Yang Rui only felt that Cheng Yu had been acting a little strange recently, but he didn't think that he had unknowingly completed the hidden mission of subduing him. Although he knew that it was only a matter of time before Cheng Yu submitted to him, Yang Rui was still very happy when the moment came.
Especially after seeing Cheng Yu's character panel, Yang Rui felt that the long wait was worth it.
Title: Cheng Yu
Loyalty: 90
Name: Zhong De
Rank: Level 1 Historical Scholar
Talents: Advanced Commander, Thousand Knots of Rocks
Profession: Tactician
Reputation: 2000
Identity: Minister of Qing Province, Ji Bei Kingdom
Level: 90 (Temporarily Sealed)
Force: 0/5
Intelligence: 95
Politics: 90
Command: 50
Derivative Mantra: World Governance Strategy Level 3 50% (Special Grade Confucian Arts)
Derivative Skills:
: Level 1 Support Skill. Consumes 10 Confucian Arts points per second. Range: 10000 x 10000 m2. Own faction's morale is increased by 100%. Inner strength, Spirit, Taoist Arts, Confucian Arts, Magic are increased by 100%. Enemy faction's morale is decreased by 50%. Inner strength, Spirit, Taoist Arts, Confucian Arts, Magic are decreased by 50%. Can be used with other supplementary skills. Same supplementary skills cannot be stacked.
: Level 1 Tactical Skill. Consumes 100 Confucian Arts points per use. Cooldown: 15 minutes. Has a certain chance to see through enemy formations, enemy skills, formations, and other target's inner thoughts. The higher the target's level, the higher the chance. Vice versa.
Thousand Knots of Rocks: Level 1 Innate Skill. In the city's defense battle. Consumes 10 Confucian Arts points per second. Range: entire city. Increases defense of city walls, gates, arrow towers, and other defensive structures by 100%. Increases defense of generals, soldiers, and other defensive units by 100%. Increases defense efficiency of defensive units by 100%.
Life Skills: Scholar, Spell Plate Creation.
Exclusive Special Forces (Open): Level 5 Silver Painted Crossbowman. Grade B and above. Requires 10 gold coins per person to recruit 20000 or below. Requires 100 gold coins per person to recruit 20000 or above. Can recruit up to 50000 people.
Money: 100 gold coins, 100 silver coins, 100 copper coins.
… … "
Just as Yang Rui had guessed and expected. The stats and skills on Cheng Yu's character panel were extremely valuable.
First, in terms of Basic Attributes, Cheng Yu had already reached Level 90. His Intelligence and Politics Attributes were both extremely high. He had broken through the shackles of 90 Attribute Points, which were very difficult to break through. This was especially true for his 95 Intelligence Points, which gave him a huge advantage in many situations. This wasn't just in terms of the support of his derived mental cultivation method. Sometimes, the use of some equipment and items would be greatly limited by his Attribute Points.
In comparison, Cheng Yu had three ultimate skills. Even Gao Shun and Zhang Liao, two first-grade historical generals, only had two acquired ultimate skills. It was as if Cheng Yu had gained an additional unique talent.
Yang Rui had already expected the two ultimate skills, [Psychological Warfare] and [Detection]. During the storyline of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Cheng Yu and Yang Rui had been using these two ultimate skills to clear out the Yellow Turban Rebellion. The [Thousand Knots of Boulders] skill revealed why Cheng Yu was so good at defending a city.
In fact, Cheng Yu's ultimate skills could be used in tandem with each other. [Psychological Warfare] was good at attacking, [Thousand Knots of Boulders] was good at defending, and [Detection] allowed him to discover the flaws of the opponent's entire body or individual units.
Of course, Yang Rui had always had some guesses about the number of skills that historical figures had. It was very likely that the current list of ultimate skills was not very comprehensive. Perhaps whether it was Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Zhang Ning, or other historical figures, it was very likely that they all had undisclosed character attributes.
It was worth noting that Cheng Yu's two life skills, [Pedant] and [Formation Plate Creation], were very special. These two skills should be very useful, and they were actually classified as life skills. After all, when the map of Penglai was opened, it should have relied on Cheng Yu's [Formation Plate Creation] skill.
Another very practical point was that Cheng Yu had also unlocked his exclusive special force – the Fifth Grade Silver Painted Crossbowmen. It was a very timely addition to Yang Rui's long-range army options. Currently, Yang Rui's long-range army was very limited. Therefore, Cheng Yu's 50000 exclusive special forces were something that Yang Rui had to train. Although this would be a very expensive thing, it was definitely worth it!
From this, Yang Rui could also infer that historical generals could also have their own exclusive special forces. Therefore, Yang Rui had even higher expectations for Zhang Ning. Moreover, Yang Rui felt that if Zhang Ning's exclusive special force could be unlocked, it would most likely be related to the Yellow Turban Special Forces.
After carefully looking through Cheng Yu's character attributes, Yang Rui was very confident. On the way back to Pingyuan County, Yang Rui had already felt that he was lacking in talents. Without a doubt, Cheng Yu's complete submission had added an important bargaining chip to Yang Rui.
"… My lord! This is what happened. Please do not blame me, my lord. "
While Yang Rui was looking through Cheng Yu's character attributes, Cheng Yu also explained the potential recruitment mission to Yang Rui in detail. Of course, Yang Rui had nothing to say about this. Cheng Yu himself believed that this was a process to test Yang Rui, while Yang Rui knew very well about the rules of the game.
"Where is Guo Jia now?" Yang Rui asked.
"My lord, Guo Jia is currently in a guest house in the manor. This person is very good at commanding troops. If it weren't for Yuan Shao's important position, he would definitely become a powerful opponent for my lord in Green Province. Now that he has been rescued from prison, why don't my lord go and comfort him personally?"
"That's exactly what I was thinking …"
Once he had completely submitted to Yang Rui, Cheng Yu was much more proactive than before. The matter of meeting Guo Jia had also been considered for Yang Rui. Cheng Yu had also grasped Yang Rui's intentions very accurately.
Therefore, Yang Rui and Cheng Yu went to the guest house to meet Guo Jia. Under Cheng Yu's suggestion, Yang Rui also brought along Zhang Ning, Wu Anguo, Chen Lin and the new governor of Pingyuan County, Du Yang, to show their sincerity.
"Blazing Sun admires Mr. Guo Jia's talent and specially came to meet you. Mister, you must be tired from the long journey here. Please forgive me if I'm not a good host! "Yang Rui said to Guo Jia enthusiastically as soon as they met. At the same time, he looked Guo Jia up and down.
Guo Jia's appearance really made people's eyes light up. In reality, he was definitely a high-level member of the 'Appearance Association'. He had the looks, the height, and was definitely a pretty boy. At the same time, he had a strong aura of elegance and calmness. Coupled with the fact that he was around 20 years old, he was a dazzling and charismatic handsome man!
However, Guo Jia's face, hands and other exposed areas had some scars. He must have been tortured in Yuan Shao's prison.
"Guo Jia greets Blazing Sun, Prefecture Governor!"
Yang Rui's arrival undoubtedly made Guo Jia a little confused. When Yuan Shao quietly handed him over to Pingyuan County, Guo Jia already had some guesses. However, he did not expect Yang Rui to have such an attitude. Guo Jia felt that he could not bear the title of 'Mr.'.
"Allow me to introduce you first. This is Qing Province's Northern Sea Minister Cheng Yu. This is Qing Province's Registrar Zhang Ning. This is Qing Province's Registrar Chen Lin. This is Northern Sea Commandant Wu Anguo. This is Pingyuan County's new governor Du Yang …"
According to Cheng Yu's suggestion, Yang Rui introduced all of his subordinates to Guo Jia one by one to show that he valued Guo Jia.
"Guo Jia greets all of you."
Although Guo Jia's standards were high, he was still a little shocked when so many "high-ranking officials" of the Qing Province appeared in front of him. Moreover, he had just been rejected by a few people in Yuan Shao's camp. Obviously, there was a huge difference between the situation in the Qing Province and the situation here. Therefore, Guo Jia's etiquette also became more considerate.
With Guo Jia's eyesight, he naturally guessed some of Yang Rui's motives. However, to be honest, he had just been ostracized by Yuan Shao's camp and even became a scapegoat. He could not help but feel a little discouraged about this journey. He was prepared to go into seclusion for a period of time and would not easily submit to other forces. At this time, Guo Jia was merely returning the courtesy.
Yang Rui had invited Guo Jia over and treated him warmly. Of course, his goal was Guo Jia's talent. On the way here, Yang Rui had also discussed with Cheng Yu how to rope him in. Therefore, after everyone was seated, Yang Rui changed the topic to the current situation of the Han Court. In particular, Yang Rui used a consulting tone to discuss the current policies of Qing Province, such as the farming system, the resource exchange policy, and the military subsidy system.
It had to be said that these policies of Qing Province were undoubtedly very novel and had a great effect on the people's livelihood. Yang Rui noticed that Guo Jia had gradually changed from being indifferent at the beginning to being moved.
"Blazing Sun can sense that Sir Guo Jia is a person of great ambition. However, Blazing Sun is still somewhat impatient for Sir Guo Jia's great talent.
Everyone knows that Qing Province is a remote place and has previously suffered from the unbridled spread of the Yellow Turbans. The people have no way of making a living. However, under the heavens, all land belongs to the king. Blazing Sun also hopes to make a good effort in Qing Province for the sake of the people. Today, Blazing Sun will not beat around the bush. If Sir Guo Jia can lend me a hand, the people of Qing Province will truly be fortunate.
Although Sir Guo Jia's talent is unworthy, I still ask for Sir Guo Jia's help! "
The opportunity was fleeting. Yang Rui saw that Guo Jia seemed to be moved and took the opportunity to stand up, clasping his hands and bluntly asking for help.
Yang Rui thought that a powerful person like Guo Jia would definitely be able to see his intentions. At this time, he had already shown what he should show and told Guo Jia everything about Qing Province. First, he had to show his sincerity. At worst, he would be rejected. When the time came, he would think of other methods, like Liu Bei's three visits to the thatched cottage.
"Your Excellency, you must not!"
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