Super Gene Hunting Ground

The Chess Art Hall’s hall had twenty Go tables, and the central one was surrounded by a crowd right now.

People heard someone shouting a bet of one million Crystal Coins, and those who were playing Go at nearby tables also turned their heads to look, some even ran over to watch.

Yang Xiao followed David, Elder Qin, and Qin Lu, along with four guards standing on the perimeter.

The players were a middle-aged man and an elderly man.

The elderly man held the black pieces, while the middle-aged man held the white.

On the board, they were already in the mid-game, roughly evenly matched; however, the black pieces had three unlinked areas without eyes, and the white pieces were currently attacking one of these dead groups.

The situation was quite dire; if the black pieces were handled poorly, they could lose a large swath of territory.

The rules of Go are simple—just connect your pieces to form two live eyes.

The rules are simple, but implementing them varies immensely.

From the board’s perspective, the white pieces clearly had the advantage.

The middle-aged man appeared calm and composed, as if everything was under control.

The elderly man, stressed by the unfavorable game, had his spiritual power greatly affected, the space around him lightly fluctuated, his Divine Sense shaken, and cold sweat breaking out on his forehead.

The one who had shouted earlier was a chubby man, watching from the side, likely a friend of the two, otherwise, he wouldn’t be shouting so loudly.

Above the chessboard, a black piece hovered in mid-air, unable to settle down for a long time, the elder evidently conflicted, fearful that a careless move would lead to losing the whole game.

The spectators started to discuss fervently, all leaning towards an inevitable loss for the black.

”Black is basically doomed.”

”Even if it’s saved, it’s possible only to save one spot or reveal it, and if white captures any of those, white wins.”

”This game, even with a bet of ten million Crystal Coins, black has no chance of turning around.”

...

Qin Lu glanced at the board’s situation and intentionally spoke loudly to Yang Xiao:

”Yang Xiao, Uncle David praises you as a Go teacher; you definitely have something special. In this game, if you were playing black, could you turn it around?”

Yang Xiao was stunned, glanced at Qin Lu, then at David, and did not respond.

David quickly jumped in to help Yang Xiao out:

”This game’s overall situation is already set; nobody can turn it around, not even if Master Xue Rong came.”

Qin Lu smiled slightly and said:

”That might not be true. Although I haven’t met Master Xue Rong, to dominate Purple Origin Star in chess, he must be extraordinary. When I was on Witch Star, I knew a Chess Master who could turn decay into magic, almost always able to resolve these disadvantaged situations in games.”

The listeners chimed in:

”At this stage of the game, we ordinary people can’t turn it around, but a master’s level is naturally higher—Station Chief Dai seems to underestimate Master Xue Rong!”

”Indeed, Master Xue Rong’s chess skill is not something we can speculate.”

...

Many fans of Master Xue Rong were present, discontent with David’s comment that ”even Master Xue Rong can’t solve this,” and they rebuked him.

David was taken aback, thinking, Damn it, I just made a casual remark, and you guys have to show off like this?

He then forced a smile and said:

”Please don’t misunderstand, I didn’t mean to demean Master Xue Rong; I was just saying that this game is indeed difficult to resolve.”

The chubby man who initially shouted a one-million bet suddenly spoke:

”Let’s not argue anymore; the current game might still have a solution. We are all chess experts, so how about we bet on this game?”

Everybody responded:

”How would we bet?”

The chubby man said:

”Black is indeed in a tough spot, but after thinking about it, it might not be unsolvable; I have about a 40% confidence I can turn it around. If I play black, I’ll bet one million Crystal Coins, and anyone can play white against me,

If I lose, the one million goes to everyone; if I win, the money you bet is mine. How about it?”

”That guy, you sure your word counts?”

”Don’t blame us for bullying you then; I bet one million Crystal Coins.”

Someone immediately said.

”I also bet on white, a hundred thousand Crystal Coins.”

”I bet on white, two hundred thousand Crystal Coins.”

...

Soon, about ten individuals expressed the intention to bet.

Qin Lu also bet two hundred thousand Crystal Coins, saying to David:

”Uncle David, why don’t you bet a little, black is bound to lose, this is like giving money away.”

David looked up and glanced at Yang Xiao beside him.

Yang Xiao smiled, leaned close to David’s ear, and whispered a word.

David looked bewildered.

”Are you sure?”

Yang Xiao slightly remained silent and nodded.

Qin Lu chuckled,

”Does Yang Xiao have any brilliant ideas?”

Though Qin Lu knew that David addressed Yang Xiao as Master Yang, he deliberately called him by name, showing his disdain for Yang Xiao openly.

It wasn’t surprising, after all, Yang Xiao’s identity was merely a slave from Earth, and not everyone would respect him like David did.

At that moment, the fat man bowed to the elder next to the chessboard:

”Elder Huang, let me play this round of chess, how about it?”

The elder sighed slightly, the black pieces floating in the air flew back into the chess altar, and said:

”Ah, this situation has the Black in dire straits, do you really have the confidence to beat the White?”

”Ha ha, isn’t it just for fun? A million Crystal Coins is nothing to me, so, I’ll raise it to two million Crystal Coins, if I lose, it all goes to you. Does anyone else want to bet? The more you bet, the more you earn.”

At this moment, those who had bet on the White winning had reached over twenty, nearly five million Crystal Coins.

Someone said:

”This betting game is not fair.”

The fat man immediately responded:

”My friend, where is it unfair? Please speak up.”

”If you hold the Black pieces, what if the person holding White is your accomplice, deliberately losing to you, aren’t we falling into your trap?”

”Hey, that’s right.”

”Indeed, I didn’t think of that layer.”

”That’s not acceptable; I’m not betting anymore.”

…

Those who bet on White immediately started protesting.

The fat man immediately spread his hands and said:

”You all make good points. For fairness, how about you recommend someone to play chess against me?”

Upon hearing this, everyone thought it was a good idea and they consulted each other, eventually nominating a middle-aged man.

”This is Station Chief Zhao, his chess skills are quite good; he often plays chess with Master Xue Rong.”

Station Chief Zhao was also filled with confidence and said:

”Thanks to my brothers for the nomination, I will bet two million Crystal Coins.”

Since Station Chief Zhao himself was betting, naturally, no one suspected him of foul play.

So immediately, more than a dozen more people placed bets, with the amount wagered on White reaching ten million Crystal Coins, but Black still only had two million Crystal Coins.

If White wins, everyone would have to distribute Black’s two million Crystal Coins according to the proportion of their bets.

However, for this nearly certain victory in the chess game, a 5:1 payout rate was considered quite good.

”Alright, anyone else placing bets, we are about to start.”

The fat man called out.

By now, Station Chief Zhao had replaced another chess player, sitting opposite the fat man.

Just at this moment, David said:

”I bet one million Crystal Coins,”

The fat man happily said:

”Great, add another million Crystal Coins to White.”

”No, I am betting on Black.”

”Black?”

The fat man was startled, and the people surrounding him were also stunned, looking at David as if he were a fool.

”Uncle David?”

Qin Lu urgently reminded.

”I bet three million Gold Coins,”

Another voice rang out, causing everyone to turn their heads in surprise.

There, Yang Xiao was seen casually taking out a Black Crystal Card.

”Black!”