All-Heavens Game, the Strongest Player

Chapter 36: The Enfeoffment of the Princes and Shen Tianci's Alliance with Yuan Shu!

"In other words, there used to be a course about 'Marks of the Heavens' in the Blue Star textbooks. The top players at that time hoped that newcomers would explore the ultimate reward, but since no one succeeded, Zhou Wudao later ordered the school to remove the course related to Marks of the Heavens?"

Chu Xiudao.

“That’s right!” Lü Shengnan nodded and said, “In fact, unless you’re the kind of person who has no ties on Blue Star and would stay even if you’re trapped in the instance world forever, most people wouldn’t pursue that elusive ultimate reward!”

If she wanted to, why wouldn't she want to become the master of the dungeon, an existence like Zhou Wudao?

But she had attachments on Earth; she couldn't abandon her father, her mother, or the two elders who had placed high hopes on her!

Furthermore, that road is far too difficult.

First, one must become the ultimate victor, then one must "exchange the hearts of the people for the hearts of the heavens," and finally guide the world to ascend, obtain the mark of the heavens, and only then can one return to Earth.

If you ultimately win and choose to stay, your time will be synchronized with Earth's.

Is global upgrading something that can be achieved overnight?
No.

Perhaps there hasn't been much progress here yet, while other players have already run dungeons multiple times, becoming fifth, sixth, or even seventh-tier players, leaving them far behind.

"Understood!"

After Chu Xiu finished speaking, he gave no more instructions.

The swift hanging up made Lü Shengnan grit her teeth in anger, and she said resentfully, "You better not fall into my hands again!"

……

On the other hand, when Empress Dowager Wu Zetian reappeared in public, she remained dignified and majestic, as if the person meeting Chu Xiu was not herself at all.

When she saw Chu Xiu again, her expression remained unchanged.

After the princes had finished arguing, he spoke up and said, "Let's divide the eight kings into two with the surname Liu and six with other surnames! Let's make Liu Biao the King of Jing, with Jingzhou as his fief, and Liu Bei the King of Shu, with Yizhou as his fief!"

As for the six kings of different surnames...

Besides Cao Cao, who would later declare himself king, and the King of Wu in Jiangdong, there were also the Yuan brothers, who were respectively enfeoffed as the King of Ji and the King of Zhong.

In addition, there was King You, Gongsun Zan, and King Ying, Lü Bu.

These were the eight princes who were enfeoffed.

However, the imperial court made some changes to the fiefdoms: Yuan Shu's fiefdom was actually Cao Cao's hometown of Yanzhou, while Cao Cao's fiefdom was in Yuan Shu's territory of Yuzhou.

Besides them, Gongsun Zan's fief was Youzhou, and Yuan Shao's fief was Jizhou.

Lü Bu's fiefdom was Bingzhou.

Sun Jian's fiefdom was Yangzhou, which was within his own territory.

"Furthermore, the fiefdoms of the two god-kings will overlap with those of the feudal lords, who will be required to cooperate with them in building temples and receiving offerings!"

Immediately afterwards, Chu Xiu was bestowed the title of "Southern God King," with his territory encompassing Yizhou, Jingzhou, Yuzhou, and Yangzhou.

Shen Tianci, on the other hand, is the Northern God King, whose territory includes Xuzhou, Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Bingzhou.

It was as if they had bestowed titles arbitrarily.

But in reality, it was a scheme to instigate a fight between Shen Tianci and Chu Xiu: during the enfeoffment, Shen Tianci stood beside Yuan Shu, and the two chatted happily.

They have clearly joined forces.

In this situation, how could he not be tempted by the opportunity to grant both sides a legitimate reason to send troops?

"Yuan Shu is brainless, and Shen Tianci isn't much better. If these two join forces, they might actually dare to attack Yanzhou. Let's go back and make our plans as soon as possible!"

Chu Xiu said to Cao Cao.

……

Meanwhile, after the enfeoffment, Yuan Shu and Shen Tianci rode in the same carriage back to their home base and chatted very congenially.

They were practically ready to burn paper money and become sworn brothers.

"Even among the gods, there are different ranks. In our world, Chu Xiu is just an insignificant nobody, while I, like you here, come from the most prestigious god family!" Shen Tianci said proudly. "The reason I chose you is because I look down on those lowly peasants!" He made no attempt to hide his disdain for ordinary people.

Because the gap between them is too big.

While ordinary people toil away for a living, working day and night in various low-level jobs to serve the upper class, he, as a top-tier second-generation heir, has already started training various abilities from the first-tier dungeon and has formulated a plan to reach the fifth tier through five dungeons.

He had even prepared to switch to a hidden class before coming to the dungeon.

Players from ordinary backgrounds may not even know what hidden classes are, so how can they compare?
Ordinary people rely entirely on their own efforts, but he brought in a whole bunch of items that could be exchanged for points, including things for saving lives and killing enemies.

Even his talent was enhanced by his father using rare and precious materials.

A peasant can only learn trivial things at school. How can he compete with the hard work and accumulation of three generations of his family in the heavens after more than ten years of hard study?
In fact, the very existence of the school was a gift from Zhou Wudao.

If it weren't for Zhou Wudao relying on his own strength to suppress the entire East District and prevent the major families from interfering in the school, it would have become a backyard for top players to select their best talents!
Therefore, after confirming that Chu Xiu was not a second-generation pro player, he no longer took him seriously.

How can someone rise to prominence solely through their own abilities?

That doesn't reflect the reality of society on Earth!

“I love to hear what you say, I love to hear it!” Yuan Shu nodded repeatedly upon hearing Shen Tianci’s words, saying, “Among the gods, many people say I’m a good-for-nothing, but if I were truly a good-for-nothing, would so many people still follow me?”

Yuan Shu looked disdainful.

"Under my command, it is true that status determines success, and commoners have no chance of rising to prominence. However, on the other hand, powerful clans can also maintain their foundations and will not be replaced by emerging clans. What reason do they have not to support me?"

As long as the powerful families unite, they can control culture, land, food, and military forces.

If the people are always kept in a state of not starving but not living well, and all their resources are squeezed out so that they have no strength to resist, then the world will surely be at peace!
This was Yuan Shu's philosophy.

This was also the ideology believed by the vast majority of aristocratic families in this era!
The best talents are never from poor families.

Even impoverished nobles struggle to rise again, let alone commoners.

As a lowly person, you should accept your fate!
"I like hearing that too!" Shen Tianci said. "Don't worry, as a master craftsman, the help I can provide you far exceeds Chu Xiu's imagination. And Cao Cao is nothing compared to you. As long as the two of us join forces, destroying them will be a piece of cake!"

"So what do you plan to do?"

"Right here!" Shen Tianci pointed to the border of Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and Yuzhou and said, "Gather all the manpower and resources you can, and I will command them. I will build a 'Heavenly Craft City' for you, with firepower directly covering the three provinces. The world will understand what it means to be awe-inspiring and powerful!"

"Okay, listen to you!"

The two were so engrossed in their conversation that they didn't notice the fleeting sneer on the face of the coachman who was driving them.

This groom was Yuan Shu's servant.

He was also what he called a "peasant".

Previously, his mind was not open-minded, and he felt that as a servant, he should accept his fate. But Chu Xiu's spy found him and instilled in him the idea that "are kings and nobles born with a special destiny?"

She secretly treated him to delicacies and invited him to sleep with a beautiful woman from the Luoyang brothel.

He even witnessed firsthand how the men of the Dong family were all killed and how the women suffered a terrible fate after Dong Zhuo lost power.

I've come to understand that even the most powerful and influential people don't have two noses or three eyes.

Thus, he awakened and became Chu Xiu's spy.

"Tiangong City, with firepower covering three provinces, are you trying to build a Dongfeng Express?" After receiving the message, Chu Xiu turned to Cao Cao and said, "Slow down recruitment, invest more money in deploying spies, and send them to Yuan Shu's side as much as possible. Do some good deeds and help him with construction!"

Do you look down on peasants?

But you need laborers and craftsmen, and they are all peasants in your eyes!
You may look down on me, but I respect you.

In the future, when the Heavenly Gang rises and the universe is reversed, let's see who is the true master of "Heavenly Craft City"!

"Alright, I'll do whatever the strategist says!" Cao Cao said.

Just then, Cao Ren suddenly walked in and said to Cao Cao, "It's terrible, my lord! I don't know when, but a book called 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' has suddenly started circulating among scholars. It slanders you terribly, causing your reputation to plummet. Now many people are cursing you!"

(End of this chapter)