The system announcement came a bit suddenly. Yang Rui had expected the second system storyline. However, the news about the restart of the Players' Territory Tournament and the Players' Alien Tournament surprised Yang Rui. ☆ →
The matter of the restart of the Players' Territory Tournament was also mentioned in the system update. However, the Players' Alien Tournament was not known in what form. There should be some connection between the two announcements.
Judging from the name alone, the Players' Alien Tournament was likely to involve the Alien Realm. This made Yang Rui think of a quest dungeon or a quest space. If players participated, they were likely to be restricted and isolated from the game's main plane.
This kind of server-wide event was only beneficial to players. Under normal circumstances, players would receive rewards that were hard to refuse. If they missed out on such an event, they would suffer a huge loss. Hence, almost all mainstream player forces with some strength would consider participating in such an event.
Yang Rui also did not want to miss such a competition. However, he also had to consider the restrictions of the competition. At present, Qingzhou and the nine counties in the East County were not very stable, and there was only a month before the competition officially began.
This required Yang Rui to stabilize the territory as soon as possible and prepare for the competition. At that time, he would have to consider and weigh the pros and cons before finally deciding whether to participate in the competition.
Therefore, in order to participate in this competition, Yang Rui needed to make the best use of his time in the next month to promote the affairs of Qingzhou and the nine counties in the East County as soon as possible.
"This humble one pays his respects! May I know if Mr. Liu Ba lives here? "
According to the address clues provided by Liu Biao, Yang Rui quickly found Liu Ba's residence. The person who opened the door was a Confucian scholar of about 30 years old. Yang Rui asked.
Looking at the scholar's appearance. Yang Rui already had some guesses in his heart, but he did not rush to confirm.
At the same time, although Yang Rui came with a big lineup, he had always maintained a humble attitude. NPC Confucian scholars were usually rather aloof. Yang Rui was eager to recruit Liu Ba, so he lowered his attitude and learned from Liu Bei's usual tactic.
"I am Liu Ba. May I know what advice you have for me?"
Liu Ba opened the door and saw Yang Rui. He looked around at Zhang Liao, Wu Anguo, and the 100 advanced general-level guards behind Yang Rui. He could also roughly tell that Yang Rui's identity was not ordinary, so he also responded very formally.
Yang Rui had placed Zhang Liao, Wu Anguo, and the 100 guards beside him to highlight his status. In reality, NPCs placed great importance on their status. Otherwise, Liu Bei would not have proclaimed himself as a relative of the Emperor.
And with such a lineup, coupled with Yang Rui's low profile, it showed his modesty even more.
Of course, Liu Ba's current attitude was largely due to Yang Rui's low profile.
"So you are Mr. Liu Ba. Qing Province Yang Rui has come to visit. I hope I did not disturb you." Yang Rui lowered his attitude again and spoke.
"Uh … Sir, are you the Qing Province Governor, Bohai King Yang Rui?"
Liu Ba was stunned for a moment before he sized up Yang Rui again and asked cautiously.
"Yes. I didn't expect you to know me. This is quite surprising … "Yang Rui continued to maintain a humble attitude.
"Oh, it's Lord Governor of Lieyang Province. This commoner Liu Ba greets Lord Prefecture Governor. I have been rude before, please forgive me … "
After knowing Yang Rui's identity, Liu Ba's attitude became respectful. While apologizing, he let Yang Rui into the grass hut.
This was the so-called 'a person's reputation is like the shadow of a tree'. Yang Rui did not expect that his reputation would spread so far and wide. Moreover, he was able to obtain the recognition of an NPC like Liu Ba.
Liu Ba's attitude should be sincere. This was something that Yang Rui could also feel.
"Oh … So Lord Prefecture Governor is here to recruit talents. Previously, Liu Biao and Liu Jingsheng had also sent people to recruit this commoner …"
After reading Liu Biao's letter of recommendation, Liu Ba seemed to be deep in thought as he muttered to himself.
Although it was just a simple sentence, Yang Rui's heart moved. Liu Ba's words had a lot of meaning and should reflect at least two levels of meaning.
First, he directly called out Liu Biao and Liu Jingsheng's name. At the very least, it showed that he did not take Liu Biao seriously or that their relationship had reached a certain level. The possibility of the latter was very small.
Secondly, before Yang Rui came to Jingzhou to supervise the recruitment of talents, Liu Biao had already recruited Liu Ba. Liu Ba was still living the life of a wild crane. This was enough to show the results of Liu Biao's recruitment.
It was obvious that Liu Biao did not mention this to Yang Rui and deliberately concealed the fact that he had recruited Liu Ba.
At this time, Yang Rui understood that he had been tricked by Liu Biao. Since Liu Ba had already rejected Liu Biao's recruitment, Yang Rui would not be able to smoothly bring Liu Biao's letter. It might even have a negative effect.
At this point, Yang Rui did not have much hope in recruiting Liu Ba.
However, Liu Biao being able to provide clues about Liu Ba's residence was not completely useless. In the current game, it was very difficult to find the whereabouts of NPCs with a bit of fame.
After grasping Liu Ba's clues, Yang Rui still held the initiative compared to the other vassals and players if he strengthened his contact with Liu Ba.
"I hope that Mister Liu Ba will be able to contribute to the country and the livelihood of the common people."
Since he was already here, even if the chances were small, Yang Rui naturally wanted to give it a try. Therefore, after Liu Ba read Liu Biao's letter of recommendation, Yang Rui spoke.
"Oh? Lord Province Governor did not come here for the recruitment of talents? "
After hearing Yang Rui's words, Liu Ba seemed to be quite surprised again.
Yang Rui immediately noticed this and pondered over the real reason for Liu Ba's question.
"This time, Blazing Sun was entrusted by the Han Dynasty to search for talents. If Mister Liu Ba is concerned about the country and the common people, I hope that Mister Liu Ba will come out."
As he was not sure of Liu Ba's true intentions, Yang Rui only expressed his request and did not really answer Liu Ba's question.
"There is something that Liu Ba will say directly. I hope that Lord Province Governor will be magnanimous and not blame me.
Presently, the Han Dynasty is in decline, warlords are occupying separate territories, the state is in danger; this is a matter known to all men with lofty ideals. I wonder if Zhou Prefecture Overseer is doing this for the Han Dynasty's state, or for the common people of the world, or is it simply because your heart desires to achieve hegemony? "
Liu Ba was much more straightforward and seemed to have noticed that Yang Rui was intentionally avoiding the question. Therefore, he changed his tone and spoke bluntly.
"This …."
Yang Rui wasn't used to Liu Ba's sudden change. However, as a player, Yang Rui's keen senses told him that Liu Ba's question was unusual. If Liu Ba didn't have any ulterior motives, he doubted that a scholar like Liu Ba would ask such a rebellious question.
"Blazing Sun has never had the slightest thought of pulling chestnuts out of the fire or even fighting for the world. What you want now is only to protect the common people and allow the people under your rule to live and work in peace. Compared to this, all other thoughts can be ignored."
After being stunned for a moment, Yang Rui's expression became serious and he spoke with an unfulfilled ambition.
To be honest, Yang Rui had never thought of conquering a lot of territory or fighting for hegemony. Although his actions had gradually strengthened his influence, it was only because the situation forced him to be strong.
Yang Rui still remembered his original intention when he entered the game. That was to simply fight for a living space for himself and his sister. If possible, Yang Rui also wanted to find the mastermind behind the scenes that dealt with him in his previous life.
To Yang Rui, being able to achieve these two goals was already enough. Liu Ba's question made Yang Rui's heart filled with emotions.
"What a good 'protect the common people'! What a good 'allow the people under your rule to live and work in peace'!
Everyone said that the Prefecture Overseer of Lieyang Province cared about the people. Under his rule, the people of Qingzhou lived and worked in peace and prosperity. Liu Ba did not believe it before, but now it seemed that the people of the world did not lie to him!
Blazing Sun's Prefecture Magistrate, Bohai King, please accept this humble Liu Ba's bow … "
However, Liu Ba's following performance was completely out of Yang Rui's expectations. After hearing Yang Rui's heartfelt thoughts, Liu Ba cupped his hands and bowed deeply towards Yang Rui.
"Mr. Liu Ba, you can't …"
"System Notification: Respected player Blazing Sun, Lingling County's famous scholar Liu Ba wishes to follow you. Do you accept Liu Ba's following? Please choose! "
Just as Yang Rui was astonished and reached out to help Liu Ba up, a system notification suddenly appeared. It was actually a message about Liu Ba's following. This was completely out of Yang Rui's expectations.
"Accept!"
While Yang Rui helped Liu Ba up, he naturally chose to accept without hesitation. For someone like Liu Ba who took the initiative to offer himself, Yang Rui was naturally willing to accept ten thousand times.
"Liu Ba: Following Subordinate
1. Internal Affairs: Level 1 Support Ultimate Skill. Efficiency of handling internal affairs is increased by 100%. When used, Liegeman's popularity is increased by 10 points. Loyalty is increased by 10 points. When used in the City Lord's Mansion, Council Room and other administrative buildings, it can cover the relevant territory.
2. External Envoy: Level 1 Support Ultimate Skill. Efficiency in dealing with external affairs is increased by 100%. When activated, the intimacy of the citizens within a city is increased by 10 points. When used in the City Lord's Mansion, the City Hall, and other administrative buildings, it can cover an entire city. "
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