Chapter 724

"A special dungeon is now open; the host may freely choose whether to enter it."

Second Year of Tian Yuan

In the inner palace sleeping quarters

Gu Yi, who was resting with Dong Bai, suddenly heard the system notification sound coming from his mind.

"Heh, System, you still know how to come back?"

"Do you know that in the hundred-plus chapters you were missing, the handsome reader lords almost forgot your existence?"

Gu Yi complained internally.

Of course, this was less about blaming the system and more about blaming a certain author.

Mainly, whether the system appeared or not after a hundred-plus chapters was no longer important.

The system's mission was more or less considered complete at that moment.

But now it was different.

Gu Yi had already completed the unification.

In the entire Han realm, he no longer had any opponents.

Even expanding outward, it was just fighting contemporary Western countries like Kushan, Persia, and Rome.

To be honest, that was not very interesting.

Furthermore, even if Gu Yi unified the globe, so what?

In the ancient period of feudal dynasties, productivity and population were always the things that determined the upper limit of development.

Relying solely on force and war, that could at most only be a replica of Genghis Khan.

"Ding!"

"This system has completed an upgrade and opened new functions."

"The new function allows the host to choose other periods to enter."

"After completing the system's specific tasks, you will obtain new technology that significantly boosts productivity."

"Periods currently open: Emperor Huan of Han period, Emperor Wu of Jin period, Former Qin and Eastern Jin period."

"The host may freely choose one of these periods to enter."

"At the same time, the host can treat this as a dungeon."

"After entering the dungeon, even if the host unfortunately dies, you will not die in the true sense, but will lose the opportunity to enter this dungeon."

After listening to what the system said in his mind.

Gu Yi roughly understood the meaning of the new function.

A new dungeon had been opened, allowing him to enter it.

And after entering, it was equivalent to entering in the form of a "consciousness body."

The timeline of the outside world would still not have any changes.

Even if one accidentally died in the dungeon, the consciousness would quickly return to the outside world, without causing death in the true sense.

This was just like various games in later generations.

Even if you failed, there would not be any major impact; at most, it would just cost some time and lose a star.

But if you succeeded, you would receive generous extra rewards.

Even to the point of opening the Steam Age or even the Electrical Age in advance.

At the same time.

Gu Yi could also choose to return from the dungeon at any time.

This was equivalent to having several layers of protection.

After thinking about it, Gu Yi decided to enter one of the dungeons first to try it out.

Subsequently.

A vast background of the selected dungeon era appeared in Gu Yi's mind.

【Congratulations to the host for choosing the era: Emperor Huan of Han period!】

【Unique Main Quest: 1. Help Dong Zhuo become a person of real power in Liangzhou!】

【Side Quest: 2. Investigate the truth behind the death of Xun Yi!】

Yes, the dungeon Gu Yi chose was precisely the Emperor Huan of Han period.

The Han house in this period, although also already terminally ill.

But various rites and music systems had not yet completely collapsed.

However.

Many figures who would become famous enough later were still developing in obscurity in some corners during this period.

For example, Old Dong, who had just started making contact with the Yuan family at this time, and did not even count as a dog of the Yuan family.

At most, he counted as a knife that was not sure if it needed to be kept?

Yuan Shao, who was only a young man in his twenties at this time, and had not yet been adopted by his eldest uncle Yuan Cheng, could only be counted as a concubine-born son of Yuan Feng.

His status in the Yuan family, to be honest, was not high.

Yuan Shu could even bully Yuan Shao at will.

And Cao Cao?

His life, compared to Yuan Shao's, was not much better.

At this time, because the Ten Eunuchs and He Jin had not yet risen.

Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, had nowhere to spend money to buy the office of Grand Commandant.

Therefore, the Cao family could only be counted as fallen descendants of a military family.

Wanting to be recommended as a Filial and Incorrupt official was not even very possible.

And He Jin?

At this time, he might just be a butcher shop owner near Luoyang.

Far from becoming the Grand General he would later be.

Only one person was already quite awesome at this time.

Yes, this person was precisely Yuan Wei.

Yuan Wei, who was only thirty-seven years old, had just taken over the family business from his father.

As it happened, in the late period of Emperor Huan of Han, the Yuan family had already become the world's number one aristocratic family in reality.

The Hongnong Yang family avoided them as much as possible.

The only two who could wrestle with the Yuan family were the Guangping Ju family and the Yingchuan Xun family.

And the Xun family mainly produced a bug-like figure who could ignore the "Three Mutual Laws," Xun Yi.

The rules of the Three Mutual Laws could suppress the further growth of aristocratic families.

And this bug-like figure, Xun Yi, although he was a member of the Xun family, had grown up in Jizhou from childhood, and the quota he used to be recommended as a Filial and Incorrupt official was also from Jizhou.

Therefore, he could be an official in Yuzhou.

If Xun Yi could really be an official in Yuzhou, it was imaginable that the strength of the Xun family would rise to a higher level.

And the Yuan family?

Sorry, the throne of the head of the world's aristocratic families might have to step aside.

Outskirts of Luoyang City

Changliang Meat Shop

Gu Yi suppressed the urge to laugh out loud and entered it.

Yes, the owner of this meat shop was precisely He Jin.

How to put it, butchers in this era had no small status.

At the very least, ordinary commoners would not dare to anger them.

But... this point did not apply to local powerful clans and aristocratic families.

In the eyes of powerful clans and aristocratic families, what was a butcher?

Of course.

The special status of butchers naturally created their uniqueness.