Three Kingdoms Lords: Starting by walking into the mouth of a giant python

043 Liu Ji, Earl the Old Mother!

Wang Bin participated in the [martial arts competition]?

This scene wasn't in the second [dream]!

Does Wang Zhang know?

Li Yu looked at Wang Zhang beside him.

Wang Zhangzheng and Wang Aixia were discussing the [biogas digester].

Thanks to his long time with Li Yu, Wang Zhang has become quite familiar with Mandarin. Simple daily communication is no longer a problem for him.

Wang Aixia, who is from Henan, also felt a special affinity for the "Mandarin" spoken at the end of the Han Dynasty, which had a Henan accent.

Although the two had some minor hiccups in their language communication, there were no major obstacles.

When Li Yu looked over, they were chatting happily.

Li Yu called out twice before Wang Zhang heard him. Upon learning that Wang Bin had stepped onto the arena, Wang Daru was furious and rushed straight to the "arena." Li Yu tried to stop him but couldn't.

Wang Bin didn't even draw his [Jade Sword], but with a flurry of punches and kicks, he sent the players who kept rushing at him flying out of the pebble circle.

Involuntarily, a sense of exhilaration arises, as if "I am full of vigor and ambition, and I am the only one who can do it!"

Furthermore, there were some things I wasn't used to. These strange people were far inferior to that lecherous fellow.

One player, feeling a sharp pain and tightness in his chest from the kick, thought his ribs were about to break. Enraged, he yelled at Wang Bin, "We players are fighting in the arena, what are you, a worthless NPC, doing here? Are you bullying us?"

Dozens of players nearby loudly echoed and shouted in agreement.

Wang Bin knew what "players" and "NPCs" meant. He looked around and felt more and more pleased as the players became increasingly agitated.

"Did Li Yu ever say that NPCs were not allowed to be recruited into the [Sky Academy]?"

Wang Bin pronounced the three letters "NPC" not with perfect pronunciation, but he did it quite well, clearly having thought it through carefully. The players present were all taken aback.

Immediately afterward, the players wanted to refute, but they were speechless.

Dean Li certainly didn't say that.

Being able to recruit NPCs into your territory is a good thing.

Moreover, this NCP is clad in armor and wielding a sword, which is clearly no ordinary weapon. If the sword is so formidable, the person must also be extraordinary, and there's a high chance they are someone with a [rank].

However, since you are capable, and even have a [rank], you can just go directly to Dean Li to join the [Sky Academy].

Why bother making things difficult for us?

Just as one player had prepared their words and was about to speak, Wang Zhang strode over: "Hey... Ziju, what are you doing?"

Wang Zhang often berated Wang Bin at home, calling him a "good-for-nothing" or a "disobedient son." But he rarely did so in public.

After all, he didn't want his good-for-nothing son to be labeled as "disobedient."

When Wang Bin saw Wang Zhang arrive, his momentum faltered.

But he refused to show weakness in front of everyone, and stubbornly declared, "I want to fight! I want to enter the [Sky Academy]!"

Wang Bin has been feeling extremely frustrated these past two days.

Yesterday he was scolded, beaten, confined, and wronged; he had no one to confide in about his grievances.

Today, his grandfather dragged him out of the house, forbidding him from associating with those wandering knights and heroes anymore. He was told to meet more with the county magistrate, the county constable, and other local worthies, so that he might have the opportunity to become a clerk or official in the county someday.

Although Wang Bin disliked Ah Weng's description of his sworn brother as a "knight-errant and hero," he, as a newly promoted [Huang Pin], also wanted to make an impression on outsiders. He wanted to save face for Ah Weng and also alleviate his own inner turmoil.

However, after meeting with the old man, the county magistrate only casually praised him once before mentioning Li Yu.

Then, no matter when he opened his mouth or closed it, every word he uttered was about that lecherous man!

Nobody paid any attention to him, this newly promoted [yellow grade]!

Then, Li Yu came out from inside. To Wang Bin's surprise, he discovered that the lecherous man was wearing and carrying his family's heirloom armor and bronze spear!

Is Grandma really looking for a son-in-law?!

Wang Bin questioned Wang Zhang, "How come Li Yu is wearing Wang family armor and carrying Wang family spears?"

Wang Zhang said it was a temporary loan.

Wang Bin felt a little better, but he was still somewhat depressed.

After that, the old man, the county magistrate, and that lecherous man boarded the oxcart, while he walked with the lecherous man's lackey, Xiong Ba.

Inside the car, laughter and chatter filled the air; beside the car, Wang Bin grew increasingly frustrated.

After the [Sky Academy] was established, the strange people lined up to register. In their conversation, they treated that lecherous man like a god—"Great God Li," "Great God"—Wang Bin scoffed at it, but his resentment only deepened.

Until the so-called "arena" was set up, people would watch strange people fight, like dogs and cockfighting.

Wang Bin finally couldn't hold back any longer and took action to vent his pent-up frustration!

Cool!

However, his enjoyment was short-lived, as Ah Weng arrived.

Wang Zhang frowned: "My nephew is building a village today, don't interfere with his important business."

"I'm only fighting and getting admitted to the hospital, how could that interfere with your nephew's important business?"

"Why...why are you in the hospital?"

"I'll do whatever others do!"

"You...you...Prince, come back with me!"

Ultimately, being away from home, he couldn't bring himself to hit or scold his son, and for a time, Wang Zhang couldn't control him.

He was about to walk into the stone circle and forcibly pull Wang Bin away.

Li Yu, Magistrate Liang, and several others came over and tried their best to persuade Wang Zhang to leave.

Watching the old man leave in a huff, Wang Bin felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction and couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Hahaha...uh..."

The laughter suddenly stopped.

But Li Yu turned to look at him, and he felt a chill run down his spine.

Immediately afterward, he involuntarily recalled the scene from yesterday where Li Yu had kicked him twice, leaving him powerless to retaliate. Wang Bin felt a chill run down his spine: "You...you mustn't hit me..."

After he finished speaking, his face suddenly turned bright red, like the color of a pig's liver.

How could I, a dignified [Yellow Rank] soldier, be reduced to this!

Why be afraid of him!

Li Yu said, "Martial arts competitions are fine, but you must never hurt anyone."

Wang Bin retorted angrily, "You have to say it!"

Li Yu nodded and left on his own.

Seeing his nonchalant attitude, Wang Bin became furious and wanted to stop him, saying, "Yesterday, without my sword, I suffered humiliation; today, with my sword in hand, I will kill you as easily as slaughtering a dog!"

Unfortunately, Li Yu didn't say these words until he was far away.

"Haha, don't hit me~~"

One of the players who had been kicked away by Wang Bin earlier suddenly started mimicking Wang Bin's voice in a strange tone.

The others laughed.

Wang Bin's face burned, and he drew his jade-hilted sword and thrust it forward.

The player shouted, "The warden said we mustn't hurt anyone!"

Wang Bin sheathed his sword and kicked it.

As a result, Prince Jun's fists and feet were invincible, and he made the players run away with their heads in their hands, becoming famous in [Sky Academy].

With nothing else of great importance to do, Li Yu prepared to go level up.

For him, the Sky Academy was merely a convenient "tool." The real business was to "raise his 'Strength' and 'Intelligence' to level 50 and then enter the 'Challenge Zone'."

So Li Yu bid farewell to Wang Zhang, Magistrate Liang, Lu Xiuxi and others, and went to the [Bat Cave].

The entrance to the [Bat Cave] remained deserted, with only sixty or seventy [cave bats] hovering overhead.

Li Yu summoned Jiang Yaya, the Snake Princess, from the Fanghu. She raised her stone sword and scale shield to protect Li Yu.

Li Yu remembered that the Thirteen Ants had requested to leave the pot several times, so he planned to summon her as well. He was surprised to find the tiny figure standing solemnly on the stick marking the anthill.

Below it, thousands of [Black Steeds] gathered.

The Thirteen Ants made a "Yes, yes" sound, and the Black Steeds responded with "Yes, yes," though their voices were weak and listless.

[Thirteen Ants] were furious and scolded them a few times before they started swaying their big black butts and vigorously slapping "yes, yes!"

Li Yu was taken aback. Oh, they're having a meeting.

Okay, you guys go ahead and get busy.

Li Yu regained his composure and, together with [Snake Princess], began clearing away the [bats] at the cave entrance.

"[System]: Congratulations to the player for killing the [Cave Bat]. You have gained 4 [Strength] experience points."

"[System]: Congratulations to the player for killing the [Cave Bat]. You have gained 2 [Strength] experience points."

"..."

Although she lost to Li Yu in the "skill exchange," in terms of actual combat strength, [Snake Princess] far surpassed him. Originally, it would have taken Li Yu half an hour to clean the [cave entrance], but with [Snake Princess]'s help, he completed the task in a quarter of an hour.

I just have less experience now.

After clearing the cave entrance, Li Yu used the [Secret Record of the Resurrected].

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Longsword Skull

[Rank] Not Ranked

[Force] 42

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Command the [long-sworded skeleton] to enter the cave and smash the rock wall.

The skeleton dies, the bats emerge.

After killing the [bats], summon the skeletons.

This cycle repeats itself endlessly, uneventfully.

Until the sun was high in the sky, Li Yu used the [Secret Record of the Resurrected] once again.