While Fang? was thinking about the opponent's name, the handover had been completed on the other side of the crystal. Vikki held the crystal and said: "Competitor opposite, don't you think this competition method is too childish? How about we change the competition method? ?”
Fang? was slightly startled: "Change the way of the game?" For some reason, he subconsciously remembered the chessboard with intertwined light and network that he saw when he entered this room. The things on the chessboard looked very much like the training content on the training software that Shana and the others gave him.
"Leoux's Beast Fighting Chess," Vikki replied: "In the second world, this is the most popular game method among battle craftsmen. You should have heard of who Leoaux is, right?"
Fang? nodded. The owner of this name is the inventor of a series of flexible configurations of walkers, fearless ones and shield guardians. He is one of the best great craftsmen and great alchemists in the history of Kaolin-Ithurion. . However, the reason why he became the Great Alchemist was not because of his outstanding level of flexible construction design, but because Leox Spark was the designer and creator of the first magic floating ship in the history of Ettaria. He is remembered in the history of this world for this reason.
"He is also the founder of the 'surplus' technique," Vikki said: "You are Mr. Anduriel's student. Anduriel was a famous elf envoy in the south. Since he takes a fancy to you, you should do the same. A combat craftsman, right?"
"That's right!" Suonan's angry voice interrupted: "Old blacksmith, your students should be combat craftsmen, right? I almost forgot this time, how can the competition method of combat craftsmen be used in the competition method of ordinary craftsmen? Woolen cloth?"
The dwarf's voice was loud and loud, and the ordinary craftsmen contestants in the hall couldn't help but darken their faces when they heard this. However, they can only shout "MMP" in their hearts, because ordinary alchemists are indeed not as good as combat craftsmen. The tops of the two professions may be equal, but in the history of Aitaria, famous combat craftsmen are often among the best. Most craftsmen also have skills along the way.
But the opposite is not true——
After hearing what the dwarf said, Anduriel also had a displeased face. He had seen the square metal gauntlet before, so he was not worried that this young man was not a combat craftsman. But the confrontation between combat craftsmen was much more direct and intense than that of ordinary craftsmen. Fang?'s previous performance made him really doubt how good this little guy was.
And after Lao Tongbi Tou lost a game, the people he sent this time would definitely be even more powerful than before. To be honest, the multiple parallel skills Li Yuhao showed before had already left him with some psychological shadow.
The old man pondered for a moment, but it didn't last long.
But as his old rival, the dwarf felt his hesitation keenly. Suonan let out a 'haha' in the crystal, and couldn't help but ask in a funny tone: "Old blacksmith, why don't you say anything? Don't tell me that the student you picked up is actually just an ordinary alchemist?"
"...How about we still use the original way of playing?" the old dwarf asked deliberately and tentatively.
But Andurel heard the teasing meaning behind the old man's words, his pair of snow-white eyebrows trembled slightly, and his face was covered with dark clouds. He snorted heavily, and without asking Fang?'s opinion, he just replied with a serious face: "That's not necessary, old guy, you can compare however you want -"
He agreed happily, and the old dwarf over there couldn't help but be stunned.
But the one who was really confused was Fang? He opened his mouth and said "Wait a minute -" but he said it back in his stomach. This is not his competition. Why don't these people ask him for his opinion? He hasn't agreed yet, right?
And he knew Leo Ox well, but he had no idea at all about this so-called battle craftsman's 'Beast Chess'. There must be some rules for this thing?
He subconsciously wanted to ask, but at this moment, Sylvide's voice came over: "Wait a minute." Fang? was slightly startled, and couldn't help but feel touched. His ship officer lady was always so kind. Understanding.
Sylvide picked up the crystal and said, "Mr. Sonam, it's up to you to decide the way of the competition, but we always have to add a little bit to add to the top, right?"
"——What?" Fang? He was stupid. Shouldn't he help him ask what the rules were? What is this?
"Add a head?" The old dwarf over there felt very interesting: "Yes, yes, I should make some kind of bet. Last time I lost to the old blacksmith's design, and I still haven't made it back. I almost forgot, but you guys plan to bet What do you want, little girl from the Albert family?"
With a dark face, Anduriel finally replied: "Old Copper Nose, you think too much. This is not the only thing you have lost to me -"
This sentence undoubtedly hit the old dwarf's pain point, and he couldn't help but curse: "Don't forget that you have a lot of embarrassing things, old blacksmith, don't force me to say it in front of everyone." "You." Dare?" "Why don't I dare?" So the two of them fell into a situation where you and I were confronting each other.
It was Sylvide who interrupted them: "Mr. Sonam, I need the Duron School star solution. You should know about it, right?"
The old dwarf was slightly startled. He did not expect that the little princess of the Albert family would need this thing.
This really troubled him. He scratched his head and said: "Ah, that thing... it is the secret recipe of the Erwin family. There are some in the guild..." The old dwarf hesitated and said: "But this thing is not easy to handle..."
Andurel sneered when he heard this: "The president of the Alchemist Alliance and the number one master of potions in the South is really famous. If you can't get it, forget it. What is he doing?"
"What!?" The old dwarf became angry: "You said who couldn't take it out, but I actually took it out! It's just a star solution. If your student can win, I will also give him my last work. "
"It's a deal?"
“A word is a deal and a word is a deal!”
"Ha," Andurel chuckled softly and said, "This old guy has spent a lot of money this time."
Sylvide smiled slightly when she heard this, and looked back at Fang with a smile.
Anduriel also turned around and patted the latter heavily on the shoulder: "Little guy, you must win this time, not only to teach the old guy a lesson, but also for yourself. Old Copper Nose It’s a bit embarrassing, but none of his works are top-quality.”
Having said that, there was obviously some lack of confidence in his tone. Rather than cheering Fang? up, it was more like self-hypnosis.
Fang was stunned for a moment. He was about to ask about the rules, but after taking this shot, he forgot the original purpose. He couldn't help but glance at Sylvester. He had only mentioned to his ship officer in private once that he was interested in the unique magic solution of the Duron School.
The other party actually remembered it until this moment——
"Come on." The beautiful girl gestured to him with her thumb.
Fang? The emotion in his heart lasted until the craftsmen set up the playing field and Anduriel handed another crystal to his hand.
Fang took the crystal in a daze and looked at the chessboard with interlaced light nets in front of him. Anduriel pushed behind him and asked him to take the first two steps - he was lost in thought for a moment, and then he realized:
Wait?
Wait a moment? ? ?
Three huge question marks emerged in his mind.
What about the rules of the competition?
What about such a big game rule? Didn't anyone introduce it to him?
A layer of dense light was emerging from the optical network, and Vikki's voice came from over there: "You choose the map."
Fang Zheng was sweating profusely.
He scratched his head and asked a little embarrassedly: "Well, choose the map...?"
There was a clang, this time it was not Parker who bumped into something again, but Anduriel accidentally knocking a star tracker off the table. Everyone turned around and found that the old man was trembling as he picked up the star tracker from the ground.
Andurel had some bad premonitions in his heart, but fortunately he could comfort himself - at least the old copper-nosed man forgot to ask him what their bet was. If he had agreed to give the crystal last time, The ball is used as a bet.
Then he really lost everything.
As soon as Fang said this, the people there were also stunned. Vikki asked: "Are you not familiar with the rules...?"
"Well, that's not all..."
Fang? In fact, he really wanted to say that he didn’t know the rules of this game at all, let alone the map.
But he looked at Anduriel who might be about to kill him, thought for a moment, and swallowed his words. Just kidding, after the other party made a definite bet with the old dwarf, he said he didn't know how?
Do you think a legendary alchemist can't deal with you?
If not, what the hell is the answer? If the other party hadn't been Anduriel's student, Vikki couldn't help but get angry. Yes, it means, no, it doesn't - she hates ambiguous answers the most.
However, Vikki thought for a moment and replied patiently: "...In the competition rules, we are the party that proposes the competition method, so you can have priority in choosing the map."
But Fang? felt aggrieved. He listened for a long time, but the other party didn't get to the point. The key is, the other party didn't tell him what types of maps there are? He was confused and could only reply with a guilty conscience: "Then? Casual...?"
random?
Vikki couldn't help grinding his teeth and clenching his fists.
There was also a whisper in the hall beside her. The competition format of Leox Beast Chess is that the contestants from both sides come up with flexible structures on a virtual chess board to compete.
However, because the flexible structures are different, the chessboard is also divided into advantageous maps and disadvantageous maps. They chose the way of competition. According to the rules of the competition, the opponent can naturally choose the first map.
But the other party actually said it was casual?
From Vikki's point of view, this was no longer looking down upon her, but completely ignoring her.
Since she participated in the Continental League, she has defeated many opponents as a genius along the way. She is known as one of the supernovas of the young generation in Guta. She is not only a master in the field of craftsmen, but also in the field of combat craftsmen.
It can be said that Vikki has never felt so despised except for the time in El Paxin, but after that time she was convinced, but this time——
Vikki picked up the crystal with a cold face.
Under the stands, everyone from the Silver Forest Spear heard that there was a competition here and came over. This time they are participating in the exhibition match on behalf of the Elpaxin Craftsmen Association. Although it is only an exhibition match, the Elpaxin Craftsmen Federation also hopes to save some face through this competition.
The Spear of the Silver Forest mainly considered it from the aspects of union points and promotion of newcomers, so the two sides hit it off immediately. However, no matter what the above points are, they need to defeat their opponents to realize it. As we all know, in this game, their biggest opponents are these young people from Guta.
Among the several contestants of the Silver Forest Spear, a young man with long hair was taking off his control gloves. He raised his head and glanced at the situation above the stands. He couldn't help but shook his head: "Someone is going to be unlucky."
"What?" the little Loli beside Liu Liyue asked.
"That Korean girl is very powerful." The long-haired young man had lost to Vikki before: "On our side, Wu Di is probably her opponent."
"Wu Di?" Mu Xue shook her head: "I don't agree with what you said. Don't we still have Liuli? Liuli's quality is a bit inferior, but his level is still there. He is Wu Di's partner."
She turned back to look at Liuliyue beside her: "Do you think so, Liuli?"
"Shut up." Liu Liyue rolled her eyes angrily. However, although he has a bad temper, he is not arrogant. He is very clear that his partnership with Wu Di has benefited from the other. Among the two, he is slightly inferior to Wu Di.
This time the guild chose to let Wu Di go to Charter City instead of him, which explains a lot.
However, he also glanced at Vikki in the stands suspiciously. Can this woman compete with Wu Di? He really didn't believe it. Often only his partner knew his partner's strength best. In this guild, he was the only one who could see clearly what Wu Di's level was.
But this time he rarely spoke.
Because he only felt that the voice in the crystal always felt familiar to him, as if he had heard it there.
Vikki finally chose an airspace map. She was unwilling to take advantage of the opponent. This map was also the map with the smallest difference between advantages and disadvantages on the board. The top of the optical network chessboard is a large area of airspace, and the bottom is a completely flat grid without any ups and downs.
This map is mainly for the convenience of air combat, but there is no hindrance to flexible construction on land.
As for Fang? When he saw this map, he didn't think much about it - or he didn't have much to think about, because he had never seen what other maps looked like. He held the crystal, his palms slightly sweaty.
It's not because you're afraid that your opponent is too strong, but because you're worried that you might be kicked out accidentally because you don't understand the rules. That would be too embarrassing.
He wanted to ask about the rules, but the changes on the field were too fast. Vikki had already closed his eyes and imagined his own flexible structure. There are seven in total, including an Annihilator QV700, two Walkers, two Clockwork Goblins, a Shield Guardian, and a Dauntless.
The flexible structure is like a reduced model, translucent, and shimmering with a faint silver light on the light network.
The seven flexible structures can be used in the air or on land, far or near, light or heavy. It can be said that they are perfectly matched and form an army of their own. Of course, she cannot control so many flexible configurations in reality, but under this rule, these abbreviated chess pieces do not require as much computing power as real flexible configurations.
Seven is her limit.
It’s not impossible to have too much, but it will affect your performance. It’s better not to have too much or too little, which is just right.
On the other side, Fang? After seeing Vikki's seven flexible structures, he also imitated them - he thought to himself, if I follow my opponent, I can't go wrong, right? So he calmed down his mind slightly, and also conceived seven flexible structures.
It's just that Fang's experience is obviously not very rich.
As soon as he closed his eyes, the most familiar construct that came to mind was a round, copper-colored, all-purpose flexible construct that could be used to embarrass people - the Clockwork Fairy. .
By the time he reacted, one, two, three, four, five... seven clockwork fairies had appeared on the field.
"Wait a minute," Anduriel held the star tracker and repeatedly reminded himself not to interfere with the game. Just seeing this scene, the old man couldn't help but asked loudly: "What are you doing?"
Fang? also looked confused.
Well, that's not his fault. He just thought about it for a while, but who would have thought that the chessboard would automatically materialize for him.
Seven clockwork goblins.
There was an uproar in the hall.
Vikki had a sullen face and said nothing. She almost clenched her silver teeth. If this was not a mockery, there would probably be no more disputes and conflicts in this world.
If she could, the girl almost crushed the crystal in her hand to pieces - using seven clockwork fairies to fight against herself. No matter how rich her imagination and brainstorming, she couldn't figure out how the other party planned to win.
Even Suonan Steel Eyebrow on the side couldn't help coughing and asked awkwardly: "...Um, old blacksmith, you, a student, can't only control clockwork fairies...?"
The old dwarf's words caused a burst of laughter in the hall.
Obviously everyone understands that it is almost impossible for the Clockwork Fairy to win in such a competition.
On the other side of the crystal, Anduriel was gnashing his teeth and glaring at the innocent-looking Fang?, and almost threw the star tracker in his hand-if not for the little princess of the Albert family. above face.
Only Vikki took a breath and replied: "Let's get started."
She was determined to see how the other party planned to defeat her with seven clockwork fairies.
Anduriel looked at Fang? for a long time, until the latter felt guilty. However, it was too late to cancel the game at this time. He could not afford to lose this adult, so he could only stay silent and use coins to divide the order with the old dwarf.
What made Fang? and Vikki sigh in relief at the same time was that Vikki's side got the upper hand.
The reason Vikki breathed a sigh of relief was because she understood that she absolutely could not lose. The reason why Fang He breathed a sigh of relief was more subtle, because he didn't know that he should act on this chessboard.
He planned to observe his opponent's actions first.
Vikki raised his hand and made his clockwork fairy take a step forward - really just one step. After the clockwork fairy passed through one grid, it stopped on the next grid and hovered in mid-air.
Seeing this scene, Fang? was slightly startled.
Because he could see that this was exactly the margin technique—exactly the same as the training Shana gave him.
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