Chapter 177: 177, Complete Victory over Grace, Pre-battle Preparation_1
Translator: 549690339
“How how could this happen?” Grace stood there in a daze, her mind completely in chaos.
A commander’s ability to analyze battle simulations is an aspect of their battlefield leadership. Even though it isn’t the same as a real battlefield, it still reflects one’s ability effectively.
She was utterly defeated now!
If this was a real situation where she and Tina were each leading an army of equal strength, she would likely be the one to lose.
This thought made Grace increasingly unable to accept the reality of their situation.
“Shall we continue?” Tina asked in a seemingly sarcastic tone, arms folded, as she watched Grace.
“Yes! Let’s have another round!” Grace’s gaze became particularly sharp.
The fault must have been with the sand table during the last round. Another round would help her understand whether it was a problem with the sand table, or with herself.
“Alright then.” Tina pressed the reset button on the sand table, and the second round began officially!
The sand table was set to random factors: a mountainous, forested environment with light rain at night. It could be called a map designed to test strategies.
Each side had 30,000 soldiers, including 20,000 infantry, 5,000 archers, and 5,000 cavalry.
Seeing this environment, Grace’s anxiety began to recede.
If it was a test of strategy, the sand table couldn’t help Tina.
She calmed herself down, putting all her attention into the sand table.
However, as the two armies began to combat, Grace was stupefied.
Tina took advantage of the topography and split her forces into twenty groups, which harassed, ambushed, and baited her troops across the whole map.
Moreover, she was able to coordinate strategies amongst the small squads tactically which proved to be quite troublesome.
Even though Grace was an adept warrior in the Sanctuary, her mind could only manage to deal with fifteen simultaneously attacking forces, anything above that would cause her to be stretched too thin.
What’s more, Tina, after separating her forces into twenty groups, was still able to occupy various points on the map, using the resources at those points to strengthen her own troops.
As time progressed, Grace’s army was progressively decimated and drained.
Fifteen minutes in, Tina still had 25,000 soldiers left and held most of the points on the map; meanwhile, Grace’s forces had dropped below 20,000 and were holding out in sparse small points in the center of the map.
It was clear to anyone who was watching: Tina was sure to win!
Grace obviously knew this too. Reluctantly, she let out a resigned sigh, “Tina, I admit defeat.”
Following this match, Grace realized that compared to Tina, she fell short in terms of tactical deployment, understanding of troops, and multi-line operations.
If she hadn’t seen that her opponent was indeed Tina, she might have suspected a champion strategic advisor was playing in her stead.
Wasn’t Tina just a country girl? Why did she prove so proficient at wargame strategizing?
The high-ranking members of the Knights who were present were utterly flabbergasted and lost for words.
They knew that Grace hadn’t been going easy, her performance still at a high standard.
But Tina’s skill was just too terrifying! Especially her tactic of shuttling infantry in and out through the forest during the second round was considered top-notch in the wargame community!
Only the nation’s strongest wargame masters could compete with Tina!
Fiona was also among the watching crowd of high-ranking members.
At first, she wasn’t impressed by Tina, but upon witnessing Tina’s wargame proficiency, she abruptly realized Tina’s command abilities far surpassed her own.
It seemed she had no choice but to accept it.
“Ti Commander,” Fiona asked reluctantly, “Which famous master did you study wargame strategy with? Was it also Mr. Lan Bo Scarlett?”
“Ah? But no one taught me!” Tina shook her head, “I only encountered wargame strategy for the first time yesterday afternoon. Teacher Lan Bo did compete with me for several rounds, but he never instructed me on what I should do. All of the strategies were ones that I came up with by studying the book.”
Crack!
Crack!
The sound of countless hearts breaking echoed through the venue.
The elite members present almost went mad!
What the hell? You only started yesterday afternoon? It hasn’t even been a full day yet? You’ve never been instructed by anyone?
This kind of outstanding performance, where did this monster come from?!
Numerous people felt the compulsion to claw at the wall.
Su Yu glanced at the expressions of these people, curling his lips slightly.
Tina’s learning and training speed cannot be measured by ordinary standards.
“Ahem.” Su Yu cleared his throat and spoke to everyone present, “The wargame strategizing has ended. I hope everyone can live up to their commitment and permit Tina’s eradication mission.”
Upon hearing Su Yu’s words, the high-ranking members gradually nodded hesitantly.
Grace let out a long sigh, “Alright, we will fully cooperate with Tina’s mission.”
After getting permission from the Knights’ higher-ups, Tina’s subsequent preparations naturally went smoothly.
The high-ranking Knights kept their word and refrained from tripping Tina up behind the scenes, and all of Tina’s orders were executed efficiently.
Fiona’s reaction was the most unexpected however.
After losing the wargame, Fiona became Tina’s “fan girl,” frequently scurrying about at Tina’s side and assisting her with a host of tasks.
As one of the leading young figures of the Windsor Family, Fiona’s connections were extensive.
With her active assistance, preparations originally estimated to take two days were completed in one.
While Tina was preparing in the camp, Su Yu was busy as well.
He first off took away Tina’s right to “Task Agent Authorization,” and posted a task to gather a thousand players.
Next, Su Yu primarily approached the task of gathering information on the bandit camp.
Using the powerful network of the “Chairman’s Chat Room,” he quickly contacted a player within the bandit camp.
The Red Ridge Bandit Camp, as a minor power with a tier-five leader, came with decent NPC characters; thus, many players were completing tasks there.
Su Yu contacted one of them.
This player was called [Nuclear Wastewater from Japan].
He usually worked on tasks around the bandit camp along with a few friends, so he was very familiar with the area.
At the House of Warm Wind Tavern in Orleans City, Su Yu rendezvoused with the player.
“Boss Ke, over here, over here!”
As soon as he entered the tavern, Su Yu saw a stout-faced man waving to him.
The House of Warm Wind Tavern was located in a remote area with few players, which was why Su Yu had chosen to meet Nuclear Wastewater there.
“I’m Nemesis. Are you Nuclear Wastewater?” Su Yu walked over to the man.
“I am.” Nuclear Wastewater flashed his ID, his expression filled with excitement, “Boss Ke, I’ve seen you many times in various videos. I never dreamed that I would meet you in person today. I’m just too excited!”
“No need for excitement,” Su Yu smiled, “Did you bring what I asked for?”
“I brought everything!” Nuclear Wastewater hurriedly opened his bag, pulling out a notebook and a map to place on the bar counter.