Douluo: Did you move Danta here?

Chapter 479: Confrontation Again
Tang San didn't ask for an exorbitant amount, and the two of them immediately nodded in agreement.

"Yes, we will cover 10% of the cost upfront."

In the early stages, Tang Clan mainly took on missions to build its reputation, so it was very important to offer a reasonable amount as payment. He didn't want to be labeled as greedy for money in the early stages of Tang Clan's development, which would discourage many employers who could help Tang Clan establish its reputation.

"Then it will be a pleasure to cooperate. I will come to see the two clan leaders again in three days."

"Okay, it's a deal."

Having reached an agreement, both clan leaders saw Tang San off from the council hall with beaming smiles. After all, they were about to expand their clan's territory, so their excitement was understandable.

Upon returning to the Duchy of Salicor, Tang San immediately summoned Walton and others. With nearly 140 million gold soul coins, many of the facilities and manpower needed for the development of the Tang Sect could be quickly deployed, and there was no need to worry too much about subsequent funding support, since he would soon receive a considerable sum of money from the two major families.

In the early stages, apart from improving the Tang Sect's weapon hall to facilitate the manufacture of various simple hidden weapons, Tang San would invest most of the money in the defense fortifications of the Duchy of Salicor, since the city's defenses and the number of soldiers were previously inadequate.

"Walton, go and recruit some ordinary people within the duchy as soldiers."

"Huh? Sect Master, what use do we have for those ordinary people?"

Walton seemed a little confused for a moment. In his opinion, those frail soldiers were useless and would only be a waste of resources.

Tang San gave him a disgruntled look. Although these subordinates were useful, they seemed to be focused solely on acquiring more spoils in the war, and were completely useless in other aspects.

“Such a large country cannot be sustained by plunder alone. If we want to build this place into a solid base, population is a problem that must be considered. Agriculture and commerce need to be done by ordinary people. Are you going to lead your members to protect those ordinary people?”

Walton imagined himself, a Soul Saint, working as a bodyguard for an ordinary person, and immediately agreed to Tang San's order. However, another problem arose: they had no money, and were extremely poor.

"Well, let's recruit some ordinary soldiers then, but we don't seem to have any funds to support the army. The former Duchy of Salicor was also dirt poor."

Tang San showed no sign of being stingy. With a wave of his hand, he took out more than 30 wooden boxes full of gold soul coins from his soul tool and laid them out on the ground with a thud.

"This money should be enough for now, you can take it and use it."

"Where did all these come from?"

Walton's tiger-like eyes widened like goose eggs, indicating that he had never seen so many gold soul coins in his life. He thought to himself that the sect leader hadn't invited him to rob them.

“Didn’t I tell you that the Duchy of Salicor will eventually be turned into the biggest assassin-hiring hub? This money is the reward I received for assassinating my targets these past few days.”

After hearing Tang San's explanation, Walton clicked his tongue in amazement:
"Wow, assassins can make this much money?"

"Otherwise what? Don't these gold soul coins say it all? Of course, whether you can earn such a high reward depends on how strong your target is." Tang San didn't explain much, but a brand new track appeared vividly before Walton's eyes, after all, no one would complain about having too many gold soul coins.

"Sect Leader, do you think we could also take on this assassination mission?"

"Okay, let's start with the easier ones. The Tang Sect's mission completion rate must be absolutely perfect in the early stages. You understand what I mean?"

"Understood, Sect Master. We will act within our capabilities and will not disturb your plans."

After dismissing Walton, Tang San had some free time again. He only needed to wait three days for him to wipe out the Hong family's top brass.

On the other side, a new group of people also arrived in the Tian Shuang Kingdom. These people were very generous and quickly purchased a large area in the most prosperous part of the city center to serve as a temporary residence for their sect.

These people were, of course, members of the Extinction Sect, led by Erming and Abao. After learning of Tang San's movements, Ning Bei sent them directly to establish the Extinction Sect in the Tianshuang Kingdom to counter the development of the Tang Sect.

Ning Bei originally intended to drive all of Tang Clan's forces back to the Killing Town so that they would be completely unable to extend their tentacles into the mainland. However, after thinking it over, he decided to leave this task to Qian Renxue, because he vaguely remembered that her divine test seemed to include a test to judge the evils of the world. Perhaps if he controlled the scale of Tang Clan's development, it would be perfect to use it as a test for the little angel.

For this reason, Ning Bei also sent a message butterfly to Wuhun City, believing that Qian Daoliu would make a decision after seeing it. If the little angel really did not need to use this as a trial, it would not be too late for him to order the Extinction Sect to wipe out all Tang Sect forces on the continent with thunderous means.

Thanks to Xue Qinghe's double and Ning Fengzhi's support, Erming and the others received the highest honors from the Duke of Tianshuang after arriving in the Tianshuang Duchy. They were treated with almost absolute courtesy, as neither Xue Qinghe nor Ning Fengzhi were people he could afford to offend.

In any case, the establishment of the Evil Extermination Sect was entirely funded by them. They only needed to do a favor to please the Emperor of Heavenly Dou and the leader of the number one sect on the continent. Why not?

Putting all that aside, there is an evil force called Tang Sect not far away that is eyeing the Tian Shuang Kingdom covetously. With the arrival of the Extermination Sect, his pressure will be much less, so he will not hinder the development of the Extermination Sect in the slightest, both morally and logically.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and Tang San once again arrived at the Liu family council hall in the Stoke Province. The two clan leaders, who had already prepared the deposit, did not hesitate at all and directly ordered people to carry in boxes of gold soul coins.

The amount was not much different from last time. Tang San put all the gold soul coins into his soul tool without counting them, which showed his absolute confidence in this operation.

"Tonight is still the time for you to prepare to take over the Hong family's businesses. Of course, the Tang Clan will not concern itself with those."

"Alright, then we'll have to trouble you, Mr. Tang. We look forward to your return."

Tang San's words greatly excited the two, and they immediately sent out spies to gather information near the Hong family. Once the news of Hong Luan's assassination spread, the Liu family and the Aus family would begin to devour the Hong family's assets with swift and decisive measures.

Having already cooperated for the first time, both clan leaders now have confidence in Tang San, and Aus even sneered directly:
"Hmph, old man Hong, don't blame us. The three families were in a good balance of power, but you insisted on colluding with Xuejian to try and swallow us up. Now let's see how you deal with this."

The waiting time was always long, but the two clan leaders no longer felt the tension they had last time. They chatted and laughed in the council hall, as if everything had nothing to do with them.

(End of this chapter)