Chapter 312 - - 310 Pull one hair and the whole body moves_1

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Chongming Country, Prime Minister’s residence.

The over fifty-year-old Prime Minister Shi Chuanping had all the materials about Luo Shuang on his desk, as well as a collection of folk tales that circulated among the people.

Shi Pingchuan looked at the strategist across from him, stroked his beard, and said with a smile, “Yizhi, another one has appeared. This Mr. He, who is stirring up trouble under the guise of being Luo Shuang’s master, must have been possessed by an Alien Warrior.”

The strategist said, “The theory of Immortal Gods he proposed doesn’t seem like someone from Qiyuan Star. His keywords could be strategy, or perhaps intrigue, spreading rumors – guarding against the people’s words is more important than guarding against the torrents. Now that the rumors have spread, it’s impossible to contain them. I highly suspect he has already awakened an advanced skill.”

“Then let’s use the simplest method, draw him out and kill him,” said the Prime Minister with a laugh. “That princess wants to borrow troops to reclaim her country, doesn’t she? Let the word out that I intend to support her revenge, and have her come to Capital City to discuss the details.”

“Prime Minister, isn’t that too direct?” The strategist furrowed his brow. “He probably won’t fall for it.”

“That’s exactly what I want – to be direct.” The Prime Minister smiled, “Give her five days; if she doesn’t arrive in Capital City, we’ll issue a public announcement saying that Princess Luo Shuang has been possessed by the Heavenly Demon; we’ll counter rumors with rumors. Directly apprehend her to completely eradicate her identity as princess. The situation now is whoever sticks their head out gets hit…”

“Prime Minister, we have already grasped the overall situation of Chongming Country. Do we really not need to secretly signal Boss Du to come?” The strategist wasn’t particularly focused on Luo Shuang and, hesitating for a moment, asked, “The tactics given to us from above were to cooperate with Duge!”

The Prime Minister glanced at him and said, “The nation’s tactic is whoever has control, others must cooperate with them; it didn’t specify that we must cooperate with Duge. Almost ten days have passed, and there’s been no word from Duge; he has likely perished or ended up with an unfavorable keyword. Otherwise, given his personality, he would’ve caused a huge commotion by now.

The rules of the Alien Battlefield have suddenly changed, and it’s unfriendly to everyone. With such a high casualty rate on the Alien Battlefield, Duge isn’t omnipotent.

Up to now, I have only awakened one advanced skill, and the State Preceptor is still watching us, looking for our weaknesses.

The current situation is not suitable for drawing more people here. Bringing too many over will work against us. It’s better to do like Duge, eliminate everyone, and quickly end this simulation to obtain resources and return to Qiyuan Star. We need to understand our priorities.”

He paused and then said, “Yizhi, the fact that the two of us managed to join forces at the start was already lucky. Having finally gained the upper hand, we can’t afford to have any more complications. Outside of Chongming Country, there are six other countries, and our current power is still too weak. What I fear is that some other Alien Warriors will have a stroke of dumb luck.

When we are truly powerful, then we can think about protecting the people of Qiyuan Star. Moreover, the name of Heavenly Demon has already been leaked. If our people are clever, they should come to us on their own… "

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Leading one thread moves the whole body: The tide you stir up will become an overwhelming flood, unstoppable. When you go along with the tide, the effort is halved; when going against it, the effort is doubled.

Duge looked at the newly awakened skill and let out a sigh of relief. Finally, he had a skill, which had not been easy to obtain.

The skill ‘Loyalty’ had yet to appear.

Duge believed it might be because his reputation wasn’t high enough.

Throughout Earth’s history, those with the label of loyalty were often people who had made great contributions to their country and people, leaving behind a reputation that everyone respected and admired.

Although he had managed to build some momentum for Luo Shuang, the fame was empty; no real deeds had been done.

Even the fourth princess didn’t have much of a reputation, let alone him, an insignificant figure whose name was unheard-of.

And furthermore.

Even the fourth princess probably didn’t think of him as a loyal subject.

Pan-Universe Entertainment had changed the rules, making it much more difficult to acquire skills.

However.

After creating momentum for Luo Shuang, he unexpectedly ended up with a skill related to trends.

From the skill description, this skill did not provide much enhancement to his personal combat ability, but it gave him a two hundred percent boost when it came to the larger picture.

To put it plainly, he had created a main storyline.

To follow or go against the trend.

It looked very much like the Investiture of the Gods with its Jiejiao and Chanjiao sects.

Jiejiao was strong and Chanjiao weak, but in the end, with many behind-the-scenes manipulators at work, the weaker overcame the stronger, complying with destiny to complete the fated change of dynasties.

Effort halved?

Duge pondered to himself.

If it meant what he thought it did, perhaps he could create some more trends, turning himself into a true Son of Destiny, someone who upon encountering disaster could turn it into fortune and find secret manuals even when falling off cliffs.

After all.

Anyone going along with the tide would have their efforts halved, not just giving him a buff.

But, without knowing about his skill, others wouldn’t be able to follow all the trends he created, only he could.

Stacking all the buffs on himself was just an exciting thought…

In the simulation, there were still 1025 Alien Warriors left, all of whom had fallen silent after a brutal massacre.

Those who participated in the Alien Battlefield were all intelligent beings; none would be foolish enough to expose their necks to a blade's edge, and so, the rate of elimination suddenly slowed.

After creating the "princess" storyline, Duge's attributes soared, and he directly broke into rank 42.

In the past, this would have been a safe number, one that would allow him to sit back and watch the tigers fight.

But now, apart from the first rank, the rest had no significant meaning, as anyone could be swept along by the current trends.

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"Master, do you also think I'm a woman acting beyond her authority when I lead troops?"

In a cave on Coiling Dragon Mountain, Luo Shuang looked at Duge, her expression gloomy.

Duge was organizing his equipment, planning to take advantage of the night to bring Dragon Teeth under his control.

He was severely short-handed, and Wu Chang, the simpleton, was completely useless on his own.

The local landlords he had recruited along the way could manage organizing supplies and raising funds, but when it came to fighting, they were utterly unreliable. Even for disseminating information, they were amateurs, and Duge had to personally teach them methods of concealment.

Left to their own devices, they could easily uproot the network he had painstakingly established from Chongming Country officials.

Dragon Teeth members, however, were a different story; the assassins excelled at assassination, disguise, and spreading as well as gathering information. Unless they were Alien Warriors with special abilities, ordinary people couldn't possibly uncover the mastermind behind the scenes.

"Princess, what are you thinking about?" Duge seemed surprised that Luo Shuang was brooding over this issue. He looked at her and said, "What have I taught you? Independence, autonomy, self-improvement, maintaining a balance between yin and yang---it's indispensable. Have you forgotten all that, and only remembered the phrase 'women acting beyond their authority'? Those are just for your publicity. Otherwise, if you were unknown, no one would invest in you..."

"I understand, Master." Luo Shuang managed a weak smile. "But I don't want to marry by capture."

"Then select a child for adoption from the side branches of your Luo family," Duge casually suggested.

"During my time of crisis, the side branches of the Luo family sat on the well and watched. Adopting from their family would be an insult to my father and brothers." Luo Shuang's face suddenly darkened.

This won't do, nor will that.

What exactly do you want to do?

Duge gave her a glance and contemplated bitterly, If you push me too hard, I'll just have to create a parliamentary system for you.

He looked at Luo Shuang and shook his head, saying, "Princess, we've just started. It's too early to consider all that. When you ascend the throne, it won't be too late to think about offspring. Don't let these future concerns distract you. Old Wu and I will take care of Dragon Teeth; you stay here and don't go out."

"Mm." Luo Shuang's eyes followed Duge mournfully as she nodded, "Master, be careful."

"There won't be any trouble," Duge reassured her with a smile, signaling to Wu Chang, and together they left the cave, heading toward the middle of the mountain.

Wu Chang looked back at the princess and shook his head before following behind Duge.

Having walked about a hundred meters from the cave, Wu Chang couldn't hold back and reminded, "Mr. He, I think the princess's intention is to have a child with you."

Damn!

Duge paused in his steps, recalling the way the princess had looked at him, and it did seem that was her intention. But it was also possible she was using her emotions to bind him to her side.

Using beauty to achieve one's goals was the innate talent of all beautiful women.

Having been raised in the royal family and educated by him, the woman shouldn't be perceived as too innocent.

Wu Chang chuckled, "Haven't you noticed, Mr. He? These days, you strategize and make plans for the princess, shielding her from the wind and rain. Hasn't the princess become more and more dependent on you?"

You're the kind of guy that would be devoured by a woman and not know how you died, Duge inwardly snorted and said, "Don't talk nonsense. I am the Imperial Master, loyal to the princess and Qingwu Country for life. I cannot tarnish the princess's reputation. Wu Chang, let's not speak of this again."

A straight man!

Wu Chang ridiculed and fell silent.

He gripped the Longsword in his hand, no longer interested in meddling in the natives' romantic affairs.

Having taken over an old man's body, he was most likely doomed to be luckless in love. Focusing on the Alien Battlefield was far more important.

Lately, his attributes had hardly improved; fighting Dragon Teeth was his only chance to increase his power.

If he still couldn't awaken an ability through this opportunity, he wasn't sure how to proceed.

Without the support of abilities, relying solely on attributes, he was even worse than the natives.

Wu Chang stealthily glanced at Duge and thought to himself, to be precise, he was far behind the natives.

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