Chapter 1073 – What Is Your Background (Part Six)
Jiang Pengji glanced at the silver spear in Li Yun’s hands, which was his prized possession. Breaking it would not be easy to compensate.
“I wouldn’t mind practicing a bit, but I fear your spear might break.”
Li Yun wore a disapproving expression.
The spear in his hand was crafted from extremely precious materials using the strongest metallurgy techniques of the time.
It had accompanied Li Yun in numerous battles and was still as pristine as ever.
Seeing his skepticism, Jiang Pengji gripped the hilt of her knife and effortlessly drew it out.
This knife was not only longer than an average sword but also ridiculously heavy, weighing much more than Dian Yin’s paired axes.
The snow-white blade sliced through the air, leaving a streak of light that made it look menacingly sharp.
Though Li Yun trained with the spear, he was also familiar with bladed weapons.
For a military general in this era, weapons were akin to luxury cars for modern men—a form of status symbol!
As the blade was unsheathed, Li Yun’s eyes lit up, and he exclaimed, “What a fine blade!”
“Take a look—”
Jiang Pengji signaled for someone to bring over a regular big knife. With a swift movement, she swung her knife—
A flash of white light was followed by a crisp cracking sound.
With a clang, the big knife broke in two and fell to the ground, kicking up some dust.
Li Yun stared, dumbfounded.
“This knife comes at a perfect time; it’ll save me some expenses. I can’t have to reforge my knife every time I fight.”
For her, this artifact capable of threatening the Heavenly Brain could only be used for killing people or slicing fruits, in the hopes of instilling some fear in the System.
Was there any other value to it?
None!
Though Li Yun didn’t use a knife, it didn’t stop him from admiring it like a beautiful woman.
“Does this knife have a name, my lord?”
What about splitting hairs?
The knife in the Lord’s hands could clash with weapons and slice opponents in half as easily as cutting fruits—it was definitely a divine weapon!
Jiang Pengji was terrible at naming things.
This was beyond question.
Faced with Li Yun’s “difficult” question, she pondered and said, “It’s called ‘Godslayer.’”
Simple yet powerful, easily understood!
Li Yun sighed, “‘Godslayer’? A divine weapon deserves a good name, and this name certainly fits!”
It’s not that my lord couldn’t name things; why give such a ridiculous name to a fine blade?
Every time Li Yun called out “Godslayer,” he felt an inexplicable embarrassment.
After practicing with the knife for a while, Jiang Pengji even helped the cooks in the military camp chop a pile of firewood, breaking a light sweat before stopping.
The audience in the live stream had been focusing on the knife in Jiang Pengji’s hand for quite a while.
Such a blade was far beyond the current forging technology of their era.
Even considering the age they lived in—
According to a certain weapon hoarder, it seemed achieving that level was quite improbable.
No matter how the audience discussed, Jiang Pengji stayed tight-lipped and refused to reveal anything.
In the end, the audience concluded—
【Virtual City】: The anchor is just a cheat; she used to be a humanoid weapon and now has a divine artifact—she’s on her way to the top!
【Rubber Bean】: According to the latest popular battle royale memes, the anchor was supposed to join “PUBG: Gods’ War,” but ended up in “PUBG: Fall to the Ground” instead—may I ask, when will this cheat get her account banned by the GM?
【Nut and Pudding】: #Nosepicking, LOL—if the anchor banned the GM, are you afraid or not!
【Heart Joy】: GM: Jiang Pengji, can you have a little common sense? Anchor: No common sense; I’m just feeling pumped!
Jiang Pengji looked at the barrage of jokes filling the screen, a smile curling at her lips.
Hmm—
In a way,【Nut and Pudding】were correct; she could indeed ban the GM, wasn’t her subsystems safe from being shut down right now?
Having broken a sweat and eaten breakfast, Jiang Pengji began to handle official business.
They had just established a foothold in Cangzhou Qianyan County; the supply lines were barely functional, but the Meng Clan was the real boss in Cangzhou, having operated there for hundreds of years with immeasurable influence. Jiang Pengji was afraid that one misstep would expose her weaknesses, giving the Meng Clan a chance to exploit it.
During this period, apart from Meng Heng delivering a document, Jiang Pengji was mostly buried in various bamboo slips and records.
She kept her composure, but the sub-system was getting impatient.
“Jiang Pengji, what exactly is your background?” the voice of System One was laced with frustration, as if it had found out its wealthy fiancé was actually a debt-ridden loser right before the wedding, causing a deep emotional hurt and a fierce accusation against the unfaithful partner.
Jiang Pengji was curious too, “What background could I possibly have? Didn’t I tell you everything before?”
System One gritted its teeth, “If you had no background, do you seriously think that knife just fell from the sky?”
With the appearance of “Godslayer,” the balance of power between Jiang Pengji and the system was instantly shattered.
The sub-system had a natural fear of interdimensional patrol merchants, like a criminal seeing a police officer, it was born to shrink back.
Never did they expect an interdimensional patrol merchant would show up, leaving behind such a valuable weapon!
What qualifications did Jiang Pengji have?
Just a mere mortal, even if she was the chosen one of this dimension, she was still considered an ant by interdimensional patrol merchants. Let alone being cared for or befriended, wasting time even looking at her was too much. Thus, System One couldn’t fathom why the interdimensional patrol merchant would take such an interest in Jiang Pengji! After much thought, it concluded that Jiang Pengji surely had a powerful backing!
“I’m not like you, spouting lies left and right.” Jiang Pengji sneered and said, “As for my background, I’ve said all there is to say.”
Genetic warriors were akin to death warriors, with a fatality rate far exceeding that of the elite forces on the battlefield.
If Jiang Pengji had a backing, how could she have been chosen?
Most importantly, to become a genetic warrior, one had to wipe away past memories, ensuring absolute loyalty to the Federation!
With this alone, Jiang Pengji firmly believed she had no background.
System One wasn’t having it, “You’re lying!”
It took another look at Jiang Pengji’s basic files—35 years old, taking over command of the legion from her former superior.
Before that, she was promoted to a brigadier general based on her military achievements.
Afterward, she caught the eye of the previous legion commander, quickly becoming one of the candidates for succession.
Though Jiang Pengji was indeed capable of taking the position, her military rank didn’t match—that leap was too big!
Wasn’t she worried about splitting her pants?
Actually, if System One understood the war environment of Jiang Pengji’s past life, her experiences wouldn’t seem implausible.
There were tons of geniuses far more capable than her; she was inspirational but only average.
She wasn’t old, but had spent more time in the military than many senior generals.
“You definitely have a backing!”
So annoying! The system had tricked numerous hosts but never thought it would encounter an unmentionable cheat!
Jiang Pengji: “…”
She was inexplicably angry, “If I had a background, I’d have turned you to dust a thousand years ago!”
Having climbed up based on her abilities, why should she be labeled as a connected individual by the system?!
“If it weren’t for not wanting to let down those people in the live stream, I’d stab you all down!”
Godslayer in her hand was already itching to make a move!
With Godslayer in existence, Jiang Pengji was less apprehensive of the system, and she could calmly await the day to close the net.
Now, she was the one playing the game of chess—
Neither the main system nor the sub-system were anything more than pieces in her hands!
