Published at 4th of December 2020 10:10:06 AM
Chapter 2796: 2796
Chapter 2796 – The Secret of the Chessboard
With Han Sen’s chess talent, he was unable to tell what was so special about the 17 stalemates . At the very least, he was unable to tell if any secrets had yet to be discovered .
“Does that mean the secret of the chessboards isn’t actually in the chessboards?” Han Sen tried to analyze the stalemates via a different perspective .
Han Sen’s Heavenly Go and Under the Sky Knife skills were heavily related to chess . So, he tried to separate the black chess pieces from the white chess pieces and started to move like a chess piece .
Han Sen went back to the first stalemate he saw . He thought of himself as a chess piece and started walking per the black chess pieces of the chessboard .
Han Sen quickly discovered that would not work . The locations of some of the chess pieces were in reverse to where he went . Unless he had eight pairs of legs, he would not be able to walk like that .
“That means these chess pieces do not represent a location to get to . ” Han Sen tried doing it with every picture . He noticed it did not work in many ways . Even if he walked past it, it was useless . The chessboards were not directions .
“Little Doll, stop wasting your time . I have tried in many different ways . There is no secret . ” Holy Pirate approached Han Sen . He threw him a few fruits and said, “You should eat more . Someone is going to pick you up tomorrow . Do not worry . No one wants to kill you . You just need to listen to someone’s orders . ”
“Are the Extreme King people coming tomorrow? That means I have no time!” Han Sen looked at the sky . The sun was going to set soon . It did not seem like he could accomplish much in the space of one night .
But Han Sen was not going to give up . He sat on top of a wall and ate the fruit while he examined the chess pieces on one of the walls . He thought, The chessboard itself is fine . The chess pieces do not make directions, so what is the secret of these chessboards? Or, is it just how Holy Pirate said? Is it all a big joke? Is there no secret to be discovered with the chessboards?”
Han Sen had nothing else to do, so he continued watching the chessboards . While he was looking at them, his brain suddenly flashed . What if I played out all of these chess games? What would happen then?
After Han Sen thought that, he quickly wanted to do it . He chose a chessboard that was nearing the end . He tried playing chess on his own and continued with the game .
Since the stalemate was near the end, the winner was practically determined . Han Sen just continued with it . Throughout the rest of the chess match, he did not notice any problems .
Han Sen used the chess pieces he had just played with to walk once . He noticed it still did not work .
Han Sen did not give up . He observed the chessboard again . He noticed when the chessboard was finished, it seemed a bit different compared to when it was unfinished .
“What is the difference?” Han Sen looked at the chessboard and thought about it . He looked at it for a while before slapping his legs and saying, “Could this thing be a password? Is it like how the Breakskies used their hands for a password on that metal box? You needed a set of punching skills to open the metal box . What if I follow that discipline and a chess game? What would happen then?”
Han Sen was examining one of the chessboards, but he swiftly discovered a problem . He did not know which way to go . This Go was not like the average game of Chinese chess . If it was Chinese chess, one could look at the chess pieces and tell what sort of steps could be taken .
In Go, it was extremely hard to see which chess piece was moved first and which chess pieces moved later . So, it was hard to find out the order of the chess pieces .
“In that case, I have to go backward and replay the entire match of that chessboard . That way, I might be able to find something . ” Han Sen started to reverse the moves played out on that chessboard .
It was not easy for Han Sen to do, even though he was good at Heavenly Go, Dongxuan Sutra, and Under the Sky Knife . By the time he was finished with one chessboard, it was already midnight . It was only a few hours until daylight .
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His work did not go to waste . After Han Sen replayed the game of chess, he was able to figure out the order of each chess piece .
“My success hinges exclusively on this . ” Han Sen walked before that stalemate . He wanted to press the chess pieces on the image, but he was not tall enough . He was unable to touch them .
“A child’s body is horrible . ” Han Sen had no choice . At the moment, he had no power . He could not hit things in the air .
In the valley, he found a thick branch that he could use as a ladder . Han Sen returned to the chessboard with it . He climbed up the mountain with the ladder . According to the order he had calculated, he placed his hand on the first chess piece .
Katcha!
That chess piece that was carved onto the mountain and not being pressed inside . It made Han Sen extremely happy .
According to what he thought, he then pressed the chess pieces in order .
“Huh? What is going on?” Holy Pirate walked before the mountain . He looked up at Han Sen pressing a chess piece in with shock .
He had tried to do that before, but he had been unable to press it in . Now, he was seeing Han Sen doing what he had failed to do . That made him quite surprised . He had no clue how Han Sen had managed to do it .
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Han Sen pressed all the black chess pieces, but it was still quiet all around . He did not see any contraption unlock or secrets unveiled . No danger showed its face either .
Han Sen’s heart jumped . He started pressing the white chess pieces .
It seemed like Han Sen moving his little body via that cumbersome ladder was too slow . Holy Pirate teleported forward and lifted Han Sen up . “Tell me which chess piece you want me to press, and I will help you . ”
Han Sen told him the order in which to press the pieces, and Holy Pirate went to press them . He easily pushed in the chess pieces .
Soon after, all the chess pieces on the chessboard were pressed in .
After they pressed all the chess pieces of the stalemate, nothing happened .
“Do I have to press the chess pieces on all 17 stalemate images?” Han Sen asked .
“That won’t be too hard . ” Holy Pirate flew over to the second stalemate . He reached his hand out to press a chess piece . When his fingers came down on it, the chess piece did not move . It did not go into the stone as the other ones did . He pressed every chess piece on the chessboard he was able to . Not one of them seemed to budge .
“Why is it not working?” Holy Pirate looked at Han Sen .
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He was called the Chess King in that universe, but his chess skill level was not all that high . It was just as Han Sen thought . Holy Pirate was bad at playing chess, even though the man thought he was great at it . He was confident in his chess-playing level .
“If you want to know how to press these pieces correctly, promise to let me go,” Han Sen said . “If you make this promise, I will give you the solution . ”
“This…” Holy Pirate hesitated .
Although Bai Wanjie had told him success or failure mattered, he was still in possession of the sky silk picture . But as one of the Pirates, stealing the benefits and doing nothing in return was not an option .
With these revelations, Holy Pirate did not want to give Han Sen away . It was not easy to uncover the secrets of the chessboards . If Han Sen left, he would not be able to continue .
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