Chapter 102: then translation of chapter title

Lu Zhaoyuan merely hesitated slightly, then nodded.

"Over there, I'll trouble Shen Lord to bring the brush, ink, and inkstone; I'll write right away."

"Good."

Shen Tianxing responded, then immediately had someone bring the brush, ink, and inkstone; Lu Zhaoyuan picked up the brush and wrote, finishing quickly, then handed the Imperial Edict to Shen Tianxing. Indeed, it was appointing Shen Tianxing as Governor of Leizhou.

"Excellent, thank you, Lord Lu. The junior disciple of the Divine Physician Li is in the Grass Medicine Hut in the northern slums of Jingcheng, named Zhang Baicao; just go fetch him. Also, a reminder: this Zhang Baicao's great-grandfather was named Zhang Bukai."

Lu Zhaoyuan had been nodding along, everything fine, but when he heard that last sentence, he was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened in disbelief.

"What Shen Lord said, could it be that Zhang Zongshi, one of the two reclusive Grand Masters of our Great Zhou?"

"That's right; you can also return to Jingcheng and investigate thoroughly to see if I've deceived you. I've heard that this Zhang Zongshi especially values his descendants, so the Regent King surely wouldn't act foolishly."

Shen Tianxing laughed and asked, this matter definitely needs to be clarified first, to avoid unnecessary trouble for Zhang Baicao.

"Thank you for the notice, Shen Lord, but actually, now that you are Governor, Leizhou will be handed over to you; I'll be on my way."

Lu Zhaoyuan clasped his hands in farewell; he was eager to leave, not to rush back to Jingcheng, but to hurry back to send a flying pigeon message, so the news could be delivered as quickly as possible.

"See you out; I hope next time we meet, Lord Lu, you're still alive."

Lu Zhaoyuan laughed awkwardly, not understanding what Shen Tianxing meant, so he said nothing more, clasped his hands again, and turned to leave.

"He hasn't offended you, has he? Are you cursing him?"

Hong Yi appeared out of nowhere at some point, and Shen Tianxing laughed and shook his head.

"People like Sun Zhongquan could never keep a promise; don't think that just because he had Lu Zhaoyuan deliver this blank Imperial Edict, he specified what could and could not be done with it."

His order likely was that as long as one didn't cross Sun Zhongquan's bottom line, one could agree; to Lu Zhaoyuan, it seems Leizhou is now no different from being in my hands, and the position of Governor of Leizhou means nothing.

Even if he goes back to tell Sun Zhongquan, Sun Zhongquan won't immediately cause trouble, but once everything is settled and Sun Zhongquan moves troops against me, Lu Zhaoyuan will be guilty of forging an Imperial Edict, a crime punishable by extermination of his clan.

Hong Yi then suddenly realized; although as a Subsystem she knows quite a bit, her thinking ability is based on the system's algorithms, and she isn't as scheming as Shen Tianxing.

"If you say that, later when he figures it out, he'll have to thank you."

"It's hard to say; many things are clear to the outsider but confusing to the insider. Sun Zhongquan letting him speak shows enough trust; just that trust means he won't overthink, and without overthinking he won't notice the problem."

Hong Yi fell silent, Shen Tianxing stood up, returned to his room to draw lots—such good Luck Value, it'd be a waste not to draw.

After returning to his room, Shen Tianxing hadn't yet drawn lots; he first looked at the special skill Lecture he had obtained.

"Lecture: activating the skill for one double-hour increases the Host's eloquence by 100%, incitement by 100%, persuasiveness by 100%, with a cooldown of one month."

As for this skill, Shen Tianxing could only say it's awesome; that is, when activated, anything he says within one double-hour will be believed by anyone who hears it.

That way, he only needs to give a Lecture after capturing a city, and the people's hearts will fully submit, saving a great deal of trouble.

Afterward, Shen Tianxing also checked Kang Shuifu Iced Red Tea.

"Kang Shuifu Iced Red Tea: a case of 15 bottles; drinking one bottle increases Martial Arts Experience by 10%, limited to one bottle per day."

Shen Tianxing immediately took a bottle, opened it, gulped it down in one go, and indeed upon checking his Martial Arts Experience, it had risen by 10% to 65%.

"With such a good thing, why didn't you tell me?"

Shen Tianxing was naturally asking Hong Yi, while also rummaging through the System Mall.

"No need to look; Kang Shuifu Iced Red Tea only works for martial artists below Eighth Rank, and the System Mall doesn't sell it—you got lucky. It can only be obtained from item drops, not from quests or draws."

Shen Tianxing stopped searching, seeing that 14 bottles remained; drinking them all would achieve Sixth Rank Complete, and then accumulating another 95% of Martial Arts Experience would allow him to enter Seventh Rank First Layer.

"You say my Luck Value is pretty high today; maybe if I go out and kill a few experts, I'll get a drop."

"It's not that easy; the drop requires not only high Luck Value but also at most one case per month, so no matter how many you kill this month, you won't get it."

"Indeed, the more powerful something is, the rarer it is; even the powerful things that are easy to obtain demand a huge price."

Shen Tianxing complained, but held no grudge, shifted his mood, and examined the only Formation Arrow Array he had obtained.

"Arrow Formation: it can be formed by six to six thousand people; 6 to 60 people increase martial strength by 10%, morale by 10%, and stamina by 10%."

"Over 60 up to 600 people increase martial strength, morale, and stamina by 15%; over 600 up to 6,000 increase them by 20%."

It's another special item that excites Shen Tianxing; its use is simple—just have his troops form according to the formation, he activates it, and it can be reused repeatedly.

Once again suppressing his excitement, Shen Tianxing finally began to draw: ten Advanced Lottery draws, exactly a single Advanced 10‑pull.

"System, give me an Advanced 10‑pull!"

"Host, after the system's second upgrade, an Advanced 10‑pull can be exchanged for one Ultimate Draw; the Host may designate a type to draw—for example, the worst martial art would still be the complete Ultimate Martial Art, and the worst equipment would still be an ordinary Divine Weapon."

The system didn't immediately execute Shen Tianxing's command but instead offered a suggestion; Shen Tianxing also fell into thought—although his Luck Value is relatively high today, low‑grade items would still appear and be of little use, so he decided to gamble.

"All right, exchange ten Advanced 10‑pulls for one Ultimate Draw, choosing equipment as the type."

Shen Tianxing also pondered long before choosing equipment; he had originally wanted to pick special items, but that category is too vast, martial arts are sufficient for now, and after consideration equipment proved most worthwhile.

"Congratulations, Host, for using one Ultimate Draw and obtaining the Super Divine Weapon Avatar Yupai."

With the System Prompt sounding, Shen Tianxing jumped to his feet, overexcited—for you should know that this Super Divine Weapon Avatar Yupai is sold in the System Mall for a full five hundred million points of Killing Value.

"Avatar Yupai, Super Divine Weapon, blood‑bond recognition: after recognition it can manifest an avatar identical in strength to oneself, including equipment and martial arts, etc. —all avatars except the Avatar Yupai itself!"

In the Martial Dao Realm, before reaching Grand Master each Avatar consumes 100,000 points of Killing Value; after reaching Grand Master each Avatar consumes 1,000,000 points; after reaching Land Immortal each Avatar consumes 10,000,000 points.

Duration: 12 double‑hours, no cooldown, can be sustained by continuously consuming Killing Value.