Douluo: The martial soul Nine-headed Xiangliu swallows the sky and devours the earth!

Chapter 199 Little things

Even though the alliance between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is already a fact, what they are doing now is accumulating strength, not making any so-called big moves!
At least in the short term, they certainly won't see the Heaven Dou Royal Family and Qibao do anything earth-shattering, after all, there's the Star Luo Empire outside, and even stronger, there's the Spirit Hall!

The Spirit Hall has a long history, and no one knows the true extent of its strength. However, any powerful spirit master force is extremely wary of the Spirit Hall.

Moreover, how long has it been since the Haotian Sect fell into decline and went into seclusion?
Upon arriving at the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, the three of them went straight to the registration area. After registering, they met Xue Qinghe, who was also there to register.

Upon encountering Dugu Yao and his two companions, he couldn't resist inviting them to visit the Crown Prince's residence. The three of them accepted the invitation and headed straight for the Crown Prince's residence after leaving the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy.

"Please don't be shy, everyone. Let's get to work quickly. Although I am now His Highness the Crown Prince, I still miss the old days."

Sitting in the main seat, Xue Qinghe's gaze swept over Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling, seemingly reminiscing about their first meeting.

Dugu Yao's lips twitched upon seeing this, but he didn't say anything more, and continued to talk to the so-called Crown Prince with a smile.

Just then, Xue Qinghe took out something, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of Dugu Yao. After seeing what it was, he realized...

Dugu Yao's expression changed drastically. This was Xue Qinghe's Crown Prince token. What was the purpose of giving them this at this time? Were they trying to recruit them?
Seemingly noticing the change in expression on Dugu Yao's and the others' faces, Xue Qinghe chuckled awkwardly, "This is my token. Whoever holds this token will be as if I were here in person!"

"Brother Qinghe, what does this mean?" Dugu Yao asked in confusion.

"With this token, you can move freely within the Heavenly Dou Empire. Consider this a gift from me to my friend!" Xue Qinghe said casually, seemingly without any other intention.

"Brother Qinghe, although we have a very good relationship with you, this thing is too precious. Is there anything we can do to help you?"

Dugu Yao looked at Xue Qinghe with suspicion, and asked his doubts in a low voice. He couldn't really just treat them as friends and give them such precious things, could he?

You should know that this thing is not something that can be given away casually. With this token, if His Highness were to come in person, it would basically be Xue Qinghe himself!
"Brother Yao, if you feel bad about it, you can help me with a small matter," Xue Qinghe said to Dugu Yao.

"Small things?"

“That’s right. Brother Yao comes from the Xuanling Pill Sect. The sect sells pills. I need pills, lots of pills, so the price will naturally be the original price!”

"I think Brother Yao should be able to help me with this little thing," Xue Qinghe said, glancing at the three of them.

"This..." Dugu Yao was somewhat puzzled. Buy pills? The royal family could just go to his grandfather to buy pills, and there were also shops selling pills in Tiandou City.

There's no need to come to them about this, and to give them such a valuable token. Are you trying to win them over?
But isn't this a bit too abrupt? It's as if it's directly saying, "I want to win over your Xuanling Pill Sect and get you on my side. State your conditions."

"Brother Yao, you may not know this," Xue Qinghe sighed softly, "Although pills are available everywhere, the supply simply cannot meet the demand!"

"Moreover, I need a lot, a great many! And the purpose of the pills is to cultivate my team, which I think Brother Yao should understand."

"It seems that the Xuanling Pill Sect can refine a large number of pills every day, but when averaged across the two great empires and other territories, the quantity is very small!" "Moreover, since that incident, the purchase of pills has been limited and controlled by our Heaven Dou Royal Family, the Star Luo Royal Family, and the Spirit Hall!"

Dugu Yao seemed to be deep in thought. That's right, there are limits on the amount of pills that each person can buy each day, each month, and each type of pill.

Moreover, it is directly controlled by the two great empires and the Spirit Hall, but even so, the pills are still in short supply. As for why they are controlled?

The main reason is those middlemen. The pills were already in short supply, but these middlemen bought up all the pills in the area.

Then, by raising prices, sometimes by several times, sometimes by dozens of times, they made a fortune in a short period of time.

If this group of people knew how to restrain themselves, it might not have attracted much attention. But in the end, there were more and more middlemen, and even members of the nobility got involved.

This directly attracted the attention of the two great empires and the Spirit Hall, and the three parties directly controlled the sale of pills. Thus, the once-prosperous middlemen became a thing of the past.

It still exists now, but it's nowhere near as rampant as it used to be!
Moreover, the control is very strict, and even members of the royal family are subject to control. After all, they were the main force of the middlemen back then!
Humans are inherently greedy. If those members of the royal family are not subject to control, then the tripartite control will only be a temporary solution!
Therefore, the three parties reached an agreement, and Xue Qinghe was naturally unable to escape this agreement. However, there are always exceptions, such as purchasing directly from within the Xuanling Pill Sect!
Only four forces have this connection: the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the Spirit Hall, Emperor Xueye, and Emperor Xingluo!

Other forces were directly excluded and could only obediently purchase from shops, with daily limits on their purchases.

"Brother Qinghe, if you just want to cultivate a team, that's fine, but if you want to sell it, I'm afraid..." Dugu Yao kindly reminded him.

He can make decisions directly, but he can't show it so easily; he still needs to discuss it with his grandfather and the others.

Should we accept the Crown Prince's kindness?
"Don't worry, Brother Yao, I wouldn't do something so presumptuous," Xue Qinghe said with a smile. Second-hand dealers are impossible to completely eliminate.

Since it's impossible to completely eliminate them, it's better to keep them under our control. The middlemen who still exist are either backed by the Heavenly Dou or the Star Luo factions.

Or perhaps it has a background in the Spirit Hall or the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

The interests involved are enormous. If Xue Qinghe dares to touch them, to provoke her father, the Emperor, the consequences are unimaginable.

Moreover, she was buying pills, and in large quantities at that, because she genuinely wanted to cultivate her own team. While the Soul Masters from the Spirit Hall were certainly good, their numbers would definitely not be too many.

Therefore, she can only train and promote the rest herself!

“Brother Qinghe, this matter can be big or small. If the share is small, I can certainly make the decision, but given the current situation.”

"I'm afraid we'll need Grandpa and the others to make the decision," Dugu Yao said somewhat tactfully, though he knew his grandfather would most likely not refuse.

(End of this chapter)