54: Chapter 54 Face

He kept pulling out National Destiny to sacrifice to [The Scales].

[The Scales] did not give the Sakura Country people any face at all, constantly reporting 'Judgment.exe: No Response.'

[Plot Rule G: For spirits summoned with the 'Certificate of Glory,' the spirit's actions and abilities follow their exclusive skills. No cost is required, but the limit for constructing exclusive skills is four.]

"Using 'gossip' from the old era to construct skills, 'gossip' will be more imaginative than normal 'historical allusions,' and the constructed abilities will be more unconventional, better adapting to plot needs."

"However, 'gossip' also needs to follow the basic principles of skill construction: reasonable, self-consistent, and logical."

"I predicted that even if Dragon Country used 'gossip' from the old era to construct skills, they would at least need to construct four exclusive skills to complete the plot."

"But I actually predicted wrong! Completely wrong! 81 permutations and combinations of four skills, 27 combinations of three skills, 9 combinations of two skills."

"I tried every possible geometric combination, sacrificing a total of 117 times of National Destiny! [The Scales] in the Land of Judgment still haven't been activated! This is simply unbelievable!"

"Could it be that the Dragon Country person only constructed one skill for the [spirit], and used the internal logic of the skill to complete the plots of both the West Mountain Camp and the Imperial Palace at the same time?! As expected! This boy must not be left alive!"

"If this boy is allowed to leave this Game of National Destiny alive, he will surely be a major threat to my Sakura Country in the future! It will greatly hinder the implementation of His Majesty the Emperor's 'Great Plan'!"

Crossing past the huge, towering [The Scales], Shigemitsu Gendo's gaze fell upon Chen Aoyun.

At this moment, Chen Aoyun was yawning out of sheer boredom.

Chen Aoyun was truly so bored that he was getting sleepy.

"You keep pulling out, pulling out, pulling out, sacrificing so much National Destiny to [The Scales], why haven't you activated it yet? Are you actually capable or not, you skinny dog?"

It was mockery, but also a form of psychological warfare for Chen Aoyun.

Chen Aoyun already understood that the Game of National Destiny was not a simple turn-based game of 'you pull out a spirit, I pull out a spirit,' but a multi-layered game filled with many possibilities and little schemes.

It wasn't just about having a sharp tongue and using words to humiliate Shigemitsu Gendo; Shigemitsu Gendo had wasted so much of Sakura Country's National Destiny, so Chen Aoyun naturally wanted to provoke him. If provoked properly, the opponent's subsequent actions might become distorted.

Although Chen Aoyun did not believe that [Divine Judgment] could pose any threat to him, the Game of National Destiny was far from over. His goal was to take the top three, or even first place, in this Game of National Destiny. Sakura Country was always a threat, and Chen Aoyun would certainly not pass up an opportunity to disrupt the opponent's mindset.

However, Chen Aoyun had still underestimated Shigemitsu Gendo a little.

This former Strategist, hailed in Sakura Country as the 'Wise Daimyo' and now the commander of the Support Group, had pulled out 117 National Destiny light orbs in total, yet his mindset remained as steady as an old dog!

Mistakes that should have been tested and mistakes that shouldn't have been tested, Shigemitsu Gendo had tried them all.

Facts proved that under the restrictions of [Plot Rule G], Dragon Country did not use four skills, nor did they use three skills, but instead constructed only one skill for the [spirit] to complete the tasks of two plots!

This was actually very exaggerated!

Just as the professional commentator outside the arena, York, said:

"Treat the summoned [spirit] as a robot, and the [spirit]'s exclusive skill as the robot's program. Dragon Country's robot used only one command to complete two complex tasks. What does this mean? It means that not only is Dragon Country's robot (spirit) terrifyingly strong, but its program (exclusive skill) is also equally astonishing!"

In the Land of Judgment, Shigemitsu Gendo had a National Destiny light orb appear in his hand once again.

"I admit, your Dragon Country's spirit and its exclusive skill have indeed exceeded my expectations. I have wasted quite a bit of Sakura Country's National Destiny because of this. But unlike the long-impoverished and weak Dragon Country, my Great Sakura Empire can afford to consume this National Destiny!"

"I have already tested the mistakes that needed to be tested. Now, there are only three possibilities left to activate [The Scales]. Once [The Scales] are activated, I can scrap the plot that your Dragon Country has conquered, making your Dragon Country hit rock bottom. At that time, you, this [Strategist], will be strangled by the rules!"

Chen Aoyun acted as if he hadn't heard the opponent's threat.

"Come, come, come," Chen Aoyun clapped his hands, his tone like he was teasing a child, "There are still three possibilities left. I know your Sakura Country has plenty of National Destiny and isn't afraid of wasting it, but you still have to care about face, right?"

"You, this idiot, have chosen wrong 117 times, and now there are three possibilities left. Will you have to try all three to find the correct answer to activate [The Scales], or will you get it right on the first try? The entire world is watching the live broadcast of the Game of National Destiny."

"Choosing wrong makes the audience around the world think you are stupid, which is one thing. But making the audience around the world suspect that all of you in Sakura Country are idiots like you, that would be too damaging to your Sakura Country's national dignity!"

Hearing this, Shigemitsu Gendo glared fiercely at Chen Aoyun. When it comes to face, if you don't mention it, the audience might not think much of it, but once it is brought up, it really concerns the face of a nation!

He, Shigemitsu Gendo, was currently the commander of the Support Group for Sakura Country and also a former Strategist, absolutely a leading figure in Sakura Country. If he continued to choose wrong in the next one-third of the selections, the audience around the world would all think this: "The people in high positions in Sakura Country are all being played by Dragon Country, so the average IQ of the entire Sakura Country population is probably just like that..."

Just as Chen Aoyun said, the next choice concerned the face of Sakura Country!

The sacrificed National Destiny once again slowly merged into [The Scales].

Chen Aoyun had only adapted one exclusive skill for [Emperor Zhu Di] and completed two tasks. This exclusive skill used 'folk gossip' from the old era as the construction logic, but what was the source of the logic?

Was it a [True Martial Skill] formed from real history evolving into a 'folk meme'? Or a [Legendary Technique]? Or perhaps a [Fantasy Skill]?

Even though there were fewer options, Shigemitsu Gendo hesitated instead.

Chen Aoyun held his hands behind his head, looking from afar, and suddenly gave a 'kind' reminder, "It is [True Martial Skill], I constructed the skill based on historical allusions of the spirit! Believe me, when the Celestial Empire faces a small, narrow-minded nation, it never lies, nor does it need to lie!"

[True Martial Skill], [Legendary Technique], and [Fantasy Skill]—the level of imagination in the skills presented a progressive relationship. Could a spirit guided by [True Martial Skill] complete two plot tasks with a single spirit?

Shigemitsu Gendo did not believe it; among the three possibilities, the first one he ruled out was [True Martial Skill]!