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The problem is getting the Codex to actually commit to doing so.If you absolutely need to, you can drop out, or help another man win.
The problem is getting the Codex to actually commit to doing so.If you absolutely need to, you can drop out, or help another man win.
Master Zhang is disappointed with you. Both because you run away from a fight with their best combatants and because you are afraid of some 'incident'.It's one thing to gamble with our life, it's another to gamble with a huge political incident that can cost either side a war. No, this is a sensitive political situation, ergo we must be careful.
You have no answer to that, do you? So disappointed.You insult and dishonor LORD ZHANG, but now dare to invoke His holy name for your own selfish ends? May karma strike you down, deceitful heathen.
Well, the last time we didn't because there was absolutely no incentive to do so, but there was much to gain by winning the tournament.The problem is getting the Codex to actually commit to doing so.
Well, if you are going to be the only one with the mask and use your techs, I don't think you will remain unnoticed for long. Once your false identity comes up, then you'll have an incident on your hands. I don't think they will stand for this skullduggery when it affects the princess.Anabanana said:And look, if we can talk/convince a gullible participant into giving us his invitation for the exhibition match, it's not too farfetched to think that we can do the same with the tournament itself. We fucked our way into Luoying Manor, remember? Where there's a will, there's a way.
I find it hilarious how we refuse the tournament to not cause a diplomatic incident, but instead shove one of the contestants in a closet, take his identity, and then ditch it to waltz in without a mask. Obviously, we will totally not be recognized by the Eight Sects, the fact that we got in under the false identity will not come to light, and no one will ever ask what we did with the actual participant to get there.It's one thing to gamble with our life, it's another to gamble with a huge political incident that can cost either side a war. No, this is a sensitive political situation, ergo we must be careful.
The Huashan summi is not where you see how strong you are - it would be kind of late for that, it is where you show how strong you are. Here, we can fool around, see if there are any weaknesses in our build and fix them. There, not so much.Anabanana said:Now, if we're talking about ensuring continuing peace with Tufan and figuring out the prince's intentions, that's something worth putting ourselves out there for, but if it's just "lololol I want to see how strong I am" then well. That's what the Huashan summit is for, and we can still dabble in technique-testing at the exhibition match.
Absolutely. Which is why I suggest not doing it. And?The diplomatic incident that's most likely to happen at this point is if we enter the tournament, win, and then not marry the princess.
Ah, yes. 'We can always do it later', huh.And yes, in theory testing out our skills would be nice, but I'm sure there'll be more opportunities for us to do that down the line (that do not involve marrying the princess) if it's just the fighting you're interested in. This IS an wuxia LP after all.
We can just as easily observe the Turfags from the bleachers. With Cao'er's 10 PER (speaking of which, did she learn Reikan? Because that would be overkill.), our stealth and Qilin's poisons, we will have a lot of covert avenues open to us.Ah, yes. 'We can always do it later', huh.And yes, in theory testing out our skills would be nice, but I'm sure there'll be more opportunities for us to do that down the line (that do not involve marrying the princess) if it's just the fighting you're interested in. This IS an wuxia LP after all.
When you will come upon a chance to see the best of Tufan fighters in action, and test yourself against them? In battle, if the war breaks out? Wouldn't it be a bit too late for that?
Yes, because Jing is getting so much better experience when he is watching someone, not when he is sparring with them. He is all about theory.Baltika9 said:We can just as easily observe the Turfags from the bleachers. With Cao'er's 10 PER (speaking of which, did she learn Reikan? Because that would be overkill.), our stealth and Qilin's poisons, we will have a lot of covert avenues open to us.
In this tournament, there may very well be people above Yunzi's level. This is a major event, after all. Like Huashan Summit major. Not every day they marry the princesses off.Baltika9 said:If it's a real challenge we want, then at our level it will only come from people on Yunzi's level (speaking of which, she still owes us a rematch).
How good is, say, Shun in a fight? If he is the prince, it does not mean that he is their best fighter.Baltika9 said:Hell, challenging the Turfag prince to a friendly match is the whole purpose of us going to the show, there's your test right there.
If we don't want to marry her, how about we drop out in the last fight? Or if she has her eyes set upon someone, how about helping them win?Elfberserker said:-(?) Marrying princess. It seems that Codex isn't that eager to marry princess
I can't possibly imagine how is that a bad or even a neutral thing. It's how it is. Whereever we go, we make a name for ourselves. This is good. We are not going into hiding once we get back in China, are we?Elfberserker said:- Word gets out that Man-tiger-pig has come out of training and has been dicking around here. OF course whatever this is bad or neutral is up to invidual Codexian.
If we don't want to marry her, how about we drop out in the last fight? Or if she has her eyes set upon someone, how about helping them win?
I can't possibly imagine how is that a bad or even a neutral thing. It's how it is. Whereever we go, we make a name for ourselves. This is good. We are not going into hiding once we get back in China, are we?
There are two true facts here:If we don't want to marry her, how about we drop out in the last fight? Or if she has her eyes set upon someone, how about helping them win?
We can do that, but Lot of people worry about that we won't drop out like in the last tournement. We also acknowledge that our opponent is stronger than we are in very public tournament and that doesn't do good to our badass reputation. Then again getting married to unknown woman might just be scary enough for codex to actual drop out.
Too much trouble for a questionable benefit. If we win, we really gotta marry the girl and that just gives us a whole new set of problems to deal with immediately and later down the line. Just not worth it.That said, if we decide in the course of undergoing the tournament that it would be advantageous to win the tournament as we did at the Young Tigers one, why not have the option to go through with it?
We will not be dropping out of the competition if we enter. Jing doesn't forfeit his competitions once he enters them, and we don't forfeit our competitions once we enter them. It's not good or bad, I'm just saying that if we enter the tournament then we're pretty much committed to winning.
The Princess situation is very precarious: we do not really want to marry her, we don't even know her, and yet we are entering the tournament that is for her hand in marriage. And if we win the tournament and refuse the prize, that will be a major insult.
I dunno man, I just don't see this tournament as "worth it:" big names aren't taking part in it, Jing didn't recognize a single one when he was in town, and against guys like that, well, Jing won't get much experience with Unarmed 8 and Swords 7. After two years of Zhang Jue time, we need people that will really push us, like Yunzi. Same for testing our skills, we are just at that level where a merely good opponent won't do much for us.
And then there's the fact that every moment we spend preparing for and participating in the tournament, is every moment we can be gathering direct information about the Turfags and spending time with Yunzi/thawing her tsundere heart. If we commit ourselves to a three-way between Yunzi-intelligence gathering-FIGHTAN! then we will either have to forego one in favor of the others, or go for all and make mediocre gains at best.
As for getting a feel for the Eight Sects: we still have a year to adventure and visit their monasteries (Qi Liuwu is a must, so is Miecao; Fanghzhang and Big Wang are also guys that all of us want to pay our respects to). Let's focus on the two most important things here: Yunzi and the Turfag kingdom proper.
There are two true facts here:If we don't want to marry her, how about we drop out in the last fight? Or if she has her eyes set upon someone, how about helping them win?
We can do that, but Lot of people worry about that we won't drop out like in the last tournement. We also acknowledge that our opponent is stronger than we are in very public tournament and that doesn't do good to our badass reputation. Then again getting married to unknown woman might just be scary enough for codex to actual drop out.
We will not be dropping out of the competition if we enter. Jing doesn't forfeit his competitions once he enters them, and we don't forfeit our competitions once we enter them. It's not good or bad, I'm just saying that if we enter the tournament then we're pretty much committed to winning.
The Princess situation is very precarious: we do not really want to marry her, we don't even know her, and yet we are entering the tournament that is for her hand in marriage. And if we win the tournament and refuse the prize, that will be a major insult.
I dunno man, I just don't see this tournament as "worth it:" big names aren't taking part in it, Jing didn't recognize a single one when he was in town, and against guys like that, well, Jing won't get much experience with Unarmed 8 and Swords 7. After two years of Zhang Jue time, we need people that will really push us, like Yunzi. Same for testing our skills, we are just at that level where a merely good opponent won't do much for us.
And then there's the fact that every moment we spend preparing for and participating in the tournament, is every moment we can be gathering direct information about the Turfags and spending time with Yunzi/thawing her tsundere heart. If we commit ourselves to a three-way between Yunzi-intelligence gathering-FIGHTAN! then we will either have to forego one in favor of the others, or go for all and make mediocre gains at best.
As for getting a feel for the Eight Sects: we still have a year to adventure and visit their monasteries (Qi Liuwu is a must, so is Miecao; Fanghzhang and Big Wang are also guys that all of us want to pay our respects to). Let's focus on the two most important things here: Yunzi and the Turfag kingdom proper.