Warhammer Fantasy: I Have Total War System

Inside the Sinan wagon, on the soft silk bed, Li Lin was suddenly awakened by a bone-chilling cold.

He opened his eyes with a shiver. Before him was the cramped bronze dome of the compass cart and the hazy light of day filtering in through the glass windows.

The Jar of All Souls lay beside his pillow, its emerald light undiminished.

Li Lin moved his fingers and raised his arm. Hey! Guess what? It came back to life! Completely intact!

I feel like I've forgotten something...

"Not dead?" A cold female voice suddenly came from beside me.

Li Lin was startled to see Yi Ge standing silently three steps away from his bedside, looking down at him.

His black hair fell down, and an ominous shadow covered his face, shattering the sunlight that streamed in, making him look like a funerary figurine just dug out of a tomb.

She tilted her head, staring intently at Li Lin, making him feel uneasy.

"Wh...what are you doing?" Li Lin felt a little guilty, but he didn't know what he was guilty about.

"Do you really think you're special?" Yi Ge suddenly asked abruptly, her voice very soft, as soft as a thin blade grazing her earlobe, letting people know that she was very unhappy.

She took a step forward, the shadows receding to reveal a bewitching face: "You think that just because someone calls you 'Young Master,' you're destined for greatness and irreplaceable?"

"Don't be naive. Remember, who gave you your power?"

Before Li Lin could react, her slender fingers pulled out a thick stack of blue silk from her sleeve and slapped it onto the wooden table on the edge of the bed with a "thud".

"Didn't you want me to learn 'Ultimate Alchemy'?"

"Go and buy these."

Oh, so this whole thing is just to get me to go shopping.

What's going on? You scared me to death!

Li Lin unfolded the silk scroll to examine it: "Dimensional Sand (note: not sand, but a byproduct of the dimensional stone vein), Thundercast Iron Ingots, Refined Mercury, Moonstone Powder..."

Most of them were materials used in metal magic. Li Lin didn't recognize their uses, but he just bought them anyway.

There's only one carry in the team, what else can we do but treat them well?

Just as Li Lin was about to say "okay," he saw Yi Ge point with a look of disgust to a large, gray rat with pigtails, about the size of an adult, on the floor next to him.

The mouse was lying face up in a "T" shape, its four paws stiffly curled up in front of its chest, and its tongue sticking out halfway, looking as if it had been knocked unconscious by a stick.

Short and chubby, Li Lin remembered that this was the same "Brainless" rat that had gone to move the flamethrower before!

"You killed it?"

Yi Ge clicked his tongue, gave Li Lin a look as if he were an idiot, and then asked, "What's the deal with these pills on the table?"

She kicked the brainless man twice, and the man twitched twice, indicating that he was not dead.

"That stupid thing sneaked out of the workshop to steal food; I need to find out what kind of poison it's been poisoned by."

Li Lin looked at the overturned medicine bottle, activated his rusty brain, and thought carefully. A chill suddenly ran up his tailbone.

This is a pill sent by my fellow disciple Shen Du, which is said to be able to heal serious injuries—the Jade Marrow Pill!

This elixir is poisonous!

My goodness, you really have to be more wary of people you know well!

At the time, he was cautious and felt that since he had the All-Spirit Jar to revive, there was no need to waste a precious pill at this time, so he did not take it.

What if he eats it and then lies there like a clueless fool, completely ignoring the post-war military council...?

The consequences are unimaginable! And it's best not to think about them!

"Damn it, these six young masters from Nantong..." Li Lin muttered to himself, then told Yi Ge, "It was a Jade Marrow Pill that an outsider gave me, saying it was a life-saving pill. I don't know anything else about it."

Yi Ge didn't respond. He just flipped the headless creature over, pried open its eyelids to look at its pupils, and then opened its mouth to smell its scent.

Then she pulled out a purplish-red silver needle from her waist, scraped some powder from the bottle of Jade Marrow Pills, dipped it into the needle tip, and casually inserted it into several acupoints on the back of the rat-man's neck.

In less than thirty breaths, No-Brainer sprang up with a "squeak," rolled over, looked around blankly, and whipped its tail like a whip.

When it saw Yi Ge's eyes, which seemed to devour people without mercy, it trembled violently, like a leaf turning from a leaf.

"Go back."

The mouse instantly sprang into action and disappeared into the Sinan truck in a flash.

Li Lin switched screens and saw that it had darted straight back to the outer layer of the Sinan cart, to Yi Ge's workshop.

"What kind of poison was put in that medicine?" Li Lin asked as he put on his clothes.

Yi Ge put away the silver needles and rubbed the remaining medicinal powder between his armored fingers.

"It's uncertain. It could be that the pills have spoiled or become damp, or it could simply be that this is its intended effect."

"But without a doubt, this drug has an extremely strong hypnotic effect. If you take it given your injuries, you will fall into a deep sleep for at least several days, during which time you won't wake up even if your limbs are cut off."

She spoke expressionlessly, her tone completely flat, but Li Lin could hear the suppressed displeasure and anger in her voice.

No, sis, I didn't do anything to you.

Is my period starting?

At that moment, a noisy sound came from outside the car. Actually, the sound had always been there, but it suddenly became louder.

Li Lin stood up, stretched his body, and glanced at his attribute list.

[Li Lin - Military Commissioner] [Level: Lv5 (0/1500)]

[Health Points: 2000] [Morale: 60]

[Attributes: Armor 40, Movement Speed ​​34, Attack 45, Defense 45, Melee Weapon Power 125 (Armor Penetration), 250 (Unbreakable)]

【Trait: Troop Peace +50%】

The recovery was going well, but my health was actually always above 1000, yet I still died.

Therefore, it is very likely that health is not the only attribute that determines life or death.

There may be hidden attributes or something similar. Total War games have many such hidden attributes, such as attack speed, which players need to check the game files and test themselves.

"Don't let the ratmen escape again. I can tolerate other races, but I might not be so tolerant of those outside."

"Dimensional Stone equipment too," Li Lin warned Yi Ge, glancing at her attribute panel as he did so.

【Yi Ge - Alchemist】【Level Lv5 (200/1500)】

[Health Points: 3420] [Morale: 60] [Loyalty: 30]

[Attributes: Armor 40, Movement Speed ​​34, Attack 35, Defense 30, Melee Weapon Power 90 (Armor Penetration), 210 (Unbreakable)]

【Trait: Spellcaster】

Ok!

The loyalty I finally managed to raise to 60 was immediately reduced by half!

Grandma! What have I done to offend you?!

Yi Ge stared at Li Lin in silence for a while, then said, "Don't forget the laboratory you promised," before turning and disappearing into the truck.

Li Lin shook his head, coughed twice, got into position, and pushed open the iron-clad door of the Sinan wagon.

At the beginning, a fierce wind carrying coarse yellow sand and the scorching afternoon sun gave him a head-on blow.

The compass cart, pulled by six heavy armored oxen, was moving slowly forward. In front, behind, and to the sides, supply wagons, pack horses, and stretchers for the wounded formed a long gray procession, like a line crawling across the desert.

"The young master is recuperating! No one is allowed to disturb him!" Xing Ganqi's voice came, hoarse and resolute, with an unyielding firmness.

"But the allocation of military supplies is still awaiting the commander's approval—"

"The transfer of any unit also requires the approval of the commander-in-chief—"

"Many people have differing opinions regarding the rearguard's food and rations allocation—"

"The people from Qingluan Tower say they want to see the head steward; it's urgent—"

A dozen or so voices crashed down at once. While inside the Sinan truck, they were barely audible, but once outside, it was truly deafening.

The civil officials and stewards, carrying thick ledgers and silk books that needed to be stamped, saw Li Lin finally appear and, like eunuchs entering a brothel, immediately waved their arms wildly at him.

Li Lin took a step back, almost closing the door again.

He silently repeated to himself several times, "With great power comes great responsibility" and "It's just a little hardship, it's more important to kill my enemy" before reluctantly jumping off the car.

"One at a time," he said, his voice hoarse and desperate.

"Young Master?" Xing Ganqi ran over, his face full of worry. "Why don't you go back and rest for a while?"

Li Lin looked at the yellow spots on his face, which were covered with sand and sweat, and his lips were as dry as cracked earth, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

"Sigh, you're not destined to rest. Go and rest, and let another group of people come and guard you."

"But......."

"This is a military order."

Xing Ganqi clasped his hands in acceptance of the order. No sooner had he left than three officers in full armor hurriedly squeezed out from the crowd.

Li Lin recognized one of them; it was the same clerical officer who had used the "Heavenly Covering Formation" to make things difficult for him in the side tent.

His expression was conflicted and aggrieved; he was practically dragged over by the other two people.

The three men approached Li Lin and gave him a standard military salute, with Qian Tang being particularly reluctant.

"This humble officer is He Xu, the vanguard commander. This is Jian Ping, my colleague. And this is Qian Tang, the commander of the central guard battalion. I spoke with you in the side tent before."

"What do you want?" Li Lin looked at the three men warily, assuming they were also there to cause trouble.

Unexpectedly, He Xu, with his square face and broad forehead, nudged Qian Tang twice. Qian Tang glared at him in displeasure before offering a forced smile and apologizing to Li Lin: "I was blind to your greatness before and offended Steward Li. I hope Steward Li will be magnanimous."

"This is a small token of my appreciation; please accept it, Steward."

Li Lin took the mahogany box he was handed over, a cold smile playing on his lips.

Did he realize his mistake at this point?

Gift?

Do you know how many treasures I have in my vault right now?

He opened a small crack and peeked inside.

The erotic painting "Jade Rabbit Playing with White Tiger" is a Yihonglou collector's edition, complete with a projection jade slip.

"Ahem," he immediately stored the box in the innermost corner of the Dragon Palace vault, his tone softening considerably, "Speak, what's the matter?"

He Xu said with a fawning smile, "It's not a big deal. The three of us are ashamed to admit it. We were all well-versed in military strategy since childhood and led strong and well-equipped soldiers. In the end, we were all scattered by those barbarians from the mountains. We just can't understand it."

"Aren't we approaching the pass where you fought before? Could you please take a moment, Chief Steward Li, to explain the ins and outs of leading troops?"

Jian Ping, whose face was somewhat youthful, immediately followed suit, cupping his hands and saying, "This humble servant also wishes to learn!"

The two glanced at Qiantang behind them and saw that he had his arms crossed and was facing outwards. He hadn't caught up for a while, so they nudged him several times.

Qiantang's cheek flushed red from the elbow, and he growled, "Don't touch me!"

He then gritted his teeth and reluctantly bowed to Li Lin: "Please enlighten me, Steward Li!"

Looking at the three of them, Li Lin suddenly felt a sense of redemption.

He was just worried about not having a reason to shirk the mountain of paperwork and military affairs piled up around him.

He was inwardly laughing, but on his face he still put on a reluctant expression and pretended to consider it for a moment.

Finally, he reluctantly nodded and said in a pretentious manner, "Considering your humility and eagerness to learn, I will waste a little time to teach you something."

After saying this, he turned to Yu Yong, the guard who was changing shifts, and gave a few instructions. He left some people here to oversee the civil officials queuing up, while he and the three from Qiantang rode off to the front of the line.