"Do you want to experience what it's like to be a high official?"
"High official? How old are you?"
"One person is inferior to ten thousand people?"
"...How do you experience it?"
"Lin Aiqing, make a cup of hot cocoa for the Aijia."
Randomly moving the black chess pieces on the chess board on the oak slat table, knocking over the white chess piece's 'bishop', the blonde girl leaned happily on the train's dark green leather sofa embroidered with gold thread, her two white feet crossed. Knocked on the table. I don’t know why I run around barefoot every day. The soles of my feet are white and tender without any dust. The red soles of my feet are somewhat reminiscent of a little duck playing with clear waves.
This kind of sitting posture is a bit impolite when there is someone sitting in front of her, but if this person is Lin Nian, then she really has no intention of treating the other person as an outsider. Now Lin Nian has no intention of correcting the blond girl's sitting posture. It is even more extreme than this. She had done it all, such as sitting on Lin Nian's lap when she was so bored, lifting up her white clothes and playing tic-tac-toe on her tender thighs, no matter how excessive it was.
Outside the porthole window is Illinois in the morning, with the familiar violets and Annabella flowers blooming in the sunshine, and the quiet creek meandering along with the vibrant flowers at the foot of the hill with windmills and flowing into Lake Michigan. The wind whistled into the cup with the bulge under the picnic cloth. The traveler held down the cup and looked sideways while exclaiming. He could only see the black bullet-like train roaring past like a dragon, and the golden train beside the porthole. Intertwined with black shadows, they melted into the sunlight and distance in the blink of an eye.
"Um..."
Beside the porthole, the sunlight fell on Lin Nian's shoulders and cheeks. Most of his attention was on chess. Perhaps due to his relationship with the blonde girl, he could see the version without the Holy Light under his skirt when he raised his head. Scenery, but now he mainly thinks that the intricate chess game is much more interesting than Happy Together.
They were relieving their boredom. The cc1000 train ran from the Chicago station all the way to Cassel College. Since it was an 'S'-level express line, there were almost no conductors on the train. Only him and the blonde girl could be seen in the exquisitely decorated carriage. figure, except for the slight rumble and vibration of the train.
"Well... I think... what should I do? What should I do?" The blond girl across the table kindly added a thoughtful voice to her opponent. After thinking for a long time, Lin Nian raised his hand and put it down again. Move the pieces easily because the situation has reached the end of the game.
The white pieces held by Lin Nian have a slight advantage, but the situation for the white king is very dangerous. The black queen has broken into b2, and the white pawns on a2 and c2 block it. The white king on d1 is extremely risky. In this case, it is almost impossible to return to defense. You can only attack instead of defend. White's queen g7 general. The only solution for the blond girl is that black's king captures white's queen, but the consequence is that he is exposed to the right side of white. In front of the main force, the dominance was forced back into Lin Nian's hands.
The blond girl's chess game was completely different from Lin Nian's. She used a flash tactic. According to the concept of "StarCraft 2", Lin Nian liked to control his 3721 gates and build a fucking bunker first... .The blonde girl is like Taishan. She specializes in building bunkers for the Protoss. She is a quick-knife tactic. She will slap the base in your face and play with you. She will steal your resources and put pressure on you. She will be very aggressive, but the consequences are very easy to anger the opponent. Irrational tactical planning.
There is a saying that recklessness defeats a dog, a dog defeats a thief, stealing defeats stability, stability defeats humor, and humor defeats recklessness. Lin Nian’s chess teacher was taught by Mandy Gonzalez, the chess king of Kassel Academy, who is also known as Mandy Gonzalez. This guy is a bitch, so I asked, what is Lin Nian's tactical style?
"General." Lin Nian said.
Only those who have a dog among dogs can become a master among men.
"You are as timid as a dog in playing chess, and you are as crazy as a dog in killing people... Oh no, you are as crazy as a dog in killing dragons. You really learned the essence of your senior sister, and you even applied inferences to other cases. Your senior sister in heaven will laugh out loud with joy." The girl couldn't help but click her tongue when she saw Lin Nian's idea of selling pieces on the chessboard, introducing the general, then introducing the general, and then passing the general again.
"You can share my memories. Does this mean that you can do what I know?" Lin Nian asked, watching the blond girl return to guard the chess pieces.
"You can't say that. It is true that memory can be read like a book when you are bored, but it is just a book. Just because you have memorized the math book does not mean that you will get full marks in the exam. Just because you remember it does not mean that you can I can understand that if you can understand something after reading it once and remember it, then there will no longer be such a thing as a 'genius' in the world."
"Then are you considered a genius?"
"Of course I am a genius." The blond girl was lying on the sofa too lazy to move and wanted to pick up the chess pieces with her toes. However, this movement was immediately restrained by Lin Nian. He grabbed his irregular little feet and moved them away expressionlessly. Finally, he scratched the girl's soles expressionlessly, causing the latter to twist like a maggot and almost fall to the bottom of the sofa.
Although the blond girl has always been around him in the form of a spirit behind him, the signs that she has begun to interfere with reality have gradually become more frequent recently, so the impolite action of moving the chess pieces with her feet must be stopped. After all, this is not in the game. In the dream, Lin Nian was playing in the palace of thought. This chess set was shared on the train and was provided as a toy for elite (excellent) students to compete with each other in a battle of wits.
"That's a genius, general." Lin Nian helped the blonde girl make the move she wanted to make, but the next moment he backhanded the blonde girl again.
"Hmph..." The latter got up from the sofa and lay on the table with her eyes parallel to the table and glanced at the chess board. If she continued like this, she would be completely checkmate within three moves.
"It turns out there are things you can't do." This was Lin Nian's first time playing chess with the blonde girl. It started out boring, but the ending was unexpectedly enjoyable.
"I can only do what I can do. Chess requires a lot of computing power. Like Go, Shogi, and Backgammon, you can use huge calculations to build victory. This kind of game is not suitable for me. After all, in reality You can never accurately calculate 'people's hearts.'" The blonde girl sat on the sofa and straightened her silky white clothes, crossed her legs and picked up the only cup of hot chocolate in front of Lin Nian.
"The 'Emperor' is extremely good at calculation, but every arrangement he makes is not completely satisfactory. Is this evidence that the so-called 'computing power' cannot represent everything?" Lin Nian nodded, while the blond girl was thinking about the final part of the game. While struggling, he turned to look at the brass jar next to him.
The brass tank covered with twisted vines stood quietly on the side of the sofa, occupying a position like a "person". There was even a dark red safety rope tied to it. As for why it was dark red , this safety rope is said to be soaked in dragon blood. The material is not made of nanotechnology or nylon and hemp plants. It is completely made of a dragon's "tendon" and then reinforced with alchemy.
Lin Nian didn't know whether the alchemy tools made by the second generation dragons or the third generation dragons were qualified to bind the 'cocoons' of the "Four Monarchs", but using this safety rope to protect the brass jar was far away in the college bell tower. The meaning of the vice-principal, from what the other party said, it sounds like this thing is also the work of his old man... The vice-principal is a suspected master of alchemy? This is something rare that I have never known before.
I just didn’t know that the old man who didn’t know his surname or given name and was suspected to be Flamel (Ange accidentally revealed the information to Lin Nian), had already stolen most of Baidi City’s “Sanxi Hall” in Lin Nian’s mind. Behind the bronze pillar inside, will he instantly betray Lin Nian's licking dog and beg for support?
It's a bit too much to speculate maliciously... But it's not necessarily true. The old guy who is the vice-principal is really shameless. It is said that after he lost a bet with Angers and swore an oath to abstain from drinking, this guy immediately ran to the Night Watch Forum. Rigorous post to ask for help from the elites of the Chemistry Department of Kassel College, how many alcoholic beverages are considered alcohol... It is said that drinks such as 'wahaha kvass' are being ordered by mail across countries, which is shameless and slick.
Only the blond girl can fully understand the dragon text on the bronze pillar. She said that those are alchemy techniques, but not all of them are, but in the end, only the blond girl gained the knowledge. Although Lin Nian memorized most of them, he had no intention of translating them. , things like alchemy are too obscure, and trying to follow another path is tantamount to distraction.
You see, Angers and the vice-principal were both dragon-slaying elites of that generation. In the end, because of the different paths they took, the two paths of alchemy and fighting also created an old gangster with a gentlemanly demeanor and a bell tower who ate five meals a day. One meal, three meals with fried chicken.
Lin Nian didn't want to become a fat otaku. Overeating and overeating an 'S' level hybrid would lead to him becoming a fat otaku (the great prince of Asgard can become a fat otaku, and an 'S' level hybrid will naturally become one too). Not to mention Lin Nian's wish. If he doesn't want to, Lin Xian will beat him on the head to urge him to lose weight after he is overweight...Alchemy, a study that takes a whole day to study, is really not suitable for him. Anyway, no one else can understand it now. What?
"...Don't even think about it." The blonde girl squinted at Lin Nian, who was staring at her, and read what he was thinking, "Recreating the difficulty of some alchemy techniques cannot be achieved by 'reading' , the difficulty inside is no less than that of reproducing a photolithography machine... Do you want to treat me as a slave? I can barely tolerate being a slave on the bed as a poor little girl whose rent is levied by an unscrupulous landlord. But you want me to be a black slave in the alchemy workshop...Sorry, no need to talk!"
"Oh." Lin Nian said.
"And the problem to be solved now is not the study and application of alchemy. Do you think that you are done after bringing back the Dragon King's 'cocoon'?" The blond girl looked faintly at the brass jar next to Lin Nian, the light outside the porthole. Under the sunlight, the smooth and polished tank wall is simply like a work of art at the pinnacle of modern craftsmanship. The flowers and vines formed by the texture are reminiscent of the movement of a diving watch, and they do not look like they were created thousands of years ago.
"It's too easy." Lin Nian leaned lightly on the chessboard with his elbows, looking sideways at the legendary thing so close at hand with an unimpressed expression. If it were a dragon writer, or a historian, anyone Sitting here, researchers at Kassel Academy would like to hold the brass jar and remember these uneven marks with their tongues.
Long Wen's 'cocoon' indeed has this qualification and magic power. He represents too many things. His Royal Highness Norton's blood and bones... If it is really Long Wen's blood and bones, can the mixed-race species decipher the powerful secrets of the first generation species in it? Or even Taking it as your own becomes the key to breaking out of the cocoon of mortal bones and ascending the ladder of evolution?
"God" is in the jar, and "Jehovah" is beside him. Believers will kneel down and pray for the oracle and gospel, while blasphemers will sharpen their knives and cut away the whole bread and wine.
"That little 'orthodox' girl was smart enough. She sank your ship when she finally defended 'orthodoxy' by using Angers to blaspheme, forcing you to take all the necessary things to evacuate, if not the brass can You have already been transferred by Angers, and a conflict is bound to break out. Even if you kill everyone present at the time, it will be difficult to return to the academy smoothly... The Dragon King's 'cocoon' is enough to cause the Secret Party and 'Orthodoxy' to break out. A war." The blonde girl chuckled.
"But at least the current peak users of 'Time Zero' and 'Sensana' are here. 'Sword Control', which can break through the sound barrier in 0.1 seconds, is very strong. Is it the strongest in this era? Maybe give her a little more time. I can control the 'Magnetic Field', the true core concept of 'Sword Control'... But it's still useless. If you lose, you lose. This is the best that 'Orthodox' can do in a hurry."
"As long as that thin layer of paper is not really pierced, then the conflict will inevitably be contained... You and Angers have seriously acted as a 'nuclear deterrent'. This is not a small matter. If it is 'orthodox' If word of the show of weakness is spread, the voice of Cassel College may become even heavier in the future."
"You can see it very clearly." Lin Nian glanced at the blonde girl and said.
"Although I'm not good at calculations, at least I'm born with the ability to passively control the situation." The blonde girl said, "More than this, aren't you curious about the origin of that frogman team?"
"There is nothing to be curious about. There are only two possibilities." Lin Nian said, "'Orthodox' gangsters started to attack in advance, or third-party forces became aware of the 'Kuimen Plan' and decided to intervene... Both are possible."
"But you are more inclined to believe the second one. After all, if it is the first one, the 'orthodox' will not be so stupid. If they really directly send their own people to attack the Monyach, it is despicable to start an undeclared war. Behavior will be ostracized and accused by the entire mixed-race society. In addition to economic and trade, what is more important for 'orthodox' to have today's huge size is the trade of 'bones, blood, and horns'. In the mixed-race world, it has no credibility. 'But it's very important." The blonde girl said leisurely.
"So it's the one arranged by the 'Emperor'. He has previously expressed his interest in the four great monarchs. He has his own plans for these monarchs who have not yet recovered, but we don't know his purpose for the time being." Lin Nian said, "But only this time, His purpose is clear..."
"The attack and death of the Frogman Team was like a shit bowl to the head. The person who guided the Frogman Team to perform the mission stuffed a ball of yellow mud into the crotch of the 'Orthodox'... Even the 'Orthodox' didn't know about the Monyach In the case of the "Kuimen Project", he forcefully sent "orthodox" people to attack the secret party. With you here, this group of frogmen will definitely be wiped out without any survivors. After the incident, they will be considered "orthodox" Arriving in time to control the situation, the 'Orthodox' will never be able to get rid of the position of being in the wrong, and they will never bring a heavyweight bargaining chip like the Dragon King's 'Cocoon' in the negotiations... This is also what your principal calls 'taking advantage of'. Reasonable." The blond girl smiled lightly.
"He wants Cassel College to take Norton's 'cocoon' back." Lin Nian said, "What's the reason?"
"What do you think Kassel Academy will do with it after they get the 'Cocoon'?"
"Execution, or research." Lin Nian said, "Based on the principal's personality, it's probably the former... or the latter before the former."
"Execution after research? It's really in line with human style." The blonde girl shrugged and jumped over the table and knocked on the brass can. The light phalanges of her slender fingers struck on it and the sound was dull and porcelain, like knocking on a solid metal wall. "Then Have you thought about what I can do with this thing?"
"Are you interested in 'cocoon'?" Lin Nian asked.
"It's interesting. After all, it is the flesh and blood of the first generation! This is much higher than 'bones, blood, and horns'. Perhaps combined with the knowledge I saw on the spiral pillars in the Bronze City, I can really steal the complete With the power, I can peek into some secrets of the Dragon King’s soul sleeping in the bone bottle..."
"Resurrection in the end?" Lin Nian looked sideways at the blond girl and wondered if this guy wanted to occupy the magpie's nest and use the brass jar to be reborn.
"Do you think I'm the female ghost in A Chinese Ghost Story or Annabelle? I borrowed a corpse to resurrect myself, and after resurrecting, didn't I just casually harass you in the name of sticking around?" The blonde girl said angrily, feeling that she was being harassed. Feeling betrayed, just saying that was not enough, he lifted up the white and fragile right leg and climbed onto the table... Then Lin Nian held down the golden retriever with one hand and forced him back to the sofa.
"You are looking down on the revolutionary friendship between the two of us. We sleep in the same bed." The blonde girl sat back on the sofa and expressed her grievances, crying... But unfortunately it was just pretending, this girl is getting more and more naughty. That's great, he threatened with a strange smile, "And don't forget, you still owe me the 'price' of a contract. Be careful, I will use this 'price' to sleep with you and take away your first time." It’s not the fake three-no witch or the jk little rich woman, but me, Yelena!”
"What do you think the 'Emperor' will do if he obtains the 'Cocoon'?" Lin Nian ignored her, reversed his train of thought and asked, lowering his head.
"I don't know, he has a lot of clever ideas... but at least he has now revealed his interest in 'Cocoon', and that's enough." The blonde girl paused, then gently twisted her fingers to play a free move. When it comes to the emperor, she always calms down immediately, with a hint of sunshine flowing in her golden eyes.
"Kassel College is probably in the midst of carnival and celebration right now. When 'Cocoon' comes to the college, this atmosphere will reach its peak, and at the same time, the vigilance will be unprecedentedly strict. Every student who seems to be pampered on weekdays will become The prepared combat power is ready to sacrifice one's life to defend the Dragon King's legacy. I am very curious about what means he will use to attack 'Cocoon'."
"The 'Emperor' can parasitize the spirit, and this method is impossible to guard against." Lin Nian made a point and continued to push the chess pieces to complete this endgame that should have ended long ago.
"...Don't worry about this. We can even use this as a countermeasure." Facing Lin Nian's approach, the blond girl just pushed her hand casually with a faint smile on her face, "After all, I'm with you. It’s not like I gained nothing from my little girlfriend.”
Lin Nian silently looked at Black's queen who was blocking him. He checked the blond girl, but the opponent did not retreat but also checked his own move. There was a double king situation on the chessboard, but it was his turn to play the next move. , will inevitably checkmate the blonde girl directly... So he did the same and ate the black emperor.
One step away, the blond girl can eat Lin Nian's emperor, but this step is also limited by the rules, and it is a thousand miles away...a step away.
"If you want to break the rules... you will naturally need some help outside the chessboard." The blonde girl said quietly.
Under her gaze, Lin Nian took out the things he had been carrying close to him in his pocket and put them on the table. Under the sunlight, next to the black and white chessboard, a golden sphere covered with vine patterns stood there quietly.
