130: Chapter 130 Losing Resource Points 1 and 4, a disastrous start?

Xu Xuan looked at the Chessboard of the Gods in front of him, which had eight capture points.

As long as these points were occupied, the corresponding resources could be obtained.

There were four barracks resource points, two material resource points, and two spirit mine resource points, totaling eight points.

These resource points required troops to be dispatched to fight for them; the side occupying a resource point would receive a steady stream of supplies.

The rules also stated: [The military strength of both sides is equal, and the pieces held by both sides are nearly identical.]

In other words!

Xu Xuan's current military strength was equal to that of the Necromancer God Lord, and they were playing on a fair basis.

It was somewhat like Xiangqi or Chess; the Necromancer God Lord's power would be lowered to the same level as Xu Xuan's.

Was it fair for both sides?

In truth, there was no absolute fairness, only relative fairness.

With over ten minutes left on the countdown, Xu Xuan began to think about the placement of his troops.

This chess game was designed to force players to capture points and go on the offensive.

One could not simply defend; instead, both sides were encouraged to occupy key resource points.

If Xu Xuan occupied four resource points and the Necromancer God Lord also occupied four, the battle situation wouldn't change even if they fought for thousands or tens of thousands of years.

He stroked his chin and began to ponder: should he take the initiative to attack and occupy resource points, or prioritize defense to wear down the enemy's effective strength?

Before him, Chi You, Xing Tian, Nvba, Grand Preceptor Wen, Yang Jian, Nezha, Lei Zhenzi, and Su Daji had already arrived, waiting for Xu Xuan to issue his orders.

"Great King, there are less than ten minutes left before it begins. What tactics do you plan to adopt?" Grand Preceptor Wen asked urgently.

Everyone's eyes fell on Xu Xuan in unison, waiting for his answer.

After observing for a while, Xu Xuan raised his hand to call up a virtual screen and opened the map.

"General Ba, how many spirit mines do we have left in the warehouse?"

Hearing Xu Xuan's question, Nvba immediately reported: "From what was previously excavated, there are 631 units of lower-grade spirit mines remaining."

"Then, everything is clear."

Xu Xuan began to arrange things on the map: "General Ba and Master Guda's orcs will form the left wing, controlling a Satellite Island to occupy the No. 1 barracks resource point on the left."

"General Chi You and Xing Tian will lead 2,000 Chi You Demon Soldier Regiment, 2,000 Xing Tian Vanguard, plus 20,000 Battle Qi Martial Artists and a Satellite Island to occupy the No. 4 barracks resource point on the right."

The left and right armies, totaling over 40,000 people, would occupy those two barracks.

After arranging the armies on both sides, Xu Xuan pointed to the map again.

"Then the main island will occupy and defend the spirit mine resource points. Yang Jian will guard the main island, while the flying units organized by Nezha and Lei Zhenzi will act as the fire brigade—that is, the reserve force."

"Furthermore, Grand Preceptor Wen will personally lead the Yin Shang Warrior Legion to fight for the No. 3 material resource point."

Seeing Xu Xuan's arrangements, everyone stepped forward to receive their tasks.

Since the last opening of the Divine General Training Ground, Xu Xuan had given each divine general an average of 2,000 soldiers to be converted into their own unique troop types.

Currently, these unique soldiers were not much different from ordinary soldiers.

However, the system stated that as long as these soldiers fought alongside the divine generals for a long time, their combat power and style would align with the style of the divine general.

To put it plainly, training troops was not an overnight process; it required these divine generals to personally lead their units through practical combat training to transform ordinary soldiers into unique troop types.

After everyone else had received their tasks, Su Daji leaned close to Xu Xuan: "Great King, what about me? Everyone else has received a task, but I..."

Su Daji also wanted to be entrusted with heavy responsibilities and fight on the battlefield for the King. She was by no means a mere ornament and did not want to just stay by Xu Xuan's side.

Unexpectedly, Xu Xuan spoke: "I have other arrangements for you. You are currently one of my trump cards; it is not yet time to use you."

When she heard Xu Xuan's words, Su Daji's original expression of a mistreated young wife and her resentful gaze instantly vanished.

It was replaced by a beaming smile as she leaned happily against Xu Xuan: "I knew the Great King hadn't forgotten me. As the Great King's ace, I will certainly not let you down."

Just then, a deep human voice echoed from the sky.

"Representative of the Human Race, Xu Xuan of Great Xia."

"Representative of the Undead Race, the Necromancer God Lord."

"Both sides shall use heaven and earth as the chessboard and flesh and blood as the price to fight for their respective races!"

"Now, the chess game begins!"

As the low sound of a horn drifted from the sky, Xu Xuan vaguely saw many figures appearing above the clouds.

At this moment, atop the clouds.

The Orc God Lord, the Elf Mother Goddess, the Ghost Emperor of the Ghost Race, the Ancestor of the Corpse Race, the Zerg Overlord, the Demon Emperor of the Demon Race, and other lords of the myriad worlds had all arrived at the cloud-top observation deck to overlook the entire Chessboard of the Gods.

That was a battlefield of flesh and blood piled high with the corpses of ten thousand races.

"A human brat stepping onto the Chessboard of the Gods with a mortal body is truly interesting."

The Ghost Emperor opened his folding fan and chuckled behind it.

The Zerg Overlord, a giant spider with a human head and an insect body, let out a sound of wonder: "He is the first mortal to step onto the Chessboard of the Gods. I look forward to his performance."

The Elf Mother Goddess, with her full figure and translucent white feather garment, kept her eyes closed in silence, as if she could not bear to see what was about to happen.

The Orc God Lord, with two protruding tusks and a ferocious face, looked down at the earth: "Combat! I want to see rivers of blood! Exhilarating!"

And on this chessboard, the soldiers of both sides began their movements.

According to the plan, the eight resource points were divided into eight numbers.

Xu Xuan sent out the two Satellite Cities, heading straight for positions 1 and 4.

Positions 1 and 4 were barracks resource points; as long as they were occupied, a continuous supply of troops could be obtained!

However, at this opening...

The Ghost Emperor raised an eyebrow and showed a look of joy: "Oh! The Necromancer God Lord has dispatched wyvern units. A wyvern-to-the-face rush at the start, directly seizing points 1 and 4!!"

Instantly at the start, thousands of Bone Dragons took advantage of their speed to fly to positions 1 and 4.

They directly snatched Xu Xuan's troop sources!

[Global Live Broadcast Announcement: The Undead Race has occupied troop resource points 1, 4, 5, and 8! Obtained 4x troop replenishment (resource points refresh every half hour)!]

"Relying on the flight speed and powerful combat strength of the Bone Dragons, the Necromancer God Lord snatched a wave of resources at the start. Xu Xuan is going to suffer!"

The Demon Emperor provided commentary with great interest. She was very curious about how Xu Xuan would play under such a disadvantageous opening.

[Chessboard Announcement: The Undead occupy 4 troop resource points, obtaining a replenishment of 40,000 troops!]

At that moment, four teleportation gates opened.

The 40,000 newly added troops appeared at the four resource points.

These included four Divine Generals of the Necromancer Lords and the Necromancer Lords themselves.

[Undead forces have added 4 new Divine Generals: Oda Nobunaga, Uesugi Kenshin, Takeda Shingen, and Heavenly Demon Lu Bu.]

Four Divine Generals who had defected to the Undead forces made their appearance!