Ning Rongrong had already gone to talk to Flender about the Forging Room.
Lin Ye had nothing much to do, so he simply found somewhere to daydream.
Cultivation wasn't all that beneficial for him.
With that time, he might as well find somewhere to have fun.
There were still plenty of places where he could claim sign-in rewards, so he didn't need to worry about leveling up.
"Does Lin Ye never cultivate?"
Zhu Zhuqing was a little puzzled.
It had been two or three days, yet she hadn't seen Lin Ye cultivate at all.
She had to spend some time cultivating every night.
And her daily training was absolutely essential.
But Lin Ye?
She had never seen him take cultivation seriously, yet his Soul Power had risen at a terrifying rate.
He was already a Soul Emperor.
"Oh, A Ye's situation is rather special. I haven't figured it out either."
Xiao Wu didn't know, either, since Lin Ye's inner thoughts had never revealed anything about it.
He just wandered around every day, and his cultivation level rose on its own.
She could only chalk it up to how extraordinary Lin Ye's situation was.
Or rather, the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass Clan was extraordinary.
Even now, she firmly believed Lin Ye was a Soul Beast who had taken human form.
Otherwise, there was simply no way to explain where his Soul Rings had come from.
After all, he hadn't hunted a single Soul Beast so far.
Yet each Soul Ring was more incredible than the last.
Perhaps Lin Ye's rise in rank had something to do with the special nature of the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass Clan.
Zhu Zhuqing was envious. If only she had those abilities too!
Unfortunately, she could only envy him a little.
Formal cultivation would begin tomorrow, and she was looking forward to it.
Shrek Academy was quite special; every teacher there had profound cultivation.
With them guiding her, her rank should rise quickly.
The only pity was that the academy's facilities were still rather poor. They couldn't compare with those of other advanced Soul Master Academies.
More importantly, the academy still hadn't been graded.
It was just a Chicken College.
When Flender learned that Lin Ye wanted to make some rather unusual weapons, he readily agreed.
Talented people always got special treatment!
All it would take was setting aside a little space. Building a Forging Room wouldn't cost much.
Meanwhile, in a one-story house somewhere in Suotuo City,
a group of men in black hurriedly gathered for a meeting.
"Latest news: His Highness the Third Prince has been arrested and sentenced to three years!"
The middle-aged man at the head of the group wore a gloomy expression.
When he'd first received the news, he'd been completely stunned.
They were spies assigned exclusively to the Star Luo Imperial Family.
After the Third Prince arrived at Shrek Academy, the Star Luo Emperor had sent them to Suotuo City.
There, they had established a base.
Their job was to gather intelligence on the Balak Kingdom and the Heaven Dou Empire, as well as keep close tabs on Dai Mubai.
It was also a way of protecting him.
Although he'd fled Star Luo City, he was still a prince of the empire.
The spies had kept a low profile for the past few years. They had barely shown themselves in front of Dai Mubai, observing him from the shadows instead.
Afterward, they would send reports on Dai Mubai to the Star Luo Empire.
Protecting Dai Mubai seemed like an easy task.
Suotuo City didn't have any real experts to begin with.
The local branch of Spirit Hall wasn't particularly powerful, either.
Besides, Shrek Academy had three Soul Saints and several Soul Emperors.
With a lineup like that, life at the academy should have been easy for Dai Mubai.
It was just that Dai Mubai often sneaked off to Suotuo City to visit his lovers, leaving them speechless.
It seemed the Third Prince's mind was always between women's thighs.
But orders were orders. They could only keep protecting him.
As the years passed, they gradually grew numb to it.
They became convinced that Dai Mubai would never inherit the throne!
Compared with the eldest prince, Dai Weisi, Dai Mubai was utterly useless.
He had talent, but he wasted it.
He went looking for women every day. In the past few years, he must have been with more than a hundred of them, right?
Protecting Dai Mubai was relatively easy, and they had gradually let down their guard.
But they hadn't expected him to get into trouble after they'd barely watched him for a few days.
"Captain, His Highness the Third Prince's situation... might be a bit troublesome."
The team members wore troubled expressions.
If the Star Luo Emperor found out, they would all be held responsible.
He'd been caught in bed with another man's wife, had attacked an ordinary person, and had ended up arrested by people from Spirit Hall.
It was disgraceful!
If word got out, where would that leave the Star Luo Royal Family's dignity?
"Troublesome or not, we still have to get him out. Are we really going to let His Highness the Third Prince stay locked up for three years?"
The captain gritted his teeth.
There was nothing wrong with chasing women, but couldn't he be a little more careful?
If nothing else, he could have gone to the Brothel to find women.
That only took money, and it wouldn't cause any trouble.
But no, he had to go after married women. And now look what had happened!
"But if we go to Spirit Hall, the Third Prince's identity might be exposed. If they find out who he is, they'll be even less likely to release him."
The team member had lived for decades and knew how these things worked.
If Spirit Hall learned they had arrested the Star Luo Empire's Third Prince, they wouldn't simply let him go.
They'd make an issue of it!
Even if they did release him, they'd certainly publicize the whole affair.
The Star Luo Emperor would be furious.
And the spies sent to protect Dai Mubai would be punished, too.
The royal family's dignity mattered more than anything.
As spies, they knew all too well how serious things would be if their identities were exposed.
No one could bear the consequences.
The captain rubbed his temples. This really was a problem.
They wanted to get him out, but they couldn't expose his identity.
What could they do?
"Why not pay them off?"
One of the team members suggested.
The simplest solution was to pay!
The captain's eyes lit up. "Good idea. We'll pay to settle it. We can always offer more."
This was Suotuo City, just a medium-sized city.
It probably wouldn't cost all that much.
"To get someone sentenced to three years out of prison, we'll probably need to spend quite a bit. Do you think a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins would do it?"
"A hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins? That might not be enough. Should we prepare more?"
"Let's report this to our superiors and request some funds."
The team members made their suggestions.
Getting someone out was no simple matter.
And there were a lot of people in the team, so their expenses weren't small, either.
"Good idea. Then let's request two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins from our superiors. Hopefully we can settle this quickly."
The captain considered it. Two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins shouldn't be a problem.
The matter wouldn't reach Star Luo City, either.
The Star Luo Empire's bases in some of its larger cities could approve the funds directly.
Once the money arrived, they would pull a few strings, the Third Prince would be free again, and the whole matter would be over.
But they hadn't expected the request to be passed up the chain after they submitted it.
This time, the request was for one million Gold Soul Coins!
By the time it reached the Intelligence Department in Star Luo City, the requested amount had risen to five million Gold Soul Coins!
The Intelligence Department submitted such an enormous request to the Finance Department.
The Finance Department was dumbfounded and immediately reported it to the Star Luo Emperor.
But that was for later. For now, the captain just wanted to get the man out as soon as possible, so they could cover the whole thing up.
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