The effects of reform
The construction of the Spirit Bank and the Newspaper Office office is progressing simultaneously.
The powerful individuals who had been summoned back to Spirit City were all reassigned. These individuals already possessed extensive experience in grassroots management and demonstrated remarkable competence in managing industries.
Wu Qi didn't initially plan to expand the bank's operations to the entire continent. Instead, he started pilot programs in the three major cities of Spirit City, Heaven Dou City, and Star Luo City. He planned to expand to the entire continent once the operating model matured.
A few days later, as the first issue of the newspaper was released to the entire mainland, several major news items swept across the country like a flood.
The front page headline of the first issue of the newspaper reported on the anti-corruption work carried out within the Spirit Hall, as well as a report on the trial of those corrupt officials.
Ordinary Person may not understand His Holiness the Pope's grand strategies, but they know that as these corrupt officials are eliminated one by one, their real interests will be guaranteed.
Furthermore, the headline on the second page was about the Spirit Bank.
Compared to the headline on the front page, the Spirit Bank received significantly less attention.
It's important to understand that most Soul Master are completely unfamiliar with the financial system, let alone ordinary people. The only news that has captured public attention is that the Spirit Bank will regulate Spirit Hunting Squad across the entire continent.
As for how to regulate it, all parties are watching and waiting, and have not yet taken any action or responded to the call of the Spirit Hall.
The Spirit Hunting Town on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
The newspaper was distributed throughout the entire continent, and could even be purchased in the Spirit Beast Town. Its low price meant that almost everyone had a copy, and people were curiously reading about the latest strange and unusual events on the continent.
Not long after, in a Spirit Hunting Squad's Camp.
"Big brother, something terrible has happened! The Spirit Hall is going to attack all the Spirit Hunting Squad across the continent!"
Upon hearing his Subordinate's report, the leading man was initially startled, but then took the newspaper to examine it.
A moment later, he suddenly laughed and said, "Damn it, what's all the fuss about? I thought the experts from the Spirit Hall had come to kill us!"
The Spirit Hall has issued statements about "reorganizing the Spirit Hunting Squad" no less than five times, but when have they actually taken any action?
The fact that this Spirit Hunting Squad is reacting so strongly to this must mean they are one of the squads that tricked and killed their employer.
Faced with the Spirit Hall's statement, which was all bark and no bite, the leading man scoffed and said, "Hmph, the new Pope has taken office, and in order to gain the love and respect of all the Soul Master on the continent, he deliberately issued such a statement. What's there to care about?"
"However, the Lucky Draw part is quite interesting. Let's go buy a few more newspapers. If we win 10,000 Gold Soul Coin, we can go back to the city to recuperate for a few days and lay low for a while."
Similar remarks were made across mainland China.
Buy a newspaper with one Copper Soul Coin and get a chance to win a Lucky Draw – it's the most generous gambling game ever!
Furthermore, the newspaper is distributed by the Spirit Hall; such a powerful organization wouldn't stoop to withholding 10,000 Gold Soul Coin. For Ordinary Person, winning the lottery would be enough to live a carefree life for half a lifetime.
The publication of the newspaper caused quite a stir across the mainland.
Some powerful forces within the Two Great Empires naturally recognized this as a tool for manipulating public opinion. However, the fact that the newspaper could be distributed freely within the Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire Two Great Empires meant that it must have the support of the two Imperial Family. They could not influence the Imperial Family ' decisions and could only watch helplessly as the newspapers exerted their influence.
As for imitating the Spirit Daily and creating their own newspaper?
Haha, with a price of one Copper Soul Coin per piece, there's no money to be made at all, so investing a lot of money is pointless.
However, some shrewd individuals sensed the potential for exploitation through newspapers and immediately contacted the Newspaper Office's offices across mainland China to seek cooperation.
As the chief architect of all this, Wu Qi received reports of victory from all over the continent while inside the Papal Hall, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
The Spirit Hall of Xilu City.
The Spirit Hall here is only one level lower than the Sacred Hall in the capitals of the Two Great Empires, and the bishop here is a Red-Clothed Cardinal with the strength of Soul Saint.
Like Bishop Myers of Gengxin City, Bishop Pix of Xilu City, knowing that there was no room for improvement in his abilities and no possibility of further promotion, also began to degenerate.
Compared to Myers, Pix's methods are equally impressive.
According to the Spirit Hall's policy, awakening Martial Soul is free for the public. But in his case, he charges based on the level of Soul Power awakened.
For Ordinary Person, being able to awaken one or two levels of Soul Power is already quite good. According to Pix's pricing standards, they need to pay the corresponding awakening fee for their strength.
For those with low-level innate Soul Power, the cost is generally not high. However, for geniuses with innate Soul Power of level five or higher, it's a different story.
Pix quoted them an exorbitant bill that was unaffordable for Ordinary Person.
The consequences of not paying the fee for awakening Martial Soul are unimaginable for Ordinary Person.
Without a certificate of Martial Soul Awakening, one cannot join Junior Soul Master Academy.
At the same time, after Soul Master awakens their Martial Soul, they can begin cultivating their Soul Power and seek help from other forces to obtain a second Martial Soul Awakening Certificate. However, this certificate cannot prove the Soul Master's true Innate Soul Power.
Innate Soul Power is linked to Talent. If one falsifies it or lacks the original awakening documents, even if one joins a major power in the future, it will still have an impact.
According to the rules of the Spirit Hall, geniuses with innate level five or higher Soul Power can join the Spirit Hall Academy for intensive training. Without proof of original awakening, they are ineligible for all these benefits.
Pix has these geniuses by the throat, making them work for them for life.
They even developed it into a gray industry, where nobles could recruit a genius with innate level 5 Soul Power or above for their families by spending some money.
Those geniuses who are betrayed will inevitably have their parents die in a short period of time due to various accidents. As a result, these geniuses become slaves of the nobles, and can never rise up again.
Pix not only caused the Spirit Hall to lose a large number of promising young talents, but also participated in human trafficking, committing heinous crimes!
On the mainland, there are many officials and nobles involved in human trafficking, and even powerful forces like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect are among the beneficiaries.
Wu Qi said that he could not control the situation outside, but such heinous acts must not occur within the Spirit Hall.
Pix, having run into the line of fire, became the target of a warning to others.
That noon, Pix and Xilu City were both led to the guillotine.
Xilu City is, after all, a major city within the Heaven Dou Empire. Pix's desire to engage in illicit activities cannot be separated from the support of the City Lord Mansion.
The Spirit Hall's anti-corruption efforts received a positive response from the Heaven Dou Empire. Without its backer, the Xilu City was naturally at the mercy of the Spirit Hall.
To deal with this giant fish, the Hall of Judgment dispatched its Hall Guardian Douluo — Ghost Douluo.
The execution of corrupt officials in the street received strong public support.
Similar scenarios played out in major cities across mainland China, and within a short period of time, the Spirit Hall regained the public's confidence.