Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect: I, Huo Yuhao, join the Sun Moon Sect.

Chapter 488 Arrangements Before the Rescue Plan Begins

"Shao Zhe! I've already selected the students to participate in this rescue operation." Xuan Zi's aged yet powerful voice rang out not far behind Yan Shao Zhe. Yan Shao Zhe's thoughts were interrupted, and he turned around to look at Xuan Zi not far away.

At this moment, Xuanzi, holding a chicken leg in one hand and a wine jug in the other, walked calmly toward Yan Shaozhe.

He would take a bite of chicken leg meat and then a sip of wine, a look of contentment on his face.

As he drew closer, the smell of alcohol in the air grew stronger.

"Elder Xuan," Yan Shaozhe called out, then asked, "Who are the students you mentioned earlier that you selected?"

During this time, he has been actively collecting intelligence from the Sun Moon Empire and negotiating with the three major empires on how to save those trapped in the Sun Moon Empire. So he is so busy every day that he is almost overwhelmed and has no time to spare.

There are indeed some things that need to be handled by Elder Xuan, after all, Elder Xuan is the most idle elder in Shrek Academy.

"Beibei, Xiaoxiao, He Caitou, Zhang Lexuan, and Wang Dong!" Xuanzi rattled off these names as if reciting a menu.

He then explained, “He Caitou is familiar with soul tools and has the right skin color, so he can play a significant role in Sun and Moon Sect. Bei Bei, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong are all from Tang Sect and want to save Sect Master Tang Ya, while Zhang Lexuan is the strongest among these students. This is quite a good combination.”

Yan Shaozhe's face showed surprise, but this surprise was not because of Bei Bei; he already knew that Bei Bei was going to participate in a rescue mission.

But one person in Xuanzi's list surprised him: "Le Xuan is going too? She is currently the strongest student in the inner academy and the youngest Soul Douluo in Shrek Academy in nearly three thousand years!"

She is destined to become a senior elder of the Sea God Pavilion; there's no room for error! In short, she carries the future of Shrek Academy on her shoulders, and she will become the first Title Douluo among the inner court students. Elder Xuan, how can you let Le Xuan participate in the rescue mission as well?

Xuanzi said somewhat helplessly, "You know that Lexuan has always liked Beibei, but Beibei has no intention of being with Lexuan and chose Tang Ya instead."

When Lexuan heard that Beibei and the others were going on a rescue mission, she came directly to me and said that in order to protect the safety of the outstanding student Beibei, she, as the senior student, had to take responsibility and participate in this rescue mission.

Isn't she clearly trying to keep Beibei safe? I've already tried to persuade Lexuan, but she won't listen. What else can I do?
If I rejected this girl, do you believe that she would secretly travel to the Sun Moon Empire to try and protect Beibei in secret?
After all, although Lexuan is usually a very sensible child, she becomes extremely stubborn when it comes to Beibei's safety.

Xuanzi always felt guilty towards Zhang Lexuan, and he couldn't bear to refuse her request.

After all, the first time he caused the academy to suffer heavy losses was when he was leading Zhang Lexuan and others. Because he got separated from the students, out of so many outstanding students from the inner academy, only Zhang Lexuan survived.

I even considered resigning because of this incident. After all, even for Shrek Academy, which is full of talented people, losing so many outstanding inner court students is a huge loss.

However, Zhang Lexuan remained kneeling and refused to get up, urging him to stay and continue serving as a senior member.

Yan Shaozhe was silent for a while, then said, "No, I have to go to Elder Mu. No matter what, I must make Le Xuan stay. Even if Le Xuan hates me because of this, I will persuade Elder Mu to force her to stay."

As he spoke, he floated into the air, preparing to fly towards the Sea God Pavilion.

In Yan Shaozhe's mind, people's value is different, and he naturally has a scale in his heart to judge whether certain people possess value. For those of extraordinary value, he will naturally provide generous assistance without hesitation, while for those of average value, he cannot provide substantial assistance.

Zhang Lexuan's value is undoubtedly much higher than that of the Shrek students trapped in the Sun Moon Empire and the people of the Douluo Three Kingdoms.

If things go wrong and Zhang Lexuan is captured or killed in the Sun Moon Empire, it would undoubtedly be a huge loss for Shrek Academy.

After all, Zhang Lexuan is the youngest Soul Douluo in Shrek Academy in nearly three thousand years!
Upon seeing this, Xuanzi immediately shouted, "Shao Zhe, Elder Mu has already agreed to Le Xuan's request, allowing her to go to the Sun Moon Empire to participate in this mission."

"What?" Yan Shaozhe stopped, somewhat incredulous. "Elder Mu agreed?"

“Yes!” Xuanzi nodded. “Although I promised Lexuan, whether she can ultimately participate in this rescue mission still depends on Elder Mu’s decision. So, after I promised Lexuan, I took her to see Elder Mu. After thinking it over, Elder Mu finally agreed to Lexuan’s request.”

Yan Shaozhe was somewhat unwilling, but there was nothing he could do.

After all, Elder Mu is the master of the Sea God Pavilion, and there's no way I can oppose the decisions he makes.

So he slowly descended to the ground.

Xuanzi asked, "Shao Zhe, how did your talks with Tianhun, Douling, and Xingluo go? How many powerful figures are the three empires willing to send to support Shrek Academy's operations?"

Yan Shaozhe's expression turned grim. He said, "The negotiations did not go well. The three great empires all have hostages in the hands of the Sun Moon Empire. They are hesitant to act, and they are also wary of the Sun Moon Empire suddenly deploying troops to attack. At present, they are unwilling to send strong people into the Sun Moon Empire to rescue their hostages, nor are they willing to have too much conflict with the Sun Moon Empire on the border."

According to the replies from the three major empires, they did not want to hasten the arrival of war, but rather wanted to accumulate strength to prepare for a possible conflict in the near future. The only good news was perhaps their willingness to share their intelligence networks, which would make the rescue operation smoother.

Upon hearing this, Xuanzi was furious. He said, "What kind of time is this? How can the high-ranking officials of the three great empires still not see the situation clearly? If they can destroy more Soul Master Corps stationed on the border of the Sun and Moon while applying pressure, it will undoubtedly slow down the pace of the Sun and Moon's war!"
Moreover, the rescue operation not only needs to save our Shrek members, but also the people of the three great empires! Even so, the three great empires are still unwilling to send powerful figures to the border of the Sun and Moon Empires to put any pressure on the Sun and Moon Empire! How short-sighted! How can we successfully resist the Sun and Moon Empires while associating with such vermin?

Yan Shaozhe nodded, agreeing with Xuanzi's words. However, he still said, "Alright, Elder Xuan, things have come to this point, so let's not dwell on it anymore."

"This rescue operation will be conducted covertly and overtly. We will descend upon the border between the Sun and Moon realms to draw attention, while Beibei and her group, led by Elder Song, will secretly rescue the people. Once we have gathered all the intelligence, we will set off immediately."

Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.

In a laboratory.

Huo Yuhao was holding a hammer, hammering the metal on the experimental table. What he was doing was simple: to forge spirit-forged metal. There is a saying that goes, "A thousand forgings give rise to spirit, ten thousand forgings give life to life."

The difficulty of spirit forging is much higher than that of thousand forging.

(End of this chapter)