Douluo Continent: What should I do if I don't have a cheat system?

Chapter 229 Tang San's Rise: Arrest of Illegal Researchers

The more Tang San and his friends learned about the Spirit Hall, the more powerful the Spirit Hall seemed to them.

Although they have the Divine Test as a cultivation accelerator, they can't help but think that what we've learned is still what the Spirit Hall has made public. If it's this powerful, then what else does the Spirit Hall have that it hasn't made public?

Previously, Tang San always thought Yu Xiaogang was a scholar with extensive knowledge. However, after reading the information released by the Spirit Hall, he instantly felt that Yu Xiaogang was a fraud.

Yu Xiaogang had been guiding them in their cultivation, and he had taught them a lot of knowledge in school, but now it seems that much of it was wrong.

Moreover, when I met Yu Xiaogang again, the knowledge he explained was completely different from before. I thought that Master Yu Xiaogang had made a breakthrough in his research, but now it seems that he learned it all from the Spirit Hall.

Yu Xiaogang once said that there are nine cultivation towers in Wuhun City, and the cultivation speed inside is ten times that outside. Everyone from Soul Masters to Title Douluos can go inside to cultivate. Moreover, Yu Xiaogang himself has cultivated inside.

Therefore, it seems that the Spirit Hall's publicly stated strength is seriously inconsistent with its actual strength, and it is hiding a lot.

Based on these reasons, this is why Tang San always advocated for low-key and hidden development when building the Church of Light, and resolutely refused to show his face unless he had the strength to confront the Spirit Hall.

Through divine trials, they can increase the age of the absorbed soul rings, raise their soul power level, break through their current limits, and indirectly enhance their talents. It is through these methods that they have been able to quickly develop a group of believers.

In fact, these so-called divine test methods are nothing more than the fact that Jerry didn't reveal the Bloodline Pill and Soul Power Pill. Otherwise, the divine test would really be nothing at all.

The far north is a remote place with few resources, which used to attract people to hunt spirit beasts and obtain spirit rings.

Now, Spirit Rings can be directly exchanged at the Spirit Hall. Only a handful of Spirit Masters come here because they are poor or for other reasons and cannot register at the Spirit Hall, so they can only come here to hunt for Spirit Rings.

The Church of Light has grown rapidly because it understands and manipulates the psychology of these people.

In addition, in recent years, the Spirit Hall and the two great empires have been vigorously developing infrastructure, resulting in very low control over spirit masters, which allowed Tang San and his companions to take advantage of the situation.

However, the far north is limited in area and resources. Once saturated, it can only expand to other places.

Since only the five of them could initiate the Divine Trial, after the division of labor, Dugu Yan went to the Heaven Dou Empire to develop believers, Ma Hongjun went to the Star Luo Empire to develop believers, Tang San was wanted by the Spirit Hall, so he could only stay in the far north, Oscar went to Spirit City to develop believers, and Yu Xiaogang went to some small countries in the surrounding area.

Tang San originally wanted to go to Wuhun City to experience the training tower, but considering that he was always wanted by the authorities, he had no choice.

The five divine envoys began their operation just as the Spirit Hall and the two great empires were arresting illegal researchers, giving them another loophole to exploit.

Moreover, after coming into contact with illegal researchers, I discovered that their purpose was actually very simple: to improve their talents so that they could cultivate to a higher level.

There are many talented individuals among these illegal researchers.

Before studying the human body, many of them started by researching weapons. And the weapons they developed were far more powerful than the mechanical weapons provided by Tang San.

The mechanical weapons provided by Tang San, especially the powerful ones, all require special techniques to use, and are difficult for people who haven't practiced those techniques to use.

However, the weapons created by these illegal researchers are powerful, easy to use, and can be used by anyone.

The Tang Clan's hidden weapons were already outdated before they even got started.

Tang San used to think that Tang Sect martial arts were his secret weapon and the key to his superiority over others, but now the Spirit Hall has released all the training materials.

Having lost all his advantages, Tang San felt both happy and resentful.

What made him happy was that he could easily obtain such powerful cultivation materials; what made him resentful was that he had lost his advantage.

Fortunately, the divine test prevented Tang San from losing faith.

The ninth test given to them by the gods was to develop a visible force of more than 100,000 people on the mainland.

With the help of the divine test, they quickly built a force of 100,000 people. Because they have been hiding and have not come out into the open, the mission has not yet been completed.

They had originally wanted to jump out a long time ago, but it was delayed because of Jerry's clone.

Jerry's main body obtained information on technological development in the small world. After synchronizing with his clone, he established communication facilities on the mainland and developed mobile phones, which can be used to access any publicly available information.

Jerry's phone is a combination of soul guidance and technology.

In terms of batteries alone, the Spirit Hall uses self-recharging batteries internally, while the batteries publicly available require active charging.

Moreover, the battery uses a soul-guided energy storage device with a large capacity and a longer service life.

The technology developed independently by illegal researchers uses electricity, and its use is subject to too many restrictions.

However, they were also very clever; they even built a network for these electrically powered mobile phones.

Much of the information on this website is plagiarized from the Spirit Hall, and some of it is research material they share.

Because this type of phone does not require registration, Tang San and his friends obtained it.

Through this mobile phone learning material, one can also learn about the Spirit Hall.

Only after learning that the Spirit Hall only had two gods did Tang San and his companions feel at ease and begin their large-scale expansion.

The reason they haven't brought their power into the open yet is because the Spirit Hall releases valuable information every now and then, and they want to obtain more of it.

Wuhun City

Jerry is also having a headache. He only thought about releasing the data before and didn't restrict anything. Now he's created a group of illegal researchers like this.

They all appear to have legitimate professions, and their research is conducted privately, making it impossible to distinguish which researchers are illegitimate.

Jerry also discovered that someone had set up another communication system, which was based on the Spirit Hall's signal tower.

They really underestimated the Spirit Hall. They built it directly under the Spirit Hall's signal tower, thinking no one could detect it?

However, this person is also quite talented. Jerry plans to interrogate him after catching him, and if his mistake is not too serious, he will hand him over to the Ministry of Science and Technology.

Jerry directly hacked into the database of this communication system. Although there was no real-name authentication, he still found a lot of useful information. These illegal researchers were all using this communication device.

Based on the information inside, some illegal researchers were identified, and Jerry immediately ordered their arrest.

There are many more, but we can only see their contact information and cannot deduce who they are.

Jerry thought of the supercomputer in the movies of his past life, which could control electronic signals. He had become a god with incredibly strong mental power, but he couldn't perceive electronic signals. These were completely different things.

Suddenly, Jerry had a brilliant idea: he couldn't sense electronic signals, but cell towers could connect to their cell phones.

Jerry scanned the entire Douluo Planet with his divine sense and then directly developed a navigation system, Angel Navigation, to help you avoid getting lost.

Then they advertised the benefits of the navigation app, and it was even free software.

Soon, many people started installing navigation systems, and after using them, they found them very useful. Even in the forest, the navigation system could help you find your way.

Because everyone who used it said it was good, the researchers of the second communication device released the navigation program directly.

We couldn't find you before, but now we have your location directly, and we've arrested more than 10,000 people. The prisons in Wuhun City aren't enough to handle the demand.

But this is only treating the symptoms, not the root cause.

Furthermore, through online detection, these illegal researchers were found to be connected with the Church of Light.

Several particularly skilled illegal researchers passed the divine test, improved themselves, and broke through their own limits.

However, the Divine Trial has a drawback: everyone's Divine Trial is different. Many are only at the White Level 3, which is simple and easy to complete, but the rewards are not great.

Moreover, one can only undergo the Divine Trial once. Although it is only a small breakthrough, in Douluo Continent, each breakthrough will increase one's spiritual power.

The increase in their mental strength made their research ideas clearer, and they gradually learned many things that they didn't understand before.

However, their research direction was wrong, and they were destined not to produce any results.

Their human experiments mainly focused on martial spirits; they never considered that the human body was the key factor.

They even went so far as to research spirit transplantation in a madman.

The idea of ​​transplanting martial spirits was destined to fail for these researchers.

Jerry also shared his medical knowledge, but it was only available to staff at the Spirit Hall Hospital for emergency treatment when there were no other Spirit Masters available.

They take research data and go to perform surgery. Theoretically, their ideas are great, but they are basically useless in practice.

They don't understand human anatomy and think that all they need to do is replace one of them.

They were quite lucky, perhaps because of an accident; they succeeded in their hand-switching experiment on their first attempt.

They underwent many organ transplants afterward, most of which failed, with only a few successful ones. This made them wonder if other parts of the body could be replaced if an arm could be replaced.

Their first thought was to change the martial soul. They initially experimented on children, but none of the experiments were successful. They concluded that the children's martial souls were not yet fully developed.

Then they started experimenting on adults. On one occasion, they found two test subjects with the same martial soul, and then replaced the low-quality martial soul with a high-quality one, which unexpectedly succeeded.

The person who successfully changed their martial soul instantly experienced a significant boost in talent, and their cultivation speed also increased to the level of a high-quality martial soul.

This gave all the researchers hope.

However, what they didn't know was that the person who successfully changed their martial soul experienced a rejection reaction after a period of time.

At first, I didn't take it seriously, but when I was fighting someone in the Soul Arena, my body suddenly became uncontrollable.

He could have easily dodged the soul skill, but because of his physical condition, he couldn't dodge and was hit directly in a vital spot by the opponent's soul skill, resulting in his instant death.

Everyone assumed it was an accident and didn't think much of it.

Once a person goes crazy, it's very difficult to control them.

One successful case convinced these illegal researchers that spirit transplantation was feasible; they just hadn't figured out some things yet, which was why they had failed so many times.

Because of this navigation, Jerry also managed to capture the people developing the second set of communication facilities.

It turned out to be an insider from the Spirit Hall. A senior student from the Spirit Hall failed the assessment for the research department's qualifications, and then directly applied for a security guard position in the research department, effectively joining the department indirectly.

This explains where he got so much research data.

Taking advantage of the research department staff leaving get off work, they entered the research lab under the guise of patrolling and secretly studied various materials.

Jerry used mind control to make the man confess everything he had done.

Fortunately, he did not participate in human research; he only secretly learned some scientific and technological information that the Spirit Hall had not yet made public, and he had good comprehension.

Jerry also discovered that after all the information was made public, ignoring mental power, learning things at this point depended on each person's comprehension.

In the past, no one paid attention to comprehension; they only recognized talent and believed that people with good talent would learn things quickly.

However, when talent and mental strength are brought to the same level, the difference in comprehension becomes apparent.

For example, Jerry's senior and junior sisters all had their mental strength increased to 9999 and their talents were very good, but their levels were different when they learned about soul tools.

Just like Ning Rongrong, she still can't make a level three soul tool.

However, there's really no way to test someone's comprehension; you can only discover it by observing them over a long period of time.

After Jerry's interrogation, the man's name was Duan Yu, a name that sounded promising.

Jerry tested him; his martial soul was the Four Symbols Jade Fox, a type of raccoon, and it was very intelligent.

He was a level 76 Soul Saint with a mental strength of 7200, and he had also cultivated the "Jerry Visualization Method" to a very high level.

Jerry released his mind control, and Duan Yu slowly regained his senses. He looked around and saw a prison. He instantly realized something and turned pale with fright.

"My lord, I only stole some information, I really didn't do anything else!" Duan Yu hurriedly explained, startled.

"The prisoner, Duan Yu, graduated from the Spirit Hall Advanced Academy but failed the research department's entrance exam. He then applied for a security guard position. During his employment, he repeatedly infiltrated the research institute to steal unpublished research materials. Taking advantage of his position, he privately built a second communication device on a signal tower. He also developed a dedicated mobile phone for this second communication device, earning points by selling the phone to purchase more research materials. Am I correct?"

As Jerry finished speaking, he stared intently at Duan Yu, who immediately collapsed to the ground in fright.

He always thought he was being discreet, and that he only wanted to earn some points for his research experiments; he really hadn't done anything else.

"You stole unpublished materials from the Spirit Hall, illegally occupied its public property, constructed illegal structures, and sold mobile phones, providing communication convenience for unauthorized researchers. Do you know your crimes?"

Hearing Jerry say these things, Duan Yu felt like he was doomed.

He had initially thought he hadn't done anything to harm the Spirit Hall's interests, and that even if he were caught, he would at most be sentenced to a few years in prison. But now, upon hearing that his phone had been used by illegal researchers, he felt utterly disoriented.

"My lord, I'm innocent! I only sold some cell phones on the black market. I really didn't know they were being used by illegal researchers!" Duan Yu cried out.

Jerry knew, of course. Duan Yu's stolen learning materials were incomplete, and no backend monitoring equipment was set up, so he had no idea what others were doing with their phones. Jerry did this just to scare him and see if he would dare to do such sneaky things again.

Seeing that it was about time, Jerry took off his mask in front of Duan Yu.

When Duan Yu saw that the person who took off his mask was Lord Jerry, he was instantly dumbfounded.

Jerry is like a god in Wuhun City, especially among those who like to study him. Duan Yu's idol is Lord Jerry, and he has always wanted to meet Lord Jerry. However, he never expected that when he met his idol, he would become a criminal.

When he saw Jerry, he felt a pang of conscience. The more he thought about it, the more he felt sorry for Jerry, and he even had suicidal thoughts.

"Lord Jerry, I was wrong!"

After Duan Yu finished speaking, he slammed his head against the wall next to him.

This action startled Jerry, who knew the side effects of practicing the "Jerry Visualization Method," especially when it came to seeing him in person.

However, he never expected that the aftereffects would amplify Duan Yu's sense of guilt, to the point that he even considered suicide to atone for his sins.

Jerry immediately subdued Duan Yu.

"Duan Yu, don't take your own life. The reason I'm standing here now is to have a good talk with you. I think you're a talented person, so I want to give you an important position. That way, you can openly study the research department's materials and apply for research grants, instead of secretly selling mobile phones anymore."

Upon hearing Jerry's words, Duan Yu instantly regained his composure. His previous expression of facing certain death had turned into one of intense excitement.

"Really? Lord Jerry!"

"Really, I can tell you really like technological devices. You've been secretly learning about them before. Although technology can be used on its own, combining it with soul guidance is the most ingenious approach. Are you willing to learn these things?"

"I do, I do, thank you, Mr. Jerry!"

"That's good. I'll arrange for you to become a full-fledged researcher and open relevant courses for you. Go and study first. After you've completed your studies and passed my assessment, I'll reserve the position of Minister of Science and Technology for you. Can you accept this challenge?"

"I accept! Thank you, Mr. Jerry!"

Seeing Duan Yu's affirmative answer and the confident gleam in his eyes, Jerry felt he had chosen the right person this time. He felt it was a waste that his clone was currently managing the technology department.

Because technology was still in its early stages and few of the core personnel were willing to research it, Jerry had no choice but to find someone from outside the company to take charge.

Jerry has found the manufacturer of the second set of communication equipment, so it's time to deal with these illegal researchers.

However, the number is too large. If we only arrest people, a new batch will soon emerge. It's just treating the symptoms, not the root cause.

In that case, let's cut off your research plans from the very beginning.

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