The Wei Wu Era, 2002.
This was the second year of Cao Yu's ascension to the throne. Right after finishing the morning court session, he couldn't wait to find several members of his Retirement Group.
"Hurry! Let's team up and play Glory!"
Cheng Gang chuckled and said, "I'll choose that same clan name again this time."
Lu Xuanshui couldn't help but complain, "Come on, you're playing a tank so cowardly, staying inside the tower and afraid to come out."
"That's called playing the long game, developing your character stealthily, don't you understand?"
"Ah, right, right, right!" Lu Xuanshui never looked up, her eyes fixed on her phone screen.
Xu Tianshui urged, " Cheng Gang, stop babbling. We're just waiting for you. Hurry up."
"Coming." Cheng Gang acknowledged, and soon entered the hero selection interface, shouting, " Heavenly Water, ban Shangguan."
I think banning that deer would be better.
"Forbidden from official duties."
Xu Tianshui looked at the two of them with some impatience, "Are you ever going to stop? You two talk too much. I won't stop either of you, I'll only stop the Mountain of Flesh."
"Incredible! Roshan is even possible." Looking at the opposing hero lineup, Cheng Gang suddenly grinned, then burst into laughter.
"Their team picked all squishy champions, haha! We've got this game in the bag."
Cheng Gang then looked at Cao Yu and said, "Your Majesty, we can team up and hide in the bushes later. Your Cao Cao and my Cheng Yaojin can work together perfectly."
"Their Zhao Yunyun is definitely playing Lan Kai, let's go there and ambush him."
"Can."
Just as everyone had finished discussing their strategy, that familiar voice rang out a few dozen seconds later.
"Welcome to the Honor Canyon, esteemed Summoner!"
"The enemy will arrive on the battlefield in ten seconds!"
Several beams of light appeared on the screen, starting with a pair of cloth shoes.
The steering wheel slid forward, but just as Cao Yu stepped out of the spring, a coughing sound came from behind him.
"Cough cough!"
"What are you doing here playing games instead of dealing with official business?"
Give me your phone, get back to work.
Before he could even get a good feel for the phone, Xu Jiawei snatched it away.
Cao Yu stood up from his seat with a helpless expression and said, "Brother-in-law, what brings you here at this hour?"
"What? You're not welcoming me? Get back to work, you're acting like an emperor."
"Okay."
As for being caught by Xu Jiawei, Cao Yu was used to it, after all, this wasn't the first or second time this had happened.
Shaking his head, Cao Yu left and resumed his arduous task of reviewing memorials.
Not long after he left, Xu Jiawei sat down in his old spot, grinning broadly, and said, "You guys hurry up and take me to stake out the place."
"Today we must slaughter them, leaving not a single one alive."
"Your Majesty... this..." Cheng Gang expressed some objection, after all, Xu Jiawei's gaming skills were indeed a bit lacking, even worse than his own.
The others still addressed Xu Jiawei as "Your Majesty," just like they did with Cao Yu.
Since Cao Yu ascended the throne, they have never called Little Yu" again, either in court or in private.
After all, these old-fashioned people still valued the proper etiquette between ruler and subject.
"Stop hesitating and hurry up and come with me to wait for them."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
What can they do when their superiors give orders? They can only accept it, even if it means their rank drops.
But all that hard work to reach this rank is about to be ruined by Xu Jiawei.
Only then did they understand why Xu Jiawei was in such a hurry to step down from the throne.
So this is how you can live a leisurely life openly and honestly.
Then Cao Yu is in big trouble!
The same voice then rang out repeatedly throughout the venue.
"Stay calm, we can win!"
Finally, after six minutes, a red glow appeared on the screens of everyone's phones.
Unsurprisingly, this is a very standard ending.
That's right.
They lost again!
"Your Majesty, you..." They wanted to express their true feelings, but the words just wouldn't come out.
Let's start another game.
"Alright, last game that hero wasn't a good fit for me, this time I'll choose myself, and I'll carry you guys to victory."
The Wei Wu Era, 2022.
Cao Yu's children have now grown into tall and strong men.
However, they did not have any more children.
Ma Xiaotao had strong objections to Cao Yu's decision.
After all, she really liked children, and only after Cao Yu promised that they could have more children after they became gods did Ma Xiaotao nod in agreement.
Early in the morning, Cao Yu called some of his children over.
Six or seven people came: Cao Luoying and Cao Zhixi, the two daughters, and Cao Han, Cao Jin Cao Xin, Cao Haoyun, and Cao Shaowei, the five sons.
As for the other six children, most of them did not like to work in the imperial court.
Cao Yu naturally let them have their way, since everyone has their own preferences and he couldn't force them.
For example, Haoyun and Shaowei both went to work in e-sports competitions. The reason they were able to come here today was because Cao Yu specially invited them to discuss some things.
As for the others, they either became scientists, artists, writers, or broadcasters.
Anyway, the development of the internet has led to a lot of interesting things.
Cao Yu's only requirement for them was that they not fall behind in their cultivation.
Cao Yu first nodded to Haoyun and Shaowei, praising them, "You two brothers have done very well these past few years; you need to keep up the good work."
Cao Haoyun laughed heartily; in some ways, he was quite optimistic.
"Dad, I knew it! Hosting esports events is a good thing. Look how popular it is all over the country now."
"It was quite unexpected."
After all, Cao Yu never imagined that holding e-sports competitions could improve people's happiness index.
After all, if the happiness index of the people is improved, the threshold for national fortune will also be raised.
In the past two decades, in addition to hosting e-sports competitions, he introduced a number of imperial benefits at the very beginning.
The development of the real estate industry was resolutely suppressed, so nowadays everyone can buy their own house.
They will never have to worry about not being able to afford a house even when they're halfway to the grave.
It has provided a good platform and benefits for education and the rise of impoverished people.
The national fortune threshold has now reached 82%, and it's not far from the 90% mark, since this is the only condition for opening the Investiture of the Investiture of the Gods.
"Well, although you two brothers did do a good thing, you've also had a lot of embarrassing incidents recently because of e-sports competitions."
"For example, some people would run naked at the college, jump off buildings, or force their male roommates after a certain team won."
"You two brothers should find a way to regulate this kind of thing."
Although Soul Master with cultivation wouldn't necessarily die from jumping off a building, such an act is still highly inadvisable.
When their father pointed out these flaws and problems to their faces, the two brothers, Cao Haoyun and Cao Shaowei, couldn't help but twitch their lips.
They never expected that so many brilliant and talented individuals would appear in reality.
It would be one thing to wash your hair upside down, but to do all that other weird stuff is just ridiculous.
Absolutely amazing!
They both nodded in agreement.
"Okay, Dad."
(End of this chapter)