Lord of Arcane

Chapter 493 The Grand Illusion of Arcane Puzzle
Among all kinds of games on the earth, it is the best choice for a small country to counterattack. Of course, it is an intellectual competition, such as Go, chess and the like.

In normal sports competitions, due to the different development levels of countries, training equipment and equipment technology can widen the obvious gap, such as sharkskin swimsuits in swimming competitions, sports shoes in running competitions, etc.

But in the intelligence competition, these external advantages are no longer considered, and the contestants' competition is basically controlled in terms of pure intelligence. After all, no one can increase their winning rate just because they use a golden chessboard.

Xia Duo felt that the only thing Nether people could do to defeat the elves was differentiated competition. The advantage or not the disadvantage of human beings lies in wisdom.

Although a long life can allow the elves to come into contact with many people and things, learn a lot of knowledge, and gain a lot of wisdom, but they have not widened the absolute gap with the Nethers.

Otherwise, there would be no snowmelt competition today.

Magic ability is actually a manifestation of wisdom.

In addition, Netheril started relatively late, but it is still able to develop to the present level, which is the embodiment of the wisdom of the Netherese. If a set of rules is designed to delimit the competition in a specific field of wisdom, it may be possible to defeat the elves. .

And this set of rules actually exists in Netherland, and there are many educational board games passed down from the elves.

It's just that due to the short lifespan of human mages, they don't waste a lot of time on it. Therefore, in battle, unless they are really smart, it is difficult to defeat elves who spend no time on it.

The new rules will keep the levels of the two sides at the same level for the time being. If it is still used in the subsequent snowmelt competition, perhaps the Nether mages will also carry out targeted training.

Of course, this is a funeral matter, so there is no need for Xia Duo to worry about it. What he has to do now is to submit a set of rules. As for whether it is chess or go, he is considering it.

However, the so-called consideration is actually just one or two thoughts, and Xia Duo quickly made a decision. From the perspective of intellectual competition, Go is undoubtedly more suitable.

However, the new event of the snowmelt competition cannot be completely set up as a quiz competition. After all, it is an arcane competition, and the magical ability must be reflected. In this regard, chess with a large number of battles is more suitable.

The modified chess is called [Arcane Puzzle] by Xia Duo. Apart from the localization of the names of the chess pieces, the biggest change is that the chess pieces are truly lethal.

For example, [Cannon] has become a spell that can attack an opponent's chess piece by leaping over one of its own pieces. [Soldier] and [Pawn] have become a melee contact spell, and the others are similar.

When playing chess, the contestants follow the rules of chess, but when capturing pieces, in addition to the attacks between the pieces, the contestants can also cast spells to interfere or assist.

That is to say, the element of magic duel was added in the capturing part, but the chess pieces had the first attack advantage, and it was not easy for the contestants to cast spells to interfere.

Generally speaking, it is still biased towards intelligence, but it can also be related to magic.

As for the specific spell design and manufacture of the chess pieces, Xia Duo only proposed an idea. He believed that the great arcanists would definitely be able to design more localized spell chess pieces.

After submitting this set of [Arcane Puzzle] competition plan through Niya, Xia Duo didn't care about the follow-up, because he had submitted two plans before, similar to the one of the big stomach king, and there was no further post .

Coupled with the taunt of the elves, it was basically killed.

As for the present one, Xia Duo actually didn't know much about it, but this was all he could do, and it involved too much energy, and the gain outweighed the loss.

On the second day after Xia Duo submitted the plan, Niya suddenly sent a message, the voice said, "Xia Duo, do you know? Your plan was left by the teacher, and it will be discussed in the Seven Towers later. If it passes, the new project of the Snowmelt Contest will definitely be [Arcane Puzzle]!"

There was uncontrollable joy in Niya's voice, and even a hint of pride. Xia Duo didn't take this matter too seriously, he had already done what he could.

Whether the plan is adopted or killed, it doesn't actually affect him.

This thing is over.

Even if it was a day later, when he was notified again by Niya that the plan had been adopted, Xia Duo just smiled slightly. Compared to this, he was more interested in the new project proposed by the elves.

This point was also mentioned in Niya's latest message. After the Netheril side confirmed the new project, the elf side also announced the new project.

An arcane contest known as Visions of the Grande asks contestants to cast illusion spells to create the most spectacular or bizarre scene imaginable.

From the mundane (such as a beautiful image of a lady) to the epic (such as a real reenactment of a great battle) to the whimsical (a tall golden tree with countless butterflies blooming and fluttering, leaving behind beautiful dim bands of light).

Contest results are judged on the size, sophistication, realism and imagination of the illusions created by the contestants.

In this regard, Xia Duo also had to sigh, it really is an elf, and it is worthy of playing art.

According to the elves, the greatest and most noble art is magic, but the expression of art is not only magic itself, but also other aspects.

Xia Duo projected the elves twice, so he has a good understanding of the nature of elves. He felt that it would be difficult for Nether Mage to score in the [Magnificent Illusion] in this snowmelt competition.

Humans rely on wisdom, and elves rely on art. The focus of both sides is to smooth out the advantages of the other side as much as possible. It is really fantastic!

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Meanwhile, in Sevington in April, representatives of the Seven Towers met again.

"Comanthor came prepared this time, those long ears like these flashy things!" A great arcanist was indignant.

"If you don't like it, you can give me your holiday estate in the east!"

"Uh—" The great arcanist who spoke before suddenly stopped talking. The manor was built according to the elf style. It's hard to say if it's practical or not, but it's true if it looks good!

"It's okay to be quarreling normally, but what time is it now, so don't fight among yourself." Badigal of Gustav Tower sternly showed a displeased expression.

Grand Arcanists may possess powerful magic, but when implemented in specific battles, some combat talents are needed to fully display this power.

Representatives of the Seven Towers are mostly qualified scholars, but not necessarily qualified fighters.

As recognized as the strongest fighter in the Seven Towers, others still attach great importance to Badigal's attitude.As soon as he made his statement, everything else fell silent.

Of course, Badigal is a qualified scholar and a qualified fighter, but not necessarily a qualified diplomat or strategist. After everyone quieted down, he brought the topic back to the purpose of this meeting:
"Then what should we do now?"

(End of this chapter)