Infinity Starting with Hikaru no Go

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Fujii never thinks when playing Go; he just places a piece whenever he has one, until the board is full and there are no more pieces to place.

The reason for this is that beginners do not understand the situation, point difference, life and death, standard patterns, shapes, etc. in Go, so they don't need to think at all.

In other words, once you learn to think, you've already said goodbye to being a novice and officially stepped into the world of Go.

Thinking it over, Fujii couldn't help but mutter to himself, 'Could it be that he's already mastered the basics? But Ms. Ichikawa clearly said he was just starting to learn Go?'

As for Harumi Ichikawa, she left after seeing Chen Anxia and Fujii's game begin.

The first thing Harumi Ichikawa did after leaving was to clean up the game where Chen Anxia had made a lone move.

After confirming that Chen Anxia was a novice, Harumi Ichikawa stopped having any illusions about Chen Anxia's lone move and assumed it was just a random blunder.

Harumi Ichikawa attributed even that dazzling beam of light to an illusion.

Before they knew it, another minute had passed. Chen Anxia finally picked up a white piece and placed it on the star point in the upper right corner.

After seeing Chen Anxia's move and realizing it was indeed a novice's move, Fujii stopped thinking about it and placed his stone in the lower left corner.

This time, Chen Anxia didn't hesitate and placed his piece directly in the lower right corner.

Because in the past three minutes, Chen Anxia had tried every method she could think of.

For example, you could mentally assign a task or maintain a thought related to the game of chess.

Therefore, all Chen Anxia needs to do now is wait.

If the voice in your mind sounds later, the probability that Uemura Tairyu is the player increases significantly.

Based on this, once the outcome of the game is revealed, Chen Anxia will be able to determine whether Uemura Tairyu is a player.

Of course, Uemura Tairyu had no idea what Chen Anxia was thinking.

At this moment, Uemura Tairyu was pretending to be a spectator, and naturally came to the side of the chessboard. Looking at the chessboard in front of him, he secretly glanced at Chen Anxia and muttered to himself, "How can I trigger the mission on him?"

Just as Uemura Tairyu was pondering, a mission pop-up suddenly appeared in front of him, causing him to look at it instinctively.

The mission pop-up window read, "Limited-time mission: Help Chen Anxia achieve victory. (Available)"

"Task requirement: White wins by 5.5 points."

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Chapter 26 is a five-and-a-half-point challenge; 'Wandering the Human World' makes his move!

When Uemura Tairyu saw that he had triggered a special mission again, his face lit up with joy.

At the same time, in Uemura Tairyu's mind, the possibility of Chen Anxia being the protagonist of the "Hikaru no Go" game has greatly increased.

If it weren't for the need for rigor, Uemura Tairyu would have already decided in his mind that Chen Anxia was the protagonist.

Subsequently, Yasutaka Uemura discovered that this time-limited mission was different from the one he had triggered before.

The rewards for this limited-time event will no longer depend on the completion of the event, but will be a fixed number of Go Soul Points.

However, this time the number of Go Soul Points is pitifully small, only 100 Go Soul Points, which is equivalent to only 100 Alliance Coins. This is a huge difference compared to the last time.

'How is this going? '

'Do time-limited missions have different levels?'

What are the conditions for triggering the quest from the NPC character Chen Anxia?

......

A variety of thoughts flashed through Uemura Tairyu's mind, causing him to unconsciously furrow his brow.

However, because there was so little information available, Yasutaka Uemura was unable to figure out these issues at all.

Immediately, Uemura Tairyu suppressed his distracting thoughts and decided to accept the limited-time mission first.

It wasn't until he officially accepted the mission that Uemura Tairyu understood the mission requirements.

Uemura Tairyu already knew a little Go, though not very well, but he had at least gotten the hang of it.

Therefore, Yasutaka Uemura will be able to understand the mission requirements.

But it was precisely because he understood it that Uemura Tairyu's brows, which had relaxed, furrowed again.

Through Shirakawa Michio's Go lessons, Uemura Tairyu learned that the Go game in "Hikaru no Go" uses a komi (komi) system.

That is, Black must give five and a half points of komi from the very beginning.

Therefore, to complete this timed task, Black and White must have the same number of points at the end of the game.

Only in this way, under the komi rule, can White win by exactly five and a half points.

This means that during the game, White must maintain full control of the game and have a thorough understanding of the score.

Only by achieving these two things can it be possible for the black and white stones to have the same score at the end of the game, each accounting for 180.5 points.

Thinking about this, Uemura Tairyu couldn't help but curse under his breath.

Because Yasutaka Uemura could imagine just how difficult this task would be.

Simply put, what level of player, and how much calculation ability, is needed to precisely control the game and manage each other's points throughout the entire match?

However, there is still hope.

Uemura Tairyu's previous post on the solution to a dead end has already attracted the attention of many Go players.

The post remains popular, with many chess players still discussing it.

And that is where Uemura Tairyu's hope lies in completing his mission.

Without the slightest hesitation, Uemura Tairyu directly posted a sub-post in that thread seeking help, and then used his author privileges to pin and highlight the sub-post so that Go players in the Go world could see it.

Uemura Tairyu only hoped that among those players, there would be one who could complete the task.

Now all Uemura Tairyu can do is... wait.

Soon, someone saw the post within a post by Yasutaka Uemura.

The post by Uemura Yasutaka reads, "Seeking help: Taking over the white pieces, giving white a 5.5-point win under the komi rule. (Game record attached)"

Immediately, the number of replies to this post surged.

"What are the rules for marking points? What is 'five and a half points'? A question from someone outside the field..."

"Although I have reached amateur 5-dan, I do not believe I am capable of fulfilling this request."

"The game record only shows the opening moves, and it's impossible to tell Black's strength at all. Under such circumstances, even top players probably wouldn't dare to guarantee they could complete this request for help, right?"

"OP, if you really want help, at least state Black's skill level!"

"OP, did you trigger some kind of quest in the 'Hikaru no Go' game again?"

"OP, I'm in the 'Hikaru no Go' game right now. Tell me your location and I'll come over and help you complete the task."

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As Uemura Tairyu browsed the netizens' replies, his brows gradually furrowed.

Among these replies, some were unreasonable and were simply ignored by Yasutaka Uemura.

For example, asking about tasks or telling someone the location.

Aside from this position, a large portion of these responses pointed to the same question.

The question is about the skill level of the black player.

To be honest, it's not that Uemura Tairyu doesn't want to talk about this, but rather that Uemura Tairyu himself doesn't know the answer.

After all, the game had only just begun, and Uemura Tairyu himself was only a beginner in Go, so how could he possibly discern the skill level of the black player?

Therefore, Yasutaka Uemura did not reply to any netizens, but continued to wait.

During this process, Uemura Yasutaka remembered something else.

That's the user 'Go Newbie', she seems to be a disciple of Tengen Dosai.

Uemura Tairyu would know the name Tengen Dosai; he was a true top player in the Go world.

Uemura Tairyu had even heard rumors that there were fewer than a handful of players in the contemporary era who could rival Tengen Dosai.

This gives us an idea of ​​Tengen Dosai's skill level in Go.

Although the chances of Tengen Dozai intervening are slim, what if he succeeds? Wouldn't that complete the mission?

With that in mind, Uemura Tairyu sent a private message to 'Go Newbie' on a whim.

Then, for some unknown reason, Uemura Tairyu sent a private message to 'Wandering in the Human World' as well.

After that, Yasutaka Uemura fell into a state of restless waiting.

Uemura Tairyu knew that as the game progressed, the difficulty of the mission would increase dramatically.

If the game truly progresses to the endgame, even a player of Tengen Dosai's caliber would be powerless to turn the tide.

Although he knew this, Uemura Tairyu was powerless to change anything and could only hope that they could give him an answer as soon as possible.

About a minute later, Uemura Tairyu received a reply from 'Wandering in the World'.

The reply from 'Wandering Among Us' was simple, just four words: "Worth a try."

These four words were not absolute, but they gave Uemura Tairyu an indescribable sense of confidence.

With a sudden jolt, Uemura Tairyu no longer hesitated and sent the latest game record directly to 'Wandering Humans'.

After seeing the latest game record, 'Wandering the World' quickly replied, "3 rows and 6 columns, small knight's move in the lower left corner!"

Without any hesitation, Uemura Tairyu placed a white piece in the 3rd row and 6th column on the chessboard that only he could see, using his mind.

At the same time, Chen Anxia's movement, which was about to make a move, suddenly stopped.

Subsequently, Chen Anxia changed his move, placing his white piece in the 3rd row, 6th column.

During this process, Chen Anxia's lips involuntarily curled up...

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Chapter 27 The Six Harmonies of Chess, A Monster of the Way of Chess!

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