Getting Simulated By The Empress Is Not My Intention - Chapter 8

Chapter 8: Martyrdom

[Martyrdom: Zhang Beichen] gold card, zero stars.

“Gold, to think it was a gold skin!”

On the skin, Zhang Beichen walked to the execution ground with emotion. Behind him, the people were crying.

Looking at this scene, Ying Yiren was touched again.

Zhang Beichen was also looking at his first golden skin. It had the best attribute increase so far.

[Martyrdom: Zhang Beichen]: Reputation +200, Legalist cultivation speed increased by 20%. When using legalist spells, the power is increased by 10%.

Comes with the skill [Martyrdom], which uses the user as a sacrifice and temporarily increases the power of legalist spells by three times! [Only three spells can be used. If you use more than three, you will die.]

“Too ruthless, this is a suicidal play,” Zhang Beichen looked at the skill card and sighed.

He quickly became suspicious again, “What’s the use of this card skill? I haven’t used it yet!”

At this moment, it was time for the simulation.

[Simulation Evaluation: Minor success. You made Kingdom Qin strong through reform. The reform conflicted with the interests of the old clans, and you didn’t succeed in contending with them. You had to die. There is no reform in the world that doesn’t bleed and sacrifice, but the blood that flows can also be the enemy’s.]

[Simulation Reward: Legalist spell ‘Order of Reward and Punishment’, legalist first-grade numinous treasure ‘Measuring Ruler’, a small ball of spiritual energy.]

A stream of the information entered Zhang Beichen’s brain.

He seemed to have seen many profound incantations, as well as the cultivation method of spiritual energy. The spiritual energy moved around in his body, forming a cycle.

“What… What’s going on?” Zhang Beichen was shocked.

He felt that he had already mastered a technique, the ‘Order of Reward and Punishment’. It was an attack method that rewarded and punished the actions of the enemy.

The ‘Measuring Ruler’ appeared in his hand, and there were standard measurements carved on it. Holding it, there was an inexplicable power echoing in his body, as if he could split a small mountain with one foot!

The ball of spiritual energy finally gathered in Zhang Beichen’s dantian, forming a spiritual energy vortex that kept spinning, connecting all the meridians in his body!

[This simulation has ended. Cooldown time: one month.]

As the last message appeared on the computer screen, Zhang Beichen seemed to see a vortex in front of him, sucking him in.

…

In the Qin Palace, Ying Yiren was still sitting at the table in a daze, but the wine on the table had already turned cold.

She looked a little lonely. In the simulator, she could be said to have lived a magnificent life. Although she didn’t achieve the great undertaking of unifying the world, she had turned the weak Qin into a strong Qin!

She reminisced about her life. What she regretted was not only that she did not unify the world, but also that she could not protect Zhang Beichen, the man who had gone through life and death with her.

“Lord Beichen… sigh!” Ying Yiren heaved a long sigh and mumbled to herself, “If there is such a man in the world, so what if I go crazy for you once?”

“Your Highness, it’s getting late, you still have to go to court tomorrow!” The maidservant reminded her from outside the door.

Ying Yiren wanted to sleep, but she tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

The next morning, before the court session, she immediately went to find her old butler, Hu Cheng.

“Butler Hu, help me find a person in Kingdom Qin,” Ying Yiren said, “His name is Zhang Beichen. He’s a 22-year-old young man. Although he is young, he is a great talent. I want to find him.”

Although Hu Cheng had never heard of Zhang Beichen’s name, he naturally followed the monarch’s orders.

“Your Highness, I want to ask if you have more information on this Zhang Beichen. For example, which country is he from, which sect does he come from, or what kind of physical characteristics does he have?” Hu Cheng asked.

Ying Yiren thought for a moment and said, “I don’t know which country he’s from either. He should be a legalist disciple. Right, bring me a pen and paper, and I’ll draw a portrait of him for you!”

“Very well, Your Highness.” The servants brought over a brush, ink, paper, and an inkstone. Ying Yiren began to draw according to Zhang Beichen’s appearance in her memory.

Her painting skills were exquisite, and soon, an elegant young man appeared on the paper. He was handsome and confident, his eyes were deep, and he had an indescribable air of a scholar.

“Your Highness, I will go and find him,” Hu Cheng said as he took the painting.

“Remember, you must find him and bring him back!” Ying Yiren emphasized.

“Yes, Your Highness!”

…

In the Wei Kingdom, inside the Wei Palace.

A woman stretched lazily and groggily woke up from a soft bed made of gold-threaded Chinese cedar wood that was more than ten feet in length. A beautiful maid immediately undressed her and washed her face.

The woman was a natural beauty. She had an oval face, foxy eyes, and a small mole at the corner of her eye. She had a charming and enchanting temperament.

While the maidservants helped her undress, they looked at her impressive figure with envy. Her skin was white and smooth, her waist was thin, her legs were long, and her buttocks were perky. In particular, her pair of lethal weapons could not be hidden even by the ice silk corset!

It wasn’t an exaggeration to describe her looks and figure as devastating to a country and its people!

She was the monarch of one of the three most powerful kingdoms in the world, and her name was Wei Yao.

“What time is it now?” Wei Yao asked.

“Your Highness, it is noon now,” The maidservant replied in a low voice.

“Ah? It’s already noon?” Wei Yao was stunned and pretended to be regretful. She said, “I was busy with state affairs last night, so I slept a little more. I missed today’s morning court session again, what a pity!”

She had overslept last night because she had been playing a game called ‘Emperor Simulator’.

“Forget it. I’ll just skip one day. I’ll go to court tomorrow,” Wei Yao muttered to herself.

The maidservants didn’t dare to speak, but they were muttering inwardly, “What do you mean one day? It’s already not bad for Her Highness to attend court once in three days.”

Wei Yao had inherited the throne from her mother, who had worked hard to develop Kingdom Wei into a powerful kingdom.

After Wei Yao ascended the throne, she had no internal or external problems and was very comfortable. She had been in power for two years, and in the first year, she could barely be considered a wise ruler.

In the second year, Wei Yao started slacking off and leaving everything to the Prime Minister while she ate, drank, and had fun every day.

Of course, as a ruler, Wei Yao had her own ambitions. For example, she wanted to unify the world and make all the empresses of the six kingdoms her harem. She wanted them to be her slaves and collect all the treasures in the world.

She thought this way, but she didn’t take any action. Fortunately, Kingdom Wei was strong and stable. Even if she was negligent in political affairs, the officials would not say anything.

Last night, a game called ‘Emperor Simulator’ appeared in Wei Yao’s mind. She, who loved to play, was immediately hooked on the game and began to play the simulation.

However, the results of the simulations were not very good.

In the first round, she thought that the Kingdom Wei was powerful enough to directly attack other kingdoms with its troops. Therefore, after destroying Kingdom Qin, Wei Yao became a little arrogant and directly attacked the powerful Kingdom Chu next to Kingdom Wei. In the end, Kingdom Chu allied with other kingdoms and destroyed her Kingdom Wei.

In the second round, she still destroyed Qin first and occupied Qin’s territory. This time, she was not in a hurry to attack Chu, but the small kingdom next to it.

After the surrounding small kingdoms were finished, before she sent troops to attack Chu, she listened to the slanderous rumors and suspected that the general was rebelling and wanted to kill the general. The general had no choice but to rebel and kill her.

When it came to the third round, when it was time for the official simulation, Wei Yao calmed down a little. This time, she was more careful.

However, she suddenly realized that the weak Kingdom Qin at the side had actually risen! And Kingdom Qin had even defeated her!

Wei Yao was dissatisfied. Wasn’t Kingdom Wei beating Qin a piece of cake? Kingdom Qin had already ceded land and paid indemnities, so how could that kingdom still rise?

Wei Yao directly watched the battle and realized that there was indeed something strange. That drunkard, Ying Yiren, had actually managed to nurture a famous official!

Zhang Beichen presided over the reform, enriched the country, and strengthened the army. He was also extremely loyal to Ying Yiren! When the game ended, Zhang Beichen’s card actually became a gold card!

Wei Yao had many gold card officials under her, but they weren’t as loyal as Zhang Beichen, nor were they as handsome!

“Alright, Ying Yiren, she’s such an embarrassment for a ruler! In order to win over an official, she actually married an official and even gave birth to his child!” Wei Yao cursed inwardly.

“How can I give up such a high-quality official to you? Kingdom Qin was so weak, but he could still strengthen it. If he’s loyal to me, then wouldn’t I be able to easily unify the world? This won’t do, I can’t let Ying Yiren have him!”