Strange Rules: It doesn't matter, the system will take care of it.

the next day.

Chen Feng then used Yan Liang's connections to try and persuade Yuan Shao to send troops.

Although the world announcement stated that Liu Bei had been defeated, Cao Cao was also severely weakened after the great battle, making this a perfect opportunity to launch a surprise attack and reap the benefits.

Before he even stepped through the main gate, Chen Feng heard the arrogant voice of the strategist Xu You ring out from inside: "I have a brilliant strategy in my heart, which will surely be of great use to you, my lord."

Then came Yuan Shao's weary voice: "I understand, but I am in a daze. Let's discuss it another day."

But Xu You persisted, saying, "My lord has a brilliant plan; taking Xuchang will be a piece of cake."

Yuan Shao lost his temper and snapped, "I said I know! Are you deaf?"

Xu You said, "If you see a good strategy but don't listen to it, how can you not fail?"

Chen Feng covered his ears; this Xu You was as annoying as a pager.

Once or twice, but not a third or fourth time. Soon, Yuan Shao reached his limit and shouted to his guards, "Xu You insulted me! Guards, throw him out and give him twenty strokes of the cane!"

After a flurry of blows, even with his protective aura, Xu You was left with his skin torn and bleeding, and was carried out like a dead dog.

Even so, Xu You remained unconvinced, repeatedly shouting, "I am full of talent, yet Yuan Shao refuses to listen to me!"

just forget it.

Chen Feng sighed when he saw this situation.

As the saying goes, it's hard to persuade a damned ghost with kind words. Xu You was Yuan Shao's childhood friend, they practically grew up together, and he was already one of the most influential people in Yuan Shao's camp. If even he couldn't persuade him, what use was a mere general like Chen Feng?

"Perhaps, after this failure, we can go to Wu Zi's place ahead of time and cure his illness."

Chen Feng was preparing to head home with Yan Liang when he suddenly noticed that the world announcement had been updated.

Liu Bei entered Qingzhou and was taken in by Yuan Tan, the eldest son of Yuan Shao.

what.

It's Liu Bei, the Imperial Uncle.

"Let's go take a look!"

Although as a commander, Chen Feng could not run around, he possessed the Divine Sword Shadowless Step, which allowed him to move swiftly like the wind. Therefore, it did not take him long to arrive at the inn where Liu Bei was staying.

Some people may ask.

Qingzhou is so big, how would Chen Feng know which inn it was?

But all of this content is being written on the world channel.

"Fortunately, everyone in this world knows how to fight with their own spirit, otherwise assassinations would be too easy."

When Chen Feng arrived, he saw a man with large, jade-like ears outside, sighing.

Could those big ears be...?

Upon asking, Chen Feng confirmed that it was indeed Lord Xuande.

"I am Chen Buyin, a general under Lord Yuan. I have long heard of Lord Xuande's great name, but I have never had the chance to pay him a visit. I am truly delighted to meet you today."

"General Chen is a man of great talent and appearance. It is a pleasure to meet you."

At this time, Liu Bei suffered a major defeat. Not only did he lose both of his SSR generals, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, but he also lost all news of his wife and family. He had no soldiers left and was left as a commander without troops.

Chen Feng scanned the area with his divine sense, frowned slightly, and thought to himself, "Liu Bei was, after all, the founding emperor of Shu Han, yet his fighting spirit is still not as high as Yan Liang's. It seems that in this universe, soldiers are not omnipotent, but you can't do without them."

And then he mentioned that his wife and family members were missing.

Liu Bei wept uncontrollably.

Chen Feng recalled some history and comforted him, "It's alright, your wives should be with Cao Cao right now."

Upon hearing this...

Liu Bei cried even harder.

Chen Feng thought about it and agreed: "Damn it, I really knew how to bring up the most awkward topics. My wife ended up with that wife-killer Cao Cao, who wouldn't cry in that situation?"

The two then chatted for a while longer.

The gist of it is that the world is in chaos and the people are suffering. Liu Bei feels sorry for them and wants to end everything and create a benevolent world.

"That's too difficult." Chen Feng felt that although Liu Bei in this universe was eloquent and ambitious, that was all: "Legend has it that Liu Bei was the number one succubus in the Three Kingdoms, and everyone who saw him wanted to work for him. But after seeing him today, he's just so-so."

Available in the next second.

Liu Bei suddenly extended a hand: "General Chen is a man of great principle; would you be willing to join me in restoring the Han Dynasty?"

Then, a voice was heard: "Only the virtuous and wise can win people's hearts."

Suddenly, a beam of red light shot out from those two large hands and entered Chen Feng's body.

[Liu Bei activated the skill Benevolence: You have gained two layers of cultivation. You only need six more layers to advance to the Weak Continental level.]

[This skill differs from chanting; it can be used multiple times on the same person, but can only be used once a year.]

what?

A precious skill that can only be used once a year was given to me right away?

Chen Feng said, deeply moved, "I'd go through fire and water for you, Brother Bei!"

But Liu Bei waved his hand, indicating that Chen Feng had misunderstood. He was not trying to undermine Yuan Shao; he would be satisfied as long as Chen Feng could use his strength to quell the chaos.

That's incredibly kind!

To be honest, Chen Feng was genuinely tempted.

At this moment, the Interdimensional Travel System also sent a notification:

[Ding! You have unlocked a new faction. In the next Battle of Guandu, you can choose to join Liu Bei's faction.]

As expected of a system from the gaming world, even its speech has a gaming flavor.

Chen Feng pondered for a moment.

This sounds like good news.

However, judging from the time he traveled through time, Yuan Shao had a million-strong army, Cao Cao had about 200,000, and Liu Bei only had 90,000.

If you can't even win with a starting force of 700,000, wouldn't you die even faster if you started with 90,000?

after that.

When Yuan Shao heard that Liu Bei had come to join him, he received him with great ceremony and led his men thirty li outside Ye County to meet him.

After joining Yuan Shao's forces...

Liu Bei advised him daily: "Cao Cao is a traitor who deceives the emperor. If you do not punish him, you may lose the great cause of righteousness in the world."

In essence, the emperor's edict (to kill the traitor Cao) is a time-limited task. If you fail to complete it, there will be a penalty, which will lower your reputation and affect your ability to recruit talent.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shao seemed to agree, so he rallied and summoned his subordinates to discuss a strategy to defeat Cao Cao.

But at this moment...

Tian Feng is at it again, contradicting everyone.

He said, "Why didn't you do this earlier? If Yuan Shao had taken advantage of Cao Cao's attack on Liu Bei and stolen the rear crystal, he would be watching the victory animation in Xuchang right now."

Now that they've killed your ally and their army has recovered, you suddenly decide to fight them and even recruit an SSR-level general like Guan Yu? Isn't that just brain-dead?

That's absolutely right.

Chen Feng wholeheartedly agreed with Tian Feng's words, but then realized something was amiss: "Tian Feng isn't a time traveler, how did he know Guan Yu had defected to Cao Cao?"

Oh, right, there was a world announcement.

Wait a minute? A world announcement?

Chen Feng shuddered: "In history, Guan Yu killed Yan Liang and Wen Chou because he didn't know his elder brother was with Yuan Shao. But in this world, Liu Bei joining Yuan Shao is a server-wide announcement. Won't Guan Yu join them soon?"

That way, Yan Liang and Wen Chou wouldn't have to die!

Chen Feng was very happy.

Suddenly, a loud slamming sound was heard on the table, and Yuan Shao roared angrily, "Tian Feng has wronged me! Guards, throw him out and give him fifty lashes!"

But Tian Feng still wouldn't give up: "My lord, please hear me one last thing!"

Yuan Shao was even angrier: "Drag him out and execute him!"

Hey, what are you doing?

In real history, Chen Feng wouldn't care if Yuan Shao lost one strategist. But in this universe, every strategist can use their skills. If you give away one before the battle even starts, isn't that insane?

So Chen Feng stepped on Yan Liang's foot and whispered something to him using telepathy.

Yan Liang understood and advised Yuan Shao to calm down, since killing one's own men before the battle had even begun would be detrimental to morale.

This shows that Yan Liang was indeed someone of some importance.

At his urging, Tian Feng was instead put into a prison cart and sent to war with the army.

After the discussion.

Chen Feng approached Liu Bei and asked if he could use a world announcement to summon his second brother.

But it didn't work.

Because Guan Yu had signed a temporary contract with Cao Cao, he couldn't leave without achieving enough military merits.

"Oh, I almost forgot, Dong Zhuo told me that this world also has a loyalty system."

Chen Feng slapped his forehead.

You know what, even though the world's code is a mess, seemingly full of bugs and vulnerabilities, it still manages to function normally.

Unfortunately, Yan Liang and his brother are in danger.

as predicted.

Soon, Yuan Shao issued an order that, since the Yuan and Cao armies were separated by the river, he would advance on Liyang and assemble on the north bank of the river. He would then send his general Yan Liang as the vanguard to attack the south bank of the river, which was Liu Yan, the governor of Dongjun, at Baima.

Once Baima is captured, Yuan Shao's main force can safely cross the river and engage Cao Cao's main force in a decisive battle.

Upon hearing the order, Chen Feng nearly fainted: "Seven strategists, so many generals, and you're only sending Yan Liang to deliver them?"

So he went to Yan Liang and advised, "Good brother, I have a bad feeling. Why don't you say you're sick this time and have someone else go instead? Like Fatty Chun!"

Chen Feng knew that the biggest reason for the defeat at the Battle of Guandu was that the general Chunyu Qiong was too fond of drinking and made a mistake, which led to the burning of Yuan Shao's granary, Wuchao. If he could replace the culprit Chunyu Qiong with Guan Yu, he could have Guan Yu kill him.

Guan Yu fulfilled his duty of loyalty and was able to leave Cao Cao, while Yan Liang also saved his life.

A world where no one gets hurt is complete.

But Yan Liang said with a firm look in his eyes: "Back then, when we fought Gongsun Zan at Panhe, the Wen Chou brothers fought against four men, killing one of them with a single spear thrust. They also fought Zhao Zilong for sixty rounds without a clear winner."

"That's really impressive, but what does it have to do with you?"

"My brother Wen Chou and I are evenly matched, so you need not worry about me. Besides, Lord Ming has treated me with immense kindness. If I were to hesitate to fight because I am afraid of death, wouldn't I be a laughingstock?"

"this......"

"Don't mention this matter again!"

After saying this, Yan Liang left the tent.

Just then, the captain of the personal guards, Wang An, walked in carrying a rabbit: "General, I brought you a rabbit. Do you like it?"

"I don't qualify."

Chen Feng slumped in his seat, a tremendous sense of powerlessness rising within him.

A great star has fallen; fate is hard to defy!

Just as Chen Feng was sighing deeply...

[The Equipment Enhancement System suddenly said: Boss, don't panic. I think Guan Yu is only relying on his Green Dragon Crescent Blade. Although I am not very talented, I only need one point to make sure that Green Dragon Crescent Blade never returns!]

Yeah, I have a system, what am I afraid of?

Chen Feng stood up and decided to go with Yan Liang. Before that, just to be on the safe side, he also redeemed Pang Tong's resurrection blessing: Nirvana for free.

"Back then, we went through so much trouble to absorb Mu Hao's power and upgrade from a standard explosive country to a strong explosive country."

"Now that I have reached the fourth level of cultivation, plus Tao and the shark sword in my hand, I absolutely cannot die, or I will suffer a great loss."

The thought of losing all his gains upon death suddenly made Chen Feng feel tense.

As expected, the game of "search, fight, and retreat" (searching for world treasures, battling enemies, and escaping with the spoils) is all about the thrill.

We arrived at Baima.

Chen Feng realized how useful soldiers were in this world.

First of all, the soldiers have all cultivated their fighting spirit and tempered their bodies, and are generally at the level of breaking through walls, making them very difficult to kill.

Secondly, Yan Liang, who was usually weak in the Street of Weakness, also leveled up and entered the Street of Standard Weakness with the help of the Battle Qi Resonance.

Don't underestimate this improvement.

Cao Cao's two generals, Song Xian and Wei Xu, were merely weaklings. They were overwhelmed by Yan Liang's fighting spirit in a single encounter and fled in panic.

"Trying to escape?"

"Two Heroes!"

Yan Liang exuded a silvery-white battle aura, which directly enveloped the two enemy generals.

Chen Feng also obtained the skill description from the Three Kingdoms Mythology System: [Dual Heroes: Forces the enemy to duel with Yan Liang. If the enemy's strength is lower than his own, the enemy dies; if the enemy's strength is higher than his own, he dies; if it is a draw, the opponent is seriously injured. This duel cannot be affected by forces below the Multi-Dimensional level.]

"What?"

"Isn't it a bit of a waste to give you this skill?"

Most people might scoff and laugh at the "Dual Heroes" skill, thinking it's trash.

But only someone like Chen Feng, who came from Cihang City, knows how sinister this concept skill is.

In Huang Mao's words, "Even if you are a super mage of level 10,000, whose magic can destroy a planet, if your physical strength is not as good as Yan Lianggao's, you will be instantly killed after a duel."

A purely mechanical killer.

Now we know why Yan Liang was able to dominate the mythical Three Kingdoms era, a world teeming with conceptual gods: "He forcibly challenged people to a contest of strength, and then used his rich experience to defeat his opponents—isn't that cunning?"

If this skill were given to the Abyss Witch, Chen Feng couldn't even imagine how awesome it would be.

Yan Liang said embarrassedly, "Brother, it's not that I intentionally hid it, it's just that once this skill is used, it's either death or serious injury, so I dare not use it in sparring."

I understand.

Chen Feng opened the world channel and, sure enough, the server-wide kill notification had already been played.

Yan Liang killed Song Xian and Wei Xu.

[First Breakthrough - The Crouching Dragon Emerges from the Mountain!]

[Double Strike - Instant Fame!]

"666," along with a kill sound effect.

As Chen Feng was thinking, he suddenly saw another military general charge out from the enemy ranks.

Only after being introduced by someone nearby did I learn that this was Xu Huang, a general under Cao Cao.

"This is a renowned general. If we eliminate him, it's like Cao Cao has lost an arm!"

"Whether we can change the course of the battle and defy fate depends on this move!"

Thinking about it.

Chen Feng no longer hesitated and secretly threw out the Shark Sword. He still used the Cihang City fighting style, starting with his ultimate move and charging up the damage.

The Gentle Breeze Demon-Subduing Sword!

As the transparent sword descended from the sky, Xu Huang was immediately knocked unconscious on the spot.

But at the same time, Xu Huang's innate skill also struck Chen Feng.

Cuckoo!

Chen Feng felt a rumbling in his stomach, and his whole body felt dizzy and weak.

Looking at the system panel, I saw the following text:

[You have been hit by a skill starvation event. Until you have a full meal again, the mana cost and casting conditions for your skills will all be doubled.]

I go!

What a disgusting skill.

Now, it takes two hits for the Qingfeng Subduing Demon Sword to knock someone unconscious.

Now, the comet meteorite drop requires two dizzying moments to activate.

To be fair, if Chen Feng fought like everyone else, in a fair and square battle, he really wouldn't have been able to defeat Xu Huang.

But Chen Feng was a person from Cihang.

"What does your changing my skill conditions have to do with the skills I've already used?"

"Do you even understand Cihang City, kid?!"

As a massive meteorite fell, Xu Huang instantly vaporized!

[Breakthrough! The Crouching Dragon Emerges from the Mountain!]

[Ding! You have killed Xu Huang, unlocking Xu Huang's protection against starvation. You can now switch protections in the interdimensional travel interface.]

That night.

When Cao Cao arrived at Baima and saw the body his men had brought, he shook his head repeatedly and said, "Are you sure you're not mistaken? This isn't Xu Huang. My Xu Huang isn't that flat."