The An Family donated several hundred thousand Spirit Stones, which, through Mo Hua’s hands, were sent to the Taoist Court. They were piled up in the storerooms of the Taoist Court, saved for when the Large Formation was constructed, to be uniformly dispatched and used.
As a result, the An Family received the gratitude of Elder Yu, as well as that of the Taoist Court and the Taoist soldiers Court, along with Mo Hua’s personal favor.
But still, the Spirit Stones were not enough.
With a furrowed brow, Mo Hua looked at the Jade Slip of the Large Formation, calculating the required number of Spirit Stones, and discovered that there was still a shortfall of several hundred thousand Spirit Stones. He couldn’t help but wonder:
Does a normal Large Formation really require so many Spirit Stones?
Mo Hua had an excellent memory; he remembered Mr. Zhuang saying that if all the Spirit Stones from a small-scale Spiritual mine were used, it could probably build a small-scale Large Formation.
That was under the premise that one did not account for the Craftsmen’s wages or the consumption of Spirit Stones when the Large Formation was operational.
Yet now, so many Spirit Stones, equivalent to several small-scale Spiritual mines, and the budget was still insufficient.
Was this really a first-grade, ten-pattern Large Formation?
"Mr. Zhuang wouldn’t have deceived me, would he..."
Mo Hua muttered to himself in his heart.
However, at this point, it was pointless to think about this.
On the contrary, the higher the grade of the Large Formation, the stronger its power naturally was, and the more confident he could be in hunting down Feng Xi.
Now, Mo Hua actually hoped that the grade of the Large Formation could be even higher.
After all, he had already learned it.
The biggest problem now was how to solve the shortfall of several hundred thousand Spirit Stones.
After some thought, Mo Hua went to find Leader Yang of the Taoist soldiers Court and said:
"Uncle Yang, there aren’t enough Spirit Stones."
Leader Yang sighed and said with some helplessness:
"All the Spirit Stones that could be gathered have been gathered. The Qian Family has also delivered their Spirit Stones, the An Family has donated theirs, and the Loose Cultivators who could donate have done so as well. The Taoist Court has applied for some, but it won’t be much..."
Leader Yang went on calculating, then suddenly looked up, saw Mo Hua’s composed expression without a trace of urgency, and curiously asked:
"Do you already have an idea?"
Mo Hua smiled.
Leader Yang was a bit startled, "You really have an idea? We’re talking about several hundred thousand Spirit Stones."
Mo Hua didn’t beat around the bush and whispered to Leader Yang:
"We could raid a household..."
"Raid a household?" Leader Yang was startled, "The Qian Family has already turned in their Spirit Stones, raiding them again wouldn’t be very nice."
"It’s not the Qian Family."
Leader Yang thought for a moment, then, with a hint of wariness in his eyes when he looked at Mo Hua, he said:
"It can’t be the An Family...they have donated a lot, but they certainly have kept some at home too. If we search, there might still be something to scrape together, but..."
But that’s the way of trickery followed by violence, like eating without saving any leftovers, leaving no room for maneuver.
This method was just too ruthless.
Leader Yang looked at Mo Hua, a chill forming in his heart, not expecting Mo Hua to be so callous.
Mo Hua said, speechless, "What are you thinking? How could we possibly raid the An Family..."
Leader Yang let out a sigh of relief.
Exactly, Mo Hua wasn’t that kind of person.
"Then who are you thinking of raiding?" Leader Yang asked curiously.
Mo Hua fished out a standard-looking Jade Pendant from his Storage Bag, finely crafted and clearly valuable at a glance.
Leader Yang was somewhat astonished, "A Clan Jade Pendant?"
Mo Hua nodded, then flipped the Jade Pendant over. On the front of the Jade Pendant was engraved the character "Kong."
The Kong Family...
Leader Yang thought for a bit, then, not understanding, asked, "Is there a Kong Family in Tongxian City too?"
"It’s not Tongxian City, it’s the Kong Family from Qingxuan City."
Mo Hua’s expression became somewhat serious, his gaze narrowed, and a hint of coldness appeared in his eyes.
Seeing Mo Hua’s expression, Leader Yang whispered, "Did they offend you?"
Mo Hua shook his head, "It’s not that they offended me...it’s that they’ve done too many bad deeds."
Mo Hua told Leader Yang about the deeds of the Kong Family in Qingxuan City, including how they bribed officials in Qingxuan City’s Taoist Court, colluded with others, hired assassins, and what happened to Ji Qingbai’s family...
Leader Yang was an upright person; upon hearing this, he became furious, "Outrageous!"
Then Leader Yang became puzzled again, "But this Jade Pendant..."
Mo Hua explained, "This Jade Pendant belonged to Kong Sheng. Kong Sheng was a legitimate descendant of the Kong Family, a ne’er-do-well, not a good sort..."