Douluo: Law of Heaven and Earth

Chapter 988 Habit Adaptation
"Who are you two?"

From the low wooden house, a middle-aged Soul Master came out and looked Feng Feng and Xiang Ba up and down. "They don't look like residents of Holy Soul Village. Where did they come from?"

"Senior, we've come to find Tang San..." Although both of them could sense that the other was just a Great Soul Master, they still maintained their respect.

Anyone who can emerge from the Tang Clan must be a member of the Crimson Society!
"You want an autograph?"

The middle-aged Soul Master said, "Then you've come to the wrong place. He's not here right now."

"Where is that?"

Xiang Ba hurriedly asked.

"how could I know?"

The middle-aged Soul Master shook his head. "They might be meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Industry, or perhaps the Red Society or the Workers' and Peasants' Council?"

"Thanks for letting me know."

Seeing that the middle-aged man could not give a definite answer, the two had no choice but to say goodbye and leave.

Perhaps it was Lady Luck's blessing, but just as the two of them returned about thirty meters along the same route, they encountered Tang San walking towards them. They exchanged a glance and hurried over to him.

"Teacher Tang San, we've come to get your autographs!" Feng Feng exclaimed excitedly, taking out paper and pen.

But Tang San did not accept it.

"what happened?"

Xiang Ba was puzzled, then suddenly realized something and exclaimed, "Do we need to undergo a test to sign? By the way, we chose 'team,' but that doesn't mean we don't need individual training. You're our instructor, right?"

"No." Tang San gestured to Xiang Ba not to overthink it, then glanced at Feng Feng who was holding a pen and paper, and said, "I have already learned about your mission from Brother Qing, but I will only sign autographs for you when all seven of you come to me."

"Huh?" Xiang Ba was stunned.

“Then let’s go and call the others right away!” Feng Feng was much more decisive. He and Xiang Ba split up – Feng Feng went to find Dai Mubai and the others, while Xiang Ba went to call Hu Yanli and Tuoba Wang.

Seeing that the two had both left, Tang San couldn't help but chuckle to himself, thinking, "These two are too impatient. They should have at least left one of them to keep an eye on me."

Shaking his head helplessly, Tang San entered the Tang Sect, inquired about the construction progress of the venue from the middle-aged Soul Master, and then left.

When Xiang Ba arrived with Hu Yanli and Tuoba Wang, and Feng Feng led Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun, Tang San was nowhere to be seen.

Upon inquiring with the middle-aged Soul Master, they learned that he had already left, and the seven looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Damn it, it was just a little bit close!"

The bloodshot look in Ma Hongjun's eyes intensified, startling Oscar so much that he immediately created a Crystal Spirit Sausage, which calmed Ma Hongjun's volatile temper after giving it to him.

"Could he be playing a trick on us?" Tuoba Wang asked suspiciously.

"Snapped!"

Hu Yanli slapped him on the head and said seriously, "Tang San doesn't have the leisure to play tricks on us Soul Masters. Moreover, this mission tests our ability to collect and analyze intelligence, as well as our teamwork... Everyone, please share the intelligence you have collected."

I'll go first.

As you all know, I lived in Holy Soul Village for a period of time, but I only knew the location of some departments established under the leadership of the Red Society. Apart from the Workers' and Peasants' Council and the Soul Guidance Factory, I didn't know much about their internal affairs.

"I've been to the Ministry of Works with Tuoba Wang. We're not members of the Red Society, so we can't get in. Bribery won't work, and we can't use force either." "Why can't we use force?" Ma Hongjun, still reeling from his earlier outburst of anger, hadn't fully recovered even after taking Oscar's Crystal Spirit Sausage.

"you--"

Hu Yanli's eye twitched. He wanted to say, "Are you out of your mind?" but considering that this guy was too hot-tempered and that the mission required their cooperation, he held back his words.

Otherwise, if they fall out, even if they get the signature, they probably won't gain recognition.

Damn, managing relationships with team members is so difficult! I still prefer my own people!

That's what he thought, but Hu Yanli also seemed to understand how troubled his grandfather was when he interacted with other major families, sects, the imperial family, and members of the Spirit Hall.

Even becoming a Title Douluo doesn't guarantee that everything will go smoothly!

Let alone him?

"We can enter by force, but the consequence will be that we will attract the Red Society's combat personnel, and there is a high probability that Zhou Qing, Tang San, and Wang Sheng will personally take action."

Seeing Hu Yanli's constipated look, Ma Hongjun was puzzled, but nodded slightly to indicate that he understood.

Dai Mubai glanced at Huyan Li without showing any emotion, thinking to himself: Sure enough! This big guy is not only physically strong, but also intelligent!
So he spoke second, saying, "We went to the Ministry of Agriculture, and the staff at the reception desk said that we had to make an appointment to see Tang San."

Feng Feng said last, "When we first arrived at the Tang Sect, the middle-aged Soul Master only said that Tang San wasn't here. As for whether we could make an appointment... should I go and ask now?"

At this point, Feng Feng's voice trailed off.

Of the three teams, he and Xiang Ba had gathered the least information, so he felt somewhat embarrassed. However, when he asked the middle-aged soul master again, the other party's answers were either "Tang San is not here" or "He will come once this afternoon," but he didn't mention when he would come, only saying that it was "classified."

Oscar analyzed: "Based on the current clues, we can know that Tang San will go to not only the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Tang Sect, but also the Workers' and Peasants' Council and the headquarters of the Red Society."

Other places, including his home, can be ruled out, since Zhou Qing has already made it clear to us that we need to: gather intelligence, analyze intelligence, and work as a team.

Especially in teamwork, Feng Feng and Xiang Ba have already tested it out. It takes all seven of us to be in front of Tang San or Wang Sheng to get an autograph.

Moreover, during this process, we probably wouldn't be able to leave someone behind to restrict the other side's freedom of movement, since we can't defeat them.

Therefore, I can only follow along, but that way I can't contact anyone else...
Therefore, the only way to analyze it is by collecting intelligence.

Although we have collected relatively little intelligence, judging from the learning situation at Notting Academy, the lives, work, and cultivation of the members of the Crimson Society must follow certain patterns. We need to find these patterns, such as when Tang San usually goes to the Ministry of Works and when he goes to the Ministry of Agriculture, and so on.

What we need to determine is what he's doing at what time, and then go to the appropriate location to wait for him.

Ma Hongjun asked, "What's the difference between this and just waiting at his doorstep?"

"The difference is that one doesn't require us to use our brains, while the other not only requires us to use our brains but also to take action and communicate with people from various departments to extract more detailed and specific information from them. Then we can analyze Tang San's work patterns from the side." Dai Mubai understood. "Maybe when we gather in the afternoon, Zhou Qing will ask us how we got Tang San and Wang Sheng's autographs."

"This is really troublesome!"

Xiang Ba complained.

“No, I think it’s Zhou Qing’s wisdom.” Hu Yanli had a different opinion. “Using our brains more can make our thinking more agile, and it can also cultivate our ability to communicate with others. The four of us are all from sects, and our families spoil us, but here, no one will give us any special treatment because of our identity as Soul Masters or sect disciples.”

The Red Society protects civilians.

We need to get used to it, adapt to it...

(End of this chapter)