Chapter 29: The Dark Forest of the Turbulent Three Kingdoms
At this moment, everyone had calmed down from their shock, while Wang Yan moved from calmness back into shock. His emotions surged like stormy waves, unable to settle.
"System cheat?"
"How does he know I'm a transmigrator?"
A flash of insight hit his mind. Wang Yan suddenly realized that Zhang Jiao being able to understand his "Fuck" gesture and inquiring about his system cheat was likely because Zhang Jiao was also a transmigrator!
"Could it be that I'm not the only transmigrator in this world?"
Wang Yan was stunned, then quickly relieved. "Since Zhang Jiao is also a transmigrator, all these extraordinary things he's done make sense."
Healing people with talismans and water probably involved modern antibiotics and other medications. His ability to summon wind and rain and call down thunder likely came from his system shop. Wang Yan suddenly realized he was part of a group transmigration scenario. The plot twist was far beyond his expectations.
But an even more shocking revelation awaited him. The mechanical voice echoed in Wang Yan's mind again:
"Congratulations, host, for activating the Hunting Mode."
"Hunting Mode: Transmigrators in the Three Kingdoms can extend their lives and obtain each other's system attributes by killing one another."
"Congratulations, host, for killing transmigrator Zhang Jiao and absorbing his Reputation System."
"Speaker System upgrade: 1. The host is no longer restricted by personal identity and can convert listeners of higher status into followers. 2. The host's emotional value can grow by 1% daily, increasing with reputation."
"This is the effect of absorption, allowing the system to evolve. Now I can convert followers beyond my status, and my emotion value can generate more emotion value, like bank interest."
"System Shop loaded with Zhang Jiao's Reputation System items: Penicillin."
"Congratulations, host, for killing transmigrator Zhang Jiao and extending your life by ten years."
As expected. "Zhang Jiao's system cheat was likely about exchanging reputation for items in the shop, like penicillin."
But the activation of the hunting mode made Wang Yan feel more danger than anything else. A chilling sense of crisis crept up his spine. Wang Yan fixed his gaze on his attribute panel.
- Host: Wang Yan
- Title: Dayan Immortal Master
- Lifespan: 20 years
- Martial Force: 119
- Command: 91
- Intelligence: 92
- Charm: 95
- Emotion Value: 120,099
- Followers: 15,043
- Speech Talent: LV1
- Multiverse Shop: LV2
- LV1 Items (Food): A white bun/1 emotion point, a bowl of white rice porridge/1 emotion point, a military compressed biscuit/1 emotion point, a pound of pork/100 emotion points.
- LV2 Items (Medicine): A small bottle of penicillin/10 emotion points, ten antiviral capsules/10 emotion points, 500 mL of medical alcohol/500 emotion points, a box of 5 sildenafil tablets/1,000 emotion points.
- (Next shop upgrade at 5,000,000 emotion points)
- Personal System Space: 20x20x20 cubic meters
After reviewing the attribute data, Wang Yan was far from calm. "Transmigrators hunting each other to obtain system attributes and extend lifespan? Isn't that cruel?"
"Why do I only have 20 years of life? Does this mean I'll only live to 37, dying young?"
"Damn it!" Wang Yan suddenly felt like he was in a dark forest full of hidden dangers. Other transmigrators were hiding in the shadows, aiming their rifles at him. Unknown threats and risks were closing in.
"Who else is a transmigrator? How can I identify other transmigrators?"
"Hunting Mode Guide: Friendly Reminder 1: In hunting mode, transmigrators will deliberately hide themselves and will not actively change historical events unless necessary. Friendly Reminder 2: The host can identify other transmigrators by unusual behavior. When characters exhibit behaviors or actions inconsistent with the era, such as advanced ideas or displaying technology beyond the current time, they can be identified as transmigrators."
"So, having just killed Zhang Jiao and repeatedly showing off miracles in public, I've already exposed myself?"
"Damn it!" He was in the open while the enemy was hidden. Wang Yan was now completely exposed. Showing off miracles and producing food in front of everyone made other transmigrators probably laugh at him for being an idiot.
"How can I cover up this mess?" An idea flashed in his mind. "My father seems to have a good relationship with the Taoist Xiang Kai. Yes, all my immortal techniques were learned from his Taoist methods, and he instructed me to quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion."
"Better him than me." Xiang Kai, a famous Taoist of the Eastern Han, was well-versed in astronomy and yin-yang arts. It was he who, with astronomical signs, persuaded Wang Fen to rebel and attempt to depose Emperor Ling of Han. With a single line, "The celestial signs are unfavorable to eunuchs, and the yellow gates and regular attendants are doomed," he directly incited the ambitious Wang Fen. "If that's the case, I will drive them out!"
Wang Yan naturally had no fondness for Xiang Kai. Shifting the blame, he decided to use this excuse to cover up his transmigrator identity and actions. Although there were still risks and loopholes, it was a desperate measure.
However, Wang Yan now possessed extraordinary martial force, making him unafraid of other transmigrators with golden fingers. He had already killed Zhang Jiao. Wang Yan's immediate task was to find the next transmigrator because, in hunting mode, if he didn't destroy others, they would come to kill him.
"Know yourself and your enemy; you will never be defeated." Wang Yan glanced at Zhang Jiao's corpse on the ground, feeling a chill. "Zhang Jiao's rebellion aimed to overthrow the Han Dynasty, targeting Emperor Ling. Could it be that Emperor Ling, Liu Hong, is also a transmigrator?"
"This..." A thought struck him, and Wang Yan took a deep breath. "Now, even if I don't want to rebel, I have no choice. The next step is to kill the emperor?"
At this moment, a Han army messenger arrived to deliver a message to Wang Yan. "Sir, General Huangfu requests your presence."