Rise Of The Worm Sovereign

Hu Chao, Hu Jie and Hu Pei each saw the crystal plates, finding them to be rather elegant and finely made.

"What are these, Senior brother?" Hu Chao questioned finding it to be different than most Spirit tools he had seen so far.

"They are communication spirit tools. These are some special ones and can work without any interference all over the continent. It doesn't matter where one is, or what kind of are they are in, they will still work." Hu Dagao answered, making the three feel even more amazed.

"There is actually a communication spirit tool of this level?" Hu Pei said in surprise.

"This is amazing. Senior brother certainly has a lot of wealth." Hu Jie flattered.

"Such craftsmanship, I can't even tell how this was refined or what this is made out of…" Hu Chao looked at the crystal palate closely.

It was emerald green in color and was made out of translucent crystal. It wasn't heavy either and seemed quite light. But the faint spirit Qi fluctuations coming from it showed that the spirit tool wasn't weak.

Hu Chao felt like it should be a high grade spirit tool!

Even if they were in the Hu clan, giving up high grade spirit tools like this wasn't cheap. Especially ones with special communication features like these crystal plates if these were sold in the market outside, they would easily net a couple hundred high grade spirit stones.

Or if they were given to other spirit tool refiners to study, the cost might be even more.

Regardless of whatever it was, the three branch members were thoroughly impressed by Hu Dagao.

'Senior's plan is truly impressive… merely the basic tools he make are already enough to blow away the minds of those that see it.' Hu Dagao thought after seeing the expression of the Hu clan members.

This wasn't the first time he was seeing this either. Or rather, this was the sixth time as he had done the same in the other five branches!

That's right!

Hu Dagao was playing on all sides and was roping in all of them, while offering benefits to everyone.

Normally doing this would be a big mistake and would be no different from dropping an Axe on one's foot. Even if one disregarded the diplomatic skills that would be needed to maintain so many cooperations between competitive parties, just the financial pressure from it would be too much for Hu Dagao to bear.

But with Lin Wu's support, he had nothing to worry about.

Before sending him off, Lin Wu had quite literally dropped a small hill of spirit stones in front of him. These were the initial funds that would be used to rope in the branches under him.

"Here's something to get the project started up." Hu Dagao said before quickly taking out a storage pouch.

"This…" Hu Chao quickly recognized the storage pouch that was especially used for spirit stones.

He took the pouch from Hu Dagao before taking a peek inside with his spirit sense. And when he did, his eyes went wide.

~Gasp~

'So many high grade, and even peak grade spirit stones… these will be more than enough to fund forty percent of the operation!' Hu Dagao was gasping for air, as his face turned red with excitement.

He was not hoping to get his funding this fast. After all, even for Hu Dagao, carrying such a large amount wasn't a good choice. It would have been a lot more reasonable for him to return and then dispatch some funds for them later on.

But now that Hu Chao had been given the funds, there was no reason for him to deny them.

'I'll be the biggest fool ever, if I deny this pie that has fallen in my lap! The fortunes are clearly favoring me!' Hu Chao praised his luck.

Hu Pei and Hu Jie looked interested in the pouch too, but Hu Chao didn't show it to them for now. He gestured with his eyes, for them to wait for now.

~CLAP~

Hu Chao stood up and cupped his hands in a salute, before bowing his head.

"Thank you for trusting us this much, Senior Brother. I swear on my bloodline, that I'll do my best in making our collaboration a success." Hu Chao stated with confidence.

"Good. I'll be looking forward to it." Hu Dagao smiled lightly before standing up.

"Farewell Senior brother!"

"Farewell Senior brother!"

Hu Jie and Hu Pei saluted him respectfully as well.

Hu Dagao gave them a light nod before taking his leave. He had a slight grin on his face the entire time, and his heart was even more happy.

"The first part of the mission is now completed. I just need to return to senior now." Hu Dagao muttered to himself after leaving the palace.𝐟re𝐞w𝐞𝒃𝓃𝒐𝐯𝚎𝒍.c૦𝚖

He flew above the royal lake and quickly came to a secluded part of the city. Here he slid into an alley before lifting a large stone tile and jumping down.

This was one of the many secret tunnel entrances that existed all over the Second Light city, and were only privy to the core members of the Hu clan. Even the branch members didn't know about them, even though they lived in the city.

Hu Dagao had informed Lin Wu of them, and they had become their base for the time being.

~STEP~STEP~ STEP~

The man walked in darkness with ease and reached a wide open area after ten minutes.

Unlike the rest of the tunnels, this area was well lit and a large being could be seen inside it. 𝐟𝐫𝗲𝙚ｗ𝚎𝐛𝙣𝐨𝙫𝘦𝗹.c૦m

Hu Dagao cupped his hands and was just about to say something when he was interrupted.

"You've done well, Hu Dagao." Lin Wu said upon his arrival.

Hu Dagao didn't really need to tell anything to Lin Wu as everything was within his scope of observation. The man didn't even know the level of surveillance that Lin Wu had spread over the city.

Each of the crystal plates that he had asked Hu Dagao to spread in the branches were all spying spirit tools. Of course they were designed by the system and no one would be able to detect that they were being spied on.

And the crystal plates truly did have the function of working as communication tools.

Everything that Hu Dagao had told the branch members was true, and the crystal plates really were a very high quality version of a jade slip.

With all of the crystal plates distributed among the branches, Lin Wu would now be able to know everything that happened. Whether it be conversation, actions, or more, all of them would be recorded by the plates and transmitted to the system.

And the system would be continually analyzing it all and making changes according got it.

The Data bank was also getting updated rapidly, and they were accumulating a lot of information that wasn't there before. After all, the crystal plates could even scan all the documents that were within a few hundred meter radius.

All Lin Wu needed to do now was wait here for a few days, and obtain a massive amount of data.

Hu Dagao had no idea about the scope of operation that Lin Wu was running. To him, all that mattered was to follow his orders and make sure he didn't mess up. As long as that was done, he hoped to survive and come out on top, better than all his siblings.

"Ah, it was nothing Senior. I just did as I was ordered to." Hu Dagao said humbly. "I'm pleased that you are happy with my work." He added.

"Mmhmm, I am indeed pleased." Lin Wu nodded his head. "And as such, I think a reward is in order." He said, surprising Hu Dagao.

"A… R-reward?" Hu Dagao was not expecting any rewards for a while.

All he hoped for was to stay alive and safe. But now that he was getting offered one, he wasn't one to deny it.

"Yes, a reward." Lin Wu spoke before raising his tail. "I think you will like it quite a lot."

~SHUA~

From Lin Wu's tail, several curved spikes appeared. The spikes twisted and curled before taking a particular shape.

Five spikes came together before joining in a fist like shape and this happened twice.

~CLINK~ CLINK~

After they were formed, they shrank and detached from Lin Wu's tail.

"Take them." Lin Wu directed the man.

Hu Dagao who saw them was stunned.

The two objects in front of him were none other than Claws. They looked similar in shape to the Great Hu claws that he used to have, but he could tell these were a lot more special.

He stepped forward carefully before extending his trembling hands.

~HUMM~

As soon as he held the two claws in his hands, he felt a great power coursing through his body. This power came from the claws, and he felt a stream of information appear in his mind as well.

"This… is… GREAT!"