314: Cat-Owl Chamber of Commerce"Indeed, we killed a Title Douluo and a Soul Douluo of the Ice Bird Sect, as well as many of their disciples. The Ice Bird Sect will definitely not let us off easily."
"If we go back now and they find out what happened, I'm afraid we will bring our hatred back to Elemental City. Then, we will face the double pressure from the Ice Bird Sect and the Elephant Armor Sect."
As she spoke, Shui Ningbing looked at Qi Tian, "What do you think?"
Based on her understanding of Qi Tian, the other party would not easily bring up problems that cannot be solved.
Qi Tian took over the conversation, "The Ice Bird Sect is acting arrogantly in the Northern Province. The Governor of the Northern Province is also my senior at the Tiandou Royal Academy. He is now at odds with the Ice Bird Sect. If the four of us go over to help, we can at least keep the Ice Bird Sect's influence within the Northern Province."
Of course, their strength alone is not enough. Qi Tian has roughly learned about the strength of the Ice Bird Sect from Huo Mu.
The Ice Bird Sect was once a low-key sect. After hundreds of years of recuperation, the sect had two Titled Douluo. With the addition of the strong men they recruited later, the number of Titled Douluo was likely to reach four.
Now, even though Chen Zhi is dead, they still have three Titled Douluo.
Such strength is enough to rank among the top three among the seven major sects.
Therefore, Qi Tian planned to use his relationship with Xue Qinghe to let the Worship Hall intervene.
You know, the Ice Bird Sect is at odds with the Spirit Hall, and if they really allow them to establish a sect kingdom in the Northern Province, it will inevitably have an impact on the Spirit Hall's plans.
"I know something about the Ice Bird Sect. I'm afraid the power of us alone is not enough to shake them, right?" Shui Ningbing expressed her doubts.
Qi Tian explained: "We can't, but the power of the Spirit Hall can definitely suppress them. If you are willing, I will take you to the Governor's Mansion in Bingxue City, and we will discuss the specific details at that time."
"Okay, I'll go with you."
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Barak Kingdom, Soto City.
Since leaving Shrek Academy, Flanders and his group have started doing some business in the city.
At first, they relied on their strong strength to accept many soul hunting commissions in the soul beast town outside the Xingdou Great Forest. In just half a year, they accumulated a considerable amount of wealth.
Afterwards, they used this start-up capital to start a grain business in the Kingdom of Barak.
Soto City was originally the most fertile land on the Lima Plain, and it was the granary of the entire Barak Kingdom. Flanders used his connections in Soto City to buy food at a very low price, and then transported the food to various places in Tiandou City for sale.
The Cat-Owl Chamber of Commerce he founded became the leading chamber of commerce in the Kingdom of Barak in just two years.
But problems also followed. Many people in the Barak royal family were not willing to deal with them. Only the fact that Zhao Wuji and Flanders possessed the strength of Soul Douluo frightened them.
In order to maintain this peace, the Cat-Owl Chamber of Commerce can only pay more taxes to the Kingdom of Barak.
Flanders thought that everything would be peaceful, but he did not expect that the power of the Spirit Hall in the Barak Kingdom would become more and more arrogant. Since half a year ago, the business of the Owl Chamber of Commerce has been severely suppressed by them.
To this day, they can only barely keep the Chamber of Commerce running.
The original site of Shrek Academy has now been transformed by Flanders into the headquarters of the Owl Chamber of Commerce.
In the president's office, Flanders and Zhao Wuji discussed countermeasures.
Flanders was unlucky. When he was young, he formed a golden triangle with Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong. After several months, the three of them came up with a martial soul fusion technique. But before they could make great achievements, Yu Xiaogang was unable to face up to the relationship between him and Liu Erlong, and the team was forced to disband.
He opened Shrek Academy for the second time, and after more than twenty years of hard work, it ultimately could not escape the fate of bankruptcy.
Later, the plan to merge Shrek Academy into Tiandou Royal Academy ended in failure. Then it was merged into Lanba Academy, but who would have known that Yu Xiaogang, the fake brother, would exclude him everywhere.
Today, the Cat Eagle Chamber of Commerce is also facing the risk of bankruptcy.
"Old Zhao, do you also think that I have a bad fate?" Flanders slumped in the chair, his eyes no longer having the previous enthusiasm, but only endless dejection and depression.
Zhao Wuji sighed helplessly, picked up the teapot on the table, and poured a cup for Flanders. "President, who knew that the Spirit Hall would make things difficult for us? Without their interference, our Cat Eagle Chamber of Commerce would not have fallen into the current predicament."
Flanders was also helpless. The Spirit Hall was powerful and there were plenty of ways to deal with them.
The two Soul Douluos were indeed very famous in the Barak Kingdom, but in the Spirit Hall, they were just insignificant little characters. If they offended the Spirit Hall, they would die without knowing how.
"The Spirit Hall is doing this in the territory of the Barak Kingdom. That bastard Kundera just lets them do this?" Zhao Wuji said angrily.
The Cat-Owl Chamber of Commerce is a major taxpayer, and the Kingdom of Barak should protect them.
Flanders shook his head. "Old Zhao, you think too simply. We are at odds with the Barak royal family, so they certainly won't come forward to protect us. They didn't add insult to injury when we were in such a miserable state. They are worthy of the huge amount of taxes we paid."
Having said that, Flanders stood up from his chair and looked out the window. "The story behind this may not be as simple as we see it. The situation on this continent is going to change after all."
The Barak Kingdom was the kingdom with the strongest military in the Tiandou Empire. Because Kundela was Xue Ye's brother, they were willing to obey the orders of the Tiandou Empire.
Although the news of Xue Ye's serious illness has not spread, some presidents of the Chamber of Commerce who have done business with the Cat Eagle Chamber of Commerce know the situation.
If Xue Qinghe came to power, could he suppress Kundela?
At that time, the worst result would be that the Barak Kingdom would become independent and gain a foothold on the continent with the help of the Spirit Hall.
With this precedent set, and given that power in the Tiandou Empire is already decentralized, many kingdoms will choose independence by then.
In the future, the mainland is likely to form a three-kingdom situation.
The fact that the Barak Kingdom condones the Spirit Hall's actions within its territory is enough to prove their attitude.
Furthermore, Crown Prince Xue Qinghe is not yet able to grasp the overall situation. The actions of the Spirit Hall in the Tiandou Empire are even more arrogant than in the Barak Kingdom.
"Old Zhao, the mainland will be in turmoil for a long time in the future. Let's close the Chamber of Commerce as soon as possible, liquidate all the assets, and find a beautiful city to retire in the future."
After saying these words, Flanders seemed to be relieved and felt much more refreshed.
After so many ups and downs, there is nothing wrong with being a rich man. (End of this chapter)