Taking Gu Yue Na Along

"Are you planning to use their aggressiveness to provoke conflict and make the Federation deal with Shrek Academy?"

After analyzing the situation, Gu Yue Na asked somewhat uncertainly.

Chen An glanced at Gu Yue Na. Gu Yue Na was actually quite smart when she was not in love.

"That's the plan. There's no need to do anything extra. The military simply needs to enforce the law."

"Their conflicts will naturally arise and spiral out of control."

"But ordinary soldiers would not dare to truly do anything to people from Shrek Academy."

"So I plan to enlist in the future. The things those soldiers dare not do, I'll do myself."

As Chen An spoke, his voice turned cold, carrying killing intent.

Gu Yue Na nodded in satisfaction, roughly understanding Chen An's plan.

Once the conflicts between these forces intensified to an irreconcilable degree, a great war would be inevitable.

While the snipe and clam fought, the fisherman would reap the benefit. Their soul beasts would become the greatest beneficiaries.

"Letting you join us against humanity was indeed the right decision."

Gu Yue Na praised him, a radiant smile blooming across her face as her mood brightened considerably.

"I plan to have you join the Spirit Pagoda, while I join the Federation military."

"Once we each rise to a certain position, it will be time to act," Chen An said.

"Alright." Gu Yue Na agreed readily, having no reason to object.

"If you need help in terms of strength, feel free to seek out Di Tian and the others."

"But for everything else, you will have to rely on yourself. We cannot help you," Gu Yue Na said.

If Chen An wanted to gain status in the military, strength alone would not be enough.

"It will be enough if you provide some help in terms of strength when necessary," Chen An said.

Di Tian and the other powerful soul beasts were incredibly strong. At times, they might truly prove very useful.

"By the way, if you join the Spirit Pagoda, it would be best not to take the initiative to seek them out."

"You should make them come to you. That way, you can take the initiative."

"It's like my enlistment. I won't simply go sign up for the military."

"I first need to build up some credentials. That way, when I enter the army, I won't have to start out as an ordinary soldier."

Chen An said this, already having a concrete plan for his own path of development.

"Do you have any suggestions?" Gu Yue Na asked after thinking for a moment.

"I'll be applying to Sun Moon Royal Academy next. You can come with me."

"Sun Moon Royal Academy is located in Mingdu, the Federation's political center."

"The Spirit Pagoda has a branch there second only to its headquarters."

"If you display your talent there, you'll have an easier time drawing the attention of the Spirit Pagoda's upper ranks."

Chen An said this, hoping that Gu Yue Na could stay with him for a while if possible.

It was not because he coveted her beauty. She was currently just a little girl barely over eight years old, and he had no such thoughts.

The reason he wanted her to stay with him for a while was simply that he did not want her to entertain the idea of splitting off part of her consciousness again.

Once she created the clone Na Er, it would basically mean she was destined to become love-brained.

The current Gu Yue Na was still relatively normal. He had to keep her that way.

As for the special feelings she held for Tang Wulin in her mind, they could slowly be erased.

His decision to join Sun Moon Royal Academy had also come after careful consideration.

It was an academy that did not get along with Shrek Academy, and it also had close ties with the government.

Quite a few students who graduated from that academy held positions in the military.

Establishing connections with them would bring him nothing but benefits.

Most importantly, Shrek Academy's Golden Path trial involved a certain military unit.

Most of the officers in that unit came from Sun Moon Royal Academy.

If he held a position there, stirring up conflict would become much easier.

When the time came, they would all be dealt with according to military law. He would not give Shrek Academy even the slightest bit of face.

"Going to Mingdu?" Gu Yue Na hesitated, somewhat unwilling.

She actually wanted to find Tang Wulin. There was a familiar aura on Tang Wulin.

That aura made her feel close to him, making her inexplicably want to approach him.

Although reason told her that it would be best not to have any further contact with Tang Wulin, instinct still gave her such thoughts.

That was also why she had wanted to split off part of her consciousness.

She wanted to purge this indescribable emotion and thereby maintain her rationality.

Now that the emotion had not been removed, her primary consciousness would still be affected to some extent.

Seeing Gu Yue Na hesitate, Di Tian vaguely understood why his lord was acting this way and hurriedly said:

"My lord, I think Chen An's proposal is very good. It would be more conducive to your entering the Spirit Pagoda's inner ranks."

"Moreover, if you go with Chen An, you can look out for each other."

"Perhaps at critical moments, he might even offer you some constructive advice."

Chen An gave Di Tian a deep look, then looked at Gu Yue Na and said:

"You are the king of the soul beast race. What you do now should place the interests of the race first."

"If the interests of the race are affected because of those human emotions that have arisen, can you still live up to your status?"

"Alright." Gu Yue Na's reason ultimately overcame that faint trace of sentimentality.

Di Tian breathed a sigh of relief. He did not dare let his lord come into contact with that human again.

Otherwise, who knew what uncontrollable events might occur.

If his lord forgave humanity because of this, it would truly be too late for regret.

"When are we leaving?" Gu Yue Na asked.

"Tomorrow," Chen An said. Then, somewhat awkwardly, he added, "I'd like to borrow some money from you."

He was penniless now. After being resurrected, everything on him had vanished.

It was also inconvenient for him to return to Baiye City at the moment. If he wanted money, he could only borrow it.

Gu Yue Na did not ask why. She merely gave Di Tian a look.

For some unknown reason, a Federal Card appeared in his hand.

"This has ten million Federal Currency," Di Tian said as he handed the card to Chen An.

Taking the Federal Savings Card, Chen An could not help asking, "How do you have so much money?"

Ten million was no small sum. His family's total assets were only worth tens of millions.

That was wealth his father had accumulated only after more than twenty years in business.

"At first, we thought we would need money in the human world, so we took some metal to sell."

"Because we did not know the value of that metal, and we did not get the amount right either—"

"We ended up selling too much. Those metals sold for several hundred million all at once," Di Tian explained.

For a moment, Chen An did not know what to say. They had made money far too easily.

People always talked about having mines at home. These soul beasts truly did have mines at home.

The mineral resources beneath the Star Dou Great Forest were probably enough to make them the richest people in the world.

"What do you need money for?" Gu Yue Na asked curiously only after having Di Tian give him the money.

"My current condition is somewhat strange. I'm stuck at the level ten bottleneck and finding it difficult to break through."

"I tried evolving a Soul Ring on my own, but I was never able to succeed."

"Perhaps it has something to do with my damaged origin, so I want to try absorbing a soul spirit to break through."

Chen An answered honestly, having long prepared an explanation for why he needed to absorb a Soul Ring.

After soul beasts took human form, they could evolve their first few Soul Rings on their own.

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