Henchmen Have Arrived!

After quite a while, Lin Hao finally snapped out of it. He hurriedly quickened his pace and returned home—a dilapidated Small Courtyard north of Notting City.

System!

He was no stranger to this. He had read countless novels in his previous life, and the protagonists all had one of these!

The Strongest Henchman Summoning System—just hearing the name made it sound impressive. It was going to make him a big shot!

Lin Hao opened the light screen and began following the prompts. He first selected the ordinary henchmen section, wanting to see what the novice-gift henchmen were like.

The introduction had just said they were at their peak state, which meant they were most likely Soul Masters. That was incredibly important to him.

At the tap of his thoughts, eight portraits with four-dimensional attributes instantly appeared on the light screen!

Lin Hao could not help clicking his tongue.

Well, damn. This was pretty advanced!

Lin Hao examined them carefully, his face blooming with a smile. Just as he had guessed, all eight were Soul Masters.

Four Soul Grand Masters and four Soul Masters. Two of the Soul Grand Masters even had Soul Power Levels of twenty-nine, along with extensive combat experience. Most importantly, they were absolutely loyal to him.

This force could run rampant through Notting City. As far as he knew, the strongest person in Notting City's Spirit Hall was a level thirty-seven Battle Spirit Grandmaster, and there were not many Soul Elders in all of Notting City.

Just as Lin Hao was grinning foolishly, the courtyard gate was suddenly pushed open. A middle-aged man around forty walked in and clasped his hands in salute.

"Big Brother, your little brother Zhang San has come to join you!"

Before Lin Hao could say anything, another seven middle-aged men appeared in succession, making the already small courtyard somewhat crowded.

But Lin Hao did not mind at all. Instead, he looked at the eight men eagerly. They were all Soul Masters!

No matter where you went, making a name for yourself depended on influence. You needed people behind you!

Now Lin Hao had people of his own too!

With that thought, Lin Hao smiled broadly and patted his chest as he promised, "Welcome, brothers. From now on, if Big Brother has a bite to eat, then you'll all have a bite to eat!"

If anyone else had heard such words from this young, baby-faced boy, they would have turned around and left.

But the eight henchmen did not care about that at all. They clasped their hands and spoke in unison.

"Thank you for taking us in, Big Brother! We swear to follow Big Brother unto death!"

The repeated cries of "Big Brother" filled Lin Hao with delight. He looked left and right, touching them here and there. The sensation in his hands proved that he was not dreaming.

"Good! Good!"

"What are all of you good at? That way, I can arrange things for you."

Those four-dimensional attributes only allowed Lin Hao to see the henchmen's basic information, such as their martial souls and Soul Power Levels. He would have to learn the specifics himself.

"Big Brother, the eight of us are a Soul Hunting Squad. We usually make a living hunting Soul Beasts, so I don't think we have any other special skills."

Zhang San was one of the only two level twenty-nine Soul Grand Masters and also their captain. Suddenly thinking of something, his eyes lit up.

"Oh, right. Zhao Liu is a good cook. His roasted meat is delicious!"

"Not bad. Then who among you has the best education?"

Lin Hao nodded after hearing that and continued asking.

"I graduated from Fasinuo Intermediate Spirit Master Academy."

Li Si, the other level twenty-nine Soul Grandmaster, raised his hand and answered.

"Very good. Li Si, go apply to be a teacher at Notting College later. The rest of you will work with Zhao Liu to open a restaurant in Notting City, specializing in Soul Beast meat. I'll provide you with several secret recipes."

Lin Hao needed some influence on the surface. Once Li Si entered Notting College, he would become Li Si's disciple.

That way, no blind fool in Notting City would dare provoke him, and he could lie low while building his strength.

Lin Hao had already figured out the timeline. He was in the same class as Wang Sheng, Tang San's roommate, and they had both been enrolled at Notting College for five years.

In the original story, Tang San entered Notting College when Wang Sheng was twelve. That meant Tang San was about to enroll, and the plot was about to begin. Lin Hao definitely had to make some preparations.

That did not mean Lin Hao intended to provoke Tang San right now. Tang Hao was still by Tang San's side.

Everyone knew how fiercely Tang Hao protected his son. Lin Hao did not want to die just yet.

Lin Hao wanted to use Tang San's enrollment to keep Tang Hao occupied, then take the opportunity to retrieve Ah Yin, the Blue Silver Emperor, from near Holy Soul Village. This was extremely important to him and worth taking a gamble on.

The Strongest Henchman Summoning System could summon two types of henchmen: ordinary henchmen and special henchmen. The former cost Gold Soul Coins, while the latter required precious resources.

The difference was that, aside from their considerable strength, special henchmen also possessed special skills, such as alchemy or artifact forging. They could be called elite talents.

Lin Hao wanted to open a restaurant to earn money and summon ordinary henchmen. Summoning one ordinary henchman cost ten Gold Soul Coins, which was no small sum.

Most importantly, an ordinary henchman's level was determined by potential rather than strength.

If he wanted to ensure that an ordinary henchman had sufficient combat power, he had to invest extra.

For example, for a red ordinary henchman, he had to add another forty Gold Soul Coins to ensure that they emerged at their peak state.

If he drew an orange one, he would need to invest even more. So, he had to work hard to make money.

Lin Hao wanted to take Ah Yin in order to summon a special henchman. So far, she was the precious resource he was most likely to obtain, and the foundation for his rapid rise.

Every special henchman summoned would possess the highest strength of their entire career.

That meant Lin Hao had a high chance of summoning a super expert completely loyal to him by using Ah Yin as the price. How could he not take that gamble?

Lin Hao remembered clearly that there was a waterfall where Tang San trained every day.

Tang Hao had placed Ah Yin in a cave beneath that waterfall. As long as he lured Tang Hao away, with Zhang San's help, he could definitely take Ah Yin.

As for how to evade Tang Hao's pursuit afterward, Lin Hao already had a preliminary idea: find a scapegoat!

And he already had someone in mind—the guy who had stolen his prey before!

All that remained was to carefully consider the details of the plan and make sure Tang Hao could not trace it back to him.

Of course, none of that mattered right now. The most important thing was eating. Lin Hao was starving.

"You haven't eaten either, right? Let's get something to eat first, then we can discuss everything else."

Lin Hao was not wealthy either. He took his eight henchmen to a noodle shop, and once they sat down, they dug in with wild abandon.

Seriously, the brothers could eat. Even the one who ate the least finished two bowls. It suited their physiques perfectly!

Most importantly, that damn system was truly stingy. Zhang San and the others were a Soul Hunting Squad, yet they did not even have a single coin on them.

And it was not the beginning of the month, so they had already collected their Soul Master Subsidies. That system really did not leave him any loopholes to exploit.

Still, food was easy to deal with. What worried Lin Hao was how to get the startup funds for his early development.

After struggling desperately for years, he had only saved two hundred Gold Soul Coins. That was enough at most to open a restaurant in a decent location in Notting City.

But he still needed to summon more henchmen. The current eight were nowhere near enough to take Ah Yin. Tang Hao would not be easy to fool. He needed money!