Douluo V: Daily Intelligence - I Want All of Tang San's Opportunities

In the following days, apart from handling necessary branch hall affairs, Su Yuntao devoted all the time he could spare to cultivating the Silver Moon Concentration Technique.

In just a few days, his soul power had steadily approached level 32.

At this rate, breaking through level 32 will be a natural outcome in another three to five days.

Although Master Xiu Nuo was still somewhat resentful about Salas's matter, seeing that Su Yuntao was eating and practicing as usual every day, with a calm and composed mindset as if nothing had happened, he stopped nagging about it.

Three days later, Xu Mingyuan indeed came to visit in person.

He was wearing a brand-new city lord's robe, and looked much more energetic than before, having traveled a long way. He entered the main hall of the baron's mansion, sat down, drank a cup of tea, and his first words were:

"Xiao Huaiyuan's matter has been completely resolved."

Su Yuntao refilled his teacup: "Congratulations, Uncle Xu."

Xu Mingyuan picked up his teacup, took a sip, and a look of relief crossed his face.

"I'm so glad I was able to secure this position, thanks to your help earlier."

Su Yuntao waved his hand: "Uncle Xu, you're too kind. It was mainly because you made good plans. I just lent a hand."

Xu Mingyuan put down his teacup, but the smile on his face slowly faded. He was silent for a moment, then changed the subject:

"Let's not talk about me, let's talk about you. Didn't the people from the Spirit Hall and the Heavenly Dou Temple come to your Notting branch for assessments before?"

Su Yuntao nodded: "Yes, the routine assessment is held every three years, and our Notting branch just happened to schedule it some time ago."

"Have you been paying attention to the policy changes of the Heavenly Dou Temple recently?" Xu Mingyuan looked directly at him.

Su Yuntao was taken aback: "Policy change? I've been busy cultivating lately and haven't really noticed."

Xu Mingyuan sighed, his tone carrying a hint of disappointment:

"How come you don't pay attention to something so important? Because of Xiao Huaiyuan's matter, I've been in contact with people in the Heavenly Dou Imperial City. I just found out about this news. The Heavenly Dou Temple has recently introduced a new policy. From now on, all personnel transferred to the Heavenly Dou Temple will have clear requirements for their soul power. To enter the Heavenly Dou Temple, you need to be at least level 40, and to enter the Holy Knights, your soul power must be at least level 50."

Su Yuntao paused slightly in his teacup, and the amiable smile on his face instantly faded.

He's only at level 31, a full eight levels away from level 40.

If this policy is actually implemented, then he won't even meet the requirements for being transferred to any other position in the Heavenly Fighting Temple, let alone joining the Knights Templar.

Su Yunfeng, standing nearby, slammed his hand on the table: "That Salas! How could he do something like this!"

Xu Mingyuan was startled by the sudden slap and turned to look at Su Yunfeng:

"What does this have to do with Salas?"

Su Yunfeng slumped forward, recounting from beginning to end how Salas's attitude changed on the day of the Notting branch assessment, and how he publicly humiliated Su Yuntao after failing to win him over.

After listening, Xu Mingyuan's face also darkened. He remained silent for a while before speaking, but this time, his gaze towards Su Yuntao was clearly grave:

"Offending a white-robed bishop, especially one from the Heavenly Fighting Temple, is indeed a big problem. If he continues to target you, you'll likely face obstacles at every turn."

Su Yuntao mentally reviewed the matter again.

Salas's move was indeed insidious. On the surface, he was using a new policy to regulate personnel deployment, but in reality, he knew that this policy was targeting him.

Given his current rank, he is immediately excluded from the pool of candidates eligible for transfer to the Heavenly Dou Temple.

He wants to meet the requirements and get started, but he has to wait until the next assessment three years later.

But too many changes have occurred in those three years.

But when he looked up, a smile returned to his face, and he said calmly:

"It's alright. I'm not in a hurry for a promotion. I'll just focus on being a good branch hall master and protecting the baron's territory. This kind of life is not bad."

Xu Mingyuan stared at him for a long while, as if trying to discern something from his face, and finally sighed and said:

"That's a good thought, but I'm afraid they won't let it go so easily. If it really doesn't work out, why don't you stop staying in the Spirit Hall and try your luck in the Empire? Although my position here isn't big, I can still arrange a decent job for you."

Su Yuntao felt a slight warmth in his heart, but he didn't say anything more on the surface. He simply nodded and said, "I understand. Thank you for your concern, Uncle Xu."

After chatting for a few more minutes, Xu Mingyuan got up to say goodbye.

Su Yuntao escorted him to the entrance of the Baron's mansion and watched him get into the carriage. Only after the carriage turned the corner and disappeared from sight did he turn around and walk back to the courtyard.

The moment the main hall door closed, the smile on Su Yuntao's face vanished completely.

He hurried back to his room, closed the door, and sat down at the table.

He leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and remained silent for a long while before slowly opening them. His gaze turned cold, and a thought flickered in his mind:

"Update intelligence!"

"Today's intelligence has been updated!"

A pale golden light curtain silently unfolded before his eyes, and several lines of small seal script characters appeared one after another.

Su Yuntao's gaze quickly swept over the first line, then stopped.

[Intelligence ①: The arrangements for personnel at the Notting branch of the Heavenly Dou Temple have been issued, and the official document is expected to arrive at the Notting branch in one day. Regarding the host's position: the position of Notting branch temple master remains unchanged, and there are no plans for transfer. The Heavenly Dou Temple's standardized requirements for personnel transfers have been mentioned in previous documents, but have not yet been officially implemented. While the other Heavenly Dou Temple examinees returned to the Heavenly Dou Imperial City to discuss whether to recruit you, Salas immediately pushed for the implementation of this policy, fundamentally cutting off your possibility of entering the Heavenly Dou Temple. At the same time, Salas used this new policy to suppress other factions within the temple from trying to recruit you, thereby gaining the appreciation of his superiors and laying a solid foundation for his promotion to cardinal.]

After reading the intelligence report, Su Yuntao remained silent for a long time.

It was indeed Salas who did this, and he did it flawlessly.

On the surface, he upheld the rules, but in reality, he aimed to cut off Salas's path to advancement. Even more ingeniously, Salas used this opportunity to strike at other factions, truly killing two birds with one stone.

This person's methods are even more cunning than he imagined. He must not be careless in the slightest when dealing with such a person. Once he makes a move, he must strike swiftly and decisively, giving the opponent no chance to react.

Su Yuntao suppressed the chill in his heart and continued to look down.

When he saw the contents of the second intelligence report, he sat up abruptly.