Dai Mubai's Escape
Dealing with the Red Assembly—
The Xue Ye needs a reason.
For example, increasing tax revenue in the Fasinuo Province.
The Star Luo Empire has produced a Hell White Tiger. Given the Star Luo Empire's abundant martial spirit, it is possible that it will find a reason to invade the Heaven Dou Empire within ten to thirty years.
In addition, the Spirit Hall also harbors wolfish ambitions and must be guarded against.
To deal with both sides, the army needs money and supplies.
Where will the money and provisions come from?
Tax.
Fortunately, the Fasinuo Province under the jurisdiction of the Heaven Dou Empire, so he can legally and compliantly increase the grain tax and road tax there.
What road tax?
The main road from Holy Soul Village to Vast Sea City, although not officially opened by the Heaven Dou Empire, is ultimately located on the border between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire. It is closer to the Heaven Dou side and should rightfully be under the jurisdiction of the Heaven Dou side. Paying a toll is perfectly reasonable, right?
He also had reason to send troops to suppress the rebellion and restore order.
Star Luo Empire.
After learning about the Red Communion's ideology, Dai Tianran, unlike Xue Ye, attached great importance to it.
This is because the rule of the Star Luo Empire is not the same as that of the Heaven Dou Empire. Although it is still based on Martial Soul to establish families, it is highly centralized. Apart from the Star Luo Empire, there are no other kingdoms or duchies.
Even before the Spirit Hall offered free Martial Soul Awakening to commoners, the Star Luo Empire experienced several historical events of civilian rebellions.
Dai Tianran was well-versed in history and knew what Zhou Qing wanted to do.
Store up plenty of grain, build high walls, and delay declaring yourself king.
The Dai Clan relied on this method to become the royal family of the Star Luo Empire, and the establishment of the system of princely struggle was also to effectively select a powerful ruler.
Does Zhou Qing want to replicate this process?
Dai Tianran felt it was necessary to be vigilant.
Despite the development of the Soul Master World to this point, the Empire has mostly focused on cultivating and recruiting Soul Master order to achieve unification. However, as long as the Titled Douluo do not participate in the war, the number of troops is the key!
Dai Tianran didn't understand why Zhou Qing wanted to enlighten the common people.
Wouldn't that make it even harder to manage?
When it comes to governing the people, Dai Tianran has a say. It's best to keep the people from starving, because people have desires, and once they're full, they'll want more.
When people's hearts are restless, it will inevitably lead to instability in the world...
Although Dai Tianran couldn't understand it, it didn't stop him from learning something from the concepts he had learned so far.
For example, in terms of guiding ideology,
Dai Tianran's eyes darkened slightly as he said to Dai Weisi, "My son, is Zhou Qing the surprise you mentioned? But I feel like it's more of a shock than a surprise."
Dai Weisi: "..."
"He could never join any faction. His ambitions are even greater than those of the Spirit Hall. He is not one of us, the 'elite class'," Dai Tianran said in a deep voice. "However, some of his actions are worth learning from for our family. I'll leave this matter to you and the second brother."
"Yes, Father Emperor."
Dai Weisi had no choice but to agree.
In fact, from the moment he was defeated by Wang Sheng, he understood that Zhou Qing could not join their side, neither emotionally nor logically.
He, the First Prince of the Star Luo Empire, Dai Weisi, had imagined losing to Zhou Qing in the Finals, and even imagined losing to Dai Mubai, who would grow up and become a sensation in the future.
But he never imagined he would lose to Wang Sheng —a Commoner Soul Master with mediocre talent.
The fact that an ordinary tiger had crossed the boundaries of bloodline and defeated Dai Weisi, who possessed the top-tier Beast Martial Soul White Tiger, had already spread throughout the Star Luo Empire territory, and the prestige of the First Prince had been severely affected.
Zhou Qing's strength is definitely above Wang Sheng's. If he comes to the Star Luo Empire, what official position should he be given? Or should the throne of the Star Luo Empire be given to him?
After all, the people in the Star Luo Empire are quite fierce. If they are allowed to develop freely, they might one day replace the White Tiger Lineage and become the new emperor of the Star Luo Empire.
"Where's the third brother?"
Dai Tianran then asked Dai Mubai, "His twelfth birthday is coming soon, right? After his birthday, you two should have a competition, and I'll see how much he's improved."
Dai Weisi remained silent.
"What's wrong?"
"The day before yesterday, I went to find him for training, but he was nowhere to be found..."
Dai Mubai still ran away.
He was resentful that he couldn't beat Dai Weisi!
He couldn't beat Qingzhu Zhu and was divorced again... Although to outsiders it was just children playing around, Dai Mubai, being a child, was more likely to take it to heart due to his unstable temperament.
For the past three years, he has been diligently cultivating his skills, frequently challenging Qingzhu Zhu to win back his title and write a letter of divorce to humiliate Zhu Zhuqing!
Unfortunately, Qingzhu Zhu also worked very hard, cultivating her Soul Power and studying Martial Soul Theory. She also often sparred with Zhu Zhuyun and sometimes with her father.
Furthermore, relying on the fact that she and Dai Mubai had not truly broken off their engagement and that she was the prince's fiancée, she frequently sought opportunities to go to the army to learn techniques for killing quickly from soldiers and generals.
Therefore, Dai Mubai has never won.
Gradually, Dai Mubai began to doubt his life, feeling that he might really be a waste, but he didn't want to give up cultivation. In the end, he mustered up his courage and chose to escape.
"That kid! He's really got guts in this area, I don't know what to say!"
Blood vessels appeared in the whites of Dai Tianran's eyes. He couldn't believe that he actually dared to take action. "Forget it. Notify the head of the Zhu Family and guide Zhu Zhuqing to find Dai Mubai within three years. That kid knows what's important."
Since Dai Mubai is unwilling to give up cultivation, there is only one path left for him: to compete with Dai Weisi, since he was born into the Royal Family.
A choice must be made...
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Spirit Hall.
Pope Bibi Dong's view is simple: she wants to replicate the Spirit Hall's current system, but in a different direction, choosing the common people.
"Your His Holiness the Pope, the Red Assembly was established without our Spirit Hall's support or informing other forces on the continent." Chrysanthemum Douluo was puzzled. "They seem to be keeping a low profile, but their actions seem to be open to the world. They are building roads and setting up Enlightenment Academy. It's very strange."
"Perhaps their rapid development in the past six months is largely due to Zhou Qing and his team's phenomenal performance at the Continental Elite Tournament six months ago." Bibi Dong considered a possibility—
The Continental Elite Tournament is essentially a selection method jointly used by the Heaven Dou Empire, the Star Luo Empire, and the Spirit Hall to recruit outstanding Soul Master.
The reason why the Nuoding Team participated in the Continental Elite Tournament was not for the glory of the team, nor for fame, fortune or status, but, like the other three parties, to recruit players.
Or rather, to attract people to go there.
After all, Zhou Qing and his group had already revealed to the world their secrets, including the method of Secondary Refinement Soul Ring a second time and their Self-Created Soul Skill: the Qi Field Power.
These two factors alone are enough to attract people from various forces to investigate.
In order to gain Zhou Qing's and the others' trust, they will inevitably work diligently in the short term...