Three Kingdoms Mythology World.

Chapter 2712 The Choice of the National Team
The achievement of the first three breaking through to the Heavenly Rank Martial General had already been announced, and Lin Mu hadn't even bothered to check it out, nor had he paid much attention to any announcements. The Divine General, however, was a different story.

Lin Mu actually wanted to be the first player to break through to become a God General, but he never had the opportunity to do so.

Although the Great Wilderness Territory has spiritual objects and pills that can help peak Heaven-ranked generals break through to the Life Origin Divine General level, he always felt that such a breakthrough was not advisable.

Especially after he obtained the destiny of the King of Men, such thoughts arose in his mind that he could not break through in that way.

He had a premonition that if he were to combine his advancement to God General with the Dynasty and others, there would be a pleasant surprise!

Therefore, he had been waiting for the right opportunity. He constantly studied the mysteries of the King's destiny, trying to find the key to combining his advancement to a divine general with the dynasty's fortune.

Besides handling affairs within the Great Wilderness territory and dealing with external situations, he also delves into various ancient texts and historical records, hoping to gain inspiration from the experiences of his predecessors. Furthermore, Lin Mu even studies some ancient legends from the real world, such as *Investiture of the Gods* and the stories of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, etc…

Longying also inquired, hoping to gain something from her inherited memories, but unfortunately she said that there was no such information in her inherited memories.

This made him ponder... His intuition was right; just because it wasn't recorded in Long Ying's inherited memories didn't mean it wasn't there!
Throughout this process, he did not slacken in improving his own strength. He persisted in daily cultivation, consolidating his foundation and allowing his strength to continuously increase imperceptibly. He understood that only when his own strength was sufficient could he better control the various situations that might arise when he advanced to the rank of Divine General.

More importantly, we should focus on the development and expansion of the Great Wilderness Territory. The stronger the Great Wilderness Territory becomes, the more things will naturally follow.

"The appearance of the divine general is much earlier than in my previous life..." Composing himself, Lin Mu sighed softly.

Previously, the emergence of legendary generals in the player community occurred after Yuan Shao seized Ji Province from Han Fu and during his conflict with Gongsun Zan.

The Three Heroes vs. Lü Bu battle hasn't even happened yet, and players have already encountered divine generals.

Moreover, judging from the rewards Xia Hu received, Lin Mu believed that the system definitely wanted the martial arts world to flourish. After all, with those three items, one could basically establish their own sect.

"One hundred horse luck, that's a very generous reward!" Lin Mu said leisurely, looking at the first reward.

For Xia Hu, the luck of the horse is equivalent to the luck of the tiger for Yu Jin, and the luck of the dragon for Lin Mu. To be rewarded with a hundred dragon lucks at once is an exaggerated number that has never been seen before. Even when he went through a life-or-death mission in the outer realms, he did not receive such a reward.

"I wonder if a player-run leaderboard will appear... Many players in my previous life speculated that, given certain conditions, some player-run leaderboards would emerge. Of course, they might be very different from the leaderboards of those powerful figures, but if they do appear, it would be great news for players," Lin Mu murmured.

Many online games used to have various leaderboards among players, but this mythical world didn't. The Battle Ranking in the martial arts world was only awarded to players from the Chinese server as part of some trading rewards.

Players from other servers don't even have a Battle Ranking.

……

Just as the announcement was made, at the summit of a majestic mountain in Yuzhou, Xia Hu, the protagonist of the announcement, sat cross-legged in front of a huge black array.

"You are very talented, able to comprehend your own Dao in such a short time! Alright, I have fulfilled my promise. As for the reward that Heaven has given you, you must choose three items for me as promised." An old man in a purple Daoist robe with a ruddy complexion said calmly to Xia Hu, who was exuding a terrifying aura.

"When I advanced to the rank of Divine General, China's national strength should have increased, but it didn't. Was it one of those two golden lights that were absorbed by the formation just now?" Xia Hu didn't respond to the other party immediately, but instead asked a question in return.

"This..." The old man was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

“That other clump, that must be the merit of heaven and earth!” Xia Hu said meaningfully at this moment.

"It seems you extraordinary people do know some of the secrets of the world," the old man said calmly without refuting.

"However, whatever it is, it's none of your business!" the old man said firmly.

“That’s not what we said in the contract. You can choose three things, and those two things are also included in the contract!” Xia Hu said firmly, refusing to back down.

"Heh...Are you sure you don't want to honor the contract? If so, then you two will be affected by him and lose your chance to advance to the rank of Divine General..." The old man sneered, turning to look at the two waiting beside him. He wanted to use moral blackmail to force them to submit.

These two are also from the national team: Zhang Hongde and Liu Hua.

However, Zhang Hongde and Liu Hua showed no panic upon hearing this, instead calmly looking at the old man.

This made the latter's brow twitch; he seemed to have underestimated the other party's desire to be promoted to a divine general.

If Lin Muruo were here, he would also be surprised that the national team had chosen such a path. It could be considered taking a shortcut, but if you try to get something out of a tiger, you might get devoured by it!
“Master Zixu, you falsified the contract. If Heaven retaliates, do you think the price I pay will be greater than yours?” Xia Hu continued to argue his case.

He quickly broke through the Earth-rank and Heaven-rank martial general stages, but when he reached the Divine General level, he felt the difficulty.

The former can be accumulated through hard work. As long as you put in the effort, you can make a little progress every day. With enough accumulation, you can achieve great things.

However, the level of a Divine General stood before him like an insurmountable chasm. That wasn't a level of power that could be overcome through mere day and night of arduous cultivation; it required comprehension, it required something far deeper…

In this situation, by sheer coincidence, the strongest players in the national team still chose... to take the shortcut!

He collaborated with extraordinary individuals like Master Zixu, leveraging their expertise to achieve breakthroughs and quickly complete the system's achievements.

However, since Master Zixu had already paid a price, he certainly wouldn't help them break through for free; there had to be a cost. There were two: one was completing three acceptable tasks that didn't violate principles or moral boundaries; the other was the three items awarded by the system.

This isn't so much about overdrawing Xia Hu's potential, but rather overdrawing his foundation. If he breaks through step by step, he can pocket all the rewards; if he takes shortcuts, he'll have to pay the price with his future potential.

However, no one expected that Master Zixu had a hidden trick up his sleeve.

Although none of them could defeat Master Zixu, and he could also forcibly take it, they showed no fear and still argued their case based on reason.

This actually troubled Master Zixu greatly. He couldn't take action because Xia Hu had already been protected by heaven and earth after his breakthrough. Although Xia Hu hadn't received any merit from heaven and earth, his achievements were beneficial to heaven and earth and had a far-reaching impact, so he couldn't kill him easily.

Killing the others would be pointless; it would only create more enemies.

The extraordinary individuals are a promising group, blessed with unique advantages. Generally speaking, they should avoid offending them if possible.

"How about this compromise? I only want the rare item [Special Basic Inheritance Merit Stele] and the rare item [Ancient Sect Decree], how about that?" Venerable Zixu said in a deep voice.

"How did you know about the reward Heaven gave me?" Xia Hu was slightly surprised.

"I am also involved in this matter, so of course I can hear the voice of Heaven!" Master Zixu said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Xia Hu and the others' expressions changed slightly. This was the first time they had heard that the natives could also hear their system notifications.

However, one thing is certain: they won't hear the announcements from the China region or the world. Otherwise, given how frequently Lin Mu appears in announcements, some people would have already coveted him.

“Master, how about this: the items that Heaven bestowed upon me were actually for the purpose of establishing a sect.”

“Although I am not outstanding, I am still a person with great potential. How about this, you come to my sect as the Supreme Elder, enjoy the incense offerings of millions of people, and be awe-inspiring throughout the world, what do you say?” Xia Hu said slowly.

Good heavens, he actually set his sights on Master Zixu for recruitment.

(End of this chapter)