Jouri Yelin had come proposing a nuclear power station project, did she not?

And she was an executive and no footsoldier-which meant she had an interest in building it.

Perhaps she had predicted the spiritron vein’s intentions and was planning to help it?

Confused, Frank asked bluntly, “You’ve met Jouri?”

“You’re sharp, as expected of my master,” the golden dragon said. “Don’t worry-I may appear reckless, but I wouldn’t use you as a lab rat without some extent of assurance. There’s an 80% chance of success in this case, which was why I decided to go ahead with it.”

And with those words, it waved its hand, and a chessboard manifested. “We’d be waiting for a while, so why don’t we play a round of chess to stave away the boredom?”

“Sure, but it’d be boring if we didn’t make a bet. How about a question if I win?”