Xiao Xiao spent two days at the negotiation table.
She asked the empire to use part of the subsidy on the grounds that Sun Temple provided Martial Soul Awakening services to villages and towns every year.
In the end, Dou Ling Emperor agreed and provided an annual subsidy of five million Gold Soul Coin.
A few days later, the imperial decree came down.
Dou Ling Emperor agrees with Sun Temple to establish branch temples in each provincial capital, and Platinum Temple in Lingdou City.
Sun Temple is responsible for all branch hall personnel and operations, and the empire will not interfere or provide support.
The Red Sun Army stationed in the branch palace must not interfere with local government affairs, and may not collect taxes or recruit troops without permission. Otherwise, the empire has the right to request Sun Temple to withdraw from the branch palace.
After the imperial edict was promulgated, the construction of branch temples in Douling provincial cities began one after another.
With the support of the empire, construction progressed rapidly.
The craftsmen worked overtime, and in less than a month, several branch temples in provincial cities had already put up signs.
In addition to the daily staff of each branch, Red Sun Army teams also go to the station in batches. Each branch has three to four teams, responsible for Evil Soul Master supervision and Martial Soul Awakening work in the province and surrounding areas.
Sun Temple, Lab.
This laboratory is at the foot of Pope Mountain, two streets across from Xuan Ziwen's laboratory.
Lin Yaoyang specially marked it out for the use of Soul Engineer recruited by Temple himself.
When Lin Yaoyang pushed the door in, several Soul Engineer were gathered around a workbench, pointing at a semi-finished piece of Soul Tool.
Seeing Lin Yaoyang coming in, several people stood up quickly.
"Palace Master."
"Sit, everyone, sit down."
Lin Yaoyang walked to the table, took out several thick notebooks from Storage Soul Tool, and placed them on the table.
The cover of the notebook is somewhat worn and the corners are curled, and it has obviously been turned over many times.
There was a dark red stain on the cover of one of them, I don't know if it was blood or something else.
"These are the notes of Level 7, Level 8 Soul Engineer. You are divided into several groups and take turns to study and study."
The eyes of several Soul Engineer suddenly widened.
Someone reached out and carefully opened a notebook.
With dense handwriting, detailed Soul Guidance Array illustrations, and detailed material ratios, every page is like a treasure trove.
"Palace Master, this... is this really for us?"
A young Soul Engineer's voice was trembling.
"Otherwise? I can keep the table legs?"
Lin Yaoyang's tone was very casual, but several Soul Engineer's eyes were red.
Not many people pay attention to Soul Engineer on the Douluo Continent, and the information on high-level Soul Tool is blocked by the Sun Moon Empire.
Most of those who work on Three Douluo Kingdoms and Soul Tool rely on self-study, patchwork here and there, and take numerous detours.
When I joined Sun Temple, I originally expected good salary and sufficient funds, but I didn't expect such an unexpected surprise.
Lin Yaoyang looked at their expressions of excitement and speechlessness, and added, "I also have a lot of information on Level-Nine Soul Engineer. As long as you work hard to break Soul Tool Technology, I can provide you with these things for research."
The laboratory was quiet for a moment, and then the pot exploded.
"Long live the Lord of the Palace!"
"I'm going to call Li Si and the others over now, and let's study together!"
"Don't squeeze, don't squeeze, let me see first!"
Lin Yaoyang looked at this group of Soul Engineer who were as excited as children, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
He turned around and walked out of the laboratory, closed the door, and shut out the cheers inside.
In the corridor, a middle-aged man was squatting in the corner.
Seeing Lin Yaoyang coming out, he quickly stood up and patted the dust on his pants.
Zhang San, Sun Temple is the foreman of the engineering team and oversees thousands of people.
From the first shovel of dirt to the current finishing stage, he has been overseeing the construction of the entire city.
"Foreman Zhang, is there something wrong?"
Zhang San walked over quickly with a smile on his face.
"Hall Master Lin, let me report to you the progress of the project."
Lin Yaoyang is the best father from Party A he has ever met, and his emotional value must be given to him!
Lin Yaoyang nodded. "Okay, let's talk while walking."
Zhang San followed him half a step behind, counting his fingers and reporting one by one.
"The main hall, staff dormitories, living areas, training grounds, and the laboratory you specially requested have all been completed. Residential areas, commercial streets, and Soul Fighting Arena are still under construction, but some people have built them on their own initiative. Seeing that our engineering team is too busy, they built their own shops, and some have already opened for business."
"The city wall is almost finished."
Zhang San paused, "But when we were repairing it, we found that there were some outlines on the city wall. The previous city wall should have been engraved with reliefs. Do you think we should add them now?"
Lin Yaoyang thought for a while and said, "No need. That's it."
Zhang San responded.
"Okay, Hall Master Lin."
The two walked for a while, and Zhang San suddenly slowed down, looked around, and lowered his voice and said, "Hall Master Lin, there is one more thing..."
Lin Yaoyang stopped and looked at him.
"What is it? So mysterious?"
Zhang San came closer and lowered his voice.
"Didn't we erect a new statue in the square in front of the temple? The original Angel Statue was half broken, so we thought of smashing it all to clean it up."
"It turned out that no matter how hard I smashed it, it couldn't be broken. Soul Master in the engineering team used Soul Skill to no avail. It didn't move at all. We had to move the entire statue away with a little effort."
"Tell me, could this be the Angel God in front of Ten Thousand Years who hasn't cooled down yet?"
Lin Yaoyang raised his eyebrows, so mysterious?
"Don't worry, it's not that evil. If she is still alive, why hasn't she shown her spirit after we have been building construction here for so long?"
Zhang San thought about it and thought it made sense.
"Yeah..."
"Where did the statue go?"
"In the valley outside the city, we found a cave and left it there."
"Take me to see it."
The two left the city and came to a remote valley.
The valley is not big, surrounded by mountains on three sides and dense forest on one side. The entrance to the cave is blocked by a few crooked-neck trees.
Zhang San pointed at the hole.
"Hall Master Lin, this is it."
Lin Yaoyang looked around.
There were traces of hauling on the ground, wheel marks, and a few broken hemp ropes.
The two walked into the cave.
The cave is darker than the outside, but the space is not small.
The Angel Statue, which had been cut off at the waist, lay quietly in the center of the cave.
The surface of the statue has been weathered and mottled.
Lin Yaoyang puts his hand on the statue and runs the Soul Power sensor.
Nothing.
Neither warm nor cool, neither feeding back nor absorbing, just like an ordinary piece of Shi Tou.
He frowned.
This statue has experienced Ten Thousand Years wind, sun and rain, but it only has some moss growing on it?
Even the weathering marks are very shallow, which is impossible for ordinary marble.
He was thinking in his mind.
Since this statue cannot be destroyed, how did it break?
Was it cut off by Tang San back then?
However, the Qian Renxue statue was shattered, but this statue survived Ten Thousand Years and still remained intact.
There must be something wrong inside. Maybe it's the Angel Divine Set left behind by Qian Renxue, or the broken Angel Godhead.
In short, something that can make a statue Ten Thousand Years indestructible must be extraordinary.
As for why he couldn't sense any abnormality, it was either because he wasn't cultivated enough, or the "code" was wrong and needed the right person to crack it.
And this person is none other than a descendant of Angel.
But...Ten Thousand Years, is it true that no descendants of Angel have ever come to Spirit City?
Zhang San stood at the entrance of the cave and asked cautiously, "Hall Master Lin, how are you? Did you find anything?"
Lin Yaoyang shook his head.
"You go back first. You don't have to worry about this statue."
Zhang San also knew that this was not something he could participate in, so he agreed obediently and turned around to leave.
The sound of footsteps gradually faded away.
Lin Yaoyang took out Communication Soul Tool and contacted Ye Guyi.
Not long after, a figure flew from the direction of the city and landed at the entrance of the cave.
"Palace Master, what are you doing here? If something happens in the palace, I can't find you."
Lin Yaoyang said, "You guys are here to handle it, what can happen?"
Ye Guyi rolled his eyes at him.
"Yes, yes. You act as a hands-off shopkeeper yourself and don't care about anything. Leave it all to us. One day we sell Temple, you don't even know!"
Lin Yaoyang smiled and said, "You dare to sell, who dares to buy?"