"This... this... this is a bit exaggerated!"
Looking at the vague reflection on the water’s surface, Gu Mo reached out to touch the sturdy biceps on his arm, then lifted his shirt to feel the defined muscles of his abdomen. His face lit up with surprise. This was the result he had speculated and hoped to see before adding points, but it was so smoothly achieved that he found it hard to believe.
Just a single point’s enhancement, and the change was quite noticeable.
Clenching his fists tightly and quickly throwing a few punches, he felt the explosive power contained within his muscles. He nodded with deep satisfaction; this was all thanks to his own efforts. It was such a thrill!
Every point’s increase brought a very strong boost. No wonder each level-up only provided one distributable attribute point. If it were like many games where leveling up gives 5 or 10 points to distribute, he would have practically taken off already!
"Hmm, it’s good that when I put on clothes, it doesn’t seem like there’s much change..."
He had always been of a fairly standard and well-proportioned build, neither overweight nor underweight. So, even though the muscle-toning effect brought about by a Power Value of 12 was somewhat astounding, it was a change only he could distinctly notice. Other people probably wouldn’t be able to tell.
He didn’t know if this effect was based on altering the ideal state of the human body or if each attribute increase would trigger a change in physique. If he continued to enhance his power in the future, would it become more and more exaggerated...
Suppressing a slight worry in his heart, he swiftly browsed through the Attribute Panel and quickly found the second task he needed to do.
That inexplicable home system—
Appearing in the marked area at the bottom left corner, upon opening it, what appeared before him was a large map. Looking closely, it turned out to be an aerial view of Lushan City, resembling a scaled-down model with all the necessary details present.
Below his line of sight and on the left, it was filled with densely packed value displays and operational options, like "Food," "Wood," "Metal," "Weapons," "Foot Soldiers," "Farmers"... along with "Market," "Buildings," "Barracks," and the like.
Emmmm...
Wait a minute! This is familiar! Gu Mo blinked and suddenly felt a surge of confidence.
If it were truly about managing a city, facing all sorts of complex issues, he would indeed be at a loss since he had never had such experience before. Regardless of how Saito Dosan envisioned it, he was ultimately just an ordinary person.
But with the aid of this assistance system, which turned everything into this familiar data panel, and allowed him to utilize this panel’s mysterious power to exert his decision-making indirectly onto the real world... well, it was time to show Saito Dosan what true talent looked like.
A mere Lushan City, who are you underestimating? He used to be a Star Sea Supervisor, controlling regions that spanned the entire Milky Way Galaxy, both directly and indirectly.
Gu Mo excitedly rolled up his sleeves and began studying this new gameplay carefully over the water’s surface.
"Sir, someone is requesting to see you outside."
However, at this moment, a cautious voice came from outside, reporting something.
"Hmm, who wants to see me?" Gu Mo furrowed his brow. He didn’t know anyone, right? Or was it that local officials heard about a new boss descending from the sky and came to get acquainted while probing the situation?
"Outside is an Onmyoji and a... a female warrior. However, they didn’t mention their names, just asked me to report and said, sir, you would understand," the attendant replied cautiously.
Onmyoji and female warrior?
Gu Mo raised an eyebrow, suddenly having a strange thought... Ah Xiu’s story involved elements of time travel and cause and effect, and could it be that his arrival inadvertently influenced something, changed something?