CHAPTER 357: CHAPTER 342: ATHLETIC BEAUTIFUL GIRL

"Indeed, too diligent."

Li Shimin was very puzzled.

After all, in his Primordial Chaos universe, it’s all about ultra-slow living, without any hard-working folks, and everything follows a strict routine, completing all kinds of cultivation tasks on time each day.

"People like the Prime Minister are the norm... That’s why I keep rebooting Chang’an City..." He couldn’t help but stroll around the various Beauty Palaces, disguising himself as a regular Chief Eunuch, sightseeing everywhere.

"Lately, it’s getting more absurd..."

Li Shimin always felt that this time the Concubines were something extraordinary!

As he walked through the streets of the Beauty Palace compounds, he felt like something had vaguely erupted over the years.

No matter how many times he rebooted, he found nothing unusual, as these Concubines were truly just single-talented geniuses, indistinguishable from ordinary natives.

"This is even more absurd, a Fitness Palace?"

Li Shimin stopped, looking at a Beauty Palace that had been remodeled beyond recognition, watching a pretty girl lifting weights.

"I’ve been rebooting and observing all along, but there’s been no major breakthrough. Today, I must get to the bottom of this!" He strode towards the pretty girl.

...

At this moment.

The front of the palace had been transformed into a gym, and Mary Sue was lifting weights wildly in the garden, "Too awesome! Hahaha! Playing as a female character is so satisfying, not only pleasing to the eye but also with resources and stipend provided... milking the Great Tang’s fiscal expenditure."

Ha! Ha! Ha!

He kept panting heavily, sweat dripping down.

At this point, he wiped the sweat and looked at his status panel.

[Name: Mary Sue (Demon Level, Body Forging specialty)]

[Current Level Experience: Tier 5 16%]

[Current Lifespan: 41 years. Remaining Lifespan: 361 years]

[Main Quest: Enroll in Great Tang’s Officialdom (Completed)]

[Daily Quest: Body Forging Experience 1000/1000 (lv7)]

...

This is the Dataized Celestial Dao Core.

While it doesn’t have any actual combat power, for players, seeing their current level and standards clearly, becoming dataized, is instead the greatest motivation.

The Old Red Moon Celestial Dao’s dataized core now looks very weak... but when paired with the New Red Moon Celestial Dao’s Main God game space, perhaps the strength of these two Daos wouldn’t fall short of Chang’an City’s heaven-defying extent!

"Today’s daily tasks are done; it’s time to continue leveling up!"

Watching the experience and progress bars increase steadily each day, Mary Sue was full of energy, eager to make every day stretch to tenfold.

After all.

It was just too exhilarating!

Daily tasks, fixed mainline, highly free, random events, Chang’an City is a vast world, with various technological, fantasy, and xianxia civilizations, vibrant and colorful; living here for ten thousand years wouldn’t be tiring...

There’s also the dream of longevity!

Turning a xianxia game into reality...

The only drawback is that being a Concubine, one can only leave Chang’an City once every while.

"Too bad, this gym I opened, it’s only other player Concubines coming here... The native Concubines look at it like we’re crazy... but still, I managed to fool some over, and business isn’t bad!"

The intentions of this batch of Concubines were quite clear.

The strategy was already laid out.

First step: Enter the palace as a Concubine.

Second step: Develop madly.

And how to develop?

Surely, you can’t just take a dead salary and grow passively?

That way, there would never be a day of success.

So, the Concubines’ intentions were clear: plan to milk the fellow young Concubines of their stipends each month!

Even considering future development, they could milk the Imperial Consorts and concubines of the harem!

The Golden Tang’s harem is surely a place with countless gold mountains and silver mountains, a treasure trove!

"My gym is almost ready, others are probably about done as well. Let’s team up for a promotion... After all, in this Journey to the West Primordial Chaos, if you don’t make money, if you don’t grab resources, can you play?"

"These Concubines, just wait for our toxic chicken soup."

Mary Sue had just put down the dumbbell when she saw a tall and handsome guard arriving.

[Name: ???]

[Level: ???]

...

Whoa!

Mary Sue looked at the status above his head, completely stunned.

An advanced NPC?

Only the top batch of strong players show no specific data.

Previously, seeing Emperor Tang and even the Prime Minister were in this state, as were those high-level female officials leading them...

Had a hidden mission been triggered?

Or was it some high-level official sent by the Emperor to secretly inspect this batch of Concubines?

But no matter what, she had to be extra careful.

"This little officer, why have you come to my place?" Mary Sue put down the dumbbell.

"I’m just a regular guard, merely visiting here..." Li Shimin was quite surprised, "I’m Consort Yu’s guard, and during my break, I occasionally pass by here. From afar, I was curious how the Concubine’s quarters could be turned into a place full of iron equipment and machinery? And there seemed to be a charging system."

In fact, Mary Sue had a fitness talent, and according to their group’s suggestion, it was to establish a "game training room." She was in charge of the training room, guiding other players to cultivate levels.

"Oh, this is just my hobby."

Mary Sue didn’t hide, doing pull-ups on a bar, "I love cultivating, exercising the body... So I established this palace, inviting other Concubine friends to train a bit... After all, most women in the harem are weak, lacking in cultivation, this provides a place for them and they can also receive some training guidance."

"I see." Li Shimin nodded.

Indeed, a talent.

A Demon Level talent below the Pseudo-Heavenly Dao Level.

In each Concubine selection election, such talents were extremely rare too.

And talents at the Pseudo-Heavenly Dao Level can even shine directly through the imperial exam, showing how formidable they are.

However, in this year’s batch of Concubines, various talented individuals had increased tenfold... Even he marveled if a calamity had arrived, thus birthing so many geniuses.

"Indeed, I often see other Concubines coming here to train, and you seem to be charging them?" Li Shimin asked intentionally.

Those ruffians come to train "skills" here, how could there be no charge?

Now, players themselves act as the game’s NPC mentors, establishing their own NPC palaces, and with their skilled talents, begin setting up "Sword Palaces," "Fist Palaces," "Blade Palaces," "Potion Rooms," "Gourmet Taverns"...

After all, besides their main talent, everyone needs to cultivate some other skills, to learn and inquire from others, not necessarily specializing, but reaching a barely usable degree.

"When I go to others, those sisters charge me money, why can’t I charge them?" Mary Sue spread her hands helplessly.

"Yes, lately, it seems many Concubines have been opening shops in the harem?" Li Shimin asked, continuing the conversation.

"Don’t talk nonsense!"

Mary Sue hurriedly pressed his lips with her finger, "How can the harem be a place for opening shops? We’re just deepening the relationships between us Concubines, holding gatherings, exchanging emotions, then giving some gifts afterward to witness our sisterly bond."

Li Shimin silently pushed away the finger on his lips.

Mary Sue was startled, giving the handsome man a glance.

My ultimate move on boys, the "unintentional chastity by thumb on lips" pretty girl ultimate move, had no effect?

I’ve been playing this "ancient costume love simulation game" for a while now.

Previously, I’ve already flirted with a few guards, leaving them head over heels, an energetic sporty pretty girl standing out among the delicate beauties of the harem, standing tall, and yet this one didn’t take the bait?

It truly is a high-level figure!

No doubt he’s a formidable character, but with Laozi’s charm, it’s not impossible to win him over.