Gifting a Soul Bone

After the meal, Rota and the other three began a detailed discussion about their future goals.

"Then the organization will be called Tongbao Pavilion." Rota made the final decision on the organization's future name.

Tongbao Pavilion would be an organization focused mainly on economic development. Rota's idea was simple: to prepare for his future check-in life.

Spirit Hall's monthly salary was indeed not low, but after learning more over this period, Rota found that prices in Douluo were still quite high. Relying solely on Spirit Hall's wages would definitely be far from enough.

The economy was the foundation of all development, so economic growth was still very important.

"Our Tongbao Pavilion is still in its early stages. We need to cooperate with other financial groups across the continent." Wind Concealment pointed out a problem that needed to be addressed first.

"That's right. Tongbao Pavilion currently has only the four of us, and our financial strength is very weak. We need to first win over some merchants with economic power," Reid analyzed carefully.

"Does anyone have any good ideas?" Rota asked as he drank his tea.

"I can start with the Star Luo Empire. Since I'm the captain of the Soul Hunting Team, I have quite a few connections," Reid said after some thought.

Wind Concealment also felt that Reid's suggestion made sense. Among the four of them, aside from Rota being an elder of Spirit Hall, Reid was the only one with any real status or standing.

Wind Concealment and Jin Ling were both wandering soul masters who traveled from place to place. They would only temporarily join a team if someone paid to recruit them.

Although Wind Concealment and Jin Ling were both from the Heaven Dou Empire and were Soul Sage-level powerhouses, they had no real connections, much less any wealthy merchants among their acquaintances.

"I am rather curious about something. Wind Concealment, Jin Ling, both of you are Soul Sages. Logically speaking, you should be quite sought after in the Heaven Dou Empire~"

Rota found the experiences of Wind Concealment and Jin Ling rather strange. Everyone knew how important the combat strength of a Soul Sage was.

"Elder Kizaru, that's a long story. To put it simply, I offended some nobles in Heavenly Dou and was suppressed by them." Wind Concealment spoke with helplessness written across his face.

Seeing that Wind Concealment found it difficult to speak, Jin Ling said, "Elder Kizaru, Wind Concealment and I have known each other for a long time. The only reason we offended those nobles was because they were being completely unreasonable!"

It seemed the matter was more complicated than he had imagined. Rota adopted an attentive expression.

Seeing that Rota was interested, Jin Ling told Rota and Reid about what had happened to her and Wind Concealment.

"That was roughly what happened. From then on, those nobles began suppressing us..." Jin Ling looked extremely dejected, lowering her head as she spoke.

After listening, Rota was about to take another sip of tea, only to discover that his cup was already empty.

"Oh my, it seems I was too absorbed in the story~" Rota slowly set down his teacup.

The powerful and wealthy always possessed an incomparable sense of superiority. They constantly believed themselves to be better than others. These nobles successfully reminded Rota of the Celestial Dragons from One Piece.

Still, not every noble could be condemned outright. Some nobles were decent people. The parasites were only a scattered few.

"Those nobles certainly are bold, completely unreasonable indeed~" Rota said slowly as he adjusted his sunglasses.

How could Wind Concealment and Jin Ling fail to understand what Rota meant? Gratitude appeared on both their faces.

"Elder Kizaru, it has been so long since that happened. There's really no need to dwell on it anymore," Wind Concealment quickly explained.

Wind Concealment was already deeply grateful that Elder Kizaru was willing to care about what had happened to him and Jin Ling. He did not dare hope that Kizaru would personally stand up for them.

"You two needn't worry so much. Those nobles are no good either. I was thinking, since those nobles are such unpleasant people, we have a reason to accept the property they possess~"

Wind Concealment and the other two immediately understood Rota's meaning. "In that case, we won't have to worry about the organization's initial funds. As expected of Elder Kizaru!"

"Since those nobles who troubled you were so unreasonable, we can simply treat them as they treated others~" Rota smiled faintly.

Wind Concealment and the other two all thought Rota's plan was excellent. It would not only secure their starting funds, but also help the people clear out some of society's parasites.

There were surely many cases of nobles relying on their lofty status to oppress ordinary people. Such behavior was certainly unacceptable.

"But, Elder Kizaru, what do you intend to do? Every noble has considerable connections. If they join forces and report you to Spirit Hall..."

Rota had wondered what they were worried about. It turned out they feared retaliation from those nobles.

"You can rest assured. I am not someone they can deal with~ You, on the other hand, need some strength to protect yourselves."

No one in this world who could trouble Rota had been born yet, so he naturally did not fear such petty tricks. However, Wind Concealment and Jin Ling lacked the ability to protect themselves, so that was something he needed to consider.

Reid was a Soul Douluo, and a power-attack Soul Douluo at that. His strength could not be underestimated. Unless they were fools, they would not go looking for trouble with Reid.

Reid also had the Star Luo Empire backing him, so he naturally did not need to worry about the nobles of the Heaven Dou Empire sabotaging him.

The ones who needed concern were Wind Concealment and Jin Ling. Both were support-type soul masters and were already at a disadvantage against opponents of the same level, let alone those of a higher level.

Rota had an idea. Wind Concealment's martial soul was a chameleon, and his attacks leaned more toward Illusion Techniques. Perhaps the Soul Bone they had obtained this time could be of some help to him.

"Wind Concealment, you should know what this is, right~" Rota took the skull out of his Storage Ring.

"This is... the Skull of Mental Annihilation. Elder Kizaru, you mean to..."

Wind Concealment looked at the skull radiating a deep blue glow before him, unable to understand Rota's intention.

"I feel that this Soul Bone will not be of much use to me for the time being. Why don't you give it a try?"

Rota's meaning was very clear. He wanted Wind Concealment to absorb the Soul Bone.

"This..." Wind Concealment still hesitated. This was an eighty-thousand-year mental-type skull bone. Wouldn't it be too extravagant for a support-type soul master like him to absorb it?

"Wind Concealment, just absorb it! None of us has any objections." Jin Ling happily patted Wind Concealment on the shoulder.

"Alright. Since everyone wants me to absorb this Soul Bone, I'll respectfully accept."

Wind Concealment was not one to be overly hesitant. He immediately began absorbing the mental skull bone. With Rota, Reid, and Jin Ling guarding him, the environment was absolutely safe.

Jin Ling stood to the side, nervously rubbing her hands as she watched the slight sweat on Wind Concealment's face. She was both excited and worried.

"There's no need to be so nervous. Have faith in Wind Concealment! Besides, I am here, so nothing will happen~"

Only after hearing Rota's words did Jin Ling calm down somewhat. Just moments ago, her heart had felt as though it might leap out of her chest.

Rota was also very curious about what kind of improvement Wind Concealment would gain after absorbing the Soul Bone. Soul Bones provided enormous benefits to soul masters.

Many soul masters made collecting a full set of Soul Bones their lifelong goal. That alone showed just how precious Soul Bones were.