Douluo Continent: Martial Soul - Dragon Pattern Staff, Inherited from the Azure Dragon of the East

Chapter 21 Tied to the Same Boat

Soto City, Martial Soul Branch Hall.

Inside the chief steward's office, he received a letter delivered by one of his subordinates.

Upon opening it, the contents piqued his interest.

"The Li family has recently risen to prominence and is making a fortune every day. This guy wants to talk to me about a super big deal? Interesting."

"And it was written by Flander himself."

"This guy is a Soul Saint after all, so we have to give him face. Let's go see what tricks they'll pull."

The chief steward is currently the most powerful person in charge of the Soto City Martial Soul Branch Hall. As for the positions of deputy hall master and hall master, there are no vacancies. If his achievements are outstanding, these two positions will be reserved for him; otherwise, he will have to miss out.

This opportunity just happened.

If I can establish connections with the Li family and Flanders, and make some extra money from them as a reward, then I have a good chance of being promoted to assistant store manager this year.

He gave some instructions, saying he had to go out to take care of some things, and then left for the most luxurious and expensive hotel in Soto.

In the most expensive and luxurious hotel suite, a trap has been set up.

This time, it was Flander and Li Yusong who came forward.

As for Zhao Wuji, he's wanted by the Spirit Hall, so it wouldn't be appropriate for him to show up now.

As for Li Fei, after suppressing the evil fire within Ma Hongjun's body, he returned to the Li family to cultivate.

He had already set up the trap. Now all that was left was to wait for the people from the Spirit Hall branch to jump in, and then lead the rest of the Spirit Hall members in as well.

In that case, the Soto City Martial Soul Branch Hall and the Li family would be in the same boat.

Chief Steward Odin entered the room, closed the door, glanced at Flander and Li Yusong, and said directly, "Dean Flander, Dean Li, may I ask what brings you here this time?"

He had previously arranged for someone to investigate the matter between Flander's Shrek Academy and the Li family, and naturally understood that Li Yusong was already the vice dean of Shrek Academy.

Moreover, Flander was raised by the Li family to make money.

That's how they came to have such a wealthy fortune.

When he found out, he was extremely envious.

The daily necessities produced by the Li family are really useful, and he is one of the beneficiaries. Most importantly, they are very affordable and come in large quantities.

Moreover, they are now recruiting Soul Masters with various special Martial Souls, which seems like they're up to something again.

The chain of interests behind the Li family is also enormous.

The Li family now holds a top-tier position in Soto City.

If it weren't for the presence of the Barak royal family above them, the Li family would truly be the strongest power.

Although he was the chief steward of the Soto City Martial Soul Branch Hall, his cultivation level was only at the Soul Emperor level, so he dared not bluff in front of a veteran Soul Saint.

Moreover, the two people showed him no ill will and even greeted him with smiles.

Flander warmly invited, "Deacon, please have a seat. These dishes are getting cold. Let's eat and chat."

Odin sat down and said, "Let's talk business first, otherwise I won't be able to eat in peace, and I'm very busy with official duties."

Li Yusong and Flander exchanged a glance, and then Li Fei began to recite the words he had prepared in advance.

"Our Li family has many profitable projects, and we'd like to invite you to invest so we can all make money and have fun together."

"The reason we invited Deacon Ao here this time is not only for business cooperation, but also because we want you to personally handle the process of obtaining a formal advanced soul master academy qualification certificate for Shrek Academy, which must be able to participate in the continent-wide advanced soul master elite competition."

"Here are 100,000 gold soul coins; consider it a reward for your hard work."

As Flander spoke, he waved his hand, and a large suitcase appeared with a crack, inside which golden light shimmered, and gold soul coins were piled up bulging.

Damn, the corrupting smell of money!

Odin was already tempted after hearing Li Yusong's previous offer to cooperate in business.

Seeing this large bag of glittering gold soul coins, he swallowed hard.

Even if he is a Soul Emperor, he is only at the age of sixty-one.

It will take a short time to get 100,000 gold soul coins.

His salary isn't that much!

"Hahaha!!!"

"So that's what you two gentlemen wanted to do. Since you're being so kind to me, I'll take the liberty of accepting it!"

"Don't worry, I'll get the Shrek Academy certification sorted out for you quickly. As for the cooperation, I've agreed. If I can secure such a lucrative project for the Spirit Branch Hall, once the results are in, the higher-ups will definitely promote me to Vice Hall Master. At that time, our cooperation will have even greater potential!"

Odin didn't mince words and readily agreed. After storing the large bag of gold soul coins into his soul tool, he picked up the wine glass on the table and raised it: "Gentlemen, I'll drink first!"

"It's a pleasure working with you!"

"It's a pleasure working with you!"

Li Yusong and Flander exchanged a glance. They hadn't expected things to go so smoothly, and were naturally delighted. They picked up their glasses and drank heartily.

The three of them ate and chatted, and had already become like brothers.

No one will turn down their own interests.

Odin could already envision his future life of immense wealth.

During their conversation, Li Yusong also intentionally or unintentionally told Odin about his breakthrough to Soul Saint.

When Odin learned of this, he was shocked but quickly offered his congratulations.

The more connections you have, the better.

A Soul Saint carries significant weight in Soto City!

Not to mention the two Soul Saints here have such a good relationship!

And they're all from Shrek Academy!

"With a Soul Saint in their ranks, the Li family's position will be even more unshakeable. We can use this big deal to seize the position of Vice Hall Master. It's a win-win situation!" Odin thought to himself, feeling quite pleased.

"Now that we've won over the Chief Steward of the Spirit Branch Hall, the next step is to gradually corrupt and win over the rest of the members of the Spirit Branch Hall, one by one, onto the Li family's ship, making this network of relationships increasingly solid—a shared destiny where we rise and fall together!"

"This is just the initial stage. Later on, while you may suffer losses, the Li family might not be so fortunate."

Li Yusong drank his wine and ate his food, all the while thinking to himself.

He greatly admired his grandson Li Fei's intelligence.

The Li family, he, and Shrek Academy owe their current success to the other party's advice and strategies.

After a good meal, drinks, and conversation, Odin left happily.

Li Yusong and Flander also parted ways.

"Xiao Fei, this is a list of all the members of the Spirit Branch Hall and their families. We've collected them all. Take a look."

Li Jianguo walked in and handed a document to Li Fei.

Li Fei took a look and said, "Start the corruption plan on each of them, so that they are completely bound to us. In the future, the Martial Soul Branch Hall can solve many problems for us and will also be subject to our control."

"Whenever the Li family encounters trouble, we use the projects we cooperated on with them to deal with it, and then we tell these people behind their backs that their interests have been greatly damaged, so that they will help the Li family solve potential problems."

"Now we must keep a close eye on Soto City. If anyone tries to steal our business, we'll wipe them out. Soto City belongs to the Li family. The Li family calls the shots. The Li family is the law!"

A sly glint flashed in Li Fei's eyes as he spoke.

"That's exactly what I was thinking too."

"You focus on cultivating and improving your soul power; leave the money-making to us."

Hearing this, Li Jianguo was surprised, never expecting that his own child would come up with this plan.

However, he was also pleased to see the Li family gradually becoming stronger.

"Okay." Li Fei nodded.

(End of this chapter)