Chapter 271: Gourmet Strategy: Gourmet Food Drives the Tourism Industry

This great purge has put both the Spirit Hall and the Two Great Empires much more at ease.

After all, no one wants a hidden force within their own territory.

This move by the Light God Sect can be considered quite clever.

If the mobile phones from the Spirit Hall weren't being used, they might have truly succeeded.

By orchestrating this infiltration plan, what exactly is the Light God Sect trying to do?

Jerry hasn't figured it out, and even with his experience from novels, he still can't.

Isn't Tang San the protagonist?

He should just jump out, confront them head-on, and charge in recklessly.

Why is he resorting to schemes and plots?

Are protagonists this cowardly now?

Can't they just play by the rules?

However, Jerry is not entirely at ease; the believers found this time were mainly mobile phone users, and there are still many people who haven't accepted this new thing called a mobile phone. These people are a bit difficult to deal with—you can't just check everyone, can you?

Currently, many of the continent's systems are not yet sound, so it is truly not suitable for a census.

Some remote villages are entirely populated by ordinary people whose descendants have not awakened soul power; they leave the village and go years without contacting the outside world.

They have farmland in their hands, grain in the fields, and food stored at home, but they simply have no money.

When necessary, they only trade on a small scale within the village, still using the primitive method of barter.

These villages were already remote and inhabited by ordinary people; previously, it took two days to reach the nearest city, and with the World Advancement and the ground expanding, it takes even longer, so they simply don't come out.

Because they are registered with the Spirit Hall, even if it is far, Spirit Masters are sent every year to help children of the appropriate age undergo Spirit Awakening.

Regardless of whether they have soul power, awakening some agricultural martial soul makes farming more convenient, so even if they know they won't awaken soul power, they still have all children of the appropriate age participate in the Spirit Awakening Ceremony every year.

Douluo Continent still needs a long time to develop, and this cannot be accelerated; even if personnel are arranged to drive the development of the villages, it will still require a long adaptation period, as human thought is the hardest thing to change.

This operation was carried out quietly without any rumors leaking out; those believers who do not use mobile phones are isolated from information and likely do not know the situation yet.

However, this matter cannot be hidden for long; those without mobile phones will find out sooner or later.

Ordinary people won't pay attention, only those believers will care, so just sit and wait for them to discover it; if a few troublemakers jump out, that would be even better.

It's not that I fear you causing trouble, it's that I fear you hiding and not coming out.

Moreover, through this incident, Jerry also discovered the drawbacks of mobile phones.

When a mobile phone is placed inside a Storage Spirit Tool, it loses its signal.

This is not something that can be solved by an update; it is a problem with the mobile phone itself.

It already cost Jerry a great price to make the mobile phones, and trying to research how to make the signal break through a Storage Spirit Tool feels a bit too difficult.

A Storage Spirit Tool forms its own space, and for the signal to break through, it must pass through the spatial barrier; currently, there is truly no such technology.

However, this time Jerry discovered a secret: the God Envoy's spirit rings are normal.

This time, catching believers relied mainly on the mobile phone's program for checking physical data.

Among the people caught now, there are no God Envoys at all.

Furthermore, the backend data also shows as normal.

Then there is only one reason: the God Envoy's spirit rings are different from the believers' spirit rings.

It makes sense; to become a God Envoy, one's talent must be good. If their spirit rings were the same as the believers', then there would be a high probability of them becoming fanatical believers.

A god wants to pass on their God Position and find a successor, not find a fanatical puppet.

If it weren't for this, finding the hidden God Envoys through the mobile phones used to catch believers would still be a very simple matter.

The reason they cannot be found is also because the Five Great Envoys have too little contact with the people below.

And most of the time they just send messages; the God Envoys either don't reply or just reply with the two words "Read it."

There is currently no function to locate someone based on text messages; Jerry originally wanted to call them, but the captured believers said that the God Envoys never let them make calls.

Why they don't let them make calls is actually just Tang San's speculation. Previously, the Spirit Hall captured over 60,000 people, of which over 40,000 were believers of the Light God Sect, and they had one common characteristic: they used mobile phones.

At that time, mobile phones had just come out and didn't have many functions, so what everyone used most was making calls.

So Tang San felt it might be the reason for making calls that caused them to be exposed.

Later, Tang San told everyone not to make calls, and sure enough, the Spirit Hall didn't capture anyone else afterward.

Wuhun City

Ever since learning that the Empire and the Spirit Hall were vigorously developing the Extreme North, Tang San's mood had been excellent every day.

Develop, develop vigorously; the faster it develops, the better.

The better you develop, the greater my harvest will be when the time comes.

In a great mood, Tang San decided to learn every branch of arrays to level six within half a year, and then start pushing for level seven.

The Transfer Array belongs to the Level 9 Array; it's getting closer, it's getting closer, and what Tang San lacks now is time.

If he didn't have to work during the day and used all his time to study, he feels his progress would be faster.

It's a pity, Tang San is reluctant to give up his current employee privileges.

Then he can only stretch out the timeline for learning.

Yu Xiaogang is quietly teaching himself about Soul Guidance Devices.

He is different from Tang San; Tang San could start making Level 1 Soul Guidance Devices directly because he is a part-time Blacksmith and is very familiar with materials of various attributes.

But Yu Xiaogang is still memorizing data on various materials, as there are too many materials.

I don't know if it's because of his age or his low Spirit Power, but he has never been able to memorize them clearly, often attributing the characteristics of one material to another.

Understanding the characteristics of materials is the foundation of the profession of a Soul Guidance Master, just as an Alchemist needs to learn about medicinal herbs first.

Even if all the materials are memorized, what about the Rule Runes?

Even if the Rule Runes are applied directly, one still needs to learn the design and crafting of Soul Guidance Devices; only after learning all of this can one start learning to engrave Rule Runes and make Soul Guidance Devices.

If everything could be self-taught, then what would schools be for?

Yet Yu Xiaogang knew nothing of all this, still burying himself in solitary research, working behind closed doors.

The time until Yu Xiaogang becomes a Soul Guidance Master is truly nowhere in sight.

Oscar and Ma Hongjun can be said to be the most successful; they have truly become people above others now.

Under the development of the two, the prospects for the Gourmet Appreciation Association are bright.

Looking at the association's registered numbers alone, it has already reached over forty thousand people, with members distributed across the Two Great Empires and the Spirit Hall; whether in big cities or small, one can see personnel wearing the Gourmet Association uniform.

These personnel roam all parts of the continent, searching for gourmet food.

The Gourmet Appreciation Association even published a Food Guide because of this.

Inside, it records in detail the specialty gourmet foods of every part of the continent, and under every dish, there is also a Food Recommendation Officer.

The title of Food Recommendation Officer is not only pleasant to hear but also comes with extra rewards, which has caused many association members to compete intensely, all wanting to be featured in the Food Guide.

Jerry also obtained a copy of the Food Guide, and after flipping through it, he couldn't help but sigh; these two, Oscar and Ma Hongjun, are truly talented.

With the explosive sales of the Food Guide, a gourmet craze was set off across the continent, simultaneously driving the development of the continent's tourism industry.

Because of the food, people go to a place, learn about it, grow to like it, and then appreciate the beautiful scenery of that place.

As the tourism industry developed, it raised the economic level of many places, allowing many regions to develop at a faster speed.

In the past, Jerry was still thinking about how to revitalize the continent's economy; relying solely on the Spirit Hall certainly wouldn't work.

If everyone came to Wuhun City for tourism, it would only drive the development of Wuhun City; only Wuhun City would be wealthy, while the economies of other places would not rise.

What Jerry wants is common prosperity for the entire continent; although this goal is very difficult to achieve, Jerry has been working hard at it.

He didn't expect Oscar and Ma Hongjun to solve this matter by accident.

Subsequently, Jerry prepared to help the two of them and promote the development of the Gourmet Appreciation Association.

A day later, in the new issue of the Spirit News, there was a page entirely dedicated to promoting the Gourmet Appreciation Association.

That day, all users using a Mobile Phone also received a promotional message, which was also promoting the Gourmet Appreciation Association.

Under the promotion of both the Spirit Hall newspaper and Mobile Phone, the entire continent knew of this association's existence.

In an instant, the Gourmet Appreciation Association and the Food Guide became household names.

As the president and vice-president, Oscar and Ma Hongjun were also known by many people.

Now, the two are not only in Wuhun City; when they go to other various cities, there are people specifically there to pick them up and cover all their travel expenses locally.

This feeling of being respected by others is much more satisfying than sneaking around as a God Envoy.

Oscar and Ma Hongjun were invited by the Spirit Hall and came to the Spirit Hall to meet with Jerry.

It was their first meeting; previously, they had only heard of Jerry and seen Jerry's portraits and statues, but had never met Jerry in person.

Seeing Jerry in person this time, Oscar and Ma Hongjun were both very happy.

Jerry told the two that many shops in the Wuhun City catering industry belonged to Jerry, and also told them that his shop doors all bore a special symbol.

It was also the first time the two had learned this, and they had seen this symbol many times; they had always thought it was the Spirit Hall's property, but now they knew these were all Jerry's private property.

From Tang San, the two had heard of Jerry's past and knew that Jerry also came from a poor background; now, having chatted with Jerry about their favorite topic of gourmet food, they instantly felt much closer.

In the past, the entire continent had the Elite Advanced Spirit Master Competition, but it stopped a long time ago; now, there are no continent-wide activities, and it feels like a joy is missing.

Jerry finding the two this time was to prepare to launch a continent-wide gourmet activity.

Every place can participate, and there is no limit to the types or quantities of specialty foods; the main idea is to let the common people of the entire continent understand gourmet food better through this activity.

For Oscar and Ma Hongjun, this idea was a perfect match; this was undoubtedly another opportunity to promote the Gourmet Appreciation Association.

Moreover, the two are very passionate about gourmet food, so the three of them chatted while formulating a plan; in one day, the general flow of the activity was finalized.

In the evening, the three chatted so congenially that they forgot the time; when they realized it, it was already late at night.

Jerry immediately arranged a Floating Small Courtyard for the two to stay in, telling them to rest well and chat again tomorrow.

The excited Oscar and Ma Hongjun arrived at the Floating Small Courtyard and were also shocked by the various facilities in the Small Courtyard.

Not to mention anything else, even the 300-fold soul power concentration and the adjustable Gravity Field are things closely related to Cultivation.

What was the multiplier of the Cultivation Tower outside again?

It seems it was 10-fold, and it couldn't be turned on twenty-four hours a day.

This place is simply heaven.

Subsequently, the two experienced it, consumed some soul power, and then began Cultivation; the speed of soul power Recovery was lightning fast.

It is a pity that the two have already become gods, and no one told them how to Cultivate afterward.

How good it would have been if they could have Cultivated here in the past.

Ma Hongjun was a bit hungry and found the kitchen; he originally intended to make something to eat himself, but suddenly saw a screen in the kitchen with pictures of various foods on it.

Ma Hongjun was already hungry, and after looking at the pictures of gourmet food, he felt even hungrier.

He then began to check the screen, clicked on a dish, and saw the picture followed by an introduction to the dish; at the bottom, there were two buttons, one for adding to the menu and one for ordering immediately.

Ma Hongjun tried ordering immediately, and a Teleportation Array appeared instantly, and then a dish of gourmet food identical to the picture appeared.

Why did the food arrive without payment?

Ma Hongjun initially thought this was the same as the online mall and required payment, but there was no payment page at all.

So he ran to tell Oscar in surprise; Oscar also ran over to test it, and sure enough, the food arrived without payment.

Outside, besides the online mall having this kind of teleportation setup, food delivery still requires delivery personnel, but the Spirit Hall has already started using teleportation.

Afterward, they looked around the courtyard; Oscar also saw a screen in the bedroom wardrobe, and after opening it, there were various types of clothing; clicking to buy immediately also teleported them directly, skipping the payment page entirely.

This Small Courtyard is used by the Spirit Hall to receive foreign guests, and everything inside is set to be free to use.

As for why there are still food delivery personnel outside now that there is teleportation technology, there are two reasons.

First, once the food delivery service was launched, many people began working as delivery personnel; they had just become familiar with this job, and now that teleportation ordering has been launched, wouldn't they all be laid off? Wouldn't their previous efforts have been in vain?

Second, everyone had just accepted delivery personnel; giving everyone a process to adapt, once the timing is ripe, teleportation ordering will be launched immediately. By then, the Spirit Hall's development will reach a higher level, and the positions it can provide will also become more and more numerous, allowing these laid-off delivery personnel to be reassigned.

The various equipment in the Small Courtyard kept the two of them researching for the entire night without them even realizing it.

When dawn broke, they finally began to sleep.

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(End of chapter)