Three Kingdoms Mythology World.

Chapter 2733 [The Pledge of Allegiance]

After hanging up with Xu Jun, Lin Mu contacted Ji Beiqin.

Through Ji Beiqin, Lin Mu learned about the version from an observer's perspective. At this moment, he was reorganizing his troops. Because it was an internal disturbance, Zhao Qiyin and the First Myth used very persuasive rhetoric, making it difficult for many people to discern the truth. Even some of Ji Beiqin's troops were caught up in it without realizing it.

"Twenty thousand soldiers are gone... What an unexpected disaster!" Ji Beiqin replied to Lin Mu, panting.

"The entire camp was blown up. Zhao Qiyin and his First Myth had arranged for spies to come nearby and shout slogans. Caught off guard, some of my troops clashed with Jiang Chenglong, Ye Nantian and their troops..." Ji Beiqin continued.

During the bombing of the camp, Zhu Xuan, Liu Feng, and other forces close to Liu Bei should have stopped it. Unfortunately, Liu Bei did not deploy their troops at the front, but instead placed them at the rear of the army. It is unclear whether this arrangement was to prevent the Yiren army from escaping or to prevent the enemy from launching a surprise attack from the rear...

Player lords like Xu Jun were not very strong, yet Liu Bei ordered them to follow closely behind... It was this arrangement that led to this crushing defeat...

"After your department stabilized, didn't you go to stop Zhao Qiyin and his group?" Lin Mu asked.

“No… Jiang Chenglong and Xuan Yuan Changying didn’t either. Even Zhu Xuan and Liu Feng at the very back seemed a bit perfunctory after they learned about this. Although they rushed over, they didn’t do anything,” Ji Beiqin said.

"Xiao Mu, are you the one plotting this behind the scenes?" Ji Beiqin asked the question he most wanted answered.

"It really wasn't me..." Lin Mu was speechless. He had a feeling that someone was going to try to frame him...

Even Liu Bei himself might have held this view.

Hearing Lin Mu's words, Ji Beiqin believed him. Lin Mu wasn't the kind of person who would do something and then not admit it. Besides, if it really was Lin Mu who plotted, Liu Bei would be ten times worse off than he is now!
Ji Beiqin even had a feeling that if Lin Mu really went all out to scheme against Liu Bei, Liu Bei's life might be in danger!

"They signed a contract with Liu Bei, so betraying him like this will come at a great cost. Can the millions of pieces of equipment, tens of thousands of treasure bags, and all that grain they gained outweigh it?" Ji Beiqin asked doubtfully.

“If it comes to the cost of luck or other factors, it certainly won’t be enough. But I feel that the person behind the scenes will definitely consider their needs,” Lin Mu said quietly.

"And there's someone behind the scenes? You mean the Zhao family, the first family, aren't the real players?" Ji Beiqin asked in a deep voice after realizing what was happening.

“It should be. I suspect that Li Ru might be behind it all,” Lin Mu said, expressing his guess.

"Damn... Dong Zhuo?" Ji Beiqin was taken aback.

“Yes… but I have a question. Dong Zhuo, like Cao Cao, greatly admired Guan Yu, so why didn’t he plot against him?” Lin Mu asked again.

"It's not that they didn't scheme, they did! They're having a major battle!!" Just then, Ji Beiqin suddenly replied.

"Damn, Xiao Mu, you're incredibly insightful!" Ji Beiqin exclaimed in shock.

"The players following Guan Yu have sent word that five mysterious figures have trapped Guan Yu and are surrounding and killing him!!!" Ji Beiqin sent the latest first-hand intelligence.

"Is there a live stream?" Lin Mu was quite interested in this matter.

“There’s a live stream, but it’s not clear. All I can see are six figures and a huge roar. The surrounding mountains and forests are exploding, and countless terrifying energy storms are surging up. The live stream is useless,” Ji Beiqin said immediately.

He then recommended a live stream number to Lin Mu. Lin Mu quickly opened it, only to find complete darkness. In the distance, several beams of light appeared to be moving rapidly, accompanied by deafening roars and a strong tremor. The screen shook violently. He really couldn't see anything important…

"What about Zhang Fei?" Lin Mu asked again.

"As for Zhang Fei... let me ask..." Ji Beiqin had arranged for people to follow behind Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Liu Bei.

"Zhang Fei caught up with the man and was furiously killing him. Wait, he's retreating! He must have sensed Guan Yu's presence and left after killing for a while."

"The same is true for Liu Bei's side." Ji Beiqin sent a message after a while.

At the same time that Ji Beiqin sent the message, Xu Jun also sent a message.

"Thank goodness, I almost died from Zhang Fei's eight-foot spear!"

"I don't know what happened, he killed for a while and then left." Xu Jun reported to Lin Mu as soon as he survived, still shaken. "Someone ambushed Guan Yu from behind, trying to kill him. Liu Bei and Zhang Fei went to support him." Lin Mu told Xu Jun the situation.

"Damn... I should thank Dong Zhuo for surviving!" Xu Jun exclaimed excitedly.

"Did Dong Zhuo find you and instruct you to do this?" Lin Mu asked immediately.

"I don't know. We were following Zhao Qiyin and his men, but I can guess a thing or two. Their big backer is Dong Zhuo." Xu Jun wasn't that stupid.

"Even Dong Zhuo schemed against players and stole their resources, how dare you cooperate with him? That's a bit reckless!" Lin Mu exclaimed.

"Hehe... Anyone can be a friend as long as there's mutual benefit!"

"Hehe...maybe Jiang Chenglong, Xuan Yuan Changying, and the others will get involved if they have the chance..."

Xu Jun spoke a very true statement.

"To be honest, they're really amazing. They actually knew how Liu Bei would arrange the positions of the various players during his march. If the positions weren't so stable, and we weren't near Liu Bei, we wouldn't have been able to cause a disturbance at all. Even if we did, it would be easy to suppress them," Xu Jun sent a message.

"Heh...they must have studied Liu Bei. They must know some of his background to have planned this." Lin Mu said with a smile.

Guo Jia and his associates were also adept at this kind of psychological manipulation, and had even implemented it before.

"Boss, I'm going to get busy now. I'm preparing to join Dong Zhuo's camp," Xu Jun sent a message.

“Okay. I told you before that it doesn’t matter which faction you join.” Lin Mu nodded in response.

After hanging up Xu Jun's call, Lin Mu looked at Ji Beiqin.

Xu Jun just sent you a message!

"Yes... how is Guan Yu doing right now?" Lin Mu asked. The live stream room was pitch black; he couldn't even sense any presence.

"Guan Yu should still be fighting the enemy, while Zhang Fei and Liu Bei should be arriving soon; they're both nearby," Ji Beiqin said.

"Look at the forum, Zhao Qiyin posted an announcement." Ji Beiqin sent another message at this moment.

Lin Mu was no longer sleepy, so he opened the forum and started browsing.

The first post on the forum wasn't anything special, but rather a list of the most powerful figures in the world, along with its analysis.

The data recorded in this post is very accurate, and the number of troops of various warlords is estimated very accurately. I don't know if they obtained some internal data or if they really guessed it.

The post also analyzed the function and benefits of the Heaven and Earth Lords List, as well as the situation of the various lords.

As the top-ranked individual, Lin Mu naturally received the most analysis.

Lin Mu was able to handle the invasion from Japan, participate in the campaign against Dong Zhuo, and resist foreign tribes in Bingzhou and Youzhou. His military strength was gradually revealing its true power.

Lin Mu hadn't had time to check the forum until he saw this post, then he clicked on it immediately. It was a paid post; ten copper coins were needed to read the full text.

Lin Mu opened the book and skimmed through it. He found many parts of the analysis to be accurate, but some were incorrect, perhaps due to limited perspectives and narrow knowledge of the world's secrets. Overall, though, it was a very enjoyable read, and the ten copper coins were definitely worth it…

After taking a look, Lin Mu clicked on the post Zhao Qiyin had made.

The title of this post is just three words: 【The Warlords】!
Lin Mu opened the post and quickly understood what it was about: destroying Liu Bei's fighting force and using him as a pledge of allegiance to join Dong Zhuo's camp. Dong Zhuo then appointed him as a fifth-rank general named Zhenwu!
Zhao Qiyin used Liu Bei as a stepping stone to earn the fifth-rank title of "Zhenwu General"!
They also knew their intentions: to turn the aliens against each other, to sow discord between the Kwantung Alliance and the aliens, and to stir up the morale and spirit of the Kwantung Alliance and the aliens!

(End of this chapter)