Trafford’s Trading Club

The chess board is very different from the backgammon board, and the number of flags owned by one side of chess is only 16, which is far less than the number of chess pieces held by one side of backgammon. .

To put it simply, using chess pieces instead, one side can only play a maximum of sixteen times, and because of the space on the chess board, the number of lines that can be connected to form five pieces is also limited.

Even if you include the other rules of backgammon, such as hand bans, three-hand exchanges, or Yamaguchi rules, etc., then this backgammon game with only sixteen moves may be much more difficult than imagined.

Both Ouyang Jie and Zhong Luoyue have excellent memories and are proficient in algorithms, so they can easily calculate the possibility of connecting five pieces.

Basically using this method, if it is not intentional, the most likely situation is a draw between the two sides.

But Tu Shenyi said that he could only pick the grapes if he won... In other words, Luo Qiu could only win. There is no doubt that this may be a chess game that is destined to be a draw from the beginning, and judging from the conditions of the chess game, Tu Shenyi is still the dominant side.

"You are a guest, you choose to come down first or last." Tu Shenyi made an invitation gesture and added: "There are forbidden hands."

Luo Qiu nodded and directly picked up a chariot. He did not put it down immediately, but asked: "Only use the chess pieces here, right?"

Tu Shenyi nodded, "This game is very simple. It only uses sixteen chess pieces from each side."

"I understand." Luo Qiu smiled slightly, then placed it in the upper right corner of the chessboard, "I'll choose the black piece."

Unlike the chess board of Go, the chess board is made up of small square pieces neatly arranged vertically and horizontally, with a total of 8 rows and 8 columns, and a total of 64 grids.

The upper right corner of Luoqiu is the location of h8.

Seeing Luo Qiu Luo's position, Ouyang Jie and Zhong Luoyue frowned at the same time... If it were them, even if they knew it was a draw, they should have landed in the center of the chessboard, at least to create more possibilities for themselves , so as not to deprive yourself of half the chance from the beginning.

What's more, when there is still a hand ban?

Tu Shenyi glanced at Luo Qiu and saw that the young man was calm and composed. He smiled slightly and picked up a chariot and placed it on the d5 position.

Then, Luo Qiu picked up a chariot again and placed it on h7.

Tu Shenyi also picked up a chariot and landed at the 5 position.

Luo Qiu picked up a bishop at this time and placed it on h6.

Tu Shenyi looked up at Luo Qiu again, nodded, picked up a bishop, and placed it on the d4 position.

Luo Qiu picked up the second bishop and placed it on h5 as if the road had gone dark. Tu Shenyi shook his head at this time, and picked up his second bishop, preparing to place it on the h4 position.

But just when Tu Shenyi's bishop was about to fall, it suddenly stopped. He raised his head and gave Luo Qiu a strange look.

In the end, Tu Shenyi did not put down his bishop, but put it back into the chess box. Then, under the surprised looks of Ouyang Jie and Zhong Luoyue, he stood up and said, "Wait a moment."

Tu Shenyi walked to another table under the grape trellis and took out a hollow bamboo basin and a pair of scissors.

He looked up at the bunches of plump fruits hanging down from the grape trellis, and finally selected a bunch, cut it off with scissors, and then came to Luo Qiu and said, "Take it."

Luo Qiu smiled and said apologetically, "I was taking advantage."

"Winning is winning, losing is losing." Tu Shenyi shook his head, "There were no rules at the beginning, and it was my fault. But you are right, this is indeed a trick, and it can be regarded as breaking the rules. It's just that this rule , it turns out that it is also determined by people, it depends on how you look at it."

"Thank you for the grapes, Mr. Tu." Luo Qiu nodded slightly, "I have got what I want, and I think since Mr. Tu picked it with his own hands, it must be the best here... So, I I won’t interrupt Mr. Tu’s reminiscing with your students. Gan Hong, let’s go.”

"oh oh!"

Gan Hong was stunned for a moment, but when she saw that Master Qiu was really leaving without any regrets, he quickly put on his shoes and followed him.

It seemed... it seemed that the bruised area on the heel didn't hurt at all. Gan Hong took a look subconsciously and found that there were only some red marks here... strange, it must be a bruise?

…

"Master, why did you admit defeat in this game of chess?" After Luo Qiu left, Ouyang Jie sat down and frowned: "You haven't played yet, haven't you?"

Tu Shenyi said calmly: "Then tell me, where should I go?"

Ouyang Jie subconsciously pointed to the position of h4, "Of course it's this place, otherwise he would have specified...wait, there is no stipulation in advance, could it be said...outside the chessboard?"

Tu Shenyi smiled and started to put away the chessboard and chess pieces on the table. "He didn't beat me with his chess skills, but he beat me with something outside the rules."

"This is cheating." Ouyang Jie shook his head.

Tu Shenyi said slowly: "Is it legal to play backgammon on a chess board? He asked me if I would only play with these pieces, but he didn't say that it must be played on this board."

Ouyang Jie opened his mouth, but was speechless.

"Winning is winning, losing is losing. It's not like I haven't lost before." Tu Shenyi said earnestly: "It's just a bunch of grapes, I can still afford to lose."

"But..." Ouyang Jie wanted to say something else.

Tu Shenyi shook his head, then patted Ouyang Jie gently on the shoulder, "It's almost time. You can take Miss Zhong to the cellar first. I'll go back and change my clothes. It's almost time to pass."

Tu Shenyi walked out of the grape trellis, looked around, and then chuckled: "Beyond the chess game, the people who play chess... are really big-hearted."

He just left with his hands behind his back.

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Luo Qiu said he wanted to give these freshly picked grapes to others. Gan Hong originally thought that this might be something she planned to take back to her father, but Gan Hong suddenly realized that the grapes that Master Qiu was holding disappeared.

"Maybe it fell somewhere." Luo Qiu said without caring.

"It took a lot of effort to win it back. Let me go look for it." Gan Hong hesitated.

But before her action was put into practice, they were immediately found by Song Ying when they returned to the banquet room, and they were scolded for running around.

However, when she learned from Gan Hong that they had met the God of Gamblers Tu Shenyi, and that Luo Qiu also played a game of backgammon with the God of Gamblers, Song Ying's eyes widened with disbelief on her face. She knew that Gan Hong was He wouldn't lie to her, at least not necessarily on such matters.

But precisely because this was true, Song Ying felt helpless because she planned to steal some grapes from other people's houses on a whim, and then she met the legendary God of Gamblers.

Why does this plot sound like a plot where a student who has just entered the campus meets an old man who sweeps the floor, and the old man is the principal?

"Have you seen Tu Shenyi? Did you invite him to join the Song Dynasty?" After Song Ying complained in her heart, she immediately asked.

Luo Qiu shook his head and asked curiously: "Can I represent the Song Dynasty Group?"

"Of course you..." Song Ying glared hard and snorted: "No!"

Luo Qiu smiled and didn't care.

At this time, Luo Qiu suddenly saw many guests gathered in a corner of the hall, and asked curiously: "What are they doing?"

"Want to know?" Song Ying folded her hands and continued to snort: "See for yourself!"

Luo Qiu nodded and walked towards the crowd in the corner. Song Ying looked at her and suddenly stared, inexplicably irritated, and stamped her feet: "Are you so obedient?"

At this time, I could only hear the sounds of exclamation suddenly coming from the crowd in the corner.

Gan Hong had quite a lot of experience as a follower. Before Luo Qiu arrived, she had already squeezed through the crowd, allowing Luo Qiu to easily see what surprised the guests.

It was a man wearing an old suit, leaning against the wall and sitting cross-legged on the ground.

The man's face is slightly pale, and there are some fibrous roots on his face. He looks like he is almost forty years old. His hair is not well taken care of and looks a bit messy. He has a typical oriental face.

No matter from every aspect, this man looked out of place with everyone present, like a poor man who accidentally broke into a wealthy party.

At this time, this slightly downcast man was holding a bead larger than his fist in one hand, which looked like crystal, or maybe just a glass product. In front of the downcast man was a slightly wealthy middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man was squatting in front of the down-and-out man, looking seriously at the small ball in his hand that looked like a polished crystal, and the voice of exclamation came from his mouth.

"Oh! My God, it has changed again! This time it is a long river! Incredible!" The middle-aged man exclaimed again.

Luo Qiu interestingly focused his attention on the small ball in the hand of the poor man, while Gan Hong asked a lady next to him, "Excuse me, what happened here?"

After taking a look at the other party's clothes, the lady said casually: "This man said that he has a treasure in his hand. Different people can see many different scenery through it, as if there is a small treasure hidden inside." It’s the same as the small world. Some people didn’t believe it, so they tried it... It might be true? Oh my God.”

Judging from the tone of this noble lady, she is probably one of the people who eat melons.

"A small ball that can see different scenery?" Gan Hong glanced at Luo Qiu doubtfully, followed by Song Ying who came up from behind.

"What an incredible treasure."

At this time, the middle-aged man looked slightly excited and said directly: "Sir, do you want to sell this orb? Please give me a price. I hope to own it... It is too exquisite and too exquisite." Incredible!”

"I'm sorry, this orb is not for sale." The down-and-out man spoke fluently in the local language and said calmly: "This may be the only one in the world. If I sell it to you, I won't have it."

The middle-aged man was not willing to give up like this, and said quickly: "Set a price, no matter how expensive it is! It is really a treasure, far from a treasure that can be compared with gems and diamonds!"

"This... don't you think about it?" The middle-aged man's attitude was quite good. He just begged the other party to sell it, but did not force him to buy it. He even offered a surprising price.

On the one hand, it is because he cherishes his own face. After all, there are many well-known people here.

On the other hand, it is because, although this person looks down and out, he can pass all the checks and come here without accepting any rejection, so he is probably a guest invited by the God of Gamblers, or someone who has the ability to obtain an invitation letter.

"Okay, please give me some time to think about it." The downcast man seemed to shake his head, with a look of reluctance on his face, and it seemed that he had difficulty making a decision.

"Pretend to be a ghost." Suddenly, a voice like Song Ying came from the crowd.

The downcast man immediately followed the sound and saw Song Ying. The down-and-out man smiled slightly, "Wouldn't you know if it's true or not after just looking at it?"

With that said, the down-and-out man slowly stood up, holding the 'baby ball' in his hand, walked up to Song Ying, and slowly lifted the 'baby ball' and placed it in front of Song Ying's sight. .

Song Ying didn't have a good impression of this guy who wanted to please everyone, but the 'baby ball' was already placed in front of her, and it was not easy for her not to look at it. She breathed a sigh of relief and looked towards the 'treasure ball'.

"Isn't there nothing? It's a lie." Song Ying frowned. This 'baby ball' is just an ordinary glass bead. Apart from being fired a little too big, it has no merit at all. place.

"You have to look carefully." The down-and-out man said calmly: "It is said that the memory of fish is only seven seconds, so they cannot remember so many beautiful things in the world, which is too cruel for them. There is such a kind of fish, In order to be able to retain the beauty they have seen, they sealed their memories in tears. How many years have passed..."

The voice of the down-and-out man became full of magnetism, like the waves washing on the beach in the evening. It had a gentleness that made people feel comfortable listening to it. "But after so many years, the tears that fell gathered into beads." , entrusting them with the beauty they have seen in their lives. Why do you look at it with suspicion?"

Song Ying looked at this 'orb' and her eyes gradually changed.

This 'orb' was originally transparent, and you could even see the palm prints of this down-and-out man through its material. But at this time, it suddenly became hazy, and something was brewing inside this 'treasure ball'.

It seemed that it was covered by countless white clouds. When the clouds and mist were lifted, Song Ying saw a kind of island in the center of the sea.

Blue sky, blue sea, fine white sand... This is a pristine place that has not been polluted. It is more beautiful than any so-called pirate tourist destination she has ever visited.

"So beautiful..." Song Ying subconsciously stretched out her hands and picked up the 'treasure ball' from the hands of this down-and-out man, as if she was possessed.

at this time.

Luo Qiu suddenly put his hand on the 'treasure ball', blocking Song Ying's sight while also holding the 'treasure ball' in his hand.

Song Ying was stunned for a moment, but she saw Luo Qiu looking at the down-and-out man and said calmly: "Can I take a look too?"

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ps1: Thanks to the cute host on ‘Smoke Crazy Jiang Shan’, I send my purest (beep!) to the capitalist boss.

ps2: Counting the previous ones, there are a total of 7 chapters added... So, starting from next week, I will update twice every day for a week (as much as possible) to see if I can pay it off.