Chapter 603 Four Kingdoms Flying Chess 4
[Qin: 4 o'clock]
[Han: 2 points]
[Tang: 2 o'clock]
[Clear: 1 o'clock]
Each nation had its own tactics—the Qin Dynasty chose to let its contestant leave the starting line first, so Fusu was the second to do so; the Han Dynasty chose to consolidate its initial advantage, allowing Gao Jianli to advance another 4 squares, this time without triggering a challenge; the Tang Dynasty's tactics were somewhere in between, since there was a jump possible at point 2. Therefore, they chose to let Li Chengqian, who had already left the starting line, move forward first, jumping smoothly from point 2 to point 6; while the Qing Dynasty…
There's no need to discuss tactics anymore; two rounds have passed, and not a single one has managed to get out!
Are we really that unlucky?
Yinzhi couldn't help but ask a question, then silently glanced at Kangxi. Kangxi glared back, wondering what he meant. Was this all his fault?
Qin: 1 point
In this round, Qin finally rolled an odd number, and to be honest, everyone watching breathed a sigh of relief.
"I will go ahead."
Zhao Kuo and Fusu exchanged glances. This was a tactic they had discussed beforehand, and Fusu naturally had no objections. He simply looked at Zhao Kuo and murmured softly, "General, you must be quite lucky, right?"
On the other side, Yinzhi raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Zhao Kuo who was being honest and obedient in front of Fusu, and sighed for a second.
Then, Zhao Kuo took a step—
[Ding! Qin Zhao Kuo, you have triggered a battle. Defeat your opponent to receive a reward!]
Zhao Kuo froze. He triggered a challenge on the very first step? Was his luck... a bit bad? However, upon hearing that it was a combat contest, Zhao Kuo breathed a sigh of relief. In terms of martial prowess, he feared no one.
Other people's eyes also turned to him.
“Zhao Kuo…” Yinzhen whispered to Yinsi, “If I remember correctly, he was from the State of Zhao…”
Yinzhen spoke tactfully, but Yinsi understood his meaning. He looked in the direction of Zhao Kuo and Fusu and said, "Every world is different. Perhaps this Zhao Kuo of Qin will no longer be the Zhao Kuo who only knew military strategy?"
The story of "armchair strategist" is not unique to them; people in the Han and Tang dynasties were well aware of it as well.
Therefore, when Zhao Kuo left the starting point, he felt the subtle probing gazes of others, but he didn't pay attention to it at the time, as it was normal for opponents to inquire about each other.
But after the challenge level appeared, the group's expressions became even stranger.
No, is it so hard to tell he's a military general? A battle? That shouldn't be difficult for him! Do you really think so little of the people of Qin?
A light ink-wash color spread before Zhao Kuo's eyes, and a familiar battle sand table appeared in front of him.
[The sandbox battle has officially begun. Both sides, please begin deploying your forces.]
"..." Zhao Kuo's eyes widened slightly, and he couldn't help but blurt out, "Armchair strategist?"
"puff……"
Yinzhi and Yinzhen turned their heads and silently looked at Suo'etu, who was covering his mouth and laughing.
Soetu coughed lightly twice, trying to cover up his mistake: "I was just thinking of some funny things."
"He really is that Zhao Kuo..."
On the strangely quiet chessboard, Li Lizhi's incredulous murmur, tinged with a strange emotion, reached everyone's ears. Then, Suo'etu pursed his lips, trying to suppress his laughter, but then burst out laughing again.
"Is Songgotu's threshold for laughter that low?"
Looking at the chessboard, where Suo'etu was laughing so hard he couldn't help pinching Mingzhu's arm, Yinzhi looked at Yinreng with a questioning expression.
Yinreng's expression was slightly helpless, and Yinzhi, who was standing next to him, said for him: "Song'etu is obviously only continuing to laugh in order to pinch Mingzhu."
Yinzhi: "..."
Yinzhen added knowingly, "This must be what Eighth Brother meant by a love-hate relationship, a pair of bickering lovers... Why is everyone looking at me like that?"
Yinzhen, receiving strange looks from his brothers, innocently looked back. Yinzhen looked at him, then at Yinzhen: "You really are the tenth prince's good younger brother."
"What are you saying! I'm clearly the myna's good younger brother!"
Yinzhen straightened his chest, speaking with righteous indignation. Everyone fell silent; he seemed more like the Tenth Prince!
Emperor Kangxi wiped his face, thinking, "My children are all a debt!"
Too lazy to look at these brats, Kangxi looked up and continued to look at Zhao Kuo, who was "talking about war on paper"... well, it was a bit of dark humor.
What does "that Zhao Kuo" mean? Does he even have the same name as someone else? Confused, Zhao Kuo tried to prove himself to be the strongest Zhao Kuo.
But what he didn't know was that the more seriously he took this sand table competition, the more everyone wanted to laugh.
After he finally achieved victory, he proudly turned to the eldest son and declared, "I didn't study military strategy for nothing!" This made even more people laugh.
"Huh?" Zhao Kuo was about to go crazy. No, what's so funny about this?
Li Si, who had seen the celestial curtain, was the first to react: "So... are there any related stories about Zhao Kuo in other worlds?"
Fusu glanced at him. No wonder Li Si could become prime minister; his mind works so fast... So, he should be released sooner rather than later.
Li Si felt a chill run down his spine for no apparent reason, unaware that his respected eldest son had already meticulously planned out his future path.
...
[Han: 3 o'clock]
When it was the Han's turn, this time there was no need to consider sending someone out for odd-numbered points. Gao Jianli continued to move forward 3 squares without any disturbance, gradually approaching the starting point of the Tang Dynasty.
[Tang: 2 o'clock]
Li Chengqian looked ahead, then turned to the three people still at the starting point. "Starting at 2 o'clock is the most cost-effective. Lizhi, come out."
"Um."
Li Lizhi nodded and stepped off the starting line without hesitation, and Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui did not stop her. This was something they had discussed beforehand; the princess was young but not weak, so placing her second was partly to protect her and partly to mislead the others.
Soon, it was the Qing Dynasty's turn.
Having already been imprisoned twice, Yinzhen couldn't help but frown slightly; if he didn't get out soon, he would really fall behind.
This time, everyone in the Qing Dynasty was extremely careful with the throwing. They even exchanged throwing techniques for a long time beforehand. So, after trying various cheating methods before, they found they were completely ineffective; it was all about luck. But no one dared to rely solely on luck!
1 point: 11.2%
2 points: 5.67%
3 points: 15%
4 points: 18.03%
5 points: 19.1%
6 points: 31%
Final score: 6 points, enough to go out of the starting range, and another round of rolling!
"ah!"
A cheer erupted as everyone eagerly threw the second round of the ball, watching as Yinzhen walked out of the starting line.
[Clear: 2 o'clock]
"!" Everyone was astonished. Could it be that the Qing Dynasty had finally turned its luck around? Was the good fortune of the Han Dynasty about to befall their Qing Dynasty?
[Ding dong! Qing Dynasty, Aisin Gioro Yinzhen, you have triggered an Easter egg quiz. Answer correctly to receive a reward!]
Yinzhen's heart skipped a beat and then relaxed, but after seeing the question, he completely sank down and couldn't help but turn pale.
[Kangxi's Poisonous Remarks 1: ____ was born to a lowly woman from the Xin Zhe Ku (a place for imperial concubines), and from a young age, she was arrogant and treacherous. The bond between father and son between me and ____ is severed.]
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