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

Chapter 88 The Soul Ring Crisis: First Plenary Meeting

These past few days, Jerry has been avoiding Golden Crocodile Douluo every day. As soon as he goes out, Elder Golden Crocodile appears in less than two minutes.

This made Jerry stop going out altogether.

Even if Jerry doesn't go out, it won't stump Golden Crocodile Douluo.

Golden Crocodile Douluo is now using every trick in the book, arranging for all the eligible daughters of his family to visit Jerry, directly employing a honey trap.

As long as Jerry doesn't hand over the soul bone, people will come every day and stay at Jerry's house.

Jerry really had no way to deal with these women.

Moreover, several women would come at once. When these women were together, they were very talkative. They would talk about anything, regardless of whether it was meaningful or not. They would also discuss sensitive topics in front of Jerry without any regard for his privacy, which sometimes made Jerry feel embarrassed.

The chattering and chattering of the girls really gave Jerry a headache.

Jerry wanted to go away and hide, but there were people around him every day.

Sometimes these women would chat until very late and wouldn't leave. Even after Jerry went to sleep, they would continue chatting at home and linger.

Moreover, they even changed shifts every day, ostensibly to visit Jerry, but actually to supervise him.

And believe it or not, this method actually worked.

It's just a piece of soul bone, isn't it?

Elder Golden Crocodile, do you really have to do this?

After persisting for a month, Jerry had no choice but to give up.

Filled with resentment, after obtaining a lot of supplies from Golden Crocodile Douluo, he returned the remaining soul bone fragments to Golden Crocodile Douluo.

And he told Elder Golden Crocodile to quickly get rid of all the women in his house.

Jerry never wants to see them again.

As he was leaving, Elder Golden Crocodile teased Jerry, saying that with so many girls from the family coming over, Jerry hadn't taken a liking to any of them. He asked if Jerry was sick and if he was, he should get treatment as soon as possible to recover quickly.

Jerry wanted nothing more than to kick Elder Golden Crocodile to death.

It's not that the girls in Elder Golden Crocodile's family aren't beautiful, but Jerry doesn't dare to touch them. If Jerry shows any interest in any of them, Elder Golden Crocodile will definitely cause a lot of trouble.

Jerry didn't want to be entangled with Elder Golden Crocodile.

However, Jerry was not so easy to bully. That night, the other Title Douluos learned that Elder Golden Crocodile had obtained the Soul Bone Fragment.

Those who were impatient went to find the Golden Crocodile that very night.

The others also went up the next day.

One by one, they all want to exchange for a little bit of cell tissue.

Previously, the soul bone was casually with Jerry. Not to mention that Jerry now has the Grand Elder, Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo behind him, and Elder Golden Crocodile has been blocking Jerry, so they have never had a chance.

Even if we get the Soul Bone Fragment, we'll still need to use Jerry's machine.

But Elder Golden Crocodile is different.

If one person went alone, it might not yield any results, but now that everyone is going together, Elder Jin'e is too embarrassed to take action.

So everyone came to demand it back, which gave Jin'e a real headache. This concerned his descendants, and he couldn't give it up for anything.

However, he underestimated the allure of a 100,000-year spirit ring, as well as the madness of these Title Douluos, who were blocking his doorstep.

Seeing Elder Golden Crocodile being forced out of the door by the others, Jerry smiled happily.

To watch the show, he mingled with the crowd every day. Seeing Elder Golden Crocodile's appearance completely dispelled his previous depression.

Finally, Elder Golden Crocodile had no other choice but to go to the Grand Elder.

And so this scene unfolded: Elder Golden Crocodile was running wildly ahead, with a bunch of people chasing after him.

They soon arrived at the Grand Elder's residence, and Elder Golden Crocodile rushed inside without saying a word.

The others didn't give up either. Although they didn't dare to rush into the elder's house, they waited outside.

The Grand Elder's residence is only so big. This time, they discussed it together and decided to resolutely prevent Elder Golden Crocodile from running away again.

As soon as Elder Golden Crocodile rushed into the First Elder's house, he saw the First Elder, ran over to him, hugged the First Elder's leg, and told him about what had happened in the past few days in a pitiful voice.

After hearing Elder Jin'e's explanation, the First Elder finally understood the reason.

"Golden Crocodile, you deserve it! You had someone ambush Jerry, how could that little fox Jerry not retaliate?"

The Grand Elder was indeed the Grand Elder, and he immediately explained the reason.

"Damn, so it was Jerry who was pulling the strings behind the scenes. I've been so annoyed by this lately, I just couldn't figure it out. I was wondering what was going on. Jerry returned the soul bone fragments, and the elders found out that very day. They came to our door that night demanding them back."

Elder Golden Crocodile finally realized what was happening, his expression turning vicious. If Jerry were here, he would have eaten him alive.

Qian Daoliu glanced at the situation outside. It was really impressive; all the elders were present, not one missing.

Jerry, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo were hiding far away watching the show, truly not wanting things to get any worse.

"You're all here? You guys must have nothing better to do!"

Qian Daoliu pretended to be angry and said that even if he knew the reason, he would not say it directly, but would first give them a warning.

When Qian Daoliu spoke, the other elders hesitated.

At this moment, Elder Golden Crocodile, who was behind Qian Daoliu, saw that the elders outside had all cowered and immediately said:

"Stop staring at me! I'm not the only one with a 100,000-year-old soul bone. Have you forgotten that His Holiness the Pope has one too?"

Elder Golden Crocodile pulled Bibi Dong out, trying to divert everyone's attention.

"His Holiness the Pope is in seclusion. Even if he comes out, who knows if he has absorbed the soul bone, or if we can still retrieve it? Yours is already broken. We only need a tiny bit. Your soul bone can at least condense more than a thousand more soul rings! Do you really need that little bit?"

The other elders weren't stupid either. As soon as Elder Jin'e spoke, they knew his purpose, and someone immediately stood up to refute him.

"Do you know how many people are in my family? There are over three thousand with the Golden Sacred Crocodile Martial Soul alone. If you start absorbing the Golden Sacred Crocodile from the very first Soul Ring, the Martial Soul can still evolve. The Golden Sacred Crocodile is extinct. This Soul Bone is meant to be passed down in the family; it's the hope we hold onto, and even that's not enough!"

Elder Golden Crocodile said with a wronged expression, "Our clan is so big, one soul bone is not enough to go around, let alone to others."

If the Golden Sacred Crocodile hadn't gone extinct, then separating a few wouldn't be a big deal. But the last Golden Sacred Crocodile was killed by my own hands. Thinking about this, I want to slap myself.

"How about we go hunt down a 100,000-year-old soul beast together?"

Some people took Elder Jin'e's words to heart and couldn't help but feel sorry for him, and then offered a suggestion.

"Are you stupid? Hunting soul beasts? Do you know how long it takes for a soul beast to cultivate for 100,000 years? There aren't nearly that many soul beasts on the continent. Now, you can't even kill them when you encounter them; you have to treat them like royalty. A few hairs are enough. It's killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. Do you want to end up like Golden Crocodile Douluo?"

The elder who had just mentioned hunting soul beasts was immediately criticized by the others.

"You can say whatever you want, but don't involve me. If I knew, I'd just take it home and worship it!"

"This is reopening old wounds," Elder Golden Crocodile said resentfully.

This entrance wasn't a suitable place to discuss matters, and nothing could be resolved quickly. Therefore, the Grand Elder ordered a general meeting to be convened, with all high-ranking members of the Spirit Hall required to attend without exception.

Spirit Hall Conference Room

Everyone arrived on time today; no one was late.

"The main topic of this meeting is the issue of spirit rings. Let's discuss it and not keep focusing on Elder Golden Crocodile."

Once everyone had arrived, the Grand Elder stepped forward and spoke first.

"Yes, Elder, these past few days we've been surrounded by a bunch of people blocking our door every day, it's so annoying!"

Elder Golden Crocodile immediately added a sentence, and it was this sentence that made those who had initially felt some sympathy for him completely lose their sympathy.

"Elder Jin'e's soul bone can be used at least a thousand times. I propose to donate five hundred of them to the Spirit Hall. In the future, only those who need a ninth soul ring can apply for a 100,000-year soul ring first."

Saint Dragon Douluo immediately stepped forward and said that in terms of status and strength, he was not afraid of Elder Golden Crocodile. Others might not dare to say it, but he dared!

"Holy Dragon, that's enough! Your martial soul is better suited for absorbing dragons. My soul bone isn't very useful to you. Why are you kicking me when I'm down like this?"

As soon as Holy Dragon Douluo spoke, Elder Golden Crocodile immediately jumped out and said that Holy Dragon Douluo could not be allowed to continue speaking. If it became a proposal, judging from the current situation, it would be 100% approved, and he would have no choice but to take out the Soul Bone Fragment.

"Golden Crocodile, that's not right. While dragons are the best, absorbing power-type spirit rings is also good, not to mention a 100,000-year-old golden holy crocodile spirit ring."

Saint Dragon Douluo said with a smile, his tone calm. After speaking, he looked at Golden Crocodile. Golden Crocodile was furious at this moment and wanted to tear Saint Dragon Douluo's mouth apart immediately.

The atmosphere became quite delicate for a moment; the Holy Dragon Douluo was calm and composed, while the Golden Crocodile Douluo was on the verge of conflict.

"Stop arguing. In all these years, our Spirit Hall has only hunted three 100,000-year-old spirit beasts: one Golden Crocodile and two belonging to Pope Bibi Dong. We don't know if Pope Bibi Dong has absorbed them yet. We can ask her when she comes out of seclusion."

Seeing that the atmosphere was tense, the Grand Elder wanted to quell the matter for the time being and continued:

"Now, when searching for powerful spirit beasts, they must be alive; dead ones are of little value. We can now artificially create spirit rings. This short-sighted approach needs to be changed!"

"Even if the Grand Elder finds a powerful soul beast now, nurturing it for 100,000 years is too long. This method won't work. Besides, we don't even know if the same kind of soul beast can cultivate for 100,000 years. In the end, the resources spent on nurturing it will be countless. If we fail to nurture it in the end, wouldn't that be a huge loss?"

"Yes, look at Chrysanthemum Douluo's house. He has cultivated so many plant-type soul beasts, but not a single one is ten thousand years old. Cultivating soul beasts is such a waste of time."

When Chrysanthemum Douluo heard this, he grinned. He had originally come to watch the fun, but now he felt a little offended.

"So what do you suggest we do?"

This group of people were completely blinded by the 100,000-year-old soul ring, and Qian Daoliu was helpless.

"There are 100,000-year-old soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, but who dares to go there now? Why don't you go there, Elder, and we can talk to the soul beasts inside?"

"What are we talking about? Are soul beasts so easy to communicate with?"

"By the way, didn't the former Pope Qian Xunji go after a 100,000-year-old soul beast back then? I heard it was a transformed soul beast. Transformed soul beasts should be easier to negotiate with."

"That Blue Silver Emperor sacrificed himself long ago. There's no body left, only a soul bone. By the way, the soul bone. Elder, give the order to attack the Clear Sky Sect. They definitely know Tang Hao's whereabouts. When the time comes, we just need him to hand over the soul bone. That will be enough to avenge the former Pope."

Listen to what they're saying. Are you sure this is revenge?

"They attacked the Haotian Sect before, but they sealed off the mountain and expelled Tang Hao from the Haotian Sect. The soul bone must be on Tang Hao. Tang Hao has long since disappeared."

"Then what should we do? For the sake of the Spirit Hall's future, we have no choice but to attack the Star Dou Great Forest?"

"Please be quiet, everyone. I have a few words to say."

Jerry stepped forward at this moment. The discussion among the group was getting more and more heated. If they didn't speak up soon, the plan to attack the Star Dou Great Forest would be approved.

"Xiao Wu, Ling Ling, and I once encountered an injured spirit beast in the Star Dou Great Forest. At the time, none of us needed spirit rings, and the spirit beast was cute, so we rescued it. It was very friendly to us the next few times we visited. Why don't we go into the Star Dou Great Forest and see if we can talk to the spirit beasts in the forest through this spirit beast?"

Jerry made up a random excuse.

Are you confident?

The Grand Elder felt that this method was not very reliable, as any random soul beast wanted to contact other soul beasts.

"I'm about 80% sure."

Jerry said with certainty.

"We only need some cells and tissues that have fallen off their bodies. We're not hunting soul beasts, and this is actually beneficial to soul beasts, so it should be fine."

Fearing others wouldn't believe him, Jerry immediately added.

"When are you going?"

Seeing Jerry's confidence, the elder thought he could let Jerry give it a try, since he wouldn't lose anything if he failed in the end.

"Let's wait a few days. Zhu Qing will be almost level 70 soon. We can take her out for some training then."

Jerry thought for a moment and then said.

"By the way, I have a few plans, what do you all think?"

"First, the Soul Hunting Forest will be renamed the Soul Beast Forest, and hunting soul beasts will be prohibited."

"Second, divide the soul beasts inside into different areas according to their attributes, and build several training grounds inside."

"Third, increase artificial breeding industry, and regularly release domestic pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens and rabbits into the forest to reduce the hunting of each other by spirit beasts."

"Fourth, establish observers. For soul beasts with powerful bloodlines, establish separate observers to collect the soul beast's cell tissues regularly."

"The above needs to be completed by the Development Department. Improve the benefits for the Development Department staff, recruit freelance Soul Masters, and contract the Soul Rings needed for the cultivation of Soul Masters in the Development Department, with a maximum of 100,000-year Soul Rings."

"The Logistics Department has added Soul Ring services and opened a Soul Ring Absorption Room."

"Does anyone have any further comments?"

After Jerry finished giving his suggestions, he proposed that going to the Star Dou Great Forest was one thing, and cultivating soul beasts was another—a two-pronged approach.

"These are fine. It will be much safer to absorb spirit rings in the future."

"Yeah, yeah, Jerry, our family's martial soul is the Gale Wolf. We've built our own little forest. Could we move these Gale Wolves to the Soul Beast Forest sometime? There's no point in raising them now, it just costs money."

"Yes, mine too!"

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"Yes, and these soul beasts grow faster in the forest. The families keep them too comfortable, and it's difficult for them to break through ten thousand years. Moving them all to the Soul Beast Forest can reduce the family's expenses and allow the soul beasts to break through to higher ages. At that time, there will be observers to prevent the soul beasts from going extinct. Soul beasts with too few numbers will be protected by the observers."

Jerry immediately agreed with their suggestion, and the others also expressed their support.

The first plenary meeting of senior executives has now concluded.

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(End of this chapter)