Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 537 The Tang Clan Sells Technology for Money (Daily 10,000 words)

"By the way, Yuhao, do you remember the new Soul-Guided Tight-Back Crossbow and the Stomp Silver Blade that I created by combining Tang Sect hidden weapons?"

He Caitou ate a few mouthfuls of food before speaking indistinctly.

"Of course, what's wrong?"

Huo Yuhao swallowed a mouthful of rice and asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Is that so? The Tang Sect is short of money, isn't it?"

He Caitou scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly. He hadn't expected that after two years, the Tang Clan stall set up by Bei Bei and Tang Ya was still barely surviving. They had only sold a few of the crossbows and silver blades, and those were all things he made in his spare time.

The recruitment work of Tang Sect is still incredibly difficult. After two years, Bei Bei and others have been messing around with things here and there for a long time, and their savings are basically empty, but they still haven't found a way to make a living.

Many students from outside Shrek Academy came to Tang Sect to inquire about recruitment. Tang Ya lowered her requirements, hoping to expand the number of people in Tang Sect first, and then consider refining them. So she accepted these people.

But after this group of people reluctantly kowtowed to Tang Ya and became her disciples, they also discovered something was wrong. As soon as the outer disciples entered the sect, they were not taught anything except the Xuan Tian Gong. They were immediately assigned to work and did not even receive a monthly salary. They were only provided with food, drink and lodging.

As a result, many people immediately fled while Tang Ya and the others were away after entering.

Betraying the sect is tantamount to betraying one's master and ancestors. Tang Ya was so angry that she almost wanted to go out and cripple all of these people's cultivation, to properly enforce the sect rules, and to prevent the Xuan Tian Gong from leaking out.

However, Bei Bei and the others understood that if the Tang Clan really followed the rules today, they might not be able to survive in Shrek City. So, they pooled their money and, with Bei Bei's help, invited an elder from Shrek Academy to silence the man with a combination of sweet words and a stick.

As a result, the Tang Sect has basically become a laughing stock in Shrek City. If Huo Yuhao were to collect rent from Tang Ya and the others again, the Tang Sect would probably disintegrate on the spot.

Fortunately, Huo Yuhao did not do that, but even though Huo Yuhao did not become the last straw that broke the camel's back, with manpower, funds, and development path all blocked, Tang Sect has entered an indefinite period of development standstill.

When Huo Yuhao learned of this, he didn't know how to evaluate it. Considering his relationship with Bei Bei and the others, even though he had the words on the tip of his tongue, he could only sigh and say, "A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit."

What else could he say? He couldn't just say that Beibei was just driven by lust and went crazy with Tang Ya. Although Tang Ya was the leader of the Tang Clan, she had no idea of ​​the difficulties her parents faced in maintaining the Tang Clan's continuation. She came in completely clueless, with no experience or skills. It was inevitable that she would make a mess of things when she took too big a step.

The Tang Clan today is essentially just a loose organization created by a few wealthy and powerful second-generation individuals; there is no real centripetal force or cohesion within the sect.

In contrast, Huo Yuhao is the sole decision-maker of the Soul Hall. The Soul Hall's goal is simple: to grow bigger and stronger, to recreate its former glory, and to completely destroy the Holy Spirit Cult once its power is strong enough, thus restoring the Spirit Hall's former glory and making it Huo Yuhao's sharpest weapon and eyes and ears.

Because of this goal, everyone under Huo Yuhao can strive towards the same objective. In addition, Huo Yuhao's ability to make money and the versatility of the undead in various fields have made the Soul Hall, which started at the same time as the Tang Sect, completely different from the Tang Sect.

Huo Yuhao asked, somewhat puzzled, "So, what's this about Big Brother, Senior Sister Xiaoya, and Big Brother Beibei?"

He Caitou waved his hand: "It's not that I'm asking you for money, it's just that the Tang Clan is really out of money, so we hope to find a way to monetize some of our technology. The Tang Clan's classic texts can't be used to monetize, but the soul tools derived from the Tang Clan's unique skills are not included in this category."

"So, Beibei and Tang Ya are thinking about whether the Soul Guidance Tight-Back Flower-Piercing Crossbow that I made some time ago can be sold for a good price to alleviate the financial pressure on the Tang Sect and, incidentally, obtain a sufficient cash flow to support the Tang Sect's rapid development for a long time to come."

"In this way, the Tight-Backed Crossbow, which can activate the Soul Guidance Device with the help of the mechanical expansion device, becomes the best option."

"BeiBei and the others intend to first sell this technology to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy to obtain some of the Sun Moon Empire's top-tier rare metals, and then sell these priceless top-tier rare metals to the academy and the three great empires to earn a considerable amount of gold soul coins."

"Of course, considering that the technical improvement of the crossbow was my suggestion, Xiaoya and Beibei plan to give me 20% of the profits from this deal."

At this point, He Caitou's expression became unusually strange.

"I'm so sorry to have troubled you and your older brother."

Huo Yuhao's expression kept changing, and in the end he could only sigh helplessly.

"It's alright, Yuhao. I joined the Tang Sect because I wanted to draw some interesting ideas from the field of hidden weapons to develop soul tools. I don't care if the technology is used to make money or anything like that."

He Caitou waved his hand dismissively.

It doesn't matter where it is or what it is.

Huo Yuhao shook his head inwardly. The Tang Clan's limited mechanical concealed weapon technology, at least the technology for concealed weapons like the Tight-Backed Flower-Piercing Crossbow and the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, wouldn't fetch a high price. What could actually sell for a high price was He Caitou's technology for using mechanical concealed weapons to activate soul guides. That was the real reason why the Sun Moon Empire could offer such a high price.

If Bei Bei and the others simply did this, and if He Caitou agreed, Huo Yuhao wouldn't have much to say. However, he would only give He Caitou 20% of the profits, and would also have to rely on He Caitou, who had already provided the technology, to do all the work.

To put it simply, it's like Huo Yuhao has already provided the spice seeds and cultivation techniques, but the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School still expects him to open up the sales channels. Eighty percent of the spice profits go to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, and only twenty percent goes to Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao was at a loss for words.

Seemingly seeing through Huo Yuhao's thoughts, He Caitou laughed and said, "Alright, junior brother, instead of wasting your time, you might as well help me think of some top-tier rare metals in the Sun Moon Royal Academy that are worth extorting, so I can ask for an exorbitant price tomorrow."

"Anyway, the Tang Clan doesn't need the top-grade rare metals they have now, and they'll just sell them anyway. Why not pick some rare metals that you urgently need? Opportunities to obtain a large quantity of scarce rare metals at once are rare."

After hearing He Caitou's words, Huo Yuhao also fell into thought. He Caitou was right; this was indeed a good opportunity to obtain top-level controlled rare metals.

(End of this chapter)