The girl's name was Mai Mai. Ever since she took over from the previous world champion, she had won five consecutive games and had never lost a single game.
This was not her first time playing chess with the commander. However, no matter how many times she played chess, she would always be nervous, nervous, and even excited.
She felt that the only highlight of her life was the military chess. Apart from that, she had nothing else. Therefore, it was a great honor to play chess with the commander.
Crack crack.
Using his walking stick, he slowly made his way to the cushion and carefully sat down.
After sitting down, Mai Mai wanted to take a deep breath to calm her nerves. However, her nose was blocked and it was difficult for her to breathe.
"Hmm …"
Mai Mai suddenly remembered that she had forgotten to pay her respects. She quickly bowed and said nervously, "This, this time, I, accept, accept, Sir Commander's love …"
Before she could finish, she was interrupted by Ant King, "Let's save the opening. Let me memorize the rules first. After that, we'll decide the winner with military chess."
"Huh?"
Mai Mai was puzzled. She knew that the commander knew how to play military chess. Moreover, his voice was different. She asked curiously, "Your voice is different from Sir Commander's."
"He's dead. I'm the king now." Ant King replied while reading.
"Ah!"
Mai Mai exclaimed, "Please forgive my ignorance. I don't know anything about the world …"
"Shut up. Otherwise, I'll kill you." Ant King said.
Mai Mai Mai shut her mouth without hesitation.
The chess room finally quieted down. Only the sound of Ant King flipping the pages of the book could be heard.
After a while, Ant King closed the book and said, "Okay, I roughly understand the rules. Let's begin."
As he spoke, he noticed that Mai Mai was lying on the mat. She seemed to have fainted.
"What happened to her?"
Osiapf walked over and half-knelt on the ground. He reported, "She fainted. According to my deduction, you told her to shut up, so she really did close her mouth. Her nose was blocked and she couldn't breathe, so she fainted due to lack of oxygen."
Ant King was silent for a moment. Then, he said, "It's not easy for her to be so stupid. Wake her up."
"Yes."
Osiapf used some methods to wake Mai Mai Mai up.
"This is so embarrassing. Even babies know how to breathe, but I'm worse than a baby!"
After waking up, Mai Mai scratched the back of his head with an embarrassed expression.
"Enough, hurry up and start."
Ant King wasn't interested in listening to Wheat's meaningless words.
"Yes! Please take care of me! "
Mai Mai straightened her posture and bowed before looking at the chessboard. At that moment, her tightly shut eyes slowly opened, revealing a pair of large silver eyes.
"Hmm?"
If he really was blind, his eyes shouldn't be so lively. Moreover, the atmosphere had changed …
Ant King's gaze seemed to pierce into the pair of silver eyes as he asked, "You can see with your eyes?"
"No, I can't see anything at all, so please tell me where the chess pieces are placed."
After pausing for a moment, Mai Mai felt that his explanation wasn't adequate, so he continued, "My eyes only open when I'm playing chess. If you find them an eyesore, I can close them again."
Ant King looked into Xiao Mai's eyes for a moment before replying, "I don't mind."
The atmosphere was indeed different …
The young girl in front of him was completely different from the previous few so-called champions.
If the previous champions were a wall, then this girl was a mountain.
Hmph, this is more interesting.
Ant King thought to himself.
The chess game had begun.
Military Ceremonial Chess originated from Eastern Guotuo. It was similar to chess and shogi in that the winning condition was to capture the opponent's commander, but the difference lay in the arrangement of the pieces.
The pieces were divided into commanders, ninjas, lieutenant generals, major generals, attendants, strategists, soldiers, archers, horses, barrels, cannons, spears, soldiers, and so on. Each piece had its own set of moves and functions.
Before the game began, both sides could freely arrange the pieces in their positions, and there was a rule called [Stacking Pieces]. Through the stacking of pieces, one could give a move a variety of functions.
In other words, when the arrangement of the pieces began, the game had already begun.
Although Mai Mai couldn't see, she was far more familiar with the chessboard than with her own body.
There was a faint sense of beauty in the way she twirled the pieces, and when the pieces landed on the chessboard, it was as if one could see her smile.
Everyone took turns to place a piece, and the infinite chess moves on the chessboard began at this moment.
After the arrangement was completed, Ant King saw that Mai Mai's military formation was only at the beginner level.
Does she think that I'm not worthy of her serious challenge?
Ant King, who had such a guess, didn't show the slightest displeasure.
He would win sooner or later.
That was all.
Mai Mai made the first move and placed her piece lightly.
"4-4-1, pawn."
"6-2-1, archer."
"3-4-4, soldier."
"2-1-1, ninja."
Ant King looked at Mai Mai's approach and pinched his chin as he pondered.
Using ninja as the base of attack and defense, he placed pieces around him that integrated both attack and defense, and then steadily took the enemy's head.
This wasn't a special move, and it could even be said to be extremely ordinary. However … no matter how he dealt with it, the opponent's formation was still as stable as a rock. It was as if all his moves had been seen through.
"Commander."
Mai Mai placed her last piece, and forced Ant King's commander into a dead end.
This ending was within Ant King's expectations. He raised his hand and disrupted the game. He calmly said, "Let's play another game."
"Okay, I'm more than happy to!" Mai Mai replied excitedly.
The second game soon began, and the Ant King was defeated once again. However, the Ant King was not discouraged. No matter how strong the girl in front of him was, he would be able to win within 10 games.
The third game, the fourth game, the fifth game …
Ten games passed quickly. Ant King's chess skills soared like a rocket, but he still couldn't resist.
"The crane formation has a spear hidden in it, and the right wing is used to bait me into attacking."
"The One Word Great Formation is to allow the bow to capture the enemy, so that the ninja can eat the commander."
"The left and right positions, and only one of them. What's her plan?"
"The three pawns stack can be taken down by a single circle. However, her cannon, which should have been a dead end, is actually showing signs of life at this moment?"
"This woman …"
Crash …
Once again, he was defeated without being able to resist.
Ant King pushed the pieces aside and said calmly, "Let's play another game."
"Okay!" Mai Mai happily replied.
Twenty minutes passed, and the game ended with Mai Mai's 8 – 8 – 1.
"That's a general …"
Ant King picked up the pieces and scattered them on the chessboard.
Mai Mai stretched out her hands and arranged the pieces on the board. She excitedly said, "Sir Commander, your improvement is truly astonishing. If I don't treat the next game seriously, I might lose to you."
Ant King snorted. After eight hours of chess, he was no longer a newbie. He naturally knew that Mai Mai wasn't doing her best.
He closed his eyes, and it was as if he was looking at a mountain that was growing taller and taller. He suddenly said, "Alright, you can go and rest first."
"Ah? No, no, I'm not tired at all. If it's a general, I won't be tired even if I play for three days and three nights! "Mai Mai said.
Ant King opened his eyes and looked at Mai Mai. He explained, "I have to meet someone first. After I take care of him, it will be your turn."
Xiao Mai came to a sudden realization, as if he didn't notice the profoundness and danger in those words. He scratched his head and replied, "Then … I'll go rest first."
Mai Mai picked up her walking stick and walked out of the palace.
After Mai Mai left, Osiapf came to King's side and asked respectfully, "What do you think?"
This was the first time King had been unable to defeat his opponent after spending so much time.
Ant King raised his index finger and pressed it against the general on the chessboard. He said, "There are many ways to play a general, but it's essentially no different from other games. After four or five more games, I'm sure she'll be able to take it seriously."
Ant King's expression changed slightly as he said this. His lips curled into a confident smile.
"When the time comes, I'll be able to control her breathing, and she won't be able to escape death."
Everyone had their own unique breathing style. They would unconsciously like or hate a certain style, and this would naturally form their own unique style.
As long as one could control her breathing and find an opportunity to disturb her, they would be able to find her weakness.
Osiapf stood to the side in silence.
After a while, You Pi came in with a suicide note and said, "Your Majesty, that Go champion has committed suicide."
When the Ant King heard this, he sneered disdainfully and said, "Call that fool back."
He didn't want to stop the game, but he wanted to deal with that Go champion first. Since the Go champion had committed suicide, it would save him a lot of trouble.
The most important thing now was to force that woman into a dead end.
No matter how tall that mountain was, he would have to cross it sooner or later!
After a while, Mai Mai returned to the Go room and continued playing with Ant King.
Time passed. No matter how he played, he couldn't win against the woman in front of him.
The longer they played, the harder it was to control.
It was like … seeing a tall mountain in the distance and walking forward, only to find that the mountain was still far away.
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