Upper Hand

Du Busi secretly clicked his tongue in amazement; he had finally come to his senses.

It's normal for the Little Nobles to still be putting on an act.

But... the Soul Engineer's words were clearly in favor of Shen Yichen. The Sun Moon Empire and Shrek are clearly colluding!

No, that's not right.

It seems the Soul Engineer and Shen Yichen have gotten together!

If Soul Engineer is a sane person, they wouldn't just sit and wait to die on this broken ship that is the Sun Moon Empire. Presumably, they've abandoned darkness and embraced the light.

Even...

Even the usually silent Little Nobody of the group jumped out and warned Huo Yun'er.

While they may seem to be the ones making all the noise, they've actually been doing quite a few things behind the scenes as well.

Du Busi nodded thoughtfully; it was time to find a way out for himself.

An outsider might be able to remain neutral, but he and Tang San have already become enemies.

Or... should I also vote for Shen Yichen?

Words continue to emerge in the diary.

[The above three strategies are actually not very relevant to Huo Yun'er.]

[Huo Yun'er's only purpose is to tell Huo Yuhao the original plot.]

However, Huo Yun'er didn't possess the ability to foresee the future. And no matter how much Huo Yun'er struggled, she, unaware of the plot, couldn't change Huo Yuhao's fate!

[Even assuming Huo Yun'er knows the plot, she still needs to be careful. Wang Dong'er has Tang San's backup plan in her Sea of Consciousness; under Tang God King's powerful attack, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er gained a acquired Martial Soul Fusion Skill.]

[Once the two enter a state of Martial Soul Fusion, Huo Yun'er will no longer be able to safely hide within Huo Yuhao 'Sea of Consciousness. Therefore, it is necessary to try to prevent their Martial Soul Fusion.]

Ultimately, none of the three strategies—superior, middle, and inferior—are without risk. Even the inferior strategy won't be easy to counter Tang God King. Since Tang San dared to send his daughter to the mortal realm, he certainly couldn't have been without a backup plan.

[A chess piece that wants to become a chess player must be prepared to risk everything!]

This concludes the current Current Affairs Review.

Comments with "111" and "check-in" appeared one after another in the Comment Section.

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Making the Child of Luck submit was merely a casual move by Shen Yichen.

To overthrow the old order and establish a new one, you must make as many friends as possible and as few enemies as possible.

The three strategies he offered—superior, middle, and inferior—were essentially just one plan: to make things difficult for Tang San.

Just like the "open the window" theory—saying you'll lift the roof to open a window—if you want someone to obediently follow your plan, you have to give them a few seemingly plausible but ultimately flawed options.

When you feel involved, you're more motivated to get things done!

"Reward: Hearts +10."

Not bad, even though it's just a safety net, it's still good for building a solid foundation.

Shen Yichen was just about to chat with his friends in the group when the Diary System notification came again!

[Ding, Daily Essays and Current Affairs Review have met the requirements. System upgrade in progress...]

Meets the requirements?! I can upgrade again?!

Well...

Some pleasant surprises.

But thinking about it carefully, more than a year has passed, so an upgrade now is reasonable.

The upgrade to the Diary System was completed quickly.

[Changes in this update:]

[1. Three additional Diary Copy will be distributed.]

[2. The host is granted two permissions. After submitting the audit, two new rules can be permanently added to the Diary and its Diary Copy.]

[3. The quality of rewards for Current Affairs Review has been improved.]

Three Diary Copy, as expected.

The improved quality of the rewards was also expected.

But... a new rule?!

Shen Yichen's eyes widened in surprise.

The Diary in my mind opened, and on the blank page, these two lines appeared.

[I. --] Audit Conclusion [I. --]

[II. --] Audit Conclusion [II. --]

I pick up my pen.

[I. The Copy Holder the diary shall not harm the host of the Diary in any way.]

Audit in progress...

Audit conclusions generated...

[I. The Recorder will nullify all offensive actions taken by the holder.]

Uh, what are the criteria for defining aggressive behavior?

Shen Yichen fell into thought.

Clearly, nullifying attacks is far more one-sided than the principle of not being able to cause harm in any form.

Does this mean that only direct attacks can be neutralized? If the Sky Azure Bull Python obtains the Diary, tells Tang San about it, and then Tang San attacks it, would it be unable to become immune?

Shen Yichen scratched his head with a worried expression.

He knew that the power to formulate these two rules was extremely important, but his own mind couldn't take all aspects into account.

Unfortunately... his identity couldn't be revealed for the time being, so he couldn't get any good ideas from his teacher or Sister Lexuan. He had to rely on himself to make the rules!

After clearing his mind of the jumbled thoughts, Shen Yichen re-examined the first rule after the audit was revised.

Is neutralizing offensive actions effective?

Theoretically speaking, with Indestructible Diamond Body, such a powerful background and allies, there's absolutely no need to worry about the Copy Holder attacking them.

But...

Better safe than sorry!

Once Sea God Tang San obtains the Diary, he will have plenty of ways to deal with me.

It's settled!

"Next... how should we set the second rule?"

Shen Yichen thought of the Diary-Style Fiction novels from his previous life, which seemed to involve... the prohibition of killing each other among Copy Holders?

There's no need for that. The Joker just want to watch the bloodshed. As for our own people like Sister Lexuan and Snow Empress, I'm confident I can protect them!

Is it only allowed for female characters from the Original work to obtain Diary Copy?

If I had just gotten the Diary, I might have added a similar entry, but now, I'd rather not.

After thinking for a moment, Shen Yichen wrote down the second rule.

[II. The Copy Holder of the diary shall not disclose the Diary and its contents to any person other than the Copy Holder the copy in any way.]

Audit in progress...

Audit conclusions generated...

[II. Information may only be exchanged between the holder and the Recorder.]

Shen Yichen; the changes this time weren't significant.

In this way, the Copy Holder knows the contents of the diary cannot harm himself, while the one who can harm himself cannot know the contents of the diary.

In terms of survival, it's top-notch.

Perhaps, these two licensing rights could be combined to create even more powerful rules. But mediocre people shouldn't worry about it.

"System rules established."

[Rule determination complete.]

"Phew... Now I can finally breathe a little easier."

"I'll spend four or five years playing in the Sun Moon Empire, and then when I return to Shrek..."

Shen Yichen grinned, thinking that he would probably be even more unrestrained then.

In the dim light, the world seemed to have transformed into a virtual chessboard.

The chess player is God, seated high in the heavens, gazing down upon the earth.

On the other side were ordinary people, grinning broadly and gazing arrogantly at the sky.

With the pieces clashing and intersecting, there's no doubt that the mortals Upper Hand in this round!