All-Heavens Game, the Strongest Player

Chapter 38 New Uses of Zhuge Liang's Passive Skill
The impact of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is still unfolding, but after a whole cycle, apart from a few individuals, such as Xu You who was beheaded and Sima Yi who was jointly wanted, it seems that no one has really been affected.

In other words, the time when the feudal lords gained power was brought forward.

Many talented people in Yanzhou still went to Cao Cao, while the disciples and former officials accumulated by the Yuan family over four generations of high-ranking officials still chose to support Yuan Shu.

Zhao Yun still followed Liu Bei for thousands of miles and found him.

Why, you ask?
Birds of a feather flock together. If they did not share similar character or common interests, how could the feudal lords have gathered so many people under their command?

The powerful families who supported Yuan Shu would not stop supporting him just because he declared himself emperor and failed.

After all, the future has changed, with gods descending to earth, and the future remains unknown.

As for those who shared the same interests, Zhao Yun was captivated by Liu Bei's succubus-like nature and followed him. Even if he knew that Liu Bei would ultimately fail, so what?

He followed Liu Bei, but Liu Bei was down on his luck and at the lowest point in his life.

Did he know then that Liu Bei would later become a regional hegemon?

he does not know!

"From this day forward, Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, and Jia Xu will serve as military advisors in my camp, in no particular order!" Cao Cao announced the appointments. "As for the former military advisor of Chu, from this day forward, he will be the national advisor of my 'Great Wei,' holding a position equal to that of the emperor, and respected by the entire nation!"

Having been granted the title of king, the feudal lords of today have restored the monarchical system of the Spring and Autumn Period.

Each took control of its own fiefdom and established its own kingdom.

Cao Cao was no exception.

He established the State of Wei, proclaimed himself "King of the State," and referred to himself as the King of Wei in public.

"Furthermore, Dian Wei is hereby appointed as the Left Commander of the Imperial Guards, responsible for protecting the royal palace." Cao Cao added, "Xu Chu is hereby appointed as the Right Commander of the Imperial Guards, to patrol the imperial city and protect the Imperial Preceptor and all the ministers!"

Because of the existence of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", he did not need to consider the issue of winning over the masses when promoting talents.

They can be directly conferred titles.

"In addition to his duties as strategist, Wenruo will also serve as..." Cao Cao continued to appoint people, and finally looked at Jia Xu, the "poisonous strategist of the underworld," who had even hidden behind the others in his position, and said, "Wenhe, there is a rather secret mission that requires someone who is good at hiding and has sharp enough methods. Only you can do it!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Xu's expression remained unchanged, but he couldn't help but inwardly complain.

Are you trying to get me to do dirty things because you think I'm both cunning and ruthless?
However, he did not refuse.

Jia Xu disliked being in the public eye; he was more adept at doing things in secret. As for dirty business, as the "Number One Poisonous Strategist of the Three Kingdoms," that was his specialty.

"What's the matter?"

"Responsible for procuring laborers, secretly sending them to Yuan Shu, and liaising with the Grand Preceptor to provide assistance to Yuan Shu's spies at any time!"

Upon hearing this, a smile immediately appeared on Jia Xu's face.

"Meticulous management? I like that!"

"In addition, I have a force that cannot be seen by others. Hmm, it's a captain's unit called the 'Tomb Raiders,' responsible for... From now on, you will be in charge of this force!"

Ultimately, the tasks of conscripting laborers, supporting spies, and managing the tomb raiders fell to Jia Xu.

However, when he actually started working with Chu Xiu, he was dumbfounded and asked in confusion, "Don't our spies need training, don't need to learn how to transmit intelligence, and don't they even need someone to make contact with them?"

He also thought that he was going to establish a contact point and an intelligence network for Chu Xiu.

Play a good support role.

Unexpectedly, he only needed to conscript laborers; as for supporting the spies, that was something that would only be needed once the spies were activated.

Now we don't need to worry about it at all.

All we need to do is gather money and people and send them to Yuan Shu!
"Absolutely not. Even after recruitment, the spies' names need to be destroyed. I want them completely hidden, so no one can discover them!" Chu Xiu said. Hearing this, Jia Xu was even more puzzled.

"In that case, how will you contact them?"

"Let's contact each other like this!"

"What kind?"

Jia Xu was puzzled, but he realized the next moment that Chu Xiu hadn't even spoken; his voice had simply rang in his mind.

"This is?"

"It possesses supernatural powers, and its wondrous applications extend far beyond this!"

At this point, Chu Xiu's consciousness shifted to the "Heavenly Craft City" under construction hundreds of miles away.

There, Shen Tianci and Yuan Shu were inspecting the construction site, both wearing safety helmets. As they walked, Shen Tianci said, "The first step in building Tiangong City is to construct a reinforced concrete city wall! Using the cement I've prepared, mixed with sand and gravel, and with steel reinforcement as the framework, we'll build a five-zhang-high wall that will prevent ladders from being overturned and cannons from being destroyed!"

The siege ladder was a major weapon in ancient siege warfare. If the siege ladder could not be climbed, the army could not advance.

Even with ten times the troops, a low-lying force will be defeated if it attacks a high-lying force.

The cannon, on the other hand, refers to the catapult.

It was a powerful defensive weapon, and when used for siege warfare, it could also destroy city walls. It was equivalent to a nuclear weapon in the era of cold weapons, and it directly determined the strength of an army.

But if the city wall is made of reinforced concrete, then a mere catapult would be difficult to destroy.

“Isn’t such an investment a bit too extravagant?” Yuan Shu said.

Cement is easy to make; it's made from fired stone, so all you need is someone to work with it.

But steel was a hard currency in this era, and it was extremely difficult to refine. There wasn't enough steel to make weapons, let alone use it to build city walls... You can't just burn money like that!

"No problem, I can forge a 'Heavenly Crafting Furnace' for you to smelt steel!"

"The Heavenly Crafting Furnace?"

"It's also called blast furnace steelmaking, which isn't something that can be done overnight, but I, the master craftsman, have ingenious mechanical skills. Combined with what I've learned, there's no problem!"

How many kilograms can you produce in a day?

"You should ask me how many tons we can produce a day!"

The two men spoke without any regard for those around them, because once the laborers were conscripted, they could not leave.

There is absolutely no possibility of the information leaking.

However, the two were unaware that Chu Xiu's spies did not need to make contact to relay messages.

"Blast furnace steelmaking?"

Actually, that technology does exist today. The earliest "vertical furnace iron smelting" even existed in the Spring and Autumn Period. However, the vertical furnace used to smelt pig iron is obviously different from the modern blast furnace used to directly smelt steel bars.

Chu Xiu was very curious about how Shen Tianci could overcome the limitations of the industrial base through "mechanical arts".

"Currently, the majority of the laborers in the city are those conscripted by Yuan Shu from Yuzhou. Furthermore, the possibility of outsiders being planted in the blast furnace area has been completely eliminated, so we must develop personnel from within!"

With this in mind, he manipulated his undercover agents to screen potential targets.

However, the undercover agents did not go directly there to develop their presence.

Instead, after selecting a target, the message is subtly conveyed to that target: Yuzhou is protected by the Southern Heavenly God King Chu Xiu. Those who suffer can pray in their hearts and receive the God King's favor to be relieved of their suffering!
(End of this chapter)