"Do you want to work quietly and amaze everyone afterward, or establish a winning edge and end this game ahead of time?"
On the sixth floor of the Platinum Tower, Ming Shuiyun, who had been sneaking a look at her identity, suddenly heard Le Yu say this. She raised her head in confusion. "What do you mean?"
Le Yu glanced at the three National Scholar cards in his hand and immediately chose "Xiang Yu, the Nation-Toppling Demon Empress." He said, "Unlike the All-Knowing Eye exam, the Blood Essence Stone game has only one winner. Although the Sword Bearer never explicitly stated how many points obtaining the Blood Essence Stone would award, it would be at least three—which means the points earned by the first-place finisher in the All-Knowing Eye could be even higher."
"If someone else finds the Blood Essence Stone—even if it's Twin Carp Palace—their points advantage still won't be enough to crush us. So the first path is to give up on this game completely, focus on building your influence and prestige, Shuiyun, and crush the other Sword Masters with an absolute advantage in the third game."
"Ah, I'm the Emperor?" Li Ying flipped over a glittering Emperor identity card and drew a National Scholar card straight from the deck. "Then I'm definitely using Lie Zong. Loyal subjects, remember to back me up."
Ming Shuiyun nodded. "What's the second path?"
"That would be taking the Blood Essence Stone by force." Le Yu glanced at his identity card. "The Sword Bearer may not be paying much attention to Sword Quest for Succession anymore. Or rather, compared with Sword Quest for Succession, he cares more about the enemies provoking him."
"Sword Quest for Succession was held purely out of the Sword Bearer's interest. Once he loses interest, the game becomes