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Chapter 408 The Final Evolution of the Chess Game, The Last Visitor (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

As the sun was about to sink below the horizon, Sun Changkong sat in the field, surrounded by the other children. The warm candlelight and the blood-red glow of the setting sun covered their faces together.

Sun Changkong placed her hands together in front of her chest, fingers interlaced. She closed her eyes, pursed her lips, and murmured to herself. Then, with a slight puff of her cheeks, she blew out the candle with a "whoosh."

Kong Youling was very supportive; she clapped her hands and blinked her red eyes while making "ooh ooh" noises.

Philio twitched his ears and asked curiously, "Big Sister, what did you wish for?"

“Wishes are irrelevant…only strength can lead to ideals,” Shang Xiaochi said coldly. Those around her were all embarrassed, intimidated by this delusional behavior.

"It's a secret," Sun Changkong hummed. "Anyway, it won't be like someone saying, 'Let's all die happily together.'" As she spoke, she turned and glanced at Ji Minghuan.

Ji Minghuan sat cross-legged on the ground, plucked a malt barley and put it in his mouth.

He turned to meet Sun Changkong's gaze. "I actually guessed what you wished for just from your lip movements."

"Really?" Sun Changkong didn't believe it.

"What is your wish...?"

"My wish is..."

Sun Changkong paused for a moment, seemingly genuinely intimidated by Ji Minghuan, revealing his surprised little tiger teeth.

"I won't say," Ji Minghuan said, clasping her hands on her ankles and turning her face away.

"Why do not you say it!"

"Why should I tell you your wish?" Ji Minghuan said. "It's not my wish."

Sun Changkong was taken aback, then thought about it and realized it made sense. He crossed his arms, snorted coldly, and stopped looking at him.

"Eat cake!" Philio completely ignored what they were saying, his eyes fixed on the cake, his tail wagging back and forth.

"Eat, eat, eat... you can eat anything."

Mario, expressionless, held the game console in one hand and picked up a plastic knife in the other, about to slice the cake when he was knocked over by the Flying Nimbus.

Sun Changkong picked up the plastic knife that was flying in the air and said, "It's my birthday, I'm cutting the cake."

"Why didn't you say so earlier..."

Mario pinched his swollen nose, sat up from the ground, and brushed the grass clippings off his body.

Several children in hospital gowns shared a cake and sat quietly eating it in the field.

Ji Minghuan had little appetite. He quietly watched the others eat cake, then suddenly reached out and wiped the cream off Kong Youling's lips, pinching her cheek as he did so. She tilted her head, her snow-white hair swaying in the evening breeze.

He glanced at the power-suppressing collar around Kong Youling's neck and thought to himself that it would be great if he didn't have this collar. He could release the mind control over the others right now, and there would be no need to fight them in Iceland a week later.

Shang Xiaochi lowered her eyes, holding a fork dipped in cream in her mouth without saying a word.

Taking advantage of Sun Changkong's inattention, Ji Minghuan gave the cake to Philio and shoved it into the little werewolf's mouth.

Filio choked, then wolfed down his food, clutching his stomach and letting out a sigh of relief.

"What are you doing, Ji Minghuan?" He rubbed his stomach, feeling both aggrieved and satisfied, and stared at Ji Minghuan.

Sun Changkong turned around and looked at the two of them curiously. Ji Minghuan, with a fork in her mouth, pretended that she had finished eating and suddenly said, "By the way, I have a question for you."

"What's the problem?" Sun Changkong tilted his head and asked curiously.

"If you were to die, where would you like to be buried?" Ji Minghuan asked, glancing at their faces.

Everyone else was stunned by what they heard. They exchanged glances, wondering why Ji Minghuan had been talking nonsense lately.

"It's just a hypothetical situation." Ji Minghuan put the empty plastic plate on the ground and clapped her hands. "Don't be so serious... just kidding, where would you prefer to be buried?"

“A strong person like me… will definitely survive to the end.” Shang Xiaochi snorted coldly.

“Didn’t you say we’d die together? Then it’s your decision,” Mario said without looking up.

"Yeah, where do you want to be buried?" Sun Changkong asked curiously.

"Me?"

"Mmm-hmm." Filio and Sun Changkong nodded together, while Kong Youling licked the cream.

“I would like to be buried in a sunny place,” Ji Minghuan thought for a moment, “Hmm… preferably next to a coffee shop, by the sea, so that someone can come to see me every day.”

As he was speaking, he suddenly raised his head and looked at the last rays of sunlight overhead.

“And that’s it,” he said.

“If I die, I’d like to be buried with you,” Sun Changkong said without hesitation. “That way we’ll be together forever. Good friends should always be together.”

Ji Minghuan was taken aback. "Okay, then let's do it this way."

He licked the cream off his fork, thinking to himself that even if the world were to end, it wouldn't be my turn to die.

After a while, once all the children had finished their cakes and were chatting in the wheat field, the surroundings suddenly changed. Before them lay an empty, silvery-white space; the setting sun on the mountainside was gone, and the wheat fields covering the hillside had vanished.

Instead, researchers in white coats came in and took them away.

Ji Minghuan was the first to leave, as usual. This time, the mentor didn't give any advance notice.

Happy birthday... Sweet dreams.

He waved to Sun Changkong, offered his blessings once more, and then stepped into the elevator.

Ji Minghuan leaned against the cold wall of the sedan chair, took one last look at them through the crack, and then slowly closed her eyes.

[The view has been synchronized to that of Unit 2, "Xia Pingzhou".]

Reykjavik, Iceland, August 26, 16:50 (Icelandic time).

The Queen statue, holding Xia Pingzhou, descended from the sky and plunged into the snowy mountains; the Bloodline, on the other hand, flapped her dragon wings, pulled the humanoid White Greedy Wolf along, and landed on the ground with him.

The White Wolf, in its daytime wolf form, can fly in uninhabited areas without being noticed; however, in a country like Iceland, the sudden appearance of such a large wolf in mid-air is too conspicuous, and its presence would be easily exposed if captured by a passerby.

Xia Pingzhou landed on the giant statue and stood on the snowfield.

He arrived at the edge of the snow-capped mountain, and from the desolate mountain, he could take in the entire cityscape of Reykjavik.

Beneath the grey-blue sky stands a glass-domed building, resembling a giant egg embedded in the complex—that's the Pearl Tower. It gleams brilliantly in the twilight, shimmering with iridescent light.

Colorful, sloping-roofed houses are densely packed along the bay, like a deck of cards laid out. Several ferries leave white trails of water as they drift toward the horizon.

At the end of August, Reykjavik had not yet seen any snowfall. The city is surrounded by snow-capped mountains to the east and north, with the snow covering the cliffs visible year-round and never melting.

“Let’s go, stop admiring the scenery,” said the Bloodline.

“Hmm,” Xia Pingzhou said.

As the sun set, they walked slowly across the snowfield and found a villa on a snow-covered mountain north of Reykjavik.

The owner of the house was out, and the door was locked, but for these extraordinary individuals, a simple leap from the snow would take them to the rooftop terrace of the villa. On the rooftop was an outdoor swimming pool, with a giant screen for watching movies in front of it. It was hard to imagine the extravagant lifestyle of the people living in this mountaintop villa.

The Bloodline stretched, took off her red dress, and soaked naked in the pool. Her body was covered with a thin layer of dragon scales, making it look almost like a swimsuit.

Xia Pingzhou and Bai Tanlang sat down on the sofa in the room, where the fire in the stove brought warmth.

"Honestly, I can't believe I actually left with you."

In the silence, Bai Tanlang suddenly spoke.

Xia Pingzhou asked, "Isn't your purpose in staying with the group to find the child? If you're not coming with me, what's the point of you staying there?"

"Do you really know where my son is?" Bai Tanlang asked in a deep voice.

“He’s in Iceland,” Xia Pingzhou said. “The Salvation Society’s base is there. Your son, Philio, was captured by the Salvation Society, and we’ve known that for a long time.”

Upon hearing the name "Felio," Bai Tanlang's brow furrowed slightly. He had never mentioned his child's name to anyone else in the troupe, but Xia Pingzhou knew it was Felio.

This name was given to him by Bai Tanlang's foreign wife. His wife had already been eaten by his son.

"You brat, why are you so sure?" White Wolf asked, arms crossed. "Did that Black Chrysalis tell you about the Salvation Society's base?"

Xia Pingzhou was silent for a moment before speaking: "The Salvation Society used certain methods to induce your child to eat your wife while you were away."

"what?"

Bai Tanlang's pupils suddenly contracted.

Xia Pingzhou picked up a glass from the table and took a sip of boiled water.

He continued, "This was to make Filio feel guilty and self-destructive, so that it would be easier to control Filio. Their methods were despicable."

"Are you kidding me?" White Greed Wolf's fangs were exposed at the corners of his mouth.

Xia Pingzhou put the cup back on the table. "And because of this, Philio doesn't dare to see you. For so many years, he has been kept in the Salvation Society's tower. And that giant tower is now buried at the bottom of the Hofs Glacier."

Bai Tanlang lowered his head slightly, the veins on his forehead and the back of his hands bulging, and the muscles on the sides of his cheeks tensed.

“I’ve heard that the Wolves of the Sky Day have the ability to sniff out lies, but it seems that it didn’t work on me, otherwise you wouldn’t have questioned me,” Xia Pingzhou said. “Everything I said is true.”

"I'll trust you this once." After a long, long silence, Bai Tanlang said.

"Don't worry, I will let you see your son." Xia Pingzhou said expressionlessly, "But I need to warn you first, there is a mental ability user in the Salvation Society, like the doctor, who has already brainwashed your son."

"It doesn't matter. I'll bring him back no matter what, and then I'll kill all those bastards."

"Kill them all... I wouldn't even dare to say that," Xia Pingzhou sighed.

A short while later, the Queen statue returned to Xia Pingzhou's side. She checked every corner of the room and disposed of every alarm device and surveillance camera without leaving a trace.

"Thank you for your hard work," Xia Pingzhou said.

The statue of the queen nodded silently and respectfully.

"You can still speak to your own creations?" Bloodline leaned against the edge of the swimming pool, resting his arm on the handrail, and glanced at the scene inside the room.

“She is intelligent,” Xia Pingzhou said.

"So you chat with her every day when you're lonely?" Bloodline said. "No wonder she's our stray kitten, she can even call a stone statue 'Mom'."

Upon hearing this, the empress statue hurriedly waved its hands in denial, appearing flustered for a moment, the cold flame in its eyes flickering and then dying down.

Xia Pingzhou remained silent, too lazy to respond to the Bloodline's teasing.

"If we go to the Salvation Society, what about the young lady?" Bloodline thought for a moment, then asked.

"The leader will come to Iceland, and she will come with us to find the Salvation Society."

What if she dies?

Xia Pingzhou thought for a moment: "So what?" Xueyi was silent for a moment, then looked down at the surface of the pool. "It's better to be honest. I don't think your feelings for her are fake."

"I'm going out for a walk, you all stay here." After saying that, Xia Pingzhou followed the Empress statue downstairs and out of the villa.

They walked silently across the snowfield, the Queen statue using its keen senses to constantly perceive its surroundings, ensuring that no enemy would suddenly attack.

Suddenly, the queen statue looked up at the distant sky.

“The man has arrived,” she said.

Xia Pingzhou also looked over and saw a flock of black crows flying and circling above the Pearl Tower under the gray-blue sky. It was a product of Qi Yuanli's supernatural ability.

"Quite fast."

As Xia Pingzhou spoke, he withdrew his gaze and looked up at the black and white panel that had popped up in front of him.

[Hint: The 24-hour evolution period required for the "Brave" branch's ultimate skill—"Final Evolution"—has expired. Do you wish to evolve your chess piece to its final form immediately?]

Seeing this, Xia Pingzhou summoned the Heavenly Chariots.

Black and white light swirled and converged into a ring around him. The chess pieces flickered like satellites orbiting the Earth, flashing with black and white dots of light.

He picked up the chess pieces one by one and summoned "Soldier Colossus", "King Colossus", "Bishop Colossus", "Cannon Cart Statue" and "Knight Colossus" in one breath on the snowfield.

Adding the queen statue already present, these are his six basic pieces.

At this moment, the surface of all six chess pieces is covered with a thick layer of diamonds. This is the previous evolutionary form, "Diamond Body". Xia Pingzhou does not know what material they will become after the final evolution.

Xia Pingzhou raised his hand and clicked the "Yes" option below the prompt box.

The "final evolution" process has begun and will take approximately 10 seconds.

A flash of dark light appeared on the prompt box, and blood-red text seemed to leap out. Then, each piece was enveloped in a black and white halo.

The surrounding snowfield transformed into a giant chessboard, and the snow-capped mountains rumbled and trembled. After a while, the halo faded away.

Xia Pingzhou raised an eyebrow. At this moment, what came into his view were beings that looked just like real people. It would be inappropriate to call them "stone statues".

They possessed skin, pupils, and facial features indistinguishable from humans, like giants standing tall on the snowfield.

The king's colossus is draped in a black and white cloak and wears a black and white crown; the soldier colossus is also draped in black and white armor, and the longsword and shield in its hands gleam with a layer of dark light.

The siege engine was the only non-human creature, and it was grayish-white at the moment; the bishop's robe was embroidered with black and white checkerboard patterns, and the book he was flipping through in his hand looked even heavier.
The knight colossus was draped in a black and white cloak and wore a jet-black helmet. The lance he held in his right hand shone with a sunlight-like radiance. His left eye had a black pupil, while his right eye had a white pupil. His face was solemn and dignified.

Congratulations! Your chess piece has completed its "final evolution."

The form evolved in this evolution is—a "human-like" being.

In the final evolution, the overall attributes of the chess pieces are comprehensively improved, and some chess pieces awaken a brand-new ability—the "Final Sacrifice" of the Bishop's Statue (sacrificing one chess piece to allow another chess piece to temporarily gain its attributes)].

"So strong?" Xia Pingzhou thought, "Then my Queen Statue should be able to contend with a mythical level in a short time."

Thinking this, Xia Pingzhou finally turned his head slowly to look at the evolved Queen statue.

The colossal statue of the Queen is clad in an iron-gray armor on the upper body and a black battle skirt on the lower body. Her long, flowing black hair dances in the wind, exuding a valiant aura, with striking features and pupils the azure of the Icelandic aurora borealis.

She lowered her eyes and looked at the two daggers in her hand.

"Why do I feel weaker?" Xia Pingzhou thought. "The human body is much more fragile than a diamond body. I hope it's just an illusion caused by my appearance."

The next moment, he returned all the chess pieces except the Queen to the ring road, and then gathered up the Sky Chaser.

Xia Pingzhou walked up to a gray-white cedar tree, suddenly reached out and placed his palm on the tree trunk. Immediately afterward, he activated the final skill of the "Soul" branch—"Repulsive Hand".

"Bam—!"

A black and white halo burst forth from Xia Pingzhou's palm, carrying a gust of wind that instantly sent a tree flying. The tree flew hundreds of meters before tumbling to the bottom of the valley.

"It's alright," Xia Pingzhou thought. "If the king is destroyed, this move can still be used as a surprise survival tactic."

At this moment, he had already seen the effects of the final skills of both branches. As for the final skill of the "group" branch - "Giant Warrior", he could not test it on the snow mountain.

Otherwise, the commotion would be too great, and it would attract the White Raven Brigade, or even the Rainbow Wings, the Heretic Association, and so on.

Black Chrysalis has already passed on the information about the Salvation Society's base to Rainbow Wing through Yuriel. Rainbow Wing would not ignore his information and will definitely come to Iceland to find out.

Therefore, the people from Rainbow Wing at this point may have already arrived in Reykjavik by international flight.

As Xia Pingzhou pondered this, he and the colossal statue of the Queen slowly walked back towards the villa. They strolled across the snowfield, the biting wind blowing from the tops of the treetops, gently ruffling their hair.

"How are you feeling right now?" Xia Pingzhou suddenly asked.

"What is your question?" the Colossus Queen asked.

"The feeling of being evolved."

The colossal queen statue pondered for a moment, then looked down at her right hand, which was wrapped in a gauntlet. "My body feels lighter and less stiff."

"By the way... do you have a name? In the backstory of my special ability?" Xia Pingzhou asked.

The colossal queen statue shook its head and said softly, "I have no name, and for someone like me, a name is not important."

“Then I’ll give you a name,” Xia Pingzhou said. “It’s not good to keep calling you Empress Statue, mainly because you don’t look like a statue anymore.”

The colossal statue of the empress paused, then turned to look at Xia Pingzhou.

"Don't want to?"

The colossal statue of the queen panicked immediately, shaking her head. "How could this be?"

“What about Shijagul?” Xia Pingzhou said. “It’s the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology, I think she’s some kind of war goddess. Actually, I don’t remember very clearly, but I vaguely recall seeing it in a book before.”

The statue of the queen remained silent for a very long time.

"Yes." She nodded. "I like it very much."

"That's good."

Xia Pingzhou glanced at her and then looked away. To be honest, talking to her made his neck sore, as there was at least a four or five decimeter difference in height between them.

A short while later, they moved back into the villa and went up to the top floor.

Xia Pingzhou looked at the empty living room and didn't see Bai Tanlang.

Suddenly, a dull thud came from a room in the corner. Bai Tanlang seemed to be hitting punching bags in the villa's gym; it was unclear how many punching bags he had.

Xia Pingzhou looked towards the rooftop, but didn't see the Bloodline in the swimming pool.

"The commander is here."

Suddenly, the eerie voice of the Bloodline descendant came from a corner of the rooftop.

Xia Pingzhou walked onto the rooftop and turned to look at the profile of the Bloodline. By this time, she had left the pool, put on her clothes, and stood with her arms crossed at the edge of the rooftop, gazing at the distant view of Reykjavik.

Following her gaze, one could see a flock of crows perched on the harbor railing, their blood-red eyes scanning the surroundings.

"So what?" Xia Pingzhou asked, "I would find it strange if he didn't come."

The bloodline member curled his lips into a smile. "It seems he still cares a lot about our rebellious kitten."

Xia Pingzhou said calmly, "The commander's crow can't fly that far. He should be looking for us in Reykjavik. We'll change our accommodation once he actually finds us on the mountain."

He paused for a moment: "We just need to hide until September 1st, since everyone will meet at Hofs Glacier on that day anyway."

"Have you won against the commander yet?" Bloodline suddenly asked.

Xia Pingzhou thought for a moment: "He stole Zhou Jiuya's Sky Chaser using playing cards. If used properly, combined with his original two abilities, he should be a level stronger than Lin Xingshi."

Bloodline spread his hands and said with a sigh, "Not only is he an exorcist with two Sky Drives, but he is also a superhuman. This is our leader."

"However, he still can't beat me."

Xia Pingzhou spoke casually, picking up his glass and taking a sip of chilled whiskey.

"How did you do that?" Bloodline said. "In just two months, you went from Dragon-level to Cataclysmic-level and even defeated our Ripper sister."

"When you meet 1001, you will know the truth."

Xia Pingzhou remained silent for a moment, and finally just said this.

Bloodline stared at him. "You're making me more and more excited to see 1001. I'm curious about your relationship with him, and why he was imprisoned in the Salvation Society?"

“I have a good relationship with 1001,” Xia Pingzhou said sarcastically. “When we were together, I would hang him up and beat him every day.”

Upon hearing these suggestive words, the Bloodline immediately fell silent, as did the restricted content in Xia Pingzhou's mind.

"So he likes men?" Bloodline tilted his head. "No wonder he didn't take me with him a hundred years ago."

“Yes, he likes…” Xia Pingzhou hesitated before continuing.

At this moment, Restricted Level 1001 suddenly spoke up: "Don't talk nonsense."

"Yes, sir," Xia Pingzhou replied in his mind. "You do care about her a little after all."

The Bloodline said, "Rather than hiding from the leader, I feel like you're hiding from our kimono-clad loli princess. You don't know how to face her disappointed expression, do you?"

"Say whatever you want," Xia Pingzhou said.

At that moment, the colossal statue of the Queen walked over from the living room.

"Why did you suddenly bring back a beautiful girl?" Bloodline raised an eyebrow. "She's just a bit too tall; you look like a child next to her."

“My Sky Chaser has evolved,” Xia Pingzhou explained. “It has become a more advanced individual, so its appearance has also changed.”

"Can your Sky Chaser evolve one more time?"

The bloodline was stunned. She remembered that Xia Pingzhou's stone statues were initially made of black iron, then silver, then diamonds, and now they had become sentient.

Xia Pingzhou nodded, his reaction as if it were nothing out of the ordinary.

"I'm really impressed with you..." Bloodline glanced at him, crossed his arms and sighed, "By the way, didn't you say that big fluttering moth was your and 1001's informant? I also have some questions for him."

"Are you going to infiltrate 1001's entire social circle?" Xia Pingzhou asked.

The Bloodline said dismissively, "I'm just curious what he's been doing all this time he's been hiding from me for the past hundred years..." She changed the subject, "So, where is the Black Chrysalis?"

"The black pupa is on its way."

As he spoke, Xia Pingzhou turned his head to face the cold wind on the mountaintop and looked up at the brightly lit Pearl Tower.

Another perspective flashed into his mind: at this very moment, in another corner of the world, Hei Yong was holding Su Zimai, gripping the restraints, and flying towards Lijing International Airport. An international flight to Iceland was about to depart.

Of course, they weren't regular passengers.

(End of this chapter)