"Your Majesties Ice Luan and Jade Glow, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is willing to provide ten million Gold Soul Coins every year to support Skywater Academy in training its students, and to accept its graduates unconditionally. All we ask is that you and our sect watch over and aid one another. Should the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect face danger someday, we hope you will not hesitate to lend a hand," Ning Fengzhi said gently, smiling.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was so poor that money was all it had left.
An annual expenditure of ten million Gold Soul Coins would sting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect only a little.
Yet ten million Gold Soul Coins a year would secure the friendship of two Titled Douluos, along with a wealth of talented female Soul Masters.
In Ning Fengzhi's eyes, this was an excellent bargain.
Besides, as long as they agreed to his request, he had plenty of ways to bind the two of them to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect until each became an inseparable part of the other.
"Ten million Gold Soul Coins every year?!" Duke of Netherworld Zhu Yuan sucked in a cold breath, staring at Ning Fengzhi in shock.
It was not as though the Star Luo Empire could not produce ten million Gold Soul Coins.
But producing ten million Gold Soul Coins every single year would be somewhat difficult for the Star Luo Empire.
The Star Luo Empire was a centralized state, broadly resembling ancient Huaxia, with power held by the imperial family and Soul Master clans.
Although the Star Luo Empire collected considerable tax revenue each year, its expenditures were also substantial. Its treasury did not run a surplus every year.
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect truly lives up