C199 Visiting to the Others(part Iii)

"Back?" Duke Hall asked with a look of pity.

"Yes." The battle that they had previously agreed on went smoothly (?) When I'm done, I think it's time to go back to the farm. After all, I can't be thick-skinned enough to keep disturbing you here at Southermost Knight Organization, right? Arthur said politely.

"Is that so?" "I had wanted to keep you watching for a while to see what kind of person you were." "

"Haven't you observed enough?" Arthur said helplessly. Too many things had happened these past few days. It seemed like a whole century had passed. If Hall wanted to investigate Arthur's character, he should have at least looked it up enough, no?

"I do have a rough idea of your character." But there is still some [chaos] in your character, and I really want to know what it is. "If you don't make things clear, I won't dare hand over the future of our Pantolacken to you. "

"You don't need to leave the future of Pantolacken to me!" I've already said that I don't want to be a king! Arthur said snappily.

"I will continue to observe this as well." Hall put on a thought-provoking expression.

Arthur felt that he had made a big commotion. Hall treated him like some kind of experimental animal and kept on observing, observing, and observing him.

"Let's do it this way." "Sensing Arthur's impatience, the Duke Hall made a condition," You can stay another day, it's only for one more day. I want you to do something with me. "

"What is it?" Arthur asked. He just wanted to settle this matter quickly, pay back the debt he owed Hall, and leave with his cavalry as soon as possible.

"Play chess with me." Hall replied.

"Chess?" "

Ten minutes later.

"Come in." "Heavenly Stage Knight Hall pushed open the chess room's door." This is the first time in ten years that I've invited someone to my chess room. "

It was a reconstructed room with a small lounge. Apart from two chairs, there were ten chessboards arranged neatly in the middle of the room.

The chess pieces on the chess board were scattered around. It seemed that Hall had fought with someone before who was able to shake the heavens and earth. Although Arthur did not have a deep understanding of chess, but he could see how complex and profound chess was.

"Is this a game of chess?" Arthur replied.

"Oh, no." We faced each other [passively] for a good ten years. The Duke Hall said.

This is the definition of chess?

Hall walked over and touched a magic imprint at the side. The flag automatically moved back to its original position and immediately went back to its original position, ready to start the battle.

"You broke the game, all right?" Arthur asked.

Hall laughed, and pointed to his own head, "There is no damage, they are all being preserved here. Moreover, the young man who was fighting against Yi is no longer in this world. I'm afraid this will be an eternal disaster. "

Arthur did not speak. As he sighed in admiration at Hall's superhuman memory, he also wondered who the chess player who was fighting with Hall was.

Out of these ten chess boards, he had seen several footwork. He had seen it before, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it before.

His head hurt again.

"All right, Grand Duke," Arthur said, walking over to a board. Which board do you want to use? "

"Which board?" Hall laughed, "Arthur, you misunderstood. The ten chessboard that were placed side by side was a chessboard. This is my own game, Legion Chess. "

He picked up a [king] and said, "Think of the sixteen pieces in each board as a order of knights, the captain of the order." Do you remember the twenty man legions fighting yesterday? What I want to simulate is a battle ten times bigger than this one. "

"When my army eats all ten of your kings, it will be the end of your country." This is what I created, the war on the board. Hall replied.

It was just a game of chess, but the scale was ten times bigger. There was nothing special about it. Arthur thought.

After Hall explained a few rules to Arthur, he said, "See, chess pieces can move from the boundary of a Go board (Legion) to the boundary of a Go board. Apart from this rule, the other rules were similar to chess. But the battlefield had grown ten times larger. There were many places that one could no longer walk on, places that one would have thought were just borders. Can you adapt to these rules? "

"Well, I don't know." "But I still understand the basic rules. "

He really did not know what Hall was planning. The next game would be able to find out a person's character?

Afternoon.

Arthur had already been killed. His last legion was surrounded by countless pieces from all directions. He knew in his heart that with the strength of one legion, it would be impossible to fight against all six of them.

"…." He admitted defeat. Grand Duke, you are very strong. Arthur replied.

"Huh?" Admit defeat so quickly? Hall was surprised, "You still have a chess piece?" "

"No, if this goes on, the loss will be inevitable." Arthur said. His remaining three soldiers, two riders, a bishop and a castle were unable to fight against Hall's overwhelming military power.

"Humph, young man, it's too early to give up." Well, then, my pieces will be exchanged with yours. Let me use your current chess piece to teach you how to solve this mess. "

Arthur was originally going to get angry. Hall was so arrogant, he wanted to use the remaining chess pieces of one legion to fight against the more than 40 chess pieces of six legions?

However, he endured it. He wanted to see how Hall was going to do it.

"Very well, let's trade." "

"If I can use your chess piece to turn the tables," Hall said, "you'll stay and play with me." "

Arthur was depressed. Was this a trick that Hall had used to keep him? However, no matter how one looked at it, it was impossible to solve this kind of problem. Even if it was an exchange of pointers, it would be impossible to solve it. What was there to be afraid of?

Another hour passed.

The last king of Arthur was eaten by the last soldier of Hall. Only Hall's king and a soldier remained on the chessboard. Such a vicious battle, if it were a war in reality, would have long been littered with corpses, and blood would gush out like a river.

Arthur was speechless. He had lost to Hall twice in a row in one chess match. This was simply an extraordinary shame and humiliation.

Hall groaned. "Arthur, from this game of chess, you have a huge weakness.

— — You're too soft-hearted. You were afraid of losing a single chess piece, but the more I ate, the more I ate, until not a single chess piece was left. Not only are you being too merciful to your own pawns, you are being too merciful to the pawns of your enemies. Just now, step 1622, your [Knight] could have clearly eaten my [Bishop], but why are you hesitating? "

"If you do that, your queen will come and eat my [knight]." "No," Arthur replied without thinking, defending himself that he was not a "woman's benevolence".

"So what? Let the knight be eaten, and then your castle will be my queen." Hall asked.

"I just don't want to see this kind of situation where both sides suffer …" "

"As a result, I ate all your pieces and lost the whole war." Hall criticized her mercilessly.

Arthur was silent for a while.

"Goo." Only then did Arthur realize that it was already dusk and it was time to eat.

"Well, go and rest." I look forward to your next pair of Yi's. "However, I suggest that you seriously consider what to do before coming to play chess with me." Next time, I won't be merciful. You will lose miserably. "

"Okay." Arthur left the chess room.

To want to win without sacrificing anything was too naive. But Arthur still did not want to sacrifice any of his comrades.

He was such a fool.

After returning to his room, he said to Bedivere who was still packing up: "There's no need to pack up, looks like we need to stay in Southermost Knight Organization for a few more days. "

"Oh, okay." Becky said.

"Great." Tristan said.

"What are you happy about?" Arthur said in displeasure.

"Of course I'm happy." "Tristan laughed," There is a high bed and a soft pillow, so you don't have to take turns to stand guard at night. Furthermore, the food and drinks are good, and it doesn't have the smell of your farmhouse's cow dung. "

"Alright, you can stay here when we go back." Fine, you can stay here when we go back. Arthur replied.

"That won't do." Tristan replied. "I'll follow Biddy wherever he goes." If you put Betty in danger again with all your fighting, at least I can protect his myself. "

"Oh, well, you like it." Arthur said indifferently. He looked thoughtfully out the window.

"Arthur," Bedivere asked. "If we leave the Southermost Knight Organization, what should we do with Ryder? "

"I don't know." Get rid of him, perhaps? Arthur said, "Anyway, we can't leave him here, in case he really is a traitor, and causes more trouble for the Knights." "

"Ryder would not do that. There had to be a misunderstanding. Bedivere replied.

"You really believe in your friend." "I don't know what to think," Arthur replied. He might have been your friend. However, after so many years, it was hard to say what kind of person he had become. "

"I know his nature is good." I knew that his goodness would never change. Bedivere retorted.

"People who aren't bad sometimes do bad things." Arthur said, "Human nature is always selfish and cruel." No matter how kind a person was, if they gave him enough motivation, he could destroy a world. "

"Ryder knows right from wrong, he knows that there are some things that can be done, and some things that cannot be done. Bedivere replied.

Arthur looked at Bedivere as if he thought that he was hopeless and sighed.

"What did he do to deserve your trust in him?" Arthur asked.

Werewolf Boy looked at the Knight and did not reply. His friendship with the rabbit-man was not something that could be expressed in a few words.

"Very well, let's check it out." Arthur replied.