The boss of a foreign organization called the police, claiming that he was defrauded by me

Most of the time, even Yang Xia himself was puzzled. He could clearly keep his emotions hidden, but in front of Shaoyao, he seemed to have no secrets at all.

Taking the soup, Yang Xia took a small sip. The umami flavor of the mushrooms and the aroma of the chicken intertwined in his mouth, stimulating his taste buds. He unconsciously took another big sip, but then his brows furrowed uncontrollably.

He finished the soup in a few gulps, put the bowl back on the table, and his slightly better mood dropped a bit more.

It wasn't that the peony soup was bad, but rather that Yang Xia was preoccupied with figuring out how to proceed with their next move.

"Thank you, Peony. Why don't you go and rest first? You've worked so hard."

After speaking, Yang Xia sat back down in his original seat, preparing to continue thinking about the next course of action.

Seeing that Yang Xia was sitting still, Shaoyao said with a worried look, "Your Majesty... you have been working too hard lately. I hope you can rest soon."

“If this continues, we are really worried about you.”

After hearing what Shaoyao said, Yang Xia looked up at her and said, "There's nothing we can do. As the Chinese fleet gets closer, the situation will definitely become more complicated."

"In order to properly maintain the relationship between China and the Great Zhou Dynasty, I cannot afford to be negligent at this moment."

"I must make sure everything is perfect; it would be such a shame if anything went wrong at this point."

"The Atlan Empire, along with the neighboring Red Cake Kingdom and India, are all eyeing our Great Zhou Dynasty with covetous intent. Maintaining good relations with China is of paramount importance now."

Yang Xia patiently explained to Shaoyao, who looked helpless but could understand Yang Xia's hardship and difficulties.

Peony looked at Yang Xia helplessly and said, "Alright then... but you should also take care of your health and don't overwork yourself."

Yang Xia nodded slowly and said, "I understand. You should go and rest."

After nodding, Peony hurriedly left, not wanting to disturb Yang Xia's work any further.

After Shaoyao left, Yang Xia felt bored again, so he started browsing the system's points shop.

At this time, Yang Xia discovered a gene simulation system and began to study it seriously.

This truly surprised Yang Xia, who said excitedly, "Great! As long as this system is activated, it can automatically arrange and copy."

"If that's the case, I can use this gene simulation system to create a puppet target that I want to simulate."

"Moreover, this puppet target has a lifespan of three days, which can really be a great help to me."

"It seems there are quite a few good things in this points mall. I'll have to come and browse it more often in my spare time."

A smile appeared on Yang Xia's face. The discovery of this gene simulation system had surprised him quite a bit.

Yang Xia believed that he could use this system to control the simulated puppet.

He began to study it carefully, trying to figure out the underlying principles. During the research process...

He discovered that the puppet was only used once every ten days, which disappointed Yang Xia.

"Ugh... Looks like I was just getting my hopes up for nothing. I was actually planning to make good use of this puppet."

"I didn't expect so many restrictions, which made me happy for nothing, but... it seems like a pity not to exchange for this gene simulation system."

Yang Xia hesitated for a moment, then thought it over carefully before gritting his teeth again.

"Forget it... I'll just grit my teeth and exchange for it. Let's get this system first."

"We'll figure out how to handle it later; let's just exchange it first."

Yang Xia made up his mind, and despite complaining about the system, he ultimately stuck to his original intention.

After careful study, Yang Xia realized that this system also required a certain level of proficiency to activate.
However, this proficiency is not accumulated through trial and error, but rather earned by exchanging achievement points.

Yang Xia looked helpless and couldn't help but sigh, "I'll go and see how many achievement points I have right now."

"If we use these achievement points to exchange for something, I wonder how much we can improve our proficiency with this system."

"This is really troublesome. If I had known it would be like this, I should have thought it over more carefully. I've just brought trouble upon myself."

"But what can we do now that it's already been exchanged?"

As he spoke, Yang Xia began to check his achievement points. During the check, he discovered that he currently possessed 1,300 achievement points.

If he were to redeem all of these achievement points now, he could bring the system to a proficiency level of 90%.

Yang Xia smiled slightly and said, "Is it worth it or not? But seeing that this system can increase proficiency by 90%, it's really tempting."

"But if I don't exchange it, I'll feel a little unwilling. It's really a headache."

Yang Xia was initially hesitant, pondering the matter repeatedly in his mind.

In fact, Yang Xia had been pondering for a long time whether it was worth it to exchange achievement points for these so-called proficiency levels.

After all, given the current situation, achievement points might be useful when needed in the future. But right now, this skill is also quite important to Yang Xia, and once he masters it, he might be able to find a breakthrough to completely control the delicate balance between the Great Zhou Dynasty and the three countries led by the Atlan Empire.

The reason why the Atlan Empire has been holding back and has not launched a direct attack on the Great Zhou Dynasty is partly because the Great Zhou Dynasty itself is powerful, but more importantly, it is because of the two beloved generals under Yang Xia. Now they have strong and well-equipped troops, so even if the Atlan Empire had the idea of ​​attacking, it would not have the strength to do so.

But things are different now.

The Atlantean Empire has clearly lost patience, as evidenced by their frequent deployments of fleets in other locations on the sea recently.

Although each time the fleet was dispatched, it was affected by the weather, with various extreme weather events occurring one after another, but this did not seem to affect the determination of the Atlantean Empire and the other two countries to take advantage of the victory and block the Chinese fleet from communicating with the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"To solve the problem once and for all, relying solely on weather controllers is clearly not enough. As the saying goes, among the Thirty-Six Stratagems, the best is to win hearts and minds. If we can truly dismantle the three-nation alliance led by the Atlan Empire from within, we might be able to subdue the enemy without a fight."

Yang Xia frowned and gently touched his nose, his expression serious, clearly indicating that this matter was of great significance to him.

However, after thinking for a long time, Yang Xia still couldn't make up his mind. He looked at the ceiling above him with some embarrassment.

"What a joke! So many achievement points, who knows how much they'll help me in the future? If I raise my proficiency to that level now and lose so many achievement points, and the skill doesn't work well, that would be a huge loss..."

Yang Xia's consideration was not without reason, after all, achievement points are an extremely important exchange resource for the King Simulator system.

In the event of unforeseen circumstances, as long as the King Simulator's shop system remains functional, he can quickly redeem the necessary items to mitigate or eliminate the negative impact. In any case, achievement points are crucial for the system, for Yang Xia, and even for the entire Great Zhou Dynasty.

This is Yang Xia's trump card, and it is also the source of the Great Zhou Dynasty's confidence in remaining unscathed amidst the three powers led by the Atlan Empire!
but……

In the end, Yang Xia decided to take the gamble.

"Ding dong... Congratulations, host, you have completed the system exchange using achievement points."

After the system successfully redeemed the item, Yang Xia was surprised to find that a faint consciousness had appeared in his mind.

Yang Xia carefully sensed it and discovered that this consciousness seemed to be dormant, which he found very strange and gave him an indescribable feeling. This filled Yang Xia with curiosity, and he was even a little confused about what was going on.

"Strange... Why is this faint consciousness in a dormant state? It's truly amazing."

"How should I wake it up? This really piqued my curiosity."

Yang Xia never expected that such a big change would occur after the exchange was successful.

Seeing that Yang Xia had made his decision, the fans in the live stream didn't know what to say and could only support his idea.

After successfully redeeming the system, Yang Xia was genuinely curious, wondering whether it was reliable or not.
Thinking of this, Yang Xia could no longer contain himself. After careful consideration, he murmured to himself.

"It seems I need to find a way to test this system first. Only by experiencing it firsthand can I know whether it's reliable or not."

"Otherwise, I won't feel at ease. To put my mind at ease, I must act now."

With that, Yang Xia went to find Meng Yin, wanting Meng Yin to accompany him to test the system.

Yang Xia's sudden late-night visit startled Meng Yin. Looking at Yang Xia with surprise, Meng Yin asked, "Your Majesty... what brings you here?"

"Has something happened, or is there some kind of emergency?"

Seeing Meng Yin's tense expression, Yang Xia quickly explained, "That's not how it is... nothing important happened."

"I just want you to come with me to the sea near the Atlan Empire. There's something I need to verify."

Meng Yin relaxed a little after hearing Yang Xia's words.

Afterwards, Meng Yin accompanied Yang Xia to the sea area near the Atlan Empire. Once there, Yang Xia carefully observed the surrounding situation.

Then, Yang Xia slowly closed his eyes and began to start the system.

Meng Yin stood quietly by Yang Xia's side, watching his series of actions with a curious expression.

Sure enough, the moment Yang Xia activated the system, a person who looked almost exactly like Doka, the leader of the Atlan Empire, appeared next to them.

Seeing this, Meng Yin was taken aback and turned to look at Yang Xia with a puzzled expression, but hesitated to ask.

Upon seeing this person who looked almost exactly like Doka, Yang Xia immediately used his consciousness to control him.

He was sent to steer another small boat closer to the Atlan Empire, and sure enough, the journey was unimpeded.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yang Xia successfully entered the secret operations planning room of the Atlan Empire.

Although it was already late at night, when Yang Xia arrived, he found that the secret operations room of the Atlan Empire was still brightly lit.

Yang Xia narrowed his eyes slightly, a mocking smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

"It seems these guys are really going to great lengths to trip me up at this crucial moment and try every means to hinder the future development of the Great Zhou Dynasty. I didn't expect them to still be awake so late."

As he spoke, Yang Xia turned his gaze to the puppet sitting beside him.

"Since you're all awake too, and I can't sleep either, how about we play a game of hide-and-seek? I'd also like to see what you're discussing so late at night. Are you talking about how to deal with extreme weather, or how to reopen the logistical supply lines?"

After arriving at the secret operations planning room of the Atlan Empire, Yang Xia saw all the operational data and detailed plans.

Yang Xia carefully examined the documents and finally gleaned some clues from the overall planning.

"Hmm, it seems India is having a tough time lately, apparently facing rejection from both the Red Cake Kingdom and the Atlan Empire. How pitiful..."

When Yang Xia saw this question, a bold idea suddenly came to his mind.

A cold smile crept across Yang Xia's face as he thought to himself, "Great... This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me. Should I make good use of this?"

"It's not my fault that your relationship has developed a rift."

With this idea in mind, Yang Xia controlled the puppet to come to Jimmy's place.

It was already late at night, and Jimmy had long since gone to sleep, but the puppet still pulled him out of bed.

Without hesitation, the puppet slapped Jimmy across the face more than a dozen times.

"Clap clap clap..."

With a series of crisp sounds, the dozen or so slaps left Jimmy completely stunned; he had no idea what had happened.

I felt dizzy and had a series of stinging pains on my cheeks.

"What's going on... Why did you hit me? What did I do wrong?" Jimmy looked at the puppet in front of him with sleepy eyes.

Yang Xia smiled coldly. His plan was being implemented step by step and seemed to be going smoothly so far, without any unexpected incidents.

Meng Yin, standing beside Yang Xia, kept a close eye on Yang Xia's changing expressions.

At this moment, he dared not relax in the slightest, because this period of time was crucial for Yang Xia.

He constantly looked around, afraid that any unexpected event might occur.

Jimmy was already quite annoyed at being forcibly dragged out of bed.
Now, having been slapped for no reason, I feel absolutely terrible.

He rubbed his eyes, covered his burning cheek, looked up at the person in front of him angrily, and shouted, "What do you want? Why did you hit me?"

"What do you want in the middle of the night?"

Jimmy had no idea that the person in front of him who looked exactly like Doka was not Doka himself, but just a puppet.

Upon hearing Jimmy's angry question, Yang Xia quickly manipulated the puppet to speak.

"Listen to me carefully, you must insist on carrying out the rescue tomorrow, and I am now on your side."

"No matter what I say tomorrow, and no matter whether Okada and the others agree, you must insist on doing it."

"Did you hear what I said? I assure you, as long as you do as I ask, everything will be fine."

Upon hearing Doka's words, Jimmy chuckled and replied, "I understand... I will definitely do as you say and go to the rescue tomorrow."

"Don't worry, I keep my word and won't go back on my word."

Having achieved his goal, Yang Xia once again manipulated the puppet to return.

Throughout the entire process, Yang Xia operated flawlessly, arousing no suspicion or attention from anyone. (End of Chapter)