Because of the advanced Magic Network, news of the Sea God Family's conquest of the Douling Empire spread like snowflakes on the cold winter wind to all parts of the continent.
At the same time, Chen Hanhai, in the name of acting as a shepherd of the gods, usurped the throne of the Douling Empire and proclaimed it to the world.
Former ministers of the Douling Empire endorsed him, jointly writing a "Shepherd's Tablet," forcing the people of the Douling Empire to accept the rule of the Sea God Family. Before
the people of the Douling Empire could even react, other countries were already restless.
If it were simply the occupation of a country, they might still have room for negotiation; by ceding some of the Douling Empire's own rights and exerting pressure from the powerful figures on the continent, they might be able to restore the Douling Empire to normalcy.
But now it was different. The Sea God Family had declared themselves emperors, and in the name of acting as a shepherd of the gods.
This time, the nature of the conflict was different; they were uprooting the power of the continent!
At this moment, in Star Luo City, a large number of earth-attribute soul masters were busily rebuilding the severely damaged city.
On the original site of the imperial city, several large palaces were roughly constructed for the Star Luo royal family to temporarily reside in.
Xu Jiawei no longer had the funds to rebuild the Star Luo Imperial Palace.
The money for rebuilding Star Luo City was half from selling national treasury treasures and half borrowed from the highest administrator of the Magic Network, 'Ye Ge'.
Huo Yuhao opened the Magic Network Bank on the high seas, allowing everyone to borrow money at very low interest rates, with interest-free periods for certain amounts.
The Magic Network itself would assign a loan amount based on the user's level and real-world status, ensuring repayment.
A Title Douluo with good talent could borrow enough Dream Coins equivalent to a level 98 Douluo in a short time.
After the Magic Network Bank opened, business poured in.
For example, when two families of Soul Douluos from the Heavenly Soul Empire clashed, escalating the conflict, both sides began frantically borrowing from the Magic Network Bank, with the combined amount reaching the level of a level 94 Title Douluo.
This was a calculated move: your opponent's strength would skyrocket after borrowing money, while you would be killed if you didn't. To avoid being killed, the only option was to join.
In general, the outcome of a deadly battle is that the dead are of little consequence, but the survivors suffer greatly, forced to shoulder huge debts, and it's impossible for them not to bleed Huo Yuhao dry in the future.
Isn't the Douluo Continent known for its fighting? Grandpa Huo, being kind-hearted, lends them a hand, thoughtfully providing soul power and spiritual energy to ensure they fight to the death.
Borrowing money and then having to repay it would be a huge loss.
Those who die are only superficially considered to have their debts settled; their souls must work for Huo Yuhao in the dream space until the debt is repaid before they can leave.
Suddenly, the battles between high-level players across the continent became much more harmonious.
No one dared to guarantee that their opponent wouldn't go berserk and take out a loan.
This is a blood-soaked marathon; the loan can indeed boost strength dramatically in a short time, but the price is that for the next few years, one must keep a low profile and avoid any potential deadly battles.
As for loan defaults, the Magic Network Bank will appropriately extend the repayment period depending on the situation.
If it's truly impossible to repay, then sorry, even death will mean working for Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao clearly wrote these terms in the loan agreement, never deceiving any user; whether they read it or not is another matter.
The Star Luo Royal Family is now incredibly poor. Xu Jiawei has to be careful with his meals, often just grabbing a bite or two.
A Title Douluo won't starve, but being unable to repay the loans is a real problem.
"What's the situation in the Douling Empire now?"
In the newly built, makeshift court, Xu Jiawei looked at the expenditure report with a worried expression, wondering if he should sell off more of the national treasury; the finances were truly unsustainable.
"Your Majesty!"
"The situation is extremely critical!"
"That pseudo-emperor has already controlled most of the Douling Empire!
The people of the Douling Empire haven't even considered resisting."
"In their eyes, the Sea God family is ruling quite well. Those guys who like to wear monocles have opened up granaries and forcibly suppressed grain prices. They
've also slaughtered many powerful families, even many nobles, and even held some kind of public trial, gaining a lot of popular support!"
"Your Majesty! This is a true enemy!"
Xu Jiawei was numb with anger, pounding the wooden throne. He could only sit in this kind of chair now.
"What exactly is going on in the Douling Empire?!"
"The people haven't resisted at all? That's a usurpation!"
The Prime Minister said helplessly.
"The Douling royal family frequently oppresses the Douling people, firmly believing in the policies of keeping the people ignorant and suppressing them that the Tang Sect once proposed.
The emergence of the Demon Network has already shaken the foundation of the Douling royal family's rule.
Now that the Sea God family is more humane than the Douling royal family, they naturally won't resist."
Xu Jiawei slumped on the dragon throne, looking at his ministers with utter exhaustion, and said,
"Tell me, how much money do you want?
Let's not keep you in suspense any longer.
How much money will our Star Luo Empire need to spend to win this war?"
The Prime Minister was also devastated. Who knew that something like this would happen?
Their Star Luo Empire would actually have to spend money on the Douling Empire, a former enemy country, and at a time when the Star Luo Empire was on the verge of bankruptcy.
"The remaining territories of the Douling Empire are putting up a desperate resistance.
The strongest warrior, Tianyang Douluo, has organized a group of powerful individuals to attack the titled experts of the Sea God Clan.
I've heard that His Majesty Tianyang already owes the Magic Network a Dream Coin equivalent to a Limit Douluo, yet they continue to resist."
"Currently, while the Douling Empire's resistance is strong, they lack the ability to organize the various forces.
This fragmented fighting has severely dispersed their strength, allowing the Sea God Clan to gather a significant portion of the Douling Empire's army and begin to steadily erode the remaining territory."
"Therefore, Your Majesty, if we want to win these wars, the cost may be beyond imagination, because this is a protracted war, and the Sea God Clan is now a sitting duck!"
Xu Jiawei stared at the ceiling, his mind racing. The entire court fell silent.
After a long while, a voice, seemingly drained of all its strength, echoed through the hall.
"Send the First Soul Master Legion and the First Soul Instructor Legion to the Douling Empire.
Immediately have Princess Jiu Jiu contact Elder Mu of Shrek Academy.
Elder Mu is a member of the Spirit Pagoda's O5 Conference and is qualified to convene it.
If the O5 Conference approves the proposal to support the Douling Empire, not only us, but also Tianhun and Riyue will send troops, and even the soul beasts will provide assistance."
"The entire continent will unite to support the Douling Empire.
Then, quickly find out if there are any surviving members of the Douling Empire's royal family and support them in unifying the Douling front!"
"Finally, take another batch of top-grade soul bones and top-grade spirit herbs from the national treasury and sell them.
This money will be used as military expenses for the First Soul Master Legion and the First Soul Instructor Legion."
The Prime Minister immediately bowed, and the ministers followed suit.
After the court session adjourned, the Star Luo Empire, still reeling from the battle of Star Luo City, was forced to once again mobilize its war machine to fully support the Douling Empire.
Xu Jiu Jiu immediately rushed to Shrek City, hoping to convene the O5 Conference through Mu En to obtain support and assistance from other forces.
...
At the border of the Douling Empire and the Tianhun Empire, in the Lingshan Mountains, a branch altar of the Holy Spirit Cult was located.
Ye Guyi, dressed in black robes, slowly stepped into the branch altar.
Countless black-robed figures knelt on the ground to welcome her, emanating an aura of evil spirit masters that made her nauseous.
"Welcome, Grand Altar Master!"
A unified voice echoed throughout the branch altar. Otto had taken over the entire evil spirit master network of the Douling Empire as the Grand Altar Master of the Douling region.
As a safety guarantee, Scorpion Tiger Douluo had also come along.
Ye Guyi was truly numb. She hadn't expected Otto, that bastard, to be serious, actually letting a holy angel take over the evil spirit master network of the Douling Empire.
And she would also have to receive a continuous stream of support from the Holy Spirit Cult.
Looking at these evil spirit masters, Ye Guyi swallowed hard. Just as Otto had said, this job was dangerous, but the rewards were extremely high.
To put it bluntly, if she killed all the evil spirit masters in front of her, she could become a Title Douluo on the spot.
Ye Guyi walked slowly down the path leading to the White Bone Throne at the very front, surrounded by evil spirit masters with fanatical expressions.
Scorpion Tiger Douluo followed behind, his imposing presence awe-inspiring.
She slowly sat on the White Bone Throne, looking down at the countless evil spirit masters below, feeling immense pressure.
(End of Chapter)
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