Chapter Seventy-One: The Real Use of Margins
After Vikki finished walking, the hall fell silent, and everyone was waiting for Fang Yu's next step.
But Fang Yuan's eyes only quietly reflected the staggered silver light, and his own seven clockwork goblins on the chessboard, and after a while, he found something different - this chessboard called 'Leoaks's Fighting Chess', the first element of its first element is 'margin skills', because only 'margin skills' can make the chess pieces act on the chessboard.
When a player makes contact with a piece, the sensing time is only for a split second.
In other words, in a round, the player can only give one command to each piece. The chess pieces do not accept the usual control methods of craftsmen, which is very similar to the rules of the training software that Shana gave him, but the content form is a little different-
Or it can also be seen as another way of training 'margin skills'.
Fang Yu couldn't help but be slightly surprised in his heart. This means that if one of the two sides on the board does not know the 'margin technique', he will not even be qualified to play. The threshold for this competition is much higher than the average competition, and it's no wonder that the girl named Vikki looks down on the usual format of competition.
But he was also slightly relieved.
Fortunately, I learned this thing from Shana's training software, otherwise I would have been a shame today.
But people waited for his next move, and the chessboard was silent, and nothing changed.
Vikki frowned and looked up, looking at the unchanged grid as well.
Few people knew that Fang Ou had already used up the four clockwork elves by experimenting with this rule. He had realized how to play this chess, but it didn't make sense for the remaining three clockwork goblins to go forward alone.
So he decided to skip this round.
"The players on the Ander-Uriel side gave up the action." The referee looked at the chessboard, read Fang Yuan's intentions, and informed both sides in a calm voice in the crystal.
There was quite a commotion in the hall, and the crowd around the stands was already very dense, and because the contestants were from Guta, more and more people were following the match - and in a whisper, the people who had arrived earlier were telling those who came behind what had happened.
Although Vikki and them do not belong to the same nationality, because they are all participants in the continental league, after listening to the description of the previous person, more people choose to side with the old dwarf.
They are all contestants, how can they be defeated by an outsider?
Some people had already whispered, questioning whether Fang Yu didn't know how to use his skills at all. 'Leox's Colosseum' has gradually become a popular game among battle craftsmen, but because 'margin skills' are also a frontier field in the second world, not everyone can participate in this game, even among battle craftsmen.
And those who can participate are undoubtedly proud of their capital, especially in the barren first world.
Even those who have watched 'Leoaks' Colosseum seem to feel honored, and can even comment on it.
"That Korean girl is very powerful......"
"I've seen her and the Spear of the Silver Forest come to a fight before, and there is no suspense about win-"
"Then why doesn't the opponent move?"
"You don't understand this, I chose the seven simplest clockwork goblins on the other side, but they couldn't move either, and it looked like they were ready to abstain."
An audience member who seemed to be a great god was analyzing the Tao in an authentic manner, and the surrounding listeners were unaware.
It was used as a background board, and the long-haired young man who was another participant in the previous game, the spear of the silver forest, only shook his head when he heard it, and he pressed the little Lori who was about to go looking for something, but he was not very angry in his heart.
It's also true that Vikki is better than him.
Just like in the guild, Wu Di is much more powerful than him.
The hall was not the main arena for the next few weeks, so the stands were simply set up and there was no soundproofing, and the whispered discussions around Vikki also entered Vikki's ears.
But she didn't react much, and even Fang Yu's move to give up the action did not make too many waves in the girl's heart. The super-athletic is sacred, it puts an end to the war of mankind, and from a very young age, she has been educated like this-
The significance of the existence of Super Athletic is that human beings can resolve past disputes in a more civilized way, so each candidate (the Korean side's name for the call-up) represents more than just himself in this competition.
It is in pursuit of such ideals that she has embarked on this path, so every match is very meaningful to her.
The opponent's off-the-board tactics may disturb her mood, but once she is in the game mode, Vikki is only left with the challenge itself.
Athletics is all about winning.
To win and prove yourself by simple means, this is what the girl is pursuing.
Her heart was like water, and she gave orders one by one, letting her seven chess pieces move forward one by one, and when the Annihilator Qv700 approached five squares, it launched an attack form. After a beam of red light disappeared, one of Fang Yuan's clockwork goblins also disappeared from the chessboard.
A low sigh rang out in the hall.
Most people here are destined to never become combat craftsmen in their lifetimes, and even if they become combat craftsmen, they may not necessarily learn the remaining skills. So, of course, people understand what a clever skill lies behind this simple way of playing.
It's just that in Fang Yuan's eyes, that fleeting red light was somewhat similar to the scorching rays of Qv700, but the Annihilator scorching rays were four instead of one. He silently sensed that his pawn was one less, and realized that this might be a simplified attack on the chessboard.
Then he got the right to play.
At this moment, the spacing between the two sides is five squares.
Fang Plover has now roughly figured out the rules of this competition. He discovers that his clockwork goblin actually has attributes:
'Attack 1, Defense 0, Health 1'
This is certainly not the true attribute of the Clockwork Elf, and it is likely that it is just a simplified rule on the board that states that the Clockwork Elf can travel three squares in a single stroke of the Margin Skill and consume 5 calculations (before the reduction).
He didn't quite understand what these attributes meant at first, but as long as he looked at the attributes of Vikki's construct, Fang Yu suddenly understood what this beast chess meant.
Walkers: Attack 2, Defense 1, Health 2, Movement 2.
Dreadnought: Attack 3, Defense 0, Health 3, Movement 2.
Shield Defender: Attack 1, Defense 2, Health 2, Movement 1.
Annihilator: 1 Attack, 0 Defense, 1 Health, 1 Movement. (Range 5)
The different configurations represented by each chess piece have different attributes, which are very similar to their positioning in reality, and different chess pieces are similar to the different computing power requirements in real situations.
And 'Leox's Beast Chess', in fact, is on this virtual chessboard, each contestant according to their own ability, each of the players to form their own army of constructed bodies, based on the 'margin skills', a simulated battle.
Although Fang Yu didn't quite understand why he had to use the 'margin technique', maybe it was really the same software Shana gave him, a training method?
It was precisely because he figured this out that Fang Yu couldn't help but have a headache for a while.
Only then did he realize that the reason why Vikki only spawned seven pieces was because the limit of her computing power was to control the seven pieces - of course, under the rules of 'Beast Chess', these different pieces required more than two-thirds less computing power than in reality.
Rather than the rules of the game, only a maximum of seven pieces are allowed.
He couldn't help but pat his head in frustration.
Most unluckily, he also spawned seven clockwork elves. Although in this rule, the advantages of the clockwork fairy are almost perfectly reproduced - low computing power requirements, high mobility, and even a little stronger than normal.
After all, in reality, the Three Clockwork Elves are no match for a single walker, let alone against the Dreadnought.
But in his calculations, if he used clockwork elves alone, there should not be seven clockwork elves on this chessboard, but seventy; If Fang Yu didn't worry about shocking the world, he could use Miss Tata's ability to do more.
But now it's too late to repent.
Like Vikki, although Fang Yu didn't take the outcome of the game so seriously, he didn't want to lose for no reason, and he took the initiative to give up such a thing, and he didn't even think about it.
The way of the game is self-chosen, the chess pieces are also generated by themselves, there is no point in complaining about the sky, Fang Yu thinks that if he still has any advantages, it is probably more optimistic.
Since there is no point in regretting, all that remains is to imagine - seven...... No, it should be said that six clockwork goblins, how can they win? This thought flashed in his mind, and it seemed that there was no chance at all, but Fang Yu only groaned slightly, and suddenly realized something.
He looked up and looked at the chessboard.
However, it is not so much that he is looking at the chessboard, but rather that through the chessboard and the chess pieces on it, he sees the opponent who has a relationship with him on the other side of the light network.
Fang Yu was silent for only a moment, and then he put down the crystal in his hand and once again chose to give up his action.
"Ander-Uriel player...... Abandonment of action. The referee paused for a moment and confirmed with Fang Yu before reading this article.
There was already an uproar in the hall.
If there were people who thought that Fang Ou only gave up because of tactics, now more and more people are inclined to believe the former, that is, the players on the side of Ander Uriel do not actually have 'margin' skills.
The old dwarf Sonam-Steeleyebrow's eyebrows are crumpled together.
Being able to win the old blacksmith at least once was naturally a happy thing in his life, but in comparison, he was even more reluctant to see such an inferior game. Whether it's an alchemist or a combat craftsman, what you can do is what you can, and what you can't do is what you can't.
Exaggerating and pretending to understand is never the way to pursue the truth of alchemy, especially for an old craftsman like him, such an aphorism is even more deeply rooted in the heart. He didn't quite understand what André Uriel was thinking, the two were rivals, but they were also old friends for many years, and it wasn't like something the other would do.
The old dwarf couldn't help but feel a little worried about his old friend.
Vikki raised his head for the first time, as if sensing Fang's gaze, and glanced at the other side of the board.
But in the depths of her eyes, there is some faint anger - for many people who come to the institute, I wish I could abuse vegetables and slaughter children - but for those who really enjoy the game, the other party's negative way is obviously a challenge to her bottom line.
The distance between the two sides is five blocks.
She didn't speak, she just ordered her pawn to move forward.
This time, she no longer restrained the speed of her pieces, nor did she let the Pacers and Dreadnoughts enter a defensive stance, but attacked with all her might.
As for whether the pieces will be disjointed by different movements, it no longer matters. Because after the Annihilator fired again, Fang Yu had five goblins left.
And the walker and the dreadnought in her hand were all within three blocks of the Fang Plover Clockwork Fairy, and the two Clockwork Elves were only two blocks away from the Fang Ou, except that only the Annihilator and the Shield Guardian with one action power were still four squares.
Then she put down the crystal.
Vikki calculates the moment before the action, and even if the opponent starts with five attacks in one round, the total attack is five, and he will only lose a maximum of two Clockwork Elves, a Walker or a Dreadnought.
The Walker has a combo trait that allows you to act again after a kill, while the Dreadnought has a Whirlwind Slash that can AOE all enemies around you. So whether the opponent chooses to attack the Dreadnought or the Pacers, the remaining Pacers, Shield Defenders, and Annihilators can end the match in the next round.
The peace of victory is irreversible.
But Vikki didn't have a trace of joy in his heart, and even felt a little bored.
The voices in the hall gradually lowered, the calculation was not complicated, not much slower than Vikki, and the others also calculated the results. After all, the airspace map is flat, and it is impossible for the opponent to come up with any way to change this result on the map.
The long-haired young man of the Silver Forest Spear shook his head after calculating this result, and was about to turn and leave.
And in the crystal, only the referee's voice was calm as usual:
"Ander-Uriel side," the referee prompted, "your actions." ”
Fang Yu got the right to play chess for the third time.
His gaze had already been withdrawn from the other end of the chessboard, and unlike the others, Fang Yuan's gaze was dark at the moment, and he was rarely a little at ease. In Vikki's first round of operations, he had already identified something.
Next, he had to test his guesses.
If it is feasible, in fact, victory or not is still between the two sides -
He held up the crystal in his hand.
André Uriel was thinking about how he should bet on the old coppernose, the crystal ball was something he had won back with great difficulty, but he couldn't give it back like this.
Besides, this is the little girl of Albert's family, and he is not really his student, what does it matter to him? He didn't carry this pot, and Sylvide's little girl didn't tell him that her lover was so bad, did he?
The old man rubbed his temples, his eyes actually wandering off the field.
For an alchemist like him, long before Vikki calculates the result, his heart is open - how to win? Take the head to win? But the legendary alchemist's gaze merely inadvertently swept over the chessboard.
And then the next moment.
His eyes widened, as if he had seen the most incredible scene, and he stopped in that place. The star tracker that he had just picked up in his hand naturally slipped to the ground unconsciously, and rolled a few times on the thick carpet.
The long-haired young man patted Liyue and Lori on the shoulders, "Let's go, there's nothing to see, you should have figured it out." ”
"Cut," little Lori nosed to the sky: "It made that woman arrogant again." ”
Only Liyue remained motionless.
The long-haired young man glanced at him with some surprise: "Liuli, what's wrong?" ”
But this sentence is like a sentence that wakes up the person in the dream. Liyue suddenly came back to her senses, as if she had finally remembered somewhere she had heard this voice. "It's the guy who put my pigeons!"
He shouted, "He said he was going to come to the base to fight me——! ”
But the shouts of the good year were not heard by many people.
Because at that moment, another exclamation suddenly broke out in the hall.
The exclamations of the mountains and tsunamis have drowned out all sounds. Even the long-haired young man who was close at hand didn't hear what Liyue was saying, he only froze for a moment before he looked in the direction from which the exclamation had come from.
It was the middle of the hall —
That's what happened about a few seconds ago.
Vikki watched in amazement as Fang Plover split the clockwork elves into five, each pointing at her two clockwork elves, two walkers, and a dreadnought.
"Will he be skilled?"
"But what is this man doing?" The thought just crossed her mind.
The clockwork elf attack is one, and although it is just enough to launch an attack after traveling three squares, the action of the walker life 2, defense 1, and dreadnought life 3, the opponent's action of splitting into five is simply stupid in her opinion.
If you hurt the enemy's five fingers, it is better to cut off one of their fingers, such a simple truth, the other party doesn't understand?
Fang Yuan's first round of attacks first reached the two clockwork goblins closest to him, Vikki's clockwork goblins, which only had 1 life, so under the attack, they only flickered on the chessboard for a moment.
and vanished.
This was not unexpected, as these two clockwork goblins were originally used by her to block positions and attract firepower.
The next moment, the other three clockwork goblins also reached their target one after another. Two walkers, one dreadnought, they attack at the same time, and what is shown on the board is that the walker loses a little defense, and the dreadnought loses a little life.
If that's all, that's the end of the game.
In the rules of 'Leox Colosseum', the defense will be fully restored in one round, so in this round of attack, Vikki will actually only lose two clockwork elves and a little health of the dreadnought.
In the next round of all-out counterattack, Fang Yu will not only be wiped out, but also owe Vikki a lot of lives when he calculates it seriously.
But that alone is clearly not enough to make people exclaim.
It's just that when Vikki looked at Crystal and was about to get the right to play the next round, the expected hint did not come. She paused for a moment before she raised her head, and in the deepest stunned gaze under her eyes, she saw Fang Yuan's clockwork fairy only paused slightly.
Once again, an attack was launched at her pawns.
Second round of attacks.
Vikki's mouth opened slightly, his mind blank.
On the other side of the chessboard, in the void where no one was around, in a basement across the world—Fang Yu was silently looking at his clockwork goblin and launched a second round of attacks. And it was only at this moment that he held the crystal and let out a sigh.
At this moment, he was inexplicably grateful to the ID named Shana.
Because the rules on this chessboard are really exactly the same as the training software that the other party gave him, he found this in his previous temptation: that is, the little girl named Vikki can only act once in a margin of skills.
In fact, the real rule of this board is that you can only use the margin trick once per round against one piece. However, there is not only one movement that can be made by a margin skill and flexible construction.
He only recently realized this.
In that training, he could already use the margin to change direction for the third or even fourth time, although it was still far from clearing the training, but it was more than enough to deal with the beginners of the margin technique.
Now he is completely different from the two months ago, and his perception above the margin is completely different.
And this chessboard, apparently as he guessed, is a real training software for margin skills. He even had a vague feeling that this beast chess was actually a means for the masters who studied the 'margin skills' in depth to learn from each other.
But he was also a little curious.
Under what circumstances, including the software Shana gave him, were created to strengthen the margin technique, and why did so many top craftsmen take a fancy to this technique?
But the answer to this question may no longer matter here.
Because the clockwork goblin has launched a third round of attacks.
Both Walkers and Dreadnoughts disappeared from the board at the same time.
The rest of the outcome no longer seems to be in suspense -
It's just that Vikki still stubbornly used the Annihilator to kill Fang Ou's clockwork elf, and the shield defender's shield-lifting ability dragged on for two rounds before he was finally sentenced out of the game because he lost all his pieces.
When she walked down from the stage in a daze, she felt someone help her.
When she looked up, she realized that it was the long-haired young man with the spear of the Silver Forest—only she didn't know the other party's name. The long-haired young man looked at her a little anxiously, his mouth opened and closed, and asked:
"Can the margin technique really do the second action......?"
Vikki's mind was buzzing, but she was actually thinking about it too, could the margin technique really do a second action?
The exclamations in the hall were completely gone.
All that remained was a crowd of people looking at each other.
In the stands, Sonam Steelbrow was holding the crystal, replaying the previous scene repeatedly, and then he asked dryly: "Old blacksmith...... Your student ......"
"Shut up."
André Uriel's voice pierced back.
Then the communication was cut off.
All that remained was the astonished, gossiping inquiring voices of a bunch of old fellows.
"Old blacksmith? Old blacksmith!? ”
"Damn it!" The old dwarf thundered.
In the basement -
And-Uriel was putting down the crystal in his hand and looking back at Fang Ou, his silver-gray gaze with a look of utter surprise - he looked at the young man, and then at Sylvid on the side.
Miss Shipssay smiled, as if she had never worried that Fang Yu would lose from the beginning.
"Little one," the old man took a deep breath, and was picking up another crystal with some seriousness, and handed it to Fang Yuan's hand: "...... Now there are no outsiders, you, come and play a game with me. ”
"Huh?"
Fang Yu was slightly stunned.
Didn't you win, why do you still want to play?
……