The Black Tortoise System seethed at his lack of resolve. Hadn't they agreed he would keep his heart as still as water?
He had practiced at home for days before coming, yet the moment he arrived, his emotions went crashing up and down, and the Fifth Miss's points shot up along with them.
So all you'd done at home these past few days was blow hot air?!
The Black Tortoise System sighed repeatedly. How had a high-end system like itself ended up bound to a host like this?
Dantai Mo: [...]
Now you're starting to look down on me?
The Black Tortoise System took a peek inside Dantai Mo's mind and sighed.
Once the Fifth Miss had points, she could draw cards again. Once she drew something good, she could come back and have the Fourth Prince eating out of her hand... It was an endless cycle.
At this rate, the Fourth Prince... would be sixty-six before he could stand again.
Dantai Mo: [...]
The Black Tortoise System let out an anguished wail: [Your Highness, you used to call me useless every day. Just look at yourself. Ha, you're not even worth scolding. One increase was bad enough, but you let it happen twice, and the second time you handed over a hundred points in one go! This wasn't even a crop. If the Fifth Miss had brought a crop, wouldn't you...]
Dantai Mo: [Shut up!]
What would a useless system like you know about the importance of saddles and stirrups?!
With saddles and stirrups, Great Xia's cavalry would no longer be at the mercy of the northern nomads.
They could then close the horse markets and cut off the Northern Kingdom's resources, and civilians along the border would no longer suffer harassment from its people...
The Black Tortoise System: