The work of the Go master

"The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, to put it simply, is Britain."

"You're British?" Ke Zhiguang was still dumbfounded.

He suddenly felt that the other person's style had changed abruptly, from an aloof and indescribable god to someone down-to-earth.

She twitched her eyebrows playfully, then spoke in a proper British accent: "In stage one we say nothing is going to happen...stage four, maybe there was something we could have done, but it's too late."

She spoke elegantly, rattling off such a long string of words that Ke Zhiguang was completely stunned.

This... sounds like it has a really authentic British feel to it.

Anyway, Ke Zhiguang couldn't understand it either, he only knew that the other person seemed to be speaking English.

"So, what does this sentence mean in translation?" Ke Zhiguang asked.

"In the first stage, we declared that nothing had happened. In the second stage, we said that something might happen, but we shouldn't take any action. In the third stage, we said that we should probably take action, but there was nothing we could do. In the fourth stage, we said that we might have been able to do something back then, but now it's too late," she said in a serious, butler-like tone.

After hearing this translation, Ke Zhiguang's brain remained blank.

This line is still a famous quote from the classic British drama "Yes, Minister," outlining the four steps of crisis public relations management—a treasure of human spiritual civilization.

This...it really is a British accent! It's almost too perfect!

Ke Zhiguang vomited several mouthfuls of blood.

That's right, this is the same quantum mechanics god who spends time with Asahi, who likes to add syllable particles with the mouth radical like "yo" or "oh" after the description of words every day, likes to replace "zhi" or "de" with "no", and likes to play with classic memes.

This silly vibe... is just perfect!

"So what's your name?" Ke Zhiguang was a little suspicious that the other person didn't have a name and needed to come up with one himself.

“My name… is Zero.” She put her index finger to her lips, exuding an air of mystery that made her name unspeakable.

"Zero?" Ke Zhiguang's first thought was the leader of the Black Knights of District 11.

But my second reaction was... I felt like I'd heard this name somewhere before.

I heard about it a long, long time ago.

It might have to be traced back to a past life...

But I just can't recall the relevant details.

“Of course, you can call me Zero. Don’t think of it as an employee number. My kind might be called one, two, three, four, etc. Zero is a name unique to me,” Zero said, her transparent voice seemingly possessing magic.

"Zero?" Ke Zhiguang tried calling out the other person's name.

Zero nodded: "I'm glad you call me by my name, my...executor."

Executor.

Ke Zhiguang had heard this name from Hanyexuan.

The executor of God, the one chosen by the gods to carry out a mission.

"Hey, you were just calling me master a moment ago, and now I've suddenly become an executor. My level dropped way too fast," Ke Zhiguang said jokingly, as if he were chatting with an old friend.

After the roundabout conversation, he felt that the other party was extremely kind.

"Just consider it a welfare benefit."

Will this kind of benefit continue in the future?

"That depends on how well you complete your next mission." Zero tilted his head, a smile spreading across his face.

“You don’t have much time left,” she continued.

The moonlight, infinitely thick and pervasive outside the window behind her, made the light tonight more enchanting than ever before.

It's as dangerous as a virus, and it may already be spreading on a large scale.

Chapter Sixteen: If I went to see my daughter like this, I'd be roasted alive!

It was nine o'clock in the evening. The prime time on television had ended, and the back of the city began to awaken.

In the high-rise buildings of the central district, Yagami Kunikyo gazed at the city's night view as always, his eyes, both weathered and youthful, reflecting the lights.

He looks weathered because he's actually 61, but young because he looks incredibly youthful.

The butler strode in with heavy steps: "Mr. Guojing..."

Yagami Kunikyo nodded: "I already know. The gods on Kezhiguang's side have been summoned. I can not only sense them, but I can even see the pillars of light standing there."

In his eyes, a dark blue pillar of light stood not far away, which happened to be Ke Zhiguang's residence.

That beam of light was made of data, fusion like the sun, calculating every moment, endlessly consuming massive amounts of formulas and symbols, yet it could form a closed loop, ensuring that not a single bit of data flowed out.

It's like controlled nuclear fusion, an artificial sun.

"The name is Zero, the oldest and wisest god. We've drawn the most unlucky card," said Yagami Kunikyo, looking at the distant pillar of light, the luminous glow illuminating his extraordinary face.

"Do we really have a chance of winning against that thing?" the butler asked.

“Gods cannot play against humans directly, not even Koji Mitsuko. That is to say, he cannot learn Go directly from the gods… But with his talent, he will probably grasp the essence of the new Go before long,” said Yagami Kunikyo.

"Mr. Guojing, are you afraid of him?"

Yagami Kunikyo nodded: "I'm terrified. He's the strongest and most unique person I've ever met... but he must also be afraid of me if he knew the consequences of losing to me."

"Because you will also be the most powerful and special person he ever meets?"

"Yes, in the end only one of us can stay... stay in this world."

Yagami Kunikyo emphasized the word "world" heavily, as if it held a deeper meaning.

"So far, the three opponents that Koji Mitsuaki has defeated at different stages—Kiyonuma Yuzawa, Yabu Eijin, and Koshikawa Tatsumi—have simply retired from the Go world. But my duel with Koji Mitsuaki was definitely not that gentle." Yagami Kunikyo clenched his fingers, his face reflected in the glass.

The butler wanted to say something, but in the end he only chose the simplest wording: "Then I can only wish you good luck in your military endeavors, sir."

Just then, the elevator doors opened, and a middle-aged woman, looking quite energetic, walked into the office: "Hey, Yagami Kunikyo, long time no see! I never thought I'd have the chance to see you again."

Yagami Kunikyo turned around and looked at the middle-aged woman, a long-lost emotion flashing across his eyes.

He shrugged and couldn't help but chuckle, saying, "Long time no see! I never expected to see you again. I'm quite surprised to see you like this."

The middle-aged woman blushed, bared her teeth, and stomped her feet frantically: "Tch, do you think I want to use this body? Besides, you have no right to talk to me like that, you old vampire. It's one thing that you haven't aged, but you've actually gotten younger."

"Let's not talk about that. How long have you been awake?"

"It's only been a week. My memories of this past week have been very chaotic. I've been struggling to regain control of my body with the original owner, and several times... I felt like she brushed past me. It's such a pity I couldn't greet her in time." There was a hint of regret in the middle-aged woman's tone.

However, what is even more regrettable is my current situation.

I was forced to stand on the opposite side of her, feeling a sense of fateful chains.

"Then let's begin, about Go in this era..." Yagami Kunikyo slowly sat down in front of the office chair at his desk, where the Go board was already prepared.

Recently, every night, these "ancient awakeners" have come to him to learn about the modern Go philosophy.

The middle-aged woman held her forehead and waved her hand: "Let's forget about this. It makes it sound like I'm from a distant era, some kind of country bumpkin who came from some ancient rural village."

Upon hearing this, Yagami Kunikyo withdrew his hand, which was about to place a piece.

"That's true, I almost really thought you came from hundreds of years ago, but... saying you're from ancient times isn't really a problem, is it?"

The middle-aged man sighed helplessly: "Yes, I still don't know which era I came from... But it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if I don't know where I came from. The key is to know where I should go."

Then, she reached out towards the city of Yagami, as if asking for something.

Yagami Kunikyo remained silent, waiting for the other party to speak first.

The middle-aged woman, having held her hands up for so long, finally lost her patience and snapped, "Money! I want money! Money enough to go out and party for several nights! Do you have to say something so hurtful to make me feel better?"

Yagami Kunikyo remained silent, even stroking his chin with interest as he observed the other's perplexing behavior.

The butler, unable to bear it any longer, awkwardly asked with a laugh, "Um, the original owner of this body should have had some money, right?"

"It feels kind of awkward using the original owner's money, huh..." The middle-aged woman scratched the back of her head, blushing and smiling, her expression utterly shameless.

The housekeeper was speechless for a moment, then handed a credit card to the other party.

"Thanks, I'll be heading out tonight." The middle-aged woman said as she walked towards the elevator.

"Harushima Kashima is currently on a floating island near Koto Ward. She just won the New Star Tournament. You know where that hotel is. She's celebrating right now and is expected to stay out late in that area tonight."

Yagami Kunikyo said this behind the other person's back.

The young woman paused for a moment.

"Thank you. Lu Zi won the championship. There's no better news than that. If there is any better news... it would be that she's surrounded by a bunch of friends she just made."

The young woman chuckled for a moment, then strode into the elevator, eager to meet the other party.

Even though going to see her like this would most likely get me yelled at as a pervert and told to get lost...

"Have fun with your daughter, Mr. Harujima Isshin," said Yagami Kunikyo.

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Meanwhile, Ke Zhiguang's team also took action under Zero's instructions.

He was connecting the game console that could play the "Mysterious Game Cartridge" to the television.

The living room was shimmering with light, and the entire room was filled with moonlight that flowed like water.

Zero is the source of light; wherever she goes, she is covered in flowing light, just like how Illidan in Warcraft 3 would ignite a small flame wherever he went.

Just now, Ke Zhiguang thought she was welded to the chessboard and he needed to lift her and the chessboard together to move her. He added so much strength to do that.

As a result, she jumped off the chessboard with a whoosh and began to sway and walk with the steps of an English maid.

Hmm... indeed, it feels very out of place.

Not long after, Ke Zhiguang had installed the game console's wiring and was waiting for the TV to be turned on.

"Do we really not need to turn on the lights?" Ke Zhiguang asked.

“If the lights are on, I’ll become transparent… Have you forgotten the quantum mechanics laws you summarized? One of them is that I can’t be exposed to light,” Zero said, looking at Ke Zhiguang.

She already knew that Ke Zhiguang called her by such a ridiculous name as "the god of quantum mechanics" all the time.

"So your race is really the god of quantum mechanics?"

"Of course there is no such strange classification of the Protoss. I am just a ruthless computing machine, or... you can call me artificial intelligence."