78: Chapter 78 Chen Aoyun's Feigned Composure

[Final Chapter Rule 4: One may select a skill used in a previous phase. The [Heroic Spirit] corresponding to the skill will disappear after the skill ends, and the [Heroic Spirit] itself provides no buffs and cannot reappear.]

Under this rule, it wasn't that Chen Aoyun had placed the [Zhao Yun] chess piece and constructed [Seven In, Seven Out] using the legend of [Zhao Yun].

Rather, after Chen Aoyun selected the skill [Seven In, Seven Out], the Heroic Spirit [Zhao Yun] became a tool to drive this skill.

Does this rule explicitly state that [Seven In, Seven Out] can only be used once? It does not!

This rule limits the abuse of [Seven In, Seven Out] by restricting the number of times [Zhao Yun] can appear!

So, since [Zhao Yun] is restricted and cannot appear again... can I swap the [Heroic Spirit] to drive [Seven In, Seven Out]? Can I use [Liu Shan] to drive it?!

The entry previously used to confuse [Forbidden Move]: [At that time, the young Sovereign led a [Cavalry] unit in a Seven In, Seven Out, unstoppable by anyone. Throughout the long battle, his precious sword cut through iron like mud, his spear emerged like a dragon, descending like a god! Countless enemies died beneath the belly of the horse ridden by the Sovereign, blood staining his battle robes...]

This is the entry for [Liu Shan]. The content of the entry is not a legitimate historical legend, but merely a 'joke' from later generations.

But 'jokes' can also be used to construct skills!

This 'joke' about [Liu Shan] is associated with [Seven In, Seven Out], and the 'joke' also contains the action of 'Seven In, Seven Out'. Therefore, using [Liu Shan] to replace [Zhao Yun], who cannot appear again, to drive [Seven In, Seven Out] is, frankly, flawless!

The only thing that needs to be worried about is one point — [Divine Judgment]!

[Divine Judgment] assesses whether the affiliation of a Heroic Spirit is real, assesses whether the existence of the Heroic Spirit itself and the construction of the skill are self-consistent... More importantly, under its logic, a 'joke' is not permitted to replace a 'historical legend'.

This is the Game of National Destiny. The rules of the Game of National Destiny allow you to construct skills using the logic of a 'joke', but it deliberately sets up [Divine Judgment] to sanction skills constructed using 'jokes'. Such an existence highlights the word 'game'.

The logic constructed by a 'joke' is usable, available; it just depends on whether you dare to use it and whether you are afraid of being 'judged' by others!

Zhao Hongxiu, who had flashed away and escaped the encirclement of the Sakura Country people using seven 'Out' characters, guessed Chen Aoyun's move.

"Are you using [Liu Shan] to replace [Zhao Yun], thereby giving [Seven In, Seven Out] a chance to be activated one more time?"

Chen Aoyun was silent; he did not answer yes, nor did he answer no.

Zhao Hongxiu showed strong concern. She had seen the entry where [Liu Shan] was used to confuse the situation during the [Forbidden Move], and she knew that using [Liu Shan]'s logic to drive [Seven In, Seven Out] would definitely be judged as a 'joke' once someone initiated [Divine Judgment].

"Using a 'joke' to do things is most afraid of being 'judged' by others. Once judged, you lose for sure! Why did you deliberately shout that you would wait for the Sakura Country people in the 'Land of Judgment'? I know of [Liu Shan]'s existence. The Sakura Country [Strategist] who suffered losses at the hands of [Liu Shan] knows of his existence even more. The Sakura Country [Strategist] should soon be able to figure out that you are using a joke to drive [Seven In, Seven Out] a second time. You are deliberately shouting, but I don't believe the Sakura people will be bluffed by you!"

Chen Aoyun's reply betrayed no emotion, "I am bluffing the Sakura Country people, but the purpose of bluffing them is different from what you think. If nothing else, with me bluffing like this, hasn't Togaya Atsuto forgotten to chase you?"

Zhao Hongxiu used [Seven In, Seven Out] to break free from Togaya Atsuto's encirclement, leaving the small map a step earlier and returning to the large map. As long as Togaya Atsuto chased, although he would be one step behind [Seven In, Seven Out] in the small map, allowing Zhao Hongxiu to return to the chessboard first, after returning to the chessboard, relying on the speed advantage of the Sakura Country [chess piece], he would still be able to catch up just like before.

Chen Aoyun proactively mentioned [Divine Judgment], deliberately disrupting the thinking of the Sakura people. It was not to hope that the Sakura Country people would give up on Judgment, but to make the Sakura people, who were struggling with whether to judge or not, forget about the pursuit. This was not a disruption behavior that would inevitably be achieved, but isn't that how the Game of National Destiny is played?

Facts proved that the Sakura Country people did indeed fall for it. After Zhao Hongxiu used [Seven In, Seven Out] to break free from Togaya Atsuto's encirclement, Togaya Atsuto did not chase Zhao Hongxiu immediately. Instead, he stayed on the spot to urge the Sakura Country [Strategist] to hurry up and judge.

"But this is meaningless." Zhao Hongxiu still couldn't sort out Chen Aoyun's logic, "I have now put distance between myself and Togaya Atsuto, but as long as the Sakura Country succeeds in Judgment, everything will become meaningless! As long as the Sakura Country succeeds in Judgment, as long as [Seven In, Seven Out] is judged to have used a 'joke' during the Judgment, all subsequent results that occurred because of [Seven In, Seven Out] will be overturned, and I will return to that map, back to the state of being surrounded by Togaya Atsuto!"

She couldn't understand; Zhao Hongxiu completely couldn't understand Chen Aoyun's purpose. Just as Zhao Hongxiu was confused and worried, what was meant to come finally came!

The Sakura Country [Strategist] indeed was not bluffed by Chen Aoyun. They launched a Judgment against [Seven In, Seven Out]!

The progress of the entire Game of National Destiny was paused, and Chen Aoyun, as the [Strategist], and Zhao Hongxiu, as the beneficiary of the skill, were all pulled into the 'Land of Judgment'!

The two saw that huge [The Scales] once again in the Land of Judgment, and on the other side of [The Scales] were the Sakura Country [Strategist] Saku Kenichi and the Lv6 [Roleplayer] Togaya Atsuto, who had also descended into the Land of Judgment.

The Sakura Country [Strategist] Saku Kenichi sneered and looked at Chen Aoyun, "We meet again, Mr. Strategist of Dragon Country. Before, you made me suffer a loss when I had the [Forbidden Move] hand, and made my Sakura Country Commander Shigemitsu Gendo suffer defeat during Judgment. This time, it is time for you, this weak country's Strategist, to pay the price!"

The Sakura Country [Roleplayer] Togaya Atsuto on the side also looked at Chen Aoyun with disdain, "Daring to use a 'joke' to sneak a win, kid, you are truly stupid! Don't you know that the number of times for [Divine Judgment] has been reset and increased to three? Using this skill that obviously looks wrong is just like writing 'I used a joke to sneak a win' on your face! You were deliberately bluffing before; who could you scare? Once [Seven In, Seven Out] is judged away, once the toy beside you returns to my side, I guarantee I will definitely cherish her well. Right in front of you, this Strategist!"

Togaya Atsuto looked at Zhao Hongxiu beside Chen Aoyun with the eyes of someone looking at a toy. Once the Judgment succeeded, he would not kill Zhao Hongxiu directly, but would indulge in more sadistic killing. If it weren't for the fact that the 'Foundation Items' outside the field were unavailable, Togaya Atsuto would even have wanted to apply for that T0 Foundation Item of Sakura Country, to shatter her sanity while ravaging Zhao Hongxiu's body and making her suffer and struggle; only in this way could he truly satisfy his perverted desire for sadistic killing...

Chen Aoyun seemed slightly uneasy, but he feigned calmness and said, "The reuse of [Seven In, Seven Out] conforms to the rules and logic; would I be afraid of your Judgment? The national destiny paid for a failed Judgment will all return to my Dragon Country. Don't be like last time, continuing to send gift packages to Dragon Country!"