The commotion in Heaven Dou City attracted the attention of many curious onlookers. People pointed and whispered, but no one dared to step forward.
The Spirit Hall's Soul Masters, who had arrived later, had already sealed off the area.
"Take everyone here back to the Spirit Hall for questioning," Chrysanthemum Douluo said, holding Tai Tan in one hand as he slowly rose into the air.
"Yes!" the Spirit Hall's Soul Masters responded in unison.
Through the collapsed walls, Tang San watched as members of the Strength Clan were being driven out of their homes.
His eyes were bloodshot, his fists clenched so tightly that the veins on his arms bulged. "Spirit Hall!" he muttered through gritted teeth.
The Strength Clan and the Agility Clan had just pledged their allegiance to him, and now this had happened. Tang San found it hard to accept. If he had been just a little later, he might have ended up like the Strength Clan.
Who was behind this? Tang San's mind raced.
He suddenly remembered that Tai Tan had once told him that the Breaking Clan had been doing business with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School in recent years.
"It can't be a coincidence. Just after Uncle Tai Tan and I invited Yang Wudi, this happens. It must be the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School behind this," Tang San thought, his face darkening.
"Yang Wudi probably played a significant role in this as well," he muttered to himself.
Watching Chrysanthemum Douluo transform into a streak of light, Tang San retreated into a corner and silently made his way toward the city outskirts.
With the entire Strength Clan captured, and though few among them knew him well, there was always the risk that someone might betray him under pressure. He needed to find a place to hide and observe how things unfolded.
The Spirit Hall's public arrest of Soul Masters sparked intense debate in Heaven Dou City.
Some saw it as a provocation against the Heaven Dou Empire, while others supported the Spirit Hall, particularly among the Soul Masters.
After all, these people had benefited from the changes the Spirit Hall had brought to their lives. As long as their interests weren't threatened, they had no reason to oppose the Spirit Hall.
However, no matter how much people discussed it, the Heaven Dou royal family remained silent, as if they were unaware of the situation.
At the residence of Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
Qian Renxue flipped through the reports in her hand without looking up. "Uncle She, has anyone from the Strength Clan revealed Tang Hao's whereabouts?"
"No, it seems they're quite tight-lipped, possibly influenced by their Martial Souls," Serpent Spear Douluo shook his head. "Of course, it's also possible that the lower-ranking members genuinely don't know."
"Aside from Tai Tan, release the unimportant ones. Keeping them is just a waste of resources, and it avoids stirring up too much public outrage," Qian Renxue said, approving the report in her hand and stretching lazily, revealing her graceful figure.
In recent days, countless reports about the Spirit Hall had flooded in, but she had intercepted them all here. This was why the royal family hadn't reacted too strongly to the Spirit Hall's arrests.
"What about the Agility Clan?" Serpent Spear Douluo hesitated before asking.
"Leave them be for now. Whatever they know, the Strength Clan would know as well," Qian Renxue shook her head. "Even Ghost Douluo couldn't catch up to Bai He. Sending others would be futile."
"Should we hold Ghost Douluo accountable?"
"Uncle She, Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo were sent by our Pope. I can use them, but holding them accountable is unnecessary," Qian Renxue chuckled. "What about that young man who's been visiting the Strength Clan these days? Any progress in the investigation?"
"That young man's original name is Tang San, with the Martial Soul Blue Silver Grass. He is a student of the Blue Tyrant Advanced Academy and recently came to Heaven Dou City with Shrek Academy."
In the face of the two colossal entities of the Heaven Dou Empire and Spirit Hall, it was quite easy to investigate Tang San's information, including that of Shrek Academy.
Serpent Spear Douluo explained all these details to Qian Renxue.
"Blue Silver Grass? He has fought with Tailong and Tai Nuo?"
Qian Renxue was taken aback. She had thought that the young man who had been frequenting the Strength Clan these days might have some connection with the Clear Sky Sect or the Strength Clan.
"Then there's no need to bother with him." Qian Renxue immediately lost interest.
"Xiaoxue, might Li Xun know more about this?" Serpent Spear Douluo pondered for a moment before speaking.
"Perhaps, but there's no rush. The stronger his ties with Spirit Hall, the greater his conflict with the Clear Sky Sect will be."
Qian Renxue looked out the window towards the direction of Heavenly Dou Royal Academy and smiled faintly: "If something really happens, I believe he will be more anxious than I am."
...
Not far from the foot of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's mountain, in a village.
"Brother Ning Yuan, has Tang San delivered the subsequent orders?" Li Xun and Ning Yuan slowly walked towards the weapon processing factory established by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
"Still short of a thousand Zhuge Divine Crossbows, he said they would arrive in the next couple of days."
Ning Yuan was clearly dissatisfied: "I don't know what happened to him recently, but this time he was over a month late. Even the academy's teacher couldn't contact him."
"Making money isn't that easy. If he doesn't follow the rules, we'll deduct some penalty fees." Li Xun chuckled. He wondered how Tang San would react when he found out he was being fined.
Suddenly, he had an idea.
It seemed like he could really use this opportunity to stir up some trouble.
Of course, the main goal was to keep Qian Renxue and Bibidong and their group from being idle. If people are too idle, they start to overthink.
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We need to prevent them from focusing their attention on the people of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, to avoid complications in the future.
"Alright, since he's not punctual, I won't be polite either." Ning Yuan immediately set aside his previous dissatisfaction and started calculating how many Gold Soul Coins to deduct from Tang San.
The Seven Treasure Weapon Factory was extremely costly to run. It had been operating for so long without any significant output. With Li Xun, the factory manager, not managing affairs, Ning Yuan, as the deputy manager, was under a lot of pressure.
Li Xun shook his head with a smile: "How's the progress on deciphering the hidden weapons?"
"Some simple hidden weapons can already be made, but for mechanical hidden weapons like the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, we still need some time."
Ning Yuan scratched his head as he looked at Li Xun: "Everyone here hasn't dealt with such things before, so it's taking some time to adjust their thinking."
"Brother Ning Yuan, I'm not rushing you." Li Xun waved his hand, listening to the frantic sound of metalworking in the factory.
"But these people really need to change their way of thinking. Let the carpenters take the lead first. Make a tenfold model of the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, then compare it with the assembled one to figure out the internal mechanisms."
Ning Yuan nodded and recorded this matter.
Li Xun smiled as he watched Ning Yuan's serious demeanor.
The young man who had awakened his Martial Soul back then had now become much more composed. It truly was a case of one's position shaping their perspective.
"Brother Ning Yuan, how are those children doing?" Li Xun asked earnestly.
"The children we recruited have been assigned according to their preferences and abilities. They are still in the apprenticeship phase."
Ning Yuan twirled his pen, hesitating for a moment. "Xiao Xun, I know you want to give these kids a way to make a living, but isn't the number of people a bit too much?"
The Seven Treasures Weapon Factory was already overstaffed. He had calculated that even if they started production in the future, keeping half of them would be more than enough.
"Brother Ning Yuan, I didn't recruit these people to be blacksmiths or carpentry apprentices."
Li Xun paused in his steps and then headed towards the employee dormitory. "These kids are either orphans without Soul Power or children from ordinary families who failed to awaken their Martial Souls. Their desire for power is incomparable to that of ordinary people."
"Now, these weapons are tools to bridge the gap between them and Soul Masters. My goal is to train them to become weapon researchers, specializing in weapon de
velopment, not to produce more laborers."
"I need them to unleash their creativity and make stronger, more precise weapons, not to stagnate on the foundation of Tang San's Hidden Weapons."
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