Chapter 121: Resolution x and x Changes

"It's our turn."

"Mm."

Lin Feirui acknowledged Hua Kai, looking over at Wang Luo on another boat in the distance, and Zhou Suyan holding hands with him.

"She hasn't come over since the military parade," Hua Kai said. "And she hasn't contacted me either. I guess she's really latched onto a high branch now."

"Mm." More precisely, she's lost her mind, forgetting who she is and who I am.

She stared at Zhou Suyan, whose face was full of happiness.

Just wait. When he finds out about your past, I want to see if you can still smile.

However arrogant you are now, that's how much pain you'll feel later.

The river roared and churned, mirroring her current state of mind.

The sky was somewhat dim. There was no wind, and the early morning riverbank was shrouded in a faint mist. This made the officers in charge of commanding the river crossing rather irritable; their voices were loud and rough, and many soldiers hurried onto the boats in a disheveled state under their scoldings.

Lin Feirui started walking and boarded the boat, with eleven Wuzhou team members following closely behind her.

The problem was that Zhou Suyan might also strike back. In the past, she had engaged in some minor self-indulgences when she was bored. They were just trivial matters. But many bored men tended to make mountains out of molehills regarding such trifles. Those people might envy me and slander me, using all sorts of rumors to disparage me in front of him.

I must prevent this situation from happening and have a... proper talk with them. Appropriate exchanges... and subsequent benefits.

He shouldn't care about these things—those are all matters of the past, and he can even tolerate enemies and traitors.

And... the debt issue. Only by resolving it first can there be a foundation for equal communication. Handing over all the Universal Points belonging to myself and my subordinates, and ideally bringing some extra Universal Points and equipment, will give me the confidence to converse with him.

After all, my performance in this scenario wasn't good enough. If he fails to properly recognize my value, that would be terrible.

Where is the best place to start? Blood Rain can't be used, Yellow Turban soldiers have no value, killing one only yields a few dozen Universal Points, and the dropped equipment doesn't sell for much. I still need to kill officers. Although the Yellow Turban command is chaotic and low-ranking officers don't give many Universal Points, they have one advantage—they might drop a general's head.

Dropping one should be almost enough. If it's directly converted into Universal Points, in the camp... Frank might not be able to afford it, and since Gettini hasn't surrendered yet, there's no telling where he is.

Right, it seems I still owe him three hundred thousand.

If they can buy it, then I'll sell it to them. If truly no one buys it, I'll just give it directly to Wang Luo. Twelve people, six hundred thousand, let him refund the remainder at a discount, or use it as shares for joining his team.

She looked at her third skill, "Blessing of Fortune," praying for it to exert the effect of its name—just like at crucial moments in the past.

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"Any news from Zhou Yingxiong?"

Frank sat in the cabin, speaking in a low voice to Charles.

"Haven't received any," Charles said, hugging a sword and leaning sideways against the cabin wall. "How long has it been? You're far too impatient."

"Once we leave this scenario, where else can we find him?" Frank said with unwillingness. "To get revenge, this is the best opportunity. I want to talk to Team Leader Lin."

"Talking to me is useless," Charles said listlessly. "I still owe them a lot of money; I don't want to go see my creditors."

"Then why did you buy the Captain's Armor and the Fine Iron Sword?"

"A louse doesn't feel bites when there are too many; a debtor doesn't worry when there are too many debts," Charles said. "Anyway, I have plenty of contribution points. Right, I told the Wuzhou people that I bought this for you and I'm just wearing it temporarily. If the Wuzhou side asks, remember to back me up on that."

"Buy me one too, and I'll cover for you," Frank said. "One hundred thousand each, right? Outside, if you meet the right person, you might be able to sell it for two hundred thousand."

"You might as well lend money to the Wuzhou people so they can pay you back when they get out; it's about the same price!" Charles desperately tried to change the subject. "They're short on Universal Points right now. If they sell equipment to the system space, the losses are way too heavy. How much do you have on hand?"

"Just over one hundred and fifty thousand, that's our team's working capital..."

"Poor ghost," Charles criticized unceremoniously.

"We bought a lot of supplies and intelligence related to the cold weapon era before coming in," Frank argued resentfully. "We've always been fighting in space before; who would have expected to enter a battlefield from the cold weapon era?"

"Anyway, the Wuzhou side is short on Universal Points right now. If you're willing to lend it to them, it's also a considerable favor," Charles said persuasively. "Right! And they might have intelligence on Gettini!"

This reason moved Frank. "You're right. They've cooperated before. Who should we look for? Team Leader Lin?"

"No," Charles paused. "We're not on the same boat right now, there's no way. After we get off the boat, I'll take you to find Hua Kai."

"Hua Kai? What does she do in your team?"

"That's not important. The connection with Gettini was through her; she can help you find your enemy."

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"You should rest for a while on the boat."

Looking at Wang Luo, who was still writing and sketching away, Zhou Suyan advised, "Is there anything that needs to be rushed right at this moment?"

Wang Luo raised his head and glanced at her. "In your previous scenarios, was the system's restriction on contractors strict?"

"Not... particularly strict, I suppose," she recalled. "You could often see them unearthing some new quests, changing the direction of the plot, and so on."

"No, that's not what I mean." Wang Luo raised his right index finger. "For example, what I tried to do after entering the scenario—changing the mentality of the residents in this region through propaganda, making them stop supporting the Han Dynasty and turn to support the revolutionary army."

"That should be fine. Didn't you pull it off?"

My mentality has changed too. She recalled the scene when she first met him, when Wan'er tried to kill him and she assisted from the side.

And then later, cooking with resentment, warming the bed reluctantly, the subsequent helplessness, the sense of loss when leaving, the heartache of seeing another woman by his side...

Maybe I fell in love with him back then.... I just didn't realize it myself. She couldn't help thinking this in her heart.

Wang Luo didn't seem to notice the change in her mindset. "Then, what about changes in larger areas? We can't leave the combat scenario, but the soldiers can. If I give them enough training and then send them out to win public support, carry out land redistribution activities, and then attack the Han army, will the citizens outside the scenario support them?"

She shook her head. "I'm not sure. I've never seen anyone do it this way."

"I did some experiments in the previous scenario. I had local residents buy things, and sometimes it worked—everything was normal—while other times things went wrong. So... after leaving this scenario, will the propaganda carried out by the soldiers be like that too?"

Wang Luo frowned deeply and said nothing.