It was fine if Lin Chen wasn't offended, but once someone offended him, he would immediately retaliate.
The crucial thing was that Lin Chen's methods of retaliation were extremely insidious.
Therefore, Qian Renxue was worried that teasing Lin Chen in this regard would lead to Lin Chen's 'stick education'. Qian Renxue was happy to see Lin Chen frustrated, but afterwards, it would be more trouble than it was worth. Cultivating with Lin Chen was indeed enjoyable, but it was clear that the current Lin Chen was not someone she could handle alone. At this moment, she endlessly missed the days when Hu Liena was by her side.
"Don't underestimate the Auction House. The forces behind it are intricate and not to be underestimated. The Soul Arena is the same. Unless absolutely necessary, the Tiandou Royal Family wouldn't provoke them. Of course, the Tiandou Royal Family also has shares in the Auction House and the Soul Arena. As for those girls, they have been raised by the Auction House since they were young. They can not only be used for auctions to build the Auction House's reputation, but also to win over various forces. This World is far darker than ordinary people see! After this batch of people is sent, the Auction House's stock won't be much, and about twenty more will be sent in succession later!" Qian Renxue slowly explained, revealing all the unknown circumstances to Lin Chen.
Hearing Qian Renxue's words, Lin Chen suddenly understood. In any World, light and darkness coexist, and the Douluo Continent is no exception to this law. Human hearts are insidious, and as long as there is profit to be made, women can also become resources!
Lin Chen could only smile helplessly at this. Even if he had the ability to change this World, he wouldn't do so.
Because Lin Chen knew that even if he destroyed the Auction House and the Soul Arena, thousands of other Auction Houses and Soul Arenas would appear. As long as there was profit, the darkness hidden underground would not be cut off.
Why wouldn't Qian Renxue understand such a principle?
So when Lin Chen proposed that he wanted to cultivate confidantes, she immediately sent these people over. Although they couldn't help everyone, at least they could save one person at a time.
Seeing the helplessness on Lin Chen's face, Qian Renxue smiled and said, "Actually, it's their luck that they can be sent here to you. If it were someone else, who knows what kind of fate they would end up with!"
Lin Chen nodded lightly and said, "You don't need to comfort me. I'm not as saintly as you imagine. I'm just having a headache over their resources!"
The reason why these girls' Spirits mutated was due to congenital deficiencies. Their situation was actually very similar to Yu Xiaogang's; both were due to congenital deficiencies that prevented their Spirits from fully awakening!
As long as the correct direction is found, it is very possible that some of these girls will awaken powerful Spirits. Fortunately, their Spirits have not yet attached spirit rings, so there is still time. As long as they can completely awaken their Spirits, even if they are a bit older now, it will not affect their future achievements.
Therefore, Lin Chen didn't mind investing in them and cultivating a group of confidantes.
What gave Lin Chen a headache was the sheer number of these people. Including the girls yet to be sent, the total number of girls would reach seventy or eighty.
Since Lin Chen decided to cultivate them, he certainly wouldn't just simply cultivate them. Their congenital foundation was already insufficient. If Immortal Herbs weren't used to compensate for their shortcomings, and they only relied on their own cultivation, even if they attached the correct spirit rings, they certainly wouldn't achieve much in the future.
Immortal Herbs were already extremely precious. Taking out so many Immortal Herbs at once would definitely greatly deplete the vitality of the Immortal Herbs in the Spirit World.
Lin Chen thought for a moment and decided to take it slowly, starting with ideological education. The current Spirit state of these girls was not very good. They trembled and were extremely frightened when they saw strangers, and some even had hollow eyes. It was clear that living in the dark underground World for a long time had caused immense trauma to their minds.
Therefore, for now, let them start as maids, doing what palace maids do!
Hearing this, Qian Renxue said no more. She couldn't help with resources. The Immortal Herbs Lin Chen had given her before, she had already used to win people over. Not only had her confidantes taken the Immortal Herbs, but she hadn't forgotten several of the Hall of Worship's offerings either.
"By the way, I met Dugu Bo today. His attitude towards me has clearly softened. He also wants to visit you. Did you two know each other before?" Qian Renxue asked, puzzled.
Qian Renxue first helped Lin Chen publish a book, and then Lin Chen was ennobled as a Duke. To outsiders, Lin Chen was Qian Renxue's confidant; he had long since sided with Qian Renxue.
The succession struggle of the Tiandou Royal Family was not complicated now. Only Xue Qinghe and Xue Beng remained among the princes. Xue Qinghe, who was excellent in all aspects, had already become the Crown Prince, and more than half of the forces in the court supported him. Not only that, even the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, one of the Upper Three Sects, also supported Xue Qinghe.
As for Xue Beng, he didn't have as much support as Xue Qinghe. The only one he could rely on was Prince Xue Xing.
Years ago, Xue Xing saved Dugu Bo and had a favor owed to him. Dugu Bo was also very loyal, returning the favor. Although it was not explicitly stated, everyone almost understood that Dugu Bo was siding with Xue Beng.
Lin Chen's appearance had become a variable in Heaven Dou. Although no one knew Lin Chen's true strength, his theories alone gave Lin Chen a very high prestige among the common people.
And Lin Chen's attitude was already very clear. Being able to accept Heaven Dou's enfeoffment, Xue Qinghe's contributions were obvious to all.
Now that Xue Qinghe had Lin Chen's support, to outsiders, Xue Qinghe's future ascension to the throne was a sure thing.
However, Dugu Bo's change in attitude was unexpected by Qian Renxue. Previously, Dugu Bo had always been disdainful of Xue Qinghe, and despite having already chosen a side, there were now signs of softening, which greatly puzzled Qian Renxue.
"I don't know him, but it should be..." Lin Chen told Qian Renxue about collecting the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well previously.
"So, it seems Dugu Bo wants to confirm if you are the Lin Chen who left the Immortal Herbs?" Qian Renxue thought for a moment and said uncertainly.
"It should be!" Lin Chen replied.
Qian Renxue said, "Then what do you think? Should you meet this Dugu Bo or not?"
"When are you planning to make your move on Xue Beng?" Lin Chen asked back, not answering her question!
Qian Renxue's eyes lit up, and she replied seriously, "Xue Beng won't live past this year!"
Lin Chen replied, "Then let's meet!"
Hearing this, Qian Renxue was delighted. Lin Chen had no need to meet such an unimportant person. Now that Lin Chen was willing to meet, in Qian Renxue's eyes, it was entirely to relieve her of future worries!
"Mwah... that's your reward!" Qian Renxue, her face full of smiles, kissed Lin Chen on the cheek and said.
"Is that all the reward?" Lin Chen raised an eyebrow and asked.
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