CHAPTER 366: CHAPTER 351: NEW MISSION

The Concubine festival ended, and the news throughout Chang’an City began to spread in all directions, with everyone aware of the excellence of the concubines in the harem!

After all, Chang’an City is the central sacred land of the Human Realm.

Every move in this imperial city world sets the fashion trends of all the civilizations of the All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds.

The "imperial palace" brand has become a luxury item fiercely pursued by countless noble ladies, tycoons, and newly rich people, with smuggled goods from the palace being driven ever higher in price.

Many different rumors emerged among the populace, further intensifying this point.

"I’ve heard that the cosmetics inside are all personal formulas of the concubines and concubine candidates, used by the most beautiful people in the human realm; it’s simply unimaginable that we can use them..."

"Don’t you know? I’ve heard that there’s a commoner who got rich overnight in the ’Macau Royal Casino’ within the palace walls, reportedly gambling against a young master of the Taiyuan Wang Clan and winning a fortune!"

"What, he, a mere commoner, gambled against the young lord of the ancient Seven Sects and Five Clans, won money, and was able to leave safely?"

"Isn’t that so? No ordinary casino outside could have safely held him, but that was the harem! Who dares to act recklessly in the imperial palace? Who would dare provoke Empress Changsun’s domain? That person reportedly left directly and then disappeared... Anyway, he made a fortune."

"That’s not all; at the Concubine festival, I saw a peerless beauty selling baked cakes, their taste was unbearably wonderful... something that a commoner like me was not supposed to savor... It felt like tasting a mooncake made by Chang’e during the mythological era of Ancient Primordial Chaos!"

"Wow! Ancient Chang’e mooncake, present-day Jinlian baked cake, another beautiful talk of our age!"

...

Various rumors, under the instruction of Li Shimin, spread wildly, boosting the concubine candidates’ fame!

Sensationalizing.

It’s a necessary process in business.

However, Li Shimin was also somewhat puzzled. Although he dispatched his trusted troops to spread rumors, theoretically it shouldn’t have spread so quickly.

In reality, it was the combat stream players outside who were helping.

Seeing the batch of concubine candidates in the imperial palace making money, they secretly helped with promotion; as mercenaries from all over, they naturally passed on rumors swiftly.

"But there is a new issue regarding the concubine candidates."

Li Shimin looked at the chancellor beside him, "Recently, Saint Son Zhang of the Zhang Family wrote a letter. What do you think, should we release the person?"

"Naturally, let them go," Zhu Zhengwei replied frankly, "we can extort a sum... If this concubine candidate is still listening to us, she’s a spy... Even if she turns to the other side, we haven’t lost anything, the money’s in hand."

"That’s what I think too, but having received favor, most likely, she’ll completely turn over..." Li Shimin nodded.

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, a hundred years had passed.

For Chang’an City in the Great Tang, it was a century of rapid explosion.

Within the constantly restarting, reviewing time.

After the Ghost Witch Doctor fight outside, a recurrence occurred... meanwhile, the harem’s concubine candidates also gained frightening wisdom and combat power in this frantic restart.

They have become the strongest workers, ruthless production line machines.

Every year, the festival is held, almost becoming the most anticipated program in the Human Realm of this century, and Emperor Tang has thus accumulated a vast foundation of wealth.

Simultaneously, on this day, several exceptionally beautiful concubine candidates were finally taken out of the palace, bestowed to some noble family heirs.

...

As the leading concubine candidates left Chang’an City again, they finally connected with the system.

And instantly, a task message alert spread to all the World players under the Main God Space:

Ping!

[Maidens leaving the city, formally contacting various ancient noble families, Main storyline task update: Assist Emperor Tang’s government, crush the noble families across the lands (personal special adaptation)]

Task overview: After joining the Great Tang’s government, we finally understood the hardships and pains of Human Emperor Li Shimin. It’s not only about opposing Heaven; there are all kinds of parasitic insiders in the human realm. Go help the Human Emperor clean up these parasites, and let him completely control the Human Realm among the Three Realms.

Task requirement: Gain significant fragmentation results.

Task reward: Depending on the completion rate, give 100~2000 Rebirth Attribute Points.

Looking at this task hint, and gazing at the gradually distancing Chang’an City, Pan Jinlian laughed heartily in her heart, "This task is simply terrifying! If I really gather 2000 attribute points, then my next lifetime’s new account will undoubtedly have Celestial Dao level talent, and there’ll still be some left over! Maybe if I save up, I could have dual Celestial Dao level talents!"

He was already dreaming of a beautiful future.

Dual Celestial Dao level talents, one for visible beauty, and from the vast tens of thousands of talents, which one would be more enjoyable to choose? Pick one for assassination, be a beautiful assassin, who could stop me?

"Those concubine candidates, life system players, broke out and left town?"

At this moment, the combat demonstration players fighting in various locations paused slightly in their hearts.

This was clearly a big main storyline plot, a new expansion that surely comes with brand new challenges and more opportunities.

In the Main God Space.

A bunch of players exchanged intelligence here.

"Pan Jinlian, did she join the Zhang Family?"

"Ancient noble families consist of the Longxi Li Clan, Zhaojun Li Clan, Boling Cui Clan, Qinghe Cui Clan, Fanyang Lu Clan, Xingyang Zheng Clan, Taiyuan Wang Clan."

"None of them has the Zhang surname, the Zhang Family is a newly emerged noble family. Currently, it’s believed that Zhang Family is a branch split from the Taiyuan Wang Clan, calling themselves Zhang... separated from their clan, belonging to a new rising noble family. It’s said to be backed by forces from the Underworld."

...

The Seven Sects and Five Clans are terrifyingly ancient forces in the human realm.

It’s said that their roots extend into the Three Realms, Celestial Realm, and Underworld, they have connections there, backed by ancient existences. Some even say that these human realm noble families were originally pawns of the Celestial Realm and Underworld forces, used to divide and conquer the powers of human emperors throughout history.

"Seems like we have to get close to the Zhang Family."

"They’re a newly emerged force, and if someone whispers in their ears, they should be quite receptive to our mercenary allegiance, right?"

They were pondering, already prepared.

Swish.

Suddenly, a voice came from the sky.

"Here it comes!"

They thought for a moment, then directly began fighting with the beasts in the mountains.

From above, a luxurious Dragon Beast Treasure Vehicle flew over, Pan Jinlian was looking below and suddenly said, "Zhang Yun, who are those people?"

The Zhang Family’s Holy Son Zhang Yun glanced outside, his gentle and bookish eyes gleaming, "Oh, they are mercenaries of Great Tang, currently clearing this mountain. Oh? Their combat abilities are quite good, each has reached the mortal limit, all at the eighth tier perfect state..."

"Unfortunately, only reaching the ninth tier can they gain the Power of Laws and wield the Celestial Dao’s official seal. Even with just 1% of the Rule Core, it’s a qualitative change, then they could truly be called ’Immortal Gods’."

"These mortals with no family background are already at their lifetime limits and can never improve further." Zhang Yun shook his head.

"Give them a hand." Pan Jinlian showed a trace of gentleness, "I feel a bit sorry watching them fight."

Saint Son Zhang revealed a trace of indulgence, "That’s no problem, after all, they are merely mortals. Taking them under us and bringing them back to our Zhang Family territory isn’t an issue."

After he said this, he descended from the carriage into that mountain area.