"Uh... I can have my husband give you half of the empire!"
Yang Huan thought for a moment, her eyes lighting up.
"Why would your husband give me half of the empire he worked so hard to build?"
Su Mu asked with a smile.
"Because he loves me!"
Ah, love again. Love is truly magnificent.
Su Mu didn't want to say much more.
However, Su Mu didn't make things difficult for that unfortunate emperor who'd never met him and worked so hard to build his empire either.
He didn't put this provision in the contract.
He took out a contract, wrote Yang Huan's name in dark river water, and handed it to her, saying, "Bite your finger, then press your fingerprint on your name."
Yang Huan looked at the paper in her hand and, after seeing the words, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief.
Is there really an IOU??
She could hardly believe her eyes; she actually saw an IOU here!
The thing owed was written as "To Be Determined."
"Can you accept it?"
"If you can't accept it, I can just stand here without moving."
Su Mu lay in front of the small boat, hands behind his back.
Upon hearing this, Yang Huan got anxious right away: "No, no, I'll sign, I'll sign."
"Please just move, okay."
Seeing Yang Huan press her fingerprint, Su Mu then lifted the static restriction on the water under the boat, giving it passage.
"Do well, don't just be the Empress, go be the Emperor."
Su Mu waved at the departing figures, earnestly advising.
.....
[You maintained the order within the river, Favor Points +100]
As the system's broadcast sounded, 100 Favor Points credited!
[Host: Su Mu]
[Cultivation: Qi Cultivation Stage Five]
[Mastered Divine Techniques: Water Control, Swimming]
[Water Beast Tamer: None]
[River Affinity: 0.016%)]
[River Favor Points: 1500 points]
During this time, he'd diligently patrolled, accumulating a total of 1500 River Favor Points.
First, enhance the affinity!
[Do you wish to consume 1400 River Favor Points to enhance River Affinity?]
"Yes."
[Enhancing!]
[Affinity: 0.016%] → [Affinity: 0.03%]
.....
Still have 100 points left?
What to do??
Of course... start gambling!
Su Mu opened the lottery panel to single draw and test the waters first!
[Favor Points -1]
[Normal Draw...]
[Congratulations! You triggered a special reward, Favor Points returned at 100 times!]
[Favor Points +100]
Upon hearing this, Su Mu's face immediately darkened. Lost big time!!!
Why didn't I grit my teeth and opt for the 100-point draw?
A 100-times cashback would've been 10,000 Favor Points!
Lost big, lost big it's said.
With 199 Favor Points left, Su Mu's heart was restless, with a voice in his head continuously tempting him, "Draw 100, draw 100! Double it and it's 10,000!"
Su Mu gritted his teeth, hardened his heart, and went ahead!
[Favor Points -100]
[Silver Level Draw...]
[Thank you for your patronage!]
Hearing these four words, Su Mu's vision went black, and he slapped himself hard, angrily cursing, "Gambling dog meets no good end!"
Just parted with the recently earned 100 points, not even a 100-times cashback, and nothing was drawn, Su Mu couldn't bear it.
"Ten consecutive draws, activate!"
[Favor Points -10]
[Ten normal draws...]
.....
[One Top-Grade Spirit Stone]
[One Fifth-Grade Foundation Establishment Pill]
[Thank you for your patronage]
[Thank you for your patronage]
[Top-Grade Golden Silk Armor—Earth Tier]
[First generation Spider-Man suit]
[Thank you for your patronage]
[Uncle Nine's Peach Wood Sword]
[Thank you for your patronage]
[Thank you for your patronage]
.....
In this ten consecutive draw, the luck was quite good, obtained five items.
Su Mu lightly tapped his loot, took up the first generation Spider-Man suit, put it on, felt ridiculous, then took it off and tossed it aside.
This Golden Silk Armor works, it's Earth Tier, and after putting it on, it merges with the skin, weightless and invisible.
He then picked up a Peach Wood Sword, and after waving it around, had a complete lack of interest, throwing it into his stone hut.
No zombies around here, what use is a Peach Wood Sword?
There's still a Fifth-Grade Foundation Establishment Pill and one Top-Grade Spirit Stone.
.....
Actually, Su Mu had always wanted to draw a cultivation technique, even if it was a lousy one.
But after so many draws, it was all worthless junk, not a single technique.
Being trapped here guarding the river, there's no way he could do it forever, right?
Looking at the remaining 89 Favor Points.
Su Mu decided to draw them all.
Can't believe it, won't get a technique?
[Favor Points -10]
[Bronze Level Draw...]
[Congratulations, obtained the "Long Sky Sword—Earth Grade"]
....
[Favor Points -10]
[Bronze Level Draw...]
[Congratulations, obtained the "X Virus Injection"]
....
[Favor Points -10]
[Bronze Level Draw...]
[Congratulations, obtained the "Cyan Heaven Dragon Transformation Technique"]
.....
The next second, in Su Mu's mind, appeared the cultivation words about the "Cyan Heaven Dragon Transformation Technique."
Hard work pays off, finally drew a technique that could be cultivated.
In the days that followed, Su Mu guarded the river while exploring cultivation himself.
However, as he practiced, Su Mu realized why ordinary cultivators couldn't practice martial arts secret manuals: it's so damn difficult!
In those few days, Su Mu could barely make sense of the words' literal meaning, completely clueless on how to start cultivating.
[Host: Su Mu]
[Cultivation: Qi Cultivation Stage Five]
[Mastered Divine Techniques: Water Control, Swimming]
[Mastered Techniques: Cyan Heaven Dragon Transformation Technique]
[Water Beast Tamer: None]
[River Affinity: 0.03%)]
[River Favor Points: 59 points]
.....
Su Mu opened the detailed panel for "Cyan Heaven Dragon Transformation Technique."
[Cyan Heaven Dragon Transformation Technique: Stage 0 (0/10)]
Sensing this, Su Mu raised an eyebrow, could it be enhanced too?
With a try it and see mentality, he started enhancing.
[Cyan Heaven Dragon Transformation Technique +10]
[Cyan Heaven Dragon Transformation Technique: Stage 1 (0/100)]
The next second, Su Mu's aura began soaring, every experience gain, enhancement, and amplification from training the technique manifested instantly.
Equivalent to Su Mu's several hard years of cultivation, his cultivation also advanced to Qi Refining Perfection Realm!
Su Mu snapped his eyes open, operating the "Cyan Heaven Dragon Transformation Technique," abundant cyan-colored spiritual power burst from his palms, swirling about him, as Su Mu looked down at his hands, slowly clenched them, feeling unprecedented power.
Alright, now no need to research anymore, no need to study the obscure characters inside, regardless if recognized or not, just add points.
.....
That day, as Su Mu was cultivating, he noticed some commotion by the riverbank.
He stood up, walked quickly toward the riverbank, and found a fish entangled in the aquatic grasses at the edge.
Approaching, Su Mu discovered it was a Mahi.
Mahi, also known as Ever Fish, Flying Black Tiger, Ghost-Headed Knife.
Its body elongated and laterally compressed, front part large, tapering towards the rear. Large head, narrow back, with a bony ridge on the forehead, body dark green, belly silver to light grey, sides have greenish spots, dorsal fin purple-blue, tail fin silver grey with a golden yellow tint.
Su Mu rolled up his sleeves, pulled apart the silk grasses, and grabbed the Mahi in hand.
Actually, Su Mu didn't plan on eating it; this ordinary fish only fills the stomach without much benefit, might as well release it, to gain some Favor Points.
Just then, Su Mu remembered, his system could also govern water beasts.
Could contracting this Mahi increase his Favor Points?
With a mindset of trying it, Su Mu began contracting.