184: Chapter 184 Your Japan uses old tactics, and so does China.

The new resource points appearing in the new region are not as varied as the previous ones; they are divided into just two types: "Ancient Hero Spirit Resource Point" and "Modern Hero Spirit Resource Point".

The total number of resource points remains over twenty, divided among nine countries.

The left side of the new region contains "Ancient Hero Spirit Resource Point"s, and the right side contains "Modern Hero Spirit Resource Point"s.

Since the resource point types are singular and capturing duplicate resource points provides no double effect, this means that this time, there is no need for any country to scramble for multiple resource points.

Consequently, there will be far more uncaptured resource points than last time.

More uncaptured resources also mean that if Sakura Country does not want Dragon Country to obtain the resources within these points, the difficulty will be much greater than last time.

It is even more impossible to look after both the left and right sides.

If Dragon Country wants to obtain a Heroic Spirit in reverse using [Dongfeng-61], then in the eyes of the Sakura Countryman Saku Kenichi, Dragon Country can only go for the "Modern Hero Spirit Resource Point"s on the right!

"Just keep an eye on all the 'Modern Hero Spirit Resource Point's on the right! I don't believe that just because you were able to activate a modern wonder using an Ancient Hero Spirit last time, you can now use a modern wonder to activate an Ancient Hero Spirit!"

By leaving all the "Ancient Hero Spirit Resource Point"s to Dragon Country, the Sakura Country people's method of blocking the "Modern Hero Spirit Resource Point"s on the right remains the same old tactic: block the roads at key intersections!

The resource points appearing this time have time limits; resource points not captured by the deadline will automatically disappear.

On the Star Chessboard, Chen Aoyun waited for a moment, and once the [Roleplayer]s of each country approached their target resource points, Dragon Country began to move.

Since your Sakura Country uses old tactics and old methods, then my Dragon Country might as well yield a bit and use old tactics and methods too!

If your Sakura Country is playing with open cards, then my Dragon Country will also play with open cards!

Xiao Zhenghong headed right, and Zhao Hongxiu headed left. The remaining one, Fan Ling, still remained motionless!

The motionless Fan Ling was not a wasted move. While it is true that Fan Ling himself lacks combat power, he can capture resource points, and after capturing a resource point, a Heroic Spirit Manifestation can be activated on him.

As long as Fan Ling does not move, the Sakura Country people dare not act recklessly. Especially since there are so many idle resource points this time, if Sakura Country were to actively pursue Xiao Zhenghong or Zhao Hongxiu, it would leave an even bigger gap in the already hard-to-defend right-side resource points. If Fan Ling were to exploit that loophole, the loss would outweigh the gain!

Just like that, the deployment of troops for Dragon Country and Sakura Country concluded.

The Sakura Country people's strategy of grabbing one and releasing another was almost identical to the formation used during the last resource point contention!

Compared to the dull resource point capturing of other countries, the situation here between Dragon Country and Sakura Country was obviously more interesting.

Even the dullest viewers could see that while the Sakura Country people appeared unable to defend all the resource points, in reality, they had grasped Dragon Country's weak point!

Some viewers sided with Sakura Country, saying, "Using [Dongfeng-61] to find a Heroic Spirit in reverse, the Sakura Country people's approach is absolutely correct; they just need to guard the 'Modern Hero Spirit Resource Point's on the right. I don't believe that Dragon Country has a second Ancient Hero Spirit capable of 'Borrowing the East Wind'! Without a second Ancient Hero Spirit capable of 'Borrowing the East Wind', the Heroic Spirit that can be connected to [Dongfeng-61] can only be found in the 'Modern Hero Spirit Resource Point's!"

Now, besides the Chinese people being die-hard fans, there were actually starting to be foreign supporters as well.

Some foreign supporters retorted, "Dragon Country was able to have two different Heroic Spirits share the same classical allusion for ['Seven In, Seven Out'], so why do you think ['Borrowing the East Wind'] won't work? Don't let Dragon Country's Chen Aoyun, my idol, activate a Heroic Spirit Manifestation in an unexpected way again! If that happens, the Sakura Country people will lose all face!"

A heated debate broke out in the livestream channel regarding whether there was a second Ancient Chinese Heroic Spirit capable of ['Borrowing the East Wind'].

All parties felt their own analysis was reasonable. Even the commentators in the livestream room—whether for the sake of showmanship or because they truly held different views—held diametrically opposed opinions.

The young commentator Heller said, "I naturally understand the logic of ['Seven In, Seven Out'] being shared by multiple Heroic Spirits, but even if this situation isn't an isolated case, there can't be many! The Dragon Country people don't have the ability to predict the future; it's impossible that they would have specifically considered whether there were shared classical allusions when constructing their skills earlier! Moreover, [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang] was a Heroic Spirit left over after the [Forbidden Move]. How could it be such a coincidence that [Heroic Spirit Zhuge Liang]'s ['Borrowing the East Wind'] is also a classical allusion shared by multiple Heroic Spirits?"

Commentator York, however, said, "Everything you said is correct. But the thing the [Game of National Destiny] lacks the least is surprises! Any low-probability event can happen, and furthermore, the country we are discussing right now is Dragon Country!"

At some point, Dragon Country had become synonymous with all sorts of unexpected incidents and dark horse events in the [Game of National Destiny].

York did not deny Heller's point, and Heller could not refute York's argument.

The livestream channel was incredibly lively, with everyone stating their own views, unable to convince the other side. On the chessboard.

Zhao Hongxiu, who had headed to the left resource points, had already arrived in front of a resource point.

If Zhao Hongxiu coming to take an "Ancient Hero Spirit Resource Point" was just a feint, just a strategy by Dragon Country to lure the tiger away from the mountain, then she should not enter the resource point.

Once inside a resource point, before the resource point is captured or disappears due to the countdown reaching zero, anyone who has entered cannot leave.

If Zhao Hongxiu entered, then it was highly likely that Dragon Country truly intended to capture this resource point, rather than it being just a feint.

The argument in the livestream channel quieted down at this moment, and everyone's gaze was focused on Zhao Hongxiu.

The gaze of Saku Kenichi from Sakura Country was also fixed on Zhao Hongxiu.

The next moment, Zhao Hongxiu brushed a strand of long hair from her forehead and, without the slightest hesitation, took a stride and stepped into this "Ancient Hero Spirit Resource Point"!

At this, some viewers were dumbfounded. "She went in? She really went in! Could it be that this time, Dragon Country is still not using a feint, but is exploiting the Sakura Country people's perception, and their target is indeed the 'Ancient Hero Spirit Resource Point'! Could it be that Dragon Country really has a second Ancient Hero Spirit capable of ['Borrowing the East Wind']?"

If Zhao Hongxiu diving headfirst into the resource point on the left was not enough to prove that Chen Aoyun's target was the "Ancient Hero Spirit Resource Point".

Then, Xiao Zhenghong's subsequent actions were the best supplement!

Xiao Zhenghong had actually retreated! After Zhao Hongxiu dived into the "Ancient Hero Spirit Resource Point", Xiao Zhenghong, who had been wandering around the periphery of the right-side resource points, had actually retreated without even looking back.

His speed of retreat was faster than a rabbit, and it didn't look fake at all.

Chen Aoyun, outside the chessboard, said nothing, but the two Dragon Country [Roleplayer]s used their actions to say everything Chen Aoyun hadn't said: "You've been played, haven't you! What I wanted was the 'Ancient Hero Spirit Resource Point', and now someone from Dragon Country has already entered the resource point. I won't play along with your charade, you Sakura Country people!"

Silent mockery is sometimes more powerful than words!

Saku Kenichi's face was so grim that water could drip from it, but his mindset was made even stranger by the next sentence from Chen Aoyun.

Chen Aoyun said it like this, "Your strategy has no problems. It is true that I cannot find a second Ancient Hero Spirit related to ['Borrowing the East Wind'] here!"