The work of the Go master

Saito slapped the back of his head and laughed: "Of course I don't have that confidence. You're the one who defeated Kiyonuma Yuzawa in two consecutive games and passed the three-stone challenge of Ishishin. I'd probably just let you play a game first. I really don't have the ability to give you a two-stone handicap."

“However, I think we should follow the proper procedures, shouldn’t we? Let’s just do it the way the ancients did.” Saito’s hands were already restlessly fidgeting in the Go box.

Sure enough, the old guy finally couldn't contain his hot-blooded, immature spirit and wanted to come up and give him a good beating.

"Following the ancient methods, what a nostalgic phrase... Well then, let's proceed with this process!"

Koji Mitsu had long wanted to play a game with Saito, whether it was a two-piece handicap or a first-move handicap, or even a draw, it would all become experience on his path to advancement.

Using a game to conclude today's day is the perfect way to end it.

He was also very curious about what Saito's symbolic spirit looked like.

A powerful being with a purple danger signal, the strongest being we have ever witnessed!

The first chess piece was placed, and the whole world was shrouded in darkness.

Under the night sky, the cherry blossoms sway in the breeze.

A white tail danced in mid-air.

No, there's more than one.

Instead, it has four tails, each white with a swirling pattern symbolizing the wind spirit painted at its end.

This is....

fox?

The fox is almost divine, huge and graceful, with a pure and proud white coat, and its tail spreads out behind it like a mural.

Name: Saito Sando

Symbolic Spirit: Inari God Fox

[A divine fox who has mastered the secrets of the wind, a powerful cultivator of three thousand years, a man destined to move with the wind.]

This is a purple-level Asura-level monster.

Ke Zhiguang's first thought was of the white-tailed fox he had encountered in the Go room. Compared to the divine fox before him, it was like the difference between 30 years of cultivation and 3000 years of cultivation.

But to be fair, with both wind attribute and a giant fox, does this mean we'll be opening up a Rasengan-making challenge in the future?

The divine fox also wore a crown on its head, this time a pure gold crown.

[Honor: Eternal Dragon Throne]

[Wealth Luck +200%]

[Lifespan +20 years]

[Immune to all diseases]

Never be in debt.

[Love fortune +100]

Children's health

.....

A series of chaotic halos appeared, and the dazzling golden effects of the entries were blinding.

So, this "never in debt" skill is actually your passive ability?

You really think you're so capable that you've paid it all back?

Besides the crown on its head, the Fox God is covered in medals like a bulletproof vest, with various champions and runners-up, comparable to Brego.

Brego was also a famous person who hung medals on his chest like crazy. If he were to fall to the ground, the large number of medals that fell to the ground could cause an earthquake in Moscow.

After staring at it for a while, Ke Zhiguang suddenly noticed something unusual.

That is, in the [Eternal Throne] effect, the [Immune to All Diseases] section has a significantly dimmer lighting effect than the other effects, as if it has faded.

this......

Could it be that part of the effect has disappeared?

Ke Zhiguang felt a sudden pang of anxiety for no apparent reason.

But after thinking about it, there's nothing to fuss about. Saito is already 66 years old. It's normal for an ordinary person to have some illnesses. Birth, aging, illness, and death are the norm in the world.

The effects of miracles and fortune-telling may be quite limited, not as mystical as Yu Chengqi claims.

After clarifying his thoughts, Ke Zhiguang calmly made his move.

......

......

The game ended at 8 p.m.

“You win, 3 points. That’s enough for today.” Saito took a deep breath.

Thank you for your guidance.

"Speaking of which, has everything been settled at your school?" Saito asked casually.

"We are currently studying how to handle this."

"Judging from your expression, it seems you're not ready to completely sever ties with that side," Saito said.

"Yes, that's an essential part of my life. Both the way of Go and life are things I want to achieve. Although there are contradictions between them, it doesn't mean that choosing one side means completely abandoning the other. What I want is to reconcile the two and achieve a state of harmony," Ke Zhiguang said seriously.

Saito chuckled: "You're not very old, but you've reached a high level of understanding, even talking about harmony and reconciliation... Well then, go ahead and do it."

Stepping out of the office building and onto the bustling streets at night, one is immediately enveloped in the superficial and frivolous atmosphere of everyday life.

As Ke Zhiguang walked, he pondered his next steps.

First, I'll do some practice problems early in the morning.

Then they went deep into Peach Blossom Studio to investigate in detail the clues about Ghost Lord.

As for Shuicheng and Baimeng... well...

When he touched upon things unrelated to Go, Ke Zhiguang was surprised to find that his experience was quite limited.

Perhaps, this is life.

Never mind, I'm going to have some group sex today. I mean, let's have some fun with the coupons... oops, I mean, the challenge coupons.

Chapter Nineteen: Let's start with five rounds of calming down.

At 8:30 p.m., Ke Zhiguang went to a nearby chess hall.

This is a Go club located in the heart of a bustling commercial street, reminiscent of the location chosen by Douyu Internet Cafe in its previous life. There are exquisite black and white curtains hanging at the entrance, as well as smiling staff.

Its specifications are worthy of a chess player.

In comparison, the Go club near my home can only be considered a small internet cafe in a third or fourth-tier city.

Before entering the chess hall, there's one important thing to do first—look up at the sky and divine whether to play chess tonight will be auspicious or inauspicious.

There are no stars or moon tonight, and the night breeze is refreshing; there are no ominous signs.

If this kind of weather were encountered under normal circumstances, Ke Zhiguang would mostly just think that it would rain tomorrow.

But according to the inertia of this world, the weather seems to be saying... Go ahead and play, play chess, if you dare, then play!

Yeah, they really have the guts.

I just learned something from Saito, and I can't wait to call out Ghost-kun and beat him up.

I decisively entered the Go hall. The environment inside was exceptionally quiet. The Go players here were no longer the seasoned veterans from my neighborhood, but rather well-dressed and upright guests. Some of them even wore gold watches, suggesting they were white-collar workers.

After all, it is Chiyoda Ward, the most central area of ​​Tokyo and the area closest to the Go Institute. In terms of both population quality and overall Go strength, it surpasses Suginami Ward.

In terms of chess skill, Ke Zhiguang knew based on the list of items displayed to each player.

The quality of the items dropped by everyone here is significantly better than those dropped by the people opposite us. The people opposite us can only drop low-end cookies worth 300 yuan, while this group can drop high-end cookies worth 1000 yuan a box.

Of course, this is just one example. There are even more affordable discount coupons, and some people also have special items such as challenge tickets and event trigger tickets.

Intermediate fishpond, I think that's a fair term?

No, it can no longer be called a fishpond; it should be called a training room.

Ke Zhiguang looked around but didn't notice anything amiss.

It seems unrealistic to expect to stumble upon Ghost-kun by simply searching for a needle in a haystack.

But this doesn't stop Ke Zhiguang from wanting to have a go at playing against several people at the same time.

"Excuse me, can I apply for a multiplayer challenge here?" Ke Zhiguang asked the shop assistant.

"Does 'multi-person challenge' mean, sir, you'd like to play one against many?"

"That's it."

"Then please take this, sir. Find an empty table and sit down, but please be prepared that not many people will be willing to fight you."

The shop assistant handed Ke Zhiguang a small sign that read "Shu Fan Da".

Of course, it's just an ordinary brand, with no special effects.

If it were a small shop, the clerk would probably taunt the customer by saying he wanted to take on ten people, and then suddenly a few thorns would sprout up and be stabbed at the person.

But our shop seems quite civilized, only displaying a sign indicating how many rounds it has to be played, waiting for others to come and challenge us.

Sure enough, half a day passed and hardly anyone paid any attention to Ke Zhiguang.

I doubt many of you here know much about team battles, but judging from the location near the chess academy and Ke Zhiguang's age, he's probably a young man working hard at the academy, with superb chess skills, looking for some excitement here.

Unless a group of people have discussed it beforehand and come up together in perfect unison to take on the challenge, it's unlikely that this multi-person challenge can be organized.

Without hesitation, I rolled it up!

Launch the [Multiplayer Challenge Ticket]

Suddenly, a shooting crosshair from an FPS game appeared in the center of my field of vision.

This is probably what it means to select a target.

Based on the quality of the items that were dropped, Ke Zhiguang selected several suitable ones to step forward.