novelraw Chapter 92 : The Second Layer of the Chessboard World
Chapter 92 : The Second Layer of the Chessboard World
92: The Second Layer of the Chessboard World
Yingluo's arrival actually made Yuyin quite happy. After all, her teacher was very busy. Besides Little Yuan, in such a large school, Yuyin had no other friends. Of course, with her current status and beauty, it was too easy to make friends, but Yuyin was cold and aloof towards people she couldn't connect with and wouldn't cater to others just for the sake of socializing.
Regarding the basketball court conflict, Chen Qian'ning personally questioned and investigated, and the result came out quickly.
After all, the facts were there. As long as Chen Qian'ning remained objective and unbiased, she could always get to the bottom of it.
Everything started with Wang Tieniu. Wang Tieniu received a major demerit and was fined 100 Academy Credits.
These 100 credits were a real killer. Although Wang Tieniu had many credits, his expenses were also high. He was directly fined into the negative.
Yuyin was also rewarded with 20 Academy Credits for "bravely taking responsibility and decisively resolving the problem."
In truth, for such a serious incident, coupled with Wang Tieniu's usual bad track record, he could have been expelled. But he was, after all, a top second-year student from the Strongman Department, so Wan Kui'an's face had to be considered. The others from the Strongman Department were not pursued further. This handling of the matter was considered a way to maintain the balance between the two departments.
However, it was said that after learning the truth, Wan Kui'an flew into a rage and almost expelled Wang Tieniu from the Strongman Department. Wang Tieniu knelt and admitted his fault, saying he was willing to risk his life to score some points in the Source Martial Tournament to make up for his mistakes. It was estimated that he had bowed to the budget, which is why Director Wan spared Wang Tieniu.
This day, there was a light autumn rain, and the wind was slightly cool.
Yuyin sat cross-legged on the balcony, practicing Feather Absorption to cultivate Primordial Energy. At this time, there were few people in the lakeside dormitory area; most were in class or out training. As long as Yuyin only absorbed a small amount and didn't drain the surrounding Primordial Energy, it wouldn't have too much of an impact.
It wasn't that she didn't have to go to class; she was just too busy. The large number of physical training exercises assigned by her teacher had to be completed. In the evenings, she often had to practice the Imperial Daughter Body Refinement with Little Yuan, and sometimes she had to Dual Cultivate with Yingluo. She also had to cultivate the Flying Sky Scripture and the Polaris Sword Art. She really had no time to attend class.
At this moment, with her eyes closed, she was gently and slightly using Feather Absorption to cultivate Primordial Energy, while her consciousness entered the God-Devouring Chess space.
"My total Soul Value for my chess pieces has exceeded 390. The second layer of the chessboard world was automatically unlocked a few days ago. It's time to go and see what's on the second layer."
When the second layer of the chessboard world was unlocked, Yuyin had gained the ability to transfer chess pieces from the Initial Territory to the starting point of the second layer. This didn't cost any Soul Charm, but it had to be done from the Initial Territory.
At this time, Xiaoyuan had also become a three-star piece. She seemed to have grown a little taller, looking a year or two older. With her short black hair and big eyes, she was still as cute and pretty as ever. Her clothing and equipment also looked a bit more high-end.
Yuyin transferred a large number of her two-star and above chess pieces, including Xiaoyuan, to the second layer of the chessboard world.
This place was a vast, desolate wilderness. Between the dry basins was the starting point of the second layer of the chessboard world. Outside, there was still a vast, dense fog.
"I wonder what's outside on the second layer?"
Yuyin first let the chess pieces move about freely, while Xiaoyuan stood by for orders.
After walking out of the basin, the enemies encountered on the second layer were indeed formidable. There were various fierce beasts from the great wilderness. Two or three two-star pieces might not be able to defeat those beasts.
There was a type of giant, earth-yellow buffalo that could spit lightning. It had actually killed four or five pairs of Yuyin's two-star ghosts in a row.
But after the ghosts resurrected, they swore to get revenge. They gathered a large group of ghosts, fierce apes, and under the leadership of a three-star Red Ghost, they charged out and took down the lightning buffalo.
When the great buffalo died, a massive amount of Primordial Energy surged into Yuyin's Purple Source Palace, making her a bit overwhelmed and her face slightly flushed.
"Ah... this is really amazing... just one fierce beast, I'm afraid it's equivalent to a hundred little monsters from the first layer. This sudden influx is a bit too much for me to handle..."
Yuyin panted. The great harvest was satisfying, of course, but it seemed that before she got used to the amount of Primordial Energy from the second layer, it was better to attend fewer classes. Otherwise, if a large amount of Primordial Energy suddenly entered her Purple Source Palace in front of everyone, they might wonder what was wrong with her.
Not long after, a two-star Winged Snake that was exploring discovered something about ten li away from the starting point that didn't exist in the first layer of the chessboard world.
A city of the Goat-Head Ghost Clan.
These Goat-Head Ghosts had been encountered before. They could command fierce beasts and were very ferocious.
After Yuyin's chess pieces approached the earthen city, they were easily shot and killed by the fire-throwing ghosts on the city walls, Goat-Head ghost shamans, and the city's mechanical contraptions like giant crossbows.
But Yuyin felt that the earthen city was not only filled with the power of Primordial Energy but also seemed to hold unimaginable treasures.
"Could it be that I'm supposed to attack the city?"
The chess pieces didn't know how to attack a city, but Yuyin had some knowledge, though it was all theoretical.
Yuyin began to have Xiaoyuan gather a large army of about 370 Soul Value, ready to strike.
However, before Yuyin's God-Devouring Chess army could advance, an army of the Goat-Head Ghosts actually discovered the basin and attacked.
This caught Yuyin off guard. Fortunately, the chess pieces were strong enough. In this kind of melee, Yuyin didn't need to command. The chess pieces would automatically fight when they saw monsters. A chaotic battle eliminated the invaders, but her own losses were not small.
"It seems that on this second layer of the chessboard world, the monsters will actually take the initiative to attack my Initial Territory?"
"I must take out that earthen city, otherwise I won't be able to sleep peacefully."
If the starting point was occupied, even though the chess pieces could resurrect, there would be a long interval. This kind of scattered resurrection, only to be killed again after coming back to life, how could Yuyin cultivate? She could only humiliatingly retreat to the first layer.
This time, Yuyin prepared her defenses. She transferred the ghost miners and horse-faced craftsmen from the first layer up. Through Xiaoyuan's instruction, she first established basic defenses at the entrance to the basin.
Then, after the chess pieces who died in battle resurrected, the army of 370 Soul Value, led by Xiaoyuan, marched magnificently towards the earthen city.
However... Yuyin found that her ability to command a real siege battle was not strong. After besieging the city for a whole night, she couldn't take it. With only 160 Soul Value of troops left, she had to retreat.
Yuyin could only humiliatingly leave the God-Devouring Chess for the time being.
For the next few days, while spending Soul Charm to strengthen her chess pieces, Yuyin also looked up some specific information about siege warfare and real combat tactics, gaining some insights.
On the fifth day, she finally conquered the city of the Goat-Head Ghosts.
There was a city vein in the city. A massive, torrential amount of Primordial Energy surged toward Yuyin’s Purple Source Palace. For the first time, Yuyin reached the limit of what her Purple Source Palace could contain.
She almost fainted. The harvest was too great.
She could only absorb it over several days, slowly converting the Primordial Energy into Jade Pool Spirit Water.
The water level of the Jade Pool in her Purple Source Palace was also constantly rising.
"I thought it would take more than two months. If there are one or two more earthen cities like this, I can directly reach the middle stage of the Spirit-Seeking Realm," Yuyin thought, her face flushed and breathing deeply.