The legend of Liu Xiaoxiao in Douluo mainland

In Xingluo City, in the courtyard attached to the princess's bedroom, two figures were sitting on either side of a white round table, enjoying afternoon tea.

One side is naturally Liu Xiaoxiao, and the other side is Bai Ming from Silver Rose.

"I thought you would ask the secretary from the Leng family to come." Liu Xiaoxiao said.

"To visit a wise man, I should come in person." Bai Ming's eyes flashed slightly.

"Don't underestimate my intelligence gathering ability." Liu Xiaoxiao snorted, "You came here just for fun, your real purpose is to see the influence of Silver Rose in Xingluo Continent, right?"

Bai Ming's eyes flickered, he picked up the teacup and said nothing.

"It's been just over a year since the Masquerade fell, and you, Silver Rose, have already taken over nearly 90% of the upper-class social network in the Xingluo Empire. If it's just a coincidence, it's a bit too coincidental." Liu Xiaoxiao smiled, "It seems that there must be some agreement between you that allowed you to take over everything so smoothly. They had already prepared a backup plan, or a way out, in case of failure before they took action."

Bai Ming didn't say anything. He put down the teacup and called the maid who was serving beside him to refill his tea.

Liu Xiaoxiao glanced at the maid. "Rose Women's College and the nobles of the Xingluo Empire have always had a close cooperation, which also includes maid internships. The Home Economics Department is the only department of Rose Women's College that recruits students without family backgrounds. Among the large number of maids trained over a long period of time, a considerable number of them are employed in the noble families of the Xingluo Empire.

"After the nobles left the masquerade ball, they were arranged to work in different places. There was no sign of unemployment. However, a large number of trainee maids lost their jobs and lacked internship opportunities. In a sense, this is reasonable. Only maids with qualifications can avoid being eliminated by the market, and this will not make these things seem too abrupt and unnatural.

"The palace has been automated under my control. Cleaning, laundry and gardening do not require manpower. Cooking requires professional chefs. High-end maid positions that require high-end knowledge and skills, such as formulating foreign policy, maintaining antique artworks, playing various musical instruments, and serving as palace guards, are beyond their capabilities. Professional maids specially trained by Xingluo Royal Academy are in charge. Also, because my bedroom did not need manpower before, there were not many housekeepers and maids, leaving a lot of vacant positions, so I recruited them into the princess' bedroom. All this happened naturally."

"You should also know that they are not spies and know nothing." Bai Ming said.

"Of course they don't know anything. As long as they come to my side, your goal will be achieved, right?" Liu Xiaoxiao laughed, "But I am confident that if they stay with me for a long time, they will not be biased towards you. Besides, I can terminate the contract at any time. There are many students in Xingluo Royal Academy who want to work here. Here, their training speed will be faster than in the academy."

Bai Ming didn't say anything, took the poured black tea and lifted it up gently.

"Over on the Tiandou Continent, with the disappearance of the Mercury Chamber of Commerce, Qin Lingxue used the status and channels of the Begonia Cult, plus the network of the tea party, to quickly build a huge network of connections." Liu Xiaoxiao said to himself, "In the past few years, in the upper class of the Tiandou Empire, they have already reached a scale close to that of the Mercury Chamber of Commerce. If it weren't for the Golden Dawn's church power, it might have grown even bigger."

"You know more than I thought." Bai Ming said indifferently.

"However, your plan has not been fully accomplished." Liu Xiaoxiao said, "The two biggest pieces of cake in the Xingluo Empire, the royal family and the Xingguan Sect, are impossible for you to win over, or those who can be won over have already run away with the masquerade.

“Over in the Tiandou Empire, after the baptism of war and the subsequent purge, there are fewer big shots in the upper class that you can win over. The nobles headed by the royal family will not want to go through that kind of purge again. They don’t have the courage to take such a big risk. Those who have the courage have disappeared in the purge of the dark forces. The umbrellas of the Mercury Chamber of Commerce that were eliminated are a lesson for us.

"Even in the Douluo Federation, your living conditions have become worse than before. Shrek Academy has always been the largest elitist force, but it has never emphasized the interests of the elites. They emphasize the relationship between power and responsibility. The current leader of Shrek is the new generation of Shrek Seven Devils who inherit the ideas of the Yunming faction, rather than the continuation of the Zuyuan faction that emphasized the interests of the elites in the past.

"Gathering together won't change the situation. Even though you've tried many methods, they all seem disorganized, but they all have one goal, which is to stop the process of soul masters becoming civilians. As long as we grasp this goal, we can accurately stop your plan. You've already lost this round."

"If this is the level of your thinking, then you should be the losers," Bai Ming said calmly.

Liu Xiaoxiao snorted, "Fraud means nothing to me. I can sense your emotional fluctuations and know that you are bluffing."

As he said this, he cut off a piece of cake and put it into his mouth.

The contest between Tang Sect and Silver Rose has been going on for quite some time. In numerous clashes, Tang Sect has basically gained the upper hand because Yili's magic mirror has exposed all of the opponent's methods. Silver Rose has gone through many changes and attacks, and quickly adjusted from the initial active offense to a conservative response, but the forces of all parties have still declined to a certain extent.

Especially after the emergence of the Gold Club and the Xuanshi Tangmen Club, the Silver Club also came under tremendous operating pressure and even suffered a large loss.

"Is the Tang Clan determined to suppress us?" Bai Ming looked at Liu Xiaoxiao with a cold gaze.

Liu Xiaoxiao swallowed the cake without panic, and then slowly said, "We are not suppressing you, but you have bumped into the soul guide train that is rushing forward. This is the trend of the times. You are not against us, but against the general trend. Stop as soon as possible and save your face."

"You are threatening us." Bai Ming's eyes flickered.

"I'm just stating a fact." Liu Xiaoxiao stared at Bai Ming, "I think it's not just the core members of Silver Rose who are dissatisfied with the general situation. What does Qin Lingxue think?"

Without waiting for the other party to speak, Liu Xiaoxiao had already figured out what the other party was thinking by using the fluctuations of his mind and changes in his emotions.

"So that's how it is. The one who really wants to hinder the trend of this era is Qin Lingxue..." Liu Xiaoxiao lowered his head slightly.

As for the reaction of the Silver Rose top management, they could easily grasp it through psychological analysis based on their actions, but they could not see through Qin Lingxue's thoughts.

Now it seems that the one who is truly leading the Silver Rose Operation is the witch Qin Lingxue.

Her idea is very simple, which is to hinder the process of popularizing soul masters.

"What good will this do to her..." Liu Xiaoxiao was secretly troubled.

The reason is unclear and the purpose is unclear.

Someone like Hermes is still mysterious, but as long as you know his plan, there is nothing to worry about. That person just wants to control the underworld, create the world of gods, and become the king of gods. It is still the same old thing that all god-level powerful people pursue.

But Qin Lingxue was different. She did not show any longing for these things, and she was not even interested in them. The only thing that could be related to the God Realm was the research on its fragments, but that was completely different from building a God Realm.

Many of the things she cares about are hard to understand, and it seems that she is just trying to make her presence known.

But if that's the case, it can be easily done by just being an idol, so why do we have to act in secret and hide our existence?

He created the Gospel Inquiry Society at will, renamed it the Witch Cult at will, and abandoned it at will. He founded the Silver Rose, the Tea Party, and the Ether Foundation, but easily threw them to his subordinates, ignored them, and intervened again many years later.

He is good at sealing, but also good at removing the seal, allowing the enemy to reappear in the world in a posture that is more adapted to the laws of the plane. Postponing things to be dealt with later makes the trouble worse than before, which is more like making trouble than helping.

There is absolutely no discernible purpose, it is extremely chaotic, and the behavior is full of contradictions.

"Could it be that it is just trying to attract our attention... to make us ignore certain things..." Liu Xiaoxiao thought about it but couldn't get any answer.

In the end, he concluded that the existing intelligence could not provide accurate answers or reliable guesses, and that more intelligence was needed.

"Okay, tell me your real purpose." Liu Xiaoxiao said, "I don't think you are here just to protest the oppression you have suffered."

"I'm here to discuss a deal." Bai Ming said.

"Deal?" Liu Xiaoxiao narrowed his eyes.

"In just one month, the number of registered soul masters in the Douluo Federation has exceeded 200,000." Bai Ming looked at Liu Xiaoxiao, "In a few years, the number of soul masters in the Douluo Federation will increase tenfold or a hundredfold. Although most of them are low-level soul masters, a great soul master is equivalent to a third-level professional, reaching the minimum threshold for entering the upper class, and the first-level soul power is enough for those hard-working soul masters to reach this level."

"It's not a good negotiation strategy to reveal your weaknesses first." Liu Xiaoxiao said calmly.

Bai Ming did not respond to him and continued, "Although this is still quite small compared to the current number of people in the upper class, if it continues to expand at this rate, we will be able to see the arrival of an era where everyone in the Douluo Federation is a soul master in our lifetime."

"Are you planning to surrender, but also want to sell it at a good price?" Liu Xiaoxiao stared at Bai Ming.

"I've said before, this is a business." Bai Ming said calmly, "We can make concessions and promise not to hinder your actions, but the Tang Sect must protect the interests of the Silver Rose. In other words, the Douluo Federation should strongly support the development of the Silver Rose's related industries at the official level, so that the Silver Rose can have the scale of the Tang Sect and the Spirit Pagoda, and never waver."

"After all, it's just an exchange of interests." Liu Xiaoxiao did not agree outright, nor did he directly reject it.

Bai Ming continued, "For our core members, the popularization of soul masters does not actually have much of a conflict of interest. Even if the number of soul masters and great soul masters increases, they are still at the bottom and it is impossible to shake their position. They can still be at the top, calling themselves elites and grabbing a lot of benefits. Only the bottom members of Silver Rose will be affected, not them.

"In this case, giving up some of our interests as a bargaining chip in exchange for greater benefits is in line with the Silver Rose's style. This is the decision of the Silver Rose Core Meeting."

"But your bargaining chips may not be able to exchange for enough benefits." Liu Xiaoxiao said, "You may have overestimated your influence. Even if you don't intervene, the Douluo Federation will soon complete the civilianization of soul masters."

"If it weren't for our influence, the number of soul warriors in the first month would not be 200,000, but 20 million." Bai Ming stared at Liu Xiaoxiao.

Liu Xiaoxiao snorted, "That's just because the Tang Sect's soul guide factory assembly line hasn't been fully launched in the first month. Don't overestimate your influence. We can also make corresponding concessions, or compromises, but people are greedy and your appetite is too big."

"In other words, we don't have enough chips?" Bai Ming narrowed his eyes.

"Yes." Liu Xiaoxiao said bluntly, "If you want to achieve your conditions, you must also pay corresponding benefits. For example, it is not just as simple as making concessions, but you must assist the process of popularizing soul masters, including the research and development of mass-produced low-cost innate soul power enhancement drugs."

"This will affect the core interests of Silver Rose." The aura around Bai Ming suddenly became stronger.

"After all, what you want are not just scraps." Liu Xiaoxiao said calmly.

"This is not something I can decide." Bai Ming stood up, "I have to hold a meeting to discuss it."

"Goodbye, I won't see you off." Liu Xiaoxiao picked up the teacup in front of him again.

Silver Rose's conditions were not unacceptable to him, but if he accepted them just like that, he would feel like he had fallen into the other party's trap.

Although the opponent's style could not be said to be a 180-degree turn, it still made him feel a slight sense of disharmony, just like the sense of contradiction before. The direction of travel turned rapidly. Although Silver Rose's retreat was inevitable, they gave up too quickly. Even with the influence of the general trend, there were still some unnatural traces.

Without understanding Qin Lingxue's purpose, any conditions must be treated with caution.

He took a sip of the black tea and looked in the direction where Bai Ming left again. The eye of destiny opened quietly.