Chapter 13: The Grand Way Manifests as a System (Part 2)

  As soon as Zhou Wenbo gave a strong push, the pointer on the turntable began to rotate rapidly. Seeing this, Zhou Wenbo suddenly remembered that before crossing over, he had participated in Penguin Company's lottery draw many times, but no matter how he drew, it was always "Thank you for participating". Fortunately, although Zhou Wenbo's subconscious liked to play pranks and make sarcastic remarks, he didn't have such an unscrupulous behavior.

  The needle spun slower and slower, but unfortunately the small characters engraved on the dial were too thin and could not be seen clearly from a distance. It wasn't until the needle stopped that Zhou Wenbo leaned forward to take a closer look.

  Spoiled Rich Kid (C-Rank) You are a publicly recognized spoiled rich kid. You can use gold coins to increase others' favorability towards you.

  Every 10 gold coins increase by 1 point, with a maximum of 20 points per person. Skill cooldown: 1 day.

  This skill is absolutely a C-level trash, compared to the self-contained "boastful talk" it's ten streets apart. I just completed a three-star mission and got 10 gold coins, using this skill can only improve a little favor, what's the use?

  System Prompt: You still have two chances to draw a prize, you can choose one of the three skills drawn.

  Upon hearing this hint, Zhou Wenbo suddenly felt that the cold electronic voice had a human touch, so he swung his arms and turned the big turntable again.

  Robust (C) Passive: Increases your Strength by 2 points.

  This skill is simple and effective, very practical. Bai got two attribute points, Zhou Wenbo was very satisfied with this draw.

  But the last chance of lottery couldn't be wasted, and soon the pointer stopped again.

  Judge Ability (C-rank) You can simply judge others' abilities.

  This skill introduction is extremely simple, yet Zhou Wenbo took a deep breath after reading it.

  Zhou Wenbo thought that after having the system, he could naturally observe others' attributes as if observing his own attributes. No one would be able to escape his eyes, and any loyalty under him would be clearly discerned.

  Unfortunately, as soon as Zhou Wenbo saw this skill for the first time, he knew he was daydreaming. He didn't expect that the system he had established wouldn't even leave himself such a big loophole to exploit.

  No need to say more, these three skills, anyone with a clear mind will choose the third skill: identifying talent.

  There were 10 gold coins left.

  After communicating with the system, it was learned that one gold coin can be exchanged for 100 grams of real gold. That is to say, these ten gold coins are equivalent to twenty taels of gold, which is approximately equal in value to two hundred taels of silver, and converted into copper money is approximately equal to two hundred strings of cash. For ordinary people, this is a wealth that cannot be earned even if one uses up their whole life.

  Note: The exchange ratio of gold, silver, and copper in ancient China has always been changing. This book adopts the simplest ratio, i.e., 1 tael of gold = 10 taels of silver = 10 strings of cash.

  Zhou Wenbo casually exchanged a gold coin and exited the system interface.

  Soon, Zhou Wenbo returned to reality, a small heavy gold bar in his hand reminding him of the system's omnipotence.

  He bit the gold bar gently with his teeth and indeed a faint tooth mark appeared.

  Haha, Zhou Wenbo, who had heard people talk about the method of identifying gold all his life but had never practiced it, laughed loudly and walked down the small hill step by step.

  Looking back on the morning climb, Zhou Wenbo was still worried about his future situation. Born in a chaotic era, both family and country would undergo drastic changes. Even with the pride and arrogance of being a time-traveler, he couldn't help but feel "like a floating reed sinking in the rain".

  However, in this short morning, he met Chen Boun, expanded his horizons, opened up a small universe, and established a system of his own. This simple system gave him endless power and courage, making him feel for the first time since crossing over that he would become the master of the era, truly becoming the ruler of this vast land!

  Returning to Lin's place, Zhou Wenbo curiously used the C-level skill "Talent Appraisal" he had just drawn from the lottery on several senior brothers, and indeed, the information he could obtain was very limited.

  For example, when using it on Fourth Brother Zhuge Yu, the system displays as follows:

  Name: Zhuge Yu

  Age: 18

  Sex: Male

  Highest attribute: Intelligence Your opponent's intelligence is one level higher than yours.

  Minimum attribute: The other party's politics far surpass yours.

  Loyalty: Unknown

  Talent: Unknown

  Skills: Unknown

  This discovery made Zhou Wenbo very ashamed.

  Through this C-level appraisal skill, Zhou Wenbo could only know that Zhuge Yu's highest attribute intelligence was one level higher than his own, which means it was between 80-100, and the lowest attribute politics was two levels higher than his own, between 40-60. The remaining three attributes of martial arts, command, and charm were at least as high as the politics attribute.

  It's clear that this Fourth Senior Brother's five dimensions added up together are more than twice his own.

  Several senior brothers have the highest attribute of intelligence, among them, Meng Hao's lowest attribute is charm, Wang Yuan's lowest attribute is command, and Lin Yun's lowest attribute is martial arts. Several senior brothers are indeed short in various aspects.

  One evening, Zhou Wenbo exchanged views with Lin He teacher on his recent reading of "Xu Mengzi" and couldn't help but use his talent identification skill on Lin. The result left him speechless.

  Name: Lin He

  Age: 41

  Sex: Male

  The highest attribute: political opponent's ability to govern domestic affairs is four streets ahead of you.

  Minimum attribute: Your opponent's strength is far stronger than yours.

  According to Zhou Wenbo's private estimate and guesswork, Lin Shi's five dimensions should be as follows:

  Commander: around 70

  Physical Strength: around 60

  Intelligence: 90 or above

  Politics: over 90, close to 100

  Charm: 80 and above

  The total of the five dimensions should be above 390, and this is still Lin He in a hidden state. If he can be tempered for many years, his mature properties will be at least above 410. Even if placed in the Three Kingdoms era, it would be enough to rival Xu Shu and Fa Zheng, and this is still at a disadvantage due to insufficient military power and command, as an internal affairs talent, it is already close to full marks.

  Zhou Wenbo, who had been beaten by his fellow disciples, couldn't help but use his Appraisal skill on the beautiful girl Hong Zhuang after returning to his room.

  Name: Hong Zhuang

  Age: 14

  Sex: Female

  Highest attribute: Charm The other party's charm is slightly higher than yours.

  Minimum attribute: The commander of the opposing side is on par with you.

  Well, even his own maid is better than him. Zhou Wenbo was completely speechless.

  Zhou Wenbo's charm value is 85, while Hong Zhuang's charm value is slightly higher than that. It can be said to be infinitely close to 100, possibly 98 or 99, but definitely above 95.

  This is indeed worthy of Zhou Wenbo's definition of a city-toppling beauty. A woman with charm exceeding 100 points, that's not called an absolute beauty, but rather a femme fatale.

  Commander, it's almost unnecessary to mention, currently there are only 4 points of commander and Zhou Mouren obviously lived a useless life in the Zhao Guo Gong family.

  As the Later Tang's chief envoy, Zhou De-yuan, who was a renowned general of his time, had been on southern and northern campaigns for over ten years. His highest attribute as a commander-in-chief was absolutely above 90, possibly close to 100. The military prowess of his younger brother, Zhou Wen-xuan, was also outstanding, and even his nephew, Zhou Jin-kang, might far surpass him in this aspect.

  As a result, Zhou Wenbo was awakened. Born in a chaotic era, writing and literature are of little use. Among the founding emperors of past dynasties, not one did not experience many years of war.

  In the Three Kingdoms 11, yesterday's Wei Wu Emperor Cao Cao had stats of 96, 72, 91, 94, and 96, totaling 449, surpassing all other heroes in the Three Kingdoms.

  Even Han Gaozu Liu Bang, who had the lowest ability, was still born and died on the battlefield many times, and practiced bravery in the Hongmen Banquet, with attributes that are absolutely much better than his own.

  It seems that next I will focus on cultivating martial power and strive to command an army, training my commanding ability.