Threads Of Destiny(Eastern Fantasy, Sequel to Forge of Destiny)
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Wow the Bai progressives really like us
The Ma sisters were not an established clan right? A potter or something? Could we make them a part of our Clan like Yu Nuan? We could really use more members to secure our holdings.
My guess is they will quietly set up the locally sourced unfortunate greens and promising yellows who got beat to do "meritous service to the Sect" to get promoted into Inner. The 900s need filling
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The bracket is supposed to match lowest seeds with highest seeds in the first round so fans get to see the strongest in the NCAA ASAA finals, like last year.
Figured Feng would get his revenge on Fang and then GG would dramatically bring the crown back to the home team in the final. Weird how it seems set so that the 2 strongest don't meet in the final this year. I mean we haven't seen everyone's progress but it'd seem inaccurate for Jian to get a higher rank than Feng due to bracket doctoring.
Awww. I want our "students" Jun and Fefe to win more. Truthfully, I haven't been paying attention to stages within green. But narratively I feel like Fefe would be able to take Jian. Like Fefe is this year's monster freshman. And Jian is like this year's Chu Song. Maaaaybe he counts as this year's Han Shu. But neither of them put down the monster freshmen either.
If Yu isn't pissed at as us now, he will be when Jun whoops him with Ling style and then tearfully thanks thanks her sensei. Young xanxia master surpassed by commoner and rejected his girl... he has to turn evil doesn't he?
Figured Feng would get his revenge on Fang and then GG would dramatically bring the crown back to the home team in the final. Weird how it seems set so that the 2 strongest don't meet in the final this year. I mean we haven't seen everyone's progress but it'd seem inaccurate for Jian to get a higher rank than Feng due to bracket doctoring.
Awww. I want our "students" Jun and Fefe to win more. Truthfully, I haven't been paying attention to stages within green. But narratively I feel like Fefe would be able to take Jian. Like Fefe is this year's monster freshman. And Jian is like this year's Chu Song. Maaaaybe he counts as this year's Han Shu. But neither of them put down the monster freshmen either.
If Yu isn't pissed at as us now, he will be when Jun whoops him with Ling style and then tearfully thanks thanks her sensei. Young xanxia master surpassed by commoner and rejected his girl... he has to turn evil doesn't he?
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- United States of America
Most likely not. They're dad was a crafter red, now that one of the sisters got to green she will receive the writ of baronness. We wouldnt be able to just absorb one member it would have to be both sisters and whatever relatives are in their family/clan.
We dont really have the recources for that nor would LQ be down for that
Yu nuan is a special case in that shes alone family wise and unattached really to any major political factions making her an ideal adoption.
Secondly it's looking like one ot the sisters is interested in the other jun guy, meaning they might get married and combine both of their baronies if they can.
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- United States of America
I, for one, can't wait to interact with Xia Lushen more and negotiate a deal for the Assassin's Dagger. It's not particularly a treasure that I want to keep around, and if we can negotiate it for a more useful treasure then I am gungho for that!
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- Colorado
Han Jian and Lu Feng are probably about the same level, neither of them had hit third realm last year, though I'd need to go back through the Han Fang interludes and Xiao Fen reports to refresh my memory on exactly how they've grown since then.
And 'Han Shu' isn't anyone I can think of, you mean Shen Hu right?
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Huh, that Bai clan approval is higher than I'd expect, considering that Ling Qi is just a single Baron--even as a relatively important one, she's still pretty unimportant. I wonder if that's reflecting Bai Suzhen's opinion, considering she favors Meizhen. The head of the snake pulling the tail, as it were.
Man, I'd hope so! The Cai clan approval is pretty much just going to be Shenhua's opinion, considering the power disparities, and going up to Liked is a problem when Shenhua's idea of "being helpful" is likely to diverge pretty strongly from our own. That relationship is very much a Do Well But Not Perfect situation, as far as I'm concerned.
Man, I'd hope so! The Cai clan approval is pretty much just going to be Shenhua's opinion, considering the power disparities, and going up to Liked is a problem when Shenhua's idea of "being helpful" is likely to diverge pretty strongly from our own. That relationship is very much a Do Well But Not Perfect situation, as far as I'm concerned.
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As far as I'm concerned, for Cai Shenhua, jump as high as she asks.
Who else is a part of the Cai clan aside from CRX and her parents? The knight lady? The apprentice dress makers?
Lu Feng was partial third last year. He's generally been somewhat ahead of HJ, and should definitely be stronger now given he's G3.
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Source? I might just not remember since we barely interacted with him, but I don't recall him being even a partial third realm back then.
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Han Jian was intentionally aiming to not contest Xiulan last year, stopping short of Third Realm and presumably working on his foundation instead. Him getting ahead of Lu Feng isn't guaranteed, but it wouldn't be shocking either.
The big picture description of the Meng doesn't really tell us anything we weren't already able to extrapolate. I'm as disappointed as I expected to be with the results of this choice as the Meng are exactly what they appear. Hopefully the more granular info in the Meng dossier will be of more use to us in the future.
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I will say that this is the moment for the Han to prove that they're borderline ducal material. This is the moment to show how the Han Fang, Han Jian and Fan Yu arcs have developed in our (and Xiulan's) absence
I would suggest that Han Fang, at least, has almost certainly progressed on his own Way due to his bond with a proper Han Tiger.
Whether or not that's translated to a motivated and driven Han Jian yet remains to be seen, but a Han Jian vs Han Fang fight that Han Fang doesn't hold back from could be a very dramatic moment.
Han Fang has talked about Han Jian's talent before, how much easier Han Jian is able to advance when he can be convinced to work. Han Jian's perpetual issue has been his lazy-cat attitude to cultivation and self improvement, preferring to busy himself with the struggles of his lessers/allies/friends/brother than actually work on himself. We'll see if Han Jian has been able to focus on himself properly or not this time around, but I have a feeling this bracket is a face-recovering bracket for the Han, whose scions both failed to make Inner last year.
We know that there are a number of Peak families that are supposed to each be around Ducal tier, and the Han are certainly an old enough family to have an excellent depth of Arts. They have been honored with their own political tier, the Marquis of Golden Fields. Han Jian is a child of the presumptive Heir of the Han and both he and Han Fang have Han Tigers as their bond-partners. I expect a Xiaobai with no spirit and a year behind to not be able to beat a Han with their Tiger. Either Han Fang or Han Jian, both Han should be able to win. That said, if Han Jian has hampered his personal cultivation again in order to bring Fan Yu up, well. I expect Han Fang to not hold back against his brother even if he's been treated as his liege often enough. Whether or not Han Fang could win even then is up in the air, but at least he'll have drawn his claws and shone his fangs.
My hope is that Han Fang and Han Jian have had the best version of their arc together, and that they have a very strong showing worthy of the Han. That will make Gan's triumph even more powerful, or his narrow loss more acceptable. Gan's arc actually had a similar issue to Han Jian's, in that he ended up underinvesting in himself in favor of his subordinates. A major difference is that Gan Guangli has the hardened work ethic to make sure to work and cultivate. He's the prospective Right Hand of Renxiang, and his counterpart isn't a subordinate but Renxiang herself. If he can live up to the standard.
There are at least two cards we know he has that could make a difference. His cloak, and his Sun Spirit. If his Domain Weapon is integrated already, that could also be an impressive advantage.
I would suggest that Han Fang, at least, has almost certainly progressed on his own Way due to his bond with a proper Han Tiger.
Whether or not that's translated to a motivated and driven Han Jian yet remains to be seen, but a Han Jian vs Han Fang fight that Han Fang doesn't hold back from could be a very dramatic moment.
Han Fang has talked about Han Jian's talent before, how much easier Han Jian is able to advance when he can be convinced to work. Han Jian's perpetual issue has been his lazy-cat attitude to cultivation and self improvement, preferring to busy himself with the struggles of his lessers/allies/friends/brother than actually work on himself. We'll see if Han Jian has been able to focus on himself properly or not this time around, but I have a feeling this bracket is a face-recovering bracket for the Han, whose scions both failed to make Inner last year.
We know that there are a number of Peak families that are supposed to each be around Ducal tier, and the Han are certainly an old enough family to have an excellent depth of Arts. They have been honored with their own political tier, the Marquis of Golden Fields. Han Jian is a child of the presumptive Heir of the Han and both he and Han Fang have Han Tigers as their bond-partners. I expect a Xiaobai with no spirit and a year behind to not be able to beat a Han with their Tiger. Either Han Fang or Han Jian, both Han should be able to win. That said, if Han Jian has hampered his personal cultivation again in order to bring Fan Yu up, well. I expect Han Fang to not hold back against his brother even if he's been treated as his liege often enough. Whether or not Han Fang could win even then is up in the air, but at least he'll have drawn his claws and shone his fangs.
My hope is that Han Fang and Han Jian have had the best version of their arc together, and that they have a very strong showing worthy of the Han. That will make Gan's triumph even more powerful, or his narrow loss more acceptable. Gan's arc actually had a similar issue to Han Jian's, in that he ended up underinvesting in himself in favor of his subordinates. A major difference is that Gan Guangli has the hardened work ethic to make sure to work and cultivate. He's the prospective Right Hand of Renxiang, and his counterpart isn't a subordinate but Renxiang herself. If he can live up to the standard.
There are at least two cards we know he has that could make a difference. His cloak, and his Sun Spirit. If his Domain Weapon is integrated already, that could also be an impressive advantage.
Any chance for LQ to snag herself a few math insights or rational principles?
ImperatorV
The Laughing One
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- The Voyaging Realm
It's kinda funny that LQ is more popular among the Bai Progressives then any Emerald Seas faction. Our highest is the Old Tribes at 2, Bai Progressives are at 3. With how Meizhen is the most invested-in character, it makes sense, but it's still amusing.
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It'll be interesting to see Fan Yu's fight.
She's a misdirection specialist and he's a sonar style perception specialist, it's a compelling matchup.
She's a misdirection specialist and he's a sonar style perception specialist, it's a compelling matchup.
Old tribes are at 3 actually. Front page is just not fully updated.
DeusExBritannia
Red-White-Black-White
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- Texas
"Exactly."
I'm hoping Fen-Fen rips and tears her way to the finals. It's a shame we won't get to watch our two disciples fight to decide who the top disciple is.
We get a best snek scene!
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Whoops, you're right, Shen Hu, dunno how mangled that so bad.
I also forgot that Jian purposefully put off advancing last year. I'll accept that golden boy reasonably could be seeded just as high as GG and LF in the outter sect.
I still think Fefe has edge if only for being meaner. HJ better equip his power sword.
So....speaking of last year. Don't know if it ever been discussed, but does anybody know what happened to Kang Zihao and Huang Da?