Chapter 6: Plotting strategies, the twenty‑first century

At night, everyone opened four rooms in the inn and stayed there.

They also had a celebratory dinner.

Li Fei was especially hungry; he ate enough food for several adults in this meal, leaving Li Yunsong and the other two staring dumbfounded.

"This much food will last me several days."

"The academy is too poor; if it were only you, it would be fine, but if we had a few more in the future, we really couldn't afford to support them."

"So I suggest you go to the Soul Master battle platform in Suotuo City for a one-on-one match; not only can you gain combat practice, but if you win you can also receive monetary subsidies for your meals."

Fúlándé began to worry a little, after all, their financial situation is not very good.

"According to the cultivation level of a Soul Saint, they actually shouldn't be short of money; joining any force casually would let them live a wealthy life without lacking money, but it's a pity—they are all free-spirited Soul Masters who won't join or attach to any other force, so they created Shrek Academy themselves."

"Family expenses are for the family, academy expenses are for the academy; Fúlándé also wouldn't ask Li Yunsong to take money from home to support them, after all Li Yunsong's son also has his own family to support."

"So they can only rely on their own hands to think of ways to make money."

"Don't worry, I'll earn money myself and won't trouble the academy." Li Fei also understands that he really eats a lot; there's no way around it—now that his body has been transformed, it's become much stronger, especially after absorbing his first soul ring, which makes him even stronger, and at the same time each cell consumes a huge amount of energy, making him extremely hungry! He also understands that Shrek Academy's financial situation is not good; to improve, they'll have to wait until after the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament, gain fame, and then receive advertisements before money comes in.

"I was just joking with you; the main point is to let you go gain experience—you don't need to worry about financial issues." Fúlándé has already decided to properly cultivate Li Fei; if he becomes a Title Douluo in the future, they'll have a backer, and they'll also be able to boast, how impressive.

"Besides, he's the dean."

"Don't worry, I'll take some money from home to support you." Li Yunsong said.

"That's enough, really no need to worry; we can still afford it."

"Tomorrow I plan to go check the surrounding villages to see if I can recruit two disciples; right now Shrek Academy only has one person, which is hardly proper." Fúlándé outlined his plan.

"Alright, get some rest early."

After finishing their meal, everyone returned to their own rooms.

After taking a bath, Li Fei sat cross-legged and began cultivating by circulating the Eastern Azure Dragon Technique in meditation.

The more talented he is, the more he must seize the time to strive to improve his cultivation; although this world is a sewer, he himself is here, able to experience something different—even if the sewer is filthy, there are still people stronger than him, and this is a world where strength is respected, so he must work hard to become stronger, at least first reaching Title Douluo.

The next day.

Fúlándé then went separately with them to recruit students.

Zhao Wují returned to the academy first.

Li Yunsong brought Li Fei back to the Li family to share the good news.

"Haha, great! My son is actually this strong! He absorbed a thousand‑year soul ring on his first!"

"He truly is a model for the Soul Master world! A pioneer!"

"That damn Master Yu Xiaogang's theory is just nonsense!"

"My son Li Fei has the aptitude for Title Douluo!"

Li Jianguo and Su Lan both gathered around, very happy.

"From now on, we will mainly use the family's finances to cultivate Xiao Fei; how much money is left in the family's accounts?" Li Yunsong said.

"Apart from daily expenses, only 100,000 Gold Soul Coins are saved." Li Jianguo said.

This money could support a very comfortable modest life, but for cultivating a Soul Master, besides household funds, it's really not much.

The Li family's industries are also few, mainly located in Suotuo City; Suotuo City is one of the important cities of the Balak Kingdom, and although a Soul Emperor is also important combat power, it really isn't much, because Soul Emperors are not limited to the Li Yunsong family alone.

"How can it be so little?" Li Yunsong frowned.

"Father, you haven't paid attention to the family's industries for a long time; nowadays competition is fierce, and we've been losing money this period just to keep the Li family's industries from collapsing—industries are shrinking, basically becoming sunset industries; if this continues, our Li family's finances will only get less." Li Jianguo said worriedly.

He is like this because his talent is poor; managing the family's industries leaves him even less time to cultivate, so he only has the strength of a Soul Ancestor.

"This is indeed a troublesome matter—there's too much product duplication." Li Yunsong listened, sighed, and said, "Wouldn't creating a new product solve this problem?" Li Fei said.

For these six years he hasn't paid attention to these matters, after all he's been fully focused on cultivation.

His parents and grandparents also never discussed these things with him, so he knows very little about the family's industries.

"Yes, but whether it actually works still needs to be verified through the market." Li Jianguo nodded.

"Wait a moment."

Li Fei suddenly left.

He went to the study, picked up a pen, and began to write.

He is a youth from the twenty‑first century, knowledgeable about many things; in this era of the Dou Luo Continent, many things are lacking, and bringing over some items from his past life could let them profit handsomely.

So he wrote down many everyday items from his past life that are relatively easy to manufacture, along with detailed production methods and materials.

Soon he held a thick book and handed it to his father.

"Father, any item taken from this book and sold would let our Li family not lack money, but the profit is too huge and exploitative; I think we should bring in a few teachers from Shrek Academy as partners, work together to make money—we'll produce the items and have them act as agents selling them, and if we ever get targeted in the future, they can also help us withstand the pressure."

"We must keep this book safe; the production methods must not leak out—we want to monopolize this industry!"

Li Fei said.

Only by monopolizing can we make money faster.

"Are these things all written by you? Xiao Fei, how do you know about these?"

Li Jianguo, Li Yunsong, and Su Lan all saw the content and were shocked.

"I'm a prodigy; isn't it normal for me to know these?"

"How is it? Can it work?"

"Once we have enough money, I can also make you some other things."

Li Fei said.

"Sure, there's absolutely no problem—nothing on this list exists in the market yet! With this we can definitely make a killing."

"If it's really as written above, that's too exploitative! Our Li family certainly can't do it alone; we must bring in a few partners to share the pressure."

"If the Li family had a Soul Douluo or Title Douluo holding the fort, we wouldn't have to worry so much."

Li Jianguo sighed.

Things shouldn't be delayed; immediately find a few trustworthy people, secretly produce them, first don't seek much—being greedy for more leads to inability to chew—must proceed step by step, first make one, put it into the market to see how the effect is.

I think this tissue is good; there is definitely a huge market demand; currently the paper quality here is all very rough, very uncomfortable; if this thing is really made that soft and comfortable, it will definitely sell big!

Also this menstrual pad will surely be deeply loved by women!

Having said this, they could not wait any longer.

They began secret action.

The time for the Li family to get rich has arrived.

Nowadays, only Zhao Wuji remains in Shrek Academy, so there's no need to be too hurried.

Wait until everyone comes back, then we'll talk together.

During this time, Shrek Academy hasn't officially started enrollment yet, so Li Fei continues cultivating at home!

(End of chapter)