radicalducati Chapter 250 The Lively Underground World
Chapter 250 The Lively Underground World
Chapter 250 The Lively Underground World
Ye Nanxiao leaned against the floor-to-ceiling window, looking down at a corner of Mingdu.
The street was bustling with people. Ye Nanxiao spotted a family of three: a little girl holding a string of candied hawthorns, riding on her father's shoulders, with her mother reaching out to support her.
Although Mingdu has a large number of Soul Masters, it has an even larger number of commoners.
However, Ye Nanxiao has been in Mingdu for so long, and he has almost never seen a Soul Master bullying ordinary people on the street because of their status. Even if he has seen it, it has always happened in the underworld.
The harmonious scene also indirectly illustrates how skillful Xu Tianran's governance was after Emperor Riyue fell seriously ill. Although Ye Nanxiao did not like Xu Tianran, he could not deny that Xu Tianran's methods were indeed impressive.
Lost in thought, Ye Nanxiao was brought back to reality by a knock on the door.
"Boss, boss!" Qiu Wu pushed open the door and walked in, followed by Qiu Tong and Qiu Ye.
Because of Ye Nanxiao's strong request, Qiu Wu knew to change his address to Ye Nanxiao from "master" to "boss".
"Master!" The youngest one, Qiu Ye, ran to Ye Nanxiao's side in a flash and hugged Ye Nanxiao's leg, becoming his leg accessory.
Seeing this, Qiu Wu quickly walked to Ye Nanxiao's side and reached out to pull Qiu Ye down.
"Qiuye! Don't be so presumptuous!" Qiuwu glared and shouted.
"No! I want to be held!" Qiuye pouted and said unhappily.
Qiu Tong stood expressionless behind Qiu Wu, but her eyes gleamed with joy as she looked at Ye Nanxiao.
Ever since Ye Nanxiao bestowed his own essence and blood upon the three women in exchange for their rebirth, their affection for him has skyrocketed.
The youngest, Qiu Ye, would climb all over Ye Nanxiao whenever she saw him.
At first, Ye Nanxiao's attitude towards the three dragon maidens puzzled Li Yuanren and the others. He not only bought the cauldron but also didn't use it, and even thought about getting the dragon maidens free from the curse. This sounded like a fantasy.
For many years, no one has successfully granted the Dragon Girl the ability to cultivate.
But Ye Nanxiao did it!
This made Li Yuanren and other core members of the Aodu Chamber of Commerce admire Ye Nanxiao greatly and become even more loyal to him.
If even a mere dragon maiden serving as a furnace can be so attentive, then Ye Nanxiao will naturally pay even more attention to them, his loyal subordinates.
"Alright, if Qiuye likes it, let her hold it. You all come here, I have something to tell you." Ye Nanxiao bent down and picked up Qiuye.
Seeing this, the little girl kept burrowing into Ye Nanxiao's arms, rubbing her little head against him.
"So, you're planning to stop being human, is that it?" Xue Di's voice came.
"Qiuye is only twelve years old this year, you should at least wait a few more years! You lecherous fox!" Xue Di said angrily, her eyes filled with envy as she looked at Qiuye.
"How is that possible!"
Upon hearing Xue Di's words, several veins popped out on Ye Nanxiao's forehead. His character was as clear as day!
It's unbearable to repair!
Xue'er actually doesn't believe in my excellent character!
Family discipline! They absolutely must be disciplined!
Ye Nanxiao thought viciously.
The little girl in his arms took a deep breath, as if she were drunk, her eyes were glazed, and she made an inscrutable laugh. Suddenly, a pair of small and exquisite dragon horns appeared on Qiuye's head.
Qiu Wu knew what her little sister was up to. She took a deep breath, stepped forward, picked up the "drunk" Qiu Ye, and tucked her under her arm.
The little girl kicked her short legs, struggling and shouting, "No, no, I haven't had enough of Qiuye yet!"
Enraged, Qiu Wu slapped the little girl on the bottom.
Qiu Tong, who had been standing quietly, spoke up, "Stop fooling around, the boss has something else to say."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qiuwu and Qiuye fell silent, and Qiuwu put Qiuye down.
Qiu Ye pouted and looked at Ye Nanxiao with a wronged expression.
Looking at the scene before him, Ye Nanxiao stroked his chin. It seemed that among the three sisters, the one with the highest status in the family was not the eldest sister, Qiu Wu, but rather the second sister, Qiu Tong.
"Alright, I came back this time to see how you guys are doing, and to take care of a few things as well," Ye Nanxiao said after coughing twice.
As soon as the words were spoken, a strong light shone in the eyes of all three women.
Qiu Ye moved closer to Ye Nanxiao again, grabbed his arm, and chuckled, "The boss came all the way to see us! Really!"
Ye Nanxiao rubbed the little girl's head and, seeing her soft and cute appearance, couldn't help but laugh and say, "Yes, Qiu Ye, have you been having a good time lately? Have you made any progress?"
Qiu Ye hugged Ye Nanxiao's large hand, nuzzling her face against it like a clingy kitten, and said, "I'm so happy! Sister Ying is so good to Qiu Ye! Qiu Ye is already a Great Soul Master!"
Ye Nanxiao pinched Qiu Ye's slightly chubby cheeks, thinking to himself, "The speed is quite fast. It seems that the blood and energy accumulated in the body have begun to be absorbed. Shangguan Wei'er has indeed spent a lot of resources to cultivate Qiu Wu and the other two."
"You've absorbed the accumulated energy within your bodies, so your improvement speed is several times faster than that of ordinary Soul Masters. But be careful not to rush things. The most important thing for a Soul Master is a solid foundation." Ye Nanxiao gently rubbed the two tufts of hair on the little girl's head.
"Although I have confidence in your physical abilities, you must not push yourselves too hard or overtrain," Ye Nanxiao said.
If the three girls can be successfully trained, they will be a great help in the future.
As they were talking, there was a knock on the office door.
After receiving permission, Chu Ying pushed open the door and walked in.
"Boss." Chu Ying bowed slightly.
Ye Nanxiao nodded, patted Qiu Ye's head, and told her to go play by herself. He then got up and walked to his desk.
Chu Ying produced several documents and placed them on the table.
Picking up the documents, Ye Nanxiao began to examine the physical test data obtained by the three sisters.
Data shows that the three women's current soul power cultivation is almost at the threshold of Soul Master, but their physical strength far exceeds that of Soul Masters of the same level, reaching the average level of Soul Sect, and the data is still slowly increasing.
"As expected, those who possess dragon-type martial souls are all humanoid fighter jets," Ye Nanxiao couldn't help but exclaim.
According to Chu Ying's usual records of Qiu Wu and the other two sisters, the three sisters have different strengths. The third sister, Qiu Ye, is outgoing and good at physical strength, so she chose the offensive system. The second sister, Qiu Tong, is calm and meticulous, so she chose the control system. Qiu Wu, on the other hand, is gentle and has average overall stats, so she chose to cultivate both systems.
Qiu Wu's data really caught Ye Nanxiao's eye. A dragon girl who can withstand attacks, fight, and control is definitely a great general!
With a wave of his hand, Chu Ying slightly modified the training plan above, reducing the original sixteen-hour training time to ten hours. Although the three women possessed enormous energy, prolonged high-intensity training was not suitable for them, who had just returned to normal life.
Chu Ying took the revised schedule and said, "Shangguan Wei'er has been making some big moves lately. She has ordered the return of many of the Pingfan Alliance's resident elders. Moreover, according to reports from our spies at various intelligence trading points and venues, the Xishui Alliance seems to be making some moves and is buying up rare metals at high prices."
"And the many assassin guilds under the Chamber of Commerce have become active. Although the Chamber of Commerce cannot directly access the intelligence of the assassin guilds, judging from the reports from all the assassin guilds, they all received mission commissions at almost the same time, and the targets were all outside Mingdu, mostly on the border of the Empire," Chu Ying said.
"The border of the empire?" Ye Nanxiao frowned slightly, leaning back in his chair as he pondered.
"It's possible that someone has deliberately transferred our assassins away in secret, or perhaps some major event is taking place on the border." Chu Ying took out another document, which listed the names of all the assassin guilds that had suddenly received missions.
Ye Nanxiao took it and glanced at it. The records mainly listed established and powerful assassin guilds.
The Assassin Guild was transferred away, Shangguan Weier gathered a group of thugs and brought them back, and the Xishui Alliance began to purchase rare metals on a large scale, which made Ye Nanxiao smell something unusual.
"Who are the city management officers sent by the royal family?" Ye Nanxiao asked.
The "city management officers" that Ye Nanxiao mentioned were the people in charge of managing the underground world of Qudong Mingdu from the royal family's side. They were also the "eyes" that Xu Tianran used to keep an eye on the underground world.
Chu Ying, who was in charge of the Chamber of Commerce's operations, was already used to the novel terms Ye Nanxiao used.
"It's Xu Lou, a member of the Crown Prince's faction," Chu Ying said expressionlessly.
Could it be that Xu Tianran has made a move?
Recalling Ju Zi's earlier reminder, Ye Nanxiao pondered for a moment before saying, "Mobilize a batch of defensive soul tools and secure communication soul tools, and raise the security level of all eye guards to ensure that intelligence can be transmitted back while guaranteeing their own safety."
"Yes," Chu Ying replied, noting down Ye Nanxiao's words.
Immediately after Ye Nanxiao issued a series of instructions, the Aodu Chamber of Commerce went on alert.
The defensive capabilities of all the arenas and trading points under his name have been secretly increased several times over.
Just as the Xishui Alliance was aggressively raising prices to acquire rare metals, the smaller and medium-sized forces in the underworld, apart from the Aodu Chamber of Commerce and the Pingfan Alliance, couldn't sit still any longer.
The price of rare metals was driven higher and higher by the Xi Shui Alliance, which intercepted almost half of the rare metals circulating in the underground world.
Of the remaining 50%, 40% was taken by the Audu Chamber of Commerce and the Ordinary Alliance, leaving only 10% of rare metals. All small and medium-sized forces are facing a major problem: they cannot obtain enough rare metals.
Rare metals, as the hard currency of the underworld, represent not only profits, but also the core source of soul tools.
All factions rely heavily on soul tools for both offense and defense.
Conflicts in the underworld occur every moment. Conflicts lead to the consumption of soul tools, and the consumed soul tools must be replenished. Otherwise, if the overall strength is weakened and cannot be replenished, the result will be that the power will be swallowed up by other forces.
The three giants hidden at the very back can easily swallow up the other forces.
Faced with the challenge of survival, all the small and medium-sized forces in the Mingdu underground will spontaneously unite.
"The underworld of Mingdu is starting to get lively."
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