175: Chapter 175 The Game Begins at the Pool of Heroes (2)

The time left for Chen Aoyun to think was limited.

The points obtained in the arena now had to be exchanged for 'hand cards'; if not exchanged, these points would be forfeited.

"Aoyun, the Strategists of other countries have already selected their hand cards. Have you not made up your mind yet?"

Once the Heroic Spirit Pool and hand cards were selected by the [Strategists] of each country, they no longer existed only in their minds; instead, they were laid out one by one before each [Strategist].

There were no Heroic Spirits placed in the Heroic Spirit Pool yet, and the selected hand cards could only be seen from the back.

But there was no need to guess; Chen Aoyun knew that the hand cards exchanged by the Sakura Country's Saku Kenichi must all be 'Forbidden Move hand cards'!

And these 'Forbidden Move hand cards' were definitely aimed at the Dragon Country!

Although he couldn't see exactly what the hand cards were, the number of cards was clear at a glance.

Chen Aoyun quickly glanced at the number of Saku Kenichi's hand cards before the exchange time ended,

"The Sakura Country person has exchanged a total of eight hand cards. And if I use my points to exchange for 'Expansion hand cards' now, the number I can exchange is six!"

The card pool itself has a limit of three Heroic Spirits. Three plus six is nine.

The limit of nine Heroic Spirits minus the eight Forbidden Move hand cards in the hands of the Sakura Country leaves exactly one Heroic Spirit for my Dragon Country.

In this way, the probability of [Cao Cao] being forbidden is eight out of nine, which is a bit too high!"

Chen Aoyun's brain was working at high speed, thinking about how to prevent the desired Heroic Spirit from being forbidden.

The answer seemed to be only one: that is, to place all nine Heroic Spirits as the desired Heroic Spirits!

Perhaps nine were not needed; according to the rules, no matter how many 'Forbidden Move hand cards' the Sakura Country person had in hand, they must leave one Heroic Spirit in the Dragon Country's Heroic Spirit Pool for Chen Aoyun to choose.

"Hiss~ In that case, I won't exchange for Expansion hand cards. I'll just fill the card pool with [Xin Qiji], [Yue Fei], and add [Cao Cao]! Yes! That's it; no matter how you in the Sakura Country manipulate things, I will just place these three!"

According to the rules, the Heroic Spirits in the starting Heroic Spirit Pool could be constructed directly without any Construction Power.

Just as Chen Aoyun decided to place the three he had in mind, his peripheral vision glanced once again at the part of the board where the fog had cleared.

On the board, resource points divided by era were listed on the left and right. The ancient resource zone on the left, the modern resource zone on the right...

His gaze lingered briefly on the [Technology Resource Point]. A bolder, crazier plan instantly took shape in Chen Aoyun's mind!

He also had a more desired Heroic Spirit in his heart — [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang]!

[Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang] could govern the country with civil skills and lead troops with military prowess, and furthermore, the "Chu Shi Biao" (Memorial on the Expedition), with the lines 'The Chu Shi Biao alone makes his name immortal, who in a thousand years can match him?', could also be obtained at the 'Text Resource Point'.

More importantly, with [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang] as the Dharma form, he could also absorb a resource point that no one would ever expect!

"[Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang], it must be [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang]! [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang] is the most suitable choice!"

The Heroic Spirit in his heart had changed, so the way to prevent [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang] from being banned had to change too! After thinking for just a moment, Chen Aoyun had a countermeasure!

Chen Aoyun immediately used his points to exchange for two hand cards: one Expansion hand card, one Awakening hand card!

The Awakening hand card required the most points. After Chen Aoyun exchanged for one Awakening hand card with the points in his hand, the remaining points were just enough for one Expansion hand card, no more, no less.

The countdown for exchanging hand cards also ended at this moment. Next was the stage to determine the Heroic Spirits in the Heroic Spirit Pool.

Expansion hand cards and Awakening hand cards were Initiative hand cards, which needed to be used first.

Chen Aoyun's fingertip gently tapped on the two hand cards, and the hand cards were instantly activated.

Needless to say, after activating this Expansion hand card, the limit of Heroic Spirits that could be stored in the Dragon Country's Heroic Spirit Pool instantly increased by 1.

As for the Awakening hand card, this most expensive card that consumed the most points had the effect of: awakening those Heroic Spirits that were originally in a cooldown period and could not be used!

The Heroic Spirit Chen Aoyun wanted had changed from [Cao Cao] to [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang]. Since [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang] had appeared once in a previous Game of National Destiny, to appear again, he had to use this 'Awakening hand card'!

Not only Chen Aoyun, but when all the [Strategists] of all countries used up their 'Initiative hand cards', it was their turn to determine the Heroic Spirits in the Heroic Spirit Pool.

The Expansion hand card made the limit of the Dragon Country's Heroic Spirit Pool 4, and the Awakening hand card removed the cooldown of all Huaxia Heroic Spirits. Chen Aoyun slightly closed his eyes and began to outline the silhouettes of the Heroic Spirits in his mind...

[General Han Xin]! [Zhao Yun]! [Cao Cao]! [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang]! Chen Aoyun finally determined these four Heroic Spirits in the Dragon Country's Heroic Spirit Pool!

Like Chen Aoyun, other countries also placed Heroic Spirits in their respective Heroic Spirit Pools.

When the Heroic Spirit Pools of all countries were filled with Heroic Spirits, the Reactive hand cards also reached the stage where they could be used.

Chen Aoyun's previous guess was absolutely correct; the Sakura Country people would definitely target the Dragon Country, and the cards Saku Kenichi exchanged were, without exception, all 'Forbidden Move hand cards' used as Reactive hand cards!

Saku Kenichi had exchanged a total of eight Forbidden Move hand cards, but at this moment there were only four Heroic Spirits in the Dragon Country's Heroic Spirit Pool, giving the feeling that Saku Kenichi had put all his effort into targeting Chen Aoyun, only to have it feel like hitting cotton.

"The Heroic Spirit Pool must be filled. Given that I will definitely target the Dragon Country, and my Forbidden Move hand cards will definitely be much more numerous than your Dragon Country's Expansion hand cards. The fewer the Heroic Spirit limits, the more likely the Heroic Spirit you want will be left behind. Hiss~ Did you figure this out, or did you not?"

The game had already begun, and Saku Kenichi intended to use words to see if he could discern anything from Chen Aoyun's expression.

Chen Aoyun just calmly asked in return, "What do you think?"

Failing to probe anything from Chen Aoyun's expression, Saku Kenichi turned to look at the Heroic Spirits in the Dragon Country's Heroic Spirit Pool.

[General Han Xin], [Zhao Yun], and [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang] were all Heroic Spirits who had appeared in the Game of National Destiny, while only [Cao Cao] was a new Huaxia Heroic Spirit who had never appeared before.

He had to leave one Heroic Spirit for the Dragon Country. It was a choice of three out of four; no matter how many 'Forbidden Move hand cards' Saku Kenichi had in his hand at this moment, one of the four Heroic Spirits could not be forbidden.

So, which one was the Heroic Spirit Chen Aoyun most wanted to keep?

Knowing full well that Saku Kenichi would target him, Chen Aoyun had exchanged one Expansion hand card and one Awakening hand card respectively. What was his intention?

Saku Kenichi fell into deep thought.

Meanwhile, Chen Aoyun was also waiting for Saku Kenichi's choice.

Chen Aoyun's goal was to keep [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang] from being banned; he selected two hand cards and placed four Heroic Spirits. It seemed casual, but it was full of calculations regarding human nature.

As for the result, it depended on how Saku Kenichi would 'Forbidden Move'...