Of course, not everyone chose to join this bewildering duel. There were three princesses who chose to give up the game, two of whom were young, and Jenkins understood their choice. But the last one to give up was the eldest princess Yani Stuart, a princess who was not weak in the competition for the throne.
She smiled at Jenkins, but made no attempt to explain her choice. Sarkhi II didn't want to wait for the crowd to communicate any longer. He clapped his hands to signal everyone to pay attention to him. The light in the reception room was dim, and His Majesty's face had a sense of vicissitudes and tenacity like a marble structure in the effect of light and shadow.
His voice was still hoarse, but it sounded stronger than before:
"Finally confirm the rules. I will have a fair and just duel with Viscount Jenkins Redandput William tonight. You will be used as pawns for both of us. The background of the duel is the 1866 general calendar. On the night of the 26th of the Long Night Moon, as members of the royal family, you will participate in a series of accidents that happened in Loen tonight. The final victory conditions will be decided by me and the viscount. If the pawn dies in this duel, it is true Death. But don’t worry, after the duel begins, you will still lead the action, and the viscount and I will only provide some necessary help.”
Seeing that no one raised any objections, he announced the official start of the duel. Pointing to the chessboard, he said:
"Now, you can go in."
Everyone didn't understand the meaning of this sentence for a while. In the end, Sallot Stiart walked to the front, and then plunged into the chessboard. He entered Loen, and it was like a feather in the sky above Loen. falling. But after landing, it didn't integrate into the huge urban agglomeration, but used a red star as a status symbol.
Seeing this, everyone entered the chessboard separately. Salhi II's chess pieces were all marked with red stars, while the three chess pieces on Jenkins' side were all blue stars.
The two men at the table watched the night on the chessboard in silence, and the three princesses standing at the table did not dare to disturb them.
"So what exactly are you going to do?"
In the end, Jenkins asked. He put the cat on the blank space at the corner of the chessboard, and the black and white kitten immediately lay there and looked curiously at the city in the reflection of the chessboard.
"I'm just teaching them the last lesson - if you have to be a pawn, at least have the vision to choose the right player."
The King sighed, and Jenkins and Jenkins looked at the chessboard. He spoke, and the voice was loud, as if he was reading a document, not only Jenkins and the three princesses in the reception room could hear it, but also the royal family members who returned thousands of miles away to Loen in an alternative way. sound:
"On the night of the 26th of Starry Sky and the Long Night Moon in 1866 in the Universal Calendar, you woke up from a heart-pounding nightmare. It was an ordinary night, but your instinct reminded you that something was bound to happen tonight. You decide Go out and see, at least find out what's going to happen tonight."
The red and blue stars representing the positions of the chess pieces began to move in a small range. Salhi II made a gesture over the chessboard with his hand. The chessboard looked downward and finally stopped at Salot Stuart. beside.
This location is very good, it's almost like watching a realistic live-action documentary. The eldest prince on the chessboard stood blankly at the bedroom window of a house, but quickly turned around and went downstairs, calling out to his servants.
Their voices could also be heard by everyone outside the chessboard. Sallot Stuart first confirmed whether this was the real Loen. After the old butler asked in surprise why His Royal Highness came back suddenly, he got a definite answer. .
A series of orders came from the mansion in the city center. The eldest prince was calling all the people he could mobilize tonight. He knew that now was not the time to hide.
"You and I, take turns giving orders to our chess pieces. Orders can suggest actions within half an hour in their hearts, but whether they will follow the hints depends on the reasonableness of the orders and their own thoughts. Before dawn, Any party that obtains full control over Ruen City will declare victory, and I will choose my successor from the victorious party."
This is what Salhi II said to Jenkins, and the people in Loen on the chessboard could not hear this voice. Jenkins hesitated, but still asked:
"What if no party obtains Ruen's right to rule before dawn?"
"Then let Yani be the queen."
The dying king said indifferently, so Jenkins turned his head to look at the eldest princess at the table. Her Royal Highness tried hard to sullenly, obviously trying to hide her emotions.
"So shall we begin?"
Wang asked, seeing Jenkins nodding, he took the lead and said:
"My son Salot is a person with great leadership skills. After a short period of confusion, he understood the current situation very clearly. The first thing he did was not to send someone to investigate the surrounding areas of Ruen. Instead, let the servants inform the younger brothers and sisters who are also pawns to come to discuss the plan, and they will naturally gather. Salot is very clear that the key to this game is his own victory, not fighting within the camp It's up to you."
"So what your pawns do in the next half hour is gather together to discuss a plan?"
Jenkins asked, Ruen's area is quite large, and everyone's residences are scattered, so half an hour may not be enough to gather and discuss plans.
"Yes, but at the same time, I want to use a prop."
Salhi II said.
"Props?"
Jenkins didn't know why, and then watched the king sitting opposite put his hand wearing a golden power ring into the pocket of the red thick cotton coat, and then took out a model flag.
This is a wooden square flag consisting of two parts: a flagpole and a flag. The flagpole is the usual style, and the pattern on the flag is a delicately detailed blue snowflake on a solid red background.
The eyes blinked, and then it was judged that this was a numbered item. Jenkins searched his memory for the list of items that Dolores had provided him in the Stuart royal family's treasure house, which seemed to include this B-05-5-2947 [Blood-stained military flag of the ancient ice and snow kingdom]. The item effect is A wooden soldier of the same size as the holder is summoned. The combat power of the soldier is about equal to that of ordinary people, so it is a useless item.
"Yes, I want to use props."
Saying so, Salhi II placed the flag on the blank space on the edge of the chessboard on his side:
"I used a military flag from ancient times. This flag will strengthen the unity of our camp. When commanding troops to fight, soldiers will be more brave and good at fighting."
"Is this the effect of this thing?"
Jenkins was suspicious, and then asked suspiciously:
"Wait, please explain what props are, I don't remember you mentioning props.
PS: On this evening in 2018, Paradise released the first chapter. In a blink of an eye, today is exactly two years, so a new chapter was added as a celebration.