There are twenty tables of Go in the lobby of the Chess Art Museum, and the table in the middle is currently surrounded by a circle of people.
I heard someone shouting about betting one million crystal coins. People playing chess at the nearby chess table also looked sideways, and some people even ran over to watch.
Yang Xiao followed David, Lao Qin and Qin Lu and walked over together, while the four guards stood outside.
The people playing chess are a middle-aged man and an old man.
The old man holds black and the middle-aged man holds white.
On the chessboard, the two have reached the middle of the game and are almost evenly matched. However, there are three areas where Black has no air holes and is disconnected. White is currently attacking one of these three dead spots.
The situation is quite uncertain. If Heizi doesn't handle it well, he will lose large areas of territory one after another.
The rules of Go are very simple. Just form two living air eyes and connect the surrounding chess pieces end to end.
The rules are simple, but the execution is ever-changing.
On the board, White does have the advantage.
The middle-aged man was calm and composed, as if he had the overall situation in hand.
The old man was nervous because of the bad chess game, and his mental strength was greatly affected. The surrounding space fluctuated slightly, his consciousness was shaken, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
The person who shouted just now was a fat man, sitting on the side and watching. He must be a friend of the two, otherwise he wouldn't be shouting so loudly.
Above the chessboard, a sunspot was suspended in mid-air, unable to fall for a long time. The old man was obviously extremely conflicted, fearing that if he made a wrong move, he would lose the whole game.
The onlookers began to talk, and everyone was inclined to think that Heizi would lose.
"Heizi is basically hopeless."
"Even if you save, you can only save one of them or reveal it. Bai Zi only needs to take one of them to count as a winner."
"In this chess game, even if you bet 10 million crystal coins, the black piece can't stand up."
Qin Lu took a look at the chess situation and deliberately loudly said to Yang Xiao:
"Yang Xiao, Uncle Dai must have something special about you as his Go teacher. If you are asked to play black in this game, can you reverse it?"
Yang Xiao was stunned, glanced at Qin Lu, and then at David, but said nothing.
David immediately came to Yang Xiao's rescue and said:
"The overall situation of this chess game is over, and no one can reverse it. Even if Master Xue Rong does it again, it will be in vain."
Qin Lu smiled slightly and said:
"That's not necessarily true. Although I have never met Master Xue Rong, to be able to dominate Ziyuan Star in chess, there must be something powerful about him. When I was in Wu Star, I once met a master-level chess master. It has the power to turn corruption into magic, and it can basically resolve any disadvantageous situation in the game."
The onlookers listened, and someone echoed:
"It's only the middle of the chess game now. Ordinary people like us can't reverse it, but the master's level is naturally higher than ours. When Stationmaster Dai said this, he underestimated Master Xue Rong!"
"Yes, Master Xue Rong's chess skills are something we and others can predict."
There were many die-hard fans of Master Xue Rong at the scene. They were not very dissatisfied with David's statement that "Master Xue Rong has no solution" and they all refuted it.
David was stunned. Damn it, I said casually, you guys are just showing off here?
He immediately smiled bitterly and said:
"Don't get me wrong. I have no intention of slandering Master Xue Rong. I just say that this game of chess is indeed difficult to solve."
The fat man who started shouting about betting one million suddenly said:
"Everyone, please stop arguing. This chess game does not necessarily have no solution at the moment. We are all chess masters. If you are interested, how about we take a gamble on this chess game?"
When everyone heard this, they all said:
"How to bet?"
The fat man said:
"Heizi is indeed very difficult at the moment, but I just thought about it and it's not necessarily unsolvable. There is at least a 40% certainty that it can be reversed.
If I am allowed to play black, I will bet one million crystal coins, and anyone can play white against me.
If I lose, this million belongs to everyone. If I win, the money everyone bets belongs to me. How about that? "
"This fat guy, do you mean what you say?"
"If you want to do this, don't blame us for bullying you. I'll bet you one million crystal coins."
Someone said immediately.
"I'll also bet on Bai, one hundred thousand crystal coins."
"I bet 200,000 crystal coins on Bai Zi."
Immediately, a dozen people expressed their intention to place bets.
Qin Lu also deposited 200,000 crystal coins and said to David:
"Uncle Dai, if you don't bet a little, the black man will lose in this chess game. This is giving money away for free."
David raised his head and glanced at Yang Xiao beside him.
Yang Xiao smiled, leaned close to David's ear and whispered one word.
David looked stunned.
"you sure?"
Yang Xiao was slightly silent and nodded.
Qin Lu chuckled lightly,
"What do you think Yang Xiao has to say?"
Qin Lu knew that David called Yang Xiao Master Yang, but he still called Yang Xiao by his first name, clearly showing his contempt for Yang Xiao in his heart.
It's no wonder, after all, Yang Xiao's identity is just a slave from Earth, and not everyone will respect him as much as David does.
At this moment, the fat man raised his hands to the old man at the chess table and said:
"Mr. Huang, how about you let me play this game?"
The old man sighed slightly, and the black piece suspended in the air flew back to the chess arena and said:
"Hey, in this situation, the black man has a narrow escape. Are you really sure that you can win the white man?"
"Haha, isn't it just for fun? One million crystal coins is not a small thing to me. In this way, I will increase it to 2 million crystal coins. If you lose, it will all belong to you. Do you still want to bet? The more, the more you earn.”
At this moment, there are more than 20 people betting on white to win, nearly five million crystal coins.
Someone said:
"It's not a fair bet."
The fat man immediately said:
"My friend, if something is unfair, please tell me."
"You hold the black one. If the person with the white one is your accomplice and loses to you on purpose, aren't we falling into your trap?"
"Hey, that's right."
"That's right, I didn't expect this level."
"That won't work, I won't bet."
Those who bet on white pieces immediately started shouting.
The fat man immediately waved his hands and said:
"What you said makes sense. To be fair, how about you recommend someone to come and play chess with me?"
When everyone heard this, they immediately thought this was good. After a while, everyone exchanged ideas and introduced a middle-aged man.
"This is stationmaster Zhao. He is pretty good at chess. He often plays chess with Master Xue Rong."
Stationmaster Zhao was also full of confidence and said:
"Thanks to all the brothers for recommending me to play chess. Let me bet 2 million crystal coins."
Stationmaster Zhao placed the bet himself, so naturally no one would suspect him of cheating.
As a result, more than a dozen people immediately placed bets. Baizi's bet reached 10 million crystal coins, but Heizi still only had 2 million crystal coins.
If White wins, everyone will distribute Black's 2 million crystal coins according to the proportion of their respective bets.
However, for this kind of must-win chess game, the odds of 5:1 are not bad.
"Okay, no one has placed a bet yet, we'll start right away."
cried the fat man.
At this moment, Stationmaster Zhao had also replaced another chess player and stood opposite Fatty.
At this moment, David said:
"I bet 1 million crystal coins,"
The fat man said happily:
"Okay, Bai Zi will add another one million crystal coins."
"No, my bet is black."
"Kuroko?"
The fat man was stunned, and the people around him were also stunned, looking at David as if he were an idiot.
"Uncle Dai?"
Qin Lu reminded urgently.
"I bet 3 million gold coins,
Kuroko! "
Another voice came, and everyone was startled and turned to look.
Yang Xiao calmly took out a black crystal card.
