Day of Imprisonment

At this moment, Luo Xi had already started playing against the old man.

One 【Memory】 card for the next game.

If you lose, the Memory Card entry fee will not be refunded; if you win, not only will the previous 【Memory】 card be returned, but you will also receive an additional two cards.

Moreover, losing doesn't mean death.

It can be said that this Tun Tun Chess Club's level scene has almost zero risk, and once you win, the return rate is quite high.

However, the premise of having a return rate is being able to win against the opponent.

And just this one step, very few people can achieve it anyway.

Anyway, Qian Lejin had inquired that in the past dozen or so cycle days, several experienced Memory Retrievers, or Memory Retrievers who occasionally discovered this place, would come to try their luck every day, but without exception, not a single one could win even one game against this old man.

If it were just like this, it is estimated that no one would come to challenge him in the future, after all, the old man's chess skills are too high.

If you can't win, what's the difference between that and throwing away 【Memory】 cards for nothing?

But the old man will reveal a key piece of information during the chess game.

That is, if you win against him, you can go to the second floor to challenge the next level, and if you can successfully challenge the next level, you can get a numbered card.

Because of the huge temptation of the numbered card, even though they know that the old man is very good at chess and challengers almost have no record of winning, there are still people who can't help but come to try their luck.

However, in this first game, Luo Xi had already resigned after playing for a while.

“Again!”

There was no fluctuation on Luo Xi's face. He did lose. He had made a mistake in a crucial chess move earlier, and even if he continued, the result would be the same.

He took out a second 【Memory】 card and handed it over.

His point of view was that he was the authority, he was the professional, so if he couldn't handle it, no one else could.

Moreover, if he couldn't handle it, and you brought an amateur who was obviously not in the right field to handle it, it definitely wouldn't work. He analyzed it from a professional point of view, and you didn't listen and even criticized him, so he just had to argue with you to let you know that in this industry, what he said was the iron law.

Qian Lejin ignored him.

He was a little unsure at this moment. Although he knew that Luo Xi was very strong, after all, no one is perfect, and maybe Luo Xi was really not good at chess.

If that was the case, then he would have been a bit presumptuous this time.

But then he thought again.

That's not right.

What kind of person is Luo Xi?

He is someone whose brain capacity exceeds that of ordinary people by several times, a man who has reached the ceiling of intelligence in Qian Pangzi's eyes.

Such a person would not continue to throw 【Memory】 cards into the game if he knew he couldn't win.

So, let's just watch.

Of course, he wouldn't continue to argue with the bald, bespectacled man.

“This chess game, I don't understand, but just now, your idol, it seems like he only played a little bit, didn't even have much of an exchange before he gave up? That's strange.” Liang Qiu poked Qian Pangzi at this time.

“Brother Qiu, this is called deducing the number of steps. When masters play chess, they may resign if they make a mistake in a crucial step, because they know that the opponent is also a master and will not make mistakes. Rather than wasting time, it's better to start a new game early,” Qian Pangzi replied with his limited knowledge.

In fact, he hadn't seen anything at all just now.

In the second game, Luo Xi resigned after playing fifty moves.

“Continue!”

Luo Xi still didn't have any extra expressions, no frustration, no reflection, and he took out the third 【Memory】 card without feeling any pain.

Now, Qian Pangzi didn't dare to say anything, and Liang Qiu completely didn't understand.

The only strange thing was that the bald, bespectacled man didn't continue to mock him.

He stared at the chessboard, looking at the black and white pieces, lost in thought.

In the third game, Luo Xi continued to resign after a hundred moves.

So, he started the fourth game.

The bald, bespectacled man's expression became more and more strange. He stared at the chessboard, his expression changing from disdain to solemnity, and then to horror.

“How is this possible? The three games seem to have been played by people of three different levels: beginner, intermediate, advanced... If it's intentional, what is he trying to do? But if it's not intentional, doesn't that mean that this person used three games to improve his chess skills, and he seems to have seen through the old man's chess moves...”

The sweat on the bald man's forehead at this moment was more than when he had played against him personally.

He couldn't help but wipe it off with a towel.

In these four games, outsiders couldn't see the level, they only knew that the chess pieces on the chessboard were becoming more and more numerous, more than in the previous three games.

It seemed to have fallen into a stalemate.

Because the old man over there generally didn't think, he would just place a piece when the other party did, with only a delay of one or two seconds.

But in this fourth game, from the moment Luo Xi placed his piece, the old man actually started to think.

This caused his speed of playing chess to be significantly slower than in the previous games, and the whole rhythm slowed down.

This showed that he was thinking, and sometimes he would even get into a deadlock and confusion, and even later on, he was a bit hesitant.

But the strange thing was that on Luo Xi's side, the pieces were being placed faster and faster.

It was as if they had switched roles and positions. Luo Xi was placing his pieces faster and faster, while the old man had to think deeply before placing a piece, and after placing it, he wouldn't immediately take his hand away, hesitating for a second or two before raising his hand, but it could be seen that he was still quickly observing the entire chess path.

Fatty didn't understand chess either, but he felt that this game might be winnable.

Among the onlookers, Qian Pangzi was not the only one who didn't understand chess, but even Liang Qiu, who always had a loud voice, felt an invisible pressure and tension at this time, which made him dare not say anything rashly, and could only stare at the chessboard, which looked like a sky full of stars to him.

The bald man kept wiping his sweat. He looked at the chessboard as if it were a stock chart that was rising steadily across the board, and it seemed that missing a second would result in a loss of millions.

The tense atmosphere spread to everyone present.

Everyone was breathing cautiously, for fear of disturbing the two chess players.

Finally, after Luo Xi placed a piece, the old man over there pinched the chess piece with his fingers, but he didn't place it for a long time. He looked left and right, and after a long silence, he finally smiled and put the chess piece back into the chess basket.

“I lost!”

The old man spoke.

These three words were like a thunderbolt, directly shocking the onlookers into silence.

But on the contrary, everyone's chest seemed to be blocked by a stormy sea, with too many questions and doubts.

Although the old man lost the game, he seemed very happy. He glanced at Luo Xi, and his cloudy eyes seemed to regain their focus. The original feeling of decadence, almost madness, seemed to disappear at this moment.

His whole person was renewed.

He took three [Memory] cards and handed them to Luo Xi.

As for Luo Xi, although he won this time, he was still at a loss overall. In four games, he used four [Memory] cards, and as a result, he only got three back.

But this obviously didn't matter.

What mattered was that he could go to the second floor and challenge the second level.

"Congratulations, now you can go to the second floor to challenge the next level. If you win, you can get a fixed numbered card. I wish you success." The old man was very pleased, but as he looked at Luo Xi, his expression slowly became a little strange.

It felt like he suddenly remembered something, but he couldn't quite recall it.

It was like strolling down the street and suddenly seeing a familiar face. You'd say, "Hey, aren't you so-and-so?"

He looked familiar, but he just couldn't remember the name.

The old man now had that kind of expression and state.

Luo Xi didn't say much. He got up and walked to the second floor. Others wanted to follow, but the old man stopped them.

"Only those who pass the first level can go upstairs to challenge the second level. Others cannot go up unless they win against me." The old man's tone was firm.

He looked skinny, but even a tough guy like Liang Qiu didn't dare to mess around.

Many people had challenged the Piggy Chess Club, and all had lost. Naturally, some were not convinced and wanted to use other methods, such as force, to seize the cards.

But the result was that they died miserably.

It was said that the old man could turn the opponent into mincemeat with one hand.

When playing chess, he was an old man, but when he took action, he was a terrifying Tyrannosaurus Rex.

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Over there, Fatty Qian stopped the bald, bespectacled man who was preparing to sneak out and run away.

"No way, bro, you're not the kind of person who treats his words like farts, has no credibility, and is a despicable and shameless villain, right? No way? You just wanted to go out for some fresh air, not to escape, am I right?"

Fatty Qian said to him with a smile.

These words were like a big slap in the face, making the other party's face red.

"Bro, let me do the math for you. Before, the commission for hiring you was two [Memory] cards, plus the two cards you said you'd compensate extra, a total of four [Memory] cards. Bring them here."

Fatty Qian stretched out his hand, acting as if he had a thousand ways to kill you if you didn't give them to him.

Liang Qiu also blocked the door with his men.

He was even more stubborn. Since the other party had said it himself, he had to fulfill his promise and couldn't go back on his word.

Seeing that he couldn't escape, the bald man had no choice but to admit defeat.

He knew how terrifying and frightening it was for Memory Retrievers to fight and torment each other. He knew that death was just the starting point of a new beginning, but if he was stripped naked and had all his cards taken away before death, that would be true 'death' for a Memory Retriever.

Therefore, he could only compromise.

After handing over four Memories, the bald man was no longer in a hurry to leave.

"I admit, that young man does have some skills. He's good at chess, and he has talent and patience, but he may not be able to pass the second level."

This idea was normal.

Because the first level was so difficult, the second level would inevitably be more difficult. After all, it involved the reward of a numbered card.

Similar to this kind of level scene, in addition to being difficult, there would definitely be great dangers.

A moment of carelessness could lead to death!

He guessed right.

On the second floor, Luo Xi looked at the strange room and didn't know what to say for a moment.

There was no one here.

The room was not big, but on the wall directly in front of the room was a huge mirror.

It could encompass the whole person.

In the center of the room was a chessboard.

There were also chess pieces.

But the chess pieces in both chess baskets were black.

"One-color chess?" Luo Xi had heard of it. This not only tested chess skills but also memory, because you needed to remember the position of each of your and your opponent's moves. If you remembered it wrong, it was basically impossible to win.

But the problem was, there was no one here.

Then, who was he playing this one-color chess with?

Luo Xi walked in and sat on one side of the chessboard. Opposite him was a huge wall mirror.

At this moment, the lights in the room went out.

Only the small desk lamp on one side of the chessboard was still lit.

But only the chessboard could be illuminated brightly, and the other positions in the room were very dim.

Vaguely, he could see figures moving in front of him.

Luo Xi looked up. At this moment, the room was unusually quiet.

Slowly, the shadow was approaching, seemingly sitting opposite him.

But if you looked closely, you would find that there was no one in the room opposite him, but in the mirror reflected by the desk lamp, there was a figure sitting opposite Luo Xi.

"Heh, it's been a long time since anyone has played chess with me!"

A strange voice sounded.

It was like someone was whispering in his ear.

"Then, let's begin." Luo Xi didn't waste any time. It took him more than an hour to play four games with the old man, and it was almost four o'clock now.

It had already disrupted his original plan a bit.

So, he had to hurry up.

But in the next moment, the shadow in the mirror seemed to see Luo Xi. The other party was stunned, and then made a move that Luo Xi had not expected at all.

The shadow ran away.

When it came, it was slowly approaching, full of mystery. When it left, it was a little flustered, and it ran very fast. It was said to be flustered because the other party seemed to have knocked over a chair in the mirror, and at the same time, a chair in the room also fell to the ground for no reason.

Luo Xi was a little dazed.

He sat and waited for a while, but there was no movement.

It felt like opening a game and suddenly the screen went black and got a bug.

So how do you usually deal with this kind of thing?

Restart it!

Luo Xi got up, walked out, knocked on the door, and walked back in and sat down.

There was still no movement.

Except for the desk lamp, there was no other light in the room, and because there was a mirror, it seemed quite empty.

Luo Xi felt that he definitely had to ask the old man downstairs about this.

The scene wasn't set up properly, he had to return the card!

At this moment, the bulb of the desk lamp flickered, like a flicker caused by unstable voltage.

Looking at the mirror again, there were already a group of people.