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Chapter 1175: The Spoils—The Psychic Sandbox
Chapter 1175: The Spoils—The Psychic Sandbox
Lambert stared at the Psychic Sandbox, which displayed a tie in the recent battle simulation, and felt a bit dazed.
A week ago, Tina was a complete military novice who couldn't even distinguish between different troop types. Now, just a week later, she could match Lambert in a "Strategic Chess" simulation.
Could this be what they call "talent"?
Su Yu stood nearby, watching the simulation unfold.
Apart from Su Yu, there was another observer in the Strategic Chess room: the president of the Strategic Chess Association, Mir Jean.
Mir Jean had rushed to the room as soon as he heard that Lambert was here, just in time to witness the tie between Lambert and Tina.
As a longtime friend, he couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Haha, Lambert, are you serious? You tied with a beginner who just learned Strategic Chess? That's embarrassing! Don't tell anyone you know me!"
"Shut up!" Lambert glared at him. "If you were in my place, you might not even stand a chance against her!"
Lambert was confident in his Strategic Chess skills, which were slightly better than Mir's. If Tina could tie with him, she could definitely beat Mir.
"Her?" Mir Jean wore a skeptical expression. "You think a beginner can beat the president of the Strategic Chess Association? You must be joking!"
"What if I win?" Tina asked with a gentle smile from the other side of the sandbox.
Her innocent eyes twinkled as she proposed, "How about a bet?"
"What do you want to bet on?"
"Let's play nine rounds of Strategic Chess, best of nine. If I win, I want this 'Psychic Sandbox.'"
Tina, heavily influenced by Su Yu, always wanted to add a wager to things she was confident about, to maximize her gains.
To put it bluntly, after spending so much time with Su Yu, Tina was starting to take on his characteristics.
"You're quite confident, young lady!" Mir Jean looked at Tina more closely. "What if you lose?"
"If I lose, I'll donate one million Psychic Coins to the Strategic Chess Association for sandbox maintenance." Tina said this without a hint of hesitation, as if the million coins were nothing more than paper.
"One million?" Mir Jean was tempted. "Alright, you've got a deal!"
With Lambert and Su Yu as witnesses, the Strategic Chess match between Tina and Mir officially began.
As Tina requested, the match was a best-of-nine, with ties not counting.
The first two rounds ended in Tina's predictable defeat.
However, she learned a lot from her losses and began to understand Mir's strategies better.
By the fourth round, the match was evenly matched.
In the seventh round, Tina took a bold move in a critical base battle, using the classic "Corridor Tactics" to secure her first win.
From then on, the match became a one-sided affair.
Tina's tactics were creative and fluid.
Mir's usual strategies kept failing as Tina easily saw through them, leading to his growing frustration.
By evening, Tina left the Strategic Chess Association with her prize—the Psychic Sandbox—and returned to the Unicorn Military Camp.
...
As they walked, Tina was still excited about the Strategic Chess match.
She softly said to Su Yu, "Counter, with this Psychic Sandbox, we can have more fun at night. We don't have to keep studying all the time."
"Maybe not, I don't want to play this with you." Su Yu shrugged.
In his previous life, Su Yu had played many "Strategic Chess" simulations, as they often involved hidden tasks that required some skill.
But compared to Tina's level, he was far behind.
Now, when Su Yu faced Tina, it was like a chess enthusiast going up against AlphaGo; he had no interest in being crushed.
...
Back at the military camp, Tina had the porters set up the psychic sand table in the main hall of her residence.
The psychic sand table was three meters wide and five meters long, and the only place it could fit was in the main hall.
Fortunately, as the legion commander, Tina's assigned residence was large enough; otherwise, it might have been impossible to accommodate such a massive object.
By the time the sand table was set up, it was already late in the evening.
Tina paid the porters their wages.
After the porters left, she couldn't resist stretching. "Kesheng, I'm going to take a shower first. We'll continue studying in the room afterward."
Over the past week, Tina and Su Yu would stay up all night studying together until dawn, and she had grown accustomed to this routine.
As for sleeping, after advancing to the fifth rank, her energy was almost limitless, and she no longer needed to sleep.
Su Yu, however, shook his head. "Tina, you've completed your training. From now on, you won't need me to accompany you anymore."
Tina was taken aback. "Is that so?"
A sudden sense of reluctance welled up inside her. Kesheng didn't want to accompany her anymore, and studying alone would be so dull. She wished she had learned more slowly.
...
Su Yu took out a small notebook from his backpack and looked at Tina seriously. "Tina, now that you've completed your training, have you considered putting your skills to the test in a real battle? It would be a good way to see how much you've improved."
The 23rd main quest had just concluded, and the 25th main quest, which involved a major battle, was not far off. Su Yu naturally wanted to arrange a scenario battle for Tina.
Moreover, after completing the 25th main quest, he would receive the reward for the first stage of the main quest, which was sure to be excellent!
Su Yu was very excited about what the reward would be.
...
Hearing Su Yu's words, Tina was a bit taken aback. "Use a real battle to test my skills?"
She rubbed her chin. "Hmm... I suppose it's not impossible, but things are very peaceful around Olan City right now. There are no opportunities for real battles."
Olan City was located deep in the empire's rear, and it was currently very peaceful, unlike the front lines where there were many opportunities for combat. Additionally, without the emperor's and princess's permission, she couldn't mobilize the army to the front lines.
"Don't worry, I've already found a suitable target for you to practice on," Su Yu replied. "About 30 kilometers east of Olan City, there's a bandit camp in the 'Red Spine Mountains.' How about we use them for practice?"
"Bandits, huh?" Tina lowered her head, deep in thought.
She had heard of the bandit camp in the Red Spine Mountains.
The Red Spine Mountains were located on a key transportation route northeast of Olan City. Merchants from Olan City who wanted to travel by land to major cities like Forest City or the capital, Golden Sparrow City, had to pass through the Red Spine Mountains.
Currently, the bandits in the Red Spine Mountains were rampant, robbing many passing merchant caravans.
However, these bandits were cunning and only targeted small caravans and travelers, avoiding large noble and merchant caravans.
With the current political turmoil, the mayor of Olan City had no resources to spare to eliminate these bandits, allowing them to wreak havoc for nearly two years.
If they were the target, it would indeed be a good opportunity for practice.
Su Yu added, "Tina, clearing out these bandits will not only allow you to apply the military knowledge you've learned but also help you establish your authority within the knight order. Only by leading everyone to victory will they fully recognize you."
"You're right."
After some consideration, Tina made her decision. "Alright, we'll take the knight order with us and eliminate these bandits in the next few days!"
(End of Chapter)
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