Salas's Recruitment

"Sister Xiaoyu, the platform headquarters just called with an urgent message."

The young assistant, A-Xue, hurried over clutching a tablet, her voice brimming with irrepressible excitement.

"The platform wants to confirm an S-tier contract with our Xiaoxiang Pavilion. The tentative revenue split is 70%, and Sister Zi is still negotiating! Plus, the advertisers are looking to increase their bids!"

A-Xue grew more animated as she spoke. "We're currently the only livestream channel connected to another world!"

The future looked bright.

Lin Xiaoyu's fingertip traced Chu Men's face on the screen, her expression complex. "A-Xue, do you think... we're really communicating with another world?"

"Maybe... I couldn't find this variety show anywhere online. But the platform believes it, the advertisers believe it, and the general public believes it!"

"We've taken eight of the top ten trending spots; 'Douluo' is the hottest keyword right now!" A-Xue handed over the tablet. "The other two are all about you, Sister Lin~~"

Lin Xiaoyu rolled her eyes at A-Xue and continued to ask, "Then what role is this guy playing? A transmigrator?"

"Judging by his style, that's certainly possible."

At this moment, the transmigrator who had taken the internet by storm was holding a half-meter-long dragon bone, gnawing on it with great gusto.

The golden, crispy skin paired with a rich, dark red sauce looked incredibly tempting; one could almost smell the savory aroma through the screen.

Chu Men ate with wild abandon. Looking at his intensity, one might think he held a personal grudge against the dragon.

[Holy crap, this streamer makes it look so delicious! Braised dragon bone? Is that really dragon meat? My takeout suddenly doesn't taste like anything anymore!]

[The braised food shop down the street has a line stretching all the way to the other side of the road!]

[Donating a rocket—streamer, please tell us, what does this soul beast taste like after being braised?]

After a mukbang session that left everyone in the livestream hungry and satisfied, the online viewer count dropped by more than thirty percent.

For a time, major braised food shops were met with a wave of ravenous customers, much to the delight of the owners.

Soon, the viewer count climbed back up, increasing by twenty percent over the previous peak.

Burp~

Chu Men patted his bulging belly, his heart blooming with joy as he looked at the donation points, which had surpassed 300,000.

He found his old pal A-Zheng in his contacts and placed an order.

A-Zheng had been a fan since before Lin Xiaoyu's livestream last night. He was an honest, hardworking young man who now served as Chu Men's supplier of modern goods.

After receiving the message, A-Zheng set down the braised pig trotters he had just bought from next door and nimbly opened the "Douluo App" that Chu Men had sent him, collecting the advance payment.

Following the list, he gathered the items from his own shop.

With a click of the phone camera, the goods vanished from the spot and appeared in Chu Men's system warehouse.

"This really is a magical app!"

Although it wasn't his first time making a delivery, A-Zheng was still filled with wonder.

On the other side, Chu Men returned to the Star Soul Tool Shop and enjoyed a good nap.

Time drifted into the afternoon.

The Heaven Dou Spirit Saint Hall was one of only two such halls on the entire continent, the other being in the capital of the Star Luo Empire.

Chu Men navigated the side entrance with practiced ease. After the guards passed on his request, he met the newly appointed Platinum Bishop, Salas, in the reception room.

"Master Chu is truly a young talent. It's only been a few days, and your soul power has already improved!"

Salas set down his teacup, a kind smile on his face, though a hint of scrutiny lurked in his eyes.

Chu Men bowed slightly and said politely, "Not at all. The batch of soul tools you requested last time has been repaired, and I've come to deliver them."

As he spoke, he placed a low-tier storage soul tool the size of a Rubik's cube on the table.

Salas didn't pay much attention to that. He retracted his smile, his expression turning serious as he produced a scroll and a token.

"This is a commendation from my Spirit Hall! And this is a special deacon token for the Heaven Dou Spirit Saint Hall."

Chu Men's gaze sharpened. He accepted them with a beaming face and unfolded the scroll to examine it closely.

The commendation praised him for providing vital clues regarding the wanted criminal Tang Hao. The Pope Hall officially recognized his contribution and rewarded him with a certain amount of gold soul coins, and so on.

The special deacon token not only granted him various conveniences within businesses under the Spirit Hall's name, but even within the Heaven Dou Empire, the various Spirit Hall branches under Salas's jurisdiction would provide him with special care!

"This is truly flattering."

Chu Men put on a mercenary act, acting humble with his words while nimbly tucking the items away.

Salas was even more satisfied at the sight. He picked up his tea and took a sip, his words carrying a hint of recruitment.

"Master Chu is a young hero. The elders of my Spirit Hall have all spoken highly of you. Your future is limitless!"

[Why do I get the feeling that old guy Salas is trying to recruit the streamer?]

[The streamer is so young and so powerful; the Spirit Hall definitely won't let him go!]

"Bishop, you are too kind. I am merely a craftsman with a few skills to make a living; I am not worthy of such praise."

Chu Men stood up and bowed again. "If the Spirit Hall has any needs regarding soul tools in the future, just let me know. I will certainly ensure your satisfaction!"

He turned to leave.

"Tang Hao has escaped."

Salas's voice was extremely calm, but to Chu Men's ears, it sounded like a muffled thunderclap.

Chu Men's fingers tightened involuntarily, yet a smile remained on his face.

Tang Hao was Haotian Douluo after all, the main boss of the righteous faction in the original work; it was no surprise he wouldn't be caught so easily!

Because he had disguised himself when kidnapping Xiao Wu that day, Tang Hao did not know Chu Men's true identity.

Regardless, he was a massive potential threat, and he had to be on his guard!

"Many thanks for the reminder, Bishop!"

Salas watched Chu Men's disappearing back, a trace of regret flashing in the depths of his eyes.

"Such high talent, what a pity, his Martial Soul is just a pen."

In the common knowledge of Spirit Masters, tool-type Martial Souls usually severely lacked combat power and were mostly used for auxiliary tasks.

Their status was even lower than auxiliary Spirit Masters who could directly participate on the battlefield.

However, in a relatively peaceful environment, excellent tool-type Spirit Masters could often live much more comfortably.

"Bishop, this is the information on Chu Men that you asked me to investigate."

"Hmm, leave it there."

Star Spirit Tool Shop... Blue Tyrant Academy... Liu Erlong!

Salas closed the file, his eyes dark and unreadable.

Could this Chu Men be from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?

If that were the case, recruiting him would indeed be of great use!

Otherwise, although he admired Chu Men greatly, it hadn't reached the point where he absolutely had to recruit him.

After collecting his payment for repairing the spirit tools and the gold soul coin reward from the commendation order at the finance department, Chu Men walked out of the Spirit Saint Hall in a rather good mood.

Gold has a magical power that makes people feel joyful; that saying was not false.

[The streamer is tough, did he just directly reject Spirit Hall's recruitment?]

[Tough my foot, the streamer is clearly a pragmatist; he didn't even return the deacon's token!]

[Do you think Tang Hao will come to settle scores with the streamer? Hehehe!]

[The streamer disguised his identity, and plus Tang Hao is still being hunted by Spirit Hall, he should be safe for now.]

[These gold soul coins are really exquisite, I wonder if there's any merchandise! People from Yiwu, get to work!]

Chu Men looked up at the slightly scorching sun, subconsciously glanced left and right, and headed straight for the material shop and the blacksmith shop.

After heavily restocking his inventory, the large amount of materials consumed by the Fire Dragon Battle Armor was successfully replenished!

After giving instructions to the blacksmith and setting the specifications and quantity for the explosive shells, he added the production of a new batch of jamming shells to his schedule.

Chewing on a piece of finger-licking dragon tendon, Chu Men trotted his way to the Blue Tyrant Academy.

While greeting the students he passed by, he walked straight to the office area and then pushed open the door to the Dean's office without the slightest hesitation.

It was as if he were coming to his own home!

But coming straight at him was a crimson dumbbell!