Chapter 5: The Player Most Likely Not To Die

  Back in the tent, Meng Li saw the world with a good attitude for the first time. It turns out that this "main character" identity can still intimidate people. I also had a tiger's body shaking twice. Meng Li, who put today's achievements on his own head, felt that he still had hope. The dream of eating ten eggs and pancake fruit is not far away either.

  What? The system's credit? Hmph, can't I do it?!

  What? Xu Shu's credit? Hmph, can't I do it?!

  Yes, Meng Li cannot complete all this alone, the system is not reliable, and Xu Shu has no place to play.

  We also have troops, money and food, shouldn't we start planning our escape route? Thinking of this, he said to Xu Shu: "Yuan Zhong, when shall we set out for Yanshan?"

  "Even if General Yún returns with many adventurers, we will set out at dawn tomorrow, no matter what. We'll hurry to leave the capital under cover of darkness. Perhaps some people won't have time to react. However, those who truly want to deal with our lord are sure to be waiting in ambush along the way, ready to welcome him with a big gift. There's no escaping it! But compared to the danger within the capital, I suppose it's better to take a risk and face whatever comes our way." Xu Shu said calmly after pacing back and forth twice. It seems we can't stay here any longer, let's make a run for it while everyone is still asleep tomorrow morning.

  "Good. Then how should we inform Lord Yin?" It's already almost dark when I got back today, must I go again?

  "Tonight, let General Ziyun sneak in to inform Master Yin, and it will be done. The matter should not be delayed, Master is now preparing for action." Xu Shu was quite composed and relieved towards Meng Li, but still urged him to hurry up a bit, "We're running away, not going on a pleasure trip."

  "Ah, I'll go prepare then." He took a step back towards the rear hall to see what that little loli Xiao Ru was up to. Just as Meng Li stepped out of the hall, he suddenly drew his foot back in. "By the way, Yuan Zhi, do you have a place to stay?"

  We can't treat our old capital badly, this is a guarantee for our future luxury.

  "Eh, reporting to the master, my humble father and mother passed away last year. I kept the promise we made back then and came to the capital to serve you." Xu Shu replied in this manner. Of course, ancient people's words were more tactful, but to Meng Li, Xu Shu was saying: "I, Xu Shu, followed our agreement and came alone to join you. You should be grateful for such good conditions. At least the house, beauties, and money are all taken care of, right? Otherwise, it would be too cold-blooded."

  "Uh, you, go and call Xiao Ru over~" he said, pointing to a eunuch standing at the door. Xiao Ru's position in this mansion was equivalent to that of a personal secretary. She was someone who ranked below only one person but above everyone else, so let her take care of arranging Old Xu's accommodation. Our amnesiac master can't remember anything anyway. This temporary residence will be leaving tomorrow, so just give it to Xu Shu for now."

  "See you, Your Highness." A little girl walked up and curtsied. The soft voice from the water town in Jiangnan suddenly made Meng Li's mood relax greatly. Every time he saw this little loli, he felt a sense of experience, growing up must be a stunning existence, she had to bring it up, this loli cultivation plan couldn't be stillborn. Letting others taste the freshness was like a thorn that pierced deeply into a man's heart.

  "Have a house arranged for Yuan Zhi in the backyard, and have him move in. The servants need to be instructed on how to serve him properly." Meng Li ordered Xiao Ruo.

  "But, Your Highness, the rear courtyard is a place for women." In fact, Xiaoyao wanted to say that Master, have you forgotten that all the maids in the rear courtyard are off-limits to you? Even if no one arranges for servant girls to attend to him and live in the rear courtyard, it would still be unseemly. Others will gossip about how this Marquis with a green hat is still alive.

  "It doesn't matter, we'll disperse them tomorrow and leave immediately." Meng Li thought that as long as Xu Shu didn't sleep, the servant girls would have a good impression of him. If he could introduce those people like Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and Cui Zhouping to him, that would be worthwhile. However, Meng Li seemed to have fallen into a misunderstanding at this time, thinking that the people Xu Shu introduced were only the great gods from the Water Mirror Academy, unaware that they were actually comrades from the Xuanhu Academy. He had to make him know that he was not joking around.

  "What? Your Highness, are you going to your fiefdom now? Why do you want to disperse the slaves and maidservants? We have all their contracts of sale in our hands. It would be better to bring them along as well." In Xiaoyao's opinion, these slaves were also a large sum of money. Not to mention so many high-quality goods.

  "Also, Your Highness, am I also among those being dismissed?" Xiaoyu's face fell as soon as she heard this, her eyes welling up with tears as she stared at Meng Li, daring him to say yes so she could cry in front of him.

  "Hehe, Little Ruo is so clever and cute, how can I bear to abandon you? Tomorrow, dress up as a young noble and follow me on both sides." As for this high-quality little loli Meng Li, she couldn't bear to throw her away and let her be bullied alone. Besides, our loli cultivation plan isn't still in need of a test subject, is it?

  "Xiao Ruo, quickly arrange a side room for Yuan Zhi. Right, you also arrange a room for General Zi Yun and have someone lead him to the side room to rest when he returns." Meng Li said impatiently with a wave of his hand. He's afraid he won't be greedy for benefits! Enjoying my food, living in my place, and sleeping in my bed, does he have the nerve not to introduce one or two great talents to me?!

  "Yes, you, take Yuanzhixian to the back house 101." Pointing at a eunuch, the little loli was arrogant and proud. She was venting her temper and didn't want to lead this person away.

  It's really cute when the little loli is occasionally arrogant and it's also very attractive to Meng Li, after all men like watching a little loli who loves to be cute and arrogant, that feeling is so refreshing.

  Right, I wonder if Eagle Eye can see these real people. Meng Li suddenly became curious and cast the skill on Xiao Ruo.

  Characters: Xiaoyao (Maid) (Infancy)

  Age: 14

  Command: 5

  Strength: 5

  Intelligence: 9

  Politics: 9

  Charm: 70 (System note: As a 14-year-old girl with 70 charm, this kind of exceptional player must not be let off)

  Skill: Agility (As a close secret of the player, she can clearly sort out various doubts and puzzles for the player)

  Experience: Growing up with the Ninth Prince since childhood, she has long considered herself to be one of the Ninth Prince's people. The world is big, but the Ninth Prince is bigger. (System supplement: no matter what actions you take towards her, she will always remain loyal to the player.)

  Compatibility: 99

  Meng Li suddenly discovered that this little Ruo seemed to have more charm and loyalty than the fine products of these systems. Maintaining a curious attitude, he studied the system's function as his own greatest guarantee, so he asked the system: "System, what's going on with this charm and compatibility?"

  "Drops, charm as a unique attribute of women can be used to learn some skills based on their own charm value. For example, Daji's Country Enchantment, Yang Guifei's City Toppling, and those with lower charm values require longer periods of crying or other skills to take effect. On the other hand, Intimacy allows players to detect the attitudes and mindsets of people in the Azure Continent who are one realm higher than the player. The system is very detailed in explaining this aspect to players. If only the price were a bit lower, it would be even more perfect."

  Well, detecting those below one's own realm is still a matter of looking at one's own silk properties, hoping they won't be too bad.

  Person: Meng Li (player) (Infancy)

  Age: 18

  Commander: 20

  Strength: 10

  Intelligence: 35

  Politics: 20

  Skills: To be learned (Player 9527, please hurry up and go through the adventure to accumulate danger value to learn skills)

  Background: As a system-produced player, I'm also mediocre. As the 9527th player of the system, my basic attributes are average and it's uncertain whether I can complete the ultimate task, otherwise the system will have to trouble itself again to find the next player.

  I'm going, what does this mean? System, did all 9,526 players in front of me die on the road to completing the ultimate task?!

  Meng is very curious about this issue at the moment, and with systematic assistance, so many people have actually fallen down, which is not a small problem. Is this system specifically designed to harm people?

  "Drip, please don't have any bad ideas about the system, players. The previous 9526 players indeed all died miserably, but the world is different and the tasks are different, so don't be discouraged! " The mischievous system comforted Meng Li's little heart a bit."

  "System, my attributes are really terrible, how can I survive?" Meng suddenly thought of his own terrible attributes and was extremely sad as he appealed to the system, these terrible attributes were even worse than those of any minor character in history books.

  "Don't be discouraged, players! You can buy elixirs in the future mall to increase your attributes. Besides, characters with good attributes have different starting points than players. The previous player's attributes were twice that of the players'. The initial task is to play as an emperor who has only one city left and must repel the allied forces of four countries. Even if you manage to get a Lu Bu, you'll still die after 2 days. This created the fastest death in system history. It seems that having mediocre attributes is actually the best guarantee for completing the ultimate task." What a strange explanation, damn it! Are there even good "trash" attributes?

  Well, anyway, I've experienced it, and the more days I live, the more I enjoy. What's there to fear? If you die, you'll be gone for good; if not, you'll live forever.

  Coming back to his senses, Meng Li's eyes curved into a crescent shape as he smiled and said to Xiao Ruo: "Let's go, Xiao Ruo. We should head back and get some rest."

  Back in the bedroom, Meng Li was itching to take advantage of Xiao Ruo's pink ears and neck. He couldn't help but want to pounce on her right then and there. However, as a man who had experienced the beauty of four beauties and three loves, he really couldn't bring himself to lay a hand on this young girl who had just entered middle school. Sitting on the bed, looking at Xiao Ruo standing by the bedside with an uneasy expression, Meng Li felt quite pleased with himself. He patted Xiao Ruo's head and said, "You go rest now. Tomorrow we need to get up early for makeup."

  A sleepless night. This is the most tense night's sleep after Meng Li came, after all, everything has been planned and it's not like those days when I didn't dare to sleep deeply for fear of not seeing tomorrow's sun. But precisely because everything has been planned, Meng Li is now very fearful, afraid that he will be killed tonight. Then the hope of these days would have been in vain. Once out of the capital city, it's a case of "the sky is high and the birds fly", "the sea is wide and the fish jump". Whether I'm a dragon or an insect depends on this journey, if I'm a dragon then I'll proudly roam the vast ocean and conquer all directions, but if I'm an insect then I'll quietly add some fertilizer to the vast continent.