31: Chapter 31 Quantity!

"One man guards the pass, ten thousand cannot open it!"

"The Strategist from Sakura Country is indeed monitoring the movements of the Dragon Country. He played a non-hostile hand card—[Detection]. Non-hostile hand cards do not require opening the Strategist's dueling curtain and can be used directly.

So that's the name of the Dragon Country's wonder's exclusive skill: "One man guards the pass, ten thousand cannot open it!"

I understand! Based on the skill name, I can roughly guess the logic behind this wonder's exclusive skill!"

As expected of an experienced professional commentator, York managed to roughly guess the content of "One man guards the pass, ten thousand cannot open it" just from the skill name.

"Quantity! This skill changes the logic of battle. No matter how powerful the enemy is, as long as their quantity does not exceed a certain threshold, this pass will never be breached!

Perverted, too perverted! How did the Dragon Country's Strategist construct such a perverted skill?

Skills must be self-consistent and fit their allusions. What is inside the Dragon Country's Strategist's head? How did he even know the origin of the skill's allusion?!"

Commentator York looked completely incredulous. Even though his pupils were shaking, his strong professionalism allowed him to suppress his inner excitement and confusion, and he began to explain his analysis of this skill to all the viewers bit by bit.

The viewers who heard York's analysis were also incredibly shocked.

"As long as one is within the wonder, they can ignore the strength of the combatants and fight ten thousand alone? Heavens, isn't this skill invincible?"

"Indeed, this exclusive skill of [Jianmen Pass] is too invincible. In future Games of National Destiny, can't the Dragon Country just walk sideways as long as they bring out this wonder?"

Knowing the audience would have such a reaction, York hurriedly explained further:

"This skill is strong, but it is not invincible to the point of being impossible to break.

Exclusive skills of wonders are 'conceptual skills'. While conceptual skills are incredibly special, precisely because they are conceptual, one only needs to grasp the logic of the concept to reasonably counter them!

Isn't the logic of "One man guards the pass, ten thousand cannot open it" based on 'quantity'?

The Calamity Demons lack brains and cannot deal with the logic of quantity, but for the Strategists of various countries, there are too many ways to handle it!

'Quantity' refers to the 'quantity of enemies', and it does not specify that the enemies must be humans or Calamity Demons!

Can insects work? Can mosquitoes or ants work?

Almost every country has Heroic Spirits capable of controlling insects, and some skills of Strategists and Roleplayers can even control insects.

As long as you use small things like mosquitoes and ants to accumulate quantity, "One man guards the pass, ten thousand cannot open it" can be easily broken!

Invincible? There is no such thing as invincible in the Game of National Destiny. Any powerful skill can be broken, as long as you can find the right logic..."

I see~

Viewers from various countries felt that York's explanation made sense, and their amazement at the exclusive skill of [Jianmen Pass] was quickly suppressed.

On the contrary, York, who said these words, still found it hard to calm his heart.

"It's not about whether the exclusive skill can be broken; any exclusive skill can be broken if the right logic is found.

The key is how the Dragon Country's Strategist constructed this exclusive skill!?

From General Zhang Fei to [Jianmen Pass], the Dragon Country's Strategist seems to always be able to find suitable Heroic Spirits and wonders, and adapt suitable exclusive skills for them. That is what's most terrifying..."

York kept these words to himself and didn't say them out loud; he just quietly watched the live broadcast screen.

In the live broadcast.

Outside [Jianmen Pass], the Calamity Demons had reached the limit threshold of 144,000.

As the threshold was reached, the entire [Jianmen Pass] seemed to 'click' and stutter for a moment.

Immediately after, everyone inside [Jianmen Pass] was no longer invincible.

When the invincibility effect disappeared from Zhao Hongxiu and Fan Ling, the High-level Demons slaughtered their way through the soldiers on the city wall and reached the two of them.

Actually, the High-level Demons didn't even need to kill them; without the invincibility effect, Fan Ling, who was holding his own intestines, quickly collapsed to the ground.

Lying on the ground, Fan Ling was not desperate, because he knew that Chen Aoyun must have already disengaged from the battle and taken the tree of morning light out of this map. Before the 'circle closure' began, the High-level Demons could not pursue them out of this map.

"I've had my fun, and the task of covering the Strategist is almost complete... I have no regrets..."

"I remember running under the sunset that day; that was my lost youth..."

Fan Ling's consciousness gradually blurred. When he opened his eyes again, he had turned into a 'soul state' and arrived beside Chen Aoyun's physical body on the Starlight Chessboard.

Seeing Zhao Hongxiu and Xiao Zhenghong, Fan Ling first checked his body. Fortunately, he wasn't disemboweled, and his intestines were not exposed. Thus, Fan Ling greeted everyone enthusiastically.

"Everyone is here..."

"Huh? Why aren't Li Xiang and the others here?"

Zhao Hongxiu said, "Li Xiang was the previous Strategist. He and the Roleplayers who died when he was the Strategist should be in another space. The rules do not allow the successor Strategist to meet the previous Strategist to avoid communication. This is the most basic common knowledge of the Game of National Destiny. Have you forgotten?"

Fan Ling scratched his head, gave an affirmative grunt, and then turned his gaze toward Chen Aoyun.

Although he had seen Chen Aoyun's avatar at [Jianmen Pass] before, that was just a fleeting glance. The avatar left in a hurry, and Fan Ling didn't have time to look carefully. Now that they were meeting again, Fan Ling curiously moved closer to Chen Aoyun.

"What a strange person you are. Can you tell me how you condensed the Huaxia Civilization Heroic Spirits and created such miraculous exclusive skills?

I don't even need to guess; your performance must have already driven the audience in the Dragon Country crazy. After the Game of National Destiny ends, give me an autograph. Your autograph should be able to sell for a high price..."

"Fan Ling! Show some respect to Mr. Strategist!" Zhao Hongxiu glared fiercely at Fan Ling.

Fan Ling shrank his neck. Being talkative, he pinched his fingers, looked around, and realized that two people were missing.

"The previous Strategist Li Xiang said before he died that there were five Roleplayers left.

Me, little sister Hongxiu, and you are Xiao Zhenghong, right? Counting you, that's three people. Where are the other two Roleplayers?"

Xiao Zhenghong said, "There are two Roleplayers left who haven't died, so naturally they won't appear here. One of the two surviving Roleplayers should be Old Li who is playing the Prime Minister, and the other one..."

"The other one is my brother, Zhao Tianming, who is playing the Scholar," Zhao Hongxiu said.

Xiao Zhenghong patted the two on the shoulders, "It's fine, dead or alive, it's all the same. The Strategist has already obtained the 'tree of morning light' and the 'tree of dark twilight'! With these two important items in hand, our Dragon Country can securely squeeze into the top ten. Those who died can be resurrected after the Game of National Destiny ends, so rest assured."

Chen Aoyun, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly looked over with a smile.

"It's not the same.

Old Li, who is playing the Prime Minister, has already completed his task. The two troops he pulled together using his identity were all set by me as Cavalry. I used these two Cavalry troops of Old Li to snatch the two crucial item trees, allowing the Dragon Country to securely squeeze into the top ten.

But is just the top ten enough? I don't think it's enough!"

Looking at Zhao Hongxiu, Chen Aoyun was only arrogant when mentioning Huaxia Civilization. Now, Chen Aoyun's tone was calm and smiling, just like an ordinary boy next door.

The boy next door, Chen Aoyun, said in a peaceful tone:

"Zhao Tianming is your brother? Your brother also has one of my 'pieces' on him..."

If anyone noticed this conversation in the live broadcast, they would naturally recall:

Chen Aoyun entered the game midway, but he placed four pieces in succession!

The first piece was [Zhao Yun]; the second piece was [General Zhang Fei]; the third piece was a wonder, [Jianmen Pass];

The exclusive skills were added later, which means there is still one of Chen Aoyun's early 'pieces' that has not been revealed, and this 'piece' lies on Zhao Hongxiu's brother!