Chapter 270: United Empire: Surface Construction, Secretly Capturing People

Nineteen people who knew nothing yet were called into the office one by one by the Great Deacon.

Without the outside world noticing any movement, nineteen members of the Spirit Hall completed the replacement of their spirit rings.

The thirty members of the Spirit Hall Branch all shed their identities as believers of the Light God Sect.

The Spirit Hall in Jibei Cheng was too backward; many facilities were missing, and even the exchange services of the Logistics Department could only exchange for some daily necessities.

As for other things like spirit ring pills, the market had not been opened up at all.

However, even with only daily necessities, there were quite a few people coming to exchange every day.

In the Extreme North, there was no agriculture, and food was all brought in from other places.

This caused Jerry's plan to encounter a slight obstacle.

He had originally intended to take action when others came to exchange spirit rings or increase their spirit ring age, but it turned out these two services did not exist at all.

Secretly capturing people wouldn't work either; one couldn't just capture people and not let them go.

The Extreme North belonged to the Heaven Dou Empire, so Jerry went directly to Heaven Dou City, found Empress Xue Ke, and spoke to her about the situation in the Extreme North.

Upon hearing this, Xue Ke was very surprised; when did this Light God Sect take control of the Extreme North?

She had no idea.

Moreover, the monthly data reports from every city were all normal.

After consulting with each other, the two decided to resolve the matter of the Extreme North directly from the inside, and they could not let this matter spread to avoid causing panic.

Furthermore, it was uncertain whether the Five Great Envoys were actually in the Extreme North, so it would be bad to alert the enemy.

The Empire had inspection officials, so they sent a team of people under this pretext.

The number was five hundred; too many would be bad, and too few would lead to a shortage of manpower upon arrival, so they finally decided on the maximum number allowed for an inspection.

The Empire had regulations that the number of inspection officials was limited to between 100 and 500 people, though most only brought 100; a 500-person inspection team was already the highest specification.

Nominally, they were to inspect various cities to see their development, and this time, after inspecting the Extreme North, they prepared to develop it.

Once the news broke, the people in the Extreme North received the information and simultaneously reported it to Tang San.

Tang San had inadvertently heard some discussions at the Spirit Hall Academy regarding the Two Great Empires.

The development strategy was for cities to lead the countryside, starting from the imperial capital and spreading development outward.

Previously, Tang San thought that even if it reached the Extreme North, it would take at least a dozen years, but he hadn't expected that after only a few years, it was already the Extreme North's turn.

It seemed the Empire's development speed was also very fast; although it couldn't compare to the speed of Wuhun City, it was relatively not slow, and the Two Great Empires were privately competing to see who developed faster.

In fact, this was also the reason Jerry kept the Two Great Empires.

Not to mention mutual restraint, there still needed to be necessary competition.

The experience of development within the Small World told Jerry that only by having opposing forces could one develop faster.

Wars often broke out in the Small World, but whether in technology or cultivation, the speed of development was very fast.

Unifying the Douluo Continent might bring about a period of peace, but a country without opponents would definitely have very slow development in all walks of life, and it might even fall into a development bottleneck that would be difficult to break through.

Now that the Two Great Empires were comparing themselves to each other—economy, agriculture, production, military, and so on—the Two Great Empires could develop rapidly despite their vast area.

Tang San had long been prepared in his heart; even if it was ahead of schedule now, it was actually better for him.

Between controlling a developed city and a backward city, a developed city was certainly better; if the Empire was developing the Extreme North now, it actually suited Tang San's wishes perfectly.

Relying on the current number of believers in the Extreme North, even if it developed and attracted many outsiders, Tang San was confident he could control the Extreme North.

Subsequently, Tang San gave instructions to the person in charge of the Extreme North to cooperate with the Empire's development, and not to cause trouble during the development period; everything would wait until Jibei Cheng was well-developed.

As the Heaven Dou Empire prepared to develop the Extreme North, the Spirit Hall released a message that they were willing to provide free support for a group of people to go to the Extreme North for development.

Moreover, the Spirit Hall promised that this time they would perfect the various services of the Spirit Hall Branch in Jibei Cheng, building the branch according to the standards of a large city branch.

Seeing that the Spirit Hall was also going to support the development of the Extreme North, Tang San smiled cunningly.

A large-city standard Spirit Hall Branch would have all kinds of services; wouldn't this mean the spirit ring manufacturing machines, the machines for increasing spirit ring age, and other advanced things would all be delivered right to his doorstep?

He had previously been thinking about how to get these machines, and now they were being sent directly; at this very moment, Tang San felt very happy.

Tang San felt that ever since he came to Wuhun City, his luck had improved.

Compared to before, his luck had truly been too poor.

If only he had come to Wuhun City earlier; Jerry really had dumb luck to have run to Wuhun City so early.

Tang San still remembered that when he awakened, Jerry wanted to join the Spirit Hall, but the staff in charge of awakening wouldn't take him at all.

If he had spoken up at that time, perhaps he would have entered the Spirit Hall and been able to access these advanced materials early; there would have been no business for Jerry.

During this time, he had also inquired that Chrysanthemum Douluo's first disciple was Ye Lingling, a member of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Team with a Plant Spirit and great talent; it was of the same type as Chrysanthemum Douluo's martial soul, which was why Chrysanthemum Douluo took Ye Lingling as a disciple.

As for Jerry, he met Ye Lingling while in Heaven Dou, and later, through Ye Lingling's connection, Chrysanthemum Douluo took him as a disciple.

He had been completely misled by Yu Xiaogang, who said that Jerry had Innate Half-Level Spirit Power and no matter how he cultivated, his upper limit would only be there.

Sure enough, what kind of insight could a level-29 Great Spirit Master like Yu Xiaogang have?

Tang San felt that Jerry must have only started cultivating after Chrysanthemum Douluo took him as a disciple, under the support and guidance of Chrysanthemum Douluo.

Later, he heard Yu Xiaogang talk about his own breakthrough.

So it turned out that Innate Half-Level Spirit Power could also be cultivated to a very high level; Yu Xiaogang was just short-sighted before, which was why he said others had limited potential, yet he himself had Innate Half-Level Spirit Power and even cultivated to become a god.

Later, Yu Xiaogang recommended that he go to Shuaike Academy; he was just young and ignorant at the time, and Shuaike Academy boasted the name of an Advanced Academy, but its facilities were not even as good as a Primary Academy.

Later, he also followed Yu Xiaogang's advice to cultivate, but in the end, during the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Tournament, they didn't even make it out of the Empire's division.

Yu Xiaogang really ruined him.

Tang San had the urge to beat Yu Xiaogang up.

However, he held back in the end; no matter how bad Yu Xiaogang was, he was at least a god-level powerhouse and also a great help.

Since both the Empire and the Spirit Hall wanted to develop the Extreme North, then let them develop it; he would just sit and wait to reap the rewards.

At this moment, the smile on Tang San's face looked a bit evil.

In Tang San's view, it was normal for the Empire and the Spirit Hall to develop the Extreme North, so he didn't look at the reporter's statement anymore and told him not to interfere with the Spirit Hall's development.

The subordinates were afraid that the Spirit Hall might have other motives after getting involved, so they reported it to Tang San once more.

Unexpectedly, Tang San told them to ignore it and not to interfere.

Ever since the God Envoy went to Wuhun City, why does it seem like they have become a different person?

Is the God Envoy really that at ease with the Spirit Hall now?

If the Spirit Hall got involved in the past, the God Envoy would definitely have said that the Spirit Hall was surely plotting something, as the Spirit Hall never does anything without profit; although the Light God Sect had not yet stepped out of the Extreme North at that time, the God Envoy often used events happening on the continent to keep everyone alert.

This time, with things happening right beside them, the God Envoy actually didn't tell us to stay vigilant or anything.

When reporting the information, all five God Envoys sent the data.

The result obtained was also the same.

It was all to tell them not to interfere, not to cause trouble, and not to pay attention; if there was a need for help, they were even to provide some assistance.

In fact, after seeing that the Empire wanted to develop the Extreme North, Tang San had communicated with the other few people and stated his own thoughts.

After Tang San confidently finished stating his thoughts and plans, he said a bit more to persuade the others, fearing they would pull small tricks and affect his plans.

Actually, Tang San was really overthinking it; Dugu Yan had given up, Oscar and Ma Hongjun were both slacking off and preparing to be "old sixes," and Yu Xiaogang was currently secretly studying Spirit Guidance Master materials, wanting to amaze everyone with a single feat—where would they have the time to care about these things?

Therefore, as soon as Tang San finished speaking, everyone expressed their support.

This is also the reason why the people in the Extreme North received such similar opinions from the five God Envoys.

Since the God Envoys had all said so, as subordinates, having offered their opinions, they had already fulfilled their duty.

If the superiors did not accept it and had their own arrangements, then what else was there to think about? They just needed to execute according to the superiors' intent.

The people from the Spirit Hall and the people from the Empire were ready to take action as soon as both sides arrived in the Extreme North.

To prevent the people in the city from resisting or sending out distress signals when they made arrests, the Spirit Hall's forces built something outside the city just as they began their work.

It was called construction, but in reality, it was setting up an Array.

A conventional Barrier, plus a means to block Mobile Phone signals.

The people from the Spirit Hall were recruiting workers while they built.

The benefits for the workers were quite attractive, and in an instant, the registration site was overcrowded.

Using the slogan of testing work ability first, they kept a batch of people and sent the rest back to wait for the next time.

Those who stayed were very happy, while those who left were a bit unhappy, thinking, "Why wasn't I chosen? The Spirit Hall really has no eye for talent."

The people who stayed left after one day, and the Spirit Hall began to continue recruiting.

This gave those who remained previously a turning point and hope, so they were very happy and ran over without stopping.

Some more cautious people even inquired about why those previous people hadn't stayed.

But the previous people just wouldn't say, and one could see a trace of disdain in their eyes, as if they were thinking that since they themselves hadn't been hired, we shouldn't be able to be hired either.

These cautious people believed this was definitely jealousy after failure.

The people who left earlier had all signed contracts, so even if they wanted to talk, they couldn't.

Just like that, they recruited on a large scale first, kept some people, let some go after a few days, and then continued recruiting.

One month later, all the lower-status believers of the Light God Sect had the aftereffects of being believers completely removed.

As for those who were originally biased toward the Light God Sect, they were kept in detention after their aftereffects were cleared.

Now, only the City Lord's Mansion remained, where some more important Light God Sect believers lived; they were not short of money and had not gone to apply for jobs at the Spirit Hall, so the Spirit Hall had not yet taken action against them.

The City Lord's Mansion covered an area of eight hundred mu, and the people inside were basically descendants left behind by the original nobility.

Empress Xue Ke slowly revoked all noble titles.

Without noble status, they set their sights on official positions.

Others did not succeed, but Tang San, who was not a noble, succeeded.

After handing over his noble status, he could still continue to be the City Lord.

Other nobles, unable to plot for official positions, could only stay in the Extreme North to develop.

Moreover, it was heard that the outside world was very unfriendly to the former nobility and they would be beaten and scolded by others.

Therefore, these people joined the Light God Sect without any reservations.

It was time for the previous great Array to be activated.

To prevent these high-level figures among the believers from sending messages to notify the God Envoys, the great Array was opened directly, and this group of believers became turtles in a jar.

Jerry led his forces to surround the City Lord's Mansion, and before they could react, a team of people rushed in instantly, directly invading the City Lord's Mansion.

After interrogation, they learned the identities of these people, and not one of them was a God Envoy.

The answer was the same: the God Envoy wore a mask, and they had never seen them.

Jerry asked them, since they all wore masks, weren't they afraid of others impersonating them?

The answer obtained was something Jerry had not expected.

After accepting the God Trial, they didn't know why, but they would be obedient to the God Envoy.

A few more days passed, and the Extreme North successfully returned to the embrace of the Empire.

After resolving the matter of the believers, Jerry began to set about developing the Extreme North; after writing a plan, he ordered his subordinates to execute it.

Only then did Jerry begin to examine the entire Extreme North—was there anything special here?

Why did the Light God Sect choose to start developing from here?

There really was nothing else special; it was mainly because it was close.

As soon as the five of Tang San left the mountains of the Extreme North, they encountered Jibei Cheng; it was truly because it was close that they chose this place all of a sudden.

Moreover, if they encountered an accident that they could not resist, they would hide back in the mountains of the Extreme North, and the gods of the Spirit Hall would not be able to find them.

The retreat had been arranged perfectly long ago, otherwise, did you think Tang San and the others were stupid to choose a place that was so poor, backward, and had such a small population?

However, the idea was good; whether it was the Spirit Hall or the Empire, they did not attack the Extreme North with great fanfare, but rather recruited workers openly, resolving all the believers in the city silently and without a sound.

As before, the Mobile Phones of the few high-level people were confiscated, and relevant personnel were responsible for using these phones to fool the God Envoys.

Wuhun City

A small gathering of the Five Great Envoys.

Celebrating that the Extreme North is about to develop.

Cheers to the rise of the Extreme North.

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(End of chapter)