Chapter880:"FightingAgain"(2)
PS1:I’mback!JustearnedenoughmoneyfromanothernovelI’mtranslating,soIwillsoonhavemoneytobuythetranslationrightofthisnovel(whichexpiredtwoyearsagosoIstoppedtranslatingatthattime).
PS2:IwillhavemoretimetotranslatethisnovelwhenthatnovelI’mtranslating(TheEldestMartialSisterGaveUpTreatment,it’salsoaninterestingnovel)iscompleted,whichwillbeaboutonemonthlater.
BeingcuriousisnotonlyacharacteristicoftheEastGod’sDomain,butacommonproblemforallintelligentracesintheendlessgod’sdomains.Seeingsomanypeoplegatheringaroundthisgame,eventhechessplayerswhoarenotplayingatthemomentinothergod’sdomainsarealsocomingover.
"TheTianyuanopening,ah,beforethelastStarrySkyChessBattle,itwasalwaysconsideredthemostdisadvantageousopening."
"IfitwerenotforStarrySkyChessMasterandCyberElfAlpha,IamafraidthatnoonewouldhavethoughtthattheTianyuanopeninginStarrySkyChesscoulddevelopsomanyvariations."
"EventhepowerfulCyberElfAlphaoccasionallymakesmistakesandlosesapieceorsoattheTianyuanopening."
"OnlytheTianyuanoftheStarrySkyChessMasteristrulyinvincible."
Fortunately,YunXiinthegamecan’theartheoutsidecomments,otherwisehewouldprobablyfeelembarrassed.
HisfirstmovetoTianyuandidn’treallyholdanyspecialsignificance,buthefeltitwasanaturalchoicetogaincontrolofthesituation.Itwaslikehavingatacticaladvantage,withasenseofbeingabletooverlookalltheothermountains.
WhetherornothavingthefirstmovetoTianyuanhadanadvantagewasnotthemostimportantthing.Infact,manystarmapwithTianyuanastheopeningwasatadisadvantageintheearlystagesofthegame,whichwasconsistentwiththeresearchonTianyuanoftheStarrySkyChessMastersfrombefore.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales😜)
However,YunXi’sTianyuanwasbasedonahighunderstandingoftheentirestarmap.Eveniftherewasadisadvantageintheearlystages,itcouldberetrievedanytimeandanywhereinthelaterstages.Therefore,YunXialwaysusedTianyuantostartthegamewhenhehadthefirstmove.
ForYunXi,startingthegamewithTianyuanwasahabitorabeliefinoccupyingthetacticaladvantagefirst.
Hereitcomes!
Hereitcomes!
WhentheysawYunXi’sfirstmovetoTianyuan,theonlookerswhodidn’tunderstandthetruthmighthavethoughthewasjustfollowingthetrendsetbytheStarrySkyChessMaster,liketheothernewcomerswhoadmiredtheStarrySkyChessMaster.However,fortherealImmortalinthePotwhosufferedacrushingdefeatatthehandsofYunXi,thiswasarealpressure.
ThesoundofTianyuanlandingwaslikeablowtothesoulofImmortalinthePot,bringingenormousshock.
Thiskid’sTianyuanwascompletelydifferentfromthatoftheothernewcomers.
ImmortalinthePotwassweatingprofuselyashelookedatthecompletelynewstarchart,tryingtofindthemostsignificantpattern.
Obviously,thisisanimpossibletask,whicheventhehighlyskilledStarrySkyChessplayerscannotachieve,howcouldImmortalinthePot,whoisalsoamemberoftheStardustZone,accomplishit?
Finally,basedonhislong-standingexperienceandthefamoussaying"choosethehorntoquicklyunfoldthebigpicture,"hechosetoproceedwiththe"horn."
Thistime,hemustproceedwithcautionandnotthinkaboutslaughteringtheyoung,butratherconsiderthisnewopponentasaworthyopponentthatisevenlymatchedwithhimself!
Aftermakingthismove,ImmortalinthePotunexpectedlynoticedthatasmallpileofsandhadalreadyfalleninthehourglassbesidehim.
Whendiditstarttakinghimsomuchtimetomakehisopeningmove?
DespitebeinginastateofempowermentofShaoxianWine,whyishestillsoserious?
Howlonghasitbeensinceheexperiencedthefeelingofbloodburningthroughouthisbodyduetosuchaprecarioussituation?
Isthisstillagameforslaughteringyoungplayers?
"Smack!"YunXicontinuedtolayouthisstrategy,completelyignoringImmortalinthePot’s"horn"piece,insteaddeployinghistroopsintheTianyuanzone.
DoyouevenknowtherulesofStarrySkyChess?Haveyounotmemorizedtheopeningsequences?ImmortalinthePotwatchedYunXimakemovesthatdefiedconvention,bewildered.
Hasn’tyourmastertaughtyouthebasicsofStarrySkyChess?
ThefirstmovetakingtheTianyuanpoint,ignoringthecornerisabeginner’smove!
Coulditbethathewasdefeatedbythisamateur?
Verywell,sinceyou’renotfollowingtherulesofthegame,don’tblamemeforshowingnomercy!
Sucharrogantmoveswillsurelyleadtobitterconsequences.Letme,ImmortalinthePot,showyouthepowerofthestandardmoves.
"Whack!"Thistime,ImmortalinthePotplayedaggressively,attackingthecornertofaceoffagainstYunXi.
"…"YunXilookedattheGoldenCorecultivatorinfrontofhimcuriously.Wastherereallysuchaneedtofightoverthatcorner?
Obviously,soontheveinofthestarryskyregionwouldstarttoweakenirreversibly,causingthepowerofthechesspiecestobecomeweakaswell.
"Hehe!"SeeingYunXi’sexpression,ImmortalinthePotstrokedhisbeard.
Whatdotheymeanby"theoldertheginger,thespicieritis"?Hewouldsoongivethislittleguyalesson.
AfterdrinkingtheSiaoxianWine,hischessskillatleastdoubled,givinghimacertainwinthistime.
"Snap!"YunXishruggedandcontinuedtoconsolidatehisadvantageintheTianyuanZone.
ItcanprobablybearguedthatCyberElfAlpha,whooncesufferedaterribledefeatunderYunXi’shands,hastherighttoknowtheresultofYunXi’soccupationoftheTianyuanZone.
"Thiswillbetheendofme…"ThisisCyberElfAlpha’smostcommoncomplaintaftersummarizingtheirchessexperienceswithYunXi.
Therefore,aslongasshecanseizetheinitiative,CyberElfAlphawillalwaystaketheTianyuanZoneandnevergiveYunXiachancetoopenwithit.
Unfortunately,thischanceisrare.Accordingtostatistics,amongtheapproximatelyonehundredtimestheyhadplayedwiththeStarrySkyChessMastertoguesswhogoesfirst,onlyaroundelevenpeoplecanwintheinitiative.
Inotherwords,StarrySkyChessMasterhasan89%chanceofopeningwiththeTianyuanZoneinahundredconsecutivegames,aprobabilitythatmakesmanypeopledespair.
"Thatguy’sopeningwiththeTianyuanZoneisthescariest."Thisisararetruththatallthehigh-levelchessplayerswhohavethechancetoplayagainstthemysteriousStarrySkyChessMasteragreedupon.
"Good!"TheImmortalinthePot,whoforesawhisownvictoryandbecamedrunk,wasnotafraid.
You’reobsessedwiththeTianyuanZone,huh?Letmeoccupyallfourcornersforyouthen!
Itisobviousthatfourcornersversusoneenclosureisawin-losesituation!
NotonlywasthedrunkRealImmortalinthePotthinkinglikethis,butalsotheMarshal-levelbigwigswatchingthegameintheStardustZone.
"ImmortalinthePotisnowsteady,four-cornersurroundtactic,eveninanewbiegame,thereisrarelyagamewithsuchahugedifferenceinchessability."
"ItseemsthatthisnewbiecalledLittleCloudisreallyanovice.Hemusthavepickedupaflukeinthelastgame."
"IthinkImmortalinthePotmadeabigmistakebyhimself,otherwise,howcouldhelosesobadly?Thatgamemusthavebeenanaccident."
"Doyouremember,ifyourchesslevelisnothighenough,it’sbetternottousetheTianyuanopening.It’sahugedisadvantageandaslongastheopponentknowshowtorespond,itwillbeasuredefeat."
"Goldhornandsilveredgewithabundlebelly,thisisthechesspatternsummarizedbyourancestors.Wemustbelieveinthewisdomofourpredecessors."