Han Yimo naturally couldn’t answer this question. He could only speculate that it might be caused by some “Echo,” but didn’t know whose “Echo” it actually was.

“Main General ‘Chu Tianqiu’ has appointed ‘Zhao Haibo’ to enter ‘Cangjie Chess’ as reinforcement. Accept the order and walk through the door, or refuse and step back five paces.”

“Ac…accept the order…?” Zhao Haibo stood frozen for a long time, then pointed his finger at his own nose. “Me?!”

Qi Xia inside the door also looked toward Chu Tianqiu at this moment. After all, from his perspective, the person who should be recruited right now wasn’t “Zhao Haibo,” but rather “Yun Yao.”

No matter what type of game it is, as long as there needs to be a “victor and loser,” “Strong Luck” is an extremely powerful weapon.

“So you have the same concerns as me…” Qi Xia thought to himself.

In Qi Xia’s estimation, once someone is “refused” during “Appointing Generals,” it isn’t simply a matter of the other side losing “life.” It’s highly likely to permanently reduce one’s own team by one person.

Therefore, Chu Tianqiu’s first choice wasn’t Yun Yao with her uncertain outcome, but rather Doctor Zhao instead.

From Chu Tianqiu’s perspective, Doctor Zhao was currently the vice-leader of “Heaven’s Mouth,” which at least made him one of his own people.

However, Qi Xia felt that Chu Tianqiu’s thinking was a bit simplistic. After all, he had experienced the “Weapon Cards” game together with Doctor Zhao.

Although Doctor Zhao couldn’t be considered a bad person, he was timid and cowardly, his execution ability was lacking, and his performance at critical moments was unsatisfactory.

Although he had many shortcomings, his identity as a brain surgeon proved that his knowledge wouldn’t be too shallow. This contradiction would allow him to deploy stable “Separation” with an extremely cowardly personality. While he couldn’t be called a formidable opponent, he would still be a troublesome figure.

The upper limit of this type of person’s abilities largely depended on the upper limit of their leader.

When Chu Tianqiu chose Doctor Zhao, he was envisioning that this game wouldn’t be a simple “brawl,” but would very likely also involve “props,” and Doctor Zhao was the nemesis of all “props.”

After hearing the Earth-Dragon’s words, Doctor Zhao outside the door slowly stepped back one pace, muttering: “What does ‘reinforcement’ and ‘Main General’ have to do with me?”

“It’s precisely because this order came from Chu Tianqiu that I find it absurd,” Doctor Zhao said. “He knows I’m not the type who’s brave and aggressive. Is he still planning to drag me into participating in a game? Plus, I’ve never seen such a strange summoning method. I always feel like there’s some kind of trap.”

“Uh…” Han Yimo thought for a few seconds and said, “Then what do you plan to do…? Refuse?”

“Of course I’m refusing! What benefit does this have for me?” After Doctor Zhao finished speaking, he took another step back. “Let those who enjoy participating in games go. I’m really not cut out for this!”

After saying this, he stepped back with his leg again, as if he didn’t even need to think and was about to complete all five steps back.

“Wait… wait a moment…” Han Yimo stepped forward to grab Doctor Zhao and said, “If you refuse… wouldn’t that be bad? Didn’t you hear what that door just said?”

Doctor Zhao was just about to step back again when Han Yimo’s words startled him. He hastily asked in a trembling voice: “Said… said what?”

“He said it like a military order!” Han Yimo said. “Don’t you usually read novels?! Don’t you know that ‘military orders cannot be violated’?”

“Nov… novels…?” After hearing this, Doctor Zhao smiled bitterly. “I mostly read serious literature…”

“Who’s chatting with you about that?! Are you something special because you have a high education?” Han Yimo roared. “Old Zhao, I’m trying to save your life! That’s how it’s written in many novels!”

“But what do the contents of novels have to do with this door…”

“Of course they do!!” Han Yimo shouted. “Don’t you believe the protagonist’s words? This must be a ‘teleportation gate’! After you go in, it’ll be a battlefield. In novels, there are only two types of people who die on the battlefield… one type fights bravely, the other type deserts on the spot!”

“…?”

After listening, Doctor Zhao was stunned for a moment, feeling like he was a bit confused.

“According to what you’re saying…” Doctor Zhao blinked. “As long as this ‘military order’ appears… I’m definitely going to die?”

“Uh…” Han Yimo also seemed to realize that this statement was a bit contradictory, and could only mutter quietly: “Anyway, that’s how novels write it… people who are too loyal on the battlefield will die, and people who don’t follow orders will also die.”

“Then what should I do…?” Doctor Zhao asked again.

“How… how about you just go check out the situation?” Han Yimo said. “I feel like if you refuse right now you’ll die immediately, but if you go in and maneuver for a while, the time of death will be pushed back a bit…”

“But won’t I still die?”

“No, no, no…” Han Yimo thought for a moment and said, “Actually, many times a supporting character like you will also have ‘fortuitous encounters’… as long as you can have a ‘fortuitous encounter’ on the battlefield, not only can you survive, you can even become stronger.”

“Uh…”

Doctor Zhao always felt like he couldn’t understand Han Yimo’s words.

He had excellent academic performance since elementary school, later was admitted to medical school, and became a brain surgeon with outstanding grades. Since childhood, he belonged to the category of “the neighbor’s kid,” but Han Yimo would always relegate him to a supporting character within two or three sentences.

However, after thinking it over carefully, he felt that Han Yimo’s words weren’t wrong. If this “Zhao Haibo accepts the order” in front of him really was a “military order” from some game, then refusing on the spot wouldn’t have good consequences.

Moreover, Chu Tianqiu was already in a cooperative relationship with him. From every angle, he should preserve his life.

“Fine… in that case, I’ll go.”

“Wait a moment…” Han Yimo grabbed him at the last second.

“What is it?”

“Don’t forget about that ‘Extreme Path’ matter…” Han Yimo said. “That woman hasn’t come looking for us yet!”

“I haven’t forgotten,” Doctor Zhao said.

Doctor Zhao took a deep breath to give himself courage, then with a timid expression slowly walked through the door.

Seeing this, Qi Xia nodded and said softly: “Not bad… a very beautiful ‘Appointing of Generals.'”

“Oh…?” Chu Tianqiu smiled. “What does that mean? Are you praising me?”

“Yes.” Qi Xia nodded. “This ‘general’ was appointed just right. I didn’t anticipate it.”

“How could that be… did I take your person?”

After saying this, he pretended to be surprised and slapped his forehead: “My memory… Doctor Zhao is someone from your room!”

“Yes,” Qi Xia said. “What should we do about this…? You took someone from my room… how about I take someone from your room?”

“My room…?” After hearing this, Chu Tianqiu’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, but he still quickly revealed a smile. “Of course you can. It’s only polite to reciprocate.”

Although he said this, Chu Tianqiu was rapidly thinking through tactics in his mind.

The people Qi Xia was familiar with who also came from his own room were nothing more than two.

“Transformation” Xu Liunian and “Strong Luck” Yun Yao.

What choice would he make?