Guillat: "Pop!" 

Church:" Pop! "

Barbara:" Pop!"

Reige didn't scream, because the ice under it cracked!

Pop! 

Reige: "I didn't scream!" And no applause! Not to take my bear paw and slap the ice! 

Guillat:" But there is also the possibility that you use your bear paws to slap the water! "

Church:" and then it's going to make a snapped sound of water! "

Barbara:" Aren't we on the ice? "

Thunder Song:" It's you! Not me! "

Guillat:" Why did you fall into a hole in the ice?" 

Church:" This should be an accident!" 

Barbara:" I hope so! "

There were more festivals after Halloween. There was still Thanksgiving in November and then Christmas in December after that, as well as New Year's Day. Thanksgiving was an important holiday in America, and Sophie and Li Du spent it with the Martins after they returned to Flagstaff. After the holiday, he would head to Riverdale to attend Big Fox's wedding.
They drove down to Riverdale. The town was peaceful and uneventful as ever, the retro vibes compounding the nostalgia. As they transitioned into winter and the town saw fewer and fewer tourists, it seemed to give off some sort of desolation that only added to the feeling.
As Li Du drove into the town, he bumped into a strong, blonde youth who drove his pickup truck into the supermarket to get some stuff. The two of them greeted each other and Li Du waved to him. "Hey, Jack."
The blonde was Big Fox's brother-in-law. The first time Li Du met him, his child had been diagnosed with meningitis and Li Du sent a helicopter to rescue him.
Jack broke into a huge smile at the sight of Li Du. He got down from his car to shake hands with the man and he said, "Hey, Li, you're early. You guys go on ahead to the ranch first. Hans and Barbara probably can't wait to see you guys."
Sophie asked, "How's Chuck? He must be getting pretty big and strong."
Chuck was his son, who had had meningitis. Jack smiled brightly at the mention of him. "Yep, we've got good genes in our family so the little man's becoming a strong lad."
Many things were needed for a ranch wedding, which was why Jack's pick-up truck was completely filled. Li Du opened his trunk to help ease his burden. Jack still had stuff to buy so Li Du brought some of the people back to the ranch first.
The ranch was decorated with colorful lanterns and there were balloons and ribbons wrapped around the simple gate and fence. Every time the wind blew, numerous ribbons floated in the air, making the place look lively.
After Li Du parked his car, he saw Hannah and Stephen. The pair had come down before Li Du did to help prepare for the wedding; otherwise, the bunch of them could have been traveling together.
Because he moved to Los Angeles, it had been quite some time since he last saw Hannah and Stephen. The old friends were overjoyed when they reunited. Li Du pulled the two of them into a hug and asked them, "Aren't you guys getting married one of these days?"
Hannah chuckled. "We're just waiting for Hans to get married, and then it's our turn. What about you guys, Li? What are you and Sophie planning?"
Sophie shrugged. "Well, I'm just waiting. No one's offered to set the date yet, so I can only wait."
Stephen looked at Li Du as he said, "That's a hint, bro, that's a hint, I tell you. Hurry, man, just make your move. Good things come in pairs, right? Maybe we could have our weddings at the same time."
Li Du smiled but did not say anything. Changing the topic, he said, "What about Big Fox? Isn't he going to come to greet an old friend who traveled all this way for his wedding?"
"He's with Barbara. She's trying on wedding dresses. I never thought this brother of mine would stay here like this. Barbara is his whole world now," Hannah remarked.
Stephen sighed. "It's true. I used to be sure Big Fox would never get married in this life. He was Flagstaff's prodigal son, but here he ends up getting married before we did. On top of that, he even became a traditional cowboy. I would never have believed this if I didn't witness it myself!"
Hannah smiled. "I give thanks to God and to my parents."
There was still some doubt lingering in their words, and Li Du found this amusing. "We do have to respect him, though. He might be a prodigal son, but there's no denying he's a good one. I knew he was a good person the moment I saw him help the kids from the welfare home."
"That is true. Even now that he's come to Riverdale, he still makes time to go to Flagstaff to volunteer there," Hannah nodded.
Li Du came to the wedding with a mission. He was Hans' best man, but ranch weddings were simple, and all he had to do was walk with him for a bit during the ceremony, so he did not come to the ranch too early.
The main reason was the unfortunate timing. The wedding was right after Thanksgiving, which he had had to spend with his future parents-in-law to discuss certain matters regarding his and Sophie's wedding. Otherwise, Li Du would have been here earlier, too. He did indeed miss Hans a great deal.
Hans finally appeared after Li Du had spent about an hour at the ranch. The man looked completely different from before. In the past, he would be cleanly shaven and sport the trendiest hairstyle, always staring at passing women. Now, his head of blond hair was in an old-fashioned and simple style. A full beard covered the lower half of his face; his skin had become coarse and had a healthy, reddish hue to it. His aura was completely different from what it had been before.
At the sight of Li Du, he mimed drawing a gun. Li Du opened his arms and the two of them hugged fiercely.
"You're about to get married. How are you feeling?"
Hans laughed boisterously. "Like I'm in a dream. It's great, man. Hurry and get married, marriage is the true meaning to life."
Li Du patted his friend's shoulder. "You go on ahead and look for this meaning you speak of. Come back and talk me through it once you've found it."
Barbara's family had been considerate in reserving a private space for them. In the afternoon, Hans brought Barbara over to welcome Li Du.
There was a new building on the ranch. Its style was simple, and it was to be Hans and Barbara's new home. At the sight of their new house, Li Du smiled and tossed a key and a land certificate to Hans. "Seems like my gift is a bit useless now."
Barbara took the items from him, then looked up at him at asked in confusion, "What's this?"
Hans knew even without looking. "Aren't you generous? A house?"
Stephen went over to peep at the certificate and surprise colored his face. "Good Lord, is this a villa at Beverly Hills? How much is it worth? Probably a few million, right?!"
This was the best of the houses Li Du had won in property auctions in the recent period of time. Its auction price alone was five million, but the property stood to rise in value. He could not think of a better wedding gift for Hans, so he chose the villa.
Li Du said, "Just think of it as a resort villa. You can't possibly stay here at the ranch all the time, right? You've got to take Barbara out to have fun once in a while, no?"
Hans chuckled. "What's so bad about staying at the ranch? I love it here so much, and the longer I stay here, the less I want to go out into the world."
"You're this close to attaining Buddhahood with how ascetic you are," Li Du said with his thumbs up. This was not the Hans he had known from before.
Barbara had a simple, a bit naïve disposition; she had little interest in money, preferring things she could own instead. This was the first time Li Du and Sophie were at their new house, a house that Barbara was rather proud of. She took the two of them around the house, giving them a room-by-room tour. Hans went along with them; he was steady and gentle, the smile never leaving his face
Looking at Hans, Li Du could not help but think about the past. Time was truly the greatest force on this earth. To think it could completely shape a person into someone else in a mere year.


They love gold, and they love silver. Even more so, they love gems that dazzle, like stars across the skies. 
Firearms, jewelleries, and precious metals; A collector’s world will not be complete without antiques.  
Storage auctions, old goods trade, re-estate sales and gold-digging. But the truth is, if one wants to make money, then the supreme way is through searching for the legendary treasures. 
Holding the fort, there’s an ocelot, a wolf, and an Andes condor. At the side, there’s a loyal hound, an irascible ape, and an African honey badger. Who said that you can only rely on humans when treasure hunting?! 

Well hey guys it me andrew the author wasn't writing because he had personal matters and he had online school and now he graduated and going to be a freshman in highschool andrew who tf are you talking to andrew said the readers who fucking readers bombaclaut anyways summer is here its been 2 days since summer and my cuz got Sumer school hahaha also my brother got left back so he going to be in 5thgrade again and since we dont have to worry about school we could practice our powers in the water forest 

The water forest is a place where its quite and where the gods practicing there powers and Barbara controlled are parents mind lets us stay in a cabin there for 2 months and then

Andrew the place is so fucking far teleport us 
I could if i knew where it was tf idek how the place look like and then hope said 

Breathe in and out and think 
Some how we got there and the place look like the fucking fantasy bullshit movie and then we was jay got knocked out buy a tranquilizer then hope then Barbara then me but i wasnt knocked out then the shot more then 14 then i was knocked we all woke up in a cave with people are age the look like twins they had had majestic purple eyes beautiful magnificent white hair and confidences they looked angry and they had amazing body 
What are you doing on our turf said the boy and the girl yeah
Turf and I was fucking confused then I realized the guidance counselor teaches us the ropes and werewolves had their turf and then We explain they  had the claws out
And called us liars 

The Barbara communicate them and open a mind link us all of use fun-fact werewolves and communicates threw minds only if their related by blood and they apologized and was extremely srry they looked like they had a hard past and the author said he gonna make a story about these two werewolves they told us their name the boy is named Tyler and the girl name is Teddy but they said their lycan 

lycan:werewolf that also have a parent who is a wizard or witch a  werewolf can communicate with there inner wolf and tyler wolf name is amorak and teddy is mikdolka and they seemed nice their have amazing personality and hot and strong and smart but i aint falling in love with them hope my gal then they left but we stayed in touch and gave each other our numbers then 
We saw somebody else who shot darts and i said wtf is people and darts in this forest then We wome up and saw the most attractive and sexy person in this world every curve in the right place and her sexy red eyes her wings were majestic but not like hopes her wings where dark but showed strength and the leather clings tight to her ass 🍑🍑 she said take a pic it would last longer then I did that she screamed wtf and I said u said take a pic then hope noticed her and then she noticed hope then she said hope destiny and they did not look happy to see each other

Curly Hair placed the thing between his teeth beside Fang Zhao's feet before scampering back off to the fields. In the blink of an eye, he came back with another.
Fang Zhao put on a pair of gloves, picked up the thing beside his leg, and examined it. "Seems like it is really a little different."
After studying them, Fang Zhao placed the two animals that Curly Hair had caught on the ground. Even if these two hadn't been smashed dead by Curly Hair, they were probably dazed and half-dead. Song Ping was also standing watch at the side holding some equipment and stomped on them once more. Song Ping definitely wouldn't go easy on these sorts of pests.
Mitisy squatted down and examined this new species curiously.
Woo Tianhao watched as Curly Hair went off to catch pests again. He itched to give it a try too so he followed after.
Seeing that everyone wouldn't be resigned unless they gave it a try, Song Ping said, "Go on, just pay attention to not damage the crops."
"Understood!" Woo Tianhao even specially ran over to a warehouse at the side and rummaged through it for a tool he felt was useful before heading to the fields.
It was "monkey see, monkey do" for Zaro, and he grabbed a farming tool which he had no idea of how it functioned before running over to the field and joining in the fun.
Barbara got herself a stool and wiped it over 10 times before gracefully sitting on it. Getting down in the dirt and hunting pests wasn't something for a noble young lady like her.
Half an hour later.
Woo Tianhao did a few tumbles before catching one with some difficulty and damaged some crops in the process. Mitisy took more caution around the crops and wasn't able to let loose. As a result, he wasn't able to catch any. On the other hand, Zaro didn't care about the crops in the field either. However, he lacked Woo Tianhao's experience, and it seemed more like he was a pest rather than a pest exterminator.
Upon seeing the situation, Song Ping hurriedly called the few of them back. If this went on, he didn't know how many of these crops that had been so painstakingly cultivated would be damaged.
Compared to Woo Tianhao's performance, Curly Hair brought over pest after pest as Song Ping watched on.
If he hadn't experienced it for himself, Song Ping would have thought that these pests were easy to catch!
Woo Tianhao glanced at the one he caught, then eyed the bunch laid out by Curly Hair on the ground and felt as if he had been dealt a blow. He couldn't help but admit the reality that he couldn't be compared to a dog. However, when he saw Mitisy and Zaro…Hahahaha they still can't be compared with me!
Woo Tianhao immediately felt much better.
"Such an impressive dog has definitely got to be from Muzhou!" Song Ping eyed Fang Zhao enviously. Song Ping had eyed those work dogs bred in Muzhou for some time already. He had heard that these dogs were especially impressive. Unfortunately, the application difficulty to get them here was too high, and they also couldn't compete with the people from larger military districts who wanted them.
"Hahahaha you guessed wrong!" Woo Tianhao roared with laughter. "It's a Yanzhou dog!"
Woo Tianhao then raised two fingers. "It's worth 200 million."
Song Ping shuddered. He had thought of borrowing the dog from Fang Zhao but quickly gave up the idea. He couldn't afford to borrow it! What if he damaged it by accident? How much would he have to compensate?
In less than half an hour, the ground before Fang Zhao was littered with the field pests that Curly Hair had brought back. After coming back once more, Curly Hair no longer went scampering off.
"This is all for the time being," Fang Zhao said while diverting the other's attention to the corpses on the ground. He casually pushed a remnant of a pest's tail that was hanging by Curly Hair's mouth in.
Eating on the sly yet not knowing how to cover your tracks!
Song Ping's attention was completely absorbed by these pests laid out on the ground and didn't notice Fang Zhao's actions. Right now he felt like he had received a blow, yet he was also pleasantly surprised.
"… This already isn't easy!"
As he gazed at the row of creatures that had wrecked their fields every day, Song Ping wondered whether to issue Curly Hair a little pest exterminator award.
Song Ping went back to the warehouse to bring some instruments out. He picked a fat specimen out to dissect and showed their body structures to Fang Zhao and the others. He explained how these things were able to be so nimble within the soil because of their body structures. Catching them under normal circumstances was really difficult. Curly Hair was a "special case".
After the demonstration, Song Ping heeded Zaro and Woo Tianhao's suggestions about not wasting resources and making the most of what they had, so he roasted these pests.
There was little meat and it didn't taste good. They only tried it for the novelty.
Eating was secondary. Photos were the main point.
Woo Tianhao and the others took a number of photographs and looked forward to showing them off on their social media when they received internet access.
Afterwards, Song Ping still showed Fang Zhao and the others around some small factories. Of course, Planet Bu's factories weren't limited to these, and there were surely a few that weren't for their eyes. A lot of the things that Song Ping said might not have been entirely true either.
Fang Zhao was well aware of all of this.
Take for example the cars and other mechanical equipment at the base that didn't require crude oil as power. But what about other stuff? What about the chemical industry aspect?
When Zaro had first arrived on the base, he had asked questions regarding these.
However, when Fang Zhao saw that the Planet Bu personnel hadn't bothered to explain further, Fang Zhao just treated it as nothing.
Things that were too confidential such as the chemical industry, military affairs, and others couldn't be revealed to external people. Planet Bu was no exception. Every single base was just like this and would only let guests see the most basic things. Other aspects weren't something outsiders could come into contact with. How could a planet that was garrisoned for so long have just the few things that Song Ping had shown?
"Wah! What is that!" Woo Tianhao's eyes lit up as he pointed at a car parked inside a warehouse.
"The car is used by soldiers nearby for transporting small-scale goods," Song Ping explained.
"It looks like the dune buggies we toyed with at the beach some time back, right Zaro?" Woo Tianhao said.
"A little, but there are weapons attached on top of it." Zaro scanned the installations on the car and touched the broad tires. "The tires are a little different from the ones we used back then."
"It looks even more impressive! Brother Ping, what is this sort of car called?" In Woo Tianhao's opinion, this sort of car ought to have a name like "Wild Dog", "Wild Bull", "T-Rex", or something else wild and ferocious.
"We call it 'Little Electric Donkey,'" Song Ping said.
"… An electric-powered car? Little Electric Donkey then, so be it. Can I try it?" Woo Tianhao rubbed his hands together.
"Sure." There were five cars in the warehouse. Song Ping locked the weapons systems on these vehicles before letting them use it.
Woo Tianhao and Zaro were all old hands. Upon getting on, they sped off into the desert.
After consulting Song Ping, Mitisy slowly drove the car out of the warehouse.
"Fang Zhao, you…" Song Ping had just seen Mitisy drive out and turned around, preparing to ask Fang Zhao when he saw Curly Hair hop on.
"Hic… you have no qualms bringing the dog along?" There wasn't any form of protection on the car. What would happen if the car flipped and squashed the dog? 200 million!
Fang Zhao glanced at Curly Hair squatting in the storage seat and wagging his tail before turning to reply at Song Ping, "No problem, he isn't afraid."
Song Ping: "…" But I am afraid!
Song Ping felt his heart rising up into his mouth as he watched Fang Zhao drive out.
Sighing, Song Ping turned to the last special guest inside the warehouse.
Barbara extended her hand adorned with jewels and neatened her flowery summer hat, put on a pair of shades, and smiled elegantly. "I will be taking a walk nearby."
A young lady of nobility doesn't ride this sort of coarse car!
Song Ping sighed once again as he watched Barbara lift the hems of her skirt and leave with her assistants and bodyguards. Song Ping then got soldiers to follow and protect these five guests.
Fang Zhao didn't drift like Woo Tianhao and Zaro when he drove out. He kept a speed that wasn't too fast or too slow as he surveyed the surroundings. Moving further ahead, he couldn't see a single plant anywhere.
Gusts of wind blew, sweeping up huge sheets of sand.
Curly Hair stuck his tongue out as if playfully licking the golden sand all around.
Approximately 20 minutes later, they received a notice from Song Ping.
"Urgent warning, we have to return. There's a storm nearby."
Fang Zhao didn't delay upon receiving the notice. He turned the car around and headed back.
Zaro and Woo Tianhao had driven far out, but because of their speed, they managed to return quickly, even before Fang Zhao.
However, Zaro tried to show off his drifting when coming to a stop.
After a beautiful arc, Song Ping, Barbara, and her entourage were hit with a spray of sand.
Song Ping was still fine. He had long gotten used to it, and his body was always full of sand every time he went out. Barbara couldn't stand it and shouted while patting away the sand on her body. There was no place to shower here, and she hadn't brought along any clean clothes. She could only make do with glaring as if she wanted to kill Zaro. 
Noticing that a situation was going to occur, Song Ping hurriedly drew everyone's attention away. "The wind is getting strong. Let us hurry up and leave. Get on the car!"
The Little Electric Donkeys were parked and the warehouse was locked. The party hurriedly got on the car and left.
After a while in the car, Barbara had finally gotten rid of all the dirt on her face. She was admiring herself in the mirror when she realized her ring was missing from her finger.
"My diamond ring!" Barbara wailed.
Every accessory Barbara wore on her body was specially custom-made. The value of the gems on them weren't ordinary either. What Barbara loved the most was the design of the ring, and nothing could compare to it.
She anxiously searched on the car and didn't find it.
"I definitely lost it while patting away the sand on my body! It was definitely still there before that!" Barbara shot Zaro a murderous look.
Song Ping felt his head hurting more. The things these little brats wore definitely wasn't cheap.
"Should I send men to search for it?" Getting the car to turn around to everyone search for it was impossible. They could only roughly estimate the changes to the desert atmosphere, but it wasn't too precise. All along, they had always needed to make the necessary preparations beforehand. If they were to return now, what would happen if they were to encounter any unforeseen events?
Barbara took a look at the screen displaying the weather conditions and said with a gloomy look. "No need, let's return to the base first!"
Turning back now was too risky. Her heart ached from losing the ring, but not to the point where she would let the soldiers risk their safety to help her look for it.
"If I lost it, then so be it. Zaro will compensate me!" Barbara glared coldly and stared more daggers at him.
Zaro was so angry he nearly leaped down from his seat. "You lost it yourself! What has it got to do with me! Look at yourself for wearing so many accessories! Unreasonable demon!"
"If you had eyes on your head and didn't spray me with sand, would my precious ring have gone missing?!"
"Ha! Surely that ring of yours was sick of you and took the opportunity to escape! Look, why haven't you lost your other rings?" 
Song Ping's head hurt as the two bickered. Luckily, Barbara didn't insist they turn around to search for it, and everyone returned to the base safely.
The two were still arguing when they got back to base.
"How about this? After the storm subsides, we'll return to search for it," Song Ping said. Actually, deep down he knew that in such a place, the odds of finding a tiny ring after the storm subsided would be extremely low.
"Tsk, it's just a tiny ring. Look at how miserly you are." The corner's of Zaro's mouth curled upwards.
"Diamond ring! The only one of its kind in the world. A large, diamond, ring!" Barbara emphasized.
Zaro seemed to think of something and his tone changed. "Only one of its kind in the world? Wait here!"
After that, Zaro returned to his room for a bit. When he came out, he threw a box at Barbara. "Compensation!"
After tossing the box at Barbara, Zaro quickly returned to his room and locked the door.
Barbara was apprehensive of the box that Zaro tossed over. She stood a distance away and got an assistant to open it.
Inside the room, Zaro's agent asked curiously. "What was in the box? A real diamond ring?"
Zaro replied gleefully, "She wanted a large diamond ring? I gave her a large——ring. A special variant of Planet Wai's garlic. In the entire world, this species exists only on Planet Wai. It's one of a kind too,even I couldn't bear to eat it."[1]
Agent: "…" Are you courting death?
Program team staff resting area.
The director was holding on to a cup of hot tea as he discussed the script. He didn't think that these high-profile special guests would follow their script entirely. Neither did he hope to assign any special roles to these guests. All he hoped for was that these few would follow the general outline.
Didn't General Renault say this already? Let Zaro suffer some hardship.
Endure some sandstorms, be vegetarian for a period, and experience an arduous and dull life. This should be considered tough for these bunch of aristocratic young masters.
"How are things going on at that side?" The director asked a staff member.
"It seems… still fine," the person said weakly.
"What sort of reply is that? Say 'alright' if it's alright and say 'no' if it isn't. What is 'seems still fine'?" The director was displeased with the staff member giving him this sort of reply.
That staff member also didn't bother to explain and showed the director the messages he received today.
What he saw was a series of photographs.
In the first photo, the five special guests were surrounding a simple platform as they watched Song Ping dissect a creature. Apparently that creature was a pest.
In the second photograph, the five special guests were gathered around a grill. On it were a number of pests that had been gutted and cleaned. It was as if the director could hear the sizzling of oil and the fragrance of roasted meat.
Everyone in the program team that spent the day as vegetarians started salivating.
Further on were photographs of Zaro and the others drifting joyfully in the desert. They even made victory signs towards the camera. Even that dog by Fang Zhao's side seemed to be happily sticking out its tongue and playing in the sand.
The members of the program team whose bodies hadn't yet fully adapted and were cooped up in the base for the entire day: "…" They felt so envious.
"Does this count as enjoying in spite of suffering?" A staff member muttered.
Director: "Hehe."
How is this suffering?!
At a glance, it really seemed like a vacation. Every one of them were happily having so much fun!
If this went on, the mission General Renault gave him would not be completed.
The director clapped slapped the script in his hands and regained his self-confidence.
"Just let them have fun while they can. From tomorrow onwards, we will follow the arrangements made by the program team. Those that can move, move. We will be starting to film ahead of schedule!"
After he completed issuing his instructions, the director sat down beaming as he looked at the script with a cup of hot tea. Mhmm, that's right. I am the one who controls everything.
[1] The chinese characters for diamond and garlic sound similar. Diamond is zuan, while garlic is suan.


"Every time background music plays in my head, I feel like there is nothing to be afraid of." —Fang Zhao
Toward the end of the apocalyptic period, Fang Zhao lost his life. However, instead of dying, he found himself 500 years later in the body of a young and aspiring composer who shared the same name. Having received a second chance at life, Fang Zhao sets out to achieve the previous owner's dreams.
Armed with the experience of living through an apocalyptic age and his profession as a composer before that period, Fang Zhao uses his talent, wits, and knowledge to make his mark in the entertainment industry of the future.

Barbara Brown's POV
The dripping of the water from the tap as I was looking at the walls. I need to fucking calm down. I don't even know why I was being nervous when I was trying to control the nerves. 
 Don't freak out.
 Don't freak out.
I took a deep breath before I sighed. I have to calm down. It was nothing, it was a conference, goddamnit! It was hardly a conference. I was going to sit in the room full of people that we're smarter than me in their perspectives field of interest and I will just listen to them.
 Yeah, sounds like a plan.
 "Okay, Barbara. You can do this. It's just for today and tomorrow you will be out of here," I said as I was opening the faucet before the cold water was hitting my face. It was Summer but in the Bay Area, it was foggy as shit. It was not a surprise as I have been living my entire life here. 
 The water was dripping from my face to the rest of my body. I took some shampoo and I washed my hair. I need it to be organized today since it will be my first conference since I was being accepted by NYU for my Ph.D. program in their Geology department. I was happy.
 And I should be.
I washed the shampoo away before I put some conditioner into my hair and I waited for 3 minutes before I washed it away. It has been forever since I was acting all girly and feminine. I have forgotten how I missed being this. To take care of myself.
 Pfft, like I care how I present myself.
You see, since I was a child, I have been playing in the mud and doing stuff that other people would not do, especially girls. I like to play dirty and I was. And that's how I got involved with being a geologist.
 Also, my dad was a master in the field. He was a professor in the Geology department at one of the UC. If you don't know what UC stood for, it was the University of California.
 I sighed as I closed the faucet before I heard the water still dripping from my body into the bathtub that I was taking shower in. It was a great pleasure that the university gave us the luxury to stay at the hotel for 3 days and 2 nights.
 The conference was at the City Hall in San Francisco and since I was familiar with the city, it's my home anyway, I was being selected to guide my professor aka advisor, Prof. Carol Swift around the city and how to get to the conference.
 I smiled into my reflection when I was putting some towels around my body as well as drying my hair with the towel. It was 7 AM. The conference will be in 2 hours so I have plenty of time to get ready. A knock brought me out of the bathroom as I went to open the door.
 "Hey, you're up?" My colleague, Adam Smith, yeah I know like the economist of the 1900s, was smiling at me when I was still in my towel. I was aware that I will never attract attention from him because he was not into a tomboy girl like me. Feminine or damsel in distress was more of his style.
 "Yeah, I just wanted to get ready for a while. What do you want?" I asked to the point as I hated to beat around the bush. It made my work easier.
 "I was hoping that you would show us the perfect place to eat for breakfast. Prof Swift will be with us later. She had to make some calls," he said as I was nodding at him. My hair was still wet and I was smiling at him.
 "Give me a second and I will be out with you," I said before I slammed the door into his face. I was harsh with males but they got used to it. Adam included.
 Now I was going to the conference business suit but it was for breakfast hence my favorite outfit, since it was Summer, flannel with jeans and combat boots. 
 My flannel was a red checker and I have a white shirt under it with black jeans and a black combat boot. I was running my towel over my wet hair before I brushed it and I just let it air dry. Satisfied with my look, I went to take my phone and my card, who needs cash anymore and went out of the door with my hotel keys.
 "I'm ready," I said as I was smiling at Adam. He smiled at me.
 "I'm famished,"
 "Will you let Carol knows about our location? I'm sure she was famished as well. That buffet from last night was not the best for us," I said as I can still taste the blandness of the food.
 "Yeah, I will email her later. But now, for our breakfast," he asked as he arched his eyebrow at me. I laughed at him.
 "You're in for a surprise," I said as we went out of the lobby into the harsh foggy day of San Francisco. 
 It brought me back to my childhood memory.

 "So, what do you think of the food?" I asked Adam as I was sipping some of my coffee. He was practically eating out of his plate right now. I know it was worth it to bring him to this family restaurant that I have known for eternity.
 "It's good actually. I never had this kind of tacos before," he replied as I just smiled at him. The family knows who I was as they were my neighbors.
 "Hey, Mr. Diaz. Can we get another plate to go," I said as he was winking at me.
 "You got it, Barb," he said before he went to start the tacos for to-go. I smiled before Adam was arching his eyebrow at me.
 "What?"
 "You seem familiar," he said as he was sipping his coffee. I smirked at him.
 "You have no idea," I said as I looked at the watch. It was 8 AM and I was still in that casual wear. I need to change.
 "Shoot, I need to get back to the hotel. Can you manage from here?" I asked him as he was nodding at me.
 "And the tacos?"
 "I will take care of it. Since Mr. Diaz knows me personally," I said as I smirked at Adam before I dashed out of the restaurant to the hotel. I have one hour to make a good impression and I think I might be getting my luck today.

 "You're late," Adam hissed at me as I took my seat next to him. I took out my laptop and was getting off the coat that covers my black blouse with a pencil skirt that I chose. I never wore this kind of clothes but for today, I made an exception.
 "What? Carol was not mad and why should you? Can you just chill? The conference was not started yet," I said as I was trying to control my anger. I need a cool head as I wanted to land one of the internships for my research or simply just get to know about them. 
 "It's just that you miss to talk with the professionals that can help you to land some minerals for your research. Have you find the most interesting person that could get you what you need?" Adam asked as he sighed before he was rubbing his mouth with his hand. I opened my laptop when the lights dimmed and there was the MC.
 "Welcome, scientists. Today we have a special guest with us that will be conducting a new extraction of his proposal. Please welcome, Mr. Brandon Cornwall," the MC said before a man stepped up onto the podium and he was smiling.
 His blonde hair. 
 His caramel eyes.
I was stunned, to say the least. I was blinking a few times before he was waving at the crowd and right now I think the time slowed before I was releasing the breath that I was holding.
 "Hey, everyone. Thank you. Thank you. First thing first, I wanted to thank you for the organizers for this beautiful conference and the invitation from you guys has done wonders to me." He said as some people laughed at his comment. Even his voice was sultry.
 I think I need to fan myself.
 "So, here we are. I have been conducting this proposal for months and right now, I think we can rest assure that I am willing to tell the public of the grand news. I have personally dealt with this case and think it was safe to say, I have discovered a new mineral and tonight will be the topic of that," he said as he was smiling before everyone was clapping and he was smiling at them.
 I took a deep breath. New mineral? This was it. My chance to get that funding for my research and I think I have found the biggest catch of the day.
 And that was Brandon Cornwall.

Would you trust your lover with a secret that could be government to your feet?
First, we have Alexander MacWatters who was ensnared by Azalea Johnson and offered her marriage of convenience for something in return.
Then, we have Brandon Cornwall who offered to help Barbara Brown a spot in an excavation with the sacrifice of her freedom.
Then, we have Cameron Hayes who returned to school and get stuck with Ella Lattone who was known for her clumsiness.
Then, we have Dylan Windell that was studying aerospace before his spot was being taken by Daisy Dyer and they struck a deal.
How will their lovers reacted when they find out who they really are? Find out their stories in this new series by Nikki Larousse.

The aviation carrier, referred to as "carrier" and "craft carrier," was a large surface ship with carrier-based aircraft as its main combat weapon.
The hull usually had a huge flight deck on top and an island located either on the left or right side. The aircraft carrier was usually the core ship of a fleet. Other ships in the fleet provided protection and supply, while the aircraft carrier provided air cover and long-range strike capability.
In the present day, aircraft carriers were an indispensable weapon of the modern navy and one of the most important ships in naval warfare. By relying on aviation carriers, a country could exert military pressure and conduct operations without relying on local airports in places far from its homeland.
Therefore, aviation carriers were an indispensable weapon for the modern navy and also a symbol of a country's overall power.
Originally, Hong Dali bought two aircraft carriers. If he transformed them well, they could become powerful weapons. At the very least, they could be used to scare the countries thinking of trying something funny. However, Hong Dali actually said that he wanted to transform one of them into a man-made island for recreation!
A man-made island pretending to be a resort on the sea?
That was an aircraft carrier. Three hundred over meters long and a hundred over meters wide. That was more than thirty thousand square meters! If it were made into a man-made island and sailed leisurely all over, countries not in the know might think it was an unexplored piece of land that belonged to them. That could start a world war…
Think about it. Fishermen fishing on the seas, surrounded by peaceful waters. Then suddenly, an island appears from nowhere. If it happened in the night, it could very well scare someone to death!
The Angel of Misfortune was watching with eyes wide and mouth agape from the side. Hong Dali was really as innovative as the stories of him had described.
"Brat, make this into an island and people will accuse you of stealing their land!" The Bureau Chief was so infuriated that he was stomping his feet. "Anyway, this is such a big carrier. How much soil will you need to heap on it?! How much will it cost for the materials and manpower to refurbish it? You still have to plant vegetation on it. And coconut trees!"
He originally thought that Hong Dali might act if he got his hands on the carrier. If he perhaps developed some new technology, they would be rich! Hong Dali was definitely not incapable of coming up with some impossible mysterious new technology!
Instead, all he said was that he wanted a man-made island, the reason being he wanted the sun, the beaches, and the coconut trees…
"It's just spending a little money, no big deal, no big deal. Hehe." Hong Dali totally had no idea how much he was squandering by doing this. Instead, he felt very satisfied. "Yes, this Big Fish shall be a man-made island. In the future, we can come here to cool down in the summer!"
Tang Muxin gave a small sigh. This matter should be considered settled now.
Big Fish was settled, what was left was Second Fish. Hong Dali stroked his chin and looked at the mechanical arm Running Dog on Lin Chuyin's lap. He suddenly smiled and said, "Ah, Second Fish will depend on Running Dog. Running Dog, refurbish Second Fish into a purely Sci-fi themed carrier. Can you do that?"
The mechanical arm Running Dog jumped off Lin Chuyin's lap and replied, "I need blueprints, Young Master. Running Dog can do anything for you if I have detailed blueprints." 
Yes, this Mechanical arm was reliable. Of course, the unreliable part was that Running Dog could not come up with his own designs. It could only follow Hong Dali's instructions.
"That will do." Hong Dali chuckled and nodded. "Chuyin and I will come up with some blueprints together later! Right, by the way, Running Dog, I feel one of you is not enough. Shall we replicate a few more?"
"All right, Sir." Running Dog immediately agreed. "That's no problem—however, I will need to install another arm. One arm is not enough. It's hard to hold things steadily with one."
"Approved." Hong Dali snapped his fingers and said decisively, "That's settled, then. Wahahaha! Good friends, let's get ready to set off! Anyone has anything they forgot? If there's nothing, when my Chuyin's laboratory has arrived, we will set off!"
"All right." The sci-fi themed carrier made the Bureau Chief feel more at ease. "Little rascal, you can look for me directly if you need any building materials."
"Oh, that would not be proper…" Hong Dali decisively shook his head. "I want to splurge! I want to squander! It would be meaningless if I were to just take it. I will just pay for it. Well, perhaps give me a hundred tons of steel plate first. I can use that when I refurbish them. I also want welding rods, steel pipe manufacturing equipment, and as many integrated circuit chips as you have. I'll buy more if it's not enough!"
One hundred tons of steel plate! Welding rod! Steel pipe manufacturing equipment! Integrated circuit chips!
It seemed like this little rascal was really planning to develop some technology! The Bureau Chief was all smiles. "No problem! Absolutely no problem! I will provide you with as much as I have! If it's still not enough I'll send you the whole factory! Just let Huishou know what else you need, all I am responsible for is signing on the documents."
"Yes… I think that's all…" Hong Dali stroked his chin and thought about it. "That should be enough for now."
"That's settled. I will call them now." The Bureau Chief was smiling like a chrysanthemum in bloom. "What else do you need more of? Get more of them now. That will save you some trouble and me the extra trips."
Once he was done talking, he went off to make a phone call. When he returned he was flabbergasted at what he saw.
Hong Dali was waving at his classmates. "Brothers! The Bureau Chief has agreed to give us sports equipment! It should take no more than two days before we can play football on the carrier!"
Hong Dali's classmates cheered. "Brother Dali is the best! I have always wanted to play football on a carrier! 
"My god…" The Bureau Chief had an urge to strangle Hong Dali. It was lucky he did not really do it in the end. "Forget it. Let the rascal do whatever he wants…"
…
In the night. On the aircraft carrier, Big Fish.
Red Heart Q Christina and Diamond K Levis sat at a corner of the aircraft carrier deck. They were quietly discussing the events of the day.
"You see, the prodigal Hong Dali is ridiculous." Christina felt like laughing when she spoke about what Hong Dali said in the day. "He wants to transform the aircraft carrier into a man-made island for summer holidays, and also play football on the carrier…"
"It's a real eye-opener." Levis looked back at the workers who were welding safety railings around the deck and shrugged his shoulders helplessly. "To be honest, I really can't bear to do it now. You know I've always been a football fan. To be able to play football on an aircraft carrier is really incredible. I'm really looking forward to it. I see them painting the football field—the size is exactly 105 meters long and 68 meters wide, which is the standard set by the International Football Association. It's hard to find one so accurately drawn."
"Oh…" Christina sighed softly. "It seems that it will be quite a while before we can go back to headquarters this time." After saying that, she laughed again. "However, I'm actually quite looking forward to it. I feel that if we just try to kill him now, we might not succeed. If we succeed, we might never witness such an imaginative prodigal again. It's actually really quite regrettable. Why don't we… wait?"
"I have no opinion." Diamond K said chuckling. "It's Jaban which is anxious, we are not in a hurry."
"I think so, too."
The two were talking when suddenly, there was a voice behind them, greeting. "Hey, beautiful, handsome, what are you talking about? As a good friend who came on board together, do you mind if I join you?"
Christina and Levis turned their heads. The man had golden hair and a strange birthmark on one cheek. It was Ferguson, who had come on board with them. He was the Angel of Misfortune, Vincent Iverson.
"Of course." Christina smiled and patted the deck next to her. "Are you afraid of heights? It's quite high up here."
"Just a little." The Angel of Misfortune smiled as he sat down next to Christina. He, however, did not dangle his legs over the side like the two of them did. "I have witnessed Young Master Dali's squandering strategy today. To be honest, I thought I was pretty well off. It's obvious, however, that when compared with the Young Master, I'm but a beggar."
Finding him funny, Christina grinned and said, "It's okay. After all, there's only one prodigal like that in the whole world. I also came here after hearing about him. I did not think that I would be so lucky to become his friend so soon after arriving."
"Yeah, me too." Lucifer decided to just lie on the deck. The deck of the aircraft carrier was warm after being under the sun during the day and, combined with the cooling wind, its temperature was just right. It was comfortable lying on it. Lucifer took a deep breath contentedly and smiled. "I'm looking forward to seeing what will happen next. The Young Master's imagination is simply too amazing. Hey, do you think the Young Master will really make the carrier into a man-made island? Just the thought of a man-made island of more than 30,000 square meters sailing on the sea is very spectacular."
"I think so." Christina agreed with that point. "The other carrier, the sci-fi themed one. What will it look like? Spaceship? Starship?"
"More or less." Lucifer nodded and said, "The Young Master's extravagance has never left much to be desired. There should be no problem this time, either."
At that point, he said, intentionally or otherwise, "When we get to the open sea, I wonder where the Young Master intends to go. If we go out of the Heavenly State's waters, will we encounter pirates? Oh, right, Mr. Levis, I heard that you were a sailor? Have you ever encountered a pirate? Is it dangerous?? They probably would not have the courage to come rob an aircraft carrier?"
"A group of murderous rubbish," said Levis disdainfully. "If we really run into them, the best thing to do is to twist their heads off." After saying this, he looked at Lucifer and added, "There is no need to feel any psychological burden. Even the kindest of the pirates have taken at least dozens of lives with their own hands. Killing them is considered doing good for mankind."


"I have to squander; otherwise, won't it be a waste of my parent's talent at earning money?" Hong Dali answers a reporter's question matter-of-factly. 

Just after the interview ends, Hong Dali opens the Great Prodigal System's interface and looks at the various good stuff displayed in it. Stroking his chin, he mumbles to himself, "I just need to squander 200 billion yuan more to exchange for the blueprint of the core technology, Engine Destruction, found in the strongest humanoid mecha weapon, Neo Granzon. Looks like I'll have to work harder!"

"I want to splurge! I want to squander!"


" Eric? Eric?" A small soft voice echo in Eric ears. Opening his eyes Eric saw a blonde hair girl infront of him.

" Ahh" He subconsciously yell and he crawl back in his bed. Reaching the top of the bed he blink his eyes as he looked at Gwen.

" Why are you in my room?" Eric asked in shock as he check if he was clothes. Still wearing his clothes from this morning he blush slight before he look at the girl infront of him.

" Well some one wasn't answering there phone and seem to forget about movie plans with his friends." Gwen said as she folded her arms. 

" Of course I didn't forget. I'm suppose to leave the house 3 pm" Eric said. Getting out of bed he fix his messy clothes as he glance to his balcony. 

" Well it 6" Gwen said with smug smile.

Frowning Eric took his phone from his computer desk and check the time. It seem like he overslept.

" Okay, Okay I over slept. Anyways where is Peter and Ned. Plus I thought you said MJ coming." Eric said, putting his phone his pocket. Grabbing his wallet from his desk he headed to the door.

" Those three are watching TV in your living room with your sister." Gwen said, leaving his room. 

Hearing what she said Eric rose a brow and enter the living room. The light was off and he could hear the giggling of two girls from the front sofa. To the left Peter and Ned was sitting together also watching TV.

" A Tv drama. Really?" Eric said. Gwen walk from behind him and stood to his side carrying the same criticism as him.

" Are you guys planning to watch this. I believe it Marathon tonight" Gwen said.

" Yeah why not. I want to see how Maria will hand having her sister getting marry to the man she love." MJ said intrigue by the entirety of the drama.

Gwen rolled her eyes as she look quizzically at Eric. Shrugging his shoulder he whisper to Peter ears before walking back to Gwen.

" Okay I have three babysitter for Emma. You want to stay are go out for the Mega Shark movie?" Eric asked curious.

Giving a smile Gwen said. " Mega Shark movie it is."

===

Within a secret SHEILD base. Director Nick Fury could be seen sitting around his desk. He was currently looking at several files on the case in Washington DC. He couldn't help but commend Amanda Waller on her idea of the suicide squad. Even though Harley Qinn escape from her cell.

Closing the folder he look back at the several report he been getting recently. In the SHEILD tech department that handle observing space related phenomenon something came on their radar.

Several images were taken of a small spaces between Venus and Mercury where a large grey rift in space could be seen.

Folding his lips inward Fury ponder about this as he recall one of their strongest prisoner words.

' Zod said he was just the front ship. He didn't give a number or time but he said his men were coming. Could this be how they will be coming" Fury thought. Rubbing his chin, a deep frown appear on his face.  Zod men were Kryptonian and he know how to handle Kryptonian but not even SHEILD have that much Kryptonite to handle a army. 

After further thoughts he took up a phone and dail.

# Maria. I want you to get Natasha report on what was found in the Antarctic and also I think it time to make contact with Wakanda and Atlantis.

# Yes. I will arrange for a message for contact to reach both city while I will get Natasha report. Do you require me to contact the X- Mansion?

# Nope. I will do that myself. I hope I am not wrong but if so I will talk with Xavier. The bat should be able to help us.

Fury said as he ended the call. Taking a sigh once more he pack up the file on his desk and got up. Putting his phone a way he left his office.

====

Leaving the movie theater it was already 10pm. The cool summer breeze blew through the city as the two went to the subway station.

" You really can't handle blood Gwen" Eric said with a smile. Remembering everytime a shark brutally rip a human into pieces in the theater. Gwen would shiver but try to hide it.

" What do you know. I can handle blood. I just hate pop up horror. I mean he guy was just chilling on his boat when the shark flew out the water and grab the guy in a second. " Gwen defended her self as she gave a rare pout.

" If you say so" Eric smile as he reach the subway station. Reaching down stair the two were lucky their train was had just take a stop.
Entering the train it wasn't full.

" So summer. We did plan a summer trip to Metropolis City. Are you going to visit your father there?" Gwen asked curious.

" I guess. It wouldn't hurt plus the trip might be better if I get my father to sponsor it" Eric said lightly as he texted  Peter and the other to go home. 

" Oh yeah I forgot your dad rich. Anyway. I can wait to go to Metropolis. I really want to see superman memorial statue." Gwen said as she lean back in the train seat.

Taking a look at Gwen daze eyes Eric frown a bit. Recalling that Superman was dead he had someone understanding of which DC world this was. He had seen a recent picture of the big guy and he was sure his face belong to the superman in man of steel movie.

Seeing he was the same actor he also link Bruce Wayne actor in superman vs Batman movie. He at first, believe after those two coincidence that the DC section of the world was following the recent DC live action movies in his previous life. 

Sadly some strange thing made this theory flatter. First of all the Flash action within this world was following the same as the one in Arrowverse series. Except with  the minor detail of wally being the same age as him and is already kid flash, with white skin and red hair.

The next thing was that Robin and Batman girl or Dick  and Barbara were the already the same age as him and were working with Bruce already.

As Eric ponder about this the train had reach Gwen stop. Saying bye he watch Gwen walk off the train.

A young teen reborn in the world fill with heroes, alien and monster, mutant, meta human and demons with him being one of the strongest being in existence, an angel


A Marvel and DC world combination. This entire book will be a mix up of both movies and cartoon. I haven't read any comic though so don't drill me if I am getting something mix up or wrong, then again it a two world fusion so the unexpected situation is the main fun in the book.

PS. Have no ownership to the either universe and character used except for the one I create.

PS: Severe Op Mc You will see from his ability.

Tags: Harem(4), Op Mc, Romance, Action, Adventure.

You've probably heard this sort of story before.

 

Once upon a time, blah blah blah a boy and a girl fell love and everything was beautiful and perfect, except for this thing called life getting in their way. 

He was this cool foreign prince and she was basically perfect. Really it's a very boring run of the mill story. I'll even spoil it for you, they kill the villainess at the end.

Not the type of story I'd read personally.


So where do I fit into this?

Apparently I'm her older twin sister and the very very lucky fiance to the foreign prince. You know, the dead villainess? Sucks I know. 

Now I get to do it all over again from the beginning.

Curse my life


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Updates at least 2x a week,

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It was a cold winter. Snow fell in the north.
Aided by the money and food Jiang Pengji had provided, An Cui's mission of bringing members of the Red Lotus Group over to his side was going very smoothly.
An Cui was a smart man. He didn't let his guard down around even the lower-ranking members of the Red Lotus Group. He didn't pick out anyone whose position was prominent. Instead, he chose only those who would be of use but also be inconspicuous and relatively reliable. Soon, he had swayed hundreds of people.
Meanwhile, Jiang Pengji focused on three tasks for the winter.
Recruiting talent, recruiting troops, and the training of troops.
The first task was left to Feng Jin and Wei Ci. The former was familiar with the situation in Shangyang County, whereas the latter had a structured and organized working style and was cunning enough to succeed.
With those two cooperating, Jiang Pengji was not worried about talent rising to take the bait.
The second task was left to Feng Zhen. Jiang Pengji had just taken over Shangyang County. By doing so, her territory had sudden expanded to twice its size. The 20,000 troops that had once been more than sufficient were now not nearly enough. It was absolutely necessary to recruit more troops and purchase more horses. Feng Zhen was too lazy. He could snuggle under his blankets and sleep until noon in the winter.
Jiang Pengji couldn't stand the sight of it, so she gave him a heavy workload. If he couldn't finish it or slacked off in the middle of doing work...
Heh, then he wouldn't get even one drop of alcohol for the entire next year!
Feng Zhen, who already looked pale, went white as a sheet upon hearing Jiang Pengji's words.
He felt the urge to jump ship every minute while serving such a lord.
Stop a prodigal from drinking?
Was that something a human could do?
However, there was no possibility of persuading Jiang Pengji to spare him, so Feng Zhen could only follow her orders while feeling sorry for himself. He developed dark circles under his eyes after staying up for a few days. He privately complained to Wei Ci. "Zixiao, judging from the current situation, will we still have a seven-day new year holiday?"
Wei Ci placated him gently. "A gentleman always keeps his promise. Our lord doesn't make promises easily, but once he does, he definitely keeps them."
However, Jiang Pengji was a lady, not a gentleman.
Wei Ci quietly kept that last line to himself. He still wore a smile so pretty that it seemed as if lily flowers were blooming from his face. He was a man that came with his own special effects and background music.
Feng Zhen had joined the group halfway into the year and didn't know about the conventions of the past, so he believed Wei Ci, albeit barely.
To be fair, it wasn't that difficult to recruit troops and purchase horses. However, Jiang Pengji was aiming for elite troops.
Other people would just train their recruits for one or two months, or even just a few weeks, before sending them off to war.
She was different.
Her troops were trained for three months in the winter and three months in the summer. They even had to work in the fields during the spring plowing and autumn harvesting seasons. Furthermore, the daily training sessions never stopped.
Based on what Feng Zhen knew, each of the 20,000 troops under Jiang Pengji must go through a tough training period before setting foot on the battlefield.
In Jiang Pengji's words, troops that had not been trained harshly could not be considered troops. Troops that didn't meet her criteria were more suited to going back home to suckle milk from their mother's breasts than to set foot on the battlefield. Troops like that would be cannon fodder if they ever set foot on the battlefield. They would just sacrifice their lives for nothing.
Jiang Pengji had certain standards when it came to recruiting troops, and not everyone could join.
After a few days, Feng Zhen felt like he couldn't even straighten his right hand anymore. He had been holding writing brushes for so long that his fingers had stiffened. "By the way, you still haven't found anyone suitable?"
Even an easygoing prodigal like Feng Zhen couldn't help but want to go on a rampage due to the heavy workload.
He finally understood why Qiguan Rang, who was in charge of managing the household registration department, always looked as grumpy as if everyone owed him 1,000,000 strings of coins.
Wei Ci and Feng Jin sipped their tea leisurely.
"No rush, no rush, we have laid the traps. I have a feeling that the yield this time around will be substantial."
Feng Zhen almost wanted to spit on him. "I'm really dumb for believing you!"
Their job of recruiting talent was actually about organizing various gatherings that involved the discussion of poetry and literature and inviting the scholars of Shangyang County to participate. On the surface, such gatherings only involved the discussion of the arts, not politics. During these events, they were actually getting to know the temperament, capabilities, and talents of the scholars.
If they felt that someone was a good fit, they would talk more with the person in private.
What made Feng Zhen the most jealous was that all the expenses were paid for by Jiang Pengji. Feng Jin and Wei Ci were having a good time at the state's expense.
Thus, Feng Zhen couldn't help but suspect that the two were deliberately slacking off so that they could enjoy the easy life for a longer time!
F*ck!
He thought that these two b*stards were shameless. How could they not bring him along for great opportunities like these?
It was alright that they didn't bring him along, but why was it that he hadn't even seen the slightest trace of recruited talent after half a month?
Not having recruited talent meant that there was no one to help Feng Zhen with his job. "Careful, if you all are slacking off, I will report it to our lord."
Feng Jin couldn't help but let out a laugh. Not only was he not angry, he was in a pleasant mood.
What did Feng Zhen's attitude mean?
It meant that Feng Zhen was already exhausted from the heavy workload and becoming as tired as a dog from all the overtime work.
As for the third task of training the troops, Jiang Pengji left that to a few generals.
As always, the female soldiers were all given to Jiang Nongqin to train.
There were a few female soldiers who had performed well in the past few battles, and they had all been praised and promoted accordingly. They had started to work as trainers for the new female recruits. Due to the special circumstances in Shangyang County, people were prejudiced against female soldiers. As a result, they had only managed to recruit about 1,000 women.
The successful recruitment of more than 1,000 people was due to the fact that many families sent their daughters to the army, albeit not fully believing what the government said about female soldiers. Still, they considered their daughters to be money-losing goods that they couldn't afford to keep.
On the other hand, the recruitment of male soldiers had gone smoothly. The total number of recruited men reached 8,000.
"Nice one there, Zishi, your capabilities are impressive. You recruited that many people so soon?" Jiang Pengji was surprised.
Feng Zhen smiled resignedly. He admitted that he was fairly capable, but he dared not take full credit for the task this time around. "My lord, you are overstating it. Surely the success of the recruitment process is not a result of my capabilities alone. It's clearly because you are too generous and the conditions being offered are too good."
Although Shangyang County had not been conquered by the Tsing Yi Army or the Red Lotus Group, they had been besieged for a long time. Furthermore, there had been a drought that summer and the harvest for the whole year was limited. The people lived in poverty. Some even had to mix pig-feed into their food to curb their hunger.
Why was Jiang Pengji said to be generous?
The recruitment notice she'd given out clearly said that her soldiers were given three meals a day, with each meal consisting of two bowls of rice, a dish of vegetables, a dish of meat, and a bowl of soup.
Worried that the citizens could not comprehend this, the notice even listed how much the two bowls of rice would weigh and the ingredients that would be used to prepare the dishes.
The 200-word notice spent 160 words on the recipes. The requirements to participate in the recruitment drive only took up the remaining 40 words.
It was probably the wackiest recruitment notice that Feng Zhen had ever seen in his life.
Jiang Pengji kept to her goals of recruiting and training troops and did nothing that went against the interests of the nobles of Shangyang County.
However, this made the latter paranoid, afraid that she would stage an unexpected attack on them.
In the end, Jiang Pengji only changed out the officials holding some unimportant positions, and none of their positions were particularly good for embezzlement. Moreover, the newly hired officials were local scholars from poorer families.
Although they felt slightly unhappy about losing their positions, these actions were still within the scope of what the local nobles could accept.
Since the end of the year was near, Jiang Pengji was doing some year-end checks when a messenger reported that the nominal county chief of Shangyang County was here to visit her.
She thought of the date. It wasn't time to pay New Year's calls yet, was it?
"Invite him in," said Jiang Pengji.
The county chief brought her a letter that had already been opened. She unfolded it. On the seal was written, "Rule by the grace of heaven, thus be everlasting and mighty great."
The Imperial Seal?
She was momentarily surprised as she quickly scanned through the contents of the letter.
"They want me to send troops to protect the king?" she asked.


Jiang Pengji got something called the Court Intrigue Stream System.
System: "Your goal is to become the most prestigious woman in the kingdom (the Queen)!" 
Jiang Pengji: "Okay, System. No problem!"
Years later, she met the target by becoming the most prestigious woman (the Empress).
Jiang Pengji: "Well done, no?"
System: "Why the hack did you fight on horseback? I want court intrigue among the King's women!"

#how a future general wins the ancient throne
#Her man watches in silence, the System watches with tears

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