310: Chapter 106: Extre Maneuvers—Immortal Blocks the Way_2 310: Chapter 106: Extre Maneuvers—Immortal Blocks the Way_2 Ha ha, I actually did it!
Xiao Jie was ecstatic, thinking to himself that he must indeed be a genius to pull off such a feat.
But there was no ti to waste, the Big Move only lasted five seconds, and two seconds had already passed from activation to landing; in five seconds, the Arrows would begin to fall.
Without any hesitation, after catching a brief breath and adjusting his direction, Xiao Jie imdiately leaped into the air again, executing Flying Cloud Chasing Moon!
Just as he took off, the Arrows lost their hovering effect and plumted to the ground, while Xiao Jie took advantage of this brief platform period to forcefully leap into the air.
Wind Stepping—directly soaring eleven or twelve ters high, a mid-air Double Jump, then Flying Cloud Crossing!
Another leap of eleven or twelve ters in height.
At this mont, he was at least forty or fifty ters off the ground, high enough to see the entrance of the cave ahead at eye level, and Xiao Jie suddenly triggered the third move—Moon Chasing!
He stamped on the air behind him, creating a blast in the air, and Xiao Jie flew out laterally, pushed by the montum.
This ti he shot a bit too high, colliding with the area just above the cave entrance.
As he fell, he pressed W and, timing it with the edge of the cave, jumped inside.
Ha ha, I’ve finally made it in!
Xiao Jie felt his heart pounding wildly, even soone like him was getting a thrill from such extre maneuvers.
Looking down, Xiao Jie let out a sigh of relief, forty or fifty ters might not sound much, but it was equivalent to the height of a dozen floors, and would be quite a challenge for anyone else to ascend, but then there was him.
The Immortal who designed this trial really went for a straightforward brute-force approach, with no finesse involved, just about reaching ‘high’.
Could it be that this stone wall was really cleaved open by an Immortal with a single sword strike?
Fortunately, he had made it through this far, still not knowing what trials lay ahead.
Xiao Jie vaguely felt that the next challenge might just be the last one, as they say, all good things co in threes.
Three challenges would be just right; having faced only two, he had nearly exhausted his capabilities.
If there were five, six, or seven challenges lined up, he might indeed have found himself in real trouble.
This wasn’t like the puzzle-solving in ordinary mystery gas; without enough strength, it was genuinely insurmountable.
With a nervous heart, Xiao Jie walked along the cave toward its depths.
Despite the absence of Lighting, visibility remained clear—perhaps so kind of Immortal Law—there were no Monsters blocking the path, not even a crossroad, just a clear, bright path that led to the end of the cave,
which opened up into a spacious cavern located within the interior of the mountain, with a bright opening ahead that let the light pour in from the edges of the cavern.
Xiao Jie felt a surge of joy; these Immortals were quite user-friendly, not placing any obstacles where there were no trials.
He had thought he’d need to clear out a few Little Monsters.
Standing at the cave entrance, Xiao Jie could even see the scenery on the other side, looking like a waterfall.
Huh, that’s it?
He found it hard to believe, but the exit in front of him was indeed real.
He imdiately headed toward the exit, only to bump into an invisible barrier as he attempted to cross it, causing ripples in the air and preventing him from moving any further forward.
Damn, there’s actually an air wall.
I knew it couldn’t be that simple.
Xiao Jie moved from side to side, trying to find an exit, but the air wall completely blocked the entire cavern, making it impossible to pass through.
It seems there’s still a trial to face, but what could this trial be?
Xiao Jie cald down and patiently surveyed his surroundings.
The cavern was very natural and empty, with only the path he had taken there and stalactites hanging from the ceiling.
The only sign of human touch was at the corner of the cavern, where there was a stone table with two stone stools, and a Chessboard etched on the table, with two jars of black and white chess pieces next to it.
Huh?
There’s actually a Chessboard here, could it be that I’m supposed to play Chess, solve so Zhenlong Chess puzzle or sothing similar?
Okay then, yet another classic Immortal style.
But who am I supposed to play against?
Xiao Jie approached the Chess table and clicked on a stone stool, his avatar promptly sitting down on it.
Just as he took his seat,
A Taoist figure in a soap robe suddenly materialized before his eyes.
Shenji Taoist (External Avatar): Level 35, Life Value 3600.
Immortal?
No, that can’t be right; immortals don’t have such low levels.
Upon seeing the Taoist’s title, he suddenly realized, it was an avatar left by an immortal…
The Taoist was quite pleased to see Xiao Jie.
Shenji Taoist (External Incarnation): “I have been waiting here for thousands of years, and finally, you have arrived.”
Xiao Jie curiously asked, “You’ve been waiting just for ?
How did you know I would co?”
“Hehe, I wasn’t waiting for you specifically, or perhaps I should say, not necessarily for you.
My creator had stay here to prevent those with ill intentions and vile hearts.
This Heavenly Waterfall Cave was once the place where immortals attained enlightennt.
Only those who can decipher the Heavenly Secret, exhibiting the caliber of wisdom, are qualified to enter.
If you wish to enter the cave, you must play a ga of chess with .
If you can beat , naturally, I’ll let you in.”
Xiao Jie thought to himself that it indeed was a chess ga, certainly not his strong point.
When it cos to Go, Xiao Jie’s knowledge was limited to the basic rules and so terminology.
Fortunately, Go is sothing you can get help for outside the ga.
If you don’t know how to play, just find soone who does, right?
“What do you say, young friend?
Are you willing to have a go?
If you’re not confident, then you better leave quickly.”
Xiao Jie hurriedly said, “Please wait, Immortal, I haven’t played chess in a long ti and am a bit rusty.
I need to find the feeling again.
Since you’ve waited for for thousands of years, how about waiting a little longer?”
“Hehe, naturally, that’s no trouble at all.
You do as you please.”
Xiao Jie didn’t hesitate, pulling out his phone and dialing a number right away.
The call connected quickly.
Xiao Jie said with a smile, “Hey, Xing Wen, missed ?”
A voice full of disbelief ca from the other end of the line, “Damn, you actually rember to contact , huh?
It’s been freaking months without a word.
Is your studio even still operating?
You still haven’t paid the final installnt for that smart plugin I sold you.”
“Don’t remind , sothing went wrong, Han Luo is dead, the studio is temporarily closed.”
The person on the other end fell silent right away.
Zhang Xingwen was one of Xiao Jie’s business partners.
Although their relationship couldn’t be described as close as brothers, they had been in business for several years and had developed so camaraderie.
He also knew Han Luo and had even had a drink with him.
“What on earth happened?” Zhang Xingwen asked somberly.
“It’s a bit complicated, but I’m not calling to talk about that.
I’ve run into so trouble and need so technical support from you.”
“Haha, finally coming around, huh?
Tell , are you looking for a script or a hack?”
Xiao Jie always despised using scripts and hacks for gaming, but ga assistant tools and software were still essential for playing.
As a studio, having a tech team was a must.
This guy worked for a high-tech company as a solo developer and also created plugins and scripts on the side for extra inco.
Xiao Jie t him in the ga and later did a lot of business with him.
When Wuji Studio was thriving, they earned a decent amount of money.
Naturally, they didn’t skimp on spending where it was needed.
To conquer the top dungeons and claim world-first kills, such technical support was indispensable.
This guy had sold many of those professional products to Xiao Jie.
But with the disbanding of the studio, they hadn’t been in contact for a long while.
“It’s not about scripts or hacks.
Have you done any research on AI for chess?
Do you have sothing like AlphaGo or Oga Cat?
Whip one up for .”
Zhang Xingwen asked, puzzled, “What do you need that for?
You’re not thinking of letting AI play gas for you, are you?
Let make it clear, playing chess and playing gas are two different things, with completely different operational logic.
But it’s not like it’s totally unfeasible, though.”
“Stop, stop, stop, it’s not that complicated.
I just need to play chess against soone.
I can’t play myself, so I need an AI for a bit of competition.”
“Man, and here I thought it was sothing serious.
Why don’t you just download any chess software and be done with it?”
“No good, this person is an expert, regular chess software might not cut it.
Just tell , do you have AlphaGo on hand or not?”
“No AlphaGo; that’s old news.
AI technology evolves quicker than you might think.
Nowadays, all the big companies are developing more advanced artificial intelligence, and our company has co up with one, the ‘Super Illusion Spirit’, which is definitely more powerful than AlphaGo.”
PS: (Thanks to the book fan ‘Sanctuary Southern Country’ for their tip, which has put adding extra chapters on the schedule.
Expect them by the end of the month.)
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