Zither Emperor Chapter 677 Chapter 214 Military Chess Deduction Part 1_1

677: Chapter 214 Military Chess Deduction (Part 1)_1 677: Chapter 214 Military Chess Deduction (Part 1)_1 Actually, war game simulations are a very plicated game, but they have very important practical significance.

After all, everything is based on real bat.

There’s even a setting for morale.

Through years of research, this method of war game simulation has been listed as a mandatory course for military personnel.

And the war game simulations themselves are increasingly close to actual bat.

Every excellent mander, before launching a large-scale war, will conduct a war game simulation to determine whether their side is at an advantage or disadvantage.

Ye Yinzhu didn’t rush to select his game pieces but quietly pondered instead.

Generally speaking, in war game simulations, the strength of the mander themselves is not included; they are merely a director.

However, Maximo just said the mander must be accounted for, meaning that there was an implicit huge debilitation for oneself.

The fixed bat value is 20,000, and with one’s identity as a Zi rank Sorcerer, 5,000 of the bat value is immediately claimed.

In other words, when selecting game pieces, one would have 5,000 less to choose from pared to others.

Although this wouldn’t be a problem in an actual fight, being a Martial Artist as well, if the bat value were to be reduced once more, the impact would be substantial.

One must understand, although practicing in both Magic and Martial Arts, Yi was ultimately one person.

Ye Yinzhu himself didn’t care about these things, but Maximo’s apparent targeted weakening made it clear that he had caught the attention of the Emperor.

“Contestant number one, why haven’t you chosen your game pieces yet?

Didn’t you see that everyone else has already started picking?” While Ye Yinzhu was lost in thought, Maximo had already approached him and asked in a deep voice.

Being this close to the Emperor for the first time, Ye Yinzhu restrained the urge to immediately subdue him to demand Sura back.

He asked calmly, “Literary Master, may I know, if I, as a mander, am skilled in both Magic and Martial Arts, how much bat value should be accounted for?”

Maximo smiled slightly, his eyes revealing a sly glint, of course, he wouldn’t let Ye Yinzhu see his expression, and turned to walk towards the main seat, “That depends on what level of Magic and Martial Dual Cultivation you are.”

By now, it was the last day, and Ye Yinzhu didn’t want to hide too much.

He spoke indifferently, “Let’s just say it’s Zi rank.”

Maximo stopped in his tracks and asked, “Are both your Magic and Martial Skills at Zi rank?”

Ye Yinzhu nodded his head.

This simple gesture caused an uproar among the crowd, not only were the Landias Literary and Martial Ministers viewing the battle shocked, but even the other participants looked at him with a strange light in their eyes.

A Zi rank Powerhouse in both Magic and Martial Arts.

How old was he?

Maximo posed himself and said, “Let’s count it as ten thousand.

Five thousand for a Zi rank Mage and five thousand for a Zi rank War Master.

If you want to count your Contracted beast, this number will increase.”

Ye Yinzhu said, “Literary Master, this calculation method seems somewhat unfair.

Although I am skilled in both Magic and Martial Arts, that doesn’t mean one person can equate to two people.

Isn’t ten thousand for the bat value a bit too much?”

Maximo smiled faintly and said, “No, it’s not too much.

True, you are only one person.

However, the mutual enhancement of Magic and Martial skills allows you to exhibit strength much greater than that of an ordinary single Zi rank.

Assigning ten thousand bat value, I consider it quite reasonable.”

Ye Yinzhu calmly looked at Maximo and nodded, “Alright then, Literary Master, this value won’t change any further, right?

I am going to start selecting my game pieces.”

Maximo suddenly felt that something might not be right, but it was too difficult to discern anything from Ye Yinzhu’s expression.

He could only nod and say, “It won’t change.

You can go and choose.”

Hearing Maximo elevate Ye Yinzhu’s own bat value to such a high figure of ten thousand, the other contestants couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Everyone knows that in war game simulations, the lower the level of the troops, the higher the cost-effectiveness.

To put it simply, if forest terrain gives a bonus of two to the offensive and defensive power to ordinary soldiers, then troops with an initial value of two in bat value would see their bat strength double.

If it is a troop of infantry with an overall bat value of twenty thousand, they would bee forty thousand in the forest.

If archers with a bat value of four are in the forest, the bonus is also two, so archers with an overall bat value of twenty thousand would only have thirty thousand in the forest.

For a Zi rank Mage valued at five thousand, although there’s a certain degree of enhancement in any terrain, it’s negligible pared to their high initial value.

It’s well understood that individual strength, however formidable, is unlikely to achieve a decisive victory in legion-level bat.

Therefore, when selecting game pieces, apart from the very few Mages, most would choose, including Dragon Cavalry, no more than fifteen thousand bat value troops.

After all, this is a literary match, where the petition is on military mand ability, not individual prowess.

After a brief consideration, Ye Yinzhu also selected the game pieces suitable for him according to his thoughts.

When everyone had made their choices and neatly arranged their game pieces to one side, it was quite apparent that Ye Yinzhu had far fewer pieces than the others, he looked somewhat pitiful actually.

The finalists choosing their military chess pieces had done so while Emperor Maximo, the Literary Master of Wen Yue, had already pleted the drawing of lots.

When the results of the draw were announced, even Kleyena felt a sense of injustice on behalf of Ye Yinzhu.

The situation Ye Yinzhu had to face was definitely far from fair.

The position of Ye Yinzhu and his military chess was arguably the worst spot on the sand table.

To the left was a vast swamp, impassable for any troops except those capable of flight; to his right were mountains, and directly in front, there was a large forest with only a narrow pathway free from the forest’s terrain effects.

Not far outside the forest, were two other candidates, and on the other side of the mountains were another two, meaning that Ye Yinzhu could very likely encounter a concerted attack from two directions no matter which way he went.

Kleyena was on the other side of the sand table, incredibly far from Ye Yinzhu’s position.

Even if she had the intention to assist him, it would be impossible to arrive in time.

What worried Kleyena the most was that all of Ye Yinzhu’s 10,000 battle value points were allocated to Cavalry, including two hundred Dragon Cavalry worth 3,000 battle points, and the remainder being one thousand and four hundred Light Cavalry, each worth five points.

He had not equipped a single infantry or mage unit.

Given the terrain he was in, there was no chance for the speed and impact strength of the cavalry to be utilized.

Kleyena even suspected that Emperor Maximo had deliberately placed him in that deadly spot after seeing the military chess pieces Ye Yinzhu had chosen.

Ye Yinzhu’s expression remained calm, not changing in the face of the adverse situation.

“Alright, let’s begin,” Emperor Maximo issued the order to start the literary match finals.

The multi-player military chess simulation was simple, proceeding in a turn-based manner, where at the end of each turn, after every candidate had given their mands, specialized executors would move the pieces.

Thus, each candidate had an assistant from the Landias Empire by their side to help with the chess pieces.

Emperor Maximo’s gaze was fixed on a corner of the sand table, thinking inwardly, Young man, show me if you can turn this deadly situation around.

The four candidates facing Ye Yinzhu outside the forest and on the other side of the valley exchanged glances, already having made a silent decision.

As the first place winner of the semifinals and also a Zi rank Sorcerer, Ye Yinzhu was undoubtedly their greatest enemy.

After the first round of mands was given, the five on the other side clearly saw that four groups of troops moved almost simultaneously towards Ye Yinzhu’s position to form a pincer attack.

Yet Ye Yinzhu’s troops did not move from their spot; his order for the first round was to wait for mand.

Seeing Ye Yinzhu’s seemingly inactive mand, Emperor Maximo couldn’t help but frown and looked up at Ye Yinzhu.

Could it be that he only knew how to fight battles on paper?

Just as everyone was ready to start issuing mands for the second round, Ye Yinzhu suddenly raised his hand and said to Emperor Maximo, “Your Excellency, I have a special request.

If you can grant it, I will continue the match.” He was not a god, and although he possessed considerable military talent, he was still quite lacking pared to those seasoned manders.

The main reason for his brilliant achievements in the Flore Kingdom was mainly due to the overpowering strength he wielded; the capabilities of the various troops from Qin City were terrifyingly strong.

Now, faced with such a perilous situation on the chessboard, Ye Yinzhu was also at a loss without some special measures.

Emperor Maximo said coldly, “This is a fair petition; no one can receive special treatment.”

Ye Yinzhu smiled faintly, glanced at his military chess pieces on the sand table, “Is this really a ‘fair’ match, Your Excellency?

My request is not unreasonable, I simply hope, after this military chess match ends, no one present reveals the abilities I possess.”

Emperor Maximo was startled; he had not expected Ye Yinzhu to make such a request at this time.

Reveal his abilities?

mand abilities, or something else?

A sudden shock hit him, and he remembered that before the beginning of the match, this young man had emphatically stated to him that he would not adjust his occupation of 10,000 battle value points.

However, Emperor Maximo did not hesitate much, nodding his head, he said, “It is possible, I promise you.

No one present may reveal your abilities.

Otherwise, they will be enemies of the Landias Empire forever.”

Ye Yinzhu smiled faintly and said, “Then I shall continue.”

The second round of mands began to be issued, and this time, including Ye Yinzhu, all the military chess pieces started to move.

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