Chapter 3: Youth, Let's Set Out on an Adventure

  "Your Highness, Your Highness?" This time it was Xu Shu who interrupted Meng Li's reverie.

  "What's wrong with Yuan?" Meng was also a bit embarrassed at this moment, after all, it wasn't something to be proud of that he couldn't help but fall into a fantasy world again. Was he supposed to tell Xu Xiu that you interrupted my future enjoyment? Wouldn't Xu Xiu immediately return to the system's embrace after hearing that?

  "Really? I heard from people on the streets that Your Highness has been granted the title of Yan Nan Marquis and is in charge of all military and administrative affairs in Yan Nan Dao?" He was actually seeking confirmation.

  "Yes, the imperial edict is here, take a look." With a very casual handover, anyway, I don't have any sense of superiority or inferiority about this thing. Giving it to you won't diminish mine either.

  "Your Highness, please forgive me, the situation is urgent and I have no choice but to disobey. I will apologize again when I safely escort you to Yan Nan Road." After receiving the imperial edict, a glimpse of gratitude flashed in his eyes before he carefully examined the document word by word.

  "Drip, Strategist Xu Shu's favorability +4"

  "In that case, Your Highness's situation is extremely precarious. I fear disaster may befall at any moment!" Xu Shu slowly raised his head, looking very embarrassed as he spoke to Meng Li.

  "Just a faint sigh, how did it come to this? But since my life is in danger every day, I'd better listen to others' opinions." "Huh? I know I'm in danger now. But in the capital city, they shouldn't dare lay hands on me, right?" This is still within the capital city, after all. Meng Li really didn't believe those jealous and sinister plotters would dare make a move under the emperor's nose. The emperor may be useless, but in this one-third acre of land in the capital, he should still be the supreme ruler."

  "Your Highness, there is no dispatch of an escort army in the Emperor's edict. According to the system, each prince has a guard and a sword bestowed by the Emperor when leaving the capital, which can be used to execute officials below the third rank without reporting back. This is the Emperor's test for you. If you have the ability to leave the capital, arrive at your fiefdom, and control those officials, then even if you become the new emperor in the future, there will be no worries. But if you don't have this ability..."

  "Alas, I also know that this is a matter of life and death. My life and death are now in your hands." Meng Li's face was pale as he bowed deeply to the two people who were now his only hope. After all, the system had said that if this task failed, he would die. Anyway, he had already enjoyed himself, and even if he died, he wouldn't have any regrets. He had palace maids and eunuchs serving him, and when he went out, people carried his sedan chair. What more could he ask for, considering his ordinary life in his past world?

  The lord chooses his ministers, and the ministers also choose their lord. Chen Qing and Xu Xiu looked at Meng Li, who was calm and composed at this time, and they too felt reassured. For them to protect a weak master under the system's rules, although it wouldn't leave any room for maneuvering, but definitely had some reservations in their hearts. Whether or not they would make a last-ditch effort before dying or directly return to the system was uncertain.

  "How dare you disobey orders!" The two of them shouted in unison, looking at each other.

  As soon as the words fell, Xu Shu cleared his throat and began to express his thoughts in a calm tone. "Your Highness, at this moment, the most important thing is the army, especially the cavalry! General Chen is skilled in battlefield fighting and should be equipped with cavalry immediately to prevent the enemy's large-scale cavalry from attacking us head-on. At the same time, we also need to disperse our assets to recruit brave warriors to become our loyal guards to protect against secret assassination attempts."

  "But where can we recruit soldiers and brave warriors?" Meng Li was worried at this time, he was a traverser, how would he know where to borrow troops.

  "Huh? Do you know Zi Yun?" I suddenly thought that I hadn't introduced them to each other yet. Xu Shu already knew each other and were familiar with each other, which was a bit off. One from the Three Kingdoms and one from the Northern and Southern Dynasties didn't match up at all.

  "Oh, I and General Chen both studied at the Academy of Champions. Although we took different paths, we still know each other somewhat." Xu Shu said this. But Meng Li didn't think so, Meng Li thought that under the system's washing, all the powerful generals and strategists on Earth had become colleagues? What a powerful system, I really admire it."

  "The Academy's rules state that after leaving the mountain, one must not mention any information about the Academy, or else they will be stripped of all their abilities." Meng Li was taken aback by this sentence, and if he said something wrong, Xu Xiu would feel uncomfortable about his existence and go to verify it.

  "With this three-inch tongue, he can go find Yin Guojun to borrow some private soldiers. As for the brave warriors, they will have to rely on General Chen recruiting wandering heroes in the market. Promising them great benefits will surely make them willing to risk their lives!" For Xushu with an IQ over 90, the biggest problem at this time is that his strength is too weak. Weak to the point where he doesn't even have a single soldier or guard, how can he display his talents?

  "Alright, since that's the case. I'll set off immediately to Yin Guo's residence." If this matter isn't handled properly, others will be able to stab us in the head and we won't even have a way to fight back.

  Meng Li rode in a sedan chair, while Xu Shu walked beside it, disguised as a young servant. Chen Qing took the 10,000 taels of silver given to him by Meng Li and went to various taverns and brothels to recruit some brave adventurers.

  Four people were carrying a sedan chair on the road, moving steadily and smoothly. Suddenly, the system sounded an alarm: "Beep, level 2 warning."

  Meng Li, who was leaning against the soft sedan chair and dozing off, immediately sat up, opened the side window, and said to Xu Shu in a low voice: "There's something wrong with this street." When the alarm came, he didn't know what kind of danger it was or observe anything unusual, but since there was an expert by his side, he wanted him to be aware of it while maintaining the mysterious aura of being a ruler.

  Xu Shou heard Meng Li's reminder and immediately concentrated his mind, raised his spirits and increased his vigilance.

  All Xu Xiu could hear was a "whooshing" sound, a thin, piercing noise that grew louder and closer.

  Drawing his sword, Xu Shu performed a set of smooth and flowing movements with ease.

  "Ding" sounded crisp in Meng Li's ears, and an arrow sleeve was shot by Xu Shu and inserted into the earth wall on the side of the road.

  The several guards who led the way in front had a keen eye and escorted Meng Li's sedan chair. One of them ran to the side of the road and pulled out the sleeve arrow.

  "Your Highness, the arrow is poisoned!" The guard held out the arrow with both hands, and all that could be seen was a greenish-yellow patch on the arrowhead that made people feel sick.

  His eyes narrowed sharply, "Let's go, continue on our journey." He waved his hand to let the guards withdraw from around the sedan chair and proceed to clear the way ahead.

  "Drip, congratulations to player 9527 for successfully passing the level 2 alert, reward danger value 10 points."

  "What's this danger value?" He was quite curious as the system hadn't mentioned it before.

  "The danger value is the only system-specified transaction material for lottery and exchange items. Therefore, player 9527 needs to experience more dangers in order to accumulate more materials to exchange for stronger generals and items in the system."

  "Non-Elite Warriors draw 10 points at a time, Third-Class Warriors draw 100 points at a time, Second-Class Warriors draw 1000 points at a time, First-Class Warriors draw 10000 points at a time, Famous Warriors draw 100000 points at a time, World-Renowned Warriors draw 1000000 points at a time. The same applies to Strategists. As player 9527 successfully activated the material exchange system, the goods list (Warrior series) is now open for viewing."

  Let's take a look at what good stuff this mall has.

  The top row is equipped with first-class weapons.

  Overlord Halberd (exclusive weapon, gift for Overlord): 10,000,000 points

  Fang Tian Hua Halberd (exclusive weapon, gifted to Wen Hou): 10,000,000 points.

  Double-Edged Spear (Exclusive Weapon, Gift for Mad Emperor): 10,000,000 points.

  ……

  Cut off all hope of recovery and go straight to the bottom.

  Halberd (Strength + 10): 1000 points

  Long Spear (Strength + 7): 500 points

  Wu Gou (Martial Power +5): 100 points

  Copper Gun (Strength +3): 50 points

  Straight Sword (Strength + 1): 10 points

  Apart from these, all are exclusive weapons. With just one weapon on a third-rate equipment, it's possible to become second-rate. This thing is quite against the heavens. But it's also worth the price, otherwise, if you were to equip a bunch of second-rate generals with long spears, they would be invincible.

  My heart was delighted for a while, waiting to see if I had ruined some plan or given myself an intelligence-boosting system, which would be perfect.

  But thinking about it, this will probably be a very perilous journey. So, young one, go for it!

  The sharp sound of "落轿" really made Meng Li very uncomfortable, but for now, let's just make do with it. When Gong arrives at the fief and replaces all of them with individual palace maids, how delightful it will be to have multiple beauties to hold in his arms. This voice is crisp, that one is sweet.

  Pull open the curtain, step over the threshold. A large black gate is solemn and majestic. On both sides are two huge stone lions, with countless copper nails on the door that can't be counted. But at this moment, the desolate scene in front of the gate contrasts with its solemn decoration, just like the saying "when the wall collapses, everyone pushes". The favored concubine Yin has died, and the Yin family's home, which was once crowded with people, has instantly become deserted, a reflection of today's society.

  Two sword-bearing guards stood at the gate. One of them stepped forward and said, "The Ninth Imperial Son has arrived, report quickly!" A camel dying of starvation is still bigger than a horse; as a guard for an imperial son, he naturally had to be a bit arrogant.

  Two guards, one standing by the horse, ran in big strides, presumably to report. The other walked forward and asked for peace and well-being, walking behind and guiding. Fortunately, this guard was polite enough, otherwise Meng would not have known where the guest hall of such a large mansion was at this moment.

  The quiet courtyard, the fake mountain stands by the pool which is a bit dirty, from time to time there are one or two servants carrying packages and leaving after paying their respects at the gate.

  Meng Li seemed to have understood at this time, knowing that the old countryman was afraid and wanted to retreat. Probably thinking of being a rich husband in peace. But how to persuade him again to invest in his own potential stock is even more difficult. Forget it, these are all things for Jiang Shi to handle, Meng Li easily shook off the burden and turned around to look at Xu Shu with great relief and nodded slightly.