Douluo Continent: On Becoming a God Through Science

Chapter 55 Hu Liena in Action

The beast envoys of Youchen did not report Hu Liena's situation immediately.

You Chen lacked the knowledge to train intelligence personnel, and the lack of professional competence among these personnel was one aspect.

However, there's not much to say about this. Currently, the entire Douluo Continent lacks a systematic intelligence system and training measures. It basically relies on the individual abilities of Soul Masters, relying on sheer strength to achieve their goals.

On the other hand, as mentioned earlier, Hu Liena's questioning did not seem unusual.

Even without actively activating her abilities, her passive, extraordinary charm is enough to make those being questioned inclined.

Or rather, it is precisely because Hu Liena did not use active charm, but only relied on its passive effect, that even if a beastman was questioned by Hu Liena, he would not naturally develop a sense of resistance or confrontation due to the mental impact.

Even if they weren't very strong, they were still Soul Masters, so they wouldn't be unable to react afterward.

However, it's just a passive charm effect, and they will instinctively think, "How could such a cute child have any bad intentions?"

For "normal events" of this magnitude, according to You Chen's arrangements for intelligence personnel, they would not treat them as important information to be reported immediately, but would instead summarize and report them once a week when information is compiled.

Whether for reasons of secrecy or to prevent being distracted by too much meaningless information and from affecting You Chen's current focus on his own cultivation, You Chen's arrangement is very necessary.

Unless You Chen actively requests that the intelligence personnel not live like normal Nottingham residents, they will only be contacted in the event of an "emergency".

However, in this particular incident, such an arrangement was flawed.

This doesn't mean they've lost the loyalty of their assassins due to their charm. You Chen never demanded that "anything mentioning me must be reported immediately."

In fact, they did not reveal any information related to You Chen.

They subconsciously categorized Hu Liena as a "harmless target" or "unimportant object" simply because it complied with work requirements and regulations.

This last aspect is related to the issue of age.

Given the backward intelligence system of Douluo Continent, treating very young children as targets for vigilance is a waste of resources and manpower.

Hu Liena's real age is 12 years old. Due to the influence of the charm effect, the beast tamer tends to classify Hu Liena as "harmless". Since age is a fluctuating data point, it is naturally adjusted to eight or nine years old, which is completely outside the warning line.

Another aspect of this problem is the shortage of human resources.

After all, You Chen only arranged five people in Notting City. If he had too many things to pay attention to, he would lose sight of the key points and make mistakes.

If You Chen has enough manpower at his disposal, the burden on individual intelligence agents will naturally be lighter, and they will have more energy to devote to their work.

In short, this oversight was ultimately caused by problems from multiple angles.

However, even if You Chen had known about Hu Liena's situation beforehand, some things would probably be too late to change.

"Hmm, I see. So this guy came to Notting City just for his disciple?"

While renting a room in a hotel, Hu Liena thoughtfully summarized her thoughts.

She had already obtained most of the information about You Chen that could be obtained through ordinary people.

This time, Hu Liena naturally ran away alone without Bibi Dong's knowledge. Therefore, she did not choose the quickest method, but directly used her identity as a disciple of the Pope to inquire about the branch hall master.

As for whether they actually concealed it? Of course not!

The Soul Emperor, whom Bibi Dong arranged to secretly protect Hu Liena, is now staying at the same hotel as Hu Liena.

A disciple personally taught by the Pope was assigned a Soul Emperor as a bodyguard?

In reality, the Soul Emperor, who seemed to be no different from an ant in front of Title Douluos in the later stages, was actually a powerful figure and a real big shot!

Even if he were placed in the Spirit Hall, he could still serve as the Black Cardinal, managing an area like the Fanos Province.

Going to a small place like Nottingham would be a complete waste of human resources unless the person being protected was Hu Liena!

It should be noted that the total number of members in the Spirit Hall is only tens of thousands, and the vast majority of them are grassroots personnel.

Bibi Dong didn't have a very large number of guards that she could completely control and use as bodyguards for her disciples.

After all, at the Soul Emperor level, one doesn't care about power and can completely roam freely as a local tyrant, possessing the dignity of a strong person.

Hu Liena was unaware that her every move was being observed by the Soul Emperor, and she was still immersed in the excitement of her first solo adventure.

She was still smug about discovering the existence of the ape.

It's understandable that Hu Liena came to this conclusion, which has absolutely nothing to do with the truth.

After all, her teacher's conclusion was similar to this idea.

With a higher perspective and more information, they deduced the "truth" that "Yusei is Yuchen's illegitimate son".

Hu Liena never expected this.

What was she thinking?

Her first thought was to tell Yan the "truth," to tell him, "Your teacher abandoned you to teach some new disciple who appeared out of nowhere! He didn't care about you at all!"

In short, it can be summed up in four words: sowing discord.

However, she quickly realized that Yan was already in Death Valley and it was unknown when they would meet again. On the other hand, her initial goal was to "find evidence of You Chen's ulterior motives."

So, this is just a cover-up!?

Hu Liena actually guessed the truth in one go!?

"On the surface, he's here to teach disciples, but in reality, he's concealing his wicked research! Yes, that's why he specifically went to such a remote place! Although I haven't found any evidence yet, and those uncles and aunties all say he hasn't shown anything unusual, but—I will definitely find his weakness!"

Hu Liena thought to herself with high spirits.

Although she did guess the truth in a certain sense, it was only because she had shot the arrow first and then drawn the target.

"But how can I find his weakness?"

Hu Liena, who had been full of fighting spirit just moments before, immediately looked troubled again, muttering to herself, "I used the excuse of seclusion to sneak out this time. If I stay outside for too long, my teacher will definitely find out that I snuck out... Hmm, I don't care about the punishment, but it would be bad if my teacher thought I was cheating! But... I can't tell her that I was actually acting for her..."

In a sense, Hu Liena's loyalty to Bibi Dong was indeed as bright as the sun.

After all, Bibi Dong is Hu Liena's idol, and her current behavior is that of a fanatical and brainless fan who will stop at nothing to please her idol.

"That's it! Instead of me actively looking for flaws, I'll let him reveal his true colors!"

Hu Liena suddenly realized something, and her eyes lit up.

A brilliant idea popped into that clever mind.

(End of this chapter)