Upon returning to the capital and locking himself in his palace, Gu Mu's first action was to exchange for a dragon scale from the system shop.
He was previously rewarded with the "opportunity to be re-refined" because his male protagonist stats were far ahead.
Based on Gu Mu's deduction, this opportunity should be related to the two new items that appeared in the system shop.
With a cautious mindset, Gu Mu had his bodyguards stand guard beside him before swallowing the dragon scale in one gulp.
[Progress 110]
Just as I expected!
In other words, it takes 300 points to complete progress 1010.
Fortunately, Gu Mu now had enough points, and he exchanged all nine remaining Dragon Frequency Chips without hesitation.
After reaching 100% completion, Gu Mu felt something unusual on the skin of his neck.
He touched it; the texture was similar to before, but it seemed to have become more resilient.
Gu Mu needed to understand his own strength. He focused his consciousness on the Resurrection Pill, gritted his teeth, picked up his sword, and slashed at the skin on his neck.
You could see the tip of the knife pressing down on the skin of the neck, leaving a thin red mark.
However, no blood seeped out.
You should know that Gu Mu didn't hold back just now; normally, he should have already cut the skin.
Gritting his teeth, Gu Mu struck even harder.
This is the extent to which the carotid artery can be directly severed.
Gu Mu was prepared to exchange for a Resurrection Pill from the system shop as soon as possible to save his life.
After all, understanding the effects of the 300-point dragon scales is more important than the 30 points.
However, even though Gu Mu used such force, the red mark only became deeper, and no blood seeped out.
In other words, it hasn't reached the point where the skin has been cut.
The skin on his neck looks soft now, but it's actually very resilient.
Gu Mu already had the Resurrection Pill, making him very difficult to kill.
But now, because of the strengthening effect of the dragon scales on his body, if his whole body were like his neck, with increased skin toughness, he probably wouldn't even have the chance to use the Resurrection Pill in the future.
"As long as you have enough points, this dragon scale will have a better effect than the Body Strengthening Pill," Gu Mu calmly analyzed. Although the Body Strengthening Pill can improve the body's strength, it is far from making you invulnerable.
But the dragon scales did it.
Right now, only his neck is protected. If his entire body is protected by dragon scales, Gu Mu is confident that he will have achieved immortality by then.
"But the system task gave me a chance to refine it again, which means that there is a possibility of failure during the refinement process?" Gu Mu felt that his smooth progress just now was probably because it was his first time using it, so the system gave him extra care.
But he only has 166 points left, and he has no chance to try a second time.
Gu Mu glanced at "Chaos Yuan" with a hint of longing. The newly upgraded dragon scales were already so powerful, he wondered what effects Chaos Yuan would produce.
Chaos Origin refreshes along with Dragon Scales, so it should also require 300 points. I'll have to wait until next time.
Once the trade corridor is completed, we will reap a huge political achievement.
As for the villain value... Gu Mu recalled the provocation from the United States.
He's not the type to tolerate things. It seems he'll be able to earn points by playing villainous roles.
Without further ado, Gu Mu immediately summoned Eunuch Cheng and instructed him to take the imperial edict and recruit people from the populace to join the army.
Previously, due to the war, the Southern Kingdom lost many soldiers, but with Gu Mu's ascension to the throne and the granting of amnesty, those who were originally in prison also had the opportunity to start anew.
Furthermore, Gu Mu provided disaster relief in Jiangnan and supplied the people with food and cloth.
People who would normally die from hunger and cold in the South every year have all survived.
Therefore, it can be expected that this recruitment of civilians into the army should go relatively smoothly.
But to Gu Mu's surprise, the enthusiasm of the people to enlist was even greater than he had imagined after the imperial edict was issued.
Jiangnan.
The people looked at the news posted on the bulletin board, each with a thoughtful expression on their face.
A boy of about fifteen or sixteen years old raised his head and said to the old woman beside him, "Mother, I want to join the army."
"Why?" the old woman asked, somewhat reluctantly.
She knew that joining the army meant fighting with swords and guns, and that her child could die on the battlefield at any time. All she wanted was a peaceful and stable life.
"Because my life was given to me by His Majesty, I also want to be like His Majesty and use my own strength to protect more people."
The young man spoke with a strong and resonant voice.
The old woman paused again, tears welling up in her eyes.
She recalled that famine, when the entire mountain was devoid of even a blade of grass or a piece of tree bark.
She felt that she and her child could only wait to die.
Starving prisoners were everywhere, and no one could save so many people.
But His Majesty did it.
At that time, His Majesty was still the Regent, and he saved so many people in Jiangnan.
If it weren't for His Majesty, they would have died at that time.
"Okay." Despite her reluctance, the old woman nodded with tears in her eyes. The child had grown up and could no longer be controlled by his mother, so it was better to let go and let the child do what he wanted to do that was more meaningful.
One of the small villages in the south.
The man returned carrying a hoe and saw his wife weaving cloth at the magical loom, while the baby in her swaddling clothes slept soundly in the cradle.
Seeing him return, his wife gave him a gentle smile and was about to get up to greet him when she heard the man say in a steady voice, "I'm going to join the army."
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