Not waiting for Bai Pu to speak, the Overlord took out an item and set it to exhibition status.

It was a scholar's scarf, seemingly drab and unremarkable at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it appeared as if shrouded in mist, exuding a kind of hazy beauty.

[Kan Ze's Headscarf (Sealed)]

[Quality: Famous Relic (Bronze Level)]

[Equipment Requirement: Basic Spirit 10 points]

[Equipment Slot: Head]

[Attributes: Spirit +4]

[Additional Skill 1: Circulation: Passive, the wearer recovers an extra 1 point of Spiritual Power per minute.]

[Additional Skill 2: Nine Chapters: Explore the target through numerology calculations. The stronger the wearer's Spiritual Power, the more accurate the results.]

[Durability: 32/35]

[Explanation: Kan Sheng's outstanding talent and heroic deeds are celebrated in Shu.]

Bronze Level Famous Relic?

Bai Pu was taken aback, not expecting the Overlord to be so generous.

Famous Relics are produced only on the Source Plane and a few Illusion Planes.

To be precise, Famous Relics can only appear with a certain probability after the death of a 'Celebrity' in that Plane World!

Depending on the celebrity's fame and the extent of the relic's circulation, they can be categorized into Bronze Level, Silver Level, Gold Level, and so on.

For example, Guan Yu's Cyan Dragon Crescent Blade, if an Awakened successfully kills Guan Yu, the Cyan Dragon Crescent Blade would emerge as a Famous Relic to be drawn from cards (whether it is drawn remains a matter of luck).

Famous Relics are generally related to historical figures' deeds, and Silver Level or higher Famous Relics usually possess the 'Unique in the World' characteristic, making them far more exquisite than ordinary equipment.

Take this [Kan Ze's Headscarf] for example, as a Bronze Level Famous Relic, it not only adds 4 points in attributes but also comes with two skills! It nearly surpasses ordinary Hero Level equipment.

Having originally refused the transaction, Bai Pu quickly changed his mind: "How do you intend to make the exchange?"

If it wouldn't affect the top scorer of the college entrance examination, Bai Pu was inclined toward the transaction, as the Overlord was offering too much.

However, if the Overlord was demanding that Bai Pu assist him in securing top scores in the college entrance examination as a condition, Bai Pu would certainly refuse.

Because the rewards for the top scores in the college entrance examination are enormous, not even ten Bronze Level Famous Relics would suffice!

"My request is simple, you cannot incite Gan Ning to interfere in Cao Zhang's battle," the Overlord thought for a moment and added, "Other native military generals mustn't intervene either! Also, I'll persuade Gan Ning later to split the troops and search, and you must express your support."

"This simple?" Bai Pu squinted his eyes, sensing something unusual.

In order to eliminate Bai Pu's interference, the Overlord was willing to pay the price of such a Famous Relic equipment, revealing how much he valued the kill of Cao Zhang.

After careful consideration, Bai Pu nodded: "I agree."

"Let Spirit Realm Will notarize it, I'll cover the cost," the Overlord immediately followed up.

Spirit Realm Will notarization is an effective method to prevent an Awakened from being unfaithful. The more severe the punishment measures agreed upon by both parties, the higher the notarization cost.

The Overlord's agreed punishment measures are very clever—violators lose their qualification to take the college entrance examination. Such notarization costs are not high.

Bai Pu gladly agreed. With a commitment, he exchanged for the Bronze Named Relic [Kan Ze's Headscarf], feeling he had struck a great deal.

Of course, this is also because Bai Pu holds a crucial official position. As a Deputy General under Gan Ning, his rapport with Gan Ning is the highest in the field, worthy of the Overlord's significant effort to "buy over"!

The Overlord's thoughts were too straightforward, and Bai Pu could fully comprehend them.

Persuading Gan Ning to split the troops is to facilitate the Overlord taking action freely, avoiding Gan Ning's watchful eyes, and pursuing Cao Zhang!

As for why only the condition of "not inciting native intervention" was set without restricting Bai Pu's intervention?

This might be due to the Overlord's arrogance; he didn't consider Bai Pu a worthy opponent to threaten himself—in fact, he might secretly hope Bai Pu foolishly dares to intervene and compete for Cao Zhang's kill!

At that time, with Gan Ning not present, the Overlord is confident to teach Bai Pu a good lesson.

As for Bai Pu's agreement, it was simple; he is eager to discover what secrets Cao Zhang harbors that warrant such focus from the Overlord!

In other words, Bai Pu also wishes to kill Cao Zhang.

Of course, Bai Pu hasn't forgotten the importance of the top scores in the college entrance examination; he agreed with the Overlord's request because he already had a backup plan.

No matter what the Overlord obtains from Cao Zhang, Bai Pu can ensure that he achieves the highest Spirit Realm exploration score!

...

The warships landed, and Gan Ning led his army aboard the swift boats, disembarking north of the river.

The river surface was littered with masts and hulls reduced to ashes after burning, and the Cao Army's corpses piled mountains high on the north shore. To prevent disease, Sun Quan's Army had to conscript laborers to transport and bury the bodies.

This battle inflicted colossal losses on the Cao Army.

Although reputed to be eight hundred thousand strong, only a few thousand were left, dispersed among various Cao Army generals. Cao Cao had at most a few hundred personal guards beside him!

The Overlord suddenly suggested: "General Gan! We could divide our troops to search for traces of the Cao rogue. Once sighted, immediately issue a signal, and the General can lead the troops to strike and capture Cao Cao!"

Gan Ning hesitated and looked at Bai Pu: "What does Bo Yue think?"

Bai Pu smiled and said, "That sounds right, dividing the troops to search, even if we don't find Cao Cao, there's a significant chance of locating remnants of the Cao Army."

Gan Ning nodded heavily: "Good!"

He promptly ordered several of his hundred-man generals, each to lead their forces into the northern river's dense forest, traversing the path to search for Cao Cao's whereabouts.

The Overlord was one of the hundred-man generals (Camp Commander), naturally accepting the order and departing.

As the Overlord's silhouette vanished, Bai Pu also requested orders from Gan Ning. Gan Ning agreed readily, allowing Bai Pu to lead a hundred personal guards to scout enemy positions.

These hundred personal guards were mostly Gan Ning's direct lineage.

Bai Pu requested that Zhu Qiang and Zhou Meng, two deputy generals, accompany him. Gan Ning smiled and agreed to facilitate it.

Actually, even without Bai Pu's request, Gan Ning planned to send a trusted deputy general to follow.

This serves both as protection and monitoring. Bai Pu, the inventor of Emergency First Aid Ointment, is extremely important! Even if the chances are slim, Gan Ning must prevent Bai Pu from defecting.

Fortunately, Bai Pu hails from the Jiangdong noble families and couldn't possibly side with the heavily defeated Cao Cao; hence, Gan Ning was willing to let him move freely. Otherwise, Gan Ning would never have allowed Bai Pu to leave his side, even keeping him close to Three Rivers Camp!

...

Wulin.

Zhou Meng frowned and gathered a squad of soldiers.

This squad of soldiers was under the Overlord's command. According to the soldiers, the Camp Commander (Overlord) felt the hundred-man squad was too large a target, too inefficient in searching, and thus divided them into smaller units, allowing each Squad Leader to lead five soldiers to scout enemy positions.

It was the fifth soldier squad Zhou Meng had gathered.

Bai Pu squinted, growing increasingly curious.

One must know, Cao Zhang couldn't possibly be without personal guards—as Cao Cao's son, having a couple of personal guard leaders like Zhu Qiang and Zhou Meng is only natural!

Originally, Bai Pu thought the Overlord intended to use these hundred Jiangdong soldiers to block Cao Zhang's personal guard leaders, creating an opportunity for a duel against Cao Zhang.

The Overlord's conspicuous involvement in the plot, meticulously climbing up, is all for this day, isn't it?

Bai Pu frowned in thought. The Overlord dispersing his troops clearly showed he feared spies were planted to uncover his location! But just for that reason, abandoning such a strong native support, is that possible?

Unless... the Overlord found new helpers!

Cuttlefish followed behind Bai Pu, whispering, "What should we do?"

"It doesn't matter if we can't locate the Overlord, we only need to find Cao Zhang."

Bai Pu seized the map accompanying the troops, called over two personal soldiers who participated in the river-burning battle, and inquired about the location of Cao's Army's dry camp.

The two personal soldiers knew little, but they knew the location of Cao Cao's central army tent! That was already sufficient.

As Cao Cao's son, if Cao Zhang joined the expedition, he was certainly stationed in the central army tent.

Cao Zhang is a northerner, unaccustomed to water, unaccustomed to the climate. There's no record of his appearance in the Battle of Chibi in the narratives, nor any description along Huayang Road involving him...

Considering all possibilities, Cao Zhang likely did not camp with Cao Cao by the river's water edge but instead remained in the dry camp alone.

When the fire broke out, how would Cao Zhang react?

Cuttlefish exclaimed excitedly, "With the Chibi defeat, positioned at the center of the army, Cao Zhang is surely able to evacuate safely first, how about we ambush the road to Southern County he must take?"

Bai Pu shook his head: "No, Cao Zhang's primary choice should be going to the battlefield, searching for his father Cao Cao!"

The Han Dynasty established its reputation on filial piety. With the Chibi defeat, if Cao Zhang only cares about escaping, rumors spread by those close officials would bring him great disgrace!

Even Cao Cao, upon escaping trouble, would feel deeply disappointed with such a son.

Therefore, regardless of his subjective intent, Cao Zhang will undoubtedly head straight for the water camp's flagship where his father, Cao Cao's, main warship is positioned!

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