Upon entering the Dugu Residence, Li Qing found the person in charge, Cathy, who was the one whose Yin Yang Twin-Headed Serpent he had taken.
Li Qing said, "The Sect's construction needs to be expedited."
Cathy nodded, "Please rest assured, Sect Master, the roofing has already begun, and it will be completed within two months."
Li Qing nodded with satisfaction, then added, "Arrange for people to contact the Hall Masters of Spirit Hall's various branch halls. A simple introduction will suffice for now, then wait for my notification."
"My requirement is that after I eliminate all of Spirit Hall's Title Douluo, you will be able to approach them immediately and bring them under our control."
"If they are willing to join our Netherworld Sect, that's naturally for the best. If not, as long as they aren't blindly loyal, they can be allowed to leave, but only after we have gained control of all the subordinate halls."
Aside from Bibi Dong, that crazy woman, Spirit Hall as a whole generally has no major issues.
As the saying goes, judge by actions, not intentions. Regardless of whether their coercion of various factions to provide subsidies to Spirit Masters and their efforts to awaken Spirits for commoners in the countryside were to win over hearts or for other reasons, the act itself was not flawed.
Just look at Douluo Dalu 2, and you'll understand. Not to mention the evil Spirit Masters, commoners who wanted to awaken their Spirits could only do so by paying money, and very few could afford that sum.
At Shrek Academy, how many commoner Spirit Masters could you see?
Although Li Qing was not a good person, he was not so evil as to cruelly cut off the future of all commoners; after all, such an act would earn him eternal infamy.
Therefore, since he intended to destroy Spirit Hall, he had to take over their responsibilities.
However, he planned to change the subsidy system. He would only provide subsidies to commoner Spirit Masters who were currently studying, because nobles did not lack that money, and even low-level Spirit Masters after graduation would not starve.
If every Spirit Master received a subsidy, and it continued indefinitely, it would breed individuals who would eat with a full bowl and then curse the provider after throwing the bowl down.
Yu Xiaogang was a typical example.
No matter how useless he was, he was still a Spirit Grandmaster, and he even had the title of 'Grandmaster.' He wouldn't starve if he just did something, anything.
But what was the result?
Even though he could earn a salary by teaching students at Notting Academy, he shamelessly lived and ate for free, and still went to Spirit Hall every month to collect pocket money.
Then he would turn around and complain about how bad Spirit Hall was, acting even worse than a beast.
Changing the general subsidy to a poverty subsidy might not make everyone grateful to him. In the beginning, some might even maliciously slander him due to the loss of their subsidies.
But it was not a big problem.
Most commoners were honest and simple. Even if they weren't grateful, most wouldn't maliciously slander him. As for the small minority that would, it was unavoidable.
Li Qing did not care about others' opinions; as long as his conscience was clear, that was enough.
"Understood."
Although Cathy did not understand where the Sect Master's confidence came from, and she knew this task would be difficult, she did not ask further and simply agreed obediently.
After chatting with Cathy for a long time, discussing how to approach and bring the various branch hall masters of Spirit Hall under control, Li Qing finally left.
"Li Qing, where did you run off to?"
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As soon as Li Qing returned to the Dugu Residence, Ice Empress found him, looking annoyed. At this time, the two Ice and Snow Empresses had already changed into new dresses, and their temperament had undergone subtle changes.
Snow Empress wore a red dress, which, combined with her white hair, gave her a bit of the White-Haired Demoness look.
Ice Empress, on the other hand, wore a black dress, which, combined with her green hair, made her look coldly alluring with a hint of malevolence, though overall, it was not as good as before.
"Do we look good?"
Seeing Li Qing observing them, Ice Empress spun around, letting him get a good look.
Li Qing nodded, "They're alright. If you weren't wearing anything, or wore something revealing, it would probably look even better, but this kind of outfit is only for me to see privately."
"???"
"???"
Ice Empress and Snow Empress didn't blush because of Li Qing's words. They just looked at him with question marks all over their faces, a mix of confusion and shock.
It was as if they were conquered by his thick skin.
Ice Empress asked, "Are all humans as lacking in boundaries as you are?"
"Boundaries?"
Li Qing laughed, "This is a way for us humans to strengthen relationships. Of course, if anyone else said this, you could just slap them to death."
Snow Empress said speechlessly, "Isn't that still teasing?"
Ice Empress said fiercely, "I'm telling you, my body belongs to Sister Xue, and Sister Xue's body belongs to me. Don't even think about it."
Upon hearing this, Snow Empress's forehead was covered in black lines.
She knew Ice Empress liked her, but precisely because of this, she found it a headache. If you were male, it would be one thing, but what's the deal with you being female?
Li Qing said indifferently, "You might like her, but she might not necessarily like you. With me in the picture, at least it can provide some buffer, can't it?"
"...That actually makes sense."
Ice Empress seemed to be deep in thought, as if she had truly been persuaded by Li Qing.
Snow Empress glared at Li Qing in annoyance, "Stop teasing her. She's not very smart, and she might actually take you seriously. Then what will you do?"
Li Qing spread his hands, "What will I do? I don't care."
Snow Empress rolled her eyes to herself, too lazy to bother with him anymore. She admitted that her appearance was outstanding, but she didn't believe Li Qing could truly harbor any malicious thoughts towards Spirit Beasts.
Li Qing changed the subject, "By the way, where's Snow Demon?"
"Young Master—"
Just then, the cook from the Dugu Residence came over with a mournful face, collapsing as he said, "Young Master, please control that big eater! I really can't take it anymore."
Li Qing asked and found out.
It turned out that the idle Titan Snow Demon King somehow wandered into the back kitchen, and then he made the Dugu Residence's cook continuously prepare dishes for him to eat.
He couldn't get full, simply couldn't get full.
The ingredients at home were almost all consumed by him, and he was still not satisfied, demanding that they procure more, looking as if he wouldn't stop until they were exhausted.
You know, they were private chefs, not restaurant chefs! How could they endure such intensity?
Li Qing, knowing the whole story, couldn't help but feel speechless. He hadn't expected the Titan Snow Demon King to be so outrageous. This was truly a pure foodie!
Full?
For a dignified fierce beast, it might not be difficult in Spirit Beast habitats, as there was no shortage of large Spirit Beasts there. But in the human World, getting full would be somewhat difficult.
However, for fierce beasts, the demand for food was not high; they could go without eating for decades.
He was simply craving food.
Li Qing came to the back kitchen and looked at the Titan Snow Demon King, who was devouring food. He said irritably, "You've cultivated for who knows how many years, how can you not even control your gluttony?"
The Titan Snow Demon King chuckled foolishly, "It's just that I've never tasted these delicacies before."
Li Qing rolled his eyes, "That's enough. This is a home, not a restaurant. If you exhaust the cooks to the point of breaking down, what will you eat?"
The Titan Snow Demon King pouted, "Alright then."
Li Qing looked at the cook and said, "From now on, try to procure more ingredients. Add a few more dishes to each meal, and increase the quantity. If you can't handle it, hire a few more people."
"Understood."
The cook agreed.