Inheriting Company: Starting from Building the Iron Suit - Chapter 22

After hearing William’s explanation, everyone still did not understand.

With the current situation, could Robot No. 1 still win?

No matter what method it used, that did not seem like the case.

Everyone looked at William in confusion and asked, “What is flying?”

“To be precise, it’s taking flight. That’s when one places the pieces diagonally on the original chess piece, forming a sun shape.”

William did not say anything as he explained. He focused even more on the projection.

It was obvious that the situation had entered a very important stage. When the others saw this, they did not dare to ask further. They could only wait quietly at the side.

At this moment, it was Robot No. 1’s turn to place his pieces.

Everyone clenched their fists tightly. Although they knew that Robot No. 1 would not be able to win this match, they already had a glimmer of hope in their hearts.

Beside the board, Robot No. 1 looked at the field, a red light flashing in its eyes.

Finally, it picked up a white chess piece and gently placed it on the chessboard.

Clack.

The white chess piece landed on the chessboard, making a crisp sound.

“This is… Why is it placed here?”

William’s eyes flashed with a hint of surprise.

“What happened?”

“Could it be that Robot No. 1 made a mistake?”

“That’s impossible. This is an AI, there’s no way it made a wrong move,” said Jack.

“Hmm, William, what do you think?” Joseph, who had been watching quietly, suddenly asked.

Hearing Joseph’s question, the other researchers also looked at William.

General O’Neil also looked at William curiously. He knew that something must have gone wrong in the Go game.

“This move is called ‘break’ in Go. According to this move, Robot No. 1 seems to want to go head-to-head with Yamashita Seishi!” William explained.

Seeing Robot No. 1’s move, even Shishi Yamashita was stunned. He couldn’t help but frown.

At this time, the researchers at the side also noticed that something was wrong. The world Go champion, Shishi Yamashita, who had always been expressionless, was now frowning.

“William, is there anything strange about this move?” General O’Neil could not help but ask.

William slowly explained, “‘Break’ can also be called ‘cut’. It is the method of directly cutting off the connection of the opponent’s pieces and dispersing them.

“The reason why I’m surprised is because this is very different from the way Robot No. 1 played before. In other words, it is as if a different person is now trying to break the old pattern and throw away some things to establish a new pattern.” William sighed.

“Is there a problem with this?” O’Neil asked.

“Problem? Actually, there’s no problem with this.” William shook his head and continued, “The current situation can be described with a metaphor. It’s equivalent to sacrificing one’s arm to open up a new situation. Now, Robot No. 1 is ready to fight to the death.”

After hearing William’s explanation, O’Neil roughly understood the current situation.

If Robot No. 1 from before had pursued stability, slowly developing and facing off against each other, the current Robot No. 1 had already given up on the previous idea and went straight to the most extreme method, directly starting a war, slaughtering its foes and seizing territory.

Yamashita Seishi understood that the opponent had changed and started a different battle mode, which made him have no choice but to become serious.

Ever since he became the world Go champion, he had never lost a match.

And now, if he lost to a robot, it would be embarrassing.

He quickly gathered his thoughts and concentrated on dealing with this game.

Yamashita Seishi quickly made a new move, trying to block Robot No. 1’s attack.

The two people’s right hands once again intersected. Black and white chess pieces continuously fell on the chessboard, like the sound of raindrops falling.

At this moment, the audience’s eyes were also fixed on the projected chessboard.

A few minutes later.

The ‘killing’ on the chessboard finally came to an end.

Whether it was Robot No. 1 or Yamashita Seishi, both of them slowed down the pace of their movements.

“Why do I feel that the situation is getting worse and worse?”

“The right hand that Robot No. 1 raised has already stopped for a long time.”

“Indeed, it has reached a critical and urgent position. At this position, if there is any mistake, this match can be declared over,” William explained solemnly as various results appeared in his mind.

“Where will you be?” Yamashita Seishi narrowed his eyes and looked at Robot No. 1 opposite him.

At this moment, Anderson looked at the test instrument in his hand and felt that the data was almost stable. This meant that the result of this competition was about to be announced.

The red light that was constantly flashing in Robot No. 1’s eyes calmed down. At the same time, the chess piece in his hand was slowly put down.

Clack.

This chess piece was placed in its position.

Yamashita Seishi’s pupils immediately shrank. He looked at Robot No. 1 with some surprise.

“This step…”

William suddenly clenched his fists. He finally understood.

Robot No. 1 had chosen to place a stone from the center at the very beginning. Moreover, it had always chosen to avoid the battle. It was all for the sake of turning the tables and to pave the way for this step.

This was also because the opponent was Yamashita Seishi. If it were any other person, this step would have already appeared.

“Dr. William, what exactly is happening in the game now?” his assistant asked curiously.

William took a deep look at Jack and explained, “Robot No. 1 should have seen Yamashita Seishi’s first move and already had a rough idea of the game’s route. Whether it was the defense or the crucial frenzied killing, it was all for one move. It was like a foreshadowing that had been hidden on the field all this time.

“The opponent is Yamashita Seishi. Therefore, if you want to reveal this move, you have to go through hundreds and thousands of steps of deduction! That is to say, when the first move was made, Robot No. 1 had already deduced thousands of steps. Of course, only Robot No. 1 can do this!” William exclaimed in disbelief.

Hearing William’s explanation, everyone present had looks of disbelief on their faces.

Meanwhile, Yamashita Seishi looked helplessly at Robot No. 1 and said slowly, “I’ve lost!”

He really did not expect that he would actually lose to a robot like this.

It was precisely because the opponent was not a human but a machine, coupled with the fact that Robot No. 1 had played conservatively for the first ten minutes.

Therefore, he underestimated his opponent.

After that, his advantage grew larger and larger, making him treat this game as a casual game.

However, a loss was a loss.

As the world Go champion, it was not that he could not afford to lose. Perhaps for him, losing was also a good thing.

The reason why he could become the undefeated champion was because of his outstanding talent.

It was because he had absorbed the experience of many seniors, and failure after failure allowed him to continue to grow.

Perhaps, through Robot No. 1, he would be able to achieve greater breakthroughs and progress in Go!

Thinking of this, the depression in Yamashita Seishi’s eyes was gradually replaced by excitement..