Published: February 12, 2025
Can Great America be happy?
At least from Black Spade's expression, it doesn't seem so.
Indeed, in front of him lay four rewards: one each from Cloud Summit Villa, Mechanical Genius, jannadrah, and the women's camp.
These items would drive anyone from any power on Earth crazy, let alone him. If taken outside, they could make Great America the strongest force in North America, or even the entire planet.
Perhaps it could even give Black Spade the chance to spin the grade 9 roulette!
However, he just wasn't that excited.
He knew that even with whatever cards jannadrah had, he basically had no chance of turning things around.
As for the women's camp… it was even worse. They were already weak, and this time they had even lost many of their gear, making them worse off than jannadrah, who had two trump cards in hand.
The Ogre Chain was an ally of Cloud Summit, so now, the only ones left who could confront Cloud Summit were himself and the Mechanical Genius.
But… Black Spade couldn’t help but smile bitterly in his heart. These tolls were indeed exorbitant, but they could only gain value outside; what was the use of spending them here?
With the women's camp falling and losing their chance to compete, there was no need to mention alliances. The cards or other hidden cards they had would surely be used for self-preservation, striving to survive through ten rounds and come out alive.
There was no need to mention jannadrah; that old fellow had voluntarily requested the alliance, but had never cared about it in his heart. Was Black Spade any different? As long as that old fellow didn’t cause trouble, he was fine.
The greatest reliance, or rather, what Black Spade cared most about, was the Mechanical Genius. The ultimate goal of forming this alliance was to join forces with the Mechanical Genius to take down Cloud Summit. In the process, Great America would grow stronger, catching up in the number of Bright Stars, and finally determining the victor among them.
Yes, Black Spade initially intended to exhaust the Mechanical Genius while eliminating Cloud Summit, to ultimately ensure his own victory.
As for why the Mechanical Genius and Cloud Summit Villa had the same number of Bright Stars, he sought cooperation with the former instead of the latter. He felt that aside from the familiarity brought by skin color and geography, most neurotics were not that smart.
But now, the Mechanical Genius had also been ruined by Cloud Summit, and wherever they went, they had to face challenges, including Great America's Bright Stars.
This situation didn’t even consider whether the Mechanical Genius could be exhausted like this but rather that Great America's Bright Stars were facing a rapid decrease crisis.
After all, during the previous alliance, at most, it was just Cloud Summit and the Ogre Chain coming over to snatch his Bright Stars. Now, there were the Mechanical Genius, the women's camp, and even jannadrah joining in.
If Black Spade could still smile after thinking about this, he would truly be heartless.
Behind Cloud Summit was the women's camp. They took a step forward, choosing to challenge. Although they obtained the ownership of the Tenth Bright Star from the Ogre Chain, it was obvious to everyone that they were already somewhat dispirited. Those companions still alive but resembling old people relentlessly tormented their confidence.
After attacking, the Mechanical Genius also fell on the Tenth Bright Star. The women's camp had no money to buy Guardian Beasts, which allowed the Mechanical Genius to occupy this Bright Star without spending a dime, making the women's camp's faces even worse.
A new round began, and the Ogre Chain moved slowly. They were not under scrutiny to begin with, but when they arrived at Great America, both the desolate women's camp and the onlookers from the Ogre Chain lifted their spirits a bit.
In the last round, Ye Zhongming had launched a major attack first, using a King Card to directly destroy the newly established Western Alliance, announcing the elimination of the two forces. Now, as the instigator of everything, what would Black Spade use as a tactic?