209 Chapter 186: The Way to Make Money
"What? You're saying there's a traitor among us?"
Armin said with a look of surprise upon hearing Tao Yu's words.
"I feel like you're not really that surprised."
Tao Yu glanced at Armin and chuckled lightly. Spirit Perception is quite a useful thing.
Armin fell silent at Tao Yu's words.
"After seeing Eren transform into a Titan, anyone would start to suspect that the Colossal Titan and the Armored Titan are also transformed humans, only we don't know who..."
"Really? You have no idea at all? Or do you think at this point, it doesn't matter who they are?"
"..."
Throughout the exchange between Tao Yu and the three representatives, Huang Rong and the others were there the whole time. They could understand what Tao Yu was saying but had no idea what the others were saying.
They too felt the wonder of Yuan Force communication.
Fortunately, Tao Yu occasionally acted as an interpreter to provide them with a simple explanation, allowing them to understand the gist of it.
Huang Rong, deep in thought, was able to deduce the content of the conversation and then said to Tao Yu,
"Do you suspect that the two Titans who destroyed the wall are also in this group of people right now?"
"There's a good chance they are. It's just that their original intent isn't clear. However, I suspect they didn't anticipate the incident of the Abyss swallowing everything, and now they may be completely bewildered."
Tao Yu looked at his clever senior sister and briefly explained the situation.
"Being able to transform into Titans, the world is truly in chaos."
Although Huang the Pharmacist is learned in ancient and modern times, today he too was significantly impacted. Fortunately, his own disciple could also undergo Demonization, so his adaptability was much better than others.
"Since one can transform into a controllable Titan, could those uncontrollable Titans also be humans who've transformed but went berserk, losing their sanity in the process? I wonder if they could be restored."
Huang Rong proposed another guess from the side.
"That's possible, but regardless, our current goal is to stop them. How about this, we initially thought there could be a Chosen One among them, so I think we should take them to try cooperating in hunting the Titans to see if we can find out."
Tao Yu proposed a suggestion.
He could pinpoint the Chosen One as Eren, and since Eren could transform into a Titan, taking him alone would make sense. However, he felt it would be better to go through the motions and take them all.
They were all around fifteen or sixteen years old, having undergone strict training. Spending more time on the road would leave his own mark, which might come in handy in the future.
It would also conveniently allow him to reap some easy benefits.
"Is this... might it be too dangerous? Wouldn't it be better if I just accompanied you on this trip? I could also become stronger by killing Titans."
As for the rest, most of it could also be found in the Nine Yin True Scripture; he could just study it slowly. And when the time came to lead people to hunt Titans, he could also make a trip to Mount Shaoshi and Zhongnan Mountain to beg for alms.
The Nine Yin True Scripture was already comprehensive, he had only just started to learn the Fundamental Law of the Northern Dipper.
There were more techniques to master later on, such as the light-footed Spiral Nine Shadows, the auxiliary Soul Shifting, the force-dissipating Flying Cotton Power, the sound technique Hell's Yin Wind, and the Nine Yin Claw, all of which would keep him occupied for a long time.
Adding the Dragon's Eighteen Palms, which was good for both offense and defense, plus the master's Billowing Ocean Melody, Finger Flicking Magic, and Qimen Dunjia, would be quite sufficient.
Indeed, among the Shaolin's 72 Ultimate Arts, there were also some nice things, like the Vajra Indestructibility Divine Skill.
However, acquiring these abilities was more a matter of fate. If the opportunity arose, he would take them all, and even if he didn't have time to master them all, he could sell them.
After all, a single course of the Myriad Streams Five Forms could go for five thousand, and these were new abilities that could be learned repeatedly.
At least for the Pioneers who did not pursue transformations or implants, this was definitely great news, and they were willing to spend the money.
"Without handing them in, setting up a 'Scripture Depository' could indeed allow lying back and counting money, for profound martial arts are not so easy to grasp..."
Tao Yu began to ponder.
He possessed a formidable body supplemented by second-tier Deification in Stance Skill, a spiritual boost from second-tier Deification in the Meditation Technique, and also the talent of second-tier Deification in Fist Intent.
Because he had never encountered inner strength before, it took him fifteen days just to grasp the fundamentals of the Nine Yin True Scripture.
And this was with the personal guidance of Huang Yaoshi, the most erudite master of the age.
The same process would certainly take even longer for other people.
Of course, this was the Nine Yin True Scripture, which was notoriously difficult to begin with.
If it were some simple, basic cultivation methods, even if someone knew nothing and had to start from scratch, with some guidance it might be possible for them to achieve a rudimentary grasp in a few days.
Just memorizing the few acupoints and meridians to circulate inner strength was enough, as many people in the Martial World did just that.
But without guidance, simply handing them a Secret Technique and letting them practice blindly would definitely lead to no progress.
If he could wholesale a group of martial experts to his base from here, he really could establish his own training institution!
"Indeed, it might be time to start earning a good reputation in this world..."
Tao Yu actually felt that his starting point was quite high: as a disciple of the Five Greats and Junior Brother to Huang Rong, his starting point was already lofty.
But he still needed to study ways to make money afterward.
"Even if successful, this business interest is too big for now, surpassing my capabilities. I must involve Little Miss Wealthy, so she can also legitimately provide for me..."
Having pieced together a plan, Tao Yu suddenly felt more motivated.
It was only after starting to practice the Nine Yin True Scripture that he realized his Yuan Force was running out...