Three Kingdoms: Fusion of Entries, Change of Destiny

Chapter 2 Golden Entry Development Plan
For the ultimate goal of immortality,
Cao Yan decided to whitewash himself and change his image to improve his favorability among the public.

So, when Cao Cao was disappointed and ready to go back to his own home,
Cao Yan suddenly stood up and said, "Brother, the situation will change in three months. Please prepare yourself quickly!"

The "Book of Wei, Chronicle of Emperor Wu" records: "In the seventh month of autumn, Yuan Shao threatened Han Fu and seized Jizhou. The Black Mountain bandits Yu Du, Bai Rao, and Sui Gu rebelled. Over 100,000 men invaded Wei and Dongjun, and Wang Gong was unable to resist. Emperor Taizu led his troops into Dongjun, attacked Bai Rao at Puyang, and defeated him. Yuan Shao then recommended Taizu as the prefect of Dongjun, with his capital at Dongwuyang."

You definitely don’t know “Book of Wei: Records of Emperor Wu”, but I, Cao Yan, remember it!
Cao Cao was puzzled as to why Cao Yan was so confident, so he said, "Tell me about it."

Cao Yan looked around and saw that most of the others had indifferent or even contemptuous smiles on their faces. He thought to himself, "Go ahead and laugh. Let's see if you can still laugh later."

Cao Yan then looked at Cao Cao and said, "The Black Mountain Army is based in the Taihang Mountains in western Jizhou.

However, with Yuan Shao's rapid rise and expansion after occupying Jizhou, coupled with his intention to eliminate all resistance forces in the country, the Black Mountain Army's living space is bound to be greatly compressed.

The Montenegrin Army is facing immense pressure to survive, so it has no choice but to seek proactive counterattacks."

The smiles on the others' faces suddenly froze.

Cao Cao seemed to be thinking about it, then said, "Continue."

Cao Yan continued, "Yuan Shao is surrounded by powerful enemies like Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan. If his rear is harassed by the Black Mountain Army, he will be unable to cope. That will be your chance, brother!"

Cao Cao finally raised his head, looked at Cao Yan, and asked, "Are you saying that Yuan Shao will ask us to send troops?"

"Definitely!"

"But what good can we gain by fighting the Black Mountain Army?"

"Occupy a territory that truly belongs to us!"

"And why do you conclude it was after March?"

"The Black Mountain Army mainly relies on looting to survive. July marks the end of the summer harvest, when new grain is stored in warehouses. Local officials and powerful individuals have ample granaries, making it easy for the Black Mountain Army to quickly replenish its supplies."

Not only Cao Cao, but everyone else had an incredible look on their faces.

Is this still the Cao Yan they know?
Is this still the good-for-nothing who only knows how to fight cocks and walk dogs, is idle, and is not good at either civil or military affairs?
Cao Cao asked curiously, "Zi'an, who taught you this?"

"Yes! Someone must have taught Cao Yan to say this. How could he come up with such a well-reasoned inference on his own!" When the others heard this, they suddenly understood.

Cao Yan shook his head and said, "No one taught me. I just figured it out randomly."

"Guess what? You're kidding..."

Cao Cao didn't ask too many questions, but continued with the previous topic, asking: "Then what do you think is our true foundation?"

"Yanzhou!" Cao Yan answered decisively.

"Hehehe!" The others in the hall couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Zi'an, you are a little too fanciful!" Xiahou Dun shook his head and laughed.

"Yanzhou Governor Liu Dai is also a big shot. How could he let us enter Yanzhou?" Xiahou Yuan also shook his head.

"It's okay, you've made great progress now." Cao Ren comforted.

Cao Yan couldn't come up with a conclusion now. He couldn't say that God was going to take Liu Dai away, right?

"It's only three months anyway, and the truth will be clear by then!" Cao Yan shrugged indifferently and sat down.

Although Cao Cao also felt that Cao Yan was a little whimsical, he always had a vague feeling and expectation in his heart.

At this time, the system prompt sounded.

Cao Cao's favorability towards you has changed. Current favorability: 52%

"Hmm?" Cao Yan raised his eyebrows and thought to himself, "Does this mean that Lao Cao agrees with what I said? Not bad, that's a good start."

However, there was no change in the favorability of other people. It seemed that they really did not take Cao Yan's words seriously.

After the meeting, Cao Yan went for a stroll on the street again.

Others are not surprised.

But Cao Yan really has something serious to do. There are still four entries left vacant.
Gold entries require 90% favorability, but purple only requires 70%, and blue, green, and white entries decrease by 20% respectively.

If you take a walk on the street, not to mention purple and blue, you can always get two blue skies and white clouds, right?
unfortunately,

Cao Yan still overestimated the character of the previous owner of his body.

Along the way, even dogs had to walk around Cao Yan, and I didn’t see any favorability rating above 0!
Even the two lackeys following behind him were smiling on the surface but thinking MMP in their hearts, and their favorability level was hovering around -50%.

"It will be your turn sooner or later!" Cao Yan thought calmly in his heart.

After walking for almost half an hour, I still couldn't find anyone to attack.

"Damn it! What kind of evil things have you done to deserve the wrath of heaven and man?! I've walked through almost half of the territory, but I haven't found anyone to attack!" Cao Yan cursed in his heart.

Although he was angry, Cao Yan could do nothing about it.

How to do?
I'd better go home and take a shower and sleep...

Cao Yan was alone, so he temporarily lived in Lao Cao's house.

As soon as he stepped through the gate of the mansion, Cao Yan happened to meet Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Ang.

Cao Ang bowed respectfully to Cao Yan and called out, "Uncle."

Cao Yan nodded, and then habitually threw [Insight] at Cao Ang.

This sight made him a little surprised.
Cao Ang's favorability towards him is as high as 78%!

Unfortunately, Cao Ang now has only three entries.

One of them was purple, and two were blue, and they had obviously not yet grown to their peak state.

It would be a waste to use the term copy on him at this moment.

However, if he cultivates it carefully, he might be able to prompt Cao Ang to produce better entries more quickly.

So Cao Yan said to Cao Ang, "Ang'er, come and sit with your uncle when you have time. Your uncle will teach you some good things."

Cao Ang's eyes twitched slightly, and he muttered to himself, "If I go to your place to play, I'm afraid my mother will spank me when I get home..."

Cao Yan saw Cao Ang's embarrassment and immediately understood his concerns.

He walked over to Cao Ang and whispered, "Haven't you always wanted to learn how to march and fight? Your uncle recently got a book on formations, and we can discuss it together."

After saying that, Cao Yan patted Cao Ang on the shoulder and walked away staggeringly.

"Formation?" Cao Ang looked at Cao Yan's back, his heart full of doubts. "Uncle has trouble even recognizing words, when did he become interested in formations?"

Back in the house, Cao Ang's mind was still circling with Cao Yan's invitation.

The boy's curiosity eventually overcame his fear of being beaten, and he sneaked to the backyard and came to Cao Yan's room.

Cao Ang had just ground the ink and was about to draw the Mandarin Duck Formation created by General Qi on the silk spread out on the table.

Unexpectedly, Cao Ang's voice suddenly came from the door, "Uncle, what do you want to draw?"

Cao Yan looked up and saw Cao Ang lying on the door frame, looking inside curiously.

So he smiled and said, "Come in, I don't eat people."

Cao Ang then walked into the room, came to the desk and glanced at it curiously.

But he saw nothing on the silk and couldn't help wondering, "Why are you painting nothing?"

"I haven't started painting yet!" Cao Yan rolled his eyes at Cao Ang and said, "Stay away, I'm going to start painting!"

After about a cup of tea, Cao Yan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's done!"

Cao Ang stared at the twelve crooked little figures on the silk in amazement, not knowing what to say.

(End of this chapter)