After all of us are reborn, who plays Go?

"Zhanlang-kun, congratulations on reaching the semi-finals of the world championship. I hope you can keep up the good work and win the championship in the finals, so that Japanese Go players can appreciate the elegance of China."

After hearing this, although Fang Yuan didn't say anything, he had already started to slander in his heart.

Do you still need to gain experience through this competition?
Japan had already witnessed Zhan Lang's methods and style in the ring competition a long time ago.

It's just that this world series is just to open their eyes again.

But they didn't see the real Zhan Lang, so only they saw the true horror.

You stupid Go players.

Thinking of this, Fang Yuan couldn't help but shook his head, and a sense of superiority inexplicably arose in his heart.

It was obvious that those who were abused looked like nobody's business, but as the only one being abused, Fang Yuan still inexplicably developed a feeling that he was unique.

Anyway, this guy Zhan Lang is not a human being at all. Even if I defeat others in the future, I will still be the best in the world!

Tonight is a private dinner for Chinese and Korean athletes, organized by Cho Myung-hoon, the leader of the Korean team.

Because Zhan Lang had led a team to visit South Korea last time, Cao Mingxun also thought that he still had some friendship with Zhan Lang.

As for the singing competition, Cao Mingxun selectively forgot about it, it was not a big deal.

Especially now that we have a common enemy, Japan, we naturally need to communicate more and first overthrow the huge mountain of Japanese Go before we think about other things.

Because the three Korean contestants have all been eliminated in this Fujitsu Cup, they plan to fly back home directly tomorrow.

Due to time arrangements, they could only get together tonight, so Cao Mingxun specially found a Japanese tavern to invite Zhan Lang and the other four Chinese contestants to dinner.

Cao Mingxun is a Korean chess player who has been studying in Japan. Although he later returned to Korea due to some changes, he is still quite familiar with Tokyo, Japan, and even the pub he chose is a relatively high-end private club.

Xu Zhixi, who was standing next to him, didn't understand what Cao Mingxun was saying in Japanese at all. He just nudged Cao Mingxun with his hand and started communicating with him in Korean.

"Oh."

Cao Mingxun nodded after listening to Xu Zhixi's words, and then translated it into Japanese and relayed it to Zhan Lang: "Xu Zhixi said that he regretted not playing against you in the world competition, but today's opponent Lin Xiaofeng is also very strong, and he asked you not to underestimate the enemy."

"of course."

Zhan Lang nodded when he heard this and raised his glass to say, "Thank you for your reminder."

In fact, even if no one is reminded, no one will really underestimate Japan's top-notch technology.

Even though Lao Ke was made into a meme by a bunch of people and was said to be Meng Huo, those who made the meme were all folk masters who could beat Shen Zi on the Internet. If it were the world's top chess players, no one would dare to ignore him.

Underestimating your opponent will inevitably result in a heavy price to pay. This is a lesson learned from the blood and tears of countless people.

Zhan Lang naturally didn't want to spend more money on lessons that his predecessors had already learned.

Although it is said that the only lesson people have learned in history is that people can never learn lessons in history.

"Then I wish Zhan Lang Jiu Duan a successful start."

Cao Mingxun smiled, and although he said that, he didn't have many blessings in his heart.

But he really hoped that Zhan Lang would just get the runner-up or something, and the championship should be given to Japan.

Because the sense of oppression brought by the battle waves in the past two years was so strong that it had even begun to become a new mountain.

The dragon slayer eventually becomes the evil dragon.

Everyone actually expected this, but Zhan Lang was the first one to change so quickly.

Before anyone could react, he suddenly changed from a brave hero into the big boss at the end of the level, and it was replaced by a dragon to challenge the level.

Originally, Korean Go thought that Japanese Go was a mountain. Although it was very majestic, a hole had already been broken through on the Chinese side.

A thousand-mile dam collapses due to an ant hole. South Korea can also take advantage of the victory to completely chisel away the mountain at this hole, and then attack upwards.

He can take his place!
Cao Mingxun is actually quite confident, because he feels that he is not too far behind the top level. Even if he cannot win any world championship, it is enough to achieve some relatively good results in the world.

Although they were eliminated in the first round this time, Cao Mingxun feels that if he has better luck getting into the semi-finals next time shouldn't be a problem.

What makes him feel most confident is his apprentice. He is the biggest trump card of Korean Go and the ballast that Cao Mingxun is most confident of.

Li Shiqing's level has entered an extremely rapid development period in the past two years, and even gave Cao Mingxun a little shock of his genius.

Cao Mingxun certainly didn't expect that although he thought his apprentice had no talent at first glance, he later discovered that his talented apprentice could actually reach an extremely terrifying level in Go.

Although he can still barely suppress his apprentice and maintain his status as the number one person in Korea.

But Cao Mingxun really feels that starting from next year or the year after, he really won't be able to hold it back any longer.

I'm afraid that when my disciple is about seventeen or eighteen years old, the number one person in Korea will be able to confirm the alien master.

He will also represent Korean Go and bring a little Korean shock to the world of Go.

But the problem now is that the overall situation of Go in the world is not conducive to the development of new players. In front, there are six top-notch veterans from Japan who are still alive and well and occupy many positions. In the middle, there is a wave of Chinese players who are at their peak and are very powerful and difficult to defeat. In the back, the young generation of Chinese players are also trying hard to catch up at an astonishing speed.

Cao Mingxun felt that this era did not seem very friendly to his disciples, as there seemed to be too many masters.

But what can I say? Only the one who defeats all the geniuses and remains on the field is the real genius.

Real gold is not afraid of fire!
However, Cao Mingxun was still worried that the fledgling Li Shiqing would suffer from psychological trauma after facing such a huge blow, so he temporarily did not allow him to compete abroad.

Wait until you have truly gained full strength, and then make a stunning debut!
Just like this world championship, many people suggested letting Li Shiqing participate directly. One reason is that his level is already among the best in South Korea, and the other is that everyone also wants the talented young man to see the world.

But Cao Mingxun thought it was not the right time yet.

Cao Mingxun now feels that the best plan is that Japanese Go and Chinese Go can both suffer losses, China breaks the monopoly of Japanese Go, and the strength of Japanese Go suppresses the momentum of Zhan Lang.

In this way, when the two sides form a strategic stalemate and neither can defeat the other, when the right opportunity comes in one or two years, his apprentice will emerge and directly break the stalemate and become the world's top player.

Even becoming the number one in the world is not impossible.

By then, Korean Go will also be able to reach an unprecedented height.

In fact, it's not just China. South Korea is also in a state of just rising. In the past, anyone could come and step on it. Naturally, Koreans generally lack national identity and pride, and they urgently need to seek outside support to prove that Koreans are no worse than others.

After all, in modern times, China and South Korea have experienced quite similar situations in various situations.

It’s just that South Korea is a little worse off in some ways. In fact, it is equivalent to the direct destruction of the country, and even many of its people have fled to China.

Even in sports games, for a long time, Koreans could only represent Japan in the competition.

Even though it finally ended in the end, it was directly split into two halves. In fact, because it was further north, it was still suppressed by the north in the first half.

Now that it has finally become one of the Four Asian Tigers, South Korea is also eager to find national pride and prove that the Republic of Korea is strong in all aspects.

Especially South Korea is a different matter from China. South Korea really has troops stationed there. Although they say they don't care, everyone knows what they are thinking in their hearts.

Just like the first thing Japan did after its rise was to secretly oppose its American father, and even directly claimed that it wanted to occupy the United States with money. In fact, it was because it was eager to prove its national honor.

Cho Myung-hun also knows that if Korean Go rises at this time when national pride is urgently needed, it will inevitably be highly respected and praised, which will be of great benefit to the subsequent development of Korean Go.

Such an opportunity is rare and will never come back, just like the current national craze for Chinese Go, the factors of time, place and people are all indispensable.

Cho Myung-hoon also wants to start a Go craze in Korea and thoroughly promote the rise of Korean Go.

Now, South Korea lacks a leader like Zhan Lang!
In other words, a world champion!
"Thank you for your good words."

Cao Mingxun glanced at the silent kid sitting next to him and said with a smile, "Come to think of it, this is Lu Hao who came to exchange ideas last time. I didn't expect that he can already participate in the world competition. China also has successors."

"It's just luck. My strength is far from that."

"That's too modest. No matter how lucky you are, it's useless if you don't have the ability."

This is definitely true. Even if Yingzi got a wild card to participate in the World Championship, she would not be able to make it to the top 16 if she met chess players from Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States in the first round.

You're not wondering why not say champion?

Lu Hao heard several people talking about him, and couldn't help but look up and ask, "Didn't Shi Qing come to participate in the competition?"

"Heh, his strength has not yet reached the level of the world championships. He still needs more training."

Cao Mingxun did not intend to expose his apprentice right now. He hoped to hide him and shock everyone when he was actually born.

Now, of course, the main focus is to hide my shortcomings.

"His strength must be stronger than mine now. I hope I can play against him again next time."

"Hahaha, don't worry, there will definitely be a chance. I also want to actively promote the exchange of Go between South Korea and China so that we can learn from each other."

"Come on, let's not talk about these things anymore. Let's eat quickly. Although Japanese food is not as good as Korean food, let's just make do with it for now.

Next time you come to Korea for exchange, I will definitely treat you well! ”

Listening to Cao Mingxun's passionate words, Zhan Lang could only smile awkwardly.

Although I can't eat the messy Japanese sashimi, at least I can still eat ramen sushi.

Go to Korea...

Continue eating kimchi?

Forget it, let Fang Yuan lead the team next time.

PS: Da Zhuang was directly defeated by a Korean female second-dan player today. She was directly killed... You have to know that she is usually the one who kills others. It seems that her condition has been getting worse and worse since the Huanglongshi Cup.

Originally everyone said that this round-robin competition was to give money to Da Zhuang, but it ended up making him cry... It turns out that things like champagne should not be opened casually, the favorite is doomed to fail.

(End of this chapter)