200: Chapter 200 Playing the Game for Another Country

The suspected truth behind the USA's 'Tower loss,' the new rules, and the new 'special targets'... Regardless of whether the changes occurring in this fourth act were beneficial or detrimental to the already eliminated Dragon Country, Chen Aoyun was not in a position to bypass Toslev to make decisions at this moment.

Fortunately, in the current situation, Russia and the Dragon Country were not on opposing sides, and Chen Aoyun and Toslev were still discussing everything in a consultative tone.

Toslev said, "Only a Heroic Spirit Manifestation with a corresponding war record is the opportunity to raid another country's Tower. Your guess isn't necessarily correct; we'll only know the answer after testing it when nightfall arrives next time. Moreover, to be honest, even if your Judgment is correct, this truth must wait until the necessary time to be publicly announced. Otherwise, it will be disadvantageous to my Russia."

A Heroic Spirit with a corresponding war record is the only opportunity to raid another country's Tower. Chen Aoyun's guess, in a nutshell, was: a Heroic Spirit Manifestation of True Martial origin is not a sufficient and necessary condition for raiding another country's Tower. It is necessary, but not sufficient. The sufficient and necessary condition is: while it must be a True Martial Heroic Spirit, it must also satisfy the requirement of having a corresponding war historical allusion.

To give the simplest example: if Sakura Country were to use the Heroic Spirit Manifestation of the True Martial Heroic Spirit [ Sanada Yukimura ] to attack the USA's Tower, it wouldn't work. Because although [ Sanada Yukimura ] is a True Martial Heroic Spirit, he has no historical allusion of war with the USA.

If Sakura Country wanted to use a True Martial Heroic Spirit Manifestation to attack the USA's Tower, the most well-known Heroic Spirit would be [ Yamamoto Isoroku ]. [ Yamamoto Isoroku ] is both a True Martial Heroic Spirit of Sakura Country and has the historical allusion of raiding the USA's Pearl Harbor. Only after placing such a Heroic Spirit Manifestation can the USA's Tower be locked as an attack target.

Of course, this logic is still just a guess. But if this guess were true, it would be extremely disadvantageous for Russia. Because in the Old Era, Russia was a warmonger with constant territorial disputes—France, Prussia, Britain... Russia had been at war with almost every country present during the Old Era.

If only a Heroic Spirit that had fought a war in the Old Era was needed to lock onto the opposing Tower as a target after being placed, then there would be too many countries present that could lock onto Russia's Tower. Toslev was unwilling to make Chen Aoyun's guess public, fearing that Russia would become the target of public criticism.

Conversely, if Sakura Country were also a country that knew this rule, it would not voluntarily make it public. In the Old Era, Sakura Country was located in the East and had little connection with the Western powers present; other than World War II, there were almost no other wars between them. However, World War II alone was enough! Except for Prussia, every country present had a Heroic Spirit capable of targeting Sakura Country's Tower, as they were all beaten like dogs during World War II! If Sakura Country knew this rule, it likely wouldn't make it public either.

Looking at the USA, Britain fought the USA during the War of Independence, and Britain has a Heroic Spirit that can raid the USA's Tower. Sakura Country and Prussia were enemy states to the USA during the Old Era's World War II, and these two countries also have corresponding Heroic Spirits that can be used to raid the USA's Tower. If the USA knew this rule, it's hard to say whether it would announce it.

Some hidden rules need to be found through practical exploration. If Russia, Sakura Country, and the USA—the three strongest countries at this stage, which have the most ability and willingness to explore hidden rules—are all unwilling to disclose this rule, then the probability of other countries discovering it is basically zero.

Actually, for the Dragon Country, it would be better if this rule were announced. After it is announced, countries would start a mutual Tower-destroying mode; although the ranking doesn't matter to the Dragon Country, the fewer Towers there are, the smaller the possibility of killing special targets. Don't forget, the special targets have changed now; if the white special targets cannot be killed during nightfall, total points will be deducted. Chen Aoyun naturally hoped that the more total points countries lost, the better, but since Toslev was unwilling to make it public, and Chen Aoyun only discovered the truth by borrowing Russia's path, he could only express understanding for Toslev's unwillingness to make it public.

The "Tower Defense Game" continued. The waves of demons outside the twilight were easy for all countries to defend against, and there was almost nothing worth Chen Aoyun's attention, except for Sakura Country!

Sakura Country's initial number and strength of Towers were not as good as the USA's and Russia's. But after wave upon wave of demon attacks, they had caught up in both quantity and strength! Chen Aoyun discovered that it was all because of the work Sakura Country did on Tower reinforcement. Towers could have "wonder entries" written into them. Sakura Country had actually written entries for [ "Nanyang Sister" Overseas Brothel ] and [ RAA Special Facility ] on some of their Towers!

Chen Aoyun's face was filled with extreme contempt as he said, "The Game of National Destiny is truly full of wonders; [ "Nanyang Sister" Overseas Brothel ] and [ RAA Special Facility ] can actually be considered wonders! These two are purely brothels! Places that extorted money for military expansion and forced their own women to 'serve' allied forces—such filthy existences can also be regarded as wonders... But thinking about it, it makes sense; such shameless things are fantastical in themselves, and in a way, they really are wonders that 'could not be any more strange'!"

Seeing that Toslev didn't understand, Chen Aoyun further explained, "Almost all countries, when reinforcing their Towers, aim to increase the Tower's power. The wonder entries written in are all related to this aspect. But the Sakura people are ingenious. They have written entries based on [ "Nanyang Sister" Overseas Brothel ] and [ RAA Special Facility ] into some of their Towers. [ Earning military funds from the enemy ]—these two wonders both have such characteristics. By using this as a prototype and writing it into the Towers, it allows Sakura Country to obtain a certain amount of additional resources from each wave of demons, on top of killing them. With this extra resource, Sakura Country was able to catch up in the number and strength of its Towers. Since the Sakura people voluntarily exposed the existence of such wonders, aren't they afraid of affecting their international image? Do the Sakura people not know the details of these two wonders, or is it that the Sakura people have become so shameless to this extent?"

Knowing that the Dragon Country and Sakura Country were at odds, but with Chen Aoyun pointing out the true historical allusions of [ "Nanyang Sister" Overseas Brothel ] and [ RAA Special Facility ] at this moment, Toslev felt this was truly ruthless. Not knowing if it was intentionally stirring up trouble or for some other reason, Toslev asked, "No way? There are actually such wonders in the world? Could it be that you have a grudge against Sakura Country and deliberately fabricated the historical allusion? Treating women of your own country as commodities to serve the enemy? You've made up this historical allusion too exaggeratedly."

Chen Aoyun said, "Right? You also think the Sakura people are disgusting and perverted enough. The cruelty, disgust, and perversion of Sakura Country in the Old Era, in existing historical records, only documented how they persecuted other countries. But you wouldn't think that the Sakura people would even harm the women of their own country! Compared to the nature of my Huaxia, which is 'women, elderly, and children first' when encountering a crisis, what the Sakura people have shown through these two wonders is a bit too 'advanced'!"

This was not a conversation under nightfall. This entire conversation between Chen Aoyun and Toslev was broadcast to the whole world without missing a word. Previously, some viewers thought that Sakura's [ Strategist ] was knowledgeable about strategy; under the premise that the Wave Demon had no pressure, other countries only knew how to strengthen the attack power of their Towers, while only the Sakura people were ingenious, strengthening the 'profit rate' of the Towers. But after hearing this conversation, viewers all over the world fell silent.

Some viewers angrily commented, "Writing entries based on [ "Nanyang Sister" Overseas Brothel ] and [ RAA Special Facility ] into the Towers indeed shows strategic vision; Sakura Country caught up in Tower quantity and strength all at once. But if these two wonders are really as Chen Aoyun said, then the Sakura Country of the Old Era was too perverted! It's not that harming civilians of enemy countries is something that can be forgiven. It's that, even selling their own country's citizens as commodities—such a civilization, such a country, is too inhumane, too perverted, and too disgusting!"

The whole world was discussing Chen Aoyun's words. At this time, a viewer whose IP address showed they were from Sakura Country argued, "Fake! These are all fake! How could [ "Nanyang Sister" Overseas Brothel ] and [ RAA Special Facility ] be such evil existences? My Sakura Country is not only a powerful country in the New Era, but was also a powerful country with advanced technology and prosperous culture in the Old Era! It must be that this Chen Aoyun saw that the two wonders [ "Nanyang Sister" Overseas Brothel ] and [ RAA Special Facility ] are very special and can obtain extra resources from killing Wave Demons. He is jealous, he is envious, he is worried that my Sakura Country will take the lead in this act and cannot stop it, so he deliberately smeared the wonders of my Sakura Country! If you don't believe me, look at the entries written with these two wonders... The entry only says 'has a probability of obtaining extra resources from passing demons,' and didn't mention anything else. How could he, a Dragon Country person, have knowledge about the wonders of my Sakura Country? Therefore, his words are not credible at all!"

Chen Aoyun's historical allusions regarding the [ "Nanyang Sister" Overseas Brothel ] and [ RAA Special Facility ] wonders were still too explosive. Not only did most viewers not believe it, but even Toslev beside him was reminding Chen Aoyun that even if his words were facts, they had no basis. Truth cannot be false, and falsehood cannot be true. Chen Aoyun naturally had a means to make the whole world believe—[ Divine Judgment ]!

It's just that activating Judgment requires consuming national destiny, and Chen Aoyun hesitated between exposing the crimes of Sakura Country in the Old Era and saving national destiny to cope with the [ National War ] that would soon follow. "I don't mind this bit of national destiny to activate Judgment! Exposing the perversion of Sakura civilization will not only boost the resistance enthusiasm of my Dragon Country but also somewhat influence the future view of the whole world on the [ National War ]!" After Toslev's reminder, Chen Aoyun only hesitated slightly before directly activating Judgment!

A huge pair of The Scales appeared. Chen Aoyun took the lead in raising a question and placed a weight: "Why can Towers written with entries related to [ "Nanyang Sister" Overseas Brothel ] and [ RAA Special Facility ] obtain additional resources?" He could only use the displayed wonder ability as the entry point for Judgment.

Facing the Judgment suddenly initiated by Chen Aoyun, Saku Kenichi was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed. "It seems that you, Chen Aoyun, are not knowledgeable about the wonders of all civilizations! Daring to initiate Judgment on the entries I wrote, you are just purely wasting the national destiny of the Dragon Country. It is time for my Sakura Country Empire to win against you, Chen Aoyun, in the Land of Judgment!" Apparently, Saku Kenichi had not yet realized Chen Aoyun's true purpose and did not realize the seriousness of this Judgment.

In the Land of Judgment, Chen Aoyun looked at Saku Kenichi in some astonishment, "Are you really big-hearted, or do you really not understand what I intend to do? Or is it that you, a Sakura person, also only have a half-understanding of the [ "Nanyang Sister" Overseas Brothel ] and [ RAA Special Facility ] wonders themselves?" Saku Kenichi was actually looking at this Judgment with the mindset of someone about to win back a game in the Land of Judgment. Chen Aoyun was completely speechless.

Saku Kenichi was seen concentrating on placing a weight, saying, "My Sakura Country had a prosperous culture in the Old Era. [ "Nanyang Sister" Overseas Brothel ] and [ RAA Special Facility ] are wonder buildings with Sakura Country characteristics. These two wonders once made enemies unable to refuse and made enemies linger in the Old Era. [ Earning additional military funds from the enemy ] is the unique historical allusion of these two wonders. Using this historical allusion as a prototype to write into the Towers, combined with the scene, the demons are the 'enemies,' and the resources provided by the demons are the 'military funds.' This logic has no impropriety whatsoever!"

Balancing The Scales does not necessarily require explaining the historical allusion thoroughly; as long as the will of national destiny can understand it, it is fine. It is unknown whether Saku Kenichi himself only had a half-understanding of the two wonders, or if it was precisely because the historical allusion could be vague that he dared to use such shameless wonders. In short, when Saku Kenichi's words were all converted into weights and placed on the huge The Scales, The Scales almost instantly tended to balance.

"The Scales are already balanced, Chen Aoyun. If you have no other weights to place on your Dragon Country's side, then my Sakura Country will win this Judgment!" Not to mention whether the wonders themselves are disgusting or not, just speaking of the abilities provided by the wonders, there was indeed no controversy. Chen Aoyun could no longer continue to place weights on the Dragon Country's side.

But... Chen Aoyun pointed to the other end of The Scales and did something that was completely beyond Saku Kenichi's expectations and also left viewers around the world stunned... Have you ever seen someone, during Judgment, speak for the opponent, stand up for the opponent, round out the opponent's argument, and place a weight? No! [ Divine Judgment ] has existed with the Game of National Destiny for thousands of years; Chen Aoyun is the first and only one in history to place a weight on an opponent's side of The Scales during Judgment!

What kind of perverted and shameless existences [ "Nanyang Sister" Overseas Brothel ] and [ RAA Special Facility ] are, how inhumane they are, and the details of exactly how they [ earned additional military funds from the enemy ]... Chen Aoyun was like a professional tour guide, explaining these contents thoroughly. These words all turned into weights and, under the astonished gaze of everyone, fell onto the side of The Scales where Sakura Country was.

The balance of The Scales was not broken by this. On the contrary, as Chen Aoyun's words turned into weights and landed on the Sakura side, the balance of The Scales became even more stable! The stability of The Scales represented Chen Aoyun's failure in this Judgment. But Chen Aoyun himself was not aiming to win this Judgment! Announcing the detailed historical allusions of these two wonders was his purpose. Weren't there people who suspected that the conversation between Chen Aoyun and Toslev was full of water and was all Chen Aoyun's malicious fabrication? False content would not turn into weights. While Chen Aoyun was explaining the rationality of the abilities of [ "Nanyang Sister" Overseas Brothel ] and [ RAA Special Facility ] word by word, he also let the whole world see those truths he spoke of in the form of 'weights'!