Whole School Transmigrated: I Have 3 Daily Intel

"Unless you want to be like that guy in the sunglasses at the trading market, only thinking about feeding yourself. Then you can go it alone."

"But if you want to control all the information and intelligence in the entire school, and make people willingly come to you to trade resources for it—or trade information for resources—you have to build it to a certain scale. Otherwise, why would anyone trust you?"

"There are plenty of people at the trading market who peddle information, but they’re all just trying to fill their own stomachs. The reliability of a lot of their information is questionable. No one who thinks like Brother Chen Chong and has actually acted on it has appeared yet. At the very least, the Survival Association, which has the resources to do it, hasn’t bothered..."

Upon hearing this, realization dawned on Xu Jun and Huang Mao.

"So the real reason for teaming up with the Fishing Club is because they have a lot of people, and we can use them for this kind of intelligence gathering?"

Zhang Meng nodded. "That’s right. The Fishing Club is a pretty well-known club at school. If Brother Chen Chong works with them to set this up, he won’t have to worry about staffing. He can also leverage their existing reputation to convince most of the people who are still on the fence and build prestige for the information exchange point."

Chen Chong didn’t say anything. He was just listening.

’What Zhang Meng said is correct, but... it isn’t the whole story.’

"You’ve only seen thirty percent of it. You haven’t grasped the other seventy percent of the Lord’s plan."

Everyone turned to look at Jia Wen, including Zhang Meng, their faces showing a trace of confusion.

Jia Wen, fanning himself lightly with his feather fan, continued with a look of utter confidence, "The fundamental reason the Lord wants to team up with the Fishing Club to build an information exchange point isn’t just to control the school’s information, but also to... bring the Fishing Club under his command!"

At these words, Chen Chong gave him a sidelong look.

A flash of confusion crossed the eyes of Wang Biao, Zhang Meng, Xu Jun, and Huang Mao.

But Wang Biao and Zhang Meng reacted quickly. After a few seconds of thought, it was as if something had clicked.

"You mean..."

"Exactly!"

Jia Wen continued to wave his feather fan and laughed. "If I haven’t guessed wrong, the Lord’s plan has three benefits. First, to trade information for resources. Second, to grasp all information the moment it’s available. And third, to win over everyone in the Fishing Club."

"First, the resources. They are of little importance to the Lord; he doesn’t really care about them. It’s nice to have them, but no great loss if he doesn’t."

"Second, grasping intelligence the moment it appears. The Lord does care about this, and it was the original intention behind this idea."

"But the third... that is the true objective!"

"The Fishing Club has a great many members, and they are united and capable. If a group like this could be won over, they would be a sharp blade in our hands. But they only want to fish. Being self-sufficient, they don’t have much ambition. Outsiders who have tried to recruit them have always been turned away."

"Since the Secret Card revealed the next transit location, they’ve realized the danger. It’s very likely they won’t be able to fish at the next location. When that time comes, their advantage will be useless, and they’ll be in a bind."

"And at that moment, the Lord comes to their door proposing an alliance—a collaboration that gives them another way to collect resources, one that’s safe and beneficial to them. They will certainly not refuse."

"On the surface, it looks like an equal partnership. The information exchange point might even be controlled by members of the Fishing Club. But you must understand, the core intelligence is in the Lord’s hands. He is the one providing it."

"In other words, if the Lord wants the information exchange point to have explosive intel, it will. If he doesn’t, it won’t. The Lord is the true power behind the scenes!"

"Over time, everyone in the Fishing Club will gradually be won over. Their hearts will turn toward the Lord, and it will be a natural step to bring them all under his command!"

"This Giant Catfish hunt was the beginning, the opportunity. And this collaboration will be what completely wins them over..."

As he finished speaking, Zhang Meng was stunned. He immediately gave a thumbs-up.

"A strategist is a strategist for a reason! I used to think you only knew how to use a blade, but now I see you’re a master of both pen and sword!"

Jia Wen quickly waved his hand, smiling humbly. "You’re too kind, too kind. You flatter me!"

Xu Jun leaned in. "Jia Wen, that was all a bit too deep for me. I didn’t quite get it. Can you explain it more simply?"

Jia Wen was taken aback for a moment, then gave a wry smile.

"The Lord’s reasoning is actually very simple. If you need it put briefly..."

"Imagine you see a flock of wild pheasants. You want to tame them and keep them in a pen at home, but you can’t catch them. Even though they’re used to foraging nearby and aren’t shy around you, their wild nature still keeps them from getting too close."

"So, you start feeding them large amounts of grain every day. At first, outside the house. Later, in the yard. Then, by the edge of the pen, and finally, inside the pen..."

"Over time, the pheasants will get used to your feeding and will no longer want to forage in the wild. They’ll enter the pen naturally."

"When winter comes and the pen is closed, that flock of pheasants will belong completely to the Lord. And they will even start to enjoy that life."

"By then, even if you open the pen when spring arrives, the already-tamed pheasants won’t leave. They will be like domesticated chickens, letting the Lord touch them, waiting for the Lord to feed them, and even starting to lay eggs to generate profit for the Lord..."

OHHH!!!

’Pheasants! Now I get it!’ Xu Jun thought, his face lighting up. ’Why didn’t you just explain it like that from the start!’

"Brother Chong, your brain is really something else. I’m seriously impressed!"

Chen Chong had a helpless expression on his face.

’Jia Wen wasn’t wrong. By building an information exchange point, I’d be the one providing the core intelligence.’

’Compared to information about the various creatures in the jungle—what can be eaten and what can’t, or the characteristics of Extraordinary Creatures—all other intel is just small potatoes.’

’Letting the Fishing Club run it, I don’t have to worry about them breaking away and setting up their own shop.’

’Of course, from my few interactions with him, Zhong Fang doesn’t seem like that kind of person, which is another reason I chose to cooperate with them.’

’It’s only the 11th day since our arrival. Although my team can hunt enough to not worry about food and drink, and we’ve even stockpiled a fair amount of supplies...’

’...if we had more people, we wouldn’t be able to support them. We just don’t have the resources to provide for so many.’

’Unless our domestic poultry, crops, and other resources start to multiply rapidly in the future, creating a continuous supply, only then would we have the means to feed everyone.’

’But for now, it’s better to let them range freely—let them find their own resources and, in the process, create resources for me.’

After learning about the power of Extraordinary Creatures from the Secret Card, and about the harshness of the various ecological environments to come, Chen Chong understood one thing.

’Ability Cards are the most important thing!’

’Other Cards can only help you survive in this world, but only the abilities from Ability Cards let you hunt Extraordinary Creatures!’

’An A- Level Unihorn Catfish alone gave everyone such a hard time. If we run into an A+ or even an S-Class Extraordinary Creature in the future, any number of ordinary people would just be cannon fodder.’

’Building a team isn’t about having a huge group of people go out hunting together. Without the right abilities, the difference between a hundred people and five hundred people to an Extraordinary Creature is just the difference between a full meal and a snack.’

’Even Fear Wolves and Fierce Poisonous Bees aren’t something ordinary people can handle...’

’The Survival Association’s mindless absorption of students only increases their resource consumption; it’s impossible for them to develop quickly that way.’

’But if you don’t have enough people, you can’t cover all the necessary roles, which also leads to resource stagnation.’

’When you have enough people, a clear division of labor is how a proper team should function.’

’Combat personnel, logistics personnel, and even hunting personnel to find resources.’

’Only when all three types of personnel are sufficient, each responsible for different tasks, can you maximize the chances of survival.’

’If any one of them is lacking, it could lead to chaos, or at the very least, slow development...’

’Right now, myself, Xu Jun, Wang Biao, and the others are acting as both combat and hunting personnel, and we’re swamped every day.’

’If I could bring in more people and assign them tasks rationally, our efficiency in finding resources would be maximized if everyone worked together.’

’Bringing everyone together is the only way to create a larger cycle of resources.’

’At that point, the team will become a large-scale organization.’

’I will still only absorb capable and trustworthy people into the core team to handle the most important tasks.’

’The other team members will do their jobs in their respective positions.’

’The entire organization will be like a pyramid, with clear, progressive layers.’

’But right now, the people in the school aren’t united. Most of them have their own agendas, hunting and searching for resources on their own.’

’It needs time to settle. I have to wait for the right opportunity.’

’When a great crisis arrives, one that nobody can handle on their own, that will be the perfect time to win people over.’

’But before that, by winning over the Fishing Club, I can also solve my own shortcomings regarding the flow of information both on and off campus.’

’At the same time, the appearance of the information exchange point, just like the clinic, will become a vital place that many people depend on for survival, gradually attracting everyone...’

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