A Super Pill huh?
Julius massaged his chin thoughtfully.
Honestly, although he knew some martial arts in his last life, this body of his was still considerably weak. Even at this point, Julius as a prince had trained since the age of 7. But in the end, a child is a child.
If it comes to winning against an adult who was a seasoned assassin or guard, there was no way he would win without playing dirty. And like it or not, relying on dirty tricks all the time could guarantee you a win.
"It was like gambling…" Julius mumbled. And gambling wasn't something Julius enjoyed.
What he loved about himself was his ability to make plans and ensure those plans were at least 99.9% feasible. So gambling has never been a part of him.
He knew his youthful age and strength has been his weakness in this life, so he never stopped training… not even once.
At least 4 times a week, he trained hard. But now, with this super Pill, won't his strength issues be solved all at once?
Sigh…
Julius shook his head wryly. It feels good to have an all powerful system at his disposal. He also knew that if he wanted to buy such a pill on the system's Mall, it would probably cost millions… many even billions of points to get.
Sure, the system might price things like Intelligence and reports of enemies cheaply. But such a thing like a Super Pill would definitely not cost anything less than millions.
'Enough land in exchange for a Pill huh?'
That was interesting enough. But how to get it?
'This is Tricky.' Julius frowned.
Land wasn't something one can just own. The system that this ancient dynasty used was vastly similar yet still different from the ones many medieval empires used in Julius's former world.
They used a system called
A son can inherit a fief from his father or grandfather…. As a matter of fact, a father can choose to split his land up into many parts and share among all his children.
Yes, daughters and sons could inherit… Unfortunately, daughters can only inherit 30% of the land. The rest will have to be returned to the government. This was one of the many reasons sons were again highly favored.
That being said, even if a woman takes over the portion of a fief, she must run it well or else it can be taken back from her. Sadly… this rule only applies to women.
Men however, seemed to be forgiven for running their fiefs to the mud.
Julius shook his head wryly.
Ah yes… the fear of the ancients.
They believe women can't run or hold any positions in government. So they try everything to put a woman down and in her place.
Julius won't comment too much on this matter as a majority of women today have also been brainwashed into believing this.
Inheriting was one way to get land. His mother, Concubine Ava, did have land of her own… but Julius didn't want to touch any of that yet. It was too far away from the Capital, and not his first choice for now.
They say if we want to truly be safe, live close to your enemies, so they can see you… and You can see them too. If he went too far away, who knows what conspiracies those bastards would make up about him next?
At least if he's close to the Capital now, he can counteract faster and set things right before significant damages are done.
Bottom line, if he needs land of his own, he needs to do something that will earn him the right to keep that land.
It must be something extremely beneficial that will also serve the people too. This was, it's justifiable. But what?... What can he possibly do that will gather such an exchange for land?
Bam!!!
In the Audience Hall, a guard came rushing in with a heavy face. And instantly, the ministers who had bottled up their rage from Julius's actions, now found a target to release their anger on.
"How dare you?!! Don't you know that a Meeting is being held with his Majesty here?"
"Outrageous! Today's society is really getting daft! Your Majesty, I promise you give him 500 strokes for such impudence!"
"Heck! Forget about 500 strokes! I propose you let him eat 50 eggs and Fart in Minister BHU's mouth!"
"_" Minister Bhu. Who said that? Who said that?...Why did it come back to me again?
The poor guard had true tears hanging in the corner of his eyes when seeing the Gang-up done by these Ministers.
He can understand 500 whips with a damp whip… but why make him eat so many eggs just so he can fart in a prestigious Minister's mouth?
Has the world suddenly gone crazy, or is it him that is insane now?
Plop~
He dropped to his knees fast. "Your Majesty, this humble servant is innocent. I only brought in urgent news, your Majesty. Please forgive me for my tardiness."
Well, because Altec was in a good mood today, and because the guard probably has a good reason for his actions… Altec decided not to punish the poor guy.
With his business over, Julius was about to dismiss himself. But the moment he heard what the guard said he froze dead in his tracks, knowing this was the opportunity he was looking for.
"Your Majesty!" the guard continued. "The Capital's severity is at stake!"
What?!!!
Clayton clenched his fists, as did Altec and many others.
Well man? Don't just keep your mouth shut as if you've taken in the farts of one of Minister Bhu's wives.
What is it? Why don't you just spit it out already?
What's going on? Is it war?... Has an unknown enemy surrounded them without them even noticing it?
Right now, everyone's heart had fallen into their FREAKIN' bellies!