140: Chapter 140 The Comfort Zones of Chinese Heroic Spirits Are More Than One

The night of the thirteenth day of the first act, two days remaining until the end of the enrollment season.

In the conference room of the hotel rented by the Sakura Country people.

Kayahara Ao remained arrogant, but he finally understood that even though the levels of the Raiders from Dragon Country were not high, they were not easy to deal with.

"We have suppressed Dragon Country's favorability with the [Headmaster] outside the top three, and there are pitifully few students left outside the city.

With two days remaining, even if the Dragon Country people have other tricks up their sleeves, they have no possibility of taking first place with the [Headmaster]!

It is time to call people back from outside the city to handle the tasks of the other Famous Scholars that have appeared recently."

Kayahara Ao's suggestion was directly vetoed by Saku Kenichi,

"No! It is not enough for Dragon Country to not get first place; we must ensure that Dragon Country's favorability with the [Headmaster] remains outside the top three!

You don't understand, the type of Spirit recommended by the [Headmaster] is 'Success in Youth,' which are [Spirits] who succeeded step-by-step through examinations!

This type of Spirit is a comfort zone for Dragon Country, and we must guarantee that Dragon Country has not a shred of possibility of obtaining a Spirit from the [Headmaster]!"

'Success in Youth' corresponds to 'examinations,' and the predecessor of 'examinations' is the 'Imperial Examination,' which was invented by the Dragon Country people of the Old Era.

In Saku Kenichi's view, Dragon Country might not have corresponding Spirits for the types recommended by other Famous Scholars, but for the type recommended by the [Headmaster], Dragon Country definitely had them!

Not only did they have them, but they were numerous. Dragon Country in the Old Era, whether in ancient times or modern times, was the country that valued education the most. The Spirits recommended by the [Headmaster] fit this characteristic of Dragon Country too well, so no matter what, Dragon Country's favorability with the [Headmaster] must be suppressed!

"Continue to keep an eye on those camps where students and merchants gather outside the city until the enrollment season ends completely!" Saku Kenichi said.

Time finally arrived at the last day of the enrollment season.

During this time, the Sakura Country people not only watched the students outside the city at all times but also often appeared near the merchants' camps, causing Chen Aoyun to have a very difficult time delivering the MP3s.

It was 12 o'clock at night again.

When the clock struck, the information on the compass was updated.

[Famous Scholar: Headmaster; Recommended Spirit Type: Success in Youth; No.1: USA, Favorability 109; No.2: Rome, Favorability 101; No.3: Ottoman, Favorability 99; No.4: Dragon Country, Favorability 95; ... No.9 Sakura Country, Favorability 86]

"The people of Sakura Country are truly ruthless; even if they end up at the bottom, they still find ways to cause trouble for us!

The enrollment season has already ended, and the favorability with the [Headmaster] will not change any further. In the end, we still didn't manage to squeeze into the top three."

Chen Aoyun complained. Without squeezing into the top three, the room for maneuvering was too small, and it was likely that Dragon Country had no chance of obtaining the Spirit of this act from the [Headmaster].

But then again, the fact that Sakura Country had focused all its attention outside the city these days was not without any benefit to Dragon Country.

With the absence of Sakura Country, a country that extremely hated Dragon Country, holding them back, Dragon Country had already found the remaining six Famous Scholars in the city!

Chen Aoyun divided these Famous Scholars into two categories.

One category was Famous Scholars who could recommend Spirits.

Aside from the known [Headmaster] and [Officer], the Famous Scholars of this type that Dragon Country found were:

[Famous Scholar: Clan Head; Recommended Spirit Type: Descendant of a Noble Family]

[Famous Scholar: Abbot; Recommended Spirit Type: Clergy]

[Famous Scholar: Maritime Merchant; Recommended Spirit Type: Naval Warfare Genius]

[Famous Scholar: Benevolent Elder; Recommended Spirit Type: Orphan]

The Sakura Country people learned from some handed-down historical materials that the 'Imperial Examination' was founded by Huaxia Civilization, and they felt that the Dragon Country people could have powerful and abundant Spirit choices from the [Headmaster].

The Sakura Country people were right; 'Success in Youth' was indeed a comfort zone for Huaxia Spirits.

But the Sakura Country people still underestimated Huaxia Civilization; there was more than one comfort zone for Spirits in Huaxia Civilization!

The Spirit types that the above 'Famous Scholars' could recommend were all comfort zones for Huaxia Spirits!

For the [Descendant of a Noble Family] from the [Clan Head], the Spirits Chen Aoyun could choose from in his mind included: [Great Tang Military God Li Jing] of the Longxi Li Clan! [Xun Yu] of the Yingchuan Xun Clan! [Zhou Yu] of the Lujiang Zhou Clan! ...

For the [Clergy] from the [Abbot], Huaxia had: General [Tanzong] of the 'Thirteen Cudgel Monks Save the Tang King'; [Fotudeng] of the Two Jin Dynasties. ...

As for 'Naval Warfare Genius,' Huaxia also had [Shi Lang], [Zhou Yu], and [Qi Jiguang].

For 'Orphan,' there were: [Chang Yuchun], [General Wei Qing], and [General Huo Qubing].

In short, Chen Aoyun did not mind the type of Spirit; for any type of Spirit recommended by any Famous Scholar, Huaxia had a corresponding powerful Spirit!

Besides this category of Famous Scholars who could recommend Spirits, there was another category of Famous Scholars who could not recommend Spirits.

[Famous Scholar: Craftsman], the favorability reward was a masterpiece (cutlery).

[Famous Scholar: Bride-to-be], the favorability reward was her dowry.

[Famous Scholar: Beast Tamer], the favorability reward was a ferocious beast mount in the stable.

"There are ten Famous Scholars in total on the compass; nine are known, and one is still missing.

Among these nine known ones, three do not recommend Spirits but give other rewards.

Even if the last Famous Scholar we haven't met is also a first-category Famous Scholar and can recommend Spirits, there are only seven Spirits that can be recommended in total.

Yet there are nine participating countries! Seven Spirits to be divided among nine countries—that's not enough!

The fragile tacit understanding between the countries has completely collapsed because of this clear fact.

The advantage of our Dragon Country lies in the fact that the types recommended by any Famous Scholar can be used.

But the disadvantage is also obvious: our levels are too low, our combat power is too low, and the difficulty of gaining the favor of Famous Scholars is too great."

Chen Aoyun paused and continued,

"[Headmaster]'s tasks have ended, and after tomorrow, the Sakura Country people will also focus their attention on these newly appeared Famous Scholars.

Dragon Country's combat power is not high; my idea is to focus on raiding one or two Famous Scholars and give up on the others! Do you have any opinions?"

Zhao Hongxiu said, "You tell us first, which two Famous Scholars are you planning to focus on raiding?"

Chen Aoyun: "My idea is to focus on raiding the [Maritime Merchant] and the [Benevolent Elder]. The reason is simple: the tasks of these two Famous Scholars are dispersed.

The [Benevolent Elder]'s task is to help orphans and Beggars and refugees in the city. Orphans and Beggars are everywhere, so doing this task can best avoid Raiders from other countries.

The [Maritime Merchant]'s task is to collect rare treasures in the city, which is also a task that can avoid Raiders from other countries."

"As for the Famous Scholar [Abbot], his task is to help repair the church. If we go to do his task, we will meet Raiders from other countries.

The [Clan Head]'s task is the same: protecting the safety of the [Clan Head] and defeating assassins is a task that inevitably involves meeting other Raiders."

Chen Aoyun's choice made a lot of sense. While everyone else was nodding, only Zhao Hongxiu remained silent.

"What? Do you think there is a problem with this choice?"

Zhao Hongxiu shook her head, "It's not that there is a problem with the choice, but that there is a problem with the timing of the choice.

My point is that it is too early to give up on other Famous Scholars now.

You cannot only consider the difficulty of Dragon Country raiding Famous Scholars; you must also consider other countries!

Take the USA, for example; the USA is already first in favorability with the [Headmaster] now. In the future, if the USA can also take first place with other Famous Scholars, under the rule that only one 'True Friendship' can be concluded in the end, the USA will have to make trade-offs."

These words woke everyone up! Yes, one cannot just consider Dragon Country's ability to raid Famous Scholars; the Game of National Destiny also emphasizes maneuvering. Other countries, especially some countries with strong capabilities, have loopholes that can be exploited; giving up on other Famous Scholars too early is stupid.