Chapter 116 The Black Knight's Chess Puzzle
Latewinter heralds the end of winter.
The closer spring approaches, the more Yeats worries about the hidden dangers of ancient dragons buried in the Jueling Mountains.
It is said that the ‘God of Strategy’ Black Knight is proficient in the spells of the prophecy school, and Yeats is also preparing to ask her for a prophecy during this sacrifice.
"Yeats, aren't you planning to raise some sled dogs?" Gray looked at the footprints left by the three sled dogs in the snow, tilted her head and said, "I see those three little sled dogs." They are quite suitable, why don’t you bring them back to the territory?”
Yeats said nonchalantly: "There is no need to force it. If we are destined, we can always meet again... Let's go back and prepare for the sacrifice!"
After dealing with the gang of bandits in the territory, the weapons seized, Armor is also a decent piece of loot.
The reward for the wanted criminal 'Big Tusk' Meta is worth five hundred gold coins, and his plate armor and giant ax are both forged from fine steel. Although they are not noble enchanted equipment, they can still be sold for more than one hundred gold coins. gold coin.
The person who placed a reward on Maita was a Golden Lion noble from the Central Plains, Baron Beno of Windmill County.
Due to the huge amount of remuneration, Yeats assigned the Argonian Thora to go to the territory of Baron Beno to collect the remuneration. The horse could return in about 12 days.
Considering that Baron Benaud might default on his debt, Yeats asked Sola to carry his emblem of the Berandi family, "The Cow in the Field". They were both nobles and were not afraid that Benaud would not admit his debt.
Yeats did not delve into the female skeleton summoned by Rixi when he fought against 'Big Tusk' Meta. After all, everyone has their own secrets, and Rixi's secret was already known to him based on the game plot. That's almost it.
The woman's name is 'Isolde'. She was the lover of the necromancer Risi during her lifetime. Her soul accompanied Risi after her death, and the skeleton accompanied him in battle as a summoned object.
Yeats put Richie in charge of the development around Whitefish Harbor. With him guarding it, pirates and monsters below the third ring level were not to be feared.
The next day.
Late winter is coming.
Yeats, Gray, and Hillard rode horses up the mountain road leading to the Jueling Mountains.
The wind is biting and the snow is falling. Yeats held the reins in his hand and looked down at the luggage hanging on both sides of the radish, which contained necessary cooking utensils and ingredients, as well as precious exotic spices such as saffron and black pepper.
Hilud took the initiative to release the three-ring aura, so that the monsters did not dare to approach. Soon, everyone came to the Black Knight chessboard where they had been.
On the holy day of the Black Knight, this chessboard displays an unusual sight: on the chessboard divided by stone slabs, the black and white chess grids are slightly shiny; the statues of chess pieces that originally moved freely are now Quietly fixed on a certain chessboard.
The chess pieces of the black and white sides seem to piece together the endgame of a king's chess game!
The moment Yeats turned away from Carrot and stepped into the chess game, a panel prompt rang in his ears.
"You have entered the divine realm of the Black Knight."
"The King's Chess puzzle of the Black Knight has been opened!"
"What is going on?" Yeats looked at Herod in surprise.
Hilud looked at the chess pieces on the chessboard and frowned: "Every year in late winter, the Black Knight will show her miracles in the end game on the chess board. Those who can solve the end game can obtain her blessing, but the probability is extremely low. ..."
The words have not yet finished.
A black chariot statue rumbled towards the three of them.
Hilud pulled Gray and Yeats and quickly hid behind the white king chess piece. Only a loud roar was heard, and the black chariot statue smashed the white bishop chess piece into pieces!
"Isn't it the Air Nail Bug causing trouble this time?" Gray said nervously, "This power is comparable to the three rings!"
Compared with the second ring, the third ring is a qualitative change. If Yeats and Gray are hit by the charge of the chess pieces, they will inevitably vomit blood and be seriously injured.
But it is surrounded by a spherical light pattern field on all sides, like a barrier. You cannot leave here without solving the puzzle.
A cold voice descended from the sky, and the gender could not be distinguished, echoing in the ears of the three of them.
"It's White's turn to act. Players please stand on White's king piece. The goal is to defeat Black's king piece."
"What does this prompt mean?" Gray was confused. typical.
"Among the three of us, only one can become a 'chess player.'" Hillud looked at Yeats and said decisively, "Your chess skills are the best. I suggest that you be the king!"
Ye Zhi thought of the Black Knight's character who likes to regret his chess, and also thought of Hillud's bizarre operation of picking up the chessboard and smashing the devil to death to win the Black Knight's favor.
"I guess the Black Knight doesn't like the conventional method of breaking the endgame." Yeats thought to himself, "The god of strategy, she just likes to make extra moves!"
In order to verify his conjecture, Yeats Shiba stands on the pedestal of the king's chess piece. The base is wide enough for people to stand on.
Yeats ordered his knight chess pieces to kill the opponent's chariot chess pieces. With a loud bang, the knight waved his broad sword and chopped the chariot into powder.
The path for the enemy's attack becomes wider, and White's queen moves in front of Yeats, forming a 'general' situation!
"The reminder does not say that you must defeat the black king by playing chess. Gray and Herod, you go and try to besiege the opposite king!" Yeats said loudly.
Gray and Hild looked at each other, quickly reached a consensus, crossed the chessboard, and launched a surprise attack towards the black king!
The sculpture of King Black is carved with a majestic warrior, wearing black armor, a tight helmet, and holding a sharp sword.
Facing Gray and Herod who were coming to kill him, the Black King swept his sword and collided with Herod's sword with a 'clang' sound.
When Yeats saw this, his eyes lit up.
There is drama!
This seems to have violated some kind of taboo in the chess game. Seeing that White does not follow martial ethics, Black's chess pieces also rushed towards Yeats, surrounded by enemies, and Yeats's king piece seemed to be in a fatal situation. situation.
Yeats had long been mentally prepared for the opponent not to follow the rules, and said loudly:
"Owl, the wind wall technique blew the white king chess piece into the sky!" As the saying goes. Hands, wonderful hands, ordinary hands, a hand blown by the spiritual wind.
The snow owl flapped its wings, whipping up a strong wind, and the wind pillar swept the white king chess piece into the air.
Black's queen, knight, and bishop pieces braked in unison.
The chess statues raised their heads humanely, looking up at the king's chess piece that was blown into the air, their brains frozen in place.
Gray turned around and happened to see White’s King who was unable to be attacked because he was blown up into the sky, and complained:
"Okay, okay, let's play chess like this, right?"
Yeats hugged the king chess piece tightly and never let go. He glanced at the scenery below from high in the air and said in a trembling voice:
"Owl , help me later!”
“Gu!” Snow Owl nodded, saying that I will definitely catch you!
On the other side, Black's king was finally defeated by Gray and Shirud's joint siege.
As the king's statue continued to attack the two men, the cracks on the statue gradually expanded. Finally, only a clicking sound was heard, and the black king's entire body cracked and turned into a pile of rubble.
"Congratulations, you have passed the Black Knight's King Chess puzzle!"
"You broke the rules in the chess game and the Black Knight admired your chess skills."
< br>"You have received the blessing of the Black Knight."
"Blessing·Master-level chess skills: You have master-level attainments in chess games such as King's Chess and Reversi. With your concentration, When playing chess, your charm and intelligence increase (no regrets when you make a move...wait a minute, the move just now doesn't count!)"
Yeats: "..."
I knew that the black knight did not respect chess ethics!
The puzzle was solved, all the chess pieces on the chess game stopped with a bang, and the glimmer of light on the chess board became dim.
Gray said in shock: "You really let Yeats pass the level?!"
At the same time, the wind wall technique stopped.
Yeats fell from mid-air and his expression changed: "Owl, save me!"
"Gu~" Snow Owl yawned.
Hirud caught Yeats in the posture of a princess.
The two looked at each other and accidentally looked away awkwardly.
Snowy Owl's eyes flashed: "Gu!"
It’s true that I yawned on purpose just now!
Crack!
White's king chess piece fell to the ground, safe and sound.
“How did you come up with the solution?” Hilud was a little surprised.
This is the conclusion drawn from the chess pieces between you and the Black Knight.
Yeats coughed lightly, changed the subject, and said:
“Now that the mystery is solved, let’s present a meal to the Black Knight...”
At this time, Yeats He was wary of Dasheng, and a small line of blood-red prompts appeared below his field of vision.
"The divine realm of the Black Knight has been invaded!"
In the void, the mark of the Marauder's 'Windmill Arm' holy symbol appeared.
A portal opened, and several "darts" flew out quickly.
Whoosh!
On the chessboard, a fierce light suddenly bloomed in the eyes of the white king. He swung his sword and cut off the space fluctuations that condensed the portal.
However, those rotating "darts" collided with the chessboard, leaving knife marks in an instant.
Yeats used his eagle eye to see clearly these rapidly rotating creatures.
It was actually a killer starfish with thorny skin covered with spikes. Its five arms and legs were holding shells as sharp as blades, and they were spinning like chainsaw gears.
Killer starfish are amphibious monsters on land and sea. They use the sword clams they prey on as weapons and spin at high speed to cause damage.
According to legend, the Lord of One Hundred Weapons' signature combat skill "Steel Whirlwind" was inspired by the killer starfish, so the starfish is also regarded as his sacred object.
Gray turned her head to avoid the flying killer starfish. A blood mark was cut on her cheek, her severed hair was flying, and she couldn't help but let out a breath of cold air.
Although these killer starfish are not yet at the three-ring level and are very small in size, they rotate at the same time and their lethality cannot be underestimated!
Yeats's eyes narrowed: "I'm going to eat killer starfish today!"
Grey:? ? ?
(End of this chapter)