Chapter 72

Shen Tianxing never expected the system to be unable to find out, which is enough to prove that this matter is not simple.

"It's fine not to contact him for now; after all, he is currently training troops in Luoxia City, and in a few months my strength should also have improved roughly the same; by then, if there really is a problem, we'll just kill him."

Although he guessed the matter wasn't simple, Shen Tianxing didn't take it too seriously—what could any big trouble do? Once the Master Experience Card appears, whoever comes won't be able to use it, unless there is a Land Immortal.

"If you think that way, I can relax; there truly are no Land Immortals, at least not on the Shenzhou Continent, and besides, Land Immortal is just a flattering term—actually they don't live past 300 years."

However, you don't need to worry either; the system will continue to upgrade later, and once it reaches a certain level, it can help you extend your lifespan, including the people around you, of course provided you complete enough tasks and have enough Killing Value.

Shen Tianxing increasingly felt that Hong Yi was becoming more like a flesh-and-blood person, whether in speech, expression, or movement—she was no different from an ordinary person.

"Saying these now seems a bit premature; let's just issue the new main quest!"

Shen Tianxing cared about this; Hong Yi smiled and nodded, and then the system prompt sounded in his mind.

"Congratulations, Host, you have successfully upgraded the system to intermediate form; now issuing the fourth-stage main quest: contend for the world and ascend the throne as emperor."

"Please, Host, within three years occupy the entire territory of the Great Zhou, successfully ascend the throne, become the Emperor of Great Zhou, change the state name, and conscript a million-strong army (soldiers summoned by the system are not counted)."

"Completing the quest rewards 50 million Killing Value points; you may freely choose one upgradable Divine Weapon to directly upgrade it to a Super Divine Weapon, choose two Ultimate Martial Arts fragments to complete them, receive a random upgradable Divine Weapon, and receive a random Ultimate Martial Art."

"High-Grade Guard Summon Token, Super Fourth-Tier Soldier Summon Token, three Divine General Summoning Cards, five Famous General Summoning Cards, Martial Arts Experience increased by 300%, three Advanced Lottery draws, ten Intermediate Lottery draws, 100,000 taels of gold! If the quest fails, the Host will be erased."

"The fourth-stage main quest shocked Shen Tianxing; the rewards were truly too many, more than he could easily believe, and of course the difficulty is also there."

"The Great Zhou has twelve provinces plus the capital; not counting the capital, one must conquer four provinces per year and also conscript more than 330,000 troops each year."

"This does not count troops summoned by the system; the difficulty is also great, after all we just learned that maintaining ten thousand elite troops costs over 1,000,000 taels of silver, and if conscripting ordinary troops costs 2,000,000 taels, that should be enough to support a 100,000-strong army for a year!"

"Three years would require 6,000,000 taels of silver; calculated that way, a million-strong army would need 60,000,000 taels over three years—if it weren't for the system still offering a glimmer of hope, Shen Tianxing would have planned to give up."

"Three years is plenty of time, nothing to worry about; moreover, Killing Value can be exchanged for silver, right? Do more tasks, go to the battlefield a few more times, and this silver will naturally be enough."

"Hong Yi actually also comforted Shen Tianxing, which made him find it a bit interesting; before, there was basically only teasing."

"The system has new features; what about yours? You belong to the subsidiary system, so you should also have updated features."

"You've become smarter, there are two new functions, though none satisfy your petty ideas; first is the long-distance communication transmission function—we can transmit information even though we're thousands of miles apart, just like you and I opening a walkie-talkie."

"That is, I can now stay apart from you alone, go help you with anything, and still maintain contact between us; likewise, through your authorization, I can freely store and retrieve items you place in the system package."

"Conversely, I can also, with your authorization, put the items I obtain into the system package for you to take out; this function should be a big surprise for you."

"If you lead troops out to fight and leave me in the rear, grain and fodder supplies can be directly placed into the system package for you to retrieve later—both safe and convenient."

"Shen Tianxing couldn't help but give a thumbs up, and also realized that the system's upgrades will be based on his different goals at different times, shaping into the mode he needs most, including this subsidiary system, Hong Yi."

"This function is indeed powerful; what is your second new function?"

"The holographic projection function—basically, any scene you imagine can be directly projected by me; it's enough to scare people."

"This function is a bit useless, but if used well it can still work; you just need to project movies from your phone onto it, and it can be used to show movies to soldiers to boost their morale, so it does have some use."

"Shen Tianxing's idea was actually not bad; Hong Yi gave him a direct eye-roll."

"By the way, throw in some inappropriate content to get their blood pumping—you're really depraved; of course, the most important thing is that you and your wife want to watch it; using the saying from your world, you're just shameless."

"Hong Yi returned to her former self, and Shen Tianxing smiled indifferently."

"Life is nothing but eating, drinking, playing, and lust; be happy however you like, for no one knows if tomorrow will suddenly bring death; even if I have the system, I must also enjoy life, otherwise what fun is there in unifying the world?"

"Enough of this idle talk; let's check my current attributes—you said you could see the attributes with increased all-around enhancement, right?"

"Hong Yi wasted no words, and Shen Tianxing's latest attribute panel appeared before him."

"Host: Shen Tianxing"

"Martial Force: 4925 (1481) + ()"

"Defense: 2471 (741) + (8500)"

"Stamina: /"

"Speed: 3223 (967) + (7100)"

"Internal Force: 2470 (741) + (2000) (1976, Nine Yang Divine Skill adds 80%)"

"Luck: 50 (max 100, randomly generated each day, can be temporarily boosted by consuming large amounts of Killing Value, up to +20)."

"Martial Dao Realm: Sixth Grade Seventh Layer (equipment bonus equivalent to Eighth Grade Ninth Layer)"

"Equipment: High-Grade Dragon Slaying Blade, Intermediate Xuanwu Armor, Intermediate Golden Roc War Boots, Platinum Dragon-Engraved Ring, Divine Weapon Wuxiang Mask"

"Mount: Flying Thunder"

"Pet: Charizard x"

"Enhancement: All attributes +30%"

"Killing Value:"

"Money: Silver, Gold"

"With the appearance of the originally hidden all-attribute increase, Shen Tianxing has already reached the combat power of Eighth Grade Ninth Layer; with various martial arts boosts, he can basically remain undefeated against experts below Eighth Grade Sixth Layer."

"If one waits until his own strength reaches Seventh Grade First Layer with internal force emitted, then at that point he will basically be invincible below Ninth Grade."

"Just as Shen Tianxing was quite satisfied with this, the system prompt sounded again."

"Detected that in half an hour bandits will appear; issuing a beheading mission: behead the bandit chief Black Whirlwind, recruit surviving bandits as soldiers, defend the safety of Autumn Wind Town."

"Completing the mission rewards 100,000 Killing Value points, opens Reputation Value with 1,000 points, standard ordinary equipment 1,000 sets, ordinary Golden Wound Medicine 1,000 portions, three Intermediate Lottery draws, five Beginner Lottery draws, and 10,000 taels of silver."