"I want to jump, but where should I jump?"
In the middle of the decisive game, Xia Bai fell into a huge disadvantage and could not come up with a solution for a long time, which made Pinghai, who was watching the game at the side, very anxious and he quickly gave advice.
"Jump here, and the dead horse will become a living one, and you can also force her to return to defense."
"It's indeed a good move, but..."
Seeing that Xia Bai was still hesitating, Zhao He, who was a little impatient, couldn't help but said, "What are you still hesitating about? If you don't jump, you will really be dead."
Looking up at Zhao He and Ping Hai, Xia Bai said with some confusion: "I know the rules. A spectator should not speak. Now that you have spoken, how can I make this move?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Ping Hai and Zhao He blushed and covered their mouths.
The Donghuang ship girls definitely understood the rules of the chess game, but they noticed that Xia Bai had not yet seen a good move, so they reminded him in a hurry. Now that the person involved has pointed it out, they still feel embarrassed.
Moreover, they all saw that with Xia Bai's chess skills, it was possible for him to see this move, but because of their reminders, the other party was unable to make this move. In addition to feeling shy, they also felt a little guilty.
After seeing Xia Bai's open style, Zhen Hai nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Since there is an outsider's suggestion, why don't we cancel this game and start a new one?"
"No, I don't want to take advantage of you. Let's decide the outcome in this round... I'm going this way."
"Then I won't be polite." Zhenhai gently picked up the chess piece and put it down on the board, and said with a smile, "My next step is to kill the chess piece."
"...Um."
After calculating in his mind for a while, Xia Bai couldn't think of a way to break the deadlock, so he had no choice but to resign and admit defeat.
"I lost, and I accept it sincerely."
"Concession."
Smilingly withdrawing his expectations, Zhenhai slowly raised a finger. Before he could speak, Xia Bai answered, "I remember there was a prize, I don't need you to remind me... Alas, it was just a little short."
Victory and defeat are common in the military. He was finally on the verge of victory in the gambling game, but in the end he was still one step behind. He always felt a little regretful.
But he was truly convinced. The two of them were equally skilled at chess, and Zhenhai did not use any tricks. He just didn't seize the opportunity.
Seeing Xia Bai's anxious look, Zhenhai whispered a few words to the Donghuang ship girls who were watching, asking them to disperse, and then comforted her softly: "Why do you care so much about a temporary victory or defeat?"
"The difference between our chess skills is not much. Maybe you can be the winner next time."
Sighing, Xia Bai said sadly: "Thank you for your good words, I will come to compete with you next time... By the way, what do you want to use the prize for?"
It is not scary to agree to something. The scariest thing is that the other person holds the conditions but does not ask for them. So Xia Bai thinks that it would be best if Zhenhai could propose something for him to do now.
Looking up and thinking for a while, Zhenhai looked directly into Xia Bai's eyes and asked seriously, "I want to know why you came to Donghuang today. How about it, this doesn't touch the bottom line, right?"
"this one?"
"Yes, that's it."
With a strange expression, Xia Bai said, "Okay, I suddenly feel like you're not that annoying after all."
"I came here mainly to ask Yixian for help. There is something very important that needs help from someone who knows Chongguo culture very well."
Crossing his legs, Zhenhai rubbed his cheeks, blinked, and continued to ask: "Does that mean we don't actually need to look for Yixian?"
"Well, actually every Donghuang ship girl can do it. I asked Haitian before, but she said she didn't know..."
At this point, Xia Bai suddenly looked at Zhen Hai, who looked very confident. Thinking that he was so smart, he asked uncertainly, "Well, how about you give me some pointers?"
"Haha~ Since you lost, why should I help you?"
Xia Bai curled his lips and said, "If you don't want to help me, then don't help me. Anyway, I have always beaten you. Next time, let's continue the best-of-five game with a prize. I don't believe you can keep winning."
After saying that, Xia Bai was about to get up and go upstairs to find Yixian, but just as he was about to move, he was stopped by Zhenhai.
"Wait, I'll help you. Just think of it as an advance payment for the prize."
After thinking about it, Xia Bai felt that it was not impossible to advance the bet. After all, he would win eventually, and he was confident that he would win, so he stopped.
"Alright, let me make this clear first. This is really important. I'm not joking or hinting at anything. Don't overthink it."
"I will only sing it once, Zhenhai, listen carefully."
He sang the lyrics again imitating Hong Lian's tone-deaf appearance. Xia Bai scratched his hot cheeks and asked in a low voice, "How is it? Can you hear any hidden meaning?"
"I think you should sing this song for Yixian."
"?"
Seeing Xia Bai's puzzled look, Zhenhai waved his hand and chuckled, "Just kidding, you're not the kind of scholar who uses songs to express your feelings."
"I haven't heard of this song. Judging from the lyrics, it's just a simple confession song. Plus, you're tone-deaf... So I think we should start with the whole song, or start with the source."
“Can I find relevant information online?”
Shaking his head, Xia Bai replied: "I tried, but couldn't find it at all, so I came to look for Yixian."
With his eyelids slightly lowered, Zhenhai thought for a moment and then continued to ask, "I want to know in what kind of environment this line was sung, and how did you know this line?"
"If someone else told you, what reason or emotion did they use to sing it to you?"
Although he didn't quite understand the meaning of Zhenhai's questions, Xia Bai still answered honestly: "This is what Honglian sang to me... Um, Honglian is a very powerful mecha god who can create and destroy the universe at will, master cause and effect, observe the future and the past, and can even cross the world and beat people up at will."
Hearing this, Zhenhai asked anxiously: "Then can you drive this mecha god to fight now?"
"Of course I can't do that. The other party is the top seat, and I can't meet Honglian's requirements."
Taking a deep breath, Zhenhai suppressed his inner trembling emotions and said calmly: "You continue."
"This line of lyrics is sung to remind me of something, Zhenhai, can you figure out something from it?"
"I have a clue now, hehe~"
After discovering Zhenhai's calm and composed demeanor, Xia Bai suddenly felt that his IQ was not enough.
Just these alone can give us a clue. Is the gap between smart people and stupid people really that big?
Chapter 205 Xia Bai stays tonight ()
"Since you can't get an answer from Haitian and me, and you can't search for relevant information online, I can only boldly conclude that this song is not from this world."
"Couldn't it be a song hidden in the dust of history?"
Glancing at Xia Bai, Zhen Hai crossed his arms and sighed, "Electronic technology is so advanced nowadays that any clues about something that has appeared can be found on the Internet."
"This song sounds like a popular song, and judging by the lyrics, it should be about expressing love between a man and a woman. Why is it necessary to hide it in history?"
After thinking for a while, Xia Bai asked with a strange expression: "Not belonging to this world is your 'clue'? What's the difference between this and not saying anything?"
"I'm not a lunatic. I'm already pretty good at making this judgment given so little information. At least you can follow this line..."
At this point, Zhenhai noticed that Xia Bai still looked confused, so he sighed and said, "I'll help you check, but this is the second prize."
"You need to beat me twice in chess to repay my favor."
Hearing that Zhenhai was willing to help, Xia Bai was overjoyed and thanked her: "Sister, I will never forget your kindness. We will fight again tomorrow as we have a long way to go."
"Don't leave in a hurry. Yixian went to cook when she knew you were coming. Wait for a moment and have dinner before going back."
Considering that it was a bit rude to leave Donghuang without seeing the host, Xia Bai nodded and agreed. Then, under the guidance of Zhenhai, he came to the dining room of Donghuang.
Perhaps it’s the characteristics of the camp, or maybe it’s because there are few ships here, but the rule in Donghuang is that everyone must eat together at mealtime, a typical family concept.
As soon as he entered the door, Xia Bai saw a round table that could accommodate more than ten people. There was also a glass plate on the table that could be rotated at will.
In a trance, Xia Bai really thought that he had returned to the past, but the person beside him was no longer his male friend, but a beautiful girl who was as pretty as a fairy in the Moon Palace.
Oh, yes, Xia Bai doesn’t actually have any male friends…
However, Zhenhai's appearance is worthy of being described as beautiful as a flower, stunningly beautiful, but Xia Bai had some complaints about her in the past, so he was unable to notice her beauty.
At the moment, the Donghuang ship girl had not come over yet, and there were only Xia Bai and Zhenhai at the table. After taking a seat, Xia Bai withdrew his thoughts and looked straight at Zhenhai who was sitting next to him, wondering what he was thinking.
Zhen Hai felt a little uncomfortable with his gaze and asked, "Why... are you staring at me?"
"Well, I suddenly realized that you are actually a good guy, not necessarily that bad."
With his eyebrows relaxed, Zhenhai fiddled with the spoon in the bowl and said seriously, "Oh~ did you think I was bad before?"
"If you consider those probing tactics to be 'bad', then I certainly was, and I still am to this day."
Xia Bai didn't respond. Instead, he shifted his gaze from Zhen Hai's face to her voluptuous figure and said slowly, "Actually, I don't think you are that bad or sinister. I just don't like your style."
"Now I understand your situation at that time. I can only say that nothing is absolute in this world. Everyone has what they want, so it is naturally difficult to distinguish between right and wrong."
"Siren set up testing grounds in various worlds, and hundreds of millions of lives were lost. From our perspective, Siren must be the representative of brutality, chaos, and evil. They are the enemy."
"But from their perspective, perhaps all of this is to better deal with that alien god, or even to deal with a being more terrifying than that alien god, and to preserve the spark of life for these worlds."
Hearing this, Zhenhai couldn't help but ask, "What about you? What do you want to do after Solomon? Maintain world peace?"
After thinking for a while, Xia Bai said, "I want to live peacefully with everyone for a while, then travel around the world and see the scenery that I have never seen because of the battle."
"When we're done playing, let's go to the new world that Bismarck mentioned. I remember there are bad beasts there, so we can beat them up again."
"If possible, I would like to hunt down Qian Gong with A Kuan later, because he still owes a lot of blood debts in this world. That guy must die for both public and private reasons."
"Then... maybe I should ask Ling-chan if there is anything I can help you with. Even though that alien god was beaten by Honglian and didn't dare to jump, it would still be best to kill him."
"Very naive. Your ideas are as innocent as a child. I thought you would have more ambitious ideals."
Putting down the spoon, Zhenhai turned his head and stared into Xia Bai's eyes, asking in confusion: "With such a powerful force, have you ever thought about conquering the world and becoming the overlord?"
"Come on, I can't even manage these few shipgirls, how can I conquer the world? If I have time to think about these things, I might as well think about how to keep Shokaku and Lexington quiet for a few days."
Shokaku and Lexington are like water and fire that are incompatible with each other, and they are always at loggerheads. Xia Bai doesn't know why there is such a big conflict between these two gentle and virtuous people.
She just agreed superficially after being told several times, and continued to be sarcastic after Xia Bai left. Zuikaku was not to be mentioned, she was so stupid. Saratoga didn't even know how to persuade her sister, and insisted on letting the two of them fight each other in the air.
Xia Bai didn't know how to persuade him. Just protect Lexington. Shokaku was his wedding ship, and he didn't want Shokaku to suffer.
But he should protect Xianghe. Lexington left Huanmeng and ran all the way to confess to him, and there are not many familiar people around. Xia Bai doesn't want to let her feel too wronged.
If Xia Bai can't handle all these, how can he conquer the world? That's enough.
"Yes, you are not the kind of person who likes power. Although you are the leader of the Red Axis, you are a hands-off person, and Bismarck and the others are still in charge."
Holding her cheek, Zhenhai winked playfully and said with a smile: "He loves beauty more than the country. This is a complete tyrant."
Hearing this, Xia Bai opened his mouth to refute: "I am just a bit shy, so what? It doesn't affect you Zhenhai. Can't a handsome and elegant man like me have some little habits of my own? Can't I have flaws?"
"Besides, Confucius once said that food and sex are human nature. Saints think this is normal, so why are you making so much trouble?"
Seeing Xia Bai getting excited and wanting to compete with him, Zhenhai covered his mouth and chuckled twice, then said, "When you speak the words of a saint, can you take your eyes off me first? That way it will be more convincing."
"Vulgar, I don't have any desire in this, I just look at you with pure appreciation."
"hehe."
Chapter 206 Don’t you have a battle elder sister?
Zhenhai was actually very curious about what it meant to have a gaze without any desire and purely appreciative look. However, judging from Xia Bai's look at that moment, it certainly could not be considered one.
It was a look that one wanted to see but was too embarrassed to do so openly, and the direction of the eyes would follow Zhenhai's legs. It was pure appreciation, and it was a relief that Xia Bai could say such words without blushing or beating his heart.
However, for Zhenhai, it is good enough that his charm can attract Xia Bai.
Zhenhai changed the position of his legs as if nothing had happened and asked with a smile, "Do you like it?"
"what do you like?"
"I see you sneaking glances at my legs from time to time...do you like this?"
Xia Bai blushed and said shyly, "It's not about liking or not liking it, it's just that it's pretty so I looked at it a few more times... By the way, why haven't Yixian and the others come over yet? I'm a little hungry."
This abrupt way of changing the subject made Zhenhai smile even more. This shy man actually had such an "innocent" side.
"I think it's about time. It should be here soon."
Before he finished speaking, the door opened, and the Donghuang ship girls that Xia Bai had seen and hadn't seen before came in one after another. The most eye-catching among them was a girl with hair the color of forgiveness.
It’s not that the other party’s behavior is strange, but the forgiving look makes Xia Bai a little concerned. After all, he thought that the hair color of the Donghuang ship girls was relatively plain.
But in fact, it's not just the color of forgiveness. The hair of Haitian seen earlier was also rather strange, like a brush dipped in ink. The overall color was Yamabuki, but the ends of the hair were a little black.
As for Yingrui and Zhaohe, they are even more strange. A more appropriate word to describe them would be Yin Yang Hair?
Anyway, the hair color on the left is completely different from that on the right. If it were on an ordinary person, it would definitely look like a Shamatte, but it looks very good on a talented and pretty ship girl.
Yixian and Zhenhai's long black hair makes them look more like outliers among the peculiar hairstyles of this group of Donghuang ship girls.
While Xia Bai was still secretly wondering why the Donghuang ship girl's hair was so strange, a ship girl with red twin ponytails walked up to him in a familiar manner, raised her head and asked, "Since you stayed to eat, does it mean that you have agreed to Sister Yixian's marriage?"
Shrinking back, Xia Bai smiled with a somewhat pale face: "Why do you think so? It should be normal to get together for dinner."
Staring at Xia Bai suspiciously, the girl shook her head and explained calmly: "In Donghuang, only family members used to eat together, not to mention that Sister Yixian cooked personally..."
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