บท 65: The Essence of Chess, Starting with the Knight
炼丹之后,陈霞还有另一个精致的爱好.
喝茶.
主要是因为他很无聊.泡茶和喝茶的过程恰好是消磨时间的好方法.
有时候,陈夏甚至不喝那杯茶.做完后,他就用它来喂狗了.
除此之外,他还会邀请大黄狗和赤玉下中国象棋,这是典型的老人消遣方式.
一盘棋可以持续很长时间,令人惊讶的是,陈霞会解释规则,而不是随意下棋.
三兄弟以回合制的方式进行游戏.谁输了,谁就会被另一个人取代.
所以他们身边总是有人指出该怎么做.
"吃掉他的骑士!吃掉它!
"搬到这里,然后他的骑士就会消失!"
"哈哈,你的骑士走了!"
"..."
陈夏总觉得这些话不是很好听的,但他也懒得多干涉,因为他也会说同样的话.
三兄弟的棋局非常激烈,很难说谁赢谁输.他们每个人都有自己的胜利和失败.
原因很简单.
他们三个都是一流的坏棋手.
如果他们中的一个人在国际象棋方面稍微好一点,这种三方僵局就不会发生.
其中,陈夏的杀手锏更是经典.游戏开始时,他会用大炮拿走骑士,目标是"你的骑士走了"的结果.
所以也就怪大黄狗和赤玉都会大喊"你的骑士走了".
毕竟,是陈夏开始的.
除了炼金术,品茶和下棋,陈霞还有了一个新的爱好.
Keeping a diary.
It was mainly to record some trivial things in life, so the content was quite simple.
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On January 13th of the seventieth year, it was sunny.
The Big Yellow Dog took two of my knights at the beginning of the game. Chi Yu shouted beside me, "Your knights are gone." Remember to take revenge next time.
...
On April 21st of the seventieth year, it was sunny.
I was quite lucky today. I went out for a stroll and picked up two shiny stones. They seemed to be spirit stones.
Who knows? Anyway, they were just the right height, so I used them to prop up the corner of the table.
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On May 2nd of the seventy-second year, it was slightly cloudy.
Today was a memorable day. The pills I refined finally had a big effect. They could actually heal wounds and replenish qi and blood.
I just don't know how effective they are. Let the Big Yellow Dog try them. If the effect is good, I can refine more.
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On May 3rd, it was cloudy.
The Big Yellow Dog lost too much blood and was taken care of by the physician.
It seems that the pills aren't as good as I thought. But Chi Yu really didn't know his own strength. I just asked him to make a small cut, but he almost chopped the Big Yellow Dog into pieces. Fortunately, I reacted quickly, or else I wouldn't have been able to save him in time.
I'm now seriously suspecting if there's some unresolved grudge between them. I'll ask Chi Yu about it later.
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On May 5th, it was cloudy.
The Big Yellow Dog came back. His look at Chi Yu seemed a bit strange. He probably wants to cut Chi Yu back.
I should go and persuade them. Otherwise, it would affect the relationship among brothers too much.
However, when persuading them, I can't be partial. I have to make both sides feel it's fair.
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On May 7th, it was slightly sunny.
I've decided to let them cut each other with a knife. That way, it depends on their own abilities.
But the Big Yellow Dog doesn't seem willing. Well, he can't beat Chi Yu anyway.
Alas, it's so hard to stop a fight. Forget it. I'm tired. Let them fight by themselves.
I'll just ask the physician to wait beside them.
Just to be on the safe side, I also called in a mortician.
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In the seventy-eighth year.
The junior elder of the sect said that his Tiancai Spirit Stones were missing and asked us all to help find them. Whoever found them would be rewarded handsomely.
How funny. If I could find them, would I give them to you?
I would definitely use them for myself first.
However, I can't find them and I'm too lazy to look for them. I'd better practice alchemy first. I have a new idea. I plan to refine a pill that looks bitter and tastes bitter too.
The effect is that it can make people taste everything as bitter for three days.
After refining it, I'll use the Big Yellow Dog to test the medicine first. It loves eating pills the most.
I'm really good at understanding what the dog likes.
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In the seventy-ninth year.
The alchemy failed and the furnace exploded. But there's nothing I can do about it. After all, this is a low-quality alchemy furnace taken from the cafeteria. It's normal that it can't withstand such high temperatures.
I'll borrow another one from the cafeteria next time.
Note: The Big Yellow Dog looked very happy today. The smile on his lips couldn't stop. Maybe he encountered something good. I asked him, but he didn't say anything and just kept smiling.
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In the eighty-ninth year.
I haven't written in my diary for a long time. I almost lost the notebook. Fortunately, I rummaged through it today and found it.
Something happened today that I think should be recorded.
The Big Yellow Dog is not just a dog. It said that its ancestors had the blood of the Heavenly Wolf. So whenever there's a full moon or it's happy, it likes to howl.
So it's a wolfdog.
I didn't expect to see such a familiar hybrid breed in the Cangtian Sword Sea.
I'm quite touched.
Also, Chi Yu said that he's not an ordinary bird but a Three Thousand Flame Feather Crow.
But actually, everyone knows this. I still hope that he can come up with some topics that are surprising and preferably with a touch of fantasy.
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In the ninety-sixth year.
The Big Yellow Dog and Chi Yu almost got into a fight while playing chess today. They kept taking each other's knights and shouting it out while doing so.
I should also correct myself. I can't gloat beside them. I have to stop this behavior and create a friendly communication environment.
Civilization, politeness, kindness, and mutual assistance.
These are what cultivators in the new era should do.
Instead of casually taking others' knights and shouting it out.
That's really low-quality behavior.
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In the ninety-eighth year.
I took the Big Yellow Dog's knights three times in the chess game today and shouted it out loudly. It was so satisfying!
This is chess!
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In the one hundred and tenth year.
I threw away the two knights on the chessboard. I have to completely put an end to the low-quality behavior of taking the knight at the beginning of the game. I can't tolerate it anymore.
I must create a chess-playing place with good quality and promote the fine virtues of cultivators in the new era.
Should it go back to a pure strategic game now?
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On December 30th of the one hundred and tenth year.
It's boring. I picked the two knights back. It's more exciting this way.
Not only can we play chess, but we can even fight in the end.
Cultivators in the new era do need some practical combat training, and playing chess solves this problem very well.
I hope they can fight more fiercely so that it's more interesting for me to watch.
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In the one hundred and fifteenth year.
This won't do. I think we can't fight among ourselves like this anymore. It really affects the relationship among brothers.
So we discussed it and planned to promote chess to other preparatory disciples.
To promote the new quality thoughts of cultivators in the new era and the competitive spirit of chess.
It's our duty!
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In the one hundred and sixteenth year.
I took the knights of six preparatory disciples at the beginning of the game today and then gave up. It was so satisfying.
Perhaps this is an outlet for emotions.
Sure enough, when people are under great pressure, they should let it out. However, it seems that more and more preparatory disciples are taking the knights at the beginning of the game now.
It's starting to feel a bit boring.
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In the one hundred and twentieth year.
The junior elder in charge of the preparatory disciples suddenly asked me today that the number of fights among the preparatory disciples has increased extremely rapidly within this year, more than the total in the previous one hundred years combined.
The junior elder asked me if I had any idea about it.
What idea could I have? Let them fight if they want. It's none of my business. It's not like I made them fight.
However, based on physiological possibilities, I still explained it to the elder.
Maybe they're in heat and are competing for mates. This is quite common in nature.
The junior elder didn't believe it and said that they're all high-level creatures. How could they fight because of being in heat? Besides, there's no mate competition.
Alas, if he doesn't believe it, then so be it. I can't think of any other reason.
It can't be because of taking the knights at the beginning of the game, right?
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In the one hundred and twenty-first year.
I played chess with the Big Yellow Dog and Chi Yu all day today. I lost a lot. I don't understand why.
I specially opened the chess manual to take a look. I couldn't fall asleep lying down. After carefully reading it for half the night, I finally saw four words between the lines.
"Take the knight at the beginning of the game."
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