Drawing Cards from the Douluo World

This was also why Dai Weisi had chosen this place as his first stop.

If he wanted to contend with Spirit Hall, he not only needed to raise the strength of the top echelon, but also needed a large number of ordinary soul masters to stand against Spirit Hall's army of soul masters.

That meant he had to consolidate the strength of the entire Star Luo Empire and form a properly organized army of soul masters to resist Spirit Hall.

However, the Star Luo Empire suffered from the same problem as the Heaven Dou Empire—

After ruling for over a thousand years, its border provinces and subordinate kingdoms had each grown quite powerful, showing signs of becoming too strong to control.

If Star Luo and Spirit Hall were to break out into all-out war, whether these provinces and kingdoms would resist Spirit Hall under the Empire's command or embrace Spirit Hall's radiance in hopes of gaining the right to establish independent nations was difficult to say.

According to the intelligence provided by the Wanjin Chamber of Commerce over the years, Ahakuwa Province was already relatively obedient to the imperial capital's orders among all the border regions. At the very least, it did not lean toward Spirit Hall.

Therefore, aside from passing through, Dai Weisi also wanted to see whether he could make one or two arrangements here.

The soul-guide carriage soon arrived at Rock Dragon City, the central city of Ahakuwa Province.

The city's architectural style was rather rugged. Its walls were built from countless massive stones, and as the main city of a border region directly adjoining an enemy nation, Rock Dragon City's walls were twice as tall as those of Star Luo City.

After entering the city, Dai Weisi found that its residences, shops, and other buildings followed the same style. This was a city that revered and worshipped stone.

After entering the city, the two went straight to the Wanjin Chamber of Commerce's outpost in Rock Dragon City. Once they had settled in, Dai Weisi went out alone to experience the local customs of Rock Dragon City.

Of course, Li Fu would not give up protecting him from the shadows.

To his surprise, Rock Dragon City, which the princes and nobles of Star Luo City scorned as some backwater, had a charm all its own.

Although Dai Weisi was not wearing royal attire, he was still dressed in luxurious clothes. It was obvious at a glance that he was a visitor from elsewhere, so not long after he stepped into Rock Dragon City's night market, a little boy approached him and offered to be his guide.

"My lord noble, my name is Shi Tou, and I was born and raised in Rock Dragon City."

"I know which barbecue stall has the most fragrant grilled meat, which tavern serves the strongest liquor, and which brothel has the prettiest girls. For just one Silver Soul Coin, I can lead you around all night!"

Looking at the little boy before him, who was not even six years old, Dai Weisi suppressed a laugh and asked, "You even know which brothel has the prettiest girls? What, have you been there yourself?"

Shi Tou was not the least bit embarrassed at being exposed. He answered brazenly:

"I can't afford to visit brothels myself, but I've seen plenty when I took other gentlemen there. In Rock Dragon City, the girls at Yi Cui Brothel are the prettiest, but if we're talking flavor, it has to be Myriad Beast House."

Dai Weisi was rather curious. "Myriad Beast House? What kind of brothel has a name like that? Don't tell me there are no girls inside, only soul beasts?"

Shi Tou's expression paused for a moment, but his tone and demeanor did not change as he continued introducing it to Dai Weisi:

"The girls at Myriad Beast House are those whose Beast Souls awakened incompletely, leaving behind some of their Beast Soul traits. For example, catgirls with cat ears or foxgirls with fox tails. Many Lord Soul Masters and noble lords like that sort of thing..."

Dai Weisi was displeased, but he did not show it. He raised a hand and cut Shi Tou off.

"Enough, no more talk about brothels. Tell me, what other specialties does Rock Dragon City have?"

Seeing that Dai Weisi seemed uninterested in brothels, Shi Tou appeared even more energized as he excitedly introduced, "There's plenty! Rock Dragon City has the strongest liquor in all of Star Luo, the most tender and fragrant barbecue, and a wrestling tournament in the center of the night market every month!"

"Watching the wrestling tournament with liquor and barbecue is Rock Dragon City people's favorite pastime!"

"Oh, right, my lord. There's a wrestling tournament tonight, and it's the final showdown of the year. It'll definitely be exciting. Would you like me to take you there?"