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Chapter 461 Minrong Martial Arts Hall Expansion, Target: 4 Rooms

After an incredibly intense Pokémon battle.

Bilan slumped on the sofa, her hair disheveled and her cheeks flushed, and said coquettishly to Li Luochen, "You've lost your composure, haven't you?"

"That's ridiculous." Li Luochen adjusted his belt, turned to look at Cattleya, and asked, "When exactly do we head over to this battle fortress?"

"It'll happen in the next day or two," Cattleya said.

"Well, then the positional switch can't start again."

Li Luochen sighed.

He had originally planned to take this opportunity to fight a battle with Guangyue Dojo and try to upgrade Minrong Dojo to one of the top eight dojos.

We'll find some time later to move this ranking up again.

Now it seems best to forget about it.

Going to the fortress is the priority; as for the positional battle, we can postpone it.

"Are you going to the Carlos region now?" Azure sat up from the sofa, her eyes lighting up. "Take me with you!"

She had long heard that the Carlos region's mining industry was the best in the region and was a recognized industry benchmark, attracting jewelry brands of all sizes to the area.

Moreover, it is the birthplace of various luxury goods.

Perfume, leather goods, fashion—any one of them is world-class.

This time, we're going to give Li Luochen a good beating!

As Azure pondered this in her mind, her gaze drifted towards the limited edition items that hadn't yet been released.

"I'm going there on serious business, so don't even think about coming to have fun."

Li Luochen righteously and firmly rejected Bilan.

"Oh, let's get down to business."

Azure sneered: "You'd better go do something productive, or come back with a few extra people."

She wasn't stupid; she knew Li Luochen's thoughts all too well.

The four female city lords of the battle fortress were four sisters, each beautiful and charming, and all unmarried virgins.

Li Luochen's trip there might have resulted in Ditto entering the breeding house—it would stay wherever it went.

"Is big brother going to the Carlos region?"

An Xin'er peeked out from the stairwell, her eyes sparkling, her little braids swaying by her ears: "An Xin'er wants to go too!"

Lillie led her down the stairs by the hand, with Acerola following behind, carrying a thick Old Alora dictionary.

The three of them had obviously heard the commotion upstairs and happened to witness Li Luochen heading to the fortress to fight.

An Xin'er released Lillie's hand, ran to Li Luochen, looked up at him, her big eyes filled with anticipation.

"Okay, I'll take you there."

Li Luochen squatted down, looked An Xin'er at eye level, and gently rubbed the top of her head.

As his first proper female disciple, An Xin'er was truly raised by Li Luochen as his own younger sister.

Afraid that she would be wronged, he wanted to give her the best of everything.

Li Luochen always granted An Xin'er's requests.

Then, Li Luochen looked up at the two people at the top of the stairs.

"You two should come along too."

Lillie is Lusamine's daughter, the heiress of the Ether Foundation, and his fiancée; her status speaks for itself.

Acerola is a descendant of the royal family of the ancient Alora region, and in terms of status, she is second to none.

Bringing them along is not only a matter of decorum for the fortress, but also a valuable experience for the women themselves.

"good!"

The two women agreed in unison.

Lillie said she would go pack her clothes and pulled An Xin'er, who was still jumping around, away with her.

An Xin'er was led upstairs by her, muttering, "An Xin'er wants to bring that new bow hair clip," her voice gradually fading away around the corner of the stairs.

Only Acerola, Cattleya, Azure, and Li Luochen remained on the field.

"I must say, you have a really sharp eye for choosing a good match."

Bi Lan slowly spoke, crossed her arms, leaned against the sofa armrest, and lingered on Li Luochen for a moment:

"The people around me are all highly regarded trainers in their respective regions, and none of them have ordinary backgrounds."

"They're either heiresses, royal descendants, or even popular idols."

"You're not looking for a wife, you're collecting stamps."

"Excellent people attract each other."

Li Luochen patted his firm pectoral muscles, the sound of his palms hitting his chest being deep and resonant.

"Your husband is broad-minded and inclusive, so naturally he will attract people with similarly outstanding backgrounds."

The Donghuang region has a long tradition of valuing marriage between people of similar social standing.

My family is quite traditional, and although the elders don't say it, they've never let go of their sense of propriety.

Rather than being assigned to unfamiliar people later, it's better to gather outstanding talents around yourself first.

That makes sense, very reasonable.

"Hmph, you're good with words."

Bilan rolled her eyes, stood up from the sofa, and straightened her skirt: "Since you're not taking me, then I won't go."

She walked upstairs in her slippers, took two steps, then turned back and tapped her fingers lightly on the handrail twice.

"Remember to bring me something!"

"Okay." Li Luochen nodded.

Bilan then turned around with satisfaction, humming an unknown tune, probably thinking about what to buy.

After waiting for a while, Li Luochen noticed that his phone screen lit up briefly.

Shi Lan sent a message, her tone as respectful and restrained as ever.

Ask them if they can come out.

Li Luochen glanced at Jia Deliya, who was still adjusting her clothes on the sofa, and after confirming that there was nothing inappropriate on the screen, he typed a word on the screen: "Okay".

Almost the instant the message was sent, the studio door was pushed open from the inside.

Shi Lan stepped out, her black butler uniform impeccably pressed without a single wrinkle, her silver-gray tie neatly tied, as if she were completely unaware of everything outside the door.

He adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and bowed slightly to Li Luochen: "What are your orders, sir?"

"Butler Shi Lan, I happen to need your help with something." Li Luochen leaned back on the sofa. "Apply for the expansion of the dojo, including the accommodations. Expand it to forty people per room."

Shi Lan paused slightly on the tablet in her hand.

Forty people per room.

Currently, the dojo has only about twenty accommodation rooms, each of which is decorated to a high standard.

Adding another twenty rooms means that the entire structure above the top floor needs to be redesigned.

He quickly calculated a few data points on the tablet, then looked up, his gaze carrying a professional caution: "Sir, do you anticipate a large number of visitors in the near future?"

Li Luochen nodded without offering further explanation.

He thought about the people he was going to meet on this trip.

If the four sisters of the Battle City Fortress were to truly marry, this room would probably be too small again.

It's not just about daily accommodation; if relatives or friends come to visit, we also need to treat them well and make sure they are comfortable.

Therefore, Minrong Martial Arts Hall definitely needs to continue its expansion.

As for the budget, we can just use resources from the secret realm to cover it later, and that should be about right.

Minrong Martial Arts Academy is thriving!