Lord in the Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 245: How Should the Next Chess Move Be Made?

Soon after, Long Chen solemnly said to Jia Xu,

"Since Wenhe, you are willing to join my camp, then before that, we need to perform a special ceremony."

"What ceremony?" Jia Xu scratched his head in confusion and asked.

What kind of thing is this? Even as a subordinate, we need a ceremony? Is there such a thing?!

This move by Long Chen also puzzled Dian Wei and Xu Chu behind him.

Eh! Since when did we have a special ceremony?

Why didn’t we have one when we joined initially!

Well, I’ll ask the Lord to make it up to us later.

That’s what Dian Wei and Xu Chu thought.

"I’m telling you, just do what the Lord tells you! Why so many words?"

Dian Wei mocked.

In his view, the Lord’s words were more important than imperial decrees.

Seeing Dian Wei and Xu Chu in front of him, Jia Xu’s heart was filled with dread; these two were more terrifying than wild beasts.

Sigh... Forget it...

Now, the situation is such that my life is at stake!

Long Chen tells me to do something, and I have to do it. Do I even have a chance to resist?!

And I guess this ceremony should just be a formality...

With this thought, Jia Xu finally nodded.

Then Long Chen used his special skill, "Blood Curse," on Jia Xu.

After using it, Jia Xu’s face turned pale. After the Blood Curse was cast, Jia Xu could clearly feel as if his life was being controlled by a thin red thread, as if from the depths of darkness.

What’s even more terrifying is... he couldn’t stop this blood-red thread.

Thinking of his life being controlled by someone else, Jia Xu’s eyes turned red, and his body trembled in shock.

As clever as he was, he already understood what Long Chen’s so-called special ceremony really was.

Isn’t this fucking curse skill that controls others’ lives?!!

Damn it, I was careless...

But... with the situation as it is, what else can I do... I can only comply, or my life will end even sooner.

Finally, his clenched fists gradually relaxed, and his pale face gradually calmed down.

"My Lord... why... why is it like this?" Jia Xu said with some unwillingness, unable to help questioning.

He valued his life more than anyone else.

Long Chen stood with his back to him, calmly saying,

"Wenhe! Rest assured, what I am doing now is just to prevent you from running away or not doing your best in the future, hence I have left a mark on you."

"There won’t be any life-threatening danger... as long as you don’t leave me on your own." frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

"Rest assured, I will remove this mark at the appropriate time in the future. Doing this now is just a precaution. I believe with your intelligence, you should understand this reasoning."

After hearing this, Jia Xu suddenly burst into laughter.

"Ding! Due to your cunning strategy, Jia Xu greatly appreciates you, and his favorability towards you has increased by +7. Current favorability is 50."

This surprised Long Chen greatly.

He thought Jia Xu would hate him even more for this, but the result was the opposite.

It seems that special talents like him require special treatment...

Under the influence of the Blood Curse, Jia Xu’s life and death were now in Long Chen’s hands.

For a strategist like Jia Xu, who valued his life so much, he could only obey Long Chen’s orders.

After accepting Jia Xu, the number one strategist of the Three Kingdoms, Long Chen felt refreshed and in a great mood.

Unable to resist, he asked,

"Wenhe, now that you have become a strategist under me, I would like to ask for your advice."

"My Lord, please ask, and Wenhe will answer!" Jia Xu humbly replied, bowing his head.

"I dare ask Wenhe, what should be my next step?"

Long Chen had already discussed and deliberated on this question with his strategist Guo Jia Xizhi.

The answers were basically mixed together.

The reason for asking this question again now was to test whether Jia Xu was truly like the poisonous strategist Jia Xu from the Three Kingdoms.

Countless cunning plans, with no strategies left.

Without much thought, Jia Xu respectfully replied,

"My Lord, in my opinion, your next step should be to use the Emperor’s authority to command the feudal lords!"

"Under the Emperor’s command, make the powerful feudal lords of the world fight each other and weaken their strength."

"Meanwhile, secretly develop and expand your influence, seize the territories of the smaller feudal lords, and lay the foundation for the ultimate battle for dominance."

Indeed, he was the poisonous strategist Jia Xu. As soon as he opened his mouth, he answered all the key points.

In fact, long before Long Chen arrived, Jia Xu had been pondering this question in his prison cell for a long time.

Why would he think about this question before Long Chen even asked?

That’s because Jia Xu knew that Long Chen would definitely come here and would try to recruit him as a strategist.

There are three reasons for this.

Firstly, it’s due to Long Chen’s own character. Long Chen enjoys befriending heroes from all over the world, and recruiting talented individuals has long been known throughout the land. Everyone knows that Long Chen values talent and recruits them regardless of their background.

And Jia Xu is indeed a talent, a top-notch one at that.

His previous accomplishments shone brightly, rallying the disarrayed forces of the Western Liang Army and recapturing Chang’an.

This strategy, I must say, demonstrates Jia Xu’s audacity and cunning.

If it were anyone else, they probably wouldn’t have guessed this strategy.

Only Long Chen, a time traveler who knew the plot in advance, could guard Chang’an with ease and defeat the Western Liang Army at the same time.

This also made Jia Xu particularly admire Long Chen’s strategic wisdom.

Secondly, the current situation Long Chen is in is very delicate, with the Emperor in his hands.

Although he shows great respect on the surface, in reality, he has already gained control of the current Emperor.

The eunuchs and palace maids in the palace have all been replaced by Long Chen’s people, most of whom are members of the Jin Yi Wei.

In such a situation, Long Chen’s primary concern would be this, which is why Jia Xu believed Long Chen would raise this question.

Thirdly, Jia Xu knew he was imprisoned in the deepest part of the Heavenly Prison, which also meant his criminal level was at the highest level.

If it were just an ordinary case, Long Chen wouldn’t bother to find him...

All these reasons combined made Jia Xu conclude that Long Chen would personally come to find him...

However, no matter how cunning Jia Xu was, he couldn’t have predicted that Long Chen actually possessed skills like Blood Curse.

Now, he has pushed himself into the eye of the storm.

Because Long Chen is now the largest feudal lord in the world, which may be a good destination for other strategists.

But for Jia Xu, who cherishes his life, this is the worst possible employer. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

Didn’t you see how in the Three Kingdoms, Jia Xu initially sided with Zhang Ji’s nephew, Zhang Xiu, after Li Jue and Guo Si’s rebellion?

Later, Zhang Xiu was just a minor feudal lord occupying Wancheng!

And even Wancheng was merely granted by Liu Biao, aiming to use Zhang Xiu’s strength to defend the northern part of Jingzhou against Cao Cao’s attack...