Douluo: Wuhun Seven Killing Sword, Sword Opens the Gate of Heaven

Chapter 279 The Seven Treasure Glazed Sect's Agent, Proposal for the Academic Exchange Conference

"Her talent and strength have met the college's admission standards for advanced students. However, it depends on her own wishes. The college is a full-time teaching program, and students are not allowed to take long vacations to visit relatives before the end of the semester." Ning Tianchen said.

Advanced students are similar to graduate students in previous lives.

There is no such name on Douluo Continent. It was Ning Tianchen who suggested adding it.

Separating advanced students from ordinary students will facilitate the management and resource allocation of the college.

You know, the students who have just entered the college cannot be compared with the old students who have been in the college for several years.

In the past, failure to differentiate these students would result in a huge waste of teaching resources.

Hong Xinyue quickly agreed, "I am willing. Can I really enter Qibao College to study?"

Ning Tianchen nodded in agreement.

She continued, "Are there many geniuses in your Qibao Academy? What if I fall behind in cultivation? Does the academy have assessments every semester?"

Ning Tianchen patiently answered his question and finally said, "The college also offers scholarships every semester. As long as you keep improving, you can not only earn back your tuition, but also your food and living expenses. After the semester is over, you can even take some money home."

Hong Xinyue immediately became interested.

Hong Kui, who was observant, smiled and said, "Such a novel method, no wonder Qibao Academy has such strength."

Just imagine that some students who come from poor families but have great talents will definitely work harder in their training under the encouragement of scholarships.

With the scholarship, they no longer need to work odd jobs to make a living, which completely avoids the problem of civilian soul masters having less time for cultivation.

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The Hong family is very determined to cling to the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and Hong Kui is even willing to sell out some family interests.

However, the Hong family is in a very special position.

They were in the military horse business, and the number of horses delivered each month could be used to infer the affairs of the Xingluo army. Therefore, the affairs between them and the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect must not be known to the outside world, let alone the Xingluo Empire's top brass.

"The Hong family can give up this part of the business. The orders from the military are stable, but the profit we can make is very small. At most, we can only earn hard-earned money."

Ning Tianchen shook his head. "There is no need to cut it off unless it is absolutely necessary. The profits from the sale of military horses belong to your Hong family. If you behave too abnormally, it will inevitably be noticed by those with ulterior motives. Just keep everything as it is."

On the way, the two sides communicated many things in detail.

A month later, the carriage did not drive into Tiandou City, but went directly to the headquarters of the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect.

After arranging Hong Kui and his daughter in the reception room, Ning Tianchen immediately went to the meeting hall.

At this time, in the main hall, Ke Jie was discussing the academic exchange conference with Ning Fengzhi.

Gu Rong said, "Lao Ke, if you do as you think, this academic exchange conference is a bottomless pit. The sect can do it by investing 2 million gold soul coins, or 200 million gold soul coins. You must have a detailed plan, right?"

Ke Jie looked helpless.

It's not that he didn't want to come up with a charter, but there had never been a precedent for holding an academic exchange conference, so he had no idea where to start.

Academic exchange conferences always invite masters of the mainland's academic world with high reputation. The food, clothing, housing, transportation, and appearance fees of these masters must be taken into account.

Of course, the academic exchange conference is not a waste of money.

Influenced by Ning Tianchen, everyone in the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect understood that the cultivation of soul masters was hard power, and culture was soft power. Hard power could only guarantee the safety of the sect, but could not bring other achievements.

In the tens of thousands of years of history of the continent, there have been powerful sects. But in the end, these sects disappeared in the long river of history!

Let’s not talk about the distant past, let’s just talk about the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family.

Their entire sect advocated the use of force and embarked on a path of militarism. As a result, in recent years, the sect began to be in a state of disarray, and the governance of the sect was in a mess.

"When we first start to organize an academic exchange competition, it may cost a lot of money. But once the brand is established, countless scholars will surely come to us in the future. By then, we can completely turn losses into profits," Ke Jie added.

Ning Fengzhi couldn't make up his mind.

Over the years, almost all the major events held by the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect were proposed by Ning Tianchen.

Ning Tianchen would often prepare detailed rules and regulations in advance, as well as all potential expenses that might occur in the process.

Although Ning Tianchen did not mention the previous college exchange competition, it was a mature competition that could be held directly after obtaining the regulations.

Ke Jie couldn't come up with a detailed set of rules and regulations, and Ning Fengzhi always felt uneasy.

The Seven Treasures Glazed Sect has made a lot of money over the years, but it has also invested a lot. In order to expand its business territory, Ning Fengzhi recently built seven Seven Treasures shopping malls in several other cities.

The academic exchange conference requires a huge investment, so he is a little pessimistic.

Just as he was hesitating, the disciples outside the hall came to report, "Master, three priests, Master Ning Tianchen is back."

"This kid is finally back." Chen Xin, who was originally a little drowsy, immediately perked up.

He stood up and walked to the door to greet the other party.

"Uncle Ke, please wait a moment. I will ask Tianchen for his opinion later." Ning Fengzhi waved his hand.

Ke Jie retreated back to his chair.

Outside the hall, as Ning Tianchen just entered the door, he saw Chen Xin coming out to greet him.

"Grandpa, you are too enthusiastic."

Chen Xin curled his lips and said, "Is it wrong for me to look at my grandson?"

"Hey~ You've improved so much in the past two years. You're already a Soul Emperor!"

In an environment like the City of Slaughter, the more people you kill, the more soul power you will plunder.

Otherwise, with Ning Tianchen's character, how could he not suppress his murderous aura?

Originally he had no plan to return to the sect.

The murderous aura in the body is difficult to suppress. Most of the inner disciples are auxiliary soul masters. If they accidentally hurt others, it will be troublesome.

However, as the murderous aura was purified by the Shura God, and in order to recruit the Hong family, he decided to return to the sect halfway.

Of course, when he returned to the sect, the person he wanted to see most was Ning Rongrong.

After entering the hall, Ning Fengzhi and others also asked him about his experiences when he was out for training.

……

Ning Rongrong had just finished the work at hand and was about to take a break when a disciple came to her to report the situation.

Ning Rongrong was overjoyed and asked again, "Are you sure Brother Tianchen is back?"

The disciple said, "Miss, Master Tianchen even greeted me."

Ning Rongrong did not hesitate and immediately ran to the meeting hall.

Inside the palace.

After learning about the situation, Chen Xin suddenly realized, "No wonder I can sense the strong murderous aura from you. But, you actually dared to deceive me and go to a place like the Slaughter City."

"If you hadn't come out, the Seven Killing Swords lineage would have been cut off."

He obviously knew something about the City of Slaughter.

Ning Fengzhi smiled and said, "Uncle Jian, Tianchen came out safe and sound. There is a difference between being safe and sound and having an accident. Tianchen should not be blamed."

Gu Rong said sourly, "Old swordsman, just be content. If you want to make a qualitative leap in strength, how can you avoid going through danger? Ordinary people can't get out of a place like the Slaughter City. The fact that Tianchen can get out is enough to prove his strength."

The two of them bickered for a few words, and Ning Fengzhi took the opportunity to change the subject, "By the way, Tianchen, Uncle Ke is going to hold an academic exchange conference, do you have any suggestions?"

Ning Tianchen thought about it.

In the past, academic exchange conferences were commonplace, but in Douluo Continent, there was no such precedent.

Although he supported Ke Jie's ideas, he believed that one should not act on a whim.

After thinking for a while, he said, "We need to find academic masters in advance, preferably those who are very famous. First, set a time and communicate with them, and then consider the academic exchange conference."

An exchange conference can be held at any time, the key is to have someone to take charge.

Although Ke Jie is famous in the academic world, he is from the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. If he were the only one present, outsiders would inevitably think that they were bragging.

Ke Jie nodded. "I have contacted several old friends, and they all have time. The only problem is how we are going to pay the appearance fee. If we give too little, people will inevitably think we are insincere. If we give too much, they will just treat us as suckers."

Ning Tianchen couldn't help but laugh. Chen Xin said speechlessly: "You kid, if you have any tricks, tell us quickly. There are no outsiders here!"

Ning Tianchen smiled and said, "Dean Ke, as a leader in the academic world, why do you want to hold an academic exchange conference?"

Ke Jie expressed his original intention, "The knowledge of one person is always limited, and correspondence is inconvenient. So I thought about bringing everyone together to discuss academics. At the same time, we can also use the exchange conference to discover a group of new people who are interested in theoretical research."

Ning Tianchen asked back, "You have this idea, don't other academic masters have this idea?"

"My suggestion is very simple. If Wang Er and Zhang San both want to meet each other, then when you invite Wang Er, you should say that Zhang San is sure to attend the conference, and vice versa."

"Would someone with profound academic achievements be short of money? We are just building a communication platform. At most, we will provide food and accommodation, and let them pay for their travel expenses themselves."

Ning Fengzhi and others looked at each other.

Although Ning Tianchen's proposal was a bit shameless, it could indeed solve the problem.

Some academic leaders would lock themselves in their rooms all day and all night for research. With such a communication platform, they can exchange experiences with each other. There is no reason for them not to agree to such a good thing.

The most crucial thing is the way Ning Tianchen paints his big picture.

Ning Fengzhi had to admit that this was indeed a good idea.

"In this way, the sect only needs to bear the venue fee and some expenses during the period. At most, it will spend money on publicity in the middle. The total cost will not exceed three million gold soul coins."

This small amount of money can bring good reputation to the sect, so Ning Fengzhi has no reason not to invest.

"Uncle Ke, please discuss the details with Tianchen later and write the charter of the conference as soon as possible."

Ke Jie took the order.

As he was speaking, Ning Rongrong rushed into the hall.

"Brother Tianchen."

She threw herself into Ning Tianchen's arms with excitement.

Ning Tianchen was also overjoyed.

In order to get business done, he planned to go find Ning Rongrong later, but he didn't expect the other party to come on her own initiative.

"Rongrong, you've grown a lot taller and become more mature in the past two years." Ning Tianchen stroked her hair gently.

Ning Fengzhi and the others laughed happily and turned away at the same time, not wanting to disturb the two.

After a while of tenderness, Ning Rongrong asked Ning Tianchen many questions in one breath.

Then, she straightened her chest, her tone full of pride, "Brother Tianchen, have you practiced well? Rongrong is already level 54, the same soul power level as when Brother Tianchen left."

An auxiliary spirit master who reached seven levels in two years is absolutely unprecedented.

Ning Tianchen said gently: "Rongrong is very powerful."

"Okay Rongrong, I have something important to discuss with Uncle Ning. Can we talk later?"

Hearing this, Ning Rongrong stepped aside and stopped disturbing him.

After a pause, Ning Tianchen expressed his idea of ​​recruiting the Hong family.

"We have just established a branch in the Xingluo Empire, but now they are secretly entering the Xingluo Empire's market through agents. I am afraid it will be disadvantageous to us." Gu Rong was not optimistic about this proposal.

Davis intends to make friends with the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. All they need to do is wait for the right opportunity to directly enter the market of the Xing Luo Empire. Why bother with this?
Not only him, but everyone present was not optimistic about his proposal.

Ning Tianchen immediately explained the benefits of the proposal, as well as the theory of eggs and baskets.

Ning Rongrong was relatively radical and agreed with his idea.

But Ning Fengzhi and others, who are relatively conservative, are still not optimistic.

"The Hong family has business acumen, so why not let them join the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and take up important positions in the Seven Treasures Chamber of Commerce?" Ning Fengzhi chose a compromise.

He believed that Ning Tianchen's judgment of people was absolutely correct.

Ning Tianchen shook his head.

The real purpose of taking down the Hong family was not to capture the family, but to infer the situation of the Xing Luo Empire’s army through the number of military horses they provided to the Xing Luo Empire.

This is planning for the future, but it will take a long time.

Ning Fengzhi frowned, his face somewhat unhappy, "Tianchen, the Hong family's position is too special. As long as we have contact with him, it is very likely that Davis will be dissatisfied, thus affecting our cooperation with him."

Davis is a staunch defender of the Xingluo royal family, and he would never let a wolf into the house. The Qibao Liuli Sect can only get small favors by cooperating with him.

The simplest example is the Haotian Sect.

In the past, they supported the Xingluo royal family, but their base was within the Tiandou Empire. The most fundamental reason was that their development within the Xingluo Empire was restricted by the royal family.

The Xing Luo Empire could even guard against such a national defense sect, not to mention that the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect only reached a verbal agreement with Davis and had not even signed a formal agreement.

Ning Tianchen did not say these words.

He could see that making friends with Davis was Ning Fengzhi's future development direction.

After a long silence, he said, "How about this? We can use subcontracting to avoid direct contact with the Hong family. Correspondingly, the benefits we give to the Hong family can also be delivered to them through layers of transmission."

"By the way, the head of the Hong Kui family is willing to send his eldest daughter, Hong Xinyue, to study at Qibao College. We have publicly stated that we do not know her identity, but secretly, she serves as the contact person between the two families."

This method is acceptable.

The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect was able to gain a foothold on the mainland, so it had no shortage of yin and yang tricks.

Just now, Ning Tianchen supplemented Ke Jie with the details of the academic exchange conference. At this moment, he helped to say, "Sect Master, since Hong Xinyue is in Qibao College, I can contact her at any time. Everyone in the college is ours, so there is no possibility of leaking secrets."

"With Hong Xinyue in the lead, even if the outside world wants to investigate, they will only think that this is something the Hong family is doing secretly and has nothing to do with us."

Ning Fengzhi's expression eased a little, and he nodded, "That's it for now. Tianchen, call the head of the Hong family over later, and I will discuss the details with him in person."

Ning Tianchen bowed.

Next, Ning Fengzhi brought up several issues within the sect to test Ning Tianchen and Ning Rongrong's ability to handle internal affairs.

……

It was not until the afternoon that the two left the meeting hall.

Ning Rongrong asked in confusion: "Brother Tianchen, why would you want to do such a thing? The reason why Dad is angry is because your starting point is based on the possibility that the sect may encounter an unexpected situation."

"With Grandpa Jian, Grandpa Guts, and Dean Ke in the sect, there's no way anything could go wrong. Next time, don't make dad angry."

Ning Tianchen didn't rush to explain, but gently stroked her forehead, "Rongrong can see this level, it seems that you have done a good job in your studies during this period of time."

Ning Rongrong smiled and said, "That's right, don't you see who I am?"

Ning Tianchen sighed and explained, "Don't put all your eggs in one basket. The sect's current system is similar to a fortress. But in the history of war on the continent, is there any fortress that cannot be broken?"

“So, I decided to follow the way of tree roots.”

Ning Rongrong analyzed, "The roots of a tree go deep into the ground, and each root will draw nutrients from the soil to nourish the tree. Brother Tianchen, do you want the sect to win over a large number of external forces, support them to take the position, and continue to reap benefits from them?"

"But this method can only be used by the royal family. If we were to do it, it would be a bit of a rebellion."

Ning Tianchen shrugged and said, "So I am changing my approach and developing an upstream-downstream relationship with the other party. As an upstream supplier, we can earn greater profits with minimal risk. Even if someone with ulterior motives finds fault, this is just an impeccable business relationship."

Ning Rongrong gradually understood what he meant.

The two did not discuss these things for long. After Ning Tianchen called the Hong family father and daughter to the meeting hall, he shared his experiences along the way with Ning Rongrong.

Ning Rongrong listened carefully to his story. At the end, she smiled and said, "Since Brother Tianchen has enough strength, should we take Rongrong with us for the next training?"

Ning Tianchen started thinking in his mind.

Two years ago, he needed to go to the Slaughter City, so he didn't bring Ning Rongrong with him. Now, with the strength of a Soul Emperor, he has almost no problem walking on the continent.

If Ning Rongrong's assistance is added, he may be able to unleash the combat power of a Soul Saint.

With this in mind, he agreed, "Okay. But you have to pack your things quickly. I won't stay in the sect for long."

Ning Rongrong suddenly stood up and pulled Ning Tianchen to her boudoir to help clean up.

(End of this chapter)