Unlike Taoyuan Village, Windmill Village wasn't as enthusiastic. The villagers remained relatively calm; although the reward was exceptionally good, the people of Windmill Village knew they weren't capable of winning it.
They've only been in the territory for a short time, and most of their energy is currently focused on the land. Although Gomoku is popular in the territory, they only know how to play it; to say they're any good at it would be a joke.
"As you all know, the territory is going to hold the Gomoku competition, and our Windmill Village will also select ten people to participate in the competition. If you want to participate, contact me to register. Anyone can participate."
Will stood in front of the newly built notice board in Windmill Village and spoke to the somewhat calm villagers.
"Village Chief Will, I want to participate."
"Village Chief Will, I want to participate too."
"Village Chief Will, we want to participate too."
...…
Will picked up a pen and began to write down the names of the villagers participating in the competition. Alice was helping him, even though Will now knew many words, he still needed Alice's help with some of them.
"Anyone else?" Will looked up at everyone in confusion. Although many people had said they wanted to participate in the competition, after actually recording the results, he found that there were still not enough people.
There are currently nine people registered, which is one short of even the minimum requirement. Windmill Village doesn't even need to prepare for their internal competition anymore.
"Village Chief Will, we are usually quite busy and don't have much time to study this Gomoku. It would be useless for us to go; we can't beat the other people in the territory."
One villager who hadn't signed up spoke up, and his words resonated with some of the other villagers. Although the reward was excellent, they couldn't afford it.
"What's your name?" Will asked the villager who had spoken.
"Village Chief Will, this humble man is Meishuge."
"Good name. Our village is still one person short of the lord's minimum requirement. I think you're pretty good, so you're the one."
"Huh?" Villager Meishuge was somewhat surprised. "Chief Will, I…"
"Yeah, I know what you're thinking, but it's okay. There are nine of us who are better than you. You're just there to make up the numbers." Will knew that in Windmill Village, the only one with a chance of getting a reward was Alice.
"Okay! I think I can study some chess records in the next few days."
After listening to the village chief's words, Meishuge thought to himself.
The situation at Red Iron Village was much more lively. Because of its larger population, longer history, and relatively wealthier residents, the number of applicants was extremely high.
Chief Smith is forced to hold a competition within Red Iron Village to select ten people to participate in the territory competition.
The internal competition venue is the newly built Cement table in the center of Red Iron Village.
" Chief Smith, are you going to participate too?" Yu Mu asked his opponent curiously.
"Hahaha." Some of the villagers watching burst into laughter. It was clear that Village Chief Smith was very popular in Red Iron Village.
"What, I can't participate? Maybe I'm the best in our Red Iron Village."
Smith glanced at the crowd of onlookers. He rarely played chess these days, so he had plenty of free time to study the game. He was quite confident in his chess skills.
The onlookers remained silent, clearly agreeing with Smith's assessment that he was probably the most powerful person in Red Iron Village.
"Haha, Chief Smith, you can't even beat me, yet you claim to be the best here." Cheng Long Smith said, laughing loudly.
The sudden silence was the worst thing. Cheng Long Smith was confused as to why everyone was staring at him without saying a word. But no one told him why.
"Am I wrong?" He could only ask himself silently in his heart.