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Chapter 54 The Unexpected Progress

The next day, Yunhai Bookstore.

Today, Ning Zhe was uncharacteristically woke up early.

On the one hand, it was because today's game was held in the morning, and on the other hand, Ningzhe didn't sleep well last night.

Just kidding, the blood-red eyed ghost is all on his mind, who can still sleep!

Of course, the more important reason is: when he thinks that the vest that he has worked so hard for may be lost, a kind of unspeakable melancholy surges into his heart.

He was extremely convinced that he could throw the blame to Ning Yu perfectly, and even pick himself up clean.

Only in this way, this vest will never be able to wear
In fact, from another perspective, Walnut may not necessarily see the specific content, right?

"Hey"

Sighing, Ning Zhe changed into a black gown, and left the bookstore without looking back.

It is said that there will be some new rules in today's knockout round, and I don't know what new tricks my black-bellied sister will come up with
Will four of the ten finally make it to the finals?
Hmm. Ningzhe has already started to imagine who his teammates will be.

As long as it's not Natalie, everything is easy to say.

Well, you still have to be prepared.

Because he believes that his sister will definitely operate in secret, and maybe do some "terrible" things.

Yujingtai.

For some reason, a huge screen was placed in the center of Yujing Terrace, and there were several masked people guarding it around the screen.

After hurrying to Yujing Terrace, Ningzhe found that almost everyone had arrived.

Most of the onlookers were the players who lost the preliminary round yesterday. They got up early in the morning to see how far the person who defeated them could go.

Apart from the audience, Fengyan, the coach of Qianyan Army, sat with six other contestants, and Ningguang seemed to be chatting with Natalie about something.

Ok?
Is there only nine players in total including myself?
At a glance, there were only eight players around Ning Guang.

"Hey, Ningzhe, come here!"

Ningzhe was thinking wildly when he suddenly heard Natalie waving her hand to greet him.

Natalie's complexion was rosy, and she seemed a little excited, while Ningguang kept a mysterious smile, and Ningzhe looked a little flustered.

"Uh-huh."

Responding with an extremely perfunctory wave, Ning Zhe quickly looked around.

Um--

There are Qianyan Army stationed, and there are a large number of onlookers
Coupled with Feng Yan sitting inside, it is impossible for this honest man to ambush him.

Then it shouldn't be a Hongmen Banquet, and I can walk over there with confidence, no problem.

After clarifying his thoughts for a moment, Ningzhe also smiled and walked towards Natalie.

"Ningzhe, I heard that your final score in the preliminary round was ranked first from the bottom?"

In the end, what Ningzhe didn't expect was that it was not Natalie who made trouble first, but her good sister Ningguang.

At this moment, Ning Guang opened her mouth with a smile, at first glance she looked like an intimate big sister.

"I am, that's right. There is no way. Everyone is very strong. It is already very good that I can enter the knockout round."

Although Ning Guang was quite peaceful, Ning Zhe didn't dare to be careless at all, and immediately spoke helplessly.

"Really?" Ning Guang's expression remained unchanged, and he still said with a smile: "But I also heard that someone slept on the field all afternoon. Do you think this is true?"

"I think it's pure fiction."

Ning Zhe didn't change his face, and said loudly: "This competition is a major event of the Moon Festival. Since all the contestants have participated in the competition, they will definitely go all out. There is absolutely no such laziness!"

"really?"

"There is absolutely no such possibility!"

Ning Zhe patted his chest in a vow, with a righteous look on his face.

That serious look even seemed to be condemning Ningguang's behavior of questioning the attitude of the contestants.

"That's it"

Ningguang forcibly resisted the idea of ​​patting Ningzhe's head, turned to look at Natalie, and said softly: "As for the diplomacy between Liyue and Nata you mentioned earlier, how about discussing it in detail after the game? "

"Naturally."

Natalie nodded.

"Very well. Then there is only one person missing."

After finishing speaking, he stared at the bottom of Yujing Terrace without saying a word.

One more person?

Speaking of which, the time is almost up, and this guy hasn't appeared yet.

Come later than yourself? !
Ning Zhe thought that she was already lazy enough, but she didn't expect that there was someone even lazier?

As for the "Nata and Liyue diplomacy issue" just mentioned by Ning Guang, Ning Zhe selectively ignored it.

As long as he didn't hear, the trouble couldn't find him.

"Ah, sorry everyone, I'm late."

Ningzhe was thinking wildly when a lazy young man squeezed in from the crowd of onlookers.

The young man's messy gray hair couldn't be taken care of. Although the clothes he was wearing looked expensive, they looked a bit crumpled because they hadn't been tidied up.

This is a rough youth.

But from the occasional gleam of light in those lazy brown eyes, it can be seen that this young man with no aggressive appearance is a bit secretive.

interesting.
Ning Zhe nodded secretly.

It would be a wonderful thing if he could find out his identity and then lure him to Yunhai Bookstore.

"...No problem, the game hasn't started yet, and you're not late."

Seeing this young man, Ning Guang just said this lightly, and then looked at Feng Yan and the remaining contestants beside him.

"There is still half an hour before the start of the game. But since everyone has arrived, the crowd is eagerly looking forward to it. Why don't we start the game now?"

Hearing that, except for Ning Zhe, Natalie, Feng Yan and Jiang Guo, the other contestants looked at each other, as if they couldn't make up their minds for a while.

"Of course, you can't do anything in half an hour, so it's better to start directly."

Soon, the man Feng Yan lost his composure and spoke.

"Hmm, I don't think there's any problem either."

Ning Zhe also agreed.

"no problem."

Seeing that two players agreed, the other players who were still a little hesitant also agreed.

"Very good. Then let me explain the rules of this knockout round."

Ning Guang nodded slightly, her tone flat.

As soon as these words came out, the players including Natalie fell silent and listened carefully.

"The ultimate goal of this knockout round is to determine four of the ten contestants present to participate in the final 2V2 team competition. I don't need to go into details on this point."

The contestants nodded slightly, but Natalie glanced at Ningzhe secretly, wondering what she was thinking.

"And the rules of this knockout round are different from those of the preliminary round. You don't need to compete individually."

Ok?
Feng Yan frowned.

How will victory be judged without a separate match?

".In this knockout round, all players will operate on the same board."

On the same board? !
"Isn't that a big fight?"

Some players present exclaimed.

However, Ningguang just shook his head, and then calmly said: "The judgment of victory is not to defeat other players. To qualify for the final, you only need to win [1 million] Morocco through your own planning on the chessboard." pull the capital."

"I have doubts."

Natalie raised her hand and quickly asked, "Will the first four people who have collected their capital win directly?"

"Yes."

Ningguang nodded slightly.

"Then what if there is one person who holds all the capital?"

Suddenly, Jiang Guo, who had been silent all this time, spoke.

And this sentence also awakened others.

Yes, if there is only one person who can gather the [1 million] Mora to achieve the goal, wouldn't there be only one winner?
Only one person advances to the final, so will there be any changes in the championship?
"Hehe. If there is really someone who can defeat nine opponents by tricks in the knockout round, then the final is unnecessary, right?"

Ning Guang said unhurriedly.

Oh. That's right.

Everyone understood.

If someone really can win this far, then it doesn't matter much whether there is a final or not.

"Each player's initial capital is [one hundred thousand] Mora. Regardless of any cost, the top four players who get [1 million] Mora will be able to advance to the final."

"That's the rule. Does anyone have any questions?"

Ten people, one chessboard, fighting alone.

"no problem."

"Master Tianquan made it very clear."

The contestants all nodded, and some of them had already started their plans.

"Very good. By the way, everyone's match will be projected on the screen so that everyone can see clearly. So... I hope you can give full play to your strength and bring a wonderful game."

Hearing this, Ningzhe looked at the large screen in the center.

At this moment, the mysterious masked people from before had already walked in front of the screen and stroked it with both hands.In the next second, a chessboard appeared on the screen.

There are ten pieces on the chessboard that are exactly the same in appearance and color.

In addition, there are shops, military aircraft offices, teahouses, opera clubs and other places on the chessboard, which are no different from ordinary chess games.

What caught Ningzhe the most was actually the color and style of the chess pieces.

It would be fun if everyone had the same color and style.

Because of this, once the game starts, everyone will fall into a "blind" state.

No one knows who is who because all of them look the same.

In such a situation, some more "insidious" strategies can be brought into play to the greatest extent.

"Dark Forest"?
Ningzhe originally wanted to develop trade peacefully, and it was not particularly difficult for him to simply earn 1 million Mora.

However, it is particularly difficult to seek "peace" in this case.

"Ha ha."

Ningguang, who had been quietly paying attention to her younger brother's expression, smiled softly.

She knew that Ningzhe didn't like competition, and it was absolutely impossible for him to start a [war] without others taking the initiative to attack.

- In everyday life, this is fine.But in this kind of game, this kind of Ningzhe is actually what Ningguang doesn't want to see.

So. She set up such a game.

In this dark world of unknown depths, everyone has the potential to attack others.

Even if you want to develop steadily, others will not give you this opportunity.

"Then. I announce that the game has officially begun."

As the sound of condensing light fell, the huge chessboard shone with light, and ten chess pieces with no difference in color and style moved.

(End of this chapter)