Douluo: Peerless Black Tortoise Moon God

Chapter 31 I can’t accompany you on the road ahead, you have to go it alone (Please share and recommend)

In the past two years, soul guides have often been stolen from the Sun-Moon Royal Soul Guide Academy, with the highest amount reaching level four fixed-type soul guide shells. However, the thief cannot be found, which is really hateful.

Fortunately, the bandit had some rules. He always left behind gold soul coins slightly higher than the market price and gave away elixirs specializing in the Three Kingdoms. So Jing Hongchen simply ignored it and casually wrote a note saying it was due to experimental losses and left it alone.

Jing Hongchen was also desperate because he couldn't catch the person, but it was not easy to tell anyone about this. Since the guy was willing to pay, it was not impossible for him to turn a blind eye. Even Lin Jiayi was used to running errands and following procedures.

There are many people in the Sun-Moon Empire who smuggle soul guides below level five, and it is impossible to prevent them. As long as the thief does not touch the bottom line of soul guides above level five, Jing Hongchen will not care too much. He will just think of it as buying elixirs for his grandchildren. The elixirs left by the thief are of good quality. The elixirs he prepared for his grandchildren are all top-grade ones from the Sun-Moon Empire, but they are still inferior to them.

He was originally a little worried that his grandchildren might encounter some minor disadvantages after cultivating to the Soul King level, but now this worry has disappeared.

So Jing Hongchen is now very much looking forward to what the former Three Kingdoms strongman with a quirk has brought out.

But the next second, he was surprised to find that Lin Jiayi's smile froze, he stammered and couldn't speak, with an expression as if he wanted to say something but stopped.

Jing Hongchen frowned and asked, "Just tell me what you have to say. Could it be that the thief has targeted soul guides above level five this time?"

"That's not true."

Lin Jiayi, with a strange expression on his face, took out a piece of straw paper and handed it to Jing Hongchen, "But this time, that person sent us a list, saying that he wanted to buy a batch of soul guides of level five and below from us, and the price is negotiable."

Jing Hongchen: “???”

No, it’s ok to just do a few pieces secretly, but this time you’re going to do wholesale?

This is the highest institution of learning in the Sun-Moon Empire, not a black market!

This dean is the head of Mingde Hall who is busy with all kinds of affairs every day, not a middleman on the black market!

"This dean wants to see how big this guy's appetite is. He dares to come to our school to place an order!"

Jing Hongchen grabbed the list and looked at it carefully. The corners of his eyes began to twitch, and he immediately understood why Lin Jiayi was hesitant to speak.

"Forty level-five fixed-type soul guide shells with properties like thunder, high-explosive, shockwave, and ice, five level-five fixed-type soul guide launcher mounts, one level-five flying soul guide, three level-five invincible shields... What the hell is all this? Are you equipping a Soul King with this?"

For Jing Hongchen, the quantity of goods is not small, but it is not impossible to produce them. However, judging from the list, the person who buys the goods is most likely a fan of fixed-type soul guide artillery shells?
How could the thieves be so sure that I would give them such a good thing? If this gets out, even I will be in trouble.

Seeing the end, Jing Hongchen discovered a layer of faint ink marks. His eyes flashed and he injected soul power into it. Two lines of small words with a chilling aura came into view:
"This transaction is the last one within three years. If the Hall Master is unwilling, we can only contact your country's black market to purchase samples. I hope that Dean Hongchen can consider the relationship between friendly merchants and everyone can have a happy transaction.

Three years from now, my son Qilin will enter your country to train. I hope that Master Hongchen will take care of him for the sake of our two years of friendship. We have a common enemy in the Douluo Three Kingdoms."

"Strange, this soul energy aura is different from the one in the envelope two years ago, but it must be a Titled Douluo without a doubt, and he wants to send Qilin'er to my Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy to train? What a strange thing..."

Jing Hongchen keenly noticed that the soul power on the envelope this time came from another Titled Douluo. His brows were furrowed into the shape of a "川" character, and he racked his brains to figure out the situation but could not figure it out.

"Forget it. If it's just these things, then it's not a big deal. It's only three years. This hall master wants to see what you have up your sleeve."

Finally, Jing Hongchen made a decision and turned to assign a task to Lin Jiayi:
"School has just started, and we've assigned our sixth-grade students the task of producing this batch of soul guides. We'll provide the rare metals, and after the deal is done, we'll give them 40% of the labor costs. Then, you'll write me a list of lost lab supplies, that's all."

"Okay Dean."

……

Hanhai City is the only port city on the western coast of the Tianhun Empire. It is built by the sea and is large in scale.

Ten thousand years ago, during the Tiandou Empire, when the Tianhun and Douling empires had not yet split, Hanhai City was already the largest city in the western part of the Tiandou Empire, and also the largest coastal city and port city on the original Douluo Continent.

After the collision between the Sun-Moon Continent and the Douluo Continent, Hanhai City naturally became a must-pass place on the maritime trade line between the Tianhun Empire and the Sun-Moon Empire. The convenient marine resources and transportation conditions made Hanhai City more and more prosperous. Looking across the entire continent, it was second only to the four imperial capitals and Shrek City.

After about half a month of sailing on the sea, Yue Lao drove the soul guide boat to the port of Hanhai City and anchored there. He turned to look at Xu Tianxi and Xu Xiaoyun, who were still in a state of deep meditation.

"Young Master and Xu Zu's condition cannot be disturbed. It seems we need to wait for a while." Yue Lao stopped the soul guide boat, took out the communication soul guide device, and dialed a number:
"Hello? Is this the Xuanwu Chamber of Commerce headquarters? I'm from the sect's headquarters. We've already docked at the Hanhai City port. Please send someone to pick us up..."

An excited voice soon came from the other end of the communication soul guide, "Don't worry, the president and I have been waiting near the port for a long time! I will tell the president now!"

With a "ding ding" sound, the soul guide was disconnected, and then Yue Lao saw several powerful auras suddenly bursting out outside the port, rising into the sky like a heat wave, with dazzling light.

"Mr. Yue Lao, have the teacher and the young apprentice entered deep meditation? That's really good news."

Lights and shadows flashed, and several people arrived in an instant. A clear and capable voice with a smile sounded in Yue Lao's ears.

Yue Lao knew who the visitor was and quickly stood up and saluted the leader, "Greetings, Your Majesty the Ice Phoenix."

Xiao Changfeng, who came to pick up the boat in person, was wearing a cloud robe with wide sleeves. He stepped forward to support Yue Lao, with a spring-like smile on his jade-like white face:

"Mr. Yue Lao is so polite. We are all family. You must be tired from sailing. Come with me and have a good rest. I will be here to watch over you later."

As he spoke, Xiao Changfeng winked at the people behind him. They understood and went forward to tow the soul guide boat to the harbor.

Xiao Changfeng helped Yue Lao leap onto the harbor, and said with some regret:

"I just bought a batch of soul guides from the Sun-Moon Empire two days ago, thinking of giving them to my nephew as a gift. I didn't expect him to be in deep meditation right now, and I don't know when he will wake up."

Yue Lao said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay. Good things are worth waiting for. The young master will definitely appreciate the kindness of His Majesty the Ice Phoenix."

"I hope so." Xiao Changfeng nodded, and many chaotic emotions appeared in his eyes as he looked at Xu Tianxi.

……

Early morning half a month later.

Xu Tianxi, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, stood up and jumped out of the cabin door into the sunlight. A glint of interest shone in his eyes. "Are we there yet? Is this Hanhai City?"

The urban architectural style that comes into view is very different from the ancient and majestic Xuanming Sect. Although there are no high-rise buildings like in the previous life, many buildings with more than five floors can be seen. The clothing of the people is also very diverse, and even some dark-skinned people can be seen.

It was noon at this time, and the harbor was bustling with ships. There were groups of soul masters going out to sea, and there were also soul hunting groups returning from the sea with full loads. There were even people selling hundred-year-old soul beasts in public in the busy market.

I don’t know if it’s due to the influence of maritime trade, but there are even people selling soul guides such as compasses and feng shui maps in the market. This is simply a miracle in the Tianhun Empire, which is the most averse to soul guides.

The sea breeze blew gently across his face, and a strong, salty smell filled his mouth and nose, making Xu Tianxi feel a little uncomfortable. He couldn't help but choke, fanning himself with his hands, muttering to himself, "I'm still not used to the smell of this place."

At this time, a hearty laugh sounded in Xu Tianxi's ears, "This is Hanhai City. This is what the sea smells like. My little apprentice brother, you have to get used to it."

Xu Tianxi suddenly turned around and looked, and a young man who looked to be in his thirties jumped into his sight. He did not reveal a trace of soul power from his body, and had a smile on his face, emitting a dashing and capable temperament from the inside out.

Yue Lao followed the other person and smiled at him.

Knowing who the other person was, Xu Tianxi bowed and said, "Greetings, Master."

Xiao Changfeng smiled and nodded, returning the greeting without any airs, "I have met my junior nephew too. It has been a long time since we last met, I'm afraid you might not even recognize me."

"Let me introduce myself. I'm Xiao Changfeng. You'll be spending the next few years with me."

"Here with you... By the way, where is the master?" Xu Tianxi looked around the cabin but did not see Xu Xiaoyun.

"He left and asked me to tell you that he can't accompany you on the road ahead for the time being, so you have to walk it alone."

Xiao Changfeng responded to Xu Tianxi calmly and looked at the sea level in the distance.

(End of this chapter)