The Metaverse World
Chess War: Promise of Jendra and Sengkun
On April 4, Padepokan Lingsir Wengi launched a sneak attack against the Sun Alliance leveling squad in the third region. As a result, there were many casualties on the side of the Sun Alliance.
As the core members of the Sun Alliance were still held in prison, Padepokan Lingsir Wengi managed to force them out of the training ground and resource-gathering area. This situation made Jala Mangkara want to send reinforcements, but AWARTA managed to stop the plan.
Suddenly, tensions hit Jakarta and its surroundings. On the 5th day, the main force of the Sun Alliance was finally liberated. They counterattacked and started a battle against Padepokan Lingsir Wengi led by the entire guild head.
Although the Lingsir Wengi Padepokan had momentum, they were undaunted and welcomed the battle in high spirits. The flames of war in Jakarta raged even fiercer, and the union war officially began. Guilds in the territory of Indonesia competed fiercely, where the strong would survive, while the weak would be eliminated.
Thanks to their influence, many challengers from the six imperial cities appeared, trying to challenge the TOP 9 guilds. In the absence of UK-9, each imperial city now has one guild among the TOP 9. The question is, which guild will replace UK-9? Enthusiasm of players looking for answers to these questions is overflowing.
The Alliance of Guilds belonging to the Jawa Dwipa Alliance saw this opportunity to stand out. Three of the TOP 9 and one former member of TOP 9 managed to create a balance, causing the flames of war to subside.
Unions in Jakarta, Banten, and Bandung simultaneously lowered their flags and stopped the fighting. But with the cessation of the war in the three cities, the fighting in other cities was increasingly heated and intense.
In addition to Jakarta, Surabaya has the G4S Army Pay Group, which has earned a reputation of being unchallenged by anyone. Semarang has Gultor 81, which is supported by Wijiono Manto, so the situation is quite stable.
Densus 99 in Surakarta, Livepeer in Yogyakarta, and Babylon 666 in Surakarta chose not to ally with any region, making them targets of ambitious players. Especially Babylon 666, which was ranked at the bottom, was under the heaviest pressure.
Surakarta has a guild called Sritex led by Lukminto, which has a lot in common with Edi Baskara. Both of them were descendants of hidden aristocratic families, even having royal roots in their family history.
The emergence of Sritex changed the landscape of Surakarta from one main guild to two guilds. There are rumors that Sritex began collaborating with Indorama, adding to the pressure on Babylon 666.
As Sritex grew stronger, they became a real example of this chaotic guild battle. The Boating Rat saw this opportunity to infiltrate the spies into all the guilds, while Heru Cokro sat quietly, unaware that he was the trigger of the great war that was going on.
On April 6 in the Second Year of Vishnu, Heru Cokro brought the White Rat to a famous tea house in the city. The waiter who worked there immediately recognized the two guests and warmly guided them into their room.
"Is the white-clothed master not here yet?" asked Heru Cokro while waiting patiently.
"Not yet!" replied the waiter nodding, then went to check again.
After half an hour, a scholar in white finally arrived at the tea house. The waiter patiently guided the scholar to the room where Heru Cokro and the White Rat were.
"Master, please follow me!" said the waiter while guiding the scholar towards the room.
The scholar then followed the servant. However, when he realized that they were heading to one of the rooms, he said, "Actually, I was just looking for a seat in the main hall. I don't need a room."
The waiter smiled, "No need to worry. There are VIP guests waiting for you."
"THE "VIP? But I don't know anyone in Jakarta."
"You'll know who he is once you get in!"
The scholar did not worry too much and followed the waiter, "Alright, I'll see it."
Heru Cokro put down his teacup and stood up, fixing his clothes respectfully. He followed the old etiquette by upholding his hands, facing his palms outward, and pressing them against his chest before placing them in front of his chest, "I am Jendra. Sorry to bother you!"
The scholar froze. He clearly recognized the figure of Jendra, one of the very famous historical figures. In the course of history, almost everyone knows him. Politely, he returned his greeting, "I'm Sengkuni. Greetings, Regent Gresik!"
When Heru Cokro heard this name, his heartbeat slowed down for a moment. He was even more surprised than the scholar. Sengkuni was a very important figure in history and was known as a figure who encouraged the kingdom to unify the region. The achievement is impressive.
Heru Cokro's decision to wait right and give Sengkuni a pleasant surprise. "Please!" said the White Rat, inviting Sengkuni to sit behind Heru Cokro.
Sengkuni sat in front of them in a very respectful and polite manner. At that moment, he realized that Heru Cokro was the young man he had met on the stairs before. The Regent of Gresik was waiting for him.
Without many words, Sengkuni wisely told him everything that had happened and the latest developments. Both of them were intelligent people, so they didn't need to talk much. With the belief that they had already recognized each other's identity, Heru Cokro was in no hurry. Instead, he happily accompanied Sengkuni to watch the chess match that was going on downstairs.
In the hall there is a giant chess board. When they both move, a chess player will imitate their play on the big board. They move large chess pieces on the board for other customers to watch.
Heru Cokro does not have much knowledge about chess. In his previous life, he was a busy adventurer, so he rarely had any spare time for such hobbies. It was only after Suratimantra moved elsewhere that Heru Cokro began to play chess with him occasionally. Although he always lost, his skills improved greatly. Therefore, when he watched the chess match downstairs, Heru Cokro could understand it. While Sengkuni, he is an accomplished chess player.
The chess match lasted for two hours, and the White Rat sitting behind Heru Cokro began to feel extremely uncomfortable. As a mercenary, he preferred to perform tasks such as killing people or hiding. Chess for the White Rat is suffering.
The White Rat could not understand how his master could be so interested in the game of chess. Seeing a chess board is like reading a book. He really did not understand why Heru Cokro did not directly ask Sengkuni about the purpose of his arrival. As a leader, you will usually talk directly about important issues. Doing things like this with slow timing is inefficient, according to the White Rat's view.
How did the White Rat know that the Sengkuni was a different person? Sengkuni had incredible talent and knowledge, and he would not be easily tempted by any offer unless he had a strong personal reason. Based on her behavior and lifestyle, she would rather spend time in a tea house than go to other places. Heru Cokro knew that Sengkuni might have considered becoming a hermit. Therefore, Heru Cokro might just be waiting on the surface, but at heart, he was thinking about how to persuade Sengkuni. This task seems very difficult.
After the chess match was over, the atmosphere changed drastically, and the White Rat felt that a crucial moment had arrived.
"Legalism talks about setting an example with action, so what will you do?" Heru Cokro took the initiative to ask the difficult questions. He almost mocked Sengkuni for giving up on himself so easily.
Sengkuni replied with sadness and pain visible in his eyes, "I feel like I have failed in promoting my ideology. It was all like an exploding dream, how could it not be?"
Heru Cokro sternly refuted it, "How can you say it is a failure when the ideology you teach is one of the pillars of society? The generation after the Kingdom of Hastinapura knows about good and evil because of you. It's not a failure, but an amazing result."
When he heard the words of Heru Cokro, Sengkuni fell silent and was unable to give an answer.
Heru Cokro continued, "With your talent, you must continue to spread the name of legalism. Continue to adapt to the changing times and laws. If you continue to sit in the Tea House, you will not tap into your potential."
Sengkuni then asked with a sense of longing, "Where is Drestarastra?" The success of his ideology is largely thanks to his support.
Heru Cokro got up and saluted, "Although I am not comparable to Drestarastra, I am willing to be your Drestarastra."
These words touched the heart of Sengkuni, because it was a very meaningful promise. The promise of a master had a very high value.