A Grievance He Couldn't Voice

"How about it?"

"It seems like Little Zhang is praising us. Ren Yisheng is praising the Zuo Household!"

Zhang Xuezhou was consuming his luck too quickly, so Zuo Quan became more cautious.

He had put a lot of thought into the ring he had prepared for Zhang Xuezhou, including other little tricks besides bringing good luck.

Perhaps due to too many subtle tricks, the lucky ring failed to bring good fortune; instead, the gold necklace served as a backup.

Compared to rings, the methods of attaching gold necklaces are undoubtedly insufficient.

When he realized his luck had vanished, Zuo Quan began his ritual.

He didn't hear the first half, but he heard the second half of Zhang Xuezhou and the others' discussion.

"You mean Zhang Xuezhou didn't benefit from luck, but Ren Yisheng did?" Zuo Luo asked, rubbing his head repeatedly.

"I think so," Zuo Quan nodded and said, "Besides praising us, Ren Yisheng also encouraged his children and Zhang Xuezhou to get closer to our Zuo Household!"

"This... his attitude really caught me completely off guard!"

The truth is what you hear when you eavesdrop behind someone's back, and Zuo Quan and Zuo Luo both deeply agree with this.

Ren Yisheng's repeated praise made them extremely happy, which even alleviated Zuo Luo's negative emotions about the situation.

"What kind of good fortune did Ren Yisheng have?" Zuo Luo asked.

"Maybe his surgery was successful? Maybe he won't need a wheelchair anymore," Zuo Quan guessed.

"This would have been bad news in the past," Zuo Luo said.

"It was bad news before, but now it sounds pretty good!"

Zuo Quan nodded, indicating that he could accept the news.

Having learned of Ren Yisheng's attitude towards the Zuo Household, they obviously became more compliant with Ren Yisheng, feeling that their luck had not been bad for Ren Yisheng.

"You failed to control Zhang Xuezhou, but the ideas you planted in his mind were successful. They have a very good impression of the Zuo Household," Zuo Quan said.

"When he fell into these symptoms, he had absolutely no active consciousness, and I have no idea where his subconscious is hidden in the brain," Zuo Luo said, his head aching. "I've been searching for so long and haven't found it!"

"As long as there's an impact, it's fine. Right now, it's just a difference between domesticated and wild offspring," Zuo Quan said.

"He's definitely not as obedient as Zuo Teng," Zuo Luo said.

"Should we try planting it again in six months?"

"Absolutely!"

Zuo Luo nodded.

Regardless of whether Zhang Xuezhou is currently affected or otherwise, a good subspecies is one that can truly act according to his will.

"By the way, you said his brain structure is different from that of normal humans. Will this affect your next subspecies?" Zuo Quan asked.

"His brain folds are several times more complex than Zuo Teng's, which will bring some special abilities, such as his shooting accuracy, but this structure will not affect my ability to cultivate subspecies," Zuo Luo said. "Next time, I will choose to strike when he is conscious, as it will be much easier to capture his subconscious in that situation!"

"Then he might resist!" Zuo Quan warned.

"They stopped after the planting was successful!"

"What I mean is that neither you nor I can subdue him; he'll just shoot us dead!"

"And Zuo Teng can help too!"

"Even Zuo Teng can't beat him!"

Zuo Luo rarely confronted the forced manipulation of subspecies directly. Both Pei Jing and Zuo Teng chose to plant them during nighttime slumber. He did the same to Zhang Xuezhou, but unexpectedly, the operation failed.

Zhang Xuezhou's unique circumstances also meant that he couldn't control the other party while they were unconscious, leaving him only able to operate them when they were awake.

This operation also brought about a troublesome problem.

That is, they couldn't subdue Zhang Xuezhou. Once Zuo Quan started using the hallucinogenic drugs, Zuo Quan felt that the chances of him being shot were not low.

Compared to using his talent, Zhang Xuezhou can draw his gun much faster.

Zuo Quan and Zuo Luo exchanged glances, then quickly began to pull their little helper Zuo Teng.

However, Zuo Teng's strength was indeed a bit lacking, and he too would be killed by Zhang Xuezhou with a single shot.

"Zuo Teng reported a few days ago that he wanted to try his luck with Qin Meng to see if he could improve his rank," Zuo Quan said.

"Qin Meng is too uncontrollable. Our lord can't afford to offend them right now, and five more came from there last year. We don't even know their background," Zuo Luo frowned. "Going there with Zuo Teng is too risky. I don't agree with it in principle. It would be best if he used resources within the Alliance States to push things forward!"

For Zuo Luo, the key is to honestly and steadily develop the business.

Like an emperor of a dynasty, such an emperor would not run around promoting spiritual practice, but would only make others run around to obtain things that are beneficial to himself.

"Times have changed," Zuo Quan advised. "If you don't work hard in this new era, I'm afraid Zuo Teng won't even be able to catch up with the soup in the future!"

"I hate this era. The ideas and manipulations of this era are absolutely horrifying!"

Zuo Luo rubbed his head and swayed his body from time to time, feeling that the Scarlet Alliance State was terrible.

If everything were still in the feudal era, he could control the emperor with one seed, the prime minister with another, and the general with yet another. This triangular alliance would be enough to completely control everything, instead of ending up in this situation.

"We need to personally push Zuo Teng as much as possible. Only by getting Zuo Teng promoted can you smoothly control Zhang Xuezhou to develop the second subspecies in six months," Zuo Quan said. "And only when they become strong can they better control the Alliance States in the future, and then it will be our turn to develop rapidly and frantically!"

"Zhang Xuezhou's health condition definitely prevents us from managing the Alliance States, leaving only Zuo Teng to take control. If Zuo Teng dies in Qin Meng..."

"I can let Zuo Teng bring five lucky gemstone ornaments; the rest is up to you!"

The failed attempt to cultivate the subspecies in North Rehe has caused too much trouble.

To complete this unfinished planting, Zuo Luo felt that he could only act while Zhang Xuezhou was lucid, which would inevitably require using violence to restrain Zhang Xuezhou.

They lacked the strength and didn't want to gamble on whether Zuo Quan's speed was faster or Zhang Xuezhou's speed in drawing his gun.

Only Zuo Teng, skilled in close combat, could quickly subdue Zhang Xuezhou by catching him off guard.

This requires them to elevate Zuo Teng's status as much as possible in the short term, at least to the point where Zuo Teng can barely match Zhang Xuezhou, and then subdue Zhang Xuezhou by relying on their numerical advantage.

"The farther Zuo Teng is from me, the weaker my control becomes," Zuo Luo said, frowning.

He'll eventually return to the Alliance States!

"Fine!"

Zuo Luo nodded and finally agreed to let them pass.

He paced back and forth several times, feeling that he still needed to impart some skills to Zuo Teng, lest Zuo Teng perish on his journey to Qin Meng.

"My journey to North Rehe was unsuccessful, and if I continue to instill Zuo Teng, it will likely be difficult for me to maintain my physical form," Zuo Luo said. "I need to find a quiet place to recuperate!"

"Without the Lord's breeding pool, there aren't many suitable places for you to recuperate," Zuo Quan said. "You'll only be able to go to Luo Zhong's imperial tomb!"

"Damn it, I really didn't give him any instructions on how to construct the imperial mausoleum. This must have been a mistake during the memory engraving process!"

"I'll stay close to the construction crew to avoid them digging you up when they break ground!"

Zuo Luo was extremely dissatisfied with Zhang Xuezhou's construction efforts at the Dongshan Imperial Mausoleum.

In just a few days, Dongshan was bustling with activity, with countless building materials being transported there and various large pieces of machinery being moved there.

If Zuo Quan hadn't participated in Zhang Xuezhou's inauguration ceremony in Dongshan and hadn't quickly taken on the task of renovating Luo Zhong's mausoleum, many of the arrangements would have been a complete mess by Zhang Xuezhou.

Even so, Dongshan is noisy and may even pose risks.

This clearly greatly displeased Zoro, who needed to rest and recuperate.

But when Zuo Quan mentioned that Zhang Xuezhou might have been spurred by Zuo Luo's failed manipulation, which led to his change of heart and his willingness to spend his entire fortune on such a thing, he felt utterly helpless.