Douluo V: Daily Intelligence - I Want All of Tang San's Opportunities

After hearing these words, Su Yuntao put down his teacup, a slight smile playing on his lips:

"Don't worry, brother. We can't let the Spirit Hall take advantage of this again. I've already come up with a plan. We'll just move our Baron's forge to a different location."

Su Yunfeng raised an eyebrow: "Oh? Where are you planning to move to?"

Su Yuntao picked up his teacup and took a sip, his tone as calm as if he were saying that the weather was nice today:

"I did something in the Kingdom of Barak this time, and the King of Barak granted me the title of Viscount."

Su Yunfeng's hand, holding the teacup, suddenly paused, the tea swirling around the rim: "Viscount title? You're not kidding me?"

He put down his teacup, his voice filled with undisguised surprise: "The title of Viscount isn't so easy to obtain. What exactly did you do in the Kingdom of Barak?"

Su Yuntao briefly recounted what had happened in Barak City, from killing the Golden-Winged Roc to chasing Leng Qiushan, and then being granted the title of Viscount by Kundera.

Su Yunfeng sat opposite him, listening, his expression changing from initial surprise to shock, and then from shock to a near-bewildered silence.

After a moment, he spoke subconsciously, his voice slightly hoarse:

"So you mean... you now have the strength to fight against a Soul Emperor?"

Su Yuntao thought for a moment and said casually, "More or less."

"Let me calm down first."

Su Yunfeng closed his eyes, leaned back in his chair, and remained silent for a long while. When he opened his eyes again, there was still a hint of unreality in his gaze.

"When you left more than half a year ago, you were only in your thirties. How long has it been, and you've already managed to kill a Soul Emperor?"

This would take all night to explain in detail, so Su Yuntao could only say:

"My current Soul Master level is only 45. My combat level is only slightly better than that Soul Emperor. Plus, I had Xiao San's Zhuge Crossbow, which is why I was able to kill him in the end."

Su Yunfeng glanced at him, opened his mouth as if to say something, but then swallowed it back.

Although Su Yuntao explained a lot, he still felt that everything was too dreamlike.

As for Su Yuntao's statement that he was "only level 45", he was too lazy to refute it. A Soul Master who could kill a Soul Emperor, using the phrase "only level 45" doesn't really seem like a Versailles.

After another long silence, Su Yunfeng spoke again, his voice more steady than before:

"This time, our Su family has truly prospered. Yun Tao, well done!"

He picked up his teacup, took a sip, and as he put it down, he suddenly remembered something and changed the subject:

"But that's not right either. Even if you become a viscount, you can't just move our family's forge to wherever you want. With the current size of our baron's manor, a smaller place simply isn't enough."

He paused, then looked up at Su Yuntao:

"What, besides the title of Viscount, did the King of the Kingdom of Barak also bestow upon you a Viscount's mansion? If so, the King is indeed very generous, but an ordinary Viscount's mansion cannot accommodate our family's current forge. You'll have to make other plans."

Su Yuntao put down his teacup and casually added, "The king didn't grant me a viscount's estate, he only bestowed upon me a viscount's fief."

The main hall fell silent for a moment.

Su Yunfeng's hand holding the teacup froze. He stared at Su Yuntao for a long while, then slowly put the teacup down, his voice even lower than before:

"A viscountry? Could it be a real fiefdom?"

Su Yuntao nodded.

Su Yunfeng didn't say anything more. He leaned back in his chair, trying to digest the significance of those two words.

Although the two empires appear to have a large number of nobles, in reality, the vast majority are nominal nobles without any land, and less than one in ten are truly nobles.

A nobleman who owns land and a nobleman who does not own land are two completely different concepts.

As an Imperial Baron, he knew all too well the ins and outs of this.

Hearing the news that Su Yuntao had been granted the title of Viscount, he was just as shocked as when he heard that Su Yuntao had become a Title Douluo.

He remained silent for a long time, so long that the tea in his cup went cold, before finally opening his eyes again, his voice much more somber than before:

"Now that you've been granted the title of viscount, the family will give you its full support. Don't worry, it's just a forge; you can move there."

He paused, then continued;

"Also, your viscountty is newly acquired, so it will definitely need guards. Take half of the baron's guards with you. No, your viscountty is close to the Star Dou Great Forest, so five hundred men won't be enough. Take eight hundred directly."

He became more and more serious as he spoke, his fingers tapping lightly on the table:

"By the way, you've just acquired a viscountry, so you'll definitely need money for infrastructure development. Take some gold soul coins with you when you leave..."

Su Yunfeng was about to continue speaking when Su Yuntao quickly reached out to stop him:

"Brother, you've misunderstood. Let me finish what I have to say."

Su Yunfeng stopped talking and looked at Su Yuntao's face.

Su Yuntao put down his teacup and said seriously:

"For a long time to come, I plan to focus on improving my cultivation. I don't have time to build any viscountry."

Just as Su Yunfeng was about to speak to dissuade him, Su Yuntao interrupted him:

"Brother, don't forget how I got my viscount title. You need strength to gain status. If I spend all my time building up my viscountry, wouldn't that be putting the cart before the horse?"

Su Yunfeng opened his mouth, wanting to refute, but swallowed the words back.

Su Yuntao's words make sense. He was able to obtain the viscountry in Barak City because of his real strength. If he had spent all his energy on managing the territory and neglected his cultivation, that would have been a real loss.

He remained silent for a while. Although he still disagreed somewhat, Su Yuntao's actual results proved that the path he had taken was correct.

Seeing that he did not refute, Su Yuntao continued:

"Therefore, I did not intend to move the entire Baron's forge to the Kingdom of Barak. What I want is to select a few loyal and experienced craftsmen to go to the Viscount's territory to make parts for the Zhuge Crossbow. With fewer people, it will naturally not attract attention, and even if it is discovered, the other craftsmen are still in the Baron's territory, so we will have a way out."

Su Yunfeng nodded:

"Good! With a baronial title and a viscountial title, as long as we develop properly, it won't be long before our Su family becomes a family of great importance in the empire."

He spoke with obvious excitement, clearly already envisioning a bright future.

Su Yuntao shook his head, put down his teacup, and asked casually:

"Brother, do you remember what Father said about the foundation of our noble character?"

Su Yunfeng thought for a moment, then asked uncertainly, "Is it loyalty?"

Su Yuntao shook his head: "He's a fence-sitter, swaying from side to side!"