1: Chapter 001 The Golden Shovel of National Fortune, the Arena of Gods!

"Sigh, lost again. This is already the twelfth person, right!"

"Who's to say otherwise? The Dragon Kingdom's score this year is already at -135 points. There's no hope left..."

"Wuwuwu... How much technology and resources will we have to hand over to make up for these 135 points!"

At this moment, on the live streaming platforms across the entire web, netizens were filled with sorrow.

Some people who had suffered emotional breakdowns were even covering their faces and crying, screaming out in despair!

But all of this was useless!

Ever since the Gods Arena descended a year ago, a high-dimensional firmament had shrouded everyone's heads.

Each country randomly selects 13 people to participate!

Personal identity is directly tied to national destiny points!

The initial personal score is 0. Points are gained based on the competition. Once a personal score becomes negative, they are directly eliminated!

This competition, which concerns the fate of the nation, will last for three months.

When the competition ends, national destiny points can be used in the Gods Arena to exchange for anything desired!

Heaven-defying technology!

Incredible body-strengthening techniques!

National resources, fresh water, oil, technological skills, and so on...

It is even possible to ask the Gods Arena to resurrect a certain scientist; all of this can be done!

But the prerequisite is... you must have enough points!

When the Gods Arena competition ends, countries with negative national destiny points must hand over their technology, land, or even resources to pay off the corresponding points; otherwise, they will be shrouded by all kinds of natural disasters!

This is also the reason for the despair of the Dragon Kingdom's netizens.

-135 points!

Even if they sold the Dragon Kingdom, they probably couldn't scrape together that many points, right?

At this moment, inside the Dragon Kingdom's top-secret conference room.

The atmosphere was so oppressive it felt like it could condense into water droplets!

A group of bigwigs sat at the conference table, with grave expressions on everyone's faces. But they were not in despair, nor could they be, because they were the final pillars of this country!

"Did you see the final lineup of the Java Kingdom clearly?"

"Hmm... I saw it clearly. A three-star Neeko; this kind of powerful card that is both tanky and has recovery is indeed very strong. We were misled before. Although the Monkey is also a three-cost card, as frontliners, there are differences between characters."

A bigwig slammed the table in anger: "Bang! Even a small country like this dares to act presumptuously in front of our Dragon Kingdom now!"

"Sigh, Old Li, it's useless to say anything now."

"The facts prove that our research over the past year has gone in the wrong direction. The Monkey is indeed the faith of our Dragon Kingdom, but in this session of the Gods Arena, the Monkey is indeed very weak."

"We have failed these contestants; we bear half the responsibility for these 135 points!"

The atmosphere in the conference room became even more gloomy.

Several bigwigs had already started sighing, thinking about how to repay the points owed to the Gods Arena.

Seeing everyone bowing their heads in silence.

The white-haired elder at the head of the table spoke coldly: "What are you all doing? Have we lost? We haven't lost yet! Look at yourselves, where is the spirit of our Dragon Kingdom!"

"Everyone, don't forget, you are the backbone of our Dragon Kingdom!"

"If you have all admitted defeat, then you might as well go and defect to other countries just like those people on the internet who curse our Dragon Kingdom. Anyway, citizenship is open now, and they might even welcome you."

The several elders were scolded until their faces flushed red.

But their spirits were lifted.

That's right! They haven't lost yet!

"Old Zhang is right. Everyone, cheer up! The chance for a desperate comeback is not nonexistent! At the very least, we have accurately recorded the lineups of these few defeats. As long as we imitate others, a top-four finish might not be impossible!"

"Three-star Neeko is very strong, both tanky and possessing recovery. I think we can have the last contestant go all-in to pursue Neeko. This way, we will definitely be able to secure a top-four spot, and then we can make a desperate comeback!"

Someone suggested passionately.

Everyone also seemed to see hope; their eyes lit up, and they nodded and echoed loudly!

"That's right!" "Well said!"

With the group having made a decision, a majestic voice resounded through the firmament.

[Please have the Dragon Kingdom send the thirteenth contestant within ten minutes. If the time limit is exceeded, it will be considered a forfeit!]

[Please note, the Dragon Kingdom only has the last contestant remaining. If they are eliminated again, the points for this session of the Gods Arena will be settled directly. If the points are negative, national resources must be mortgaged to repay the points.]

The gloomy vault of the sky. Countless streams of light flickered here, and the referee's cold voice echoed in the air, like a cold, sharp arrow piercing the hearts of countless Dragon Kingdom citizens.

"Is it already the last contestant? Sigh, I beg you, don't lose again!"

"Hahaha, the Dragon Kingdom is indeed vulnerable. What 'great power', they are nothing! My Java Kingdom is still the best!"

"Tsk tsk, with so many negative points, maybe the Dragon Kingdom will be directly destroyed this time?"

At the contestant seats. Shen Mo was awakened by strange sounds in his ears.

He slowly opened his eyes. He looked at everything before him, somewhat bewildered.

"Where is this..." "Gods Arena, what the hell is this?" "Hiss..."

Strange memories flooded into his mind. Shen Mo's mouth twitched in pain, and a moment later, he finally understood his situation.

Simply put, he had transmigrated. And he had transmigrated to a parallel world similar to China, the Dragon Kingdom!

The difference is that a year ago, a Gods Arena called 'National Destiny golden spatula' descended here. As long as you win the game, you can exchange for everything you want, while the price of failure is the loss of national resources.

In the worst case, it could even... destroy the country!

"Holy shit! It's just a game, do you have to play for such high stakes?" "National Destiny golden spatula..." "Could it be that chess game I played in my past life...?"

Shen Mo's expression was strange. According to his memories, the current situation of the Dragon Kingdom was already bad to the extreme! Twelve consecutive losses! He was the last contestant; the hope of the whole village... ah, ptooey, the hope of the whole country rested on him alone!

"No way... You get points for the top four, and even if you can't scrape into the top four, the points deducted for fifth or sixth place aren't that many. -135 points, these guys must have almost all been eliminated in seventh or eighth place!"

Shen Mo suddenly felt a toothache. Could this be some kind of peak grand final? Are the opponents all this strong!

According to the rules of the Gods Arena: First place gets: 12 points! Second to fourth place receive: 8 points, 5 points, 1 point respectively! From fifth place onwards, points are deducted. The further back the ranking, the more points are deducted. The number of points deducted is exactly the opposite of the top four. This means that if you are eliminated in eighth place, your national destiny score will be deducted by -12 points!

"It's over!" "Although I am also a veteran player of golden spatula, this thing is just for entertainment. Once you get on the actual competition stage, competing against professional players in operations, I definitely won't be able to win..."

Shen Mo was a bit panicked. No one told him that one day he would have to wager his life and livelihood just to play a game of chess!

[Please have the Dragon Kingdom contestant take the stage. If the time limit for taking the stage is exceeded, it will be considered a forfeit!] [Countdown: 00:15] [Countdown: 00:14] [Countdown: 00:13] [...]

Above the firmament in the Gods Arena, the referee's cold voice rang out again.

Shen Mo's heart trembled, and he took a deep breath: "Whatever happens, happens..."

After saying that, he stepped into the blue circle of light, and his whole body instantly disappeared from the contestant seats...