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

Chapter 63 The Fountain of Aganepe

Liangzhou, Longxi Commandery, Lintao.

The Western Liang faction was in complete chaos. Within a month, all the valiant generals in the army, including Li Jue, Guo Si, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji, and Hu Zhen, had been stripped of their official positions. Discord had also arisen among the generals themselves.

Li Jue, Guo Si, Li Meng, Fan Chou, and others exchanged insults. Fan Chou and Li Meng cursed Li Jue for "acting like a petty person and not living to a ripe old age," while Li Jue mocked Guo Si for "enjoying eating excrement and being jealous of his wife, thus ruining his great cause."

Chaos and disorder, no one to rely on.

Poor Hu Feng, Li Jue's nephew, was just a young boy who cried for three days straight after being glared at by Fan Chou.

Dong Residence.

A celadon cup was smashed and shattered on the ground.

Dong Zhuo was furious: "You scoundrel, you've gone too far! You've gone too far!"

At the beginning of the month, he was dismissed from his post as governor of Hedong on charges of "criticizing the government in his heart." He was so angry that he jumped up and down that very day.

In the sixth year of the Yuanshou era of the Former Han Dynasty, Yan Yi, the Grand Minister of Agriculture, hosted a banquet for his guests. The guests discussed the politics of the court, but Yan Yi did not respond, only slightly turning his lips in response.

It means that he only moved his lips, without saying a word.

However, he was denounced by the cruel official Zhang Tang and was eventually executed for "slander in his heart".

Utterly absurd.

Unexpectedly, the old story resurfaced, and it was Dong Zhuo's turn.

When a remarkable person joined him, and the novels *Romance of the Three Kingdoms* and *Records of the Three Kingdoms* began to circulate, Dong Zhuo finally understood the reason behind it all.

After cursing a few times as a "mediocre dog" and a "traitor to three masters," he was both pleased and sighed.

What pleased him was that "Prime Minister Dong" possessed the ability to "wield immense power over the court," but what saddened him was that he feared he would never have the chance to become "Prime Minister again."

After calming himself down, Dong Zhuo returned to Lintao with his retainers, family generals, and two hundred extraordinary individuals.

Not long after, Li Jue and his men came to their door.

Dong Zhuo then discovered that Li, Guo, Fan, and others all had extraordinary followers. Hua Xiong had the most, with as many as seven or eight thousand. Niu Fu had the fewest, with only about a hundred men.

I, the dignified "Prime Minister," am only slightly better than that ugly son-in-law?

Dong Zhuo was furious.

The group gathered together to plan for the future.

Li Jue said that past grievances should be set aside, and as long as the people of Xiliang are of one mind, there is no need to worry about the failure of their great cause.

Yang Dingdao suggested that they find Jia Wenhe, the "poisonous strategist" from Guzang, and ask him for advice.

Niu Fu scoffed, "I've already searched for it eight hundred times."

Not to mention Jia Xu, his Jia family clan had already moved elsewhere a few days after the arrival of the strange man, and there had been no news of them since.

Just as they were discussing this, a government report arrived—Duan Wei, a native of Wuwei, was transferred to be the Prefect of Longxi Commandery and would take office soon.

Upon hearing this, the generals' expressions shifted between anger and uncertainty. After discussing for another half a day, they each departed.

Duan Wei was the cousin of Grand Commandant Duan Ying. The "History of Strange People" says that he was initially at odds with Dong Zhuo's generals, and later killed Li Jue and exterminated his three clans.

With this man in Longxi, the generals of Xiliang will likely have a hard time getting through the seasons.

A few days later, Duan Wei recruited Song Guo, Wu Xi, and Zhang Xiu as generals.

The first two were historically sworn enemies of Li Jue and Guo Si. The latter was Zhang Ji's nephew.

Li, Guo, Fan, and others harbored resentment. One day at a banquet, Li Jue, drunk, mocked Zhang Ji for "eating in the east and sleeping in the west" and "having one woman serving two husbands." Zhang Ji stormed off and the next day simply went to Duan Wei's place.

With the Song, Wu, and Zhang families in power, Duan Wei quickly gained control of the Xiliang army. Dong Zhuo's military prestige and core group vanished like smoke in the wind.

Enraged, he smashed the cups and bowls.

Just then, Li Ru, who had remained steadfastly by his side, suddenly asked, "My lord, do you know what 'Chen Bao' is?"

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Square pot.

Beside the [Immortal Abode Stele], a spring has appeared. It is the source of the "Random Territory Item" mentioned in the [Announcement].

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The Fountain of Aganepe

[Rank] Spirit Spring.

[Attribute] Territory's literary style +110. Take a sip, and your spirit +15 (lasts for 1 hour).

[Description] In Greek mythology, a spring at the foot of Mount Helicon in Boeotia. It was a sacred spring offered to the god of poetry by the goddess Aganepe, daughter of the river god Permes. Drinking from this spring brings endless inspiration—Metamorphoses.

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For example, [fields] are divided into thin fields, fertile soil, spiritual fields, and fairy gardens; [springs] are also divided into four grades: original springs, sweet springs, spiritual springs, and fairy springs.

[Springs] are extremely important in a territory, especially for [fields].

As for farmland, whether it's a fairy garden, a spirit field, or fertile soil, long-term cultivation will lead to soil erosion. This affects crop yield and quality, and in severe cases, can even cause a decline in the farmland's grade.

From [Fairy Garden] to [Spirit Field], or [Spirit Field] degenerates into [Fertile Soil].

However, with the supply of spring water, this process will be greatly slowed down, or even stopped.

Conversely, if irrigated by high-grade spring water over a long period, low-grade fields may also evolve.

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[Xianlu] has been upgraded to [Town], with its area expanding to more than four times its original size. [Fanghu] has also expanded to three times its original size.

At first glance, the distance to [Canghai Island] seems much farther.

Li Yu sat by the spring, drank a mouthful of the spiritual spring water, and quietly began to read his book.

[Snake Princess], accompanied by [Ding Gu], dug ditches between [Fairy Garden] and [Spirit Field] to channel [Aganipe Spring] into them.

[Thirteen Ants] clamored to help, so Li Yu broke off a lotus leaf from the small pond, which she carried on her head as she ran around scooping and sprinkling water, keeping herself very busy.

It was late at night, and Li Yu had already gone to sleep. [Thirteen Ants], having had their fun, tossed the lotus leaf aside and jumped back to Li Yu's side.

He spreads his thumb, lays the character "大" (big) on ​​his palm, and falls fast asleep.

The lotus leaf fluttered and fell back into the small pond.

Underwater, several large fish were happily slapping a small green-tailed fish around. A lotus leaf touched the surface, startling the fish, which then swam away.

The little greentail was struggling, but as soon as the big fish left, it exerted too much force, leaped out of the water, and fell into the lotus leaf.

Little Greentail tried its best to jump and tumble, but after being chased and harassed for ten days straight and having its head pounded, it was exhausted. After less than ten jumps, it was on the verge of death and could no longer move.

The night grew cooler, and many dewdrops condensed on the lotus leaves.

When there are too many dewdrops, they roll down and gather into a pool of water, submerging the little green-tailed cat.

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On April 25th, Li Yu woke up early.

I cooked a porridge with the [Fountain of Aganipe], and it smelled wonderful.

Li Yu ate two large bowls and could eat no more. He felt full of energy, as if he had inexhaustible strength.

After leaving the [pot] and going out, Li Yu rode an ox to [Sky Courtyard].

Along the way, they encountered many players and locals, some going to work and others going to level up. When they saw Li Yu, their eyes lit up and they shouted, "Hello, Dean!"

Li Yu waved and sped past.

Upon entering the [hospital], Lu Xiuxi opened his mouth as if to ask something, but couldn't get the question out. Instead, he began to report on the affairs of the [hospital].

Firstly, some indigenous people see the commercial potential of the market and want to open hotels, taverns, and fabric shops there.

Li Yu nodded. "Okay."

Secondly, all the supplies transported from [Black Tiger Village] yesterday have been stored and converted into Dean Li's [personal points pool] according to the [points] rules.

Li Yu didn't care. His personal points pool had reached hundreds of thousands, and he had no other use for it besides "acquiring items" and "offering rewards for his parents' information".

Thirdly, since the implementation of the [points system], the [academy] has acquired many props, which have already been appraised by the esteemed scholar Wang Zhang. Please review them, Dean Li.

There were five [Moonlight Scrolls], three [Blueprints], and one [Skill Scroll]. Li Yu looked at them but wasn't interested in most of them. He only picked up the [Manure-Carrying Great Wall] scroll and put it away under Lu Xiuxi's slightly surprised gaze.

Fourthly, along an official road between Chenwangli and [Tiankongyuan], a piece of land about one li in circumference suddenly sank down, forming a valley. Weeds grew wildly there, and grasshoppers, crickets, and locusts thrived.

Li Yu was quite curious, as he had never encountered the Grasshopper Valley in the Sky Courtyard of his dream.

This is a good place; I should check it out.

(End of this chapter)