Chapter886:SweetDream
"What,StarrySkyChesscanstillbeplayedlikethis?"ImmortalinthePotfeltthathisthreeviewshadbeencompletelysubvertedtoday.
Notonlyhim,butotherStarrySkyChessplayerswatchingthegamealsoshowedthesameexpression.
Theentry-levelstageofthethreerealmsofStarrySkyChess鈥擲tarFalling,isarealmthathasbeensummarizedbythepredecessorsofStarrySkyChessplayers,andisbestexpressedintheformofGochess.
TheweakestamongthoseabletoplayundertheStarrySkyChessboardisalsotheeliteofherorank.Naturally,theycaneasilymastertherulesofGoandtheirabilitytolearnestablishedpatternsisbeyonddoubt.
Intheheartsofeveryone,GoisthebestwaytolearnStarrySkyChess,anditstillhasveryhighreferencevalueuntiltheStarFallingpeak.
Untilthisround,thenewcomer"SweetDream"fromtheDarkAbyssGod’sDomainshowedeveryonethatStarrySkyChesscanbeplayedlikethis.
That’sright,StarrySkyChessisplayedlikethis.YunXismiledandwatchedSweetDreamplayGomoku,feelingasenseofcamaraderiewithher.
NoonehaseverspecifiedthatStarrySkyChessmustbeplayedaccordingtotherulesofanyparticulargame.
"Makeamove."
"Occupies"
HoldingtheStarrySkyChesspieces,enjoythepleasureofstarsfallingintoyourhandsonendlessstarcharts,watchingthestarryskybeingchangedbythestars.ThisisthemeaningofStarrySkyChess.
TherulesofStarrySkyChesshaveneverbeenfixed.
ThoseexperiencesandpatternssummarizedbythepastStarrySkyChessplayersareonlyasmallpartoftheStarrySkyChessworld.
It’slikepeopleobservinganotherworldthroughsmallholesopenedonawallthattheycannotseetheendorthicknessof.
Everyoneseesadifferentworldthroughtheirownsmallhole,andtherulestheysummarizeaboutthatworldaredifferentandevencontradictory.
However,theyareactuallyobservingthesameworldandthesameplace,buttheycannotseetherealworldbecausetheyobservetoolittle.
StarrySkyChessissuchaworldoftruth.PastStarrySkyChessplayersusedGoasatooltostudyStarrySkyChess,andderivedrulesandpatternsthataresuitableforStarrySkyChess.
ThesearenotwrongandviablebecausetheserulesareoneofthepartsaccommodatedbyStarrySkyChess.
Similarly,themovesof"SweetDream"rightnowarecorrect.SheusedthemovesofGomokutoplayStarrySkyChessandautomaticallyunderstoodthe"cutting"rulethatbelongstoStarrySkyChess.
JudgingsolelyfromhercomprehensionoftheStarrySkyChess,shehasevensurpassedCyberElfAlpha,whosechessstrengthiscurrentlysecondonlytoYunXi,andpossessesaninnatetalentforcapturingthelawsofthestarrysky.
CyberElfAlphaalsopossessesthesametalent,buthertalentisa"crushing"talentthatisbasedonthesupportofahugeplanetaryquantumcomputergroup,whichisanotherkindofviolenttalent.
"Youlost!"Watchingthenewcomerwhocametoplaychessforthefirsttime,"TheTenthWiseOne,"SweetDream’sopponent,cleanlydropsthepieceandconcedesdefeat.
Hischessboardhasbeencutintoamessofthreestrandsandfivestrings,whichisagamehehasneverplayedbeforeandisevenbeyondimagination.
Knownas"TheTenthWiseOne,"herepresentshisidentityasawisemanrecognizedbytheWesternGod’sDomainandtheGodTower,andisatruegreatmagicianandoneofthetoptenmastersintheWiseCouncil.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales馃構)
AlthoughhecannotcomparewithNorntheGodofWisdom,whocurrentlyholdsthetitleofthefirstwiseone,asanewlypromotedwiseman,hehadconsiderableconfidenceinhisownchessskills.HewasoneofthenewcomersintheStardustZonewhowasconsideredtobeasurethingtoachievearankinthefuture.
Butnow,hesawawall,awallcalled"talent,"whichmadepeoplefeelhopeless.
Alsoanewcomer,"SweetDream’s"chessmoveshadcompletelybaffledhim.HowcouldGomoku(FiveinaRow)exertsuchpower?
IsitwrongtobeconfinedtotheestablishedformsofGo?TheTenthWiseOneaskedhimself,thenshookhishead.
No,itisnotGo,whichisthelearningtoolforthefirststageofStarrySkyChess,thatiswrong.ThisisthegoldenrulethathasbeensummedupbycountlessStarrySkyChessplayersandisapplicabletomostoftheplayersfromtheendlessgod’sdomains.
ThelogicalcalculationandresearchonterritorialoccupationinGoareextremelysuitabletoolsforbeginnerstoentertheworldofStarrySkyChessandcanbeuseduntilthepeakoftheStarFallingstage.
However,somepeopleareborntofollowanunconventionalpath.
TheworldofStarrySkyChessseenthroughtheireyesiscompletelydifferentfromthenormalwayofplayingthegame.
SuchindividualsareboundtobecomemonstersontheStarrySkyChessboardandeventuallyreachthesummitofthestars.
Heacceptedhisdefeatwholeheartedly.
"I’llplay!I’llplay!"UponwitnessingtheTenthWiseMan’smiserableloss,someonequicklysatacrossfromSweetDreamandchallengedthisnewcomer.
Throughoutthisgame,everyoneonceagainsawhowSweetDreamfromtheDarkAbyssGod’sDomainplayschess.
Shedoesn’tevenunderstandtheconventionalrulesofStarrySkyChess,nordoesshebotherwiththerulesof"GoldHorn,SilverEdge,GrassBagStomach".
Hermovesaredignified,straightforward,andeasytounderstand.
4-4,3-3,4-3!
Nomatterhowcomplexandsophisticatedheropponents’movesare,nomatterwhichpieceoflandtheyoccupy,shealwaysrespondsinthesimplestway.
Herchesspiecesalwaysmoveforwardinastraightline,resoluteandunyielding.
Everytimeshecompletesarowoffive,asharpflashoflightshimmersacrosstheStarrySkyChessboard.
Thatistheprincesswieldinghersword.
Thatistheking’sfootsteps.
Thatisanunstoppable,undefendablerayofslaughter.
Themoreyouplayagainsther,themoreyoufeelthegapcalled"talent",whichshowsupconcretelyontheStarrySkyChessboardasameansofkillingandturnsintoaforcetobereckonedwith.
YouplayGo,IplayFiveinaRowandthenforceyouintomyrhythm,usingmyunparalleledskillstoslayyou,thisisprobably"SweetDream’s"wayofplaying.
Chessplayerswhoarekilledbythiskindoftacticcannotrecoverforalongtime,justasifadivineswordhadtrulystrucktheirsoul.
EventhoughallsoundswerecutoffwhenClearlywasplayingchess,everyonewhowatchedSweetDream’schessgameheardthesoundofthesword’smelody.
Sever!
Cut!
Shownomercy,givenochance.
Eachofhermoveswasequivalenttoaswordstrike,eventhoughshehadnoswordinherhands,onlookerscouldnothelpbutenvisionthesilhouetteofanunparalleleddivinesword.
Theopponentsheplayedchesswithwasthetargetshetestedherswordsmanshipagainst.
"Terrifyingasitis,whatkindoftalentisthis."
"DarkAbyssGod’sDomain,itreallyisagatheringplaceformonsters!"
"It’smyturnnext,Idon’tbelieveIcan’tbeatFiveinaRowatGo!"
Thegazesofthepeopleweregraduallyinfectedwithshockandtrembling,itwasaninstinctivereactiontowitnessingtheunsheathingofanunparalleleddivinesword.
Thosewhowerestunnedbythisstyleofplayhadtoadmitthatsomepeoplearejustborndifferent.
IntheworldofStarrySkyChess,thereisnowanotherchessplayerwithunparalleledtalent.
Todayisthemomentforhertoslayinallfourdirections.