"Then...I declare that the competition has officially begun."

As Ning Guang finished speaking, Ning Zhe turned his attention to the chessboard.

The next second, countless fog suddenly appeared around, shrouding everyone in it.

At this moment, Ningzhe could not see anything clearly except the chess piece in his hand and some landmark buildings near the chess pieces.

Oops...

Is it so exciting?

It's just an ordinary competition, but it actually uses the latest technology from Fontaine?

Moreover, it seems that it is not only the technology from Fontaine, but also... the power of the alchemist.

He remembered that the alchemists had just joined the officialdom and were sent to do this kind of work...

"No matter what, we still have to take action..."

After coming back to his senses, Ningzhe dispatched the chess pieces in his hand, and first chose to acquire the "tavern", "tea shop" and other places.

Um...

I still don't know the positions of others, nor their specific tactics. In this environment, it's best to stay safe.

Taverns and tea shops are places with relatively high traffic. Although occupying these places does not bring a lot of profits to the occupants, it is very beneficial for "intelligence" work.

And best of all...it doesn't cost much to buy these buildings.

...

"Wow..."

Seeing the extremely clear chessboard picture appearing on the screen, the onlookers couldn't help but marvel.

Not only are all locations on the chessboard displayed, but every move made by each chess player can be seen clearly.

Looking down at the overall situation from the perspective of an almost omnipotent God is a very new experience for everyone.

Ning Guang, who retreated behind the scenes, looked at everyone's exclamation, shook his head and chuckled.

"Look, that girl from Nata actually used up all the Mora and raised an army?"

Suddenly, someone let out an exclamation.

Everyone looked over and saw the sharp eyes of the girl and the elite troops under her that were "running around" everywhere.

Almost instantly, someone reacted.

It seems that this player's tactics are very obvious. She does not plan to develop the economy, but only "plunders" resources through strong military power.

It is naturally faster to rob other people's resources than to develop the economy and accumulate wealth.

It seemed that the girl didn't have any hesitation and made this decision right from the beginning.

No, he is indeed a Nata...

"Huh? Why did Boss Ning only acquire pubs and tea shops? Isn't the workshop within his sphere of influence?"

People looked away from Natalie and looked at Ningzhe again.

But people didn't seem to understand Ningzhe's operation.

Just enough to buy a tavern and tea shop?

In the fast-paced competition, these buildings can be said to be insipid and a pity to abandon.

People turned to look at the others, and found that except for Jiang Guo, who was acting badly, all the players were performing admirably.

Fengyan quickly acquired "blacksmith shop", "commercial house" and other places, and used the commercial houses to sell the resources produced by the blacksmith shop to obtain profits.

A player purchased a "martial arts gym" and an "escort bureau" and chose to make profits by playing darts while ensuring his own strength.

What did Jiang Guo do?

He gave up the strategically important "granary" in his territory, moved all his chess pieces to the seaside, and acquired a "fishing village".

Then...he started fishing.

"..."

If Ningzhe's operation just made them confused, then Jiang Guo's behavior shocked them.

Everyone (except Ningzhe) is working so hard, why do you just stop fishing?

"Oh! Look, that Nata player's troops have touched someone!"

The crowd had different thoughts, but they were suddenly interrupted by this sentence.

Looking up, I saw that a well-equipped army had surrounded the "hotel" of one of the players.

...

At this moment, inside the chessboard.

Looking at the elite army surrounding his hotel, the player had a complicated expression.

On the one hand, he didn't expect that someone would be able to touch him so quickly. On the other hand, he didn't expect that someone would recruit an army right from the start and directly choose to loot and obtain resources.

We are all civilized people, so don’t do this kind of thing!

If it weren't for the inability to communicate, this player would have begged for mercy long ago.

But it's a pity... without developing an armed force, he could only watch his hotel and capital being looted.

"...Very good, we have solved the problem."

On the other side of the chess game, Natalie commanded the chess pieces to swallow up the entire hotel with an expressionless face, and then continued to send out scouts to explore around non-stop.

She was not surprised at all why such a huge hotel had almost no defensive power.

Due to the inertial thinking of businessmen, many Liyue people will subconsciously choose conventional means to develop their own strength when playing the Liyue Millennium Game.

In Natalie's mind, the rules of this knockout competition simply have the word "fight" written on her forehead.

In fact, if there is no element of hiding one's identity, then [cooperation] is undoubtedly the fastest way to collect enough Mora.

But now everyone is hiding behind the scenes. No one knows who the opponent's player is, or can figure out the opponent's thoughts.

So there is only one safest way - to eliminate all opponents you see.

"snort..."

As if thinking of someone's vulgar style of play, Natalie snorted unhappily.

No matter what, as long as you kill a few quickly, you can stand in front of him.

...

At this time, in Ningzhe's tavern.

"Oh...someone's building was occupied so quickly?"

"Wait, isn't it occupation, or total destruction?"

After hearing the news from the recent investigation, Ningzhe felt a little numb.

No need to guess, he knew that the one who attacked was definitely Natalie, but he didn't even occupy it, but just plundered all the resources?

He really doesn't show any mercy at all.

After a second of silence for the unknown brother, Ningzhe continued to listen to the news.

"The escort agency in the south received a large number of orders, and the blacksmith shop in the west sold a large amount of ironware to the trading house... It seems that the other people's playing methods are still very safe."

"Hmm...what the hell? A small shop in the north was destroyed by a meteorite, and octuplets were born in the fishing village next door?"

After hearing all the outrageous news that filled the tavern, Ningzhe sighed helplessly.

This is the disadvantage of taverns and tea shops, there is too much news.

Some of it is real information, and some of it is just the gibberish of drunken drunkards.

For example, those octuplets from a small fishing village...what the hell.

But... at the very least, what can be determined now is that Natalie is leading the troops to rob everywhere, and one family has been brutally murdered by her. It can basically be said that they sent it.

There are two other forces that are basically developing as usual, and there is no news about the others yet.

Um...

In this case, it's time for you to really start taking action.
Chapter completed!