The artillery of the Sixteenth Army fell on his head, and the sudden attack almost cost him his life, instantly infuriating Guo Yougui.
Especially when he found out that the Sixteenth Army was from Nine Dragon Star, he suddenly didn’t dare to be negligent. After all, he had come from Nine Dragon Star and knew very well what he had done there.
In a panic, Guo Yougui started his rapid expansion. He realized that this time on the Alien Battlefield was unlike any before.
If he couldn’t adapt to the complex situation at the fastest speed, it was very likely he wouldn’t even survive until the end-of-month rankings were announced. Even if he acted recklessly, he didn’t want to just live on the Alien Battlefield for one month.
"Senior Guo, the Seventh Army has moved, and they must have received help from an Alien Warrior," Li Han asked, "Should we fight or retreat?"
"Retreat? Where to?" Guo Yougui said, "My keyword is expansion. Once I lose the territory I hold now, my attributes will plummet rapidly. When that happens, I fear everyone will kick me when I’m down."
"Senior Guo, no one would compare themselves to a drowning dog," Li Han glanced at Guo Yougui and said, "Moreover, what you just said was very inauspicious."
"Auspicious?" Guo Yougui glanced at him sideways and looked toward a woman in her twenties, sitting in the corner with a frown, and called out, "Yuan Xiaoyan, your keyword is divination. Tell me, if we were to battle the Seventh Army, what would the divination say?"
Yuan Xiaoyan looked up at Guo Yougui, hesitated for a moment, then in a very faint voice said, "Brothers locked in strife."
Despite her soft voice, everyone present had sharp ears and heard the phrase clearly. Guo Yougui asked, "What does that mean?"
"It means there is a high possibility that the Alien Warrior within the Seventh Army is one of our own," Yuan Xiaoyan’s complexion was particularly unpleasant.
Guo Yougui paused for a moment, "Fuck, are you saying the Alien Warrior of the Seventh Army is Xu Wan from the National Defense Bureau?"
"It’s very likely her," Yuan Xiaoyan said.
"But didn’t you read her fortune before?" Guo Yougui said, "You mentioned that the divination was a ’Twin Lotus’, separate but beneficial for us, an extremely lucky sign."
"..." Yuan Xiaoyan looked even more bitter and hesitantly said, "Senior Guo, it’s possible that I misunderstood the sign back then. ’Twin Lotus’ might not mean separation. Combining today’s reading, it could mean that both lotus stems are competing for the same nutrients at the root, inevitably leading to a battle."
"Fuck!" Guo Yougui was exasperated, "I knew I couldn’t count on you soothsayer, can’t you decipher a single ’Twin Lotus’? How can you interpret it in two different ways?"
"Senior Guo, there’s nothing I can do, the divination only provides one keyword, and I don’t know what it will ultimately mean," Yuan Xiaoyan pursed her lips and said, "But ’brothers locked in strife’ surely doesn’t have a second meaning."
"..." Guo Yougui was frustrated, "If we fight this war, who will win?"
"Do you still want me to calculate it?" Yuan Xiaoyan asked timidly.
"Calculate," Guo Yougui said.
"Women acting beyond their authority," after a moment of silence, Yuan Xiaoyan gave another reading.
"What does that mean now?" Guo Yougui asked.
"On the surface, it means a hen crowing at dawn," Yuan Xiaoyan said, "But the divination might have different interpretations."
"Is there a more auspicious interpretation?" Guo Yougui asked.
"..." Yuan Xiaoyan furrowed her brow, thought hard for a moment, and then shook her head.
Guo Yougui’s expression turned very ugly in an instant.
Li Han looked at Guo Yougui, then at Yuan Xiaoyan, "Senior Guo, since it’s Xu Wan on the other side, why don’t we just surrender? At worst, we’ll let Xu Wan be the leader. After all, she is from Lanchen Star, and it would also fit the divination of ’Women acting beyond their authority.’
"Is surrendering an option?" Guo Yougui turned to look at Yuan Xiaoyan again, "Calculate again."
"Reflections in the mirror, shadows on the water," Yuan Xiaoyan spoke hastily.
"And what does that mean?" Guo Yougui asked.
"..." Yuan Xiaoyan looked at Guo Yougui and shook her head, nearly crying, "Senior Guo, I don’t know either, maybe it means ’all in vain’!"