Chapter 116

"I see that Hero Su is a person of extraordinary talent, and the troops under your command are rare elites in the world."

"If you can follow us to eliminate the Yellow Turbans and serve the imperial court, you might not be unable to be enfeoffed as a marquis and prime minister, and leave your name in history!"

Following Liu Bei’s words, a system notification—no, to be precise, it should be called a task notification—appeared before Su Li.

[You have triggered a hidden task: A Person of Kingly Assistance]

[Task Description: Liu Bei, a member of the Han royal family with the potential to be an emperor, has issued a recruitment request to you. Do you accept the recruitment?]

[Task Notification: Once the recruitment is accepted, your player lord status will be canceled, and you and the NPCs under your command will automatically be converted to the Liu Bei camp. As a reward, Liu Bei will regard you as core personnel, and the chance of being enfeoffed as a marquis and prime minister in the future will be very high.]

Liu Bei’s recruitment task!

When this task appeared, Su Li felt terrible.

This Liu Bei was really dreaming.

Why did he think he would join his command?

By virtue of his status as a member of the Han royal family and a descendant of Prince Jing of Zhongshan?

Sorry!

Can't you just grab any Liu and pull on this tiger skin?

Even if it’s true.

It has no effect.

Liu Bei has no soldiers or horses now, yet he wants to fool him into joining just by his status.

Does he really think he is as simple as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei?

Having experienced the baptism of modern society, Su Li’s mind is not as simple as the ancients.

What’s more, having transmigrated here and gained a certain amount of strength, why should he work for others?

Even if following Liu Bei truly offered a great chance to be enfeoffed as a marquis or appointed as a minister.

But...

Wouldn't it be better to become a king or hegemon himself, with a harem full of beauties?

Moreover, this typical tactic of Liu Bei’s was just using empty hands to catch a white wolf; only a fool would fall for it.

In an instant, Su Li’s attitude turned cold.

If Liu Bei had truly intended to invite him to suppress the Huang Jin or form an alliance, Su Li might have felt a little moved.

But this direct recruitment, which would lower his status for no reason?

There are only two words for that: Heh heh!

Su Li chose to refuse directly and even retorted, "So, Brother Liu Xuande, you three also have the heart to eliminate the rebels. It just so happens that I am the Pavilion Chief of Baiyun Town in Changshan Juncheng, and I have some connections with the Administrator of Changshan Juncheng."

"If you wish to eliminate the rebels, why not join my ranks?"

"Let us join forces to suppress the Huang Jin and rise to greatness together!"

After speaking, Su Li looked at Liu Bei with a meaningful gaze.

Come on then.

Since you want to disgust me, don't blame me for disgusting you back.

Although he was only a minor Pavilion Chief, he at least held an official position, which was naturally a tier higher than Liu Bei, who was a commoner.

Now, it was clear at a glance who could recruit whom.

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You couldn't possibly have a commoner recruiting an official, could you?

Instead of recruiting, he was being recruited.

Liu Bei was instantly embarrassed; he had never expected that Su Li would give him absolutely no face and perform a reverse operation.

However, he quickly reacted, realizing he had been too imprudent just now.

He had spoken recklessly without even understanding Su Li’s background.

In truth, it was because he had become too full of himself.

He had assumed others would be like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who were easily swayed by a few words once they heard he was a member of the Han imperial clan.

There was no help for it; since things had reached this point, Liu Bei could only bite the bullet and say, "So the brave Su already holds an official post. It was my lack of consideration."

"However, the ambitions of us three brothers do not lie in Changshan Juncheng, so we shall not accompany the brave Su."

Hmm, this statement also implied a refusal.

"No matter, my ambitions do not lie in Changshan Juncheng either. As long as you join my ranks, we can discuss everything else then."

Su Li did not want to give Liu Bei an easy way out.

Since you want to disgust me, don't blame me for disgusting you to the end.

"This..."

Liu Bei was left speechless; he hadn't expected Su Li to keep hounding him.

But facing his savior, Liu Bei could not get angry, so he had to cup his hands and say, "We can hardly repay the grace of the brave Su for saving our lives. If we were to trouble you further, it would be our own sin."

"No trouble, no trouble at all!"

"Why don't you help me with some tasks to repay the favor of saving your lives?"

Su Li shook his head, prepared to disgust Liu Bei to the very end.

Using the favor of his life-saving act to make an invitation.

Let's see what you, Liu Bei, have to say now.

"That would be improper, truly improper!"

Liu Bei waved his hands hurriedly, feeling he had no other choice, and immediately said, "How could we trouble the brave Su so? However, the grace of saving our lives is indeed hard to repay. I have a military manual here; let it serve as a token of my gratitude to the brave Su."

"If the brave Su ever needs my help in the future, just send a letter, and I will surely bring my second brother Yunchang and third brother Zhang Yide to assist you under the stars, to repay the kindness and righteousness the brave Su showed today."

As he spoke, Liu Bei took an ancient-looking book from his robes and placed it before Su Li.

It was clear he wanted to use this book to plug Su Li’s mouth.

[Complete Explanation of Military Formations] (Special Item)

[Category: Book]

[Attribute: Commander stat +10 for the bearer]

[Special Effect: Learn four major troop formations: Cavalry Arrow Formation, Archer Goose-Wing Formation, Infantry Crane-Wing Formation, and Spearman Long-Snake Formation]

Eh?

Su Li took a glance, and his eyes immediately lit up.

Good stuff!

This was absolutely a piece of good stuff!

The mere fact that it increased the Commander stat by 10 points was enough to call it a rare treasure.

One must know that the Commander stat was an important attribute affecting the combat effectiveness of one's troops.

An increase of nearly 10 points in the Commander stat could boost the combat effectiveness of his troops by at least 10% or more.

Furthermore, for players, aside from increases gained through leveling up and troop class advancements, there were currently no other ways to obtain it.

Being able to add 10 points to the Commander stat at once was definitely considered very good.

Of course, that’s not all!

The 10-point Commander stat bonus was only a small part of this book's value.

The greatest value of [Complete Explanation of Military Formations] lay in the special effects attached to it, which allowed one to learn the four major troop formations!

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