Chapter 17: Go Tournament

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“Why didn’t Teacher Guan come to teach us today?”

“There’s going to be a Go chess match tomorrow and I heard that even the world champion will be there. Teacher Guan is preparing for it! Naturally, he won’t have time to teach us.”

“Ah! World champion! They must be really awesome!”

“Of course. I also heard that this world champion has participated in all the major competitions in the past year. Their ability is definitely top-notch—you can say they’re invincible!”

“I heard it too, I heard it too! It’s said that he knew that Teacher Guan was the previous world champion and was reputed to be a rare genius in the world of Go. He was unconvinced, so he wanted to compete with Teacher Guan in the name of learning exchange!”

“But Teacher Guan has already left the Go circle for so long, can he still win?”

“I don’t know. Anyway, I heard that the empire has already given the order that Teacher Guan must win!”

“You guys don’t know, right? The black market has already started betting. The odds are 1 to 20 for Teacher Guan, and 1 to 5 for the new world champion.”

Cheng Qianqian listened intently and an idea came to her.

She went to Yu Xuan’s side and tugged at his sleeve. “What is this Go tournament? How can we participate?”

“The Go Competition is a tradition of the Firth Royal College, held once every two years. The national auditions will last for a total of three months. The top ten finalists will compete in the finals.”

Yu Xuan explained patiently, “But because we are the organizers, the students of this school can enter the finals directly if they wish to participate.”

“The top three in the grand finals will be able to compete with the top players from all over the world. The final winner will be the world champion. They will also be able to receive the Go Saint’s trophy and prize money of US$3 million.”

3 million dollars! Cheng Qianqian’s eyes lit up.

“There have always been rumors in the Go world that all the different kinds of Go competitions in the world, even the World Championships, are just difficult mode. As for the Go tournament at the Royal College, it is hell mode. Over the years, there have been countless world champions who have come forward to challenge us, but the first place has always been our Teacher Guan.”

Cheng Qianqian stroked her chin pensively. It seemed like there were some benefits to being in this elite school after all. At least they could go around participating in competitions and winning bonuses. Here lies the path to becoming rich!

“Hey, Yu Xuan, do you have money?” Cheng Qianqian suddenly asked him softly.

Yu Xuan thought about it and took out a bank card from his wallet. “This is all my pocket money. There’s about 500,000 yuan!”

Cheng Qianqian blinked her innocent eyes. “I have a way to earn money now. Do you want to get a share?”

Yu Xuan handed the bank card to her generously. “It’s okay. If you need it, use it. Anyway, my parents never cared about my spending. I’ll ask them for more after I spend it.”

Cheng Qianqian did not expect that the classmate she just met today would be so trusting of her.

“If it’s not enough, I’ll bring you another card tomorrow. I’ve been saving all the New Year’s money my grandparents gave me since I was young! I haven’t touched a single cent so there’ll probably be a few million yuan inside!”

Cheng Qianqian did not stand on ceremony with him and accepted the bank card. “Don’t worry, I will definitely return it ten times to you in a few days.”

Yu Xuan scratched his head shyly. “It’s alright. Just spend it.”