Two-Handed Preparation

"An Intelligence Organization?"

Names flashed through Di Yuan's mind one after another, but none of them seemed suitable.

When he looked at Di Ming, the plump and seemingly honest man sitting beside Di Yang, he immediately settled on a candidate.

"The task of establishing the Intelligence Organization will be handled by Second Brother."

"Huh?" Di Ming pointed at himself.

"Me?"

"What do I know about doing that?"

"I can't do it. I can't." He repeatedly waved his hands.

He had never done work like establishing an Intelligence Organization before.

"You're the most suitable." Although Di Ming was a playboy, he was highly observant and exceptionally skilled at gathering intelligence. Di Yuan possessed information on every noble in the royal capital, and Di Ming deserved most of the credit for that.

Though he spent every day drinking and indulging himself, he could easily learn everything about the nobles while drinking with them.

It could be said that those nobles had no secrets at all in front of him.

Even the Spies planted in the Royal Palace by those nobles had been uncovered by him.

Di Hong also felt that his Second Brother, Di Ming, really was well suited for the task. Back in Heaven Dou City, he had spotted the Spies in the Earl's Mansion at a glance. Entrusting the Intelligence Organization to Di Ming was fitting, and apart from him, there seemed to be no one more suitable.

This Intelligence Organization had to remain secretive, hidden in the shadows, yet able to penetrate everywhere.

Moreover, this Intelligence Organization would not only be responsible for gathering intelligence. It would also need to carry out certain assassination operations.

That was because the third step of Di Hong's plan was recruitment. This recruitment would not only involve Soul Masters, but also certain imperial officials. There were many people throughout the empire whose talents went unrecognized. Those people would be their targets for recruitment, along with some military commanders.

The military was steeped in noble influence. Those without a proper background found it difficult to gain authority unless they were Soul Masters. Thus, many commanders who were not Soul Masters had earned military merits yet remained unable to rise through the ranks.

He intended to recruit those people and lay the groundwork for Ge Long's future as an Undercover Agent. He was determined to arrange for Ge Long to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Empire's military in the future. Otherwise, he would not have secretly nurtured him and had Shen Yi teach him matters related to the military.

He wanted Ge Long to gain control of the Heaven Dou Empire's army.

He believed that, with Ge Long's talent, gaining a foothold in the Heaven Dou military would be as easy as turning over a hand. After all, according to the original course of events, Ge Long should have become the foremost figure in the Heaven Dou Empire's military in the future.

All Di Hong needed to do was give things a push in the right direction.

In his view, the most suitable time would be when Qian Renxue's identity as an Undercover Agent was exposed and she made her move. There were still several decades until then, so he had ample time to prepare.

Over those decades, they needed to cultivate administrative and military talent as much as possible, recruit as many unaffiliated Soul Masters as they could, and nurture their own country's Soul Masters at the same time.

Di Hong's plan was not especially complete. After he finished explaining it, Di Yuan and Di Yang began helping him refine it. They had fully agreed to Di Hong's State-Seizing Plan. All of them knew that this was a road of no return. Once they began moving forward, there would be no turning back.

Only two outcomes awaited them: success or death.

Even Di Ming, the playboy, began considering how to establish the Intelligence Organization. In his eyes, Di Hong's State-Seizing Plan was an exhilarating undertaking. It was far more interesting than drinking and chasing pleasure, and it would allow him to prove that he was not completely useless—that he could accomplish things too.

After a day of discussion, the father and sons refined the plan. Though it had been improved, carrying it out would still be extremely difficult.

They could not treat the empire's people as fools, so their plan had to be careful, careful, and even more careful. Not a single step could go wrong, and not the slightest flaw could be exposed.

"Leave these matters to us. What you need to do is cultivate diligently and strengthen yourself."

"Without sufficient strength, even the best plan is useless."

Di Yuan spoke earnestly to Di Hong. In his view, as long as Di Hong became powerful enough, the empire would not dare act rashly even if their plan failed. A Titled Douluo might not be able to contend against an army of a million, but he would be more than capable of killing an emperor—or even wiping out the entire Royal Family.

The Heaven Dou Empire's Royal Family had no Titled Douluo protecting it.

Di Yuan was actually making preparations on two fronts. The first was to carry out the State-Seizing Plan. The second was to guard against failure. If they failed, he would prioritize ensuring Di Hong's survival. As long as Di Hong remained alive, the Di Family would not perish.

If they failed and faced the empire's pursuit, Di Hong could go to Spirit Hall or the Star Luo Empire.

He believed that both forces would be more than willing to accept a genius like Di Hong, even if it meant offending the Heaven Dou Empire. Especially the Star Luo Empire—what was the Heaven Dou Empire in Star Luo's eyes? If not for Spirit Hall, they would have destroyed Heaven Dou long ago.

"Don't worry, Father King. At my current cultivation speed, I'm confident I can reach the Titled Douluo level before I turn thirty."

Di Hong was not boasting. He truly was confident. With his talent, combined with the assistance of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, breaking through to Titled Douluo before the age of thirty would not be a problem.

"Good." Di Yuan nodded in satisfaction. Reaching Titled Douluo before thirty was unheard of across the entire Douluo Continent. Among the Titled Douluo he knew of, the youngest had broken through in their fifties, and that was already considered extraordinary talent.

Most did not break through until their sixties or seventies.

Yet his son was fully confident that he could break through before thirty.

By then, he would likely become the youngest Titled Douluo in history.

Level 99 was no longer an unattainable height. Perhaps the legendary realm of gods was the ultimate realm his son sought to reach. But to people like them, the realm of gods was nothing more than a legend.

No one had ever seen a god. Gods existed only in legends—omnipotent, immortal, and in control of everything.

They did not know, but Di Hong did.

Over the next half year, he planned to train his close-combat skills to improve his strength. Although his martial soul was powerful, his close-combat ability was simply too weak. Thus, over these six months, he needed to properly train his fighting skills.

Once the plan had been refined, the father and sons went their separate ways.

Di Ming went to carefully consider how exactly the Intelligence Organization should be established. Di Yang and Di Yuan went to discuss Domestic Reform, for the first step in seizing the state was Domestic Reform.

Di Hong went to check on Ge Long, who was cultivating, before leaving. Ge Long had now obtained his first Spirit Ring and officially become a Soul Master.

His training still had to continue.

In the days that followed, Di Hong secluded himself in the mountains to cultivate, while discussions of the Soul Master Exchange Meet outside never ceased.

Everyone was curious about what geniuses would attend the Soul Master Exchange Meet. After all, this was the first grand gathering for Soul Masters organized by Spirit Hall. They were also curious whether the Soul Master Exchange Meet would offer rewards, and if so, what those rewards would be.

Now, many Soul Masters were preparing for the Soul Master Exchange Meet. Those with lower Soul Power Levels cultivated desperately, while those with higher Soul Power Levels cultivated at a more leisurely pace.