On the beach.
In the villa.
Zhang Ye sneezed twice in a row. "Heh, who's thinking of me?"
His mother said anxiously, "Don't flatter yourself. Hurry up and get ready. It's already being broadcast live."
His father was also very concerned about this. "Hurry up, the entire Asia is watching this game."
"I know," Zhang Ye said with a smile.
At this moment, Sisi came in with a piece of watermelon. "Daddy, this is for you."
Zhang Ye was overjoyed. "Thank you, daughter."
His mother said, "That's enough, Sisi. Let your daddy play Go properly. We're going out."
Sisi nodded.
Zhang Ye stopped her. "Give Daddy a kiss before you leave."
Sisi nodded and planted a kiss on Zhang Ye's cheek with a blushing face.
Zhang Ye moved his face closer to hers happily. "Another kiss."
Sisi fidgeted for a moment before kissing him again.
His mother said angrily, "Aiyo, you really don't know how to be anxious?"
Zhang Ye chuckled and said, "I've already waited for three years, so why would I care about waiting a little longer?"
Zhang Ye then calmly turned on his computer. This room was in the best position in the villa. It was facing the sun and was facing the sea. There was a gap in the window so that the sea breeze could enter through the window. It was neither too hot nor too cold, and his nose was filled with the smell of sea salt. As he munched on the watermelon his daughter had given him, Zhang Ye narrowed his eyes and felt refreshed. This was when he was in his best condition.
His parents brought their child to the living room.
Wu Zeqing had already adjusted the TV.
…
The live broadcast had begun.
The guest commentator that Central TV had invited was Xiang Rong 9-dan, the former world number one Go player.
The host said, "Oh, we can see that HEOR's account has logged in. Yes, HEOR has finally appeared. He has entered PeterGo's battle zone. Due to the restrictions set by the officials, only HEOR can enter PeterGo's battle zone today. Although HEOR did not say anything after yesterday's game, he still appeared punctually at 10 AM sharp. He's going to continue playing against PeterGo!" The host turned and asked, "Teacher Xiang, do you have any clues about this person's identity?"
Xiang Rong shook his head. "I don't know either."
"Even you don't know?"
Xiang Rong smiled. "I can't guess without seeing his match."
"Every chess player has their own style. This is something that cannot be hidden. I believe that Teacher Xiang should be able to see some clues in the process of the game."
Xiang Rong said, "Yes."
Host: "Alright, the second game is about to begin."
…
On the Go platform.
The chat had long since exploded.
"Good luck, HEOR!"
"God, you can do it!"
"Damn it!"
"The humans will win!"
Tens of millions of online viewers!
Waves of cheers and shouts!
That scene, that battle array, was simply overwhelming!
…
China Qiyuan.
Li Yi: "It's about to begin!"
Hu Liang: "They're here!"
Wu Changhe stared at the screen. "Hurry up and make your move. Let me see who you are."
…
Three.
Two.
One.
The match began.
HEOR played as black and led the way.
In front of the screen, Zhang Ye was smiling as he rapped his fingers on the table. He had already used quite a number of moves yesterday, so he felt that it was pointless. Hence, Zhang Ye had not thought of how he was going to spar with his old opponent today.
Cosmic Flow?
China Flow?
Play a few complicated joseki?
Or use a few unconventional setups?
After a while, Zhang Ye shrugged. He grabbed the mouse and placed his first stone.
…
At Central TV.
The host said excitedly, "He has placed his stone. After thinking for nearly two minutes, HEOR has placed his first black stone. Teacher Xiang, what do you think?"
Xiang Rong explained, "At least it shows that HEOR is not another AI."
The host said, "Oh?"
Xiang Rong said, "There were rumors that HEOR was actually an AI created by another American company, which was why he defeated Peter in yesterday's game. But from the looks of it, that rumor has clearly been overturned. If it were an AI, without any stones or local interference, it would not have been able to think for so long on the first black stone. HEOR is definitely a human player. Moreover, my deduction is that he should be a player with a very good mentality."
The host asked, "Why is that?"
Xiang Rong said, "The first game was decided yesterday, so of course HEOR knew that he was going to play first black today. If it were me, or any other professional Go player, they would have definitely thought about what opening they would use and how they would play it. They would have come up with a strategy a long time ago. But HEOR did not do that. His thinking just now shows that he did not make any preparations at all and decided to make his move on the spot."
…
Sanya.
Chen Niannian exclaimed, "He wasted so much time on the first move?"
Tian Weiwei said in a speechless manner, "He didn't make any preparations at all?"
Chen Ying facepalmed and said, "What the hell is this guy doing!"
Chen Qiqi said, "This person is either a super expert or a super novice. He's playing against the world's number one AI, yet he's being too casual about it!"
Next to them, a female professional Go player said, "Could it be that HEOR still hasn't figured out what's going on?"
Chen Niannian pointed at the screen and said, "He's placed another stone!"
Everyone looked over and was a little taken aback!
…
At Central TV.
Xiang Rong was also a little taken aback.
The host hurriedly said, "This opening —"
Xiang Rong was silent for a moment before saying, "HEOR has played the starry opening."
Starry opening?
Just the sound of it sounded very powerful!
The host did not know much about Go, so he asked in anticipation, "What style is this?"
Xiang Rong said, "… There's no style."
The host's eyes lit up. "Is this the latest opening?"
Xiang Rong said, "… No."
"Is it because the changes are very complicated?"
Xiang Rong said, "It's not complicated at all."
The host said, "Ah?"
Xiang Rong said, "This is the most common opening."
The host said, "Ah?"
…
In the Online Go Server.
The spectators were also whispering to each other.
"Starry opening?"
"That's what I usually use."
"I always use it too."
"Starry opening is a very common opening and is relatively simple. Why is HEOR using it as well? Shouldn't experts use the wrong starry opening or something more complicated? "
"Yeah, only newbies play starry opening, right?"
"What the hell is HEOR doing? PeterGo is the most outstanding AI in the world of Go. It can even calculate complex joseki, so how are you going to make things difficult for it by playing such a simple opening? Can't you see that the Go world is constantly innovating? It's all for the sake of beating PeterGo. Look at you, why did you even play such a simple and old-fashioned opening? Aren't you just throwing your life away? "
"Could this person really be a newbie?"
"Ah?"
"I think so too."
"Damn, was it really because PeterGo's system made a mistake yesterday that HEOR automatically won?"
…
At China Qiyuan.
Wu Changhe said angrily, "What the hell is HEOR doing!"
9-dan Li Yi could not understand either. "It's too common."
A coach said, "Openings of this standard can be seen everywhere in amateur games."
"It's over. This is going to be bad."
"If he's really a newbie, it'll be so embarrassing."
"Yeah, everyone in Asia is watching this game right now."
…
In the villa's living room.
His father said dumbfounded, "This game?"
His mother said excitedly, "Did Little Ye win?"
His father said, "What win? This is only the opening."
His mother rolled her eyes. "Then why are you so surprised?"
"Starry opening, starry opening." His father said, "I know all of these playstyles. Little Ye has made another move. Yes, this is it. I know this playstyle by heart."
His mother exclaimed, "You know all of them? How can that be a good move? "
His father looked at Old Wu. "Zeqing, do you understand what he's doing?"
Wu Zeqing smiled and shook her head. "I don't know either."
His father slapped his thigh and said, "This Little Ye, what is he doing? Why isn't he playing properly? Where's his Cosmic Flow? What about the Zombie Flow? Aren't his new playstyles coming one after another? "
Wu Zeqing smiled and said, "Dad, let's just slowly watch and learn. With Little Ye's playstyle, even my dad might not be able to understand it, much less us."
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