At the military headquarters' conference room, an emergency meeting was being held.
Those present were all important figures of the military.
"M Nation has already activated the God of War relic. Their national soul has increased by 8%. At present, the information we've received is that M Nation's national soul can raise their domestic players' base attributes by 7%, as well as movement speed. With the God of War's boost, the current increase value is 7.56%."
"Although Island Nation lost the benefit of being the first to discover the God of War relic, they actually managed to raise their national soul strength by 6% through completing the God of War relic's trial. In the end, their national soul was boosted by 6.48%. However, their national soul didn't increase movement speed, but instead increased attack speed."
"Y Nation's national soul increase is 8.24%, and instead of movement speed it was converted into recovery speed."
"There are 16 nations with increases over 5%, and 31 nations with increases over 3%. The one with the highest growth is L Nation, reaching 9.03%!"
Just a month before the national war was about to begin, all nations' national soul data could no longer be hidden.
Though each individual's base attribute increase wasn't exactly heaven-defying, for an army of five million people, if everyone's ability was raised this high, the effect would be completely different.
For a fourth-tier profession, the four basic attributes were around 2000 or so. Calculating with an 8% increase, each attribute could be raised by 160 points, making a total of 640 points for all four!
Moreover, effects like attack speed, movement speed, and recovery speed were extremely important in battle.
It's no exaggeration to say, if a nation with a national soul fought a nation without one, the national soul could play a decisive role!
"Has Jiang Kai been found yet?" Marshal Dong looked at Luo Ping.
"No!" Luo Ping shook his head. "I've already dispatched 500 War Gods, mobilized all the major guilds of 24 main regions to search, yet still there's no news at all!"
Marshal Dong's brows tightened. "That kid Jiang Kai is not someone irresponsible. But at precisely this time, he's been missing for as long as three months!"
"Have you gone to ask the Xuanwu Guild?" Marshal Dong actually mentioned Xuanwu Guild—it seemed he knew about Jiang Kai's grudges with Xuanwu.
At this point, Luo Ping no longer tried to conceal anything.
"I asked. I also asked the Godslayer Guild. But they both said they knew nothing about Jiang Kai's situation."
Marshal Dong frowned. "Even if they did know, they wouldn't tell you. Did you apply pressure?"
Luo Ping nodded. "I did, but they denied it very firmly."
At this, the generals present all felt a bit helpless.
Suddenly, Luo Ping stood up, bowed deeply to everyone, and said, "Everyone, this is all my fault. I didn't fully realize the seriousness of the situation. Back then I shouldn't have let him go alone to the unknown region! The current predicament is caused by me. Please punish me, Chief!"
After a long silence, Marshal Dong spoke. "Little Luo, you do bear responsibility. But now is not the time for punishment. What we must do first is study our countermeasures. The more critical the moment, the less we can afford to fall into chaos."
"What we must do now is prepare for the worst. Next, we have to be ready for the possibility that Jiang Kai cannot take part in the war."
"Yes!"
At the same time, discussions online about Jiang Kai's sudden disappearance were also in full swing.
"What the hell is wrong with Jiang Kai, disappearing at such a crucial moment?"
"The national war is about to begin. Three people made it onto the Dragon Rankings, yet we still have no national soul. It was supposed to be evenly matched, but now we're one national soul short. How are we supposed to fight others like this!"
"So what if the God of War relic opened? Jiang Kai is too irresponsible. If we have to cede our territory in the future, can Jiang Kai bear that responsibility?!"
......…
Inside a dense forest within the southeastern territory of Huaxia City, Liu Yuanxiang secretly met with Huang Jianguo, Huang Tong, and Xixin Lady.
"The military has been pressing hard these days. You didn't say anything, did you?" Liu Yuanxiang asked.
Huang Jianguo replied, "Of course not. Xixin took action personally, flawless. What do we have to fear?"
Liu Yuanxiang turned to Xixin. "Are you sure Jiang Kai won't make it to the national war?"
Xixin sneered coldly. "Back then I was at Extraordinary Sixth Tier and couldn't escape. He definitely can't escape the Bewildering Mist Region!"
Huang Tong looked at Xixin in shock.
At his level, he had never had the chance to be allies with someone like Xixin before.
Today, he finally met the legendary super powerhouse Xixin Lady.
And what Xixin had just said revealed a detail.
She had advanced from Extraordinary Sixth Tier into a bizarre Seventh Tier. That meant when she broke through from the Sixth Tier, she became a bizarre-class professional.
Huang Jianguo, however, wasn't curious at all. He nodded with satisfaction and said, "Xixin's stats at Sixth Tier were much higher than Jiang Kai's. Even she couldn't escape, so Jiang Kai has no chance."
Liu Yuanxiang nodded. "Alright then, let's set aside Jiang Kai for now. It's time we start the second part of the plan."
Huang Jianguo smiled faintly, a trace of sinister light in his eyes. "The second phase has already been laid out."
"The most crucial point is to ensure Huaxia loses in the national war. Only that way can people remember Jiang Kai as a coward who abandoned his post on the battlefield!"
Huang Tong quickly said, "We've already arranged 4000 fourth-tier powerhouses to participate in the national war. Among them, 400 are our people, carefully selected. And their families are all under our control!"
Liu Yuanxiang nodded in satisfaction. "Good. They don't need to do much. Just hold back when fighting."
"As long as Huaxia loses, Jiang Kai is bound to be utterly ruined!"
Huang Jianguo, still uneasy, asked, "What about the new department?"
"It's almost done." Ling Yuanxiang exhaled in relief. "Anyway, our escape route is already paved."
......…
From the system's announcement of the national war's opening, Jiang Kai had already been fighting the clone of Greed for half a month.
During this half month, Jiang Kai had to fight his opponent more than three times each round.
To be honest, Jiang Kai felt that this "special training" here was even more effective than the War God Hall.
"Damn it, I'm too strong!" Jiang Kai collapsed weakly on the ground. Once again, he and the clone had fought to a draw.
"When I use Chasing Life, I can't beat him. When I use Moonlit Immortal Sword, he runs. When he uses Moonlit Immortal Sword, I run. Isn't this too shameless?!"
For the first time, Jiang Kai actually started hating himself…
During this time, Jiang Kai thought of many methods. Shockingly, the clone also seemed to have been busy these days, coming up with new techniques.
Every fight ended evenly matched.
The so-called weakness of personality, at least so far, didn't seem to cause the clone any losses because of Greed.
"The national war is about to begin. If I still can't win, Huaxia might be defeated!"
Thinking of this, Jiang Kai had no choice but to muster his spirits once more.
"To win against myself, I must surpass myself. But how do I surpass myself!"
Another eleven days passed, and Jiang Kai's situation became more and more awkward—he still couldn't defeat his other self.
Of course, the other self also couldn't defeat Jiang Kai. The two just dragged it out like this.
And on this day, there were only four days left before the start of the global national war.
Suddenly, among the nations' Dragon Twin Rankings, a massive light gate appeared.
From War God reserves, the major guilds, and agile units, Huaxia's military gathered an army of 4,999,999 people. At this moment, nearly five million troops were waiting to enter the national war zone!
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