Blue Silver Grass Strategy

Upon hearing that Ling Yi actually had such a relationship with the envoy of His Holiness the Pope in front of him, Salas looked slightly sideways in his heart.

As a result, Salas also thought of the deputy hall master named Lu Yi who was in the main hall of the Wuhun Temple in Muzhi City, the capital of the [Shuimu Principality].

After this calculation, it turns out that Ling Yi actually has quite a good relationship with our [Spirit Hall]. It can be said that he is not a member of [Spirit Hall], but he is better than a member of [Spirit Hall].

……

"Brother Yi, I still don't understand why you want to give all the Blue Silver Rice to the Spirit Hall to spread it?"

In a small courtyard in the east of Tiandou City, Long Yin looked at Ling Yi with a puzzled look and asked.

Ling Yi was sipping his tea leisurely, when he looked up he saw that not only Long Yin, but also Qingqiu Xin, Zhang Mufeng, Dugu Xin, and even A Yin and Yang Xueli, had all turned their heads and looked at him silently.

"Haha~"

With a light laugh, Ling Yi put down the teacup, looked around, and finally looked at Long Yin, saying:

"It's not like we've handed it all over to the Spirit Hall. We still have the northern region of the Heaven Dou Empire. We asked the Third Prince (Xue Ye) to help spread it..."

Long Yin: “…”

Facing Ling Yi's answer, Long Yin was speechless. Although he was not very smart, he could tell how careless the words were.

However, Qingqiu Xin on the side narrowed his eyes, looking thoughtful.

Zhang Mufeng, who was sitting next to Qingqiu Xin, saw this and immediately asked, "Xin, do you know what Brother Yi meant?"

"Hmm~"

Qingqiu Xin responded to Zhang Mufeng, but looked at Ling Yi and asked in a somewhat uncertain tone: "Brother Yi, were you planning to hand over the promotion of Blue Silver Rice to the Spirit Hall from the beginning?"

As soon as they heard this, before Ling Yi said anything, everyone on the side couldn't help but widen their eyes. Then, they all looked at Ling Yi, waiting for his response.

Ling Yi raised his hand and refilled Qingqiu Xin's empty cup with hot water. At the same time, he said slowly, "Oh? Tell me, how did you figure that out?"

"Really?"

At this moment, many people were surprised by Ling Yi's words, whether they were inside or outside the courtyard.

“Oh! I see—!”

At this moment, Long Yin shouted and brought everyone back from their trance.

Qingqiu Xin and Zhang Mufeng gave Long Yin a cold look, not believing that he could figure it out at all.

Dugu Xin, on the other hand, was very considerate and imitated Ling Yi's movements, pouring hot water into Long Yin's teacup and asking, "Brother Yin, tell me about it——"

It doesn't matter if I say something wrong, the real person is sitting next to me anyway and can answer questions for me and others at any time. Dugu Xin thought so.

Seeing that his younger brother was giving him such face, Long Yin immediately sipped the tea happily, not caring about the scalding temperature.

"That's enough!" Qingqiu Xin couldn't stand his boasting, so he said, "If you want to say something, just say it now, don't delay us from asking Brother Yi for advice—"

"Haven't you already guessed it? Why are you in such a hurry?" Long Yin retorted immediately.

Qingqiu Xin shrugged and said, "I just saw Brother Yi was so calm and made a few guesses. I'm not as 'wise' as you!"

"Humph!"

Upon hearing this, Long Yin put down his teacup unhappily and ignored Qingqiu Xin. He first looked at his younger brother Dugu Xin, then turned to Ling Yi who looked relaxed, and said:

"I just remembered what Brother Yi said when we went to the Wuhun Temple in Tiandou City a few days ago to collect the monthly gold soul coin subsidy..."

"What Brother Yi said~"*4

Dugu Xin, Yang Xueli and others entered the memory mode together.

"I remember that you were complaining about why the subsidies from the Spirit Hall were only given up to level 40 and there was no subsidy at all when you reached Soul Sect, right?" Qingqiu Xin recalled.

“Yes.” Dugu Xin also remembered and added, “At that time, Brother Yin, you also said that I should practice harder at level 40, and take advantage of the Spirit Hall for at least two more months before hunting for spirit rings and breaking through to the Spirit Sect…”

"I said he was obsessed with money~" Zhang Mufeng added, "For just one or two hundred gold soul coins, he is going to waste two months of our precious golden period of cultivation..."

"No," Long Yin said with a somewhat embarrassed expression, "Why did you bring this up? Wasn't I just trying to liven up the atmosphere?"

"The point, the point I want to make, is what Brother Yi said at the time. Why do I want you three to repeat these words?"

At this point, Long Yin glared at the three friends whose friendship had fallen apart, especially Dugu Xin, the little brother he seemed to be a good guy just now, but now he seemed a little conspicuous.

"cough!"

With a tactical cough, Long Yin no longer paid attention to his friends beside him. He turned to Brother Yi and the two "sisters-in-law" who were smiling at him and the others. He showed his signature silly smile, baring his two rows of big white teeth, and said:

"Brother Yi, I remember that I complained about the Spirit Hall being stingy and only giving subsidies up to level 40. You told me that the subsidies given by the Spirit Hall were paid by the two empires and then distributed by the Spirit Hall..."

"Yes." Ling Yi nodded and said, "So, it's not that the Spirit Hall is stingy, but they subsidize one gold soul coin per month for a first-ring spirit master, ten gold soul coins per month for a second-ring great spirit master, and one hundred gold soul coins per month for a third-ring spirit master. Even though there are less than 100,000 spirit masters registered with the Spirit Hall in the entire Douluo Continent, it is enough to drag down the finances of the two empires..."

According to statistics from the Spirit Hall, the number of registered first-ring spirit masters and above is currently more than 97,000.

This is the data officially released to the public. As for the real data, only those who understand will know.

But even if it is just these registered soul masters, if the number of gold soul coins increases by a zero when a soul ring is added, there will be one thousand Soul Sect members, ten thousand Soul Kings, one hundred thousand Soul Emperors, one million Soul Saints, ten million Soul Douluos, and one hundred million Titled Douluos. The entire Douluo Continent cannot support a few Titled Douluos.

After all, these subsidies are paid on a monthly basis.

Therefore, based on practical considerations, the two empires set a rule that subsidies would only be provided to three-ring soul masters, in order to encourage and help low-level soul masters to practice and improve their strength as quickly as possible.

As for those who have reached level 40 or above, they are considered to have considerable power and can choose to pledge allegiance to the empire or join the army. In this way, the empire will naturally pay corresponding rewards.

Of course, soul masters also have the right to choose freely, and they can earn considerable income by joining certain families.

Regardless of accepting an imperial title or joining certain soul master families to receive offerings, since one has received compensation from others, one naturally has corresponding obligations to fulfill.

For example, in a war between countries, or in a dispute between soul master families, the responsibility shared among them will inevitably require fighting with one's life.

Therefore, the Soul Saints of the Shrek Academy in the original novel, such as Flanders, Zhao Wuji, Shao Xin, etc., would rather stay in a small village and run a fake academy that has nothing, than join any force, because they don't want to work for anyone casually.

All I want is two words: freedom!

"Brother Yin," Dugu Xin spoke at the right time, bringing the topic back on track: "Aren't we discussing why Brother Yi had already decided to hand over the Blue Silver Rice to the Spirit Hall?"

"Yes~" Zhang Mufeng nodded to show his agreement.

"Don't worry," Long Yin glanced at the two of them sideways, "We're almost there—"

Then, he looked at Ling Yi and said, "At that time, I was complaining that the two empires were not good people. It was obviously their own money, but they actually let the [Spirit Hall] distribute it. It didn't win people's hearts at all..."

After hearing this, not only the friends in the courtyard, but even some people also thought of something at this time.

Long Yin continued:

"Brother Yi said that the two empires cannot and will not provide subsidies to all spirit masters in the entire Douluo Continent. Looking at the entire continent, only the Spirit Hall can do it."

"So, I was wondering, is Brother Yi's Blue Silver Rice the same as the Spirit Master Subsidy? Should it be handed over to the Spirit Hall for dissemination? Is it for the same reason?"

"What's the reason?" Dugu Xin blurted out and asked.

In response, Long Yin rolled his eyes and said, "How would I know? I don't know why the two empires, who are clearly paying out of their own pockets, would give the good guys to the Spirit Hall—"

After saying that, Long Yin turned his gaze towards Ling Yi, looking at him eagerly with an expectant look on his face, wanting to get his doubts clarified.

Not only Long Yin, at this moment, more than ten eyes were looking at Ling Yi, waiting for him to speak.

Seeing this, Ling Yi did not disappoint them. He slowly raised his hand and held up three fingers.

"Three reasons." Ling Yi said lightly.

"First, there are the two great empires of Tiandou and Xingluo, the kingdoms of Barak, Silves, Haagen-Dazs, and two principalities. There are more than ten countries in the entire Douluo Continent. If these soul master subsidies are distributed by themselves, how can the data be integrated if the empires, kingdoms, and principalities have different national strengths and different distributions of soul masters?"

"Although the King of the [Barak Kingdom] is a brother of the Emperor Xue Rong of the [Tian Dou Empire], is he willing to allow the people of the [Tian Dou Empire] to recruit soul masters in the kingdom?"

"Don't forget, since the [Barak Kingdom] and [Silvis Kingdom] each occupied a province that once belonged to the empire and separated, they are naturally no longer willing to return to the rule of the empire."

Indeed, as a suzerain state, you can call on my troops to die for you, but you cannot go directly to my country to win people's hearts, which is to undermine the foundation of a country.

Ling Yi, who had experienced the period of information explosion in his previous life, knew very well that public opinion sometimes meant public opinion, and public opinion, to a certain extent, was social stability and the foundation of a country.

Therefore, the reason why literary inquisition exists is because there is "turmoil".

Regardless of the source of this "turbulence", whether it comes from the "inside" or from the "outside".

Stability is the most important thing. The difference is that some wise men will choose to treat the symptoms and the root cause, while some "experts" will choose to whitewash...

The first point Ling Yi mentioned was just a brief mention without going into depth. The people who heard it seemed to understand it, as if they understood something. But when they thought about it more deeply, they felt as if they were seeing flowers in the fog.

"Secondly," Ling Yi continued, "As a pure spirit master organization, Spirit Hall is not a political group like the two empires, nor is it a family power tied by blood. In terms of purity alone, Spirit Hall is cleaner than them..."

"Let's not talk about the top leaders, just the middle and lower level deacons of the Spirit Hall, like Uncle Lu Yi and Uncle Yan Bin. When facing people like us who come from ordinary backgrounds, they may be proud, but they are not arrogant..."

Long Yin, Dugu Xin and others nodded silently. They were familiar with these two people. They had dealt with them many times before in the [Shuimu Principality].

"Plus, the judges in the Spirit Hall are so prestigious that no one dares to think crookedly about the subsidies given to spirit masters, whether they are the staff of the Spirit Hall itself or other people from the outside world."

"But if it were any other country, from top to bottom, there would always be people trying to get their hands on it, and then..."

Ling Yi shook his head and said nothing more. But Long Yin, Zhang Mufeng and others couldn't help but think of someone.

Huang Liang, Master Huang, is a retired veteran from the 'Blue Silver Collar' Beikouhe Town.

At the same time, he was also the master who taught Ling Yi fighting skills such as swords, guns, sticks, etc. when he was a child.

When he was patrolling the outskirts of the "Frost Forest" with his team, he was attacked by a group of "Gray Shadow Wolves" and broke one of his legs. He retired due to his injury and only brought back 30% of the disability allowance he received back home.

……

"What about third?"

In the study of the Third Prince's mansion, Xue Ye sat behind the desk, looking at the personal guards standing in front of him with their heads bowed. There was an inexplicable expression on his face, which included a bit of surprise, a bit of appreciation, and a bit of expectation.

"Your Highness," the guard bowed and said with regret, "When Mr. Ling was about to continue speaking, the Control-type Soul Emperor named Dugu Bo suddenly came back and dragged Mr. Ling out of the city without saying anything. Fei Bai followed him secretly, and I hurried back to report to Your Highness..."

Xue Ye: "..."

There is an inexplicable pain in my balls on a snowy night, as if I were reading a book and reached an exciting part, but it suddenly stopped, leaving me in suspense. It's so damn annoying!

Continue tomorrow, good night everyone~

Chapter 276 Demonic Dragon Zi Xi

Raising his hand to wave away the guards, Xue Ye frowned and fell into deep thought.

Xue Ye was able to digest and understand the two points Ling Yi mentioned very easily. He was even confident that if he was given a little more time, he would be able to analyze them.

However, the third point that Ling Yi did not say aroused Xue Ye's great interest.

No matter how much Ren Xueye thought about it, he still couldn't figure it out. He could list seven or eight simple nodes, but he couldn't find any factors that could be compared with the first two points.

The same deep contemplation also happened to the two cardinals, Salas and Mingqi.

However, the Platinum Bishop Saban der Sar looked thoughtful, which attracted the attention of Sarath and the others.

Inside the Spirit Temple, seeing the two men turning their gazes towards him, Savandesa hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to give them a little hint.

After all, of these two people, Ming Qi is the Pope's envoy. He is not very old, but he is already a Soul Sage. It is certain that he will become a Soul Douluo in the future, or even a Titled Douluo. Such a person is at least a strong contender for one of the four platinum bishops. If he can achieve a Titled Douluo, he will definitely be an elder-level existence in the [Soul Hall].

Sarath was a junior whom Savandesa was very optimistic about. The two of them were almost like a teacher and student. In Savandesa's eyes, his position as the platinum bishop, and even the position of the master of the Wuhun Temple in Tiandou City, might be handed over to Sarath in the future, if His Holiness the Pope did not make any other appointments.

"Are you wondering what the third point Ling Yi didn't mention is?" Savandras asked softly.

Mingqi and Sarath looked at each other, then turned their gaze to the calm and composed Van der Sar.

"Fame." Savandrasah uttered two words briefly.

"Fame?"

Mingqi and Sarath were startled at first, their brows slightly furrowed, then they calmed down, with a look of realization in their eyes.

As middle and high-level members of the Spirit Hall, they all knew that compared to the two empires and other kingdoms, principalities, and even those sect forces and spirit master family forces, the Spirit Hall, which gathered nearly half of the civilian spirit masters and small and medium-sized spirit master families in the Douluo Continent, had never cared much about the interests and power between cities or places.

[Spirit Hall] follows the religious Vatican route, and what it cares about is the sense of identity of the people on the Douluo Continent.

Simply put, it is fame and public support.

Of course, there is a more intuitive word: faith!

If this was an ordinary world without demons, then the ways of the Spirit Hall would be similar to those of the 'carpenters' and 'stonemasons' in Ling Yi's previous life who loved to spread the gospel to others.

But in this Douluo Continent where extraordinary powers clearly exist, the Spirit Hall, which occupies the highest level of combat power, has truly achieved a power that is superior to all other forces.

That is to say, a 'Haotian Douluo' Tang Chen suddenly appeared and forcibly brought the [Haotian Hammer·Tang Family], which was originally only a second-rate force, to the height of the world's number one sect [Haotian Sect].

However, the [Haotian Sect] was ultimately just the "number one in the world" that Tang Chen pushed up with his own efforts. In terms of foundation, let alone the [Spirit Hall], even old forces like the [Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Family] can beat them.

As for the historical background, the [Tiandou Empire] and the [Xingluo Empire] are actually not much better than the [Haotian Sect].