58: Chapter 58 Special Heroic Spirit [Nightingale]

Sakura Country's 'Judgment' failed, and the Dragon Country trio returned to the world of the plot mission.

Soon, the plot world also came to an end.

The Dragon Country eliminated the 'Anomalies' in the form of [Emperor Zhu Di]'s 'Campaign of Defending the Mandate,' perfectly completing this plot.

Leaving the plot world, Chen Aoyun returned to the Starlight Chessboard in his identity as a [Strategist].

Zhao Hongxiu and Fan Ling returned with him, and both remained in a 'soul' state after their return.

The original quartet had become a trio, with only Xiao Zhenghong missing.

Xiao Zhenghong had died within the plot; according to the rules of the plot, he would only be resurrected if the Dragon Country took first place.

Zhao Hongxiu and Fan Ling felt fortunate to have completed the plot, but they were also saddened by Xiao Zhenghong's absence.

They hid their emotions well; the Game of National Destiny was far from over, and now was not the time for sadness.

Chen Aoyun remained silent. He didn't speak, but in his heart, he had already made a resolution:

In this Game of National Destiny, he was determined to secure first place for the Dragon Country, and while fighting for more national destiny for the Dragon Country, he would resurrect the sacrificed Xiao Zhenghong!

The silent Chen Aoyun quickly checked the situation on the chessboard at this moment:

The plot ended, and the Game of National Destiny entered a new stage once again.

The eerie darkness spread further from the 'Tengen' of the chessboard!

The 'nightfall,' which seemed capable of devouring everything, was wrapped in corruption and Calamity Demons.

As the 'nightfall' spread, the corruption and calamities within the nightfall would actually advance a step ahead of it!

Ding—!

A rule prompt manifested by the Star Chessboard will appeared before Chen Aoyun:

[The erosion of darkness is pervasive; the nightfall will devour everything. Now, it has begun to approach the 'Home Base' of various countries. Only the Home Base can resist the darkness, and the Home Base has limited area and can only plant one 'Divine Tree'!

The nightfall cannot invade the Home Base, but corruption and calamities can! Defend your 'Home Base' as much as possible in the dark night; the countries that ultimately survive the darkness will face the final trial.]

The rules had not changed; 'survival' remained the theme of this Game of National Destiny, only in this new stage, the description of the rules was more detailed!

Chen Aoyun studied the detailed rules while continuously observing the situation on the Star Chessboard:

"Look, those countries that don't even have one 'Divine Tree,' their Home Base is already in jeopardy!" Fan Ling said, pointing to the chessboard in the distance.

'nightfall' would devour everything, but for countries that didn't have a single 'Divine Tree,' they wouldn't even have to wait for the 'nightfall' to devour them; the corruption and Calamity Demons spreading ahead of the 'nightfall' would already be closing in on their 'Home Base'!

Very quickly, the 'Home Base' of these countries would be completely breached under the erosion of corruption and the frantic attacks of the Calamity Demons, eventually leading to their elimination.

Afraid that Chen Aoyun, this new [Strategist], might not understand the underlying rules of the Game of National Destiny, Zhao Hongxiu quietly gave Chen Aoyun a lesson:

"Many Games of National Destiny have this special 'Advent Stage.' The 'Advent' in this current Game of National Destiny is 'nightfall,' but there have been other types of 'Advents' in past Games of National Destiny.

No matter what the 'Advent' is, during the 'Advent Stage,' unit chess pieces are ineffective, and [Roleplayers] cannot appear.

Except for items that can be used normally, even [Heroic Spirits] and [wonders] are restricted.

You cannot place ordinary [Heroic Spirits] and [wonders], but [Heroic Spirits] that have already been placed are not affected."

Chen Aoyun frowned slightly. He hadn't transmigrated for long, and although he had been very curious about the Game of National Destiny and had done in-depth research after transmigrating,

But the Game of National Destiny was too complex to cover everything, and he hadn't encountered this so-called 'Advent Stage' that Zhao Hongxiu mentioned.

"You can't place Heroic Spirits during the 'Advent Stage'? Only items can be used?" Chen Aoyun raised an eyebrow and exclaimed belatedly, "It's a good thing I placed the Heroic Spirits early, otherwise it would have been ridiculous."

Then, Chen Aoyun felt a bit regretful,

"So, the Construction Power rewarded after completing the plot mission is essentially useless?"

Completing the 'Expel Anomalies' plot rewarded all participating countries with a significant amount of Construction Power from the Star Chessboard will.

With the previous 'four consecutive placements' plus the Construction Power used for the placed [Heroic Spirits] and [wonders], Chen Aoyun's Construction Power had long since bottomed out.

Chen Aoyun had thought the newly rewarded Construction Power could further back him up, but he hadn't expected that ordinary [Heroic Spirits] and [wonders] could not be placed during this stage.

Ordinary [Heroic Spirits] and [wonders] could not be placed.

What is 'ordinary'?

What is 'not ordinary'?

Chen Aoyun quickly asked, and Zhao Hongxiu answered concisely and quickly,

"In the special Advent Stage, ordinary [Heroic Spirits] and [wonders] cannot be summoned, even if you have enough Construction Power.

In the history of the Game of National Destiny, only one [Heroic Spirit] has ever been summoned during the Advent Stage.

That is Britain's [Heroic Spirit]—[Nightingale]!

The [Heroic Spirit] [Nightingale] was a nurse from the Old Era.

Because she treated wounded soldiers regardless of friend or foe in the Old Era, the 'Nurses Day' was created in the Old Era to commemorate her.

Countries in the New Era believe that any [Heroic Spirit] capable of being summoned during a special stage must be one that transcends civilization limitations—a [Heroic Spirit] that has contributed to all of humanity!"

Chen Aoyun understood immediately.

[Heroic Spirits] that only contribute to their own civilization are considered ordinary.

The so-called 'not ordinary' [Heroic Spirits] must be those who contributed to all of humanity in the Old Era!

Chen Aoyun's thinking and knowledge of the Old Era were greater than Zhao Hongxiu's. With his divergent thinking, Chen Aoyun had an even deeper understanding:

"Watt invented the steam engine, Edison improved the light bulb... If indirect influence counts, there should be many historical figures who contributed to the whole world in the Old Era, yet Zhao Hongxiu said that in the entire New Era, only [Nightingale] is the special Heroic Spirit that can be summoned during the Advent Stage...

What does this mean?

Does it mean it must be a direct contribution?"

Zhao Hongxiu, who was on the side, saw Chen Aoyun falling into unnecessary deep thought and reminded him,

"There has only been one [Nightingale] in the thousands of years of the New Era who could be placed during the 'Advent Stage.' I advise you not to focus your attention on unnecessary things and prioritize the unfinished Game of National Destiny!"

Zhao Hongxiu made sense. Chen Aoyun was one to listen to advice, so he immediately abandoned unnecessary questioning and refocused his attention on the Star Chessboard.

On the chessboard.

After the countries that didn't have a single 'Divine Tree' were eliminated.

The corruption and Calamity Demons that were a step ahead of the 'nightfall' were still attacking the remaining countries.

The 'tree of dark twilight' could absorb corruption.

The 'tree of morning light' could continuously provide troops even after unit chess pieces were invalidated, blocking the Calamity Demons.

The Dragon Country's twin trees had long been planted by Chen Aoyun.

There were four countries that possessed 'twin trees.'

Under the joint blessing of the 'twin trees,' whether it was corruption or demons, they were all blocked outside the Dragon Country's Home Base.

Unless the 'nightfall' advanced to this point, the Home Base of these four countries would basically be worry-free for a period of time.

The countries that only possessed a 'single tree' were pitiful.

Countries that only possessed the 'tree of dark twilight' blocked the corruption but could not stop the Calamity Demons from invading their Home Base;

Similarly, countries that only possessed the 'tree of morning light' could block the calamities but could not stop the pace of corruption.

Before the 'nightfall' advanced to the periphery of their Home Base, countries that only possessed a 'single tree' were either invaded by the corruption that moved a step ahead, or their Home Base was captured by demons...

When the countries that only possessed a single tree were also eliminated one after another.

There were only six countries left on the entire Star Chessboard:

They were:

Those possessing the 'tree of eternity': Sakura Country and Ottoman.

And those possessing 'twin trees': Dragon Country, Britain, Mao Xiong, and Nile Country.

In this way, under the theme of 'survival,' these six countries had locked in the top six spots.

It was also at this moment that a prompt from the Star Chessboard will suddenly appeared before Chen Aoyun:

[Sakura Country has used a special off-field item!

This item does not affect the trend of the Game of National Destiny, so the restriction is invalid, and the item takes effect...]