Late Ming Dynasty: Summoning players from Liaodong to support the Ming Dynasty

The blood-soaked letter silently turned into the finest ashes at Chu Ze's fingertips.

Black powder fell silently from between his fingers, like a miniature funeral.

The chilling atmosphere in the study seemed to freeze the flickering candlelight.

Wang Han stood to the side, his face still showing the excitement of surviving the ordeal and the pride of having made a great contribution. He looked at the pile of ashes and couldn't help but rub his hands together, his voice filled with barely suppressed excitement.

"Lord, we've caught a big fish! We've foiled Amin's trick to deceive us! In seven days, we'll ambush him at the south gate and make sure he doesn't leave alive!"

He was already dreaming about the generous rewards of the next epic quest.

Chu Ze did not turn around, but slowly wiped his hands clean on the cloth beside him.

"It's broken?"

He uttered two words, devoid of any warmth.

Wang Han's smile froze.

Not right.

The main antagonist's reaction was completely unexpected. There was no praise, no joy, only a chilling calm.

"You think you've won?"

Chu Ze finally turned around, his angular face revealing no emotion.

Ignoring Wang Han's astonishment, he walked straight to the long table where the "miracle sand table" was placed, and reached out his hand to press it lightly.

Golden light flowed out once more, and the exquisite holographic 3D map re-condensed before Wang Han.

This time, Chu Ze did not point to any particular place, but instead immersed his consciousness into the Mountain and River Map.

He activated a brand new permission that had never been used before.

[Civilization Sandbox (Beginner): Battle simulation function is now available.]

Chu Ze's tone was frighteningly calm.

"I'll show you with your own eyes what your 'victory' will bring."

He set the initial conditions for the deduction.

[Deduction conditions: Seven days later, Hu Yongqiang leads his troops in a feigned attack on the city, the defenders of the south gate of Guangning fall into the trap, and the city gate is opened.]

The moment the words left his mouth, the situation on the sand table changed dramatically!

The point of light representing the south gate of Guangning flickered briefly before being instantly swallowed up by a surging torrent of crimson!

Those red dots represented the elite troops of the Later Jin. Like a red-hot branding iron, they effortlessly burned through thin paper and surged irresistibly into the city!

Wang Han's breathing stopped.

He saw blue dots representing the defending troops hastily gathering near the south gate, attempting to build a defensive line.

However, in the face of the overwhelming red tide that had both numerical and combat power, that little bit of blue was so fragile and vulnerable.

Urban warfare broke out.

But that wasn't the scenario Wang Han had imagined, where players would use complex terrain to wreak havoc.

Rather, it is a professional army's overwhelming victory over a rabble.

The Later Jin army, operating in units of a hundred men, swiftly divided, surrounded, and infiltrated, ruthlessly and efficiently annihilating all resistance forces.

On the sand table, the blue lights went out in swathes, at a speed that was despair-inducing.

From the South Gate to the Garrison Commander's Mansion, and then to the armory and granary... the crimson tide swept across the entire city of Guangning with overwhelming force.

The simulation is over.

In the center of the sand table, a line of blood-red seal characters slowly emerged.

The city of Guangning fell in half an hour.

Wang Han stared blankly at the words, a chill running from his tailbone straight to the top of his head, as if all the blood in his body had been frozen in an instant.

Half an hour...

A fortified city, 100,000 soldiers and civilians, just like that, gone?

All his previous excitement and pride turned into a cold and ridiculous slap across his face at this moment.

He thought he had obtained the walkthrough, but little did he know that it was just a ticket to hell.

The study was deathly silent.

Chu Ze looked at Wang Han's face, which had instantly lost all color, but felt a deep and calm peace in his heart.

The results of the simulation were even worse than he had anticipated.

But it was better than he had expected.

Letting the enemy into the city to fight in street battles would be a disaster for the NPC defenders, but for the players...

Those intricate streets and alleys, and the rows of houses, aren't they the perfect PVE instance?

Every death brings more accurate intelligence.

Each resurrection allows you to jump into a new battle.

This is not a crisis, it is clearly a gluttonous feast of harvesting spiritual energy!

However, that alone is not enough.

His ambitions extend far beyond this.

An even crazier, and more perfect plan, took shape in his mind.

What he wanted was not a brutal street battle, but a one-sided massacre!

He wanted to bury the elite Later Jin troops, along with their hopes and arrogance, completely beneath the city gates as they were about to enter Guangning City!

Chu Ze's consciousness once again sank into the Map of Mountains and Rivers, searching for a privilege he had never dared to hope for.

World Editor (Beginner): Scene Modification

[Function Description: Consumes a massive amount of spiritual energy to modify a small-scale, realistic scene that conforms to basic physical rules.]

He quickly devised a modification plan.

[Target for modification: Guangning South Gate Passage]

[Modified Plan: Structural destructive points will be pre-embedded on both sides and the top of the passageway. Detonation will cause the entire passageway to collapse instantly.]

[Required Spiritual Essence: 10000 points.]

The moment Chu Ze saw that number, his heart sank.

10,000 points.

This is an astronomical figure.

Last night's glorious victory, with three hundred heads taken and the supply camp burned, only brought him a little over eight hundred points of spiritual energy.

All his current reserves combined are less than one-tenth of his total reserves.

Not enough money.

Chu Ze slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

There is still time until the seven-day deadline stipulated in the letter.

Since we lack spiritual energy, let's go earn it.

Looking at the whole of Guangning, are there any "leeks" who are of higher quality or more efficient than these "chosen ones"?

He wanted to turn the entire city of Guangning upside down within seven days with this group of energetic madmen!

He wanted to squeeze every last drop of their enthusiasm out of them, to add the final brick to that deadly trap.

Chu Ze turned away, no longer looking at Wang Han, who was still deeply shocked and unable to extricate himself.

His fingertips lightly swept across the void, bringing up the GM editor that only he could see.

On the player list, vivid IDs such as Shi Dali, Xiao Ran, and Zhou Keke are flashing.

He opened the task design interface and began creating a brand new task chain.

Every task has been carefully designed.

Every reward is precisely what players crave most.

He wanted to make these top-tier hardcore gamers willingly, even joyfully, give everything for his upcoming high-stakes gamble.

Chu Ze stared at the blinking cursor on the editor, as he typed in a title that was both provocative and epic.

[Epic Preparations: Guangning City Fortress Transformation Plan]