I'm in Terra

But no matter how distorted his reputation, his true talent and knowledge were unquestionable. Victor calmed himself. He already had cards for unreliable generals like Dong Zhuo and Jia Xu, so adding Sima Yi wouldn't matter. It was more important to first thoroughly study the abilities of the civil officials and generals.

Thinking of this, Victor picked up the officer card, which only he could touch, and carefully examined the description. Like Jia Xu, Sima Yi's officer card didn't have the two familiar skills, Feedback and Genius. Instead, only Genius remained, with Feedback missing.

Victor didn't think too much about it and quickly switched Sima Yi's general card. With a special feeling rushing from the soles of his feet to his head, Victory instantly figured out everything.

He understood! These civil officials' military commander cards were far more powerful than he had imagined!

PS: I know what you will say next. I will die if I don’t read chapter 33, right?

Don’t be anxious. I know you are anxious, but don’t be anxious for now.

A General's Success: 33 Genius - Sima Yi

Wise, lucid, insane, destructive. The so-called strategy refers to a tactic that aligns with destiny and reverses life and death. An open and aboveboard advance is an overt strategy; a covert attack through Chencang is a covert strategy. Beyond these two most basic strategies, these strategists also employ strategies such as the "strategy within the scheme" and the "tactic of self-torture" that exploit every advantage, even human nature.

Therefore, the essence of strategy is calculation, calculating the time, making good use of the terrain, and provoking people's hearts, and through calculation, turning everything that is beneficial to oneself into capital for victory.

The Civilian Officer cards in the Three Kingdoms Killing system add a touch of fantasy to their strategic approach, giving each officer a unique and distinctive ability. The mysteries of these abilities are only fully revealed after Victor acquires Sima Yi.

While strategies are illusive and ethereal, counselors are real and tangible. After using Sima Yi's Officer Card, Victory clearly sensed an indescribable energy brewing within him. Its presence enabled Victory to maintain clarity of thought and sharpen his brain. More importantly, it also served as the energy source for activating counselor-type Officer Cards.

Yes, the civil officer card does not enhance Victoria's intelligence or spellcasting ability, but rather some deeper senses.

Reason and inspiration.

Snap————

Victor turned off the shower and let the water droplets slide down his hair. He had just tried to unleash Sima Yi's genius ability. Although nothing happened, Victor's heart was filled with joy.

How could he not be happy?

With just one attempt, he completely understood the operating logic of the entire strategist-type general card, and even figured out the specific effects of the genius.

There are three real effects of strategist-type general cards.

First, simulate the thinking ability of a counselor for Victoria. This effect will only take effect when the relevant general card is equipped. However, if used for a long time, people will instinctively think about problems according to the counselor's thinking logic.

Second, each time a counselor is unleashed, they grant Victoria a "gift," similar to a general card. A general card's gift is physical ability, while a counselor's gift is inspiration and quantifiable intelligence.

Third, each counselor will have an ability attached, and these abilities have so far required the consumption of sanity to cast. The reason why the "curtain" that Victory released earlier to Jia Wenhe did not take effect was entirely because Victor did not have enough "sanity" available to cast the spell at that time, so the spell failed.

After figuring out these basic rules, Victoria first slowly wiped off the water stains on his body, and when he felt in a very good condition, he switched back to Jia Xu. He already knew the genius's abilities, but before actually experiencing it, he wanted to know more about the curtain's abilities. After all, this was an ability he had never successfully released before.

Tick, tick, tick————

Time passed minute by minute, and Victoria tried various postures to release the curtain, but no matter how hard he tried, the curtain remained as motionless as before.

The release of the curtain still failed.

Victor took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. The curtain still failed to release, which could be due to one of two reasons: either Victor's current 'rationality' was still insufficient to activate the curtain, or the curtain had a condition beyond 'rationality'.

Victoria was not sure which possibility it was, but he was more inclined to the latter. After all, Jia Xu was a low-key person throughout his life, and the name "curtain" also sounded low-key and plain, not like those abilities that were ostentatious.

Since the curtain still can't be used, let's study the ghost genius carefully. Victoria put on his pajamas and lay back down between the two women as if nothing had happened.

Compared to the unseen veil, the genius's abilities seemed simple and clear. As if to demonstrate Sima Yi's cunning and ingenuity, the genius was a highly scalable ability.

Imitate, then learn.

This sentence is all the genius has to say, but such a short sentence can show an extremely terrifying effect.

Victor glanced at the two sleeping women, then gently lifted Dorothy into his arms. Compared to Kashena's indescribable special abilities, Victor understood Dorothy's abilities better. After all, Victor had provided considerable guidance when Dorothy was developing her Originium skills.

"Dimensional transcendence."

As Victory uttered these brief whispers, the entire room—no, the entire world—became different. Matter gradually became illusory, while Victory and the two women beside him became increasingly distinct.

beep----

Before Victoria could take a closer look at this world of consciousness, his eyes suddenly turned black, and the effect of dimensional transcendence ended.

Victoria was slightly startled and subconsciously looked at the girl in his arms.

But Dorothy was still sleeping soundly, and there was no fluctuation in the breathing sound belonging to Kashena behind her.

After a moment's thought, Victoria quickly realized something. Originium energy! In Dorothy's pocket was a rather old spellcasting unit, a necessary item for her usual Originium skills.

The genius's ability was simply to imitate and learn; it couldn't generate the target's ability out of thin air. In other words, if Victoria wanted to accurately unleash Dimensional Transcendence, he would have to prepare his own spellcasting unit.

Speaking of spellcasting units, Victoria glanced at Kashena who was sleeping beside him without leaving a trace.

If imitating Originium skills requires a spellcasting unit, then what price does it cost to imitate the power of the "God"?

With doubts, Victoria closed his eyes and gradually fell asleep.

In the darkness, a massive black snake wrapped around a giant bear suddenly opened its eyes. Just now, a familiar aura had suddenly entered its territory. Although it was only for a moment, the giant snake recognized the source of the aura.

Victory Kalashnikov.

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The next morning, after finishing his work at the city hall, Victoria found Kashena who was pretending to work hard.

"Kasheina, I need a spell unit. A badge, a staff, or something embedded in a weapon will do. As long as it's simple enough for someone to carry around."

Kasheina raised her eyebrows in surprise, her eyes full of understanding: "A birthday present for Miss Dorothy?"

Victor shook his head and admitted frankly, "I awakened my Originium skills last night."

"Really? I understand." Seeing that Victor didn't hide anything from her, Kasheina nodded in satisfaction: "For the next batch of logistics transactions, I will have someone bring a high-quality magic unit."

"Thank you."

"Don't be so quick to thank me, just come and satisfy me."

"Now?"

"Miss Dorothy just left for mine management. We have at least an hour or two. So... what are you waiting for?"

A General's Success: 34 Besieged on All Sides

"Dimensional Transcendence!"

"No, that's not right. It's not like that. I'm using too much force. If I want to travel through time, I have to imagine myself passing through a gate, and then gently and slowly apply the spell to my entire body... That's right! That's it!"

Following the girl's demonstration, Victoria gradually found the "door" Dorothy had spoken of. Under his will, the ethereal portal swung open before him. Passing through it, Victoria emerged into a vast, empty wilderness. It was void and empty, with only shadows, symbols of life and consciousness, wandering through the wilderness.

Tick-tock————

Victor relaxed his control over his Originium skills. The boundless wilderness quickly distorted in his eyes, the door to nothingness closed again, and he returned to the real world.

"Congratulations, young master~~~"

Before Victoria could come to his senses, Dorothy, who was beside him, pounced on him and carefully examined his body. After confirming that there was nothing wrong with Victoria, Dorothy breathed a sigh of relief and smiled brightly at Victoria.

"I didn't expect that after only a few days of learning, the young master has already mastered the boundary breakthrough. Now the core of dimension transcendence has been mastered by the young master. Dorothy is going to be laid off. Wuwuwuwuwu~~~"

Victoria smiled and rubbed Dorothy's head: "Okay, stop playing tricks. I'll take you to your favorite dessert shop tonight."

"It's a deal! I'll go make you a cup of coffee~~~" Dorothy's tears instantly turned to joy after hearing Victoria's promise. Without giving Victoria any chance to regret, she rushed back to the villa humming a little tune.

Victory smiled helplessly, then turned his gaze to Kashena who was watching from the side. "Thank you for the device. I can feel that it has a significant impact on my Originium skills."

Kasheina smiled nonchalantly, her eyes fixed on Victory's. "No matter how good the device is, it's just a device. To be able to master a spiritual Originium technique so quickly, your own learning ability is the most important. The Originium technique of simulating and learning the Originium techniques of others, hehe, it's worth the price of admission to witness such a skill."

Feeling Kashena's slightly presumptuous gaze, Victoria raised an eyebrow, strode forward, pinched Kashena's chin and kissed her fiercely. He kissed Kashena until her cheeks flushed and she was almost short of breath before letting her go: "Are you satisfied now?"

"Eighty points." Kashiena licked her lips and withdrew her presumptuous gaze with satisfaction: "If we kissed in front of Dorothy, it would probably be more exciting."

"Humph, I really don't know whether you are a devil or a succubus." After hearing Kaxena's outrageous request, Victoria patted Kaxena's butt hard: "Don't be feverish, let's get down to business. Has the letter sent to Luxembourg arrived?"

Kasheina whimpered and glared at Victoria unhappily: "You ask me about this kind of thing?"

"Don't think I don't know that you have spies around Carter, right?" Victor raised his hand as if to hit, and Kashena was so scared that she quickly hugged Victor and rubbed Victor's strong arms as if admitting her mistake.

"Carter has already seen it, but his reaction was very calm. He doesn't seem to be willing to accept your suggestion."

"That's normal." Victor lowered his hand and gently squeezed Kashena's soft flesh. "That letter was simply to express our brotherly love and strengthen Carter's resolve to fight Rossia to the bitter end. As for accepting my aid, it's just a temporary solution. When the situation gets desperate, Carter will naturally think of me."

"Do you think Carter will lose?" Feeling Victor's mischievous hand, Kasheina's cheeks unconsciously flushed, but she didn't intend to dodge. Instead, she asked about something else that interested her: "Based on the current divisions of both sides, Carter should be the winner no matter how you look at it, right? He has more soldiers, better equipment, stronger combat capabilities, and he also owns the mobile city of Luxembourg. No matter how you look at it, he has the advantage, right?"

"But war is not something that can be judged by strength on paper alone." Victoria put his hand to his nose and sniffed, and the unique fragrance of Kashena emanated from his fingertips.

"You've probably seen a lot of this before, right? The success or failure of a war often has little to do with the number of troops. So many other factors can influence victory or defeat."

Kashena chuckled, "Yeah, Carter is really lucky to have a brother like you."

"Don't blame me. Blame his naiveté." Victor wiped his hands, turned, and walked into the villa. "He doesn't have enough wisdom, yet he wants to get his hands on the general's position. There's no need for those old men in Saint Steed Castle to intervene. Earl Rossia is enough to teach him the cruelty of reality. As for me, I just need to wait for them to decide the outcome. But before that, I have to clean up Woden Town."

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Town Hall, Woden Town Hall.

Today, the town of Woden was as chaotic as ever. Earl John, who thought he had gotten used to this suffocating atmosphere, could no longer hold back after receiving first-hand intelligence from his adjutant, and smashed the expensive wooden table in front of him with one fist.

"Damn it! How could this happen!!! Who wants me to die?"

The message is simple and terrifying.

There are three main trade routes in the town of Woden now. One leads to Luxembourg; one leads to the territory of Rossiya in the west; and the third leads to the territory of another duke in the south.

Now, his adjutant told him that, with the exception of the trade route to Luxembourg, which was still operating normally, no merchants had come through the other two routes for over three days. Under normal circumstances, Count John would have thought it was a rare event, but now...

It was obvious that someone wanted to force him to take action.

"Who could have done it? Carter's men? Or those desperate guerrillas? Or was it that Rossiya guy who was directing and acting in this whole thing?"

The adjutant lowered his head, not daring to speak, and the secretary had already fled the office. Everyone knew the answer to this question, but they only dared to keep it to themselves.

The answer is simple, everyone did it.

Neither Rossia nor Carter wanted a third party watching them as they tested each other. As for the guerrillas in the south, they likely saw that Earl John was a vulnerable target and were desperately trying to exploit him.

Even though he hadn't done anything yet, Earl John was already cornered. If all trade routes were completely blocked, Woden Town would be completely reduced to a lamb to be slaughtered.

The only difference is who gets to enjoy the meal.

"We must, we must take action!"

A general succeeds: 35 seeks his own death

John took action, as he had to. He knew that Luxembourg was a land of warlords, far from home. To survive this power struggle, he had to demonstrate his skill.

He could no longer sit idly by, as that would only allow him to be eroded by the tacit cooperation of various forces. However, he also couldn't send out all his elite troops. Woden Town was now practically infiltrated like a sieve. If he sent out all his troops, Earl John's own safety would be completely unprotected.

Both the fall of Woden and the death of Earl John himself represented a failure, so he had to solve the problem cleverly while sending out troops without causing fear in others.

With this thought, Earl John had an answer in mind. He had also learned how to command troops and understood that the deployment of forces had to be secretive. So after making his decision, Earl John did not summon his lieutenant to the town hall. Instead, he brought several soldiers and bodyguards and personally went to the military camp on the edge of Woden Town.

His actions could not be hidden from the spies in the town of Woden, and soon the intelligence was sent to the various lords and military leaders.

Carter and Rossiah were both quite calm about John's intention to dispatch troops. Rossiah viewed John as a stray dog, even though they were both earls. There was no need to even send assassins. Neither the Sarkaz mercenaries nor the southern guerrillas were pushovers. It was premature for Earl John to join the table and speak.

As for Carter, he naturally didn't care. Earl John had already proven himself to be a rebellious force in the Joloy incident, so Carter didn't even bother sending troops to harass Woden Town. He believed that as long as he dealt with Rossia, the scheming villain, the rest of the region would naturally submit to him.

Carter's confidence was well-founded. He had reason for this belief because, despite this harsh winter, the towns in the south and east had still paid their taxes on time and in full. Furthermore, Victoria, the lord of Norvinsk in the north, had repeatedly sent him letters, sharing his concerns and implicitly expressing his willingness to help.

Although Carter was confident that he was no less capable than Rossia and therefore declined Victoria's help, he still kept these letters and taxes in mind.

Whether it was Victoria or the lesser nobles, their hearts were with Carter. As long as he didn't lose, the east and north would be as stable as a rock. This was the consensus reached by Carter and the officers during the meeting.

Victor, on the other hand, thought for a moment about the news brought by Kasheina, then sneered and threw it into the trash can.

"They're deliberately creating confusion and distracting the view. The next step will surely be a feint to the east and attack in the west, and finally they'll be caught in one fell swoop. They have some brains, but not much."

Kasheina glanced at the information that Victoria had thrown into the trash can and asked curiously, "Do you think John will lose?"

"A crushing defeat," Victor confirmed. "He knew his town was completely infiltrated, so he went to the military camp to conceal his specific intentions. Given his previously demonstrated intelligence, he would have sent the majority of his troops out of the city. Then, he would have launched an overnight attack on a random area to the south or west. But this was just a deception. The so-called attack was merely a much-hyped inspection; the real force he dispatched was likely a smaller group of soldiers."

Hearing this, Kasheina realized something. "John will symbolically stroll around the perimeter of Woden Town with the main force, and then send a small group of elite troops to launch a surprise attack on the attackers from another direction at night? Isn't this a very reasonable strategy? It not only conceals his true intentions, but also ensures his absolute safety."

"The strategy itself isn't wrong; the fault lies with the people who used it." Victor shook his head. "The simplest question is, given the current conditions in Warden Town, it's incredibly bold of him to send out a thousand soldiers. Do you think he can defeat the guerrillas, who are wary of the large force's deployment, with just a thousand men?"

"I can't do that." Kashiena shook her head decisively. After this little guidance, she had already caught up with Victoria's thinking. "Woden Town is just a commercial town. Earl John's soldiers are unlikely to have heavy firepower. If we only send less than a thousand troops, attacking the legendary guerrillas is obviously not a good choice."

"So he'll definitely choose the other side." Victory smiled and patted Kasheina's head, earning her a roll of the eyes. "But he's overlooked one thing. The attacking team in the west is most likely a self-directed interception by Count Rossiya. Those unknown individuals are entrenched in Rossiya's territory, so they definitely can't be easily defeated in a single battle."

"They're Sarkaz mercenaries." Kasheina narrowed her eyes and smiled. "The guys Rossia sent to attack the passing caravan are Sarkaz mercenaries from Kazdel."

"Oh no." Victoria raised an eyebrow. "Then our dear Earl John is obviously finished. The Sarkaz are known for their fierceness and ferocity, and how long has it been since the soldiers under Lord John last fought a battle? If they don't do it well, those thousand men might all die in the snow."

Kashena didn't answer. She couldn't wait to see what Victoria predicted happen.