302: Grand Prize – Prime Minister Zhuge!

"With these special effects, this attire, could it be... the emergence of Prime Minister Zhuge?"

Zhao Zheng's body trembled, his excitement overflowing.

If he could really summon Zhuge Liang, wouldn't he be able to fully embrace a slacker mode just like Liu Shan?

After all, this was Prime Minister Zhuge, who possessed cultivation, a long Lifespan, and could continue to achieve Breakthroughs. Theoretically, the tragedy of the autumn wind at Wuzhang Plains would never happen!

It's settled. Now, he could be as steady as Mount Tai.

Zhao Zheng was overjoyed, his face beaming with delight.

However, when the figure's appearance was fully revealed, he was left completely stunned on the spot.

Huh? Why does the "Zhuge Liang" in front of me look so rugged?

Upon closer inspection, the man was tall and burly, his features exuding an air of fortitude, and his complexion slightly sallow. This was nothing like Prime Minister Zhuge!

[Ding, congratulations to the Host, you have obtained the fourth-tier famous official: Zhang Xianzhong!]

[Famous Official: Zhang Xianzhong]

[Era: Early Ming Dynasty]

[Introduction: The only emperor of Daxi, who styled himself the Western King. The world refers to him as the Great Western King, and he is historically known for his cruelty.]

[Cultivation: Peak of the ninth level of the Tongxuan Realm!]

"What the hell?! Why is it him?"

The smile on Zhao Zheng's face froze instantly, and his surging excitement vanished into thin air.

He stared in disbelief at the burly Great Western King before him, his brain instantly overloading.

Who am I? Where am I? What do I want to do?

"Your subject, the Great Western King, pays respects to Your Majesty!"

When the Great Western King spoke, his voice was shockingly loud, forcibly jolting Zhao Zheng's overloaded brain back to clarity.

Zhao Zheng was furious. He helped the Great Western King up, told him to sit aside, and then frantically accused the System within the system space.

"System! Come out! I object!"

"Come out right now, don't think I don't know you're there."

"Confess! Did you swap out my Prime Minister Zhuge?"

Of course, the mastermind behind this situation was none other than Li Jinian...

Time rewinds a few moments. The Fellow Countryman, Zhao Zheng, activated the System's famous official summoning function, and the lottery wheel began to spin.

Unexpectedly, among thousands of historical famous officials, he had actually drawn the special grand prize — Prime Minister Zhuge.

Logically, Li Jinian should have operated with integrity and genuinely created a clone of Prime Minister Zhuge for him.

However, after some careful calculation, Li Jinian realized this was a losing deal!

If he were to truly create Prime Minister Zhuge for Zhao Zheng, it would consume a massive amount of energy.

The energy consumption was so huge that it not only far exceeded all the energy he had extracted from Zhao Zheng during this period, but he would also have to pay out hundreds of thousands of top-up points himself.

On one side was precious professional ethics, and on the other was the simple balance of gains and losses.

In less than half a breath, Li Jinian had already made his choice.

Sigh, there's no help for it. I'll just have to wrong this Fellow Countryman a little!

In an instant, he did not hesitate to replace Prime Minister Zhuge with another famous official.

Fellow Countryman, oh Fellow Countryman, you'll understand me, right?

Time returns to the present. Zhao Zheng was still continuing his protest.

Faced with the former's questioning, Li Jinian had long since prepared over a dozen excuses.

[Ding, respected Host, what seems to be your confusion?]

"System! I protest! Give me back my Prime Minister Zhuge!"

[Ding, respected Host, you drew the Great Western King, why do you say I should return Prime Minister Zhuge to you?]

"He was wearing a crane cloak, a silk headband, and holding a white feather fan. If it's not Prime Minister Zhuge, then who could it be?"

"You must have tampered with it halfway and swapped the prize."

[Ding, respected Host, who said that someone wearing a crane cloak, a silk headband, and holding a white feather fan must be Prime Minister Zhuge?]

[He could be Lu Zhishen, he could be Li Bai, he could be Zhao Gao, and of course, he could also be the Great Western King.]

"But... but... I..."

[Ding, respected Host, listen to me~]

In a battle of rhetoric, how could Zhao Zheng possibly be a match for the black-hearted capitalist Li Jinian?

Li Jinian had accumulated vast experience in hoodwinking many Fellow Countrymen; one could say he was well-versed in the art of deception.

Sure enough, before long, he had successfully bamboozled Zhao Zheng until he was dizzy.

[Ding, think carefully, this hasn't even reached the ten-draw guarantee yet, right?]

[This was an un-guaranteed draw. No matter how you look at it, you've made a huge profit!]

Once these words were spoken, Zhao Zheng finally "realized" that he had actually made a fortune.

Thinking about it carefully, it was indeed true, since this wasn't a guaranteed draw after all.

Currently, the Empire was in a stage of rapid expansion, and famous officials were in extremely short supply. The Great Western King possessed cultivation at the ninth level of the Tongxuan Realm, so his appearance at this moment could be considered a good thing.

Nodding his head, Zhao Zheng was successfully "persuaded" and stopped dwelling on the matter.

Returning to the main topic, the prize distribution continued, and the subsequent prizes were revealed one by one.

[Ding, congratulations to the Host, you have drawn a consolation prize: (Limited Unit) White Pole Soldiers x10!]

[Ding, congratulations to the Host, you have drawn a consolation prize: Cultivation increased by 5 points!]

[Ding, congratulations to the Host, you have drawn a consolation prize: Mortal Transformation Realm armor and swords x50 sets!]

[Ding, congratulations to the Host, you have drawn a consolation prize: Novelists under the bridge x10!]

[Ding, congratulations to the Host, you have drawn a consolation prize: (Limited Unit) White Pole Soldiers x10!]

[Ding, congratulations to the Host, you have drawn a consolation prize: Random food x100 jin!]

[Ding, congratulations to the Host, you have drawn a consolation prize: Landlord's maidservants x10!]

With a bunch of miscellaneous troops at the bottom, there was nothing much to say. Next, the guaranteed fifth-tier prize was revealed.

[Ding, congratulations to the Host, you have drawn the fifth-tier prize: (Limited Unit) Iron Pagoda x10!]

[Unit: Iron Pagoda]

[Cultivation: First level of the Tongxuan Realm]

The draw was finished. Apart from a few miscellaneous troops he hadn't seen before and the Great Western King, Zhao Zheng had already drawn all the other prizes.

[Ding, please select the summoning location.]

"The usual place. Summon all these soldiers to the underground fortress."

[Ding, summoning complete.]

It was at this very moment that deep beneath the imperial palace, within a magnificent and heavily guarded underground fortress, the Void Realm opened, and a group of System-summoned soldiers stepped out.

This was Zhao Zheng's summoning base. From now on, he would summon troops here to avoid unnecessary trouble.

This underground fortress was extremely safe. After half a year of Zhao Zheng's painstaking efforts, a large number of protective and concealment Formations had been set up, so there was absolutely no need to worry about anything below the Life Wheel Realm.

Even if a Life Wheel Realm Cultivator attacked, there was an ultra-long-distance Teleportation Array, allowing Zhao Zheng to run away at any time.

"Someone come here."

Zhao Zheng called out, and soon a System soldier walked into the Imperial Study.

"Your Majesty, what are your orders?"

"Go and have Beloved Minister Yao come over. Tell him there's a new colleague joining."

"As you command, Your Majesty."

Soon, Yao Chong arrived.

"Beloved Minister Yao, this new colleague is named the Great Western King, and his cultivation is at the ninth level of the Tongxuan Realm. You take him first and help him get familiar with his work."

"Great Western King, you must listen well to Beloved Minister Yao's arrangements and share my burdens."

"Alright, I am tired. You may both withdraw."

After giving a few simple instructions, Zhao Zheng dismissed the two and then hurried off toward the inner palace.

As for what specifically he was going to do, those who know, know.

In any case, according to Yao Chong's observations, his Emperor would generally only appear when treasures were delivered; the rest of the time, he would always stay in the inner palace.

However, at this moment, Zhao Zheng's mind was filled only with thoughts of other men's wives, forgetting one very important major event...