New Century Warriors

Chapter 75 Team Building

Lei Ye felt sorry for this succubus. He wondered if the housekeeping company had assigned her this newcomer because Venus looked like a child. Venus's demands on her were so exaggerated that the little succubus thought she was being bullied.

However, since it was the housekeeping company's fault for sending a new employee, Lei Ye didn't say much.

And so Venus got her first day off. Raino called the other three people who had eaten breakfast to stay and told them not to go back to their rooms yet. The members of the Forest River on Line 2 had their first team building activity.

"First, there's this thing, I call it chess... Have I developed any similar entertainment props in the past five years, Venus?"

"No." Venus shook her head.

"Very well, then I will teach you the rules."

To get straight to the point, Lei Ye showed off a set of chess pieces that he had carved with a machine tool the night before.

Many toys cannot be used during time-stop, but this kind of intellectual challenge tool is completely unaffected, which happens to be one of Raino's best pieces.

It's time to teach these natives from another world a lesson.

"The horse moves in the direction of the sun, and the sun moves in the direction of the field. Remember that, right? Now, Venus, you go first."

"Is this what you mean by 'playing', sir? I thought it would be something like a date... Never mind, I'll make my move first, sir."

"I'll give you two rooks." Lei Ye casually shoved down the two corner pieces on his side.

As the war began, Lei Ye, relying on his familiarity with the rules, quickly conquered cities and seized territory.

Venus was initially somewhat distracted, but she was quickly drawn in by the exquisite battle on the chessboard and began to concentrate fully on it.

She immediately connected the remaining pieces, steadily built up her defense, and gradually launched a counterattack, quickly pushing back Lei Ye's advantage.

"General!" Venus mimicked the word that Lei Ye had just shouted.

Raino clapped his hands in praise of her intelligence, then waved.

"Get down!"

"...Sir, you gave me a two-piece handicap, you didn't use your full strength. Please use your full strength for another round with me, this is so much fun!"

"Go and cook me two dishes now."

"Huh? But we just had breakfast, and today is my first day off. He said he'd play with me or something..."

Go cook me two dishes.

Venus reluctantly put down her chess pieces and jogged towards the kitchen.

Wiping away his cold sweat, Lei Ye turned to look at Anlaxi. "My kid is pretty smart, isn't he? Let him win a game to make him happy. But I won't hold back when we're facing you. Come on, you go."

Why did you slam the chess pieces down so loudly just now, like you were about to fight?

"That looks more impressive! Enough talk, let's get started."

As a circus worker, Anlashi was indeed very interested in such novel toys. She quickly sat down opposite Lei Ye, rolled up her sleeves, and looked eager to try them out.

"Central cannon!" Lei Ye moved the chess piece with a snap.

With a loud bang, Anlahi was stunned.

She stared at Lei Ye with wide eyes, and after a while, she asked in a low voice.

"Is it not allowed to give me the first move? And shouldn't I be the one to go first?"

Oh, I wasn't stunned, I just had some unnecessary questions.

Lei Ye did not explain this, but only urged her to make her move quickly.

And so, the second battle quickly began. This time, Lei Ye did not underestimate his opponent and used all his strength from the start. But to his surprise, Anlaxi defended against everything. The defense that this guy created was as solid as a rock.

The tortoise strategy is very time-consuming. Lei Ye heard Anlaxi muttering to himself as he moved the pieces, saying things like, "This is how it is," "So there are rules like this," and "Oh, I understand~".

It's like defending while simultaneously familiarizing yourself with the rules.

Then, at some point, she suddenly twisted her shoulders and launched a counterattack.

They took it down in one fell swoop.

"General!" Anrahi mimicked the word Venus had just shouted.

Raino clapped his hands in praise of her intelligence, then waved.

"Get down!"

"...Sorry, I got a little excited and engrossed in this since it's my first time playing. Please, let's play another round! This time, I'll make sure you win without leaving a trace, Boss Lei. Oh, I mean..."

"Go back to your room and type two words, go."

Raino took a deep breath and turned to look at Ais. Although the ice dragon lady didn't have much expression, judging from the subtle changes on her face, she went from being slightly unhappy about being forced to stay to being very interested in the new toy. When she met Raino's gaze, the way she turned her head away seemed to be saying something like, "If you really want me to play with you, that's not impossible."

"Loya, you go."

"Haha, let me handle this. Watch me take you down in no time."

Loya, sitting in the preparation area, rubbed her hands together and happily sat down opposite.

What a joke... Originally, Raino intended to make Ais his final target. After all, she has half dragon blood, and her intelligence is quite high.

If she wins, a part of her dragon genes will instinctively make her feel more favorably toward the person who defeats her. But if she loses, the little bit of intimacy she gained because of the Ice Dragon Sword will be reduced.

It's really strange, Lei Ye thought his chess skills were pretty good and he could easily beat the old man downstairs, but he never expected to lose twice in a row.

We must teach this elf from another world a lesson.

After thinking for a moment, Lei Ye reached out and pulled the two cars on Luo Ya's side off the road.

"Hey! What's wrong?!"

"Enough talk, I'll let you go first."

Loya, who had been eager to try, suddenly became unhappy. After glaring at Lei Ye several times, she grabbed the cannon on the left and shot down Lei Ye's horse.

Lei Ye frowned and swallowed her cannon.

Immediately afterwards, Loya grabbed the cannon on the right and took down another of Raiye's horses.

Lei Ye frowned again. With this, the victory was almost certain. Luo Ya still had her two knights but no more usable pieces, while Lei Ye had only lost his two knights.

Loya knew this too, so after squeezing out some sounds from her throat, she slapped the table and stood up.

"I surrender! This is outrageous! I'm not playing anymore!"

"Come on up!"

"No! It's not fun!"

Lei Ye felt a bit frustrated, his bitter feelings swirling in his chest, but he managed to suppress this overwhelming sense of pent-up frustration. According to the plan, the chess game with them was just for teaching purposes; the real purpose was to help them get along better.

Getting angry here will only lead to defeat.

So Lei Ye took a deep breath, stood up, called Venus and Anlahi back, and after announcing his successful victory over Loya, arranged for the four of them to take turns fighting.

This is a friendly match.

"No, listen to me, the reason I lost just now was because..."

"Loya, shut up! Don't you understand the principle of a true gentleman who observes chess without speaking?"

First up is the battle between Venus and Allah.

Lei Ye sat to one side watching the game, sighing with worry.

No matter how you look at it, chess is definitely a toy that can continue to be used even when time is stopped.

But can the plan to subtly suppress Kroc while simultaneously extracting information from her be successfully implemented?

What is the average intelligence of the vile race? Are there any Ultra cards or similar items that I can buy to check their stats?

The game became increasingly intense and fierce, causing Lei Ye to temporarily lose confidence in his chess skills. He realized he needed to pull out something else.

Actually, after Lei Ye finished making this chess set last night, he had a bad feeling and immediately made a spare toy.

A set of non-magical driven phantom dragons.

Considering that Kroc said she hadn't felt human warmth for hundreds of years, and that she used a bandage without any common sense, using this thing to warm her up would definitely make her feel warmer.

As the old saying goes, if you just go up and grab her, she won't be able to handle it.

But I feel it might cause unnecessary trouble.

After thinking for a while, Raino realized that he had fallen into a blind spot. If his goal was simply to have fun with Kerok, improve his relationship with her, and lower her guard, he didn't necessarily need to use any special tools. As long as he could achieve a similar effect, that would be fine.

Lei Ye took out several exquisite small bottles from his storage bag.

There were also several luxurious large bottles.

He shook it slightly and could hear the sound of liquid coming out. Lei Ye pulled the stopper off one of the large bottles that had been opened the night before, and a strong aroma of wine wafted out.

That's right, alcohol.

If little creatures are interested in delicious food, then they should also be interested in novel drinks.

Lei Ye poured himself a little, sipped it slowly, and let out a blissful hum.

As expected of Ye Lei's treasures, these wines were definitely obtained from the main city. The taste is extraordinary, completely different from the wines that you can get in the guild for a little money.

Let's use alcohol to break down Kroc's defenses. Back in the day, Raino also searched for keywords like "drunkenness," so he can be considered to have some experience.

At this moment, Loya sneakily approached, sniffing the air. Since there was only one set of chess pieces, the other two could only watch while Venus and Anlahi played. Loya wasn't very interested in the game, so she was peeking at what Lei Ye was doing. After discovering that he was secretly drinking some good wine, she immediately crouched down and leaned closer.

Lei Ye generously poured her a glass.

This bottle that was opened was originally prepared for these few people.

In Raino's memory, although the members of Mori no Kawa had average drinking capacity, none of them had bad drinking manners; a moderate amount of alcohol could liven up the atmosphere.

There might even be some scandalous incidents, but Lei Ye doesn't need any scandalous incidents right now. He just needs to liven up the atmosphere, so he only needs to give each person a small amount.

Thinking this, Lei Ye turned his head and caught a glimpse of something, and was utterly shocked.

"What the hell are you doing, Loya?!"

Loya was holding the opened bottle and chugging it.

By the time Lei Ye managed to snatch the bottle of wine, Luo Ya had already gulped down quite a bit.

"Didn't I pour you a full glass?!"

Ignoring Lei Ye's shouts, Luo Ya knelt down on the ground, pounding the ground with tears streaming down her face.

It let out a low howl.

"Is this... the taste of the Royal City Special Drink? I'm so happy to be able to drink the Royal City Special Drink in my lifetime. Mr. Raino, you actually took the time to serve me this kind of drink. I'm so touched. I was worried before that you might have some ulterior motive for bringing me here. I'm so sorry. From today onwards, I will feel at ease and enjoy myself here."

"I'll leave the last sentence aside for now, but do you recognize this liquor? I don't recall what 'Royal City Special Drink' is. How much does this bottle cost?"

"I'm not telling you! If I do, they definitely won't let me drink anymore. I'm so hungry... I'm getting excited, oh yeah!"

Upon hearing this, Lei Ye quickly put the bottles away, leaving only the one that had been chugging.

Looking at the bottle, Lei Ye seemed to be deep in thought.

"You didn't come up here and slurp this bottle up with your stinky mouth just so you could have it all to yourself, did you?"

"Why put it so harshly? I was just a little excited to see some good wine. By the way, this bottle is definitely ruined, right? How about I..."

Damn it, I knew it! That damned Loya.

"Venus, come here and slap her twice."

"But this way... Okay, sir, I'll be right there."

But what was this "but"? As Venus chased after Loya, Lei Ye, curious about the "but," leaned closer to take a look and discovered that the two sides were fighting fiercely, and each side didn't have many pieces left.

But Lei Ye quickly discovered Venus's advantage and grabbed a cannon to capture the opponent's major piece.

"General!" Anlahi on the opposite side delivered a fatal blow.

After staring at the chessboard for a while, Lei Ye silently returned the pieces to their previous positions.

"If I take a step back, that doesn't count. By the way, would you like a drink?"

"...I'm not the type to be oblivious to my surroundings when I'm focused. I do know what happened over there. The wine is good, but I don't really want to indirectly kiss that strange elf. It's inexplicably disgusting. Sorry, Mr. Lei."

"No, you don't need to apologize, I understand. I just felt a little disgusted for some reason, so I thought I should make sure it wasn't wasted and gave it to you to drink."

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"I'll find a chance to sell it later, even if it's cheap, I just don't want that guy to succeed. Here, take this."

Lei Ye handed Anlaxi a new cup and opened a new bottle of the so-called Royal City Special Drink, making a popping sound.

I poured some for Anlahi.

Raino hadn't tried this kind of liquor before on Line 1, so he didn't know its alcohol content. Liquor from another world wouldn't list such data on the packaging. However, judging from Loya's reaction and the taste he experienced, it was some kind of strong liquor, so Raino only poured half a glass for Anlashi.

Raino poured Ais a whole glass, knowing her ability to sober up.

Finally, Venus returned from her commotion, and Lei Ye poured her a little bit as well. Although she looked like a child, she was an angel, so this little bit was fine.

As for Loya...

Her face was very red; I didn't know if it was from being slapped or from the alcohol, but I had a feeling she was about to act crazy.

That big gulp just now was enough; now she doesn't need alcohol, she needs to sober up.

"Rayno... Stars... Five big gold coins..."

He's already talking nonsense.

Lei Ye helped her to the bathroom, intending to take her there to vomit.

As he walked, he glanced back at the others. They all showed great interest in this new toy, chess, which suited Raino perfectly. In particular, seeing Venus and Anrashi engaged in a heated debate about the game was exactly the kind of small opportunity Raino wanted to improve their relationship.

In his plan, the next time he uses time stop to find Kroc, he wants the same kind of progress.

but...

Watching those people gulp down their drinks, and then glancing at Loya whose vision was already glazed over.

The estimate of alcohol consumption, aimed at creating a lively atmosphere, should be fine, right?

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