Chapter 74 Untitled Chapter

The second courtyard is much more spacious, covering an area of ​​300 square meters. There are still side rooms on both sides, and a tall building in the front with a plaque hanging on it with three large characters “Conference Hall” on it.

Before Huo Yuhao arrived, he heard the sound of laughter coming from the conference room. He could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart. He jumped out and rushed into the conference room in three or two steps.

There were three people in the meeting room at this time. One of them was He Caitou, who had returned earlier than Huo Yuhao. He was the one who made the laughter just now. Opposite He Caitou stood two young men.

The man on the left is over 1.9 meters tall, with broad shoulders and back, a dignified appearance, and a tall and sturdy figure that gives people a feeling of being as stable as a mountain.

The person on the right was wearing a long robe, with a faint smile on his handsome face, deep eyes, and long hair simply draped over his shoulders. He was less heroic than the person on the left, but more elegant and bookish.

“Big Brother, Second Brother, Third Brother.” Huo Yuhao shouted and rushed forward.

The person on the left is Xu Sanshi, and the person on the right is Beibei, right? When the two saw Huo Yuhao rushing in, they were overjoyed and rushed over to greet him. The four brothers immediately hugged each other.

The four of them were so excited that they couldn’t control themselves for a long time and finally managed to control themselves.

Bei Bei looked at Huo Yuhao with a smile on her face and said, “Junior Brother, you’re finally back. Two and a half years! Two and a half whole years!”

Huo Yuhao nodded vigorously and said, “Isn’t it? Two and a half years. I have been eager to go home for a long time, but the exchange and study has not yet ended. Senior Brother, I really miss you! Are you all okay?”

Bei Bei smiled and said, “We are all fine. How is it? Our Tang Sect has begun to take shape. How do you feel?”

Huo Yuhao said sincerely: “Big Brother, Third Brother, thank you for your hard work. I never thought that in just two years, we would already have our own territory. Although we haven’t seen the whole picture yet, we can see some of it.”

Bei Bei said: “We are waiting for you to come back and take charge of the situation. From now on, you must shoulder the responsibility of our Tang Sect with all your strength.”

“I’m in charge of the overall situation?” Huo Yuhao was stunned for a moment, then immediately shook his head vigorously, “No, no, how can I do that? It must be the brothers who are in charge of the overall situation!”

Xu Sanshi laughed and said, “What did I say? I knew this guy would shirk his responsibility. Who would compete with you for such a hard job?”

Bei Bei said with a bitter face: “Junior brother, the future development of our Tang Sect must be based on soul guides. And you and Cai Tou are the soul guides.”

Huo Yuhao said, “Big Brother, I will do my best to help our Tang Sect. But you are the only one who can be in charge of our Tang Sect. We can be responsible for the technical aspects of soul guide manufacturing, but I know nothing about the overall planning and management of the sect!”

Beibei smiled and said, “I don’t know either. You will get it if you try more. Well, you have come back from a long way, so let’s not talk about this for now. Sit down and take a rest.”

“Yeah.” Huo Yuhao agreed readily and sat down with excitement.

Only then did he have time to look at the layout of the conference room. The layout of the conference room was simple and rustic, with blue bricks on the floor and red furniture that exuded a bit of rustic flavor. There were twenty chairs on each side of a long table. The main seat on the inside was facing north and south.

He Cai Tou said: “Big Brother, how far has our Tang Sect developed now? Please tell me and my little brother!”

Bei Bei nodded and said, “The Tang Sect is developing very fast, even beyond my own expectations. This is mainly due to the drawings sent back by Junior Brother.”

The drawings that Huo Yuhao recorded at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy were first sent to Beibei, who then copied them and handed them over to the academy. Shrek Academy has copies of all the soul guides of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy. However, the soul guides designed by Huo Yuhao himself are unique to the Tang Sect. This was a decision made by Beibei after discussing with Huo Yuhao through letters and explaining the reasons to the Sea God Pavilion.

After all, if the Tang Sect wants to develop, it needs funds. Only with funds can it attract more talents and grow better.

Shrek Academy has now become the biggest backer of the Tang Sect. Not only does it provide initial funding, but it also recommends some students who do not have a sect from the graduating outer and inner courtyard students. As long as these students are willing, they can join the Tang Sect.

It has just started, and there are very few students willing to join the Tang Sect. But with the rapid development of the Soul Guidance Department of Shrek Academy, the Tang Sect will definitely be one of the best places for them in the near future. This is also an opportunity that Beibei has grasped keenly.

After all, the academy is an academy. It can only train talents, but it cannot retain too many talents. Especially the graduates of the outer academy, after six years of study, if they fail to pass the entrance examination to the inner academy, they can only leave. But the sect is different. The sect can accept disciples for life. As long as the sect is strong enough and can provide disciples with a good training environment and economic foundation, it will naturally be able to retain people.

It was precisely because of this that Shrek Academy had already made plans to develop its own sect before Mu Lao passed away.

However, Shrek Academy is too famous after all. It is obviously unrealistic to create a Shrek Sect by yourself, and it will also attract criticism and trouble. Tang Sect is different. Tang Sect has a long history and is inextricably linked to Shrek Academy. Rebuilding Tang Sect with Shrek Academy as the backing is obviously a very good choice.

Beibei’s biggest regret was that he had not told Tang Ya the good news because he was not completely sure at the beginning. He wanted to give her a surprise after everything was confirmed. But he did not expect that Tang Ya would disappear after she left.

“At present, our Tang Sect is mainly divided into two parts: the inner hall and the outer hall. Our inner hall and outer hall are different from the inner and outer courtyards of the academy. Our inner hall is mainly responsible for the management of the sect, the production of soul guides, etc. The outer hall is for external affairs, such as future external negotiations and battles. There are more than 30 people in the inner hall now, plus some skilled craftsmen, there are nearly 100 people. We can now produce ten Zhuge Divine Crossbows you designed every month. This is already the fastest speed. The orders are all from our Shrek City and the academy.”

“Sanshi is in charge of the Outer Hall. It’s still in the creation stage. We have accepted some students from the Outer College of the academy, but no Inner College students are willing to join our Tang Sect yet. But I believe that as our Tang Sect becomes stronger, everything will be fine.” At that moment, Beibei introduced the current structure of the Tang Sect, as well as the situation of the Inner and Outer Halls of the Tang Sect to Huo Yuhao and He Caitou.

The Tang Sect’s soul guide workshop was somewhat similar to the Mingde Hall, but it was not completely underground, but semi-underground. Some key components were made in the basement, while ordinary components were made in the foundry hall on the ground.

The only soul guide that Tang Sect produces now is the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, plus some shells. Even so, it would take two full years to complete the orders from Shrek Academy and Shrek City.

“Yuhao, I was just thinking of discussing this with you after you come back. Do you think our Zhuge Divine Crossbow can be exported? If it can be exported, we can directly expand the scale. Manpower is not a big problem. Now the Academy’s Soul Guidance Department has already used us as a pilot internship for students, and they can pay them a certain amount of money to help us make the core array and some parts.”

Huo Yuhao shook his head and said, “Big Brother, I think it’s better not to export the Zhuge Divine Crossbow for the time being. But if funds permit, we can expand the scale and accumulate more inventory. After we return from the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition, we can consider exporting.”

Beibei said, “Given the characteristics of our Zhuge Divine Crossbow, as long as we show it to the Xingluo Empire and the Tianhun Empire, I believe they will be very interested. Although our Zhuge Divine Crossbow is complicated to make, the requirements for rare metals are not too high. The shells alone will be a huge source of income for us in the future. I have already negotiated with the academy. The Soul Guidance Department will open a special area for us to recruit more skilled workers to produce soul guide shells in large quantities. All the finished fixed-installation soul guide shells will be pulled back to Shrek City for storage. To the outside world, we only sell those that can be mass-produced below level four.”

Huo Yuhao said: “Big Brother, you can make the decision.”

Beibei smiled and said, “When I first tested your Zhuge Divine Crossbow, Sanshi and I were really scared. At that time, we felt that if we were the target, it would be difficult for us to escape unscathed! However, our Tang Sect’s products must not be so single. To develop better, we need more funds. Therefore, we must make use of the war money.”

At this point, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes: “The Sun-Moon Empire has become increasingly powerful in the past two years. Although they are fighting for the throne internally, the prince who has the upper hand seems to be a hardliner. Once he succeeds to the throne, I’m afraid war will be difficult to avoid.”

He Caitou asked in surprise: “Is that the guy without legs?”

Bei Bei nodded and said, “Don’t underestimate him. This Xu Tianran is quite amazing, brave and resourceful, and a hard-line advocate of war. If it weren’t for the blueprints sent back by Yu Hao, we wouldn’t have known that the three kingdoms of the original Douluo Continent have fallen so far behind them in terms of soul guides. With advanced soul guides and a large number of soul guides, once the war starts, I don’t think the Xingluo Empire and the Tianhun Empire will be able to stop them!”

Xu Sanshi said: “When that time comes, our Zhuge Divine Crossbow will be of great use.”

He Caitou smiled and said, “That’s for sure. The Zhuge Divine Crossbow Cannon designed by Junior Brother combines the Zhuge Divine Crossbow mechanism technology of our Tang Sect with the power of soul. From the perspective of power itself, it is similar to the Level 5 Fixed-Type Soul Guide Cannon, but it can fire multiple times and consumes very little soul power. It can even be operated by ordinary people if it is charged in advance. This is something that no existing soul guide device has. As long as there are enough of them, the power is quite strong.”

The Zhuge Divine Crossbow designed by Huo Yuhao was not particularly powerful in terms of its own power. However, it could use a variety of fixed-type soul-guided shells. The most terrifying thing was that, as he showed it to Jing Hongchen, it was linked to the trigger device of the Tang Sect’s mechanical hidden weapon Zhuge Divine Crossbow. The Zhuge Divine Crossbow itself was extremely easy to operate, and only a soul master at the level of a great soul master could control it.

If Huo Yuhao had the sealed bottle designed by Xuan Ziwen, he could even let ordinary soldiers operate the Zhuge Divine Crossbow directly, and the bottle would only need to be replaced after firing for a period of time.

Of course, because the Zhuge Divine Crossbow is a fixed-type soul guide, the demand for fixed-type soul guide shells is naturally huge. In order to accommodate more shells, the volume is also not small. Therefore, it is better at defense and is not as good at offense.

Huo Yuhao said: “Big Brother, I have recently made some improvements to the Zhuge Divine Crossbow Cannon. We can add them to the next batch when we make them. I have drawn detailed drawings. I also have several other designs that we can try to make.”

Bei Bei smiled and said, “Okay. There’s no rush. Look, you just came back, and we keep talking about this. How about it? We’ll be participating in the competition in a few months, are you sure? I gave Master Xuan a guarantee. That’s why he allowed us not to train and focus all our energy on the Tang Sect.”

Huo Yuhao smiled and said, “Big Brother, you are the captain, so you should be the one to make the decision!”

Bei Bei said, “Yuhao, are you trying to be sneaky? Senior Brother will check to see if you have given up on your cultivation in the past two years, except for the soul guide.”

Huo Yuhao smiled but said nothing. He Caitou said, “Big Brother, you didn’t see it. Back when we were at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, Yuhao fought against the elites of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy alone and beat them to a pulp. This time, the championship will definitely be ours. We were able to win the championship five years ago, let alone this time.”

Bei Bei said: “We can’t be too careless. We have many opponents. This competition is held in the Sun Moon Empire. I believe that the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy is also determined to win. We may not be able to win the championship smoothly.”

Xu Sanshi said, “You are just worrying about nothing. Just wait and see me. As long as it’s an individual competition, I will be able to do it alone.”

Bei Bei glared at him unhappily and said, “Don’t mention the competition. Take care of Nan Nan first.”

Hearing the word “Nannan”, Xu Sanshi suddenly sat down like a deflated ball with a melancholy look on his face.

Huo Yuhao said: “By the way, Senior Brother, I have some good news. Do you want me to tell you?”

“what?”

“Chen Qiye is back?”

“What!!!!”

(End of this chapter)