Chapter 272: Infiltration and Subversion: How Did It Become So Open and Aboveboard?

One week later, the Spirit Hall released a piece of news.

Jointly initiated by the Spirit Hall and the Gourmet Appreciation Association, a continent-wide gourmet event would be held in three months, during which everyone could sign up to participate.

Requirements for participating in the event:

This event focuses on gourmet food; contestants need at least one Middle Grade dish appraised by the Gourmet Appreciation Association.

This time, a new grading system for dishes will be introduced, totaling nine grades, divided into: Not Classified, Low Grade, Middle Grade, High Grade, Top Grade, Rare, Uncommon, Epic, and Legendary.

All dishes must be prepared on-site to prevent imposters.

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Tang San could hardly believe it when he heard this news, especially when he saw the names of Oscar and Ma Hongjun in the list of organizers, and that they were also judges.

Unbelievable!

These two are really something; are they afraid they aren't being high-profile enough?

Is it really necessary to be so open and aboveboard?

And they even got mixed up with the Spirit Hall.

Do you still remember your mission?

Infiltration and subversion.

Infiltration!

Subversion!

You are getting involved with the Spirit Hall so openly; aren't you afraid of being exposed?

Have you ever understood the meaning of the words "infiltration" and "subversion"?

Actually, once Oscar and Ma Hongjun decided to become "old sixes," they stopped worrying about it entirely.

Moreover, their experiences in Wuhun City during this period had already made them realize one thing.

As long as it is not illegal, you can do whatever you want.

Now, Oscar and Ma Hongjun are not stupid either; facing Tang San's questioning, they also came up with a response plan.

Previously, when developing the Light God Sect, they used God Trials to attract others.

Now they are developing the Gourmet Appreciation Association, using gourmet food to attract others.

It is the same act of developing a force, just the method is different.

Furthermore, the two said that before, the God told us to develop a force, but did not say how to develop it; whether it is the Light God Sect or the Gourmet Appreciation Association, both are developing a force, just in different forms, but the essence is still the same.

Besides, cooperating with the Spirit Hall can allow their force to develop faster.

Borrowing the opponent's resources to develop one's own force—no matter how you look at it, it is a cost-effective deal, so why not do it?

Facing the response that Oscar and Ma Hongjun had already prepared, Tang San could not find any loopholes and could only accept it silently.

After all, Tang San had never been in a position of power before, his vision was limited, and he did not discover the difference between the two forces.

The Light God Sect has complete control over its believers, while the Gourmet Appreciation Association does not control them, but attracts them spontaneously.

Therefore, the management style and the power of the person in charge are also different.

If one really wanted to jump out and start a war to overthrow the Spirit Hall, the Light God Sect could raise an army, but the Gourmet Appreciation Association might not.

The reason Tang San was angry was simply because he was a little jealous in his heart.

To be honest, Tang San had never thought much of Oscar and Ma Hongjun, always regarding them as slackers.

Now that the slackers in his eyes had suddenly accomplished a great undertaking, the contrast was incredibly uncomfortable.

Oscar and Ma Hongjun did not say it explicitly, and Tang San did not know; Yu Xiaogang now, apart from studying knowledge of Soul Guidance Devices, was too lazy to care about anything else.

Moreover, Yu Xiaogang also felt that these things were nothing; they were all just developing forces, one in the light and one in the dark, which would make the development effect even better.

Dugu Yan goes without saying; she did not say a single word, just watching from the side as Oscar and Ma Hongjun fooled Tang San.

She did not care; no matter how things turned out in the end, it would have no impact on her.

Although Dugu Yan was lying flat now, she was not truly stupid; she had long seen that there was something wrong with Oscar and Ma Hongjun.

Today, the two of them fooled Tang San like this again, so it was very obvious that these two had also wavered.

In private, Dugu Yan arranged to meet Oscar and Ma Hongjun, and the three gathered together.

"Oscar, Ma Hongjun, you two treat Tang San and Yu Xiaogang like fools, but I am not; what are you trying to do? Do you not want to overthrow the Spirit Hall anymore?"

Dugu Yan sat on a chair, her fingers interlaced, supporting her chin, and said lazily; after speaking, she even glanced at the two.

Regarding Dugu Yan's inquiry, Oscar and Ma Hongjun felt a jolt in their hearts.

Had they been discovered?

Apart from this time, they didn't seem to have done anything else related to the Spirit Hall, right?

Where did the problem arise?

How did Dugu Yan see it?

Dugu Yan is asking directly now; what exactly does she mean?

Seeing the surprised expressions of the two, Dugu Yan felt she had them figured out; the personalities of these two were still the same as before.

Although they had changed slightly, their true nature was hard to change.

With a slight probe, they immediately showed their true colors.

Thinking of this, Dugu Yan chuckled.

The two also noticed Dugu Yan's chuckle.

This chuckle also made the two realize.

This Dugu Yan was probing; she had no evidence at all, yet the two of them thought they had been discovered; combined with their own reactions just now, didn't this mean they had completely exposed themselves?

"Sister Yan, you are still the more skilled one; our little tricks are no match for you at all."

After realizing this, Oscar understood Dugu Yan's meaning.

Although the excuses the two of them gave Tang San were just pretexts, you saw through them and didn't expose them, which proves that you and Tang San are not of one mind either; thinking of this, the two of them felt relieved.

"Let's speak openly! The grudges between me and the Spirit Hall have been resolved!"

After Dugu Yan finished this sentence, she stared at the two of them with a calm expression, as if wanting to hear the two of them offer their congratulations.

But the two of them didn't say a single word.

The grudges were resolved?

What grudges did Dugu Yan have with the Spirit Hall again?

It had been too long.

The two of them didn't usually concern themselves with this; Dugu Yan had mentioned it before, but now they couldn't remember.

Seeing that the two of them had no reaction at all and were even looking at each other in confusion, Dugu Yan had black lines running down her head.

These two people were too unconcerned!

They were all teammates who had fought side by side, so how could they be so indifferent toward a teammate?

The grudges the few of them held against the Spirit Hall had been discussed many times before, and it was these very grudges that had brought them together; the confused look on these two people's faces now made it feel like they had forgotten completely.

"With the two of you, even if we were truly opposed to the Spirit Hall, it would be a miracle if we could overthrow the Spirit Hall!"

Dugu Yan said angrily, truly infuriated by the two of them.

A miracle!

Wasn't it just that?

The reason the original work was able to overthrow the Spirit Hall wasn't it just because Tang San died once and then came back to life to continue fighting?

In the past, when Jerry read the novel, the final scene where Ning Rongrong and Oscar used the Spirit Fusion Skill Resurrection Light together felt like a joke.

The condition for the Resurrection Light was that the body must not be mutilated within one hour of death.

At the time, Jerry was thinking, is this divine battle a joke? It's not even as good as a martial arts world; in martial arts world battles, arms and legs are broken all the time.

Douluo Continent is supposed to be a fantasy world, and it's a divine battle, so how weak must the power of various soul skills be to still leave Tang San's body intact after death?

Jerry had thought about this problem before when researching things like Soul Guidance Cannon bombs; so you can be resurrected if your body is mutilated, right? I'll blast you into dust with one shot and see you try to resurrect again.

Furthermore, in a divine battle, when opposing sides kill the other's god, it would be good enough if they didn't hang your corpse on the city wall, let alone let you resurrect after an hour?

They had already started a war, so were they really that merciful?

And that Resurrection Light was even a skill recognized by the world; this world's threshold for death is too low.

However, for the current Jerry, it doesn't matter whether they are blasted into dust or not.

The world's Life Rule and death rules are considered more or less complete.

80% of the death and Life Rule, get to know it.

Jerry could not comprehend the remaining 20% no matter what, and he asked the world consciousness, but the world consciousness didn't know either.

Could it be that he needs to establish reincarnation?

Jerry indicated that he didn't have that ability; establishing reincarnation, he'd better forget it. The Ancestral Witch Houtu established reincarnation, not only getting herself trapped in it, but the Witch Clan also went extinct because they were missing an Ancestral Witch.

If he could establish reincarnation without getting himself trapped in it, that would be fine, but if it meant sacrificing himself, he'd better forget it.

Seeing that Dugu Yan was a bit angry, Oscar and Ma Hongjun immediately said with a smile: "Sister Yan, don't be angry. It's our fault; we weren't attentive before, but we will definitely change, definitely correct it."

Afterwards, Dugu Yan spoke to the two of them again about her grandfather.

Only then did the two of them suddenly realize.

They originally had no hatred for the Spirit Hall, and now wasn't Dugu Yan the same as them?

"Actually, the Spirit Hall is very good; it has benefited many people. I don't wish for it to be overthrown now."

Dugu Yan said seriously at this moment; this was also her thought after careful consideration.

"Sister Yan, that's great! Our thoughts are basically the same as yours. The Spirit Hall is not bad. We hadn't been here before and only listened to the rhetoric of Tang San and Yu Xiaogang; we were misled by them."

Oscar said happily. Before, he only trusted Ma Hongjun, and he had to be on guard against everyone else, speaking very carefully, which made him very uncomfortable.

Now that Dugu Yan's thoughts were consistent with theirs, he instantly relaxed.

"Yes, yes, we were all misled. After our Gourmet Appreciation Association developed, we traveled to various cities on the continent. Behind the development of every city, there is a lot of effort from the Spirit Hall."

"The Spirit Hall is genuinely doing practical things for the continent, and it always has been. Before, no one said it out loud, and everyone's information was blocked, so they just didn't know."

Ma Hongjun continued, saying that compared to the Gourmet Association headquarters in Wuhun City, he preferred going on business trips to various cities.

Every time he arrived in a city, he would look for the city's delicacies, see the city's scenery, and incidentally learn about the city's development history.

Thereby, he learned exactly how much the Spirit Hall had done in private.

The Spirit Hall develops various places silently, and compared to some small factions that make a big fuss about doing a little thing, the Spirit Hall's actions are even more worthy of respect.

This is also the result of Jerry's efforts; the Inspection Department in Wuhun City is not just for show; it truly achieved the role of inspection.

From small villages to large cities, in every aspect, as long as there are Spirit Hall staff members, no one dares to engage in corruption or bribery.

Oscar and Ma Hongjun's impression of the Spirit Hall had greatly improved, and Jerry had also clearly told the two of them the purpose of this activity.

Through food, let the people of the entire continent move around; only in this way can they drive the economy of various places, thereby having more resources for development.

After development is good, it can attract more people to travel.

Food is just a lead-in; in the future, when cities develop, what attracts tourists will not just be food, but also other local specialties.

Only when local development is good can the people's living conditions become better.

When living conditions are good, it can also drive local development.

This is a healthy development process.

Oscar and Ma Hongjun had also asked Jerry why he wanted to do this; doing this for the Spirit Hall, or rather for Jerry, didn't seem to have any benefits, at least they couldn't see any benefits.

Most of the development, besides money, involves various materials, and for most of these cities that the Spirit Hall promotes development in, the money and materials are provided by the Spirit Hall.

The reason the Spirit Hall provides them is also because of the orders Jerry issued.

So, what is the benefit of Jerry doing this?

With their vision, they truly cannot understand it right now.

Actually, it is normal not to understand; not only can they not understand, but many people in the Spirit Hall cannot understand either.

The only ones who can truly understand are Qian Daoliu and Poseidon.

If Qian Daoliu supports it, then no one in the Spirit Hall dares to openly oppose it; even if they have complaints in their hearts, they will not speak them out.

However, as two groups of people have become gods, a few more people have come to understand what is going on.

That's right, it is Faith Power; they all think Jerry is doing this for the sake of Faith Power, and Jerry has not explained otherwise.

Usually, Faith Power exists, but it is very scattered.

Jerry's original intention was to change the continent and develop the continent.

The Faith Power within this is merely an incidental product, and Jerry used this method to concentrate the originally scattered Faith Power mostly into the Spirit Hall.

From the top to the bottom of the Spirit Hall, even if they do nothing every day, some Faith Power will drift over.

Some people receive more Faith Power, and some receive less, but this Faith Power, which they cannot see, is subtly improving their very selves.

Moreover, after the two groups in the Spirit Hall became gods this time, they also clearly felt the benefits of Faith Power.

Jerry also told them that after becoming a god, Faith Power can continue to improve and enhance their God Body.

When the God Body reaches the Third Layer realm, it merges more with heaven and earth, and the comprehension of the Rule is also faster.

He also told them that the best way to obtain Faith Power is to help the common people develop; when their lives are good and stable, they will naturally and sincerely be grateful to the people who helped them, and Faith Power is generated at this time.

But in reality, Jerry is not currently plotting for Faith Power; he just wants to see what lies at the end of Cultivation.

Developing the continent also indirectly promotes the development of the world; when the world develops to a certain point and advances again, the upper limit of Cultivation will also be broken once more.

Jerry wants to see if the Douluo Continent, which is at the bottom of the fantasy world, can develop to a higher level.

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(End of this chapter)