Chapter 231: The Sole Eternal Master

As for farming, I'm also restricted, so I can only watch helplessly as the fields outside fall into disrepair.

The advisor's voice carried regret.

Cheng Shuili, however, stirred, her eyes brightening considerably.

If this place really had that much farmland to cultivate...

If she used all the servant cards in her territory, kidnapping NPCs or players to come in and have them farm for her...

Just thinking about it made Cheng Shuili's heart race uncontrollably.

But soon, she shook her head again.

How could she learn from the system to go around kidnapping people?

Besides, the servants have no sense of taste...

Cheng Shuili thought of Yun's nemesis; if the servants had a sense of taste, she could probably lure both of them over with food.

There used to be cattle and horses kept in the manor; their pens are still there, while everything else remains.

The advisor looked out the window, seemed to suddenly think of something, then turned back and told Cheng Shuili: 'The only facility still usable in the manor is the well; I recently walked around the fields and there wasn't a single dry well.'

That's actually a good thing.

This added a bit more feasibility to Cheng Shuili's farming plan.

But... Cheng Shuili glanced at the advisor, still intending to drive around the manor to see the situation firsthand.

It's not that she distrusts this person; she just prefers to hear the facts spoken outright.

Cheng Shuili nodded, said nothing, and vanished from before the advisor.

The advisor blinked, then quickly realized this new master must have 'gone back'.

The former manor owner had told her some things about the outside, but... if the outside really were as that person said, the advisor would truly consider staying here a very good choice.

Not long after, she suddenly felt Cheng Shuili and the other person reappear.

Still the same old spot, and she brought a vehicle.

The advisor stood up, walked to the window to look outside, and just happened to see Cheng Shuili waving at her.

She called her.

The advisor immediately straightened her body and hurried down.

So... not a ghost?

Su Rui also saw that figure; she turned her head to look at Cheng Shuili, and only after seeing her greet did she dare to ask.

Cheng Shuili laughed inwardly at her timidity, but kept a straight face, clearing her throat twice and giving an analogy: 'It's much like the effect of 001, only it looks substantial.'

This ghostly place has nothing to eat, so this one surely doesn't need to eat.

Cheng Shuili propped her chin, unable to keep from thinking: 'How does the system keep spawning a bunch of things that don't need to eat?'

The advisor arrived quickly.

Su Rui deliberately observed that this corporeal system lady made no sound when walking, or rather, her feet didn't touch the ground.

She just floated over.

Su Rui furrowed her brows tightly and leaned in closer to Cheng Shuili.

Even like this, she still says it's not a ghost!

Too terrifying!

The advisor also got in the car, and according to Cheng Shuili's request, gave directions to the two.

If she knew what Su Rui was thinking, she would surely feel very wronged.

Clearly the one beside her is more ghost-like! The advisor can sense what humans in the manor are doing, but at that time she really didn't sense Cheng Shuili's presence.

So when they met at the stairwell, she tilted her head to observe carefully.

She had thought it was a colleague coming, but who knew this person would draw a blade and slash her without a word...

The advisor couldn't help but shiver.

Advisor and Su Rui: 'Terrifying... really too terrifying...'

The vehicle carried the three around the manor, giving Cheng Shuili a rough understanding of its layout.

What the advisor said was all correct, and the sun here rises and sets normally; it's already slanted westward.

Looking at it this way, this place can indeed grow healthy plants.

Cheng Shuili leaned back in the chair, thought for a moment, then suddenly took out an item from the Abyssal Ring.

She didn't rush to use it, but instead looked at its description again.

【Territory Certificate】

【Description: What's yours will always be yours! The prerequisite for using this item is to obtain expansion! After use, your territory will have no time limit! You can develop your territory with all your might, you can recruit players, recruit servants, recruit NPCs! You can develop it by any means you can think of—perhaps becoming an empire, perhaps replacing the system—who knows?】

This was the sole reward obtained when the territory was first opened.

The function of this is also written clearly: no more time limit, can fully develop one's territory.

Cheng Shuili turned her head to look outside the vehicle; Su Rui and the advisor stood on the field ridge, and farther away lay an endless wasteland.

As things stand, this territory is her best choice.

Cheng Shuili lowered her eyes and suddenly made up her mind.

Let's use it on this territory; it has fields, space, a well, and the main buildings—no matter how you look at it, it's perfectly suitable.

Cheng Shuili picked up the 【Territory Certificate】 and chose to use it.

Suddenly, a pop-up window appeared before her.

【Select 'Dilapidated Manor' as your first territory?!】

First territory?

A new term, huh!

Cheng Shuili glanced at these four characters a few times, then raised her hand and pressed 'Yes'.

The land deed suddenly flew up out of nowhere, turning into specks of light that vanished in the air.

Cheng Shuili opened the land interface, and the description of the abandoned manor had changed to: 'Current land cannot be upgraded! This is your permanent land!'

Still cannot be upgraded.

Are there still conditions in the explanation that haven't been met?

At the same time, the advisor suddenly turned their head to look at Cheng Shuili sitting in the car, and she suddenly received a notification that contained only a single line.

【Please pledge allegiance to your sole eternal master—Cheng Shuili.】

"Cheng Shuili..." the advisor pronounced the name in their broken Long Guo speech, a name that was somewhat complex for her.

Su Rui, standing nearby, glanced at her; she is now no longer afraid of this somewhat ghost-like system.

After all, whether it's her speech or certain behaviors, she's far more entertaining than 001, isn't she?

The behavior referred to here specifically means suddenly starting to perform the kowtow ritual at any time and place...

Seeing the panicked expression on Cheng Shuili's face is also quite interesting.

Thinking of this, Su Rui suddenly felt a bit curious: "What's your name?"

"Me?" the advisor pointed at themselves, as no one had asked that in a long time.

Her few friends had created a group chat where everyone spoke directly, and it had been a long time since anyone deliberately used names.

Thus she thought for a moment before recalling, "I think my name is... Ge Wendoulin..."

Su Rui fell silent for a moment, then gave a self-introduction.

By this point, the three of them had finally exchanged names.

Cheng Shuili opened the car door and called for Su Rui to go back.

Having finished looking at the manor, the next step was to think about how to develop it.

To develop, we first need to find manpower.

And speaking of this...

Cheng Shuili sighed, she truly envied Yun's arch-enemy and his partner!

It would be great if the servants also had a sense of taste.