61: Chapter 61 won't have any foreshadowing, will it...?

Although Chen Aoyun's act of tearing through the Taoyuan Wonderland space with his bare hands was absurd, and didn't seem like a skill constructed by a normal [Heroic Spirit] using a literary reference.

Even so, even though the skill of tearing through space by hand seemed unreasonably absurd.

Yet, no country was willing to 'open the box' on [Tao Yuanming].

It wasn't that the other countries were kind; rather, the countries still remaining on the Game of National Destiny chessboard each had their own difficulties and ulterior motives.

Sakura Country, needless to say.

It certainly wanted to 'open the box' on [Tao Yuanming] immediately, but unfortunately, in this Game of National Destiny, each country could only initiate [Divine Judgment] once. Sakura Country's only opportunity to 'open the box' had already been used on [Emperor Zhu Di]. Sakura Country was willing, but could only stare helplessly.

As for the Ottoman, a country that also possessed a 'tree of eternity'.

The Ottoman didn't seem to have much malice toward the Dragon Country, and besides, to them, it didn't matter who took third place. Sakura Country was the biggest competitor for first place, so it wasn't worth the effort to target the Dragon Country for no reward.

As for the other three countries that possessed 'twin trees'.

After this move by Chen Aoyun, the 'twin trees' became a 'tree of eternity', and if they didn't deal with it, third place would be snatched away.

Yet, the three countries still did not go to 'open the box' on [Tao Yuanming].

These three countries were: Britain, the Polar Bear, and the Nile Country.

The reason Britain and the Polar Bear didn't go to 'open the box' on [Tao Yuanming] was simple: they were already caught up in 'opening the box' themselves.

The Polar Bear felt that [Prometheus] was problematic and that [Prometheus] shouldn't be Britain's Heroic Spirit. Regarding this point, the Polar Bear and Britain were already playing with weights in the 'Land of Judgment'.

That left only the Nile Country, and the reason the Nile Country didn't open the box was also simple:

It believed it had no chance at third place, and additionally, the performance of the [Strategist] Chen Aoyun in this Game of National Destiny was too erratic and unpredictable. Opening the box would require distraction, so the [Strategist] of the Nile Country only intended to do its best to strive for a better ranking.

Just like that, excluding the Dragon Country itself, among the countries remaining on the Game of National Destiny chessboard, not a single one had 'opened the box' on [Tao Yuanming].

The Dragon Country seemed to have firmly secured third place, having overcome the difficulty of Sakura Country's 'foundational item'.

"Do you think you've firmly squeezed into the top three?

Do you think you're the only smart [Strategist] in the whole world?"

A voice suddenly sounded beside Chen Aoyun's true form.

Chen Aoyun looked in the direction of the voice and used the [Strategist]'s authority to 'compress' the size of the Star Chessboard, managing to see the person speaking opposite him: the [Strategist] of Sakura Country, Saku Kenichi.

"Instead of delaying the spread of 'nightfall', you directly opened up a parallel space?

Do you think you're the only one with ingenuity?

Do you think only the [Heroic Spirit] of your Dragon Country has the ability to open up a parallel space?

You don't really think that, do you?

Britain has the Heroic Spirit authorization from the USA; Britain also has a candidate for a Heroic Spirit that can open up a 'parallel space': [Hugh Everett]!

[Hugh Everett] was a scientist from the old era; it was he who proposed the theory of 'parallel universes' in the old era.

Using this as a literary reference, [Hugh Everett] gained the ability to open up a 'parallel space'.

[Hugh Everett] can also open up a parallel space; why didn't Britain's [Strategist] use it? Why didn't they learn from you and put the 'tree of morning light' into a parallel space?

Didn't think of it?

Everyone else is stupid, they're all fools, they couldn't think of it, and only you could?"

Saku Kenichi seemed to have already foreseen Chen Aoyun's failure, and he sneered,

"On the contrary, Britain's [Strategist] didn't use your method because they are smarter than you!

Hiding the 'tree of morning light' in a parallel space certainly protects it from being swallowed by 'nightfall'.

But at the same time, the divine tree sent into another space-time has already detached from the world where the Home Base is located, and thus cannot serve any purpose!

You used a parallel space to save the 'tree of morning light' from being swallowed by 'nightfall', but correspondingly, the 'tree of morning light' that is already in another space, the troops it spawns can only remain in the parallel space!

This point, you big smarty, have you considered it?"

Actually, Chen Aoyun had indeed considered this question.

"Are you trying to say that after the 'tree of morning light' is sent into the Taoyuan Wonderland, the troops spawned will also be trapped inside?

Sorry, you're overthinking it!"

There was no need to argue; facts could prove everything.

Soon, new troops from the Taoyuan Wonderland where the 'tree of morning light' was located walked out into the Dragon Country's Home Base!

Seeing this scene, Saku Kenichi was stunned, repeatedly saying,

"How is this possible?"

"How is this possible?!"

"Even a Heroic Spirit's skill should have self-consistent logic. You sent the 'tree of morning light' into a parallel space; a parallel space is another world. How did those spawned troops return to the world where the Home Base is located?"

Chen Aoyun used the [Strategist]'s authority to conjure a chair for himself, sat on it with his legs crossed, and said leisurely,

"Who said 'Taoyuan Wonderland' is a parallel space?

The space of 'Taoyuan Wonderland', scientifically speaking, should be in a kind of superposition state; it is both another space and connected to the space of the Home Base.

Most importantly.

According to the literary reference, Taoyuan Wonderland has an entrance and exit, okay!

Since there is an entrance and exit, how could the troops from the 'tree of morning light' be trapped in the Taoyuan world and unable to come out?

If you think there's a problem with the ability I constructed, you can use Judgment on me... Oh, I forgot, your Sakura Country has used up its opportunity for Judgment. That Judgment actually gave the Dragon Country quite a lot of National Destiny for free. Sorry, I shouldn't have forgotten such a generous act."

Saku Kenichi: "You..."

He was angry, waved his hand, and ended this conversation across the Star Chessboard.

After ending the conversation, the smile on Chen Aoyun's face disappeared.

Saku Kenichi had reminded him: [Tao Yuanming] was summoned before the [Chessboard Rules] were 'described in more detail'.

Chen Aoyun was somewhat worried,

"After the [Chessboard Rules] were described in more detail, there are many points that are uncertain, and I don't know if they will become the foreshadowing for my overturning..."