Du Wentian vaguely knew that although the Huangfu Clan was providing the training, the core technology had most likely come from Feng Mountain Lord. Learning from Feng Mountain Lord would be best.
However, neither the Supreme Clarity Sect nor the Red Phoenix Sect had the right to covet it. How could he dare entertain such extravagant hopes?
Being able to tag along with the Tiantong Merchant Alliance and learn a little was already quite good.
He had also specifically looked into the prospects of the communications system—though even without doing so, it would not have affected his judgment. Could something that the Four Sects and Five Platforms had specifically sent disciples to learn possibly be bad?
One of the three women suspected of coming from the same place as Feng Mountain Lord, the tallest Qi Condensation woman with unusual features, had once said, "For the next fifty years, this will be the most promising profession."
So Du Wentian readily said, "No problem. As for the candidates, does Feng Mountain Lord have any preferences?"
"They need to be clever," Feng Jun said, glancing at him. "If you want to slip in members of the Du Clan, do it in moderation. The main choices should come from the current personnel... pick twenty from the construction site workers."
"Fifteen," Du Wentian boldly bargained. After interacting with him for so many days, he knew very well that Feng Jun was reasonable at heart, so naturally he had to fight for as much as he could. "There are also more and more people with connections outside, like Gao Tao, Hegel..."
Hegel of Clearwind Ridge had seen that Feng Jun had no plans to develop that place anytime soon, so he occasionally came to Liba Beach to visit. The two sides were now getting along fairly