Shuoyan Tribe.
Military camp.
Li Zhen looked at the assembled men of the Shuoyan Tribe and nodded slightly.
It had to be said that, in terms of physical constitution, the people of Dan Prefecture did indeed possess an innate advantage; every one of them was broad-shouldered and thick-waisted.
He was looking at them, and they were looking at Li Zhen as well.
The scene of Li Zhen single-handedly annihilating the Black Cavalry yesterday was still vividly etched in their minds.
That domineering power filled them with incomparable longing.
Li Zhen found a chair and sat atop the high platform.
“Are these all the able-bodied men in the tribe?” Li Zhen leaned back in his chair, idly playing with the wild grass he had plucked.
“Yes, more than twenty thousand in total. The man who attacked you yesterday is dead!”
Shuoyan Yu'er sighed. He had been her father's trusted aide.
It was simply a pity that he had attacked Li Zhen first yesterday.
There was nothing more that could be said about it.
Besides, Shuoyan Yu'er was now Li Zhen's woman. Even if Li Zhen attacked them, Shuoyan Yu'er could only help Li Zhen suppress the internal dissent.
Shuoyan Yu'er was not foolish. She had loved Nine Provinces culture since childhood and had even once been sent by her father to Great Yu to experience the local customs and culture.
She knew very clearly that she alone could never keep the Shuoyan Tribe going.
Dan Prefecture was a place devoid of sentiment.
Within the tribes, sons killing fathers and younger brothers killing elder brothers happened everywhere.
“All right, leave the rest to me.”
As Li Zhen spoke, he rose to his feet. The instant he stood up, the surrounding whispers vanished.
“Men of the Shuoyan Tribe, do you remember what I promised you yesterday?”
Li Zhen's voice was not loud, but with the enhancement of True Qi, it clearly reached every person's ears.
“We remember! You said you would give us weapons and armor!”
“And a cultivation method we can practice!”
“That's right!”
A jumble of voices rang out.
Li Zhen pressed down with one hand. “Then do you still remember what you promised me?”
“We will honor you as our king!”
“We will treat you as our master!”
“We remember!”
Shuoyan Yu'er stood behind Li Zhen. She showed not the slightest unusual expression at her clansmen's complete disregard for her.
She knew perfectly well that she was not suited for that role. Besides, this was simply how things were done in Dan Prefecture.
“Very good. It seems you remember clearly. Then, is everyone present ready to receive the king's blessing?”
Li Zhen spread his arms, basking in the sunlight from the heavens.
He then communicated with the System and extracted everything within it.
However, the cultivation method truly stumped him. How was he supposed to give the Countercharge Cavalry Manual and the wolf cavalry cultivation method to all these people?
He could not possibly do it one person at a time, could he?
There were twenty thousand people. Would it take him nearly a month to give each one the blessing?
That would be far too troublesome!
“System, I...”
【Host, rest assured. The cavalry mastery skill's blessing can simultaneously infuse the Countercharge Cavalry Manual and the wolf cavalry cultivation method directly into these people's minds.】
“Whoa, you're that considerate?”
Li Zhen was inwardly blooming with delight.
【Of course. This operation can increase the host's prestige.】
“You understand me.”
Li Zhen opened his eyes and spread his arms wide.
Wasn't this whole act of pretending to be a deity and fooling idiots exactly what it meant?
No, that analogy was not quite right!
At this moment, he was a god himself.
“System, activate the group blessing!”
【Blessing in progress, 10 percent... 50... 70... 100】
As the System's announcement rang out, multicolored light radiated from Li Zhen's body. A phantom wolf's head materialized behind him, creating the impression that a deity had descended into the mortal world.
Shuoyan Yu'er widened her eyes and stared at the scene in disbelief.
Could Li Zhen be the Wolf God?
The Shuoyan Tribe men below who had received the blessing felt the clear knowledge within their minds, and ecstatic expressions appeared on their faces.
Thud.
One of the men dropped to his knees and began kowtowing frantically.
The Wolf God reincarnated!
The faith of Dan Prefecture was the wolf!
His actions seemed contagious. One after another, the men of the Shuoyan Tribe fell to their knees, gazing at Li Zhen with devout eyes.
At this moment, Li Zhen did not need to say anything more.
In the eyes of these people, he already possessed an unquestionable divine radiance.
Li Zhen took in the entire scene.
Hahahaha!
The System had really thought of everything.
This was practically a large-scale god-making operation carried out for his benefit.
In this era, where everything was taken seriously, anyone who witnessed this scene would surely revere him in their hearts.
“The Wolf God has descended!”
“The Wolf God has descended!”
Soon, all twenty thousand able-bodied men of the Shuoyan Tribe had fallen to their knees, their gazes toward Li Zhen filled with devotion.
It could be said that this operation was nothing short of perfect.
Even Shuoyan Yu'er in the rear felt her knees weaken somewhat. In their hearts, the Wolf God was a sacred deity who could not be profaned.
“You don't need to kneel!”
Li Zhen turned around and revealed a warm smile.
He reached out and pulled Shuoyan Yu'er to his side.
He basked in the blessing from the System.
Shuoyan Yu'er's heart was filled with emotion, while she was also stunned by the things that had appeared in her mind.
Was this sudden knowledge a cavalry cultivation technique?
Tailor-made!
After finishing sensing it, Shuoyan Yu'er was so shocked that she was utterly dumbfounded.
This was a cultivation method specially designed for cavalry!
It was definitely not the one Li Zhen used!
This...
Li Zhen looked at Shuoyan Yu'er's dazed little head and lowered his head, about to kiss her.
【Ahem, ahem, ahem. Wait a moment, host. Sorry to interrupt.】
“Well, aren't you surprisingly polite!”
【Important notice: Items received through the blessing cannot be taught to others. The individual characters can normally be read aloud, but when combined, they cannot be pronounced.】
Writing them is the same, so please feel free to use them, host.】
Li Zhen paused.
Who had ever seen such a considerate System?
In other words, he possessed absolute dominion.
This was a guaranteed win!
Some of the Shuoyan Tribe members below had already split their foreheads open from kowtowing. In their eyes, Li Zhen was now the reincarnation of the Wolf God.
Being able to transmit things to people from afar—wasn't that a divine sign?
Li Zhen put an arm around Shuoyan Yu'er and looked at the people below, a smile in his eyes.
These were his people!
But what kind of system should he establish?
【Sensing that the host is struggling to decide, options are being released.】
【1. Retain the name Shuoyan Tribe. Reward: The Complete Encyclopedia of Accomplishing Absolutely Nothing.】
【2. Establish the Shuoyan royal court. Reward: Snowflake Swordsmanship （Grandmastery）】
【3. Establish the Great Zhen Royal Court. Reward: Three thousand Iron Pagoda Heavy Cavalry （with an average martial cultivation of the first grade realm）, Wolf-Head grand banner （with a 100% chance of activating the fearless-of-death skill and increasing morale by 30%）】
“I choose three!”
Based on his choices these past few times, the first option was usually the System making fun of him.
The second was somewhat reasonable, but the options with both generous rewards and high risks were always the third!
Iron Pagoda Heavy Cavalry, no less!
Damn!
How could he not be excited?
Who wouldn't be afraid of them in open-field battle?
Li Zhen immediately raised a hand and pressed it down. In an instant, the noisy voices vanished completely.
“From today onward, the Shuoyan Tribe no longer exists. I will establish an even more powerful tribe, and its name will be the Great Zhen Royal Court! The Shuoyan Tribe's genealogical records will be carried over.
From today onward, you are all members of the Great Zhen Royal Court, and she is the mistress of the royal court!”
Li Zhen put an arm around Shuoyan Yu'er and basked in the crowd's fervent cheers.
In their eyes, Li Zhen's words were now the commands of a god.
A god's command stood above everything else.
Shuoyan Yu'er leaned against Li Zhen's shoulder.
She felt a peace she had never known before. As for the disappearance of the Shuoyan Tribe, she did not care. A woman followed her husband wherever he went; what belonged to her belonged to Li Zhen!
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