Dominate the Treacherous Realm

　　 "The ancestor foresaw what would happen at the end of the eighteenth era, foreseeing that the family will come to an important crossroads, so he gave us the opportunity to choose where we will go next."

　　 He clapped his hands lightly, and the door of the reception room was opened again. The Stuarts who had been brought to Nolan by Salhi II all walked in, naturally including Dolores.

　　 Jenkins watched them file in, and the Stuarts were also at a loss.

　　 The reception room is not big, but there are only two chairs in front of the burning fireplace, one with the Stuarts’ father and the other with Jenkins Williams.

　　 The door of the room was closed, and the fire in the fireplace shook again because of the surging airflow, causing everyone's shadows to overlap, like the dancing monsters depicted in "Stories of Foreigners".

　　 Jenkins did not get up, but watched the Stuarts walk in and stood in the reception room. He looked at Sarhi II, the other party shook his head slightly, motioned him not to speak, and then said to his children:

　　 "I imagined this day, but I didn't expect it to come so quickly."

　　 has a powerful voice, he doesn't want to show his weakness in front of his children.

　　 "But this day is finally coming—before the next dawn, I will elect my successor, ta, will inherit everything from me before the next dawn."

　　 The eyes of the old king swept across the faces of all his children. He saw surprise, panic, joy, and worry. But no one spoke, everyone was looking at him, looking at the dying man, looking at his father.

"One of you will take over the crown on my head and protect the land left by my ancestors instead of me. This is a responsibility and a mission. Therefore, I will use a test to judge who is the most suitable person. "

　　 He looked at his eldest son Salot Stuart. He thought he would object, but the prince just bowed his head in silence.

"This will be a very fair test. As for the content of the test-I will use the equipment left behind by my ancestors. You have all experienced the Winter Ice and Snow Festival, and you all know the existence of the extraordinary, and even very few people still interact with the extraordinary. Had contact."

　　 He meant something, but no one dared to speak, so the dying king continued:

　　 "Tonight I will have a contest with this Mr. Jenkins Williams, a contest on the chessboard. You will participate in this contest as pawns, and your respective performance will be the factor of consideration for my final choice."

　　 Jenkins frowned, but it is clear that Salhi II does not want Jenkins to express his opinion now, and his words are not over yet:

"The background of the chessboard is the city of Luen tonight. You will enter this old and decayed city to explore and resolve the turmoil that will happen tonight. The tools left by our ancestors will allow Viscount William and I to give You guys some help. But remember, death on the board is real death. This is not a game."

　　 said, he braced his body and stood up:

　　 "If someone wants to quit, they can quit now. I can guarantee that you will be a member of the royal family without any worries for the rest of your life."

　　 He didn't just stand up to speak, but because he wanted to take out the black and white chessboard under the cushion. Instructed Jenkins to move the chair and the round table, and the two sat opposite each other, and the chessboard was placed in the center of the round table.

　　 This is an extraordinary item of category B, and a terrifying extraordinary item with strong aura. As Salhi II dropped his blood on the chessboard in the worrying eyes of everyone, the square chessboard immediately became bigger, until it covered the entire tabletop.

　　 The black and white squares flashed like water patterns. A few seconds later, what was displayed on the chessboard had become a perspective looking down on the city of Luen from the air.

　　 The houses and streets are the size of sesame seeds, and they decorate the city together. People who occasionally move in this dark night are not as easy to distinguish as the tip of a needle. Luen has been fully equipped with street lights. From the above perspective, those areas with warm yellow halos are obviously the main roads of the city. This is helpful for observers to compare the reflection on the chessboard with the reality of Luen.

　　 Clouds are over Luen tonight, and the brilliance of the two moons is blocked in the depths of the sky. The dark shadows patrolled the city, which is not a good sign.

　　Salhi II looked at the children around the table:

"If you don’t want to participate, then stand at the table and watch me play chess with Viscount. If you want to participate, then you have to choose whose **** you want to be. If you choose mine, please stand behind me and choose Viscount William Yes, please stand beside him."

　　 Jenkins believes that most of the people here feel as inexplicable as himself, but this does not prevent him from understanding the rules that Salhi II said. He looked at Dolores, the Princess smiled at him, and then walked to Jenkins without hesitation.

　　 Following her movements, her brothers and sisters also started to move. Everyone did not speak tacitly, but exchanged eyes with each other, as if they could exchange opinions in this way.

　　 And just when everyone hesitated, Sarhi II added another rule:

　　 "My heir will choose among the winners' pieces."

　　 The prince Salot Stuart stood beside his father without hesitation, his left arm was lowered, and the wooden prosthetic hand was hidden in the shadow as much as possible. Then he looked at those hesitant younger brothers and sisters, not knowing what the meaning was in his eyes, people all walked to the left side of the table next to Sarhi II.

　　 In the end, Jenkins has only Dolores and two other young princesses, and Sarhi II has eight members of the royal family.

Section 1709 Chapter 1682 Chessboard props (add one more chapter)

　　 Of course, not everyone chose to join this confusing duel. There were three princesses who chose to abandon the game. Two of them were young, and Jenkins understood their choice. But the last one to give up was the eldest princess Yanni Stuart, a princess who is not weak in the throne competition.

　　 She smiled at Jenkins, but did not intend to explain her choice. Sarhi II didn't want to wait for everyone to communicate anymore. He clapped his hands to signal everyone to pay attention to him. The lights in the reception room were dim, and His Majesty's face had a marble structure-like vicissitudes and tenacity in the effect of light and shadow.

　　 His voice is still hoarse, but it sounds a little stronger than before:

"Finally, confirm the rules. Tonight I will have a fair and just duel with Viscount Jenkins Redampute Williams. You will be used as chess pieces for the two of us. The background of the duel is the 1866 of the General Calendar. On the night of the 26th of the Moon of Long Night, you will be members of the royal family and participate in a series of accidents that happened tonight in Luen. The final victory conditions are determined by me and the Viscount. It is true that the chess piece died in this duel. Death. But don’t worry. After the duel begins, you are still leading the action, and the Viscount and I just provide some necessary help."

　　 Seeing that no one raised objections, he announced that the duel had officially started. Pointing to the chessboard and said:

　　 "Now, you can go in."

Everyone didn’t understand the meaning of this sentence for a while, and in the end Salot Stiater stepped forward and plunged into the chessboard. He entered Ruen, and looked like a feather above Ruen. Falling down. But after landing, it is not to be integrated into the huge urban agglomeration, but to use a red star as a status symbol.

　　 When they saw this, everyone entered the chessboard separately. The chess pieces of Salhi II were all marked with red stars, while the three chess pieces on Jenkins' side were all blue stars.

　　 The two men at the table looked at the night on the chessboard in silence, and the three princesses standing at the table did not dare to disturb them.

　　 "So what are you going to do?"

　　 Finally, Jenkins asked. He placed the cat in the blank space at the corner of the chessboard. The black and white kitten immediately lay there and stretched his head to look curiously at the city in the reflection of the chessboard.

　　 "I'm just teaching them the last lesson-if you must be a chess piece, then you must at least have the vision to choose the right player."

　　 The king sighed and looked at the chessboard with Jenkins. He spoke, and his voice was loud, as if he was reading a book. Not only Jenkins and the three princesses in the reception room could hear it, but also the royal family members who returned to Ruen in a different way. sound:

"On the night of the 26th of the starry sky and the moon of the long night in 1866 in the universal calendar, you woke up from a heart-pounding nightmare. This is an ordinary night, but your instinct is reminding you that something must happen tonight. You decide Go out and have a look and at least figure out what will happen tonight."

The red and blue stars representing the positions of the chess pieces began to move in a small range, and Sarhi II gestured over the chessboard with his hands. The viewing angle of the chessboard was downward, and finally stopped at Salot Stuart. beside.

　　 This location is very good, it’s almost like watching a real-life documentary. The prince on the chessboard stood blankly at the bedroom window of a house, but quickly turned and went downstairs, then shouted loudly, summoning his servants.

Everyone outside the chessboard could hear their voices. Salot Stuart first confirmed whether this was the real Luen. After the old butler asked in astonishment why the prince suddenly came back, he got a definite answer. .

　　 Orders came from this mansion in the city center. The prince was summoning all the hands he could mobilize tonight. He knew it was not the time to hide.

"You and I take turns to give orders for our chess pieces. Orders can hint at actions within half an hour from the bottom of their hearts, but whether they will follow the hints or not depends on the reasonableness of the order and their own thoughts. Before dawn, Either party obtains the full control of the city of Ruen, that is, declares victory, and I will choose my heir from the victorious side."

　　 This is what Salhi II said to Jenkins, the people in Ruen on the chessboard can't hear this voice. Jenkins hesitated, but still asked:

　　 "What if no party gains Ruen's rule before dawn?"

　　 "Then let Yanni be the queen."

　　 The dying king said indifferently, so Jenkins turned to look at the eldest princess at the table. Her Royal Highness squeezed her face hard, apparently trying to hide her emotions.

　　 "Then shall we start?"

　　 Wang asked, seeing Jenkins nodding, he said first:

"My son Salot is a man of great leadership ability. After a brief period of confusion, he clearly understood the current situation. The first thing he did was not to send someone to explore the surrounding area of ​​Ruen. Intelligence, but to let the servants inform the brothers and sisters who are also chess pieces to come to discuss the plan, and they will naturally gather. Salot knows that the key to this game is your own victory, not fighting within the faction You die and die."

　　 "So what your chess pieces do in the next half an hour is to get together to discuss a plan?"

　　 Jenkins asked, Ruen's area is quite large, and everyone's houses are scattered. If they gather together and discuss the plan, half an hour may not be enough.

　　 "Yes, but at the same time, I want to use a prop."

　　 Salhi II said.

　　 "Props?"

　　 Jenkins didn't know why, and then watched the king sitting opposite put his hand wearing the golden right ring into the pocket of the red thick cotton coat, and then took out a model flag.

　　 This is a wooden square flag, which contains two parts: a flagpole and a flag. The flagpole is an ordinary style, the pattern on the flag is a delicately detailed blue snowflake, and the background is pure red.

　　 blinked his eyes, and then judged that it was a numbered item. Jenkins searched in his memory the list of items in the royal treasure house of Stuart that Dolores had provided to him, which seemed to include this B-05-5-2947 [Blood-stained Banner of the Ancient Ice Kingdom]. The effect of the item is Summon a wooden soldier with the same figure as the holder. The combat power of the soldier is approximately equal to that of an ordinary person, so it is a useless item.

　　 "Yes, I want to use props."

　　 Talking, Salhi II put the flag on the edge of the chessboard on his side:

　　 "I used a military flag from ancient times. This flag will strengthen the unity of our camp. When commanding troops to fight, the soldiers will be more brave and good at fighting."

　　 "Does this thing have such an effect?"

　　 Jenkins was suspicious, and then asked suspiciously:

　　"Wait, please explain what the props are. I don't remember you mentioned props.

　　PS: This evening in 2018, the first chapter of Bizarre Land was released. In a blink of an eye, today is exactly two years, so I added another chapter as a celebration.

Chapter 1710 The first thousand six hundred and eighty-three chapters of war chess

　　 "Board props are just gadgets, don't you think that adding a few variables will make our matchup interesting?"

　　 The king laughed, and he had put down the flag. Although no changes can be observed with the naked eye, the aura on the chessboard has become more intense.

　　 "Ladies, you judge, can this be considered fair?"

　　 Jenkins asked the three princesses, the youngest wanted to speak, but the eldest princess stopped:

　　 "Jenkins, we are just bystanders, and there is no reason to evaluate whether it is fair."

　　 Yanni Stuart said, but she has formed an ally with Dolores. Even if she has given up on the chessboard for some reason, she still does not intend to give up the covenant.

The princess 　　 smiled again and said to her father:

　　 "But Viscount William was right. To make this night more interesting, maybe you should let us all know what these interesting props are about."

　　 "Sooner or later you will deceive all the girls in our family."

　　 Salhi II said to Jenkins, his face was not accusing, and his tone was not harsh:

"Well, let me explain the so-called props. Although I am not a transcendent, I also know that there are some special magical items in the cognition of transcendents. These items can be passed on for a long time. In this game, we can all Take out such items as props that affect the game, but only one prop can be used in each action round, and the declared purpose of the prop does not have to be a real purpose, but it must be in accordance with common sense when it is declared, and it must have its own power. Exceeding the power claimed by the user."

　　 "What kind of strange chess game is this?"

　　 Jenkins muttered in his heart, nodding to understand what Salhi II meant. But then he thought that the fact that he was a gifter had not been exposed, and Queen Isabella even used her own life to test whether he was an extraordinary person. If he were to take out those numbered items now, several people in Luen might not know, but the three princesses present would know...

　　 His thoughts were also clear to King Salhi II, but the old king just smiled and did not speak. Jenkins knew that the other party made such an arrangement deliberately, and no matter what choice Jenkins made, he would be disadvantaged by him.

　　 "If I win, Dolores will follow my arrangements to ensure that my secrets are not spread."

　　 He whispered, but the room was completely closed and very quiet. There was only a noisy sound on the chessboard. Everyone heard these words, and the expressions of the three princesses changed.

"Dolores also quickly understood the current situation. She is a smart girl. First she sent someone to find Princess Wendy Stuart and Princess Stuart who were also her own, and then shouted Wake up, Ajelena Stuart, who lives in the same house, learned about the current situation of Luen. At the same time, she gathered all the people in the city who were loyal to her."

　　 After listening to Jenkins, Salhi II asked:

　　 "Then do you want to use props?"

"Yes of course."

　　 said, he put his hand into his pocket and took out the monocle. I want to follow the example of Salhi II and put his glasses on the edge of the chessboard, but now that position is occupied by the cat sitting there.

　　 "Chocolate~"

　　 he yelled softly, and then picked up the cat who was still very reluctantly sloppy. Gently patted the cat's ass, Chocolate was very dissatisfied with Jenkins with his hind paws, turned to look at Jenkins, amber eyes saw Jenkins wink at it.

　　 "Meow~"

　　 The cat screamed lazily, and then felt Jenkins stuff it with a heavy wooden grain of rice. Since the walking stick can grow up, it can naturally shrink too. This is the size that Jenkins can adjust to the cat to carry.

After being put on the floor by Jenkins, the chocolate rolled the "grain of rice" with its tail, and circled Jenkins' legs twice. Seeing that no one was paying attention to it, they were all paying attention to the chessboard, so he swaggered out of the window. Goal Of course it was Alexia.

　　 "My glasses can make Dolores, Wendy, and Pryce break through the fog, make it easier to discover hidden secrets, and make it easier to perceive the movement of this city."

　　 said that he put the glasses next to the chessboard. When it was put down, Jenkins felt the strange power from the chessboard, making the glasses and the chessboard become a whole, not just separate props.

　　 "It seems you understand quickly."

　　 Salhi II said, and together with the people at the table, he looked at the development on the chessboard.

　　 Luen, thousands of miles away, and the sudden appearance of the princes and princesses, made this seemingly peaceful night more noisy. But as Salhi II and Jenkins said, the Stuarts, as chess pieces, quickly understood the current situation and actively launched actions.

　　 There are only three people on Jenkins's side. Dolores and the two princesses acted according to his hint, which is consistent with their way of thinking. But the princes and princesses controlled by Salhi II knew that once they were united by the prince, they would not get the crown even if their father defeated William in this duel.

　　 So although Salot Stuart tried to gather all the members of his side just like his father thought, only four people came to his house in the end.

　　 The people who looked down on all of this in Nolan could easily observe all the movements on the chessboard. The chessboard is very intelligent, which can display the actions of different characters on the chessboard while separating the perspectives.

　　 In the first half an hour, only Salhi II was talking in Nolan's reception room. He constantly commented on the performance of his children, guessed their thoughts, and guessed the next step of the game.

　　 The half-hour action ended soon. In the first round, both parties just summoned their followers and followers. No one noticed any anomalies in the city tonight.

　　 "Then let's go to the second round."

　　 said the king at the table, he looked very interested and in a good mood.

　　 "Williamt, you can choose this time, do you come first or me first?"

　　 he asked Jenkins.

　　 "You come first."