Three Kingdoms: Fusion of Entries, Change of Destiny

Chapter 13: Golden Entry Got It, Wow! Really Wow!!

Cao Cao outside the door was filled with passion and was in a state of anxiety.

Inside the door, Cao Yan received the cold and mechanical notification sound from the system.
[Xun Yu's favorability towards you has changed. Current favorability: 92%]

[Cao Cao's favorability towards you has changed. Current favorability: 80%]

"Lao Cao???"

Cao Yan was stunned for a moment, then realized that Old Deng was probably hiding in a corner and eavesdropping.

But at this moment, he had no intention of paying attention to Cao Cao.

His mind was now full of the golden entry that Xun Yu was about to get.

"Damn, this wasn't easy! Finally, there's a golden entry!"

Cao Yan was filled with emotion, his eyes fixed on Xun Yu's entry.
[Talent of the King's Assistant (Gold): Increases the output of all resources under his rule by 20%, improves public security by 50%, and increases the speed at which people gain support by 20%.

When engaged in a defensive battle, the attack and defense of your soldiers will increase by 20%, the attack and defense of the city will increase by 20%, and the morale will become unbreakable (Note: the same effects cannot be stacked).

[Liu Xiang Xun Ling (Gold): When you establish a relationship with others, you will immediately gain 10% favorability.

The amount of favorability gained each time is increased by 50%.

Increases the success rate of verbal battles with others by 50%.

"Both of these two entries are so powerful! How should I choose?" Cao Yan's heart was in turmoil and he couldn't make a decision.

The term "Talent to Assist the King" is tailor-made for governing the world.

The output of all resources will increase, public security will improve, and the speed of people's loyalty will increase.

Any one of these would be an ability that others would envy, but now it is concentrated on one term.

What's even more outrageous is that it can even improve the offense and defense of the soldiers and cities under its command to a certain extent during a defensive battle, and the morale will never collapse.

No wonder even Lu Bu couldn't capture the city defended by Xun Yu!

Such ability will allow the princes to win from the starting line, whether it is to consolidate their foundation in troubled times or to dominate the world in the future.

Then, Cao Yan turned his gaze to [Liuxiang Xunling].

Compared with [Talent of a King's Assistant], [Liu Xiang Xun Ling] is purely an improvement of personal ability.

Establishing a relationship will immediately gain favorability, and the speed of gaining favorability will increase, and the success rate of verbal battles will increase.

The first two abilities are exactly what Cao Yan needs most urgently at the moment.

With it,
Cao Yan can obtain new entries faster and combine new entries faster.

However, the [Talent of King's Assistant] was too powerful, and Cao Yan was in a state of great entanglement.
"Which one should I choose?"

Xun Yu saw Cao Yan frowning and thinking, and thought that Cao Yan was still trying to convince him.

But he was not in a hurry. No matter how Cao Yan persuaded him, I, Xun Yu, would just refuse to accept it.

But in fact, what Cao Yan was thinking at this moment was:
"[The talent of a king's assistant] is indeed extremely powerful, but having Xun Yu under Cao Cao's rule is actually enough.

In the future, Cao Cao will have many political giants under his command, such as Chen Qun, Zhong Yao, Mao Jie, Cui Yan, etc.

More importantly, [Talent of the King's Assistant] clearly states that the same effects cannot be stacked, so if I copy this entry, its effect will be limited."

"In comparison, [Liu Xiang Xun Ling] seems more practical to me. Speeding up the acquisition of favorability means speeding up the acquisition of entries."

"Don't just look at the effect, the most suitable one is the best..."

Thinking of this, Cao Yan finally made up his mind.

He took a deep breath and chose to copy the [Liu Xiang Xun Order].

[Copy successful! Congratulations on obtaining the entry: Liu Xiang Xun Ling (Gold)]

As the entry copied and loaded immediately, Cao Yan's demeanor changed dramatically. The person who felt it most clearly was Xun Yu, who sat across from him.

In the blink of an eye, Xun Yu suddenly found that Cao Yan seemed like a different person.

He stared at Cao Yan in a daze, trying to recall when this change occurred.

"It seems like his temperament has changed drastically since Zi'an delivered that earth-shattering policy proposal," Xun Yu thought to himself. "Could it be because he's been honest with me about his thoughts and ambitions? Has he completely given up on pretense?"

How to describe Cao Yan now?
Xun Yu felt that he seemed to see his own shadow in Cao Yan.
It gave him a very strange sense of closeness.

[Xun Yu's favorability towards you has changed. Current favorability: 98%]

[The favorability between you and Xun Yu reaches 95%, unlocking Xun Yu's hidden entry.]

[Restore the Han Dynasty·Reform (hidden entry, inactive): Increases Han unity by 50% and accelerates ethnic integration by 100%. After use, grants the Cultural Prosperity effect, which lasts for 1 year and has a cooldown of 3 years.

Activation conditions: 1. Unify two-thirds of the Han territory. 2. Become the Prime Minister of a Han Dynasty.

The sudden prompt from the system almost made Cao Yan lose his composure.

"Hidden entry!!!" he exclaimed in his heart,

"I was saying there was a 'hidden entry' when I heard about the system, but I've never seen it before. Turns out you need a 95% favorability rating to see it!"

"While Xun Yu's hidden item is impressive, it's also incredibly difficult to achieve. And the conditions for achieving it seem more like some kind of wish or obsession of his."

"There's an extra 'change' after [Restore the Han Dynasty]. Could it be that they've changed the content of the entry or the conditions for achieving it due to my influence?"

There are too many questions and many areas that need to be verified.

Xun Yu noticed Cao Yan's mood swings, so he asked, "Zi'an, what do you think?"

"Consider? Consider what?" Cao Yan was awakened by Xun Yu's question, feeling a little confused.

To hide his embarrassment, he made a shushing gesture and then shouted, "Brother, how long do you plan to eavesdrop?"

“…” For a moment, the room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

A moment later, a burst of hearty laughter suddenly came from outside the door.

Cao Yan and Xun Yu looked towards the door at the same time, only to see Cao Cao striding in.

As Cao Cao entered the room, he laughed and said, "Zi'an, Zi'an, you really impressed me!"

Xun Yu quickly stood up, bowed respectfully and said, "Greetings, my lord."

Cao Cao quickly stepped forward to help Xun Yu up, saying softly, "How many times have I told you this? Let's just be together in private, and forget all these complicated formalities. Look, it's so much better to be like Zi'an, so much more free!"

Xun Yu turned his head and looked in the direction Cao Cao was looking.
I saw that Cao Yan was not only still sitting, but he had even changed from kneeling to sitting cross-legged at some point.

That casual and free-spirited posture not only does not make people feel bored, but instead makes people feel relaxed and comfortable from the bottom of their hearts.

Seeing both of them looking at him, Cao Yan suddenly asked, "Brother, did you hear everything I said to Mr. Wen Ruo?"

Cao Cao nodded and said a little embarrassedly, "I originally came here to chat with Wen Ruo, but I didn't expect that I accidentally overheard your conversation..."

"So what do you think?" Cao Yan asked again.

Cao Cao gestured for Xun Yu to take a seat, then he squeezed in next to Cao Yan and sat down, then he slowly replied:

"My greatest wish has always been to become the General of the Western Expedition of the Han Dynasty, leading my soldiers to conquer the four corners of the world and restore the Han Dynasty to its former glory during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han."

"But after listening to your conversation with Wen Ruo just now, I realized that my vision is still too narrow."

"The world is in turmoil, the people are suffering. As a minister of the Han Dynasty, I should take the world as my own responsibility."

"I, Cao Mengde, will never be like Wang Mang, who plotted to usurp the throne!"

"But for the sake of the people of the Han Dynasty, I, Cao Cao, am willing to fight to the last drop of blood in my body, even if it means being torn to pieces!"

(End of this chapter)