NOVPUBActually, Xi Zhicai really coveted Guo Jia’s Spiritual Talent, but it turned out that Guo Jia’s Spiritual Talent belonged to a unique and special category, which Xi Zhicai couldn’t use even after copying it.
However, although he couldn’t use it, Xi Zhicai managed to understand Guo Jia’s talent through his own gifts. In this regard, Xi Zhicai’s talent not only allowed him to copy and use others’ Spiritual Talents, but more importantly, it enabled him to obtain information about those talents!
Due to the limitations of his own Spiritual Talent, Xi Zhicai could only copy information from three Spiritual Talents at a time, but he could reuse this ability after ten days. Over time, others might not even know their exact Spiritual Talents, while Xi Zhicai already knew...
It must be known that those with Spiritual Talents are absolutely the top Strategists and Wise Scholars in the world; therefore, Xi Zhicai possessed a considerable advantage from this alone, so when necessary, he could even serve as a Spiritual Talent detector. 𝑛𝘰𝑣𝑝𝑢𝑏.𝘤𝑜𝘮
Moving on to Guo Jia’s Spiritual Talent, it was the only one that Xi Zhicai had been able to copy but not use. If using others’ talents made Xi Zhicai feel a bit uneasy, using Guo Jia’s made him feel like he would die!
This Spiritual Talent, which Xi Zhicai dubbed the ’Spoken Curse,’ had extremely rigorous activation conditions, but its effects were terrifying enough to horrify Zhicai—that is, during any event with a 50% probability of happening, Guo Jia’s choice could influence the course of reality!
On a larger scale, this meant that in a battle that was in deadlock, where victory was uncertain, and all Strategists couldn’t guarantee which side would win—with both sides having a fifty percent chance of victory—Guo Jia’s judgment would become the final outcome.
On a smaller scale, if the noble families in Eastern Wu, crippled by Sun Ce, had a fifty percent chance of seeking vengeance and a fifty percent chance of killing Sun Ce, and Guo Jia decided that Sun Ce’s time was up, then Sun Ce would be eliminated. It was that aberrant. Although the activation condition was exasperatingly strict, if released successfully when necessary, many troubles would be resolved.
Most importantly, Xi Zhicai discovered that after Guo Jia’s Spiritual Talent manifested, its influence on reality was eerie; it affected no one’s psyche or caused any irrational events to achieve the ultimate purpose. It was merely a series of accidents, reasonable accidents...
It was because of this that Xi Zhicai envied, even resented, Guo Jia’s Spirit, so much so that no matter how strict the activation conditions, the Talent was strong enough. And it was evident that Xi Zhicai had not yet figured out how to break such a Talent, which seemed akin to manipulating fate.
After all, in Xi Zhicai’s view, Guo Jia, who had chosen Liu Bei, would eventually confront his own lord. What if he accidentally provided Guo Jia with an opportunity to activate his Talent? That would be a tragedy. Although Xi Zhicai dared to guarantee that Guo Jia hadn’t fully understood his own Spiritual Talent, what about accidents? What if an accident occurred?
Betting on the outcome of a coin toss, the winner gets to drink. If Guo Jia took away your jar of wine, it wasn’t just for fun! Every time Xi Zhicai thought back to when he didn’t believe in Guo Jia’s awakening Spiritual Talent and played such games with him, he felt like he had been so foolish!
"Sigh, I was too young back then. Perhaps at that time, Fengxiao began to doubt the real Attribute of his Spiritual Talent!" Xi Zhicai stood on the city wall, pondering helplessly. Who would have thought things would turn out this way today? Because of his envy, not telling him the actual Talent Attribute was indeed a wise choice.
In Jiangxia City, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu stood atop the gate tower. Thanks to Yuan Shu’s trust in Sun Ce, he effectively held the reins of power in Jiangxia City. He had already secured the authority to appoint and dismiss officials from Yuan Shu. This would have been the best opportunity to plant his own people, but neither Sun Ce nor his veteran officers mentioned this matter; they were not the type to repay kindness with ingratitude, each possessing their own pride!
"Hmph, Liu Jingsheng really doesn’t know what’s good for him!" Sun Ce scoffed at the intelligence report before him. "And this Wang Wei is really lucky, to have escaped Lyu Fengxian’s blade! Since they dare to encroach on my borders, I shall ensure that Liu Jingsheng’s forces are weakened!"
After finishing, Sun Ce turned to Zhou Yu. He no longer wanted to think about Military Strategy, Power Schemes, or politics. He was convinced that Zhou Yu by his side could solve any problem.
"We’ll face the enemy outside the city. It will be enough to have General Han defend Jiangxia. Our strongest troop is the Navy, and whether on the Han River or the Yangtze River, we will not lose," Zhou Yu said with a smile. It wasn’t that he underestimated Wang Wei and Wen Pin, but Zhou Yu was confident he would not be bested by anyone in Naval Battles.
"Alright!" Sun Ce’s response was direct and without thought. Zhou Yu’s prowess in naval combat was blindingly obvious to Sun Ce!
Ever since the previous battles below Jiangxia City, in the midst of the Yangtze River, where they achieved seven victories in seven fights with a disadvantaged force against Huang Zu, Sun Ce believed that some people are born with innate knowledge. Zhou Yu had never commanded a Navy before, but after taking charge, he was initially a bit rigid. However, after practicing on Huang Zu twice, he ended up thoroughly outclassing Jingzhou Navy, which was reputed to be the finest in the world...
