Dark Sand: My Players Are All Actors
Chapter 415 - 246 Prince Yun

Chapter 415: Chapter 246 Prince Yun

At the same time, Fan Cun was gazing at his surroundings, his eyes full of confusion.

Who am I?

Where am I?

What am I supposed to do?

As a player soldier with combat skills similar to Zhao Haiping, he had also fought hard and passed the first stage of the soldier identity.

But after entering the second stage, he did not choose the General’s identity as Zhao Haiping had done; instead, he chose the identity of a prince.

The reason for this choice was partly because he used his limited historical knowledge to deduce that this prince was likely Prince Kang, who had ascended to the throne after Emperor Qihui and Emperor Yingzong of Qi were kidnapped during the Jingping Incident. That is, the eternal criminal who killed General Han Fuyue.

Among the emperors, there were indeed few as incompetent as him.

Thus, Fan Cun felt that playing this identity should be relatively simple.

Another reason was that he had been a bit hasty and hadn’t noticed the difficulty level written at the bottom of the card.

Fan Cun only realized this after he actually entered the game and saw a special system prompt.

"In the current role-playing identity, players will not encounter General Han Fuyue."

This prompt made Fan Cun silent for a long time.

I’ve been tricked!

The reason everyone thought Prince Kang had the best hand in history but played it terribly was precisely because he had General Han Fuyue.

Under those circumstances, as long as he did nothing foolish like sending twelve gold medals to recall General Han Fuyue or condone Qin Huizhi’s wrongful killing of Han Fuyue, he could almost effortlessly push back Jin Country.

So, if a player were truly to take his place, just firmly holding onto General Han Fuyue’s coattails would lead to victory, without a doubt.

Perhaps considering that such a method of winning was just too easy, the game designers directly removed General Han Fuyue from playing this role.

That meant...

There were no coattails to hold onto!

This left Fan Cun a bit awkward.

He thought carefully, and after General Han Fuyue was removed, his role as Prince Kang did indeed seem rather difficult.

In terms of internal affairs, could he outmaneuver the faction led by Qin Huizhi, who were well known for their detrimental policies?

In the military aspect, without General Han Fuyue, whom could he rely on to break through Jin’s Iron Pagodas and Kidnapper Cavalry?

Of course, the vast Qi Dynasty wasn’t without capable generals other than Han Fuyue, but to say that other generals could achieve the same grand victory? Could they make the Jin wish they could retreat to their homeland? Fan Cun didn’t believe that at all.

It would probably require a careful deployment of six or seven excellent commanders to match the achievements of General Han Fuyue alone.

And that was clearly not Fan Cun’s forte.

At that moment, he was beginning to regret choosing this prince’s identity.

But as the saying goes, what’s done is done...

Fan Cun pondered, and at this moment, his only chance to turn things around probably lay in the newly introduced hero-summoning feature.

Looking around, Fan Cun confirmed that he was in a tavern.

Moreover, it seemed to be one of the top taverns in the capital.

The tavern was clearly booked for a private event, with people merrily drinking and chatting.

From their clothes and the topics of their conversation, it seemed this was some sort of farewell banquet before a campaign.

The main character in the room was a burly, bearded general who appeared quite old but had a loud voice and an unyielding demeanor, looking like a well-seasoned warrior still in high spirits.

"Prince Yun, why the long face? Could it be that you see something troubling in my military route map?"

This robust warrior approached Fan Cun with a cup of wine, offering a toast before making this remark.

Fan Cun, after being momentarily stunned, realized that he was not actually Prince Kang.

"Not Prince Kang... That means I’m not Prince Nine, but instead another prince?

"Prince Yun... Which prince is that again?"

Fan Cun did not know that Prince Yun was none other than the Third Prince, who had taken the throne after Chu Ge and Li Hongyun attempted to assassinate Emperor Yingzong of Qi.

However, to Fan Cun, whether it was the Third Prince or some other number was hardly an issue.

After all, he couldn’t really tell them apart.

He then turned to look at the military officer.

From the conversations earlier, Fan Cun had learned this military officer’s name—Tong Dao Fu, a name he had heard during the first stage of the Peace Army.

Tong Dao Fu was one of the few historical figures in the Qi Dynasty whom Fan Cun, who was not particularly well-versed in history, recognized.

Fan Cun looked at the item in his hand and discovered it was a military route map.

And this map precisely indicated the destination of Tong Dao Fu’s current campaign: the northwest.

"I can’t see anything revealing in the route map," said Fan Cun.

Though he had considerable personal combat skill and was quite proficient in cavalry tactics, when it came to specific marching routes, he was not so knowledgeable and naturally found it hard to comment extensively.

Tong Dao Fu laughed heartily, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Clearly, he showed a certain degree of respect towards Prince Yun, the Third Prince, but this respect was more out of reverence for his royal identity.

Unlike Prince Kang, Prince Yun was a learned man, also much favored by the current Emperor. However, regardless, he was not the Crown Prince, and perhaps he and Tong Dao Fu would not have much interaction in the future.

Especially in military matters, Tong Dao Fu did not believe that Prince Yun had any significant expertise.