Three Kingdoms Mythology World.

Nevertheless, Cai Yan was no simple woman; her inner resilience was no less than that of other women.

In real-world history, Cai Yan's experiences truly exemplify the idiom: "A life full of twists and turns!"

Born into a prestigious family, she was widowed early and left destitute. Captured during a time of chaos, she spent twelve years in barbarian lands. She returned to Han territory with a large sum of money and remarried Dong Si. In her later years, she lived a lonely and miserable life, but her literary fame endures.

The extreme contrast between talent and tragic fate!

In short, her inherent resilience was unmatched by ordinary women. If it were any other woman, she might have died long ago…

Although fate has changed, Cai Yan's resilience remains the same.

Cai Yan took the initiative to comfort Lin Mu because she was afraid that he would be distracted by matters of the harem and neglect important matters outside.

The harem isn't too complicated right now, and she doesn't have too many family matters to handle, so she should be able to manage.

Looking into Cai Yan's gentle yet resolute eyes, Lin Mu's unease gradually dissipated. He reached out and gently rubbed Cai Yan's fair hand, whispering, "I'm sorry to have troubled you. I'll have to trouble you more with the family in the future."

Cai Yan smiled faintly, shook her head, turned to the side and gently took He Juan's hand, saying softly, "We're all family, let's get along well from now on. I believe my sister will understand."

He Juan lowered her eyes, her fingertips clutching the hem of her clothes. After a long while, she responded softly, her voice barely audible, revealing neither joy nor anger. Lin Mu raised an eyebrow at her appearance, but did not say anything more, and simply nodded.

After dealing with the family matters here, and waiting for a while, Zhou Zhenya and Ji Shiting also came online, so they prepared to distribute the Phoenix Pendant to them as well.

"Husband..." Zhou Zhenya and Ji Shiting both narrowed their eyes slightly upon seeing Lin Mu and called out in unison with tenderness.

Normally, Zhou Zhenya and Ji Shiting would not address Lin Mu in this way. Clearly, they already knew about He Juan's matter, hence the slight resentment.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mu touched his nose, a hint of embarrassment appearing on his face.

It was indeed wrong of him to eat He Juan up... but I believe his two virtuous wives can understand, so it was just a little teasing.

However, to Lin Mu's surprise, Zhou Zhenya and Ji Shiting exchanged a glance, then each grabbed one of Lin Mu's hands and ran towards Zhou Zhenya's room...

And then, even during the day, a curtain of spring colors bloomed in Zhou Zhenya's room... Last night, one dragon fought three phoenixes; today, one dragon battles two phoenixes...

The two of them were clearly feeling threatened... which is why they were so proactive.

As evening approached, the raging storm, whipped up by a dragon and two phoenixes, finally subsided...

Lin Mu then handed the phoenix pendant to the two of them.

Unlike Cai Yan and He Juan, the moment Ji Shiting and Zhou Zhenya obtained the phoenix pendant, a whistling sound of wind rang out, and the next moment, the phoenix pendant disappeared directly into the space between their eyebrows.

"Is there anything unusual?" Lin Mu asked gently.

"Wait a minute!" they both said at the same time, and then... they logged off!
After waiting for a while, the two of them came back online.

"My lord, this phoenix pendant can actually be summoned in the real world!!" Zhou Zhenya exclaimed in surprise.

"Huh... this was an unexpected discovery." Lin Mu was slightly surprised upon hearing this.

Neither the dragon pendant nor the phoenix pendant contained the word "soul," yet they could be used in both realms—truly extraordinary!
Unfortunately, despite their repeated attempts, the two found that it did not exhibit any specific attributes.

However, Lin Mu still instructed them to keep it safe, as a trump card, and not to tell anyone else.

Lin Mu also explained to them the special features of the phoenix pendant and the changes in its quantity.

After settling his family affairs, Lin Mu went to attend to his official business...

Give those illustrated guides to Chang Yin and let him arrange for the craftsmen to learn them. If the resources in the storehouse can meet the production requirements, then they can produce them.

Another thing is to arrange the slots for the permanent special buff [Flow of Inspiration]... A slot for advancing to the Divine Master level is extremely precious!

After taking care of other matters, he finally found time to enter the Azure Dragon Secret Realm to check on the changes in the Phoenix Pool.

As soon as he arrived at its side, he saw that its area had more than doubled.

That small tree, which was seven feet tall, has grown much larger and is now nearly three feet tall!

The swaying leaves were even more crimson, and the rustling sound they made was even brighter.

A strange, intense heat spread out, causing the surrounding temperature to rise sharply.

Besides, this time when he came here, Lin Mu clearly felt that some of the rules around the jade platform had changed... Lin Mu immediately opened its attributes to check:
Name: Phoenix Pool

Rank: God Rank

Feature: Upgradable building

Attributes:
1. [Purple Sun Phoenix Pool]: Possesses twenty-four Phoenix bloodlines (10%) of the acquired Beast Spirit Phoenix breed, twelve females and twelve males, each capable of hatching twelve phoenix eggs per gestation cycle. The current cycle is 72 days (maximum blessing).

2. **[Nanming Fire Pool]:** A pool of water imbued with the power of strange fire rules. Allowing eagles to enter will transform them into Phoenix descendants, granting them the first attribute. The transformation cycle is 10-20 days (maximum enhancement). The evolution depends on the eagle's innate aptitude; eagles with good aptitude can transform in 5 days, and so on. The maximum transformation per cycle is 500 birds, with a success rate of 60%. Note: This attribute can be expanded, requiring the input of special fire-related items.

3. [Immortal Wutong Tree]: Seedling stage, initial attribute [Undying Power]: After the Purple Sun Phoenix dies, it can be resurrected on the Wutong Tree. There is no limit to the number of times it can be resurrected. It requires resources such as spirit stones and fire attribute crystal ore; 4. Not activated;
5. Not activated;
Introduction: The Great Dao has fifty heavens, and its evolution is forty-nine. This building is the [one] within a vast causal chain. A wealthy and powerful lord used incomplete blueprints containing strange causal and rule-based power, along with rare and precious natural materials, to construct this building. Later, due to the influence of some legacy, it underwent a transformation. Every cause has its effect; please cherish this rare and precious structure.

……

The building's rank has been upgraded to god-tier!

Furthermore, the Purple Sun Phoenix Pool originally had eight acquired beast spirit phoenixes with four female and four male phoenix bloodlines (5%), but now it has become twenty-four, twelve female and twelve male, which is a full two times the number, and the bloodline concentration has broken through to 10%!

You should know that for every 1% increase in bloodline concentration, he loses one dragon's luck. But now, his dragon luck has not decreased, but his bloodline concentration has doubled!
With the added benefits of attributes such as the Monument of Procreation, its output is greatly increased.

Most importantly, the third attribute has changed, giving rise to the attribute of resurrection!
"Not bad...not bad...as long as there are enough spirit stones and fire-attribute resources, it will be very difficult for the Purple Sun Phoenix to be killed." Lin Mu was overjoyed.

Bringing Empress Dowager He into the harem was indeed the right choice.

If Taishi Ci heard this good news, he would surely be overjoyed.

"It seems that the Origin Phoenix Fortune is very useful!" Lin Mu thought to himself.

After figuring out the properties of Phoenix Pool, Lin Mu went to inspect the Beast Taming Bureau.

With the help of the Monument to Propagation, animal husbandry and taming in the Great Wilderness Territory developed rapidly.

Even though mounts are lost in various battles, the reserve of mounts has gradually caught up, which is a great thing.

After that, Lin Mu went to inspect other places. The entire Great Wilderness Territory was full of vitality, and its output was extraordinary. The accumulation of resources had begun to show a virtuous cycle, and some industries had even become oversupplied...

However, the consumption of one thing made Lin Mu wary.

Then let's talk about supplies!

As the territory expands, the regions of Youzhou, Qingzhou, Jizhou, and Sili all require a large amount of grain. The grain accumulated over the years has begun to be consumed in large quantities, and nearly half of the reserves have been depleted.

With only half the inventory remaining, this is a warning sign.

Although there are skirmishes in various places at present, no large-scale, protracted battles have occurred, so the consumption is not too great. However, there will definitely be many large-scale, protracted battles in the future, and given the long defensive lines and numerous enclaves of the Great Wilderness Territory, the consumption of food will be even more alarming.

The fact that the stockpiles have already begun to be depleted means that the newly produced grain and fodder simply cannot keep up with the consumption... This is not good news.

Therefore, the amount of grain in stock needs to be increased... at least restored to 80%, and then this bottom line needs to be stabilized to try to maintain the current supply and demand balance.

"Now that we've signed treaties with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, it's a temporary honeymoon period of peace. During this time, we can let the people of Youzhou, Qingzhou, Jizhou, and Sili cultivate their land..."

After inspecting several production bases, Lin Mu began inspecting military construction.

He brought back a lot of military tokens from Luoyang, the capital city, and Feng Zhong has already begun to prepare for the establishment of those special troops.

However, there is a major problem: a lack of legion commanders!
The original plan was to extract key rising generals like Shan Gong to form a new legion, but unfortunately, Le Jin and his men refused to release them...

There are quite a few outstanding soldiers, especially high-ranking generals and yellow-rank generals.

The inherent power of the generals' job promotion orders and cultivation techniques in the Great Wilderness Territory gradually erupted.

With the addition of highly qualified new recruits, the number of troops can be quickly increased, but there is a lack of capable legion commanders.

Apart from the attacking legions, Feng Zhong assigned all the capable ones to the Xuanwu Legion, which was responsible for defending the city...

Feng Zhong suggested that the several fierce generals recruited this time be brought over to command the special troops. For example, Geng Wu and others…

However, with the war between Sili and Dong Zhuo gradually escalating, it was not convenient to recall them to form an army for the time being.

Liu Yi, a former subordinate of Zhang Miao, seems like a good candidate...

……

While Lin Mu was busy with affairs in his territory, the situation in Yanzhou was also developing.

Guan Hai, who had infiltrated Cao Cao's main camp, led his troops out of Dongjun and then went on to wreak havoc in other counties without a moment's rest.

Outside Changyi City, the capital of Shanyang Commandery, Guan Hai secretly led his troops to ambush nearby.

We camped out in the mountains for the night.

"Prefect Yuan Yi of Shanyang County has been lured to the south, so the defenses of Changyi City should be weak at the moment," a Yellow Turban lieutenant reported to Guan Hai, who sat in the main seat with a furrowed brow.

"Commander, how about we launch a direct attack on Changyi City late at night?" the others suggested eagerly.

"Report!"

(Thanks to [Peerless KK] for the generous donation!!! I absolutely have to add five more chapters! But I've been quite busy lately, I'll add them later!) (End of Chapter)