Douluo: Huo Yuhao of the clone style

Chapter 225, Xu Tianran's Anxiety

When Jing Hongchen said "Your Majesty", Xu Tianran subconsciously showed a smile on his face, and then it disappeared immediately.

"Master Hongchen, do you have time to come and talk with me about the future direction of the empire?"

Because of that sentence, Xu Tianran's invitation at this time was quite friendly and did not contain any coercion.

"Sure as you wish."

When Jing Hongchen said that word, it was a statement of his attitude, and now he naturally would not refuse Xu Tianran's invitation.

Besides, who would be so stupid as to refuse such an invitation that is clearly offering you a share of the fruit?
"I plan to increase Mingde Hall's research funding."

Xu Tianran spoke straight to the point.

"Soul guides, rare metals, royal-specific soul guide knowledge... I will provide you with these things at twice the current level."

"Your Majesty, what do you need me to do? Please let me know."

Jing Hongchen did not accept the fruit immediately.

He originally thought that the only condition Xu Tianran could offer was to upgrade his son's title.

As for the funding issue of Mingde Hall, I'm afraid we'll have to give up a lot of space.

And these are enough to make Jing Hongchen satisfied.

After all, he did not participate in this matter, he just expressed his opinion immediately after the incident.

Why would they give up their trusted followers and give the lion's share to an outsider like him?
But the result Jing Hongchen got was that Mingdetang’s funding doubled.

Mingdetang is not some third-rate small force, it is one of the three major forces in the world and the most advanced soul guide research and production center of the Sun-Moon Empire.

Here, the daily amount of money consumed is an astronomical figure.

What would be the result of doubling all investments?
I'm afraid that Mingdetang's financial expenditure would account for 70% or even more than 80% of the entire empire's investment in this area.

If he gets it, all the Titled Douluo in the whole empire will have to come with their teams to test the quality of him as the leader of Mingde Hall.

At that time, unless he becomes a Super Douluo or even an Ultimate Douluo, he will just have to wait for death.

"Don't worry, Hall Master. Elder Kong and most of the high-level soul masters in the empire will be with you."

Xu Tianran certainly knew what Jing Hongchen was worried about and gave a solution directly.

"As for what I want, I want the perfect sealing technology for the energy-charging soul guide, and I want the No. 1 experiment to produce results right now."

Xu Tianran stared straight at Jing Hongchen, his eyes full of oppression.

After hearing Xu Tianran's two requests, Jing Hongchen instantly understood what he wanted to do.

These two requirements, the former means more abundant military forces, and the latter means extreme enhancement of the individual strength of soul masters.

Xu Tianran wants to restart the war against the Three Kingdoms in his generation, and the Gongfeng Hall has been persuaded...

Jing Hongchen couldn't help but start to consider the pros and cons.

"Master, do you know why I want to seize power now?"

Seeing that Jing Hongchen did not answer immediately, Xu Tianran brought up the topic.

Of course, Jing Hongchen didn't dare to answer this question.

Xu Tianran didn't expect Jing Hongchen to answer, so he continued talking on his own.

“I have been trying my best to develop intelligence organizations in the three countries. After all, understanding the enemy is a necessary preparation before war.

And the intelligence I got was just like in the past.

The rulers of the Three Kingdoms were ignorant and the nobles were complacent, not even willing to awaken the martial spirits for the common people.

The soul guides are even more backward, and there is only one Shrek that needs our attention. "

What Shrek needs to pay attention to is not the combat power, but the appeal to unite the soul masters of the three kingdoms to fight a decisive battle with them.

But in Xu Tianran's opinion, this is nothing to worry about.

“The overall strength of the Three Kingdoms is not much different from what it was after the battle with the Empire, and has even declined.

Because that’s the upper limit of a soul master.

But we are different. Well-protected soul guide devices can be stored for a long time, and soul guide technology can be improved from generation to generation.

All the time that the empire has experienced will be transformed into their strength, until the day when the sun and the moon have no more available resources.

Shrek only integrated the fighting power, but did not improve the overall strength of the three kingdoms."

Therefore, the Sun-Moon Empire will definitely be able to unify the continent.

This has been Xu Tianran's view from beginning to end.

“But recently they’ve started to change.”

Xu Tianran recalled the information he had collected.

“Traditional soul master forces like Shrek, Xingluo Empire, and even Jiubao Liuli Sect are all vigorously developing soul guides.

Shrek has even begun to demonstrate some soul guides that, in their opinion, are low-level but quite creative. "

If it weren't for the latter, Xu Tianran wouldn't have felt such a sense of urgency.

However, the soul guide that Shrek displayed during that beast tide directly aroused Xu Tianran's sense of crisis.

Soul Guidance is a vast and complex subject, and it also has dual requirements for strength and intelligence.

Its development cannot be achieved overnight.

In Xu Tianran's opinion, Shrek's brand new soul guides had been hidden for at least a hundred years.

This whole thing about a brand new path for developing soul guides that has been launched recently is all bullshit.

It is obvious that he can no longer hide now, so he appeared in the public eye, just like this new Pavilion Master.

The Xing Luo Empire, Tianhun's Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and the Body Sect... the fact that these forces reached cooperation with Shrek so quickly is proof of this.

I'm afraid they had already started negotiations several years ago.

I guess from the perspective of Shrek and his gang, they are now strong enough to confront the empire.

So they chose to make a high-profile appearance and put pressure on Douling who had not yet expressed their stance.

And in Xu Tianran's view, this is an opportunity for the empire.

"We are so lucky."

Xu Tianran said with some emotion. "The second Ultimate Douluo of Shrek had to take action because of that group of people, and the soul guide he was researching privately could not be hidden because of the beast tide.

Because of the misjudgment of the empire's strength, and in order to force the Dou Ling, the alliance with various forces was also exposed.

However, the Empire has not revealed anything so far.

We are really, really lucky.”

In Xu Tianran's opinion, if the Three Kingdoms were allowed to continue to develop in seclusion, the empire's ambition to conquer the entire continent would inevitably become a fantasy.

The Three Kingdoms had poor rare metal resources and backward soul guidance technology.

But their territory, manpower, and soul beast resources are incomparable to those of the Sun-Moon Empire.

If they were allowed to use all of this, the empire might be in danger of collapse.

"Our era is the most suitable time to take action against the Three Kingdoms."

Xu Tianran summarized his words.

“The Empire’s soul guides far outstrip those of the Three Kingdoms, the Empire’s strategic reserves far outstrip those of the Three Kingdoms, and the Empire’s understanding of the Three Kingdoms far outstrips those of the Three Kingdoms;

If we take action now, what we need is combat power and resources.

After this era, we will need to compete with the Three Kingdoms in terms of development speed and number of talents.

Hall Master, do you think we can guarantee that we will definitely defeat them once they have completed their integration?"

"No."

Jing Hongchen spoke.

Although he didn't want to admit it, the advantages of the Three Kingdoms were always there.

Especially in terms of high-end soul master talents.

Whether it is him or Master Kong, as long as they can break through the Limit Douluo, they have sufficient confidence to achieve the tenth or even eleventh level soul mentor.

But unfortunately, even breaking through to the Super Douluo level is a luxury for them.

"Yes, you can't."

Xu Tianran nodded in agreement.

"But my brothers and sisters, my father, they didn't realize it."

Xu Tianran's tone became more and more excited.

"Their sights are always fixed on the small throne, as if it is the center of the world. They scheme against each other and risk everything to fight for this position.

"So, I took action, in the simplest and most brutal way."

A sense of mission gradually emerged in Xu Tianran's tone.

"The Empire does not have time to face a battle for the throne that will last for several years. We need to integrate the Empire's war frame as quickly as possible."

Xu Tianran spoke excitedly and waved his hands constantly.

"Then swing the whip, start the chariot, and smash the Three Kingdoms and Shrek who are still preparing to fight to pieces!"

At this moment, Jing Hongchen finally truly accepted this physically disabled prince.

Even he, who had been to Shrek, just thought that Shrek took the lead in developing soul guides and tried to find a way out among the chaos.

He didn't even realize that all of this was performed by Shrek and that he had already found a way out.

"The family's intelligence capabilities are insufficient."

Jing Hongchen reflected on his mistakes.

If the intelligence about the beast tide I received was more detailed, would I be able to draw a completely different conclusion from before?

I'm afraid not, he also knows about Shrek's new flying soul guide.

But the contempt that had already penetrated his bones made him subconsciously unwilling to consider the hidden meaning behind it.

But Xu Tianran was able to realize this. Perhaps this was also the luck of the empire...

Jing Hongchen immediately cleared up this thought.

It is better not to think too much about these things, otherwise it will be detrimental to his maintaining a relatively independent stance.

Jing Hongchen knew very well that if he had not controlled Mingdetang, the Experimental Subject No. 1 would have been developed by Mingdetang.

He was afraid that he would be treated the same as those soul guides whose project funding had been withdrawn - they were all victims of Xu Tianran's plan.

Therefore, it is better to talk less about emotions and consider more practical interests.

Of course, this is what I think in my mind, but I still have to have the right attitude.

"I am willing to serve your majesty at my utmost."

Jing Hongchen knelt on one knee in front of Xu Tianran and announced that the Hongchen family and Mingdetang had officially turned to the new emperor of the Sun and Moon Empire.

Xu Tianran was very satisfied with this.

Mingdetang, the most advanced and largest force of high-level soul guides in the Sun-Moon Empire, was finally completely owned by him.

It's well worth his words.

"My dear, please get up quickly."

Xu Tianran, who was in a wheelchair, reached out to support Jing Hongchen.

Of course, because of the height issue, if he really needed help, he would definitely not be able to help Jing Hongchen up.

He just held Jing Hongchen's hand and pretended to do something.

Jing Hongchen also knew that Xu Tianran was just pretending, so he stood up on his own.

"The future of the empire is in your hands, my dear."

Xu Tianran held Jing Hongchen's hand and said solemnly.

"Your Majesty, rest assured that Mingde Hall will go all out and strive to make breakthroughs in these two projects as quickly as possible."

Jing Hongchen also held Xu Tianran's hand and made a serious promise.

What a harmonious relationship between the monarch and his subjects.

(End of this chapter)