A few days later.
In a huge office.
Toji looked at the things Liang Wu had sent, and the corner of his mouth twitched violently.
Before him lay mountains of Storage Soul Tool.
These Soul Tool were filled with a large amount of property and asset certificates sent by nobles.
Gold Soul Coin, rare and precious materials, Soul Tool, Gold Tickets, Land Deeds, Shop Certificates... a dazzling array, almost filling all the Storage Soul Tool.
"They're really rolling in money," Toji murmured to himself.
Liang Wu quickly replied:
"Of course! Even a small business owner like me can earn this much, let alone them."
"That's true." Toji turned to Liang Wu, who was standing to the side, "Go and take stock of how many Gold Soul Coin and assets are here in total."
Liang Wu's face showed a hint of excitement. "Yes, sir, I'll take care of it right away."
After saying that, Liang Wu and several of his men began to get to work.
One by one, they opened their Storage Soul Tool, inventoried and recorded the Gold Soul Coin, rare and precious materials, Soul Tool, and other items inside.
During this time, Toji finally met Father Zhang she hadn't seen for some time.
You're back?
Father Zhang stared at Toji in astonishment.
"Shouldn't you be cultivating at the Body Sect?"
" Uncle Zhang, although I've joined a sect, I won't be staying there to cultivate all the time," Toji said gently. "My cultivation method means I can't stay in one place and cultivate peacefully."
Besides, I have my own things to do.
"... That's true." A slight smile played on Father Zhang's lips. After a moment, he seemed to remember something. "Oh, right, there's something I need to tell you."
"There's someone who's been harassing us at the door and constantly trying to cause trouble."
Father Zhang's tone carried a hint of helplessness and anger.
"That guy claims to be a member of the Shrek Inspection Corps, and a Soul Saint expert. He comes to the entrance of the Soul Fighting Arena every day, using various excuses to interrogate our people, and even threatened to confiscate our businesses. Our people are all in a state of panic because of him, and our business has been affected."
Toji frowned slightly upon hearing this:
"Another Shrek agent? He hasn't left yet?"
Father Zhang nodded. "Yes, he relies on being a member of the Shrek Academy and having Shrek backing him up, so he doesn't take us seriously at all. Our people don't dare to offend him and can only swallow their anger. If this continues, our business will probably become increasingly difficult."
"Looks like we're destined to be rivals with Shrek for life." Toji shook his head.
They just took down a Soul Emperor, and now a Soul Saint has appeared.
This is never going to end.
Father Zhang said in a low voice, " Toji, I know you're very capable and have ways to deal with him, but after all, he's from the Shrek Academy. We'd better not offend them easily. Or... should we try to give him some benefits so he'll stop bothering us?"
" Uncle Zhang, compromising with this kind of person will only embolden him," Toji immediately rejected Father Zhang's idea. "Besides, there must be a reason why he's refusing to leave."
Father Zhang was somewhat worried. "But... after all, the other party is Soul Saint, and he has Shrek Academy backing him. If we offend him, it might bring even bigger trouble."
Toji remained silent for a moment, then turned to look at Liang Wu:
" Liang Wu, how's the inventory going?"
Liang Wu walked over, holding a thick list in his hand, looking somewhat excited:
"My lord, the inventory is complete. There are a total of 300 million Gold Soul Coin here, along with a large quantity of rare and precious materials and Soul Tool. As for the asset certificates, including shops and real estate, the total value is at least over 500 million Gold Soul Coin."
"Such a wealthy family?" Upon hearing this information, Father Zhang was stunned.
Even at their peak, the Zhang Family couldn't earn this much money in their entire lives.
"This is just our first step, Uncle Zhang, can you imagine?" Toji sighed and patted Father Zhang on the shoulder.
"Are we really going to be suppressed by Shrek Academy in our first step? If we compromise this time and give them benefits, given Shrek's shamelessness, we'll most likely become the next Liang Wu, constantly being bleed dry by them."
"Come on, Liang Wu, you're the most experienced in this area. What will be the consequences if you befriend the Shrek people and open up connections?"
Liang Wu was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized what was happening:
" Luo Tian has already calculated things out; at least he still treats me like a human being. The other two, one is White Tiger Duke's man, and the other is a disciple of the Sea God Pavilion Elder. They completely treat me as a tool to make money. Every year, they demand at least a million Gold Soul Coin from me as dividends. For them, it's just extra pocket money, but this huge sum of money is really going to kill me."
"They're so eager when they want money, but when I ask them for help, they're nowhere to be seen. Otherwise, with their help, my Soul Fighting Arena would have grown into a major force, expanding throughout the entire Heaven Dou Empire. How could I still be ruling this small place?"
Liang Wu gave a bitter smile:
" Old Zhang, I really don't recommend you play this game with the Shrek Shrek people. Maybe not all of them are vampires, but it's better to be safe than sorry."
"You're bringing this up because the people investigating Luo Tian's death haven't left yet, right? I've met him; he's extremely short-tempered and doesn't put on any airs. He threatened my whole family's lives right off the bat."
" Old Zhang, do you think there's any benefit to compromising with this kind of person?"
Father Zhang fell silent.
After a long silence, he opened his mouth:
"Then... what should we do? That's Soul Saint from Shrek, no ordinary Soul Saint. Even if we bring five or six Soul Saint, they might not be a match for him."
"Unless the person who helps us is an opponent of equal strength, such as the Body Sect."
"Just Soul Saint?" Toji blurted out abruptly, drawing the attention of Father Zhang and Liang Wu.
"Perhaps I can solve this."
"Stop joking, sir! I know you're awesome; even a level 65, Level 6 Soul Engineer at full power couldn't touch a hair on your head," Liang Wu said anxiously. "But this time, our opponent is Soul Saint from Shrek!"
"Just think, Luo Tian, who is only level 61, can defeat ten ordinary Soul Emperor like me in terms of raw strength. Soul Saint would be even more outrageous."
He finally managed to curry favor with a powerful figure; how could he let Toji go and die?
"That's because your actual combat strength was different from what I expected, which caused my plan to go wrong, forcing me to fight to the death with the enemy." It would have been better if this hadn't been brought up, as it only made Toji angry.
"How could I have imagined you'd let me down at such a crucial moment?"
Liang Wu's face flushed red, and he was speechless for a moment.
"He's just Soul Saint, there's no need for you to be so nervous."
Toji, he remained extremely calm and composed.
"Our goal is not to kill him, but to drive him away or scare him off. As long as he leaves the Heaven Dou Empire and stops bothering us, it will be a good thing for us."
After saying that, Toji grinned, revealing boundless confidence:
"Give me enough information, and I'll kill even a mere Soul Saint like you."