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

Chapter 82 Three Dreams of a Wasteland

Li Yu opened his eyes, somewhat bewildered.

In this dream, he achieved great success and found his parents, which can be considered a perfect ending.

However, in the latter half of the dream, after reaching the [Immortal Grade] level, Li Yu came into contact with things on a higher level. Many questions arose as a result.

That "ticket" that drove the immortals and gods mad remained untouched until the "dream" ended.

Where is the ship?

How do I board the ship?

Where does the ship intend to go?

Why were the two Kunlun Mountains, East and West, destroyed?

Is it a catastrophe that will shake the heavens and the earth?

Or is it an unknown entity that made the move?

Was Kunlun's two "deaths" predetermined?

Or was it a setup?

Enveloped in mystery, Li Yu racked his brains but could not find a solution, and had no choice but to give up.

"[System]: Congratulations to the player for experiencing the [Dream of the Yellow Millet] three times and obtaining the title [Three Dreams of the Yellow Millet]."

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"Three Dreams of Yellow Millet"

[Rank] Celestial Grade.

[Attributes] Martial Arts +150, Literary Arts +600, Immortal Affinity +50, Willpower +25, with [Trait: Great Ming].

[Description] Three lifetimes of events, all contained in a single pot of yellow millet.

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『Da Ming』

[Rank] Immortal

[Attribute] Knows the affairs of the three lifetimes and understands all things under heaven.

[Description] The Great Enlightenment (大明) can discern the profound and subtle, perceive the nature of things with its own discernment, illuminate the obscure and profound, recognize the uncarved block by gazing at mountains, and know the pearl by standing by rivers. — *Baopuzi* (抱朴子), Outer Chapters, On Conduct (行品)

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Li Yu's spirits lifted; it was the [Appraisal] skill he had been longing for.

Li Yu directly took out the Unknown Wild Grass, the Locust Gate, and the Unknown Scroll from the Square Pot and examined them one by one.

First, there's the grass.

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'Bo Yiwei'

[Rank] Earth Grade

[Attribute] Consuming it increases Charm by 50 for 100 days.

[Description] It is said that Yi and Qi ate wild vegetables for three years, and their complexions remained unchanged. King Wu warned them against this, and they refused to eat them and died. — *Xin Shi San Qin Ji*

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In the three [dream] scenarios, the mischievous players created many more lists in addition to the "System's Five Major Rankings".

Such as "Top Ranking of Exotic Flowers and Trees", "Top Ranking of Fantastic Beasts"...

The list only includes the top 100 players, and the list changes frequently as players explore this world further.

Some fell out of the top ten, while others jumped from the bottom to the middle.

[Lingcao·Boyiwei] is different; since its inception, it has been sought after by female players and indigenous people.

With the "Ranking of Rare Flowers and Exotic Trees", it surpasses many [Earth Grade] and even [Heaven Grade] plants, firmly occupying a position in the upper-middle range.

The reason it is so "powerful" is because of the "+50 Charisma".

The combined efforts of what is almost the "three great evil arts of Asia" can transform a person and give them a completely new look.

Mo Mu became Xia Ji, and Dong Shi became Xi Shi.

Its remarkable effects have driven countless women to madness.

The [Bo Yi Wei] has demanding growing conditions and a low yield. Moreover, each plant is only enough for one hundred days, making it extremely rare.

Any single [Bo Yi Wei] plant, whether sold in an ordinary market or appearing at an auction, will attract a swarm of sharks like a drop of blood, drawing crowds of women and causing their skirts to flutter.

After the grass, there is a door.

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"The Gate of the Grasshoppers"

[Rank] Earth Grade

[Attributes] Luck +20, Auspiciousness +30, Breeding +100.

[Description] The grasshopper flaps its wings, bringing prosperity for ten thousand generations.

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With 30 points of [Auspiciousness] value, plus the 10 points added by [Moonlight Grass], we are one step closer to [Auspiciousness Arrives].

[Breeding] Needless to say, with this feature, the rabbits in [Prisoner in Youli] would probably become an infestation.

[Qi Yun] refers to one's fate or destiny.

It is not a matter of a single event or a moment of luck, but a change that begins in the smallest of places, imperceptible to ordinary people. When the momentum is established, it is like a river bursting its banks, overwhelming and unstoppable.

It is the most unassuming yet the most top-tier among all the [attributes] of the territory.

Behind the door lies an [unknown scroll].

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"Moonlight Scroll - Shanbo"

[Rank] Earth Grade

[Attribute] The moon shines brightly at midnight, illuminating the earth. Holding this scroll at that time will open the gate to time and space.

[Description] Butterflies fly all over the garden, but the green moss is nowhere to be seen.

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This is a well-known story, but although the [Scroll] is a [Low-grade] item, the props and items it produces are very ordinary and of low value.

After taking inventory and storing it in the [square pot], Li Yu left the inn.

The Palace of Golden Jade and Glazed Tiles will disappear on June 15th. Today is May 22nd, and he has twenty-three days to make thorough preparations and enter the palace to fight.

Li Yu rode down the mountain on a bamboo-ribbed ox.

He traveled to various towns and counties in Hanoi, spending a large sum of money to purchase hundreds of bushels of salt, hundreds of bushels of raw and roasted jute seeds, and other miscellaneous items.

After finishing these tasks, Li Yu returned to Wangwu Mountain. Instead of going to the [Liuli Palace], he headed to the nearby Yugong Ravine.

Countless players and natives who could not enter the [Liuli Palace] gathered here, creating a bustling market.

Li Yu wandered around for a while, buying some small items, before finding an open space and unloading bags of fruit from the cow's back.

As always, the Li family's fruit stall was booming, selling more than ten gold coins in just one hour.

The vendors on the side were extremely envious.

Suddenly, a donkey's bray rang out, and Li Yu looked up.

A dozen or so people came riding donkeys not far ahead.

The donkey was carrying mostly foreigners, some with fair skin, some with dark skin, and some with curly or blond hair. The leader, however, was a Chinese player.

The Chinese player, who was about 1.7 meters tall and looked ordinary, seemed to be extremely popular with foreign players, who treated him with utmost respect in every word and action.

spit!

A nearby vendor spat out a mouthful of phlegm and cursed, "This idiot only knows how to hang out with those foreign devils, doesn't he feel ashamed!"

Li Yu glanced at him, silently packed up his fruit stall, and followed behind the donkey caravan, heading towards the market.

After walking for a short while, the donkey caravan stopped.

The Chinese player dismounted, walked towards a newly set-up stall, and reached out to take a [blueprint].

Li Yu, who had caught up, overtook them and happily snatched the [blueprints] into his hand.

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Moshang Township, [Sky Courtyard].

Li Min, carrying a little girl, and Mu Jin, pushing a player, entered the village committee office.

Lu Xiuxi looked up from his desk, glanced at the player with a bruised and swollen face, and turned to ask Li Min, "What happened?"

Li Min gestured to the timid little girl she was holding, then turned and said disdainfully, "We've caught a human trafficker." With that, she kicked the player to his knees.

Her movements were too sudden, startling the little girl. Her eyes welled up with tears, and she burst into tears.

Li Min tried to soothe the child, but nothing worked. Wang Aixia took the child and soon made him giggle.

Li Min then began to speak with Lu Xiuxi again.

"Human traffickers?" Lu Xiuxi's curiosity was piqued. "Are there still human traffickers these days?"

Li Min said that she encountered this player with a little girl on her way to level up.

The little girl kept crying, and the player couldn't soothe her, so he scolded her harshly.

Li Min and the others felt uncomfortable watching this, and one of them casually said, "Could they be human traffickers?"

It was just a casual remark, but the more Li Min and her team looked at it, the more it seemed plausible, so they decided to capture it.

Upon questioning, the man's story was full of inconsistencies, proving he was indeed a human trafficker.

When asked about where the girl came from, he hesitated and said he found her in Yingchuan.

On the other side, Wang Aixia was coaxing the little girl, asking her what her name was.

The little girl's voice was sweet and innocent, like a candy.

(End of this chapter)