Peerless: Gu Master Transforms Douluo.

Chapter 307: The Prosperous Spiritual Pagoda, Xu Jiujiu's Wisdom (4k)

The development of any force is inseparable from two things: one is the strength of its own power, and the other is money.

Although the Spirit Transferring Tower's apparent strength is not particularly strong yet, it has the support of Shrek Academy and the Star Dou Great Forest, and is located near Shrek City, so there is no need to worry about security issues.

Relying on its monopoly on soul contract technology, the Soul Transferring Tower has sufficient funds, so it has entered a stage of rapid development.

After these years of development, the Spirit Transferring Tower is thriving.

Currently, it is mainly divided into three halls: Soul Hall, Spirit Hall and Instrument Hall, which correspond to the three directions of martial soul, soul spirit and soul guide device respectively.

The palace masters are Han Ruoruo, Biji and Xuan Ziwen who is still on the way.

Above the hall master is the Spirit Transmission Tower master Huo Yuhao, as well as the two deputy tower masters Gu Yuena and Zhang Lexuan.

At the same time, there are elders whose status is second only to the hall master and deputy hall master. They manage other departments such as economy, diplomacy, intelligence, etc. that have intersections with the three major halls. For example, the Lingwang Chamber of Commerce is one of the departments in charge of the economy.

Among the three halls, the Soul Hall has the fewest people and is the most special. Those who can join it are all elites among the elite soul masters, and are the proud children of heaven who are picked from thousands of miles away, just like Di Qiuer, Wang Donger, Xiao Xiao and others.

The Spirit Hall has the largest number of people. In addition to the members of the Soul Research Group, it is mainly composed of soul communicators who serve as guides for signing soul contracts, and apprentices who are in training or learning.

The number of people in the Weapon Hall is second only to that in the Spirit Hall. It is currently in charge of the deputy hall master Tang Ya, but she often leaves it to Bei Bei to manage. Bei Bei is not only strong in cultivation, but also has a good talent in management.

If the Spirit Pagoda wants to develop rapidly, it must spend money, especially in terms of soul mentors.

As the number of soul guides in the Soul Pagoda increases, the cost of researching soul guides and purchasing various rare metals is also increasing, not to mention Xuan Ziwen's subsequent research on spiritual forging, which also requires a large amount of money.

Although soul guides manufactured by soul engineers can also be used to recover funds, the problem lies in the market for purchasing soul guides.

Although Shrek is helping the Spirit Pagoda develop in an all-round way, it is impossible for it to purchase too many soul guides. After all, Shrek itself has a soul guide system.

Needless to say, as for the Star Dou Great Forest, it is hard to expect that the soul beasts will be interested in soul guides.

Even if they were to be transported to the Sun-Moon Empire for sale with minimal loss through a teleportation array, they still had to take the other party's national conditions into consideration. Exporting too many soul guides at once would inevitably attract the attention of Mingde Hall or even the Holy Spirit Church.

After all, the Soul Transmission Tower, which absorbed the Tang Sect's hidden weapon technology, has also, to a certain extent, embarked on the path of integrating the Tang Sect's hidden weapons and soul guides in the original work.

This kind of special soul guide is even more difficult to sell to the Sun-Moon Empire.

When it comes to the combination of hidden weapons and soul guides, Tang Ya, the former leader of the Tang Clan and current deputy leader of the Weapon Hall, naturally cannot be counted on.

We still have to rely on Huo Yuhao.

He lived up to everyone's expectations and researched the Zhuge Divine Crossbow in the original book ahead of time. He also sent the blueprints back to the Spirit Pagoda early so that everyone could start learning how to make it.

This was not included in the blueprints given to Shrek. What was given to Shrek were all soul guide blueprints that Huo Yuhao had completely copied from Mingde Hall for the purpose of research and study.

It cannot be said that he is biased. After all, the knowledge of hidden weapons is involved and the intellectual property rights are currently in the Spirit Transmission Tower.

There is still a difference between Shrek Academy and forces like the Spirit Pagoda.

It's a bit like the relationship between a school and a company.

In Shrek's Soul Guidance Department, the purpose of students is to learn, and the purpose of instructors is to research and catch up with the development of Mingde Hall, rather than to produce soul guides on an assembly line for sale.

It’s different in the Spirit Pagoda. Of course you have to work after you get paid.

Even if it was just to accumulate contribution points to be eligible to exchange for elixirs or soul contracts in the Soul Pagoda, a large number of people rushed to apply.

Not to mention, most of the current soul mentors are former holy servants from the Sun-Moon Empire. They have life-and-death friendships with each other, and it can be said that they have a long way to go to repay their debts.

At the same time, the Soul Guidance Department, which has special funding support from Shrek, is basically not short of money.

But the Spirit Pagoda must be self-sufficient.

In particular, the Weapon Palace also has its own pride, and will not always rely on the help of the Spirit Palace to be a useless person who only eats and waits for death.

Thus, the Zhuge Divine Crossbow was born. Huo Yuhao even optimized and improved the structure of the hidden weapon part, making further progress in shooting accuracy, range, and distance, and the cost was also lower.

The current Zhuge Divine Crossbow can be said to be a dimensionality reduction attack on similar products on the market. It is not only powerful and has a wide coverage, but also has a fast rate of fire and is very easy to control. Its only shortcoming is that it must be loaded with soul-fixing guide shells.

Taking the cost issue into consideration, during the production process, the Zhuge Divine Crossbow itself was divided into three grades: low, medium and high. In terms of quality and materials, it can be divided into level three, level five and level seven soul guides, but its attack distance can be said to be far beyond that.

For example, the walls of Shrek City are now equipped with many specially made heavy-duty Zhuge crossbows, and together with a large number of other soul-guided weapons for city defense, it can be said to be impregnable.

If we wait until the time when the beast tide occurs in the original novel, Shrek City, whose equipment will be upgraded again over time, will definitely make those soul beasts never return.

Of course, the beast tide in the original novel will never happen in this life.

Currently, the Spirit Pagoda mainly produces low-level and mid-level Zhuge Divine Crossbows.

After all, the cost of advanced products is too high.

Moreover, Zhuge's magic crossbow can fire six to eighteen shells at a time, allowing for a covering bombing.

Unlike the reusable Zhuge Divine Crossbow, the fixed-type soul guide shells fired here are disposable consumables, and what are fired are golden soul coins shining with golden light.

Even if it is filled with third-level fixed-type soul guide shells, firing eighteen shells at a time is equivalent to a cost of three thousand gold soul coins.

Although there is firepower coverage, money is spent like water.

In addition, because he participated deeply in Xuan Ziwen’s research on sealed milk bottle technology, Huo Yuhao alone was able to quickly finalize the plan of combining the sealed milk bottle with the Zhuge Divine Crossbow.

It can be said that the Zhuge Divine Crossbow has become the first powerful soul guide on the continent that can be used by ordinary people. As long as there are enough charged and sealed bottles, it can be used continuously for a long time.

This kind of soul guide cannon is so powerful that it can fire continuously and can even be operated by ordinary people after being charged. There will definitely be no shortage of buyers when it is sold to the outside world.

Although it does seem like making money from the war, it's still good money.

At present, the Spirit Pagoda needs more partners.

The original three Douluo empires are undoubtedly the best choice.

As long as we show them the characteristics of Zhuge's magic crossbow, I believe the three empires will be very interested.

However, considering the current international situation, the Xingluo Empire, which borders the Sun and the Moon and focuses on the development of soul guides, is the most suitable one at present.

Although the territory of the Tianhun Empire also borders directly with the Sun-Moon Empire, its national guardian sect is the Body Sect. Their attitude towards soul guides can be imagined. Among the four major empires on the mainland, the Tianhun Empire is the one that adheres to the soul master tradition and rejects soul guides the most.

As for the Douling Empire, it is located at the easternmost part of the continental plate. It has the smallest area among the four countries and the least presence. It can be said that it is not competitive with the world. It also has few ideas to purchase soul guides, especially the Zhuge Divine Crossbow used in war.

Therefore, these two empires are not good partners.

It still has to be the Star Empire.

After Duke Dai Hao of White Tiger was demoted to the lowest position by the Emperor of Xing Luo, the cooperative relationship between Shrek and the Xing Luo Empire became increasingly close, which led to Xu Jiujiu leading the Xing Luo Royal Academy exchange team to the Shrek inner courtyard for further studies.

Originally, Huo Yuhao wanted to find Xu Jiujiu to have a detailed discussion at the next Soul Master Competition, but he didn't expect that the other party would be so impatient and come to him immediately.

There was a point where both sides rushed towards each other.

Although Xu Jiujiu’s current purpose is most likely the soul contract, it has nothing to do with soul guides.

But it doesn’t matter, Huo Yuhao will make her interested.

...When Huo Yuhao saw Xu Jiujiu, the princess was sitting attentively on the sofa in a high-end reception room in the Spirit Transferring Tower.

At this moment, Xu Jiujiu was not wearing the red school uniform of Shrek's inner courtyard, nor was he wearing the badge symbolizing the Spirit Communication Tower. It was obvious that he came prepared.

She was wearing a light gold dress, her long golden hair was tied into a ponytail, and she was smiling, giving people a feeling of elegance and nobility.

"Huo Yuhao?"

Seeing this unexpected figure coming in, Xu Jiujiu couldn't help but wonder, "Why are you here?"

Although there was no change in her expression, a solemn look flashed in her eyes and a brainstorming session began in her mind.

Not long after arriving in Shrek, Xu Jiujiu noticed the rising power of the Spirit Pagoda near Shrek City.

Then, she discovered the bits and pieces of information about souls that the Soul Pagoda had deliberately revealed, as well as the news that the Soul Pagoda was recruiting soul masters with spiritual attributes.

Out of curiosity, she signed up directly.

Although Xu Jiujiu's martial soul is not a true spiritual martial soul, thanks to the characteristics of the Star Crown martial soul, she is still relatively confident in her mental power.

After her registration was approved, she took another test before joining the Spirit Pagoda and began to learn about souls as an apprentice.

It was also after coming into contact with the spirits that she quickly realized their superiority.

Even if the soul is just a pie in the sky painted by the Soul Pagoda, we still have to eat it.

Moreover, Xu Jiujiu had a hunch that as the top spiritual master on the continent, Huo Yuhao must have a close relationship with the Spirit Pagoda.

So after obtaining the consent of her brother Xu Jiawei, she directly signed a contract and officially joined the Soul Tower, and then got the opportunity to learn the soul contract.

Soon, with her excellent talent, she learned the method of soul contract, was promoted to soul transmitter, and became a glorious worker in the Soul Tower.

However, this contract is only to prevent Xu Jiujiu from leaking the soul contract, and there are no other mandatory requirements.

Depending on the position they hold, spiritualists have different responsibilities.

Since Xu Jiujiu not only has not graduated yet, but is also an exchange student, the Spirit Pagoda does not have any requirements for her.

But for the sake of his sixth soul ring, Xu Jiujiu also worked diligently in the Spirit Temple. From time to time, he would go to the Star Dou Great Forest with the large group to seal the dying soul beasts to form semi-finished souls, which are soul seals.

Even Xu Jiujiu would occasionally go to the Instrument Palace to guest-star as an experimental soul master for soul guide instruments, just to accumulate contribution points to exchange for souls.

Even if one is a member of the Spirit Pagoda, there are still requirements for making a soul contract.

In addition to the special nature of the Star Crown Martial Spirit and the age requirement for the sixth soul ring, a relatively large number of contribution points are needed to obtain a suitable soul.

Although Xu Jiujiu can use the treasures on his body to add money, the Spirit Tower also has some limitations in this regard.

Moreover, in order to be promoted to a higher level of authority or position in the Spiritual Tower, one also needs to meet the contribution point requirements.

Some items can be said to be internal benefits that are only available when one reaches a certain level of authority.

So in comparison, contribution points are more cost-effective.

As for those soul masters who do not belong to the Soul Pagoda, if they want to obtain souls, they not only need to pay the registration fee, but also pass the manual review of the Soul Pagoda. After confirming that they are a suitable contractor, they can, with the help of the Soul Pagoda, find the soul that is destined to be with them from among the numerous hundred-year and thousand-year soul prints.

As for the ten thousand year level souls, currently they have to be customized in the Soul Transmission Tower, which requires a high price, not just gold soul coins.

There is no need to think about the hundred thousand year old soul.

Even so, after the Soul Pagoda’s large-scale promotion of the opening of soul contracts not long ago, countless people flocked to it.

After all, the value of the soul can be seen with the naked eye, and it is far superior to the soul bone.

Today's souls can not only continue to grow with the help of soul masters and increase their lifespan, but can also be passed down from generation to generation for future generations to use.

Of course, inheritance is based on the premise that the soul master is completely dead.

With the death of the soul master, the soul will take back the origin previously given to the soul master to form the soul ring and remove its own restrictions. This is the basis for repeatable inheritance.

After all, the number of soul rings that the soul grants to the soul master is limited.

Therefore, the rarer and more advanced the soul, the greater the price you have to pay to obtain it.

As the princess of the Xing Luo Empire, Xu Jiujiu naturally wanted to strive for perfection.

After all, this soul is her lifelong companion.

It even relates to the future inheritance of the Star Crown Martial Spirit.

Suppressing soul power for a period of time also has more advantages than disadvantages.

Even if you reach the bottleneck of soul power and need to obtain soul rings to break through, the soul power will continue to accumulate during this period until the moment you obtain the soul ring and then burst out all at once.

Moreover, the longer the time of practice and the more times of meditation, the stronger the mental power will be, and the longer the soul can be integrated.

A ten thousand year old soul with a high level of cultivation can, to a certain extent, match the soul ring skills of the soul master's martial soul according to the soul master's requirements. It can be said to be customized.

This is great news for her who possesses the Star Crown Martial Spirit.

Therefore, there is only one truth.

"Are you the spiritualist who helped me to make the soul contract today?"

Facing the long-lasting question, Huo Yuhao nodded and said:
"Yes, a soul suitable for Your Highness the Princess has been successfully found. I happen to be free today, so I will come over to preside over the signing ceremony of the soul contract for you."

After hearing this explanation, Xu Jiujiu's eyelids couldn't help but twitch.

In the last Soul Master Competition, Huo Yuhao not only broke her Star Guardian Shield with one punch, but also eliminated the rest of the Xing Luo team and left her alone.

And then let yourself admit defeat.

It can be said to be full of bad taste.

So when she heard Huo Yuhao's serious explanation, she had a bad feeling in her heart.

Of course, even though he was complaining in his heart, Xu Jiujiu always had a decent smile on his face.

Putting aside his identity as the future Lord of the Sea God, even if he wanted to implement his brother's unreliable marriage plan, he would need to take the initiative to take a friendly step.

"Just call me Jiujiu."

As she spoke, she lifted the sides of her long skirt with both hands, bowed slightly, and performed a standard court etiquette towards Huo Yuhao.

"Okay, Jiujiu."

Huo Yuhao was not polite either, and then said to Qiong Bixian:

"I wonder if Jiujiu has ever heard of the name Holy Spirit Church?"

(End of this chapter)