Chapter 501 - View of Rules
Chapter 501 of "Red Heart Patrols the Sky" opens with: This fog obscured vision and could not be dispersed by any means, belonging to the... Find out what happens!
This fog obscured vision and could not be dispersed by any means, belonging to the Rule Fog of the Life and Death Chessboard.Initially, in Fenglin Cityâs Xiaolin Town, the entire town was shrouded in fog after being sacrificed by the Bone Tao because of its connection to the Underworld.
These two types of fog were, of course, not on the same level, but within the Life and Death Chessboard, the Rule Fog of life-and-death chess could be considered as a veil separating two realms.
Time flew by swiftly, and years passed in the blink of an eye.
Of those brothers who went to Xiaolin Town with me back then, probably only Du Yehu remains.
I wonder how he has been doing in Jiujiang XuanjiaâŚ
In Qinghuo Yuancengâs eyes, Jiang Wang only paused briefly before continuing on.
In Jiang Wangâs hand, he held a scroll of bright yellow silk, which was the Royal Authority Contract he had signed when he descended through the âStar Pointingâ ritual.
On the front was the contract and his blood-written signature; unfolded on the back were flickering dots of light, almost equivalent to carrying a miniature stele chess manual.
With it, contenders could master their own and other competitorsâ positions, facilitating the âchess play.â
The only difference was that the stele chess manual continuously displayed the positions of all competing teams.
After entering the chessboard, the Royal Authority Contract allowed for only one opportunity per day to display the positions of all contestants, and one had to seize the right moment to use it.
Jiang Wang did not hesitate to use todayâs opportunity.
At this moment, the red circular light dot representing them was on the outermost edge of the entire Life and Death Chessboard.
The purple light dot in the innermost part undoubtedly represented Lei Zhanqianâs Chilei Tribe.
There was no need to consider all the teams ahead of the Celebrating Fire Division for the time being.
The most urgent task now was to find the âLife Pointâ and occupy it.
The Life and Death Chessboard distinguished between Chess Master, Chess Player, Chess phase, and Chess Pawn, each role having its own significance.
The most important manifestation lay in the âRule Vision.â
The reason it was named âRuleâ was that the vision within the Life and Death Chessboard was not affected by personal conditions but was generated under âStandards.â
That is to say, no matter how perfectly oneâs ocular faculties were developed, no matter how strong oneâs Pupil Skill was, if the âStandardsâ did not permit it, you couldnât see.
Conversely, if the âStandardsâ allowed it, even a blind person could see.
And in the game of life-and-death chess,
The Chess Master sees directly seven positions.
That is, the seven chess positions in front, behind, and to the sides are all within visual range, not hidden by the Rule Fog.
The two Chess Players can only see diagonally, covering six positions.
For instance, if four steles form a âFieldâ character, and the Chess Player is on the lower-left stele, then under the constraints of the rules, they canât see the front, back, or sides but only the diagonal positions, such as the upper-right stele.
From their position as the center, they observe any continuous six chess positions along the diagonal line.
The six Chess phase can only see by leaping, covering four leaps.
For example, if three steles form an âEyeâ character, and the Chess Player is on the bottom stele, they cannot see the middle stele but only the top stele.
In this manner of leaping vision, one can see the scenes within four leaps in different directions from the front, back, left, and right.
The eight Chess Pawns can only see one position.
This is the simplest: they can only see the positions directly in front, behind, to the sides, and diagonally.
It is precisely because the Chess Master, Chess Players, Chess phase, and Chess Pawns each have different âRule Visionsâ that many combinations of vision can be derived.
The importance of âvisionâ is unquestionableâin the game of life and death chess, solitary play is not advocated.
So when only the Chess Master of the Jihuobao remained after their entire army had perished, even though the Chess Master of the Jihuobao was extraordinarily strong, other tribes were not optimistic about them.
Of course, for those like Jiang Wang who knew Jiang Wujiâs identity, they definitely would not take him lightly.
Each stele representing a chess position was sixteen zhang in length and width, large enough to accommodate seventeen people standing together.
This arrangement might be relatively safe and secure but obviously did not make the most of the Rule Vision.
Jiang Wang, as the Chess Master, could see up to seven positions in front of and to each side of him.
As Guards with a duty to protect, including Qing Huo Yuanceng, the two Chess Players stood with Jiang Wang, protecting the sides.
They helped Jiang Wang observe the situations of the six diagonal chess positions, with one person responsible for one diagonal line.
As in ancient times, a holy sovereign was assisted by six ministers; the importance of Chess phase need not be overstated.
The âRule Visionâ of Chess phase was to see four leaps, which means they could see as far as the eighth position directly aheadâthus, their extreme vision had one more position than that of the Chess Masterâs âRule Vision.â Consequently, four Chess phase accompanied Jiang Wang, surveying in all four directions.
The remaining two Chess phase each advanced in the chess positions directly to the left and right of the Chess Master, focusing on observing the front.
The eight Chess Pawns were divided into two teams, with four people on each side, guarding the Chess phase above them on the left and right.
The entire team advanced in such a formation.
While not the optimal use of the Rule Vision, this method was relatively safe because it was unclear what dangers lurked within the impenetrable fog.
If the distance was too great, there might be no chance for rescue when unexpected events occurred.
Due to the fact that the Celebrating Fire Division warriorsâ Transcendent powers were nullified within the game of life and death chess, Jiang Wang had to accommodate their speed.
The speed of the slowest person in the entire team determined the speed of the entire team.
The Celebrating Fire Division had invested their energy over the years into the âUnderworld Totemâ and did not truly have any experience participating in the game of life and death chess.
At Jiang Wangâs request, after every three ranks, each Chess player and phase had to report their âStandards visionâ status.
âMinister One, safe.â
âMinister Two, safe.â
âMinister Three, safe.â
Everyone was ordered as Pawn One, Pawn Two, Minister One, Minister Two, Minister Three, so that if an accident occurred, the team could quickly and precisely grasp the situation and its location.
Having combat experience within the Autumn Kill Army was extremely valuable.
As one of the Nine Pawns, the Autumn Kill Army virtually represented the standard of the worldâs top armies.
With such experience, arranging the combat plan for a small team was not too difficult.
âPawn One, safe.â
âPawn Two, forty-five degrees to the right and four steps ahead, there is a squad of spear-wielding stone soldiers!â
There were various types of stone soldiers in the game of life and death chess, organized in squads of five.
Their combat power was not very strong, but for the tribal warriors who had lost their Transcendent powers, they likely needed a two-to-one advantage to be confidently victorious.
âIgnore them.
Continue moving forward,â Jiang Wang commanded.
When given a choice, engaging with the various stone soldiers was necessary, so that in unavoidable combat situations, they could be confident and prepared.
However, this was not the primary focus at the moment.
If combat could be avoided, it should be.
In the past, when they carried out tasks in the Dao Academy as a team, the commander was always the eldest, Ling He.
His command style was steady and thorough.
He rarely made mistakes and hardly had any moments that seemed very impressive.
Now, when Jiang Wang himself was commanding the team, he also unconsciously became influenced.
He avoided risks as much as possible, aiming to complete the established goals.
They kept moving forward, kept receiving messages, mostly silent, only giving commands when necessary.
An hour wasnât plentiful, so everyone worked hard.
âXiang Lu, on the fourth leap, discovered a âLife Pointâ!â the Chess phase identified as Xiang Lu exclaimed excitedly.
âPrepare for battle!â
Around the âLife Point,â there would always be obstacles.
Jiang Wang moved to the right without any hesitation, all the way to the position before the fourth leap, opening up the vision for all seven chess positions ahead.
ps: The rules of the game of life and death chess are my own creation, integrating many factors, making it rather complex.
Itâs taxing on the brain and makes one lose hairâŚ
Iâve tried to explain it as clearly as possible, making it easy to understand and not strenuous to read.
When I was writing, I felt it might be a tough thankless task, but I wrote it anyway.
Based on a simple logic, for a chess game that can decide the fate of tribes for a hundred years and is named âlife and death,â it must consider many aspects and should not be too simple.
The current version of life and death chess may not fully live up to its responsibility, but I donât have more time to devote to it.
After all, it has already consumed more time than the entire world-building of the Floating Land World.
I still hope it is persuasive.
By the way, Iâm seeking votes.