"In that case, then I'll let it go! That's just a few pennies, and don't think about it if you want more. With that, Dongfang Shuo prepared to put copper coins on the chessboard.

Cao Jianren, who was on the other side, hurriedly stopped him and said, "Wait, let me take a look." ”

The boatman mentioned the chessboard on the small table twice, which couldn't help but attract Cao Jianren's attention.

If you look closely, there is not much peculiarity, a boxy chessboard, but this table is a bit less like a table, it seems to have two more legs, and it is not enough... Anyway, it's not neat, it's not regular, it's not a square or a long table.

Cao Jianren touched the table with his hand, the lines on the chessboard were clear, there was no wear, and the sixty-four squares were also normal, and he pressed it with his fingers, there was nothing abnormal, and it didn't seem to be a mechanism.

The Cao family is based on runes, and Cao Jianren didn't find any rune prohibitions on it.

After checking for a long time, Fang nodded at Dongfang Shuo.

Dongfang Shuo got his approval, so he picked up the copper coin in his hand and began to place the copper coin on the chessboard.

Then, something strange happened.

The first grid, put a penny, no problem, nothing happened.

In the second grid, just put a penny, and when Dongfang Shuo took the money and was about to continue to hem down, the money in the second grid was gone.

"Huh, I obviously just let it go?" Dongfang Shuo turned his head and glanced at the boatman on the bow, "Boatman, you can't be weird with this thing, why is the money I just put out gone?"

The boatman laughed and said:

"What's weird, it just could be that you didn't put enough money, and I don't believe you continue to put it. ”

"Didn't put enough? Keep putting it on? What the hell are you doing with the chessboard? You're playing with us, aren't you? Believe it or not, I smashed your broken chessboard?"

Dongfang Shuo was about to have a seizure as he spoke, and as soon as Cao Jianren on the opposite side stretched out his hand, he stopped him.

"Since we have the previous agreement, let's continue to put it, I want to see how it is not enough. ”

Dongfang Shuo had no choice but to continue to put copper coins on the table.

He put a penny into the second compartment.

The two men had four eyes staring at each other, and nothing happened.

Dongfang Shuo was a little confused, it couldn't be that he didn't put it just now.

I picked up another copper coin and put it on the third grid, and after a while, the copper coin was gone again.

"Big brother, I really let it go just now, this grid really let go. ”

"That's right, I saw you let it go. ”

"So, where is the money? Where did it go? Wings flew?"

Cao Jianren also shook his head, he didn't see it clearly, and he couldn't figure out the situation either, so he had to say:

"You put another one on it. ”

Dongfang Shuo said that he put another one on the third grid, and as a result, in the blink of an eye, the copper coin he had just put on was gone. There are still only two copper coins on the chessboard.

The two looked at each other and shook their heads.

Didn't see what was going on.

"Weird?!"

Dongfang Shuo stared at the chessboard this time, and the copper coin disappeared right under his nose.

Cao Jianren didn't see it clearly, and he didn't understand it, you want to say that his chessboard is weird and greasy, but there are still two copper coins on it, which means that it can still be placed.

"Put it again!"

Cao Jianren motioned to continue.

In the end, we have to see what is wrong with this chessboard.

Dongfang Shuo said that he put another one, and the result was the same, and it was gone again in the blink of an eye.

"Put it again!"

Dongfang Shuo said that he put another one. This time, it was as if nothing had happened, and the copper coin was lying there honestly.

"Huh~, it's really weird!" Dongfang Shuo exclaimed: "This thing seems to swallow money, isn't it really like what the old Tao Tou said, you have to feed it? ”

Cao Jianren frowned and thought for a while, and said, "You put one in the first grid, and nothing happened, right?"

Dongfang Shuo nodded and said, "That's right!"

"You put two in the second slot, right?"

Dongfang Shuo nodded again and said, "That's right!"

"You put four in front of you in the third slot, right?"

Dongfang Shuo nodded again, and then suddenly realized:

"Does it have to be doubled for every extra square?"

Cao Jianren nodded and said, "Whether this is the case or not, we will know as soon as we try." You just count out the eight cents and put them directly on the fourth grid to see if it is as we think. ”

Dongfang Shuo said, counted out eight copper coins, stacked them, and put them on the fourth grid.

As a result, as expected, only a copper coin was left lying on the lattice.

Dongfang Shuo counted out sixteen more coins, a stack, and put them on the fifth grid.

It's still the same, only a copper coin is left lying on it.

After several verifications in a row, it is all the same, and the amount of money must be doubled for each additional square.

A handful of money, more than 200 yuan, disappeared after a few grids.

Dongfang Shuo wanted to take money from his body again to continue, but Cao Jianren stopped with a wry smile:

"There's no need to look for money, now we're planted. These 8864 squares, if you calculate carefully, even if you sell the two of us, it will not be enough to pay for the ship. ”

Dongfang Shuo counted with his fingers, one, two, four, eight, sixteen, thirty-two, sixty-four, one hundred and twenty-eight, two hundred and fifty-six, five hundred and twelve,......

Dongfang Shuo calculated that his head was about to explode, and he didn't know how much it would cost.

Too much.

After a while, Dongfang Shuo decided not to forget it.

They can't afford it anyway, so it's no difference.

"Big brother, what should we do? Even if we have a mountain of gold, it is estimated that it will not be enough to fill his hole, or shall we directly make this boat, and we will row over by ourselves?" Dongfang Shuo muttered to Cao Jianren in a low voice.

Cao Jianren smiled slightly and said, "Don't be impatient for a while, and put that thought away." If he really had that opportunity, he wouldn't dare to play tricks on us here. You know, this is a trial, but it is in the opponent's [Ghost Valley] array. He's just making a question for us to break. If we break it by brute force, I am afraid that we will be defeated directly, at least it means that we have already admitted defeat ourselves. ”

"What can we do then? We don't have any money at all, besides, even if we get the whole world's money, it may not be enough, these sixty-four squares are killing people!

Cao Jianren motioned for him to be calm, and then confirmed to the boatman: "Boatman, let your old man smile, your baby, do you have to double every extra square?"

The boatman smiled and nodded, "That's right, this guy is indeed a bit greedy for money, but as long as you give enough, he will be honest." If you don't give enough money, it will lose its temper, and you won't be able to cross this river. ”

"Isn't there any room for accommodation?"