Three Kingdoms: Fusion of Entries, Change of Destiny

Chapter 28: Planner, Xi Zhicai!
Xi Zhicai didn't beat around the bush and said directly to the guard:
"Please inform Xun Juncheng that his former schoolmate Xi Zhicai is here to visit."

When the guard heard that it was Xun Yu's classmate, his expression immediately became respectful and he quickly replied, "Sir, please wait a moment. I will report it immediately!"

"Alas... our money and food are almost gone, and Zi'an is still spending money lavishly."

Xun Yu was in the hall looking at the report from the clerk, his brows furrowed and he sighed.

Just at this time,

The guard hurried in to report: "Head of the County, someone who claims to be your former classmate is here to visit!"

When Xun Yu heard this, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and he was refreshed. He said quickly, "Quick! Please invite him in!"

After saying that, he stood up and wanted to go out to greet them.

But I sat there for too long, for two days and two nights,
When Xun Yu walked, he felt his feet were weak, as if he was stepping on cotton, and he almost fell.

Xi Zhicai had just walked to the door,

The moment he saw Xun Yu, he almost couldn't help but rub his eyes.

The person in front of me, with dark circles under his eyes and a greasy face, is he really the Xun Wenruo who usually pays attention to his appearance and grace?

"Zhicai! You are finally here!!" When Xun Yu saw Xi Zhicai, his eyes were filled with tears and his voice was a little excited.

When Xun Yu spoke, Xi Zhicai was finally convinced that the man in front of him was Xun Yu!
Xi Zhicai was stunned for a moment, then he was convinced that the man in front of him was Xun Yu. He asked in disbelief, "Wen Ruo, why are you like this..."

Xun Yu pays the most attention to his image in his daily life.

Not only do you need to take care of your appearance meticulously every day,
And also use the sandalwood cake to fumigate the clothes,

Even the silk ribbons used to tie the hair have to be soaked in orchid soup repeatedly.

But the Xun Yu in front of him was so unkempt, the change was too big.

Xun Yu naturally saw the confusion in Xi Zhicai's eyes. He smiled bitterly and said, "I'm so busy with official duties that I have no time to take care of my personal appearance. Please don't make fun of me, Zhicai."

"Hahahaha!"

"..."

After laughing, Xi Zhicai said, "It can be seen that you are really short of people."

"Let's go in and talk." Xun Yu walked forward, took Xi Zhicai's hand, and led him into the government hall affectionately.

The two sat opposite each other at the table, sipping tea and talking.

Xun Yu continued with the previous topic:
"Dongjun has just been through a war, and Zi'an has come up with a ton of new, unheard-of ideas. I wish I could split myself into four, and I wish a day had twenty-four hours..."

"No one else wants to come?" Xi Zhicai frowned and suddenly asked.

Xun Yu shook his head and sighed softly: "Feng Xiao hasn't replied yet, and everyone else has clearly rejected it."

Xi Zhicai was silent for a moment, then said, "To be honest, I was also shocked when I first received your letter. I thought, even if you didn't want to assist Yuan Shao, you wouldn't go and help Cao Cao, right?"

"You should have seen the situation in Dongwuyang, right?"

"seen it already."

"What do you think?"

"I see light and hope again in the eyes of the people!" Xi Zhicai thought for a while and then said.

"That's right!" Xun Yu showed a proud smile on his face. "Although I'm tired, seeing that the people of Dongwuyang are getting more and more hopeful about their lives, I feel that I can hold on a little longer!"

At this moment, Cao Yan's slightly lazy voice came from outside.

"Don't hold on any longer, or you'll die... Hey, who is this brother?"

When Cao Yan came in, he saw Xi Zhicai sitting in his seat at a glance.

He only asked politely, but secretly used his [Insight] skill to observe the other person.

"Xi Zhicai! You are finally here!!!" Cao Yan cheered secretly in his heart, but remained calm and composed on the surface.

Xi Zhong (Zhi Cai)
Sex: Male
Hobbies: reading, playing chess
Favorability: 10%
Entries: Xuanshu Planning (gold), Outstanding Talent from a Poor Family (purple), Assisting (blue), Being Ridiculed by Common People (white), God's Envy of Talent (gray)]

【Xuanshu Planning (Gold):

Passive: At the start of each battle, three tactical deduction routes are automatically generated. Selecting one will increase the effectiveness of the corresponding tactic by 200% (for example, "Fire Attack" will add additional continuous burning damage and difficulty to extinguish, while "Surprise Attack" can increase the success rate and lethality). Active: You can impose the "Unclear" state on the enemy camp, making it impossible for them to identify your true strategic objectives (such as granaries/commander positions) for 3 days. Cooldown: 30 days.

"Wow! That's awesome!!!" Cao Yan stared with his eyes wide open, drooling!

The effect of this [Xuanshu Planning] on the battlefield is simply incredible!

He continued to check other entries.
[Outstanding Scholars from Poor Families (Purple)] can increase the attractiveness to scholars from poor families, which is beneficial for Cao Cao to recruit more talents from poor families.

[Assist (Blue)] is quite standard and can randomly increase the highest attribute of a friend around you by 20% every day.

[Criticism of Going Against Customs (Bai)] This should be considered a negative effect, and the description is "his style of doing things is different from the traditional norms of the aristocracy", which means that he is not liked by the children of aristocratic families.

But this is no big deal. Xi Zhicai doesn't like children from aristocratic families, except for a few good friends.

[God is jealous of talented people (gray)] is a bit scary.

It clearly stated that Xi Zhicai would not live past the age of forty! And with each year older, the risk of death would rise sharply!
Cao Yan immediately woke up from his greed and thought to himself:
"Xi Zhicai seemed to be thirty-six years old when he died. So, he didn't have many years left."

After this period of unremitting efforts,
Others' favorability towards Cao Yan generally increased.

Cao Yan also copied entries from many people, but most of them were ordinary blue and white entries.

Cao Cao has not been seen for a long time.

Others' situations are not urgent.
Therefore, Cao Yan never tried to replace other people's entries.

Now seeing that Xi Zhicai might be taken away by [God's Jealousy of Talent] at any time, he finally felt a sense of urgency.

However, his favorability with Xi Zhicai has not reached 80% yet, so he cannot be bound to him.

But the favorability between Cao Yan and Xun Yu reached 98%, which was more than enough.

So Cao Yan prepared to integrate the entries he had obtained before,

Then let’s take Xun Yu as an experiment.

While Cao Yan was looking at Xi Zhicai, Xi Zhicai was also looking at Cao Yan.

When Xi Zhicai saw Cao Yan for the first time,
An illusion was created.
I thought I met another Xun Wenruo!

"Is there someone in this world who can match Wen Ruo in terms of temperament?!" Xi Zhicai marveled in his heart.

Xun Yu saw Cao Yan coming in and quickly introduced him:

"Zi'an, this is the classmate and good friend I told you about before, Xizhong and Xizhicai!"

"Zhicai, this is my master's younger brother, Cao Yan Cao Zi'an!"

Xi Zhicai quickly stood up and bowed, saying, "So you are Cao Zi'an. I've heard of your great name for a long time!"

"Sir, you are too kind. I am ashamed to accept your compliments."

"This is the first time I've seen someone praised six times in one letter from Xun Wenruo." Xi Zhicai said with a smile.

"Why do you tell everything to others?" Xun Yu gave Xi Zhicai a cold look.

Cao Yan smiled and said, "Wen Ruo, since Mr. Zhicai is here, how about I give him the position of Gong Cao?"

Xun Yu suddenly replied: "You wish!"

"..."

"Zhicai is good at strategy and planning,
He should be the lord's counselor,

Instead of wasting energy on these trivial matters." Xun Yu explained.

Cao Yan was dissatisfied. "But I'm good at training soldiers. Why do I have to deal with these trivial matters all the time?"

"You are young and energetic, and those who are capable should do more work."

"Wen Ruo, you are such a double standard!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)