The Lost People of Teyvat

Chapter 122: Rookie
"A traveler from a foreign land?"

Chen Tianfeng sheathed the knife, and naturally placed his right hand on the hilt, with a calm expression: "I am not worthy of the title of "Traveler". At best, I am just a lousy bard."

"travelling poet?"

Kong was somewhat surprised, and also somewhat stunned.

Chen Tianfeng should have guessed something. That's right, he is not stupid. If he was really a fool, the God of Wind and the God of Rock would not have the attitude they have now, nor would they provide so much support, either covertly or obviously, and expect him to truly grow up.

Wendy even gave up her original plan for this.

In addition, if Chen Tianfeng was really a fool, then he wouldn't have to be so worried when he learned about Wendy's actions and knew that Chen Tianfeng appeared next to Ying.

A fool, no matter how dangerous his nature may be, is just another pawn.

Ying will take care of it.

Kong trusted this very much, just like Ying trusted him.

"Yes, a bard. My friend is the best bard in the world. I have learned a lot from him. Although I am not an excellent bard, I have stepped into the door of the bard."

Chen Tianfeng nodded and glanced around. "Your Highness, you took the trouble to bring me here. Is there anything important you want to discuss?"

"It's not that hard. The bards are the hardest. If Brother Chen wants to step into that door, it's far from enough to just be influenced by what he sees and hears. As for what it is... there's no rush for now."

Kong shook his head gently and waved his hand, and the darkness around him was dispelled by the soft light. A lush oak tree suddenly appeared, like a big umbrella. Under the umbrella were stone tables and chairs, and on the table was a square wooden plate, the surface of which was blurry and unclear.

"Brother Chen, please."

Kong motioned for Chen Tianfeng to take a seat and tapped the wooden plate with his fingers: "Brother Chen, do you have a favorite chess game?"

"How about Go?"

"Brother Chen, please tell me the rules."

"It's impossible."

Chen Tianfeng carefully considered his words and explained the rules of Go as clearly and as detailed as possible.

Kong listened carefully, occasionally asking questions, until Chen Tianfeng stopped talking, then he smiled and sighed: "It turns out that this way of playing chess is called Go in Brother Chen's world. It is concise and clear, and very appropriate."

"Your Highness has ever played Go?"

Chen Tianfeng was a little curious.

"Well, my sister and I have traveled to many worlds together and have learned this kind of chess. However, in that world, it is not called Go, but a long name that has nothing to do with chess."

Kong chuckled, and there seemed to be memories in his eyes. He tapped the wooden board with his fingers again, and the blur on the wooden board quickly faded away, turning into a chessboard with 19 vertical and horizontal lines and 361 intersections.

"The chess pieces there are not divided into black and white, but gold and purple."

He waved his hand, and two boxes of round chess pieces in gold and purple appeared on the chessboard: "Brother Chen, please choose."

Is this another test... Chen Tianfeng glanced at the two boxes of chess pieces and said sincerely, "This... To be honest, I am used to the clear feeling of black and white chess pieces. I am afraid that my chess strength will change if I change the color."

Kong said calmly, "Just get used to it. Brother Chen should always adapt to local customs."

"Your Highness, do you also want to follow the local customs?"

"I've adapted to the local customs."

"……Surprisingly."

"Choose, Brother Chen."

Kong looked at him, the smile in his eyes had long disappeared: "People always have to make choices, just like travelers don't travel forever, they always have to reach the end." "That makes sense..."

Chen Tianfeng reached out and took the chess box filled with golden chess pieces. He looked up at Kong's expression and raised his lips. "But young people are always reluctant to listen to too many big truths. They always want to try it out on their own."

He covered the opening of the box with his right hand, and the gray-white flame spread, enveloping the entire chess box, licking and burning it quietly.

"Look, I have one more choice, my own choice."

Chen Tianfeng let go of his hand, and the chess box and the golden chess pieces turned grayish white, with cracks on the surface. It seemed to have been broken, but was forcibly kept intact by some force.

"..."

Kong was silent for a few seconds, then raised his hand to take the remaining chess boxes. During this process, the color of the chess pieces quickly deepened, from pure purple to a color that leaned towards black.

Kong picked up a black and purple chess piece and put it down gently. Chen Tianfeng followed closely with a gray and white chess piece in his hand.

Soon, the chessboard was no longer empty. The two colored chess pieces were anxiously fighting each other, looking for each other's weak points, lying in wait quietly, ready to bite.

"I thought Brother Chen would invent a new chess game."

He dropped a piece and looked up at his opponent: "It seems that I misunderstood Brother Chen so much that I have a prejudice against him."

"I have had this idea before: I can imagine a chess art and make up a set of rules that are beneficial to me. When I play against others according to the rules I set, I will be invincible."

Chen Tianfeng said calmly, "This is indeed beautiful, but things that are too beautiful are always unreliable."

"Oh?" Sora raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Rules made in haste are bound to be full of loopholes unless they are made by a wise person. Not only will you not be able to make a profit, you may even suffer from it." Chen Tianfeng put down his chess piece and said, "I don't think I am a wise person. I don't have the ability to turn this beautiful idea into a real beauty."

"In my opinion, Brother Chen is already a wise man if he has this understanding."

Sora held the chess piece in his hand, thought for a few seconds, and put it down. "Brother Chen, what do you think of the world of Teyvat?"

Chen Tianfeng picked up a piece and placed it somewhere on the chessboard, saying without even looking up, "Messy."

"Messy?"

"Yes, sometimes I even feel that Teyvat is not a complete world, but a patchwork of several incomplete worlds."

"Oh?" Kong became interested and stroked the chess piece in his hand. "Why do you think so?"

"Among the seven countries of Teyvat, except for Inazuma and Liyue which are somewhat similar, the technology and humanities of each country have significant differences." Chen Tianfeng waited for a few seconds, but still saw no result, so he looked up with a little confusion.

"I had the same feeling when I first came to Teyvat." Sora's expression remained unchanged. After thinking for a while, he put down the chess piece. "It's as if each country is isolated from each other. There is little or no communication between them."

"It sounds like your highness doesn't think so now."

Chen Tianfeng put down the piece and asked: "Have you found the reason?"

"...No, I just don't think it's important."

Sora looked at the empty space on the chessboard with a slightly stiff expression. He pinched the chess piece and put it down with difficulty: "There are many wonderful worlds in the starry sea, and Teyvat is one of them."

"I see."

Chen Tianfeng nodded slightly, glanced at Kong's expression, and there was a hint of joy at the corner of his lips.

Haha, newbie.

(End of this chapter)