Chapter 12: Luck

"I'm curious about what the gods' game is like. ”

The Countess said, observing Agni's expression, and she didn't really have much hope for an answer to the question.

The venomous gods wield the most powerful power the countess had ever seen, and their rule over mortals was incomparably secure, and because of this, the gods lacked imagination.

With the satisfaction of having everything, the gods hardly pursued anything that was not offered by the hands of ordinary people, and even the abode of the gods, the gardens on the majestic Mount Meru, were only copies of the temple courtyards built by mortals.

In the space known as the Nine Heavens, the scenery that can be seen in most places is nothing more than a strong wind blowing through the snow on the mountain slopes, bringing out a touch of snow and dust.

But this question is important, after all, the countess is now engaged in asceticism, and the content is to win the game with the gods.

"The gods loved to play with bows and arrows, and dice, which was a traditional game that went well with the feast. ”

The countess nodded lightly and took a sip of the wine in the glass: "Hmm...... Unique. ”

Agini smiled: "This is Sumo's treasure, something that only the gods can enjoy, but I forgot, mortals may not be used to drinking." ”

"It's better to change it, and clean water will do. ”

The countess smiled politely, then lowered her glass. Helen, who knew a lot about magic, almost only took a sip and was sure that the wine had hallucinogenic herbs in it, but she hadn't seen it before, so she couldn't tell it from the smell.

"You're amazing, it's been a long time since I've seen Vayu put on that look, and he lost, right?"

"No," said the countess, smiling meaningfully, "he did not lose. ”

"If a god fails to defeat a mortal, that's a failure, and that's what Vayu and I think. ”

The countess smiled and said nothing more.

"A bow and arrow is too rough for a princess," said Agni, smiling, not minding an offer of kindness to an ascetic who was on par with Vayu, who was the most familiar of the gods and mortals, "and we can play with dice." ”

"I just played dice with another goddess......"

Agini smiled at the goddess, shook his head, and took out three ivory dice from his body.

"These three dice aren't dented to represent points, they're red, so it's absolutely fair, right?"

The countess smiled and shook her head: "To be honest, I really didn't expect that the Emperor of Heaven would actually come to play with me, and tell others ...... after losing"

Ajuni froze in place, and beside him, the goddess revealed her form.

"How do you know?"

The countess smiled: "Originally, I wasn't sure, but now I can." ”

"No, you've already made it clear," the goddess saw through the Countess's deliberate flaws, and she chased after her, "tell me why." ”

"The god who holds the fire of sacrifice, Agni, would never have such an expression when he mentioned an ordinary goddess who had lost to a mortal, and as far as I know, one of the most powerful of the gods, second only to the three great gods, was a goddess, or looked like a goddess. ”

The countess looked at the surprise on the goddess's face and shook her head slightly.

"Indra, Shakti, Emperor Nengtian, Thor, Master of the Thirty-Third Heaven. ”

The goddess took a long breath, and then showed an awe-inspiring expression, his appearance changed slightly, but just that, it revealed a dazzling amazement that made it impossible to take your eyes off.

"I am Indra. ”

That is the Emperor of Heaven himself, a deity named Indra, also known as Shakti, who has the appearance of a goddess.

"Do you want to play dice with me one more time? I remember you didn't have anything to win back. ”

The countess looked at Indra with a smile, picked up the three ivory dice from the table, and threw them on the table.

"Three points. ”

Agni looked surprised, even though the countess had recognized Indra just now, he was not as surprised as he was now.

"I'm lucky, if you really want to keep playing, I accept it. ”

Indra shook her head: "Forget it, that's not hospitality. ”

Agini smiled and grabbed the dice from the table, then took a chessboard from his bosom.

"If it's just luck, it's not a big deal if you win. ”

The god smiled and laid out the pieces on the chessboard, then placed them in front of the countess.

"What's really interesting about this game is that the more dominant the person, the more likely they are to fall because of the dice, but it has also been said that if you choose correctly, you can win without dice. "As you can see, there are three pieces on each side, each time you roll the dice, according to the number of points, choose the number of squares corresponding to the advance of a piece, if one piece must cross the end point, then put a piece on the board, and the piece that crosses the end point stays at the end point." In the end, the first of all the pieces to reach the end wins, and if neither player can do so, the last piece closest to the end wins. ”

This is a board with six columns, and a maximum of six pieces can be placed, which means that after the game starts, one side can add three more pieces, and it takes twelve squares to go from the start to the end, and it is very easy to have one piece cross the end point mentioned in the rules.

The Countess nodded, indicating that she had understood the rules, and Agini began the game.

They were just a dice, and the countess took the lead.

There was no hesitation on either side in the game, they were fast, and Agini occasionally thought about taking the time to weigh which piece to advance, while the countess almost didn't think about it at all, simply advancing the piece.

Soon, one of the countess's pieces stopped one block from the end, and her remaining two pieces were still at the starting point, while on the opposite side, Agni's three pieces were still in the middle of the board.

"Don't you really have to calculate?"

Although Ajuni was a little surprised, he had seen too many such opponents, but Indra was a little surprised.

He knew that the countess, like Magellan, was the one who would put everything into the calculations for the sake of victory, but now it seemed that the countess had simply given up on the calculations.

"It's not time yet. ”

The chess game continued, and Agni's three pieces were all approaching the end, and then after placing the pieces at the end twice in a row, he reluctantly missed the opportunity to put the fourth piece on the board, and at this time, the countess had just put the fourth piece, and coincidentally, the two sides were evenly matched.