On Sunday evening, when several young wizards from the Exoneration Hunting Team were discussing "Shadows in the Sun" and 'what is objective and fair reporting' before the start of the class, in a certain lounge in Alpha Castle,
There was also a club leader who was having an interesting conversation with his members.
This is a spacious lounge, with white walls and black walls, a bare floor, and no blankets. There is nothing else in the room except a coffee table and a few sofas in the main area.
There is no armor standing in the corner of the room and the ghosts hiding in it. There are no portraits of seniors hanging on the white walls to serve as advisers for future generations. There are no golden chandeliers and green bonsai hanging on the roof like other lounges in the castle.
The balcony of the lounge is very large and has plenty of light, but the sunlight does not make the room any warmer. The decoration style of the entire lounge is very simple, and can even be called simple. The only thing facing the lounge area is
Matching decorative materials are matte wall tiles surrounding the lounge and white ouroboros carved on the brick surface.
At this moment, this slightly shabby lounge was crowded with young wizards wearing white robes.
Most of them have one or two black borders on their collars and cuffs, and there are only a few wizards who have three black borders and no black borders.
These wizards belong to the Cheung Kei Society, a new society in First University.
Because Alpha College has not institutionalized regular weekend meetings like Jiuyou College, the student union has a very high degree of autonomy. It is these student clubs that maintain cohesion among students, so most of these clubs arrange their regular meetings on weekend evenings.
, forming an interesting contrast with the system of Jiuyou Academy.
Most of the time, the regular club meetings are for the cadres to report on the work of the previous week, and the club bosses to arrange the work content for the next week, occasionally mixed with one or two team building or small evening parties.
Just like today, the leader of the Cheung Kei Association, Mr. Mike King Soprano, was playing chess with one of his members.
Soprano, who ranked seventh in the Pentacles sequence last year, was promoted to Star Knight in the latest Arcana list announced by the Magic Wand in January this year, surpassing Sir Friedman, who was also at the Alpha Academy.
Sir Deman only received the title of Star Squire.
It is said that on the evening when the list was announced, Jazz broke many precious china in his lounge.
Today, when Augustus is still the 'Star King', the closer he is to his position, the more likely he is to become the next Augustus. In the eyes of most people, the title of 'knight' is obviously more noble than that of 'squire'
A little bit.
In addition, the Cheung Kei Hunting Team under the Cheung Kei Association has risen six consecutive places in the latest hunting team rankings announced by First University, becoming the eleventh most powerful hunting team in the entire university.
All this good news has left this lounge in a state of suppressed joy.
Except Cole who is playing chess with Mr. Soprano.
Cole is a second-year student at the Alpha College. He is thin, wearing a black robe, with some gray hair, deep wrinkles on his forehead, and a pair of silver-grey eyes. When he speaks, his voice is short and sharp, and when he looks at people, he has a pair of silver-grey eyes.
Erratic, always gives people a slightly neurotic feeling.
"The Dorey Green effect," Mike King Soprano held a chess piece in his hand, stared at the chessboard, and explained in a casual tone: "It means that everything done externally has
"It can be reflected in one's own portrait.' For example, if someone stabbed Mr. Dorey Green with a knife, the wound would only appear on Mr. Green's magical portrait, but not himself."
The lounge was quiet as everyone was pondering the meaning of Mr. Soprano's words.
Cole sat opposite Seprano, trembling with fear, as if facing an abyss, as if walking on thin ice - although he was a member of the Cheung Kei Association, until now, he did not understand what Mr. Seprano meant by playing chess with him.
.
"Cheung Kei Club is my 'portrait'." Mike King Soprano raised his eyelids, glanced at the men in the lounge, and said softly: "All means of harming Cheung Kei Club will eventually be
It hurts me.”
The atmosphere in the lounge became more and more depressing. Many people straightened their backs and chests, bravely meeting Soprano's gaze. There were also some sighs of emotion and excitement from some members of the Cheung Kei Association.
Cole, who was kneeling opposite the chessboard, huddled more and more. He tried hard to hide himself behind the low coffee table, but the effect of his efforts was not obvious.
The fat on Soprano's cheeks shook and he seemed to be smiling.
"I like chess."
He held the chess piece in his fingers and turned it over between his fingers. His eyes moved from the crowd to Cole, and then to Hope. His voice sounded as always, as if he was gritting his teeth, and he looked very forceful.
:
"It is not as compact as military chess, where both sides are constantly fighting hand-to-hand; nor is it like Go, where the opponent is bound and bound by the opponent. There is enough space between the chess pieces for the players to compromise, but there are also clear rules for the players to
Come General. You can do divination without appearing chaotic... What do you think, Cole?"
Cole's face turned a little pale.
"I don't know how to play chess, Your Excellency." The young wizard with silver-gray eyes spoke very nervously.
"It's very simple. I'll teach you." Soprano threw down the chess pieces, then pulled out a Bible from the drawer under the coffee table, put his right hand on the Bible, and said solemnly: "The pawns who cross the river can eat
horse."
Then, he took his hand away from the Bible, smiled laboriously at Cole, and said, "Since I answered your question, I hope you can also answer my question based on the Bible."
He pushed the Bible in front of Cole.
Cole looked at the mottled golden writing on the Bible with some uneasiness, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
Behind him, several strong figures seemed to take a step forward inadvertently.
"What do you want to know, sir?!" Cole immediately put his hand on the Bible.
"Chess is an activity full of rules, and it represents an order: the chess pieces can only move according to the regulations. The horse moves the sun, the side moves the field, and the pawn moves forward step by step. However, if your pawn goes deep into the opponent's
The hinterland, like this.”
As he spoke, a pawn in Soprano's hand moved forward step by step until it reached the handsome chess player on the opposite side:
"Like this, a pawn can checkmate the commander on the opposite side... This is a sublimation of the pawn's life! Of course, a horse like Cole doesn't need to take the same risks as this pawn.
