Unreliable Sword Immortal.

"Ding! The empire is growing stronger and its territory is expanding. Qian Yuan Island has been incorporated into the empire. Qian Yuan Island is no longer unclaimed territory. The national war mission has been triggered: [Conquer Qian Yuan Island]. If Qian Yuan Island is occupied for more than thirty days, it will be designated as a reliable imperial territory, unlocking the construction of the Qian Yuan Palace, the production of Qian Yuan Tokens, the construction of a personal shop, and the investment in the shop!"

"Ding! The occasionally unreliable system has activated, updating the tracking mission with altered content: If you occupy Qian Yuan Island for more than thirty seconds, Qian Yuan Island will be designated as territory of the Reliable Empire, unlocking the construction of the Qian Yuan Palace, the production of Qian Yuan Tokens, the construction of your personal shop, and shop investment!"

"Hmm? Taking over Qian Yuan Island, huh!"

Lu Chao looked towards Qian Yuan Island. In his mind, Qian Yuan Island was no ordinary place; it was a place that all players had to visit at least once, because only there could they obtain the Qian Yuan Token.

The Qian Yuan Token is like a "bank card". Without it, various transactions would be very troublesome. After all, once the transaction amount is large, it is very troublesome to count and store the gold coins. With the Qian Yuan Token, you can swipe it in person, which is convenient and fast.

Another point is that Qian Yuan Island is the secluded residence of Qian Duoduo, one of the Four Eccentrics, and Lu Chaoding is very wary of this NPC.

Ye Longxing had already given Lu Chaoding a hint, teaching him that Qian Duoduo had awakened and was a super NPC with independent thought, free personality, and system authority.

"Among the four extraordinary individuals, Qian Duoduo seems to be in charge of money. Let's assume he has unlimited gold. His combat strength should also be considerable. In his only attack, he shattered the ring-shaped island with a single palm strike, creating a sea route. The Qian Yuan ship has many guards, so taking it down shouldn't be easy..."

Lu Chaoding pondered silently. He was definitely going to subdue Qianyuan Island. Once subdued, there would be many benefits. However, the unreliable system had altered the mission, making it so that occupying Qianyuan Island for more than thirty seconds would count as a successful subjugation, greatly reducing the mission difficulty.

However, this matter should not be handled rashly. Lu Chaoding found Ye Longxing, Xiang Ruyan, and Lan E and a hundred other sect leaders' wives and discussed it with them for a long time. Since they were unsure of Qian Duoduo's strength, they decided to test him first.

"Qian Duoduo is one of the four extraordinary people. He has certain system privileges and cannot be regarded as an ordinary player. Therefore, it would be risky to easily attack Qian Yuan Island where he lives in seclusion. I suggest sending a team of players to test the waters first. It would be best to let Qian Duoduo show his strength and see how far he can go with his system privileges. If there is hope of taking over Qian Yuan Island, it will not be too late for us to go to the island."

Ye Longxing said in a deep voice.

Xiang Ruyan nodded in agreement.

Lu Chao agreed, "Alright, let's discuss which people to send over!"

While Lu Chaoding was discussing the formation of a "suicide squad" with the sect's higher-ups, Lu Chaoding was unaware that the deputy sect leader, Hua Dashao, had already led his men to attack Qianyuan Island.

As the deputy leader of a reliable sword sect, Hua Dashao also received a system notification to "subdue Qian Yuan Island". Unlike Lu Chaoding, this guy didn't have many concerns. He directly sent more than a hundred players to Qian Yuan Island. Once on the island, he encountered two unreliable guards who were wandering around aimlessly, [Dongfang Dabai] and [Dugu Qiusheng]. He then recruited them and made them the vanguard.

The characters 【Dongfang Dabai】 and 【Dugu Qiusheng】 are quite peculiar. The former is skilled at using daggers to trim nails, while the latter is adept at using wooden swords to cut thin air. As gatekeepers, one believes in offense as the best form of defense, while the other advocates killing enemies. In any case, they don't do guard duty and are always on the road fighting. It's very difficult for sect players to even see them.

These two NPCs were incredibly brave and reckless. They charged straight to the Qian Yuan Ship. Unable to board the ship, they started cursing loudly in front of its entrance.

"Let those two keep arguing here, we'll go and take over Qian Yuan Island!"

Hua Dashao was directing the group of players.

Someone asked, "Vice Sect Leader, what constitutes 'occupation,' and what place is being occupied?"

"Vice Sect Leader, you are the Omniscient Sword God, you must know how to subdue Qian Yuan Island!"

"Of course!" Hua Dashao patted his chest, looking confident. He said, "Let me tell you, there's a sect headquarters, 30 Qian Yuan Halls, 66 courtyards and shops, and a Qian Yuan Ship on this Qian Yuan Island. If we take them all, we can probably occupy the entire island. I know the leader of the Xuntian Sword Sect, and I'll personally go and persuade them to surrender later. You guys go and occupy the Qian Yuan Halls and the courtyards and shops! How do we occupy them? We'll move in first..."

Hua Dashao quickly made arrangements, and the players who followed him obeyed, soon dispersing on Qianyuan Island.

Before long, under the continuous cursing of [Dongfang Dabai] and [Dugu Qiusheng], Qian Yuanzhou actually came back to life.

To be precise, the Qian Yuan Boat was a strange dragon boat that suddenly transformed into an incomparably majestic golden dragon. This dragon was enormous, with golden eyes that shone brightly. It seemed to be enraged by [Dongfang Dabai] and [Dugu Qiusheng], its massive head close to the ground, glaring angrily at these two unreliable mountain gate guards.

On the massive golden dragon's head, Qian Duoduo stood with his hands behind his back, calmly looking at Dongfang Dabai and Dugu Qiusheng. He shouted, "You two lowly soldiers, stop your boasting here. Go back and tell your sect leader to come over without worry. I know his speed has reached the peak threshold of the realm. Only he can fight me for thirty days. No one else can. I will hold back in my fight against him and will not harm him. After thirty days, the war mission will be completed, and he can be released from combat. Understand?"

"What? Who are you? How arrogant! You actually dare to challenge our sect leader!"

"There's no need for the sect leader to take action; the two of us can subdue you today!"

【Dongfang Dabai】 and 【Dugu Qiusheng】 are typical reckless men who don't take Gan Duoduo seriously at all and attack him directly.

"You two idiots, aren't you courting death?"

Qian Duoduo was caught off guard by the unexpected prowess of [Dongfang Dabai] and [Dugu Qiusheng], and was somewhat taken aback as he was pulled into the battle space. Only thirty seconds into the preparation time had passed when he received a system notification: "Ding, the Reliable Empire's army has occupied Qianyuan Island for over thirty seconds. Qianyuan Island is now officially designated as Reliable Empire territory!"

"Ding! You have lost control of the Qian Yuan Grand Hall on Qian Yuan Island!"

"Ding! You have lost your permission to create Qian Yuan Tokens!"

"Ding! You are no longer allowed to invest in personal online stores!"

"Ding! The system has determined that you have been defeated. The battle space is about to shatter. Your personal belongings have been lost, and you will be deported!"

Qian Duoduo was stunned.

The next moment, the battle space shattered, and Qian Duoduo was directly teleported outside Qian Yuan Island, falling into the water with a splash.

"What happened? Qian Yuan Island has been conquered so easily, and all my treasures have been lost?"

He patted his chest, feeling a pang of heartache.

As one of the four extraordinary individuals, and a player who holds the authority over "wealth" in the "wealth, companions, laws, and land" of the Hongchen Sword Realm, he possessed unimaginable wealth. However, at this moment, all his possessions, including the Qian Yuan Boat, have been lost, and he has suddenly become penniless.

"Heaven has tricked me! This is completely different from what I imagined..."

Qian Duoduo was extremely frustrated, but there was nothing he could do. After figuring out the direction, he leaped out of the water and walked on the waves, heading north.

At the same moment, Lu Chaoding, who was discussing the formation of a suicide squad with Ye Longxing and others, Hua Dashao, who was leading the group to occupy Qianyuan Island, and other reliable high-ranking figures of the sword sect were all stunned.

They all received system notifications that Qian Yuan Island had become part of the reliable empire, and that system functions such as the construction of the Qian Yuan Palace, the production of Qian Yuan Tokens, the construction of personal shops, and shop investment had all been unlocked or activated.

Lu Chaoding and Ye Longxing exchanged glances, said nothing, immediately got up, and then each used their abilities to head towards Qianyuan Island.

Inside Qian Yuan Island, Hua Dashao stood with his hands on his hips and laughed, "Although I don't know what happened, it's certain that my plan has succeeded, hahaha, we've successfully occupied Qian Yuan Island."

Meanwhile, on the inland coast, Qian Yuanzhou's previously unreliable "Eastern Defeat" and "Dugu Seeking Victory" were also in high spirits.

"utterly pathetic! A victory as expected, devoid of any sense of accomplishment!"

"Yes, he was defeated before I even made a move!"

The two unreliable guards, looking quite arrogant, quickly discovered the golden treasure chest.

The treasure chest appeared after the battle space shattered, and can also be considered an item dropped by Qian Duoduo.

When [Eastern Defeat] and [Dugu Seeking Victory] were activated together, golden light immediately shone out from within.

"What is this?"

"A jade token? Oh no, it's a Qian Yuan token!"

"What's the use of this?"

"It doesn't seem very useful!"

"Let's ignore him and head out to sea to continue eliminating potential threats to the sect!"

"good!"

The two unreliable guards were too lazy to clean up the treasure chest and quickly left.

Inside that treasure chest were a full thousand anonymous five-star Qian Yuan tokens.

One Five-Star Qian Yuan Token contains 10 billion gold coins, and these 1,000 anonymous Five-Star Qian Yuan Tokens represent a huge sum of 10 trillion gold coins.

This was the wealth that Qian Duoduo controlled as the original ruler of the Qian Yuan Palace, but it all fell out after he was expelled.

Half an hour later, Lu Chaoding, Ye Longxing, and the others arrived at the inner sea of ​​Qian Yuan Island. They found the treasure chest that Qian Duoduo had dropped. Fortunately, the thousand Qian Yuan tokens in the chest were not lost.

Compared to this huge sum of money, Lu Chaoding was more concerned about the Qian Yuan Boat.

The Qian Yuan Boat also fell out and was now ownerless.

【Qian Yuan Boat: A special building, a special ship, and a unique item, now bound to the Reliable Empire's assets.】

Special Ability 1: [Gold Coin Production], the Qian Yuan Ship can automatically produce one thousand gold coins per minute.

Special Ability Two: [Profit Generation], you can collect interest of one ten-thousandth of the principal every day when you store gold coins in the Qian Yuan Ark (maximum of one hundred million)!

Note 1: The Qian Yuan Ship has two forms: a dragon boat and a divine dragon. When it manifests as a dragon boat, it is called the Qian Yuan Ship, a super-large patrol ship with a durability of 300 billion. It boasts extremely high speed and a massive carrying capacity, and can recruit exclusive dragon boat guards. When it manifests as a divine dragon, it is called the Qian Long, a super-large celestial patrol ship with a durability of 300 billion. It possesses extremely high flight speed and powerful combat capabilities, but can only carry one person.

Note 2: Using the Qian Yuan Boat for navigation consumes 10,000 gold coins per minute.

Note 3: The Qian Yuan Boat can be damaged or destroyed. After it is damaged, it can be used for cultivation by consuming gold coins, but once it is destroyed, it cannot be rebuilt.

Note 3: Those with the rank of elder or higher in a reliable sword sect can access the Qian Yuan Ark management panel.

"This Qian Yuan Boat is amazing, it's a pity I can't carry it with me!"

Lu Chao stepped onto the Qian Yuan Ship, thinking to himself that he was now financially independent and would no longer need to farm gold through the mission hall.

"Qian Duoduo directly contributed ten trillion gold coins, and withdrew one trillion to deposit in this Qian Yuan Ship. The daily interest is one hundred million. That's really good!"

Lu Chaoding suddenly thought of Yu Fanfan's Myriad Laws Pavilion again, thinking that the Myriad Laws Pavilion might also have special functions, and if he had the opportunity, he would definitely want to get it.

For the next few days, Lu Chaoding stayed on Qianyuan Island, studying the system functions such as "Construction of Qianyuan Hall", "Production of Qianyuan Tokens", "Construction of Personal Mall" and "Mall Investment"!

Simply put, the current reliable empire can freely build the Qian Yuan Palace within its territory. The Qian Yuan Palace is like a bank, and its functions remain unchanged. Players can apply for Qian Yuan Tokens there, and can open a personal shop by spending gold coins, as well as invest in the Great Wall and other operations.

The so-called opening of a personal shop is similar to Lu Chaoding opening the Super Shop. Players who open a personal shop will have additional shop features.

Currently, opening a personal online store and investing in the store requires a prerequisite: obtaining Lu Chaoding's permission.

Lu Chaoding is only researching and learning about it, and has no plans to build more Qian Yuan Palaces for the time being. It's like he created a reliable empire, but hasn't appointed any officials yet, just being a lone reliable emperor.

"Opening up a personal online store is quite interesting. We can open one for Zhao Weike and Zhang Defa in the future."

As Lu Chao was pondering this, he suddenly received a system notification: "Ding, system announcement: The Heavenly Demon Sword Sect storyline is progressing. The forces of the Azure Lotus Sword Sect, the Great Luo Sword Sect, and the Hongchen Sword Sect have gathered and are besieging the Chunyi Pavilion in Jufu City, Tianma Prefecture. All players can go to the vicinity of the Chunyi Pavilion to participate in the storyline."

"Ding! Server-wide announcement: The national war storyline is progressing! The Pegasus Royal Court has appeared outside Jufu City. Jufu City's defense forces are assembling urgently. All players can go to Jufu City to participate in the storyline. Please note that players of your faction will receive merit points for killing enemy targets, while non-faction players will not receive merit points for killing faction units!"

"The Heavenly Horse Royal Court, Jufu City, the Three Sects Alliance, the Heavenly Demon Sword Sect! Sounds pretty chaotic. Should I go join the fun? Joining the fun is easy enough. I can use the Heavenly Demon Sword to go to the Heavenly Demon Secret Realm first, and then teleport to the Spring Pavilion through the Heavenly Demon Secret Realm..."

Lu Chaoding made a swift decision. Moments later, he donned the [Qilin Sun and Moon Armor], which concealed his face, and then used the Heavenly Demon Sword to enter the Heavenly Demon Secret Realm. (End of Chapter)