Hikaru no Go: I taught you Go, and you made the Kisei cry?

"That's right, they're zombies."

"On our planet, everyone except me turned into zombies, and I... only managed to escape temporarily by using a time machine."

"Artificial intelligence is still relentlessly pursuing me, also traveling in a time machine."

"The original question was how to make everyone immortal, and I was included among them... Therefore, the artificial intelligence that only knows how to act on human commands will keep chasing me until it writes that code into my body, and then this matter will not end."

"Of course, there is another way to end it, which is to personally stop the development of artificial intelligence before it is born."

"As I just said, my arrival cannot last too long; to be precise, only one month."

"Because the time machine I'm in departed a month earlier than artificial intelligence... I'm sorry, but there's only about an hour left until the one-month mark."

"So, after I finish explaining the task to you, I must set off immediately to continue searching for the next spacetime landing point until someone can complete my task—to prevent the birth of artificial intelligence, or to destroy it before it reaches its full potential."

"Unfortunately, due to the age and disrepair of my time machine, the landing point this time deviated from the expected trajectory, making me two months late. At this time of yours... artificial intelligence has already been born, so now I can only settle for second best and ask you to help me destroy it."

"Of all the people in this era, only you can do this."

"Ah, speaking of which, this time machine is really too old... Last time, the time and space I landed in was even worse, it was actually the Tang Dynasty more than 600 AD, and the time before that, I landed in the Jurassic period... It's really troublesome."

"Oh, by the way, I've said so much, and you actually understood it all. That's really amazing... By the way, don't you have any questions?"

Looking at Su Ran with curiosity, Yi Xing was very puzzled. This child in front of him was able to hold back from asking any questions.

After a long pause, Yi Xing slapped his forehead and laughed awkwardly:

"Oh dear, I'm so sorry, I'm too old... I forgot I had muted you before. I'll unmute you now. If you have any questions, ask them now."

After saying that, Yi Xing gave Su Ran an apologetic smile again, and then snapped his fingers.

next moment.

Su Ran bombarded Yi Xing with a barrage of questions:

Three questions.

"First, where is that newly born artificial intelligence?"

"Secondly, how can I destroy it?"

"Third, what method did you use to determine that only I could do this?"

After hearing Su Ran's question, Yi Xing remained silent for a moment before smiling and saying:

"Don't worry, there's still an hour left. You don't need to be so nervous. I'll answer your questions one by one."

"First, the newly born artificial intelligence is YUAN, which is your next opponent... According to the strength tester, Kuwamoto Honinbo has no chance of beating him."

"Secondly, I don't know how you can destroy it, or even if you can destroy it at all... I can only tell you that when I was developing the artificial intelligence, I left a code inside it."

"As you know, the initial learning method of artificial intelligence was derived from chess players, so that code is also related to chess... If you can defeat it on the chessboard, you might be able to crash its system... Since no one has ever tried it before, I'm just guessing."

"Third, I'm not certain you'll win, but I feel that among all the Go players of this era, only your skill level barely meets the requirements. To be honest, I don't know who is stronger between you and that guy YUAN, but I feel that neither Touya Kouhiro nor Kuwabara Honinbo are as good as you... Uh, I hope my intuition is right."

Good guy!

After hearing Yi Xing's answer, Su Ran was now only thinking, "Wow!"

So it turns out that this bastard who calls himself a god is the one who started all this chaos.

What's even worse is that this person is only responsible for pooping, not for wiping his butt!

He's made a mess of his future, and now he's trying to end it all by relying on intuition and luck...

I have to say, this guy is really ruthless!

"One last question."

Su Ran looked at Yi Xing helplessly: "What's your mother's surname?"

"Uh, my name is Yi Xing, and as for my surname, I don't have one..."

roll!

Su Ran angrily gave Yi Xing the middle finger, rolling her eyes and saying:

"Alright, since you don't know the answer either, then I'll have to try it myself... I'm just wondering, since you have so many strange methods, like silencing people and creating such an isolated protective shield, why can't you just kill that guy Yuan directly?"

Uh, well...

Yi Xing scratched his head sheepishly:

"Initially, when YUAN only existed as data on the computer, I could indeed destroy it simply by destroying the root server, but..."

"But because the time machine is old, I arrived a month late. He already has a body, and I can't do anything about him anymore..."

“Yuan is a product of intelligence far exceeding that of humans. Once it develops its own consciousness, it will definitely clone enough hosts for itself as soon as possible. Even if I kill that man in black robes now, it can still find a clone to parasitize…”

"Even now, it can hide in any terminal, such as your mobile phone or computer. In short, as long as its main system doesn't crash, there's nothing I can do about it."

Ok.

With Yi Xing's explanation, Su Ran knew very well that her last bit of illusion had been shattered.

For now, the only option is to follow Yi Xing's advice and try to defeat it on the chessboard to see if it will crash.

but……

Thinking of Yuan's unfathomable chess skills, Su Ran felt a little apprehensive for a moment, completely unsure if she could defeat him.

"Well then, for the rest of the time, I'll just watch you perform. Anyway, I can't beat it..."

Yi Xing even had the mind to make faces at Su Ran, showing no intention of making amends for his mistake.

"Open this cover. Whether I live or die, I have to try."

Recalling the note left by Touya Kouyo, Su Ran's heart sank, knowing that some responsibilities had to be shouldered by herself.

"Good luck. Remember, you only have less than an hour left... Anyway, I have a time machine, so I can just travel through time a few more times... Sigh, I hope I don't end up in the Jurassic period again next time. Dinosaur meat is just too awful..."

While muttering to himself, Yi Xing helped Su Ran activate the protective shield.

The next moment, as the ripples in front of them receded, the scene returned to normal.

"I... lost..."

As soon as he returned to the real world, Yi Xing in front of him lowered his head "unwillingly" and admitted defeat to himself.

Su Ran looked down at the chessboard and, just as Yi Xing had said at the beginning, all the spectators outside had fallen for his "sleight of hand".

At this moment, his game with Yi Xing ended with him winning by a narrow margin of half a point, which was presented to all the viewers.

"YIXING has conceded defeat!"

The host, completely unaware of what had just happened inside the "barrier," excitedly shouted:

"Therefore, I hereby announce that the finalist for this Tianyuan Chess Saint Championship is—"

"Player Su Ran, and player YUAN!"

"Let's give a warm round of applause to welcome our two contestants to today's ultimate showdown!"

Wow!

As soon as the host finished speaking, thunderous applause erupted in the competition venue.

At the same time, Su Ran and Yuan looked at each other.

As their eyes met, YUAN slowly removed the black robe that had been covering his head, revealing his true face.

Upon seeing the other person's face, Su Ran's body trembled violently, and she involuntarily took a few steps back.

"Father...?"

On the other side, Yuan also gave Su Ran a warm smile:

"Xiao Ran, we meet again."

"Dad has learned about what has happened to you in the past few months through some channels."

“I am so gratified to have a son like you in this life… I have longed for the title of Chess Saint for a very, very long time.”

"I hope you..."

Su Yuan looked at Su Ran and said with a hint of relief:

Please give me your guidance.

boom!

Looking at her father's vivid face and voice, Su Ran felt as if she were in a dream, unable to tell whether what was happening was real or not.

"Father, will you... destroy humanity?"

After hesitating for a long, long time, Su Ran finally asked the question that had been on her mind, her voice hoarse.

On the other side...

Upon hearing this question, Su Yuan remained silent for a long, long time before finally breaking into a smile:

"Then we'll see... whether you can snatch the title of Chess Saint from my hands."

"To be honest, I really didn't expect that the person who would stand in my way in the end would be you, Xiao Ran."

“Pick up the chess pieces. I remember I taught you that as a chess player, once you stand in front of the chessboard, you only have two choices left…”

"Defeat the opponent, or..."

"Defeated by the opponent".

After speaking, Su Yuan calmly walked to the chess table and picked up a white piece from the chess box:

"You go first in this round."

Looking at her father's ever-present refined smile, Su Ran felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

Should we play this move, or not?

……

(The End)