Chapter 192: The faster they come, the faster they die!
He’s too arrogant!
He’s too domineering!
Representatives of Great Yan were trembling with anger!
Having lived for so long, they had never seen such arrogance before!
To challenge four opponents in one-on-one combat, and even five opponents, it truly showed a complete lack of regard for others!
Even the Empress of Great Wu and the civil and military officials felt that Lin Beifan had gone too far.
“Sir Lin, your words have gone too far, quickly apologize to the representatives of Great Yan!” urged the Empress.
Lin Beifan felt aggrieved. “Your Majesty, I was just speaking my mind, what’s wrong with that? The chess skills of Great Yan are really lacking. Everyone saw it just now. I was sipping tea, eating snacks, and reading a novel while effortlessly defeating Scholar Tang ! If it wasn’t for his slow moves and stubbornness, I would have finished the game long ago!”
Tang Yong: “Fck!”
“It is said that Tang Yong is already the best chess player in the Great Yan representative team! But if even someone like him is no good, then what’s the use of the next opponents? Are they just here to make up the numbers?”
Great Yan representative team: “Fck!”
“Your Majesty, there are still four matches to go!”
Lin Beifan’s eyes were filled with pain and hopelessness.
“Each match takes at least an hour. Four matches would require four hours! Just the thought of having to spend over four hours playing house with them makes me want to die!”
Great Yan representative team: “Fck!”
“Remember, time is money, time is life! Their wasting my time is wasting my money and plotting against my life, so I can’t bear it anymore!”
Lin Beifan bowed and said, “I humbly request Your Majesty to grant me this opportunity, I am endlessly grateful!”
“This is too much!!!” finally, the third prince of Great Yan stood up, angrily saying, “Sir Lin, you look down on the chess players of Great Yan so much. It’s like a gnat trying to shake a tree, you don’t know your place! If that’s the case, this prince will fulfill your wishes!”
Saying that, he cupped his hands and loudly said to Empress, “Empress Great Wu, please fulfill his wishes and let us compete against Lin Beifan!”
“Empress Great Wu, please fulfill his wishes!” echoed the Great Yan side in unison.
The Empress hesitated. “This…”
The Minister of Rites wiped the sweat off his face and advised, “Your Majesty, Principal Lin is young and impulsive, don’t mind him! It’s better to be cautious and stick to the plan! Please think twice, Your Majesty!”
Civil and military officials: “Please think twice, Your Majesty!”
Lin Beifan couldn’t help but say, “Mr. Zhao and gentlemen, I am not impulsive, I am very calm!”
The Minister of Rites scolded, “Shut up! Don’t talk nonsense!”
The Empress hesitated.
To be honest, she was still inclined towards the cautious approach, to proceed step by step, which had a greater chance of success.
However, Lin Beifan’s emotions also had to be considered.
Moreover, the opponents seemed relaxed, indicating that they hadn’t been giving their all. Making such a request was not without purpose.
“Sir Lin, how confident are you?” the Empress asked.
“Your Majesty, you’re asking the wrong person, you should ask them!” Lin Beifan pointed to the Great Yan representative team.
“Ask them?” the Empress was puzzled.
“Your Majesty, it’s not a matter of confidence, but a matter of speed!” Lin Beifan smiled slyly. “The faster they come, the faster they die!”
Great Yan side: “Fck!”
“Tang Yong should last a bit longer because he’s the slowest!”
Tang Yong: “What the f**k…”
He’s mocking me again!
The Empress was speechless!
This guy’s mouth was too venomous, infuriating the Great Yan representative team with just a few words!
The Empress thought for a moment and felt that it might be worth a try.
“This match doesn’t comply with the rules!”
“But since both sides are willing, it wouldn’t be right to dismiss your intentions! So let’s consider this match a friendly one, regardless of the outcome, it won’t count! After this friendly match, the competition will continue! If Minister Lin loses, he will apologize immediately to the Great Yan side! If he wins, then it’s fine!”
This was the most cautious approach she could think of, where the outcome of this match wouldn’t affect the overall situation.
“Yes, Your Majesty!” Everyone was satisfied.
Thus, five chessboards were set up, and Lin Beifan faced off against five opponents.
Outside the field, five large chessboards were also set up.
“What’s going on? Why are there four more chessboards?”
“Weren’t they supposed to play in a round-robin style?”
…
After the official explanation, everyone understood the reason and became even more excited for this match.
Lin Beifan stood in front of the five chessboards and smiled. “I proposed this chess situation and spoke out of line, don’t hold back. Please make your moves!”
“Hmph!” The Great Yan side didn’t hold back and made their moves directly.
Each person’s move was in a different location, resulting in different chess paths and adding difficulty for Lin Beifan.
However, Lin Beifan remained calm, holding the white pieces and making his moves on each board.
“Playing chess is not child’s play. Principal Lin is actually challenging all five opponents?”
“Yes, chess is not easy. It requires a great deal of mental effort! For each additional board, it requires double the mental effort! Now that there are four more boards, the difficulty has increased more than fourfold!”
“I’m afraid that while playing, he’ll get his head muddled!”
“Thank goodness this is a friendly match, otherwise I would really curse him!”
“But if he wins all of them, he’ll create a historical precedent and become a chess genius!”
…
People whispered quietly as they watched the chessboards.
The time for one stick of incense quickly passed.
Lin Beifan remained very relaxed, as did the representatives from the Great Yan side.
It was still the early stages of the game, and everyone was making their opening moves. The difficulty wasn’t too high, and the speed of play was relatively fast.
The time for two sticks of incense passed.
Lin Beifan remained calm, with no signs of worry on his face.
However, the representatives from the Great Yan side had become serious, focusing intently on their moves.
The time for three sticks of incense passed.
Lin Beifan was still relaxed.
However, the representatives from the Great Yan side had become solemn, with furrowed brows. They had to carefully consider each move, and the speed of their play had slowed down.
An hour had passed.
Lin Beifan still looked the same.
However, the representatives from the Great Yan side were sweating, with beads of sweat on their foreheads. This was a physical reaction resulting from the mental strain of deep thinking.
With each move they made, they were almost running out of time, appearing hesitant and indecisive.
By this time, about half of the chessboard had been filled.
Everyone’s playing style was fully displayed.
Like the previous Scholar Tang Yong, he played a steady and cautious style.
The second-place finisher Liu Hai had a more aggressive and adventurous playing style.
The third prince played boldly and aggressively, with a majestic momentum and a royal demeanor.
…
But when it was Lin Beifan’s turn, it was different.
He didn’t have a fixed playing style. He could be steady when he wanted to, cunning when he wanted to be, or daringly aggressive when he wanted to be…
And he could seamlessly switch between playing styles, making it extremely difficult to deal with him!
The representatives of the Great Yan side were being driven crazy by Lin Beifan’s unpredictable playing style and moves.
“Sir Lin, your chess skills are truly extraordinary, definitely on the level of a grandmaster! No wonder you dared to challenge all five opponents. It’s clear that you have full confidence in your chess skills!” the Empress laughed.
“Your Majesty, even an ordinary grandmaster wouldn’t be able to take on all five opponents!” a senior official smiled bitterly.
“After all, the opponents he is facing are not ordinary people. They are either masters or experts in the field! And it is extremely difficult to simultaneously defeat them. Sir Lin’s chess skills are undoubtedly the strongest I have ever seen! Regardless of the outcome today, his chess ability will surely shake the world!”
“You’re right! But if he emerges victorious, he will be unprecedented! I am very much looking forward to witnessing a miracle!” the Empress smiled, her beautiful eyes focused on the chessboard.
At this moment, the referee shouted, “Great Yan’s Liu Hai is defeated, and Lin Beifan of the Great Wu emerges victorious in this round!”
Everyone was surprised and delighted.
“We’ve won another round!”
“Principal Lin, you’re amazing!”
“There are only four people left, Principal Lin, keep it up!”
…
Liu Hai retreated with a gloomy face.
In less than half a stick of incense time, the referee shouted again, “Great Yan’s Ding Shaojie is defeated, and Lin Beifan of the Great Wu emerges victorious in two rounds!”
Everyone became excited once again.
“Principal Lin has won again!”
“He has two consecutive victories, keep up the good work!”
“Mr. Principal, keep pushing forward!”
…
Then, in less than the time it takes to make a cup of tea, the referee shouted, “Great Yan’s Sun Shande is defeated, and Lin Beifan of the Great Wu emerges victorious in three rounds!”
“What the heck! He has already won three in a row!”
“There are only two more to go!”
“Mr. Principal, you must win!”
…
The three consecutive victories put immense pressure on the remaining Third Prince and Tang Yong.
Especially Tang Yong, who had already lost one round and had exerted a great deal of mental energy. Without time to recover, he played another round, which took a toll on him. Fatigue makes people prone to mistakes.
So, with an unintentional misstep, Lin Beifan seized the opportunity, once again making significant gains and completely wiping out Tang Yong’s pieces.
Tang Yong looked at the board filled with white pieces and sighed, “I have lost again!”
The referee loudly announced, “Great Yan’s Tang Yong is defeated, and Lin Beifan of the Grand Wulin has won four consecutive rounds!”
Thus, all the pressure fell on the Third Prince.
Yan Xinghe truly felt immense pressure!
Unprecedented pressure!
He was the only one left!
If he lost, it meant that Great Yan was completely defeated, losing face in a disgraceful manner!
This was something he had never dared to think about before!
He wouldn’t know how to explain it to his father, to the civil and military officials, to the people!
So, no matter what, he had to hold on!
Even if it meant dying, he had to fight to the end!
The representatives of Great Yan looked at the chessboard, clenched their fists, and silently cheered.
“Your Highness, you must hold on!”
“Your Highness, you must win!”
“We can’t lose! You must win the next round and preserve our dignity!”
“We rely on you, Great Yan!”
…
However, some things are beyond the control of others.
He was now facing not an ordinary person, but Lin Beifan, the master of Chess in the future, who possessed terrifying mental calculation abilities, equivalent to an Ai model Alpha.
This was a crushing blow!
The outcome was determined from the very beginning!
As a few more moves were made, the Third Prince weakly placed his piece on the board and smiled bitterly, “I have also lost!”
The referee loudly announced, “Great Yan’s Third Prince Yan Xinghe is defeated, and Lin Beifan of the Grand Wulin wins five consecutive rounds! Therefore, in this friendly match, Lin Beifan emerges as the winner!”
The faces of the Great Yan representatives were filled with despair, while the Great Wu side cheered with excitement!
“Mr. Principal has won, we have won!!!”.
