176: Chapter 176 You left me with the most special one!

By obtaining the resources from the resource points and activating the power of the Heroic Spirit Manifestation, one could compensate for any deficiencies in a [Raider]'s level.

The more resource points available, the higher the probability of activating a Heroic Spirit Manifestation.

Chen Aoyun constructed the Dragon Kingdom's Heroic Spirit pool with this line of reasoning, and Saku Kenichi prepared to 'ban' Heroic Spirits using the same logic.

The strategy was clear, but Saku Kenichi still felt a bit hesitant about exactly who to ban.

Three of the four Heroic Spirits in the Dragon Kingdom's Heroic Spirit pool had appeared before.

Saku Kenichi had witnessed the exclusive skills of [Zhao Yun], [General Han Xin], and [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang], but these exclusive skills alone were not enough for him to determine which resource points these Heroic Spirits could adapt to.

"You specifically exchanged for a 'Wake-up Hand Card,' and [Zhao Yun], [General Han Xin], and [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang] were all awakened using 'Wake-up Hand Cards.' Therefore, the one you truly want must be among these three!"

Saku Kenichi looked at Chen Aoyun, attempting to read information from his face.

"[Zhao Yun], [General Han Xin], and [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang]. The exclusive skill of the Heroic Spirit [Zhao Yun] is [Seven In, Seven Out], a skill very suitable for seizing resources from resource points; [General Han Xin]'s power is undisputed, and once his Manifestation is activated, it will be a major headache.

But the problem is, whether it's [Zhao Yun]'s [Seven In, Seven Out] or [General Han Xin]'s power, both require first obtaining the resource points, yet, ironically, what you are currently most worried about is not being able to obtain the resources from the resource points.

Therefore, [Zhao Yun] and [General Han Xin] are both distractions!

They are two powerful and compatible Heroic Spirits you intentionally threw out!

I have witnessed the power of these two Heroic Spirits, so when they appeared, I would inevitably ban them without hesitation!

Chen, am I right?"

Saku Kenichi was absolutely correct; that was exactly what Chen Aoyun was thinking.

Had his thoughts been completely seen through? Not at all!

Chen Aoyun could swear that these words were merely Saku Kenichi's probing.

Sure enough, after seeing that his words did not change the expression on Chen Aoyun's face at all, the devious Saku Kenichi did not immediately ban the Heroic Spirits, but continued to probe,

"Or perhaps... the 'Wake-up Hand Card' is just a cover!

The Heroic Spirit you truly want is this [Cao Cao] who has never appeared before!

[Zhao Yun] and [General Han Xin] are too special; regardless of how many or how few resource points they are compatible with, I must respect their existence.

But if you only threw out [Zhao Yun] and [General Han Xin], your goal would be too obvious—both are Heroic Spirits related to the 'Wake-up Hand Card.' After I banned these two, only [Cao Cao] would remain, which would actually make it easier to be detected. That is why you exchanged for an 'Expansion Hand Card' and added [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang] into the Heroic Spirit pool as well!"

After another round of verbal probing, Chen Aoyun's feedback remained that same 'you are right about everything' expression. Seeing that he couldn't discern anything from Chen Aoyun's face, Saku Kenichi simply shut up and stopped probing.

This was the result Chen Aoyun wanted.

Just as Saku Kenichi said, Chen Aoyun's 'Wake-up Hand Card' and 'Expansion Hand Card' were not taken randomly, and the Heroic Spirits other than [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang] were not placed in the Heroic Spirit pool at random either.

[Zhao Yun] and [General Han Xin] were both distractions, and Saku Kenichi was right about that.

But even knowing that [Zhao Yun] and [General Han Xin] were distractions, could Saku Kenichi ignore these two Heroic Spirits? He dared not!

These two Heroic Spirits were too special. Saku Kenichi had to show respect; otherwise, if the Heroic Spirit Manifestation of either of these two was activated, regardless of who it was, it could be a major headache.

Therefore, for Saku Kenichi, [Zhao Yun] and [General Han Xin] were both on his list to be banned!

[Zhao Yun], [General Han Xin], [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang]. If there were only these three Heroic Spirits in the Dragon Kingdom's Heroic Spirit pool, then Chen Aoyun's intention would be a bit too obvious.

Saku Kenichi was no fool. Among the three Heroic Spirits, the more [Zhao Yun] and [General Han Xin] were worth banning, the more abrupt it would be to have only one Heroic Spirit, [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang], left alone. This would make the highly suspicious Saku Kenichi choose to ban [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang] in reverse.

In order not to make [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang] appear so abrupt, that 'Expansion Hand Card' was exchanged, and that was how [Cao Cao] appeared.

If it weren't for this. Looking purely at the probability, without the 'Expansion Hand Card,' the probability of [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang] being banned was two-thirds; while after using the 'Expansion Hand Card,' the probability of [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang] being banned was three-quarters. In a situation where the Sakura people had enough capacity to ban Heroic Spirits, the higher the limit of the Dragon Kingdom's Heroic Spirit pool, the higher the probability of [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang] being banned instead!

Of course, [Cao Cao]'s appearance was not just as a distraction; [Cao Cao] himself could obtain many resource points. If the Sakura people banned [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang] and left [Cao Cao], Chen Aoyun wouldn't be at a loss.

A similar situation applied to [Zhao Yun] and [General Han Xin]. These two Heroic Spirits had fewer optional resource points than [Cao Cao] and [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang], but if Saku Kenichi did not respect these two, and one of them activated their Heroic Spirit Manifestation, that would truly be the end of the world for Saku Kenichi!

"Still haven't decided who to ban and who to leave?" Chen Aoyun still wore his perpetually calm smile. "The Dragon Kingdom's Heroic Spirit pool is deep and special enough; all four Heroic Spirits are absolutely powerful existences. In fact, it doesn't matter who you ban or who you leave!"

What an arrogant statement! But seeing that the countdown for banning Heroic Spirits was about to end, Saku Kenichi had no time to retort and had to make his final choice:

First, Saku Kenichi banned the Heroic Spirit [Cao Cao]!

This surprised Chen Aoyun, but upon reflection, [Cao Cao] was the only Heroic Spirit unrelated to the 'Wake-up Hand Card.' Saku Kenichi was a suspicious person; the more unrelated a Heroic Spirit was, the more he suspected it. From this perspective, banning [Cao Cao] first was logical.

Next, the Heroic Spirit Saku Kenichi banned was [General Han Xin].

The existence of [General Han Xin] was still too terrifying. So many exclusive skills were enough to scare anyone to death! Moreover, in the eyes of most people in the New Era, having many exclusive skills meant having many allusions, and having many allusions meant having many miscellaneous elements. And didn't having many elements mean having more resource points to obtain? Therefore, in Saku Kenichi's view, [General Han Xin] was not only incredibly powerful but might also have the most available resource points among the four Heroic Spirits in the Dragon Kingdom's Heroic Spirit pool, so he had to be banned!

Finally, only [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang] and [Zhao Yun] remained.

Saku Kenichi, who was keen on second-guessing others' thoughts, would have overturned his previous decision if [General Han Xin] and [Cao Cao] had been banned and only [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang] remained, had Chen Aoyun not taken that 'Expansion Hand Card' move.

On the contrary, with both [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang] and [Zhao Yun] in the Heroic Spirit pool, [Zhao Yun] looked very much like someone Chen Aoyun deliberately put out for him to ban, which is why he intentionally used reverse thinking and firmly chose to ban [Zhao Yun].

After Saku Kenichi banned [Zhao Yun], only the [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang] that Chen Aoyun wanted most remained in the Dragon Kingdom's Heroic Spirit pool!

Did Chen Aoyun have some extraordinary mind, able to completely calculate human nature and finally obtain the desired Heroic Spirit, [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang]? Not really.

The real reason Saku Kenichi did not ban [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang] was that the other Huaxia Heroic Spirits were powerful enough that Saku Kenichi could not ignore them. Chen Aoyun wasn't even gambling, because even if [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang] were banned, the other Heroic Spirits were not useless!

Looking at Saku Kenichi with a half-smile, Chen Aoyun said, "There are four Heroic Spirits in the pool, and each one is a special existence, but ironically, you left me the most special one of them all! Before long, you will discover just how 'wise' your choice was!"