Douluo: Law of Heaven and Earth

Chapter 1014 Oscar's Choice
“Brother Dai, although you are older than Oscar, you are the second person to become a disciple of the master. Shouldn’t you call Little Oscar ‘senior brother’?”

Ma Hongjun joked.

Immediately, Dai Mubai's lips twitched, and he glared at Ma Hongjun, but he didn't intend to argue with him. He simply continued, "Xiao Ao, after graduation, do you want to stay in the Holy Soul Village and Notting City area?"

If you can't join the Red Society, your cultivation will be delayed.

Even if you have more advanced cultivation concepts and theories than those outside, what about your cultivation resources? Will you rely on selling sausages? Or will you be introduced to the catering industry by Notting College?
The Red Society's philosophy is good, but you are born with full soul power and will definitely become a Title Douluo in the future. How can you waste your time making money?
"Come to my Heavenly Dou Sect, and you won't have to worry about money or cultivation resources. Besides, with your looks, a little grooming will surely attract the attention of a whole bunch of noble ladies."

Wealth, beauty, and status.

These temptations made Oscar swallow hard, but at Notting College, he was also seriously studying the ideological education courses, knowing that this was one of the ways the nobles suppressed the common people—absorbing the geniuses among the common people, granting them noble status, and then they could oppress and despise the common people who came from the same background as themselves with a clear conscience.

Even knowing all this, Oscar still couldn't resist the temptations of wealth, sex, and power.

Just as Oscar was about to speak, Ma Hongjun suddenly said, "Brother Dai, aren't you saying this a bit too early? During the promotion competition, I wasn't idle either. I went to Tianshui Academy to pursue Shui Bing'er... Although I didn't succeed, I secretly heard a lot of rumors. It seems you can't make decisions for the Star Luo Empire, can you?"

Dai Mubai wasn't surprised that Tianshui Academy knew the general situation of the Star Luo Empire. He simply snorted and said, "It's only a matter of time! Under the teacher's training, I'm gradually mastering the Evil Eye Saint King. Defeating my elder brother and sister-in-law's Martial Soul Fusion Technique will be a piece of cake!"

Even so, Oscar calmed down and said with a forced smile, "Boss Dai, let me think about it. Let's talk about it after the Mainland Elite Tournament is over."

Upon hearing this, Dai Mubai's expression darkened, and he glared at the talkative Ma Hongjun.

The latter didn't take it seriously and chuckled twice.

[Trying to poach talent?]

【no way! 】

Admittedly, Ma Hongjun also hoped to become a nobleman, but during the period before he had control over the evil fire, he often clashed with Dai Mubai due to his bad temper.

Even though he had learned Dai Mubai's true identity and was no longer tormented by the evil fire, he still had some opinions about Dai Mubai.

Immediately afterwards, Dai Mubai also extended invitations to Huyan Li, Tuoba Wang, Xiang Ba, and Feng Feng, but none of them agreed. After all, they wanted to become members of the Red Society with impeccable credentials, so why would they choose to follow Dai Mubai?
Dai Mubai's expression grew increasingly grim...
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"Is this Wuhun City?"

Escorted by the Heaven Dou Royal Knights, the fifteen teams that qualified from the Heaven Dou region safely arrived in Wuhun City.

Unlike other cities, Wuhun City is generally hexagonal in shape and has six city walls. Each city wall is patrolled by Soul Masters who wear special uniforms from the Wuhun Hall.

Each city wall features a huge relief depicting six powerful martial spirits.

"It looks about 300 meters high."

Standing outside Wuhun City, Zhou Qing looked up at the towering city wall and complained from the bottom of his heart, "To be honest, it is extremely magnificent, but too tall. Considering the purpose of the city wall—to defend against foreign enemies—it doesn't need to be this tall."

Most Soul Masters can't fly, so a height of 50 to 70 meters is fine. But for Soul Masters who can fly, even if the building is built very high, they can still find gaps in the patrolling Soul Masters on the city wall and sneak in.

Moreover, to withstand such a height without collapsing, the city wall must be at least eighty meters thick. And judging by the material, it's made of granite, thick and hard, but to support it, the interior must be solid… How much space would that waste?

As we entered through the wide city gate, the light dimmed.

Huo Wu from the nearby Blazing Academy team overheard Zhou Qing's complaint. She silently calculated the distance she had traveled and, upon arriving at the exit of Wuhun City, exclaimed in surprise, "The thickness of this city wall is between eighty-five and ninety meters. Zhou Qing was right!" The city streets were well-arranged and lined with shops. All pedestrians on the road, except for children under the age of twelve, exhibited noticeable fluctuations in soul power.

They are all Soul Masters!
Squads of Spirit Hall patrol personnel in full armor patrolled the streets. Ordinary residents, seeing this, made way for them, their eyes filled with awe.

"From what I can see right now, it's not much different from most cities outside," Tang San said thoughtfully. "The only difference is that ordinary people have been replaced by Soul Masters."

"Are they all members of the Spirit Hall?" Romantina asked.

"No."

Dugu Bo, who was with Notting Academy, obviously knew more and introduced to everyone, "Don't be fooled by the fact that the residents of Wuhun City are all Soul Masters. Most of them have a Soul Power level below Great Soul Master, and the population is as high as 20 million!"

If they are all members of the Spirit Hall—

Hey!

The two great empires don't need to worry. Just sever ties with the Spirit Hall, and without supplies and money, unimaginable internal strife will erupt here in the long run!

At this point, Dugu Bo pondered for a moment before continuing, "However, the creativity of the vast population of Wuhun City is far inferior to that of the area under the guidance of your Chihui."

The idea that Soul Masters don't engage in production is not just empty talk.

Despite the numerous shops lining the streets, very few of the goods are actually created by locals.

"The commerce is thriving, but the lifeline is controlled by the two great empires."

Zhou Qing hit the nail on the head.

Dugu Bo nodded slightly and said, "According to what you said, the Spirit Hall doesn't have its own agricultural or industrial base or anything like that."

In short, the income of this region mainly depends on the two great empires—

On the surface, it's said that subsidies will be given to ordinary Soul Masters, and in reality, that's actually being done.

However, the top leaders of all the major powers know that the money the Spirit Hall siphons from the two great empires each year is more than ten thousand times the amount they distribute to ordinary soul masters each year.

After all, very few ordinary people can become Soul Masters.

"Actually, it's normal." Zhou Qing imagined that if he were the Pope of the Spirit Hall, and his vast power lacked an agricultural and industrial base, he would also try to develop commerce.

However, while focusing on business, they will also try their best to solidify their own foundation, that is, gradually build up a production system to ensure that while they are developing rapidly, they can also stabilize the situation when other companies cut off their supply.

Only in this way can one have the real capital to build an empire.

Otherwise, even accumulating vast amounts of money and supplies would be futile. The situation with the Spirit Hall is somewhat unique, as the city's residents have a strong faith in it…

(End of this chapter)