"What was the reason for my sudden death this time?"
Chu Chen was helpless. Even though he had reached the Qi Transformation realm, he still died in most life simulations.
"Speaking of which, why was the marriage so late in this life simulation? According to the plan, I will be engaged to Xin Yue next spring and officially married by summer at the latest. Could it be because of the rebellion of the Second Princess Meng Die?"
"If that's the case, then after returning from the war, I should be able to get married in the spring of '44, right? But in this simulated life, it doesn't mention what I was doing in the spring. What's going on?"
Chu Chen frowned, somewhat puzzled.
"Moreover, since I died during my wedding, according to previous life simulations, the Emperor has a high suspicion. But how did the Emperor manage to kill me without causing too much of a stir?"
"Poison? Unlikely. That would be too obvious, and I have the 'Immunity to All Poisons' talent, which would be completely ineffective against me. But if it wasn't poison, how was it done? It couldn't have been an instant kill, could it?"
"Wait..."
Chu Chen suddenly remembered the scene at autumn harvest when he was watching the imperial grain being stored in the imperial city, and he felt something was not right with the Empress.
"Suppose, if the Empress not only had cultivation, but her cultivation was even higher than mine, and at the wedding, using her status as mother-in-law, she called me to lecture me, left some hidden hand on me, or simply killed me instantly at that time, it doesn't seem impossible!"
"In that case, in the eyes of outsiders, I would indeed have died suddenly. Even if there were many doubts afterward, the Empress, as the powerful female emperor, could easily prohibit those people from investigating thoroughly."
"But how did the Empress hide her strength for so long and so well?"
Chu Chen couldn't figure this out no matter how hard he tried.
"This world is truly too dangerous. There are hidden dangers of death everywhere, both overt and covert. Even as the Prime Minister of a country, with supreme power, someone can still kill me!"
Unable to figure it out, Chu Chen sighed, recalling the scenes from his life simulations, and felt that having a system was truly wonderful.
Otherwise, given the danger level of Yun Yue Country, he would have died countless times already since he first transmigrated.
"Fortunately, the system can simulate life, allowing me to indirectly glimpse the rules of the future, enabling me to avoid the deadly minefields in my life, or to prepare countermeasures in advance, or to resolve crises ahead of time."
After a moment of emotion, Chu Chen pondered the next steps.
"The mastermind behind the attack on Zhang Chengzhu has been identified in the life simulation. It's the Lianshan Sect in Lianshan County, right? Very good! They're really audacious. Since that's the case, let's just exterminate them!"
Chu Chen's heart turned cold, and he had already decided the fate of the Lianshan Sect.
He refused to believe that a mere Lianshan County, with all its martial arts sects combined, could truly confront the imperial court's extermination!
"However, I still have too few available personnel. The Embroidered Uniform Guard is spread across the country and abroad, and eighteen thousand people are still not enough. The number of Embroidered Uniform Guards available for mobile deployment is less than three hundred on weekdays!"
"There are also not enough operatives in the secret service. With the gradual resurgence of spiritual energy, there must be quite a few disciples in these martial arts sects who have broken through to the Body Tempering realm. The secret service has lost its advantage in strength and is also small in number. This needs to be addressed."
Thinking this way, Chu Chen felt very tired. The imperial court had a pile of troublesome matters for him, the Prime Minister, to handle. He also had to keep an eye on the martial arts world, implement reforms, and suppress rebellions.
During this period, his life was like working 996, a blessing in disguise, and utterly miserable.
"Damn it, I'm not saving points anymore!"
Chu Chen got angry and opened the lottery function.
[Ding! System reminds you, a little lottery is for fun, a big lottery hurts points. Arrange reasonably and get rich moderately!]
"This system, why does it add such a 'warm' reminder? Forget it, system, start the five consecutive draws!"
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Spirit Platform level cultivation technique "Round Light Technique"! Upon mastering this technique, one can use water to form a mirror and qi as a guide to display the image of the targeted person. The duration depends on the difference in cultivation between both parties and the amount of spiritual qi input.]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining one Three Thousand Light Infantrymen Summoning Card!]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining one Three Thousand Light Cavalrymen Summoning Card!]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining ten Green grade Blood Qi Incense sticks! After burning one stick, this incense can benefit a hundred people, doubling the cultivation speed in the realms below Body Tempering.]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining one hundred-meter level airship!]
"An airship! This is a good thing!"
Chu Chen immediately became excited. In an era where few people could fly, a hundred-meter long airship was a strategic weapon.
Not to mention anything else, just its carrying capacity of over three hundred shi meant it could transport a large amount of grain at once. Most importantly, this thing flew in the air. With Yun Yue Country currently having only five Qi Transformation realm cultivators, no one other than these five could intercept its supply transport, let alone conduct air-to-ground attacks.
If a Qi Transformation realm cultivator had the right method, they could briefly hover in the air at a hundred meters for a quarter of an hour, which would be enough to pose a threat to an airship at two hundred meters.
"This thing reminds me, hot air balloons should also be put to use, otherwise, when there are more Qi Transformation realm martial cultivators in the future, they won't be useful anymore."
Chu Chen pondered for a moment and decided to organize the craftsmen to build a bunch of large hot air balloons during the winter when they had less work. As for the airship, he didn't have the technology or skill to manufacture it yet, so he could only use the one he drew for now.
"As for this Round Light Technique, it seems like a surveillance-like spell from a cultivator's magic side. I don't know if my martial arts can use it."
Chu Chen thought about it and decided to try it out tonight.
As for now, of course, he should take advantage of his good luck and draw again!
"System, continue with five consecutive draws!"
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Core Condensation level cultivation technique "Feather Ascension Technique"! After learning this technique, spiritual qi wings can form between the scapulae on your back. As long as you continuously input spiritual qi to maintain the wings, you can soar in the sky like a bird. Warm reminder: This technique has not yet reached the Core Condensation realm, and the spiritual qi consumption is quite high.]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining one limited edition Rem figurine.]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining one young treasure-hunting rat.]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining one box of 0.001mm ultra-thin condoms, containing one hundred pieces.]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining one Qi Transformation realm cultivation technique "Lightning Thunder Fist"!]
"Feather Ascension Technique! I just thought of a flying technique and one appeared! Now I don't need to use Qinggong to hover in the air! And the description says I can move freely!"
"Rem figurine, oh good stuff,呸, what good stuff."
"Why did the system give me condoms?"
"Isn't this the cultivation technique of Senior Brother Lin Jiu? I hope it's a little better, not a useless technique."