Hey! Look! Someone's coming! They might give us some smart ideas!
Excuse me, are you playing chess?
Yeah. Someone's set up a Yanese chess endgame puzzle here. My brother and I saw it and tried to give it a go.
But it's really, really hard. We tried everything but we kept failing...
May I ask ... what your jobs were before you got here?
Blight me, we're in trouble! Mama's waiting for the firewood so she can make lunch!
What's wrong with those two?
There's another damage site outside the pavilion. Could it be affecting them?
They're just two kids who lost track of time while playing chess.
What a pity. The damage has made this pavilion all cloudy and gloomy. Otherwise we'd have a beautiful view from here.
We're halfway through the hike. Let's take a break. This scenery is perfect for a chess game, don't you think?
Perfect indeed.
This whole thing was your idea back then.
You picked the pavilion's location, plotted the endgame. It got plenty of mountain residents stumped.
Unfortunately, your tough little puzzle is now in the way.
It's like what happened at Xiaohe Manor. The damage has affected the contents of the painted world.
You must solve the endgame to repair the damages and continue your ascent.
And while you're at it, I'll try to pinpoint the site of your injury in one go.
But we're not like those two woodcutting kids. Time isn't a luxury we have.
Exactly. So hurry and take a seat.
We did this a thousand three hundred and twenty five times. Why can't we figure it out...?
It's one thousand three hundred and twenty six times now...