He knew this was a trap set by Shen Ling to make him despised by everyone, with no one to defend him.
Although he gained the support of the people of Jiangnan, these people who had almost starved to death due to the famine were not well-educated and could not write poetry or calligraphy. In this era, they had no voice at all.
Otherwise, how could it be that the capital city was unaware of the famine a month after it broke out?
But he was willing to do it anyway.
...As long as one's ideological awareness is high, turning a female-oriented channel into a male-oriented channel is not a dream.
No matter how eccentric his behavior, as long as he holds power, the world will have to be mindful of his every whim.
By crushing the voice of the villain with absolute power, he becomes the embodiment of justice.
"Ding-dong!"
Gu Mu suddenly received a system notification, and several lines of text appeared on the panel.
"Achievements +100, 100 points gained."
"Villain level = 50, 50 points gained."
"Host has points detected. System store activated."
The items currently sold in the store are:
Antidote Pill (can cure all poisons) - 30 points will be deducted for redemption;
Resurrection Pill (can bring a person back to life even if they are on their last breath) - 30 points will be deducted for redemption;
Strengthening and Health Pill (Enhances Physique) - Redemption requires deducting 30 points;
Yuan Shen Dan (enhances internal energy) - 30 points will be deducted for redemption.
"When your political achievements and villainous status accumulate to a certain level, new items will be unlocked."
At the same time, a shop icon appeared in the upper right corner of the system. After clicking on it, the four items were clearly displayed, with the points required to redeem them marked below each item.
After a successful exchange, the item will be automatically stored in your inventory and can be retrieved by thought.
On the left side of the panel, the attribute values are displayed:
"Achievements: 100"
Villain Rating: 50
Total points: 150
It seems that improving political achievements and villainous status can both earn equal points, which can be used to redeem items in the system shop.
However, the way the points are calculated is not very balanced. He only got 100 points because he saved the lives of millions of people in Jiangnan by using hybrid rice.
He only ordered the execution of 132 corrupt officials, yet he received 50 points.
The villain rating refers to the degree to which a person's actions violate justice, and the increase depends on the extent of their cruelty.
After all, even if those 132 corrupt officials deserved to die, they shouldn't have died this way. Gu Mu directly handed those 132 bound corrupt officials over to thousands of people who hated them. You can imagine how tragic their fate would be. So the system recorded 50 villain points for him.
Since political achievements and villainous status are not contradictory,
He would never be fooled by the system into becoming a complete villain.
After all, political achievements are not only reflected in the visible points, but may also be related to whether he can turn female-oriented novels into male-oriented novels.
However, one can be more free and unrestrained in one's behavior and actions.
Even the system encourages him to be a villain, so why should he abide by any rules, regulations, or moral principles?
As Gu Mu declared, "I, the king, will bear this eternal infamy."
The 132 corrupt officials all looked ashen-faced and terrifying, their eyes fixed on Gu Mu as if they were seeing demons from hell.
And the tens of thousands of oppressed people picked up hoes or sticks and charged forward.
Their relatives and friends had also died from the beatings of these officials' subordinates.
They were simply seeking revenge for their loved ones...
The young man in the black python robe, with an arrogant expression,
At that moment, they revered him as a god.
His flamboyant laughter and the image of his black python robe fluttering in the wind became an indelible mark on their hearts, until his bones were buried in the yellow earth.
After the chaos subsided, someone knelt down first, looked up to the sky and roared, "Long live the Regent! Long live the Regent!"
Those people, their faces stained with blood and dust, their clothes tattered, all knelt down.
"Long live the Regent! Long live the Regent!"
Then he lay on the ground for a long time, watching Gu Mu's carriage leave.
They drifted further and further away until they disappeared without a trace.
Inside the carriage
Considering the possibility of assassination, Ma Shishi and Shen Ling were arranged to be together, protected by Lu Ming and four guards.
Gu Muna had only one guard driving the carriage ahead, acting as the coachman.
Having completed his mission, he couldn't let the girls be in danger because of him.
At this moment, Gu Mu was the only person in the huge carriage.
Of course, there are also my hidden assassins who are invisible to everyone and secretly protect his safety from the roof of the car.
The items in the system shop, such as the antidote pills and the resurrection pills, were temporarily useless to him.
However, the Body Strengthening Pill and the Spirit Essence Pill caught his attention.
It should be noted that both the antidote pill and the resurrection pill can save lives, yet they are priced at 30 points, just like those two other pills.
"Even if I exchange one Body Strengthening Pill and one Spirit Pill for each, I'll still have 90 points left." Gu Mu didn't hesitate, and soon the Body Strengthening Pill and Spirit Pill he exchanged were stored in his inventory.
Gu Mu first ate a strengthening pill, a white pill that went down his throat.
It felt like I transformed into a wisp of celestial energy, flowing through his body.
It came out from his internal organs and spread throughout his muscles.
He even felt subtle changes happening in his body.
Human bodies are mortal and cannot withstand attacks from swords and blades.
But at this moment, Gu Mu felt that his skin and blood had become different from before.
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