Genshin Impact: Immortal Cave

Since the Emperor had said so, Shen He should not continue to ask Li Mochen about this matter. However, the secret of Sky Island actually involved Li Mochen's "hometown", which made Shen He curious about his mysterious "hometown".

At first, Li Mochen only said that he came from far away, without giving any details. But no matter how remote the place is, as long as it is within the scope of this continent, there is no chance to see the "chess" that symbolizes the authority of the Seven Gods.

After all, who would dare to treat such a thing as an ordinary chess piece? Therefore, where exactly is the "hometown" mentioned by Li Mochen? In addition, why can he easily obtain the power of immortals, and the power of more than one immortal? Could it be that... he is actually a resident of Sky Island? Is this why he has such privileges?

This somewhat absurd idea suddenly popped up in Shen He's mind, but she did not express it. Anyway, whether it was true or not, it didn't make much difference to her. Even if Li Mochen was really from Sky Island, Shen He would not drive him away because of his identity. After all, the relationship between the two was there.

At this moment, Li Mochen did not notice Shenhe's abnormality and continued to explain the rules of "Chess". This game includes six professional roles, namely the king, queen, chariot, bishop, knight and soldier.

According to the "Heart of God" in the hands of Venti and Zhongli, which correspond to the Queen and the Chariot, the other five gods should also have their corresponding chess pieces. However, Li Mochen pointed out that there are seven "Seven Rulers of the Earthly World", so the number of chess pieces does not seem to match. "

Shenhe picked up the six chess pieces and examined them one by one. There were seven gods, but only six kinds of chess pieces. Something was obviously wrong. What was the extra god?

Li Mochen smiled and answered: "I was also confused by this at first, but I noticed that the number of each type of chess piece is actually different."

In the game of chess, each side has sixteen pieces, including a king, a queen, two chariots, two bishops, two knights, and eight soldiers.

"And out of the sixteen chess pieces, if you remove the king and eight soldiers, the number of chess pieces left is exactly seven."

Li Mochen took out a king and eight soldiers, leaving exactly seven pieces: a queen, two chariots, two bishops, and two knights.

These seven chess pieces may be a reference to the seven “Hearts of God” held by the “Seven Rulers of the World.”

"The Heart of the Wind God corresponds to the Queen, because she is the freest on the chessboard and can move horizontally, vertically or diagonally without any restrictions."

"The Heart of Rock corresponds to the Chariot, because it is straightforward and trustworthy, which is in line with this god who is famous for his 'contract'."

After deciding on these two chess pieces, Li Mochen began to ponder the remaining five chess pieces. After all, he had never seen the other five gods and did not know their respective personality traits.

However, Shenhe put forward his own ideas at this time and started to paint the remaining chess pieces with corresponding colors.

She said: "The God of Fire pursues war, so the corresponding chess piece is naturally the 'Knight' representing war."

"As for the Grass God's pursuit of wisdom, the 'Bishop' chess piece is undoubtedly the most suitable for him."

After saying this, the crane painted the "Knight" and "Bishop" chess pieces with fiery red and emerald green respectively.

Then, Shenhe explained: "What about the remaining three gods of thunder, water and ice?"

"Thor pursues eternity and has a straightforward and fearless attitude, which may well correspond to the second 'chariot'."

"The Water God pursues justice, and the only chess piece associated with justice on the chessboard is the second 'Knight'."

After all the chess pieces were painted with corresponding colors, Shenhe looked at the last "bishop". The seven gods each had their own pursuits and symbols. As for the pursuit of the Ice God, I am afraid that few people can accurately describe it now.

However, Shen He, as someone who lived through that era, naturally knew this very well, that is -

"What the Ice God pursues is 'pity', compassion and love, which just happens to match the 'Bishop' chess piece with religious connotations."

After finishing painting the seven imaginary "Hearts of God", Shen He nodded with satisfaction. After all, according to her understanding of the Seven Gods and the characteristics of the chess pieces, this explanation seemed to be true.

Of course, whether this statement is correct is another matter, and whether it is ultimately established is not up to Shenhe alone to decide. If Sky Island suddenly adds a seventh chess piece, then all the previous logic will be messed up.

"So that's how it is. There is actually such a saying." Li Mochen nodded after hearing the explanation, and then his gaze turned to the "king" and "soldier" who were put aside.

"Now, I understand the meaning of the 'Soldier' ​​chess piece. It should represent the original god who possesses the 'Eye of God'."

"Hmm? Why do you think so?" Shenhe looked at the most inconspicuous soldier among the seven chess pieces, with a puzzled look on his face.

"Because there is a rule of 'pawn promotion' in chess, after a pawn reaches the bottom line of the board, it can choose to become any of the following: queen, chariot, bishop or knight."

Li Mochen picked up a soldier chess piece and placed it on the opponent's bottom line on the chessboard.

In chess, the soldier is the weakest piece, symbolizing the rather weak original god of this world compared to the gods.

However, once a soldier reaches the end of the board, it can be promoted to any type of piece except the king.

Translated to the real scene, this is easy to explain.

When a soldier reaches the end of the chessboard, it is like the original god climbing to the end of the world - Sky Island; when a soldier is promoted to a higher rank, it is equivalent to the original god being promoted to a god, becoming an existence of equal status with the "Seven Rulers of the World".

"That does make sense, but now comes the biggest question. The five chess pieces on the chessboard can all correspond to reality, except for the most special 'king' whose identity is unknown."

Finally, Shenhe picked up the "King" chess piece, which represented the key to victory or defeat in the game, with a puzzled look on his face.

"Soldier" can be promoted to all chess pieces except "King", which means that this chess piece is irreplaceable, at least the original God in reality cannot reach this level.

However, in reality, is there a being who is higher than the "Seven Rulers of the Earth", a king who commands the queen, chariots, bishops, and knights?

This question left Shen He unable to think of an answer for the time being, but an unexpected character emerged in Li Mochen's mind.

The person with light golden hair, beautiful face and aristocratic temperament.

It is true that a soldier can never be promoted to "king" through hard work. This is not a status that can be achieved through hard work.

However, "princess" and "prince" can, because they are born heirs to the throne and are qualified to become "kings".

So far, the only "princess" Li Mochen knows is Ying.