Chapter 425 Recruiting troops
For a moment, Yang Shan couldn't remember who "Qinghai" was referring to.

He quickly pulled up the "Fights Break Sphere Original Character List" officially released by Tianyao.

In the personnel list of the Soul Hall, I found the relevant people:
The Qinghai Master.

The elder of the Soul Palace, the two-star Dou Zun.

Appeared in the battle between Xiao Yan and Glacier Valley.

The first thing he said was that he would cripple Xiao Yan and take him back to the Soul Palace. Xiao Yan's face looked very solemn and he was ready to risk his life with the Fire Lotus of Destruction.

The tense battle situation at that time also showed an obvious gap in strength due to the appearance of Qinghai Zunlao.

It can be said that he peaked as soon as he appeared on the stage!
The feeling of oppression directly fills up the body!
Then he was killed instantly by Xiao Xun'er who arrived later.
In the original story, the Qinghai Reverend has only one role, which is to allow Xiao Xun'er to make a stunning appearance and show off her outrageous cultivation and combat power!
But in the game, it’s another matter.

A two-star Dou Zun, even if this Qinghai elder is just a green character seal, he can kill several Dou Zongs with a slap!

And looking at the expression of old man Mu Gu, it seems that the two of them have a lot of grudges against each other in the background of the game!

Yang Shan secretly laughed in his heart, hoping that their grudge would become as big as possible.

The greater the grudge, the higher the reward for "leaking the information" will naturally be!
It is wise to return to the Guiku branch hall.

He can't win, but he has a strong background and wide network of contacts!
What do you mean by sending it to the Seven Star Dou Zong? It would be as easy for Master Mu Guzun to swat him to death as it is to swat a fly!
It seems that old man Mu Gu is really angry, with murderous intent on his face and his clothes fluttering!

"Cheng E, are you sure there are only a few Dou Zongs coming from the Yangu branch hall?"

Yang Shan: "The information we have obtained so far is this."

Old man Mu Gu sneered:

"I won't hide anything from you. The elder who is in charge of the Yangu branch is called Qinghai. He does have some grudges against me. He has extended his hand to the northwest continent. In all likelihood, he is here to steal souls!"

Yang Shan lowered his head:

"Master Mu Gu, if you need me to do anything, I will do my best!"

Yang Shan knew this very well.

When you are unable to take charge of things, just listen to the orders of the person in charge.

After gaining the leader's trust, consider whether you can slightly influence the leader's decision.

With Yang Shan’s current status and position, he is actually qualified to give advice to old man Mu Gu.

But old man Mu Gu is obviously angry now. Yang Shan believes that this Dou Zun powerful man who is of the same generation as Yao Zun must have quite sophisticated means to deal with such matters.

"Cheng E, since you discovered this, you will be fully responsible for this!"

"If you want someone, I'll give him to you. I only have one request, what empire?"

Yang Shan reminded:
"Mulan Empire."

Old Man Mu Gu: "Yes, Mulan Empire, go to Mulan Empire and bring back all the people from the Rock Valley Branch Hall to me."

Yang Shan pondered for a moment and asked:
"Master Mu Gu, do you want to send one back to the Yan Gu branch hall to report to that Qinghai elder?"

In the top forces with complex internal power structures, especially when one has not yet clearly stood on one side, you should work for whoever your current superior is.

Whether this move would offend the elders in Qinghai was not within Yang Shan's consideration.

If the elders in Qinghai want to cause trouble, they will look for old man Mu Gu!

A Dou Zun, can he still compete with a Dou Huang? Wouldn't that mean he would lose face after living for hundreds of years?

Yang Shan's reminder brought Old Man Mu Gu back to his senses:

"That's right. Without someone to report the news, how would that old man in Qinghai know that it was arranged by me? Cheng E!"

"Junior is here!"

Elder Mu Gu's tone was murderous:
"I will give you 500,000 contribution points. You can arrange the personnel yourself! You can decide what message the messenger wants to convey. No matter how you arrange it, I will take care of it for you!"

Yang Shan didn't expect that old man Mu Gu would be so generous.

Five hundred thousand contribution points is really not a small number.

For a local-level guardian like Guardian Wu, it would take several years to go to the Jia Ma Empire, and the mission quota would only be converted into 100,000 contribution points!

Previously, the "support" that Old Man Mu Gu gave to Han Feng to find Medicine Master Yao Chen was only one million contribution points.

[Ding! Players, please note that you have received a special mission as a subordinate "Cheng E": Arrest someone. Please read the mission details for details.]

[Note: The 500,000 contribution points given by Elder Mu Gu can only be used to recruit people.]

Yang Shan: "I understand. I will definitely let the weakest ones go back to report the news, and I will capture all the strong ones!"

Old Man Mu Gu was very satisfied with Yang Shan’s answer:

"Do your job well. Although you are the young master's man, our Soul Palace is so big. The more friendships we have, the more ways we can find!"

"Thank you, Lord Mu Gu, for the promotion!"

"Go down."

"Yes!"

Yang Shan walked out of the room and saw Sha Feng standing not far away. He smiled and said:

"Shafeng Guardian, I have something small to ask you."

Sha Feng seemed very polite:
"Mr. Evil, feel free to ask me any questions you have. I will answer all my questions."

Yang Shan: "If I want to find someone to work in the branch hall, what's the approximate price?"

Sha Feng: "Is it contribution points, or natural treasures?"

Yang Shan: “Contribution points.”

Sha Feng: "Soul Envoy, I guess Mr. Evil doesn't think highly of it, so I'll talk about Dharma Protectors. Generally speaking, to hire a human-level Dharma Protector, you need to start with 10,000 Contribution Points, an Earth-level Dharma Protector 20,000, and a Heaven-level Dharma Protector 30,000."

"And the actual price will fluctuate depending on the difficulty of the task. We'll have to discuss the details in person."

Sha Feng thought about it for a moment and said:
"If Mr. Evil is not in any big trouble, you can tell me and I will solve it for him. Contribution points are hard to come by, so don't spend them too easily."

A nine-star Dou Zong with a good status in the Gui Ku branch hall served as a thug for free. It was obvious that Sha Feng wanted to do Yang Shan a favor because of his identity.

But I have to say that Shafeng knows how to seize opportunities.

Yang Shan doesn’t have any connections in the Guiku branch yet.

He only had some interactions with Old Man Mu Gu, Sha Feng, and Han Feng.

Since Sha Feng is so tactful, Yang Shan certainly doesn't mind building up a better relationship with him.

After all, he is a Nine-Star Dou Zong. What if he is lucky enough in the future and becomes a Dou Zun?

Yang Shan pulled Sha Feng aside and whispered:
"Brother Shafeng, I have a good job here. Let's leave the main palace and talk slowly!"

Upon seeing this, Sha Feng took Yang Shan to the "Tea Hall" where the staff of the branch hall would go for entertainment on a daily basis, and opened a private room.

Only then did Yang Shan briefly explain the old man Mu Gu's mission.

Sha Feng was somewhat frightened:

"Mr. Evil actually thought of me for such a good job. I am really grateful!"

In this Gui Ku branch hall, what job is considered a "fat job"? Of course, it is the task given by old man Mu Gu!
Yang Shan smiled and said:

"When I first arrived, Brother Shafeng gave me a lot of convenience. I am returning the favor. I wonder how much Brother Shafeng gave me?"

"Um, this... 30,000 contribution points will be enough!"

Sha Feng gritted his teeth and stated the minimum amount for a heavenly-level guardian.

However, a Heavenly Grade Protector only needs to reach the Seven-Star Dou Zong level to be eligible for promotion, and Sha Feng is a Nine-Star Dou Zong!
His fee will definitely be much higher.

When Yang Shan heard this, he frowned:
"Brother Shafeng, I, Cheng E, think you are a good person, so I came to you first, but don't underestimate my generosity! I said to repay a favor, so I'll give you a lucrative job. What's 30,000 contribution points? 100,000! If you don't want it, I'll find someone else."

"Hey, no, no, no!"

One hundred thousand contribution points would require one million souls to exchange for.

This is the total amount of tasks that a local-level guardian would have to complete during a “business trip” for several years or even ten years!
Even for Sha Feng, this amount is very considerable.

If he were to collect the money on his own, it would probably take him two to three years.

Seeing that Sha Feng was getting anxious, Yang Shan whispered, "These contribution points were given by Lord Mu Gu. I can distribute them freely. As long as the job is done, no one will dare to complain if I give you 200,000, not to mention 100,000!"

Sha Feng hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and said:

"Don't worry, Mr. Evil, I will do this for you beautifully!"

Yang Shan: "Brother Shafeng, do you have any trustworthy people?"

Sha Feng answered honestly:

"Yes, I am considered the oldest guardian of the Guiku branch. I am familiar with all the current heavenly guardians of this branch, except for the direct descendants of Elder Mu Gu."

Yang Shan was stunned:
"Aren't you Lord Mu Gu's direct descendant?"

Sha Feng smiled bitterly:

"Master Mu Gu only took over the Gui Ku branch hall in recent years. When the last elder left, he didn't take me with him."

Yang Shan quickly put the teapot aside, took out the wine from the ring and poured it into the teacup.

Wherever there is wine, there is a story.

Perhaps it was because Yang Shan was not the direct descendant of old man Mu Gu.

Perhaps he also wanted to establish a friendship with Yang Shanduo.

Perhaps this ten-proof alcohol has a strong aftereffect.

Shafeng started to complain.

After listening to Sha Feng's explanation, Yang Shan had a general understanding of the current operating mode of the Soul Palace.

The controller of the head of the Soul Palace comes from the Soul Clan, which can be regarded as the "high-level person in power."

However, due to the external environment, the Soul Palace had to absorb manpower from the outside world, so these senior executives began to recruit talents from the outside world.

That is, the heavenly masters and elders.

The Soul Clan is not a monolithic entity. For something as big as building a Soul Palace in the outside world, it is certain that all "bloodline branches" will want to get a piece of the pie.

Therefore, the top leaders in power are in competition with each other.

The Tianzuns and Zunlao who are recruited from outside all start at the Douzun level. They may be friends with each other, or they may have been sworn enemies.

As the Soul Palace's power and personnel continued to expand, the bloated staff led to a lack of concentration of resources.

In order to avoid providing assistance to the "opponent", everyone in the Soul Palace, from the Fighting Saint to the elders, began to intentionally cultivate subordinates they could trust, which are the "direct lineage".

Those who fail to become "direct descendants" become "ordinary employees" to whom the Soul Palace will not pour resources into, and may even be exploited from time to time.

The previous elder of the Guiku branch hall and the current elder Mu Gu were both "leaders" who were parachuted in with their direct subordinates.

Sha Feng originally had the opportunity to follow the previous elder back to Zhongzhou, but he was excluded because he offended the elder's direct lineage.

Old man Mu Gu has only been in the Gui Ku branch for a few years. He is sure of Sha Feng's abilities, but he will not easily accept him as his direct descendant.

Maybe the evil wind was deliberately left behind by the previous elder?
Yang Shan expressed deep sympathy for Sha Feng's experience, and implicitly explained that as long as Sha Feng was capable and loyal enough, going to the "Young Master" would be a good way out.

Who knows, one day the young master might be so happy that he would give Sha Feng a lot of resources to help him become a Dou Zun!

Don't underestimate the financial resources of a young master of the Soul Clan!

Even if a little bit slips through the gaps between your fingers, it would be enough to bring endless benefits to you.

Yang Shan was making such a promise so quickly that Sha Feng was also very excited when he heard it.

In order to show his sincerity, Yang Shan promised Sha Feng 300,000 contribution points. Let's see what kind of people Sha Feng can attract for him!

Yang Shan kept 100,000 yuan at the end as a reserve for himself.

Sha Feng knew that Yang Shan was testing his ability, so he took it very seriously.

I immediately set out to look for someone.

Yang Shan just sat in the chair and continued drinking tea.

Suddenly, a figure not far away caught Yang Shan's attention.

"Little Duck?"

"Ah! Mr. Evil!"

When he saw Yang Shan, Wu Hufa felt as friendly as if he had seen his own father. His naturally cold face was forced to show his gums, and his smile was bright and flattering.

"Oh, Mr. E, I didn't expect that Xiaowu would have the honor to see you again. Xiaowu thought you had been entrusted with an important task and went to Zhongzhou!"

Yang Shan always felt that Wu Hufa was actually more suitable to be a dog than Hei Dasha.

Really!

Being a dog is a science, and Wu Hufa has learned it thoroughly. Looking at his expression and his words, there is nothing wrong with him!

Yang Shan invited Guardian Wu to sit down. After a few pleasantries, he learned that after Guardian Wu collected all the mission quota, he would not stay in the Gama Empire any longer.

He returned to the Gui Ku branch hall, wanting to hone himself and see if he could break through to the five-star Dou Zong level.

It’s a pity that Wu Protector is not Yang Shan’s “subordinate”, otherwise, Yang Shan would be able to obtain Wu Protector’s training panel and could intuitively see Wu Protector’s current maximum speed potential and limit potential.

Yang Shan took a look at the favorability of the protector Wu towards "Cheng E".

30 points.

Maybe that's enough.

Yang Shan decided to give it a try and poured another cup of tea for the guardian Wu:

"Practicing hard in seclusion? You've been practicing hard in the Jia Ma Empire for so many years, but you haven't achieved anything. Don't you want to get some essence crystals?"

The guardian Wu smiled bitterly:
"Mr. Evil, please stop teasing me. I can't afford the Essence Spirit Crystal."

Yang Shan touched his chin:

"How many contribution points does it cost to obtain a seventh-level Essence Spirit Crystal?"

Guardian Wu: "Two hundred thousand, and you may not be able to exchange it. It depends on whether it is in stock. If it is not in stock, you can only pay contribution points and wait in line."

Yang Shan: “.”

In the Earth Chapter of "Dark Soul Fog", the Earth-level intermediate fighting skills with golden letters only cost 300,000 contribution points!
Although this fighting skill is considered a "special benefit" within the Soul Palace, it costs 200,000 essence crystals.
It’s really expensive!
But Yang Shan could also understand it. After all, this was a seventh-level essence spirit crystal, which enhanced the potential of a Dou Zong powerhouse.

It is much more valuable than the sixth-level essence spirit crystal.

Yang Shan: "How many contribution points do you have now?"

Guardian Wu: "A little short of 100,000."

Yang Shan: "How much difference?"

Guardian Wu: "Fifty thousand short."

Yang Shan: "You he."

Yang Shan almost started to curse.

Fifty thousand is just a little short?
Yang Shan: "Didn't you just get 100,000 contribution points for completing a mission some time ago?"

Guardian Wu confessed honestly: "With the contribution points I saved before, I exchanged them for an intermediate earth-level technique."

Yang Shan: "What technique?"

Guardian Wu: "The Secret Book of Gathering Darkness."

The last time Yang Shan went to the Secret Treasure Hall to exchange things, he took screenshots of all the items he saw in the Secret Treasure Hall, and then compiled them into a book for future exchanges.

He pulled up his message history and checked it.

Although this "Secret Book of Gathering Darkness" is not as good as the "Mysterious Book of Extreme Thunder", it is also printed with purple characters. The most commendable thing about this technique is that it can speed up cultivation.

Therefore, Dharma Protector Wu plans to practice hard with this technique and strive to become a five-star Dou Zong.

After Yang Shan roughly understood the current predicament of the Wu Guardian, he confronted the Wu Guardian:

"Xiaowu, are you interested in hanging out with me?"

(End of this chapter)