I Think This Is a Kind of Confidence

"Hehe, looks like my judgment was right after all. You've improved so much in such a short time. As long as you keep developing at this rate, you'll definitely have the makings of a god! When that happens, I can become a god alongside you and live forever! Little Yuhao, keep it up! I'll always be your staunchest support," Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said.

Huo Yuhao tugged at the corner of his mouth, thinking, Didn't you have no other choice back then? If you hadn't chosen me and Beast God Di Tian caught you, you wouldn't have gotten away so easily.

After all, Di Tian might have let Tian Meng escape once, but how could he possibly let him escape a second time?

On the current Douluo Continent, Di Tian was the strongest beneath the God-level. Whether it was Mu En or Ye Xishui, neither could defeat Di Tian in a one-on-one fight. Of course, if Tang Princess used her Ninth Soul Skill: Tang Buddha Ancestor Descends, Di Tian would be effortlessly subdued.

After all, once a God King entered the fray, Di Tian was no longer worth mentioning.

Some time later, Huo Yuhao finished bathing and got dressed. After exchanging a few pleasantries with Jing Hongchen, he left Jing Hongchen's residence and the academy.

He planned to take Sky Dream Ice Silkworm around the merchant guilds of Mingdu in search of overlooked bargains. Ideally, he hoped to find some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that could strengthen his physique.

After all, the power of Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's soul rings would increase along with the limits of Huo Yuhao's physical endurance.

Yalan Merchant Guild.

This was a merchant guild with quite a reputation in Mingdu. Huo Yuhao had chosen it as his first stop for bargain hunting because, according to the information he had gathered, the Yalan Merchant Guild was holding its annual Treasure Appreciating Fair today.

The so-called Treasure Appreciating Fair was an event where the merchant guild used its influence to invite major vendors in, allowing them to put their fine goods up for sale.

Naturally, the vendors would raise the prices first before offering discounts, making customers feel as if they were getting a bargain. It really was Mingdu's Double Eleven sale.

Looking at the long street before him, he took a deep breath and strode inside. Led by a saleswoman, he arrived at the Yalan Merchant Guild's office, received an identity wooden plaque, and began attending the Treasure Appreciating Fair.

Before long, he noticed a large crowd gathered around one of the shops. Anticipation was visible on their faces.

"Is this vendor bringing out some rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures?" Huo Yuhao asked the female sales guide beside him with interest.

The saleswoman shook her head and said with a smile, "The famous Mingdu expert, Teacher Chen, is selling his new book, so that's why so many people are gathered here. They're all Teacher Chen's loyal customers."

An expert?

The moment Huo Yuhao heard that word, he recalled some unpleasant memories. Some of the experts from his previous life had truly been nothing more than frauds, capable of spouting all kinds of absurd nonsense as though everyone else were fools.

"Does this Teacher Chen actually have real knowledge?"

Huo Yuhao asked.

"Of course. Teacher Chen is a scholar worthy of respect. Even His Majesty has received Teacher Chen and praised the books he wrote to the skies.

Teacher Chen will be promoting his new book shortly. You could stay and listen for a while. I believe Teacher Chen's words will open up an entirely new world for you," the saleswoman said with a smile.

Huo Yuhao paused, somewhat hesitant. Mainly because the experts from his previous life had left too deep an impression on him. Besides, Douluo Continent had no shortage of Hidden Dragons and Fledgling Phoenixes.

The most typical example was Master Yu Xiaogang. Gangzi's line, "There are no worthless martial souls, only worthless Soul Masters," had left a particularly deep impression on him.

At that moment, a middle-aged man riding a Flying Soul Guidance Device rose up from the shop. He cleared his throat and said, "Hello, everyone. I am Teacher Chen Wei. Today, I bring you my new book, On Sun Moon: I Think This Is a Kind of Confidence. Before selling this book, I would first like to say a few brief words."

"As everyone knows, the Sun Moon Empire is the most advanced empire on this continent, as well as the place with the highest happiness index. If I randomly found someone on the streets of the Sun Moon Empire and asked whether he was happy, he would definitely say that he was. I think this is a kind of confidence.

"As for the three nations of Star Luo, Heavenly Soul, and Dou Ling, their citizens live in misery and suffer greatly."

"Why has such a situation arisen? The main reason is that their Soul Guidance Technology lags far behind ours. I have always believed that developing soul tools benefits both the nation and its people.

"Of course, after saying this, there will definitely be people who don't believe me. They'll say, 'You haven't even been to those three empires. How do you know their citizens live in misery?'"

"My apologies, but I really have been there. I even lived in Star Luo, Heavenly Soul, and Dou Ling for a period of time each. Based on my field visits and investigations, I can tell everyone with absolute certainty that the citizens and Soul Masters of those three empires are generally dissatisfied with reality. They all harbor the notion that they want to be Sun Moon People in their next lives."

"Clearly, they lack confidence, and the root of that lack of confidence lies in how far behind their Soul Guidance Technology is.

"I'll give the simplest example. During winter, minor nobles in the Heaven Dou Empire use coal to keep warm, while ordinary people freeze in the cold. Meanwhile, nobles in our Sun Moon Empire use soul tools for heating, while ordinary people use coal. From this point alone, we have won."

"Of course, this is only one small area in which Sun Moon has won. Compared with the three nations of Star Luo, Dou Ling, and Heavenly Soul, the Sun Moon Empire has won in every aspect. The only difference is whether it is a small win, a medium win, or a big win. I have given Sun Moon's victories in every aspect a specialized academic term—Continuous Victory!"

"Because Sun Moon has always been winning, I think the confidence of Sun Moon People is growing day by day! Once Sun Moon goes to war with the three nations, under His Majesty's wise leadership, our advanced soul tools will certainly strike them head-on!

"Furthermore, I know people in the military and have come into contact with some high-level soul tools. I can tell everyone with certainty that once war begins, our Rank 9 Soul Cannon Shells will definitely give those three empires a little Sun Moon shock!"

Teacher Chen Wei paused after saying that.

Then thunderous applause erupted. Everyone looked at Chen Wei with excited expressions. Even the saleswoman beside Huo Yuhao was so excited that she could barely keep her legs together.

Huo Yuhao tugged at the corner of his mouth, thinking that some of what Chen Wei said was indeed correct. Some minor nobles in the Heaven Dou Empire really did rely on coal for heating.

Once the noble lords began using coal, ordinary people naturally had little chance to use it. The lives of ordinary people in the Douluo Three Kingdoms really were not as good as those of ordinary people in the Sun Moon Empire.

And it was not wrong to say that advanced soul tools would strike the Douluo Three Kingdoms head-on. After all, Sun Moon's soul tools really had beaten the Douluo Three Kingdoms into a complete rout.

Sun Moon had nearly unified the Douluo Continent. If Tang San had not descended like a deus ex machina, Douluo Continent would already have been renamed the Sun Moon Continent.

Still, he could not shake the feeling that Teacher Chen Wei's words sounded strangely familiar.

"Teacher Chen, I have a question. May I discuss it with you?" A balding man near one of the shops raised his hand and asked.

"Discuss away. Everything can be discussed. What is there that cannot be discussed? Go ahead and speak," Teacher Chen Wei said generously.

"Through certain channels, I learned that you own a total of fifty residences in Shrek City, Star Luo City, and Heaven Dou City. Furthermore, you spend at least one hundred days every year living in those three cities. How do you explain that? Could it be that you believe Sun Moon will lose once war begins, so you prepared an escape route long ago?" the balding man asked coldly.

Teacher Chen Wei froze, and his expression shifted slightly. His eyes darted around before he said in a deep voice, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles. I did these things only to go deep behind enemy lines and experience the feeling of living in misery! Only by understanding the enemy can I better help Sun Moon defeat them!"