Pokémon: The Sims.

Chapter 97 Sakaki Shiro's Three-Line Plan
On the way back, Wu Ge looked down at the red headscarf in his hand.

[Momentum Belt]

This is a magical prop.

In the game, the effect is that "a Pokémon holding this item has a 10% chance to retain 1 HP and avoid dying when it is attacked and about to die."

Whether this effect still exists in reality is hard to say.

Even if it exists, the probability certainly cannot remain at 10% indefinitely.

There's no way a level 1 Caterpie could possibly survive against a level 100 Rayquaza.

same.

The chances of one of two Pokémon of similar level surviving a fatal attack from the other are probably not just 10%.

We still need to analyze each case individually.

Ultimately, it's just a tool for good fortune.

Wu Ge guessed that this thing would be more effective on Liz than on himself. It would definitely be most effective on Red's Charizard or Ash's Pikachu, but it would have the same effect even if he didn't put it on them.

With his momentum fading, Wu Ge used his Swiftness and Focus to rush back to the capital region.

Fortunately, the departure time was not too late, so when Wu Ge arrived at the palace it was around seven or eight o'clock in the evening, and the food Hestia had prepared was still warm.

Scorpio and the others arrived for the meal, but Liz was the only one who didn't come.

This puzzled Wu Ge.

So after eating a few bites, I went to the study.

Sure enough, Liz was frowning as she looked at several letters.

"what happened?"

"Ah Lan, welcome back. The situation at the front isn't very good."

Liz turned her head and glanced at Wu Ge when she heard his voice, then waved the letter in her hand.

"Talk about it."

Wu Ge plopped down next to the desk, his hands gripping the surface as he looked at Liz.

“A few days ago, I sent several small teams to explore the Silver Mountain Road to see if there were any places to hide and set traps. As a result, these teams unexpectedly encountered the Earth Kingdom’s team there.”

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Wu Ge frowned after hearing this, but it didn't seem too strange.

The Shirogane-zan-do is the main road that connects the Johto and Kanto regions, running east to west through the Shirogane mountain range.

Sakaki Shiro isn't an idiot; if Liz can think of something, he can too.

Therefore, it is not surprising that a small team was dispatched in advance to be stationed and guarded along the Baiyin Mountain Road.

Otherwise, once the Dragon Kingdom conquers Silver Mountain Road, the Earth Army will be nothing but a coward.

If they peek out of Viridian Forest, they will be brutally beaten by the Dragon Guards blocking the way outside; if they don't show themselves, they will be gradually devoured by the wild Pokémon inside Viridian Forest.

Therefore, occupying the Silver Mountain Road is necessary for the Earth Kingdom.

Perhaps as early as one or two years ago, Sakaki Shiro had already sent people to be stationed there.

"What puzzles me is that the Earth Kingdom seems to really want to go to war with us."

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Upon hearing this, Wu Ge couldn't help but raise a question mark above his head.

Given the current state of the Earth Kingdom, how dare they wage war against the Dragon Kingdom?
I don't know about the rest, but there's one thing I'm sure about Wu Ge.

Because of his appearance, the current strength of the Dragon Kingdom's army is definitely higher than that of the Earth Kingdom, without a doubt.

The Kingdom of Earth has experienced two internal conflicts and is in a bad state; otherwise, Sakaki Shiro wouldn't be in such a hurry to recruit soldiers.

Moreover, the new military training system has not been implemented for long, and even if its effects are significant, it cannot compare with the Royal Dragon Kingdom, which has been implementing it for two years.

If Wu Ge is to sit in Sakaki Shiro's seat, then they absolutely need to drag out the time as much as possible.

Anyway, with Viridian Forest right outside their door, it would be quite difficult for the Dragon Kingdom to break in, so stalling for time wouldn't be too hard.

"However, this suits me just the way it is. Since the Earth Kingdom wants to start a war at this time, we should seize this opportunity and begin to make full preparations for the battlefield."

"I'm a little uneasy. Sakaki Shiro isn't an idiot. He must have a reason to do this. I'm going to the front lines to take a look."

the other side.

The capital of the Great Earth Kingdom.

It was a rare occasion for Sakaki Shiro's four top generals to gather together.

Three men and one woman, the same gender as the future four top executives of the Rockets.

Ares, the God of War.

A middle-aged man who is over two meters tall, with muscles all over his body, is even more exaggerated than Hao Li's physique.

He is the strongest of the four generals in terms of both individual combat power and Pokémon combat power, and he is also the person that Sakaki Shiro trusts the most.

Hephaestus, the God of Fire.

A young man with red hair and shark teeth was adopted by Sakaki Shiro when he was a child. He is hot-tempered, warlike, and not good at thinking.

Hermes, the god of commerce.

A bespectacled man with spiky hair, not good at war, but intelligent and good at business.

He earned most of Sakaki's money, and he also revised the reward and punishment system in the military.

Artes, the 'Goddess of the Hunt'. A lithe woman, scantily clad with golden skin, possessing eyes as sharp as an eagle, carrying a massive bow two meters long on her back.

She is most skilled at fighting in the forest, and she led her team to capture most of the magical beasts in the Earth Kingdom.

All four names are related to ancient Greek mythology, and are either the original or simplified names of one of the twelve Olympian gods.

"Artes, how's the drive on the mountain road?"

Sitting on his magnificent throne with his legs crossed, Sakaki Shiro looked down at the only female general below.

"Boss, we should be able to clear the mountain path in about a week."

"Ares, take your team and help her. Clear the mountain path within three days. If you wait any longer, the Dragon Queen might notice something is wrong."

Sakaki Shiro was clearly not satisfied with this number and sent another unit to help him.

"Yes!"

Ares nodded.

"Hermes, how are the air forces preparing?"

"We are ready and can depart at any time."

"Very good, this team is the most important part of our operation."

Sakaki Shiro pursed his lips and nodded.

"The boss's intuition is as sharp as ever. He guessed right that the Dragon Queen was eager to start a war. When the war breaks out, the air force will bypass the enemy and attack the Dragon Royal Capital's main camp from the side. Using the Dragon Clan and the people of the Dragon Kingdom as hostages, given the Queen's personality, she will definitely be thrown into chaos and may even have to surrender and negotiate."

Hermes pushed up his glasses and gave a sly smile.

What he admired most about Sakaki Shiro was not his strength, but his ruthlessness.

Throughout human history, spanning thousands of years of tribal wars, the vast majority of chiefs would not harm ordinary members of the opposing tribe, but would only kill the core and direct descendants.

But Sakaki Shiro is different.

Regardless of whether they are ordinary people or not, even the elderly, weak, women and children, as long as they can bring him victory, can be used as tools for slaughter at will.

"If she surrenders, that's best. I'll only kill the members of the Dragon Royal Clan. If she doesn't surrender, then I'll slaughter them in front of her. Let's see if she still has the will to continue commanding the battle and see how many members of her Dragon Royal Army can hold out any longer."

Sakaki Shiro wiped the corner of his mouth, seemingly already imagining that scene.

Sakaki Shiro didn't consider himself particularly smart, after all, he only started learning to read in his twenties, but he wasn't blind to the situation.

No one knew the strength of the Earth Kingdom better than him.

He knew, of course, that the Earth Kingdom was no match for the Dragon Kingdom on the main battlefield.

Therefore, to achieve victory, one cannot confront the Dragon Kingdom head-on; one must take risky and underhanded tactics to see any possibility of victory.

It was part of his plan.

The success of the air force is the key to the Earth Kingdom's victory, without exception.

On the main battlefield, two other forces will enter one after another to try to hold off the Dragon Army and give the flying forces enough time to act.

To ensure that the operation of the air force is not hindered.

Two years ago, before the second civil war in the Earth Kingdom even broke out, Sakaki had already ordered Artes to lead people to dig a road in the Silver Mountain.

A tunnel was dug out leading to the other side of Baiyinshan Road.

Mt. Silver is home to a variety of Pokémon, with a complex network of mines and countless rocks and ground Pokémon. It goes without saying what would happen if humans trespassed into their territory and dug roads without permission.

In the past two years, thousands of people have died in the mountains while trying to dig this road.

However, all these sacrifices were worthwhile, and Sakaki Shiro didn't feel any remorse.

Since those who died were mostly slaves with little use, letting them shine for the Kingdom of Earth before they died was a way to give their lives some meaning.

Sakaki Shiro believed that the Dragon Kingdom would never guess that he would risk human lives to carve out a path through the perilous Silver Mountain.

By the time.

A frontal force was sent directly into the Viridian Forest as bait to lure the Dragon Army deep into the forest before retreating into the Viridian Forest. Relying on their familiarity with the Viridian Forest, the Earth Army launched a flanking maneuver.

Another force took a detour through the mine tunnels of Silver Mountain to block the rear of the Imperial Dragon Army. This was to prevent other Imperial Dragon forces from coming to provide support from further rear, and also to prevent the Imperial Dragon forces that had already penetrated deep into the territory from returning to the Imperial Dragon capital to provide support in a timely manner.

The last air force took a detour from further south of the Silver Mountains, across the sea, to the Dragon Royal Capital, directly attacking the Dragon Royal Base and capturing everyone in the capital.

"Fighting on three fronts, let's see how they handle it."

Sakaki Shiro grinned and turned to look at Beedrill beside him. "Beedrill, you'll have to work hard then."

All troops, all people, can be sacrificed.

His Beedrill was the only exception.

Even if he fails today, as long as he has Beedrill, Sakaki Shiro is confident that he can rise again.

Without Beedrill, he could simply lay low and be slaughtered.

However, this war absolutely cannot be fought without the power of Beedrill, so Sakaki will send it to the safest route.

Sea route.

"Om."

The bee rubbed its two needles in response.

"Then let's wait and see who will hold the future of this land in their hands."

Sakaki Shiro rose from his throne and looked down at the four generals below.
"Mobilize the entire army and prepare for all-out war!"

"Yes!" x4
(End of this chapter)