97: Chapter 97: Shining Stars!

The 'Transcendental Power' that leapt from the [Street Loafer] card poured into the body of the black-robed emperor, and his identity was on the verge of being revealed—

True Martial Heroic Spirit, Emperor Gaozu of Han, [Emperor Liu Bang]!

It was one thing for the [Beggar] card to match with an emperor-type Heroic Spirit, but how could a bizarre identity like [Street Loafer] actually provide 'Transcendental Power' to a Huaxia Heroic Spirit?

The people of the Sakura Country didn't believe it!

They felt that there was definitely some trickery involved, that something was wrong!

The expected Judgment appeared once more.

Chen Aoyun responded calmly:

"The wind rises from the tip of the green duckweed, and the waves form from the tiny ripples."

[Emperor Liu Bang]'s identity as a 'Street Loafer' is no joke; it is backed by official history!

It is recorded in the Records of the Grand Historian: Annals of Gaozu:

"He did not engage in the productive work of his family";

"When he grew up, he was tested for office and became the Chief of Sishui Pavilion";

"He would mock and insult all the officials in the court without exception";

"He was fond of wine and women, and often bought wine on credit from Dame Wang and Old Lady Wu."

These historical anecdotes perfectly match the image of a [Street Loafer]:

'Did not engage in the productive work of his family': A grown man of seven feet tall, neither farming nor doing business—no matter the era, wouldn't he be considered an 'unemployed vagrant'?

Street Loafer image, +1!

'When he grew up, he was tested for office and became the Chief of Sishui Pavilion': How much reluctance does the word 'tested' imply? Scraping by as a low-level clerk just to make ends meet, doesn't that look like a Street Loafer finding a job to pass the time?

Street Loafer image, another +1!

'He would mock and insult all the officials in the court without exception': Grinning cheekily at his colleagues, with absolutely no regard for official etiquette—this is the exact behavior of a rogue!

Street Loafer image, +10086!

'Fond of wine and women, and often bought wine on credit from Dame Wang and Old Lady Wu': Drinking on credit, yet still managing to sweet-talk a rich, beautiful lady like Lü Zhi into marrying him and securing angel investment from his father-in-law... This method, this temperament, in modern times, would make him the ultimate 'street punk'!

This is practically the ultimate certification of a Street Loafer!

After citing these scriptures and classics, they crashed onto the massive scales before his eyes. The light of Judgment flashed, declaring: The fit is valid. The [Street Loafer] card can provide a Transcendental Buff to [Emperor Liu Bang]!

Shua—!

The five stars that had dimmed and been put on hold due to [Divine Judgment] shone brilliantly once again!

Positioned right above the head of Emperor Gaozu of Han, [Emperor Liu Bang]!

With this, one in black (Zhu Yuanzhang) and one in yellow (Emperor Liu Bang).

Above the heads of the two Huaxia emperors, thirty transcendental stars shone in mutual radiance, their splendor at its peak.

It was exactly the same number of buff stars as the Sakura Country, without the slightest difference!

According to the rules revealed by Adar: [In this final chapter of 'Transcendental Buff', each additional star allows for the accumulation of the martial strength of one more general under the [Emperor Heroic Spirit]'s banner.]

With Huaxia's generals, the stars of generals shone brilliantly. Even if this Game of National Destiny only considered pure 'martial strength', the selectable figures were as numerous as the stars.

Fortunately, there were so many of them that every fierce general had a chance to 'make an appearance'!

A total of thirty stars of Transcendental Buff, with no need to divide them.

"The so-called famous generals of the Little Japs, if placed in Huaxia, would merely be at the level of a village brawl ringleader.

Today, I'll let you Little Japs know what a real general is!"

Chen Aoyun snorted coldly, closed his eyes, and immersed his mind into the vast river of Huaxia's history!

Based on the rules and driven by Chen Aoyun's thoughts, a sudden phenomenon erupted on the stage!

Behind Emperor Gaozu of Han, [Emperor Liu Bang], the void trembled!

One after another, phantom figures of generals clad in Han armor, their aura piercing the heavens, emerged in succession, only to instantly turn into streams of light and merge into Liu Bang's imperial body!

Fan Kuai's courage of a match for ten thousand men!

General Wei Qing's strategy as one of the twin jewels of the empire!

General Huo Qubing's wild pride of Fenglangjuxu!

General Li Guang's god-like archery!

Zhou Bo, Ying Bu, Guan Ying, Peng Yue... the fighting spirit and military strategy of each Western Han fierce general converged into a single body like a hundred rivers returning to the sea!

At the same time, behind Emperor Taizu of Ming, [Zhu Yuanzhang], the iron-blooded war soul of the Great Ming proudly manifested!

Xu Da's talent for command!

Chang Yuchun's vanguard sharpness in breaking enemy lines!

Lan Yu's ferocity in long-distance expeditions!

Qi Jiguang's majesty in wiping out bandits!

Fu Youde, Li Rusong, Li Wenzhong, Mu Ying... the illustrious military achievements of the Great Ming's 276 years were now condensed into the body of the Hongwu Emperor alone!

Thirty stars flashed frantically!

Every flicker represented the martial strength of a famous Huaxia general being poured into the [Heroic Spirit]!

These figures did not appear as [Heroic Spirits].

Utilizing the rules of 'Transcendental Buff', their images merely flashed across the stage, merging their own martial strength into the emperors of their respective dynasties before vanishing.

Chen Aoyun was incredibly smug. Seeing the familiar figures flashing on the stage, he felt a surge of heroic pride, as if the one being buffed by over thirty generals was not Liu Bang or Zhu Yuanzhang, but Chen Aoyun himself.

So, he laughed with hands on his hips, "With so many famous generals gathered in one body, won't we absolutely crush your Sakura Country this time?"

At the same time, driven by curiosity after finishing the integration of the two emperors' martial strength, Chen Aoyun turned to ask Zhao Hongxiu beside him,

"To integrate generals, one must first have generals in mind.

If I didn't know Huaxia's history and had no suitable generals in mind, how would the Transcendental Buff integrate into the martial strength?"

What a tricky question. It instantly left Hongxiu dumbfounded.

Just then, a weak voice came from the edge of the stage. It was Adar, who had already shrunk into the corner:

"Um... if you don't have a specific image of a general in mind, the rules will default to using an 'Unnamed General' as a replacement, but the martial strength will only be a baseline of 60 points..."

The rules of the Game of National Destiny had quite thoughtfully considered the realistic issue of 'historical gaps and cultural loss' in the new era.

According to the terms of the covenant, allies had to share information and answer each other's questions.

Adar's reminder was an obligation of the covenant, but Chen Aoyun still nodded in his direction, "Thanks."

Immediately after, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he noticed that Adar and his blank Heroic Spirit had, at some point, quietly shifted closer to the Sakura Country's side.

"Are you afraid I'll make a move on you first?" Chen Aoyun was amused.

From afar, Adar nodded as if it were only natural, "If you eliminate me first, your Dragon Country is guaranteed at least second place. Shouldn't I guard against that?"

It sounded reasonable, but Adar wasn't afraid of the Sakura people attacking him; he was only afraid of Chen Aoyun. This meant he still didn't believe the Dragon Country could defeat the Sakura Country!

Chen Aoyun wouldn't attack Adar first. Just as the Sakura people thought, eliminating the Ottoman first would turn it into a battle for first and second place.

While Chen Aoyun wanted to win first place for the Dragon Country, he also didn't want to let Sakura Country take second!

Without making any pointless explanations to Adar, he would let the facts speak for themselves!

Turning to look at the Sakura Country,

"Then... let's begin!"

The 'Emperor' and 'Shogun' of the Sakura Country had already entered the stage.

The two Huaxia emperors, one in black and one in yellow, also walked toward the center of the stage!

There were no [Roleplayers].

The [Heroic Spirits] stepped into the center of the stage in a descended manner.

The air walls surrounding the [Heroic Spirits] of both countries suddenly vanished.

The decisive battle of the Heroic Spirits had begun!