Food Poems

Chapter 79: The thrilling game of Four Kings Knight Chess
After deciding on the hunting trip, Yeats returned to the manor.

It was almost noon. In the month since leaving the territory, Morning Frost Ridge had paved many stone roads and built many new houses in the residential area.

Overall, it has begun to take on the scale of a small town.

Ye Zhi was surprised at the speed of construction. After asking Derek, he learned that the Starlight Chamber of Commerce had sent a dwarf craftsman to Morning Frost Ridge to be in charge of the construction.

This dwarf raised two magical beasts himself, a giant lizard responsible for carrying granite, and a lava turtle responsible for smelting metal, which greatly accelerated the construction speed.

One person is equivalent to a construction team, this is called professionalism.

Yeats was quite satisfied with Lena Starlight's sincerity.

I have longed for a dwarf craftsman for a long time, and this is undoubtedly great news.

"What kind of monster is a lava turtle?" Gray asked subconsciously, "Can it be eaten?"

After saying this, Gray was stunned for a moment.

Derek explained: "It is a magical beast that lives in hot springs. There are all kinds of strange islands in the Ice Sea Archipelago, and hot springs appear on some of these islands."

"It's edible," Yeats added.

Yeats asked Derek to get a set of paper and pen, and he started to draw sketches on paper based on the architectural knowledge provided by aesthetic art.

The sketch design is a temple that combines a prison and a court of justice, with an emphasis on the scales of the God of War to highlight His mission of "fairness".

A territory must have a judicial institution and a prison, and the Temple of Tyr can take on this function in the early stages of the territory's development.

Then, Yeats asked Derek to summon the dwarf craftsman to the lord's mansion.

Not long after, a bronze-skinned dwarf came in, rubbing his rubbing nose, and seemed a little impatient with Yeats's questions.

"My name is Barend Hightower," the dwarf said in a rough voice. He had a gray beard and was wearing metal armor covered in lime. "I was hired to help you in your territory. To make a long story short, just tell me what you want to build."

The dwarves were not polite to the human lords. After all, they had skills and were not afraid of offending the lords.

The clan name sounded like they were good at construction, so Yeats asked, "How long is your employment period?"

"Until next spring," said the dwarf.

If you want to bribe the dwarves, the easiest way is to use fine wine, and I am planning to brew whiskey, so there is no need to rush.

Ye Zhi said: "Here is a blueprint I drew myself and I'll give it to you. You can build the temple according to this blueprint."

Hearing this, the dwarf rubbed his rosacea and looked at him with some disdain.

If a human gives his own drawings to a dwarf craftsman, the dwarf will not even take a second look at them.

But the dwarf didn't say anything. He took the drawing handed to him by Yeats and took a quick glance at it.

Then, his eyes were drawn to the drawing and he gradually opened his eyes wide.

"This blueprint..."

The dwarf almost pressed his entire face against the drawing, his eyes revealing disbelief, "Did you draw this yourself?"

"if not?"

"This is truly... truly a work of art!" The dwarf was somewhat incoherent. "I have seen many blueprints, and yours can be called art in terms of both painting and architectural design!"

Aesthetic art, this talent that symbolizes the art of God's choice, can be effective in the five major fields of architecture, fine arts, dance, music, and painting.

Even though this was my first time drawing an architectural drawing, it turned out pretty well.

Ye Zhi smiled and said, "Let's build it according to this blueprint."

The dwarf looked at Yeats with admiration, used a respectful title, nodded and said, "I will follow your orders, Lord!"

The dwarf left happily. Ye Zhi withdrew his gaze, spread out the map of Morningfrost Ridge on the table, and began to plan the scope and layout of the expansion.

At this time, there was a knock on the door of the office. Ye Zhi looked in the direction of the sound and saw Hildreth in military uniform with long flaming red hair hanging down. He said lightly:

"You should start sword training."

The position that Yeats assigned to Hilde was the palace swordsmanship instructor, who was also responsible for protecting the lord's personal safety.

Even if your physique has been blessed by the Youth Apple.

After training with Hildur last time on the combat skill "Movement Tide", Ye Zhi also felt sore all over for several days. At this time, an idea suddenly emerged in Ye Zhi's mind, and he said:
"No swordplay today, let's play chess!"

"Hmm?" Hildreth was startled. "So today's schedule is for you to teach me how to play King Chess?"

Ye Zhi coughed lightly and said:
"It's not King's Chess, but a chess game invented by me. I named it Flying... No, Four Kings Knight Chess!"

Facing Hildreth's puzzled look, Yeats lowered his head and quickly drew a rough outline of the flying chess board on paper.

Afterwards, Ye Zhi briefly explained to Hilde the gameplay and rules of flying chess:

"You will play the role of a king in Four Kings Knights Chess. There are four knights in your royal city. Whenever you roll a six on the dice, you can send a knight to attack..."

After hearing how to play "Four Kings Knight Chess", Hild was quite surprised.

The rules are simple to understand, and it sounds like it's fun to play!
Yeats went to the backyard of the lord's mansion, found a piece of wood at random, condensed the shadowy silk thread in his hand, weaved it into a carving knife, and quickly made a rough chessboard and chess pieces for knight chess.

Afterwards, Yeats called Gray over, and the three of them sat at the long dining table in the shade of the trees in the backyard and tried to play a game of knight chess.

"Why was my knight beaten back to the royal city by you? He was almost at the finish line!" Gray held her head.

Yeats said calmly: "Because that's the rule."

Hild put his hand on his chin and observed the chessboard: "I see, even if you roll a six, you can choose not to send out the knight. In addition to luck, there is actually a game of strategy..."

Ye Zhi thought to himself, otherwise, how can it be called a thrilling flying chess game?
Hildre showed great interest in knight chess, but after playing two games, she still urged Yezhi to continue practicing swordsmanship.

Sunset dusk.

The sound of the wooden sword breaking through the wind echoed in the backyard.

"Hold your breath!" Hild walked around Ye Zhi who was swinging the sword in front of the wooden stake and shouted, "Keep swinging the sword!"

Ye Zhi felt his chest burning and his arms sore, and said with difficulty: "The movements are like waves, is it so difficult to practice?"

"You've made rapid progress. After all, your swordsmanship skills are very weak." Hildreth crossed his arms and said calmly, "Movement Tide allows you to release two different combat skills in succession without any adjustments. This can sometimes play a decisive role in a duel."

Combat skills are usually the same as spells that require chanting, and will cause a brief stiffness after being released.

With the auxiliary combat skill "Action Tide", you can even combine two combat skills to form an even more powerful killing move.

The action "Tide" can also speed up the attack frequency when used alone, which is a very practical fighting skill.

Ye Zhi said dryly: "Is it redundant for me, a bard, to practice this?"

"Bards also need swordsmanship, so stop talking nonsense!" Hilde shouted.

On the other side, Gray looked at Yeats who was training hard, chewed the honey cake served by the cook, and said vaguely:

"Come on, Yeats, I'll leave you a few little cakes!"

Two days passed in a flash.

Hard work pays off. Before setting out to hunt, Ye Zhi finally saw new combat skills on the panel.

"You have learned new combat techniques, and your movements are like a tide."

Ye Zhi collapsed on the ground exhausted, throwing the wooden sword aside, his chest heaving. He saw Hildreth with his back to the sun, looking down at him.

"What?" Yeats panted.

Hild smiled and said, "The progress is very significant and deserves encouragement."

Ye Zhi's mood was disturbed. He stood up reluctantly and said modestly, "You taught me well."

"The Clairaudience/Eagle Vision technique you are going to learn next will be relatively easy."

Hildre smiled and said, "This is a detection spell that can enhance vision and hearing. When I'm not around, you can stay alert to your surroundings."

"Can't you always be here?" Yeats said.

Hild was slightly startled, then calmly said, "I'll go back first, you should also go to bed early... Good night."

Argonian: ()
Lord Hildreth, why are you blushing?

(End of this chapter)