Hurriedly drove back to the base. Yao Yao seemed to miss me a lot. She immediately wanted to "handle" me, but I said, "Don't rush. Let's handle the things in the trunk first."
Yao Yao opened the trunk with confusion, her eyes lit up, and she exclaimed, "Did you go grave robbing?"
"I bought them on the streets of the Underworld. I don't know why, but they turned into this when I brought them back. Quickly absorb their essence," I said.
Yao Yao performed a ritual and quickly absorbed the essence of these "antiques." However, after absorbing, the antiques still looked as antique as ever. I thought they could still be circulated in the market, otherwise, wouldn't that be a waste!
After this replenishment of vital energy, Yao Yao's power directly surged to the mid-to-high stage of Purple Qi. However, after a while, the quality of her aura decreased, finally stabilizing in the mid-stage of Purple Qi, a slight improvement from before.
This was a "cheating" method, so the efficiency was relatively low, somewhat similar to digestion power. If you consume 1000 joules of energy, your body absorbs 200 joules, which is considered good. Yao Yao's method would be even lower.
After absorbing the energy, Yao Yao felt her body couldn't take it anymore and "handled" me again to relieve her stress.
My functions were all normal. Yao Yao, however, feedbacked that my body temperature had dropped significantly, like an icicle.
Of course, she was referring to a specific area, but the overall coldness was noticeable even to myself.
Chen Ke had prepared dinner, making a special meal for Bingbing and me. It was delicious! Things from the mortal world are still tastier!
After dinner, I gathered everyone for a brief meeting. Since we had previously tricked Mohe into going south, there wasn't much happening locally recently. There was only an ice rain that created a spectacular phenomenon called "rime ice," which I unfortunately missed. On another note, Shabia had retrieved the Korean yacht and sent it back to Jinling. The yacht we had in Yantai was also recovered by Lu Shun and Shabia and returned for our use.
In the evening, with nothing else to do, I called Little Yama. Before I could make any requests, she praised me first, saying I had won three battles, defended three cities almost without shedding blood, annihilated a large number of rebels, and captured even more. Little Yama said she had already requested commendations for me from the imperial court.
"...I don't deserve any credit. It's all due to the soldiers' dedication, especially the commandant from the Fifth Third Gate, Zheng Baobao. Do you know her?"
"Not very familiar, but I've heard of her. What's wrong?" Little Yama asked.
"Her... if you let her lead troops in battle, it's a bit of a waste of talent. She's a general, not a marshal. I think she's more suited to be a Yin Messenger."
"Yin Messenger? Not just anyone can be a Yin Messenger. Does she have such strong abilities that you're interested in her?" Little Yama asked.
"She is indeed very strong. She can solo kill top experts like Hal from your Underworld!" I bluffed, betting that Little Yama wouldn't know much about these matters, as her own strength wasn't very high.
"Solo kill Hal? Didn't you kill Hal?" Little Yama asked.
"Who said that?"
"The battle report from Wusancheng said it was you who killed Hal!"
"...See? It was clearly Zheng Baobao who personally killed Hal. She even helped me request commendations, her character is quite good. To tell you the truth, I like this person and intend to bring her to my side to help. Can you make some arrangements and give her a position in the Yin Messenger's Mansion?" I seized this opportunity to state my request directly.
"If she's as capable as you say, wouldn't it be better for me to keep her for myself?" Little Yama chuckled.
I was momentarily speechless, but Little Yama quickly added, "I'm just kidding. Alright, I'll give you face."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Don't thank me yet, I have a condition."
"You tell me."
"You're so eager to fight battles, you must come and help me whenever I need it!"
"...But I have a lot of things to do in the mortal world too," I frowned. I had actually expected her to say this and had prepared my response. "How about this, Shuyao? If there's a battle that requires my strategic advice, send me the battle report, maps, and comparative strength of both sides. I'll help you analyze it, alright? The reason I was able to win in those three cities before was mainly due to strategy, not my personal strength, and there was also an element of luck."
"Don't be modest. My father said you are a rare genius of the millennium. Wait for your appointment from the court!" Little Yama hung up.
Yao Yao looked at me with confusion: "What exactly did you do to make her value you so much?"
The intercom had a serious leak, and Yao Yao had heard everything.