Chapter 3: The Conquest Summoning System

"Madam, after this breakthrough, Yu'er has certainly changed quite a bit!" Wang Chang thought to himself as he walked out of Wang Yu's courtyard.

As the formidable General of the East and a renowned scholar-general, how could he possibly fail to notice the changes in his own son?

"Yu'er seems to have lost some of his arrogance. However, that is a good thing, so why dwell on it, my lord?" Huangfu Yuwei said with a smile.

Wang Yu had achieved fame at a young age, and it was hardly surprising that he had carried a hint of arrogance—a common failing among such talented youths. Now, however, Huangfu Yuwei discovered that the arrogance had completely vanished from her son. Instead of feeling suspicious, she felt only a sense of joy.

Wang Chang merely nodded in agreement, offering no further comment.

In this world, there was no such thing as soul-snatching or reincarnation; it was, at most, a world of slightly more powerful mortals. Naturally, Wang Chang would not entertain such wild notions, let alone suspect that his son had been replaced by someone else.

"Ding! The Hegemony Summoning System is binding. Host's lack of ambition detected. Forced binding initiated. Progress: 10%... 20%... 30%..."

"I have a cheat?" Wang Yu, unaware of his parents' conversation outside, felt his heart skip a beat at the sudden sound.

Indeed, what kind of transmigrator would be without a cheat?

However, the name "Hegemony Summoning System" made it clear that it was designed to incite rebellion. Wang Yu felt that given his current status and position, there was no need to engage in such dangerous, head-rolling activities.

"System, what can you actually do?" Wang Yu asked with curiosity.

Regardless of what this cheat wanted him to do, he would accept it first. Besides, if a real opportunity ever arose, Wang Yu certainly wouldn't mind rising up to become the master of his own fate.

"Ding! At the current stage, the system has unlocked two functions: Inspect and Summon. Inspect allows the host to detect the attributes of individuals in the vicinity, primarily Command, Might, Intelligence, Politics, and Charisma. Some special individuals may have specific traits such as Medical Skill or Culinary Skill. Summon allows the host to summon famous ministers and generals from five thousand years of Chinese history, as well as characters from film, literature, and mythology, to assist the host in conquering the world.

Note: Fictional and mythological characters will be weakened to mortal levels!"

"Impressive!"

Wang Yu mentally applauded the system. Summoning famous Chinese ministers and generals from five millennia!

With the support of such figures, conquering the world might not be an impossible feat.

Even if he couldn't unify the entire world to establish an empire like the Great Shenwu Emperor, establishing a dynasty that would last for generations—like the seven great imperial dynasties—would be more than enough.

Through the integration of these memories, Wang Yu had realized that the world was much larger than his original one.

For starters, each of the seven great imperial dynasties possessed a landmass comparable to the entire Asian continent of his previous life. Furthermore, beyond these known regions, places like Xirong, Nanman, and Beidi were also vast in size.

Southeast of Wudu Commandery lay the ocean. Whether there were other continents in the ocean, Wang Yu did not know, but there was a small island nation called the Great Yang Kingdom that frequently stirred up trouble.

"System, use your Inspect function to check my attributes."

"Ding! Wang Yu:
Command: 18 / 90 (90)
Might: 28 / 90 (Early Innate Stage) (90) (Early Innate Stage)
Intelligence: 75 / 79 (82)
Politics: 58 / 65 (71)
Charisma: 50 / 90 (91)

Ding! The first column represents the host's original attributes, the second represents the attributes of Wang Yu, and the third represents the attributes after the host's fusion with Wang Yu."

"Good, very good." Seeing this luxurious set of attributes, Wang Yu couldn't help but silently thank the original owner of this body. Thanks to his selfless sacrifice, his present and future life would be quite comfortable.

Wang Yu suddenly felt that the original owner of this body was essentially another kind of cheat for him.

"System, aren't these attributes of Wang Yu a bit too luxurious?" Wang Yu asked, feeling puzzled.

After all, the original owner of this body was only fifteen years old. To have such high Command and Might stats was extraordinary!

"Ding! According to system detection, Wang Yu possessed the destiny of a 'General Star.' Had the host not arrived, he would have become a founding general of the next great imperial dynasty!"

"The next great imperial dynasty!" Upon hearing the system's explanation, Wang Yu's focus wasn't on the "General Star" destiny, but on the phrase "next great imperial dynasty."

Only after the Great Shenwu Empire unified the world was it called an "Imperial Dynasty"; those that followed were only known as kingdoms or dynasties. If a new imperial dynasty was to emerge, did that not mean the world was headed toward unification once more?

No wonder the system wanted him to contend for hegemony; it seemed the chaotic times were imminent.

The trend of the world is that long division leads to unity, and long unity leads to division. It was time for another unification! At this thought, a sense of excitement flared within Wang Yu. A chaotic era meant opportunity!

As for the attributes of the original Wang Yu, that was now a trivial matter. One who could become a founding general of such a massive empire was no ordinary person; even if the attributes were slightly exaggerated, it was well-deserved!

"Alright, System. As a host starting out, shouldn't there be a 'Newcomer Gift Pack' like in other novels?" Wang Yu asked with anticipation.

"Ding! A Newcomer Gift Pack has been detected. Does the host wish to open it?"

"Open, of course, open it!" Wang Yu replied without hesitation.

"Ding! Newcomer Gift Pack opened. Congratulations to the host for obtaining: 5 Random Summoning Cards; 100 Summoning Points."

"How luxurious!" For some reason, seeing such a lavish gift pack gave Wang Yu a bad feeling.

"Ding! Because an accident occurred during the system's descent with the host, this newcomer gift pack has been enhanced!"

"An accident?" Wang Yu's premonition grew stronger.

"Ding..."

After the system's explanation, Wang Yu finally understood everything.

It turned out that when the system descended, it collided with another, similar system. Since there could not be two tigers on one mountain, a life-and-death struggle ensued. His system emerged victorious, and the other was annihilated.

However, although the victorious system gained many benefits, it leaked several sets of character data during the clash, causing them to enter the world early—including one set of top-tier character data.

Furthermore, while Wang Yu wanted to investigate these leaked individuals, the system's current level was too low for him to access such information.

"System, what are the Random Summoning Cards and the Summoning Points used for?"

"Ding: With a Random Summoning Card, the host chooses a category from the four dimensions. The system provides five candidates, removes two, and then randomly summons one. The results depend entirely on the host's luck; one might summon the highest-tier historical figure or the lowest.

Note: The categories for the Random Summoning Cards in this newcomer pack have been locked: one for Internal Might, one for External Might, one for Command, one for Intelligence, and one for Politics.

Summoning points are used to summon talents: 80 points for third-rate, 90 for second-rate, 100 for first-rate, 120 for super-first-rate, and 150 for heaven-tier talents. God-tier talent cards can only be obtained by the host through completing tasks.

Additionally, summoning points can be earned by completing tasks or by killing enemies. Killing a third-rate talent or higher will grant one-tenth of their highest peak attribute."