71: Chapter 71: I've Been Seen Through!

"Huaxia, from this moment on, will never sink!"

In the livestream, viewers heard Chen Aoyun's ambitious declaration once again, yet upon seeing him place the Dragon Country's Home Base in a position far from the central area, they laughed and cursed,

"The slogan is shouted thunderously, yet you put the Home Base in such a cowardly position?

The Dragon Country's Strategist and Roleplayer are already low-ranked, and there are no useful items, yet you chose such a cowardly spot. Are you giving up on the Emperor identity resources? Giving up?

If you give up the Emperor identity resources, then how can you talk about taking first place?

Isn't this self-contradictory?"

The final chapter began.

For the Strategists of various countries, the 'War Fog' covered the Star Chessboard once again; only the audience could oversee the entire situation.

For Chen Aoyun, the only squares he could see were within the range of his Home Base and the three squares surrounding his Roleplayer chess pieces.

This was how Chen Aoyun laid out his strategy:

Zhao Hongxiu's chess piece was of the Cavalry unit type, and the "Seven In, Seven Out" skill was cast upon her; the choice of Cavalry was primarily to complement the skill.

Chen Aoyun slowly advanced the Cavalry chess piece containing Zhao Hongxiu toward the central area, feigning an attack to charge the center and steal the Emperor identity resources.

His true purpose, however, was to provide cover for Fan Ling's Cavalry chess piece.

In this Game of National Destiny, the strength order of the unit types remained unchanged: Swordsman > Spearman > Archer > Cavalry.

Chen Aoyun ordered Fan Ling's Cavalry chess piece to advance toward the "Farmland Area," so that once the Farmer identity resources refreshed, the Cavalry could be one step faster in seizing them.

As for Zhao Tianming and Li Gaoyuan, Chen Aoyun did so to create confusion.

He placed Zhao Tianming in the area near the mountains, forests, and grasslands.

He let Li Gaoyuan's chess piece roam back and forth between the town and ritual areas.

Time passed bit by bit, and the fog was gradually cleared by the chess pieces moving in different directions.

What Chen Aoyun never expected was:

At the angle between the advancing directions of Zhao Hongxiu—who was feigning a northward advance to the central area—and Fan Ling—who was genuinely preparing to seize identity resources in the "Farmland Area"—there appeared a Cavalry chess piece representing Sakura Country!

This Sakura Country Cavalry chess piece blocked the paths of both Zhao Hongxiu and Fan Ling simultaneously!

Zhao Hongxiu dared not continue moving north toward the central area, and Fan Ling was also suppressed within the "Farmland Area."

Chen Aoyun's brows furrowed on the Star Chessboard,

"Isn't there a War Fog? How did Sakura Country's chess piece find us? And it's so fast? It blocked the route for you and Fan Ling directly."

At this moment, all of the Dragon Country's Roleplayers were 'roleplaying' as generals leading troops. Although they had integrated into the chess pieces, they could still communicate with Chen Aoyun above the Star Chessboard.

Zhao Hongxiu said,

"It's possible that the Sakura Country Strategist used a 'Strategist Skill'!

The Strategist's abilities include expanding vision, as well as the ability to accelerate the movement of chess pieces on the chessboard.

It seems Sakura Country detected your tactics, found the right direction, and knew you wanted to take resources in the 'Farmland Area.' From the very beginning, they planned the movement of this chess piece!"

Had his little scheme been seen through by the Sakura people?

Chen Aoyun felt a slight shock in his heart.

Yes, in this New Era, every country suffered from cultural loss and historical gaps, with the Dragon Country being the most severe.

But just because the New Era Dragon Country didn't know its own history, it didn't mean other countries didn't know it either!

Huaxia Civilization and Yamato Civilization had been in contact during the Old Era, and there was no shortage of records regarding the Dragon Country in Sakura Country's own history.

"Could it be that the Sakura Country Strategist, relying on the historical materials passed down from the Old Era, deduced that the Dragon Country has a Commoner Emperor?

Knowing I would set my sights on the 'Farmland Area,' they dispatched a chess piece in advance to intercept?

This is going to be troublesome!"

The chess pieces containing Fan Ling and Zhao Hongxiu didn't dare to move because of Sakura Country's positioning.

Moving either of them could result in being captured by the Sakura Country chess piece!

The Sakura Country Cavalry chess piece was a Cavalry chess piece reinforced by items and Strategist skills—it was Cavalry +7!

The only Heroic Spirit that could be placed in the final chapter was the Emperor, and the Emperor Heroic Spirit could not be used before the final battle.

Both Fan Ling's and Zhao Hongxiu's Cavalry were standard, while the Sakura Country chess piece was Cavalry +7. If the two chess pieces collided, the Dragon Country would definitely be at a distinct disadvantage.

Especially Fan Ling; as a Path of the Artist Roleplayer, his disadvantage against the Sakura Country Roleplayer was even more apparent.

"Dragging this out is not a solution. I have 'Seven In, Seven Out.' How about I lure this Sakura Country chess piece away, and let Fan Ling uncover the 'Farmland Area' map first? Otherwise, we won't even know if the Farmer identity resources have refreshed in the 'Farmland Area'!"

Chen Aoyun decisively rejected this, saying,

"No! Keep dragging it out and wait for an opportunity.

Your existence is a deterrent, a thorn threatening the central area. Without you, Fan Ling would have no guarantee at all!"

The Sakura Country Strategist's abilities were on the chessboard, while "Seven In, Seven Out" was a combat skill within a scene.

If the various points on the Star Chessboard were compared to cities, then the Sakura Country Strategist's ability was like a high-speed train accelerating travel to different cities.

Whereas "Seven In, Seven Out" was a combat skill within a scene, equivalent to an ability used within a city.

"Seven In, Seven Out" could allow Zhao Hongxiu to evade enemies multiple times within a 'city,' but her speed on the chessboard was not as good as Sakura Country's. If Zhao Hongxiu were used as bait, she would eventually be caught.

Therefore, the best choice here was to remain still and wait for variables.

...

Just like that, time passed bit by bit.

It seemed that Sakura Country was convinced that the Dragon Country could only seize the necessary identity buffs from the Emperor resources and Farmer resources.

Sakura Country was not afraid of dragging it out.

They used one chess piece to lock down the resource acquisition of two of the Dragon Country's chess pieces.

Although the Dragon Country still had two chess pieces that hadn't been detected, those two pieces were far from the 'Farmland Area,' so the Sakura Country people simply chose to ignore them.

This locked down the possibility of the Dragon Country seizing identity resources.

Sakura Country still had three chess pieces entangled with the Ottoman's four chess pieces in the central area.

Whether in terms of items or the abilities of the Strategist and Roleplayer, the Ottoman were inferior to Sakura Country, and Sakura Country remained at ease while seizing identity resources in the central area.

In a word, Sakura Country was not afraid of dragging it out!