"Open it!"
Liu Hao waited impatiently as the voice sounded again in his mind.
"Congratulations. The host has obtained ten attribute points."
"Congratulations. The host has obtained a unique system skill: Eye for Talent (Upgradeable). This skill allows the host a chance to view the attributes and abilities of others."
Note: At the highest level, you might even see through everything about a person.
Wow… what a shameless description.
But Liu Hao loved it.
A warm white light seemed to flow into his eyes, filling him with a comfortable sensation.
Show my own attributes.
Immediately, a panel appeared in his mind.
Liu Hao
Strength: 62
Intelligence: 68
Politics: 56
Leadership: 60
Charm: 90
Special Skill: Eye for Talent
"Trash!"
"Can these attributes get any worse?"
Liu Hao had played plenty of strategy games about the Three Kingdoms. He knew exactly what these numbers meant.
"So I'm basically useless except for being handsome?"
He felt deeply dissatisfied and protested to the system.
"Attributes are related to the host's own abilities. Why blame me?" the system replied coldly.
"Please complete system missions and improve yourself."
"Fine. I won't argue with you."
Liu Hao began thinking.
He currently had ten attribute points waiting to be assigned. With the system in hand, he would certainly earn more attribute points in the future.
The possibilities were endless.
Feeling eager to test the Eye for Talent skill, Liu Hao quickly sat up.
"Uncle Cao, please come in for a moment."
"I'm coming, my lord."
Cao Zhengchun set aside his tasks and entered the carriage.
When he saw Liu Hao staring at him intensely, he became slightly nervous.
"My lord… is there something on my face?"
Impossible.
He had washed carefully before coming to fetch his master.
Cao Zhengchun couldn't understand why Liu Hao was looking at him like that.
"Attribute reading failed. The difference between the host and the target is too great."
"Attribute reading failed. The difference between the host and the target is too great."
"Host persistence detected. Attribute reading successful."
After several failures, Liu Hao finally received a successful notification.
When he looked at Cao Zhengchun again, a new set of numbers appeared in his mind.
Cao Zhengchun
Strength: 88
Intelligence: 68
Politics: 75
Leadership: 41
Special Skill: Hound of Loyalty
Raised from childhood to serve the host's family. When serving as the chief steward of the household, maximum strength increases by 2.
"Incredible… this system is amazing!"
Liu Hao's eyes lit up.
As the saying goes: know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never lose a battle.
This skill was incredibly useful.
With the additional two points from his skill, Cao Zhengchun's strength could reach ninety points—an absolutely top-tier expert.
Liu Hao was delighted and patted the old man on the shoulder.
"Uncle Cao, you've worked hard."
"It is my honor to serve my lord," Cao Zhengchun replied gratefully before stepping back outside.
Next, Liu Hao tried to check Dian Wei's attributes.
"Attribute reading failed. The difference between the host and the target is too great."
Liu Hao tried repeatedly until his eyes almost hurt.
Still no success.
"This skill might be fake," Liu Hao complained. "I can't even see Dian Wei's attributes."
"When the difference between attribute values is too large, the reading may fail. Please improve your own attributes," the system answered calmly.
"Fine."
Liu Hao sighed.
"I understand strength and intelligence, but what about leadership and politics?"
"Leadership determines the number of troops the host can command and their effectiveness. Politics relates to governance and internal administration. Further details must be explored by the host."
The system's vague answer only made Liu Hao more conflicted.
"Wait… why does Cao Zhengchun only have four attributes while I have five? I even have an extra attribute called charm."
After a brief pause, the system responded.
"Charm is a hidden attribute. Only the host and certain exceptional individuals possess it. It influences how others perceive the host. Its specific effects must be discovered by the host."
"A hidden attribute?"
Liu Hao's eyes brightened.
It seemed that all five attributes were important.
But now he had to decide how to distribute the ten precious attribute points.
After thinking for a while, Liu Hao finally made a decision.
In a chaotic era, low strength was unacceptable.
Low intelligence would lead to being manipulated by cunning strategists.
Leadership was also crucial—if he could command armies like the legendary general Han Xin, he would be unstoppable.
As for charm and politics, they could be improved later.
Decision made.
"Allocate eight points to strength and two points to intelligence."
That would raise his strength to seventy and his intelligence to seventy as well—an excellent start.
With two attributes reaching seventy, he could at least be considered a third-rate talent in the brilliant era of the Three Kingdoms.
At the very least, he could protect his own life.
"Please note: the attribute points from this reward will be distributed randomly. Free allocation of attribute points requires completion of system missions."
Liu Hao froze.
His perfect plan collapsed instantly.
"What?!"
"That's like those online games that give you free currency but force you to spend it in specific ways. Free stuff really is never good."
He cursed the system internally.
"Request free allocation!"
The system rejected the request without emotion.
"The ten attribute points can only be distributed randomly. Would the host like to proceed?"
"Fine… do it. Something is better than nothing."
His protest had failed.
Reluctantly, Liu Hao accepted.
A moment later, the system spoke again.
"All attribute points have been distributed."
Liu Hao
Strength: 62
Intelligence: 68
Politics: 56
Leadership: 60
Charm: 100
Special Skill: Eye for Talent
"What the hell?!"
"All ten points went into charm!"
"I'm not some pretty boy trying to seduce people. What's the point of maxing out charm?!"
Liu Hao felt utterly devastated.
If one hundred was the maximum value, ten attribute points were actually a significant increase.
Yet all of them had been wasted on charm.
His heart felt cold with despair.
Just as he was lamenting his terrible luck, the system suddenly spoke again.
System Notification:
Congratulations!
The host's charm has exceeded the limit of one hundred.
Special reward triggered!