Fang Shuo spent a great deal of effort using his teeth to bite through the hemp rope binding his body, possessing a bite force comparable to an adult hyena.
Immediately after, he stumbled out of the Governor's estate. The hem of his robe caught on the threshold, nearly sending him sprawling, but he could not care less as he scrambled and ran toward the city gates.
At some point, the bluestone pavement beneath his feet had become blanketed with flower petals. The surrounding flowers were all in full bloom, their fragrance incredibly potent, yet the streets and alleys were completely empty, without a single soul in sight.
They must have all gone outside the city to pay respects to the Divine Lady.
At this thought, he dared not delay any further. He ran all the way to the wilderness outside the city in one breath, resting his hands on his knees as he gasped for air.
He was just about to straighten his back.
Then...
Something hit him squarely on the head.
With a dull thud, Fang Shuo stumbled backward and fell flat on his backside. Clutching his head, he hissed as he sucked in a sharp breath.
The object bounced once, landed on the ground, rolled around twice, and came to a stop right by the tip of his boot.
He looked down and saw a round, bright red, glossy fruit that was larger than his fist.
Fang Shuo picked up the red fruit.
Curiously, he brought it close and sniffed it.
A sweet, fruity fragrance drifted into his nose.
His throat bobbed. He had run too fast just now, and only now did he belatedly realize how dry his mouth and throat were.
After a moment of hesitation, he raised the fruit to his mouth and took a tentative bite.
It was very crisp, and sweet juice burst between his teeth, carrying a very subtle hint of tartness that filled his mouth with flavor.
Staring at the glistening white flesh where he had bitten, Fang Shuo could not help but take another large bite, chewing with puffed cheeks.
He had never eaten such a fruit before.
“This fruit is so delicious!” He looked up with his mouth full of fruit, wanting to see where it had fallen from.
As it turned out...
The sight before him left him completely dumbfounded.
Outside Chaoyang City, a forest had appeared at some unknown point.
The branches were heavily laden with the same bright red fruit he held in his hand, so densely packed that the green leaves were completely hidden from view.
As the wind swept through the forest, a wave of fruity fragrance rushed over him.
With the half-eaten fruit still in his hand, Fang Shuo stood blankly in front of the forest, his eyes growing wider and wider.
In the distance, Cui He waved at him.
“Fang Shuo, why are you still standing there like a fool? Hurry up and help pick the fruit and harvest the sesame seeds.”
Hearing this, Fang Shuo finally snapped out of his daze.
“Oh, oh, I'm coming...”
Such miracles of bountiful harvests and blooming flowers naturally did not only appear in Zhenbei Prefecture, but also spread all the way to the most remote Longyou Prefecture, shocking the entire north.
【Cui He Shock Value +100】
【Fang Shuo Shock Value +100】
【Chen Zhi Shock Value +100】
【...】
【Current Shock Value: 152220000】
Seeing that the Shock Value on the system panel had surpassed one hundred million again, Yun Shu was filled with emotion. When she first transmigrated into this world, she had to rehearse repeatedly with the system in secret just to farm a few tens of thousands of Shock Value, constantly terrified of exposing herself while acting in front of others.
Now that her territory had expanded, she could easily farm a hundred million Shock Value on a whim. She had more than she could ever spend, truly more than she could ever spend.
The carriage gradually flew away from Chaoyang City.
The little fox lay on the soft couch of the carriage. “Host, that apple is truly senseless. If only it had hit someone a bit smarter, they might have deduced the Law of Universal Gravitation.”
It grumbled, “But it just had to hit the dumbest one, who could only take a couple of bites of the apple and say, ‘So sweet, so crisp.’”
Yun Shu patted the little fox's head. “Why do you have such a big issue with the people of this world?”
The little fox pouted. “I don't. They're just a bunch of paper people. What issue could I possibly have with them?”
In truth, it did not hate the people of this world either.
But seeing Yun Shu exhaust her mind and body for a bunch of paper people, carefully deliberating and considering even the distribution of resources just so that the people of every city could have their own local specialties in the future, trade with one another, and form a healthy commercial chain...
Just as Yun Shu had said, her goal was to lead everyone out of poverty, make them prosperous, and achieve a moderately wealthy society.
All of that was secondary. The most important thing was that Yun Shu had also begun to deviate from her original mission of wooing the male lead!
This made it unable to help but complain about those paper people.
In short, it was highly conflicted.
Actually, it could not understand at all. Yun Shu could have comfortably completed her matchmaking mission to be reborn, gaining both fame and wealth, yet she insisted on taking a path that was destined to be liquidated by the Great God.
A long time ago, it had told Yun Shu that even if she changed this world, it would ultimately be reset by the Great God, and everything would return to its initial, terrible state.
During this time, it had thought about it for a long while but still could not understand how someone, knowing full well that the outcome would go against their wishes, could still persist in doing those meaningless things.
It was truly foolish.
Sigh, but there was no helping it. Since Yun Shu was its host, what else could it do? It could only play the fool along with her.
It also wondered if it would be torn to pieces by the Great God if its falsified accounts to deceive him were ever discovered.
Probably not, right?
The Cultivation System had done the exact same thing, and after being thrown into the dark room by the Great God, it came out perfectly fine and lively.
Surely the Great God wouldn't be so biased as to be exceptionally harsh only to it, the Dress-Up System, formatting it the moment it committed an offense?
Yun Shu did not notice the little fox's distraction. Flipping through the system wardrobe, she said, “System, show me the rivers you marked outside Zhenbei Prefecture.”
“Perhaps I can plan a perfect route based on your markings. While purifying the northern rivers, I can also wear the Goddess of Harvest Set to go down to the ground invisibly and make the land of each prefecture as fertile as possible.”
“This Goddess of Harvest Set is just troublesome in this regard. If I want to change the soil quality, I have to become an endless walker.”
She really had no other choice.
Suddenly, she noticed that the pomegranate seeds from the Multi-Jeweled Pomegranate in the system inventory had accumulated into several gunny sacks again.
After some thought, she added, “Purifying rivers and improving soil by day, and arranging marriages for the livestock by night.”
“Perfect plan!”
The little fox sighed helplessly. “Host, I knew you couldn't stay idle.”
It opened the system panel. “Here, I made a map a long time ago and marked the route on it.”
Since its host was so career-minded, it felt too embarrassed to spend Shock Value on buying skins. It used every bit of the Shock Value Yun Shu gave it to upgrade its own functions.
“System, you're the best,” Yun Shu praised.
The tips of the little fox's ears flushed slightly red.
But Yun Shu was no longer looking at it.
Looking at the overflowing Shock Value, she simply upgraded all the sets she currently owned to their maximum levels. Once she finished this busy period, she would forcefully empty out the prize pool.
After that, she followed the route marked by the system to purify the mountains and rivers. From time to time, she would lower the carriage, wear the Goddess of Harvest Set to walk around and improve the soil quality, and at night, she and the system would carry sacks to feed Love Gu and pomegranate seeds to the livestock raised by the commoners.
Because of her actions, countless people managed to struggle and find a way to survive from deadly predicaments.
Divine Lady Temples arose one after another across the six northern prefectures, and She became the sole faith of countless commoners throughout the entire north.
Everyone loved Her.
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