Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Saint Master, Twelve Talismans Chaotic the Continent

Chapter 87 Patent Fees

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"What brings Elder Nanfeng to Xingluo?"

To prevent Nan Feng from spouting nonsense about attitude again, Dai Tianfeng led everyone directly to the banquet hall, serving up delicious food and drinks to make a proper impression.

"It's nothing." Nan Feng waved his hand and took out "Celestial Maiden Scattering Flowers" from his soul tool.

A large crossbow cart nearly ten meters long, and a matching super-large explosive arrow nearly seven meters long.

The ballista itself employs a large number of complex designs to maximize the range of the crossbow bolts. Although he didn't quite understand how those special crossbows were made, he still remembered some basic physical and mechanical theories. He handed those things over to professionals, and over the years, those people made some improvements based on the current crossbow bolts.

"Do you all know what this is?" Nanfeng asked.

Duke Youming's expression changed slightly. "Could it be the same kind of weapon that was concealed on the border of Star Luo before?"

Although he did not go to the front line, according to the reports from the vanguard at the time, the killing range of this thing was extremely exaggerated. As long as a Soul King operated it, it could have a range of thousands of meters, and after the explosion, it would cover hundreds of meters.

Even without being highly poisonous, this thing is still quite dangerous.

"Hmm." Nan Feng nodded and gave everyone a general introduction to the destructive power of this thing, some of its principles, and its cost.

This is not a simple ballista, but a simplified soul guide device.

The Douluo Continent actually has knowledge about soul tools, but very few people study them. What the public knows about are only auxiliary storage soul tools, and a very small number of people can make some special defensive soul tools.

Those who can create soul tools are far more prestigious than soul masters, because even the most ordinary soul tool is worth at least tens of thousands of gold soul coins, and those rare defensive soul tools can be auctioned for hundreds of thousands of gold soul coins.

Moreover, these things were mostly controlled by nobles and were even regarded as symbols of status.

The Spirit Hall also possesses the relevant technology, but no one cares, just like the blacksmiths in Gengxin City; no one notices the value of these people.

Of course, they may have noticed, but soul tools are something that could potentially overturn the noble status of soul masters, so they would naturally not be allowed.

"What does Elder Nanfeng want to say?" Dai Tianfeng asked.

"I can sell this to you," Nan Feng said.

"As for the combination of poisons, even if you can't create a poison of Dugu Bo's caliber, poisoning the Heaven Dou Empire's army shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Poison is a good thing, but it has a fatal flaw: it can easily cause accidental injury!

If played well, it requires little investment and yields high returns.

If you don't play well, the opponent dies, and you die too.

Therefore, the two great empires rarely used poison as a weapon on the battlefield, not because of any humanitarian concerns, but simply because they were afraid of killing themselves as well.

"Sell it to us?" Dai Tianfeng's eyes were unreadable.

"Elder Nanfeng, you didn't actually sell this to the Heaven Dou Empire, did you?"

"Oh?" Nan Feng was somewhat surprised.

How did you know?

Dai Tianfeng's eye twitched. "How much does Elder Nanfeng plan to sell it for?"

"Don't worry, I'm a fair businessman and I won't try to rip you off," Nan Feng said.

"Furthermore, in order to enable you to have freedom with ballistae, I can directly provide you with all the relevant technologies for this thing."

"???"

The ministers in the hall looked at Nan Feng with blank expressions, and Dai Tianfeng was also somewhat unable to react.

They're even selling their technology?

Are you out of your mind?!

"You all don't need to look at me like that," Nan Feng said.

"I know what kind of people you are. Even if I don't sell you the technology directly, do you think you can't get the design blueprints for this thing?"

"Ahem." Dai Tianfeng looked somewhat uneasy.

How can you say something like this outright?

Gengxin City is located in the Star Luo Empire. He only needs to buy one copy and move it to Gengxin City. The blacksmiths there will naturally help him thoroughly study this thing.

"How does Elder Nanfeng intend to conduct the transaction?" Dai Tianfeng asked.

"Snowy Night spent five million," Nan Feng said.

"I can also offer five million," Dai Tianfeng said.

"Don't rush to agree," Nan Feng said.

"My five million is just a down payment. For every ballista you manufacture thereafter, you'll have to pay me a patent fee of one hundred thousand gold soul coins."

Dai Tianfeng's eye twitched slightly. "Patent...patent fees? What are those?"

"Do you know how much I put into making this thing?" Nan Feng said.

"Manpower and resources—these are all my costs. You did nothing and yet you got a powerful crossbow chariot to use for territorial expansion. Shouldn't you give me a share of the profits?"

Dai Tianfeng narrowed his eyes slightly. "What if I don't give it to you?"

"Sure." Nan Feng put his hand on Dugu Yan's shoulder.

"I'm not the kind of person who forces people to buy or sell. If you don't want to give it, you don't have to."

"You agree, right, Yanza?"

"..."

Dai Tianfeng's eyes twitched violently. "Elder Nanfeng is joking. Of course, it should be given."

"Hey, Brother Tianfeng, if you're short on cash, I'm not the kind of person who'd force you to give me a pittance," Nanfeng said.

I'm currently reading the error-free version! This is the first time I've published this novel.

"No problem, no problem, my Star Luo Empire can afford this kind of money." Dai Tianfeng smiled, but in his heart he was cursing like crazy.

Oh shit!

Threatening me!

……

After a cordial and friendly discussion, Dai Tianfeng put the Duke of Youming in charge of the follow-up matters and made contact with the Martial Soul Temple of Xingluo City.

Everything seemed to be proceeding in harmony and peace.

Dinner time.

Having roughly figured out that Nan Feng's trip was only to extort money and not to cause trouble, Dai Tianfeng dismissed the ministers, leaving only the Duke of Youming to host the banquet. At the same time, he also arranged for the current princes of Xingluo and their fiancées to attend the banquet.

This was both to broaden the horizons of these princes and to give the eldest prince, Davis, a warning.

The Second Prince died under mysterious circumstances after awakening his martial spirit, and there is still no accurate result.

However, anyone with a brain should be able to figure out who did it.

"I've heard that the martial soul fusion technique of the Xingluo Dai family and the Zhu family is incredibly powerful. Can I see it?" Nan Feng asked.

He had only seen Hu Liena and Xie Yue's Martial Soul Fusion Skill. That thing was indeed quite powerful. The Martial Soul Fusion Skill launched by two Soul Masters was something that even a Soul Sect could not withstand. It could almost be said that it was invincible below the Soul King level.

The Netherworld White Tiger of Xingluo is the most famous. According to the records of the Spirit Hall, the power of this spirit fusion skill is extremely exaggerated, especially after level 70.

Level 70 is a crucial point where a huge gap emerges between ordinary and top-tier martial souls.

Before level 70, the gap between top-tier martial souls and ordinary martial souls is not too large. Although within the same level, a soul master with a top-tier martial soul can basically beat a soul master with an ordinary martial soul, there will not be any crushing defeats.

But after level 70, the activation of the Martial Soul True Form makes all the difference.

The true form of a top-tier martial soul can easily kill the true form of an ordinary martial soul.

One piece of data with actual combat records shows that an 86-level Evil-Eyed White Tiger, paired with a 78-level Netherworld Spirit Cat, could contend with a 95-level Title Douluo for a short period of time without being at a disadvantage.

Similarly, the combination of a Soul Douluo and a Soul Saint, the Dragon Duke and Snake Lady, their Martial Soul Fusion Skill is utterly ineffective against a level 95 Title Douluo. At best, they can only fight against level 91 to 93 Title Douluo gatekeepers, and even then, they are completely overwhelmed.

"Elder Nanfeng, this Martial Soul Fusion Technique is no child's play, and it's not convenient to demonstrate it." Dai Tianfeng also refused quite frankly.

How could an emperor, or even a Contra player, possibly perform for others like monkeys in those great fighting arenas?

"If it's inconvenient for you, you can have them come," Nan Feng said, pointing to the two princes.

The larger one is most likely Davis, and the smaller one should be Dai Mubai.

Big Cat, on the other hand, sat with Duke of the Underworld.

If nothing unexpected happens, Dai Mubai will be running away in two years.

"Isn't that inconvenient too?" Nan Feng asked.

"Elder Nanfeng, you may not know this, but the Netherworld White Tiger cannot be activated easily before level 30, because it consumes too much energy and will have some adverse effects on the Soul Master himself," Dai Tianfeng said.

The Martial Soul Fusion Skill is no joke. Although it is powerful, it also consumes a lot of energy. Generally speaking, before level 40, the royal family is forbidden from activating the Netherworld White Tiger because it can easily damage their mental strength.

"Oh, I think so." Nan Feng nodded.

Hu Liena and Xie Yue only started practicing the Martial Soul Fusion Skill after reaching level 30, because this skill consumes a lot of mental energy, and Soul Masters below level 30 are prone to overexertion, which can have negative effects on their bodies...

But what's with Yu Xiaogang, that lowly guy who's not even level 30, playing the Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill?

(End of this chapter)