Primordial Emperor
Chapter 664: Spirit Stones, I Have Plenty

Chapter 664: Chapter 664: Spirit Stones, I Have Plenty

Xu Ning, Luo Yun, Wang Ye, and others were attending the conference with Xu Ma’an and were granted the right to speak for the first time. They all felt extremely tense within.

At first, they were somewhat restrained, but as the conference progressed, they realized that the purpose of the meeting was not to recruit soldiers but to discuss the reduction of the army’s cultivation resources.

This realization immediately emboldened them, and facing their lord and Xu Ma’an, they hurriedly stood up to express their thoughts.

As a joke, even for the sake of the development of the Jade Cauldron Sect, they didn’t want their cultivation resources cut.

When Lin Chen heard the surrounding discussions and worried about the potential reduction of his army’s cultivation resources, he too became puzzled, as it seemed that everyone was discussing different issues.

"Everyone, rest assured, I will not cut the cultivation resources," he said.

"From today on, military merits will not only be maintained but will be doubled according to the current standard."

Lin Chen looked at the pale faces of the crowd who fought over resources until they were at loggerheads and couldn’t help but speak up.

Lin Chen had thought they were voicing their grievances to him, lamenting the insufficiency of cultivation resources.

At Lin Chen’s words, the crowd fell silent, shocked by what he had said.

While expanding the army, Lin Chen was actually planning to increase their military merits as well. What was going on?

In the army, military merits were everything.

With military merits, they could exchange for any treasures and cultivation resources.

By saying he would increase military merits, Lin Chen was easing their difficulty in obtaining cultivation resources, wasn’t he?

"Lin Chen, what nonsense are you spouting? The Lingxi Commerce Guild can’t come up with that much money!" Zhao Lingxi’s gaze fell on Lin Chen, and in that moment, she let go of her concerns about Lin Chen being her lord.

Lin Chen’s claim was too exaggerated; the money earned by the Lingxi Commerce Guild was barely enough to cover the expenses of the Jade Cauldron Sect, without any surplus.

If military merits were doubled, even with Zhao Lingxi’s great talent, she could not come up with so much money.

Upon hearing Zhao Lingxi’s angry words, Lin Chen felt somewhat puzzled.

His increase in the military merits of the Jade Cauldron Sect’s members should have been a good thing, so why was her reaction so strong?

Lin Chen guessed that perhaps Zhao Lingxi was worried he would profit from it.

However, when he heard Zhao Lingxi say the Lingxi Commerce Guild could not sustain the expenses, he understood her concern.

"Don’t worry, the money does not have to come from the Lingxi Commerce Guild," he said.

Lin Chen looked at the enraged Zhao Lingxi and couldn’t help but find it amusing.

He was now wealthy and imposing, no longer reliant on Zhao Lingxi’s means of making money.

Let alone an army of three hundred thousand, he could afford to maintain an army of six hundred thousand, or even a million, with his current wealth.

Therefore, in front of Zhao Lingxi, he appeared very domineering.

"You said it, don’t come to me later asking for money and leaving me in a bind," Zhao Lingxi said to Lin Chen, hands on her hips and a stern expression on her face.

She thought Lin Chen was just trying to scare her by talking big.

"Of course!" he responded.

"These should be enough, right?"

"If not, I have more!"

Lin Chen waved his hand and produced a large pile of top-quality spirit stones that piled up like a mountain, conspicuously brightening the great hall.

The appearance of these spirit stones seemed to make the spiritual energy in the hall even denser.

The crowd was utterly astonished at the sight of so many spirit stones.

They had thought the spirit stones Lin Chen brought back the other day were a huge resource, but they never imagined he still had so much more in reserve.

Seeing the shock on everyone’s faces, Lin Chen felt extremely proud. In the past, without resources, he had to rely on Zhao Lingxi’s business tactics to earn spirit stones to subsidize the army. Now, he could finally raise his head high in front of everyone.

"These spirit stones are indeed not few, but to maintain an army of three hundred thousand, they could at most sustain for a year or two," Zhao Lingxi reminded him, seeing his generous offer.

She was deeply concerned about Lin Chen’s financial situation.

Lin Chen suddenly having so many spirit stones was fine for spending lavishly in the short term but would not solve long-term issues.

Hearing Zhao Lingxi’s words, Lin Chen’s mouth curved into a smile, and with another wave, two more piles of spirit stone mountains materialized in the hall.

"What about these, enough to maintain for four or five years?" Lin Chen said with a smile.

Zhao Lingxi looked at the three piles of spirit stone mountains and nodded.

"An army of three hundred thousand can be maintained for at most four years," she calculated and said.

However, her heart was still shocked because the spirit stones on display were comparable to the reserves accumulated by the Jade Cauldron Sect over several decades.

Lin Chen was said to have visited a super sect called the Formation Sect. Could it be he had plundered their treasury?

"I have plenty of spirit stones!"

"Alright, take these resources and collect them. When the time comes, distribute them jointly; sustaining for four years will be sufficient," Lin Chen instructed Zhao Lingxi.

Zhao Lingxi didn’t understand what Lin Chen was planning but still obeyed the order, collecting all the spirit stones.

As Lin Chen’s financial manager, her spatial ring naturally could hold a lot.

Xu Ma’an and others watched as Lin Chen entrusted Zhao Lingxi with a fortune that could support the expenditure of the Jade Cauldron Kingdom’s army of three hundred thousand, revealing a hint of doubt in their eyes.

Of course, there was no objection to Zhao Lingxi being in charge of the finances.

With Zhao Lingxi’s business talent, the spirit stones in her hands would certainly be put to their best use, and the eventual profits might be far more than what was currently seen.

Although they trusted Zhao Lingxi, Xu Ma’an and the others’ trust was not one hundred percent. If Zhao Lingxi ran away with the spirit stones, what would they do?

Lin Chen noticed the doubts of Xu Ma’an and the others but did not say anything further.

Lin Chen had known Zhao Lingxi longer and had great trust in her character. Since he trusted her, he confidently left everything to Zhao Lingxi to manage.

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