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Liu Bei immediately adopted Pang Tong's suggestion.

He also lacked confidence that he could take advantage of the great victory in Jingzhou to defeat Cao Cao in one fell swoop.

With eight provinces under Cao Cao's control—Sili, Liang, Qing, You, Bing, Ji, Yan, and Yu—how could they be torn apart by a single defeat?

Unless Cao Cao suddenly dies, there is still a slight chance.

Liu Bei also had his own considerations, and he no longer supervised the battle at the front.

Instead, they prepared to return to Yizhou to stabilize the situation and supply the front lines in Jingzhou with materials and troops.

"Who do you think is capable of taking on the important task of attacking Ruxu?" Liu Bei wanted to see if Pang Tong had any recommendations.

Now that the direction has been determined, the commander who will lead the attack on Jiangdong is of utmost importance.

Ma Chao and Huang Zhong were eager to try.

Especially Ma Chao, after he joined the army, his achievements were so dim compared to Huang Zhong who killed Xiahou Dun at Dingjun and Guan Yu who flooded the seven armies at Xiangyang.

As a result, Liu Bei appointed him as Left General and granted him the authority to act on behalf of the emperor.

I truly feel unworthy of this honor.

Liu Bei thought there were quite a few suitable candidates: Ma Chao, Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, and Wen Pin, all of whom were capable generals who could stand alone.

This is a naval battle, and Wen Ping is the most suitable candidate.

But then Ma Chao volunteered, "Your Majesty! This humble general has a wish!"

Ma Chao also knew that Wen Ping was suitable, but he was afraid that Liu Bei would choose Wen Ping.

In this way, the credit for destroying Sun Quan will be handed over to someone else.

Seeing that Ma Chao was taking the initiative, Wen Ping didn't want to compete with him.

"General Mengqi is invincible on horseback, but for the naval battle of Ruxu, we still need someone skilled in water to lead the troops." Liu Bei looked at Wen Ping.

The meaning is already very clear.

Pang Tong suddenly interrupted Liu Bei, "I can recommend someone who is not only good at naval warfare, but also familiar with the defense of Jiangdong."

"Oh? We have such a person in our army? Who is he?"

Pang Tong's words completely shocked everyone present:

"Lu Xun, Lu Boyan."

……

Lu Xiao took off his helmet.

I've lost count of how many times I've pulled an all-nighter.

"Now that the game is no longer following history, how are we supposed to transmit information? This has become a problem."

According to the original history, Lu Xiao could have predicted the future.

Now, Lü Meng's crossing of the river in disguise is ahead of schedule, Guan Yu's flooding of the seven armies is behind, Lü Meng has been captured, Lu Xun has surrendered, and Pang Tong has suggested attacking Jiangdong.

History took an unexpected turn.

"Going forward, we'll focus on our own development; at least we've established ourselves."

Lu Xiao believes that the game is now on the right track.

"Indeed, throughout history, military merit has been the shortcut for ordinary people to rise above their circumstances."

Lu Xiao's initial goal was not to reverse history.

They simply thought that having a game character follow Liu Bei would make it easier to survive and potentially rise to power.

Under Cao Cao's land reclamation system, although one could survive, there was almost no hope of turning the tide.

As for Sun Quan, he was never among Lu Xiao's choices.

To be honest, Lu Xiao didn't expect Lu Congtian to go this far.

Lu Congtian was not as intelligent as Lu Congshan, and his martial arts skills were not among the best in the world. From childhood to adulthood, he showed almost no outstanding qualities.

It was after Lu Congshan's death that Lu Congtian showed enough steadfastness and forbearance, revealing a resilient mindset and demonstrating absolute loyalty.

The Battle of Red Cliffs, the crossing of the Yangtze River in white robes, the feigned surrender in Xiangyang, and the obstruction of the Mongols at Zigui—each time, Lu Xiao thought the game was about to end.

As a result, Lu Congtian survived by sheer luck time and time again.

Now things are much better. Although he can no longer accumulate military merits to become a founding general of Shu Han, he can stay in the safe rear, consolidate his wealth, and preserve his family without any problem.

"I'm definitely going to make money in this lifetime!"

I took out my phone and checked the time.

The game "The Noble Family" has been online for a week.

Looking at the server-wide rankings, Lu Xiao's ranking had dropped again, now outside the top two million.

The first place winner already has 50,000 gold coins!

Of course, many rankings have stopped changing; they're finished.

Now, the popularity of "The Noble Family" is beginning to fade.

There's no other reason than that Sega, the manufacturer, is too arrogant. They completely ignored the revival function that millions of people applied for.

I really don't understand why some people would pass up the opportunity to make money.

Those with ulterior motives seized the opportunity and began to criticize the game "The Family".

They say buying this game is a waste of money, and that the developers won't heed their suggestions, so it's doomed sooner or later.

As for who is leading the smear campaign, it's not hard to guess.

One of them is a competitor. They couldn't stand the high popularity of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes," so they dampened the players' enthusiasm and then opened a pay-to-win server to accommodate heartbroken players.

"Stop playing those boring games with monotonous gameplay, no character control, no head-stomping, and no resurrection. Come play ours! You can experience the thrill of spending money, watch your stone healer bounce around, draw cards, get skins, upgrade your combat power, and trample others under your feet—how satisfying is that?"

When the gaming environment is full of pay-to-win, gacha-based games, a game like "Family" that completely subverts the gameplay and doesn't require spending money is a sin.

If Sega had enabled microtransactions, these competitors wouldn't be so disparaging.

Furthermore, Sega only operates the games, and its official website only displays game information and server rankings, completely ignoring players' complaints and criticisms, as well as competitors' attempts to attract negative attention.

This has emboldened even more manufacturers to hire online trolls to smear "The Family".

Lu Xiao keenly sensed, "The decline in the game's popularity is actually an opportunity!"

Lu Xiao knew this was his chance to make a name for himself!

I'll order a good meal and then message Xiao Li to arrange a time to meet.

"Um?"

In the chat window, someone sent Lu Xiao many private messages. The messages showed:

Three days ago

Big Green Pepper: I'm interested in collaborating.

Big Green Pepper: I've thought it through.

Big Green Pepper: ??? Where is everyone?

Two days ago

Big Green Pepper: Bro, give me an address, let's talk in person.

Big Green Pepper: Bro, are you deliberately keeping me in suspense?

Big Green Pepper: I'm sorry, but I think we should stop cooperating. You're not being sincere enough.

Yesterday

Big Green Pepper: Ha! I was just kidding. Okay, you win. So, what do you want me to do?

Big Green Pepper: Bro, I confess. After paying you 20,000 yuan, I won't even have enough for next month's rent, and I can't even afford to eat.

today

Big Green Pepper: Bro, I'll do whatever you say in any collaboration, just give me a reply, okay? Please.

After reading the message from Da Qingjiao, Lu Xiao felt somewhat ashamed, realizing he had forgotten about important matters while playing games.

He sent Da Qingjiao his location for meeting Xiao Li, and then added: Let's talk when we meet.

Big Green Pepper replied instantly: Ahhh! Wait for me!

Ten minutes later

Hello, delivery service!

Lu Xiao opened the door.

Both of them were stunned.

"Lu, Brother Lu?"

"You haven't eaten yet, have you? This is what I ordered for you."

Da Qingjiao was touched, but felt something was off. How did Lu Xiao know he would receive this order?

Never mind, let's go inside and talk about it.

Looking around Lu Xiao's place, there was a book under the tissue box on the bedside table, titled "The Way of the Wolf". The striped quilt was obviously never folded, and there was a battle-damaged sofa piled up with clothes so much that it was impossible to sit down.

The yellowed pillow, the dusty computer desk... everything felt so familiar.

I took a sniff, and the whole room was filled with a strong, masculine scent.

"This is... the home of a top streamer with millions of followers?" Big Green Pepper was starting to regret it. "Can I take back my agreement to cooperate?"