Chapter 295
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Chapter 295: Bragging
The popularization of Luo Ji’s new title went very smoothly, primarily, no one had any objections.
At the same time, the collective term for his territory would no longer be anything like “Kingdom of [ ],” but rather quite simply called “Myriad World Civilization.”
With this, one matter was finally settled.
However, this was just one of his many current tasks.
Although, by now, most of the work could be handed over to his sub-city lords and assistant secretaries, some reports that absolutely required his personal review still piled up like a small mountain.
Just looking at the number of reports gave Luo Ji a distinct stomach ache.
At the same time, a flash of golden light added another reason for his stomach ache.
[System Notification: Congratulations to player ‘Luo Ji’ for obtaining a Gold-tier item ‘Elixir of Immortality ×1.’]
Luo Ji covered his face with his hand, feeling a sense of blockage in his heart.
He shouldn’t have been so idle as to open that golden treasure chest.
The timing was definitely wrong, and this action was utterly filled with bad luck.
This was already the second time he had drawn an Elixir of Immortality, and his mood was complex.
But since it was already opened, he had to face reality.
Holding the jade box containing the Elixir of Immortality in his hand, this time, he didn’t plan to sell it.
The Elixir of Immortality was, after all, a Gold-tier item.
Although it was a somewhat peculiar one among Gold-tier items, it wasn’t something you could just open and get anytime.
Thus, after pondering for a while, Luo Ji decided to consume it himself.
He knew that this one was absolutely unavoidable for him, better to eat it early and save himself the trouble.
Holding the pill in his hand, he still felt a little nervous.
An Elixir of Immortality, a divine medicine that only existed in fictional stories.
He wondered what it tasted like.
After taking a deep breath, he decisively popped it into his mouth.
The entire pill dissolved instantly upon entering, with no obvious bitterness, only a faint medicinal fragrance.
After consuming the pill, Luo Ji scooped a bowl of water and looked at his reflection in it.
He couldn’t see any changes.
Then, realizing something, he couldn’t help but chuckle.
Of course, what changes could a 20 something year old see after taking an Elixir of Immortality?
Later, changing his mind and with a hypothesis, Luo Ji opened his attribute panel.
After a quick scan, his eyes immediately lit up.
At this very moment, his status bar indeed showed a ‘Longevity’ status!
It seemed the Elixir of Immortality had indeed worked.
However, this Elixir of Immortality he just acquired reminded him that it was time to extend the lifespans of some of his individual generals.
Otherwise, if he waited until they were 40, 50, or even 70 or 80 years old, would it still be meaningful?
According to scientific statistics, most people’s physical qualities begin to decline after thirty years old.
Some who maintain themselves well can delay it until around 35, but no further.
If Luo Ji wanted to maintain his martial generals’ physical qualities at their peak, it would be best to start extending their lifespans before they turned 30.
However, due to limited conditions in the early stages, many of his generals were already over 30, such as Liu Zheng, Liu Meng, Zhao Pan, and Luo Yong.
Among them, Luo Yong was exactly 30, while the oldest, Liu Meng, was already 36. Following them were Zhao Pan at 34 and Liu Zheng at 33.
Undoubtedly, for these four, extending their lifespans was a matter of urgent priority.
He was in a period of needing talented individuals and had to maintain their ages.
One round of lifespan extensions immediately reduced his savings by 40,000.
Then, opening the development section and upgrading various development projects, Luo Ji instantly realized that the savings over 200,000 truly wasn’t much.
At the same time, considering that he was already immortal, if decades passed and his appearance remained unchanged, it would certainly make his people curious.
To nip this problem in the bud, the solution was quite simple, plainly speaking, it was to brag.
In reality, in ancient China, every emperor had bragged in such ways.
Take Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, for example.
There was a story where Liu Bang’s mother, once napping by a pond’s embankment, dreamt of a celestial being.
At that time, the entire sky happened to be covered in dark clouds, with thunder and lightning.
Liu Bang’s father came out to look for his wife and coincidentally saw a flood dragon descending from the sky and attaching itself to Liu Bang’s mother.
Immediately afterward, she became pregnant and gave birth to Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang.
Was this story a folk legend? No.
To be blunt, it was 100% Liu Bang himself orchestrating things later, perhaps even inventing the story himself.
Otherwise, in that era, which ordinary person would be so reckless as to gossip about Liu Bang and his mother?
And why would he deliberately spread such a story, which to modern people would sound like complete nonsense?
On one hand, it was because the common people at the time were uneducated and believed in such things.
On the other hand, it was to tell those people that he was a celestial being descended to earth, transformed from a flood dragon.
His emperorship and the establishment of the Han Dynasty were the will of Heaven, this was called “acting in accordance with Heaven’s will!”
And precisely because of this boast from Liu Bang, after the Han Dynasty, the titles ‘Son of Heaven’ and ‘True Dragon Son of Heaven’ began to become popular.
There were many such boasts, and Luo Ji now also needed to make one, telling his people that their lord was immortal, and the generals and officials who fought for him and achieved great deeds would also gain longer lifespans.
Of course, in Luo Ji’s boast, there was nothing about Heaven.
After all, he never much cared for Heaven.
With his modern imagination, concocting such a story was quite easy.
After finishing it, he immediately had Luo Jin find a group of absolutely loyal personnel to spread it.
Within a few days, this story became an important topic of conversation for his people after meals.
Even Liu Ye, who was responsible for his daily life, had been secretly glancing at him lately.
Naturally, such widespread dissemination also caused some minor troubles, for example…
“Your Majesty, I heard you are immortal, that you can conjure strong winds with a breath, summon heavy rain with a wave of your hand, easily lift a mountain with one hand, and even fly. Is this true?”
Our Miss Liu Ye asked Luo Ji with wide, watery eyes.
Yes, that’s right.
The boast he spread became increasingly exaggerated.
Luo Ji certainly didn’t remember writing anything about himself being able to summon wind and rain, move mountains and fill seas, or fly and burrow into the ground…
