Blue Silver Grass Strategy

"Compared to the contributions that Spirit Hall has made to the spirit master world and Douluo Continent, what does a mere Ling Yi count for?"

Looking at Ling Yi's clear eyes, a strange look flashed in Safan der Sar's eyes, and he immediately laughed:

"Hahaha, good, young people are really good, not arrogant or impatient, this kind of mentality is really good!"

Ling Yi also smiled back and thanked him: "Thank you for your recognition, Your Excellency the Bishop. Ling Yi still has a lot to learn..."

Watching the two of them talking back and forth, the three people next to them, except for Sarath who had a thoughtful look on his face, Dugu Bo and Ming Qi could only watch silently with their eyes open.

After a few more rounds, Sabathia and Ling Yi stopped at the same time and smiled at each other.

Ling Yi: "Old fox!"

Van der Sar: 'Little fox!'

The two of them made similar comments to each other in their hearts at the same time, but it did not affect the warm and friendly smiles on their faces.

Seeing that nothing could be learned from the test, Safan der Sar changed the subject helplessly, signaled to the blinking Ming Qi beside him, and said to Ling Yi: "I invited you here today, little friend Ling Yi, to tell you that the spread of "Blue Silver Rice" has attracted the attention of His Majesty the Pope. Bishop Ming Qi came here from "Wuhun City" just to confirm with you once again. Do you really want to let me, "Wuhun Hall", spread "Blue Silver Rice" on your behalf and promote its cultivation throughout the Douluo Continent?"

"Your Excellency,"

Seeing that the topic was on the right track, Ling Yi's face immediately became serious, and he nodded solemnly, saying: "Except for the [Shuimu Principality] that has been fully promoted, and the previous promise to His Royal Highness the Third Prince to hand over the "Blue Silver Rice" within the two provinces of the northern border of the [Heaven Dou Empire] to His Royal Highness the Third Prince for dissemination, all other places in the entire Douluo Continent, Ling Yi promises that the [Spirit Hall] will be fully responsible for it, and will never go back on his word!"

Hearing Ling Yi's resounding assurance, Safandesa nodded and suddenly asked, "Little friend Ling Yi, I wonder if the Third Prince can discuss the possibility of transferring the Blue Silver Rice from the two northern provinces of the Heavenly Dou Empire to our Spirit Hall?"

It seemed that no one had expected Sabat to ask this question. Except for Dugu Bo who was completely clueless, Sarath and Mingqi beside him were all stunned, with surprise on their faces.

Ling Yi also showed the same surprise as Saras and the others, and was also a little stunned.

But then, Ling Yi shook his head firmly and said, "I'm sorry, Your Excellency the Bishop, I'm sorry, Ling Yi cannot agree to this."

"Ling Yi has already made an agreement with His Royal Highness the Third Prince. Unless His Royal Highness the Third Prince voluntarily gives up the broadcasting rights of the two major provinces in the northern border of the empire, Ling Yi will definitely not go back on his word!"

Following Ling Yi's straightforward refusal, the huge room fell into absolute silence for a moment.

Just as Dugu Bo was secretly mobilizing his soul power, thinking about whether to give it a try, he saw that the expressionless Saban der Sar suddenly laughed again and returned to his previous friendly appearance:

"It's okay. I was just asking casually. I'll talk to Xue Ye later when I go to the palace to reminisce with His Majesty Xue Rong."

Ling Yi bowed: "Thank you for your understanding, Your Excellency the Bishop."

Seeing this, not only did Dugu Bo's anxiety ease a little, even Ming Qi, who had been watching from the sidelines, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

In his heart, he complained that Lord Platinum Bishop was looking for trouble. Qi quickly stepped forward and changed the subject:

"Ling Yi, I came here this time because His Holiness the Pope has told me that if you have any needs, you can ask for them. As long as they are not too excessive, the Spirit Hall can basically satisfy you."

"Hmm?" Ling Yi followed Qi's words and turned his attention. With just the right amount of surprise on his face, he turned to look at Sarath, who had been watching silently, and said, "But, I have already requested to borrow the library of the Heavenly Dou Martial Spirit Temple, and Bishop Sarath agreed to my request—"

What this means is that the Spirit Hall has already met my previous needs, so how can I make new requests again?

I, Ling Yi, also pay attention to my table manners when eating.

Sarath did not remain silent. He imitated his teacher, Van der Sar, with a friendly smile and said, "Little brother Ling Yi, the library I promised you will remain valid forever."

After a pause, he continued, "As for the oral instructions from His Holiness the Pope brought by Bishop Ming Qi, you don't have to worry, little brother Ling Yi. It is the Pope's appreciation and reward for you!"

Beside him, Mingqi nodded subconsciously, and a look of relief flashed in Saban der Sar's eyes.

Ling Yi took in all the expressions of everyone in the room in his mind, and he knew everything as if he were seeing through fire, but his face showed no sign of it. He just showed excitement and gratitude, expressing his admiration and longing for His Holiness the Pope.

In the end, Ling Yi did not make any excessive requests. He just requested to be able to borrow some non-confidential books from the library in Wuhun City in the future based on what he had asked for before.

Of course, it would be best if we could review the data on the Spirit Awakening ceremonies that the Spirit Hall has performed in various parts of Douluo Continent over the years.

I am still typing. The next chapter should be out before midnight.

Chapter 286: Heartbeat on a Snowy Night

After agreeing with Ming Qi to go to Wuhun City after a while, Ling Yi took the initiative to say goodbye.

After bidding farewell to Saban der Sar, Salas, and Ming Qi, Ling Yi took Dugu Bo out of the Tiandou Martial Spirit Temple.

In front of the tall French windows of the Spirit Temple, Sarath watched Ling Yi and the other person blend into the bustling streets. He turned his head and looked at Savandras, who was still sitting at the head of the long table: "Teacher?"

Savandras raised his hand to stop what Saras was about to say, and looked at Mingqi who was sitting beside him. He smiled and said, "Bishop Mingqi, what are your plans next?"

"Me?" Ming Qi shrugged and said, "Of course I will return to Wuhun City and report to His Majesty the Pope."

"Ling Yi is a smart guy. He didn't make any unreasonable demands. I'm sure His Holiness will satisfy him."

Of course, it was also because Ling Yi had explained in advance that she would only read some books and materials that were allowed to be read, and did not force him to read those materials that were not open to the public. That was why Ming Qi was so relaxed and felt that Ling Yi knew the limits and when to advance and retreat.

As for checking the data and information about the Spirit Awakening ceremonies performed by the Spirit Hall in various places in Douluo Continent over the years, it is not a problem at all.

This is a very simple matter for the vast majority of Spirit Hall members, and that information is not important.

In response, Savandras nodded in approval. Ling Yi's clear eyes seemed to appear before him, and he said softly, "He is a smart man."

Sarath, who had already walked to Savandras' side, lowered his eyes, with a strange light in his eyes.

After a few polite greetings, Ming Qi stood up and said to Savandras and Sarath, "Well, now that the matter has been resolved, I will not waste any more time. I will set off directly to return to Wuhun City and report to His Majesty the Pope."

It was still morning. With Ming Qi's Soul Saint-level strength, traveling a thousand miles a day was just basic training. If he set out now and traveled day and night, he would be able to return to Wuhun City to report at the latest tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

In the current Douluo Continent, only forces like the Spirit Hall can use Soul Saints as errand boys and cross half of the Douluo Continent in two or three days.

Of course, other forces are not unable to do it. For example, the [Haotian Sect], although they cannot use Soul Saint-level masters to run errands and deliver messages like the [Spirit Hall], with the speed of the [Min Clan], the Soul Sect, or the Soul King, can almost achieve such efficiency.

Sarath sent Mingqi out of the Spirit Temple and watched her blend into the crowd on the street more than a hundred meters away, just like Ling Yi and the others before her. Then he turned around and walked into the temple.

This time, when Mingqi came to Tiandou City, he came very low-key and left quietly. Except for a small number of people who were interested, they probably didn't know that such a person had appeared in Tiandou City.

……

Let’s not talk about what kind of communication will take place between the teacher and student Savandesa and Sarath at the Spirit Temple.

After leaving the Spirit Temple, Ling Yi and Dugu Bo did not return directly to their courtyard in the east of the city, but walked straight towards the direction of the imperial palace.

Of course, they were not planning to go to the imperial palace, but to the residential area for royal relatives outside the palace.

The residences of the third prince Xue Ye and the ninth prince Xue Xing are both in that area.

On the way, Ling Yi stopped at a blacksmith shop for more than half an hour, borrowed the tools inside, took out the raw materials from his storage soul guide, and made an exquisite little thing as a gift for the visitor.

Last night, faced with two invitations, the time from the Spirit Hall was set for this morning, so Ling Yi could only "helplessly" schedule the visit to the Third Prince at noon today.

Since it is placed after the [Spirit Hall] in the order, a small gift to express one's apology is just as it should be.

At least, the attitude is very correct.

The best proof of this was when the Third Prince Xue Ye saw the guards leading Ling Yi and Dugu Bo into the mansion and looked at the crossbow held in Ling Yi's palm, and his obviously sincere smile.

Never mind the smile, the sincerity, and some acting involved, but for Ling Yi, a little soul master from the [Shuimu Principality], His Royal Highness the Third Prince was clearly being courteous.

Although Gengxin City, where the Blacksmiths Association is located, is within the territory of the Xingluo Empire, it is almost impossible to relocate it to the Tiandou Empire.

After all, not to mention that the [Xingluo Empire] will never let them go, it is difficult to find a place in the [Tiandou Empire] that can be like the 'Gengxin City', with numerous metal veins of various types and a wonderful geographical environment that can easily draw out the fire of the earth veins. All these have doomed the [Blacksmith Association] not to come to Tiandou.

But it doesn't matter. With Ling Yi, the third master craftsman on the continent, Xue Ye feels that as long as they can find a similar geographical environment, the [Tian Dou Empire] can have a "Metal City" of its own.

Not to mention, Ling Yi also developed the strategic material "Blue Silver Rice". Based on his previous experience in the Tiandou Border Army, Xue Ye also sent people to find out over the past few months that the herbal formulas mastered by some soul master families in the border army were also from Ling Yi's hands.

In addition, Ling Yi himself is also an extremely outstanding healing soul master. Now, although he is only in his early twenties, he has already cultivated to the Soul Master realm.

All these things showed Xue Ye that Ling Yi was a talent worth his efforts to win over!

"Haha~"

Xue Ye took the exquisite crossbow handed to him by the guard, smiled and praised while examining it: "Excellent craftsmanship, worthy of being one of the three great craftsmen of the continent!"

Yes, there seemed to be a piece of news before, saying that Tang Hao, the young master of the [Haotian Sect], once helped the [Blacksmith Association] to hunt three ten-thousand-year soul rings in exchange for a magic sword named "Qingming", which seemed to be the work of the master craftsman Ling Yi in front of him.

The fact that Haotian Sect was able to make such a promise was enough to show how valuable the sword was. This young master craftsman in front of him was a golden chicken that could lay golden eggs!

"Your Highness Liao praised it~"

Ling Yi kept a humble smile on his face. Seeing Xue Ye looking at the crossbow, he immediately introduced it to him:

"Speaking of which, the structure of this crossbow was not designed by me, but by a centurion named Ku Fan who was in the frontier army before. His martial spirit was a crossbow like this."

"Because we hit it off right away, during the time we worked together, I specifically studied Ku Fan's martial spirit, the 'Hurricane Soul-Chasing Crossbow', and roughly understood the structure of this crossbow, which is different from a longbow. That's why I was able to barely replicate a similar small crossbow..."

"Um?!"

Xue Ye had an idea in his mind. He looked at the crossbow in his hand, raised his head to look at the smiling Ling Yi, and asked tentatively: "Mr. Ling, how difficult is the production process of this crossbow? What is the price of the metal material required?"

Ling Yi answered frankly, "The sword in your hand was specially made by me. The materials used are all top-grade. The cost of the metal alone should be around 500 gold soul coins. Please don't despise it."

"How could that be? In my opinion, Mr. Ling's kindness is worth more than the crossbow itself!" Xue Ye said, waving his hand.

After saying that, he continued to look at Ling Yi.

Ling Yi understood what Xue Ye was waiting for. He smiled and said, "If we want to replicate a similar crossbow, we need the best high-level blacksmiths to master the forging of various parts of the crossbow."

"As for the material cost, it can be roughly controlled within the range of 100 gold soul coins per sword without affecting the performance."

Hearing this, Xue Ye's eyes flashed, and there was an obvious burning look in his gaze towards Ling Yi.

Those short-sighted fools of [Shuimu Principality] have no tolerance for others. But Xue Ye is destined to become the lord of [Tiandou Empire]. No matter what kind of talent and ability Ling Yi has, Xue Ye is confident that he can control him!

Continue tomorrow, good night everyone~

Chapter 287 Legion Building

"Don't worry, Your Highness. When Ling Yi returns, he will select a skilled senior blacksmith to teach him the forging technique of the crossbow."

In the Third Prince's residence, Ling Yi promised in all seriousness: "In half a year at most, we will be able to provide His Highness with the first batch of 3,000 crossbows and matching crossbow arrows."

"In the future, as long as the raw materials are sufficient, we can make at least one thousand crossbows every month. We can increase the number of users or replace them due to wear and tear."

"Okay!" Xue Ye's brows brightened with joy, and she looked at Ling Yi with more and more admiration in her eyes: "In this case, I will definitely make a suggestion to the emperor and will not hesitate to confer a title on him!"

If Ling Yi can do what he said, then they [Tian Dou Empire] will definitely be able to build a legion that uses crossbows as its main means of attack.

Just now, Xue Ye had tested the power of the crossbow under Ling Yi's guidance. It was enough to penetrate three layers of armor within fifty steps!

Such destructive power has surpassed the first soul skills of many strong attack soul masters, and is even close to the power of the second soul skills.

In addition, both aiming and replacing arrows are extremely convenient. With the same arrow reserves, crossbowmen have stronger endurance than archers. For these reasons, the combat effectiveness of a crossbow corps must be far greater than that of an archer corps!

The most important thing is that it is much lower than the cost of training a qualified archer!

As the third prince Xue Ye, who is about to lead the establishment of such an excellent crossbow corps, he will definitely gain great points in the eyes of Emperor Xue Rong!

In addition, he had previously obtained the distribution rights for "Blue Silver Rice" in the two northern provinces of the [Tiandou Empire]. As long as he could arrange it well in the next sowing season and wait until the harvest season came, the harvest would truly double. Then, Xue Ye would have the credit for both military and civilian political achievements. In this way, wouldn't his position as the crown prince be secure?

In great joy, Xue Ye set up a high-standard banquet in his own prince's mansion to specially entertain Ling Yi and Dugu Bo.

These two, one is a great talent who can help him win the battle for the throne, and the other is a powerful Soul Saint. Both are worth Xue Ye's effort to win over.

After a lunch that was enjoyable to both the host and the guests, Ling Yi declined Xue Ye's invitation to stay, and left the Third Prince's residence with the already impatient Dugu Bo, heading back towards the courtyard in the east of the city.

An hour later, in the study of the Third Prince's Mansion.

Xue Ye and Xue Xing sat opposite each other. On the desk between them was the exquisite crossbow that Ling Yi had given to Xue Ye.

After taking a closer look at it, Xue Xing once again exclaimed: "It is a work of art beyond compare. It is truly a work of art beyond compare!"

As a prince who yearns for the battlefield and wants to be a general or a marshal rather than coveting the throne, Xue Xing loves the crossbow more and more, a weapon that can exert great power on the battlefield.

"All right."

Xue Ye knocked on the table, interrupting Xue Xing's reluctance to let go, and asked in a deep voice: "Ninth brother, as far as I know, you have a good relationship with Eltimos of the border army?"

"It's pretty good." Xue Xing raised his head, looked at Xue Ye, and replied: "Third brother, you know, when I was in the academy, I formed a team. At that time, Eltimos was my teammate for a year."

"After that, he graduated and returned to his family to inherit the title. He then served in the frontier army. Over the years, although I haven't been in touch with him very often, our relationship has never been severed."

After hearing Xue Xing's introduction, Xue Ye nodded without comment.

Xue Xing glanced at the crossbow in his hand and asked Xue Ye curiously, "Third brother, you are not planning to establish a crossbow corps among the border troops through Eltimos, right?"

Xue Ye had previously relayed to Xue Xing the information about crossbow making that Ling Yi had described to him. Naturally, Xue Xing understood some of his third brother's ideas at the first opportunity.

"This is not a good choice." Xue Xing said:

"Not to mention that Altimus's main influence is in the logistics area, and he has no involvement in the army. Just the soul master families on the border army are all intertwined. If we really want to establish a crossbow corps, then Whether it can still be under your control, I can’t say.”

"of course not."