"So what do you plan to do?" the old man asked with a smile, "This is a test for you, don't tell me you're going to resolve the issue in the crudest possible way."
"How could it be that crude, that would be depleting the pond to catch all the fish. Right now, I'm like a vine relying on someone else's strength," Gu Tao said after seeing the old man make his move, playing a deft chess move that didn't touch the corners, "Old man, you're about to lose."
"I concede," His Majesty the Emperor said, throwing the chess piece in his hand onto the board, "179:1."
"I get it, I get it, I know I've only beaten you once, no need to remind me every time," Gu Tao stroked his chin, "But I definitely can't let them get what they want so easily, they want a share of my possessions, right? Then I need a share of theirs. Equivalent exchange is the fundamental rule of the world."
