He Su swiped away the news, shut down the virtual reality network, and got up to leave the house.
The New Prophet had taken office. He just wondered where the Endless Sea would go from here.
But it had little to do with him.
He Su laughed at himself.
He was now merely one of countless ordinary lives in the Endless Sea, neither here nor there to it. Though he had been suppressed, with his abilities, supporting himself was no problem.
Several old men were playing chess beside the park. After thinking it over, He Su swam over.
He Su simply sat at an adjacent chess table and quietly watched the two old men play.
"Brother, got nothing to do? Interested in a game?" An ordinary-looking young man sat down on the bench across from him with two girls.
Traveling with two beauties was quite a rare sight.
He Su could not help giving the young man another look. Seeing the other man smiling at him, he nodded.
"Sure."
The chess table activated, and a three-dimensional board emerged. It was a holographic chessboard, similar in style to three-dimensional Go, but with more rules and more ways to score. It had twenty-four lines in every direction, making it exponentially more difficult.
The enormous holographic board was filled with intersecting lines.
"You go first." Chen Mo gestured.
He Su took the blue side and made the opening move. Chen Mo was red.
"Brother, have you been following the news of the Prophet taking office?" Chen Mo asked casually as he placed a piece.
"Of course. It's such important news."
"I feel like the Endless Sea is about to undergo a major change. What do you think the New Prophet should do to make the Endless Sea stronger?"
"Do you mean militarily or