Chapter 68: Excalibur

Before him, the magnificent treasure chest had already vanished.

Only a longsword, about one meter in length with a blue hilt, lay quietly embedded in the stone.

This is...

Jiang Yan's eyes widened sharply.

So familiar!!

【This is your heart demon, the weapon selected for you from the magnificent treasure chest.】

【Fate series Noble Phantasm: Excalibur】

【Take it!】

The system's voice rang in Jiang Yan's mind.

Jiang Yan's mouth hung open.

Ka... curry stick?!

The Artifact of the King of Stubs?!

Thinking of that cool curry stick from the anime, Jiang Yan reached out with trembling hands.

The moment he grasped the hilt, the heart demon stone embedded below suddenly exploded, turning to dust and vanishing.

The blade trembled, as if welcoming its new host.

Gazing at the precious sword in his hand, Jiang Yan's eyes sparkled.

"System, how do I activate it?"

【When you gather enough power of faith, chant its true name: Excalibur!】

【Immediately unlock the Noble Phantasm Release State】

"Power of faith?"

Jiang Yan scratched his head.

"Do I have it now?"

【Yes, Host. The people of Guili Plain believe in Morax; for you, who holds the title of Immortal Lord, this is equivalent to faith.】

【However, the faith from Guili Plain alone is insufficient to unlock the Noble Phantasm Release State!】

"Soga!"

Jiang Yan nodded.

Although he cannot activate it now, the land currently controlled by Morax is not limited to Guili Plain.

Having defeated two Archons, his forces now extend south to Mount Tianheng, north to Qingce Village, west to Dunyu Ling, and east to the Salt of the Earth.

He has effectively occupied half of Liyue's territory.

Once all Archons within the borders are purged and he has completely mastered this land, Jiang Yan believes there will be no problem activating Excalibur.

"Now that the treasure chest is opened, it's time to return!"

Jiang Yan stood up, and Excalibur, following his will, turned into points of starlight and merged into his body.

When Jiang Yan needs to use it, a mere thought will cause it to appear in his hand.

This, of course, was also told to him by the system.

In Qingce Village, watching Ganyu diligently scribbling and correcting before him, Jiang Yan, sitting beside her, couldn't help but feel somewhat helpless.

"I think it's already quite perfect..."

The stack of papers Jiang Yan gave Ganyu was a fusion of scattered governance concepts from his memories, pieced together by him.

"The theory is good, but some aspects are too advanced for the present."

Ganyu gently rubbed her brow, pointed her finger at a certain spot, and said:

"Like this one: 'People-oriented, governed by law'."

"It's excellent, but too advanced; while it would be an ideal governing policy in peaceful times, at this moment, when Archons slaughter each other and the land suffers year after year, implementing this law now is inappropriate."

"Then let's keep it and implement it when peace returns; there's no rush."

Jiang Yan pulled that sheet of paper out and set it aside.

"Let's use the Tuntian system for now; the Tuntian system you mentioned seems the most suitable at present."

"Not many survivors remain in Qingce Village, and vast tracts of farmland lie barren; having the Millelith farm during their spare time is a good choice."

"Once the population grows, the Millelith can return to their full-time military status."

Ganyu continued to write and draw, refining the implementable policies.

Jiang Yan nodded; although the Tuntian system has many criticisms, it is indeed a good method to rapidly restore production during wartime.

Once the population increases and Qingce Village returns to normal production, there will be no rush to implement reforms then.

"Next, there is..."

After Ganyu and Jiang Yan discussed it carefully, they finally determined several policies for governing Qingce Village.

First, implement the Tuntian system; Ganyu can handle this.

The monsters within Qingce Village have already been swept clean; now the main focus is restoring production in the terraced fields of Qingce Village.

Next are the monster gathering places and Archon tribes in the surrounding areas.

The Millelith will clear the monster gathering places.

Jiang Yan cannot let all the Millelith go farming.

The Millelith's farming system is a rotation system; although they need to farm, neither training nor combat can be slackened.

And the nearby monster gathering places are very suitable places for them to train.

Finally, and most troublesome, the Archon tribes.

Ganyu tallied the numbers; there were as many as ten Archon tribes near Qingce Village!

Fortunately, they were all weak-tier Demon Gods, not much different from the two Demon Gods Jiang Yan had encountered on his first meeting.

With Jiang Yan present, these Demon Gods would not dare to casually harass Qingce Village.

Though they would not dare to harass it casually, Jiang Yan did not intend to let them go.

It seems there will be plenty to keep him busy for this period.

Jiang Yan sat in the chair, looked at the young girl busy with her head down before him, and stood up.

"My little Ganyu has truly worked hard~"

"Y-you... what are you doing?"

"Relax, let me rub your shoulders~"