Chapter 40: Being Naughty at Such a Young Age

The Britain Channel, with its blue sky, white clouds, and rippling green waters.

A Roman-era triremed warship, flying a bloody battle axe flag, roared across the sea against the wind.

On the deck, Two Smoking Guns, once exhausted and weak, regained their strong confidence.

Their confidence came entirely from the massive 30-meter-long warship beneath their feet and the special pirate units they had just summoned, lined up behind them.

“Special Unit: Boarding Pirates!”

“Unit Tier: Tier 2!”

“Unit Description: Years of life at sea have given them flexible and agile footsteps, making them fearless of any waves. The habit of tasting blood on their blades has filled these pirates with violent and bloody aura.”

“Current Number: 30!”

All 30 pirates were over Level 30, with Strength and Agility stats both exceeding 55.

Two Smoking Guns never imagined in their dreams that giving up their Gold Grade territory would lead to a qualitative leap in their own strength.

If they had known this from the start, they would never have hesitated.

A Gold Grade territory did indeed have a great future, but no matter how good that future was, it couldn’t represent the present.

“Hah~ With my current strength, if I can cross the sea to travel far to the East, I’ll surely make that Daydreaming kneel and beg for mercy. What’s bad about being a pirate? At least in this sea area, I can become the sole King.”

Two Smoking Guns saw the insults directed at him in the Empire’s announcement and looked very disdainful. If pirates were so powerful and also recognized by the Plane Intellect, why wouldn’t he switch identities?

Did he want to be like those fools, guarding his territory and waiting to die?

“This vast sea area will be the beginning of my personal legend!”

“Just wait, mysterious East, I will bring you nightmares!”

In an instant, Two Smoking Guns’s confidence swelled rapidly.

…

Mo Xiaobai had little interest in what was happening on the other side of the Plane.

After sighing briefly about his influence on the Plane, Mo Xiaobai shifted his attention to the second “Lord Talent Card” he had just obtained.

Upon confirming activation, the random Lord Talent Card quickly changed again.

“Lord Talent: Rain and Dew’s Blessing!”

“Talent Level: S”

“Talent Overview: Crop yield within the Territory increases by 50%; Livestock breeding rate increases by 60%; Fishing and herding production increases by 40%.”

Another super Talent that affected the entire Territory!

“‘Civil and Military Rule’ boosted the five stats of all Territory Citizens, and this ‘Rain and Dew’s Blessing’ is even better, covering almost all Territory production. If Fatty saw this Talent, he would probably get green with envy.”

After gaining another Lord Talent that was extremely helpful for Territory development, Mo Xiaobai logged out with a happy and satisfied mood.

Having not “returned home” for several more days, Mo Xiaobai pushed open his bedroom door as he logged out, only to find his sister, Mo Xiaoyou, sitting on the living room sofa hugging a fairy tale book.

“Oh my, Little Dot is actually reading a book?”

In Mo Xiaobai’s memory, aside from looking at picture books when she first learned to read, his sister spent almost all her time holding her smart bracelet after growing up, either playing games or watching various shows.

As for reading physical books?

The fairy tale book in Mo Xiaoyou’s hands was a birthday gift Mo Xiaobai had given her six years ago, and it still looked exactly like the day he bought it, showing just how much this girl hated reading.

Seeing Mo Xiaobai come out, the girl who was hugging the fairy tale book immediately spoke: “Mo Xiaobai, the internet is down at home.”

“Internet down? Oh, well, it was about time.” Mo Xiaobai nodded upon hearing this. With such huge changes happening across the entire Water Blue Star, who could expect the internet service provider to still supply internet?

Don’t even think about it. At this moment, the Water Blue Star was already in a state of global internet blackout.

Mo Xiaobai didn’t think there was anything wrong with this, but Mo Xiaoyou stood up and said solemnly, “But, I haven’t finished watching the TV drama I’m following.”

“You can tell me, but even I can’t do anything about it. Even if there was internet now, the power would go out in a few days, followed by the water. In short, the Water Blue Star is in a terrible state now; watching TV dramas is only something you can dream about.”

Mo Xiaobai shook his head and explained the predicament residents of the Water Blue Star would face next. But seeing the disappointment in his sister’s eyes, he felt some pity and then smiled, saying:

“However, there is a way.”

“What way?”

“Well, how about we make a deal? As long as Little Dot helps me with one thing, I’ll tell you the answer.”

“Mo Xiaobai, you’re not lying to me this time, are you?”

“I’m your older brother; why would I lie to you?”

Mo Xiaobai snapped his fingers, beckoned his sister over, whispered a few words in her ear, and then said, “Once you finish this task, I’ll tell you how to continue watching your favorite TV dramas.”

“Okay.”

Mo Xiaoyou agreed readily, but her next sentence made Mo Xiaobai so frustrated he wanted to die.

“If you dare lie to me again, I’ll take Dad and Mom to some other place, and I’ll never go to your Territory in my whole life.”

Where was the basic trust between people that was supposed to be there?

Where was the sibling bond that was supposed to be there?

Well, Mo Xiaobai admitted he used to tease Mo Xiaoyou with various methods all the time, often making the little girl angry. But wasn’t that just to add some fun to the family? He absolutely wouldn’t admit to deliberately lying.

How could an older brother lie to his little sister? It was clearly a kind joke.

Besides, this time Mo Xiaobai really didn’t lie to Mo Xiaoyou. Having lived two lives, he wasn’t as childish as he had been in his previous life and wouldn’t do things just to tease his younger sister for fun.

At this moment, the two siblings had temporarily agreed on the deal. Mo Xiaobai looked around the room and asked, “Where are Mom and Dad? Aren’t they supposed to log off at night?”

“It’s all because of you.”

Mo Xiaoyou glanced at her older brother and sat back on the sofa: “The things you said last time really stimulated Dad and Mom. They wanted to prove they aren’t old yet, so they’ve been busy managing their Territory recently and rarely log off now.”

“It’s actually turned out like this?” Mo Xiaobai said with a mix of laughter and tears upon hearing this. Had his pure filial piety actually caused his parents to react strongly in opposition?

“Mo Xiaobai, when will I become a Lord?”

“This depends on when you turn 14 years old.”

Mo Xiaobai answered without thinking, as this was a “protection” offered by the Will of the Universe to children on the Water Blue Star. He explained this to his sister on the spot:

“Even if you turn 14, you cannot manage the Territory directly. The Intellect Brain will appoint a guardian for you to manage the Territory temporarily until you turn 18 and become an adult. Then, the guardian can be removed. It’s like ancient underage princes who had Fiefs but were only nominal rulers until adulthood, only taking up their fiefs after becoming adults. Do you understand?”

“I certainly know that. I know about the Rebellion of the Seven Kings in the Han Dynasty, the Rebellion of the Eight Princes in the Jin Dynasty, the Jingnan Incident in the Ming Dynasty, and the Xuanwu Gate Incident in the Tang Dynasty.”

“Stop, stop, stop. Who taught you all that? Being naughty at such a young age, why do you only know these things?”

“I saw many of them mentioned in TV dramas.”