any further action.

Someone suggested to His Majesty that the Inspection Department be abolished, and His Majesty responded with a smile!

However, this smile was mocking, indicating that it was utter nonsense.

At this point, the investigating minister realized that His Majesty was warning him against deliberately provoking conflict among high-ranking officials, and ultimately stopped bringing up the matter.

...

Donghai City, Donghai Academy, Dean's Office.

Yu Zheng sat behind his desk, reflecting on the events that had occurred since the start of the semester, and couldn't help but sigh.

"He really is the emperor. Without any adjustment or judgment of right or wrong, he simply abolished the department."

"But that kid Guanglong was promoted to governor of Donghai City after Tang Ju went to the mental hospital. I wonder what Donghai City will become in the future!"

...

Tang Wulin returned to his forging room. This time, unlike in a long time, he did not inquire about matters related to the forging of the Thousand Ancient Breeze, but instead expressed his doubts.

Tang Wulin seemed somewhat dejected today. Guanglong had kept his promise and told Tang Wulin many things, but it was precisely after learning these things that Tang Wulin's heart was filled with confusion.

"Teacher, why did things turn out this way? If Tang Ju was wrong, then why was the investigating minister threatened with the abolition of his department?"

"But if Tang Ju is innocent, then why was Uncle Guanglong promoted to governor of Donghai City afterward?"

Qian Gu Qingfeng looked at the puzzled Tang Wulin, opened his mouth, but didn't know how to explain.

How could he tell Tang Wulin that this was just a trick to maintain balance?
Neither side was actually wrong, but Qian Gu Huang Yu didn't like the outcome, that's all.

The warning to the Minister of Inspection that the ministry would be abolished was merely to make him behave himself, while the promotion of Guanglong further confirmed that Qian Gu Huang Yu's attitude towards this matter was actually more of a commendation.

Qian Gu Qingfeng said, "They are not actually wrong, but they are also wrong. The investigating minister is not wrong in terms of the rules, but he is wrong in terms of the unspoken rules."

"Tang Ju was not wrong about the unspoken rules, but he was wrong about the rules. You might think it's just a mistake, but our empire operates through mistakes like these, big and small."

It might be hard for you to understand now, but I think you will understand in the future.

(End of this chapter)