I have an all-knowing mirror

Chapter 179 The Nine Sons
The hundredth layer of the maze.

A chaotic and ever-changing game of chess.

As Su Yuan's consciousness descended, he saw a huge chessboard stretching across the room.

The chessboard is not flat, but three-dimensional, filled with black and white pieces.

However, judging from the game, the black pieces have an absolute advantage, forcing the white pieces into a desperate situation on almost every level.

This is the test of the hundredth labyrinth in "The Labyrinth of a Thousand Layers".

Imperial citizen players will assume the role of the white pieces and play against the black pieces.

How do you get through this maze?
The goal is to break through the black pieces' encirclement and capture, thus achieving victory at the game level.

however.

In a three-dimensional game of chess, the unexpected variables that each piece can generate are almost endless.

Given Black's advantage, is it really that difficult for White to win?

"A myriad of illusions and incomplete endgame"

Su Yuan looked around and found himself at one end of the chessboard, able to play with the black pieces.

"The essence of this labyrinthine test is the speed of a strategist's thinking and their ability to grasp the big picture," Su Yuan thought to himself as he surveyed the massive chessboard.

He had already obtained a great deal of information about the myriad illusions and incompleteness of the labyrinth from the gray mirror, and was very clear about the true purpose of this labyrinth.

The previous ninety-nine mazes were basically designed to test a strategist in various ways, and this maze is essentially the same.

In a game of chess, one must consider ten, a hundred, and even a thousand moves ahead. This places great emphasis on the strategist's vision and tactics; wisdom alone is not enough to win.

"The simplest way to get through this labyrinth is to gradually regain the advantage that the white pieces have lost. This is also the method used by the vast majority of imperial citizens who have passed through this labyrinth."

Su Yuan thought to himself, "However, this method is extremely time-consuming. The disadvantage of the white pieces is too great. How can we get rid of the disadvantage, gain an advantage, or even win the game? One reset cycle may not be enough."

"but me"

Su Yuan's gaze was calm, but his mood was extremely relaxed.

Through the gray mirror, he discovered the simplest way to navigate this labyrinth and break through the 'Thousand Illusions and Myriad Forms Endgame'—without needing to gradually regain the advantage or repeatedly strategize the gains and losses of each move.
"Nine moves."

Su Yuan looked at the chessboard, and the image of the gray mirror appeared in his mind, providing the simplest answer.

By making nine moves, the white pieces reversed their disadvantage on the board and broke through the complex and ever-changing endgame.

"let's start."

Without hesitation, Su Yuan chose to begin.

With a whoosh, another figure appeared on the opposite side of Su Yuan's position.

The figure was an old man with a stern face, expressionless, his gaze as cold and mechanical as he looked at Su Yuan from afar.

"please."

The old man with a simple, ancient face spoke, his tone completely calm.

Su Yuan didn't seem to care too much.

This old man with a simple and ancient face is an artificial intelligence derived from this labyrinth.

It is artificial intelligence, not intelligent life, much less information life, so it does not have any emotions.

The purpose of the opposing team is to control the black pieces and defeat the Imperial Citizen player who controls the white pieces.

In the original 'Thousand Illusions Endgame', the black pieces held an absolute advantage. Even if the white pieces moved dozens or hundreds of moves in a row, it would be difficult to reverse the disadvantage. Moreover, there was an artificial intelligence like the old man assisting in the game against the imperial citizen players.

Compared to normal life forms, artificial intelligence makes virtually no mistakes. Given its absolute advantage, it is extremely difficult for Imperial Citizen players to win.

"fall!"

Su Yuan looked down at the huge chessboard, and with a slight thought, a white piece was placed in a certain position.

Snapped!
The white pieces have been placed.

First son.

Without the slightest hesitation, the old man with the ancient face also chose to place a black piece.

As the artificial intelligence within this labyrinth, the ancient-looking old man has played against countless intruders.

Each time a player plays against another challenger, the order and position of each move are recorded, thus forming a systematic strategy for dealing with them.

In a sense, as time goes by, the more strategists who pass the hundredth level, the greater the difficulty of the hundredth level of the maze becomes, because the old man with the ancient face will learn from his failures.

"fall!"

Su Yuan's gaze was deep as he placed another piece.

Snapped!
Second son.

The old man with a sage-like face did not hesitate at all and continued to place black pieces.

In the vast sea of ​​game records, Su Yuan's first and second moves had both appeared before. Therefore, the old man with the ancient face did not need to think at all. He could directly retrieve the optimal solution from the existing systematic response strategy.

"fall!"

Su Yuan continued to place his pieces.

The white piece fell and appeared in the middle of a group of black pieces.

The third son.

And so the piece was placed.

The elderly man with a stern face opposite him hesitated briefly.

Su Yuan's first and second moves, in terms of both position and order, can be countered by the optimal solutions from previous games.

But what about the third move?
It's not that Su Yuan's third move was a position no one had ever made before, but rather that, given the first and second moves, the position and order of the third move was indeed a first.

It should be noted that the Thousand Illusions Endgame is not only enormous, resembling a celestial canopy, but also three-dimensional, capable of holding tens of millions of pieces.

Even though the board already has nearly ten million black and white pieces filling the space to form an endgame, the remaining empty spaces can still hold more than twenty million black and white pieces.

Snapped!
It only paused for a tenth of a breath.

The old man with a stern face then laid down a black stone.

Although Su Yuan made his third move, it was not included in the previous game records.

However, judging from the current situation, the third move has not shown any effect in reversing the situation. In fact, this white piece was placed in the middle of a group of black pieces, which seems meaningless and a waste of a move opportunity.

In this situation, the old man with a stern face did not hesitate and began to launch an attack on the white pieces, intending to turn his absolute advantage into a victory in the shortest possible time.

Snapped!
Su Yuan laid his fourth son.

It was also surrounded by a group of black spots.

The old man with a stern face stared intently for a moment, mentally calculating the possibilities millions of times, but failed to notice the numerous changes that this move could bring.

Then the black pieces were placed again.

After four moves, the black stones, which had previously held an absolute advantage on the board, had formed a large dragon that stretched across the board. With just a few more moves, they could completely wipe out all the white stones and win the game.

Snapped!
Su Yuan's expression remained unchanged.

He calmly placed the fifth piece. If the previous four moves seemed meaningless, like utter nonsense, then this was a rather uneventful move.

However, this fifth move subtly connects the previous four moves, and even connects all the white pieces on the entire board.

The white pieces, which were originally in dire straits, have surprisingly shown signs of a reversal.

This change was naturally noticed immediately by the old man with the ancient and simple face.

Starting with the third move, every move Su Yuan made was one that had never appeared in previous games. He couldn't understand or find the optimal solution and could only rely on his own speed of thought and the huge advantage that the black pieces had to force his way forward.

However, after Su Yuan placed his fifth piece, the old man with a stern face realized that something was wrong.

Snapped!
After several breaths of contemplation and countless mental rehearsals, the old man with the ancient and stern face finally placed his fifth piece.

On this fifth move, the old man with the ancient face did not stop Su Yuan's white pieces from forming a large dragon, but instead launched a full-scale attack in order to eliminate all the white pieces in the shortest possible time.

This is using power to intimidate others. The old man with the ancient face has the confidence to do this because of the absolute advantage that the black pieces bring.

If neither side has an advantage, and both are playing on equal footing, the old man with the ancient face will inevitably be considering how to stop Su Yuan, rather than attacking.

Snapped!
Su Yuan laid down his sixth son.

A white piece appears instantly at a certain position on the board.

Crash.

The appearance of the sixth white piece was like a stabilizing force, directly severing the large black group and rendering the five pieces placed in front of the ancient-looking old man meaningless.

In other words, the old man with a stern face was equivalent to not having placed those five black stones.

The changes on the chessboard naturally caught the eye of the old man with the ancient and sage-like face.

Compared to the previous move-time.

This time, the old man with the ancient and unsophisticated face hesitated for dozens of breaths.

Finally, the sixth black stone was slowly placed.

Although the five black stones I placed earlier were basically useless, the absolute advantage that originally belonged to black in the game is still there. As long as I play steadily, I still have a chance.

In the ancient-looking old man's intelligent calculations, Su Yuan's six moves had already demonstrated an almost terrifying deductive ability. Did he want to win? The chances were slim.

The only hope is to delay.

Let's wait until the reset cycle of "The Labyrinth of Myriad Things" is over.

At that time, if Su Yuan has not yet won, it will be equivalent to losing.

Because after a reset cycle ends, all Imperial Citizen players will be kicked out.

When Su Yuan re-enters this maze, the game will begin anew.

Having gone through this game, the author recorded Su Yuan's moves and order. Through integration and calculation, the optimal solution was formed. If the game were to be played again, the old man with the ancient face believed that he would not fall into such a passive situation as he was now.

This is also based on the fundamental calculations of artificial intelligence, which clearly shows which choice is currently the most advantageous for oneself.

That's procrastination.

because of this.

The old man with the ancient face made his sixth move, switching from offense to defense. He no longer attacked the white pieces, but began to lean towards defense, striving to maintain his advantage while seeking progress in a steady manner.

Su Yuan didn't seem to care about the changes in the old man's chess style.

Everything the old man with the ancient and simple face was now showing was exactly what Su Yuan had expected.

Snapped!
The seventh piece falls.

The position where the seventh white stone was placed was extremely inconspicuous. Although there were no black stones surrounding it, it still did not stand out on its own.

However, if you combine it with the six white stones placed earlier, as well as the many white stones that were already on the board.

A fully formed dragon has taken shape, confronting the dragon that Kuroko already had, creating a situation where they are evenly matched.

Upon seeing this scene, the old man with a stern face hesitated once again.

With this move, the absolute advantage that black had previously held was immediately reversed, and white leaped forward, reaching a level where it could rival black.

In short, it took Su Yuan seven moves.

The original Thousand Illusions Endgame has already shown the black and white pieces locked in a fierce battle, with each side having an advantage or disadvantage, but only that advantage or disadvantage.

Snapped!
The old man with a stern face remained silent for several breaths before stiffly placing his seventh black stone.

Even without relying on the optimal solutions derived from past games, the ancient-looking old man's own game-playing ability is still terrifying, as it is the 100th layer of the maze.

After all, the game "The Labyrinth of Ten Thousand Layers" was released by the Canglan Universe Human Empire to support talented strategists among the common people. They must have invested enough computing power and resources in the artificial intelligence guarding the hundredth layer, so that no one can easily pass through this layer of the labyrinth.

So even though he noticed a dramatic shift in the situation on the chessboard, the old man with the stern face still made the choice that was most advantageous to himself based on his own circumstances.

The seventh black stone appeared on the board. Although it could not shake the newly formed situation on the board, it greatly stabilized the black side. On the surface, this move effectively blocked the white's continued attack.

Snapped!
Su Yuan remained calm as he looked down at the enormous chessboard and placed his eighth piece.

Boom! The eighth white piece landed. On the surface, it seemed perfectly calm, but for the situation on the board, it was like a category 12 tornado had struck.

The black and white pieces, which were originally evenly matched, suddenly began to fluctuate after the white piece was placed. Dozens of the black pieces' hidden lines were blocked, while the white pieces, through alliances and counter-alliances, turned around and formed an encirclement against the black pieces.

The old man with a sage-like face stared at the black and white pieces on the chessboard, his eyes constantly engaged in endless calculations.

At this moment, the situation on the chessboard has reversed. The black pieces, which originally held an absolute advantage, are now being suppressed by the white pieces and are constantly retreating.

Unfortunately, the white stones' large group had already taken shape, while the black stones' large group was cut off, their hidden plans were blocked, and they were at a complete disadvantage.

The old man with a stern face paused for more than two hundred breaths before finally placing his eighth black stone with a blank expression.

Although the situation has reversed, the old man with the ancient face is artificial intelligence, which has no real emotions. Winning or losing the game is just data and has no effect on him.

Su Yuan glanced at the eighth move made by the old man with a stern face.

Although it couldn't salvage the situation much, this eighth move was indeed the limit of what the opponent could achieve.

Snapped!
Su Yuan looked down at the chessboard and placed his ninth piece.

The ninth white piece, like a spark, quickly spread across the board the moment it landed.

In an instant, all the white pieces on the huge chessboard were connected together, while all the black pieces were separated.

The old man with a sage-like face looked at the chessboard. Through intelligent calculation, he discovered that the black pieces had no chance of survival. No matter where they were placed, they would be swallowed up by the white pieces.

According to the pre-arranged procedure, when the black and white pieces are in this situation, the old man with the ancient face representing the black pieces should concede defeat, because the rest of the game is meaningless, and no matter where he plays, he will lose.

"I surrender—"

The old man with a simple, ancient face looked up and spoke calmly.

however.

Just as the old man with the ancient face uttered the word "lost".

An invisible wave of consciousness descended.

The old man, who had been expressionless, suddenly showed a hint of surprise in the depths of his eyes and began to look down at the huge chessboard again.

(End of this chapter)