S30 Receptiveness, the Ties that Bind

When the southern ally’s camp had stilled, its fires burned down and soldiers retired to their tents, Zhuge Liang slipped out from where the others lay to take counsel with the night sky. In the flickering language of the constellations overhead, the great general deciphered the outcome of the coming war: Cao Cao would fall at Red Cliff and be driven back to Hua-rong T’ao. Knowing that Guan Yu and Cao Cao were longtime friends, Zhuge Liang sent Guan Yu to take an advance post.

In accordance with the stars’ prophecy, Cao Cao fell at Red Cliff and retreated with his men to Hua-rong T’ao. Ahead lay two roads, one wound steep and narrow through the forested hills, the other lay broad and even, an open thoroughfare. The general hesitated, “Two roads diverge in an open wood, and sorry I could not travel both” he thought. Presently he dispatched a scout down each road to collect further information. In time the report came back: ominous smoke billows rose above the narrow path’s canopy crown, but the broad thoroughfare was a picture of stillness and peace as far as the eye could see. The open road was the obvious choice, perhaps too obvious: Cao Cao suspected that someone had laid a trap on the thoroughfare. As they took to the narrow path, he turned back to his men and spoke, “all things abide by the same ancient law: where emptiness exists it must be filled, where fullness exists it must be emptied.”

Not a day had passed when the ambush set in. The southern allies streamed in from all sides, turning the horizon dark with a thick and unceasing barrage of swords and arrows. Cao Cao’s forces reared and cussed, there were frenzied calls for retreat and mad dashes at angles of escape, but the southern allies had closed off all potential exits; in the depth of the narrow wood, Cao Cao hoisted his white flag in ignominious defeat. All along, Zhuge Liang had suspected the Northern general would see through the smoke-plume decoy, and so in the hands of the great strategist, the decoy became a lure.

Outsmarted and belittled, Cao Cao could only throw himself at the feet of his old friend Guan Yu and beg for mercy. Guan Yu’s heart grew soft at the pathetic sight before him and without further delay, made an official decree granting the enemy side full amnesty. Other generals might have erupted at Guan Yu’s decision to free Cao Cao, but Zhuge Liang understood that the bond between the two men went far beyond the ephemeral boundary separating friend and foe. In a time where the power and influence of great generals transcended that of the countries and states to which they swore allegiance, there could be no such thing as a permanent enemy or ally.

As the opening chapter of The Romance of Three Kingdoms begins, “The empire, long divided, must unite; long united, must divide.” To truly understand this assertion is to grasp the very essence of Ancient Chinese Philosophy. In a time where friends and enemies shift with the passing of seasons, the true hero must rise to the top of his own accord, divorced from the affairs of mere men. Will you take the throne or be left to play another’s supporting role?

S30 Receptiveness will be available on May 24th 19:00 (PDT) with the latest version!

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[Event 1] Epic Heroes as Payment Reward 

Time: May.24th 19:00(PDT) --- May.26th 23:59, 2010 (PDT)
Scope: S30 Receptiveness(new server)

Details:

During the event, purchasing 10 Gold a day will be rewarded Soul, Forest Guardian (6hrs) or Soul, Fire Guardian (6hrs)!
Purchasing 50 Gold a day will be rewarded Soul, Wind Guardian (12hrs) !
Purchasing 200 Gold a day will be rewarded Forest Guardian or Fire Guardian!
Purchasing 500 Gold a day will be rewarded Wind Guardian!
Purchasing 2500 Gold a day will be rewarded Water Guardian!
Purchasing 5000 Gold a day will be rewarded Earth Guardian!

The basic attributes of the Five Guardians Lv.100 are as follows. Don't forget you could make it even higher with special items! 

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Note:

1 The Guardian rewarded is Lv.1 hero with no further rent needed. However, the rewarded Soul of Guardian is Lv.100.

2 The Gold you purchased is counted by the amount, so Gold given back from the Free Lucky Gift Event will be also counted in.

3 Since the Gold purchased during a day will be cumulated automatically, players are eligible to claim only one reward each day.

4 The reward will be given at 0:00---3:00(PDT) in the following day.

5 If you have encounterd the delay of the Gold transfer, don't worry, your reward will be given to you one day later accordingly.

[Event 2] A Bronze Chest as Login Present！

Time: May.25th 00:00(PDT) --- May.31th 23:59, 2010 (PDT)
Scope: S30 Receptiveness(new server)

Details:

During the event, players can get a bronze chest when logging in for the first time each day. Open this chest to receive one random wealth as award (including: Tribute Tokens, Skill Books, Warrior's Souls, or Resources, etc).

Note:
The chest will be issued by the system automatically. The rewarded item is bound which cannot be sent as a gift to others.

2010-05-23 16:30:00