168: Chapter 168 Foreshadowing

The France Strategist's blatant blackmail of the USA reached Saku Kenichi's ears, every word landing clearly, causing his pupils to constrict sharply.

"How could such a thing happen!"

"The wonder "statue of liberty" was crafted by the French in the Old Era?"

"France is the creator of the wonder, and the USA was its owner in the Old Era."

"If France initiates Judgment, it will inevitably disperse the USA's control over the wonder."

"The dispersion of control will affect the wonder's strength."

"The Dragon Country people are using this roundabout way to hinder the USA from winning the upcoming battle against Russia."

"I can understand Chen Aoyun's goal."

"This man Chen Aoyun always aims for first place in the Game of National Destiny, so he doesn't want the USA's total points to be too high, as it would be very difficult to catch up."

"I can understand Chen Aoyun's intentions, but I cannot figure out the origin of this maneuver."

"Cultural loss, historical gaps."

"Countries can't even grasp their own culture and history, yet he, Chen Aoyun, a person from the Dragon Country, how did he manage to figure out the details of the wonder "statue of liberty" in the Old Era so thoroughly?"

"Details that even my Sakura Country doesn't know, he, a person from the Dragon Country, actually knows, and even wants to use them to influence the upcoming battle!"

Saku Kenichi's confusion was overheard by the Raider Kayahara Ao beside him, who blurted out,

"Could it be that the Dragon Country also possesses a super intelligence similar to [Jing]?"

Saku Kenichi immediately denied it,

"The existence of [Jing] is very special. Only powerful nations that have consistently won the Game of National Destiny for hundreds of years could possibly possess such an existence; a weak nation like the Dragon Country could never have it."

"Even if we take a step back and assume the Dragon Country has something similar to [Jing] that can analyze the River of Time hidden in the Star Chess space to seek the truth of Old Era history."

"But the Dragon Country's pitifully low national destiny, which has been the case for a long time, cannot afford the costs required for the long-term operation of such an existence!"

Without an existence similar to [Jing], yet able to know the cultural and historical details of other countries, Saku Kenichi's curiosity and fear toward Chen Aoyun grew deeper.

"Regardless of how Chen Aoyun learned the details of the wonder "statue of liberty"."

"In any case, it seems now that this Chen Aoyun wants to join forces with Russia."

"Although Russia has made enemies on all sides in the New Era, its strength is still there. If the Dragon Country really has Russia's support in the future, it will be extremely troublesome!"

"Fortunately, Russia might not look favorably upon the Dragon Country, especially since France did not initiate Judgment against the "statue of liberty"; Chen Aoyun probably won't be able to gain the trust of the Russian Strategist!"

Just as Saku Kenichi said.

After Chen Aoyun finished talking with the France Strategist, he next found the Russia Strategist, Toslev.

After Chen Aoyun spoke frankly and openly, Toslev said,

"My Russia's wonder "the motherland calls" and the USA's "statue of liberty" had materials of the same grade and quantity poured into them, but it consumed a great deal in the previous battle with the Sakura people."

"You said the French would initiate Judgment on the "statue of liberty" because of the information you revealed, thereby assisting me in winning the upcoming battle."

"But look, the battle with the USA is about to start, and the French haven't initiated Judgment!?"

It was not surprising that the French did not initiate Judgment, Chen Aoyun said,

"Who says you can only use Judgment to influence your battle with the USA?"

"I have other ways to help you too; it just depends on whether you trust me and are willing to build a special 'entry' for your wonder according to the methods I described!"

If there were no accidents, the already significantly depleted "the motherland calls" could not possibly defeat the USA's "statue of liberty". Toslev thought for a moment and then said in a deep voice,

"You, a Dragon Country person, want to help me, a Russian, by adding an entry to Russia's wonder?"

An intense sense of absurdity made Toslev feel amused, but looking at Chen Aoyun's extremely determined eyes, he thought about it—there really was no other way to reverse the current disadvantage—so he leaned forward and lowered his voice to ask:

"Adding one entry to "the motherland calls" will be enough to defeat the USA's "statue of liberty"?"

Chen Aoyun: "Of course not, one entry alone doesn't have that much of an impact. However... if nothing goes wrong, just adding this entry can largely level the playing field between your Russia's "the motherland calls" and the USA's "statue of liberty"!"

"Interesting... tell me, what kind of entry can you help me build on "the motherland calls"?"

...

The last two head-to-head battles of the second act were about to begin one after another.

First was the battle for third place, which took place between Sakura Country and France.

France's wonder was only Gold Grade. Although the Sakura people's wonder "benkei colossus" had consumed a great deal in the previous battle with Russia, a Dawn Grade wonder still had no suspense in dealing with a Gold Grade wonder. It took less than a few minutes for the Sakura people to win this battle.

After the battle between the Sakura people and the French ended, the final match arrived, which was also the battle that would decide the champion of this act!

Russia's wonder "the motherland calls" and the USA's "statue of liberty" appeared on the arena stage almost simultaneously.

The flame representing light and holiness burned fiercely in the torch of the "statue of liberty" like the scorching morning sun.

Russia's wonder "the motherland calls" held a long sword, and the majestic sword intent condensed on the blade like substance, with a momentum like a rainbow.

The two wonders faced off, their wonder powers vibrating against each other, appearing evenly matched.

In reality, Russia's wonder "the motherland calls" was already outwardly strong but inwardly weak because of the battle with the Sakura wonder.

Saku Kenichi looked at Chen Aoyun with a smile and said,

"You didn't want the USA to win first place again, so that's why you went to find the French."

"It's a pity that the French didn't seem to initiate Judgment on the "statue of liberty" as you wished."

"Chen Aoyun, your plan has failed!"

Chen Aoyun spread his hands,

"Did it really fail?"

"Not really."

"Even if the French didn't initiate Judgment, by telling them the backstory of the "statue of liberty", they owe me a favor."

"A favor owed by swearing in the name of a Strategist is not easy to repay. In the next few acts, when you Sakura people want to drag the French along to target my Dragon Country again, you'll have to think carefully about whether the French can be trusted!"

"You can certainly doubt whether the French swore to owe me this favor just because I told them the backstory of the "statue of liberty"."

"But that was my goal in the first place."

"Doubt."

"As long as you doubt France, things won't go as smoothly when you cooperate with them in the future."

"Once a chain of suspicion is formed, the alliance will inevitably become fragile!"

"This is my open conspiracy!"

Saku Kenichi narrowed his eyes; this open conspiracy was indeed hard to break. Even if the French stood up now to deny the swearing, he, Saku Kenichi, would not dare to believe it easily.

After all, for the victory of a Game of National Destiny, it is not as important as a wonder.

wonders are like Heroic Spirits; they can affect future Games of National Destiny, especially a rare and powerful wonder like the "statue of liberty".

Chen Aoyun helping the French intervene in the control of the wonder "statue of liberty" was a huge favor for them. With this favor, in the next few acts, if the Sakura people want to unite with other countries to target the Dragon Country, the French can no longer be trusted.

But Saku Kenichi still stubbornly insisted,

"What you're saying is all after the fact."

"Didn't you want to stop the USA from using the "statue of liberty" to defeat Russia's "the motherland calls"?"

"Without the French's Judgment, let's see how you stop it!"