And Ding Ling was the master of the Underworld Society.
Who would dare stand in the way of anything he wanted to do?
The second Book Vault was hidden deeper away.
It was actually in a basement.
There were not many books inside.
But every one of them was a treasure.
Whether they were Martial Dao manuals or treatises on military strategy, they were all first-rate.
Ding Ling finished reading them in two hours.
Wisdom +0.1
The gain was small, but it amounted to half the wisdom he had gained from the previous collection.
Martial Furnace progress: 85%
It had been 82% before.
A jump of three points.
Strength +0.5 Agility +0.5 Constitution +0.5
The gains across all three attributes were fairly even.
The Martial Dao manuals here were all first-rate or above.
But ordinary first-rate manuals no longer raised Ding Ling's attributes.
They could only deepen his foundation.
After finishing with the Book Vault,
Ding Ling headed out. He had just reached the main hall when someone reported that Lu Bu had come to see him.
"Lu Bu?"
Ding Ling paused, surprised to encounter Lu Bu in this world. But what did Lu Bu want with him?
"Send him in."
"Yes, my lord."
The messenger replied with an admiring look, then hurried off to fetch Lu Bu.
He was a new disciple of the Underworld Society.
Over the past few days, Nie Feng and You Ruo had chosen eight hundred people from the Society's branches, Ascenders seeking to join it, and independent wanderers. They had placed them in key positions throughout the headquarters so it would no longer look deserted.
Nie Feng had once led God Wind Hall. Managing one hall's worth of people was well within his abilities.
You Ruo was gifted