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"No, I have a midterm exam tomorrow," the young man said as he rummaged through his school bag.
"Even top students are afraid of exams?"
Song Yi is almost in tears: "Lin Xu brother, tomorrow is the 19th."
The 19th?
Lin Xu suddenly remembered that the 19th is the Smart Sports Games competition, which Song Yi has been looking forward to for a long time, but his school unexpectedly scheduled an exam.
What an unlucky kid.
Lin Xu touched Song Yi's occiput and felt responsible for comforting him, so that the child's low spirits wouldn't affect the harmony of the family and his performance. He still remembered the story of Bai Jiachen and the aunt-in-law breaking two chicken feathers. Unexpectedly, Song Yi took the initiative and said, "Lin Xu, do you have time this afternoon?"
"Um. The boss said there are no students today, so we'll open again tomorrow."
"Can you accompany me somewhere?" Song Yi looked at him expectantly.
Lin Xu didn't expect Song Yi to bring him to the internet cafe. He seemed quite familiar with the place, as if he were a regular. Fortunately, Song Yi wasn't as honest as Lin Xu had imagined.
Lin Xu quickly opened a card before Song Yi and ordered two bottles of energy drinks. The receptionist smiled sweetly and asked, "Hey handsome, is the seat you sat in last time okay?"
"Okay, please open another one in the west area."
Song Yi was puzzled: "Lin Xu wants to sit separately from me?"
"Okay," Lin Xu knew why Song Yi came here: "I'm particularly noisy when I play games, which would disturb you from doing anything."
"Oh," Song Yi didn't insist and obediently went to the position in the west area that Lin Xu had chosen for him.
Lin Xu sat among a group of young gamers in the East District, entered the computer password, and then logged into Yicheng.
The message flooded in, almost causing the computer to crash, obviously the aftermath of his last fake death incident.
Lin Xu directly found Song Yi in the message bar, Sun Xiaoyi changed his profile picture, the photo of him holding a chess piece has been replaced with a desolate firefly grave photo, the deep blue tone matches his current mood quite well.
Lin Xu clicked his tongue and changed his status to online.
Almost simultaneously, Sun Xiaoyi's face lit up: "Hello, Sannboku teacher."
Sannboku: "Hello, Xiaosong, long time no see."
Perhaps driven by sorrow and indignation, Sun Xiaoyi completely lost his previous embarrassment and went straight to the point: "Teacher, can we play another game now?"
Lin Xu smiled. He felt that Song Yi was quite similar to himself. When he was feeling restless, he wanted to play chess, and the more restless he felt, the more he wanted to play.
He set up a game, with Song Yi playing as black and he himself playing as white.
"Speed game, I'll only give you two stones," Lin Xu stated the rules.
Song Yi is far too skilled at chess, making it impossible for Lin Xu to even feel like they can make a move with four pieces. Therefore, Lin Xu changed his mind and decided to play a serious game with Song Yi.
Song Yi agreed.
Fast chess, as the name suggests, prioritizes speed.
In regular fast chess matches, each player has 30 seconds per move, with an additional 10 chances to extend the time by 1 minute. Exceeding the time limit results in a loss. When it comes to Lin Xu, each move in the opening phase is made in less than 10 seconds, seemingly without any deliberation. This is an ultimate test of a player's chess intuition and instant calculation ability.
In front of the computer, Song Yi looked serious. He had watched countless games and had never seen this kind of move before.
In the opening, players usually follow established patterns to set up the board, but Sannboku's move completely deviated from the established patterns. It seemed irrational, with many flaws, but the reality was definitely not that simple.
Song Yi feels a heavy pressure and her hand holding the mouse starts to tremble.
"Calm down, Song Yi, don't panic. Even in Sannboku, you can do it."
Song Yi took a deep breath, moved the mouse, and since he couldn't calculate it, he just went with his gut feeling.
What Song Yi didn't know was that on the other end, Lin Xu's expression also became serious. Regardless of the difference in chess skills, Lin Xu always held great respect for opponents who gave their all, even if he was confident of winning.
37 minutes passed, and the game ended with Song Yi conceding. The boy looked at the two large areas of the board where the pieces had died tragically, recalling the initial board position, unable to understand how his first move had led to such a defeat.
Sannboku... is really a formidable opponent. But I still gained something.
Even though he didn't make it through the mid-game, he achieved the best level ever: an average of 18.6 seconds per move, and reaching 216 moves on the Peak rank 8 dan. It's probably something to boast about for a while.
"Thank you, Teacher Sannboku," Song Yi sincerely expressed her gratitude.
"You're doing very well," Lin Xu said.
"Maybe... I just got lucky," Song Yi is a modest child.
"It's not luck."
For a long time, Lin Xu said a sentence, which was also the teaching of his teacher when he first entered the school.
"On the Go board, it's the most reasonable place."
So, Song Yi, there are no miracles in the world at all.
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