People in Douluo, the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 146 146. The Master and the Servant Exchange Their Identities

"It's nothing serious." Ning Debiao chuckled and said, "I came to Shrek City this time because... life overseas is not satisfactory, and I want to find a place for my people to live."

"Secondly... my people need to make a living, and I need to use the power of the Sea God Pavilion to set up some businesses in the three empires to supplement my family income."

Ah this...

Hearing Ning Debiao's words, Yan Shaozhe thought he had misheard. Did the other party simply want to get a place to live in Shrek City and buy some property? Did he really have no other ideas? Didn't he want to rely on his status as a direct descendant of the original residents of Sea God Island... become a senior of Sea God Pavilion and share a share of the Sea God Pavilion's authority?
This made Yan Shaozhe very helpless. Why didn't the other party play by the rules?

As if he had sensed what Yan Shaozhe was thinking, Ning Debiao spread his hands and said expressionlessly: "Our lineage is not keen on power. If we were, when the Sea God Island split up, our ancestors would not have chosen to stay on the sea and live a pure and simple life."

Yan Shaozhe: "..."

He suspected that Ning Debiao was mocking Poseidon Pavilion, but he had no evidence.

Yan Shaozhe said with difficulty: "Brother Ning, we are all family, this matter... is fine in principle. However, the current situation in Douluo Continent is a bit delicate. Who knows when the Sun Moon Empire's army will march eastward, you see..."

Yan Shaozhe's implication was very simple. The current situation was serious, and if you, Ning Debiao, did not show a little more sincerity, you would not be worthy of enjoying the few privileges of Poseidon Pavilion just based on the luxury goods in these dozen or so wooden boxes.

"This is a talisman. There are six levels in total. The first level means that the talisman contains the energy of a first-ring soul master's full-strength attack, and so on. Each level of talisman has multiple elemental attributes such as wind, fire, thunder, water, ice, earth, etc."

As he spoke, under the guidance of Ning Debiao's soul power, the fiery red talisman in front of them turned into a pure fire energy and hit the wall on the left side of the two. In an instant, a deep pit appeared on the smooth wall, leaving an obvious burn mark.

Ning Debiao smiled and said, "This talisman has great military value. Even though it is just a disposable item, the attack method it displays and its energy... are stored inside the talisman in a unique way. When using it, you only need to inject a little soul power into it to activate it."

"Dean Yan, you can imagine what a magnificent scene it would be if a team of 100 soul masters were on the battlefield, each holding a fire-attribute talisman in their hands."

"Before this, we also developed a healing talisman."

As soon as these words came out, Yan Shaozhe's eyes widened instantly. This... is this still the Douluo Continent he knew? Once the healing talisman is released, it will definitely seize a wave of the market, and even compete with the healing medicines produced by the Body Sect, Tang Sect, and Xuanming Sect.

Thinking of this, Yan Shaozhe said somewhat unwillingly: "Ning, Brother Ning, with your current abilities, can you try to make an eighth-level or even ninth-level talisman?"

Ning Debiao said unhappily, "Dean Yan, the principle of making a ninth-level talisman is not difficult. The difficult part is the paper, the paper on which the runes are drawn. Do you really think that, with the current knowledge of the spirit master community, you can find a kind of paper that can withstand the full force of a Titled Douluo?"

Yan Shaozhe: "..."

Embarrassing, really too embarrassing. Yan Shaozhe's question about him being brainless was a compliment to him, just like "the principle of nuclear bombs has been announced, why can't we make nuclear bombs by hand?" It's the same principle. The hardware facilities are not complete, and it is impossible to seal the full force of the Title Douluo in a small container. On this basis, you let others develop the ninth-level talisman, isn't this ridiculous?

cough cough...

After figuring out the key, Yan Shaozhe quickly cleared his throat to hide his embarrassment. "In that case, welcome Brother Ning's family to officially settle in Shrek City. From today on, your Ning family will be our Poseidon Pavilion's best partner, and will have a certain degree of autonomy in Shrek City!"

After some "friendly" discussions, the two finally agreed that Ning Debiao's family could sell talismans to the three empires through the Poseidon Pavilion, but... their family's industries in Shrek City not only had to pay normal taxes, but also had to hand over 20% of the profits generated by the talismans to the Poseidon Pavilion.

That's not all. Yan Shaozhe also asked Ning Debiao to provide a batch of talismans at cost price every month for Poseidon Pavilion and Shrek Supervisory Group. This condition... it's not an exaggeration to say that it's an overlord clause. Even Li Hongzhang had to think about it for a while.

But Ning Debiao unexpectedly agreed, saying that he was making a contribution to Poseidon Pavilion, but his thoughts... I'm afraid only he himself knows.

After returning to his temporary residence, Ning Debiao picked up the teapot and poured a whole pot of green tea into his mouth. After drinking it, he threw the teapot to the ground, pointed at the maid beside him, and ordered: "Go, call Zhu Ningyun to me, I have something for her to do."

"Yes, master."

In less than ten minutes, a beautiful woman with long black hair and wearing a light pink, double-breasted, waist-length Chinese costume walked into the room. Yes, she... was Zhu Ningyun, the Ning family's housekeeper. Apart from Ning Debiao and his son, she was the most powerful person in the entire Ning family.

Seeing this scene, the maids tactfully left the room. The conversation between the two important men was not something that the maids of low status like them could listen to.

The moment the door closed, Ning Debiao immediately knelt on the ground and crawled in front of Zhu Ningyun like a pug. "My lord, according to your instructions, I have asked Yan Shaozhe for enough authority, but... the price I paid is a bit high..."

If an outsider were here and saw this scene in the room... he would definitely be shocked. Who would have thought that the real person in charge of the Ning family was actually the housekeeper Zhu Ningyun.

The best disguise is not to disguise, but to stay in the open, playing a role that is neither big nor small, a role that people... often subconsciously ignore.

Listening to Ning Debiao's report, Zhu Ningyun said unhappily: "I don't care how much it costs, I want the result!"

As Zhu Ningyun's cold voice resounded throughout the room, Ning Debiao felt that his arms were shaking as if they were out of control.

"Master, Master, don't worry. In half a year, no, three months, at most three months, I will make sure that our family's assets spread across the three... oh no, four empires!"

The industry that Ning Debiao mentioned is to find those ambitious people in the four empires, and by granting them inheritance, let them contribute their faith to Zhu Ningyun.

(End of this chapter)