Huo Yuhao felt that poaching Ji Juechen to hold down the fort at the Northern Lands Alliance was a pretty good choice for him.
Anyway, he could not forge Soul Tools, and staying in Illustrious Virtue Hall indefinitely seemed to offer no room for further progress. If the Northern Lands Alliance wanted to plant its roots firmly in Mingdu, it would inevitably get into friction with other factions, and that was when Ji Juechen would have a chance to put his skills to use.
With him around, Huo Yuhao could also dump many of the Northern Lands Alliance's trivial chores onto him to handle. Of course, the Sword Maniac himself was fine for suppressing the opposition, but expecting him to handle administrative matters was out of the question; by then, he would probably still have to trouble Jing Ziyan and other experts from Illustrious Virtue Hall.
However, Huo Yuhao was not yet ready to expose his relationship with Illustrious Virtue Hall, as he did not want to put Jing Hongchen in a difficult spot by having a falling out with Xu Tianran prematurely.
Of course, working for the Northern Lands Alliance definitely would not be free. Huo Yuhao would still prepare benefits for Ji Juechen, only he did not know what Ji Juechen wanted.
Gold Soul Coins? Rare Metals?
The Sword Maniac would probably look down on all of them. In his heart, besides his own sword, he cared about nothing else.
He hoped that other factions would send experts to draw the attention of this Sword Maniac.
Amidst his musings, Huo Yuhao's gaze drifted toward Huo Qiu'er at some point.
"Why are you looking at me?" Sensing that his gaze carried some ill intent, Huo Qiu'er asked with a cold snort.
Huo Yuhao shook his head slightly, reminding her,