Yae Eirin's Urging to Get Married

"I knew the support's rating would never be the lowest!" Houraisan Kaguya clenched her fist excitedly.

Although Houraisan Kaguya only obtained two Starstones, which seems to be only one more than one Starstones, in other words... Houraisan Kaguya is actually the second in line!

Why are you so concerned about this rating system?

"What's it to you?"

"Excuse me for asking, do you need any follow-up assistance? Like, something like usurping the throne? I'm an expert on that, you know," Yakumo Yukari said, trying to sell herself to Najenda.

Are you short of Starstones?

"It's really scarce, who doesn't? If I were you, I would definitely use 500 Starstones to try my luck at the lottery, maybe even win a chance to become a god." Yakumo Yukari said.

In fact, Yakumo Yukari was planning to save up 500 Starstones to pull for a big draw!

Back then, Haruhi Suzumiya was able to spend ten Starstones to draw a corrupted Holy Grail that was powerful enough to Destruction the world!

Then I, Yakumo Yukari, can use 500 Starstones to draw a God-level top-tier Holy Relic!

"It's a pity that these 500 Starstones are for a specific purpose." Najenda shook her head.

Because Chen Li could have easily refused the 500 Starstones and directly seized the Imperial Arms.

Chen Li just wanted to find a reason for his group members to obtain Starstones through labor, and then take the Starstones back to their own world, make a fuss, and see if he could increase his Starstones supply.

"What are you going to do with the remaining 300 Starstones? You can tell me first, so I can do my homework," Yakumo Yukari asked.

"Yakumo Yukari, you're so fussy!" Houraisan Kaguya pointed at Yakumo Yukari.

"Working hard for a monthly salary of 3,000 is called being lazy, working hard for a monthly salary of 300,000 is called being diligent." Yakumo Yukari shook her head, explaining her philosophy of life.

When it comes to lazy Yakumo Yukari, she's second to none.

Yakumo Yukari is just too eager to improve.

Because Yakumo Yukari discovered that even without using it for the lottery, the Starstones, an energy condensation, could be used to enhance her gap abilities, which in turn would lead to a slight increase in her realm abilities.

This thing is really amazing.

"So what do you say, do you want to continue employing me?" Yakumo Yukari took out her folding fan and gently waved it.

"Some fools fan themselves all year round," Houraisan Kaguya muttered.

Yakumo Yukari's hand froze for a moment.

"I'd like to consult Chen Li on this matter first. Chen Li, what is this Miraculous Item you mentioned earlier that can manage the empire?" Najenda asked Chen Li.

"Collective Consciousness. However, my Civilization Value hasn't stopped increasing yet, so perhaps you could deal with them first." Chen Li pointed to the high-ranking officials who had been packaged up by Yakumo Yukari.

Chapter 208: Yagokoro Eirin's Urging for Marriage

"Do any members of this group know how to read minds?"

"I'll do it."

"Are any members of the group going to interrogate him? Don't get me wrong, I just want to beat him up."

"I'll do it."

Are there any group members who know how to treat this?

"I'll do it."

"The Miraculous Item Group is truly full of talented people," Najenda remarked.

"... But you've been looking for the same person all along, haven't you? Yakumo Yukari, you're so stubborn." Houraisan Kaguya shocked.

Having lived for so long, it's hard to say exactly how high her "ability output" is, but if we're talking about whether she has any tricks up her sleeve after living for so long, Yakumo Yukari has something to say.

Therefore, Yakumo Yukari played a significant role in Najenda's interrogation of high-ranking Revolutionary Army officials.

Of course, there are indeed some members of the group who are more professional than Yakumo Yukari in certain aspects. For example, Yagokoro Eirin is obviously better at healing, but Yagokoro Eirin has been trying to persuade her princess to return to the Bamboo Forest of the Lost and live a normal life.

"Yagokoro Eirin ...you probably never intended for your princess to come home with you, did you?" Great Herta said with great certainty as he watched Yagokoro Eirin walk to the "research group" gathering place quite consciously.

Since most of them were visiting another world for the first time, they were divided into different groups based on their different levels of enthusiasm for the other world. For example, some wanted to study the world, some wanted to just come and relax, and some just wanted to stay there and do nothing.

Is it obvious?

"Quite obvious."

"Actually, I'm relieved to know that the princess is safe outside. It's a good thing that she can leave home for a while."

"The problem is, after she left your Bamboo Forest of the Lost, didn't she stay at Chen Li's house?"

"Never mind that, just tell me whether the princess has left home or not."

"..."

Of course, Yagokoro Eirin's purpose was not so superficial.

The main reason is that Yagokoro Eirin felt there was no harm in doing so, since Houraisan Kaguya had a job as a homebody in the other world, and could keep improving by staying at home.

According to Houraisan Kaguya's own description, after leaving Chen Li's world, most of her otaku abilities still worked, but being an otaku in another world wouldn't provide any experience gains.

Furthermore, Yagokoro Eirin still remembers the contract Chen Li and Houraisan Kaguya signed: Chen Li would take Houraisan Kaguya home, and Houraisan Kaguya would repay him with her body.

Let's think about it another way. As long as Houraisan Kaguya n't go home, she won't have to offer herself to him.

You said that if you stay in the same house for a long time, you might develop feelings for each other?

That's not something Yagokoro Eirin should worry about. Because... Houraisan Kaguya, this older single woman, should also find a boyfriend.

Houraisan Kaguya has been single for so many years that Yagokoro Eirin has lost count, and in Gensokyo... not to mention powerful males, there are hardly any males that are even slightly strong.

Staying home in that crappy place Gensokyo, no wonder you can't find a boyfriend!

"It's all sorted out. The situation isn't optimistic, but it's still relatively optimistic," Najenda said after chatting with the Revolutionary Army's high command.

"???" Listening to what Najenda said to him, Chen Li wondered if Najenda was even conscious.

Do you want to listen to what you're saying?

"The first statement is because the Revolutionary Army is not entirely pure. The second statement is because there are indeed many people with lofty ideals within the Revolutionary Army," Najenda explained.

Najenda just took the Forced Transaction Coins and led Yakumo Yukari to resolve the issue of unity among the Revolutionary Army's high command.

Indeed, as Najenda had initially feared, there were many ambitious individuals within the Revolutionary Army who, due to the turbulent situation, harbored ambitions to seize power.

If one only has the desire to conquer the world, that is only human nature, after all, who doesn't want to become emperor?

The victor is king, the loser is villain; this has been the way of things since ancient times.

However, many of the high-ranking Revolutionary Army are spies from the imperial nobility and aristocratic families.

Calling them undercover agents might Tai He; they did indeed join the Revolutionary Army. However, if the Revolutionary Army gained the upper hand, the noble families and aristocrats would instantly become undercover agents for the Revolutionary Army within the empire.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket—it's an old trick of the nobility and aristocratic families.

That's not a problem, but there are many people who are simply useless, deeply sinful useless people, and even after joining the Revolutionary Army, they do nothing and even continue to harm the Revolutionary Army.

That's a bit unfair, isn't it?

However, when Najenda stood before them with the Forced Transaction Coins, their identities no longer mattered. From this moment on, they were noble heroes striving for the well-being of the people!

For those who are truly dedicated to serving the people, they can realize their ideals while receiving a reward commensurate with their efforts—the life-extending drugs promised by Najenda.

Those with malicious intentions must also obey the order to Forced Transaction Coins.

The inferior Elixir of Longevity was kindly provided by Houraisan Kaguya.

Houraisan Kaguya, the one who won without lifting a finger, is now truly the MVP.

"You've come at the right time. I've already collected all my Civilization Value. Are you interested in awakening the Collective Consciousness of the empire?" A Miracle Card floated above Chen Li's palm.

Empires occupy a very important position in this world, and the rise and fall of empires is an important part of the rise and fall of civilizations, while Revolutionary Armies are an important part of empires.

An empire is a civilized empire, not just the empire of an emperor alone.

At least from God's Perspective, that's how it is.

Therefore, the dramatic changes in the Revolutionary Army were also a key turning point in the history of civilization.

Although Yakumo Yukari resolved this crucial point in just 30 seconds by herself, you can only praise Yakumo Yukari efficiency, not say that the point was unimportant.

As a result, Chen Li gained a large amount of Civilization Value and 1,000 Starstones, which was much more than the Starstones Chen Li distributed.

In addition to the 600 Starstones brought about by the Revolutionary Army's upheaval, the fact that "Yakumo Yukari obtained Starstones" also provided Chen Li with Starstones.

Heaven knows what Yakumo Yukari wants to do with the Starstones.

(Civilization Value: Replenished by interfering in or dominating key moments in a civilization's historical events)

"Collective Consciousness ...can it really help the Empire always make the right choices?" Najenda had already seen the effect of this Miracle Card, was still somewhat worried.

"That depends on what you really want. Collective Consciousness has different biases. If you choose 'the survival of the empire' as the primary goal of the Collective Consciousness, then you will have an empire that, no matter how corrupt, will not decline, just like the empire we have now," Chen Li said.

In fact, the empire did not see the Revolutionary Army as a problem at all.

This isn't arrogance; it's the truth.

Although the empire was corrupt, its military power remained invincible.

"But if you make the survival of the imperial people the primary goal of your Collective Consciousness, then you will have a nation that, no matter what blows it suffers or what enemies it encounters, may decline for a time, but will always have a key figure who can turn the tide and save the nation from collapse at the critical moment of facing extinction," Chen Li said.

Of course, this has its limits. For example, if an empire imbued with Collective Consciousness were to encounter a dimensional reduction attack like the Great Herta, it might only get a minor scratch on the Great Herta's clothes, but it would not be able to reverse the outcome.

"Then I'll choose the latter!" Najenda's eyes lit up.

"So quick?"

"If I were greedy for wealth and glory, why would I give up being a general in the Empire to start from scratch in the Revolutionary Army? I feel very lucky because I met you first, instead of someone like Esdeath. Otherwise, who knows what kind of Collective Consciousness she would have chosen," Najenda said.

At least in Najenda's view, the empire is not important; the people are.

"If this is what you expect, then fine." Chen Li tossed the Miracle Card in his hand into the air.

After the Miracle Card left Chen Li's hand, it grew larger and larger, flew higher and higher, and became more and more transparent until it merged into the world.

Miracle Card: [The Beacon Fires to Deceive the Feudal Lords]

As Chen Li's Civilization Value rapidly decreased, an invisible force began to quietly envelop the entire empire.

Because Chen Li didn't gain much Civilization Value from this crucial juncture, the Collective Consciousness that appeared only had basic functions. It required choosing a civilization development strategy at the start of the game, and changing it later would be very troublesome.

This is why Chen Li didn't use these Civilization Value on the Previous Civilization.

Because the Civilization Value is too low, it is insufficient to awaken a Collective Consciousness with a sufficiently advanced level, and the basic influence on the people is not high enough. At the same time, only a maximum of three advanced characters with the "Schicksal" attribute can be born at the same time.

Rather than calling it a Collective Consciousness, it's more accurate to describe it as a kind of "luck".

"Hmm? It seems like something has been created." Many group members who came to participate in the prize draw looked up at the sky, seemingly sensing something special.

"Here, this is another drawback. Because we don't have enough Civilization Value, the awakened Collective Consciousness is easily detected in the early stages. But it's limited to those with special abilities," Chen Li said to Najenda, pointing to the group members who were exclaiming in surprise.

"Esdeath?" Najenda instinctively thought of someone.

Esdeath inflicted a tremendous amount of psychological trauma on Najenda.

"That's not necessarily true. Esdeath is just a reckless woman. What does she know about fortune? Or rather, in this world where everything is about blood and blades except for the somewhat magical Imperial Arms, no one could possibly discover this situation." Chen Li shook his head.

"That's all right now. So what should we do now? Wait?" Najenda asked.

"Theoretically, we can continue to wait, but we might as well take the initiative. You guys, stop slacking off and want to try out the Civilization Speedcar?" Chen Li shouted at his group of friends who had invited him to just get a participation prize and then slack off.

"Civilization Speedcar?"

"After I awakened the Collective Consciousness, I still have a little Civilization Value left. I can accelerate the civilization's timeline, which means treating civilization like a game and skipping directly to the next plot point. I can also bring people along. Who wants to experience the Civilization Speedcar?" Chen Li explained.

"Time travel? Interesting. Count me in."

"I want to try it too."

"Oh no, skipping the plot this time is like skipping through life!"

"Can I go?" Najenda pointed to herself.

"Yes. When accelerating the civilization timeline, you can freely choose whether to join the script or not... Let me explain it this way. Imagine you are facing an exam. What If you choose to join the script, you will instantly arrive at the end of the exam and receive a test paper that you have painstakingly completed. Choosing not to join the script is equivalent to skipping the exam." Chen Li nodded.

The former is similar to the time deletion in King Crimson, where the process is deleted and only the result remains.

But if the topic turned to King Crimson, Najenda might be even more confused, so Chen Li changed his approach.

"What about the Remembrance from this period?" Najenda asked.