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Chapter 332 The Capital Operation of Heaven's Dao

[Martial Arts Battle in Tiandu, Luxury Hotel Room]

"Please come in."

Hearing the knocking on the door, Tiandao, who was leaning back on the leather sofa, responded without even looking up.

The door creaked open, and Yagami Rin and Gen Chikage walked in together.

Looking at Yagami Rin, who still had the same expressionless face as when he was a child, Tendou on the sofa greeted him with a smile: "Long time no see, Rin."

Rin Yagami nodded and politely replied, "Yes, it's been a long time."

For professional reasons, Yagami Rin subconsciously observed the layout of the room and who was in the room at that moment while she was speaking.

In the living room, besides Tendou and Caroline, there were two other people that Yagami Rin did not recognize.

One of them was a little girl with green hair. She was facing away from the door, holding a game console and playing it intently while muttering something to herself.

As for the other stranger, he was a young man in a gray training uniform standing alone in the corner of the living room.

The man's current situation was undoubtedly very wrong, because not only was his brow furrowed and his forehead covered in cold sweat, but his hands under his training clothes were also clenched tightly, as if he was making an extremely difficult decision.

In contrast, Tiandao, sitting on the sofa, was leisurely watching the martial arts news on TV.

Caroline sat on a single sofa next to Tiandao, her fingers lightly sliding across the tactical tablet resting on her lap, seemingly recording and analyzing something.

This contrasted sharply with the tense and conflicted man in the corner.

Seeing this, Rin Yagami instinctively sensed that something was wrong.

She sensed an aura of fear emanating from the stranger.

This is troublesome.
In an instant, Yagami Rin understood that the Heavenly Dao's visit to him was indeed not a 'good thing'.

He ignored Yagami Rin's seemingly calm but actually complex emotions.

As Tiandao picked up the remote and briefly turned off the TV, he turned to her with a smile and said, "Rin, wait a moment. After I finish talking with my client, I'll tell you why I asked you to come."

Rin Yagami nodded, then walked to a sofa furthest from Tendo and sat down.

He appeared to keep his distance from the Heavenly Dao, but the Heavenly Dao paid him no mind. Turning to the young man in the corner of the living room, it smiled and said, "Well, Mr. Jiang, what have you thought about it?"

“We can help you obtain martial arts badges that are twice your original strength limit, and all you have to pay is 70% of your Heavenly Martial Coins every month from now on. This is a great deal, isn’t it?”

Upon hearing Tiandao's words, even more sweat poured from Jiang Lingfeng's forehead.

Tianwu Coins are a special currency of the Central Tianwu Qilin Tower, and they can be used to purchase many things that cannot be bought outside the tower.

However, it is also very difficult to obtain.

The most direct and effective method is the martial arts badge.

Because for every martial arts badge you hold, you can receive one Tianwu Coin from the Tianwu Qilin Tower every month.

Even with the help of Heaven, he was able to increase his maximum number of martial arts badges from 'ten' to 'twenty'.

But for these extra ten coins, he had to give the Heavenly Dao a full fourteen Heavenly Martial Coins as a price.

From the perspective of Tianwu coins alone, this kind of transaction is a huge loss no matter how you look at it.

The more martial arts badges he obtains, the more privileges he will be able to gain in the Heavenly Martial Qilin Tower in the future.

But what's the point of having high privileges if you don't have enough Tianwu coins to make purchases?

Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, Jiang Lingfeng made a decision.

He looked up at the Heavenly Dao, and said with a serious expression, "I'm sorry, but I still feel..."

"Don't rush to refuse, Mr. Jiang."

Before he could finish speaking, Tiandao raised his hand to interrupt him and gestured with his chin toward Caroline beside him.

“Caroline, show him something ‘good’.”

Caroline nodded knowingly, flicked her finger on the tactical tablet in front of her, and immediately projected an image into the living room.

The scene shown was of a martial arts badge challenger being mercilessly crushed by the tower defender.

Jiang Lingfeng recognized both the martial arts badge challenger and the tower defender in the picture.

The former is a somewhat famous genius in the martial arts capital.

His true strength is probably around twenty to twenty-five martial arts badges, which is about half a level stronger than Jiang Lingfeng.

The latter is a well-known good-tempered tower defender who never goes too far and even goes easy on challengers to save face.

But this somewhat famous genius, and this usually good-natured tower guard, is now unusually ruthless.

There's definitely something fishy going on here.

After a moment's thought, Jiang Lingfeng seemed to understand something, and his face instantly turned deathly pale.

He suddenly looked up at the Heavenly Dao, his lips trembling.

"What did you do to the tower guard?"

The Heavenly Dao did not rush to answer his questions, but instead looked at him with a half-smile.

Although Tiandao's eyes were covered by a black eye patch, Jiang Lingfeng seemed to be able to see through the black eye patch and into Tiandao's playful gaze.

After a brief silence, Tiandao smiled and offered an explanation. "It's nothing. I was just playing a fun game with those tower guards."

"After all, as you know, outsiders generally have no right or ability to influence the will of the tower guardians, but there are always exceptions."

As Tiandao was speaking, he began toying with a special silver coin in his right hand. The coin spun rapidly between his fingertips before being flicked into the air by Tiandao.

As the silver coins fell, Tiandao said casually, "...Who told those guys to be so inexplicably confident, to agree so easily to a soul-stakes bet with me, and to lose their 'souls' to me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the silver coin landed in the palm of the Heavenly Dao with a 'clink'.

Tiandao held the silver coin, looked up at Jiang Lingfeng, and laughed.

“Mr. Jiang, if you refuse my ‘invitation’ today, I guarantee that you will not be able to collect even the seven most basic martial arts badges required for the Starry Sky Ladder ranking competition, let alone twenty martial arts badges.”

"Because no matter which martial arts tower you challenge, I will have them be as strict with you as possible."

"Under such circumstances, how many do you think you can successfully conquer?"

Upon hearing Tiandao's words, Jiang Lingfeng clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turning white.

In a daze, he thought of his younger sister waiting for him to exchange badges for resources, and of his vow to 'establish a foothold in the Martial Arts Capital'. Finally, in a hoarse voice filled with despair, he said, "I agree."

After a few minutes
"Pleasant to work with."

After signing a special contract with Jiang Lingfeng, Heaven smiled and let him go back.

After Jiang Lingfeng, pale-faced, left the room, Tiandao looked at Caroline beside him and said with a smile, "Caroline, how many of our important clients are left to meet?"

A stream of quantum data flashed in Caroline's eyes before she spoke: "There are seventy-nine more, and these seventy-nine are all capable of obtaining 30 to 50 through their own strength. Most of them also have their own powerful forces supporting them."

Hearing this, Tiandao leaned back on the sofa and said nonchalantly, "So there are only seventy-nine troublesome second and third generation Star Envoys left? I feel like I should be able to make them my important clients before the Starry Sky Ladder Ranking Tournament begins."

"After all, rather than letting them waste their precious Heavenly Martial Coins on this bunch of useless things, wouldn't it be better for me to use these Heavenly Martial Coins?"

After saying this, Tendou turned to look at Yagami Rin, who was sitting on the sofa furthest away from him, and said with a smile, "So, Rin, are you interested in joining us?"

"If you join us, I can guarantee you an extra commission."

Having already roughly guessed what Tendo was doing, Yagami Rin didn't discuss whether Tendo's actions were just or not, but instead asked directly, "Can I refuse?"

Heaven smiled and said, "What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Yagami Rin, unusually composed, revealed a hint of difficulty and resistance.

However, seeing the enigmatic smile on Tiandao's face, she finally sighed helplessly and chose to compromise.

"understood."

Looking at how Yagami Rin was forced onto the pirate ship with just a few words, and how Tendou was clearly up to no good at all.

The audience at all 13 stations was surprised.

Because what Heaven is doing at this moment doesn't seem like something a 'good person' would do, no matter how you look at it.

After all, what kind of good person would force someone to sign such an unequal contract with a smile on their face?

Perhaps it was to reassure Rin Yagami about joining the group, or perhaps it was a response to the audience on the 13th station.

With Rin Yagami joining the team, Tendou stretched and said with a smile, "Rin, there's no need to resist so much, because this is just a simple capital operation."

Is it just simple capital operation?
Although Yagami Rin had a lot to say about this concept of the Heavenly Way.

But considering Tiandao's personality and methods, she was certain that even if she spoke up, it wouldn't change the outcome.

Given that, what else can she say?
Moreover, although Yagami Rin was unaware of how many 'clients' Tendou had already manipulated using that method,

But one thing she was very clear about was that going against the will of Heaven was definitely not a wise choice.

Therefore, from the moment she stepped into this room, she actually had no choice.

Thanks to the support of so many 'customers', Yagami Rin believes that Tendou will become the richest guy after the Starry Sky Ladder Ranking Tournament begins.

The Heavenly Dao was already stronger than anyone else, and now he has gained control of the most resources.

This ranked ladder match is now even less suspenseful.

While this operation could certainly allow the Heavenly Dao to obtain a sufficient amount of Heavenly Martial Coins, it also had a significant drawback.
After all, where there is oppression, there will be resistance.

The current Heavenly Dao is undoubtedly that obvious oppressor.

Thinking of this, Yagami Rin, who was now on the same pirate ship as Tendo, asked, "Tendo, how do you plan to deal with those contestants who have united to rebel against you?"

Upon hearing Yagami Rin's words, Tendo's face revealed a strange expression.

"Rin, does this matter?"

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Seeing the nonchalant attitude of the Heavenly Dao, Yagami Rin fell silent.

Indeed, from the perspective of Heaven, whether these people band together or not will not affect the final outcome.

From this perspective, whether they resist or not is really not that important.

PS: Update complete for today.

(End of this chapter)