Dominate the Treacherous Realm

　　 said, holding the hand of the elf, and the elf holding the sword, jumped into the white light door.

Chapter 2114 The Wax Museum and the Card Game

　　'S confusion and dizziness again, as if being thrown into the drum and spinning a hundred times, as if he hadn't moved but the world itself was spinning. After a series of bizarre hallucinations, he finally touched the solid ground again.

　　 This is the fifth time in a row that he has entered a brand-new treacherous realm, and Jenkins feels a stronger sense of dizziness. But the good news is that the surrounding environment that the skin perceives is neither humid nor cold, neither hot nor particularly dry.

　　 Except for some strange smell on the nose, the temperature and humidity here are really impeccable.

　　 "Is this the smell of wax? Or did I smell it wrong?"

　　 Miss Elf is very adaptable to space shifts, so she can help Jenkins, who is still a bit spinning, to sit up. Before looking at the dim surroundings, he routinely touched his pocket first, and then unexpectedly touched a brand new coin.

　　The new coin is still the same size as the sin coin, because it is related to the [real phantom], so it is a golden gem coin. On the front is the emblem of [True Phantom], and on the reverse is the appearance of a dragon with wings spread out. If Jenkins is right, judging from the dragon's physical characteristics, it is the silver dragon Anastasia.

　　 "What is this? It's beautiful."

　　 Miss Xirufu also saw this in the dark.

　　 "I don't know what this is, but it might be useful."

　　 He shook his head, feeling that he was almost recovered. He tossed the coin away and grabbed it back into his spirit before finally standing up and looking at the surrounding environment.

　　 The current environment is undoubtedly indoor, and it is a dry and warm indoor. And the smell of wax that Jenkins smelled was right, because there were countless wax figures of people standing around them.

　　The ratio of the wax figures is one to one with that of the normal human body, and due to the exquisite workmanship, each one looks like a solidified living person. This lifelikeness made Jenkins and the elves a little worried that the wax figure would move in the next second, but at least so far this worry is redundant.

　　 This should be a wax museum. If you look carefully, there are name signs at the feet of those wax figures. But because only the name was written in the eighteenth century, there was no other identity information, so Jenkins could not recognize who it was.

　　The wax museum is probably very big, at least they can't see the border around it. It's very dark here, only the center has a large square table with four corners, and a candlestick is placed in the center of the table. Two long and one short candles stand on the candlestick to provide a little light.

　　 In addition to the candlestick, there are other messy things on the table. Only Jenkins has observed manuscript paper, letter paper, various pencils, measuring tapes, knives and so on.

　　 Four statues stand on each side of the table. Judging by the surrounding wax statues, they should be wax statues, but under the light of the candles, three of them are solid metal statues, and the last one is half wax and half metal. He is alive, so don’t even think about it. Knowing must also have an unclear relationship with the differential engine.

　　 "Wait...Three statues by the table?"

　　 He remembered what he saw when he ventured into the first floor of the black metal tower. At that time, there was white light everywhere in the tower, with only three metal statues of kings surrounding the table.

　　 "This corresponds to [Uncrowned King]?"

　　Although the three metal statues seen at this time are not Salhi II, Queen Isabella, and Taco the Proud, Jenkins still believes in his own judgment. After all, when the first-story tower was raised, there was a high probability that this huge treacherous realm had not yet been fully formed, so what I saw was naturally different from now.

　　 "Let's take a look."

　　 Jenkins said to his companion, the elf wanted to return the sword he brought from the last treacherous realm to Jenkins. That sword is an extraordinary item of type B. Although the specific characteristics are unknown, the special items of weapons are undoubtedly extremely powerful.

　　 "You take it first."

　　 Jenkins said to her, in fact, he did not want to add more luggage.

　　 Among the four statues on the table, the living statue, half wax and half metal, is the appearance of a female sacrificial in robes. The remaining three pure metal statues are one female and two males. The female is old and the other two males are middle-aged and close to old. They are all dressed in luxurious dresses, which can easily be associated with great nobles. .

　　 Seeing Jenkins and Miss Siluf approaching, the living statue looked at them and spoke:

　　 "Two people actually came to me."

　　 The voice matches the appearance of the priestess very well.

　　 "The news you received, was it only me?"

　　 Jenkins asked, but the other party obviously didn't want to talk to him:

　　 "The rules are simple."

　　 The voice of the living statue pointed to the table indifferently. The various papers and tools spread on the table were immediately moved to the side of the table as if they were being pushed aside by an invisible hand. At the same time, the candlestick in the center of the table also took off out of thin air, floating above the table, in this way, the 1/3 of the center of the table was exposed:

　　 "Let’s play cards and decide whether to win or lose. If you win, I will allow you to leave."

　　 "Playing cards? Will we both play with you?"

　　Because there was a similar experience in the flame deception, Jenkins was not surprised that there would be such a thing.

　　 "You two use a deck together to decide how to play the cards. What we want to play is the kingdom card. These three statues represent three different kingdoms. Now first choose which side you want to represent."

　　 "Can we know the specific gameplay of the "Kingdom Card" you said?"

　　 "No, please choose which party you will represent?"

　　 "Well, what does this stand for?"

　　 Jenkins first pointed to the female figure, she was on the left hand side of the living statue.

　　 "Located in the middle of the mainland, the most populous kingdom has stable order, economic prosperity, and rapid progress in steam technology; however, the production of grain is low, it is heavily dependent on imports, and natural disasters often occur."

"what about this?"

　　 This time I asked about the male statue facing the living statue.

　　 "Located in the northern part of the mainland, the kingdom with the largest land area has a strong army and rich minerals; the natural environment is harsh and the labor force is insufficient."

　　 "What about the last one?"

　　 The last one is the one on the left hand side of the living statue.

　　 "Located in the southern part of the mainland, the kingdom with the most abundant natural resources has many humanities and natural landscapes. The domestic political situation is unstable. Due to historical reasons, the military is the weakest among the three kingdoms."

　　 The introduction of the three kingdoms is a bit fierce, but when you think about it, there are still many differences from the reality of the three kingdoms. Perhaps this introduction refers to reality, but it is definitely not exactly the same as reality.

　　 "Is there any difference in choosing different kingdoms? I still want to know how to play this card."

　　 Jenkins asked again, but the other party was determined not to answer his question. And because Miss Elf didn't understand contemporary politics at all, Jenkins chose the central kingdom with a huge population and a queen in the end.

　　 After all, he is only familiar with this country.

　　 After the selection, the two unselected metal statues stepped back two steps and stood with the surrounding wax statues. On the side of the table facing the living statue, there were two more chairs. After Jenkins and Miss Siluf sat down, the metal queen statue on the left hand side of the living statue moved, standing behind Jenkins, and even put his hand on the back of Jenkins's chair.

　　 "So what are the rules?"

　　 Jenkins's peripheral vision observes the metal statue representing the queen, except for the exquisite craftsmanship, but he does not feel suspicious.

　　 "With a time limit of 10 years, different events will occur in the kingdom every quarter."

　　 A stack of black-bottomed playing cards appeared on the left hand side of the living statue, the number of which exceeded one hundred:

　　 "Every season comes, I will randomly choose to turn over a black event card, and you need to give a way to deal with it. Maybe it's just a shortage of food, but it may also be a disaster."

　　 But there is no card in front of Jenkins and the elves:

　　 "So, I just need to talk?"

　　 It would be great if so, he is good at it.

　　 "No, your life experience will be transformed into policies. Your views of right and wrong will affect the survival of the kingdom. Your knowledge of history and civilization will become a force."

Sitting Jenkins and Miss Sirufu each appeared in front of a stack of white cards. The stack in front of Miss Elf, probably no more than 100, is not bad. After all, although she is a ranger in the Evergreen Forest, The cultural course is not a failure.

　　 She turned her head to look at the pile in front of Jenkins, and then opened her mouth slightly. Those seemingly more than black question cards:

　　 "The new world tree is in the material world, is it a politician or a historian?"

　　 Miss Elf guessed.

"The problem cards in my hand may be duplicated, and the cards in your hand may also be duplicated, but each card can only be used once. There can only be one problem card played by me each season, but you can use more. Deal with card combinations."

Jenkins and the elves picked up their own cards. The first card Jenkins saw was [Maintain Stability]. He blinked, and then looked at the second card. It is still the same. Turning to the tenth card is the [Food Increasing Method] , And then there are cards such as [Personal Force] and [Compulsory Education].

　　 "They are all broad descriptions, there are no specific policies and practices?"

　　 He thought in his heart, and then he looked sideways to look at the cards in the hand of the elf, and saw that the top two were [fertility promotion] and [basic occult].

　　 "There are fertility promotion methods for elves?"

　　 Jenkins asked Miss Xilufu in a low voice, and showed her the card in his hand by the way.

"During the decades I was still in school, the birth rate dropped year after year. In addition to praying to the ruler to bless us, the royal family also promulgated laws to encourage childbirth. I remember that it seemed like... The birth of a child is rewarded with a limited free hunting right for one hundred years."

　　 Miss Xirufu’s words are not at all different from the "mysterious and elegant" impression that elves leave on people in the material world. Instead, Jenkins seems to have seen the lights of the elves living in the forest.

Chapter 2115 [Event] and [Accident]

　　 "Very real life."

　　 Jenkins commented on the elf.

　　 "Except for the event cards that will appear every quarter, every time the three of the two parties play a card, it is possible to trigger an accidental card."

　　 There is also a stack of cards on the right hand side of the living statue, this time they are red, and there are as many cards as there are black.

"The [event] that occurs regularly every quarter must be a bad thing, but the [accident] may be a good thing or a bad thing. But whether it is a good thing or a bad thing, the effect of the [accident] will last for a whole quarter and cannot be affected by the cards of both parties. , It can be affected when the cards are played in the next round."

　　 Jenkins raised his eyebrows:

　　 "What if the beast of calamity comes by accident? If it can't be affected for a whole season, I'm afraid the kingdom will be completely destroyed."

　　 "So, the game depends on luck."

　　 said the living statue slowly, and then pointed to the wax statues around:

"If you can't find a suitable card to play at the moment of your cards, you can choose to give up playing cards and choose a wax figure instead. These wax figures are all human elites from the past era. Everyone is like the two of you. Similarly, it also comes with a deck of decks. Choose them and they will help you until the end of the year."

　　 "There is such a good thing?"

　　 "But every time you choose a wax figure, the probability of encountering accidents and disasters increases before the end of the game. At this point, the game is very fair."

　　 The judgment of "Kingdom Card" is very simple. If the kingdom still exists after 40 rounds of cards, that is, ten years later, then even if Jenkins and Miss Xirufu win. On the contrary, if the kingdom is destroyed within 40 rounds, the judgment of destruction includes but is not limited to the disappearance of the regime, the disappearance of the land, and the disappearance of the population. If so, the two have failed.

After the cards are played every quarter, the kingdom’s experience will be described by the living statue’s verbal description. That is to say, if the living statue intentionally embarrassed two people, then it can make the game go better without violating the regulations. Bad trend.

　　Neither Jenkins nor Miss Elf can change this, and they can only look for variables in the game. Before the start of the game, Jenkins actually knew what the trap of the treacherous world was.

　　 After passing through the first four treacherous realms, he has roughly figured out how the differential engine acts. The nine-story pagoda has reached the fifth floor, and half of the adventure can be considered, and the destination is not far away.

"In the first year of the unknown era, civilization has emerged from the disasters of the past and continues to move forward. As the king of the kingdom in the middle of mankind, you have officially taken over the scepter and crown from the previous generation. There will be countless challenges waiting for you. And opportunity."

The living statue started with this sentence, and then lifted the top one of the black card pile. Jenkins and Miss Siluf both stared at the other red pile of cards, but fortunately their luck was not that bad. Encountered [accident] once.

　　 "Unknown Era, the first year, the first season, the event [court d'etat]. The improper royal family launched a court coup to try to assassinate you and seize the throne."

　　Although there are many sundries on the side of the table, the center of the table is clean. The living statue throws the card to the center of the table, and Jenkins and the elves can see the text description and pictures on it. The pictures are oil paintings of the classic palace coup.

"I come."

　　 Jenkins said to Miss Silufu, and then chose one from his pile of cards:

　　 "[Lobbying and Probation], I have the ability to let those who oppose me support me."

　　 He threw the card onto the table. This card was formed from his experience in many public speeches over the past year.

　　 "No, the power of the leaflet is not enough. You failed to convince the opponents of the palace coup."

　　 Jenkins then played another [personal force].

　　 "Then convince them first, and then influence them."

　　 He said, and just as his second card was played, the top one of the pile of red cards slid down to the living statue's hand. The latter took a look and threw out the [Steam Breakthrough] card:

"Under the influence of force and your influence, the court coup was settled relatively peacefully. In the following two years, the probability of the [Coup Détat] card appeared to the lowest. At the same time, in the unknown year of peace, the first season , The Royal Academy of Sciences has made a major breakthrough in the development of steam engines. Before the end of the game, there will be related cards related to [Steam]. At the same time, the probability of negative cards such as [Insufficient labor] will be reduced, [Air Pollution] [Invention] The probability of appearance of additional cards has increased. [Steam] has become one of the kingdom's influence."

As soon as 　　's voice fell, the red and black decks belonging to the living statue, as well as the white decks of Jenkins and Miss Elf became thicker. Among them, the card in the hand of the elf increased the least, after all, she had no knowledge of steam technology. At the same time, the card of [Steam Breakthrough] hovered on the table, emitting its own red light.

　　 "What is [Kingdom Influence]?"

　　 "It can have a chain reaction with other cards. Unless it is destroyed by other cards, the effect of this card will continue until the end of the game."

　　 "Trap."

　　 Jenkins commented:

　　 "How could it be such a coincidence, in the first round of forty rounds, the qi point of [Steam] technology appeared?"

　　 Especially when [Steam] appeared in the accident deck, Jenkins couldn't even play cards to stop this seemingly good accident.

　　 The living statue still ignores Jenkins, but draws the second black card again to continue the game:

　　 "Unknown Era, the first year, the second season, the event [border turmoil]. There was a small-scale military conflict on the northern border with Northland, and the Northland may be planning a conspiracy."

　　 You don’t have to think about it. If you don’t handle this matter successfully, it will definitely have an impact on the next 38 rounds. Maybe there will be influences such as [Instability of the border] and even [State of War].

　　 "So..."