Chapter 913: Chapter 873: Who Is That
[Enemies Never Meet]
[Bonus Effect: Two pieces can be on the board simultaneously, both pieces have the same number of steps per round, the Chess Player doesn’t have to roll the dice twice, the Chess Player can freely choose the direction for both pieces, both pieces can act independently]
Originally, the pieces had to go on the board one at a time, only when the previous piece died, the next one could be on the board. But with the [Enemies Never Meet] bonus, the two pieces can act simultaneously.
The other three starting rooms should also have drawn bonuses, but since the four sets of information aren’t communicated, Gu Mian doesn’t know what bonuses the other three teams have drawn.
Even if the four teams could communicate with each other, they probably wouldn’t reveal what they had drawn, after all, the teams are in a competitive relationship now.
At this moment, almost a minute of the five-minute countdown has passed, and Gu Mian’s group still hasn’t selected a Chess Player.
He saw the "Ready" sign appearing in room number four in the upper right corner, indicating that room number four has chosen a Chess Player and piece.
Room number three in the lower right corner also quickly got ready, leaving only their room and room number two in the lower left corner without decisions.
"Who’s going to be the Chess Player?" 007 looked at Gu Mian and Liu Ruyan.
Reading the rules, the Chess Player is undoubtedly the safest position in a group, needing only to stay in the initial room, roll the dice, and decide the route for the pieces.
The riskiest position is the first piece to go on the board. If a piece finds the treasure chest hidden on the board during the first action, the instance ends immediately, and the second piece doesn’t need to act.
Most of the danger falls on the first piece to explore, and generally, people wouldn’t be willing to take the risk of being the first piece; there needs to be some discussion and mutual excuses to avoid this dangerous position.
Room number four and room number three could quickly choose positions, which surprised Gu Mian.
"Speaking of which, do you know the trigger conditions for this special instance?" Liu Ruyan, standing by, was also looking at the ready rooms.
This Gu Mian truly did not know; he was talking with Fatty about bus route 444, unexpectedly turning around only to enter the instance.
He also wondered if that bus instance had been fixed.
shook her head: "Every special instance should have triggering conditions, some are triggered by saying specific words or making specific moves, some are pulled into the instance through a special Dungeon Entry Ticket..."
As she spoke, she looked at Gu Mian and Liu Ruyan: "We didn’t say anything special at the time, nor did we make any special moves. I just remember Gu Mian jokingly wishing to enter an instance that could teleport people away."
Could it be Gu Mian’s wishful thinking? 007 wondered silently.
"I know," Liu Ruyan smiled, "While you were discussing, I saw the seed in the flowerpot behind Gu Mian sprouting quickly, almost maturing in the blink of an eye."
Mysterious Seed?
Gu Mian remembered having just pressed the seed into the soil two minutes before Liu Ruyan arrived, never expecting it to grow and mature so quickly.
Once matured, the Mysterious Seed would grow random rare special items. The Fortune-teller’s [Omen Tablet] had been produced from the Mysterious Seeds planted by 007.
Gu Mian had a guess in mind: "Did you see it? What did it produce?"
"A chessboard, a chessboard. It was too far to see its panel, I only know that as soon as the chessboard appeared, we entered the special instance. I think the chessboard must be a special item entry ticket," Liu Ruyan said, "Originally, I thought it would grow into a usable special item, but it turned out to be an entry ticket."
So, it was the Mysterious Seed maturing and producing a Dungeon Entry Ticket that brought them here.
This seed was brought from the Fierce Ghost Exhibition instance, which they entered through a ticket given by the Evil God.
Was this chessboard instance also under the Evil God’s plan?
The Dungeon Entry Ticket grew from the Mysterious Seed, so the other three groups’ tickets might have been obtained similarly. If the two groups making quick decisions had successfully cleared the Fierce Ghost Exhibition before, their swiftness wouldn’t be surprising.
Gu Mian recalled the evaluator mentioning that some groups in the Fierce Ghost Exhibition had used the "single sacrifice method," requiring luck, courage, and planning to pass that instance.
"The time is three minutes left," Liu Ruyan looked at the countdown on the screen, "Let’s decide who will be the Chess Player."
Gu Mian took another look at the electronic chessboard on the screen, seeing that room number two in the lower left corner had yet to decide.
Gu Mian certainly won’t take the Chess Player position, the Fortune-teller had said the Evil God would appear in this instance, so he must go out to look for the Evil God, not stay inside acting as a commander.
"Liu Ruyan doesn’t want to do it, you take it," Gu Mian looked at 007.
Liu Ruyan hadn’t had the chance to express any opinion yet, she glanced at Gu Mian.
Joking, Gu Mian wouldn’t let Liu Ruyan be the executive. Based on her history of sneaking into his house to unscrew the gas tanks, she was too unreliable.
Gu Mian noticed upon entering that the room was enclosed by walls with no exit, likely requiring the Chess Player to plot a course before an exit appears. He suspected all rooms on the chessboard were the same, with paths opening after the Chess Player makes a choice.
