Chapter 132: Leaving Home
After leaving the botanical garden, Shi Lin went to Shi Zhen's study.
After all, once he breaks through, he will be going to the Soul Hunting Forest of the Star Luo Empire to hunt soul beasts and obtain spirit rings, and he needs to report this to Shi Zhen.
At this moment, Shi Zhen was in his study calculating expenses and income. Nowadays, the financial work of the Shi family has been basically handed over to Fugui and the finance department.
As for Shi Zhen, he only needs to be checked occasionally, and if there are no problems, that's fine. After all, one shouldn't only let others know about one's family's economic lifeline.
As the study door opened, Shi Zhen heard Shi Lin push the door open and walk in, and looked up to see him.
"Father," Shi Lin greeted Shi Zhen.
"What's wrong? It's been a while since you've come looking for me." Shi Zhen looked up, glanced at Shi Lin, and then asked with a smile.
During this period, Shi Lin has been in seclusion, striving to break through level 20 as soon as possible, so he hasn't left the botanical garden for half a month.
Food, drink... Shi Lin has plenty in his soul tool, so there's no need to worry about him going hungry.
"I'm busy breaking through to the next level, by the way, Dad, my soul power level has broken through to level 20. I'm going to the Star Luo Empire to hunt soul beasts." Shi Lin chuckled and took out a pot of tea from his soul tool and placed it in front of Shi Zhen.
After hearing Shi Lin's words, Shi Zhen looked up at Shi Lin, his brows furrowed tightly.
It seems that Shi Zhen does not want Shi Lin to go to the Star Luo Empire.
It's too far!
"How do we get to the Star Luo Empire? Aren't there any suitable soul beasts nearby?" Shi Zhen asked Shi Lin with a frown.
Shi Zhen still felt that it wasn't safe for Shi Lin to go to the Star Luo Empire.
"There's nothing I can do, Dad. That soul beast's attributes are just too perfect for me. It's such a huge boost to my abilities," Shi Lin said with a shrug, sounding a bit helpless.
Seeing Shi Lin's resolute expression, Shi Zhen sighed helplessly. He knew he couldn't persuade Shi Lin and had no choice but to agree.
"Alright, you and Brother An can go together. Your safety should be basically guaranteed." Shi Zhen nodded and reluctantly agreed.
"By the way, Dad, have any merchant caravans from the Star Luo Empire come to our house to buy wine?" Shi Lin suddenly thought of something and asked Shi Zhen.
"You know what, a few merchant caravans from the Star Luo Empire have actually come here to buy wine and spirits, and the prices they pay are much higher than those from the Heaven Dou Empire," Shi Zhen said to Shi Lin with a smile.
"Dad, judging from your expression, I get the feeling you're thinking of expanding our family's winery again?" Shi Lin raised an eyebrow and looked at Shi Zhen with a puzzled expression.
Shi Lin originally wanted Shi Zhen to help him figure out a way to go to the Star Luo Empire with the caravan.
Before he could even get his own affairs sorted out, Shi Zhen was already thinking about having him concoct a wine gu.
"Haha, as expected of my son, you know exactly what I'm thinking. But let's deal with this when you get back. Right now, you should focus on researching spirit rings." Shi Zhen smiled and shook his head, then said to Shi Lin.
"A caravan heading to the Star Luo Empire will be coming to our place tomorrow morning to buy wine wholesale. They'll be leaving around noon. I'll talk to them and ask them to take you two to the Star Luo Empire. They're more familiar with the routes, and it'll be safer for them than if you go by yourself," Shi Zhen said earnestly to Shi Lin.
"That's great! That makes things much more convenient." Shi Lin's eyes lit up. This way, traveling with the caravan would be much less troublesome.
After all, the Barak Kingdom belongs to the Heaven Dou Empire, which is hostile to the Star Luo Empire, so the caravan can only be engaged in smuggling.
That would make it much easier for Shi Lin to enter the Star Luo Empire.
"Thank you for your hard work, Dad," Shi Lin said to Shi Zhen with a smile.
"By the way, son, what other businesses can our family do?" Shi Zhen asked Shi Lin, stroking his chin.
"Well... Dad, our family's liquor business is enough. Next, we need to solidify our foundation, boost Notting City's economy, and cultivate talent within the Shi family. We have too few people we can truly trust in our family. If we expand too much, we won't be able to control it," Shi Lin said with a sigh of helplessness.
"You're right. Okay, let's do it your way. Let's solidify the foundation first, and then continue the research." Shi Zhen nodded and said to Shi Lin.
The Shi family has now reached a bottleneck in its development. If it expands its business empire further, there will be no one it can trust.
And there's no need for it.
This is the Douluo Continent, where Soul Masters are the main theme.
Wealth is readily available to Soul Masters.
Of course, those who have principles tend to be poorer.
Regardless of whether it is strong or not.
For example, Flander...
Therefore, enough gold soul coins are sufficient; the Shi family's basic resources are already adequate.
"Oh, right, Dad, there's something else you need to help me with. Help me buy a batch of damaged soul tools. I can repair those things, and repaired soul tools are a real bargaining chip," Shi Lin said earnestly to Shi Zhen.
Shi Zhen nodded in agreement. The soul tools that Shi Lin brought back last time were still stored in the warehouse. They were all brand new, and selling them would bring in a considerable income.
"Okay, I'll have Fugui keep an eye out and try to acquire as many as possible for you," Shi Zhen nodded and said to Shi Lin.
"Hehe, thanks, Dad!" Shi Lin said with a smile.
"By the way, take this. You can't go out without money." Shi Zhen thought for a moment, then took out a soul tool from his pocket and tossed it to Shi Lin.
After receiving the soul tool, Shi Lin inputted a stream of soul power and then examined its contents.
It's 100,000 gold soul coins!
"Dad, that's amazing!" Shi Lin said to Shi Zhen with delight.
"Get the hell out of here and come back safe and sound." Shi Zhen waved his hand impatiently, telling Shi Lin to prepare his things.
"Alright, Dad, I'll go back and get ready." Shi Lin nodded in agreement.
"You brat!" Shi Zhen smiled broadly as he watched Shi Lin's retreating figure.
The Shi family's solid foundation and successful business are all thanks to Shi Lin, a fact that Shi Zhen is well aware of.
Next, Shi Zhen will also use these gold soul coins to help Shi Lin.
...
The next day at noon, Shi Zhen brought Shi Lin and Shi An to the caravan leader.
"Mr. Lin, this is my son. He has just broken through his soul power level and needs to go to the Star Luo Empire to hunt a soul beast. He needs to borrow your caravan to go to the Star Luo Empire, because it would be too troublesome for him to go by himself," Shi Zhen said with a smile.
Lin Kun was in his thirties, with a pale complexion and a somewhat sinister appearance.
After listening to Shi Zhen's words, he looked Shi Lin and Shi An up and down.
Shi Lin seems alright; he appears quite shrewd, but he's too young.
Shi An was a big, simple-minded man, whose clear eyes revealed a clear kind of foolishness.
Lin Kun nodded, secretly thinking that he was definitely overthinking things.
Lin Kun had just thought that Shi Zhen was going to train his own caravan.
"Alright then, leave this to me. I'll get them to their destination." Lin Kun nodded in agreement.
"Next time Brother Lin comes to buy wine, I'll give you a 10% discount." Shi Zhen nodded in satisfaction, laughed heartily, and then said to Lin Kun.
"Thank you so much, Patriarch Shi!" Lin Kun said excitedly.
The Shi family's wines were very popular in the Star Luo Empire, but the Barak Kingdom did not establish a normal trade route with the Star Luo Empire, so the Shi family's wines could not be sold.
The only way was through smuggling, and only a few caravans had the capability to do so.
"Greetings, Mr. Lin!" Shi Lin and Shi An bowed to Lin Kun.
"I'll be counting on you from now on," Shi Lin said with a smile.
"No need for formalities, young man. Since you are the son of the Shi family head, I will take good care of you," Lin Kun said, nodding.
"How about this, you two stay in the carriage behind." Lin Kun thought for a moment, pointed to the carriage behind him, and said to Shi Lin and Shi An.
Shi Lin nodded, then led Shi An to the carriage behind, where the two sat down.
Next, they were going to the Star Luo Empire. Shi Lin did not feel the fear he had imagined; instead, he was filled with longing for new things.
"Brother An, what do you think are the differences between the Star Luo Empire and our side?" Shi Lin asked with a smile as he sat down next to Shi An.
"Young Master, please don't make things difficult for me. I've never been anywhere before," Shi An said to Shi Lin, scratching his head a little embarrassedly.
"Alright, let's go take a look together." Shi Lin patted Shi An on the shoulder, then sat in the carriage and said with a smile.
Shi Lin sat in the carriage and continued to organize his "Gu Refining Notes".
Shi An, on the other hand, entered a meditative state and began to cultivate.
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