After returning home, Li Zhao entered her bedroom and pulled open a wooden panel beneath the bed. Underneath were tens of thousands of Copper Soul Coins and Silver Soul Coins, as well as several hundred Gold Soul Coins.
Ever since making money her conviction in childhood, Li Zhao had carried it through to the end. Her suggestions to the village chief and her efforts to help Lanke Village develop all ultimately served the purpose of allowing her to earn more money.
Money was not omnipotent.
Li Zhao understood that clearly as well, but after her parents died, they had left her only fifty Gold Soul Coins. Edward had also taught her three skills: Believe in Yourself, Learn to Think, and Cultivate Conviction.
Therefore, she believed that the will her parents had left behind for her was to make money, and that would become her conviction!
For that!
She would stop at nothing!
But—
"Right now, the best way is for the old village chief to step down and let someone I can trust become the village chief, such as Edward..."
Why not herself?
Very simple.
She was too young and had no prestige, unless she became a Soul Master.
But then again, if she became a Soul Master, why would she stay here as a scavenging villager?
She would have gone to a big city long ago!
And the reason she had saved up so much money yet still did not dare go to a big city was because she knew she was an ordinary person, not a Soul Master.
Besides, she had no way to carry all these Soul Coins with her.
"...But do I really have the courage to make a move against the old village chief? He's just an old grandpa who wants everyone to be like