Three Kingdoms: Fusion of Entries, Change of Destiny

Chapter 64 From now on, we can only rely on ourselves

"I remember that not long after Cao Cao occupied Yanzhou, Yuan Shu launched a surprise attack.

It seems that Zhang Miao of Chenliu did not resist at all and directly let Yuan Shu enter the heart of Yanzhou...

Damn it! If he hadn't refused to give me a chance to toast, I would have drunk him to death at the family dinner!

Cao Yan was thinking about all sorts of things and didn't notice that Xu Chu and Dian Wei had already started fighting in the open space of the fort in front of him.

The fight between these two strong men made quite a noise.

"Bang!!" Cao Yan's thoughts were interrupted by a dull sound of flesh colliding.

He looked up and saw Xu Chu and Dian Wei fighting each other.

Both of them were strong and muscular, their figures were like iron towers.

Every punch and kick was accompanied by a whistling sound, which made the surrounding air seem to tremble.

Dian Wei roared, then swung his fist, which was as big as a casserole, and hit Xu Chu in the face.

Xu Chu was not vague either. He suddenly dodged to the side and avoided Dian Wei's fierce attack.

Then, he turned around suddenly and swept out with his right leg, aiming at Dian Wei's lower body.

Seeing this, Dian Wei squatted down, and with his hands like two big pliers, he firmly grasped Xu Chu's right leg, and then twisted it hard, trying to flip it to the ground.

Xu Chu used this force to turn his body in the air and smashed his other foot hard towards Dian Wei's shoulder.

Dian Wei quickly let go of his hand and jumped back a few steps to avoid the attack.

The two separated briefly, then rushed towards each other again.

They fought back and forth, punching each other real hard, and the surrounding soldiers and civilians applauded.

Cao Cao saw Cao Yan frowning, his eyes filled with worry, so he asked, "Zi'an, why are you so worried? Is there something on your mind?"

Cao Yan hesitated for a moment, then pulled Cao Cao away from the crowd and said softly, "Brother, I've been thinking along the way that Yuan Shu is extremely ambitious and will definitely not be willing to watch us secure Yanzhou.

Our foundation is not stable yet, so we need to be cautious and guard against Yuan Shu's sneak attacks.

Moreover, Yanzhou is not a monolithic entity, and the wealthy and powerful families are accustomed to being fence-sitters.

Just take Zhang Miao for example, he has a lot of little tricks up his sleeve, so we have to be on guard against him!"

"Meng Zhuo and I are even good friends, as close as brothers. He shouldn't betray me... right?" Cao Cao's face changed slightly after hearing this.

"No matter if you are a loved one, a friend, or a brother, he will sell you out for a little more money!"

"Will you sell me then?"

"I'm so bored that I'm going to go looking for trouble?"

“…”Cao Cao knew that Cao Yan was most afraid of trouble, which was why he was in his twenties and still hadn’t found a wife.

Jokes are jokes.

Cao Cao knew that Cao Yan was always thoughtful and what he said often came true.

He pondered for a moment and couldn't help but sigh, "In fact, during the family dinner that day, I felt that Zhang Miao's feelings towards me had changed. He is no longer as open and honest with me as before.

As for Yuan Shu, if he dares to attack me, I will make sure he never returns!"

Seeing that Cao Cao did not take this matter seriously, Cao Yan continued, "Brother, after we take Yanzhou, Yuan Shao will no longer fully support us.

From now on we can only rely on ourselves.

Yanzhou is a place of war on four sides: Yuan Shu to the south, Tao Qian to the east, and Yuan Shao to the north. We must not take it lightly."

Seeing Cao Yan's firm attitude, Cao Cao realized that he seemed to be a little too proud.

After adjusting his mindset, Lao Cao asked Cao Yan, "In your opinion, how should we arrange it?"

After thinking for a while, Cao Yan said, "We can first move the administrative center from Changyi to Juancheng.

Juancheng is backed by the Yellow River, and is located on the north and south banks of the Yellow River with Dongwuyang, only a hundred miles apart.

We only need to build a ferry nearby so that we can quickly provide support to both sides.

Moreover, after moving the government center to Juancheng, we can avoid getting too close to Yuan Shu and Tao Qian, and also guard against Yuan Shao's backstabbing.

This way, we can focus our efforts on rapidly developing people's livelihoods, the economy, and our military. Cao Cao nodded slightly and said, "Yes, by moving the administrative center to Juancheng, we will be able to better control the situation in Yanzhou and respond to threats from all sides."

Cao Yan added, "We also need to establish a large-scale military presence in Puyang to form a joint defense with Juancheng, Dongwuyang, and Dunqiu. After that, we will be able to deal with both Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao with ease!"

"I have to say, Zi'an, you're really thoughtful. This matter is..."

Before Cao Cao could finish, Cao Yan interrupted him, saying, "Don't ask me about this. I have more important things to do."

Cao Cao asked doubtfully, "Is there anything more important than this?"

"Of course!"

"What's the matter?"

"make money!"

"..."

Seeing Cao Cao's contemptuous expression, Cao Yan asked, "A skilled cook cannot cook without rice, and even a penny can stump a hero.

Let me ask you, without money, how can you rebuild Yanzhou?
Without money, how can you build weapons and armor and pay the soldiers?
How can you run a school without money?"

Lao Cao still hesitated and said, "But as for business matters..."

"Brother, making money is not shameful."

“…” Cao Cao was silent.

After Cao Yan finished his whisper, Dian Wei and Xu Chu finally stopped.

It wasn't that the two of them decided the winner, but they fought for too long and got hungry.

Originally, they wanted to fight after dinner, but Cao Cao didn't want to waste any more time, so he directly explained his purpose to Xu Chu.

Xu Chu was straightforward, and he had heard that Cao Cao treated the people well, so he immediately led thousands of villagers and guests from Xujiabao and formally surrendered to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao selected 3,000 strong men and handed them over to Xu Chu to form the Tiger Guard Army, which served as his personal guards to protect him.

It was not until he was on his way back that Cao Yan remembered that he had not yet read Xu Chu's entry.

Throwing [Insight] over, Cao Yan saw Xu Chu's information.
Name: Xu Chu (Zhongkang)

Sex: Male
Hobbies: Drinking, fighting

Favorability: 10%
Items: Tiger Crazy (Gold), Loyal Soul Protecting the Master (Purple), Rear Guard (Blue), Good Wine (White), Naked Clothes (Gray)]

[Tiger Maniac (Gold)]: Each melee attack has a 30% chance to inflict a 'combo' (a second attack at extremely fast speed). For every 5% of health lost, the combo chance increases by 3%, the attack power increases by 3%, and the attack speed increases by 3%.

At first glance, this entry doesn't seem too strong.

But if it is paired with someone like Xu Chu who has thick skin and strong martial arts skills, it would be extremely terrifying.

What's even more terrifying is that
If Cao Yan copies [Tiger Crazy (Gold)], and combines it with Dian Wei's [Ancient Evil] to remove control, it will increase attack power by 80% and attack speed by 100%...

That picture is even more abstract than an e-sports player who has been single for thirty years!

"These two terms are too powerful when used together!" Cao Yan now desperately wants to improve his martial arts and physical fitness.

However, a maximum of five entries can be loaded at the same time, so the space is not enough!
Cao Yan looked at his entry database and thought to himself, "I've accumulated over thirty entries without realizing it. Some of the effects overlap, so I can use them to conduct conjecture verification."

Thinking of this, Cao Yan integrated some of the entries he had collected before.

The white entries are very ordinary, so I just merge them without any regrets.

In order to test the idea, Cao Yan conducted various combination experiments.

Finally, when all five white entries were fused together, a blue entry was fused out.

The five white entries are [Strong Qi and Blood], [Strong], [Healthy], [Agile], and [Powerful], and the new entry that is formed by the fusion is [Brave (Blue)].

Looking at these entries, Cao Yan had a vague answer in his mind.

The more entries you invest in, the greater the probability that new entries will be upgraded.

The more compatible the capabilities of the invested entries are, the greater the probability of new entries being upgraded, and the greater the probability of generating entries with similar capabilities!

(End of this chapter)