Indeed, there was a house behind the bamboo forest. The exterior was classically shaped with white
walls and black tiles that had the essence of Bartramâs Garden. There was also a large garden in the
front courtyard that had a small bridge with flowing water inside it. The pavilion was picturesque.
It was small but complete in its contents.
He strode through the door. At this moment, he felt a fire-attributed energy rushing toward him, as if
there was a burst of energy that was going to push him out of this place.
âA force field?!â
âThis force field is interesting.â
Alex, who was standing at the entrance, stretched out his hand and pressed it on that force field.
Moments later, he knew what was going on. The force field and the spell formation in the bamboo
forest were connected. They were considered as the same thing but the formation blueprints were used
in different ways.
He slammed two spiritual talismans on it.
The force field went off with a swish and a door was opened.
Alex crossed through the door easily.
âIt seems that the instructor of the Formation Department here is not that good either!â
âShould I go in or not?â
Alex was slightly hesitant. From the arrangement of the two kinds of formation blueprints, the person
who laid the formation blueprints and force field was not as good as him. Wouldnât it be a waste of time
if he were to enroll in the Formation Department?
However, at this time, he could feel the energy fluctuation of the ancient formation blueprint inside the
house. Ancient runes were a kind of special existence that could communicate through the Path of God
and alter law. Hence, the aura that emitted from them was different from normal runes.
As a whim struck Alex, he walked in quietly.
Eventually, he saw the energy fluctuation coming from a pavilion next to the small bridge in front of him.
When he fixed his eyes on it, he saw two old men sitting in the pavilion while playing chess.
âThey can even release such a huge energy fluctuation while playing chess?â
âThese two old men must be powerful!â
Alex walked over step by step, only to realize that the two old men sat there without moving an inch.
Their eyes were focused on the chessboard, as if they had not noticed Alexâs arrival at all.
He turned to look at the chessboard. He was startled in an instant.
Alex had also learned chess. His father, William Rockefeller, was someone who liked to play Othello
chess. When Alex was still a kid, Willian taught him how to play chess. He also explained to him a lot of
patterns of Othello chess. Yet, the Othello chess in front of him was played quite differently.
When he looked closer, his mind was drawn to the chess game. In his eyes, the chess game was no
longer a chess game, but a starry sky.
Suddenly, a huge suction force sucked Alexâs divine consciousness. He was shocked all of a sudden.
He wanted to escape immediately, but it was too late.
His divine consciousness was sucked and dragged into the chessboard.
Swoosh!
Alexâs divine consciousness appeared in an unfamiliar place. It was pitch black all around as if he was
in the darkness. However, above him was a starry sky filled with stars. These stars flickered and
flashed endlessly as they kept rotating and changing direction.
He looked underneath his feet.
It was a grid crisscrossed with horizontal and vertical lines. Right, didnât the grid look like the ones on
the chessboard?
âI actually got sucked into the chessboard. What the hell is this chessboard?â
âA treasure?â
Just as Alex was surprised, the two old men ran over while stumbling.
âHey, you, kid, where did you come from?â