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

Chapter 89 Refusal to Issue Subsidies: The Empire's Schemes Against the Spirit Hall

Previously, the two great empires would provide funds, and the Spirit Hall would distribute subsidies to Soul Masters.

But now, with two great empires and a new emperor on the throne, many things have changed.

Having just taken office, everyone wants to make some contributions.

With the two great empires at war, now is not the time, so they secretly reached an agreement to turn their attention to the Spirit Hall.

The two empires felt that the Spirit Hall had gained fame from the distribution of subsidies to Soul Masters, while the empires themselves had gained nothing.

Moreover, after achieving mastery in their cultivation, most Soul Masters went to the Spirit Hall, with only a small number returning to serve the Empire.

Overall, the two great empires are the ones who suffer losses in the matter of distributing Soul Master subsidies.

I don't know why such a system exists, where the two great empires take money and let the Spirit Hall do good deeds.

Therefore, we no longer want to spend money to provide subsidies to Soul Masters.

Originally, a Soul Master received one Gold Soul Coin per month, a Great Soul Master received ten Gold Soul Coins per month, and a Soul Venerable received one hundred Gold Soul Coins per month. Although it wasn't much, it was paid out until the age of thirty. Once someone broke through to Soul Venerable, the payment would stop.

This policy has continued for tens of thousands of years in the Douluo Continent. As for why it was done this way, and what secrets it held, no one knows anymore.

Now the two great empires have gone back on their word, suddenly refusing to pay and keeping the Spirit Hall's staff waiting.

The purpose is obvious: next month's subsidies will be distributed soon.

If we delay now, the Spirit Hall will have to cover the subsidies for the Soul Masters themselves, otherwise it will cause resentment among the Soul Masters, and in severe cases, it may lead to a Soul Master riot.

The Spirit Hall had always been the one distributing subsidies to Soul Masters, but when it suddenly stopped, the Soul Masters vented their resentment on the Spirit Hall, causing its reputation to plummet.

The empire saved a lot of money, but the reputation of the Spirit Hall was ruined – killing two birds with one stone.

The two empires really had a clever plan.

If they were facing the old Spirit Hall, they might actually succeed, but fate has other plans. They are now facing a completely new Spirit Hall, which is being managed by Jerry.

"The two great empires can't sit still anymore and want to trick our Spirit Hall."

After reviewing the information, Ghost Leopard Douluo, the Minister of Information, reported to Jerry.

"It's just a desperate act!"

Jerry scoffed, "That's an eyesore."

The objectives of the two empires are obvious.

Originally, Jerry wasn't prepared to take action against the two great empires. But since you've made the first move, don't blame me. Prepare for the counterattack from the Spirit Hall.

"Prepare the next issue of the newspaper, and let them know the power of my little newspaper."

After this period of fermentation, newspapers have been accepted by many people.

This is no simple thing; sometimes it can even be used as a knife, an invisible knife.

Two great empires, are you ready?

Jerry was already quite eager to see how the two empires would respond.

The content is ready; the next step is to publish it.

I originally planned to wait until Bibi Dong emerged from seclusion and stirred up trouble on the mainland before letting the world see the power of newspapers. But now that the two great empires have made their move first, don't blame me for acting ahead of schedule.

Douluo Continent, if chaos is inevitable, then so be it.

[Spirit Hall Section]

[Because the high-ranking officials of the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire refused to issue Soul Master subsidies, the Spirit Hall formulated relevant policies.]

[The Spirit Hall's Spirit Master Academy, from kindergarten to graduation from the Advanced Spirit Master Academy, is funded by the Spirit Hall and provides compulsory education.]

[Soul Master subsidies will no longer be issued. After graduating from the Advanced Soul Master Academy, the Spirit Hall will recommend job opportunities.]

The Spirit Hall's Logistics Department has launched a Spirit Ring service.

[In the Logistics Department, spirit rings ranging from ten to ten thousand years can be redeemed using points. The Logistics Department has a dedicated spirit ring absorption room.]

The spirit rings obtained from the Spirit Hall do not require enduring soul shock.

[The fully disclosed body detection device includes information such as detecting the attributes of one's soul power seed and physical strength, and recommends absorbing appropriate soul rings.]

[The Spirit Hall's Soul Guidance Rings will be available for purchase at a 20% discount in two days. Quantities are limited, so pre-orders are on a first-come, first-served basis.]

The Spirit Hall will establish airports in each branch, and soul-guided aircraft will be officially opened to the public.

The Spirit Hall has established eighteen tourist attractions, allowing visitors to travel by plane for sightseeing.

……

The newspaper quickly spread throughout the mainland.

The message contained three parts. First, it stated that the two great empires refused to provide subsidies to Soul Masters. Second, it introduced a Soul Ring business to divert public attention. Third, it launched a tourism business as a covert measure to help those who wanted to visit the Spirit Hall.

If we only talk about the first point, the focus of everyone's discussion will remain on the Soul Master subsidy, and there may even be wild speculation, which could cause negative public opinion.

Therefore, the second option was introduced: Soul Ring Exchange. Soul Rings are very important to every Soul Master, and Soul Rings without soul vibration are even more attractive to them.

The third option is to provide them with a safe passage to the Spirit Hall.

The large-scale sale of Soul Guidance Rings makes it easier for many people to move, bringing all their belongings to Wuhun City, and they probably won't leave again.

Taking a soul-guided aircraft saves time and effort, and these aircraft can be equipped with weapon systems, making them virtually impossible for ordinary soul masters to intercept.

民间

"What do these two empires mean by stopping the Soul Master subsidy? They're just changing regulations that have been in place for so many years like this?"

"That's right, that's right."

"The Spirit Hall is better; they directly arrange employment."

"That's right. That little bit of Soul Master subsidy is nothing to the people of Wuhun City. I heard that many junior Soul Master academies graduate at level 20 or even level 30. They don't receive much Soul Master subsidy anyway, so it definitely won't have any impact."

"Yes, I've heard about it too. There's a guy in our village with innate soul power level 3 who entered the Spirit Hall and graduated from the intermediate soul master academy at level 32. He can do a lot of jobs now, so he wouldn't care about that little bit of soul master subsidy."

"Yes, that's right. The students in Wuhun City are basically all over level 30 when they graduate. There are even Soul Kings who graduated from the Advanced Soul Master Academy. They don't care about the Soul Master subsidy at all."

"There's nothing we can do about it. The empire doesn't have cultivation towers, which offer ten times the cultivation speed. You could level up just by lying in one."

"People in Wuhun City don't care about the Soul Master subsidy. Many people do care, especially the children who have just become Soul Masters."

"How can ordinary children afford this?"

"These two great empires are truly inhuman."

"I really want to go to Wuhun City."

"Now that the empire has imposed a blockade, there's no escaping it."

"Hey, look at the newspaper, storage soul rings are 20% off, and there are airplanes too."

"A level one storage soul guide ring, even at a 20% discount it still costs 8 gold soul coins, but I can afford this."

"Even the first-class ones are 10m, which is about enough to fit all my stuff."

"How about we try buying a suitcase and taking all our family's belongings, then fly to Wuhun City and never leave?"

"Yeah! You're really something, coming up with this idea."

"Don't talk nonsense, keep it quiet, don't let the empire find out."

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Seven Treasures

"Sect Master, as expected, the Spirit Hall has really succeeded in developing spirit rings."

Sword Douluo, holding the Martial Soul Report, exclaimed in surprise, "I never thought I would see a man-made soul ring in my lifetime!"

"I just don't know if they've researched a 100,000-year spirit ring yet; that's the key."

Bone Douluo's focus is clearly different. He can hunt down low-age spirit rings himself, which doesn't create a significant difference in strength. What truly creates a difference is high-age spirit rings, especially 100,000-year spirit rings, which are related to high-end combat power.

"If my analysis is correct, the 100,000-year spirit ring should have already been researched. That's why they dared to make it public, while the 100,000-year one remains hidden. However, I'm very interested in this body detection device, as it reduces the risks for spirit masters during cultivation and spirit ring absorption."

After reading the Martial Soul Report, Ning Fengzhi pondered for a while before speaking.

"Sect Master, we can't even get into the inner city of Wuhun City. We can't find out who came up with these policies and soul tools. I don't think it was Pope Bibi Dong."

This spirit ring business is too shocking to Sword Douluo, but he doesn't think it's something Bibi Dong could do. If it was Bibi Dong, she would most likely hide it.

The fact that she would announce it so openly is not in Bibi Dong's character. It seems there is another expert in the Spirit Hall.

"I don't think so either. There was some talk among the people before that Bibi Dong went into seclusion, and Chrysanthemum Douluo was temporarily in charge. Then Chrysanthemum Douluo directly handed it over to his disciple Jerry. Do you think it's possible that this is Jerry?"

After Ning Fengzhi eliminated everyone else, the least likely person must be the truth.

"I admit he's a cultivation genius, and a support-type Soul Master at that. Do you really think the Spirit Hall would let a genius Soul Master manage these things? Aren't they afraid of interfering with his cultivation?"

Sword Douluo disagreed with Ning Fengzhi's analysis. Whether it was the Spirit Hall or other forces, they all valued cultivating geniuses. During the period of rapid growth of geniuses, they generally did not allow them to do other things.

To prevent geniuses from being distracted by other things and thus delaying their cultivation.

The three of them fell silent for a moment, then continued reading their newspapers.

"Now almost everyone knows that the two great empires have refused to pay Soul Master subsidies, and the empires are about to fall into chaos."

Ning Fengzhi has his own information channels, and he had previously sent people to inquire about this newspaper, although he didn't know the purpose. This was because the high-quality content in the newspaper had a wide reach, and people generally approved of what was in the newspaper.

This incident shows that newspapers are used in this way.

It's truly a deadly weapon that kills without drawing blood.

Ning Fengzhi knew in his heart, but he didn't mention the newspaper, because it was too late to stop it now that the newspaper had already circulated.

Moreover, if I were to tell others, most people wouldn't believe me. Even if some people did believe me, it would only cause them panic. They can no longer stop the spread of information through newspapers.

"Who says otherwise! Can this be changed so easily? Fengzhi, because you are the Second Prince's teacher, the Emperor doesn't like you or the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. There's nothing you can do about it."

Sword Douluo was also helpless. He never expected that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, which had always been highly valued by the Empire, would one day lose power.

"I heard Rongrong ran off to Wuhun City this time. Should we call her back? It's been so long, I miss her terribly. Fengzhi, weren't you worried when Rongrong ran off to Shrek Academy before? Aren't you worried now that she's run off to Wuhun City?"

Bone Douluo was very worried about Ning Rongrong. He had watched Rongrong grow up since she was a child and always regarded her as his little darling.

"Rongrong is very sensible now and won't do anything reckless. She just wants to see Jerry, a support Soul Master who is the same age as her. She used to be unconvinced by him. Meeting him would be good; it would let her know that there are always people more capable than herself, and that would be a good way for her to grow up."

Ning Fengzhi said this hoping Rongrong would be sensible, but in reality he had no idea, yet he couldn't show it.

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Two Great Empires

Things are completely chaotic now, with Soul Masters causing trouble in many places.

Both empires dispatched troops to suppress the rebellion, but they were unable to do so.

For a time, the people of both empires were filled with unease.

In some places, the regime was forcibly suppressed, but the people were gone in the blink of an eye.

With a large outflow of population, people were leaving on the Spirit Hall's planes, and the authorities dared not stop them.

There was once a fearless Soul Saint who flew in front of the plane in an attempt to intercept it, but was instantly blasted to pieces by a lightning bomb fired from the plane.

Even Soul Saints couldn't withstand a single attack, and Soul Douluos didn't dare to try, so no one dared to intercept them now.

Shrek Academy

Blue Tyrant Academy has now been officially renamed, and Liu Erlong has directly handed over the title of Dean to Flander.

She has been taking care of Yu Xiaogang recently.

Since the Spirit Hall newspaper published its repeated attacks on Yu Xiaogang's theories on spirit masters, Yu Xiaogang finally couldn't take it anymore and became bedridden. If it weren't for Liu Erlong's meticulous care, he probably would have died long ago.

Yu Xiaogang is too fragile. At first, we told him not to read the newspaper, but he insisted on reading it and then couldn't accept it.

The Shrek Academy team has basically disbanded.

Dai Mubai was escorted back to China and has already been executed.

Zhu Zhuqing heard that she had been accepted as a disciple by Chrysanthemum Douluo of the Spirit Hall.

Ning Rongrong has also dropped out of school, and now only Tang San, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun are still persisting in their cultivation.

Moreover, many students dropped out of school and went to the Spirit Hall.

Shrek Academy felt like it had returned to the old days, with fewer students and more teachers.

The academies suddenly found themselves in dire straits. Of course, this wasn't just a problem for Shrek Academy; the Five Elemental Academies and others were experiencing the same situation.

Thanks to Liu Erlong's care, and the fact that Yu Xiaogang still had a breath left, he actually recovered somewhat.

The reason why Master Yu Xiaogang still persists is because of one name—Jerry. He says this name every day, as if he is obsessed.

Flander and Liu Erlong had asked him before, but he refused to say anything. Tang San knew some things, but not much.

Originally, the name was uncertain, but later it was learned that among the names of Chrysanthemum Douluo's other disciples was Xiao Wu, and the master confirmed that it was the child from back then.

He couldn't accept it for a while and fell ill.

Now that his condition has improved, his only thought is to see the child from back then.

But I'm also a little afraid to go see them; I can't quite let go of my pride.

Moreover, he had a gut feeling that all the changes happening in Wuhun City were related to Jerry.

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(End of this chapter)