Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 105: If Sir Doesn't Abandon Me...

It's over, the Little Conqueror has turned into a clown like "Buggy".

Li Ji felt a chill in his heart, genuinely worried that he had hit Sun Ce too hard, to the point that the child was completely broken.

Immediately, Li Ji rode his horse to Sun Ce's side, asking with a pure and concerned expression.

"Sun Ce, are you alright? You seem a bit listless these past few days."

"Ah..."

Sun Ce responded weakly, then slowly turned his head to look at Li Ji, answering.

"It's Sir Zikun, I'm not dead yet."

Li Ji's voice deepened, saying. "Cheer up, Sun Ce, have you forgotten the great ambition of the Sun family's ancestors to revitalize the family business and restore Sun Wu's glory?"

"I haven't forgotten!"

Sun Ce almost instinctively straightened his back, replying loudly, but then quickly slumped down again, lying on the horse's back, answering dejectedly.

"But I can't do it."

It's over, he's really withered, he can't even get an erection anymore.

Before, every time Li Ji said this, Sun Ce would instantly stand up as if injected with chicken blood, then re-consider with full fighting spirit if there was any way he could surpass Zhao Yun.

"Sun Ce, have you forgotten your father, 'Jiangdong Tiger' Sun Jian's earnest expectations of you?" Li Ji asked.

Sun Ce, weakly dragging the halberd shaft with his hand, replied. "I'm not worthy to be my father's son."

"Sun Ce, have you forgotten that you still have younger siblings who need you to protect them?" Li Ji asked again.

"Sir Zikun and Uncle Xuande will protect them for me," Sun Ce replied with a blank look.

...

Li Ji.

Repeatedly attacking Sun Ce's past sensitive points proved completely ineffective.

Well, if Meng Huo was completely softened after being captured and released seven times, it doesn't seem strange that Sun Ce is completely broken.

Immediately, Li Ji changed his strategy, encouraging him.

"Sun Ce, in fact, Zilong is a top general of this era, almost no one can be certain of defeating Zilong. You being able to fight Zilong for so many rounds is already quite extraordinary, one day you will have the demeanor of a hegemon."

"Sir Zikun, please don't comfort me anymore, I know that General Zhao is just an ordinary general under Uncle Xuande. Whether it's General Guan, General Zhang, or General Xiahou, their martial prowess is evenly matched with General Zhao."

After a pause, Sun Ce murmured with a blank look. "I, Sun Ce, prided myself on being extraordinary, but I didn't expect to be just a mediocre person."

Young man, you've narrowed your path!

The generals under the lord are all top-notch in the world. If you don't compare yourself to Zhao Yun, but turn around and compare yourself to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, isn't that just asking for a beating?

Even Xiahou Lan, who is not good at mounted combat, is extremely strong in foot combat.

Moreover, Zhao Yun can be evenly matched with anyone for a while without triggering "Yun's Great Wrath", so there's no point in comparing like that.

'It seems, I still have to find a way to rebuild Sun Ce's self-confidence...'

Li Ji thought silently, then proposed. "Sun Ce, how about competing with Mingzheng?"

Xiahou Lan is a few years older than Sun Ce. Although his talent is not top-notch, his actual level is quite good under the occasional guidance of Zhao Yun and Xiahou Bo.

In Li Ji's view, Xiahou Lan and Sun Ce's levels should be about the same now.

Presumably, a hearty and evenly matched battle can awaken Sun Ce's fighting spirit and self-confidence.

However, upon hearing this, Sun Ce pouted, buried his head directly on the horse's back, and said with a bit of a sob.

"Does Sir Zikun also think that my level is only about the same as a book boy?"

How can this child start crying while talking?

Li Ji didn't know how to comfort him for a moment, and could only let Sun Ce vent the depression accumulated in his heart from seven consecutive defeats.

That night, Li Ji and his party stopped at a place not far from the Yangtze River bank to set up camp, making a fire to cook.

After Li Ji finished eating, he began to browse the bamboo slips with great interest.

These bamboo slips were sent to Li Ji by Liu Bei not long ago, and in addition to some rare and precious military books, there were also a large number of bamboo slips related to water conservancy.

Among them, there were even detailed records of the Qin State building the Zheng Guo Canal during the Warring States period.

Li Ji had no idea where Liu Bei got so many precious books. Li Ji thought that books similar to the construction of the Zheng Guo Canal would have been completely damaged with the burning of books and burying of scholars or the burning of the Epang Palace, but unexpectedly there were still copies.

Therefore, Li Ji spent his days inspecting various places, and his nights reading a large number of books related to water conservancy, in order to provide more knowledge reserves for the subsequent "Strategy Simulator" deduction.

In the end, all the deductions made by the "Strategy Simulator" cannot transcend Li Ji's ability. The more Li Ji knows, the more perfect results he can obtain in the deduction.

Therefore, Li Ji has always had an attitude of tireless acquisition of knowledge.

Just as Li Ji was immersed in the books in his hand, and even unconsciously constructing similar three-dimensional diagrams in his mind, deducing step by step, he suddenly found a shadow in front of him.

Li Ji looked up and found that Sun Ce, holding a halberd, was standing in front of him.

"What's the matter?"

Li Ji said, while looking at Sun Ce's expression.

In the next moment, to Li Ji's shock, Sun Ce gave Li Ji a big surprise, kneeling directly on one knee in front of Li Ji, cupping his fist and saying.

"A true man is born between heaven and earth, how can he live under others for a long time? Although Ce is not talented, his martial prowess is not as good as Zhao Zilong, but he may not be able to surpass him with literary talent and strategy."

The more Sun Ce spoke, the smoother he became. Finally, he stared at Li Ji with bright eyes, and said loudly.

"I, Sun Ce, have been ignorant for ten years, only hating that I have not met a teacher to open my mind. I have only pursued the courage of a common man. Now, if Sir does not abandon me, Ce is willing to become an adopted son, follow Sir and listen to his teachings, and inherit Sir's mantle."

??!!

Li Ji.

For a moment, Li Ji was so shocked that he stood up and took two steps back.

Adopted son, halberd...

Plus, if Li Ji has some relationship with Da Qiao in the future.

It's full!

It's really full!!

All kinds of elements are really full. Li Ji felt a pain in his kidneys, subconsciously protecting the position of his kidneys with the bamboo slips in his hand, and shouted quickly.

"Sun Ce, stop fooling around, get up quickly."

"Sir, I am serious, I am willing to worship Sir as my adopted father," Sun Ce said urgently.

"Who taught you this?"

Li Ji narrowed his eyes, wanting to see who had given him such a big surprise.

"This is what Ce thought alone, it has nothing to do with Mingzheng," Sun Ce said loudly.

Li Ji raised an eyebrow, and immediately rushed out of the tent in three steps, and saw Xiahou Lan who was about to escape.

"Mingzheng, where do you want to go?"

Li Ji asked quietly, Xiahou Lan's figure immediately stopped in place, then turned around with a smile.

"Come in."

"Yes."

Xiahou Lan obediently followed Li Ji into the camp tent, not daring to look up the whole time.

"Mingzheng, this matter has nothing to do with you?" Li Ji asked.

Xiahou Lan quickly replied. "This matter has something to do with me, but not much."

"Not much, how much is it?" Li Ji asked.

Xiahou Lan quickly knelt down, explaining.

"I saw that Sun Ce was in a bad mood, so I wanted to comfort him. I mentioned unintentionally that Sir is the number one wise man in the world, and then it had nothing to do with me."

Sun Ce directly took over the conversation, saying.

"Sir, I sincerely want to worship you as my adopted father, to inherit the mantle of my adopted father."

At this point, Li Ji didn't understand what Sun Ce's brain circuit was...

Seeing that he was beaten to death by Zhao Yun in martial prowess, he simply planned to open a new track to overtake on a curve.

The only thing Li Ji didn't expect was that Sun Ce was also an adopted father control, and actually thought of worshiping him as his adopted father to inherit the mantle.

This is not allowed!

Absolutely not allowed!!

None of the adopted fathers in the late Eastern Han Dynasty had a good ending.

Diao Chan worshiped Wang Yun as her adopted father, Wang Yun was forced to fall from the city and die!

Lu Bu worshiped Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo as his adopted fathers, Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo were directly stabbed to death by Lu Bu!

Sun Ce worshiped Yuan Shu as his adopted father, Yuan Shu was besieged by Sun Ce and the other princes and died vomiting blood!

Ma Chao worshiped Han Sui as his adopted father, Han Sui was almost killed by Ma Chao!

Liu Feng worshiped Liu Bei as his adopted father, Liu Feng indirectly killed Guan Yu, leading to Liu Bei's death!

In Li Ji's view, anyone who bears the title of "adopted father" in the late Han Dynasty is almost the same as hanging a big "death" character.

Even if Whitebeard traveled to the Eastern Han Dynasty, I'm afraid he wouldn't survive three episodes before he couldn't withstand the cause and effect and directly received a lunch box.

This is not accepting an adopted son, this is clearly adding a living Yama to the family.

Immediately, Li Ji's expression became stern, and he said solemnly.

"Although Ji is of the same generation as your father Sun Jian, your ancestor is Sun Wu. Even if Ji has great abilities, how can he accept Sun Wu's descendant as an adopted son?"

Immediately, Li Ji helped Sun Ce, who was still kneeling on the ground, up and said.

"In my heart, you are actually like a younger brother, so I have been encouraging you a lot just now, not wanting you to be too arrogant, and also being able to take this opportunity to ask Zilong for advice. Do you understand my intentions?"

Sun Ce, who was originally a little depressed, now had a small face full of great emotion. He only felt that the grievances and unbearable things in his heart during this period completely erupted, and he directly pounced on Li Ji, hugging Li Ji's thigh tightly, crying and shouting.

"From now on, Ce will definitely regard Sir as a dear elder brother..."

Before Sun Ce could say the word "father", Li Ji reached out and patted Sun Ce's back, saying softly.

"If you have the heart to learn the art of war and strategy, you can look for Sun Wu's inheritance in your family. If you have any doubts, Ji will definitely answer them one by one."

"Yes, Sir."

Afterward, Li Ji spent a good while soothing Sun Ce, finally calming the little kid whose heart had been in turmoil. He patiently instructed him not to forget to diligently practice his martial arts and to also spend more time reading military texts.

Li Ji even allowed Sun Ce to come to his tent every evening to peruse his treasured collection of military books.

At this, Sun Ce was filled with emotion and gave Li Ji a deep bow, three times, before tearfully returning to his own tent to rest.

Watching Sun Ce leave, Xiahou Lan, who hadn't dared to utter a word the entire time, was just about to slowly stand up when—

Li Ji glanced at Xiahou Lan and said,

"You continue to kneel and reflect."

Immediately, Xiahou Lan obediently knelt back down...