Chapter 200: Flattering the Eldest Sister-in-law

How could he not be ruthless? What normal person would slice their own face with a knife just to leave a scar and make others fear them?

Jiang Jinshi looked at the other man, caught between laughter and tears. "Then why do you want to follow me?"

"Following Big Brother means having enough to eat! And doing great things!" Huang Yan replied without hesitation; this was his most honest inner thought.

"Doing great things? What counts as a great thing?" Jiang Jinshi asked in return.

Perhaps Huang Yan hadn't expected Jiang Jinshi to ask this; he stammered for a moment, unable to answer.

Seeing the man's expression, Jiang Jinshi knew he had no thoughts of his own, and his admiration was likely just blind obedience.

Huang Yan remained silent for a long time, squatting on the ground roasting a rabbit, and Jiang Jinshi didn't strike up a conversation again.

Just as the rabbit was nearly done, Huang Yan suddenly spoke up: "I haven't read any books, and I don't know what counts as doing great things."

"But I just feel that you, Big Brother, are very capable. You let the brothers who follow you eat their fill and dress warmly, and you let the commoners under your command live normal lives."

"That is what I consider the greatest thing!"

Jiang Jinshi didn't have much of a reaction after hearing this, only responding indifferently: "Having enough to eat and dress warmly is the greatest thing for the commoners!"

Commoners are all the same; regardless of court factional strife or corrupt officials, as long as it doesn't affect their normal lives, they at most treat it as entertainment.

They don't care who is in charge of the world.

Yet in reality, all turmoil affects the survival of the commoners. They are the foundation of the country, yet they are constantly experiencing exploitation and plunder.

Huang Yan didn't dare to respond, feeling that Big Brother's aura was too strong; he just silently handed over the roasted rabbit.

"Eld... Eldest Sister-in-law, eat some rabbit!"

Jiang Jinshi raised an eyebrow: "You haven't even joined Yangguangzhai yet, and you're already flattering the Eldest Sister-in-law?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Yan panicked immediately, shaking his head while turning around, stammering: "I... I didn't! Big... Big Brother!"

Jiang Jinshi took the rabbit from Huang Yan's hand. "I am not the Eldest Big Brother; don't get it wrong in the future!"

"Ah?" Huang Yan was slow to react, not understanding what Jiang Jinshi meant.

Li Xinyue smiled and reminded him: "Your Big Brother has accepted you; don't you understand yet?"

"Big Brother, really?" Huang Yan jumped up with a look of pleasant surprise, his voice attracting the attention of everyone.

"Mm! I'll watch your performance in the future!"

After Jiang Jinshi had Xiao Hu protect Li Xinyue, he always felt empty by his side; accepting this funny character as a guard wasn't bad.

"Thank you, Big Brother! Thank you, Eldest Sister-in-law! I will definitely perform well!" Huang Yan bowed excitedly toward the two.

Jiang Jinshi tore off a rabbit leg and handed it to Li Xinyue, saying to Huang Yan: "Go and tell all those bandits that joining Yangguangzhai means starting from the bottom. Those willing can follow, those unwilling can leave!"

"You got it, Big Brother!" Huang Yan ran excitedly toward the group of bandits, firmly believing that no one would refuse.

After all, among these bandits now, almost none could eat their fill.

Li Xinyue took the rabbit leg and laughed: "This person is really interesting!"

Jiang Jinshi didn't respond, because a system notification sound suddenly rang out in his mind.

【Mission completed, reward: Surprise Gift Pack *1】

Jiang Jinshi silently recited to check the mission.

【Mission: You are now a notorious bandit; climb toward higher peaks!】

【Bandit count: 5109/5000 (Completed)】

【Cities raided: 5/5 (Completed)】

【Mission completion reward: Surprise Gift Pack *1】

This mission was finally completed. Jiang Jinshi rubbed his hands, wanting to see what was in this surprise gift pack, but suddenly noticed the bandit count column.

Jiang Jinshi was a bit stunned. He remembered that the number of people in Yangguangzhai before he left was more than 5100! Not to mention that they had been recruiting constantly these past few days, so why had it suddenly dropped so much?

Could it be that during the time he was away, some squad leader took their people and left Yangguangzhai?

Or perhaps they encountered some trouble?

He had doubts in his heart, but there was no way to verify them right now; he could only wait until he returned to understand the situation.

Jiang Jinshi never thought the population issue would be related to the siege, temporarily assuming that some people had quit Yangguangzhai.

Looking at the long-awaited surprise gift pack in the system, Jiang Jinshi silently made a hand-rubbing motion.

"Open!"

【Ding! Obtained 1000 taels of silver.】

【Military General Designation Recruitment Card *1】

【Golden Silk Soft Armor *1】

【Epidemic Poison Pill *1】

【Antidote Pill *100】

【Golden Sore Medicine *1000】

Jiang Jinshi's gaze was drawn to the Military General Designation Recruitment Card, and he hurriedly chose to view the information.

【Military General Designation Recruitment Card: Can designate a soul of a military general to recruit! Note: You cannot see the level of the general you want to recruit before using; please be careful when using!】

Now Jiang Jinshi understood. For example, he could choose to summon Lü Bu, but he didn't know if Lü Bu's level in the system was SS or SSR; he could only gamble on it himself.

Jiang Jinshi felt the effect of this thing wasn't as great as the last SSR random recruitment card.

Then Jiang Jinshi turned his gaze to the other rewards. He already had one piece of Golden Silk Soft Armor, so he would give this one to Li Xinyue!

Golden Sore Medicine was also a frequent bonus, but this time it was very generous, giving 1000 bottles directly.

Jiang Jinshi didn't even need to look at the Antidote Pills; the name was already very obvious. Instead, he was very interested in the Epidemic Poison Pill.

【Epidemic Poison Pill: The one who swallows it will carry an epidemic! Note: The transmissibility is very strong! Very dangerous! Very dangerous! Very dangerous!】

The system specifically enlarged the three big words "Very dangerous," fearing Jiang Jinshi wouldn't see them.

Jiang Jinshi's scalp tingled after reading the introduction. If an epidemic broke out in this era, not only was there no cure, but the transmissibility was also very strong.

If used casually, he feared his own Yangguangzhai would also fall under the spread of the epidemic.

Jiang Jinshi knew the harm of epidemics well, so he made up his mind never to use this thing easily.

Immediately after, Jiang Jinshi checked the new mission.

【Mission: Your name is chilling, but how can a true hero stop here? Continue forward, young man.】

【Bandit count: 5109/50000 (Not completed)】

【Occupy a Jun (Not completed)】

【Mission completion reward: Gift Box Blind Box *5】

Jiang Jinshi looked at the mission, dumbfounded. This damn system wasn't even pretending anymore; the difficulty increased tenfold directly. Not to mention 50,000 bandits, just talking about occupying a Jun—was this asking him to openly rebel against the Prince of Zhenbei?

A few small cities didn't matter, but occupying a whole Jun directly—he feared Wei Xikang wouldn't be able to hold back the Prince of Zhenbei?

But if he could recruit 50,000 people...

He should be able to clash with the Prince of Zhenbei. After all, defending a city had its advantages. Perhaps... it wasn't impossible?!

Jiang Jinshi was still thinking about the possibility of completing this mission, unaware that Liu Xuecheng in Guangwu City was already completely furious at this moment. ===== CHAPTER 201 =====