After reaching the maximum level, my "soft rice system" finally arrived.

He glanced at Charles in front of him...

The wizard before him had dark eyes like deep pools, making it impossible for him to make any judgment.

Although I couldn't quite understand what Ciel was saying...

However, the “pseudo-solar furnace” that the other party had previously shown, and the arcane theories behind it, had already convinced this elderly legendary mage of Sharl’s worth.

Therefore, even though he couldn't understand the meaning behind Charles's words at that moment, he still chose to do as he was told...

.......

On the wooden chessboard, black and white pieces fell rapidly, like scattered pearls falling into a plate, making a clattering sound.

The Archmage, a legendary mage who possessed his own ocean of spiritual energy...

Even though it was only the beginning, relying on the calculation ability brought by his powerful mental strength, he could quickly master the basics in a very short time and possess a level that was no less than that of the top chess players in Xia Er's previous life.

Soon, the wooden chessboard was covered with black and white chess pieces.

The black pieces occupied most of the space, while the white pieces' territory was compressed into a very small corner.

"I won."

The Dean of the Arcane Academy spoke.

Despite winning, he felt no excitement whatsoever... After all, his opponent's skill level in this game was only at a beginner level.

As a legendary mage with his own spiritual ocean, he relied on his superior computational abilities...

With just a few dozen simple steps, it only takes two or three minutes to easily crush it.

He looked at Charles in the distance, about to say something...

But he found that the small, silver-white puppet in front of him had already set up the chessboard and was waiting for him to make his move.

"One more plate, please."

The characters, imbued with a touch of magical radiance, slowly appeared on the doll's face.

.......

In the second game, the Archmage of the Arcane Academy won easily again, but this time it took...

The time, which was previously two and a half minutes, has been stretched to thirteen minutes...

In the third round, the Archmage once again won by a large margin... only this time, the time limit was half an hour.

A hint of surprise appeared in the old eyes of the Dean of the Arcane Academy.

He clearly sensed that his opponent's skill level was completely different from what it had been at the beginning...

If we were to use wizard ranks to represent the strength of a player's chess skills, then if the earliest magical puppets were merely wizard apprentices who had just completed their arcane initiation...

Therefore, the opponent at this moment is at least a high-ranking wizard of the sixth or seventh ring...

The old man couldn't help but look at the tiny body of the silver-white doll...

When... did this computational rune circuit, which can be placed in such a tiny container... actually possess this level of computational power?

He glanced at the other legendary mages from the Arcane Academy who were observing, and was about to ask a question...

But then they discovered that the silver-white magical puppet in front of them had already put away the chessboard once again...

Then, I invited him to continue the game...

.......

The fourth game...

Snap...

Snap...

Sweat slowly trickled down the old man's temples...

Eventually, the water droplets fell onto the wooden chessboard, gathering into a small trickle.

Between the puppet and the old man, the wooden chessboard was studded with chess pieces...

The black and white pieces formed a complex and intertwined formation, resembling two giant dragons locked in close combat, twisting and writhing in battle...

Meanwhile, the onlookers in the council chamber were also holding their breath...

Needless to say, the participants from the Western Continent, whether it was Isabella, Claude, or the legendary mages, all became loyal fans of Go under Xia Er's influence.

Meanwhile, the legendary powerhouses in the Silver Holy City... relying on their legendary spiritual power, coupled with the blessing of "gaining three ranks by observing chess," can also clearly see the situation on the chessboard.

Therefore... they can be certain...

At this moment, the Dean of the Arcane Academy had truly given it his all, without holding back in the slightest...

If someone were to activate their astral vision at this moment, they would discover that the Archmage's cognitive world is in turmoil and upheaval...

His spiritual power, as a veteran among legends, was squeezed to the extreme... and from time to time he would make brilliant moves that made onlookers cheer.

However......

All the old man's efforts were in vain.

.......

That silver-white magical doll, which originally appeared unusually small and even somewhat endearing to outsiders...

At this very moment, however, he commands the white pieces, maneuvering them strategically across the chessboard...

A chilling and despair-inducing power that sends shivers down the spines of onlookers...

All of the Arcane Academy Dean's struggles and attempts were quelled...

Then, when the Dean of the Arcane Academy revealed a slight opening, he seized the opportunity without hesitation and killed him with a single blow.

pat-

Two jet-black chess pieces fell onto the chessboard with a crisp sound.

"I......"

"Lost..."

The old man's words were unusually dry.

In a sense...

The impact of this game on him was even more shocking than witnessing the "pseudo-solar furnace" that Charles had previously demonstrated.

Because this means...

He was a legendary mage...

In this field where chess skills and computing power are directly compared...

Surprisingly, they lost to a tiny miniature magical doll.

The Dean of the Arcane Academy looked at Charles with a hopeful gaze...

He wanted Ciel to tell him that the puppet was actually controlled by Ciel himself...

What he lost to wasn't magical machinery... but Ciel himself...

If that's the case... then the Dean of the Arcane Academy will feel much better.

After all, the legends of the Silver Holy City had long heard of Sharl's power and completely acknowledged it...

Losing to Ciel in terms of mental strength is not something hard to understand or shameful.

.......

However......

It was as if they had guessed what the old man was thinking.

Ciel's fingers twitched slightly, and the magical doll's silvery-white shell melted as if into liquid...

The silvery-white liquid metal was retrieved by Char, leaving only the single core...

A tiny computational rune.

"The central core, or 'CPU,' of this Go-playing robot... is actually nothing special; it's just the most common general-purpose computational runes found on the Western Continent..."

"It's the same model as the smart terminal used in wide area communication networks..."

"In the Western Continent... everyone has one."

Charles's words slowly echoed in the old man's ears.

He reached out and put away the wooden chessboard, which was covered with a grid of stars.

Then, Charles looked at the Dean of the Arcane Academy in front of him again.

"Senior...you don't need to belittle yourself."

"You didn't lose to it in terms of computing power..."

"It's because, as an artificial intelligence, it has almost limitless room for growth."

"While playing chess with you, it is also constantly playing chess with itself..."

"Through countless games...we corrected our weaknesses, strengthened our strengths...and then further upgraded our winning and losing strategies..."