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

Chapter 271 Food Guide: Food Boosts Tourism

This great purge reassured both the Spirit Hall and the two great empires.

After all, no one wants a hidden power in their area.

The Church of Light's move was quite clever.

If they hadn't used the Spirit Hall's cell phone, they might have actually succeeded.

What exactly is the Church of Light trying to achieve by carrying out this infiltration plan?

Jerry couldn't figure it out, and even with his experience with the novel, he still couldn't understand it.

Isn't Tang San the main character?

Just jump out and confront them head-on, just go for it.

Why did they even resort to conspiracies and tricks?

Are protagonists this cowardly now?

Can't we just play by the rules?

However, Jerry wasn't entirely at ease. The believers he found this time were mainly mobile phone users, and there were still many people who hadn't accepted this new technology. These people were a bit difficult to deal with; he couldn't possibly check everyone, could he?

Many systems in mainland China are still incomplete and not suitable for conducting a population census.

Some remote villages are inhabited entirely by ordinary people, whose descendants have not awakened their soul power and left the village, remaining isolated from the outside world for many years.

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

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

These villages were originally located in remote areas and inhabited by ordinary people. In the past, it would take two days to reach the nearest city. With the world advancing and the land area expanding, it would take even longer, so they simply stopped coming out.

Because they are registered with the Spirit Hall, even if it is far away, they will send spirit masters there every year to help children of the right age awaken their spirit.

Regardless of whether they have soul power or not, awakening some agricultural martial souls makes farming much easier. Therefore, even if they know that they cannot awaken soul power, all children of the appropriate age will still participate in the awakening ceremony every year.

The Douluo Continent still needs a long time to develop, and this cannot be accelerated. Even if people are sent to drive the development of the villages, it will still take a long time for them to adapt, since people's minds are the hardest to change.

This operation was carried out secretly, without any word getting out. Those believers who don't use cell phones are kept in the dark and probably don't know what's going on yet.

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

Ordinary people won't pay attention; only believers will. Just sit back and wait for them to discover it. If a few troublemakers jump out, that would be even better.

I'm not afraid of you causing trouble, I'm afraid of you hiding and not coming out.

Moreover, this incident also made Jerry realize the drawbacks of mobile phones.

When the phone is placed inside the Soul Guidance Ring, there is no signal.

This isn't something that can be solved with an update; it's a problem with the phone itself.

Making a mobile phone already cost Jerry a lot; researching how to make the signal bypass the storage soul tool seems a bit too difficult.

The storage soul guide device is a self-contained space. If this signal wants to break through, it must pass through the spatial barrier, and there is currently no such technology.

However, this time Jerry discovered a secret: the spirit rings of the divine messenger were normal.

The main method used to arrest believers this time was a mobile phone app that checks body data.

Among those arrested so far, there are no divine messengers at all.

Moreover, the backend data is displayed normally.

There's only one reason: the spirit rings of the divine messenger and the believer are different.

That's true. To become a divine messenger, one must have excellent talent. If one's soul rings are the same as those of a believer, then there is a high probability that one will become a fanatical believer.

God wants to pass on his divine position to a successor, not to find a fanatical puppet.

If that weren't the case, finding the hidden divine messenger through the arrest of believers' cell phones would have been a very simple matter.

Another reason why they couldn't be found was that the five divine messengers had very little contact with the people below them.

Moreover, most of the time it's just sending messages, and the messenger either doesn't reply or just replies with "read".

There is no function to locate based on text messages yet. Jerry originally wanted to call, but the believers who were arrested said that the messengers of God never allowed them to make phone calls.

Why they weren't allowed to make phone calls? This was just Tang San's guess. The Spirit Hall had previously arrested more than 60,000 people, of whom more than 40,000 were followers of the Church of Light. They all had one thing in common: they used cell phones.

Back then, mobile phones had only been around for a short time and didn't have many functions. The most common function people used was making phone calls.

Therefore, Tang San thought it was possible that the phone call was the reason they were exposed.

Later, Tang San told everyone not to make phone calls, and sure enough, the Spirit Hall stopped arresting people after that.

Wuhun City

Since learning that the Empire and the Spirit Hall were vigorously developing the far north, Tang San has been in a great mood every day.

Develop! Develop vigorously! Develop as fast as possible!

The better you develop, the more I will benefit.

In high spirits, Tang San decided to learn all the formations of each element to level six within six months, and then start aiming for level seven.

The teleportation array is a level nine array. It's almost done, almost done. What Tang San lacks now is time.

If I don't work during the day and instead spend all my time studying, I feel like I'm making faster progress.

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

Then we can only extend the learning timeline.

Yu Xiaogang is secretly teaching himself how to use soul tools.

He is different from Tang San. Tang San can start making first-level soul tools directly because he is a blacksmith and is very familiar with materials of various attributes.

Yu Xiaogang is still memorizing various materials; there are just too many materials.

I don't know if it's because of his age or his low mental strength, but Yu Xiaogang has never been able to memorize it properly and often misremembers the characteristics of one material as if it were another.

Understanding the properties of materials is fundamental to the profession of Soul Master, just as an alchemist needs to learn about medicinal herbs.

Even if you memorize all the materials, what about the rules and runes?

Even if you simply copy the rules and runes, you still need to learn how to design and create soul tools. Only after learning all of these can you start learning how to inscribe the rules and runes and make soul tools.

If everything can be learned by oneself, what's the point of having schools?

Yu Xiaogang was unaware of all this, as he was still buried in his research, working behind closed doors.

The time until Yu Xiaogang becomes a Soul Master is truly a long way off.

Oscar and Ma Hongjun are arguably the most successful, and they have truly become people of high status.

The Food Appreciation Association, under the guidance of the two individuals, has a very bright future.

Just looking at the number of registered members of the association, it has already reached more than 40,000. The association members are distributed in the two great empires and the Spirit Hall. Whether in big cities or small cities, you can see people wearing the uniform of the Food Association.

These people travel to various parts of the mainland in search of delicious food.

The Food Appreciation Association even published a food guide as a result.

It contains detailed records of the distinctive delicacies from various parts of mainland China, with each dish accompanied by a recommender.

The title of "food recommendation officer" not only sounds good, but also comes with extra rewards, which has attracted many association members to flock to the opportunity to be featured in food guides.

Jerry also got a food guidebook, and after flipping through it, he couldn't help but marvel at how talented Oscar and Ma Hongjun were.

The popularity of food guides has sparked a food craze in mainland China, while also boosting the development of the mainland's tourism industry.

Because of the food, I went to a place, got to know it, fell in love with it, and then appreciated its beautiful scenery.

The development of tourism has improved the economic level of many places and accelerated their development.

Jerry used to be thinking about how to revitalize the mainland's economy, but relying solely on the Spirit Hall was definitely not enough.

Everyone comes to Wuhun City for tourism, which only boosts the development of Wuhun City. Only when Wuhun City becomes wealthy can the economy of other places not take off.

Jerry's goal is for the entire continent to achieve common prosperity. Although this goal is difficult to achieve, Jerry has been working hard towards it.

Unexpectedly, Oscar and Ma Hongjun solved the problem by accident.

Jerry then prepared to help them by promoting the development of the food appreciation association.

A day later, a new issue of the Martial Soul Gazette featured a page entirely dedicated to promoting the Food Appreciation Association.

On the same day, all mobile phone users also received a promotional message, which also promoted the Food Appreciation Association.

Thanks to the Spirit Hall's publicity efforts through both newspapers and mobile phones, the entire continent became aware of this association.

In no time, the Food Appreciation Association and its food guides became household names.

Oscar and Ma Hongjun, as president and vice president respectively, are also well-known to many people.

Now, not only in Wuhun City, but also in other cities, the two of them have people who pick them up from the airport and cover all their travel expenses in the local area.

This feeling of being respected is much better than being a secret messenger of gods.

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

This was our first meeting. I had only heard of Jerry before, and had seen his portraits and statues, but I had never met him in person.

Oscar and Ma Hongjun were delighted to meet Jerry in person.

Jerry told the two that many of the restaurants in Wuhun City belonged to him, and that his shops all had special symbols on their doors.

This was the first time either of them had ever heard of it, and they had seen the symbol many times before, always thinking it belonged to the Spirit Hall. Now they realized it was all Jerry's private property.

From Tang San, the two learned about Jerry's past and that he also came from a poor background. Now, they chatted with Jerry about their favorite food, and instantly felt much closer to each other.

There used to be a continent-wide elite Soul Master Tournament, but it was discontinued a long time ago. Now there aren't any continent-wide events, and it feels like something is missing.

Jerry invited the two of them this time to prepare for a nationwide food event.

Participation is open to everyone, and there are no restrictions on the types or quantities of local delicacies. The main goal of this event is to help people across the mainland better understand food.

This idea was a perfect match for Oscar and Ma Hongjun, and it was undoubtedly another opportunity to promote the Food Appreciation Association.

Moreover, the two of them are both very fond of food, and the three of them chatted and worked out a plan. In one day, the general process of the activity was finalized.

That evening, the three of them got so engrossed in their conversation that they forgot the time and it was already late at night when they realized it.

Jerry then arranged for the two of them to stay in a floating courtyard. "Rest well, and we'll talk again tomorrow."

Excited Oscar and Ma Hongjun arrived at the floating courtyard and were amazed by its various facilities.

Putting everything else aside, the 300 times higher concentration of soul power and the adjustable gravity field are things that are closely related to cultivation.

How many times stronger is the cultivation tower outside?

It seems to be 10 times, and it can't be turned on 24 hours a day.

This place is simply paradise.

The two then tried it out, expending some of their soul power, and then began cultivating, with their soul power recovering very quickly.

Unfortunately, the two had already become gods, and no one told them how to cultivate afterward.

If only I could have cultivated here before.

Ma Hongjun was a little hungry, so he went to the kitchen, intending to cook something for himself. Suddenly, he noticed a screen in the kitchen with pictures of various foods on it.

Ma Hongjun was already hungry, and seeing the pictures of food made him even hungrier.

Then I started looking at the screen, clicked on a dish, which showed a picture, followed by a description of the dish, and finally two buttons: one to add to the menu and the other to order immediately.

Ma Hongjun tried ordering food immediately, and a teleportation array appeared instantly, followed by a dish that looked exactly like the picture.

How come the food arrived without payment?

Ma Hongjun initially thought this was like an online shopping mall, requiring payment, but there was no payment page at all.

So he excitedly ran to tell Oscar, who also came over to try it out, and sure enough, the food arrived without payment.

Aside from online stores that have this teleportation feature, food delivery still requires delivery personnel. The Spirit Hall has already started using teleportation.

After that, they looked around the yard. Oscar also saw a screen in the bedroom closet. When he turned it on, it showed all kinds of clothes. He clicked "Buy Now" and was immediately transported to the clothes, skipping the payment page.

This courtyard is used by the Spirit Hall to receive foreign guests, and everything inside is set up for free use.

As for why there are still delivery drivers outside now that we have teleportation technology, there are two reasons.

When the first food delivery service was launched, many people started working as delivery drivers. They had just become familiar with the job, but now with the introduction of order delivery, won't they all be laid off? Wouldn't all their previous efforts be wasted?

Secondly, people need time to accept delivery drivers and adapt. Once the time is right, we can immediately launch a delivery-based ordering system. By then, the Spirit Hall will have grown significantly and will be able to provide more and more jobs, which will then be used to reassign these laid-off delivery drivers.

The two of them spent the whole night studying the various facilities in the courtyard.

I only went to sleep when it was light.

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(End of this chapter)