The coldness and shiver spread like poisonous snakes on Lird's body, and through his sharp teeth, he continued to tear apart Lird's skin, and slammed into it. lā

Unlike the furnishings of the tent, the chess pieces in front of him are like a grain of earth in a pile of jewels, conspicuous but not enriched by the surrounding objects, and Lird believes that the chess in front of him can be bought in even the most humble small shops in the United States.

But it is the profound meaning of this seemingly ordinary chess piece in the present.

Lird believed that this chess game would never appear here for no reason, and that someone must have done it on purpose, but what was the purpose of that man's doing?

The first time he saw the chess pieces, Lird's mind came up with the thing his father said, although these more than ten hours had given Lird some time to digest these things, but when this scene appeared in front of him, the huge impact was unimaginable.

The constant rapid and deep breaths calmed Liard's nervous mood somewhat, and the blank brain began to turn back into thinking.

The plain appearance of the chess piece is no longer a matter of concern to Lird, but a more profound reflection on the meaning behind the appearance of the chess piece.

It is no accident that this is the same scene as his father, and it can be said that it was deliberately arranged, and its purpose was to test Lird's reaction.

But does your reaction really matter?

With this in mind, Lird looked around the tent for an observer hidden somewhere, but no matter how much he searched, he saw no sign of him. Lird then smiled wryly.

The only person who could have made such a design in this inner tent could have been the sacrifice of Atlantis, and since this person could become the leader of a clan, he must have mastered some unknown means of doing things, which he could not discover by his own skills.

Lird, who had given up for this, sighed helplessly and gave up resistance a little dejectedly, and continued to meditate on his own problems.

In any case, the set of pieces is not a decoration, but an end to something, which is intended to be meant to test oneself.

What exactly does this want to test itself?

Countless thoughts flashed through Lird's mind for a moment, but they were quickly rejected one by one, and in the end, Lird still came to a blank conclusion.

But in Lird's mind, he still vaguely came up with an idea that if he wanted to solve the current situation, he had to sit in front of this chessboard and walk down this first son.

Lird was startled when the thought popped into his head, but he eventually calmed down, knowing that it was the only option he had in front of him.

The "cornered" Lird finally sat down in front of the chessboard, and after a period of extremely nervous entanglement, Lird controlled his white Praetorian Guard to move forward two squares.

As his chess pieces settled, Lird's breathing became rapid, and the pupils of his eyes constricted. His mind was fully prepared to not faint when his father experienced the amazing scene.

Minute by minute, each moment of time was like a sharp blade on Lird's waist, making him particularly tormented.

Lird's gaze continued to stare at the black chess pieces, and countless sweat oozed from the palms of his hands.

But as if the force was playing a joke on itself, the black chess pieces did not move at all, and there was no vision of getting up in the slightest. Lirde did not see any change in it.

The confusion began to creep in his mind, and as time went on, the confusion grew bigger and bigger, and the fear subsided in his heart, and finally Lird was even sure that the black pawn would not release a single step at him.

"Are you waiting for someone to play chess with you?" Suddenly a cold voice sounded behind Lird, which startled Lird, who was so engrossed on the chessboard that he almost jumped out of his chair.

Lird immediately looked back, but saw a young girl in a white robe standing not far behind him.

The girl's jet-black hair poured down from the top of her head, revealing her fair face even more white, and a pair of bright eyes radiated a deep and bright light.

Such a bright-toothed and bright-eyed woman made Lird stunned for a moment, and the fear in his heart just now was swept away.

The girl did not pay attention to Leard's rather impolite gaze, but walked straight to the table where Lird was, and sat down on the chair opposite him.

"I'm really sorry I scared you when I just said something. ”

The girl spoke, her tone steady and light, and she did not hear any apology in it.

Lird didn't care about this, just nodded silently, and at this moment he was still curious about the identity of the girl in front of him.

The girl tilted her head and said to Lird, "Your name is Lird?" Lird nodded, and then asked as if he had suddenly reacted, "Do you speak English?"

The girl looked at Lird noncommittally, quite like an idiot, and Liard's voice was behind to reflect her stupidity, and then she laughed and then mechanically repeated the words just now, "I am Lird." ”

Facing the dumbfounded young man in front of her, there was a little more smile in the girl's eyes, but her overall demeanor did not show it.

"I heard that you came here yesterday, and there has been no stranger in the valley for a long time, and I was eager to see you, but at that time there were some troublesome things to deal with, so I delayed it, and I happened to be free today, so I asked you to deign to come. ”

Lird listened to the girl's words, still maintaining a stupid state and nodded, and after the girl's words ended for a long time, Lird suddenly reacted, and then exclaimed in surprise, "You, you are the sacrifice?"

The girl said with a blank face, "I am a priest here, but not the so-called one. ”

Lird stared blankly at the girl's face, then swallowed a mouthful of spit, and said in a rather strange voice, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean that, just some"

"Unexpected?" the girl asked, and Lird nodded honestly.

The girl said, "Then what do you think I should look like, or how does Jim describe me to you?"

Hearing this, Lird hurriedly shook his head and said, "Jim didn't tell me much about you, he only said that the priest was young. ”

The girl looked at Lilde and said, "But you didn't expect that this young priest was a woman. ”

Lird licked his somewhat parched lips and finally nodded.

The girl said faintly, "I heard that you are a scholar with modern education, but I didn't expect that you still have the consciousness of despising women in your bones. ”

Lird hurriedly shook his head again and said, "Don't dare! I never had such an idea, it's just that some inherent concepts exist in my head, so that's why."

The girl interrupted Lird with a wave of her hand, and continued, "I don't care what you think, I can only tell you that the world here is completely different from the world you have been exposed to, whether it is culture or history, from ancient times to the present, all our sacrifices have been performed by women. ”

When Lird heard this, the word matriarchal society flashed through his mind, but this time Lird did not dare to say it rashly.

After saying everything, the girl shifted her gaze to the chessboard, looked at the chess pieces played by Lird and said, "Compared with Mr. Pym, your courage is very good, you must know that Mr. Pym often only goes one step further when he plays chess." ”

Lird didn't understand the meaning of the girl's words in a trance, but chuckled and said, "I don't know much about chess, I only know some simple plays, and the so-called ignorant are fearless, and they just walk randomly." ”

The girl shook her head and said, "Not really, a strong first move often adds a lot of advantages to yourself, the chess field is like a battlefield, if you don't have the courage to move forward, you will only lose if you are cautious and conservative." With that, he had manipulated the sunspot two squares forward, and then raised his head to look at Lird, as if his eyes were signaling Lird to continue playing.

In the face of the other party's request, Lird did not dare to refuse, so he continued to play with the other party at the moment.

"This chess has been here for a while, and the way to play chess is given to me by Mr. Pym, although I don't have much interest in puzzle games such as chess, except for chess, I think it is different from other chess pieces, each chess piece has its own personality and image, giving people a sense of lifelike realism, and playing chess pieces in the hand is more like appreciating a work of art. ”

The girl shifted the subject to the chessboard to herself, and although her words were meaningful, Lird could not figure out for a moment what she wanted to signal to herself. So he kept nodding his head against the backdrop, but he didn't answer the other party.

Soon, the girl's chariot roared out and directly beheaded one of Lird's Praetorian Guards. Then the girl looked at Lird with a smug look.

Lird set his eyes on anticipation, and after the other party cut off his own chess pieces, Lird couldn't help frowning, as if he was stuck in some kind of stalemate, and after a while, Lird shook his head helplessly and called out his knight, waving the "proud" chariot away.

The girl who was full of joy just now couldn't help but sigh when she saw this scene, and her calm eyes were instantly full of remorse.

Lird raised his head and looked at the girl and asked, "Do you want to regret the chess?" The girl glared at Lird fiercely and said, "No regrets!" But the tone was eager to break Lird into pieces, Lird shrunk his neck and obediently lowered his head.

Soon the chess game between the two fell into a fierce battle, and Lird found that the young girl's sacrificial chess strength was really not flattering. He simply mastered his basic plays, and he was able to meet his opponents, and even had a faint form of gaining the upper hand, which was very speechless when Liald was speechless.

When the chess game reached the middle game, the girl said, "Mr. Pym was surprised by playing chess before, and I am deeply sorry. I have to say that it was really an accident, and that accident was really unimaginable. ”

Hearing this, Lird raised his eyes and looked at the other party, he understood that the other party was not only apologizing to himself, but also a temptation.

And in the face of this kind of temptation, how should I respond? After thinking quickly in his mind, Lird said, "The victory or defeat in the chess game depends on strength, and there is no apology, although my father has not made much achievements in this life, but this ability to resist pressure is still there, so the sacrifice lord does not need to worry too much." ”

Lird's seemingly answer was completely ambiguous, making it impossible to grasp any tricks, and this tone was quite bureaucratic in the officialdom, and the girl blinked, and for a while she didn't know how to answer.

At this time, Lird began to realize that perhaps the girl in front of him was not as gloomy and cunning as he imagined, just like this chess game, although the opening momentum was extremely fast, but the subsequent strategy was not satisfactory.

In the same way, the purpose of Lird's visit was not to do tai chi with the other party, but to know more about the causes and consequences of this, so he directly cut to another topic. Recently, my father has been bothered by you a lot, I am deeply sorry for this, but my father's current state is really not very good, I have visited twice, although its state looks quite good, but the conversation time is a little longer, it seems extremely tired and tired, it can be seen that its body has reached an extremely unbearable state, I have asked my father many times, but he is worried that I am too anxious for it, so he has not revealed the truth to me, but this is not a way to go on for a long time, I heard that my father's injuries have always been treated by the sacrifice of adults, so this time I will ask you, what is the matter with my father's condition。 ”

In any case, Lird knew that he must not fall out with the other party, and now what Lird wants to do most is not to understand the truth in this cloud, but only one thing Lird thinks about, that is, to heal his father's body and return to the United States with him.

In the face of Lird's eager inquiring gaze, the girl's face became a little ugly, and the slender finger clenched a bishop hesitantly.

After a long time, he sighed lightly and said, "After your arrival, I heard that you were very concerned about Mr. Pym's injuries and were about to escort him back to the United States for advanced treatment. Lird nodded.

"But as Jim told you," the girl continued, "Mr. Pym's wound is so special that even the best physician in the world can't cure it, I can assure you. ”

Hearing this, Lird was suddenly quite unhappy in his heart, and his tone became cold at the moment.

"So it's the only place where it can be suppressed and treated?"

Faced with Lird's dissatisfied questioning, the maiden priestess nodded earnestly.

"Mr. Pym's injury is really special, it's different from ordinary injuries, and it's more like a curse. ”

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