Douluo Continent: What should I do if I don't have a cheat system?

Chapter 82 Talent Development Must Start with Education

Jerry is really at his wit's end. He can find a lot of people to cultivate in the Spirit Hall, but it's very difficult to find people to manage it.

Even the most outstanding general cannot display his talents without soldiers.

The Douluo Continent places extreme importance on cultivation talent, but it seems that it does not give enough attention to talents in other fields.

Jerry needs management talent now. He doesn't care whether the person has soul power or not; as long as they have management skills, they are qualified for the position.

He sometimes couldn't help but lament that Douluo Continent seemed to focus too much on the field of Soul Masters, while neglecting the development of other industries.

In the past, there was a saying that there were 360 ​​professions, and every profession could produce an expert. However, in this world, Soul Masters seem to have become the only protagonists.

In the Douluo Continent, those who can become Soul Masters go to school and cultivate diligently.

Those who cannot become Soul Masters, like the children of nobles, will still go to school, but the common people think differently.

Most commoners without soul power go home to farm, get married and have children early, and try to have a child with soul power as soon as possible, placing all their hopes on the next generation.

Ordinary people without soul power mostly don't even go to school and can't read many words. They don't know the saying that knowledge can change one's destiny.

Those who become Soul Masters gradually undergo significant changes in their mindset, becoming arrogant and looking down on ordinary people, even if they were born into commoner families. Moreover, they care about nothing but cultivation.

The lack of available personnel has severely hampered the development of Wuhun City.

The key to solving this problem lies in education, and Jerry has decided to take action against the Ministry of Education!

Minister of Education Yu Shu is reporting to Jerry on the educational achievements of the past period.

Jerry wasn't very satisfied after listening. The Ministry of Education only manages the Martial Soul City Academy now and hasn't made much progress. Apart from the cultivation tower, there haven't been any new changes.

Jerry wanted the Spirit Hall's Ministry of Education to influence all the academies on the continent in the future, but it seems that's not possible yet.

Achieving Jerry's goal is a long and arduous journey.

It's not actually a problem with the Ministry of Education, but a problem with the mindset of the people in this world. Until their way of thinking is opened up, Jerry has no choice but to take matters into his own hands and enforce certain educational systems.

Although many people did not understand this at first and even complained, the development of education is a matter of lasting benefit and must be implemented.

Although Jerry hadn't specifically studied education, he managed to implement several new education systems quite easily.

Even if there are still many shortcomings, we can gradually improve them in the future and first establish the framework of education.

In the following days, after conducting his research, Jerry directly announced several education policies.

First, all residents of Wuhun City must attend kindergarten at age 3.

The kindergarten will provide three meals a day, with soul beast meat for lunch and dinner.

The regular classes teach some writing and exercise methods.

Kindergarten lasts three years, divided into small, middle, and large classes according to age.

Secondly, after graduating from kindergarten, children who reach the age of six are allocated soul power based on whether they have awakened their soul power.

Those without soul power enter the Junior Academy, which has a six-year curriculum. The Junior Academy mainly teaches students basic Chinese and basic mathematics.

After graduating from the primary academy, students proceed to the intermediate academy, a three-year program where they are responsible for teaching intermediate Chinese, intermediate mathematics, and materials related to the Soul Master world.

Students with excellent academic performance upon graduation from the intermediate college are admitted to the advanced college.

Starting from the advanced college, students can choose their majors based on their interests. Currently, the main majors include architecture, agriculture, management, and service industries, with a four-year program.

After graduating from the advanced academy at the age of sixteen, one can choose to work for one of the Spirit Hall's businesses.

Those with excellent grades and a keen interest in research can apply to the Graduate School to continue their studies and research. The Graduate School is an affiliated college of the Research Department.

Those with soul power enter the primary soul master academy, where the course of study lasts six years.

After graduation, students can choose to enter either an intermediate or advanced Soul Master Academy based on their cultivation progress.

The golden age for Soul Masters is before the age of 30. After the age of 30, they can choose to work in the Spirit Hall or continue their cultivation, depending on their individual cultivation progress.

For those without soul power, the Spirit Hall will cover their tuition fees for twelve years, from kindergarten to high school graduation.

Those with soul power will receive soul master subsidies according to the previous system, and impoverished students can apply to the academy for educational grants.

The college also has various assessment mechanisms, and scholarships are awarded to those with excellent grades.

The new system is mandatory and will be implemented in all areas under the jurisdiction of the Spirit Hall.

The original residents of Wuhun City were delighted by the new system, as the Wuhun Hall was essentially raising their children. The cost of food during their years of schooling was a considerable sum.

So they all sent their children to college.

The household registration management department under the Information Department allows residents to apply for Wuhun City household registration with property ownership and 20000 points.

When the system was first introduced, it didn't cause much of a stir, but some clever people did analyze it, and then Wuhun City became lively.

In a short time, the housing prices in Wuhun City soared, and demand exceeded supply.

There is much discussion among the public.

"Sigh, housing prices in the Eighth Ring Road area have risen to 1000 points per square meter. I'm running out of points. The Mission Hall is constantly being filled with people offering missions. If I have no other choice, I'll have to go work on construction sites, which only pays 100 points a day."

"Who can disagree! I really envy the original inhabitants; they're all rolling in money now!"

"Who says otherwise? You know that Li Heizi, right? Just a lowly Soul Master, but now he's turned his house into a rental property, collecting rent every month, and he's become a nouveau riche. A few days ago, he took a new concubine, a level 52 Soul King. It's like a toad eating swan meat."

"Who says otherwise! Nouveau riche!"

"Yes, nouveau riche!"

"Still chatting here? You should hurry up and get to work while you still have time. I've already booked a place in the Ninth Ring Road area. Wouldn't it be better to use this time to earn more points?"

"Holy crap, they've started pre-sales in the Ninth Ring Road area! I need to hurry and grab a house!"

"Hurry, hurry!"

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Wuhundian

Jerry has been quite busy lately. The education issue needs time to develop, and he's currently working on a storage soul tool.

They are all uniformly angel-shaped, look very beautiful, and are engraved with the words "Exclusive to the Spirit Hall".

Storage rings are divided into nine levels: Level 1: 10m, Level 2: 20m, Level 3: 40m, Level 4: 80m, Level 5: 160m, Level 6: 320m, Level 7: 640m, Level 8: 1280m, and Level 9: 2560m.

This is no ordinary storage soul tool; it comes with functions such as storing soul power, energy shield, energy impact, distress signal, and location tracking.

Most importantly, it can store living things. Most storage soul tools cannot store living things because they lack air. A ventilation device is quite easy to make.

The Ministry of Transport can finally start offering express delivery services.

Jerry named his company Angel Delivery! Their slogan: Angel Delivery, guaranteed delivery!

The Grand Elder was quite satisfied with the Angel Delivery service and suggested that he manage it personally.

Jerry won't be picky when someone else is doing the job.

With the development of express delivery services, freight transportation across the entire mainland has taken off.

Many items have appeared on the newly added life service list of the Spirit Hall Logistics Department. If you buy something in the Star Luo Empire, you can receive it in Heaven Dou City within three days.

Jerry's ambitions extend beyond simply running a delivery service. Once everyone is comfortable with the delivery process, Jerry plans to acquire a large quantity of supplies.

They'll all be delivered by courier, so many big players probably won't even notice. By the time they do, they'll likely have already acquired most of it.

Jerry understood the principle of "build high walls, store up plenty of grain, and delay declaring himself king."

Anyway, after Bibi Dong emerges from seclusion, she will launch the Soul Hunting Operation and establish a nation.

I might as well help her out, so that most Soul Masters and commoners can suffer less.

As time went by, now anything can be bought and sold at the Spirit Hall, and people have become accustomed to this convenient method.

Many people have stopped storing supplies altogether and instead exchanged them all for points, which they then use to purchase items from the Spirit Hall when needed.

Behind the scenes, a large amount of food and other daily necessities flowed to Wuhun City.

Jerry built more than a dozen large food storage warehouses in Wuhun City. It's good to have soul power in this world. After the freezing equipment was made, it worked 20 hours a day and there was no need to worry about electricity bills.

Three months have passed.

In the Heavenly Dou Empire, the First Prince Xue Qinghe was standing beside Emperor Xue Ye's bedside.

"Father, the empire's economy has recently encountered significant problems, and many resources have flowed to Wuhun City."

"Moreover, many people are now used to trading at the Spirit Hall, and many shops in the Empire are experiencing a slump in business."

"This has a significant impact on the empire's tax revenue."

"Currently, apart from the empire's economy, there haven't been any major problems in other areas. However, I worry that one day, the Spirit Hall might suddenly close down, and the people won't be able to use their points to buy goods. This could lead to a riot throughout the entire empire."

"Therefore, Father, we must make plans as soon as possible."

"In the past three months, millions of citizens have smuggled themselves into Wuhun City every month. The imperial army stationed at the border has stopped some ordinary people, but there is not much way to stop them, especially some flying soul masters. As long as they pay, they have developed a business of helping people smuggle themselves across the border."

Xue Qinghe said with an angry expression, but in reality he was extremely happy.

"Qinghe, I'm getting old and can't keep up with the times anymore. From now on, you'll have to handle these things yourself. I used to want to hold on for a few more years, but now there are so many worries, Father, I really don't have the strength anymore. You should prepare to ascend the throne. You'll ascend the throne next month, and the empire will be handed over to you from now on."

Emperor Xueye did not answer Xue Qinghe's question, but instead directly stated his own thoughts.

He really feels like he has the will but not the strength lately.

One thing after another kept him extremely stressed and overwhelmed every day.

After becoming emperor, he had many affairs to attend to, which greatly reduced his time for cultivation, and he eventually gave up cultivation altogether.

His cultivation level was already low, and now he was under all sorts of pressure. His body couldn't take it anymore, and he was ready to abdicate on his own without Xue Qinghe even having to lift a finger.

"Yes, Father!"

Hearing Emperor Xueye tell him to prepare to ascend the throne, Xue Qinghe should have been happy. What had he been waiting for all these years of lurking? Wasn't it all for this day? But Xue Qinghe couldn't feel happy at all. He answered expressionlessly and then withdrew.

Xue Qinghe's Residence

"Congratulations, young master! Your plan of so many years is finally about to come true!" Serpent Spear Douluo said happily. He had been with the young master all these years, just for this day.

"Uncle Serpent Spear, although this is something I've wanted for many years, and now that I'm about to get it, I'm not happy at all?"

Is Jerry really that amazing?

"The things that happened in Wuhun City are now directly affecting the entire continent, putting immense pressure on the two great empires and sects."

"Even if we take over the Heaven Dou Empire now, it's a mess. It's all been ruined by Jerry. How long can the Heaven Dou Empire hold out in its current state?"

"Every day, a large number of people and supplies are flowing into Wuhun City, and prices are subtly rising. Sooner or later, the people will notice, and then there will be various opinions, which will slowly affect the nobles, and eventually the entire empire. When that time comes, the two great empires will definitely be desperate and do something rash. It's hard to say whether I can suppress the Heaven Dou Empire," Qian Renxue said after deep thought.

Serpent Spear Douluo silently stood guard beside Qian Renxue without answering, because he didn't know how to respond. He also felt that Qian Renxue's analysis was correct.

"I have some inside information. Jerry started this courier business primarily to collect various supplies. For example, the price increase of rice was solely due to an order he gave."

"The reason is that a flood occurred in one of the Spirit Hall's areas, destroying crops. The Spirit Hall needed a lot of food for disaster relief, so the exchange rate for rice to points increased, and many people started to exchange their rice for points."

"Because of the increase in points, many people went to real-world shops to buy rice and then exchanged it for points at the Spirit Hall, making a small profit in the process. After this method of making money was exposed, many people went to real-world shops to buy rice, which caused the price of rice in real-world shops to rise."

"I sent people to inquire, and there have been no floods in the areas under the jurisdiction of the Spirit Hall this year."

"Following the flood, in addition to rice, many other supplies have also seen price increases in shops due to this issue."

"Those who think they've made money actually end up with nothing but some extra points."

"Although the points seem to increase, the purchasing power of points has decreased after the prices of various resources have risen. In the end, only the Spirit Hall made a profit, while everyone else lost money."

Serpent Spear Douluo reported the information he had gathered to Qian Renxue. When he received the information, he was shocked by Jerry's methods. Qian Renxue's expression after hearing it was similar to his.

Qian Renxue had originally reminded Emperor Xueye about the price issue, but she didn't expect it to be completely different from what she thought. The Spirit Hall didn't even need to close down; it could still manipulate everyone at will.

Jerry is really amazing. Although I thought highly of him before, I now realize that I underestimated him.

Luckily, Jerry wasn't the enemy, or it would have been terrifying.

Just then, a voice came from over.

"Holy Maiden, I just received a letter from the Grand Elder. Please take a look. It says 'urgent' on it!" The Porcupine Douluo walked in with a letter in his hand and said.

"it is good"

Qian Renxue took the letter from the Porcupine Douluo. It had the words "Urgent" printed on it in large letters, followed by three exclamation marks, indicating a Level 3 emergency.

Urgent letters from the Spirit Hall are divided into three levels. The seal will be stamped with the words "Urgent" and an exclamation mark after it to indicate the urgency.

Only the core personnel truly understand the meaning of the exclamation mark.

It seemed that Grandpa had something very important to say, and he wouldn't normally use a third-level urgent letter. I casually opened Grandpa's letter.

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