"Young master, now that you've graduated, what do you intend to do? This old servant can help secure recommendations for some excellent Soul Master Academies. Our Four Single-Attribute Clans still have some standing on the Douluo Continent."
"And although this old servant isn't a Titled Douluo, I am still a Soul Douluo. There are fewer than a hundred Soul Douluos across the Two Great Empires, so many advanced Soul Master Academies are willing to do this old servant a favor."
Tai Tan said this to Tang San.
Originally, Tang Hao had asked Tai Tan to protect Tang San in secret. That way, he could protect him a little better and stop anyone who tried a sneak attack, making protection easier. The problem, however, was that Tang San had discovered Tai Tan.
But that was perfectly normal. Tang San had met Tai Tan in his previous life, so discovering him was perfectly normal, and Tai Tan's protection had thus moved into the open.
"I've already decided which academy to attend. But Senior Tai Tan, I wanted to ask: can the Strength Clan already mass-produce these hidden weapons?"
The Tang Sect Hidden Weapons Tang San mentioned at this moment had existed before his ascension in his previous life. They had been his treasures for fighting Spirit Hall, and back then, Spirit Hall had suffered a great deal because of them.
They clearly had many formidable Soul Masters, and their rank-and-file Soul Masters were excellent too. They could even form a Soul Master army to fight the Two Great Empires together, yet they had suffered many losses because of these hidden weapons.
But forging hidden weapons required blacksmiths, excellent blacksmiths to help make them. That was why our Tang San had gathered all the Four Single-Attribute Clans under his command in his previous life, starting with the Strength Clan.
Every one of them was a blacksmith, and blacksmiths could make hidden weapons, which could lay the foundations of the Tang Sect. But later, after the Sun Moon Continent collided with the Douluo Continent, the Tang Sect Hidden Weapons had proven inferior to Soul Tools, and the Tang Sect had begun to slowly dissolve.
The Four Single-Attribute Clans had also begun to go their separate ways, and the bonds between their original clan leaders had slowly faded.
The Strength Clan, which should have been responsible for making the Tang Sect Hidden Weapons, was a clan of slaves, but the problem was that only Tai Tan wanted to be a slave. Tai Tan himself wanted to be Tang Hao's slave.
The other members of their clan did not want to keep serving Tang Hao's line as slaves. Moreover, Tang Hao and Tang San had left no children behind before ascending to godhood, and Tang Hao had only one child, Tang San.
Thus, the succeeding sect master of the Tang Sect had not been from the Tang Family's line either, so the Strength Clan had later simply withdrawn from the Tang Sect.
Tang San truly had nothing to say about that. After all, Tai Tan alone wanted to be a slave to Tang Hao's line. The others did not, and there was nothing he could change about it.
At that time, the various major powers and Destruction had been fiercely competing for power, so he could not casually interfere with the lower realm. Otherwise, if they discovered even a small weakness to exploit, he could easily suffer losses. Besides, the Child of Luck had not yet been born then, so he had not acted, merely waited-waited for Huo Yuhao to be born, then had Huo Yuhao revitalize the Tang Sect.
Reality had proven that Huo Yuhao was indeed outstanding and had revitalized the Tang Sect. With Huo Yuhao there, that clan of slaves was no longer needed.
But now he had been reborn, and this was not ten thousand years in the future. To build his own power, Tang San still needed hidden weapons and the help of that clan of slaves.
"Rest assured, young master. The hidden weapons you've asked us to make are truly incredible. These hidden weapons can injure those Soul Masters and even change the standing of blacksmiths. Young master, in my opinion, would you consider going to... Gengxin City?"
"There are so many blacksmiths there. They could certainly help us make more hidden weapons. And if the blacksmiths learned about these hidden weapons, they could certainly change the standing of blacksmiths. When that happens, the entire City of Blacksmiths would be willing to join the Tang Sect and would even take pride in joining..."
Tai Tan had his own thoughts in saying this. As a blacksmith, he naturally hoped to help change the standing of blacksmiths. Lou Gao had always hoped to change their standing too, which was why he researched all sorts of powerful things. After seeing the Tang Sect Hidden Weapons, Lou Gao had chosen to join the Tang Sect precisely to change the situation in which blacksmiths stood beneath Soul Masters.
Tai Tan also hoped to change the standing of blacksmiths, which was why he said this. At the same time, having so many of them would also benefit Tang San's development. Thus, Tai Tan could both satisfy his personal wishes and do what he wanted to do, so naturally, he would think and act this way.
"That idea of yours is indeed quite good. The problem is that I need to develop slowly right now. If we rush too much, we could easily draw Spirit Hall's attention. However, I have several legendary hidden weapons here that are extremely complicated to make..."
"I hope to let Senior Lou Gao take a look when I meet him. He should be willing to join our Tang Sect then. But we're still in the development stage right now, so please be a little more patient, Senior Tai Tan."
"Understood."
Tai Tan said this, showing a slave's respect for his young master.
*(Making hidden weapons now still won't be enough. I need a great deal of funding. Many top-tier hidden weapons require precious metals badly, and precious metal ores are important too.*
Then I'll have to get funding from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. That sucker, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, is destined to become a cornerstone of my Tang Sect.
If I go to Shrek now, Ning Rongrong will certainly go to Shrek too when the time comes. Although Shrek is a fly-by-night academy and can't possibly help me develop better, its advantage is that it has so many outstanding talents: the Star Luo Empire's forces represented by Dai Mubai, and Ning Rongrong, the princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Then they'll certainly be able to help me develop the Tang Sect. Even if things change later, I can still establish the Tang Sect in the Star Luo Empire.
This is called not putting all your eggs in one basket. What I need to do now is bring Ning Rongrong into the Tang Sect too. Once I let Ning Rongrong see how excellent the Tang Sect's hidden weapons are, she'll definitely hand the hidden weapons over to that sucker Ning Fengzhi.
For the sake of these hidden weapons, that sucker will definitely choose to pay a great deal of money. Then I can seize the opportunity to rake in a fortune.
*Anyway, once I defeat Spirit Hall and take back these dangerous hidden weapons, surely no one will say anything.)*
That was what Tang San thought. This absolutely could not be Little Scumbag's thinking: people had paid for them, yet he still wanted to take them back.
"Then, young master, have you decided which academy you want to attend? If you need my help, I can lend a hand."
"I've already decided. I'm going to Shrek Academy," Tang San said.
But when Tai Tan heard this name, his face went blank with bewilderment.
"Shrek Academy???"
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