Chapter 4

just as he expected:

"Second position, player [Quickly Grab a Stick to Beat the Old Man], chose Huang Gai."

"Third position, player [My Dad is Sun Quan], chose Liu Shan."

"Fourth position, player [Save Me Save Me], chose Huang Yueying."

"None of these are acquaintances from the Binhai City combat power leaderboard!"

The Binhai City combat power leaderboard is a list that only Three Kingdoms Kill experts in the Binhai urban area can make it onto.

Zhang Danian is ranked 56th on it,

and he knows the names of those ahead of him and those with similar rankings.

But none of these are them.

"As for the fifth position..."

"Player number 1314? Didn't even pick a name?"

Zhang Danian is stunned for a moment,

and then feels overjoyed in his heart.

It really is a newbie!

Now, as long as he isn't a Loyal Minister,

then this game is even more secure.

He’s definitely a God of Wealth sending him beans!

Looking at his general again.

"Strategy Huang Zhong? What kind of general is this?"

Zhang Danian ponders carefully for a moment.

This general is not on the Three Kingdoms Kill game space’s overall combat power leaderboard.

"Looking at that kind face, could it be a newly released healer?"

………. ===== CHAPTER 10 =====

After guessing for a moment, Zhang Danian feels that his judgment is correct.

After all, he didn't see the existence of this kind-looking old grandpa on the general overall combat power leaderboard.

The Three Kingdoms Kill general overall combat power leaderboard

is calculated based on the match data of all players.

If they aren't on the leaderboard, it’s only possible that they are newly released generals.

"If this player 1314 isn't a Loyal Minister,"

"without my guidance, once their beans are lost later, they’ll probably be erased by the game space!"

Zhang Danian wears a smile on his lips, bows his head to look at Gu Xuan,

snorts,

and then withdraws his gaze without caring.

After analyzing the situation on the board, Zhang Danian feels even more confident,

crosses his legs in his seat, and waits for the game space to deal cards.

After all,

the general he possesses is Sun Quan, who has the number one overall combat power!

And his technical strength is solid; he is a person with a name on the combat power leaderboard!

There is no way he could lose!

"This round is another welfare game!"

…………

Binhai City,

Long Teng Team Binhai City venue.

In a spacious bedroom,

two women are sitting on the sofa, watching Zhang Danian’s live stream.

Among them, Li Li Bingbing is pointing at Zhang Danian.

"This person’s strength is okay, but if he wants to join our Long Teng Team,"

"he’s still lacking a lot."

Zhou Zhou Xiaoyi, on the side, also nods with deep emotion.

"He only knows how to bully newbies; his technique and mentality are not up to standard."

Even though in the eyes of outsiders, ranking 56th in Binhai City is already impressive,

for the Long Teng Team they belong to,

it doesn't count for much.

You must know that Long Teng is the number one Three Kingdoms Kill team in the Dragon Kingdom,

where big shots gather, and the requirements for recruiting are outrageously strict.

Technique, generals, and luck—none can be missing!

They are currently following the captain’s request

to recruit newbies into the team in Binhai City!

But they have been watching the live stream here for a month,

and haven't found a suitable one yet.

In this live stream, only Zhang Danian is barely worth looking at,

as for the others...

Zhou Zhou Xiaoyi glances over and finally rests her gaze on Gu Xuan in the fifth position.

"A new general?"

Li Li Bingbing hears this and also looks at Gu Xuan.

Then she "tsks" and says:

"It’s a pity he’s a newbie; his strength is too poor, it’s impossible to recruit him into the team."

Zhou Zhou Xiaoyi nods noncommittally,

"Indeed,"

"but we can take a look at the skills of this new general of his."

"Okay!" Li Li Bingbing agrees readily.

They don't lack the time for this one game.

…………

In the competition arena,

the preparation time has ended, and the game officially begins.

Zhang Danian glances at the six cards floating in front of him.

[Peach, Dodge, Slash, Snatch, Dodge, Wine.]

The first four are initial hand cards, and the last two are cards drawn during the draw phase.

The Three Kingdoms Kill game space allows the use of the "Hand Luck Card" prop to change initial hand cards, up to eight times,

but there are only two ways to obtain Hand Luck Cards:

either spend one thousand gold beans to buy them in the mall,

or draw them from lucky bags,

which is considered relatively precious.

Zhang Danian feels his cards aren't bad,

so he doesn't plan to change them; after all, Hand Luck Cards shouldn't be wasted casually!

He isn't some rich tycoon who isn't short of gold beans.

Zhang Danian glances at the other four people and starts guessing their identities:

The second position is Huang Gai, the third is Liu Shan, the fourth is Huang Yueying, and the fifth is Strategy Huang Zhong. ===== CHAPTER 11 =====

Among them, the hero Liu Shan is quite dependent on teammates and is unlikely to be a Renegade.

Plus, his player name [My Dad is Sun Quan],

makes Zhang Danian initially conclude that this guy is very likely a Loyal Minister.

"However,"

"I have to wait until Liu Shan’s turn to see who he uses his 'Delegation' skill on to officially determine his identity."

"If he gives it to me, he’s definitely a Loyal Minister; if he doesn't, he’s certainly a Rebel!"

As for the others,

the fifth-position general Strategy Huang Zhong looks kind-hearted; if he really is a healer,

then he could also be a Loyal Minister.

The second-position Huang Gai and the third-position Huang Yueying,

have a chance of being Rebels or Renegades,

but they could also be Loyal Ministers.

After all, newbie scum don't know how to play,

and there are plenty of people who pick generals randomly without looking at identities.

It’s really hard to judge.

If he kills the wrong person and kills a Loyal Minister,

as the Lord, all his hand cards and equipment will have to be discarded!

"But these don't matter!"

Zhang Danian chuckles,

and says to the live stream in front of him:

"I know what you want to see!"

Although he can't see the comments,

don't those who enter his live stream

just want to see him brutally beat a newbie and then see the newbie beg for mercy?

In that case, just keep hitting the fifth-position newbie!

Even if the fifth position might be a Loyal Minister,

as long as he doesn't kill them himself, nothing major will go wrong!

Besides, a newbie Loyal Minister

isn't of much use to him anyway.

Even without one, he has the confidence to control the situation!

"Use Snatch to take the fifth-position player’s card!"

Zhang Danian glances casually at the cards in front of Gu Xuan,

and selects the third one on the left.

"A Slash?"

Useless to him.

Immediately after,

Zhang Danian doesn't hesitate and starts blind-hitting Gu Xuan again!

"Use Wine-Slash on Strategy Huang Zhong!"

As soon as these words are out,

Zhang Danian looks at the fifth position with a slight smile.

In the Three Kingdoms Kill game space,

the real appearance of players will be changed by the game, which can be said to have nothing to do with their real-life looks.

But their current mood and expression will not change.

Usually, at this time, newbies

would already have ugly expressions on their faces,

and some might even collapse in their chairs.

Because no one wants to be targeted by the Lord in the first round!

…………

"Brother Nian did a great job!"

"I just want to see the newbie crying for his dad and mom! Haha!"

"Is the streamer not afraid of something going wrong by blind-hitting like this?"

"What could go wrong? Is Brother Nian going to lose?"

"Yeah, the strength of the 56th on the combat power leaderboard isn't a joke!"

…………

But contrary to Zhang Danian’s expectations,

the Strategy Huang Zhong player at this moment feels very calm and doesn't even have any emotional fluctuations.

He just plays a "Dodge" calmly.

And says nothing more.

Not even a word of cursing or begging for mercy!

"Hey! You’ve got quite a backbone, huh?"

Zhang Danian raises an eyebrow, feeling quite unhappy.

The main source of popularity for his live stream is fan comments,

and his fans love to see him bully newbies the most,

and especially love to see the newbies make a fool of themselves and beg for mercy.

Now, this Strategy Huang Zhong player refuses to beg for mercy,

and is instead very calm.

In this way, the fun of his live stream will inevitably be much less!

If the fun is less, the popularity will be lower,

and if the popularity is low, the converted gold beans won't be enough!

Then what profit will he have after this live stream?!

No, he must do something the fans love to see!

Thinking of this,

Zhang Danian speaks again to everyone present:

"Everyone hit Strategy Huang Zhong!"

"Whoever doesn't hit him is a Rebel by default!"

"I’ll hit you along with him!"

He doesn't believe that this newbie won't beg for mercy now.

As soon as these words are out, Zhang Danian notices that

the Strategy Huang Zhong player finally looks at him steadily,

but it’s just one look.

After the look, he goes back to looking at his cards.

"I want to see how long you can pretend to be calm!!"

"When it’s the other players' turns, you’ll have plenty of time to cry!"

Zhang Danian snorts coldly at this,

continues to activate the 'Balance' skill, keeping only a Peach and a Dodge,

and discards the other two cards.

[Balance: Only once per turn, you may discard any number of cards and then draw an equal number of cards.]

Two cards disappear from Zhang Danian’s hand,

and two new ones appear.

Subsequently, Zhang Danian’s hand cards become: ===== CHAPTER 12 =====