Chapter 42: Scholar

What could the system say that brought such excitement to Zhong Yu? To the point he was dancing in joy and shedding his dignity as a lord in his study. Anyone seeing him like this would be astounded that the usual cruel and hardened lord would have such a childish side. Then they’d shiver for seeing something they shouldn’t and …

Chapter 41: Conflict

For the first decade, inner qi user was weaker than battle aura user. But in the long run, they’d slowly make up for it and ultimately gain the upper hand. What made inner qi a true asset was in a battle of the same ranks, where boundless stamina made it invincible and able to fight even dozens of battle aura …

Chapter 40: Superior System

Zhong Yu had summarized his actions and future plans, so now was the time to check the statistics. ‘I have enough populace to upgrade my domain. I’m curious about what system function I’ll open and what will be my reward. Will it be a special item or character? In any case, it’ll most definitely boost my rule.’ “System, upgrade my …

Chapter 39: Induction

Parents hugged their children, wives cried in their husbands’ arms, children went to their fathers, everywhere he looked there was joy. Zhong Yu smiled as well, knowing fully well the casualties would be minimal, except for some poor saps. Then why did he put on such a heavy face and instilled a sense of dread at what was to come …

Chapter 38: Belonging

With tears and ear piercing shouts, the women and children were ushered out by the service army, their hands tied and joined by a rope. Five imperial guards and ten service savages escorted the 60 non-combatants back to Edson’s construction site to join the project. Next, Zhong Yu took the now wreaked with fear service army to his next target. …

Chapter 37: Deterrence

“Ready crossbows! Aim and fire on my signal!” Zhong Yu’s voice echoed across the battlefield.   The cavalry took out their crossbows and aimed at the savages. The repeating crossbow was outfitted with 10 bolts, with a fire rate of one per second. It also had an upper range of 300 meters which could penetrate plate armor within 150. Against common …

Chapter 36: Wiped Out

Chieftain Andy soon came to regret it. These were no men of the alliance leader, but some strange yellow-skin humans. From a distance, the armor did a good job hiding their most prominent feature, and with Elder Teigny’s threats, the man panicked into showing them in. A hundred of this yellow-skinned army just waltzed in and took control of every …

Chapter 35: New City

For the same reason Zhong Yu had no concern for south and east, only needing to secure the west and north. On the same note, these directions were his expansion trend, teeming with small and self-isolated tribes. They were the best snack for a growing overlord. The details helped him locate Monla tribe’s location, north of Luoyang, and the flat …

Chapter 34: The Land’s History

Luoyang had endless forests to the south and east. Besides the countless magic beasts roaming the woods, legend has it that elves lived among  these trees. They were the once rulers of the Aram Continent, with beautiful complexions, long lives and gifted in magic, controlling plant life and magic beasts to call to their aid in battle.  But everything that …

Chapter 33: The Rim

With the biggest two tribes in 10 km over and done with, the rest fell like a house of cards, with not a single man escaping.  This would give him ten days before the news of the yellow-skinned tribe spread further. In a savage society, whose only thoughts revolve around blood, they had a strong notion of turf. Because their …