Chapter 20 The Game

Holding a bag full of gold coins, drenched in blood, and without a single intact skin on his body, Lista knelt down at the feet of Augustus in front of everyone, and said: "I, Arista, swear in the name of the god of war, I sacrifice my soul to Master Augustus, and from now on, life and death will follow." ”

Augustus, who was on the street with a calm demeanor in the envious eyes of everyone, looked at Alista, who knelt on the ground and pledged his allegiance with the highest courtesy of the Minotaurs, he did not show any joy, and asked lightly: "The matter is done?" ”

Alista respectfully responded to his first master in front of him and said, "It's done." ”

At this time, Augustus showed a faint smile on his face, looked at Alista who was kneeling on the ground with a smile, and said: "In this case, then let's go, I don't like the title of master, call me Young Master Augustus in the future, I will take you to a new journey, it may lead to the dark abyss hell, or it may go straight to the beautiful heaven." ”

Alysta stood up, looked down at Augustus, who was already striding forward in the street, and shouted loudly in a silence that did not conform to his usual silence: "Alysta will always be by the side of Young Master Augustus." He said silently, "Heaven or Hell!" ”

Looking back at the crowd on both sides of the street, his gaze focused on a handsome maid dressed as a maid and paused slightly, and then Alista turned back and resolutely followed Augustus's footsteps away, leaving everyone with a resolute back.

The beautiful maid held the slave contract paper that proved that she was a slave and was now free, silently looked at the burly back with two long horns, stared at the scarred and bloody back, tears couldn't help but flow, and the back had disappeared from sight, and the maid slowly left in despair.

There was no end to the chatter in the streets.

"What a lucky noble young master! He was able to obtain the allegiance of the Minotaur warrior of the Minotaur tribe, the most resolute and unyielding in the continent of Valoran, an ordinary Minotaur warrior. At least he has the strength of an ordinary high-level knight! ”

"Augustus, so familiar name, is it the Noxian hero who won the Iron Oak Order in the mouth of the big man??"

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A black carriage stopped in front of the street just as Alista knelt down to swear allegiance, and from the four heroic knights around the carriage, it was clear that there was at least one nobleman, or at least an earl, in this inconspicuous black carriage, otherwise it really did not deserve such a posture.

The big man in the carriage watched the whole process of the conversation between Augustus and Alista, and after Augustus and Arista left, the carriage began to move comfortably and safely again under the skilled driving skills of the coachman.

Inside the carriage. An old man between the ages of fifty and sixty with a golden cane chuckled softly: "Ergarth gave him the first turning point in his life, Frans sent him to the Stein Forest Guliglan gave him the second turning point in his life, three years of holy war, he won the third turning point with his own struggle, and where will the fourth turning point given to him by General Burnham lead him towards??" Become a pillar of Noxus or a corpse lying on the road to glory. ”

Three days ago, two more people were supposed to be present at the Edrumin Cathedral, but they did not arrive at the time. One of them was Darius, known as the second knight of the Empire. There is also a figure who is more important than Darius, and he is the commander of Svein, who smiles faintly even when he sees the violent and eccentric General Burnham and the taciturn general Du Kekao, who is taciturn among the nobles.

Escorted by four knights. This carriage, which was not inconspicuous in the prosperous and powerful St. Peter's City, finally stopped in front of St. Peter's Castle, the most famous St. Peter's Castle, and the old man in a pale golden robe stepped off the carriage with the golden cane that was rarely seen, looking at the majestic and heavy in front of him. St. Peter's Castle, which once belonged to the royal family of Noxus, did not have the fear, reverence and hatred of ordinary nobles in the face of this castle in the eyes of the old man, his eyes were calm and calm.

Standing at the doorway, at least two guards with the strength of high-ranking knights looked at the old man. Hurriedly ran forward, and then gave the old man a solemn one-knee salute that the knight attached great importance to, and then got up. Bowing his head respectfully, one of the knights said, "Lord Svein, General Burnham has been waiting for you in the council chamber for a long time. ”

The old man smiled faintly, and was not in a hurry to leave, but asked very naturally, "Is there anyone else besides General Burnham?" ”

The mighty knight in silver armor shook his head and said, "General Burnham is alone. ”

The old man nodded and said, "Lead the way!" ”

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In the council chamber, Burnham sat on a large chair with his hand and his staff leaning in the corner of the chair, and when the guard led Svein into the chamber, Burnham was concentrating on the chess on the table, and it seemed that Burnham was thinking about his next move in the deadlock.

It is hard to imagine that Burnham, who was known as a tyrant in Noxus, could have such a quiet time, and when he was quiet, he was no different from an ordinary old man.

Svein glanced at the chess on the table, then waved the two guards back. Burnham in a state of contemplation is not for everyone. The two guards gave Svein a grateful look.

Chess.

Svein was no stranger to chess, a game that was not yet widely known on the continent or even among the nobility, and was a game that was often played by some business travelers from the distant Dragon Continent who did business with the inhabitants of Noxus.

This kind of game is very simple, one side of the handsome chariot and horse artillery, one side will be the elephant chariot and horse artillery, the two sides are bounded by the river, whoever will be the commander of the other side is the commander and the general will eat first, that side will win.

This small game called chess and a small game called Go was discovered by Burnham during a chance tour and brought back to St. Peter's Castle.

Unlike Burnham, who was an avid chess fanatic, Svein liked the Go of Go brought by the Dragonland merchants. In Svein's eyes, chess can be used for self-cultivation, while Go is used for intellectual training. However, Sveinburnham, who has a lot of knowledge about Go, often holds him in chess and has a good understanding.

Walking up to Burnham, Svein did not rush to greet Burnham, but went to see the situation on the red and blue sides of the chessboard. At a glance, it can be seen that the two sides have reached the middle game, and the two sides have launched a rather tragic killing. Red's rook, two knights, one cannon and three pawns have been captured, while Blue's one-phase, two cannons, one rook, one knight and two pawns have been eliminated from the game.

"Whoever comes first next is the most important thing!" Looking at the big picture, Svein concluded that whoever on either side took the next step and adopted a strategy of pressing step by step, there would be no recalcitrant resistance on the other side.

"Hey, chess is just chess after all!" Burnham took the scarlet cane, leaned back in his chair and sighed as he looked down at Svein, who was looking down to analyze the game.

Svein didn't raise his head immediately, but looked carefully for a long time before he raised his head and said slowly: "The enemy and the enemy have equal opportunities, and on the surface it seems that there is only a gap between the first move and the second hand, but in fact, how can all the chess pieces in a game of chess go according to the mind of the chess player??" The human heart is such a thing that is difficult to control! ”

Leaning on his cane, Burnham slowly stood up. Burnham, who stood up, regained his invincible momentum, he looked at this comrade-in-arms who was almost his hand-picked up, and sighed softly and said: "Forty years ago, I already held the authority of Noxus in my hands, and I spent thirty-five years laying out chess, but unfortunately at the end of the game, I found that the original thirty-five years of layout only put away some small fish and shrimp, I have to say that this is the most frustrating since I took charge of Noxus." ”

"At least in the hearts of many aristocrats who are ready to move, the small fish and shrimp in your eyes are big fish and shrimp in their eyes, and now the quiet mood of St. Peter's City is the best response!"

Svein's expression was calm, and he lifted the red rook general, dead chess. Then he raised his head and looked at General Burnham, and said: "Now the chess game is only in the middle game, not like this game of chess, the opponent does not know how much strength we have hidden, so the outcome is unpredictable!" What's more, we have the power in our hands that they are afraid of and dare not take action easily. With that, Svein picked up the Red Soldier who had already crossed the river and moved forward.

The soldiers who cross the river are like tigers.

Burnham laughed, glanced at the red soldier who had penetrated into the hinterland, swept the blue army that had become a defensive camp, the smile gradually disappeared, and his eyes were full of coldness, and he said coldly: "Although I have attached great importance to the Black Rose organization that is hidden in the shadows and has controlled the old aristocratic era for nearly a hundred years, I still underestimate the penetration of the Black Rose into Noxus and Valoran, and the holy war that was originally planned to last for at least five years had to be forced to end in just three years. This powerhouse who stands at the pinnacle of the Valoran continent, and controls the trickery of the Black Rose Organization, the enchantress LeBlan, is indeed worthy of his name. ”

PowerbyYOZOSOFT (To be continued.) )