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Chapter 63 Intelligence Network
"I'm sorry to bother you, Senior Brother. How can I let you spend more money?"

Lin Yu shook his head, clearly expressing his refusal.

He didn't want to owe anyone a favor for such a small matter.

Miao Yan also knew how to read people's faces. After hearing Lin Yu say this, he did not continue to insist:
"An inferior servant costs fifty spirit stones each, and an excellent servant costs one hundred spirit stones each. In addition, if the number of servants exceeds the stipulated number, the sect will not be responsible for the monthly resources of the excess servants."

"That's one hundred and fifty spirit stones."

Lin Yu nodded, took out twenty pills from his storage bag and handed them over: "Brother, I'll pay with Yuan Qi Pills, and for the rest, thank you for your help this time."

"It's a small matter. Junior brother, if I can be of use to you in the future, just let me know."

Miao Yan thought it was a mid-grade vitality pill, so he took it without too much psychological burden.

The market price of a mid-grade Yuanqi Pill is ten spirit stones. If he takes twenty, he can get fifty spirit stones as a reward.

It’s not much, but it’s better than nothing.

But as soon as he took it and saw the round and translucent appearance of the Yuan Qi Pill, Miao Yan's eyes widened immediately:

"Junior brother, if I'm not mistaken, this is a top-grade vitality pill, right? Did you give it to the wrong person?"

"That's right, Senior Brother. I just said that the extra part is for you."

Lin Yu smiled faintly.

It is difficult for him to refine a furnace of medium-grade Yuanqi Pills now, and every batch that comes out of the furnace is of top quality.

The top-grade vitality pills that are precious to ordinary people are within his reach.

This is the benefit of choosing the path of alchemy.

"But this is too much."

Miao Yan felt helpless. He had originally wanted to make this second-generation guy owe him a favor, but if he continued like this, he would be the one owing him a favor instead.

But he was reluctant to return it.

The market price of a top-grade Yuanqi Pill is fifteen spirit stones, and the key is that there are very few people who buy it. Even if it is sold for twenty spirit stones on the black market, people will rush to buy it, so there is no worry about sales at all.

Moreover, top-grade elixirs have few impurities and powerful medicinal effects. Keeping them for yourself can also improve your cultivation significantly.

"Brother, have you forgotten whose disciple I am? Just keep this elixir with confidence."

Lin Yu completed the transaction and waved goodbye.

The two servants were not in the miscellaneous hall and would be sent to his yard later.

"If Junior Brother needs anything from me in the future, I will definitely not refuse."

Miao Yan said behind his back, and this time there was a little more sincerity in his words than before.

It was already late, but the disciples of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall still helped Lin Yu finish his work as quickly as possible.

Not long after he returned to the yard, two servants were brought over.

Lin Yu took a quick look.

Song Chuanbao has some gray hair and wrinkles on his face. He looks like an ordinary middle-aged man. If he were thrown into a crowd of people, he would probably not be recognized. He is indeed a good candidate for intelligence work.

Xiong Ningsheng has a strong build and broad shoulders, with obvious signs of having practiced mortal martial arts. He has a gleam in his eyes and a generous personality, and he probably relies on this personality to gather intelligence.

When Tang Mai and Song Chuanbao met, they hugged each other excitedly. It was obvious that they had a good relationship.

"You two, I have recruited you here because I want you to help me build a small intelligence organization to collect various intelligence inside and outside the sect." Lin Yu asked the two to stand straight and got straight to the point.

"I know that both of you have certain expertise in intelligence gathering. I wonder what plans you have in mind for my request?"

Song Chuanbao and Xiong Ningsheng did not speak immediately, but fell into thought.

This was their first meeting, and both of them had a hunch that the answer to this question would determine their future status in this master's heart.

Xiong Ningsheng was silent for a moment and then spoke first: "Master, I am outgoing and generous, and I am good at making friends."

"If you can help me reach the Qi training stage, I can try to make friends with many Qi training cultivators inside and outside the sect, develop the unhappy cultivators among them to be my subordinates, provide me with intelligence, and gradually establish an intelligence network covering the sect and outside."

"Ah."

Lin Yu nodded, his face showing neither satisfaction nor disappointment, which made it difficult to understand.

"You can just call me Young Master, Song Chuanbao, what about you? What do you think?"

Lin Yu looked at Song Chuanbao.

Song Chuanbao thought for a long time before answering: "Master, I think we can take the servant route inside and the mortal route outside."

"All cultivators above the outer sect level in the sect have servants in their mansions. After completing their fixed service tasks, these servants also have their own lives and often interact with other servants."

"If the disciples are weak, their subordinates will have lower status and be even weaker. If the elders and deacons are powerful, their subordinates will have higher status and be stronger."

"We can bribe the former and befriend the latter. We don't need them to reveal too much that would violate their duties. As long as we can get some information and gather it together, we can get more detailed intelligence."

"Although there are many independent cultivators in the market outside the sect, the most basic composition is still mortals. Independent cultivators are generally greedy and have no bottom line. They are difficult to bribe. On the contrary, bribing those mortals can also obtain similar information."

After listening to this, Lin Yu nodded slightly, smiled faintly and said:

"This plan cannot be thought of in such a short time."

"Master, to be honest, I have been thinking about similar things since I entered the sect, so I can answer in such detail."

"Well, yes."

Lin Yu nodded in agreement.

Then, he asked with a half-smile, "Then what do you think is missing from Xiong Ningsheng's plan?"

Xiong Ningsheng also subconsciously looked at Song Chuanbao.

Song Chuanbao's heart was shocked, and he immediately understood what Lin Yu meant. He did not say no, but said directly:

"Brother Xiong's plan is indeed good, but the method of making friends with Qi training disciples requires a large amount of spirit stones, and the return is only some low-level information, which cannot meet your needs, young master."

"In addition, the most troublesome point is that the status of a servant cannot be changed. Even if we have reached the level of strength and even if the young master has a high status, the Qi training cultivators in the sect will at most look up to us, but it is impossible for them to truly open up to us."

Hearing this, Xiong Ningsheng showed some dissatisfaction on his face.

The plan was completely rejected, and his first impression in front of Lin Yu was bad. What Song Chuanbao did was really inhumane.

"Okay, Song Chuanbao will be fully responsible for the construction of the intelligence system. Xiong Ningsheng, you will be Song Chuanbao's deputy."

"There are enough spirit stones. What you two need to do now is to break through to the first level of Qi training as soon as possible, and then build an intelligence system for me in the shortest possible time."

After Lin Yu gave the order, he waved his hand and asked the two people with different thoughts to leave.

Tang Mai watched quietly from the side without uttering a single questioning voice.

(End of this chapter)