Chapter 552 Xu Hao’s Plan

It is worth mentioning that the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild branch Xu Hao chose was the one opened in Hang Prefecture.

Hang Prefecture was once the headquarters of the Xuantian Holy Sect, and not just Hang Prefecture, but many prefectures centered around Hang Prefecture were under the jurisdiction of the Xuantian Holy Sect.

After the Xuantian Holy Sect was annihilated by the Twelve Alliance, their territories were all divided up.

The Azure Firmament Merchant Guild, which originally wanted the Xu Family's Myriad Treasures Pavilion, could only settle for the vast and resource-rich Hang Prefecture after the Xu Family fled.

Therefore, the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild branch here was newly established not long ago and happened to need manpower, which was one of the reasons Xu Hao chose to come here.

As one of the top three consistently ranked overall strongest forces among the overlord-level forces in the Tian Yuan World, the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild naturally had many people eyeing it, including many experts who came to Hang Prefecture with the same purpose as Xu Hao, becoming Offerings of the Guild.

The Guild had quite a few powerful Offerings, all in the Saint King Realm, but most of them had insufficient contributions, so they were still Ren Zi Offerings.

Although Xu Hao's strength had not yet reached the Saint King Realm, his talent was good enough, and coupled with his sufficient contributions, he was able to become a Di Zi Offering of the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild at such a young age.

Even if Xu Hao was in the Great Saint Realm, those Saint King Realm Ren Zi Offerings of the Guild were all very polite when they saw him.

To celebrate his promotion and expand his connections within the Guild, Xu Hao specifically held a banquet, inviting the Guild's Offerings and some management personnel, treating them to good wine and food.

Xu Hao and several Di Zi Offerings sat in the center, surrounded by Ren Zi Offerings, who were full of praise for Xu Hao in their words.

“Offering Xu is exceptionally talented and so hardworking and ambitious; I think becoming a Tian Zi Offering is only a matter of time.”

“Indeed, when the time comes, Offering Xu, please don't forget to help us out.”

Xu Hao replied, “Of course, after all, without everyone, there would be no me today.”

He was just being polite; after all, he had only been here for a few years and didn't have much interaction with these people, so where would the connection come from?

Originally, as fellow Di Zi Offerings, the people around Xu Hao didn't need to be overly polite to him.

However, when they heard his words, they thought carefully and found them to be somewhat reasonable.

One must know that to become a Tian Zi Offering of the Guild, one must either be in the Emperor Realm or be a Great Master in a certain field.

Although their talents were good, their hope of becoming an Emperor was somewhat slim.

Xu Hao was different; his talent was extremely Prodigy, not inferior to top Prodigies, and his Luck was prosperous, which was clear for all to see. He was also young, so his hope of becoming an Emperor was very high.

In the future, he might indeed become a Tian Zi Offering of the Guild.

So even if their positions were the same now, and their seniority was superior, they still needed to maintain a good relationship with Xu Hao.

Thinking of this, their attitudes underwent some subtle changes.

A tall, bald, muscular man next to Xu Hao said with a laugh.

“Brother Xu, I, your Elder brother, have been in this Hang Prefecture for over a hundred years and am very familiar with it. If you need anything in the future, you can contact me at any time.”

They had only met a few times and spoken a few words, and now they were already calling each other brothers.

It must be said that as experts, their thick skin was also thicker than that of ordinary people.

Xu Hao said, “That’s perfect. As you know, your younger brother’s strength is still a bit lacking, and he urgently wants to find some relic Opportunities to improve his strength. If you discover anything in the future, please don’t forget to bring your brother along.”

The bald, muscular man laughed heartily.

“No problem! I just went to a relic a while ago and made a small profit.”

Xu Hao casually asked, “Really? Was that an Immortal Cave of a predecessor?”

“Yes, it was an Immortal Cave of an Elder of the Xuantian Holy Sect,” the bald, muscular man replied.

Hang Prefecture was the territory of the Xuantian Holy Sect, so many Elders and Disciples had Immortal Caves outside the Sect.

If one was lucky enough to encounter an Elder's Immortal Cave that happened to contain his lifelong savings, it would naturally be a huge profit.

Another person nearby chimed in, “Speaking of that, it makes me angry. Those people from Seven Kings City are like bandits; they want everything. If they hadn't interfered, we could have earned much more.”

Someone else laughed, “Aren’t they just bandits?”

“Seven Kings City? Their reach is too long, isn’t it?” Xu Hao said with a slight hint of displeasure.

His words resonated, and coupled with having drunk a lot of wine, many Offerings echoed his sentiment.

“Isn’t that right? Last time, if I hadn’t revealed my identity, they even tried to rob this old man.”

“The people of Seven Kings plunder wherever they go, like locusts. When I was a Loose Cultivator back then, I was almost killed and robbed by them.”

“What locusts? They are clearly蛀虫 (borers)! We should wipe them all out sooner or later!”

Because Seven Kings City and the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild were both among the top three forces in the Tian Yuan World, if other forces encountered them, most of the time they would back down.

However, if the two of them met, neither would be willing to back down, leading to friction, and over time, resentment would accumulate.

Some even more belligerent ones directly expressed their views.

“If you ask me, it’s better to just start a war and fight to see who is number one!”

The bald, muscular man was also a warmonger, slamming the table and shouting.

“Right! We should fight them! Beat them into submission, and they’ll be obedient when they see us in the future!”

Xu Hao listened to their fervent indignation and was secretly overjoyed.

Xu Hao infiltrated the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild to seek revenge. One way was to create enemies for the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild, causing them to fight with other forces, preferably resulting in heavy losses.

Ordinary forces lacked the strength and would not fight the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild.

Seven Kings City was the best choice. Firstly, their strength was comparable. Secondly, one was a bandit and the other a merchant, so there were naturally many points of conflict.

If he could incite a full-scale war between Seven Kings City and the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild, causing them to fight fiercely and ultimately suffer mutual destruction, that would be killing two birds with one stone.

After all, both of these families were enemies of the Xu Family.

Of course, these two families were among the top three overlord-level forces in the Tian Yuan World, so getting them to engage in full-scale war was still very difficult and required a gradual approach.

Xu Hao was not in a hurry; he could Cultivate while implementing his plan.