Chapter 32: Prefecture City Reward

“Kowtow to Zhuangzi in the front row.”

“Great God, please accept my knees.”

“What does Zhuangzi look like? I have never seen a living famous scholar of the Hundred Schools.”

“I want to meet Zhuangzi.”

“+1”

“I beg to see a high-definition, unedited full-body naked photo of Zhuangzi.”

…

The post for fame and reputation had been online for a day. The replies below had already exceeded seven figures, but Mo Xiaobai could see at a glance that most replies were just water posts.

“In his past life, although Zhuangzi stayed in Domineering Village, he left after a month, so Mo Xiaobai did not need to worry about gaining support from the Daoist School through seeking fame.”

Memories of his past life surfaced in Mo Xiaobai’s mind. He pondered, “However, if Zhuangzi stops by there, he will attract another famous scholar. That person is very eager to leave the world. In his past life, the development of Guming Diaoyu’s territory was smooth sailing, which was closely related to that person joining Domineering Village.”

Mo Xiaobai remembered clearly. In his past life, Guming Diaoyu was one of the first groups to gain the loyalty of Historical Celebrities. The famous scholar he recruited was Hui Shi, the leader of the School of Names and a friend of Zhuangzi.

In the history of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, Hui Shi might not be as well-known as Laozi, Zhuangzi, Confucius, or Mencius, but he was indeed a genuine leader of the School of Names.

The School of Names focused on debate and logical thinking, and Hui Shi was one of its best.

People who thought fast and had clear thinking could usually cut through a messy game board situation and find the most direct way to win. This was exactly the Magical Treasure that helped Guming Diaoyu stand out among the many Lords in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

“Should I get involved and make Zhuangzi leave Domineering Village earlier?”

“If Zhuangzi leaves, Hui Shi will not go to Domineering Village anymore.”

Mo Xiaobai stroked his chin and considered it for less than five seconds, then silently shook his head and rejected this seemingly tempting idea.

Except for his mother, he did not know any other reliable Lords in the Great Zhou. Especially in the area near Guming Diaoyu, almost no one had the qualification to compete with him.

Now, Guming Diaoyu must have “protected” Zhuangzi tightly. Not just anyone could break into his Territory to meet Zhuangzi.

Since he could not meet Zhuangzi, why bother making trouble? If he revealed the “truth” he knew, causing Players to get too crazy, it might force Zhuangzi to unleash a big move right there in Domineering Village.

Such uncertain accidents were definitely not what Mo Xiaobai wanted to see.

Compared to Zhuangzi, Mo Xiaobai was not afraid of Hui Shi from the School of Names right now.

If he was willing to assist Guming Diaoyu, let him go to Domineering Village.

There were so many Famous Scholars in the world. If Mo Xiaobai paid attention to this one today and guarded against that one tomorrow, he felt he would have nothing else to do but think up plots and schemes until his brain ached.

Mo Xiaobai did not think he was cut out for that, so he simply laughed and closed the post in front of him.

As for Hui Shi from the School of Names, Mo Xiaobai believed he could find a great talent to have a dramatic clash with.

After closing the Guming Diaoyu post, there was basically nothing in the Huaxia Region that Mo Xiaobai wanted to see. He tapped his finger and opened the posts from other countries. The content was still just so-so for Mo Xiaobai.

It had to be said that the Intellect Brain was very thoughtful. All the posts from other countries that everyone saw were already translated into their own language, and the translation was excellent, far beyond what some movie subtitle groups could compare to.

In this early stage of the Plane where stumbling upon a bag of Gold Coins after killing bandits could be considered a huge opportunity, there were far too few posts to catch Mo Xiaobai’s eye. Those who were clever would hide their good things and keep them secret, so they could not be found on the Forum at all. They were not as reliable as Mo Xiaobai’s own memory.

As a result, Mo Xiaobai’s interest in browsing the Forum dropped sharply.

…

“Beep~ Plane Announcement~ The number of Plane Lords has decreased by more than 10%. The bandits’ demonstration goal has been achieved. This large-scale active attack will end in ten minutes.”

“Beep~ Huaxia Announcement~ Congratulations to all surviving Lords for successfully resisting the bandit attack. The Prefecture City Reward system has been activated. Lords may take their reward targets to their respective Prefecture Cities for exchange.”

…

Two consecutive Plane Announcements came through. After Mo Xiaobai heard them clearly, he could not help but sigh inwardly.

The first cleanup was over?

So fast?

“They cleaned up 10% of the Lords in one go. The Intellect Brain was as ruthless as ever.”

Mo Xiaobai finally understood. This cleanup was advanced because of him, so it did not last for a full twenty days like in his past life. However, the number of Lords lost in the Huaxia Region must have exceeded 10%.

Huaxia had a large population, so its territories were naturally dense. However, in the early stage, this density did not translate into Defense Commander strength. Most Lords could only count on bad luck.

There were several other nations in the entire Plane with a situation similar to Huaxia.

In terms of calculation, Huaxia was actually not the worst off.

The worst off was someone else.

“The Prefecture City Reward has started. It is time to take the heads left by Maogong to exchange for rewards. Keeping dead heads in hand is too creepy, even if one is not afraid.”

“I do not need to take too many people to the Prefecture City, but a couple of bodyguards are necessary. I will not take Li Ji. I will leave him behind to lead the Territory construction. He Chun seems to have some connection with the Prefecture City, so he should not go there to show his face so easily.”

“Um, so only Miss Dong from the Dong Family?”

Thinking of this, Mo Xiaobai had an idea.

He patted the dust off his bottom and walked towards the grass near the rice fields, following the sound.

There, a girl in a long skirt was playing happily with a hamster.

Mo Xiaobai did not know what was so fun about hide-and-seek between a human and a rodent.

“I guess I am just getting old,” he thought, laughing to himself. Mo Xiaobai walked over and coughed lightly. Seeing that Dong Yiyi did not acknowledge him, he coughed a few times louder.

At this moment, Dong Yiyi turned her head suspiciously.

“Are you sick?”

“Huh?”

“If you are not sick, why are you coughing? Don’t you know you can get sick from coughing?”

I must endure!

This time he was asking for a favor, so Mo Xiaobai had to hold back his twitching forehead nerve. “I was not sick to begin with. I am just preparing to go to the Prefecture City.”

“Oh.”

“I have always heard that the Prefecture City is flourishing. I do not know what special foods or snacks are there. I guess there are many fun things too.”

“Hmm?”

“This Great Lord carries dozens of Gold Coins. I think I can have a fun time for ten to fifteen days in the Prefecture City.”

“Eh?”

The little girl who had originally ignored Mo Xiaobai immediately took interest after his few words of temptation. But then she looked carefully at Mo Xiaobai and tilted her head, smiling:

“I know what it is.”

“What does a little girl know?”

“You dare not go alone, so you want me to protect you, right?” As if she had discovered a huge secret, the girl laughed heartily and extended her right hand to Mo Xiaobai.

“What is this? What are you doing?”

“It is protection fee money. You are a Great Lord. Give me 5 Silver, no, 10 Silver protection fee, and this Heroine will protect you to the Prefecture City.”